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OF LABOR MEMG
I Representatives of the Various
Labor Organizations in Ses
sion at New Orleans.
THE ADDRESS OP
PRESIDENT GOMPERS
He Warns Members of the Dangers
That Attend the Pressing of Con
flicting Claims of Jurisdiction on
Part of the Various Bodies of the
Organization First Day of the
Convention of No Great Interest to
Outsiders The President's Annual
Report.
By Kxcludvo Wire from Tlic Associated Press.
Now Orleans, La., Nov. l:!. President
Samuel Gompers, at the opening of the
.American Federation ot Labor today,
delivered an impassioned warning to
the members of the organization that
the Immediate future of trade and labor
assemblies was seriously endangered
by the conflicting claims oC jurisdiction
made by different bodies.
The first day of the convention, aside
from the address of President Gompers,
was not of great Interest to outsiders
nnd many delegates found It fatiguing.
At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion President (lumpers called Vice
TrOsldent Kldd to the chair and read
his report, which was as follows:
President Gompers' Report.
'flip annual report of President Gompers
allows a. gain hi membership during the
j ear of 11 national and International
villous, (i stale branches, 127 central labor
unions, ST7 local trade and federal labor
unions, and .".MO new local unions, repre
senting uOo.000 new recruits.
Apart from the miners' strike there has
been no general trade contest Involving
laifco numbers of any particular craft nor
liavo there been as many small strikes as
In former years. The report discusses the
miners' strike at length. Hero is one in
teresting statement: "Despite the efforts
fo provoke lawlessness or violence, there
perhaps no Incident wlicro the sumo
liumlinr of men have been In idleness,
Rmoug whom there have, been in.Uia.namo
period so few infractions of law or,
breaches of the peace as obtained alnong
the miners during this entire period of
their strike; and when referring to nil ag
gregation of men no exception is made as
to whether they wcro civilians bound
upon peaceable assemblages, or enlisted
men hi the military service of this or of
any other country."
As to the issue of the miners' strike,
President Gompers says: "A great moral
victory baa been won lor the miners, fo.
the cause of organized labor and for
humanity, Material advantage Is, there
fore. Inevitable."
Oppose Compulsory Arbitration.
President Gompers strenuously opposes
compulsory arbitration, "which, If enact
ed Into law, would," ho says, "prove a
much greater injury and danger than the
ill of which wo complain. Our movement
seeks to avoid strikes. "We make every
effort In that direction, and are largely
successful therein. V realize, however,
that the best means of avoiding strikes is
a thorough organization of tho workers,
anil It is also the best preparation to
maintain our members for and during a
peaceable atruqgle, "We make for indus
trial peace and tranquility. We recognize
these as essential to our material and so
cial welfare; but wo oiiRht never to bo
asked and wo never will surrender our
right to protest and resist wrong or an
Invasion ot our lights, or to be bumpered
in a lawful, peaceable strugglo for
amelioration in our condition, nnd for tho
final emancipation of labor through the,
evolutionary process of building charac
ter, manhood, independence, intelligence,
which Insplro nobler aspirations. Tho
men of organized labor want arbitration,
but only arbitration an a last resort after
conciliation has absolutely failed, and
then arbitration only, voluntarily entered
into by both the organized workers and
employers, tho award voluntarily, honor
ably and faithfully adhered to by both
eldes."
As to Compulsory Incorporation.
L'nder this head tho report says: "Ko
ci'iitly the unfounded chart'o against or
ganized labor has been repeated to the
effect that trade imlutis vloluto agree
ments entered into with employers: nnd
the uninformed, and particularly thoso
antagonistic employers to organized la
bor, urge as n remedy for this imagined
ovll, the compulsory Incorporation of the
tuulo unions so that, as thoso referred to
urge, 'the. trade unions may bo hold legal
ly responsible' for tho faithful carrying
out of agreements, and to be liable In
daniaKcs In the event of their violation,
On thu surface this proposition seems
fair; hut when wo bear la nilud the fact
that often judges havonleep-seatcd preju
dice against organizations of labor; that
the far-fetched Interpretation In the Tatt
Viila ruse, whore tin organization of labor
In Great lirltaln was mulcted In damages
for the actions of an Individual member,
under the law passed by the ilrltisli par
liament as n 'concession to labor,' ana
that the enunciation of Judicial principles
Is mutually Interpreted nnd held by tho
Judiciary of nil English-speaking coiiii
t lies, it Is not dltllcult to dWlne the pur
pose that tho advocates of compulsory In
corporation ot trade unions have In view,
They would mulct or outlaw our unions,
tho organizations which are the factors
In our modem II f to work for human
progress by natural, rational, peaceable
nnd evolutionary means."
The Jurisdiction Problem.
