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ODAY'S SPORTING NEWS WILL E FOUND ON PAGE 10.
Journal Auto Tours
Fine Touring Cars Leave The
Journal building "four
times a day,
6 PAGESFIVE O'CLOCK.
PRESIDENT TO AID
OF FREE ALCOHOL
especial Message Will Urge Pass
age of Measure Aldrich
Holds Up.
STANDARD OIL WILL
E TWICE ATTACKED
Message Planned as Result of
Garfield Report Will Not
Be Changed-
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, April 30.A "Washington
ipecial to the Chicago Tribune says:
President Eoosevelt is considering
leriously the advisability of sending
special message to congress advocat
ng the passage of the free alcohol bill.
The president is convinced that the
standard Oil interests are opposing the
assag of the measure which is now
ocked up in the senate finance c'om
uittee, of which Senator Aldrich is
hainnan.
The interest of the president in this
aatter is twofold. He wants to pro
ide the farmers of the country with
heaper light and cheaper fuel. He
/ants, also, to drive at least an enter
Qg wedge towards splitting up the
reatest moilern monopoly. Inciden
allv, he is carrying out his campaign
hostility against fortunes "swollen
eyond all healthy limits," which are
~he possession of the Rockefellers and
thers who are intorested with them
a the Standard Oil concerns.
To Hit Oil Trust Twice.
The news of the president's interest
a the free-alcohol bill became known
jday. It appears he has been think
lg about a way to force action by
he senate ever since the house passed
""he measure and the hand of the Stand
rd Oil in opposition to it appeared.
It was suggested he would insert a
aragraph regarding it in-the message
will send in Tuesdav or Wednesilay
i regard to the Garfield report on the
tandani Oil. But he has decided against
lis, preferring to make the Standard
il message deal only with the sensa-
^_onal developments the commissioner
corporations has described.
There is enough meat in that docu
ient to be masticated and digested
ithout bringing in anything extra
eous and besides, under such circuiu
ances, a recommendation for free al
)hol would attract little attention,
hich, naturally, would be what the
"'A, tandard Oiils desires. S the presiden
vA i^
Hi
1 ^old
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free-alcohool recommendat
on and put it forth at a time -when
ie limelight of public interest may
a^conee&taated upon- i\
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W&Sjfo Tiriff %6fd Now.
ALLING DEAD, MA
SETS HOUSE AFIRE
-riirnal Special Service.
Chicago, April 30.Falling dead
his bed, Frank Lawrence, 324
est Ohio street, upset a lamp on a
ble beside the bed last night. The
np set fire to the bedclothing, and
rs. Lawrence, with the assistance of
lghbors, fought hard with the flames
fore they we re extinguishe d. Law
ace, who was 54 years old, was
--'lcken with heart disease while he
(is in bed reading a newspaper.
ORE MILLIONS FOR
WARS ON PEASANTS
*gt. Petersbuffe April^te^oFseei
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The fact that the president purposes
i.liree free alcohol has given rise to I
ports that he would recommend a re
sion of the tariff, it can be stated
-ithoritatively that the president has
such plan in mind. His position is
ell known. He made it clear in his
lmial message last December that he
as a revisionist, but: the time he con
dered too early to- say what method
revision should be followed. It may
taken for granted, therefore, that
will mention only alcohol in the
ecial message he "will transmit to
ngress.
Senator Aldrich is being delugecl
ith communications from all over the
untry, principally the middle wesf
ging the prompt report by his com.
ittee of the alcohol bill. Most of the
mmunications are in the nature uf
titions. The senator has indicated',
iwever, that he does not propose to
a rush about the matter.
in spite of the fact that the ways
id means committee, of the house took
stimony which covers. 268 pririted
iges he believes his committee also
ould hold hearings. It is possible
her members of the committee may
t be of the same view, especially "as
great deal of pressure is being ex
ted upon them by their colleagues in
house to induce them to act upon
bill.
ntg
acuity intocing,- :^r1ia1neaT
i ant. a credit for^apving troops to sup
ess disorders in1*e interior, the coun
of the empire^ lipoii the request of
3 minister of wSr,l|as placed $3,500,-
3 at the latter's disposal for this
rpose. The policy of the government
to move the troops frequently to
-'vent tln?m from becamino influenced
association "with revolutionist s.
iPLQSIOR KILLS fWflfii
FIYE SERIOOStf BUST!-Sstep.
