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Efet Simcs-Stmonrat: riobtr 5, 1902. 12 such variable assistance. Tour sincerely. SUMMER'S "WORK 1, H. SOPHIE B.

WBIGdr, ffl Hi! considerable Interest In scientific agHcnltnrai clrcies. Elsewhere the party will lnvestlrata all tbe various distinctive features of farming life as exemplified in the country through wbie! they pats. TEXAS COTTON CROP MISS WRIGHTi REPORT OP AID RENDERED RT KING'S DAUGHTERS. RECENT HEAVY RAISS HAVE DOE IMMENSE DAMAGE. Marti Oaea Cotton Bralea Oat of the Bolls aad Rnlaed Pickers May Xot Be Able to Eater the I.oaar Stays la the Cssatry Glvem Tired Mathers, Warklaar Girls aid Boya an C'l paled aad Afflicted C'hildrea at Contributors ta Miss Wright's Faad.

"State secretary. With II Is Wright's report was the following meat of subscriptions for summer work: lire. Joele N'ewmaa rVhlenker. A Frten.4, $10; A. ft: i.

George West, SIO; lr. Ediesod Poor hoc, 110; A priced. $'0; Mrs. H. 'V.

Conner- circle, 15: A Friend. 25c; Mrs. Minnie Lee Larhs, Mrs. J. Bonemy.

Hard Tides. S3; Joan and Marie Gney-dao. fl; John H. O'Oonncr. C.

Harris. Robeline. la Hawkins I arreH. Il: I. I Lyons.

12a: Harry T. Hiiwird, Mrs. Isidore Newman. ri; H. N.

Rev. T. B. Hotloman. Jackson.

Mrs. Jails Lrbermoth. J. B. Hnrtf.m.

10; f. Rallejo. 12 jO; Mrs. J. A.

Morris, ew York. 15; II. M. Elan, M. Miss Am a Afncrk.

Mrs. M. L. Oronewald. Circle, 30; Mrs.

A. L. Meyers. S3: As Woman. SO-: E.

J. Demaret. A Fr1i, 11; J. T. Wltherspoon.

Bank-son Tayl'V. 110; Flower Sunshine Branch. Nw Orleant, -fl 40; Serrlug Circle. Mrs. Ella K.

Keri-r. 2S: Mr. J. A. Rerthelot.

Hohen Solnis. S3 2-': Mrs. Frsnk T. Howard. Mrs.

l.i: Richardson, ST: vtng and Giving Circle, hi: Searcy Pfaff iprlntlngi, Mrs. S. Pneiffei.l $23: total. Expenditures Ice, MT groceries, $187 00; atlngs. 20; total.

fSSf 20. PROSPECTORS. Action Against Coal-Carrying Reads Improbable. Each Proceedings KigM Entail Tears of Litigation. Fields for Aaother held that this Identical Mine Workers' Association exists for Illegal purposes and seeks to accomplish them by Illegal means.

It was suggested that If toe course were pursued as In the Debs case, the present strike could be ended next week. That course would be for tbe United States to file a bill In equity agalost this Illegal combination and obtain a preliminary Injunction, which would be granted at once, because tbe Circuit Court has aiready passed upon tbe question of legality. In case that Injunction aoonld be disregarded and the process of the court defied, the Federal troops could bo used, if necessary, to enforce obedience thereto. It is. however, most unlikely that anything of the sort would be necessary because no doubt aoch an Injunction would be obeyed.

The President and Attorney tJeneral were stronglv urged to follow the precedent In tbe Vase, which was set by their predecessors. President Cleveland and Attorney Oeneral olney. The lawlessness of their action was fully sustained by all the courts." President Fowler of the New York, Ontario and Western said: is not unlikely that tbe public may Jump at tbe conclusion that Mr. Mitchell offered to resume operations Immediately, In order tbat the scn'erlug public might be relieved at once. I think It worth while to call to tbe fact that Mitchell offered, at yesterday's conference, to make an agreement "for not less than one year, nor more than five years, as may be mnruallv determined." CAS NOT START MINERS AT ONCE.

"Now. the point I wi6h to make clear, right here. Is this: Mitchell can not order an Immediate resumption of work, because the bv-laws of the United Mine Workers declare tbat such a proposition must first be submitted to convention of Its delegates. That can not be done In less than two weeks' time. That much notice.

