THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1902.
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ELDER GOES AT LAST
Steamer Sails for San Fran
cisco After Long Tie-Up,
CARRIES BiG GENERAL CARGO
But Xo Passcnjrcrs Nonunion Engi
neers and Mates on Board Co
lumbia May, Follow
Soon.
The O. R. & N. steamer Geo. W. Elder,
after a tie-up of about seven weeks by
reason of the strike of her engineers", left
Alnsworth dock at 5:15 yesterday after
noon, deeply laden with miscellaneous
freight and bound for San Francisco. She
was in command of Captain Randall, and
roenned by her old crew, except three non
union engineers and three nonunion mates.
The new -engineers were brought from
New York and San Francloco. and it is
understood that two of the mates were
also brought up from the California port.
The old mates that ran on the vessel de
clined to work with -nonunion engineers.
The bulk of the Elder's cargo consista
of oats, of which there are 5S21 sacks.
There, are also S40 sacks of flour and aMct
of papr and other general cargo. No pao
senger3 were carried, but it Is probable
that on the next trip she will resume pas
senger business.
No information Is given out at O. R. fz
headquarters as to4he company's inten
tions with regard "to the Columbia, but it
Is believed she will follow the Elder, on the
regular five-day whcdulc. Engineers were
secured for her at the time men were
brought up for the Elder, and it is said
that three mates have also been engaged.
The old crew will man this otcamcr.
STRANDING OP IDZUMI MAP.U.
"Went Ashore at MctsuJIma Inland
Other Marine Notes.
VICTORIA, B. C. Nov. 20. The steamer
Tom. Maru. which arrived today from the
Orient, brings news of the stranding' of
her sister liner. Idzumi Maru, formerly of
the Yokohama-Seattle route, on October
29. She went ashore after leaving Mojl.
en route to Bombay, at Hatsujima Island,
in the Inland Sea. on avoiding a collision
with another steamer. Salvage steamers
have gone to her assistance.
The sealing schooner Chisihma Maru,
70 tons, which arrived at Ogashlma en
route to Yokohama from the Kurlle seal
ing grounds November 4, Is believed to
have been lost with all hands. A Japan
ese warship, the Keien Kan, has been
sent to search for her.
The ship .Tomyoshl MaTu was lost off
the Japanese Coaet October 20. Her crew
was saved. The coal ship Saka Maru
capsized -during the same gale, and her
crew was rescued by the steamer Kan
ton Maru, which was In company with
her.
The Japan Times says that an article by
a special correspondent, dealing with a
trip to Isu. and telling of the graves of
five American sailors burled there 40
years ago. was brousht to the attention
of the American Admiral in Asiati?
waters, and he dispatched an officer on
special duty to the graves in question
to make a report with a view of obtaining
a grant from Washington to have monu
ments erected over the graves of the
American sailors and have them kept in
repair.
OCEAN RATE WAR.
Vlo-rous Cnttlnr? by New York-South
African Lines.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. Rival steamship
lines plying between New York and South
Africa are waging a vigorous war In
rates. Today a ton of general cargo can
be shipped from Cape Town for les3
money than a merchant can bring half a
ton of potatoes to this city from the
Carollnas.. The rate on general cargo to
the South African ports has been cut re
peatedly until now it is only $2 43 a ton.
including all the expenses of loading and
unloading.
The fight of the steamship concerns
began last July, and not only has it been
of advantage to those shippers who al
ready had business relations with South
Africa, but it caused new interests to be
come concerned in the trade to that
country. At least six steamships sail on
the rival lines every month. Tfle traffic
to Cape Town and neighboring ports va
ries between 42.000 and 50.000 tons annually,
' but is growing rapidly, and some of those
N interested claim that money is being made
even at the cut rates.
The principal articles of export are
foodstuffs, oats. hay. lumber, kerosene,
machinery and miscellaneous small wares.
UPPER RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Bids Opened for Supplying Rock for
Independence Riprap.
