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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1902)
t COAST i Mt VOL XXI MAK3HFIELD OOOS OOUNTX, OREGON, OOTTi87l0Oa 1 ' NO 4 & J-tJLxjl JLJLJ -.:' Him t M mrmnwfTTTrnrm itnrwiiiini iiimhh i 11 ' "WfWWWBrtlfl t v i Cream of the Week's News. Pnl)lls!ic( Every Day in flic Daily Coasl Mail. S4 f fit-Sir rs- v "--v-'--V -". 20 porcont increase bo Kntntcil tlio cost of nutlirnclto conl to tlio coneummor need bo Increased onlv 10 cents por ton, Hccrotnry of war Klllm Root nrrlvqd In Now York thla morning. It I report ed that Ijo brings n mesrago from Pcal dont Roosevelt to J. Piurpont Morgan bearing on tlio coal strike Hoot declined to give nny Information or tlio reason of bis hurried visit and evades tlio reporters. Now York, Oct. Jl-"Whnt do you; menu by polltlcnb7 1 wnilt you nnd nil operators to undorstnnd I nm gover ernor of Nnw York, choson to rupreeonl -.even nillllonn of people. I nm hero In Oils matter solely In Hint cnpaolty, to bullsvo, If possible, tlio Intolerable Mlun lion, nnd, what In more, I Intend Ut uto every power nt my com in nnd to do IV' Mr. finer was not in tlio best of humor when nccompnnlcd by K, 8. Thomas, chnlrmnn ol tint bonrd of directors of tlio Krlo rnllroad ho entered Senator Piatt's 0(11 CO. Tlio conference began by n statement made by Senator Plntt that tlio situa tion wbb becoming so serious that snmn eolation must bu fcuml nt onco. Ho oiigticitcd that tlio oporntora should in cline to somo concessions toward settle mout. ''If you mean by that," stld President finer, "that wo nro to rccognulzo tlio ex ittonco of the Inlwr union, I tell you right now that tlio oporntora will cont - elder no such PrIa'ttn,Ma)gBjfMtt M, Oovornor Odell was on his feet in en instant, white with excitement, and said "Are wo to understand that no kind of roncillntlory proposition would receive ntttiutlon nt hands of tlio opera tors?" "I did not say thnt," nnswored Mr. Door. "But I do eay wo will not accept political ndvico or allow tlio Interior enco of politicians in this affair." Then It wns that Governor Odell mndo tlio statomont attributed to iiim at tlio beginning of this nrllclo. President Haor, evidently npprepiat. iug the fact thnt ho had gono too far, honed to Governor Odell, nnd said: "Governor, I beg your pnrdou, No per eoual was affront intended, wo will list en to nny suggestions you may havo to mnko. Dul again I refloat thnt wo must rcfuso to rccogniza tlio union rcprcEont-l ed by Mr. Mitchell." "I hellovo," said Iho governor, "that your position, from the pubtia view, is nbsolutely unlennblo, If thu coal opor ntora nnd railroad mon nnd other bust tioss men can comblno for mutual prollt or protection thoro Is no reason why la ' Sorjig men should not." - ' iLlrf HwlflLVmA r v sTr biVLLVttviLbiv' ft I B lit 'WfzvT I'llKfltDKNT IlKO. V. IIAEll . K'w York.Oot. It The fact dovolopod t.k morning thnt tlio basis of tlio coal GtilkoconforoncoB Thursday nnd Friday was tin affidavit eworn to by Mitchell, sotting forth tlio minors' demands, tlio efforts to nrbltrnto,nud tho operators, re- Ho r.vors thnt minora' annunt earnings Ho is said to bo holding n conferenco this morning on Morgan's yntch tho Corsair. Koot nnd Morgan came nshoro after n fivo hours conlorcdco. A big crowd of roporlers was In wait ing, hut got no information, both mon declining to talk. Half n dozen times, whilo tho conferenco was on, launches brought nshoro, who hurried away. All tho ropprtors could jearn was Hint they would Icnvo for Washington to meet Rooeovolt tonight. l ing tniB rona mo itfaaing now owwi nnd controlfl about 03 pet cent of tlio unmlued nutlirnclto conl In tho etnto of. I'tmuevlvanln. Olnqlnisatll, 0.,Oct, 11 A Post cor respondent who hns been Investigating thocdndltlon of tho miners and their families In tho coal regions, tolcgrnphn as follows "Poverty nnd desolation atnlk nbrond in tlio first natbracito district. Tho most cruel fealuro of tho battlo bo log waged bctwen tho atrikcrs and opor r.tora aro the hardships forced on the womon and children, Thinly clad women, many In no con dition for work, aro struggling bravely nt tho hardest sort of work, with chap ped hands and bleeding feet. Women nnd children, somepnly two years old dig in tho culm batiks for bits of coal overlooked by the minor?, Their principal 4pd consists of bread made from unbolted wheat nnd unread I with a layer of uauioous, unsalted lard." Heading, Oct. -0,1 At midnight tho homo of Albert ry, deputy nt Miner' vllle, was dynamited and wrecked. His daughter was badly cut and bruised, but Dry was abeont on ihty. A detail of mHitfjjodny arrested thrco Hungarians, charged with tbocrimo. eYlc,clrrij--ll1 tho presidents CZCUnl linpr. xenm in Pnntnrnnnn tlita morning, nt tho Delawaro & nud6on I Company's offlco. Just beforo entering, President Trues dale raid; I boliovo that Important ro- eulta will como from this mceling, which is for tho purposo of discussing tho strike Beyond this