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FIRST MEETING OF
STRIKE CONFERENCE
O
Full ReDnpentatlon of Both Opera
tors vind Miners at Wash
ington Yesterdau.
COMMISSION TO MEET
IEXT IN SCRANTON
Jttr. Bnc' Objects to the Presence of
Mr. Smltchcll as Representative o
the Jknthrncite Miners The Re
cognition of the United Mine
WoJrkers, However, Bids Ealr to Be
Onfc of the Knotty Problems Before
thfe Commission Mr. Truesdale's
Plnns Examination of the Condi
tion of Miners Will Begin in the
City of Scranton Thursday.
Bv Kiclmlvc Wire from The Aol.ilcd l'rev.
Washington, Oct. 27. The anthracite
coal strike commission today in the
hearing room of the inter-state com
merce commission held Its 'first confer
once with the parties to the controversy
In the anthracite regions. There was
a full representation of both operators
and miners and members of the press,
and a numebr of other Interested par
ties were present. The commission
occupied the elevated seats generally
tilled by members of the inter-stato
commission, Judge Gray, as president,
occupying the center seat, and Messrs.
Wright, Watkins and Clarke the seats
to the right of him in the order named,
while General Wilson, Bishop Spalding
and Mr. Parker sat on the left in order
of their mimcr. The proceedings cov
ered about two hours time and were
given up entirely to a discussion of the
time and method of proceeding with the
proposed investigation.
Tlio commission decided to begin its
work next Thursday morning at 9
o'clock, the first days of the Investiga
tion to be devoted to an examination
of the mines and the homes of the min
ers, starting in the vicinity of Scranton.
The entire anthracite Held will be cov
ered. There was considerable discussion
jvor a proposition made by the commis
sion to have the expert accountants
tppolnted to audit statements of wages
,nd classification of miners to be made
by the operators for the use of the
commission, but no result was reached
on this point beyond the announcement
by the chairman of the commission's
Intention to appoint such an accountant
in case his- services should be found
necessary.
During the progress of the meeetlng,
Mr. Mitchell, as the representative of
the miners, presented a copy of the
original declaration of the miners as
formulated by the Shamokln conven
tion, as the basis of the demands of the
miners. This demand Is lirst for an
increase of 20 per cent, in wages for
those not engaged by the day, second
a reduction of 20 per cent, in working
hours of those engaged by t he day,
third the payment for coal mined by
weight at a minimum rate of tin cents
per ton oC 2,210 pounds, fourth a wage
agi-ecmen; between the operators aifd
the miners for an adjustment of wages.
Mr. Hner. on the part or the coal op.
orators, took exception to Mr. Mitchell's
appearance before tli commission as
a representative of the Mine Workers'
union, hut said that he had no objection
to his preset) as a representative of
the strikers as such In their individual
capacity. The commission made no
attempt to settle the controversy, but
it was made apparent that the recog
nition of the Miners' union will he an
Important and knotty problem for the
arbitrators.
Representatives Present.
Mr. Ml.tolmll, president of the United
Mine Workers and District President
Fnhy appeared for the miners and the
coal carrying loads were represented as
follows:
President liaer. of the Philadelphia
and Heading; k. ti. Thomas, chair
man of the board of the Pennsylvania
Coal company and Hillside Coal and
Iron company; Alfred Walter, presi
dent of the Lehigh A'alley; W. II,
Truesdale, president of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western; David Wil
cox, vice president of the Delaware
and Hudson; John n. Kerr, vice presi
dent of the Scranton Coal company and
Hlkhlll Coal and Iron company; J, II,
Torrey, attorney for the Delaware and
Hudson, and Francis I, Cowan, attor
ney for the Lehigh Valley company,
Heforo opening the proceedings the
members of the commission and the
representatives of the contesting par
ties were photographed, Judge Gray,
the president of the commission, then
read thu order of the president creat
ing the commission and In a general
way outlined the pruceedurc to be fol
lowed la the presentation of thu Issues.
He stated that In accordance with the
Immemorial practice amung Kugllsh
spenklug peoples thu commission would
lirst receive the statements or demands
of the miners who were to be regarded
for tlio purpose of this case, as the
prosecutors. Tlio reply of the other
Bide would then bu heard, Judge Gray
sulci, in order that the commission
might have before It a definite Issue.
At the conclusion of .Judge. Gray's re
marks, Mr, Mitchell stated thut he had
with him the formal demands made by
the miners upon the operators, and at
the suggestion of Judge Gray, he read
the statement of the miners' demands
adopted by the Shamokln convention,
the rejection of which resulted in the
strike.
