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MITCHELL'S
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ft Communication Partlu In Re-
plu to Statements ol
the Operators.
THE SITUATION FROM
A MINER'S STANDPOINT
Mr. Mitchell Declares That the Cost
of Living' Has Increased to the
Point Where the Coal Digger Is
i 'Obliged to Ask for Higher Wages.
Denies Allegations of Operators
That the Productive Capacity of
the Hine Workers Has Fallen Off.
Says That in the 'Event of the
Union Being Crushed a New Or
ganization Will Rise fiom Its
Ruins Concludes with Another
Appeal for Arbitration.
P.i 1 xi 'ulif Wlie fiom The Associated Press
Wilkes-Banc. Pa., June 22. President
John Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers of America, today Issued an
ddres to the public for publication In
the newspapeis tomorrow morning. It
Is partly a leply to the letters of the
oppi itois declining to accede to the de
mands of the union, which weie pub
lished about ten days ago.
Bilefly summarized, the address savs
that eciy possible means was lesort
td to in the effoit to preent the stiike,
claims that the cost of living lias In
creased to the point wheio the miner
was compelled to ask for higher wages,
denies the allegations of the operators
that the productive capacity of the
mine workeis has fallen off, but, on the
other hand has Inci eased; quotes offi
cial figures to .substantiate the conten
tion that the emploers can pay higher
vvsges without increasing the cost of
coal to the consumer, asset ts that the
coal cauylng tallroads which control
about Si per cent, of the mines absorb
the profits of their coal companies by
chaiglug exorbitant freight rates;
4iims that a ton at the- mines means
nnvvvheic fiom 2,740 to 3,190 pounds in
stead of 2,240 and savs that more men
aic killed and Injured In the anthracite
mines of Pennsylvania annually than
vveie killed or wounded duiing the
Spanish-Ainei lean wai. The address
also says in the event the union is
crushed, which, It addb, is not likely, a
new oiganization would Use from it3
ruins. It concludes with anothei appeal
for aibltratlon of all the questions in
dibpute. The addiebs, in full, is as fol
lows. Mr. Mitchell's Statement.
Wilkes-.Buire, Pa., Juno ii, 190-
To the Public.
If the content now hi piogiess In the
anthracite coal regions of Pennslanla
affected only the welfaie of the lalhoad
and mining corpoiatlons on the ono hand
and the coal mine woiKeis on the othei,
the public would hae no ltal Intel csts at
stake and would consequently be lo-,s
concerned than It now is in the continu
ance, the exlenoion or the teimination ot
thp conflict; but Inasmuch us thoie lit a
thtid and Impoitant intuicst iuoled,
which, althoiiRh In no wise lespuiiblblu
for the piesent stilko, Is, tievei tholes, an
Innocent lctlm thereof. It Is but fall uml
piopei that the gencial public should be
fully and accuiately intoimcd upon the
mollis of the question in conliovetsy. It
it shall be asked why wc luue waited
until the close of the sixth week of tho
btilUo to Ijmiu a statement of this na
tuie, sufficient answer mav bo found In
the fact that we have hesitated to utter
any woid en to take anv position that
would Impede en cmburiuss easy iccon
ciliatlon with tho coal opeiutois. Evciy
delay and piecutillon, eveiy couceUanlu
eonclllntoiy effoi t tint honoiable and
onset v alive men rould tnke to aveit u
inptuie, and ovei.v means that thought
mild suggest to bilug the matter In dis
pute to aibltiatlon was icsoitcd to by tho
union, both befoio the stiiko older was
I' sued and blnce It went Into effect, but
without aall, tho coul magnates leplj -lug
to all oui uvciturcs with the declina
tion that theie was nothing to aibltratc.
This stutcintiit on their puit Is equiva
lent to s-ivlng that the coul mine workeis
have mado umcnsonublc demands und
havo Htiuck without ual or sufficient
eause, k To (his let plain, unvauilshcd
facts and Itguies leplj.
Tor moie thun twcnty-llvo long curs
the nntluaclto coal mine weaker.-) eif Penn
p l:.inln luio chafed and moaned uuelot
tho most Intoloiablo and iuhumuno condi
tions of employment Imaginable Their
nvciugo annual cuinlngi huvo been less
than those of any other class of wont
mill In the IMiltcel Mutes, notwithstanding
tliu fact that theli woik Is moio haraid
enis und llio tost eif living greater than
In any othei Impoitant Amcrkau Indus
tiy, The total number of persons em
plojed In and urouiul the untlnuello coal
inlne-s Is II7.M0; they aro employed never
to ei cod '.'00 elas In any ono scuts, and
they iceclvei as coinpcnHalioii for their
hci vices an aveiago of J1.42 for a ten-hour
wink day, It will bo thus noteil that
thoy cam annually less than thieo hiui
elie'd elollnis. Such pay may supply a liv
ing on a par with some classes of Ihiro
jieuii loboiers; but who will say that it
Is sufficient to support Amcilenu citizen-t-hlp
or enable paieuls to educate and
pinpnily malnlaln their families? Tiue It
Is that a ten per eent luc'icaso Ju wages
was granted by the coal oicraloi3 as a
sit Ike concession vvn ouis ago, but It Is
also ti no that a lingo portion of this ten
per rent, was pultl hack to tho companies
to t)iij tho Hiippie-sslou of an old powder
pilewuiip; mourner, according to iell
ail rnniiiirie-lul agencies, tho cost eif
Jlijng hits lilt i (used, puith'Ulurly In tin
purrluiHo of foodstuffs, from .to in 40 por
ent, so that the pure basing power of a
lulnri's earnings Is less now than hcfoio
tho strike of 9oo.
