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STRIKE IS OFF
Pennsylvania Miners Wi
Go to Work Monday,
AT NEARLY ALL POINTS
Official SettlementoftheTrour
bie by Union Officials.
FEW OPERATORS FAILED TO COMPLY
At Sncfc. Mines, tke Strike Will Con
tinue Until the Employes Are
Granted Tbelr Demands,
KAZLBTON, Pa., Oct. 25. The follow
ing statement was given out for publica
tion tonight by President Mitchell, of the
United Mineivorkers:
"Temporary Headquarters, United
Mineworkers of America, Hazleton, Pa.,
October 25, 1900. To the miners and mine
workers of the anthracite region: Gen
tlemenAfter carefully canvassing the
entire strike situation, we, xfiur officers,
district and national, have concluded
that your victory Is so nearly complete
that no good end can be served by con
tinuing the strike longer. The contest
has been in progress for 39 days, and the
companies employing you nave, with few
exceptions, signified their willingness to
pay the scale of wages formulated by
the Scranton convention of October 12
and 13.
"We are aware that-some disappoint
ment and dissatisfaction has been caused
by tho failure of the operators In dis
tricts 1 and 7 to separate the reduction
in the price of powder from the advance
in wages, but after careful Inquiry we
are satisfied that each mine employe will
actually receive an advance of 10 per
cent on tho wages formerly paid. In
the Schuylkill and Lehigh regions the
largest companies have agreed that the
sliding scale should be suspended and
that wages should remain stationary at
10 per cent until April 1, 1901, thus re
moving one of the iniquities, of which
you have complained for many years.
"While It is true that you have not Sb
.cured .redress for all your wrongs; "while
it is true that the increase in your earn
ings will no,tfullx-compensate you -Cor
the arduous labor you, are compelled to
perform, you have festabllshed a perfect
organisation, wljichi it maintained and
conducted on business principles, will en
able -you to regulate many of your local
grlevancea, and make your employment
less hazardous and more profitable than
before the strike began.
"The companies agree In their notices
o take up with their mine employes alt
grievances complained of. We would,
therefore, advise that wtien work Is rei
sumed committees' be selected by tho
mine employes and that they wait upon
tho superintendents of the companies and
present their grievances in an orderly,
business-like manner, and ask that they
be corrected.
"Your attention is respectfully called
to the fact that the laws of the State of
Pennsylvania provide that miners should
be paid semi-monthly upon demand. We
should, therefore, advise that each mine
employe serve notice on the companies
that he expects to be paid his wages
twice each month, as provided by law.
"The practical benefits to -the miner
which accrue from thorough organization
havebeen so clearly demonstrated during
this strike that it should be needless fov
us to urge upon you the necessity of
maintaining your union intact. We trust,
however, that those who are now mem
bers of the union will be unceasing In
their efforts to induce all mineworkers
to ally themselves with the United
Mineworkers of America, at once, as It
will be Impossible for you to secure your
wages In the future or even to maintain
the present rate of wages unless you
are prepared to offer a united resistance
if any attempt is made to reduce your
earnings upon the expiration of the pres
ent offer.
"As there are some few companies who
have neither posted, notified nor signi
fied in any other manner their willing
ness to pay the 10 per cent advance in
wages and suspend the sliding scale, wo
would advise that unless the men em
ployed by such companies receive notice
before -Monday that the advance will baj
paia, tney remain away from the mines
and continue on strike until the compa
nies employing them agree to the "condi
tions offered by the other companies.
The employes of the companies who have
offered the advance of 10 par cent and
abolished the sliding scale are hereby au
thorized to resume work Monday morn
ing, October 29, and to be prepared, if
called on, to contribute a reasonable
amount of their earnings for the main
tenance of those who may be compelled
to continue on strike."
The address Is signed by the national
and district officers of the United Mine
workers of' America. .
Dodson & Co., operating the Beaver
Brook colliery, posted a notice today
complying with the demands of the
Scranton convention. The company also
operates the JMorea and William collie
ries, In Schuylkill County.
