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COAL STRIKE ENDS
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President Appoints a Commission
to Arbitrate the Dif0
n i ftf
lereoces Between liners
and Operators.
General Wilson, E. W. Parker, Justice
Gray, Bishop Spaldine, E. E.
Clark and Thomas H.
Watkins Named.
Washington. D. C.?Tin great an
tbrurlt* coal strike is aettksl. A coumission
of six persons, irith k sevontb.
Carroll V. urigni, as moniw,
adjtut tbc differences between tbe operators
and ihe miners. President
Mitchell of the Miners' Union promised
to take the uecessary measure* to call
tbe strike off. The President urged {be
immediate resumption of miniug.
The following official statement announcing
tbc close of tbe strike was Issued
at tbc White House at 2.20 a. in.:
"After a conference with Mr. Mitchell
and some further conference with representatives
of tbe coal operators, tbe
President has appointed the members
of tbe commission to Inquire into, consider
and pass upon all questions at
issue between the operators and miners
in tbe anthracite coal fields.
"Brigadier-General John M. Wilson.
V. 8. A., retired (late Chief of Engineers.
lT. S. A.). Washington. I>. C..
as an officer of tbc Engineer Corps of
either tbe Military or Naval service of
ID* uniiea autira.
"Mr. K. W. Parker. Washington. D.
C.. as .as expert mining engineer. Mr.
Parker I* chief statistician of the coal
division of the United States fieoiogi
ca) Surrey and editor of the Engineer- <
Jag and Mining Journal of New York.
"Hon. George Gray. Wilmington.
Del., as a Judge of a United State*
Court.
"Mr. E. E. Clark. Cedar Rapid*. !
Iowa. Grand Chief of the Order of
Railway Conductors, as a sociologist,
t the President assuming that for the
purpose of ?wb a commission the term
sociologist means a man who has
thought and studied deeply ou social
questions and has practically applied
bis knowledge.
"Mr. Thomas H. Watkins. Scran ton.
Pa., as a man practically acquainted
with the mining and selling of coal.
"Bishop John L. Spalding, of Peoria.
111. The President has .added Bishop
, Spalding's name to the commission.
"The Hon. Carroll D. Wright has
been appointed Recorder of the commica
inn "
Tbe operators' proposition wan (or s
commission of Are. bat tbe miners insisted
on tbe enlsrgemeut of tbe commission.
They arc reported to bare
suggested seven. bnt if so. Mr. Mitchell's
objections bare been so fsr overcome
that be now consents to six.
Most significant In tbe list of appointments
is that of E. E. Clark, as a
"sociologist." It bas been rumored
here that tue objection of tbe miners
to tbe selection of a commission suggested
by tb* operators would be obviated
by tbe assurance of tbe President
tbar at least one of those appointed
should be a man who would
not be accused of prejudice against
unionism.
This, with tbe addition of a sixth
member of the commission, would {rive
the milkers tbe fair chance which the
ciittcs of tbe operators' proposal bare
denied w#s intended.
Mr. Clark, while In no way identified
with the mining troubles, obviously
answers *ttch.? definition, while the
at?th man Rkfisn SiMldintr. meets re
quirements an Mag a man not nn- ]
friendly to tbe miner*.
A BATTLE WITH BURGLARS.
Two Killed Ud Om r?t?lly Woudcd
Ntar RocktitcT, Ohio.
' Wellington. Ohio.?A man covered
-with blood and bearing many buckshot
wounds, supposed to be one of the
burglars who assaulted the three aged
Meach brotUem near Rochester. Ohio,
was captured here. The prisoner was
taken to the Elyrla Jail. He refused
to make any statement.
It ia now believed that only four men
were Implicated in tbe attempt to rob
the Meach farm bome. Two of the !
? robbers were killed by Jarvis Meat-b. '
and a third i? mortally hurt and in }
custody. Tbe authorities are positive
that the man arrested here accounts
for the fourth member of tbe gang.
It is feared that Loren Meach may
die as tbe result of the rough treatment
received at tbe hands of the
robbers.
* Tbe man who was shot when hi*
two companions were killed gives his
name as Casey. He. together with the
man arrested, is in the Elyria jail.
Tbe latter person says his name is
Davis. Both m?'n are badly woundc.l.
Tbe authorities here think Casey was
tbe leader of the quartet. He had a
"llmmy" and nitroglycerine in his posctssiou
when raptured.
Grave OatlMk la Macedonia
A dispatch to tbe London Daily Mail
from Volos. Greece, says that twentytwo
villages in Macedonia are in complete
revolt, and that baif a battalion
of Turkish troops baa been annihilated
by Insurgents In tbe Krexna defile.
mi# news. acconiing io me nispnicn.
emanate* from sources which ban*
hitherto minimized the trouble. The
Hituatlon. consequently. appears suddenly
to have grown worse.
ladictod r*r Bcflag Corny re Mm* n.
The Grand Jury of Brooke County.
W. Va., has found an indictment
against David J one* for tbrowins ecus
at (Congressman B. B. Doveuer at Bethany.
Tbrt indictment wax found under
a statute which prohibits disturbsdw
of public gatherings.
Morgan's Offer For Mm. Withdraws.
It is announced that J Picrpont Morgan's
rec?*nt offer of 825.000 for th?
Burns rnami*cripts in the Atbenn-iitn
Library of Liverpool. England, iu>
been withdrawn.
Xfsro I.ynctied In LonUlsca.
A ne?Tu lynched at tlic ilou~i..u
River Junction of the Kansas City
Southern Railroad at Catcasieu Parish.
