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Ceorge F. Baer Listens to Addresses
ef trifc;:s Attorneys.
HAS LIVELY TILT WITH BRUMM
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11000 PE
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A Scathing Denunciation of J'jhn Mar
kle Demands of Striker Explained
at Length to Commission by
Three Attorneys.
Philadelphia. Feb. 10. George F.
Baer, president of the Reading Rail
way and leader of the operators dur
ing the last strike of the anthracite
miners, attended yesterday's session
-of the strike arbitration commission
ers. This was Mr. Baer's first appear
ance before the commission, and he
attracted much attention.
He wished to hear the beginning
of the closing argument for the mi
ners In order to reply In his speech on
Thursday to any points that might
be raised. Mr. Baer sat with folded
arms throughout the long address of
D. J. McCarthy. Shortly before Mr.
McCarthy began his speech C. S. Dar
row, chief counsel for the miners, was
Introduced to the leader of the opera
tors by Former Senator Wolvertoii.
For five minutes Mr. Baer and Mr.
Darrow kept their heads close togeth
er and whispered, while every pair of
eyes in the court room was turned
their way.
Mr. McCarthy traced the history of
unionism from the first practical mi
ners' organization In the anthrarlte
region at St. Clair, in 1808, to the or
ganization of the United Mine Work
ers, In 1900, with a oomplete organi
zation of the entire region. Since the
advent of the union the miners claim
that the men are now independent.
"This Is absolutely true, and Is as it
Should be," lie said.
Mitchell the Miners' Moses.
"Mr. MarUle, iu his public utter
ances, hps taken great pains to hold
up Mr. Mitchell as being something
infamous, as something criminal an 1
Indirectly holding Mr. Mitchell r
sponsible for all the disorder that ex
isted during the strike. The advent
of Mr. Mitchell Into the anthracite, coal
rcgioiiB was like unto a Moses tinto
the people of Israel. Mitchellism
6tands for humanity, for justice,
for patriotism. It stands for al
that if. good and noble; In man,
whi;r in Marklelstn v fin 1 the anti
thesis of Mitchellism, Injustice, op
pression, tyranny and character bo
ktnifi tiiDg.
"The evictions at. Jedilo are dealt
with flippantly by Mr. Markle In his
statement to the public. He argues
with great force that he was within
his l?gul rights, that It was no con
cern of his whether those 13 hclpl'si
families had a place of shelter or not.
It was no concern of his whether V
Coll rns dyine orjKhjVl
power to prevent disputes from be
ginning, will be absent unless the com
mission exercises the power It bss te
provide a "permanent remedy. Unless
permanent methods of adjusting such Xidal Wave Swept Orer Eighty, of
questions as they arise long after this .u. c,n, c. w..
commission has ceased to exist csn be e South Sea Islands.
found, the country may find itself ati ' ,
any moment threatened again with tho. WERE COMPLETELY INUNDATED
agony from which it thought it had es-'
caped through the intervention of the I
president
"in the bituminous coal industry the
annual Joint interstate conference of
operators and miners has just for the
sixth year in succession settled all the
differences between labor and capital
Natives Were Compelled to Take to
Cocoanut Trees When Water Cov-
ered the Land Survivors Destitute
of Food, Shelter and Clothing.
San Francisco, Feb. 9. News pf a
fearful loss of life in a destructive
storm that swept over the South Sea
During the year 1901 there were 200
dispute, settled in ; Illinois; P 'nt- ,slanjB ,agt moth reache here ye.
wei were BaiM u u. ..ub-. , fcy Bteamer Marlposa direct
-end TOUJ utatue.r um.il a pl
He was flearly within his legal rlgb'.v
therefore, none should say htm
This may be true, but If it is t.'. it
is ulso true of Shylock. II,i...anlty
shudders even at this lata day at the
mention of the name of Shylock, and
the name of Marklo will be synony
mous for generation to come, for he,
too, demanded his pound of flosh. He
could well cry out with Cain: 'Am I
my brother's keeper?'