Tho question of jurisdiction Mr. Comp
os pronounces the danger above all oth
ers that most threatens tho Federation's
very existence. And he says: "Unless
our attllliited national and International
unions radically ami soon change their
course we sliall at no distant day bo in
tho midst of an Internecine contest un
paralleled in nny era of the industrial
world, aye, not oven when workmen of
different trades wore arrayed ugalnst each
other behind barricades in tho streets
over tho question of trado against trade,
There Is scarcely an afllllated organiza
tion which Is not ensaeed In a dlsnuto
with another organization (and In some
cases with several organizations) upon
tho question of Juilsdictlon, It Is not an
uncommon occurrence for un organiza
tion, and several have dona so quite re
'
cently, to so chnngo their laws and claims
to Jurisdiction as to cover trades never
contemplated by the organization's of
ficers or members: never comprehended
by their title; trades of which there is
already In ' existence a national union,
And this without a word of advice, coun
sel, or warning. 1 submit that It Is un
tenable and Intolerable for uu organiza
tion to attempt to ride rough shod over
and trample under fool tho rights and
jurisdiction of a trado the Jurisdiction of
which is already covered by on existing
organization. The Interests of the wage
enrners of the craft, to promote and pro
tect which the organizations were pil
marlly formed, hove no moral or lawful
right, from a trado union point of view,
to he jeopardized by pursuing a policy In
an attempt at trado Invasion made with
out the knowledge or consent of the crafts
Invaded."
Legislation Affecting Labor.
President Gompers strongly endorses
and urges labor to work for the enact
ment of the Gardner bill extending tho
present eight-hour law so as to apply to
workmen employed by contractors and
sub-contractors on work done for or on
behalf ot the federal government. Of Its
merits he says:
"The philosophy, ns well as tho stem
necessity, for a reduction In tho hours of
dally labor, Is underestimated and too lit
tle understood. There are somo who be
lieve, or pretend to believe, that a reduc
tion In tho hours of. labor carries with it
n curtailment of production, when, as a
matter of fact, every reduction in the
bourn of labor that has occurred In indus
try has been followed by u vast Increase
in production. New machinery, new tools
of labor, the further division and sub
division of labor, have Inavrlably fol
lowed, while at the same time Increased
leisure and opportunity of the workers
linvo made them larger consumers and
liters of productive labor, giving to Indus
try a no commerce an Impetus obtaluablo
by no other means. No country is so po
tent in satisfying the wants of its own
people, nor so successful In securing for
eign markets as those, countries in which
thu hours of labor of the working people
aro lowest. A reduction iti tho hours of
labor develops more highly tho physical
and mental activity of the men of labor
as well as) the men of enterprise, and
leads to the triumph of tho world, lifting
up all to a higher civilization."
Anti-Injunction Bill.
"Tho bill commonly known as tire antl
InJunction Bill, drafted by our attorneys,
approved by the American Federation of
Labor, nnd Introduced at our request, was
passed by tho house of representatives In
Its original foim. The senate judiciary
commliteo first reported tho bill In liko
nianneiy but subsequently offered such
amendments as. would actually for tho
first time in our statute law. provide in
specific terms for, and authorize tho Issu
ance of, injunctions In trado disputes. Of
course, we opposed this amendment, which
converted an anti-injunction bill into a
pro-Injunction bill. This bill will again
1)0 considered by the coming session of
congress, since Us position (as having
passed the house) Is retained. I recom
mend that our legislative committee and
olllcers be directed to continue their ef
forts to secure the passage of tho bill in
its original form as passed by the house,
and to oppose any amendment calculated
to Impair the fundamentally lawful ac
tion of the organized workers lu their ef
forts to secure Improved conditions.
"Wo reiterate our position that organ
ized labor seeks no Immunity from the
law, for violations committed by any ot
Its members; but It insists that that
which Is lawful when done by other per
sons shall not bo regarded as unlawful
when done by wage-earners either as in
dividuals or in association. Wo demand,
too, that the common law practice shall
apply to wage-earners as well as to all
others; that Is, that no Injunction shall
bo Issued wherever there Is another rem
edy provided by lav,-. Our fellow-workers
or our movement are not law-breakers;
but if any one be guilty of a crime the
laws of our country and the laws of tho
states have provision for his apprehen
sion, trial, and, If convicted, punishment.
"Thero never yet has been. issued an
Injunction prohibiting a crime. The Issu-'
nnce of Injunctions In labor disputes Is
specially resorted to and devised to ac
complish that for which there is no law,
to proven t the doing of that which Is no
ct line, which Is not Illegal or unlawful,
and for the only purpose of Interfering
with the wage-earners exercising their
full legal and moral rights in preventing
doteiloratlon or securing their material,
economic and social advancement. .
