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The Weather Today: |'35(32?™! FAIR. The News &nd Obse3^er* VOL. LIII. NO. 27. Htsffl'fe sqDD Kteipfißo QBaiMiOßonffl MINERS NOTm REIDITfO ACCFPT Operators Have Virtually Named Commission. MiTCHELL AS THE SPHINX Whrn we are in full Possession of the Meaning of the Operators We Will Define our Positiir, he Tells the Public. (By Associated Press.) Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 14.—From a thorough canvass of the situation as it exists tonight, there is every indica tion for believing that the new arbitra tion plan proposed by the presidents of the coal companies for ending the miners’ strike will not be accepted in its pres ent form. There is a division of opinion among the strikers, but there is no doubt that a majority feel that the offer to have the President of the United States select an arbitration commission along the lines suggested by the opera tors is not fair and that it unduly limits the President in making up the board. The miners, it is safe to say, will abide by the advice of their national president in whose judgment they have the utmost confidence. Pres’dent Mitchell declines to say how he, personally, looks imon the proposition, but tonighth he gave to the press the following statement: “I fully appreciate with what anxiety the people of our country are awaiting ibe end of the coal strike. The coal op erators have not addressed the miners’ union or its officers in making their public statement. It is therefore impos sible for me to state the attitude of the miners at ibis time. I am r.ow. as I al ways have been, deeply solieious of the interests of the public and the welfare of the mine workers who have been on strike for the past five months. A formal statement defining our'position and in tentions will be issued just as soon as we are in possession of the full moaning of the proposition of the operators. This statement was made by him at 8 o’clock after a silence lasting all day. Ho had no intention of making it until (ho correspondents representing newspa pers all over the country called on him in a body and informed him that the general public desired to have an answer to the proposition of the operators. After giving it. he was asked many ques tions regarding the attitude of the men and the probability of the acceptance or rejection of the new offer, but he had no reply to make to any of these ques tions. He denied that he had any knowl edge of what the new offer of the op era tors was until It became public prop erty, and also denied that he was in telephonic communication with President Roosevelt. His attention was called to the fact that most of the informaton from Washington indicated that the prop osition would be accented, and that the strike was near an end, but he stoutly maintained that neither his officers nor the rank and file of the men had done anything to cause such an impression to go out. The district presidents also maintain silence as to their personal opinion on the proposition excepting President Fahy, who. after he arrived from Boston today, gave an inkling as to how he viewed the new turn to affairs. In reply to a query, he sc id: “The strike cannot be settled without the consent of the men. Wc are not dealing in gold bricks of any kind, and you can make any deduction from that you want.” There will be a conference tomorrow’ between Mr. Mitchell, the three district presidents, and Secretary-Treasurer Wil - son, who will arrive here tomorrow. It is fully expected that the sentiment of all the stikers will be known and that action will be taken accordingly. There is talk of a convention being called, but there is nothing definite on which to base this talk. When Mr. Mitchell was sisked if he and the district officers had power to end the strike, he said that it is a rule of the organization that no sei ■ lenient can be made by the officers of the union without the consent of a dele gate convention. It is practically cer tain that Mr. Mitchell’s advice will be followed in the conference. While ho has not said a word as to what he will do. it is freely predicted by those who under stand the situation that, he will advise a refusal of the proposition. DONE UNDkR PRESSURE. The Concessions Made by the Operators Forced by Pnblic Opinion. (By the Associated Press.) Now A'ork. October 11. —President George T. Baer, of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad arrived here from Philadelphia today. Ho said he had come to attend the regular weekly meet ing of (he Temple Iron Company. “Do you consider that the proposition submitted to the President in the nature of a recession from the stand taken by the operators?” he was asked. “I happen to have drawn the proposi tion myself." Mr. Baer replied, “or, at least, 1 had a considerable in preparing it, and 1 may state that il embodies my opinions and views. Further than (hat I cannot say anything.” President Olyphant, of the Delaware and Hudson was asked if the public would not look upon the proposition of the operators as a concession to the niiners. “It is not a concession to the miners,” he replied. “It is a concession to hu manity. It is a move taken to relieve the distress* prevalent throughout the country.” President Fowler on being asked what influences, if any, inducedvlhe operators to submit the differences with