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From a thorough canvass of the situation to nlht. there is every Indication that lh arbitration plan proceed by the pr-sldents of the cotf companies for ending the miner' strike will not be accepted In Its present form. There Is a division of opinion among tlii- strikers, but the majority feel that the offer to have the president of the I'mted Statfe select the arbitration rommltwlon along the lines suggested by the operators Is not fair, and that It unduly limits the board. . Tli.' miner will abide by the advice of their national president. In whose Juilftment they have the utmost confl dene Mitt-hell declines to say how he pfi'nonally looks upon the proposl Hun .but tonight he gave the following statement: "I fully appreciate with what anxliety the people of the country are awaiting 11 n mil of the coal strike. The coal operators have not addressed the mln ers union or its officers In making their public statement. It is, there fore, Imi-osslble for me to state our attitude at this time. I am deeply sollc'tous of the Interests of the pub' He and the welfare of the mine work ers, who have been on strike for the pant five months. A formal state ment defining our position and Inten tions will be issued as soon as We are In imssesslon of the full meaning of the proposition of the operators." There will be a conference tomorrow between Mitchell and three district presidents and Secretary Wilson. It Is fully expected that the sentiment of all the strikers will be known tomor row, and that the final action will be taken accordingly. It developed here tonight that Nath an Strauss, of New York, with the as sistance' of 3. P. Morgan has been endeavoring for the past few days to end the striki, Strauss had received assurance from Morgan that If the men wouU return to work that he (Morgan) would see tht justice was done the miners, but he did not care to have anything to do with the union. The proposition was laid before- Mitchell and he refused It on the ground that he would not advise the men to return to work In a hope that Morgan would do something for them. Representa tives of Strauss received the final answer today and they guve out the Information tonight. OOMPKRS NOT SATISFIED. Expresses Hoi That President Will Decline to Act On Proposal. WASHINGTON, Oct. H.-Presldent Qompers of the American Federation of Labor tonight stated to the As soclaled Press his views on the propo sition of the coal operators. Mr. Gomiers suld in part: "In my opinion ,the jiroposltlon made by the 0rators, so far as their des ignation of who should be invited to fro on the commission of arbitration Is concerned, Is an insulf'to the president of the United States. "In the classes of persons from whom the mlneowners prescribe a commission shall be selected there is not a single representative of the man who digs coal, the man who works in the mines. "I hope that the president will de cline to act upon the proposition un less given a free hand." THIS IS DIFFERENT. Belief Expressed That Proposition Will Be Accepted. NEW YORK. Oct. 14,-The regular weekly meeting of the coal operators today was preceded by a conference with a committee of the National As sociation of Manufacturers, and the salient points of the plan to settle the anthracite coal strike were submitted by the manufacturers. The operators will consider the plan while the mine- owners are reaching a conclusion to regard to the proposal of arbitration submitted to President Roosevelt yes terday. A member of the manufacturers' committee said that he knew from as sertions that the plan Would be ac ceptable to Mitchell. According to President Parry's secretary, at a meet ing between Mitchell and representa tives of the Manufacturers' Associa tion at Buffalo last week, Mitchell agreed to forego the recognition of the union Vn his demands on the operators If there was a general advance of it per cent. While the coal operators' meeting was in progress, J. P. Morgan and Robert Bacon arrived from Washing' Ion. Morgan was asked: "Have you heard anything from Mitchell In regard to the terms of the operators?" "No," replied the financier. "Have you anything to say about your conference with the president?" "Not a word. The newspapers have had everything that occured there Mr. Baer was asked if the coal presi dents had had any Intimation that the proposition made to' President Roose velt was acceptable to the miners "You will have to see Mitchell," was the reply. "We certainly did not con suit Mltchell."- One of the men prominent in ..coal circles laid today: "The arbitration proposition now be' fore the president was formulated by the men whose name are appended thereto. It is tnly fair to say that Morgan took an active part In the pro ceedings, and his suggestions were most valuable. "The operators realise that matters had reached a tage where somebody had to give way. As men of com' mon sense, they knew that tley could not freese out the American public Morgan was frank to say that some' thing had to be done at once, or the hard coal Interests would suffer a aerl ous harm. The force of his argument was generally recognised." WILL BE LITTLE DELAY. Miners Will Return to Work Within Twenty-four Hours. NE W YORK, Oct. 14.-When the miners' strike shall have been official ly declared at an end, the full force of 143.MJ men will report for duty within 24 hours, says a World dispatch from Wllkesbarre, Pa. Seventy-five thousand tons of coal can be mined, it is believed, and be ready for shioment In 48 hours, and thj amount Increased to 100,000 or 125,- Ooo tons a day at the end of a week. It can be moved to New York and other Atlantic cities In S6 hours from the tlnue It Is brought from the mines. A fact that seems to Indicate prep aration on the part of the coal com' pante to transport coal In large quan- shipping titles is the centers of cars. arrival at coal an Increased number of 300D ROADS MEETING. State Aid for Highways Advocated by Martin Dodge. PORTLAND, Oct. 14. The good roads convention opened today, United States Road Commissioner Richardson presiding. Many delegates from vari ous parts of the state are in attend ance. Murtln Dodge, director of the bureau of the public road Inquiries, made an address .advocating state aid for the roads. CHICAGO'S AID TO STRIKERS. CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-The Chicago miners' relief committee has Just for warded 13,000, making a total of $11, 000 sent thus far to support the strik ers. The total of contributions received Is $11,658. SHORTER HOURS FOR WORKMEN MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14. -The eight hour schedule has been put In effect In all the Mtnieajolls Hour mills. Hereafter there will be three Instead of two shifts. EX CABINET MEMBER INJURED. NEW YORIC. Oct. 14. