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COAL TRUST MEN :
REFUSE TO TESTIFY

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 30.-Coal deal
ers called as witnesses in case
against the "Big Four" Coal companies,
charged with forming combine to
regulate prices, refused to answer GER
tain questions put by. attorneys for
the complainant in the United States
district court here today. standing up
on their constitutional rights, and they
were sustained by Judge Morris The
witnesses took the stand that anything
they might say might incriminAte
them. The case was that of S.sP.
F'orse, a retail dealer, who is suing
the combine for damages, alleging that
the big Four" companies had injured
his business in refusing to sell him
coal because he had broken some 0f
the combines rules. ssHt@:$,
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'PGAB0QY's.. RIOT TO
HOLD COLORADO CROWS
"Czar' Seeks to Unseat Three
Senators Who Were elect
= ed From Strike Centers.
Colorado Resting On Political
Volcano Outbreak Is Mo-
mentarily Expected.

Denver, Col, Dec. 1.-The rounding
out Of the Peabody plot to retain the
Gubernatorial chair was developed
more clearly today by the renewed
trial Of men charged with contempt.
Precinct Eight Of Ward Five was the
scene of operations. The men ar
ragained are prominent Democrats
Frank Kratke, Edward O'Mally, Joseph
Ray and Charles Kofsky.
The defendants, half an hour before.
were arraigned before the United
States Commissioner charged with
violating the federal laws in regard to
the election. The commissioners post
poned their hearings until the Supreme
Court should pass upon the charges
of contempt against them.
The trend is more and more toward
a situation wherein the spectacle will
the same state.
At Pueblo the grand Jury will begin
consideration of the alleged Republic
an frauds tomorrow.
A banquet will be given here to-
morrow night in honor Of Adams elec-
ton, and. next day the Republicans
will ask the Supreme Court to begin
throwing out Democratic precincts.
Colorado is resting over a political
volcano. Everyone is on the qui vive
and following closely, and in most
cases bitterly, the extraordinary antics
of the Supreme Court.
Each hearing of cases by that body
develops in which direction the efforts
Of the Republicans are tending, indl-
eating what returns are to be attacked
and what valuable precincts are to be
thrown out.
To Control Senate.
Upon the face of the returns received
from every county in the state, the
Democrats elected ten members Of the
State Senate, without counting any Of
the members from this county. These,
with the nine holdover Democratic
Senators, would give that party the
control Of the Senate.
The Peabody managers have daily
asserted that they would. be able: to
organize the Senate. The basis of their
was not otsapparent until yester-
Il, iaEned that,.t laAs
contemp1ated unseating Martin OF Pu-
eblo: Ward 6f@Boalder and. maybe Be-
'shoar OF Trinidad. all Democrats.
The<state canvassings board lis looked
to to do the work. The official can
vass in Boulder County was completed
several days ago and showed the. re-
election of Senator Ward by small
majority. No charge of fraud was
made In that county until yesterday.
In Las Aninas County the canvass
showed that DR.. Beshoar was elected
if every contested ballot were counted
for Barela. In Pueblo the official can-
vass Is not completed, but both sides
concede that. it will show Mr.. Martins
election. It is nit charged that MI.
Martins supporters committed fraud,
but the Peabody managers assert that
Republicans voted for him and this is
to be made the ground Of contest.
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PLOT T03SMUGGLE IN
10000 CH|NA|MEN: Barred
American-Mexican Syndicate
Had Planned to- Clear &c.
100000 By the Deal.
immigration Authorities Are
Informed of Plot and At
tempt Is Foiled.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 1.-Immigra-
ton authorities have been informed of
a plot Matched in Guaymas, Mazatlan,
Mexico, to smuggle into the United
States 10000 CHINESE coolies and
clean up $9,000,000.
The plan was worked out by an
American renegade and Mexican and
Chinese merchants. and each China
man snuggled into the States was to
pay the tonspirators $500.
The plan was to bring the Celestials
into Mexico from China, cut off their
queues and let their hair grow long,
similar to that of the Indian tribes in
the mountains of Texas, teach them
Mexican names.
1t was thought that with these pre-
parations it would be an easy matter
to snuggle them across the border as
Mexican Indian poems. They would
be dressed in Mexican costumes and
in case suspicion was aroused it
would be UP to the American Chinese
inspectors to prove they were Asiat-
les.
Americans. in the company wish to
have agents on this side of the line
to handle all sent over and see that
they were distributed ipto various
cities in the United States and utilized
by boss Cinnamon until they worked
!eut.the charge, of: $500. !. -:
The conspirators expected by these
methods to send into the States 10000
coolies within the next three years
and clean: up So, ,0OO, ,OO0., =
The coolies were to be worked in
with gangs of bona fide poems, in be-.
ing taken across the. border and the
eonspirators. Intended to use every port
of entry on the Mexican border in car
rying out the scheme. s- -. Il: l. ! 4 =
=. The ports of Guaymas; sMazatlan: and
Acapulco were: to be the main ports
for the, reception Of. the Chinese
hordes, and: schools. for training them
into 9Mexicans, would be situated near
i these points. n, 4 F.s " u
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The MOVEMENTS WEAK SPOT

