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INERS READY FOR COAL STRIKE THEY DEEM SURE Content with Present Conditions, but Will Obey Orders. "FACE A BAD SITUATION. erators Prepared for Long Tie-Up Predict Defeat for the Union. IO QUARTER TO MEN. Roosevelt Would Deplore a Labor Clash, but Has Not Yet Taken Action to Prevent It. (Becta! to The Evening World.) WILKES-BARRE, Pa, March 12— ifhe refusai of the coal operators to it the demands of the anthracite @ workers was anticpated throughout 1g region by the miners, and there are to-day who do not expect a strike. perators and business men also con- ‘while the general public even In this re- lon where coal is so readily obtained, has been stocking its cellars. Many of the mine-workers, while op- Dosing the strike because they are well contented with the wuges they are earn- fog and the steady work they have had for the past two years, will obey the omiers of their leaders to strike without hesitancy, but they wil! not go out with half the heart they did in 192 Thousands of the foreign-born mine- mworkers will return to Europe to seoure work on the farms there until the trou- Ble, if tt comes, is over. Others are preparing to leave the region, as they thet even if there is no strike large amount of coal now on hand ‘will prevent the mines working much this eum: Eager for a Tie Up. ‘The Jocal operators and mine officials ayo eager for a strike, because they mre full of confidence in their ability to Wefeat the union, and with thelr tongues unbridled by diplomacy are declaring what they will do to the union this time. They are far better prepared than during the last trouble. Some 13,000,000 tons af coal are stored by the aompanies, which ts enough to last through the summer of ordinary demand.’ ‘Tho collieries of the com- panies, in addition, are protected, #0 Bhat work can be done by a non-union force without danger of being rushed wif the property aa they wero In 1902. Then, too, the operators believe there will soon be so much dissatisfaction with a strike that they will have no dMeulty in getting workers when they need them to mine coal. They anticipate @ long and bitter struggle, with the complete defeat of the un:on. Another point against the miners is that they lack the sympatiy of the pub- Ue, Throughout the coal region people in close touch with the situation declare that they should be salisfled with what they haye and not strike under the pros- ent conditions, It ts generally sald that if the mine- workers were allowed to vote on the question, of strike or no strike thoy would vote against a tie-up, No Action by Roosevelt. ASHINGTON, March 12.—President Roosevelt {s taking no part in the pend- §ng negotiations between the miners ‘and operators to prevent a coal strike. fhe statement was made at the White House to-day that Prof, Charles P. Neil, Commissioner of Labor, did not gonfer with John Mitchell, President at the United Mine Workers of America, by authority of the President, Recently the President wrote an iden- tieal letter te President Mitchell and Mr. Robbins, of the operators, urging that a further conference be held be- tween the operators and miners with @ view to averting « coal strike If poa-~ alble, The negotiations which followed Were the result of that letter, Since Walling the letter, however, the Prosi- dent has taken no step in’ the matter it Is eald, has no 3 2g" 2 3 3 g ‘was expected that In view of the CoA Grenigent Mitghell Sir, Nell would be with the President to-day he not appear at tl Becn"made for ant ell Reet ot the ni te puaaiieet ahell regarding rt nein he acted entirely on hi nisi va. Would Deplore Strike, In this connestion it was sald also that the President would deploro great- rn Pisarae se areca tly might do to avert a etr feat he was doing nothing at thi ——_———__— TRAIN GROUND OFF FEET. GARDNER, Mass,, March 12,—Oliver strike own Johns, sixteen yeurs old, was found at the ratiroad depot last night with both foot nd off. He was taken to Bur- ank City Hospital, where both legs piitated. train. SHIPPING NEWS. TES com mages ‘RBH et cnn b ge EDITOR SHOT &S ‘prove the good it ean do. He was trying to jump ye vin INEASSEON ERAT re a Pe "BM Aap wate HE LAY ASLEEP BESIDE WIFE Dominico Mollica Believes , Pistol Was Used by Black Hand. Dominico Mollica, editor of am Italian | fi paper, was shot in the abdomen as he lay asleep in bed with his wife early to-day on the ground floor, back, uf the six-story tenement at No, 416 East Fourteenth street. He belleves that an assassin hid jn the room and shot him in order to emphasize a blackmailing demand, ene Mollica, who 1s educated, good-looking and thirty-six years old, came here two years ago with his wife, Aneta, and his