THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY .30, 1902.
WAR IS AT AN END
South African Peace May Be
Proclaimed Monday.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY BALFOUR
Boer Delegates Return to Vereenl
ging for the Final Confer
ence Situation In Cape
Colony.
LONDON, May 30. The morning papers
are unanimous In accepting the statement
of the government leader, A- J. Balfour,
in the House of Commons, as having but
ono meaning, namely, peace; but the pa
pers believe that Its long experience with
the astute Boer character compels the
government to the unusual precaution of
announcing nothing until the terms of
peace are actually signed, lest another
surprise ehould be forthcoming at the last
moment. For reasons similar to the fore
going,, the censorship inSouth Africa has
been seriously devoted to preventing the
terms of peace from leaking out.
The delegates who left Pretoria at 9
o'clock Wednesday night include Acting
President Schalkburger, of the Trans
vaal; General Lucas Meyer, Commander-in-Chief
of the Orange Free State forces;
General Botha, the Transvaal Command.
cr-in-Chlef; Generals Delarey and Dewet,
State Secretary Reitz, of the Transvaal;
General Smutz, Commandant Beyers and
Landrost Brand. They are, therefore,
representatives of all parties. It is pre
sumed that these delegates have fully ac
ctptcd the British terms, but in Pretoria
it is believed they will have some difficulty
in bringing the Vereenlglng conference
entirely to their way of thinking, which
is likely to delay a decision in the mat
ter until Monday. No doubt is entertained
either In South Africa or In London as to
what that decision will be, and some pa
pers here are already Indulging in a dis
cussion of peace plans.
PUTTING OX FINAL TOUCHES.
Announcement of Result Will Be
Made Monday.
LONDON, May 29. The British Cabinet,
which was especially summoned last night,
was In session this morning for a little
over an hour. It Is generally accepted,
however, that the session, though brief,
sufficed to put the final touches on the
agreement which will terminate the war.
The Colonial Secretary. Joseph Chamber
lain, was sufficiently recovered from his
indisposition to attend what has been des
ignated as "the peace" cabinet.
The Government leader, A. J. Balfour,
announced In the House of Commons to
day that he hoped to De able, on Monday
next, to announce the result of the peace
negotiations in South Africa. Balfour
added:
"I cannot, however, be absolutely cer
tain of being in a position to do so, and
until the statement can be made I do
not think It expedient to take up the bud
get." In spite of Mr. Balfour's pretended un
certainty, there is no doubt whatever In
the House of Commons or elsewhere that
a full peace settlement will be announced
Monday next.
The capture of Commandant Milan, an
nounced from Mlddleburg, Cape Colony,
last night, recalls attention to the activ
ity of the rebellion in Cape Colony. Com
mandant Malan, tpok the .late .Command
ant Scheeper's commando when the latter
was captured by the British and became
chief BOer commandant in Cape Colony
after Commandant Krltzenberger's cap
ture Malan, who was mortally wounded
when capturea by Major Collett's mounted
troops, was among the Irreconcilables
who refused to send delegates to the
peace conference at Vereenlglng, Trans
vaal. According to the latest uncensored cor
respondence from Cape Town the Boers
are still in occupation of many localities
of Cape Colony, having a score of bands
of raiders, mounted and armed, and
of sufficient mobility to defy successful
pursuit, although the British have often
swept and "cleared" every mile of the
colony's territory. A correspondent re
ports that the "Invasion is more actively
aggressive than ever and the rebels more
rampant."
The campaign against the Boer com
mandoes in Cape Colony, which has been
in active progress for 1G months, has
achieved nothing beyond keeping them
moving.
"Any occasional success," the corre
spondent adds, "obtained by the 17 Brit
ish columns operating In Cape Colony, is
more the result of luck than of their tac
tics, and these unpalatable facts will con
tinue as long as few columns operate.
The Inadequacy of the supply of troops Is
at the root of the unsatisfactory opera
tions." QUESTION OF ARMS SETTLED. ,
Preparing Vereenlglng Camp for the
Final Sleeting.
PRETORL, May 29. Lord Milner, the
British High .Commissioner, left Pretoria
for Johannesburg this morning. Tho Boer
delegates have also left this city and have
returned to Vereenlglng, Transvaal, the
scene of the peace conference between
the Boer delegations. The question of
arms has been settled in a manner fa
vorable to tho Boers, whose contention
that the occupants of outlying farms
would be exposed to danger from attack
on the part of natives or wild beasts was
held to be well grounded.
The camp at Vereenlglng has been elab
orately prepared by the British authori
ties with a view to the comfort and con
venience of the delegates to the conven
tion now being held there. The camp has
been laid out in a squarei a few miles
from Vereenlglng. On tho Transvaal side
of the Vaal River there are 60 bell tents
and 20 marquees. A plentiful supply of
water has been piped to the camp, elec
tric lights have been Installed and a staff
of British medical officors are in at
tendance. Generous cooking and cater
ing arrangements also have been made.
The delegates are amusing theselves with
varous outdoor games, and at a recent
football match the delegates from tho Or
ange Free State were victorious over the
delegates from the Transvaal. A com
pany of the Scots Guards, as a guard of
honor, was at the games.
Mule Cnmp Aonnuoncd.