I am told. Is called for In the shall be referred to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas In the olstrtct In which the colliery situated for Anal determination. Thla certainly provides a tribunal which affords the miners every possible protection, but we cannot be expected to torn the conduct of property which involves the Interests of such a large number of people over te the control of an Irresponsible and Illegal association and place the lives and property of our loyal employees at their mercy. Crar offer affords every opportunity for fair and liberal treatment with appeal to an Impartial tribunal, free from the Influences of the bituminous coal combination. Our forces of men are Increasing, and we produced yesterday over 4(X0 tons of coaL" President Traced ale of the Lackawanna road had nothing to add to the statement submitted by him to tbe President at Washington yesterday.

He believed, he said, tbat It was not tbe Intention of tbe authorities to call out the Federal troops. David Wilcox, vice president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, emphatically denied that the operators ever had aald there was nothing to arbitrate, and be explained what be meant by citing the Deba case at the conference with the President In Washington yesterday. EFFORTS TO PRODUCE COAL. The coal operators," said Mr. Wilcox, "made it entirely plain that tbey were using every effort to produce coal; that If full protection were furnished by the lawful authorities the production would Increase Tery rapidly, and that the b- strike.

We challenged the statement aa the spot, and I volunteered to tender my resignation then and there If It could be proven that there had been twenty deaths 11 told from violence since the Inception of the strike. Tbe proposition wii not accepted. The truth la that there hare teen Just seven deatha, and three of those were caused by the coal and Iron police emploved bv the mine operator, ibe trouble la that tbeae men never go to the mines, and they accept without question ail the representations made to them." The Mitchell party expecta to reach Wlikesbarre at 4:30 'clock tilt afternoon. KNOX EPEAKS OF WILCOX. The Attorney General to-day stated thst be had been asked about Mr.

Wll-cox- alleging at the meeting yesterday at tbe White House tbat be Lad written to the President and Attorney Oeneral In nnc la at caiii'ig attention to the fact tbat the Tnlted Mine Workers were a trust Interfering- with tbe operations of tbe Delaware and Ilndaon Company la wining- coal In Pennsylvania. Mr. Knox aaid: 1 did not take Mr. Wilcox seriously upon tbla subject. Any one desiring to know his calm views upon tbat subject deducted from tbe decision of tbe Hn- ii cine Court of tbe I'nlted States would nni'-h Interested In two articles by Mr.

Wilcox, the nrst one. entitled 'The Icent Construction of the Anti-Trust in the Forum for Iecemher, 18UH, cud 'be other upon The Futility of the Anti-Trust In the Forum February. lis. -In tbe first cf these articles Mr. Wit-cos expresses bis construction of the statute In these words: 'The statute applies to nothing save interstate commerce, which begins when the subjects thereof begin to more to their place of destination and ends when tbey are sold.

Ixtcal facilities or Indlv'dual services Incident Final Effort To Bs Made to End the Coal Strike. Miss Sophie B. Wright, the State secretary, has made the following annual report of the summer work of the King's Daughters and Sons: "It is with great pleasure that I make my annual report of the summer worka done by the Kings Dangtters and Sons of Louisiana. We realise how Impossible It would have been to accomplish the work had it not been for the generosity of our friends and subscribers. To them we offer our grateful thanks and appreciation, not only for their gifts bat for their help and hearty sympathy.

"After long and earnest thought It was decided not to have the one day'a outing, as It represented such a large outlay President Mitchell 31 Be Asked ta Hare Men fletnra ta Work. Railway Immlgritloa Affents Toirlsg I.owislana aad Texas. This afternoon there will arrive in the city the llt'nols Central SK) land and Immigration agents in the employ of the South-to. raciflc Railroad Company, for the irpose of touring the agricultural dlstrlits of Texas and Louisiana and reporting the results of their Investigations to the prospective homesoekers In the North ind the MWdle West. These agents are the Tery best In the employ of tbe without the lasting benefit.

As a wiser course It wss decided to send tired moth, era, weak children and worn-out working girls snd boys for a two weeks' rest. God Hmston, Oct. 4. The rains have doue Immense damage to the cotton crop throughout tbe State. The open cotton has been ber ten out and haa laid on the gro-ind In the slush and water so long It la worthless.

The pickers are unable to get Into the fields, and will not be able to enter for another week If the rain -eacs, and this Is not by any means assured. Tbe rainfall has been, abnormal. Bonham. Oct. 4.

Cotton considerably damaged by the rain. Wichita Ft lis The rain has put the cotton fields out of condition for further m-ork for some time. Weatherfo-d Rain of benefit to wheat, bnt damagirg to the cotton. Abilene Kain Is fine for whest, but haa damaged cotton considerably. It Is feared.

oinmerce The cotton croo Is In a very bad condition aa a result of the rains. Albatrr The rains of great benefit In this section. The grass Is good, water abundant and the cattlemen will go through the winter with, light losaes. HUlsboro-The largest acreage ever planted te whest In this section win be pui in, the farmers Intending to ntlllxe the young plant for pastursge. Some of the cotton land will be Included.

