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vol. xm, no. 214. WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1904. FIVE CENTS BATTLE OF LI Neither Contestant Has Realized Any Appre ciable Result 500,000 MEN ARE ENGAGED Reports Yesterday Are Almost Identi cal With "Those of the Day Before All Day Long the Rival Batteries Poured Their Shot ana Shell on .the Opposing lines Vigorous Attacks Were Met With Desperate Resist ance ,and It Cannot be Seen That Either Contestant Has Realized Any Visible Results Reports That Com munication With Liao Tang Had . Been Broken Were Denied A Japa nese Torpedo Boat Captured a Junk With Seven Russian Officers. Wlio Were Bearing Important Dispatches to Port Arthur. The news silence regarding the bat tle of Liao Tang perhaps to be re garded as the most sanguinary in the history of warfare which began with dispatches of ihe Associated Press di rftfit from the battlefield late on Tues day night, was broken by dispatches received yesterday saying that the firing extended along the entire line, &ome seven miles in extent. A dispatch from Liao Yang received late in the afternoon told of repeated bayonet advances on the road directly south of Liao Yang, where the Rus sians shelled the Japanese positions until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when the engagement, which was general throughout the south and southeast, narrowed to the main line. The can nonading continued until evening, without advantage on either side. The sudden termination of direct dispatches gave rise to the belief that communication had been cut north of Liao Yang, but it is officially stated from St. Petersburg that this infer ence was incorrect. It is positively stated in St. Petersburg that the em peror had received yesterday after noon a dispatch from Liao Yang. The contents of this dispatch, however, were not disclosed. A Liao Yang dispatch filed at 5:30 p. m. yesterday said that the Japanese were getting around the Russian left flank, While a later dispatch stated that the Russians had effected an ad vance along the railway to thesouth ward, from which direction the Rus sians retreated before the battle of Liao Yang was begun. Reports reaching St. Petersburg are to the effect that the results so, far have been favorable to the Russians. The dispatches estimate the Japa nese force at about -2404000 men. and the Russians at from 170.000 to 200, 000 men, with from 600 to 1.000 guns engaged on each side. According to official Japanese dis patches, neither contestant has realiz ed any visible results. Locked in a Death Struggle. St. Petersburg. September 1. 2 a. m. With the knowledge that the Russian and Japanese armies about Liao Yang are locked in a death struggle, the ten sion in St. Petersburg tonight is strain ed to the utmost. It is believed here that the, tight cannot stop short of trie crushing defeat of one side or the other. All reports so far are favorable to the Russians, though the suspension of all news for many hours has been exceed inly trying- and has given rise to sev eral rumors, somewhat tempering the earlier enthusiasm. It is stated offi cially, however, that the report that the railway and the telegraph have been cut north of Liao Yang is untrue. A member of the general staff said to Associated Press at midnight: " "I can assure you that up to this hour communication with Liao Yang has not been interrupted. General Kuropatkin has taken particular pre cautions against any attempt to cut the railway. While it is always possible that a small raiding party might slip through the Russian patrols, or that hired Chinese bandits might cut the telegraph, it is a fair supposition in view of all the facts that this has not been done." The highest military authorities here consider that the most critical stage of the battle has not yet been reached and they believe that the fight may con tinue for some time before either side acknowledges defeat. This is an im portant consideration by the light of which to interpret any immediate news. It is thought here, that in view of the numbers engaged, the desperateness of AO YANG WAGED WITH FURY the assaults and the length of the line about seven miles, the losses in the two days fighting cannot fall short of ten thousand on each side. Both sides are straining every nerve, realizing that the fortunes of war for a whole year are in the scale, and neither side is in the mood or the position to spare men in the effort to achieve a final victory. The battle of Liao Yang will proba bly rank as ' one of the great sangui nary battles of history. It is estimat ed by the general staff that the Japa anese armies engaged number seven teen divisions of 15,000 men each, or al lowing for inefficients about 240,000 men. Each division has thirty six guns, and there are. two independent artillery brigades of one hundred guns eaoh, making a total of about 800 guns. The estimates of