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VOL. XXI.— NO. 27.
BULLETIN OF
n^ ST. PflrUl^ GI^OBE
TIIIRSD.VY, JAN. 27, 1898.
ruther for Today —
Fair and Warmer.
PAGE 1.
•mini S«»n*ntlon Promised.
tmcKMiuui Kelly a. Fighter.
•«sre liu'rc.ised for Coal Miners.
i in «■».«■ Kill a German Picket.
. le Value's Commander.
epalilii'iin Financial Attitude.
>uni*h »-ratu* I nvhanged.
lbsidy for a Klondike Railway.
PAGE 2.
>ll«»oti>r Peterson on Deck,
BXlag Hank Stockholders.
uTilirj .Men Make Arrangements.
PAGE 3.
I uneitpolis Matter*.
-lltoii Ac<i nitted.
•*w Deputies for North Dakota.
iirilmesl News,
PAGE 4.
litorial.
!fiw«»tiiry Convention's Work.
t«;<-U.men See Prosperity Ahead.
PAGE 5.
*a>» Sporting Events.
Six Parties of Klondlkers.
butnteetnren to Banquet.
PAGE O.
'An !!inl:iK of Stocks.
ISr Silver, S«J 3-Be.
a-.li Wheat in Chicago, $1.
rld's Markets Reviewed.
PAGE T.
i'ote on Sliver Today,
•lute Dinner at White Home.
nrt-r»tate Decision.
iailiray Goe.*lp.
PAGE 8.
supreme Court Decisions.
Judge Willis Talks on Perjury.
%<-w«« of the Courts.
Murder Suspect Arrested.
EVENTS TODAY.
■ Met— Madame Yale, 2.30.
—The Geezer, 5.15.
Grand— Me Fadden's Flats. 8.15.
hMbor Hall— Populist Meeting, 8-
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
m NEW YORK— Arrived: Ethiopia, Glasgow;
Pal - Sailed: St. Louis, South- |
ampcon: Majestic, Liverpool; Noordland, Ant
:agen.
.MOVlLLE— Arrived: Furnessia, Glasgow,
New York.
BREMEN— Arrived: Karlsruhe, New York.
The doleful news comes from Wash- '
lngton that Dole has arrived there.
a
Miss Letter and young George
*. Wetmore got engaged without know-
Ins: anything about It. This is one on
you. Mr. Cupid.
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The iciness In the neighborhood of
the n<->rth pole Isn't a circumstance to
th^ chilliness of the American people. —
Itjof Xansen.
British have seized the town of '
Okute claimed by France. O, the Brit
ish are cute when it comes to "acquir
ing" new territory.
"Wheat is as gon-d as gold. One dollar
„ of the latter purchased Just one bush
el of the former at the close of the
market in Chicago yesterday.
~~^^^^ " ■
Having made sure that Fitzsimmons
not go into the ring with him, Cor
bett is around signing everybody's c
3 for a fight with the Kangaroo.
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
will not get into the Union at this scs
i of congress. Alaska has a better
show, but is too busy to ask for admis
sion.
As soon as Chicago and Milwaukee
_ themselves out St. Paul will send !
them an invitation to spend the re
mainder of the winter in this snowless
regi. n.
*
Must every school in lowa be put
;er martial law? A teacher near
<<~tn City claims to have had to draw
f hi* sun to enforce order among his
tig
tor Alien, of Nebraska, has al
ready talked one volume of the Con
gressional Record full this session. Al
len should have leave to print his
speeches at his own expense.
■y American should be glad that
the Spanish battleship Vizcaya has!
been ordered to visit our ports. "We I
can see how the man-of-war performs
and are in no danger of getting hurt, i
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Now British, German and French i
warships are heading for Havana.
What is the matter with a great naval \
Jisplay off that port? There seems to
be nothing else for the warships to do. j
_«.
New York physicians are quarreling
over the relative merits of sweet oil
and the surgeon's knife as a cure for j
appendicitis. If testa are to be made,
let them be made on the doctors them
selves.
It is an even thing between Mayor
Harrison, of Chicago, and Mayor Van
VTyck. of New York, in their race for
president. Each has been mentioned,
but most people hope they will not be
mentioned again.
m
Fisticuffs in the legislative bodies of
the world are becoming quite the thing, j
Perhaps if proceedings were opened '
x each day with a three-round mill be- j
tween members, matters would move
more quietly thereafter.