Walter l-Mward Weyl was also pres.
rnt as a representative of the miners.
'Die hearing room was crowded with
the people interested In the case and
with spectators.
m-
Preslde 'ig'Uacr objected to the ap
pearance "V.Mr. Mitchell us a repre
sentative Vlio United .Mine Workers
of Amerlci i'Jt said ho had no objec
tion to offe hptlnst Mr. Mitchell's ap
pearance as opresentatlve of the an
thracite coa tliiers generally. Mr.
Baer's object s to avoid the recog
nition of the W Workers' union as
an oi'ganlzatl Mr. Mitchell replied
that the obje is raised as to his
status were nl -givoU'ed In the case.
He said that h 3.peared as a repre
sentative of the anthracite coal miners
and distinctly refrained In his reply
from mentioning the union.
Presidents Baer and Thomas suggest
ed to the commission that it proceed at
once to the coal fields In order that It
might be Informed at the outset as to
conditions there.
It was agreed that Mr. Mitchell
should (lie with the commission next
Monday a detailed statement of the
claims of the miners. The statement
ho read today was a preliminary state
ment of the case. The report of the
operators announced that they would
file nn answer to the statement to be
llled by Mr. Mitchell on Monday within
three days of that time. It was sug
gested that eacli side to the controversy
appoint an expert to go through the
books of the coal companies for the
purpose of securing data upon which to
work, but President Baer and other
representatives of the companies Im
mediately objected and suggested that
they would furnish whatever informa
tion Is needed. This question precipi
tated it long discussion in which the
coal presidents and the miners' repre
sentatives took part.
Preceding the discussion ovpr the
opening the books to the experts, Mr.
Baer said the operators would be pro
pared to meet the miners In tlio region
and to assist in giving all information.
Many of the individual operators are
not represented, and they were not
consulted and were not compromised
by the letter he had written.
Judge Gray suggested that they could
be represented. At the meeting next
Monday they would determine which of
the companies would be taken llrst and
the place of meeting would be deter
mined by the location of the coal com
pany taken up.
Will Contend for Sliding Scale.
Mr. Baer made a point of saying that
the case of each company would be
dealt with separately. He would con
tend for the sliding scale in the regula
tion of wages.
"I shall urge the adoption of that
profit-sharing plan," he said, "which
gave us peace formerly In our relation
to our employes."
Mr. Thomas, of the Hillside and
Pennsylvania Coal company, said he
noticed that the word "arbitration" had
been applied to the commission's work,
while he wanted it considered as an
investigation.
Judge Gray said the president's in
struction settled that as an arbitration.
Mr. Thomas also urged that the con
ditions In each of the mining companies
were different and could only be con
sidered separately. He thought more
progress could be made by a physical
examination of the coal region, He
thought that as many of the interests
involved In the controversy were repre
sented In New York, some of the hear
ings should be held in that city.
The suggestion that both sides ap
point experts to examine the books of
the companies was made .by Judge
Gray, the chairman of the ch'iumlsslon.
He said It would be a good plan for
the two opposing Interests In the case
to agree that tabulated statements rela
tive to existing rales of wages in dif
ferent localities of the mining region
be taken from the books of the oper
ators by two expert accountants, one to
be named by the operators, and one by
the miners. Mr, Baer, after expressing
his disinclination to accept this sugges
tion, said that his company would sub
mit their pay-rolls under oath of their
accountant. He said they now had
seventy clerks who wore working day
and night in compiling: data for the
commission.
President Mitchell said that It would
facilitate the work of the commission If
It would accept it general statement on
those Issues that affect all the coin
panics and mine workers alike, for In
stance, the question of shorter hours.
Mr, Truesdale's Plan.
Mr, Truesdale said his company had
a plan by which It was hoped to speed
ily adjust the differences between his
company and the men. This plan was
for the miners to appoint a commission
to meet a conimitteu of his company
and discuss their grievances, and If
there were any such that could not be
settled, then those issues should go be
fore the commission for final arbitra
tion. Vice President Wilcox, speaking for
his company, said that the whole mat
ter was one of figures, Dr. Weyl, for
the miners, said that if the suggestions
of the chairman were accepted, Mr.
Mitchell and himself would not pre
sent the statistics they had prepared,
because they were ready to concede
that these Ilgures wore not as full and
correct as they would bo If taken from
the companies' books, Mr, Baer, how
ever, thought that these statistics would
be a cheek on the companies' payrolls
and should be presented,
Mr, Mitchell responded that he would
not be Insistent on the subject, and,
turning to Mr, Baer, said: '
"If we are able to agive as to what
rates are paid for different classes of
workmen, their monthly and annual
earnings, that would form a basis of
any argument that might bo maije on
either side."