Italy Far tiers say the damage to cotton has been serious. Sulphur Springs Cotton picking has been suspended in this section. Much of the cotton has been besten out and the remaining bolis can hardly mature now. Terrell fireat Injury to the cotton had al-eadv been wrought by the beatluz rains and the last fall has about wound up many of the fields In this section. Sherman The rains have caused a redaction of 10 per cent In the estimates of tbe cotton crop of thla section.

Meridian The rain has come too late to help cotton, though it may not damage it grestly 1 1 this county. Witi Fuel FannM Averted, Jfational and Eute Legialatara Would Then Xavagtig ate Conditions. Washbirtoa. Oct. It Is not belle-red LOUISIANA'S NEW OIL FIELD.

Bros. Oil Corporation (Vlakes a Great Strike at Anse la Butte rhit a resort to proceedings gainst the I cosl-carrylng roada on the charge of lm- I Heyivood Not Only a Hew Well, But a Hew Field. 122SJ fST FBiDwnEs-oEaocmij CflpiTflI $M)00fJ00) EXPECT TWO GUSHERS FOR TREASURY PURPOSES $500,000. DEVELOPS! JUTS IW THE AHSE LA Bt'TTE OIL FIELD. PAR VALUE OF SHARES $1 1 Full Paid and DIRECTORS Heywood Corporation No.

1 Is to Anse la Butte what the Lucas Well was to Spindletop, and the Jennings No. 1 to Jennings. A new oil well In an Id field Is not significant it's a different proposition when a well opens np a new field and proves the existence of oil In paying; quantities lu a locality uot pre-vlouslv proven to be oil errltery. Witness the Lucas well In the Besumont field and the Jennings No. 1 In the Jennings field.

Tbe Lucas well made Capt. Locaa snd his associates, J. M. Gnffey nd John H. Galev, fortunes.

Tbe Jennings No. 1 made the Jenninga holdings ef the Heywoods worth millions, and shareholders who bought stock st 60 cents a share saw their stock go np te (3 a share. The Heywoods bought thonsands of shares at advanced prices. Anse la Butte la your opportunity. Hey wood Bros.

Oil Corporation baa 170 acres under lease there, and lta well has thoroughly proved the field. You can buy Treasury Shares at 60 cents until the present allotment of 25,000 shares Is subscribed. atllaaj Besran aa tae Well of the Ileywood Oil Corporatism, aad a. Oaad Flaw af Oil Comfldemtlr Looked for BooaGood Shswlag Made ky the Moreal Well. fans Urcat damage to tn- cotton ana ccrn which was atlll In the fields by the recent rains.

Mlneola The rain has knocked out the "op crop" expectations. Jewett Cotton has been damaged fully 2T per cent In Leon county. Hempstead The two-days rain has done much damage to cotton all over Waller countr. Rogers The prospects for a "top crop" are exceedingly slim. The receipts at this point are not 25 per cent of those at the same time last year.

Alvln The rain has come at the right t'me for the thousands of strawberry snd nbbage plants which were set out this fill. Liberty Hill The cotton crop about wound up bv the rain. Gins at this place will turn out between 800 and DOO bales, against 1711 Inst season. Colorado Cotton picking Is greatly Interfered with. The chances for an early frost are regarded as good, and tbat would cut the crop very short.

Hearne Even with clearing no It will be late next week before the pickers can get back In the lipids, and the open cotton will be much Injured before that time. Waco The top crop Idea Is about knocked out by the recent rains. The present crop Is about all In and that portion of It which was not picked Is hardly worth the trouble. Waverlv What cotton remained In the fields, which was not much, has been materially dnmaged by the rains. Longvlew The heavj rains have damaged open cotton a great deal.

ALBA HEYWOOD, C. W. HEYWOOD, W. SCOTT HEYWOOD, DEWEY HEYWOOD, JOHN' GREEN, Secretary Crowley Rice Milling Cut npany, Crowley, La. E.

C. McMURTRY. President Grand Canal Company, Director I'Aar Rice Mills, Crowley, La. Dr. F.

R. MARTIN, Coroner of Acadia Parish, President Crowley Board of Health. 6ensral Manager W. SCOTT HEYWOOD'S Telegram. pnsing anlawfnl rates, as has been sug treated.

