The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 30, 1902, Image 2
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a "daring holdup.
.
A Bold Robber Terrorizes Train Crew
and Passengers.
KILLS ENGINEER AND R03S CARS.
While Slowing Down on Signal the
Engineer Saw the Robber Crawling
Towards Htm.
Missoula, Mont.. Special?An eastbound
passenger train on the Nortnern
Pacific was held up Thursday night
near Drummoad, Mont.. 43 miles from
this city, ari l Engineer Dan O'Neill
was killed. The train, which included
iriali baggage and express cars and nine
coaches, arrived at Missoula at 10:20 p.
m.. and preceded eastward after a
snort delay at this station. It arrived
after midnight at a place 2 miles west
of Druxnmond. Here the train was signaled
to stop and the engineer slowed
up. While doing so, he saw a man
creeping toward him over the tender.
The men. who was armed, called to
O'Neill to stop the train instantly. The
engineer tcck in the situation at once
and polled open the throttle tried to
start the train at full speed. The robber
divined his purpose and fired at him.
The shot took instant effect and the engineer
fell dead at his post. The robber
then proceeded to rifle the express and
mail cars. He plundered the regular
i i r\ru*-? thn enfp. in thp OX
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press car, which was wrecked by the
c-xplosioa. The amount of plunder
which fc? secured is not known at present
but it is supposed to be large.
The excitement on the train was intense.
The sudden stoppage of the train
followed soon by the explosion spread
alarm among the train hands and the
passengers. The darkness of the night
and the loneliness of the plac^ added to
the general scenes of terror. Word of
the attack was sent to Drummond,
whence it was telegraphed tu Deer
Lodge, about 50 miles away. Bloodhounds
were sent out at once and steps
were taken to keep vigilant watch for
the robbers. It was assumed that at
lea3t eight men were engaged in the
hold-up. but the latest advices are that
one man alone perpetrated the murder
?^ and robbery.
Dan O'Neill, the dead engineer, lived
In this city and had a wife and five
children. He had been in the service
of the Northern Pacific longer than any
engineer. The robber boasted that he
was the man who took part in the holdup
of the Southern Pacific train uear
Portland, Ore., about one year ago. He
made this boast to the train hands to
terrorize tnem, wane ne empiuyeu
them to run the train 4 miles to a point
2 miles east of Dnimmond. He declared
that he would be hard to catch, as he
had a horse in the timber. The Northern
Pacific has offered a reward of $5.000
for delivery, dead or alive, of the
train robber who killed O'Neill. The
mask worn by the bandit was found on
a mountain trail. 2 miles from the
scene of the hold-up and after giving
the hounds the scent of the mask, the
animals immediately took up the trail,
which was then about 8 hours old.
Cockreli Acquitted.
Compton, Xy.. Special.?The jury in
the case of Tom Cockrill. charged
with the murder of Ben. Hargis, returned
a verdict of not guilty. In the
fight in which Hargis lost his life,
Cockrill was severely wounded. The
killing with which Cockrill was
charged was one of many that have
occurred as a result of a bitter feud
between the Cockrill and Hargis factions
in Breathitt county. Xy. The
last casulty in the feud was the assasination
of Jim Cockrill. Tom Cockrill's
brother, from the court house at
Jackson, for which no arrest has ever
been made.
Section Haster Killed.
Sanford, N. C.. Special.?Wednesday
afternoon there was an accident near
Colon, on nhe Seaboard Air Line,
which has since resulted in the death
of one man. The section crew with
their hand car were hastening to Colon
in order to be out of the way of No.
41, then almost due. when a pick on
the front end of the car fell off. causing
the car to jump the track. Section
Master M. F. Brown was thrown violently
and his skull fractured. He was
brought to Sanford for treatment, but
died yesterday morning. Two of the
other men 011 the car were injured also,
though not fatally.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Of unusual length, but of more than
ordinary interest is the annual report
to the Secretary of the Navy of the enginepr-in-chlef,
Melville. He says with
the greatest frankness, that the personnel
act has proven to be a Tailure
us it is administered; and he declared
that one-half of the officers of the
navy have yet to be convinced of the
benefits of the amalgamation.
The trial of B. B. Evans for the murder
of Capt. John J. Griffin began at
Columbia, S. C.. Friday after several
ortntlntiimces The killine occurred
early last year ia Evans' room. The
defendant claims that Griffin shot himself
while handling a pistol.