LATHROP, Mo.. May 29. The British
mule camp, which has been maintained
1 ere since May, 1901, during which time
89,000 horses and mules for use In South
Africa have been handled. Is to be moved
to Toronto, Canada, immediately. Near
ly all the British officers .have already
left, and the 2000 horses still here will be
shipped to Toronto within a few days.
Jameson Go en to South. Africa.
NEW YORK. May 29. Dr. Jameson will
return to South Africa In a fortnight, to
remain two years, says a Tribune dispatch
frord London. He takes a hopeful view
of the future of the country.
RED 'CROSS CONVENTION.
Seventh Annual Meeting Opens at St.
Petersburg.
ST PETERSBURG, May 29. The sev
enth annual international Red Cross con
ference, under the presidency of Gen
eral Richter, was officially opened today
by the Minister of Justice, M. Nv V.
Mouravleff. In the presence of the Dowa
ger Czarina, the Czarewltch, Grand Duke
Michael, and many other notables.
A hundred delegates from various coun
tries were present. Tho delegates were j
given a banquet tonight. Miss Barion,
president of the American Red Cross Soci
ety, was accorded a flattering reception.
The delegates from Spain were particu
larly cordial to Miss Barton, In recogni
tion of her work among the Spanish pris
oners in Cuba. ,
England's Naval Programme
LONDON, May 29. During the discus
sion of the navy estimates In the House
of Commons today, the Secretary of the
Admiralty, Arnold Foster, repudiated the
suggestion of Sir Charles Dllke, advanced
radical, that the government's ship build
ing programme was so small as to create
a bad Impression abroad. The Secretary
pointed out that during the last year 35
ships had been completed and 75 vessels
are now under construction. Including 20
armored cruisers. In addition to this
colossal Instance of Great Britain's naval
reserve, the Admiralty contemplated Im
mediate proceeding at upwards of 27 ships.
The vote for the construction of vessels
alone, during the present year, would
amount to over 9,000,000.
Continuing, Arnold-Forster said it was
purposed to continue the use of subsi
dized merchant cruisers, subject to a pos
sible change In the general policy regard
ing subsidies, and subject also to the
question of the status which some of these
ships might acquire by virtue of a change
In their ownership, consequent on changes
in registry.
Corpus Christ! Day at Vienna.
VIENNA, May 29. Corpus Chrlstl day
was celebrated today with the customary
magnificent ecclesiastical ceremony. Em
peror Francis Joseph, the Archdukes, the
principal officers of state and the munici
pal authorities were present at high mass
in the Cathedral at 7 In the morning.
Subsequently the whole body paraded the
principal streets, headed by the clergy
and banners of every parish in the city.
The Emperor walked, bareheaded, carry
ing a lighted candle behind the host.
A large party of Americans, including
Robert S. McCormlck, the United States
Ambassador; Chandler Hale, the secre
tary of the Embassy; Captain Floy W.
Harris, the military attache, and Fred
erick Othlls, of New York, viewed the
pageant from the windows of the United
States Embassy,
Annoyed by Photographers.
BERLIN, May "29. Special police precau
tions are being taken In connection with
the annual Spring parade of German
troops to be held at the Templehof Field
tomorrow. The parade will bo witnessed
by Emperor William, the Shah of Persia
and tho Crown Prince of Slam. The pre
cautionary measures aro particularly
aimed at photographers, by whom His
Majesty has recently been much annoyed.
POTSDAM, May 29. The Shah of Persia
arrived here this afternoon. He was re
ceived by Emperor William, several army
officers of high rank, Baron von Rlchtho
fen the Foreign Secretary, and a guard of
honor.
Sngnsta May Resign.
MADRDO, May 29. The possibilities of
the early retirement of Senor Sagasta
from the Premiership Is again being dis
cussed in connection with the meeting of
the Cortes. The president of the Senate,
Senor Montero RIos, considers that, as
no decree proroguing the session has been
issued, the law requires the reassembling
of Parliament, and he has decided to sum
mon the Senate to meet June 2. Senor
Sagasta is opposed to convoking the
Cortes, and will appeal to the King, who
will not sign the prorogation proclamation
without consulting with other political
leaders. It is held in some quarters that
such action on tho part of His Majesty
will render Senor Sagasta's position un
tenable. PROMOTION IN THE ARMY
Digest of the Issue Between Senators
and the President.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Senate will not confirm tha nomi
nation of Captain Crozler to be head of
the Ordnance Bureau, of which he is
admitted to be the most distinguished
member. The reason given is that he is
interested in some recent inventions of
arms. That is a pretext, because Army
officers may not take out patents for in
ventions. All their inventions belong to
the Government. The real reason is that
Captain Crozler was promoted over a lot
of elderly Colonels and Majors, and the
Senate prefers tho old method of pro
motion by seniority.
This method work3 well for common
place officers, just able to remain in the
service and pass their easy examinations
lor promotion. They work their way up
by lapse of years, and many of them
reach the head Just before retirement for
age, so that they can go on the retired
list with tha highest pay. The Army and,
what is more important, the great staff
departments, are commanded in succes
sion by a lot of veterans, desirous to
take life easy and with their minds fixed
on retirement. Naturally the service rusts
in sloth and gets stiff in the joints and
breaks down pitifully in the crisis of
war. Then, if the war lasts long enough,
the system has to be abandoned for that
of promotion of the most capable and
energetic young officers by merit. Presi
dent Roosevelt wishes to anticipate the
emergency of war by adopting this sys
tem now, even If some worthy veterans
should suffer. He thinks that tho Army
should be managed for the benefit of tho
country, instead of the country being
taxed for the personal benefit of Army
officers. The Senate thinks differently.
