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|»»'W "y~ ' -- •----^--•--1-- _̂ 1__ 1 1-----__--I ---- l-i--j?-__ A' *••--*"• . .." " ', ' .. "' . • i ' " . " ' ^^ '*• ': ' THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER HcHEN&Y PLAINDHALER CO. licHENRY, ILLINOIS, NEWS OF THE WORLD Mnlrlal, PofTOcal. Domestts aai R«9Hnings of Minor Impo 1 'Void In Paragraphs THE IMPRESSIONS OF A WOMAN. M r : - mi**- >• jv. I%e lockout of brewery workers at 1 Columbus, O., has extended to Cincln- , i - nati. The Cincinnati brewers claim ' their beer was interfered with by the p%V " lockout workers at Columbus, in vk>- lation of a contract, and threaten a general lockout. pi ;^' So serious is the situation in the anthracite fields that John Mitchell ^ has been requested to go to Wilkes- $*'•/' barre once. The chief difficulty is K.-/V over the interpretation of the nine- jp ; o jiour-day clause. Several mines are ^uv i elosed because of this dispute. '£ For the first time since the union Stamp agreement was signed between the shoe manufacturers and the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union of Haver­ hill, Mass., arbitration by the state hoard has been invoked^ and has re- frr* suited in a victory for the cutters, who ' ; ' had asked for more wages. Nearly 500 cutters will be benefited. At a meeting of the Danville, III., nnoin of the International Car Work­ ers' Association of America it was de­ cided that the shopmen of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, who have been on strike, will go to work on the Illinois Central scale. This is an in­ crease over old wages. They will work nine hours instead of ten as be­ fore the strike. J. Walter Keneval of Knoxvllle, Tenn., one of whose three wives was Bessie Heiner of Chicago, has appealed to the Supreme court for the third time in the bigamy case that has made his notorious. The world's record for accuracy was lowered by the gunners of the battle­ ship Indiana in their practice. The 13- inch turret guns made twelve hits out of twelve shots, the range being five miles. The previous record was fourteen out of sixteen. Theobald Chartran, the French ar­ tist, will exhibit at the coming salon his portrait of President Roosevelt. J. A. Tabor, a brakeman, was killed at Manton Hill., Mich. He was warned of death in a dream twenty- four hours before the accident, indicat­ ing the site of the accident. Rev. Martin Luther resigned as pas­ tor of the First Presbyterian church at Valparaiso, Ind. He went there three years ago from a church at Chi­ cago. He is in poor health. The San Francisco jury in the case of Walter N. Dimmock, accused of stealing $30,000 from the United .States mint, rendered a verdict of V. guilty. Victor Murdock, an old-time Chi- f a t , c a g o n e w s p a p e r m a n , h a s b e e n n o m l n - ated for congress by the Republicans . • of the Seventh Kansas district at i?'Ji. , Great Bend. F V* Frank Dudaah, who killed hia cousin, Joseph Fedelen, as the outcome of a 'hjfr feud that started years Ago in Ger- f' many, was hanged at Kittaning, Pa. Falling walls in a brick tenement at M- Louisville killed two negroes. Two IPwere seriously hurt and nine slightly injured. The dead are Fanny Taylor, 'ff> aged 30, and Bettie Hooper, aged 33. |:V'A Major Adin Mann, one of the pioneers of Kane county, died at his 1I-;.•/; . home at Elgin, 111., aged 86 years. He ^ was born in New Hampshire and came "west in 1837 by wagon, taking six i; t . weeks for the trip. During the civil f|l; * war Major Mann served with the One P'- Hundred and Twenty-fourth Illinois |||/ regiment, with four of his sons. All were engaged in 125 battles and sieges. f|k > r t Mrs. Hattie Armstrong of Chicago is a daughter. pSv.;' S- A. Tenny, who was admitted to 3||- the bar in Chicago in 1847, died at Au- : rora, I1L He was born in Hill, N. H.t P' V. In 1823, and emigrated with his par- ents to Piano, 111., in 1850. Mr. Ten- Pf^;' aey moved to Aurora in 1888 from M,. • Oswego. He leaves a widow and four w.v ' children. A safe was crabked at the Conner Lumber Company's store and post- 'office at Marshfield, Wis., and $900 v«/•. taken. The robbers escaped on a railway velocipede. A Wabash freight ground to death Luther Cornelius/ an old soldier, at 1 Peru, Ind. The exports from Germany to the United States for the March quarter were $27,730,045, an increase of $4,- 403.533. MM. Bougereau and Henner, the painters, have been made grand offi­ cers of the legion of honor. Elizabeth, daughter of Gen. Brugere, chief of the council of war, was mar­ ried at Paris to Captain Balgnol of -the French artillery. The publication of Marconigraph messages by the London Times was the result of an arrangement between Signor Marconi, the Times