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VOL. 29 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1902 AO. 02
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OPPOSE CULL
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New Orleans Strike Situation
Shows No Chance tor
Settlement
NO ATTEMPT IS MADE
TO OPERATE TOE CARS
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Soldiers Hissed and*Hooted Wherever
They Appear and Many of Them
Refuse to Serve Against
L Strikers—Looks Grave.
New Orleans, October 9.—The strike
situation In this city has become more
grave every hour. There was no violence
of any note today, but there was a feel
ing of Impending trouble which kept
the whole city on the qul vlve all day.
Governor Heard arrived tonight and im
mediately consulted a number of gentle
men on the situation. He met the mayor.
Adjutant General Jumel, General Glynn,
Attorney General Gulon, Speaker of the
House Sanders, Secretary Hester o£ the
cotton exchange and several members
of hlB staff. After reviewing the situa
tion he went at 9 o'clock to a meeting
of the public safety committee In the
cotton exchange, where he was closeted
for several hours.
The governor Is being urged by the
business men to endeavor to settle the
trouble without a resort to the armed
force of the state. He will decide on his
course after the conference with the safe
ty committee.
Out of sixteen hundred troops In the
city at 6 o’colck tonight, 700 had reported,
at the armories or had been brought In
by corporal guards.
Militiamen Hard to Find.
It was hard work gathering the militia
men. Some of the commands hired
wagons in which the squads went in
search of delinquents while others march
ed on foot. The squads had to exercise
a great deal of patience to refrain from
resenting the attacks and Jeers of the
crowds on the streets. At every point
they were greeted" with derisive epithets
by the crowds of men add boys. One mil
itiaman rode around the city on a horse
and was attacked several times by boys
with stones.
Aside from the difficulty of getting the
men together, many of them do not want
to go on this service and are hiding.
They claim that they have friends and
relatives among the strikers and they do
not want to be called upon to shoot them
down No action has yet been taken on
the Ewing rifles of the First regiment
which asked last night to be mustered
out in a body. In the meantime about
fifteen members of the company have
been gathered at the armory and are on
duty.
No Attempt to Run Cars.
The New Orleans Railways company
made no attempt to run any cars today.
The strikers and their sympathizers
massed on Canal and Galvez streets to
the number of 2500 and waited patiently
all day for the first car to come out. To
wards evening they grew weary of the
wait and set upon two strangers who
were sight-seeing. William Conners and
his friend Lynch from Lake Charles
walked along Canal street to see the ex
citement. They asked some one to direct
them to the barn. It was a fatal ques
tion because the strikers took them for
non-union men and beat them badly. A
patrol wagon came along and the men
were rescued after the police used their
clubs for the first time since the strike
began, twelve days ago.
The labor mass meeting of last night
has proven a source of much encourage
ment to the strikers, but the calling out
of the militia has convinced them that
the mayor means to stop lawlessness If
it is possible, and has made them surly.
Everything now hinges on the course
adopted by the governor. There is a da,
ninnd from some quarters that he proceed
immediately to put the troops on the
street and quell the strikers, while on
the other hand the business element as a
rule want to see an effort made to settle
the trouble without bloodshed.
Fifty Non-union Men.
There ere new fifty non-union men,
most of them from Chicago, at the Canal
street harn, and more are coming by
every train. They have succeeded In
reaching their destination without trouble.
There has been a fear that the strikers
would attempt to rush the Canal barn
during the night, and It has been guard
ed by an extra fdree of pcliee. Many
threats have been made to rush It, but so
tar they have hot been put Into execution.
The Canal street merchants have been
making another effort to bring about a
settlement, a committee having secured
an Individual expression from a few of
the car men's executive committee that
21 cents with nine hours, with no less
than seven hours work a day would bn
acceptable to them. They are trying to
get the car men and. the railway people
to agree on that. It Is not probable that
either will do so.
The mail cars were run as usual with
out molestation. The trial of the strikers
for Interfering with the malls before the
TTnIted States commissioner was post
poned today "owing to the Illness' of the
car men s attorney t
Governor Heard Is determined to re
store order In the city before any ad
vances are made looking to a settlement
of the strike. He says the law must be
upheld if every military company In the
slate Is brought here to do It.
