-- "!' !i!JLu Ui trZmSffiSfmwi3issr ittne. i$fc?y .5?S TWO CENTS. TH"V PiAGE"S. SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER U, 1900. TEA PAGE'S. TWO CENTS. mv sty'ii'f&T'i'- nfSiu.! 8WI NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE SITUATION With One or Two Exceptions Both Operators and Men Re- main Firm. STATEMENT OF The President of the United Mine Workers Issues a Document Reviewing Causes That Led to the Present Crisis No Mines in Lackawanna Region Closed Yesterday on Account of Strike Miners in the Wyo ming Valley as a Rule at Work Though Some of the Men Whose Powder Had Been Exhausted Removed Tools from Mines at Plymouth Situation at Other Localities. Nothing occurred yosteiday to cn ourage any hope of the strike being averted. The reports from .the entire region were all In accord as to theie being a quite general preparation to obey the strike order, and in this Im mediate region the indications last night were that the going out of the miners will begin today and that by to morrow all tho.ve who contemplate striking will have quit woik. What proportion of the men will go out is ii question th.it will not be an swered till practically demonstrated Monday. The opinion that the turnout, would be general gained strength yes terday, and, while' the operators as a rule strongly maintain that the ma jority of them do not favor a htriko they do not express very sanguine hopes of these men acting in accord with their sentiments. It is believed that when the pro-strike element turns out, the anti-strike men, and those who aie neutral, will quit, too, for want of courage to stand by their convictions hi the one cane and out of f.ympathy in the other. The olllccrs of the -Mine "Workers' union claim that 00 per cent, of the men in the Lackawanna region are or ganized and that they arc. not only willing, but impatient, to obey the f.trlke older. The Xocal Situation. All of the larger companies report that none of their collieries had to close down yesterday, because of a shortage of hands, but iuquiry revealed the fact that in many Instances, not much coal was sent out. At the Bellevue mine of the Dela ware, Lackawanna and "Western com pany operations were crippled by reason of the drivers refusing to woik. They are, for the most part, young boys, and unions their number are some overly enthusiastic pro-strike ad herents. Their impatience to get Into the fray caused them to turn out yes terday, and moht of their fellows fol lowed them. The Delaware, Lackawanna and "Western company operates nineteen breakers and four washetlcs, nnd ac cording to the reports that came in Superintendent Loomls' oillce. all, with the exception of the Bellevue, work.nl ii full day. In some places, however, there was not much coal sent up. The Delaware and Hudson company has twenty-one breakers and two washcrles, all of which were In open tlon yesterday. Superintendent i C Kosc, of the mining department, stated to a Tribune reporter yesterday after noon that his company la tlrmly con vinced the major portion of the mineis So not want to strike, and to give them an opportunity of continuing at work, the collieries will be opened for opera tion Monday morning as usual. All five colHeiles of the Hillside Coal md Iron company were working yes .erday, and at the Mayfield mines, nc sording to the report that came to Seneral Manager "W. A. May's ofilce, he usual amount of powder was taken n yesterday morning. The Hillside ompeny has a colliery nt Mooslc, tho Consolidated, which hag been Idle for i long time, nnd which was onlv re ently put In shape to be opened up. Jhe strike order has determined the lompany to allow it to continue Idle. Temple Company Collieries. The Temple Iron company operates eight collieries, the Northwest, Kilger ton, Lackawamna, Bterrlck Creek, Babylon, Mt. Lookout, Forty Fort and Harry E., the first four being up the valley and the latter four In the Lu seme region. The Sterrlck Creek, like Its neigh bors, the Mt. Jessup and Dolph, hm been Idle since Saturday, by reason of the miners anticipating the strike order. A local strike has been on nt the Forty Fort and Harry E. for a long time. At the other live collieries there was a practically full force at work yesterday. . The three .collVrles of the Scranton Coal company, the Johnson, at Price- MR. MITCHELL burg, and the Pine Brook and Capouso In this city, worked a full day. Individual operators reported the same conditions at their wot kings. As a general rule.about one-fourth of the miners stayed out entirely, nnd n, goodly poitlon of the other three fourths contented themselves wl'h sending up what coal they had cut, or what they could cut with the powder they had