The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1902, Page 1

NSNS Y ST PRICE FIVE CENTS, COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS AGREE 4 ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct J() —lerc was grcat rejoicing at the th!c Housc carly this morning wlxm Secrctary Cortelyow announced that the President had selected a commission to arbitrate ihe coal strike. Secrctary Cortelyou said that the mine operators had accepted the counter proposition of Mitchell, and the strike will in all probability be called O to- The members cf the commission are: Brzgadlcr General John M. Wilson; E-W. Parker of W ashington, D. C., connccted with the Geological Survey; Iudge George Gray of Dela- ware; E. E. Clark of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Thomas H. Watkins of Scranton, Pa.; Bishop Joln L. Spalding of Peoria, Ili. morrow forenoon. Carroll D. Wright is recorder of the commission: Shortly after 1 o’'clock Secretary Root | came out laughing and happy and spread the glad tid{ngs that the strike was practically ended. [t is said thm[’res{dcnt now insists on an unmediate rfmmfliun of work by the miners. ON SETTLEMENT OF THE BIG STRIKE RAILAOADS ENTER INTO olANT DEAL Trafiic Alliance In- volves Vast In- terests. Union Pacific and St. Paul in Close Com- | bination. 1 POPE URGES RAPIDITY N PHILIPPINES Pontiff Says Fare- . well to Papal Delegate. |Church Affairs Must Be Settled With Dispatch. Harriman and Rockefeller| Archbishop Guidi Receives Syndicates Now Work- | ing in Harmony. ‘ Epecial Dispatch to The Call | NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—Students of rail- ad affairs in Wall street have passed ther lightly over the reported traffic n the St. Paul aad Union | Lack of official confirmation of has tended in a measure to s real significance. Those who re awzre of the details of the plan say the traffic alliance recently entered into| between the Union Pacific and the St. Paul will have a far-reaching effect on the great railroad checkerboard of the West. Briefly-told, it embraces a work- | ing ‘EgTreement between the Harriman and | Rockefeller syndicates. In the first place, according to official | uthority, the plan does away with the contemplated traffic alllance between the St. Paul and Missouri Pacific, which was being rapidly brought to a head. It will| be remembered that the traffic managers and railway officials of both the Missourt | Pacific and St. Paul, up to three weeks | ago, were working on a scheme by which | the Missouri Pacific would enter Chica- go over the St. Paul, and the St. Paul would in turn secure a very direct line River points and beyond, into Western territory tapped by the ad 1 The new alliance will, how- ever, take the place of the Missouri- DIVISION OF BUSINESS. The new traffic eiliance also affects the Chicago and Northwestern. Between the Union Pacific and Northwestern there has | been a very close working agreement in | both passenger and freight business, both | eastbound and westbound. Hereafter ‘he Northwestern will share y infall business emanating from the Union Pacific at Omaha, and the bus- iness which the Harriman road takes from | Chicago for far western points. Detalls | of the traffic agreement as to the manner | gnd n which the 8t. Paul and Northwestern | - share/ the business have yet to be worked out, but the authorities state that this will be accomplished in a manner hich will not disturb the pleasant rela- tions which have existed between all par- ties concerned. It is also authoritativ. the St ly stated that| Paul read will not now continue operations looking to an extension of its western terminus to the Pacific! Coast. The advantages which the Union | Pacific supplies at its Oregon seaboard citles and Californfa are much better | would require - for | Philippines, and that as | the Final Instructions at the Vatican. ROME, Oct. 15.—The Pope to-day re- ceived in farewell audience Archbishop Guidi, the apostolic delegate in the Phil- ippines, and his secretary, Father O'Con- nor, who, it is now announced, will leave here October 17 and embark at Marseilles. October 18 for the Philippines. The Pontiff impressed the Archbishop with the necessity for a speedy and satis- factory “Eolution . of the Philippine ques- ticn, adding that his slight acquaintance with Governor Taft was sufficlent to con- vince him that the interests of ‘the cburch bhad no need o' fear injustice. The Archbishop ppemised-to-de-his utmost to carry out the instructions. In the course of his audience wm: the Pope Archbishop Guidi was asked for his opinion of the jmportance of his work in the Philipines and the length of time. it its - accomplishment. The Archbishop replied