One Of the weak spots in the Amer
lean labor; movements is the lack Of
preparation in: times of peace for
times Of war. the small war chest in
the shape Of q permanent reserve fund.
says the *Cigarmakers' Journal. =:
!. What is I. ammunition and provi-
sions to q regular army is a strong:
reserve fund to the trade union ample
to support members on strike for an
Indefinite time. # Il s:: VI. ( =: z.s v: ~
tx 81 The weapon, of 1. the Emplo yers's As
sociatton is u the. q ckout, the attempt
to- starVe the ernplo Dyes into subnis-
sion BY a! long struggle, with the.ul III
innate aim rush the organization
and reduce wages: Ito AZ mere point of
existence =55::.E S
general the head an army,
Ignoring u the comm missary departing
oYiding@ almple spr oYisi ions 81. times
OF peace, inep pnlpe tent and should
sleKated4 l1l 8 Zr
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paid And amid the thick Of: the .sssrieat ssi 81
applause which sWept and reswept the
assemblage time after time. Samuel
Gompers sat II hhsSboWed head. When
1t was given. him o.sreply; he voiced
his thanks ~ shorts md simple speech.
=@=z. 32= ov1eeo,,m1s Feeling.
. Wassnots house. OF labor
who stood upon. form, anxious
EEforthe sbut aathl,esr one! whose fif-
battle for his fel-
1oN ShaaSeasYst 4lilN erS III pon his head,
Et 6 y e had again put
V!ith5 voice touch
He'd emotion he
sxs1sel'szS by feeling, he
"a liilnple confession, Il
= = !
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BUQEI5l!l|l | /. / ny ! BUs|ED 81 J
WHERE BA[[0Ts FAILED
Democrats Hesitate to Swear In
Adams as Governor of Co.
dorado For Fear of War.
Peabody May Use Militia to
Prevent Democrats From
Getting Control of State.
asurer-John B,zLelantloln..

Denver, Col, Dec. 1.-Wise leaders
Of the Democratic party in Denver do
not approve the plan to swear in
Adams as Governor in case Governor
Peabody defuses to let go his office
They argue that as the Republicans
have control of the militia it would
precipitate a bloody war.
To show that Governor-Elect Adams
means to be sworn in as Governor, he
says that he has bought a home in
Denver and means to occupy it.
United States Senator Thomas M
Patterson said:
1--WE shall fight the attempt to steal
the Governorship every step of the
way. If Peabody is seated we cannot
answer for what may happen. A wild
element may enter Denver from the
mining camps, but violence would a.
vail nothing, and even to suggest it is
a crime. What chance would few
hundred men have against 1000 well
drilled troops?'
.'Tf the Republicans try to seat Pea
body with Adams honestly elected by
1000 plurality there will be two gov
ernors in Colorado" declared j. S. Ap-
pei, one of Denver's leading merchants
Business and professional interests
will never submit to such an outrage
Mr.. Appel continued. Governor
Elect Adams. will be sworn in, as Gov
ernor and there will be two Legis-
latures." 81" 20:
The Democrats today will begin a
campaign to influence public senti-
ment. Circulars will be sent to every
man and woman in Colorado, saying in
substance:
:sSEleven thousand plurality, on a
small vote, is what the reputed thieves
must overcome to seat Governor Pea
body. To attempt crime of that
magnitude is SO: monstrous and wicked
that it is not considered possible. -,
:, :'But the conspirators have set about
in: earnest to steal the state. This is
the scheme Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company, the Mine Owners: AS
sociation,II the Denver Tramway and
Water company, and a:4certain mil
ltonaire= =sinelter magnate who has
determined to. climb into the United
States Senate. .'~~ -! go. ::>:%4;
!. !: Z e = "A more gigantic and outrageous
sscheme Of election. robbery has nc never y,,eer
been concocteds in America. :" !:
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RAILROADS SAY .:... ..z5..: e. {. 6. !.
i TAXES, AR E TOO. HIGH

q OMAHA, Nov. so.--Judges Munger to-
day in the United States district court
issued a temporary inj junct lion against
Nebraska through sW hose counties the
Union Pacific and 81 Burlington ruiz
roads operate restraining them from
max & "a lie to< "a tisfy the taxes
against the tWoH roads, The taxes are
due December and are levied under
4 theme venuel IN: The a1l-
ssleged llssperf:e
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=Discord and Debate Which had
Ruffled the Convention for
aFortnight Were Forgotten
When it Came to a Question
of Standing by its Officers.
Expresses His Thanks.

