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THE HERALD.
SPRING FIELD, COLORADO.
Nr. that can brook defeat better
than delay generally suffer defeat.
Men and sheep are generally unsatis
fied unless they follow the prevailing
fashion.
People who beeome popular through
extravagance lose It as soon as they
get sense.
The nigger in the executive council
wood pile at Boston positively refuses
to be cut down.
The world is full of people who are of
Importance only when they are keeping
somebody waiting.
People who have to kill time find
that It has more lives than a cat Is
supposed to possess.
The ignorant pauper labor of Europe
seems to be in a fairway to devote it
self to home industries.
There is nothing novel about the
scheme for “bicycling In the air,” ex
cept the ability to stay there.
It is a wise plan to wait until some
body else recalls the fact that you mado
a prediction that came out right.
One reason why the world gains
knowledge so slowly, Is that every
child must find out for itself that firs
is hot.
Being out of debt sometimes indi
cates that a man is prudent, but oc
casionally it merely shows that his ac
quaintances are wise.
In New York the courts have de
cided that monuments and tombstones
in place are not subject to liens. How
then are the marble workers to get
their pay? But insurance money is
exempt from attachment since it is a
fund set apart for the -widow and
orphan. In a like spirit, the graves of
the family are p; otected from desecra
tion.
William H. Beaumont of Brooklyn
sued Nicholas H. Snyder for $30,000 for
alienating the affections of his wife.
After hearing a mass of testimony
rather discreditable to all parties but
Snyder, a verdict was given for the de
fense and the court not only directed
the plaintiff to pay the costs of the
suit, but also imposed a fine of SIOO
for his impudence in bringing it.
Musgrove Allen, a farmer of Bass
River, N. J., said a “cuss” word one
day in Trenton, and was arrested and
fined $5. Mr. Allen has engaged the
best lawyer in the state to take the
case to the Supreme court, and says
he will spend a whole lot of cash to
show Squire Gale that the word is not
profanity. The people of Bass River
ai% said .to be with Mr. Allen to a man.
One of the observed of all observers
at a recent tea given by Mrs. Cleveland
to a number of ladles, gentlemen being
barred, was Mrs. Pak Ye, wife of the
minister from Corea. She was clad in
a quaint gown of dark blue brocade
and wore a curious head dress which
sparkled with jewels. Mrs. Pak didn't
know a word of English and could only
look on, but seemed to enjoy the oc
casion as much as her more loquacious
sisters.
Gov. Lee of South Dakota doesn’t be
lieve in taking the word of banks,
b’gosh! They told him they had sev
eral hundred thousand dollars of the
state's money, but he wanted to see
it, and so a militia company guarded
the train which brought the actual
cash to the capital, where the governor
counted it, bit the pieces to see if
they were genuine, rang them upon
the tables, and then sent it all back
again. Gov. Leo isn’t taking any
chances —not if he knows.
Dr. Richard S. Storrs, the president
of the American Historical society,
chose for the subject of a recent ad
dress, "The Contributions Made by
Plain, Uncelebrated Men to the Devel
opment of the United States." The
names he mentioned were Eleazar
Wheelock, Manasseh Cutler and Mar
cus Whitman. The first was a poor
New England country minister, but his
efforts founded Dartmouth college,
where Daniel Webster, Rufus Choatb,
Salmon P. Chase and George Ticknor
were educated. Manasseh Cutler was
also a country minister, but to him
was due the fact that slavery never set
foot upon the soil of Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, Michigan and Wisconsin. And
Marcus Whitman was an humble mis
sionary who gave his life for the In
dians, and to them—for they killed
him; but because of Marcus Whitman,
Oregon belongs to the United States
and not to Great Britain. These were
all 'plain, uncelebrated men," but they
saw things worth doing, and did them
manfully.
A man suspected of murder was re
cently put under hypnotic influence in
Galveston, Tex., and while in that con
dition was closely examined in the
presence of a number of witnesses. He
made a good many statements he would
never have made had he been con
scious, but his answers convinced the
police of his innocence, and he will
probably be set free. In this case the
prisoner expressed perfect willingness
to undergo the experiment, but the in
cident suggests startling possibilities
for the mysterious force we call hypno
tism.
Statistics show t'hat there are now
in Greater New York over 15,000 men
who. have been arrested for abandon
ing their wives and are now under
bonds to support them. There are
about 100 new cases of this kind In
New York every week.