and the general postoffice, the latter having been desirous of testing the system, vrhjch ,1s not yet open to the public. Home Secretary Akers Douglass, when asked in the house of commons for information as to when the extrar dition proceedings against Whltaker Wright, the company promoter under arrest in New York, were likely to end, replied that the matter rested en tlrely with the American courts. The first bandage placed on the empress' arm after her accident in Grunewald forest was replaced by a plaster of parts bandage. The frac­ ture was found to be in an entirely satisfactory state. The general condi­ tion of her health is good. * The Nebraska senate defeated the Mil to abolish capital punishment by • vote of 20 to 12. Junius B. Clay, son of Cassius M. Clay, and one of the largest land own­ ers near ParlB, Ky., was accidentally •hot and killed by hi3 wife while they were at target practice. Miss Kate A. Gordon of Oshkosh, s graduate of the University of Chicago, has been notified she is winner of th« Association of Collegiate Alumnae competitive contest prize, a year's fret tuition in any European school th« jrianer may select What » Woman Says About Western ' k, - Canada.' Although many men have written to this paper regarding the prospects of Western Canada and its great possi­ bilities, it may not be uninteresting to give the experience of a woman set­ tler, written to Mr. M. V. Mclnnes, the agent of the government at Detroit, Mich. If the reader wishes to get further information regarding Western Canada it may be obtained by writing any of the agents of the Government . whose name is attached to the adver> tisement appearing elsewhere in this paper. The following is the letter referred to: - . Hilldown, Alberta, Feb. 6, '03. Dear Sir--I have been here now nearly five years, and thought I would write you a woman's impression of Western Canada--in Alberta. There are several ranchers in this district who, in addition to taking care of their cattle, carry on farming as well; their herds of cattle number from 100 to 200 or. 300 head, and live out all winter without any shelter than the poplar bluffs, and they come in in the spring in good order. Most of the ranchers feed their cattle part of the time, about this time of the year, but I have seen the finest fat cattle t ever saw that never got a peck of grain-- only fattened on the grass. You see I have learned to talk farm since I came here--farming is the great busi­ ness here. I know several in this district who never workad a day on the farm till they cfcme here, and have done well and are getting well off. I think this will be the garden of the Northwest some day, and that day not very far distant There has been a great change since we came here, and there will be a greater change in the next five years. The winters are all anyone could wish for. We have very little snow, and the climate Is fine and healthy. Last summer was wet, but not to an extent to damage crops, which were a large average yield and the hay was Immense--and farmers wore a broad smile accord­ ingly. We have good schools, the govern­ ment pays 70 per cent of the expense of education, which is a great boon In a new country. Of course churches of different denominations follow the settlements. Summer picnics and win­ ter concerts are all well attended, and as much, or more, enjoyed as in the East Who would not prefer the pure air of this climate with its broad acres of fine farms, its rippling streams, its beautiful lakes, its millions of wild flowers, its groves of wild fruit of exquisite flavor, Its streams and lakes teeming with fish and its prairies and bluffs with game, to the crowded and stiff state of society in the East I would like to go home for a visit some time, but not to go there to live, even if presented with the best farm In Michigan. Beautiful Alberta; I will never leave It And my verdict is only a repetition of all who have settled in this country. This year I believe will add many thousands to our population. And if tiie young men, and old men also, knew how easy they could make a home free of all incumbrance in this country, thousands more would have settled here. I would sooner have 160 acres here than any farm where I came from In Michigan, but the pe» pie in the East are coming to a knowl­ edge of this country, and as they do, they will come West in thousands. All winter people have been arriving in Alberta, and I suppose in other parts as well, which is unusual, so we ex­ pect a great rush when the weather gets warmer. We have no coal famine here. Coal can be bought in the towns for $2 to $3, according to distance from the mines, and many haul their own coal from the mines, getting it there for 50 cents to a dollar a ton. Very