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?Volumk XIII. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. li?02. NO. 4S. WESHffl FAILED TO Stmt STRIKE ? ? ? ? . tirttreace Between Coal Miners and Owners a Failure, IT IS NOW >K FIGHT TO A FINISH ????? fef~' Mr. Roosevelt UrgepBoth Side* to Sottlo Their Difference* In the In* VUreUol the Public Welfare. ; ' . -? eonfe?n<>r?w 8pecla'~"Tbo great roaj ftpreeeouti vel^of0 1 1' h ? Pre8l(lent and JfcflltfneM IL tbe operators aud ^ < porary WhitP^i an end at the t.em fiquare at 411s 8,0, facing Lafayette Eon ml Frlday after ITfmr AnnsriJn ?? to I 0ach au agree ; ? : itte conferee^ anii ? rock upon whlch - -the mlMrii'Tn? m : Qtt recognition of V'V urged the cofei^'i Preside at had strife ia the 1?* ^ Parties to cease ' tore- SJ t5*,,ntercsts of the public wel af their unt!frt\tbI0Ugh the President Unrnoan bad expressed a wil " l>y the PtoJIa 4. tribuaal ^ be named r ^jureemem^i ?KMan? to enter iDto an ? ' by the arbitr # tlle tcres llxed ' 0?e to ?.i n for a PerloJ of from throurhnL yftara,' and the employers, * of the railroad ^liendS? ?i?P *8' and a leadln? inde ~ .K>fua^ a? operator, had squarely f tratlon' had denounced the ,orf a^l54a 1 1 ?*i as a lawless ilSl^!n??e%^0dy' ^Vith whic** they MfSkuiS* wauJ^ve. no dealings; had ^ tomnHtl & SS31 tr0oP*J to ensure W JS?fimiur?^0n to w0rkers and ^ mIlling region and $<;%KL Pil??l,^a8al.?t the miners' ^SSSSkEi had- offered, If the men rc -SSnramfe- -? 8UbD,lt *rievances at t collieries to the decision of F^tii fH0 ]^e Court of Common ftS?$^U!?dtatrlct of Pennsylvania, ??,? Jv colliery was located. There tho matter closed, smLW* ? a remarkable chapter In the ?eonomical history of the country that tvT.iT ^ i' v or the flrst tlme tho meident of the republic had inter b?1 ween the great forces Iabor ln an effort to avert e himself regarded as a great """'ruFerstface to face with the whole 'wm i? intent upon and watch ;gl of their doings. Technically, the Meues between the two great forces ~?S*??? i did bef?re the President the representatives of the ^?W9teadiDg forces to the national cap and forgetting his own acute #uf besought them for love of the &f?JLry- ^erefn they dwelt and out of tor the countless throng of suffer ^adjust the!/ differences and ??? ?Ph?er. ,n peace for the Com & What, if anything, will re ^?wylirocar^he Conference is for the in definite future. ? -iS*i16aF?,re?cc^$6ned a tew mlnutefc &-.vr^SiS-" v o clock and two sessions were tp; ^?'a ::7he ^mediate parties to the strike n^ 3(rtll continue as heretofore. /?ftNUfre the administration will Ao ons is prepared to say. operators, as h? left Jthe rHonac with closely set jaw, was -/?ffcardlng this and replied: "If H knows what the President *111 irtbat to more than. I know." IntSiaiCa/khe Presl Wtr* I* the second story in the jit Jhe temporary White House .the momentous conference, ft Mitchell and three of his dis represented the miners [road men ahd Ohe inde> Ine operator the employers. -vs? itt*dent were Attorney Gen Kaox, Commissioner of Labor lit atod Secretary Cortelyou. All iMftet, save Attorney General kept aloof during the conference, tween the two meetings and af &< several of the President's ad i called upon him to talk over the _ltIon. What took placeat the mcot ?taf is set out in ample sta^ments made " 'each side abd given, Out to the press ^/TKttisefireg and alao ofticially at the .Whlte House. , -During the conference the President listened to both'sldes with the greatest if..; ,'eWiatsA. Immediately after Its ad E^Jjonrhmtint, his physieiaos, Surgeon , -General Rlxey and Dr. Lung, insisted ! making an examination of his and redressing it. Apparently vwJk > ni effects had resulted from tho CZdtvment of the day, and at a later ? ;<ttUl, at 8 o'clock, Dr. Lung announced ? ti#t the President's condition was sat ii; ; tsfactory. . The President's statement is as fol J: Iowa; "T ? with to -call your attention to tbe there -are three, partiea af - fOCt^d .hy. the situation in the anthra cite trades? thfe operators, the miners and the general pujjllc. T speak for the operatonPhor the miners, ? but tor. the general public. The ques ? tte? at Issue wt!ch led to the trouble . between the operatora and the miners, ' tad the situation itself Wtally affects ' tftf public. As Tong as there seemed to rr he a reasonable hope that these mat ters eoaM be adjusted between thm it dl4 *ot_*cem proper to me to inter _ vene. I disclaim any right or duty to int?