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THE WEATHER.
' Forecast for April 3, 10C6:.
Saa Francisco and vicinity — Fair
Tuesday; warmer; light east winfli.
A. O. Me AWE.
District Forecaster.
VOLUME XXIX— XO. 12-L
TIE-UP IS AVOIDED IN THE COAL FIELDS
NATAL EXECUTIONS
STIR ENGLAND.
Twelve Condemned
Are Put to Death.
BRITISH IMPERIAL SECRETART.
"WHO "SURRENDERED TO THE
MINISTRY OF NATAI* . .
PIETERMARITZBURG. Natal, April 2.
—The twelve natives condemned to death
for the murder of policemen during " the
rising 'in February against the collection
of the poll tax, the postponement of
whose execution led to a dispute between
the Imperial and Colonial Governments,
were shot today. * -v
LONDOX. April 3.— The Natal affair Is
probably the subject of stronger party j
recriminations than any question that has
come to the surface In recent years.
Xewcpaper attacks continue on both
•Ides. conservative organs flinging
charges of "Little Englandism" against
the Government, and Liberal papers, on
the other hand,- attributing the whole
trouble to machinations of the Chamber
lain party desiring to discredit the Gov
ernment in the eyes of the country. Lib
eral paper?, although they admit that the
Government did the best possible in the
circumstances, are not yet satisfied that
absolute Justice has been done, and point
out that the Governor of Natal himself
wished a civil trial for the unfortunate
natives.
The Tribune this morninjr does not hes
itate to declare editorially that British
people. ' including, in the calmer mood in
duced after reflection, the people of
Natal, will look back on this , wholesale
execution as one of .the ugly Incidents of
British history which oatlonar pride
buries out of tisht and does not! teach
in Its history books for the young. :
Tbe announcement of the execution of
Natal natives was received with • angry
cries of "Shame" from the Irish Nation
alists and Labor benches and from sonTs~
liberals in the House of Commons yes
terday Afternoon. One Ministerialist,
amid cheers and some protests, described
tbe executions as bloodthirsty murder,
and James Ramsey McDonald, secretary
to tbe Labor representatives committee,
promptly moved an adjournment of the
House to discuss the manner in which
martial law was being applied in- Natal
and "the imminent and great danger to,
which the native subjects of tbe crown
ar« Involved In its administration."
The debate on McDonald's motion oc
cupied the evening session of the House
ef (fprnmt-ns, ' but no new features were'
jjevtjrpcd.
BxJle4 Kf»ar <o My* In Algeria.
tORT VB FRANCE. Island Mar
tlniaue. April * 2.— Bebanseln." . fo»-»Berf o»-»Ber
King of Dahomey, who was •oiled to
Martinique vben the French subjugated
his country i» l«f 4r- sailed yesterday
for Bordeaux on board the steamship
Martinique. He had -been given - per
" mission by toe French Government -to
reside -it ElidAh. In Algeria.* Behan
»eia*» *oa wa« one of' tb«, victims of
the eruption o/> Mount Pelee In 1902.
Wori&'n Fair, for Brussels. ;
BRUESELfi. April 2.— -The report that
aa international exposition" will be held
in Brussels/ in 1910 i» >offlcialjy ,coni
firmed. The most notable feature, will
ht exhibit* from tbe CopffO.
The San Francisco Call.
CONGRESSMEN
ARRESTED AT
RACE COURSE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO. THE CALL.
WASHINGTON, April 2.— The races iat
Bennings today prevented the -House of
Representatives from, doing business for
several hours. It was known , early in
the day that the programme in the House
was what is known as "suspension day.'.'
That means the consideration of bills on
the calendar, under suspension of the
rules, which are not seriously opposed.