their men, to arbitration, replied: “It was chiefly due to the pressure of public opinion, or rather, you might say, public necessity. We recognized that the public would suf fer from scarcity of coal if something was not done soon, and we concluded that it would be honorable to overlook in a measure the rights of the interests that we represent in order that away .out «|f a serious predicament might he found. Many of the schools w r ere getting ready to shut down and still greater hardships might be suffered.” One of the men prominent in coal cir cles said today: “The arbitration propo sition now before President Roosevelt was formulated by the men whose names and initials are appended thereto. It is only fair to say that Mr. Morgan took an active part in the proceedings and his suggestions were most valuable. “The operators realized that matters had reached the stage where somebody had to give way. As men of common sense they knew that they could not freeze the American public. Mr. Morgan was frank to say that something had to be done at once or the hard coal interests would suffer serious harm. The force of his argument was generally recog nized. “We believe we have been more than fair in our position. Until we know how it has been received, we can say nothing more.” PLAN BY THE MANUFACTURERS Operators Will Consider this While the Miners Digest their Proposition. (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 14.—The regular week ly meeting of the coal operators today was preceded by a conference with a committee of the National Association of Manufacturers, and at the confer ence the salient points of a plan to settle the anthracite coal strike were submitted by the manufacturers. The operators will consider the plan while the mine workers are reaching a conclu sion ip regard to the proposal of cbl tation submitted to President Roosevelt at Washington yesterday. A member of the Manufacturers’ committee said that he knew the association’s plan wold be acceptable to Mr. Mitchell. The same member of the committee said that the manufacturers’ plan would be considered by the operators if the mine workers re ject the plan to the Presi dent yesterday. The operators began their meeting im mediately after the meeting with the roanfaoturers, and after the meting Mr. Baer said that no statement would be given out regarding it. The members of the Manufactrers’ committee at the con ference were: President David R. Barry, of th > Association: Francis R. Leak, ol Philadelphia, and Richard Young, of this city. Mr. Leak said that the proposition of the Manufacturers’ Association had not been formally presented to the opera tors. but that its sailent points had been discussed. He said that"at present the bituminous miners are organized and that if the anthracite miners became or ganized on similar lines it was his be lief that the price of coal wold he per manetly advanced with the result that manufacturers would have to advance the prices of all articles manfactrod. He said his association was desirous of having prices remain as they now are. According to President Parry’s secre tary, at the meeting between Mr. Mitchell and the representatives of the Manufac turers’ Association, at Buffalo, last week, and the secretary says they have steno graphic notes of the proceedings, Mr. Mitchell agreed to forego the recognition of the unioin in his demands upon the operators if there was a general advance in wages of ten per cent. While the coal operators' meeting was in progress, J. P. Morgan and his part ner. Robert Bacon, arrived in the city fom Washington, and they went directly to Mr. Morgan's office. The Outlook is Stormy. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Opt. 14.—The Chamber of De puties re-assembled today. The session promises to bo stormy, in view of the interpellations before the House at taking the government for employing troops against strikers and also for using the military in the ase of the shool troubles in Britany. Died in Texas. Air. R. It. Mason died yesterday morn ing in Elgin, Texas. Mr. Eason was a native of Johnston county, this State. He formerly taught school in Selma, where his aged mother now lives. lie leaves one .child, a girl, two years of age, now in Raleigh with Mrs- Smith, on Wilmington street. Mr. Eason mar ried Miss Ellington, daughter of Sheriff J. T. Ellington, of Johnston county, who died two years ago. The deceased paid a visit to his old home some months ago and bad returned' to Texas to resume his work as a teacher at Elgin. He is supposed to have died from Bright’s disease. His remains will be brought to Clay ton and buried beside his wife. IMs mother, two sisters and little orphan girl arc prostrated with grief. He was a devoted son, a fond loving father and a good man. l>r. Francis L. Patton as formally elected president of the Princeton Theo logical Seminary vesterday. The cheapest way to get notoriety is to bo ati 18-karat fool.—New York Dress. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15. 