Bids were opened yesterday by Captain
Langfitt, United States Engineers, for the
delivery of 2500 cubic yards of rock on the
Willamette near Independence for use In
making an extensive riprap for the river
bank below that town. For half a mile the
bank has been cuttlrg away for 10 years
or more, and now there .are serious indi
cations of the -gver cutting out a new
channel througjVthc place that has been
cut away. The last river and harbor bill
provided for protection at this point, and
this rock, which is to be delivered during
tho present high-water season, will be
used next Spring in building a riprap to
prevent further scouring of the bank and
the formation of a new channel. Seven
bids were submitted, but no award has
been made yet.
PROPOSED WILLAMETTE CANAL.
Engineer Board "Will Consider the
Question of New Locks.
A meeting of the Willamette Falls Canal
Board will be held at the office of Captain
Langfitt, United States Engineers, today,
to consider whether the construction of a
new canal and. locks around the falls
would interfere with present commercial
interests and water rights, and also to con
sider the advisability of the purchase of
the existing canal and locks from the
Portland General Electric Company. The
board will probably be in session several
days, and consists of Major John MIllls
stationed at Seattle;' Captain W. C. Lang
fitt, and Lieutenant Johnson, stationed at
San Francisco, all of the Corps of United
States Engineers.
VESSEL'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Penervnr,n Came Near Being: Washed
Ashore Dnrlnjr Sunday's Gale.
VICTORIA. B. C, Nov. 20. The British
ship Pengwarn, which arrived today, 132
days from Liverpool, narrowly escaped
being driven ashore on the Vancouver
Island coast during the heavy gale of
Sunday. She was being sent ashore by
mountainous seas and southeast .gales
when the wind veered off shore. She la
bored heavily, and seas swept over -her,
bending several stanchions and flooding
her. During the gale she sighted an Amer
ican ship, laden, presumably the Kcnll
worth. from Hamburg, the only 'Amer
ican leaded ship due, buffeted in the same
storm.
WRECKAGE DRIFTS ASHORE.
Tells a Tale of Disaster in' the North
Pacific.
VICTORIA B. C, No'. 20.-News was
received from Carmanah Point this morn
ing that a quantity of wreckage -has been
found two miles west of the lighthouse, in
cluding the stem of a large ship's boat,
painted white, with "Erlcson, Cardiff," in
black letters. Several long new ash oars,
all broken, were found, .also part of a
mast, which appears to have beeilHhe top
mast of some- large vessel. About half a
mile away a large iron buoy belonging' to
the United States lighthouse service was
found. It wa3 painted red, with the fig
ure 6 In black, and the letters "U. S. L. H.
E." The only vessel with name similar
to that found on the wreckage which has
been In these waters for some months Is
the schooner Eric, whch left here about
the end of August for Junta with lumber.
Signaled From Pltcalrn.
The British ship Hovrth, which reached
San Francisco from Newcastle. Australia,
several days ago, reported that on the
night of September. 25 she passed close to
Pitcairn Island. Captain Martin noticed
a signal fire burning on a lofty hilltop.
Three times the beacon flared against the
sky and was answered with lanterns
from the ship. The signal was repeated
from the hilltop, and Captain Margin or
dered his vessel' hove to until' morning,
when he Intended to send a boat ashore.
At dawn It came on to blow, and the
Howth was driven far from the island.
Captain Martin is still wondering what
the inhabitants of the lonely island de
sired of him.
Schooner General SIgllii Overdue.
SEATTLE. Nov. 20. The well-known
trading" schooner General SIglln. owned
by the Behring Sea Fish &. Transporta
tion Company, is overdue from Behring
Sea. where she has been since Spring en
gaged In the fishing business. Consider
able uneasiness exists, although her own
ers say she has been delayed merely by
bad weather. The SIglln was aground for
20 days this Fall on a 'oar at the mouth of
the Kuskokwiri River. Five years ago sho
was picked up a derelict in Alaskan
waters, her dead master being lashed to
the wheel.
Crew of the Peterson Rescued.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Tho com
manding officer of the Princeton, report
ing to the Navy Department under date
of October 12, mentions the sighting of a
disabled four-masted schooner October 4
on its way to Hong Kong. It proved to
be the Otella Peterson, Captain J. C.
Hanson, from Port Townscnd to Hong
Kong, with a cargo of 900,000 feet of lum
ber for the new naval dock. Captain
Hansen and his crew went aboard the
Princeton and" were taken to Nagasaki,
where they were turned over to the Con
sul. Schooner South Bend Overdue.