"To grant an eight-hour day would
net In any manner restrict the output
per year, nor in any manner Interfere
with the public rights, as It would
st 111 leave on the highest time worked
in the period of five years last men
tioned, which was In 1895, 182 days,
' 72 days of unnecessary Idleness.
Especially do we ask the eight
hour lny in tho Interest of the
little children who are employed
.around the mines and breakers.
Many of these little children have to
.support widowed mothers and little
orphan brothers and sisters, and with
the long hours now In vogue have no
time to acquire education of any kind.
Educate the children, and you have
better citizens and better workmen,
as education Increases the efficiency
of a workman.
"On the weighing of coal wo ask
thnt a ton- be fixed at 2210 pounds.
"THs we think Is but Just to the minor i
wl'h a minimum of CO cents per ton,
and differentiate as now on account ot
softness or hardness of the vein or
impurities; that docking shall be ree-i
ognized with the right of the miners!
to employ a check-docking boss. Thc.t J
In all mines where coal Is loaded out ;
as It Is mined, coal shall bo paid for 1
by the ton. nnd In nil mines or parts
of mines where chambers nre worked
as what Is known in mining as full,
where manways are carried nnd the
-oal allowed to remain in the breast
until finished, shall be paid for by the
yard.
"The weighing of coal would do
.away with the question of topping,
size of enr and docking for light
weight. In collieries where tho coal
Is now weighed there Is no diluculty,
and no complaint is made, so far as
the evidence shows, by cither the ml
:ners of the operators. The miners nre
unanimous for the weighing of coal
wherever It can be done."
-"More Than Recognition," says Lloyd.
Tho argument by Henry lJemarest
Lloyd for the fourth demand of the
mine workers, that for the recogni
tion of the union Liid the trade agree-
ment, was in part :
"The miners want more than the
-mere recovnitien of the union. They
want an agreement for tho negotiation
rnt contracts and a settlement of grlev
.jtnees, with provision for arbitration,
If necessary. Arrangements of this
kind are every year becoming more
common in Europe and this country.
The most precious power of all
jSot the pacification of Industry, the
"There has been no mine strike ot
any importance since these relations
of negotiation and arbitration were es
tablished where the arrangement pre
vailed; but there have been very ser
ious strikes elsewhere. Wages have
been increased, hours reduced, the
number of children in the mines less
ened, better mining laws enacted and
the existing laws better enforced. !
"The strike of last summer was the
Waterloo of capitalistic absolution in
this country. Its failure was complete.
It broke down as merchant, miner, di
plomatist, profit maker. Organized la
bor never did civilization greater ser
vice than when it whipped this mas
ter to a finish and settled let it be
hoped for the third and last time in
America that tiio only business In
which there is one master is slavery,
and that in freo business there are as
many masters as there are parties.
Each one master of himself and no one
else.
"We are not asking for favor, but
for Justice. We acknowledge the su
perb sense of Justice in the American
people which gave us this arbitration,
this extraordinary effort of industrial
Justice. We acknowledge it, but we
are not grateful for It. We have won
the right to this justice, this represen
tation in our bargains, by sacrifice and
struggle, which whitened the faces of
a whole people and shortened thou
sands of lives. Justice Is not denied
tu those strong enough to get It. it Is
something that our civilization bss ad
vanced so far as that."
Brumm Has Tilt With Baer.
Mr. Lloyd was followed by Former
Congressman Charles M. Brumin. His
argument was principally In support
of the demand for the recognition of
the union. He said that organization
Is the essence of government. He paid
a tribute to Mr. Mitchell and said that
the coal presidents who refuse to con
fer with the men represented the sur
plus c,':sl of the Morgans, the Drex
cIh anc . ;ch men as they, while Mr.
Mitchell represents every dollar of
capital p' the 1-17,000 men employed in
the an'l : . ite coal region.
Mr. '.' jj m was directing many of
his n ii.B at Mr. liaer, who was sit-
It ' A I., m . T"l .!