truly yours, (Signed) Mrs. John McLachlan. WISCONSIN HAILS NATION'S CHIEF U a* .1 ' The Coming Country. April issue now ready. Contains all that is interesting and Instructive to the farmer, the artisan and the in restor about the Indian Territory-- the garden spot of the Southwest Brightest of prospects, assured pros­ perity, along the line of the M. K.4T Ry. Write to-day for a copy (free) Address "KATY," 401 Walnwright, St Louis. Two Epochs United. Colncldently with the presentation of a silver service to the battleship Alabama by the citizens of the Cot­ ton State a portrait of Admiral Ra­ phael Semmes was placed in 'the gallery of the State Historical De­ partment at Montgomery. Insist on Getting It. Rome grocers say tbey don't keep De­ fiance Rtarch. This is because tbey have • •took on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz. in a pa<kiige, which they won't be able to se 1 nr-1, because Defiance con­ tains 10 oz. for the same money. Do you want 16 oz. instead of 13 Ob for same money I Thm buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking Postoffice Employe 8lxty Years. John. D. Strassburg has been f postoffice employe in Louisville sixty years. He is eighty-five years old, and says he will work as long as he can walk. Ask Tour Dealer For Allan's Foot-KH*. A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Coras, Bunions, Bwol en.Sore,Hot,Cnllous,Aching, S weat ing Feet and lngro w in 4 Nail*. Allan's Foot -Ease makes new or tight t-hoes easy. At all Druggistn and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac­ cept no 8abstitut« Fatnple mailed FBSS. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leltoy, N. Y. Foreign-Born American Soldiers. Of every 1,000 men accepted for the United Btates army last year tt.44 were born in Germany and 24.7$ la Ireland. Enthusiasm Marks the Recep­ tion to the President in the Badger State. SPE^CS TO THE LEGISLATORS Refers to the Record of the Stste In War and Peace and Declares the People Have a Right' to Be Preud ' of Their Record. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch. Trusts, their evils, ̂ and their good points, the problems arising from their existence, and the work of the present national administration in solving these prob­ lems were discussed at length by President Roosevelt in an address here. The address was delivered at a banquet given In the President's hon­ or by the Milwaukee' Merchants and Manufacturers' association and was the climax of a busy day for the na­ tion's executive.' A number of cities and towns were visited during the day, brief Stops being made at Jeffer­ son Junction, Lake Mills, and Wau­ kesha, in addition to Madison, the state capital, where the President was the guest; of the legislature and where he made two short speeches. Calamity Is Averted. A calamity was averted narrowly-,nt Lake Mills when President Roose­ velt's train passed through. ""There was a good sized crowd pres­ ent and the moment the train stopped there was € rush for the rear end of the car, from which the President was to speak. There was a Jam on the tracks when the train began to move backwards. There was a yell at warning which eaused the c^owd mental faculties. It is a good thing .to be a good half back, but it is a mighty bad thing that if at 40 all you c*n say of a man is that he was .% good-'half back. ;• • . .. Good Citizenship. The president spoke of ttrtrqttaWttet necessary, to good citizenship, and said "we need now the same qualities to work out our salvation in peace a| were needed to work out our salvation throughout war." He referred ,to tht development of Wisconsin as ar state and said the people had a right to b« proud of her record in war and. her record in peace. The president was then escorted to a stand at the east entrance, where, in the face of a raw east wind, he ad­ dressed a crowd which packed the grounds. The president said he WaS glad to come to Wisconsin for the fact that here the ^people had put into practice to a peculiar degree the principle of all men up rather than some, men 'down.