THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1902.
11.
TO DECIDE TODAY
Miners Are Still Considering
- Peace Plan,
ITS ADOPTION IS ALMOST SURE
Stcam-tvorkers Offer the Only Opposi
tion Mitchell Is In the Chair
He Strongly Urges
Arbitration.
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called upon to consider today demands and
mu3t receive your most careful thought.
Personally. I should have preferred an
adjustment of the dlfilcultles existing In
the anthracite field by conference with
the anthracite mlneowners and without
tho intervention of agencies -not directly
Involved, but I recognize the fact that
relations between ourselves and the op
erators have become so strained as to ren
der direct negotiations at this time im
possible. If the consequences of this
strike affected only the Interests of the
operators and mineworkers, there would
bo less reason for the intervention of a
third party, but the fact that the coaV
famine was upon the people of Eastern
and seaboard states, and threatened to
become a national calamity, justifies the
action of the Chief Executive of our Na
tion in his earnest effort to bring about
an early resumption of mining.,
"The proposition submitted for your con
sideration may have objectionable fea
tures, and in its detail may" not meet
with the unanimous approval of our peo
ple, but it Is Immeasurably better as now
presented than when originally offered by
the representatives of the coal corpora
tlons. I am firm in my conviction that
,thc prompt acceptance of this proposal
will secure to the anthracite mineworkers
and those dependent upon them a greater
measure of justice than they could at
tain by continuing the conflict; I believe
the prompt acceptance of this proposi
tion will secure to the mineworkers a
greater degree of Justice than they liave
enjoyed in the past.
Advises Acceptance of Offer.
"The people of our country await with
anxious expectancy the result of your
action today; the eyes of the Nation are
centered upon you, and friends and foes
alike demand the submission of issues in
volved in this strike to the tribunal
named by the President of the Unite!
States. That there are discordant ele
ments in this convention, that there are
dissatisfied ones at home, I am fully
aware; but, gentlemen, with all the ear
nestness of which I am possessed, I
urge that you give your approval to the
action of your executive officers, who
have recommended acceptance of the
proposition that the strike be declared
off, and all men ate then to return to
work in the positions and working places
occupied by them prior to the Inaugura
tion of the strike and that all questions
at issue be submitted for adjustment to
the tribunal selected by the President
of the United States."
The address was followed Tvith the clos
est attention by the delegates. 'Those who
expected him to tell all he knew of the
situation with reference to the arbitra
tion question, and the question of hav
ing all the men obtain their former posi
tions were disappointed, as. he reserved
'th'esjs Tor his -later TcmaTks.f when- -the
question of employment was actually
brought before the delegates. At various
stages of the reading of the 'a.ddre Mr.
Slitcheil was applauded, but when he
urged the delegates to adopt the recom
mendations of the executive boards to
call off the strike and all the men then
to return to work in the positions they
occupied before the strike was inaug
urated, tremendous aplause greeted the
remark.
Motion for Pence.
The moment he finished a TVllkesbarre
delegate was on his feet and moved that
the recommendations contained In Presi
dent Mitchell's address be adopted. If
this ha& been acted upon at once, the
strike would have been off. and the con
vention's i'ork done, but those in opposi
tion would not have it that way. They
wanted and did debate the matter until
the adjournment after 5 o'clock.
A Panther Creek engineer was the first
to take the floor in opposition to accepting
the plan until he and his colleagues hail
some assurance that thpv vnniH Vi rin
stated in their old positions. The com-
jianies nave saia, ne declared, that they
will not dismiss, the men now employed
by them, and place strikers In their posi
tions. A number of other delegates spoke
along the same lines, and then more con
fusion resulted over the presence of per
sons who were not delegates. One dele
gate took the ground that many of those
In the hall were strangers.
"We do not know whether Baer, 011
4 phant or John Marble Is In the hall, ready
to vote on the proposition to come before
the men." .he said.
