The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 15, 1902, Page 2

ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE COMMISSION HEARS MINERS' CONTENTIONS [ X —_— Continued From Page 1, Column 7. commission was the advisability of hear- ing counsel on behalf of the non-union | men who remained at work during the | strike. Attorney John T. attorneys for the the commission what the arbitrators was. his under c: would probably be given him to-morroW. Mitchell, before taking the - witness| stand in the foremoon, presented the | miners’ side of the case in a 600-word | statement. It took him fort nutes to | read his address and he was listened to by the commission and operators with the closest attention. i It is not unlikely that Mitchell will be on the stand all day to-morrow and proba- bly longer. It is the intention of the min- ers to next call on Rev. Peter Roberts of Mahanoy City, who has an Intimate knowledge of enthracite mining and is the author of a book on the subject. During the hearing all the attorneys took co- plous notes and it looks as if the investi- gation would be Jong drawn out unless | errangement curtailing the cross- es is agreed upon. some examination of wi PLEADS MINERS' CAUSE. President Mitchell Tells Why Higher Recompense Is Asked. SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 14.—The anthra- strike commission began pro- cite coal ceedings shortly after 10 o'clock, when Judge Gray announced that the commis- ar the representatives of Mitchell said he would tur ment on Monday in ewer to some of the allegations of the Sperators, John L. Lenahan of Wilkes- barre, on behalf of the non-union men, inquired of the commission what course the proceedings would take With respect eion would b the miners fi fiie a f . : couraged by the operators to employ check tc them. Judge Gray answered that that |, i pmen 1o see that the product of their labor was a question which would have to be | s properly weighed and a correct record made iGer Wolverton asked the other side to gi've the operators at least one & notice inéicat the collieries from which em- ployes will be called as witnesses, so that the mine owners can be prepared to ex- amine them. Darrow, for the miners, egreed to the suggestion. chell then arose and addressed the His statement contained Mitchell prefaced his state- 'with the hope that the commission uld succeed in establishing a relation- the operators and miners ce and stability in the nite period.” After the demands for increased pay shorter work day for the the weighing of the coal, and an trial agreement, the refusal of all to the strike, Mitchell spoke on the guestion of higher c reciting for the min: 7,000 men and boys employed un: the mines, strippings, washeries breakers in the anthracite coal fields, 64,072, or 43 per cent, are em- ployed on centract or piece work: the remaining 3,00, or §7 per cent, are em- ployed by the hour, day, week or month. contract men, 37,804 are min- ers and 26,268 are miners’ laborers. “The work of a miner and a miner’s la- borer is fully hazardous; in fact, it is more dangerous than employment in any other important industry in the world. The number of persons killed and injured is greater than in any other industry. Fach day the anthracite coal $hines are in operation two and six-tenths persons lose their lives and three times as many are maimed, and yet these men receive wages annually than are received by ming precisely similar work in under favorable and less kagardous circumstances. The number of years a man can retain his health and etrength in this oceupation is lmif®. If he escapes ath or injury by falls of ek or coal, he cannot escape attacks of miners’ asthma. There is scarcely a mine worker who has not contracted this mal The miners are compelled to work in powder smoke, in foul air, many of them in water and their worl is dif- ficult. Reputable insurance companies will not issue policies to this class of ko The risks are so great that the premiums would be prohibitive to men whose earnings are so low. The entire 20 per cent which they demand as an in- créase in their wages would not suffice o carry an insurance of $1000. SEEK BETTER' CONDITIONS. “It seems byt fair and just that wages aid these classes of workmen should be high, if not higher, than wages paid » skilled artisans in other industries. it certainly not unjust to ask that these iners should receive as high wages as a&re paid to miners in the bituminous coal fields.*in the silver and gold mines or in the iron and copper mines, in all of which 1 failing to secure redress for their wrongs (the werk is Jess hazardous, freer from liabil- | companies having refused to tréat with their ity to disease, requiring less experience rtpresemnl(\‘sv had Y;D chol‘cc;khul to submit to B e S, Snd & N e Tk de” ccogmition 6f the wmion does mot mean In supporting the demand for reducti of hours of day laborers, Mitchell said - s “ pervision over the organization or shall coun- that it amounted to a demand of 20 per | 5i with ¢he mine Workers as to how their cent increase of compensation-for 83,000 | trade affairs shall be conducted. The miners men, or 57 per cent of all mine employes, | have as much right to select spokesmen o act Continuing he said: . e The eight-hour day is the standard working day in t ning industry. Eight hours siitute a day’s vork in the coal mines of G Britain, in all the silver, gold and copper mines — DR. PIERCE’S REMEDIES. It looks as if & man’s back is the center of strength when he is straining to lift or hanl a beavy weight. But the center of strength is mnot the back, but the stom- ach. There’s no strength in the beck of a giant if he's starving. -All strength is made from food, and food cait onl be converted into stxengti when it is perfectly digested and assimilated. the stomach is diseased, the nutri- tion of food is lost and phys- idal weakness follows. