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THE MORXXKG- OKEGOXIAX, THUKSDAY, 3IARCIT 29, - 1906. RANKS ARE DIVIDED Coal Operators Not Agreed on Wage Scale.. ROBBINS REAQY TO YIELD His Ofrcr of J 903 Scale Accepted Snlijcct to Ratification, but Otlicr Operators Object. Hints at Arbitration. INDIANAPOLIS. March '28. The joint toitferonec of thr coal miners and opera tor f the central competitive district 4etMnod today until tomorrow at 2 o'clock with no settlement of the wage eiffcroncc reached and apparently with none In prospect. A motion to continue the present scale fw two yars, made by the operator?, was defeated by the solid vote of the tntarrs An amendmont to President MhcheH'F motion to restore the bcnlc of IMS. offered by F. L. Bobbins, of the Pennsylvania operator.:, that it be made "ffrctive for two years, was accepted by Mr. Mitchell, subject to ratification by the United Mlncworkors' convention, "which will meet tomorrow moraine; to consider the question. TMs whs the only action taken during The day. The rest was argument, during ihr coarse of which great earnestness upon the part of thf miners and botli faction, of the operators war? shown. Mr. Mitchell .nld that many coal com jxujIcjs are ownl -by railroads and the Trfti on coal Is not indicated by the book? of the coal companies, as much of h e absorbs by th railroads. He an mwnced that the miners would continue it tbe future to ask for more wages if the market justified, and stated positively lhnt the miners would adhere to their ecmnad for an Increase at this time. Kobblns Offers Advance. Mr. nobWns offered to pay the advance xkc4. not only In th mines of the Pltts fparc Cenl Company, but in his own mines In Pennsylvania. Ohio and Illinois, and weed the miners to sign the seal when ever It waf offered, even though the rataee of the other operators should He Mi. There were a number of suggestions and Bhit at an arbitration commission dur ing th day. W. Kuhn. of the independ ent operators, made reference to a po? jsfNc commission to be appointed by the PwssMent. Mr. Mitchell said in one of bis "tjKtochcs: t want to auk the operators of th Plti batx Hrtrict If they are In accord with the j:getn a to an investigation? I went t fjfc Mr. Winder and the operators of Ohio, attd I want to ak the operators or Indiana K tht prwpod Investigation contemplates an tnvertlgatlon an te the relative cost of prMwctton of -oni in pick and machine Commission May Investigate. J. H. Winder, chairman of the opera tore, raoliod: It tlx-rt in te b an Investigation upon the price f mining te be fixed and tho relative t&areRees adjusted, botween the. varioufi .p?r U4if ! the Intcrntate movement, then I think it wuM b prener to take Into consideration tt in4 any qucmlons that arc pertinent AnsTvjrfng the arguments made during Ue day Jigainst an advance. Mr. Mitchell doped the debate for the afternoon with tbc following statement: The miner. w far as we arc concerned, in oa of a strike, will have no riots and no t4fbr4. We may, if a prolonged strike taks place, have hunger and we may wear out r ckhs. AVe may endure greater hardships, btrt Uie miners are Just as lawnbldlng and Just r itatrtottc as arc the gentlemen on your Tlr. A. J. Moorehend. of Illinois, spoke first fT rh enerators. He said the operators wld be pleased to pay the miners an Incroam in wages, but It was absolutely impossible at this time. He continued: Not Allowed to Combine. Yc miner have the advantace over us. Ymu can combine and centralize your voting power upon a fixed objwt or desired action. Btit If the operators combine we are threatened tvtth the penltcatlar. We could control the -l market and pay you higher wages It we wM up all the coal mlnen. but unfor IWMU4' fr you and ur we have not the im do it. It may be true that in ome pert f the country. Western Pennsylvania, for tenanre. they may be able to pay an h-aaee. but 1 do not know that in Illinois it I ttHfO.ofible. He said miners In the thick vein In Illinois could earn from JS to $10 a dy. This statement was received with laughter by the miners, which brought a rrbukc from the chair. Ho went on: Rut a man in Illinois Ik not able to do the fen he. can for himself and family. Jle has been rmrtcted and prevented from rcallzInR trts full earning power and making from $125 ! flSO a month. The miners In my district are permitted to work only five or six hours a 3j . Wf i Illinois believe the time has come to wver this interstate agreement. Our af fair hud letter be settled alone, tve had lw?t i work rtncle-handed than be in an inter ttt convention. The gentlemen from Penn lvaala and Ohio have different market con ditions, dlffownt coal, almost everything olf fcrent from us in Illinois. Their wants are rarely owr wants. Their troubles are rarely oar troubJet. John II. Walker, a miners delegate from Illinois, discussed conditions in that Mate, arguing that they warranted an ad vance in wages. Would Close Mines Forever. H. R. Hammond, of the Illinois opcr ntors. was unwilling to leave the differ ences to a commission. ""I will close my mines forever- rather tbaK be forced to do anything, against my .Judgment," Mr. Hammond concluded. Mr. Mitchell replied to Mr- Hammond: "If Mr.. Hammond wishes, to close his coal mines forever, be will find us "waiting when he wants to open them again. This statement was louaiy., applauded b the miners. Mr, Mitchell proceeded: The American people are going to ask and Insist upon knowing why the operators cannot pay an advance of S cents a ton. And we are roing to ask you why you can charge the American people an advance of Jl per ton an 3 not be able to pay us an advance. of 3 cents a ton. During 4he past two weeks the American people (and I do not mean the rail roads) have been compelled to pay at the mlaes more than $1 r ton more- for coal. Mr. Hammond says he will eliow u . the books of the Deorlng Coal Company. I "ask him if he will also let us see the books of the Hock 3!and Railroad Company? HAILTIOADS WIIIi SEIZE COATj Drastic Measures Taken in Antici pation of Strike. CHICAGO. Marcn 2S. The Record-Herald today says; The supply of commer cial coal for Chicago baa practically been cut off. For two weeks the coal-carrying roads have been taking 75 per cent of the output of many mines and the entire pro duction of others. Actual confiscation of coal by the .reads within three days is predicted by coalmen. The market-price is beating upward, and the limit has not been reached. Jobbers have been gelling all the oft coal obtain able on cars a ton. Two months ago. In the mW of ' Wlntcr.Ht went ctglng at ?2 a "IM. Most tbe railr&adE and the &rgeet industrialand commercial plants -will have 30 to 99 days' eupply in stock, by next Monday, but the mut optimistic dealers predict that smaller plants probably will be In distress, if tbe prospective strike is prolonged. Some of the railroads have given notice to certain minoowners that only 25 per cent of the production would be handled for commercial purposes. Oth er roads have arbitrarily -notified coal mine owners that no commercial coal -will be handled. Xo Coal op Iowa Market. DES MOINES. March 2S. In anticipa tion of a strike April J, the visible sup ply of coal in Des Moines and Iowa has been absorbed b3 railroads and factories to the extent that not a pound of com mercial coal can be, had at any price. No orders for coal aro' taken by dealers at any price and other kinds of fuel are bringing exorbitant prices. Ironmoldcrs' IVagc Conference. CHICAGO. March 28,--A conference in volving a 10-per-cent wage Increase and betterment In working conditions for more than 30.000 lronmolders throughout the United States, was begun here yesterday. Committees representing the Stovefound. ers' National Defense Association and the lronmolders Union of North America oponed negotiations. No Hard Coal Conference Yet. NEW YORK. March 28. George F. Eaer. chairman of the anthracite operators committee of seven, came to New York yesterday ancL. had a conference -with GREAT Hi IS GONE Flood Wrecks Government Ir rigation Work. WORKMEN BARELY ESCAPE Xorth Platte River Tears Away Di version Dam. Bridge and Many Houses Thousands of Sheep Drown In Raging Torrent. CASPER, YVyo.. March 23. The North Platte River has been rising- at an alarming rate during- the past 48 hours, due to the rapid melting of snow of the previous week. Tho great diversion dam at Alvova, erected by the reclama tion service aa a temporary structure to divert the waters of the river, -while the Pathfinder dam Is being built, has been washed away and its loss will se JACOB ir. SCHIFI. DECORATED