,uug iu uiui. lira jvraiuiiB a
resident gave him close pttenfion.
from Tahiti. The loss of life is esti
mated at 1,000 persons. On January
13 last a huge tidal wave, accoiu-;
panied by a terrific hurricane, at
tacked the Society Islands and the
Tuomotu group with fearful force,
causing death and devastation never
before equalled in a land of dreaded'
storms. I
The storm raged several days,
reaching its maximum strength be
tween January 14 and January 16.
From the meager details received at
Tahiti up to the time the vessel sailed
It Is estimated that 1,000 of the
islanders lost their lives. It Is feared
that later advices will Increase this
number.
The first news of the disaster reach
ed Papeeta, Tahiti, January 26 by tho
schooner Elmeo. The captain of the
schooner placed the fatalities at 500.
The steamer Excelsior arrived at Pa
peeta the following day with 400 des
titute survivors. The captain of the
Excelsior estimated the total loss of
life to be 800. On Hikuera Island,
where 1,000 Inhabitants were engaged
In pearl diving, nearly one-half were
drowned. On an adjacent island 10'J
more were washed out to fiea.
The number of Islands visited by the
tidal wave is placed at 80. The sur
viving Inhabitants are left destitute
of food, shelter and clothing, all hav
ing been swept away bv the storm.
As the islands were barely 20 feet
above sea level and were not sur
rounded by coral reefs. It was neces
, sary for all the inhabitants to take to
I the cocosnut trees when the tidal
I wave began to cover the land. Theso
trees grow to an immense height, many
reaching an altitude of 100 feet. AH
of the lower trees were covered by the
raging seas which swept with pitiless
force about and over them. The na
tives In the taller trees were safe un
til the cocoanut roots gave way, and
then they too were swept out lsto tho
sea.
The 400 survivors brought by tho
Excelsior to Papeeta galne the ship's
side by swimming three and four miles
from the tops of the cocoanut true.
The Elmeo, though badly damaged by
the storm, also brought off as many
persons as could swim to her sides,
she, like the Excelsior, being unablo
to run close to the shores because of
'Geliiett Bros,,
Reduction Sale
Fur the Winter Montis.
A Special Reduction in all Clothing.
Men's all wool Suits that so! J for (5.50, $7.00 and $10.,
now $4.00, $6.00 and $8.00. .
Youth's Suits, regular Trice, $3.75 and $6.00, uru
$3.00 and $5.00.
Childrens' Suits, regular price $2.75 now $2.00
now
Overcoats
3.50
3.00
5.00
A lot of Yoths' overcoats, $1.50 to $2.50.
Horse Blnukets, were 2 now 1.75.
" " 1.40 now 1. 00.
2.75
2.50
3 50
Corn loi ts,
Ih C
regular price $3. now 2.(l
" 2.25 " 1.8S
Lap Holies " " 2 25 " 1.80
rxvsr goods.
All prints reduced to 5c. J-aicatr Gil .miis 5 Jc. Aniot-kcag Ginglan s now 5c.
A lot of white and cream Flannels regular value 50c. Now .40c.
All Flauuelettes reduced to 9c, BUBBKR GOODS. Men's Ruober Boot regular $3 now 2.::,
Hoys Hauliers were 75 now die. Hoys llubbera were 55 now 50. Ladies Rubbers weie 50 now
40e. Men's Arctics, were $1.25 now f 1.00.
OrOOOriOS.-IW A Sugar 5c. Granulated Sugar 5Jo. ArbuckUs (Vfleu in,
Lion Collee, .'Ou. We sell the celebrated Levi Smith Coal Oil, noted for its brilliant light.
BOl'SRl'" Days to Commence January l!)th to January 31st.
GELNETT BROS.,
MIDDLEBURG, PA.
the statement was permitted to go over
the country and receive full effect, Mr.
Baer Jumped up nd exclaimed:
"Wasn't It a lie? Did I ever say It?"
The suddenness of tue interruption
evidently did not disturb Mr. Brumm,
who replied: "One moment; I will an
swer that."
