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THE MORNING ORECJOKIAK, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902. WILL NOT ARBITRATE Why Mineowners Willi Not Grant Miners' Demands., CONFERENCE AT PHILADELPHIA President Oner, of the Rending, Ex plain the Operators Vlciv to SenutorK Quay and Penrose Xo Politics in It. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3. United States .Senators Quay and Penrose held a pro itracted conference today with President Baer, of the Heading Railway, In refer ence to the miners' strike. After a con ference Senator Quay said: , "We went over the situation- thorough ly, and are now satisfied that nothing can he accomplished at the present time." i "Politics will not be allowed to Interfere in this strike," was President Baer's only 'comment. , Later President Baer sent a reply to the two Senators, In which he said: "The newspaper story that I said4 'the strike was a private affair, and did not .concern the public,' Is a fabrication. Now, what I have said is that the man agement of business belongs to the own ers. In the case of coal companies, the law casts the management and control on .the directors and officers, whose respon sibility is to their stockholders, to the date and to the public. The right of the stockholder is to have good management and a fair return on his investment. The ! obligation to the state is to conduct the business in strict conformity to the laws it has established. The duty to the public is, so far as practicable; to conduct the business so as to add to the common wel fare. "Wo have concluded that our duty to curselves and to the public will best be Eerved by standing firmly on these propo sitions: "First That the wages paid in the an thracite coal regions are, compared with wages paid in like employment, fair and just. "Second That wages cannot be Increased without Increasing the price of coal, and to increase the price of coal will restrict the markot. and that a restricted market will curtail production and result In de priving the miners of regular employment. , "We are :iot fighting labor organiza tions. But we co oppose their unreason able Interference with the discipline and ordinary management of our business. "We will not permit them to select our em ployes. S "That It Is by reason of varying condi tions at each mine impracticable to adopt a uniform scale of wages for the whole region. But that at each colliery every complaint and grievance will be taken up end Ini-estlgated by the superintendent, and adjusted whenever it is Just. I per sonally offered to Mitchell and his district presidents to go with him and Investigate any grievance. "You see. Senators, none of these things can be the subject of arbitration: you cannot arbitrate a question of wages ,when an Increase will destroy the busi ness and a decrease will be unacceptable to the workmen. You cannot arbitrate a question as to whether mining operations end business generally shall be managed tinder the common-sense rule of law and equity by the owners and the servants they have selected, probably a labor or ganization. You cannot arbitrate the right to protect your property and your workmen from the mob rule of labor or ganizations, who boldly proclaim a pur pose to destroy property and endeavor to make their proclamation effective by kill ing and injuring their fellow-workmen who refuse to Join In their lawnessness." President Baer lauds General Gobln, "than whom no juster man lives." He devotes considerable space to the efforts at arbitration made by the Civic Federa tion, and says that every phase of the situation was fully and fairly discussed,, and that the coal companies offered to produce all books that would throw any light on the subject. The reply concludes: "You see. Senators, we have discussed this whole subject wholly, and I have en deavored to show you that sound business management makes it impossible to In crease wages. We know that the wages are fair and relatively high, and t'tat If the leaders of the bituminous mlnework trs had not for selfish purposes invaded the anthracite fields, our men would have continued to work peaceably and content LABOR COM3IISSIOXEITS REPORT. Alliance "With nitniuinonn Miner One Cause of Present Tronble. WASHINGTON. Sept 3. Carroll D. Wright. Commissioner of Labor, was des ignated by the President In June to Inves tigate and report to him the cause and conditions accompanying the present con troversy between the Pennsylvania an thracite ccal operators and their miners. Twelve days later Mr. Wright submitted hi.