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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE superin-
tendents of the local mining companies say
that as far as this region is concerned the
majority of the mines could be worked to
their fullest capacity within a week after
the strike was off, With the exception
of few places men have been at work
right along cleaning up falls, keeping the
timbering repaired and otherwise prepar-
ing for the day when work would be re-
sumed- All the mines, with one or two ex-
ceptions, have been kept free Of water
and gas, and inside of ten days could be in
full operation.
A crowd of boys playing football this
morning near the Diamond colliery gave up
their sport for the more fashionable pas
time of stoning a nonunionist. Deputies
came 10 the scene and fired shots from
Winchesters, but the boys and hundreds
of others. who had come upon the scene.
gave battle with stones. A detachment of
the Twelfth Regiment soon appeared and
the crowd dispersed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
PINE TREES ON SAND HILL.
Successful Experiment I'm the Western
States.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
About Is 100000 acres in northwestern Ne
braska are so sandy as to be unfit for TIL
lage. Two-thirds of this region is still
the property of the national government.
About twelve years ago the State Board
of Agriculture and the Nebraska Geological
Survey began to study the sand hills from
scientific point of view. and reported
that 1t was believed to be possible to cover
large tracts of this country with trees and
shrubs from which a good revenue might
eventually be derived. Mr.. Hicks. of the
geological survey, also reported that the
foresting of the said hills would probably
lead to considerable economic results
large number of Scotch, Austrian, rock
and pack pines, which were set out in
burrows in one of the worst locations in
Holt county Practically all OF these trees
have thrived. The Scotch and Austrian
pines have now attained height of six
to eight feet, the rock pines four TO six
feet and the pack pines twelve to eighteen
feet The trees are now entering upon the
period of their most rapid growth, their
thriving appearance shows that they are
we'll adapted to the conditions and the di-
vision OF forestry reports that they are
certain, unless burned out, to attain suit
able size for numbering. These varieties
OF the pine tree. 1t is declared. are per-
fectly adapted for hundreds of thousands
of acres I'm the sand hills. where the nat
ural conditions are the same as those I'M
der which the present forest is growing.
1t is proposed to continue the work that
is so promising. An extensive forest in
the sand hills would be of great value to
the region where IT exists and also have a
favorable influence upon the winds and
temperature of a large part of western
Nebraska and thus upon the agricultural
conditions there. The forest itself would
yield, in fifteen or twenty years, fuel and
posts. the timber would be large enough
in twenty-five or thirty years for telegraph
poles and railroad ties and therefore IL
properly managed. would be a source OF
continual revenue.
The possibility of turning large and
worthless area into region of great utility
has been demonstrated. Ii is an interesting
illustration of the efforts, now constantly
widening. TO reclaim the waste places OF
the country and turn them TO good account
In view Of the progress that is being made
in this direction, we cannot say that any
region in our land will not some day be
found capable OF adding to the general
wealth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
General Labor News.

Owing to a strike of baggage and mail
handlers at the Union Station at st. Louis
there were piled up in the station at noon
yesterday more than 500 leather pouches of
letter mail and more than 1900 sacks of
papers, which missed connection with out
going trains.
The Georgia railroad engineers, claiming
to- have the support of engineers on 5000
miles of railway, have made public notice
that If a petition by them for mileage wage
scale instead of per diem Is not granted by
Oct. % they will strike, intimating that en-
gineers on connecting roads VII go out
with them IL necessary. 40
A settlement was reached yesterday of
the strike Of union pressmen and pressfeed-
ers employed in the printing houses of New
York 1t Is understood the demands Of the
strikers. who numbered nearly 1000, were
granted in regard to an increase of wages,
but that nonunion men now at work will
be retained and given an opportunity for
joining the union.
In the United States Supreme Court at
Spokane yesterday Judge Hanford issued
permanent Injunction forbidding GER
tain members of the Cooks and
Walters Union or their associates
to interfere with the restaurant bust
ness conducted by Takahashi, a Japanese
The men are forbidden to picket or patrol
the restaurant or to modest or interfere
with Takahashi in the conduct of his bust
ness
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MANUFACTURERS PLAN.
H VIII BE Considered II Miners Re-
ject Operators Proposition.


NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE regular month
ly meeting Of the coal operators to-day was
preceded by a conference with a commit
tee OF the national manufacturers. and
at the conference the salient points of a
plan TO settle the anthracite coal strike
were submitted by the manufacturers. The
operators viii consider the plan while the
mine workers are reaching a conclusion in
regard to the proposal OF arbitration sub
mitted TO President Roosevelt at Washing
ton yesterday. A member OF the manu-
facturers' committee said that he knew the
associations plan would be acceptable 10
Mr.. Mitchell The same member OF the
committee said the manufacturers plan
would be considered by the operators If
the mine workers reject the plan submit
ted TO the President yesterday
The operators began their meeting i'm :
mediately after the conference with the
manufacturers. and at the close of the
meeting President Baer said that no state
ment would be given out regarding it.
The members OF the manufacturers COM
mittee al the conference were David NJ.
Parry. president OF the association; Frank
Lake. OF Philadelphia. and Richard Young,
OF this city. Mr.. Leake said the propo-
sition OF the Manufacturers Association
had not been formally presented TO the
operators. but that its salient points had
been discussed. He said that at present the
bituminous miners are organized, and that
II the anthracite miners became organ
lied on similar lines IL was his belief that
the price OF coal would be permanently adj
vaneed. as a result OF which the manu-
facturers would have TO advance the price
OF all articles manufactured. He said his
association was DESTROYS OF having prices
remain as they now are.
According 10 President Parry's secretary.
Ut = meeting between President Mitchell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
NOISY WOMEN LIBERALS
MEETING THAT WAS MARKED BY
DISORDERLY SCENES.
Resignation of Lady Helen Munro
Ferguson Accepted After a Flow
of VituperatiOn.