BT THE MIKADO. NEW TOHK, March 28. A cable ditpatch. which was received la this city from Toklo. ray that Jacob H. Schlff. the banker, wan decorated with the Order of the ItUlng Sun while in audience with the Emperor of Japan yesterday. President E. B. Thomas, of. the Ixjhlgh Valley railroad. No meeting of the oper ators committee was held. "I have received a letter from Presi dent Mitchell, of the United Minework ers," said Mr. Baer, "In which he.jays that ho cannot at present flx a date for the conference with our committee which he has asked foe" BLUE'S NIGHT OF AGONY Terrible Sufferings of Foreman in Wyoming Train wreck. CASPER. "VVyo.. March 2S.-MSpeciril.) The relief train bringing the dead and wounded from the terrible wreck on the Northwestern, 20 miles west of here, ar rived in Casper bringing additional de tails. The fate of Blue, the section fore man, was horrible In the extreme. He was riding in the caboose with his two sons when the crash came. His sons were hurled out of the window and escaped un injured. Blue was pinioned by the legs in the cupola of the caboose with all his body under water except his head. From 9:30 In the evening, when the wreck oc curred, until 6:30 In the morning the man was held prisoner, suffering awful agony and begging his two sons, who were work ing with axes trying to release him, to strike him over the head and relieve his sufferings. Several times he tried to commit suicide by thrusting his head under water, only to draw It forth again and coiTllnue his pitiful moans. Although able to reach him. his sons could do nothing, and Blue finally succumbed to his Injuries and the icy waters surrounded him at 6:30 in the morning. " Grading on Central Railway. UNION. Or.. March 25. (SpccJal.)-Grad-ing was commenced yesterday by the Cen tral Railway on its line from Union to Cove, the first dirt being thrown at a point about two miles north of this place, where the ground is higher and drier than nearer town. Only a small force of men and teams started the work, but tho number will be increased as rapidly as men and teams can be secured. Business is already feeling the effects of the new enterprise, which is expected to do much for the upbuilding of this city. New .lersey Exceeds Speed Limit. ROCKLiANDS, Me.. March 2S. The standardization trip today of the new battleship New Jersey, built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, of Qulncy. Mass., was considered very succensfuTu The contract requirement of 19 knots an hour. was exceeded, a maximum speed at the rate of 19.4S knots per hour being at tained. The mean of the five runs at top speed was 19.02 knots. Contest Between Committees. WASHINGTON. March 2S, There Is to be a contest regarding committee Juris diction of dams between the river and harbors committee and the committee on interstate and foreign commerce. A resolution which brings this question before the rules committee for action has been introduced by Burton, of Ohio, chair man of the rivers and harbors committee, .upon which a hearing will be requested. Maccabees Hear Commander. SALEM, Or., March 2S. Speclal.)-D. .P. Marker, supreme commander of the Order of Knights of the Maccabees, ad dressed a large audience of members of that order here tonight. He is a pleas ing, convincing speaker and easily aroused enthusiasm In his hearers. Other speakers were Governor Chamberlain. "W. C. Hawley. Judge T. G. Hallcy and Frank Davey. Kentucky Tax on Spirits. FRANKFORT. Ky.. March 2S. Gover nor Beckham tpday $lgned the legislative act Imposing a tax of 11 cents per gallon oh Tectlfled -spirits raanufabtBrpd"In the state or shipped into the state f&r the purpose brandiaft rlously interrupt the completion of the Government enterprise. Although the heavy rains of the last few days has caused much apprehension among resldcnta of this part of Wyoming, none was prepared for the overthrow of sbch a piece of engineering aa the huge dam. When the waters swept through the Immense masonry, many workmen barely escaped with their lives. The dam had been built at a cost of nearly $100,000. The steel bridge built by the Govern ment six miles beiow the dam at Path llnder was also carried away. Small cabins, barns and property of ail descrip tions arc floating down on the swollen stream, which Is