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Train No 80 leaves Richmond . 10 n nj,
daily for Petersburg, Noriina, y c. aud All
lntermeuiate points Connection at Norlina
with train arriving Henderson = 1 o . m and
Raleigh 90 = m daily, and Durham 4 % m
daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Richmond for Washington.
m, and No &C at sos D M
CONNECTIONS at Jacksonville and Tampa
for all Florida Cast Coast points and Cubs
and Porto Rico At New Orleans for ali
points ia Texas, Mexico. and California
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$685. a m No. % From all points South
$3.50 p M No. sc and Southwest
o:4o m,No 90 From Norlina, \ {, Peters
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coaches between New York and Richmond
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gustine. Vestlbuled coaches between New
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mOnd and ST. ugrstine Pullman Sleeping
ears Str.-weeklyl between Washington aud
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YORK and Atlanta. and Cafe cars between
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necfiu8 az Hamlet with Sleeping Car to and
from Atlanta, IN connection with whirl'
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pay Coaches
WI. MAY.
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z. i,,stsiet pesrenser Agent,
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The HIGHWAY OF TRADE AN
TRAVEL.

ne southern Railway becs to call atten-
ton u Its uneQualled facilities for reaching
ali points In Florida. the South and South
west. IL j. Justly termed the representative
railway OF the South. the highway OF trade
and travel lts important through co"pec
lions. through car arrangements, com iilcte
schedules, commends q TO the travelling pub
lie.
In addition to many local trains operated
by this progressive company. the following
through limited trains are run daily. " The
Washington and Southwestern Limited,
THE New York and Florida Express. - rSt
United states Fast Mail" 1.-THE New Nurk
and Atlanta Express" ssThe Washington,
Richmond and Florida Limited. - The Wash
tngton and chattanooga Limited"
The Southern's Palm Limited. formerly
known a. the New York and Florida Limit
ed viii be inauguratcd early I'm January
1902. and viii run solid between New York
aud St. Augustine, Florida. AL OF these
trains carry dining cars. thus providing a
great convenience and time-saver 20 the pub
lie
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leave tth street Musff. Washington. at .
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CAPITAL CITY ROUTE.

short line TO Principal Cities OF the south
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Six States:
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Ing of elegant day coaches, Pullmans and
dining cars -
Call on any agent or repreSeu tative Of the
Southern Railway for complete Winter
Homes" folder.
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HENEr WILLIAMS AEt.. Baltimore
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WILLIAM NJ. kEAsDoN. Agt Alexandria. Va.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
RECEIVERS FOR COAL ROADS
A Committee Of Boston Citizens "Rutt
Into" the Strike.

Committee Of Boston Citizens Quits
Into'' the Strike. =
Boston, Sept ga committee Of citi-
zens, headed by the publishers Of a Boston
newspaper, has sought relief in the courts
from the present coal shortage by asking
for a receiver for the coal companies and
coal carrying roads. A bill in equity was
filed in the supreme court against the fol-
lowing named corporations:
The Philadelphia s Reading Railway company,
the Central Railway Of New Jersey, the Lehigh
Valley Railway company, the Delaware & Hud-
railway, the Erie Railway company; the Penn.
sylvania Railway company and the Philadelphia
& Reading Iron and Coal company. X.
The petitioners asked that receiver be
appointed for the beneilt Of all concerned
on the same terms and manner and with
such agents and servants and with such
rates of wages and other conditions Of
employment and at such prices for goods
produced and sold as the court shall from
time to time adjudge proper.
The bill is based upon the legal theory
of the coal situation given by Fl. w. Chap
lin, lawyer Mr.. Chaplin says in support
of his position:
"Since the public has right in the
mines, a right to have coal forthwith
mined for immediate consumption, and to
have that coal Immediately transported
out Of the mine regions by the coal carry
ing roads, a court of equity, if no other
solution Of the difficulty is open, has au-
thority to, and upon the application of a
Representative proportion Of the people.
undoubtedly would, appoint receiver to
take into his hands the whole business
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
STRIKE NOTES.
This is the twenty first week of the strik

