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COAL MINES
ARE NOT
ALL CLOSED
But More Than 100,000
Anthracite Diggers
Are Idle.
ALL SIDES ARE HOPEFUL
The United Mine Workers Satisfied
with Results Thus Far, and Coal
Operators Expect an Early Col
lapse of tho Strike In the Schuyl
kill Region tho Miners Seem to Be
Divided, but in the Lackawanna
And Wyoming Valleys the Strikers
Have Been Triumphant to the Ex
tent of Closing the largest Col
lieries. Tlnzleton, Sopt. 17. Tho Ete.it strug
gle between the unthrnclte ceipl min
ers of Pennsylvania and their ein
plnjeis was begun today. Karli lde
Is eon'lrtrnt of winning and neither of
the oenlemllng forces Miow nnv dispo
sition to yield Itli the esteptlon of
n. tilvlal Incident ut Xo. 3 colllerv of
the Le'il.rh Coal company, where a
gang of l.ovs compelled a mule dtlver
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III il"l IS llH'l 11 IIIIIII.IIIS 11UIH IVk
him the contest thus far has been
entirely devoid of v loleiiee of any kind.
The ecact number of i len who struck
caun it at this time be told, as only
fstimatcs of tho number of men who
did not stnl t woik wine made today
Repot ts ucelved bv the United Mine
Woikers officials ftom the entile an
thiaelte legion woie to them most sat
isfactory In this teultoij, known ns
dl'trlct Xo 7. theio aie 1C000 men
pinplojed in and about the mines Of
this number It Is eonseivatlvely es
timated that about fifty per cent , or
8 000 mineis, obeyed tho ouler of
Piesldent Mitchell to quit woik. The
thousand of these btlonr to collieries
which did not woik at all and the re
maining three tl.ousind to mines
which woiked short-handed. The dls
ti let south of this place, known ns
the South Side, was tied up com
pletely, with tho exception of Colc
taln. Reaver Meadow and Carson's
wnsherles. In this territory the Ui
fod Mine workers nre very stiong.
tin the Xorth Side, thp upper Lehigh,
Mllnesville, Eborvnle nnd Drifton Xo.
1 colliery, employing about 1,500 men,
nu shut dovvn, tho mlns nt I.ittlmer
nnd Pond Creek, employing 1 200 men,
,ue woiklng full but every other mine
In tint big teriltory Is won.lng with
badly crlpnled forces. Three of the
Matkle mines, over which theio has
been s-o much contentlm, woiked all
day with bi sKty-flve per cent, of
tbdi men. On the West PIdo everv
colliery staited up today minus its
union men. except nt the Hazle mines,
where the urlon mineis went to work
in consequence of a misunderstanding.
ITn7leton todav presented nn ani
mated appearance.
Strikers from all the surrounding
mining towns camo here early in the
day and gathered In groups on tho
street corners and discussed the situa
tion. It was a most orderly ciovvd.
Around strike headquaiters at the Val
ley hotel there was more or less of a
crowd of men all day. President
Mitchell, who nrrlved from the wpst
last night, was kept busy all day an 1
evening receiving reports from every
section of the region. Messengois
bringing information to him from neat
by points kept coming regularly.
Mitchell Answers Markle.
Mr. Mitchell decided an Important
point today In the matter of arbitra
tion. It will be remembered that last
week the miners emplojed by G. B.
Markle & Co. decided not to striko
until tho firm had passed upon a set
of their own grievances, which differ
somewhat from those of the United
Mine Workers. The firm has an agree
ment with its men that If any diffei
ences fall of adjustment then the
grievances shall be arbitrated. John
Markle, of the firm, jesterday agreed
tb hao Archbishop Ryan, of Phila
delphia, aibltrato the dlffeiences. If tho
mediators already decided upon by the
firm and the men cannot come to i
satisfactory agreement. Mr. Maik'e
gave out an Interview to newspaper
reporters to this effect, and suscestn
to the reporters that they see what
President Mitchell would sav to the
proposition, Mr. Maikle not tailng to
bo put on record as recognizing tho
anion. This was done, and aftei due
lellberatlon Mr. Mitchell leplled
I regard this as a rather unusiul ua if cm,,
fe.vlng tho nlshrs f Mr Markle. but J ulsli to
lay that ve intend to ak tic. men iiiiplojul
y Mr. Maikle to ciaso work p intnid m
isa all lawful means to induce them tn jciit
3ie strike. This strike Is prohibit dllftrenr
rom any other strike in the anthracite irgioit
teforc. If the miners emplojid b niu. luu ion
isny in the anthracite region fall the all fail
fhey may proe suecchsful In kjiiih companies
or at brief time, but the rate e f u njrs In the
entire anthracite rrfjlon will Bit to a ecium
vel If we succeed at one place and tall at
tnother the low wages must be brought up iu
ntet the high, or the higher tnut rome ,lin
to meet the low, n tint l am not now and d
tot propose to, ofllclall accept or reject for our
organization any proportion for a teitleuimt
that Is not mido cither by the couipin or bj
lom other lrson to whom thev will rIvi ju
thorlty to act as their iepreentatle
Father Phillips, who suggested tho
Idea of having Aichblshop Ityan
brought In as nrbltrator on behalf of
the men, would not talk of the decision
of President Mitchell, but In speaking
on tha subject of an early settlement
of the strike, he said:
There can hardly bo an) thing done for a few
days, and it Is likely that the nnturo of the
irchblihop'i effort may depend upon the con
tingency that may arise in the meantime or dur
ing the continuance of the strike. I will watch
irtnti closely and ketp him informed o( eury
sppoTtunlty where mediation or Intercenlon tan
erv to make this strike of brief duration.