Regaiding Productive Capacity.
The pirsldeiits of the various coul enr
rjlng inllioails Imvo given publicity to a
statement that during tho 5 ear l'jot the
pioductlvc capacity of mine w'orkers do
teilorated an aveiago of KJJ per cent.; In
ohi'r words, tho I'nlicil Mlno Workeis"
o-wqliailua 1 accused of encouraging
-jt.
ADDRESS
THE PUBLIC
tioor woikmanshlii. An cxnmlnatlnn ot
tho icpoilH on toal production compiled
by the United Slates government, dis
closes the fact that tho allegations of the
ralhoad presidents aio misleading and un
tin, ns tho following figures will demon
stiate: Piom 1VX) to lW, Inclusive, the mines
wcro In active operation an aveiago of Mi
dnvs per vein, nnd for each person cm
plojed theio vvcie ptoduccd 3rt3M tons ot
coal per year, or for each elav the mlnos
wcio in opeiatlon 216 tons were produced
per cmplove: while In the vcar 1001,
against which the opciators so bltteiiy
complain, the mines wcio In opeiatlon
1944 das, and there weio produced 47" 43
tons for each pei son omplovcd, or for
each day tho mines were in opeiatlon 2 3U
tons wero produced per cmplove, thus
showing conclusively that Instead of a de
terioration thero was a decided Improve
ment In tho productive eapacltv of the
men after they became thoroughly oi
ganized. Can the unprejudiced reflect
upon these fucts nnd conclude that the
nnthiuclta miner Is not u better workmen
than ho was befoie the 10 per cent, con
cession In wages two eais ago?
The lallroid presidents contend that
they cannot Increase wages without mak
ing a coi responding Increase In tho selling
pi Ice of their pioduct to the consumet,
nnd have accused the mlno workers of
suggesting a pioposltlon that would Im
pose a hardship upon the public by In
creasing the mor'cet price of coal ten
cents a ton, the amount that would havn
been requlied to meet nil the demands
made by the miners; however, their solici
tude for tho public weal has not detencd
them from advancing the market pilco
of their coal more thun one dollar per ion
since the strike was inaugurated without
giving anv part of this Increase to the
mlno workeis. In substantiation of our
claim that the coal companies can af
ford to pay Imrcased wages to the mine
workers without Increasing the cost of
coal to consumers, we submit the follow
ing extracts from tho government reports
showing the selling value of coal loaded
on cars at the mines for the eleven eais
beginning with JS90 and endtmr with 1900.
as compared with 1&01. The average home
value of all coal mTned and sold during
this period was $1.4S por ton, while a
press bulletin recently Issued by Charles
D. Walcott. director of tho United States
geological stnvey. savs that for the year
3901. "the inciense In the valuo of the
anthracite product icccived at the mines
showed a gain of $27.74fl.lC9. or moie than
31 per cent, over that of 1900 The aver
age price for the marketed anthracite
coal, that Is the pioduct shipped to mar
ket or sold to local trade was 1 S7, the
highest figure obtained since 188! "
Ability to Pay.
In othei woids, while, according to
Piesldettt Olvpbuut, U cents pei ton iep,
resents the operators' Inci eased cost o'f
production In 1901, 39 cent.s per ton, as
compared with 1900, represents the In
creased value of the product to the oper
ators In view ot the fact that this enor
mous Increase in the selling pi ice of coal
has been extoited from the consumer by
tho coal tiust, can anyone say that the
demands of tho mlneis for a small poi
tlon of the Increased wealth theli labor
has pi educed aic utucasonable and un
wai ranted?
Further evidence of the abllltv of the
coal mine opeiatois to pay lncieased
wages is swoin to In the sworn testimony
of Mr. John Maiklc, managing purtnei
of the G. B. Mdikle Coal company. This
dun opeiates three mines in the Lehigh
legion and is known as an independent
opciatoi.
In the Supieme couit of Peuti'-vlvania,
lu 10 Maikle s Wilbur (Pennslvanla
State Reports, page 200), "John Maikle
was swoin and dining his testimony
swoio thaj be was appointed superinten
dent or manages by the ai tides of co
paitneishlp, at a salaiy of $15,000 per
eai, and that undei his management,
from 1S90 to 1S94, inclusive, the paitneshlp
made laige profits of over $1,000,000" Din
ing the five eais refened to by Mr.
