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VOL. XII.
CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OIIEGON, TIIUIISDAY, OCTOBER 30,
1902.
NO. 34.
Charged to (he party ordering thorn, at leiral
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GLOBE.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
0ATHE2ED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Co m preventive Rcvtrw of tlx Import
nnt HapfMriagfl of the put Week,
Preneated fat Condensed Porta, Most
Likely to Prow Interesting ,lo Our
Mm Readers.
Roosevelt has Issued the order to re
duce tit army to its minimum
strength.
tslned at the New York navjr yard or
lacs oi a supply of coal.
Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania,
Iim Issued general ordor withdrawing
wo troops irora Hie coal fields,
The ooal ttrlke arbitration commls
Ion has perfected an organisation.
Judge Gray waa chosen chairman.
All members of tbe New York build
ing tradae threaten to go on strike.
Beventy-flve thousand men are involved.
Orders are to be placed at once for
the manufacture of the new three-inch
guns to supply the field artillery. It
will require 180.
It has been announced that II. R.
Nickerson, vice president and general
manager of the Mexican Central rail
road, baa been oiTerod tbe presidency of
tbe Southern Pacific
One of the worst storms that ever
raged in the Retiring soa raked the
Nonie coast from October 11 to 14.
Three Uvea were lost in tbe Nome sea
and a large amount of damage was done
to buildings along tho water front.
Tbe government of Franoe will step
in and try to settle tbe ooal strike,
which baa reached a serious situation.
People on tbe Island of St. Vincent
have been compelled to ask for aid.
Food supplies are almost entirely ex
hausted. As a result of a bead-on freight col
lision on the Iron Mountain road, In
Missouri, seven people were seriously
injured and may die.
A Geoigta mob of 300 broke into a
Jail, took out a negro and banged him.
Troops had been ordered to the scene,
but they arrived too late.
General Franklin Bell Is to be re
lieved of command of the forces in Bn
tang i province, Luxon. lie will be
saxeltt W XMt Jmm M.
Charles W. Clark, son of W. A.
Clark, the Montana millionaire, says
he was offered $2,500,000 to assist in
securing control of tbe legislature and
downing his father.
Congressman A. Russell, of Dan lei -son,
Conn., is dead. He caught a
severe cold at the last session of con
gress, from which he never recovered.
He was 50 years of age.
The United Irish league will raise
1100,000 to fight the landlords.
Fifteen Uvea were lost by the capsii
ing of a boat in Chinese waters.
A Texas mob overpowered officers in
a oourt and lynched two Negroes.
General Miles waa robbed In Hono
lain of his vallto containing jewelry
and other valuables.
Boilermakers in tbe Wabash shops at
8prlngefild, 111,, have gone on strike
for an increase In wages.
George Smith, colored, on trial in
Portland for murdering his wife,, has
been found guilty of murder in the first
degree.
At theofflclal trial of the monitor
Wyoming, she showed a speed of 12X
knots, one knot more than was called
for in the contract.
The statement of the collections of
internal revenue for September show a
decrease of $1,718,770, as compared
with the same month of 1001.
Venesuela is again at outsjwith Great
Britain. It is alleged the latter agreed
to put down the rebellion if she were
given a 30 per cent reduction of cus
toms on goods going into Venesuela.
Tbe secretary of the interior holds
that in all homestead entries made of
lands embraced in tbe former Sllets
Indian reservation, three years' actual
residence must be proven before patent
Innweev--
The Irish Nationalists created an
other disorder in the British house of
commons.
The Molineux jury has been com
pleted and the state is offering its side
of the evidence.
Representative 0. A, Russell, fof
Connecticut, is critically ill and his
recovery lsjiot expected.
A Big Four passenger train ran into
an open switch 14 miles north of Co
lumbus, Ohio, fatally Injuring several
persons.
