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v ' 1 .:..v ..' . V" - f$ . - , . ' -' " '.-' . : ' .v III egt:. TEiTPERATURE -r the Past -4. hours: Y -a. o: maximum. 6;" r v. i . v - -.7.. ' RALEIGH, X C.v SATURDAY, JANtJAKY 3, 1903. Kb. 26 , i IrTHTmSDAT rain. accom-U 1 r ) ' " Vr ""TTT "1 1 " "M V w 1 'AVTCVIT s i it 7 Fostmaster Oet : Race v Animosity in " Mis sissippi Carried a Lit I tie Too Far for Off i ? ! cial Endurance ;. "I nr TiiffnAt j. pence Washington, aJn. 2. Special. After discussing the matter for two hours today, the president and his cabinet decided that when the administration Siv3 the people of a community si colored appointee they must accept the same despite their wishes or prefer ences In the premises. The case in points which precipitated the cabinet meeting Into one of the longest for some time, was that of Minnie M. Cox, the colored postmaster at In-' dianola. Hiss., who resigned her po sition under threats from lawless white lersons, so the administration con- tends. The press dispatches this . morning, which brought the matter to the president's attention did not in dicate as much, however. , The presiident and his cabinet de cided today to force the people of In dianola to accept the colored postmas ter. In order to do this they have "re fused Jo accept her resignation and have ordered all mail addressed to Indlanola sent to Greenville, Miss. "t The meeting of the cabinet was characterized- by sharp expressions of opinion on the -part of the president's official family with reference to this case. - f Secretary Moody of the navy was especially Violent. It is said he urged that some vindictive policy be pursued against the south. Mr. Moody's remarks have little I weight, as he Is very extreme in his view3. It will be recalled that he pro posed, when a member of the last con; . gress. that southern representatives be stood aside and denied their seats. The president and the majority of I the cabinet were very indignant over the Indlanola affair, and as a result it was decided to issue "an official ex planation," the first to make its ap- pearance irom me wnue iiouse smcej situation', there on .the ground get a congress convened. It.had -been, different impression from those who thought that the president was cured .orm- their opinions several hundred of his. explanation habit; miles . away. . - , . ; . rThe following is "the official ex-j-JX-dsL ,natJthlnk"the Democratic "par pltr.ation, glveh out in typewritten ty Is threatened . in the south by the form this afternoon .from the "White lily white movement,-surely not under House: . ' j the present attitude of the" presided, . 'The postmaster at Indianolai Mis?. the tendency of T.hich is only to spilt isjMrs. Minnie M. Cox. a colored wo4 the Republican strength. Eut his re- ! ' ... - man She served three years as post-j master under President When President McKinley she was again appointed. Harrison came Iri in lS97i nearly six years ago. Her character. arid standing in the community ar endorsed by the best and most repu ; table people in the town. Among those on her bond is the present Dem ocratic state senator from that dis trlct, together with the leading banker r of Indlanola, and an ex-state senator from the district, also a Democrat; The postmaster and her husband own from ten. to fifteen thousand dollars worth of property in Sunflower county. 11 i ,Zl r,(r 7 who hav investigated the office from t time to time show that she has given the utmost satisfaction" to all the pat rons of the office, tha she is at all times courteous, faithful, competent and honest in the discharge of her du ties. Her moral standing in the com munity is of the highest. Her repu tation is of the best. Few offices bt this grade In any state are conducted better. .-!. I j"The postmaster recently forwarded her resignation to take effect January lj but the report of the Inspectors and Information received from various reputable white citizens or tne town of New York. poni what I know and neighborhood show that the resig- of nIm T am very faVorably impressed nation was forced by the brutal nd ; wIth hIg candidacy. There may be lawless element purely upon th reasons why he should not be nomi ground of her color, and was obtained , nated, but I have not been acquainted under terror of threats of physical vlo- Avith them up to . this time. Eyery lence. The mayor of the town and the thing I know about him. is exceeding- sheriff of the county both tola me post office Inspector that if she refused to resign they could not be answer able' for her safety, although at the same time not one word was said against her management of the office. On January 1 the bondsmen of the postmaster telegraphed that the post office was closed, tha. t the postmaster claimed thather