Rev. Dr. Sheldon Muuson Griswold,
rector of Christ church at Hudson, N.
Y., in the diocese of Albany, was Frida
yelected missionary bishop of Sarins,
the western district of Kansa^, by
the House of Bishops at Philadelphia.
A Chicago dispatch says: "James G.
Darden has abandoned his candidacy
for Congress in the ninth district. The
probabilities are that Col. J. Hamilton
Lewis, formerly a member of Congress
from the State of Washington, will be
nominated in his place."
News in Notes.
Mrs. Maude Kiehi, aged IS. of Cortland
county, New York, is in jail suspected
of poisoning her husband and
?s brother.
John Evans, colored, was hanged at
Lawrsnceville, Va.. for wife murder
The dron feli at exactly 12:30 and the
man was pronounced dead by the jail
physician in 16^ minutes. His neck
was broken. He mounted the scaffold
unsupported. His crime was a most
cold-blooded one.
ILLITERACY AMONG CHILDREN.
Nearly AH the Native White Children
of Foreign-Born Parents Can Read
and Write, the Percentage Being
99 i.
Washington, Special?The Census
. Office has issued a compilation of lig
ures regarding illiteracy among children
of immigrants and children of
natives. The statement it: Confining
the comparison to children between the
ages of 10 and 14 years in the United
States as a whole. 95.6 per cent, of the
native white children of native parents
and 99.1 per cent, of the native white
child.cn of foreign born parents are
able to read and write. This surprising
difference in favor of the children of
the foreign horn population is due largely
to the fact that the children born
of immigrants live mainly in tbe
Northern and Western States, where
the public school systems ha*.*e reached
a high degree of efficiency, while great
numbers of native white children of
native parents live in the Southern
States and in that region about 10 per
cent, of such children are Illiterate.
When the comparison is carried out
by georgraphic deductions, the difference
of tbe two classes in each part of
the United States except the South At
J lantic States. Is found to be much less
j than in the whole country. Yet these
figures indicate that in eveiy region
except the North Atlantic States the illiterate
children of immigrant whites
are a larger per cent, of the whole
number of such children than the literate
children of native whites are of all
children of nativo whites. This is partly
explained by the clustering of immigrants
and their children mainly in the
cities and towns whlie the white children
of native parents live more generally
in the rural districts. Thus, in the
North Atlantic division, there 996,983
native white children 10 to 14 years of
age and born of white parents of whom
32 pr cent, live in cities having at least
25.0C0 inhabitants. On the other hand,
among the 713,170 native white children
10 to 14 years of age and born of
forgjgn born parents who live in the
same group of States. 62 per cent, live
in similar cities. There is no reason
to infer from the census figures that
the children of illiterate immigrants
ar-> constituting a permanent illiterate
class in the population. It will be
noticed, however, that the foregoing
figures relate exclusively to immigrants
who have been in the country i
long enough for their children bom !
here to have reached the age of 10 j
years. Whether among the children of
immigrants who have arrived since
1:90 there is the same eagerness tc
acquire at least an elementary education
it is still too early to determine
from census figures.
Brunswick Flooded.
Brunswick. Ga., Special.?As a result
of continued heavy rains for the past
48 hours, five blocks in the center of
the city are under water and consider,
able damage has been done. From
Monk to Mansfield on New Castle
street, one of the principal blocks in
the city, the water has rushed into the
stores and is from 10 to 15 inches deep.
The city fire department is under water.
the jails are both flooded, and from
Eav to Union street, a distance" of a
Quarter of a mile, traffic is impossible.
The Brunswick Electrical Supply Company
has been put entirely out of business
by water and not a light furnished
by that concern is burning.
Elizibeth Cady Stanton Dead.
I New York. Special.?Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Staton died Sunday afternoon at |
the age of 87, after a short illness, at !
her home in this city. Old age was |
given as the cause of death. She was
conscious almost to the last. About a
week ago Mis. Stanton began to fail
:apidly. This became more noticeable
last week and then it was khown that
her death was only a question of days
or hours. The children, with the advocate
of woman sufferage when she
'Mpd. were Mrs. M. F. Lawrence and
Mrs. Stanton Blatch, of New York;
Henry and Robert L., of New York;
Theodore, of Paris, and G. Smith, a
real estate broker at Warden Cliff,
Long Island.
