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PRESIDENT
MINING SITUATIOA
Reports That Onlu Possible Set
. tlement Is for Men to Re
turn to Work.
HE TOLD FATHER
CURRAN THAT
Should the Indianapolis Convention
Order a General Strike It Will, He
Says, Make No Difference Soft
Coal Districts Do a Land Office
' Business Views of Various Dele
gates to the Indianapolis Conven
tion Other Strike Developments of
a Day.
By Excludic Wire from I be Associated l'rces.
Now York, July 15. The Commercial
.Advertiser totluy says: "President
' Hacr of the Rending railroad came, to
the city today and put In some busy
, hours at his office In the Jersey Central
building. He said there was no change
r , 'ic stilkc situation. In reply to a
Ua, )n. President Hacr said that the
grf&ri, Father J, J. Cumin, or Wilkes
Mai c, had called upon hlni yesterday
at Philadelphia.
"Father Cumin had no piopositlon
for a settlement to submit to ine,'
said President Baer. 'How could he?
He Is no wise a factor in the strike.
Father Curran asked inc If there was
Uo way In which the trouble could be
settled. I told him there was one way
namely, that the miners return to
work and behave themselves.' Presi
dent Baer said It would be a good thing
for outsiders to keep hands off and let
the operators settle with the men.
"President Baer declined to comment
on the probable outcome of the Indian
apolis convention.
" 'If a general strike should be de
clared and the strike order generally
obeyed,' he was asked, 'in what manner
would that Influence the situation In
the anthracite region?'
'In no manner whatever,' was the
.reply, -
"In reply to a question whether there
Was any intention on the part of the
operators' to resume operations In the
near future with non-union men, Presi
dent Baer jestingly replied:
"'Oh, the dog days will soon be-over
now. I don't blame people for not
wanting to work hard these hot days.
Later on It will be cooler, and then per
haps the miner will find It more pleas
ant to work."
Presidents in Conference.
Now York, July 15. At an informal
conference of the presidents' of the an
thracite coal loads today the anthra
cite strike was discussed. There were
present President Baer, of the Philadel
phia and Beading; Pi evident Under
wood, of the Kile; Piesident Fowler,
of tho New York, Ontario & Western
and President Truesdnle, of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western.
It was learned, the Times will say
tomorrow, that the Hev. Father J. J.
Curran, or Wllkes-Barre, who has
called on Piesident Baer, at Philadel
phia on Monday was so much dis
couitged with the result of his efforts
that he Mil make no further attempts
ct :; settlement, and will not tiy to see
any of the other operators.
President Fowler, of the New York
Ontario & Western, said, according to
the same authority
"There will be no concessions on the
part of the operators of any kind or
, description. There can be no settle
ment except by the "men returning to
work. Nothing that will happen can
change our attitude on these points."
Similar statements were made by
Messrs. Baer and Truesdule,
Off for Indianapolis.
Wllkes-Bairc, Pa., July 15. The dele
gates from District No. I United Mine
workers left this city this afternoon and
evening for Indianapolis. Only a few
of the delegates are pledged to vote for
a general strike, The majority are
unlnstructed, but will vote for any re
lief plan that may bo bi ought up In the
convention. All Interest now centers In
the convention in the west and there
Will be little doing In the strike region
until It Mulshes its labors.
Ilazlcton, Pan July 15. Many of tho
delegates from District No. 7 to the
national mine workers' convention at
Indianapolis left for the convention city
this morning. The remainder went
west tonight. President Thomas Duffy
Bays a majority of the delegates will
vote for a national suspension. Some
of Uic delegates go Instructed anil the
result will not be decided until they all
get 'on the ground,
Shumukln, July 15, The Ninth Dis
trict United Mine Workers delegation,
headed by President John Fahy, left
this afternoon for Indianapolis to at
tepd the national miners' convention,
ten per cent, of tho delegates are In
structed to ballot for a general strike
, while the remainder are pledged to vote
according to the advice of President
Mitchell and the presidents of the hard
coal districts, Miles Dougherty, mem
ber of the national executive board,
who accoinpalned the delegates says ho
Is for a national strike,
At Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, July IB. Not u sufficient
number of delegates to( tho miners' nu
tlonal convention has' yet arrived to
make It possible to form anything up.
preaching nn uccurato forecast of the
action of the convention, President
Mitchell is not expected bolero tomor
row morning, and until he arrives
everything will be more or lebs, Indefi
nite. 'From the talk of such delegates
as hus already arrived It Is evident
that President Mitchell will dominate
Joe convention completely, Scvciul
m
BAER ON
delegates today announced that they
had come unlnstructed regarding the
vote for a national strike and were
waiting to hear the opinion of the
president on the matter. Others said
they hud come partly Instructed to
take such action as President Mitchell
deemed advisable.
