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FifiiT YO THE BITTER END. Tte Strike Oonferenos Galled by President Ro?seveii Fails of tois?t MIHE OWNERS POSITIVELY RE? FUSE ARBITRATION-STRIK? ERS DENOUNCED AS AN? ARCHIST^. Washington, Oct 3.-The great coal conference between the president and representatives of the operators and miners came to an end at the tempo? rary White House facing Lafayette, square at 4.55 o'clock this afternoon with a failure to1 reach an agreement Apparently the rock upon which the conference split was recognition of the miners' union. The president had urged the contending parties to cease strife in the interests of the public' welfareV the miners through the presi? dent of their union had expressed a' willingness to submit differences to the-arbitration of a tribunal to be named by the president and to enter into an agreement to abide by terms fixed by the arbitration for a period of irorn one to five years. The employers through the presi? dents of the railroad and coal com? panies and a leading independent mine operator, had squarely refused arbitra? tion, had denounced the miners' labor organization as a lawless ancT anarch? istic body with which they could and would have no dealings, had demand? ed federal troops to ensure complete section to workers and their fami? lies, in the' mining region and. court proceedings against- the ininers' union sad han olfered: if the men returned o work to submit grievances at in? dividual collieries to the decision of ,; tee judges of the court of common leas for the district of Pennsylvania in which the colliery is located. There the matter closed. Tonight both the miners and the operators are still in j the city,' bat tomorrow they return to their several localities, each saying at a Jaie nour that the struggle will con? tinue. It was a remarkable chapter in the economic history of the country that was written today. For the first-time the president of ?he repubBc had inter vened directly between the great forces of capital and labor in an effort to avert what he himself regarded as a g?eat national calamity. The result wis* to bring the principals in the great controversy face to face, with the wli?le country eagerly intent upon and watchful of their doings. Technically the issues between the two great forces stand as they did be? fore the president summoned; th_e re? presents* ti ves of the contending forces to the national capital and forgetting Ms own'acute snaring besought* them ] lor love of the great country wherein they dwelt and out of pity Jjpr' the countless throng of suffering poor to adjust their differences and work to? gether in peace for the commonwealth. What, if anything, will result from the conference is fer the indefinite future. Today; t?ia views of the contenders in the great industrial ?truggle were so extreme and wide apart that there was no middle ground possible, and so 4&e conference came to an end without any agreement, for its continuation. The conference had lasted six hours, including a recess of three hours, be? tween the morning and afternon ses? sions, taken to enable, the miners and operators tc prepare written responses to the, president's appeal. The immediate parties to the strike Nsay they Trill continue as heretofore. What course the administration will take next no one is prepared to say. j One of the operators as he left the I White House with closely set jaw was asked regarding this and replied: "If any one knows what the president will do next, that is more than I know.". JFourteen.men, including the - presi? dent, were in the second story front room at^tiie temporary White House during* . the momentous conference. President Mitchell /and three of his district leaders represented the miners a?nd five railroad men and one in? dependent jgjtee operator the employ With the president were Attorns !.. General Knox, Commissioner of Labor Wright and Secretary fjorteiyou. All the cabinet save the attorney general kept aloof during the conference, but between the two meetings and after? wards several of the president's ad? visers called upon him to talk over the situation. What took place at the meeting is set out in ample statements made by each side and given out to the press by themselves and also officially at th? White House. During the conference the president listened to beth sides with the greatest eagerness. Immediately after its alleg? ed adjournment his physicians. Sur? geon General Rixey and Dr. Lung, in? sisted on making an examination of his wound and redressing it. Appa? rently no ill effects had resulted from the excitement of the day and after a later call at 8 o'clock Dr. Lung an? nounced that the president's condition was satisfactory. Today's conference began a few min? utes after ll o'clock. President Mitch? ell and his three district presidents of the miners union were the first to put in an appearance at thc temporary White House on Lafayette square, where