La. In a quarrel he stabbed a white
tnan, but escaped. A party of whites
started after him and fouud him asleep
in a railroad car. They took hioi from
the train and marched him off in the
woods where he was promptly "lost."
British CakiMt Kay Rm)oMr.
Chamberlain la a speech at Birmingham
declared that the Brltiah
Cabinet would resign if the Education
bill is not oasscd.
HID FORTUNE IN A DESK
Money and Seourities Found in a
New York Polioe Station.
Captain llonohae. the Owner. l>rnp|H>.1
Dead ia ih? Discharge of HI* Dallas
?Left an Unknown Wlf?.
New York City.?Over $100,000 in
cash. diamond jewelry and securities
were found in I be desk of Police Captain
John J. Donohnr. who dropped
dead in his station house a few days
ago.
Here is a list of ibe property: Ca?b.
$34,000. found in a small iron box. unlocked.
in a drawer: i.iamond Jewelry.
$11,000, including two solitaire men's
rings, eacb ret with a single diamond
worth JK-00, found in a drawer under
the roller top: Steel Trust stock. $13.000;
(.old Mining stock, $1000: Metro
polital Street Railway stock. $15,000:
five life Insurance policies, each for
$2000. making $10,000. and made payable
to tbe "Heirs of John J. Donobue."
There were numerous certificates of
stock and notes of men well known.
which arc said to bo valuable.
The finding of this treasure was a
surprise and make* the value of the
estate nearer $200,000 than ?7.r>,000.
In the safe of the station was found
a deed, showing that Captain Douohue
owned an up-town apartment huildins
valued at $35,000.
It ii now believed that Captain Dono
hue had several safe deposit boxes nnd
when these are found the value of :he
estate may be greatly Increased.
A man who knew Captain Honohue
and his business very well, said:
"I believe that it will eventu -lly be
found that Captain Donohue was
worth nearer a half million dollars."
Mrs. Donohne. who. as the wife of
the Captain, was not known to exist
until after bin death, has retained Attorney
Henry Bteinert. and through
him she will make a fight for the ?**
tate. The Captain, however, was eu
tered upon the records or me rouce
Department as a married man.
The Hading of the valuables in ibe
desk, especially the jewelry, wan n
surprise. How he came by the jewelry
in mystery, as. so far as known, he
did not wear jewelry himself and watf
not known to lend money on it.
The appearance of the $34,000 la
cash in the desk was such as to indi
catc that the most of it bad been there
a long time. It was packed in pack
axes of $1000 and $3000. and had not
been disturbed, evidently, for a ronside
ruble time.
Two nephews of the deceased havf
made claims upon tbe property, but
ft Is believed that no contest will be
made. Tbe wife and other heirs will
make an amicable agreement over the
distribution of the estate.
WINS PIOUS FUND CASE.
Arbitration Court Say* Unite Mill Pay
United State* laUraat -Kortfir."
The Hague, Holland.?The Arbitra
tion Court In the pioua fund case has
that Matlm ?hl?1l IMV the Ilni
ted States $1,420,682.87 in Hex icon cur
renc.r. The decision of the Court,
which is the flrst handed down by that
body, was unanimous.
The tribunal found that the amount
to be paid to the United States would
cover the total payment of annuities
due from and unpaid by the Govern
ment of the Mexican Republic, namely,
the annual payment of $43,050.00 in
Mexican currency from February 2.
I960. to February 2. 1902.
The tribunal also fonnd that Mexico
mball pay to the United States, on Feb
ruary 2. 1903, and every following yeat
on the same date, "forever." $43.0V>.99
of money of the legal currency of Mexico.
In 1097 the Pious Fund was formed
by gifts from benevolent persons made
in trust to the Jesuits for establishing
and supporting Roman Catholic mis
sions in the Californlas. In 1767 the
Spanish Government expelled the Jes
nits and Jook all their property, which
was afterward administered by the
Franciscans. When Mexico gained in
dependence she took charge of the
fund, and In 1842 sold the properties
and guaranteed to the church autborl
Hi"* IMA jivr vcuu luincii vii u m i?ripetulty.
When California wan ceded to the
T'nited States Mexico stopped paying
this interest. In 1809 81r Edward
Thornton made an award in the rase
in favor of the church authorities, and
Mexico paid (001.700 arrears, since
which time she has paid nothing.
DEATHS IN MINE EXPLOSION.
Tw# Klllfrd md Fo?r Fttallf I?Jar?d la
lb* Victor MIm mt ravott, 111.
Springfield, UL?Two men were killed
aud many were injured, four mortally,
by an explosion at Victor Mine. Paw
uw, eighteen miles rrom be re.
Tbe dead are W. V. Overcasb. thirtyone
ypars old. single; Michael Yorja.
twenty-seven years old. single. Mortally
hurt ? Frank Isaacs, fourteen
years old, breaker boy; Peter Green,
head and body crashed; John Burke,
frightfully bruised; George Worley.
bruised and baroed.
The explosion occurred Just l?efore
the day force of 190 men went off duty,
and was caused by too much powder In
a blast.
It is reported that Overcasb was
worth $40,000. and bad no relatives.
He had been in town only a few days.
Plvl KIHod hi A H nrrlrmlm.
The mining town of Keota, Mo . wnii
almost destroyed by a hurricane, mid
two men. one woman and two children
were killed.
nilllifliMi a? Back to
The Vermont Legislature has reelected
\V. r. Dillingham as United
States Senator.
Two Aeronaati Fall to Death.
M. De Bradsky and M. Morin were
killed by a fall from a dirigible balloon
at Pari*. France. The wires holdiug
ihe <*ar. In which they were seated,
to the frame of the balloon parted
when they were over St. Denis. They
fell several hundred yards. The bail
WOll. reirnsca ui im-ir wngm, uimiji- i
peared in the clouds.