Floods and Earthquakes.
Ca*ania. Scily. By Cable.?There has
been heavy rains and floods between
Catania and Syracuse. The railroad
was partly destroyed near Bicoca aud
great damage has been done to property.
In many places the water has attained
a depth of 15 feet, the peasants
have taken refuge on the roofs o? their
houses and are firing pistols as signals
uf distress.
Two killed.
New York. Special.?Two men were
killed and another fatally injured Sunday
by the collapse of a swinging scaffold
on the tall chimney of the American
Sugar Refining Company, in Williamsburg.
The dead are John Mulroy
and John Williams, of Newark. N.
J., and the injured is Henry Cooper, of
Newark. The chimney on which the
scaffold was is 275 feet high. The men
were replacing bricks. They had fastened
the scaffold insecurely and it
slipped, throwing Mulroy and Williams
to the ground and killing them. Cooper
was hurled 70 feet to the roof ant!
badly hurt
News Notes.
Rome, By Cable.?There has been
floods in the province of Calabra. in
which several persons were drowned.
There have also been renewed earthquake
shocks at Rieta Umbria. A
severe earthquake shock was felt at
Rieti the night of October 25th.
Lydia Cotton Mills at Clinton. S.
C., are being completed, and expect
to begin production about November
1. Its equipment is 5,000 spindles and
150 looms for the production of fancy
goods. Company is capitalized at $60,000;
M. S. Bailey, president
IS A FAMOUS TRIAL
Molineux Case Again Being Reviewed
By New York Court.
DR. POTTER THE FIRST WITNESS.
Present as An Expert For the Prosecution?
Osborne Secures Admission
of Letters.
New York, Special.?Dr. E. S. Potter
was first witness at Wednesdfay's session
of the Molineux trial. The witness
admitted that he was present as
an expert for the prosecution and ha
received up to this time $1,960. Asked
by former Governor Black if these
facts had any thing to do with the loss
of his notes since the last trial and his
ability to remember what wa3 said by
Mrs. Rogers and Cornish. Dr. Potter
said he could not account for the loss
of his notes. After Police Captain
George McCluskey had identified exhibits
of handwriting and told of his
hubmitting them to experts, Jos. J.
Koch, the keeper of the letter box
place, said that in June of 1898, he received
a letter signed Roland B. Molineux.
asking the cost of a private letter
box. He sent a circular containing his
rules and terms to Molineux in Newark.
Later a young man came to his
place of business and hired a letter
box. The man gave him the name of
H. Cornish. Cornish, who was in the
body of the court room, stood up.
"Is that the pian who hired the letter
box?" asked Mr. Osborne.
"It is not."
"Did this defendant here hire a letter
box from you?" ex-Go venor
Black asked.
"No."
Charles D. Alien, a chemist in the
color house of H. Constant & Co., was
called to tell of his association with
Molineux in Morris, Herman & company's
color house, in Newark. He
said Molineux had use of the laboratory.
"Did you write this letter?" asked
Mr. Osborne, showing witness a paper
and envelope.
"I did. I wrote it and signed it and '
mailed it at Mr. Molineux's request.
My initials appear under his name."
The letter was offered in evidence after
Mr. Osborne had explained that it
was the letter Koch received asking
for the magazine, "Studio," and to
which he replied by enclosing his cir.
cular, giving among other things th?
terms for private letter boxes. ExGovernor
Black objected to the admissicn
of the letter, but Justice Lambert
reserved his decision.
Wm. J. Kinsley, the handwriting expert.
identified some of Molineux's
writing and then declared that the socalled
Harpster letter, written to Fred
btearns ic Go., in Detroit, v.*as written
by tbe same hand. Mr. Osborne offered
the letter in evidence and ex-Governor
Black objected on the ground
that it is incompatible under the ruling
of the Court of Appeals and that it
tends to connect and accuse the defendant
of a crime other than that for
which he is on trial. Justice Lambert
overruled the objection and the letter
was read to the jury.
Kinsley testified that in his opinion
Molineux wrote that letter and also
three others, giving the address. 1.620
Broadway, signed "H. Cornish," and
asking for samples of patent medicines.
All were admitted in evidence
despite the objection of counsel.
Among the letters identified by Kinsley
were several of the so-called Barnet
letters. Justice Lambert admitted
them as standard of handwriting.