Maikle the government leports bhow that
tho home value of coal pi oil need by the
authiaclte coal companies was $1 .'1 per
ton. If the G. B. Maikle company could
make n piotlt of over Jl.000,000 In Ilvo
cais when the selling pi Ice of their coal
at the mines was $151, does not it seem
reasonable to suppose, that tho larger
companies whose cost of pioductlon Is
necesbaillv less could muko a sufliclent
profit in 1901, when tho home value of
their coal jvas $1 87 pei ton, to enable
them without dctilmcut to their business
to pay the anthincite mine woikeis tho
small, pittance asked for by them?
In his annual lepoit to the dliectois of
his company President Truesdale, of tho
Delawaie, Lackawanna and Western
company, sas lu substance, "tho year
1901 will pass Into histoiy as ono of the
most satlsfactoiy. If not the baunei year
for the anthiacito coal Interests of this
count! y. Tho tonnage mined, purchased
and handled was much gi eater than any
picvlous vear In the history of tho enm
pnn. The rato per ton per mlln eained
on coal hauled was SOI mills. Tho pies
cut outlook Is favorable for an Indefinite
I'onllnuunce of these favoiablo condi
tions." The Commeiclal and rinanilal Chron
icle, commenting upon tho leport of Pies
ident 01p!niiU, of tho Delawaie and Hud
son, suvs that "tho aveiago of anthracite
scllnlg pi Ires for 1901 must have been 30 to
40 eents higher than In 1900, nnd the
piollts of tho coal mining opcrnllons of
tlin Dclawuio and Hudson In 3901 was
Piesident Baei's Statement.
President Baer, the u cognized .spokes
man of the coal ti list, mudo the state,
incut that ho vvnh icady to submit the
books of tho eoal dcpuitmcnts for our ex
amination, lu ordr in piovo that wages
could not bo increased. This proposition,
on tho suifaee, appeals leubonablc, but
when dlsbectctl ami analyzed it is posi
tively absmd, Kltrhty-lho or ninety per
cent, of all coal pioduccd In thu anllira
cito legion s fiom mines owned and op
eiated by tho vailous eonl raining mll
roads; tho ficlght rlmigca for hauling a
ton of mithraclto eoal one mllo mo tin co
times as gicat as thoMi of other loads for
hauling u ton of bituminous coal ono
mill'; and as a consequence, tho toal do
pailiut'iith, while actually earning mun
itions piollts nu a lORillmalo business,
may and elo appear to bu loi-lng money,
for the leuson that tho railway depart
ments nhsoih the piollts of the coul dp
pal (mints by dunging tho coal depart
ments cxoibllnut freight rates Thoy
thus (oli Pcler to pay Paul. It cannot ha
biilil.. in extenuation, thu t thoio Is any
pee ullar uccesblty for this tilplo chaigo on;
hard coal, fin all kinds of fi eight veiy
inucl) moie tiouhlcsnmn to handle and
mora perishable aro cat tied at far lower
I a Us.
lu connection with this subject atten
tion Is respectfully ellieetcd to tho fait
that a ton of coal sb tho consumer mi
dcibtands, Is not a ton of coal as tho
miner Is paid for It; that Is (o sa. when
the consumer purchases n Inn of toal ho
receives 2,210 pounds, a legal ton; when
tho rnlh nod companies transport eoal
to maiket thoy receive tarlrt upon 2,240
pounds, a legal ton;' but when the miner
Is being paid for his labor he Is icqulled
to product) nnd loud fiom 2,740 to :t,)90
pounds for n ton; and It Is against this
fliigrunt Injustice that the alithrarltn
mlnctn so vigorously mid lustly protest.
The operators say, of couise, that the ex
cess weight Is requlied to compensnto
them for Imptultlcs and lcfuso matter
that Is loaded with the eoal and cannot
bo marketed, but If their statement bo
ti no whv Is It nccessHiv to continue a
svslcm of docking by which nt times they
nrbltiarlly deduct from a mlnei's earn
ings from 10 to in per cent, of the total
as a penalty for loading Impurities for
vv hlch thev hav e already penalized him In
excess weight? It must bo obvious to ev
ery lutellgent observer that tho coil
companies derive a consldeiable Income
fiom the contlnunncc of this sjstcm of
mcasuilng the enrnlngs of their omploves,
as they thus receive a lingo amount of
marketable coal for which thev retain no
compensation to the mlnci. The miners
havo nsked that the coal they pioducn
shall bo honestly weighed and correctly
recorded.
This iceltnl of facts disposes of tho op
erators' claim that they cannot afford to
pay living wages for faithful service and
unceasing toll amid surroundings con
stantly fraught with the gravest dangers.
Mine Inspectors' Reports.
The reports of the mlno Inspectors' bu
reau of tho state of Pennsylvania show
that during the past decade the averago
yeaily fatalities in tho anthracite coal
mines wero 437; and that for tho jear 1901
there wero 481 latal and 1.23U non-fatal
accidents; this means that for ever 119,
000 tons of coal brought to the surface
one person Is killed and more than two
seriously injured; it means that fot each
day tho mines are In operation more than
two persons' lives are sacrificed anil mors
than five persons aic Injured. Indeed, It
Is a matter of record that eight tlme3 as
many men nnd bovs aro killed and Injured
annually in the anthracite coal mines ot
Pennsylvania as were killed and wounded
from tho American ranks in the Spanish
American war In Cuba
Vet If one weto to credit the stories
that appear In the columns of the dallv
press it would be seen that tho men who
constantly risk their lives working In the
bowels of tho caith weic a lawless class,
who havo no high conception of the du
ties of A'merlcan citizenship. That tliey
havo been grossly maligned Is pioved by
the lecords of the police courts and the
testimony of the chiefs of police depart
ments of tho fotu largest communltleb In
the anthracite field, namelv, Scranton,
WIlkes-Baire. Ilazleton and Shamokln.
