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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
| MUST ACCEPT OR our THE UNION.
MINE WORKERS CHOICE
President Mitchell Declares Fate Of
Miners Who Refuse to Abide by
Verdict Of Arbitrators.

After being on the stand for four
ard half days, President Mitchell.
Of the Miners union, completed his
testimony at Scranton before the an.
thacite strike commission Wednes-
day Ore OF tho most important
things brought out during the cross
examination of President Mitchell
was his emphatic declaration that the
miners were opposed to separating
the bitumnous miners from the an
thracite workers. thus creating two
organizations. He made this reply to
a question of cX-Congressman Simon
p Wolverton, counsel for the Reading
Company, as to whether II would be
hotter to have separate organizations.
Mr.. MitChell's answer was that at
would not he possible or desirable.
The anthracite mine workers have
had Independent organizations in the
past. They have had several. They
have gone. They are not here now
and the men do not want any more
OF their organizations to 30 the same
way" The non-unlon men. that Is.
those who remained at work during
the strike, were made party to the
arbitration plan by their counsel
agreeing to make public the names Of
the men who petitioned the commits
sion. When the attorneys for the
'non-striking" workmen. as Chairman
Gray designated them, and who num-
ber about 1000, made a demand to
the commission for a 20 per cent In
crease in wages with no reduction In
hours, their attorneys desired TO with.
hold the names of the persons they
represented. The commission, how
ever, decided they could not be n
party 10 such plan of secrecy. In
connection with the non-union feature
Of tho investigation, Mr.. Mitchell ar
nounccd that he Is also representing
thousands of non-union men who
struck with the unionists, and that all
the workmen would abide by the
award of the arbitrators, "or get out
Of the union" At one point In his
testimony Mr.. Mitchell. in answer to
query by Judge Gray, said: Il
think the understanding is that, pend.
Ing the consideration of the questions
by this commission, the strikers were
to return Immediately to work, and
| tlrink the further understanding Is
don't let me be misunderstocdis is
that the non-union men should not be
interfered with nor displaced from
employment generally by the return
Of the union men," Mr.. Burns was
examining the witness regarding un-
lawful acts, committed during the
strike. and had asked Mr.. Mitchell
II ne approved of them, when Judge
Gray stopped him and said that moth
Ing could be gained by asking the
question because the commission ha |
a moral sense of its own which he
presumed agreed with the moral
sense of the community and society.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
BENEFIT ORDER LOSES SUIT.
Rule That All Funds on Hand Are
Subject to Taxation.

The Illinois supreme court has de-
cided that all cash ir the hands of the
treasurer of n benevolent insurance
society is subject to taxation regard
less of whether a part of the fund is
subject to payment to beneficiaries
The opinion was rendered in the case
or the State Council of the Catholic
Knights of Illinois versus the board
of review of Effingham county. The
treasurer Of this society refused to list
the money in his hands for taxation
because there were outstanding or
ders payable to benefciaries of de-
ceased members. The supreme court
says that the fact that orders have
been drawn upon benefit fund prior
to April 10 pay benefciaries OF de-
ceased members does not exempt the
fund from taxation to the amount OF
such orders. II no part of the fund has
actually been paid ont before April L.
This decision will affect every fra
ternal insurance society with its heal
Office in the state of Illinois.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
YAQUI WAR STATUS.
Junta Issues Report Showing e,2oo
Men In the Fleld-Losses In
Six Months.

The seventh semi-annual report Of
the council of war of the Yaqui revo.
luton has just been issued by the
Yaqni junta, and first received at
Prescott, Arizona. Il is stated that
the number of Yaquis actually In the
held Is $500. There were lS Amer
leans In the service. II Is stated
that the funds at hand In the council
of war amount to $450.000. Three
years ago the council had but 5000.
OoD. These funds are obtained
through contributions ard by the
looting OF Mexican towns. The
Yaqui junta declares that the Yacuis
hold absolutely $4,000 square miles of
productive territory, known as the
Bush" and the Sierra" In this re-
sion they raise all that they require,
such as cereals and vegetables ana
cattle ard horses. From their broth
ers at peace they obtain all the
clothing that they need. They maur.
facture their own gunpowder when
necessary. During the last six
months the YaQuis lost 500 soldiers.
including Is officers. or these $50
were killed in battle. The rest died
OF disease. No mention Is made of
the women who were killed at iva
lama, but In note the council Of war
states that 1t is safe to say that more
than 200 Yaqui women and 100 Yaqui
children suffered death at the hands
OF Mexican soldiers. The junLa
states that four Americans were
killed on the Yaqui side.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
DEcSEASE BY ROOT.
secrctary's Budget Shows Lowering
In Estimates Of S31,ooo,o 900.
Amounts In Detail.

