daughter to quit her home? No, in-
COMMISSIONERS QET TO WORK.
deed, not for one single night.
She (horrified)— But you cxn’t think I Coal Strike Board Starts on Its Tour of
mean to leave little Dolly here! Sure
Inspection of the Mines.
ly, you would not be such a heartless
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 31.— The seven f Miners Get Increase in Pay, It
brute as to part a mothet from her
commissioners appointed by President
child?
Will Date from Nov. I.
H e (Icily)— I am quite passive— the Roosevelt to adjust the differences be
plan Is entirely your own. I w ill not tween the anthracite mineworkers and
rob you o f the honor o f y«ur brilliant their employers made a tour yesterday VOTE ON DECISION W AS UNANIMOUS
of the extreme upper coal fields, and
dared not say It. Men have no moral solution o f the marriage problem.
She (desperately)— The cllld is mine, saw every step taken in the production Strike Commission Has Under Considera
courage.
He
(distressfully)— T o
think
it and must come with me. I could not of coal, from the tim e it is blasted from
tion the Issuance of a Preliminary
the ground, hundreds of feet below the
should ever come to this, when we were live without my little darling. By na
Report on the Main Issues.
surface, up to the point where it is sent
ture's law she belongs entirely to me.
once so happy.
He (sternly)— The law of the land to market, ready fer the use of the con
She (triumphantly)— I cut the Gor
sumer. The arbitrators had 'an inter
Scranton, Pa., N ov. I . — The first im .
dian knot for you, and ask for a sep will give her absolutely t» my care.
esting day, and returned to their hotel portant action o f the Anthracite Coal
aration. You ought to he Immensely The woman who forsakes her husband
at
6
:30
o
’clock
grim
y
from
coal
dust
obliged to me. I t ’s all so easy to ar and home w ill be adjudged ao fit guard aud tired after eight busy boars of ob Strike commission, which is arbitrating
ian for her Infant.
range, as w e have each our own little
the differences existin g between the
(There Is silence In the room for sev servation and investigation.
fortune, and there w ill be no mone
The trip was a novelty to most of miners and their employers, was taken
eral minutes.)
tary difficulties. Let us approach the
She (falterlngly)— I have been very those in the commissioners’ party, today when it was announced by Car-
matter In a businesslike manner— for It
thoughtless — very discontented, and some of whom never had been in the roll D. W right, the recorder of the com
Is certainly no affair o f sentiment. W e
hard coal regions. The commissioners mission, that if any award affecting the
wicked. Please forgive me. I am so
can have a legal document drawn up
displayed the greatest interest in evefy existing scale of wages should be made,
ashamed o f my folly— I understand It
by the lawyers, but all the minor de
feature of coal mining, and went about the award shall be effective
from
all now— the sacredness of marriage—
tails w e can settle amicably between
their work in a manner that was pieus November 1,
I t was fu lly expected
forgive
me.
(She
bursts
Into
tears.)
ourselves.
ing to behold.
The m ining superin that this question would come up before
H e (goes to her side and puts his tendents accompanied the commission
He— Surely you are only poking.
the arbitiators, but the action of yes
arm round her)— Dear little woman! ers. The seven arbitrators had to en
Mabel? I am quite dumfounded. Have
terday shuts off any possible controver
Yon have been influenced by evil coun dure many discomforts, make their way
these seatter-bralred musicians and ec
sy that either side may have desired to
selors who envy your happiness, have through wet places in the mines,
raise. The miners wanted the new
centric vlollnlsta quite turned your
you not?
almost
crawl
along
some
of
the
gang
scale, if one is made, to date from the
hralu?
She (sobbing)— 8!lly, weak creature ways in the workings, and pass through tim e they leturned to work, but the
She (firmly, with a little stamp o f her
that I am! But— the scales have fallen clouds of coal dust in the breakers operators left the matter to be decided
foot)— W hat a time it takes you to
from my eyes— I see my faults— and all Notwithstanding this, their eagerness by tho commission. Tho mineworkers
grasp any new idea! I am quite de
your goodness.
for inlormation was not diminished, are perfectly satisfied, however, with
cided, and have wished It fo r long
H e (drawing her to him)— Put your and they expect to put in another day’ s the decision of the commission.