Among the anthracite miners who
have arrived here, sentiment seems
strongly against a strike of the bitu
minous miners. They say that n strike
of the soft coal miners would not help
them to obtain an agreement from tho
anthracite operators.
Do Not Want Strike.
"What sort, of n place would we be
In?" said one anthracite delegate, "if
we get tho soft coal men to violate a
contract thiy have already made; what
would the operators say to us after
tint? They would simply tell us that,
Inasmuch as we advised others to break
their contracts, wo wore men who
would not bo likely to keep contracts
of our own, It Is true that there are
many delegate?, among the anthracite
miners wiio arc anxious for a general
stilkc-, but the anthracite men arc not
a unit on that point by any means.
The delegates from the anthracite re
gions will r.nt be so keen for a strike
as people reem to think."
Springfield, 111., July 15. Delegates
fiom tho mines of the Springfield sub
district met here today and elected
eight delegates to the national conven
tion of miners, to be held at Indiana
polls Thursday. Their 17 votes in the
convention will be cast solidly against
n strike, cither on their own account
or in sympathyiwlth Uiianthraclte.
Kentucky Against a Strike.
Louisville, Ky July 15. J. I). Wood,
president of the United Mine AVorkers,
of Kentucky, and a member of the ex
ecutive board of the national organi
zation, passed through this city on his
way to Indianapolis to attend the
miners' convention Thursday, when
the question of calling a general strike
In the bituminous region will be decid
ed. Mr. Wood stated that he, together
with the entire Kentucky delegation,
was unalterably opposed to a general
btriko being ordered as it would neces
sitate a breaking of contracts between
the miners and their employers and
would do the national organization ir
reparable damage. Mr. Wood lias
written to President Mitchell, giving
the views of tho .Kentucky delegation
and will make a strong.itlght In the
convention against a general suspen
sion ol operations.
Busy Times in Soft Coal Region.
ltoanoke, Va July 15. Employment
agencies in this city are receiving in
quiries for hands for the coal fields,
and agents from that section arc tour
ing the country getting every avail
able man to go to work. About 1,000
men have passed through ltoanoke
within the last few days en route to
different places In the fields, where
they are put to work immediately. The
number of cars loaded is dally Increas
ing, and still the demand for men Is
due to the large demand for coal and
because the operators arc fearing some
trouble about the 17th to :0th and are
desirous of catching up with orders and
have a good force at work should a
general strike of all bituminous miners
be ordered this week.
For a Soft Coal Exchange.
New York, July 15. Representatives
of about thirty firms that ship soft coal
from this port met today and determin
ed to form a permanent organization
of the trade. The new organization
will bo known as the Bituminous Coal
association, and the Idea is to open
permanent headquarters in tills city
with an ultimate view of opening nnd
maintaining a bituminous coal ex
change. A committee was appointed to
draft a constitution and by laws and
to obtnin signatures.
This committee will report at a meet
ing which is to be held a week from
today. George D. Harris, a large In
dividual operator was elected perman
ent president of the association and J.
J. Van Pelt was chosen secretary. Mr.
Harris said that In all about 60 per
cent, of the coal shippers at this port
were represented.
GIRL GOES OVER THE FALLS.
Jumped Into the River from Goat
Island Bridge.
By Kxclusltc Wire from The AssoelJted 1'ien,
Niagara Falls, N. Y July 15. Nina
A, Phillips, 23 years old, committed
suicide here today by jumping Into the
rapids on the American side of tho
river from Goat 'Island bridge. Her
body was swept over the falls.
