Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 28, 1902, Page 2

S v ¥ 14 | ! § )E w— THE OMAHA 1| JAILY BEE: FRIDAY MARCH 28 1902 . on to the fact that the langus the resclution charged that newspape members congress had been bribed “Members of congr he sald, “did not mecessarily include members of the house. It mambers of the senate, that body must | be the custodien of ite ows mora He | thought that If the resolution was to be proved, it should specifically include mem bers of the house 1 am prepared to say,” replied Mr. Rich srson, “that these charges do include | embers of the house and I will amend | the resolution to that extent.’ Pail at Postponement. Mr. Cannon moved that the conalderation | o the resolution be | morrow. The motion without a division, The house unanimously adopted the Rich- | ardaon resolution for an investigation of el ges In connection with the purchase of | the Dantsh West Indies, and Bpeaker Hen Berson appointed Representatives Dalzell, Hitt, Cousins, McCall, Richardson, Dins more and Cowherd aa the Investigating tommitt “This Is a matter of high privileges,” said the speaker, deliveriog his ruling “Bxactly what status & report to a forelgn government permits fs not questioned, but | the gentleman from Twonessee, having| stated upon his honor as a member of the bouse that the charges are true “Ob, no, Mr. Bpeaker,’ Interrupted Mr. Richardson, I Aid not say the report was | true. | vouched for the fact that Mr Christmas had made them." “The gentleman baving vouched for the authenticity of the charges,’ continued the wpeaker, “the chair holds that the matter 18 one of privilege and recognizes the gen- tleman from Tennessee.' Py this time the interest postponed wntil to- was voted down | in the house was intense. Almost every seat was occu- pled and the members listened eagerly as Mr. Richardson procesded snt his case. Pirst he read extracts from or at Covenhawen. Followed by AMdavits, These were followed by an aMdavit from Nella Green concerning his dealin with certaln pecvle here. But they were not particularly tional, The real sensation came when he started to rend trom whit purported to be the report of Walter Christmas concerning the negotiations. He prefaced the reading by the statement that it would show & “eorrupt bargain,” worthy of the consid- eration of the house, The report was too long to read in full, be wnid. “I will only read the lucious ex- tracta which, If true, should bring the blush of whame to the cheek of every American,” said he, “for the statements will disgrace this country in the eyes of every foreign country in the world. This s what this corrupt bargainer says.' He then proceeded to read Mr. Christmas’ account of hia interview with the prime minister of Denmark, in which he was sald to have told the minister of the necessity for the use of money to bring the negotia tions for the wale of the islands to a wuc ful termination. He told of his aualintance with Abner McKinley, President McKinley's brother, and his law partner, Colonel Brown, two gentiemen whom Mr. Christmas described as “having the entry to the White House and being famillar with the ways of American politics and what members of congreas would have to be pald to accomplish the results desired.’” ‘The report then described how Mr. Christ- mas had enlisted not only President McKin- ley's brother and his partner, but two press soclations, one in New York and one in Washington and a prominent banking house in New York in the sale of the islands. n the report Mr. Christmas sald among other things that he had as his special ae- sistants, C. W. Knox, an intimate friend of Bepator Hanna, and a Washington lawyer named Richard P, Evans, who represented Mr. Gardner and his friends An the house. The Danish foreign minister was reported as disgusted with the methods which had to be pursued, but finally giving his ac- Adopted by Christm Mr. Richardson sald that Christmas was speaking of Invit members of congrees to dige with him at the Hotel Ralelgh in this city. He then quoted from the report tollow: It was not alone the members of con- gross I bad to Invite. I had as my special istants two men, C. W. Knox, who wai an Intimate friend of Senator Hanna, and Richard P. Evans, a lawyer in Washing ton, who represented Mr. Gardner and his friends in the house. These took an active part in the personal agitation, since they talked with a large number of members of and agitated the purchase of the 1 had contracts with them both, accord- to which they and through them cer- tain members of congress should have a share of the commission If th le took place, but the two gentlemen's agitation expenses, etc., bills in restaurants, hotel ote., I had to pay. The two press assocla tions, Abner McKinley and Brown, Evan Knox and others I had promised that their contracts should be guaranteed