a large crowd had assembled to witness the coming of the chief partic? ipants in the coal strike. They had arrived here about 1 o'clock in the morning and $ad put up at a small hotel near the capitol. They went in a street car from their hotel to Jackson Place and Pennsylva? nia avenue and walked the half block to where the president was awaiting them. Their arrival was a few min? utes in advance of the hour named for the conference, ll o'clock. The ope? rators reached the temporary White House at one minute past ll in car? riages which they had taken on leav? ing the private cars at the railroad yard where they spent last night. Each party were escorted to separate rooms <m the first floor, and soon after they were ushered upstairs, the miners rep? resentatives going ahead. In the front room on the second floor they found the president awaiting them, it is the place in which he has transacted all business since be return? ed from Ms western trip. He was in a roller chair and dressing gown. Af? ter the -in trod actions be smilingly ex? plained his inability to receive his guests in a more formal manner, ?nose .present at this time were Presi dent Roosevelt, Attorney General Knox, Secretary Cortelyou, Caroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor ; Presidents Baer of the Reading, Thomas cf the Erie, Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawan? na and Western, and Fowler of the On? tario and Western railways : Daniel Wilcox, vice president Delaware and Hudson railroad, representing Presi? dent Olyphant; John Markie, repre? senting the independent coal operators, and President Mitchell of the Miners union, with Thomas Duffy, T. D. Nicholls and John Fahy of districts Nos. 7, 1 and 9"bf the miners union, being the districts where anthracite coal is mined. Later. Assistant Secre? taries Loeb and Barnes, who are steno? graphers, came into the conference room. The president entered at'once on the business in hand by reading the state? ment which he had carefully _ prepared urging a settlement of the strike in the interests of the public. His manner was exceedingly serious and his voice showed his deep feeling. Almost immediately after the presi? dent had closed MT. Mitchell arose, and oil behalf of the miners offered to submit all the differences to arbitra? tion. The operators looked surprised, but before any reply could be made President Roosevelt sard he desired that both parties take the matter under consid?ration and meet him again at 3 o'elock. The first session of the con? ference had lasted iess-than 15 minutes. The operators were driven to their pri? mate cars in the railroad yards. Mr. Mitchell and his party returned, ip their hptel. Both parties immediate? ly set to work to prepare statements in felpy to the president's suggestions. 'The operators decided to make sepa? rate responses, but before doing so had a discussion of the general tenor of the statements they would make. It is understood President Baer communi? cated his statement to parties in New. York over the long1 distance telephone before reading'it to the president At 3.15 the afternoon proceedings began. President Baer of the Reading opened them and was followed by President Mitchell and Messrs.-Markie, Trues dale, Wilcox and Fowler. At the conclusion of the statements there was considerable informal con? versation. The president called atten? tion to. a part of the statement made by Mr. Baer in which the latter said the operators were willing to submit their grievances to the courts of com? mon pleas in Pennsylvania. The pres? ident asked Mr. Mitchell if he, not as president of the union, but as an individual, would agree to that. Mr. Mitchell promptly replied that he would not. The operators made it plain that they : would listen to no proposition what? ever emanating from Mr. MitchelL It was five minutes of,5 o'clock when the j conference ended. Great interest was manifested in the conference on-the part of the public On the sidewalks and street in front of the temporary White House were throngs of, people who anxiously await? ed^ the~ result Newspaper men lined : either side of the entrance to the Whi&' House from its doors to tbe street There was a distinct expression of disappintment in the crowd when it was known that the conference had been unsuccessful and no agreement had been reached SIVED FROM THE SALLOWS. Harrow Escape of a Negro Who Resented a Merer. Mr. W. T. Sears, general manager cf the Angola Lumber Company, has returned from Troy,. N. C., where he W8nt to testify in the remarkable case against Tom Mad ry a negro who was charged with the murder of a man named Carpenter, in Anson county, nineteen years ago. Madry's brother who works here for Mr. Sears also went up and. testified. The name of the negro who commit? ted the murder was Dan Gould and af? ter being tried and sentenced to death he shortly afterwards made his escape. Several months ago while Tom Madry was working with a