Tbe National W. 0. T. U., in session
at Portland, Maine, passed a resolution
condemning the character of advertise
ments placed on bill boards. "
Two persons were killed and 15 in
jured in a railroad wreck at Heme,
Texas. The accident occurred at a
crossing, two trains meeting.
An electrio light wire started a fire
in Helena, Montana, which destroyed
$45,000 worth of property.
Matthew II. Money, a pioneer news
paper man of the Pacific coast, died in
Oakland, aged 70 years. At different
times he conducted several papers in
different parts of Washington.
Railway switchmen of St. Paul and
Minneapolis have given notice of a de
mand . for higher wages and shorter
hours. They will strike if the raise is
not granted.
WILL KEEP UP FIONT.
Members of Engineers' Union to be Asked
Not to Handle Anthracite Coal.
Chicago, Oct. 25. President Morton,
of tbe International Stationary Engin
eers and Firemen, stated that all mem
bers of the association all over tbe
country would be ordered to refut to
handle any anthracite coal until evety
member affected by the anthracite
strike is reinstated on the basis on
which ths miners returned to work.
The brotherhood has a membership of
14,000, and has local unions in 114
towns and cities.
rtftUct Morion declared hli organ
isation was In a position to shut out
hard coal in all cliles where it had
local unions, and said 'such action
would be taken if necessary for the
protection of the members who bad
lost their positions on account of the
anthracite strike. This is President
Morton's view of the situation:
"According to all reports from East
ern mines, our men are getting the
worst of it, and, while tbe miners are
being reinstated, they are left out In
the cold. Our organisation does not
propose allowing its members to be
victimize, and as we cannot call a
strike at tbe mines, nonunion men
seeming to be in possession of tbe Jobs,
we will attempt to secure the rein
statement of our members by shutting
out anthracite ooal wherever we can.
"While negotiations looking toward
a settlement were on we did not wish
to interfere in any way, although we
feared our men would get the worst of
the bargain. We believe the action of
the firemen and engineers in quitting
work helped the miners to win their
fight.
"Although It is true that a majority
of the firemen are members of the
Miners' onion, they have retained their
membership In our union, and have al
ready asked for our assistance. We
propose to give it to them, and I am
going to call a mooting of the executive
board, when action will be taken brak
ing to that end. I will advocate that
our members be ordered to refuse to
handle anthracite coal, as, to my mind,
this is tbe only method that will bring
the operators to time, I believe the
board will accept my suggestion."
Nearly All Engineers Turned Down.
Wilkeabarre, Oct. 25. It looks as
though the union engineers were going
to have some difficulty getting back
their old places. At nearly every mine
where tbe stria Ing engineers made ap
plication lor work they were told that
there were no vacancies. A large
number of carpenters are also out.
President Mitchell baa advised the men
to wait a few days and see it employ
ment would not be offered them. He
believes that when general resumption
takes place there will be few mine em
ployes Idle. The firemen are being
taken back in larger numbers than any
of the steam men, because they take
places of men who are not so capable.
NEW LIFE-SAVINQ DEVICE.
Aluminum Globe Thoroughly Tested and
Proves Complete Success.
New York, Oct. 26. A demonstra
tion of the efficiency of a novel life
saving invention has taken place in the
English channel, cables the London
correspondent of the Herald. About
four miles off Folkestone, a tug sighted
a strange object in the water. Upon
coming nearer it was found to be a
large globe. From a manhole on the
top a man a head projected. The tug
went alongside and two men emerged
from the globe. They proved to be the
Inventor and his assistant, both Nor
wegians. ' According to their story,
the globe, which is composed of alum
inum, was put overboard from a steam
er off Havre. The inventor claims that
It satisfied all requirements and expec
tations and demonstrated its service
ability for saving lives at sea.
The globe is about eight feet In di
ameter. An air shaft is provided and
it is also fitted with a water pump, sail
and rudder. Its capacity is claimed to
be sufficient for 10 persons, together
with 860 pounds of food and 1,100
pounds of water.
Coal Trains Have Right of Way.