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical oy gt o er o digestion and nutrition. It makes men strong and mus- cular, by enabling the perfect digestion and assimilation of the food eaten. % *1 suffered from 2 very obsti- mate case of writes R. E. Secord, 13 Eastern Av., Toronto, tario, I tried a pum S o e pone ot T oot e coul not bear afty 86%id. food on my stomach; felt melancholy and Could_not sicep mor work. A friend Enmmpie G taken three botfles and it in paper covers, is sent. m on receipt of 21 one- cent stamps to pay ing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, | Indiana, and in the bi of Arkansas, Pennsylvania The reports Sur produced an Ohlo, Michigan, Kentucky, ey demonstrate that more coal has been ually since the inauguration of the tuminous coal mines in the States Kansas, Missouri, Jowa, Illinois, Western and the Indian Territory. of the United States Geological Lenahan, one of the non-union men,s asked. status’ before Judge Gray inform- ed him that th@f question would be taken sideration and that an answer | the responsibility of dfciplining its members. elght-hour work day than in any preceding year. Each miner produced more coal per working_day in eight hours than he formerly produced in ten hours and there is no Teason why the same sesults would not be obtaingd in the anthracite field. The bituminous work- ers receive in many instances from 20 to 40 per cent higher wages for eight hours’ work than are paid the anthracite miners for ten hours® work. DEFENDS THE DEMANDS. Defending the third demand, that coal shall be weighed and paid for by weight and that 2240 po = shall constitute a ton, ‘Mitchell de- Clared the present method of measuring the coal produced by the miners in the Lacka- wanna, Wyoming and Lehigh regions, ‘has been the source of more discontent than any other of the many injustices imposed upon the iners and there can be no contentment among these workers until an honest system has been adopted. Paying for coal by the car or by the ton welghing from 2740 to 3190 pounds’is a flagrant injustice. - The cars have been larger, more topping is required and there has béen. 1 cerresponding increase in the amount paid per car or per ton.. The miners haye. been forced to produce & constantly increasing amount of for which they receive no additional com- pensation, » ‘The miner should be paid for every pound of coal he mines that is sold by the operators. 1f 22240 pounds constitute .a ton when coal is sold to the consumer and when railraad com- ranles are paid for transporting coal to mar- ket, what justice can thére be.in denying the | miner the right to be paid for his labor upon | the same basis? *‘The anthracite companies, not satisfled with. an extra legal ton of from 2420 to 3150 pounds, have a system of docking through which they appropriate an additional part of”the miners’ earnings. A miner is docked all the way from 500 to 1000 pounds upon a car, as a penaity for | loading impurities for which he has already been penalized to the extent of from 700 to 000 | pounds in excess measure of weight; In other words, he is punished twice for the same of- fense, “*A’system somewhat similar but less unjust | obtained in & portion of the bituminous coal { fields many years ago, but the miners are now paid by welght upon the basis of a legal ton; they &re not only permitted but are en- | thereot.”’ Mitchell then took up the fourth demand of the miners for a trade agreement With the | necessary machinery for the adjustment of local grievances. He outlined the history and pol- icy of the United Mine Workers of America and explained that by its constitution the ‘anthra- cite and bituminous mine workers had home rule for the local government of local af- fairs METHOD OF INTERFERENCE. “The only manner,” he said, “in which the national organization is permiited to interfere, is that, before a strike is Inaugurated by the district orgenization, the approval of the p ident of the national union must be obtained, but the president of the naticnal organization bas no authority to inaugurate a strike,. Thus | the coal mine operators are afforded a greater measure of protection against strikes than they | would have under a separate and independent ization.” 1o the responsibility of the mine workers' {Zation, Mr. Mitchell caid: present ima the United Mine Wor- r crica has contracts with the operators of fourteen States and districts, fixing the amount the miners shall feceive per ton, the amount the various classes of labor shall re- ceive per day, the number of hours which shall constitute a day's work and the methods and | machinery for the adjustment of local griev- ences by, joint conference with the mine-own- ers, Thege are mutnal contracts which are ad- vantageous 1o both miner and owner and pro- | tect the public against the effects of strikes or | lockouts. . ““The reports of the United States Govern- ment on strikes in the mining industry show. that the number and duration of strikes has, been materially reduced each year since the svetem of joint conference and mutual agree- ment has been introduced. ““Where the United Mine Workers of erica is recognized and contracted with it mes The trade agreement has proved effective