^|Br "In this way upon legal groittdf or upon any ground other than ob account of the nature of the citas ~ tropke to ? terse portion of our people ^ Whiter fuel famine, which l? StarltV ?? 10 ^hc face. I believe that " requires me to use whatever I'TUCTTorftHy-can to bring to. '.if. . I 1.1. i. . - 114 an ?jad'a rirtiatlon whic has become lit> faTLnr iotelersble. I wish to emphasize 4 ? a# *Ka *Uii aflAfi AAif In ? toa <*ar?ct*r of the situation and to fffr tbit ttt gravity ia such that I am eMMlMd Mtcntly to Insist that each the heavy hordes of ,on^ #e trt upon winter with analr^kdy wrMtm, the future terors ctt Iwrdly yet appreciate. > that It weak lb ?? o?ty jwstlftrt *m aiak to dak. for tbe Una. __ to four respective ?after. It la my Jtfdf ?ttuatiOA requiree that there toe un Immediate resumption of operations in th?> coal mines ia nome such way us will without any neces sary delay meet the crying need of the people. 1 do not invite a discussion of your rejp<je.Uvo claims. 1 appeal to your patriotism, to the spirit that sinks personal considerations and makes in dividuals sacrifice for * the general good." Upon (he completion of the Presi dent's remarks, Mr. Mitchell made a statement as follows: "Mr. President: I am much In in press ed- Willi what you say. 1 am much 1m preaipd with the gravity of the situa tion. We i'ocI that we are not respon sible for this terribleN$tato of affairs. We are willing to mect<tbe gentlemen representing the coal operators to try ?to adjust our differences among our selves. If we cannot adjust them that way, Mr. President, we. are willing that you shall name a tribunal who shall de termine the issues that have resulted in the strike and if the gentlemen rep resenting the operators will accept the award or decision of such a tribunal, the miners will willingly accept It, even If It is against their claims." . The President: "Before considering what ought to be done. I think it only Just to both of you? hoth sides? and desirable from my standpoint that you should have time to consldtr what 1 1 havo stated as to tho reason for my getting you together, and 1 shall tres pass bo far upon your good nature as I to ask that thjs Interview cease now. and that you come hack at 3 o'clock, I , should like you to think over what 1 j ! have stated, not to decide now, but I give It careful thought and return at 3 o'clock. The conference then adjourned until 3 o'clock! Upon re-assembling. Mr. Baer spoke as follows: "Mr. President: Do we understand you correctly that we will be expected to answer the proposition submitted by j Mr. Mitchell this morning?" The President: "It will he a pleasure to me to hear any answer that you are willing to make." Mr. Baer: "1 have prepared an an 8VThe President then asked Mr. Mitch ell of he had anything further to say. Mr- Mitchell said: "The charge made by the gentlemen that 20 murders have been committed in the anthracite coal I regions during the present strike l^ un true. If they will name tho mirfi and will show that they have Committed the murders, I will resign my position. That is a fair proposition. Mr. Presi dent, that is a fair example of how ou* organization and our people are ma ligned. The truth of the matter is, as far as I know, there have been seven deaths unfortunately. No one regrets them more than I do. Three of them were committed by the coal and Iron oollc^ and no one else has been charged with them. God knows the miners do not escape being charged with every thing done there. They speak about burnings. There was a reward offered for burnings. I can bring affidavits of a hundred people If necessary that the I lightning caused one burning that they I charged to the United Mine Workers. I Mr. President, I have admitted on more than ono occasion that there has been i some lMrlessness, but I will say that a | large portion of such lawlessness has been provoked bjr Criminals who have been brought into the anthracite re gions to recruit the Iron and coal po lice. I want to say, Mr. President, that I 1 feel very keenly the attacks made upon me and my people, but I came here with the intention of doing noth ing and saying nothing