When silence had fallen President
Gompers said
II can't express to you what feel.
If there is anything in which I am de-
ficient' it is in the ability to express
my feeling and deep appreciation for
any honor that may be conferred upon
me. Having grown up with you and
our movement, have tried to do what
was expected Of me. If I have gained
your goodwill and confidence I. am
satisfied, for that is all I ask at the
hands of my fellowmen. I have been
in my work but for one purpose-to
give to my fellows better unionis1n, the
best that is in me. How much that
amounts to is for you to Judge.
my connection with the labor move
ment has given me some degree of
knowledge along that question I
want to give to the movement in re-
turn, the result Of that experience-the
fruits of that information. And I want
you to feel that when you leave this
convention and return to your various
homes and unions you go confident in
the trust that when you again assemble
a year from now you will at that time
AAs@" e liz SdNSS ~ ICSISE luc SCcp yOu
have taken in#reposing your confidence
in me-" ~
Convention Was Long and Stenuous.
The convention was one of the long
est and most strenuous In the history
of the Organization. It began it's
deliberations on the morning of No
vember II and did not end until No
vember 26.
The convention will go on record as
having passed upon some of the most
important questions that it has ever
been its duty to discuss. If assistance
to- the strikers Of Fall River. Mass,
will go down in the history OF uriionism
as one Of the many humane acts for
which the national body Is responsible.
The leaders believe that the conven-
.tior's attitude toward the socialistic
propaganda forever settles that mat
30 farsas the: organization labor
#eaalnt concerned as. "a
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proceeding ana ill:E Eot her
- Members Of the associationW who are:
large employers Of labor object ~ to-
these alliances interfering in their dis
putes with organized worlxnen, as IL
is charged they create too much dis
cord. Whenever an employer desires
to treat with his striking employees,
the alliances interfere and demand that
he fight to the bitter end.
May Cause Great Loss.
The fact that business is gradually
becoming better makes it imperative,
the employers say, that they should
be in a position that will permit them
to make agreements with unions An
arbitrary rule that cannot enter into
any agreement with their employees
except as individuals will, it is as
serted, place them in a dangerous po-
sition and may cause great financial
loss.
One of the principal arguments Of
the employers who favor making a.
greements with unions is that hun
dreds of employers associations in the
United States have refused to affil-
late with the Citizens Industrial AS
scciation because Of the al bitrary rules
and the fact that it's leading issue is
the breaking up of labor organiza-
tlons.
+. w. Job. secretary Of the Chicago
Employers Association, has received
many protests against the policies of
= the association, and before he left for
New York to attend the convention
he admitted to his friends that there
would undoubtedly be some radical
amendments to the constitution.
Anti Union Plan Unsuccessful.
Several employers associations of
New York have refused to affiliate un-
less the constitution is amended
The attention of the delegates to the
convention were also called to the
enormous growth in trade unions in
the past year. Seventeen internation-
al unions alone shows an increase C.
100000 members, according to the Of
ficial reports of the American Feder-
alton of Labor.
This simply shows" said one Of the
men who will fight for the amend
nents, that our plan of disrupting
the unions has been unsuccessful We
are compelled to recognize the fact
that labor unions are here to stay.
Therefore, as we cannot drive them out
of existence, We must do the next best
thing. That is to deal with them on
a friendly basis. We will gain more
that way than in fighting them. The
only men who are gamers by indust-
rial disputes are the secretaries and
lawyers who represent the employers
associations.'
The convention will be made up Of
delegates from various employers as
sociations and citizens alliances.
Individual employers can attend and
have a voice in the proceedings, but
cannot vote.
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CONTRACTORS: | R FORCE ]!
SHIP BUILDING. RAGE
Government Navy. Yard Is Be:
ing Put to Severe TESTIFY
race of Private Con
Men Working For Government
on Eight Hour, Plan Win :
ming Against Ten Hour
Labor ~.

