,TK8 CmCIAL AND LEADiNO PAPER
OP GILLIAM COUNTY.
HAS THREE TIMES THE CKCIUTOM
OF ANY PAPE2 IN THE COUNTY.
I'uUlihwl Kvarjr TbomUr by
S. A. Pattlaon
lttlllor end urtaiur.
ADTEKTlttWO KATES.
Professional card'... f 1.00 per coonta
One ( tiara , . per month
One-quarter column 1..10 jr moots
"ne-hlf column C.co per moot
viucRirnoN katkh.
One jtm (la k1hm).,,.. , ii.oo
II nut nm la advance S uo
KlI moiilhi, j.oo
Thrm moiubt. W
ll cuiIm........ , , ,u&
One column 10.00 jr month
, BnirfneMftli will to charred t 10 eentajwr
line for firrt luvertlon and 6 cent per line
thereafter.
Wal ailrertlMmenta will in all ea be
charged in the part ortWIn tbm, at I1
rate, and paid for before aKUlavU l furnished.
VOL. XII.
CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OIIEGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1002.
NO. 32.
GO
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GLOBE.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATMCREO FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO MEMISPIICRES.
Comprehcnalve Review of tht Import,
nt Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Pom, Moat
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Reader.
The crown prince) of Slam has arrived
lo New York.
The Q. A. R. will lioIJ Ita next en
campment at Ban Francisco.
. Foreign roat will be admitted fre of
duty while tbe miners' trouble con
tinues. .:-.?- - ; m ; -Pre
I J wit ftoooevelt has so far reoov
red that ha la able to go about on
crntcbea.
A Homontead, Fa., Inventor, while
temporarily insane, murdered his
mother, one brother and two sisters.
The coal operators have demanded of
Roosevelt that ha begin action attaint!
the miners' uulon under tho anti-trust
law.
Strikers at Geneva clashed with the
troops and the hospitals are filled with
wounded men from both sides. Many
arrettte have been made.
To meet need of officers for the navy
a spooial midshipmen's, examination
will be held In November. Each sen
ator and reprentatlve has been arked
to name one principal and five alter
nates.
Governor Mine, of Michigan was
thrown from a horse and severely In
jured. There is enough coal on hand In the
various publlo lostitntions of New York
to ran for two months.
Jessie &"w;on, who has been twice
ecavlcted ot murder In Kansas, And
who Is fighting for a new trial, U out
on 110,000 bonds.
French coal miners have voted a
general- strike. It is estimated that
there are 162.000 miners in France,
60,000 of whom belong to the union.
The transport Sherman has arrived
at Ban Francisco from Manila. She
has been cent to quarantine, as there
were several cases! cholera on board.
The Northern Pacific has a corps of
engineers at work on Its Coeur d'Alene
branch. The company contemplates
making this the main line luto 8p
aano, as much time could be saved.
Edward 8. Bragg, ccnmil general at
Havana, and William A. Rublee, consul
general at Hoiig Kong, have been ex
changed on account of lack of judgment
used by Genoral Bragg in a letter.
British coal miners have voted
$5,000 for the -aid of strikers in this
country.
The mayor of New Orleans has asked
for troops to subdue street car strikers
in that city.
The crown prince of Siam, who is
now touring the United States, will
visit Portland.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company, of Chicago.
Lou, $200,000.
A new Colombian gunboat, manned
by Americans, has sailed from San
Francisco for Panama. "i
fA New York man had $18,000 worth
of nnset diamonds stolon from under
his pillow while ha slept.
Pennsylvania coal miners - do not
favorably regard the peace plan of the
president and will not return to work
on those terms.' . '
Troops on their way to the coal
fields weie hissed and hooted by the
people of Pittsburg, and several riots
were narrowly averted. ,
A trainload of Eastern banters and
capitalists are in Portland to spend a
week. They have money to invest and
want to personally inspect Portland
and surrounding country.
Twenty-five more steamers have been
ehartered to carry Welsh coal to Boston
and New York.,
One hundred thousand tons of New
castle, Australia, coal has been shipped
to the United States.
Leading German papers have ex
pressed their sympathy as being with
the American coal miners.
