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Chief Executive Names Board of Six Persons, Adding Bishop Spaulding, of Iowa, to the Arbitrators -Hitchell Says That the Strikers Will Stand by His Decision. WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 13. The grout anthracite coal strike li set tied si lust. Tim commission of nix persons, with the seventh, Carroll D. Wright, s recorder, will adjust the dlnerencc between the operators and th miners. President Mitchell, of the Winers un ion, will tuk the necessary measures to lull the strike off. Th president will urge an early re-. Conductors, as sociologist, the presl sunptlon of mining and the operators dent assuming that, for the purposes are exifted to begin nett week. j 0f such commission, the term sociol- Th nnnoim.eriient that the great 0Kii means a man who has thought strike was off was made by Secretary ! and studlel deeply on social questions Hoot with exuberant good humor at 1 Und hua jtfACllealiipplled hla knos the White Mouse shortly after I ' t,gg, o'clock this morning (Thursday). ! Thomas H. Wa'.klns of Scranton, Oiganied lalor has a representative Pa-i M B man practically acquainted on tin committeo in me person or E. Clark, grand chief of tho Order of Kiillrond Conductors, who Is named as the sociologist, , mimed, the commission Is perfect ly satisfactory to both the miners and the operator. The following official statement an nouncing the close of the htrike was is sued at the White House at 3:20 a. m.: Aft-T a conference with Mr. Mitchell and further conference with the representative of the coal operators. President Rouse- velt lias appointed the members of th? commission to Inquire Into, -oiHld'T and puss upon all of the niHKtlons at Issue be- tween the operators and the 0 miners In the anthracite coal fields. The commission Is a follows: IJrlffiulier-Ciener.U John M. Wil son (U. S. A.) retired, late chief of engineers of XT. S. A., of Washington, as the officer of the engineer corps of either the military or naval service of the United States. E. W. Parker of Washington, 1. C, WOMEN NURSES FOR NAVY. Can Do the Work Better Tiian Men. Sifys Clenernl Rlxey. WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Tlie first annual report of Surgeon-Oenl. Rlxey states that the health of the navy and mnrlne corps was jood throughout the past fiscal year, the percentage of the sick and the death rate being lower than for several years. The most Important recommendation of the reporti perhaps, Is that which provides for th? establishment of a woman nurse corpse for the army. The surgeon -general snys: "That vomen ,tre superior to men for the work of nursing there can be no question and the oliJectHn Unit they are not computable with military con ditions can scarcely apply to the insti tutions of the character of our large naval hospitals" , The surgeon also makes a strong plea for ths appointment of dentists for the navy. SCHM1TZ WILL GO EAST. Frisco's Musician-Mayor To Address New York Mass Meeting. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IB. Mayor Schmlti will leave tomorrow for New York to be gone several weeks. The mayor admits that he will participate Mr. 1 Parker Is chief state stalmtkan of the coal district of the United States go loglcal survey and editor o fihe Engt ; neerlng and Mining Journal of New York. George Gray of Wilmington, Del., as Judg of the United States court. E. F. Clark of CMnr Rapids, Iown, grand chief of th Order of Railrrad w,lh the mll',ng ami g,,iiIlg of coa. IlUhou John L. Spaulding of Peoria, III. The president has added Bishop Spauldlng's name to the commission. WILL STAND BT MITCHELL. Strikers Will Ratify Any Agreement He Has Made. WILKESBARRE, Oct. 15.