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. XX.— NO. 246.
BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PrrL\ G^OB^
riIIUAY. BSSP9. 0, 1807.
Weather fur Todnj —
Fair. Fo3!oTred by Stormi
PAGE 1.
Fr.rmers BuppreMi PsltUetnns.
The Dciaee of Cere*.
Cnliaiis Hold Rational Eie-vlioas.
Kaiser (.ifftir.m Restless.
:i tl'2 EJcelsiaa sson«Jer»
pack a.
£tre< noes Passed.
ArioiiK Ciitertalned.
Detective Grabcr to Resign.
Dajs Social Event*.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matt
:\<;a, the Telephone.
Ji:j"« Want >ie«rasnn Canul.
V\ laona Wonaa'i Pate.
Kewn of tlie Kortbweßt.
. au-r Event*.
TAGS 4.
Btliioriiil.
>i«il»le f<>T Rhode laland Capitol.
Muji .-itionnl Charges.
. ii.c Pictures.
PAGE 5.
Batata Seulii the Indiciis.
Buckeyes >v C.rj'st for .-.lillers.
TiKCTK and lirewers Each "Win.
Oriole* Beaten l»y Browns.
Results in the National.
Day's Sporting Exeats.
Railway Gossip.
Fusion Effected iv Nebraska.
PAGE G.
Stocks Make Exciting Jumps.
Bar Silver. 51 3-Sc.
Cash Wheat in Chicago. «sc.
World's Markets Reviewed.
PAGE 7.
Farmers Goiaj? West,
of the People.
PAGE 8.
Whole Week of Fun for St. Paul.
Globe's Tourists Enjoy Their Trip.
Rich Rainy Lake G« ld Fields.
Blnir Flandrau Injured.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
Met— -Selwyn's Nigrht Out," 8.15.
Grand— "Chimmie Fadden," 8.13.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK-Arrived: Germanic, Liver-
Britannic, He*
Yf ;n-ERP^) V Sr Irived:1 rived: Servia, New York.
lSSB23£*3l? Mohawk, New York.
nE\'O-\— «ai!»d: Werra. New
BREMEN-ArrrVed: Lahr., New York.
H. Oil U RC— Arrived: Palatia. N« ? * ork.
NAPLES— Arrived: Fulda. New "i ork
PLYMOUTH- Arrived: Normannia, New
York for HambU'-g.
It is the football that has a kick com
ing next.
Farmers in Convention: "Populism
doesn't raise the wheat"
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Talkers for road improvement can j
find plenty of listeners on the Skaguay
trail.
4»>
It takes no w< am r prophet to
diet that St. Paul will have fair weath
er all next week.
.-. Pingree I? using his picture as a
This is getting in
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The Klondike? are not all in the far
north. Tennessee hens paid the $1,200
mortgage on a farm.
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With a dairy farm at Pkaguay the
Klondike oughi üble to regulate
.-.ions on ice cream.
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The little Jap will do well to keep his
ships out of the "raging canawl."
They may get wrecked.
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Report of a warm wave approaching
indicates that there will be a hot lime
in old town during fair week.
m
The present congress of farmers is
quite a gathering, but it isn't up to the
held at Hamiine next week.
Now that Brown university and Dr.
Andrews have kissed and made up,
what is to become of the Andrews
••Hello" university.
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The world is still in suspense regard
ing the fate of Andree. If Andree is
still in suspense also, he may yet float
:o civilization.
The Salvationists - the Klon
dike can get all the converts they want
by telling of the city where the streets
are paved with gold-
m
The raising of wheat is not the big
p- st thing Minnesota farmers will do
year. Already they are beginning
to raise the mortg.. -
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Alaska is slow after all. A dishwash-
Circle City struck it rich to the
extent of $2,000,000, and was allowed to
.way without taking a husband.
hica&o Times-Herald asks:
'^Then the horseless carriage comes
how shall it be stopped, by whoa or
halt?" By whoa or wheel, probably.
Novak's fate makes old forty-niners
figh for the days of old. the days of
when no questions were asked in
th? diggings regarding a man's career
Lies.
♦
The Jersey mosquito is no longer a
Joke. A woman bitten at West Ho
boken narrowly escaped with her life.