After the conference with the safety
committee Governor Heard gave out a
brief Interview In which he said he had
come here to assist the mayor in pre
serving the peace, but had reached no
conclusions as to what steps would be
taken.
Tomorrow the governor will see a com
mittee from the union and get their
side of the case.
The merchants threw up the sponge to
night. The carmen officially refusued
to consider anything but a twenty-three
cents an hour proposition.
No cars will be run tomorrow and
everything Is In abeyance pendl 'pUon
by the governor. ,
NEW YORK CONFERENCE FAILS
TO BRING ABOUT SETTLEMENT
No Signs of Light Breaking
Through the Ominous
Strike Cloud
OPERATORS REFUSE TO
CONSIDER POLITICS
Platt, Quay and Odell Try Hard to
Get Them to Grant Some Con
cessions, Blit All Ef
forts Failed. J
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♦ BACON CALLS ON *
♦ PRESIDENT MITCHELL ♦
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New York, October 9.—Gfcn. B. ♦
F. Tracy, A. B. Boardman and D. ♦
H. Bacon, president of the Ten
pessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, called on President John
Mitchell today. ♦
“We came to see Mr. Mitchell,”
said GeneraV Tracy, “on the bi- ♦
tuminous situation in Alabama. We
♦ spoke of the strike of the employes ♦
♦ of the Tennessee Coal company. ♦
♦ Mr. Mitchell received us well and ♦
heard our statements of the facts. ♦
We made, a favorable impression, ♦
♦ I think, and have hopes that the ♦
results of our interview will be fa- ♦
vorable to us.”
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New York, October 9.—Replete at Its
opening with ft promise of a solution of
the long drawn out struggle between the
United Mine Workers of America and the
operators of the anthracite properties in
Pennsylvania this day has closed without
apparent appreciable progress toward an
agreement upon the Issues in controversy.
Most noteworthy of the day's events was
a conference at the office of Senator
Thomas C. Platt, at which there were
present, among others, the tWo senators
from Pennsylvania and the governor of
New York, and nearly dfll the heads of
the big corporations 'controlling the an
thracite fields. In all seeming this con
ference had a contrary effect to that
wlilch had been hoped from it, and the
operators departed declaring adherence
to the policy they have followed from the
first of resisting the demands of the
miners' union to the bitter end. There
were other conferences during the day ir
which President Mitchell and people ol
more or less consequence in the Industrial
world participated, but these, so far aa
information goes, were barren of result,
as the principal meeting, details of which
are given below on the authority of one
who was present.
Iii brief there has been no change in the
situation today so far as it might have
been affected by the gathering in New
York of labor leaders, mine, operators
and public men.
Will Not Consider Politics.
From what may be described as an in
side and authorative source, It may bo
announced that the conference at the
office of Senator Platt was absolutely
without result, the operators refusing
to consider the political aspect of the
situation and maintaining the position
that the question was one between the
employer and employe as to the pian
agement of the properties concerned.
Acording to the authority above indi
cated, Sena lor Quay and Governor Odell
expressed the opinion that if the strike
continued for another fortnight or longer,
the effect would be to so impress the
public mind with the one subject of the
shortage of fuel that political duties
would be neglected and the voters re
main away from the polls on election
day, with the natural result that the ma
jority party in Pennsylvania and New
York would be the greater sufferer. Sen
ator Penrose expressed his concurrence
in the representations of the others and
8cnator Platt and Mr. Lautenrbach
spoke in a similar strain. These latter
advised something in the nature of an
armistice, under an Implied promise to
the miners that their union would be rec
ognized by the operators.
On their part the operators declared
that the question at Issue was entirely
apart from party politics and they refus
ed to be influenced by representations as
to the effect the strike might have upon
the fortunes of one party or the other.
Another suggestion.
One of the political conferees next
suggested that to protect the struggle
with the miners’ union would be to open
the way for the advocates of anti-corpo
ration legislation at Harrisburg and Al
bany to move for the Introducing of
measures calculated to Impair the valSe
of railroad and coal properties, and that
It was’even possible in the stress of pub
lic opinion that laws might be enacted
that would impair for years the value of
the properties and the operators repre
sented. It was said by one speaker that
a bill of this antagonistic character had
already been framed and was ready for
submission to the Pennsylvania legisla
ture The possibility of harassing liti
gation both in Pennsylvania and New
York was also dwelt upon and the fear
expressed that In some Instances the
state of the public mind might influence
the determination of such suits.