The bright spring sunshine and an; at
tractive list of "good . things" off ered ;at
the spring meeting •of -. the . Washington
Jockey Club caused • many lawmakers to
go to the races . this , afternoon. : -
The stay-behinds who : lingered at . the
Capitol to put through '\u25a0 certain bills ' in
which they had - personal L interest were
plodding along under;the- weary; routine
of the "suspension". until nearly, 2 o'clock/
when the machinery « engaged In grinding
out half-completed legislation broke down
for want of a ' sufficient number of i will-
Ing workers to make a quorum. j\ ~%
It was observed that the attendance in
the House rapidly. thinned out as the hour
for the -first race at the track approached.;
Friends of a pending measure vainly tried
to prevent the opposition ; from - demand
ing the presence of a quorum, but r the
latter were determined. A row followed
and .a roll call 'disclosed l the absence of
a quorum. The doors were . closed and , a
call of the House was issued. Dozens 'of
deputy., sergeants . at" arms. . delighted at
the assignment, were , sent Ito the ] track
to arrest absent Representatives ; and
bring . them ; back to - thelr^ duties at * the
Capitol. A quorum > was se-_
cured and executive business wasj/re-J
turned. ; )
LOXGWORTH ; OBJECTS TO BBTTIIfG;
Dookmnkera Told Not -to Send Their
' Quotation* to His Party. • \u25a0\u25a0-•l-^;
WASHINGTON,^ Aprilli2;^-That Con :
pressman \u25a0\u25a0 Nicholas Long-worth '. Is " ruler
of ' his own ' house, Jand ; that his wjfe,
formerly Alice RQosevelt, has accustom
ed herself, to "submit .to* dictation, rbe-'
came • apparent ; today iwhen \u25a0 Mrs;. Long
worth .was * directed • byJMr.) Longworth
to refrain .from further- betting; on" thY
racesJ9H|HHMSBs9SRKHBVttVOHHI
'The "news I was. current about? the "club-,
house at ,. Bennings :' before the^ ; first
race;- and {each -of • seven * official » com
missioners :. received -quiet >< in-;
f ormation r not'; to 'offer,; theirU quotations
to the Longworth* party; fromfnow.on;
until .requested to^do> so.; ;\u25a0-.;. .:.. ;-.V-ji r ,iV.-»f
: According to \u25a0 messengers, » Longworth
dislikes the notoriety^ of 'betting. It
was for v this and 'j not -because
of anyV pecuniary. lo«sr that' Mrs. Long
wirthwiH stoplher. Vplklng." - : -j-'-^/:.
There was 'another 'clubhouse- bit ; of
news which mad* t f grandstand \ women
wag', their ; tongues - here * today.; The
photographing <r of y. the > Longworths^is
pot ; to . be permitted.'* v Detectives will
rigidly/exclude photographers.f rom'j- the
clubhouse. . '* * '\u25a0
Bis; Battlefthlp for Germany.
KIEL, jGer many. . April *, 2.-^-The Go'v«;
ernment I has ; placed fan I.order j| with" the
Krupp-Germania: Works- for- a
ship of- 18,000 Uons. V :
ANTI-TRUST
LAW TO BE
ASKED FOR
President to Send
a Message to
Congriess.-
Miscarriage of Justice
in Packers 1 Gases
\u25a0 His Theme.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
call bureau;, post Tbuilj>ing,
WASHINGTON,' ; ApriI \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 2. -7- President .
Roosevelt; 'la contemplating making an
appeal . In "\u25a0 the beef-trust ] cases . to ' Con
gress and. to; the court of public opin
ion. He probably /n 111 send a message
to ConsrfM very noon, dealing: with. the
wliolr question. It promises to be a
sensational. document. .-;..\u25a0: \u25a0 ' ' .
' In this , message". Mr. . Roosevelt will,
discuss the questionof Immunity, show
ings-how; individauls:; in"' the^beef^trust.
who were placed-- on ; trial,^escaped
through a technicality oof '."the \u25a0 law,
.which,: * as Interpreted 's by* Judge '.Hum-,
phrey," enabled ? them j to-, obtains ftill?lrh-^
munlty 'through*,' having laid £ the; facts
of their .business i before ' Commissioner
!of Cprp'oratiohsvvGarfleld.i' -'President
i Roosevelt, 7^ itjs- understood," will recom
mend" that *an 7 arhendment "be Ymade.'.to
the law.ldefining *lmmunltyy narrowing
its llmltß : - to "the* scope S prescribed^ In
the 'cohltltulion aKd'llmlttrigTlt'ito^per
sonst who '\u25a0 have y given jtesimony/ih-: In
quiries vjii of ;wh*lch grow. criminal pros-;
wrn^yge^|ie^pas^geTof|a ? *'law;«whfca
Will enable ;. the vDepartnWnt|bf *Justlce_
to take an appeal In criminal cases by
wr 1 1 . ; of , 'error, ', to r ; the \u25a0? higher;; courts '• to
ha v e^ th e j law^d eternal ned. £.'\u25a0; I'^ \ •', : .' -'-''\u25a0 '<;_
'" President . Rooseveltiwlll^callf attenr*
; tlon"to the'factttHat -the Investigatidn!