Judge Gray expressed the opinion
that It would be a criminal waste of
time to dispute over facts that could
be accurately ascertained without dis
pute. "When once ascertained," said he,
"their Interpretation Is another thing."
Mr. Mitchell said It was his desire to
facilitate matters, and that there
should be mutual agreement on the
facts, and that controversies should be
eliminated If possible.
"That Is tile only object we have In
view," said he, "111 asking that the
rates of wages as shown by the com
panies' books be verified In advance."
President Baer responded by saying
that the men would know whether the
companies' payrolls were right and
that nu Issue would arise on that sub
ject. "Will your statement give the differ
ent classes of workmen?" inquired Mr.
Mitchell.
"Undoubtedly," said Mr. Baer.
After further controversy between
the members of the commission and the
miners and mine representatives, Jildge
Gray modllled his suggestion, this time
presenting it In the shape of a propo
sition that only one expert accountant
be appointed, who should analyze the
statement made by both sides to the
controversy and verify the facts for the
consideration of the commission. Mr.
Baer promptly accepted this sugges
tion, and Mr. Mitchell followed suit af
ter a brief examination on his part.
He said that the plan was not entirely
In accord with the wishes of the miners
who are anxious to avoid all contro
versy as to the Interpretation of figures.
President Gray then announced that
the commission for the present would
proceed without appointing an expert,
but that it would require that state
ments should be prepared, uud, then
he added, an accountant could be se
cured In case It was found his services
were needed.
Suggestions of Mr. Watkins.
Tlio question of examining by the
commission Into the conditions under
which the mining' of anthracite coal Is
conducted was then entered on and Mr.
AVatkins, of the commission, suggested
that a week or ten days' time would be
necessary In order to make an adequate
examination of the physical conditions
about the mines. He appealed to Mr.
Thomas for his opinion as to the time
necessary, and that gentleman replied:
"You will certainly need that much
time. I should think that thirty days
would be none too little. We've grown
gray in our study of that question."
Mr. Baer alo fell In with the sugges
tion, saying that it would be Impossible
to do justice to the Investigation with
out a complete physical inspection of
the mines and the methods of operating
them. Mr. Mitchell thought that not
only should there be an inspection of
the mines, but also of the homes of the
mlneis. He considered this Investiga
tion necessary to a complete under
standing of the subject.
After consulting members of the com
mission, President Gray announced that
it would begin its inspection next
Thursday, commencing its work in Dis
trict No. 1, n which the city of Scran
ton is located. While no conclusion was
reached on the subject, the conversa
tion among members of the commission
indicated that it is their purpose to In
vestigate the mining operations .in a
number of the mines. While the sub
ject was being considered, Mr. Baer
said that the mine operators would
furnish all facilities at their command
to enable the commission to make its
investigation thorough. He said they
would place a special train at the dis
posal of the commission, providing also
for the accommodation of a. represen
tative of the miners.
The public meeting of the commis
sion then came to a close, and the com
missioners retired for the purpose of
private consultation. They first took up
the question which had been raised by
the proffer of a special train by Mr.
Baer and unanimously decided not to
accept the train. The exchange of views
which followed brought out the fact
that the commissioners expect person
ally to pay all of their expenses, ac
cepting no favors and relying on the
government to reimburse them If so
disDosed.
Oflieial stenographers to report the
proceedings of the commission, and also
to net us secretaries, were appointed,
An agreement was reached to leave the
Hotel Jermyn, In Scranton, at !l o'clock
next Thursday morning for the Hist
tour of Inspection, There was, how
ever, no agreement as to what mines
should be visited lirst, that point being
left for future determination.
WIln. TAKE VOTE OF SOLDIERS.
Commissioner Appointed by Gover
nor Stone The Ballots.
By Kxclu.lv e Wire from The Associated I'rni,
Ilurrlsbtirg, Oct, 27. Commlslsoiiers
were appointed by Governor Stunu today
to take Iho vote of the following mili
tary organizations on duty In thu an
thracite coal regions, although It is ex
pected thai .ill or nearly all of the Hoops
111 the Held wilt bo sent liomu before elec
tlou day:
i'Um regiment, Robert Dramiau, Phila
delphia; Third regiment, Joseph P. llog
ers, Philadelphia; Sixteenth regiment, col
onel V. J. Hillings, .Mount Cannel; Thir
teenth regiment, Colonel it. A. Coin-sen,
Scranton; First City troop, Charles II,
Kaitlelt, Philadelphia; Second City troop,
Albert H. Kelley, Philadelphia; Governor s
troop, Captain F. .M. Ott. Wllke-,.liaire;
Sheridan tioop, Captain C. 8, W. Jones,
Shenandoah. If any of the organizations
are to remain on duty until alter elec
tion It will bu these. Tim ballots fur
nished the soldlois will havo blank spaces
under thu names of the candidates of of
fices to be Idled so that each voter will
have to write In the hlunks t lie names of
thu candidates for whom he deslies to
vote. Copies of the ballots and lists o(
candidates must be furnished by the coun
ties In which thu companies are recruited.
