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LAWYER A'VEItiH
TAKES BACK SEAT
Consumed too Much Valuable
Time-Commissioners Ques
tion Mitchell.
HOLDS STAND FOUR DAYS
Attorney for Nominfon Miner
Attempt to CJet Coiiimlwdon
to GIVC IIUCUIKMJtt
Hearing.
BCIUNTO.V, Nov. 18.-Preldent
Mlti h.'ll for the fourth uxmIv day
ihouhIi'1 th wlinM ntund during two
nt-Mion of the strike commlKitlon and
a croii-ix.imlnfd by three uttorneye
for 11 many coal compunUt. While
a rornl'WraWe amount of Information
for the enllnhtpninsnl of the comrnln
Ml(n-r war brought out the day wa
rnihcr a iult one compared wltt
ihone whlih have prewdwS It. The
nrMtraiora are growing rcullVe In con-
iwnufiicj of the long crow-examlna
lion whlfh apparently, doca not brlnn
out facta Ji quickly aa the commlaalon
would llk to have them presented.
MarVelii, who begati the croiw-ei
anilnntloi cf Mitchell Kuturdny, con
eluded today. The dltlngulihel at
torncy ('eitrvd moit of hla cnerglea
in trying to break down the mlnera"
rnon for aaklng for an agreement
with the rompnnla on houra of bibor,
HIM und other condltluna, which, If
made, would be a recognition of the
union. McVelgh't principal aim
throughout the queaUoning of Mitchell
waa to nhow that the mlneworkera'
union, becaune of alleged acta of In
timidation, violence and u of the boy
cott, proved Itself unM to be party to
a contract. Mitchell would not adroit,
not even aaiiume for the aake of lllua-
tratlnic tMilnm. of the rrlgn of terror
exlatlng In the anthracite IWIda during
the )at alx month.
The recognition of the union 1 looked
upon aa the moat Important queatlon
before the commleelon, and It la quite
evident from the trend of proceeding
thua far that the companlca will oppoee
It to their utmoat ability.
Before proceeding to the examina
tion John T. Lenahan of Wilkeitbarre,
one of the attorney for the nonunion
nun, who want the commlwlon to take
un their caee, 'hndd to the commla-
Ion a Hat of 2000 name ot nonunion
men aa his authority for appearing
befure the arbitrators. He did not wlah
the commliwlon to make the names
public at thla time, but aa Chairman
Q ray auld everything filed with the
communion la public matter, the name
vere unofficially handed In .and were
not given out for publication. He alao
tied atatement ot the nonunion de
mands, which were published thla
morning.
Mr. MacVelgh, In returning his
croaa-examinatlon, aald he would be
glad to get an expression aa to the In
fluence of acts of violence on the tern
ner and distention ct the union men
said to have been committed by them.
The witness said that tie would not os
miume that the nets of violence are
true. '
"If," said he. "Forest City, which
had been referred to, would be an ex- j
ainph of all the towns and citlea In
the anthracite Held, It would Indicate
that we were a very law-ubtding, re
ligious people,"
"What I am trying to show," he con
tinued, "Is that there la a growing spi
rit of violence and dlsrega-d of law In
their organization, and that your in
fluence over . them Is Insufficient to
keep them lawubidlng and peaceable as
you desire them lo be."
Under this arraignment of the union
Mr. Mitchell retained his complete
composure. The question met with a
ready response.
"The fear lhat my lixiuence," sold
he, "Is not sufficient to deter men from
the coinmlHslon" nf crime Is a contra
diction of the-rlalm orton made about
me." Hewna rres to iay mat some men
niny have bcn deterred from going to
work because of violence, but the strike
Itself lost more In public opinion by
that than It could poislbly gain.
The rrosa-exumlnjr and the witness
then plunged Into a rplrlted colloquy
over the question of whether one man
has the right to prevent another man
from Jelling his labor . The best an
swer that Mr. McVeUh. could draw
from the miners' chief was that he
did not approve of any one committing
an unlawful act.
Mr. MacVelgh read a statement re
gnrdlng the right to atrlke as belonging
to the personal freedom ot working
men. He also took the view that In
the exercising ot that freedom those
who cease to work muust not Interfere
with the liberty of others who wish
to work.
i "We do not want anarchy," said Mr.
