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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
SAME AS YESTERDAY"
This is Reply from Coal Companies
 Offices

Scranton, Pa. Oct I5.-The miners who would discuss the arbitration plan at all today. were generally averse to its ac- ceptance but were satisfied whatever MT. Mitchell thought best.
 There was a strong hope prevalent among the people at large that President Roosevelt would show Mitchell that des- bite the limitations regarding the selection of the arbitration commission. fair. just and impartial tribunal could be selected and that Mitchell would be induced to favor the acceptance of the proposition by an assurance from President Roosevelt that he would see to 1t that the miners interests would be cared for in the select ing of the commission.
 When the word came early this even ing that Mitchell had called a meeting of the district boards for tomorrow morn ing the hope grew into a firm belief that President Roosevelt had succeeded and that tomorrow would see from the strik- CTS side what would indicate a close ap- proach of the end of the conflict.
 There Is no denying that a feeling exists among a good proportion of the strikers favorable to acceptance of the proposition even though 1t is not all that the United Mine Workers would have it to be.
 About the same as yesterday" sums up the answer to inquiries regarding the situation at the coal companies offices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
Terrible Loss of Life and
 Property. DAMAGE IS IMMENSE
Subscription Lists Opened for
 the Sufferers.
Seismic Tidal Waves Deluged Coast a Villages and Drowned the In- i habirants-several Thousand
 Lives Were Lost.

Yokohama, Oct. 1, via Victoria, B. C.. Oct. 15.--A terrible typhoon has spread disaster all over the northern part Of Japan. 1t was accompanied by seismic tidal waves at Odawara, which deluged the coast villages. the loss of life and property being immense. Subscription lists have been opened in the various towns by the leading Japanese people the newspapers. A local journal said:
 From telegrams and personal narra- tions. 1t seems that the typhoon which visited this section of Japan on Saturday night and Sunday centralized It's fury in the region of odawara. Tidal waves vis- ited the short at Odawara, Kodzu, Kanlu- kura and Oizo. and loss of life and im- mense damage to property ensued. The telegraph reports that at Odawara alone fifty houses were washed away and eight persons killed on Sunday morning. The Yumoto- Kodzu- Odawara line was completely paralyzed. Whole sections were lifted bodily, sleepers and rails. and transported hundreds of yards inland At the power house the dynamo was re- ported still there. but the house was sup- posed to be up the mountain somewhere. The loss will eat up a considerable amount of the years profit of the line"
 Later reports say that several thousand lives were lost in the typhoon and tidal waves which recently swept Northern Ja- pan.
 The breakwater off Yokohama was swept away. liners were driven ashore. the Japanese battleship shikishima stranded at Yosukusha, temples and buildings were destroyed and occupants were drowned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
MINERS CALL MEETING.
Tke Executive Board will Assemble
 Today.

wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 15.-The execu- tive board members of the three anthra- cite districts of the United Mine Work- CTS of America will hold joint meeting here at 10 o'clock tomorrow to consider a proposition for ending the strike which President Mitchell will lay before them with a view to calling a delegates con vention of the striking mine workers to pass upon it.
 The call was sent out this afternoon as a result of telephonic message sent py MT. Mitchell after his conference witn President Roosevelt at Washington. It Is understood that at least majority or the board members are opposed to the plan but If the President gave Mir. Mitchell an interpretation of the proposal there is likelihood that a convention VIII pc called to consider 1t.
 A great majority of the rank ana ne are still opposed like most of their poaro members to accepting the operators nroposition as they now understand It.
 The joint conference tomorrow will be made up of thirty-seven persons Ihose present will be Mir. Mitchell. National Secretary-Treasurer, w. B. Wilson wno arrived here today; the three anthracite members of the national executive board inc president, vice-president. secretary and treasurer of each district, the seven board members from each of the upper and lower districts; and the six board members of the middle district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
President Roosevelt Acted
 as Mediator. MITCHELL WAS NSISTENT Employers Yielded to His De- mand for Representation. Miners Board Will Today Ratify the Action of Their Chief.
 Representatives of J. P.
 Morgan Were Present
 at Conference.
MITCHELL WAS INSISTEN1