Russian correspondents range at from 600 to 1,100 guns per side. In the preliminary fighting of Mon day, the Russian captured 200 prison ers, who have already arrived at Har bin and reports persist that they cap tured over forty; Japanese guns yester day. (General Kuropatkin's effective forces are variously estimated at from 170,000 to 200,000 men. The Japanese on Wednesday morning attacked three sides of the Russian po sition. One of the (Associated Press corre spondents also mentioned a Japanese movement to the northeast of Liao Yang, showing that the Japanese were undoubtedly trying to work around Kuropatkin's rear. One of v the sur prising phases of the situation is the endurance of the men. They have been engaged deperately for two days, af tpr mnro or less severe fighting under ! unfavorable conditions every day since 1 y-v a 1 1-1 J-Unl Vi -i -i tnr r n 1 august 24. Ml wouia seem mat endurance could not persist much lon j ger Without respite of some sort, j The Japanese are reported to be us- ing mortars to drop shells in the Rus I sian position. These are probably the I high-angel howitzer which were report Lied in action earlier in the -week. It is plain however, that the Japanese are no . longer enjoying the superiority i in artillery which stool them in such ! good stead in the earlier months of the ' war. It was then hill fighting, and the Japanese mountain batteries, told ' with deadly effect. Now the contest 'is in a comparatively open country 1 where the Russian field guns and the Russian cavalry can come into more ef fective use. 1 Second Day's Battle in Front of Liao Xaiifr- Liao Yang, August 31. The sec ond day's battle commenced at dawn. The Russians made repeated bayonet advances on the road directly south of Liao Yang, where the Japanese ap proached from Sanquaiship and Tao, shelling the positions in lne Russian lines until four in the afternoon,, when the engagement, which was general throughout the south and southeast, narrowed to the main line. The Japanese advance on the south east was by way of the Feng Wang Cheng road. Immediately in front' of Chiatfantun, the Japanese stubbornly attempted to occupy a round-topped hill, which was literally shaved by Russian shells, making repeated at tempts the entire day where apparent ly it was impossible for anything to live. The- cannonading continued from this point to the vicinity of Wangpaotai, until this evening, with out apparent advantage to either side. The .Japanese dropped shells within two or three miles of the railroad sta tion and in the plain of Wentshu mountain, which is the most important eminence around Liao Yang, but the Japanese abandoned aggression there on account of the resistance, they met. There was cannon fire last night and this is expected nightly. The varied casualties here include one Russian war correspondent, wounded and also twenty-five Chinese, whom Dr. West water, the distinguished missionary, is caring for in the Chinese, Red Cross refuge. The day's developments show that the Russians are prepared for all emergencies. Slow rain began to fall at noon, gradually transforming the plain into a wilderness, through which the wounded, in carts and walking, are tonight making their way to the hos pitals. Considering the day's opera tions the Russian losses are small, while the Japanese losses are believed to be great, especially where they were repulsed on the south roads. Developments . are expected west and north. . Fighting Resumed Early in the Day. Liao Yang, August 31. 6:30 p. m. The battle was resumed this morning earlier than it began yesterday. With the firsO grey of dawn the artillery opened, and the firing soon extended along the entire line. The rain ceased during the night and day broke bright and clear. The Russians entered the fight confident of victory. As this dispatch is sent a balloon is ascending from one of the Japanese positions southeast: of Liao Yang-, making a target for the Russian mor tar batteries, but the shells have not yet reached it. Desultory Firing During the Night. Liao Yang, August 31.-4:34 p. m. The battle was resumed today with rifle fire at dawn, in the southwest. There was desultory firing all night. . The last attack of the Japanese yes terday was made at 7 p. m. on the Feng Wang Cheng road. Over 500,000 3Ien Engaged. Liao Yang, August 31. 