There is no great public interest In the
technical bureaus of the Army staff, be
cause there Is no great public knowledge
of them. Few of us know the difference
between ordnance and ordinance till one
or the other Is brought home by some
tragic Incident of war or some Intolerable
incident of municipal oppression. Friends
of the volunteers in Cuba and the Philip
pines should know something about tha
Ordnance 3ureau. Its business, when it
Is awake, is to supply troops with the
best modern arms. It was slow in waking
in 1S93; time-worn veterans can't be routed
out at sun-up like active young Lieuten
ants. The result was that our boys went
to tho front with old short-range Spring
fields, whose only use was to make a
black smoke to point them out to the
long-range smokeless Mausers of the
Spaniards and Filipinos. This the sys
tem the President wants to break up and
the Senate wants to perpetuate.
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Senator Mitchell's Banq.net.
If I were Senator Pd set
A dainty piscatorial snare.
And from tho realms of Neptune get
A flsh to grace the bill of fare;
Then a la carte I would prepare
To suit the Senatorial wish,
A salmon from its natiro lair.
"What chef can duplicate tho dish?
And then with regal wine I'd wet -
The Inner spot so tender where
The storied drinks of etiquette
Combine with power to curl the "hair.
No need to paw the ambient air
And plead for Coos or Snohomish
The incandescent It Is there.
And inspiration In the dish.
Columbia needs no rich croquette.
No chops a la Jardiniere.
She twines the Senate In her net
Like salmon. In a meal that's square.
Tts thus she'll ever do and dare.
And talk, with her Imperial flsh.
To hypnotize them for her share.
No speech can parallel the dish.
No terror hedges round the chair.
While swims with its own flns our flsh.
Nor suave-voiced sages rip and tear
When we materialize the dish.
H. F. RODNEr.
Snow in New York.
MALONE, N. T., May 29. Snow foil Jast
night throughout the northern part pt the
Adlrondacks. The mercury here dropped
to 33
ROCHESTER, K. xl May .-According
to the weather Bureau Rochester "was the
coldest city in the United States yester
day, the lowest temperature being 36. A
traco cf snow fell.
THE RUSSIAN FAMINE
SITUATION IN THE STRICKEN DIS
TRICT GROWS WORSE.
Great Increase In Number o Cases
of Scurvy Government's Pol
Icy Toward Labor Unions.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 3. The situa
tion of the famine-stricken peasants con
tinues to grow worse. In 241 villages of
the MInzellnsk District, Government of
-Cufa, CS15 caes of scurvy were officially
recorded April 14, as compared with 2723
cases reported March 14. This Is only a
sample of existing conditions In other
famine districts.
Siberian merchants are loudly complain
ing that Manchuria and adjacent ports of
Siberia are flooded with American, Ger
man, Japanese and other foreign goods,
and that Russian trade Is disappearing.
Energetic measures are demanded at fron
tiers. About 300,000 poods of Russian petro
leum has been shipped to Chrlstlanla, Nor
way, where American oil heretofore mo
nopolized the market.
TRADES UNIONS IN RUSSIA.
Worklngmnn's Policy as Carried Out
by the Government.
MOSCOW. Saturdnv. Mnv s Tn
connection with the assassination of M. 1
MENTIONED IN ROME
VACANT SEE
f&sf A HIbB lfcsfc ' t?k wslK2siisslBflfi
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
"Archbishop John Ireland, of St. Paul, whoso name la prominently mentioned In
Heme a3 a .candidate for the archbishopric of the vacant see of New York, has
long been discussed as a probable cardinal, to which bis transfer to Archbishop
Corrlgan's seat would be a natural step. The distinguished prelate of St. Paul la
C4 years old. He was born In Ireland, and came to America In his boyhood,
going at once to St. Ijaul, where he was educated at the cathedral school. .He
studied theology In France, was ordained priest on December 21. 1801. conse
crated a bishop in 1875, and became archbishop a few years subsequently. Mgr.
Ireland Is a broad-gauge, liberal, cultured and distinctly modern churchman, who
has friends lnr every American city. Hlo transfer East would please- many persons
in and near Washington.
Siplagulne, tho Russian Minister of the
Interior, mention has been made of the
new worklngmen's policy inaugurated by
M. Zoubatoff, chief of the secret police
of Moscow, with the approval of Chief of
Police Trepoff. Authentic information
received here shows this policy to bo one
of the oddest and most revolutionary ever
undertaken by the Russian Government.
Last Autumn, on tho ostensible initia
tive of worklngmen, a number of univer
sity professors and teachers began lec
turing to audiences of worklngmen on
the question of labor legislation and vari
ous other allied subjects. It soon became
apparent that tho lectures had been or
ganized by the secret police, whoso tools
the alleged worklngmen's leaders were,
and all tho lecturers except one ceased
their discourses.
