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The very litest styles, mado iu tha most perfect man- ne.- ol the lauo. mg art, from materials warranted to give satisfaction - MITCHELL LEAVES WITNESS STAND Examined and Cross-Examined by Eight Attorneys lor Pour and One-Mall Days. NONUNIONISTS WILL BE HEARD MIihth' I'roNldcnt Announced Di-cInIoii of CoiiiiiiUnloii Will Ho Htrlctly Adhered to by Union Men. BCUANTO.V. Nov. 19.-After being no the Und for four end one-half Oayi Prvalilent Mitchell of Ihe mlnera' un ion, Loinilet )'J hla teatlmony btfore the unthra:lte roa.1 etrlke cominlmlon to day. During thin ordrol he waa es n mine J by hie own attorney and thoae of th Krl company, the IMaware anl and Western and the Lehigh Valley and the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron foinpnny nnd alo by the attorney of th Independent operatora. He waa followed on the wltnena atnnd by nv. Dr. Peter Itoberta of Mahonoy Cltv. A Congregational mlnlater. One of the mn Impirant thing brought nut during the rroKa-examlnatton of Prexhlvnt MlUhi-ll today waa h!a em tihutlc dn-laratloit that Ihe mlnera were ooKowd to anparatlng the hltitmlnloua rrlnen from the anthracite workers, thua rn-atlng two orgnnlaatlone. The Individual operatora who have not up to the preaent Itme preaa d their caaea before the commlKnlon. through ono of their attomeva, Ira H. Burna of fh-ranton, Inoulred of Ihe commla alon If thry would be given the oppor tunity to examine wltnteaea when quen l oiib nrlHe which are dllterent with them than with the railroad eompamce. Jude Guy answered that they would, Mr. Mitchell In reply to Mr. Burns said that when a man strike he does not voluntarily give up hi Job, but ht strike for an Improvement In the condition of hi job. If he wins he rets back the position; If he lose he got back with hi hat In hi hand nd nsks for ,i lob. Judge Gray here Interrupted to ei plaln the unJertaudlng of the commis sion with the respect of the returning of men who had struck. He said: ' think that the understanding la Wiat pending tha consideration of theMd from ppMent Ulipetinnc, mat auestlon by thl commission the atrlk- ( wM haye tQ decMed by fi(fnl. era were to return to work and I think . dlsnatch to the Herald the further understanding la-don't let me e mlundertood that the non union men should not be Interfered with nor displaced from employment generally uy tne rriur . ... 1 1 .i t . . . Ik. itnlAN mn'" .j r. muemm - in ine couitp Ul tlon ttiat the mlnera will lay out to the letter the decision of the commis sion "or go out of our union." Judge Gray then announced the de cision of the commission In the mutter of the application of John T. imman tind Judge T. O'Brien, attorney for the nonunion men, to arprar in the case. In the light of all their claims, auld Judfre Gray, they will beullowcd to ap- pir, imt tne commission couia noi oti'i . t to ihe withholding from th iiiHI-? of the iani?H o the mmunlM ' men as thlr attorneys hud deslved. I Aftr Mr. lnnhan assented to th's j J'd-i Gray announced that the com-1 p-lslon would see that no unfair us" i would be mtide of the names. ' Mr, Parrow Insisted that Mera. ; Tiph!in nnl O'Hr'en rcnily reoiT-entcd I te operators and not the nonunion men. j "WHethr r thoy be here In that way ' or not," Judge Gray replied, "they rep- I r. crpTt nn Important element In the I i-Mvotlmitlon; mm who wo-k for the'r j llvlnr and whi are Interested 'n te I of this cori'mlvplon. We hnve conIVrcil that very carefully from lU'Hpundlng to a question from Com nilaxloiU'rWu'.kma for a sugivsion ua to .iut should be done In the matter of child lubor, Mr. Mitchell said that a lu.v vlioull be emu ted providing that ui'U'f a ocrtnin time chllUren tiliould i.ol be employed In tha breakers, Tiie onlv way no.v that th. opuu.ois coaid i event the evil would be to ufuse to employ children until they aie 11 years of aire. It frequently happened, he said, thut parents swure fals ly con icrnlng the ages of their children. DOMESTIC IN NEW YORK SLEEPS FOR THUFE WKKKS. Case Pussies Doctor Who Have Given Up Hope of Resuscitating the Sufferer, NEW YORK, Nov. H.