on hand. Almost every company, and many of the Individual operators, were ques tioned as to whether or not they would start up Monday morning, and the In variable answer was In the affirma tive. The men who want to woik will be given an opportunity to do so, they said. The whistles will be blown as usual, and those who tespond will be put to work. Sonf of the operators were very dubious as to any consider able number of men going In on Mon day, but others, oartltularly the Lack awanna, expressed contldcnce of being able to continue operations. One com pany official, whose places are in the upper valley, said he felt assured that most of his men wanted to work, and that while they can be expected to stay out Monday and for a few days following, he believed that before a week had gone by there would be men enough on hand to keep the collieries going. Engaging Special Officers. The Delaware and Hudson company is enlisting as many of its mine em ployes as it can to act as special offi cers, in case of a necessity for such. Other companies are said to bo doln the same, and one company is reported to have a largo squad of specials al ready engaged and subject to a moment's call. These notices were sent out at noon yesterday from the headquarters of Dlstiict No. t: To the Mirers ami Mine Laborers of District No. 1. Greeting: As per telegram to me lift evening from President Mitchell, ou Jie hereby notified to act accordingly. Clean up jour rlaccs in a workmanlike way, and then let us remain away ficm the mines and the pioperty of the le spec tie c companies until a Just settlement has been undo. nd I warn jou again not to listen to idle rumors for at this time all Mud of matter Is belli cinulated to do us an injury. Let us in main quiet and cnderly, and by doing that vie toiy will surely come to m. Oit jour informitlon from our office and then jou will always be in possession of the facts. Yours, Fred Dikher, Member National Executive Board, U. M.W. of A. l'KKSIIHINT NirilOr.r.S' AX.NOUXCT.MKST. To all men and bojs who woik In District No. 1 of the anthracite cual region. Greeting: The national executive hoard, when In session in Indianapolis, Ind., decided faorably upon our application for orders to strike. In con fonning with the decision of the board, Presi dent Mitchell lias Issued the order, the strike to take edict on Monday, feept. 17, lmjo. There fore jou are all ordered to cease work Saturday evening, remain away from the pioperty of the companj. be peaceable and law abiding, and continue to hold the sjmpathy of the. general public which is ours at present. Do not listen to Idle gosip or stories circulated to create dlssatifactlon among jou. Stand firm to the principles cf nur noble organization, which stands for equity and Justice, knowing that to fail In tliis supreme effort will mean that we will hue to suffer (till worse conditions than those under which we exist at present, and our last condition would be worse than the first. Know ing this we urge j-ou to enter this struggle with a determination to win at any cost. Fraternally jours, T. D. NicholU, District President. John T. Dempsey, Secietary-treasurer. Approved by Fred Dllcher, national executive boaiil. -Mr. Dllcher says nn address will be Issued each day, from tho headquar ters, conveying Information and ad vice to the mine workers. He ex pects President John Mitchell will be on here next Monday to personally conduct the strike for a time. Dolon Opposed to Strike. The New York Evening Post prints the following: I'ltUhurg, Sept. 13.-Patrick Dolan, president ol tho United Mine Workers of America In the Pittsburg district, acknowledged to bo the nioit successful leader of coil miners in the country, has the following tn say of the proposed strike of anthracite coal miners; "Tho declaring of a (Hike will be mistake. Tho poor fellows imolved will gain nothing. There ore other ways of securing what they want without calling the men from their work under existing conditions, Diplomacy should be used with tho operators. They cannot be driven and bulldozed Into recognizing the union. It is right that the miners should organize; It lb right that they should secure recognition for their organization, but It is not right to up pioach a man and saj j-ou must do so and so. The miners also have a right to strike if their conditions do not meet with their approval, but their leaders bale no right to lead them into a strike at this time. "It Is a fact tint for every Job In the anthra cite region there nro three men after It. The operators bate millions of tons of coal mined to fill orders during an idleness. Operators oi the bituminous regions stand ready to rush mil lions of tons of