Secretary Root Just completed his
estimates for the next fiscal year ana
he has succeeded In effecting a
marked reduction in the amount OF
money required for the support of the
army and navy department. Exclud-
ing river and harbor appropriations
over which the department has little
control, as they are directed largely
by Congress, the secretary says that
the estimate for each Of the last Ave
fiscal years shows an average annual
Increase from the estimates of the
previous year of about $4,000 900.
The estimates for the next year show
net decrease of S31 APO 400 com.
pared with the estimates submitted
for the current fiscal year, and the
decrease as compared with the cur.
rent appropriations IS $20.9t7 800.
The estimates for the military estab-
lishment, which include all items for
the support of the army and the mill
tary academy, show a net reduction
of S21 ,S62,921 from the estimates for
1903. The pay Of the army is re-
iuced more than s5,0o0,00O in conse-
Qlence of the reduction of the force.
The cost OF subsistence Is reduced
more than $4,000. 900 and the expense
of barracks and quarters in the Phil
ippires is reduced million Tor the
same reason. The cost of army trans
portation has been reduced $4,000.
0o0 as a result of the peaceful condi-
lions now existing in the archipelago.
II is explained at the department that
the increase of S149,S00 asked for the
signal service is largely to enable
the signal corps to provide proper
installations and maintenance oi ar
tillery fire control in our seacoast de-
fenses. The increase of Sl,4000 900
for barracks and quarters Is due to
resumption of work on new and re-
construction of many of the old posts
rendered necessary by the increase In
the regular army. An increase OF
$3.50. 900 will be required in order to
provide a full years supply of cloth
ing and equipage during the next
fiscal year. Increased estimates are
submitted to procure an annual sup
ply of ammunition for target practice
and to provide for an accumulation
to meet emergencies which must be
anticipated. The estimates under the
head of Public Works." show a net
reduction of s9,73S,770, as compared
with the estimates for 1908 and OF
S6.407D8S, as compared with th1
amounts appropriated for 1903 The
more important items embraced in
the appropriations that come under
this general head are river and har-
hor improvements. fortifications and
seacoast dcfenses and military posts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
WAS PARTIAL TO GERMANY.
Arbitrator Ruled Steadily Against
America and Great Britain.

The text of the decision of King
Oscar, Of Sweden, arbitrator between
the United States, Great Britain and
Germany in the Samoan affair,
shows that on every point adopted
the most extreme German view. He
decides that the action OF the Amer
lean cruiser, Philadelphia and tho
British ships Porpolse and Royallst
In opening war on Chief Mataafa on
March 49, 1899, and installing Male-
toa as chief, although they were only
enforcing the decision of the chief
Justice, was unwarranted by the
treaty. and that the German consul
was justified in resisting. King Os.
car places the claims for damages TO
property in Samoa entirely upon the
American and British governments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
BIG STEEL COMPANIES COMBINE
$50,O00,0O0 CAPITAL.
Union and Sharon Corporations Merg.
edit Means a New Railroad
to Lake Erie.

