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THE SCRANTOlf THfBUJJE-THUnSDAY, JUNE 5, 1902.
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ENVOY PROM
WHITE HOUSE
MISSION OP CHIEF SAROEANT
TO THIS CITY.
According to a Story from a Reliable
Source, the Conference with Presi
dent Mitchell Tuesday Night Had
' as Its Subject the Expediency of
President Roosevelt Acting as an
Intermediary to Effect a Settle
ment of tho Strike Operators' Ut
terances Dlscourge Hope of Any
Compromise.
Vhllo nothing authotltatlve litis been
given out concerning the object of
Tuesday night's conference of Piesl
dent Mitchell, of the United Mine
"Workers and Frank P. Sargeant, chief
of the Brdtheihood of Locomotive Fire
men, It wns learned yesterday from a
lellable source that Mr. Sargennt came
here as tin envoy of Piesldent Itoose
velt, and that the purpose of his com
ing was to consult 'Mr. Mitchell re
garding a proposition that the piesl
dent shall use his influence to Induce
the operatois to agree to an aibltratlon
of the matters which caused the strike.
The proposition to have President
Roosevelt Intel mediate had Its source
In President Mitchell. The conference
at Hotel Schadt Tuesday night was
sought by Mr. Sargeant. Arrange
ments for the meeting weie made last
Saturday. Mr. Sargeant came on from
Chicago, starting Monday, to attend
the meeting.
That Mr. Sargeant should be chosen as
the president's envoy In such a matter
is wholly HKely. He is soon to be a
part of the administration, succeeding
T. V. Powderly as commissioner gen
eial of Immigration, and Is President
Roosevelt's personal choice for the of
fice. He and Piesldent Roosevelt have
been Intimate fi lends for a long time,
and ho enjoys the confidence of the
piesldent to an extensive degree. In a
"kitchen council" at the white houe,
Mr. Sargeant would be the lirst man
consulted anent labor matters.
WENT TO NEW YORK.
Mr. Sargeant went on to Now Yoik
yesterday morning at 6 o'clock and Mr.
Mitchell returned to "Wilkes-Banc. Mi.
Saigcant is to piocecd to Washington
fiom Now York tomoirow.
That even Piesldent Roosevelt can
succeed in biinglng about an mblti.i
tlon Is rather doubtful. In iev of the
lecent unequlvoc.il statements of the
operators that thcie will be no conees
hlons, no aiblliatiou and no .settlement
of the btiike except by the uncondi
llon.il hut lender of the htilkors.
In this connection, the following sent
out ycfatcid.iy fiom New Yoik Is hlgni
IhMiit: It hciamr known c-tci d.iy tint J. l'ici
jiont Moik.hi hnd ili-tlded to k.ic tho
nmmiKPinciit of the nnthi.uitu ro.il slilli
cntliely In llio hands ol the pi i sklents of
the co.il lu.id.s. Air. IIoik.iii, dc-pitc n
poits to the contriuy. has not culilrd ,inv
Institutions in legiiiil to tho btilke, and
ho i.s not likflv to nitcifeie.
When inilii'.itlons of LomliiK tionlilc
HI mifi'.stcil tliomsclcs Mi. Moigiin .ihked
for a lejiort on the Mtn.itlon Mom Ills
asciils In the co.il Held". He thou con
Milled with the picsklcnts ol the toal
loads, who lnotcstid em neatly .iR.ilnst
nnv coneesslons. They told him th.it
tliein would never be pe.ieo in thu mining
ickIoii until thcio li.nl been a decisivo
test of Htiongth, and the begged lilm not
to cons-ciit to any ciinipiomise. Some of
them even Kpoko of leMgnlng if their
wHlics in the ni.iUei should bo iguoied.
Sir. Mnignn gave his consent before his
dep.irluie for Eiuoiie for the bittlo to bo
fought out on tho lines requested by tho
picslc'ents. The opei.xtois' Intel esls aio
In tins hands of the presidents of tho h.ud
co.il loads in this city. Thebe men consult
cmh other daily, and one of them aid
jcstoiday that they weic not onlv unani
mous In their nctlon but that they had
tho support of their boaids of diiectoi.s.