Is probable, on account of Ita 1m-p ract lea b'JI ty to accomplish speedy results In the present case. Should sucb proceedings he Instituted the rosds could protect the litigation for two or three years la carrying the case finally to th rutted Ptatee fnpreme Court. As the coa; moves mostly from the producing rotate to other States In the Unas, tbe carriers and their rates are subject ts the Jurisdiction that Congress conferred c-a the Interstate Commerce Commission. Those Informed on tbe subject aay there would be lktle dlfflcnlty In getting some competent person to make a formal complaint, en which the commission Is empowered to notify the carriers and afford them a hearing and then ts Institute and carry on an invest te determine whether the rates tbey cbargs for transporting coal are unjust and urMMoiblt within the meaning of tbe first section cf tbe set to regulate commerce. If tbe commission's finding! sbecld be adverse to the companies.

It order the carriers to cease Impoe such rates, though tbe commission cea not prescribe In such a case the rates that should be substituted. If ths roads refused to comply the next move mi the rrt of the government would be the Institution by tbe commission of suit In the proper United States Circuit Conn te enforce tbe commission's order. Tbe findings of fact by the commission would be deemed la eu-h a suit te be prima facie correct, but the carriers could Introduce other and further proof than that given before the commission, and virtually have the case retired la tbe Circuit Court. Even if the Circuit Court ebould decve an enforcement of the interstate Commerce Com mission's order ta the roads, the later could continue the litigation almost luterralr.ably by appealing te the Circuit Conn of Appeaia and thence to the highest tribunal la the land. FINAL EFFORT TO END STRIKE.

A final effort, with a hope of success, ta to be made to end ibe coal strike. It has been dlw-nssed by the I'resiient and some of bis advisers to-day, and while the Idea la atlll in sa uncompleted state aud the final result si 111 ni-certaln, yet It offers a method which now eeems to be the solution of the problem. The suggestion la made tbat Preeldeit Mitchell of the United Mine Workers may able to bare tbe men bow on strike return te work In order to avert the 1m-itendinc difasJer which a fuel famine (BY WESTERN UNION.) 72 li JN YT 16 Collect. LAFAYETTE, OCT. 2d, 1902.

HOLLAND 5. REAV1S. Oeneral Agent, BEAUMONT, Texas. Another gas and oil blowout to-day. Setting six-Inch pipe now.

Looking fine. Lots of oil. 12:45 P. W. SCOTT HEYWOOD, Oen.

Mgr. Treasury Shares 50 cents (Par $1). Send Your Order To-Day. Special to The Times-Democrat. Lafavette, Oct.

2. The oil wen of the Ilevwood oil corporation. In the Anse la Butte field. Is still being balled, and may bs brought In within the next forty-eight noura. The well spouted sbout six feet of oil snd water to-day when the balling was commenced, and the Indications of oil are quite as good her as at either the Jennings or Welsh fields, although tbe gas pressure Is not as strong.

B. J. Harper of Beaumont is the chief driller, with 8. T. Hurst, also of Beaumont, as driller in charge of the work at the well.

Mr. Hurst said to-day: "We are down 1250 feet, with our six-Inch pipe set 1170 feet. We found much oil snd gas at 1200 feet and the last So feet was through what I believe to be a cap rock. Having passed through this rock, we sre this evening starting to ball, and expect to bring In the well at any moment." Mr. Scott Heywood, manager of the company, who Is on the ground, thinks It probable a strainer may be needed for the upper part of the oil sand so aa to get tbe benefit of the gas, thereby causing the well to flow.

Mr. Heywood saya that from the Indications already encountered In both tbe Moresl well and his com- fanv's well he has every reason to believe hat the Anse la Butte field will be as large and productive as any field In the South. The development of this field is well nnder wsy. Two oil wells are reason-sbly certain to come In within the next few days. Substantial savings In our fourth floor bargains.

All well known makes; used and second-hand pianos, but all In good order. Come early for choice. Philip Werleln, 616 Canal. YOUR OPPORTUNITY. History repeats Itself.

Those who backed the Judgment ef the Heywoods when tbey began drilling at Jennings have oeen offered S3 a share for stock that cost thorn 60 cents. have sold out snd cleared per cent on their Investment. Anse la Butte Is your opportunity. Of course, yen may wait, and If yen. do you may be willing to pay fl for the same stock thst will cost you 50 cents to-day.

Indications are better at Anse la Butte than they were at Jennings. You have the testimony of the Heywoods on this point, and their every prediction regarding this field has been fulfilled. They are offering only 23,000 sbarea of treasury stack at the price, SO cents a share (par SI). Every dollar of the money realized from tbe ssle of this stock will be honestly snd wisely administered In developing property snd making permanent improvements. Yon wont have long to think over this proposition.

