Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-07

at every step OF the way. Inc sPienu'o
white horse band of the Second cavalry
was another popular feature, the crowds
being filled>with wonder at the mastery
way the troopers played their instru-
ments while guiding their steeds through
the streets. The minute Men, in
Colonial costume, the Zouave companies
and the ar,illerymen with their clatter-
ing carriages all helped add pictures
queness 10 the ensemble.
The action of Gov. Stone in ordering
out the entire National Guard Of Penn
svlvania for the preservation OF order
in the coal regions is regarded here as
the most important development in the
coal strike situation. 1t now remains TO
be seen whether many of the strikers are
willing TO return to work, as The opera
t,rs claim. Governor Stone has made
il necessary now for the operators 10
demonstrate the correctness OF their po-
sition by producing The men 10 reopen
the mines. They have insisted that II
proper protection was afforded coal
mioing could be resumed. The o1ly
suggestion they made TO The President Ia
response 10 his appeals was that he
should send federal troops 20 Che
strike region to protect men willing
to work. This was impossible until
the Governor should exercise his au-
thority 10 the limit and, failing, should
call upon the President for assistance.
There are about 5000 Pennsylvania
State troops now in the field. The
Governor will distribute the remaining
7. 900 in such localities as will render
them most effective for preserving the
public peace. The operators claiul that
this means speedy ending of The strike
The critical stage of Che struggle is thus
at hand. If the reiDiorei0en.s OF State
troops which will begin going out today
are not sufficient to preserve order Gov
ernor Siooe will probably ask the Presl-
dent CT the United States to send federal
soldiers to the scene. The officers of The
American Federation of Labor say that
they will not order general strike OF
all labor affiliated with coal mining,
such as the railroad meu who haul coal
and all other bodies OF laboring men who
miuht use it when it has arrived at liz
destination.
The following announcement was
made at the White House today:
"On Monday, October 6, Hon. Ca
roll d. Wright Commissioner of Labor,
went to Philadelphia aud gave to Mr..
John Mitchell the following from the
| President
of Mr.. Mitchell will secure the i'm.
mediate return 10 work of the miners IL
the anthracite region, the President vii
at once appoint a commission to invest.
gate thoroughly into all the matters al
issue between the operators and miners
and will do all within his power TO OBJ
tain settlement of those questions in
accordance with the report of the com
mission.
"Mr. Mitchell has taken this matter
under consideration, but the President
has not yet been advised ofany decision.
Gduh l. Odi Stht, eoh'"'7"iN''N' ~
immigration, returned to his desk in th'
Treasury this morning from Philadel
phia, whittier he went last night for Tho
purpose, as it is supposed, to confer with
President Mitchell. 1t is understood
that he arrived there zoo late 20 see Mr.
Mitchell who had already left the city
President Roosevelt has promised tc
Henry White, present secretary OF tho
embassy at London, the ambassadorshiT
at Rome as soon as vacancy shall occur
there. When Geo. V. l.. Meyer, Of
Pennsylvania, accepted the mission al
Rome in December, 1900, it was with
the understanding that he was to be al
lowed to give it up within a year or two
As yet he has not resigned but is be-
lieved to be contemplating such action.
The committee of the treasury ha:
been appointed 20 consider offers OF State
and municipal bonds TO the amount o
about "a, 900, 0O0 They include bond'
of the following cities New York,
Philadelphia, St. Louis, Louisville, Gin.
cinnati, Lowell, Mass, Trenton, n. }.