-, findings to the President. After care fully going over the report, the President submitted it to the Attorney-General, who, after giving it full and careful con sideration, reports that the Executive has no power whatever to take action in the matter. The report, accordingly, is made public for the information of the people. Mr. Wright conducted his investigation in New York, being represented In the coal regions by an experienced man. who. he states, had studied the conditions in the coal regions many times, and who undertook to make the necessary Inquiries relative to the present strike. Mr. Wright says tnat ne Knows or no strike that has presented so many varying conditions, conflicting views and Irritating com plaints. The present strike, he says, finds Its root in the settlement of the strike In 1900, when the advance demanded by the miners, was conceded. Since that time there has been increased sensitiveness and more intense irritation than during the previous 25 years. The report recites what efforts were made to secure a con ference between the oprators and the miners before the present strike was In augurated, and how they failed, and says from the first the efforts of union leaders were directed toward preventing a strike at this time, believing that at best it would result in great hardship and suffer ing for the miners and their families, as well as work incalculable injury to the In drotrlal interests of the country. Not withstanding these efforts, the strike was ordered by the Hazleton convention. Commissioner Wright finds that there is no confidence existing between the employes and their employ ers. This, he believes. i.s one of the chief causes of difference between the operators, and miners. He suggests that it would be reasonable and just for the operators to concede at once a nine-hour day for a reriod of six months as an experiment. He suggests that there should be organ ized a Joint committee on conciliation, composed of representatives of the oper ators and of a, new union of anthracite employe, to which all grievance? should be referred for Investigation, and that their decision should be final and binding upon all parties, and that there should be no interference with nonunion men. All of the operators whom Mr. Wright met disclaimed distinctly that they had any antagonism to labor unions as such. They did object seriously to rome of the" methods adopted by the unions, and they felt that when asked to make a contract with the unions the latter should put themselves in a position to be pecuniarily responsible tfer carrying out such con tracts. The miners see little difficulty in adopting the system of payment by weight, but they claim that they are sys tematically defrauded by the arbitrary action of the bosses, who determine how much deduction shall be made for Impuri ties, and they especially complain that they are defrauded when paid ;by the wagon or carload. When it Is shown that a ton of coal, says Mr. Wright, con tains a varying per cent of refuse as it comes from the mine. It is difficult to see the force of the argument why It snould not be weighed and the miner paid for the work he does. At least, the operators, he thinks, should share in the loss of labor In mining Impurities. The demand of the miners that wage3 be increased 10 per cent In the rates per ton to those men who perform contract work, and 10 per cent reduction In the time of those who work by the day. Is backed up by the statement that after the increase which was granted in 1900. the prices of all commodities in the min ing regions were advanced accordingly. They urge that it is exceedingly difficult for them to live properly on the present wages. The reduction of time is put forward by the miners and backed by the stater ment that their work takes only about 200 days lh a year, and for the remainder of the time they arc practically idle. The operators meet this demand with the statement that they are able to market onlj; 60 per cent of the product of their mines, and that the fixed charges, indu ing pumping, care of the mines, etc.. go on for 24 hours a day, and every day in the year. They insist that the Increase of 20 per cent for wages which the men demand would mean about 46 cents a- ton increase. Commissioner Wright details the de mands of the men and their offers to sub mit all points to arbitration, and says: "This demand and modified request was rejected by the operators, and so the Is sue, clearly defined, remains an open one, the officers