Miss Phillips came here from Catta
raugus, N, Y some time ago. She
was well educated. She had often ex
ptessed a strange fascination for tho
rapids, Toduy she went bn the bridge
and laid her hat, gloves and pdeket
book on tho ground and made tho fatal
leap. On a slip of paper In her pocket
book she had 'written her address and
the words; "Over the foils, July 13,
1992."
Two Killed by"Lightning.
B.v Kxi-lui- Win- from 'the Aturlatnl I'res.
Philadelphia, July 15.-Wllllam Tipper
and Ororgu Young weie instantly killed
by lightning, near Coatesvlllo today, Tho
two men, with Tipper's little daughter,
were walking across a field when tho
slorin broke. They Bought shelter under
a lull tree, Tipper and young were In
stantly killed. The llttlo daughter, who
was sitting In her father's lap at tho
time escaped injuiy, but her shoes and
clothing wero loin off,
II !
Anniversary of Boyne.
Ily Kxclmhc Wire from 'I he Uioclated I'resi.
llelfast, Ireland, July 15. A repoit has
reached here that a score of policemen
and a district Inspector were Injured
while attempting to quell a riot tonight at
Ncwry, counties of now and Armagh, A
number of the Orange nnd Nationalist
combutanth also were Injured, Rev. II.
Urcdln, a Presbyterian clergyman wus
knocked from his bicycle and scvorely'ln
Jured by a blow on tho head with a
stone-
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BLIND HORSE THE WINNER.
Rhythmic in His First Race Captured
a $10,000 Prize.
fir Excitative Wire from The Associated Press.
Detrolt, July 1.1. The Detroit Driving
jj. ib's classic merchants' and manufar-
A . 'hi-m' till fieri nttikn fi- ' "i nlilufl tlMtnta
?nrose Polnlo track this afternoon,
was won in nouow rasnion uy iiiiytiimic,
a blind horse owned by Jesse Turney, of
Paris, Ky., that hud never befote been
started In a met. Hhytlimlc's best time
was 2.1I. wlhch Is 2'i seconds slower
than the record for this event niiutc hut
year by Klcatn. .T, C. McKlnney's maio
Zophyr ruled favorite In the early bet
ting, but went lame while warming up
for the race and was drawn, after a
veterinary laid .pionounccd the mare un
lit to race. The track was In excellent
condition, the weather was fine, and over
1U.000 people were procnt.
Tlie winners and purser were ns fol
lows: 2.15 clans trot, $1,500. Silver Sign;
L'.L'l pace, $,",000. Direct Hal: 2.10 trot,
$1.20ii. The Roman; i.07 pace, $1,501), Shad
ow Chimes; L'.a) pace, $1,500, Grcenllnc;
2.11 pace. $l,20il, Dick See; 2.11 trot, $1,500,
postponed after I'atm Leaf took a heat.
ALL NIGHT IN
LAKE MICHIGAN
Two Drowned by Yacht's Cap
sizing and Eight Nearly
Exhausted.
By I'wliuite Wire from Tl-e Associated Prow.
Chicago, July 15. Two poisons per
ished in Lake Michigan last night and
eight fought hours for life, clinging to
the overturned yacht Arab IV., owned
by John H. Cameron, cashier of the
National Bank of the Republic, The
yacht, struck suddenly by a fierce
storm, capsized. The dead are the fol
lowing named:
MARY TAYLOR. Hi years old.
HARRY JI3KS13X, 17 ycais old.
The list of those rescued follows:
John II. Cameron.
Mis. Mary Phoenix Cameron, his wife.
Miss Cameron.
Miss Minnie Goodman.
William Corey.
R. S. Ila.sklns.
Arthur Barber, 'kipper of the Arab. IV.
One unknown.
When the squall struck the yacht all
sails were set. Before the f-hcets could
be cased she heeled over and capsized.
By heroic efforts on the part of the
men, the women were supported in the
water until they could be given a firm
hold on the overturned boat. The
small boat which had been towed be
hind was dragged under and filled with
water when thc larger 'boufwenr over.1
The men managed to right and empfy
it and got all but Cameron and Barber
and the two drowned persons into it.
A start was made for the long row
to the shore in the face of the stiong
wind.