jfticago. -April 30.Two men wete
led ancl five' others -'injured
[9&fto the, Explosionseriously of-a'"cupola in
plant of the Illinois Steel company
Sofcth Chicago. The accident was
ise..by some fWater .getting' into th
(olaVjand steam- tha as
si lr-nt-
tffei
30,Tti
K
cajroTWas the largest with two excep
Df years. Fci twenty-eight days,
total mtinocr, of deaths was 2,547, aud this
has bee^ itsxceedPd only in 1881, when the
enza *Es**wTRlns.
ana tle April deaths
bed 3.450,- and in 1803, wben 2,628 deaths
i reported,
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HARVARD INSTRUCTOR IS
SOUGHT AS WIFE'S SLAYER
THE MISSING PROFESSOR ERICH MU ENTER
MANY CITIES.
ERICH MUENTER,
Harvard Instructor Sought Thru Nation
as Wife's Murderer.
MUENTER BAFFLES
POLICE OF NATION
Instructor Still FreeNew Clue
FoundSt. Paul Man Ac
cuses Fugitive.
Cambridge, Mass., April 30.Erich
Muenter, the Harvard instructor in
German, who is wanted by the police
in connection with the mysterious death
of his wife, is still at liberty, despite
the earnest search for him being made
in this and a score of other large cities.
It has been learned, however, that
Muenter visited his mother and sister
in Monravia, Gal., shortly after he left
Chicago, April 20.
Miss Bertha Muenter, a sister of the
instructor, arrived in Cambridge today
and went directly to the Muenter home
in Oxford street. She rang the bell
and the call was answered by two police
inspectors, who were in possession of
the house.
The inspectors informed Miss Muen
ter of the charpre against her brother
and the young woman became hysteri
cal. She was taken to the home of a
neighbor and no one but physicians
have been allowed to see her.
BROTHER IN ST. PAUL
Kin of 3VErs. Muenter Believes Sister
Was Murdered.
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3\'" K. Tgreinbti, '911 tfafcttrfgi' av"e)ff^3S
St. Paul", believes his sister was mur
dered by her husband, Professor Erich
Muenter of Harvard. r. Krembs at
tended the funer al of Ivis sister in Chi
cago a week ago and returned to St.
Paul before any stories of foul play
came out.
I talked with Professor Muenter in
Chicago at the time of the funeral,"
said Mr. Krembs in St. Paul. "He said
it was my sister's wish that her re
mains be cremated, and our family^
consented, before anything- wrong was
suspected. It now seems to be part of
a'plan to destroy all convicting evi
dence of guilt. The. first suspicious
circumstance' was that Prof essor Muenr
ter did not return to- tlie "House after
tae funeral.
I am at a loss to know of a motive,
if, as suspected, Prof essor Muenter pois
oned his wife. The newspapers say it
was for insurance. I di.d not know she
was insured. I do know, however, that
he was always in financial' straits and
that for a while Mrs. Muenter had to
teacb to help out on the finances." Pro
fessor Muenter was" always a strange
man, but seemed to get along with his
wife without trouble."
THROWN 1 T0 LAKE
AND FACE PAINTED
Five Suspensions from University
of Wisconsin Will Follow a
Vicious Hazing,
Special to Tie Journal.'
Madison, Wis., April 30.As a result
of hazing Joseph Pfiffner, a freshman
from Stevens Point, at least five sus
pensions from the -university are likely
to result. President Van Hise will make
an example of the leaders of a hazing
in the University of Wisconsin.
Pfiffner was hazed by the members
of his own class for alleged expression
that "the men of Wisconsin were not
sufficiently cultured.''
On Saturdav night Pfiffner went to
the university armory to take part in a
competitive drill. Fifty freshmen,
headed by one known as "the Fresh
man King," gathered outside the grill
room to pay Mr. Pfiffner their respects.
Captain Bennett, a member of Pfiff
ner's fraternity, refused the freshmen
admission, locked Pfiffner in the tower
of the armory and telephoned for a po
liceman *o escort him to his Gamma
Delta house.
The freshmen, aggravated ftt this in
terference, attempted to persuade the
officer to release their victim*' and on
refusal to do. so they threateried to ap-j
ply force arichit was only with thevaicl,
?pjE' his revolver and-a determined "I'll
iShoot the.vfirst man who a
fhwE rfie^ succeeded
?ladvances bringing
Ffiffner to his frat'' house.