They aio llimly .tgieed that theie shall
b no concession, Tho plan of campaign
that they have decided to follow Is one
of inactivity except In so far as action
in.iv he necesbaiy for the piotcctlon of
their propei tv.
Jt was bald positively that they would
make no attempt to open the mines with
non-union men, but they would lot niat
teis dilft until tho old men glow tired
of their Idlenesj and letuiucd voluntailly
to work.
NO CONCESSIONS.
A representative of a local coal com
pany who i etui nod yesteiday fiom a
lull on FieMdent Buer, of the Philadel
phia and Reading, st.vtes that Mr. Baor
told him there would positively be no
concessions or nrbltrallon to Bottle the
shlkc and that the ronlllct will only'
end by Hie unconditional surrender of
tho strikers.
Mr. Baor further slated tlmt the dl
leetlon of the strike for the Morgan In
terests has boon left exclusively In his
hands, with Instructions to win a com
plete vlctoiy at nay cost, He accepted'
the tnsk with the condition that he was
not to bo hampered In any way. Ho
has no advisory board, executive com
mittee or other body to share with him
the tcsponslblllty he has shouldeied,
and lecelves advise and suggestion
only when he seeks them.
That' President Boer was to lead tho
operators' side of the battle was ex
pected heie, when It was disclosed dur
ing the conferences between tho min
ers' lenders and the operators that the
superintendent of the coal department
of each of the huge companies waB re
quired to forwaid to him an exhaustive
statement to be ued In combatting the
demands of the mlneis.
Five flieiuen ut the Cayuga and three
at the Brlsbln, two Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western collleiles, quit
work yesterday at the solicitation of
committees of sti liters who had been
walking on them at their homes. They
finished their shift today after notifying
the company that they were to Join the
ranks of the strikers. Here nnd there
among other companies' collieries men,
pilnclpally 111 emeu, nie deserting In
ones nnd twos. A few men who went
on slilke Monday have returned, the
companies claim.
Twelve pump t miners employed In
the Bellevue and Dodge mines, who quit
work on Monday In obeyance to the or
deis Issued by President Mitchell and
the district presidents, held a meeting
yesterday afternoon at 110 South Main
avenue, for the put pose of deciding
whether or not to icturn to woik to
day. The meeting was attended by District
Piesldent Nlcholls and Michael Henley,
a member of the executive board of the
United Mine Workcis. They convinced
the men that It would be unwise for
them to leturn to woik. and In conse
quence the men decided to remain away
from the mines.
Seveinl of the men who had continued
woik since the oider went Into effect,
were among the number who decided
to lemaln out. The pumpmen em
ployed at the Pyne mines also quit woik
yesterday.
So far the places of the desei ting men
have been filled without much difficul
ty. Few men have been Imported.
Most of the deserted po.sls aie tilled by
bosses, ollice ileiks and the like. Tho
Deleware, Lackawanna and Western
company is woiklng Its Hampton
washory with twenty-rive Italian la
bel eis recruited lioni the Italian col
ony in Punnioie. Befoie the btrike,
borne of them weie emplo.ved In the
Pennsylvania Coal company's iiiIiipf.
Today these men will work either the
Uell'-Mie or Diamond wasliciy, nnd the
next day, one of these or else the
Hampton, accoiding to the picbb of the
need for fuel for the boilots.
Coal is being loaded fiom the big
Mniatjo piles in Koyser Valley intocaib
which aie to bo shipped to Hobokcu for
sale to picfeired uistomer.s.
niCCKUITING WORKMEN.
Ken lilting stations have been estab
lished In New Yoik to sociiio englneeib,
liunip-i Illinois and fiicincu to icllove
the bosses, ofllic hands and tho like,
who have been piessed into emergency
service In these positions. At this time
of the j car, when tho big buildings dls
peiibc with the flio-ioom help. New
Yoik has hundreds of men of this de
sei Iptlon who must seek other employ
ment for the summer.