VICTORIA, B. a. Nov." 20. The seal
ing shconer South Bend, formerly owned
in South Betad. where she was sold af
ter being seized for smuggling. Is overdue
from Behrinsr Sea, and much anxiety is
felt for her. All others of the fleet are
home. The schooner has been out since
April, and those hopeful for her safety say
she has probably put In somewhere In the
Aleutians for food and fuel, and has
been delayed by the southeast winds that
have been prevalent for some time.
Mnnznnltn Off for Pns-et Sound.
ASTORIA, Nov. 20. (Special.) The
lighthouse tender Manzanita, after being
bar bound here for several days, crossed
out for Puget Sound, but will make stops
at several of the light stations on the
Washington coast. On arriving at the
Sound the vessel will be Joined by Com
mander Calkins, who will Inspect the
aids to navigation In those waters.
Cotton Steamer Rurnlnpr.
FUNCHAL, Madeira, Nov. 20. The Brit
ish steamer Calliope, which sailed from
Pensacola October 29. for Genoa, has ar
rived here wfth her cargo on Are. The
flames are very bad. Efforts are being
made to discharge the cotton lft the
ntpambr's hold, rtntl
.pumped into the ves3ej. ,
Accident to T. J. Potter. .
ASTORIA, Nov. 20. The steamer T. J.
Potter met with an accident while near
Pillar Rock, on her up trip this morning,
that will 'lay her up for some time for re
pairs. Her starboard shaft broke, and she
was compelled to proceed with her port
engine, -which will delay her arrival in
Portland until early Friday morning.
Ships Collided, Elffht Drowned.
LONDON. Nov. 20. The Danish ship
Knud II. Captain Hanson, from Copen
hagen, and the British steamer Swaledale,
from Hamburg, collided tonight at the
mouth of the Tyne. The Knud II foun
dered and the master and seven of her
crew were drowned.
Low Charter Rate.
ASTORIA, Nov. 20. The charter rate
of the ship Berlin, chartered by the
Alaska Fishermen's Packing Company for
next season, is $950 monthly, which is a
very low figure.
For Philippine Registry.
ROCKLAND, Me.. Nov. 0. An Amer
ican schooner, which will be registered
in the Philippines, was sold here today.
Sho is a three-master, and is ready for
launching.
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Marine Notes.
The steamer Alliance will leave up .from
San Francisco tonight.
The Quito, -which will arrive up this
morning, will go to Inman, Poulsen Sz
Co.'s mill to load 1,000,000 feet of lumber
for Manila. Later she will move to the
Portland Lumber Company's mill, and
load 500,000 feet more.
Local United States Inspectors Edwards
and Fuller yesterday inspected the steam
er Elder. Today they will go to' Astoria
to inspect the steamer Electric and the
sailing vessel Echo.
The Ingeborg left down yesterday,
towed by the Harvest Queen.' She 13
bound for East London, and carries 24,482
bushels of wheat. 12.595 barrels of flour
and a quantity of mc3l. of a total value
of 557.118. Balfour. Guthrie & Co. are tho
shippers of the cargo.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Soy. 20. Left up at 5 A, M.
British steamer Quito. Arrived ajt 3 P. M.
U. S. steamer Perry, from Port Anceles.
Sailed at 3 P. II. Steamer Lakme. for Sarf
Francisco; steamer Prentiss, for San Fedro,
and barkentlne Addenda, for Cape Town.
Sailed at 4 P. M. Steamer San Mateo, for
San Francisco. Arrived down at 4:K P. M.
Steamer Itedondo. Arrived at ur.tO P. M.
British bark Dowan HUL Condition of th bar
at 4 P. M., smooth; wind northwest: weather
clear. (
St. Kclea3. Nov. 20. 5:30 P. M. Passed up
Steamer Quito.
San Francisco, Nov. 20. Sailed Steamer
Tellus. for Ladysmlth; steamer Sequoia, for
"Wlllapa Harbor.
Hons Kor.gr. Nov. 20. Sailed 10th Empress
of India, for . Vancouver. B. C, via Shans
hal. Hlcso and Yokohama.