Rudolph Heiles testified that at the
request of Molineux he wrote to Frederick
Stearns & Co., of Detroit, asking
about Farpster.
"Did Molineux say t<^ you. 'Harpster
is the same low-down, vile kind as
Cornish?'"
"Yes, sir."
Honored Georgians.
Atlanta, Special.?The commission
appointed by Governor Candler ta designate
two of Georgia's prominent citizens
whose statutes shall be placed ia
the Statuary Hall in the national capitol
at Washington, agreed upon Alexander
H. Stephens as one of the two to
represent this State. At a former
^ ?P TA r? PfltT
liiUtriillg Ul 11IC l"Will lH.d'UULl, XJl, VI an- I
ford H. Long, the discoverer of anaesthesia,
was chosen as one of Georgia's
representatives.
Five flurders in Succession.
Bristol, Tenn., Special?The little
raining town of Dorchester, Va., has
recently been the scene of five murders,
occurring one immediately after thd
other. John Slayers killed Mark Boston,
with whom it is said he had differences
over a young lady. The slayer
was about to escape when he was shot
and killed by James Boston, Mar's
brother, who then fled to the mountains.
A negro woman killed her man,
putting two Winchester bullets into his
Ijody. A pistol duel was fought between
two white men, one of whom fdll dead.
Their names are not known.
No Lack of Coal.
Washington, Special.?With reference
to a recently published statement
that the freight traffic of the Seaboard
Air Line Is almost crippled by the scarcity
of coal. Vice President Barr, of the
Seaboard, said: *.There is no truth in
the statement. There have been no
trains annualled, no failure to move
freight, nor an f loss of time on any
freight or passenger train on this account
All necessary arrangements
have been made to prevent any shortage."
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GRAY ELECTED PRESIDENT |
First Meeting of the Anthracite Mine
CommissioD.
Washington. Special.?The Presi- /
dent sent the following to the commis- '
sion Friday.
"White House.
"Washington, Oct. 23, 1902.
"To the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission:
|
"At the request of both the operators
and of the miners I have appointed
you a commission to inquire ^
into, consider and pass upon the questions
in controversy in connection
1AL -*-1 2?
wiin tue StriKe ill uie auwiuik
region and the causes out of which the
controversy arose. By the action you
recommend, which the parties in interest
have in advance consented to s
abide by, you will endeavor to es- ^
tabiish the relations between the em- j
plovers and the wage earners in the Q
anthracite fields on a just and perma- c
nent basis and as fast as possible to c
do away with any causes for the re- |,
currence of such difficulties as those v'
which you have been called upon to 0
settle. I submit to you herewith the e
published statement of the operators g
following which I named you as the
members of the commission. Mr. t(
Wright being named as recorder; also a
the letter from Mr. Mitchell. I appoint g
Mr. Moseley and Mr. Neill as as- h
8istants to the recorder.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT." M
With the instructions were the r
statements of the operators. 0
The commissioners went to the of- p
flee of Commissioner Wright to or- C(
ganize and prepare for their work. The 3
commission went into executive ses- p
sion at 11 o'clock. Judge Gray was e,
chosen chairman, and will be known ^
as the president of the commission. a
Among the Questions considered were a
those explaining to the meeting the f,
order in which witnesses shall be j
called, whether the sessions shall be |
open to the press, whether counsel for ^
the parties at interest shall be per- 3(
mitted to be present, etc.
The commission adjourned at 12:45 fli
o'clock, to meet again next Monday, t>;
at 2 o'clock. After the adjournment, ,
the announcement was made that only |
two conclusions had beei reached. The j 3
first of these was to admit the public 31
to all forma! meetings of the eorarais- ' p;
sion, and the second, to ndtify the par- tj
ties to the controversy to be present J
at the meeting on Monday for the pur- j tj
pose of arranging a time for hearings j tc
which would be convenient for all con- bi
cerned. Notices were accordingly sent 1 ?j
to the mine operators and to Mr. j ;t
Mitchell, president of the United Mine ! tl
Workers, asking them to be in atten- , ic
dance Monday. It was stated that j bi
most cf today's meeting was taken up ; r
with a discussion of ?the question as : w
to the time when the hearings shall } v<
be held, the result of which was the i p!
conclusion to call in the people in- j ai
terested before reaching a decision, j pi
The commission has already adopted j bi
an official name and has had Its print- pi
ing prepared, designating it as the c<
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. w
Edward A. Mosely, who becomes an a
assistant to Recorder Wright by direc- hi
tion of the President is secretary of ec
the Inter-State Commerce Commis- m
sion. Dr. Neill, the other assistant re- le
corder, is professor of political econ- e:
omy at the Catholic University, lo- 31
cated near Washington. The commission
took lunch with the President. tn
V.