Pfiffner afterward voluntarily gave,
himself upand.the freshme^$ainted his!
jface with ipdine,, cut offla^few' locks of
Tiair and khtbited him in hje various
fraterpitye andfjBorority^houses, where
tfiey orderedwhiia-to'8ingr
He refused,
and with' the ^us^tBey 'cHppe,d off
another patch of**hair.^.
-A prom^ent''senio^,^ fiin%ing- the-mat-
te had. b'een:~carriecl too.'f at,, rmaH.e an
..-.j
'freshmen.hustle him awjjjtj, a i- averted
an eBCovt&telf with the leaders'.. Pfiffner
was-then taken to the p-^nasiwnr pier
and thrbiw-n iito the-iafcfe.^.- r-- '-'f
It is said that the hazingj Whieji was
the' most severe that has been dbhei in
years, was the result of personal malice.
It iafee- Is' 'aM that th./nexfr.iaTi to
Jbe introduced to tu& lalep .will' be the
"King" himself.
gene vr ~w.^. v
ted^ausedththe' explosion.t All.of- the, effort to rescue the victim, .But
were' laborers ohiie'cted with tne
rat to April
OBtO&GO'S DEATH-ATE'TO.
^"""frqfiif"
aeat
EVADES THE POLICE OF
THE LATE MRS. MUENTER,
Who Is Alleged to Have Been Murdered
by Her Husband.
FLIGHT OF BROKER
BARES BIG FRAUD
Arthur L. Rich Leaps from
Train to Elude Pursuers
Beloit, Wis., Involved.
journal Special Service.
Cincinnati, April 30.The forgery of
$100,096r?worth of improvement bonds
of Woods county, Ohio, and the myste
rious disappearance of Arthur L. Eich,
a prominent broker, have become known.
It is believed Eich is now on his way
to Honduras, having eluded pursuers
by jumping from a railroad train at
IJayton, Ohio.
Brokers who were associated with
Kich in several large business deals
have taken up $65,000 worth of the
spurious bonds that were pledged with
the banks as collateral for loans and
secured those institutions against loss.
It is also known that Eich personal
ly placed $25,000 worth of the bonds
with other banks, but the names of the
institutions could not be learned.
Last February P. S. Briggs & Co.,
C. H. Worrlley and A. L. Rich became
engaged in a deal to take over the gas,
water and electric plant of Beloit, Wis.
While the brokers in Beloit were en
gaged in the negotiations, Mrs. Eich
arrived there with $65,000 of the
forced bonds that her husband used in
financing his part of the deal. The
Queen. Ci1:v |anX.o Cincinnati
loanead
J^e^B^d^^^v^S^il^-~atu$,:
the. bank-
vTanesvflleT ^T'is.,-$1?,000
taking Mr.
Briggs' notes and the forged bonds as
security.
Their spurious character -was discov
ered by Mr. Briggs last week, when he
offered $2^000 worth at the Fifth Na
tional bank as collateral. Eich prom
ised to straighten out the matter by
taking tip the forged bonds, but after
ward ilea.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF
DESPERADO IS DEAD
Ior^anjl Oxe.
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April 30.A special
to the Oregonian from Salem says that
Sheriff J. R. Shaver, who was shot by
the desperado Frank Smith early Satur
day morning at Woodburn is dead, the
third victim of the outlaw. No trace
of Smith.has been found.
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MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1906.
RIOT PLOTTERS IN
HANDS OF POLICE
Terrorists Arrested to
Scheduled May-Day
rages in Paris.
The men at the labor headquarters
here are stunned by the arrests, especi
ally as the managers of tomorrow's pro
posed demonstration have withdrawn
from further activity, which is causing
general discouragement in labor circles.
The government officials declare that
the arrests will break the backbone of
the violent element. The strike centers
outside of Paris are calm.
M. Leppine, the prefect of police, con
ferred during the day with the com
manders of the troops and gave final
instructions for the military occupation
of the main points in Paris, beginning
.early Tuesday. The troops will receive
two' package's of cartridges and two
days' rations.
BIG LAKE STRIKE
IS DUE TONIGHT
Movement by the Longshoremen's
Union Affects Fully
Cleveland. Ohio, April SO.Yessel
owners here today were making every
possible effort to get boats in port load
ed with a view to sending them out be
fore midnight tonight, when the mem
bers of the longshoremen's union will,
it is now fully expected, go on strike.
Fully 20,000 men will be affected on
the lakes by the strike movement. The
longshoremen's union includes, in addi
tion to the dock workers, vessel mates,
firemen, oilers and water tenders.