Tho closest contest In any of the
states at the recent election is be
lieved to have been that for the state
treasuryship In South Dakota, where
the Republican candidate won by a
majority of two votes In a total of
more than 90.000.
POWERS STILL HESITATE.
Situation Not .Materially Cliangtftt In 1 1»-
Orient.
Ixindon, 'March I.—The Athens corres
pondent of the Daily Chronicle de
clares that no communication has been
received from Russia. It Is quite cer
tain tlk* Greek army will not be with
drawn. Macedonian forces will be
raised within a few weeks, with a
view to possible contingencies, and if
the Turks attempt to invade Thessaly
the Bulgarian government is deter
mined to advance its troops instantly
to the Aegean sea. It is rumored that
tho secret national committee has de
ckled to commence operations in Mace
donia to-morrow.
Special dispatches state that the
Turks suceeiMkil in revictualing the
block house tit Maintain, but were at
tacked by Insurgents on their return.
The consuls at Candia have signed a
telegram Imploring the powers not to
delay a decision. The town Is so
crowded with Moslems that famine
threatens great loss of life. Hundreds
of sheep and cattle nr£ already dying
from want of fodder. The insurgents
have completely cordoned Candia. The
greatest, anxiety exists also as to the
situation at Selinos, where the armis
tice agreed upon by tlie powers has
expired. Tho insurgents are in a worse
mood than ever and thoroughly deter
mined.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Standard says the sultan has sent
a special envoy to invite the co-opera
tion of tin* Albanians in the event of an
invasion of Greece. Albania lias ac
cepted the pro|M>sal. but demands au
totunny under local beys.
Payment of all civil service salaries
has been stopped since the commence
ment of the war scare.
THE GRECIAN QUESTION.
Appritr* To He u IHswßjreement Among I lie
Power*.
Athens. Feb. 2<s.—The collective not<
was still undelivered during the day.
Only the Austrian. German and Rus
sian ministers have received instruc
tions. It is rumored that one power
has withdrawn from the concert.
The government deputies, at a secret
meeting Just held, decided to support
any government favoring a forward
policy.
London, Feb. 2(5.—A dispatch to tin*
Standard from Alliens late Friday.
Feb. 2(5, says:
The long visit of the British minister
to the king to-day revives the rumor
that England favors the Greek claims
in Crete.
A disjwitch to the Times from Athens
sayj|: Prime Minister Delyannls,.in an
Interview on Thursday, assured me the
decision of the government to maintain
the army in Crete was irrevocable. On
the other hand. Greece had no inten
tion of declaring war against Turney.
Such n step would only be taken if tho
Turks invade Thessaly or the great
powers render the position of tho
Greek army in Crete intolerable. There
was no intention of invading Mace
donia. Greece was not desirous of em
broiling Europe in a general war. No
understanding exists lie tween Greece
and Bulgarin in regard to Macedonia
WHAT SILVER MEN PROPOSE
They Kxpect t«» Organize the Semite.
Washington. Feb. 27.—The declara
tion of Senator Dubois to-day that the
Republicans could not organize the
next Senate disclosed a purpose that
has been forming for a fusion organi
zation of that liody. It is the intention
to have the three parties opposed to
the Republicans—the Democrats, the
Populists, and Silver Republicans—cau
cus separately and appoint representa
tives to confer for the purpose of form
ing a fusion organization. It will re
quire the support of all the factions op
posed to the Republicans to accom
plish this result, the gold Democrats as
well as the silver Democrats. There Is
no purpose to organize to prevent a
tariff bill from being considered. The
silver Democrats would prefer that
such organization be deferred until
such a tariff as the Republicans wajit
can be brought before the Senate and
passed. It is said the silver men will
facilitate the reporting of such a meas
ure as the Republicans of the Senate
may agree upon. It Is {Hissible the sil
ver Republicans may not vote for a
tariff measure, but they could refrain
from voting, aud that would pass the
measure.
Itffttored the Forciit ftencrvcn.
Washington. Feb. 28.—The usual Sun
day quiet oi the capitol building was
disturbed to-day by a session of the
Senate, made necessary to pass appro
priation bills. Large crowds filled the
galleries and overllowod to the corri
dors. The attendance of senators was
even greater than that through the
week.
