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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-28
CTAvE OF VERMONT. Marlboro, IS.

CTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro, IS.
by the Probate Court for said District.
10 ali persons interested in the estate Of
OLIVER +. MORSE, late of Newfaic in said
district. Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of
J. H.. Merritield, administrator upon the estate
of Oliver T.. Morse. late of Newfaue IN said dis
trict. deceased. and decree distribution there
of to the persons entitled thereto. at the Sos
sion thereof to he held mt the Probate ONCE in
Brattlcboro. in said district. on the 18th day Of
March A. ID. 1917. when and where you may be
heard in the premises. If you see cause.
II IA A. +. w Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-28
Ecoal 0otires.
CTATE or VERMONT. Marlboro. IS.

CTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. IS.
- by the Probate Court for said District.
10 all persons interested in the estate of
OBED HALL. late of Newfane In said district,
Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of
j. II. Mcrriiield, administrator upon the estate
Of DIED Hall. late of Ncwfaue. ~ said district,
deceased. and decree distribution thereof to
the persons entitled thereto, al the session
thereof to be held ut the Probate Onicc in
BruttleburO. IN sHid District. on the Ath day
of March. a. ID. 1902. when and where you
may be heard in the premises, if Aou see
cause.
II Is a. I. SCHWENk. Register.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
KING. COAL, INDEED.

that they are maintaining on their sid
ings In the anthracite region thousands Of
empty cars which they decline to utilize
for the transportation Of the: only fuel that
Is available, and that they are withhold
Ing their locomotives from trains carry
ing bituminous coal. >,.-'t -. -
The commission may send: an agent to
New York to make an investigation under
the sections of the interstate commerce
act, which require railroads to aecpet
freight and passengers from each other.
The commission also has under con-
sideration another charge against the rail-
roads-namely, that they are negleeting
to deliver supplies Of bituminous coal to
cities in close proximity, to bituminous
coal fields because of their desire to earn
the larger charges that accrue from
longer hauls. washington is suffering for
bituminous coal, notwithstanding that it
is close to the New River district, because
the railroads are carrying hundreds and
thousands of tons through the. city. to
Balttm ore, Wilmington, Philadelphia and
New York. =. :. ". ..-zsE -
: Many grave problems are arising, from
the anthracite coal strike which will en-
gage the attention ofathe interstate, COM
merce commission for Months to come lest
the railroads resort to the rule, first come
first served" ~.= -.4s@-.. -.."-'.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
"A POSSIBLE GROUND
On Which the President Might Again APP

On Which the President Might Again Ap-
proach the Operators.
NesU York Sun SpeotoS Servsos
Chicago, Oct. S.-Walter Wellman in a
Washington special to the Record Herald
this morning, discussing President Mitch
ellis probable reply to President Roose-
velt's proposal that the miners return to
work Immediately on the condition that
President Roosevelt would appoint a COM
mission to investigate their grievances,
says:
president Roosevelt seems as far as
ever from success in his efforts to settle
the coal strike. It is now apparent that
President Mitchell will not comply with
the request Of President Roosevelt. for a
full surrender. No one with more than
a theorists knowledge OF the situation
ever supposed he would.
President MitchelPs reply is likely to
contain a renewal of his offer to submit
the whole case to the commission which
the president says he will appoint, provid-
ing the railway managers will agree to
accept the verdict of that tribunal. He
may simplify.it by leaving out the stipula-
ton that the verdict when rendered is to
be Incorporated in an agreement and let
the question of an agreement for, a period
of years work itself out in the future.
'.H President Mitchell thus modifiesS his
proposal some of President Roosevelt S
advisers think they may herein find. new
basis of negotiation. Should the agree
ment part of Mr.. MitchelIs proposal be
dropped and the company managers be
simply asked to put in, force the wage
scale recommended by the commission, the
stumbling block of recognition OF the union
would be virtually eliminated from the
question Upon this ground President
Roosevelt might be ling to- approach
the company presidents with request
ditionaI arbitration
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
THIS, Is BETTER
Three Railroad Presidents soften-fMr.
-, Baer Is Silent. 80

