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FAST EXPRESS TRAINS. making
quick time to and from Philadelphia
BELL TELEPHONE. affording COM
munication with the outside world.
FISHING, SAILING AND CRAB
BING every day amusements.
We confidently assert that at no other
place on the coast, with equal advan-
tages, can you purchase building lots
for less than twice the price for which
they are selling at Wildwood to-day
but this condition 10 rapidly changing.
You should see the drift and 60 with
the tide.
Further information of BAKER
BROS, Wildwood, New Jersey, or III
Drexel Building, Philadelphia
, 1902-12-05
Wedding Stock.

Customer Cooking over the stock
| can't see a useful thing In all your
stock.
Jeweler-Of course you can't! These
sre all wedding Dresents.-Pearson's.
, 1902-12-05
STEAD SHOCKS BRITAIN.

William T. Stead. the famous English
publicist, has shocked Great Britain by
writing a book to proclaim and support
his theory that. II the British empire
is to be saved, It must be merged into
, 1902-12-05

DESIRABLE SOCIETY and whole
some restrictions that insure perma-
nency
BEACH CASINOS. affording q great
variety Of amusements.
OCEAN PIER, extending to deep wa
ter.
RUSTIC PAvILIONS along the
beach and In the Park.
ARTISTIC COTTAGES. no common
structures being allowed.
BEACH BOARDWALK, always ap-
preciated.
GRAND HOLLY PARK. not found
elsewhere on the coast.
TOWN HALL and efficient local gov
eminent. Ma =.
, 1902-12-05

A BEACH unsurpassed for driving
Of bathing.
STREETS, hard, smooth and clean.
ARTESIAN WATER, in abundant
supply.
SEWERAGE that protects health and
10 q great convenience.
ELECTRIC LIGHT, steady and bril-
liant.
FIRE DEPARTMENT, for the pro-
lection OF property.
HOTELS AND BOARDING COT
eus.
LARGE STORES. stocked with the
hest In the market.
CHURCHES. In charge of able min
hters.
, 1902-12-05
Easy to Go OFF.

$50 your former employer is consid-
cred a big gunT INTERCEPTED the
friend.
eyes, a rapid-ire gum" sighed the
clerk who had been discharged without
patinA /
, 1902-12-05
They Cost Money.

She-Certainly you have som
friends7
He-Yes, but 1t takes every cent
can rake and scrape.-ToNn Topics.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25
CLAIMS of STRIKERS mLONG DRAWN COAL STRIKE

per capita output for any single one of
the thirty.one years of which we have
record from 1870 to 1900. In attempt.
ing to account for the increased ton.
mage the operators point to the install.
latiOn of labor.saving machinery.
which reduces the proportion of men
and boys employed by the day. If we
disregard all mine workers whose la.
Dor might be saved by such appliances
and take simply the output per cert.
fed and employed miner. we find that
the production per miner was 1,27lI
tons in 1897. 1926 tons in 1898, 1883
tons in 1899. 1891 tons in 1900, while
in the year 1901 II was 1885 tons.
refer Mr.. Baer to the annual reports
of the Pennsylvania State Bureau of
Mines. and ask If these figures do not
refute the statement that organization
in the coal mines is inimical to good
workmanship.
What Strikers Want.
Since the very inception Of this
otrike the aims, objects and ideals Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
nave been wilfuIly distorted by
small army Of critics. We have been
unjustiy maIIsned and our motives
and purposes malioiously impugned.
We therefore take this opportunity to
repeat specifically that we do not seek
to interfere with the management Of
the coal properties or with the proper
discipline OF the workers force; but
we do demand: first, an increase in
wages for men employed on piece
work; second, a reduction in the hours
Of labor Of men employed by the day;
third, pay for legal ton OF coal;
fourth, that the coal we mine should
be honestly weighed and correctly re.
corded: and, fifth, we favor ineorpor.
ating In the form Of an agreement the
wages that shall be paid and the con.
ditions Of employment that shall OBJ.
tain for a specified period. AS to the
reascraberess OF these sentiments,
we have proposed to submit to and
abide by the award OF an impartial
board OF arbitration.
Opposed to Violence.
There could be no grosscr perver.
sion OF truth than the assertion Of the
operators that the Mine Workers I'm.
ion Is a lawless organization. During
the past twenty weeks The whole pow.
or OF the union has been eXerted to
preserve peace among voluntarily
idle population OF thresouarters of a
million; and il Is tribdte to the aCtiy-
lty OF our Officers and the loyalty and
seli-restralnt of our members that we
J have been more successful In allaying
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25