1902. STEAMER FOUNDERS The Life Boat Containing Ten Persons is Missing. Its Fate Unknown. (By the Associated Press.) Ashtabula, Ohio. Oct. 14 —The wooden | steamer (’. B. Lockwood foundered in a , storm fifteen miles off this port last j night. The captain and crew succeeded j in launching two boats just before the j steamer went down. One of the boats j containing the captain was picked up j near the harbor this morning. The other boat has not yet been heard from. Tugs and life-savers are searching for the missing boat, which contained ten mem bers of the crew. The Lockwood was a freighter owned by the Gilchrists, of Cleveland. She was 28f> feet Jong and commanded by ('apt. C. Saph. The vessel was bound for Buffalo. The Lockwood, after being storm tossed throughout Monday, sprang a leak and began to settle shortly before dark last night. Nineteen persons were on board. A yawl boat and a life-boat were successfully launched. Captain Saph and his wife, a woman passenger and six members of the crew were in i the yawl boat, .while the life-boat car ried First Mate John Fritz and nine of the crew. The steamer went down soon after the small boats wore launch ed. A terrific sea was rolling and it was necessary to bail water from the yawl boat constantly to keep afloat. To add to the misfortunes of those in the cap tain's yawl, one of the two oars in the boat was lost soon after it was launched. A seaman was thrown overboard by the violence of the storm but later was rescued. Finally a shawl was improvised as a sail and the little craft slowly headed toward this port. New Grist Mill at Fuquay. (Special to News and Observer.) Fuquay Springs, N. C.. Oct. 1”. —Dr. J. A. Sexton’s new grist mill has been com pleted and began grinding yesterday. The mill has a rapacity of a hundred bushels a day. Mr. Ronalds, superintendent of the planing’ mill is an expert in the manufacture of meal and flour and ui<- ■ der his supervision it is proposed to turn oat a superfine quality of meal. Thus small but paying industries keep multiplying here. If Fuquay Springs had a dozen Dr. Sextons she would soon hump herself to the skies. Eaby Girl Left in Basket. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C„ Oct. 14. —An infant girl baby, just a few hours old, was found on the front steps at the home of Mr. Vashen Rose yesterday morning. Tin child was neatly and comfortably tucked away in a basket, in which were an abundant supply of baby clothes made up of costly material and in good style. < | " i I * % Let Everybody Register Who is Entitled to Do % 3 So. There is an Entirely New j Registration This Year. % • * S | 3 Your Old Registration Will not Entitle You to * | Vote This Year. S m £ S 5 S Unless you register before the books close on the 25th of October, you £ X cannot vote this year. 9 SThe books are new open for registration, and will be open for that 9 purpose every day, Sunday excepted until sunset Saturday, October 25th. 9 •£* u t >t every person who is entitled to vote under the amendment regis- 5 • tor at once. X J Register yourself and got your neighbors to register. £ g NOTE FIRST! § X 9 The adoption of (he Constitutional Amendment made an entirely new Xf © registration necessary. The disfranchised ifegro registered in the cam- $) • paign of 1900. and, if the Legislature had not provided for new registra- & • iion this year, the names of all these negroes would remain on th<> reg- © 5 istration books. 8 NOTE SECOND!! 8 • . 9 © All entirely new registration tilts year was necessary to put the © # amendment in operation in this election. 9 8 NOTE THIRD!!! * 2 Each Democratic paper is requested to keep this in a prominent 2 X place in the paper until the registration closes. <£ 8 NOTE FOURTH !!!! • 8 8 2 Gut this out and post it at some prominent place iu the voting pre- 9 i F. M. SIMMONS, : 9 ® j Chairman Stale Dcm. Ex. Com. J $ A. J. LEI LI), Secretary. 3 $ p • 999999t99#9tP99#9 t999f99t9959tf 99# ts 00099909 JUMPED TRE TRACK Miraculous Escape of Fast Mail. Iron Tap Nearly Wrecked Train. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C.. Oct. 14.—The north bound fast mail pulled by engine 3(5, miraeulourly escaped a disastrous wreck two hundred yards from the station here this afternoon. It had just pulled out from the station, and had attained a speed of forty miles down a steep grade, going north, when at a sharp curve it left the track, bumping on the cross ties for more than two hundred yards, part of the distance including high embank ment, steel trestle and sharp curve. The train wa3 stopped by Engineer Joe Sted man without serious damage or accident, except that caused to the trestle and derailed cars. It is a mystery how the train escaped wreck. The passengers scarcely knew anything out of the ordinary had happened until the stop was made. The train was de layed about an hour for track repairage, etc. The accident attracted a !arg> ciow’d, causing much excitement. Civil Engineer Fry found the cause of the accident to he a small iron tap three or four inches in size placed on the rail, presumably by a boy curious to see the result. Instead of knocking the tap off, the wheels of the engine had mashed it, and were lifted off the rail themselves. Deep gashes are cut in the cross ties by the wheels of the engine two being broken. The train was loaded with passengers. Federal Court Cases, (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro. N. C., Oct. 14. —The Fed eral Court has been occupied for the best part of today with hearing the case against J. T. Freddy, store-keeper and gauger, charged with permitting a dis tiller to defraud. W. W. Shew, of Wilkes county, convb'* ed last week of illicit distilling, was