That Is about all that nn be accomplished or
len attempted, now that the conflict hat be
Lull unless overtures for arbitration should be
made to him; but, of course, that will have to
come from both sides OBreclntf to It, It Is too
early to look (or a bals of negotiations or
mediation, a the contending forces will prob
ably test each other's strength before deciding
on peaco or continued rar. It is jet hoped
that it will be rcaco.
It Is not unlikely that rather Fhll
llps will go to Philadelphia to sea
Archbishop Ryan this week, for tho
purpose of getting the latter's views
on the matter of attempting a settle
ment and also to explain the situation
fully to his eminence.
Foreign Mineis Depart.
About one hundred foreign-speaking
miners left Ilazleton today for New
York, where they will take a stoamct
for Europe. These men expect a long
strike, and rather than remain Idle
hero they preferred to go to their for
mer homes.
President Mitchell today gae out
the following statement:
Information rrceived up to this tlmo Indicate
that 112,000 mine workers are on strike In the
anthracite region Of this number 72,000 iae In
district No 1, 30,000 in district .No. 9, and 0,000
In district o 7
1! polls receivrel are to the effect that large
minibus of those who went to the mines todaj
will join the suspension tomorrow
We fel confident that the entire number of
men cmploved in ind about the coal mines of
tie anthracite district will bo idle in the tict
few clajs
Tho men apear determined to continue on
ktrlko until their demands for justice h.nc been
ace (did to
The number of mm now out on strike exceeds
that of um other imlustilal content in the his
tor of our countrv
OiRiud) lohn MltchMl,
Piiident tnlted .Mine Workers of America
No Politics,
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In speaking of the charge that
tics might hivo something to
the piesent sttike, Piesldent Mitchell
today -aId.
Politics will not, cinnot, ond must not enter
Into the strike I'lixninlh. I nppioich the
emtest as a mother would her babe In its tlrst
HlncM The File objection if tint mother is
'"t" '"o" '' bibj's hoilih n,e men ui.o
'" l Ull'l II I 1 IS 111 WHS SIMM' nil' lilllll4lll
with the same consider il Ion Then cannot b
and si ill not lo wi cr Mention in a pilltl nl
hiw is to the declaration if the Mrlko II
lai'irs ful, ind the want their mm to feel,
and thej want the public to know, tint this is
a litfht for human liberie It vwuld be non-nn-inl
it woul I be cruel for irj ono to in
JO J pllitil'
PteMdent Nichols, of Dlsttlet Xo. 1,
anled heie today, nnd made a re
port to PieMdont Mitchell to the ef
feet that tho entire VomIng nnd
1ick.twanna regions are tied up com
pl'telv, with the exception of one
(-.mill operator employing about '.,r1
jnt-n Up took a eiy tosy view of
the ultuatlon In that district. National
Pignnlzer Hairis also came here to
dav ftom Sh.unokln and made what
Pi evident Mitchell .l"sigmtod as nn
equally .itIsfactory report for the
fcliu IKill region.
Public meetings were held tonight
nt Jeddo, West lliiyloton. Ilarwood
and McAdoo. President Mitchell ad
dressed tho West Ilazleton nnd Mc
Adoo gntheilngs, while Oiganlzer
I'ourtrlgHt spoke at the Ilnrwood
meeting.
Reading Collieries in Operation.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.7 General Man
ager C. E. Henderson, of the Philadel
phia nnd Heading Coil and Iron com
panv, stated this afternoon that thlr-tv-elght
of tho thlrtj-nlne collieries
opeiated by that company, were woi Ic
ing today Tho one idle colliery Is
the DuinsIiU, neai JMnmnkin. The
Head Valley nnd Ileniv Clav collleiles,
he said, aie limning vcty short-handed
The Ihnnslde colliery employs
about .100 hinds .Ii Hendeison
stated tint he did not anticipate any
further defections In the ranks of tho
mine workers Those who have gone
out, he said, hae done so out of sym
pathy, as the Reading company has
no contioersy with its men, having
no company stores paving wages
semi-monthly and chaiglng only the
market price for powder.
MINERS ARE OUT
AT PITTSTON
All Collieries Idle Except Two of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company.
10,000 Men Go Out.
Special to lb Scranton Tribune
Plttston, Sept. 17. Tho advent of the
much-talked of anthracite coal sttike
today found the mlno employes at
Plttfcton lining up well to the order
Issued bv the executive committee of
the United Mine Workers As far ns
the closing of the collieries Is con
cerned, the employes scored a success
In this district. i:ery colliery was
Idle, with the exception of the Hoyt
shaft and Xo. 14 shaft, both of the
Pennsylvania Coal company. About
10,005 men nre out of wotk within a
melius of thiee miles of this city, nnd
thero was no disorder.