VIEWS OF THE JEXXTXGR OIL FIELD, 16 pages of half tones and descriptive matter, beautifully printed In red and black. JENNINGS FIRE BOOK. 8 pages of large half tone pictures, showing the Jennings gusher fire and how It was extinguished. LESSONS IN SUCCESS, short Btory of the extraordinary career of the Heywood Bros. In the new Southe-n Oil Fields.

ANSE LA BUTTE AND BAYOU BOI ILLOX. Illustrated descriptive pamphlet, dealing with tbe new Ixutsiana Fields In which Hty-wood Bros. Oil Corporation Is now drllll-ig wells. I'ROSl'ECTUS AND PERSONAL LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION from Heywood Brothers, Any or all of these will be sent Free if Cost on application to the General Agent, HOLLAND 8. KEAVIS, at Beaumont, Jennings, La.

CIS PERSONAL. After a pleasant summer, Mr. Mussrove Morrison and family have returned from Long Beach. After summering at Ablta, Miss 8. Bo-denheimer bas returned to her home at Baronne street.

HEYWOOD BROS. OIL CORPORATION, officered and wahaoed by HEYWOOD BROTHERS, -it I i v- Mrs. Eveline Edwards Pllcher has completely recovered from the fall from a wagon she bad Wednesday. Sldny P. Sarsadot and Geo.

Parsadot have retnrned to the city from Pont de Korges and Mandevllle, La. Miss Bertha Perret returned last week from a delightful stay In St. Charles parish, rn the Star plantation. Mrs. 1).

N. Henrlqnes and Mrs. Te-borah left yesterday for New Tork, where they will spend a few weeks. Mrs. C.

E. Truck and family have returned home, after spending two months very pleasantly with friends In Canadu. Mrs. K. M.

Sadler and children. Etbei and Arthur, after a pleasant stay of three months in Biloxl, have returned home. Misses Estelle and Pydney SkifSngtori have returned from after a pleasant stay of several weeks with their cousins. Mr. and Mrs.

F. J. Hubert are now located at ViW Seventh street, where they shall be pleased to see their many friends. rey -w ii mmmmmm '-IS I 1 iv vi- vouid cause, and at as early date aa powlble. there should be a complete Investigation by the national Legislature and by tbe State legislature Into tbe anthracite coal situation In Pennsylvania, with a vlerr of brlnrlng forth the facta and condition of the miners, with a view to leelslatlon or recommendatione for reluming the condition of the miners in the I'mr ratare.

While It is not absolutely te guarantee such aa Investigation, there Is little donltt tbat recommendation by the President and the Executive cf Penosrltanla would be promptly acted upon by Congress and the IVniisj Irauia Legislature. Just how President Mitchell will view this snejrestUm csu not be stated, but It is known that be and others fully that after statements by the presidents of tbe cosi roads yesterday tiiere Is little liope of securing any adjustment with the operators by which the Ie.p1e of the country may be supplied i'a cost It Is expected that President will confer with his associates. Mid 11 they ran detetuituc lbs tbe mine workers may in- fully as lx-n. rited lv the eonrne as by continuing the strike and vm.imii; widespread whirh 1 nre to follow a dead-i-k. is that negotiai ions wiil le otencd wiih a view to carrying ttut llie new n.

Much will de-IiciiJ tke way the miners view the in. end ahuhrr they think it viii cnux1 a liws prestige to the uuiou from which it an nt re-ver. SMNEKS OF SYMPATHY. It is not vet known whether President wiil i-ue a statement coui-nctitng ti.win the result of yesterday's i.irie etiferen-e. 8mii of the President Cabinet will alvtse agsinst a -ourse.

1 here in diapolutinent thnt the ef.ort the president met with iw tx-ttcr kiics. but seems to lie the linien of thxc who are -Oftnlcsut of flu- tbat the adiuiniKtrafion can Ik. more. The p.Kt ttti-es if the lrCNident setlle the strike was tbe limit of h1 power. Late lat evening the ferati- who were in the conference O.

W. Hrywsai, Vice Presldeat Heywood Brothers A lb a neywasi, President Heywood Brothers OU Ilwfy Heywood, Treasurer H'twomi Brothers W. Scott Heywoad, Beeretary and General Manager Heywood Oil Oil Corperatloa. Corporation. Corporation.

Brothers Oil orpora Ion. Mrs. Nora Kirk, a recent graduate of the New Orleans Sanitarium, who has been ill eight weeks, haa entirely recovered. Miss Alice May SklfSngton and her sister Mabel have returned from visiting their aunt, Mrs. J.