New York. Nov. 20. Arrived Sardinian,
from Glasgow.
Tacoma, Nov, 20. Sailed Steamshto Vic
toria, for Hons Kong; schooner Alvena, for
San Francisco.
Liverpool. Nov. 20. Sailed 10th Canadian,
for New York.
Glasgow. Nov. 10. Sailed Numldlan, for St.
Johns and Philadelphia.
Queenstown. 'Nov. 20. Sailed Ha verford, for
Philadelphia; Celtic, for New York.
Cherbourg. No. 10. Arrived Patricia, from
New York, via Plymouth, for Hamburg, and
proceeded.
New York. Nov. 20. Arrived Sardinian,
from Glasgow.
New York. Nov. 20. Arrived Graf Walder
see, from JIamburg, Boulogne and Plymouth;
Seattle. Nov. 20. Arrived Steamer Tora
Maru. from China and Japan; steamer Dirlgo,
fromSkagway; steamer Excelsior, from Valdes;
steamer "Umatilla, from San Francisco. Sailed
Steamer Queen, for San Francisco; steamer
Senator, t for Bremerton. ,
Wu on Way to San Francisco.
OMAHA. Nov. 20. Minister Wu left
over the Union Pacific at 10 o'clock for
San Francisco. '
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BARICENTINE HAWAII.
One of the trimmest Ealllng vessels In port is the barkentlnc Hawaii, lying at Victoria Dock. Sho arrived up a few days
ago in ballast from llakawell, and will take on a cargo of lumber for Shanghai. The barkentlne was built on the Clyde for
Hind. Rolf & Co., of San Francisco, and was launjhed September C, 1000. It was the Intention to put her under the Hawaiian
flag o she cculd get American registry with the annexation of the Islands, but she was completed too late to get under the
Stars nnd Stripes in this manner, od was registered as a Chilean vessel. Later, by special act of Congress, her owners secured
her transfer to American registry. The Hawaii Is commanded by Captain N. J. MacLeod.
PRESIDENT. GOING HOME
MAKES RAPID RUN THROUGH TEX
1 NBSSE13 MOUNTAINS.
Crovrda Gather at Stations
to See
Hint GetH Qnt Early to Greet
School Children.
If
ASHBVILLE, N. C, Nov. 20. The Presi
dent's homeward journey today was with
out special Incident. The ride across the
mountains over the Southern Railway wa,s
made in fast time. The train stopped
only to change crews and engines. Its
coming was generally unheralded, but
there was a small crowd at almost every
station. Several times the train was
cheered, as it swept by.
At Chattanooga the President received
a telegram from Newport, Tenn., saying
that the school children would turn out
to see him. By his direction the train
was slowed down when that place was
reached. About 200 children with flags
In their hands were lined up along the
track. The President stood on the rear
platform and waved his hand and hat to
them. At Stevenson, Ala., early this
morning, about 50 children gathered
around his car. and begged the porter to
let them see the President. The Presi
dent, who had just ris2n, heard their cries,
and, rather than disappoint them, he
stepped to the door in his stocking feet
and sold "Good morning" to them.
At Owltah Junction, where the train
stopped for water, a tall, raw-boned moun
taineer engaged the President In conver
sation. The Tcnnessccan remarked that
the bears in Mississippi had proved too
wild for the President. "Perhaps they
were domestic bears and took to the woods
upon my arrival," replied the Presi-ent
smiling.
At Unionvllle, the President shook hands
with the sister of the Lieutenant-Colonel
of his regiment. The President will reach
.Washington tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock.
RUN THROUGH TENNESSEE.
Flowers for Ills Superior Officer,
Mrs. Roosevelt.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 20. When
the President awoke this morning his
train was In the mountains- of East Ten
nessee, hctneward bound. The train had
just 'stopped for water at Stevenson, a
small place 40 miles west of Chattanooga,
and the school children and half the pop
ulation were at the station. The Presi
dent heard their calls and came out of
his stateroom In his stocking feet to-say
good morning.
An amusing incident occurred at Mem
phis last night, just before the train left.
Peter Tracy, one of the local characters
of Memphis, who1 had followed the Presi
dent's carriage all day, set off a lot of
red fire in the station, and when the illu
mination was at its height he presented
the President with a box of roses.
