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VOLUME XIV
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Mitchell Makes a Trip
Washington
to
TO CONSULT WITH PRESIDENT
Concerning Certain Phases of
the Coal Strike
MITCHELL IS NOT SATISFIED
With All of the Propositions
of the Coal Operators
to the Miners
WIL.KESBARRE, PA., Oct., 15.—Pres
ident Mitchell left nt three o'clock this
mnrntiiR for Washington to hold a con-
ference with President Roosevelt. Mr.
Mitchell gave no Intimation that he was
going until he left the headquarters to
go to the railroad station. No informa-
tion can be had here as to what partic-
ular Phase of the operators proposal the
president wishes to discuss with the
mine worker's leader. The President
has summoned him. it is believed, to
get his views on the new plan. It is
known here that the proposition in its
present form is not entirely satlsfacto
ry to Mitchell.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16— John
Mitchell arrived In Washington at
11:27 today In response to an invitation
of President Roosevelt to meet him in
conference relative to the proposal of
the operators for an appointment of a
commission to investigate and settle the
coal strike.
He went immediately to the hlte
House and to newspaper men who met
him, he said that he had no statement
to make. He left the President's apart-
ments at 12:55, after having been at the
White House a little over an hour. He
went to the trensury department, where
he went into conference with Commis-
sioner of Immigration Sargent He ap-
peared to be more cheerful then when
he entered the White House bat be
still maintained his reticence.
He declined to say whether he had
submitted any counter propositions to
the President or to indicate whether
or not he would make a statement. He
said, however, that he expected to see
the President again at 3 o'clock and
hoped to be able to return to Wilkes-
barre on the 4:50 train.
No statement will be given out at the
White House of the progress of the con-
ference thus far. It is expected that
before any definite announcements is
made. Mr. Mitchell will return to Wil-
kesbarre and consult with other repre-
sentatives of the miner*.
After Mr. Mitchell left. Chairman
Babcock, of the Republican Congres-
sional lompaign committee, called at
the White House and saw the Presl-
dent.
At 2 o'clock Secretary Root arrived
and took luncheon with the President.
It is understood that at the conference
with the president, Mitchell's main ob-
jection to the acceptance of the propo-
sition of the operators was the limita-
tions placed upon the President in the
matter of the selection of the arbitra-
tion commission. He was especially
opposed to the restriction limiting the
selection of a federal judge to a particu-
lar Jurisdiction. It is understood that
the miners are willing to wal\ e the
technical recognition of the Union ;is
they will get n recognition of tfce gen-
eral situation that exists in the anthra-
cite region.
It is considered likely that the prop-
ositi-.. will go back to the operators
with a request that the restrictions in
the appointment of a commission be
withdrawn in order that the President
may hnve a free hand in choosing the
commissioners.
Subsequently Carroll D. Wright, com-
missioner of labor, and Frank P. Sar-
gent, commissioner of immigration,
went into conference with the Presi-
dent. ■ ^
and his daughter injured. A nelght or
and two others are held under suspicion.
WILKESBARRE. PA., Oct. 11.—'When
President Mitchell arrived at strike
headquarters from New York this
morning, he steadfastly declined to talk
of his trip. In answer to a question as
to why he should maintain such ex-
treme reticence regarding his visit he
said:
"1 think the interests of the opera-
tors, miners and public will be subserv-
ed by my remaining silent."
Mr. Mitchell's attention was called
to a letter of Vice President Wilcox to
President Roosevelt, In which he main-
tains the miners' union is an illegal or-
ganization. The strike leader replied
The miners' union is organized along
the same lines as all labor unions in
the country, if the miners' organization
is illegal so are the others, and I say
our uidon is not illegal."
The leaders of the strike are now look
lng to the American Federation of La
bor to help them in their fight.
MOUNT CARMEL, PA.. Oct., 11.-
Early to-day persons on the hill close
to the Sixteenth regiment encampment
began hurling rocks and discharging re-
volvers at the officers quarters. A quad
of soldiers fired several times but at
daybreak no signs of soldiers or assail-
ants were found.
NEW YORK. Oct, 11.—Chairman
Thomas, of the Erie road, to-day Issued
a statement that there would be no con
ference on part of the operators with
the publicists on Tuesday and saying
that his statement yesterday was defn-
itive.