After some speechmaklng President
Mitchell again straightened out matters
by requesting all those, except newspaper
men. who did not have credentials to
leave the hall. About half of those pres
ent retired.
In thq course of the debate a motion
was made to adjourn. A hot debate oc
curred on this- until President Mitchell
said:
"If you want those not delegates to get
out, ask them to go, and not leave your
selves. If you want to consider the pros
pect of getting all your old positions back,
you can best do It here. This proposition
will not be. crammed ' down your throats.
You are the men who voted to go on this
strike, and your votes will end it, if it is
ended."
Original Motion Again Taken Up.
The motion to adjourn was killed. The
question then reverted to the convention
to adopt the recommendations of officers
to call off the strike, and refer all ques
tions at issue to President Roosevelt's
commission. The debate was resumed, but
before the discussion had proceeded many
minutes a delegate demanded that the
credentials of all those in the building be
examined, to see that no one was in the
place not entitled to admittance. This
was done, and then a motion was made
to reconsider the vote by which the news
paper men were permitted to remain in the
hall. The motion was defeated. Presi
dent Mitchell then requested the corre
spondents not to mention the name of any
delegate in his report, on the ground that
It might injure him in obtaining work.
This ended the debate on tho correspond
ents. The question again reverted to that of
reinstatement of the men. A dozen
speeches were made for and against the
question of some specific action for as
surance that the men would get back their
places If they returned to work. It was
argued by one delegate that the calling
out of the engineers:, firemen and pump
men was a mistake, but as good union
men they obeyed. He wanted the union
to stand by those men now, and not turn
its back on them.
Mitchell States His Vle-rrs.
A delegate arose and asked President
Mitchell to express his views on the sub
ject He immediately responded, and mad
one of the most important addresses he
has been called on to make during the
past Ave months. He spoke slowly and
clearly, and every word was listened to
with great interest, because It was looked
tiDoa by the delegates as the real speech
of the day. The strike leader spoke as
follows:
"Gentlemen of the Convention: I desire
to-inform you that the. president of your
organization has done all he can to learn
the attitude of the companies towa'rd the
men who are now on strike. As you
know, the companies refuse direct nego
tiations with us. Through Intermediaries
we have received assurance that the com
panies are going to meet the Issues
squarely; that they are not disposed to
blacklist the men; that they do not pur
pose to be vindictive; that, as far as pos
sible, men are to be returned to their ol
places. It may take some time before that
can be brought about, and It may be that
some few men will not be restored to their
former positions at all. "When you vote
on this proposition you mus.t do it with
as full knowledge of the situation as I carr
gfve you.
Special Favors to Nobc.
"Now, let me emphasize this point: The
poorest boy that worked In a breaker Is as
dear to us as the man who ran the best
engine; that while we shall try with all
the power we have to get every man that
struck back to his old Job, we will make
special efforts for none and show special
favors to none. "We want the engineers
and the firemen and the pumpmen and
the inspectors and the bosses to go back,
but we do not want them to go back one
bit more than we want the little breaker
boys to go back. There was no x single
class of workmen who went out on a sym
pathetic strike. Every man who struck
struck for wages; he struck for exactly
the same thing as the miners and the
mine laborers struck for. As far as it
is within the power of the union we shall
afford protection to every man, union and
nonunion, who went on strike with us.
But, gentlemen, It may be true that some
will be sacrificed, and, much as we shall
regret that. I desire to say that no bat
tle was ever fought, no victory, was ever
won. that did not carry with it some vic
tims. Lives have been lost to 'gain the
most brilliant victories that were ever won
In the world.
Union "Will rrotect All.