England is experiencing much diffi
culty in supplying employment to her
returned South African soldiers.
Senator Hanna has challenged Tom
Johnson to a debate on the tariff ques
tion and the latter has accepted. .
The volcano on the Island of Hawaii
hows Increased activity, being in
almost constant eruption Jor the past
week. -
The 80th encampment of the G. A.
B. is In session at Washington.' It is
one of the best attended and most en
thusiastic ever held.
General Sumner, who is in command
of the forces in Mindanao " island, has
tent an ultimatum to those Moros still
on the warpath, warning them against
oppoaitlon'and threatening worse pun
ishment than was given in the recent
campaign. ,
Zola's funeral was attended by 60,000
people.
- A furious snow storm la raging in
Colorado mountains. It Is feared that
many prospectors will suffer.
The president has announced that he
wilt not convene congress in extra ses
sion to discuss the coal situation.
. A freight and passenger train col
lided near Milton, Pa., killing two of
the train crew and seriously injuring
another.
VETERANS IN LING SIX HOURS.
Parade was Made tp of 28,000 Men, Who
Were Cheered to the Echo.
Washington, Oct. 9. For more than
six hours yesterday the people in
Washington hummed the chorui of the
civil war song, "Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching," and
for an equal time the veterans con
stltoting the Grand Army of the Re-
publlo made good the words. The
parade was the climax of the 30th an
nal encampment of the Grand Army,
and the parade did not fail appropri
ately to denote the spirit of the war
and the memory of the glorious achieve
ments the army seeks to keep green in
the minds of the American people.
The crowd was enthusiastic and oat
spoken In admiration, greeting every
division of the procession with cheers
and dismissing it with Godspeed. . Tbe
president of the United fctatee lent
hia energies to the entertainment of
tho capital guests. Unable to endure
the strain of reviewing the column
from the stand, he arose from the re
clining chair and had himself driven
op and down the line. The unusual
interest thus manifested wss appre
ciated by the old soldiers, and the
president was everywhere received by
litem Willi loud apuiauxe.
More than five hours' time was con.
sumed by the procession in passing tho
reviewing stand in front of the White
House. There were at least 25,000
men In the line, and the estimate of
Commander In Chief Torrance ran as
high as 30,000. Tonight the veterans
held csmpflres in the big tents in tho
White House grounds.
INDIANS BECOME IX1LY.
White River Utea are Preparing to Resist
Government Authorities.
Meeker, Colo., Oct. 11.- The wound
ing of State Game Commissioner Harris
has greatly excited the settlers in the
vicinity of Rangely, where the shooting
occurred. A special messenger drove
into Meeker from that place Unlay and
reports that about 400 Utos have been
in the vicinity of Rangely some days
slaughtering game. He says that since
the fight with Harris the bucks have
sent tboir squaws and papporwea back
to tbe reservation, which is taken to
mean that they intend to fight and
hold their ground. Many of the sett
lers, feeling certain that there will be
trouble, have sent their families to
Meeker. Tbe courier brought orders
to all the Meeker stores to send all the
guns and ammunition they have in
stock. The cowboys at Meeker are
mobilising to go to the scene of the
trouble, if necestary. It is believed
that one of the Indians was killed by
Harris in the fight Monday night.
MORE AMMUNITION CONFISCATED.
Soldiers Seize 2,500 Rounds Consigned to
Italian Strikers.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 11. One thou
sand rounds of ammunition were Belted
and confiscated at the Delaware & Hud
son freight house in Oliphan today, by
order of Colonel Watres, of the Thir
teenth regiment. This makes 2,500
lounds of ammunition that have been
confiscated in the anthracite district
commanded by Colonol Watres within
the pant two weoxa. The ammunition
was consigned to ' Bastiano Passano, a
leader among the Italians in Upper
Lackawana county. Passano was ar
rested. ,
Colonol Watres has been informed
that bodies of men have been drilling
in the woods almost daily. Yesterday
he had detachments of luen out pcour
lug the woods for evidence of such; ac
tion, and the knowledge that the con
signment of ammunition had been
shipped to Passano was obtained by one
of these detachments.
OOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Delegates from All Parts of the State to
Meet In Portland October 1 4 and 15.
Portland, Oct. 11. A government
good roads convention for Oregon will
be held in the Chamber of Commerce
building, Portland, October 14 and 15,
under the direction of tbe United States
department of agriculture. Invitations
have wen sent to 1,000 state and
county officers, road supervisors, civil
engineers and others Interested in road
improvement.
O. A. R. Elect Officers.
Washington, Oct. 11. The Grand
Army got down to business yesterday
and the encampment of the order, be
sides hearing an address from Com
mander in Chief Torrence, and reports
from a number of officers and commit
tees, elected a new head for the ensuing
year, The new commander in cntei oi
the G. A. R. is General T. J. Stewart,
of Pennsylvania. William M. Olin,
of Massachusetts, was elected vioe
commander in chief and James M.
Averill, of Georgia, junior vice com
mander in chief.
Peace In Missouri.
Kansas City, Mo.. Oct. 11. As a re
sult of a conference here today between
tbe United -Mine workers of Missouri
and the mine operators, practically all
of the 1,300 striking miners of North
ern Missouri will resume work Monday.
A new wage scale for the ensuing year
was agreed upon, and it is believed that
all of the miners and operators in Mis
souri who have failed to agree on a
scale for 1903 will soon arrive at a set
tlement. '
NEWS OF OREGON
ITFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
. OP THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
tbe Past Week-Brief Review of the
Orowth and Development of Vartoaa
Indtutrle Throughout Our Common-
wealth-Latest Market Report.
Prairie City suffered another severe
fire, which destroyed $8,000 worth of
property.
ine iewenberg-Uolng company
has paid its convict labor account for
August, amounting to 11,251.60.
Douglas count r prune growers are
beginning to ship the 1002 crop. The
yield Is 76 per cent cf tbe average,
while the quality is first class.
The dlscoverr has been renorted of
ricn sold deposits 11 miles northeaxt
of Gates, on the Little North Fork of
the Hantlam river, in Marion county
The fifth biennial fruit fair he'd at
Hood River was a grand success. The
famous little valley fairly outdid itself
in a grand display of choice annles and
fruits of all kinds.
The Booth-Kel lev Lumber comnanv
lias lust purchased 20.000 acres of
timber land In Southern Oregon. Tbe
pup-base includes some of the finest
timber in the state. Tbe consideration
was 1250,000.
The croD of Italian rirnnei In Tana
county is mucn lighter than lor many
Mil.- -.!!.
jeara. peine ana silver prunes
were not affected much by the bad
weather, however, and are ahowina a
good crop.
II. E. Brooks, a veteran newspaper
man and editor from Amarillo, Texas,
baa hooRht into the Roseourg Plain
dealer with W. C. Connor. They will
improve the mechanical equipment of
the paper and a Sunday morning edi
tion will be added. .
Hon. A. R. Bnrbank, an honored and
respected citizen of. Lafayette, died in
that city October 7. Deceased was
born in 1817, and came to the Pacific
Coast in 1849, but returned sgain to
the East. In 1853 he came to Oregon
and has since resided here.
A number of Polk county growers
have refused 25 cents per pound for
their bops.
Multnomah county's taxable prop
erty is valued at $48,002,450. An in
crease of $770,788 Is shown over 1001.
Most of the Increase is in city property.
During September the Oregon City
land office received $7,836.71. There
were 54 homestead entries filed.
TliA eaanaaniont. . mils nt Tlllstnnnlr
county show an increase in taxable
property of nearly two million dollars
over that of last year.
The nntninn arama irnnnral at Ralntn
that the hop growers who hold thoir
nops win receive me highest price.
Mnnacnr Winntanln. nf Inn tinnarntv.
.. j t . -.ro...
ers association, predicts that within
eutouodays the price will go to 30
cents, and most likely 40 cents before
- a .. s a a
nexi years crop is picxea.
With one exception Oregon's legis
ators are in favor of a liberal appro
priation for the Lewis and Clark fair.
Many of them have declared in favor
of granting $500,000.