5:30 p. m. The battle is still in progress, "butf the strength of the cannonade does not equal that of yesterday. The Japa nese are getting around the Russian left flank. Over five hundred thousand men and 1,300. guns are engaged on both (Continued on Fourth Page.) BIG POWDER EXPLOSION. GREAT DAMAGE AT THE LAFLTN AND RAND WORKS. By the Explosion of 800 Kegs of Pow der, One Man Was Killed, Three Others Injured and Considerable Damage Done to Property. Punxsutawney, Pa., August 31. Eight hundred kegs of powder explod ed today in the press room of the Laf lin and Rand Powder Works, two mile3 east of here, instantly killing one man, seriously injured three others and caus ing considerable destruction of proper ty.' , The dead: Leonard Bair, 21 years old. The injured: Lot Bair, superinten dent of the press mill, will probably reeover. William VartDyke, engineer, probably recover; Sheridan Calhoun, boiler tender, believed to be fatally hurt. The press room, which was about 4G feet square, was totally destroyed. (Leonard iBair was in the building at the time of the explosion. When his body was recovered among the ruins after the accident it was found that part of his head had been1 literally blown away. .No other part of his body was in the least mutilated. The three other men were in an engine room 200 feet away from the press room. Each was severely cut and bruised by pieces of flying debris, and aJl were irrac'icert iinf Vvnsnious bv terrific force of the explosion. Other buildings in the factory enclosure were wrecked, and every building within a mile of the powder works was damaged. The resi dence of iPowder Boss S'peno, ,2,000 feet from the plant, was ruined. The cause of the explosion will prob ably never be known as Bair was the only man in the building at the time. The violent shock of the explosion caus ed every building in Punxsutawney to tremble on its foundations. SURROUNDED IN MYSTERY. Unusual Features in a Shooting Affair, that Caused the Death of One and Fatal Wounding of Another. .New York, August 31. A chain ol circumstances unusual jn police annals, marks the almost instant death of one man and the probable fatal wounding of another from revolver shots in Long Island surburb of this city last night. John Deikler, a building contractor of Glendale, Queensborough, was kill ed by a highwayman who escaped and of who but a meagre description is in the hands of the police. Early this morning August F. Pflander a hired man, was found in a barn not far from where Deikler was shot, suffering from a bullet wound in the head, which will likely end his life and with a revolver lying beside him. The odd features in the case are these. The wounded man was coatless when found, and had the sleeves of his shirt rolled up. The highwayman is described- as also being coatless and hav ing his shirt sleeves rolled up. The highwayman is said, by Henry Adicks, the principal witness in the case, to have warned him by name to keep away or he would shoot him as he had shot Deikler. Adicks, however, could not see the highwayman's face. There was a volley of shots before Dik'ler was shot. Two chambers in the revol ver found beside Pflander were found discharged. One bullet hole only was found in his head. Adicks says that he fired one shot at the highwayman. On the other hand Pflander's employer says that the man had been despondent because he did not receive a woman j letter and be believes that he shot himself. FIGHT AT A BASEBALL GAME New York Player Struck a "Rooter" and Was Taken to City Prison. Cincinnati, O., August 31. During the first game between Cincinnati arid New York this afternoon, Bowerman left the New York bench and struck a man In ''Rooters' Row" who had been yelling at him. The ball park police were taking Bowerman from the field when Umpire Zimmer inter fered. Albert Hartzell, a music teach er in the public schools, who had been hi J by Bowerman, then appealed to the city police, when eight officers came into the field and took Bowerman to the city prison. The New York play ers advanced on the officers at first as if to rescue Bowerman. Hartzell's jaw was badly cut by the blow, but after accompanying the offi cers with Bowerman Co the city prison, Hartzell refused to prosecute and no warrant was issued. Bowerman was released, so that he could leave for the east with his team. Students Arriving at the A. and 31. College. (Special to The Qlesenger.) Raleigh, .N'C, August 31. A char ter is granted the sMaxton Cotton Ginning Company, $25,000 capital stock. 'New rural free delivery mail routes are established at Altamahaw, Eliza bethtown, Fairview, Yancey ville, Ba hama. Lumbexton. stovall, Yadkinville, iltmore and Shallotte. 'Large numbers of students are ar riving at the Agricultural and Mechani cal college and it is evident that there will be a large attendance. Five hun dred is fixed as the limit this term. Populists of Georgia Will Hold State Convention. Atlanta, August 31. The people's party of Georgia will hold a state con vention tomorrow, gathering in the hall of the, lower house of the State legis lature. The object of the meeting will be to elect national electors and to en dorse the nomination of Thomas E. IWatson for the national presidency. !Mr. Watson will attend the convention and will open the campaign with an ad dress in the evening. A large atten dance is promised. . : PREPARING FOR MIMIC WAR. "BLUES" AND "BROWNS" WORK- ING. FOR MASTERY. Men of Both Armies Are Studying the Lay of the Land Inspection of the Field Selected for the Final Review. Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va., August 31. As the time draws near for ilie "Declaration of War" be tween the "Blue" and the "Brown" armies, at Manassas and Thorough fare, respectively, the harder are the divisions of each working for the mas tery of the territory included in ma noeuvres grounds. The infantry, cavalry and artillery are out daily studying the topography of the coun try, positions for batteries are se lected, sweeps of country for cavalry charts are marked with care, and placep for concealment for troops for the mrrpose of surprise are decided uponif When the declaration of war is madef it will be impossible for the respetive divisions in the mimic war fare o have free access to Che "Ene my's"! country. This work has been greatly facilitated by- .the excellent map prepared in advance and publish ed by the war department. Today General Corbin, who has personally verified the correctness o the map, dictated a letter to First' Lieutenant George R. Spalding, corps of engineers, who did the field work on the; map, complimenting him in the highest terms. General Corbin made a second in spection today of the field selected for the grand review Co be held September 10. It meets his approval in every particular, and the details of the re view will be made speedily. The gen eral problem of the manoeuvres is to be discussed tomorrow in General Corbin's tent by the commanders and brigade commanders of each division. Colonel E. Z. Steever,. of the Fourth cavalry, the official division camp No. 2, arrived at Thoroughfare today. The vwenty-sixs assistant umpires for this division are expected tomorrow. The greatest rivalry exists between the Seventh cavalry, stationed at Thor oughfare, and the Fifth, at Manassas. UNITED IRISH LEAGUE. Resolution to Increase Membership of Executive Committee Causes Great Disorder and Excitement -Convention Adopts Platform and Elects Officers. New York, August 31. Much ex citement and 'disorder attended the dlscusgfbn of a resolution to increase the membership of the executive com-mittfce- at the convention -of the United IrW$PiPSn-e of. America here .todayv The " proposition was to increase the committee to one hundred and the trouble began when John F. Ryan, of Philadelphia, said that New York should not have two representatives on the executive committee, when Boston and other cities had given more to the general fund than had New York. Delegate O'Connor, of Elmira, sharply resented Mr. Ryan's attack on Che Irishmen of New York state, and the convention wTas soon in an uproar. After great disorder the proposed amendment wras defeated and the excitement subsided. Colonel Sullivan, of Louisiana, made a plea for increasing the national com mittee Co one hundred, insisting that the south had no proper representa tion in the executive committee of the league. Th platform adopted by the con vention says: "We assert the right of the Irish people to procure their independence by any honorable method, by work. or word, by voice or sword, as circum stances may dictate or opportunities may offer, but we fully admit the right to choose their weapons in the battle for liberty,- untrammelled by dictation from any outside source, realizing that the people of the firing line of the fight for nationhood are the best judges of the policy to be adopted in their struggle with the wealth and power of England." A member of the comiUee. of ways and means read a report from the committee in which it was stated that it is the intention of this, committee to raise $50,000 before the first of next year for the general fund, to be used in England and Ireland. It was announced that Charles F. Murphy had promised to give $1,000 to the fund. Secretary O'Callaghan read letters of regret from President Roosevelt', Judge Parker, the Democratic presi dential nominee; Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Ryan. The convention unanimously elect ed the following officers: President, John F. Finerty, of Chi cago; first vice-president, Patrick Egan, of New York, former minister to Chili; second vice-president, Ed ward Deverau, of St. Louis; third vice president', Michael J. Redding, of Bal timore; fourth vice-president, John Fitzpatrick, of New Orleans; national secretary, John O'Callahan. of Boston; national treasurer, T. B. Fitzpatrick, of New York. To Investigate Tuberculosis in Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., August 31. A state board to investigate tuberculosis in Georgia and to advise means of stamp ing out the disease was appointed to day by Governor-Terrel from the lead ing medical men and physicians in the state. Thp annointments are aecordinsr j to a provision of the recent general ! assembly. J, " - ' Neil and Murphy Fight Terrific Six Round Bout. Philadelphia . Pa., August 31. Frankie Neil of San Francisco, the bantam weight champion, and Tommy Murphy, of New York, went six rounds to a draw at the National Athletic Club tonight. It was a. ferrific fight from " beginning to end and both men received some hard punishment. Neill however had slightly the better of the bout. HILL Oil ROOSEVELT. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN ONE OF FALSE PRETENSES. The Senator Refers to a Magazine Article on How Roosevelt Uncovered the Postal Frauds and Declared it Was Inspired at the White House. Ringhamton, N. Y., August 31. Form er Senator David B. Hill was the guest today of the Broome county fair, which is being held at Whitney Point, and delivered an address. Mr. Hill briefly discussed the tariff and said the Democratic platform was silent upon the money question because that question was deemed settled. The almost unanimous approval by the con vention of Judge Parker's telegram operated virtually as an amendment of the platform in accordance with its terms, and the new platform necessa rily superseded and eliminated all pre vious nationalplatforms. "The present campaign on the part of the Republicans," the ex-Senator declared, Ts one of humbug and raise pretenses peculiarly Rooseveltism in all its characteristics." Mr. Hill cited a maerazlne article bv (William Allen White on the subject of now Roosevelt uncovered the postal frauds." (He said that it was an effort to impress the people that the Presi dent was not responsible for the postal frauds in his administration, and that knowing his long neglect to prosecute tnem. ne was really the exalted instru ment which exposed them. If the ar ticle was not dictated at the White House, the speaker declared, it was at least inspired there. It Would fail of its purpose, however, because it is not true because it has been embel lished for political effect and will not stand the test of examination. "In extolling the President,'' the Former 'Senator went on, "an attack is made upon the two Republican Senators from this state, Messrs. Piatt and Depew, who were active Republicans before either Mr. White or Mr. Roosevelt was born. "Here is what is said: ""When it (the investigation) touch ed the President's friend and political sponsor, 'State Senator Green, of Bing- hampton, N. Y.,- and when he was about to be indicted for crookedness, the two Senators from New York and every prominent Republican in the state beg ged for mercy, and then threatened President Roosevelt for allowing Bris- tow to indicate Green.' ''If true this is a most serious accu sation. It virtually accuses our" two Republican United States Senators and also 'every prominent Republican in the state' with a. crime. It uplifts Roosevelt and he apparently delights to be exalted at the expense of others." -White Denies that the Article Wras Inspired. Emporia, Kansas, August 31. Wil liam Allen White, referring to Former Senator Hill's speech said: "The article was not inspired at the White '.House, and the President fur nished none of the facts." BRYAN WILL TAKE THE STUMP. OFFERS IHS SERVICES TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. His Itinerary . Has Not Yet Been Arranged His Appearance Will Probably Hold His Warm Support ers in Line. New York. August 31 Secretary TJrey Woodson of the Democratic national committee. has received a letter from W. J. Bryan in which Mr. 'Bryan say3 he will be at the disposal of the Demo cratic committee for campaign purpo ses during the month of October. Mr. Bryan indicates that he would prefer .speaking in the west, mostly in Indi ana. Chairman Taggart says that the com mittee has not yet taken up the sub ject of Mr. Bryan's itinerary and it is not known whether he will speak in the eastern cities. Satisfaction was expressed at Na tional hadquarters regarding the offer of Mr. Bryan to aid in the campaign, as there has been considerable talk about the apathy of some of the most ardent Bryan men and -fear has been expressed that they would vote for Watson. A story was current today that the populists, together with radical Dem ocrats and the remnants of the Henry George Democracy, were not only going to put up Watson electors in New York but that they would also put up a state ticket, Congressional tickets and legis lative tickets as far as they were able to do so by petitions. "Democratic leaders believe that Mr. Bryan's appearance on the stump, even if he does not come east, will have a tendency to hold his warm support ers in line for the regular ticket. Races at Sheepshead Bay. (New York. August 31. In a drive, Caughnawaga, at three to onejjcon the Twin city handicap of $13,000 to the winner at Sheephead Bay today. The mile and a quarter was run in the fast time of 2:05. 