An agreement has been entered into
for the consolidation of the Union
Steel Company whose works are at
nonora, Pa and the Sharon Steel
Company, under capitalization OF $50.
100000. The proposed capital invest
ment contemplates, AT no remote
time, the construction of an independ.
ent railroad from Elk Creek harbor,
on Lake Erie, to the works at Sharon.
Pa. 60 miles away, and thence to
Donora. over twice that distance from
the lake. To cover the present assets
of the two steel concerns and the i'm.
provements already under way. S33.-
100000 in stock of the reorganized
Union Steel Company is to be used
at once. Tho consolidation combines
the two greatest Independent steel
concerns OF the country, outside OF the
Jones a. Laughlin Steel Company. Tho
assets of TIE two concerns, figured at
s33,000,000, is regarded remarkably
low. The two interests nave in the
great ore fields OF the northwest prop
critics estimated 10 hoh 7O,000,00O
tons of ore. Thir, figured as the
United States Steel Corporation esti-
mates its ore IN ground, Is alone
worth $70,600.01). This ore lies IN
the Mesabi and the Old Range re-
eions. The two interests have a..
ready included In their assets an i'm
yortant start In an ore fleet on the
lakes. In a recent purchase made OF
over 1000 acres of ground at Elk
Creek harbor in PENNSYLVANIA. carry.
ing with it charter for termiia,
railroad there, the Lake Erie Terminal
Railroad Company, provision Is made
for the most important part OF new
lake line Surveys have already been
partly made for this. The new Union
Steel Company will in the near future
have in operation seven blast fur
nacos, with aggregate daily capacity
of 4,200 tons. To feed these monsters
with ore, limestone, coal and coke
and the steel works with fuel. the new
railroad will be an important factor
The two great independent interests
have now arranged for terminal lines
at their works and the railroad links
from their coal properties. At Don
ora there is to he terminal railroad
system, with bridge over the Monon.
gahela river For this new railroad
from the mills to the lakes there are
now only tentative plans. When con
struction is taken up the additional
S17000,000 of stock will provide for
the investment. The officers of the
new company are Andrew w. Mellon
president; w. n. Donner and John
Stevenson, Jr., vice presidents; Rob
ert B. Mellon. treasurer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
GREAT FLEET WILL FOLLOW FLAG.
DEWEY IN COMMAND.
Most Effective Naval Force Ever As.
sembIed by the United States.
Formidable Showing.

When, about three weeks hence
Admiral Dewey steams into the Cariu
bean sea with the four-starred flag of
an admiral flying from the peak Of the
Mayflcwer. he will assume command
OF the most powerful feet the United
states ever sent to sea. 1t will be
more powerful than the combined
sQuadrons which fought the battle OF
Manila Bay and Santiago. In flghtiug
effectiveness II will be the superior
OF all the squadrons and single yes.
sells that in the past fought the fights
that made glorious the history of
American naval achievements. The
admiral will have six battleships OF
the first rate in his force and l3
| cruising vessels. The tonnage of the
former will be 66.471 and of the latter
59,334. Amcng the cruisers will be
the Olympia, which was the admiral's
flagship in the action which raised
him from the grade of a commodore
to that now held by him, and the
Brooklyn, the flagship Of Admiral
Schley in the fight off Santiago
Dewey's flagship during the maneu
vers which have tempted the admiral
to again go to sea is the Mayhower
the luxurious yacht which at other
times Is the vessel reserved for the
use of the President. She Is one of
the large number Of ships bought
during the war with Spain. when the
United States vas acquiring every
thing that would float at enormous
prices. In comparison with the
squadrons which gave the American
navy the fame it has the fleet which
Dewey is to command is as a levla
than to a specified brook trout or q
siN-inch rifle TO toy pistol The
squadron which Commodore Perry
had when he defeated and captured
the British squadron on Lake Erie
was of tonnage not much greater
than the smallest ship in Dewey e
fleet, the torpedo boats excepted
Perrys ships had a displacement OF
about 1900 tons. Captain Barclays
ships had tonnage slightly in excess
Of that of the American ships. Bu,
combined they had less than $500
Dewey will have the following ships
the displacement of each Of which IL
in excess of the tonnage Of the entire
british and American squadrons ir
the battle Of Lake Erie: Battleships
Illinois and Kearsarge, 11,525 tons
each; Iowa, 11,340; Indiana and Mas
sachusetts, 10,2SS each. Cruisers -
Atlanta. 5000; Albany, 3.437; Buffalo
6.SSS, Olympia, $50; Chicago, 5000
San Francisco. 4,09S; Cincinnati
3.213; Dixie, 6,175; Prairie, 6,SSS, and
| Mayilcwer, $3.50. When Genera
Grant went campaigning in Kentuck,
he took with him fleet of It's gun
boats. The combined tonnage OF
those vessels was less than one of the
new battleshirs. The feet OF Ad
miral Farragut when he passed the
forts on the Mississippi was not equal
TO two OF the battleships. The powe,
of all the guns Perry, Grant and Far
ragut had was not equal to the guns
on one Of the battleships. And yet
the fleet which Dewey is to drill is in
ferior to the channel squadron which
| Great Britain maintains in order tc
notify France and Germany that the
| tight little island Is to remain So
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
CABLE FLASHES.

