GREAT COAL
CONFERENCE
nccseyelt Failed in His Effort
to Hake Peace
REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION
Hade by the Mineworkes
Declined by the Op-
erators. :,
Is
Til ECO AL BARONS DECLINE TO
TREAT FURTHER THEY ARE
BfTTER AGAINST JOHN MITCH
ELL, AND HIS CO-WORKERS
THE PRESIDENT'S APPEAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. a. The great
coal conference between the. President
and the representative of the operat
ors and miners came to an end at the
temporary Wbfte HouseCat 4:55 o'clock
thl afternoon, with a failure to- reach
an, agreement, and apparently the rock
upon whlch the conference split was
,th recognition of the Miners' Union.
The President had 'urged the" contend
ing parties to cease their strife In jthe
interest i of the public welfare; (the
mtneis, through the president of their
union, had expressed a willingness to
submit their differences to an arbitra
tion tribunal to be named by the Pres
ident, and to enter Into an agreement
to abide by the terms fixed" by arbitra
tion for a period of from one to five
years. i --v-
Through the presidents of the rail
road companies, and prominent men,
the operators squarely refused arbltra
tldn. denounced the miners labor; or
ganization as a lawless and anarchis
tic body- with which they could and
would have no dealings: v demanded
Federal troops to ensure complete pro
tection to .the workers and their fam
llles in the mining region, and court
proceedings against the Mmers Union,
and offered,, if the men " -, returned to
work, to submit the grievances at the
Individual collieries to the decision of
the Judges of t$e Court of Common
Pleas ,f or the. District of Pennsylvania,
in which the colliery was located. Thus
the matter closed. Tonight both min
ers and operators are still in the city,
but tomorrow they will return to their
several localities, each saying at a late
hour tonight that the struggle will con
tinue. - ' i
-It was a remarkable chapter In the
history of the country that was written
today. For the first time the President
el tne itepuDuc naa intervened aireci
ly between the great forces of capital
and labor, in an effort 'to avert what
he nimseir regarded -as a great nation
al calamity., The result was to bring
the principals in the great controversy
face to face. With the whole country
eagerly Intent and watchful of their do
ings. Technically the Issues .between
trie two great, rorces stana as incy aw
before the President summoned j th
representatives of the contending forces
to the National Capital, and, forgetting
his own acute suffering, besought them,
'for the love of the jgreat country
wherein they dwell, and out of pity for
the countless throng of the suffering
poor, to ( adjust their differences and
vork tostoher In peace for the common
ifrom the conference is for-the Indefinite
future.! . '
Today the views of the contestatfl In
the great Industrial struggle were so ex
treme and wide apart that there was
no middle .ground possible, and so the
conference came to an end without any
agreement for Us continuation. The
conference had. lasted six hours, in
cluding a recess of three hours between
the morning, and afternoon sessions,
taken to enable the miners and operat
ors to prepare a written response to the
President's appeal. j
.The Immediate parties to the strug
gle say they will continue as hereto
fore. What course the administration
will take next no one Is prepared, to
say. One of the operators, as he left
the White House, was asked regarding
this, and replied:. i
'If anyone knows what the President
will do next, that Is more than I
know.!"' " !
Fourteen men, including the. Presi
dent, were at the temporary i Whita
louse- during the momentous confer
ence. President Mitchell and three: of
hjs, district leaders represented the
miners,' and five railroad men and one
Independent mine operator the employ
e. ' "i i .
President Geo. F. Raer, of the Phil
adelphia & Reading Railroad, made a
statement In which he said: -'.V j
,There are from 15.000 to 20.000 mrtt
at work In mining and preparing coal.
They are abosedi assaulted. Injured
afrd maltreated by the United Mine
workers. They can only work under
the protection of armed guards. Thous
undsof other workmen are deterred
from working, by i Intimidation, 'vio
lence, and crimes. Inaugurated by the
United Mlneworkers, "over whom John
Mitchell, whom you Invited us to meet,
is the president. There ts s a terrible
reign of lawlessness and crime there.