'McChesney, who won this stake last year, defeating Hermis, was made favorite today on the strength of a very fast trial, but was always out run, finishing next to last. Artful, win ner of the Futurity on Saturday, today added another victory to hex list by winning the $10,000 Great Filly stakes. Dan Patch Lowers Record for Half 3lile Track. .Lincoln, Neb., August 31. In an ex hibition mile on the state f air grounds track this afternoon. Dan Patch low ered the record for a half mile track and clipped three quarers of a second off his own best time for , a half mile track, made at iDes Moines, . last week. He covered the mile to day in 2: OS 1-4 on a track still a trifle lumpy from recent rains. He was accompanied by a runner, but wore no wind shield. Time by quarers: 0:32; 1:01; 1:35; 2:05 1-4. Fifteen -thousand people saw the performance. TRAM WRECK Nine People Killed and Twenty-Three In jured 1 IN COLLISION There Was a Head-on Collision Be tween a Special Excursion Train and the Regular Passenger .Train Be tween Island Pond and Montreal Neglect to Obey Orders Caused tho Wrieck -The Shock of the Collision Was Felt More Than a Mile Away Both Engines Were Locked Togethv er and Two Cars Practically Rained. Montreal, Canada, August 31. Nine people were killed and twenty three others Injured In a head-on col lision on the Grand Trnuk railway, near Richmond, Quebec, today. The trains involved were a special excur sion from Montreal Bound for Sher- brooke, and passenger train Number. 5, running between Island Pond .Ver mont, and Montreal. The collision, it Is claimed, was due to neglect of or ders on the pare of the train crew of the excursion train, which left Rich mond without awaiting the arrival of the passenger train. The excursion train was running as therst section of the regular Grand Trunk passenger express, whlclT usu ally crosses the Island Pond train at Richmond and was running on its, time. This makes it all the more in explicable why Conductor Atkinson, In charge of the excursion train, did not wait to make the usual crossing. Atkinson disappeared shortly after the wreck occurred. The excursion train, made up of ten coaches and a baggage car, carried about 1,000 persons, bound for the exhibition at Sherbrooke. .The Island Pond train was composed of five' coaches and a baggage car, and had only a small number of passengers'. The excursion train had barely clear ed the Richmond yard when, rounding a curve, it met the Island Pond train running at a high rate of speed. Both engineers reversed, and. with their firemen, jumped, escaping with minor injuries. The shock of the collision was plainly heard in Richmond, more than a mile away. Both engines were locked firmly to gether. The baggage car of tha ex- oilroinn train irroo itnlmA r ja dropped on top of the car following it, a smoker, and it was in these two cars that the greater number of fa tauties occurred. HESTER'S ANNUAL REPORT. ' Totals of Ills Report on the Cotton Crop of tho United States. New Orleans, La., August 31. The lulu. is or secreiarv n PRTpr's annus rp- port of the cotton crop of the United States were given out this evening. They show receipts of cott'on at all .United States ports for the year 7,252,222, against 7,724,104 last year; overland to northern mills and Cana da, 939,943, against 1,083,383; south ern consumption taken direct from the interior of the cot'ton belt. 1.1 9 8,- 209, against 1,920,027, making the cotton crop of the United States for 1903-'04 amount to 10,011,374, against 10,727,559 last year and 10,680,680 the yearefore. , Colonel Hester has made his usual investigation into the consumption of the south and has rece'Ived reports by mail and telegraph from mills con suming cotton In the cotton growing states, Including woolen mills that have used cotton, and the results show a total of 1,091.252, but of this 100, 043 were taken from ports and includ ed in port receipts. This shows that the mills of the south have used up .81,477 bales less than during l902-'03, and 18,719 less than during 19 01-'02, the decrease being due to the unsatis factory condition of the trade and the relatively high prices of the raw mate rial, compared with the manufactured product during the most of the sea son, v . . i 1 CAN'T AGREE ON WAGE SCALE. Coal Creek Men Say They Will Oper ate Their Mines Independent of tho Organization. rKhoxville, Tenn., August 31. A sen sational turn in the effort of the opera tors and miners to agree upon a wage scale developed today when all opera tors of the (Coal Creek district with drew from the conference and refused to have anything further to do with it. lA few hours later the operators as a body refused to accede to the proposl- through (National (Secretary Wilson. Thi3 proposition was that the men. would continue to work on a reduction equal to one-half of last year's in crease. That was 7 1-2 per cent. Such a scale would ifixe the wages of the men at 5 7-8 cent per ton compared with 3-4 the present rate. Coal . Creek men announced that they would here-' after operate thehi mines independent of the. organization.
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