-Della Mulll ran. who came from Ireland In Octo ber and secured work aa a servant here, ha lain In a slat of coma al th J. Hood Wright hospital for the punt Si Hay. Hvr cuae la almoHt ax tux.sllng and In'timdng to the doc tors a that of NHle Corcoran, who died after htr three weeka trance It: Kt Vinient'a hoapltal. Only twl In the whole period ha the girl epoken and then It wae to mutter a few wordx which ehowed that he waa dcllilour. The girl wa taken to the ftnpltal nudrrlng from partial aaphyxlatlon dut to blowing out the nil. The unuiil moan of rcnunclta tlon were uaed. The only effect wu to ren to re the patient' appetite. Her nulae and temperature alaa became normal. The atata or coma hue, how ever, realated the doctor1 bet effort and they have already given up hope of reatorlng her to conclounes. BANDITS' DARINQ RAID HOLD UP fUMBLING HOUSE, 8E CUnB I2O0O AND SHOOT THE POUTER, MINNKAPOLia. Nov. 19, -Two ban dlt Held tip a gambling den at Co lumbia ilTlghta tonight and secured fl!M3 from a tcore of player and the proprietor Harvy Howard ,a ne rro nort-jr, waa hot by the robber. The gambling house, which la op erated by eyndlcate of sporting men. I at '.he .-nd pf ths trolley line lead ing from Mlnnujp-ill. Each robber nnl n handVerch'ef to shield the low er part of hla ountennnce. Thi'i-4 ore two enlrancr to the place and the bandits, appearing simultane ously f t either door, ordered the In matea to hold d. A wore of playsm and attendants were th-n al'l-n d on nne side of the room, and. while th bandit leader kept them cov ntl v!th hla revolver, his assistant rn,i .n v;v nnd tills. Harvsy Itojrard, the colored porter waa axoasfd from a nap by the shot. "d "n-iided l"to the room to learn ihe rauas of the commotion. Two bullets, one In each leg. tumbled mm Into the "tr-el .where he lay for half an hour until picked up. The bandit i . rnvered with their re- j voiVPrc nui they themsclve had dls arr-'ar-iM In ttie 'darkness. WAR WILLI BE RESUMEO. t- INSURGENT MOVEMENTS BRING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS TO AN END IN COLOMBIA. NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-Pasenger from Colon say that fiom certain re- i cent event it would seem that all I hum nevntlntlnns wnulil fall throuah from Kingston, Jamaica. Regard ng Insurgent General Her reru' movements, it la rumore that nart nf hla armv. aa an advance guard, . ullone4, n chorrera. under the command of General Julio Plaxa, and . lhat 3,M.ja Herrer la also advanc .,s t:n -, Tf tA. ronnrtl prove true there will be developments within a week. General Valesco haa established his headquarter with about 800 men In Tavernilla and San Pablo, occupying all the ratal building of that section, that Is, about half way between Pan ama and Colon, controlling also the Itarbarona bridge. General Navarro ocruuica the height of.Culebra with I about C50 men, with artillery, which ; rro'-erly managed, could control the j Paralse valley, Pedro Miguel and Ml j rnfla ca v'lluges. j In Mlr.iflores there are about 400 men In Empire about 500. and sma'ler 1 detachments In olher parts of the line : Thee .ir? still mnny Important point U'f umovjrj'1 and considerable ill ness nnl mortality are already exist inir. csncQlally In tne Empire section. PRICE 1US FALLEN HORSE MEAT GOES DOWN IN CON SEQUENCE OP EXPOSURES IN GERMANY. BERLIN. Nov. 19. The quotation: here for fat horses for slaughtering have fallen from $40 to J:3 ,ln conse quence of the exposure of large quan tities of horse meat sold as beef or used tor making su usage. Torso lle-h ha been a regular article of food, but the municipal ordinances ictiuti'c that it shall be sold as such. Tha extraordinary high price of meat, n'owever, has caused extensive evasions of the law and a great Increase In the rale of horses steaks and soup bone aa beef. While the German frontier are clos ed .o Importation of live cattle, the pro htbltlon doea not apply to old, broken down horse which are brought by the shipload from England. NAVAL TEAM BEATEN , ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 19,-The navy football team waa defeated today by Columbia university by a store of 1 to 9. MEMPHIS HONORS NATION'S RULER President Accorded Warm Wel come at Reception to Gen eral Wright. MADE FOUR SPEECHES THERE Negro Audience of 3000 Became Frantic With Delight When Roosevelt Waa Intro duced to Hpeak. MEMPHIS. Nov. l9.