- HFeS 1dllTOaO S-ToSioe1kS SVitShE W.
~ .asls.,gi Baer Is Silent. s. sg.
Philad delphia, Oct. s. - The committee
Representing the national association Of
manufacturers appointed at the Buffalo
conference to come to this city and wait
upon President Baer Of the Philadelphia
G. Reading Railway company and other
operators to be named by President Baer
reached here to-day. The committee con-
sisted Of David M. Parry. Of Indianapolis.
president Of the Manufa cturers' Associa-
ton; John Maxwell, indianapolis; George
H. Barberur Detroit; Richard Young, New
York; and Frank Leake of this city.
Mr.. Leake said the committee had an
appointment with Mr.. Baer but that he
could not say at what hour the conference
would take place.
When seen at his office, Mr.. Baer de-
MED all knowledge Of conference with
the committee, saying he had no appoint
ment. .......~
Later in the day; President Parry said
conference would not be held to-day and
he could not say positively when the
meeting would be held. He stated that
kilograms had been sent to the persons
who had met President Roosevelt last
week and thus far three favorable replies
had been received. but he refused to say
from whom. Nothing would be given out
he said, until word had been received
from all the railroad presidents. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
THE MEN ARE DETERMINED
The Voting Shows That the Whole United
States Army Could Not Affect Them.


States Army Could Not Affect Them.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct S.-The following
official statement was issued from strike
headquarters at 1 o'clock this afternoon:
At 1890 noon fifty telegrams had been
received from as many mass meetings In
various sections Of the anthracite coal
regions, conveying the Information that by
unanimous vote of the men on strike, all
Of whom attended such meetIgns, twas re-
solved that the presence Of the entire
United States army In the anthracite coal
regions would not Induce the men to re-
turn to work until the demands of the
Shamokin convention had been conceded,
the strike declared off by delegate con-
vention of mine workers, or by the district
and national officers. .-s.
Similar kilograms are constantly being
received and it Is. expected that every
mining town will be heard from by g
o'clock tonight. Thus far the returns
emphasize and substantiate the dectara-
tIons Of the officials of the miners union
made at the Washington conference, that
the strikers are not deferred from going
to work through fear Of bodily harm. "
At z o'clock tonight all teIegrams will
be submitted to the representatives OF the
press for their examination.
(Signed) John Mitchell.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
THE PRESENCE OF SOLDIERS
Difference Of Opinion as to What the
Effect VIII Be-

Tamaqua, Pa, Oct, S.-There is differ
ence of opinion as to the effect that the
presence of an increased number Of sold
iers will have on the strike situation, but
II the mine workers voice their sentiments
the effect will be to strengthen the strik-
ers. Throughout the Panther Creek re-
sion the operators take an opposite view
The interest centers not in the fact that
more troops are at hand but that there is
to be a determined and decisive test of
strength between the mine owners and
their men.
No threats are made against the guards
men and little trouble is looked for. The
general feeling is one of apathy. Busi- :
ness Is at standstill and while most of
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
.THE" ALLEN IS BREAKING
His Health Is Ruined by the Wave
of Reform Of His
Strange Life.
Ne,o York SUI. Special servtes

FN0tC YOfH sun SQecSe1c oosOsoo
New York, Oct. S.-"The'' Allen, within
a year, Of TO- broken In health, pursued
by the police until his mind is in a whirl
and is no longer under control, may be
removed from his country home at Bay
port T.. l., to sanatorium. Allen is one
of the best known men in New York
through the number of times he has been
arrested for the conducting Of pool rooms
where he has lived two lives. In this
city he was Familiarity called the pool
room king" and the police labelled him the
"wisest man in New York Up to year
ago he had been arrested sixty -eight times
-of which he had a record. Since then, in
the wave of reform he was arrested SO
often that he lost count. He was not
once convicted.
At Bayport Allen has lived his d2her
and more attractive life. To the villagers
he has always been known as Mr..
Allen, He has for fifty years been Civ
ing money away, paying poor peoples
rent, feeding the hungry, and paying the
coal bills OF the poor in the winter. Hep
and his wife have adopted four foundlings
as their own children during their welded
life These foundlings are. now men and
women and The" Allen is a grandfather.
london Professor Barrett Wendell OF Harvard
University has been appointed Clark lecturer on
english literature at Trinity college, Ca9r
bridge, FOR the current acadenlical year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
hoarsely from the folds of great plaid