"If It appeals to your judgment to ac
cept the recommendations of your officers,
If you decide to defer to the judgment of
the President of your country, if you wish
to be guided by the advice of your friends
all over the land and decide to re
turn to work, the United Mineworkers
of America will protect the man who
happens to be left out of his Job. In our
pledge to the President of the United
Stated, In which wo notified him that we
would recommend to you a resumption, we
said to him that we. should recommend
a return of our people to their old po
sitions, and if the coal companies fail to
give our men their old places, if they fail
to treat them honorably, we shall carry
the question to the tribunal named by the
President and ai?k that tribunal to decide
that we are entitled to the work We left
when we went on strike.
"Now, gentlemen, those are my views.
I have no assurance that If you return to
work on "Wednesday all of you will be
given back your old places. I do believe,
however, that the coal operators will grad
ually displace the men who have ypur
Jobs and give you your old places .again.
I dare say that hundreds of men w.ho are
brought here from the cities and from the
farms to take your places will return to
the cities and farms when you go back.
1 have no doubt at all that before two or
three weeks-have rolled by there will be
no question about the reinstatement of the
men.
Strike-Breakers Incompetent.
"However, remember this, that when
your votes are cast, I want you to cast
them with the full knowledge that some
of you may not iret your old places back.
I dare say the companies are as anxious
to have competent engineers, firemen,
pumpmen and Inspectors as you are to All
those places, and .you know that the men
they brought here to take your places
are not competent. You all know that
the men they brought here to take your
places, are not competent to run the hoist
ing engines; that the firemen they have
brought here have npt been successful,
and while tho companies will not go out
before the public and say they will 'sac
rifice the men who stood by them,' as they
call It, they will, In most cases, be glad
to have their old and competent workmen
back."
Stntns of Arbitration Plan.
His remarks were greeted with applause.
Another delegate made a speech against
endjng the strike without definite assur
ance of reinstatement, and Mr. Mitchell
was again called upon for an explanation
of the status of the arbitration plan as It
now stands. In response to this request
he said:
"We have not adopted their proposition
as they made it, and the proposition would
never, with my consent, have been adopt
ed as they made It. "When the coal com
panies sought practically to name the
arbitrators, we objected and secured a
modification of their proposal. That mod
ification enabled the President to select
men outside of the classes suggested by
the operators. Organized labor Is repre
sented on the commission. I do not, how
ever, assume that either the capitalists
or the trade unionists who are on the
commission will permit their special In
terests to influence their Judgment in mak
ing their decisions; but organized labor
Is on that commission, and It is there
because the President of the United States
wanted It there, and because we would not
agree to tho proposition unless it was
there."
"Give People Conl" the Sentiment.
Then the delegates again took up the
debate Many of the delegates spoke with
great earnestness. Three of them were
willing: to return to work and trust to
the union to do Justice to them. Another
was willing to leave the whole matter in
the hands of President Roosevelt's com
mission, and another said: "If I cannot
get my Job, I can look for another one.
Therefore let ug go to work and give the
American people some coal."
The sentiment of. the last speaker was
loudly applauded. After further debate on
both sides of the question it was decided
to let the question go over until tomorrow
morning. A committee on resolutions was
then appointed, and at 5:18 the convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The xmmlttee includes President
Mitchell, Secretary "Wilson and District
Presidents JJIcholis, Duffy and Fahey.
The committee met tonight and outlined
a set of resolutions to be presented to the
convention tomorrow. Nothing official
was given out as to what they will con
tain. It Is probable that they will recom
mend the acceptance of the arbitration
plan; that all grievances be submitted to
the commission appointed by President
Roosevelt: that all men who shall not
find immediate employment shall be taken
care of by the union until they get po
sitions, and that organized labor through
out the world and other organizations and
individuals be thanked for the assistance
given the mineworkers during their
struggle.
Strikers Agree to Arbitration.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.. Oct. 20. The
strikers on the Hudson Valley road, at
a meeting tonight at Glens Falls, de
cided to accept the proposition of the
company to arbitrate the question in
dispute.
Fined for Wheeling? on Sidewalk.