— .»_
Mrs. Eva McDonald Valesh is a !
smoother "man" than Senator Nelson. I
The latter Introduced the little labor
agitator to the president, and she in
terviewed him to the extent of a page
for a New York paper.
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Who expected anything else? Mrs.
Ogden Mills, who helped to fix up the
list of seventy-five in the exclusive
w York set, was the first to break
ever the line by inviting many more
than the seventy-five to her ball.
The Minneapolis Times has dug up
eight Smiths of that town who wear
frc:od clothes and labeled them "Famous
Minneapolis." This looks like
a hint to the other Flour City Smiths
. to go and get buried withuut further
ado.
THE SAINT PAUL, GLOBE.
POSTAL SENSATION PROMISED
Chairman Loud Hints at Charges Against
Officials of the Department.
KELLY'S FEATHERS RUFFLED IN DEBATE.
South Dakota Member Galled a Bantam
Rooster by Mr. Cannon.
ATTACK ON THE INDIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The Appropriation For the Carlisle School
Retained by the House*
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.— The house
devoted another day to the considera
tion of the Indian appropriation biil,
most of the time being consumed, as on
the two previous days, in discussing
extraneous subjects. By far the most
interesting feature of the day was the
debate on the question of reducing the
mail carrier services in the large cities
owing to the failure of the senate to
attach the estimated deficiency of $160,
--000 to the urgent deficiency bill. This
subject has been agitating the metro
politan cities ever since the order was
issued for cutting down the force on
Feb. 1. A dozen representatives from
as many different cities protested
against the proposed reduction and
urged an immediate appropriation,
when Chairman Loud, of the postofflce
committee, and Chairman Cannon, of
the appropriation committee, allayed
the wrath of the members by assuring
them that there was no occasion for
alarm; that the service could not pos
sibly suffer until June 15, before which
time there would be ample opportunity
to pass a deficiency appropriation. Mr.
Loud used strong words in his criti
cism of the postoffice department offi
cials and promised some Interesting
disclosures later on. The motion to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school was defeated af
ter considerable debate, 2'J to 65. Ten
pages of the bill were disposed of to
day. The conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill was adopted.
Without any preliminary business the
house on assembling went into commit
tee of the whole and resumed consid
eration of the Indian appropriation
bill. The pending amendment was that
to strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school. It was defeat
ed, 29 to 65.
An amendment offered by Mr. Kel
ley (Dem., S. D.) to increase the num- '
ber of Indian pupils at Flandreau, S. i
D.. to 300 and to increase the appropri- !
ation there to $16,000 was defeated,
11 to 54.
MR. KELLET NETTLED.
The number of pupils provided for
at the Salem, Or., school was increas
ed by fifty. The action on this amend
ment drew out an indignant protest
fr<>m Mr. Kelley, who paid his respects
to Mr. Sherman and Mr. Cannon for
looking with favor upon an amend
ment offered by a member on the Re
publican side of the house. The latter
replk-d good naturedly but referred to i
Mr. Kelley as a "bantam rooster" and I
usually a rather "good-looking, amia
ble man."
The gentleman from South Dakota
was evidently nettled and he retorted !
with considerable bitterness. So far i
as physical characteristics went, he j
said, he thought Mr. Cannon might i
make as respectable a looking rooster !
as himself. This was not the first time j
he had been insulted by the gentleman j
from Illinois. "I may not have had
the legislative experience of the gentle- !
man from Illinois," said he, "neither, j
1 thank God, have I as yet learned
ruffianism, blackguardism and ungen- j
tlemanly conduct. I grant that he is
an adept at cheeseparing, but when it
comes to Danville, 111., he wants every- I
thing in sight."
Mr. I'annon did not make any reply
to this attack.
On motion of Mr. Griffin (Rep., Wis.)
an amendment was adopted to appro
priate $10,0<jO for an additional school
building at Tomah, Wis.
Mr. Bromwell (Rep., O.) got the floor
at this point to submit some remarks
upon the failure of the senate to place
In the urgent deficiency bill an appro
priation for the continuation of the full :
mail carrier service until July 1. It
was well known, he said, that an order
bad been issued to cut down the car
rier service Feb. 1. He proceeded to I
comment on the discrimination against
certain cities, notably Cincinnati, in
the matter of carrier service.