** He continued: 8peaks of Individualism.,' . "We tffe passing through a period of great material prosperity. There will be ups and downs in that pros­ perity, but in the long run the tid# will go on if we but prove true to our& selves and to the beliefs of our fore­ fathers. To win we must be able to combine Is a proper degree the spirit of individualism and the spirit of co­ operation. "Each man must work for himself. If he cannot support himself he will be but a drag on all mankind, but each man must work for the common good. There is not a man here who does not at times need to have a helping hand extended to him, and shame on the brother who will not extend that help­ ing hand." Decent Men and Women. . Despite the unpleasant weather, the welcome to President Roosevelt on his arrival at Waukesha was of an en­ thusiastic nature. A spacious plat­ form had been erected at the west end of the depot. The president and his party were received by a delegation of citizens headed by Mayor George Harding. WOOEM PICTURE JTO AT LA8T. V to break and scatter, and while some were Bllghtly bruised in the scramble no one was hurt seriously. Busy Day for Executive. Ten hours of the day were given to Milwaukee by President Roosevelt, and all the tune he was in this city he had little rest The functions of the day Included a visit to the sol­ diers' home, a public meeting at the Exposition building, receptions at the Deutscher and Press clubs, and the banquet at the Plankinton house. Reception at Madison. The special train carrying the presi­ dent and his party arrived at Madison at 4 o'clock a. m. The president re­ mained on the train resting until 9 o'clock, when he was met by a party of state, legislative and city officials, headed by Gov. La Follette and Mayor Groves, and he was escorted to the capltol. Lieut. Gov. Davidson, as presiding officer of the Joint legislative conven­ tion, introduced the president In a few words. As the president rose to speak be was greeted with a tumult of ap­ plause and the university yell, the lat­ ter feature causing him tq break into a hearty laugh. Praises University. In his speech President Roosevelt referred to the fact that the state uni­ versity is located at Madison, and said It was a good idea for students to be brought into close touch with gov­ ernment affairs. Universities, he said, must do more than turn out scholars-- they must turn out men and women. He praised the Wisconsin university for the high place it had taken in scholarly and athletic pursuits. The president said he liked athletic, working colleges, but that it must not Interfere with the development of the War on School Board. Pana, I1L, special: High school pu­ pils held a mass meeting and declared war on the school board because a pe­ tition requesting that school open at 8:tO o'clock and close at 2:16 o'clock not heeded by the board. --phicago inter Ocean. The mayor Introduced the president who spoke of the varied interests in Wisconsin. He said the state bad produced much, but the best thlnge it had produced were decent men and women, and that is what counts. He said he was glad to see in the fore ground so many little boys and girls. Must Hold Our Own. "I believe we are face to face with great world problems," said the presi* dent, "and that we cannot help play lng the part of a great world power All we can decide is whether wc can play it well or ill. I do not want to see us shrinking in the least bit from our duty. We have got to hold our own." The president said he was sorry tc see reflections in the press or else where from America on any foreign nation. "I do not believe the United States should even suffer a wrong," he continued. "I would be the first 'that would resent a wrong from the start Just as I should be the first to insist that we do not wrong the weak. I believe in the Monroe doctrine, and aa long as I am presldsnt It shall be lived up to. I do not intend to make that an excuse or fortification for being un­ pleasant to other powers. Wants Friendship of Mankind. "We want the friendship of man­ kind. We want peace. We wish well to the nations of mankind." In substance he said his foreign pol icy is this: "Don't boast, don't insult any one; make up your minds coolly what is necessary for us to say, say it, and then stand to it, whatever th« consequences might be.M The Waukesha speech was along the lines of the address made In Chicago and was devoted almost entirely to the nation's relations with foreign powers Wounded In Duel. Paris cable: Marcel Prevost, the author, and M. Thourot, the brother ol the young woman who fired two shots at Prevost, fought a duel at the Cherl establishment at Nueille. Thourot was wounded in the forearm. The Best Results in 8tarchlng esa b# obtained only by a»log Defiance" Btarch, besides getting 4 oz. mora Cor NBM money--no cooking required. Curzon the Twenty-seventh Governor. Lord Curzon ie the twenty-seventh governor of India. , mr-": B •m I <lo not believe Pise's Cure for Conrampttae has an equal tor COUKUS sad < olds.--Jo HA W BOTBH, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. •, 1000. The greatest and sublimest power ls often simple patience.