A dapper little Jap named R. Melda,
who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, was be
fore Municipal Judge Hogue yesterday,
charged with riding his bicycle on. the
sidewalk along Fourth street. Policeman
"Welch testified: "A great many of those
Japs ride their wheels on the sidewalk.
This one dismounted when he saw me."
On being asked what he had to say, Melda
explained: "I did not understand that H
Is against the law to ride a wheel on a
sidewalk." "What made you dismount
then, when you came up to the police
man?" asked tho Judge. Melda did not
have any answer this time, and he was
fined ?1. A hint was given that the next
time he offended the fine would be increased.
NO CONCERTED ACTION
MR. HILL DID NOT URGE EXCHANGE
OF STOCK.
He Swears It "Was Matter of Rnrely'
Personal Preference on Part of
Individual Stockholders.
ST. PAUI. Oct''20. The adjourned hear
ing of the Government suit against the
so-called railway merger was called today
and the entire day was given to the direct
testimony of President J. J. Hill for the
defendants, the crocs-examination having
Just begun when the court adjourned for
the day. Mr. Hill went over much of the
ground previously covered by him In his
testimony before the Interstate Commerce
Commission In other suits similar to this,
but today h brought out more fully that
the exchange of Great Northern stock for
that of the Northern Securities Company
was the individual act of the Individual
shareholders, and dwelt at length on his
statement that the whole purpose- of the
organization of the Nothern Securities
was for the protection of a great com
merce with the Orient, which the North
ern lines "had sought tp develop In com
petition with the transportation companies'
of the whole world. Thf circular of the
Northern Securities Company to share
holders offering tp exchange stock had
heretofore, been placed in evidence, but
today 4he attorneys through Mr. Hill
brought Jn a personal circular letter sent
by him to numerous Great Northern
shareholders, In answer to inquiries telling
them that any action of theirs In ex
changing stocks must be through individ
ual action and not be Influenced by him.
Mr. Hill wLl be on the stand again "to
morrow morning and will be followed by
Colonel W. H. Clough. Frederick Weyer
hauser and other defendants or directors
of the defendant companies.
The first hearing was adjourned from
New York to this city. Solicitors J. K.
Richards and W. A. Day appeared as at
torneys for the Interstate Commerce
Commission; J. M. Peck represented the
United States Government, while ex-Attorney-General
Cralgs, David Wilcox, of
New York, G. B. Young, C. W. Bunn and
M. D. Grover. of SL Paul appeared for
the defense. The New York hearing sub
stantially completed the Government's
presentation of the case, and the testi
mony to be given here is on behalf of the
defendants the Northern Securities Com
pany, the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany, the Great Northern Railway Com
pany, and the principal officials of these
companies.
The testimony at first covered Mr.
Hill's official connection with, the Greit
Northern railway and the previous com
panies of which it was the outgrowth.
Mr. Hill told of the traffic that could be
depended on along the Great Northern,
especially the lumber from the Pacific
Coast, the rate of which had previously
been prohibitory, but was reduced from
90 to 40 cents a hundred after his line
was -completed. He also told in detail of
the development of the Oriental trade.
In answer to questions. Mr. Hill said
that on the west end of his Ime the local
supply of coal was sufficient for busi
ness, but within the past two years tho
difficulty of getting coal -from Pennsyl
vania to Like Erie was very .great, his
company being unable to secure a suffi
cient supply In 1900 for Its own use at
either Lake Erjo or Lake Superior ports.
Coal for domestic use was also unob
tainable, the terminals being unable to
handle all the cars. The case was even
worse this year, less than half the proper
supply being now on hand for the sea
son. It was even worse in the case of
coal for domestic use, and the situation,
he said, will constantly grow worse this
year. He referred particularly to bitum
inous coal, and spoke of the use of the
Burlington line as a means of supplying
Northwestern needs for fuel; Its con
nection with the soft-coal fields; Its low
grades, and the consequent possibility of
large loads making lower rates possible.