The
enough. W e w ill have a proper separa
head on my shoulder, In the dear old work today in this vicin ity.
strike has been off nearly one week, and
tion, de corps et de blens, as the French
I t would he unfair to say that one most of the men have not worked more
way, and tell me all about It. I, too,
say, and I shall take a snug little fiat
am to blame. I have been hard and commissioner displayed more interest than four or five days. The announce
near O xford street, and you can keep
unsympathetic, and need your forgive than another, but it can be truly said ment of the commission was contained
on In tills house. Now, let us begin and
ness, dear. W e possess the same treas that Bishop Spalding asked more ques in the following resolution:
divide our goods.
ure In our little child, so we must— for tions than any one of the others. He
‘ ‘ Vote unanimous that if the commis
He (sudly)— You've always had your her suke— have the same alms, choose was uenally in the center of a group of sion at the conclusion o f its hearings
own way, aud I suppose you'll get It the same path, and walk hand In hand, commissioners, and asked many ques and deliberations makes any award
still. I f you've quite ceased earing for W e are linked by Indissoluble ties tions of those who are employed in and affecting rates o f wages, such award
me, I'm sure I don’t eare what hap which only death must sever. (Kisses about the mines.
shall take effect from November 1,
A ll the commissioners were good lis 1902.”
pens. I shall go headlong to ruin.
her.) D ry your eyes, little wife, and
She (laughing aud rising from her cheer up. W e w ill begin a new life teners, bnt poor talkers, when it came
I t is possible that the commission
down to getting an expression from may make a prelim inary report on
chair)— W h at a long face you pull, you from this moment. I w ill cultivate
silly hoy! It w ill he great fun hav taste for music, and have singing les them on any feature of the mining three principal Btrike|queetione. They
business. Prom their actions today, it are the increaso in wages, a shorter
ing one's own establishment; we shall sons at once.
is cetain they have argeed not to say work day, and the weighing of coal.
be far happier apart. I feel quite ex
She (smiling through her tears)— And
cited about It, und shall set to work I, W alter, w ill learn golf. A little more what they think of the questions that A fter these have been decided, the com
Several tier- mission can take up all other questions
to divide our belongings. H a lf o f the fre3h air with less music will give me w ill come before them.
sons approached one or another of the without undue haste. I t is known that
things In the house are mine and half back my old content and happiness.
commissioners during the day, merely the commissioners have thia feature
yours. W e must choose what we each
He (exultantly)— You're a real trump, for the purpose of having him say what
under consideration, and it is probable
like best. O f course, you’ll want me Mah, and w e'll be the Jolllest couple In
he thought of something he saw and in a prelim inary report w ill be made.
to have the pianos?
all England.— N ew York News.
each case the inquirer was rebuffed.
The commissioners spent the entire
H e (testily)— Take the confounded
Yesterday’ s tour consisted of an in day yesterday in continuing their in
things awuy. I can’t hear the mention
P U ZZLE D THE SECRETARY,
spection of No. 2 mine of the H illsid e spection of the mines and thé m ining
o f music— It Is the cause o f all our
They visited
l i e C ou ld n ’ t P ic k O nt the S e n a to r’ » coal company, operated by the Erie region about Scranton.
discord.
company, and the coal breaker of the the M an ville colliery, operated jo in tly
“ J o k e , " fr o m th e S e rlo u , M a tte r.
She (looking round the room)— These
Delaware & Hudson company.
The by the Delaware A Hudson and the
The Senator came out of his private
pretty water colors, too, I should like.
former is located at Forest C ity, 22 Delaware, Lackawana A Western com
office
and
faced
the
young
man
at
the
Men don't appreciate pictures, aud you
miles north of this city, and the break panies, in the forenoon, and the after
w riting table.
In his left hand he
understand nothing o f nrt.
er at Carbondale. four miles south of noon was spent in ridin g through the
loosely held a bunch o f writing paper.
Forest City.
region on a special trolley car.
The
H e (dejectedly)— H ow beastly cheer
“ Mr. Acting Secretary," he said In
commission w ill spend today in the
fu l you seem, Mabel!
his abrupt way, “ I want to try the
MINERS STAY OUT.
vicin ity of W ilkesbarre, returning Here
She (w illi usperlty)— O f coulee I am! effect o f this little speech on you. Are
this evening.
F or goodness’ snke, rouse yourself,
we alone?”
Strike at Several Mines Is Renewed Upon
W alter, and take an Interest In things!
Quite alone,” replied the young
Orders from President Mitchell.
OREAT CABLE FINISHED.
