LABOR RESOLUTIONS
Manufacturers Speak Out Against
Boycotts and Lockouts.
THEY RECOGNIZE RIGHT OF LABOR.
Labor Commissioner Wright Ad
dresses the ConventionThe Res
olutions. New Orleans, Special. Interest in
Tuesday's session of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers centered in
the report of the resolutions- commit
tee, which was made at noon. The labor
question immediately came to the front
In the shape of a resolution embodying
a declaration of principles, declaring
against boycotts and lockouts, recog
nizing the right of labor to organize,
but "without interference with the lib
erty of employers or employe," deny
ing the right of unions to fix warges
and pledging the association to oppose
all legislation net in accord with the
foregoing principles. A motion to adopt
the resolutions brought a protest from
Jas. F. Tater, of Cincinnati, who de
manded that the resolutions be printed
and held over until tomorrow. . Mr.
Tater was supported by Mayor Jones,
of Toledo, and a rising vote was de
manded. The motion to defer action
was lost by a heavy vote and the reso
lutions were adopted. They contain the
following declarations:
"1. Fair dealing is the fundamental
and basic principle on which relations
between employes and employers
should rest.
"2. The National Association of
Eanufacturers is not opposed to organ
izations of labor as such, but it is un
alterably opposed to boycotts, black
lists and other illegal acts of interfer
ence with the personal liberty of em
ployer and employe.
"3. .No person should be refused
employment or in any way he discrim
inated against on account of member
ship or non-membership in any labor
organization, and there should be no
discrimination against or interference
-with an employe who is not a member
of a labor organization by members of
such organizations.
r-4. With due regard to contracts, It
is the right of tho employe to leave his
employment whenever he sees fit and it
is the right of employer to discharge
any employe when he sees fit.
"o. Employers must be free to em
ploy their work people at wages mutu
ally satisfactory, without Interference
or dictation on the part of Individuals
or organizations not directly parties to
such contracts. ,
"6. Employers must.be unmolested
and unhampered in the management
of their business and in the use of any
methods or systems of pay which are
just and equitable.
"7. No limitation should be placed
upon the opportunities of any. person
to learn any trade to which he or she
may be adapted.
'"8. This association disapproves ab
solutely of strikes and " lockouts and
favors an equitable adjustment of all
differences between employers and
employes.
"9. The National Association of
Manufacturers pledges itself to oppose
uy and all legislation not In accord
with the foregoing declaration."
At the morning session Carroll D.
Wright, Commissioner of Labor, made
an address in the course of which he
said: "The workingman has risen from
ignorance to intelligence, and as he
lias reached intelligence he has be
come more of less a greater complica
tion in industrial affairs. In his ig
norance he did not strike; in his intel
ligence he does strike. The next step in
the development in his intelligence
will be that he will not strike; that he
will be able to accommodate himself to
conditions because he will understand
them better. He will be able to recog
nize his rights in relation to the rights
of others and to know fully what is
necessary for successful production,
where he now understands only a' part.
This means of course the organization,
the continuance, the perfection, of la
bor unions. Some of the methods or
laoor unions are to be condemned. So
are som oof the methods of the cap
italistic organization to be condemned,
out because they cannot get on to
gether does not mean that either or
both should be destroyed. They must
get on together. The great question for
employers flTlll Pmnlnvsa a' Will tli
m conduct of their mutual affairs ex-
ea the militant spirit, or invoke that
peaceful consideration which leads to
the adoption of the highest elements
or business interests?" . .
Not Guilty of Murder.
Newport News,- Va., Special. Wil
liam S. Shelbv. alias ''Lantv M."
Ryan, was acquitted of the charge of
complicity in the murder of Amos Dy
sart in April, 1902, by a jury in th
Elizabeth City county court Tuesday
The jury was out nnlv iorx minutes
Shelby was indicted at the last term of
the P.Ollrf tvI U TT T r-!i..l J TfU
ous saloon-keeper in whose place it
a aiiegea Dysart was murdered for
PUmOSe Of rfthWio- Vitrr. nf Q CMim rf
money Won at cards In the house
nier m the evening. Prltchard's at
torney asked for nolle prosequi .when
wrned. it waw denied and Pritchard
stt Pe placed on trial tome: row. -
SUPPRESSING THE BOXERS.
