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2 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY. .TUNE 23, 1902. ADJOURNMTraR Congress Will -Quit Before Fourth of-Juiy. .- CUBAN ,REG!PBQClXy,A,EAILURE ;rv 1 Omniboe Statehood, bill Is Also Like-lr-to-Go Over Mai-JBe -an Extra ' .k tSc.?1" forttfTrcty( b SWlth. Coba WASHINGTON". June 22. The sessions of the Senate during the- present week will be devoted to odds and ends of legis lation. It was the purpose of the Re publican steering committee to make the Cuban reciprocity bill the order of busi ness after the disposition of the inter oceanle canal bill, but the two Republican conferences "have rendered It evident that there could be no reciprocity legislation this session, so the steering committee has abandoned its purpose. Some Interest is manifested In the notice of Senator Quay that tomorrow he would call up his motion for the discharge of the committee on territories from fur ther consideration of the omnibus state hood bill in order to secure action on it during the present session, but the under standing now is that he will not press his motion and the question will go over Until the next session of Congress In obedience to the wish of the Republican leaders. Senator Bate, however, has stated that if Senator Quay does not press his motion, he (Bate) will move to have the committee discharged and the bill taken up. This motion would bring the question up, but coming from" the minority side of the chamber, it "would be predestined to defeat, as it is understood that there are very few, if any. Republican Senators who will sup port such a motion if made by a Demo cratic Senator. On Tuesday the Senate will take np", -in obedience to the wish of Senator Burton, the bill creating a National -forest reserve In the Southern Appalachian -Mountain range, and the understanding is that con. sWeration df the measure will be con fined to ono day's debate. Wednesday Senator McCumber will be heard In support of the pure food bill, but consideration of this question under agreement will be confined to a speech by the Senator and there will be' do ef fort at that time to pass the bill. Senator Stewart's -bill confirming the agreement with the Choctaw and Chicka saw Indians In the unfinished business, and it Is understood to be Mr. Stewart's purpose to press Its consideration when there is no more highly privileged snatter to be considered. Senator Penrose on Monday will report the general immigra tion bill and It is ' understood that he will make strenuous efforts to have the measure considered during the week 'Ot at least before the final adjournment of Congress. The rest of the week will be given over to conference reports on appropriation hills and other measures In dispute be tween the two houses. The conference report on the naval appropriation bill will be submitted on Monday and early consideration will be glvon the report. There also will be an effort to have the "dispute over the Army bill adjusted during the week, with some prospect of success. The committee on appropriations will take up the general deficiency tomorrow and will probably report it the latter . jiart of the week. This is the last of the appropriation bills, and with its disposal there will be little In the way of final adjournment of Congress. Senators generally predict that Congress will disperse between the first and tho Fourth of July. The session probably will be extended somewhat by the neces sity of concluding consideration of the Philippine government bill, as all tho ap propriation bills could be finally disposed of during the present week. The House, however, will not pass on the Philippine bill nntll the latter part of tho week and it is expected that it will be necessary to devote considerable time in conference to the differences between the Senate and House. No Senator now places the day of adjournment beyond the Fourth. The conference between the two houses on the Interoceanic canal bill -has been arranged and it is expected that an agreement will be reached during the pres ent weok. It is possible that the Cuban 'commit tee will report tho reciprocity bill be fore adjournment, hut If it shall do so there will be no .effort to secure action on it in view of the weir known opposition of a large part of the Senate. The f riend3 of the policy of reciprocity aro quite de termined to bring tho matter up at the liext session and repeat what they said in Friday's conference that they will not desist until they accomplish their purpose. Whether in the end they will do this through a bill or through a treaty they do not now undertake