It is stated on good authority that
yesterday's conference was not ad-
journed because an agreement appar-
ently could not be reached, but because
the operators were not willing to have
it appear they were yielding under
pressure. The conference according to
the present plan will be resumed on
Tuesday, but a final agreement may not
be reached that day. At this time it
looks as though a settlement will be
effected before the series of meetings ii
ended, although something may be said
or clone while the present efforts are
being made that would wipe out work
already accomplished.
When the above was shown to Mr,
Thomns he said; "This statement is un
• lualifiedly wrong. No conclusions were
or could be reached through that chan
nel. The inc'dent may be considered as
absolutely closed, operators positively
declining to accept the suggestion made
Nothing will be done on Tuesday.
The presence here of Secretary Root
who came last night from Washington,
gave rise to the report that he would
at least confer with the representatives
of the coal Interests on behalf of the
President. Mr. Root, however, said he
had merely come to New York to reg-
ister. But later In the day when Sec-
retary Root failed to appear at any of
the places which It is his custom to
visit when here. It was reported he was
in conference with J. P. Morgan. Mr.
Morgan did not appear nt his down
town office to-day which was taken to
indicate that he and Secretary of War
Root had gotten together at some se-
cret place of meeting. One report is
that Root had gone off to Morgan's
yacht Carsair which is lying in the
river.
PRESIDENT STILL TRYING.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 11.—Pres
ident Roosevelt is seeking every method
by which there may be federal action
in settling the coal strike. His cabinet
advisors have been requested to look
carefully into the laws which may have
a bearing on the subject and see if
there is any statute under which he
c an proceed. So far nothing has been
found.
What the President and his advisers
are trying to ascertain Is, whether a
middle ground of arbitration may not
be agreed upon. This plan even though
it does not now give much hope of suc-
cess, is the only one in sight at present
Nearlv 200,000 Becoming Independent
Land Owners
FINISHING THE GREAT I ASK
The Closing up of the tribal Government
Which Was Begun Fifty Years or
Vore Vjo
all sktti.kp yet.
WASHINGTON. D. I'.. Oct., Ii — Sec-
retarv Hoot left the White House at
11:10 to-day, after an hour's .nnfer-
.-nce with tiie Pre sident concerning the
strike situation. As he wns leaving he icon,
stated that while there was no new j tnns
developments In the situation there
V , re some obstacles which woulfl have
ti, lie cleared before the end would be
In sight. II" said that he believed.
howev er, that difficulties in the way of
a settlement <oulil be removed.
WASHINGTON, P.O.. <).'t. r-.-Th rei ^
President' Mitchell ' II submit to the . ,.t it
•i,-si lent a counter proposition for a make th.
„f th,. strike. Mr. Mitchell1' irtlal ni
RESUI/T IS DOUBTFUL.
WII.KF.SBARRE, PA.. Oct. 14 - Pres-
ident Mitchell of the miners' union this
morning refused point-blank to talk
for publication on the new proposal for
arbitration of the plan laid before Pres
ident Roosevelt last night by the presl
dents of the coal carrying roads, r
Ident Mitchell at noon stated to an
soelated Press representative that 110
settlement can be made by the officers
of the union without the consent of a
cohventlon.
News of the new ofTer was variously
received by the striking miners. There
Is a large number of mine workers
favor the rejection of the offer, while
there are equally as many who see some
good in the offer. The best Judgment
of the operators picks flaws in every
of those who have been associated v\lth
President Mitchell throughout the
strike, Is that the arbitration plan pro-
posed by the operators Is unsatisfactory
to him. Owing to tremendous pressure
being brought to bear on both sides
to the end the conflict, however, it is
not Improbable that the miners' leader
will waive his objection nnd advise that
the proposition be accepted. Three dls-
trlrt presidents are on their way to this
, ity and will hold a conference Imme-
diately after they all arrive. A joint
convention of three anthracite districts
tiled and the whole matter
laid before the miners themselv es. The
situation summed up briefly is still
mixed, but the outlook for an endini
nt' the strike at no very distant dat
Is regarded as hopeful.