of the unions claiming that they can hold out for four or five months, while the operators take the ground that they can hold out indefinitely anil let the matter adjust Itself. Continuing, Commissioner Wright says: "Some of the operators do not hesitate to say and It Is believed that this state ment is favorably regarded by some of the union officers that no great progress will be made to a more peaceful condi tion in the mining regions until the an thracite miners have a union of their own. It Is now complicated with that of the bituminous coalmlners. This sugges tion is made when discussing the question of discipline, the operators claiming that they had no trouble in the anthracite re gions until the union of the bituminous coalmlners undertook to organize the an thracite miners. "The bearing of the operators position on this subject, taken in relation to the whole question of discipline, Is one which should meet with thorough consideration on the part of all. A very well known railroad president, although not of a coal operating road, did not hesitate to say that the present need in the anthracite mining business is for an entirely differ ent type of men from those now engaged in It. If an anthracite coalmlners union could be organized and officered by men from the anthracite industry, the whole matter would be far on the way to fairly satisfactory adjustment." Nonunion Miners Fired Upon. BRAMWELL, W. Va., Sept. 3. The sit uation In the Flat Top coal field is yet alarming. Tonight at Simmons Cred, as the nonunion miners were leaving the mines, a volley was fired at them by strikers hidden on the mountain side. The guaTds returned the fire. So far as Is known, no one was hurt. Focalicmtnn Mine Still Dnrning. BRAMWELL, W. Va.. Sept. 3. The firo In the Pocahontas mine, which was thought to be under control last night, is still burning and great damase Is reported. WORK DONE BY THE ARMY Major Best Reports on What Fort. Terry Accompllrfhetl.- NEW LONDON. Conn., Sept. 3. Major Best, commanding Fort Terry, has sent an order to headquarters which gives a good idea of the work done by the Army In defending -Its positions against Ad miral HIgglnson's fleet. The report Is as follows: V "Office of Post Commander, Fort Terry, September 2, 1902. "Adjutant-General, Department of the East, Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn. "Sir: Last evening at 10:12 word was telephoned from the mortar battery to F. C. Station that a warship was off Fort Mlchie. The ship was at once found in the light from Mlchie, and identified as the Brooklyn. She was assigned to the mortar battery, which commenced firing salvos at her at 1J&15 P. M., commencing at about 6200 yards. At 10:14 It was seen that there was another ship just outside the Brooklyn. She followed the Brook lyn In through the race, and was as signed to the 10-lnch battery. She was either the Indiana or the Massachusetta The mortar battery fired at this ship also, after firing several salvos at the Brook lyn. "Both ships passed to a point about 3000 yards northwest of Flagstaff and fired at the post. Subsequently vessels anchored about 200 yards north of the Island and beyond the field of fire of the 10-Inch guns and Inside of the nearest mortar zone. At 4:45 A. M., September 2 a searchlight was revealed In the tnlst eastward of Gardiner's Point Battery. The Kearsarge, Indiana (or Massachusetts) and Alabama were seen !n view and began firing at the battery named", standing to a point to the west and north and some 4500 to 5000 yards from the F. C. Station. "All our pieces soon opened on this fleet (except the six-inch battery).. At 5:13 the firing ceased on our side, as a tele phone message was received from Gardi ner's Point battery that the three ships, had been sunk In passing over the mine field. In a few moments the repdrt was corrected to the extent that the reported sinking of the Kearsarge was an error. Fire was at once opened on the Kearsarge by the mortar and 10-inch batteries. "At this time the Puritan was seen approaching over the same course as that followed by the three ships Just under consideration. " Fire wasopened on her by the six-Inch rapid firing; the mortar and 10-lnch batteries, and continued until word was received from Gardiner's Point bat ters' that the Puritan had been sunk in passing over the mine field at 5:37 o'clock. "While fire was going on at the Puritan a small craft hove in sight. She was fired on by the six-inch rapid fire and 10-inch bitteries as soon ate she came in range. During all this time the Brooklyn and Massachusetts had anchored off the north side. At 6:15 A. M. all the ships and the small vessels alluded to In this report were steaming eastward. "Under the rules. It "Is believed that nil the ships named were sunk by either cannon or mines, and in some cases both. "CLEMENT L.