Reading, Pa., Oct.. 25. The Reading
railway company officials do not be
lieve that anthracite coal will bo mov
ing in any quantity before early next
week. About 100,000 tons is looked
for the first of the week, against a
normal weekly average of 240,000 tons.
All coal trians are to be given prefer
ence. Ihere will be no delay in tbe
unloading of the coal into the yards of
the cities and towns, and every facility
for speedy work is being provided for
train crews and shifters. During last
night, 3,000 tons came down the road.
Davis Takea the Army to Task.
Manila, Oct. 25. General Davis has
Issued a general order drawing atten
tion to the carelessness of officers and
men of the army in matters of dress
and discipline, and characterizing the
neglect in these matters as extraordi
nary. The order also refers specifical
ly to the carelessness in making reports
and drawing up other records, and di
rects commanding officers to insist upon
reform of all existing shortcomings in
the matters mentioned.
Mexican Railroads Consolidate.
Mexico City, Oct. 25. It is leported
that very shortly the Mexian Central
railroad company will take over the
Mexico, Cuernava Jt Pacific railway,
which has a line from this city passing
through the states of Morelos and Guer
rero to the Balsas river.
NEWS OF OREGON
iTFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
tbe Past Week Brief Review of ths
Growth and Development of Various
Industries Throughout Our Common
wealth La teat Market Report.
Printers of Oregon City have formed
a union.
Hops have reached 25 cents at Salem
and a good many sales are now looked
for.
Three hundred goats were shipped to
Montana from Monmouth a few days
ago.
Two new steamers, one for tbe
Columbia river and one for Pugot sound
are being built In Portland.
Tbe Necanlcum spruce lumber com
pany, of Beasido, is making some ex
tensive improvements to Its plant.
A movement is on foot in Linn coun
ty to have a closed year for pheasants.
It is claimed that at present there are
not more than a third as many birds as
at one time.
Tbe Eugene school board la making
an effort to have all school children
vaccinator! a precaution against
smallpox, which prevails in that city
and vicinity to some extent.
Thomas H. Lowell, who was convict
ed of manslaughter for killing II. L.
Roadman near Wilbur last July, was
sentenced to seven years imprison
ment. Lowell is now 62 years of aire.
Work is progressing rapidly on tbe
new Booth-Kelly sawmill at Spring
field. Tbe company hopes to have tbe
mill in operation by the first of tbe
year. It will bave a capacity of 250,-
000 feet of lumber per day.
Oregon has a most promising copper
district in a section little known.
This is tbe Imnaba, on the Snake river,
not far from wbere the Seven Devils m
located on the opposite side. As yet
title development has been done. 1
A majority of the Lewis - and Clark
fair directors favor a special session of
the legislature to make an appropria
tion for tbe exposition. They believe
this should be done at once in order to
let the other states bave an opportunity
to see what we have done in the matter
and allow them to act accordingly -
Arthur 8cofield, confined in the coun
ty jail at Albany for larceny, made his
escape a few days ago. .lie was cap
tured at fcugene.
J. F. Markley, who murdoied John
D. Fain at Champoeg last June, baa
been sentenced to spend the remainder
of his life in tbe penitentiary. He is
67 years old.
Construction work on the terminal
yards, at Grants Pass, of the Oregon &
Pacific railroad will begin January 1.
Marion county physicians have
formed a county medical society. C. 8.
White, of Gervais, was elected presi
dent and C. II. Robertson, of Salem,
secretary.
The recent rains throughout the Wil
lamette valley have enabled 'the farm
ers to push the wort of fall seeding.
All fruit is picked and other fall work
over and a few days more of good
weather will enable the farmers to fin
ish seeding.
The first carload of Oregon's dried
prunes of this year's crop left Albany
last Saturday for New York. Four and
one-half cents was received.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Ackerman recently asked several county
superintendents to offer suggestions for
the betterment ot the school system.