by the house of Seligman. To this the banking bouse had agreed, as it should In eue way or other Have to be recognized by the Dan- ish government. © Add More Evid Mr. Richardson then proceeded “‘Now, Mr. SBpeaker, “I could make more of th quotations, but I will not take the time of the house. It is enough to show What & report this creature has made to Danish government, this man whom our secretary of state used as an agent—I was about to say tool, but as an agent—to carry ce. ertaln this trusted agent and pro- oure him admission and introduction to the prime minister of Denmark, which resulted in putting on foot the negotiations leading to this treaty. “Now, I am not here to chary and 1 do pot charge that any American congress- mAn or scuator has beeh bribed In this matter, but here is the declaration of this agent of the Danish government and of our OwWR goverament that he had contracts for $500,000 of the money which we supposed We were paying into the treasury of Den- mark for these islands, to be used, as he sald, for the corrupt purpose of briblng American congressmen. Appeals (o His Colleagues. Doty this not demand an investigation & our hands® Are we to sit here and permit this paper to bde published in the leading papers not only of Denmark, but of the United States—because a portion of this report, making these charges has al- ready been printed in a Philadelphia paper sod 0 some other papers iu this country, #lso in the London Times. It bas been printed, [ veuture to say, in the leadl Papers of every capital in Europe. “These charges have gone forth to the world that there is a condition of affairs in the United States congress as describea by this minister, that is slmply horrible and that be bas kuown it for a long time. Does such & state of affairs axist, Mr. Speaker? Every member of congress can be cal and interrogated upon his oath Headache | Aay of January ican senate almost unanimously, as I be- | Meve, and as has been published tn the | | newspapers, ratified thie treaty | ratifiea this treaty, tha: these things wers | 1t he met this man Christmad, If he mwu'th- thsertion of “it with him at the Hotel Raleigh, If he sought n sny way to make a public opinion In | favor of the ratification of this treaty for the purchase of the Danieh islands. No Personal Reflections. “I have so far made no reflections upon eny American official, but I do say that these facts that | have submitted here, the extracts from these Danish paper ""'Y that all this corrupt contract business has | been exposed and pubiished since the 28th in the Danish papers. | take It that the semats of the United Btates | 4id not know on the 17th day of Pebruary | that $500,000 of that money had been bar- | ined away for the corrupt purpose of | buying them, and you and the balance of | us Into the support of this measdre; and yet on the 17th day of February the Amer- Did they know, Mr. Bpeuker, when they being published in Copenhagen, Denmark? DId thess United Bt nators, 4id the committee on foreign aftalrs of the senate know this? 1 don’t know, but this is the | first time the attention of this house has | been called to thie disgracetul state of af- | fairs. It seems to me there is on thing | unpardonable in this whole business, and | that is that the department of state must | have known of the publieation of these in- Denmark and in Copen- famous charges in hagen for two w before this treaty » Mr. Hitt resolutions asserted facts on the responsi- bility of the houss of representatives, whereas, they were mere charges of an outaide party. Mr. Richardson thereupon changed preamble so as to r “Where ete. nnon of Illinois made the first re- joinder ot any length. 8o far as he could eatch the charges as they were read, he id, it appeared that some man named ristmas, who acknowledged himself a riber and worse,” made charges and it wi proposed to make an investigation whether any member of the house of rep- resentatives were guilty of bribery or the acceptance of bribes Mr. Cannon pressed Mr. Richardson to know whether the report gave the name of & member or members of the house sald to have been bribedsand they engaged in a very sharp clash. Mr. Cannon was plainly laboring under considerable excitement. Mr. Richardson insisted that the report Aid charge members of the house and sen- ate. “I have mentioned several of the names,’” d he. “I will repeat them if need by Cannon Fav. the 1t s t weems to me, breaking in, “that it would be wh make this investigation, If it Is worthy of investigation, after the members of the house have had opportunity to examine the documents which the gentleman from Ten- nesses has read. They are to be printed in the record. When they are printed we can #oe what substance there is In them. There 18 no man on the floor of this house who Aoes not demand a full investigation if the honor of any member is authoritatively salled into question. “But 1 do not belleve that there is a man In the house who wants to investigate the mere statement of an acknowledged thief. 