Washington, D.. c., Dec. IAN in
teresting race in the art Of building
ships for the use OF. the navy by the
United States government has re-
suited in manner. that does not set
we'll on the understanding of Parry
and his stripe OF little narrow minded
followers. The government, in build :
ing the twin battleships Connecticut
and Louisiana by letting the construc-
tion of the Connecticut to the Brook
lyn navy yard, which is run on the
eisht-hour and union labor plan, ana
the Louisiana contract to the New
port News Shtpbuilding company.
which is run on the ten-hour and nom
union conditions in the construction
of these two great battleships.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
private shipbuilding company at New
port News was used to this work and
was fully equipped and ready for the
work, and that the Brooklyn navy
yard. was unused to this kind of work
and had to make extensive prepara-
tions, the. result is Overwhelmingly in
favor of the Connecticut, which was
built under eight hours and union con-
ditions, and the blow almost killed
Parry. The Connecticut and union
labor is a magnificiant winner in this
contest, Notwithstanding the great
handicap confronting them on the
start.
Our readers will recall that the con-
struction of the union ship was beset
with all kinds of petty annoyances
and that some one tried in numerous
ways to make it's construction a fall
ure. It will be recalled that some one
tried to wreck the ship and render 1t
worthless on several. occasions. and
that the government was compelled
to guard it night and day to prevent
it's obstruction. -,i i> !: 'ss. Ss:S 4: S. Z &
In the absence Of any proof We. will
not resort TO the tactics of trad 8 union
E hatersahysaXings that thezp pr!ya.sn9n;
ying
cons d slapnes;';s''
stis,lS 81 =
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Delegates to the American Fe-
;: deration Of Labor Give the
Great : Chief Unusual oVa.
= tion After Re- :electing Him
: for the .Twenty-third Time.

San francisco, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE dis
cord and debate which have .srutfled
the. American Federation OF Labor
convention during its fortnight session
In San Francisco were forgotten in#tfie
harmonious manner in which the as.
semblage selected it's officers fors: the
ensuing year. Never were incumb-
ents more popular than those whose
names were presented at: today's ses- :.
sion for reelection. From President
Gompers down to Treasurer Lennon
the names of the officers were greeted
with prolonged applause and IN only
two instances We're other aspirants Of
fered in nomination. + ~:
Officers Elected. - =,
Following are the officers who have
been chosen to direct the affairs OF
the American Federation; Of Labor for
the year to come: .*S@ ~ " 51=*:s1 .: b =.
President-SamuelG Gompers. II. ! =... s<:s: $:
First Vice President - amessD Duncan.
80 Second Vice President-John { Nit:
chell :45, 4: ,s...:: :..*:> s s. =
Third Vice: President James so,4
Connell. ~@E* ",.f.: <.,>.fs< ~, ~,
Fourth Vice President-Max*:M Morris.
Fifth Vice President Thomas s /.
Kid. j. -, ~. t*.s. :.: ::... :. =
Sixth Vice President--pennis a.
Seventh Vice President nt-paniel J..
Keefe. r.. IA -; =
Eighth Vice President-Wm.< !:
Spencer. !, = 3. zs:S.4sS; z5::}; f., -. x=S x.::=#Sas
Treasurer John B.7Ienan 81. =: + s:s 5S7S.
Cheers Greet .Gompers: Na IN ne .sS5sZZ .sSS.fZ;
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RUN MADLY TO
ESCAPE FLAMES

CHICAGO, Nov. s0.-Five hundred
men and boys employed in the plant
of the Home Stove company at Rock
we'll and Eighteenth streets, were COM:
PEELED to run from the building to
save theirz2liYes, when fire broke out
in the stablishine nent \: tonig ight t The
ames.were4 carrie d:=th through the build:
ings SO rapid by AZ strong north ind
that III was al "a cult that of
The !
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%RUSSIAs5WH.lI. sP PARTIICIPAT[rE.;

q Z.5PORTl4AND,#.Or Ore. So #N oV.@ 3O.-Russ1a
will make governmsnta display and
win lzpartteipatei11 &c i11s the Lewis and Clark
centennial acc0rdIng cab re
5ceiYed from St. Petersb burg
I4ter.ssals fo e 81 llotment of
Sapaca l,e q mi once order hat
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WILSON WILL HEAD: .: ]. s.. =s !.
Il: & &. ..I5 |5..I INAUGURA B oARD

=.sz@@sW .sz@@sWASHINGTON, NoV. 80 ghairnlaalI
sCorte of a he ma tionaI sRepublic licAtt
sconnli ttee, today ANNOUNCE lie af5.4
spointnentsokSSlsSenl: Z ohm Iso1ln,5Il la
Ss..ss retIred, irnnenaQ then
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SAMUEL COMP IS HAILED: As
&: ":. &: THE GREA LEADER OF LABOR