The ideas bo has rlceived are many and
varied, and include higher qualifica
tions of teachers, consolidation of dis
tricts and an increase of tbe compulsory
attendant e period.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat WaliaWalla, 6667c; blue-
stem 69)70c; valley, 67c.
Barley Feed, $21.00 per ton; brew
ing, $22.00.
Flour Best grade, 3.20(33.50: grah
am, $2.903.20.
MilUtuffs Bran, $19.00 per ton:
middlings, $23.50; shorts, $19.50;
chopi $17.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.02 (31.05:
gray, $1.00(31.02) per cental.
Hay Timothy, $10 11; clover,
$7.50; cheat, $8 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 60 70c
per sack; ordinary, 6055c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $1.75(3
2 per cental.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $3.50(3
4.25: per pound, 10c : hens, $4(34.50 per
dosen; per pound, 11c; springs, $3.00
(33.50 per doren; fryers, $2.50(33.00:
broilers, $2.00(32.50; ducks, $5.00(3
6.00 per dosen; turkeys, young, 12
(3 13c; geese, $6.006.50 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14
14jc; Young America, 14(315;
factory prices, 1140 less.
Uutter Fancy creamery, 27)(3 30c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 18
20c; store, 12)(315.
Eggs 2530o per dozen.
Hops New crop, 22325c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 12K15c; Eastern
Oregon, 8314)c; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, 3(33)e per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 6(3 7c.
Veal-7KSKo.
Mutton Gross, 3c per pound;
dressed, 6c.
Lambs Gross, 3c per pound;
dressed, 6$Q.
Hogs Gross, GQOKo per pound;
dressed, 77fio.
SUGAR FACTORY BURNED.
Fire la Chicago Renlts In Loss of Valu
able Property and Many Uvea.
Chicago, Oct. 23. Five men are
known to have tost tbeir lives in a fire
which tonight partly destroyed tbe
plant of tbe Chit-ago brauch of the
Glucose sugar refining company, and
the list of dead will certainly be much
greater than five, and may reach at
high as 30. Tbe estimates run all the
way from that enrober down to 10.
Only one of the five men whose bodies
have . been recovered has been identi
fled.
The fire broke out with an explosion
in tbo drying Imom, which I seven
stories In height, and stands close to
tbe main building of the plant, which
is 14 stories high.. A third structure
is four stories high. The two smaller
buildings were destroyed and the larger
buildlnf was badly damaged. Tbe fire
spread after the explosion with such
rapldiy that it was impossible for tbe
men ki tbe upper stories of the drying
boost to make their escape, and it is
tbe lumber of men believed to bave
been, at work on the seventh floor that
caiists tbe uncertainty in tbe lift of
dea Some of the employes who made
theli escape say that there were 20 or
30. ind others say that there were not
moii than 10 at work when the fire
broke out. Whatever the number, all
are dead. Four men leaped from the
uppet floors and all are dead. Th- fifth
in thn lint i? an electrician, who is
knovn to have entered tbe building.
and vaa there at the time of the fire.
He js supposed to be dead for tbe rea
son that all (the firemen and laborers
abdit tbe burned building say tbst no
man made his escape from tbe upper
floors.
Secretary Glaps, of tbe refining com-
psny, stated that he estimatod the loss
sf $500,000.
SAMOAN CASE DECIDED.
King Oscar, as Arbitrator, Rules Against
tho United States.
New York, Oct. 23. King Oscar, of
Sweden and Norway, has decided the
Samoan controversy in favor of Ger
many, says a dispatch to the Tribune
from Washington.