lumber company, at Georgetown, 3. C., some one saw' him ana took him for Dan Gould. He was arrested ami taken to Wadesboro, and was indentified by the sheriff and jailor as the murderer who escaped. A few weeks ago Mr. Sears and an? other gentleman who knew Madry, went to Wadesboro and identified him as a negro who had worked for Mr. Sears in Virginia and who had worked in Perquimans county> North Caro? lina. ^v In the trial at Troy last week twelve witnesses indentified Madry as the murderer? He had a scar in exactly the same place on the side of his neck as Gould and there were other features which made the witness absolutely sure he was Dan Gould. Other witnesses, however, swore to the contrary, and it was shown that although the negro could have escaped and changed his name, he was not old enough to be Dan Gould. Mr. Sears received a telegram from Troy on Sunday saying that, the jury on Saturday night acquitted Madry and he was discharged. Mr. Sears was not particularly in? terested in.Madry but rather than see him wrongly hanged he has been put to considerable inconvenience, loss of time and much expense to see justice done to him.-Wilmington Messenger. The quarterly statement of the con? dition of the dispensary for the last quarter has been handed the governor. The assets, including cash, real estate supplies, etc., are $779,540.74 and the liabilities including moneys in the state school fund are $609,010.30, and personal accounts due by the state for supplies $170,530.44, total, $779,540.74. The profit and loss accounts show, gross profits on merchandise, seizures, permit fees, etc., $94,735.85 and the losses, including supplies, labor, salaries and other expenses, $78,023.59, leaving a net profit of $16,712.26. The receipts and disbursements are j as follows: Receipts, balance in the state treasury from last quarter, $53, 887.08: receipts for the three months of quarter, $410,466.44, total, $464, 353.52. The disbursements for the three months, $408,554.28, leaving a balance of $55,799.24 in the treasury. Carizzo, Texas, " October o.-The thirty-months' drought seems to be ! broken at last. Two good raains have I fallen in the last week, \ although it comes too late to do corn much good. ! However it is of the greatest benefit to stock interests. \ WHY MORGAN HATES ROOSEVELT. President Flouted Him-Would Give . no Heed to His Protest Against Suit in Northern Securities Case and Financier Has Had it in for Him Since. Washington, Oct. 2.-The secret of J. Pierpont Morgan's pronounced per? sonal determination to use the im? mense influences ?.t his command to defeat President Roosevelt for the Re? publican nomination in 1904, or, fail? ing in that, to support a Democratic candidate for the Presidency, has been made plain. There is in it, of course, a selfish interest, due to the President's hostile attitude against the trusts, many of which are creatures of Mr. Mor? gan's financial genius. There, is also an element ""of personal resentment, and the reasons for this have just come to light. It dates back several months, to a few days after the At? torney General, under the direction of President Roosevelt, commenced legal proceedings against the Northern Securities Company. Mr. Morgan paid a personal visit to President Roosevelt and protested against the action of the Attorney General. Here is what the President said to him : "I am neither a bull or a bear on Morgan stocks. I am President of the United States and sworn to execute the law. I will proceed against you or av of your combinations as quickly as J j would against a striker; not because X am opposed to either capital or labor, except as either of them is a violator of the laws of the country." That is the exact language of the President. It was uttered directly to Mr. Morgan, who had protested against the action of.Attorney General Knox in' bringing suit against the Northern Securities Company.- The occasion is well ;remembered. Mr. Morgan and a number of leading fin? anciers came to 'Washington and. stop? ped at the Arlington for a day and a night. They were in conference with a number of prominent Officials and call?d upon the President. It was during that call that the conversation took place. Mr. Morgan insisted that the Attorney General had made a mis? take and that the administration was being used to bear stocks. President Roosevelt answered him in the exact language quoted, at the same time as? suming full : responsibility for the action which had just been taken by the Attorney General. The head of the great syndicates made no answer at the time that in? dicated his resentment. Since then, however, he has been dined by emper? ors and received with honor, almost with fawning, by European rulers, and has returned, filled with bitterness against the President who has dared to oppose him by enforcing the law. He has openly declared his intention of oppos? ing the President's nomination and of supporting some "Democrat like