The rcpoits of these cities and the state
ments of the burgess and chiefs of police
piove that theic has been less Infraction
of the law nnd fewer ai rests during the
time the stiike has been In progress than
for a like period preceding it; in fact a
person pissing through the coal fields
and mining towns of Northeastern Pnn
slvanla would not know that a gieat
industiial contest is in progress but for
the piesenco of a peifcct army ot coal
and Iron police, who proudly display their
revolvers and rifles, a,nd flaunt their au
thoiltv In an effort to oveiuwo peaceful
strikers or provoke them to acts of vio
lence. Purpose of the Operators.
As vve havo said in tho opening paia
graph of this statement, wo have demo
all that honorable men could do both to
avert and to end this stiike. It Is now
appaient that the real pin pose of the coal
operatois is to destioy oiganization
among their workmen. If by anv chance
the should succeed In theli design, which
is not at all llkclv, another labor oigan
ization will spilng Horn the itiins ot tho
United Mlno Woikeis of America, and
their conttst for living wages, for hu
mane conditions of emplovment, for bet
ter education, for higher citizenship will
go on until the men who pioduce coul,
the originating motor power which
diives tho wheels of commeicc and Indus
tiy, the product that Is so essential to
the welfaie of society, the mlneial which
is tho veiy foundation of our national
piospeilty, shall lccelvc for their labor
sufficient compensation to iellevex them
of the necessity of sending theli bos and
girls of tender vears and fiall phvsiquo,
to the mines and mills, theie to destiov
their vouthful vlgoi In an effort to asalst
their undeipald parents to maintain their
families
Conscious of thu gieat ieponsibllity
testing upon us, appieheuslvo of tho dan
ger threatening our commeiclal supio
maoy should the coal miners of the en
tire 'nlted States hecome participants
In this struggle, vve repeat our proposition
to aibltrate till questions In dlsputo;
and, If our piomlses aio wrong, if oui
position Is untenable, if out demands can
not be sustained bv facts and tlguic-s, wo
will again return to tho mines, take up
our tools of Industiv, and await the dav
when we shall havo a moie righteous
causo to claim the approval of the Amei
lcan people. John Mitchell,
President of the 1'nlled Mlno Workeis ot
Ameilca.
DESPERATE PIGHT
ON ACCOUNT OF ARMY
One Man Dead and Three Others
Probably Fatally Wounded at
Xnoxville, Tenn.
By Kxeliuhe vv Ire from The Associated Prwi
Knosvllle, Tenn., Juno Si. An attack
upon the American army, made at n
garden paily hcio last night, sliuted a
desperate fight, which muy cost four
lives. Ono man Is dead and three others
are probably fatally wounded. The dead
man Is John Kennedy, aged 45, and the
Injured aio Alonzo Burger, stabbed,
cannot lecovor; Charles Itobbs, badly
cut; Lincoln Monday, stabbed.
Monday, who has served three years
In the Philippines as a member of tho
Ninth Infantry, gave Burger tho lie
when tho latter declaied that "two
thlids of tho American soldiers who
went to tho Philippines wero hoodlums
and the other third weio covvnicls nnd
bullies. In the fight that followed,
Ilobba and Kennedy took tho pait of
Baiger. AH fought with pocket knives,
until Monday fell fiom the loss of
blood. Then one of his friends lu tho
ciovvd handed hint u icvolver and he
shot Kennedy dead,
m i
Steamship Arrivals,
Pj I'xtlustre V ire fiom The Ahsoclatf d Prrw
New York. Juno 2." Arrived; Columbia,
Glasgow and Movlllo; Statciidam, Rottei
dam and Boulogne; I'inbria, Liverpool
and Qiieenstown. Beachy Head Passed:
Grosser Kurfurst, BtVmcn for Chcibouig
and Now York. CUpo bpaitol Passed;
Lnhn. New York for Gibraltar, Naples
nnd Genoa. Liverpool Arrived: lltrurla,
Now York via Queenstovvn. Hamburg
Arrived; Pilncesbln Vlctoihi LiiIpp, New
York via Plymouth and C'heibourg.
Quennbtnwn Sailed; Lucanla, fiom Liv
erpool, New York,
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
Bu This Afternoon Erie Will Be
Thronged with Statesmen
and Others.
GIDDY DECORATIONS
ARE PROMISED
Erie Business Men Promise to Make
the City Look Gaudy Before Night.
Mr. Bailey Mentioned ns Lieuten
ant Governor The Other Aspir
ants. By I'Tehifhe Wire from The Awoclated Pres.