to say. ' It Is generally understood about the Eenato that a reciprocity treaty with 'Cuba Is well under way, but it Is not believed that there will be any effort to ratify it during thqrcsent session, even If tho document'ihould bo sent to the Senate. The disposition in brief is to go to the country on tho question in tho hope that the cause will be strengthened thereby and that at least somo of the beet-s,ugar Republicans will bo won over by next December. Senators generally do not count on an extra session Immediately in case q, treaty should be sent in, but many ot them arc inclined to believe that if tho treaty bo completed the Senate will be called to gether in extraordinary session for its consideration soon after the November elections In order to get tho treaty out of the way if .possible before the beginning of the regular session in December. In deed, It may be said that It is the pro gramme, so far as a programme has been outlined, though Its execution probably , will depend somewhat on the result f the elections and whether they are con sidered favorable to reciprocity or not. PHILIPPINE CIVIL GOVERX3IENT. Will Occupy Time of House Until Thursday. WASHINGTON, June 22. Tho opinion of the Houfce leadors is that this coming weok will be the last full week of ths present session of Congress. Although no resolution for a sine die adjournment has yet been Introduced, the leaders gen? orally fix the date of jQnal adjournment i of Congress at July 3. The Philippine civil government' bill will hold the boards In the" House except for such time as is occupied in disnosihjr of conference reports, uritll Thursday, a4 possibly Friday. Members generally are using It as a vehicle for political speeches to be circulated In the coming campaign, and its passage by a Solid Republican v6te is assured. The remainder of the week will be taken up with conference reports on appropria tion bills and other measures in dispute between tho two houses. Soon-as tne resolution prqyJdlngor iho final Sdjflurn rrmnt nhnl! ho.julnntp.3' motions to&uriend the rules will "bfe lnordejt at anywUmeJwJ;. this will generally facllltateBu's'Iness dur" ing ther closing days of the se&slonv The JLand Question: One subject to which very little of the current debate both in- the Senate- and House ha "been directed, aro' the .ro;tH sions --concerning nubile -lands -in the Isl ands. Inenacting a" 'Philippine bill it 19 of the greatest momenta that this matter shall be 'so regulated'aBvrto permit rapid expansion" from -the cconoml? sndpolnt, expansion from tm economic nnponu- while thoroughly "safeguarding tfieittter - ests of the inhabitants. At the same time the steps taken should bo such as will permit our people to join equally in de veloping the country. The regulations for land holding, mining, etc, should not be such as will necessarily exclude the man of moderate capital from engaging In pro ductive enterprise. Much more rapid growth In civilization can be expected If American citizens colonize the vacant lands in large numbers, and at the same time this advance will be much more solid than would bo the case were the whole work of development to be left to corpora tions sho should take up large tracts and work them on a tenant basis or by means Of coolie labor. It is now proposed to lea? -many of the details of the land laws to the Philippine Commission. There are doubtless some advantages In .this plan. Yet the great importance of establishing the general principles of the land policy upon the proper basis is only increased by the fact that this Is merely 'a basis' which is to be subsequently built upon by others. It is not too much to ask. therefore, that the vastly better pro visions of the House 'bill as regards the land question should be carefully com pared with those of the Senate measure. As the House has taken up the Philip pine bill, amended It In accordance with its own measure, and thus given it a bet ter legislative position than it would have If It had carried on tho debate simultan eously with tho Senate, there will bo abundant opportunity for changing the provisions of the Senate bill, both as re gards land and as regards other subjects as well. But tho sooner the effort Is to be made the better it will be. If the House could be Induced to deal with the land question at once and properly formulate the legislation on the subject, the hope of getting a favorable outcome would be largely Increased. A lengthy comparison of the two bills on this point might be Instituted, but one or two main suggestions must suf fice. According to the House bill the Government of the Philippine