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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
/ WILL Be A FINISH FIGHT
THE CONFERENCE OF OPERATORS
AND MINERS OFFICIALS CAME
TO NOTHING.
WILL ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE MINES
Operations with Imported Men,
If Necessary-Miner officials
Held Out for 69-Cent Rate.

Pittsburg, Aug 24.--The final effort
to arrange plan for ending the big coal
strike has proved a failure and the strike
goes on. AT noon the conference be-
tween a committee of coal operators and
miners national district officials closed
and the conference adjourned without
day. The miners representatives did not
recede from their original proposition to
settle the strike by arbitration and start
the mines at the G9-cent rate.
The operators offered to divide the diff
ference between "a and 60-cent rates,
and making the price at which the mines
should start 81 IL cents per ton, but
this was rejected. The additional prop
Ositions were made One was to start
the mines without fixing any price for
thirty days, and then to pay the rate
agreed upon by the board of arbitration.
This was also refused by the miners, and
they said they had been too often fooled
to trust the operators again. They de-
clined to work for month"; giving the
operators the output that length of time
without knowing what wages would he
paid. A proposition was then made to
operate the mines for ten days without
fixing the price, and allow the board of
arbitration to fix the price for that time.
President Ratchford insisted that moth
ing but the 69-cent rate could possibly
be accepted.
The operators were firm. but the
miners were equally determined and
every argument of the mine owners was
met by the miners leaders.
Neither side would concede another
point and it was decided to end the con-
ference. President Ratchford had but
little to say on the matter, but gave out
the following statements:
I'VE have disagreed Our proposition
remained unchanged. Besides our prop
osition to arbitrate, we made them Il
second one along the lines of bringing
about general conference of miners
and operators of all mining states. They
refused to lend their efforts in that di-
rection and the strike will be continued.
we have no other plans for the future -
Ihiheulately aitef the close of the
morning conference j. b. Serb called IL
meeting for 2 p. m. to discuss the situa-
tlOn and outline plan for future action
From the tone of the remarks of some
OF the operators, they favor the plan de-
cided upon ut the Cleveland conference,
to make fight and start the mines with
the old men if they can be induced to dig
at o4 cents. or to import men to take
their places.
There are others who say they will not
aid i'll carrying out this plan, and favor
complete surrender.
The outlook after the adjournment of
the conference seemed to be encourag giny
for the miners. There is no question as
to the anxiety of the operators to start
their mines. Nearly every coal COM
pany in the Pittsburg district was rep
resented at the Monongahela House dur
ing the conference.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

father had been exled to the island of
ines and she had gone there to be near
MN, She, young, pure and innocent girl.
could never have conceived or taken part
IN any such scheme to lure man to her
rooms TO be murdered. She was too in
nocent of guile for that Col. Berris. a
nephew of the Spanish prime minister,
was military commander of the isle of
Fines. He saw Miss Cisneros and her
beauty. crazed him. He called frequently
at her house and though he was an enemy,
tor policy sake, she was polite to him-no
more. FINALLY his passion got the better
OF his discretion and he made violent love
10 her, at the same time seizing her in
ms arms and attempting to take Liberties
enid screamed Justify for help. Her broth
ers and several of their young friends
were within hearing and they rushed to
her assistance. What they saw maddened
and tied him. Perhaps they might have
dealt more harshly with the scoundrel,
but just then the police rushed in and ar
rested Miss Cisneros and all the young
men. That is all the story. Because this
innocent young girl would not submit to
the caresses, and worse, of the Spanish
brute, she has been kept in close confne-
ment in a terrible Spanish prison, whose
walls reek with dampness, since July,
1896, in cell with the lowest and most
degraded female characters, and now it
is said that she is to be sent to more hor-
rible place of conhnement-a penal colony,
where no other woman has ever been sent
there to be at the mercy of hundreds of
the worst kinds of criminals. Truly, death
would be more preferable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
THE MINERS FRIEND.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 24.-In speak
ing of the miners strike in Indiana, TO-
day, Governor Mount said:
"The condition of Indiana miners gives
me deep and constant distress ] am
daily advised of the misery that pre-
walls. / have exhausted my power as
governor. There are no available state
funds from which relief may he spent
there is no legislature in session to
which appeal might be taken.
II had hoped that the generous people
of Indiana would respond to my appeal,
as the want is urgent. Miners of Indi-
ana have been reduced below living, de-
cent wages. and we ought to do our ut
most to bring comfort to the distress
ed"
The governor said he had no sympathy
with the criticism that miners had not
husbanded their resources. He said:
"They are the victims of system.
Operators have admitted that miners
wages are insufficient. The old scale,
say. was not decent scale of wages.
NV pride and American manhood revolt
against It.. If there should have been
disorder and if it would become neces-
sary to call out militia to restore quiet,
thousands of dollars would have been
spent. An equal sum might, If applied
for relief. avert trouble.
'.My sympathies are with the miners.
We want none of the conditions to
which the contract system reduced
Pennsylvania miners. do not believe
timely aid to these Indiana miners en-
courages panperism. They are not beg
gars. They will work If the chance is
offered them"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
THE BULL POOL QUITS.
A Feeling of Great Relief on the Chi
cax0 Board of Trade. 81