that would af fect conciliation." The President then asked the repre sentatives of the anthracite companies whether they would accept Mr. Mitch ell's proposition. They answered "No." In response to a future question from the President they stated that they would hatfa no dealings whatever with Mr. Mitchell, looking toward a settle ment of tne question at issue, and that they had no other proposition to maJ^e save what was contained In the state ment of Mr. Baer, which, in efTect, was that if any man chose to resume work and had a difficulty with hK emolover both should leave the settlement the question to the judijo of the Coijrt of Common Pleas of tta district in which the mine was locate<r. About 5 o'clock the conference was broken up. 11 Manna Challenge.* Johnson. Cleveland, Special. ? In his speech af Steubenvllle. Senator Hanna challeng ed Mayor Ten L. Johnson to a debate on the tarlfT, the subject to be discuss ed from a strictly economic standpoint and with no reference to monopolies. Senator Hanna's challenge was tele graphed to Mayor Johnson at Woostei. and he immediately replied that he would accept the challenge and would debate the subject in any way or at ahy time that Senator Hanna might name. Mayor Johnson will be in Cleveland from October 17 until elec tion day. ~4i?oo riore May Str Ike, BIrtn Ingham,? Ala., Special.? If the orders of the officials of the United Mine Worker? aret obeyed 4,200 miners in the employ of 'ttwTennesee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company will be idle. The strike Inaugurated several days ago on. account o,( the failure of the company to deduct $1 from the miners* wages without a written consent from each miner, has extended to the Bloc ton and Biue^reek fields. The Tennes see Company will make an effort to oe gln work at Blue Creek Monday morn ing, but the result Is problematical Tobacco Company Re|l*fcred. London, By Cable.? The British American Tobacco Company, Limited, i was registered at Somerset House last Monday. .The capital o f the company tt *30.060,000 which is divided, into. f 7, (00,000 preferred and 922,600,000 of common stock. The first directorate will hold office until 1904. The head of fices of the company will be in London. The company offers no share* to the public. - . ^ * A dispatch states that Jamea If. Cat lelt or Philadelphia, F&.. will establish a knitting mill at Wilmington, N. C. That French sargeon who has di? &v?red a ae6ic*ne that wlii cure boils Is a doubtful benefactor to hts race. It used to bt consldereJ that balls a cure sf ?*U hnreor* thenmei*** ? ?uotnewhut www than the tfsehM^ ^ ^ *<y ml%k * ?!? TROOPS ORDERED OD T ~ ? Strike Situation Grows More and More Critical PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS ON DUTY. The Soldiers Are Ordered to S??e to it That livery Person Who Ueslrci to Work Shall lis Protected Harrlsburg, Pa., Special.? General oruera placing the entire National Guard of Pennsylvania on duty In the strike region were Issued Tuesday from division headquarters, which have been established at the Common wealth Hotel, in charge of Colonel Wm. J. KUlott, assistant adjutant gen eral of the Guard, who will remain in Harrlsburg until called. The orders designate the loca t/ou of the three brigades and all of the State troops will be in the field by Thursday.. No effort is being made to get the troops on duty within any spe cial time limit, it -jclng the desire of the general officers to allow the sol diers to arrange their private matters before going into the field. General Miller will be commander of the di vision. The formal order of General Miller disposing of tho National Guard In the various counties affected by the strike says: "The division is hereby ordered on duty in the counties of Luzerne. Car bon, Schuykill, Lackawanna, Susque hanna, Northumberland and Columbia, to see that all men who desire to wopk and their families have ample protrto. tion, protect all trains and other prop erty from unlawful Interefence with all persons engaging in ao,ls of violence and intimidation an^J hold them under guard until their release will not en danger the public peace; see that threats, intimidations, assaults and all acts of violence cease at once, the pub lic peacc and good order will be pre served upon all orcasions, and that no interference whatsoever will be permit ted with officers and men in the dis charge of their duties." Mitchell Sees rianufacturers yyo, N. Y.t Special. ? The confer. bv th? vle,en t,hC comM,tte* appointed y the National Manufacturers' Assoc" - ation and Resident Mitchell and his T?,^nantlheld 81 the ,ro(l,lols Hotel Tuesday afternoon did not result in. I any definite plan being agreed upon for tne partial resumption of work in the anthracite coal fields, but the members ^ wIn,am,facturers' <omm'ttee stated that they were greatly pleased with the progress made. The fact that comma Rication was established with the ol anaa0Dr?S^,OUg-d'nta"? ?"