1 would be glad if the whole matter would go over until tomorrow, when members can bave had an opportunity to examine the documents. I make this suggestion in the ““The gentlema ks action on a docu- ment the extracts of which have been read,” retorted Mr. Cannon hotly. No Need for Exeltement. ‘“The gentleman need not become excited or agitated. I am especially willing to have the clerk read the entire document,” responded Mr. Richardson. “I move to postpone the consideration of the resolution until tomorrow,” interposed Mr. Cannon. Thereupon Mr. Myers of Indlana pro- tested that tomorrow was pension day and ked that Mr. Cannon modify his motion to make it Saturday. “Is not the honor of a member of the house more important than the passage of a few pension bills,” cried Mr. Plerce of Teun e Mr. Underwood of Alabama then got the floor. He declared that the honor of the country was at stake In this matter and that rose far above the honor of a mere individual. He insisted that Christmas after coming here to negotiate the sale of the Islands had gone back as the accredited agent of the United State: Date of R rt. It mattered not. he sald, whether he was thief or knave, he had made the charges. Whlle he hoped for the honor of the coun- try that they were not true, they should be thoroughly fnvestigated. In answer to an interrogatory from Mr. Hitt of Illinols Mr. Richardson stated Christmas’ report was dated October 1, 1901, Mr. Cannon declared that he had never heard of this man Christmas until today; he had no knowledge concerning him, but according to his own belief, he was a briber and worse. “The gentleman artfully says the secre- tary of state made this man his agent, cried Mr. Cannon, Indignantly. “I kmow nothing about it. If anything ought to be investigated, I am for an {nvestigation. But I am not In favor of proceeding upon the extracts the gentleman has read. Let the documents be printed in full, then each member of the house can act intelligently. None will be more swift than I to investi- e charges affecting federal officials and members of the American cohgress. “‘But the charges were printed in Den- mark and were known here from Jenuary 28 to February 17" Interposed Mr. Rich- ardson. " State Department. Does the gentleman not think the secre- tary of state should have called the at- tention of the senate to charges that $500, 000 was being spent to bring about & wu cesaful termination of the negotiation: 1 do mot know asnything about it sponded Mr. Cannon warmly, “and until 1 do I will say nothing that will dishonor anyor 1 demand a vote.” “I am not seeking to dishonor anyone. 1 am king to prevent dishonor,” replied Mr. Richardson. ““The gentleman fears to have the house examine the documents before it votes," retorted Mr. Cannon. “I am not,” losisted Mr. Richardson. “That is exactly what I desire. I ask unan- imous consent now that this report be read in full from the clerk's desk.' * But Mr. Cannon angrily objected, Jection belng sustained by half a do other republicans. put the guestion on Mr. Cannon's motion to postpone. The re- publicans generally voted for the motion, but such & stentorian chorus of noes came from the democratic aide that the speaker snnounced, “the noes seem to have it." Mr. Cannon did not ask for a division #0d thé speaker declared the motion lost. The resolutions were then perfocted by | were airectly is alleged” before all sertions of fa. At the suggestion of Mr. Lacey of lowa fhe reference in the resolution to newapapers was made to read newspapers or p ansociatigne.” With these changes the resofutions were put to a vote and were carried w diseenting volee The excitement then subsided and house turned to the consideration of army appropriation bill State Department's Attitade the the It is said that the answer of the State department to the Richardson resolution di- recting an investigation into the charges made concerning the Danish West treaty will disclose the fact that accord- ing to the records the United States gov- ernment has refused to have to do, ax a party to the treaty, with any persons who connected with the Danish government on record its determination to pay no commission to anyone on account of the cesslon of the islands. It will be polnted out that our government had no right to dictate to the Danish government as to what it should do in the matter of paying commiasions. As It has been assumed in some quarters that the fallure of congress to appropriate the $5,000,000 which was to be the price pald for the islands, would In itself cause « fallure of the transfer of the territory, it may be said that the construction of the treaty at the