resignation was in the hands of the president to take effect January 1. and there had been .no ad Tlce of the appointment of her suc cessor. The telegram closed with this statement: 'Prompt action necessary for relief of business interests. In the view of the president tthe .relief, of business Interests which are being in jured solely by the action of the law less element of the town, is wholly sec ondary to the preservation of the i law and order, and the asserUon of (the " fundamental principle that . this firovr ernment will not connive at or tolerate wrong and outrage of such flagrant character." ' s By direction of the president, the fol lowing telegram was sent by the post master general to the bondsmen: i "The postmaster's resignation has been received but not accepted., Mn view of the fact that the office at In dlanola Is closed, all mall addressed to that -office will be- forwarded to Greenville." 1 ' The papers in the case have been ient to- the attorney general for ac It Js not known that the cabinet dis- mca Va XMolr or f!mm cases. DUX as action is' to be taken early next week in both, it is likely that both in ieresting topics were 'under considera tion. ' The fact that the president, acting on the cabinet's advice, decided to re fer all-the papers In the case to the at torney general for action, leads to the teHef that the administration will turn all the machinery available in the de partment of Justice toward the prosecu tion of all persons .who .have made it unpleasant for the negro postmaster at Indlanola. . It is claimed that the charge of conspiracy will be the basis of action. The penalty In such cases is a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment. .Representative Oscar TV. Underwood of Alabama, a minority leader in the House, discussed the lily white sub ject after leaving the White House to day. Though a Democrat Mr. Under wood only sees Injury to the Republi can cause by the president's policy in recognizing the negro. Mr. Underwood said: ' ... j "President Roosevelt is merely hurt ing his own party by continuing' his policy of .recognizing the negro ele ment in the south in preference to the white leaders. The lily white party has come to stay and would rapidly gain strength if the president withdrew his opposition. "The president's action in removing Collector Bingham of Alabama, thus giving the white Republicans a rebuke for showing an interest in their own party's futtlfe welfare, acts- only as a temporary setback to the movement. It will not affect the present political situation one way or the other. The opposite action would, however, have attracted strength to the Republican ! organization. "There are not many negroes in the south who vote. Whether they vote for the Republica nticket or not does not affect the result in many Instances. But there are white men who wouM vote the Republican ticket if it stood for their interest, while so long as it stands, for a negro party they will always vote the other way, or not at all. Persons who study he political cognition of the lily whites would make the elections a little more inter esting." Senator Pritchard has recommended lue apiwimmeni oi me iouowing posc- rrnierB: 'ouni iJiive, w. J. blowers: Albemarle, Ella M. Sanders; Roxboro, W. H. LKmg. Claude M. Bernard of Raleigh arriv ed today. ( armirk Prel I -ntf nlTlmbr Senator Edward W. Carmack of Ten nessee, one of the Democratic leaders of the Senate, in speculating today upon Democratic presidential nomi nee, prospects for. the campaign in 1904. expressed the opinion that in or . der to win the Democracy must select a candidate from the state of New York. , "There has been a great deal of talk lately about David B. Hill, Arthur P. Gorman and Richard Olney," said Mr. Carmack. "As a . matter of fact it Is a little early in the season to discuss this subject. There is no Jelling what may happen between now'and then and the time In 1904 for nominating a candidate. However, I may say that I am neither a Gorman, Hill nor Olney man. I look rather favorably upon the effort to nominate Judere Parker ly favorable. . In the first place he is recognized as a man of distinguished abilityind all the people In New York seem to have a high regard for him. He has a clean record. His party re cord has been entirely straight and, as I understand It, there can be no objection to his candidacy by Mr. Bry an or any of the Nebraskan's follow ers ' 'The point has' been made," contin ued Senator Carmack, "that the record of Judge Parker "upon the money ques tion may be used as a club to injure his prospects. As -a" matter of fact I do not believe that the money question will be acute as an issue for some years to come. The Increased supply of gold has taken the edge off of this Issue for the present. I