The refusal of the vessel owners to
recognize the organization, of the lake
pilots, which recently became affiliated
with the longshoremen's. union, led to
the breaking off of negotiations be
tween lake carriers and the union offi
cials when they met to agree on a wage
scale for the season.
A PERTINENT QUERY.
Aleobol Bill (to Senator Aldrich.)Who's your friend?
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Dfectivt Page
Pwyp^yiiiii^V'v'i'"
Prevent
Out-
Paris, April 30.The Paris police to
day arrested M. Griffelhues, secretary
of the general confederation of labor,
the responsible organizer of the pro
posed May-dav demonstrations M.
Bibert, a newspaper man, and Major
Feuillant, a Bonapartist, formerly of
the Imperial guards. In addition
Count Duran de Beauregard was tak
en into custody at Nice.
Arrests were also made at other
places and warrants were issued for the
arrest of M. Lev y, secretary of the eon
federation of labor, and M. Fromentin,
a wealthy anarchist, bo^h of whom were
found to have fled from this city. All
the prisoners are charged with complic
ity in organizing a rebellion and with
intriguing with anarchists.
Two Others Sought.
The arrests began early in the morn
ing, the charges being based on papers
seized during the recent police searches.
M. Griffelhuis, who is the principal
labor leader, was found at his house and
was taken into custody, but his associ
ate, Lew, was ot located. Cou nt de
Beauregard is the head of the supposed
plot recentlv unearthed. Henri Bibert
is editor of L'Autorite, a Bonapartist
organ.
Two additional warrants have been
issued, but the names of the persons to
be arrested will be withheld until they
are in the hands of the police.
Labor Forces Stunned.
KING EDWARD TO
CLIMB VESUVIUS
England's Ruler Wants to Meet
Heroic Prof. Matteucci
Hecla Is Active.
Naples, April 30.The weather con
tinuing fine. King Edward said he would
not leave Naples without visiting the
observatory, as he desired to meet Pro
fessor Matteucci and Frank Perret of
Brooklyn, N. Y., assistant director of
the royal observatory on Mount Vesu
vius. The duke and duchess of Aosta
were delighted and offered to guide the
king. Five automobiles were ordered
to convey the royal party to Mount
Vesuvius.
Exports show that the damage caused
by the torrents of mud was great. The
mud, mixed with which were cinders
and basaltic stones, invaded all places
and killed many animals.
At Paeciano, a town of 800 inhabi
tants, the' flood obstructed the doors
of houses so that the people had to es
cape thru the windows. The duchess
of Aosta today braved the dangers and
went to Ottajano to inspect the damage
there. HUGE THEAMCAL
TRUST IS FORMING
Fifty-MUlion-Dollar Syndicate* Is
Planned to Control Show
Business of Nation,
Journal Special Service.
New York, April 30.The most gi
gantic and most important combination
in the theatrical world, involving a
capitalization of $50,000,000 is virtu
ally consummated.
Among the organizers of this coali
tion are Klaw & Erlanger, Morris Meyr
field, Martin Beck and, presumably,
Stair & Havlin This group of men
control the majority of theaters in the
United States, whether devoted to high
class drama and musical plays, popular
priced theatricals or vaudevilles.
A. L. Erlanger probably will be the
master spirit and executive head of the
corporation.
The objects of this, combination are
mutual protection, self-preservation and
the general regulation of the theatrical
business for the common good. Accord
ing to the best available information
the motives of the amalgamation are
not primarily antagonistic. Conditions
have arisen -which make a regulation of
the theatrical business absolutely neces
sary atihi*j^e.^ .^s^-!^-.-v-..i ._.JS
Keith's general ma^agjer, "which-^man-
agers have been discussing among
themselves at intervals for years. It
has simply assumed definite shape now.
We do not intend to wage war on any
body, but we do intend to protect our
selves.
"We are not out:to antagonize the
actor. We merely find- conditions con
fronting us which must be met and we
believe we are able to, meet them suc
cessfully.
PJTTSBiTRO PAPERS MERGED.
Journal Special Servioe,
Plttfftmrg, A.prtl 30.George -B. Oliver, the
republican leader'of this city, millionaire steel
magnate and owner of millions.'of dollars worth
of Pittsburg real estate, has purchased the
controlling interest in the Pittsburg Times, the
late Senator C. L. Magee's republican organ.
Today the Times made Its last issue. It will
be merged with the Gazette as the Times
Gazette.