Only the Uvea and property of the
members of ; the"" secret oath-bound
order, which" declared that the'locaJs
should-have full power to 'suspend op
erations at the collieries until the non
union tnn joined their order, are safe.
Every effort Is made to prevent th
mining of coal, and when rained
Mitchell's men dynamite bridges- and
tracks, mob trainmen, and by all man
ner; of violence try, to prevent its ship
ment to relieve the public. : f
"If the power of Pennsylvania Is
insufficient to, re-establish a reign of
law. the Constitution of th United
States, requires th President when
requested by the Legislature, and the
Governor, to suppress domestic h vio
lence, .'- ; : . ' : - .;?',:
"Government is a contemptible fail
ure if It cannot protect lives and prop
erty, and secure the comfort of the
people by compromising with thevlo
laters of la r and the instigators- of
violence and crime. : :
'We decllneto accept Mr. Mitchell's
offer. We will add to our offer to con
tinue the wage existing at the time of
the strike, and to take up with each
colliery and adjsryf grievance with
this further condition: If the employ
ers and employes at any particular
colliery, cannot reach a satisfactory
adjustment of any alleged grievance
It shall be referred to the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of the district
In which the colliery' Is located, tor
final determination." . I ,
John Markle. an independent coal
mine operator, said: "If you desire
anthracite roal to be placed on . the
market quickly, take - the necessary
steps at once, and put. Federal troops
in the field and give to, those desiring
to work proper protection. . .' - , ' -.
A statement was made to the Pres
ident by an official representative : or
the miners, which says:
We have, after a saost careful con
sideration, decided to v propose a re
sumption of rthe coal mines, i We are
not prompted to suggest this course
because of any doubts of the justice of
our claims. We are able to .continue
the struggle indefinitely. ' But. confi
dent of our ability to demonstrate to
any impartial tribunal the equity of
our demands for higher . wages and
improved environment, we consider
that the Issue .culminating in this
strike shall be referred to you. and a
tribunal of your own ; selection, and
agree to accept your awards upon an
or any of the questions involved." ;
.: Face to Face. .. . .
Washington. Oct 3. At 12:30 o'clock
Secretary Root terminated nearly an
hour's private ? conference with the
President. The Secretary, when be
left the White House, did not hesitate
to , express hi individual opinion to
the effect that the prospects were
bright for some satisfactory outcome
to the negotiations instituted today.
He thought that the strong point of
he situation was that for th first time
the 4 conflicting) elements, had been
brought fairly face to face -Jn the bull
ring, as he expressed it and they were
now in a position where it was incum
bent upon; them to do something.' In
other words, the. Ice had been broken
as between the parties, and he. was
hopeful that when they came together
again the way wouldf be 'paved for
some sort of a compromise.
THE STANFORD
UNIVERSITY
;; -' r-- -:V - 4
Widow of theFounder Dis
cusses Her Plans
TALKS OF LATE TROUBLES
Politics and Sectarianism
, Must Be Kept" Out
side -
MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES THE
OCCASION OF A PLAIN STATE
MENT REGARDING HER POLICY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE BIG
SCHOOL.
sais jjkaxncihijo, Oct.; 3. At; a
.meeting of the trustees of Iceland Stan
ford University today," Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford read an t address " to the
board settlag forthJ her directions on
the management of the university. The
address was significant for the reason
that It fwre on the recent troubles at
Stanford, resulting In the resignation
of certain professors after the delivery
of opinions which the university auth
orities thought were in conflict with the
Interests of the university. Today's ad
dress was the first public reference of
Mrs. Stanford to the matter. She said;
?' During my administration the pres
ideht of this, university shall continue
to have exclusive control over the ap
pointment and dismissal of professors
and teachers as he has had heretofore.
. 'The university musts be forever
maintained upon a strict non-partisan
and non-sectarian basis. It must never
become an Instrument in the hands of
any political party or any religious sect
or organisation. I, desire that the uni
versity shall be forever kept out of
politics and that no professor shall
electioneer among, or seek to domin
ate over, otber professors or students
for the success of any political party,
or candidate in any political contest'.'
BIG FIGHT PROMISED !