coal Into districts controlled by the anthracite trade, to introduce soft coal, which is gradually extending in use annually. What hope have these poor fellows of winning under such handicaps? "Conditions in the anthracite region are de plorable. They hue been getting worse. While In every trade and calling wages have been advanced, while conditions have been (melior ated, there has been no improvement In the lot of the hard coal miner. I have hundreds of letters In my desk in which I am implored by hard coal miners to find positions for them in the soft coal region. I Invariably vvilte them to come here singly and I will do the best I can to get them work. Many have lon chang ing from the eastern pirt of the state to the western, and hundreds of others have gone to West Virginia and the central district of Penn sylvania. "The anthracite coal miners have conditions to contend with, the righting of which is more important than recognition of their union. I believe the evil conditions can be changed one by one without recourse to a strike." THE STATEMENT OF GRIEVANCES President Mitchell Reviews the Causes That Have Led to the Present Trouble. Indianapolis, Sept. 13. In order to place before tho public the conditions existing in the anthracite fields of Pennsylvania, President John Mitchell and Secretary-Treasurer "W. B. Wilson, of the United Mine Workers of Ameri ca, Issued today to the public a state ment giving in detail the causes that led up to the strike. After the statement had been given out for publication, President Mitchell said: "At this time I do not believe that anything will transplto. between now and Monday that will prevent the strike. All Information coming to my oillce today predicates that the strug gle Is practically on. "1 have been receiving messages all clay from the anthracite region which Indicate clearly that the Indorsement of the strike and the Issuance of the order has met with the approval of the miners, There are a, few details to be arranged, but the men are pre pared for the fight. I have not re ceived today any Information, direct or Indlioct, to show that the operators have receded from their position." The statement Is as follows: lndHimpolis, Ind , .vpt. 1.1. liie members cf the national executive lioard of the United Mine Workers ot America, realizing that the materul wel'aie of a large number of the American people will be ii'juiloeisly affected by a pro lenircd suspension of work lu the toal fields of Pennsylvania, knowing tho irresistible power of a concertratcd public opinion and having a pm found respect for the opinions of their fellow men, haie- decided to make a general statement for the information of the public Xp one lan haic n greater appreclition of the far reaching effect of a strike of the anthracite coil miners. The coal miners and their families, the iojI companies and coal carrjing railways are hut n mll portion of the vast multitude whose interests .ne so dnectlv and indirectly connected with the rrul trade thit a conilict of such magnitude will atfect then welfare. Tacts for Consideration. The domestic fuel supply of the west, the Kie.it manufacturing industries of the cist, the wholesale and letail business establishments, the great ccan, lake, canal and i nlroad transporta tion interest , laboting men and capitalists, will all be affected by such a gigantic struggle. That the world nuy know that wc have done all thit honest mnn can elo to avoid the con ilict we herewith submit a few- facts for con sideration. The average wages of the anthracite miner for many sears, has been less than J0 annuallj. During lint period of time tho eot of many of the nccesearies of life has been increased over 20 per cent. An mcuae in the cost of living without a coiroponding inciea.se of wages is equivalent to a reduction in wages. The laws of the btate of Penus.vlvania make 2,401) pounds a ton of anthracite coal, jet an thracite coal miners aie compelled to mine from 2,700 to 4,000 pounds for a ton, and in addition to that are docked exorbitant amounts, often leaching M per cent, of their diily earning-, for any impurities which may be sent out with their coal. Where thej- .nu paid by the tar, Instead of being required to furnUh a well rounded heap on tho ear at the brcakcis, as was originally agieed to, they have graduilly ban compelled to incicac the amount of coal in each ear by imllding the Mine pcipcndkulaily from 0 to 18 inches above the edge. 