This Is the twenty-frst week Of the strike.
The estimated production of coal for last week
Is 1G7, $50 TONS This amount should have been
much larger had it not been for the several riots
| In the Wyoming and Lackawanna districts, which
prevented many men from going to work.
National Organizer Terrence Ginley of the
United Mine Workers. stated that all unmarried
men will be removed from the anthracite region
this week. Transportation will be secured for
them to other parts of the country and the relief
| list will be shortened $4,000 men.
James Sweeney, deputy employed at the
Bliss mine Of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Wes-
tern company, at West Nanticoke; last night met
| some strikers. An alteration ensued and
Sweeney pulled revolver and shot Joseph ellis
in the back. seriously wounding him.
One Of the most prominent individual coal
operators in the Schuylkll coal region, who will
not allow his name to be used, stated to the
city editor of the Pittsville Republican that
the Independent operators will make conces
sions to the striking miners this week.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
company which has seven collieries working,
will put three more in operation. Strike leaders
say that the only work done at these collieries
| is the running of the machinery and that the
only coal shipped is scrapings from the culm
banks.
Another dynamiting outrage occurred about
midnight at the No. colliery of the Lehigh &
Wilkesbarre Coal company, at Sugar Notch, an
effort being made to blow up the pipes leading
| to the farmhouse, thus stopping the fan and pre-
venting the ventilation Of the mine. The result
was not success.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
PRESIDENT MITCHELL ISSUESASTATEMENT
The Strike Leaders Reply the Recent Utterances of Mr. Bae Mr.
Hewitt and Other Capasts-The Mems Side of the Case Pre-
snted in Calm and MannerThe Question of
Wages Thoroughly Threshed Out

Philadelphia, Sept. 29.-President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers has
given out the following statement:
THE recent utterances of Mr.. Baer,
spokesman Of the anthracite coal trust,
Mr.. Hewitt and other interested persons
disclose a well-defined purpose to con-
fuse and cloud the real causes which re-
suited in the coal strike and an attempt
to divert attention from the actual issues
involved. However, misleading as are
their utteranceS it Is a relief to know
that they now admit the public has rights
and interests which cannot be ignored
with impunity; and inasmuch as the pub
lie must be the final arbiter of the coal
strike, it is imperative that it shall not
be deceived by statements which are at var
lance with the facts. With the purpose
of correcting some of the false impressions
and misrepresentation of the gentlemen
referred to. issue this letter.
Mr.. Baer's Errors.
1T IS not my intention to point out the
innumerabe instances in which Mr.. Baer
has erred in statement and allegation.
His unsupported assertions that certain
things are true, cannot be accepted as
final or conclusive, particularly in view Of
the fact that unQuestiOned authorities
can be cited to prove him to be in error.
Mr.. Baer states that the wages paid in
the anthracite coal regions are compare
with the wages in like employment, fair
and just By like employment MI Baer
must refer to bituminous coal mining I
am willing and prepared to demonstrate
that wages In the bituminous coal fields
are from 20 to 40 per cent higher than
those paid for similar classes of work
In the anthaclte fields. The fact is that
the minimum wage received by any adult
class Of mine workers in the soft coal
mines Is 261s cents per hour, while the
minimum wage paid to boys is 121a cents
per hour; in the anthracite coal mines
oen performing precisely the same labor
'ece1ve from IS to 20 cents per hour, while
boys are paid as low as cents per hour
hnd rarely receive to exceed cents per
hour. The bituminous miner works a
maximum of eight hours per day, which is
two hours less than men in the anthra-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
now In the hands of the anthracite coal
combine and to conduct 1t in their place"
MORE TROOPS OUT
The Sheriff Says His Name Was Forge

The Sheriff Says His Name Was Forged
~ to Get Them:
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 29.-GoYernol
Stone Yesterday ordered the Sheridan
troop Of Tyrone to report to General Goblin
for duty in the anthracite strike terri
tory.
The troop left Tyrone last night by spe-
cial train under orders to reinforce the
Thirteenth regiment at Olyphant.
Colonel Watres says the ordering out
of the troop is not the result of any
fresh outbreaks He says the collieries at
which trouble has been taking place are
far apart and that the cavalrymen can get
over the ground more rapidly than in
fantry. .r..... H. -.
.G Says It Is Forgery.
Sheriff Knorr Of Columbia county says
he did not sign or authorize his name tc
be signed to the telegram which was sent
to Governor Stone, asking that troops
be sent to Centralia.,
Governor Stone called up General Gobir
by telephone and advised him that he
had received a telegram from Shenandoah
advising him that thes call for troops tt
Columbia county was a forgery.
General Goblin replied that the sheriff
call for soldiers was authentic and thai
Sheriff Knorr had sent his deputy to him
(Gobin) for troops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29