The sale of the Balsley-Elkhorn mine
in Baker county is regarded as one of
the most important mining transac
tions that has ever been consummated
in that part of the state. Between
$250,000 and $300,000 will be spent
by the new company on development
work.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 63c; bluettem
65Hcj valley, 64o. --
Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brew
ing, $21.00.
Flour Best grade, 3.00(13.50; grah
am. $2.85(33.20.
Mill stuffs Bran, $18.50 per ton;
middlings. $23.60: shorts. $19.50;
chop, $17.
Oats No. 1 white, $l1.0xK; gray,
P5c(2$l per cental.
Hay Timothy, $10(J11; clover,
$7.50; cheat, $8 per ton.
Poultry Chiskens, mixed, $3.5004;
car oound. 11c: hens. 14(34.75 nr
doien; per pound, 12c; springs, $2.60
gsperaoren; iryers, i33.2o; broil
ers, $2(32.50; ducks, $4.5095 per doi
en; turteye, young, i4lDc; goose,
$66.60 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins 13(3
13fc; Young America, 13K14);
factory prices, lOlo less.
llutter Fancv ?creamerv. 25a27We
per pound; extras, 27oj dairy, 17
(gzuc; store, iz$io.
Eggs 22X25o per dozen.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 065c
tier sack: ordinary. E0a55n nar muiIa!
growers' prices; (Merced sweets, ,$2
z.zo per cental.
Hops New crop, 2021c per pound.
Wool Vallev. 12ai5e: EmUm
Oregon, 814)c; mohair, 28 28c.
Beef Gross, cows, . 3(93)te per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 607c.
Veal 7i(88Wc.
Mutton Gross. So oer nonnd;
dressed, 6c. .
Lambs Gross, 3c per pound;
dressed, 6 He.
Hogs Gross, 6?i7c per pound;
dressed, 77He. '
George Wyndham, in the British com
mons debate on the Irish question,
said Iirsh industry cannot revive until
social proscription ends.
MEN ARE DETI RMINED.
Concessions Must be ti'ud to Coal Miners
or They Will Rsmela Out.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 10 President
Mitchell, of the mlneworkert, end the
three district presidents, left for New
York at 3:05 P. M,, on the Lebigh
Valley road. They refused to say
what their mission aa or whore they
will meet. Unless Uir visit bears
fruit, the end of the mineworkers'
strike seems a long way off, and the
prospects of sufficient coal being mined
to satisfy the demnd is extremely
poor. Every local ur.ion cf the miners'
organization throughout the hard coal
bolt held special actings either lat
night or today, ami reolverto "remain
on strike until the mineowners grant
them some concession. While the
reports of these meetings came pouring
into Wilkesbarre, fresident Mitchell
dictated a letter to the president of the
United Btates, in wbich he gave his
answer to tbe proposition that the
strikers return to work and trust to
have their condition improved through
an investigating committee. The
answer of the miners' chief he refused
to divulge, but it is difficult to con
ceive tbat with the replies of the local
unions piled around him. be could do
otherwise than respectfully decline
the president's proposition. Mr. Mitch
ell sent his letter to Washington before
he bad heard from all tbe locals, and
at 3 o clock in the afternoon, accom
panied lr tbe district presidents, left
for fiew York. Ills mission there is
also a secret.- As New York is the
headquarters of the coal operators, a
rumor immediately rpread that a set
tlement was In prospect.
From early morning until late to
night the returns from the meetings of
the local unions r&me pouring into
the onion headquarters, and this after
noon the corps of newspaper corres
pondents stationed here were invited to
examine the reports. Ncf one was
found that was not couched In firm
language. Briefly stated, the resolu
tions in these reports affirm the confi
dence of the miners in the integrity
of their president, praise President
Kooaevelt for bis effort to end tbe
strike, denounce the presidents of the
coal-carrying railroads for their alleged
abuse ot the chief executive at the con
ference in Washington, denounce the
employment of the coal and Iron po
nce, thank ail organizations and citi
zens throughout the country for the
aid given, and denounce Governor
Stone for sending troops here.
STRIKE BRINQ& RIOT.
Sixteen Men Wounded at New Orleans
Militia Ordered Out.