! conducted; by." Garfl«s)id?;waß^ordered'sby :
resolutiori',iof ; & Congress, FJand v?ho fiwill
poiu t ou l tlie? danger^of giving^immuni
ty 5 to '\u25a0' persons i through^ th«^in<iulry;' or
dered '; by^.Congjre»B*wHensit . passed t the
Tinmah-Glllesple ? resolntlohs _. f orj prob
ing jthe}oil t and! hard {coal \ trusts.^ f.V'J--'
In order that' there may be no possi
ble question In the future, Conßress ttIII
be ' urßfd to modi fy . the j lair so as to
prevent other court* making the broad
Interpretation Judge- Humphrey has
Kilen It. \ : r-^^-T^iaMaWß^;- -=•?-';
What .* is '\u25a0 wanted -i is legislation : which
will ; limit/ speciflcally ;-' the ;; privilege
Immunity -to- those ? who . lay claim • to*, it
under dkth^sand'Jin't i' accordance i •"; ;wlth
recognized r practice.*;" Then, ': -when 1 y^ the
claim i.'was f made.^the ; Government would
have \u25a0 theVright -^to ? say .whether it would
"permit testimony to) be- given under such
condition. ; * ' • : *
' President' Roosevelt andj Attorney.Gen
eral. Moody are concerned,' not'only. about
the escape ot ' the ! beef packers, but as . to
the effect of theHumphreyrdeclsion upon
Grand "J vr jT , investigation ; throughout ; the
country.*^- The fdisposition "l of •". these grand
Juries, : especially \u25a0 those i of ; Federals char
acter.i will be -to follow j the; principle Jald
down In the^beef^trust '.'cases.'/.^Mosi of
the j States X have y immunity ? laws ? similar
to ' those \u25a0; of .' the -f States'^'ahd ';, the
State and ;•- State fgrand« juries ialso
will ,be^disposed to'act ; as s Judge"' Hum-!
phrey "*' has : lndicated.'^ .. ;^ : .^ ';.\u25a0;:*'
i The ; President and - ; General
have'J considered ;? carefully,"' the
of the; prosecution of; the' packers'^ cases. 1
It is believed . th at the cases ; will • be* aban-.
doned. .There I are < five [ofi theso^the JAr
mour : Packing'^ Company, ; Armourj &< Co.,
the * Citdahy » Packing Company.'^the J Fair-;
bank Cannlng^Compariyr*and \u25a0£ Swift;; 1 &
Co. The -maximum (Penaltylwhich* could
be imposed is (5000 on each of five counts.
It .1 has ;: been "^decided tthat ],pt
prosecuting, thus \u25a0 far has \ been . too * heavy
to admit of further proceedings .when the
penalty "> Is ; so ' small. , " ' V ; \u25a0?•)..
SUGAR TRUST INDICTED.
NEW ,ITORK.T-A-pril^2.'^-It.;rwa« 'under- .