four children from the island of Lipari, off the coast of Sicily, He settled in the little colony of Ionians that has sprung up on East Fourteenth street, opened a Job printing office with his mpry son, Zachario, ty help him, and began print- ing @ semi-monthly paper called “I Mesagglero Eollo."" The family tive in three rooms back of the print-shop. They have prospered lately. A month ego Mollica got s lester signed “Desparatt’ and demanding $500 on pain of boing killed, 9 threw It away and w Went on setting paratl"* again. This time the ante had been raised to $1,000, and the whole household were now Included In the scheme of destruction. Mollica ald rouble to waste @ postage stamp Tapestries and Damasks. choice of fine Ta) quality first-class upholsterers, 6°Ave's Busy Corner © HENRY SIEGEL. Pres. Because of an enormous purchase of strikingly handsome Tapes- tries, Damasks and Velours we are able to quote prices of extraordinary lowness for very superior Upholstery Work. 5,000 Suits of Shp Covers of Extra Ti Heavy Belgian Damask. Had we not contracted for the material a year ago we would not now be able to say $4.98. The price would have to be considerably higher. This price allows for 20 yards single width material; larger suits in pro- portion. Only shrunk binding used. Fit and workmanship are the best. 5 Pieces of Furniture — 'Re-covered for... This Is the Greatest Upholst “Choose "from as slendid variety of half-priced For $14.48 we will re-cover an ordinary five- piece frame suit of furniture and give you your stries or Damasks. tials are NOT the MISERABLY CHEAP TAPES- TRIES KNOWN AS “SATIN RUSSE,” but excellent rich foreign and domestic tapestries. We use only the best gimp and cord, and employ only Furniture Called Fer and Delivered Free. Call, Telephone or Send a Postal and Our Representative Will Call. veleere to him. He bought a re- got the sign of di otf tthe, RET of Alepteasure at ¢ awoke aa a revolyer went off almost in thelr ears. ‘They bounced up with thelr | eves and cars and noses full of powder smoke, The father sat up in bed feel- ing himself amidship. | He felt as if a hot poker had been drawn across his body: Zachario, the older son, grabbed the newly-bought revolver off the mantel, made a light, and went peering and poking about’ in the smoke ready to shoot, AE his father laid on his back and groaned. "There was nobody to shoot, ‘The as- saasin had gone. The two doors lead- ing into the hallway were open. 80 was the door opening on the court- ‘ard back of the tehement. The locks had not been tampered with. Hence the supposition that the person who wounded Mollica hid In the rooms last night, and after the family went to sleep ‘slipped out, opened ail the doora in order to make his escape certain and then shot at Mollica, ‘The bullet had passed through all the bed clothes, The top coverlet was scorched with powder me. ‘The handy Zachario ran up to No, m6 Hast Fourteenth street and got an Tutlan physician, Dr. Magione, who dressea the editor's wound. Not until hours afterward did the police learn of the shooting. ‘Then Capt. Hussey, of the East ‘Twenty-second ftreet station, put his plain-clothes men to work on the as- gault, and two of Deteotive-Sergt. Joo Petrosind's Gleilian staff from Hedd- quarters also took it up. TOBACCO TRUST MUST TELL ITS SECRETS. } WASHINGTON, March 12.—The To- bacco Trust cases, Involving the right of witnesses to refrain from testifying before Federal grand juries in proceed- ings under the anti-trust law, were to- day decided by the Supreme Court of the United States against the wit- nesses. ‘The cases grew out of proceedings for ‘writs of habeas corpus instituted in the Ciroult Court for the Southern District f New York, whose decision was af- | irmed. The court held, however, that the subpoena in the casi Offer of the Entire Season These mate- Fourth Floor, Department, Say “Yes” — To This Offer. and See the Good You Will Get. Every germ attack, no matter what its symptoms, calls for a germicide. The miidness of Liquozone makes its seem almost in- But in that mildneas les the power that germ diseases need. And diseases which have resisted medicine for years .often yield at 5Oc. Bottle Free. Tf you need Liquozone, and have never tried it, please send us this We will then mall you an order on a local druggist for a full size bottle, and wilt ourselves for it, gift, made to convince you; to let roduct itself show you what {t 0, Im justice to yourself, please Rocent It to-day, for it pli under no obligations whatever. Liquozone costs ic, and $1, | CUT OUT THIS COUPON ‘Write us if you are ready to try Liquozone. Let us buy the first bot- tle for you, Let the product itself You who are waiting don't know what