hoarsely from the folds of great plaid
scarfs and mufflers, as voluminous as any
thing worn in old "Shore Acres. Be-
cause, for lack of coal, the street cars
won't be heated.
1--WE have to use hard coal to heat the
cars said General Manager HELD OF. the
street car company, this morning. We've
got only about 200 tons on hand. That will
last for while. When it's gone we shall
trust to Providence" Mr.. HELD added
this in doubtful tone as if uncertain
whether Providence would step out Of its
way to please corporation. T.
NO we could not put soft coal in the
car stoves. Whenever the car stopped or
started the stove would cough out as
much gas as the regular old Benjamin
Franklin heater and we'd have to run
ambulance trailers to keep our passengers
alive. AS for electric heaters, they're pos
sible, perhaps. But it would take a long
time to install them in every car, and we
probably wouldn't be able to get enough
the ear muff would seem to be the most
substantial dependence of the passenger
who wants to arrive entirely thawed.
Problem OF Steam Coal. s.
But it's better to arrive frost bitten
than never to arrive at all. That's why
we're worrying most about our power
house fuel. We use Pennsylvania soft
coal exclusively in our power-houses,, and
we have only verbal assurance that we'll
get more when our present supply is up
the chimney. We have no contract. No
coal company now would contract to fill
scuttle day after tomorrow. Here
again, we're trusting to Providence. :s@.-
"And If we can't get Pennsylvania COAL;
we'll have to. put on automobiles, sup
pose. Because Iowa or Illinois coal could
never keep up the steam pressure that
we need to run our plant" =. s~r.@ '
Lighting Companies Threatened.
Yet the absence Of street cars won't
matter so much, perhaps, because few
Minneapolitans will dare to stay out late
this winter. They'll have no light to burn
when they get home. The gas companies
and the electric light companies are also
trusting to Providence for coal to keep
their meters moving. -.. i
The General Electric company and the
Minnesota Electric company report to-
day that they have fuel enough for. the
time being They revel in no stores Of
carbon. ~
The Minneapolis Gas company, accord
| ing to Secretary w. II. Levings, has coal
enough fer sixty days and sixty days
only. Ill
! ..No, we haven't any contract for a fur
ther supply" continued Mr.. Levings. 1t
has been impossible to secure contract.
But unless we get coal, and the right
kind of coal, we'll have to close our works.
We don't make gas out Of water. That's
| a pretty little delusion Of those folks over
by the cashiers window. Even our water
gas is made from coke if not from coal
1--WE couldn't substitute Iowa. Illinois
or any western coal. It would take
long time to install a new purifier. II we
tried to use those Goals, and then the cost
| of purifying the gas would make It's man
|ufacture too expensive. Besides. we'd
sordinance which prohibits the mAnufac-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08

was placed in the carriage in which there
was board to support his injured leg.
He was accompanied by Secretary Cor
telyou and Colonel Bingham his military
aid. His carriage was guarded by: a
platoon of mounted police under COM
mand, Of Major Sylvester, superintendent
of police AS the carriage appeared on
the avenuesthe president was greeted,.W with
loud cheers. The. president stopped. at
the reviewing stand for a moment until
the marshals of the parade and Rawlins
post of Minneapolis; in the: right Of line,
had passed and then drove down the ave-
nue. to the peace monument at the foot
of the capitol. The veterans faced, the
carriage as the president drove by and
saluted him. There was continuous
cheering from the; crowds as the president
drove along. '.r- -. IT,. 49, ~:
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
Up to this hour at least thIrtv tele.

Up to this hour at least thirty tele-
graphic reports have been received
from local unions giving the action
taken by them last night and this
morning.. These reports are SUBJ
stantiaIly as follows:
The mIne-workers resolved not to
return to work until the demands as
formulated at the ShamokIn conven-
tion are granted or until the strike Is
called off by convention Of mIne-
workers or President Mitchell, and If
all the troops In the United States
were brought here, they could not
force the men back to work. The re-
ports are still coming In rapidly and
among them there is not one dissent
Ing voice. The vote in all the locals
so far as heard from was unanimous.
There are more than 300 locals, and
all will have been heard from by to-
night. Some Of the unions were
compelled to meet last night or early
this morning, so as not to interfere
with school children, many school,
houses being the meeting place OF the
organizations. "a
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
MANUFACTURERS COMMITTEE
+ IS. THROWN DOWN TODAY
TWO THE OPERATORS ANNOUNCE THEIR REFUSAL MEET
j - THE COMMITTEE FROM THE BUFFALO CONFERENCE
Il" ~ $3.50"
President Fowler Says Talk to
- Miners Locals by Unanimous
tnuing the Strike to the Bitter End. -. ''.=~'ss