A Conference In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25. A confer
ence between the officials of the big coal
carrying companies and several Individ
ual coal operators -was held today at the
office of President Harris, of the Phila
delphia & Reading Railway Company.
Tho conferees were in session about one
hour, and although all Information as to
what took place was refused, it was
stated that the -question of an early ad
justment of the. coal strike difficulties
were considered. The question of a re
duction of freight charges on the part of
the coal-carrying companies was also un
der consideration. After the conference
adjourned President Truesdale, of the
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Rail
road, held a short consultation with Mr.
Baer, a director of the Reading Com
pany. .
Deputies Shoveled Coal.
SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. 25. Fifty depu
ties .with revolvers In their hip pockets
were' shoveling "buckwheat" coal from
the Cameron colliery culm bank into
the separators today, while 20 coal and
Iron riolicemen natmlerl rh p-miinrtQ on
circling the separators to keen strlkrc
at a distance. The latter at intervals
passed the public road west of the col
liery and -cursed the deputies. No -persons
other than men wanting to- go to
work were permitted to approach the
breaker.
PEACE IN PHILIPPINES.
Dean Worcester Says It Wilt Come
With. Bryan's Defeat.
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 25. A special to
the Tribune from Ann Arbor says:
Regent Dean, of the University of
Michigan, has received, a letter from
Dean C. Worcester, a member of tho
United States Commission In the Phil
ippines, which is In part "as follows:
"Conditions were Improving here rap
idly" up to the time Bryan was nomi
nated and began to talk In public. The
result of the announcement of his policy
In regard to the Philippines was to put
a stop to the Important surrenders -which
were steadily being made under the terms
of the amnesty and to bring about; re
newed hostilities through the worst dis
tricts here in Luzon.
"We know absolutely from captured
correspondence that this desperate effort
to keep up a show of resistance Is being
made only In the hope of Influencing the
election at home and Important Insurgent
leaders like Sandlco say that unles3
Bryan is elected or the war in China
draws troops from these Islands, they
will give up their useless efforts in No
vember. I, therefore, do not look for
any general improvement in the situation
until after the Presidential election, but
with that out of the way, I expect to
see a speedy change for the better. At
present, the insurgents are resorting to
the -last resort of a failing cause, whole
sale assassination."
Mr. Worcester recites atrocities re
cently committed by hostile Filipinos upon
friendly natives and concludes:
"I am glad to' report that there are
now a very considerable number of
provinces where pacification is present
and civil government will be established
In the near future."
VANDERBILTS CONTROL IT.
Nevr Interests In Possession of tSt
Southern Pacific.
NEW TOriK, Oct. 26. The Times sayw
"The Vanderbllts have obtained control
of the Southern Pacific system. Negotia
tions aiming at this accomplishment were
begun two years ago. but were summarily
aisposea of by C. P. Huntington. The
property was his, he said, and, owning
it, he proposed to keep It. He wanted no
alliances which could only in extent make
him dependent upon others for which he
himself stood. This important deal, to
which New York, London and Berlin
houses had committed themselves, was
disposed of.
"The death of Mr. Huntington brought
about a complete change in the situation.
The personal equation disappeared. A
G-erm'an syndicate bidding, for a large
block of the stock in September was not
without encouragement tha. its. bid. would. J
lift nf.r"TffT -frvr tfiiVnrtt o'nMai'iin v.l '
an average of $42 per hare. Por reasons
which, on a business basis, were, consid
ered satisfactory 'both here and at Lon
don, the bid for-' this' 100,000 shades was
rejected. The control of the Southern
Pacific system, it can now be said, has
been obtained by American financial in
terests not hitherto Identified with the
property. Conspicuous in the syndicate
obtaining the new control are William K.
Vanderbllt, E. H. Harrlman, James J.
Hill, Norman P. Ream and James Speyer,
the latter, as the1 associate of Mr. Hunt
ington, having been conspicuously influ
ential In tho direction of the company's
affairs forv years past."
NEW CUP DEFENDER.
Will Be Built and Handled by a New
York Yacht Club Syndicate.