Jersey mosquitoes he-eafter are to be
muzzled during dog days.
If one were to believe al] the Minne
apolis papers say on the subject, there
wa.~ si mething not exactly upright
ption of vertical writing
!;: the Minneapolis sen;
Chicago newt-papers are poking fun
Hi a Minnesota man who has invented
a:i automatic shocker. Chicago Ehould
remember that Minnesota has no ocean
beaches and few summer hotels.
Wisconsin mu<=t be blessed with hon
est officials. Last year's mayor of
Rienwood is in the poorhouse, and the
er-sherlfC of Milwaukee has just been
:\ce& to the county farm for va
cancy.
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DJi TIfEIR DIGNITY.
Delegates to the Farmers' fleeting; Suppress
Efforts of Scheming Politicians.
TO COUNSEL THE NATIONAL CONGRESS
To the Adoption of Resolutions Purely Partisan in
Their Tenor— lnroads of Anarchism Not Yet
Apparent in the Resolutions of the Congress of
1897-The Delegates Start for a Tour of the Red
River Valley Today.
The efforts of a few calamity howl
ers to convert the National Farmers'
congress into a Populist convention
failed of success and the would-be <lie
-2 were very promptly and properly
squelched yesterday.
While the Farmers' congress dis
cusses political measures and makes
recommendations of a semi-political na
ture to the government, it is non-par
titan in its work and its members in
clude prominent persons of all politi
cal faiths. The aim of the congress
is to take an unbiased view of all
measures, advocating those which it
believes to be of greatest benefit to the
agricultural classes.
In the discriminating judgment of
the committee on resolutions, a large
number of resolutions which had been
referred to it were reported on un
favorably or rejected. These resolu
tions covered every phase of populism
from the single tax theory to Bryan's
famous "cross of gold and crown of
thorns" speech at Chicago, and the
frequently expressed wonder concern
ing them was that in such an assem
blage as the congress is, that any one
would perpetrate them. The framers
of these documents were out in full
force yesterday, and a great deal of
the valuable time of the session was
wasted in hearing their arguments in
support of their respective measures.
H. L. Loucks, of South Dakota,
wanted the convention to go on record
on a number of visionary ideas. He
w anted the abolishment of the nation
al banking system, the unlimited coin
age of silver and issuance of green
backs, and the government ownership
of railroads, in which last particular
he was ably seconded by P. H. Ra
hilly, of Lake City, and L. H. Weller,
familiarly known as "Calamity" Wel
ler, an orator of loud voice and many
gestures, hailing from lowa, On the
question of railroad ownership, Mr.
Rahilly undertook to show the dark
mysterious ways of those soulless cor
porations, saying:
"It has been my fortune to be a member of
Late legislature, in both house and sen
■r many years, and my experience as
sach has convinced me that railroad influence
has controlled legislation to a great extent
in many years. In my judgment the railroads
j really not only control legislation, but con
trol both district and supreme courts of this
I state to a certain extent. To prove my asser
i lion. I undertake to quote a decision ren
dered by the supreme court of this state
within the past six months. It is a notorious
fact that we have" a law on the statute books
of this state prohibiting scalpers to sell rail
road., tickets. It is equaliy true that raihoads
have furnished such scalpers with blocks of
miles ?e books to be sold to the pubac. The
late decision that I refer to has held that,
while a citizen may purchase one of these
ge books, wlii-n he presents a book of
transportation on the railroad the railroad
company is not only jUKtinefl in refusing to
accept such mileage book for his transporta.
tion buuiolds that the company is justified in
abusing and insuring said passenger. They
a!so justify turning him off the train and
confiscating his mileage book. In my judg
ment this gigantic court fraud should be
designated as the supreme fraud of the state.
I was born in a wheat fiel4, have lived in
one and expect to die in one, and as such I
am in favox of government ownership of rail
roeds."
Dr. Cahalen, of lowa, and others, an
nounced that they had always found
the railroad companies fair and were
liberal in many cases, and when it
came to a vote of the congress the
great majority of the delegates
thought so too.