When President Cleveland set aside
21,000.000 acres of the public domain,
in seven states, without calling into
consultation any of tho fourteen sena
tors from tin* states concerned, lie
wounded the senatorial dignity. 'That
l»ody retaliated to-day with an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill restoring to entry the lands set
aside by tho executive orders and
proclaim ions of February 22. ISJ>7, “the
same as if said executive orders and
proclamations had not been made.”
The amendment was urged by the sen
ators from all the states involved -and
was adopted by a unanimous vote. An
appropriation of .$.">0,000 for a public
building site at Butte. Montana, was
added and the sundry civil bill was
passed.
silver Service for Stevenson.
Washington. Feb. 27. —A silver din
ner service which the Senate will pre
sent to Vice President Stevenson was
exhibited In the president’s room at
tho capital to-day. The service con
sists of a splendid center piece, soup
tureens, vegetable dishes, meat plat
ter. large pitchers, waiters, gravy
bowls, etc., entirely covered with re
pousse work of a most elegant charac
ter. It is inscribed as follows: "To
A dial E. Stevenson, Vice President of
tin* United States and president of the
Senate. 1803-1897, from members of
the Senate, in token of the strict im
partiality, unfailing courtesy and un
surpassed wisdom and discretion
which, in the dscharge of his high
office, have endeared him to the Senate
and earned for him the gratitude of
the American people.”
Houhc I'hmmch Wolcott’s Hill.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The last days
of the session are suspension days. All
the ordinary rules are suspended and
bills can be passed and resolutions
adopted by a two-thirds vote of the
House. To-day was the first, of these
six days, and the House celebrated it
by passing the Senate international
monetary conference bill. Despite the
seeming divergence of views on the
money question, the bill was passed
after a lively debate of two hours, by
a vote of 271) to 3. It was supported
alike by Republicans. Silver Republi
cans. Gold Democrats and Silver Dem
ocrats. The Silver Democrats and Sil
ver Republicans disclaimed any faith
In th<‘ commission to secure bimetal
lism. but they expressed themselves as
willing to have the test made,
THE LEGISLATURE.
WeilncHdwjr, February 34th.
Senate—The greater portion of the
day In the Senate yesterday was taken
up with discussions on Senator Car
ney's anti-mileage and anti-pass bills.
The first to be considered was the bill
prohibiting county, state and municipal
officers from accepting mileage from
the state when traveling on a pass. The
bill was reported back from the com
mittee 011 corporations accompanied by
two re|w>rts. the majority report rec
ommending that it be laid on tlie table
because the subject matter was covered
,in another bill. The majority report
killing, the bill was adopted by a vote
of fifteen to twelve.
Senator McNeely’s bill for the estab
lishment of a branch of the Colorado
insane asylum In Arapahoe county near
Denver and to appropriate $200,000 for
the iiite and SIOO,OOO for the mainten
ance of same, was killed by the adop
tion of the adverse report of the Sen
ate institutions committee.
The next bill on the calendar was
Mr. Carney’s anti-pass bill, upon which
there were two reports to be consid
ered by the Senate, one recommending
that the bill be indefinitely postponed
and the minority report recommending
that It pass. After a hot diseussion be
tween Messrs. Carney aud Moody, the
bill was defeated, seventeen to thir
teen.
The following bills passed third read
ing and wore sent to the House:
Senate bill No. 22(5, by Bromley—
Amending tho statutes so as to allow
| the employment of Senate and House
employes to tlie number of 12(5, as pro
vided for in tho net of lSi).">. *
House bill No. I(SS, by Roe—Provid
ing for the payment of the salaries of
the judicial and executive departments
of the state aud of the employes of the
Legislature.
Senate bill No. 1(5.". by Wheeler—Re
quiring that all moneys received by
the deputy superintendent of insurance
shall be paid over to the state treasur
er monthly and shall only be paid on
the warrants drawn by the auditor on
vouchers of the deputy superintendent
of insurance.
Senate bill No. 158, by Thomas—Re
quiring sheriffs to convey to prisons or
reformatories at one time all tho pris
oners who are awaiting transportation.
Senate joint memorial No. 1. by
Bromley—Praying Congress to call a
constitutional convention for the pur
pose of hearing proposed amendments
to the constitution.
Senator Taylor's bill Increasing the
bounty on gray wolves and lions to $5
each passed second reading.
Mr. Shumate’s bill No. 351, to amend
the tax law. passed by the special ses
sion of the Legislature In 1894 was
considered on second reading.