stood \u25a0 today lupori i trustworthy^ irif or ma-j
tion' that .while:. the- Federal ;Grand* Jury;
has l ; not > completed %i_ Its s Investigation :
into '"X the '"alleged | rebating(p'ractices'Jof ,
the; sugar Urustj and ?. the jrailways/ftwOj
indictment's rhbt;only|have;beeh ll t decided
upon.ibutf actually'drawn; "Y'- w r . "- K -k '\u25a0'<
.?.. These"; two's Indictments, which,: It? Is
rellably^understood^lhame I Ithe t sugar,
trust 'and s the! New VEc-rk ; Central « Rall- t *
way^Company.l are' to J..be"- thej ; forerun^
ners'/f of ~ others i will^name.i, aic
'oordingUo|theisame several}'
trunk. lines carryirigi-westbound freight.*;
pjThere'^ls every/ probability,^ also.l that
indictments^ will ; ..- be^ returnedga'gainst
the -Tof ? the * various companies
as individuals, ' the s Elkins-'*- antitrust
laws for sueh s flndirigs: /\u25a0 0 v * • *
; The;' two r7 indictments'' thus .'far de
cided ! upon" : will be; handed ; down '\u25a0 before 1
[nextrFrlday^lWhat faction j;the^ federal'
authorities Kwilli' take >:ls "] decidedly.^ in"
te'restin grub •lawyers;! because of -, Che'ipo-* '
culiar;'« provisions ;of ; : the ; Elkiristlaw
and t the : further? factT that! corporations
are r nbt*:as T at rule,*? latHctable.^ Exactly!
how^Hehry,^ lift' SUmson^lthe^ United
States District!; Attorney.^ proposes -^to
arrest; a corporation l is ; a ! question' which"
neither; he snbr,\United^ States "? Marshal
Henkel iWHirdlscuss.^--; \u25a0. - ':'£ h-\ri/^j'^.-'i'.r-.h -\ ri/^j'^.-'i'.r-.
a fine of \no t ,- 1 ess ;. than : S l ooo ' nor * more'
thainiSZO.OOO.HTAsitheltrafflCiOfithe.sugar,
trust ? representsja* trifle J more '\ than
' per .[cent ' of. the en tire : westbound \u25a0 freight
parried < byj the k westbound I truri k V Hn*
associations^ it- is^ not probable^the [law£ (
yers '. not " reialned -I by Ythe \u25a0 corporation'
po|ht| but,^s that f the^rallwayi,*^ if £. con-
wUli'seribusly "regard the
'maximum' fine.', ' " :" V ' "" - : ,
'§AmF^SQSC^^^M^A^^^^M^r
Bl'lliraOOS OPERATORS WIIX
©RANT THE INCREASED SCALE
The -fearoiF^^^plet^;tie-up of;thevcoal;inUus^ has passed.; 'Reports from the bituminous fields show that many of
the leaciingioompanies have: signed the 1903 scale/ which gives-the ;men. an; advance of 5.55 per cent in wages. The
number of miners wholreceiveciythe 'increase is estimate out.
MEN - WHO^FIOURE '- PBOMINENTX.X IN* THE S LABOR>WAR->IN .THE^QOAI, REGIONS.' WHICH 'HAS
:^jxuuei£w^r^mwAVi'fMXiKa>vovniifiOF£TMß * minks, in- the- anthracite
f/. ,ERTIESr,;-'. WHILE - % THE ; BITUMINOUS j FIELDS iW
NEW YORK CITY
VOTES NOT TO
BE RECOUNTED
Assem&fy^ffi//s J Bi/(tfn^
trqduciditn Interest ; ; ;
, : of^Hearst.
.» SPECIAL DISPATCH TOITHE :CALL.;/ ;
LrAißANY^l April" 2.}- AH '. legislation^ in
thej Legislature t tonight centered* on^the
Hearst ; recount', bill ' thej^eff ortis ; of s the
State?/ admihlstfation 's. f orcea % ; in Jlthe'.-'As
sembly - to ; kill 'i that j measure", '% without »' ap- ,
pearing iin}: the* open? as ; Its j executioners.
Thetbill./whlch^wasxon tonight's tcalenr
'dar- for J final passage;; was ; laid f over
tombrrbw.'iThat t \w6sHhe.dlBpqBition r mado
of iC'as, statedlin-parllamentary;ianguage. v i
Inl point' of ?>fact|tnBlblll:*,'was^kllled.*T;lt? > fact|tn8l bl ll:*,'was^kllled.*T;It
will ?; be tomorrow J and ;f sent *
to the" printer. :for£ reprinting, '% or.l It % may
be 4 that ; : 1 1 p 1 will £be \ recommitted r f to \ the
Judiciary^ cbmrnlttee.v; '.'\u25a0;*::, ;' /; v w ;v •
;. "\u25a0'.yaripuiTstoriesTwere currentitonlght : as
to the i inrluenceß;,' th*at ' arrayed ..the iOov^
'ernorJagain'Bt\thjelblll, whehibnly.'atsholrt
timVi agoT^he * was %, understood^ to;; favor.