Islands "shall make rules and regulations for the sale or other disposition of the public j lands of the United States In said Islands, but such rules and regulations Bhall not go Into effect or have the force of law until they have received the approval of the President: and they shall also be submitted to Congress and, unless disap proved or amended by Congress at the next ensuing session after their submis sion they shall at the close of such ses sion have the force and effect of law In said Islands when they shall have re ceived the approval of the President as hereinbefore provided." This regulation, whatever niay be thought of It, is per fectly, clear and definite in its terms. Sim ilar clearness is found in the analagouB provisions on franchises, where it ap pears that "no franchise, privilege or con cession shall be grantod to any corpora tion, except under condition that it shall be subject to amendment, alteration or re peal by the Congress of the United States." Compared with this are the provisions- of the Senate bill, whereby the whole question Is put in a much more ob scure and debatable form. Although the Senate plan "provides substantially tho same1 regulations on the face of things as appear in the House bill on the subject of lands, the situation is materially altered by the fact that it Is necessary by the terms of that measure that peace shall be established before the regulations shall go Into effect. Moreover, ponding the es tablishment of peace the President of the United States shall make such regulations as he may seo fit; while pending his form ulation of such regulations the Govern ment of the Philippines shall dispose as it' pleases or the lands of the country by lease subject to but little control. NO KINDNESS TO CHINA. Appeal for Scaling; Down Indemnity Not Welcome. JX3NDON, Juno 23. The Pekln corre spondent of the Times, commenting la a dispatch on the question whether the pay ment of tho Chinese Indemnity to the foreign powers should be made in gold or silver, says the American interpretation of tho protocol meets with no approval from the other governments concerned and that a reconsideration would show the United States that no service is done to China by listening to her appeal. The Mandarins, goes on the correspondent, welcome the indemnity as a means of squeezing the people, while placing the odium thereof on the foreigners. The Times' corrcspondet says that Russia has withdrawn from the foreign government of Tien Tsin and that Gen eral Wokack, her - representative, has started for home, refusing to be a party to the imposition upon China of tho new conditions drawn up by tho allied com manders. Success for Colombian Troops. PANAMA, June 22. The fleet of govern ment gunboats returned here thla after noon with news that the town of Agua Dulce had been captured Thursday, June 19. As the government forces approached the town, over 100 government soldiers who had previously been captured by revolutionary forces under General Her rera and had been incorporated in the Liberal army, joined the government troops under General Berti. Agua Dulce was captured without resist ance. Tho government gunboats went up the bay as far as the town Itself. When the revolutionary forces sighted them they fled from the town, leaving behind 800 head of cattle, and one sailing vessel full of produce. Lonbet Talks to Gymnasts. LEMANS. France, June 22. President Loubet, accompanied by Premier and Gen eral Andre, the Minister of War, arrived hero to preside over the fete of the Gym nastic Club. President Loubet received an ovation. Two thousand gymnasts took part in the competitions and President Lonbet presented tho prizes and decora lions to the winners. In the course of different speeches in reply to several ad dresses. President Loubet urged his hear ers to respect religious beliefs, to have mutual tolerance, and above all to bo de voted to the Republic. Emperor William on ICInfr Albert. WESSEL, Prussia, June 22. Replying today to a loyal address from the Burgo masters of thiB town. Emperor William referred to the dead King Albert of Sax ony and said ho was the last of the great captains o"f great time who had., helped in tho work of building Up the German Empire. "His was," said Emperor William, "a heart which esteemed that which was German above all else; he was a very tnbdel of jail that a ruler should be, and a father to his country and his people." Mttner Head of the Transvaal. FRETORLV. June 22. Lord Mllner. who 1 was -British High Commissioner In South Africa, took the oath of the government of the Transvaal here todaj In the pres ence of-a large assembly of people. He .was . heartily cheered by those present and a salute In his honor was fired from 'the fort- Secrct .Society Candidates Elected. NAPLES, June 22. Candidates put for ward by tho Camoora, the notorious secret society, were elected all along the line In the municipal elections recently held horav.:t:Js expected that the government IJfdlisve tho municipal council. Lt' Telcjcrapfc, 3Ianafecr Dead. 1? TITA OTTTV'-HVr T.. A& - . -. reen. Jocal manager of the Western Union Tolegraph Company, for 20 yeirs, died tonlgbt,aged about GO, of nervous pros tration. "' .'