'Jhcj' arc compelled to purchase the powder used in mining from their employers, p.ijlng $ 2 73 per keg for a grade of powder that can be purohxsed elsewhere for $1 50 per keg, and which wholesales for about $1 per keg. They aie required by many of the companies to ileal in "pluck me" stores or leave- their emplojment They mut pay to the companj- 1 per month for a doctor, whether lliey need him or not, and have no voice in sajlng who the doctor shall be. The sniallncss of their earnings, together with tho great cost of living has compelled them to take their children fiom school before they have reached the age prescribed by law and place them at work in the breakers in order to keep the family fiom starvation, No Satisfaction When any miner, feeling the burden of theie conditions, has gone to the management ami asked to have them removed he has been told if he does not llko it he can quit. When they have organized at any colliery and have sent committees to the management ask ing to have their grievances remedied, the com mittee lias either been Uwhaiged or they have bull told that the evils lould not be remedied because of the competition from other com. puul.-s When committees of miners from the whole region have mci and asked the companies to meet them in joint convention to arrange wages and conditions upon an equitable basis so that each would know what his competitor was paj--ing, and no advantago could he taken of any one, their petition for a confeience has been completely ignored. When the business men, clergjmcn and other omsldc influences have appealed to the coal Lompaules to coirect some of the evils com plained of, their requests have been denied; and when, as a last resort, the officers of our oiganlzation have wired the presidents of the great railroad companies who control the an tin ac lie coal fields, ottering to submit tho whole question to arbitration, the proposition lias been trfaled with silent contempt. Having rxhausto! all other means of adjust ment wc had reached the point where wo must either advise the miners of the anthracite region to continue working under these unjust nd tyrannical conditions or counsel a strike. W'e have chosen the latter, and having done so, we Invite a thorough, impartial and public Investi gation of the conditions existing In the an thracite toal fields. W'e believe that tho great Continued on Page 3.) COL. ROOSEVELT'S CAMPAIGN TOUR An Outdoor Meeting Addressed nt Watertown, Dakota Calls Atten tion to Democratic Audacity. "Watertown, S. D., Sept. 1. The first stop of the special train bearing tho Roosevelt party, after leavinc Brook ings this morning, was made at Castle wood, where Governor Roosevelt made a brief address. Watertown was tho next stop. Here an outdoor meotlng was held, and Governor Roosevelt spoke at some length. Governor Shaw, of Iowa, and Senator Nelson and Col onel Leo Stover also made brief ad dresses. Governor Roosevelt, In the course of his speech, said: With an effontery which It Is difficult to de termine whether to feel most amazed or most indignant, certain of our Democratic frlcndj have the audacity to say that they represent the principles of the founders of the itepubllcan party of long ago. The candidate of Democracy speaks to those nominating him, about the con sent of tho governed as. regards the Philippines knowing that one of the chief chances of his election and the absolute triumph of his party censists in nullifying tho doctrine in some of the southern states which Lincoln gave his life to free. W'e do not say tint wc are Republicans, that we are the heirs of the men who fought to a victorious finish the great Civil war W'e say that we are the representatives and helra of the men who established a home seekers' law in the west; wc arc the representatives and we arc tho helra of the men who passed the tariff legis lation; we arc tho representatives and wc are the heirs of the men who stood and do now stand for sound money. Wc form a party of co herent principles and now if the leaders of our party of 1MI0 were alhc they would find us quoting their words and acting up to their principles and raising up to bid them welcome in our councils. I shall not try to enter into any nice distinction between what Is immediate and what is paramount. The Cleveland Administration. Lot me Just point out a few things that do not resemble the Cleveland administration in its financial policy or its economic administra tion. When they take up this new Issue of imperialism they are simply working themselves under the mantle of Mr. Cleveland's secietary of state, Mr. Olney, as he stood when he went out of ofilce. The attitude in which the ad ministration stood at the end of Mr. Cleveland's term and the attitude assumed by his secrctarj- of statu towards Spain had become so abject, so almost senile that Filzliugh I.ec was only able to keep place and keep in direct line ol the instructions of his chiefs while