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THE ONLY PAPER IN OKLAHOMA OR THE INDIAN TERRITORY RECEIVING THE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE DAV RFP3RT
VOLUME XVII
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA., FRIDAY. MARCH JO, 1906
NUMBER 4$
THE JOINT
CONFERENCE
OF BITUMINOUS OPERATORS
AND MINERS
THE DIFFERENCES IN
Conditions Sharply Discussed
8/ Mr. Moolhead
Indianapolis, Intl.. March 28.—The
Joint conference of the bituminous
coal operators and miners of the cen-
tral competitive district met today
in what was generally understood to
bo a final effort to reach an ugrec-
• merit on the wage scale in Illinois, In-
diana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
Since the adjournment yesterday no
move had been made by either side
and the deadlock apparently was as
llrm as at any fuvvious time. There
were no indications that a strike could
be averted.
G. \V. Traer, the chairman an-
nounced that the question was on the
sub-motion offered by J. H. Winder,
to reaffirm the present wage scale
with conditions as they existed when
that scale was adopted, the miners
to pay the cost of mining, loading,
shooting and timbering.
A. J. More head, of the Illinois oper-
ators. spoke first for the operator*.
He said the operators would be pleas-
ed to pay the miners and increase In
wages but It was an absolute Impos-
sibility at this time. "You miners,"
said he, "have the advantage over us.
You can combine and centralize your
voting power upon a fixed object or
desired action. lJut if the operators
combine we are threatened with the
penitentiary. We could control the
coal market and pay you higher
wages If we could buy up all the coal
mines, but unfortunately for you and
for us, we have not the money to do
it."
"I want to say," continued Mr.
Morehead, "that no operator will go
farther than I will to meet our em-
ployes. We cannot control the mar-
kets. It is a competitive condition be
yond our power. It may be true that
In some parts of the country. Western
Pennsylvania, for Instance, they may
be able to pay an advance, but I do
know that In Illinois it Is Impossible.
He said miners In the thick vein In
Illinois could earn from $S to $10 a
day.
This statement was received with
laughter by the miners, which
brought a rebuke from the chair.
"But," said he, "a man Jn Illlnol
is not able to do the best he can foi
himself and family. He has been re-
stricted and prevented from realizing
his full earning power and making
from $125 to $150 a month. The min-
ers In my district are permitted to
work only five or six hours a day.
"We in Illinois believe that the timt
has come to sever this interstate
agreement. Our affairs had better be
settled nlone. We had better work
single handed than be in an Inter
state convention. We had better be
employed In meeting with our own
miners and put In our time In that
state. The gentlemen from Penn
vania and from Ohio have diffei
market conditions, different coal, al-
most everything different from us in
Illinois. Their wants are rarely our
wants. Their troubles are rarely our
troubles. And Illinois would not be
here today If I had had my way
about It. for I cannot, after two or
three years' experience, find It of any
use to us. In fact, it looks to me as
if we are only a troublesome class.
We are quite willing, much as we re-
gret It, not only for- ourselves, but
for the Innocent consumer who must
suffer as well as you gentlement
who must spend much of your dearly
saved earnings, to go away from
here without an agreement. But Il-
linois has been going back continually
for eight years, all for the sake of
peace."
John F. Walker, a miners' delegate
from Illinois, discussed conditions in
flint slate, arguing that they warrant-
ed an advance In wages.
W. I). Ryan, of the Illinois miners,
said that the slioi flrers bill has got
no business In this convention but the
miners would take it up with the oper-
ators at home. The seven cent differ-
ential. the mine run system and the
present Inside and outside day wage
scales are in Illinois to stay, he said.
it. It. Hammond, of the Illinois
operators, was willing to leave the dif-
ferences to a commission.
"I will close my mines forever rath-
er than be forced to do anything
against my Judgment," Mr. Hammond
concluded.
President Mitchell replied to Mr.
Hammond:
"If Mr. Hammond," said he, "wants
to close his coal comitanies forever
he will find us waiting when he wants
to open them again."
This statement was loudly applaud-
ed by the miners.
"The American people," said Mr.