than men In the anthracite field are
required to work; moreover, the an.
thracite mine worker labors under the
further disadvantage of being more
liable to be killed or injured. the cas-.
ualties being 80 per cent greater> in
the anthracite than In the bltuminous
mines.
There are other statements Of Mr.
Baer which are equally incorrect;
among these Is his assertion that the
miners only worked from four to six
hours per day" and his further asser.
ton that the lowest scale Of wages
was 50 cents for boy slate pickers.' II
Mr.. Baer desires shall gladly furnish
him with the names and addresses Of
thousands of slate pickers, each Of
WHOM received much less than So
cents a day, and shall be willing to
have the returns verified by the com.
panieS' own payrolls.
Miners and output.
The next misstatement Of Mr.. Baer
to which | shall give notice Is that
which claims that for some mysteri'
Gus reason" the miners restricted the
output OF the mines. Mr.. Baer claims
that in this manner the product of the
collieries has been reduced about
~ II per cent and that in the case OF
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25
John MITCHELL. PRESIDENT OF UNITED MINE WORKERS

violence than the Coal and Iron Police
In melting IT, Despite all our precau-
lions We regret that occasional vio'
hence has resulted but 1t would be as
logical TO charge any one of the relis-
ious, social or political organizations
or even the United States Government
with being an unlawful organization
because some of its members violate
the law. The officers Of the union
are as severe as the operators In their
earnest condemnation of any and ev'
cry act OF violence upon the part OF a
striker: and no atteYpt has been made
or will be made to condone any Of
fence of this sort.
The public should be made aware.
however, that the operators and a GER
tain section of the press are by no
means discriminating In the fixing OF
responsibility, and that crimes of vic
lence are laid at the doors of strikers
when the imported guardians OF law
and Order the armed Coal and Iron
Police, are clearly and Enthusiastically
at fault; and | challenge the operators
or their friends to point to one single
utterance on their part in disapproyal
Of the lawless actions of their hired
guards. Some time ago the Bellevue
waahery at Scranton was destroyed
By lightning. A reward was onersd
by the coal companies for the arrest
ana conviction Of the person who set
fire to the washery. This Is an exam
pie OF the manner in which the strik'
ers are maligned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25

the Reading Company II amounted to
more than 100000 tons"
This is vitality important II true; but
1t Is not true. The fact Is that in
stead of loss OF 1000 goo tons there
was an increase in the year 1901 from
the mines operated by the Reading
Company, OF S3S,2i3 tons; and total
Increase from all the anthracite mines
of 100000 tons. (See report of
Pennsylvania State Bureau of Mines.)
The outpu, OF coal in 1901 was far in
excess OF that OF any year in the his
tory of coal mining, and even n paper
so avowedly and bitterly hostile to the
Mine Workers Union as the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal admits that
virtually the only restriction on out
put was q shortage Of cars" This
shortage" the Journal continues,
soon became marked" and by the
end of November the Reading collier
les and those OF some other companies
were mining on short time" tissue OF
January 4, 1902
Although his statement does not adj
nit Of any such construction, 1t is still
possible that MIR, Baer refers to the
per capita output; but even here he
errs. a careful calculation of the per
capita output from the Pennsylvania
State Bureau Of Mines, shows that de-
spite Mr., Baer's assertion that the mi
ners worked only from four to six
hours per day, despite the assertion
that the men restricted the output, the
per capita production in 1901, the year
complained Of was greater than the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25

Influence Of Militia.
In this strike II has been claimed by
enemies of the union and believed BY
Mr.. Hewitt, although acknowledging
In himself "a recognized friend of
trade organization that men were
prevented from going TO work through
fear of bodily harm. and II was conf.
IDENTIFY predicted that the moment the
militia came the strike would resolve
itself into stampede. The militia
has been in Shenandoah for more than
eight weeks, and still. for lack of mine
WORKERS, not a pound of coal has been
produced in that vicinity. The militia
Is row stationed in the Panther Creek
Valley, in Wilkesbarre and in Scran.
ton. and yet its presence has not been
followed by the desertion of a single
miner who laid down his tools on the
18th day of May.
Charity OF Operators.
On the contrary, many men brought
here to take the places of the strikers
have Joined the ranks of the strikers
since the arrival of the militia, and
there Is not the remotest possibility of
the mines being successfully operated
until an honorable and equitable set.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25
Wanted to Submit Differences
to Impartial Board Of Arbit-
ration which President
Roosevelt Has Finally Secur-
ed---Mitchell Refutes Claims
Of Operator Baer.