Heads of the Criminals Are Cut Oil
, and Exposed to Public View.
Washington, Special. Minister Con
ger reports from Pepin, under March
12, that an attempt has been made in
the district of Yu Tien, about 1,700
miles west of Pekin, to reorganize the
Boxer movement, but was promptly
suppressed by the energetic action of
the Viceroy, the famous Yuan Ship-Ki,
who stood like a rock against the
Boxers in 1900. Several soldiers lost
their lives in the attempt to arrest the
criminals. Several of the criminals
were killed and ten others were arrested
who are to be beheaded and their heads
exposed. Mr. Conger says only such
prompt and severe measures will pre
vent similar organizations in other lo
calities, and it is hoped and believed
Youan Shih-Ki will continue as he has
begun. The native official report on the
uprising is as follows:
"The Tung Chou Yungping brigade,
General Lian Tlang, and the district
magistrate of Yu Tien, Cheng Chin, re
port: "In the matter of Boxers drilling at
Liu-Ho-Tao, in the district of Yu-Tieu,
we sent petty officers to make thorough
search and on the 26th of the first
moon (February 23rd, 1903), they ar
rested Ling Chiang and other men and
women, 10 in all, who were practicing
Boxer arts and who now ask for orders
as to Uow we shall deal with them."
"To this reply we received as fol
lows: The contents of the report have
been carefully noted. Proclamations
have been issued strictly forbidding
any revival of the disturbances of
1900, which were originated by the
Boxers, but Tuan Lun-Chiang and his
party, having no rejard for the law
assembled a lot of people to form a
band of Boxers and drilled them in the
dead of night. When they were being
searched by the civil officera they dar
ed to resist , arrest and killed and
wounded several soldiers. Thereupon
seven of them were killed, men and wo
men, and their head s exposed as a
warning. Ten others, men and women,
were arrested and their swords, spears,
flags, charms and pledges, all proofs of
their evildesigns, were brought to light
I shall depute Taotai Chang Hal-Luan,
of the military secretary, of the regular
force, to proceed at once with all haste
and make a thorough Investigation and
deal with the matter according to the
regulations already in force. As to the
ten men and women in custody, let
them be carefully tried and afterwards
beheaded and let their heads be sent
to the place of their rebellion and sus
pended as a warning of all and a testi
mony to the rigor of the law. We shall
expect also that some plan be devised
to secure the remainder of ' the band.
Let every exertion be made to root it
out as to prevent further trouble. For
ward this with all haste."
The proclamation of Viceroy of Yuan
Bhih-Kai, shows clearly the rigor of
the measures taken by him to stamp
out the Boxer movement. These per
sons are to be beheaded: Those dealing
in magic spells to befool the people;
those practicing evil teachings and evil
arts; those banded together to commit
violent crimes; soldiers in sympathy
with Boxer societies.
eavy fines and penalties are im-
osed on householders who furnish
quarters for Boxer meetings; on t$ox-
era themselves and on those who fall
to expose Boxers to arrest. Altars
propagating evil teachings are to be
destroyed and a reward of 200 taels Is
offered to any one delivering up bound
any Boxer. Smaller rewards ore offer
ed for information on which arrests
can be made. The magistrates are to
be Impeached for failure to prosecute
any Boxers. ,
Pekln, Special. Chen Chuen Hsuan
has been appointed viceroy of Kwang
Tung and .Kwang Si provinces, and Hsi
has been made . viceroy , oi
Szcheun province. Both are strong
men and probably will suppress the re
bellion.
Panama Assembly Adjourn.
