Pittston Gazette

              WEATHER CONDITIONS.. THE HOME TAPEK Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow for Eastern Pennsylvania. I'or tlio People of PltUton and "uTstoricai Socieu ; Vicinity. Fair and vi . DvDngnt';' Saturi (lay, fair and colder; brisk winds. Alili THE nOME NEWS. 56TH YEAK. I WEEKLY ESTABLISH ED I860. J DAILY EST. BY THEO. lJAUT 1882. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1906. TWO CUNTS A COPY. t opiri ITici FOBTT CENTS A MONTH. f OA AU JliO CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT IS IN THE ASCENDANCY were saying yesterday. There has been no new coal mined for over a month, and the operators have had to draw on their surplus. The only other available anthracite in the market Is that held by speculators, and very little of this is on hand. This re_ suited In a premium of from GO to 60 cents a ton on domestic antKraclte yesterday. Nominally, the retail price stays at $7 a ton. Tlfe wholesale coal dealers, who have been keeping in touch through their agents with conditions at the mines, do not believe that Mitchell wants peace. They do not believe, either, that Mitchell will allow the miners to decide the question of a strike without advice from him. One of the most prominent of these dealers said yesterday afternoon: 'If the anthracite miners should accept the proposition of the operators it would be looked on as a defeat. The strike would continue in the soft-coal regions, as the operators would then refuse the demands, and Mitchell would gain nothing from either side. If. on the other hand, a strike is declared In the anthracite regions, file soft-coal operators will be glad to settle with the miners, as they "vuld then gC'{ THANKS OFFERED. policies. The outcome Is awaited with the keenest anxiety. STANDARD OIL CO. The commercial hanks have arranged to receive deposits 011 new accounts, which muy be checked out without restriction. The savings hanks are uuwilling to jeopardize the interests of depositors by opening their vaults now. ns the contents of several vaults premajurely opened have been destroyed. Nearly (100 safes and vaults have been opened, and In only OU per cent of these Instances were the contents found Intact. In many cases a'pile of ashes represented thousands of dollars' worth of securities and valua- Gratitude to Foreigners for President Sends Message to Aid Offered. Congress. CAUSE FOR REFUSAL. All tlio afternoon the corridors of the GREAT REVELATIONS. Miners' Convention Adjourned Until Tomorrow Morn- court house were thronged with mine workers, eager for some word which might drift from the convention room. A half a hundred men crushed against one another in the corridor on the sec Prasident Roosevelt Makes Contained in Commissioner ing, After Referring the Strike Question to the Scale Committee, With Instructions to Re- Official Statement. bles. Garfield's Report. ond floor, in an endeavor to catch a fleeting glimpse of President Mitchell through the beveled edge of the cathedral glass in the swing doors. Frioco Has Only Ten Days' Rations, port a Recommendation. Washington, May 4.—111 n telegram to the war department General Gree-* ly reports a general Improvement in conditions in San Francisco and vicinity. He calls attention to the fact, however, that scarcely ten days' relief rations are in sight and that a further appeal to the generosity of the American people is possible. Kdward T. Devlne, representing the Red Cross, says that UUO.tHJU were fed on May 1. The relief plan, he says, must be continued for several weeks. Washington, D. C., May 4.—Astounding revelations regarding the methods and practices of the Standard Oil company and its railroad allies were made today, when the president In a special mes age sent to congress the long expected report of Commissioner of Corporations James R. Garfield.Washington, May 4 - In view of the discussion aroused by the refusal of It was not until last night that any of the delegates consented to talk concerning the doings of the afternoon, and then they talked guardedly. As far as could be learned, there was nothing but a general discussion of the situation in the executive session. There could have been nothing more, because there was nothing definite be. fore the convention. President Kooseveit to accept on behalf of the government foreign contributions to aid the people of San Francisco the president sent the following message to congress: TWO SESSIONS DEVOTED TO REPORTS FROM VAROIUS PARTS OF THE FIELD "Immediately after the disaster at San Francisco many offers of assistance in the shape of contributions were tendered by foreign individuals, corporations, governments anil municipalities. The Canadian government. with an instant generosity peculiarly pleasant as a proof of the close anil friendly ties which Unit us to our neighbors of the north, offered