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F VOL. XI. COAL STRIKE ENDS President Appoints a Commission to Arbitrate the Differences Between Miners and Operators. Genera' Wilson, E. W. Parker, Justice Gray, Bishop Spaidine, F, E. Clark and Thomas H. Watkins Named. " TVaslru?fon, D. -Tin* irront r:i iiii ?i \ 111* ruui i?s M'lUl'ii. rO. mission of six person<. with a seventh. Cnrroll I). Wright. :is recorder. will adjust (In- differences heiwc; 11 the operators and t lie miners. President Mitchell <d lite Miners' Union promised 1o take the necessary measures to '-a' 1 tiie strike o.T. The President urged "he imniediate resumption of mining. Tile following otiteial statement nillinum-nig ilie close of the strike was is-, sued at tlie White House at 'J "Jo a. ui.: "After a conference with Mr. Mitchell and sonic further conference with representatives of tlie eoal operators, the President lias appointed ilie meniSiers of the eoniinission to inquire into, considei and pass upon all question* at issue between the operators and miners in the anthracite coal fields. "Ifrigadier-Henernl John M. Wilson. V. S. A., retired tlato Chief of 1-ingl necrs. P. S AA. Washington. !?. <".. us an otlicer of the Kngineer Corps of eilhei tlie Military or Naval servi of the t'uiied States. "Mr. K. W. Parker. Washington. It. C\. as an export mining engineer. Mr. Parker is chief statistician of the coal division of tlie United States (Jcolojri< nl Survey and editor of the Kngineerintr and Mining Journal of New York "Hon. Cent-go Cray. Wilmington. I I>cl.. as a Judjje of a rniviMl Suites j Court. "Mr K. P. Clark, Cedar li tpids. Tovva. (iraild Chief of the Onler of ltadway Conductors. as a sociologist, the Pr? sideni assuming; that for >tie j purpose of such a commission the term I sociologist meatis a man who has Ihoii'iht and studied deeply on social questions and lias practically applied hi - knoivh due. ".Mr Thomas 11. Watkins. SYrantoii. Pa., as a oian practically acquainted a i: 1? ( t'tijiittu and s lliu.u of eon'. " P.i h n John 1<. Spahlinu. of Peoria. 1 111. The Pt'salen. has added Hishop i Sp Mine's name hi the commission "Tiic lion. ? arroll '>. Wright has 1 < a timed I'ecorder of 11 j collimission." The op rntors" proposition was for a ennuuk ion of live, hnt the miners insisted on the enlargement of the commission They are report d to have siurta sicii seven, hut if so. Mr. Miteheil's ohjeeiiotis have livit so far over- j come that lie now consents to six. Most significant in the list of appointments is that of 1'. 12. Clark, as a sociologist." It has heen rumored here that too objection of the miners to the selection of a commission suggested by the operators would he ohvjalcd by the nssnranee of the 1'resilient that at least one of those appointed should he a man who would not be accused of prejudice against unionism. This, with the nudii.on of a sixth member of the commission, would give the. miners the fair chance which the critics of the operators' proposal have denied was intended. .Mr. Clark, while in no way identified with the mining troubles, obviously answers sttelt a definition, while the ! sixth ma if. Hisiinp Spalding, meets requirement.'! as heiii'_' a man no. unfriendly to the miners. A CATTLE WITH BURGLAR-. Two Kiltetl niul One l'nt;?liv Woitnilcil None tlochcilfr, Oliic. i i Wellington. Ohio. A tn.in covered with liloot! ami hearing many buckshot I wounds, supp iscd to 1> one of the ! i burglars who assaulted the three aged 1 Mcaeh brothers near koehester, Ohio. 1 was cap!ureil here. The prisoner was taken to the Klyria jail, lie refused to make any statement. It is now believed that only four men were implicated in the attempt to rob the Men eh farm home. Two of the robbers were killed by Jarvis Meaeli. and a third is mortally hurt and in custody. The authorities are positive j that the man arrested here accounts for the fourth member of the gang. i It is feared that I.oreti Meaeli may die as tiie result of the rough treat- i ment received at the hands of the robbers. The man who was shot when his two companions were killed drives his name as Casey He. together with the man arrested, is in (lie Klyria jail. The latter person says his name is Davis. Both men are badly wounded. The authorities here