in restraining workmen from engaging in local or general strikes. There have been no strikes of ary magnitude in any of the coal-mining States in which trade agreements exist. We seek to eetablish the same method of adjust- ing_wage differences in the anthracite.field. “It is said that the competition between an. thracite and bituminons coal 15 a reason upon which the anthracite cperators oppose & uu’; nition of ‘the miners' organization. That thi objection is neither valid nor consistent is cléarly demonstrated by the fact that many of the railroads officered hy \the same men Who control tfie anthracife ‘coal mines enter into trade agreements with raifroad organizations, a majority of whose members are empioyed upon other and competing roads, RECOGNITION IS SOUGHT. “We demand recognition because we know that permanent peace and friendly relations can best be maintained through @ trade agree- ment with the organization which our people elected 1o join. Fully 90 per cent of the em- ployes of the anthracite coai mines are mem- bers of it from choice; they desire -to- retain | their membership in it. It was the United Mine Workers of America that conferred.with { the President of the United States in relation | to the submission of the issues involved in the coal strike to this commission; it was the Upited Mine Workers of America that was re- quested by the President to end the styfke; it was the United Mine Workers of America that declared the strike at 2n end; it was the United | Mine Workers of America that sent the men back to work and it is the United Mine Work- ers of America that pledged 1o accept the award of this mmission. “Fafiure to recognize the organization was the cause of the many local strikes against which operators and mine workers jointly com- plained. There have been many jocal strikes during the past year, the fault of which res upon cperators and miners alike. The miners, tion or interference by men mot employed he companies; it simply means that officers ted by the mine workers shall exercise su- | for them, to present their grievances, to man age their affairs, as have the stockhoiders or | any ome of the anthracite coa] companies to | elect their officers to perform like functions. PLAN OF PROCEDURE. “For the information of the commission we rerewith outline more specifically a plan of | procedure; whichy, it adopted, wouid pervent la- | cal strikes and ®preserve peace and harmony | during the time covered by the award which | you are empowered to make. “First—The rate of wages, the hours of la- | bor, the method of weighing and paying for the pro of the miners’ work should be fncor- ¥ in an agreement bLetween the repre- and | the representatives of the organization of | which the complainants in this case are mem- bers. “Second—There should conservative representative rated n ntatives of the various coal companies be a committee cf mine workers se- lected by the .employes at each colliery; it should be the duty of this committes to co-op- erate with the mihe foremen .in the -adjus: . ment of local disputes which cannot be settled between the mine foremen and the mine work- ers. ““Third—Should the mine foreman and mine company fail to adjust the grievance com- plained of, the matter in dispute should be re- ferred to ‘the company superintendent and a general grievance committee, which should be Constituted of representative mine workers from gach Soillery operated by amy one company £hould they fall to adjust it, it should be re- ferred to the general manager of the oal company and the district president of the miners’ -organization, and should they fail to ijust it, they should call on the services of some disinterested ~person, be final. ending an‘ adjustment in the maner set forth, the mines and the miners should con- tirue at-work." - - Mitchell concluded with a plea for the chil- dren. He said: “Our littie boys should not be forced into the “mifies and breakers 'so early in life; our little girls should not be'compelled to work in the mills and factories at an, age when they should be in school. These children are the future citizens of oOur nation: their parents should be enabled to earn wages sufficiently bigh to give them at least a common school education, # as to equip them to bear grave responsibilities that wiil ultimately de- volve upon them. The wealth and the future of the nation are not to be measured by its palaces and millionaires, but 1athef by the en- lightened contentment and prosperity of its millions of citizens, who constitute the bone and einew of our land.” Responding to & question by Judge Gray, Darrow said the miners would at the outset put orl some witnesses and that he would call Mitchell first, It was agreed that all wit- nesses should be put under oath. Mitchell was then sworn. e said that 90 per cent of the anthracite miners are members of the union, and that the president or the executive com- mittee never ordered a strike except upon the affiomative vote of the miners themselves. RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS. Resporiding to several questions Mitchell ex- piained the relations between the union and the bituminous operators, and said that by reason of the contracts entered into by them there had been no strikes. ,Where no contracts were made he said there had beén-strikes of considerable magnityde. . Through' the .amica- ble relationis with the bituminous ~operators, Mitchell said, wages had_been increased since 1868 an average of. 50 pef .cent and, that thare had been & reduction in hours of from tem to whose