think, however, that in the future the money qufstion will be come as important to this country as it has been in the past. We are how on the high tide of increased gold pro duction. After a few years the proba bilities are that the gold mines will be gin to exhaust themselves jfollowed by a decline in the production of gold and a consequent increase in Its value and a period of declining prices and depres sion." In my judgment this is bound to come and when it does come the money issue will be paramount again. - "It is impossible tor say what the leading issue will be in the -campaign of 1904. Circumstances may arise which will, push one question to the front and side track another. As a matter of fact it Is hardly worth while to talk about that feature of the case at this time.n although I am inclined to, believe that both , the tariff and the Philippines, will cut " a considerable figure in the , cam paign. .'' ?f "Hill, Gorman and Olner.'are all good men and would make fine presidents,') ' but I haVe no faith in .the candidacy oi eitner. concluded Senator Carmagk., a .blushing maiden, young looking for "Olney has been suggested Very.trong-i; her age. . ly, but we cannot nominate himC . Wet: ' ; can expect nothing from New IJngland in the way of Democratic strength! It would be ridiculous to nominate hinj. The man must come from"New York." Senator Carmack was asked concern- -experience .the other day the like of ing the report that.ex-PresIdent Cleve-Vtwhlch does, not often isvit them. Fall land's friends might strive to secure Ashing as it is usually called; had a third term nomination for him. He. said: "I do not hfHivA f. : Mr. nieve land, in my opinion, has no such in- tentions. Tf i. n -r seek the nomination." - ""u lull J uiui iy FLEET ASSEMBLED i ' Admiral Dewey Reports, on Naval MancEuvres ; "Washington, Jan. 2. The - .secretary? of. the navy today was informed by ca ble from Admiral Dewey ot the reas- sembling of the' entire sqnadron at'th,; island of Culebra for a .continuation: Iilmlnil T", j t 1 -'' ru,r vll:wrr . squadrons reassembled 'at Culebr; starts 'with a capital of fifteen thou visits to various WMrt 'Indian- .norts- saild dollars. . most cordially welcomed, Reflect excel lent in every respect; fleet continuing tactical exercise; marine and - torpedo flotilla engaged In special drills, in eluding night attack by the latfer upop designated ships. .E. B. - Railey, " coal. passer, drowned in sinking ;. of .New-; ark's steam cutter by collision with torpedo boat. o - (Signed)- 7 DEWEY,; A fine Oil Fayetteville. N. C, Jan. 2. Special; The new plant o the Southern Cot ton Oil Company is now completed. Work began with the new year. Men; expert in industrial matters pronounce it one of the finest fills In; the,; souths Vn ? 1 f TiMtVi tyro o f nora and efcill: aimi.: rably arranged, and superb:ihv equip - ment of machinery, etc. It is situated-cT 4 v ? . " 1 nfRa ' in the eastern part of Fayetteville; ha.-rf ;; ;-'fX UmCc a side track to the Atlantic Coast Lie', Goidsboro; N. C., Jan. 2. Special. and is'convenient to the different Hnes- judge W R. Allen of this . city sub of steamers on the Cape Fear river. ' scribed to: the oath of office as supe ; : : . ' :: ,.' rior- court judge at his law office : in ,iv n?it h nf '-Q' RtrlfiTiyester Ueam 0T 0L diqmeU the.Pea DrJ. Broadhurst, who re - New Bern, N.,C, Jan. ;2. Special. markeci afterward that it was the first Mr. Samuel S. Biddle. aged 31 .years, died in this city last nisht at 12 o'clock at the house of Col. John D. Whitford. Mr. Biddle was operated on .for . ap- pendjcitls. Later a second operation was performed for peritonitis. The. funeral service was conducted '. this morning from the .residence of" Col., Whitford, after which his remains' was carried to the family burying ground at Fort Barwell. . .. ' -t ... j D-jj.ifw ... Ajje tnU DeaUly - " Arantpo -N. C. Jan. 2. Special. A marriage of a rare character took Place, Dim's Report on the State ot Business The New Year Opens with .AJI Prospects Bright and the Outlook Full of Promise New York, Jan. 2. Dun's report to morrow will say: Despite the interruption of a holi day, taking of inventories and all the. other disturbing elements Incidental to.' the closing of the old year ana inau guration of the new, the past week has o,- frnm dull. Consumers were not perceptibly lessening purchases, Uhe went indicate that much more while the approach of higher freight - grain is offered for shipment than the rates accelerated shipment of goods. railroads will accpet. Closing out of Transportation facilities continues December ; contracts produced a fur ir,or! annate, the. pressing need ither break in corn, making the price ivertintr rolline stock from other classes of freight. At a few for tunate points