.The Best Co a Rh Medicine. r sell -.more ot Chamberlain's Cough Remedythnn of all similar nr6nnf.it!Hr.i I nut together and it elves the bast sat- iM.m,uu.i ui 4iu lucuicine x ever. sola, fogu&rantea every bottle of it, F, C, ya5aPj- taftd .- Mich.- This" remedy 'is 1 'iof siie & an drucslsts. "Meo 1S HOME FROM PHILIPPINES GEXERALS WHEATOX AXD SXYTJER, AXD TWO REGIMENTS. Lives Saved ly Sanitary Precautions Makes the Losses by War Seem Infinitesimal. SAX FRANCISCO, June. 22. Thp United States Arm- transport Sherman arrived from the'Phlllpplnes last evening and went immediately into quarantine. Among her passengers were Major-General Lloyd Wheaton and Brigadier-General Snyder. On board werje also 1254 men, forming the Sixth and Nineteenth Infantry Regiments. The ship also brought back 57 discharged .soldiers, 197 sick men, three dead and II insane. General Wheaton returns In fairly good health. His long stay in the Islands and the responsibilities he has had have aged him greatly. He Is vers' glad to be home again, and looks .forward with pleasure to the time when he can leave the vessel for land Major-General . Wheaton has made an r MAYOR AMES, OF ? PfllSr & . il; fillip JjS&ftf V " 4isssssssssssssBssBHr "fliBssssssiisssiHfliisSsilssssI SftftftftftBftftftftftftftftftSSftftflr mSsSsSsBBHBflBsBSSSSSSSSSSBSSSsl sssssssssssssssssssss jwBMflffliJWgrTTWlKBwiBMsssssssssHlss SSSSSSsVsSSSSSSSsBe ' lSSSe7$SaESHlSBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMSSsV ssssssssssnssBBSsr sssssssuKwnBSsssssssVeKlBsssssV IsSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSr SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMKKSMSSSBSSMSSKnantSBSSSSSSS! IsSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsT MSSSSSSSSsBSSBM&yEuSlv9vBBSSB9BSHSn3swHBBSSSSSSSsl sssssssssssssst jjlBBbuJMW mSSKSSlHsSflSSSM!5MsBH3EBO IXDICTKD OX A CHAR.GK OF OFFERING A BRIBE. Sensational charges have been made against Mayor C. A, Ames, of Minneapolis, and tho grand Jury has returned an indictment against him for offering a bribe. Two. County Commissioners testified before the grand jury that Mayor Ames had offered them $15,000 to appoint Tom Brown, the Mayor's private secretary, to the olHce of Sheriff, to replace Megaarden, who 'was removed by the Governor. Tho Mayor is out on 000 "bond, and will plead today. It is believed that the Indictment Is de fective, as the offer of the bribe was made before Megaarden was removed. enviable record In the Philippines. He left for Manila in January. 1SP9. and has been in active service ever since. During the last year he has been In charge of a district, and has. by great executive abil ity, enjoined tho natives from revolting. Ho Is home for a much-needed rest. VHiHne- thi Yovaco of the Sherman there were three deaths Private William E. ( Carlisle, of Troop C, First CavaMry; Pri vate William R. Morris, Company C, seventh Infantry: Sergeant Georgo W. Quick, Company G, Sixth Infantry. i General Slrfion Snyder, who was on the transport, was retired last (May. General Snyder was In command ot the Fifth Sep arate Brigade, Department of South Phil ippines, with headquarters at Ho Ho. "The life in. the Philippines did not dis agree with me," said tho General. "Iam In splendid condition, physically." He Is not enthusiastic over the Oriental possessions, and expressed himself as be ing glad that he could now wash his hands ot it alL Another nasscnger on the Sherman was Captain Andrew S. Rowan, Nineteenth In fantry, who carried a message from Pres ident McKinley to General Garola at the ouioreax oi xne oyaiusu u.i. ... . A r. . ltrn. General Wheaton would not Uttonue charges of cruelty -made against American soldiers in the Philippines, but made this statement as showing what occupation meant: "The devastations of war have cost many lives and the loss among the MS has no doubt bcen very large, but when one takes into consideration the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been saved by Tcaaon of the sanitary precautions of the American Army and the civil commls- slon, the