These representations failed to move
the operators, who further' expressed
their confidence In the Integrity of the
courts and said they had no fear of toe
success of any attack that might be
made through the state legislatures upon
the property interests concerned.
I,ate tonight there was a conference In
the rooms of the republican istate com
mittee between Governor Odell. \ Chair
man George W. Dunn, of the state com
mittee, and Edward Lauterbach. Cor*
cernlng this conference Governor Odell
would only Indicate that the talk was
along general lines. He said, however,
that the approval of President Mitchell
had not been obtained to any suggestion
or propositions for settling the strike.
He added that If there was a renewal of
the conference at Senator Platt’s office
he would in all likelihood take part in it.
Senator Penrose was about the hotel
up to 11 o’clock tonight. He declined to
be interviewed.
About this time Mr. Lauterbach and
David Lamar drove up to the Ashland
house and went in to see President
Mitchell. They were taken up stairs to
Mr. Mitchell’s room, where they re
MP-ain^d In conference about twenty min
STRIKE MA Y TIE UP
ALL BITUMINOUS MINES
ENVER, COL., October 9.—Telegrams have passed between the officials
Dot the Western Federation ot Miners and President Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers, looking to a complete tie-up of all bituminous coal
mines In the United States and Canada. The telegram of President Moyer and
Secretary Haywood, of the Western Federation, says:
“Exigencies demand that no coal of any kind be mined In the United States
until the anthracite strike Is won. The Western Federation of M'ners will co
operate to this end.”
Mr. Mitchell’s response:
“Telegram received. Shall give careful consideration to your suggestion.
Many thanks for the proffer of co-operation and assistance.”
CUBA IS DRAWING AWAY
FROM UNITED STATES
Washington, October 9.—The situation
as to Cuba is such at present as to give
officials here great concern. It is feared
that Cuba is drifting away and evidence
is multiplying day by day to mark the
growth of a spirit of indifference toward
the cultivation of friendly commercial re
lations with the United States that al
most borders on hostility.
-e beat efforts of the state department
thus far have failed to secure the adhe
sion of the Cuban government to the
treaty which, ^y the terms of the Platt
amendment, must be entered into be
tween the two governments, ine delay
is all on one side, namely, at Havana,
for Secretary Hay and the Cuban minis
ter, Senor Quesada, have proclaimed their
part in drafting a treaty which it is be
lieved carries out the intent of congress.
That treaty Is now awaiting the ap
proval of the Cuban government, which
approval Is withheld, not with any ex
pected Intention of rejecting the conven
tion, but through whet is regarded here
as the natural inc..i» of the CubanB In
diplomatic matters.
This treaty Includes provisions for a
considerable measure of i ^clproclty be
tween the United States and Cuba and
while It is true that the Cubans be
lieve that the United tffatea has been
rather niggardly in the arrangement of
the reciprocity schedules, those objec
tions are not regarded as sufficient to ac
count for the great delay in concluding
the treaty. However, there is no inten
tion, so long as there Is no discrimination
against the United States and In favor
01 another country. It Is believed that
as Cuba is the principal sufferer ftom the
lacs of treaty relations with the United
States, Internal pressure soon will force
action on the pending convention.
FRIES’ COTTON MILL
MERGER IS EFFECTED
Charleston, S. C., October 9.—A News
and Courier special from Greensboro, N.
C., says:
“The much talked of 'Fries cotton mill
merger’ of certain classes of all south
ern cotton mills has been at last con
summated, to the extent that writings
have been signed by seventy mills locat
ed in Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
“It is understood that the company
formed to acquire these properties will be
known as the Southern Textile company.
“The financial parties interested are
represented by a prominent New York
trust company.
“The controlling management will b©
southern manufacturers.”
In the plan under which they will or
ganize appears this clause:
“No plant or business shall be pur
chased in the organization of the new
company except with the written unani
mous approval as to the desirability of
purchase and as to the proprietary price
of the following committee: T. W. Pratt,
Huntsville, Ala.; S. B. Tanner. Henri
etta, N. C.; John W. Fries, Winston-Sa
lem, N. C.; C. G. I.atta, Raleigh, N. C.;
A. W. Haywood, Haw River, N. C.
"This committee will meet here In for
mal session tomorrow to consider and
pass upon options submitted by the sev
enty mills referred to. From these It
will select the more desirable and pur
chase them outright, paying cash and
securities of the new Southern Textile
company.