Its I paßsage.'^ti One)guess 1 was r'ithatV* the]
;<greatsflnajiciaiyriteresta''.,'tbatlthe|,Goy-;; < great5flnajiciaiyriteresta''.,'tbatlthe|,Goy-;
erndr; quoted ( as'; desiring I the* retentioh?of }
Oden>at^thejhead*4ofi;theSfß*publicahr
State ' brganizatiorij had expressed also the \u25a0
desire'; thatTMayor^ McClellant shbuldf not'
be"disturbed ; in* possession|of ; his "pfflceJ ( ;: %\u25a0
HADLEY WILL LECTURE
IN BERLIN UNIVERSITY
". "; Afuction in ? Aniericaii:
'-' BERl'lN.'Mprll'^^The^KaiserJandJGer-^
; J man\Urilverslty'imen-are'?gra^e^^atithe
inf dfmatl6ntvthat;#Presldent S?Axthurj?|T.*
I Hadley^of occupy^thelTbeo^ore'
: Roose veltjch'alr^ of * .Ame>lcanr History^ at •
'uheEUnlyersityJpfJßerllnjinUWT.'jUnderjthe,
j recent { endowment | made ; by/ James j Speyisr.
ofiNew-jYbrk.V* •-.-.* - v - 1 ~ •-" -«,
\u25a0.* The:s€ndln»;of(men.*of fPr^Hadley^s<re£i
nown^ \%% Interpreted f as^indicaHng % th*at
I 'Americans irfbearty accordiwith^thejKai^
Ber'sXdesireTfoV^a^eraan-Xmerlcan^in^
! tellectual ; alliance.!^ J:>'"-^X'^,^V;""'.F»»'- '
I linTtJin.this allianceJwlH]beisup^
! plled'ibyl Professor 'J.? Lawrence] Laughlin
j of Une4.UriiySBlty^6f^Chicago^wh6lJwili
i lecture] ln \u25a0 Berlin! in*May -' on f the 'Americahl
Ti Noa-Uiilon j Ma&' KUki ; Striker. ,
jr .\u25a0\u25a0iTbULON.S France,'^ ApVil^2.^Striking
here i attacked saVnon^unlonLjihan;.
I iandf, the i*lattei\§> stabbed i; arid S killed
striker^; in" x a]> caf e.^j.The !£ pol lifi aThd;
!strjkert£frb'm}li.w^
The^- employes ? of 4th~e jar *
lenainhreateh-tojjolnjthefatrlkers.;*- •>,
DEPEW GIVES
WAY TO GRIEF
IN SECLUSION
: "- : \\Ljossl o/Pofiu/ar
: '' • Esteem.- / \u25a0
SPECIAL*. DISPATCH TO- THE-" CALL!
V; NEW »TORK,; : Aprirj2.— The realicbndi
tion*/ of fi Senator 5 - Chauncey^ M. "\u25a0* Depew,*
abou Uwhlch * there^has | been - much • uncer
tainty) for some i time,' 'was ; learned X today
f rbmforie f who £ has ' : : been*\ his ~ i Intimate
frlend^fori'the^past; thirty; years, and
.who Hlni all % this time,'; has f been' In< con-
Btant^communication \ wlth^him." 7 - ... \ ', -^
~"Th**§ real .{trouble f with ? the • Senator,'!
saldj this*- friend ;f v Vis c that ;\u25a0 h^ils ' broken.
hearted'and*lidolnot;belleve;that:he;Wlll'
take ¥ an^actlve y part in? affairs 7 '< again. ,
There ; is nothing ; specific \the < matter; with
him ? physically;.? but ~ the » withdrawal '$ of
that* public] f eellngipf (cordiality J,that ! r was
everi so dear 'to him- has^ had' ; a' most ' seri-'
ous*"eftect;^^;' v :> v : - \u25a0• .-. .- 1 . i v.*. : *-.., -'\u25a0*.' -- : :r--l: r --lt > ,;.
