The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 18, 1902, Page 1

VOLSME XCII-NO. 17 @ All. j S AN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' CONTROVERSY BETWEEN LABOR CHIEFTAINS IS RENEWED AND PRESIDENT MITCHELL DEFENDS THE RIGHTS OF UNIONS tion was introduced by Delegate Sheridan calling for an investigation of the charges and eration of Labor. phasis: “The entire thing is a scheme to injure me and to discredit me so that I can- | not be re-elected. I had no part in the presentation of the resolution offered by Sheridan, and I belicve that he and Gompers are in collusion regarding it.” SHAFFER NOW CHARGES COLLUSION | BETWEEN SHERIDAN AND GOMPERS T the convention of the American Federation of Labor yesterday a resolu- counter-charges preferred by President Shaffer of the Amalga- mated Association of Stecl Workers and President Gompers of the American Fed- . After the adjournment President Shaffer asserted with great em- SAMOEL. SOMPERS ATTORNEY GENERAL DOLE MUST PAY ALIMONY FOR THE PRESENT Wife Scores First in the Divorce Suit. Lives in Swell Style to Keep Up Her S Position. Epecial Correspondence of The Call. ONOLULU, Nov. 11.—In the suit of Mrs. E. P. Dole, formerly of S8an Francisco, against her husband, the | Attorney General of Ha- wall, for separate mainte- nance, Judge Gear has made an order directing Dole to pay $150 at once for maintenance since the suit began, a coun- mel fee of $250 and $150 a month alimony until the end of the suit. Two days were owed Dole’s counsel to present author- | on the question of staying the order y an appeal Mrs. Dole was present during the hear- ing and testified in such vigorous tones that it was once necessary for the court to admonish her not to-interrupt-the pro- ceedings. This occurred when Dole tes- tified that he had given her half his in- | come up to the time of their trouble. FOR BENEFIT OF SON. | all Dole testified that he had given away 1l his property to a friend, C. D. Chase, | for the bemefit of ton his son, who is in Bos- have nothing In the bank at all,” His salary is $350 a month and g expenses from $15 to $IT5 a Mrs. Dole said it cost her over She is staying at the Moana vhere she pays $% a month.- She s about $2) a month for hack e amount for laundry and for car fare. Being not think these items | woman in utterly des- titute umstances Mrs. - Dole said gharply MUST RIDE IN HACKS. wife of the Attorney y in town at nights?” asked Judge Stanley, Dole’s counsel. The an- swer was given promptly in the negative. Mrs. Dole wa many years a teacher in Ban Francisco and Judge Stanley con- tended that she should support herself, | but Judge Gear took a different view of the matter and ordered the payment of temporary alimony. ASHES OF COLUMBUS NOW IN A MAUSOLEUM Coffin of Illustrious N:vigator Is Moved With Befitting Cere- mony at Seville, BEVILLE, Spain, Nov. 17.—The cere- mony of depositing the eshes of Chris- | topher Columbus in a special mausoleum | was carried out in the cathedral here to- day with befitting solemnity. The coffin containing the ashes of the illustrious | navigator was borne on the shoulders of & party of naval seamen and behind it | walked in procession the Archbishop of | Seville, the cathedral chapter, the Min- ister of Marine and a number of other dignitaries. After mass had been said the Captain General of Cadiz and the Archbishop took | g WIFE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE TERRITORY OF HA- WAII, WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED ALIMONY AND COUNSEL FEES PENDING HER SENSATIONAL ACTION FOR DIVORCE. XX PORTUGAL'S KING PAYS A VISIT 10 Edward Meets Carlos at the Station and the Two Sovereigns Embrace. LONDON, Nov. 17.—The King of Por- tugal arrived at Windsor to-night from France to pay a visit to the King and Queen of England. King Edward, who had come direct | from Sandringham, met him at the sta- tion. The two monarchs embraced one another most cordially and then drove off to the castle, accompanied by the cheers of the crowds which had gathered out- the coffin into their charge and it was deposited in the mausoleum where it wil] | remain permanently. v < GENERAL MATOS SHUTS ¥ HIMSELF UP IN HIS HOME CARACAS, Nov. l'l —A tugboat has ar- rived at La Gualra from Carupano bring- ing the news that on Saturday the Gov- ernment troops under the command of General Vuletini attacked and reoccupied almost without fighting the seaport of Cumana, which has been in the hands of the insurgents. The Dutch Governor of Curacao has notified General Matos, who reached that island November 13, that he must ob- serve a strictly neutral attitude and con- duct, otherwise he would be asked to Jeave Curacao. General Matos has shut himself up in his house at Willemstad with his family, not wishing to be seen. ol AP AR Americans Get Russian Contracts. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 17.