"Take these to the White House," said
he, "and present them to your superior
ofilcer, Mrs. Rocsevelt."
The President laughed heartily and
promised to do so.
The train 'reached Chattanooga on time
at 3:40, and stopped five minutes to change
engines. There was quite a crowd at the
station. The President left the train. and
shook hands with a number of friends
who were there to greet him.
The train will go , straight through to
Washington over the Southern Railway
without stopping. The train will reach
Washington at S o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. FOR NATIONAL AGREEMENT
Founders Frown on Local Labor Ar
rangements No Shorter Day.
DETROIT. Nov. 20. The convention of
the National Founders' Association today
was brought to a cIqsc by the election of
officers and the adoption of a resolution In
favor of a National agreement with the
Molders' Union", and requesting the mem
bers of the union to make any other local
agreements. The resolution declares, how
ever, that In making a yearly agreement
"the association docs so only on condition
that such an agreement must embody
equitable conditions relating to appren
tices, restricting of output, set day's w'drk,
limitations of a man's earning capacity,
abolishing of fines imposed on molders for
tho purpose of limiting an individual mold
er's production, the right of an employer
to operate molding machines or any other
foundry appliances In accordance with his
best judgment, and to maintain equitable
piecework and premium system, the iibol-
CONGRESS MADE HER AMERICAN.
ishlng of a flat minimum wage rate and
the establishment of a differential wage
rate for molders." The resolution also
declares that no agreement shall be en
tered into for a shorter work day unless
the conditions above are made a part
thereof, and the question of a nine-hour
day is a local and not a National Issue.
There was a long and warm debate over
the nine-hour day, and the action of the
convention 13 jn line with the recommen
dation of the conference committee.
Xntlonnl Hardware An.soclntlon.
NEW ORLEANS. 'Nov. 20. Preceding a
brief executive session a joint meeting of
the National Hardware Association and
the American Hardware Association ll-
lencdr to a In-minute address today by
George H. Maxwell, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee of the National Irri
gation Association. Mr. Maxwell urged
the Importance pf the complete reclama
tion of the arid lands of the West,, and
as a great Nat.'onal undertaking that
ought to be nonnolltlcal and nonpartisan.
Resolutions indorsing the project of Na
tional Irrigation, strpngly approving the
message of Prerfdent Roosevelt to the last
Congress, applauding the last National
Irrigation act. and urging the enactment
of additional legislation on the subject
were unanimously adopted.
HCJRRY TO WOUNDED MAN
Sne'clnl Train Makes Record Ran to
Aid Collins.
DENVER, Nov. 20. Four surgeons are
hurrying from this city to Tellurlde, Colo.,
by special train to attend Arthur L.. Col
lins, general manager of the Smuggler
Union' Mining Company, who was shot
last night by an unknown assassin.
Mr. Collins was playing cards with
friends in the library of the company's
office building at Pandora, when a charge
of buckshot was fired through the window,
striking him in the back. The mah who
fired the shot escaped. Mr. Collins Is re
ported to have only a bare fighting chance
for life. Buckshot penetrated his kidneys,
stomach and lungs, but these shots have
been removed.
When the news of the shooting reached
Denver, Benjamin B. Lawrence, of Bos
ton, Mato., president of the Smuggler
Union Company, chartered a special train
to take himself. Mrs. Collins and tiur
gcong to Tellurlde. The train, which left
Denver on the Denver & Rio Grande road,
at 10:15 o'clock this -morning, made a record-breaking
run. Palmer Lake, 52 miles
distant, was reached In 70 minutes. The
best previous record for thle run was 75
minutes.
Mr. Collln3 is president of the Colorado
Mlneowners' and Managers' Association.
He was manager of the Smuggler-Union
mine during the strike of 1201, when a riot
occurred in which several men were killed.
He la an Englishman.
The special train reached Tellurlde
shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, hav
ing made thrun of 422 miles at average
speed of over 52 miles an hour, inclusive
of stops. The greater part of the run was
over heavy grades on the narrow-gauge
division of the Denver & Rio Grande road.
Mr. Collins was still alive when his wife
and the surgeons from Denver reached
his bedside.
