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Circuit Jiul((i flrny, ix-tcimtor from
Dolnwan, who, by reason of location,
would Imvo no preconceived notions In
ovorlurn or confirm i Fourth, cither
Henry Gcor;n Jr Carroll l. Wrlulit or
Jacob Mis, tlio Now York, uoololoKlst.
Tliu fifth member wilt bo u herd one
la coli'Ct, nml a hundred iininua nro men
Honed. TJio president will probably
select nml nddross tho men, nakliiK them
to accept tho responsibility, Immediate
ly upon Mitchell's acceptance.
Now York, Oct. I t-Oporntora nro
divided in opinion nn to whether tho
proposition f nrbitrnllon may bo rg-
Konlcd nil n concession on their pari,
but keep up mi outward ahow of clnlm
h)K no relinquishment from nny former
attitude.
Ollphant say II In n concession to
itumnnlty only, mid will help tho wliolo
country. Ho luya tho operators could
contluuo tho abut down Indefinitely un
til tho minora wuro tired out.
Tho or.uratoro claim thnt tho ndmls
slou of a iocloloulst to (hi iirblrlnllnn
nnco or nrnuloicuucu in tho form of set
committco woulu naturally mean thu I
, , ' tloniont propofisd by tho oporatoro bo-
toluctlon of n laboring man, but on tho !
, . cause ll rottrictod tho pruBldont in bo-
poiutaa to whether thu uiiluu timy ho' r
iit-iu niLuuuinuiUi my wmi ig ior uio
president to decide.
Wt'.koibarro, Oct 1 lib.-. Tho dlntrict
presidents aro now enrouto bore, having
been summoned by MItcliill to droldo
on thu etrlUu lottlemont proportion.
Mitchell says nothing will be ulvcn out
until n decision has been rcichcd. Ono
Sf'lhTlfndersTayrirS'blinSWnfioopP
ntora will hnro to mollify thu tormr,
making btniness men lako thu place of
military or navy oilleore, an tho latter
mo nut in close touch with tho labor
problem.'
Thero is crest rcjoiclni; today among
tho strikers. A (oncral celebrationis
planned for tonight in every town in tho
conl ds:tric(M. Tho minora accept tho
titration as n victory.
Mitcboll Bays it is n rulo of tho United
Mine Workers thnt no settlement can bo
mndo by tho editors of tho union with
out tho consent of ft delegate convention.
It is believed it woulti tako four days
to koI tho convention together, nnd no
definito decision can be expected in Icon
than n week.
WnshliiBtdn, I). 0,; Oct. 10-Tho
members ol tho arbitration commission
nro na follows: itrlndbr (lenernl John
M. Wilson, K. W. Parker, Washiiitjton,
I), 0. ; Judjjo George Gray, Dolawaro ; K,
K Clark, Cedar il'nplde; Thomas II.
Wntkliis, b'urnntou, Pa.: Bishop John
L. SpnldluK, lVorla, III.; Carrol D.
Wright, Wobhlngton, I). 0 Hecordnr,
Wilkosbarro, Oct, 1U A convention of
tho niiuo woikors' oxficutlvo board was
hold this morning, in accordance with
MltclieU'fl plau to call n convention of
tho Btrlkora on Saturday nnd hn,vo work
resumed Monday.
; yhat occurs fjrqm now on ia oxnootod
'to bo nmoro nUttor of form na 'it is
thoroughly undorolood that iht ottiko la
ended. '-
A call for tt convention will bo iraped
todny nftcr n short eosulon. It required
nnn day to roach nil tho minors in tho
different locations Orccl effort hnvo
boon mndo to uut tbo dulogalos together.
It la expected that locals will elect
delegated nt special meotliiKS tonlKht,
nnd tomorrow iiiifht tho delegates will
moot In convention! probably at llnzul
tou. Ureal joy io manifested throughout
nil districts. Kvory plnro, whorovor
possible bulletin boardn wcro put out
nnd nro surrounded by happy minora,
women anJ children. Many women nro
crying unrestrainedly and their hnpni
note is almost child liko, SB Is tho confi
dence ulvcn Koohovell nml Mitcboll.
whoso actions nro lauded upon nil sides,
At one o'clock thin morning President
Mitchell Knvo out tho following otatc
ment: "Appreciating tho nnxioly nnd impn
tloncuof tho public nnd tho mlnuwork
cro for uu nuthora'.ivo ctatcmont from
this ofllco, I Ihsuo n bulletin to say thnt
I wad unalterably opjwzcd to nny accept-
luciiiiKiutt mon io uuiermiuu uio iiucs-
lions suvolved, Theso rujlrictlons hnv
ing been removed, and reprcienlntion
Riven to ornnnhed labor as well as organ
ist capital, 1 am now prepared to give
my pcntousl npproval to tho settlement
of thu Irsuon Involved by n commission
leluctid by tlio president. I thnll re
commend to tho ozeeutivo olllccrsoi dls
trict one, oovou nnd nine, in tho meet
ing todny thnt an immedlnto cnll bo ie
suod forn convintion, whoao authoriza
tion ia neccatary to declare thu etriko
ended. In tho meantlmo, I trust thu
people ol oui country will Ld as patient
na poreiblo, na wo nro moving na rapidly
na thu IntcrcatBof our men permit."