Washington, Oct. 16-The great an- .hracite coal strike is settled at last.
 A commission of six persons, with a sexenth, Carroll D. Wright. as recorder, will adjust the differences between ope- rators and miners. President Mitchell of the miners union will take the neces- sary measur es to call the strike off. The President will urge immediate resump- tion of mining and operations are ex- pected to begin next week.
 Announcement that the great strike was off was made by Secretary Root with exuberant good humor at the White House shortly after 1 o'clock. Organized labor has a representative on the com mission in the person of E E. Clark Grand Chief of the Order of Railway Conductors. named as a sociologist. The President added Bishop Spalding of 1lli- nois to the list of five members suggest el by the operators.
 As named, the commission is perfectly satisfactory to both miners and opera tors. Assent >6f the mirers was given through President Mitchell and MT. Sar- gent. Commissioner of Immigration, and of the operators through Messrs. Robert Bacon and George W. Perkins of the banking firm of J. P Morgan & Go. The final outcome followed a series of con ferences. beginning with two during the day with M-. Mitchell and two during the right with Messrs. Bacon and Per, kins.
 Events moved quickly at the last. the President being determined on a speedy settlement. The commission will assem- ble in a few days and choose a chairman probably General Wilson. It then will arrange for sessions and testimony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
MITCHELL IS RETLcENT.
He Says Miners Must Pass on the
 Matter.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct 16.-President Mitchell arrived here from Washington at l :Sb this morning. He was met at the railroad station by National Secretary WT.son.
 .sn. Associated Press bulletins of the ou.ccme of the conference that the strike was settled were read to him while he was surrounded by a small army of news- paper men.
 In reply to a request for statement he said: Your congratulations should be withheld until we see who the six repre- sentatives on the commission are l un- derstood before I left Washington that there would be a sixth man and that he would represent labor. The whole mat ter will be placed before the joint meet ing of the three executive boards of the anthracite region at their meeting at 10 o'clock this morning. I will wait up to see the full statement issued by MT. Cor telyou."
 In reply to the question whether he would comply with the Presidents re- quest that coal mining be resumed i'm mediately he said he would make more definite answer when he knew more about the matter. Only the newspaper correspondents were at the headquar- ters when the news was first received about twenty-five minutes before Mir. Mitchell arrived. The news that com mon ground of agreement had been reach ed is sure to be received with great re- joicng throughout the entire region.
 After his interview with the reporters in the hotel lobby Mir. Mitchell went to .lls office on the second floor where he was closeted with MT. Wilson. While there the correspondent of the Associated Press again went to him for further en- lightenment on the situation regarding im- mediate resumption and he made the positive statement that a delegate con- vention must first pass upon the ques- tion of calling of the strike. From the calling of the convention to its adjourn ment is only a matter of three or four days. There is hardly any doubt that a convention will stand by any agreement he has made with President Roosevelt.
 When MT. Mitchell learned the person. mel of the committee and was asked for a further statement he replied that he would have nothing further to say until morning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
FLEEING FROM TURKS
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPE
 TO BULGARIA..
They Report That Christian Villages Have Been Burned and People Massacred-An Appeal for
 Assistance.

Sofia, Oct. 15.--A report has been re- ceived here from the frontier that in the vicinity of Dubnitza. six hundred women and children have fled into Bulgaria to escape Turkish troops. They report the destruction of the Christian villages Of Stamer, Dienovo, Serhinovo and Prime and that the village of Oranovo has besn burned and it's inhabitants mascacred.
 This information has led to an agree ment between the two Macedonian com- mittees and M. Zontecheffs committee: they jointly decided today to call a mass meeting for October 19 for representatives of Macedonia societies and they send tel- egrams to the capitals of Europe, pray ing European statesmen to protect the Christians of Macedonia against Turkish atrocities
 The Macedonian chiefs have addressed an appeal to the Bulgarian press and to benevolent societies for assistance for ths refugees
 Situation Not Perilous.
 Vienna, Oct. 15.-Sir Alfred Biloitti, tho British Consul General at Salonica, has written a letter to Vienna friend dated October 10, confirming the opinion ex- pressed in other quarters that the situa- tion in Macedonia s not so perilous as generally reported. The only murders in the Salonica district have been those of a Turkish tax collector and two gem darmes who were escorting him and some murderecs of Turkish charcoal burners,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
BLOODY FIGHT
 WITH REBELS Venezuelan Battlefield One of Horror. NO DEFINITE RESULT Government Communication
 with Caracas Cut Off. President Castro Led a Charge in Person and Showed Great Courage.
 City of Valencia is Doomed.
 