Cleveland" in case Jlr? Roosevelt is ?he Republican standard-bearef in 1904. The impression is gaining support in Washington's official circles that the Morgan opposition to the President is extending to the coal strike. It is known that before Mr. Morgan went to Europe last summer he had a con? ference with Senator Hanna and left him with tfie strong impression that he would use his influence in bringing about a settlement of the strike. On the strength of this assurance, Senator Hanna all but promised that the coal roads, through the influence of Morgan, would accept the good offices of the civic federation to settle the strike by arbitration. It was known that Mor- ' gan could dictate to the operators and it was believed that he would do so. When Morgan returned from Europe, Senator Hanna went to see him again. Morgan simply refused to discuss- the strike situation or to use any of his almost unlimited influence to settle it. Other prominent men sought Morgan's influence in the strike settlement, without-results. .Finally leading Re? publicans were advised to keep away from Morgan. He was so incensed at the President that his associates in business did not dare mention Mr. Roosevelt's name in his presence. These men are convinced-that Morgan, who has power to settle the strike, pre? fers to have it prolonged* to tjje point of riots and bloodshed, with the hope that the Republican party will suffer, as the party in power always suffers from such disturbances. A Great Live Stock Show. Georgia, the Carolinas, Alabama and Tennessee will show 'at the Southern Inter-State Fair, Atlanta, Oct\ 8-25, what they have done and can do in the way of raising fine cattle, .This fair has spent thousands of dollars to en? courage the farmers of th 3 South to raise better live stock, and it is said that the fair can trace sales of eight to ten thousand head of registered cat? tle as the direct result of past fairs. This year the entries for the pre? miums are restricted to the Southern States, the idea being to encourage Southern farmers who will not have to compete with the professional ex? hibitors from the North and West. South Carolinians Honored. Mr. B. Cleveland Sloan, brother of Lieutenant Governor John T. Sloan of Columbia, has received a very high compliment from the democrats of the Albany district of New York state. He has been nominated for congress from this district, which comprises the counties of Albany and Sche? nectady. In the Democratic State convention of California, held in Sacramento, Cal., Judge John K. Law, a native and former citizen of Darlington coun? ty in this State, now a resident of Merced county, Cal., was unanimous? ly nominated for the exalted position of chief justice of the supreme court of California, which is almost certain to be followed by his election. Newcastle, Pa, October 5.-The Shenango Valley Steel Mill closed down at midnight on account of in? ability to secure coal for the boilers. The plant employs about one thousand men. i Kingston, St. Vincent, October 2. After a week of tranquility La Sou? fri?re showed signs of disturbance again yesterday. There was a slight emption at 6 o'clock at night. Today the volcano resumed its quietude. ROOSEVELT STILL WORKING FOR PEUCE. Cabinet Conference Sunday to Consider Plans For Ending Strike-No Statement Given Out. Washington, Oct. 5.-In an earnest effort to expedite the adjustment of the coal strike problem another con? ference over the situation was held at the White House today and adjourned after thre hours of deliberation. No statement was given out as to the conclusions reached and every parti? cipant absolutely refused to discuss what had taken place during the meet? ing. The conference was called for today, although it was Sunday, ' in view of the extraordinary importance to the American, people of a speedy solution of the question. Beside the president there were present Secretaries Root and Moody, Attorney General Knox, Postmaster General Payne and Carroll D. Wright, United States commission? er of labor. The last named was sum? moned to attend the conference on ac? count of his expert knowledge. Only four members of the cabinet were present. Three of these four were lawyers and the issue involved was one which called for the deliberation of trained legal minds. The fourth cabinet officer, Postmaster General Payne, has taken a prominent part in ?