"The option provides that the company
can Issue $7,000,000 In common stock, $7,
000,000 In preferred stock and $6,000,000 In
bonds.
“This huge consolidation will have an
Important Influence on cdtton manufac
turing In the south.
“It Is claimed by Its promoters that
It will prove a blessing to the Industry
by eliminating competition.”
utes. Upon leaving Mr. Lauterbach said:
“Things are progressing. That's all I
can say tit this time." He and Mr. La
mar then drove away. President Mitch
ell would not be seen by reporters.
Mitchell Closely Watched.
Although President Mitchell apparently
had no part in the conference between
the senators and the operators, his ac
tions were anxiously awaited. Early In
the day he was joined at the Ashland
house by ex-Senator Moses W. Salomon
of Chicago. The Cmcagoan has so far re
fused to disclose his mission, sayfng he
was merely a messenger. During the
morning Mr. Mitchell had a long confer
ence with his three district presidents.
Afterward District President Nicholls
had this to say:
"Unless the demands ot the strikers are
granted In full, I do not see how Presi
dent Mitchell can settle the strike without
calling a convention. If only a part of
the demands are granted, that would
render It necessary to call a convention,
and that would take two weeks at least.”
Late In the afternoon President Mitchell
and the district presidents had another
conference at the Ashland house. Mr.
Nicholls said that his associates had not
considered any formal or Informal propo
sition from the operators. He said the
stclke might, possibly be settled by Mon
day, but Intimated that it was Improb
able.
Oscar S. Strauss, a member of the con
ciliation committee of the national feder
ation, called on President Mitchell late In
the afternoon. On leaving Mr. Strauss
said:
“President Mitchell wanted to see me,
but the object of my visit cannot be made
public.” ■
BAER WRITES TO MINISTER.
Says He Will Guarantee the Minera
Full Time.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., October 9.—Tfie V’ery
Rev. P. C. Nagle, rector of St. Nicholas'
German Roman Catholic church of th‘»
city, which has one of the largest con
gregations In northeastern Pennsylvania,
among them being many mine workers,
wrote a letter to President Baer Of the
Reading company a few days kgc appeal
ing to him to do something for his peo
ple. He stated that there was not so much
complaint against the scale of wages as
there was against the lack of steady
work. He felt that if the companies would
promise the men work six days a week
Instead of an average year round of four
days a week, the workers would have
little cause for complaint.
Dr. Nagle received the following reply
from Mr. Baer today:
"I am perfectly willing to promise t*ie
men full time and steady work, except
when work is prevented by unavoidable
accidents. I am quite sure the conditions
are such that I oan keep this promise.
"WB you kindly tell me how I can
give this assurance to the men to make
it most effective" Yours truly,
"GEORGE G. BAER, President.”
Baer Also Shows Letter.
Philadelphia. October 9.—The letter
written by President Baer of the Phila
delphia and Reading Railway company
to the very Rev. P. C. Nagel of Wllkes
barre, in reply to one from the clergy
man, having been published, Mr, Baer
was requested to permit the publication
of Father Nagel's communication to
which the President of the Reading com
pany's letter was a response. He accord
ingly furnished the letter to the Asso
ciated Press. It Is as follows:
“Wllkesbarre, Pa., October IT.
“Mr. George F. Baer, President:
“Dear Sir—Add to your fair proposi
tion to the strikers the granting of full
time, steady work, except by unavoidable
accidents, and this promise will have a
greater influence on the miners returning
to work than all the soldiers or anything
else. My miners do not complain about
wages, but about losing too many days.
“If you can make this offer the strike
will be settled without delay. Most re
spectfully, P. C. NAGEL.
“P. S.—I am 44 years a priest here in
Wllkesbarre.”
Mitchell to Roosevelt.
Washington, October 9.—The following
was made public at the white house to
day:
“Office National President
“United Mine Workers of America,
“John Mitchell. National President,
“Second Vice President of
“American Federation of Labor.
“Hotel Hart.
“Wllkesbarre, Pa.. Oct. 8, 1902.
“Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington, D. C.:
“Dear Sir—Hon. Carroll D. Wright has
no doubt reported to you the delivery of
your message to me last Monday and my
statement to him that I would take your
suggestion under advisement, although I
did not look upon it with favor.
“Since that time I have consulted with
our district presidents, who concur fully '
in my views.
“We desire to assure you again that we
feel keenly the responsibility of our po
sition and the gravity of the situation,
and it would give us great pleasure to
take any action which would bring this
coal strike to an end in a manner that
would safeguard the Interests of our con
stituents.
“In proposing that there be an Immedi
ate resumption of coal mining upon the
conditions we suggested .in the conference
at the white house we believe that we
have gone more than half way and had
met your wishes.
“It is unnecessary in this letter to refer
to the malicious assault, made upon us In
the response of the coal operators. We
feel confident that you must have been
impressed with the fairness of our propo
sition and the insincerity of those who
maligned us.
“Having in mind our experience with
the coal operators in the past, we have
no reason to feel any degree of confl
uence in their willingness to do us Jus
tice In the future, and inasmuch as they
have refused to accept the decision of a
tribunal selected by you, and inasmuch
as there is no law through which you
could enforce the findings of the commis
sion you suggest, we respectfully decline
to advise our people to return to work
simpYy upon the hope that the coal oper
ators might be induced or forced to com
ply with the recommendation of your
commission.
“As stated above, we believe that we
went more than half way in our propo
sal at Washington and we do not feel
that we sholild be asked to make further
sacrifice.
“We appreciate your solicitude for the
people of our country, who are now and
will be subjected to great suffering and
inconvenience by a prolongation of the
coal strike, and we feel that the onus of
this terrible state of affairs should be
placeu upon the side which has refused
to refer the matter to a fair and impar
tial arbitration commission. I am, re
spectfully, JOHN MITCHELL.
“President of the United Mine Workers
of America.”
BURN COCOANUT SHELLS.
Sold In Bags of 50 to 60 Pounds for
10 and 15 Cents.
New York, October 9.—East side con
fectionery manufacturers are supplying
cocoanut shells to tenements for fuel.
The shells are sold in bags of 60 to 60
pounds for 10 and 16 cents a Hag. The
material furnishes more heat than coal.
THREE MEN KILLED
IN STREET BATTLE
STEWART ELECTED
COMMANDER G. A. R.
WAS PROMINENT CANDIATE AT
LAST ENCAMPMENT,WHEN GEN.
TORRANCE WAS ELECTED—PEN
SION BUREAU MEN SCORED.
Washington, October 9.—The Grand
Army of the Republic got down to busi
ness today and the encampment of the
order, besides hearing an address from
Commander-in-chief Torrance and re
ports from a number of officers and com
mittees, elected a new head for the en
suing year.
The new commander-in-chief of the G.
A. R. is General T. J. Stewart, of Penn
sylvania, who was a leading candidate
for the honor a year ago. His compet
itors touay were General «ohn C. Black,
of Illinois, a former commissioner of
pensions, and Colonel John McElroy, of
this city. The name of general, Daniel
Sickles, of New York city, was pre
sented to the convention, but he with
drew from the race.
WifTiam M. Olin, of Massachusetts,
was elected vice commander-in-chief and
J. M. Averill, of Georgia, junior vice
commander-in-chief. Aside from the
election of these officers the most enter
esting feature of the encampment was
the report of *.ae pension committee of
the G. A. R. This committee severely
scored the medical division of the pen
sion bureau declaring that it was a dead
line, where were executed the claims of
veterans seeking pensions. It accused
the personnel of this division of ap
proaching the reports of the examining
surgeons throughout the country with
suspicion an distrust, and as made in bad
faith. It denounced the reports that ex
tensive frauds were practiced in pension
claims as absolutely baseless.
The Woman's Relief Corps, the Daugh
ters of Veterans and the ladies of the
G. A. R. also met in annual convention.
Thousands of veterans and their wives,
new delegates to either of these organ
izations. attended army corps reunions
in the big tent on the white lot, or spent
the beautiful October day in sightseeing.
A feature of the late afternoon was the
dedication of the cornerstone of the pro
posed memorial bridge to connect Wash
ington wrlth me national cemetery at
Arlington. Secretary Root was the ora
tor of the occasion.
Its lasting qualities are much better than
wood.