Mr. liner was not satisfied, and he
said with great earnestness:
"You said I did not deny It until tho
eleventh hour. What do you mean?"
"I said you did not deny It until
quite recently," to which Mr. Baer re
plied: "Oh."
"If you had waited," said Mr.
Brumm, "you would not have asked the
question."
Wednesday, February 4.
The international convettion of tho
Epwerth League will be hed at De
troit. Mich., July 16-19.
Fire destroyed sis blocks In the bus
iness section of MIddlebury, Vt, yes
terday. Loss estimated at $150,001.
A bill providing for the abolishment
of capital sunisbment was introduced
la the New Tork legislature yester
day. By aa explosion of nitroglycerine
at Marietta, O., yesterday Mrs. John
Newell was killed and ker two sens
seriously Injured.
Charles C. Morris a cook aboard the
new battleship Maine, now lying at
League Island Navy Yard, Philadel
phia, fell down an open hatchway and
broke kls neok.
Thursday, February 5.
About 10 men were caught yester
day by the New Tork police In a raid
- .tnklln. kmiu In W.t Hat
-:ean swells, walch, gtreet. . '
s Oeaeral Miles yesterday was the
truest ef Colonel Cody In London,
where the Wild West Show Is being
given.
Senator Lodge yesterday Introduced
a bill authorizing the erection in Wash
ington of a monument to John Paul
Jones, at a cost of $50,000.
The Pennsylvania legislature yester
day passed a resolution for the appoint
ment of a commission of 32 to renre-
thnn 200 tons of mother of pearl shells , sent Pennsylvania at the St Louis
HUVVS CONDENSED.
uuu n lci. mi, uiuuiui iu ou . t-- ff.,.J,,m -: ,j 1111
flight said that Mr. Baer denit ' I .! iir, un abnormally high for
eleventh hour that he had ever said a eek after the tidal disturbances.
21 murders were committed In tho coal One of the many acts of heroism re
regions that he did not deny It until ported Is that of a woman who climbed
one of the tall cocoanut trees and
lashed her babe to the branches, hang
ing to the body of the tree beneath
the little one as best she could. There
they remained for 10 hours, suffering
great torture, until finally rescued.
Thousands of tons of copra and more
are known to have been lost The
pearl shells are valued at $1,800 per
ton, and many valuable pearls may
now be lost to the world forever, as
these were considered some of the best
pearl Islands In the world.
The French government, upon re
ceipt of the disaster, took prompt
measures to relieve the distressed dis
tricts and dispatched two warships
What Is It you want to make out wl,h fresh water and provisions. The
that I did say It?" persisted Mr. Baer.
Mr. Brumm "No; I said you didn't
say It."
"That's different," remarked Mr.
Baer as Chairman dray wrapped for
order and requested Mr. Brumm to pro
ceed with his address.
Mr. Brumm, however, took a parting
shot and retorted to Mr. Baer's re
marks: "I do not criticise you for not ' , ., . ,
,in.,in.r nt h dma nnnnor, in -lfe Imprisonment for Hooper Young.
r . .....v. 1 L mu XT.in, Vn.1i T.- 1A fPU- . -I -1 wn
I new iuib, rcu, xu, i ua u mi ui tt h-
Ham Hooper Young, charged with the
Italian man-of-war Calabria accompan
led the French vessels on their errand
of mercy. As the supply of fresh wa
ter and provisions was totally ex
hausted by the storm, It Is feared that
many lives will be lost before the re
lief ships can arrive. As far as ts
known, eight white people were
among the drowned.
the newspapers."
PROTEST AGAINST REED SMOOT
Received by Senator Burrows Against
Seating of Mormon Apostle.
Washington, Feb. 10. Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, has received
a protest against tho seating of Hon.