losses by war seem Infinitely amall. Smallpox became epidemic soon after the Americans took Manila, and would have caused frightful mortality among tho natives as well as among tho troops but for the regulations and pre- caution of the medical authorities of our Army- Compulsory Vaccination was neiu In every city, province and town tnrougu- out the country. In that way we saved thousands of lives. In General Bell's de partment 300,000 were vaccinated. Lator. when the bubonic plague eeemod bound to obtain a foothold In the Philippines, the Army btampod It out by determined action. At present cholera Is raging, and I belicvo tho Health Olllccrs have the dis ease well under control. These dangers have been met and overcome by Amcri- Cnillcs Willing to Testify. MANILA, JUrte 22. The ex-lnsurgent General, Callles, who surrendered to the American authorities In June, 100L has notified' the board Vsrhlch. is investigating the eharires of cruelty brought by Ma,- ior Gardener against American ofiiocrs and soldiers in Tayabas.- Luzon, that he Is tlon of the ticket is possible The ques wllllng to testify As to the conditions ' tlon ot whether W. J. Bryan will accept whioh existed In Tayabas Province prior. to hfa surrender and after Major Gara ener had declared the province to bo paci fied. General -Cantos said that he agrees with Gbnera! MalVar, another ex-Insurgent leader, that Tayabas Province was the best disciplined stronghold the in surgents had. Violated Oath of Allegiance. MANILA, Juiio 2. Scnor Ylllegas, ex Prcridente of Santo Tomas, has been sen tenced to 20 years' Imprisonment for vio lating in several instances his oath of al legiance to the United States. Reprimand for Burning: CocJc-Pit. MANILA, June 22. Captain Frederick S. Wilde has .bejen sentenced by & court- I martial to be 'reprimanded for the burnins of a native cock-pit at Ungayen, Prov ince of Pangaslnan, LUzon. Approving the findings of the court-martial, which sentenced Captain Wilde, General Chaf fee says the Captain violated a general order and did not show proper respect to the civil authorities. Xlnety Soldiers Died ot Cholera. MANILA, June 22. Ninety American soldiers have died of cholera since the diseaso first broke out. Owing to the In crease of cholera the health authorities in the provinces are enforcing stringent regulations. The total number of cases and deaths are as follows: 3Ianlla,,1530 cases and 1236 deaths; prov inces, 7263 cases and 5440 deaths. FATAL PHILIPPINE FIGHT. Took Place in Tennessee, When n Antl Abused a Soldier. KNOXVTL.1.E, Tenn., June 22. An at tack upon the American Army in the Philippines made at a garden party here last night started a fight that nay coit four lives. One man 1. dead and three others probably fatally wounded. John Kennedy, aged 45, Is dead. The injured: Alonzo Barber, stabbed nront-tr t'lTiPs cannot recover; Charles Hobbs. badly cat about the face, neck and MINNEAPOLTS. V breast; Lincoln Monday, Jugular vein al most severed. Monday, who served three years In the arcnlpelago, was a member of the Ninth Infantry and who is a survivor of tho massacro of Company C at Batangas, Samar, gave Barber tho lie. when the lat ter declared that "two-thirds of the American soldiers who went to the Philip pines were hoodlums." In the fight that followed Hobbs and Kennedy took the part "of Barber. All fought with pocket knives until Monday, ,weak from tho loss of blood, sank to the ground. Then orte of his friends In the crowd handed him a revolver and he shot Kennedy dead. Mon day then shot at Barbar and Hobbs, but failed to hit either. ' RAMPOLLA'S REPLYTOTAFT Not Made Public Because MIffht Em barrnss Negotiations. "ROME, Juno 22. The reply of Cardinal Rampolla-, papal secretary of state, to the presentation by William H. Taft, Civil Governor of the Philippines, to the VatU can of his instructions from Secretary of w Root Mlvw, hv noromnr Taft ,Mt n, hL R has bcen tranfilatcd Into EngU.,h and after duo consideration ot the Cardlnar3Tanswcr Jmlge Taft doeg j nQt decm R pnjpar tQ permlt Jts publ,ca. t tion at this stoge of the proceedings, be- cause he fears tnat by so aolng Re mIght j embarrass the negotiations. Cardinal Rampoiia nas BUbmlttcd a copy of his reply to Judge Taft to the committee of cardinaia -which, was formed to consider the t matter of tho religious orders and other , church affairs in tho Philippines, In order 1 to inform them of the precise scope of the j questions Involved and upon which it Is hoped that definite results will shortly be j reached. it cannot be said that any conclusion has as yet bcen reached, but the general tenor of Cardinal