Along toward midnight Harry Boy
lan, the steward of the Columbia Yacht
club, heard a hail of the faintest kind
come f ami out of tho darkness off the
club house. Slowly the heavily laden
rowboat came creeping up to the land
ing, with the women In a state of col
lapse and Corey so exhausted that ho
could hardly move the oars. All he
could say was: "Send out life-saving
crew; Arab overturned; two dead and
more clinging to boat.
Cameron and Barber, when found,
were almost exhausted and about to
drop from the boat. They had de
spaired of rescue before dawn. Camer
on was in a state of collapse owing to
his anxiety for the safety of his wife
and Miss Cameron and grief over the
death of Young Jensen nnd Miss Tay
lor, whom he knew had not been saved.
The bodies of the two young persons
drowned were found In the cabin of the
yacht when the bout was towed into the
harbor at 7 o'clock this morning.
EDWARD DOING WELD.
Not Fatigued by Transfer to Yacht
and Is Improving.
Bv Kidmhc Wire from The Avoilatcil Press.
Cowcs, Isle of Wight, July 15. The
royal yacht having on board King Ed
ward, Queen Alexandra and the prin
cesses anchored In Cowes Roadsted to
day at 4,20 p. m., after a short cruise
eastward.
It was ofllclnlly given out this even
ing that the king was not fatigued by
his journey, nor In the least distressed
by the transfer and .that .his majesty
expressed great pleasure at the change.
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ASLEEP ON THE TRACK.
Lehigh Valley Train Runs Over Two
'lired Huckleberry Pickers.
By Kicjuhe Wire from The AssciUtid Pre-ss.
Wlljces-Barre, Pa July in, John
Burke and Benjamin Riley, of this city,
went out on tho mountain to gather
huckleberries early this morning. On
returning home they sut down on the
tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad
near Glen Summit and fell asleep, A
passenger train ran them down.
Burke sustained Injuries from which
he died In the hospital In this city this
afternoon, Riley's Injuries are not ser
ious, i i
THIRTY PERSONS DROWNED.
lueamboat Disaster in Russia Caused
by Overcrowding.
Hy Inclusive Wire from The AssocUted Press.
St. Petersburg, July 15, Thlity per
bons weie drowned today by the sinking
of a sniull passenger steamboat on the
Lugo River, near Prnbroa-Scheuskala, on
tho Warsaw railroad. The disaster was
caused by oyerciowdlng, Only thosp of
thu passengers who were on tho upper
deck wero saved.
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Grand Patriarchs Militant.
Ily KulusVye Wire from The Associated Press.
Wilkes 'itarre, July 15. A t-pcclal ses
sion of tho O rand Patrluichs Militant, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, was held
In this city tonight. The exercises were
held In O. A. R. Hall. Grand Patriarch
Mllhoiibo, of Pottutown, assisted by tho
other grand officer, confened tho grand
encampment degree upon sixteen pdbt
chief patriarchs. Nearly all the grand of
llceis mado ilftdrteses, after which a re
ception was tendered the vUltors by the
local Odd Kcllows,
THIRTEENTH'S
PINE SHOWING
Went Through the Ordeal ol In
spection in a Wau That Won
High Compliments.
INTERVIEW WITH
GOVERNOR STONE
Ho Said the Thirteenth and Ninth
Will Not Be Kept at Gettysburg
After tho Camp Breaks to Be Ready
for an Emergency Call in the Coal
Regions No Good Purpose Would
Be Served by It and Anyway the
Governor Believes the Guard Will
Not Have to Be Called Out.
Special from a Staff Correspondent.
Camp Meade, Gettysburg, Pa., July 15.
"The finest inspection, which I ever
saw the Third brigade pass," was Gen
eral J. P. S. Gnbin's comment on the
work of the Thiid brigade today. The
GENERAL J. P. S. GOHIN.
Inspection took place ut !) o'clock this
morning on the division parade ground
and was in-ch(it?a-of-lnsue.ctor, Frank
E. Sweeney, and Ids staff. G'overnor
W. A. Stone, witnessed tho Inspection,
Adjutant General T. J. Stewart, was
also present, leaning on his crutches.
At 9 o'clock this morning the Thir
teenth regiment was led upon the field
for formal Inspection, and was subject
ed to a rigorous two hours' examina
tion by the inspecting staff. The Thir
teenth was the second regtaient of the
Third brigade to be Inspected. The
Ninth, under Colonel C. Bow Dougher
ty took the Held at 7 o'clock and the
Thirteenth, was on, next, at 9 o'clock.