The&e lectures served as being intro
ductory to the organization of labor
unions, or friendly societies, statutes for
several of which have just been con
firmed by the Ministry of the Interior. A
characteristic of these statutes Is that
they permit, as members of the societies,
policemen and priests. It is provided that
the funds of these organizations may not
be used to support strikes. Worklngmen's
meetings, conducted by police, in tempor
ary tea rooms, were allowed to discuss
the eight-hour movement, freedom of or
ganization, liberty of Instituting strikes
and other matters hitherto held to be se
ditious. The Government scored an immediate
success. The secret radical movement
was outtrumped. Every man was Invited
to demand openly what he had preached
stealthily and rumors wero circulated
that the Government Intended buying fac
tories and turning them over to the work
lngmen. Tha Government's victory at
tained its maximum when 25,000 working
men peaceably celebrated on February 19
(old style) the anniversary of the eman
cipation of serfs in the sacred Kremlin,
the police officers carefully selecting the
participants and giving tickets, in 'batches
of 100, to regular and secret police and
spies. Thereupon the Governor-General
of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergius, re
ceived a delegation of worklngmen and
promised -paternal solicitude for their wel
fare. Celebrations in commemoration of
emancipation day had "been strictly for
bidden heretofore.
So much for the bright side. From the
beginning disadvantageous features
cropped out and the working people quick
ly tired of mere talk and demanded re
sults. Early In the year strikes began
in numerous factories. These were fol
lowed, In some cases, by incendiary fires,
while machinery was smashed In Daniloff
cotton mills by a mob. led. It Is asserted,
by police agents.
A most extraordinary phase of the sit
uation began late In February. Although
tho Government tried to hush tho affair
up, the following story has been absolute
ly authenticated. Rumors In regard to
the matter were current In St. Peters
burg and they were verified by an inves
tigation made on the ground. A French
company operates silk mills here, employ
ing ordinarily about 5000 men. One day
two pretended worklngmen, named Kras
lvsky and Jllkln. leading organizers of
the lectures and of the friendly societies,
demanded admittance at the works, for
the purpose of discussing the differences
between the company and Its employes.
Manager Goujon, a French citizen, re
fused to allow them to enter.
The two men, who were in reality police
agents, reported to the nearest police
captain, who demanded that they be ad
mitted, with the same result. Chief of
Police Trepoff then called M. Goujon to
the telephone and peremptorily ordered
that the men be allowed to enter the
mills. The manager declared his willing
ness to comply if Trepoff sent a written
order. The Chief answered that M.
Goujon should obey Instantly and the
written order would be forthcoming.
"Very well' replied H. Goujon, "since
you promise It, I will admit tho men."
Trepoff, thoroughly enraged, then
shouted that M. Goujon would have to
leave Moscow within 24 hours.
The two agents were finally admitted
to the mills, and after a discussion, de
manded that the company pay the em
ployes 40,000 roubles on disputed wage ad
justments, the worklngmen having
charged that Inequitable measurements
had been made of work completed. M.
Goujon refused to accede to this. A fac
tory Inspector attached to the Finance
Ministry declared that the demands were
unfounded, but nevertheless the two
agents called out 700 weavers, whom Gou
jon Immediately paid and dismissed.
Chief Trepoff hired a vacant workshop
to lodge the Idle men and their families
and gave them money regularly. In order,
It Is claimed, to make the strike a suc
cess. He also sent notice that the mills
would be Inspected, and threatened that
if a single infringement of the regulations
was found that M. Goujon would bo Im
prisoned. The sanitary Inspectors, how
ever, found nothing amiss. Thereupon M.
Trepoff summoned M. Goujon and his as
sociates and threatened to ruin them if
they refused compliance with his desires.
"If the demands were legal, I would
gladly submit," responded M. Goujon,
adding that not only would he not take
back the 700 persons In question, but
would also dismiss 2000 others.
M. Goujon, with several friends, then
hastened to St, Petersburg and related
the circumstances to the officials of the
Finance Ministry, which controls factor
ies. The manager carried with him a
collective protest of the Moscow manu
facturers, who declared themselves un
able, under the existing conditions, to
operate their factories, slnco the police
AS SUCCESSOR TO THE
OF NEW YOkK.
were engaged in Inciting the employes to
hatred and distrust of their employers.
Soon afterward GO manufacturers of
Moscow held a secret meeting, at which
they drafted a stronger protest and sent
a deputation, including M. Najdenoff,
chairman of tho Board of Trade, to St.
Petersburg. Thus matters stood when M.
Siplagulne was assassinated.
"What policy the new Ministry will pur
sue is not known, but. In tho meantime,
the manufacturers, stoutly declare they
will not resume operations until the
actions of M. Trepoff are disavowed. They
do not much object to a long shut down,
owing to business helng excessively bad.
The Goujon affair has taken on an in
ternational aspect, owing to tho manager
having appealed to the French Embassy
for protection. The trades union move
ment has also advanced beyond the
wishes of the police. A delegation cf
worklngmen recently went to St. Peters
burg to ask permission for the formation
of labor unions on the British model. The
Minister of the Interior, however, flatly
refused their request.
The Finance Ministry has recently given
the labor question close attention and
has elaborately proposed laws regulating
employers' liability for accidents, medical
assistance for working people, the open
ing of new industrial establishments and
freedom of organization and strikes.