Chicago, Aug. 24.-The bull pool, which
has been so successfully handling enor-
nous lines of wheat, corn and oats on
Change, announced ut the close today
that they were practically out Of the mar
ket, with the exception of little Septem-
ber wheat, which they say they will take
on delivery day. The announcement that
the pool had liquidated its holdings caused
a feeling of great relief among brokers gen
orally. 1t had been felt for several days,
that the pool had been trying to corner
wheat. When the campaign on wheat
was begun several months ago il was re-
garded as very difficult undertaking. The
bulls became masters of the situation aid
ed by the news from abroad, and piled up
enormous profits in short time. When
the same pool went into corn to the extent
of about 100000 bushels and oats
amounting to 100000, the nervousness
kept moving up, however, 1t was pot very
acute. The bull difficulties began with
the spectacular calling of wheat on Sat
urday at S100, when 1t could have been
bought cheaper in the pit. When prices
began to drop OH Monday margin calling
increased, and the anxiety was relieved
only by the announcement that practically
everything had been sold out. Although
il was believed that the line of December
corn showed loss, George French, who
has been handling the deals of the pool
says everything was old at profit. he
pooed yesterday to raid the markets and
force him to unload.
The corn pit today was the scene of
enormous dealings. One broker sold in
one hour 100000 bushels owned by the
pOol
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
MEXICAN FINANCES.
Many People Advocating the Gold
Standard-EXchR 81 .40.

City of Mexico. Aug. 4.-EXchange
on New York sold at a premium of Sl.4I
today before news of the fresh drop IN
silver was received. 1t is believed
among miners and smelling people that
it will continue to drop and that later
there will be reaction. Importers
have practically stopped orders. Ex
ports are being pushed. 1t is generally
agreed in business circles that some
plan for giving stability to the currency
will have to be adopted, and many peo
pie are advocating a 'graual approxima
ton to the gold standard
Notwithstanding the decline in silver
many large transactions are being con
summated. The famous old Mira Flores
cotton mill and print works. thirty
miles from this city, belonging to Felipe
Robertson, has been sold for about hall
a million dollars. The tendency is tc
get the principal mills under control OF
a few large corporations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

metropolis dedicated q magnificent mauso-
leum to that greatest of all soldiers of the
civil war, Gen. u. s. Grant In May fol-
lowing, in the city of Philadelphia, there
was unveiled splendid equestrian statue
to that great and bold soldier of the revo-
luton, Gen. George Washington, and only
n few days ago, in that great inland me-
tropolis, in the state of Illinois, there was
unveiled a magnificent monument to that
great soldier. the hero of two wars, Gen.
John A. Logan. This week the empire
state of New York is laying at the feet OF
the largest patriotic organization in the
world its tribute of affection for the splen-
did services rendered in the civil war by
the Grand Army of the Republic. We
can not cxalt patriotism too high; we can
not encourage too much love of country,
for, my fellow-ctizens as long as patriot
ism exists in the hearts of the American
people, so long will our matchless institu-
ti0ns be secure and permanent. / thank
you for your most cordial greeting and
bid you good morning"
There was great applause at the conclu-
sion of the speech and at intervals during
it.
Secretary of War Alger and Governor
Black spoke briefly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