Mr. Quigg (N. V., Rep.) in repl>,
maintained that the mail deliveries In
New York city were absolutely neces
sary to get the mail out of and Into '
the great office in that city.
Mr. Beiknap (Rep.. 111.). Mr. Adams
(Rep., Pa.) and other members repre
senting the larger cities, all protested
against the reduction in the carrier ':
service. They had been overwhelmed, '
they said, with protests.
SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
Mr. Loud, chairman of the pnstoffice
committee, made a sensational speech, I
or rather a speech promising sensa- j
tional developments in the future. He
was very hoarse and could with dif- j
ficulty be heard above a whisper. Only :
the circumstances of the case, he said, !
could induce him to attempt to say
anything today. The question present- i
ed was one far greater than the simple i
one of a delivery more or less in New i
York or Chicago. The statements of
the gentleman from New York (Quigg),
said he. were absolutely false and un
founded. That gentleman, said he. had !
been having himself interviewed, '
charging that he (Loud) was respon
sible for the existing predicament, that
he (Loud) had defied congress and the
postoffice and had forced the depart
ment to cut off the carriers.
"Such criticism," said Mr. Loud, "is
beneath my contempt. The charge is j
made that the postoffice appropriation |
bill this year carried $160,000 below the i
estimates. I know the officials of the !
postoffice department back that charge
but I assert that it is false."
"Then you allege falsehood against
the officials of the department?" inter
rupted Mr. Quisr.s;.
"Let him take it who can hear it,"
responded Mr. Loud. Mr. Loud pro
; to affirm that the postoffice of
ficials had, contrary to law, appointed
2-^9 additional carriers and created a
ctive deficiency of $160,000. He
said further that in the face of an ap- |
prnpriation nf $75,000 for incidental «k
--penses, $107,000 had been spent in six
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1898.
months. Over $50,000 of the reported
deficiency, he said, belong-ed in that
account. He urged members not to be
so carried away by pasaion over the
possible loss of a carrier or two as to
yield the last vestige of their power of
circumscribing the acts of the execu
tive branches of the government. The
perpetuity of the legislative branch of
th-e government was Involved, he said.
In conclusion he appealed to members
to let the whole question come up reg
ularly In its own time when he said he
would be *-eady to discuss the whole
subject. Meantime, he declared that
the service could not possibly suffer
until June.
At 5:32 p m. the house adjourned.
TURTLE MOCTSTAIK REDS.
Compress Again .Inked to Pay Them
for Their Lands.
WASHINGTON*. Jan. 26.— 1t Is gen
erally understood that this congress
will take up and settle the question of
the establishment of an Indian reserva
tion at Turtle Mountain, N. D. Ac
cording to more recent reports there
are 1,700 Indians, full and mixed bloods,
all told, now occupying two congres
sional townships, which were set aside
as a temporary reservation by execu
tive order during President Arthur's
administration. These Indians claim
title to about 9.000.000 acres of lands in
North Dakota, including the rich farm
ing sections of Ramsey. Towner, Rol
lette and parts of two "or three adjoin
ing counties. The claim has been
recognized as valid by several secre
taries of the interior and a treaty ar
ranged whereby the Tndians are to cede
all title to these lands fur $1,000,000 in
installments. The committee on In
dian affairs, last session, reported In
favor of the ratification of the treaty,
but owing to lack of funds It was not
acted upon.
The secretary of the interior and the
commissioner of Indian affairs are in
favor of the passage of the bill and the
ratification of the treaty and it is un
derstood that the committee on Indian
affairs will make another favorable re
port thereon and that an effort will be
made to Incorporate the treaty In the
Indian appropriation bill.
M'KEW.V INSTALLED.
The OtHrla.l Ceremony Short and
Extremely Simple.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.— Hon. Jo
seph McKenna took his seat on the
bench of the supreme court of the
United States today as an associate
justice. The official ceremony induct
ing him into this important office con
sumed less than four minutes, and was
simple in the extreme. Mr. McKenna I
had already taken the general oath of
office before the chief justice, when, at
one minute pa3t 12 o'clock, he walked
into the court room, bringing up the i
rear of the procession of justices. He
like all the other members of the court
wore a long flowing black robe. The j
court room was crowded in anticipa- I
tion of the event. When he entered !
the chamber the new justice stopped
at Clerk McKenney's desk where he
remained while the other justices took
their respective sea<ts upon the bench.