think Casey was the leader of the quartet. He had a "jimmy" and nitro glycerine in his posEtsslon when captured. ) Grave Ontlonk In Macedonia r'A dispatch to the London Dally Mail from Volos. Oreece, says that twenty!two villages in Macedonia are in complete revolt, and that half a battalion 1 of Turkish troops has bceu annihilated | by Insurgents In the Kreznu detlle. .This news, according to the dispatch, 'emanates from sources which have faltherto minimised the trouble. The altuation. consequent'/, appears sud- i fleoiy to Ujive frowa /rnrse. l ORT FC HID FORTUNE IN A DEoK Money and Securities Found in a Few York Tolico Station. C?p!!?lii llonoliup. tho Owner, l)ln]>"s I "'*<1 In tlio ItincJiarjp ol' 111* Dnlici ? I.eft :?n lluknoiru Wife. "New York City.?Over $100,000 Tn casli, diamond jewelry ami securiiics wore found in the desk of I'olice Captain John ,1. llnnnhiio win, loail in liis station house a few days ago. Hero is a list of tlic property: Cash, So4,000, found in a small iron box. unlocked. in a drawer: iainond jewelry. SI l.uoo. including two solitaire men's lin^s. eaeli rt willi a single diamond worth SI.'OO, found in a drawer under the roller top: Steel Trust stock. :?If>.000: (Sold Milling stock. SltMO: Melroliolital Street Itailway stock. ?l."?.Otlo: five life insurance policies, each for S'JOOO, making Jlo.oon. and made payable to the "Heirs of John .1 Honolulu." There were nun; 'runs certificates of stock and notes of men well known, which are said to be valuable. The finding of litis treasure was a surprise and makes the value of the estate nearer $20t>.tM?rt than STJi.ooo. In tlie safe of the sta i< e was found a deed, shoving that Captain Houoiiue owned an up town apartment building valued at $.".->.niui It is now believed .hat Captain Honolulu had several safe deposit boxes ami when these are found the value of :litest ate may he greatly increased. A man who knew Captain Houohuc and his business very well, said: "I believe that it will eventu lly be found that Captain Donahue was worth nearer a half million dollars." Mrs. Houohuc. who. as the wife of flip Captain, was not known to exist until after his death lias retained At- ' torney Henry Steinert. and through J him she will make a fight for the estate. The Captain, however, was entered upon the records of the Police Department as a married man. i 111' 1111?111101 in#- valuables in ibo j desk. especially I lit* jewelry. was a j surprise. I Tow he came by the jewelry ' is .1 mystery, as. so lar as known, ho j ?1 i?l not wear jewelry himself and was | not known to lend money on >t. The appearance of the S:t 1.000 In cash in the desk was such as to indi- ' eate that 'he most of it had boon I li re j a Ions time. It was- packed in packnses ot **:"!.> ami SoOUO. and had not \ been disturbed, evidently, for a eon- 1 siderable time. Two nenhews of the deceased linve | made claims upon the property, but ; it is believed that no contest will lie | made. The wife and other heirs will 1 make an amicable agreement over tlje i distribution of tiie estate. WiNS PIOUS FUND CASE. AiltiliniiOM r'tiurt S*v* M \iro Mti?l V:\y I'iiUcmI Intrrral ' Ktiref^r." Tile ITaitne. Holland. The Arbitration t'onrt III I he pious fund ease lias | deeide?l that Mexico shall pay the (Tutted Stales S1. tliii,15S2.I1T in Mexiean cur- j reney The decision of the Court, j which is the first handed down by that j body, was unanimous. The tribunal found that the amount to he paid to the Cnitod Slates would cover the total payment of annuities due from and unpnid by the tJovern mi in in iii?* .u-'xicaii Ki'puiilic. naniclv, tlic .111 mini payment of SJfl.OoO.'.t!) in Mexican currency from February ISOn. to February 'J. i'.'irj. The tribunal also louml ttint Mexico shall pnj to the Fniteil Suites, on February 1 !K>:S. ami every following year mi the same date, forever." $l.'5.