Mr. Weller also had his pet measure
killed yesterday— cruelly slaughtered—
despite his earnest arguments in its
r. It was a resolution favoring
free coinage of silver, as follows:
Resolved. That the general welfare of the
great majority of the people of these Vnited
States demands that there be made speedily,
by proper legislation, a restoration of the laws
of the United States relating to the coinage
of silver to exactly what they were for more
than half a hundred years prior to the in
famies of adverse legislation of 1873.
R. B. F. Candage, of Massachusetts,
offered two resolutions which were
Nominated for Mayor of Greater H ew York by the Citizens' Union.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1897.
adopted unanimously. One favors a
discriminating duty on imports ship
ped in American bottoms and design
ed to foster American shipping, and
the other urges the early completion
of the harbors of refuge.
Another resolution, looking towards
better farm roads, contained some ex
cellent features such as advocating
the use of wide tired wagons, but it
had one clause which the congress did
not look upon with favor, viz. : The as
sistance by the states with appropria
tions from* the state treasury— and that
killed it.
Another important matter came up
in a report from the committee on res
olutions looking to an amendment of
the constitution so as to enlarge the
scope of the congress and tie to it all
of the various agricultural and educa
tional elements of the country. The re
port was adopted and the constitution
accordingly amended. This change has
been, unfortunately for the congress
itself, referred to in the press as a re
organization, and there has been con
nected with the idea in the minds of
some the thought that the old plan
was seriously wrong, and that the old
officers were not doing their duty. No
such thing is true. The congress sim
ply wants to enlarge its scope, and to
this there was no objection on the part
of any of the delegates. As section 2,
of the constitution, now stands, the
delegates to the congress will be one
member from each congressional dis
trict in the country, to be named by
governors of states, and to be them- j
selves practical farmers; one person '
representing each agricultural college
and experiment station in the country;
one person representing each society
organized for the fostering of agri
cultural interests, such as the state
agricultural society of this state.
The South having been overlooked in
the matter of officers, only one as
sistant secretary coming from belo-".'
the Mason and Dixon line. President
Clayton nominated for vice president
of the congress F. L. Maxwell, of |
Louisiana, who was elected by accla- ■
mation. It was explained that th^
oversight was wholly accidental. Th^
congress originated in the South, and j
its most loyal and active supporters
in past years have been Southerners, j
C. A. Wieting. of New York, was made :
second vice president.
Thp committee on finance reported !
that thp rpo^ints. $500 from the citi- j
zens of St. Paul, were exactly balanced
by the expenditures. A recommenda- |
Uon of the committee that SI be levied i
unon erch deletrate. marine a fund of
about $506. for the publication of ihe
report of the congress, was passed.
FORT WORTH CONFIRMED.
Xext Congress Will Be Held in tbe
Oilier Star.
The principal item of business at
the session yesterday forenoon was
the final decision upon the next place i
of meeting. D. O. Lively, of Fort j
Worth, Tex., the first assistant seere- j
tary, extended a hearty invitation to
the congress to hold its next conven
tion in that city. He spoke for over
half an hour, describing the country,
the city and the people, and promist-d 1
all the delegates a royal reception.
He stated that he was authorized to
offer a free hall, the payment of all
expenses of the convention, and a hop
pitable entertainment by the citizens.
He agreed to personally canvass Mex
ico and arouse an interest among the
people of that country, so they would
send a large delegation.
L. F. Whittaker. of Nebraska, put
forward the claims of Omaha and !
guaranteed a free hall. After a
prolonged discussion, a vote was tak- !
en, and Fort Worth won by an over- I
whelming vote. As the roll call pro- I
eeeded it became evident that such
would be the result, and. on motion
of the Nebraska delegation, the enter- j
prising city in Texas was made the
unanimous choice.
Invitations were received to hold the
SETH LOW.
1898 convention at Niagara Falls, and
the 1900 meeting In Boston.
ABOUT RURAL SCHOOLS.
Prof. W. M. Hayes, of This Stale,
Slakeß Suggestions.
A very interesting paper on "The
Rural Schools" was read by Prof. W.
M. Hayes, of the Minnesota School of
Agriculture, in which he said:
Our rural schools have made wonderful
progress in the essential elements of e<Juca
tiontion, but are weak on the industrial side.