Xcw Tork Editor Accidentally Killed
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. Nelson .Her3h,
editor of the Sunday edition of the New
York World, was Instantly killed near hlo
home at West Brighton, S. I., today by
being throvn from a buggy. He fell on
his head, breaking his neck and frac
turing his skull. Mr. Hersh was driving
home before daylight, and ran his ve
hicle into a ditch which he could not see.
Mr. Hersh was 41 years of age, a na
tive of Rock Island, 111.., and a graduate
of Ynle, class of '80. xHe was connected
with the Davenport (la.) Gazette, and on
the' staff of the New York Commercial
Advertiser for several years. Two years
ago ho became editor of the Sunday
World. He leaves a widow and four
ChJldrcn.
Brilliant Wetldlnff at Leavenworth.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Nov. 20. The
marriage of Captain Powell C. Fauntlc
roy. surgeon. United States Army, at
Madison Barracks, N. Y., and Miss
Blanche McGonlgle, daughter of James A
McGonlgle, a wealthy contractor of this
city, took place this evening at 7:30 o'clock
In the ballroom, of the bride's home, on
South Broadway.
Five at Mononsnlieln.
MONONGAHELA, Pa., Nov. 20. A block
and a half of the property In the business
section of this city was'entlrcly destroyed
by fire today. Loss $125,0j0. Insurance
J75.000. A number of families who were
rendered homeless lost thelr-clothlng and
barely escaped with their lives. The
origin of the Arc is unknown.
NOT YET FOR SOCIAL!
AMERICAN FEDERATION
NEW MOVE DOWN.
TURNS
After Long: Debate the Defeat Was
Accomplished by the Close Vote
of 4744 to 4344.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20. Tho Socialists
came within 400 votes of securing control
of the convention of the American Feder
ation of Labor today. The struggle lasted
nearly all day, and a number of able
speeches were made on both sides, notably
those of D. A. Hayes, James Duncan and
President Gompers agalnat the Socialists,
and Victor Berger, Max Hayes and W. B.
Wilson, of the United Mineworkers. in be
nalf of the resolution In their favor In
troduced by Delegate Bergcr and amended
by Delegate Wilson In a manner accept
able to Berger. The debate lasted until 6
o'clock this evening, when a roll-call
showed 4744 votes against the amendment
of Mr. Wilson and 4344 In favor of it. The
miners voted solidly in favor of the
amendment.
No business was transacted in the con
vention during the day other than that
of the debate and the report of the com
mittee which investigated the Gompers
Shaffer trouble.
Shnffer Filed No Chnrges.
President Gompers has been completely
exonerated of the charges of Infidelity to
the principles of trades-unionism said to
have been made" by Theodore J. Shaffer,
president of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tinworkers. The spe
cial committee which has conducted the
investigation reported that when Mr. Shaf
fer appeared before it he declared that he
had not at any time, either in writing or
otherwise, made any charges against Mr.
Gompers of infidelity to trades-unionism,
nor did he desire to before the committee.
P. J. Sheridan, who introduced the
resolution which resulted In the investi
gation, was asked at the hearing if It
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was true that Mr. Shaffer made any
charges before the last convention of the
Iron, Steel and Tinworkers against Mr.
Gompers, and he replied that he had.
Mr. Shaffer denied it. Tho convention
decided that the question of veracity be
tween Ir. Shaffer and Mr. Sheridan was
something with which it had nothing to
do, and there being no charges against
Mr. Gompers, there was npthing to do
but return, a finding to the effect that
Mr. Gompers was completely exonerated.
This was done, and the report was
adopted by the convention.
For the time being, at least, all oppo
sition to the election of Mr. Gompers has
died out. Since the refusal of James
Lynch, of the Typographical Union, to
run for the office, no further effort has
been made to secure a candidate, nor Is
It likely at tho present time that there
will be a rival candidate.
The convention entered upon an ex
tended debate, in which at times con
siderable feeling was shown, on the res
olutions Introduced by Victor L. Bergcr.
of Milwaukee, committing the convention
to the doctrines -of socialism. The com
mittee cn resolutions reported, as a simi
lar committee h3d reported nt the Scran
ton convention, that the principles of the
trades movement contain all that Is nec
essary for the advancement of the
workingmen of the country.