(i."0.!t'.? of money of the legal currency of Mexico. In ltlOT the Pious Fund was formed by gifts from benevolent persons made ill trust 10 ihe Jesuits for establishing and supporting Unman Catholic missions in the California*. In I7t'>7 the Snanish tlovernment expelled the Jesuits and took all their property, which was afterward administered by the Franciscans. When Mexico gained independence slie took charge of the fund, and in 1S12 sold the properties :uid guaranteed to the church nuthoritics six per i t'll;, interest on i( in pernet nitj. When California was .edeil In the Cnitcd States Mexico slopped paying lhis interest. In istll) Sir Mdward Thornton made an award in the case In favor of the church authorities, and Mexico paid S!K)4,700 arrears, since which time slie has paid nothing. DEATHS IN MINE EXPLOSION. Two Ivilloil nml Kour I'litutl.v Injured tn tile Victor "utile ut I'Hiriier, III. c,-...: in hi. i wo men woro Killed and many woro injure*], four mortally. I>,v nn explosion at Victor Mine. Pawnor, eighteen miles from here. The dead are \V. V. Ovoroasli, thirtyoil*' years old. single: Michael Yorja, twenty-seven years old. single. Mortally hurt Frank Isaacs, fourteen years old. breaker boy: Peter Green, head and body crushed; John Burke, frightfully bruised: George Worley, bruised and burned. The explosion occurred just lie fore lh?? day force of 19b men went oft' duty, and was caused by too much powder in a blast. It Is reported that Overonsh was worth $40,000. and had no relatives. He had been In town only a few days. FIt* Killed by a Hurricane. The mining town of Keota. Mo., was almost destroyed by a hurricane, and two men. one woman and two children were killed. millashnnn Omi Back to Senate. The Vermont legislature has reelected XV. P. LMUlnghaui as Uulted States Senator. - - 1 1 ' _ Mil HIT MILL, S. C? VVEDf COAL STRIKE COMMISSION Arbitrators Accept and Will Begin Work as Speedily as Possible. i MITCHELL UPHOLDS PLAN He Wins Over His Lieutenants Who Opposed the Proposition to Settle the Anthracite Cor.fi.ct, Wilkcsharro, Pa.-While all the rest i>f the world awaited the reading of the last chapter in the history of the great antliraeite coal strike. John .Mitchell laced his own people with the proposition to resume work pending the arbitration of their grievances. Mitclnll. committed to the support of the pla.i submitted to. hint by President ltoosevelt, met the leaders of the district hoards, thirty-seven in number, and urged them to consent to tin; calling of a convention of miners to accept the offer, lie gained his po.nt after three hours of controversy. As a ! result of his efforts a call for a con- | volition of miners representing the j hot! local unions was issued. The call was addressed to the officers and mem- j bet's of all local unions in Districts 1, 7 and signed by John Mitchell. Presi- j dent, and \V. It. Wilson. Secretary, anil I it stated that the purpose of the con- j vention was to act on the proposition | submitted by President ltoosevelt. Mr. Mitchell sent a dispatch to Presi- | dent ltoosevelt informing him of the action of the district presidents. An oiticial of the Delaware and Iltul- ! son estimated that there were on sid- j lugs in tlu> authracite region more than , :tO(H? ears ready to hear coal to New j York t'ity and other distributing points. A general order was in effect giving tile preference to coal over till other freight. It was estimated that tlie first j twenty-four hours' operation would i yield realty for shipment from -lo.uou | to 150,000 tons of eoal. Ii was the purpose of the railway oHirials to send j the liist train load to New York t'liv the second to Philadelphia, ami continue to send to the distributing agents trains as rapidly as they (tin In* loaded. <)1" tlio niuety-dght collorics operated hy thi? 1 unaware, Lackawanna and Western. the Delaware and Hudson, the 'IVtuple, the Kive sine the Ontario and Western Companies, only two. the Butler, nt I'iltston. and the llallstead. sit Duryea. which w.re allowed to tlood. cannot he reopened within si week from the time the strike is declsired oft". Ai forty-four of these places some work lists been going on. At most of the others a few men have been underground for several weeks making repairs, clcaniug ti]? "falls" and rutting eoal. It is estimated tiiat tile operators are 'J0.O<HM>0(? tons behind as a result I ol' lite strike. Washington. I?. ('. All of the arid- ; trators appoiuted hy l'resident Boosevelt. who will setll<? the differences ' which existed between the anthrstcile ' eoal miners and the operators, hsive accepted. The comuiisslon is t ? ho organized and begin its work as speed- ' ily as possible. President Uooseveh's ' desk was piled high with telegrams 1 from all parts of the country commend- 1 lug his course and congratulating hint J upon the outcome. . i CHARTER FOR BEEF TRU-.T. The United Stale ? I'.n'ltiiiu Company to- 1 corporatcd in .New levury. Trenton. N. .1. With an authorized ; 1 caplt: I of SI.OUO.OOO- which it is said koon is to he raised to $.