L*C?1 BuKinc la MU?l?*lpp|.
Two thousand person* at Mncon. |
ui? s:iw linn Bush, colored. ti:iiiit.mI
| for murdering a white man.
Personal Mention.
: Taco Mesdng. tbe famous Dutch
painter, is dead.
Tbe Czar and Czarina expect to visit
London iu the summer of 1903.
Lieutenant Peary recommends tbe
Arctic regions for consumptives.
Tbe Emperor Menellk is expected to
make a tour of Europe next year.
Arthur Balfour, tbe new Britlst Premier.
is said to have an "ear for music."
Tbe Ducbesa of Marlborougb bas decided
to accompany ber husband to
India, where they will attend the coronation
?tifhar.
KNOX ON TRUST PROBLEM i*
Hi
The At'orney-General Suecests a |
Cons itutional Remedy. I
OVERCAPITALIZATION CHIEF EVIL
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He l!*1l?rri Thki C#mrM? 3U(ht Amend
and Extend the (?t*r^t>U Coinniiirri
Law So a* to Control Cotabiaatinne ? |j.
Trust N*iat( Not Btjoad IB* Natioaal f jj
Koach? >cope of Federal Power.
Pittsburg. Pa. ? Attorney OnornI ***
Knox addressed the member* of the v*'
Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel ^
Sehenlej here. There were 7fK> giiesls
present. The subject of bis addrws ^he
tvas "The Commerce Clause of * iie elt;
- . .. . ,u_ -r. ,.? \|? g|l)
Constitution son me numc.
#K|
Knox spoke in part a* follow*: * *
The conspicuous noxious feature of ^
trusts existent and possible are these: ma
Overcapitalization, lack of publicity of w*
operation, discrimination in prices to
destroy competition, insufficient per- jng
sonal responsibility of officers and di- op<
rectors for corporate management. tendency
to monopolj and lack of appre- ^
ciatlon in their management of their
relations to the people. Cor whose ben- tee
eflt they are permitted to exist. Ovei- 't08
capitalization is the chief of these and tw*
the source from which the minor ones ba<
(low. Corporations and joint stock or Jut
other associations depending upon any ,n
statutory law for their existence or nol
privileges, trading beyond their own asl
l.n onnlrAil tn (In IiiimI- V
01 ultra, auvuiu uc i .. ?
ness in every State and locality upon wa
precisely the name terms and conditions.
There should be no discrimina- OOJ1
tion In prices; no preferences in serv- "1'!
Ice. Such corporations serving the A'
public as carriers and in similar capacities
should be compelled to keep the wa
avenues of commerce free and open to 1?"
all upon the same terms and to observe.
the law as to its injunctions against the
stifling competition. Moreover, corpor- "
atlons npon which the people depend 'PI
for the necessaries of life should be re- ^
quired !o conduct their business so as wa
regularly and reasonably to supply the e*l
public needs. " c'
They should be subject to visitorial J?*
supervision, and full and accurate in 'n?
formation as to their operations should f'Vl
be made regularly at reasonable inter aai
vals. Secrecy in the conduct and re ,h<
suits of operation is unfair to the not,- an<
managing stockholders, and should, un S111
well for reasons of state, be prohibited ?.
by law.
The Constitution provides (Section 8, h?
Article III.:) The Congress nlinll have
power "to regulate commerce with for- \
eign nations and among the several ne?
State* and with the Indian tribes." Prl
Congress (July 2. 1800,) enacted thai Hul
every contract, combination In the tra
form of a trust or otherwise, or con- be
splracy in restraint of trade or com- A
meice among the several States, is llle- apt
gal. providing punishments and confer- Cr<
ring jurisdiction upon Federal Circuit the
Courts to prevent and restrain viola- nqt
* " ?n
tions or ine acr. *..?
Jefferson, in his letter of March 15. \V1
1789. to Madison. *njr? of the Const I Pr?
tution: "This Instument forms us iutc 1
one State as to certain object* aud am
Kites us a legislative und executive Rid
body for those objects." Th
One hundred years iarer the Supreme for
Court of the United Stntos declared sef
"that in the matter of interstate cum- pei
merce the United State's arc but one Pr<
country, and are and must be subject nnf
to one system of regulation*, and not tb.i
to a multitude of systems." pai
In the light of such statement?, can llnj
It be possible that the people of the 1
United States, feeling the pressure of Ho
undoubted evils, are nevertheless total- Ha
ly powerless? poj
Conceding thit the present law ir his
not effective throughout the situation, wil
we come to a final alternative: ".May Un
not Congress, under th? existing Con- sta
stltutional grants, amend and extend
toe law. anu rnus remeay us uw??*nr
and so effectively regulate National _
and foreicn commerce a? to prerent
the stiflinc of competition, the regulating
of output and price, and the re
straining of National and international *tr
trade? If the answer to this question *"n
should be lu thn affirmative, a serond act
question follow*: How might Con- **
Kress so amend the present law? :
I do not scruple to say that in m.v 061
judgment the more a thoughtful mind wo
reflect* on the first question, the more J131
unhesitatingly will an affirmative an- ?**
swer be returned. rlM
My whole purpose in what I have
said is to challenge the proposition t,J|
that wc are hopelessly helpless uuder "
our sysl.em of government to deal with r,t-'
serious problems which confront us J
Jn r?nnert to our ereatest interent*. "3<
Since the radical questions of human a 1
rights and human governments have r*1
been settled, tlie production, preservatlon
and distribution of wealth receive n c
the chief attention of civilized paopl"*.