J. Hogan, In Hods-ton. Ttx. Eilmee Lorlo left Tuesday for his home In Hhvou tioula, after a pleasant visit In New Orleans as the gnest of P. A.

Cotidraln. Miss Corlnne and Genevieve Johnson have returned to New Orleans. Miss Genevieve will leave for St. Louis, In November. Capt.

A. J. Tarody and wife have retnrned home, after a most enjoyable stay at Cincinnati, Louisville ana other points East. Mrs. Bessie Mallett McManus will entertain at a dancing reception at Pythian Hall.

Magazine ami Seventh, on Tueeday evenlnjr. Oct. Mrs. H. Llberman left yesterday on a busiiess trip to the principal Northern and Eastern cities.

She will be gone alxi'ut three weeks. Mrs. Marian Martin and danghter Stella have returned to their home In Chicago. rhose Pioneers ta the Bemnjoot aeld; orlglaators Heywood Oil Company of Beanmoat, wai-h bss paid I1M.0O0 In dividends since last October. Discoverers of the Jennings Hold and co-orgaalara Jennings Oil Company stock sold at 60 cents and Is to-day In demand at $.1 a abare.

8uccefnl developers of the Anse la Bntte Held. Write or Wire Your Subscription HOLLAND S. REAVIS, General Agent, IF TOC WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEND A TELEGRAM OR LETTER TO THE GENERAL AGENT AT BEACMONT. to this opera'lon are no part of Interstate commerce and are not covered by tbe act." "In both articles Mr. Wilcox makes clear that be thinks mining and Its operations are not within the provisions of the statute." The Sevretarv of the Treasury has received a communication from tbe Col-ieetr ('nstumi at Portland.

In anei iin wn-mri iiot. iut the position they had assumed made It lui- has blessed this decision, for much good has been accomplished. Mothers hsve returned with renewed health to their homes, little crippled children have caught the glimpses of paradise that awaits them, and working girls snd hoys have returned with a new lease of life. This 1 the truest charity, for it has given strength to bread-winners snd made them strong and self-snpportlng. We feel sure tbat the sight of the happy lH tie ones, free for a time from care and hunger, would have made the hearts of our donors glad as they realized the happiness they gave.

"Inn-lug the summer fifty persons were by-laws. The public will observe that there is a great difference between resuming work immediately and resuming work at tbe end of two weeks. In a word Mitchell's proposition has a string to It. Moreover, how do the operators know that Mitchell can control his men? Did not they go back on him at Hazleton. two years ro.

when he ordered them not to strike? The trouble Is that there are two to this fight the responsible side and the Irresponsible one. The operators stand for something; the miners are In a position to draw out of any agreement their leaders may make. It is practically impossible to make a binding agreement with Mitchell." Mr. Fowler was asked about the report that a certain law of tbe State of Pennsylvania provided that directors of coal carrying roads and of coal miniuc companies should not be the same persons. He said that tbat law did not affect the situation as far as bis companies were concerned, as tlie road simply carried the coal after It was mined, and tbat the companies that mined It turned the coal over to the road to carry for strnctlon of snch production was due to the methods set pn foot by the United Mine Workers, whose representatives were present.

"Still further. It Is constantly asserted that tbe operators have said that there was nothing to arbitrate. This statement is absolutely without foundation as tbe operators never have said anything of the sort. On the contrsry. In the couference yesterday the operators made a suggestion looking to arbitration of future difficulties which would be entirely Just and practicable.

This was that If the men would return to work In case there should be any grievance at any colliery and the employees snd employer should le uuable to agree In reference to them, the differences should be settled by the Judges of the Court of Common Tleaa of the district in which the colliery Is located. Tills aonld place the ultimate decision of any such differences In the hands of the lawfully constituted officials cmpatir, and their effo-ta, combined with those of several similar parties ex-cteii during October and November, are ijoked to accomplish great results In way of tnnilnz the attention of the olonlsts of tbe States aliove tbe Ohio to the vast rl-e and cotton reeton yet unde velopcd In the South. The Sotnt ern Pacific Intends to 1kn agents with the merits of those lgions, and then scatter them over the Sickly populated section of the country r-lnz ltvrwn the and th-Ohio. The aiteuts expected here to-day re from the Buckeye State entlrelv, and I re nnder the direction of Moling, "one of the Wst known "specui!" Immigrate? I gents in tbe conn try. The following is the Ifinersrv of the excursionists from the time of their arrival In New Orleans until their return- vt.

Moailav Leave New Orleans Hrmtk ra Pacific. rrowl.y. ennlncs. atop on- hour; Lake harle, one hour; arrire Ilonstoa. 11pm Oct.