At 11 o'clock tho Twelfth was subjected
to the ordeal, and at 1" o'clock the
Eighth took the field. The First regi
ment came out at 3 o'clock and was
the last regiment to bo examined.
Splendid Appearance.
The Thirteenth made a splendid ap
pearance, as it mulched on the Held,
and the result of the heavy drilling of
the day before, was seen In tho rythmic
motion and graceful movement of each
company, as it wheeled Into line.
Promptly at 9 o'clock, Col. Sweeney,
accoinpalned by his staff, advanced on
the field nnd began the Inspection.
Major Wurman was in charge of the
inspection of the regimental drill,
Major Jeffries of the extended order
formations, Mujor Clark of the out
post advance and rear guard exercises,
Lieutenant Colonel Penny of the guard
and guard mount duties, Colonel K. H.
Ripple of ceremonies, Colonel Eshelman
of books and papers and Colonel Pat
terson of muster.
As Colonel Sweeney advanced slowly
down the line, the sun was shining
bright on the long lines of khaki-clad
ADJl'TANT 1). U. ATHERTON,
soldiers, Rays of light glinted from
the musket barrels as they wero pre
sented for inspection, and tho buttons
on every man's coat shono like coins
fresh from the mint, Tho men had
worked' hard and diligently to have
their uniforms and equipment In excel
lent order, and that they had succeeded
was shown by tho pleased look on the
Inspector's; face, as lie turned to Colonel
Wat res at the end of tho Inspection,
The drill was two flours In length but
tho regiment endured It splendidly, nnd
the olllcers are confident of a good per
centage,
Tomorrow the Second brigade will be
Inspected, and Thursday morning the
First brigade will bo put through the
various manocuvcrs. Thursday , after
lion will be Governor's day, and Fri
day thu cayalry and hospital corps will
be Inspected. .Major Reynolds, o'f the
HIBERNIANS IN DENVER.
The Biennial National Convention Or
ganizes and Does Business,
By Kicluihc Wire from The Associated Press.
Denver, Col,, July 1,". With, a parade
nnd pontlllcliil high mass, the liteunlat na
tional convention of the, Ancient Order
of Hibernian), began today. Tho dele
gates, nearly 500 In number, assembled at
Coliseum hall at 10 a, m., and, headed by
a band, marched to Sacred Heart church,
where mass was celebrated by Bishop
Matis 'and a sermon preached by Rev. E.
L. Barry.
The delegates then returned to Coliseum
hall, where tho session of the convention
win held, Stephen J, Donlcavy presided
and delivered thu first address of wel
come. Other welcoming speeches were by
Governor Ormnti, Mayor Wright and C.
J. McGulrc, state president. Responses
were mado by President John T. Keat
ing, Vice President Jnmes E. Uolan and
others. A commit tco on credentials was
appointed and adjournment taken until
tomorrow, as a token of respect for tho
late Archbishop Fcolian, of Chicago.
BOERS SHOW
UGLY TEMPER
Claim They Were Deceived by
Their Leaders and Now
Threaten Trouble.
By Exclnsiie Wire from The Associated Press.
Pretoria, July 15. The settlement of
the annexed tcrrltorltics is not being
accomplished without considerable fric
tion. This is especially noticeable in
the bitter hatred and persecution on
the part of the Boers who stayed in the
Hold to the end of the war against the
lioers who served as British scouts. It
is said that some of these national
scouts have been shot or beaten.
So intensso is the feeling that many
of the burghers who fought consistent
ly to the end distinguished themselves
from those who surrendered during the
war by wearing a green badge. The
Transvaal and Free State colors are
also freely worn, and the custom Is
encouraged by the Dutch who did not
take an active part in the. war. Many
of the burghers declare they were in
duced to agree to surrender by the
false representations of their leaders,
who painted the terms too rosily. Dis
cordant elements are numerous and
any attempt to place tno burghers who
surrendered during the war in authority
over those who fought to the end will
conceivably result In a renewal of hos
tilities. The majority of the Boers have ap
parently in no way abandoned their
nationality .and-, soma -of. them preach
the advisability of opening Dutch
schools so as to keep alive their nation-,
allty. The whole situation so bristles
with difficulties that there are not lack
ing those who doubt if the document
signed May 31 was really the final set
tlement of the South African trouble.