Chief Justice Fuller announced the
presence of the new justice, saying:
"It gives me pleasure to announce to
the gentlemen of the bar that Mr.
Joseph McKenna, of California, has
been appointed an associate justice of j
this court."
NO NEW STATES.
Such Legislation Killed for the
Present Sension oif Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ».— StateKood
legislation at this session was killed
today by the house committee on ter
ritories rejecting the Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma bills, by a vote
of 8 to 3. The first two measures were
bunched and defeated. Then the Okla
homa bill was taken up and beaten by
the same vote. There was no discus
sion as It was understood at the last
meeting that the vote was to be taken ;
today without further preliminaries :
Delegates Smith and Ferguson, of Ari- !
zona and New Mexico, stated that they
wished to put themselves on record
that If they were allowed to vote they
would vote for the bills.
The civil service eommfssion has
given notice that it will hold examina
tions for department and railway mall ;
service in Minneapolis. March 30 and :
April 3; Duluth, March 25 and April
2; Mankato, March 30.
The senate committee on post offices
voted unanimously today to recom
mend Mrs. Patterson's confirmation
for the Bisman.k post office. Senator j
Kan <= borough said "Every charge was
proved to be unfounded and there was
a full opportunity given to the opposi
tion."
Representative Tawney today Intro
duced a bill granting pension to Law
rence Olson at $50 per month. Olson
lost both hands and is now in danger
of losing his sight.
Pensions Granted.
WASHINGTON*. Jan. 2fi.— Northwestern
pensions were granted Tuesday as folio wa:
Minnesota — Original: Edwin Clark. Cross
Lake. $li). Additional: laaac Llndsey. Mar
shall. $<5 to $12: Lambert Nelson. Soldiers'
homo. Hennppln. $4 to S6. Widows: Minors of
Daniel M. Parker, Anoka, $14: Emma A. Poe.
Cannon Falls. $8: Rosa Diftzmann. Rpdwood
Falls $8: Henry R. Harwood. Minneapolis, $S.
Roberts Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2fi.— The senate in ex
ecutive session today confirmed the follow
ing nominations: George E. Roberts, of lowa,
to be director of the mint.
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Jews Stoned.
ALGIERS. Jan. 26.— Several isolated out
rages were perpetrated here today. A number
of Jews were * "ed and badly Injured. A
native, a Spanhai I, fired at a French non
commissioned officer, missing him, but
wounded a lady.
CHARLES D. SIGSBEE, COMMAXDER OF THE MAINE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.— Capt. Charles D.
Sigsbee, who la In command of the war ship
Maine, which has been sent by the navy de
partment to guard American interests in
Havana. Is one otf the moat popular officers
; In the navy. His record since he was gradu
ated from Annapolis In 1863 is fine. He is by
no means a stranger to the smell of powder
and he knows what a ship looks like when it
la In acUon. He served in Mobile bay was
an active participant In the work of the
North Atlantic blockading squadron In IS6o
and helped in the attack and In the final as
sault up^n Fort FWu-r.
Capt. Sigsbee knows how to handle a ship
when she needs handling, and when quick
action and prompt decision are necessary
This he learned ad a boy In the days when
the "old line" offlwrs were the flower and
pride of the navy, and before the engineers,
who n«^w, in their quiet way, are carrying ail
SPANISH
STATUS UNCHANGED.
HAVANA. Jan. 26.— The city Is en
tirely quiet tonight. The Maine lies
at anchor near the Spanish cruiser Al
fonso XIII. Many persons believe that
the presence of the American warship
here is designed to bring about dis
turbances on the streets of Havana
when the American sailors and marines
land. This morning two battalions of
Infantry and a section of artillery ar
rived from the province of Pinar del
Rio.
WASHINGTON.Jan. 26.—Representa
tives Heatwole and Smith, two of the
Republican members of the house com
mittee on foreign affairs, called on As
sistant Secretary Day at the state de
partment today and went over the
status of Cuban affairs. It had been
the intention of Representative Adams
(Pa.), chairman of the Cuban subcom
mittee, to accompany the visitors, but
he was detained. The call permitted
the members to learn the condition of
affairs on the island, although little
was developed beyond what is already
made public.