No Date Set. Ifc
Harrisbure. Pa.. Special.?"The j
troops will be kept in the coal region
Just as long as there is any necessity
for it." said Governor Stone tonight p
when asked when the Pennsylvania
National Guard will be recalled from
the coal strike territory. The Governor
said he could not fix any arl-!tary
date for the recall of the troops
and that the generals who are. on the
ground wili be the best judges of fl.
when it may be safe to begin the
movement of troops homeward. He
also said that the troops will not all (
be recalled at the same time, but that (J(
the withdrawal will be gradual.
Vl
Oppose Organized Labor. p]
Chicago. Special.?The Record-Hei- m
aid says: "The National Association
of Manufacturers of America, through "
a circular letter being mailed to every C(
manufacturer in this country declares t(
for war on two bills now before Con
?.? 1-1? ?? ti
gress ana ror wnicn union iauur 10 ?csponsible.
"Particular stress is laid up- q
on the efforts of labor to secure the
passage of an eight-hour day lav/,
which is called "vicious." Recipients a
of these letters are asked to become 11
members of the association. f<
To Build Torpodo Boats.
Ixindon, By Cable.?The British ad- ?
miraltr has given out contracts for the ti
constriction of three warships de- tl
scribed as "scouts." They will have a
speed of 25 1-4 knots when in fighting
trim, their engines will be of 17,000 w
horse-power and their sea-going ci
qualities will be superior to those of o
the torpedo boat defense. h
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Cotton flills flerged. ti
Huntsville, Ala., Special.?Authoii- t(
tative announcement has been made
that the Southern Textile Company, j,
better known as the Fries mill merger, u
will become effective December 1st.
A committee assigned to the duty of j'
nxing me vaiutmuu ui iuc j
mills in the merger -will meet in Ral- s;
eigh, N. C., October 28rd. The stock tj
of the plants combined will, it is estf- e
mated, exceed $30,000,000. tl
T. W. Pratt, of the valuation com- c
mittee, states that a great many other e
mills in the South have applied for
membership and their applications will a
be acted on in due time. 0
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DcKinley flomorial. tl
Washington, Special.?Postmaster 1<
General Payne and George B. Ccrtel- ^
you left for Canton. O.. to attend a jc
meeting tomorrow of the trustees of f<
the Wm. McKiuley Memorial Association.
The meeting will be held for the
purpose of selecting a site for the memorial
to President McKlnley. Of the tl
aggregate sum of $630,000 which the c
association desired to raise, it haa in tl
hand in cash and pledges about $550,- ci
000. New York contributed $150,000 c<
and Ohio a ilttle more than $100,000.
J
S SETTLED AT LAST
Ifter a Long and Bitter Struggle the
Coal Miners Will Resume Work
MINERS VOTE FOR ARBITRATION
Hficlal and Satisfactory Ending ot
the Greatest Battle Ever Waged
Between Labor and Capital.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Special.?With a
hout that fairly shook the convention
uilding the representatives of the
47,000 mine workers who have been
n strike since last May, officially delared
off at noon Tuesday the greatest
ontest ever waged between capital and
lbor, and placed all the questions inolved
in the struggle into the hands
f the arbitration commission appointd
by the President of the United
tates.
When the news was flashed to the
)wns and villages down in the valley*
nd on the mountains of the coal reions,
the strike-affected inhabitants
eaved a sigh of relief. Many days
ave gone by since more welcome news
ras received. Everybody there was
ejoicing and in many places the end
f the strike was the signal for imromptu
celebrations. The anthracite
oal regions from its largest city?
cranton?down to the lowliest coa!
atch, ha3 suffered by the conflict, and
very one now looka for better times,
/hile the large army of mine workers
nd their families, numbering approxilately
half-million persons, are gratell
that work is to be resumed on
hursday, the strikers haVe still to
nrn what their, reward will be. Preslenf
Rnnsevelt havine taken nromDt
ction in calling the arbitrators toother
for their first meeting on Friay.
the miners hope they will know
y Thanksgiving Day what practical
ain they have made.