Mltilc-ll, "nnd that I anarchy, pure
and simple the lght of every man to
tin (,Kiiit..lv ttn h nlettwa, regardless
of Its effects on society."
This- is the languige of very care
fully dhguUad anarchy,"; Mr. Mac
Velgh remarked, "because It Is the
language of Archbishop Ireland."
"Archbishop Ireland expected It to
be ued In thit sense. I might say
An-hblsbop Ireland Is a member of
a copiml.'t'X of which I em a member,
which has decbred 'or a trade union
Idea."
Answering further question, Mr.
Mitchell declared that if Archbishop
Ireland's statement meant that men
havo no right to picket, he disagreed
with them. Mr. Mitchell added trat
h did not know that ehe archbishop
was regarded as a supreme court on
trade union matters.
Mr. Mitchell said no local In his un
ion had ever expelled a man from the
union for belonging to the National
duard, and lhat no national labor un
ion ot any kind had ever done such a
thing. A little union In New York
slat.-, he said, had taken such action,
and It had been heralded over the coun
try. He was not responsible for what
some other organisations did. Mr.
Mcelgh concluded his cross-examination
at this point
As soon as Mr. McVeigh had finish
ed Judg- ,'Jray announced that the
commission did not wish to limit the
liberty of any one appearing In this
mine as representing others, but they
believed they had obtained as much In
formation as they are likely to get on
the subjects touched upon. For the
Orst time during the session the mem
bers of the commission then entered in
to a general cross-examination of the
witnewi on points which the previous
testimony had not brought out
Mr. Mitchell, answering the com
missioners, said the United Mlnework
ers did not Incorporate because the step
was not nec.'Ktary. An organisation
lo become financially responsible, he
said, must have a large fund, and this
the working people did not have. He
said that employers who object to
treating or contracting with the union
b.cauie it Is not incorporated would
oppose treating with U anyway.
Commissioner Wright asked Mr.
Mitchell wtiat he meant by recognition
of the union and the witness replied
tn)aiM that th emnloyers shall
make agreements regulating hours of
labor, wages, etc, with the union, and
the union, as such, would be held re
sponsible for a rigid compliance with
those agreements."
The cross-examination was next tat
en up by W. W. Ross, of New York,
counsel for the Delaware. Lackawanna
A Western .who had Just begun to ques
Hon the witness when the noon recess
hour arrived.
OMENTAL DANCES ARE
TABOOED FOR WORLD'S FAIR.
Miss Gould's Efforts to Have Clean
Exposition at 8L Louis Are
Being Rewarded.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18. That no dan
ces labelled Asiatic are to be exploited
in the Midway at the St Louis exposl
tlon areatly pleased the Orient, ac
cording to a dispatch received by Miss
Hehm Gould from John Barrett, ex
minister to Slam, who is representing
the exposition In the far east. The dlS'
natch was read at a meeting of the
board of lady managers of the expo
sit Inn. held at Miss Gould s home in
this city.
No decision has been reached by a
cnmmlttee of artists appointed to se
lect a design for the official emblem of
the St. Louis exposition. The Jury
found 250 designs, mjst of which were
framed all paintings ,and word was re
ceived thit thre were more which had
not yet passed through the customs
house. Artists from all over the world
have eompeti'd for the $2000 prize.
THAT TERRIBLE VOLCANO
Inhabitants of St. Vincent Lead Hor
rible Existence.
LONDON, Nov. 18. The governor of
the Wtaward islands has sent a dis
patch to Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain In which he says the prospects of
the Inhabitants of the island of St. Vin
cent are blacker than they have ever
beeft. He believes that Georgetown
will have to be abandoned while It Is
doubtful if any part of the Island Is
out of range of langer from the Sour
frlere. which he describes as "This ter
rible volcano." ,
CANNON FOR SPEAKERSHIP
Caucus Republican Delegations
port Illinois Congressman,
Sup-
DESMOINES, la., Nov. 18. The
caucus of republican delegates to the
next congress decided to support Can
non for speaker.
OUT FOR CANNON
BOSTON, Nov. 18 Republican mem
bers of the Massachusetts delegation
to congress today endorsed Congress
man Cannon for speaker of the house.
POSTAL PEPORT
MADE PUBLIC
Madden Recommends Various AN
terations in Rates on
Publications.