The British steamer Marianne has been
chartered by the Brauner line for the
purpose of conveying 4000 tons of anthra
cite coal from Hamburg, which was
shipped to Germany last year. The
Brauer line Is said to have purchased
40,000 tons of Pennsylvania anthracite,
which has been lying at twenty different
places In Germany and will have the coal
shipped back to the United States at
once.
Wright Hurries to Capital.
Worcester, Mass., October 9.—Hon. C.
D. Wright, United States commissioner
of labor, left here for Washington this
afternoon In response to an urgent mes
sage from the capital. It is understood
thqt a telegram from the President was
received yesterday, but he could not
leave on account of his Inauguration to
day to the presidency of the collegiate de
partment of Clark university.
All Quiet In Coal Region.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., October 9.—There
were no developments In the mine work
ers’ strike In this valley today. The en
tire community remains quiet and the
troops had nothing more to do than go
through thtir dally routine. The remain
ing commands of the Third brigade arriv
ed In the Lackawanna and Wyoming
valleys and were stationed at various
points by Brigadier General Gobln. After
this had been accomplished the general
and two members of his staff left for
Harrisburg and will return tomorrow.
Brigade headquarters have been estab
lished here.
It was announced by the superintendent
of the Mount Lookout colliery of the
Temple Coal and Iron company at
Wyoming that operations were resumed
at that colliery today. To what extent
could not be learned. It was reported
here tonight that there was a movement
on foot among the operators to ask Gov
ernor Stone for more assistance on the
ground that the state troops now In the
field are not sufficient to completely pa
trol the entire anthracite territory. “If
such a request Is sent and the governor
should grant It he would be compelled
to sail on the federal government for the
troops.’’
Wants to File Suit.
Philadelphia. October 9.—Prank H.
Thompson. ,of this city, today through
counsel forwarded to Attorney General
Elkin at Harrisburg a petition asking
permission to use the name of the com
monwealth In a suit against the Phila
delphia and Beading Railway company
to show cause why the company’s char
ter should not he revoked. The ground
on which the suit Is based Is the alleged
violation of the state cqnstltutlhn, which
prohibits a carrying company from en
gaging In mining.
INDEX TO TODAY’S PAPER
The Weather.
Washington, October 9—Weather fore
cast for Alabama: Partly cloudy Friday,
with showers In extreme southern por
tion. Fair Saturday; light to fresh east
winds.
Page One.
Strlkfe situation shows no Improvement.
New Orleans without cars.
Street battle In Arkansas results fa
tally. .
Rolling mlu badly damaged by Are.
G. A. R. elects Stewart commander.
Page Two.
Anniversary of Chicago Are observed.
Bishop-elect notiAed of election.
Page Three.
Decatur very anxious for new train.
Bessemer wants synodical college.
General state newB.
Page Four.
Editorial comment.
Gossip heard in local hotel lobbies.
Page Five.
Fairley says question with miners now
Is union or non-union.
Fire causes loss of 14000.
Doctors elect-officers and adjourn.
Page Six.
Social news of Birmingham.
Page Seven.
Local and foreign market reports.
Page Eight.
Football team goes to Tuscaloosa.
News of the state fair.
Races and sporting new j
Another Will Die and Three
Are Wounded
SEVENTY-FIVE SHOTS FIRED
Fatal Affair Occurred In Eldorado,
Ark., and Excitement Is So Great
That Governor Davis Has
Been Asked for Troops.
Little Rock, Ark., October 9.—A special
to the Gazette from Eldorado, Ark., says:
"Three men were killed, another will
die and two others were wounded In a
shooting affray on the streets here at 4:30
p. m. today. The dead:
H. L. Dearlng, constable*
Tom Parnell, farmer.
Walter Parnell, farmer.
The wounded:
Gus Blucker, city marshal, shot six
times; will die.
Dr. Hilton, wounds not serious.
Jim Parnell, not serious.
The shooting Is the sequel to the killing
on September 18 here by Dearlng of Rob
ert Mullens, which followed a wedding.
The Parnells were friends of Mullens
and Thomas Newton was a friend of
Dearlng.