the supply of coal has increased, but generally tho deliveries are only a small fraction of -the quan7 tity desired. The output of anthracite was not only curtailed by suspension of work during the holidays, but onjy , a limited force returned to work on the succeeding days. New wage scales have become effective,, largely enhanc ing the purchasing power of the . peo ple, which must be reflected in an irir creased demand for commodities. The new year opens with every pros pect " of exceptional activity in ' all branches of business. Railway earn ings so far available for December show a .gain of 7.7 per cent over 1901 and 10.9 per cent over 1900, while for the full year there are increases of 4-1 and 16.5 per' cent respectively, notwith standing, the heavy loss of coal traffic; Bank exchanges in this city last week were 15.3 Per cent smaller than ayear ago and 27.4 less than two years, while at other leadingcities the declines were" 3.3 and 5.6 respectively. The material declines in clearings for the last week are not actually as unsatisfactory as the percentages would suggest, owiD,g to the fact that last year's figures in clude one day of January, find those in this vicinity a few "days ago.. God- f 'lfreT TriPP. S2 years old, was married w iHiaB juary j. tun, agea 17, by John W. Ward Sr., Justice of the pea.ce. The 14 gentleman lived all aloneSrl Body's Island? beach ; since his wife died two this marriage. The old man is remark- auijr, wcii preseryea, ana tne Dnae is r fishermen Have Luck -Manteo;'.N. C, Jan. 2. Special. The - rfishermeii - of Dare county enioved an about preved a failure, when suddenly' - . the, fish eanift in surh mirnhprs- thflt:; j . 'the waters could not hold them. Great niinnHti i.- .. , - igu&m auu limiaciaui i trputvere washed ashore by the surf. and menalong the beach were able to makeVbig, shipments from what they Picked up. This run only last about twenty-four hours. ' Increased Capital Winston-.Salem, N. C, Jan. 2. Spe- t-T-WoL.,' t 'L 'x nJ:.. from $200,GCO to $500,000, all of which snnnrn oil n htu ' has been-subscribed. This is now the latest banking institution in I, rStBX'i n n n A1 f zvrTa- Tho rl zizr:::, : j:6 -iipoy Pistol Vi:tim ; Charlotte, N. C; Jan. 2. Special. -Vester, son of J R. Caudle, died to- aa.irqm;,oiooa poisoning as tne result of wound received by the explosion .of a .toy pistol Christmas day. The pistol, .of -.the blank cartridge variety, exploded In ,ycung Caudle's left hand, uut.iuuucr winy toiiguu v ouim. u was. neniinginiceiy pen yesxeraay symp- tb-boy ' sank rapidly until the end came cJUDGE ALLEN HJS;H0 nor I UKeS the Uatil OT time during the many years he had residents would 'meet with scant sue- jen a justice that he had created a i cess-no more than has attended the judge ofthesuperior court. Judge Al- i efforts to induce the colored race in leplwill hold his first court in Durham ; America to remove to Liberia. j next week. This is not the first time,; "There has been nothing grown in' however, tht he has presided upon 'the oriental tropics by methods known the benchi Iri 1S94 Judfre Allen defeat- i to our southern negroes. In Alabama, ed Judre'Whitaker for the iudsreshiD . and the latter resigned his remaining six month of office which was filled by Judge Allen by appointment. He has, . therefore, been nominated 'twice for the judgeship. He was defeated in the - election the first time by Judge Robinson of this' city, who was defeat - ed at the last election by Judge Allen. of two years ago embrace fwo days of January, when payments are abnor mally heavy. Returns for the full year shovT a decrease of less than; haif of one per cent in clearings, which proves that the volume of legitimate trde was Tar greater than in 1901, since speculative operations at this city were about 25 per cent smaller. Textile mills are busy with only a hand-tomouth home demand for .cotton I goods, but export buying for China continues large. Since this movement beeah a few weeks ago, about 100,000 bales of sheetings and drills have been taken. Farm products weakened as visible supplies increased, and reports from fully ten cents a bushel less than a year ago. Kxports are steaaiiy gaining for. the week. At Atlantic ports 2,335, 4C3 bushels were sent out, compared with "only 847,193 bushels in the corres ponding week a year ago. " The move ment was notably heavy at Baltimore and other southern cities. Western re ceipts are also gaining 4,206,757 bush- 1 ivl 1- -r-a,l ,'(!, " CIS jur II1C VVCCA. WHlftHtu. . 