cite field are required to work; moreover,
the anthracite mine worker labors under
the further disadvantage Of being more
liable to be killed or injured, the casual
ties being so per cent greater in the an
thracite than In the bituminous mines.
There are other statements of Mr.
Baer which are equally incorrect; among
these is his assertion that the miners
only worked from four to six hours per
day. and his further assertions. that the
lowest scale Of wages was IS cents for
boy slate pickers.' If Mr.. Baer desires
/ shall gladly furnish him with the names
and addresses Of thousands of slate pick
ers. each of whom received much less
than SIS cents per day, and shall be will
ing to have the returns verified by the
companies pay rolls.
The next misstatement Of Mr. Baer to
which I shall give notice Is that which
claims that for some mysterious rea-
SON the miners restricted the output of
the mines. Mr. Baer claims that in this
manner the product of the collieries has
been reduced about 12k per cent and
that in the case Of the Reading company
it amounted to more than 100000 tons.
This is vitality important, If true; but
1t is not true. The fact Is that instead
of a loss of 100000 tons, there was an
increase in the year 1901, from the mines
operated by the Reading company, Of
S3S,243 tons; and a total increase, from
all the anthracite mines Of nine million
tons (see report Of Pennsylvania state
bureau Of mines). The output of coal
in 1901 was far in excess Of that Of any
year in the history Of coal mining. and
even a paper so avowedly and bitterly
hostile to the mine workers union as
the Engineering and Mining Journal ad-
mits that virtually the only restriction
on output was a shortage of cars This
shortage the Journal continues, soon
became Marked and by the end of No.
vember the Reading collieries and those
Of some other companies were mining
on short time tissue Of Jan. 4, 1902.
Although his statement does not admit
of any such construction, it is still pos
sible that Mr.. Baer refers to the per
capita output, but even here he errs.
A careful calculation Of the per capita
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29

output from the Pennsylvania state bu-
reau Of mines shows that despite Mr..
Baer's assertion that the miners worked
only from four to six hours per day,
despite the assertion that the men re-
stricted the output, the per capita pro-
duction in 1901, the year complained Of,
was greater than the per capita. output
for any single one Of the thirty one years
of which we have record, from 1870 to
1900. In attempting to account for the
increased tonnage the operators point to
the installation of abor-saving ma
chinery, which reduces the proportion
Of men and boys employed by the day.
If we disregard all mine workers whose
labor might be saved by such appliances
and take simply the output per certified
and employed miner, we find that the pro-
duction per miner was 1,271 tons In 1897,
1898 tons in 1898, 1888 tons in 1899, 1881
tons in 1900, while in the year 1901 1t was
1855 tons. I refer Mr.. Baer to the an
nual reports Of the Pennsylvania state
bureau of mines and ask If these hgures
do not refute the statement that organi-
cation in the coal mines is ln1mlcal to
good workmanship.
"Since the very inception Of this strike
the aims objects and ideals of the United
Mine Workers Of America have been will
fully distorted by small army Of critics.
We have been unjustly maligned and our
motives ana purposes LlsdIClouSly lii
pugned. We therefore take this oppor-
tunity to repeat specifically that we do
not seek to interfere with the manager
ment of the coal properties or with the
proper discipline Of the working force; but
we do demand:
Tristan increase in wages for men EN-
ployed on piece work.
Second-A reduction in the hours of labor fol
men employed by the day.
h}r1- pa for lapa1 ION
Fourth-That the coal mine shall be hon
estIy weighed and correctly recorded.
Ftftf--We favor Incorporating In the form o
agreement the wages that shall be paid ant
the conditions Of employment that shall Obtain
for a specific period.
"As to the reasonableness Of these de-
mands we have proposed to submit to and
abide the award of an impartial board OF
arbitration.
There could be no grosser perversion o.
truth than the assertion Of the operators
that the mine workers union Is a laWless
organization. During the past twenty
weeks the whole power of the union has
been exerted to preserve the peace among
voluntarily idle population Of three
quarters of a million; and it is a tribute tc
the activity Of our officers and the loyalty
and self-restraint Of our members that we
have been more successful in allaying vio-
lence than the coal and iron police in in
citing it. Despite all our precautions we
regret that occasional violence has result
ed, but it would be as logical to charge
any one of the religious, social or politica
organizations, or even the United States
government, with being an unlawful or
ganization because some of it's adherents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29