could not he accepted because it means
an advance of ~ 1-2 per cent in wage
cost and would entail an irreparable
loss upon the producers. The price at
which coal contracts have been taken
for this year were enforced by the con-
ditions which ruled the markets in omen
competition from other producing fields.
II should be remembered that the oper-
ators are confronted constantly with
two forces, the pressure of buyers to
get the lowest prices, which is deter
mined by remorseless competition, and
by the miners who demand the highest
wage rates at all times. In addition to
these two factors is the cost of trans
portation to the markets.
"Amicable and conciliatory methods
having failed to conYlnce or move the
leaders, the responsibility for whatever
privations follow to the miners and
their families must rest on the miners.
The operators feel they have exhausted
all honorable means for the settlement
of q strike which has entailed so much
misery upon the miners and those de-
pendent upon them, and which they, in
common with the public, deplore and
would gladly change on a basis that
would not be disastrous to themselves.
The miners officials have rejected prop
ositions made for an agreement. The
operators can only ask the miners to
consider the existing conditions and
ask themselves whether they are justi-
fed in continuing a line of action which
is dictatorial, and are willing to work
mt a price which impartial arbitrators
may decide to be fair and just under ex-
isting circumstances.
"Mr. Ratchford president of the
United Mine Workers. has been here
and has gone. He did not come willing
ly and did not treat with the operators
on terms that would indicate any desire
to protect the interests and welfare of
the miners of the Pittsburg district.
He openly claimed, repeating what he
said in the joint convention of miners
and operators in Pittsburg in December,
1896. that the operators of the district
had more than their share of the trade;
that some of it was being taken from
them and that more would be. He
claimed the operators had Il larger
share of the lake tonnage than they
are entitled to and that they would not
he permitted to retain it.
'In view of the fact that Mr.. Ratch-
ford lives in Columbus. o., which is the
home of the leading operators of the
Hooking valley and the largest competi-
tors for the lake coal trade the Pitts
burg operators have to meet a position
taken by the national president of the
United Mine Workers organization,
which is striking and startling. The po-
sition is especially startling in view of
the further fact that the operators of
the Hooking valley have paid the
miners organization more than $780,
600 annually for the past four years.
Mr.. Ratchford says the operators of the
Pittsburg district have more business
than they are entitled to, and we are
arranging to take some of 1t from them.
Coming from their national officer and
leader. this is singular declaration for
one who processes to be anxious for the
welfare of the Pittsburg district coal
diggers. How can there be more work
for them if Mr.. Ratchford makes good
his declarationT'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
OUERATORS' DECISION.
VIII Open the Mines with Imported
Men, If Necessary.


Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 24.-The opera
tors conference was in secret session
Tor several hours, and when the doors
were opened the president announced
the mines were certain to be started.
with the old dggers if possible, and
with imported men if the old men re-
fused to work.
committee was appointed. COM
posed of representatives of every firm
Ill the district, to map out the mode of
procedure for the resumption. This
committee will meet tomorrow for the
stated purpose.
The statement concerning the Joint
conference, issued by the operators
press committee tonight follows:
conference committees of the opera
tors and miners officials failed to agree
and adjourned finally. The miners were
represented by their national and dis
trict officers Operator ]. B. Zerb was
chosen chairman of the conference, and
W. Z. Pearce of the miners, secretary.
Mr. Ierb stated that it was desired to
bring about settlement of the strike.
Mr.. Ratchford stated that he and his
associates were empowered to entertain,
discuss and decide upon any propositions
that the operators might submit Chair
man Ierb asked that the question of
interstate agreement be waived, and
this was asSented to.
"Mr. Ratchford then stated the terms
upon which the miners would return to
work, saying that they would do so at
once on the 69-rate being paid until such
time as a board of arbitration could
make an award of what would be a fair
wage rate. and excess paid to the miners
above the award of the arbitration to
be deducted from the pay of the miners
following the award.
The operators stated their reasons
why this could not be accepted, and in
lieu thereof submitted their PROPOSE
tions for arbitration, one that the men
should start to work. leaving to arbtra-
tion what rate shall be paid One leaving
the question of rate open until after an
award has been made; one that the arbi-
traitors decide within ten or twenty
days. the miners remaining idle, and
one that arbitrators have thirty days in
which to decide, the miners remaining
idle.
"All these were peremptorily rejected
by the miners representatives and the
conference adjourned.
The operators feel that in submitting
these various propositions for a settle
ment by Cancellation or arbitration they
have exhausted every effort in trying
to bring about a settlement with the Of
icers of the miners.
"The proposition of Mr.. Ratchford
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Dubois Miners Strike.

Dubois, Pa, Aug. 24.-The Rochester
and London mines at this place quit
work this morning. notwithstanding that
they decided at a meeting held last night
to continue. The agitators from the Pitts
burg region had been working unceas.
ingly for week to get the men out and
have succeeded. in the face of the fact
that the majority were opposed to strik-
ing.
The London miners were the ones who
refused to work this morning and Ro-
chester men followed their example.
The two mines are about two miles
apart and are owned by the same com
pany. There was great difference of
opinion among the men as to the ad-
visibility of a strike and many of the
old miners and property owners are now
urging the strikers to return.
The Rerwyn-White mines. two miles
east of here, are working and no talk of
strike had been heard from that direc-
tiou
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
STRIK ERS LOSING GROUND
In the Knnawha VaIley-COnl Output
Greatly Increased.