The bill as introduced passed second
reading. The existing rate of interest
is thirty-six per cent, for the first six
six months, and twenty-four per cent,
thereafter.
The next was a bill to make a tech
nical amendment to the law in refer
ence to providing for the registration
of the county poor by keeping the
books as record when litigation arises.
Passed second reading without discus
sion.
Senator Evans* bill to amend the con
tagious diseases act with reference to
the admission of sheep was next taken
up. It allows sheep to pass through
the state In transit to market without
Inspection or feo and it permits the
Simlary Veterinary Board to provide
for admitting sheep to he fed.
The cattlemen had the majority and
the bill was defeated.
Tlinm<lMy, February 2.lth.
Senate—Upon the convening of ihe
Senate to-day Senator Carney took
the floor on a question of personal priv
ilege. and read from Thursday’s edi
tion of the Rocky Mountain News an
article charging senators with being
improperly influenced in* connection
with the Syfvanite county bill. After
some discussion as to the* propriety of
an investigation of the charges, a com
mittee was appointed for that purpose.
A motion In postpone the considera
tion of the county division bill for
three days in order to give the commit
tee an opportunity to report, was car
ried.
Senator Kennedy offered a resolution
prohibiting members from employing
clerks for their own private business.
The resolution will be considered to
day.
Mr. Taylor’s bill permitting county,
state and municipal officers to prose
cute appeals and writs of error in
which they are involved, in their offi
cial capacity, without giving bond,
passed second reading.
Lieutenant Governor Brush Intro
duced Governor Richards and Senator
Thompson of Wyoming, who are visit
ing the city. Governor Richards ac
knowledged the courtesy.
Senator Bromley’s mutual insurance
bill was considered. After some
amendments bad been made the bill
passed second reading, as did Mr. Car
ney’s bill prohibiting state officials
from employing relatives.
Senate biil No. 4(58, by Senator Sel
domridge, authorizing the treasurer to
pay the interest on the casual defi
ciency bonds for the year 1807 and the
Interest on the insurrection bonds for
the years 1N95 and 180(5, and appropri
ating $7,000 for the purpose, passed sec
ond reading without discussion.
The amendments proposed by the
Finance committee t<> Mr. Roe’s salary
bill, whereby the bill carries an ap
propriation to pay tin* Legislature em
ployes. were concurred in by the Senate
and the bill was finally passed and
sent to the House for concurrence in
the amendments.
Senator Seldomridgo’s bill providing
that when the state fails to take a cen
sus. cities may take their own census,
and on filing tlie returns with flic secre
tary of state, the governor may issue a
proclamation declaring the class to
which the city belongs, passed second
reading.
House—The House bill for the pay
ment of salaries in the executive, leg
islative aud judicial departments for
1807 came up for concurrence in Sen
ate amendments. The House agreed to
all except the amendment putting the
salary of Auditor Lowell’s clerk from
SI,OOO down to $(500. The bill now
goes back to the Senate for concur
rence in this.
House bill No. 147. by Mr. Anderson,
abolishing the use of scrip for the pay
ment of employes and the operation of
truck stores under the direction of em
ployers. passed third rending.
House bill 142. by Mr. De Votie, ex
empting from levy, attachment and ex
ecution $l5O wortli of seed for plant
ing. the property of any person en
gaged In agriculture, passed third read
ing by a vote of 5(5 to 0.
House bill 170. by A. R. Lewis, mak
ing competent as evidence In courts
the printed volumes of the proceedings
of tiie House and Senate, passed third
reading.
House bill 82. by Mr. Hart, repealing
the law giving a right of second trial
In actions of ejectment, passed third
reading.
The House then went into committee
of tho whole and several bills passed
second reading.
Frltlnv. February 27th.
Senate-Aside from the reading by
Senator Router of the report of the
special Leadville investigating commit
tee, the Senate considered two hills,
the discussions on which occupied the
remainder of the day. During the
morning session Senator Seldomrldge’s
bill fixing the amount of wages exempt
from attachment on legal process at
S3O. a reduction from SOO. the present
law was considered and then killed.
The afternoon session was spent In
the* discussion of Senator Barela’s bill
prohibiting tin* preference of creditors
in making chattel mortgages. Senator
Reuter was opposed to the bill and
made a strong appeal for its defeat,
claiming that such a law as was pro
posed could not be found in the statute
lntoks of any state*.