LTYESTOCKMEN PLAN TO START
A BIO PACKING HOUSE RAIL
' WAYS WILL HELP.'
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 3. C, F. Morse,
president of the Kansas City and Den
ver Stockyards companies, speaking erf
the Denver report to the effect that the
National Livestock Association, : West
ern railways and individual stockmen
would fight the proposed stockyards
merger, said:. . :
- "I presume that this .dispatch orig
inated in the fact that I have recently
been called on 'by representatives of
some of the principal livestock; associ
ations of the Southwest a to the atti
tude which the Kansas City stockyards
would take toward the establishment
of a large packing plant at this place to
be owned by cattlemen.
"While In Denver a few days ago I
met Mr. J. W, Springer, the president
of the National Livestock Association,
who told me that such an enterprise
was taking form and that this would
bea the matter of great interest to be
discussed at the annual meeting of the
association which will be held In Kan
sas City next January. He said he
thought there would be no difficulty In
raising a capital of 1 10,000.000 or S1S.
000,000 for this purpose, and asked me
if the Kansas City Stockyards Company
would aid said encourage such an en
terprise. I told h Ira' it had always been
the policy of this company to assist in
the establishment of packing houses
here, and while I was not authorized to
speak for the company at this time,
that it was my judgment that if such a
company should . be organised the
stockyards would be glad to meet it
with the same liberality that it has
shown to other companies in the past.'
TRESPASS NOTICES PRINTED ON
Opts at th Statesman Job Office. '
THE LEAGUE
CONVENTION
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Republican Clubs Complete
Their Work in Chicago
A SPEECH BY BEVERIDGE
Delivered at the Closing: Mass
fleeting Last :
Night 4
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THE
NATIONAL BODY ENDORSES RE
1 PUBLICAN POLICIES FULLY AND
; PLEDGES LOYALTY TO PRESI
DENT ROOSEVELT.
CHICAGO", Oct, 3. The convention
of the National Republican League was
brought to a close tonight, with a mass
meeting in Che FirsC Regiment Armory.
The principal speaker was United
States Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of
Indiana. 1 Senator Beveridge'a address
was devoted largely to a discussion of
the attitude of all parties toward young
men... ? -
t! ' .
' J. . Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia.
was else ted president off the League.
and E. W. Weeks, re-elected secretary.
President Roosevelt was indorsed.
! The platform as produced by the res
olutions committee was adopted with
out discussion. The Dlatform follows:
. ' "The National Republican League in
Its 13th convention assembled congrat
ulates the party of Abraham Lincoln
and our American citizenship of all
parties upon the prosperity that was
restored to the whole people under the
wise and patriotic policies that signal
"lzed the administration of William Mc
KInley. in war and in' peace, and that
have been continuel With energy and
fearlessness; by the soldier-statesman.
Theodore Roosevelt. We give unquali
fied commendation to his admlnistra
tion. ? We believe In his honesty of pur
pose, admire him for his courage, and
love him for his unswerving republi
canlsm. I
"The convention records Its tribute
of grief over the tragic death of the
beloved American, William McKinlCy,
and mourns him as the tireless cham
plon of American prosperity and the
dauntless defender of National honor.
"We approve the action of Congress
and the National executive in redeem
ing every, pledge that .the Nation made
to Cuba on the outbreak of the-Spanish
war, j We believe that the Philippine
Islands, hartng become a part of the
United States territory, should so re
main in orderhat, the benenrs or pop
ular, government may be extended to
and enjoyed' by their Inhabitants.
' "We favor the admission to statehood
of the Territories of New Mexico, Ok
lahoma and Arizona, and the extension
of a territorial form of government to
Indian Territory at the earliest practl-
cable' date, having due regard for the
interest of the people of the states and
territories and of. the United States.