NEW YORK, OctTk The New York
Yacht Club met tonight, and Commodore
Ledyard assured the members that a new
cup defender will be built to meet Thomas
Llpton's Shamrock n, and he said they
could re,st on his assurance. The new
boat will be built and handled by a syn
dicate. President Returns to Canton. .
CANTON, O'., Oct. 25.-President Mo
Klnley and Secretary of War Root re
turned from Mansfield. this evening. They
stopped over at Massillon, where they
were joined by Mrs. McKinley and Mrs.
Root, to attend the wedding of Irvine C.
Wales and Edna Elizabeth McClymonts,
children of old-time friends of the Mc
Klnleys. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
- Political.
Roosevelt closed a hard day's campaign
ing in Syracuse, Pago 2.
BInger Hermann says there are no doubt
ful states on this Coast. Page 2.
Bryan epoke In New Jersey cities. Page 2.
Secretary Gage discussed financial ques
tions at Brooklyn. Page 3.
China.
Secretary Hay Is preparing his replies to.
-Eingiana ana uermany. .fage o.
Conger was authorized to begin negotia
tions With the Chinese envoys. Page 3.
Sir Robert lart says the Boxer trouble
will continue for years. Page S,
Federal Government.
The Census Bureau furnishes statistics
regarding the. growth' of cities. Page 5.
Admiral O'NeH, Chief of Ordnance, files
his annual report. Page 5.
Domestic.
The Pennsylvania miners strike was
called "ff. Page 1.
John Sherman's funeral occurred at Mans
field, O. Page 3.
The explosion- at Indian Head caused a
loss of $10,000 or $15,000. Page 5.
The First National Bonk of New York of
fers a reward for Alvord'e capture.
Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
-Pierce County. Washington, is safe for
McKInley. Page 1.
Hopes ore entertained for the recovery of
Lulu .Jones, victim of the Jefferson
tragedy. Page 1.
Present high prices for Oregon cattle con
trasted with low values of 1896. Page 4."
Portland has advanced from 106th to 42d
place In rank of cities. Page 10.
Robbers held up inmates- of saloon til
Durkee and secured $92. Page 4.
Work Is to be resumed In the Sanger
mine in -Baker County. Page 10.
Commercial and' Marine.
New York, stock market suffers a silght
Telapso..1 Pagell. ' '
Steamer State ot California departs on
farewell trip. Page 10. '
New French liner.. Is fas't. .Page 10.
'. ' ' Local.
Negotiations, for transfer of Southern Pa
cific .lines' in Oregon to Northern Pa
Tpiflc Page L
Police Commissioners decide to make no
reduction of force. Page 12.
Photographers': Association' of i Oregon in
session.. Page 8.
pierce mm SAFE
McKinleyWHI Carry It by 500
to 1000 Votes.
SOME DEMOCRATS FIGHT. ROGERS
But He Will Make a. Strong: Run
. Against Frlnlc Mixed Re
sults In County.
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 24. Staff Cor
respondence.) No one seriously contends
that Pierce County will fall to give a
majority for MoKlnley. Republican esti
mates vary from BOO to 1000, and some
enthusiasts go so far as .to declare that it
VICTIM OF THE TRAGEDY AT JEFFERSON.
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. MISS IiULTJ JOJTE9.
TEvESOlf, Or., Oct. 25. Tho condition of Lulu Jones, tha 18-year-old school sirl, who
was almo3tmurdered"by Louis Vaughn, a young lad. In the basement of the public school
building- here Tuesday, Is somewhat Improved today, and hopes are now entertained for her
recovery. The sufferer is conscious the greater part of the time, but her physical condi
tion will not permit of conversation regarding the terrible assault to which she was sub
jected. In a. few days more physlclafts expect that the critical point will be passed.
may reach 1500. The local Republican or
ganization, too. Is making particular .ef
fort to lmpres3"upon the party It3 duty
to give a full vote for Frlnk. The party
managers feel that they are under a
strong obligation to give the Seattle can
didate the heartiest- and most complete
kind of support. That is not all. They
fear that, if slashing of Mr. -Frlnk bo
comes general, Seattle will retort by
'throwing the harpoon" into Mr. Cush
man. Tacoma wants very much to elect
Mr. Cushman. It is not obvious to any
one that he has been of any great service
to the local Interests of that city. In
deed, Cushman himself Ihumorously says
"he has done, or has seriously endeavored
to do, much more for Seattle In Congress
than ho ever has undertaken to do for
his own home place. He says he has
much more trouble explaining things to
the people of Tacoma than to Seattle.