At some of the places not a single
miner, laborer or driver boy put In
an appearance, but at others a few of
those who wero desirous of working
wete on hand, but weie compelled to
leturn home, owing to the collieries
being unable to be operated Several
of the collleiles had a sufficient num
ber of company hands nt wor to al
low of nn attempt at operation, but
they weic soon abandoned Kvery one
of the individual collieries wero com
pletely under the control of the union
nnd theie seemed to be enough union
men among the Pennsylvania cm
ploes to cause an elfectlve shut-out
ut nil places excepting the Hoyt, wheio
only twenty-five workmen out of a
total of 200, refused to work, nnd tha
shaft operated as If thero was no
stilko on, and also nt the shaft Xo.
14, where about one-third of the men
went to work. The tesults at tho
Pennsylvania mines were a big sur
prise to the public In general here,
ns it was thought that only about
one-thlid of them would respond to
the stilko order.
IN WYOMING VALLEY.
Every Mine Idle with tho Exception
of the Mocanaqua.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 17 Every
mine In the Wjomlng valley, with the
exception of one, was closed today by
the miners' stilke. The exception wns
n colliery operated by the West End
Coal company nt Mocanaqua. The
men thero lefused to go out, saying
they wero satisfied with the present
condition of things. The total number
of men Idle Is a little over 22,000. When
the whistles blew this morning for tho
commencement of work there were
very few men In sight. The pump men
and fan-runners were on hand to go
to their posts, but miners nnd labor
ers were conspicuous for their absence.
Some distance from the collieries
watchers weie stationed. When they
found that the men remained nway
they returned to tho United Mine
Workers' headquarters ond reported.
By 9 o'clock President Nlcholls had re
ports from every mine In the district.
They were ery encouraging, showing
that all had 'closed down with the ex
ception of the one at Moeanoqua. Ear
ly In the morning It was thought that
enough men would be secured to oper
ate ono of the collieries of the Penn
sylvania Coal company nt Plttston, but
the union miners were active and suc
ceeded In Inducing those who contem
plated going to work to return to their
homes
The Lehigh & Wllkos-Barre Coal
company officials also felt confident
that they would be able to put their
South Wllkes-P-arre mine In operation.
Every thing was ready to start up work,
but when 7 o'clock arrived not a dozei.
men had reported. The company oltl
clals say they hud promises from a
number of men to go to work, but at
the last moment they backed out, being
unwilling to Incur the 111 will of the
union miners, who were watching the
movements of eveiy man
The other opei.itors tell the same
story. They say manv men who nan
intmded to go to work had been Intimi
dated and rather than run the risk of
being mocked at. nnd probably as-
snnlted thev remained at home One
operator thought this feel of fear would ,
d e out In a few dnyi and then there
oM be any number of applicants for
w ork
MR. GARRETT TALKS
ON THE SITUATION
Lehigh Valley Official's Explanation
of Cettnin Giievnnces Methods
of United Mine Workers.
Xew York, Sept. 17. John 13. Gar
rettj vice-president of tho Ix-hlgh Val
ley Coal company, today made the fol
lowing statement In lev lew of the -ail-ous
gilovances alleged bv the United
Mine Workeis to exist In the anthia
clte coal fields
This compsnj conducts n uteres nor dons !
erert Jin ulhicn.e upon tmplojcj to prefer one
much nit aboc another. This 1 bellee to In.