Erie, Pa., June 22. Erie will soon be.
In the hands of Democrats. Big crowds
aro coming In from the western coun
ties and by tomorrow afternoon the full
delegations trom eastern counties will
commence to come In. As yet the dele
gates who are here are stragglers, none
of the counties having their full rep
resentation on the ground.
The city Is not gaily decorated yet,
but the Erie business people proml.se
to have the place looking really gaudy
before Monday night.
J. M. Guffey and other Plttsburgors
are expected late tomorrow night.
Warren Worth 'Bailey, of Johnstown,
came In this evening and has seveial
planks he will ask to have inserted In
the platform. Including one recom
mended by tho State Tax league.
Mr. Bailey has been prominently
mentioned In connection with tho lieu
tenant governorship.
The western county woikers who are
hero, especially those from the north
west, are talking about Representative1
A. J. Palm, of Crawford, for second
place, tonight. In event the efforts to
have Mr. Guthrie take this place prove
fruitless. 1
Nobody seems to have nny definite
Idea as jet who will be temporary
chairman of Wednesday's convention,
but there Is a good deal of talk about
former Chairman Robert E. Wright, of
Allentovvn, for permanent chairman.
Mr. Pattlson will likely get here to
morrow night, word having been ic
celved from him today.
Formdr Judge Gordon and D. L
Krebs, representing the Kerr candi
dacy, will be here In themornlng and
will likely go over to Cambridge to
meet the workers there.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
HEADED POR ERIE
Prominent Pittsburg Politicians Be
lieve That Pattlson Will Stifle
the Guthrie Boom.
By y xelcsivc Wire from 'flee Associated Press.
Plttsbuig, Pa June 22. Geoige W.
Gutlnie, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, will leave for
Eiie, the convention city, tomorrow
morning. He will be accompanied by
thiiteen delegates and about fifty prom
inent Democrats of Allegheny county,
who aie committed to his support. The
Guthrie headquarters will be at the
Reed house.
A povvderful influence has been at
woik trying to induce Mr. Guthrie to
accept the second place on the ticket.
His leply made today to the question
if he would tun foi lieutenant governor
was an emphatic "no" and he added
"that Is final."
Chailes A. Fagan will make the
speech on Wednesday nominating Mr.
Guthrie.
Colonel J, M. Guffey, Democratic na
tional committeeman, whom, it Is con
ceded, will be a dominant factor in the
convention will leave for Erie tomorrow
afternoon. All efforts to secure from
the colonel nn expression concerning
IiIh choice for the head of the ticket,
or as to the conduct of the convention
have failed. The prediction freely
made by many piomlnent Democrats
In the city is that ex-Governor R. E.
Pattlson will bo nominated, probably
on the fust ballot.
TROLLEY COLLISION. '
A Score of Persons Injured in an Ac
cident at Philadelphia.
B Fxclmhc Wire from The Associated Prex,
Philadelphia, Juno '.'2 A score of per
sons vvero.liijuied tonight In a collision of
tiollov cats at Chestnut Hill, a suburb,
but the majoilty of the victims proceeded
to their homos, after being treated at u
hospital, Tho most suvercly injured aro;
Mrs. Augusta Shine, Internal Injuries,
Martin Dcmohuc, motorman, hcud mid
aims Injiiied,
I'rancls Cuny, less and arms and sev
eial ribs biokcn.
The cur npoiatvd by Dounliuo became
unmanageable at tho top of a hill and
clashed into another ear which had stop
ped at tho foot of tho grade. Itoth cais
wero ciovvdcd with passengeis, who wcio
piled In an lnilisiimlnate mat.s by thn
forco of tho Impact, Most of tho pas
sengeis me suffoilng from contusions
und thock.
LEDGER COAL ARTICLE.
In exclusive Wire fiom The Associated I'rrns.
Philadelphia Juno 22 -Tho Ledgei, In
Its coul article tonioirow, will suyj
Tho anthracite coal tiado Is without
now developments. Tho htilko goes on,
and tlteiu Is no Indication of an cuily
ehaiign In tho situation. HIlumlnoiiH coal
has largely replaced anthiacito for steam
purposes. Theio Is hut little attual nn
thruclto demand, und I ho supply appears
to be mli'iunte, If people will pay tho ad
vanced retail prices. Tho publlo do not
seem to bo curing much about thn situa
tion, as tho dome.illo demand Is very
sniull in bummer time.
His Fiftieth Anniversary,
H Kiclushr Wire from fho Associated ri(j
Cleveland, Ohio, Juno !.'. Tho Itev,
Palher Cumllllus, O. 1 M , celebiatcd his
llflleth uiiiilvoisary as a prlcat hero to
day lu bt, Joicuh's churclu
VIOLENCE AT TORONTO.
First Attempt to Run Street Cars
After Strike Causes Riot.
By Kxcltirive w Ire from 1 he Associated t'rcM.