to pass a resolution appropriating $!Cmj,ooo for the relief of the sufferers by earthquake ami tire. With a generosity equally marked and equally appreciated the republic of .Mexico, our next neighbor to the south, voted to appropriate ijMO.OOO, and the republic of (iauteiuala voted to appropriate $10,(KMJ for the same purpose. The empress of f'hlua, iu addition to sending money to be used for the Chinese who suffered in San Francisco, offered to send more than double as much to be used for the inhabitants generally. The Japanese government immediately offered to send across the ocean one of their beautifully equipped hospital ships, to be us«tl iu any way for the sufferers, and also offered 200,- 000 yen to the relief committee, iu addition to more than 100,000 yen sent by Japanese subjects. The government of far distant New Zealand voted $25,000. The government of Martinique voted io.ooo francs and the municipality of Kdnionton, Canada, $l,ooo. Many municipalities, corporations and individuals iu England, Germany, France, Japan, Cuba and other countries immediately proffered aid. higher prices for, C'«e soft coal.' " Seldom has organized capital been so ruthlessly pilloried. The work of independent investigators of the oil trust in recent years has been completely overshadowed and even the most strenuous of the "muck-rakers" will now have to take off their hats to the government's otilcial octopus. Commissioner Garfield presents an ar_ ray of facts and figures that would convince the most skeptical, and he does It with a clearness that a child could understand. He not only convicts the oil trust of flagrant and persistent violation of the law, but licenses its ofllcials of deliberate lying. He says that at tin; beginning of the investigation the ofllcials of the Stand_ ard stated that the company has not obtained and was not then obtaining secret rebates from the railroads. He then proceeds to show that the company has habituallly received, and Is still receiving such rebates, and he cites case after case in proof. Thera ras Some Strong Strike Sentiment, N Still More Peace Talk, and the Conserva- but There For the first time since the negotiations which have been pending were started. President Mitchell late yesterdey afternoon gave out a statement In which the word "strike" appeared. The statement was made to fifteen or more newspapermen in the president's private suite of rooms in the Hotel Schadt. shortly after (he afternoon ses_ sion of the convention had adjourned. Here is what Mr. Mitchell said: At Mt. Curinel, Mount Carmel, Pa.. May 4.—Squads of the State Constabulary who are encamped at the Sayre colliery on the outskirts of the town, made several trips through Mount Carmel and were not molested. They found the town and surrounding country quiet. The State Police arrested two foreigners, one for insulting a squad of police as they passed along the streets and the other on a charge of be|'4g one of the leaders of the mob wh'ch attacked the troopers last Monday. No attempt was made by the mine workers to interfere with the State Police nnd the prisoners were taken to camp, where they will be held until a suitable time arrives, when they will be given a hearing before a justice of tives Seemed to Have Control, as Indicated To Restore Frisco's Public Buildings, Washington, May 4.—Tiie California delegation in congress has received assurances from members of the house committee 011 appropriations that that committee will incorporate in eitUei the sundry civil or the general deficiency appropriation bills, soon to lDe reported, provisions for the restoration and repair of tiie public buildings in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, which suffered from the recent earthquake.by the Success of Their Desire. Scranton, Pa.. May 4.—The conser- oommittee and the representatives of vatlve element appears to have the the operators during the weeks that have elapsed since the committee was appointed by the Shamokln convention. Included In the report were copies of all the letters that passed between the two committees. The only feature of interest in connection with the "report was the closing paragraph, which Was brief and which read as follows: "There is not much to say at this time. As was indicated %vhile you gentlemen were In the convention room this afternoon, the sentiment of the delegates seems very strong against accepting (he conditional and restricted arbitration scheme proposed by the operators or renewing the award of the anthracite strike commission for a period of three years. The strike feeling has been intensified by the unfortunate and unjustifiable action of the slate constabulary at Ml. Carmel, as well as by their conduct in other parts of the coal region; since the suspension has been in effect. Of course, it cannot be stated positively what the vote