This fact became known on the re
turn of Mr. Grip, the minister of
Sweden and Norway, from a long visit
to his home. Mr. Grip called at the
state department, but did not, of course,
disclose tbe decision of his sovereign,
which must be formally presented
simultaneously to the three poweis
concerned, , .The announce ment will be
astonishing to the governments of tbe
United States and Great Britain, which
were confident that they would estab
lish fully the legality and propriety of
the Joint landing of marines at Apia
in 1899 to sustain the decree of the
Samoan supreme court and end the
revolution. The full scope of the
arbitral decree of King Oecar is not
yet divulged, and tbe extent to which
it covers the claims for damage filed by
the citizens of three countries and of
France may not bo known for several
days. These claims, which were nom
inally the prime cause for arbitration.
are insignificant, however, compared
with tbe question of national honor.
on which they depended, and if the
action of the United States and Great
Britain had been sustained by the
royal arbiter, would have fallen to tbe
ground.
TO REGISTER LAND TITLES.
Philippine Commission Decides to Adopt
tho Torrens System.
Manila. Oct. 23. The United States
Philippine commission has decided to
enact a land-law registry bill drafted
by Commissioner Ide. The bill adopts
the Tonens registry system, with mod
ifications to fit local conditions, and
creates a land titles court. Land
titles throughout the island are at pres
ent clouded to such an extent that
sales of land and its improvements are
retarded. An enormous task is in
volved in the labor of clearing titles.
Government lands which were Bold
under authority of the Philippines act
after that act passed the American con
gress, will be recorded under the Tor
rens system.
The commission has passed a bill de
nning the terms under which the Ma
nila street railway franchise is to be
granted. This bill provides for the
award of the franchise by competition.
Bids will be opened next March, after
advertisement here and in the United
States.
CHINESE RECORDS RESTORED.
American Officer Will Return Tablets of
Jade to Chinese Government.
Sun Francisco, Oct. 23. Tbe famous
Jade tablets brought to this country by
Lieutenant F. M. Wise, of the marine
corps, will now find their way back to
China. Collector of Customs Stratton
has been instructed by the secretary of
the treasury to turn them over to the
Chinese consul on the payment of $50.
The money will be given to Lieutenant
Wise, who has alleged all along that he
paid that amount for the stones. There
are 10 tablets in all, and op each are
inscriptions of great value. ' On some
are the odd names of emperors long
dead, and on some the names of be
loved empresses. -Britain
Will Have Justice from China.
Shanghai, Oct. 23. Four British
gunboats have been ordered from here
to the Yangtse Kiang, to Hankow, be
cause of the failure of the Chinese
authorities to deal with the murderers
of Bruce and Lewis, the English mis
sionaries who were killed. It is said
that the Chinese authorities are alarmed
at Great Britain's step and that Prince
China, president of the foreign office,
will confer with regard to the matter
with the British miniater to China.
BAD TRAIN-ROBBER
SINGLE-HANDED HOLD-UP OP NORTH
CRN PACIFIC IN MONTANA.
Engineer was Shot and Killed Secured
Little Booty Bandit Says Ho Is tho
Man Who Meld Up Southern PncUis
Train la Oregon-Big Reward Offered
for His Captnro.
Butte, Mont. Oct. 27. One of tbe
most daring train robberies in the his
tory of the Northern Fad, fie railroad
occurred early Saturday morning at a
lonely spot known as Mulkey canyon,
three miles and a half west of Drum-
mond, Mont. So far as known, but one
man was engaged in the attempt to
rifle the express safe. That one man
seemed to be a host in himself, when
be killed the engineer, cooped up a
whole train crew and an entire train
load of passengers, and kept three men
at work obeying orders. Engineer
Daniel O'Neill was abot in tbe abdomen
and killed when he grappled with the
desperado, who had covered him with
two revolvers. Tbe train was known
as tbe North Coast Limited.
It is believed that tbe robber boarded
tbe train at a water tank, which is
locaUd about 300 feet west of Bear-
mouth, where a stop was made for
water Just after the train passed
through Bearmoutb station, where no
stop is made, the fireman started to
put in a fire. He was startled to hear
a yell and turning round found a man
standing on tbe coal pointing two big
revolvers at his head.