spreading over the low lands and causing great loss to stockmen and ranchmen. Miles upon miles of the lowlands are flooded, and It is feared much stock has been drowned. A report from Lander says that 3X0 sheep belonging to Charles Souther, which were shut in a large shed, were drowned and swept away. WASHOUTS AVORST IN HISTORY Clark Road Severed at Many Points In Nevada. SALT LAKE. March 2S. Exagger ated reports having been published of the damage -caused to railroad prop erty In Southern Nevada by floods, the following official statement as to con ditions on the Salt Lake route -was given out this aftcrnon at the head quarters of the San Pedro, Los An geles & Salt Lake Railroad: The washouts occurred at different places through the canyon. Jurt over tbe Utah line in Nevada, and the fact that there are nev eral dlffetent breaks alone the line roakea It all the more difficult to repair th grade. The road. It is understood, will be open within ten day, as every available team and man is on the irround with worktraliyi and appliances. The trouble Is due to tbe unprecedented norm and. as much of the original grade was built in IKK) and withrtood the weather for 1C year, it ahowa how unwual the flood li to that ectlon. The local train serrice is strictly maintained to A coma, Nev., and all over Utah. All passengers are being properly cared for and routed via. the old line to California. No towns are cut off. an Salt Lake train run to A coma and Lot Angeles train run northeaft daily to Moapa. The total mileage of roadbed washed out in different places will sot exceed five mllea. SLIDES BLOCK TUNNEL-MOUTH Passengers Have to "Walk Over the Tchachapl Mountain to Trains. BAKERSFIELD, Cal March 2S. Tons of dirt and rock were piled up at the cast mouth of tunnel 17, three miles this side of Tehachapi. last eve ning, by a landslide. The blockaded tracks are expected to be cleared late tonight. The Southern Pacific Com pany has had a large force of men at work all day. but progress haa been slow, due to the tendency of other earth to fall as soon as that covering the track is removed. The passengers of last night's north bound owl train reached Kern this eve ning, over 15 hours late. They were transferred to the southbound owl on this side of the blockade section by walking over the tunnel and in that way were able to continue their Jour ney. Santa Fe trains have been lying in the yards all day. The passengers on yesterday's limited arrived late this afternoon, over a day late. They were transferred in the same way as pas sengers on the owl. Trains Xrom the north are late also. IOWA TQWNS UNDER WATER Floods Drive Hundreds From Homes and Wash Out Railroads. DES MOINES, la.. March 2S. Floods are causing thousands of dollars' worth of damage all over Iowa. b!ng largely due to tbe unprecedented ralas of the past few days. The situation is most ferJaui at ."Waterloo, where tse Cesar River hax overflowed its banks, causing Ions estimated at from. 339,000 to 5100.000. Scores of families were rescued from their homes in boats today. Serious washouts have occurred on the Rock Island Railroad tracks, the Illi nois Central tracks on the Albert Lea branch, north of Cedar Falls and the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Intcrurban line. Over 125 families have been driven from their homes in Cedar Falls and the city Is In darkness owing to the submerging of the electric light plant. The -water rose so rapidly that many families had no opportunity to save anything. The bridges have been washed out at Shell Rock and the Shell Rock River is at the highest point which it has reached In 20 years. In Clayton. County the Turkey River has overflowed its banks and the towns of Elkport and Ostcrdock arc flooded, serious damage being done at both places. WATERLOO, la.. March ro. The Hood which did such great damage to this city for 24 hours receded last night. Tho water lowered as rapidly as It arose nnd at midnight had lowered four feet. The damage will amount to $100,030. . PLATTE RIVER MILES WIDE Ranches and Cattle All Across Ne braska Suffer Seriously. DENVER. March 28. Wyoming Ik ex periencing the worst floods in ten years, according to dispatches from Cheyenne and other points reeclved here tonight. The Platte River from tho Colorado lino to the Nebraska