111 last vear. N . Port cotton receipts are large and, despite many gloomy reports from the south, late cotton is still being-gathered.. Wool tends upward; shipments to the miffs continue heavy and inqui ries numerous. No recovery appears in coffee, h ile sugar is firm because of light offerings. Receipts from Cu ba are restricted, awaiting ratification of the reciprocity treaty. More aggressive action by pools in specialties produced a decided net -gain for the week in securities, and there was also much covering by the short account which accelerated the ad vances. , Railroad earnings reflect an enormous tonnage. Gross earnings last years of all railroads in the United States reporting to date are $1,434,348, 039, a, gain of 4.16 per cent over the pre ceding year, and 16.5 per cent over the year 1900. V r Ghance Negro in General DaVij DiSCUSSCS COfl" - . . - dltiens Under Which It Would Be Desirablo for the Blacks ; to Emigrate -;- , "Washinsrton. Jan. 2. Gen. Georc' T. '.. , . . Philippines, has, made a rprt to the . department In regard to the planj -of Senator Mora respctin tie iuo ,'. ftf Mirro tn PMiiinuh; - w- --- :--- . the ultimate' ofcjeot of their beoomirff permanent real aents of th iilaxvda when they shouid b&vt completed th terms of their military engaxrfcrr.o-nt.. HeVsays he conceives tha. tlie ob- -3ot bought, to be accomplished are " ret, to cover tne ifiupino. tianos, with liberty-loving negro settlers, whos? religious independenae would ever resist the efforts of any priest- """.fcww -v.. : r hood to control their conscience con - c-estion of negro population nn the southern states by. transferring largo numbers1 of this race to the congenial soll of the Philippines, where they may1 aid in the development of the country." General Davis reviews at length the conditions under jwhich the Philippines were acquired and the methods of ,ad- ministration ' ' of "the affairs of the is . jajjg Since that time. j vouId the negroes of our southern I states enlisted and trained as soldiers : under' white officers and organized into ?companies, battalions and regiments, urnlsh an . adequate instrumentality ; for rea izing these objects?. "Assuming an affirmative answer to this question, would the men, after discharge from the - army, be willing to stay and become law-abiding,' indus- trious settlers?' - "A thirds question; also suggests it- self: Would the nucleus of the negro race 'thus-transferred and -established be augmented largely from home? Would It result iri a veritable hegira, a transfer of large numbers of this population from the southern" United States, their 'present home, to vacant lands in the tropical antipodes? . "An attempt to enlist negroes in the states onbasis, oi -eoldiering for. one to five-years . and remaining perma- nently in the Philippines as permanent 'a negro who has a. family and a-mule can eaaily plow, plant and harvests cot- ton or corn-for an areaof ten acres or more. He re a. native Filipino and his family with one cariboo, maybe able, ! to cultivate an acre and grow enough rice or maize, bananas or sweet po- ! tatoes for their own subsistence, but no more. Here the cotton ., plant is a large shrub, a perennial the natives call it a -tree but the stable is short, the yield insufficient and, not one tenth of the cotton required for native uses is grown hee. More . than , One-half of the : rice consumed iri. these islands is produced in China, but the abaca is a fiber produced nowhere, else, and the world's consumption of Manila hemp is continually increasing a crop produc ed exclusively by small farmers; but the entire equipment required for the cultivation and preparation for. mar ket is made by natives a wooden hoe, a-spade and: a rude device by means of which the threads of fibre, are di vested of the matrix, of sap and glu tinous materia!. ' "If our negroes would work,' they could, given, the , land free of which are vast -unoccupied areas in j Minda nao, Samar, Muidoro, Paragua and Basilan be independent, but would Khey work if uncontrolled? If our ne groes from . the south were living in the Philippines, would they do better than others of their race in the West Indies? , "There is one plant for which the soil and climate of the Philippines is admirably suited, which bannot be cul tivated with the best economy except in very extensive tracts under one con trol, and this involves a very large aggregation of capital under one man agement. Sugar, cane is referred to, of course. "The negroes would have an oppor tunity of bettering themselves -by en gaging in abaca, coffee, cocao andf rice culture, for they will have learend the methods that must be followed, and when their contracts expire with the sugar planter they may launch out as small planters, each working his own fields as do the natives. . "Some will marry with Filipino- wo men, and vsome with their own race; they will, write home of their prosperity and more will come, either as contract laborers or as settlers, perhaps aided by the insular government. Such im migrants would be as