Element Of the strike has been made.
Rewriting To the demands of the min.
ers for increased wages and improved
environment. Mr.. Baer claims that he
| cannot possibly pay an Increase In
wages that would amount to 10 or Is
cents per ton TO the miners but he
and the allied presidents admit that
they can afford to sacrifice. temporar.
lily, large market and lose millions u
dollars rather than pay this increase:
nevertheless, without advancing the
miners wages one cent. che operators
did raise the market price last year
from 80 to 90 cents per ton. and at the
present time Mir. Baer and his fellow
presidents are forcing the public to
pay from S. to SO excess upon ton
Of coal In order to save this same pub.
lie 10 or Is cents.
,Air Baor states that 30 per cent Of
the coal produced Is sold in the mar.
ket below the cost OF mining: but he
fails to say that the larger portion of
this 30 per cent is made of grades of
coal for which the miners received no
compensation Whatever Indeed up to
a Few years ago or before the iustalla-
tioh OF Washeries, the miners were
cooked Tor loading this very coal
Which brings small prices now IN the
Market ana u'corolnS TO Dir. Baef
process Oh reasoning the miners
shouId receive less wages Tor thS lars'
or GRADES because they mined the
snall sizes sratu'tously.
Increase In Waves.
,.,
S'iUli "o' enc, elaDD' "'''y 'hlo 'Ns
,bo, Mr. Baar.s ctatenenrs ave ni,arIy
misleading. The rise in wages in 1900
was more than counterbalanced bv an
increase In the cost of living which
left the miner worse OF than before.
/ MIR. Baer claims that this advance Of
10 psr cent. which was paid the miners
: In 1900, cost the companies more than
I 10 cents ton; but this Is at least
problematical. In March. 1902. the
80, - ~, 90, -, 80, -,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25
Statement Of President Mitchell
Which Tells the Story from
the Standpoint Of the Men
-.a----
Who Toll Comparison with
Wages Of .Bitumen Goal
Miners.

The coal strike. which has been one
of the most notable struggles of labor
against capital in America, has at last
been brought to a close through the
activity of President Roosevelt. The
President has secured the consent of
coal operators and coal miners to sub.
nit their differences to an arbitration
board, which he has named. This is
practically all the miners have been
fighting for.
The critical stage which the anthra.
cite coal miners strike of Pennsylva.
mia reached has caused renewed
interest in what 1t is all about" The
strike held on for so many months
that readers have lost sight of the orig.
inal objects of the strikers and what
they are striving to accomplish The
attitude of the strikers Is outlined in
the following public statement issued
by President Mitchell in reply to Pres.
ident Baer of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway who is the leader of
the coal operators, with whom the
miners We're struggling.
. Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 30, 1902.
The recent utterances of Mr.. Baer,
spokesman of the anthracite coal
trust; Mr.. Hewitt and other interested
persons, disclose a well.defined pur.
pose to confuse and cloud the real
causes which resulted in the coal
strike, and an attempt to divert atten-
ton from the actual issues involved;
however misleading as are their utter.
anCes, it Is relief to know that they
now admit that the public has rights
and interests which cannot be ignored
with impunity; and inasmuch as the
public must be the final arbiter Of the
coal strike, 1t is imperative that Il
shall not be deceived by statements
which are at variance with the facts.
With the purpose of correcting some
Of the false impressions and misrepre-
sensations contained in the statements
OF the gentlemen referred to, issue
this letter. II is not my intention to
point out the innumerable instances in
which Mr.. Baer has deceived in state
ment and allegation. His unsupported
assertions that certain things are true
cannot be accepted as final or conclu.
siye particularly in view of the fact
that unquestioned authorities can be
cited to prove him to be in error. Mr..
Baer states that the wages paid In
the anthracite coal regions are, com.
pared with the wages paid in like EN-
ployment. fair and just" By like
employment" Mr.. Baer must refer TO
btuminous coal mining. ! am willing
and prepared to demonstrate that
wages in the bituminous coal fields
are from 90 to 80 per cent higher than
those paid for similar classes of work
in the anthracite fields.
Low Wages Paid.
The fact is that the minimum wages
received by any class of adult mine
workers in the soft coal mines is 20 IA
cents per hour, while the minimum
wages paid to boys is ~ 1-2 cents per
hour; in the anthracite coal mines
men performing precisely the same la
Dor receive from 10 to 20 cents per
hour, while boys are paid as low as
5 cents per hour and rarely receive TO
exceed cents per hour. The bitumi'
nous miner work maximum of eight
hours per day, which is two hours less
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25