K\ '-'Senator.^ Depewi is % now | residing I in i. a
; villa' on the rEUiot F.I Shepard; estate, near,
Scarborough Ton? the jHudson,\where rhe i is
practicallylivlng the life of a hermit., his
only i cbnipanldn i being, thej children -of the
employ es* of i the: estate.";^; V>; "•: . *
KAISER NEEDS
THE PLAINT OF
CREFELD GIRLS
?' CRE:FELD."r- Aprils 2.-rWhen > Emperor
Wilhelm .visited >Cref eld ; iri> 1903 \u25a0 a " group
v bf 'girls rcomplalnedito JilmUhat \ they; had
; no"' dancing I paTrtners.Tand ''.begged \ him! to
send |a^ regiments of Icayalry^ 'here.^The
1 Emperor ? promised }jto • do] so,-f and| today * a
; reglmehtti of 3 husiars Tarrl ved '• here
DuEsseldorff ."£ and iwith)' itTcame J the jEm-;
Iperor^who'jhj^fdeclde/i'to^take'paft'in^the^
regiment'shreceptlon;;?» : : y^ \u25a0;. .CJ. " ;
i the ; city i enthuslas-;
tically, acclaimed Tthej soldit'rs, \u25a0 and ". handed
the* staff ibfflcefsjheapsfbfiflbraljbfferings
ifbrihislMaJesty.i^The^latter^replylngVto*
i'thet Maybrl sTspeech^of ("said : ,*^ *
»JiJflihave|kept : f myj i word.*v; l Toda.y 'j_l ! have
giv^nfaheS.towniits^'gafrison.x and - - the
! young! ladiesTthejrfparthers;".-s '&>•\u25a0-. £ti<^
'£'- The jiEmperor'sl remarks^were .; received
,with7chi<rs.*:"-^ '-\u25a0*, ,« <\ : ~ \u25a0 -"' '
"; is i,the , center.of j the [silk
aridvVelvet;industrles,\was"gayly^debbTated
i fbr(thelbccasion,-ra I inllel of t the| principal
, streets jlbeipg >hung \u25a0 4 with;f decorations 'j of
; velvet fl,p^ 1 stl scy"^?^^j '*
THB TH3ATSTR3.
. i AIaHAMBRA--*.'MT Furxln**." :'
• ALCAZAI^-"Chaney a Aunt."
. CALIFORNIA— "Miss ' N«w York Jr.?
.\MatlBM. : \u25a0 \u0084 \u25a0 -
I CENTRAL— "Th» Minister's Son.";
I chutes— Y«jid«Tm>.'aßtfcBlMM^HM
COL.UMBIA^-"TTl« Lion and ti»
grand — "Moeil«ut B«anealr*.** .
• MAJESTIC — "Shwundoah."
ORPHEUM— V»ud«TIH». Ni
TtVOLI— ',Mlia Timidity."
THOUSANDS LEAVE
WORK AND STRIKE
Situation Serious Only in the
'Anthracite Regions.
QUIET IN THE DISTRICT
Mitchell Goes to New York
for Today's Conference.
HE TAKES BRIGHT VIEW
PHILADELPHIA, April 2. — There was a complete sus
pension of mining operations In the anthracite region today,
in accordance with the order issued last week by President
John Mitchell of the Mine Workers of America and the
"scale" committee of that organization, with the solitary ex
ception ,of Itbe. Oxford colliery, a small independent con
cern" near Scranton; which employs about 500 hands with a
daily capacity of about 1200 tons. This mine was kept in
operation during: the strike of 1902. Every colliery was
opened a3 usual and -was In. readiness for the workers, bat
there vwas^ no; response 'to the blowingof.the whistles other
than the appearance of the engineers, -firemen, pumpmen
and others whose presence at the mines Is necessary to pre
serve them l, from injury and who were exempted In Presi
dent! Mitchell's order.