New Orleans, Oet 10. The attempt
this morning of the New Orleans rail
way -companies to start cars, which
have been completely tied op for 11
days, precipitated a long-impending
conflict between the strikers and those
who attempted to fill their places.
Although a hundred shots were fired,
but six policemen, six: non-union men
and four strikers wen) wounded.
Mayor Capdeville, who requested
Governor Heard to order out the
militia, has been advised that Major
General Glynn, in command of the
First military district, would report to
the mayor tomorrow morning. Tbe
street railway company announces its
intention to run care tomorrow. " Tbe
strikeis are as determined as ever,
while the citizens, who have been walk
ing, 6r riding in all manner of convey
ances, for four days more than a week,
confidently expect trouble. The riot
this morning occurred in the same
neighborhood as the one of the day
before.
All the militia in the city was or
dered nnder arms tonight, and corporal
guards are rounding up the men. - The
plan of operations for tomorrow has
not been determined. One company
of the Third regiment wants to evade
service because of sympathy with the
strikers, and all of the officers and
men resigned in a body. The governor
has not been heard from on this mat
ter, but it is understood tbe resigna
tions will not be accepted.
i
Big Fire From Explosion.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 10. An
explosion today in a ono-story ware
house of the Moore & Handley Hard
ware company, adjoining the other
buildings of tbe company, caused a tire
that destroyed property- valued at
$200,000; Insurance about 25 per cent
The company's main building, a three-
story brick structure, narrowly escaped
destruction. A clerk and a salesman
were hurt. Several heavy explosions
occurred during the progress of the
fire, causing a panic among the thou
sands of spectators.
Postal Deficit Less.
Washington, Oct. 9. Auditor Castle,
for the postofBce department, has
balanced the books of the postal service
for the year ending June 30, 1902, and
the result shows the following as the
year's business of the entire postal
service: Gross receipts, $121,848,047;
total expenditures, $124,809,217; net
deficit, $2,961,170. The gross receipts
of postal revenues exceed those of the
previous year by about 910,218,854,
and the deficit is more than $1,000,000
loss than the previous year.
Trains Crash Together.
Washington, Pa.. Pet. 10. One of
the most destructive wrecks in the
history of the : Washington branch of
the Panhandle road occurred tonight
near Vaneman's station, two miles
east of Cannonsburg, a gravel train and
a coal train colliding. Five men were
killed and a number injured, one bo
badly that he may die. : The killed
were all foreign laborers and their
names could not be ascertained. The
dead were taken to Cannonsburg.
0DELL WILL TRY IT
GOVERNOR OP NEW YORK MAKES A
MOVE TO STOP THE COAL WAR.'
Defends the MIneworkera' Union and Re
quests Operators to Recognize It and
Grant Mea an Increase Some Warm
Words Indulged la on Both Sides
' Railroad Men Secure Delay.
New York, Oct. 11. A conference
was held today at the office of Senator
Piatt. Governor Odell, Senators Piatt,
of New York, and Quay and Penrose,
of Pennsylvania, President Baer, of the
Reading railroad and E. B. Thomas,
chairman of tbe board of directors of
the Erie road were present. The con
ference began with a statement made
by Senator Piatt tbat the situation was
becoming so serious that some solution
must be found at once. He suggested
that the operators should incline to
some concessions toward a settlement.
"If you mean by that," said Presi
dent Baer, "that we are to recognize
the existence of a labor onion, I tell
you right now that tbe operators wlil
consider no such proposition." -
Governor Odell was on his feet in an
instant. Holding a half burnt cigar
in his hand, and white with excite
ment, he said : "Are we to understand
that no kind of conciliatory proposition
would receive attention at the hands of
the operator?"
I dtd not ay that," answered Mr.
Baer; "but I do say that we will not
accept political advice or allow the in
terference of politicians in this our
affair."
"What do yon mean by politicians?"
said Governor Odell. "I want you and
all operators to understand that I am
tbe governor of New York, the chosen
representative of 7,000,000 people, and
I am here in this matter solely in that
capacity, and to relieve, If possible, an
i . i .11. . -. , .
uiuiierauie miuuuon. Ana, wnai is
more, I intend to use every power at
my command to do it."