7. Tuesday-LesTe Houston, 1 urrlve 3 p. m. Oct. 8.

We.lie-s.lar-I.eaTe Galveston a a arrive ntj. 6 p. m. sent away for two weeks' rest, and lu. sfter a visit to her sister.

Miss Ieiia louris. PC. Kobln street. Mrcs. A.

K. Lincoln, snd little dmichier Bertha have returned home, having spent the snmmer very pleasantly with triends at Covington. Mr. jnd Mrs. Jac Bokenfohr and family ar located lu their new home, Esplanade avenue, and will be at home to thir frlemls on Thursdays.

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Diraitry and family have taken possession of their new home In Terpsichore street, between Prytanla and St.

Charles avenue. The Rev. A. J. Tardy, rector of St.

John's Episcopal Church, has returned from his annual vacation, and may be found, as usual, at Henry Joseph Steckler, vice president and manager of J. Steckler Seed Company, will leave to-morrow morning via the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for Macon. to attend tbe Macon first annual Nut Groa'ers' Association, to be held Oct. 1. The many friends of Lieut.

Willis Prague Coleman. Ninth I'nlted States Infartry, will be interested to learn that he Is on very pleasant detached service In Shanghai. China, having been ordered to take the I nlted States army transport Llscnm from Manila to Shanghai for extensive repairs requiring four or five mouths to complete. which be Mates tbat the lomlulon Coal Coaiparv of Canada Is alout to export to the nlted States 1(MM tons of anthre cite "run of the mine" coal, and asks thst Increased facilities be given the com-panv for handling tbe ia.iie. Tbe department will extend every facllltv wlth-la the law and It discretion.

The iav dutv of 67 -enta a ton. Nearlv all the visitors at the White House 'tedav dlsenssed the coal strike situation. Attorney tieneral Knox and Secretarv Kt were the first visitors. Hay v. as with tbe President for some time.

Henator S-tt of est Virginia, who was asked by the President to give his views on the question. Carroll 1. Wright. Commissioner of L.ilxw. called to present to the President some statistics be had prepared con--erning the situation, postmaster Oeneral Parne, who attended all tne prclitnltisry strike ciiferen-es.

was at the White IIue lu the afternoon. Comptroller of the Currency also saw the President. COAL PBKMDKNTS FIRM. many places tbey were kept longer with out cost. Hammond.

Covington. Mande-ville, Lewisbttrg, Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian were the places selected. Many requests came from North Louisiana, where, with true Southern hospitality, the people offered their homes, but the expense was too great aa we could not procure railroad rates. In thla respect our work is greatly hampered.

"We realize that our greatest need Is a home, for we could do much better work with the same amount of money if we could procure a cottage. What sweeter memorial to tbe dead could there te than a home where the wesrv and elected by the people and by reason of local conditions, having full knowledge of the fact. "Tbe operators offered to emlwwly thla provision In contractnral form if desired. wKKiiue i -bttt i Tie m-couiiTiiiuK mriher, various tis-s of tbe situation ere I rictly President Mitcbeii and tbe other mem-lrs of tbe anthracite uiinerx' party who attended j-eterdavs conference" left astilnptcn nt to-day over the and OM liaitrosd for their head cuarters it Wj.klarr. lief ore board the t-ala Mr.

Mit.he!1 said that aot-n sfter bis ariival in WiikKliarre he would Imkuc dlre-tlm tlie miners a to how to jirweed, bnt that be could r.rt veiy what be would do. A-ked wiuit iiire't ions If anv be would ltsue. be tbat anv dire-ilons 1. wou'd only be for the contintian-e of he etrike. 1 ton feel." be was asked, "that piiKie ill suntain you In -ou-tjpi-tng tbf st-ikey "It certainly must do so after the remit of veterday conferenee," he re "We are contidrnt I li at we have tbe t-ymtathy cf every working- tiiau In the country, and we in have the finan- 1a! snnnort of mnst of them." "'Is the outside eoniiib-iTlon sufficient to relieve present iiitres." -TRIKR! able to hold out.

I can't state the exact amount, but far we have been able to relieve all of absolute wa-t. and wc expect tie to increase In volume. We fee! quite confident of lcing able to cot tiune the strike through the winter, we shall regret wrr tnuch to have i do so. iMt only on our own account en omit the public. Indeed.

If the interests of the miners and the were concerned the strike v. U- of comparatively little general lti Mr. referred to the charge of If.T.-'csM-cys ni.sde lv the coal operators In the eerday. SITltic: of iiiwi.e the siaterr.etit at tl-ere had len twenty murder by ct. 1 hnradar Leave P.av 11 sick can find health and strength? Ood PHar'too.

atoj. one hour; arrl.e Port grant that some one may give this home a. m. Cltv. In the mmory of a dear one.