State department & that di- rectly upon the exchange of ratifications the islands become the property of United Btates without waiting for the pay- ment of the money, and the fallure of con- gress to make the appropriation would sim- ply leave outstanding a debt of honor against us. Committee May Meet Saturday. Representative Dalzell, chalrman of the committee appointed today by Speaker Hen- derson to Investigate the charges in the Danish West Indian transaction, s he will go over the allegations tomorrow when they appear in the Congressional Record and arrangements will then be made for an early meeting of the committee, probably on Baturday. Until then Mr. Dalzell sald there would be no plans as to the conduct of the investigation. Statement from Niels Gron, Following is a statement made by Nlels Gron, regarding the Christmas statement: When, early in February last, the con- tents of Mr. Walter Christmas’ secret re- ort to the Danish government relative to he transfer of the Danish West India islands to the United Btates became pub- lic, & party comprising a large portion of Denmarkcs best and most infuential men and highest interests, realizing that since Christmas had in the furtherance of the ending treaty served by direct authority, rat, the secretary of state of the United Btates, and afterward the Danish prime minister. Mr. Horring, it would be im- ossible to disassociate his efforts from the reaty or the methods set forth in port from the official negotiation realizing further that if the present ‘treaty was consummated and permitted to tuke effect Denmark would be obliged to stand before the world as having made use of and the United States as having accepted such negotiations, as sald Christmas sets forth and describes in the above mentiened report, and since it was thought that that would place the people of the two nations in an unfavorable and regrettable light, [ wias requested by the X‘"y referred to to {outney, with all speed from Copenhagen 0 Washington and lay before the repre- sentatives of the people of the United Btates the facts touching certain parts of the negotiations in order that any further stops taken by the United States toward causing the taking effect of the treaty in question might be done with a full knowl- edge of the situation, NIELS GRON. BOWS T0 BEET SUGAR MEN (Continued from First Page.) deslgn for a mhaft to Abraham Linceln whioch ke would iike to sell to the oity of Lincoln. Congressman Burkett has been informed that two new rural mall routes will be es- tablished in his district, one out of Cheney, the other out of Waverly, in Lancaster county,” Branch Mint at Omaha. A bill providing for a branch mint at Omaha was ordered to be reported favor- ably by the house committce on coinage, welghts and measures. Mrs, Jonathan P. Dolliver and Mrs. James P. Connor entertained the members of the Iowa delegation and thelr wives to- night at the Hotel Hamlilton in honor of Mrs, Smedley of Parls, R. F. Lyon of Carthage and Colonel M. M. Price of Letcher, 8. D., are in Washing- ton. Postmaster Charles N, Cooper of Huron, 8. D, s in the city on matters connected with his office. Senator Millard, Miss Millard and Mre. H. G. Burt left today for Old Polnt Comfort. They will return Sunday. Department Notew. An additional rural free delivery route will be established May 1 at Dallas Center, Dallas county, Ia. The route embraces twenty-slx square miles, containing a pop- ulation of 600. The postoffice at Panther, will be discontinued. The postoffice at Lost Spring, Converse county, Wyo., is ordered discontinued after April 14, Postmasters appolnted: Nebraska—William Smelzer, Rockville, Sherman county, vice R. E. Falr, resigned. Towa—N. A. Rice, Chisholm, Monroe county; M. 8. Brown, North English, lowa county; H. 8. Brown, Summitville, Lee county. The proposition of Rawlins lodge to fur- nish quarters for the Rawlins (Wyo.) post- office for a term of five year was accepted by the Postofce department. The New York Exchange National bank of New York City was today approved as a reserve agent for the United States Na- tional of Omaha; also the Natlonal Ex- change National of Milwaukee for the First National of Council Bluffs. Minnie H. Finlay of Chilocco, Okl, was today apointed housekeeper in the hos- pital at the Crow Creek (S. D.) Indlan agency. James W. Templeton was today ap- pointed: substitute letter ecarrier in the Ottumwa. (Ia.) postofiice. PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS, Survivors Remembered by the General Government. WABHINGTON, March 27.—(Speclal.)— The following western pensions have been granted: ue of March 11: Juniata, 8. eto.