Mule Drivers Discharged.
By Exclusive Win? from The Associated 1'reas.
Mt. Cannel, Pa., Oct. 27. ISecnuse thu
mulu teanr illlveis lit thu Locust Springs
colliery of tlio Philadelphia anil Iteudlng
Coal und Iron company today refused to
put the harness on thu mules they wero
all discharged. Tills work has always
been the duty of I he underground stable
man, but ho was dismissed for participa
ting In thu strike and thu lire boss who
attempted to temporal lly till his place
failed to do thu wink
Member of Board of Pension Appeals
Dy Ktcliuive Wkc fiom'lhe Associated I'ren.
Wushlugton. Oct. 27.-Secrctary Hitch
cock hits appointed us uu additional mem
ber of the boa id of pension appeal.?,
Frederick W. Donnlston, Wilkes-B.irre,
Pa.
Pension Granted.
U Kxeluslve Wire from The Associated 1'rcsj.
Washington, Oct. 27. Thomas F. Mar?
tin. of I'lltutun, has been grunted u pen
sion of Jii.
MINING MOVES
MERRILY ON
More Goal Taken Out yesterdau
Than on flnu Other Dau Since
the Reojon Resumed.
INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS
HAVE SOME TROUBLE
The Lackawanna, the Delaware and
Hudson, and the Lehigh Valley;
Erie, and. Ontario and Western
All Have Large Outputs Heavy
Trains of Coal Moving Toward the
Seaboard Points The Militia Idle
and Time Hangs Heavy Upon the
Hands of the Soldiers.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated l'reas.
AVilkes-IJarre, Pa., Oct. 27. More coal
was mined and more men were em
ployed In mining It today thnn any day
since the mines 111 the anthracite region
resumed work. The only districts that
lag: behind In the output are Lehigh
and Malianoy. The individual operators
and their employes in those districts
are still ut loggerheads. In the Wyo
ming and Lackawanna regions all the
collieries are In operation with the ex
ception of a few, which are stilt under
water. The Delaware, Lackawanna and
AVestern, the Delaware and Hudson, the
Lehigh A'alley, the Temple Coal and
Iron company, the Lehigh and AVIlkes
Barre, the Krle and Ontario and West
ern all had large outputs today, and
heavy trains of coal were moved rap
Idly to seaboard points. The miners and
laborers who left the region during the
strike are returning in large numbers.
Passenger trafllu on the Pennsylvania
railroad, between Pittsburg and the
hard coal region points, is especially
heavy. In order to accommodate the
rush, nearly all trains eastward-bound
are compelled to carry extra coaches.
The Eighth and Ninth regiments of
the state militia, which are stationed In
the AVyoming. and Lackawanna valleys,
have nothing to do these days and time
Is beginning to hang heavy on the
hands of the soldiers. Neither regiment
went out on any inarches today, as
there was no call for troops from any
of the mines. Some petty cases of quar
reling between union and non-union
men continue to be reported, but
nothing serious. At the Exeter mine of
the Lehigh A'alley Coal company today,
eight men were discharged because
they would not do the work of a driver
boy who was refused his place when
he applied for it.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
HOLD MASS MEETING
Grand Pow-Wow at Madison Square
Garden Noted Speakers.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 27. At a Demo
cratic mass meeting tonight in Madi
son Square (iardeu, former Vice Presi
dent Stevenson, ex-Senator Hill, of
New York; Senator James K. Jones,
of Arkansas; Congressman Griggs, of
Georgia; Bird K. C'oler, Democratic
candidate for governor; AV. It. Hearst,
president of the National Association
of Democratic clubs, and Congressman
Sulzer, of New York, were among the
speakers. Senator Jones was the pre
siding otllcer.
Mr. Hearst, who devoted himself to
tthe trust question, which, he said, was
"tlie great issue of tills campaign. He
declared that "the Republican party as
n political Institution Is under ho muny
obligations to the trusts that It will
never legislate against them, or even
enforce against them the laws which
already exist.