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles S, Falrchlld was knocked down by a ti olley car to day, HI Injuries are severe. NATIVES ARE PACIFIED General Grant Says Conditions In Phil' tpplnes Are Much Better. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. Speak ing of conditions on the Island of Sa- mar. General Fred D. Grant, who has just returned from the Philippines, said In an Interview:, "Samar Is enjoying the first period of peace that It has ever known and I am entirely satisfied that the lnhb< ants of the islands will not attempt any further trouble for our govern ment. "Now that they have been forced by the stress of military operations to cease their hostility, the natives for. the .Host part seem actually and ab solutely contested -vith the new order of things. "When I first .vent to Samar it was a case of flght your way everywhere and protect yourself while doing so. A soldier sould not venture much out of hailing distance of even the con quered towns without being set upon and Hilled by ravage natives. Now an American can go anywhere and go un armed. . "The Moros, of course, will commit acts of depredation now and again, but It needs only a strong police force to bold them In check. A little trouble may also be expected from the natives of the Sulu group, who are more Ig norant than those on the other is lands." General Grant paid a high tribute to the services In checking the cholera epidemic rendered by Surgeons Reno, Sargent, Pinto, Dekraft and Stock-dale. BIG CALIFORNIA FIRE. Lumber Compaiy and Southern Pa . effle Suftsr Heavy Loss. ASHLAND, Ore., Oct. 14 Last night the Are at Klamathon, California, de stroyed the extensive plant of the Pokegama Sugar Pine Lumber Com pany, including buildings costing f75. 000, 8,000,000 feet of lumber. Immense quantities of sashes, doors and box material, the company stores, the post office, the meat market, a dozen dwel ling houses, two hotels, four grocery stores, six saloons and two livery stables, causing a total estimated loss of half a million dollars. - The Are is reported of Incendiary origin and many Incidents tend to corroborate the charge. After the main mill and the box factory had burned and the Ire was thought to be over, the flames suddenly burst out the new box factory 09 feet distant. White Ihe milL and, box factory plant was supplied with good Ore apparatus, an d there was an abundant water sup ply, these precautions were practically useless for It was found that much of the hose had been cuf. , 1 Besides 2,000 teet of track and depot and warehouse buildings were burned. The Southern Pacific lost about a dozen freight cars and freight and passenger traffic of the toad was Interrupted for twelve hours. TARIFF MUST BE THE GREAT ISSUE Ex-President Cleveland Gives Ad vice to Democrats for the Neit Campaign. ISSUE ABOVE PARTV LINES BelieTeti Republicans Will De clare for Reform If Demo crats Do Come Ont Un- ' 1 equivocally for It. ' MUST CLSAN TELEPHONES. Precautions in New Tork to Prevent Spread of Disease. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. In order to make certain that disease shall not be transmitted by means of telephones, Clmmlssioner Homer Folks, of the charities department of Greater New York, has Issued an order that all the telephones used by employes must be disinfected every -veek. The mouth piece is to be unscrewed and scrubbed clean, thn Immersed for a few mo ments in an antiseptic bath. NB,'W YORK, Oct. 14.-To a repre sentative of the Evening Post, who asked him his views on the outlook for and the duty of the Democracy In the approaching Congressional elec tions ex-Prestdent Grover Cleveland said: "It seems to me that if the Democ racy Is really in earnest It cannot fall largely to increase Its representation In the next congress, but In order to do so i uiina mat mere must be a con stant and stalwart Insistence upon the things which are recognized by all to be true Democratic doctrines. Of course, by far the most Important of these Is the tariff reform. On this Issue I am satisfied that the Democ racy is face to face with a great op portunity. Ali the signs of the times point to a recognition, far beyond all patty lines, of the benefits which would accrue to the people by a readjustment' of the tariff, and it would be worse, than folly for the party,, under the . stress, of any temptation or yielding to any allurement, to perrmit th'p lo be subordinated to or overshadowed by -any other Issue.. . , "The present restlessness in Repub- . llcan circles on this subject, often, amounting to protests against Repub lican protection, theories, should warn Democracy of any Impending danger. I mean by this the possibility that our opponents may crowd us from our po sition on the subject if we allow them to do so by our lukewarmness and in defense, and to occupy our ground, just as we permitted them to crowd us from the ground that belonged to us on the question of sound money. I am very much pleased with the deliv erance of the New York Democracy on the tariff issue, and it was fit and proper that the Empire state should sound the right note. It Is my clear conviction that the best assurance of success for the Democracy In the next national campaign will b; found In a. sincere and unremitting insistence up on Ms old-time doctrine of a fair and beneficial tariff readjustment. "I am at a loss to understand by what process of reasoning the notion has gained a footing In certain Demo cratic headquarters not only that no Importance attaches to a Democratic ascendency In the next house of repre sentatives, but even that It might be advantageous to party prospects In 1904 for It to continue In its present minority now. Political warfare ought to be regarded as continuous, and If the results battled for are worth hav ing at all, they are worthy of our best efforts at all times, and under all circumstances.'' 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