-AIthough the festlv!Us of the day celebrated the homecoming of General Luka E. Wright, vice-governor of the Philip nines, It Is no reflection upon the warmth of ihe welcome extended to him to say that President Roosevelt' presence was the overshadowing fea ture it the day. Excursion trains were run Into the city and a number of dis tinguished people were present to par ticipate in the celebration. Among them were Governor Benton McMHliu and General Joseph Wheeler. The nnrade was a long one. Immediately after the president's arrival, there waa narade through the street to the Gayoso hotel, where a breakfast was tendered the president and Governor Wright by the ladles of Memphis. In the afternoon the president attend ed and spoke at two receptions given In honor of Governor Wright, one at the Auditorium by white citizen and htc other tu a halt In the black sec tion by rhe colored people. There wa a Colonial Dames' tea at Gayoso and the festivities closed tonight with an elabortte banquet at the Peabody, at which the president delivered a aet speech. Including some brief remarks at breakfast, the president spoke four times during the day. Altogether It waa a splendid tribute to affection and esteem In which General Wright la held at home. . " Genral Wright responding to the address of welcome, said the critlciam of thi army and navy waa unjust. There might have been Isolated cases of cruelty deserving censure, but these cases were the exc?ptlon, not the rule. On the whole, he aii, the war wa conducted In a moat humane manner. The reception tendered by the color ed people was remarkable. General Wright earned their undying grati tude during two yellow fever epidemic 20 year ago by remaining here when most nf the white had fled, and seeing that the sick were cared for. The whole spirit of the proceedings breath ed love and admiration for their friend. General Wright. In addressing the colored audience .said It would per haps have been better for both races had the change from slavery to cltlsen shlp not come so suddenly. The president' reception, when he l was Introduced beggar description. The colored people became perfectly frantic. Jumped up and down In their enthusiasm and yelled themselves hoarse. At the conclusion of the president's remarks the entire audience of over 3000 united In singing "God Be With Us Till We Meet Again." At midnight the presidential party left for Wamlngton over ihe Southern railroad. No stops will be made en route. The train will reach Washing ton Friday morning. ALASKA SALMON FISHING Recommendations Made That Seasons Be Changed. WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. The secre tary of the treasury today gave a brief hearing to parties Interested on the miestlon .if closing the salmon fishing seasons In southeastern Alaska until about .Inly 1 ot each year. Agents of the government have heretofore re ported that nt the rate of killing sal mon for .aiming purposes now In pro gress, especially m me epam-mug oca- . . - .. i ,. son, tnore was grave uunsrr ui ucyin 1ns th-J supply and have recommended that during the spawning season, which .xt 'n.ls into July .streams should be kept dear of all obstructions. .IIASS NOT PROFESSIONAL Yale's Famous Guard Will Not Be Bar red From Game. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Nov. 19. Yale men here have received word from frlenJs In Cambridge that Harvard' footb ill authorities are ronnlderlng the advisability of protesting against Cikins. Yale's n-est. miard as ineligible for Saturday' game. Thi report has it that Harvard re celvd Information lhat Glass while at Syracuse played on a football team whose member were paid $200 each for a certain gum and that Olas, having thua played for money, come under the charge of professionalism The Yale authorities have thus far, ft I said, received no protest from Har vard. Upon receipt of the report, how ever, the Yale authorities investigated the report and It I authoratfvely stat ed that the result I In favor of Glass. HADN'T HEARD OP PROTEST. CAMBRIDGE, Nov 19-The Harvard athletic authorities disclaimed all knowledge of a protest against Glass, the big guard of the Yale football team. Professor Hoi Ha, chairman of the ath letic committee, did not wish to be In terviewed .except to tay that nothing had been done. Coach Farley of the team, said that the report that Glass had been protested wa new to him. FINISHES ITS LABORS THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS AD JOURNS AFTER PASSING RESOLUTIONS OF SIG NIFICANCE. PORTLAND, Nov. 18, The Oregon Irrigition association convention ad tourned tonight after adopting resolu tion Inviting the United Bute gov- ernment to undertake the work of the reclamation of the arid rand within the state. Representatives of corpor ation organized under the Carey act appear to be satisfied with the action of the convention, although they were In the minority. The following clause of the resolutions adopted by the con vention Is full of significance: "Resolved, That the 'cooperation of the state land board and all commer cial bodies of t the state of Oregon la respectfully requested In this move ment for the advancement of the gen eral welfare of the state through the promotion of all irrigation projects; and this association and all of its mem bers pledge their, earnest support to anr effort that may be made for re clamation of the arid lands of Ore gon." ,- - .. ; A. P. Davis, principal engineer of the United States reclamation tervlce, said the United States government would not interfere in any way with private enterprise. SHAFFER VS. G0MPERS. - .... ;-..:.