The element agnlnst the latest ofte
clause of the new order Those In favo
r.f the plnn feel that Mitchell shoul
accept It and trust to Roosevelt t
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. Id.
will be a strange experience for the
Congress of the United States to meet
without having some phase of the "In-
dian question" demanding considera-
tion, yet that is a prospect for the near
future. The ratification by the Creeks,
Cherokees and Chickasaws and Choc-
taws of the treaties recently negotiat-
ed and adopted by Congress has made
the way clear for a rapid settlement
of the affairs of the Indians, by which
the individual members of the tribe will
receive their allotments and become
citizens, dependent upon their own ex-
ertions for the support and relieved of
the guardianship of the nation. This
is the plan to which officials of the in-
terior department and the Indian bu-
reau have been working for years, and
Mr. Hitchcock, secretary of the Inter-
ior, will probably see its consummation
The secretary has devoted much of his
personal time and attention to the
question for several years, and to his
efforts is largely due the credit for the
unusual progress that he has made
toward the final solution of the prob-
lems that have been vexing Congress.
connection with Indian affairs, for
more than a hundred years.
It Is expected that within a few
months at least two-thjrds of the 240,-
000 Indians still remaining in the Unit-
ed States will be independent land
owners, each holding a title to a plot
of good grazing and agricultural land
Uncle Sam Is acting in the capacity of
a real estate broker In this distribution,
and is making the special allotments,
but without exacting the usual commis-
sion.
The process of land division has been
going on for several years now, and
It is only a matter of a short time be-
fore practically all the territory own
ed by the Indians will have been par-
celed out among the numerous tribes.
The biggest job of this kind undertaken
by the government will soon be com-
pleted.
< Some six or seven years ago the
members of the five civilized tribes de-
cided tVat they would abolish their
tribal form of government and would
also divide their tribal possessions,
consisting principally of land, among
those embraced in the five nations.
These include the Cherokees. Creeks,
Seminoles, Choctaws and Chickasaws,
the five most Intelligent and advanced
tribes in the country. All their land Is
located In the Indian Territory, and
special commission was created by
Congress to make the allotments. This
was done on a basis different from
that established with other tribes. An
enrollment wes made of the members
in the five nations, including something
like 84,500 men, and the division w;
made on the ground of value rather
than area.
The idea of having the tribes abandon
their holdings of land and divide it am-
g their respective members was first
taken up more than fifty years ago. but
it has only been within comparatively
recent years that it has been carried
out to any extent. It has always been
recognized that the custom of tribal
government and ownership was one of
the chief drawbacks to the civilization
of the North American Indian. It has,
i onsequently, been the aim of the fed-
eral government to break It up and fix
the status of the Indian on nearly
the same basis of his white brother as
possible. Accordingly, treath s were ne-
gotiated between certain tribes and
the government providing for th" allot-
ment of lands among the members of
the respective tribes and the sale of
the balance to the United States. These
t reaties were sent by the people to the
Senate for ratification, just as the trea-
ty of peace with Spain was.
For a long time there was a strong
prejudice on the part of the Indians
tgainst surrendering the tribal owner-
ship to the possessions, and, in fact,
this still continues in many quarters.
Hut outside of the lands owned by the
I • civilized tribes the government has
ided into severalty more than 6.-
[500,000 acres. Sixty thousand!
be employed In the near future as an
expert. Another must be an eminent
sociologist Well. Who? Must l.e be a
speculative sociologist, a theorist, or
what? Another member Is to be some
man actively participating In the min-
im; and selling Of coal and familiar
with the commercial as well as tn«
phvslcal part of the business. This
must certainly be one of the operator
or one <>t their representatives No
other man familiar with the commercial
features of the business In these fields
fits that description.
In the classes of persons from whom
the mine owners prescribe the commis-
sion shall be selected there is to be not
a single representative of the man who
digs coal, the man who works in and
about the mine.
•Now, as a matter of fact, the entire
question of the selection nnd appoint-
ment of a commission should be left to
the president of the United States. Mr
Mitchell has said that he will be perfect
lv satisfied with whomever the presi-
dent sellects. If the mine owners are
to tie permitted to suggest who shall
constitute the arbitration commission,
why in all fairness should It not fo.-
low that Mr. Mitchell should likewise
be permitted to make suggestions as
the personnel of the commission? I
hope that the president will decline to
act on this proposition of the mine
owners unless he Is given a free hand.