By the use of the Burlington for coal
business over that, and the Northern
lines in unbroken tralnloads, he held
lower coal prices would result. Tho
Puget Sound coal fields would furnish a
supply east of Spokane: the British Co
lumbia coal Is nearly as far away and
cannot be brought profitably this far
East. Recent developments have taken
the coal shipments north from St. Louis
to Northern Minnesota, and the return
load will be Iron ore from Minnesota.
The direct connection with the Burling
ton makes possible a lower and more cer
tain rate on this class of business. They
must take all business possible to the
Coast, or else It will be necessary to
raise the rate on the East-bound lumber.
A trunk line to Chicago, St. Louis and
other centers makes It possible to con
trol the return shipments and take down
the rates. Mr. Hill stated that all con
ditions affecting the Great Northern
would naturally affect the Northern Pa
cific similarly, especially so In the mat
ter of coal supplies. Both roads must
handle business both ways In order to
compete with everything that floats, and
to compete with the Suez Canal route,
but they were doing it successfully.
Manufacturers from Ohio and even
some, part3 of Pennsylvania must have
a rail haul In either direction, he said.
Railroad competitors to the Pacific Coast,
said Mr. Hill, are the Canadian Pacific,
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and a
new line under construction. His chief
competition, however, was with Jhe con
ditions all over the world, and not alone
with these Western railways. Speaking
of the line of steamships, he said the
first ship would be launched In December
with tonnage of 25,000, or 10,000 more tons
than the Celtic, which is the largest ship
now afloat. Cotton and machinery
showed remarkable Increases in Oriental
traffic within the last year, while oil
and some other commodities decreased.
The year ending June, 1502. showed about
double the Oriental shipments of the pre
vious year.
The hearing was adjourned until 2
o'clock.
COMPLAINT IN MERGER SUIT.
Why Kentucky Commission Holds
Southern Combination Illegal.
WASHINGTON, )ct 20. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today made
public' th'o complaint of the Railroad
Commission of Kentucky against the At
lantic Coast Lino Railway Company, the
Louisville & Nashville, the Southern
railway, the Southern railway in Ken
tucky, the Southern railway In Indiana,
the Cincinnati & New Orleans and .Texas
& Pacific railway, the Cincinnati South
ern Railway Company and the Chicago,
Indianapolis & Louisville Company, In
volving allegations of unlawful combi
nation. The complaint asks for an In
vestigation as to whether contracts, etc.,
constitute an unlawful combination. The
complaint says these roads cover all Im
portant railroad points and all railroad
lines in a territory aggregating 25,000
miles, with an operating Income of over
(30,000,000 annually, and charges that J.
P. Morgan & Co. have secured prac
tical control and management of af
fairs of all of these lines. The transpor
tation facilities of this territory, the com
plaint charges, practically will become
ohe system operated by a few individ
uals, and will control the commerce of
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will immediately notify all concerned of
the complaint, and probably will arrange
for a hearing not earlier than December.
RAILROAD MEN MAY STRIKE.
Notice of 48 Hours Given In St. Paul
and Minneapolis.
. ST.PAUL, Oct 20 The railroads of the
Twin Cities have been given 48 hpurs In
which to consider the demands of the
switchmen foradditlonal pay and shorter
hours, and It Is promised that unless con
cessions are" made a strike will be ordered.
The grievance committee of the switch
men employed by the Great Northern met
twice yesterday with the officials in an
endeavor to have an increase of 18 per
cent In wages and other reforms adopted.
The officials declined to make a definite
statement to the committee.
GREAT CENTRAL IS ALL RIGHT.
So Says Chief Engineer Kinney
Progress Along the Line.