New Injunction Feature.
"I'or tho purposo of evading the deci
sions of tho courts In some of our states
favorable to labor's contentions, severul
corporations have In the past fow years
Instituted perfunctory branch establish
ments In other states where legislative or
Judicial action has been loss favorable or
progressive, and luivu resorted to tho fed
eral courts for Injunctions against organ
ized labor. This condtlon led to u corre
spondence with our f i lend an attorney at
law, Henry Cohen, of Colorado, who as
sociated with himself J, J, Sullivan, and
tlioy suggest a. federal law which l com
mend to your favorable consideration, the
provisions of that law to bo declaratory,
"that corporations shall not be deemed
citizens ot tho Mnto of their creation, and
when they como Into tho federal courts,
claiming the right to have their cause ad
judicated by that tribunal on the ground
of diverse citizenship, that this allegation
may be denied by tho opposite party, and
all pioccedlngs shall be immediately
stayed and tho l.ssuo presented shall bo
first tried, and If nny of tho members of
tho corporation aro citizens of the same
stato as the opposing parly, the court
shall refuse to take Jurisdiction in the
case,"
Convict Labor Bill,
"Hon, Joint J, Gardner, of New Jersey,
introduced lu thu house tho prison labor
bill, drafted by tho Industrial commission,
which bill in tho previous congiess had
been referred to the commliteo on labor
and reported favorably to, and passed by,
tho house. In this congress, the bill was
referred to tho judiciary committee, front
whence no report has thus far been made,
The bill u substance gives authority to
tho states which have protective laws
against tho competition of convict labor
with the lubor of the free citizens, to en
act laws prohibiting thu entrance Into
thut state of any article the product of
convict labor,
"In view of the reference to this com
mittee, it may be more dltllcult to secure
favorable action theieon. lit tho event of
that opinion proving uceurato, It is sug.
gested that authority bo given for tho
drafting and Introduction of a bill drawn
upon different lines.
"There Is no desire on our part that
convicts shall be maintained in Idleness,
but their labor should not be permitted
to compete In the markets with labor of
free workmen. A contractor having the
tinfnlriadvantago of convict labor, send
ing hlri circular or his salesman Into tho
market's, setting a figure for the product
from 30 to W per cent, lower than that of
employers ot fteo men, often forces down
the Btnndard price of tho article, and In
asmuch us the difference consists In tho
wnges paid to free workmen nnd the prlco
paid the state for the convict's labor, tho
evil result Is felt both by the workers and
fair employeis.
Chinese Exclusion.
"At tho opening of congiess a number
of bills were Introduced for Chinese ex
clusion, not one of which was an effec
tive measure. They took no cognizance
of the changed conditions consequent
upon tho possession of Hawaii, Porto
Illco and tho Philippine islands. In as
much ns new legislation was necessary so
that the people of these possessions might
hnvo an opportunity of development as
well ns protection from Chinese, nnd also
tho fact that we ought to protect our peo
ple from the Chinese coming to these
Islands and from thence to the mnlnland
ot tho United Slates, It was determined
by all those who earnestly favored effec
tive Chinese exclusion that a bill upon
these lines should bo drawn, presented
and enacted.
"It Is unnecessary tn dwell at length
upon tho history of the effort to secure
the passage of this bill, or the law as It
finally was enacted; but It was clearly
cvidont that there was somo ulterior pur
pose by those In control of tho legisla
tion In congress that the law as passed
should not be an entirely satisfactory one
to labor.
"The lessons of history In dealing with
tho Chinese problem, both In this country
and Its Insular possessions, before they
became such, have been disregarded. Al
ready we hear Interested parties endeav
oring to test the temper of our peoplo by
advocating the admission of Chinese to
our Insular possessions.
"In rovlowing tho entire subject It Is
clear to my mind nnd is tho opinion of all
competent to speak, who are In sympathy
with tho purpose ot effective Chineso ex
clusion: "That Chineso subjects of Great
Britain or citizens of the Republic of
Mexico (and perhaps those who may pre
tend to bo the subjects or cltlzcni of
either) may como to the United States at
will; that the courts will so hold should a
test case bo made. That Chinese can bo
excluded only by sympathetic adminis
trative action of the federal authorities.
That tlie entire question should bo re
opened by congress, and an effective,
comprehensive law enacted.
Immigration Restriction.