insisting thit American citizens should not be imprisoned without warrant of law and Insisting that though he eiiuld not stop the butchery of Cubans by Spaniards there should be no butchery of Ameri can cltlzrns by Spaniards. In Hawaii they bailed down tho American flag. They have used the word "paramount" in connection with that tiansaction. They hauled down the American fiig and announced in consress that the policy of the administration wis that the United State could not embark on a policy of imperialism and development; they said it coull not be elone: thej said we have no right to elo It. The Democrats were united on the iloctrine that wc must not take possession of Hawaii just as (hey were united In 1SC1 when they said the Civil vrar was a failure; STRIKE THREATENED AT DANVILLE Employes of Reading Tron Company Object to a, Reduction in Wages. Bloomsburg, Pa., Sept. 1H. Indica tions point to a strike of the six hun dred employes of the Reading Iron company, on Danville, on Mondaj-, be cause of a 23 per cent, reduction in the employes' wages, which the company has announced will go Into effect on that day. The officials of the company maintain that the cost of production is greater than the market price of iron, and that the reduction Is necessary In order to keep the plant in operation. Several meetings of the men have been held, protesting against the cut, and today three hundred of the employes deter mined to quit work If the reduction went Into effect. Tho industry Is tli-" largest In Danville. CHINESE CRISIS AVERTED. The Order to General Chaffee to Evacuate Was Not Given. Washington, Sept. 13. The crisis that was near at hand yesterday over the evacuation proposal of the Rus sian government, has been averted for a time at least and the diplomatic side of tho matter has become acaln tho object of attention. The order to Gen eral Chaffee to leave at once, which was expected In some quarters, did not Issue today. Instead, earnest ef forts are making to arrange tho pre liminaries for the negotiations which are expected finally to settle the Chi nese troubles. LI Hung Chang's message today re moved perhaps the last obstacle to tho speedy beginning of these negotiations', and the only doubt that now exists Is as'to his ability to redeem his pledge to protect American Interests and stop the outrages upon the missionaries and native converts. If he can do this, and thus manifest the existence of, a defacto government, there Is no reason to doubt that negotiations will be Im mediately In order. - LEAVES FOR CANTON. McKinley Party Receive Ovations Along the Route. Pittsburg, Sept. 13. The special train bear In President McKinley and paity from Somer set, the scene of last night's wedding, to Can ton, Ohio, arrived lu the union station at 3.15 o'clock this afternoon over the Pennsyhanli rollioad, and after a few minutes stop proceeded westward. The piesldent was the picture of hialth. The crowd cheered wildly while the president bowed and waved his bat from the rear platform. During the stop at Johnstown, seme one in th1. crowd called out. "Major, what are jou going to elo with us the next ftur jearst" The president smiled and replied: "It Is more inipoitart just now to know what J'ou are going to do with me tho next four jeare." "Wo lire going to stand by j-ou," was the rejoinder, and the crowd shouted its approve I of this last remark. STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS. New York, Sept. 11. Arrived! dermanie, Liv erpool; (iraf Walceisee, Hamburg, etc. Kailedi Auguste Victoria, Hamburg via PI) mouth and Cheibourg; f.a Urttagne, Havre, Queenstown Sailed: Majestic from Liverpool, New York, Rotterdam suicd: Spaarndam, New YorK, Uo'jlogne. GALVESTON IS SLOWLY RECOVERING A Start Is Made Towards the Resumption of Business. RKIGN OF ANARCHY OVER Presence of Troops Has Beneficial Effect in Suppressing Lawlessness That Threatened the Stricken City. Able Bodied Men Are Pressed Into Service and Forced to Assist in Cleaning Away the Wreckage. Tho Ruins Full of Corpses The City Still Presents an Appearance of Wreck and Ruin. Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13. Galves ton Is beginning slowly to recover from the stunning blow of last week, and though the city appears tonight to bo pitilessly desolated, thOyauthorltles and the commercial and Industrial In terests are settling their forces to work nnd a start has at least been made toward the resumption of busi ness on a moderate scale. The presence of the troops has had a beneficial effect upon the criminals, nnd the apprehension of a brief but desperate reign of anarchy no lontrer exists. The liquor saloons have at least temporarily gone out of business, and every strong-limbed man who has not his own humble abode to look after is being pressed Into service, so that, first of all, the water service may be re sumed, the gutters flushed and the streets lighted. The further the ruins are dug Into tho greater becomes the Increase in the list of those who perished as their houses tumbled about their heads. On the lower beach a searching party found a score of corpses within a small area, going to show that the bulwark of debris that lies straight across the island conceals many more bodies than have been accounted for. "Volun teer gangs continue their work of hur ried burial of the corpses they find on the shores of Galveston Island at the many neighboring points where fatal ities attended the storm. It will prob ably ibe many dayH yet, however, be fore all the floating bodies have found nameless graves. Along the beoch they are constantly being washed up. "Whether these are those who were swept out Into the gulf and drowned, or are simply the return ashore of some of those cast Into the sea to guard against terrible pestilence, there is no means of knowing. Wreck and Ruin. The city still presents the appear ance of widespread wreck and ruin. Little has been done to ct'ar the streets of the terrible '.angle of wires and the masses of wreckage that be strew them. Many of the sidewalks are Impassable. Some jf them are lit tered with debris. Others are so thickly covered with llmc that walk ing on them is out of the question. As a general rule, substantial frame buildings withstood better the blasts of the gale than those of brick. In other instances, howevor, small wood en structures, cisterns and whole sides of houses have been plumped down In streets or back yaris squares away from here thqy originally stood. Here and there business men have al ready put men to work to repair the damage elone, but In the main, com mercial Interests seem to be uncertain about following the lead of thos who apparently show faith In the rapid re habilitation of the Island city. Tho ap pearanre of the newspap?rs today, af ter a suspension of several d tvs, is having a good effect nnd both the Xews nnd Tribune are urging prompt miccoiing of tho suffering and Mien promptness In reconstruction. I- Is dlflleult to sav vet what the ultimate effect of the disaster is to be on tho city. Many people have left and some may never return. Tne experience ot others still here was so filghtful that not all will remain If they can con veniently find occupation In other cit ies. The bulk of the population, however, l'l only temporarily panic stricken and there are host of those who helped to make Galveston great who look upon the catastrophe as Invohlng only a temporary halt In the advancement of the city. "What is most bothering business men nt present Is what attitude the rollroads, and especially the Southern Tactile, are to assume with respect to reconstruction. 'Big Ships Arrive. The decision of the transportation lines will do more than anything else to restore confidence. JJIg ships, now arrivals, rode at anchor today in front of the city. They had Just reached tho port nnd found the docks and pier dam age so widespread that no accommoda tion could be given them. Apparently, however, Galveston has no Immediate need for ships. The de struction of the bridges of all the rail roads entering the city makes It well nigh Impossible to furnish outgoing cargoes. These bridges were each about three miles In length and the work of reconstruction will be a stu pendous undertaking. One of tho most serious results of the storm has been the ripping of the electric light nnd street car plants. The city has been In absolute darkness for several nights, and only a few con cerns who operate their own Illuminat ing services are enabled to do business. Nearly every residence has gone back to the primitive candle. Tho work of relief continues energetically. Mayor Jones and his associates are bending every nerve to open a direct lino of transportation with Houston, by which he may be enabled promptly to receive the great quantities of provisions which are now on the way to the city. "I wish to say, however," said Mayor Jones," we have made such arrange ments as will make It possible for us to feed the needy until we can get In our supplies. Wo are relieving every case presented to us. I think within a day or two transportation facilities will he suffleclent temporarily to meet our needs." The relief committee Is striving to systematize Its work and there Is un doubtedly distress hero which ought promptly to be relieved. Weazen-faced, bare-footed children were engaged In tho streets eagerly appropriating spoiled and cast-oft stocks of