Reed Smoot as a senator from Utah,
on the ground that he Is an apostle
of the Mormon Church, and that as
such he should not represent the peo
ple of Utah in the senate. The docu-
killing of Mrs. Annie L. Pulitzer in
September last, was brought to a sud
den termination yesterday, when the
prisoner pleaded guilty to murder In
the second degree. The plea was ac
cepted by the prosecution, and Justice
Herrlck Immediately sentenced Young
to life imprisonment In Sing Sing
prison. Justice Herrlck, In discharging
the jury, said that Young's plea and
its acceptance had been suggested by
him, because of the report of the doc
tors, who had informed him that the
ment Is very voluminous, and quotes prlsoner was wedically, although not
liberally from the sermons, speeches ,, ,nRnn anil thnt hla ,,,,
nnd other Mormon utterances, show
ing tho power of the priesthood of
the Mormon Church over all matter
spiritual and temporal.
. Senator Fryc, as president pro torn,
of the senate, received a copy of the
protest It was decided by Senators
Burrows and Frye not to present tho
I was progressive.
Through the Air on Car's Roof.
Pottsvillo, Pa., Feb. 9. To be blown
nearly lOCf feet upon the top of the
roof lifted from a box freight car dur
ing a violent wind storm, was the
thrilling experience which Joseph
protest to the senate until Mr. Smoot s 1 Wachter, of Pottsvllle, passed through
credentials are presented, when both 1 Saturday. Save for a few contusions
will be referred to the committee on he Is none the worse for this meet un-
privileges and elections.
Policeman Shoots Fellow Officer.
Roanoke, Va., Feb. 9. Officer Hous
ton Childress, of the Bristol, Va., po
lice force, was shot and killed on the
streets of that city Saturday night by
Policeman Gratt Walk. There had
usual accident Watchter is a brake
man employed on the Reading. His
train was en route from Reading to
Pottsvllle when the terrific gust of
wind struck It.
Fire at a Chemical Works.
Paterson, N. J., Feb. 10. The Barnes
been bad blood between th two officers Chemical Works were partly destroy
for some time. They met on the Jed by fire yesterday. There were
street, and after some words it is al-J many explosions of chemicals and this
leged that Walk fired two shots from! greatly retarded the firemen, who were
under his overcoat, one of which ! driven back repeatedly while fighting
passed thro igh Childress' head. Walk the fire. The loss is estimated at about
escaped. $30,000, fully covered by insurance. .
Fair and appropriating $300,000 for tho
erection of a building.
Friday, February 6.
Former Lntted States Senator Henry
L. Dawes died yesterday at Plttsfleld,
Mass.
Tho French cruiser Tnge, Admiral
Rivet has arrived at New Orleans and
will remain 15 days.
Twelve houses at Norristown, Pa.,
were unroofed by the violent wind
storm of Wednesday night. No one
was injured.
The annual convention of the Repub
lican Stato Editorial Associations In
the United States will be held at Wash
ington February 26 and 27.
A resolution was introduced la the
U. S. senate yeeterday to appoint Sen
ator Quay a member of the board of
managers of the National Soldiers'
Home to fill a vacancy.
Saturday, February 7.
Secretary Moody yesterday accepted
Captain U. P. Uobson's resignation
from the navy.
Hardie Henderson, formerly a well
known base ball player, was struck
and killed by a trolley car at Philadel
phia yesterday.
Burglars dynamited the safe In the
postofflce at Mainville, Columbia
county, Pa., yesterday morning. They
secured about $60.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way Company yesterday declared a
semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent on
the first preferred Btock.
President Woodrow Wilson, of
Princeton University, was the guest
of honor last night at the 18th annual
banquet of the Princeton Alumni As
sociation of Maryland at Baltimore.
Monday, February 9.
The funeral of the late Congressman
J. M. Moody was held Saturday at
Asheville, N. C.
William Jennings Bryan will lecture
In Carlisle, Pa, for the benefit of the
Y. M. C. A., on February 23.
The Kansas has Instructed Its sen
ators In congress to vote for the Cubau
reciprocity treaty and the Panama
Canal bill.