What Tacoma fears Is "the greed of the
Seattle hog," as Its people politely put
it. It has a United States Senator and
a Representative, and It has its own
large schemes in which It is without
much present success endeavoring to In
terest the Federal Government. But the
main reliance 'of Tacoma for these great
projects a United States Mint, a Gov- '
ernmenjt building, opening the Puyallup 1
River,, etc. is Its Senator, w1k Is at j
least certain of four years more. The t
chief value of having a Representative
from Tacoma lies in the fact that he is
not from Seattle. Various reports come
over from Seattle aa to the unhappy
frame of mind in which that bustling
city finds itself over its conspicuous want
of Congressional representation: and a
haunting fear 'is al-ways present that
there will be a great slump for Ronald.
Thus -it happens that Republicans are j
making an impressive display of party
fealty in -their noisy declarations that
Frlnk will run very little, if any, be
hind McKInley", despite the fact that
he is a King County man and Rogers
is from Pierce County.
Pierce County gave Bryan 800 plurality
In 1896. In 1898 it gave Anders, Republi
can, for Supreme Judge, over Heuston,
fusion," nearly 600, and" Cushman, Re
publican, over Lewis, fusion, 500 majority.
Tho county ticket was split Last Spring
Tacoma elected Louis Campbell, Repub
lican, Mayor by the .narrow margin of
ISO, and ait. the same time, Frank Colo,
Democrat, got over 300 for Treasurer.
Lister, Republican, for City Clerk, had
1000 majority. This year the Democrats
are making mighty efforts to elect a part
of their county ticket one Superior
Judge, Treasurer, County Attorney, Sher
iff, and one County Commissioner. It.
seems -to be agreed that they are likely
to succeed in part. The great war be
tween the 'Fawcett and Rogers factions
has not 'wholly subsided, and it seems
to be certain that some of tho candidates,
like the popular Steve Judson, and M.
T.
O'Ferral, for School Superintendent, I
are, going.- to suffer because "one was so
actively and obnoxiously Identified with
the Rogers primary and convention
fight, .and the other with Fawcett.
Judson was elected Treasurer two years
ago by a very heavy vote, and it is
clalmjM by the Fawcett men that ho then
promised not to be a candidate for any
office. The habits of a lifetime were
too strong to be broken, and Mr. Judson
again offered himself for the suffrages
of his fellow Democrats. Truth is Mr.
Judson is a very strong man, and lias
been more uniformly successful in office
hunting than any Democrat in any Re
publican county in tlhe whole Northwest.
But now it is probable that he is, to
express it in the vernacular, up against it.
Democrats say that Rogers is going to
carry the county by somewhere in the
neighborhood of 1000 to 15Q0. This start
ling claim is made in face of the no
torious fact that the Governor was the
choice of a minority faction of the fu
slonists In this county. A. V. Fawcett
was very anxious to be Governor. He
had the necessary sinews of war In other
words, a barrel, not comparable in size
with some other barrels, but most ac
cessible to his admiring and discerning
followers. He had, too, the ardent sup
port of a majority of -the fuslonlsts in
his county, and he put the Rogers forces
to utter rout in primary and at conven
tion. But somehow the Fawcett boom
languished mournfully after passing the
boundaries of Pierce County, and his
nomination at Seattle-"was never a pos
sibility. The Fawcett men grimly
hung on to their leader to the very last,
and many of them declared they -would
not support Rogers if nominated. Now
these gentlemen some of them ore eat
ing their words as docilely as they can.
Men like Frank Baker and A. P. Tugwell,
who went far in vituperative denuncia
tion of the Governor, have somehow been
made to see the error of their ways.