*?(>: l.tMJO.OdO, the ; articles of incorporation of the t'niied States Packing Company hare been j' tiled here. This is understood to ho t ( the otlicijil title of the hig Beef Trust. ! i lie I urination of which has boon in progress for some time past. Next to : the I'nited States Steel Corporatton, ; to which the new charter shows u j strong resemblance, it will stand as the J biggest corporation in the world in I t point of capitalization, while the powers which the charter confers tire al- t most unlimited. 1 It is said that among the companies Included in the combination are Swift ' & Co.. the Armours, the Cudnhy Com- 1 puny and Schwartbsehlld & Sulzberger, < of New York. .1. \V. Cudnhy Is ex- < peeted to he the head uof the concern and Kuhn. Loelt & Co. is said to be < financing the deal. 1 The objects of the concern, as set out ' in the charter, are to buy and sell bread, and generally to deal in eat tie and all kinds of live stock; to control und purchase butcher shops, markets 1 and stores dealing in meat, poultry, fish and game. In addition to this the packing company is authorized to op- 1 crate steamship lines and other means i of transportation and to handle stocks j and bonds. Almost the only right de- 1 nled is the construction of railroads in 1 New Jersey. 1 Claratan* tha Paramount Iasaa < Former President Grover Cleveland. ? In an Interview in the New York Even- ] log Post, declared that the tariff would ha iha rwionni Wi 1 X ' IESDAY, OCTOBER > MURDERED FOR REVENGE Business Dispute Causes a Triple Tragedy in New York City. IT OCCURS IN A LAW OFFICE William C. Turner Shoots Two Partner* and Hlirnelf ? Miinl?i-.r '?? i'aid n SliortxRr unit Mfl HI* Victims l''or Thftt rurpouc ? The l>eetl Hone Willi Drllhoriit Ion ? If nil MmU Tliri'nli Now York City. William C. Tumor, of Mount Yornou. N. Y.. formerly President ol* tlit* Climax llottle ainil Manufacturing Company, shot a ml killed Albert Hamilton, of Pittsburg, I*si.. and William Mallard. Jr.. xvlio lives in this city. Turner then shot and killed hitnsell'. The shooting ocetirled on the ninth floor of the I>roud Kxehange Building. ill the otliees of Cantor. Molntyre A Adams, the law tirm of which Jacob A. Cantor. President of Manhattan Borough, is senior memiier. There were also in the room when the shooting was done Mr. Adams, of the law tirm: Maurice Hoodman. eomisel to the Ciltnax Ilottle and Manufacturing Company, and l-'dgar I.eventritt. counsel for Turner. Mr. Hamilton occupied the position of President of the Climax Company, and Mr. Mallard was Secretary and Treasurer. The men had gathered by appointment to settle a business difference. Mr. Adams, who was in the room when the shooiing occurred, said: "When Turner drew a revolver and tired at Mallard, 1 made a rush for the door. As 1 went past Turner, he said to me 'I want you, too.* From that time oil I don't know how 1 got out of the room." .\t ;iri,v ;i uexeil S.'IOls \Y('I'(> tired ill nil. and alter those who had lii'i'ii missed Ity 1 li*? missiles left the room several more shots were heard. When the tiring he^an the elerks and stenographers rushed front the rooms and Mr. (ioodmni), who was in the room, bolted down stairs tor a policeman. The weapons used hv Turner were two murderous Colt automatic magn/.tn* [ revolvers. When the room was entered by Coroner < auhlcilc the three bodies were lyiiitr when they tell. The police found 1 itilh is lying around the tloor, | ami the odot of smokeless powder tilled the room and hallway. Turner had lie.-a pn van sr..li?<? short in his aeeotiiits ul, the eoinpauy and had agreed to pay .S'J.Tun in settlement id'theelaim. W'hen the setth turn! was demanded of him lie suddenly drew , Ids revolver, ami shot first Mr. Mallard, then Mr. Hamilton, finally turning his revolver np.m hlmselt*. This aeeouni of the sli i:t;i!r; is 11 :ir of Mr. Coodman, who rusln'd down to Hie street I Iloor summoned ih?