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PIeasurabIe Outing.

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CENTRAL LABOR UNION
ADDRESS ON aMINING STRIkE I,
GEORGES CREEK REGION.
"Mother" Jones Describes the situa-
ton There-RnAiness Matters Dis
cussed by the Delegates.

President H. VIZ Szegedy occupied the
chair at the nesting last evening Of the
Central Labor Union, and Mr.. j. H. Brink
man was secretary The meeting was
largely attended. delegates from thirty-nine
organizations being present.
Immediately after roll call the order of
business was suspended and Mother
Jones, whose home is in the Georges creek,
Maryland, strike region, where she has
recently taken prominent part in the
mining troubles, was introduced and made
an address, in which she related the present
condition Of affairs there and told of the
causes which led to the strike. She said,
among other things, that she represented
the most oppressed among the toilers of the
world. She stated that before the strike
the miners were the absolute chattel prop
erty of the coal operators. and asserted
that in the matter of weighing the coal the
miners We're debarred from having repre-
sentative present, although they were will
ing to pay for his services. She further
stated that the operators had established
and maintained a rule that for the smallest
particle of slate found in a car of coal the
miner who was responsible therefore was
locked 800 pounds; that the wages had been
so reduced that it was necessary for the
miners to put their male children, at the
age of twelve years, at work In the mines.
In order that the family might receive a
certain kind of support She declared that
Notwithstanding its inhibition by law, the
company store system prevails, and here
the miner was forced to deal, whether he
wanted to or not, and here he was always
charged higher figure than the general re-
tail price elsewhere. By this means, the
speaker asserted, the miners were always
in debt to the operators. The miners Were
also forbidden, she declared, to attend labor
meetings, and a short time before the pres
ent strike was begun one hundred Of the
men were discharged because they went to
hear addresses delivered by Mr.. Samuel
Gompers president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, and Organizer Mitchell of
the same body
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The chair announced the appointment of
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Grievance-E.. ]. Ratigan, ]. ]. Crowley,
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The charge Of riotous assemblage which
had, she said, been made against the most
prominent strike leaders, and under which
twelve of them had been sent to the Mary
land house of correction by the criminal
court Of Allegany county, was not proved
at the trial, but the prosecution was at the
instigation Of the coal operators for the
purpose of getting rid of the men upon
whom the strikers depended for leadership
and advice.
The remarks of Mrs. Jones were enthusi-
astically applauded, and at the close of the
speech she was accorded a reception.
Upon the resumption of business the
peace" committee, which was appointed
by the Central Labor Union to try to bring
to an end the war between the two rival
building trades councils of the District of
Columbia, made partial report, in which
1t was stated that the antagonistic commit
tees of the respective councils had met in
a friendly and amicable manner and with
out any dissension. A number of PROPOSE
tons were agreed to, which will be sub
mtted to the councils interested at their
meetings this evening Announcement was
made that meeting of the joint committee
would be held at Typographical Temple
Sunday morning next at ] o'clock.
The membership in the Joint Labor day
excursion committee, on the part of the
Central Labor Union was increased by the
addition of six persons, a. l.. Dahler, Rich
ard Jung, G. o. Heinke Thomas J. McCul-
Tough, G.. o. Wallace and John Hammer
stron.
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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-03
WILL TRY TO ESCAPE.
General White to Make Attempt to
Break Through Boer Lines.

New York, Jan. 30.-Advices from
London indicate that military associ-
ates Of General White are of the opin-
ion that he will make a desperate at
tempt to break through the Boer lines
and escape from Ladysmith; that
though such movement would cost
a tremendous sacrifice Of life, it would
be preferable to surrender to the Beers.
The statement that Lord Roberts ad-
vised the abandonment of Ladysmith
is not generally credited in London, but
IN view of the fact that the supply Of
provisions will not hold out for more
than a week longer, 1t is not probable
that any aid can be rendered TO Gen
eral White inside Of that time, and
he will have but two courses open
surrender or cut his way out. Several
military experts in LONDON are of the
opinion that the British in Kimberley,
at Modder river and on the Tugela will
also be left to work out their own sal
walton.
The London Post says: There is
runor that General Kitchener or Lord
Roberts has left Cape Town already to
take command Of a movement by Cen
eral Gatacre's and General French's
combined forces, with heavy additions
of fresh troops, against the Orange
Free State.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-03
DETERMINED TO FIGHT.
DR.. Leyds Says the Beers VIII Not
Sue For Peace