Senator Banda strongly urged the
passing of the* bill and said that tho
pre*fe*rlng of ereditors only serveel tlie*
purpose of defeating the* just claims of
other creditors than those who might
bo preferred. Senator Thomas was In
favor of the bill, and after a motion to
kill the bill was defeated it passed sec
ern el reading.
Several bills were reported from eom
inltte'os. among them being the Denver
charter bill.
House —The anti-cigarette bill of
Mrs. Ilonrtz* passed tldrel rending, and
also the bill to abolish the state immi
gration office.
The committee on finance reported
amendments to the two bills Intro
duced to tlx the salaries of the execu
tive and of the Judiciary of the state.
A 50 per cent, reduction was proposed
in the original bills, but the committee
brought the salaries more near to the
original.
In a good many Instances the old sal
aries have been restored and additions
have been made to the original number
of employes provided In the bills. The
streak of economy that struck the com
bine at the early part of the session
has worn off.
The report of the committee was un
animously adopted.
A Senate bill by Mr. Stratton to ap
propriate $8.(505.10 to pay the outstand
ing debts for 180(5 of tin* State Reform
atory passed second reading.
The Hearts arbitration bill was tak
en up on second reading. It provides
for the appointment of a Board of Ar
bitration of five, to In* named by the
governor. Two shall Im* members of la
bor organizations and two shall be act
ive employers of labor. The fifth shall
be selected by the governor from a list
sent to him by the four. The fifth is
to be secretary of the board, and to
fulfill tin* duties at present undertaken
by the labor commissioner. The Board
of Arbitration is directed to take up
any labor grievance or dispute that
may be submitted to it when the par
ties agree to abide by its decision, and
to subpoena witnesses and make full
inquiry. It shall thru deliver its find
ings. The board is also empowered
whenever a strike or lockout occurs or
is threatened, to go to the scene and en
deavor to effect a settlement and to
take testimony if found necessary. The
four members of the board are allowed
SSOO each, and the fifth $1,200.
The bill was opposed by the Lead
ville members, but passed second read
ing. 40 to 21.
At the evening session House bill
1(58 was reported enrolled and House
bill 30 engrossed. The House then re
solved itself Into the committee of the
whole on special orders with Repre
sentative A linear in the chair. House
bill 512. by Ilclbig, was taken up and
the amendments offered by tin* Denver
city charter committee were rend, aud
after some discussion, passed second
reading.
Sitturdiiy, February 27th.
Senate.— Mr. Thomas’ bill amending
drunkards’ law was taken tip but de
feated.
The following bills passed second
reading:
Senate bill No. 1(57. by Seldomridge,
providing that when a vacancy in tlio
Senate shall occur tlio clerk of the Dis
trict court of the district not repre
sented shall notify the secretary of
state, who shall issue a notice of such
vacancy and ask that it be filled at the
next general election.
Senate bill No. 21(5. by Seldomridge,
relates to the law on illegitimacy and
permits the jury in such cases to as
sess damages against the defendant
for the support of the child.
Senate Dill No. 253, by Taylor, provid
ing for the giving of judicial and offi
cial bonds by surety companies having
a capital of less than $200,000.
Senator Cannon’s bill imposing n
penalty for riding or driving over coun
ty and state bridges faster than a
walk.
Senate bill No. 4, by Reuter, fixing
the order in which appropriations shall
be expended in ease the revenues do
not meet the expenses of tho state
passed second reading. The order
shall Im* as follows:
First, the ordinary expenses of the
legislative, judicial and executive de
partments and the interest on the pub
lic debt; second, appropriations for all
state Institutions; third, all other ap
propriations out of the general fund.
The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
House.—A bill by Hume Lewis to ex
empt razors from being classed as con
cealed weapons passed third reading.
A Dill by Mr. Allen to permit of the
vice president of the State Agricultural
College acting as president in tin* ab
sence of that officer passed final read
ing.
Tlio House adjourned early to pre
pare to visit tin* Soldiers’ and Sailors’
home.
WILL REOPEN HIS SCHOOLS.
Archbishop I.»iiir**vln Will l»o Wl hout
Government Ahl.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 24.—Arch
bishop Langevin, head of tin* Roman
Catholic Church in this country, an
nounces that in view of the terms of
tlio settlement of the parochial school
question entered into between the Man
itoba and Dominion government, lie
cannot hold out further hope to the Ro
man Catholics of obtaining justice
from government sources.
lie lias therefore decided at once to
reorganize the Roman Catholic School
board abolished by tin* Manitoba
school net. and to reopen the parochial
schools in all districts. His grace hopes
to maintain Roman Catholic schools
by voluntary contributions here and in
eastern Canada. An assessment will
lie levied on all Roman Catholic clergy
and brothers.