This afternoon Jim Parnell and Newton
had some words. It Is said that both fac
tions prepared for trouble and It came
when they met. It was at 4:80 that Dear
lng, Tucker and Newton were walking
along In front of the Union Grocery
company on the eaststde of the square
when they met the three Parnell broth
ers. Jim Parnell Is said to have fired at
Newton and In an instant the fusllade
began. About seventy-live shots were
tired and the crack of revolvers sounded
like a pitched battle. The men were
close together and their aim was deadly.
It developed Into a man to man affair,
Dearlng and Tom Parnell emptying their
several pistols at each other at a dis
tance so close that when they fell, una
ble to shoot any more, their bodies form
ed a cross. The others were firing prom
Isclously and It Is supposed that a shot
from Marshal Tucker's pistol killed Wal
ter Parnell. Dr. Hilton, who tried to
separate the men, was also shot, but not
fatally.
Request tor I roops.
Little Rock, October 9.—In compliance
with a request ffom the sheriff of Union
county, Governor Davis tonight ordered
the company of the state guards at El
dorado on duty to suppress trouble and
preserve the peace. The governor was
advised that excitement runs high in El
dorado in consequence of the tragedy
there this afternoon. Telephone messages
late tonight from Eldorado state that
every precaution Is being taken by the
authorities to prevent further trouble.
SECRETARY SHAW
ON THE STOMP
SAYS PRINCIPLES AND MEASURES
AND NOT WEALTH DIVIDES THE {
GREAT PARTIE8—AUDITOR ASKS
ABOUT COAL STRIKE.
New Haven. Conn., October 9.—The re
publican state campaign opened here to
day. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
was the principal speaker.
He said in part: "Let me ask you
which divides the great parties. Is it
wealth?” There are wealthy men on
both sides. It Is principles and meas
ures. There was a time when the college
taught free trade. If you know of any
college that teaches free trade now teach
that college better. If you Intend to
legislate for the entire world, free trade
is correct, but If you don't so Intend
free trade Is not correct legislation. It
seems to me that the democratic leaders
have shown greater anxiety to discover
an issue of which to win successive cam
paigns than to formulate a policy upon
which to run the government after they
shall have won.”
Mr. Shaw discussed trusts and trust
legislation at length. In brief he claim
ed that the republican convention of 1888
was the first to suggest a curb for com
bination and trusts.
•'The only anti-trust Dill signea oy a
I president of the United States was signed
! hy a republican president Benjamin Har
i rlton," said Mr. Shaw, who said also
that President Roosevelt Is now doing
more than any other president to en
force the laws in effect against combi
nations. He said that If the states would
enforce laws against trusts within their
own limits the national government
would not need to.
Mr. Shaw was Interrupted several times
by an auditor who wanted to hear about
the coal strike and "free coal." Mr.
Shaw replied to him :"Presldent Roose
velt, that man who cares for you better
than any one else can. Is doing all he
can to settle the trouble.” Once again
he was Interrupted and paid the Presi
dent a tribute of affection and esteem,
reciting the fact that Mr. Roosevelt Is
crippled and attempting to work for The
solution of the difficulty at the risk of
serious physical harm to himself.
Strikers On Parade.
Shamokln, Pa., October 9 —1300 striker#
paraded the streets tonight before attend
ing a socialistic meeting, which was ad
dressed by John Collins of Chicago. Four
men dressed In national guardsmen uni
form walked abrekst carrying the Amer
ican flag. They were cheered by strik
ers. Officers of the Tenth regiment deny
that the marching soldiers belong to the
regiment.
Men Remain Firm.
Scranton, Pa.. October 9. — The strike
situation seems unchanged here. All the
local unions In the county have adopted
resolutions pledging themselves not to
return to work until the concessions de
manded are granted by the operators.
Can’t Identify Bodies.
Louisville, October 9.—The Indianapolis
people who have been over to Louisville
to view the bodies found In the cold
storage plant here announced that they
had failed to Identify any of them.
. ..
Fire Causes a Loss Between
$10,000 and $50,000
HARD TO MAKE All ESTIMATE
Machinery Room, Bar Mill, Two Guldt
Mills and a Portion of the Store
House Wrecked—Chief Mul
len Makes Statement.