- BEST. Major Artillery Corps, Commanding Post" OREGON STATE NORMAL The Fnll Term of the School nt Mon mouth Begins September 10. The State Normal School at Mon mouth begs to announce the opening of its 22d year. The opening date for the Fall term Is September 16. This school, the oldest of Its kind in the state, with 650 graduates, offers a thorough training for teachers. All graduates secure good positions paying from ?40 to 575 per month. For catalogue and Information address J. B. V. Butler. Monmouth, Oregon. Fire at Bloonilngrton. BLOOMINGTON. 111.. Sept. 3. Fire that started on the public square at 1 o'clock this morning caused a loss estimated at $250,000. A. Livingstone & Sons, dry goods, and Holden. Miner & Co., hard ware.' each suffered losses estimated at 5100.000. r Olds, Wortman & King DRESS GOODS CARITA: Cream, reseda,cadct, new blue and tan. TIGRIS: Reseda, castor, navy, brown and gray. TAMISE: Cream, navy, gray, brown and tan. ETAMINE: Cream, royal, tan, navy, gray, re seda, castor and navy blue. LONDON TWINE: Cream, navy, castor,brown, new blue, gray and reseda SILK WARP LANDSDOWNE: Cream, red, gray, cadet, navy, castor, tan, pink, reseda, . light blue and biscuit. See Out Washington - Street Window Among the vast variety of wonderful weaves we are now showing, there is nothing that will give so much pleasure as the new Aeolian Cloth This is a silk and wool mixture, semi-sheer and shim mering, whose clinging folds rival the finest crepe for grace and softness. By far the daintiest thing for evening dresses at the price we have ever shown. It is in cream, navy, castor, gray and cadet, and is dou ble width. Ask to see it. Here are some of the season's new weaves and the shades they come in: VOILES: Cream, navy, castor, brown, new blue, gray, reseda. WOOL CREPE: Cream, red, navy, gray, tan, biscuit, pink and light blue. SILK WARP CREPE: Cream, castor, cadet, gray and navy. PARME CHEVIOT: Brown, castor, gray, navy and red. PRIESTLEY'S CRAVENETTE in a full range of shades and new weaves, already shrunk. Feather Boas "The Thing" Nothing in the shape of a light wrap is so becoming to all women as these feather boas, and never have they bzen more in vogue than now, and never before have we gone into boas so extensively as this season. Beside the high novelties in these goods, in the fashionable parrot's neck green and blue, and the dainty whites and grays we have a large line of the glossy blacks in Ut H-f i-t and 2-yard lengths, very full and made from the best feathers. The finest product of the best boa manufacturers in the world. They are fast black and have stood the test of final inspec tion. Prices range jr f from $10 to... :.ipOU Gloves Our first importation of gloves for this season has come through the Portland custom-house and is now on sale. These are a very stylish fall glove, in the new '"Beaver" brown, red, black, white, slate, mode and tan, with pearl clasps, full gussetcd, in either the overseam on the pique sewing and fine Paris point stitching on back. 63c Still They Come Those Hosiery Bargains And this one is just a little the best of all. They are high grade black and colored lisle hosiery, with lace, silk embroid ered ankles, former price $J.OO to $1.50 per pair, sale price Those who read our ad vertisements and attend our sales are well aware that we never overdraw our announcement. And when we make a statement such as the above, that it is true. These hose 'are in black lisle, with lace boots, embroidered with silk, in blue, cardinal, white and gold, with white lace boots, em broidered with either black or white silk. New blue, with red or black embroidered lace boots. Cardinal, with black embroid ered lace boots. Gray, with white or cardinal lace boots and many other styles. These are all decided bargains which lovers of fine hosiery will appreciate. Sale Women's Shoes $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes for $2.76 All new fall styles. There has been a big run on these sale shoes, and because of the universal satisfaction this sale is giving, we have added eight new lines, making; 38 styles in all io choose from. The qual ity and style of these shoes will astonish you. Ask to see them. Party Slippers All This Season's Styles $1.50 and $L75 values at. .