*e preliminary conferences over the cc il situation, and besides has had a lifelong identification with corporate interests which are involved in the present question. The conference began shortly aiter | 10 o'clock this morning, the time fix? ed by the president. When those who were to participate arrived at the White House they were delayed a few minutes owing to the pyhsicians mak? ing their morning call. When the two physicians left it was reported that the president's condition was progres. sing satisfactorily and that there were no untoward developments. The president, in expressing his views at the outset of today's con? ference, talked earnestly and showed a deep feeling. His voice at times could te heard down stairs. Several times daring the conference Secretary Cortelyou was summoned into the room and directed to prepare certain matters for the consideration of the president and his advisers. This was taken to indicate that some action was about to be consummated. When the conference adjourned a few minutes before 1 o'clock all tnose^ who had joined in it declined to talk,* all being pledged to the president to absolute secrecy. The utmost efforts were made to guard against publicity. Not since the Spanish war has there been such reticence shown at a confer? ence of such a character as was served today. It is therefore almost impossible to do more than draw the most general of( conclusions as to the nature of the pro cedings, based upon what preceded the meeting. The known facts are that the president has reached the conclusion that he has nothing to expect save from a further appeal to the coal oper? ators and therefore has decided to look for relief from a situation which in his view is fast growing intolerable to the miner's side. He feels that he hardly can expect them to make the sacrifice of all of their contentions without holding out at least a promise' of some return, and the question be fore him is as to his ability to do this. He can pledge himself to appeal to congress to examine into the justice of the miners' complaints and remedy them so far as lies in the power of the legislative branch, backed by the earnest good will of the executive. Al? so he can suggest to Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania that he cause the Penn? sylvania legislature likewise to make an inquiry, perhaps hastening the usual methods by calling an extra ses? sion. But these pledges would be given only on condition that the men go at once into the mines and get out with all speed tue coal for which the people are suffering. -i ?-?-??? Too Much Red Tape. Washington, October 3.-Three years is the period of time now fixed in the minds of the officials of the war de? partment as requisite for a complete settlement of the Philippine friar lands 'question, if it is to be adjusted on the present basis. This appears ti) be au extraordinary waste of time, but it is accounted for by the statement that so many and complicated are the land titles to be examined that all the resonrecs of the Philippine civil government cannot satisfactorily ad? just them in less time. * Mgre Guidi, who has been named as the representative of the Pope, has not left Rome so far as the officials here know; consequently it is not probable that the actual negotiations between himself and Governor Taft can being at Manila much before the end of the present-year. It is pointed out here that the actual sufferers from this protracted settlementof the friars' lands issue are the friars themselves. This fact is regarded as likely to lead in the near future to a change of the Vatican programme, and it would not surprise the officials here if, before the negotiations have progressed very far, the Vatican would decide to return to the original proposition of Governor Taft and drop the whole negotiation in favor of a prompt settlement on the basis of a lump sum. Trouble in Lincointon, N. C. Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 5.-A speical j to the Observer from Lincolnton says: As the result of considerable talk of lynching since the preliminary hear? ing of Calvin Elliott, colored, for an assault upon Mrs. Caleb Brown, a crowd broke into the jail about 2 o'clock this morning and tried to bat tervdown the doors, but failed and dis? persed without getting the negro. Judge Hoke wired the Governor to call a special term of court for the trial of the negro, and the latter re? plied that he would do so at once. Fears are held of a renewed attempt at violence, and a telegram was sent to Charlotte for a military company to be dispatched to Lincolnton on a I special train. It was the third at I tempt made to get the negro out of I jail and excited groups are seen on j 1 the streets today. ST. LO?IS "B??DLERS." Suffer a Distinct Defeat in the Decision of Judge Ryan. St. Louis, Oct. 3 .