81 tie - q ] G 1aternatlona
saidendt--Jame.
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@sOsCs elI, ok SEEs1 q Intera ational
oiar4 II les illresident- t-s1.x
Til Clerks. In
4az.:teEa.atie..l: Ifotsestixes A.sociatio.
FifthSs Vice lPsrresid snt--Thomas; I.
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sixthlS sVice 1re.id delat-Dennis A..
IIayes, Gllass l3ottIs Blovvers' A.
o sOCtati0n. s .:, p =
o. seyenths wee Isresident-D j..
g. Kee1ess ss5Irternati4nal;. Il Loanielahore,
81 Marine and 4 1.r111a sport<: 'Worlkers'
@.Associati0n. s5s.:sf =: -. ;..". s.
Ei9hth S s; VICE resident-W. j..
O Speneer,S Journeymen
o. Plumbers, Gasn aRd &: = steamfitters.
q zS* secretar;yl :. Morrison, In
g. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Union.
o. Treasure o.. b.. Lennon,
TallsFa,z Union.
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. !, .:... Il COULDN'T |: !,
1e delphia Bullet

Said ne: 81 peacli With
|S#sz< reptile llashed allzhis.
sl,ope kAn.S stpeach.
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7sffort iail! flIsH daiIy
papers of the count try yreportedzfhat q,
dastardly effort had been made. to
wreck the Connecticut: If a. si1niliar
attempt had been made to wreck the
Louisiana Parry and his little band
of trade union vilifers would have at
once said that the walking delegates
of the union did it.
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ssNN NouldIl, you'be pleased if your
4 husband were. he
races
.zzs.tI know bet you'd or.
no 81, ansWeIedss.y odnl III Torktna,s
itssj 1ad
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TO REPRESS STRIKE )
WITH MILITARY PoWERY

r.: BUENOs' AYREs: Nov. 3o.-In view.
OF the fact that. general strike viii
be inaugurated tomorrow, President
!Quintana had long conferences today.
with the ministers of. the interior, war
and marine and the chief Of nolice,. for.
the purpose Of adopting measures for
the suppression of possible disturb
ances. j. = = Is " z.:. ss$.S s$5z
i An official statement was given out
tonight that the police are. fully pre-.
pared to- prevent any Interruption OF
tect purveyors sof foodstuffs and those
who are willing to work. :s@s $ssz.
S The government has also announced
that it is in possession Of sufficient
power to meet any emergency. Cay-=
airy has been brought to the capital
der and IS prevent dN ! s. Int interference with
the railway or street car r services.
should it, be necessary. ys'Szs 81 q
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PARRY|TEs SPLIT. IT
ANT|-UN|0N CAMPAIGN
Employers Demand That Citiz-
ems Alliances Be Dropped
From Industrial Associa-
tion.
President Parry Contesting At
tempt to Drop the Fight
on Open Shop.

New York, Dec. Id M. Parry and
his lieutenants will have the greatest
struggle of their lives to retain the
aims and objects incorporated in the
constitution of the Citizens Industrial
Associate Of America, whose conven-
tion opened in New York yesterday.
Employers who have lost great sums
OF money the past year in fighting for
the open shop and against agreements
with organizations will demand that
the constitution of the association be
amended along these lines:
That the Citizens Alliances, which
are composed of lawyers, doctors,
merchants and citizens who do not
employ worknen be expelled.
That only employers of labor shall
be eligible to membership in the as
sociation or it's branches.
That the provision that no member
shall sign a union agreement be ell
minated from the principles of the
association.
Parry Will Protest.
President Parry has given notice
that he will protest as vigorously as
he can against the recognition of
unions or the elimination of the open
shop principle.
Those who favor the amendments
say that the fight for the open shop
during the last year has cost a great
deal OF money, but the results 1av.e
been far from satisfactory. Nothyith-
standing the vigOr with which the
open shop campaigns have been con-
Quoted, the conservative employers
declare that the unions have not suf-
fered to any appreciable extent.
The danger from these struggles,
they assert, is that the relations be-
tween employers and employees will
become so strained that should the
latter gain the upper hand they will
ride rough shod over the employers
who have led the crusade for. the EN-
ployment Of noncun men, :. ....s :,
Complaints against the Citizens' A l-z5
ha11ces,, Nv hoses members are not. neces.s
arilyzemplo oYers, IS Wid despread There:
was io1ln tos..t / thei admis-'
11f1.1faf