A new ally of the strikers has ailscn
In the shape of hunger-crazed rats.
When the mines nie working, the big
rodents that have their being under
siound, live on the feed they steal fiom
the mule barns and the sciaps of food
the mlneis dump fiom their dinner
buckets. The mlneis and mules hav
ing come out of the mines, and their
food being no longer available, the
rats are without means of sustenance.
When hiingcied tfiey become very
vicious and would not hesitate to at
tack a man.
Pump-i unneis who aie compelled to
work insjlde the mine have reported
that dining the past tew days great
swarms of rats have come about them,
nnd they fear that they may be at
tacked If the pangs of hunger Inciease
the feioclty and desperation of the 10
dents. At some of the mlnc3, the lats can got
out at dlffeient parts of the workings
and forage on the silt face. At others,
wheie ladders or carriages aie the only
means of exit, they must lemaln under
ground. In these latter places tho
companies arc proceeding to protect
their pump-runners by making a war
of extermination on the tats.
At the Hampton colliery of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western com
pany, In Keyser Valley, Superintendent
Hoffman had constructed a large box,
with closely latticed sides, to which In
gress was made through an opening
at the top, which, because of Its posi
tion nnd a circle of projecting Bhnrp-
polntcd wires, made It Impossible ns nn
exit. Inside this was placed cheese In
abouiulnncc. It wns 'located In the
main, underground mule barn last
Monday for the first time. In three
days, l,2u0 tats' have been trapped nnd
killed. One .time that tho box was
bi ought to tho surface It contained 251
lats. Some of them were as big ns an
ordinary sized cat. Some were killed
with gas, and some were icleascd to
be killed by dogs. Their dead bodies
were burned In tho furnaces or thrown
Into Keyser Creek.
MEETING AT OLYPHANT.
A Joint meeting of mine woikers,
comprising the Eddy Cieek, Olyphant
No. 2, Lackawanna, Glassy Island nnd
flieincn's locals was held in the Father
Miithow opera house at Olyphant last
night. Stephen Reap of the executive
board, addressed the meeting. Other
members of the various locals also
spoke. The only action taken wffB to
appoint a committee of twenty-five,
live membeis fiom each local, to wait
on the men now nt work and try to
pci sonde them to Join the ranks of the
stilkers. The committee will meet at
the local . headquarters at Olyphant
this morning.
The following notice wns issued yes
terday by Piesldent Nlcholls:
All colliery eiiglneeis, pumpmen, fiie
meii and machinists of Sei anion and
vicinity who aio out on stilko for an
eight-hour ilav are icquested to meet In
Javno's hall, Jackson stiect, Hyde Pnik,
tonight (June ."), nt 7 o'clock shut p. lm
poitant business to lie tiausacted.
T. D.VVIcholls,
Piesldent DlsT ct No. 1,
United Mine Woikcis ui Ameilca.
GOLDSMITH'S
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BAZAAR
PRISONERS MAKE A
BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Desperate Attempt to Escape Is Made
by Inmates of Huntingdon Refor
matory. By Uxclushc ttne from 1 lie Asochtrd Trcs.
Huntingdon, Pa., June 4. Tho Hunting
don l eformatoi y was the scene last night
of another despot. ito nttempt among the
Inmates to lcgain their llbeity. Shoitly
after midnight, Ilobeit Black, of Fayette
lounty, and Clyde Wnlkcr, of Wcbtmoio
laud county, attacked Electileinn A. H.
Isenbeig In tho dvnaino house and after
binding him hand and foot can led him
Into a sub-cell. They seemed his kcs
nnd made a dah for the main enhance.
Heio lliey met Homy fbtowois, a guaid.
who the.v assaulted with a lead plpo s'c
veielv injuiliig him.
The wild limning of the liiintteudcd en
gine anil dMianios uniiied Isenberg to
make a dcspeiatc effoit to lice himself
horn his bonds, v licit ho Dually succeed
ed In doing. A geneial iilaini was sound
d and the two dcspewito levolteis weie
nviipiiwripil bifoio gaining their llbeity.