-When the trial of Robert M. Synder banker and pro? moter, charged with bribery in con? nection with the Central Traction bill, was resumed in Judge Ryan's court to? day, Circuit Attorney Folk began the task of proving that the defendant's case did not not come under the statute of limitations, it being maintained that Synder is a non-resident and therefore not exempt from prosecution. The limitaion for bribery is two years. Judge Ryan's decisions permitted the admission of the testimony which the defense had tried to.exclude. It was a distinct defeat for Synder in the point on which the entire case had come to hinge. BOODLES GETS FIVE YEARS. Synder, Banker, Promoter and Briber Convicted in St Louis. St. Louis, Oct. 4.,-Robert McClure Snyder was convicted of bribery in the criminal court tonight and was sentenced to five years' imprisoment in the State penitentiary, after the jury had considered for 50 minutes its verdict on the case, and after a trial which had occupied an entire week. -.The decision was reached after al? most four hours of arguments by the attorneys for the defense and the State. / No bondsmen were present when Snyer's conviction was announced, the defense apparently, having been con? fident that its testimony concerning Snyder's residence in Kansas City would convince the jury that he was entitled to the benefits of the statute of limitation-as a shield for his crime. The incarceration^ of. the convicted man seemed to be imminent when two of his attorneys, Judge Henry S. Priest and Morton Jourdan, signed his appeal bond for 825,000, securing his release until the term of court commencing Monday. Early in this term Snyder will be sentenced and motions for appeal and a new trial filed. The close of the trial was marked by incidents of absorbing interest. During the final pleading of the case the court room overflowed with spec? tators. Daring the speeches of Judge Priest for the defense and circuit Attorney Folk for the State the utmost stillness prevailed. Especially did all reference to the crime of bribery hold the interest of the defendant. The crowd grew great? erand betting pools were formed by speculative persons in the four courte corridors. The most favorable predic? tions made in Snyder's behalf was a hung jury. In the whirl of the current of in? tense interest which- revolved around him, Sjnyder sat apparently immobile. When the verdict was read hardly an instant's chang? in his expression could be noted. * BOYEBHWEMTIOTTOM REPORT. The Monthly Statement of the Statistician. Washington, Oct. 3.-The monthly report of the statistician of the de? partment of agriculture shows the average condition of cotton on Sept. 25 to have been 58.3, as compared with 64 on Aug. 26, 61.4 on Sept. 25, 1901, 67 on Oct. 1, 1900, and a ten year average of 68.9. The following table shows in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns, respectively by States, the averages of condition Sept. 25, the corresponding averages one month ago, the corresponding averages for' the last 10 years. Virginia, 73 80 73 76 North Carolina, 68 80 63 70 South Carolina, 68 74 67 68 Georgia, 62 68 73 72 Florida, 68 75 65 72 Alabama, - 52 54 65 71 Mississippi, 63 68 66 - 69 Louisiana, 64 70 72 70 Texas, 47 53 51 67 Arkansas, 68 75 51 67 Tennessee, 76 82 60 70 Missouri, 73 73 61 78 Oklahoma, 61 76 57 - Indian Territory, 65 6S 61 - t While the decline during September ranges all the way from 2 points in Alabama to 12 points in North Caro? lina, and 15 in Oklahoma, only one State, Missouri, fails to report some deterioration._ DUN S TRADE REVIEW. New York, Oct. 3.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to? morrow will say: Distribution of merchandise shows no diminution, and prospects are bright for continued ac? tivity. Dealers in many lines are urgent for prompt shipments, calling upon jobbers and manufacturers for goods already overdue. This indica? tion of reduced stocks is a good sign and the ends to sustain quotations. West? ern reports are especially favorable, and the early marketing of cotton has brought distinct improvement at the south. Railway earning, .nus far re? port for September exceed last year's by 9.4 per cent. Supplies of cotton goods do not accumulate in first hands, the demand continuing to keep pace with produc? tion, which holds prices steady. Few export sales are reported, not through any. lack of inquiries, but owing to the fact that sellers will make no con? cessions. Strictly commercial failures in the United States during the first nine months of 1902 numbered 8,676, with defaulted liabilities of $85,407,490. Last year there were S,083 failures for S80,560,S52. In addition there were 47 failures of banks and other finan? cial institutions with liabilities of $28, 027,198 against 61 in 190J. involving $17,295,554. While the exhibit is less satisfactory than last year's only one other year during the past two decades made as favorable a showing. London, October, 7.