alio the cisj with the large mining cempanies
Ecn"rallv
This compinj employs no doctors aim mikes
no iharn aetiinst it cnploves lor medic il bu
sier- to them or their fmiilles Inqulrj lias sat
isflid mo that this is also tho case with the
companies Ktiicrall end that the companj doc
tor U charged for onlj bi Individual cperators
nnd bj erj few of lhec
eml momhb V'J 1 observed ,bv ns In few
ciie. It would be observed everywhere wrie
the demand made as called for bv hw 1 uiav
Irankly state, howe.er, that in rrj Judgment
inoi e frequent pasment is undesirable for blh
the emplovrr and the imploji, as ij dais
whenever and as often as they occur are fd
lived bv decreased eihcicicj on the part ol
the men, resultlnc in reduced time, lessened
output and con'Hucntl increased cost
Tho ue of the word ' Ion, ' as a) plied to
3, on pounds. Is a misnomei , it Is simp- a unit
of ineusure svhic.li might be callel a car oi a
crlcul, or ly anv oilier mine, and In tho qum
tuv of actual coal, plus bone, tlate and other
fcreisn m -i til. for the rrmoval of which a
certain payment is made under the agreed oealc
cf wag, It was piobablv oricmallv adopted
as representing appioximalelj the amount of
crude material Irom what on j rcpared coil
could Le expected, but the amount would ret
csMril) raiv at th several mines and from
the sime mine at the hands of cl.Tercnt voi
mi n
rii price charged for powder Is an appaicnt
lut no; j real grievance. In tome regions i Tj
per ke is clurscd, and In otheis M M pe.r l.u
This of Itself should be sufilclint evidence that
the compensation of tho miner Is et indepi i d
entlj of the price of powder, as a net return
for a ebv's labor, must b esscntiallj the hame
in neighboring fields, whether one or the othei
price is charged for the rowder
If a man were valued at -60 per daj and
with clue care he would use a l.es cf powder
valued at c2 ' in five dajs, the daj's consuinp
tion of powder, 13 cents, would be added to
i2rr0, and he would be enpayed on a basis of
$105 per day, and charged with powder ued
at the price agreed upon The fame inetlnd
is adopted In fixing the price of work paid for
by the car Another evidence that the price of
powder does not create an injury to the miner
is thovvn bj the fact that when the subject
was agitated some time ago, one of the larger
companies offered to reduce the charge for
powder to its then current value provided the
men would consent to such revision cf their
labor as thev bad previously received under the
agreement which was then operative This
was prompt! rejected, showing that their pur
pose wa6 to effect an increase of wages, and
that if this could not be obtained the pre
ferred to maintain the apparent grievance whicn
could be, and has been from that time to this,
used as a grounl cf complaint of unfair treat
ment
I limlnatlng the foregoing alleged grievances
from the list formulated bv the I'nited Mine
Workers, nothing whatever rrmains for a general
demand for Inerea.cil pa and recognition of
the order, as the agencv through which dif
ferences should be adjusted That the methods
of the order are arbitrary and unjust is evi
denced by tho inclusion on tho list of grlcv
ances of matters which are purely local and
applv to verv few- indeed of the anthracite
employes, while th3" put before the public as
general grievances for which the operators as
a body are responsible, and which thev have
the power to corre.t; also, by their determln
atiou to provol o tens of thousands of men to
strike who neither have nor profess to havo an
grievance whatever against their cmplojers
NO HELP FROM THE
SOFT COAL MEN
Bituminous Miners Will Not Con-
tiibute to Aid the Eastern
Men on Strike.
Altoonu, Pa., Sopt. 17. Inquliy by
telephone along the nearby coal tow ns
today developed tho fact that tho an
thracite coal strikers will receive little,
If any, help from the region north and
west of Altoona. 'While It Is jeported
that representatives of the hard coal
men havo been In this field agitating
a sympathy strike, there Is no evidence
of the fact In this vicinity.
Messages this morning deny that
any such effort Is making In those
towns. The bituminous miners at each
place say they will not even contrib
ute money to help tho enstern men, as
they did not receive a cent from them
duilng the bituminous wage troubles
of recent years.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
AT PHILADELPHIA
Thirteenth Annual Convention of the
Stato League Is Opened Busi
ness Considered.
Philadelphia, Sept. 17. The thirteenth
annual convention of the State League
of Republican club3 began here today
and will continue until tomorrow.
Several bundled dclegutes, represent
ing one hundred nnd twenty clubs, wero
In attendance. Just before adjourn
ment the following telegram was for
warded to President McKInley:
"The Pennsylvania State League of
Republican clubs In session, while en
dorsing you for president, takes occa
sion also to congratulate jou upon your
promotion tills day thirty-eight years
from commissary sergeant to lieuten
ant at the battle of Antlotam "
The business session was brief Ad
dresses were made by Governor Btone,
Mayor Ashbrldge, of this city, Assist
ant District Attorney Albert J L'd
vvards, of Pittsburg, Mayor B. Trank
Rreneman, of Lancaster, and United
States Marshal John 11. Robinson, ot
Media.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the national administration, urging the
State league lo take steps to secure
the election of Republican congressmen
In all doubtful districts: suggesting tho
formation of a First Voters' Republi
can league In Pennsylvania: advising
tho adoption of methods to educate tho
"-e1Kn voieis, ana requesting in
eairue to purchase campaign material
hearing the union abel. A resolut lo;
foreign voteis, and requesting the I
s 1
resolution I
opposing any alliance with foreign
powers was leferred to the committee
on resolutions, as was a resolution
expressing svmpathy with the striking
mine workers In the afternoon the
delegates enjoyed nn excursion on the i
Delaware river. I
Tonight a largely nttended mas i
mooting, w hleh opened tho national '
campaign in this state, w as held In
the Ac.idemj of Music, under the am-
pices of tho State League of Republi
can clubs The pilnclpal spcakcis were
Senator Joseph R. Pornker, of Ohio,
and Governor Stone. Senatoi Torakcr
confined his lomniks to the ejuestlon
of "linpeilallsm," as presented by the
Demociats as a campaign Issue He
spoke at length, and explained the
mannr In which the Philippines cam'1
into the possession of this country. Ho
traeeel the history of the Span, h
Culun tioubles up to the time of the
dee lnratlon of war between tin United
States and Spain. The sen.tt e i elated
how Admiral Dewey was c impelled to
leave tho neutral port of llmg Kong.