Rampolla's reply gives reason to expect that Governor Taft's ne gotiations will be entirely successful. Governor Taft will answer Cardinal Ram polla's letter next Wednesday. BRYAN THE KEY. If He Will Accept Fusion Nomina tion All Will Be Clear. GRAND ISLAND, jeb., Juno 22. The Democratic and Populist State Convene tlons will be Jield In this city Tuesday, and already the question of whether fusion on the state ticket will be accomplished Is a topic of earnest dlscusrlon on both sides. Several party leaders hopo to ef fect a combination of nominations and platforms that will bo acceptable to tho fusion forces and argue that such an ar- rangemenf Is the only one by which elec tne nomination for Governor is one on w'hlch perhaps depends the possibility of a combination ticket- The belief Is ex pressed that If r Mr. Bryan permits his name to be used thet rest will be Accomplished easily. With Mr. Bryan eliminated from the possibilities. It is hard to-predict the action of tho conventions, but many bellevo there will be two full tickets In the field. Chlnekc Cruiser Exploded. LONDON June 22. A dispatch to the Central Newo from Shanghai says that the Chinese cruiser Kol Chi was wrecked today by a torriflCi explosion while lying in tho Tangtse River. The Kal Chi sank in 20 seconds and 150 officets and men on board were killed or drowned. Only two men ion board tho cruiser es caped death. WHY THE MINERS STRIKE (Continued from First Para.) productive cipaclty of mineworkers de teriorated on an average of per cent; in other words, tho United Mineworkers or ganization is accused of encouraging poor workmanship. An examination of the re ports on coal production complied 'by the United States Government discloses the fact that the allegations ot the railroad presidents aro misleading and untrue, as the following figures will demonstrate: "From 1SS0 to 1900, inclusive, the mines wero In active operation an average of 1S2 days per year, and for oich persdn employed there were produced 363.58 tons of coal per year, or for each day tho mines were in operation 2.1S tons were produced per employe; whllo in, the year 1901, against which tho operators so bit terly complain, tho mines were In opera tion 194 days and there were produced 473.45 tons for each person employed: or for each day the mines were in operation 2.36 tons were produced per employe, thus showing conclusively that Instead of a deterioration there was a decided Im provement In the productive capacity of tho men after they became thorodghly organized. ' V'Can the unprejudiced reflect 'upon these facts and conclude that the anthra cite miner Is not a better workman- than ho was before tho 10 per cent concession in wages two years ago? Easy to Advance Selllas; Price. "The railroad presidents contend that they cannot Increase wages without mak ing a corresponding increase in tho sell ing price of their product to the consum er, and have accused the mineworkers of suggesting, a proposition that would im pose a hardship upon he public, by in Creasing the market price of coal 10 cents a ton, the amount that would have been required to' meet all the demands made by the miners. However, their solicitude for the public weal has not deterred them from advancing tho market price of their coal more than U per ton since the strike was inaugurated, without giving any part of the increase to the mineworkers. In substantiation of our claim that the coal companies can afford to pay Increased wages to the mineworkers without in creasing the cost of coal to the consum ers, we submit tho following extracts from tho Government reports showing tho selling value of the coal loaded on cars at the mines for the H years begin ning -with 1S0O and ending with 1200, as compared with 1901: The average home value of all coal mined and sold during this period wis tt 4S per ton, while a press hulletln re cently issued by Charles D. Walcott, di rector of the United States Geological J3urvey, Eays that for tho year 1201 'the increase in the value of the anthracite product received at the mines showed a gain of $27,746,169, or more thin 31 per cent over that of 1900." "Tho average price of tho marketed an thracite coal, that Is, the product shipped to market or sold to local trade, was $1 87, tho highest figuro obtained since 1SSS. "In other words, while, according to President Olyphant, 13 cents per ton rep resents the operators' Increased cost of production In 0Q1, 39 cents per ton, as compared with 1000, represents tho In creased value of the product to the op erators. In view of the fact that this enormous increase in the selling price of coal has been