The unexampled prosperity'lhat has
attended the full exercise of Republi
can tariff policy is obvious and J com
mands 'unwavering adherence to that
policy as one of Cardinal Importance in
protecting American labor, maintain
ing American industries, and sustain
ing American Institutions. J
" "We deplore the unfortunate condi
tions -which have brought about the
difficulties between operators and min
ers in the anthracite coal region, and
we urge such action by' the parties as
s ill tend to a speedy adjustment, that
'the needs of the people may be prompt
ly supplied. ; y
; "We condemn every combination of
capital whosepurpose is sef-agarand-
Izement at the expense of the wlrklng
man. the general public, the Nation,
or any state or territorial government.
or to Increase the cost of the necessi
ties of life, or in any way to assail the
moral, physical or political welfare of
the people. -
; "We deprecate the employment of
Children of tender age at prolonged and
exhaustive labor In mills, factories and
mines, and in all unhealthful vocations.
as an evil whk-h calls for such legisla
tion by the proper authorities as will
protect the young in morals, health and
growth.';- rM. -
We characterize th Democratic
party as one without a fixed policy on
any of the great public Questions of the
day. It offers no remedy for any exist
ing ills, and it is only active in opposi
tion to the progressive acts. of the Re
publican party, while it awaits a possi
ble National calamity thattmay furnish
It an Issue.
"And finally we pledge to our party
the constant and loyal support of the
Republican Clubs throughout the coun
try, and urge upon the officers of the
National League the early formation
of state organizations In the states in
which they do not now exist.
UNION LEADER FINED
-T,
HE ORDERED A STRIKE WHEN
THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOR IT i
UNION PUNISHES HIM.
CHICAGO. Oct. J.-fW. E. Francis,
business agent of the Bridge ft Struc
tural Iron Workers, has been Hned $206
by the Joint arbitration committee of
the unlottiand the employers because h
ordered a recent strike of Ironworkers
on the Rock Island depot. Francis
called out the men because the con
tractors gave the building of a "trav
eler to the Brotherhood of Carpenters
ft Joiners. As a result the work was
stopped on buildings that are to cost
over lf.000.000.
The . strike Involved Ironmen, hod-
carriers, hoisting engineers, masons,
carpenters and bricklayers.
WILL SELL COAL MINES
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PACIFIC ? IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY" to : dispose . or its
i BRITISH PROPERTY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 Within a
few days a business deal, which prob
ably involves millions of dollars, wjll b
consummated in victoria. B. C. be
tween the Pacific Improvement Com-
pany, of San Francisco, and Hon.
James Dunsmulr. Premier of British
Columbia, says the Bulletin today. By
this transaction Dunamuir will take
ovr the full control Of the Esquimau
AjNanaimo Railroad, as well as the
coal areas of Wellington and Lady
smith, which at present supply this
city with a large proportion of its coal
used.
HA. D.Shepbefd. manager of the Pa-
iflc Improvement Company, authorized
the statement that a good offer had
been made for Its property in British
Columbia, and, the .offer had been ac
cepted. The Pacific Improvement Com
pany is subsidiary to the Southern Pa
cific Company, and the Bulletin ur
rnises that the .relinquishment, by the
railroad, "of its coal interests indicates
its Intention to use oil for fuel in the
future. "'-; w'v' v
MORGAN'S LATEST DESIRE.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3. J. P. Morgan's
recent attempt1 to arrange a deal wKh
the Great Western RailwayjRhlch is
the biggest, although not the wealthi
est, line In England, is being keenly
discussed, says a Tribune dispatch from
London. Many traders express the nope
that there may be a substantial found
ation for the rumor. They do not de
sire to see Mr. Morgan in control of the
railways of this country, but they
would welcome almost any development
that would lead to the breaking up of
the so-called railway ring of the Unit
ed Kingdom. . .....- ;. .;-..';;.
I ANOTHER PLOW TRUST,
CHICAGO, Oct. S. Another attempi
is to be made to combine the principal
plow manuf actarers of the .tcountrv
Into one organization, two previous ef
forts in that line having failed. Charles
H. Deere, of Mollne, will be the leading
factor in the new movement, according
to the Tribune. Copying the plans of
last year's organization, the new com
bine probably will be capitalized at
$75,000,000, of which one-half will be in
7 per cent cumulative, the other half
In common stock of a par value of $100
per share. .There la said to be a good
prospect that the project will bo ac
complished : before the end of the j ear.