$1.23 2.00 and 2.25 values at . . J.78 20 and 3.00 values at . . J.98 3.50 values at 2.78 School Shoes Boys' and Yotrths' An extra heavy shoe especially designed for school wear. PRICES Sizes 11 to J 3, regular price $J.75, special $J.48 Sizes J3i to 2, regular price $2.00, special J.68 Sizes 21 to 5A, regular price $2.25, special .J.87 Men's Shoes We are showing a full line of the famous Pingree shoe in prices ranging from $3.50 00 Also a full line of the "Governor ' at $4.00 "Vogue" at 5.00 These are all very swell shoes that wear excellently well. BROOKLYNSTRIKESAROCK PUTS A STOP TO HER PARTICIPA TION IX THE WAR GAME. Ran Afiround In Unzrnrcln Bay and AVas Prolmbly Serlonitly Damnscd Fort Wright Attacked. .NEWPORT, R. I., Sept. 3. Word was received here tonight that the cruiser Brooklyn, flagship of Admiral Hisglnson, on leaving New Bedford this morning, after the attack, ran on a rock near Dumpling Lighthouse. She "came off aft er, a while, but it Is -thought slfe Is In jured. There was a long consultation 6f captains to decide what shall be done with the Brooklyn, and tomorrow divers will be sent down to examine the vessel's bottom. Should the Injuries prove as se rious as Is now expected, the cruiser will be obliged to go to New York for re pairs. It is well known that Buzzards' Bay Ib a dangerous piece of water, and It is sel dom that vessels as large as the Brook lyn go up without a local pilot. It is as- i serted by those on board that the rock-on which the cruiser ran was not Indicated) on the charts. ;n ,j Particular!! of the Accident. j NEW YORK, Sept. 3. A dispatch to the Staats-Zeitung from its correspondent on i board the Brooklyn says: j After attacking Fort Rodman, at New i Bedford, this morning, the Brooklyn ' struck a rock in six fathoms of water. Two of her plates and frames were bent In, and the scams between two compart ments were opened slightly, but the cruiser made little water. One small pump was sufficient to control it. At no time was there any datriger. and the dam- j age. was not considered serious at all. f The Brooklyn, however, probably will go to New York to be thoroughly examined In drydock. The discipline on board the cruiser when she struck was magnificent. All compartments, doors and hatches ', were closed Immediately, and everybody j very com. j.ue umcers in me wara room mess were Just about going to lunch whn suddenly the ship seemed to jump. then listed to starboard and settled. She came off very soon. At the time of the accident four of the officers were on the bridge with the Admiral himself. They had taken bearings, knowing that the cruiser was In rocky walers, and were congratulating themselves that they had passed, according to the chart, all danger of hitting a rock, when the crash earned The other ships were signalled to keep away from the dangerous spot, and steps were taken to mark the spot where the i hidden rock is located. lnation In the case In which he Is charged with the false Imprisonment of shopmen imported from Indianapolis. Four of the men who filed the charges failed, to ap pear, and their complaints were dis missed, air. Burt gave bond on 'each of the other cases, and each vas allowed to go to the District Court. Farewell to Father Clarke. LONDON, Sept. 3. There was a large gathering of members of the Christian Endeavor Society in the Metropolitan Tabernacle last evening. Harry Harms worth presided. He wished Godspeed to the Rev. Francis E. Clarke, president of the society, who will start for the United States September 4. Mrs. Clarke was pre sented with a beautiful basket of flow ers. Both Dr. and Mrs. Clarke addressed the meeting, and received ovations. Mrs. E. M. Wetherly and Rev. E. M. Smith also spoke. eei Suit of Clothes Free Fired Iy Nonunion Men. CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Sept. 3. A de tachment of soldiers on duty at Rush Run last night caught two men In the act of firing the ccal company's houses, and ar- I rested both. It Is said tjiat both men ; .were nonunion. "t'nlted States Marshal Summers served Injunctions at St. Clair, Eureka and Davis Gordon mines today, the new seat of trouble, where an attempt has been made fly start work. Packer Surrender. "HICAGO. Sept. 3.