Kx-Senator Hill, dealt for the most
part, with state Issues, reiterating his
charges against the administration of
Governor Odell. Almost every depart
ment of the state government, he as
serted, "Is dominated by the most
odious and autocratic political machin
ery that was ever fastened upon the
people of tills slate,
STAYED WITH YOUNG CORBETT.
Young Erne of Philadelphia Displays
Great Endurance.
By exclusive Wlie fiom The A-o.-IJted Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. i". "Young" ICrne,
of this city, managed to stay six rounds
with "Young" Corhett, the feather
weight champion, tonight, at the
Washington Sporting club. During tha
six rounds Erne was down twenty-four
times, but only one of thesu falls was
the result r.f a fair knockdown blow,
Corbet t rushed the fighting from the
sunt, and almost every time he crowd
ed Erne, tin latter would gu to his
knees either tu rest or avoid punish
ment, At the dose of the fourth round,
Cm-belt caught Erne with a swinging
blow souaiely on the mouth, sending
him In a heap to the floor, He prob
ably would have been counted out had
not the bell saved him.
Erne showed considerable cleverne.ss,
but he was no match for his adversary,
Will Remain Until Election.
By Eiclu'ltv Wire from The Associated 1'ieii.
llavdeton, Oct. "7. Colonel Jiowimiu, In
command of the l-'list regiment, Mationed
here, tonight liibtiuctcd the adjutants and
company clerks to prepaio lists of the of
(leers and men together with the real,
deuce to be used If necessary, In taking
thu vote of thu regiment In the field on
election day. This seems to Indlcatu that
tlio troops hero will not bo recalled until
after election.
'
DEATHS OF A DAY.
By Exclusive Wire from The AiodUJ l'resi.
Cleveland, O., Oct. ST.-P. 8. Hlodgett,
general manager of thu I.alie Shore rail
way, tiled today ut his residence la this
city after a long illness, Mr. Bludgutt
was !0 years of use. Ilu was widely
known hi thu railway world. Diopsy was
thu direct cause of death
JUDGE PENNYPACKER
AT BETHLEHEM.
Campaigning Party Is Welcomed by
Several Thousnnd People.
tty Exclusive Wire from The Associated Creel.
Hethlehcin. Oct. a". Several thous
and people turned out to welcome Judge
I'cmij'packer and his campaigning par
ty here tonight, on their only visit to
the Hlfthlh 1'jngrcf.sloiinl district. Tno
e"tlitislnstlu meeting was held in the
Market house and was preceded by a
street parade with brass bands find
scores of eltliieiis currying Pennypacker
bn nners.
Prof. Preston A. Lambert, of Lehigh
university, presided at the mass meet
ing and five hundred Lehigh students
Wive the college yell, tacking on the
word Lambert with three hearty Pen
nypackers. There were four speakers.
Judge Pennypacker, suffering from a
slight cold, discussed the Issues of the
duy, and was followed by General
Frank Iteeder, of Knston; Hon. W. M.
Brown, candidate for lieutenant gover
nor; Hon. W. L Scluieffer. of Dela
ware county. It is believed that fully
threo thousand people from all sections
of the congressional district shook
hands with Judge Pennypacker and Mr.
'Brown during their short stuy in Beth
lehem. AFFAIRS OF HAIWAII
ARE REVIEWED
Conditions of the Island ns Indi
cated by Report of Governor
Dole His Recommendations,
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated fress.
AVashlngton, Oct. 27. The affairs of
Hawaii during the last fiscal year are
reviewed in the annual report of Gov
ernor Dole, of that territory, which has
been just submitted to the interim' de
partment. The report shows that the
total cash on hand in the territorial
government on June .10, 1902, was $L'S",-
131. The total amount of property sub
ject to ad volorem taxes, according to
assessment appraisements, was $U0,
314.181. An Income lax, imposed by the
legislature of 1001, realized $2S7,SGC dur
ing the fiscal year. The report submits
the estimates for appropriations by
congress for the next fiscal year, ag
gregating $1,100,000, of which $750,000 Is
for the construction of a breakwater
at Hilo Harbor; JUJO.OOO for widening
channel, Honolulu harbor, and dredg
ing channel entrance and harbor to a
depth of thirty feet, low water; $22,000
for a postotllee and a custom house at
Hilo, and $78,000 for erection and main
tenance of lighthouses.