Pumpnen's Grievance.
Mr.. Baer assumes that the pump.
men, engineers and firemen were call.
ed out so that mines would be de.
stroyed and with their destruction
100000 men with their wives and chill.
would be deprived of work for a long
time" The truth Is that the strike of
the pumpmen. engineers and firemen
was called In their own interest abso.
lutely, and by their own request, and
II was for the purpose Of removing
grievances against which they alone
complained and against which some
OF them had inaugurated an! ndepend.
ent, although unsuccessful strike
more than one year ago. The fact
that several weeks elapsed between
the strike of the miners and the indie.
pendent strike of the pumpmen. engi.
neers and iremen, and the further
fact that the operators were given
twelve days official notice that the
pumDmen, engineers and fremen
would strike unless granted an eight.
hour day, should convince Mr.. Baer
that the strike OF these men did not
originate in any desire on the part OF
the Mine Workers 10 deprive them.
selves Of the source of their own live.
lihood. II the Mine Workers had
sought the destruction of the mining
properties II would have ordered the
strike Of steam men without giving the
companies any notice at all.
Statements Of Hewitt.
Similar accusations against the
Mine Workers are made in a public
uttcrance by Mr.. Hewitt, in which that
gentleman reveals his real feelings TO,
ward organized labor. | do not refer
to his expressed fear that | shall be-
come dictator" lin control of votes
enough to decide the next Presidential
election; or to his assertion that In
this contest the allied coal presidents
are fighting the battle of independent
labor against the aggressions of the
United Mine Workers in order that the
individual workman may be employed
upon terms satisfactory to himself
As an influential director of one of the
coal roads Mr.. Hewitt Is uudoubtedl!
aware that the companies are fghtinl
10 compel the wOrllmen to accept EN-
ployment under conditions satislaC
tory to the Coal Trust, and that thu
preservation of mems Individual right
is simply a cloak under which the!
seek TO destroy organization amonl
their employees. He is undoubtedl.
In position TO know that membership
In an organization was frowned upol
by the mine managers and that speci
Gc instructions were issued from tn
general offices OF the coal companie
notifying some classes OF workmer
thar they must either sever their con
nection with the union or surrende
their positions. In fact, many Of tn
local strikes which occurred in 1870
were in protest against the action o
the companies which discriminate
against end discharged union WORT
men because OF their aliliation wit
the organization,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25

Continued on Page lOJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-30
PRAISE FOR M'CREA
Commanders Prompt Action in
Protecting Americans
Commended.

Washington, July 29.-The state depart
ment has no hesitation in fully approving
the energetic and sufficient acton OF
Commander McCrea in taking care of the
foreign consuis and in preventing bonn
bardment without warning.
The American and foreign interests IN
Cape Haytien are large and an American
captain is required by the unwritteu law
to look after the life and property of
other foreign residents as well as Ameri-
cans in such cases. 1t is said that the
dictates of humanity, require that proper
notice be given before bombardment.
in order that women. children and non
comba tants may leave the town and carry
off their personal belongings.
The navy department feels that the
Machias is sufficiently large for the work
at hand at this point. though if there
were more such American gunboats in
the gulf and Caribbean quoting and
restraining influence would be eXerted
over these frequent rebe1lious outbreaks.
involving violations of the rules of war
and great suffering
However, there is no naval vessel, save
those now actually engaged in such
service as the Ma chias, within $500 miles
of the various seats of trouble in Central
and South America and the West Indies
The Machias is a vessel of LII tons.
carrying eight four-inch rapid-fire guns
and A crew of eleven officers and l43
men. While not many men could be
spared for q landing party. the vessel I'M
doubts dly could lie in the anchorage and
cover the town with her guns
1t is not believed that there is the
slightest danger Of an attack upon her
by any of the Haytien gunboats, loyal or
rebel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-30
.RIOTING HAS CEASED
Agitation in Paris Caused by
Combes' Order Has Greatly
Abated.

