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EVENTS OP THE DAY
GATHERED FROAl ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Post Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
, Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Renders. ,
A Toledo, Ohio, stool plant lino
closed down for want of coal.
A French acrounnt and ids compan
ion wero dashed to death wliilo expert
menting with an airship at Paris.
Belgium minorl linvo gon on strike,
claiming tho trouble in tho United
States has raisod tho piico of coal .and
they ehould get some benefit. '
Sir Michael Herbert, tho now British'
ambassador to tho United Status, has
boon rocoivod by "President Roosovolt
and has ontered upon his dutios.
Ex-Queen Lilluokalani has loftlHon
olulu on her way to visit tho Unlt"d
States. It is believed that the intonds
to press her claims to tho crown
lands.
Dr. William Rlddick Whitehead, ono
of tho most distinguished physiclnnB
and surgoons in tho West, died of heart
disoaso at his homo in Denver. Ho
was 70 yoars of auo.
Bovontcon persons nro under arrest
at Indianapolis for robbing graves. It
is hoiioved tho remains of at least 100
pcoplo liavo been stolen. Tho grand
jury is inquiring into tho matter.
Mrs. Nation has rosumod acttvo op
erations in Oklahoma,
King Edward has returned to Eng
land in bettor health than for yoars.
A strlko of niallhandlors and baggage
men ut tho union dqpot in 8W,I)uis
has caused considerable dolay of tho
mails.
rTho walls of a hotel at Jackson,
Mich., collapsod whilo 13 mon wore at
work on the roof, hut nnno wore even
seriously injured.
Tho strlko of Fronch coalmlnors is,
assuming a soriousnoss equalled only
by that in this country. Numerous
clashoi botween troops und strikors are
ronortod. , .IV. "
Ex'-Hecrotary of Btato Olnoy, in!an
address, scored the coal.ooprators. Ho
says that for yoars they havo defied tho
lawB of Pennsylvania, which lorbid
common carriers to ongagoin mining.
A report will Boon bo issued bj tho
buroau of forestry showing tho amount
of timber destroyed by forest fires in
tho Northwoet. By this means it is
hopod to socuro nioro protective legis
lation. Tho crown princo of Slam has arrived
in Now York.
Tho G. A. R. will hold its next em
campmont at San Francisco,
Foreign coal will bo admittod free of
duty whilo tho miners' trouble con.
tinues.
President Roosovolt has eo far recov
ered that lie Is ablo to go about on
crutches.
A Homestead, Pa,, inventor, whilo
temporarily insane, murdered his
mother, one brother and two sisters.
Tho coal operators havo demanded of
Roosovolt that he begin action against
tho minors' union under tho anti-trust
law.
Strikers at Genera clashed with the
troops and tho hospitals are filled with
wounded roon from both sides, Many
arrests have beon made.
To meet noed of officers for tho navy
a special, midshipmen's examination
will bo held in November. Each sen
ator and representative has been asked
to name one principal and five alter
nates.
Governor Bliss, of Michigan was
thrown from a horse and severely in
jured.
There is onough coal on hand in the
various public institutions of New Vork
to run for two months.
Jessie Morrison, who has boon twice
oenvictod of murder in Kansas, and
who is fighting fot a new trial, is out
on $10,000 bonds.
French coal miners have voted a
goneral strike. It is estimated that
there, are 10?. 000 miners in Franco,
60,000 of whom belong to the union.
The transport Sherman has arrived
at San Francisco from 'Manila, Sho
has been sent to quarantine, an there
were several casesof cholera on loard.
Tho Northern Pacific has a corps of
engineers at work on its Coenr d'Alone
branch. Tho company contemplates
making this tho main line into Spy
kano, as much time could bo saved.
Edward S. Bragg, consul general at
Havana, and William A. Rubleo, consul
general at Hong Kong, havo boon ex
changed on account of lack of judgment
ueed by General Bragg in a letter.
A trainload of Eastern bangers and
capitalists are in Portland to spend a
week. They have money to invest and
want to personally inspect Portland
and surrounding country.
SLOW ON WARSHIPS.
Uchlnd Contract Time In Construction
This Permits Improvements.