the citizens would like to see the miners
win, they want the struggle ended.
Operators Make Slight Gain.
The operators made slight gain in
their working torce to-day. The two troll
ley cars which coilyey the men to the diff
ferent colleries wer& well filled, whitc
many walked to woftss There was. no
demonstration. The few a'trikers on the
streets watched the men wi2>r Indifference.
It Is claimed that more coal S,as dumped
from the No. 4 mine of the lie h.s,h Coal
& Navigation company yesterday than at
any time since the strike began. y train
Of coal was shipped from the Potts col
liery near Ashland, in the night. The
train carried about 400 tons, representing
two days work. This is the largest such
shipment made from this colliery since
the beginning Of the strike.
The operators of Greenwood colliery
claim to have large number Of certificate
miners al work but will not state whether
they have started to cut coal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
RI0TING And SHOOTING
" .1A>'N''>. '~AA,s = = : 80 = -.
BREAK OUT IN NEW ORLEANS
ONE POLICEMAN FATALLY SHOT AND NUMBER OF MEN
WOUNDED IN ST RECT CAR BATTLE.
An Attempt to Run the Cars Tie Of Week
and Half Results in Terrific Batte-About
Fifty Shots Are Fired.

New Orleans, Oct s.-A large crowd
of strikers and their sympathizers gath
cred on Canal street early this morning in
anticipation of the second attempt Of the
car company to operate it's cars. Forces
Of mounted and foot policemen were sta
toned along the street for a distance of
mile. . ..~. - -. -.
"A few minutes after z O'Clock car, left
the barn and the mob made a move to-
ward it but it was carrying q United
States mail sign and it was not molested
1t is understood that there having been
comparatively; few responses to the com
pa,:y'S advertisements for local men at
20 cents an hour, an appeal to other cities
has been made for help. r.. - :..-,.e~... !.
At 40 o'clock an attempt to run cars
from the Canal street barn was made.
The result was serious riot in which Po-,
l1ceman Schlessinger was shot, through
the head and probably fatally injured !;
Conductor Kennedy was shot in the hand
Motorman Ferguson, striker; was shot
through the arm and number Of police
men were painfully wounded by flying
missiles. Fifty shots were fired during
the disturbance. - ..--->,~:s .--.. .
The car was in charge of Motorman
Fred Nintz, of Chicago, and Conductor
M. L. Kennedy. There was on board g.
large force Of policemen and Peter John
son and Alfred Clark, the two men from
Chicago who arrived here last night with
force of thirty men to take the place
Of the strikers. An immense crowd of
people, including strikers, their sympa-
| thizers and curious people, were on the
street = ~ :. 80. --.~,-. -------~--
AS the. car approached the corner of
Dorgenois street, members of the. mob
rushed out, tore up planking from either
side Of the street and threw it across the
track Then bricks and stones flew through
the air. Distinctions brought the car to
a standstiu and q rush was made for the
non union men on board. There was such
| a hail Of missiles that the police and 9TH
ers on board had to duck to save them
selves. . -, -
AS. the car stopped, numbers of blue
coats jumped off in an attempt to press
back the strikers. Immediately shot
was fired. Then a perfect fustlade OF
| shots came from both Sides and the car
| was enVeloped in smoke. -; - IL - - p. - -.
In the meantime r.: D. Kountz, a young
man Of Luray, Va, who was in tho Car,
! ran out and attempted to clear the track
| of the planks and debris that had been
| thrown upon it. He was pelted with
| bricks and stones but was perfectly cool
| and had pretty well cleared the track
when the mob descended on him and
overwhelmed him. 81 4 I.
Clark and Johnson were dragged from
! the car and terribly beaten before the po-
| lice could fight of, the mob and rescue
! them. - = PR '*'sI: r .--l<s. II.
| Police renforcements were rushed ;te
| the scene and after long struggle the
! space mediately around the car was
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
Mr.. Thompson Butts In.

