Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. O.
The president today made public the
letter of President Mitchell declining
to call off the strike on promise of
investigation of grievances by federal
authorities. Mitchell's refusal is bas-
ed on the fact that there is no law
10 enforce the findings of the commits
sion. Past experience does not justify
the hope that the operators would
voluntarily comply with the commits
sion's recommendations
In the letter he says that the
strikers feel fully their great respon-
sibility, and refers to their previous
proposal to arbitration by the presi-
Dental commission. I'VE feel conf
dent the letter says, you are i'm
pressed with this proposition as much
as by the sincerity of the coal opera
| tors in maligning us in your presence.
We appreciate the solicitude for the
people of the country who are being
subjected to great suffering by the
prolongation of this strike, and we
| feel the onus of the terrible state of
fairs should be placed on the side
investigation"
The letter also says: Having in
| mind our experience with the coal op
| orators in the past, we have no reason
20 feel any degree of confidence in
their Willingness to do justice in the
future. and inasmuch as they have re-
fused to accept the decisive tribunal
| selected by you, and inasmuch as
there is no law through which you
could enforce the findings of the com
missions you suggest. we respect
fully decline to advise our people to
return to work. simply upon the state
ment that the operators might comply
with the recommendation.
| SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. SIS. Pas
| salo, a striker, was arrested at Oil
phant this morning when he called to
| get a package from Cincinnati con
tanning one thousand cartridges. An
investigation proves the truth of the
rumor that the foreigners believe they
will have to battle with soldiers be-
fore the strike is ended and foreign
ers near the ridge are fully armed,
and have been secretly drilling.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Oct 9.-John
Durham, striker, was shot dead by
Private Wadsworth OF the Eighteenth
regiment last night on refusal to
stop when challenged twice by sol
diers on outposts. Wadsworth SUI
rendered.
DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 9.-Over 2OC
registered and many unregistered del
egates were present at 10 o'clock
when the conference to settle the
strike convened. Senator Mason. and
Golden Rule" Jones were among the
prominent men present.
TAMAQUA, Pa. Oct. 9.-To pre-
vent contemplated shipment of Goa
from Tuscarora colliery. the bridge
leading to the Reading company's
track was dynamited last night ant
destroyed.
WILKESBARRE. Pa, Oct. "a
charge of dynamite was exploded be
meath Lehigh Valley train last nigh
bearing soldiers to the upper Goa
fields. Seven cattle cars were wreck
ed Whether the strikers intended tt
blow up a coal train or strikers /,
not known.
OTTAWA, Canada. Oct. 9.-Th'
present coal famine has served al
sharp reminder to Canadians tina
the most populous portion of the Do
minion is at present entirely depend
ent upon the United States for fuel t.
keep from freezing during five months
in the year. 1t is awakening business
men and politicians to the necessit.
of looking about them to devise mean
! to relieve the country from this condi
tion Of helpless dependence, and T.
provide measures to meet the contir
J gency of any future recurrence Of tn
| present extraordinary situation. PROT
: ably the best anthracite coal in tn
world is now mined in British Colun
bia, but that point is too far distan
to supply the demands of the easter
: markets.
~ SThe hopes of the coal dealer an