? an appointment made to meet a con* uiittee representing them in Phiiadel m 18J,??kec! "P?n as. significant. Mr. Mitchell positively declined to discuss the request made byv President *rr: hi8 irin"! work w.,'?' ml""s <o resume mill* ^ 3 Prom'3e of the appoint f? of a commission to investigate ? nS;,S't,aM " ?'"ar?"S. ? i ? reliable source, howover that I Mr. Mitchell does not regard tho nmn J??'"0? tovorab* aui that he wIhT unH ? ?fS miners to resume'tvork hc confeere^dIti^S 8tipulatod- When ine conference -adiourned the folio wlr? a official statement wa. given out- 4 th<! National A*. rH ?k Manufacturers has listen pre6<?nt strike difficulty u< ii y a special commlttoo of thr Unto, I Mine Work., at the hwd M which was Mr. John Mitchell The Na omniittee has learned what it couTS adel j)h la* for' n" a"d nOTV%,go"8 to Phil adelphia for the purpose Of nioetln^ -t committee of mine operators wUh th? ?culty?f St,nJ *h<?,r 8irt* ot the diN ncuity. The National Association of ' Manufacturers' committee carrics nr I proposition from the mine workers ar.-1 1 has no oJier mission than the desire Ihe'^i ?rlng S"01" 4 M"Ien.Cn, ?, Engineer Roughly Handled. ahamnk",-. Pa.. ... Special-White John Colson. of Mahoning City, a non-unionist engineer at the Readinr Company's Henry Ciav ?hnf? walking to the Roller/ h" was at tucked by a mob, one of whom hit m on head with' a brick whZ ith m rhibbefl- him ' 111 lo other? a atatc insensi <'oa an7'Z^fiCd 1X01X1 (lr?th ^ mob. n p?Uce ??BPonilng the >;* Refuse to Talk. New York. Speclal.-Nqne of the coaLoperators present q/thc meeting of the Temple Iron Company made a statement of what was done at the meeting. President Uaer went from the conference to J. p. Morgan later took a train for Philadelphia A prominent dealer speaking of the present scarcity of aoft coal said the presidents of the coal roads have promised to relieve the situation by rushing coal here. Domestic si^g anthracite were gelling at ?26 a top retail. Soft coa\; wholesale at $8 75 h ton was selling at $10 to family an? at $9 to steam trade. Ordered to Investigate. , Now York, Special ? It was learned Tuesday that United Sutes District Attorney Burnett has been Instructed by the Attorney General in Washing to* to Investigate the working of the ,B hu dlitrlrt, that of th? ?dutherh IDf tf New Jerk State, Genera) Barnett declined, howefeirtr state the; nature of the tneeattgnttof J tc be mad* by him. <%r when ft woal. I he rs^iaiartiTTMIIhn Ihsa Issisi Ithatsech an ' ? "tlrf""! hinili LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS. ftVany Mutters of (icneral Interest in ?hort Paragraphs. The Sunny South. Tho marker of six Southern naval stores eiwanicH was effected at Jaeksohv mi', Fla. . Tho National Council of the Boys' Brigade decided to hold its next moot ing at Baltimore. * A Mount Pleasant. Tex., dispatch Rays: "The engine attached to a Cotton Belt passenger train jumped the truck nine miles west of this place, turning over, ami killing Kn gineer Cicero King and Fireman L. W. Asheeroft. None of the passengers wore hurt." u Roanoke, Va., Special. ? Monday nigh tburgiars broke into tho postofflco at Tazewell Court House, about mid night, and blew open tho safe with dynamite. They securcd 5800 in stamps fmn c? -- Besides those losses, the ofiU n books ot iu*. blown over the office and almost de stroyed. Before breaking into the post office, the party broke Into a black smith shop and seen rod the necessary tools for doing the work on the safe. Bloodhounds have been sent to the scene. So far there is no clue to the robbers. At The National Capital. The President has appointed to the lank of brigadlcr-gcnorul Cola. Amos S. Kimball, Chambers MeKihbln and diaries C. Hood, all of whom will bo retired. Veterans are already beginning to arrive to attend the Grand Army En campment in Washington, wliicrJi opens Monday. Washington. Special.? Alfred W. 