that the entire church organization must be rémodeled, the clergy reformed, new dioceses creat- cd, Bishops appointed and a synod férmed and that his presence in the islands would be required for not less than four cr five years. The Pope then asked his visitor if he had met Governor Taft when the latter was in Rome. The Archbishop answered that he had only seen the Governor of the he had then heard himself mentioned for the first time ac the probable apostolic delegate in islands, he had refused to meet Gov- ernor Taft in order to make sure that he would not be prejudiced in the Philippine question. To avoid meeting the Governor he had left Rome on the pretext of taking the waters of Montrealini. The Pontiff complimented Archbishop Guidi and said his prudence was another proof that the choice of the Vatican had fallen upon 2 man of rare diplomatic tact. He declared that Archbishop Guidi would find Governor Taft a worthy partner. CINCINNATI, Oct. 15.—An_important conference of the Catholic Bishops of the Cincinnati diocese, with Archbishop Efd- | er presiding, to-day. The is in executive session here most tcwar: tk, Philippine controversy recent- ly presented at Rome by Governor Gen- era. Taft. archy anc clergy from the.jurisdiction of the propaganda to that af the Vatican. than could be hoped to be obtained in| QRCHESTRA CONCERTS case a line was projected to the cnasl‘ by the Bt. Paul. Nevertheless, it is said to be the inten- tion of the management of the company to keep itself at all times in| such a ‘strong position financially that | it could go ahead with construction work. Under these circumstances, it is unlikely that the $25.000000 new capital recenti authorized will be issued in its entirety | at once. RELATIONS OF ROADS. Regarding the relations of the Union | Pacific and the Northwestern, it is of- | cially stated that there has been nothing | done detrimental to the interests of the latter company. The relations of the two roads are s to be just as firm and close as they were before the new St | Paul alliance was made. Heretofore. the entire passenger busi- ness of the Dnion Pacific, both east- bound and westbound, was handled by Northwestern, its Chicago terminal Omaha. where conmection was made with the Union Pacific. So far as freight tarif was concerned the Union Pacific | distributed its tonnage between the two roads. By the terms of the nmew agree- ment it is stated that there will be a redistribution of this tomnage, and that the St. Paul -and-Northwestern will se- cure in proportion as much as is given the Union Pacific. There has always been some difference of opinion between 1thé Union Pacific and St. Paul officials as to discrimination by a former agree- | ment with the St. Paul in favor of the Northwestern, particularly in passenger | business. This condition of affairs will | be remedied by the new agreement. | When the temms of the trafiic alliance | latter to IN A PACKING-HOUSE | San Jose Firm’s Scheme to Attract a Sufficient Number of Employes. SAN JOSE, Oct. 15.—In their despera~i tion over lack of a sufficlent number of | women and girls to pack the prune crop, | the packers of the Santa Clara Valley are | willing to make any reasonable conces- sion. The packing-house girl is becoming an autocrat. More than 1000 girls are wanted in the various packing-houses. All kinds of inducements have been of- ‘cred, and the bidding has become so brisk for help that some of the packing- liouses are on the verge of being turned | into drawing-rooms. To the firm of George Frank & Co. is due the palm in this respect. Besides a free ride to and from work, with pay and long terms of employment, itifs advertis- | ing that “an opchestra plays popular mu- | fic at intervals during the day." This installation of music in the pack- ing-house is likely to cause a stampede from the other places. In the packing-houses the girls now carn from $1 to 82 a day. ® il e o @ cific or St. Paul were told to a Vander- bilt director he replicd thaf the relations of all three systems were just §s friendly as they Te previously. Incidentally the fact was brought out to-day that the St. Paul management 'has decided to equip a4 locomotive works which wili be sufficient to supply the road with prac- tically all its locomotives. Machinery. has been ordered and construction work of ihe Northwestern with the Union Pa- | will be started immediately. important question | considered is the attitude of the clergy | Another matter under discus- | sion is the transfer of the American hier- | A ] i 1 I {P=cSIDENT \ THE-ODORE- i * President Numes the Arbitrate. ASHINGTON, Oct. 16— The great anthracite coal Ftrfl:e is settled at last. A cominizsion ‘of six persons, with a® seventh, . Carroll D..