> police. W in n 1 he returned with :ui ollirrr tin- three men Were dead. t poll tin' person of | Turner was found :i worthless check. Hurried calls were mailc for Horough ! I'resuh nl Cantor and .lohti F. Mduty ro, the oilier members of the law firm. Inn noil Iter of tlicni were alile I to rcspon.l at once. President Cantor saitl that lie knew nothing about the j legal conijili aliens that pr< ceded the | iiinnler and suicide. From other sources, however, it was I learned that Turner had staled that (trior to the conference he believed an injustice had been done liiui. tint that now that lie was in the last ditch, something would have to iie done. There is no doubt that Turner would have killed Mr. Melntyre hail lie been present at the conference in his ottice. The law lirtu of Cantor. Adams & Melntyre is one of ie best known ,'n I lie city, being composed of men who 1 nave been prominent in polities as well j is in professional life. Albert Hamilton was the ['resident i n i lie .1. - i . o: ,\. I I a UII1Inil I >. < > 1 I'll J sluirjr. jrl:imaniii'acturcrs. He was 11 xiiii fifty-eight years of ago. William .Mallard, Jr.. came from Atlanta. (la., four years asm. and was about thirty six years old. and lias a ivife and two eliildren. lie resided in lliis eily. \V. ('. Turner, the man who did the diootinjr. lived at Mount Vernon. X. V.. and he is said to have la-en wealthy until recent reverses, lie was a cousin ?f Governor Odell. crl saves passengers. Wountd it llorte. Swims .t Crerlt ami I In~? a Train in Time. Clarksburg. W. Va." A country girl it Minnie, a station between here ami Xew Martinsville, on the Short lane, saved a passenger train from being iv reeked. She discovered a large log on the track that had rolled down a hank, and liurriedly procuring a nurse, jumped >n its hack, swam a creek and flagged the train just In time to save it. The irirl's inline is Minnie Mill-tin laughter of a fanner of that section. It is said that I lie girl will lie liberally 'own rdetl. TROLLEY RAN AT DEATH PACE. finding K?flrrli on the Crew For Secret Serrlco Agent'* Death. Plttsflehl, Mass.?Thb finding in the nquest following the accident in vhlch President Roosevelt's body:uard, William Craig, was killed here ast Soptemlier. which Iihs Just been Sled, says that the "unlawful acts of lames T. Kelly, conductor, and Kuclld Madden, motorman," of the electric ?ar which ran into the President's " arrlage. "contributed" to the death of Mr. Craig. The finding was by 8pecial Justice i Jhgt'ieg I>. ? I riME 2, tiH)2. HID FORTUNE IN A DESK Amazing- Discovery Found in a New YorK Folice Station. Captain Donoliua, tit* tiwnor, Dropped l)rn>l in the Discharge of 111* Duties ? Lrft an Unknown Wife. New York City.?Over $100,000 In cash. diamond jewelry and securities were found in the desk of Police Captain .lollu J. Donohue, who dropped | tlead in his station house a few days UgO. Here is a list of the property: Cash, l.noo, found in a small iron hox, unloeked, in a drawer; tliamontl Jewelry, SU.ixxi, including two solitaire men's rings, each set with a single diamond worth $1.')00. found in a drawer under the roller ton Si.?i.l tmct <i-. I <HX>: Cold Mining stock, Metroj ]tolititl Street Hallway stock, Slo.tMMt; live life insurance policies, each for S'JOtMt, making $10jRHi, and made payable t<? (lie "lleirs of John J Douohue." There were numerous oertillcates of stock and notes of men well known, which are said to be valuable. The finding of this treasure was a surprise and makes the value of the estate nearer $"< it ?.t't >< than $75.(too. In the safe of the station was found a deed, showing that Captain Dotiohuc owned an up town apartment building valued at $ jo.000. It i> now believed that Captain Donolitie had several safe deposit boxes and when these are found the value of the estate may be greatly increased. A man who knew Captain Douohue and his business very well, said: "1 believe that it will eventu ".Uy be found that Captain Douohue was worth nearer a hhlf million dollars." Mrs. Douohue. who, as the wife of the Captain, was not known to exist until after his death, has retained Attorney Henry Steinert. and through him she will make a tight for the estate. The Captain, however, was entered upon the records