H e (crossly)— Then I lay claim to
man.
some knowledge o f art, and tell you I
Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 1.— The strike
It has been stated by an Invidious
All Brltlsn Line Between Vancouver, B.
mean to have half o f these water colors.
Eastern press,” remarked the Senator, at the seven collieries of Coxe Bros.
C., and Brisbane, Australia.
I think they’re lovely.
Co., the four mines of G. B. Markle A
"th at I Joke with difficulty.”
She— IIo w selfish you are!
But the
Vancouver, B. C., Nov. 3.— The com
I have noticed something of the Co., and the S ilver Brook operation of
timepiece and statuettes, o f course, are
kind,” v entured the young man. Then J. S. iVents & Co., was officially re pletion of the All-R ed cable line be
newed today through an order issued tween Vancouver and Brisbane was ac
mine?
he hastily added, " I mean In the pa
by District Secretary Gallagher, of the complished at 7 o ’ clock last night, a l
H e (deciding to rouse himself)— I ’m
pers.”
United Mineworkera, upon instructions though the first message did not get
blowed If they are! My father gave
And do you agree with these crit
from President M itchell. The strikers through until this morning, when the
me those for my rooms long before I
ics?”
at those mines were not perm itted to announcement was made
mnrrled.
that one
‘Certainly not.”
return to work in a body, the Coxes in dream of the Im perialists was a reality.
She— Then I'll have the silver lamp.
‘V ery good,” said the Senator as he
H e— W hat? The General sent It to glanced at the closely written sheets. sisting that their employes make per The cable is still in the hands of the
gonal application for their former posts, contractors, and it w ill not be open for
me ns a wedding present, and I shall
N ow listen. I am going to read a few and G. B. Markle A Co. requiring each
business for about three weeks.
Dur
stick to It.
selections from tills -speech, some of man before going back to work to
ing that tim e it w ill undergo an elabor
She (reproachfully)— Sent It to us, them serious, some humorous, and I
promise to abide by the decision of the ate system of tests in order that the offi
W alter. I'v e quite as much right to it want to see If you can tell me which Is
arbitration commission.
The mine- cials may see that it is in thorough
ns you.
which. Do you understand?”
workera allege that the object of these working order before being taken over
H e— But there's no “ us” and more.
I hope I w ill—I mean o f course 1 requirements is discrimination against from the contractors.
It's only me and you; and what's mine understand,” replied the young man men who were prominent in the strike.
The section between Bam field creek
I take.
and he turned Ills chair half round so The trouble at Silver Brook is sim ilar and Fanning island, which is the long
She (im patiently)— But w e must dl as to face the eminent statesman.
to that at Coxe Kios.
est in the world, has already undergone
vide the things.
“ A ll ready then,” said the Senator,
a series of tests, and has proved entire
H e (calmly)— D ivide away, then. G ive and with many gestures from his dis
The New Monitor Wyoming.
ly equal to expectations.
The great
me a fair share o f five chairs, three lit engaged arm he hurriedly read a some
Washington, Nov. 1. — A telegram question in the success o f the cable was
tle tnhles and a cabinet.
what lengthy sentence.
received at the navy department from over this enormous section, but it was
She— Oh, don’t he so ridiculous, W a l
Suddenly he stopped.
Captain Dickens, at the Mare Island found by a recent test to give a speed
ter! You make me so angry.
E vi
“ H o w ’ s that?” he demanded.
navy yard, contains the follow ing re of over 100 words a minute with the
dently you menu to get the lion's share.
The young man's face beamed with port of yesterday’ s trial of the mon Deerlove transmitter. The actual tim e
occupied in the transmission of a a.es-
It ’s alw ays the way, the poor woman d eligh t
itor W yom ing:
goes to the wall.
(Brightening up.)
" I t ’s a w fu lly b rig h t” lie chuckled;
“ The two hours’ full speed trial of sage from this city to Sydney, Australia,
I ’ ve got It! Let's take things In a lump.
the W yom ing in the open sea was suc w ill be less than five minutes in the
they’ ll laugh at that all righ t'
I ’ ll have all the morning room furni
The mean case of a short commercial message, and
“ W h at!” roared the Senator. “ That cessfully completed today.
ture and you the contents o f the li Isn’ t humorous. T h a t’s all serious. 1 revolutions for the two hours were this tim e w ill be of ¿course m ainly oc
This corresponds to a speed of cupied in the manual repetition of the
dldnt’ t want to be humorous at the 201.3.
brary.