The action of the miners occasioned no surprise on the
,part:;bf who,\whHejthey offered work and
protection to -any jwho, might .toA go Into the*jnmes,
?dld*nO*;antlcli>ate"the'raceei>t«ice~ r of.^thelr: off er.*~ The, best
feeling^* between operators ;and J . miners; ls^'reported from 'alt
sec tions, and the ' hope that a satisfactory may
be "^ reached '-ati the 7 in- New : York ', tomorrow is
expressed on both sides. '
;\u25a0-.. 1 Significance is attached , by the miners to the fact that
there is no apparent attempt on the part of the operators
to import non-union labor, which they regard as a favor
able sign. The miners' leaders are careful to assert that no
strike has been declared, the suspension,' they; claim, being
merely a business necessity, as the miners have no arrange
ment with the operators until the scale is adjusted by the
committee* iiA . -
During -the; day; in several of the district groups of men
picketed the approaches to the collieries, but their -pres
ence iwasjunnecessary. ."•\u25a0':
There , are< v 4OO collieries .. in . the .; anthracite region, . em
ploying 160,000 men and boys. Miners* officials tonight es
timated that 143,000 mine workers obeyed the order to sus
pend operations. This leaves 17.C00 men who are permitted to continue at' work to
\u25a0 keep 'the mine \u25a0 from , flooding.*- ..I^ECpHnWNMtaMBMI
\u25a0C^The' only, disturbance that marked the closing of the mines today : occurred at
Mooslec.'a small town near Scranton, where* John S. Shepperd, a civil engineer at
'the [Consolidated colliery? of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, was shot m the hip
by Anthony, Coplosk. a mine "worker. - Coplosk had an argument with a mine guard,
\u25a0durlnglwhlch he shot at ;the; latter. The bullet went wild ani struck Shepperd,
who was standing near by. . 880999M0
\u25a0- :'i v -.!NEW.jTORK;,- April 2.— The eve of the second meeting of the committee rep
resenting I the; anthracite mine workers and their employers finds the ; situation,
so f a r\u25a0as \u25a0 t h c hard coal i fields . are concerned, unchanged from that disclosed ;in
the? communications i that have' passed between the ; contending forces and which
have been v made public .- Neither miner nor operator tonight could venture a pre
diction fas" to the. outcome. .Both -sides are hopeful, however, and there Is a feel
ing, that some way, out of jthe difficulty will be -found. "'\u25a0".;"'. : -'-
. President Mitchell arrived here tonight from Indianapolis and established quar
ters at the Ashland House. He was accompanied by a secretary and Thomas Hag
•gerty{of.theiCentral»PennsylVanla"jDistrlct of the Miners' Union, who is a member
of I the international: executive board. None of the district leaders would be quoted
as" to the situation as shown by the first day's suspension, but \ they , all admitted
privately that the utmost harmony prevails . in f the -region and that rumors that
thousands of men would. not obey the suspension order have proved groundless. \u0084
cv^ Tomorrow's meeting between sub-cominlttees of ,the miners .and the
operators" Vill 'be held -at noon, probably in the offices of the Central Rail
road ; Company f of New Jersey, and Is expected to be of short duration. It is
believed' that nothing will be definitely agreed upon. According to Informa
tion obtained tonight the programme, for tomorrow as tentatively outlined by
'the ; operat6rs*is;to renew the counter- proposition made -to. the miners [early
in. March— that is. the continuation, for another "term of three years of. the
> award off the * anthracite strike commis sion. - The operators/ It Is nnderstood,
will not make any extended , argument. ; but .will content themselves \u0084wlth
calling - attention to ' the f reasons they set forth ; in their reply to* the ; miners-
Ken eral demands. The .employers, » however,' do not expect the miners' ;*epre
'.sehtatlves 4 to '* accept • the proposition or even; consider 1 1 at the present time,
but 'rather expect the unlpn I leaders? to renew their original demands. lathis
programme' is followed J out ;an? adjournment probably will be taken for twen
ty-four; or. forty-eight hours.
Mitchell Takes a Hopeful -View.]