of the L'olice Department as a married man. The tindtii!? of tii.. viitiiiit.i... desk. especially the jewelry, was a surprise. How lie came l>y tlu? jewelry is a mystery, as. so far as known, he did not wear jewelry himself and was not known to lend money on it. The appearance of the $114,000 in cash in the desk was such as to Indicate that the most of it had been there a long time. It was packed in packages of SIimmi and $r.non. and had not been disturbed, evidently, for a considerable time. Two nephews of lite deceased have made claims upon the property, hut it is believed that no contest will he made. The wife and other heirs will make an atnieahlc agreement over the distribution of the estate. WINS PIOUS FUND CASE. Arbitration Court Say* Mexico Mint 1'ay I'nitcil St at cm Intercut "Forever." Tile Hague, Holland. The Arbitration Court m the pious fund ease litis derided that Mexieo shall pay the I'nited States $1. l2it.PiS2.ti7 in .Mexican cur relict. Th" decision of the Court, which is the first handed down by that hotly, was unanimous. The tribunal fount I that lite amount to l?c paid to the I'nitcil States would cover the total payment of annuities tine from ami unpaid by the (loveritincnt of the Mexican Republic, namely, I lie annual imvumnt <>r ?t"n'jim Mexican currency from February 2, lSC'.i, t<> February 2. 1002. Tim tribunal :ilso found Hint Mexico sluill pay to the Failed Stairs, on February 2. too;;. and every following year on the same date, "forever." $43.()r?O.00 of motley of the legal currency of Mexico. In 1*507 the I'ious Fund was formed by gifts from benevolent persons made la trust to the Jesuits for establishing and supporting Roman Catholic missions in tlu> ('alifornins. In 17t>7 the Spanish (lovcrniucnt expelled the Jesuits and took all their property, which was afterward administered by the Franciscans. When Mexico gained independence she took charge of the fund, and in IS-! 2 sold the properties and guaranteed to the church authorities six per cent, interest on it in perpetuity. When California was ceded to the T'nited Slates Mexico stopped paying this interest. In JSC.O Sir Fdv.ard i Thornton made an award in the ease in favor of the church authorities, and Mexico paid $00-1.700 arrears, since which time she lias paid nothing. DEATHS IN MINE EXPLOSION. 1'ivi) Killnl and Four I iilillly Injured In tin* Vtelor Mine ill I'wivnee, III. Spriiigth-hl. 111. Two men were hilled and many were injured, four mortally, hy an explosion at Victor Mine, I'awnee. eighteen miles from here. The dead are \V. V. Overensh. thirtyone years old. single; Michael Yorja~ twenty-seven years old, single. Mortally hurt ? Frank Isaacs, fourteen years old, breaker hoy; Peter Green, head and body crushed; John Hurke, frightfully bruised; George Worley. bruised and burned. The explosion occurred just l>ofore the day force of 1!?0 men went off duty. ami wjis can sod by too much powder in a blast. It is reported that Overcash was worth $40,000, and had no relatives. Ho had been In town only a few days. PIt* Killed by a Bnrrlrantt. The raining town of Keota. Mo., was almost destroyed by a hit* ane. and two men. one woman nud . . children were killed. nilllagkam R*tk to R*n*t*. The Vermont Legislature has reelected W. P. Dillingham as United Btatep Senator. ?? ? :s. NO. 31. KNOX ON TRUST PROBLEM The A.t'orney-General Suercests a Constitutional Remedy. # OVERCAPITALIZATION CHIEF EVIL lie RfllcTM Tli*l Conirre?? Might AmmJ Hnil Kit.nil the Inter-Stnte Comtuereo l.aw S? mm to Control Coinhiantlonii ? j Tm.t Not lleyoml ttie N:.tion?l Kent-li?Scope ??f I"c?teri?l l'ow.r. Fittsbnrj?, Pa. ? Attorney - t.cnrrnl Kn.iv <t ' ? ?