you miss, There are plenty to tell you if you would ask, for mil ons have already used it. Some use it to get wall; some to keep well, Some to cure germ diseases; some as a tonic, You will use it ag they do, en you learn what the product does. And you will then regret that you delayed so long, What Liquozone Is. The virtues of Liquozone are de- Sived solely troup: gangs, by 8 Regent requ large ap’ 18, ‘21 8 to 14 ays mee Na alcohol, no narcotics are in it, highest class direct the ma) It is to obtain from these harm, I gases a powerful tonic-germi: ce! The great value of Liquozone lie» in the fact thet it is deadly to germs, yet harmless se you. Germs are of \enatanle Srigm and this Coy product, when absorbed em signe thels aativities, We publish an ° t i jd it cannot “ee 27, sumption, Catarsli--oreate inflarymation; some ox: cine proves so nearly helpless in a germ digease, Liquozone is a tonte. We Paid $100,000 For the ‘American rights to Liquo: zone, after hundreds of tests had been made with it. After its power had been demonstrated, again and again, in the most difficult germ dis- eases. Then we spent, in two years, more than ten timea thet eum to let others test it at our expense, The result is that millions of people, seattered everywhere, have shared in the benefits of this Invention, We make the same offer to you, We ask you to prove, at our cost, how much this uct means to you, Let Liquozot it show how wrong it is to su from a trouble that if eu D Germ Diseasea. Most of our slekneas hae, mn late years, heen traced to germ attacks. The jist of known germ digeases now numbers about ope hundred, gome gorms—as In skin troubles— directly attack the tissues, Soms erepte toxins, causing such troubles as Rheumatiem, Blood Poison, Kid- ney Disease and nerve weakness, fame destroy vital organs, as In Con- dike the germs of cause indigestion. Direetly or indt- nearly ba 4 serious ailment Hele reault, Such diseases call ( quozone--ngt druge, which ean’t ETH RACE—Gix WITNESSES MUST ANSWER. orning. ‘Nhe sleepers in the room bellind. “the lite “gringery| Federal Conrt Decides Paper Men in Government WASHINGTON, opinion by Justice McKenna, preme Court of the United States to- day decided the cases against the wit- nesses in the “Paper ‘Lrust" sults hold- ing that they should anewer'the ques- tions propounded to them in the pro- ceedings against brought by the Government, The cases originated in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin actions were dismissed for want of fu in Minnesota the verdict of the C for the district affirmed, ————- CITY PARK ENTRIES. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 12—The | City Park entries for to-morrow are as 5 & MANUFACTURERS DEPARTMENT:S TORE, Tuesday Bargains That Tell the Tale of Great Value Giving. Minnesota was one: fur. . Ee en $10 Nobby Eton Suits, $5, 1500 Eton Suits. Beautifully made in a nifty, up-to-date model—in all the new Queen’s gray materials —vests and collars of white and light blue, nicely trimmed with soutache braid — skirts made in latest full circular model—all sizes | SES: 5: 2 3 value $10.00... $1.°° Lingerie Waists, 25c. 500 Doz. Fine Lawn and Batiste Lingerie Waists, Beautifully lace and embroid- ery trimmed—with lace and embroidery yoke and front—worth gcse See The Spring Exhibit of « « Millinery = « Cloaks and Suits We invite you BaSSa88 $1.00 Japanese Kimonos, 49c, 1000 Latest Oriental Designs— large kimono sleeves. Wort will be continued to-morrow and Wednesday. earnestly to come and inspect the showing. We know you will agree with us as to the captivating beauty of the Hats and Garments. N has lovelier headwear been shown, and never before have such smart Suits and Jackets been disp Men’s $12 Gold Filled Watches Pin and polis and guaranteed for 20 yea movements, actualiy worth $12.00, special... $2 Umbrellas. - open face cases itted with 7 jewelled American Made of heavy all silk jaffeta, 3 inch ruffle Nounceand silk dust rutfle—black me 2.50 Union taffeta silk, 26 and 28 inch sizes, with born, long pearl and silver, gold, boxwood trimmed handles. On sale to-morrow only. $2 Dumk-bell Cuff Buttons. terns; all tasteful; wonderful value for the price $2.50 Solid Gold Stone Rings of new, tasteful styles, $5.00 Genuine Brazilian Pebble Eyeglasses, Gc" hard as diamonds, and non-scratchable, e set in goldoine frames—the former have patent American cork nosepleces—while the latter miy be had in either straight or riding bow style, To-morrow, special, per palr Brass and Enamel Beds, at 33% per cent. under regular prices. Amontillado Sherry. tors is a strictly fresh raw egg in sherry. dozen Of the freshest eggs with each bottle of sherry sold at Solid gold with posts; a dozen different