—An Amer- jcan firm to-day was awarded a million dollar contract to construct a system of telephone conduits in this city. The con- tract provides for the laying of twenly miles of underground tubes in 1903. The city of St. Petersburg is preparing to in- stall a model telephone system. A Chi- cago firm has secured the contract for the switchboard side the station and along the route. A great banquet was given at Windsor Cas- tle in honor of the royal guest. As the present is the first occasion on which King Edward has visited the town of Windsor since his illness, the inhabi- | tants of the royal borough give him an elaborate reception. The other ruler at present in England, | the German Emperor, had good shooting to-day on the estate of the Earl of Lons- dale, whose guest he has been at Lowther Castle since Saturday. The Emperor will take luncheon with Lord Rosebery at the latter's seat at Dal- meny, Scotland, next Friday on his way back to Germany. REV. HUGH PRICE HUGHES. Death Claims the Celebrated Wes- leyan Pyeu:her. LONDON, Nov. 17.—Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, the celebrated Wesleyan preach- er, died suddenly in this city to-night. Mr. Hughes was one of the leading spirits of the social purity movement and anti- gambling league in England. He was president of the Wesleyan Conference in 1895-1899 and past president of the “Na- tional Council of Evangelical Free Churches THE BRITISH RULER 1 | SENATE'S BLIND CHAPLAIN' INTENDS T0 RESIGN POST Failing Health to Cause Retirement of Ven- erable Rev. W, H. Milburn. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—It was said here to-night that Rev. Willlam Henry Milburn, the blind chaplain of the United States Senate, intended to resign the post which he has held for many years. He is now 79 years old and rather feeble, having suffered injuries from a fall one day during the last session of Congress. He is at present absent from the city, however, and none of his friends here know anything definite of his intentfons. Dr. Milburn was born in Philadelphia in 1823, and was educated in’ that city and at the Illinois College, Jacksonville, Iil. He lost the sight of one eye and that of the other in a great measure when he was five years old and has been wholly blind for many years. He was elected chaplain of Congress in 1845 and again in 1853, and chaplain of the House of Rep- resentatives in 1885 and of the Senate in 1893, —_— SHARP EARTHQUAKES ARE FELT IN UTAH Clocks Are Stopped in Salt Lake but No Serious Damage Is Reported. SALT LAKE, Nov. 17.—Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in this city shortly before 1 o'clock to-day. Clocks were stopped in various parts of the city, but no serious damage is re- perted. The shock” was felt at a number of points in Southern Utah. Pine Valley, In ‘Washington County, reports two sharp shocks about 1 o'clock,“he movement be- ing heavy enough to damage chimneys and throw crockery from shelves. The disturbances seemed to be from north to south. | red to a special committee of five, two to 11 sent out after the settlement of the Old Dispute Between President Gompers and Shaffer. Echo of Steel Strike Bobs Up at New Orleans. Labor Convention to Settle a Heated Controversy. NEW:- ORLEANS, Nov. 17.—The old dis- | pute between President Shaffer of the! Amalgamated Association of Steel Work- | ers and President Gompers of the Ameri- | can Federation of Labor broke out afresh in the labor convention to-day, and there | Is every prospect that on this occasion | the fight will be to a finish. The charge& were originally made by President Shaf- | fer after the termination of the great steel | strike of 1900. They were to the effect | that President Gompers of the American | Federation of Labor and President John] Mitchell of the United Mine Workers had been guilty of ununionlike conduct in re- | fusing to support his organization in its | fight. They, on the other hand, asserted that the assoclation over which President | Bhaffer presided was trying to.violate its | agreements and that his stand was unten- | able. - Delegate Sheridan of the Amalgamated Association, a cplleague of President Shaffer in the convention, to-day threw a bomb by asking unanimous consent to in- troduce a resolution calling for an inves- tigation of the charges. Both parties announced that they court- ed the investigation and it will be refer- be selected by President Gompers, two by President Shaffer, and the four to choose the fifth. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE, ‘When the Shaffer-Gompers dispute came up and Delegate Sheridan asken-consent for the introduction of the resolution a del- egate offered an objection, which President Gompers requested him to *withdraw. Delegate Shaffer demanded that the mat- ter be investigated in the fullest manner, and the objection was withdrawn. President Gompers retired from the chair and called Delegate Wilson of the Mine Workers to the chair. Upon motion of Delegate Mahon and an amendment by Vice President Duncan, the matter was referred to a committee of five, two to be chosen by #President Gompers, two by Delegate Shaffer and the fifth to be se- lected by the four. A resolution that hefore any union shall make a demand for a change of. wages and conditions it be referred to the central body for action was reported adversely by the committee on boycotts to which the resolution was referred, and its action was sustained by the convention. President McConneli of the machinlists declared that insufficient time had been given committees to complete