extorted from the consumer by the coal trust, can any one siy that the demands of the miners for a small portion of the Incrensed wealth their la bor has produced are unreasonable or un warranted?" The statement says that further ev idence of the ability of the coal mine- owners to pay Increased wages Is shown In the statement of John Mar kle, managing partner of the G. R, Marklo Coal Company, an Independent firm operating three mines In the Lehigh region, made in a. suit before the Su preme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mar kle Is quoted as saying that the company in tho five years from 1890 to ISM made profits of over 51,000,000, and the statement says the Govftrnment reports show that the home Value pt con produced by the anthracite companies during that time was 5151 a ton. If the G. B. Markle Company could make a profit of over $1,000,000 In five years when the selling price of their coal at the mlnc3 was 51 51, continues the statement, doe3 it not seem reasonable to suppose that tho larger companies, whose, cost of production is necessarily less, could make a sufficient profit In 1901, When the home value o their coal waB 51 87 per ton, to enable them without detriment to their business to pay the anthracite mineworkers the small plttanco asked for by them? The statement then quotes -President Truesdalo, of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, who In his annual report to the directors of his company said that the year 1901 Would pass Into history as one of tho most satisfactory to the an thracite coal Interests' of the country ever known, and adds the Commercial and Fi nancial Chronicle's comment on the re port of President Olyphant, of the Del aware & Hudson, as follows: The average of anthracite soiling prices fo 1001 must ha e ben 30 to 40 cents higher than in 1000. and the Dfoflts of the coal mlnlns operations ot the Belanaro & Hudson In loot were 51.407.307. An Absurd Offer. The statement ridicules as absurd the offer 6f President Baer, the recognized spokesman of the coal trust, to submit the books of the coal departments to prove that wages could not be Increased and says: "Eighteen or 19 per cent of all coal pro duced In the anthracite regions is from mines owned and operated by the various coal-carrying railroads. The freight charges for delivering a ton of anthra cite coal are three times as great as those of other roads for hauling a ton of bitu minous coal one mile, and as a conse quence tho coal departments, which ac tually are earning enormous profits on a legitimate business, may and do appear to be losing money, for the reason that their railroad departments consume the profits of the coal departments by charg ing the coal departments exorbitant rates. Thus they rob Peter to pay Paul. It can not be said In extenuation that there Is any pecuniary necessity for this triple charge for hard coal, for all other kinds of freight very much more troublesome to handle and more perishable arc car ried at a far lower rate." Irt this connection the statement calls attention to the fact that a ton of coal as the consumer understands It is not a ton of coal as the miner Is paid for it; that is to say, that tho ton of coal sold the cus tomer weighs 2240 pounds, while when the miner Is belhg paid for his labor he is re quired to produco and load from 2740 to 2790 pounds for a ton, against which "fla grant Injustice the anthracite minework ers so vigorously and Justly protest." Tho companies assert that the excess weight is required to compensate them for impurities and refuse matter that is load ed with tho coal and cannot bo mar keted. "If their statement be 'true," says the statement, "why Is It necessary to con tinue a system of docking by which at times they arbitrarily deduct from a min er's earnings from 10 to 15 per cent of the total as a penalty for loidlng impurities for which they have already penalized him. In excess weight? It must bo obvious to every intelligent observer that the codl companies derive a considerable Income from the continuance of this system of measuring the earnings of their employes, as they thus, receive a large amount of marketable coal for which they return no compensation to the miners. The miners, have asked that the coal they pro duce shall bo honestly weighed and cor rectly recorded. This recital of facts dis poses of the operators' claim that thoy cannot Iffofd to pay living wages for faithful service and- unceasing toil amid surroundings constantly fraught With the gravest danger." FutnlltlcK in the Mines. The statement tells of tho fatalities arnong'mlners and aaysf- "Eight times as man)" men and boys WOODARD, CLARKE & COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC DAYS Quadruple the pleasures of your Summer outings and preserve for all time the incidents and scenes of a "Vacation Day" by buying one of our MODERN CAMERAS OR A KODAK Our new Photo Catalogue is ready, ,FREE for the asking. 