"-^^^-,e!fgy J.'..:..:.^^"
PAETLT OLOTTDY, WITH PROBABLY SHOWERS TONfGHT AND TUESDAY.
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DANIEL R. BTTRNHAM,
SI Chicago Architect Whose Flans for a
$ Magnificent Ban Franoisco Hay Be S
5 Utilized as Besnlt of Jin, fi
ERISGO IS ROCKED
BY QUAKES AGAIN
Two Slight Shocks in Golden
Gate CitySunday Gay
Day.
San Francisco, April 30.Two slight
earthquake shocks at an interval of. an
hour were felt here early this morning.
They were of the same nature as a doz
en other shocks that have been felt
since the big quake of April 18. No
damage was done this morning and
there was no alarm.
SU^DAY~QAY DAY
Band Plays and People BompHuge
Plan to Finance City.
Journal Special Servioe.
San Francisco, April 80.GHorioui
sunshine and three band ooncerts in
the camps, two in Golden Gate park and
on in the Presidio chased away the
blues and made thousands happy Sun
day. Children danced in the grass,
fathers smoked and smiled at their
antics mothers who had sacrificed
everything to save the spring hat, put
it on and looked oheerfixl.
Those who had saved clothing dressed
in their best and when the California
iteliUf* ite grekt throng applauded.
There was plenty of food and an extra
allowance -of perishable stuff for the
Sunday dinner.
All possible work of a municipal char
acter was suspended and the tired offi
cials who for nearly two weeks have
labored incessantly with, little sleep
took advantage of the ruH to secure
rest and to pay some, attention to per
sonal matters.
Plan for Financing Oity.
Plans for. solving the tremendous
financial problems that confront the
city began to assume tangible form, and
1 the Sunday closed -with the brightest
prospect that has faced San Francisco
since it was laid waste.
At the conference between Janiefc D.
Phelan, chairman of the finance com
mittee, and lawyers and bankers, a plan
was broached for .financins the' city,
which it is hoped will, meet the endorse
ment of the jseneral committee.. ~tt is
conceded tliat there- is not eufiicient
money in Ban Francisco to reconstruct
Continued on 2d Page, Stir Column.
Bellicose Activity of the Sultan
Along Tabah Boundary
Continues.
Journal Special Service.
London, April 30.A dispatch to the
Times from Cairo says:
Mukhtar Pasha states the porte de
nies the boundary pillars at Eafah
were removed by Turkish soldiers. I
abscribes the outrage to the malice
unknown persons ho are anxious to
5f'urkeye
rovok a quarrel between Egypt and
According to Al Mokattam, a well in
formed newspaper, the Turkish force
on the frontier near Rafah has received
reinforcements of artillery and infan
try.
Tt is learned from a Syrian source
that four siege guns, destined for Aka
bah, were landed at Bierut on April 7 OT
8 They were dispatched from Damas
cus by night with great secrecy.
Four oi five mountain batteries
reached Maan at the end of March in
spite of serious^ railway accidents.
Bather bellicose rumors are prevalent
in Damascus.
MAYOR RESIGNS NO
ONE WILL TAKE PLAGE
Special to The Journal.
Cascade,-Iowa, April 30.Cascade is
without a mayor and unable to secure
one. As a result of a row with the
council, Mayor Conley resigned. It
caused so muen trouble that, all other
citizens refuse to act. The office pays
$50 a year and honor, but Conley, savs
it brings disgrace instead of the lat
ter.
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PEAKUXS AND GTTM KILL.
Spdoisl to The Journal. ":ki
Des Moines, Iowa, AprU 30.Herman .loftn
stou, tUe_ 3-year-old son of Gustav Johnston,
found a sack of peanuts and two packages of
S5i larerr^meJtav^eCeo
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PRICE ONE CENT IN MINNEAPOLIS.
BLACKJACKS USED 1
TO QUELL MINERS
CONSTABULARY IN
BATTLE WITH MOB
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8
ECENT
MINNEAPOLIS
Refused Food and Attacked,
Troopers Fight Burgess
Finally Calms Strikers.
Anthracite Delegates Start for
MeetingStrike Sentiment
Is Growing.
Mount Carmel,#Pa., April 80.After
the diningroom girls at three local ho
tels refused to serve Lieutenant Smith's
command of the state constabulary hero
today, the troopers in front of the
Commercial hotel were charged upon by
a large crowd of foreign miners.
The troops beat the miners ba ck -vrifcb.
blackjacks. Michael Glugen had hU
skull fractured and a number of others
received lacerations of the head. A
trooper was injured by a blow from a
club.