"A number of bearings were had upon a
bill Introduced in congress providing that
no adult Immigrant shall bo admitted to
our country until ho has acquired tho
first rudiments of an education. Such a
bill was declared for in the Nashville
convention of the American Federation
of Labor. The time did not seem oppor
tune, until last winter, for giving effect
to the rcslution of tho Nashville conven
tion. At the last session ot congress,
however, a bill was Introduced, which
was Intended to take the place of tho
whole body of existing Immigration laws,
and to fix the character ot our legislation
on the Biibjcct for a. period of years. It
seemed to mo that such an occasion
should not bo allowed to pass without in
troducing some further .wgulati.on de
signed to raise the standard of intelli
gence for persons who come to our coun
try. "With this end In view, I Interested
myself in securing the embodiment in
the pending bill of a moderate educational
test a mere provision that adult immi
grants must be able, before landing, to
read, In somo language, the Constitution
of tho United States. Exception Is mado
of wives, of children under IS, and of par
ents over 50. All these, though unable to
read, may be brought In, under tho pro
posed law, by the heads of Uieir families.
"Tills regulation will exclude hardly any
of tho natives of Great Britain, Ireland,
Germany, France, or Scandinavia. It will
exclude only a smnll proportion of .our
immigrants from North Italy. It will
shut out a considerable number of South
ltullans and of Slavs and others equally
or more undesirable and Injuilous,
"The house of representatives approved,
by a practically unanimous vote, the pol
icy which 1 havo outlined.
The Crime of Child Labor.
"In the campaign for laws prohibiting
the exploitation of the labor of children,
I am pleased to report that the legislature
of Kentucky passed an effective measure.
We have had representative), in nearly
every state In which no law of this char
acter obtained. Both by their work and
that of our organize! s nnd officers, a sen
timent of tho people has been aroused
that bids fair to result In tho adoption at
no distant day of such beneficent meas
ures In all the states of tho union.
"The evil of child labor has been widely
discussed, due to an investigation ami
exposure of the awful condition obtaining
In several of tho southern states. In our
day of hlghely developed machinery and
the great propelling forces whereby the
productivity of labor has so vastly In
creased, there Is neither necessity nor ex
cuse for this crime against the young and
Innocent children,
"It Is not my purpose now or at nny
other time, to discuss the race problem;
but It may not bo amiss to cull attention
to an event in connection therewith, and
to draw from it the lesson it teaches.
Several of tho southern states have prac
tically disfranchised the negro by pre
scribing an educational qualification and
test. Tho fact Is that a largo part of the
negroes of the south aro making every ef
fort to secure an educatlun for their chil
dren, On the other hand, the children
employed lu tho mills aro white, They
aro being physically and mentally dwarf
ed; they have not tho time, opportunity,
or physical ability to attain air education
of the most elementary diameter; und
unless the relief we demand shall be ac
corded by the legislatures of the southern
states, thu people thereof may Hud them
selves In tho position of having missed
their mark, for the disfranchised will be
the Immense number of the white men ot
the future, Child lubor Is a menace to
our civilization, involving us It does the
deteilorntlon of our race.
The President and Labor.
"In it resent address delivered by Presi
dent lloosevelt he publicly proclaimed his
conviction lu favor of wago-eurueis or
ganizing for their mutual nnd common
protection, and this Im.s been verllled by
his action ns well as in personal conver
sation. Certainly, when the president of
the United States will glvo his adhesion
to the necessity as well as tho wisdom of
the wage-earners organizing, It should
be not only a. convincing fuctor with the
yet unorganized, but should disarm or
put a quietus upon narrow-minded, short
sighted and prejudiced employers."
BOW IN THE REIGHSRATH.
The German and Czech Members
Again Get Together.
By Exclusive Wire from the Assisted Prut.
Vienna, Nov. 13. The sitting today of
tho lower house of the Austrian Itelchs
rath was suspended on account of the
German und Czech members coming to
blows.
The cause of the trouble was a de
hate on the advisability of the use of
tho two languages in tho names of sta
tions on the Bohemian railroads.
BANQUET TO
FOREIGNERS
Representatives Who Game to Ded
ication o? Chamber ot Com
mci'Ge Are Entertained.
BRILLIANT EVENT
AT THE ARLINGTON
Secretary Shaw the Principal Speak
er of the Evening Tho Spread of
Intelligence and the Prudence of
Commerce Are Important Elements
hi the Interest of International
Pence.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Trese.
Wnshlngton, Nov. 13. A banquet was
given at the Arlington hotel tonight in
honor of the representatives of foreign
commercial bodies who came to Ameri
ca to attend the dedication of the New
York Chamber of Commerce building,
and who arrived in Washington from
the metropolis for a short visit today.
In addition to the foreigners there were
present Secretary Shaw and Postmas
ter General Payne, Generals Corbln,
Young and Wood, members of the dip
lomatic corps, and local business men.
Tho table was set In oval shape and
it was decorated in large yellow chrys
anthemums and American Beauty roses.