GATES CLOSES UP
HIS CORN CORNER
Shorts to the Extent of Many Million
Bushels Effect a Private Set
tlement, Terms Unknown.
By Kxclu"iic Wire from The Associated Press.
Chicago, July 15. The famous John
W. Gates corner In July corn came to
an abrupt termination today when it
became known that shorts to the ex
tent) of a good many million bushels
had effected private settlements with
Harris, Gates & Co., and that the deal
was at end so far as the steel magnate
was concerned. The July price respond
ed to the settlement by a quick drop of
lu cents, from 80 cents to 65Vi cents.
Later it recovered a fraction and closed
at 6j', substantially the price of the
cash aitlcie.
Just how many bushels were subject
to private settlement will probably
never be known nor is there much
chance that Identity of the "big fel
lows" In tho trade who doubtlpss con
tributed liberally to the fortunes of
Mr. Gates and the friends associated
with him in the deal will ever be pos
sibly known. Mr, Gates is nt present In
New York nnd Mr. Scotten, manager
for the Harris, Gates house, would ad
mit only tlie fact of a settlement by the
outstanding shorts. Even, the fact of
a termination of tho July deal was left
largely to inference, But the trade
leadily figured that with the shorts
practically all In nothing in tho shape
of a corner could exist.
No especial excitement attended tlie
piematuie puncturing of the bubble by
tho man whose property It was. The
tiade has all along admitted that Mr,
Gates was light and also his ability to
do what ho pleased with coin and if
he choose to close the deal a couple of
weeks prior to the time at which It
would have ended by limitation there
was no ruie to say him nay.
To form an estimate of the apparent
prollt by the deal would necessitate a
knowledge of the average price at
which the pioperty was bought. This
can never bo known unless, some time
later, Mr, Gates chooses to divulge It.
It Is estimated, however, by close ob
servers of the transaction, that Mr,
Gates' jirrint will not exceed $l,r.oo,ooo.
This amount will be divided up between
ten or a dozen millionaires' who wero
Interested in the deul.
Despondent Merchant's Suicide,
By Excluslto Wire fiom 1 lie Associated Press.
Wilmington. Del., July 1S.-J, Gurdlncr
Mariner, aged -13 years, a manufacturer
of wall paper In Philadelphia, committed
sulcldu this morning at Smyrna, lie wont
into tho stabto and shot hlnuplf. dying
almost liiHtahtly. liiibluess troubles aio
presumed to havo been tho cause.
Steamship Arrivals.
Tiy Exclmhc Wire from The Associated I'rcJs.
New York, July 13. Cleared: Biennis
Teutonic, LoVcrpool; St. Paul, South,
aiaptoii. Bulled: Kt earners KoUi'idam,
llotterdam. .Antwerp Arrived; Steamer
Keeland, New York. Hottcrdain Arrived:
Steamer Potsdam, New York, via Bou
logne Sur Men
CHICAGO STRIKE
HAS BEEN BROKEN
AT ROLLING MILL MINE.
Work Resumed in Earnest No More
Bodies Found.
By Exclusive Wire from Tlie Associated I'resi.
Johnstown, Pa July 15. Mine In
spectors Evnns, Hoby and Ross were
In tho Cambria Rolling Mill mine all
forenoon today In the Klondike region,
whore last Thursday's explosion oc
curred. They report things as going on
well Inside. No one will be allowed to
go to work for the present In the Klon
dike region.
Work was resumed In earnest at the
mine this morning, 160 men 'returning
to their places. Yesterday's output
was 342.71 tons, which Is about 14 per
cent, of tho usual amount of coal de
livered dally to, the works. Today's
output was about 100 tons, '
No more bodies have been found.
FATHER AND SON DROWN.
While Fishing Their Boat Upset and
Both Went Down.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associaled Pres.
Lancaster, Pa., July IB. A party com
posed of Ralph Sweeney, aged 40, his
son, Harold, aged 10; Joseph Seibert
and Walter Doschcr, all of Columbia,
were fishing In the Susquehanna this
afternoon, when their boat drifted into
the rapids near Chickles rock. Striking
a rock, the boat upset and the entire
party was thrown into the water.