He announces the appointment of a
superintendent of Roman Catholic edu
cation.
IIIk Flro In C'nn<*n.
Canon. Island of Crete. Feb. 24.—The
governor’s palace, with all the ar
chives. was destroyed by lire to-day,
and as fires broke out elsewhere In the
town at the same time, it was suspect
ed that incendiaries have been at work.
The situation is most grave. Armed
and excited Mussulmans are parading
the streets, full of Indignation at tlio
news from Sellnois, where Mussulmans
are besieged.
The Benghazi Arabs threaten to burn
the whole of Cnnen. While tin* palace
was burning a strong box, containing
£7.1 MX), fell into tin* ruins and broke op
en. whereupon there w'as a wild rush
of Turkish soldiers nnd Mussulmans to
secure tin* treasure. The foreign ma
rines were obliged to fire blank cart
ridges to restrain them and for a time
a serious conflict between tin* Turks
aud Europeans was threatened,
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
LEADVILLE STRIKE DISCUSSED.
The LfKlulHtori l’olut Out the Ml*taken of
the Miner* unit Owner* mid Huhiult a
l*lan for Arbitration.
Denver, Pel). 27.—The Legislative
committee appointed to Investigate In
to the Leadville strike reported in Dotli
brnnciicß of tin? Assembly yesterday.
The report is a voluminous document
and gives a synopsis of tlie evidence ad
duced by tlie committee at Leadville
and tills city, tlie principal points of
which were published at the time. Af
ter the details of tin* strike come tlie
opinion and recommendations of the
committee.
The lirst is as follows:
Your committee believe that order
has been restored, and that unless
something unforeseen should arise to
.excite the apprehension or fear ur
hatred of the contending parties, the
city and county authorities at Lead
ville will be able to preserve the peace.
At tiie time of the strike about 2,200
men were employed In the mines, all of
whom were resident miners; only about
1,200 are now employed, and of these
•100 are newcomers, about 100 from oth
er Colorado points and about 300 from
Missouri. It is estimated that if the
strike were settled from 500 to 1,000
more miners would receive employ
ment within a*comparatively short per
iod of time.
Before the strike the output of Lead
ville was about 1,750 tons per day.
'Pile committee, after expressing the
belief that a better state of feeling now
exists, goes on to point out the mis
takes of both sides as follows:
Your committee believs that what
ever the grievances of the miners may
have been, the strike should not luive
been declared without further effort on
the part of the union to bring about an
adjustment, either by agreement or by
arbitration, and that the strike should
not have been declared without reason
able notice; that the strike was de
clared under a state of excitement
which was calculated to bring forth
trouble, and that calmer council should
have prevailed; that the union did not
use the necessary precautions to have
the strike conducted with due order
and without lawlessness; that the com
mittee of twenty did not perform its
duties with the order and care the re
sponsibility of their positions reqtiired;
that without foreign aid, the strike
could have had no chance of success;
that there was no justification for the
purchase of 100 rifles and other arms,
at the time they were purchased, and
that the committee did not exercise suf
ficient care in distributing these arms
among its members and keeping a rec
ord of who had them, and that the pur
chase and display of these arms natu
-ally produced a state of terror in the
•dWnmunity, with a just fear that the
destruction of life and property were
contemplated; that the union prior to
tiie Coronado affair was too inexorable
in its demands, and tlie union did not
have the control of its members which
an organization of the kind should
have; that it Is true that the greatest
danger to tiie success of tiie strike was
the importation of labor, and while
your committee believes the importa
tion of labor is an extreme and a cruel
measure, they cannot deny that legally
the mine managers had a right to im
port labor, and that the Importation of
ialnir could not justify the use of vio
lence to resist it.