The vote to resume coal mining was
unanimous one, and was reached
aly after a warm debate. The princiil
objection to accepting the arbitraon
proposition was that no proposion
was contained in the scheme to
ike care of those men who would fail
) get back their old positions or would
a unable to get any work at all. The
igineers and pumpmen get better pay ;
tan other classes of mine workers, and 1
ley did not care to run the risk of
i3ing altogether their old places and
i compelled to dig coal for a living,
he question came up yesterday and 1
as argued right up to the time the
ate was taken. No one had a definite
lan to offer to overcome the objection
ad the report of the committee on resutions,
recommending that the strike
b declared off and that all issues be
laced in the hands of the arbitration
immission for decision was adopted
ithout the question being settled. At
few mofnents before adjournment.
awever, a partial solution was reacn1
when a delegate In the farther corer
of the hall moved that the probm
be left in the hands of the three
cechtive boards for solution and his
lggestion was adopted.
The principal speech of the day was
ade by National Secretary-Treasurer
r. B. Wilson, who practically spoke
?r President Mitchell and the national
ganization. In a strong argument, he
>unseled the men to accept arbitraon.
the plan of the strikers them(lves,
return to work and trust to the
resident's tribunal to do them jus ce.
The question of taking care of all
en.who will fail to get work immeditely
will be a serious one for the
aion. There is no doubt the executive
aards will take care of the engineers,
remen and pumpmen, but there are
lousands of other classes of mine
orkers who will have to be looked
ftor. In some places hundreds will not
? able to get work for weeks, and in
:fcer localities, where the mines are in :
ery bad condition there will be no emloyment
for many workmen for some
oaths.
Hundreds of men. needed to repair
ic mines and otherwise place them in
jndition for operation, will be at work
jmorroy morning, the convention I
aving decided that this was imperave
in order to get the men at work
uickly and satisfactorily and supply
te country's demand for coal. All the
locals" will hold meetings tomorrow,
t which instructions will be given the
lembers regarding their application
>r work.
President Mitchell received many
ongratulatulatory telegrams from all
ver the country after the news spread
fiat the strike was ended. On his r?irn
to headquarters, of his views on
ne action of the convention, and in
eply he said: "I am well pleased with
le action of the anthracite mine workrs
in deciding to submit the issues
rhich culminated in the strike to the
ommission selected by the President
f the United States. The strike itself
as demonstrated the power and diglty
of labor. Conservative, intelligent
rade unionism has received an lmpeus,
the efTect of which cannot be measred.
I earnestly hope and firmly beeve
that both labor and capital have
;arned lessons from the miners' 3trike
rhich will enable them to adopt peaceul.
human and business methods of
djusting wage differences in the fuure."
Alter xvir. xviucnew oau aem uie ui^sge
to President Roosevelt he sent out
tie announcement through the pres3
lat the strike was off. It was addressd
to all miners and mine owners in
tie anthracite region and contained a
autlon to those resuming work to exrcise
more than usual car? in order
tiat accidents to limb and life may be
verted, owing to the condition of the
lines after lone diMM. Tbe question
f ending the strike came up in the
onvention in the form of a report of
tie committee on resolutions as fol>ws:
"We, the committee on resolutions,
eg leave to recommend that the fol>wing
communication be adopted and
Dr warded to President Roosevelt:
"Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct 21.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington,
D. C.
"Dear Sir: We, the representatives oi
?.e employes of the-various companies
ngaged in operating mines in the aniracite
coal flplds of Pennsylvania, in
invention assembled, having undei
ansideration your telegram of Octobet
i
12th, addressed to John Mitchell, president
of the United Mine Workers oi
America, which reads as follows: '1
have appointed as commissioners Brigadier
General John H. Wilson, E. W.
Parker, Judge George Gray. E. E.
Clark, Thomas H. Waf'.er, Bishop J. I*
Spalding with Carroll D. Wright as re- '
eorder. These names are accepted bj
the operators and I cow earnestly ask
and urge that the miners likewise accept
this commission. It is a matter o!
vital concern to ail our peoplo and es- ,
becially to those in our great cities who
arc least well on tnat tne mining 01
coal should be resumed without a moment's
unnecessary delay.' We have
decided to accept the proposition toere
embodied and submit all questions at
issue between the operators and mine
workers of the anthracite region for
adjustment to the commission which
you have named. In pursuance of that
decision we shall report for work on
Thursday morning, October 23, in the
positions and working places occupied
by us prior to the inauguration of the
strike. We have asked John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, with such assistants as he
may select, to represent us In all hearings
before the committee.