Wheeling. w. Va. Aug. 24.-The
strikers suffered further losses in the
Kanawha valley in the upper Laup
creek region along the New river today.
New river mines loaded GOO cars of coal
yesterday, which is Il big days work for
normal conditions. In Kanawha 200 more
men went to work today, which leaves
very few men out.
Fairmont increased its output and the
Norfolk and W&sern region shows no
signs of strike. Leader Rea in the
Fairmont region today established five
camps of miners. The men will march
from camp to camp making visits. hold
ing the right under the Interpretation of
the injunction given by Judge Golf. 1t
is not likely these marches will be allowed,
however.
The danger of a coal famine in the
Wheeling district has been greatly re-
duced by the peddling miners over in
eastern Ohio going to work, this being
their usual market. The strike at
COrinth has caused the loss of 1000, 600
brick that were half burned when the
miners refused to furnish any more coal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
St. Louis Bears on TOP.

st. Louis, Aug 24.-The bears took an
other rap at wheat today and futures and
spots went off fore than 6 cents. Do
nestle markets did not show any strength
over the favorable foreign news received
early and the improvement here was small.
Then came the Chicago opening which
showed yielding in prices and local bears
at once fell on the market and hammered
il down more than 2 cents. The reaction
from this was small and was speedily fol-
lowed by another onslaught by the bears.
The market finally rallied on buying by
shorts and closed firm.
The net decline for the day was 6 LAC
for August. &c for September, 3 3-4c for
December and 1-4c for May.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
killed by Whitecappers.

Abbeyvlle, Ala, Aug. 24-1ast night
whitecappers went to the home OF
Frank Smith. colored, and shot him to
death through crack in the walls OF
his house. The killing occurred six
miles east of here. Whitecappers have
been operating very extensively in that
section of late. They recently whipped
a negro severely for ALLEGED intimacy
with a white woman.
Smith said that he knew who did the
whipping and was going to report their
names to the grand jury. The white
caps sent him word to hush his
mouth" but he continued his threats
and they killed him. Sheriff Pither is
now on the scene.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
TEXAS MAN IN TROUBLE.
A Revolver Refused to Go on, Which
Probably Saved His Life.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. A.-Two owners
of horses at the Newport track had SEN
sational meeting at Newport last night.
A. A. Park of Washington Court House,
O., arrived to look after his horses and
found A. ii. Smith of Texas with his wife.
Park snapped his revolver three times in
the face of Smith, but it was not loaded,
as Park presumed it was. Smith escaped
by the officers holding Park. Afterward
Park created scene at Kessen Grove
tavern where he thought Smith and his
wife were lodging and where he was re-
fused admittance. Today Park swore out
warrants charging both parties with adul-
terry, but they escaped before the warrants
could be served. Smith is said to have
family in Texas. Park declares he will
kill Smith on sight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
English Corn Markets.

London, Aug. 24-The provincial corn
markets today, in spite of the fact that
wheat is higher than it has been in several
years, show a general tendency of prices
to recede.
The farmers are somewhat disappointed
at the failure to get the anticipated 4Os
per quarter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Think They Know Him.

Longview, Tex, Aug. 4.-(Special.)-- ;
The wife of Joshua Tyeskey, an Indian,
who lived at Bunker Hill, five miles
south of Overton, arrived here today, and
with her sister and two sons-in-law are
exhumipg the body of the man found
floating in the Sabine river at Fredonia
bridge. August s. The description tallies
exactly with Joshua Tyeskey and the
time of his finding tallies with the time
he left home, Friday, August &.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
M'KINLEY EN- ROUTE.
A Thousand People Were mt the De-
pot at Syracuse-McKinle Spoke.

Utica, N. Y. Aug. 24.-The special
train carrying President Mckinley and
party arrived here on time and stopped to
take on Gen. Torrey Of Governor Blacks
staff. The trip from Lake Champain to
Albany, under the charge of the Delaware
and Hudson officials, was uneventful. At
Troy car with Governor Black and his
party was attached to the train. DR..
Depew's car. which was occupied by the
presidential party, was beautifully adorn-
ed with cut flowers. Breakfast was serv-
cd as the train passed Little Falls, and
later Governor Black and President
Mckinley had n chat.
At Syracuse about 1000 people were
gathered at the depot. In response to a
demand for speech, the president said:
"My Fellow-citizens-I am extremely
pleased to visit your city and appreciate
your generous welcome. This is a year
when in a very marked degree patriotism
il being exalted and patriots are being
honored. In the month of April in the
City of New York the people of the great
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
To Accept the Porte's Proposals..

London. Aug. pa dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Constantinople says Sir
Phillip Currie, the British ambassador,
received instructions today to accept the
propositions of the porte concerning the
evacuation of Thessaly, subject to the
consent of Greece to financial control.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
CASE OF MISS CIsNEROs.
The Young Girl Was Imprisoned for
Protecting Her Honor.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. pa well known
citizen and business man OF TINS state
who was in Cuba at the time or the ar
rest of Miss Cisneros said in an interview
here today that the statement caDled l.l TO
tho New York World about Miss Cis-
neros is untrue and does her a great in
instce He says that the true state
,ent of the case is as follows:
ESanceline Bettancourt Cisneros is only
~ }ars of age, and very beautiful, Her