SparkB from his pipe fell into a
powder keg and John Gallow was
blown to shreds in a quarry at Heller
town, Pa
A mob took Iee Hall, colored, from
the Jail at Wrlghtsville, Ga., Saturday
and lynched him, for the murder ot
Sheriff Crawford.
Tuesday, February 10.
Aninniti Pterins B. Davis, of the Fifth
KANTZ.
C,nstalle Iveelcr ol Fiveburg in
his liorsc-Icss carriage passed
through a side street of our towu
Friday.
The members of our Usind hae
elected t lie lollowinir oflicers for the
ensuing term : Pres., F.. F. Hoster
man ; Vice Pres., Wm. A. Erdly ;
Sec, Clement Shemory ; Asst. See ,
0. C Glace; Financial Sec, A. li.
of Aiddleburg, Pa,
Capital,
Surplus,
$50,0
G. A I.FRED Scnocir, Pre.
W. W. WrrrENMYKK, X'mk
! t... n rn i.
Hoover: Trias.. F. K. lloltznimle :iUAb' Ul iw, m.
Directors, Wm. II. bVhambach and
Clarence Holtzapplc; Win. A.
Erdly, Conductor.
Isaac Arnold aud Clyde Hend
ricks are hauling cord wood for
Henry Walborn.
Corpora! Sprenkle r killed ,(.wo
e, jx)i kers Friday., . .;x,
Henry Komig had business in
Middlcburg Friday.
' Calvin Scebold left for unknown
parts of the world.
Dr. K. M. Krtbs and H. L.
Witmer of Dundore passed though
here Saturday.
Wilson Alitterling had business
at Fremoi.t Tuesday last. It is
rumored that he sold his farm in
I leister's Valley.
J no. F. Erdly of Sunbury was
seen on our streets early Monday
morning.
John Hehn of Schriner made a
business trip to our town Monday
morning.
T. C, Ilomig was to Sunbury
Satuday.
J. F. Dock- left for Suubury,
where he has secured employment
as carpenter for the P. K. It. Co.
Simon J. Suyder will move on a
farm in North d County in the
Spring.
Mrs. Cal. Scebold spent a few
days at the County Seat the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Arbo
gast last week.
Our new merchant T. P. Kuster
is quite a jolly fellow to meet.
Caught in a circle saw F. E.
Holtzapple lost one of his lingers
aud had two more Uadly hurt.
Geo. A. Inch of near Selensgrove
bought the old Daniel Iliembach
homestead in Neitz's Valley. Con
sideration $355.00.
Ira Swartz will have public sale
Mar. 11th, of his live stock, farm
ing implements and house hold
goods. Mr. Swartz has accepted a
position in a grain and coal elevator
in Nebraska, where he will move
with his family the latter part of
March.
Misa Edna Hendricks of the Isle
of Que was the welcome guest of
Miss Florence Kline over Sunday.
Hiram Stahl aud daughters, Ol
ive and Katie from Chulasky are
spending a few days among their
many friend) in this vicinity.
Chas. Bergy and wife and Chas.
Clapp of Mifllinburg are the guests
of Mrs. Zeno Sprenkel.
Miss Flancy Schambach spent
Saturday with her cousin, Miss
Jennie lieiglc.
DlllECTOIlS-
G. Alfred Schoch, W. C.PJ
. W. Wittenmyer, A. Ki
J. N. lhompson, M.Mili
Jas. G. Thompson,
Accounts of Individuals, Enn(
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school of
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Principal.
Spring jrm opens April itli,Wt
Oilers free tuition to prospel
teachers. This institution U nneil
foremost Normal Schools of the a
Has the handsomest and most Ml
buildings, a well educated facult;
a beautiful location. It a!o offee
cellent courses iu MuhIc, KM
Shorthand, and has an excellent
lege Preparatory Department. En
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institution of equal rank.
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Ing in New York April ti. lint 1
fiomall points on the lVunsjl"
Bailroad east of Pittsburg, covers
expenses of railroad tran9!K,n1
side trips in California, ami berth
ay... v, ,
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