The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-07
THE MINING TROUBLES.
Report OF the Committee Appointed
hY the BelleYilIe Board of Trade.


trade to consider the relations be-
that district, ana see what can be
done towards settling the present diff
ficulties, recommend that all railroad
companies carrying coal to st.
Louis furnish copy of
weights of coal produced by hand
working mines to the president of
the miners union on the 18th and Goth
of each month, and he furnish copy
of the same to each mine; that a uni
form seventh and eighth screen be
established at all handwriting mines;
and that the owners of machines be
allowed 10 operate them
without any reference to regu-
lations governing hand mining;
also recommend that the state legiSla-
ture provide for a committee of arbi-
tration, to whom all difficulties shall
be submitted, and whose decision
shall be final. The recommendation
are simply what the miners are con-
tending for, Whether mine owners
will agree is not known, but it is
quite likely some action will
be taken in day or two. No trouble
is reported to-day in any part of the
district and probably there will not
be any more. Two companies of mi
litia at Decatur have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to start
for st Clair county at
a moments notice, but 1t
is not likely they will be needed.
The funeral of Henderson, the
miner killed by the military, took
,,Iaoo fL;s n ftarpoo,, Ouar Hftaap
hundred miners attended. The in
Several witnesses were examined,
among them Deputy sherifffs Ragglland
and Anthony. The testimony is con-
fiicting as to who did the first firing,
although Deputy Sheriff Ragland
stated that he saw a man pointing a
revolver at him and then shots were
Immediately fired.
Pacific Mail COmpany's Meeting.
NEW YORK, May 30.-At the an
nual meeting of the Pacific mail
steamship company to-day, President
Houston reported that the act pro-
hibiting Immigration of Chinese had
caused a falling oil OF several hundred
thousand dollars, but the number
CdIIlcu W 1(llGlOu SO1uTlDlcl AldNtO uP
for the loss, The war batween Chilli
and Peru had been injurious to The
company, but work ON the Panama
canal has added to freight receipts.
The entire Indebtedness is now less
than 100000 due to the Panama
railroad company, and is beingIliqui-
dated at the rate Of 500, 900 per month.
The net earnings during the year
were nearly five par cent
on the capital stock. Total
earnings for the year, $4,012,764
The following directors were elected
by votes representing 10000 shares:
Jay Gould, Sydney Dillon Russell
Sage, G. B. Huntington, E. II. Per.
kins, Jr., Heney Hart, VIM. ReWsen,
Edward Lanterneck and ]. B. Hous-
ton. They will organize and elect
officers in day or two.
The United Presbyterians.
PITTsRURG, May 30.-The United
Presbyterian assembly met this NOR
ming and, after the usual opening ex-
ercises, the discussion of the question
of instrumental music was resumed
| DR.. Wallace, Elder Henry Harrison
of New York, and Rev. Cyrus Cum
mings delivering speeches. DR.. Wal
lace said: "We want the music OF
nature, of circumstance OF of sub
stance, Why not introduce water in
stead of wine into the communion
because wine Is an intoxicating
liquor? We should as soon call d
| halt in that as to music. We see 3
person sitting at little box pro
| ducing sweet melodies that helI
the singing" The speaker argued
that the church had divine warrant
| for the use of instruments, and quot
ed Luther and Jesus in support of hi:
position. These authorities eithel
violated the law or recognized music
as an incident of worship. Thu
speaker concluded by saying b,
| was not sure an instru
ment was any assistance il
service, and for his own part woult
follow the traditions of others AM
praise God with his voice; but at tn
same time ne wanted the assembly t.
| give them liberty on the vexed ques
ton. In other words, h, wanted t
see a common ground on which t.
stand.
Terrific Gas Explosion,
FoRT WAYNE, lNp., May 30.-A
| four o'clock this morning John N
Wort, foreman of the Fort Wayn
gas company for the past twent
wears. entered small brick struct.r
containing the main gas meter of tina
company with a lighted match on a
inspection tour. A large quantity c
gas which had escaped ignited and
| terrific explosion ensued. The entiI
j building was blown to atoms, the COZ
cussion shocking buildings half
] mile distant. Wort received injuris
!. from which he viii die. Vim. Lehel
! man faamstnr. WaS also seri0naI