Wellington, Oct. 10 It has been
learned today that President Itcosovelt
laid tho entire personnel of tho arbitra
tion commission beforo Mitcboll, when
tho latter was hero yosterday, nnd nil
received his unqualified nppiovAl.
Tho prbsidont then submitted tho list
to Morgan's,, representatives, After
Domo diicusslon about Clark, chief of tho
railway conductors tho list was endon
ed. It Is expected that tho commission
will medt horo oarly next week.
Ilazoltcn, Oct. 10 Tho 1'irst rcslment
statiouod hero, Joined tho atrikora in
jubilation when tho nowa of tho atriko
Botllomont km received todny. Tho
militia has boon ordorcd to roturn homo
Tho quoatlon of working non-union men
promisoa to becomo n stumbling block,
unless tho nrbitrnllon board d'onnltely
dccldca that mattor.
Wllkeabnrro, Oct. 10-Tho mluorp,
meeting adjourned at 4 :30 nftcr deciding
thnt a delegato convention bo held Mon
day lu this city. Thoro will bo no re
sumption of work uutil nftor that moot
ing. Burstft -' iro.Mna ww wwjn mgn
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Mitchell Comments on
Operator's Attitude
IIOPEa ARBITRATION
BE PEBA1ANET SOLUTION
Feared Panlfier Valley Miners Will
Instruct Delegates to Re.
ject Proposal
Special to the Mall.
Washington, Oct. n-I'rcfildont Mit
chell's ncccptnnco of tho arbitration
commission, under dato of Ojt. 10th,
was mndo public this morning. In 2,000
words ho ozhauativcly explains tho
miners' uUltudo. Ho caye tho district
prcsidenta nccopt tlio arbitration com
mission, nnd will so recommend to tho
convention, '
Ho comments bitterly on tbo conduct
of tho operators nt tho first White House
conference, characterizing thoir nttitudo
as insulting, and unmanly.
Ho closes by saying that bo has tbo
hopo and belief that tho results of arbi
tration will bo completely satisfactory
nnd will furnish a remanent solution
for the troubltG which from timo im
memorial have vexed tho antbracito
fields.
Mt. Carmcl, Oct. 17 Twenty lecal
unions today elected and instructed del
ogatea to follow Mitchell's advico for tbo
coming convention.
Tnmaqua, Oct. 10 It is now feared
that many of tho Pnntbor valley tlelo
gatea will ho instructed to reject tho
operators' proposition, as tho miucrs
want soma guarautco beforo going to
work.
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Slrotyi:!? of October
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LADIES'
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Kainy Day
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Tho hcuso of foreman Dolbln was
dynamited lest wight whilo tho femlly
wero nbeont.
., Genorfll fjchall.announced this morn
iri(f tbnl troops will bo kept in Panther
valby two weoko longer after tho ttrlke
is off,
MRS. STEWART'S FUiNEllAL ;
DP. BLAKE'S CONDITION
Son Frnneltco, 0:t, 17 Kcnntor Stew
nrt, of Nevada, arrived horo today and
will attend bis wile's funcial this after
noon. . .Dr. Blako, tbo dentist shot in a qunr
n yenlorday, will live.
The Cranberry Crop
0. D. McFnilln, the cranberry kinjr,
brought n bant load of this ecason'a crop
to town yesterday. When it comes to
eating qualities, Coca Bay cranberries
aro the finest on earth.
Mr. McFnrliu lost 'part of his crop,
tlila osacon by trying tlio method of
Gathering tho hcrrics by rnking tbcra j
under water. It was not a success and
most of thoborries that wero wot spoiled
end wcro lost, Fortunately n gopd part
of lho crop wnB not floodcd' nnd U,c6
botrics wero gathered by tho old method
aud nre of firstclasa quality,
Washington Oct. 17lh-Govcrnor Ta.'t,
in a recent speech in Manila, ccpiw of
which bavo just been received by tho I
War department ban given tho Filipinos
to understand that when tbo proper
timo comes they thall bavo the privilege
of saying whether or not they wish to bo
independent of thoUnitcd States. Ho
soya It may'rcqnlro one or two'gecers
tiona beforo they aro fitted for cell gov
ernment. Tho speech undoubtedly re
flects tbo views of tbo administration.
PACIFIC LONGSHOREMEN .
- MAY BE CALLED 'OUT '
Seattle, Oct. H If President Kccfo
fails to selllo tho striko hero with tbo
Pacific Coaat Company, all tho union i
very interesting shoppingrhbnth
newness of Fall and Winter Novelties in Dry Goods a
is qovjl Qpmpl
arc Eastern Garments arid ,-at
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very complet: assortment h popular colorings, from $3. up
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w c maKc a specialty ot cue- dress gooas department auu m uw . -prepared
to sliow you all y(hc new weaves and colorings in this
season's goods jfi Ji "j o S
this space for more store
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oat, and an effort) will bo rha'de to ab'
solutoly blocktdo all shipping till titb
company is brought to terms.
PORTLAND-SAN FRANCISCO "
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Portland, Oro. Oct. 14 Enginpora op
tho Columbln, of tho 0. It. &.ijf.,8an
Francisco lino bavo been given ion day?
notice. Tho boats aro .likely, ,to tie qp
and tbo lino will probably bo discontinu
ed. The officials aro reticent.
Good enough
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