Mr. A. Barton Hepburn, tho chairman
of the committee on reception of the
New York chamber of commerce sat at
the head of the tabic with Ambassador
Cambon, of France, on his right, and
Ambassador Herbert, of Great Britain
on his left, while to the right and left
of the ambassadors were seated re
spectively, Prince Pless and Count
Quadt, of the German embassy. Mr.
Hepburrt Introduced the speakers,
among whom were Secretary Shaw and
Major General S. M. B. Young.
General Young wds to have been one
of the speakers, but left the hall early
without having an opportunity to de
liver his address.
Mr. Shaw said, In part:
Speaking for that department which is
supposed more than any other to repre
sent the business interests of tho nation.
I take great and peculiar pleasure in bid
ding welcomo to the capitol of tho great
est American republic, representatives ot
so many of the leading commercial na
tions of the world. Such a gathering as
this should havo been Impossible a century
ago. In tho creation of sentiment ren
dering this event both natural and agree
able, and in the evolution of conditions
making International banquets possible,
commerce has played a most important
part.
For International Peace.
The spread of intelligence and the
prudence of commerce, ho added, were
making for international peace, ami
continuing, ho said:
The consent of rulers to engage In wars
Involving the expenditure of well nigh
limitless blood and treasure has not al
ways been dltllcult to obtain. Statesmen
have not always trembled as they havo
declared war and made appropriations for
Its maintenance. But commerce trembles.
It counts the cost. Commerce Is not
wanting In ambition, but it Is never am
bitious to squander the accumulations ot
centuries In rebuking the injury of a day.
And so, gentlemen of the chamber of com
merce of the Empire state, our hosts, and
distinguished guests from foreign cham
bers, I felicitate you all and thank God
that tho day has come when nations shall
no longer war without cause, when great
navies are no longer looked upon as
threatening tho peace of the world, and
when armaments and fortifications have
lost much of their terror. Tho peoplo rep
loseuted by our hosts this evening, were
admittedly never as prosperous aa now.
And naturally their consumptive capacity
has increased with their ability to supply
not only tueir needs, out also their de
sires. And so it Is that tho United States
was a larger consumer of foreign prod
ucts during tho Inst fiscal year than over
in its history, Tho universal recognition
of the great truth that the good fortuuu
of any one class of individuals ever re
dounds to tho advantage of all, and the
piosperlty of the people of any one coun
try over benotltH all nations, would bo of
Inestimable advantage to tho world. But
If this principle shall ever bo universally
recognized, commerce must bo tho school
master and chambers of commerce kin
dergartens of Instruction,
I do not know that tho world will ever
adopt uniform standards of weight and
measures, but I am convinced that such a
cour.so would be to tho advantage of com
merce; anil If this over shall bo accom
plished, tho melrlo system, for which wo
acknowledge Indebtcrness to nations rep
resented hero tonight, will of necessity af
ford tho solution, it Is uvldeut that all
values will soon be measured in gold. In
I'uct .this Is already done Internationally,
and governments Amt provide anything
che than tho gold standard for local uso
linpoho a tux upon overy International
transaction sufficient to bar their peu
pln from competition In the world's com
merce, 1 do not know that the world will
over udopt universal denominations ot
money, but If It shall, t am satlstled that
tho unit of vnluo will be divided InlT
tenths and 'hundredths, for this would
be for the convenience of commerce,
.
SCORE OF THE WALKERS.
By I' .elusive Wire fioin The .Undated Press,
Philadelphia, Nov, 13. Twelve men re
main lu the tlv'-day gu-as-you-pleaso race.
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Steamship Arrivals.
By KidusHe Wire from The Aito'clited Prm.
New York, Nov, 1U. Arrived: Detitsch
laud, Hamburg. Hailed: La Lorraine,
Havre; Bremen, Bremen. Rotterdam
Arrived: Rotterdam, New York. Queens
town Sailed: Majestic, from Liverpool,
New Vorlc. Lizard Passed: La Chum
Jatn'e, Now York for Havre.
TO EXAMINE JUDGE SMITH.
Commission Appointed in Accord-
nnce with Retirement Act.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated l're.t,
Harrlsburg, Pa Nov. 13. Governor
Stone totluy appointed the following
commission under the judges retire
ment act of 11)01) to Inquire Into the
mental nnd physical condition of Su
perior Court Judge Peter P. Smith, of
Scranton:
Dr. J. V. Shoemaker, of Philadelphia;
Dr; A. G. Fell, of Wllkes-Barre, nnd
Dr. W. K. Dolnii, of Scranton, the latter
the judge's family physician,
Judge Smith's term will expire on
the first Monday of January, 1906.
Some time ago he was prostrated with
nervous affection, and since then he has
appeared with his colleagues on the
bench only occasionally. He Is the only
Democrat on tho Superior court bench.