The governor makes the following re
commendations: That the federal government assume the
management of all Hawaiian lighthouses,
harbors and harbor Improvement, the
maintenance of a forester to establish a
forestry system; that Hie payment of the
full amount of thu awards made by lire
claims commission, aggregating ?l.47:!,17;f,
as indemnity for damages lo property
caused by the board of health hi ISWi,
be assumed by the t'nited States gov
ernment, or as an alternative that the
customs receipts collected at Hawaiian
pons be paid to the treasury of the ten I
tory; piovislnn for a federal building at
Honolulu, the receipt of Hawaiian silver
coins in exchange for I'nlted States silver
coins of like denominations, authority for
a limited Immigration of Chinese labor
ers, subject to deportation at their own
expense if they cease hiring out hi agri
cultural work; nuthoilty for thu governor
to dispose by lease or license of the wa
ters belonging lo the public lands and au
thority for the governor lo suspend cer
tain officers and appoint tlu-lr successors
until the succeeding session of the Ila.
wnllan senate.
The number of pupils in all schools In
Hawaii Is now IT.rdS, an Increase of 72
per cent, over ten years ago. The deatli
rate from leprosy has shown n marked
decrease for the last decade, largely duo
lo better sanitary conditions at tin .lo
lokal settlement. The number of pa
tients there on June ::u last was til.".
BEAT THE WORLD'S RECORD.
Remarkable Track Performance at
Memphis, Tenn.
Bjr Kxcltuhr Wire from The Associated l'res.
Memphis. Tenn., Oct. 27. Thu special
match race for $l2,n0() a s-ldu between th"
pacers I'llucu Alert and Sir Albert S., one
heat, at half a mile, resulted In an easy
victory for the former at the Memphis
Driving paik tills afternoon, In the re
markable, time of ,"i7;l.i seconds, This es
tablishes a new world's record for tills
distance) in a race, heating thu former
time by 2!j seconds. The contest was
not satisfactory In all Its details, After
scoring several times, the lioises gut away
from the half pole In perfect nlimiiiient.
Sanders Immediately sent Sir Albert S.
forward and he led Prince Alert by two
lengths, At the quarter pole, Sanders
Increased his lend by three leusths and
thu timers hung out -S'j, for tint quarter.
Making thu turn for home. Sir Albert S
still In a commanding lead, broke badly
and Piineu Alert forged tu tlio front ami
won by tlnen lengths, Many horsemen
expressed the opinion that had Sir Albert
S. kept his feet, the result would havo
been different and the, time i educed at
least a quarter of a second.
The former record was held by Audub.ui
Hoy.
Strike of the Suappers,
U,v Kxchuhc Wire Irom The Aioclated I'reje.
i'ltlsbiilg, Oct. 27. Thu strlkn of thu
snappers at the Arnold works of thu
American Window Glass company was
ended today. Thu men had repudiated thu
wage settlement inado by their orgnulssu
t ton and demanded an Increase which was
lefused, After nn Idleness of about a
week, the strikeis returned to work at
thu rate of wages being paid hi oilier fae
lories. About J .uu) men weiu out on
bit-Ike.
Wu Ting-fang Recalled.
By Kiclum-e Wire from The Associated I'mi,
AVashinston. Oct. ','7-AVu Tins-fang,
the Chinese minister, has been UT.illcd to
his country by a special edict which was
received by him today. He Is ordeied to
return by the most direct route to Shang
hai und will leave as soon as hu can pad;
his effects, probably within two weeks.
le will become minister of commerce ana
will also be a member of thu joint com
mission to negotiate commercial lieu ties.
Scotch Miners Want Increase,
By KicIusUe Wire from The Aasoclated I'rcav
Glasgow,' Oct. 27. The Scotch miners
huvo demanded an liit-rea..e of ViVj per
cent-.-In wages, about, "0,Y00 mlneis are affected.
SENATOR HOAR
MOTION TO QUASH WRIT.
Granted in the Wadsworth Habeas
Corpus Case.
Bj Kxctmtte Wire from The Aocl.iteiI Pren.
Pottsvlllo, Pa., Oct. 27. Thu court to
day granted a motion to quash the
habeas corpus proceedings to secure the
body of Private Arthur Wadsworth, of
the Klghtcenth regiment, charged with
the murder of AVIIllain Durham at
Shenandoah. Durham wus shot and
killed by Wudsworth, who was gum cl
ing a house that had been dynamited
several times. It was night and Wads
worth commanded Durham, who was
approaching the house, lo halt. The
order was not obeyed and Wadsworth
shot.
The motion will be argued on Mon
day, November 10. Deputy Attorney
aeneral Fleltz and John F. AVhalen,
solicitor for the Heading company, ap
peared for the commonwealth and pre
sented tlie motion, Judge Advocate J,
W. Oakford appeared for the guard. In
addition tu the other troops ordered
home. General Miller this afternoon Is
sued an order withdrawing the F.lgh
teenth regiment, commanded by Colonel
Kutledtse.