He asserted that mer the defeat of
Spiln the Phllipphi accrued to this
country as the lorical rcrult of the
iinlllit. The spe i ker also enumerated
manv of tho benefits to Ameilcan com
merce through tho ticiiulsltlon of tha
Pacific Islands. Governor Stono's nd
dreps covered a wider scope. The key
note of his speech was In the state
ment that "McKInley must be consld
eied bv what ho has done, .hllo Riy.an
must bo considered by what ho claims
he will do." He denounced the policy
of fusion, which hns manifested itolf
among Democrats nnd dissatisfied Re
publicans lie npuseel surprise that
the question of Imperialism had been
i. Used, and said th.it v hlle the east
and west may divide on llnant.lal ques
tions, they will never divide upon a
question affecting the honor of the
country
GRUESOME WORK
AT GALVESTON
Ci emoting the Dead Recoveied from
the Gigantic Mass of Debris in
Suburbs of the City.
Galveston, Sept. IT. The ninth day
after the storm and still the gruesome
work goes on of lecoveilng tho dead
fiom the gigantic mass of debris that
lines the south side of what remains
of the cltv.
YeMerday 107 bodies were recovered
and cremated Among them was a
mother with a suckling baby tightly
clasped to her breast The body of Ma
jor V. T Levy, United States emi
grant Inspector of this district, wns
among tho number He made a strug
gle to safe his wife and three children
All weie lost. The bodies of wife and
chlldien have not been lecovered and
are still among the unidentified dead.
The number recovered and cremated
today will exceed ono hundred or more.
The task of recovering the bodies that
are beneath or Jammed Into this Im
mense wreck of debt Is, extending from
the eastern to the western limits of
the city, a distance of over three miles,
Is a herculean one, nnd the most expe
ditious way of removing the whole
fiom a sanitary point of view Is by
fire. This, however, In the crippled
condition of the fire department and
water works would endanger tho re
maining portion of the city. As It now
stands this Immense mass of debris,
strewn with dead bodies, the carcasses
of decaying animals, etc , Is a Boro
mtnaco to tho health of the city and
Is the most difficult problem that the
board of health has to deal with
SARGENT NOT A CANDIDATE.
Dei Volne. In, Sp 17 (Irani! Master I'
l Sargent, of the flrntherhooel of Locomotive
firemen, annonnceil todav that he would not ho
a ardlilatc for re e leetion, lnvlnc received a
more iimuneiatlve olfcr outside of the ordei
Thli vvai a surprise to the firemen and the
ijueatlon of a new urind nutter H now heun:
c.invaied Tho election of olllreis will (iroh
all occur In a daj or two
WAYNE NOMINATIONS.
Ilonead-ile, iit 17 The HrpuMleain of
Wovne rountv todav nominated K f. Dlshop,
of llwvle), anil W W Wood, of Honcsdjle, for
representatives, and adopted resolutions bindini:
them to enter the party eaiieiu and to ahtcle
bj iti dcclflon Hon W I Norton, of Alilm
vllle, the anllfjuny member tvvo jeari ago, waa
ilefritril for renomlnation tv two vote, u n
Miller, of llerlln, was renominated for
commissioner.
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
Jurj
New York, Kept 17 Arrived: Astoria, from
fllasgow Tlearcd KaUer Maria Thereie, fire,
nenvia, Cherbourg and Southampton, bervla,
Liverpool llreinen rrlvedt Crosier Kur.
(urst, from Jcw ox't Sailed: Frledrlrh l'T
(irosae, Nevr York via Southampton and Cher,
bouref Cherbourg Sailed; Deutsehland, from
I Hamburg and Southampton, tsew York; Alter,
from Urcmtn and Southampton, Nevr York.
MR. BRYAN'S
LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE
Formal Declaration of
Democratic Cam
paign Creeds.
THB SUBJECTS CONSIDERED
Imperialism, the Paramount Issue,
Is Dismissed at the Outset and the
Discussion Is Confined to Other
PlankB of the Kansas City Plat
f rom The Trusts, Inter-state Com
merce and Finances and Other Is
sues Receive the Usual Review.
Chicago, Sept. 17. The letter nt the
Hon. William J. Bryan, accepting the
Democratic nomination for president,
was given out today, and is as fol
lows: Hon .fame 1) Itlchardson, Chairman, and Othrrj
of the N'otlflcatloii Committee of the Dunocntic
National Convention
Gentlemen In accepting the nomination ten
dered by jou on behalf of the Democratic pirtj,
I beg to assure jou of my appreciilion of the
Krcit honor conferred upon me by the delegates
in convention assembled, and bj the voters who
give their Instruction to the delegites
I tin sensible of the responsibilities which rest
upon the chief uiairistritc of so great a nation,
:r lid reilire the fir niching effect of the intentions
involved in tin present contist
In inj letter of nciiptante of 1S0C, I made the
follow ing plelge"
' S lleeplv am f impressed with the magnitude
cf the mvver vested bj the Constitution in the
ihlef everutive ef tiie nttion and with the enor
mom liilhirnce which In enn wield for the bene
fit or Injur of Ihe peoK, tint I wish to enter
the otlice, if elected, frre from me personal de
Mic, except to prove vvorthv cf the confidence
of mi countrjmen Human judgment is falllbl
enough when unbiased bv selflih considerations,
nnd, in order tint I msv not be tempted to use
tie patronage of the cfllce to advance inv per
sonal imhitioi, I herein announce, with all the
emphasis which words enn express, mj fived de
tennlnition not, under anj circumstances, to be
a ciendidate for re-election, in case this campiign
results in inv election "
Further reflection and obicrvilion constrains
me to reniwv this pledge
The i lit form adopted at Knnis CitjU commands
in rorch il ind unqualified approval. It courage
ouslv meets the Issues now before the countrv,
and states clearlj and without ambiguity the
partj s pouticn em everv question considered
Vdi pted bv a convention which assemble"! on the
anniversary cf the fitning ef the Decliration ef
Independence It breithes the spirit of candor,
itidepiirlenee Hid pitiiotlsm which ch ineterles
those who, 11 Phlli Iclphiit in 1770, promultritecl
tho creed of the u public.