Secretary Long this morning receiv- j
ed a telegram from Admiral Sicard j
saying that the North Atlantic squad- j
ron had gone into the Inner anchorage*!
at Dry Tortugas. The telegram was j
brought to Key West by the Fern, j
which is serving as a dispatch and j
supply boat for the fleet. The torpedo
boats in the vicinity of Key West are
under Admiral Sicard's orders, while
near the squadron, to serve also as j
dispatch vessels and to give the yes- |
sels some practice in the drills for re- I
pelling torpedo attacks. This does !
not, however, interf^r.-: with the stand- \
Ing orders to Lieutenant Commander
Kimball, the commanding officer of the
torpedo boat flotilla, and the little \
craft will continue on their cruise :
along the coast as far west as Galves
ton, and then, returning, go up the
Mississippi river in the early spring. [
The Porter, one of the fleet, sai'ed yes
terday from Port Tampa for Mobile,
in company with the Ericsson, to be
present at a local celebration there, but
they probably will return to the squad- j
ron before resuming their along shore '
cruise.
A substantial addition to the relief
fund being collected for the Cuban suf
ferers at the state department was re
ceived today through Senator Hoar,
who handed Secretary Sherman a
check for $6,014. sent to him by George
H. Lyman, of Boston, the trustee for
a public collection in that city.
Secretary Long said today that he
had received no notice from the Span
ish minister or from any other source
that Spanish men-of-war have been
ordered to visit United States ports.
They were perfectly welcome to do so
and come and go as they pleased, he
said, and as far as he was concerned
he would be delighted to have th^m
come. Spanish war ships have fre
quently visited the United States since
the insurrection broke out in Cuba
three years ago, without having ex
cited the least unfriendly comment,
and there was no reason why any sig
nificance should be attached to their
coming again when tfkey felt disposed
to do so. The Spanish flagship on this
station took part in ' the ceremonies
connected with the dedication of the
Grant monument in New York about
a year ago, and also at. the subsequent
celebration in Philadelphia last sum
mer, after which the Spanish admiral
and his staff visited Washington and
paid their respects to the president and
the members of his cabinet. Secretary
Lcng said he recalled with pleasure the
visit of the party to tUe navy depart
ment. Secretary Sherman also said ne
saw no reason why the Spanish ships
should not visit the United States and,
in fact, he would be glad if they did
come. They would be wale irae.
All the advices received by the state
department and navy department from
Cuba today were satisfactory. Gen.
Lee at 2 o'clock reported that all was
quiet and order prevailed at Havana,
At the same hour a cablegram came
to the navy department from Capt.
Sigsbee from the Maine, saying thit
general interest was manifested on the
arrival of the Maine in Havana harbor,
but there had been no demonstration.
He had been ashore himself several
times officially and had been received
with the greatest courtesy. He ex
pected to visit the palace tomorrow.
The information from Madrid by As
sociated Press that the Spanish gov
ernment had decided to send the \va*-
before them, came to the front with modern
Invention and machinery.
Not long ago the Maine, with Sigsbee in
command, found herself bearing down on an
excursion boat in the East river. Ahead was
the excursion boat, full of human b«lngs.
On either side was a barge. The only clear
way showed a pier. The old commander
prdered his engines reversed, and to the
amazement of the beholdera he steered
straight for the pier and run Into It amuck.
The pier was badly torn up. the Malne'3 none
was bruised, but several hundred lives were
saved. The excursion boat ran clear, but
ten loaded freight cars, that wpre Handing
o-n the pier, went to the bottom of the rtrcr
There la no diubt ac to Capt. Sigwbee's rela
tive valuation of human life acd property.
About $4,000 In property was destroyed but
L,OM lives w-re saved. That was nor. a bad
ten mlnur.es" work for a man whose business
It is to kill.
Warships of the Dons
Will Be Made Welcome
at American Ports.
ship Vizeays on a visit to American
ports caused no comment in official
circles. She is a formidable crafr
larger, faster and more powerful than
the .Maine.
HA\ ANA, Jan. 26.— The government
has reinforced the policy at the Ameri
can consulate, along the wharves and
on the principal streets as a precaution
against any attempts to provoke a col
lision when the marines and crew of
the United States warship Maine come
ashore.
Gen. Blanco, who reached Jucaro
yesterday, left there today for Manzillo
after inspecting the Moron-Jucaro
trocha and reviewing the officers.
j This afternoon United States Consul
| General Lee visited the Maine, return
ing the official visit paid him yesterda\
by Capt. Sigsbee. He was then ac-
I corded the usual salute. The local pa
! pers insist that the Maine is here on
j a friendly visit with the view of "off
setting Jingo speeches in Washington."