By the time the case comes up for
argument, AVndsworth will have ie
turiied to civil life. The case will bo
pressed lo a decision In the highest
courts of the state. There are no de
cisions in tills state on the right of the
civil authorities to arrest a man who
has obeyed orders and shot a man while
doing military duty. It is the desire of
tlie officers of the guard that this mat
ter be definitely settled for all time.
THE IRISH AGITATORS
AT PHILADELPHIA
A Hearty Welcome Extended Red
mond, Blake, Dillon and Davitt.
About 8,000 Raised,
By KxcltMire Wire liom The Assoclitcd l'reai.
Philadelphia, Oct. 27. Advocates of
Irish liberty tilled the Academy of
Music and Horticultural hall tonight
and extended a welcome to the hish
parliamentary envoys, John K. lted
ntond, Kduiund Blake, John Dillon and
Michael Davitt. About $S,000 In sub
scriptions was raised for the Irish
league defense fund. The envoys, who
arrived -at 3 o'clock In the afternoon,
were received at the station by the
local branch of the league, of which
Michael J. Ityan is president. Previous
to the meetings, a street parade was
held, in which lliere were many Catho
lic organizations, Seated on tlie plat
form in the Academy of Music were
Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania;
Archbishop Ityau, Bishop Shanralmii, of
Ilarrisburg; Itev. Martin J. Geraghty,
provincial of tlie Augustlnlans; Joseph
McLaughlin, county president of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians; James
O'Sulllvaii, national vice-president of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians; Itev.
I. A. Delury,-president of Villa Nova
college, and several other prominent
Irish-Americans. Governor Stone was
made chairman of the meeting, and in
taking the chair said lie always had a
great sympathy for Ireland. He be
lieved absolutely in the right of every
nation to govern Itself and bejieves that
If there was ever a nation fitted for
self-government it was the Irish na
tion. He said he hud great hopes for
the future for Irelanil.
"It Is not a dead fsssue," he said, "It
is a world question and It Is as much
alive tonight us it hits ever been In
history."
John K. Itedinond followed Governor
Stone. He said not for a quarter of a
century has tlie .struggle between the
IrMi nation ami Kngllsli niisgovern
nu'i'.t been so acute In Ireland us It is
at this moment.
"All the power and wealth of Hug
land," he said, "are at tills moment be
ing ued cruelly and remorselessly to
crush the IrMi tenantry, to break the
npli'lt of the people. It Is tlie old, old
story lepeatecl ill another form."
John Dillon described in greater de
tail some of the alleged evils of gov
ernment In Ireland and he was followed
by Michael Davitt, who devoted his ad
dress chlidiy to the helpful work of tlie
Irish l.aud league toward bettering tlie
conditions of the peasantry, F.dmiiud
l'.luko disctised tlie land laws at pres
f nt In force In Ireland.
An overflow meeting was held In
Horticultural hall at which Judge Wil
liam N. Ashman, 'of this city, presided.
Thu four Irishmen also spoke ut this
meeting.
The envoys will leave for the west
tomorrow,
m i i i i.
TO VACATE COMPANY HOUSES.
Members of Jeddo Union Will No
Longer Be Employed by Markles,
lly i:uluiivv Wire fiom The Aoeialid I'icm.
Hasleton, P.i., Oct. 27 Charles Hi-1-ferty,
president; James Gallagher, sec
retary; Paul fJimleavy, treasurer, and
Henry Hhovelln, a member of tlio relief
committee of the Jeddo local union of
the Flitted Mluu AVorkeis, uru among
the eight employes occupying company
houses of (i. 11. Marklu & Co,, at Japan,
O.ikdale and Kounilryvllle, who were
served with notices by the firm this
afternoon to vacate the premises within
six days, Henry Coll, one of the re
maining four, was mull recently on the
relief committee of the local, The tluee
other men are foreigners,
The company announces that thtbe
men will not be re-employed at any of
Its four collieries.
Steamship Arrivals,
Dy t'lduslvc Wire from Tfce Aasoclated Preaa.
New York, Oct. 27. Arrived: I-nhn,
Genoa Finland, Antwerp; La Gascogue,
Havre Cherbourg Arrived: Kronprlnz
Wllhelm, Now York, Sailed: Bremen,
from New York. Sicily Passed: Grosser
Kurfurst, Now York for Southampton
uud lltomcn; Potsdam, New York for
Rotterdam.
DEFINES TRUSTS
His Speech at a Ratification ot th?