Panama, Special. The Assembly of
the Department of Panama has ended
its session. Among other important
matters which were settled was the
placing of a duty of 25 per cent, on all
merchandise Imported to the isthmus,
and the approval of a contract for the
lighting of Colon, made with the Colon
Electric Illuminating Company. This
company was organized , in West Vir
ginia. The contract with it was made
in 1898, but was suspended a year
later by the governor of the depart
ment when the revolution broke out.
River Continues to Fall
New Orleans, Special. The river
continues to fall hereregistering 19.7
feet. If the present rate of decline
continues for a week all the temporary
levees along the commercial, front will
disappear. The work at Hymelia went
along successfully- except for a deep
hole,-which some difficulty will be
found in crossing.' - . ; '
Strike Declared Off.
Pittsburg, Special The strike of the
painters and decorators, which has
- in v,o TMttshure district for
flrlv two .months, was partically
settled Sunday, at a mass-meeting. The
a tn nooent S3.40 for a days
work of 8 hours, and pay their own car
fl from work. Last year they
rprived $3.20 and had their car fare;
nni This year they demanded ?3.60
and car fare. . The compromise pro
.3 i monra was agreed to
with the proviso that the scale com
w V!ftvrr at another con
miiw rrrZ. i .- t ec.ure
ference 'mm vue ux-- - ITnn
street car fare and some modiflcaUon
LIVE ITEMS OF iNEWS,
Many Matters of General Interest It
Short Paragraphs.
Down In Dixie, j
A tornado Tuesday morning killed 10
persons in Alabama. -1 i - '
Fire in the Beaumont oil field, Texas
caused loss estimated at $1;000,000.
Representatives of the city Chambers
of Commerce at Richmond formed a
State Board of Trade. j
A bill was offered in the Virginia
Senate providing for a State "Board of
Arbitration to settle labor .disputes.
Operators and miners, ixi session at
Hunting, W. Va., are unable to agree
on a scale, and a widespread strike i3
threatened.
Conductor Montgomery I Thompson,
who had been with the Baltimoreand
Ohio for 42 years, was killed near Mar
tinsburg, West Virginia.
The West Virginia commission which
has a $50,000 appropriation, met at
Charleston to make plans for the ex
hibit at the St. Louis Exposition.
After being out only 10 minutes, the
jury at Newport News acquitted Police
man W. S. Shelby, of Washington,
charged with the Dysart murder.
The Manufacturers' Association, at
isew Orleans, passed resolutions con
demning organized labor.' and listened
CarVonn sey commissioner of Labor J.
At The National Capital.
The new Chinese Minister paid his
respects to Secretary May,,
Target practice has developed weak-,
ness in the gun supports of the new'
battleship Maine.
Russia has specifically promised to
maintain an open door for American
trade in Manchuria. s .
R. B. Creecy, who served 'during the
Spanish-American war, on the Panther,
Is among those designated 1 by the Sec
retary of the Navy for examination f of
a-wuiuiuicuL lo secuua lieutenants - oi
the marine corps. j ..
, At The North
Rabbi Gustav Gottheil died in New
York city. j
The Pennsylvania Leeislature : com
pleted its business and will, adjourn to
day.- . . ...... A . u ,
The Investigation; Into tVbroodllhg'y
charges, at Jefferson City and St. Louis
is .being vigrously pressed, r h
One of the worst storms iin years has
been prevailing along the i New Jersey
ueiaware and New York coasts.
Directors of the company which, con
trols the New York "L" road refused to
grant the demand of the trainmen and
a strike is expected. j
The steamer John H. Stairin. the non-
arrival of which at New jHavcn had
caused much anxiety, was located in
Huntington bay, Long Island. r
The police of New York failed tn
identify the body of the murderedman
found in a barrel on the street Tuesday
morning or to get any clue as to the
perpetrators. t -
An Indianapolis, Prosecutor Ruckel-
shaus announced that the ! second trial
ui Dr. J. u. Alexander, -demonstrator
of Physicians and Surgeons, charged
with connection with grave robbing,
has been postponed indefinitely.