Having in inv imtlflcitisn speech, discussed
scmivvhat at length tie pirimount issue, im
perhlisni, anl added some ohsemtlons on mill
tin-in and the floer war, it is suflii lent at this
time to revien the rcinilnlntr planl.s of the plat
form Trusts.
The plitfurm verv prorcilv gives t rominence
to tin tiust que.tlen The a palling grovvtli ef
combinations in restraint of tiade during the pros
cnt administration proves co-ieluslvelv that the
Itepubllean partj 1m Ks cither the desire or th
abihtv to deal with the question ellectivelv If,
as mav be fairlv assumed from Ihe speeches ind
eeiichiet of the Itepubllcin leaders, that parly does
nit intend to take (lie peiplc's siele against
these nrganizalon-, inn tho vveik and qualified
condemn itlon of trusts to be found In the lie
publlcin plitform is eloigned to distract atten
tion while industrial depot Ism is completing its
work irivate lnonopl) ha.s nlvvavs been an
outliw i defense can be made of an industrial
svstrm in which one, ot a few men, c in control
for their own pioflt the eutput or price of any
article of nieiehanille I nder such a Fvstem the
consumer MilTirs ojUortlon, the t reducer of i iw
material has but one purchair, and iiiikt rill
at the orbitrirj price fivid the laborer has but
ene emnlover, mil is powerless to protest against
injustice, either In wages or tn conditions of
libor, the siuill stockholder is nt the men v
of the specuhtor. while the traveling silei-inaii
contributes his valnv to the oversown i ro its
ef tho trust lure but smill proportion of the
people nn shire in the advantages securel Iv
private monopolv. It follows tint tie remilnder
of the people are not onlv cvclud-d from tho
bene'lts, but are Hie helpless vie thus of every
monopolv orgmlred It is difficult to over cstl
mite the Imn edlite injmtice that mav be
done, or to calcuhte the ultlmite elTect of
this injustice upon the social and political wel
fare of the people Our platform, after suggesting
certain specific renedles, pledges the parly to
an unceasing wiifwe agilnst private monopolv
in ntlon state and cits 1 hrartllv approve
of this promise if -Kt.d. it si all be its eir
nest ond coistint endeavor to fulfill the promise
in letter ind spirit Ivliall silrct on attoiiif)
gineral who will wllfiout fear or fivor. en
firm nelclltii. ls.s. 1 filiill recemmend such nil
elit tonal legishtirn as mav be necunrv to ills
srlve everv privito monopolv which lines busi
ness outside of the stile of its origin and, if
contnrv to mv belief ml hope, ,1 constitutional
amendment Is found to be necessarv, I slull
recommend such an amendment is will, without
Impilrlng an) of the existing rights ol the
states empower congress to protect the pople
of ill tho state from injur at the ban Is of
individuals or coipoiations engaged in inter
slide commerce
The nlitform accurately describes the Dingles
tariff livv, when It condemns it as a "trust
breeding measure, skillfull) devised tn give t
the tew hvors which thrv do not deserve, and
to plvce upon tho manv burdens which thev
should not beir " Voder Its oneritlcn trusts
can plnrder tho people of the t'nited States,
while thv successfully compete In firelgn inir
Vets with manufacturers of other ofuntrlei.
lien tho-yj who iii'tllv the generil pollev of
protection will find It difficult to defend a
tirlf which enibles a trust to exact n exor
bitant toll from the citizen
Corporations in Politics.
The Pemoeritlc irtrti makes no war upon hon
estly acquired wealth, neither eloes it seek
to embarriss corno-atlcns fitgtgcd in legitimate
lii'lness, but it does protest against corporitions
entering politics, and attrmntinc; tn assume
control of the instrumentalities of government
corpoiatien Is rot organized for politic il pm
por, and should be romplied to confine il
s, If to the business elesc Hied In Its clurter
Honest corporitions, engaged in in bonest busl
niss, will find It to their edvantago to aid In
the enn tmeit of such leglshllon is will pro
trot them fmni the vindeserve'd odium whleli
will be brought upon fhem bv thoso coiporations
whirh enter the political arena
Interstate Commerce.