Primarily It is for the Coheres* to
decide whether it has the power, and n*
whether and to what extent it will
execute It?what character of re- 3
straints. whether all or those only dai
which are unreasonable and injurious tui
should fall under the ban. whether of
legislation in the first interest should In
extend to all commerce or only to rum- wn
nierce in articles of viral importance to "
the people. The time never was wlieu foi
the English-speaking people permitted rcl
the articles necessary for their exist- let
ence to be monopolised or controlled, no
and all devices to that end found con- I
demnation in the body of their laws, tai
The great English Judges pronounced ho
that such manifestations of human ar- rlfl
arlce required no statute to declare 1
their unlawfulness, that they were t*n
i crimes against coinmou law-tbat Is, ">1
against common right. ho
t/jih(i wmjfmnwwj* oiuva w iniv?civ<
When approaching 8loux Falls, S. D., An
with a Rock Island passenger train
Chauncey J. Fox. the engineer, was I
stricken with apoplexy. Although tio
dazed and scarcely able to retain his lai
?ent in the cab he succeeded in run- a >
nine his engine for a mile until th* shi
Sioux Falls station was reached. He 00<
died in the City Hospital there. <a
H<
Connterfelt Dollar* In Manila. t hi
Counterfeit: American silver dollars mr
are being math- in China and circu- gii
lated in Mauiia extensively. be:
I
X?W*y (tlMBlDgl |
Oil is beins widelj experimented ca',
v.-ifn a? n substitute for coal. ap
A service or automobile omnibuses url
hats t.eeu oKtnhltahed In Birmingham. '? <
England. ?r
Dur:ug ibo last forty-five yearn the 1
population of Spain has increased I?y
only 3.000.000. ^
Durln-i September the coinage ^xe- pn
ruled at the Mints of the United States th<
was $0,762,115. Sp
Bat* and their parasites arc held re- &
sponsible, by an Italian expert, for the
transmission of plafue in some eisos.
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DARING TRAIN HOLD-UP ' *
sked Hen Robbed an Express Car
Near Lincoln, Neb. |
limit* UMd to Op?a the Safe Contsia! (
Co 'oln?Tb* Thlf??
A^iitrratl; Expert. <
,incoln. Neb. ? Three masked men j
d up the Pacific coast express train 1
the Burlington road four miles from
jcoln Just l>efore 2 o'clock a. m.
ey used explosives on the express
shattering It badly, and. after
mmta ?<vnlr It* content*.
CVAIUft IIIT IMICI ?VW
ued at $50,000. (
'he train was a few minutes late and .
s In charge of C. A. Lyman, eondue- 1
, and A. L. Clayburg. engineer. On '
> creat of a bill midway between tbia f
r and the town of Woodtawn the en- j
teer saw a red light wared across
' Krnnirht Ml? train tO fl '
ndstill. Two meo nprang into tbe
>. covering Clayburg and bin fire
n with reToWera. The express car
s cut from tbe train and sent ahead
short distance. The robbers round <
> door locked, and. after command;
William Lupton. tbe messenger. to
>n it, and getting no response flred
0 or three abota into tbe car. Tbe
ir was then opened.
1 heavy charge of dynamite waa
>d to tear the safe to piece*. Four
n packages of gold coin were taken.
;ether wltb other valuable*. Tbe
a men who were in the car politely
le the trainmen good morning,
npod from tbe car and disappeared
tbe darkness. Tbe passenger* were
t molested, nor were tbe trainmen
:ed for their personal property
Phii? ?h? rohherr In the express car
8 going on a third robber walked
ngslde the track by the passenger
iches firing his revolvel occasioni
to keep inquisitive travelers quiet, c
>rakcman named Moore, who alight- 4
from the rear car to go forward. I
s warned to go back where he be- ti
ged. He ran four mile* to the Lin- f
n yards, and was the first to give c
alarm. . o
'he robbers were cool, talkative and t
>arently expert. The whole proding
occupied little time. The train
s run back to Lincoln, the wrecked
iress car was taken out and at 4 d
lock the journey was resumed. Fol- t
ring the train was an engine carry I
; Chief of Police Hoagland. Detee- t
p Malone and his two bloodhounds
1 three policemen. At the scene of
> hold-tin thp hounds took the scent
1 tbe pursuit of tbe robber? was bel.
IAMESE CROWN PRINCE HERE.
Ylalta Pmldcat RaoMTduGant of
lb* Halloa.
Washington. D. C.?His royal Highis
Cbowfa Maba Vajiravudh. Crown
Ince of Siam. accompanied by his
tc. reached Washington on a special t
in. During their stay here they will
the guests of the Nation.
kfter breakfasting In their private
irtments at the Arlington Hotel, the
)wn Prince and his party donned t
>ir court dress and. escorted by a [
ladron of the Second United States ,
valry. were driven to the temporary Jj
lite House to pay their respects to J
>sldent Roosevelt. 1
'he greetings between tbe President
J tbe Prince were cordial on both
p*. There were no formal speeches,
e Prince expressed bis admiration
' the country, the little of it he bnd
n. and spoke of the Impressive aptrance
of the American cavalry.
?sldenf Roosevelt responded picastly.
The audience lasted not more
in five minutes. The Prince and his
:ty were then driven back 10 the Arifton.
'he Secretary of State gave a recep- *
n to the Crown Prince. Secretary ;
y. on behalf of the President, pro- '
ted a toast to tbe King of Slam and
i two son*, the Prince responding
tb n toast to the President of the
ited States. Both toasts were drunk
ndlng. There were no speeches.
IEW ORLEANS STRIKE ENDED. ?
