Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-13

| ms Stit ~ NdltS IOT SNlD
ment OF Swansea coal 1t is stated
that the significance of these orders
lies In the fact that Wales is in good
position to compete with the United
States, and. as most of the tonnage
leaving the former country for North
America carries coal practically at
ballast rates. there is claimed to be nc
reason why, once the hard coal trade
OF the country becomes diverted to-
ward Britain, the whole or greater
part of Canada's anthracite require
ments should not be ultimately placed
with the mine operators of Wales.
Last year Canada imported about
SS.OO0,0O0 worth of anthracite coal
from the United States.
Reports from all over eastern Can
ada are that emergency fuels will be
resorted to during the winter as a
substitute for coal. In this connection
the coal famine promises to develop
to an extraordinary degree and per-
manently establish a new industry in
Canada. Throughout the Dominion
there are hundreds of thousands of
acres of the finest peat beds in the
world. In northern Ontario alone
there are boks of sphagnum moss.
many feet deep. covering an area es-
timated at 10.00l square miles. Sew
eral companies have already been
chartered, and others are in course
of organization. to exploit the vast
peat districts of Ontario and Quebec
One plant in the vicinity of Ottawa
will turn out this month about 100
tons of peat fuel daily.
Once peat fuel becomes establish
ed in the favor of the consumer any
future strike in the coal regions of
| Pennsylvania need have no terrors
Tor the people of this country, and
and it will make Canada for man
years to come practically Independent
of any other country in a material SO
essential for fuel for comfort and ex-
istence. Even should the strike speed
| lily terminate. the actual distress in
Canada could not be materially abat-
ed before mid-winter, and not only
will there be great suffering, but a
terrible increase in the mortality rate
will result
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.-Pierpont
Morgan. Senators Quay and Penrose
and Governor Odell had conference
at an Office on Fifth avenue here from
$50 until 10 o'clock this morning
The Pennsylvania senators then drove
to Senator Platt's office and brought
the New York senator to the hotel
where Morgan and Odell had remain
| ed District President Duffy of the
| Nina WnrEprg arrival n the hntnl al
| l0:30.
What's up?" asked one of the news
paper men. "Oh, | am Just running
4 around here looking at things" he
said
Governor Odell and Pierpont Nor
gan left the hotel before noon. and
gave the reporters no satisfaction,
Mr. Morgan being particularly
brusque. The three senators and Gov
ernor Odell had Il second conference.
| President Baer of the Reading, and
President Thomas of the Erie Joined
the senatorial conference, which last
ed over an hour. Governor Odell said
no formal statement had been given
out, and Senator Platt, at whose Of
fee 1t occurred, said that adjourn
ment had been taken until Tuesday.
Both gentlemen said that nothing had
been decided upon.
Senators Quay and Penrose leave
for Philadelphia this afternoon.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-President
Mitchell spent the morning quietly at
per men that he wanted to leave New
York tonight, but that circumstances
might prevent.
| SHAMROCK. Pa, Oct. 10.-Strikers
hurled rocks at private police escort
ing nonunion men to work this morn.
ing. Several Hungarians fired shot.
guns. Troops dispersed crowds.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 10
Labor Commissioner Wright con
ferred with the president this morn
:. ing. 1t is known that a new move by
the president in the strike difficulty Ia
imminent but the nature is unknown
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-The Dele
ware e. Hudson, one of the coal roads
through David Wilcox, president. has
requested President Roosevelt to pro
ceed against the United Mine Work
ers under the Sherman act. alleging
organization in restraint of trade.
President Wilcox notified the presi
dent that as result of the Mine
Workers association the Delaware
Hudson Hudson railroads commerce
had been and was for the time beini
in great part destroyed. He quotes
numerous authorities to back up hi.
appeal.
, MEEKER, Colo, Oct. 9.-A bant
of bloodthirsty Indians from the Uin
tab reservation in Utah, made a des
perate attempt to kill State Gam'
, Commissioner Harris of Denver las
: Monday, and the attempted outrag'
has aroused the northwestern part o
, the state. The people are clamorin,
| for drastic measures on the part o
the governor to run the redskins on
Of Colorado.
Harris is now on his way to Denve
! and he says he believes the Indian
: tried to kill him because he ordere'
5 them out of the country. The Indian
! have been committing numerous DEP
repations in this country. A man b,
. the name of Wilcox was fatally sho
: by them yesterday, and they are nov
~. .l.HT.