Subordinate Importance is attached here
to placards denouncing "foreign devils,'
the example of the mlllworkers in Tver,
where this movement originated, not hav
ing been followed elsewhere.
Publlo Baths Movement.
Baltimore News.
Information collected for tho Municipal
Year Book of tho Engineering News
shows that 3G cities and towns of tho
United States, with 3000 population and
upward, have public baths of somo de
scription. Of this number, Massachusetts
has 10 and Now York Stite 7. Most of
these baths are open during the Summer
only, the nll-the-year baths , being very
few In number outside of the two states
mentioned. Those having the baths are
still fewer. However, the movement for
all-the-year public baths has grown much
during the past few years, and promises
to grow still more In the immediate fu
ture. New York state now has a law
making it compulsory for cities of 50,000
population or more to establish them.
The laundry feature, which is a common
accompaniment of the public bath in Eng
land and parts of Continental Europe,
also seems to bo growing In popularity,
though slowly. The Engineering News
makes the mistake of saying that In the
United States this feature has not been
introduced further than to make pro
vision for washing the personal clothing
of the bathers. Tho "Waiters bath, on
High street, in this city, which ha3 been
in operation now for IS months, has from
the first provided facilities to patrons
for handling their whole household wash,
at a nominal charge; and the new bath
opened this week has similar facilities.
The Baltimore baths aro also open the
year round. It will thus be seen that
Baltimore, through the liberality of Mr.
Walters, is further advanced than most
other American cities In the matter of
its public baths. To keep properly
humble in this matter, however, we
should remember that heathen Rome, in
the days of Augustus, had about 150 pub
lic baths, in addition to hundreds of
basins and fountains used as such, and
that the most mlseraglo plebeian then,
for a copper cola, could take his dip amid
surroundings of marble and mosaic such
as the Emperor's palace could not sur
pass. There is still room for extension
here.
Some Encouragement. "Well," said the mag
azine poet, "I have one comforting thought
left, anyway-' "What's that?" his wife asked.
"3iy poetry hasn't been found to be bad
1 enough for any Congressman to quote in a
speech as yet." Chlcajo Record-Herald.
NEW PLAN TO END STRIKE
CIVIC FEDERATION DEALING "WITH
COAL MINE STOCKHOLDERS.
Operators Generally Are Preparing
for a Long: Struggle Nonunion
Men Being Imported.
NEW YORK, May 2). The executive
committee of the Civic Federation has,
according to information furnished the
Tribune, which It will print tomorrow, be
gun to put In effect a new plan to Induce
the operators to arbitrate the strike of
the anthracite miners. A member of the
Civic Federation said to the Tribune re
porter: "As soon as Senator Hanna returns to
Washington, we will communicate with
him with a view of his Issuing a call for
a meeting of the Civic Federation on
general principles, to be held in this city.
When the meeting will be held I do ilot
know, but it will be called soon, and the
strike of the mlncre will be discussed. At
the meeting a number of other matters
will be taken up, including strikes which
have been settled and averted. The mem
bers of the federation are no longer per
sonally asking the presidents of the coal
carrying roads to consent to arbitration.
They are endeavoring to reach the largest
of the stockholders Interested, and through
them the railroad presidents. So far they
have been fairly successful with the stock
holders. As soon as we have a majority
of the stockholders with us, the meeting
will bo called."
NOT AN EASY MATTER.
Anthracite Miners Strike Cannot Be
Settled Off-Hand.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., May 29. The lo
cal operators do not credit the report,
originating In New York, that a settlement
of the miners' strike Is imminent. One
operator says It 13 doubtful whether the
strikers 'would be permitted to return to
work now at the old wages. They could
probably return as Individuals, but not in
a body and representing a union. At
strike headquarters today nothing was
known of a contemplated settlement. Na
tional Board Member Fallon says the
strike could not b settled off-hand, as
some persons Imagine, If the coal com
panies had a proposition to make looking
to the return of the men to work, a con
vention of miners would have to be called
and the terms offered by the operators In
sisted upon. This would take time.
The arrival of President Mitchell and
what action he will take regarding the
petition of the Scranton engineers, fire
men and pumpmen-for a witrdrawal of
the strike order issued by the executive
committee of the United MIneworkers 13
awaited with much Interest.
Mitchell Says the Men Must Win.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 29. President
Mitchell, of the United MIneworkers, left
here tonight for Chicago. There is still
no change In the strike situation. Presi
dent Mitchell announced. The call for tho
proposed convention, which. It Is under
stood, the five district presidents of tho
miners have agreed to, has not been is
sued, and Mr. Mitchell will give no opin
ion as to when it will be sent out. Mr.
Mitchell expressed himself vigorously as
of tho opinion that tho men must win,
and said he was prepared to fight it out
to the bitter end. .
Long Concst Expected.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 23. There
have been Issued from tho State and Ex
ecutive Departments commissions for
about 1600 coal and iron policemen since
the beginning of the strike In the anthra
cite coal region. This morning applica
tions were made by 14 companies for the
appointment of about COO men. and the ap
plications were prpmptly Issued. The ap
pointment of so many policemen Is taken
to indlcato that the companies propose to
settle down for a long contest.