Major L. D. Kinney, chief engineer of
the Great Central1 Railroad, came in from
Roseburg yesterday to attend to some
business matters at the head office. He
will return to Roseburg today to keep in
touch with field operations. He was full
of news regarding the progress of the rail
road and kindred enterprises.. He said
Contractor Small was getting ahead sat
isfactorily on the grade between Marsh
fleld and Empire, and the contract for the
long trestle between those two towns has
Just been awarded to Roseburg and
Marshfield men. That stretch of road Is
now under contract to be completed by
June 1. No other railroad construction Is
contemplated until next Spring on any
part of the line, but everything will be in
readiness for rapid work then.
Roseburg pleases Major Kinney greatly.
He announced the decision to make a
railroad Junction there before securing
land for any purpose. This, he says; was
done in order that tho railroad project
might not suffer from real estate specula
tion or other Incidental operations. Then
an opinion was taken on 1000 acres of land
that has been -in litigation so "long ' that
the city has grown around two sides of
it, 100 acres -were donated to the Great
Central Railroad for depot and yards, a
local corporatipn was organized; .with
capital of $50,0DQ, to handle the real estate,
and Major Kinney has ' Just bought the
stock tff the corporation at par. Four
Roseburg citizens, he says, have cleared
up $3000 each by the transaction In four
days.
Work has been begun on a depot and
office bulldlng.-but lack .of lumber delays
progress. 3Iajor Kinney says Roseburg
Is the best town be knows of for a good
lumber-yard. And the town is growing
so fast that there is hardly shelter for the
people.
Two passes across the Cascades have
been examined for a railroad easterly
from Roseburg, and Major 'Kinney says
he will soon examine a third. The first
two are pronounced feasible, but It is
hoped a better one will be found.
At Bangor, the new Coos Bay town site.
Major Kinney says a 'commissary building
to cost $5000 Is about half completed, the
townslte is largely cleared and prepara
tions for other structures are going for
ward. "We are getting everything In
shape for construction work on a large
scale In the Spring," said he. "I am al
jsolutely sure of the Great Central Rail
road now, and am planning the ,work for
next season, which Is certain to be a busy
one. Roseburg -people are manifesting
deep Interest In the railroad, and are do
ing what they can to help It along. They
take hold of the construction, and will
secure some of the benefits from that end
of It. I must say, however, that Port
land's people don't seem to care whether
construction benefits come here or not.
San Francisco is taking a great deal more
interest, -and I am afraid it will take tht
profit that Portland and Oregon ought to
have. Enterprise along this line pays."
Looking for Mountain Pass.
ROSEBURG, Oct. 20. (3peclal.) Engi
neers Llndsley and Moody, of the Great
Central Railroad, have Just returned from
a reconnolssance of the route over the
Cascade Mountains east of here. They
went over the summit of the mountains
near Diamond Lake, and report that-the
route Is entirely feasible, the elevation of
that pass being but 5400 feet.
Owing to the near approach of Winter,
when snows would Interfere with work on
the higher leyels, the matter of definite lo
cation of the line there will .probably be
postponed until Spring. The survey, how
ever, will be pushed on the line between
here and Myrtle Point, and also for per
haps 20 miles east of here. Work has be
gun on tho headquarters building here.
Clark's Road In Pomona.
POMONA, Cal., Oct. 20. The Salt Lake
Railway had a crew of 15 men working
here all day Sunday, . laying track from
the western city limits up First to Re
becca street, -and will soon be running
trains into Pomona. The road has been
built to the city limits and ready to con
tinue in here for a number of weeks, but
has been delayed by some matters affect
ing rights of way, which have been satis
factorily settled. The rails are being laid
on First stret parallel to the Southern
Pacific track. The people are anxious
for the Salt Lake to enter the city, as it
is stated that the trip to Los Angeles will
then be made In 40 minutes.
To Adjust Indian Claims.
NORTH YAKIMA, Oct. 20. (Special.)
Agent Jay Lynch, of the Yakima Indian
reservation, with headquarters at Fort
SImcoe. has Just received orders from the
Secretary of the Interior to proceed to.