-Wright, as recorder, will - adjust . differences. between op- erators and - miners. - President Mitch- ell, of the Miners". Union/ will take the necessary measures to call the strike off. The president will urge immediate resumption of mining and the operators are expected to begin next week. Announcement that the great strike was off was made by Secretary Root with exuberant’ good humor at the White House shortly after 1 o'clock ‘this morn- ing. Organized labor has a representa- tive on the commission in the person of E. E. Clark, grand chief of the Order of Railroad Conductors, named as a sociolo- gist. The President added Bishop Spald- ing of Illinois to the list of five members suggested by the operators. As named the commission is_perfectly satisfactory to both miners and’ opera- tors. Assent of the miners was given through President Mitchell and” Mr, Sar- gent, Commissioner of Immigration, and of the operators through Robert Bacon and George W. Perkins of the banking firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. The final outcome followed a series of conferences, | beginning with two during thé day. with Mitchell ‘and two during the night with Bacon and Perkins. Events moved quick- ly at the last, the President being de- termined on a speedy settlement. The commission will assemble In a few days and choose a chairman, probably Gen- eral Wilson.. It then will arrange for sessions and- testimony. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The . following officlal statement an- nouncing- the. close of-the strike was is- sued at.the White House at 2:20 a. m.: ‘““After a conference with Mr. Mitchell and some further conference with repre- sentatives of the coal operators, the Pres- | ident -has appointed the members of the | commission to inquire into, consider ana | pass upon all questions at issue between | the operatcrs and miners in the anthra- | cite coal fields: “Brigadier General John M. Wilson, U. 8. A. (retired), late chief of engineers, U. 8. A., Washington, D. C,, as an officer | of the engineer corps of either the mili- tary or naval service of ‘the United | States. | “E. W. Parker, Washington, D. C., as | an expert mining engincer. Mr. Parker is | chigf statisticlan of the ccal division of the United States Geological Survey and editor of the Engineering and . Mining Journal of New York. “George Gray, Wilmington, Del,, as a Judge of a United States Court, “E. E. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Ia., grand chief of the Order of Railroad Conductors, as a sociologist, the President assuming that for the purposes of such a commis- sion the term sociologist means a man who has thought and studied deeply on | soclal gquestions and has practically ap- plied his knowledge. “Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton, Pa,, as a man practically acquainted with the mining and selling of coal. “Bishop John L. Spalding of Peoria, Ili, The President has added Bishop Spald- ing’s name to the commission. “Carroll, D. Wright bas been appointeq recorder of the commission.” | ‘to President Roosevelt - that the Mine . P THREE MEN WHO WORKED ENERGETICALLY YESTERDAY. TO BRING ABOUT THE_FINAL AGREEMENT TO SETTLE BY®ARBI- TRATION THE GREAT ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE. ks _ President Summons Mitchell and the Final ' Details of Arbitration are ASHINGTON, Oet.’ “-‘S John Mitchell, m of the United Mine ‘Workers, - during . eonfer— ences in Washington |.o—- day, indieated formally’ um amicable. - Mitchell: was in a con- eflhtory mood and 'the . President was very zealous in Ris efforts to promote a settlement of the prolonged strike. AT FIRST CONFERENCE. At the first contmce, which - lastsd Workers’ Union dissented from the re- striction placed by the operators on the choice of the proposed arbitration tri- bunal, and dcsired the President to have an absolute free hand in the selection of the members of the commission to be charged with an'adjustment of future relations between the employers and em- ployes. He laid stress in stating his ob- jection on the proposition that one of the commission should be a‘judgg from the Eastern Pennsylvania district. President Roosevelt, having ascertained the views of Mitcheil, at once communi-- cated with the operators and initiated efforts to reconcile the differences devel- oped and to have the operalors make some further concessions, his aim being to reach a common accord between miners and operators whereby the labor dispute may be finally compromised and mining of coal resumed, i COMES BY INVITATION. At the conclusion of ‘the conferemce Mitchell said he had no information which he could give to the public. It was announced, likewise, at the tempo- rary White House, that no official state-' ment of the conference would be made| at this time. When the last conference had been concluded, Mitchell left the | ‘White House, and after a brief confer- ence with President Samuel Gompers of the Federation of Labor and some other local labor leaders departed for Wilkes- barre, Pa. .’ Mitchell's visit to Washington was by invitation of President Roosevelt, who osked the. miners’ president (o come (o W”hln‘ton in order ‘that they might discuss the terms of the proposition sub- mitted to the President last Monday night by the anthracite coal railroad presidents, in the hope that the operators 11350 a. m. unti] m and Mitchell the’ proposition - e by ‘the operators for an arbitration commission. In a gen- eral way, the miners” president indicated certain objections -which he had to the proposition of the operators, but, it is un- derstood, did not at that time present his objections in a formal statement. At the conclusion of the first confer- ence, Mitehell walked over to the Treass ury Department, where for two hours he remained closeted with Frank P. Sar- gent, Commissioner of Immigration, in | the . latter’s = office. During ‘that time Mitchell communicated by long distance telephene with. persomis in New York and in It is undenmod that at p. m., the discussed fully that time he called a meeting of the dis- trict presidents, .to be held in -Wilkesbarre to-morrow. He digcussed fi uation with Sargent, with wh ‘the sit- 4o (TURKS MAR TRIUMPH BY MASSACRES Bulgarian Revolu- tionists Suffer Defeat. Powers Asked to Pro- tect Macedonian Christians. Many Villages are Reported to Have Been Destroyed by Troops. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 15.—It is de- clared in Government circles that Bulgarian revolutionary bands have everywhere been-defeated and that after | a sharp engagement in the Kiezna defile between a force of Turkish. troops and insurgents the Bulgarians were dislodged and dispersed. The Porte understands that the Bul- garian: Government has finally decided to suppress the Macedonian ‘Committee. According to official dispatches, seventy Bulgarians were captured from one band at ‘were killed or wounded. Smaller bands were scattered and their arms cap- tured. Thé villagers are returning and glving up their arms. SOFIA, Oct. 15.—A report has been re- ceived here from the frontier that in the vicinity of Bubnitza 600 women and chil- dren have fled ‘into Bulgaria to escape | Turkish troops. They report the destruc- | tion of the Christian villages of Stamoi, Drenovo, Serbinovo and Pirine and that the village of Oranovo has been burned and its inhabitants massacred. This information has-led to an agree- | ment Bbetween the ‘twp Macedonian com- mittees . and M. Zontcheff's committee. They. jointly decided to-day to call a mass meeting for October 19, of represent- atives.of the provincial Macedonian so- cletles and to send telegrams to the capi- tals of ‘Europe praying BEuropean States to proteéct the Christians of Macedonia | against Turkish atrocities. The Mace- | donian chiefs have addressed an appeal | to the Bulgarian press and to the con-| tinental socleties for assistance for th: refugees. THOUSANDS PERISH IN NORTHERN JAPAN VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 15.—Full par- ticulars of the disastrous typhoons and tidal waves which devastated Northern Japan at the close of September, caus- ing great loss of life and property, both at“sea and on shore, have been received by the steamer Glenogle, which arrived this morning. Several thousand persons lost their lives, the breakwater off Yoko- Lama Wwas swept away, liners were driven ashore and the Japanese battle- ship Shikishima stranded at Yosukuska. Temples, public builéings, houses, etc, | their occupants were destroyed and drowned. It was along the Japanese coast from Koduz to Odawara Bay that the greatest loss of life occurred. Huge tidal waves swept away villages, more than 600 Hves being lost in Koyawata alone. At Koha- | chimara, it is estimated, a similar num- ber lost their lives. From other points the record of death is as heavy, for the typhoon seems to have spread disaster throughout the northern part of Japa. and the seismic waves which swept in and deluged the coast caused greater loss of life than any storm since that awful ‘disaster of the tidal wave of 189 Several coasting steamers and a num- per of junks were wrecked at various points. The large battleship Shikishama Kara, which was moored near the Ako- zaki fort, dragged her anchors and went sshore,. but . no lives were lost, and the warship was floated three days later. At Yokohama the typhoon caused great