And Id Biitler| Must Stand lor His Trial
Before Court
COULD NOT LFT \ COM RACT
The Contention Was lhat the Board Mad
no I eqal 4uthorit\ to Let a Con-
tract
quired whether they were after fire-
wood. One Italian smiled pleasantly
enough, nnd made some remark in bro-
ken English about the scarcity of coal.
In front of the Doyle & Gallery coal
yards, on Warehouse street, Is an Im-
mense block of anthracite coal us an
advertisement of the character of the
business. Officer Appel had been noti-
fied that the boys of the neighborhood
had c ommenced to slyly chip off enough
coal to cook n meal for a family, but
the climax was reached Friday night
when a citizen Informed him that i
eral men were trying to break the big
lump of coal, presumably with the In-
tention of getting It Into a wagon that
stood near. The coal thieves bad tak
en the alarm by the time Appel got
after them, and he had a frultle
search of the neighborhood for 1
pains.
DARING HOLD-UP.
LINCOLN. XKB.. Oct. 11.-Three
masked men held yp the Burlington's
Pacific Coast Express, four miles out
of Lincoln early this morning. They
used explosives on the express, shatter-
ing it badly and after wrecking the
safe thev rilled Its contents, securing, It
thought, about fifteen hundred dol-
lars. On the crest of the hill midway
between the city and the town of Wood-
lawn, the engineer saw a red light wav-
across the track and brought the
train to a standstill. Two men sprang
into the cab, covering the engineer and
fireman with revolvers. The express enr
ut from the train and was run
ahead a short distance. After com-
manding Messenger Lupton to open the
door and getting no response they fired
wo or three shots into the car. 1 he
door was then opened A heavy charge
dynamite was exploded on the safe
which tore It to pieces. Fourteen pack-
ages said to contain a hundred dollars
each were taken, together with other
valuables. The two men who were In
the car politely bade the trainmen good
morning, jumped from the car and dis-
appeared in the darkness. The pas-
sengers were not molested nor were the
trainmen asked for their belongings.
While the robbery In the express car
was going on a third robber walked
along the sidetrack by the passenger
coaches firing his revolver occasionally
to keep the Inquisitive passengers quiet.
Brakeman Moore, who alighted from
the rear coach to go ahead, found a re-
volver pushed In his face, with a warn-
ing to go back where he belonged. He
ran back to the Lincoln yards and was
the first to give the alarm. The rob-
bers were apparently experts. The
whole job occupied scarcely an hour.
The train was run back to Llrcoln,
where the express car was taken out
and at 4 o'clock the train resumed its
journey. Following it was an engine
carrying the chief of police, detectives
and bloodhounds, and three police offi-
cers. At the scene of the hold-up the
hounds took the scent and the pursuit
of the robbers was actively begun.
UlNCOLN, NEB., Oct
COLUMBIA. MO., Oct., 15.-The de-
,.iurrer tiled by the attorneys for the
defense to the indictment charging Ed.
Butler, millionaire politician of St. Tx>u-
is. with attempted bribery, were over-
ruled to-day by Judge Hockadny. The
•aso will accordingly proceed to trial.
The judge held that the contention of
the defense was untenable and that the
idictment against Butler was suffi-
cient In every essential detail.
In his application for a continuance
filed after the reading of the demurrer
decision. Bufler affirms that the ab-
sence of John W. McCarthy, a witness
for the defense, makes It Impossible
for him to safely go to trial at this
term of court. Butler says In his affl
davit that he expects to prove by Mc-
Carthy that he visited Dr. Chapman's
house but twice after October 3, 1901
and that the circumstances to which
McCarthy could testify will prove that
the alleged attempt to bribe could not
have been made on either occasion. The
judge stated that he would hear argu
ments on the motion this afternoon.
in the train robbery as given by the of-
ficials of the Burlington Is placed at
fifty thousand dollars. They have of-
fered a reward of one thousand dollars
for the capture of the gang.
The booty of the robbers consisted
principally of gold coin. This made the
burden of the robbers exceedingly hea-
vy and accounts for the broad trail dis-
covered. The robbery was originally
planned to take place at St .Joseph and
the railroad men were on the lookout.