'Hew, said to be a well-to-do resident of Philadelphia, dropped dead In the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad ticket <?f llce here Monday. Mrs. Hew was | across the street and saw her bus<* band fall, but he had expired before "j she could reach him. He was 71 years old. They reached the city from Florida, where they had been visiting their daughter. It Is said that President Roosevelt may sv.ggest to the striking miners in Pennsylvania that \\\cy return to work Under assurances that Congress will make an investigation and cpact legis lation for their relief in the future. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has issued a circular to national banks In regard to the maintenance of reserve against Government deposit* secured by United States bonds. At The North. Former Delegate Uthoff testified In the case of Robert Snyder at St. Louis that he was offered $100,000 to pasB a traction bill. Alderman William Dickinson, of Brooklyn, is charged with bribery in offering to vote for a bill in return for for a favor to a constituent. Senator J. P. Dolllver, of Iowa, dis cussed tariff revision and trusts at the convention of the league of Republi can Clubs In Chicago." Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews has de clined a profferede advance in his sal ary as chancellor of the University of Nebraska. ? " ' ' Twelve men, yere killed ? by an exr fiosion of firedamp tns the Lawson mine, Washington State. A son was born to the Duchess of Manchester, who was before her mar riage Miss Helena Zimmerman, ' of Cincinnati. * Governor Bliss has tendered to Gen. Ruaaell A. Alger .the, appointment of Senutor from Michigan, to successed the late Senator McMillan. Bishop H. C. Potter and Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark were married at Coop ertown. New York. Mrs. Cordelia Botkin. at San Fran cisco, charged with the murder -of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane, hopes for ac quittal, because of the death f?f J. B. Pennington, father of the victims. From Across The Sea. King Alfonso of Spain wants to visit I hp United States. Dr. John Byrne, a well-known Ameri can gynecologist, died at Muiitreaux. Switzerland. A plot against Dowager Empresr Marie Dagmar of Russia was discover ed at Copenhagen. Premier Hairo'm- ann6unc*?d that the British government education bill would not be withdrawn. The new Russian ordinances for Finland were promulgated at Helslng fors. President Castro has retreated 16, a strong position near Oarcas ahdl awaits attack by the revolutionists. The Batnk of England raised the rate of Julscount to 4 per cent. A $25,000, (*)0 Japanese loan is to be floated In London. Pletro Maseagni, the noted Italian composer. arrtvfed in Now York to be gin a tour of the country. Subscriptions for a monument to Emile Zola were begun in Paris. The official Gazette of Caracas pub lishes a protest against the British oc cupation of the Island of Patos. King Edward ordered that special courtesies be shown to Generals Cor vftln. Young and Wood in London. ~ Woman's Christian Twapirance Cnlon womed have begin* arusade against alleged harmful advertise ments on billboards and In mags sines. 8ultaa Abdul Hamld Is paying high honors to .Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, la Constantinople. G. A. R. MEETING. Great Gathering of Union Veterans In Washington* THE Till KT Y-SIXl II ANNUAL EVEN1 Camp Uooscvclt, the Tent City or the White House Lot, i;ormalt> Dedicated. Washington HpWilal.? The ceremo nies incident to the beginning of t )>? ttiirty-Hixtli t'ncampmou! of the Gruud Army of the Republic,- -which com menced here Monday, wore varied In character and mostly only scml ofti cial. The only formal proceeding of the day wub the dedication of C}imp Roose velt, the tent city on the While 1 tonne KiouihIb, which will tio the headijiuir ters of the several corps organizations ? * a'l"~ ????? there Consisted of a number of addresses ny men of national reputation. the t hief speech being delivered by Secretary Hay. tor the rest the old .soldiers bunt ed