| I 1 I V * IIM IIIIU1 > til I (IV Chamber of Commerce at the 11 ?t??I Sehenlcy here. There were 700 guest* present. The subject <o' bis address was "The Common-.1 Clause of the Constitiuion and the Trusts." Mr. Knnx spoke in part as follows: The conspicuous noxious features of trusts existent and possible are these; Overcapitalization, lack of publicity of operation, discrimination in pricrs t<> destroy competition, insutlicicnt persotial responsibility of otiicers and directors for corporate management, tendency to monopoly and lack of appreciation in their management of their relations to the people, for whose benefit they are permitted to exist. Overcapitalization is the chief of these ami the source from which the minor ones tlow. Corporations and joint stock or other associations depending upon any statutory law for their existence or privileges, trading beyond their own States, should he required to do business in every State and locality upon precisely the same terms ami conditions. There should lie no discrimination in prices; no preferences lu service. Such corporations serving the public as carriers and in similar capa cities should he compelled to keep tin* avenues of commerce free and open to nil upon the same terms and to observe the law as to its injunctions ngaiusL Milling eoinpetition. Moreover, corporntions upon which tIn* people depend for the necessaries of life should he required to conduct' their business so as regularly and reasonably to supply the public needs. They should bo subject to visitoria! supervision, and full and accurate information as i< their operations should be made regularly at reasonable intervals. Secrecy in the conduct and results of operation is unfair to the noninnnagiug stockholders, and should, as well for reasons of state, be prohibited by law. The Constitution provides (Section S. Article III.:) The Congress shall have power "to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States and with the Indian tribes." Congress (July ". lN'.to.) enacted that every contract, combination in tins form of a trust or otherwise, or conspiracy In restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, is illegal. providing punishments and conferring Jurisdiction upon Federal Circuit Courts to prevent and restrain violations of the act. .letl'crson, in his Idler of March 15. 17S!?, 10 Madison, says of the Constitution: "This instilment forms us into one Stale as to certain objects ami elves us a legislative and executive body for those objects." One hundred years later the Supreme Court of tli<> United States declatoil "that in the matter of interstate commerce the United States arc but one country, and are and must be subject to one system of regulations, ami not to a multitude of systems." In the light of such statements, can It lie possible that tile people of the United States, feeling the pressure of undoubted evils, are nevertheless totally powerless? Conceding that the present law is lot effective throughout the situation, ive come to a Una) alternative: "May not Collirress under tln> #\.n stitutional grants, amend si ml ?>x I In* law, ami thus remedy its defects mil so effectively regulate National ind foreign cnmtpcrcc as to prerent the stilling of competition, the tvgitlati 11 <_r of <>tiI{mit mill prlee. ami the it(training of National ami internalional IftiileV If the answer to this question -honld he in the nlllrniaiive. a seeonit Uicsiion follows: IIow might t'oiijress so atuonil t!ie present law? ; I ilo not scruple to say that in nty iudmnoiit the more a thoughtful mind reports on the lirst question, the tnoto unhesitatingly will an allirinative answer he returneil. My whole purpose in what I have 'aid Is to challenge the proposition [lint We are hopelessly helpless under >ur system of government to deal with serious problems which confront us in reaped i our greatest interests. Since llie v alien! tjuestions of human rights and human governments have heeii settled, the production, preserva tion and distribution of wealth receive the chief attention of civilized peoples. Prlinnrllv it is for ilo. Cnnirfiisu decide whether it lias the power, and whether and to what extent it will pxeeuto it- what character of restraints. whether all or those only which are unreasonable and injurious should fall under the ban, whether legislation In the first Interest should xtend to all commerce or only to commerce in articles of vital importance to the people. The time never was when lite English-speaking people permitted the articles necessary for their existence to be monopolized or controlled, and all devices to that end found condemnation In the body of their lnwa. The great English Judges pronounced that such manifestations of human prince required tno statute to declare their unlawfulness, that they were -rimes against common law?that It. -.gain*: common right. ? ---