Portland and appraise damages resulting
to Indians who have allotments' through
which it Is proposed to run the projected
Columbia River & Northern Railway. The
road Is expected to tap the country of the
Big Kllckltat In the Mount Adams coun
try, and a questlon'has arisen between the
Indians and the promoters of the road. Mr.
Lynch left North Yakima- tonight on his
mission.
New Railroad for Spain.
BURGOS. Spain, Oct. 20. The first sod
of the Vasco-Castcllane Railroad, which
In to give direct communication between
Madrid and Bllbon, was turned today,
with much ceremony. General Polavleja
represented the . King, and many nota
bilities were in attendance. The new rail
way will shorten the Journey between
Bilboa and Madrid from 18 to seven hours,
and will tend toward the development of
the Iron and coal districts.
Yerkes-Morgan Fight to Be Resumed
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. The London tube
war will be resumed tomorrow, when J.
P. Morgan's scheme will be considered by
the Houoo of Commons committee, cables
the London correspondent of the Tribune.
It is very strongly opposed by Charles T.
Yerkes on behalf of the district railway.
Relics of Early Portland.
Now that the ol dbulldlng at the cor
ner of Third and Salmon has been torn
down and cleared away. It can be seen
how badly the poor old buildings remain
ing on the west side of the block need to
be treated In the same manner. The one
at the south end of the block is one of
the oldest In tho city. Several persons
were yesterday wondering how such old
buildings came to remain so long on such
valuable property, as they" were of opin
ion that property opposite a plaza, or
park, would be valuable for business pur
poses. Another said this was not so, and
that property so situated was not desir
able for business. "If you will look," said
he, "you can see that there is not a busi
ness building of much Importance -anywhere
around the plaza blocks.' The block
west of the plaza, between the Court
House and the City Hall, remains prac
tically unimproved. Property facing the
plaza would be a good site for a hotel
or an apartment-house, but no one has
thought it worth while to erect either
there so far, and the valuable property
lies vacant, except for an old-time build
ing or two."
Travels With His Drinking "Water.
Kansas City Journal.
Theodore C. Bates, the prqmoter, besldett
being a master of finance and some other
things, has particular notions about living
which differentiate him from other men.
He always has the best rooms in the hotel
In whatever city he may be. He always
has his meals served in hi3 room, and he
always knows what he wants In the way
ol wines and clears. And. furthermore, he
Is exceedingly particular about tho water
he drinks so much so, In fact, that' he
btlngs all he uses with him from Massa
chusetts, where he lives.
Mr. Bates owns the famous farm In Mas
sachusetts on which one of the worst In
dian massacres in history took place. This
was'in the King Philip War In the early
history of Massachusetts. On this farm is
a very line, clear spring, known as King
Philip spring; tho water of which Ms re
markable, all over the country for Its ex
cellence. Tradition says that the cause of
the massacre was that the whites had
taken up their camp at this spring, and
Philip felt that Its waters were polluted
by their contamination. The water of this
spring is Mr. Bates' only drink, and ho
has it shipped all over the country to
whatever points his business may take
him. While traveling he carries bottles of
It with. him. ' He haa It sent here In cases,
and it is kept on tap for him in the Coates
wine cellar all the time.
HIS DEAD FRIEND.
The Mayor of Atlanta Speaks at-the
Funeral of a Ncsro.
Atlanta News.
The funeral of Richard J. Henry, col
ored, for so long a time the porter and
private servant of his Honor, Mayor Liv
ingston Mims, embodied In'lts programme
an episode that Is too notable and too al
together pleasing to be omitted from a
special comment.
His fidelity, his courtesy, his Intelli
gence and his effective service had en
deared him not only to his master and
employers, but to all the numerous com
pany of white men of all degrees who
came In contact with him. Large sums
of money were Intrusted dally to his care
for .transmission to the bank, and It Is
estimated that in this position he had car
ried upon his person millions of dollars.