themselves largely in renewing the acquaintances of -to years ago an I in manifesting their at)tK^iLv*J/;? <>t tbn welcome extended to them by~Ihe capi tal city. Of this welcome they found generous evidence on every hand. The events of the day, outside the dedica tion ceremonies at Clamp Roosevelt, included a fine regatta on the. Potomac, an attractive automobile parade, an In teresting proceusion by the Red Men of this city and neighboring cities and camp fires in the evening. Commander in-Chief. Torrence and bis staff kept open house all day at the iSbbltt House end received many hundreds of callers. At night the veterans aftd their friends were entertained by an exhibition of fireworks on the Washington monu ^ment (grounds. The principal scene rep resented was the rescue of the diplo matic legations at Pekin, in which 300 p/TBons were engaged. Brigadier general Jacob H. Smith, who was re tired by President Roosevelt last July pn account of his campaign against tho .'natives of Samar, has come to Wash* ington to uttend th(* Grand Army en campment. lie spent part of the day at the War Department visiting old friends. Camp Roosevelt, which i* to be the head of the various army corps repre sented here during the week of the Grand Army encampment, was formal ly dedicated at 4:30 o'clock Monday af terApon. The camp , is on the Whlt>.? Honte lot just west of the White House and between that building and the Washington monument. Addrcp^cs were made by Commissioner B. F Mc Farland, of the District of Columbia faccretary of State Hay, SecTotary of J,,e. Mo?(,y antl Commander-in Chief Torrcnce, of the <Vand Army of the Republic, and ot':cis. Secretaj-y oMoJy said h: had asked Admiral Dewey how ho had felt in con templating the mines and torpedoes in Manila Bay the night before attacking the Spanish, fleet in the harbor of that '?i * uDC\. the admiral's reply was tnat he bad simply asked himself what rarragut would have done If he had been confronted with tUmllar condi tion* The Secretary concluded that men inspired by such traditions as tfa?flageV*r ?OUfd tUrn fhe,r back on thousand veterans and their friends gathered in Convention Halt Thtrt^RivIh816*1 In the camp flre of the n If J encampment of the O. A SJ^ciJ>!!^!LenterlnK the hal1 wa? ^seated wtttr-a-imati- -Atneriean flag ??? ??68e constantly waved by the thousands within the building 'Jl?t!L80Tne ?,d war*tinie melody was ?rh"?m? "IkinK utteranre d Ilvered. The principal address of the evening was by General Eli Torrance of w",VhIef of th0 (Jruml Art?y of the Republic, who congratulated one present on the happiness of the hour and the unity of our hoarta. "We are the custodians." he said "of' a Thtt i ,at ia ot ltu perishable value. his government has a character which y <'hi"r"',"r of (tfi rlf r&'r "?? -<?? To Purchase Bonds. Washington. ' Special. totary Shaw says that certain bond dealer* had asked him if propositions ?o pur ^onds would ne considered bv the Denartment. He ha? replied that propositions of this kind coming from any source would he considered to the ^7* ?- 15 000.000, but that the rate were n^le Appeal of Patrick Case. Albany, N? Y.. Special. ? Edgar J. Konier. representing John C. Tomllr son. senior oonnsel for Albert T. Pat rick. now undQfJljgnt^cne of death for the murder of the a^d millionaire, Rice, in New York cltjl appeared be fore the Court of Appeals and asked for a ruling as to whether the law fused by tire last I^ftfiatursHmltlng to six months the time within which appeals in murder cases must be argu ed applied to this case. Mi*. Kohter .stated that If tbs tow doss apply t|jo appeal muat be aifciKd at the present term unless the conrtvfcrant? an exten sion. . Mortlf?(lnirUits in Atlanta. HiftVirnn u AMo?lMlon of Horticultural Inspection of the Uattad 5^12 Canada, a branch of thi which wltt ha in convention. saet inert " " acaalott wan Jra-bapcurtdrd Vmtom and to TWO STAII MI NIS GIVI:N OUT. Holli Sides to the Disagreement Are suit Mr ??i. Washington, Special.? Tho state ments to tho President were made ir. the following order: PriitldCDt Haer, of tho Heading Itallroad ; President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers; President Thomas, of the lfirie road; Mr. Murkley. an independent opei*. ator; t President Trusdale, (jjf the I jack - awanna road, Mr. Wilcow vice preal drnt an I general counsel, jtff the Dela ware & Hudson road; Mr. Fowler, of i the New York, Ontario & Western road. The statement by George N. liner, president of the Heading road uays: *v "Yon distinctly Kfty that you 'do not Invite, the dim ussiou of your respec tive claims and positions.' lint we ax Butnc that a statement of what is go ing on in I ho coal regions will not I)" Irrelevant Wo represent the owners of coal mines In Pennsylvania. There are from 15,000 to 20.000 men at work uiimtife ?r.ii preparing <?