They do not do enough toward dignifying in
dustrial and agricultural labor and processes
of agricultural thought and rural life. They
lead to making our cities large in proportion
to our country population. But that is a very
minor mistake in comparison with their fail
ing to arouse their pupils to greater possi
bilities in farm life.
The great question is, how shall we change
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AXD STILL THE MERRY DANCE GOES OX IX THE WHEAT PIT.
9? Attorney General McKenna
wni Gi^ Hls yiews on
DECISION. Monday.
WASHINGTON, S-pJ. 2.— The attor
ney general is devoting much of his
•time this week to the preparation of
his decision in the question involved
in the interpretation of section 22 of
the tariff law relating to discriminating
duties. He is exhausting all the au
thorities and careftil-y weighing all
the arguments. It :.- I bable that
the decision will cover all the questions
involved in the section that have been
iir 111 n llTi nil ITI A I l/^\/ A Radical Change to Be
NEH GUBfIN FOLIGY. sawr--
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 2— Brig. Gen.
Enrique Collazo, of the Cuban army,
has written s-everal letters to his family
in this city on the situation of affairs
in Cuba. The letters, though delayed,
contain some interesting features. Un
der date of Parras he writes:
"We have just passed the electoral
period with tranquility and the exercise
of our rights of liberty. There were
15,000 votes cast in the Orienta, the
eastern division, which is composed of
the provinces of Camaguey, Puerto
Principe and Santiago. The official
board met at Mala Noch and declared
the results. The following are the
names of those who were elected by
the First division: Enrique Collazo,
Aurelo Hevia, Tomas Pardo, Manuel
D'Eepra&ue, while from the Second
Manuel Rodguez. Jose Fernandez, Jose
De Castry and Oarlos De Cespedes
were elected. We have not learned the
result of the election in Carmaguey
yet, but expect to march in that direc
tion in about fifteen or twenty days.
It is after this man* that we will have
our preliminary meetings of those
elected to the assembly. The final meet
ing to select the new government will
be held some time in September. I
think we will make the change of gov
ernment without any difficulty and hi
conformity with the law. so that the
outside world can see that, in the midst
of this terrible struggle, we can live to
gether as a free people, in the exercise
of our just rights."
In the next letter Gen. Collazo says:
"We have just passed a terrible crisis.
After nine months of drought we were
without vegetables in the Orient and
there were no cattle. There was no
water. We have an excessive poyu ac
tion in Holguin alone oS.OOO, and we
wSe afraid this crisis would ha^e
Prostrated us. But it was so that we
were aWe to bring from Camaguey
and Tunis great herds of cattle, wmch
carried us over to the rainy season
Now we have a great abundance of
Vegetables and all of the necessities of
life We are assured of the nnai
triumph, which will soon occur i v ; e
are helped from the outside, but later
ff we are left to ourselves, success will
that brought
over these letters came the address of
Gen Collazo. delivered to his constitu
ent" upon his election as a delegate.
The address shows that at a meeting
of the assembly, which elects the new
president and cabinet some time this
month, a radical change will be made
in the policy of the government. In
his address he said regarding the
change of government: "We have had
until now a government of war. We
need for the future a government of
peace, respectful of the law and ener
getically enforced. We must then
create a government in which the
three powers can act in perfect inde
pendence, but at the same time help- J
Ing each other as a guarantee of liber
ty.
"We will define by means of a most
extended constitution the form of re
publican government we need, secur
ing to each state irs individual gov
ernment The executive power should
be vested in the president, who should
be elected by the people, he having
the full power to appoint his cabinet
or ministry, being vested with a pow
er over the army alsd. The legislative
power should reside in the house of
representatives, the members of which
should be elected by popular vote, the
house to perform its functions in a
limited time, taking a recess and being
the forni of instruction bo aa to aroTlfi* an in
terest In the farm youth, Tor farm and do
mestic science, in higher art in their work,
and in developing the home and social life on
the farm? How shall we give a better con
nection between the rural school and the ris
ing agricultural thought and literature prom
ised to future generations of farmers?