It he should retire he will receive half
pay, or $3,750 annually, for the remain
dor ot his term.
It Is said that there are other judges
in tho state who nave been unable by
reason of physical disability to perform
their duties, and the law gives the gov
ernor the power to appoint commissions
In every case.
PRESIDENT'S
BEAR HUNT
The Party Arrives in the Game
District Preparations for
Starting Are Made.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated I'rest
Smedes, Miss., Nov. 13. President
Roosevelt and his party arrived here
shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon,
and In their hunting togs started soon
afterward for the camp on the Little
Sunflower river. As tho distance is
about fifteen miles and the trail is
rough and bad, the chances are that
it was after dark before they reached
the camp. President Roosevelt was
joined at Memphis by tho members of
the hunting party, President Stuyves
ant Fish, of the Illinois Central; Gen
eral Council Dickinson, of the same
road; John M. Parker, of New Or
leans, La.; John McElhenney, former
lieutenant in the Rough Riders; Major
G. M. Helm, W. W. Mingum and H.
L. Foote. The latter three are Missis
sippi planters and well known bear
hunters In this country.
The president and the members ot
the party donned their hunting clothes
aboard the train, In order to be ready
for the horseback ride to the camp im
mediately upon arriving at Smedes.
Smedes is a siding oh tho Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railway, at which
cotton Is loaded. A plantation store
and the residence of one of the man
agers are the only structures except
negro cabins, in sight. Work on the
neighboring plantations was suspended
this afternoon and several hundred
negroes were at the siding when the
train stopped. Most of the men sat on
the cotton bales, but the black mam
mies and the plcklnnlnles stood along
the track. They showed their white
teeth in broad grins, but made no oth
er demonstrations as the- president
stepped from till! train. He was clad
in hunting costume, riding trousers,
heavy leather leggings, blue flannel
shirt, corduroy coat and wore a brown
slouch hat.
Around his waist was buckled his
cartridge belt and at his side hung his
ivory-handled hunting knife. The oth
er members of the party also wore
hunting suits. While the guns, blan
kets and other small baggage were be
ing loaded Into a four-mule wagon, the
president chatted with the manager of
the Smedes estate and two ladles who
had come especially to greet him.
When all was In readiness, the mem
bers of the party, except Mr, Fish and
Mr. Dickinson, mounted small, wiry,
tough-looking horses and dushed away
for the woods at a breakneck canter.
The president's mount was a black
horse. He did not look spirited, but It
was explained that he was just the sort
of animal needed to force a way
through the dense undergrowth, Mr.
Fish and Mr. Dickinson followed tha
others In a buckboard drawn by two
mules,
Mr, Mingum says the black bears
hereabouts weigh from 300 to 600
pounds.
Tho signs of bears In the vicinity of
the camp are plentiful, and Mr. Parker
promises the president a shot before to
morrow evening. In one water hole,
Hoke Collier, on Monday, were found
the footprints of nine.
The president's train Is on the side
track here, und a telegraph station has
been rigged up In a box car on the
siding.
The arrangements made here to pre
vent a crowd of curious people from
spoiling the president's fun were admir
ably carried out, The peoplo of Vlcks
liui'S wanted to run mi excursion un
here this afternoon to allow them to see
thu president start on his hunt, lui
President Fish, of the Illinois LYntral
Railway company, would not permit It,
HOLD-UP PREVENTED.
Engineer Opened Throttle and Moved
the Train Away.,
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Frankford, Ind Nov, 13, Four men
attempted to hold up the southbound
Motion express at Cyclone early today,
Tho train slackened speed on striking
torpedoes mi tho rails, but when the
engineer faced four revolvers he throw
open the throttle. The four men Hied
rapidly and often, but all trainmen am)
passengers escaped,
Sheriff Corns and deputies afterward
caught the men, who gave the names
of Charles Johnson, James Mock, Frank
Smith and Hurry Cray, all claiming to
live in Cincinnati.
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DoukUobors Want to Settle in Turkey
By Eselushe Vlr from The AocIted l'r,s.
St. l'eleisburg, Nov, 13. A petition from
the Doulihobors asking) tho sultan of
Turkey for permission to f-ettlo In some
part of his empire where tlKy can cul
ttvatp gardens with their own bunds and
pot he compelled to obey human laws. Is
published here. . , .
FATAL BOILER
EXPLOSION
STROMBOLI VOLCANO ACTIVE.
Mnny Houses on the Islnnd Have
Already Been Destroyed.
Br Exclusive Wire from The Aisoclnted l'ren
Home, Nov. 13. The volcano on
Stromboll island (oft the north coast of
Sicily) has commenced, a terrible erup
tion. A colossal column of lire Is ris
ing, nnd incandescent stones are bplng
emitted from the craters.