The Ilepuhllcm put his persistently refused
! comnlj with the urgent request of the Inter
slate (ormniree eouuiissiou, for such an en
Isrgrmcnt of the scop" of the interstate con
merec law as will tiuble the commission to
realir.0 tho hopes aroused bj its creation The
Democratic parts Im pledged to legislation width
will empower the eoinmifsion to protect in
dividual j and communities from tlUerimlnitinn,
and the public at iJiRC from unjust and unfair
transportation rates.
The Financial Plank.
The platform reiterates the demand contained
tn tho Chicago rUlfcmu for an American finan
cial system made bv tho American people fer
themselves. Tho purpose ol such a sjstem hi
(Continued on Pigo 8.
CHINESE PROGRESS
IS BLOCKED
General Chaffee's Dispatches Indicato
Improvement, but Preparatlona
for Wintering1 Troops Are
Still Being Made.
Washington, Sept. 17. The passage
of the day without an event bearing
upon the Chinese situation went to
confirm the prediction made last werlc
by tho officials that there would bo no
immediate Important developments.
Sevcial cable messages were exchanged
and there wero some consultations,
notably between Acting Secretary Adeo
and the Chinese and Japaneso minis
ters and the Trench chaige, but these
were without visible result The gen
eral Impression Is that nothing can bo
done until the Chinese themselves hivo
piogrcssed further toward tho restor
ation of the government at Pekln.
Meanwhile the military preparations
for a winter stay In China go on with
out cessation, though the otllclals are
tateful to point out that these nre
only precautionary measuics and aro
not to be taken as an Indication ot a
final deteimtnutlon on the part of the
government.
General Chaffee's dispatches show a
decided Improvement In the cable com
munications, and notice having been
given today to the state department
that the new cable fiom Shanghai to
Chefoo, connecting at that place with
the Taku cable, has Just been com
pleted, it Is hoped that It soon will be
possible to get messages through on
the date of dispatch.
Count Von Wnldersce, who will com
mand the allied armies, Is expected to
at rive at Shanghai next Wednesday
or Thuiselay. Theie havo been no an
nouncements of his purposes, but It Is
expected that these will be developeJ
ns tho result of Instiuctlons which he
will receive on arrival. Although a
military commander. It Is the undei
sUndlng among officials thit he will
piobablv exeit considerable lnlluence
on the diplomatic situation, as he Is a
diplomat ns well ns .t soldier He was
with tho Gorman embassy at Parli be
fore the Fianto-Gennan war, and has
hid wide epeilenco In the diplomatic
Held.
Jnpin's Course.
The Japanese minister, Mi. Takahlra,
had a conference with Acting Secretary
Aelee today concerning th stntUT of
Chinese affairs Jnpnii's course has
been clearlj defined In het answer to
the Russian proposal In this answer
Japan announces her put pose of with
drawing from Pekln nil superfluous
forces and continuing there only such
force ns is necessaiy Just what num
ber will constitute' this superfluous
foice does not appear, although It Is
expected to be the bulk of the Jnpanese
detachment now at Pekln. The efforts
made by China lo stait pence negotia
tions have loel to the suggestion that
Marquis Ito, the distinguished Japa
nese statesman, leptes.ont China in th
negotiations A stiong public senti
ment has been developed In VTapan In
his behalf, but he bus expiessed an
unwillingness to accept the post, fool
ing that the conditions do not require
his sei vices It was Count Ito who
represented Japan In the negotiations
with 1.1 Hung Chang foi the settle
ment of the Japan-China war
The suggested removal of the Chi
nese capital from Pekln to Shanghai
is now pinctlcallj- abandoned The
main leason given is the dllllculty of
lommuntcatlon between Shanghai and
IV kin during the winter months, but
asldo fiom this wns the stiong fooling
In cettaln quiitris that It would bo
undesirable to establish n seat of gov
ernment wheio Htltlsh Influence Is so
stiong! dominant
The discussion has led to the general
understanding mining oHld-iIs that
Tien Tsin offers the gieatest advan
tages outside of Pekln for pin poses of
negotiations, and it Is Ilkelv to be the
headquarters, mllltniv anil ellplomnllc,
of thf foreign establishments not main
tained at Pekln
PROPOSED ACTION
OF TRAINMEN
An Official of the motherhood Inti
mates They Will Not Haul Coal
Mined by Non-Union Men.
Philadelphia. Sept 17 A special dis
patch from Ilazleton, Pa., bajs.
While th aicra.ro shiinunt of coal from the
IihUh district Is about car", onlj 250 cars
laden with coal leit tho distiict teelij One
reison for this is that mines with stock on hand
are holding it, while at thiese vvoiking, lie
output was not one third of Hie usual product
An official of the llrolherhood of rratmncii said
"So far the ceal has not been consldeied non
union The coal hauled todav was mined satur
da This suppl will bo exhausted bv tomor
row or next d We expect that but little coal
will then come out, and we have not decided
as jet what stand we will take if we are re
quired to haul it The minus iO have re
malned at work aw nov- non unionists It is
hardl) to be expected tint we will work for
or with them The Iliothirhood has a large
majority of the emplojes of the coal roads on
Its membership roll and wo tan control the
situation "
m
POSTMASTER OF SHICKSHINNY.