Delegate Max Hnvrs offered a substitute
for the report to the effect that the Fed
eration advises the working people to
organize their economic and political
power to secure for labor the full equiva
lent of Its toil and the overthrew of the
wage system, and establishing an Indus
trial, co-operative democracy. The sub
stitute was ruled out of order by the
chair as being a substitute for the re
port of the committee, which was a sub
stitute for the original resolution. Dele
gate Hayes then offered it nr an amend
ment, and it was so accepted by the
chair.
From 2 o'clock inthe afternoon until
5:40 the debate went on. President Gompers
being the last speaker. He urged the
union men to adhere closely to union
principles, declaring that their success
would be greater than It would if they
followed any other plan than that under
which they were organized. .
A motion made by Delegate Harter to
lay the matter on the table was lost. A
roll-call was demanded, the vote being
on the adoption of the Wilson amendment
to the Bergcr resolution. It was lcot by
a vote of 4744 to 4314.
SIGN IX A BODY.
Inacpcnflcnt Mine Employes" Agree
to Be Peaceful.
HAZLETON. Pa.. Nov. 20. The trouble
at the Cranberry and Crystal Ridge col
lieries of A. Pardee & Co.. where the
employes refused to return to work be
cause they were asked to sign an agree
ment not to Interfere with nonunion men.
1 was settled today, and operations will be
1 resumed on Monday. Instead of signing
i the agreement Individually at the mines
the men agreed in a body to abide by
1 Its previsions, and empowered a commlt-
Ise that all of the employes will comply
with the conditions. All of the men but
three, who are accused by the company
of having been unduly active during the
strike, will be reinstated.
The only collieries In this district where
the differences have not been settled are
those of Coxc Bros. & Co.. whose men
will meet this afternoon to receive a
proposition from the company outlining a
plan of settlement.
BOYCOTT MAY BE EXTENDED.
Aiimnv nnd TroT Men Indorse Action
of Schenectady Union
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.. Nov. 20.-An-
other and more serious development of
the boycott Instituted against the Schenec-
tady Railway Company by the local traaes
nssexnblv come to light today In the pos
sibillty of- action by the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Railway Employes of
Albany and Troy, looking to the indorse
ment "of the action of the Schenectady
labor body.
The statement Is made by an official or
the Amalgamated Association that that
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DOCIV Will rUlUiU IU U-llUtt 111c uaiij vi i.".
Schenectady Railway to enter the City of
Troy as long as there are nonunion men
aboard them. If the company insists oq
carrying out the terms of Its contracts
with the United Traction Company to use
Its tracks, the men will go on strike, he
declared.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR FEUD AGAIN.
Lenders of One Faction Arrested at
Instance of Other.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. The feud
which has existed for some time in the
Knights of Labor has broken out afresh,
and Simon Burns and John Ternan, of
Pittsburg; Henry A. Hill, of New York;
Thomas H. Cannon, of Boston, and J. F.
O'Meara have been arrested on a warrant
charging forcible entry. It Is claimed that
these men came from Niagara Falls, where
one faction of the Knights had been hold
ing a convention, with the intention of
' getting possession of the headquarters of
the organization. It is further charged
that they entered the building through an
upper window. Secretary-Treasurer Hayc3
was informed of the movement, and he
immediately swore out the warrants for
their arrest. Their cases were called in
the court today, and the hearing post-
A Mistake
"Popover's'wife knows not that this
Is but a grateful sort of kiss.
Mistakes are impossible when biscuits are
made from the magical
(Better than flour)
TOO much leavening the housekeeper's error; what a waste I
Presto prevents that; it 3 exactly leavened already ; this is
one quality that makes it cheap. '
The H-O PoSS?J Company
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NO PHANTOM CHASING
CO-OPERATIVE PIANO - BUYING
PLAN OF EILERS PIANO
HOUSE IS PRACTICAL IN
THE EXTREME.
It Mcsns an Immense Saying to
PIan6 Buyers, No Matter How
High the Grade of Instrument
Purchased Another Advantage
Is the Exceptionally Easy Pay
ment Arrangement for ThoseWho
Cannot Pay AH Cash.