decision | mation - of “concentration FRANCISCO CAL NOVEMBER 15, 1902 SUBJUGATION OF THE®' MOROS . MAY REQUIRE MILITARY FORCE General Chaffee Reports on the Conditions Now Ex- isting i ASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The annual report of Major Gen- eral Adna R. Chaffee, just made public, closes September 30, quished his command of the division of . the - Philippines. The report, covers the campaign of ' General J. H. 8mith in Ba- mar, refers to'some friction that occurred between the civil and military authorities regarding Leyte ard Qiscusses the actfon of various officers and the work of the army in* the suppression of recent insur- rections. - B s General Chaffee’ warmly defends the of- ficers and aslmes full responsibility for all that was done under. official opders. He says that the varifous' Filipino bands were of little military impérfance and. in time can be handled by the insular con- stabulary. A 3 Speaking of ‘the campaign in Samar, General Chaffee says that he finds noth- ing in the written instructions’ which “was mot conferred by the conditions there to be overcome.”” He says the for- camps was necessary to suppress the insurrection in the .provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Tayabas. He asserts that the civil au- thorities in some instances aided the in-’ surrectionists, and says: “It was found necessary to arrest and confine, 300 or 400° of the intelligent class in order to re- move the influence of the masters over the masses of the population.” General Chaffee requests the removal of all censure that has been passed publicly upon General Bell regarding the orders, circulars and instructions which he issued while putting down_ the insurrection. An interestinig feature jof General Chaffee’s, report reiates to rthe Moros in- Minda- nao and Jolo. He says that it will re- quire time, tact ‘and patience to estab- lish United States authority over all the Moro settlements. In this connection he says; ) JOLO SULTAN’S CASE. The sooner the Sultan of Jolo's title, actual or assumed, as soverign and as sole owner of land in the Jolo archipelago is quieted, the better for the -situation. - Probably there- is little doubt that a .money consideration would relieve the situation of his claim and his pres- ence, and if this be done 1aws, just but simple, and So plainly stated as to be undersood by the Moro population generally could be en- forced through the Dattos upon their followers without much trouble or frequent resort to foree, LIt ‘will e impossible for many years to ignore chieftainships—Dattos—and to deal di-, rectly with the individual Mcros as is done with civilized, Christian_pcopie. It will, how- ever, be a long step ahead for the inhabitants of Jolo archipelago when the Dattos ‘are inde- pendent of the/Suitan angd-recognize the Unitad Stages as the only soverelgnty to which ailegi- ance is due and: as the only authority em- powered to enact laws for the. government of the inhabitants and the country; that all the inhabitants are equa) before. the. law: that Christian people have a right to live. 'These few - simple - propositions _acknowledged, the govepnment of -the Moro people would not at all be difficult. But to advance so far will consume~ much ‘time and may' result in a national confliet, for the modification of pres- ent beliefs to accord with the above ideas will in some cases require that military force be used. General Chaffee says that force has been used only to the degree necessary to make jt understood lainly that per- ;sens entitied. to prote eannot be mur- nd that - the “@@hority of the United States cannot be questioned. The ttention of the United States forces, e says, has been misunderstood, and the Dattos helieve the troops to be cowards afid afrald to attack'tholr defenses. He #ays force must be applied to humble their pride and assumed invincibility. Commenting on -other sections of ‘the isiands General Chaffee says that at the time of writing his report the army was on a peace status. Troops are being withdrawn from all participation in civil affairs as rapidly as civil organization can be erected. This has been completed in all except Batangas and Samar, where | it is expected Lo be accomplished by the end of the year. He says all parts of the archipelago except what is known as the Moro count: have been formally or- ganized for civil government and turned over to'its officials, thus freeing the army from supervisory or actual control over its lnhahnar)ls or their affairs. BARRACKS ARE NEEDED. General Chaffee points out the neces- sity for more barracks, and says the $1,500,000 appropriated for the army in the Philippines will not provide more than temporary shelter, built largely of native materials. He thinks permanent sites should be. purchased and suitable build- ings erected at healthful points in the islands. Concerning the health of the command General Chaffee say The égcillation of the percentage of sick in and has not exceeded 215 pdints dur- The maximum was 8.51 per cent . 