sen. tonccd this morning to one month’s Im prisonment and one hundred dollars fine. One night last week the stockholders of The colored building and loan associa tion met to perfect a permanent organi zation. The constitution and by-laws drawn up by a committee appointed for the purpose, were read and adopted, and a board of directors, consisting of fifteen month ‘rs, was selected. The board will meet Thursday night, at Saint Matthews M. E. Church, and elect the permanent officers of the association. Mr. S. L. Alderman went to Danville today to attend the annual convention of the Photographers’ Association of North Carolina and Virginia. He is one of the vice-presidents. Messrs. L. Francis Hanes and Robert White will go up tomorrow tor the convention. Wescott Roberson. Esq., o' High Point, one of the Democratic candidates for the Legislature, is still sick at the Greens boro Hospital, and will likely be kept in the hospital for some time, though his condition is no more alarming than it was on Saturday. Mr. John Oarmon. an aged citizen, pass ed away this morning 8 o'clock at his home near Gibsonville. Death resulted from infirmities of age, ho being 84 years old. The funeral will be held at the house at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing and the burial will be at Frieden's .church at 1 p. m. tomorrow. The de ceased is survived by two sons and one daughter. Major (’harks M. Stedma-n and Mr. A. M Scales go to Washington this week to argue the rase of Caldwell vs. the City of Greensboro in the United State Circuit Court. The County Board of Education at its meeting on. Saturday last approved of a petition for a local tax district in Summer township, in the Groome neighborhood. Il is understood that a petition for local tax from an adjoining district will be placed before the board very soon; also that the whole of Jamestown township may ask for permission to bold an elec tion for the purpose of adopting the local tax idea. Dr. Mclver and Mr. R. D. Douglass will go to Concord, in Summer, township! Friday night to talk local school tax. THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOR Arduous Endeavors of Two Spellbinders t 3 Arouse an Irresponsive Crowd. (Special to News and Observer.) Youngsville, N. C., Oct. 14. —John F. Mitchell, Independent, Peoples. Lily White, complex specimen of Republican ism, candidate for the Legislature, and W. H. Yarboro. recent convert to a like faith and belief, addressed a crowd of less than 100 people here. One half pres ent were Democrats and the balance mostly negroes. Mitchell led off with a harrangue of about an hour, in which he said among other things of minor im portance that lie owned 800 acres of land, a mule and a political record of which he was proud. He then introduced his new ally, Mr. Yarboro, and amid the appaluse of two men sat down almost, exhausted. Mr. Yarboro impeached Governor Av cock because at the instance of Russell the Legislature increased the salary of the Governor to $4,000. He also an nounced that it was ungenerous to place vhite criminals in calabooses recently .ccupied by “lousy” negroes. He also informed his audience that suit should he instituted against the county com missioners for paying the county of ficers moneys while he was their counsel aud official adviser. He also announced that the “Weekly Record” was being published in Louis burg and that the Democrats had not taken time to deny all the charges that it had arraigned. His speech was long, enthusiastic and noticeable for the fact that it was uu pnnetured by the applause of his audi ence. NEW CHURCH ORGANIZED. Ihild Accidently Smothered to Death- Ma chinery for Oil Mill. (Special to the News and Observer.) Fremont, N. C., Oct. 13.—The Mission ary Baptist protracted meeting, conduct ed at the town hall the past two weeks by the Revs. J. B. Jackson, of Goldsboro, and C. W. Blanchard, of Cary, was quite successful. Last week a church was or ganized with seven members and bright prospects for a large increase. They will erect a nice church here at an early date. The two-weeks-old daughter of Fay ette Davis, near h.-re, was accidentiv smothered to death by its mother last Saturday night. She nursed it and dropped to sleep and when she awoke found it dead. Machinery for the oil mill is coming. Last week two steel oil storage tanks or <SO gallons capacity each were received. About one-ciehth of the machinery has arrived. It will take about two months to get it all in and placed ready for operation. They intend starting the first of December. Junior Literary Club (Special to the News and Observer.) Oxford, N. C-, Oct. 14.—The “Junior Literary Club" was organized in Oxford yesterday by the members of the younger set of young ladies. They will study American authors and poets and will meet every month. The following officers were elected. President, Miss Marguerite Ourrin; Secretary, Miss Jeanette E. Biggs. The following are the members: Misses Laura Williams, Lena Taylor, Louise Buchanan, Hattie Webb, Daisy Minor. Willie Stark, Bonnette Gregory. Alleuc Whitaker, Maud Parham. Lucy Webb, Maud Buchanan. Irvin Stark, Ma-guerito Currin and Jeanette Biggs. A german will be given or Friday evening by the cadets of the Horner Military School. Mrs. Ed. Chambers Smith, of Ilaleigli, and Mr. Paul Faison, of the University, spent Monday in Oxford. Bank of Alexander. (Special to the News and Observer..