Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-09

the anthracite workers The tota
number idle now is 40 900 men
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. l.
The strike situation is in passive
condition today. The president /.
eagerly awaiting to hear from Presi
ident Mitchell and his associates. who
| are holding secret conference today
at Buffalo. N. Y. They are meeting
the Manufacturers association to see
| what can be done about supplying coal
for factories. Governor Stone has
tional Guardsmen of the state Penn.
sylvania for duty in the strike region
but the strikers declare that this will
not help the coal barons in the least
The president feels that he was al.
fronted by the operators at last Fri
days conference.
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Oct T.
The official announcement was made
at the White House today that the
president. through Labor Commission
er Wright. yesterday told President
Mitchell that if he would secure the
immediate return to work of the min
ers, the president would appoint II
commission to investigate all matters
at issue and secure settlement in
accordance with that report Presi-
dent Mitchell has taken the PROPOSE.
ton under advisement.
BUFFALO. Oct president
Mitchell arrived here today for con-
ference with the National Manufac-
turers association. Three district
presidents accompanied him. Presl-
dent Mitchell said: "The soldiers
cannot and will not make our men
work. The miners are unrelcnting in
frmness.'
The manufacturers committee
which will confer with President
Mitchell consists of Frank Lake, a
miller: George Barber, stove manufac.
turer; Richard Young. leather goods,
and President Parry of the National
Association of Manufacturers all high
ly prominent in trades.
Parry said: "There's been too
much grand stand playing in this
strike | have a proposition to sub
nit to the business men"
MT. CARMEL. Oct NO non
union men We're assaulted and no col
lieries started today. The strikers
aver they are more determined than
ever to stay out till victory
WILkESBARRE, Pa, Oct THE
local Miners union with $500 mem.
bers. today in meeting among them
selves, decided not to return to work
if each member had soldier at his
side. Twelve hon-union men joined
the strikers today.
MACON, Ga. Oct. NEARLY every
state and territory of the union is
represented at the Farmers National
congress, which began its sessions to.
day in the Academy of Music. Geo.
l.. Flanders of Albany, n. V, is the
presiding officer and John NJ. Stahl.
of Chicago, the secretary of the CON
gress. Owing to the large attendance
of regularly accredited delegates it
was found necessary to exclude the
general public from today's opening
sessions. which We're devoted to ad-
dresses of welcome and responses and
the work of organizing the congress.
ed the attendance to be the largest
in the history of the congress. Hi
nois, Pennsylvania, New York. Ohio,
Nebraska, Wisconsin,, the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Kansas, Texas, Georgia
and other commonwealths have dele
cations present numbering from ten
to fifty representative citizens.
The sessions of the congress are to
continue three days, during which
time there will be discussions on many
topics of a national and international
character Some of the important
matters to receive attention are the
interoceanic canal. national irrigation,
reciprocity and its effect on the agri-
cultural interests, effect of the pres
ent insular possessions on the agri-
culture of the United States, preser-
vation of forest and fruit trees, In
furious pests and fungi, postal reforms
particularly affecting the farmer, mu-
tual relations of northern and south
ern farmers. dairy interests of the
United States as related to the mar
kets of the world farm products in
the markets of the world. the labor
problem from the farmers standpoint
SILVERTON, Colo, Oct. 7.-Tele
grams were received in this city last
evening announcing that the Demo
cratic state central committee had de
cided to disqualify both Russell and
Whitelaw so far as Democratic nomi
nee for representative by the late con
vention. and ordered that new primar
les be held in strict accordance to the
rules and the candidate winning to be
the nominee. The new eall has not
| been issued. but will be during the
day or least very soon. This means
another scramble, and red hot primar
les. as both sides are in it to win.
FARMINGTON, N. NJ. Oct. Per
| cy Starr died very suddenly here this
| morning. He met. with two Other
| men. to take some sheep across the
| river. He was warm when he started
| to wade the river. and when in water
| Just above his knees he fell over, evi
IDENTIFY having been taken with con
gestive chill, and before his compan
ions could get him to. shore he wai
dead.
| Deceased was well known in this
county, having been nominated by thu
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