A PANIC JN
STOCK MARKET
Wall Street Excited by News
1 from Washington ;
j r f .
SECRETARYSHAW'S ORDER
Countermanded by the Comp
troller of the Cur
I
i
rency
-i
STOCKS TOOK A TUMBLE AS A
RESULT OF THE RUMOR AND
DEMORALIZATION ENSUED A
DENIAL FROM' WASHINGTON
RESTORED THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. The stock mar
ket was thrown into a violent decline
this afternoon, by the receipt of dis
patches from Washington by two Wall
street news bureaus, paying that the
Comptroller of the Currency had de
clared Illegal Secrets ryShaw's plan to
abolish the 25 per cent reserve on the
Government deposit In the National
banks,, and thus put $30,000,000 out to
relieve the money market. The news
was flashed through Wall street by the
ticker sen ice, and In a short time
heavy blocks of stocks were offered for
sale at rapidly falling prices. Near
the close an authorised denial was re
ceived from the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, and .the market closed active
and strong. . .
UPTON'S NEW CHALLENGE
ENGLISH BARON NOW SURE HE
WILL MAKE THIRD ATTEMPT
TO LIFT AMERICA'S CUP.
! NEW YORK, Oct $. "You may ex
pect to hear something about the chal
lenge for the America's cup In a week
or eight days." This was the stated
ment made by Sir Thomas Llpton to a
group of acquaintances yesterday, says
a London d patch to the Herald.
T A. W. Maconochle, M. P.. who is the
largest army contractor In Great Bri
tain, was with the Baronet at the time.
He Is sailing for America on the Fu
erst Bismarck on business, which he
said will affect the interests of bofh
of America and England, but the exact
nature of which he would not disclose.
Mr, Maconochle. it will be remembered,
gave a dinner to J. Plerpont Morgan
at the House of Commons. From that
dinner resulted so the" friends of -Mr.
Maconochle assert the arrangement
made by the shipping combination with
the English Government.' That Mr.
Maconochle has another errand there
Is not the slightest doubt. That It has
to do with Sir Thomas LIpton's Chal
lenge,;, the correspondent declares, he
had good reason to believe.
This inference Is, gathered from the
following conversation:
"When does your steamer reach New
York. Mr. Maconochle 7" Inquired the
Baronet from the member from Aber
deenshire, i ' '
-Next Friday." was the reply.
-Well, by that tlme.7 resumed Sir
Thomas, ."you will hear something of a
tnaiienge.j
CAR FAMINE. '
DENVER, Oct. 3. -The News today
says: .The tremendous demand tor
stock cars with which to move llve-
stockj from the present scanty ranges
of tfr West to points where feed can
be had for the winter haa created a
condition in the livestock markets of
the West never before, known and
one that is causing great loss and In
convenience to stock owners. In Den
ver the market has oeenlsunost para
lyzed by the Inability of the railroads
tosupplf cars to take care of the busi
ness done, and prices have been stead
ily declining principally because of the
a me reason. ; ;
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earnings of $8.8Z6,39. an Increase 1n
total income of $4,048,56; charges, to
iaun rm-rnnr-m ana income lor im-i
provements. 3,&v6.748. and charges tar
capital account, $7,323,672. The' Burl
ington system, operated under lease, '
earned a surplus over amount required,
to meet interest on "Joint 4s" of II.
263.383. ;
iai gross earnings of the Northern
"Pacific were til.3S7.380; net, $20,091,-.
; surplus, $t,S47.2S (increase, $544.
The total surplus now is $5,OS4.
"03. The sum of $3,000,000. whlh was
reserved June 30. 1898. for dividends on f
the preferred stock, has been restored'
to,the surplus fund, the'preferred stoclc''
bavina been retired. This inrr.i h
at-Jual surplus to more than $8,000,000. :.
ulis filed to wind up the affairs of .
the bl-yc!e trust -accuse the directors ,
of that .combination" of recklessness. It
is suggested that presumably their
defense will be that they were -merely
doing, a 'little "scorching.". ' '