WILL AFFECT NEWSPAPERS
Too Early to Consider Induction
on Itate of Letter Postage
ExlMting Abuses in Sys
tem Pointed Ont.
WASHINGTON, Nov. It-Edward C.
Madden, third assistant postmaster
general. In his annual report, Just made
Dubllc, recommends the establishment
of the following postal rates:
A new rate at 4 cents a pound on
all pubjicatlons not admitted to the
second-class mail except daily, tri
weekly, semi-weekly and weekly news
papers In the generally understood
sense of the word "newspaper" (this
rate is to be paid on the bulk weight
without regard to the number of pieces,
the same us Is now the case under the
pound rate); the consolidation of the
third and fourth class of mail mutter,
and that the postage thereon be at the
raft of 1 cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof, to be prepaid by
stamps affix -d.
Congress also is asked to authorize
the postmaiJUr-general to accept under
suitable regulations mailings of large
quantities of Identical pieces of print'
ed matter and small aticles of mer
chandise without the necessity of af
fixing postage stamps to the individual
pieces.
The recommendation for the 4 cents
a pound rate is an outgrowth of the
Investigation - into the abuses ot the
second-class mall privileges. Mr. Mad
den says that many of the cheaper
class of periodicals would be given
away if the law would permit. The
practice, it is said, is to maintain the
fiction of a subsclptlon price and to
rive back Its equivalent In premiums.
The solution of the whole problem, he
says, is that a new postage rate be
created and applied to all publications
now admitted to the second-class ex
cept daily, trl-weekly, semi-weekly and
weekly newspapers (from the sense the
word "newspaper" Is generally under
stood. Mr. Madden says. "No one will ques
tion the public benefit of genuine news
papers, and for these an absolutely free
rate raiaht be granted If the privilege
could be properly confined. But I am
constrained to say that Ills unjustifiable
to longer tax the rople for any part j
ot the cost or distribution in tne mans
of anv other class ot periodical publi
cations."
Concerning the public Impresc'on that
t cent postage Is probable in the near
future, Mr. Madden says that It is
altogether too soon to consider a re
duction of the letter rate of.postage on
the mere basis that the reforms In
second-class mail matter will save
enough to the government to compen
sate It for the loss of revenue through
te reduction of the letter rate.
Had the proposed 4 cents per pound
rate and this anticipated rate of 1 cent
ner one-half ounce for letters existed
during the lost fiscal year." Mr. Mad
den says, "the result .based upon an
estimate, would have been an aggre
gate estimated deficiency of $19,000,000.
Thus, even under an mcreiure in me
rate of postage on periodicals as rec
ommended, it will not be practicable to
establish a 1 cent letter rate before the
postal service Is thoroughly adjusted,
not only to the reforms In the second
class ntall matter, but also to the enor
mous expenditures necessary to com
pletely and satisfactorily establish the
rural free delivery system. The postal
system Is lrgely monopolised by pub
lishers with more than two-thirds of
the total walght of all matter iroiu
which revenue Is derived for which
they paid about onc-twenty-fourth of
the total postage revenue."
Mr.Madden recommends that congress
be requested to pas a law allowing a
reply envelope and reply postal card
service, under a plan for collection of
postge at the place of delivery rather
than at the place of mailing.
Mr. Madden says that nearly $4,000,000
was expended during the year on ac
count of experimental rural free deliv
ery and that had it not been for this
large expenditure the postal service tor
the fiscal year 1902 would have been
self sustaining and would have had
more than $1,000,000 to its credit.
The report points out a number of
still existing abuses, among the most
flagrant of which Is stated to be the
sample copy privileges and the offer
ing of premiums to subscribers.
cojiRArea in arms
HAVJ3 TOUCH! NO REUNION
rwore V Quests Chaffee and Wheaton
Show Warmth of Greeting
CHICAGO, Noy. 18 "As a soldier,
I know how :h honors bestowed upon
m- come. They come to me through
loyal devotion and service of other of
ficers and soldiers that great mass of
men who compose the army of the
United States. They have helped me
to honor, and th?y have helped my
loyal friend, Wheaton, to honor."
With this panegyric on the American
soldier, MaJ jr-General Chaffee fitted a
climax to the touching demonstration
of comradeship of barrlck and camp
life at tonight's oanquet at the Union
League club. The hero ot EI Caney
and General Lloyd Wheaton, the con
duerer of the Moras, tiod met for the
first time since they parted In the Jung
les sf Luzon and unabashed by the
m-Mpnce of 450 quests they had shown
the warmth of soldiers' greetings.