- Taylorsville, N. 0.. Oct. 14.—Parties from Louisburg will come here this month to open up the Bank of Alexan der November Ist. The vault is being built and room arranged for the bank. A furniture factory is wanted here and any one interested could not find a better location- The campaign will close here on Mon day, November 3rd. with some good speakers. Dillingham Reelected. (By the Associated Press.) Montpelier. Vt., Oct. 14. —The Legis lature today re-elected W. P. Dilling ham United States Senator. I’KICE FIVE CENTS. THE GREAT ISSUE IS TARIFF REFORM Don’t let Republicans Steal a Democratic Policy. SO SPEAKS CLEVELAND An farnest Fight, He Thinks, Will Larfrely In / crease Demccratic Rr presentation in the Next Congress, she Fight Should b: Continuous. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 14.—T0 a representa tive of the Evening Post, who asked him his views in regard to the outlook for and the duty of the Democracy in approaching Congressional elections, ex- Presidcnt Grover Cleveland said: “It seems to me that if the Democracy is really in earnest itcannot fail largely to increase its representation in the next Congress, but in order to do so, I think there must be a constant and stalwart insistence upon the things which are recognized by all to be true Democratic doctrines. Os course, by far the most im portant of these is tariff reform. On this issue, I am satisfied that the De mocracy is face to face with a great op portunity. All of the signs of the times point to a recognition, far beyond all party lines, of the benefits which would accrue to the people by a readjustment of the tariff, and it would be worse than folly for the party under the stress of any temptation or yielding to any al lurement to permit this to he subordi nated to or overshadowed by any other issue. “The present restlessness in Republi can circles on this subject, often amount ing to protests against Republican pro tective theories, should warn the Democ racy of an impending danger. I mean by this the possibility that our oppo nents may crowd us from our position on this subject, if we allow them to do so by our lukewarmness and Indifference, and to occupy our ground, just as we permitted them to crowd us lretn the ground that belonged to us on the ques tion of sound money. I am very much pleased with the deliverance of the New York Democracy on the tariff issue, and it was fair and proper that the Empire State should sound the right note. It is my clear conviction that the best as surance of success for the Democracy in the next national campaign will be found in a sincere and unremitting in sistence upon its old-time doctrine of a fair and benefieiefft tariff adjustment. Tins msiotance should be from now on. It need hardly be said that success will depend upon the presentation of tariff doctrine, not only recognized as truly Democratic by those who may be termed veterans in the party, but also com mending itscll to the hosts of the younger men of our land. Thousands of these await the opportunity to espouse a cause which must appeal to disin terested love of country, and which is based upon thoughtful regard of all our people and the safety of the institutions under which wc live. To these young men no hope is offered for the realiza tion of their patriotic aspirations ex cept through the conscientious en deavors of the Democratic party. ”1 am at a loss to understand by what process of reasoning the notion has ■mined a footing in certain Democratic quarters, not only that no importance attach s to a Democratic mwcndency in the next House of Repres* tat Ives, but even that it might be advantageous to party prospects in 1904,' for it to con tinue in its present minority now. Poli tical warfare ought to be regarded as continuous and if the results battled for arc worth having at all. they are worthy of our best efforts at all times and un der all circumstances. Constant vigi lance and unrelenting attack arc essen tial to victory, armies are captured by first driving in the outposts •‘l cannot believe that the bright prospects of the Democracy in the present campaign arc to be marred by any lark of hard work and strenuous fighting.” Daughters of Confederacy. (Special to News and Observer.) New Bern, N. C., Oct. 14.—The United Daughters of the Confederacy convened here in annual session tomorrow morn ing at ten o’clock. A large number of delegates from a distance reached the city tliis evening. The local chapter en- Urtaiiied the visiting delegates quite handsomely tonight at the home of Go!. W. H. Oliver, which was must beautifully decorated with evergreens and potted flowers. It was a full-fledged Daughters affair, no man being permitted into the conclave, Col. Oliver himself being hus tled off. Instance of Rare Honesty. (Special to Nows and Observer.) Suffolk, Va., 0(4. 14.—An instance of rare honesty’ developed today qpon the qualification of the late Dr. Francis. W. Whitehead’s administrator, Henry Kel ley, (he untutored negro office boy re vealed the keeping place of considerable cash whose existence no one else knew of, but not a penny of which, so far as is suspected, had he disturbed. The dtceased lived alone. Dr. Whitehead moved here from Scotland Neck, North • Carolina.
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