>iliac of Street Can Reencnad?Great I
Rqjolclag Ovei the Settlemcat. (
few Orleans, La. ? The street ear 1
Ike has been settled, the Carmen's I
Ion. on a secret ballot, unanimously '
epting the Governor's ultimatum. *
'he basis of settlement is that the
n were to go back to work at twenty
it* an hour, ten hours to be a day's
rk. with a minimum of seven and a
If hours a day. no discrimination to
made against any of the men under
irges, nnd ns many to he taken hack
are needed for tbe operation of the
upany's line*.
'here is widespread rejoicinr in the
y over the settlement of tbe strike.
lich was in existence two weeks, and
J been a most effective tie-up. Not
single passenger was carried on a J
during tbe strike, and not a passen
car got more than Ave blocks from *
>arn. <
A MORO SULTAN DEFIANT.
Ruler of IJacolod Rejects Prliadl)
Amtrloti Orertarai.
JanlSa.?The Saltan of Bacolod. Mlnnao,
ha* rejected the friendly oversea
of General Sumner, commander
tbe American forces in Mindanao,
a defiant letter in which ho invites
ir. The Sultan says:
The Sultan of Bacolod desires war
-tbwltb. He wishes to maintnin tbe
Iglon of Mohammed. Tease sending
tors. What we want is war. We do
I desire your friendship."
'riendly Moros report that the Sul?
1 of Bacolod is fortifying bis strong*
Ids. He ia In possession of many
les.
t is expected that an American colin
will be sent from Camp Vicars to
pturc and reduce the Bacolod strongIds.
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BANK ROBBED OF A MILLION.
AdiIHu Institution Loot?<t For T*n<
ty Year* by It* Prnld?Bt.
'rajue, Austria.?Further investijja- 1
n Into the affairs of the St. Wenees- 1
is Loan Bank, in the funds of which 1
shortage of $.100.0(10 was discovered.
r>wg the amount stolen to be $1,000.1,
and that the peculations had been 1
rried on for twenty years. When
>rr Drozri was elected president of
p hank he lived sumptuously and .
ilntained two large villas. lie has ]
ren large sums to his housekeeper. |
sides losing heavily on the floerse. |
Blc TlmlUtorir* In St. T.oul?.
V hailstorm. laMiu;: live minuto*.
used many thousands dollars' dainty
in St. Louis, Mo. IlailHtonos meaning
two inrhi'8 in diameter Ml and
i? HtreetH resembled n fall of snow,
eonhouses all over the city were
letlcally ruined.
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Cnbaa Array I.lata Rtdnrtd.
rbp nnnioR of 0000 moil were strickoff
the Cuban army lists owing to
? fact that they surrendered to the I
anlards. This la in accordance with :
law passed by the Congress. They <
11 not melft back pay.
i COAL FAMINE GENERAL"
Reports From Many Cities Show an
Unprecedented Scarcity.
I SUBSTITUTE IN OILED BRICKS
rtan App*kr?nc? of a Cold W??? Watlit
CinH Grmt Xnffi-rlac Among lh? Poor
?Many PI?r?? Art Wlthont a Mnpply
of Htnl Coal, and TThara Thar* lo Any
AI moot Prohibitive Prleoi Prarail.
New York City.?The roal famine In
his city is reaching an acute stage.
Justness operations are being generally
tampered because of the scarcity of
el; householders are suffering great
convenience, mnny of whom are retorting
to the m?p of porous bricks
toaked In oil as a substitute for bard
av'a^a In thft <*nn.
:uai, ?irai umur^n iu vuc wu
jested districts, whirl) Is being but
lightly relieved by the opening of
lepots where good stove coal, sent
'rom the Pennsylvania mines by th?
>perators, la nold at fifteen cents a pail,
ind many large public works and even
he pnbllc school* m;iy be forced to
rlose down If a geu?>rou* supply of an
hraclte coal is not soon forwarded to
:hls point. So far mild weather ha?
prevailed, but docror.* and municipal
officials live in dread of the appearance
>f a cold wave, which would make exstence
unbearable to thousands of Deoile.
as well as cause an epidemic of .
ilckness and a fearful rise io the
nortality rates. Most retail coal deal rs
are unable to supply even their old
customers.
Two Wttki* Supply In RitthnUr.
Rochester. N. Y.-A week ngo it was
ifficiaily reported that Rochester had
i00 tons of anthracite coal available,
fow the most careful innuirr is met I
iy refusal to gire dcUuiro figures. Only
our yards in tho dry hare any liard
oal on band. They are deallug this
ut to favored customers In quarter
on lota.
HjnroM IIm 100 Ton*.
Syracuse, N. Y.?There is only on*
lealer who lias any anthracite coal and
lis supply is not more than 100 tons.
Host of this lie bought up in nearby
owns by payiux big prices.
Railroad* Hold All la Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. V.?Practically all th?
inrd coal now in Buffalo, estimated at
.50,000 tons, is held by the Larkaranna
and Erie Railroads. These
oads lire making daily shipments to
mtside points. The usual supply at
his season, in trestles and on cars, is
iDDroximately 500,000 tons.
Nom for Sail in ItttabnrgPittsburg,
Pa.?Pittsburg is probably
be smallest consumer of anthracite
foal for Its size of any city in tbe
United States on account of tbe large
imount of natural gas that Is used,
vblle soft coal is used exclusively by
be poor class. The annual tonnage
xre does not exceed 3600 tons. There
s not a lump here, except what may be
itored in private cellars left over from
a st year.
Philadelphia'* Bin* Una Low.
Philadelphia. Pa.?It is estimated
hat the total stock of anthracite coal
?f all sizes in all Philadelphia dealers' j
tands and available to tbe public Is i
ibout 10,000 tons. Ordinarily the I
lealers carry a stock at this time of the
ear of 250,'J00 tons.