1901 the minimum 6.01 cent partments. General J. P. Sanger, as In- fjcated in thes % 801 per o 2 0 e islands until publi - oh ::maz *"r‘m giaé::ngn:;-_; :Il,:’ ‘&'Reg?; spector general, makes a strong recom- ment in the communities hpoppf);;in"‘o Ihilsted men, as against twenty of- Mendation in favor of the re-establish- it apd this sentiment is slow of growth." eight and also In the number of children em- ployed. The price of fuel, both bituminous and_anthracite, he said, had gradually in- creased. The work of mining he characterized as the most hazardous in the world. Last year 513 men were killed in the mines and 3200 injured. The number of deaths in the bituminous fields in propertion to the number of men employed Wwas not so great as in the anthracite regions. Mitchell sald the wages paid in the bits minous flelds were from 40 to 50 per cent higl er in some classes of work and from 20 to 50 per cent in others than in the anthracite re- glon. He had visited the homes of miners in this region and in the bituminous flelds, and, generally speaking, the conditions in the soft coal ‘fields aré better than in the hard coal erritory. e aid the agitation for high wages was begun two years ago. This had ‘crystallized into & demand to be pald by. weight, Whieh, in his, opinion, was the only honest method of determining the amount the men earn.’ He spoke of the increased size of the-coal cars and the demand of the opcrators that more “top’ should be put on, which, he said, 'Had the date when he relin- - + composed of n the Philippi IR G ADNA R CHATYTE ne Islands. R R 2 s “FORMER COMMANDER OF. THE AMERICAN FORCES IN THE PHILIP- PINES, WHO, IN AN INTERESTING REPORT, EXPLAINS CONDI- TIONS IN'UNCLE SAM'S NEW COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. * ficers and 219 enlisted men -for the previous year. Of the twenty-six causes of death tab- ulated by the chief surgeon, dysentery is the most prominent. Deaths from cholera, he ascribes to willful disregard of timely explained dangerous practices and failure to avold known localities of infection. While the ‘number of deaths of natives and others not of the mili- tary -service reaches nearly 44,000, the Tives of many thousards of natiyes have been saved, he sdys, through the influence exercised by the-army fn localities where precaytion is re- garded as of little or of no avail. Under the reorganization army act there have been organized fifty companies of Filipino scouts, a total strength of 5000, different tribes. Gen- éral Chaffee says 1 “They are fairly efficlent and effective and when carefully officered serve their purpose wéll.” In a highly commendatory statement General Chaffee-asknowledges the assistangeggrhich the army has re- ceived from na¥y. In conclusion Chaffee makes a statément of the gener- &l character of the army and the duty of the troops, which is in the mature of ?{reply to. criticisms that have been made. e says: DUTY WELL PERFORMED. The officers and enlisted men of the army who have served in the divislon during the past vear have faithfully and efficiently per- formed duty as it fell to their lot. A very considerable part have been dispersed by com- pany or detachment to occupy stations for pur- poses of observation and to give moral sup- port to municipal authorities and munieipal police. This duty has been performed without friction so far as known to me, with but comparatively few exceptions. Some alleged wrongs done natives by soldiers it has been impossibie to redress because of failure to identify the responsible party or parties, but when established _disciplinary measures 'have Deen enforced. The assumption and statment that the presence of Soldiers in a community is very demoralizing with respect to the na- tives is mot true as a broad proposition. In my opinion the opposite view is most worthy 10 he noted. An individual soldier here and there has no doubt wronged a native, and with threat of physical force compeiled obedi- ence to his demands, but these instances are exceptional, not the rule, so that unless the alleged demoralizing influence broadens so as to make the presence of the white race, as a race, demoralizing to the native races, the influence for evil by the soldier is indeed small and yndeserving of comment compared with their many virtues, which by precept and ex- amrle are object lessons for good. Accompanying General Chaffee's report ave the reports of the staff officers and general officers who command various de- been a source of more trouble than any one thing he knew of, “‘Were you willing to submit to arbitration?* Darrow asked: “‘Always,’” sald Mitchell, Darrow's next question brought out the first public statement made since the late strike Wwas inaugurated regarding the amount of aid given the strikers. Mitchell sald that $1,500,- 000 had been distributed among the workers, and that ngn-union men on strike had shared equally with the unionists; although they had paid no dues. He said he did not know of a single instance where his organization’ had falled to keep its contracts. ‘‘What do you say &s te the abilify of your organization to maintain discipling and assist in the settlement of questions and help in the harmony of the management of the coal indus- try?” inquired Darro Speaking very ~deliberately, swered : ; “'1 would say that our experience as an or- ganization demonstrates clusively that dis- cipling can be maintained where trgde agree- ments exist. As a matter of f in_those Btates where we have trade agreements, if any Mitchell an- @ il P%H-H—I-I—H‘H-EW'H-H‘PH‘W ® Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Noy. 14.—The following Californians have arrived: Ban Fran- cisco—Mrs. M. Born, at the Raleigh; T. R. Brooks, at the Grand Union; C. L. Johnson, C. S. Johnson, Miss C. M. 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He had been employed at the Le Franc Winery for several months. ¢ -—— Canada Takes Ametican Settlers. TORONEO, Ontaslo, Noy 3 ‘on- tario Cabinet has accepted the proposal of a_ syndicate, represented by J. E.