willemstadt, Curacao, Oct. l5.-News has been received here from Caracas that the battle near La Victoria between forces of President Castro numbering 4,1O0 men with fifteen guns. and the vene' zuelan revolutionists. which began Mon. day morning, had so far been without definite result
 The rebel Generals engaged were Cue vara, Torres, Crespo and Antonio Fer nandez, who had with them about 4.iu men representing the advance guard o' the revoiutionists. President Castro twies led charge in person and showed srea courage and coolness His lieutenant Gen. A. L. Cantara, who was at one tim' at the West Point Military Acaoemy was mortally wounded.
 The government forces had 247 m ef killed. while the revolutionists lost Sl' men. Among the latter was General Cue vara.
 The arrival at the scene of battle at | o'clock Monday afternoon of Vice Presi- dent Gomez with 800 men and larg' amount of ammunition, saved the situa- ton for the government. At that time the odds were greatly against President Castro, but the arrival of reinforcements improved his position. Monday night the revolutionists still retained their positions
 The fight started agaln Iussuay anu @ 10 o'clock in the morning Castro retired to La Victoria. At o'clock the hghqnt ceased on both sides.
 News of the engagement having reacn ed General Matos and Mendoza, the! hastened to the scene and arrived at point near La Victoria yesterday witi the rest of the revolutionary army wnici now numbers about 5000 men. The rein forcements under Matos and Mendoza In tended to take part in the renewal hostilities today.
 President Castro appears to be sur rounded by his enemies. The town or Csnsejo which lies back of La Victori' is occupied by the revolutionists.
 Valencia is believed to be doomed. Tn town was attacked by General hiera oi Monday and Tuesday.
 The government Cannot receive rein forcements from Caracas, as the Germa' Railroad from there to aVlencia Is hel' by the rebels.
 Those who were wounded in the fgh. ing are still without medical assistanc' or care. They lie on the battle field al they tell and the scene there is one o great horror.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
COAL OPERATORS SILENT.
Claim They Had No Advices from
 washinRton,

New York, Oct. 15.-Upon leaving their offices this afternoon several of the coal operators said that they had absolutely no advices from Washington today. eith- CT private or official. They said that their knowledge of what had transpired be- tween the President and Mir Mitchell was limited to what they obtained from the press dispatches.
 If anything in the nature of a counter nroposition from the miners Is to be made they asserted that they had no knowledge of 1t.
 The conference which occurred this af- ternoon in Mir Morgan's office and which was participated in by MT. Thomas, MT TruesdaIe, MT. Widener and others, was said later in the day to have no bearing whatever on the strike situation so far as it relates to what transpired in Wash ington today. In fact 1t was said that the presence of several of the gentlemen in MT. Morgans office at the time was pure ly accidental.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
Helping the Canal.

Panama, Oct l5.-El Tempo, news paper published in Bogota by certain well known members of the Liberal or revo- lutionary party, said in recent edito- rial article that the prolongation or the fighting on the Isthmus of Panama was greatly in favor of the interests of Nica- ragua in the matter of an isthmian ca nal because 1t prevents Colombia from approving the canal bill within a reason able length of time. The paper reminded the Liberals that political interests in certain republics of South America are very transitory and that the sacrifice to them of the permanent interests of Co., lombia not only shows a lack of patrito- ism, but gives Senator Morgan the right to express himself concerning Colombia as he has done. The article ends with warning to the revolutionists that to continue fighting on the isthfnus is 10 serve openly the interests of Nicaragua.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
ROOSEVELT AND MITCHELL.
They Had Long Conference Over
 Pronosal of Operators.