—Jame Wa —John R. Van Houten, ase. restoration, relssue, McCoy, Atlanta, $10; Madison Hawkins, -Giltner, §8; Danlel E! Morley, Decatur, 88 lowa: Increase, restoration, relssue, etc —Anderson Adams, Dunlap, $; Martin 1. Stoneman, ~ Winthrop, 8 ~ Willlam I ueary, Goldfleld, §! Bamuel Master: alvern, §10; Orviile R. Ferris, Cedar Fal ; James C. Askron, Bedford, $12; An drew Bhoemaker, Wiota, $8; Lemuel Stock- well, Algona, John A Swan (dead), Morning _Sun, Original widows, etc.— Martha Cary, Sidney, South Dakota: Increase, restoration, re- issue, ote.~Royal Cranston, Flint, $5. Nominat by the President. WASHINGTON, March ' 27.—The presi- dent today sent the following nominations to the senat Postmasters lowa—Melville Sheridan, Osceola; Wal- lace M. Moore, Mount Vernon; W. Georg L. Willlamson, Neola. South Dakota—Henry 8. Willlams, Aber- deen. Tran: Phil SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.—The trans- port Kgbert arrived toduy from Manila with 8 battalion of the Twenty-clghth in- lantry and 2 charg wen e Pullpploca thout & | Indies | The department also placed | the | ! STRIKE ORDER IS SUSPENDED | Bbamokin Resolution Laid Aside to Permit Further Deliberation. MINERS AND OPERATORS STILL AT OUTS Settlement Not Reac! ference—Ope s Say Market Does Not Justify Demands—Thirty Days for Adjastm 4 at Joint Con | NEW YORK, March Mine workers nd mine owners of the anthracite fields de- bated thelr differences for four hours to- day In a conference arranged by the con- | ellliation committee of the National Civic | Federation, but the meeting was without resuit save that the workers agreed not to strike on April 1, as decreed at the Sham- okin convention. There is to be further | triendly discussion between the two inter- ests and Senator Hanna, as chairman of the industrial department of the Federation, was empowered to call another conference at any favorable time within the next thirty daya. The workers dsked for an increase in | pay, a shortening of the working day to eight hours, and the adoption of a scale for the entire district. The operators de. clined to grant the -demands as to time and pay and refused to permit the com- plete unionizing of their properties. The operators offered to meet employes with grievances at any time, but losisted that there be no distinotion between union and non-union men. * They also asserted that present market eonditions did not warrant any Increase in wages or a decrease in working time. Hold Joint Conference. Senator Hanna, Oscar 8. Strauss and Frank Duncan, a subcommittee named by the conciliators, arranged for the confer- ence, which was held at the Church Mission house. The operators present were W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Weatern railroad; E. B. ‘Thomas, chalrman of the board of the Erie rallroad; George 8. Baer, of the Reading ralirond, and Robert Olyphant, president of the Delaware & Hudson company. The epokesman for the miners was John Mit- chell, president of the United Mine Work- ers' amssoclation, and District President Nichols, John Fahey and Thomas Duffey. The labor leaders contended that the men were not given satisfactory pay and that there was inequalities in the present wage system which should be remedied by the adoption of a uniform scale. They also held that the working day should be short- ened. : The operators contended that the higher pay and shorter day demanded would rep- resent a wage Increage of twenty-three per cent, which commercial conditions did not warrant. hree Condition Operators Dictate The presidents of ihe coal companies outlined three propositions and said that under no circumstances would they recede. Those propositions were as followst First. There should be no distinction be- tween unien and nonunion men. Becond. That the officials of the com- panies would meet committees consistin of employes to discuss and _adjust a grievances, The members of the commit- tees must be persons in the employ of the companies, but thie matter of their appolnt. ment would not be inquired into either as to their religion, politics or membership in labor organizations. Third. That the coal must be prepared to meet the market requirements and that output of the must be maintained at thelr productlvé capacity, and in no way interfered with, i The ‘presidente also made the point that the ultimatum of the union to strike on April 1 a1d mot g¥ve proper time for a dis- cussion of tlie differences existing and seemed like a threat held over them. Favers Peaceful Mea: President Mitchell and his assistants said they were highly desirous of improving the condition of their fellow-workers by peace- ful means and tbat while there was any prospect of accomplishing this purpose by such means they were prepared to with- bold the strike order. President Mitchell agreed to withhold the strike order temporarily to give opportunity for the second conferemce which Senator Hanna s to call. When Senator Hanga came from the con- ference room he sald: “The miners' repre- sentatives have pledged themselves to with- draw the threat of a partial strike on April 1. Both eides are to take time to consider the representations made today and In thirty days, or at all, the committee is to ready organized under thelr internat unior : The action of the engineers in elr uitimatum that they wo nish steam o the United Brewe eTS WhS & groms Wrong, unjie not fu ¥ Work wholly _misunderstood hey locked out others were employes of the breweries and It 18 not the right of one craft to lock out another i. The declaration would not furnish & ery workmen that the engineers am for United Brew- nd would furnish it for others, was in itself an attempt to disrupt the United Brewery workmen and was Erossly Wrong. 