New York has inaugurated a new line of
state aid to rural schools, by providing out
lines for teachers to use in giving nature
studies and instruction in rural affairs, and
even the city schools are eagerly using these
new practical helps to interest children in
regard to the things, around them. The New
York legislature provides a fund of $25,000
annually for this work in rural schools, and
the experiments under way are attracting na
tional attention. Massachusetts and other
Eastern states are concentrating their schools
by disbanding weaker rural districts and us
ing teams to convey distant pupils to cen
trally located schools, where a better equip
ment of teachers and apparatus, can be main-
Continued on Seventh. Pnge,
referred to him, and there seems to be
a strong probability that he forth-com
ing decision will not decide the ques
tion raised as to whether the omission
of the words "act of congress" from
the present section- repeals section 1-2'S
of the revised statutes, thereby impos
ing the 10 per cent discriminating duty
on goods imported in the vessels of
countries not exempt by express treaty
stipulation. If not. it will be covered
in som-e future decision.
subject to a special call, for all of
which the law should provide. It wiil
call on the outgoing government or ad
ministration to give an account of its
actions or this should be demanded
at any time the good of the country
demands it. The judicial power should
be independent, with tribunals in each
state, which will intervene in all cases
military as well as civil."
FIXED THE MAYOR.
"W'ejler'H Way of Celebrating His
Arrival at San Moliolan.
HAVANA. Sept. 2.— lt was officially an
nounced today that a force of 206 Spanish
infantry, commanded by Capt. Ponton, at
Sunrise yesterday surprised an insurgent
force, camped on the heights of Joro, prov
ince of Pinar Del Ri:.. killing Twenty-five of
the enemy and wounding several others. Thf
Spaniards captured several prisoners, among
them Col. Jose Palacios, who was wounded.
Thirty firearms and a medicine chest fcil
into the hands of the government trojp*. An
other i?;-.anish column, while rec-ouuoitering
on the hills of Rubi. killed twenty-four in
surgents. Among the killed were three in-
Eurcfnt officers..
Capt. Gen. Weyler, escortfd by a detach
ment of cavalry from Madruga, passed
through San Antonio and San Nicholas yes
terday and camped for the night ai the plan
tation of Aimstead, near Guines. this prov
ince. On his waj through San Xi^holas the
captain general fined the mayor of that place
JIOO and imprisoned the military contract-, r
at San Nicholas, both of them having been
concerned in delivering incomplete rations to
the troops.
STILL TALKING SEALS.
More ArgnmentH Before the Bering
Sea Commission.
HALIFAX. N. S., Sept. 2.— Mr. Bod
well opened his address before the
Bering sea commission this morning
He asked the commission to consider
Emperor William's Tender Lost.
France Will Be Called Upon to Make
Some Explanations.
BERLIN, Sept. 2.— lt is asserted upon
reliable authority thai the German
government will demand from France
an explanation of the dispatch sent by
M. Meliiie, the French premier, in reply
to the message of congratulation on the
Alsace-Lorraine society upon the sign
ing of the Franco-Russian alliance, in
which M. Mellne expressed the hope of
a reunion of Alsace-Lorraine with the
French republic. Germany, it is said,
al«o will demand satisfaction for the
excesses committed before the German
embassy in Paris on the evening of
President Faure's return from his visit
to Russia-
The anniversary of the battle of
was celebrated here with much
le=s enthusiasm than usual, the evi
dent desire being to divest the anni
versary of all elements irritating to
France. Flags were flying from the
public buildings and the school chil
dren were given a holiday.
Still smarting under the completion
of the Franco-Russian alliance, most
of the leading German papers embrace
the opportunity to convey to France a
hint that she must abandon any idea
of the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine.
The Tageblatt says that when France
shall have learned to accustom herself
to this irrevocable fact the cele
bration of Sedan day will be super-
price two cKpr^-migM"
ITS SESSION STDRPtY.^
m JJo Decision by the Njine Workers' Committee
on the Arbitration Proposition.
RESDLT OF THE CONFERENCE DOUBTFUL
that the claims were not individual
claims, but national. Mr. Bodwcil
termed as absurd the claims of the
United States that the money award
ed by the commission would be paid
to the queen of England as a trustt-t.