That the mine managers from the be
ginning and throughout the entire prog
ress of the strike, have shown an un
justifiable antagonism to organized la
bor in general; that this committee is
forced to the conclusion that the pro
posed agreement prepared and dis
cussed by the mine managers prior to
the strike, was aimed at tiie existence
of the union in much the same way as
the agreement of June 22. above set
forth, is; that with the existence of
that agreement, which was kept secret
until it was produced in the course of
the committee’s investigation, it is not
likely that any agreement or arbitra
tion could have been arrived at before
the Coronado affair, and up to tin* pres
ent time, is directly traceable to the
unwillingness of the mine managers to
treat with the union in any way that
will recognize its existence; that con
sidering the terrible outrages com
mitted in Leadville. the injury and
financial disaster brought to a number
of the mine managers by reason of
these outrages and tin* state of terror
and fear of personal violence which a
number of the mine managers have
suffered during the strike, there is jus
tification on their part for their feeling
of bitterness towards tliCUnlon, but
even that does not Justify a refusal to
deal with any labor organization; that
in the opinion of your committee, a dis
solution of the present union and the
•organization of a new union, would be
an idle form, because the new union
would no doubt be composed of tiie
same members, and that, therefore, if
the mine managers will recede from
their position not to deal with labor or
ganizations, your committee can see no
further practical reason why they
should not deal with tiie present un
ion; and here it is proper to state that
a number of the leading mine mana
gers testified that they had no objec
tions to organized labor, but. on the
contrary, believed it was necessary for
the welfare of the laborers and for the
state, that laborers should organize to
protect their interests.
The testimony of the mine managers
who were examined at the hearing
clearly indicated that they hold a
large body of the union men in high es
teem. ami that they would be only too
glad to be able to give them employ
ment. It is safe to say that a recon
ciliation between the parties is rife,
and that it needs but reasonable con
cessions on both sides to bring it about.
The committee makes the following
recommendations:
After the most careful consideration
which your committee has been able to
give to the situation, it submits the fol
lowing form of agreement, which in
their opinion, would be Just and equit
able to all concerned, and they confi
dently hope and believe that if this re
port and the agreement suggested meet
with the approval of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, it should
and will be accepted by the respective
parties. The proposed agreement is as
follows:
This agreement, entered into tills
day of February, A. I>. 18!>7. by and be
tween tiie employers of miners and
mine labor In the Leadville district, in
the state of Colorado, of tin- first part,
and the miners and mine labor of said
district, of tiie second part, witnessetli:
First—The scale of wages immediate
ly preceding the strike is hereby de
clared to be restored, and is hereby rec
ognized to be the existing scale of
wages between the employers and the
employed, and shall so remain until the
decision of tiie Board of Arbitration
provided for shall have rendered its de
cision.
Second—That the scale of wages In
said district, and the question whether
a distinction shall be made between
skilled and unskilled labor, are hereby
submitted to arbitration in tiie manner
provided in the next paragrnpn.
Third—That the first party hereby
appoint and to act as arbitra
tors in their behalf, and the second
party hereby appoint and ns
arbitrators in their behalf, and these
four shall select a fifth arbitrator, and
the five shall proceed forthwith to arbi
trate the two questions stated In the
preceding paragraph, and their decis
ion shall be final, and all of the parties
hereto agree to übide forthwith by such
decision.
Fourth—lf the four arbitrators ap
pointed by the parties hereto shall be
unable to agree ui>on a fifth man with
in five days from the date hereof, the
two parties hereto will each appoint
two new arbitrators in place of the
two appointed by them respectively,
ami the four so appointed shall forth
with proceed to select a fifth man. If
the four newly appointed arbitrators
shall fail within live days after their
apointment to agree upon a fifth man,
another new set of arbitrators shall be
appointed, and so on, until a full Board
of Arbitrators shall have been select
ed, and when such full l»onrd shall
have been selected, they shall proceed
forthwith to arbitrate said questions,
and their decision final.
Fifth—That the first party to this
agreement shall include not only all
persons who are now employes of min
ers and mine labor in said district, but
shall also include all persons who may
hereafter become employers of miners
and mine lubor in said district, and tin
word “persons" shall Include corpora
tions and organizations of every kind
and nature; and that the second party
shall Include not only all miners and
mine labor now In said district, but
also all miners and mine labor that
may hereafter bo in said district, and
whatever their organizations or combi
nations may be.