Perkins Confers With Hanna.
CLEVELAND, May 29. In connection
with tho rumor that George W. Perkins,
of J. P. Morgan & Co., was in the city
in conference with Senator Hanna, it is
tonight said that Ralph M. Easley, of the
Civic Federation, was also In town last
night and today, but that he had left the
city tonight. Mr. Easley is reported to
have stopped with a friend at a private
clubhouse. Tho purpose of hl3 visit was
not learned.
Importing Nonunion Men.
HAZLETON, Pa., May 29. Fifteen
strange men arrived here tonight on a
Pennsylvania train from Wllkesbarre, and
were taken on a trolley car to Fraeland.
Tho mlneworkers believe they are non
unionists, who have been imported to fill
the places of any of the firemen and pump
runners who may strike Monday.
DENVER LABOR CONVENTIONS.
Joint Session of Western Union and
Miners' Federation. -
DENVER, May 29. The convention of
the Western Federation of Miners and the
Western Labor Union held brief opening
sessions today, after which, upon the invi
tation of the Western Federation of Min
ers, a Joint Besslon was held. Questions
of interest to labor and labor organiza
tions were discussed, nearly all the lead
ers of both organizations participating.
The organization of a labor party was
strongly urged by all the speakers.
President Boyce's recommendation to
make a political labor organization along
socialistic lines will not be reported back
to the federation's convention before Sat
urday. The committee, of which John
O'Neill Is chairman, will meet tomorrow
morning to consider it. It will undoubt
edly be reported back to the body with
the recommendation to carry out the pres
ident's wishes. No sessions were held this
afternoon. Most of the delegates visited
the Denver stockyards. There was no
regular programme for this evening.
There will bo no sessions of the conven
tions tomorrow.
John L Compton, of this city, who was
a candidate for president of tho Western
Labor Union, has decided to withdraw
from the race, in order not to hurt Den
ver's chances for being selected as the
headquarters of the organization. This
leaves Mr. McDonald the only candidate
in the field, and he will probably be re
elected. Mrs. Leonora Wright presented a reso
lution indorsing tho Socialist party in the
United Association of Hotel and Res
taurant Employes' convention today.
Emphatic opposition to such a course de
veloped In the debate that followed.
BEEF SUPPLY" CUT OFF.
Teamsters Strike Is Beginning to Be
Felt at Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 29. Thousands of per
sons in Chicago were unable to buy beef
today at any price, and It Is declared that
the shortage Trill be felt far more seri
ously tomorrow. Two hundred butchers
on the North and West Sides have decid
ed to close their shops until the teamsters
shall be ganted the concessions asked, and
many others will be forced to close be
cause of their Inability to get fresh meat.
A number of Jewish butchers have agreed
that they will not buy any more meat
from the yards until the strike is settled.
Although the supply In the downtown
districts, which affects the hotels and
restaurants, has hot been shut off, the de
liveries of ice and coal In many instances
have been stopped, and it is probable that
those who are not in a position to run
Independently of those commodities will
be forced temporarily out of business.
For the first time since the strike began,
violence was used today, and the men are
becoming so much excited over the sltua-
tlon that more clashes are expected. The
police had to be called on several times
to- qufll small riots.
Swearlng In Policemen.
POTTSVILLE, Pa.. May 29. The coal
companies ore gathering special police
men to protect their property, and in the
event of a conflict on Monday will have
a Jargo body of men in the field. The
Reading Company has had 125 policemen
sworn in since Monday to supplement Its
regular force of 50. It Is known that a
strike of pumpmen, engineers and firemen
is inevitable, and the Reading Company
intends to protect nonunion men who may
be brought here to run the pumps.
Tho Lehigh Valley Coal Company and
the Pennsylvania Company each will have
sworn In 50 policemen before the end or
the week, and a score of other com
panies will take similar action. Strike
leaders aro protesting against such
action. They say there will be no vio
lence on the part of the strikers unless
they are forced to protect themselves.
No Traction Strike at Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 29. All differences be
tween the Union Traction Company and
Its employes were settled this afternoon,
when the company accepted the demands
of the men. An agreement was entered
Into with the Amalgamated Association
of Street Car Employes, whereby tho- com
pany agrees to recognize the union and
tho rights of the men to organize, and
agroes to reinstate all men discharged for
joining the union, and to settle all future
differences by arbitration. This prac
tically does away with all likelihood of
a strike among the traction men. Tho
outcome .of the conference Is a victory for
the Amalgamated Association, the com
pany having conceded all its demands.
Nonunion Men at Work.
HAZLETON, Pa., May 29. Eleven non
union men brought here last night from
Philadelphia were put to work today at
Cranberry Colliery of Pardee & Co. to till
the places of striking firemen and pump
runners. It was reported today that. If
necessary, the coal companies will next
week arrange for an Interchange of en
gineers, firemen and pumpmen who havo
signified their willingness to remain at
work, but not in their own districts.
Blnst Furnace Men to Go Out.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 29. Three
thousand blast furnace workers, about
equally divided In number between the
Mahoning and Shenango Valleys, will quit
work Sunday to enforce their demands
for an eight-hour days and a three-shift
force of workmen. The unions state that
they will Include the Pittsburg district in
the strike when the organization there
is sufficiently thorough to warrant calling
them out.