Seibert and Desher managed to cling
to a rock from which they were rescued
a couple of hours later. Sweeney, it Is
thought could have saved himself in
the same way, but he attempted to
rescue his boy and both father and son
were drowned.
THE STEEL TRUST
FILED ITS REPLY
Bond Conversion Plan of Benefit to
Every Stockholder No Secrets
in the Trust's Dealings.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pres9.
Newark, N. J., July 13. The answer
of the United States Steel corporation
to the suit brought by J. Aspinwall
Hodge, William H. Curtiss and Bernard
Smith, who asked for an injunction to
prevent the company from carrying out
its bond conversion plan, was. filed to
day before Vice Chancellor Emory.
When the case came up before the vice
chancellor, It was put over until Jan
uary 23. The answer is sworn to by
Charles M. Schwab an president.
For the first time since the organi
zation of the steel corporation a de
tailed statement of the assets of the
properties of the subsldary companies
is furnished. These assets, it is stated,
include four hundred producing mills
of the value of $300,000,000; seventy-five
blast furnaces of the value of ?1S,000,000;
iron nnd bessemer ore properties of the
value of $700,000,000; coal 'and coke
properties of the value of $100,000,000;
natural gas fields of the value of $20,
000,000; cash In bank to the amount of
$60,000,000 and Over $80,000,000 of ma
terials (n process of manufacture. The
total value of the company's property,
including casli and cash assets, Is pluc
ed at $1,400,000,000 by Mr. Schwab in an
affidavit which Is part of the corpora
tion's reply.
The company's earnings are stated
to be at the rate of more than $140,000,
000 a year. A saving of $30,000,000 a
year is credited to the ore properties
and it Is estimated that the ownership
of transportation facilities save the
company $10,000,000 annually. The earn
ings of the coal and coke properties are
stated to be moro than $1,000,000 a
month.
These statements ns to values and
earnings were presented to disprove a
charge by tho plaintiffs that Mr,
Schwab, the president, and Mr, Trim
ble, the secretary, made a false certifi
cate when they certified that in their
judgment the properties wero wortli at
least the par value of tlie preferred
stock after deducting all indebtedness.
Tlie answer admits that the conver
sion plan includes a payment of $10,000,
000 to J. P. Morgan & Co. It denies
that any of the nets contemplated will
work fraud or Injury to the complain
ants, but says that on the contrary
such acts when consummated will be
greatly to the benefit of tlie corpora
tion and of evorv stockholder.
The answer says that some of the
directors arp members of tho syndi
cate formed by J, P. Morgan & Co, to
float bonds unit thai! that fact was
communicated to stockholders in a cir
cular dated April 17, 1002. It is further
deflated that the directors so inter
ested constitute a minority of tho
board of dliectors, that they were In
dividually ut tho time of the formation
of such syndicate and now am owners
and holders of largo amounts of the
!tock of the defendant coiporatlons.nna
that they became parties to said syn
dicate and assumed their proportion of
the liability thereof, In order to assure
the success of tho plan of purchasing
nnd retiring tho preferred stock, as
they believed such plan to bo of great
value to tho defendant eoiporatldn and
Its stockholders.
Improving Cumberland Valley,
ty Esduihe Wire from Tlie Associated I'rtu,
Ilagerstown, Md,, July 13. Intensive
repairs and betterment aio being mado
on the Cumberland Valley railroad, hi
piepaiatlou fon tho heavy tratllo which
'will be dlvoiled over iho lino by reason
of tho Western Maryland salo to Gould
Interests. Eiqhty pound rails nro being
put in, and tho bridges ura being double
tiuckcd. When tho repairs aro completed,
tho trafllc, which now goes over tho
Western Maryland from Cherry Hun to
Shippciisburg will bo sent by tho Cum
berland Valley from Martlnsburg to
Harrlsburg. whero It will bo transferred
to tho tracks of tho Pennsylvania railroad
Four Railroads Reach Agreements
with Their Freight Handlers and
the Latter Will Return to Work.