He claimed that the queen received
such money as a prerogative to be
paid over to the individuals that had
suffered. Mr. Bodwell contended that
the question of compensation to in
dividuals depended on damage done
by seizure and the assuming of thtr
rights of England by the United
States must alone be taken into con
sideration. He argued that, unless
England can show international \vron&,
that she would not have any case,
however great the damage. It was no
distinction between one individual and
another in the claim. Any person
domiciled in British territory and ow
ing England temporary allegiance had
a right to the protection of the Brit
ish crown.
Mr. Dickinson remarked that the
British government in all its cases did
not neglect to prc-ss their claims in
regard to individuals.
Mr. Bodwell, answering, stated that
the commission had been established
by a written agreement, and that th->
commission would have to consult that
document to ascertain its position.
The question is one of international
law, and the speaker contended at.
such the claims would have to be de
cided. He claimed, as a second step,
that the domicile of an individual de
cided his nationality.
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SILVER SERVICE.
Plate Presented to the Officers of
the Gun»»o«t Wheeling
VALLEJO. Cal. Sept. 2.— A silver service
of WK) pieces was presented this afternoon
to the gunboat Wheeling by the citizens of the
city of Wheeling. The party of congressmen,
ladies and citizens of West Virginia, who had
come to California to make the presentation
personally were brought from San Francisco
by land ard were received at the quay wall
by th* officers of the Wheeling and escorted
on board the vessel. The crew was lined up
on the main deck and the presentation speech
was made by Hon. D. E. I'ovener. of West
Virginia. Commander Debree responded ou
behalf of the officers and men of the Wheel
ing accepting the gift and expressing appre
ciation of the journey of tju delegation of
donors who had travelled so far on such a
generous errand.
At the conclusion of these ceremonies the
guests were entertained at luncheon by the
officers of the ship and were then shown
about the Wheeling and the other ships and
pieces of interest at the navy yard. The
party started back for the city by tug late
in the afternoon, amid salutes from em ry
whistle abcut the place on land and water.
Mine* imsy.
IRON BELT. Wis., Sept. 2.— The mines at
this, place are having the busiest season now
for some years. The ore of a year's output
has all been sold, and there are not men
enough available to put to work on the stock
pile. The Shores mine, which was closed
sinji last winter, has again opened up. and
gives employment to a number of men. The
outlook for workingmen for the coming win
ter is very good, although wages still hover
low.
fluous. The Democratic organs urge
the abolition of what they term a use
less celebration.
The evening papers comment severe^
ly upon Premier Meline's want of tact
in sending a reply to the message of
congratulation <i the Alsace-Lorraine
sccietj- upon the signing of the alliance,
thus encouraging the members in an
act which, from the German view
point, involves high treason. It is be
lieved, however, that the incident will
be amicably adjusted by its being de
clared a misunderstanding.
PARIS, Sept. 2.— The attitude of the
French press and public towards Ger
many is distinctly more resolute than
it was before the Franco-Russian alli
ance was announced. Various rumors
concerning the government's inten
tions are in circulation, among others
one to the effect that upon the reas
sembling of the chamber of deputies
M. Hanotaux will make an important
speech on the subject of the alliance,
which will be in the nature of a mani
festo, and will reverberate throughout
the country- It is also reported that
the government intends to dissolve the
chamber and appeal to the country in
the assurance that the popularity of ;
the Meline cabinet is so great that the
whole radical opposition will be swept
away. This effervescence Is apparent
ly due to the celebration of the annl- 1
versary of Sedan today.
At Pittsburg the Men Are
Bitterly Opposed to the
So=Called Hanna Terms
of Settlement — Mob
Law at Hazleton.
COLUMBUS, 0., Sept 2.— The na
tional executive board of »he United
Mine workers has adjourned until to
morrow morning-, without reaching a
conclusion on the ; q of the
Pittsburg operators and it is impossible
to predict what will be done. The
board had a stormy session this after
noon, and there a] be a very
decided difference of opinion among
the members as to the best course to
pursue. The proposition of the Pitts
burg operators applies specifically to
that district, but in effect all other dis
tricts are concerned. The proposition
is that the Pittsburg miners shall re
turn to work at a 64-cent rate, pend
ing arbitration, the conditions of the
arbitration to be that the rate for min
ing shall not be fixed at more than 69
cents a ton nor less than 60 cents. Un
der such conditions, the miners main
tain, they would probably not secure
through arbitration, more than 65
cents.- The Pittsburg miners want 69
cents, and there is some doubt whether
they could be induced to accept less
without a vigorous protest and a long
drawn out controversy. The miners'
officials agree that they cannot act for
the miners, and that the most they can
do is to submit recommendations for
acceptance or rejection by the craft.