LONDON, Jan. 27.— The Madrid cor
ndent of the Daily Mail says the
government will ask the next oortes to
vote £8,000,000 for strengthening the
navy.
Madrid, Jan. 26.— The Spanish battle
ship Vizcaya, of 7.000 tons displace
ment, has been ordered to visit Amer
ican ports. '
Senor Sagssta, the premier, read to
the queen regent today what is describ
ed as a very "satisfactory dispatch"
[ from Washington. It is probable that
Senor Moret, minister for the colonies,
will announce at the next cabinet
council a project of political and ad
ministrative reforms for the Philip
pines. Admiral Rermejo, minister of
j marine, has authorized the officers of
the Spanish squadron at Havana to at
tend the naval banquet to be given by
United States Consul General Lee.
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.— Orders have
been received at the navy yard to
hurry the work on the cruiser Brooklyn
in order that she may sail Saturday.
i the date named by the navy yard.
Night and day gangs are working on
thn vessel. According to the yard of
ficials, the Brooklyn will be ready to
! sail on Saturday, and will be with the
fleet on the following Monday.
HAVANA. Jan. 26.— The German
cruiser Charlotte (school ship) has just
arrived here. A British warship has
reached here from Key West, and some
French warships are expected here
from New Orleans.
KLONDIKfpLWAY.
Subsidy Granted by Canada and the
Contract Signed.
OTTAWA, Jan. 26.— The contract for
building a railway from Telegraph
creek to Teslin lake, leading from the
i head waters of the Stikeen to Dawson
City, has been signed by McKenzle and
Mann the road to be commenced at a
| point not yet decided upon, near Glen
ora, and to run to Tealln lake over
a country not very difficult for rail
way construction. The distance 13
about 130 miles. The Canadian govern
ment has agreed with the contractors
to give 25.000 acres of land per mile as
a subsidy. The railway will be com
pleted in time to permit of supplies
teing sent into the Yukon before next
winter sets in. Steamers are to be
run from Teslin lake to Dawson.
THREE SEVERE SHOCKS.
Helena and the Adjacent Part of Ar
kan*aa Shaken.
HELENA, Ark., Jan. 26.— At 7:50
: o'clock tonight this city was startled '
! by a severe earthquake shock. Houses
■ were shaken to their foundations and
I a succession of noises was heard that ;
I sounded like immense explosions. The
j people who had assembled in the Pr-s
--j byterian church for prayer meeting ,
! rushed out of the church expecting the '
walls to tumble down upon them. '
There were three distinct shocks in
quick succession, the flrst being the ,
■ moet severe and the three occupying
ion than a half dozen seconds. Th~y
were followed by a trembling or shak
ing motion and not by the usual sway-
I ing and waving motion. Telephone
messages from country points indicated
that the shock was felt at many places.
PRfCK TWO CE\TS-I OX r*n!ti~
WAGE INCREASE FOR
SOFT COAL MINERS.
Advance of Ten Cents Per Ton for Two Hun-
dred Thousand Men.
AN EIGHT=
HOUR DAY
F^IINAL
SESSION
STOR/VVY.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26,-The Interstate
joint convention of bituminous coal
operators and miners came to an end
at 10 o'clock tonight. The miners are
Jubilant over the results of their t a
days" session, for It means to r.
200,000 soft coal miners an advance of
ten cents per ton and a oniforo
of eight houra at uniform day wages,
and the operators congratulated one
another with a victory over themselves.
The following are the resolutions
adopted with but fcwo dissenting \
Resolved. That an advance of I
ton for mining screened coal ;n rho
Western Pennsylvania icking V.U
.ey (Ohio) district and Indiana bitu
district the Ist day of April 1. 1898. and thar
a relative run of mine prt ■ --nined
In all the districts earned, by a uniform bar
screen of seventy-two feet su^-i ial arm
one and one-fourth In.-h apace between the
cars: that the price of run of mln^ coal in
Grape ( reek district and In the Indiana bi
tuminous district be 40 .-enrs per ton for the
same dutri.-f. baaed uv- ; ;1 ptttsburg
thin vein district and that In Hocking ValUy
and that on ami after April : l!lght :
hour day shall be In effect in all dlstrVt.s
here represented; that uniform wage* for day
labor shall be paid the different
lahor m rhe fleld named: and that Internal
di!T ( .ren.-e S in any of the states, both as to
price and conditions, shall be referred to the
states affected: that we fur- t0 th(s
use of the diamond bar screen of -
pattern In the block district of Indiana* *ti
the Privilege of run of mine. as may DQ de
sired by the market conditions.