; J The 'conciliatory; spirit shown \ In. the first .; meeting of the two eommrtteen Is
'expected " to > obtain "\u25a0 In ;' tomorrow's conf erence. ".The * operators '.. are < indignant
' over ' the action of ' the" miner* i In '; enforcing a • suspension-, of .operations, < and from
Information \u25a0 gathered today,- It is! not - that tho - miners bj^ told that
their action was,' "extraordinary,"; as '.Baer has already, told Mitchell by
•telegram * The ; district leaders, 1 of ithe'mlneworkers, in defendlngr, their, course, say
the action of : the 1 Shamokln' scale committee 'was Justified, that no agreement be
tween 'the ' operators ' and men existed, after midnight on Saturday.
--*" President -Mitchell said * today that more ', than; 100.000; soft s coal miners had al
ready been granted the l^scale/ and predicted? that s by* the end of the week; fully*
SO per ' cent f of "the. bituminous will "have .been ;giren the v'8.55'. advance
in" wages.';? He thought :that within fortyrflve days every. soft coal mine where the
.menfare'organised.wiH<be workftig/ona union basis. • .
;^j- -, piTTSBURO. ."April -a.— There, will be noistiike^of the . bituminous miners
Irr the » PIttsburs;' district, accofdlngf^ to . Francis } LJ, V , Robfeirt s i of , v the ,: Pittsburgh
; Coal ' Company; and ; there will ibe a general | resumption of work tomorrow fol
' lowlhgHhe- holiday celebration -of tthet eight-hour iday.V Rbbblns -offlclallyj an
tnbuhceditohig'ht that'he ! had*sl8med- the r scale Jof:i»03, and ;amongr, the other
fslgnersiwereiterinarge \ companies. xThe- companies -represented: thirty .million
tons. 'or' o'verl three-auarters* of mined" in'thePittsburBr district., ;
iV.v .'"ThV- mines r of the; Independent -qperatorsiwin -be! shut-down tomorrow in
'" the f Plttsburg r distrlct,' in conjunction .with > those Jn- Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois.
' The "independent -operators \u25a0, met ] In thlg t city tonight. '• and ; at 10:30 adjourned.
' after"! passing \ resolutions , to - support '. the > of ' the : aforenamed \u25a0' States
- In"? refusing ,to ' sign I the ''^The^ Independent' operators aanou need that their
mines 'would^not Jbe « operated '3 tomorrow £ under any consideration, /and- that
the : ; mines be run as non-union plants.'
'-- v In ; f 'otheV; districts'. throughout \."West«rn Pennsylvania the situation" was about as .
pacific * as 1 that \u25a0 in the' Pittsburg;disti1ct. 5 J4 Beaver County operators ': tonight * signed
the 'scale. *vThe Indications -from , the district were" that when the miners
meet ', the ": operators • in: Joint- conference tomorrow th© '\u25a0 scale ;Woul4 rflgjaed. ,wM»
"the c WeetVVirglnIa fields ' were^ less : agitated :over* th«^ movement ;tha'tt ;any other
State '.*\u25a0' in X the ;\u25a0 soft coal '; regions.* and : . t he .. miners , were appar«n Uy disinterested.
• They twill.* however,? in "Jblal. Held? receive, the j advance.^ . : -;'
At"Johnstown, r wher»itroable/jwas looked for because of the .holiday^ .the
demonstf atibn'i that; had^be^n ' planned (by the , miners >raa carried out without a
'\u25a0• clash. IJWhile : th« inen > ther« * have : been" granted : the •; advance* \u25a0 ta#re^ia ?ttoir a
f , holding^' out) f or i the J recofinitipa - of the *unlon.'^ j Th»'»"J mine' * ofllclals/X tiowever,
announce V tonight' that ' thelr-.-mmes^shOuldvbeiworkmff tomorrow and* that all
itl»eir v me^wpuWxetnr^^ - ;"'J; : ;- r
' b-- ,The ; '\u25a0 'situation^ In "' th« " various ,• bituminous fields, so .- far,- as*cottW^^teaxned
;toni«ht^ls;aa*f>Hows:^V^l4:-:\lBppMB^^ , ' ' ' ,
'«, 'Indiana— Nearly ; all * the : operators in the.; sooth end of ', the State : ang^maay, tn^
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