Berlin, Jan. S0.-To the correspondent
of the Associated Press DR.. Leyds made
the following statement: Il know moth
ing about the reported missions Of
either Mr.. Macrum or Mr.. Webster
Davis. Nor to the best Of my knowl-
edge is either the bearer of message
Of peace There are no movements
under way on our part to induce Presi-
dent Mckinley to intervene between
Great Britain and the TranSvaal. AS l
do not at present have direct commu-
nication with Pretoria, l do not know
what Montagu Whites mission is, eX-
cept to establish diplomatic relations
with the United States.
"All the talk. about peace is sadly
premature Great Britain surely will
not succurnb now Neither will we.
While we are talking here it may be
that decisive battle is being fought
there for 1 presume Lord Roberts has
withdrawn the troops around Lady
smith, and is massing them for a for
midable COUP
DR.. Leyds repeated his former decla-
ration that the Beers when concluding
peace would want back at least all the
territory which England stole from the
Beers He rather expects that also a
the Transvaal for our legitimate eX-
tension" he added, I'VE need free ac-
cess to the sea-"
He asserted emphatically that one
condition of peace would be the recog-
milton of the absolute independence Of
the Transvaal. Berlin is certainly very
much exerted over him. He is over
whelmed with invitations. His apart
ments at the Palast hotel, where the
Transvaal flag is flying, is besieged day
and night by crowds including con-
tractors and mining spectators as well
as fine ladies; gentlemen of the court
and army officers who wish to con-
graduate him upon the Boer successes
or to offer their services.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-03
WAS A BLOODY ENGAGEMENT.
Winston ChdAchill Tells of the Fight
at Spion Kop.

-
New York, Jan. 31.-Winston Church
Ill has cabled and the Evening World
copyrighted an account of the battle of
Spion Kop. The dispatch, which is dat
ed Spearman's Camp, Jan. 27, says the
fight on the summit of the kop was one
Of the fiercest and most furious con-
flicts in British military history.
Guided by Thornycroft the troops
surprised the Beers there and carried
the trenches with the bayonet at
o'clock in the morning. There was lit
tie loss.
At once the troops entrenched has
tily, but the ground was broken by
large rocks and unsuited for entrench-
ments At dawn heavy Boer Smelling
began. General Woodgate was serl-
ously wounded at the beginning.
Urgent demands for reinforcements
were sent by the commander who sue
ceeded Woodgate. The reinforcements
were sent, strengthening the defense.
Thornycroft was appointed brigadier,
commanding the whole force en- top of
the hill. A bitter and bloody struggle
followed throughout the day, the Beers
concentrating every man and gun on
the summit of the hill and attacking
with the greatest spirit.
The British artillery was unable to
cope with the superior long range Boer
guns and during the afternoon it be-
came evident the infantry could not en-
dure another day. 1t was impossible
to drag the guns to the summit of Spion
without elaborate preparations or to
fortify the hill strongly enough to pro-
tect the Gefenses from unassailed artil-
lery.
Thornycrofts decision to abandon 1t
was both wise and necessary. The
British troops, stubborn and forfnid-
able, marched back to the camps in
regular order. Every effort is now be-
ing made to succor the wounded, of
whom many still lie on the summit
The official lists will give the losses.
The defense of the hill by the Eng
lish infantry, particularly the Lanca-
shire regiments, was a glorious cpl
sode. The whole army is proud of it.
The Boer positions before Ladysmith
are perhaps impregnable to $4,000 men,
but the troops are resolved to have an
other try.
The public must initiate the equanim-
ity Of the troops. Spion Kop is not
disaster. Neither guns were lost nor
unwounded prisoners made. 1t was
simply a bloody action in which lodg-
ment in the enemy's Entertainments
was effected, but which proved unten-
able.
The Beers were sometimes within
thirty yards Of the British line. They
have also suffered. Their loss must be
greater, compared to their strength.
than ours.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-03
FEARS FOR THE WORST.
British Casualties May Exceed Num-
Der Reported By Beers.

London, Jan. 30.-The war Office con-
tinues to hold back definite news in
regard to the casualties at Spion Kop
resulting from Wednesdays battle. but
reports from various sources state that
fne British losses were even greater
than indicated in the Boer dispatches
Of Sunday One report states that the
british casualties exceeded 1890 dead
snd 600 wounded. In view of the large
number Of officers reported killed
twice as many as at Magersfontein and
four times as many as at Colenso, there
Sc reason to fear that the Boer report
of the British losses will prove nearly
accurate.
Several special dispatches from Lon
don state, owing to some blunder, the
British soldiers were short Of ammuni-
tion in Wednesdays battle On Spion
Kop and that they were forced to meet
a rain Of shot and shell from the Beers
with hayonets. The authorities at the
war office strongly deny these stories
averring that If bayOnets were used it
was because the commanders consid-
cred that weapon would, under the cir
cunastances, be more effective.
Accounts from Pretoria and from
Spearman's Camp, while in conflict on
many points, agree in rendering a
hearty tribute TO the gallantry and
stubborn courage displayed on both
sides. Both the British and the Dutch
had men worthy of their steel.