One of the criminals pipped" the deal
off to the company and this propably
accounts for the shifting of the crime to
Lincoln.
JABS BRYAN HARD.
NEW YORK. Oct., 14.—To a represen-
tative of the Evening Post who asked
his views In regard to the outlook for,
and the duty of democracy in the ap-
proaching congressional election, Pres
ident Qrover Cleveland said In part:
"It seems to me that If the democra-
cy is really In earnest It cannot fall
largely to Increase Its representation
In the next congress, but In order to do
so, I think there must be constant and
stalwart Insistence upon things which
are recognized by all to be true dem-
ocratic doctrines. Of course, by far
the msot Important of these Is tariff
reform. On this Issue. I am satisfied
that democracy Is face to face with
great opportunity. All of the signs of
the times point to a recognition,
beyond all party lines, of the benefits
which would accrue to people by the
readjustment of the tariff, and It would
be worse than folly for the party under
the stress of any temptation, or yield-
ing to any allurement, to permit this
to be subordinated to or overshadowed
by any other Issue.
"The present relentlessness In re-
publican circles on this subject often
amounting to protests against Republi-
can protection theories should warn
democrary of any Impending danger. I
mean by this the possibility that our
opponents may crowd us from our po-
ll.—The lass pitlon on thia subject If we allow them
Minister Bowen Wants Two
Boats More
SENT OUT TO LA GTJAYRA
In
TRANSVAAL. DUTIES ADJUSTED
PRETORIA, Oct.. 13.—An extraordi-
nary issue of the Gazette says:
"The amended tariffs nre only provis-
ional. the government desiring ultl-
to do so by our lukewarmness and In-
difference. and to occupy our ground,
just as we permitted them to crowd
us from ground that belonged to us on
the question of sound money. I am
very much pleased with the deliverance
of the New York democracy on the tar-
iff Issue, and It was fit and proper that
the empire state should sound the right
note. It Is my clear conviction that
the best assurance of success for Dem-
ocracy in the next National campaign
will he found In a sincere and unre-
mitting Insistence upon Its old time
doctrine In a fair nnd beneficent tariff
re-adjustment."
NEW ORLEANS STREET ("All
NEW ORLEANS. LA.. Oct. 11.—The
failure of all efforts to bring about a
settlement of the differences between
striking street car men and railway
ateiy to enter the customs union on a I company has. It Is feared, brought the
basis which will not sacrifice vital In- , strike situation here to an acute stage
terests of the Transvaal. Mean vblle amj preparations are being
the conditions In the Transvaal pre-| at various armories In th -
< lude further delay In adjusting the un- j |nto effec t with a strong h
justifiably high duties, and the duties ' damntion If
ordinarily reasonable, but exercise In a | Heard, dema
id the
do unfle
that th
ul In th
I
>n t
>e given I eondii
a board | citi
is under rejolc
country which practically has to be re-
fitted. The duties, therefore, are abol-
ished on machinery, ni!Idi.i r man iiaN
metals, and agricultural implements.
Th.- large sacrifice of revenue Involved
1 ^ considered preferable to lnereaslng
1 y taxation the cost of renewing the
industrial capital of the colon v. As it
laims I is Imperative, however, lo repin e a
i wines
and spirits are Increased. The existing
duty on dynamite is left unaltered, but
the duty will be separately dealt with
as F-oon ns possible. The duty of 0
cents each on poles, 2 cents a pound
on sulphuric acid, 6 cents a pound on
lead, and 12 cents ft pound on copper
wire arc- canceled. All iron will be ad-
mitted free, and the cost of building
will be greatly reduced by the removal
of the duties on cement nnd timber.
"The alteration of the duty on cignr -
and cigarettes from $3.7!> per hundred
cigars, without distinction of size, to
f 1 r,0 a pound, and on cigarettes from
id the
ember
lo<
lay
arry
pro-
by Governor
atlon of order
of violence. All
1 militia are ready
l rest*
at
m<
nt'!
om the country parish
• red to hold themselvf
UBA FRAME S DEMAND.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct.. 13.—'The
onvictlon Is being forced upon the
friends of the administration that the
prospects of reciprocity with Cuba at
the coming session of Congress are very
rapidly growing less. While the minds
of the American people have been fo-
used on the coal strike situation, to
the exclusion of nearly every other pub-
lic question, the Cubans have been ex-
ceedingly busy In placing obstacles In
vay of the reciprocal trade dela-
tions.