The operators and the coal miners'
executive committee today met at 9:30
a. m with closed doors. All were present
for the respective sides. The miners'
officials declined to foreshadow any
proposed movement in case of a refusal
to accept the operators' proposition to
open the mines at G4 cents per ton
pending arbitration. They were willing
to talk of general conditions and noth
j ing else, except that they want the
I agreement to hold good for a year. On
the other hand the operators were very
confident that the miners' officials
would accept and refer the G4-cent rate
to their constituent?. The operators
are willing to make reasonable conces
sions, which may cover a period of
twelve months.
Separate sessions were held tonight
by the national executive board of the
miners and the committee of the Pitts
burg operators. Both meetings were
of an informal natur-, but that of the
miners' board was important. The
members agreed to reject the proposi
tion of the operators. It ,'ippears that
the price to be paid for machine min
ing is the principal stumbling 1.
The operators offer to pay only uno
ha!f of the price on pick mining f.>r
machine mining and the miners de
mand two-thirds. Were this objection
i disposed of, it la doubtful, how ■
whether the other differences could
be settled. The miners will offer no
! counter proposition, and the operators'
committee is not empowered to make
a new one. Another joint conference
will be held tomorrow morning and
both operators and miners will en
deavor to arrive at a more perfect
understanding of just what each side
demands. A member of the miners'
board stated tonight he thought some
step might yet be taken toward a
settlement, but had no definite idea
along what line it might be.
STRONGLY OPPOSED.
PlttKhnrfj Miners Are Acniimt the
Hanna Proposition.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Sept 2.— Judging
from surface indications, it seems rea
sonably certain that President Ratch
ford, of the United Mine Workers, and
his colleagues in office will reject the
offer of theoperators to return to work
!at the 54-cent rate, p-nding ar
: bitration. Great influence has been
; brought to bear upon the strike lead
ers from this district to induce "them
to assume such an attitude. The sen
! tinit-nt among the miners here is so in
' tense for "a 6n cuts or noth
; Ing* 1 settlement, that all the local labor
! leaders now in the city have advis 1
strongly for a continuation of th^ fight
along the- present lines and to .the bit
ter end. Secretary "Warner wind this
morning to Ratchford that the miners
here want 69 cents or defeat,
and to submit the Hanna proposition,
as it is called, to a vote would only en
tail needless expenditure of time and
money. The result, he said, would not
be in' doubt for an instant. The min
ers believe they have victory well
within their grasp, and. having a firm,
belief in the justice of their cause,
they will not submit to anything that
savors of temporizing or partial re
treat from the original stand.
The members of the district execu
tive board are in hearty accord with
this view of the case. One of the min
ers' leaders said today: "There is an
important phase of the present status
of affairs which seems to have been
entirely overlooked, but which will
have a most important bearing upon
the deliberations of the committees in
Cflumbus. and upon the strike situ
ation in general. At the last meeting
of the national executive board Of the
United Mine Workers of America a
resolution was passed to allow the
miners to decide by a referendum vote
all propositions to settle the strike.
Thereffwe. if the miners' leaders look
favorably upon 'the operators' preposi
tion of 64 cents pending arbi
tration the matter will have to go to
the miners all over the country for a
vote and such procedure will not
only entail a large expenditure of
money, but it will consume a great
deal of time. It is certain that it would
require fully two weeks, perhar>3
longer, to get such a vote in. This
referendum resolution in itself ta
looked upon as or." . of the prr
obstructions is the way of a S]
compromise."
■£) w Van Eman. of Gastonville.
manager of the Pittsburg & Chicago
Gas Coal company, went to Washing
ton . this morning for the purpose of
securing deputies. The company, hr>
Bays, is determined to start the mines
Tuesday next, and the miners now oe
;ng the company's houses t&er#
have been notified to vacate on ttiat
day. as new men will be put in them
unless the old force goes to work by
that timp. Van Eman fears trouble
and wants the deputies for that o
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