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Canadian Money Received at Par. are killed and injured annually in the an thracite coal mines of Pennsylvania a3 were- killed and wounded In the American ranks in the Spanish-American War in Cuba." Trie statement says that according to tho reports of various chiefs of police, there has been less Infraction of laws and fewor arrests during the time the strike has. been In progress "than for a Ilka period preceding 1L Concluding, the state ment says: "It Is now apparent that the real pur pos,o of the coal operators Is to destroy organization among their workmen. Jt by, any chance they should succeed In their designs, which Is not at all likely, another labor organization Will spring from the ruins of the United Minework ers of America, and the contest for liv ing wages, for humane conditions of em ?loyment, for better education, for higher itlzenshlp, will go oh until the men who produce the coal, the originating motor power which drives the wheels of com merce and industry, the produet that is so essential to the welfare of society, the mineral which Is the very foundation of our National prosperity, shall receive frtr their labor sufficient compensation to re lieve them from necessity of sending their boys and girls of tender years ahd frail nhvslauo to the mines and mills, there to destroy their youthful vigor in an effort to assist their underpaid parents to main tain their families. Conscious of the great responsibility resting upon us, apprehen sive of the danger threatening our com mercial supremacy should the coalmlners of tho entire United States become par ticipants In this struggle, we repeat our proposal to arbitrate ail questions In dis pute, and if our premises are wrong. If our position is untenable, If our demands cannot be sustained by facts and figures, we will return to the mines, take up our tools of Industry ahd await the day when we shall have a more righteous cause to claim tho approval of the American peo ple." TROOPS TO KEEP ORDER, Civil Authorities ' Unequal to the Tnsk at Toronto. TORONTO, June 2. The first attempt mnde by the Toronto Street railway to run their cars with men hired to take the places of striking motormen and qonductors was met with violence. Only one effort was made to reopen the traffic and the temmr shown by the strikers and their sympathizers convinced the officials that it would be Impossible to run cars without strong protection. It was there fore decided to appeal to the authorities for troops and to suspend operations un til their arrival tomorrow- Several of lhe Imported men wore roughly handled. This morning cars were started simul taneously from the barns at King street. Queens, Yorkvllle, Dundas and Yongo streets. A crowd had gathered about the entrance of each barn awaiting de velopments. The appearance of a car at the Yonge-street barn wds the signal for hooting and yelling.,. The crowd called upon the crew to desert the car. Their refusal to do sb was followed by a shower of stones and bricks. Every window In the car was smashed and the crew left their posts and ran Into the bam. Similar scenes were enacted at the other barns. An attempt was made to run a car from the-Yorkyllle barns arouhd the belt line. A big .rock thrown against the window dashed, the glass Into Jlotor man Johnson's face, badly lacerating it, and he was struck Ty a number of stones and was otherwise maltreated. Johnson persevered, however, and made the cir cuit of the line.' The attempt to run out five cars at the King-street barns was attended by scenes of the greatest disorder and violence, several persons being Injured by flying missiles. Including W. H. Moore, private secretary to President McKenzIe. He was hit In the face, by a brick and severely hurt. Tho five cars were badly shat tered in less- than five minutes after they Jnade their appearance. At the Dundas street barns another crowd Intercepted the cars and they were turned back. The company then 4ec'ded to abandon tho elTort today. ' Meantime the civil authorities were com municated with and it was decided to call out the militia. Seven hundred and fifty mounted men from the Niagara camp left Niagara with their horses tonight and Will arrk'Crit daylight. 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