President Baer, evidently appreciat
ing that he had gone too tar, bowed to
Governor Odell and said:
"Governor, I beg your pardon. No
personal affront was intended, and we
will listen to any suggestions you may
have to mal e; but, again, I repeat that
we must refu. to recognize the onion
represented by Mr. Mitchell."
"Lfceheve," said the governor, "that
your position, from a public view, is
absolutely untenable. If coal operat
ors, railroad men and other business
men can combine for mutual profit and
protection there is no reason why labor
ing men should not."
"What is the proposition?" asked
Mr. Baer, coldly.
Just this," said Governor Odell.
'I am sure that the labor organization
of which Mr. Mitchell is bead desires
him to be fair with tbe general public.
11 the operators will consent to give the
men five cents a ton increase, I will
personally present it to the miners,
and I believe they will accept it. , It is
a fair proposition."
'Does this mean, Governor Odell,
that we are to recognize the miners'
union?" said Mr. Baer.
'It certainly does," answered Gov
ernor Odell, quickly, "and there is no
reason why you should not."
Mr. Baer and Mr. Thomas ro.e to go,
Mr. Thomas remarking that the matter
would be presented to the other operat
ors and that an eaily answer would be
forthcoming.
'We are to meet a committee of the
Manufacturers' association on Tuesday,
and we may have an asnwer then," said
Mr. Baei. '
The conference broke up, Mr. Baer
and Mr. Thomas withdrawing. Senat
ors Piatt, Penrose and Quay talked over
the matter for a Bhort time, and then
separated, the two Pennsylvaniana an
nouncing that they would go back to
Harrisburg and discuss the situation
with Governor Stone.
After the conference Governor Odell
remarked: "The coat operators may
postpone this matter until Tuesday, but
I don't propose to postpone. They are
not acting fairly toward the people. I
believe I shall find some remedy."
. TO TEST TIMBER.
Forestry Bureau Buya Machine that Can
Break 12-Inch Square Beams.
Washington, Oct. 13. The scope of
work of the bureau of forestry has
been considerably broadened by the
recent creation of the division of forest
products, of which Frederick E. Olm
sted has been appointed chief.
A series of strength tests of timbers
will be made in collaboration with the
bureau of chemistry. Western tim
bers of whose strength no exact know!
edge has ever been obtained will receive
special attention. The bureau of for
estry has bought a Riehte testing ma
chine, powerful enough to try the cross
breaking strength of a tough beam 12
by 12 inches, 16 feet long. The ma
chine's capacity is 200,000 pounds, and
is fitted with an autographic and auto
matic attachment. Tests are now be
ing made of timbers of the size used in
heavy construction work.
Cannot Arrest Soldiers.
Shenandoah, Pa., Oct. 13. A war
rant was sworn out today for the arrest
of Private Wadsworth for the killing of
William Durham, but Colonel Hulings,
of the Eighteenth regiment, refused to
allow the constable to serve- it. Colo
nel Hulings says Wadsworth was justi
fied in shooting when Durham refused
to halt when challenged for the second
time, and that he acted under orders of
the state department.
VETERANS ON PARADE.
Bluejackets of Days Gone by Entertain
a A. R. with a March.
Washington, Oct. 9. Tbe veterans
of the G. A. R. and their friends were
entertained yesterday by a parade
given in, honor of the naval veterans.
and by a number of reunions held in
the big assembly tents at Camp Roose
velt. Tbe weather was threatening
during the early morning, but tbe son
burst through the clouds about noon.
so that with the mild temperature that
prevailed there was no reason for com
plaint on that score. The attendance
steadily increased during the day, and
lat night the city was crowded as it
has been only on rare occasions.
The naval parade of the fnmnnn
not as large aa manr that ha hn
seen in Washington, but it was in every
way interesting. The veterans of the
navy appeared to be an embodiment of
much of tbe nation'a
and every squad of them was an object
oi interested observation. They were
generally td men. and fnanv kit tl.
dencea of wounds received in battle.
in striking ccntraet to them were the
oung men of all the branches of the
present service, who marched with
mem as an escort OI honor, aa it mora
This escort included renrftflpntatia nf
both the land and naval forces, and
they elicited much favorable comment
for their fine appearanca aa mm aa
they did for tbe excellent discipline
j: i j a. .
uu-piayeu oj mem. .