F. A. Widener, the Philadelphia cap
italist, has offered to the ; city his en
tire art collection providing, an art
museum Is erected at the Greene street
entrance to Fairmont Park. Mr. Wid
ener says that the collection of Mr; and
Mrs. Wilstach will be offered. '
From Across The Sea,
A congress of the Latin! peoples was
opened in Rome. I
President Loubet arrived at Algiers
and was given a notable international
welcome. , ! -
The Albanian soldier who shot the
Russian Consul at Mitrovitza was sen
tenced to death. i ;
A convention under thei auspices of
the Ulster Farmers and Landlords' Un
ion criticised the Irish Laid bill. 1
A Constantinople dispatch says: "M.
Stcherbina, the Russian consul at Mi
trovitze, who was shot by jan Albanian
sentinel there recently, is dead.
The army and navy ofnfcers charged
with smuggling goods intci Porto Rico
will not be prosecuted. They will pay
fines equal to double the amount ot
duty. '
Mtscellaneous natters.
An international anti-ilcohol
con-
gress began in Berlin. j
Emperor William is described as now
expressing warm admiration for
French Socialist leaders. -
Artificial ice is sola Dyj me govern
ment in Manila to all persons in the
military service at 50 cents per 100
pounds. j ,
A London dispatch saysi "Miss Ellen
Thorneycroft .Fowler, the author, was
married last week, to A. I. Felkln, at
Tetenhall., , i ,
Ensign Hussner, of the German Navy
will be courtrmartialed for killing an
artilleryman who failed to salute him
properly. j. .
The German Government began an
fnvPstiration of the arrests of natives
under American protection on Ruk Is
land, in the uaronnes..
An alleged plot to kill ! General Otis
who commanded United States troops
In the Philippines, has been Tevealed by
an examination, of papers captured
Iroa tbfi Fjiifiinos, ;
THE GOEBEL MURDER-
Soir.e
t t
Important Testimony Taker
' Before the Court,
. Frankfort, Ky., Special. Henry B.
Youtsey for the first time told on the
witness stand his story of the killing
the late Governor Goebel. He named
'James Howard, the defendant, as the
man " who fired the shot Youtsey said
he saw Howard for the first time a few
minutes before the shooting. Howard
had a letter sent him several days be
fore by the witness at "Governor Tay
lor's dictation, v Youtsey says he took
Jtto ward into the office of Caleb Pow
ers, then Secretary of State, which had
been especially arranged for. the shooting.-
He showed Howard the Marlin
rifle, the bullets and the window from
-which the shooting was to be done. He
sas Howard asked what he was to get
tor, doing the shooting. .
, "What do 'you want ; for It?" Yout
sey says he asked, and that Howard
said he wanted a pardon" for killing
.George Baker.
5 ."I told him he could have that and
more; too," said Youstey. "About that
time," said the witness, "Goebel came
in the gate and I pointed him out to
Howard "and then ran from the room.
As I . disappeared down the steps to
ithe basement I heard the crack of
Howard's rifle."
. & . paaBed through the State house
i, Youtsey said that after the shooting
"basement and a few minutes later came
;hack into the executive building from
,the east side entrance.
I "I staved in the office of Assistant.
Secretary of State Matthews,' 'said he,
'tor a few. moments and saw Mat
thews break open Caleb Powers' office
and find the gun that had been left in
Ihere." -
- Yountsey said that at the time of the
shooting he was private secretary to
"Auditor Sweeney, but that while his
political status was not definitely fixed
it was understood he was to have' a
good place under Taylor. "Governor
Taylor," said Youtsey, "directed every
thing, we did. We regarded him as our
leader and lie was morally responsible
for all, we did. We knew we had the
iGovernor and the pardoning power
behind us, and were not afraid of pun
ishment for killing Goebel."
I Youtseyr on cross-examination, said
that after he was arrested and later
sent to the penitentiary, he still had
hope of gaining his liberty. He
thought Yerkes would be elected Gov
ernor-and would pardon him, Yerkes
was defeated, however, and about a
year ago he decided to talk and did tell
his story to Prison Physician Tobin.