-Ogden armour, speaking for himself and other Western packer?, has conceded practically all the demands of the Meatcutters' and Butchers' Association, granting shorter hours and more pay, and the threatened strike Is thus avoided. Go to the Vienna Tailoring Com- pany's booth and take a chance on . this elegant tailor-made suit. Every visitor at the Carnival has as 2 mpny chances as he wishes. In- vcstlgate you may get the suit. 9 VIENNA Ladies and Gents Tailoring Co. .345 Washington Street Telephone Red 1955 Burt Waives Examination. . I OMAHA. Neb.. Sept. 3. President Burt, j of the Union Pacific Railroad, appeared I In Police Court today and waived exam- MAN'S MISSION ON EARTH. Medlcnl Uonk Free. "ICnotr Thyself." a book for men only; ret ular price. Su centsvill be rent tre (0ealcl postpuld) to any mate reader at this paper. U cent e for postage. Address the i'oaUoUy Medical institute, 4 Hullflncn street. Boj ton. Jlus., established In 1MJ0. the oldest and brst In America. AVrlte today for freo book. ri- Key to Ilrnlth and Haplnceo." Editor'! Xntfi For 411 Peabody iiUILOr S 1 Uie Medical matltute has ben a fixed fact, and It will remain so. It It as tnndard as American Gold. Th Peahody Medical Institute' has many Imitator, but no wjualx. Hotnn Ker.itd WE EXTRACT TEETH WITHOUT PAIN Salt Rheum You may call it eczema, tetter or mlllr era st. But no matter what you call Itj this skin disease which comes In patches that burn, itch, discharge a, watery rjwrtter. dry and scale, owes Its existence to the presence of humors In the system. It will continue to. exist, annoy, and per haps agonize, as long as these humors remain. It is always radically And permanently cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla which expels all humors, and Is positively unequalled for all cataneoas eruptions. There Is no guess about It; It is so. Painless ex ( trading of teeth, as prac ticed by us, makes a for merly much-drcaded opera tion now of small conse quence. Our methods throughout are the most modern In vogue any where. JVe give written guarantee for-' all work. Charges reasonable. Con sultation frjee. WISE BRQS.,1 wSiSLSS,S.,J,l',, Both Phones: Or. South 2231:' CoL SCS. Open eTcnlngs till 9; Sundays from to II ntnsnc picture fkmes mhde to order PCFEKT neIMERS - BEST MOLMNGS-LOWEST PRICES September Lace Curtain Sale. Hundreds of Lace arains Handkerchiefs 200 dozen Ladies9 hand' embroidered, hemstitched, all linen handkerchiefs . . Hand' embroidered initial, all linen handkerchiefs .. Exceptional values in fine hand ' embroideredt seal' loped and hemstitched handkerbhiefs GHEJT "I BARGAINS Zs GREAT BARGAINS AT 25 c Persian Flannelles In answer to many inquiries ws are pleased to state that we have on sale again today the -g Of famous Persian flannelles at -"C Leading fabric for wrappers, waists and kimonds. e o o Sheets and Pillow Cases REJiBY'TO'USE. 72x90 inches hemmed sheets .45c 45x36 incti.es hemmed pillow cases 10 l2c EXTRA QUALITY. New YorK and European NOVELTIES Every hour, every minute of the day more and more novelties are being added to our- already great stock of novelties in dress fabrics', millinery and cloaks and suits. A daily visit is necessary in order to keep in touch with the many new exclusive creations. Every part of this establishment is bright with new goods. Established 1870. Incorporated lSfliQ. Fine Fur Garments G. P. RUMMELIN & SONS " 126 Second St., near Washington Elks and visitors are cordially invited to call at our establish ment, whether intending to purchase of not, and examine our complete assortment of the latest novelties in Ladies' Fur Garments. Our stock of fine furs surpasses all previous years. A few of our specialties are Alaska Sealskin Jackets, Broadtail Jackets with Sable Collar and Revers, Alaska Silver Fox Boas, Sable, Mink and Marten Streamer Scarfs. FUR ROBES AND RUGS ALASKA INDIAN BASKETS G. P. RUMMELIN & SONS FURRIERS Orders Promptly Filled Call or Send for Catalogue The Kind "Son Have Always Bought, and wliicli has been in use for over SO years, lias "berno tlio sSgrnatnro of mf0 and lias been made tinder bis per- . jCJffl'7L' sonal supervision sinco its infancy, ftaryt J&CcStV. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Jnst-as-good" are but? Experiments that trifle ivith and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The KM You Have Always In Use For Over 30 Years, TMR CBKTAOH COMPART, TT MUMtAT aTHeCTr KtW VOUK CITT. Bought Ex-Congressman il. X. Johnson.' of North Dakota. Is said to have aspirations for the United Statacs Senate, hoplnp to defeat Sen ator Ilanabrouch. He was an unsuccessful candidate tv.-o years ago. Lord Charles Bercsford. Is to revisit tha United States soon for the. purpose of study Ins American shipping methods. He made himself milte r.oDUlar while hero some three years ago.