transgress the law as it is to charge the
United Mine Workers of America with be-
ing an unlawful organization because
some of it's members violate the law. The
officers of the union are as severe as the
operators in their earnest condemnation
of any and every act Of violence upon the
part of a. striker; and attempt has
been made or will be made to condone any
offense of this sort.
1.-The public should be made aware, how
ever, that the operators and q certain Sec
ton of the press are by no means discrim-
mating in the fixing of responsibility, and
that crimes Of violence are laid at the
doors Of strikers when the imported
guardians of law and order the armed coal
and iron police, are clearly and unmistak-
ably at fault: and Ischallenge the operators
or their friends to point to one single ut
terance on their part in disopproval of the
lawless actions of their hired guards. Some
time ago the Bellevue washery at Scranton
was destroyed by lightning; reward was
offered by the coal companies for the con-
viction of the person who set fire to the
washery. This is an example of the man
ner in which the strikers are maligned.
''Mr. Baer assumes that the pumpmen,
engineers and fremen We're called out so
that the mines would be destroyed and
14O. 900 men would be deprived of work
for a long time. The truth is that the
strike OF the pumpmen, engineers and
tlremen was called in their OWL interest
absolutely and by their own request. 1t
was for the purpose of removing griev-
ances against which they alone complained
and against which some of them had inau-
gurated an Independent although unsuc-
cessful strike more than one year ago.
The fact that several weeks elapsed be-
tween the strike of the miners and the
independent strike of the pumpmen, engi-
neers and firemen, and the further fact
that the operators were given twelve days
official notice that the pumpmen, engi-
neers and firemen would strike unless
granted an eight-hour work day, should
convince Mr. Baer that the strike of these
men did not originate in any desire on the
part Of the mine workers to deprive them
hood. If the mine workers had sought
the destruction OF the mining properties
they would have ordered the strike of the
steam men without giving the companies
any notice at ALL
Similar accusations against the mine
workers are made in a public utterance
by Mr. Hewitt, in which that gentleman
reveals his real feeling toward organized
labor. I do not refer to his expressed
fear that I should become a dictator in
control Of votes enough to decide the next
presidential election, or to his assertion
that in this contest the allied coal presi-
dents are fighting the battle Of independ-
ent labor against the aggressiOns Of the
United Mine Workers in order that the
individual workman may be employed
upon terms satisfactory to himself. AS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
AppeaI to the President.

New York, Sept. 29-Petitions are being
circulated throughout the country by the
members Of the various organizatio
comprising the American Federation OF
Catholic societies, asking President
Roosevelt to use his good offices to end
the coal strike. The members of the So
cieties making up the federation number
at least half a million persons.
Bishop McFaul of Trenton, N. j., and
Bishop Mesmer of Green Bay, Wis, are
the spiritual advisers Of the federation.
and are interested in the circulation OF
the petition. The petition does not ask
the president to Interfere in politica
way. It simply asks him to use his god
offices,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
Underwood Not Worried.

New York, Sept. 29.-Among those II
this city interested in the railroad ant
other companies affected by the suit
brought in Boston to put these compan'
les into the hands of a receiver owing tt
the coal strike the opinion is general thai
no result can be expected from such ac'
ton. Frederick D. Underwood, president
of the Erie railroad, is quoted as having
said:
From my point Of view, it is a lega
question purely-they can, under the law
put the coal roads into the hands Of re-
ceiver, or they cannot. I assume that thu
relief they seek necessarily will be 81
slow of accomplishment by the proposed
method that the practical results will b.
Of little Value
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29

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CHEAP Rates to Boston,

sin Central Railway will sell round-triI
tickets to Boston, Mass, and return via
any direct line for 500. Tickets good to
return by deposit until Nov. 18th. Fol-
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ton call on or address V. c.. Russell, c.
P. & T.. A., 230j Nicollet av, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
Killed by a Detective.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 29.-Joseph Gill
lis, the striker who was shot at West
Nanticoke yesterday afternoon by Joseph
Sweeny, detective, died in a hospital in
this city this morning. Sweeny was CIV
en- a preliminary hearing before Burgess
Williams and was committed to jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-23
soLHINa TIE FRlAR PROBLEM.

There is every indication that the friar
problem in the Philippines will be solved
without any serious difficulty. Thus far
the disposition manifested at Rome has
been entirely friendly and conciliatory
and it is the evident desire OF the church
authorities TO comply as soon as practi-
cable with the wishes Of the government
of the United States, the sOundness Of
the reasons for which is practically con-
ceded. A few days ago two American
priests of the Augustinian order received
orders to go to the Philippines as pio-
neers in the movement Of American
priests TO the islands to succeed the
Spaniards. 1t is expected that these
will in a short time be followed by
other American Augustinians, a number
Of whom have volunteered to go to the
archipelago.
1t is not to be doubted that the effect
Of replacing the Spanish friars by Amer
leans will be exceedingly salutary
Although there are among the church
authorities some who insist that the
Spaniards have been misrepresented and
even maligned, yet 1t is unquestionable
that there is a very strong and general
feeling Of hostility toward them among
the Filipinos, and were the United States
to permit them to remain there it would
be a source of constant trouble. Most
of the Spanish friars are now being
protected and provided for in Manila.
not daring to go into the interior, where
they have property. Their withdrawal
is one of the conditions to the preserva-
ton Of peace and order and it should be
effected by the church authorities as
soon as practicable.