will be. That will not be known until Friday afternoon or Saturday." ascendancy thus far in the trl-district miners' convention now In session in If the radicals could have this city their way about It they would Have passed a Htrike ord or on the first day of the convention, bu: It was not done Lepers Give to Frisco. esterday afternoon and tills morn- Honolulu. May 4. -The lepers at the settlement of Molokai have held a mass meeting, at which they adopted lengthy and eloquently worded resolu tlons In the Hawaiian language expressing sympathy for sufferers from the San Francisco tire. They also raised a relief fund, representing the subscription of 4(HI persons, who each gave from 5 cents up. ing, secret sessions of the convention "If it is true, and we believe it Is. that the operators have made their final proposition, there Is nothing left for us to do but to accept for a period of three years a renewal of the award of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, or the conditional and restricted method of arbitration pro posed by the operators, or to strike until we secure better conditions than are now offered by (Kir employers. Burgess Penman issued .a proclamation calling upon all persons to keep tin" peace and giving warning that any person found carrying concealed deadly weapons would Vie arrested by the local police und punished.the peace \?ere held, at whljii delegates from Those who were disappointed owing to the apparently innocuous character of Mr. (iiirfield's recent report on the beef trust will have na reason to cavil at his painstaking and fruitful investigation of the oil trust In Its relations with the railroads. His success in the present instance has dismayed his enemies as much as it has pleased his friends. all parts of tin- anthracite field ex- pnssed their sentiments. There wa considerable strike lalK, but there was st! I more peace talk, and the argu- ments adduced by the peace leaders Justice of the Peace Iteed has not yet served the warrants charging the troopers with assault and battery with Intent to kill, and will not Indicate when they will be served. 1 their calm, deiibeiative, sensible nnnner seems to 1 i.ve had a strong Mr, Mitchell made this statement with great deliberation, carefully weighing each word and correcting himself at one or two points, cautiously eliminating the words which he used in the first Instance. It summed up the situation to a nicety. It was a guarded way of saying that a strike will be declared. At least, that was the general consensus of opinion among the newspapermen. TEMPERANCE MEN. impression on 'lie convention as a "You will observe that your committee has made every possible effort to reach an agreement as to the wages and conditions of employment; that they have proposed—subject to your approval—an arbitration of the differences between us: that our proposals have been rejected ill toto, and that our offer of arbitration upon a basis just to us and fair to them has been declined. Probably no more opportune time could have been selected by the president to send the report to congress, just as the senate is about to begin voting on the railroad rate bil|. That it will prove a vote-maker In favor of the president's views is confidently expected. The president believes the facts revealed by Commissioner Garfield constitute the best argument yet presented that the only effective remedy for secret rebating and open pre-, ferential raifngs Is through the government regulation, with only such restrictions as are necessary under the constitution. whole This morning, it was report- I'lans for the Diocesan t'nion Conven- ed that the desire of the conservatives RIGHT SIDE OF A CAR tion lo lie llehl ill Kcrantoil wat to have tile whult question ■experienced Traveler* Have a Reu- This Month whether or not to strike, referred aou For Sittiiitf There. The C. T. A. U. convention of Scranton diocese, to be held in Scranton, May 16, promises to be quite an important event, as a very large attend- back to the general veale committee rather than to have the question de- When you are traveling and cuter a sleeping car, chair car or day coach aiul want to find the traveling men, look on the right Hide of the cars. You can tell "drummers," of course, without that, hut If you go Into any railway train you will And the commercial travelers—the men Wlw '-make a business of traveling—all riding 011 the right hand side. i Ided on ihe tlooi of the convention Why He Declined Aid directly after the reports from dele- At the same time, Mr. Mitchell crushed another persistent rumor which has been afloat, a rumor to the effect that the question of strike or no strike might possibly lie referred to the rank and file of the organisation tin a referendum vote. "Where these offers of aid are made to the private relief committees organized to deal