Many houses on the Island have been'
destroyed.
TEN PER CENT. ADVANCE.
Wages of Employes of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad to Be Increased.
By Kicluslve Wire from Tlie Associated I'rtli.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Nov. 13. William L.
McCaleb, superintendent of the Middle
division of the Pennsylvania railroad,
today posted the following notices about
the shops in Harrlsburg:
"Taking effect November 1, 19D2, an
advance of 10 per cent, will be made lu
the wages of all employes permanently
In tho service of the Pennsylvania rail
road system east of Pittsburg and Erie,
who uro now receiving less than $200
per month. By order of the general
superintendent."
This Increase, which was decided upon
at yesterday's meeting of the directors
of the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
it Is estimated, affects about 59,000 em
ployes. The cost of the Increase to the com
pany will be heavy. Estimating the
average -wage rate per month at $60 a
man, the additional expense to the com
pany would be $334,000 a month, or
about $4,250,000 a year.
THRILLING RESCUE.
Sirs. Costello, a Would-be Suicide,
Is Taken from the Brink of
Niagara Falls.
By Eichiflve Wire from The Associated Pret.
Duffalo, N. T., Nov. 13. Mrs. Helen
Costello, of Buffalo, was rescued today
from the brink of the American falls
by employes of the state reservation.
The woman attempted suicide, and was
seen clinging to a. submerged log at a
point a few feet below the Goat Island
bridge. A rope whs fitted about the
body of John Marshall, a reservation
employe, and he was lowered into the
rushing waters. He succeeded in reach
ing the woman's side and placed a rope
about her waist. The two were then
hauled In and landed safely.
Mrs. Costello Is very weak from ex
posure, but at the hospital physicians
say she will recover. Domestic troubles
caused the woman to seek death.
HANGED BY A MOB.
John Davis, Accused of Murder, Is
Lynched in a Jail Yard.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Lewisburg, Tenn., Nov. 13. John Da
vis, a negro, was hanged In the court
house yard this morning by a mob of
500 men, for the murder of Robert
Adair, a farmer, living near this city.
Adair's body was found In a terribly
mutilated condition in a Held near his
home here at an early hour today. He
had started out In pursuit of a thief
who was stealing his corn, nnd when
his body was discovered the stock and
barrel of a small rifle and a knife cov
ered with blood were found near him.
Tho knife was identified ns the prop
erty of John Davis, colored. The sheriff
organized a posse and went to the house
of Davis, and found a pile of bloody
clothes, but the murderer had fled. He
was caught, however, about half a mile
from town, hut not until he had been
twice wounded. He was brought back,
and the sheriff and Rev. John R. Har
ris made an appeal to the people to
allow tho law to take Its course. Tho
mob, however, seized the prisoner and
hapged him,
TRIED IT ON THE FROG.
Sensation Created in, Camden Court
by Experiments with Poison.
lly Kxihr-tvc IVhe from The Associated Press,
Camden, N. J Nov, 13, A frog was
poisoned lu court today to show a jury
the agonies of a human being dying ns
a result of being poisoned with strych
nine. Paul Woodward, who is alleged
to hnvo lured two boys, Uryce Jennings
uml Paul Cotllu, from this city Into the
foods, and having caused their death
with strychnine, was on trial, and Pro
fsor Marshall, of tho University of
Pennsylvania, was testifying, Ho took
some of the poison extracted from the
liver of Paul Collin and forced It into
a live frog, Thu Jury ami all others In
court became Intensely interested, and
In a fuw minutes the frog went Iiim
convulsions. Tho professor explained
the action of the drug us the frog,
wrUhlnis, exhibited all the agonies the
bnv had suffered as he died ,
The f-.vperhiient caused a sensation in
the court room,
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Reading Wages to Be Adjusted,
lly Kuduibe Wirt from The Aijoclate.i I'rtis.
Philadelphia. Nov. 13, When nsked
what the Heading Hallway company pro.
posed to do about mi increase of wages
tor their employes, Vice I'reMdcnt Theo
dore Voorhls wild the wages would he
adjusted to the current rates lu this terri
tory. The mutter, he said, has been un
der consideration for seme time and a
formal announcement would shortly be
niudo,
Corbln Colliery Will Resume.
Vy Inclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
Shumokln, Pa., Nov. 13. After an Idle
ness of live months the Corbln colliery,
operated by Robertson & Co., will resume
work to morrow. Three hundred men
and boys will be given employment. Four
hundred moro employes will find work
next Monday by tho Kscclslor colliery,
owned -by' tho above company, resuming
operations. Tho colliery .was also idle
since the strike.
Four Workmen Arc Instantlu Killed
and About Fortu Other
Arc Injured.