I can say nothing except that wo do not contomplato granting an incroato in wages. vont furthor trouble Wllkcsbarro. Ta., Oct. 13 Report Irom tho Hazolton district eay tho miners (aro starving, and aro In diro need of immediate aEsistance, . Tho nowa was brought by an enfeebled man, who wslkod SO miles to rnako an appeal lor tho ylvcB and families. Tamnqna, Oct. li Although trooti lined the roads leading to the collieries this morning lew additional men return cd to work. There is no disorder. Tho Btrikors are apparently maintain ing a firm attitudo. Hctelton, Oct. 13 The Lattimor col- Ilory resumed work this morning. Tho operators claimed that applica tions have been received from at leapt half of their old employes, desiring to return to work. Two companies of soldiers are guard ing tho collieries, Determined efforts will bo mado this week tq tho end that the other collieries in the Lehigh region may open. Tho slopes nro being cleaned nnd put in con dition for work. Wnehington Oct. 11 Tho President had nnothor conferenco with Lnboi Com- mlslonor Wright today. Strike sottle m out plnnu nro still kept eocrot, Wllkesbnrro, lie, Oct. 11 President Mitchell nrrlved from No.v York this morning. IIo declined to discuss tho Now York conforonco by saying tho best IutorC8t of nil concorned would bo con Bldorcd by saying nothing. Regarding tho effort to hnvo Prosidont Rooeovolt tnko action against tho miners union, hosnld it wns organized nlong tho satno linos as other unions, ana ho bo- llovod it to bo porfoct legally. i-nTMavncocorgo-rrBncr or tneMin adolphln nnd Hendlmr rnllwnv eon- trolH moro than hnlf of nil tho nntlira- cito conl produced In this country. lie Is n nntlvo of ronuHylvnnln And la sixty yenru old. Mr.- Jlnor lu n votcrnu n i .lull niiiM n.til It. tAn.l vo J3U3, mnking nn nverngo of nbout lawyer. Through his conernlshlp n iao pe'r day ol JO hours, Io eaysila & n.g0 tho llurchnso of tho Joraey, .V . rVtwl ,fli miuiimm.Ml , pBIUfn WashfngfonOctriThoc'oal mlno operators have agreed to the appoint ment of a commission, to bo appointed by tho president of tho United States, to whom shall be referred all questions nt tsue between tho companies nnd em ployees, whether they belong to tho on ion or not. Tho decision, of tho com. torsion shall bo accepted by ' tho oper- nfore. t The committee Is to consist of an army and navy engineer officer, an export" mining engineer not connected with coal mfning properties, one of ,ho Judges of the United States courts of an castorn district of Pennsylvania, a man of prom Inence as a sociologist and a man who by active participation' mining and telling coal, and familiar with phytical . commercial imtineta. T Tho operators also make it a part of tho proposition that the.m!ners shall ro-1 turn to work as soon as tho commission be constituted, nnd cease all interference with non-union men. Tho commission is to namo a dato when its findings shall bo effective, to govern tho condIti6ns of employment botween tho companies and their .em ployes or nt least three years.' The statement was read to the presi dent, as a courtesy, before being given to tho preis. Tho solo topic of discussions today is the probablo porsonel of tho Inquiry commirsion, as it is nlmo3t certain that President Milcholl will accept the oper store' terms. President Roosevelt has received a list The genoral opinion Is that It will be Admiral Molv'Ue or General Gillespio, tho latter chicl ..' tlio army engineering corps, for tho L,-t mntnber: Socond, Frank Klepotko, win, has chargo of tho amalgamated coppor mines, or Frofec eor Cbas. Trcadwell bo chosen; Third, (Concluded on FHth page) Philadelphia, Oct. 13 Coal roadB President Boor has been conferring with President CflBeatt of tho Pennsylvania Railway this morning at tho lattcr's of fice. General Louis Wagner, prcsidont of tho city board of trustees, was also presout. New York, Oct. 13 Tho operators concluded their conferenco nt noon, all aro reticent regarding tho conclusions reached. It ianlmoftcortAtn that the mooting was n result of Root and Mot. Han's talk Saturday. ' Now York, Oct. B At 1 o'clock it wns stated by thosetu connection with Morgan's Arm that tn important Btato- inent would ho glvei out tonight or to- u"j irt iip' m M 'Mm. B 17 frri Villllli iflBI " Jmm s 9 1.1. v..m.. M 1I1U new XWQ miiiiHiniiiiiiniiHuiuiuiiujiSBiiBii9zi i ItenarKabl S of I Boys lotlpir; I morrow nan rosulto Morgan's meotltig with various operators, nnd othore In- torcstod In Bottling Iho strike. Washington, Oct. 3 It is understood that regardless of tbj Now York confor- cuco, ProBldont Rooxvolt will appoint n commission to investigate conditions in tho anthracito fieldsaml then present its findings to congress, with tho liQpo tuftt legistaiiou wm oo enncvoa to pre-1 ana I ii i mi II E Samo rigid scrutiny of fabrics tho samrt tailnriug for boys cloth ing as for men's; styles thnt havo boyish graco with tho manly finish. 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