Mitchell, "are going to ask and Insist
upon knowing why the operators can-
not pay an advance of 3 cents a ton.
And we are ffolng to ask you why you
can charge the American people an
advance of one dollar per ton and not
be able to pay us an advance of three
cents a ton. During the pay two w eeks
the American people (and I do not
mean the railroads) have been com-
pelled to pay at the mines more than
one dollar a ton more for coal. Mr.
Hammond says he will show us the
books of the Deerlng Coal Company. I
asked him If he will also let us see
the books of the Hock Island Railroad
Company."
No Coiiee* lon-.
Constantinople. March 2« Tn re-
ply to further representations made
by the Porte on the subject of the
proposed Increase In the customs du-
ties the American legation has reit-
erated that the government at Wash-
ington can make no concessions until
the American demands for a settle-
ment of the schools and other ques-
tions are granted.
CONFERENCE
WAS HELD
District Attorney Jerome Talks
With Magistrate
New York. March 28.—District At-
torney Jerome held conferences today
with Police Magistrate Hoss and Jus-
tice Dow ling of the supreme court,
at which it was reported that tho
district attorney secured either a war-
rant for the arrest of a prominent of-
ficial of one of the big life insurance
companies or a summons for him to
appear In Joe Doe proceedings.
The action is based on the evidence
showing political contributions by of-
ficers of the life Insurance compan-
ies.
Postpone l.lectlous.
Budapest, Hungary, March 28.—It
Is understood that a.s a result of yes-
terday's conference at Vienna between
Emperor Francis Joseph, and the
Hungarian cabinet ministers it was
decided to postpone the elections for a
few months when the government
hopes to be able to obtain an effec-
tive majority.
COAL TRADE
IS CUT OFF
COMMERCIAL COAL IN THE
WINDY CITY
IS GETTING SCARCE
Actual Confiscation By the Rail-
roads is Predicted
Chicago, March 28.—The Record-
Herald today says:
The supply of commercial coal for
Chicago has practically been cut off.
For two weeks the coal carrying rail-
roads have been taking 75 per c -nt
of the output of many mines and the
entire production of others. Actual
confiscation of coal by the roads with-
in three days is predicted by coal
men. During the remainder of this
week not a pound of the fuel from
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania
will reach Chicago, according to deal-
ers who asserted yesterday it would
all be taken by the roads running to
the mines. There was very lit ie if
any "free" coal in the city' ye3ter<iny.
All of the coal received was contract
fuel and the supply of that did not
meet the demand.
The market price Is beating upward
and the lltrlt lies not been reached.
Jobbers have been selling all the s- ft
coal obtainable on car.-j at $3.GO a ton.
Two month ago in tho middle of win-
ter, it went berprlng it *'2 a ton.
Most of the railroads and commer-
cial plants will have from 30 to 90
days supply in stock by next Monday
bu tthe most optimistic dealers predict
that smaller plants probably will be
In distress If the prospective strike
is prolonged. Some of the railroads
have given notice to certain mine own-
ers that only 25 per cent of the pro-
duction would be handled for com-
mercial purposes. Other roads have
arbitrarily notified mine owners that
no commercial coal would be hauled.
NORTH PLATTE
ON A RAMPAGE
Casper, Wyo., March Tho
North Platte river has been rising
at an alarming rate during tho past
forty-eight hours duo to the rapid
melting of the snows of the previous
week. It is reported hero that the
great diversion dam at Alvova, erect*
ed by tho reclamation service, a tem-
porary structure to divert the waters
of the river w hile the Pathfinder dam
Is being built, has been washed away
and that its loss will seriously Inter-
rupt the completion of tho govern-
ment enterprise.
RAILWAY
MAN DEAD
Wichita, Kas., March 28—C. O.
Chain, commercial agent of tho "Big
Four" with headquarters in Cincin-
nati until a few months ago, died
suddenly here today of Blight's dis-
ease. He was 4 9 years of age. Ho
came here two months ago for his
health.
Prominent Horseman Hero.
C. A. Blurd, a prominent horse
buyer, representing Bchoelman Bros.,
of Chicago, 111 , was In the city yes-
terday visiting his brother, Mr. Fred
Blard of Weaver and Seav.V lie left
for home this morning on the Santa
Fe Mr. Blard has not been In this
part of the country before but was
greatly pleased with it. He waa en-
route from Dallas.