with the distress in San Francisco 1 have, of course, no olticial action to take concerning them. Where they were tendered to me In my official capacity 1 did not feel warranted lu accepting them. Hut I am certain I give utterance to the feelings of all our countrymen .when I express my very lively appreciation of the warm hearted generosity and eagerness to help us In the time of our affliction shown by the governments, the municipalities, the corporations and the individuals mentioned above. We are deeply grateful to them, ami we are deeply grateful for the way lu which they showed iu such practical fashion the growth of the spirit of brotherhood among the nations. ance is expected gates had been received. That the "We regret tin- circumstances which compel us to report our inability to reach an agreement upon which an honorable peace could be maintained In the anthracite fields." „ Kev. Dr. J. J. Malone will deliver the introductory speech and also act as toast master at the banquet. Itev. J. J. Curt-an will speak of the diocesan union and J. Washington L.ogue will give an extended speech on the national union. Rev. J. J. McOabe will talk on citizenship and total abstinence and ltev. V. J. McManus will describe the life of Father Mathew. J. F. McQroarty, vice president of the diocesan union, will give a toast to the ladles and William P. Uoper will speak of the Cathedral society. conservatives had been able to carry '.lielr point was revealed this after- The convention reassembled about o'clock In secret session, and at 2: SO o'clock, another adjourn- Tlils morning's session was behind closed doors, being a continuation of the secret session held yeterday afternoon. When the convention adjourni'd at 12 o'clock for dinner, it was unofficially reported that tlie entire session had been occupied in listening to reports from delegates from various parts of the anthracite field concerning the feelings of the pilne workers as regards the conditions of work at present and what should be done with the offers of the operators. It was a sort of general experience "What do you know hboul this referendum question?" he was asked. One of the most .significant feature* of the report is that when the attention of the railroads was called to certain specific instances of rebating discovered by Mr. Garfield they discontinued the practice, thereby acknowledging their guilt. As the president says in his message, the results already accomplished through this partial correction of the evils complained of, is a proof of the efficiency of the work done by the bu- ment was taken until tomorrow morn. "I know nothing about it. except what I have seen in the papers today." said he. "1 have not considered It at all." If you want to test this, go some time to the sleeping car chart at auy station and you will find the right hand berths sold aud the left band, ones mostly vacant. Ing. Just before adjourning a (notion prevailed that the whole problem be- fore the convention be referred back to the general scale committee, with The Philadelphia Telegraph publishes the following: "Although Pres_ ident George F. Baer, of the Heading Railway, refused to discuss the coal situation, It was learned from other sources In the Terminal offices that he and his colleagues among the operators expect nothing else than a prolonged strike. The operators will do nothing further to prevent it. insisting that they have done all that is pos_ sible for them to do in stating their willingness to continue the agreement which expired on April 1. It is not believed by the operators that the miners convention will do otherwise than proclaim a strike. '"Mitchel," said an official 'promised the men an Increase in wages, and did not get it. The miners will attribute his failure to hte operators, and strike. The latter, who pay the wages, were not consulted when this promise was made, and are naturally disinclined to have the matter ax-ranged by an outsider.' The attitude of President Baer and his associates Is uncompromising. They say that they will not yield an inch, and that any strike, with its attendant suffering and inconvenience to the public, will be due to unwisdom on the part of the miners. 