"Throw up your hands!" shouted tbe
msn, elevating his voice to overcome
tbe roar of the train. "Throw up and
obey my orders, and you won't get
hurt." '
Tbe man slid down the coal onto the
engine deck, and forced tbe fireman
against tbe left seat of tbe cab. He
covered Engineer O'Neill with one re
volver and ordered him to throw up
his hands.
"You mind what I say," said he to
the engineer. "If you don't I'll blow
yoor bead off."
Just then the steam was shut off and
tbe brakes applied and the train came
to a stop in Mulkey canyon. Engineer
O'Neil, it seems, stepped from his seat,
and in doing so overturned his lantern
which was set below him. Immedi
ately be grappled with the robber and
tried to overpower him. The man
released himself, and placing the big
revolver almost against the engineer's
abdomen, fired. Engineer O'Neil gave
a groan and fell to the ground outside.
The robber then went from the engine
to the express car. He pounded on the
door and demanded that it be opened.
The two men inside opened the door to
find themselves facing two big guns.
Both were ordered out of the car.
He then tried to blow open the big
safe with a light charge of dynamite.
This failed and 15 sticks of dynamite
were placed in the next charge. The
outer door of the safe was blown open,
and another cbaige of 15 sticks of dy
namite waa used in an attempt to foice
the inner door. This charge blew the
express car to pieces. The roof was
blown off and one end of the car was
practically demolished.
The robber then went to the mail
car. The clerk refused to open the
door until threatened with dynamite.
Once in the mail car, he went to work
on tbe registered mail pouches. The
packages were handed to bim, and with
the utmost coolness the fellow took a
seat and opened the first package, and
then another, using his gun to break
them.
During all tho time he was with his
prisoners, he kept up a running talk
and joked with tbe crew over his poor
success in getting valuable plunder.
Two or three times he expressed regret
at having been forced to kill the en
gineer, whom he characterised as fool
ish for trying to leaist. The robber
declared: ' .
"If anybody wants to know who I
am, tell 'em I'm the same fellow who
held up the Southern Pacific out at
Portland last fall."
Bloodhounds from the stfcte peniten
tiary have been put on J the trail. The
northern racinc has posted notices of
rewaids of $5,000 for the capture of
the robber or robbers, dead or alive.
Officers believe that the outlaws are
headed north and that capture will be
soon effected. Old settlers, however,
who know the country, and its rough
ness say there la little likelihood of the
men being captured in tbe mountains,
as this section is a veritable hole-In
the-wall, and wild and thickly tim
bered. '
French Miners Agree to Arbitrate.
Paris, Oct. 27. Premier Combes
had a two hours' conference with the
national committee of the Miners' fed
eration today, and the latter agreed to
submit the demands of the miners to
arbitration, which the committee de
clared to include the establishment of
a minimum wage and regulation of the
hours of work. M. Combos will next
consult the delegates of the companies,
and if they agree the strike will likely
be declared off immediately.
New Warships for England.
London, Oct. 27. The British ad
miralty has given out contracts for the
construction of three warships, de
scribed as "scouts." Tbey will have a
speed of 25 H knots when in fighting
trim, their engines will be of 17,000
horsepower and their seagoing qualities
will be superior to those of the torpedo
boat destroyers.
COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Impressive Figures Taken from Report of
Commissioner of Education.
Washington, Oct. 22. The annual
report of tbe commissioner of education
just submitted to the secretary of tbe
interior shows tbe grand total of pupils
in schools, elementary, secondary and
higher, both public and private, in the
United States for tbe year ended June
30, 1901, was 17,299,260, an Increase
of 278,250 pupils over the previous
year. Of this number the enrollment
of pupils in institutions supported by
general and local taxes furnished by
tattNT"Jpa"TniiTnnpmicr'wari,Tlv,
394, as against 15,443,462, tbe number
reported for the previous year. Be
sides there there were certain special
institutions, like city evening schools,
business schools, schools for Indians,
reform schools, schools connected with
asylums, schools for cookery and
other special trades and vocations,
which enrolled nearly half a million
pupils. Adding the enrollment in
these special schools to that for general
education, the aggregate is something
over 17,750,000 of onr population that
received education for a longer or
shorter period during tbe year ending
June 30, 1901. .. .