People are always quick to- recognize
and eager to take advantage of whatever
secures to them an unusual value for the
amount they Invest. The club plan In
operation now at Ellers Piano Housi.
through which individual purchasers may
secure the very best pianos made at prac
tically wholesale prices, has touched pros
pective buyers on a practical spot, and
converted many who thought they really
could not afford the kind of piano they
wanted. The clubs have, therefore, been
filling rapidly, and pianos have been sold
In the city and outside in astonishingly
large numbers. All oyr own drays and a
number of Holmnn's big delivery wagons
have been kept busy hauling pianos away
from our warerooms to the homes of pur
chasers, and also delivering them to rail
way stations and to steamboat landings.
For the piano club news has spread all
over the country, and applications for
membership come pouring in with every
mail. The plan Is so practical, the saving
so apparent, the deal so fair and the prin
ciple so simple, that it is easily comore
her.ded and quickly taken advantage of.
The demand Is not only for medlum
prjeed instruments. Many of the very
hip-he3t-priced, fancy-carvod casings are
also largely sought. On these pianos
there Is a saving of from 5150 to ?17o. On
cheaper. Instruments the saving Is pro
portionately great.
PAYMENTS ARE MODERATE
520 or $7 50, or even as little as $5 down
secures you a piano as a member of club
"A," "B" or "D," the Installments being
at the rate of $1 25, $1 CO and 52 50 weekly.
If preferred these deferred payments may
be made by the month instead of weekly,
while cash payments obviate any ad
ditional interest.
The principle on which the clubs are
formed Is the same as applies to, whole
sale deals, clubs of one hundred standing
In the same relation that a dealer buying
large numbers of pianos would.
The pianos in these clubs were pur
chased before the advance in wholesale
or cost prices and freight rates, which
enables us to make these'low prices which
could not possibly be duplicated on pianos
purchased at factories under present con
ditions. They nil come across the contl-
npnt In mir snplnl Mrs nnr1fr nur hnrnfiss
House exclusively In making Its ship
ments, and which saves a heavy Item of
freight and expense in boxing. They are
unloaded at the immense warehouses
which we have located directly on the rail
way tracks and from there are delivered
.at the store as required. They are all
standard, reliable, guaranteed Instruments,
such as Ellers Piano House always han
dles. There are, besides our three great
leaders, such peerless pianos as the
Decker, the Vose. the Hadorff. the Lelcht,
the Pease, the beautiful new Hobart M.
Cable and many others, all of which are
accompanied by a written guaranty of the
manufacturer and of Ellers Plnno House.
There are already nearly three hundred
members In the present clubs. Another
special club has been started club "E-"
The limit Is placed at five hundred alto-
Eether. and there will be no more: Tho3e
! contemDlatlnc iolnlnc will do well to do
i so Immediately. Ellers Piano House, 351
J'er1011 street' 0ppQ3lte Coldra-'s
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i
poned until Saturday. The men were rc-
leased on iC0 ball each.
Situation In Albany.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. 20. It Is under
stood here that the Indorsement of the
boycott of the Schenectady Railway Com
nanv bv the Albany Federation of Labor.
, which Includes the Amalgamated Associa-
tlon of Street Railway Employes, does not
necessarily mean that the men will go on
strike If the Schenectady cars are run in
Albany and Troy. A labor leader said
today:
"It means that wo are to give them
moral support by asking all persons favor
ing labor, and our members and their fam
ilies, to refrain from using the Schenec
tady cars."
The cars are running on time today, and
evidently with as many passengers as
usual.
Strikers Win r.t Bloomingrton.
BLOOMINGTON. 111.. Nov. 20. Rather
than further Inconvenience the public,
the street railway management this morn
ing decided to give the employes all they
asked for. and the strike was declared off.
The Evil of Rabblt-Huntlnpr.
ATHENS. O., Nov. 0. Two hundred
miners are on strike here, as the result
j of the discharge of Mine Motorman Clar-
ence Russell, who, instead of reporting
for work, went rabbit-hunting.
El Pnso Street-Car Strike Ends.
EL PASO. TTex.. Nov. 20. The street-car
strike ended tonight, the company com
plying with the demands of the strikers.
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