Washington, Oct. 15. "Progress
upon now vosscls under construction
during tho past year has not boon satis
factory," snys Boar Admiial Bowles,
chief of tho naval bureau of construe,
tion, in his' annual report to tho secre
tary of tho navy. All tho larger vos
sels, ho pays, liavo boon delayed by tho
nondelivery of structural stool, while
tho vessels building at San Francisco
were sot back by tho 10 months' strlko,
and tho holdout of the workmon at So
attle prevented any actual progress on
tho structuro of tho hull of the battle
ship N.obr'aska building thoro. ,Tho do
lay in tho deliveries of armor for tho
battleships Maine, Missouri, and Ohio
and tho monitors Arkansas, Florida,
Novada and Wyoming has rotaidod tho
completion of theso vossols, concurrent
ly with other causes. Tho Inability of
shipbuilders to obtain a sufficient forco
of skilled workers also has boon in
many cofob an important factor in tho
slow progress.
Tho battleship Ohio is shewn to havo
neon 29 months behind lior contract on
tho first of July. Tho battleship Mis
souri is over 20 months behind. The
majority of the battleships and cruisers
are over 10 months behind,
and soiiio
of tho torpedo craft aro moro than 40
mouths bohlnd tho date of completion
Btipulatod in their contracts. How
ever, Admiral Bowles says that tho ex
tensive delays on tho torpedo boats are
being terminated by thouowly modlfiod
conditions foi their delivery.
Tho contractors' dolay In beginning
construction of tho Virginia, Pennsyl
vania and St. LouIb, tho chiof con
structor points out, gnvo his bureau an
opportunity to mako a careful revision
of tho general planB of, thoso vessels
which, ho.says, will result in. n con
siderable improvement in their military
valuo and in their habltabilUy,. The
Plans for the turrods of the' Virginia
class woro developed in moro detail.
An entire rearrangement of tho Bchome
lor tho stowage of ammunition was
mado and particular attention was
given to nn cfllciont schomo for coaling.
The ships added to tho navy during tho
past year the buttleship Illinois and tho
(orpedo croft Decatur, Perry, Preblo,
DiddlejfThornton and Wilkes. Aj
Substantial and encouraging progress
is reported in tho 'standardization 6f
ship fittings, a scljonio to socure 'Uni
formity in' tho innumerable typos' ol
ship's parts, which has long been fos
tered by the construction department.
MUTINY ON A SHIP. '
Murderous Plan to Secure $15,000 and
Wreck the Vessel.
Now. York, Oct. 15. Tho little
stoamor Dos Herniation was sent out on
a crulso among somo of tho southern
islands by a trading firm a few days be
fore tho transport Sherman left Manila,
tays a dispatch from San Fraucifco.
, Tho stoamor readied Vlrac and an
chored in tho harbor there. Olllcorf
and tho few passengers on board wero at
dinner in the cabin when about 30 ol
the crow, led by tho boatswain, rushed
down tiio gangway armed with knives
hatchets and clubs, and demandod the
money that was on tho voshol. The
ofilcors wero caught unarmed. The two
women pass'engerH fled to their rooms.
The captain and mon passongors guvo
tho mutineers battle.
Tho Dos Hormanos was anchored
closo to tho short) and not far away
from tho constabulary barracks, Tho
noiso of tho fight was hoard ut tho bar
racks and ofilcors put out to tho vessel.
They succeeded in boarding alter a
desperate struggle with the mutineers,
several of whom wero shot and killoi,
Tho others, numbering 34, were arrest
ed, charged with mutiny and piracy.
It is supposod the plan of tho muti
neers was to kill all the ofllcers, run
away with the stoamor, tuko the
$15,000 which was aboard and then
wreck tho shin and declare all wero
lost except themselves,
LOOKINQ FOR A PASS.
Great Central Bnglneers In the Umpqun
! Mountains,
Roseburg, Or., Oct. 16. Engineers
tieorgo Lymun Moody and A. A, Liuds
ioy aro making a reconnolssanco of tho
North UmrMiua route over tho Cascade
mountains, oast of here, for tho propoFod
Great Central railroad between Pall
Lake and Coos bay. Engineer Jarrott
and u party cf surveyors oro now work
ing this way from .Myrtle Point. Work
was begun today laying' off and platting
tho depot grounds hero on tho JIushey
tract, adjoining tho city limits. An
ofllco building is to be erected thereon I to Now York, and his conference with
for the lino of tho railioa company us' Mr, Morgan. Mr. Morgan at that
soon as the material already ordered ar- time expressed a keen interest in tho
rlvos. Definite location of tho railway .situation and a desire to brinir about
line eastward will begin when Engineers
Moody and Llndsley ret'irn.
Tho Great Central townsite company,
composed mainly of local capitalists,
has been incorporated horo with a capi
tal of $50,000. They aro platting a
tract of several hundred acres adjoining
thu city limits and tho Great Central
depot grounds.
UP TO THE MINERS
OPERATORS AGREE TO ARBITRATION
OF THE LABOR TROUBLE.