TVi or too A r$ eok4 vvJ Vtt
wo si.vsn-tn wauu asa uuimu:
school purposes has risen to $576,963,
089 from $130,380,008 in 1870, and the
expenditures for tbe common schools
(including eiementacry and secondary
schools, but excluding all institutions
lor nigner education) amounted to
$226,043,236. bavins risen to this sum
from $43,396,666 in 1870. In 1870
the exoenditnrea for schools tier mnita
of the population was $1.64; the past
rear it was 12.93 oer caoita of the dod-
ulation, the highest that it has evei
Deen. it was an increase of 10 cents
to each man, woman and child ovei
the year previous. Tbe average at
tendance of each pupil for the entire
number enrolled was 99 days for tbe
year, an increase of 24 days over the
previous year.
TAFT ANSWERS THE TEACHERS.
Complaints A boat Philippine Positions arc
Not Well Founded.
Washington, Oct. 22. Some time
ago complaints were made by school
teachers in the Philippines about the
hardships which they endured. It
was asserted that good places were
given to a few teachers and bad places
toothers. Complaint also was made
that ' the condition of the currency
caused a loss to the teachers, and that
the commissary supplies of the insoiar
administration were not good. All
these complaints were referred to Gov
ernor Taft. His reply has now been
received at tbe war department.
Governor Taft Bays that in the very
nature of things the teachers had to
enter upon duties which were largely of
a missionary character, and hardships
were certain to be the portion of some.
It was impossible to make all assign
ments equal, but as the facts became
known efforts would be made to equal
ize the duties of teachers, so that all
would share in the pleasant duties as
well as the arduous work.
Governor Taft savs that tbe comple
tion of boats that have been building
for the insular government there will
bring a better system of supply from the
commissary department.
ADOPTION ALMOST SURE.
Miners are Considering Peace Plan, wiih
Mitchell in the Chair.
Wilkeabarre, Pa., Oct 21. The
anxiously awaited convention of the
143,000 striking miners met yesterday,
but did not reach a vote on the proposed
plan of settlement. It is expected to
do so today. Theie were 662 delegates
present in the Nesbit theater, where
the convention was held, and they were
empowered by their local unions to
cast 867 votes for or against President
Roosevelt's proposed plan of arbitra
tion. The majority of the delegates
were uninstructed. The few who were
instructed were engineers, firemen and
pumpmen who fear that the 5,000 strik
ers of these classes !may not get back
their old places now held by nonunion
men. This question of the engineers,
firemen and pumpmen proved the only
stumbling block in the way of almost
immediate adoption of the president's
plan, which carries with it declaring
tbe strike off, and a general resumption
of work through the hard coal mining
region.
Pontics In King's Visit.
New York, Oct. 22. It is said that
the coming visit of the king of Portugal
to England has great political signin
cance, and that many important mat
ters between him and King Edward in
regard to South Africa are to be dis
cussed, cables the London correspond
ent of the Tribune. Vague rumors
that England is seeking - to purchase
Portngal s South African colonies have
been current for a long while, but at the
foreign office tbey are denied.
New Cruiser . Washington.
Washington, Oct. 22. In view of
the conclusion reached today by the
naval board of construction, plans for
the armored cruiser Washington will
be completed and ready for advertise
ment by November 3, along with plans
for the twin ship Tennessee. The reg
ular differential of 4 per cent in favor
of the Pacific coast bidders will be
offered.
STRIKE VOTED OFF
MINERS AGREE TO ACCEPT DECISION
OP ARBITRATION BOARD.
Great Rejoicing Everywhere in tho Coal
Flelda Engineers Firm to the Last,
and Their Employment I Finally Left
to Executive Board Roosevelt Sum
mons tho Arbitrators to Meet.