food. Tho committee has Instructed the local drug stores to provide the poor and needy with medicine at the expense of the relief fund. LEHIGH VALLEY MEN IN SECRET SESSION Brotherhood Employes Discuss Their Grievances in Private at Wllkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre, Sept. 13. The griev ance committee of the brotherhood em ployes of tho Lehigh Valley railroad Is in session In this city. The committee Is composed of the following: W. S. Mitchell, Buffalo; John Moran, Au burn; P. Nixon, Klmlra'; Charles Lind say, James l'urvls anil James Ilyan, Sayre, Pa.; John Qulnn, Jersey City; P. J. GrIIIln and J. Bach, Perth Am boy; Mahlon Wolfe, Elizabeth; Edward Shannon, Easton; I. Zanders and Mar tin Huff, Lehlghtion; G. A. Smith, Mauch Chunk; William Howells, Pitts ton; George E. Marley, Wllkes-Barre. There are many grievances to be dis cussed, but just what they are the committee refuses to divulge. One of the members denied that the meeting at this time had anything to do with the threatened strike of miners. An other member also wished to forestall a report that the railroads would strike at once If the demands were not ac ceded to. For more than a year past the brakemen and firemen on the Val ley have been complaining that they were underpaid. Several conferences were held for the purpose of adjusting matters, but It seems no agreement satisfactory to the men could be reached. As a compromise the com pany Increased the wages of Its yard brakemen at Coxton some time ago, but It Is said the Increase held good for one month only, after which the men were paid the old rate. It Is claimed this Is only one of the griev ances that will be discussed. All the employes from New York to Buffalo are Interested in the straightening out of some other matters. HURRICANE REACHES NEW F0UNDLAND Many Fishing Places Wrecked at St. John's Ships Have Been Blown Ashore. St. Johns, N. V., Sept. 13. The Texas hurricane reached here last night and Ij raging with full fury this evening. It was swept the coast, wrecking many fishing places. Numerous schooners have been driven ashore near St. Johns and the telegraph wires In re mote localities are down. It Is not known how much elamage has been done at distant points, but It Is believed the storm must have woiked havoc among the fishing vessels en the grand banks, as the wind has blown from every quarter of the compass within the last twenty-four hour.i. SECRETARY ROOT ILL. Will Not Be Able to Leave His Room for Two Weeks. Xew Yoil. Si-pt. 1 1. Secretary of War Hoot is confined to his suimnei residence at South ampton, L. I., as the result of an operation for the removal of a carbuncle from his chest and will not be able to leave his room for ten diji or two weel.1. The operation eui performed on Sunday lit and the phv-lciins have ordered that Mr. Itoot remain peifectly quiet for at leat ten divs. Toe growth was deep rooled but the- operation wae hlohlv succcful. 'the soirrtiry i not cemlned to hie bed and appeals in line health. Xo bad IcsulN are feared. GARDINER CASE DISMISSED. Albany, Sept. I-!. Oovernor Iloo'cvelt, through Attorney Pavies, nude public today hh decision In the mittcr of the charges against Colonel A'a Illrd riaidlner, district attorney of New I Yeuk county, 'fhe elaiges, eighty in number, and containing some lit) ipecincaiions, are dismissed on the ground thai the evidence was liisuthelent tu suitaln them. OFFICIAL CENSUS RETURNS. Washlngten, Sept. 1,"!. The census bureau an nounces tint tho population of Headitu, l'l,, U 78.W1, as against 5U in l) This ii an In crease of ;0,S0O or ilt.fll per cent. The popula tion In Iti'O wis 43,274, shun Inx n increase of 15,33, or 33.51 per cent, from 160 to 1S90. THE NEWS THIS M0RNLVU Weather Indications Today, PARTLY CLOUDY. 1 neutral The Anthracite Strike Situation. (Journor Itooicvedt's Western Trip. Order Is llelng Itestoreil tn l.'alvcMton. President Olj pliant on the Strike. 2 (riirrnl Northeastern Pennsylvania News, rinanclal and Commercial, The TULiiiie'j Educational Contest, 3 Local Thousands at tho Wallsvillo Tair. 4 IMltorlal. News and Comment. 5 f.cncral-OossIp In the IVorld of Sport. 