Oct. 10. Frldav Leave Port Ijnn mr t'liuiift, i ui t- w--re auiF, hvji iir- nnr, A and A through the generoslfv of the Crescent an ite rim i or i. atA i them and liecatise. further, the directors in the mining companies were not directors In the road.

At Ihe offices of J. P. Morgan Co. this statement was given out to-day by Mr Steele of the Arm: "It was learned to-dav that the International Mercantile Marine Companv has arranged to purchase In Enpland. tons the liest domestic fuel coal for Immediate transportation to this country.

Shlpmeuts of the coal will begin at once, and le hurried forward as rapidly as possible, even at the sacrifice of tbe companion ordlnnry business. If this should be found necessary. This coal as well as more Is reoulred to reiier any suffering or scarcity tbat may exist among the poor or In the public Institutions." John Markle, the Independent operator, who was jrresent at yesterday's conference with President Roosevelt, spent some time In conference with J. P. Morgan today.

Mr. Markle said: am satistted that President Roosevelt did not know the situation of affairs In the anthracite coal fields when he Invited us to the conference which took place yesterday. I believe he will now The advantages of onr club ola It was. in fact, an offer by the presidents to submit to compulsory arbitration. "Mr.

Mitchell has repeatedly said that be did not insist upon recognition of the Mine Workers' Association. Notwithstanding this, the offer of compulsory arbitration was linmedlatelr and flatly declined by him on behalf of the mine workers, although this would secure everything asked except recognition of the union. FEDERAL TROOrS NOT LIKELY. "The attention of the President and Attorney Oeneral was directed to the fact that the I'nlted Mine Workers' Association Is a body which set ks te control the supply and production of all the coal of the country, loth anthracite and bituminous, and of the labor employed therein: that this Is a combination and a monopoly of Interstate commerce; that the precedent of the Debs case covers this association exactlv. and that the Circuit Court ot tU fctatea baa The Werleln and Mathushek a wholesale price to the purchaser of one piano.

One price to all alike either cash or time. Call or send for pirticulars. Philip Werleln, Canal street. Declare Tbey Mass aa tbe Graaad Oatllaed at the faafcreace. -ew Tork.

Oct. 4. The presidents or tbe anthracite coal railroads arrived here from Washington on a special train today. E. P- Thomas, chairman of the board of the Erie Railroad Company, who represented that company at the conference with President Reosevelt at Washington yesterday, said to-day "There Is nothing to add to any statement at Washington yesterday in respeet to tbe proposition made by us.

that In ense we cannot satisfactorily adjust our trifvancea wlUi our awa eoploytea It at Corpus Chri.ti. Oct. 11 Corpus Chrlstl. 10 a. Rorkport: Beeille.

n. Kennedy; arrive Saa Antonio. Oct. 12. Mas Antoolo, 'l n.

arrive Fade Iie. a p. p' Oct. 13. Monday Leave Kagle Iake m.

leave Ilonston. H. E. and W. 2 arrive Nacogdoches.

8 p. m. Oct. 14. Tuesday Leave Nacogdoches and N.

lO a. arrive Rrtamuat p' a. leave Beanmonr. Sourbern Paclfte. p.

ni Oct. 15. Wednesday Arrive New Orleans. a. m.

leave New Orleans. 8 a. ra. It will thus be seen, that the rlc. oil cotton and can regions of Texas and ImUl-ana w'U he well covered by the partv.

Near Hst they win Investigate the Eleetrtral rtc farm. wMra ts being established br the aid ef fSOO.OC capital, sod which has aroused Ice Companv, to distribute no.OOO pounds of Ice during the term. This waa given to the sick aud weak, while grocery tickets were given where lack of work or illness of a brendVwlnner caused tera- rtirary distress. Each case was car-fullv nvestieafed. for we realize that Injudicious giving lead, to panperUm.

"We should mention that ia many cases where mothers could not leave their families for a week they were given a restful day's outing on some of our lake steam era, "We offer sincere thanks to those who worked so faithfully during the long hot summer, to our friends whose donations made this work possible, and to the press of New Orleans, which bag rendered Orleaalaaa la New York, special to Tbe Tines-Democrat. New Tork. Oct. 4. Hotel arrivals: E.

H. Myers. Cosmopolitan; E. St. John, Albert; J.

White and Miss White, on Page 14, Column 3. strikers ainve the txg.nniuf of.