5 The ultimatum issued for the engineer without the consent or authority of the engineers’ union was a mistake. 6 Lockouts are always bad, especially this one. A lockout | the employers exclust the prerogative of 7. The ultimatum of the engineers was | not contingent upon recent conditions, but it would be long deliberated upon, carefully matu 1 BT. LOUIS, March 27.—Delegates repre- senting the coal miners of the Fifth and Ninth scale districts of Illinols met in an- nual convention in Geary's hall, East St Louls, today to arrange a scale of wages for the ensulng year. will meet in East St. Louis Friday and re- view the scale prepared by the miners and Saturday miners and operators will meet In jolnt session to consider the scale. St. Louls G Workers Strike, ST. LOUIS, March 27.—A strike of 160 boys today compelled the Obear-Nester glass works in East 8t. Louls, employing 600 men, to shut down. An increase in wages and the shortening of their hours is demanded by the boys. Saransc Weavers Join Strikers. WOONSOCKET, R. I, March 27.—The weavers of the Saranac mills of the Ame ican Woolen company at Blackstone, Mass., left their looms today, a conference with the superintendent on the two-loom ques- tion having been held, without satistactory results. This action gives to the Olney- ville strikers of the company, who went out several weeks ago, the co-operation which they have been endeavoring to ob- tafn and brings the total number of strik- ers 1o the Rhode Island mills of the com- pany up to 27,000, Colorado Mine Owners Organize. DENVER, March 27.—The Colorado Mine Operators’ mssoclation was organized in a meeting in this city today. Forty mine owners and managers responded to the call. Arthur Winslow, general manager of the Liberty Bell company at Tellurids, pre- sided. The draft of the constitution for the organization was submitted and ap- proved. It provides that the objects of tho assoclation shall be to develop, foster and protect the metal mining industry of the state of Colorado in all branches. Demand Zight Hour Day. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., March 27.—The Fur- d and was certainly wro 8 nois Coal Miners on Wages. *** GERMANY ANSWERS AMERICA fAable and Berlin Tells United States Ita Views on Ohinese Question. WASHINGTON ASKS FOR DEFINITE IDEA Learns that Kalser Would Not in Final Instance Oppose Anything that Russin Really Destred. BERLIN, March 27.—The Associated Prees has high authority for saving that the govergment of the United States has teen sounding Germany as to how far the latter country would go toward malptal ing the open door in China. This inquiry, which was to the trip of Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia to the United States, was not made with the object of eliciting well phrased The mine operators j writings on the subject, not general assur- ances. nor even iled guarantees the administration at Washington, accord- been quite enough to such diplomatic in- terchanges. But the purpose of this Inquiry was to learn for the guidance of Washington whether Germany, in any event, would teke a resolute stand for equal trade op- portunitie - This inquiry resulted in obtalning from the very head of the German empire the impreesion that Germany. while willing to take an identical attitude with the other powers for the open door, would not in a final instance oppose something that Rus- sia really desired. This is the first orincivle of Germany" exterfor policy. and 1t applies fully to the east Aslan question SIX POSTS FOR CUBA (Continued from First Page.) ration of the consulates formerly main- tained at Baracoa, Cardenas, Mantazas, Los Remedios. The commercial interests at those points heretofore have not been large The consular fees collected there during the fiscal year 189607 aggregated $752.10. It is believed that the actual needs of the six offices named can be efficiently sub- served by agents under the three principal consular offices, until events may show the necessity of erecting a full consulate at any point. “The commercial and political conditions In the island of Cuba, while under the Bpanish crown afford little basis for esti. nace