The Duke of Marlborough. of Eng.
land, has resigned the Office of pay
master general Of the British army.
The evacuation of Shanghai, China,
by the foreign garrisons has begun.
the Japanese being the first to with.
draw their troops.
Richard J. Cartwright, minister of
trade and commerce of the Dominion
Of Canada, has been made a privy
councillor OF England,
rhe Anchor line warehouses
were destroyed by fire at Glasgow,
Scotland. One man was killed and
several were injured. The loss sue-
tanned by the company Is very heavy.
It is announced that the construc-
tion of the Russian railroad from
Icrivan. town of Russia, 115 miles
from Tihis, to the Persian frontier
will he commenced at the beginning
of 1908.
The sultan of Morocco has present
ed $4,000 to Mrs. Cooper, widow OF
the English missionary who was MUIR
dered by a native, and whose assassin
was shot to death in front of mos
que on order of the sultan.
The Danish steamer knud H.. Cap
tain Hansen. from Copenhagen, and
the British steamer Swaledale, from
Hamburg. collided at the mouth of
the Tyne. The Knud II. foundered
Immediately, and the master and sew
en- of her crew were drowned.
Ambassador Tower. who has been
transferred from St. Petersburg Rus
sia, to Berlin, Germany, has his fare
we'll audience with the Gar at Ii
yadia. He afterward lunched with
His Majesty and the Czarlna.
Lord Kitchener has arrived at
Alden, Arabia, on his way to India and
has conferred with the commandant
General Maitland, concerning the
campaign which is proceeding
against the Mullah in Somaliland,
According to adyices froW Mon
astir. 81 miles wSst OF Salonica, the
Turks are mflcting terrible tortures
ON Bulgarian peasants in order to ex-
tort confessions which may lead to
the discovery Of revolutionary bands.
With the approval of the minister
of the interior the Austrian league TO
combat the white slave traffic will es-
mblish branches in all the important
towns and frontier stations OF Aus
tria and take active means to sup
press the traffic.
Germany is preparing to press her
claims against Venezuela. -Four OF
the kaiser's warships are now In Vene-
Zuelan waters, and as soon as Presl-
dent Castro's capital settles down in
a permanent location it is the inten-
ton TO present them in form which
will permit of no procrastination.
Lord Tennyson, the temporary gov
ernor general of Australia, has been
formally appointed to that office. The
appointment, at his lordship's wish,
was for one year only. He succeeds
Lord Hopetoun, whose resignation
was officially announced May IA last.
The Marouise lie Chambrun died at
Paris, France. She was the last
granddaughter of Lafayette. Her old
est son. the Marquis de Chambrun,
who is a member of the Chamber Of
Deputies, was formerly Counselor Of
the French Embassy at Washington
and married daughter of Mrs. Bel
lamy Storer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Wage Increase Aids Business Christ.
mas Purchases Are Heavy-Coke
Still Backward.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says: Voluntary increases
in wages by some of the largest rail-
way systems In the country bear
eloquent testimony to the amount of
business handled in the past, and
emphasize the confidence OF officials
in continued heavy traffic. Moreover,
by this addition OF large sums to the
purchasing power of railway employees
there is assurance of larger demand
for all staple lines of merchandise.
Temporarily, sales of seasonable lines
of wearing apparel are retarded bv
mild weather; but this loss will be
fully made un when low temperature
becomes general. Preparations for
holiday trade are on an unprecedent-
ed scale, especially at interior points.
There Is no relief as to the conges-
tion Of railway traffic, nor any I'M
mediate prospect of free movements
at the points of most serious block
ade. Coal freight is steadily gaining,
and all railway earnings thus far re.
ported for November exceed last
years by SO per cent and those of
1900 by 1873 per cent. Orders.are now
products that have been held back
mary months in expectation OF an
easier market. Instead of making
concessions, however, producers ask
premiums for early delivery, and hesi-
tate to accept contracts where maS>
terial and fuel are not in sight. No
relief is reported as to the movement
of coke, nor is any anticipated for
tip1n m rolfpNo
! some departments OF the industry.
Plans for constructive work are now
increasing and very large tonnage
of structural material will be re-
quired AS the present congestion is
due to inadequate facilities. the most
importunate inquiry is for railway
equipment Activity is notable at
works making agricultural imple-
ments, bolts and kindred. lines. Re-
cent reductions in prices of a few of
the lighter forms stimulated dealings
to a fair degree. Heavy lines of dry
goods and footwear need the stimulus
of cold weather. A fairly steady
demand is reported for staple cot
ton goods but buyers are taking only
for immediate requirements. Orders
for spring shoes are coming forward
freely, and there is supplementary
buying of winter goods on moderate
scale. Both sole and upper leather
are quiet, yet quotations are steady.
and betting butts are ffrmer. No con-
cessions are obtained on hides except
where new offerings are of inferior
quality Failures for the week num-
bered 2G6 in the United States,
against 21S last year. and "a in Can
ada cOmpnrpd with n n vpar AGO
Eradstreet's says: Wheat, includ-
ing -four, exports for the week end
ing November 20, aggregate 5,2T7,672
bushels. against 4,440,16O bushels last
week. 5,518,930 bushels in this week
last year. and 1927 .296 bushels in
1900. Wheat exports since July ag-
gregate 106,S62,324 bushels, against
12a.701.248 bushels last season and
75.292.3S7 bushels In 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
INDIAN REVENGE STOPPED.
Proposed to Burn Brakeman Whose
Train Had Killed Souaw.