They ore on the stump valiantly expound
ing Democratic principles both are
Populists and urging the public to in
dorse the Democratic candidates. But they
are naming no names, except Bryan's.
No one has any doubt that personal ene
mies of Rogers such as these will stick
the knife in him to tfhe very hilt, and
their Immediate friends will do the same.
Fawcett himself has put his hands In
his pockets and is serenely watching the
0O
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DO NOT LOSE YOUR VOTE.
Because yon have failed to
register you need not lost yonr
vote for President. .The affi
davits of six freeholders who
Trill swear that you are a qual
ified' elector under the laws of
Oregon vrill entitle you to the
ballot. At 103 Third street, No
tary John F. Logan vrill furnish,
free of charge the necessary
blanks, and vrill take the affi
davits of freeholders without
cost. If you are entitled to
vote for President you should
do so. It will cost yon but
little trouble. The affidavits
you secure must be talcen with
you to the polls and left with
the election judges.
I
MttMtOMMM
campaign. Despite this, however, one
hears no anti-Rogers Democratic talk on
the streets. It seems to havo been ef
fectually suppressed even among his most
rancorous opponents In this hotbed of
anti-Rogerslsm. In Seattle it Is the
same. There Is In that city a clique of
single-taxers who are secretly fighting the
Governor, and will vote for Frlnk; but in
the aggregate they do not apparently
amount to much. Eugene Way, their lead
er, is ostensibly for the Governor. And
even the redoubtable Bob Bridges, who
despises Rogers with a deep and im
placable hatred, has taken the stump
for Bryan and the Democratic ticket
It is said that Bridges has stipulated
that he shall not be expected to say
anythlng for Rogers. But all the same,
the effect of his example will undoubt
edly he beneficial to the man he so warm
ly abominates.
Despite the orthodox attitude of the
Republican leaders; despite the Fawcett
defection; and despite the adverse nor
mal Republican majority In this coun-
-tCoacluded on Second agej
RAILROAD D
Northern Pacific Wants South
ern Pacific Oregon Lines.
DELAYED BY HUNTINGTON'S DEATH
Property Included in the Oregon &
California Railroad Corporation
The Situation of Affairs.""
Negotiations for the transfer of the
Southern Pacific lines In Oregon. to the
Northern Pacific Company have been on
for some time. They were Interrupted by
the death of President C. P. Huntington,
and affairs are now In such condition that
no immediate results are looked for. As
one well-informed railroad man put It,
the present situation of the Southern
Pacific la such that no transfer ot tho
Oregon lines cauld be made, no matter
how much the company might want to
sell or how much other companies might
want to buy.
President Huntington occupied an un
usual position among rillroad officials In
that he practically owned the property
that ho managed. He could buy or sell a
railroad In a minute. His word closed tho
bargain; there was none to say him nay.
There can be no real successor of Mr.
Huntington in the Southern Pacific. Tho
new president will be the usual head of
a railroad system, selected by the di
rectors to attend to the administration of
the company's affairs and being under
the direction of and accountable to tho
board of directors. Before so Importint
a transaction as the transfer; of the Ore
gon lines could take place there must bo
a deal j of consultation. Many conflicting
Interests must be considered and harmon
ized. Thus the death of such a man as
Mr. Huntington at such a time must bo
a serious setback to such negotiations.
It is even said by some that the deal has
practically been abandoned as Impossible
of consummation under present circum
stances. There 13 reason, however to be
lieve that hope still lives and that; tho
transaction wllL eventually be carried
through.
Object of the Deal.
Wherever the report of these negotia
tions has been carried it has awakened
much Interest Ind expectation as to tho
motive and object of the transfer. Somo
see In it a large scheme of the Northern
Pacific to gnt to Snn Francisco, forget
ting that the Southern Pacific would
hardly consider far a' moment the ques
tion of Introducing so lusty a competitor
to the very heart of Its pet business
field. Moreover, the Southern Pacific
lines in Oregon do not extend Into Cali
fornia at alU but stop at the state line.