their work and asked for adjournment until Tuesday morning in order that the convention would proceed more rapidly with its la- bors. His motion prevalled and the ad- journment was taken. Gompers announced the two mem- bers of the special committee representing his interests to be John Moffitt of the United Hatters and Edgar A. Agard of the Glass Bottle Blowers' Union. Shaffer named J. M. Slayton of the Carpenters and Joiners and W. H. Has- kins of the United Mine Workers of Ohio. ‘When the committee met in the even- ing but three members were present, and after waiting for some time it was decid- ed not to appoint the fifth member until to-morrow. SHAFFER IS SURPRISED. The general opinion among the dele- gates is that Shaffer is not in an ad- vantageous position. The resolution came as a surprise, he having no knowledge of the matter until just before the conven- tion opened. Whatever proof of his charges he may have elsewhere he has by his own admission none with him. His only reliance to uphold the burden of proof, which is on him, is his personal narrative of the great steel strike of 1901 He said late this afternoon: “I was taken wholly unaware in this matter. I had not discussed the charges which I made before the last convention of our union, the United Iron, Steel and in Workers, at Wheeling, W. Va., with Delegate Sheridan. I only knew one hour before the opening of the convention that the resolution would-be introduced. Tt looks to me as though Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Gompers were in collusion, and by forcing me to bring charges which they think I cannot substantiate to discredit me before the members of the Amalga- mated Association so that I cannot be re- elected to the head of. that, organization. “The charges I made against Gompers were included in a little pamphlet which boring men of the country. may be fully disposed of. i GOMPERS HAS NOTHING TO CONCEAL, | AND WELCOMES FULL INVESTIGATION _President Gompers. T % RESIDENT GOMPERS made this statement. i g “There is nothing in my connection with the labor movement that I wish con- cealed. I have always acted with a single eye to the best interests of the la- I welcome the investigation, in order that the matter Mr. Shaffer may be entirely correct when he says he does | not desire the introduction., of the resolution, but it is utterly false that I am in | league with ‘Sheridan or anybody else in this matter.” Delegate Sheridan denied that there was any co-operation between himself and WAYNE MacVEAGH COMPLIMENTS THE MINE WORKERS’ PRESIDENT o - { i B | ATTORNEY FOR COAL COMPANIES WHO CONDUCTED A RATHER H SENSATIONAL CROSS-EXAMINATION OF JOHN MITCHELL, PRESI- DENT OF UNITED MINE WORKERS, BEFORE ARBITRATORS. TORRES FORMING AN EXPEDITION TO HUNT RENEGADES Commander of Mexican Troops Reports That 200 Yaquis Are Under Arms. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17.—In a telegra- phic report to the War Department to-day General Luis Torres, in command of the military forces in the State of Sonora, states that there are now less than 200 Yaqui Indians under arms. These, he says, are divided into small bands and scattered over a wide range of territory. General Torres says that he looks for no more serious trouble, but that a new expedition is being organized to hunt down renegades. Ome of the recent atrocities which he reports was the murder of a wealthy and well known mining man by the name of Sullivan. He was accompanied by a Mex- ican guide, who was also killed. @ it lelefelleiiilel @ strike In 1900. I claimed that we were entitled to the aid of the American Fed- eration of Labor, and inasmuch as we did not get it charges were made that Presi- dent Gompers had acted in a manner un- | friendly to the cause of organized labor. I am confident that the members of our organization are too loyal to be drawn away by any such proceeding as this, and I am not worrying about the mdtter in the least.” President Gompers said: “The charges cannot be upheld, because there iIs no truth in them. The best years of my life have been glven to the cause of organized labor, and I have never had a thought or performed any action which was not intended for its advancement. I welcome an investigation. There has been no collusion between Mr. Sheridan and myself regarding the presentation of his resolution. I knew it was coming.and so G1a Mr. Shaffer. My hope is that the spe- clal committee will act promptly and that its report may follow closely uvon the charges.” STROMBOLI'S FIRE ILLUMINATES THE SURRCUNDING SEA Fresh Eruption of the Volcano Accompanied by a Terrific Explosion. ¢ R AR ROME, Nov. 17.—A fresh eruption of the volcano Stromboll occurred yester- day evening, accompanied by a terrific| explosion and a great flow of lava: It was a magnificent spectacle, visible from all the northern portion of Sicily, the flames rising from the volcano illuminating the surrounding sea. The situation of the few inhabitants of the island of Stromboli is precarious. They are frightened, especially by the washing ashore of great quantities of dead fish, which have been killed apparently by a submarine disturbance. A number of yachts from Naples and other places have visited the waters sur- rounding the island to allow those on board to view the eruption. AT RN A AWFUL RUIN IN GUATEMATA. Hundreds of Lives Lost During the Eruption of Santa Maria. PANAMA Nov. 17.