GREAT STRIKE ENDED AT LAST BOSTON, Jan. IS. The strike of the cotton cot-ton 'mill operatives at Fall River, which affected about 25.000 persons and has been in progress for six months, to the great hardship and suffering of Fall River's people, was 'settled today through 'the mediation o Governor William Wil-liam L. Douglas. The agreement accepted was framed by the governor and was submitted to each side by him when the parties met today. After some discussion in separate rooms the committees returned to the governor's office and announced their acceptance of the proposition, the full text of which follows: "The strike to be declared off and the operatives to return to work at once. All operatives to be put to work in the mill in which they were employed when the strike began as fast as possible, and no 1 discrimination to be shown on account of 1 the present strike. . "After resumption of work T (Governor Douglas) will take up and investigate the matter of margin and submit to you my conclusions as to what average margin shall prevail, on which the manufacturers are 'to pay a dividend of 5 per cent on wages earned from the present time to April J. 3905. "It is agreed by both parties that the marign fixed by me shall in no way prejudice preju-dice future wage schedules." The proposition accepted today was practically the same as that which the governor presented at last Saturday's conference, and which was not accepted then because the manufacturers' committee commit-tee was not empowered to take the step. After the meeting Jboth sides expressed satisfaction over the outcome. The operatives oper-atives will bezin going back to work tomorrow. to-morrow. END TO STJFFEKING. News Caused Great Rejoicing at Fall River. Fall River. Mass., Jan. IS. The news of the settlement of the long-pending mill strike was received in this city with great enthusiasm.- The posting of bulletins on the newspaper boards and the appearance of extra editions on the streets containing news of the settlement seemed to be the signal for an almost instantaneous outpouring out-pouring of mill people. AVithin half an hour of the time that word first came to the city of a settlement the streets were crowded with men and women giving every manifestation of joy. During the afternoon the crowds and the demonstrations increased. The re-I re-I joicing was particularly marked among the non-union employes, who, however, had lent support to the strike. These have been among the principal sufferers from privation, as they have been dependent de-pendent In many cases upon the soup houses.' while the union members have re- j ceived strike benefit money. j Hardly less marked than that among 1 the working men and women was the re- joicing of the storekeepers, to many of 1 whom the prolonged strike has been a serious blow. The cotton mill strike, which began here : on July "5, 11K'4. was the greatest disturb- I since th textile industry of America has I ever known. When the mV.U involved I were obliged to close their gates, about 25.w0 operatives were thrown out of work, j Seventy-one mills, controlled by thirty- I three corporations, stopped the machin- cry and it remained idle until the middle 1 of November, since whfcli time most of the factories have been running, gener- j ally with less than one-ha'f the usual j forces. The tril;e was directly due :o a reduction of per cent in wages. The , mills had reduced wages l per cenL eight months previously. The mills iiffV-te.l hy the strike have , a combined capital of .Z'j. V:'V"! and have i v..T"Vi.(-iii spindles. Duritii; the months the j mills were' shut down 'ho operatives io';L 1 nearlv $1 .V'.'n.i weekly and the corporations i about .-J3.'Vi.'!. The .ies:' gie direct !--ssos j to a'! interests up lo lodav is estimated 1 at fully $.Vjc.c.m ' j