Quarter Toa I.?ta In Mow Ham.
New Haven, Coun.?Coal dealers are
telling only quarter ton lots. It is
'stlmated that the amount now on
land in this city is between 900 and
1000 tons. One foundry has already
ibut down for lack of hard cool.
Boston Feci* the Pinch.
Boston, Mas*.?Under nonnal condl- j
ions there would he r><)O.OOU tons or j
inthracite coal in Hbston at the present j
ime. "I won't tell how much coal we |
lave." said the President of the larg* j
fit company. Others doalern would !
lot tell about their supply. It is Im- j
MMible to buy more than one ton at \
i time. Dealer* will s<Ml only to regu- ;
ar customers.
genmbllai For Hlcbmon<ra Bapply.
Richmond. Va.?Coal in the New
liver and other fields i-overed by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is being
told to the highest bidder. Dealers
'rorn New York City and Chicago are
>ffering fancy prices and the coal goes
o them unless the Rh-bmond buyer
iverblds them, Egg conl rost at wholelalc
rates $7.8T, p?-r Ion. To household;rs
the price is *10 per ion.
Stporti From Chicago and Other Points j
Chicago. III.?Inquiry shows that
here are 16.000 tons of hard coal In
Chicago. The normal supply at tnls
leason is tiOO.iNK) tan*. The prevailing
irice in #10 U IUU aKillu.11 uui iuiii j
>f $t>. Soft coal has gone from $2.50
0 $o.50. with prospects of a $10 price. !
Reports from other cities show an j
jnprecedented scarcity of fuel. Hard j
?oal sells for $30 a ton in St. Louis, j
Uo.. with u vanishinc supply; ther? Is j
1 great shortage in St. Paul. Minn., and 1
be situation is declared to be of exreme
gravity: tbe Stat?- of Nebraska
s practically stripped of nntbraclte;
Indianapolis. 1ml.. has lieen without
inthracite coal sinr?> June, hut it is
t natural zas city; tbe Ohio cities are
jeneral sufferers. Toledo. Columbus.
Cincinnati hum cleveland nn reporuus
Ittle coal in the hands of dealers. and
Detroit, Mich., has n .?upply of hard
oal that will soon Iw <?xh:iusted. The
"?porta of the smn-ity of anthracite
:oal which i imir from widely divergent
points show that the famine is general I
hrougbout the country.
? . I
Work on New lTarmip* Delayed. ,
Progress upon new warships under !
construction duriu^ tin* last year. according
to the annual report of RearAdmiral
Bowles, h.in not beeu satisfactory.
owing to delay causod hy Inl>or
strikes anil non-delivery of struct-1
ural s?teel.
A I>rinW-Crai?*l Murderer.
Crazed by drink Uoyd NeUon Youug.
i planter at IVinbroke. Ky.. brained an
iged colored ho hi a u with ait axe and j
fatally wounded a * ? ?! m.in before
lieiny imprisoned.
Train KIIU Tlirrr tio>n.
fjpor^;- Kupsky. eighteen; John Klip- j
?U.v. Ilfteeii, and Jacob Turek. twenty- i
atie. of Holyoke. Mass.. were killed j
near Jones' i'olnt by a train. There is
mi way of telling ln?w tbe nrcideot
happened, us the Ixidies were discovered
hours afier it ot-eurred.
Moled Sprrinlitl >??f? I.lttlr Child. j
Dr. Adolph Lorenz. of Vienna, per- i
rorined a del irate opera I ion on the live- !
irear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. i
Jgden Armour, at Chicago, that he an- i
lerts wdl eniihle the little one to walk, j
Dr. Lorenz earned a fee of $150,000. ..
' r "?.
SUBMIT 10 ARBITRATION
Operators A*ree to a Plan to End
the Coal Strike.
PROPOSITION BEFORE PRESIDENT
ItooMvult aid J. F. Marfan, YTho Took
the riaa to Vuhlngtoa. Confer?A
Cnmmluloa to Dotermlae All Qaaatloaa
la DlipaU ? Operator* Bind
Themaalvaa to Abide br tba Oeelaloa.
tVaSUIDglOIl, U. 1/,-lur U|n-Inii/|
have acreed to the appointment of a
commission to be appointed by tbePresldent
of thp United States, to
whom shall be referred all question!
at issue between tbe companies and
tbeir employes, whether they belong t#
n nnlon or not. anil th? decision of tbt
commission shall be accepted by th?
operators.
Tbe commission is to consist of an
Army or Navy engineer olBcer. an exnert
mininc engineer, not connected
with thp coal mining properties, one j
of thp Judges of tbe United States
Court of tbe Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
a man of prominence eminent
as a sociologist, snd a man who
by active participation in tbe mining
and selling of coal la familiar with the
physical and commercial features of
the business.
Tbe operators also make a part of
(heir proposition that the miners shall
return to work as soon as tbe couiinisnion
Is constituted and cease all Interference
with non-union men; the commission
to name a date when its finding*
shall be effective and to govern
conditions of employment between tnc
companies and their own employes
for at least three years.
The statement was read to the President
as an act of courtesy before being
given to tbe press.
The atatement was submitted to the
President by J. Pierpont Morgan. In
the conrse of a conference bold at tbe
temoorarv White House. Mr. Morcan.
accompanied by Robert Bacon, oue of
bin business partners. arrived bpre
about 10 o'clock p. m.. and proceeded
directly to the Arlington Hotel, where
they were met by Secretary Root. who
evidently was exoecting them. The
gentlemen noon after walked over to
the White House and were immediately
admitted to tbe President's room,
when* they were almost Immediately
Joined by the President.
