Show IRIT CHt L L S U IN k S T I 1 lra A 10 1 w 1 r I 1 N fi kansas hansas city june 7 john mitchell pre president Adent of the united mine aline workers Wod kera of ameilla Ame ilca who came here to take part in the conference of the miners and operators ol 01 the southwest over the wage scale the subcommittee committee sub of the conference having been deadlocked over two points aff affecting ecung missouri mines succeeded today in straights straight ening out the difficulty the subcommittee committee sub was in session aslon from 9 a m 11 p m mr air alt chell participating through his efforts the operators made concession on both points at issue the arbitration of the novinger mo alm controversy and payment for mining thin veins tho the committee subcommittee sub will report to tho the full conference tomorrow and it Is expected that the report will be adopted the agri agreement ement renews the 1903 scale of prices for the period ending march 31 1903 the settlement rett lement covers mis alls bourl findlan territory kansas and arkansas inhere work has been suspended for two months shipments had not been concluded when court adjourned this afternoon the burlington had signed a contract with the packers giving them a rate of 23 cents a hundred mississippi river to new york during the life of the contract the railway raised its tariff to 35 cents counsel for too the defendants in their arguments today took the ground that when their contract alth the railway was signed at the 23 cent rate it was legal and that the railway was bound to carry it out it was necessary to protect their business interests it was contended by making contracts of 0 this nature and the packers were not responsible for the fact that the railway after agreeing to ship its products at one rate which at the time was legitimate had later raised its tariff A S van will tomorrow morning begin his argument for the government the case probably will be given to the jury by noon tomorrow during the baythe day the case against the chicago alton and J N faithorn Pal Fal thorn and F A wann former officials of that road charged with paying rebates on packing house products which had previously been set for trial this month was continued until next fall |