0 Local True llllls Atjatnrt Councllmen. He port V'iled tn Lackawanna Township In debtedness Case. 7 Ucal Jleunlonof Survivors of the Fifty. second Hegluient. Viaduct Measuro On Its Way, 8 Local West Scranton and Suburban. f) Hound About the County, 10 Local Concluding Sessions of the Ablngton Baptists. OPERATOR DISCUSS SITUATION Mr. Olypliaiit Speaks of the Mine Workers Last Appeal. NO OPPORTUNITY GIVEN FOR RBPLY President of tho D. & H. Believes That Men in His Employ Have No Grievances Tho D. & H. Will Make No Effort to Operate Thets Mines Mr. Thome, of tho Penn sylvania Coal Company, Takoa Similar Position A Propheoy That the Strlko Will Last Threa Weeks. New York, Sept. 13. It. M. Olyphant, president of the Delaware and Hudson railrotl, said today that he had not replied and would not reply to tho telegram from John Mitchell, presi dent of the United Mine AVorkers of America, demanding arbitration of tho difficulties existing between the com pany and Its men. He called atten tion to the fact that it was sent from Indianapolis yesterday at 4.20 p. m. an(l that It was received by him at 4.42, and that tho strike order was Is sued nt 5.50. "It seems to me," said Mr. Ollphant, "that that tells tho whole tale. I re ceived Mr. Mitchell's telegram at eighteen minutes to five; read It, and then went upstairs and found tho Erlo people reading theirs. Mr. Mitchell, therefore, gave us less than an hour to decide whether we would submit to arbitration certain grievances that ho did not name. This was t pretty Im portant matter for me to tlectciVln so short a time. Of courj I v-'oulri not have cared to accept the responsibility of deciding it raywlf without seeking tho advice of the directors and there was no time to do that. Mr. Mitchell has s:ald th.it this teletrrnm was ond last effort to nettle the grievances said to ox'3t bitw.on tin? company and Its employes. Ku far as I am aware, this 13 'the first nttempt ho ever made to s.Jttle the matter. Surely. I had uqve- hsarl from him. before and then I was given about three quarters of an hour to make up my mind. "This, with the exception ot a com munication fiom a certain walking delegato is the only Intimation I havo rerelved that our men were dissatis fied or that they proposed to strike. The communication came some days ago. It insisted on u. number of pro posals which I was illfucted ' s'sn nnd return at once. I might as well have declared the company bankrupt as to have signed that paper; and. of course, I did not. I ha.-e ulways been ready to treat with our men and am ready to do so now. But no diegatp from them has ever appeared; and wc have yet to learn trom our men themselves that they ere dissatisfied with their treatment. We decline to treat with Mr. Mitchell and the or ganization he represents. The troubla has all been fomented by tho bitumin ous unions. I am confident that tho anthracite unions have no real griev ances. Will Shut Collieries. "We shall not attempt to fill the men's places. We shall shut down the collieries and wait for the men to re turn. We havo no desire to foment disorder and shall not encourage It by bringing In new men. If the strike should last ten clays or two weeks, It will be a very serious matter for coal consumers. I do not think that tho present supply will last longer than that, and If the strike Is continued and the supply diminishes, as It Is bound to, the price will rise. What I regret most Is the effect It will have upon tho men and their families, who will unquestionably suffer the most of all." Mr. Olyphant added that he believed his company's miners havo no griev ances against the company. William V. S. Thorne, of the Penn sylvania Coal company, which employs 8,000 men, declares that ho takes a similar position. Thorne believed the price of anthracite would be talsd. Ho was sure that there was no like lihood that the companies would ac cede to the miners' demands. This company, he added, would make no effort to put new men at work unless the strike was indefinitely prolonged. J. S. Chllds, general manager of the Ontario and Western, prophesied that the strike might last two or threo weeks. MONUMENT TO LAWTON. Fort Wajne, Ind., Fept. 13. The people of this city today dedicated to the memory of Oeneral Henrj W Law ton, a monument crowned by a cannon cipturcd h.v him and christened tho principal city park in honor of tho dead hero. Th" ceremony occurred under the auspices of tho I'nloii Veterans legion, ond Colonel i'il Ham J. Ilryan was the principal orator of th. occasion. His address was non-partisan. lis paid a lilgli tribute to the volunteer soldier. The meeting vvai presided over by Hon. It. 11. Iluini, RtpuUlcaii candidate for congress from this district.' OPPOSED TO FAITH REVISION. West Chester, Ta., Sept. 13. The Chester County 1'rcsbjtery today went on record op. posed to a revision of tho Westminster confea sion by a vote of 32 to 12. -T- -f -T--t- -t- WEATHER FORECAST. 4- -f Washington, Sept. 13. Forecast for -f Friay and Baturdayi Eastern Pennsrl- 4 f e-anla rattly cloudy Fridays probably -sv -f rain in the ultrrnoon or evening in south, -f- -f cm portion. Saturday, rain; fresh eiat. . -f erly winds. -f- -r- 't"r -t-1-
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