No one was present at tbe conference
that followed except the gentlemen
named and Secretary Cortelyon.
They were together until 11.30
o'clock, when Secretary Root and
Messrs. Morgan and Bacon left tbe
White Honae. To all Inquiries to those
in waiting for tbe result of tbe confer*
ence. nothing would l>e said by cither
of the parties, Secretary Root simply
remarking that a statement would
be prepared and given out by Secretary
Cortelyou. Secretary Cortelyou Inter
made pnbllc an authorized statement
concerning the conference.
The proposition of the operators is
signed by George F. Raer. E. R.
Thomas. W. R. Truesdale. T. P.
Fowler. R. M. Olyphant and Alfred
Walters.
WERE KING EDWARO'S GUESTS.
American Generals EattrlilDtd it Lanchroi
at Buckingham Palace.
London.?United States Ambassador
Cboate and Generals Corbin. Wood and
Young were tbe guests of King Edward
at a luncbecu in Buckingham Palace
in honor of Lord Kitchener, prior to
bis departure for India, where he is
to take command of the British forces.
Among others present were liord
Roberta. Generals lam Hamilton mid
Kelly-Kenny, and I<ord Knollys <rhe
King's private secretary), all in brilliant
uniform.
Mr. Choate snt at the Kiug's right
and General Corbln on Hi* Majesty's
left. (General Corbln delivered to the
King a mesrage from rresidont Roosevelt
expressing the hope that King
Edward would lend his assistance in
creating Interest in Great Britain in the
St. Louis Expos.tion. Thp King replied
that be would answer the mo?nage
personally In tbe same kindly
spirit in which it was sent.
At the eonclushn of a rather elaborate
luncheon Ills Majesty ros?> and
proposed the health o? Presldeut Ho>se.
.velt. The King spoke In mo.it admiring
terms of the President, and '*xpressed
his uclizbt at seeing sti.-h distinguished
Americans present. loiter
the King had a long talk with Generals
Corbin. Young and Wood, and i?-.-*onally
expressed to them his gladuess to
see them in England, "because." ho
said. "I feel we are not only frie?uis,
but relations."
The King and tbe American Generals
thin discussed various matters. His
Majesty asked many questions about
the United States Army.
NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
Sir Sllcharl (I?rl>?rt ia rormally FrmirDtcd
to the Prealdftat.
Washington. D. C.?Sir Michael Il-.'rbcrt,
tbt* ut'tv British Ambassador. w;u
presented to the Fresid^nt l?y He<retnry
U:i.v. Tbe presentation took place
in the temporary White Hou*e on Jnckhou
place, and this was probably the
^ ... -! H'hlf? II.
nrpi ui i'iiiMuu oiuvu IMU ??
U>i* Ihtii occupied ns the L'xe?'iitivt>
Mansion (but the credentials of an Am*
bflbsador or Minister have been r??ceived
outride of its door*.
After tbe ceremony Sir Michael, who
is a long-time friend of tin* President,
tbeir acquaintance dating ha?*k more
than ten year*, accepted Mr. Rnusrvelt's
invitation to be seated. ami the
two had a Ions personal char.
r?lhrr, Mother slid Daughter Mnrdrrril
Duncan Hicks and his wife and their
grown daughter were found murd r?*d
twcnly-five miles east of l.nfkin. Tex.
The tmdlcs were mutilated S??v<Tti
necrops have been arrested. Hi?Ks
was a wealthy cotton planter and ".'as
*uppo.-ed lo keep considernbh* money
in It's house.
Mob Attacked a Mniorman.
Police at Cleveland. Ohio, had 10 d:<>
|MT>P ? IUUII
or :i street car tint had Ut!l"d Ma
Fried, four year* old.
Sp or: I n - n;?Ti|ir?.
Dolly Dillon (2.07; the champion trotting
mare of 1001. lias uot won a heat
this season.
Because of jmjot weather and trark
conditions Dan Patch failed to lower
the world's pricing record at Cincinnati.
Ohio.
Ralph L. Rose, of Uealdaburi;. Cat.
has broken tbe aiuateur record for put*
ting the sixteen-pound abot. held by
De Witt, of Princeton. Hose has put
the shot forty-nine feet six iuche* De
Witt's record was forty-eifbt feet
srreu lartx-s.
?INOR EYEHTSDF THE WEE(
WAftmNnT<?K ITIMR.
Mr. Mitchell's letter refusing President
Roosevelt'* offer looking to a settlement
of the strike was made public
at the White House.
Henry White. Secretary of the United
States Embassy in London, will be promoted
to Ambassador to Italy next
spring.
Secretary Shaw will purchase any
United States bonds up to $5,000,000
If offered low enough.
President Rooaevelt appointed Colonel
William Qulnton, First Infantry.
Br'.gadler-General.
OCR ADOPTKP I8I.ANDS.
The Insular Government appropriated
S50.000 to flght cholera in the prov
ince or 110110. t'anay, r. i.
DOMESTIC.
Macon. Mo.. wa* struck hj a tornado
and tweuty-Ave residences were blown
down.
Practical test* prove that people in
Chicago are superstitious and, fearing
"bad lack." pick ap pins and refuse to
walk under ladders.
Premature explosion of dynamite at
Pourtman Shoal* 8. C.. killed one man
and terribly injurrd three.
Charged with receiving bribes. thre?
iwmlvers of the Board of Education of
' AmrtK* Vi?l?
S7UU1II UlUtlUO, iHU., "\iv iittvovvu.