useful as the average-discharged soldier would be worthless. His military experience, during which he had never a thought for the morrow, would have spoiled him. entirely. for manual labor, and he would never become self-reliant and "industrious. "If capital is enlisted In this cause, the hegira which Senator Morgan de sires may be realized ,and the funds for investment will be found if the gov- for the Southern the Philippine crnment Is ' efficient and fair in its at, tltude toward investors. j j :. "To secure an exodus to the phlljp pines of the superabundant blacika 1 the southern states a few acts of gov ernment are necessary. "1. Some sort ot homestead law un der which the bona fide squatter) cbultf : receive in fee a. title to land for ajhomi after certain implements" has bee ; rnade. ; , ) . , "2. Insular aid in way of tran?por tatlon and a start in the islands t4 DQna. nai it,;u immigrants. tWrrT.Snra:uei:aoicmfwyp pi . . A1 . 1 , M.r7 " "1 77 , . en"fra pern?1" D?fUCh,ses 80 tha , an.? wr inuucea lo come; .; "4. Id ordr thstt modern ( sugar - making may be established land 8ub ' j sidles should be allowed to individual! or companiee wno uncstrtaKe to eta- llsh sugar centcrs,on a large scale: the T passing ot final title to the land to be project ano vreuuciion or a certain tonnage of uga.r for a term of years j . "5. Industrial establishments such a.1 the above to be exempt from all tax- ation for a short . term of years oil ( capital invested in fixtures. ,."' "6. The establishment of steatnshi lines plying between these islands and bur Pacific coast, so that comihunica- tlon may be rapid, the contracts for f this service to require thej lowest po?i- sible rates to intending settlers. WIRES UNDER SEA Messages Exchanged lj Br tween America anclj Hawaii j " San Francisco,' Jan- 2. San Frariclsoa and : Honolulu arc now connected by "cable. 'The first words passed jjunder !the ocean a few moments after il o'clock Uast night. The wire :worked perfectly. ; t ( I. The first message received was from .Governor Dole to President Roosevelt. it "was merely a formal greetlu? and congratulations from the people, of Hawaii to the people of the i -United States, from one chief executive ito tl .other. S , . ' ; . . ; . ' The message was transmitted 'at the Market-street, office . to a wire f leading directly to the executive' ma lsjon at. ' Washington, and Its . receipt Kvas lm-' mediately acknowledged, but tjhcjjoper-i ator refused to awaken the president to give it to him. When the president arose he sent a reply, j j i - I After the first message j ra me ja sec- ond message from Honolulu. iltv.TS. a greeting from the rlcdple of ijaivaii to Clarence H. Mackay, prerideri' ..jc iof the cable company, congratulating the completion of ihe cable. "riltn jdii hKd dx- pressing sorrotv that John W, tMackuy, had not survived to see the ijiStanU- neoUs bond between the islajids ani i the American continent. This; mes- ' age was signed ny Jienry ivM ooper. secretary- of territory ofillaWaii. , MERGOfiTNESSES Financiers Summoned! by thw Kentucky Railroad Com- . missionj H j Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2..ThMist of witnesses summoned by Chairman. Mr Cord of the railroad commission, to sustain the charge of merger ' made against the Louisville & Nashville, At lantic Coast Line, Illinois Central and John W. Gates. headed by J. Tier pont Morgan, Georgre W Perkins and August Belmont. j - U' The Witnesses have been served with summonses to appear before the inter state .commerce commission, vthlQh will meet in New. York January )"' Thf-y will be placed on the stand and inter rogated by the railroad commifPioner?. assisted bv Attorney General Pratt and Colonel Bennett II. i Young. The. attornpvs -will leave here foi New York January 12. I UNITED Railroad Employes Will Ask for an Increase of Wages St. Louis, Jan. 2.-That ti e general movement of western nillfoad em ployes for a wage4 advance is - rapidly approaching a crisis is evlrnced ' .by the early arrival of many delegates to the national conference to beheld her'? early in tye coming .week. at which committee reports will be received and acted upon. i ' It is declared that the corf renco will represent fully 175.000 railroad em ployes. While it is difficult t learn the exact nature of the reWts to be submitted by the committed jiyis said on 'good authority that the .schedule Which will be fixed upon will call for an advance of 12 per cent. ). . : Dynamite Kills Miners - Pottsvllle, T.x.. Jan. 2.-A 4antlty of dynamite exploded in one of the gang ways of the Oak Hill colliery,! ne mile north of MinersviHe. today,; Instantly killing .three miners and injuring u dozen others. ; , I ! ' i-'.ii J l DEMAND tion. .
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