line, a distance of miles, is running over Its banks and flood ing the adjacent countrj. Nearly nil of the streams In the state arc in flood. Reports of missing ranchmen, damage to ranch and other property, and drown ing of livestock are being received. The railroads are having difficulty In trav ersing the flooded territory. The floods are due to melting snow. In the eastern portion of Colorado snow and rain fell tonight. ROAD TIED UP FOR TWO WEEKS Clark Line Crippled by Washouts in Nevada and California. LOS ANGELES. March 2S. The local railroad situation resulting from flods In Southern California and vicinity is even worse than has yet been de scribed. It Is given out from the office of General Manager Wells, of the Salt Lake route, that the washouts betwen Callente and Las Vegas are o serious that the roadbed canot be repaired short of two weeks to admit tho pas sage of trains. The Southern Pacific also reports further trouble today. Another wash out has occurred somewhere in the San Joaquin Valley and the owl train, which left here last night. Is held there and it is doubtful it it will continue north today. First Train Since Saturdny. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. March 2S. The llrst train arriving in this city since Saturday afternoon last came in at 11 o'clock this morning, bringing pas sengers and delayed malls. The Santa Fo is reported to be badly damaged on this division and It will be some time before schedules can be resumed. Flood Cuts Railroad In Two. LINCOLN. Neb.. March 28. Three spans of the south channel of the Platte River bridge of the Sioux City- & West ern Railroad have been washed out by a flood. Traffic 1b completely paralyzed on that line. There Is still danger from ice gorges at other places. LABOR BILL CAUSES SPLIT FIRST RIFT IN HUGE BRITISH LIBERAL MAJORITY'. Bill for Immunity of Labor Unions Docs Not Satisfy Labor or Irish Party. LONDON. March 2S. The trade disputes bill, which Is a direct outcome or the Taffvale decision, which held that trades union funds are liable for the illegal acts of Individual members of a union, was in troduced In the House of Commons today by the Attorney-General. Sir J. Lawson Walton. In explaining the features of the measure he said that the recent court decisions had seriously curtailed the use fulness of trades-unions. Their undoubt ed rights of peaceful persuasion could be cut down to the point of extinction and funds contributed to provide against sick ness and lack of employment had been held liable to meet claims based on the repudiated Vets of unauthorized officials. Immunity for Labor Unions. The present bill provides that no act of a trades-union shall be held to be un lawful if such act is lawful when com mitted by an Individual. It sets forth in express terms the right of peaceful pick eting, which the Attorney-General de clared was an essential part of the right to strike, and define the law of agency as applied to tiades-union funds for any act, unless It Is perfectly clear that the act -was authorized by the governing body of the union. In regard to the demands for the com plete immunity of trades-union funds from attack, the Attorney-General de clares that he did not think it right to create a special privilege for the prole tariat. If the bill did not fulfill the ex pectations of the trades-unions, the gov ernment at least had done Its best to solve the thorny problem. Labor Members Discontented. This statement, which closed the Attorney-General's speech, was greeted with shouts of "no" from the benches occupied by the Labor party members. It speedily became evident that the government's measure was not at all to the liking of the Labor members, who before its intro duction declared their opposition to any thing short of complete immunity for union funds. In their opposition to the bill the Labor members are supported by the Irish and many ministerial members, and unless the government measure is extended so as to give union funds complete immunity from claims for damages arising from strikes, the Labor members will test the opinion of the House with a bill which they havo prepared. The Irish will ask to have the bill ex tended to include Irish farmers and oth ers who are open to unfair treatment. The trades disputes bill, which was read for