Brotherhood of Engineers.
NORFOLK, Va.. May 29. Tho Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, after bal
loting aU day, elected two more grand
officers. James C. Currle, of Cleveland,
was chosen second assistant grand engi
neer, and Charles A. Blake, of San Luis
Potoal, Mexico, first grand assistant en
gineer. Los Angeles is regarded as hav
ing tho best chance for the next meeting.
FIGHTING FOR DELAY.
Proceedings in the Gaynor-Grcenc
Case at Quebec.
QUEBEC, May 29. Proceedings In the
Gaynor-Greene case were continued today
before Justice Andrews In the Superior
Court. Mr. Taschereau, counsel for the
accused men, who were present In court,
said he had been served with the mo
tions made verbally last week to quash
the writs of habeas corpus and asked for
a delay of six days to answer them. In
writing and also to file affidavits. Mr.
MacMaster, for the prosecution, opposed
the application for adjournment, saying
that counsel for the accused had had suf
ficient time to reply. Mr. Taschereau
finally returned the writs of certiorari and
as Magistrate La Fontaine, to whom the
writs were addressed, did not appear per
sonally nor by counsel, a default was
entered against him on application of
Mr. Taschereau. Judge Andrews granted
the application made by Mr. Taschereau
for delay to answer motions of the pro
secution to quash writs of habeas cor
pus, said answer to be filed on or before
Wednesday next, with leave to the pro
secution to reply on or before June 6,
and the hearing on the motions Is set for
Saturday, June 7. The rule for contempt
of court against Detective Carpenter was
also continued to June 7.
Judge Censures a Jury.
CHICAGO, May 29. A verdict of not
guilty In the case of William McFetrldge,
accused of murdering his brother, brought
a reprimand to the jury from Judge Ka
vanaugh today.
J'I can not understand how you ever
reached such a conclusion," said the
court. "If ever a man was guilty, McFet
rldge was that man. The evidence was
direct and conclusive. I would not be
surprised If you hod Imposed the death
penalty."
William McFetrldge and hJs brother
Robert had quarreled for years. Follow
ing a suit In a Justice's Court last Fall
which had gone against William, the lat
ter met his brother carrying a little girl.
After a few words, William McFetrldge
opened fire and continued to fire as his
brother ran away. The latter died after
reaching home.
McFetrldge attracted attention at the
trial by taking up his own defense and
continuing it five days. At the end of that
time he accepted the aid of an attorney.
He pleaded that his shots were fired In
self-defense. He said that Robert had
often threatened to kill him, and that he
was justified In taking no chances. Sev
eral witnesses, however, testified that
Robert was unarmed and made absolutely
no move of a threatening nature against
William.
GIohe-Trotter Robbed.
HELENA, Mont., May 29. Verno
Churchill, who is on his way around the
world on a wager with Captain Paul Boyn
ton, was found bound and gagged In the
Auditorium this morning. He reported to
officers that he had been robbed of J1S0O
by three men who held him up with pis
tols. Churchill was decorating the Au
ditorium. He expected to leave Seattle
for Japan June 4, and says that he still
Intends to make the circuit of the globe
by August 30.
The Sheriff believes his story of robbery
is not true, while the Chief of Police cred
its it and is making every effort to cap
ture the alleged thieves. When Churchill
left New York his only possession was
a nickel, given him by Admiral Dewey.
A New York Tragedy.
NEW YORK, May 29. Policemen at
tracted by the shouts of alarmed resi
dents In an apartment building at 50 Sec
ond avenue early today broke the door
of one of the flats and found J. S. Kel
daln, a dealer In cigarettes, lying on the
floor with his skull crushed. In an ad
joining room, lying on a. bed, was N.
Caraman, a tobacco merchant. Caraman
was shot through tha head. In one, hand
he held a pistol, and near him was a ham
mer. The police believe he attempted to
kill Keldaln with the hammer, and then
shot himself. The cause of the quarrel Is
not known. Both will probably die.
Case of Brutal Assault.
LA PORTE, Ind., May 29. Intense ex
citement prevails In the locality of Lake
of the Woods, a small village in Marshall
County, over the brutal assault of Mrs.
Peter Vetlock by an unknown man. The
woman Is dying and her assailant is at
large. Mrs. Vetlock was attempting to
drive some geese through a gate when a
man stepped Into the gateway. The wo
man told him to get out of the way, but
instead of doing so he picked up a board
and struck her over the head, fracturing
her skull.
TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF
DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE THEM
CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES.
Steering Committee Appoints Seven
Members to Draw Up a Flan
of Operations.
WASHINGTON, May 29. The executive
committee of the Democratic Congression
al Committee was In session here today.
Benjamin T. Cable, of Illinois, chairman,
and Judson Harmon, of Cincinnati, were
present with the Senators and Repre
sentatives on the committee. The other
outside members, Josluh Qulncy, of
Massachusetts; Edward M. Shepard, of
New York; E. C. Wall, of Wisconsin, and
David Overmeyer, of Kansas, were repre
sented by proxies. The preliminary plans
and business details of the coming Con
gressional campaign were discussed.