"JOHN MITCHELL,
"Chairman of Convention.
"W. B. WILSON. '
"Secretary of Convention."
President Mitchell put the question
o! the adoption of the report after a
motion to close debate had been adopted
and asked in a short speech that the
vote be unanimous. A resolution was
adopted recommending to State Legislatures
that no person under 21 years
of age be employed in or about, tli?
mines for more than eight hours a day.
Envelopes addressed to President
Mitchell at Wilkesbarre were distributed
among the delegates with instructions
that all pay envelopes, due bills,
statements of wages and anything that
may help the mie'ers in their case before
the arbitration commission be sent
to him. There being no further business
before the convention, a delegate
arose and suggested that before ad
journment the delegates should siug,
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee," just to .'
show that we are law-abiding citizens.
This was done and the mine workers'
convention came to an end with three 1
cheers for John Mitchell.
.. NEWSY CLEANINGS.
Cholera is spreading rapidly In Palestine.
The crusade against the billboard
nuisance is making headway in Buffalo,
N. Y. i
The electrical power transmitted 200
miles from Yuba, Cal., has proved perfectly
reliable.
Minnie Sehenek. of Williamsport, Pa.,
has made a rifle record of twenty consecutive
bull's-eyes at 200 yards.
Only 2240 bicycle licenses have been,
taken out this year in Montreal, as
against 3755 last year and 0347 in 1900.
There has been a great reduction in
the number of Russian iron plants, and
20,000 men have been thrown out of '
work.
A British expert who was sent to
America to study American railway
methods, has declared that the British
roads excel American in the matter of
protecting human life.
In England during the past month
111,505 work people, mostly miners,
suffered redactions In wages, while
only 953 obtained advances. Most of
the changes were effected by concilia!
tion boards or sliding scales.
The Saxon State Railroad management
has decided to put on supplementary
electric cars wherever the passenger
tratiic demands frequent eerviec,
though it may not be heavy enough
to pay for additional steam trains.
The demob.hzation of the Iiruish
Army at the Cape is throwing back
upon tlio English labor market thousands
of ablebodied workers for whom
there is no apparent opening. Many
of the returned reservists are in dis-" A
tress. ^
Alderman Dowd, a m'ember of the^l
Labor party in the Dublin corporation,
has been selected as Lord Mayor-elect
of that city for 1903. He is the first
Labor representative elected Lord
Mayor of Dublin. Though now ranking
as an employer, he is still a working
plumber and a leader In bis trade.
LABOR WORLD. " *
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Carpenters at Guelph, Can., have organized.
A new union of stablemen has been
formed at Eureka, Cal.
City police of Norfolk, Va., have petitioned
for an increase in wages.
Farmers in the Indian Territory are
badly in need of men for cotton picking.
A union of the newspaper mailers
has been organized at Indianapolis,
Ind.
City firemen at Ilartford, Conn., have
petitioned Council for an increase of
wages.
At San Jose, Cal., the strike of the
hodcarriers' and stonemasons' helpers
has been settled.
Every gold-leaf manufacturer in the
country, except one, has adopted the
new union scale.
Steps have been taken to form a
union by the journeymen barbers at
Cambridge, Mass.
Nearly 1000 less men were employed
at the London docks and wharves dur- ^
ing the past month. ^
Five hundred and seventy-six CremenH
cost Loudon $100,000 a year. Paris?
has 1742 firemen, but spends a total
of $300,000 on them.
A Cooks'. Waiters' and Waitresses'
Alliance has been formed at Everett,
Wash., the first union in that city to
include women in its membership.
A new union of the cabinetmakers
as well as a union organization of the
reed and rattan workers, have both
been recently formed at Indianapolis,
lnd.
In keeping with the spirit of the age,
the farmers of the north end of Utah
County have effected an organization
known as the Formers' Union, at Lehi,
Utah.
Hawaii is in a state of great commercial
and industrial depression, caused.
It Is generally claimed, by the lot*
price of sugar and scarcity and high
price of labor. ,