Youtsey said further that he had an
additional incentive to tell the story,
as Taylor, Powers and others had used
him as a cat's paw and scape-goat and
then deserted him when he got into
trouble.
Serious Fire in Beaumont.
Beaumont, Texas, Special. A care
less workman kicked over a lanteran
at one of the Caldwell oil wells on
Block 38, Hogg-Swayne tract, on Spin
dle Top and started a fire that result-!
ed in the loss of property valued at $1,
000,000 and the bankruptcy of twenty
or more of the smaller ! companies.
There were 175 wells on the three
blocks of the tract, and only five of
the derricks and pump houses are left
standing. Every tcompany that had
property in the Hogg-Swayne tract is
a loser. The fire swept the three blocks
covered with derricks and pump houses
clear of all its buil dings. The der
ricks left! are on the edge and are few
and far between. None of the com
panies had a cent, of insurance.
The fire started near the scouthern
edge of Block No. 38 and spread three
ways. Pumping stations, derricks and
pipe lines all fell before. it. Large en
gines and thick pipe melted in the
heat It is estimated that 170 of the
wells sustained an average direct loss:
Of ?3.000. 1 This is exclusive or hair a
million dollars more, the aggregate loss
on production and other damages. Fif
ty or more wells probably are ruined
by the dropping of tubing into them as
the result of the fire. Among the los
ers are: London Oil and Pipe Line
Company; Caldwell i Oil Company Spin
dle Top Power Company, Central Pow
er and . Equipment Company, Pumping
Station Dividend Oil Company, De
troit-Beaumont, Palestine-Beaumont,
Sun Company,C Advance Oil Company;
Queen City, Queen of Waco, Drum-
m -rn
mers. Alamo, uucKeye, urouna rioor,
Manhattan, Boreaulis and Buffalo. All
numniner tries, bricks and pipe line
eauinments were destroyed. Exten
sive losses were sustained by owners of
drilling rigs, among whom were H. B.
Ford. Cartwright Oil Company, John
Markham'and J, W. Ennls. Mr. Ennis
estimates bis loss at $15,000 and others
at from $1,000 to $4,000.
Metal to Be Tested.
Washington, Special. Unable to de
termine with any deflniteness the real
cause for the recent, explosion on the
Iowa, the board of investigation ap
pointed has recommended a; critical
mechanical and chemical test under the
direction" of an expert board to estab
lish the condition of the metal of the
burst gun. Secretary Moody, acting on
this recommendation probably, will ap
point an expert board. Rear Admiral
Higglnson has reported to the Depart
ment that the mate of the injured gun
was damaged by the explosion, receiv
ing several deep scores and scratches
along its chase. It is recommended that
this gun be not fired until thoroughly
examined, tested and aligned.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
- Industrial Miscellany. T
On Anrii 2 (the Manufacturers'
Record announced that the Mecklen
burg Cotton Mills of Charlotte, N. C,
was to be organized for the erection
of a plant Permanent organization
has been effected during the week, and
it is stated that a $100,00X) mill will
be built for the manufacture rof low
grade cotton and waste. Wm. Coleman
has been elected president ; E. W.
Thomas, ' vice-president, and R. L.
Tate, secretary-treasurer. Messrs. Cole
man, and Thomas, Robert R. Ray, John
M. Morehead, B. D. Heath and S. B.
Alexander, Jr., are the directors.
Last, week referent was made to
statements emanating from Rome. Ga.,
j that the Massachusetts Mills in Georgia
at. Landale, near Rome, was to build
another $500,000 mill. The Manufac
turers' Record has been anthoritativelv
informed that there Is no truth in the
report, as further additions are not
contemplated at this time.
Three Methodist colleges of south
west Virginia, namely: vEmory and
Henry College for males ; Sullins Col
leee and Martha Washington Colleee
i for young ladies, will be consolidated
when the coming school year opens,
i Dr. R. ; G. Waterhouse, of Emory and
Henry, will be president of the. com-
I bine. '
The Iowa Indians who live - near
Stroud, O. T., number among their
most valued possessions a scalp quit
five feet square, which is supposed to
be "good medicine for ail diseases.
i The scalps of which it is composed
were taken by the ancestors of the
Iowas 150 years ago.
