The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-18
The Uorld for a Ueek

me LOOTlQ |OT q week
r7HE great strike of anthracite
~ progressed toward settlement that the operators
have agreed to submit the matter to arbitration by
NIM@NI commission selected President Roosevelt.
~ They specified the ranks Of life from which the
members Of the commission to come and for this re
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers asso-
citation refused the proposition He claimed
that from these circles it impossible to select
would the interests mine workers closely
at heart President Roosevelt then added sixth member
selecting Bishop John L. spaldng Of Peoria who
would answer these requirements The other members of
the commission Brigadier General John M Wilson, u
A. (retired); mining engineer George
Gray judge of the United States circuit for the east
district Of Pennsylvania E. E. Clark of Cedar Rapids
Iowa. socioogist and Thomas H Watkins of Scranton Pa
Carroll D. Wright United States commissioner Of labor,
will be the recorder of the commission
The prospective settlement of the anthracite
great throughout countries In
England especially there is much amazement at the
emily simple method taken to end most serious and ntol-
Europe taken the
that President did calling conference in
his of the of two parties nor
there who taken the part that Mr..
Morgan did in finally presenting the to arbitration
labor leader abroad the influence his followers
joyed by John Mitchell. According editorial
opinion the settlement of the strike by arbitration will be
another proof that the American people have the
Of keeping their heads while walking on the of
precipice.
During the vast deposits of coal discov-
cred in Alaska for 1900 miles along the YUKON This coal
sarcer ana scarcer ana more expensive as time goes on
peculiar feature this
depth Of $50 feet and this action has resulted in
reducing burning
not affected to great extent however, and below this
level the coal is much like that found in
perate regions. "*-
street in New Orleans which efectuay
blocked traffic all city lines for two weeks settled
by the union accepting the utatu Of
voting by ballot twenty
hour and hours days work. Seven
and-a-haf hours to be the minimum of work.
street company refused agree
the men already under charges, but finally made it's
mind to do and allow the court to decide the
guilty
Russell Sage, the noted fnancer, al
PEELED to retire from active business life ill
health Mr. Sage has been in fra health for years,
but has managed to keep at his business.
President at last been allowed to walk.
On Wednesday evening temporary White
House to the home of Secretary Hay blocks
back, without assistance. gait than
custom before injury Ptsfed there was
perceptble limp.
: The famine in has developed several ingenious
surprising perhaps than the
of brick such
the inner walls Of reproof buildings This is thoroughly
soaked in kerosene oil for minutes,
and lighted The brick gives
out great heat
The water hyacnths those Of southern
rivers objective States gov
St. Johns river, Florida which frequently
closed navigation in it's
to be treated with the chemical bath which is thought
will efectually kill them 1t is the
used in the Louisiana bayous with great
extent Of the best be understood
that sometimes they pack closely lar
it's through many
places they give such firm foundation that
Dumont offered attempt to travel
from Paris to San Francisco by airship. He
Of $4,000 be put be paid~howeve
makes the trip successfully He ridicues the
there is danger In such trip with his balloon
bV OF tr9V
typhoon and tidal swept Of north
Japan recently. The breakwater OF Yokohama and
liners swept away Japanese battleship
temples public buildings
and their occupants drowned The tidal