LONDON, Oct 14.-Internal strife grow
ing out of the question of allegiance to Lord
Rosebery or Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man eliminated in disorderly scenes and
striking vituperation at meeting yester-
day of the Scottish Women's Liberal Fed
Grafton, composed of the wives of members
of Parliament and other notable persons.
The members were specially gathered to re-
ceive the resignation of the president, Lady
Helen Munro Ferguson, the late Lord Duff
FERNS daughter. She, it appeared, after the
federation had passed motion pledging
confidence in the Liberal leader in the
House of Commons, Campbell Bannerman,
had sent out circulars of Lord Rosebery's
Liberal League, with the view, so 1t was al
legged, of turning the federation into an in
strument of the former premier. In spite
of resolutions to the contrary, Lady Helen
persisted in staying in the chair while the
discussion of her conduct was going on
She holly declared the federation showed
the most indecent haste in desiring to get
rid of her. adding: Il am in the chair, and
in the chair | will remain"
One of her supporters. the wife of aNmem-
Der of Parliament, made personal charges
against their opponents, and In spite OF
misses and prolonged interruption, Lady
tinue. The wife Of another member OF Par
Lament declared that the executive COM
mittee had deliberately tempered with
Lady Heen's circular by issuing 1t with
underlined sentences which were not
marked by the president This statement
was greeted by a chorus of Kisses from the
Scotch women assembled. Then the dele
gates stood up and shouted, and wild con-
fusion prevailed while the tellers for the
vote on the presidents resignation were
appointed. Lady Helen, referring to one of
the ladies chosen, said: She could surely
be trusted whereupon all the other tellers,
believing their honor to be impugned. re-
fused to act. Ultimately ballot vote was
taken. and after the uproar had died down
il was found that Lady Helen's resignation
had been accepted by 1873 to 63 votes.
The Countess of Aberdeen was then elect
ed president.
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and members of the Manufacturers Asso-
citation at Buffalo last week (and the
secretary said they have stenographic notes
of the proceedings). Mr.. Mitchell agreed to
forego the recognition of the union in
his demands on the operators If there
was a general advance in wages of 10 per
that they would leave the city tonight, but
their destination could not be learned.
All of the leading operators were pres
plant and Vice President Wilcox, OF the
delaware & Hudson. While the coal op-
orators meeting was in progress j. r.
rived in the city from Washington, and
they went directly to Mr.. Morgan's office.
Mr.. Morgan was asked: Have you heard
anything from Mr.. Mitchell in regard to
the terms of the operators?'
mo, l haven't heard anything since l
left" replied the financier.
Have you anything to say about your
conference with the President?
mo. haven't word to say. The news
papers have had everything that occurred
over there"
Mr.. Baer was asked if the President had
any intimation the proposition made to
President Roosevelt last night was accept
able to the miners.
the reply. I'VE certainly did not consult
Mr. Mitchell
One of the men prominent in coal circles
said to-day: THE arbitration proposition
now before President Roosevelt was form
ulated by the men whose names and inter-
ests are appended thereto. 1t is only
fair to say that Mr.. Morgan took an active
part in the proceedings, and his sugges-
lions were most valuable. The operators
realized that matters had reached the stage
where somebody had to give way. AS men
of common sense they knew that they could
not freeze the American public. Mr.. Nor
gan was frank to say that something had
to be done at once or the hard coal interests
would suffer serious HARM The force of
his argument was generally recognized. We
believe we have been more than fair in our
position. Until we know how ii has been
received we can do nothing more"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
Annual Message 10 Contain Recon-
mendation for N Permanent Tariff
Commission.
SPEECH BY LESLIE N. SHAW
NATIONAL PROSPERITY LARGELY
DUE TO PROTECTION.
Policy That Has Created Abundant
Revenues and Insured Good
Wages for TofIers.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 14.-Postmas-
ter General Henry C. Payne. in inter-
view to-day, said that the forthcoming
annual message of President Roosevelt
to Congress would probably recommend
that a permanent tariff commission be ap-
pointed
THE Presidents views in regard TO the
revision Of the tariff are substantially the
same as those given by Senator Spooner
in his speech last night said cir. Payne.
He will probably favor reduction OF
import duties on products which no longer
need protection. He is also inclined to
favor the creation Of a permanent tariff
commission which can receive testimony
subject to expert consideration concerning
the varying interests Of production and
trade. submitting their reports and rec
concentrations to Congress. as other de-
partments OF the National government.
This will insure the thorough and careful
compilation Of all information accessible,
and will save to congressional committees
a vast amount OF labor. This was the
policy outlined by the President in his
speech at Logansport, Ind, which he had
prepared for delivery at Milwaukee and
which, It is safe to predict, win be en-
bodied I'm his annual message to Congress.
He Is strongly in earnest in these views as
well as IN those in relation to reciprocity
as feature of our commercial intercourse
with foreign nations.
Since the adjournment of Congress over
whelming manifestations that the people
favor reciprocity with Cuba indicate that
the opposition to that measure has faded
away and that Congress will at an early
date redeem the pledge made by President
Mckinley for reciprocal trade relations
with the young republic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15

DULUTH. Mimi, Oct H.-United States
Senator Nelson pumped a handcar five
miles to-day in order TO make connections
with train for Two Harbors. where he
was billed for a speech tonight The
senator had been at Hibbing and left there
shortly after noon When five miles from
Wolff Junction the train ran into a wreck.
The senator engaged the use of hand
car. jumped on and propelled himself to
the junction. reaching there just in time to
make connections. The exercise was quite
violent for the senator, but there were no
Ill effects.
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TROLLEY CAR DYNAMITED.