-John Mitchell arrived here late tonight. When asked regarding the immediate resumption of work he made a positive statement that the delegate convention first must oass upon the question of railing off the stirke. Prom '.he calling of Mie convention to Its adjournment Is only a matter of three or four days. He declared that there Is no doubt that the convention will stand by any agreement he has made with President Roosevelt, LONDON PRESS COMMENT. Tlmts Believes Miners Should Accept Operators' Proposal. NSW YORK, Oct. 15. Commenting In deliberations looking to a settle ment of the labor troubles. He will on Tuesday night address a muss meeting to be held at Madison Square garden undT auspices of the laboring unions of the city. It is estimated that 100.000 men will parade, of whom J0O0 will be musicians. GERMANS HELP MINERS. Sympathy of Fellow; Workmen pressen In Substantial Way. Ex- BERLIN, Oct. 15. The central com mittee of the German miners associa tion has sent $t,2;0 to the American striking coal miners and have issued directions for the members of the as sociation not to work txtrn time with an object of increasing the, supply ot coal for export. PRUSSIA AFTER RAILROADS. Are Now In 'Private Hands Govern ment Offers Good Figure. BERLIN, Oct. 15,-Prussla Is de termined to secure six of the principal railroads remaining in private (hands. The whole amounts to 558 miles with $19,250,000 capital for which th govern ment has offered a somewhat larger urn. Only two Important private lines are not Included In the govern ment schems. 'a th? expert mining engineer. editorially on the anthracite situation In the United States, the Times says this morning that the miners will put themselves right with public opinion by placing themselves unreservedly In the hands of a tribunal named by President Rysevelt, cables the London correspondent of the Times. Mr, Mitchell, It is pointed out, undoubtedly is in an awkward position, but if he '4 wise he will perceive that he cannot gain anything by prolonging the fight against tho good sense of the com munity. The strike, the Times continue, will hare prered an unmixed evil if-out of It arises In the minds of legislators a perception of the tremendous social and industrial dangers Involved in the practical control by the least educated portion of the naUon of the physical basis whereon all its Industries ant activities depend. BRITAIN IS ASTOUNDED. Surprise at Simplicity Displayed by Stvlke Arbitrators. NEW YORK, Oct. 15. English mor alitsts are staggered by the tremen dous simplicity of the negotiations for brinclng the coal strike to a close. cables the London correspondent of the Tribune. Neither sovereign nor prime minister here could have intervened in an Indutsrial frlsis tis the president has done; nor is there any English financier capable of playing Mr. Mor gan's part. No labor leader has aris en In England with Mr. Mitchell's In fluence over the winkers. The strike, if settled by arbitration, will be "a fresh proof, according to English ob servers, that Americans have the pow er of keeping their heads vhile walk ing on the verge of a precipice. ARMY WILL BE REDUCED. Cessation of Philippine Hostilities Renders It Practicable. WASHINGTON. Oct. 13 Orders w'll! be issued by he war department to morrow ordering that the regular amy be reduced to the minimum au thorized by law, SS.O'K) men. With a practical cessation of outbreaks in the Philippines ;t Is believed that this can be dune safely. The present size of tho army Is about 7.000 men. The cavalry and irtlllory reglrcents will be reduuecd to a ninlmum except around Fort Leaves .vorth, where the com mands ,vlll be kept to the full size for educational reasons. TRANSVAAL GOLD OUTPUT. Produtclon There Will Exceed That of Former Years. LONDON, Oct. 15. Sir David Bar bour, who was special commissioner to Inquire Into the finances of the Trans vaal and Orange Riv?r Colony, presid ing at a meeting of the Standard Bank of South Africa, predicted that the gold production of The Transvaal, which was $100,000,000 yearly before the war. wouuld, when the country settled down, be largely exceeded, and that, with the Increase of mining, there would be a proportionate increase in the agriculture! and pastoral indus tries and a iferwral extension of trad and commerce. TRAINS COLLIDE. Two Men Killed and Three Fatally In jured In rtlTlah-Up. GREENCASTLE, Ind., Oct. 15.-The fast westbound oas tenger tra'n on the Vandalla railroad and the Terre Haute and Indianapolis accommodation train collided at Reeisvllle .eight miles west of here this afternoon, killing two men and seriously, If not fatally, Injuring three others. The dead: FRED H. HERMSEON. mail clerk. Greencastle. C. B. KILB7, of Marshvllle, Pa., riding on steps of Daggage car. The Injured: Albert C. Hedding. Indianapolis engineer. Jesse Kennedy, mall clerk, Rush vllle. BATTLE IS RAGING. CaMro Caniot Obtain Reinforcements As Eenemy Controls Railroad. WILI.EMSTAD. Oct. 15. News has reached here that a battle near La Victoria, Veneiuela, which began Mon day morning, between the forces of President Castro and the Venezuelan revolutionists, has so far been without a definite result. Only a portion of the revolutionists were engaged. The government has lost 24 men and the rebels 810. The government can not obtain re-lnforcements from Cara cas as the German railroad from there to Valencia is In the hands of the enemy. The fighting was resumed yes terday. 