 Washington Oct. 15.-Mr. Mitchell indi- cated formally during the day to Presi- dent Roosevelt that the Mine Workers s Union dissents from the restrictions plac- ed by the operators on the choice of the proposed arbitration tribunal and desires the President to have an absolutely free hand in the selection of It's members. He laid special stress in stating his objec- tions on the proposition that one of the commission should be a Judge from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was very insistent on some of his ob- iections which he voiced in what might be termed counter proposition to that of the operators.
 After the President and the head of the miners union had exchanged views free lv and gone over this counter proposition of MT Mitchelrs, a call was sent out by President Mitchell for a joint meeting tomorrow of the Executive Boards of the Mine Workers Union for the three an- thracite districts of Pennsylvania. At this meeting 1t is believed an agreement will be reached on a statement to the off, ficially promulgated by the Miners Union in response to the proposition from the operators.
 President Roosevelt having ascertained the views of MT. Mitchell. at once com municated with the operators and initia- ted efforts to reconcile the differences de- veloped and to have the operators make some further concessions. his aim being to reach a common accord between min- CTS and operators. whereby the labor dis pute may be finally composed and min ing of coal resumed.
 At the conclusion of the conference MT. Mitchell said hc had no information which he could give to the public. It was announced. likewise. at the temporary White House, that no official statement of the conference would be made at this time.
 When the last conference had been con- cluded MT. Mitchell left the White House and after A hrief conference with Presi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
ASKS FOR wARsHIPs.
Minister Bowen Says Situation is
 Critical.

Washington, Oct. 15.-United States Minister Bowen at Caracas has cabled the State Department asking that one or per- haps two more warships be sent to re- inforce the gunboat Marietta at Laguaira in view of the present critical situation which has arisen at the Venezuelan capi- tai.
 Some time ago when President Castro left his capital. Minister Bowen express ed to the State Department his fears that an occupation of the capital by the revo- ,lutionary forces would result In rioting and pillage, and be attended with great dangers to unprotected foreigners. Such A situation it is inferred here, is again imminent.
 The nearest war vessel to the scene of trouble is the gun boat Montgomery, which left Haiti about the first of this month for Santa Marta, near the mouth of the MagdaIena River in Colombia, to look into the trouble in the situation. Owing to the interruptions to cable com munica ton, the Navy Department has received no report from the Montgomery since she left Haytl. and 1t is feared that even if her services at Santa Marta are not now needed, she cannot be reached with dispatches. The Panther is still at Colon. and the Cincinnati has just arrived in Haytien waters. There are several gunboats and cruisers which are destined for the Caribbean section which are ready for active service, namely, the Newark. Machias and Bancroft at Bos- ion. the Hist at New London and the Detroit at Portsmouth N. H.
 From Minister Bowen's advices, 1t ap- nears that a vessel Is needed at the earliest possible moment, so 1t is probable that either the Panther or the Cincinnati will be ordered from her station and sent to the Venezuela capital.
 The following telegram. received at the State Department this morning rom Min ister Bowen. dated last night at caracas shows the critical condition of affairs in the field:
 ..The army is still near Valencia. No particulars obtainable. Valencia closely surrounded"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
N. W. Baptist Chairman of South
 eastern Association.