damage to shipping. The German mail steamer Pruessen and the steam freighter ‘Penfbrokeshire stranded. The steamer Ao Maru was wrecked outside the de- moiished breakwater and her crew was saved only at great risk of life by gal- Jant seamen. The Aci Maru had in tow four safling vessels which she was en- vwlnc 1o save. Her master and chief | washed overboard and oo'm _but the remainder of the crew managed to reach the breakwater. The steamers Inabai Maru and Khalif, which ‘had collided and were battering each , were saved after much difficulty. i Shortly before moon on the 2th an im- mense tidal wave swept away the whole village of Koyata, or Koyawata. Two were. m-.nd without of the popula- about 1000 per- i the | Seres ~district and ‘2 number of HOT BATTLE STILL BAGES T IETOR President CastroIs Fighting Des- perately. Twice Leads in Person | Charge Against | Rebels. 'Nearly Six Hundred Mén | Lost in Encounter Whish ; Still Progresses. | WILLEMSTAD, cCaracas; Oct.. 1i= News has been received here from Carac- as that the battle near La Victorfa be- tween the forces of President Castro. | numbering 4190 men, with fifteen guss, and the Venezuelan revolutionists, which | began Monday morning, has so far been without definite results. | General Matos, the leader of the revo~ lution, and General Mendoza weére not present. The only rebel generals engaged were Guevera, Torres, Crespo and Anto- nio Fernandez, who hud with them about 3100 men, representing the advance guard of the revolutionists. ~President Castro twice led a charge in person and showed great courage and coolness. His liegs tenant, General Alcantara,” who was at cre time at’ the West Point Military Academy, was mortally wounded. The Government forces had 247 men killed. while the “revclutionists lost 310" men: Among the latter was General Guevera. | SAVES THE SITUATION. The arrival at the sceme of battle at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon of General Gow mez with 300 men and a large amount of ammunition saved the situation for the Government. At that tinte the odds wera greatly against Castro, but the arrival of the reinfrocements improved - his po- ’slt:on. The fight started Tuesday,’and at 10 o'clock in the morning Castro retired | to La Victoria. At 1 o'clock the fighting ceased on both sides. News of the engagement having reach- | ed Generals Matos and Méndoza, they | hastened to the scene and arrived at a | pcint near La Victorla yesterday with the rest of the revolutionary army, which new numbers about 3000. The reinforce- ments under Matos and Mendoza intend | to-take part In the remewal of hostilities | te-day | CASTRC IS SURROUNDED. President. Castro appears fo be sure rounded by his enemies. The town of Kl | Consejo, which lies back of La Victorids | 1= cccupied by the revolutionfsts. Valencia is supposed to be doomed. The | town was attacked by General Riera om | Monday and Tuesday. The Government cannot receive reinforcements from Car- | acas, as the German railroad from therq | to Valencia is held by rebels. Those who were wounded in the fights ing are still without medical assistance er re. They lie on the battlefield as they fell, and the scene there is one of great hurrer. —_——— L WANTS MORE WARSHIPS. Minister Bowen Is Watching the Interests of Americans. CALL BUREAU, M0§ G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oet. 15.—Although United States Minigter' Bowen has ex- pressed the fear that a warship will be needed to assist the gunboat Marietta in protecting Amerfcan interests in Venes- uela, none has yet been given orders (o go there. . The Montgomery is quité dvail- | able and could be quickly dispatched to any sceme of disturbance should condi tions become seriously unsettled, and un- til tlie situation becomes more threaten~ ing this Government is nmot incliged to take the Montgomery away from Santa Marta, which bas been more or less dis- turbed by the Colombian revolutionists. A telegram from Minister Bowen to- day, bearl.n: date_yesterday, says: “Army is still near Valencia. No particulars ob- tainable. Valencia closely surroynded and battle at Victoria going on mow.” —_— ARMY TO BE REDUCED TO M STRENGTH | WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—Orders will-be 15sued by the Wax Department to-morros ‘urdcflng that the regurar army be re- | @uced to the minimum authorized by law, 59,000 men. With the practical cessation | of outbréaks in the Pbilippines, it is be- lieved: that this can be done safely. The: present size of the army is about 67,000.5% | The cavalry and artillery regiments willl be reduced to the minimum basis except’ «round Fort Leavenworth, where commands will be kept to full sise educational reasons. P