The People's i Furniture Co., of
Little Rock, has ! been incorporated
with a canital stock of $1,500. The
incorporators are F. B. Osborne, T. P.
Murray, E. E. Murray and others.
The Dlanine mill plant of Martin
Wlegrand. of Washington. D. C, was
partially 'destroyed by fire last week,
involving a loss of $8,000, which is
covered by insurance
The Ritter Lumber Co., of Saginaw,
N. C, will establish a branch mill at
Johnson City, Tenn., instead of Eliza-
bethton, as first intended.
The. Eau Claire-St. Louis Lumber
Co. has increased its capital- stock
from $100,000 to $400,000.
Textile Notes.
H.! B. Neal of McDonough, Ga.; was
mentioned last -week as organizing
comDanv to , build cotton mill at
Neals, Ga. He contemplates develop-
ine 10.000 horse-Dower at Neals Shoals
and building an electric plant to trans
mit said power. A million-dollar cotton
mill is contemplated in connection
with these developments. Surveys are
now being made of the property. W, T.
Whatley of Newnan, Ga., is engineer
in charge
Fulton Bae andlCotton Mills, Atlan
ta, Ga., has purchased all the machin
ery required for its 50,000-spmdle ad
dition announced last week as to oe
built. Messrs. W. IB. Smith Whaley &
Co. of Boston, Mass., and Columbia, S.
C, are the engineers-architects In
charge of the improvement, which will
cost, as mentioned last week, irom
$250,000 to $300,000. Bids on the con
struction of the buildings will be
wanted in two weeks.
Morton Manufcaturing Co. will be
organized to build the cotton mill re
ported last week as proposed at Clowes
S. C. W. E. Morton will be chosen pres
ident and general manager; .William Jty
Smith, secretary, and M. JL. Smith,
treasurer. Messrs. E. W. Pressly, H.-Li.
Wright. W." E. Morton, M. L. Smith and
W. B. Smith will be the directors. Fur
ther details are now under consider
ation.' . '
Messrs. John Ramsay and Thomas E.
Gore of Paterson, N. J., have made a
nroDosition i to the business men or
Clarksburg, Va:, for the establishment
of a silk mill in the latter city. It, is
proposed to form a Jocal company, with
capital! stock of $150,000. Mr. Ramsay
is president, and I Mr. Gore, secretary,
of the Ramsay & Gore Manufacturing
Co. which has a $50,000 silk mill at
Paterson.
David Armstrong of Columbia, N. C,
contemplates establisning a mill for
the production of . knit good3v He in
vites prices on the nepessary machin--ery
and on water-power equipment to
suit. ,
Lihertv fS. C. 11 Cotton Mills will in
crease capltal from $75,000 to $175,000.
Doubtless this: action will be followed
by an enlargement of the plant com
pany now has' 5000 ring spmaies ana
170i looms. ; . '"
It is rumored at Huntsville, Ala.,,
that the Madison Spinnings Co.will
increase capital from $100,000 o $00,
000 and double its plant 7,200 spindles.
A report to this; effect was current
several months ago, but authoritative
statement did not follow.
Klots Throwing Co. of Carbondale,
Pa., New York office at 487 Broadway,
is having plans prepared" by L. C. Hol
den, 1133 Broadway, New York, for its
silk mill, previously reported as to be
located at Cumberland Md. Arthur
Cowsill of Washington, D. C, has con
tract to erect the building, bu,t the
machinery has not been contracted for.
A 600-horse-power steam plant will be
reauired. , 4L
A. K. Clark of Augusta, Ga., states
that there is no truth in the report,
TTiPTiHnneri last week, that he will
build a cotton factory at Jackson, Miss.
American Net & Twine Co., Anni
strm A la . rontemnlates increasing its
itv in n ronalderable extent this
erine-noiise and a mbis-
tening department will be contracted
for at once. !. .