eastern Association. Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. f5.-roday's ses- sion of the Southern Association of Rail- road Commissioners was not called to order until noon.. J. D. McInnis of Mississippi presented the report of the uniform classification committee. which held that 1t was dif- ficult to arrange a schedule satisfactory to all sections of the country and all in- terests. The report was received, and Commissioner A. l.. May of Mississippi offered a resolution to the effect that the commission recommend to the Con- eress of the United States the passage of an act requiring the Interstate Com- merse Commission to adopt uniform classification of freight articles. provid- ing for a time in which such classifica- ton shall be made and when the same shall take effect. After prolonged de- bate, the resolution was passed by a small majority.
 Judge J. H .Reagan's motion. that the convention recommend to the several States the passage of laws to control and limit the issue of stocks and bonds of railways to an amount not to exceed the actual value of the property and fran chises of each road, was unanimously adopted.
 Chairman May of the Committee on Delays in enforcing orders of railroad cc mmissloners after making his report, presented a resolution asking the Na- tional Congress to pass an act authoriz- ing and requiring Federal courts to treat all cases arisiag under and by virtue of laws creating railroad commissioners, whether State or interstate, wherein the public inter ssts are involved. as pref ere nee cases" and as such they they be entitled to be placed at the head of the docket and to be speedily and promptly heard. Adopted.
 John D. McInnis presented resolution instructing State Commissioners to re- quest their representatives in Congress to pass an act giving the Interstate Com merce Commission adequate powers. and power to fix rates Adopted.
 The election of officers resulted as fol- lows: N. W. Baptist of Covington. Tenn, Chairman; John A. Webb. Jackson, Miss. Secretary, and William Barrow of Lou is.apa, Assistant Secretary.
 New Orleans was selected as the next meeting place of the association, the date to be fixed by the chairman.
 A resolution unanimously prevailed that officers of the association extend invitations to commercial and industrial bodies and the press to attend the meet ings of the association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
QUARANTINE REMOVED.
No Yellow Fever Has Appeared in
 Cuba.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The following amendment to the quarantine reguia- tions removing restrictions. against the Island of Cuba was issued today:
 ITO officers of the Treasury Depart ment. State and local quarantine offi- cers, and others concerned:
 ''On account of the continued absence of any evidence of yellow fever infection in the Island of Cuba during the past summer. the removal of the quarantine restrictions for yellow fever against said island. usually effective on November 1, is hereby ordered to be effective on oc- tober 15, 1909.
 (Signed) 70. L. Spaulding,
 Assistant Secretary"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
Situation Not Perilous.
SOLDIERS GUARD NEGRO.
Jim Buchanan in Jail in Render
 son.

Henderson. Tex. Oct. 15.-The negro Jim Buchanan, charged with the murder of the Hicks family in Nacogdoches County, was lodged in jail here this even ing. There is great excitement in town and over 100 citizens are now at the jail. Telephone messages have been re- ceived from parties in Nacogdoches that a mob was now en route to Henderson to take the negro.
 The Henderson military company has been ordered out to protect the negro from the mob.
 10 D. m.-The Henderson Rifles are guarding the jail closely and the mob is awaiting endorsements now en route from Jacksonville, Lpngview and Nacog- doches. The military also expect two more companies from Tyler and Mar shall.
 Austin, Tex. Oct. 1.-Two more eom- panies of militia have been ordered to HenCerson on special trains to protect Buchanan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16

gress of the Fraternal Union of America was called to order here today by Su- preme President F. F. Roose of Oomaha, twenty-six delegates representing 2290O members being present. The chief busi- ness of the convention Is to amend the constitution. The principal change re- lates to the extension of the clause COW ering disability so that disability from disease may be classed among the causes entitling members to regular payments provided by the order. The classification of persons insured according to their oc- cupation may be abolished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
THE NIGHT CONFERENCE.
Operators Agreed to Sixth Man on Commission.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The President, when he resumed consideration of the strike situation tonight, took 1t up in the light developed as the result of his two conferenc ,s during the day with M.r Mitchell.
 He went out for a drive after thoEr con- ferences and on returning met Carr Jll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, ani MT. Sargent, Commissioner of Immigration. The latter Is a personal friend of MT. Mitchell and as a former labor leader himself had talked freely with the head
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16
pinad With MT. Hay.

Washington, Oct. 15-President Roose- welt went out socially tonight for the first tirna since the operation was per formed on his leg, dining informally al Secretary Hays house. It also was the first time he had walked in public. His leg apparently has recovered a large measure of It's strength and he no longer has to use a crutch. No limp is ob- seryabIe,