Republican Ticket ol
Massachusetts.
WORDS OP PRAISE FOR
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
The Evils of Combination Set Eortb
in Eight Items Men Should Be
Sent to Washington Who Will Up-,
hold the President's Hands in Hia
Battle for the Interests of the
People Trusts Should Bo Curbed,
but Not Destroyed.
B.r Kxiluslve Wire from The Associated Freee.
Boston, Mass., Oct. 'J7. The Chlckri
tnwbut club, a Hepubllcan dining or
ganization of Dorchester, ratified the
state ticket tonight by listening to nti
address by Senator George K. Hoar.
Senator Hoar, In opening, spoko
words of praise for President Hoosevelt
and Governor W. Murray ('rune, say
ing in the national election we are to
send men to either uphold the presi
dent's hands, or men whose sole object
In the next two years will be to hunt
hint from power. He said that the
Democratic parly during all Its history
has been a creator of grievances, never
the redresser of them.
Speaking ot trusts, Senator Hoar
said:
The evIH of trusts are;
1. Destruction of competition.
. The management of industries by ab
sentee capital.
::. Destruction of local public spirit.
A. Fraudulent capitalization.
.". Secrecy.
li. Management for the private benefit
of the officers.
7. The power to corrupt elections and
In some cases to corrupt the courts.
S. indifference to public sentiment.
If thu tit Ml. fourth and fifth can bo
cured, tlie cure of the others, In my opin
ion, will follow.
Now, is It not the duty of wise states
manship to go slowly and carefully In thia
matter, so wu can cure or prevent thu
evil without saerillclng or destroying
what Is good.
He said lie would curb trusts, not
destroy them.
In conclud'ng Senator Hoar discussed
strikes, saying that, to him, if capital
combined he could not see why labor
may not also combine.
"A republic," he said, "cannot live if
any body of men undertake to Impose
their own will upon the lawful freedom
of others. I believe the sympathy of
all true Americans is on the side of
labor and its attempt to better its con
dition. Capital and wealth will In th
end take cure of themselves."
MOLINEUX TRIAL.
Mrs. Florence Rogers on the Wit
ness Stand,
ll.v KxcliKhe Wire fiuiu The AssucUled I'reM.
New York, Oct. 27. Mrs. Florence B,
Itogersf, (laughter uf .Mrs. Katherine
J. Adams, of whose murder Poland B.
Molluenux is accused, was the raot
conspicuous witness on the stand at
the trial today. Her appearance at
tracted an unusual crowd of women,
who followed the examination of the
witness with the keenest Interest. Mrs.
Itogers was subjected to a close exam
ination regarding her relations with
Barry Cornish, but little that was sig
nificant was elicited in this line uf In
quiry, Mis. lingers related the cir
cumstances of her mother's death Im
mediately after taking the poison, ami
Identified tlie glass In which the fatal
draught was administered, ami from
which, she said, she afterwards saw
Cornish drink. The greater part of the
session was devoted to the examination
of hand-writing experts, who testlunl
to the Identity of specimens of Moll
ueiix's admitted handwriting, with the
address on the poison package and that
of the disputed letters.
it was leinarked in court after thu
adjournment Hint the case for the
piosecutlon would close tomorrow, In
which case the ease may go to tha
Jury by the end of the week.
m
Arrested for Murder.
0 Exclusive Wire from Tlie Aaaoclatcd Treat.
Philadelphia, Oct. L'7 Kiimnuel Johnnn,
colored, employed us a laborer at the New
city filtration plant heio, was arrested
today on suspicion of having- uiutdcred a
mun at Clinton, Mass., in 1S97, Ho was
held to await thu action of thu Massa
chusetts authoiltles, Seven minder sus
pects have been arrested at the filtration
plant during thu present year.
Root Defeats Carter.
Hy exclusive Wire from J lie Associated Treat,
Chicago, Oct. 72. -Jack Boot, of Chi
cago, was given thu decision over 'Kid"
Carter of Brooklyn, al the end of six
rounds tonight, Thu tight was mm of thu
fastest between big nun that has taken
place in this city hi suveial years,
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. -V .
Highest temperature OT degrees
Lowest teiuperattlio ,,, W degrees
itclutlve humidity;
S a. m, , A per cent,
S p. m !'l lT cent.
Precipitation, Si hours ended o' p. m.,
::j Inch.,
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V
WEATHER FORECAST,
Washington, Oct. 17.--forecast
for Tuesday and Wednesday:
Kastern Pennsylvania- ltaln and
not so warm Tuesday; Wedneidny
fair, brisk southeast winds becom
ing west.
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