-In a dispatch from Moscow the correspondent of the Daily Mail says a Dr. Koulatke has succeeded in his experiments in re? animating the heart of an infant. He extracted the heart from a child that had died twenty-four hours previously. It beat with, normal regularity for one honr^-^r-r. Ioulatke hopes that his HscavA-y wil assist in reanimating in ?cases of deati by drowning. WISDOM'S WAY. Unfailing Method of Securing Success in Any Business. If anyone wants to know why the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Enormous Shows United is so success? ful they have only to look about and see at every hand their advertising. If they do such a world of business, it.is because they do a corresponding world of advertising* The same principle holds true with the business done by any of the local merchants.. Alexander T. Stewart, pioneer of the great merchant princes in this coun? try, used to say that at least one-third of a merchant's investment should be in advertising, and the remaining " two-thirds to his stock. Merchants like John Wanamaker, Seigel & Cooper and others of the best department establishments throughout the coun? try, as a matter ^ of fact, spend about as much money in advertising as they do in buying stock. This does not necessarily mean that they must make one hundred per cent, profit in order to do so as might appear on the sur? face. The greatest item of expense of such great circus establishments as the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Enormous Shows United is that of ad? vertising. Their enormous success shows the wisdom of their policy in that direction. These great shows wilt appear here on Thursday Oct. 2^. CAPT. PERSHING DEFEATS ', FIGHTING MOROS. Forty Hostile Forts in Mindanao Captured-Few Americans Kffled. Manila, Oct. 4.-Capt. John J.. Pershing's column has completely routed the Main Moros, in the island of Mindanao, killing or wounding a hundred of them and capturing and-: destroying 40 forts. Two\ Americans-* were wounded on Tuesday and the Moros retired to their largest and strongest fort on the lake snore. Wed? nesday Capt. Pershing attacked them with artillery, bombarding1 the enemy for three hours. At noon Lieut. Lor--^ ing, leading a squad of men, attempt? ed to set fire to the fort. He crept under'' the walls and started a blaze, but the Moros discovered him and forced the Americans to retreat. During the afternoon the sultan of Cabugatau led a sortie at the head of a band of fanatics armed with krisses.. They crept through the grass and sprang up and attacked the Americans. The sultan was wounded six times and boloed an American before he died. His followers were ld lied Tn the darkness Wednesday night; Capt. Pershing took, his batteries within 100 yards of the fort, closed in his infantry lines and resumed the at? tack. The Moros broke through twice and attempted to escape by the beach but were discovered and many of them were killed. The Moros abandoned the fort early on Thursday, alter 15 hours' bom? bardment, and Thursday Capt. Persh? ing destroyed the rest of the forts and returned to Camp Vicars. It is believed the moral effect of. the defeat of the Moros will be great. Gen. Davis has ordered that hostilities be stayed in order to permit the sultan of Cacolod and other hostile sultans to make peace. The sultans of Maciu were confident of their abiilty to defeat the Ameri? cans and vowed before the fight tb enter slavery voluntarily if they them? selves were defeated. Gen. Davis has sent Gen. Sumner, in command of the American forcer in Mindanao, a congratulatory tele? gram on the success of Capt. Pershing and the small American loss. TO FIGHT B?KE'S TRUST, Cigar Manufacturers of Chicago Or? ganized a $3,000,000 Company. Chicago, Oct. 3.-The Tribune to- * morrow will say: To prevent the alleg? ed tobacco trust from monopolizing the raw material, the independent cigar manufactrers of the country have organized a $3,000,000 stock com? pany to fight the combination. The new concern is being underwritten by the Union Trust company of this city. It is the intention to buy leaf to? bacco from the grower and thus cut off" the profits of the middle man. As this is the method pursued by the al leged trust, the promoters hope that - by adopting it they can find a way of successfully stopping the inroads of what they consider their common foe. The company is to be called the Cigar Manufacturers Supply Company. STOP THE COAL FAMINE. Af! Importations of Coal into This Country Welcomed by the Government. Washington, October 6.-The trea? sury department today sent the follow? ing letter to the collectors of the principal ports of entry in the United States : "Reports indicate that quite a large quantity of coal is being imported. If any portion of this should arrive at your ports the department desires ev? ery facility afforded for its prompt delivery. So far as may be, give con? signment of coal the preference over everything else, and for the present solve all reasonable doubts in favor of the coal importers." THE COAL FAMINE IN NEW YORK. New York, October 6.-Nine dollars a ton is the price of soft coal in New York today. Anthracite has no fixed price. One lot of five tons was sold today for 8125 by one retailer, and S5 cents a bushel is now being asked in some places. This is at the rate of 832 a ton. The soft coal dealers declare that they are unable to get their coal haul? ed from the mines, owing to the scarcity of cars, and that inasmuch as soft coal is loaded directly from the mine into cars and not stored like anthra? cite, they have to stop mining when no cars are furnished them by the rail? road companies.