Although the meetings were private, It
was learned that the executive committee
considered plans for making the trusts
and tariffs leading Issues of the coming
campaign for the election of members of
Congress. A committee of seven mem
bers was appointed to go over this sub
ject, and the results of their deliberations
will be brought before a caucus of tho
Democratic members of the House. The
membership of the committee of seven
was not made public, but it is said to
include men of prominence In the party
outside of the executive or Congressional
committees.
The executive committee also formally
confirmed the election of Mr. Cable for
chairman. The general headquarters will
be Washington, with Representative
Griggs, chairman of the Congressional
committee, in charge, while Mr. Cable
will direct tho Western headquarters at
Chicago.
This evening the full Congressional
committee held Its weekly meeting and
adopted tho following resolution, offered
by Representative Newlands, of Nevada,
and supported by Senator Turner and
Representative Glenn:
"Whereas. The Democratic National
platform of 1900 declares that we favor
an Intelligent system of improving the
arid lands of the West by storing the
waters for the purpose of irrigation and
the holding of such lands for actual set
tlers," now, therefore, be It
"Resolved, By the Democratic Congres
sional Committee that we regard the
pending bill for the Irrigation of arid
lands of the West, -which devotes the
proceeds of sales of public lands in the
arid and semi-arid states and territories
to the construction of storage and Irri
gation works, and makes each project
self-compensatory by fixing the cost of
the lands reclaimed to be paid by the
settlers In 10 annual installments, and
also reserves the lands so reclaimed for
actual settlers and home-builders as com
plying with the pledge contained In tho
National Democratic platform, and we,
therefore, recommend the passage of said
bill as a step In the line of domestic de
velopment." Tenneiiee Democratic Convention.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. May 29. Tho
Tennessee Democratic state convention'
met at the Capitol today, and with much
enthusiasm nominated James B. Frazier,
of Chattanooga, for Governor. While
the Democrats were of one accord on tho
question of nominations, there being no
contest whatever, they were badly split
on the question of aplatform, and many
of the leaders are somewhat disgruntled
over the result In Indorsing the principles
as set down in the Kansas City platform
of 1900.
Congressional Nominations.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis.. May 29.
John K. Esch was renominated for Con
gress today by tho Seventh District Re
publicans. CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis., May 2?.
Congressman J. Jenkins was renominated
today by the Eleventh Wisconsin District
Republicans.
ADRIAN, Mich.. May 29. Charles E.
Townsend was nominated for Congress
today by the Second District Republicans.
FENTON, Mich., May 29. Congressman
Samuel W. Smith was today renominated
by the Sixth District Republicans.
Michigan Democrat.
DETROIT, May 29. The Democratic
state central committee today decided to
hold the Democratic state convention in
Detroit, July 30 and 31.
6
TIRED OF THE STRUGGLE
A Story About a. "Johnny Rel" Who
" Decldetl to End the War.
Washington Times.
Colonel Cecil Clay, chief clerk of the
Department of Justice, who was a gal
lant and conspicuously brave officer of
the Union Army, tells the following story,
as told him by one of his men:
"As we "lay facing the rebel lines around
Petersburg that last Winter of the war
the men In the rifle pits refrained from
firing at each other except when ordered
to do so to cover some new movement.
One night Private Blank was in a pit
about half a mile from what is known as
the 'Crater,' and he soon found there was
a 'Johnny iri a pit facing him and only
a stone's throw away. Everything wa3
quiet in that neighborhood, and Private
Blank had been In the pit about an hour
when the 'Johnny called out:
" 'Say, Yank, what about this hyar
wall?'
" 'What do you mean?'
" 'When are you 'uns gwlne to quit?
" 'When you are licked -out of your
boots.'
" 'Shoo! You can't do it In a hundred
years.'
" 'Well, we are going to keep trying.'
"Johnny was quiet for a, few minutes,
and said:
" 'Say, Yank, this is an awful wan.'
" 'Yes.
" 'Heaps o' good men being killed.'
" 'Yes.' ;
" 'Heaps o property gwine to wreck-
" 'Yes.' ',
" 'Does you 'uns lay It to me?'
" 'Well, you are helping to keep tho
war going."
" 'And I hadn't orter? ,
" 'Of course not.'
" 'And if I should come over to you 'una
It might end this fussing?'
" 'It would help
" 'Well, seems that way to me. 'Pears
to be a sort o' duty. If I can stop this
bloodshed an won't doit, then I'm onery
mean, hain't I?' '
" 'You are.'
" 'Hain't got no true-speerit In me, eh?'
" 'No.'
" 'Then I guess I'll come. I'm a-headln
right fur yur, and do you be keerful that
your gun don't go off.'
"He came to Private Blank's pit, bring
ing his gun along, and as he was passed
to the rear he said?
" 'This ends the war and I'm powerful
glad of It, Reckon your Glneral Grant Will
be surprised when he wakes up In tha
mawnln' and finds the Rebellion all pe
tered out and me a-eating Yankee hard
tack' "
Ozymanulas of Egypt.
Percy "Bysshe Shelley.
I met a traveler from an antique land
"Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of etona
Stand In the desert. Near them on the sand.
Halt sunk, a hatterd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled Up and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions rad
"Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless
thlnes.
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that
fed:
And on the pedestal these 'words appear!
"My name Is Ozymandlas, king of kings:
Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Hound the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and lev! sands stretch far away.