♦ ♦
♦ CHIEF MULLEN TALKS. *•
♦ - ♦
♦ In speaking of the rolling mill ♦
♦ Are last night Chief M\illen said: ♦
♦ "I am too tired and mad to talk. ♦
This great loss in the last two ♦
♦ days is without any reason except ♦
♦ that I have not got enough equip- ♦
♦ ment and men. I need them badly. ♦
♦ "The men are tired and half sick,
-«• the horses worn out, and we have ♦
♦ hardly had time to clean the ap
♦ paratus. The men have not got
♦ enough clothes to come out of the -♦
♦ house. Everything they had was ♦
practically ruined In the Moore & ♦
♦ Handley Are and the Are tonight ♦
The generous donation of the Mil
♦ ner-Kettig company will give each ♦
♦ man enough money to clean, repair -♦
and replace his clothing ruined In -♦
the Are." ♦
♦ ♦
A portion of the rolling mill of the Re
public Iron and Steel compeny was de
stroyed last night about 6 o'clock by fire,
which Is said to have originated from o
spark from a piece of hot Iron which waa
being trimmed by a large saw. The dam
age Is variously estimated from $16,000 to
$50,000, It depending on the amount of
damage done to the machinery by wa,cr
and Are. It will be Impossible to estimate
the damage accurately until It can be ex
amined by daylight.
The portions of the mills destroyed are
the machinery room, the bar mill, two
guide mills and a portion of the store
house. All of these sections are under the
main ropf, which Is destroyed for a space
about 200 feet square. The heavy timber*
of the roof, have all fallen, and under
them Is the machinery, so I* was impos
sible to make an examination last night
to And the exact extent of the damage.
Fully Insured.
The loes will probably be fully covered
by Insurance, as the company haa a num
ber of large plants for which they have
a private method of Insuring. W. H. Haa
slnger, vide president and district man
ager of the company, said last night the-e
was Insurance to cover the damage. He
estimated the loss at $10,000, but said he
did not think the machinery was dam
aged. He eald In his opinion the building,
pulleys, pipes In the top and the delay
In work would be the only loasfes. He said
the loss would be much greater If the
machinery was damaged.
The man who was in charge of the mills
last night and who has been all through
the portion destroyed by Are says the
machinery will be considerably damaged.
According to him, several large shears
for cutting the Iron, the saw, the roll
turning machinery, the turning lathes,
emery wheels, drills, pulleys. belting,
steam and water pipes and the telegraph,
which Is used to convey the hot Iron, are
all more or less damaged, and he thinks
It will take about $30,000 to repair the
loss.
Something of the size of the loss may
be gained from the fact that there was
probably $1000 worth of belting destroyed,
besides the pulleys on which It ran. Jhe
steam piplr« Is also very expensive and
the roof of the building was a perfect
network of steam piping and water pipes.
It is estimated that from 150 to 200 men
will be thrown out of employment by the
Are and that portions of the mills will
be idle for three weeks or a month. The
company Is now rushed with orders
which necessitate work in the bar mills,
and the delay of getting them filled will
be heavy.
origin or i-ire.
The spark which started the Are fell
In a quantity of waste used to clean the
machinery and before It was seen the en
tire pile was on Are and the Aames
were leaping from one raner of the
roof to another. The Are equipment of
the mills was at once put In service, but
It was unable to cope with the flames,
which spread rapidly. Shortly before the
Are department arrived the steam and
water pipes of the rolling mills Are
equipment were burned or exploded and
it was practically of no use.
The Are had gained considerable head
way when the department arrived, but
as soon as the streams of water from two
engines were turned on the flames were
unable to travel further and the Are was
conAned to the portion already burning.
The Are was In a dlfAcult place for the
Aremen to flght It. owing to the distance
the hose had to be stretched and to the
lack of water supply. It was possible to
get only three streams Into play and tha
hose had to be stretched long distances
through the rolling mills to get at the
flames. It also required a long line of
hose from the water plugs to the place*
where it was convenient to place the en
gines.
The Are originated between 6 and 6:15
o'clock and at 10 o'clock there were two
streams of water still playing on the
smouldering ruins to put out the last em
ber*. Only a portion of the Are depart
ment was used, although neaMy all of It
responded at flrst. Chief Mullen found
there was no place for one of the engines
to draw Its supply of water and so ha
sent It, the chemical engine and one of
the hose wagons back to headquarters.
One 8chooner Mining.
St Johns, N. F., October 9.—Reports of
the damage done by a recent storm 1*
Labrador are received here. One schoon
er with 56 persons on board la still mis
sing.