THE WORST CALAMITT
KNOWN TO LEBANON
Boiler Explodes Without Warning
nnd in an Instant the Air is Pull
of Death Sealing Debris Nine
Immediate, Puddle Furnaces Are
Wrecked It Is Feared That the
Death List Will Be Increased,
Thousands Visit the Scene.
By Exclusive Who from The Associated Trete.
Lebanon, Nov. 13. The explosion of a
largo boiler In scrap puddle furnace No.
3, at the West works of the American
Iron and Steel Manufacturing com
pany's plant, late this afternoon, caused
the death of four workmen and about
forty others were more or less seri
ously Injured. The dead are:
JACOB B1UCICER, aged G7 years, of Sun-
nyslde, a laborer; leaves a wife and ,
six children.
WALTER TURNER, of this city, a pud-
dler; leaves a wife and one child.
JAMES I11SSINGER, of this city, apud-
dler; leaves a wlfo and four children.
WILLIAM CAKES, aged 43, puddter;
leaves widow: died at hospital.
The Injured.
Among the injured are the following:
James Nine, single, aged 23, puddlcr's
helper, badly hurt Internally and leg
broken; condition critical.
Aaron Pottelger, puddler; married; lacer
ations of hands and head and serious
luternnl injuries; condition critical.
Francis Murray, seriously burned about
body.
Frank Arnold, pnddler's helper.
George P. Meyer, pnddler's helper.
Joseph Oris, aged 50; conl stoker.
Daniel McCormlek, puddler, general In
juries. John Cochran.
Pius Kline, puddler; struck by, flying
piece of iron,
James Horgan, struck by a piece of iron,
Sylvester Wolf, boss puddle!.-; struckby
flying timber. "' ' - -
Cornelius Mader.
Penrose lltuicli.
John llabble.
Michael K. Spang,
John Iloshery.
Wilson Lash.
Simon Pcttlcger, injured very, severelr.
Frank Kissinger.
There are others Injured! hit addition
to the above whose names were not
obtained. The physicians at the hos
pital express the opinion that several
of the injured will die.
The calamity is tha worst that ever
occurred In' Lebanon. The boiler ex
ploded without warning, and in an In
stant the entire place was black with
death-dealing debris. The wreck and
ruin of the nine Immediate puddle fur
naces was complete.
Thousands of persons were attracted
to the scene, nnd weeping women and
children crowded about the place mak
ing frantic efforts to obtuin tidings ot
their loved ones, but the excitement
was so intense that but very little conf
fort could be given them. Physicians
were called from every quarter of tho
city and the hospital ambulances and
other vehicles were hurried into ser
vice. Temporary Hospital.
The ofllces of the works were at onco
converted into a hospital and a corps
of nurses from tho Good Samaritan
hospital were brought to this place.
Into this temporary hospital the maim
ed and scalded workmen were carried
and given attention. Some have their'
eyes burned out, others their hands
blown off. Many of thorn, it Is believed,
cannot live through the night. Women
and children thronged the entrance to
the works crying anil begging t;o be
allowed Inside,
It is feared tho list of dead will be
materially Increased when the ruins of
the nine wrecked puddle furnaces are
explored. The exploded boiler' was
hurled high Into the air and passed
over the ofllces, burying Itself In tho
south bunk of Qtilttupahilla creek, sev
eral hundred yards away. No informa
tion could be secured at the temporary
hospital lit tho works. The plant has
been closed und Miikmen are remov
ing the debris.
It Is not known whether the explo.
slon was duo to defects in the boiler ot
not. The boiler, which was of 200 horsf
power, broke Maturely In half, one pari
sailing through the machinery and
woodwork' of the mill. The roof col
lapsed and the ilanits from the puddle
furnaces under the wrecked boiler set
fire to the debris, The, tiro force of the
company, however, had the flames ex
tlngiiished in fifteen minutes.
Benjamin Prizer Dead,
By Kxrhidt Wire IromTlie Assoctited Tress.
Iltirrlsburg, Nov, 13.-R. H. Prizer, ot
Phocnlxvlllo, .a clerk In the Internal af
fairs department, died suddenly of heart
failure today at his residence lu this city,
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER,
Local data for November 1J, 1902;
Highest temperature ,,,,, K degrees)
Lowest temperature 47 decrees)
Relative humidity;
S a. m. ,,., ,,..,..,. 90 per cent,
a p. in, ,1,, ,,. TS per cont4
none, j
trueo. tiJL
fa if :
4
; WEATHER FORECAST, f
f- AVashln-jlou. Ni . . forecast 4J
4- for Frld.iy and Satuiday: Eastern -il
-f Pennsylvania; I'.ilr Friday; Satur- M
-f day probably showers; light vail- 4i
4- able winds.
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