<>!? 1 Tb<>.y are abused, assaulted, injured and mal treated by tho United Mine WorlufrB. They can only work under the protec tion of armed Kiiard*. Thousands of other workmen are deterred from working by the intimidation, violence fsav^csu^s '."iv^s'-iratad toy the United Mine Workers, over whom John Mitchcll, whom you Invited to' meet you, is chief. 1 need not picture the daily crimes committed by the do mestic tranquility' which every con stitution declares is tho chief object of government does not exist In the coal regions. There Is u terrible region of lawlessness and crime there. The constitution of Pennsylvania guaran tees protection to our property, in ex press terms It declares the right of acquiring, possessing and defending property to be inalienable. When riot and anarchy, to great to be appeased by the civil power, occur, the govern ment of Pennsylvania Is hound to call4, out the State troops to suppress it. lie has sent troops to the coal regions. Gradually the power of tho law Is as serting Itself. Unless encpuraged by false hopes, order will soon '-.be re stored, and then we can mine coal to meet the public wants. If the power of Pennsylvania Is insufficient to re establish tho region of law. the con stitution of tho United StateB 're quires the President, when requested by the legislature and Governor to suppress domestic violence.' You see there Is a Ir p'ful way to secure coal for the publi^L "The duty^X_ the hour Is not te waste time negotiating with tlu fomenters of ilils ararehy and Insolent defiance of law, but to do as was doim in the war of the rebellion, restore the majesty of tho law, tho only guardian of a free people, and to re-establish order an J pc:.:3 at any cost. ? _ ? ,: "We decline to accept Mr. Mitchell's offer to let our men work on the torma ho names. He has no right to come frcru to dictate tcr:v.s on tV |accept"n:o cf which anarchy anJ o^r4fo shall cca&e in Pennsylvania. We shaty stop his people from killing, malriing an l abusing Pennsylvania citizens and from destroying property. 1 He must stop It, "because it is unlaw 1 ful zr*. not because of any bargain with un. ,->? ? "We v,'?P. add to onr offer 'to con tinue the wj^ges existing at the time of the strike and to take up at eaehH colliery and adjnst any grievance' this further condition ? if the employ ers and employes at any particular colliory cannot reach a satisfactory , adjustment of any alleged grievances, it shall be referred to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the dis trict in which the colliery is situated for final determination." Tfie Ttt1nerS*"Stttir ^ Washington, Special.? The follow ing Is the text of the statement made to the President by the official repre sentatives of the. miners' unions: .Washington, D. C? Oet. % " "Mr. President: At the conference this moraine we, thp accredited repre sentatives of the anthracite coal mine ?workers were mftch impressed with the views you expressed and the dan gers to the welfare of our country from \ prolongation of the coal strike that you so clearly pointed outl Conscious of the responsibility resting upon' ut?, conscious of our duty to society, con scious of our obligations to the 150,000 mine workeri who** we havs the holi er to represent, wc> have " after mo t careful consideration and with the hope of relieving the situation ami averting the sufferings and hardships which would Inevitably follow in the wake of n coal famine, decided to pro pose a rcmmptlon of coal mining upon the lines hereinafter suggested. "Befor'j doing so, Mr. President, we desire to say we are npt prompted to suggest this course beause -of an: t Houl;Ttrr?f our- claims. In , ? deferrtns ? trrymrr wishes; ? w*~a?