Sixth—This agreement shall be bind
ing upon and between each of the par
ties constituting the first party herein,
who shall execute this agreement, and
each of the parties constituting the sec
ond party who shall constitute this
agreement, though not all the parties
constituting either the first or the sec
ond party, shall so execute this agree
ment, and whenever there is a differ
ence to be arbitrated hereunder, only
the particular parties to the grievance
shall appoint the arbitrators, and any
one or more of the parties constituting
either the first or the second party
may present grievances, or may have
grievances presented against them, and
such grievances shall be arbitrate!
hereunder, with the same force and ef
fect ns if all parties Joined in such
grievance. The arbitrators to be ap
pointed under sections 2. 3 and 4 hereof
shall 1m? appointed on the party of tin*
first part by all parties who sign this
agreement, as parties of the first part,
and the arbitrators on behalf of the
second party herein shall be apj>ointed
only by the Cloud City Miners’ Union
No. 33 and the Federated Engineer* of
Lendvillo. the said union to have four
votes, and the said Federated Engi
neers to have one vote In appointing
said arbitrators, and in all cases here
after arising, where two or more par
ties constituting either the first or the
second party shall be joined by a griev
ance, the respective parties to the
grievance shall vote on the appoint
ment of arbitrators in proportion to
the number of members of their re
spective bodies.
Seventh—That employes, in dealing
with miners and mine labor, shall rec
ognize labor organizations, and that
miners and mine labor shall recognize
combinations of employers.
Eighth—That union and non-union
men shall work side by side in tin*
same properties, accord each other de
cent and respectful treatment, and that
union men shall treat non-union men
with the same amity in their relations
as co-lal>orers as they treat members
of their own union.
'Ninth—That employers shall not dis
criminate either for or against union,
men, simply because they are union
men, but that employers may refuse to
employ union men for all the reasons
for which they may not employ non
union men. .
Tenth—That no strike and no lock
out shall be declared, except upon se
cret ballot, and that whenever a vote
shall be taken upon the question of de
claring a strike or lock-out off. such
vote shall also be taken by secret bal
lot. and a record kept of the same.
Eleventh—That neither a strike nor a
lock-out shall be declared without a no
tice to the other party of at least thirty
days.
Twelfth—That in no event shall a
strike or a lock-out be declared, or for
eign labor Inqiortcd to supplant resi
dent labor without first submitting the
differences to arbitration.
Thirteenth—That all differences in re
gard to the scale of wages, insurance
fund, distinction between skilled and
unskilled lal>or, hours of labor and all
other matters of like importance shall
be submitted to arbitration, to a Board
of Arbitration to be appointed in the
manner stated in paragraphs three and
four hereof.
Fourteenth—That all labor organiza
tions and organizations of employers
of labor shall lie so organized and so
conducted that all of tlielr members
who may be guilty of lawless conduct
shall be expelled, and each organiza
tion shall be reasonably morally re
sponsible for tin* acts of its members.
Fifteenth—That all organizations,
both among tin* employers and among
the employed, shall have absolute con
trol of their own action in all labor
matters relating to said Leadville dis
trict. and they shall at all times be con
trolled by their own local counsel in
all labor matters relating to said Lead
ville district; but this shall not prevent
any such combination or organization
being or becoming a member of a
greater combination or organization ex
tending beyond said Lend ville district
or beyond the-state of Colorado.
Sixteenth—When this agreement shall
be executed it may be recorded in the
recorder’s offlee of Lake county, and
shall be published in said city of Lead
ville. in at least one daily newspaper,
and the original shall Ik* forwarded to
the secretary of state of the state of
Colorado, with the request that it may
be preserved among the archives of bis
office, and that In* will furnish a copy
of the same to any persons who may
desire such copy upon payment of the
usual fee.
Turki’.v'* Preparation.
Salonlen. Feb. 2(5. -The massing of
Turkish troops and munitions of war
«m tin* frontier is proceeding with fe
verish haste. All tin* soldiers on fur
lough have been recalled and eleven
batteries of artillery, a regiment of
cavalry and two battalions of infantry
have gone from here, Nonastir ami else
where to Elassona. Two additional
battalions of infantry have reached
Katerina. I lie reliefs from Smyrna,
Brusa. Trehizonde and elsewhere hi
Anatolia are on their way here and tiie
frontier, where a total of six divisions
will be formed. ~
Turkish Vm utlon of Aruiintloo.
('andin. Crete, Feb. 2d.—'The Turks,
having been furnished arms by the
governor, made a sortie for the pur
IKise of occupying strategic points
around Hamlin. They attacked and in
flicted a severe loss on flic Christians.
The commanders of the vessels an
chored in the harbor protested to the
governor against what, they claimed
was a violation of the armistice.
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