The parade Was andet thn cnmm.n1
of General He v wood, commander of the
marine corps, as marshal of tbe day,
and consisted of all tbe regular troops
located in and about Washington, ma
rines and jackies from the warship,
the District of Colombia, national
guard, the Spanish war veterans. Sons
a . a .
oi veterans, nigh school cadets and tbe
association of ex-priaonera of war. art.
Ing aa escorts-for tbe naval veterane.
COALMINERS STILL FIRM.
Mitchell Claims Over Half of the 17,000
at Work are Not Miners.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 8. The be
ginning of the 22d week of the strike
shows no material change in the situa
tion. The operators told President
Roosevelt on Friday that 17,000 men
were at work, and that 15 per cent of
the normal production was being
mined. President Mitchell today de
nied that such a number of men are
mining '.rjagL. He raid the operator?
were including in the 17,000 all the
engineers, firemen, pumprunnersj (of
whom theie are about' 9,000)", fire
bosses, clerks and other employee. He
also denied tbat 15 per cent of the
normal production is being sent to the
market, and said: "If this statement
were true, the operators owe it to the
public to sell coal at the normal price,
instead of charging dealers $15 to
$20 a ton."
While the superintendents hereabouts
will not talk of future plans, there is
an impression among citizens generally
that a strong effort -will be made, this
week by the coal companies to resume
operations. The officials of these com
panies have all along maintained that
men are ready to return to work, but
fear personal violence.
Mr. Mitchell says he has no appre
hension of the strikers breaking away.
He declares tbe companies are keeping
a constant pressure on the workers to
return, but without success. At Drif
ton, he said, the coal company officials
had made a canvass of tbe community,
and found only one boy, the son of a
non-union man, who was willing to
return to work. , Mr. Mitchell said , he
received this report from there today.
MILITIA ASKED FOR.
Street Car Strike In New Orleans Has
Assumed Serious Nature,
New Orleans, Oct. 9. The railway
companies tried to obey the order of
the mayor to run passenger ears this
morning, but with almost the entire
force of city police concentrated at the
scene of action, the four cars started
got no farther than five squares from
tbe Canal street barn, and the attempt
was abandoned for the day. The com
pany informed Mayor Capdeville that
the police protection was inadequate,
and the mayor issued a call for 1,000
volunteer citizen police. The responses
to the call have been few, and it looks
now as if the militia will be called out.
In a disturbance at Tonti ; street,
where a car was held up, a nonunion
conductor was hit on the head with a
brick and badly hurt, and he and three
others were bodily taken possession of
by the strikers. Two were kept prison
ers at the union headquarters all after
noon, carefully guarded, and not even
members of the unipn were allowed to
talk to them. The other Jtwo are con
cealed tonight at some other point
known only to the strikers. One
policeman was hit on the foot by a
brick and another of the nonunion men,
who is a prisoner, was roughly handled,
but not badly hurt. The cars were
badly damaged by bricks and stones,
and all the glass was broken.
Cuban Drydock to be Returned.
Washington, -Oct. 9. Secretary
Moody has decided to have the floating
drydock at Havana transported to the
Pensacola navy yard as soon as it ran
be made ready for the voyage. It has
oeen in contemplation to make the
needed repairs to the dock at Havana,
but the presence of this symbol of
United States authority in the princi
pal harbor of the island w&Vannoying
to the Cubans, and the removal was
ordered on that account.
IRRIGATION. TALKS
MANY LNTERESTLNQ SPEECHES AT TKE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Prealdent locum, of Colorado College, in
a Strong Address for the Education of
Youth on Benefits of Irrigation Sen
ator Patterson Declare that Present
Law la Due to Roosevelt.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 8.
One of the atrongeet addret sea of the
day at the National Irrigation congress
yesterday was that of President Slocrnn,
of Colorado college, who told of the
need of more extensive education of the
young people of the land in applied
sciences, in order that they may make
the most intelligent use of the irriga
tion law. Hm said he arnvrttui tha
time to come, if it were not already at
hand, when irriagtion engineering mnat
be as important a branch of nniveaaitv
education as mining engineering is -
loaay.