Consent of Strikers Means Work at Once
Five Alqn are to Inquire into All the
Conditions In the Mining District and
Their Decision Is to be Final Orcat
Victory for Roosevelt.
Washington, Oct. 15. Tho coal mino
oporatora havo agreed to tho appoint
ment of a commission, to bo appointed
by the proeldont of tho United States,
to whom shall bo roforrod nil questions
at issuo botwoon tho companies and
their own employes, whether thoy bo
long to a union or not, and tho decision
of tho commission shall bo accepted by
tho operators. Tho commission in to
consist of an army or navy engineer
ofllcor, nn oxport mining ongineor not
connected with tho coal mining prop
erties, ono of tho judges of tho United
States courtB of tho eastern district of
Pennsylvania, a man of promltienco as
a'soslologist, and a man who, by active
participation in mining and tollinn
coal, is familiar with tho physical and
commorcial feat tiros of tho business.
Tho operators also mako it a part of tho
proposition that tho minors shall re
turn to work as soon ns tho commission
is constituted, and ceasu all' interfer
ence with nonunion men. Tho com
mission is to name n date when its find
ings shall bo effective, and to govern
conditions of employment botwocn tho
companies and their own employes for
at least throo years. Tho statement
was road to tho president -as an net of
courtesy before being given to tho
pross.
Tho conditions which tho operators
attach to thu proposition tor arbitration
are not such us can bo rofusod, although
they coucli their stntoniout in lapguugo
which Iuib characterized all their state
ments, an spito ol tiio insolent man
ner in which thoy received tho first
c)vortureB of tho president they haVo
beon compelled to allow him to namo a
commission of arbitration. Even in
suggesting tho character 'of tho mon
who' will compose the commission, they
aro following suggestions coming from
tho president, as the character of tho
men 'described aro tho kind ho would
chVe. As fJLrst bellovedby tiio preU
dont'whon he took stho initiative, tho
men refusing overtures of peace havo
been, compelled by an overwhelming
public sontlhient to reconsider. His
judgmont'has been justified, and thu
result will causo groat rejoicing among
thoso threatened by a coal amino,
rho following Is, in part, tho state
ment of tho oporatord:
"To tho public! Tho managers of
tho differont coal properties compris
ing tho anthracite coal fields wish their
position in tho proeont strike to bo un
derstood, and therefore make tho fol
lowing siatomont of facts:
"Thoro aro in tho anthracite rogions
about 75 operating companies and linns
and 147,000 mlueis and workmon, of
which 30,000 aro under ago, compris
ing some 20 nationalities und dialects.
Of theso workmen, possibly ouo-hulf
belong to tho United Minuworkers'
union, of which John Mitchell lt presi
dent, ' That organization was origin
ally formed in tho bituminous coal re
gion, and threo-fourths of its members
aro miners of bituminous coal, und
bituminous coal s sold in uctlvo com
petition with anthracite coal. Tho re
maining workmen in thu anthracite
field either belong to no union what
ever or do not belong to tho Minuwork
ers' union,
"The coal companies beliovu that tho
wages paid In tho coal regions aro fair
and full, and all that tho business in
its normal condition has boon able to
stand if tho capital Invested is to have
uny reasonable return. Tho profits
liavo beon small, several of thu com
panies have become bankrupt and liavo
been reorganized several times. Hove-
rrul havo never paid dividends, and thu
dividends of tho others havo been a
small roturn for tho capital investod.
It is not, however, tho purposo of
this statement to discuss this question.
"Wo are not nor nevor havo been un
willing to submit all questions between
them and their workmen to any fair
tribunal for decision. Wo are not will
ing to enter into arbitration with tho
union of minors, a union composed of
men in a rival and competitive interest,
and they are not willing to make any
arrangements which will not secure to
thu men now working, and all now or
hereafter wishing to work, whethor
they lieloug to tho Mineworkers' union
or not, thu right and opportunity to
work in safety und without personal
insult or bodily harm to themrelves or
to tholi fumilios."
The proosition of tho coal niorutorR
was u result of a visit of Secretary Boot
an adjustment, if ponsllilu. rollouiiig
this talk with r-ecrqtary Hoot, there
was u conference in Now York, at
which tho proosltlon of the coal oper
ators was agreed to, and Mr. Mirgan
was delegated to bring it to tho presi
dent, in tho belief that such would bo
the courteous course, and tho best way
of promulgating the offer of settlement.
PUBLIC FUNDS SOLICITED.
Wage Earners Asked to Contribute Their
Earnings for One Hour Each Monday.