-Egan of Rock Island, IIl., and Judge Utt of Chis cago, to place 12,000 American settlers on 2,000,000 acres of agricultural crown lands in Ontario and the agreement will be signed in a few days, o AR Miss Beal Wedded in Denver. DENVER, Colo., Nov. l4.—Lieutenant ‘William Jordan, U. 8. A, now stationied at Fort Logan, and Miss May Beal of S8an Franeisco were married to-day at St. Mark's Church in this ecity. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev. Dr. John H. Houghton. ‘matter, which was referred back to Gen- — ment of the canteen. The termination of oreganized resistance to the Governmiént. he says, renders necessary the establish- ment ,of something to occupy ‘the atten- tion of the soldlers and a place of amuse- ment separate from that appointed in most of the places where troops are sta- tioned. ¥ He goes on.at length Into what -has been done to suppress cholera, and says: DANGER FROM CHOLERA. “Unless checked by more stringent measures cholera must soon spread wide- Iy among tHe inhabitants of the islands, as the streams are little more than sew- ers.. and,;it ‘is eXtremely difficuit to en- force cleanly methods ifi<the preparation ‘l of food."” ¥ : 2 Major General Llpyd Wheaton, who was| General Bell's supérior,:in a report of the operations in’ Northern ,LuZon, says: I authorized tbe polfcy and fuliy ap- prove of the ethods by which' the fnsur—| reetion-in the provinces of Batangas, La- guna and Tayabas was ended. The hu- mane code of the laws of war, as pubiish- €d during the administration of President Lincoln, was followed in all operations against semi-civilized insurgents habitu- ally violating every law of war and treat- ing their own people .with every barbar- that can be inflicted upon the help- General Davis, now in command of the Philippines, made -a report on July 3, 1%2, on the subject of slavery. The re- pert was based upon the action of Col- onel William M. Wallace, commanding at Jolo, in which he refused to return es- caped slaves. The Sultan made a com- plaint to General Chaffee in regard to the eral Davis, in command of the depart- ment. General Davis declared that es~ caping slaves should be protected in their frcedom and that all should know that the taking and owning of slaves is for- bidden by United States laws. He says that it ‘would be impracticable to secure the freedom of slaves by remuneration to their owners, as tens of .thousands would continue voluntarily their ser- vices, They are not especially unhappy and have few wants or necessities. He expressed the opinion that slavery is not uncommon among Chriatian Filipinos, and adas that “slavery will never he erad- of cur local uniops were to sttempt to violate 8greements or refuse to go back to work when Wwo instructed them to do £o, we would put them out of the union. Our agreements take precedence over our own law. The agree- ments must be kept inviolate.” When the direct examination of Mitchell was concluded Wilicox for the operators cross- examined Mitchell rvenn‘mupe the general workings of the organization. Hicox asked if there was' any orovisions i the . miners’ constitution - which _authorized the "expulsion of men who violate ree- ments. Mitchell sald that he would l:n\’- such authority because that had been the policy of the organization. : “'Equaily,” said he, “‘the process of enforc- ing the agreement 1 the agreement itself. The constitution does not specifically contain any provision for-turning & man out of the or- ganization, but it ddes confer power on its officers to interpret it and to exercise, super- ;'.I.!(Oh under it. The Interpretation is that W “‘Then you are now making the law?'’ asked Willeox, At the afternoon session the mine workers® leader was examined regarding interpretations of the union's comstitution, After finishing reading the testimony Will- cox questioned Mitchell regarding the strike of 1000. He askad how ethe strike was inaugu- ratéd, how many men were affected and how many were members of the union. Following this” Wilcox took up the method of dealing with the me: ADVERTISEMENTS. .|'to claims of jurisdiction. LABORING MEN MAKE PROTESTS | GOE3 Reso}ut;ions at the Fed- eration Session in the South. i 0 e Recognition of an Interna- tional Socialism Is Suggested. . jocii ATOE . .NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14.—Another day Was devoted by the American Federation of Labér to work' preparatory for the actual dutles. of the convention. Reports of committees and the introduction of resolutions took up all of the sessions. No action was’taKen on any of the resolu- tions. ‘They were simply received by the presiding officer and by him referred to the various committees whose report upon them will be submitted later to the con- vention for action. Eighty-seven resolutions were submit- ted. Many of them related to minor points of organization, to requests that varfous | firms be placed upon the “unfair list” and | Outside of | these the following were the resolutions of chief intewest: | That the United States Government be asked to return to Porto Rico those people Who were | induced to_Jeave: that island fur Hawaii under tbe promises of better industrial conditions. That any man who shall have reached the | age of ‘sixty -vears, who-is a naturalized citi- zen ‘and has lived twenty-one vears in th country and whose average aunual income has ‘been less than $1000 per-annum be given a lfe | pension of $12.per month. That_the national headquarters be removed from Washington to Denver. For the re-enactment of miping laws for the Indian Territory, particularly for the licensing | of mining engineers and hoisting enginsers. That a protest be made against the ship | subsidy bill, “as it is calculated to extend over the sea thé” same monopoly held by the rail- roads on land,” and that the Federation en- courige the department of a naturalized body of American seamen, > That protest be' made against the forcible re- | turn of deserting seamen from private vessels. No ailusion’ {s made to ships of war. That the Federation protest against the con- | stryction of either the Panama or Nicaragua | canals, ‘‘as the country must either acquire | . “[.more territory or encroach upon the liberties of the Latin-American States.’ That the Federation protest against the harsh treatment glven labor organizations in Porto Rico under the old Spanish laws of the island. | That efforts be made to defeat the anti- | scalping bill now befors Congress and all ity | ordinances enacted against ticket broker: i That the 3000 emvloyes of the National Bu- | reau of Printing and Engraving be unionized. | That_ald should be extended to the letter | carriers in their.efforts to secure higher wages. | For a declaration by the American Federa- | tion of Labor that a building devoted to tha use of union labor should be erected in every | town of 13,000 or more inhabitants, | That_all demands for increase in wages or | change In conditions must be first made to the centralnlabor bodies. { For recognition of the prineiples of taterna- tional soctalisur. L i To encourage the:study of economic sub- jects in all organizations, | Promptly at 2 o'clock President Gom- | pers called for the presentation of the resolutions and for an hour they came in a stream. Under the rules of the federa- tion no resolution can be introduced after | the end of the $econd day and this after-! noon was the last chance. When this work was finished- the committee on cre- | éentlals announced itself ready with two | more sections of its report, the first of | which was to the effect that the protest ‘against the seating of the delegates of the United’Brewery Workers was not sus- | -taindd and that they should be allowed to | ‘act. The second was that the dispute over | ‘the seating of igelem(q_g@eflp‘( the Sheet | Metal Workers had been compromised and thit P."J. Downey, the contestant, would | act jointly with Delegate Cole, the vote | being equally divided between them. Both | portions of the report wera adopted. _ The.committee on rules submitted its | report, and ‘after a long debate over sev- eral minor points adjournment was taken until 9 o’clock to-morrow. e e e e ADVERTISEMENTS. HAVE YOU ANY OF THESE | — | of a Very Common| Trouble ? i There is no disease so Common in the | United States as catarrh, because it ap—’ pears in so many forms and attacks so | many different organs. 1t is a common mistake to uppose that | catarrh 1s confined to the nose and throat. | Any inflammation of the mucous mem- | brane, wherever located, accompanied by abnormal secretions, is catarrh. Catarrh of stomach or bladder or intestines is nearly as common as nasal catarrh and much more serious, although it is true that stomach catarrh and catarrh of other internal organs is the result of neglected nasal catarrh. A new remedy has recently appeared which so far as tested seems to be re- markably effective impromptly curing ea- tarrh, wherever located. The preparation is sold by druggists gemerally under the name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, and, in | addition to being very palatable and con- venient, péssesses extraordinary merit, in many cases giving immediate relief from the coughing, hawking and constant clearing ©of the throat .and head, these symptoms with which every one is fa- miliar who has ever suffered from colds in the head and throat. Catarrh s simply a continuation of these symptoms until the trouble becomes | chronic and grows gradually worse from | year to year. Stuart’s Catarrh. Tablets are composed of Hydrastin, Red Gum and similar anti- septics and catarrh specifics, from which it will be seen that no secret is made of | the ingredients and also that no mineral poisons are used,-as is the case with many well known catarrh medicines. For catarrh of the nose, throat bron- chial tubes, for catarrh of stomach, in- testines or bladder no preparation is so cafe and gives sich rapid and permanent results as Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. All druggists sell them at 50 cents for full-sized package. You can use them with assurance that you will not contract the cocaine or morphine habit, as the re- sults from this catarrh cure are apparent from the first day’'s use. Symptoms GCNORREEA AND URINARY DISCHARGES. Dyspepsia ~What's the use of a good cook if there's a bad stomach—a stomach too weak prop- erly to digest what is taken into it? The owner of such a stomach experi- ences distress after eating, nausea be- A#ween meals, and is troubled with belch- ing and fits of mervous headache—he's dyspeptic and miserable. “I bhave been troubled with dyspepsia and have suffered almost everything. I have tried many different remedies, but could get no relief until I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. After the use of this medicine I could eat without distres: and day I am as well as ever, but I al. Hood's Sarsaparilla on hand. J. A. Crowell, Canajoharie, N. Y. Hood’s Sarsaparitia| Damiana Bitters # _and Pills Cure dyspepsia, strengthen and tone all the digestive organs and build up the ‘whole system. A CURE IN 48 HOURS. % A GREAT RESTQRAT - \or and Nervine, o R The wmost wonderful aphrodisia Tonle tor the ‘Sexual 0“ A lugh)‘(.:ln& he Mexican Remed; Rldne.