Toronto, Ont., June 22. Tho first at
tempt made by the Toronto Street
Railway compuity to run their cars
with men lilted to take the pluce of the
striking motormen and conductors was
met with violence. Only one effort was
made to open the truffle and' tho tem
per shown by the striken! nnd their
sympathise! s convinced the officials
that It would be Impossible to run cms
without strong protection. It was
therefore decided to nppeal to the au
thorities for troops nnd to suspend op
erations until their arrival tomorrow
morning.
Stones, sticks, eggs and stale vege
tables were the weapons used by the
strike sympathizers to prevent the rail
way company from giving a service.
Several of tho Imported men were
roughly handled and one ot them, a
motorman named Johnson, was badly
cut In the face by stones and broken
glass. Six or seven cars had windows
and doors broken and wore otherwise
badly shattered with stones and bricks.
Seven hundred and fifty mounted sol
diers wero sent from Niagara tonight
on special trains and will arrive at day
light, nnd 800 additional soldiers have
been ordered to parade at the armories.
Several hundred extra policemen were
also sworn in tonight.
NO MORE DISORDER
AT PATERS0N
The Streets Are Filled with Curious
People Who Come to See the
Militia.
By iclustie Wire from The A'ssoclated Press
Patcrson, N. J., June 22. Theie was
no disorder today, though the streets
were filled with curious people from
other places who came to see the mil
itia at their posts.
alayor Hinchcliffe Issued a proclama
tion calling attention to the ordinances
which piohlbit the setting off of flro
ci alters, other explosives nnd the fir
ing of pistols, guns, etc.; the carrying
of concealed weapons and the storage
of explosives. He deemed this neces
sary because of the Fourth of July
spirit which is just beginning to mani
fest Itself. He holds that explosive
noises tend to draw crowds and that re
cent sales of weapons by the stores of
the city indicate that large numbers ot
people are carrying them.
Several houses In the Italian quarter
were visited by the police today who
searched them for arms, but the visits
brought no resr't. r-
The militia is ;stlll on guard at the
mills and some men of the details are
stationed at the upper windows of each
place, armed with rifles. The general
oideis are to shoot to kill if a mob ap
pears. The weavers are divided into
two sections, ono portion favoring go
ing to work in the morning regardless
of existing conditions. Just about half,
however, are talking In a dlffeient vein.
They object to working under the pro
tection ot soldiers. They claim there
Is no need of soldiers being detailed In
the mills and they talked of staving out
until the troops depait just to show
the employers that they can do so with
out committing violence.
GOVERNOR TAFT'S MISSION.
Rampolla's Reply Gives Him Reason
to Believe Negotiations Are Suc
cessful. Iy 1 v.huivc Wiic from TI e Associated Pres
Rome, June 22. The reply o'f Cardi
nal Rumpollu, papal secietary of state,
to the presentation by William H. Taft,
civil governor of the Philippines, to the
Vatican of his Instructions fiom Secre
tary of War Root, was received by
Governor Taft lust night. It has been
translated Irto English, and after duo
consideration ot the cardinal's answer
Judge Taft does not deem It proper to
permit its publication at the present
stage of the proceedings, because he
fears that by so doing he might eni
bairass the negotiations.
Cardinal Rampolla has submitted a
copy of his leply to Judge Taft to the
committee of cardinals which was
formed to consider the matter of re
ligious orders and other church affairs
In tho Philippines, In order to Inform
them of tho picclse scope of the ciucs
tlons Involved, nnd upon which It Is
hoped that definite results will shortly
bo arrived nt.
It cannot be said that any conclusion
has as vet been reached, but the gen
eral tenoi of Caidlnnl Rampolla's icply
gives reason to expect that Governor
Talt's negotiations will be entirely suc
cessful. Governor Taft will answer Cardinal
Rampolla's letter next Wednesday.
CHINESE CRUISER WRECKED.
One Hundied and Fifty Officers and
Men Ate Killed.
B Kxiliulip Wire fiom llic Astociatcil l'rfMi.
London. June 2i A dispatch to tho
Ccuttul News from Shanghai sajs that
the Chlneso cruiser Kal-Chl was wreckeel
today by a terrlllu explosion, while Ijlng
In tho Vang Tso i Ivei ,
Tho KabChl sank In thirty second, and
1J0 o ill corn und men on board wero killed
or diawiied. Only two men on boaid tho
cruiser escaped elotith.
LORD MILNER GOVERNOR
OF THE TRANSVAAL
l; exclusive W Ire from 'I he Associated Press.
Protorla, Juno SJ Lord Mlluer, who
was lliilinh high commissioner lu South
Africa, took tho oath as governor of thu
Transvaul hcio today, In tho pretence of
a lurgo assemblage ot people. Ho wus
heartily theerrd by those prehent and a
siiluto lu his honor wus tlrrd from tho
fmt,
Half Fate to Etic.
Pj- l.irluihc ivlrcfromlh Asioriatrd Pres
Krio, Pa Juno 2.'. Tho Centl.il Pasien
ger nssorlallnn has notified t'halrman T.
P. Hinder that the lain of ono faro for
the round tilp has been granted for dch.
gates to tho People's party slato con
ventlon at Krle on Juno 23, good going
to June 'J and returning to Juno 2$, both
Inclusive.