BEARS IN MISSISSIPPI
WILL BREATHE IN PEACE
Unable to Get a Slwt, President Roose
velt Gives Up the Chase.
SMEDES, Nov. 18 President Roose
velt's hunt In Mississippi is ended and
he has not had even a shot at a bear.
The last day of the chase was simp
ly a repetition of the three preceding
days, so far as his luck waa concerned.
Try as the hunters would, they could
not get a bear within range of the
president's rifle.
The dogs caught a fresh trail this
morning and the president and Hoke
Collier followed the trail half a dozen
miles to the Big Sunflower river. The
bear crossed a mile below the ford
thev went to and believing It was mak
ing for the canebrake on the other side
they endeavored to head It off. Wnen
they got Into the brake .however, they
were disgusted to find that the bear
had doubled on his track and crossed
the river still further down. The presi
dent was reluctantly compelled to
abandon further pursuit of the elusive
quarry. '
INVESTIGATE POINT LOMA
Rigirous Methods Will Be Employed In
the Matter.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18. F. P.
Sargent, commissioner general of im
migration has finished his business
here and will leave tomorrow for San
Diego, where he wHl Investigate the
Universal Brotherhood home at Point
Loma.
The directors of the California so
ciety for prevention of cruelty to child'
Ten decided today to Institute a rigor
ous investigation of the conditions pre
vailing at Point Loma. Secretary
White will leave for San Diego in com'
pany with Sargent
GUNBOAT MARIETTA TRAVELS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 The gun
boat Marietta left I .a Guayra yester
day for Curacao. It is assumed that
conditions at the former port -are again
normal.
BOER GENERALS NOT COMING
BRUSSELS, Nov. 18. Generals De
Larey and Botha have decided to aban
don the proposed tour of the United
States.
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ARID DISTRICTS
Irrigation Association Holds First
Session of the Portland
Convention.
ELECT OFFICERS AND ADJOURN
Mayor Williams and Itcpresenta
tive Elect Williamson Ad
dress Delegates on Ore
. gon Methods.
PORTLAND, Nov. 18,-The Oregon
Irrigation association met today anil
elected permanent officers, appointed a
committee on resolutions and legisla
tion and adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: President,
A. II. Devers, of Portland; vice-president.
W. R. King, Malheur county;
secretary, J. M. Moore. Portland;
treasurer, W. T. Wright All officers
were elected by acclimation except the
president For this office A. H. De
vers and W. R. King were nominated,
the vote standing, Devers 128; King
104. Devers was made the unanimous,
choice of the convention for president
The election of Devers Is considered a
victory for the adherents of govern
ment irrigation as against private un
dertakings. : ,
Under an act passed by the last con
gress, $!00.000 has been allowed to Ore
gon for Irrigation purposes.
Mavor Geo. H. WHHam, delivered
an address of welcome in which he
facetiously referred to the steady down
pour ot rain for part of two days, re
marking that, "Eastern people who
have traveled in California and have
been told there that it rains 12 months
In the year in Oregon will be surprised
to hear that a million dollars can oe
moperly expended in this state in arti
ficial irrigation, buC they do" not know
that Oregon is a state distinguished for
its variety of scenery, climate and
soil."
Congressman-elect J. N. Williamson
also addressed the convention and took
occasion to reply to those who through
the press have attacked bis position
on the irrigation question.
CRAZY ANARCHIST TELLS PLOT
Alleged Plan To Assasinate President
Roosevelt Divulged.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Mrs. Lena
Ioxhelmer who says she was associat
ed with an anarchistic society of Ho
boken and whose mental balance la
tiuestloned. is reported to have relat
ed a story of an alleged anarchist plot
ting against the life ot President
Roosevelt.
STOCK MEN ASSIGN
Heavy Concern In Iowa Is Forced Out
Of Business.
MONTEZUMA, la.. Nov. 18. I. I.
BlKler and Sons of Ratwlcke, tfhe larg
est fine stock breeders In the west as
signed today. The i labilities are $190,-
000 and their assets are $200,000. Tlw
creditors, 55 in number, are mostly fine
stock breeders In Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa.
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