\‘"lAfi 'Elndflar. 1is on its own merits, 323 Market sty Fooo Mo Ay r Diseases of the | Sunday. CREDITOR'S GOIN 10 ROBBERS Peculiar Story Told to Police by Patrick Gartland. Starts Out to Pay a Car- penter and Meets Two Bold Highwaymen. pR v Patrick Gartland, a paver for the Unitel Rallreads; residing at the corner of Twenty-third street and Hoffman avenue, claims that he started out ‘Wednesday night with $49 in his pockets with which to pay a carpenter who built his home. He now claims that on the way to the carpenter’s home he met two highway- men, who relieved him of his wealth. Gartland employed L. F. Sandien, ltv- ing at Church and Twenty-second streets, to build his house, and says he started out to lquidate the debt shortly after § o'clock Wednesday evening. About $i00 of the money he raised on a mortgage and the balance had been saved from his earnings. According to the story Gart- land related to the police he was met on Twenty-third street by,two armed high- waymen and robbed. The men made | thelr escape and he continued on his way. | The carpenter had visited his house about ten minutes after his departure, and on learning that Gartland was looking for him started back, passing the scene of | the alleged holdup. Sandien says he saw no trace of the robbers. Detectives are investigating the matter. i Elk in Humboldt County. Chief Deputy Vogeisang of the Fish Commission states that he has received information that two bands of elk, one of nine animals and the other of seventeen, are roaming about the forests of Hum- Loidt Count¥. Two Oakland sportsmen ! *vho have gone out to shoot some of the elk are being watched by the authorities. ADVERTISEMENTS. A new book of verse by cne of the most popular living Ameri- can poets. WILL CARLETON Author of Farm Ballads, Farm Festivals, City Ballads, &c. HARPER & BROTHERS Frankiin Square, New York OCEAN TRAVEL. Steamers leave San Fran- cisco as follows: For Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, etc., Alaska—11 a. m., Nov. 2, 7, 12, 17, 2. Dec. 2. Change to company steamers_at- Seattle. For_ Victoria, Vancouver, Port Towneend, Seattle, Ta- coma, Everett, Whatcom—I11 a. m,, Nov, 2, 7. 12, 17, 22, 2 Dscl fmgh""rf,i Seattle to this _compan: stes .a\!lx:kn ard G. N. Ry.; at Seattle for Tacoma N. P. Ry.: at \‘ancnu;eré: &)‘ P. Ry. F (Humboldt Bay)—Pomona, 1:7 o RS, 11 17, 23, 29, Dec. 8: Corona, -1:30 p. m., Nov. 26, Dec. 2. 2 oL Lon Angéles ort Los Angeles and Redondo), San Diegzo and Santa Barbara— Santa Rosalla, Sundays. 9 a. m. State of California, Thursdays, 9 a. m. For Los Angeles (via San Pedro and East San Pedro), Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Mon. torey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Huenems and *Newport (*Ramora only). Ramena, 9 a. m., Nov. 8, 14, 22, 30, Deec. &; Coos Bay, 9.3 m.. Nov. 2, For Ensenada, Magdaiena Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Pa Jia, Guaymas (Mex.)—1i0 a. m. month. For further information obtain folder. Right reserved to change steamers or sailing date TICKFT OVFTICE—+ New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel) Freight office. 10 Markst strest C. D. DUNANN, Gen. Passenger Agt.. 3 10 Market st.. San Francisco, O.R.&N. CO. Only Steamship Line to PORTLAND, OR., and shor? rail line from Portiand-to all. points t ] East. Through tickets to ail_points. all rail or | steamship and rail. at LOWEST RATE: Steamer tickets inclide berth and meals Steamer sails foot of W. HITCHCOCK, G ‘TOYO KISEN KAISHA. FEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARFE, COR- ner First and Brannan streets, at { p. m., for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hivgo), Nagasaki and Shanghai and conneeting at Hongkong with steamers for In- dia, ete. No cargo received on board on day of salling. S. 8. HONGRONG pear st. at 11 a. m. . Agt., 1 Montgomery st. at Manila) ber 25, 1903 2WA%, IAUOR, WY ZEALAND > SYDUEY 9ceanic$.8.00. E R §. 8. ZEALANDIA, for Honmolulu, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2 p. m. 8.8, VENTURA, for Homolulu, Samoa, Auck- dney, Thursday, No. 27, 10 a. m, and . m. 8. S.dMAR A, for Tahiti, Dec. 6, 10 a. m. &0, SPRECKE(S BA0S.09., Aqts., Tickst Office, 543 Markat82, FreightQffice, 329 Market 3t., Per lo. 7, Pacife St AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAmON.D.I:)l‘I'DgN. . Louts. am Se PNy . o oo 108 m RED STAR LINE. NEW YORK, ANTWERP, PARIS. Friesland.Nov.15, 10dm Kroonl'd.Nov.29. 10 am Vaderl'd. Nov.22, 10 am Zealand..Dec. 0 am INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUS DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS, m Saturday, at 10 &. m., from Pler 42, North River, foot of Morton street. ond-class to Havre.$45 and upward. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED ETATES and CAN York.. J. F. FUGAZI & CO, Pacific', Codst Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Fraicisco. CHAS. D. TAYLOR,G.A.P.C..30 Montg'm'y st, Salling evety Thursday, instead of First-class to Havre, §70 and upward. See. AD., 32 Broadway (Hudson building), New Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents. ————————————— BAJACALIFORNIA |BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. R 0. S FAVY VARD “AND VALLEJD. Steamers GEN. FRISBIE or MONTICELLD. 9:45 a’ m , 3:15 and $:30 p. m., éxcept Sun- day. Sunday, 9:45 a_ m., 8:30 p. m. Leaves Valiejo, 7_a. 12:30 noom, & p. m., except " _Sunday, 7 a. m., 4:16 p. m. Fare, 50 hone Main 1308, Landing and g. Misston-street dock. HATCH cents.” Tele, office. pler BROS.