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Term and Cost of Strike.
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Cause of tho Strike.
The miners' demand, which were re
fused, were as follows: An eight-hour
day; an Increase tn pay for men on
piecework proportionate to that given
to day laborers by shortening of hours;
Just weighing of eoal mined, instead of
arbitrary measurement by V trying
"carloads"; a fixed scale of wages, the
rate for the same work to be the same
everywhere; an agreement embodying
these demands, entered into by the
operators and the anion.
Wiiksebarre, Pa., Oct. 22. With a
shout that fairlv 1 ionic th
building the representatives of the 47,
000 mineworkera who bave been on
strike since last May officially declared
off at noon yesterday the greatest con
test ever made between capital and
labor, and placed all the questions in
volved in tbe straggle in the bands of
the arbitration commission appointed
by the president of the United. States.
When tbe news was flashed to TFhT-
towns and villages down in the valleys
and on the mountains of the coal reg
ions, the inhabitants heaved -a sigh
of relief. Many days have gone by
since such welcome news was received.
Everywhere there was rejoicing, and
in many places the end of tbe strike
was the signal lor impromptu town
celebrations. The anthracite coal
region, from its largest city, Scranton,
down to the lowliest coal pttch, has
suffered by tho conflict, and everyone
now iooks lor better times.
While the large army of mineworkers .
and their families, numbering approxi
mately DUU.UUU persons, are grateful
that work is to be resumed on Thurs
day, the strikers have utill to learn
what their reward will be. President
Roosevelt, having taken prompt action
in calling the arbitrators together for
their first meeting on Friday, the min
ers hjpe they will know by Thanks
giving day what practical gains they
nave made.
The vote to resume coal mining was
aunanimous one, and was reached only,
altera warm debate. The principal
objection to accepting the arbitration
plan was that no provision was con
tained in the scheme to take care of
those men who would fail to get back
their old positions or would te unable
to get work at ail; The engineers and
pumpmen get better pay than other
classes of mineworkers, and they did'
not wish to run the risk of losing alto
gether their old places and being com
pelled to dig coal lor a living. This
question came up and was argued right
up to the time the vote was taken. No
one had a definite plan to offer .to over
come the objection, and the report of
toe committee on resolutions, mom
mending that the strike be declared
off, and that all issues be placed in the
hands of the arbitration commission
for decision, was adopted ithout the
question being settled. A few mo
ments before adjournment, however, a
partial solution was reached when a
delegate in the furthermost corner of
the ball moved that the problem be
placed in the hands of the executive
board for solution, and his suggestion
was adopted.
SPEED SACRIFICED TO POWER.
Naval Board Decides to Make Important
Changes in New Cruisers.
Washington, Oct. 23. The naval
board of construction today finally de
cided upon the features of the armored
cruisers authorized by the last act ol
congress. Speed has been sacrificed to
power.
By a vote of four against one, Engin
eer in Chief Melville's proposition to
give the big ships 25,000 horsepower
and a speed of 23 knots at a minimum
was rejected and the horsepower will
stand at 23,000, which he estimates
will actually bring the speed down to
about 21 knots. The new boats
therefore will be three and one-half
knots slower than the four famous Eng
lish armored cruisers of the Drake
class. To offset this lack of speed the
Tennessee class will have a much more
powerful battery, namely, four lO inch
guns m the two turrets against two
nine-inch guns in the main batteries of
the British ships. The Tennessee class
also will have more armor, the protect
ive deck at its thickest part being four
and a half inches with six-inch side
armor.
Navy Yard Is Too Small.
Washington, Oct. 23. The aunual
report of Rear Admiral Kenney, pay
master general of the navy, devotes
much space to showing that there is a
shortage of officers for the work. It is
stated that there is a demand for Hia
enlargement of the storage plants at
wasnington, Boston, Norfolk, Mare
Island and Puget sound. A modifica
tion of the bill compelling advertising
for supplies is asked for in the interest
of the service.