Men's union will meet here to fix a™AtIng the local development of intercourse date on which to make the demand on the with this country under the influence of the blast furnace eperators for an eight-hour | B®™ Telations which have been created by day 1 tead of twelve hours. All the blast furnace workers in this valley are thor-|aPd Which are to the achievement of Cuban be independence, broadened and oughly organized, and they are fairly agreed | Strengthened in every proper way by con- throughout the country. The operators are | Yéntional pacts with the Cubans and by wise sald to be favorable to granting their de- and beneficial legislation aiming to stimu- mand, but hesitate to do 8o on account of | Iate the commerce between the two coun- the scarcity of men to fill in the extra turn, Plans of Wyoming Coal Mine| PUEBLO, Cole., March 27.—The conven- tion of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica from the Fifteenth district, which em- braces Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, adjourned today. The convention adopted a plan for co-operative coal mines, an_ Insurance feature for unlon members, and legal measures looking to the enforce- ment of the bi-menthly payday law. Shuts Down Five Mines. tries, if the great task we accepted in 1898 is to be fittingly accomplished. “THEODORE ROOSEVELT ““White House, Washington, March 27. CALLS OLEO INDUSTRY FRAUD Senator Quarles Declares Bill Ought to Become Law for Sake of Millions of People. WABHINGTON, March 27.—In the senate MASSILLON, 0., March 27.—The Massilon | t098y Mr. Harrls of Kansas and Mr. Quar- Coal Mining company, the combine which recently obtained control of practically all the Massillon district mines, has announced that five of the mines are to be shut down on April 1. About 700 men are employed in these mines. The shutdown is one of the first measures of economizing by the trust. ontinue Old Wage Scale. ALTOONA, Pa., March 27.—The bitumin- ous coal nilners and operators got together today and agreed to continue the scale an- other year. It calls for a 60-cent pick mining rate and a ten-hour day. The ten-hour day Is one of the important teatures, as it practically eliminates the elght-hour day from the anthracite field. The settlement, it is sald, has the approval of the national officers. Serious Conditions at Mount Claire. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., March 27.—The conditions growing out of the discharge of meet and hear the results of this agree- ment. An agreement seems likely. Mr. Straus sald: “We are very hopeful that there will be an agrecment that will prevent a long and disastrous strike.” Neither Mr. Mitchell nor any of the coal operators would discuss the conference or the general situation for publication. Mitehell's Ofctal Notice, Prosident Mitchell tonight sent the fol- lowing telegram to the secretaries of the anthracite district We held a conference with presidents of coal-carrying railroads and ' conciliation committee of the National Civic federation today. After discussing the situation the Civic ‘federation requested postponement of action for a perfod not to exceed thirty days, within Which time operators agree to wmeet us In conference with the Civic tederation for the purpose of trying to reconcllo differences between us. - In- the meantime the mines are to continue in operation as usual. Wo are hopeful uestions at issue will be satlsfactorily ad. usted and a strike averted. Notity all mine workers to defer action upon resolu- tion adopted at Bhumokin convention. JOHN MITCHELL, T, D. NICHOLS, JOHN FAHEY, THOMAS DUFFEY. Senator Hanna returned to Washington this evening. Gompers and the Brewers. CINCINNATI, March 27.—After spending two days in bearing evidence from the rep- resentatives of the Brotherhood of En- glneers and Firemen and the United Brew- ery workmen in the lockout of the brew- eries of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport, President Samuel Gompers of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor was today in con- ference with both sides of the controversy, but no decision was reached. President Gompers will report on the questions of differences to the executive board of the American Federation of Labor, The contention for the United Brewery workers to have jurisdiction over the en. glneers and firemen is to be settled by the executive board. The brewery proprietors today would not recede from their demand for the recognition of the confracts with their engineers. The national officers of the different labor organizations who have been here this week left for their respect- ive homes today. President Gompers left tonight for Chi- cago and will report upon his lnvesti tions here to the executive board in Wash. ington April 14. Meantime the breweries are employing new men and many of the former