11.8 knots. The general behavior of message at Bamfieid creek, Fanning
He— Agreed. But I must inform you very start.
that the collection o f I looks Is very v a l
" O f course n o t” faltered the unhap the ship in moderate sea and breeze island, Norfolk island and Brisbane.
was satisfactory.”
uable, and that your morulng room py young man.
ARMOR PLATE STANDS TESTS.
glmcracks are utterly worthless.
’’ H ere.” said the Senator, ‘ ‘I ’ ll try
Wrecked by Runaway Cars.
She— I'v e alw ays treated you In the you again.” And he hastily read an
Oxford. O., Nov. 1.— The express for Good Material for Battleship Nebraska,
most generous manner, and I hate those other passage.
Now Building at Seattle.
musty old book shelves. But In return
"T h a t’s serious all rig h t” said the Chicago over the Cincinnati, Ham ilton
Washington, Nov. 3.— During the
I expect all the silver and linen. Those young man, with great confidence. A Dayton and the Monon routes collid
ed with two runaway freight cars here past week there have been two tests of
household requisites alw ays belong to "T h a t w ill set them to thinking.”
"Serious!"
roared
the
Senator. last night, wrecking the engine, bag armor plate at Indian Head. The first
the woman.
He— I ’ m dashed If they do! The sll “ W h at’s the m atter with you? That’s gage and mail cars. The fireman and was made with six inch projectiles nn
ver Is an heirloom, and all marked with the funniest paragraph In the whole two tramps were k illed. The wrecked triangular six-inch Krupp plate to be
W ake up and get Into the cars were burned. No passengers were used on the cruisers Colorado, Pennsyl
the Cochrane crest. I wouldn t part speech!
game.
Here. I ’ ll give you a last hurt, although they were badly shaken vania, Maryland and W est V irgin ia.
w ith it fo r a thousand pounds.
up. The freight cars were detached Three shots were fired.
The greatest
She (petulantly)— W ell, really, what chance.”
,
T h e unhappy young man wiped his from a train that took the siding here striking velocity was 1,919 feet per sec
Is there for me to have? You persist
to
allow
the
Chicago
express
to
pass,
ond.
The
armcr
wss
penetrated
only
ently claim everything o f the least brow on Ills coat sleeve and drew a
and were not noticed by the freight about two inches. The other test was
value, and leave the rubbish for me. long breath.
with 11-inch K ro p p plate to be used as
Again the Senator rapidly read a se crew until too lote.
A t least you w ill assign me my own
side armor for the battleship Nebraska,
lection. and again he suddenly paused.
bedroom suite?
Paper Factory Burned.
now under construction by the Moran
"N o w , what’s that?” he shouted.
He— It Is yours.
In this instance a
Minneapolis, Nov. L — Six firemen Bros., o f Seattle.
She— And all the nursery furniture?
T h e young man gasped.
were injured at midnight in a fire that j 1 0-inch gun was used, aud the penetra-
“ Th-tbat?” he stammered. “ Why,
H e (amazed)— W h at on earth
entailed a damage estimated at $250,- tion was three inches.
Both tests are
T h a t’s the last thing you’ll ever need, th-that’ s a composite.
000. The six-story factory,boilding oc- »aid to have been sncceesfnl.
and my little Dorothy must have all
T h e Senator scowled down at Mm.
h
. , b the Minneapolis paper com-
Explosion of 600 Kegs of Powder.
she’s been accustomed to.
“ Compoelte be
I nenv.
pany, and owned by J. C. o .w a ld A
She__ Precisely. That's what I mean. snorted, says the Cleveland Plain D eal Co., was gutted.
Fairmonnt, W . Va., Oct. 29. — The
The stork of the
M y sweet girlie must bring it all with er, and hid h im self in his private room paper company, known also as W right, Fairmonnt powder works, located 18
with a portentous slam o f the door.
her.
Barrett A S tillw ell, was consumed. miles from this city, was damaged to
j j e __ you stark, staring mad,
von get mad at some I The contents a.e said to.have exceeded I the extent of »30,000 by the explosion
Honestly, now
M abel? You don’t suppose for one mo
s, don't you?
I »200,000 in value.