Washington, Oct. 14. Tho American
Federation of Labor, through its oxec-
utlvo council, has .issued an addross to
tho public, appealing for financial and
moral aid .for tho striking anthracite
minors, mid denouncing tho attitudo ol
tho mino ownors, on whom, tho oppoal
Bays, must rest tho responsibility for
tho hardships resulting from tho coal
famlno. Tho address in part is as fol
lows: "To tho Public and Organized Labor:
The Btriso of tho minors is'now in ltd
23d wook. That tho strlko occurred
was entirely tho fault of tho presidents)
of tho coal companies. That tho strike
Iiob continued to this day is ontirely
duo to tho contempt which tho presi
dents of tho coal companies havo for tbe
pooplo of our country, and tho untold
Bufferings which nil may endure. No
otter to sottlo tho strlko eoulti'bo ' fairer
than that of tho miners' representative
nt tho coiiforonco with Prosidont Kooee
volt. ' Tho operators' haughty ar
roganco, brutal, dominating spirit and
blasphemous assumption of divine
wealth, proprietorship, shook tho uui
verso, und aroused tho indignation of
all lovors of justice nod fair dealing.
"What moro could thu minors do and
maintain their self rospect land not for
feit tho rospect of their fellow men,
than their willingness to submit all
mutters in dispute to a commission up
pointed by Prosidont Booeovolt, and
whet, that was rofusod, to loavo tho en
tire controversy to J. P. Morgan, ono of
tiio men largely Intoroitod with the
operators, Thoro has nevor been a
tlmo, oither before tho strike or filnce
its inauguration, that tho minors have
not been entirely willing to havo the
questions involved in tho minors'
claims Investigated and adjusted by any
disinterested person.
"In behalf of tho miners,, in behalf
of tho causo of freedom, for "justice and
right, tho undorsignod, representing the
organ bod wugo earners, of America,
appeal to all pooplo to contribute gen?
orously, promptly, nud to continue the
sanio until tho termination of this con
test. An,d, to that oud tho fojlowiug
suggestions are mado;
"First That in each city and town,
business, professional and public moo,
form relief committees to solicit finan
cial nnd othor contributions.
"Second That tho hours botwoon 10
and 11 o'clock of each Monday morning;
during tiio contlnuanro of tho strike, is
designated as 'Miners'- Hour,' nnd the
wagoa earned during that hour by the
working pooplo of our country be ap
propriated to tho minors.
"Third That the ministers of the
gospol of all denominations mako a
special plea to their respective conuro-
gationa each Sabbath morning in behalf
of tho minora, their wives and children, '
and that they constitute thomsolvea
Into relief committoes among tholr re
spective parishioners. .
"Fourth Thut tho dolly, weekly
and labor press solicit contributions
from their reudors; entertainments be
urranged and contributions from unione
und othor organized bodies solicited.
"Follow" citizons, fellow wago earn
ers, como to tho uld of tho miners in
their heroic contest, and administer a j
woll jiurited rsbuko for tho arrogant, i
oppressive and unjustiflablo' attitude
toward thu minors of the onorutors.
who would tramplo under , foot and
crush tho hearts and spirits of tho men
whom thoy employ with equally cal
lous indifforoucu as they outrage digni
ty, tho manhood and tho interests ot
evory roan, woman nnd child In our
land.
"Bond all contribtlons to W. B, Wil
son, Secrotary United Minewnrkore of
America, Stevens Building, Indianapo
lis, Indiana."
TO INCREASE CUBAN
ARMY.
Island Congress Is Now Considering a SIR
for This Purpose,
Washington, Oct. 14, Tho Cuban
congress Is considering a bill to In
creaso tho Cuban army to three or
four times its present strength, and
tho Impression prevails in tho island
that the bill will bo enacted. Should
Secrotary Boot hoed tho appeal of Pres
ident Pulma, tho legislation would be
looked upon us almost necessary, as tho
Cubans aro looking forward with much
anxiety to the tlmo when their own
troops can form tho solo garrison of
Havana, and when thoro will bo no
other troops to disputo their title.
Tho natives of tho island, according
to mail advices from tho Cuban me
tropolis, havo mlsconcoption of the
intention of this government in leaving
a handful of troops in tholr territory.
Those that remain aro in no way acting
as u garrison, und do not assert them
selves, or thrust themselves to the
front, as thoy did prior to May 20.
Officially, neither American officers
nor mon appear ut any functions.
Whenever they aro invited, it is in a
personal and not an official capacity.
It is said today that an American uni
form is rarely seen on tho streets of
Havana, there being practically nn
evidence of the piesonco of our troopa
in wiuv vicinity.
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