Slayton Jubilee Singers; greatest
colored gingers in the world. Opera
house Saturday night. Prices 26,
35, 60 75 cent*,
DEATH OF
A FIREMAN
BRAVE FELLOW LOSES HIS
LIFE ON DUTY
CRUSHED BY WALL
Business Portion of Johnstown
Threatened With Destruction
Johnstown, Pa., March 28.—For
three hours immediately after mid-
night this morning Johnstown busi-
ness section was threatened with de-
struction by fire, which was only plac-
ed under control after it had burned
itself practically out, caused a loss
estimated at $800,000 and the death
of one fireman, William Campbell,
who was caught under a falling wall.
At an early hour this morning it was
reported that G. H. Santamoure. a
telegraph operator for the Publishers'
Press Association, vas missing. Santa-
moure was in the office of the Johns-
town Journal which was burned out
and after the fire he could not be
found. It is feared he perished in the
flames.
A partial list of the losses follows:
Sand Hardware Company, building.
$25,000. Fisher and Company, wh le-
sale liquors. $150,000; Wild building,
three story office structure, $140,000; I
Henderson Furniture Company, $05,- |
000; Bernard-Nees Hardware Com-
pany, stock, $40,000; Johnstown Dai'/
News Publishing Company, in Wild
building, $25,000.
Another Story.
Johnston, Pa.. March L'8.—The fire
which broke out in the business sec-
tion of this eity shortly after last
midnight was not fully under control
until after daylight, when it had
burned Itself out after destroying four
large business structures and caus-
ing a loss of over half a million dol-
lars.
During the progress of the fire.
William Campbell, .a fireman, was
caught under a falling wall and prob-
ably fatally Injured.
It was a few minutes after 12
o'clock when flames were seen Issuing
from the second floor of the Swank
Hardware company's five story build-
ing at the corner of Main and Bed-
ford streets. Just how the fire or-
iginated is not known, but when it
was discovered It had gained such
headway as to render futile for five
hours the work of the firemen in
cbmbatting it.
Before ceasing its ravages the fol-
lowing buildings were completely de-
stroyed:
Swank building, loss $200,000;
Henderson Furniture company's store,
loss $75,000; Fisher's wholesale liquor
house, loss $."0,00; the Journal Pub-
lishing company, loss $100,000; Louis
Greta, residence, loss $25,000.
A score of tenants In the various
buildings sustained loses aggregating
$100,000.
The Journal was unable to issue
this morning, but announcement was
made that it will at once resume In
new quarters.
hig a measure providing that water
may be taken from the Sacramento
river in California for Irrigation pur-
poses. Much money has been ex-
pended on this river under the sup-
ervision of the rivers and harbors
committee to make it navigable. This
has been accomplished for a distance
of 266 miles. The proposition to allow
water to be taken from the stream will
render It too low for navigation by
the river boats, according to the belief
of members of Mr. Burton's commit-
tee. Hence the r< solution which pre-
scribes that hereafter all bills for dams
across navigable streams shall go to
the rivers and harb«>rs committee.
MODELS OF
THE SHERMAN
Washington, March 28.—Vmler, the
direction of Quartermaster General
Humphrey, of the army, models have
been prepared of the United States
transport Sherman, ynd they are at-
tracting much attention at the war
department. Th& models are about
twenty feet long and show not only
the exterior of tin ship, but also the
Interior. One model represents the
transport cut In'halves and show s the
relative positions of the quarters for
soldiers, the passenger rooms, coal
bunkers, freight compartments and
machinery rooms.
With great detail the interior has
been worked out in such manlier thnt
nothing Is left to the imagination.
Even the beds for the men are re-
produced on a small scale and the
freight Is represented by mlnature
barrels and boxes.