SARATOGA, N. Y, Oct. 14.-The motor
mems strike on the Hudson Valley Rail-
road is assuming a more threatening form.
Dynamite was used in Saratoga Springs
tonight and a riot is feared at Mechanics
vile. A trolley car passing near the troll
ley station OF South Broadway was partly
wrecked by dynamite that had been placed
on the track. The car windows were
broken, the track torn up and the windows
of a nearby saloon shattered, but no one
was injured
Major Andrews, of the Third Battalion.
Second Regiment, on strike duty at Me-
chanicsville, in the southern part of Sara
toga county, was to-day officially notified
by Village President Finnegan, of Mechan-
icsville, that he had sworn in a large force
of deputies and proposed to arrest and
lock up tonight every national guardSman
doing patrol duty in Mechanicsville. AS
the Second Regiment is doing strike duty
by orders from Governor Odell, any at
tempt on the part of Mr.. Finnegan to carry
out his threat may lead to serious conse-
QuenceS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
OHIO MUNICIPAL CODE.
Changes Made by the Legislative Con-
ference Committee.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 1.-THE legislative
conference committee reversed itself again
tonight and now it is proposed that there
shall be a department of public safety for
municipalities separate and apart from that
of public service. The code as 1T now
stands provides for a board of public serv-
ice of one, three five members, as the
council may determine. to be elected for
terms of two years each. They will have
full charge of all public works and i'm
provements. and will fix the number and
COMPENSATION of all officers and employees
of the department. Councils will have no
control over them except TO appropriate
the money for the department.
The board of public safety, to which will
be intrusted the care of the police and fire
departments. will be bipartisan. composed
of two or four members. as the council may
determine. and will be appointed by the
trustees of the sinking fund. The first
appointments will be for two and four
years and thereafter for four years. This
board will also be the civil service COM
missioners. to have charge of appointments
and removals in the departments of fire,
police and health. In this department coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
POSTAL SERVICE GROWTH.
Only Two Clerks Required by POST
master General Pickering In 1902.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. H.-Postmaster
General Payne will soon make his report
in which he will estimate that the receipts
of the Postoffice Department for the year
ending June 50, 1903, will be about s144,OOO.-
600, an increas of several millions over the
last fiscal year. While Mr.. Payne was
working on this report and thinking about
these enormous figures Secretary Of the
Navy Moody sent to him a letter which
he had found. 1t was written by Timothy
Pickering, who was postmaster general in
1892. 1t is dated March 9. 1892, and is ad-
dressed to Secretary Hamilton of the
Treasury Department. He says that after
much inquiry he has found house which
would accommodate his numerous family,
and at the same time give him office ROOM
He says that he thinks the greatly extended
business can be transacted by his present
office force-an assistant and one clerk
Continuing, he says: "A servant also will
he required to keep the rooms in order,
make fires and perform other services. IL,
for the two rooms for the general post
office, cellar for the wood and the neces-
sary attendance of my domestic servant,
might make charge of about $780, would
then engage the house referred to, but pre-
vious to such engagement | wish to obtain
your opinion of the propriety of the
charge" 1t Is not known whether or not
the request was granted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
SHAW ON PROTECTION.


BALTIMORE. Oct 1.--Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw was the stellar
attraction tonight at the Republican rat
ifcation and mass meeting at Music Hail.
Five thousand voters, reinforced by many
women and children. crowded around the
rostrum to listen to the address of the head
OF the country's financial system Secre-
tary Shaw was introduced in few we'll
chosen words by John b. Ramsay, prom
inent local banker, and chairman of the
meeting Secretary Shaw said in part:
Our Democratic friends are ever extend
ing sympathy to the oppressed taxpayer.
They have more than once made cam
paign upon the naked issue-the tariff is
a tax. They have always complained most
bitterly and sympathiZed with the plain,
common people most literally whenever
there has been a surplus of public revenue.
Again and again they have declared that
there should be no more revenues collected
than are necessary for the maintenance Of
the government. economically administered.
j not surprised that friends won
der at the apparent ease with which. under
q protective policy, revenues are provided.
The secret is in the consuming capacity of
the American people Whenever the prod
uct of American labor is protected from
competition with cheaper foreign labor.
the American laborer consumes; and when
ever the American laborer consumes the
American farmer finds a ready market for
the products of his farm; and whenever
the American farmer has a market he in
turn becomes a consumer, and the Amer
lean manufacturer also finds a market.
and he In turn employs labor; and so the
circuit Is completed and repeated. Wages.
food, raiment. markets. furnaces ablaZe,
savings deposited. homes builded, books
purchased, peace, contentment, comfort and
happiness, all of which are embraced in the
one term prosperity
"Our deficit in 1884," said Mr.. Shaw, was
I'm round numbers, 10000, 300. Why? Be
cause we did not import. Why did we not
import? Because we did not consume And
why did we not consume? Because the very
energies of our people were frozen with
fear when there was ratified at the polls
that old Democratic doctrine that protec-
ton Is both unwise as policy and uncon-
stitutional as a principle"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
WANTS SHARE OF 100000.


ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. H.-Whether or
not 1t is lawful to furnish exclusive and
advance news on stock quotations will be
passed upon by the Court of Appeals.
James N. Veagey. of Cincinnati, appeals to
secure payment of his share of $1,000 900
from the former New York city Stock Ex-
change firm of Henry Allen & Co. Mr..
Veagey was the instigator of the congress
sional investigation of the whisky com
bine, which resulted In that corporations
dissolution. He alleges that he furnished
advance Information TO Henry Allen & Co.
of the proposed dissolution. so that firm
shares of the combine short" This profit
was to be divided, and he. not having re-
ceived his share. sues to recover. The lower
courts have already passed on the question,
nonsuiting Veagey and declaring that the
agreement was contrary to public policy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Oct. A.-While John
Shipman and David Hewitt nonunionists,
were returning home from the Henry Clay
shaft this evening they were held up by a
mob of 500 men. women and children and
pelted with tomatoes, clubs and stones.
Shipman and his companion were knocked
down a number of times before they es-
capped. On the approach of the soldiers the
crowd dispersed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
No Coal to Evaporate Apples.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct. H.-Michael
Doyle. representing the Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION of New York, has telegraphed to
Governor O'Dell. saying that unless an i'm
mediate supply of anthracite coal can be
obtained fruit growers in western New
York will lose at least $4,000 Hundreds
of thousands of bushels of apples are now
rotting In orchards and the evaporating in
dustry is at a standstill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15

NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-At the office of
friend to-day Governor Odell communi-
Gated his views of the proposed arbitration
of the coal strike to representatives of both
sides OF the controversy. and on his return
TO the Fifth-avenue Hotel, said: 81 find
the situation TO he that the operators have
made a proposition and that counter
proposition will come from the strikers
side. When the two propositions are
brought together / see no obstacle to a
speedy resumption of work. The miners
have always been willing 10 arbitrate. as
is evidenced by Mr.. Mitchell's original
proposition TO leave the matter TO a COM
mittee appointed by the President. Recog-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 1.-THE Supreme
Council OF the knights of Father Mathew.
in session in Kansas City, Kan. rejected
the proposed new insurance schedule to-
day. This means that the rates OF insur-
ance will remain the same as formerly. The
council voted a tax of 81 on each member
TO be used for the purpose of organization
as the Supreme Council should dictate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15
Corp.e Left to the Planes.

BEAUMONT, Tex, Oct. H.-Lightning
tore through the roof OF a negro church on
Wall street yesterday, while a funeral was
in progress. and killed one man and in
jured five others. The steeple was demol-
ished and in the panic that ensued the
mourners, who were at the bier of the dead
man, deserted the corpse, leaving II to the
elements.
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Gil will have power TO fix the number and
compensation of employees.
The plan will practically give Cincinnati
board Of public safety appointed by the
Governor, as provision to be inserted
that in the event of trustees of the sinking
fund shall fail TO appoint within thirty
days after the taking effect of the act
the Governor shall appoint such members
of the board.