They aio now in the diingion.
PRANK THOMSON MEMORIAL.
Children of tho Late Railroad Mag
nate Will Build $40,000 Music
Hall.
B i:xelniie w Ire from llic Affoiulcd I'rcs?.
Chambei siting, Pa., June I. At a meet
ing of Wilson college h i. sloes today, an
nouncement was made bv I'lesldciit Mar
tin that tho surviving childien of tho late
Fiank Thomson, piesldent of tho Penn
sylvania laihoad, would obligalo them
behes for the completion of thu $10,000
music hall.
Tho trustees decided to ask the children
to allow music hall to be named "The
Fiank Thomson Memotlal Music Hall.'
Sir, Thomson was bout heie. His parents
aie burled In tho Fulling Spring Piesltv
teilnn giavevaid. A memotlal wlitdov
to tho patents was placed in the railing
Spiing chui eh in IS'0 by Mr. Thomson.
Bicycle Record Lowered.
11 I clniu Uiiciroin flic Af'oeiutcil 1'ievi.
Baltlmote, June 4 Howaid Fieeman
loweted the woild's teu-nillo motor-paced
biejele iccoid in tho second heat of his
lace with Dp Guiciiaid nt tho local Colis
eum tonight. The Cornier woild's recoid
was H! S-j mado nt the Pan-Amoiican
exposition last jour on August 13 by
Hairy 1311508, Fieeman's now llgure Is
11.17 1-3.
Mr. Kruger Is 111.
11 Km luslvc lie fiom Tlic Associated Vnss
Biussels Juno 1 A special iccelvod
heie fiom Vheciit says that Mr. Kruger
Is sciiously Indisposed and confined to his
bed.
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National BlvcuU T
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Our 32d Semi-Annual
White Sale
Begins Tomorrow Morning at 8,30
AFTER MANY WEEKS OF PREPARATION we will again offer you a grand
aggregation of dainty, well-made and perfect fitting White Garments
As the French say a "Tout ensemble par excellence;" This Underwear
Display we are sure will be the talk of every woman in this, city.
There are many so-called June Sales in this city and every other city,' but
only one in ten comes up to its representation or meets the expectations of
scrutinizing and well posted buyers. Whether our June Sale does or does not
come up to your expectations we will leave for you to say. Our transactions in
this particular line are of such stupendous proportions that only the best manu
facturers cater for our business, thereby enabling us t& make contracts which in
ures to the mutual advantage of our customers as well as ourselves. The
quantity, quality and variety of our stock is ample proof of this assertion. All
garments bear the copyrighted ticket "Sanitary Non-sweat Shop Make."
You will always find plenty of polite and obliging sales ladies to serve you
at ail hours of the day.
Corset Covers
At S cents. Corset Covers of cood
muslin, perfect fitting, put together well,
felled scams ; only V, to a customer.
At 37 cents, Corset Covers, square,
neck, cambric, embroidery tiimmcd and
tucked front.
At L"5 cents, Corset Covers of line
cambric, neat, embroidery and lace trim
med the latest French styles.
At 29 centsCorset Covers of cam
bric with lour rows of lace inserting and
with skirt.
At o!) cents Corset Covers of excel
lent cambric, embroidery and lace trimmed, tucked front, square,
l ouud and V neck ; 1 5 different styles.
At 4!) cents, Corset Covers, French style, made from finest
long cloth, trimmed with fine lace and embroidery.
Other stjlcs to match sets, latest Persian designs, up to
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Night Gowns
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At :$3 cents, Night Gowns, fair muslin,
double yoke back, tuck yoke front, gener
ous in size; usual price "-19 cents. Only 2
to a" customer.
1 At 4!) cents, Night Gowns, made in all
the different styles, high neck, low neck
and empire, lace and embroidery trimmed.
At fi9 cents, several styles of Gowns
that would be considered cheap at AS cents.