At his funeral the respect and regard of
the white friends of this admirable negro
were everywhere In evidence. They made
a large representation In tho large audi
ence. The funeral, conducted by high officials
of Henry's own church and race, was
most Impressive and full of high tributes
to the character and record of th de
ceased. The Mayor of the city and his
accomplished wife occupied front seats In
the church during the services, and when
the ministerial offices had progressed to a
certain point the Mayor of the city, who
was also the employer of the deceased,
was called upon to 'speak.
Without any special time for prepara
tion, and mainly upon the Impulse and
suggestion of the moment. Mayor Mlm3,
who has long 'been held one of the most
accomplished and aristocratic gentlemen
of the South, a cavalier and a, Bourbon
of the most pronounced type, arose and
said:
"Your call on me to speak on this occa
sion was certainly unexpected and yet
vhlle so heartily commending all that has
been ao feelingly and eloquently said In
reference to my dear dead friend my
friend of more than a third of a" century
I cannot refrain from expressing the gen
uine grief and sorrow that his death has
occasioned me. Indeed, a sorrow that my
entire family shares; and I know, too,
It will be felt by the large number of his
friends and mine who knew him so well
In the connection he had with the business
in which I have been engaged for so many
years, and I might add his many white
friends in this city who respected and ad
mired him for the splendid qualities that
he possessed. He was ever doing charity
and kindness to all sorts of people. He
was, indeed, .a model husband and father,
a good citizen, and a loyal and devoted
friend, and a Christian gentleman.
"To rne Lis offices of concern and
thoughtfulness were constant and grate
ful. In the course of nature he should
have survived me, and I always felt that
If he did there was no living man on whom
I could better rely for kindness and care
for my family.
"I can point to no one whose dally life
and character afford a better and more
commendable example to all men to emu
late than this. "
"He well deserves all the comforts,
blessings and promises of the holy religion
he professed, and which the distinguished
jrcverend clergy has, on this solemn oc
casion, so ably administered.
"I care not, though, for creeds in that
unknown country 'from whose bourn no
traveler returns' and to which his pure
spirit tends for I feel that the good man
who sleeps - in all the awful majesty of
death In yonder coffin carries with him
acceptable credentials to all the happiness
that pertains to mortals after death.. His
memory will be treasured'."
A COAST NEWSPAPER MAN
Death of Matthevr II. Money, For
merly of Washington.
. OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 21. Matthew
Henry Money, a pioneer newspaper man
of the Pacific Coast, died In this city to
day, aged 70 years. He and his wife for
merly conducted the Beacon, at Kalama,
Wash., and the North Pacific Coast and
NeWs, both published in Tacoma.
Whaling Catch of the North.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21. Word has
been received from the north that the
whaling catch of local vessels up to Sep
tember 2 was as follows: Alexander, eight
whales; Beluga, clean; Bowhead, Narwhal,
Thrasher and Belvedere, two. each; Jean
ette, Penelope and William Baylies, four
each, and the Karluk nd Altalr, three
each. '
Cable Is Appreciated.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2L A message
received In this city from J. R. Greig,
popularly known as the King of Fanning
Island, conveys congratulations on the
opening of cable communication with that
hitherto isolated community.
Held Up by Masked Men.
Two masked men, one armed with a re
volver, the other with a slungshot, held up
Charles Gorklns at Park and Oak streets
early yesterday morning and relieved him
of $7 In cash and a $300 check on the Unit
ed States National Bank. The payment of
the check was stopped In time. Gorklns
is a stranger In the city, he says, and,
after seeing the sights In Whitechapel un
til the time the saloons closed yesterday
morning, he was on his way to his boarding-house,
when he met tho outlaws, who
sprang at hfm from behind a tree. He
was compelled to empty his pocket3, and
when the robbers left him to his own
thoughts he was warned not to look be
hind. There-are 25.000 pores in the hand of a man.
In Japan 03 per cent of silk spinners are
women.
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added 12 pounds to my -weight, my color is good, and I feel light and
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