STRIKE, HOWEVER,
NOT AT AN END
Radicals May Prevent It from Being
Officially Called Off National Pres
ident Young, of tho Teamsters'
Union, Orders His Men to Keturn
to Work Thousands of Cars of
Perlshablo Goods Standing in the
Railroad Yards Are Likely to Be
a Total Loss Farmers nnd Com
mission Merchants Will Be Heavy
Losers.
By Exclusive Wire frcm The AssocUted Prew.
Chicago, July 15. With agreements
reached between four railroads and
their employes, the great strike of the
freight handlers and teamsters that
has paralyzed the Industries of Chi
cago for a week is apparently broken,
A majority of the strikers are expected
to return to work tomorrow. By Thurs
day, according to tho present outlook,
there will be few evidences of the
strike. Some of the more radical
unionists may refuse to accept the
terms accepted by representative com
mittee, but apparently they will be able
to wield but little evidence with the
majority of the strikers. It Is possible,
however, that the radicals may prevent
the strike from being called off at a
mass meeting of the freight, handlers
called for tomorrow ornlng-. Uoon
the action taken at this meeting will
depend the attitude of the striking
teamsters. Their national president,
AI.- Young, ordered them back to work
tomorrow, but if the freight handlers
refuse to declare the strike off officially
some of the teamsters may refuse ,to
work. It is conceded that their officers
exercise little absolute authority.
Made Agreements.
The four railways thatTlTtitercd Into
the agreements with their men tonight
were the Lake Shore and Michigan
Central, the Chicago and Northwest
ern, tho Nackle" Plate and the Illinois
Central. Of the four, the Northwest
ern nnd tho Illinois Central accepted
the proposition mado upon- advice ,of
the teamsters' board of t arbitration.
Tho NIckle Plate and Lake Shore suc
ceeded In getting their men to sign the
scale presented by the railroads July 1.
Consequently, neither the freight
handlers nor the railroads claim a
victory.
While the signing of the agreements
breaks the strike, it does not end It.
It is still In progress as far as twenty
of the twenty-four railroads In the city
are concerned. President Curran, and
a few of his supporters are still unre
conciled and state they will not recog
nize any of the agreements.
Eager to Return.
Tlie fact remains, however, that the
majority of the freight handlers are
seemingly tired of the strike and eager
to return to work. It is probable that
they will be given an opportunity to do
so tomorrow, for all the railroads ate
ready and even eager to sign agree
ments similar to that obtained by the
employes of tho Lake Shore and Michi
gan Southern railroads.
Hundreds of freight cars, loaded with
perishable goods, are standing In the
railroad yards, and no effort Is bslng
made to unload them. Many of the
cars contain fruits nnd produce. There
are cais of decaying tomatoes, water
melons, berries of every description,
butter and countless other products of
farms shipped Into the city In the ex
pectation of being speedily unloaded
and transfeiVed to tlie retail markets.
Nor have the cars been resupplled with
Ice. A majority of the cars have been
standing so long that their contents
are wholly spoiled and will have to ba
burned. The loss to commission mer
chants and farmers will be heavy.
Much Pood Wasted.
A continuance of tho strike would tie
up building operations In the city.
Several cars of brick were on tho tracks
today, wheio they have been for some
time. Tho supply comes In day by day,
and It Is said that the present supply
will last only a little time, possibly hot
more than twenty-four houis, Busi
ness Agent Hanks of the Brlckmaker's
union declared that should the freight
handlers continue to refuse permission
to move brick from the freight yards
between ten and twenty thousand men
would bo out of work; within a week.
m
Clipper Editor, Dead. r
By Exrtuslio Wire from The Associated Prest.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 15.-Wllllnn
S. Hartley, aged HO years, editor of th
New, York Clipper, died hero today of
Height's disease.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER, T '
Lornl data for July 13, 1902.
Highest temperature .,,,,.,,,.,,,83 degrecj
Lowest tempcraturo ..,,,,,,,.,. ,6a degreci
Itclatlvo humidity i
S a, m ,,.,,,,,,. 7G per cent,
f p, in. .S3 per cent,
Pii'clpltatlou, 4 hours ended E p. m.,
,31 Inch.
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Washington, July 13. Forecast
for Wednesday and Thuisday:
Eastern Pennsylvania K.iJr Wed
nesday; not to warm In southern
portion; Thursday IncicnMiig cloud
iness and warmer; fresh west
winds.
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