--Bushnell. When You Buy 8tarch toy Defiance and get the belt, 10 < spots. Once Ufced, always usad. A compulsory apology counta tor lit­ tle or nothing at an. Are Parents at 18. gfftnn, o., special: A son haa been born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Oates. Tbey are the youngest parents in this part <IX the state, neither the father nor the mother being 18 years of age. English Revenue Increasea, London cable: The treasury re­ turns show that the total revenue of the United Kingdom during the finan­ cial year ended March SI was $805,- •98,900, compared with $763,00^86 for the previous year. / Martial Law. Washington dispatch: Minister Merry reports to the 8tate Depart­ ment in a cablegram that martial law has been proclaimed in Nicaragua by prsaidabt Zelaya. « Ohio Miners Btrika. Bellaire, O., special: One thousand miners in the four Pan-Handle coun­ ties of West Virginia and Belmont county struck because the operators decline to sign the scale. British Pudget Nearly Ready. London cable: In the House ol Commons Prime Minister Balfour aifr nounced that the budget would be in­ troduced on April 23, and the Irish land bill would come up oa reading the following week. Find the Bhsep Herder. Mitchell and Bogie Talk oi ^ Differences in the Indiana Bituminous , V TROUBLE IS OVER SHOT-FIBERS, Judge Adams Dissolves the Restraining Order Against the Trainmen. URGES RESORT TO ARBITRATION Court 8uggests That Offer of Counsel for Defendants Be Accepted and That Dispute B* Referred to Board fir Settlement* „ St Louis, Mo., dispatch: The in­ junction issued March 3 by Judge El­ mer M. Adams of the United States District court at the instance of the Wabash railroad officials to restrain the brotherhoods of railway trainmen and firemen ordering a strike on that system, was dissolved in a decision handed down by Judge Adams. What the next move will be on either side is problematical. At Wa­ bash headquarters It was stated that amicable adjustment of the controver­ sy is hoped for. The same sentiment was expressed at the hotels, where are quartered the few representatives of the officials of the trainmen and firemen now in the city. Counsel for both sides spent the afternoon in con­ ference, but no agreement was reached. The keynote for amicable settlement was sounded by Judge Ad­ ams himself in rendering his decision: Urges Arbitration. "I cannot conclude this opinion with­ out expressing the sincere wish of the court that if the parties are unable to adjust their differences by such mu­ tual concessions as are necessary to that end, the offer made in open court by defendents' counsel to submit the questions in dispute to the board of arbitration provided for by the act of congress of 1898 will be speedily ac­ cepted and another Instance of ration­ al and intelligent adjustment of a busi­ ness difficulty be exhibited to an ex-, pectant public," Counsel in Conference. The disputants were apparently willing to accept the court's advice, for W. G. Lee, vice grand master of the trainmen, announced that the coun­ sel for the union was conferring with counsel for the Wabash in an en­ deavor to effect an amicable settle­ ment. F. N. Judson of St. Louis, the special counsel for the brotherhoods, and Col. Wells H. Blodgett, general solicitor of the Wabash, made efforts to bring all the parties interested to­ gether, and Mr. Judson said that, in his opinion, there would be no strike. Favor Settlement. John J. Hannahan, grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire­ men, when asked for an opinion as to what the next step on the part of the brotherhoods would be, said: "As to the next step to be taken I cannot say a word at present." The other leaders of the brother^ hoods are apparently in favor of a set­ tlement without further trouble, but it is intimated that' the men will strike if a compromise cannot be arranged. Trainmen to Meet. Both Grand Master Hannahan of the firemen and Vice Grand Master Lee of the trainmen have telegraphed all lodges and divisions of the Wabash to hold joint meetings, April 6. The purpose of these meetings is kept se­ cret, but the general supposition is that they are intended for final ac­ tion. These1 messages have been or­ dered bulletined at roundhouses and in public places. The grand officers HEROINE GAINS M<JRE HONOR Qlrl Who 8aved a Train Kills Large Gray Timber Wolf. Des Moines, la., special: Miss Kate Shelley, who achieved national fame a score of years ago by swimming a swollen stream and climbing a preci­ pice during a gale to save a passenger train by warning it of a washout, has killed, single banded, a large gray timber woir as It passed her cottage on a dead run, closely pursued by a of hounds. Drowns In Cistern. Jacksonville, IlL, dispatch: Ml si Birdie Gotschall, aged 23, committed suicide at Waverly by drowning her Taylor Improves. Washington special: The condition of former Representative Abner Tay­ lor of Illinois is Improved, according to a statement made by