*M prompted ny no tear on our part 01 our ability to continue the contest to'a site . ccssful issue. Thanks to the generous assistance rendered us by our fellow workers In this and other lands, ' thanks to a Justice-lowing American public, whose sympathies are always on the sid"*^} right, we are able to con tinue the strike indefinitely. But, con fldent of our ability to demonstrate tc any impartial tribunal the equity- o; our demands for higher wages and tw- , proved environment, we propose that ] the issues culminating in the strtfc4 shall be referred fo you and a tribunal* of your own selection, and agree to~a* cept your Award upon all, or any of tao questions Involved, - "If you will accept this reapoBUbU* ty, and the representatives of the coal , operators wilt signify their willingness^ (o have your dectaton incorporated in aa agrecmeht, for aot tess tnan oar WJ. or more than five years, as OMf be deter n)i*edb*t*e?a themselves and aad the tribunal ?hill award, wr _ a convention had RIOTS IN NEW YMC Strike of Street Car lies IfcMJigMS Serious Coasupeacis. NATIONAL OlAHDSMENCMttEMOT Street Car Windows Swatlmt wui Non-Union Conductors rnmH men Stoned. Glens Kails, N. Y... Hpnciat. suit of m?w Activity o< the < tor inc> n of the fttudaua VaBttf Kail road "Company, aoldlanp mtt mtmWim tlonal Guard mm again fjaart&mei **? peace of this town and,, f hnem&rt -3**wlza?r has ho< n do rtotf shs anBMnny prevails. The mtWtliw c&tapa&str ?C M place, which had l?e?rt dtatwUuitt&i'ftu ntniory Thursday laaty mus again Saturday ultuftt, amd'Ok mamy/m tecilng the power. t/owwr vt&A kmUmy i; mi t?., Glean Falls. A u<piicer?kH? to i bridge at Sanity Mil* ?*?***; pent ttverr following ?* rti&m*, sAaafc T of th?> canal 4>rltfker? was <U* %*t jn'rmr ri c.p. The llollous' mob wfrt-cto WxtiS) 8f738lon of (flnnw Kalis bur wan composed *<utT tyf&f&xzaKSStzt ' strikers, and th? iM?)ice florae- wwt/- !??? erlcaa ngAinst It. A mass mooting r alloc* 6^ Www organfaatfons t ? ?? ixi/vr?& Bw the ulrikcrti was the orlfcte e&t&w Aim turbance. It wa?. ptaiysed 9c? 8*w?e tkm mass meeting in. iioob ??*? when permission vtue- r<tf.mx& tug resulted. floaded t by a.tiaandi tttr - vti'lkc-iH and lal>or J* altera tK?,:xn& ic. m parade tin ought the" urtmiuafr ^ tin.' ranks of tha patadftw ftnii>MC?siwB Yftented by sympsthtseRrowA Smsbw ??!?'? a;' the Aral opportunity f Wi <MW bailees. Tho riot w?a jirrfcfpttwwnfl 1^; the arrest of a who nwwfc^ &msaS?~ Ing remarks to ouo of tin* oniployeB and each- ?ar object of* a demonate*L Swlteh, four care we rm time. They were' aaaw nun- anion motormeau __ plnelng themselves lor tte 1 police for protection, < the strikers. The car. smashed and a ftwllada c?tf stones thrown at tls urk. Currier, of B?ooklyir? Weal a Jured by rough handling, s?i*fp?S*ai*. In the head wfth mlusOthm UfaA 1b.I? In the hospital in a wci-totm*ra9pMtBmc~ The last oar frana UawjeflH** camivjrto town abowbtJL: ?f? rled pall sack*,' whlctt - www to tlre railway rrtft***. Abort a company, of, thcr K^oaaljf der Captain Mott ma?a. WW and, marching to the JW tormeu and conductors .. tcc'jos. In marching to tie ;"jon3tratlons wore madtr ? tin used the huttti threatened to sbodt'i der heavy guard of u. stalled car* were 'ftue _ power houae. foUowiwi the outskirts of the " monstrattons wsns throwing indttlg" I die j ? responded ' shooting* In the alrt I Sfijjjfe ApiitiiCkM 1 Chlcaio^^oiitr^JLi of r^lia4Mli3?L of the Natkmal club* by acclamation...' form al adopted Roosevelt'.* jM(|t protective blrlke and 'vrfciHWi condemns comhitaaifaasB ; ? whose irorpoeerr at tho exp*ttBfl' Of public or to? increaaa necessities. of "Wo depreciate dren of tender exhaustive tabor la nil mincer nnd in ijll as an evil which tlon by the proper protect tbo you wa li1 bctlth ssd.srov'JL ... . I ill. || mi ill Railroad TV? Is Ih mm 1%l Tamaqua, Ba., 9*ecfc?L--? hour Sunday monsistK ir track on the Silver cosoh Philadelphia A Rearttwy blown up witJn dfeirtli. sion shook the <o?sca fas HVKr del phi a and ^IvroOi'esJL. workmen* train r?c*hjrtf ? T ? the explosion this lauaii^r. a -sr-W ft^liUtlyB wjffie uu'hatet them to toe eojlterjr 4- WHI Not Ni Philadelphia, SpectaL bridge has dectlaie* ?? the request MMM troit, to appotat i sens to attend af-cqi? in that etty on CMnbtx wsys and mea.ua for- 1 onable a tegiona i gtnia. The im* "Governor of : smb ?nd cttteeaai. far settlement WSGL win fop ed," jsr