An Indian woman at the Crow Wing
agency was struck by freight train
at Butte, Mont. and killed. A brave
who accompanied her summoned a
number of his followers and they cap
tured the brakeman. When the In
dian police reached the tepees the ex'
cited braves were holding a war
dance about their victim, who was
bound to tree, while the Indians
we're preparing to torture and burn
him. The bucks objected to interior
ence, and for time clash threaten
ed, but the police succeeded in rescu-
ing the man.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
Sardow Reported Drowned.

II is believed IN London, England,
that Eugene Sandow, the strong
man, was drowned in the wreck Of
the steamer Ellingamite, which went
ashore on Three Kings islands II
week ago. The strong mans wife
wrote TO friends in London by the last
mail saying that they intended to so
to New Zealand from Melbourne
aboard the Elingamite, and since
then no news of them has been re-
ceived.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
NEW POLITICS IN CUBA.
Enemies Of Americans Control House
of Representatives.

The House of Representatives of
Cuba has elected Portuordo president
nf the chamber, Garmendia first vice
president, Cardenal second vice pros
ident, and Perez and Acosta sccrc-
.aries of the chamber. Portundo is a
Nationalist, with leanlngs tuwar A
radicalism He Is anti-American in
his feelings, and was strongly op-
posed to accepting the Platt amend.
ment in the constitution. Garmendia
Is a pronounced Radical. while Car
dena and Acosta are members of the
Republican party, and Perez Is II Ma
tionalist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
SHERIFF FAILED IN DUTY.
Official Removed Because He Did Not
Prevent a Lynching.

Governor Durbin, of Indiana, noti'
fed Sheriff Dudley, of Sullivan coun-
ty, that his Office was vacant and the
coroner becomes sheriff eX-officio.
The Indiana law provides that a sher-
iff shall vacate his office when a pris-
oner in his charge is lynched, and the
lynching OF the negro billiard brought
Dudley under its provisions. The
sheriff has the right under the law
to ask to be reinstated. but he must
show that he was powerless to protect
his prisoner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
INCREASE FREIGHT RATES.
Central and Southern Railroad As
ISOLATION Agrees on New Tariff.

Al a meeting of the executive Off
cials of Central Freight Association
lines the trunk lines and Aouthern
roads, held at the Trunk Line Asso-
ciation's headquarters in New York,
grain, provisions and kindred rates
were generally advanced. An increase
OF 2I2 cents per 100 pounds on tho
Chicago-New York basis for grain and
grain products was decided upon. A
corresponding advance in rates on
glucose, glucose syrup, corn oil, corn
syrup, etc, was made. The rate on
dressed beef was increased cents a
hundred, both domestic and export,
and cents hundred also on, pro-
visions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-26
Antitrust Cases Fall.

The indictments pending in Texas
for several years against John d.
Rockefeller, Henry NJ. Flagler and
other members of the Standard Oil
Company. charging them with viola
tions Of the antitrust law of Texas,
were dismissed. All efforts to serve
the warrants failed through the re-
fusal of the governors of New York
and Florida TO honor rcouisitions.