These lines cover only the property of
the Oregon & California Rallrond Com
pany,, of which the Southern Pacific Com
pany Is lessee. For convenience of-opera-tlon
the lessee carries the" southern end
of Its Oregon linns to Dunsmulr. Cal.,
though lei lta traffic department the Ore
gon 'Uses end at Ashland. Or. But
the negotiations for the transfer of the
property known as theOregon & Cali
fornia was considered, and that goes only
to the southern line of Oregon,, thero
connecting with the California & Ore
gon, which runs down the Sacramento
Villey. So acquisition of this property
would fall along way snort of giving tha
Northern Pacific entrance to San Fran
cisco. Another reason for tire desire of the
Northern Pacific to get the Oregon & Cal
ifornia Is said to be that It would thua
virtually surround the O. R. & N with
which It is not on the friendliest of terms,
and would then be In better position to
dictate to the O. R. & N. Whether such
result would be attained by that deal is
certainly open to argument, for the O.
R. & N. Is far from being unable to pro
test or defend Itself. And all the North
ern Pacific now warts of the O. R. &
N. Is trackage rights down the Columbia
to Portland. Such motive would not bo
worthy of a great business corporation
like the Northern Pacific. It Is not a gov
erning factor In large investments gener
ally, and Is probably no factor at all la
the negotiations for the Oregon lines.
The Northern Pacific is credited with
large ambitions under Its present ag
gressive and successful management Its
desire for the Oregon lines of the South
ern Pacific Is believed to bo based on the
fact that It has great faith in the Pacific
Northwest, and wishes to get as much
as possible of the business of this coun
try. The progress that has come to this
country since the advent of railroads is
not greater than the advancement yet
to come, and It Is deemed only good busi
ness sense for transportation companies
to prep ire for this development. Tho
Northern Pacific Is undoubtedly desirous
of handling the commerce of so rich a
region a3 the Willamette Valley. Per
haps It thinks It could make more of tho
country than the Southern Pacific does.
The natural difficulties of the Oregon
lines are believed to be with the Northern;
rather than the Southern transcontinent
al, the crest of the Slskiyous forming a.
natural dividing line that might well- bet
respected by traffic handlers.
However this may be, it is certain that
the Northern Pacific desires the Oregon
lines, and looks forward to ajtime when
it will have them. When that time will
come no man can tell. The Northern Pa
cific Itself Is subject to the mutations of
human affairs, and Its desire for the Ore
gon roods might end If Mr. Hill should ob
tain control of it, as is intimated in some
quarters.
Southern Pacific's Leasehold.
The Southern Pacific Company has no
proprietary interest in the property of
the Oregon & California Railroad. It has
a lease of the property running- 34 years
from August 1, 1893, at an annual rental
of $5000. This leaves the remaining term
of the lease 27 years from last August
The lease may be modified or changed by
agreement of both parties. The bonded
indebtedness, upon which interest is guar
anteed by the lessee., is 513.625.0CO, and tho
capital stock is 119,000,000 $12,0CO,00O pre
ferred and 57,000,000 common. Besides
these there Is a large sum of outstanding
current liabilities. Until the past year or
two these llne3 have lacked about 5500.0CO
annually of paying expenses.
What are known as the Southern Pa
cific lines In Oregon (Oregon & Califor
nia) comprise six lines of railway, all of
whfch la now standard gauge. These are
the main line from Portland to the Cali
fornia state line, 3C6.8 miles; tht West
Side lino, from Portland to Corvallis, '9a.u
miles; the Woodburn-Natron branch, 92.7
miles; the Albany-Lebanon branch, 11.5
miles; the Yamhill division (old narrow
gauge), from Portland to Airlle-. 73 miles;
the Sheridan- branch, 7 miles a total of
653.5 miles. The Woodburn-Natron. branch
wa3 formerly tho Oregonian Railway, and
the Yamhill division was formerly tho
Portland &. Willamette Valley Railway,
but they were purchased by the Oregon &
California prior to the lease to the South
ern Pacific.
The Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany la not now actively engaged In. tho
Concluded oa JESIjrath. PagaJ