'Conditions.' they say, 'are no different today from what they were three years ago. The commission appointed by President Roosevelt considered all the questions in dispute and rendered its decision, by which both sides made concessions. We do not see that any strike at present is called for, but it Is bound to 0|Dcrnlors Kxpeet Strike. The custom, which lias grown greatly, is extremely noticeable even to milway men, uud the makers of sleeping ears would put all the berths on. the right hand side if they could. The demand for berths ou the right hand side is enormous. instructions to go over the whole sit- The programme for the convention is as follows: uation thoroughly, decide upon a course of action to be pursued and"re- Delegates and local societies will assemble at St. Peter's cathedral at !D o'clock on Wednesday morning, when lit. Kov. M. J. Hoban will celebrate pontifical high mass, after which tlie delegates will inarch in a body to the Knights of Columbus hall. port the same in the form .of a rec- The president uses the Garfield report as a text lor certain recommendations besides those wnlch he inaicos ffet 11 of corporations. ommendation to the convention when t reconvenes tomorrow morning. The meeting, for the purpose of learning the sentiment of tlie members of the union on the situation that confronts the delegates. The policy of tile executive officers seems to be to give every man in the convention who desires to speak an opportunity to be It is not habit or superstition with these old travelers; it is based ou experience, and the cause Is twofold. Force of habit, the "rule of the road." for hundreds of years will cause most personH to take tins right hand sldo naturally, but this applies to traveling men no more than to the ordinary traveler.scale committee Is meeting this after- "Most kind and welcome messages of sympathy also were promptly sent to noon to carry out the instructions of . i connection with the railroad rale hill. He w)i J have congress corrvt the immun'.l / jaw so that officials ot r.trending cr.pr rations may not t:.- cape prosecution; he Urges the passage of the free alcohol bill, which would put another spoke In the stand_ aid wheel, and he would prevent ihe exploitation by trusts of the coal and o'l lands owned by the eovernmeui. the convention, und it is believed that Addresses of welcome will be made by Itt. ttev. M. J. Hoban and Mayor J. Benjamin Dlmmick. he recommendation to be made by "Appropriate expressions of tude to all these friends have been returned by the state department or by myself, but it seems to me that the real ilepth of grateful feeling awakened in Our people by all ttiese evidences of genuine sympathy and friendship should be expressed also Informal action of the supreme legislative power of the nation. gratl the committee tomorrow morn'ng. heard On Wednesday evening the delegales will be tendered a banquet by the Catholic society In the banquet hall of the Knights of Columbus. whatever it may be, will be adopt.-J From all reports the delegates were not slow to take advantage of the opportunity to speak, and dozens of brief speeches were made. There was a good deal of strong strike talk from some of the delegates, but it is also true that some of the best speeches of the morning were strongly for peace. These peace speeches came from conservative, sensible Englishspeaking delegates, and they could not have failed to make a deep impression on the convention. If peace prevails. It will be largely the result of the calm, deliberative addresses delivered by these men who believe that there is still a hope for honorable peace and that it should be taken ad- ny the convention Yet, while the commercial travelers will fight almost for the right hand seats, there are throe big roads lu the United States where the demand Is for left liand seats and berths. This Morning's Proceedings, The business of the first day will be confined to the appointment of committees and the report of secretaries. The second day the amendments to the constitution will be passed upon and during the afternoon officers will This morning was a rather dull and monotonous period of time for the reporters who are covering the miners' convention, as also for the throng of others who are in Scranton to watch the proceedings. The delegates came together in the court room promptly at 10 o'clock this morning, the time set for the convening of the convention. President Mitchell took his seat at the chairman's desk and called the convention to order without any address or formalities of any kind. Already the uepartmen. of justice, rD\ the direction of the president, hah trken up the matter of prosecutions o? the Standard Oil Co., and the various railroads il.volved, on the facia learned by Commissioner Garfield. I" this connection it should be noted that the report presented today is only one phase of the oil situation that relating to transportation and freight rates. There are six other branches of the general subject that the bureau of corporations is still considering, and on which it will report later. The facts made known today, however, afford sufficient basis, it Is believed, for indictments under both the Sherman anti-trust law and the Elkins inter-state commerce act. All but three of the bin roads of the United States follow the "rule of the road"—that is, they run their trains on the right hand track of the double tracked line. The right hand side of the car is therefore the farthest removed from the trains passing in the opposite direction, aud passengers on that side escape the noise and dirt. In the night they are not awakened by the crash of passing trains, although they may suffer more from passing long lines of cars on side tracks.' "1 recommend the passage by the congress of an appropriate resolution to that end." be elected TO LEND FRISCO $500,000,000 lie Hcnd the Slgnc. One morning two young women entereil the SaltviUe grocery and after some discussion bought a pouini of dates, two pounds of ginger snaps airi two pounds of crackers. Harriman Offers to Do So if Congress Will Not Aid San Francisco, May 4.