MR, STONE SPEAKS.
Bryan Was Announced as the Orator
of the Day -
BITTERLY DENOUNCES THE PAPERS
A Red-Letter Day at a Meeting of the
Democratic Press Association
Trusts and Politics.
Kansas , City Special.United
States Senator Wm. J. Stone, address
ing, the annual convention of the Mis- "
souri Democratic Press Association
Monday, made an elaborate" explana
tion of his connection of "baking pow
der legislation and enforcement off
the pure food laws, and. bitterly de- t
nounced the daily newspapers of the
State, which he declared had "hound
ed" him outrageously. Wm. J., Bryan
had been announced as the principal
speaker of the afternoon. He was re
ceived enthusiastically and spoke as,
"a country editor to country editors."
He declared that throughout the coun
try he found deep and growing dis
satisfaction among the Republican ,
voters with the policy of the national
administration, and l' exhorted r. . jhis -?
hearers not ttf '"make te Democratic
party so much like the Republican.,
party that it would be easy for Re
publicans to get into it, but keep dif
ferent, so that in time of stress the
people would turn to the Democracy
for deliverance. Praising the State of
Missouri for its ; prosecution of the
packing houses he said: "The Federal
government seems to be afraid 'to en
force the criminal law and prefers the
use of injunctions."
Snow a Yard Deep.
Berlin, By Cable. The gale of Sun
day wrought such havoc on the
grounds of the palace at Potsdam that
a full report on the -subject has been
telegraphed to Emperor William.
Many splendid trees, dating from the
time of Frederick the Great, were up
rooted. The Imperial Wild Park was
also-seriously damaged. The 66 hours" ;
snow storm" over , middle : f Europe
ceased today at daylight. The snow is
two inches deep in Berlin, Increfasing
to a yard deep in the . Hartz High
lands. Snow,lies deep in East Prussia
and Poland, where the wires are
down and trains, 'are delayed. The
snow is melting rapidly and the
streams are already flooding. The
snow is from 20 inches to three feet
deep. At noon no trains had arriyed ,
at Posen for 12 hours. Trains are
snowed in on the line3 all over Silesia
and the province of Posen. The rail- -road
administration has no snow
plows, as snow Is extremely rare,
Santo Domingo Shelled.r-W. A
Santo Domingo, Republic of, Santo
Domingo, By Cable. Troops of the
government shelled this city Saturday
and several houses were, damaged.
The government soldiers attacked tile
city in force at several different
points this morning andv the fighting
lasted for one hour. The government
troops sustained heavy losses, Gen
eral Corder, Minister of the Interior,
and General Alvarez, Governor of
Puerto" Plata, being killed. Over 100
government soldiers were killed or
wounded, and the government forces
were obliged to withdraw. The revolu
tionists made Several prisoners and
captured horses and amunition. Their
losses were slight, only . a few being
killed or wounded. President Vas
auez narrowly escaped- being - shot.
The rebel gun-boat Independencia.has
returned here, and it is reported that
General Navarro with a quantity of
ammunition, landed from her near
Monte Cristi. The . revolutionists are
surrounding Monte.' Cristi.
Secretary Wilson at Clarksvllle.
Clarksville, Tenn.; . Special. Secre
tary Wilson addressed the tobacco
planters of Clarksville district, and was.
shown through the warehouses located
here. The Secretary will address the
planters at Springfield tomorrow, and
will spend Wednesday In Nashville.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Special. Presi
dent Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers, arnvea nere irom lnamna
polis. He presided at a joint meeting
of the executiye boards and heard the
grievance of the mine workers re
sulting in tne misimerpreiauun ui wc
Strike Commission's award. ' Prob
ably the most serious matter to be
adjusted Is the lockout mauguraiuu
by the Reading Company in the lower
anthracite field. . k
Phliadeipnia, special. nwiuv-.
Baer, of the Reading Company, de
clined to discuss the lockout of min
ers in the Schuykill region. He would
not even adimt that the mmnany bad
closed its colliery.