employes have resumed work. There are only 600 men still out or about one. third of the original number locked out, Previous to his departure for Chicago tonight, President Gompers left his decision in writing with the principels and it is believed that it will result in a settlement fifteen unlon miners at the Fairmont Coal company's mine at Mount Claire is getting more serious. Five men have been arrested and placed under heavy bond to awalt the tion of the grand jury for interfering with officers who were attempting to quell a rlot. C. W. Weely, a unfon man, was seriously beaten and his recovery is doubt- ful. Some of the men arrested are charged with entering the mine and cutting off the | air, thus imperiling the lives of all men working. Officers are guarding the mine, and men who are working are said to be under orders to shoot for self-protection and in defense of the property. Plumbers and Gas Men Quit. COLUMBUS, O., March 27.—The plumbers and gasfitters of this city to the number of 250 went out on strike today, owing to a disagreement between the unions to which the men belong and the Master Plumbers’ association. The unions allege that the a soclation has violated its agreement, which expires in November, 1903. In this agree- ment there is a clause which provides for the employment of apprentices to work with journeymen plumbers and steam fit- ters, Railway Men Draw Color Line, JACKSON, Miss., March 27.—All the motormen and conductors In the employ of the Jackson Street Rallway company went on strike today because the management of the company employed a negro motor- man. The negro was discharged an hour later and the men went back to work. Engineers Get More Pay. PITTSBURG, March 27.—The stationary engineers of the American Steel Hoop com- pany were notified today of a voluntary ad- vance of 10 per cent in wages and a bonus on the tonnage, to go Into effect at once, Purcell Gullty of Manslaughter. WASHINGTON, Ind., March 27.—After hours of debate the jury in the wife mur- der case against Frank Purcell today re- turned a verdict finding him guilty of manstaughter. Purcell was tried last fall for the crime, but the jury disagreed. here before he reports more fully to the executive board on April 14. While Gom- pers finds both sides at fault, he points out at length how much of the trouble hai come from misunderstanding He holds 1. The claim of the United Brewery Workers over the engineers and firemen in the brewerles in the Cincinnati district was without Justification. The latter were al- BE QAREFYL, towever, that you get as some concoctions are put up and represented to be Hunyadi ater, which are not only worthless, but are often harmful. Yeur physicias will recommend Look at the Label. DRINK Because it will positively cure it, with more safet any other remedy known to the medical professfon. les- 61 Wisconsin spoke at length on the oleomargarine bill. Mr. Harris supported the ‘measure, but ufged that an amend- ment which he proposed, placing a tax of 10 cents a pound on adulterated butter and regulating the manufacture and sale of renovated butter, ought to be adopted. Mr. Quarles demounced the oleomargarine industry, as at present conducted, as a fraud, and insisted that in the interest not only of the five million of dairymen, but also In the interest of the whole American people, the pending bill ought to be enacted into law. Taking advantage of the latitude of de- bate afforded by the senate rules, Mr Patterson of Colorado sharply criticised the methods by which General Funston cap- tured Aguinaldo, and sought to show that General Funston's statement published to- day, that he had not violated articles of civilized warfare, was not accurate. A joint resolution was adopted appointing Henry E. Palmer of Nebraska, George W. Steele of Indiana, Walter P, Brownlow of Tennessee, T. J. Henderson of Illinols and J. M. Brown of Maine members of tho board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers of the United States. EXTENDS POSTAL SERVICE Money Ordefs C Now Be Sent to and From China and Greece, WASHINGTON, March 27.—The Post- office department today reported the com- pletion of important arrangements for the extension of the international money order business of this government. An agree- ment has been reached with the king- dom of Greece whereby money orders will be exchanged between the two countries In addition, the postal agent of the United States at Bhanghai, China, has been authorized to issue domestic money orders payable at any money order office in the United States, Canada, Cuba and the Philippines, and at any money order office -in the United States money orders may be procured drawn on the postal agency at Shanghal, China, which thus is substantially made a money order of: of the United States. 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