Philadelphia, Oct; s.-Frank H. Thomp-
son of this city began proceedings to-day
in the United States circuit court to have
the Philadelphia & Reading: railway, the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey, the Le-
high Valley, the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western, the Delaware & Hudson and
the New York. Ontario & Western de-
clared an illegal combination because they
are engaged in an unlawful restraint of
the anthracite coal supply. Mr.. Thompson
also requests that the representatives OF
the companies 'be restrained and pro-
hibited from meeting together for the pur-
pose of fixing rates for coal or the market
price thereof Is -:
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
Strike Notes.

New York-The miscellaneous section of the
Central Federation Union voted last night to
support the coal strikers in every way possible.
no mater how long the strike lasts. Twenty
unions have doubled their per capita assessment
In aid Of the miners. rs..-s. =. :
Hazelton. Pa.-The Fist regiment Of Phila-
delphia in command Of Colonel Bowman,
rived here this morning from Philadelnhia in two
sections, the first section getting in at 5:15 and
the second at 6 o'clock. The only incident of
the trip the stoning of the second section
near Bethlehem. ss.ses ~.
Harrisburg, Pa.-The first outbreak of disorder
since the marches and arrests of two weeks ago
occurred at Willianstown last night. when an
attempt was made to move thirty-two cars of
coal from the siding of the Lykens Valley Coal
company. When the Summit Branch Railroad
company attempted to move the loaded cars,
the coupling pins were drawn. After the train.
threw stones at the houses of, men who had
been working
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08
NOT A DISSENTING VOICE
All the Locals So Far Heard From Vote to
Stay on Strike.

All the Locals SO Far Heard From Vote to
Stay on Strike.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Oct. S.-National
President Mitchell of the miners union
and the three anthracite district presi-
dent returned to this city from Buffalo
early this morning. The chief Of the
miners declined to discuss President
Roosevelts proposition and would not
indicate when he would give his answer
to the president but it Is not probable
he will do so until after he has received
the reports Of all the local unions which
will meet to-day in accordance with his
instructions and take action on the aues-
tion of whether their members desire to
remain on strike.
Several of the locals met Yesterday and
last night. All of them voted to stay
out and it is predicted that when the COM
lplete returns are In it will be found that
the vote to continue the strike will, be
nearly unanimous.
Under Instructions from Mr.. Mitchell
the result of the meetings. which are
called for 2, O'clock this afternoon, must
be teegra phed to headquarters immedi-
ately after the adjournment Of the gath
,erings!@g 'a faes1 e27ea t,-,s. srbss,
when Mr.: Mitchelt<Was asked to-day
II he thought any men would return to
work after the entire national guard of
the state had been placed on duty in the
THE best answer to that question will
be the action of the local unions to-day"
Many Letters from cranks.
The mail matt received at strike head
quarters is increasing the thermometer
goes down. Probably the largest mail
since the strike was inaugurated, was re-
ceived to-day Scores Of letters are from
eccentric persons giving advice as to what
to do, and many are received from per-
sons who want the strike ended so that
they can get coal. One postal card
reached headquarters from Canada on
which was written:
please take the advice in third chap
ter 14th verse, st. Luke's gospel and let
us have some coal"
Very Outlet In the Wyoming.
A Sa bba tn like stiffness reigned
throughout the Wyoming valley this
morning. neither the sheriff nor the SOL
diers receiving a single call for assist
ance 1t is not definitely known how the
troops of the Third brigade. which has
been assigned to this territory, will be dis
tributed.
President MitcheIPs Statement.
At II a., m. to-day President Mitchell
made the following statement to the AS
socated Press:
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-08

cleared. It was then found that Officer
schlessinger had been shot in the head,
Motorman Ferguson, a. striker, through
the arm and Conductor Kennedy in the
hand and that number of policemen had
been painfully hurt by flying missiles.
The police, consisting of mounted men
and men on foot, were stationed along
the street for the distance of a mile and
outside of the riot seemed to, have the
crowd in hand more effectively than they
did yesterday. .,. ,.,.-. ,...,=.s, !
It is said warrants will be sworn out Ia
the federal court against many Of the
men who participated in rioting yesterday
on the ground that the service of the mail
cars was interrupted. Secret service
agents from Washington are reported to
be here and cooperating with the local
police officials. Z. ~-.,,..'r.. r. Z - !,
One hundred and twenty members Of
the police force guarded the barns of the,
railway company during the night. It
was feared that some attempt might be
made to fire them. @ss E.
--. chicagoans Captured.
A number of the men who came hers
from Chicago are reported to have been
captured by the strikers and to have de-
serted to the union. B.