G. W. PERKINS
DNDER ARREST
MEMBER FIRM OF J. P. MOR-
GAN & COMPANY
AND INSURANCE MAN
Released Immediately on Writ
ot Habeas Corpus
FEARFULLY
MANGLED
Scaffolding Collapsed and Man
Fell a Hundred Feet
Dayton, O., March 28.—By the t
lapse of a scaffold around the
Mary's church toda\
and George Elllsor
were precipitated a
feet to the ground a
gled. Sanders was
stone workers,
distance of 100
id fearfully man-
instantly killed.
ElilBC
lived about fifteen minute
Washington, March 28.—Secretary
Boot has determined to provide as far
as possible for the American consuls
legislated out of the service by the
recently enacted consular reorganiza-
tion bill. The incumbents of these
places have been active In their ef-
forts to prevent the extinction of their
offices, or. failing in that, to secure
transfers to other places within the
consular service. The blow falls heav-
i st upon the consuls in Canada,
where no less than twelve offices are
abolished.
LOG FROM
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRE-
SENTS ONE TO WAR DE.
PARTMENT
THE HISTORICAL CABIN
House That Gr^nt Built When
He Was & Failure
Wa.-lil
liu
ion, -March 28
New York. March 2s r.eorgc W.
Perkins, member of the firm of .1 l\
Morgan and Company, and formerly
vice president or the N'ew York IJfe
Insurance Company was technically
placed under arrest today in the pro-
ceedings which District Attorney Jer-
ome has begun to test the legality of
political contributions by insurance
companies.
The warrant was issued upon Infor-
mation pr« sen ted to Police Magistrate
Moss and the allegation upon which it
was based on the transfer of $4 8.70:'
of the funds of the New York Lire
Insurance to Cornelius N. Bliss, treas-
urer of the Republican National com-
mittee In 11 04, in w hich It is charged
that Mr. Perkins re. eived the tnou<-\
from the Insurance company and paid
it over to Mr. Bliss. Immediately aft-
er his arrest, Mr. Perkins through
his counsel, I ..wis A. Delaflcld. serv-
ed a writ of habeas corpus from Jus-
tice Greenbaum <>f the supreme court
by which Mr. Perkins was released
from custody and the case was taken
direct to the supreme court. Argu-
ment on tbls writ was adjourned un-
til Friday next.
Mr. Perkins was taken Into custody
while In the office of his attorney by
a detective from the office of District
Attorney Jerome. He did not appear
before Police Magistrate Moss, who
had Issued the warrant but went di-
rectly before Justice Greenbaum.
There the district attorney recited the
legal steps that had been taken but
did not go into the charges Against
Mr Perkins. Mr. Delaflcld however,
declared that the offense .barged
against Mr. Perkins was purely techni-
cal and asked for a postponement of
the case. He described the payment
of the $48,702 by Mr. Perkins to Mr
Bliss In 1904 and said that the pay-
ment had been authorized by John A
TCl.;('all, the former president of the
New York Life.
The arrest of Mr. Perkins and the
subsequent issuance of the writ of
habeas corpus will have the «
having the highest courts of t
ity of co
STATEHOOD ASSURED
FORAKER AMENDMENT
IS THE BASIS PRACTICALLY AGREED UPON BY THE SENATE
AND HOUGl. CONFEREES TODAY NATURAL RESULT OF
AGITATION AND WILL MEET WITH NO SERIOUS OBJECTION
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO WILL VOTE
To Be Allowed to Vole Upon the Question of Their Admission—
Minor Amendments Agreed Upon—Prohibition and School
Land Questions Decided in Line With Amendments
Heretofore Suggested.
Washington, M;i i ' Yh.it the J rjulry among the enafors who op-
senate and In 'i • will iv.ieh a com- posed the original house liill i■.• 1 a tea
promise agrei in-lit .. th ' hood, t bat they will pt thi- • u pro-
bill which will permit Arizona and misc.
New Mexico each to decide for them- .
selves the question of tie ir admission j limits or Prohibition.
state seems a on« , t coruiu- Washington, March _v The senate
sion rrom present indications.