The convention completed its work
by naming the wag - committee
to consist of the national executive
board of the mine workers, the district
presidents and secretaries and two
operators from each state, to tabulate
the scale and perfect all th^ arr
ments for putting It Into effect on the
date eet. It was determined that
nereafter the miners and operators
meet In January each *\ x a
scale for the twelve months beginning
April 1. Plttsburg. Pa., was
ro.r the next annual Joint convention
whi.-h will meet on the third Tv
or January. 1899.
The afternoon session of the convert
tion today was very stormy and for a
few hours appearances led to the be
lief that after ten days hard work the
convention would full to reach a settle
cm nt.
The scale committees final report, as
outlined above, was pr»-<. ated ;i t the
afternoon session and with It can:
protests of two Hocking Valley oper
ators, Messrs. Morton and Ellsworth.
They insisted upon a differential being
established between their scale and
that of the thin vein of Pennsylvania
and quoted masses of statistics to
show that if the plan were put into
operation Booking VaDey mines would
tnpelled to close down in fa
competition from Ptttstrarg and West
Virginia. Operator Robbing, of Penn
sylvania, finally proposed that the
question of differential in favor of the
Hocking- Valley district be left to ar
bitration. This was at
l>y the Hocking Valley operators, but
brought out a demand from the oper
ators . f i ihi. i outside the Hod
ley that they be included in the arbi- |
RFPIIRI imM Members of the House Bank-
UUI UDLtlWljl Committe Asked to Ex-
FINANCIAL ATTITUDE. plain Their Individual Views.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.— At an ex
ecutive session of the Republican
members of the house committee on
banking and currency today the indi
vidual attitude of the members was
polled and the procedure in the draft
ing of currency legislation mapped out.
The Republican members of the com
mittee decided to meet on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each suc
ceeding week until their work Is
cd. Chairman Walker (Mass.) and
Messrs. Hill (Conn.) and Fowler i.V.J.i
were appointed a committee to pre
and present to the Republican mem
bers Friday an order of examir. :
and discussion of the various pr
pies Involved in the legislation. Each
principle is to be voted on.
All the Republicans, except South
wick i.V V.>, who has not parties r
In the proceedings, were present. A
resolution offered by Mr. Johnson, as
signing each one present five minutes
In which to declare his attitude, wheth
er there was necessity for banking
legislation and, if so, what essential
principles he favored for incurpation
in the currency measure to be finally i
framed, was pas.sed, and the roll then
called. Mr. Walker favored a re\
of the system which would take the
currency business from the government
and furnish at once a banking on as- [
sets. He would not approve any plan j
materially differing from this, and in |
GERMAN MURDERED,
Picket Attacked and Killed by a
Chinese Rabble.
BERLIN*. Jan. 26.— The Lokal An
zeiger's China correspondent says: A
German sailor named Schulz, of the
cruiser Kaiser, while on outpost duty
ac Tsimo, the extreme German posi
tion in Kiao-Chou bay, was mur
by the Chinese rabble last Monday
night. Detachments of marines have
been sent to Tsimo.
London, Jan. 27.— A dispatch to the
Daily Graphic from Sebastopol says it
is rumored there that a portion of the
Russian Black; sea fleet will be
patched to China.
Tramp in Lack.
SIOUX CITY. : ML— After twenty
years trajnp li.'c. Ofeorgt i-'omerville has mar
ried a woman wurth 120,660. His fatter, a
Greatest Victory Ever Won
by Organized Labor Is Presi
dent Ratchford's Verdict.
Operators and Men Alike Pleased
With the Final Outcome of the
Ten- Day Session at Chicago.
tration and be allowed a differential
Tn the midst of this tangle tin
ver.tion took a .-cess. No further
trouble was mad, by the Indiana mini
h *i beln * Prevailed upon not to
*reck the work of the convention
Lpon reassembling a roll call was
7?TV m th " reso!uti ""- It resulted
- M: nays, 2. as follows: Illinois
operators 4 v,,t, ,-. aye; mine: •
a>e. Indiana operators 4 votes aye !
minerg 4 votes, aye; Ohio operators 2*
a>e, 2 nay; miners 4, aye; Pennsyf
n? ,°P erators *• aye; miners 4, aye-
West Virginia miners 4 ay.