Paris. July 2e.-The agitation in con-
nection with the circular issued by Pre-
mier Combes with regard to the closing
of the unauthorized COngregationalist
schools has abated greatly. even in Brit
tany. owing to the circumstances that
none of the recalcitrant schools will be
forcibly closed until special DEGREES to
this end have been signed for each de-
partment.
In many departments such action will
not be necessary. as the congregations
have submitted. and. moreover. the de-
ciSion of the government not to close
those schools for which authorization was
not asked owing to misinterpretatiOn OF
the law. has had something of quoting
effect.
The leaders of the agitation stiIl talk
of organizing popular protests. but the
life seems to be out OF the movement 80
far as Paris * concerned. The socialists
have determined upon counter demon
tTatiOnS 10 every clerical meeting.
Some disturba noes in the provinces. es-
pecially in F'inisterTe. are probable when
the police close the schools but there is
evidently a lull in the excitement for the
moment.
The only incident reported today was
that a group of women 8t ROdez. in the
department Of Aveyron. attacked lay
teacher and compelled him to take refuge
in the communal school
The teacher was followed by q crowd
> shouting. Down with Combes. The ar
rival of the gendarmes prevented fur
Their mischief
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-30
GAVE UP ALL.F0R
WOMAN HE LOVED
Privy Councillor Asked to Resign
For Marrying Poor Girl.
DAUGHTER OF A SERGEANT
LIBERAL NEWSPAPERS PREDICT
ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT.
DAUGHTER OF A SERGEANT

n ERLIN, July 29.-The marriage of
n Privy Councillor Leohning TO the
daughter OF a former sergeant in
the German army has caused Herr
Leohning's compulsory retirement from
the chief dictatorship of taxes for the
province of Posen.
Herr Leohning, who was also finance
councillor, and who was a man of
wealth. has been circulating a pmphlet
among his friends, explaining his ac-
ceptance of a pension July 1 al the in
sistence Of Herr Won Rheibenhaben, the
Prussian minister of finance.
The publication of this pamphlet in
today's papers has caused much COM
ment, both socially and politically, be-
cause Herr LeOhning, as privy coun-
cilOr. has first hand knowledge of the
Prussian administration of Posen, dis
approves of several features of the
ministTy's Polish policy
In this pamphlet Herr Leohning re-
lates that after an interchange Of COM
munications between Berlin and the
highest administrative officials of the
province of POsen, the ober-president
Of PoSen told him he had nothing TO
say against his fiancee, but that il was
lmpcsiSble for him TO consent TO the
marriage of one of the highest officials
eX-sergeant; that il was as though the
colonel Of regiment proposed TO do
such a thing
A ministerial councillor or a superior
government councillor might possibly
marry a sergeant's daughter, but a
privy and finance councillor could not.
Others Shared His Views.
The ober-prisedent said also that the
commanding general and the police
president shared his views on the mat
ter.
The father of Herr Leohning's wife is
now a secretary in one of the govern
ment offices at Posen.
Some weeks after his marriage the
finance minister at Berlin asked Herr
Leohning to retire, which he did. Herr
Leohning affirms that his opinions in
the matter of the ministTy's Polish pol
/ icy had nothing 10 do with his retire
ment from Office, but notwithstanding
| this it is believed the opinions probably
( did have something to do with the
councillors retirement
4 Herr Leohning afTirms also that most
I Of the high Prussian officials of the
province of Posen condemn the govern
ment's general policy toward the Poles.
| the prosecution Of Polish newspapers
and the surveillance Of Polish societies
| Herr LeOhning. although favOTing
| measures TO Germdnlze Poland IS or
| the opinion that this should be carried
| out less Ostentatiously-
| The pamphlet is the subject OF notice
able editorial articles in the liberal
newspapers today, which predict at
! tacks upon the government in the diet.
/ The Vossische Zeitung says II is i'm
! possible TO write about the matter cool
! Is. and that il reads like the times pre-
/ ceding the battle Of Jena, when Prus-
sian aristocracy reached the acme OF
| class insOlence.