—Passengers from Céntral America who arrived here yester- day report the complete destruction of the territory surrounding the volcano of Santa Maria, province of Quezaltenango, Guatemala, in consequence of the recent eruption. The adjacent villages and the rich coffee plantations, with over $300,000 worth of coffee stored in bags, and hun- dreds of lives were lost. Refugees are arriving at the port of Champerico. Over 200 fugitives sailed for San Jose de Guat- emala on the Pacific Mail steamer. Exchange is rising by leaps and now stands at 1200 per cent, without buyers. The strict censorship which has been established in Guatemala makes It Im- possible to get the exact news regarding the situation there. The port of Puerto Barrios i{s reported to have been closed. No mail has arrived here from Guate- @ mala. | Mitchell for the miners | was the alleged boycott, Cause of the Strikers Is Upheld Before Arbitrators. Counsel for the Coal Companies Conduct a Cross=Fire. CRANTON, Pa., Nov. 17.—In the presence of as many per- sons as could be jammed into the Superior Court room to- day Wayne MacVeagh for the Erie Company and John continued their brilliant battle of cross-examination be- fore the anthracite ccal commission. The two men, the one in his thirtles and the other in his seventies, were followed with | intense interest by both the commission- | ers and the crowd throughout the day, and the contest will be resumed in the morning. The fourth demand of the union, which calls for a yearly trade | agreement and which means a straightout recognition of the union, was the bone of | contention, and although four hours was | taken up in a discussion of the question not much material progress was made. ‘Wayne MacVeagh, skilled in the art of cross-examination, attempted to show the utter {rresponsibility of the union and fts | unfitness to make contracts which it could not live up to. His principal argument and he often hard pressed the miners’ president for an answer. The latter, however, slowly and | deliberately gave some reply, bug it did not always satisfy his inquisitor. MITCHELL IS COMPLIMENTED. MacVeagh in the presence of the as- semblage expressed his admiration of the ability of the witness, and on one occa- sion, when Mitchell parried a question re- garding the boycotting gf a coal and iron policeman by a hotel keeper, the distin- guished attorney threw up his hands, laughed and said: B “Mr. Mitchell, you are the best witness for yourself I ever confronted.” MacVeagh weighed heavily on what he said was a reign of terror in the anthra- cite region during the period of the strike. He read a list.of fourteen names of men who were killed during that time and also submitted in evidence about seventy-five printed pages of acts of alleged violence, boycott and intimidation, and, with the assistance of statistics and other docu- ments, maintained that it would be utter- 1y impracticable for the coal companies he represents to enter into agreements with an organization that could not control its own men. NOT ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE. Mitchell stoutly maintained \that the discipline in the organization is as good as it could possibly be where 147,000 men are involved. He claimed that the strik- ers were not entirely responsible for the acts of lawlessness that were committed. He regretted that members of the union had in some instances violated the law, even after they had been warned to re- frain from doing so, but made the excuse that in times of great excitement there was always more or less disorder. In answer to questions he said that where there was a reign of terror—and he had no information that such was the case during the late strike—conditions arise that are “intolerable’ or “unfortun- ate.” Replying to specific instances point- ed out to him by MacVeagh, where men had been deterred from going to werk through fear of personal harm or social ostracism for themselves and familles, Mitchell said that in some cases men may have been deterred, but he denied the as- sertion that such alleged acts prevented the mines from being operated. He said that when the strike was declared, every mine worker in the region quit work and remained out, even after the entire Na- tlonal Guard of the State, had been thrown into the coal flelds. In short, he sald, the men would not have gone to work under any condition. CONCERNING BOYCOTTS. The miners’ president, no matter how skillfully he was questioned, could not be drawn into a flat admission that he, as president of the union, approved of the boycotts complained of by the companies. He had his personal opinions of some phases of the boycott, but would not ex- press them as being the sentiment or policy of his organization. During the cross-examination the come missioners often interrupted with ques- tions in order to stop a long colloquy over some disputed point. While the examina- tion was at times quite spirited, the best of good feeling prevailed. Only once Mitchell showed signs of irritability. This Continued on Page 2, Columm 1,