the first time today, will be fought on its second reading In committee. SPLIT IN LIBERAL CABINET Many Supporters Alienated by Atti tude as to Trade Unions. LONDON, March 29. What Is consid ered to be a tactical mistake of the pres ent government In coming Into serious conflict not only with the Labor party, but a large majority of its Liberal sup porters, over the Introduction of the trades dispute bill In the House of Com mons yesterday. Is avowedly due to dif ferences of opinion among the ministers themselves, a strong minority being against a complete concession to labor views, and the comproratee adopted ap parently pleases nobody. Tbe Incident is tke subject of unani mous and keen regret on the part of the Liberal newspapers this morning, be cause, they say. It has already become known that the government will yield by leaving the question to the decision of the House and that the result of this will be a great lo?s of prestige to the govern ment. Beside, the papers say. it Is al most certain to meet with opposition In the Houso of Lords, which will send the bill back to the House of Commons shorn of tho clause granting immunity to trades unions and possibly of other Imiwrtant features, which probably would have been accepted had the government boldly faced the problem. The House of Lords, the newspapers declare, will now point to the Government's own course as Justi fication for Its rejecting the Immunity clause. The Unionist organs are Jubilant, point ing out that this action Is In fulfillment of their predictions of the danger of the government's unwieldy majority nnd her alding it as tho beginning of tho disin tegration of the Liberal battalions. STUDENTS RIOT IN ROU3LANIA Threaten Strike Unless the Minister Grant Their Demands. BUCHAREST. March 23. There was a continuation yesterday of the student demonstrations which were begun Sunday night nnd which resulted In two deaths and the wounding of sever al hundred persons. Crowds gathered In the shops, hooting and destroying signboards. The mob then proceeded to tho French Legation. Thoy sent a delegation to the Minister to assure him that the demonstration was in no way directed against the French na tion. Another deputation was sent to the Minister of Education, demanding the dismissal of the directors of tho Na tional Thcnter. declaring that unless the Minister complied with the demand within three days the university stu dents would go on strike. The dis orders wero renewed last night. FREE FIGHT IN JAPANESE DIET Blows Struck and Clothes Torn Over Railroad Bill. LONDON. March 29. The correspondent at Toklo of the Dally Telegraph reports that the submission of the House of Peers amendments to tne bill for the na tionalization of railways to the House of Representatives Tuej-day night caused a free fight, a considerable exchange of blows and the tearing of clothes among members. Eventually the police were summoned, restoring order, and closed the doors In order to frustrate the attempt of the opposition to leave the House In a body. The bill was then adopted by a vote of 214. the opposition declining to record its vote, as It considered the government's action In tbe matter inconsistent with the principle of the constitutional government. America Refuses Concessions. CONSTANTINOPLE. March 2S. In re ply to further representations made by the Porte on the subject of the proposed increase In customs duties, the American Legntion has reiterated that the Govern ment at Washington can make no con cessions until the demands for a settle ment of the schools and other questions are granted. Vesuvius Pours Forth Lava. NAPLES, March 2S. (Special.) Mount Vesuvius Is again In eruption. A large crevice opened inside the volcano yestcrdny and lava and smoke are pouring out in large quantities. The hrenk occurred 100 yards from the terminal station of the Vesuvius Rail way. Several earthquakes were also felt and the Inhabitants are fleeing. General Bell Will Retire. WASHINGTON. March 2S. An order Is sued at the War Department today orders Brigadier-General F. Bell. In charge 'of tho staff college at Fort Leavenworth. Kan., to repair to this city not later than April 9 nnd report to Lieutenant-General Bales, Chief of Stan", for assignment to duty. 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