Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-15
Citizens of Illinois Town
Seize Several Cars
of Coal
Scarcity OF Fuel Felt in
Many Parts of
Country

! .lAiNhSN, HdlN. NNt NN Guy NhNnNll
last night took hand in the solution
of the coal problem, An ordinances
was passed making the torostaTltng
OF fuel supplies misdomeauor pun.
ishablo with fine of 5000 tor each
orrousc, AS an emergency matter the
measure was rushed through umdor
suspension of the rules. After ten
days it goes into effect and then any
dealer or finn who enters into com.
biuation with intent to raise the price
of fuel win be amondahlo for viola.
ton OF the city ordinances,
Calls Conference.
Indianapolis Jan Ia Governor
| Durham, has invited the coal carrying
roads to conference Tuesday to
! consider the coal situation
ConHscate Coal
Tuscoa, H., Jan ABOUT goo
! citizens ConhsCatcd ten carloads Of
coal at the Illinois Central yards yes.
! terday and It was distributed among
sufferers who are out of fuel A fund
has been raised and the coal win he
! paid for,
To Remove Duty.
Washington, Jan, 13.-Among the
! bills before the ways and means com
mittoc affecting the duty on coal is
one introduced early in the session by
Representative Hili of Connecticut.
| This bin Is receiving the favorable
consideration of the committee. II
provides: THAT there shall be al
! lowed and paid, under such regula.
| lions MS the secretary Of the treasury
! shall prescribe, on all coal of every
! kind and form imported into any port
on the Atlantic coast. the drawback
of import duties paid on the same TO
and including the both day of June.
1903" This act is to take effect i'm.
mediately upon its passage. Another
| bin. introduced by Mr. Mccall Of Mas.
saChusetts, suspends the collection Of
| the duties on coal for 90 days, Mr..
= Mccall and Senator Lodge had n talk
/ on the house side late in the day. One
member of the ways and means com
mitteo said It was immaterial whether
the bin to suspend the collection OF
| duties. or one providing for n rebate,
was adopted since both have the same
effect. and II would be only n matter
Of method but he is inclined to the
view that the rebate bill would be
preferable.
A number OF bills have been intro
duced In the house and referred TO the
ways and means committee, which
provide for the repeal Of all duties up.
on coal Of all kinds imported into the
! United states, There Is stIll another
| bin providing for reciprocal trade re.
lations between the United States and
Canada on coal It Is not stated
whether this last bill Is to be consId-
cred tomorrow with the rebate and
suspension measures.
Chicago investigation. ..
Chicago, Jan. Subpoenas have
| bene issued for the officers OF the
/ Crescent Coal company demanding
! the producuon Of contracts and agree
| ments with certain companies. Hugh
| Shirkle Of Terre Haute, Ind, presi-
! dent Of the Bruillctt Creek Coal com
pany, was served with a forthwith
subpoena while on n train returning
TO his home but refused to recognize
/ the authority OF Cook county officials
and declined 20 return 10 Chicago and
appear before the grand jury. He
sadi If be had been seen before board.
| Ing the train he would have appeared
before the jury. He claims all his
companys coal was contracted for by
the railroads.
Much Coal Leaving indiana.
Brazil. Ind. Jan l3.-From fourteen
10 sixteen trains loaded with coal are
leaving here each day The Chicago
& Eastern Illinois has been hauling
an average Of 300 cars a day out Of
Brazil Almost every ton Of this coal
has gone 10 Chicago All told. a total
Of $50 cars Of coal leave here every
day. In weight 1t amounts 10 1850
tons
Mitchell Makes Appeal.
Philadelphia, Jan. 13--President
Mitchell has issued circular letter TO
the local union calling attention 10 the
suffering caused by the coal shortage.
He urges that in order to relieve the
situation all members Of the union
cooperate with the arrangements Of
the mines In an effort to increase the
production Of coal. The gravity Of the
situation Is such as 10 require that
every mineworker shall exert himself
and Ase every means at his call to this