'CROPS OCEAN IN AIRSHIP. Santos Dumont To Make Trip of His ' Life. LONDON. Oct. 15 -Ex-Mayor Phelan of San Francisco, who arr'.ved In Lon don tonight from the continent said to a representative of the Associated Press that M. Santos Dumont, with whom. Phelar. dined yesterday, is about to make an offer to travel from Paris to San Francisco by tiis airship. 'Santos Dumont," said Phelan, "asks that a prize of $200,000 be put up. The areonaut is already 3t work building a new airship for this purpose. He seems entirely confident of achieving his object." CLOSED FOR WANT OF FUEL. New Haven Concern Must Temporarily Suspend Operations. NEW YORK. Oct.. t5.Offlcials of the New Haven Iron & Steel Company have announced that they are forced, by lack of fuel, to close down until the end of the week, and perhaps long er, says a Tiniest special from New Haven, Conn. Seven hundred men are employed. A cargo of soft coal is on the way which will be suftcient to continue business for a time. COLOMBIA'S NEW PRESIDENT. Rebel General. Captures Nation's Chief and Assumes Purple. FRANK FORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Oct, 15. Frankfurter Zeltung publishes a dispatch saying that General Fernan- des has captured President Marroquin of Colombia and has proclaimed him self dictator. THE INSIDE The perfection in economical stove construction "SUPERIOR" HOT BLAST - (For sale in Astoria only by tho , ECLIPSE HARDWARE. COMPANY r; On Sale September 20th. i::iiiiiiiiiim;;i;i)i;;i;ii;iia;iii;intiiimofflnffl?ntgtts FIRST BLOW AT GREAT TRUSTS Federal Salt Company Restrain: From Doing Business by Attorney-General. THE INJUNCTION IS ISSUED Charged That Trit Has Gained Monopoly of Trade Between California and Other ' , Communities. SAN FRANCI3CO, Oct. la.'-United States Circuit Judgs Morrow today is sued an order temoorarily restraining the Federal Salt Company from carry ing out the objects or Ohe combination, and to appear in court November 38" to show cause why the Injunction, should not be made permanent. The petition for the Injunction was drawn by United Sta'es ' Attorney Wood worth at the reqjest of Attorney General Knox of the United States. ' The affidavit on which the basis of " the petition was placed to sworn to by Thomas TurnbulL specially emplpyed by the department of Justice to Investi gate such cases. He deposes: "That the Federal Salt Company has secretly entered . into contracts with nearly all importers, producers and dealers in foreign and domestic salt. "That by virtue of said contracts, the Federal Salt Company has gained an almost comnlete control and monopoly of the sal trade and commerce be tween the state of California and other states and territories. THE COMBINEOF PACKERS. New Truts Wilt Commence Operations . oa December 1-ww , : CHICAGO, Oct. 15. The great pack ers' combine will be launched Decem ber 1 if the money market Is easy, savs . the Chronicle. Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. th New York bankers and financiers,-will head the underwriting syndicate. , Wherever they are agencies of sev-' eral packers in a city or town they will be abolished and only one general agency will be established. Among the firms in the combine are: Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Nelson Morris A Co., and Schwarzschlld & Sulzberger. . " : THEY TAKE A TUMBLE. Mine Operators In Colorado Voluntary ly Increase Wages. DENVER, Oct. IS. The, announce ment was made tonight that the Coto ralo Fuel and Iron Company has de cked to increase the wages of 10,000 coal miners In Its employ. REAR-ADMIRAL DIES. BOSTON, Oct. 15. Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge Sr., U. S. N., re tired, died at McLean Asylum at Wav erly, today. He was probably the old est living officer of that rank In any navy in the world, and there is no other navy which had two admirals, father and son, both retired. AND OUTSIDE Plnmbers and Stcamflttcrr :