CLOSING SESSIONS
OF CONGRESS
--
POLITICS IN NEBRASKA.
Prospects of Fusion Between tho
Democrats.
Uj INeluslte Wire from The Audited l'rc.
Grand Island, Neb., June 21 Tho
Democrats and Populist state conven
tions wilt bo held In this city Tuesday
and already the question whether fu
sion on the statf ticket will be accom
plished Is a topic of earnest discussion
oh both sides. Several party leaders
hope to effect a combination of nomina
tions and platforms that will be ac
ceptable to the fusion forces, nnd
aigtie that such an arrangement is the
only one by which the election of tho
ticket is possible.
The question of whether William J.
Brjan will accept the nomination for
governor, Is one on which, perhaps, de
pends the possibility of u combination
ticket. Little doubt is cxpiesscd that
If Mr. Bryan shall permit his name to
he used the lest will be easily accom
plished. Former Senator W. V. Allen will go
to the convention with tho expressed
intention of securing Mr. Bryan's nom
ination. With Mr. Bran eliminated from the
possibilities, It Is hard to ptedlct fu
sion ctf the two conventions, but many
believe there will be two full tickets
in the field. There will be a dozen can
didates, many of whom have already
secured endorsements by county con
ventions. Among the Populists men
tioned for the head of the ticket are
Senator Allen, Dr. E. C. Coffin, of Ord,
Congressman Sutherland and J. C.
Sprecher. Prominent Democratic pos
sibilities are Former Attorney-General
Smythe, W. H. Thompson and Victor
Vifquain.
CORNELL WINS THE
T0UGHKEEPSIE RACES
The Ithacans Sweep the River.
Pennsylvania and Others Badly
Beaten Wisconsin Second.
By txclusivc Wire from The vssociated Press.
Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 22. Cor
nell won every solitary event of the
annual regatta rowed here vesterday
afternoon In the presence of many thou
sans of spectators. Four-oaied, fresh
man and 'varsity crews were all the
same to them. Come one, come all, It
made no difference to the Ithacans,
and the cardinal triumphed over all
rivals and Cornell Is mistress of the
Hudson.
Cornell's victories in the four-oared
and ficshman laces were exceedingly
easy, and in the big event of the day,
the 'varsity race, she beat the best of
her five rivals with two open lengths
of water to spaie, but she had to let
her strength out a bit to do the trick.
Wisconsin was second at the finish of
that long, heart-breaking struggle.'and
Columbia was third, only half a length
behind the "Badgers," after making a
game and almost successful attempt to
finish In second place. Pennsylvania,
Syracuse and Georgetown were badly
beaten, the Pennsylvanlans managing
to creep Into fourth place two lengths
and moie behind Columbia, while Sia
cuse beat Georgetown about ten feet in
the struggle to keep out of last place.
The time made by the winning ciew
was 19 03 3-3, as against the 18 5J 1-5
made last year by Cornell's lecord
breaking crew. Couitney Is confident,
and so aio the membeis of the ciew,
that the lecoul established lust June
could have been bioken vesterday had
there been a crew on the river capable
of making the Ithacans do their best.
As It was, Cornell never gave her pai
tlsans any uneasiness worth mention
ing after the first half mile had been
rowed. The ciew never had to spuit,
and pulled practically the same stroke
from beginning to end, keeping It up to
32 to the minute, with only one brief
period, when It fell to 31. Before the
race Courtney said that ho had only an
average Cornell ciew, but It turned out
to be better than that, just how much
better circumstances did not peimlt
tho spectators to find out,
Tho result of the big race was no sur
prise, as most good judges of lowing
prophesied that tho cardinal would win.
Theie was considerable speculation
about the ficshman race, however, and
thfl "Haelgeis" believed thoy hnd a good
ehanee to win. They had no eomplulnt
to make after tho lace, as they finished
a good second, as they did lu the 'vai
slty utce. Columbia finished thlid 'In
each, and was disappointed about tho
result of the four oared contest, In
which It was thought that she hnd a
good rhnnco to bo Hist. Her four per
formed in unexpectedly bad fashion, as
Columbia's scrub four lowed a mile on
Fiiday in 5.05, while Pennsylvania had
to low the two miles yesterday In tml."
10.SI 4-5 to beat Columbia tlueo and a
half lengths.
Three Men Dtowned.
Ily hxchulvp Wiie from The Sfoi laled I'rrss.
Milwaukee. Juno 22 Three men wero
drowned today In l.ik" Michigan while
fishing from a boat, which capsized. The
names of tho drowned are: W. P. l'alhe,
.Milwaukee', ngr! cui.s; Jucob Ilejer,
aged ra, t'blcago; Joseph Urcely, aged ."J,
of New York.
Wife Mm dei ci's Sentence.
B) t rlulic Ire fiom The Asociatnl Press.
I'oitbiud, liid.. Juno 2--f.'hailcs 13.
Shepherd, wio killed his wlfo at Reel
Krj, Ind , last March, was found guilty
of murder lu the first degio last night,
and was Miitcnred to llfo imprisonment.
DEATHS OF A DAY,
Uy 1 xelmlve Wire from 'the Associated Press.