his physician, tt was said that Mr. Taylor will prob­ ably be about his room in a few days. of the brotherhoods will be In atten­ dance. Mr. Hannahan has telegraphed all officers of the grand executive board of the firemen and the four vice grand masters to report to him imme­ diately in'St. Louis. RADICAL LAW AGAINST TRU8TS Teixas Legislature Passes Act That In­ cludes Labor Unions. Austin, Tex., dispatch: According to the new anti-trust law, signed by Governor Lanham, labor unions are trusts- and can be prosecuted as such. The law went into effect as soon as the governor's signature was attached to it It is the most sweeping piece of leg­ islation in regard to combinations and monopolies in the history of the state, and differs radically from all former laws on the subject. Every kind of combination can be proceeded against under the act. The labor leaders of the state recog­ nized the fact that the new act would render unions amenable as trusts, and they made a tremendous effort to pre­ vent the inclusion of a phrase under which the unionq could be prosecuted. Great pressure was brought to bear on the legislature, but all efforts to have the clause regarding labor unions stricken out were unavailing. MINER'S LIGHT EXPLODE8 GAS Damage Done Is to the Supports in the 8hafts. Wilkesbarre, Pa., special: An ex­ plosion of gas occurred in No. 5 mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company situated in the southern part of this city. The explosion was caused by a naked light carried by a miner igniting a body of gas and the only damage done was the blowing down of several doors and mine brattices on the inside workings of various chambers and gangways. There were 100 men working in that portion of the mine and for a time it was feared they were lost The rescuing parties, however, found them all within a half hour and none was injured. WILL OPPOSE PANAMA TREATY Fight Colombian Congressman Will American Jurisdiction. Colon cable: Alejandro Orellac, one of the ministerial congressman of the isthmus, announces that he is op­ posed to the acceptance of the Hay- Herran Panama canal convention on the ground that It is better to suffer poverty than indignity. He says that Colombia should do her utmost to fa­ cilitate the opening of the canal for the benefit of the world, but patriot­ ism rejects the sale of a single foot of the soil of the isthmus, and scorns to allow a foreign government to exer­ cise Its jurisdiction over territory re­ ceived as a free legacy from her fore­ fathers. NEGRO WIN8 PRIZE AT VALE William Pickens Carries Off the Henry James Teneyck Trophy. New Haven, Conn., dispatch: The Henry James Teneyck prize at Yale was awarded to William Pickens, a member of the junior academic class, whose home Is in Little Rock, Ark. The prize Is the income of $2,500 given annually for excellence in the junior exhibition speaking. Pickens is a ne­ gro. He is said to be the first sto> dent of that race who has ever par> ticipated in the Teneyck speaking. 8trlke For Time to Eat. Shamokln. Pa., dispatch: Fifteen bvadred men and boys went on strike st three collieries owned by individual self in a cistern. Temporary insanity ] operators here because of a shorten- to succeed Carroll D. Wright He la * -- .w 1 tap to the <Uaaar:*(o«»r. . • •• Two Are Rescued. Baltimore, Md., dispatch: -Captain and Mrs. O. W. Rennie of Buffalo. N. Y., were rescued from the pilot house of their yacht Mystery which grounded off Hawkins Point, Chesapeake Bay. They clung to the pilot house for forty hours without food or sleep, while the seas washed completely over them. CHIEF OP POLICE 18 ACCUSED City Official of Racine, Wis., to Be Tried for Failing In Duty. Racine, Wis., special: David Evana, chairman of the police committee of the city council, has preferred charges against Chief of Police Pflster, which have been submitted to the police and fire commission, it Is alleged that the chief has been guilty of misconduct In ofilce and falling to raid a certain no­ torious resort when instructed to do so by the council. Library for 8prlng Valley. ' - Spring Valley. Minn., dispatch: An­ drew Carnegie has offered to donate $8,000 for a public library here on the condition that the city would raise J8J0 per year for twenty years, whlcb condition has now been complied with. May Succeed Wright Rochester, N. Y., special: William 8. Waudby of this city is promineatly mentioned for commissioner of labor pay. les- President of the Operators Denies Ho £;• Promised That the Mine Owner*. « W o u l d P a y f o r B l a s t i n g -- ^ Leader Expects a Settlement ' ' . ^ . " ' * " , Chicago dispatch: President Johtt> > Mltchfell of tne United Mineworkera ' and W. S. Bogle, president of the Crescent Coal and Mining Company, met in conference In McCoy's hoteL last night on the question whether the j^- Indiana operators should pay . th» /•-' wages of the "shooters" in the dan- ^ gerous mines of the state, but parted / without reaching an agreement. President Mitchell asserted that at && the Indianapolis interstate conference- the operators agreed to bear the bur- den which previously h&d fallen on. the miners. Mr. Bogle denied this,. %<, and submitted the records of the meet- ings as evidence. W Await Joint Conference. 