Willis Moore, chief of the weathflr
bureau at Washington, gave a valuable
aaurtsa on the weather bureau irri ra
tion. He paid a high tribute to con
gress for the passage of the act, and
told of the important bearing it would
nave on the work of bis dpeartment.
He gave an interesting talk on the flood
bulletin service, the history of attempt
ed rainmaking and kindred subjects.
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, said
he believed the irrigation act would
never have become a law without the
co-operation and assistance of Presi
dent Roosevelt, following this with the
declaration that no one but Roomvelt
could even have overcome the opposi
tion to the bill in tbe president a own
party. '
Representative Reader, of Kansas,
who was the author of the Reeder bill,
wbich was the irrigation act in line for
passese when it was suneraedad bv tha
bill which became a law, spoke of the
history of the bill.
Last nieht'a session of the ernmM
was held at Colorado college, where a
stereopticon lecture on "Ancient forms
of Irrigation" was followed by a recep
tion. This moraine will be riven nn tn
addresses by visiting representatives
and senators, and the after nvm in a
discussion of the practical phases of the
present irrigation situation by Chief
Hydrogranher Newell, of Waahins-tnn.
and by several state engineers of the
West.
At tbt opening of tbe congress yes
terday moroina the commiMoe on cre
dential made its report. The coinmn
tee on organization, consist in? nt thim
delegates from each of too IS ntatAa in.
eluded in what is termed the arid belt,
making a total of 43 members, elected
John Hall, of Kansas, as chairman and
u. K. Morrow, of KosewoII, N. M., as
secretary, Fred L. Alles, of California,
was elected assistant secretary and C.
J. Gavin, of New Mexico, reading clerk
of the congress.
OIL FIELD ON FIRE.
One of the Largest Beaumont Companies
Suffers a Loss of $100,000.
Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 9. Another
destructive fire, the second -within a
month, swept over a portion of tbe oil
field last night, causing one probable
fatality and entailing a property loss
roughly estimated at $100,000. The
fire at 2 o'clock this morning is still
burning, but practical oil men declare '
the flames will subside before daylight. ,
1 nomas Kowley, a worker in tbe field,
was caught in the path of the flames
and sustained burns from which. - he
will die. This is believed to be the
only casualty. ; ;
The fire started in a peculiar manner.
Shortly before midnight a workman
lifted the top of his lantern to blow out
the light. The atmospheie was heavily
laden with gas, and in an instant there
was a flash, followed by a sheet of
flame. The blaze was communicated to
a small settling tank near by. In an
instant a derrick adjoining the tank
was enveloped in fire, and with re
markable rapidity the flames spread to
other derricks. The fire department
and hundreds of citizens rushed to the
scene, but their efforts to check the
flames were unavailing.
TO TAKE CENSUS OP ISLANDS.
Qeneral Sanger, with Two Experts and
Twenty Skilled Assistant.
Washington, Oct. 9. Secretary Root
has designated Brigadier General San
ger to conduct the taking of the census
in the Philippines. Ha also detailed
to assist General Sanger in the work
two experts in the persons of H. W.
Gannett, of the geological survey, and
Victor H. Olmsted, of the department
of labor. In addition to .this, Colonel
Edwards, the chief of the' bureau of in
solar affairs, bas arranged with Director
Merriam, of the national census, to
have 20 of the most expert census
workers detached from his bureau here
and sent to the Philippines to engage
in the work. The revenues of the
island will be drawn upon to pay for
the actual field work in taking the
census, which it is believed, can be
completed in 10 months. The work
of tabulation will be done here in
Washington. r."
Knox After the Coal Trust.
New York, Oct. 9. It was learned
today that United States District At
torney Burnett has been instructed by
the attorney general in Washington to
investigate the working of the coal
trust in his district, that of the south
ern half of New York state. General
Burnett declined, however, to state the
nature of the investigation to be made
by him, or whea It would bo . com
menced. Further than this he would
not talk.