Washington, 'epl 17 T C Hill was todij
appointed postmaster at slilckshlnny, Luzerne
icunt), l'a.
THE NliWS THIS M0KNINU
Weather In notions Today,
FAIR AND COOL.
1 tleneral lotil Tie tin of Mine In Lacka
wanna Iteglen
Candidate llmm'a lettir of Acceptance.
2 fjeneril-flio Tribune's rdueatlonat Contest.
VnrthcantTii Ptnnsjliarla News
1'iuaniUl and Commercial
3 local Portrait of the Lvto .lulge Gututer
Presented to flic Dar VSooclatlon.
(onrt Proceedings
4 rditcrial
President Mclvlnlrj to the Thlllppino Com
mlvloii. 5 Local Boaid of Trade Tavors Viaduct Ordi
nance.
0 I oul West Scranton and Suburban,
T Round About the Count),
8 Local Candidate Prjon's Letter of Awcpt-
anco (Concluded),
THIS REGION
EXPERIENCES A
TOTAL TIE-UP
Not a Ton of Coal Was
Mined in the Lacka
wanna Valley.
SOflIB WASHBRIES WORKED
Miners' Striko Inaugurated Succss
fully Here, but tho Reports from
the Lower Districts Had a Bathes
Discouraging Effect All of tho
34,000 In tho Territory Between
Plttston nnd Forest City, Except!
Those Exempt from the Strikes Or
der nnd the Washery Employes la
a Number of Places, Wore Idlo.
Not n, ton of coal was mined la thsj
Lackawanna valley yesterday. As fajf
ns this region Is concerned the tie-up
Is complete. Nearly 35,000 men obeyed
the order of tho United Mine Workera
to lay dovvn their tool3 Saturday ana
keep away from tho collieries on and
after yesterday.
Outside of tho men exempted from
tho strike call, such as engineers, fire
men, pump runners and barn bosses,
the employes of the washerles wero
the onlj' colliers to be found at work.
Three of the four Delaware, Lacka
wanna nnd Western washerles, tho
Pellevue, Oxford and Diamond, -worked
to their full capacity. The Hampton
washery, which Is connected with tho
breaker, did not start up, it being Im
ptactlcnble to operate the one with tho
other idle. The washery of the Nay
Aug Coal company In Dunmore, An
thony Brothers washery at Meadow
Brook and the Greenwood Coal com
pany's wnshery at Greenwood each put
In a full day.
Tho Columbus washery, on North
Washington avenue, staited up, but
closed dovvn again, started up once
more and then closed for the day. Tho
twenty employes were vacillating be
tween "strike" and "no strike," None
wnnted to strike, but somo thought
they were- subjecting themselves to the
danger of the mine workers' displeas
ure and ndvlsed emitting. They won
the otheis to their way of thinking,
but tho foremnn Induced them to re
sume work after some lengthy reason
ing. Hardly had they gotten underway
when the discussion broke out anew.
Finally it was agreed to submit tho
matter to the officers of tho United
Mine Workeis. A committee waited on
Organler Fred Dilcher and. as may
be supposed, were told emphatically
that they should not work. When
they icported back to their fellow em
ployes all hands went home.
Want to Bo Exempt.
The men, It Is understood, will make
an effort today to have themselves
exempted from the strike call. Tho
washery furnishes fuel exclusively al
most to the three elctrlc light com
panies, tho tiolley company nnd steam
heat company, and as these are all
quasi-public Institutions. It Is argued
tho colliery should be regarded differ
ently from others. Time Is only a
small amount of fuel on hand and ser
ious haidshlp to the wholo valley will
ensue If the supply can not be replen
ished. No effort was made by the Delaware
and Hudson company to operate its
two washerles. Superintendent Rosa
said, however, If there was an ur
gent demand for their product they
would be started up and kept work
ing. Some irresponsible strikers, mostly
boys, tried by Intimidation to dissuado
a Lackawanna train crew from switch
ing cars Into tho Ilellevue washery.
Nothing came of It, further than a
false leport of a serious conflict there.
When the repoit reached tho strikers'
hendquartjrs, on Lnckawanna ave
nue, Organizer Dilcher sent a delo
tmtlon of trusted men to get the
stt liters to go to their homes. When
they arrived on the scene, they found
the plate deserted.
This was nbout thB extent ot tho
exciting features of the day. It can
be said that tho strike was Inaugurat
ed without disorder.
All tho collieries .vena reaely to
stait nnd blew their whistles as usual,
but none of the opei.itors made any
particular effoit to get men, to go in,
It was tho intention of the Delawate,
Lackawanna and Western and Dela
wate and Hudson companies to work
Contlnied on Tig 5.)
sV -t- - -t-
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Sept, 17, Forecast for
Tuesday and Wcdnessdayi 1 astern Penn
sjlvanli Voir, continued cool Tuesday
and probably Wednesday j light to fresh
northerly winds.
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