While the President has taken no ac-
tion which would Indicate any change
In his position or any lessening of his
desire to have the Cuban reciprocity
treaty ratified at the coming session,
some of the men who were the most ar-
dent supporters of that measure last
Inter are now declaring that they can
not see their way clear to urge action
the thenty nt the coming session.
There have been a number of Irritating
developments In the situation for which
the Cuban government Is solely respon-
sible. The demand for the withdrawal
of the United States troops, the refus-
al to sell the Havana dry dock to the
United States, the question about coal-
ing stations and the declaration of an
in. ronse In tariffs have followed rapid-
ly after the decision to float an unwar-
rantedly large loan, practically In op-
position to terms of the Piatt amend-
ment nnd In face of the best judg-
ment of the men who hnve been the
closest friends of Cubn. Each of these
developments has apparently lessened
the possibility of legislation friendly to
Cuba at the coming session, but It has
not ended there.
The state department has been noti-
fied that Cuba Is going to demand some
thing like J20.000.000 from the United
States as the amount due as duties on
goods shipped to and from the United
States during the term of American oc-
cupation of the island.
A movement has been started In Ha-
vana with. It Is alleged the support of
President Palma and the Cuban offi-
cials, to ascertain if this money can
not be collected. They have employed
an American attorney now residing In
Washington, who will seek to have the
United Stat Supreme Court pass upon
the status of Cuba during the term of
American control. The movement Is
supported by many merchants of the Is
land, who contend that the thousands
upon thousands of dollars that were
paid In duties to the United States offl
dais should now be refunded to the Cu
ban government. It Is not denied by
the Cubans that the duties collected
during the term of American occupa
tlon were expended for the Improve
ment of the Islands, the establishment
of a school system, the adoption of
system of sanitation In the cities and
the general betterment of all of the
people. However, they go on the theo-
ry that the United States government
is rich, nnd they are willing to sink
their gratitude If opportunity offers by
which the^T can recover the $20,000,000.
Tills proposition Is accepted h'
expressions of disgust by admlnistra
tlon officials nnd friends of the Presl
dent who hnve been so strenuously In
slsting that the United States 's under
a moral obligation to render addition
aid to the "struggling young republic.
President Palma, according to advice
received at the state department, has
also experienced a sudden c-hanpe
heart on the reciprocity treaty with the
United States. Until recently the claim
was made by the Cuban president that
Cuba's natural market was In the Unit
ed States, and unless this government
opened her ports to the free entry
Cuban products that country wo
surely starve. But the European dlplj
mats have evidently been at i ■
President Palma is now Insisting thai
tho treaty between the United Statei
and Cuba shall contain a clause b:
| y Mich Cuba reserves the right, to ex
■ id the benefit of suc h treaty to Can
i (Great Britain and colonies), Mexi
Germany, France. Spain and th
tin-American republics, as well a;
t o Protect Lives and Proper-
ty oT Foreigners
(CAR RIOT AND PILLAGL
Case the Revolutionary
Torces Should Enter
Caracas
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct.. 15.—Un-
ited States Minister Bowen at Caracas
has cabled the state department asking
that one or perhaps two more war ships
sent to reinforce the gunboat Mar-
tta at La Quayra In view of the pres-
ent critical situation which has arisen
the Venezuelan capital. The minis-
some time ago Informed the de-
partment that an occupation of the
pltal by the revolutionary forces
ould result In rioting and pillaging
nd be attended with great danger to
unprotected foreigners. Such a situa-
tion. It Is Inferred here, Is ngaln immi-
nent. The panther now nt Colon, or the
Inclnnntl now nt Haytl will probably
be sent to LaGuayra.