At 75 cents, Night Gowns of nhiMin or
cambric, lace or embroidery trimmccl.
At 9S cents, Night Gowns, over ."0
;! vlps1 mrwlo nf rlir finnct rnniKrii nnrl linrv
cloth, French designs, trimmed with beautiful lace and cm
broidery; the new Bishop Gowns with low neck and short
sleeves, especially adapted for summer wear.
Other Gowns up to $7.98.
Short Skirts
At 40 cents, Ladies' Short Skirts, made
of cambric, umbrella shape, with deep ruffle
and 4 rows of hemstitching.
At 7o cents, Ladies' Short Skirts, um
brella shape, made of fine cambric, and cm
broidery trimmed.
At OS cents, Ladies' Short Skirts, made
of linen lawn, umbrella shape, tucked ruffle
nnd lace trimmed,
All other qualities up to $1,0S.
Long White 5kirts
At 59 cents, Long Skirts, umbrella
shape, of good cotton, with a full flare
tucked cambric ruffle.
At 75 cents. Long Skirts, cambric with
cambric ruffle trimmed with lace or em
broidery.
At OS cents, Long Skirts, 100 dozen;
the greatest skirt bargain we have ever
been able to show. These arc made of
excellent cambric, full flare umbrella ef
fect, with dust ruffle, and trimmed with
embroidery, lace or hemstitched.
At $1.23, Long Skirts, embroidery or
lace trimmed.
At $1.40, Long Skirts, cambric with cambric flounce, trim
med with deep val lace or embroidery; 10 styles to select from.
At $1.7.'t,LongSkirts,umbrclIa shape, full 4 1-2 yards wide,
with lace inserting, lace edge and linen flounce.
At $1.98, Long Skirts, muslin or cambric flounce, umbrella
shape, trimmed with two rows of lace insertion or embroidery;
15 stvlof to select from. .
' Other Skirts up to $0.40.
Drawers
At 12 1-2 cents, Children's Drawers of
goodvcotton, full size, with one inch hem
and cluster of tucks, all sizes from 1 to 5.
At 15 cents, Children's Umbrella
Drawers, cluster of tucks and embroidery
edge.
At 17 cents, Ladies' Drawers, with
wide hem and cluster of tucks, made of
Fearless cotton.
At 25 cents, Ladies, Drawers of the
best muslin, cambric ruffle and yoke band.
At 20 cents, Cambric Umbrella
Drawers, tucked cambric ruffle and hemstitched.
At 30 cents, broken lots of muslin and cambric Drawers,
both lace and embroidery trimmed; worth from 40 cents to 73
cents.
At 40 cents, embroidery or lace trimmed Drawers, umbrella
shape.
Many fine French designs, up to $2.0S. , ;j
Kimona Dressing Sacques
An exceptional opportunity present
ed itself for us to obtain some desirable
styles of Kimonas in white and colored
at a large discount. Numbers which we
had in stock before at much higher prices,
and as we always divide with our cus
tomers any advantage gained, here they
art:
LOT 1 White and colored Kimona
Dressing Sacques, both lace and cm
broidery trimmed, worth $1.40; Sale
Price OS cents.
LOT 2 Fine Lawn Kimona Dress
ing Sacques, in pink, blue, white and
lavender, with 4 rows of lace insertion and neat sailor collar also
inserted with lace, worth $2.25; Sale Price $1.49.
flDuring this June Sale you will find most excellent values in White
Goods, Laces, Embroideries, Handkerchiefs, Table Cloths, Napkins, Towels,
Ready-made Sheets, Pillow Cases, Quilts and Piece Cottons of every description,
Save up your checks and when they amount to $10.00 or more obtain,
free of charge, one of those beautiful Steel Engravings' neatly framed and ready
to hang. Many homes in the valley are already decorated with these charming
pictures and by your patronage you may have your home adorned without any
cost to yourselves. Whilst this picture giving is a source of great expense to us,
we feel amply repaid for the pleasure it gives to others.
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