—"If the national government will not come to your aid 1 will lend you $500,000,000." During the morning session, a seat beside President Mitchell was occupied by National Secretary-Treasurer W. B. Wilson, of the United Mine Workers. Mr. Wilson's headquarters are in Indianapolis, but he has been attending a convention of soft coal miners at Clearfield, Pa., and he came from that place to Scranton. The occasion of his visit was not divulged this morning. The supposition, however, is that he has come to Scranton to talk to the miners of the anthracite region concerning the finances of the organization and to give whatever advice along that line may be desired by the executive officers of the union. It Is pointed out thai at nearly all of the important miners' conventions of the past, Secretary-Treasurer Wilson has been In attendance and that, just previous to the principal address of the national president, he has been called on by President Mitchell to talk to the delegates concerning the. financial interests of the union, both for the purpose of enlightening them as to the condition of the treasury and the prospects of Income in the future. This address, of course, is also made the occasion of a strong appeal to the members of the union to stand by the organization financially. vantage of. "Stopping at Miss Gray's?" inquired the clerk as he tied up the bundles. If these peace delegates have their way about it, the convention, after the season of oratory has come to an end, will refer the whole perplexing problem whether to strike or not back to the scale committee, with instructions to report a recommendation to the convention tomorrow. This recommendation, it is believed, would be adopted by the convention without prolonged discussion, as embodying the highest wisdom of the executive officers, after they had thoroughly canvassed the situatioir and listen VI to the reports presented by the delegates from the three districts of the anthracite region. James LD. Phelan had just finished quoting this promise, made to him by 13. H. Harriman, to the meeting of the citizens' relief committee at Franklin hall when Mr. Harriman entered. The Southern Pacific railroad magnate took a seat near Mayor Schmitz, who Invited him to address the meeting upon the conclusion of Mr. 1'helan's talk. When he arose to speak there was handclapplng. "Yes," said one of the young women, with evident surprise. The chief reason, however, that the traveling men choose the right hand side is for greater sufety, as (be lefl hand side of the train running on the right hand track is exposed to danger from passing trains. All old travelers expect some time to be In an accident, and they do not overlook any safeguards. They know that at auy time some big pl-sce of freight from some passing freight train might be jostled loose and rip through the sides of the fast train going in the opposite direction. They know that soine loose side door of a freight car, caught in the suction between the trains, may rip a hole in the sleeping car's side. They know it is possible for one of the heavy mail bag catchers on a small train to tear through the sides of a half a dozen cam going lu the opposite direction It some one left It sticking out through carelessness. "Catne about yesterday forenoon?" said the clerk. come.' '"IIow tiki you know?" asked the other young woman curiously. "Uui — well, I can most generally tell," si!id the clerk without glancing at the objects of his uiiud reading as he twitched a knot In the string. "You see, It's pretty drizzly and muddy today, and I knew there wouldn't anybody's boarders but Miss Uray's feel the need of coming out here such weather, and long as you didn't come till today I knew for sure you couldn't have been here more'n one day. Three meals Is about the average."—Youth's Companion. Reading, Pa., May 4.—The opinion of railroaders running through the Schuylkill regions is that the miners will vote to strike. They say that there Is any number who would like to return to work, but that they prefer remaining idle for the present. While the officials of the coal compan_ les are reticent as to the probable outcome of the Scranton convention, and do not want to be qupted, several intimated that it looks like a fight to a finish. Looks I.ike l ight SPECIAL Bargains For This Week.  "I want to thank you for this cordial greeting," he began. "I have not yet thought of any plans to unravel the matter you are discussing. I am here simply listening. When I have given the matter a little more attention I behave I will be in a position to offer you very material help from the Interests I represent. 8o far as I am personally concerned I do not think that San Francisco has to depend on outside help." When the convention adjourned at noon, President Mitchell, to whom has been delegated sole authority to make official statements In bthalf of the convention, slipped away from the convention room without giving the reporters a chance to interview him. It was quite certain, however, that the deliberations of the delegates had not yet reached the point where anything could be said concerning the action that may be taken. During the past week a large quantity of coal has been released from the Landlngville anil Mahanoy City storage yards and the washerles now in operation are able to furnish more than enough to supply the locomotives with fuel. Since Good Spring  has been started up mode than 250 cars of marketable coal has been mined and shipped. SPECIAL NOTICES. Mayor Schmitz advised against extravagant. ideas for the beautlHcntlon of the new city. He estimated that the replacement of ruined municipal buildings, including school and tire houses, will coat $100,000,000. IIERE YOU ARE FOR SATIT11DAY We have just received a lot of fine oxfords in ail sizes, style and weights, In patent, colt and fine dongolay leathers, heav and light soles. This particular Oxford was made to sell at $2 per pair. As a spring bargain we offer them while the lot lasts, at only I Also they know that when fast trains nre hurried into sidings by misplaced switches the left bund side suffers most. Do your fresh meat buying at this market If you want the very best to One enterprising reporter sought out President Mitchell at his hotel (luring the noon hour and pleaded for a tip as to how things were going, and was told that It was out of the question for htm to attempt to say anything concerning the result of the '.■on vent Ion's deliberations. be had Not a pound of coal Is being loaded from the storage yard at Abrains, and it is not llkoly that anything will be done there until all of the other supplies are exhausted. In the meantime the coal and Iron company is making active preparations to start up several additional collieries. It is claimed, however, that this will not be done until next week, when the result of the action of the miners will be definitely known. 80 the veterans with the travel worn grips claim and pre-empt the right hand seats and berths everywhere, and the rest of the public Is no wiser.—Chicago Tribune. Keef, Immediately after the convention was called to order, copies of the report of the general scale committee, which was presented to the convention yesterday but which was not-read, were distributed among the delegates. They had been printed during the night. The report In general, while quite voluminous, contained nothing that was new to the delegates and the public. Its presentation to the convention was more a The estimates of the fire insurance companies on losses, carefully checked, place the total at $1KU),000,000, much greater than was supposed, but admitted by Insurance men to be close to the actual figures. The adjusters are rapidly shaping up the rules to govern the payment of policies. There appears to bo u marked disposition to attempt the separation of earthquake and Ore damage, despite the qualifications issued by several of the larger lumpanies to pay dollar for dollar on Pork Mutton $1.50 Per Pair Lamb, There are caught annually on the German coast ten million pounds of ■crimps, most of which are netted at depths of thirty or forty feet. Veal BOSTON SHOE STHOM, 79 N. Main St When the Gazette went to press yesterday afternoon, the convention was in secret Hesslon, having closed the doors against the reporters at 2:30 o'clock. The convention remained In session until five o'clock, when an adjournment was taken until ten o'clock this morning. Yesterday Afternoon's Features. Chickens, Also a complete line of specialties, There are various colored diamonds, some being black, blue, red, brown, yellow, green, pink and orange, but there are no violet ones. » fresh vegetables, &c Anthracite Supply Short We give Red Star Stamps. matter of form than anything else. It reviews In detail all of the conferences that were held by the sualo Today's Now York Times says: "Domestic anthracite is becoming scarce, ao New York wholesale dealers HAt. LOCK'S MEAT MARKET, It Is estimated that a penny changes hands 125,000 times In Its life. Novelty stoves and ranges. Ash. 40 South Main Street.