The conferees met todav for the
second time and while the session was
devoted to whut are termed the minor
amendments, the
that a basis of agi
amendment defining the limits of the
prohibition in Oklahoma Is regarded
as the result of a general agreement
among all parties Interest' 1 and Is ac-
re Indications . cepted. Likewise there seems little ob-
nt on the chief jection to the senate provlslo allow*
question is Hiiga. ling li: if naturally | |)IK |jeu -chool lands to be -elected in
and will result In the restoration < f place of school lands font •! to We
Arizona and'Now Mexico to the bill j mineral lands. Other senate amend*
with th< 1'-raker amendment and in- | ments are to be considered Friday.
and carries dir.
court, which hov
est court |n the
appellate tllvlslo
peals stIH liikI>''
iniKht he nppciil
Mr. Perkins \
teeth. rrom the
to the supreme
r. Is not the hlgh-
e. there being an
i.i a court or ap-
i which the case
mitre and robes In this *Hp were
round passports in T\«,ki.-h Greek
and French.
Addresses to Demtrl
found, as follows.
"Lincoln, Ills., box 4
Ills., 315 Austin avenue
Sal.m, X. D."
also
Tilcago,
1 "New
An
vs of "Ker-
N. l . " v
tip with sin.
Kouvko,
... round.
t 1
sked
pus he dee it
department for its hlstoi
a section of a log fn
which General i;. s. G
his family near .St. la
resignation from the reg
fore the opening of the
The section is from a 1
used in making a fr. nit
Andrew Carnegie ackn
gift of $1,000,000 to tin
elation.
The
eltc
by C. F. Blanke. •
purchased the cabin
to the city of St. L<>
tlon In Forest Park,
at the St. Louis cxp"
ed much attention,
had no suitable pb><
frame containing the
he sent It to the
w here It will have a p
Hon room of the
descriptive book k-
<t. Loul
id piv-e
for 1
1861.
sldent
< who
ited it
Much atte
by in
directed
this
Dakon Cnponl and Saml i
The police believe that
luring which
ins, but three
killed.
she
on General Grant's
th. history of ho
cabin as a shelter
1854, at a time •
sldere.l a failure b;
friends.
xlilbite
'ii and attract
the presiden
to display the
ti. n of wood,
r department
J it stood
milt the
Randolph, of the
kins, "paid
account of
committee c;
In the Arn
which Mr
from the fun
tiled. JUS-
until
V'"K ,JfV the fa
Monday, but
rayed
i In i e
•spite
mltte
New York Life
ideiitlal cam pa
flee or Ills co
Held.
It was report
"°4 citv dir
ill the ..r-1 . • ..
L. Dela
March 28. Tin
lo Demtrl does not app
and be is i
n Catholic a
r Chicago. It Is not knout
)emtrl ever figured prom
lie Greek church In this ei
THE DAM CONTEST
Between Committees About Jur-
isdiction is Now on
" i
CANDIDATE
Who Was Deported from His
Country Arrives in New York
Plerpont Morgi
me. I had p<
for the
er of J. PI
New York, }
Fernandez, a cai.<
dene j' of Costa Rl<
from his native
active opposition
ernment, arrived
steamer Siberia.
I.y Ins wife and
by three of his
which approved of It.
' Jf any ofTer,-. ha been < omr
ted by Mr. Perkins," said Mr. I).
' WHOOPEE
:l WHAT EX000S
FOUND DEAD
Result of Bloody Battle With
Knives in Italian Den
OHIO WILL BE DEPOPULATED
BY AIKEN LAW
SALOON KEEPERS WILD
Fifteen Thousand People Will Ce
Hunting for Jobs
ror their w
rk i i
lie. The
Al.
Pi.
March 28.—TI
he a C(.
Isdlctlo
their departure fvoi . Port
Fernandez and h. adherent.-
confined In prison, having be
rested for con?plr <
Ilattleslilp New .lervjr,
Rockland. Me .
battleship New .!<
United Stat. go-.
i ittlclal slant
Owls Iitail mill
uir
and harbors committee on vhlii a
hearing *111 be requested.
The resolution bus Its immediate
inspiration b>et*Hfc« atuntlun which
th«fomm«K9 ^mmlgsiQA m jftw fiv-
'1 lie Weather
Voiitfthi tend Uir.
Fhh i ....- <J :.g takes thi
fr^m th* Jurisdiction of the in*t; u*ia [ Cutho
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