pat, for women and misses, From 2 to 4 0’Clock, Fancy Val. Laces, AB YOS. fOP ca scace Also rich cluny and othe: high priced laces worth up to 20c.yard Mill & Factory Products pata tsceamae Ladies’ Hose (Geondy From 10 to 12 0’Clock. Special sale price, each,, Fine White India Linons pebbles are natural stones. Eyeghsses and spectacles Our greatest sale is now on, one hundred distinct styles, All offered $4.98 Upholstery Department, Fourth Floor. Choicest imported, rich, dry and nutty. One of the best Springtime invigora- We give FREE a a Children’s Hose (Second ——— By the bushel—Extra fine, smooth white potatoes; cook excellently. On sale to-morrow, at, per bushel. ————aSSESEESEEIIIIIIEIlIL ESE Do Not Fail to Visit the Greenhouses on the Roof, Bloomingdales How to Fool Md with Artificial Exercise VERY serious Sickness has a small beginning. And, in nine cases out of ten that small beginning t made in the Bowels. Indigestion is the beginning of most Fast black, plain ribbed andfancy, One lot of 400 * dozen, fast black, fine and heavy ribbed, 19c, value, Ee , (nnn | Ladies’ Hemstitched Handkerchiefs ieee » Lex. to3d Ave, 59th to 60th St. Damask Napkins Li ish; azy Liver Hist fl et 20 and 22 inch, linen finish, very minute you suspect they need Men’s_Night Shirts Children’s Vests(l« Sizes 20 to 30; &c. value, each,....++-- Flannelette, made full and all sizes, best 59 —If your tongue is slightly coated, —If your breath ts under suspicion, —If your Head feels {a trifle heavy or cent value, each.. a —If digestion seems even alittle slow, Belching, Colio or Restlessness begin to show themselves, —That's the time to eat a Cascaret. It paves the way for all others, —If Heartburn, Lack of exercise, hasty eating, impro- per food, are its first causes, Laziness, and postponement, permits at to grow into Chronic Constipation, which means life-long Discomfort. It isn't necessary to be sick-a-bed, you know, in order to be mighty un- Swiss ribbed, with or with- Printed Percales‘™ 36-inch longfoldmill lengths of 3 to 8 yds., {rom Mill 22, dark ground only, elegant material for wrappers and house dresses; worth 12/4c., yard.....ecece Cee eee | Shepherd Plaid out sleeves, high or low neck, some lace trimmed; value Don't imagine the Cascaret {s ineffeo- tive because it is pleasant to eat as Canay. Tt acts a8 pleasantly as it tastes. as ‘congenial to your Bowels as it is to up to 29 cents, your choice, each, Fancy Back Combe, Cenuine shell and amber, gilt}: Even slight indigestion affects the nerves, dulls the mind, anc obsoures the merry sunshine of Life, And, Indigestion once started, grows fast, corrodes temperament, counts happiness, good cheer, capacity. It does that long before it puts you on It is not a ‘'Bile-driver’' which floods out your stomach today with fluid juices | needed for tomorrow. But, it acts like Exercise, instead. It stimulates the muscular lining of the Bowels and the Intestines, so that | they mechanically digest food and drive some of its resul trimmed and set with stones; Soe, valu 25c! 50 pieces of 15¢ Every thinking Doctor knows why, em, || adies’ Nisht Gowns Vanity Bags (Main Floor) | | ———"Gecond ee Flat or with handle, wristand chatelaine bagsin The time to use a Cascaret Is when you first suspect you need one, The only way to have them ready to use precisely when you need them Is to carry them con: as you do a Watch or a Lead pencil. The ten cont box of Cascarets is \, flat, round-edged, and small, for this precise purpose. Be very careful to get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy | Company and never tablet stamped CCC, With tucks and in- sertion, trimmed yokes; value O&c,.., Nereopanssmmncnsme Professor Rand knew it. That's why he framed up for students his famous formula for Happiness, viz.: “Trust in God, and keep your Bowels y the druggist ‘bis is our free in your pocket, styles;value $1.98 — The Bowels need adjustment from Children’s Drawers, time to time, just like a clock or a watch. No ‘Good time'’ is humanly possible Senencres=se, Ladies’ Skirts (Secon } = wee Floor) Deep lace trim- med flounce; value $1.25 for Nees ace» Trimmed with cluster tucks and lace-edyed ruf- And, the time to adjust the watch is not when it has run down, nor when the main spring is broken, but at the very min- ute adjustment is discovered necessary. The time to adjust the Bowels is not merely when your Head Aches, when your Liver is Sick, your Stomach in « hs Revolt, and Nature's Food Process retarded for 24 hours or longer. b time te adjust them is the 5h i in bulk, Every’ |) * * FREE 10 EVE 1a hae beon arranged to mall free a beau~ GOLD-T > Qur Shoe Stock Larger and More Complete Than ever. oq) falth and to cover With which this dainty box