Washington, June 2.'. Morell Marean,
for probably twenty years tho local
manager of tho Western Union Telegraph
company, aged about 60 years, Is dead.
Ho was a natlvo of Montrose, Pa., and
leaves a widow and four children. Hn
was wel known lu tho telegraphic field
tliioughout tho United SUUk
Senate Will Devote the Present
Week to Odds and Ends
ot Legislation.
STEERING COMMITTEE
ABANDONS RECIPR0CITT
Senator Quay Has Given Notic
That He Will Call Up His Motion
for the Discharge of the Committee
on Territories Other Bills to B'
Considered During the Week.
Opinion of the House Leaders That
the Coming Week Will Be the Last
of the Present Session.
IJ) t'i lusivo lie from The u 'ateel lrc
Washington, June 22 The sessions ol
the senate during the present week will
be devoted to odds and ends of legis
lation. It was the puipose of the Re
publican steei Ing committee to mak
the Cuban leclprocity bill the older ot
business after the disposition of the
Inter-oceanlc canal bill, but the two
Republican confeiences have rendered
It evident that theio could be no reci
procity legislation this session, so the
steering committee has abandoned Itf
purpose.
Some Interest Is manifested In the
notice Senator Quay has given that to
morioiv he would call up his motion for
tho discharge ot the committee on ter
ritories from furtner consideration of
tho omnlb"s statehood bill, in order to
secure actio., "i It during the present
session, but the understanding now is
that he will not press his motion and
that the question will go over until the
next session of congress, in obedience
to the wish of the Republican leaders.
Senator Bate, hovvevei, has stated that
if Senator Quay does not press his
motion he (Bate) will move to have thr
committee discharged and the bill
taken up. This motion would bring the
question up, but coming from the min
ority side of the chamber, it would be
predestined to defeat.jusltMsjiinderi,
stood there are very few, if any, Re
publican senatois who will support
such a motion if made by a Democratic
senator. Other bills to be consldcicd
during the week are the bill creating a
national forest reserve In the south
ern Apatachtan mountain range, the
pure food bill and the general lmmiy
gratlon bill. The week will also be
given over to confeience repoits on ap
pioprlatlon bills and other measures In
dispute between the two houses. The
conference repoi t on the naval appro
priation bill will be submitted on Mon
day and eaily consldeiation will be
given the lepoit. Theie will also be
an effoit to havo the dispute over the
army bill adjusted dining the week,
with some prospect of success. The
committee on appropriations will take
up the general deficiency bill tomoi -row
and piobably will leport It the lat
ter pait of the week. This Is the la
of the appiopriatlon bills, and with Its
disposal theio will be little In the vva
of final adjoin nment of congiess. Sen
atois genet ally predict that the con
gress will dlspetse between the lliet
and the Fourth of July.
In the House.
The opinion of the houso kudeis Is
that this coming vvi-clc will be the Ian
full week of the piesent t.c,,-Ion of eon
giesp, Although no lesolullon foi a
sine die adjournment has vet been In
tioduccel, the leaders gcneiallv (In th
datp ot final adjoin nment at July 3 of
next week '
Tho Philippine overnnicnt bill will
hold the bom ds In the houc, except
for such time as is occupied In dis
posing of eonfoiPine icpoits, until
Thin. sduy, and posMbly Friday. Mem
beis generally aio using It as a vehicle
foi polltlinl speeches tci bf cliculatei'
In the coming campaign, and Its pns
agp by a solid Republican vole li ns
Miird, The icmulntlei of the week will
bo taken up with conference icpoit.s on
appropilntlon bills and other measuies
In dispute between the two houses. As
soon as the i evolution piovidlng for the
fluul adjoin nment Is iieloptcil, motion,
to .suspend the mlcs will be in en dor at
tills tlmo and this will gieatly faclll
tutc business dining the closing eluvs
of the session.
LUZERNE SOCIALISTS.
Thoy Nominate a Ticket at Wilkes
Bane. n,' l.ve li.vlve Wire from Tho A-soclatrd I'reM,
Wllkes-Rarre. Juno 22. Tho Luxerne
county Soclullbts hold a convention here
today and placed tho following ticket in
tho field:
Congress, C. V. Qulnn; county trcas
uicr, Nvm Seward; register of wills,
James Cathcral; representative in state
usM'nildy, Charles Lavln,
Resolutions were adopted demanding
ro eminent ownership of mines: endors
ing tho mlnert' strike and pledging the
stilkcts financial support.
Miners Vote to Return to Work, '
Py Inclusive ire from The Associated Prts.
Charleston, W, A'a June 22. Klghty.
pllio men at Wlulfrede, one of the laig
cst mines hi tho Kanawha field, held a
meeting today und voted on the question
of ictiiriilng to work. It resulted In but
one negative, and Manager Cassaday ex
pects them all back tomorrow, They
liavo been out but ono week,
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WEATHER FORECAST,
Washington, Juno 2J Foiecnst
for Monday and Tuesdaj; Hist
crn Pennsylvania Fair Monday
and Tuesday: slowly rising tern
peiuturo; light noi th west winds,
becoming variable
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