I o i 800 kp* *•" of P ° wd<>r’
ment that I shall allow my little very little things
B reaking the B ond
B. C O C H R A N E
enters the
drawing-room, w h ere his w ife
is seated at the piano,
ge—For goodness’ sake, Mabel, stop
jjjjln g that lustrmnent and talk to
>e!
she (turning her head round)— T alk to
jdji What on earth about? I saw you
it breakfast.
He_ l s a fellow only to speak to his
,ife once a day? I thought marriage
* 18 meant for compuuloushlp and sym-
Pshe (crossly)— T oil think w ives were
ereuted just to fulfill the passing ca
price of the moment, but I don’t choose
,o pander to your whims. I ’ ve some
thing better to do. (Faces the music
aud goes on practicing.)
He—Most women g iv e up all that
mumming when they get married and
Hire to more useful occupation.
She (playing
s oftly )— More fools
tbey. (Banging hard aud putting down
loud pedal.)
He (raising his voice)—I f you go on
my longer with that noise I'll smash
every note on that old kettledrum!
she (lifting her hands from the keys)
-Then I ’ll burn all your g o lf sticks.
(Gets off music stool and confronts
him. I lty the by, did you ever intend
giving up go lf When you proposed to
me?
He__oh, that's quite a different mat
ter! An open-air pastime Is absolutely
necessary for health. I t ’s n man’s duty
to his family to Join a g o lf club.
She— And leave his w ife to her own
devices, then grumble at her because
she solaces her loneliness with music.
jln— But you carry It to such an ex
cess. You're forever gnddlng about to
concerts, operas, musical matinees, und
what not You nre never In.
She— Why should I lie, when you are
always out? I suppose you'd have me
waiting In the hall all day to help you
on aud off with your coat, and to run
for your slippers, like some deluded do
mestic drudge. F o r yeurs, W alter, I've
been trying to uproot your medieval
Ideas of matrimony, but they stick as
tight as ever.
He— Y'ou should have mentioned your
[disapproval when I Imparted them to
u before our marriage, then— then—
She— Then there would have been no
Inge— you’d have cried off?
'He (deliberately) I certainly «mould.
She— OurB is a good illustration o f tile
adage, “ M arry In haste, repent at
lure.” I can only nssure you I re-
let our precipitancy ns much as you do.
He— But 1 don’t regret anything. It
konly weak minds that Indulge In Idle
»grets.
She— Own up, our m arriage Is a mis
take, and be honest.
He— I deny It. Nothing o f the sort.
She (irritated)— Call it what you will,
an error o f Judgment, a regrettable Inci
dent—there have been so many disas
ter« the past year so named. But In
homely parlance, w e ought not to have
got married; w e are not suited to each
other, and our m arriage Is a failure.
He (calmly)— Y'ou are quite wrong.
The real error only lies In your light
treatment o f the vow s you made at the
altar, and in your neglect o f w ife ly
duties.
She—The fact Is, you’ ve got tired o f
me. In the eurly days o f our life to
gether everything w as fresh and new;
)ou were kept amused, hut now the
novelty has worn off, I have no longer
the power to attract and entertain you.
He (angrily)— Upon my word. Mabel.
du take the cake for perversion o f
truth! It was you who got tired o f me;
you were alw ays begging to move to
London, and complained so o f being
dull and bored In the country. As I was
your sole and constant companion, It
*as a hit rough on me, and I fe lt It.
You were alw ays grum bling at me.
She—The fact Is that a man without
*ny profession or business becomes
hipped, dlssntlsfled and morose. You
don't do half enough w ith your life.
He— And you do too much. T h e con
stant excitement you Indulge in makes
you Irritable, restless and flighty.
She— I despise a man who makes golf
Ms whole life work, and has no definite
aim.
He—I scorn a woman who has a score
sf silly fancies and misnames them
"isms."
She (holly)— You would bind me
down to the narrow tedium o f domes
ticity, and stifle all higher aspirations.
He— Rot! bosh! fiddlesticks!
IIo w
you go off in a tangent. M abel!
But
'his sort o f thing between us can’t go
on much longer.
'
She (quickly)— No. Indeed.
There’s
°Ply one thing to be done if tw o part-
®ers In a concern can’t pull together.
He—And that Is?
^ e — Dissolve partnership. Take up
the contract. Sever the bond.
He (horrified)— M abel!
You surely
don't mean w hat you say, that— that
*he—Yes. I do. I'v e often thought o f
*• * guess you have, too, but you
MAKE A RULING