Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-20

prOpOSltiOn, ana tney ieei tnat they
can accomplish something more for
the union by letting idleness run well
into next week They feel that they
have won victory and while they
will pretty generally support Mitchell
they are opposed to his hurrying pol
icy at this time.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 1e.-
The date for the first meeting Of the
arbitrators has not been fixed. but II
is believed the members will arrive
here soon to pay their respects to the
president and receive instructions to
organize. 1t is expected that meet
ings will be held In the strike field and
in New York
WASHINGTON. d. C., Oct. IL
The White House today made pub
lie President Mitchell's letter of &c
bitrators. 1t says;
BY the eminent tribunal which
you have named. we have confidence
that justice will be done. Our people
are glad to have a chance to appear
before such a court.
First among the questions at issue
Is the demand of the miners for in
creased wages and shorter hours.
The second is relations which ought to
exist between employers and the or
ganization which the men have form
ed and which they authorize to speak
for them. From this arbitration we
hope and believe will come satisfac-
tory permanent solution of the trou-
bles which have vexed the anthracite
coal fields from time immemorial'
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. H.
About one thousand delegates will sit
in the miners convention beginning
at 10 O'Clock a. m. Monday. and last
ing two days. at the end of which
time the strike will undoubtedly be
| called on
Advices from elections of delegates
held by local unions show in a major
| ity of cases the delegates have been
| instructed to follow President Mitch
ellis advice.
| TAMAQUA, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE
house of Foreman Dolbin of the An
Choir washery, was blown up by dy-
Mantle last night Nobody was in
jured. General Schall today said he
thought that the troops would remain
in the strike field two weeks longer
| to prevent trouble between union and
non-union men.
| MT. CARMEL, Pa, Oct. 17.-Up tc
IL O'Clock twenty-four meetings have
! been held in the anthracite district
and delegates chosen to Mondays
convention. With only two exceptions
delegates have been instructed tc
stand by President Mitchell and take
his advice in calling of the strike.
TOPEKA, Kans.. Oct. 16.-The San
te Fe railroad is going to encourage
the sugar beet industry through al
its available territory west of the Mis-
souri, river. 1t has issued an invita-
ton to the Kansas farmers to take {
free trip to Colorado and see thu
principal results following the grow
Ing OF sugar beets at Rocky Ford
Greeley and other points. 1t also de
clares that 1t will erect factories IL
various places II the farmers will g
into the business.
EVERGREEN, Ala. Oct 16.-Alber
Brown was last night found guilty o
killing Levi Brown, and sent to prisol
for life this morning. The remarkt
BILE feature of the trial was three vii
nesses testified to being present a
the killing thirty-one years ago.
SILVERTON, Colo. Oct. 16.-Th
Democratic primaries last evenin
were decidedly interesting. about e'
erybody voting who wanted to an
resulting in James I. Whitelaw wiz
ing in the town and most of the cour
ty precincts. Whitelaw being regart
ed as the weakest candidate, is said t
have been supported by great man
socialists who wanted him nominate
| in order to defeat him, and this Is ais
true concerning Republicans, 1t bein
alleged that both helped hi mout or d.
feat would have been his lot. AS
result there is not much harmon
. existing today. Had the Russell-Heln
bold interests combined Whitela
would have been defeated.
LONDON, Oct. 16.-Patrick NJ
Humph, a member OF parliament, wa
sentenced to two months at hard labt
in ireland for intimidation.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 16.-The Hou
ton liner Hercules was wrecked in
storm here last night, one person b
( ing drowned, and twenty-six save
The vessel is a total loss.
, JERUSALEM, Oct. 16-Cholera hf
: broken out at GAIA, town In AS
, Minor. The deaths average forty
day, and the dread disease is sprea
: ing rapidly.
q LONDON. Oct 16.-ParlIamel
> opened today. Owing to the great i
, terest In the educational bill the hous
{ of commons was the scene OF unusu
: animation. President Balfour Wi
T. received with cheers and Kisses. Loi
Wyndham was loudly Kissed by Il
4 Irish.
> CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Oct. 16.-Ti
, defense started with its witnesses t
+ day in the Horn case and processes
e believe that the prosecution made o.
+ a weak case. The defense expects
prove an alibi.
3 Doctors Johnson and Lewis tn
4 morning testified that the caliber
[ the bullet which did the killing WI
n much larger than Horn ever used, al
s that the body Of the boy had turn'
G on It's back at least hours after Il