ATTLE BARONS HAVE NEW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16—The
attle barons have evolved a new
scheme to get possession of the graz-
ing lands of the country. Falling to get
grazing bill passed by the last ses-
sion of Congress, and being defeated
In their efforts to continue their fences
on the public domain, they are now-
making an effort to secure possession
of large tracts of lands in the western
states and have called a large number
of "army widows" to their aid. Atten-
tion of the interior department officials
was called to the situation by reports
showing that women claiming to be the
widows of soldiers were making home-
stead entries upon lands In Wyoming.
Nebraska, Montana and other grazing
states. Ordinarily there Is nothing un-
usual In the fact that the widow of a
soldier desires to take up a homestead,
but when they began arriving nt west-
ern land office towns by train loads,
hundreds of them In one company, the
land office officials became suspicious.
Investigation conducted by agents
of the interior department showed that
nearly all of these women were In the
ploy of cattle companies and had
■n engaged to take up homesteads,
with a view of selling them to the cat-
tle companies. There are several hun-
dred of these cases and the Interior
department will cause an investigation
of every claim before a title will be
Issued to the homesteaders.
Reports made to the general land of-
fice show that all over the western
- ouiitry the cattlemen have been hiring
eowboys and others to file homestead
*-lalms, and, as rapidly as final proof
lias been made upon them, they pass
into the possession of the rattle com-
panies and are promptly fenced up.
This sc heme has been working for some
time, but the army widow proposition
is a new one. The department will en-
deavor, by the most rigid Investigation
of eac h case, to prevent any fraud In
|the operation of the homestead law, In
■■hat the public domain may be
ed for actual settlers.
"'fd.
3HOT TO DEATH BY BURGLARS.
LEXINGTON, KY„ Oct. 11.- A. B.
•hinn. of the firm of Chinn & Todd, dry
have been ad justed, .giving to each in-| portion of the loss, the duties
dividual an average of 100 acres.
GOMPER S OPINION.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct.. 15.—Pres
ident GompTS, of the American federa-
tion « labor, with whom Mitchell has
been in constant communication and
consultation, declined all requests of
newspapers for an expression of opin-
ion on the proposition of the coal oper-
ators, but last night stated his views to
the Associated Press. Mr. Gompers
enterln
Ith the
republic
itlon cl
while the United Sta
' for th«
ill make
FOR FUEL.
PHILADELPHIA, P-
nds of Mr. Mite
igues. I am parti.
say anything ti
rue.l otherwise. T
inion the proposit
era tors, at least
it ion of who shou
i the commission
rned. Is an insult
ie United States,
•esldent should us
ie selection of th
president of
<ire that the
discretion In
"The
feet Ion
nnel
the
ilse the union.
NEW YORK,
hlte Coal Minim
n. Wldener, are
ds afternoon nt :
that
isldera
MITCHELL REFUSES TO TALK
PITTS VILLE, PA.. Oct 11 The
house of a Reading deputy, near Miners
vllle, was dynamited about midnight thin afternoon
ment of striker* who are am
r,.turn l" «"rk will Influence the m.ijor-
ity of tho;-. . harged with the handling
of the strikers' side of the question.
President Baer of the Reading road,
started for New York this morning. He
may join Mr. Morgan and Mr. Bacon
en route from Washington to New Yorh-
uld
h. j seetn from the operators' proposition j
bl- I that the president has evil designs on
he mine ownens. No one believes this, i
The operators Indicate what class of j
on the sent!- nel of the commission. Fnr instance, (
to they say that an expert mining engin- !
• r experienced In the mining of coal j
and other miners is nnd not In any wny j
connected with coal mining properties
shall be one of the /nembers. In other I
words this one must be an expert mln- )
er out of a job. This member must
lousand to II.
equitable,
ial duties on Jf
of $10 per hun
y. nnd the sp
>e nbollshed.
ous- duties wl
of the charge
agitated for ye
rd to matches
ixed $1 per gro
id,
i fo
his tax will now b
i per gross."
lentlon Is made of
which were suspen
o the agltat
•ernment rei
pected that thy will b<
the
ved the
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE
ALBUQUBBbU®, N M "
B. Ferguson has been nominate
either have been employed In the mines Demo< rath candidate for
as an expert or must expect or hope Congress from New Mexico
idmen, arid Jocularly
>f Boston w
ie< redlted
•lubs of the
n of their watch-
tb* shooting oc-
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