-j.". ; .. CHARGES OF FORMER WILL BE INVESTIGATED. BUT CAN'T BE SUSTAINED. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 19. A spec ial committee appointed to consider the charges made by President Shaffer of the Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Worker against President Gomp ers of the American Federation of La bor, will report tomorrow. Al an In vestigation it will terminate In the ex oneration of Gompera. Shaffer has faHed to substantiate his charge. In the chief fight of the day la the old struggle between the United Bro therhood of Carpenters and Joiners and the Amalgamated Association of Car penters, the former organization asked for a revocation of the charter of th latter because of alleged practices con- trary o the interests of the trade un ion movement .its Avowed object be in a to force other organizations Into Its own ranks. Aftsr several hours of debate the matter was referred to a committee of eleven, five from each organization and an umpire to be mutually t-lected. All hostilities are to cease pending the meeting of the commission. . j The faction In the convention which ' opposed to the re-election of Presl- dent Gompers has yet been unable to fix uoon a rival candidate. THE INSIDE The ptrlection in economical etove contraction "SUPERIOR" HOT BLAST For sale in At-toria only by the i i ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY Plumbers ard Stiai?.fitt:r: - On Sale September 20th. 3i;it!iiiatuuiuu;tiui8aanmanmiati tatKmsaKisnnwnK DREADFUL RESULTS OF THE ERUPTION Thousands of Indians Arc Buried in the Sand and Under Volcanic Debris. BANDITS DO VIOLENT DEEDS Village, Plantation and Farm lloitae Mass of Kuina-Ilefu-gee Are Leaving Deva. tated District. 8AX FRANCISCO, Nov. lS.Th first of the refugee from the devastat ed land of Guatemala arrived today on the Pacific mall steamer City of Para. They sailed November 7th, and ) the volcano waa still smoking and rum- j bllng of thunder and Saahea of light ning were evidence of more eruptions o come. The refugees confirm the storlea of tosa of life. They ay the victims are for the most part Indians. Thounanda of Indiana were asphyxiated or burled In th sand. Miles of plantation are under aahas and absolute ruin Is the lot of many planters. Bands of Mexicao robbers are swarming to the desolated region .robbing and murdering refu gee on the road and looting the aban doned and desolated plantations. The refugee are Mr. Bard well. Miss Bardwell, Ferdinand Bardwell, Albert Bardwell and Miss Florence More. ' Bardwali in telling his story of the eruption, said: , , "At Champerico we met several planter from the vicinity of Costa, Cuca, Palama, Reforma, Xolhult, where the destruction of property waa compbte. : They said 3000 to 4000 na tives and employes of the planters per ished,' : ' "For three day we were almost in to tal darkness. On the fourth day, with a light breese from'. :the south,.' the mnoka clouds were rolled back toward the mountain, and at tisnes streaks of light would break through. - Then we saw the ruin that had come over our plantation. ' We were on tha aide of the volcano least exposed to the fury of the eruption and fully SO miles away from the mountain, yet our place is ruined beyond all hope of recovery. It is covered with deep volcanic ash. Ths country about these ruined plantations was thickly settled and in some of the more densely populated district there were villages in which thousands of native lived. Moat ot tho3 village are covered with stone and ashes to a depth of from five to seven feet The frail houses were un abte to stand the terrible downpour of. the volcanic debris and the peopla beneath the roofs were buried after be. I ln stunned by the awful hail of stones." SUES STREET CAR COMPANY. North Carolinian Wants to Get Paid for Being Run Over. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Suit has been instituted against a street railway company of this city for $50,000 by Charles G. Latta ,a prominent cotton merchant of Raleigh, N. C, who was run down July last by a car on Broadway in AND OUTSIDE ! it II It t p h H u