President Ratchfnrd then moved that
the majority vote on the resolution be
made the sense of the convention by a
viva voce vote. The motion carried
unanimously and the convention ap
plauded wildly for several mini
■angements were mad., for rhe
meetings of the vat
arrange state differentials and tn<
vention adjourned sine die
nSSPW M ,,- P ! - " f the
itisfled with the work of the con
vention. He said: "I consider tl
tablishment of an eight-hour d.
miners one of the greatest laboi
tones of the century. It is. In my esti
mation, of far more importance than
the ten cents per ton advance. We are
he conditions of the
coal Industry in asking for an advance
In the mining scales, perhaps, when we
in annual conference
tlons may be such that th
• woald be tost. But the uo '
day of eisht hours' work a
P'ehr J eek will stand
the greatest achievements in th
f the miners or any other organi
zation. It may be that the new
Is not all that the miners In som
bave desired, but. as a r
consider It as an eminently
oe. M
Col. W. R. Rend, of Chicago, who
owns and coal tinea in Penn
and Indiana, ex]
himself as highly pleased with tl
suits of the convention. 11,
"U'ht-n the convention met a week ago
•iy. I predicted a peace f .
nt. Ot '-nurse, th many
younx delo>?at"s who Insisted on belnsr
'. and the deliberation -
d out. but moderation, whicli I
have counselled from the bepinniner,
has prevailed, and I congratulat
miners ot this country on th--ir sp
a> hievement."
Walter S. Bogl*\ an extensive ope
in Indiana, expressed himself in a
like manner. Mr Bog ?-hups
the strongest ally the minf-rs had
amonj? the operafurs for a uniform day
of eixht hours He said: "The
vention ha^ been a grand The
miners have been very considers
their demands, especially as to th
of a ; !anxinf? the p>-rii<d
from Jan rfl 1. and in bo do
ing went far to conciliate th
in regard to th<- genera] tern
ma, have mad- a strong Qgi
light-hour day and I :■ r its
tishment as rh
ward in the history of organised I ■
this policy would not r.^c.-.ssurliy cling
to his bill.
Mr. Brosina ( md.) was i ■
Lcka ami •
on assets in any degree. \;.
(Iwl.) org d standard, c
ment of the greenbacks, eliminating
the currency tmsraem From the •
ury and Issuing n-w circulation
through national banks to take It 3
■ n tract ion. thf new
circulation to be under nat
troL
Mr. Van Voorhls CO.) su
i a ith Mr. Brocios, wh
McClearj (Minn.), Fowler (N. .It and
Mitchell (N. V.i had v g the
C Mr. Johnson's p"
Mr. - M dec
laration f . ild stand
ad was :
as wrftling to . ; :
I •
Mr. Bill (Cons.)
tary n bill and ;
! with Mr. Johnson-, while Mr.
Prince (HL) opi
ration for the gold standard
thought • '■ nent of g
and
favored banking 01
R. I.i a]
to extend circulation to the par value
of th -. the Inc n of
• with stock, capital and a dimin
ished tax on circulation. This h~ be
lieved, would p • ay for a more
extensive currency legislation in th-j
future.
Mew Jersey minister, edii'.-ati 1 *! him .*
puiplt. Th< lad ran away at 18, and "tf
it" until nearly +0. Lasr. month tn» . :
to atr..* , -
£ the workers that night wr
Christian Olson, a W' >
I scholarly fart» !ntt-r»-etprl ;.
gave him money and indu
wc-k in town. Their arouainta.
w.r.h tho ppsult that Rev. W. L. Brown
Kirsr. Methodist church, uniti.d them In mar
riage. _
SENATOR HANNA'S SON.
Salt for Divorce am the tliwfl of
EltlMM < rarity.
CLEVELAND, 0.. Jan. 2ti.
■ion of S< natur I
by hia wife. «'arri^«ray,
:
t <laty an!! ruelty.
: mrt niarr "Th»-y have
They separated three week* ago and have
been living apart ever since.
Eo!<-v<-n People Killnl.
' by an explosU-n ol gun
pvw&a at Ftsraa ia the province of tliat
name.