The crowd prepared for another
charge. Lieutenant Smith drew up his
men in battle line and threatened to
ghoot if the crowd tried to scatter hi*
soldiers.
The chief burgess addressed the mob
and advised them to go home. The bur
gess is a member of the union, and his
speech had the effect of dispersing the
men, whereupon the command moved
on to the Lehigh company's Sayre col
liery in the suburbs, where non-union
men had been stoned by foreigners.
I N BITTEH, BATTLES
and Miners' Mobs Fight with Guns
KnivesMany Wounded.
Journal-Speotal Service. '&
Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 30.Follow-
ing a mass meeting of foreign-born "J
mineworkers near Mount Oarmel, an 3
assault -was made upon sixty workers -1
at the Byre colliery by a mob of sev
eral hundred. One of the workers had
a finger shot off, several were thrown
into a creek and a number were stoned
and clubbed, while the burgess of
Mount Carmel, who tried to quell the
riot, was assaulted.
Two Men Dying.
Union aniji npn-nnion miners clashed 1
again at Paint Creek mines near Wind- i
ber, where a week ago a mob had to
be dispersed by deputies. As a result
two men are dying in the hospital at
Windber, a third is probably fatally
Btabbed, several others sustained van
ous injuries and seven men are in jail /J
charged with.incitln^.rkt -V V: -*r\
A union* and a Bten-nnion man quar^'i'
reled and blows were struck. Imme
diately there was a rush to the support
of the contestants. KniveB and guns
were drawn and bullets began to fly.
The battle lasted for half an hour and
when the crowd dispersed men were
lying along the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road tracks for fifty yards bleeding
from stabs and bullet wounds.
STBZE LB SUN TIMENT GROWS
Miners Think Operators. Unfair'
Mitchell's Will to Bote.
JonrnaJ Special Service.
Wfltesbaxre, Pa., April ,30.'President
Mitchell is waiting to hear the reports
of the district officers who are' going
thru the region ascertaining the feeling
of the men regarding "the reply of the
operators, refusing their wage proposi
tion.
Whether he has determined what his
answer. will e. is not Icnowii,. but ~rpTO
sentatives, from various parts indicate
that the delegates who are now being
elected wiH be governed by his advice
in voting on the question of strike.
There is now apparent a decided sen
timent in favor of a strike. The men
think that the operators have, not
treated tham fairly in the wajre.lmes
tions and. that a readjustment ojT the
wages is necessary and worth the^ effort
of a.strike to .attain.
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A i^-rVKT nnrn.TiA'1'WKrrHa
Operators Order Resumption of Digging
Tomorrow and Trouble la Feared.
rhibois. Pa- April SO.The strike
situation in the Clearfield region is
threatening. Notiees have been posted
by the operators of the Buffalo, Roches
ter & Pittsburg, the Buffalo & Susque
hanna and the Palls Creek. Ooal om-'
panics giving the scale of wages to be
paid and conditions and the word has
gone forth that an attempt will be made
to resume May 1.
The scale is that of 1908. The miners
are holding out for recognition, of tne
union and collection of the check-off by
the operators. If an attempt is made
at this time to resume trouble is antici:
pated.
WORE BEHIND BARRACKS
Miners Guarded at Tamaq.uastate
Constabulary on Hand.
Tamaqua, Pa., April 30.-The Lehigh
Coal & Navigation company today
started to mine coal at its l*o. 6 col
liery. The No. 1 washery of the same
company is working as usual with an
increased force. The East Lehigh col
Her an independent operation, re
sumed work at its washery today. The
men are working behind barracks which'*
are heavily guarded.
The detachment of state constabn-)
lary arrived here yesterday afteriiCbn,,
but there was not a single disturbance.
Ignore Work Whistles. I
Shamokin, Pa., April 30.Autho the.-'
-whistles were blown" today, not a minerr-^j
responded for work in this region ex-r'
cept at~ the W. L. company's Enter-r^-
prwe washery, which has been i opera-^^
tionsome time. y-%
FORMER MAYORS PASS
AWAY THE SAME DAY'
bishop, a^ocalistf oCtenevra
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'& .^Marion, Ohio, April 30.^Simultane-*
ously with the deaflb of. Forfner Mayor.
Johnatone here today, came the news
of the death at Chillicothe of John G.J
Mader, who retired as Marion's mayor'
last Januarj'. Former Mayor John
stone is the father John
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