1 The matter will come up before a - " joint conference of the Indiana miner* and operators to be held In Tenre Haute to-day. Until this conference- reaches an agreement the 30,000 bi­ tuminous miners will remain idle, aa- their old agreement on the point ex­ pired Tuesday night and has not beea renewed. The trouble orer "shooters" began three years ago and has been a point of contention ever since. Up to that time the miners did their own blast­ ing, bought their own powder, and were held responsible for the results. They abolished that system, and sine* then have hired men to do the blast­ ing, classing them as "shooters," and giving them ouside workers' which amounts to $2.50 a day. 8ay Bogle "Made Promise. The new method materially sened the work of the miners and they* opened a campaign two years ago to have the operators bear the burden of the expense. This was refused and the miners appealed ito the Indiana legislature to force tne operators to pay the bills and hire the "shootenk" in every mine. The bill came up early in February, when the joint conference between the miners and the operators was on la Indianapolis. It held up the meetings for two days, and was then withdrawn by the men. In the disputes over the point the miners assert that Mr, Bogle promised that the operatora would hire and pay for all "ghyotera" ^iflPthe future. Statement to Mitchell. ' This promise, it was asserted, was made to President Mitchell in a meet­ ing of a subcommittee where no notea were taken. Mr. Bogle denies bavins made it, and on learning this the miners walked out. A hurried con­ ference of .both operators and offlciala of the union was called in Terre Haute on Tuesday, but no conclusion was reached, as Mr. Bogle was unable to be present. It was then agreed to have all the leaders of both parties meet in Chi­ cago and talk the matter over. Those who attended the conference, besides Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Bogle, were: Operators -- J. C. Kolsem, Terre Haute; J. K. Seifert, Chicago; J. S. Talley, Terre Haute; H. Shirkie, Ter­ re Haute; A. M. Ogle, Indianapolis; E. H. Bennett, Linton; and* J. Martin, Riverdale. , „ Miners--George Hargrove, presi­ dent of union of Indiana; John Boyle, vice president, and Charles Vaugpn, member of the executive board. No Agreement "We talked the matter over, and reached no definite understanding," said President Mitchell. "It stands where it stood before, and will be ad­ justed within a few days. I will not be able to attend the meeting in Terre Haute, for I must hQld a conference with the operators in Michigan to­ morrow at Indianapolis. Outside the trouble in Indiana the union is in splendid shape. Trouble in West Vir­ ginia? I really cannot talk of that" PONTIAC COAL MINE 18 CL08ED Inability to Compete with Southara Fields Compels Suspension. Pontiac, 111., dispatch: The coal mtiie in this city, operated by the Pontiao Coal company, a Chicago corporation, has been closed, and nearly 200 miners thrown out of employment Manager Searls stated that under the new day wage scale It was Impossible for the mines in northern Illinois to sell coal to large consumers in competi­ tion with the thick veins In the south­ ern field. Many of the miners will leave at once for the different mlntMt, districts throughout the state. .x . Spencer Eddy Returns. Washington dispatch: Spencer Eddy, secretary of the United States legation at Constantinople, has arrived In Washington on leave from his post, and paid his respects to Secretary Haf and Assistant Secretary Loomls. Labor Law Is Void. Indianapolis, Ind., special: The Su­ preme court holds unconstitutional the minimum wage law of 1901 provid­ ing that unskilled labor employed on public works shall be paid tor less than 20 cents an bour. wi -.-V* . ~ American Gas for Parla < Paris cable:. It Is accepted settled here that the special municipal gas commission will accept the offer of the American syndicate for lighting the city and erecting modeca pp, plants In Paris. ------ Rob Ohio Postofflos. " . Wellington, O., special: While tkt night watchman was in another part of the town burglars wrecked the safe in the postoffice, got $1,200 in stampf aa« nearly |S00 Is cwraaay. • • ' : V , ri-'-'f