Tbe cruiser Buffalo. after a voyage
to the European and Asiatic naval stations,
where she transferred recru'ta,
irrlvod at New York City with 610 offl. ern
anil meu.
From injuries received in a football
?ame six year* a<;o Max Henry FMscher
died at Chicago. III.
On tbe transport Logan. which arrived
at San Francisco. Cal.. from Manila.
wax Brigadier-General Fred D.
Grant, who return? after three year*'
bard service In the Philippine*.
Judge Allen Hyden. County Judge of
Owsley County. Ky.. was shot from
ambusb. Tbe n!:octi:i*r is laid to the
Judge's political enemies. The Judge
was shot ouce in the ba?*K and his hip
was broken by a second bullet.
Dr. Adolph Lorenz. the Vienna specialist.
performed eight successful operations.
similar to that on Lolita Armour.
for thf? benefit of Chicago physicians
and surgeons.
Mrs. Josephine Ward, a friend of
''Dolly" Madison and Mrs. Julia
Grant, widow of th?* President. and re.
lated to three PivoidentK of the United
States, died at New York City at tbe
age of eighty years.
Millanl 8. Densinw was arrested at
( Buffalo, N. Y.. and the Chicago authorj
itiCR were notitW-d. He. it I* charged,
| stoic $?1,000 from th? tlrm of L. A.
J Melraore. of Chicago.* dealers in Iron
and steel.
Burglars secured ?47." in stamps and
money from the p<isio!li<-e at Jefferson
City, Tenn.
A slight enrtlupnke shock wr.s felt
round Garfield. Tcxat.
Two trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad
collided at Menio Park. N. J., aud
ane person was billed aud twenty were
' painfully injured.
Application was mad to the court at
Bostou. Mass.. for the appointment of
h guardian for .lane Toppan. the confessed
poisoner of several persons, who
is now in an insane asylum. ??
I-eroy Jewett. thirty two year? eld,
' who had for some t!rae suffered from
I paralysis, committal suicide in his
1 home in Baldwins; il!e. X. Y. He had
I studied law and was at one time a stu|
Jent in Cornell I'niv#r?ity.
The safe In H'-nry V.'Hvh's store. In >
Downingiou. siii'n . wj? mown ojH'n
! md $1000 belonuinz to Mr. Welch and
; 11400 in money and p-ip??ra belonging
I to James Lane we:? tnki-u. Tbe burg|
lars escaped.
j Tbe conference .it Now Fork CItj
i between political leader* and tbe coal
j operators ended in failure. A proposition
made by Governor Odell was reI
Jected by the operator* on the ground
I that it involved r^coguiiloii of tbe ntlnJ
ers' union.
rollEfRX.
j Miners In Belgian ccal fields dem:v. 1
an increase in w.ig?s. tbeir object
being to prevent Belgian coal being
<hippcd to Frame.
Serious election ri'ir* followed an
: anti-Semitic demonstration iu an AusI
trian town.
i The new afan^hip from Canada
j to Liverpool will have. it ii? said. .in ani
aual subsidy of $1.1 25.00m for ten year*.
* A German sublet and manager of a
! plantation in Venezuela was found
murdered and robbed on the road in
I hat country.
I General Botha. in a speech in Holland.
denied that former President
I Kruger had ?-j?rrirtd nff State funds
| from the Transvaal.
I It is thouzbt ibat there will be a re[
vision of tlie Berlin treaty owing to alleged
efforts to rlose th?? Dardanelles to
all except Turkisii aud Russian war
vessels.
The German pation.il liberal party
j decided in reinvention at Klsenaeb to
| stand by the Government's tariff bill.
Ii is said uuofHeiaily that the British
j Government will ask Parliament to auI
thorlze a Trannrnal loan of $150,000.INN)
or more, to bo guaranteed by the
Imperial Government.
General* Botha. Dp Wet :ind Delarey
w??re ?*nthusi:u?tf?-;il!y r?-r??ived on their
j arriv.il in Pari*
The Mnurlirxtor 4.?u.ir<ii;in fttattd that
j I.ord Milner. Coventor ??f 'he Trannj
vaal. will mi.o'ciI Lord Curzon, of
! Kedlenton. ax Vie?rnv of Iudia in the
I :i 11 r 11111 n of line;.
j The teuiii jittiiiial piicnmase to tbe
I crave of Chari'.? S IViriicll nt Dublin
j took place. ilv llnu time tbe Ix>r?l
I Mayor of Dublin an ! the corporation
j failed to attend.
Count Kstrrhazv h.is ?|uit the Order
; of Jesuit* at Vicuna, and will sue for
; which lie \. the aoelety in
j
j A new revolution. '.ed by General
I >r?U'll;)!!l|>S, mis HI'.K" II Otll ID IUO I'l>- n|
I litiiii?"iii K<*pnl*li>-. ?H
I Five hlnej.li !:?*u were 1%< 11 *m1 noil oth- H
crs injured by the .i? < i(l? ntal explosion EH
I of :i shell in Mi?* naval uooaal ut Spc- Efi
! zia. Italy. ?
'J'lie limlii:?- of I he ISritish commit- BH
, xIimi ilie j-niount i|iimMon lay no H
! Mann- <m tlx- utfi<-e:> . oiin>rte<I with it BE
! iri tlii S<?ntli Afr! -;iii 11" EIGj
I 1:>'|hh-i< fr.?.i s-ui;i n goncral KB
j iti>iirr< ? tioii ?;: ! "Mi Iti n <loz<*n ES
j ?l:?*!ri?-* - of M . SB
Tlir -f.1 ;?.twas eg
j fill iliivi* iliiirs ; ..i? :u ; . <iod ImmdJ
I M:Iim rilMMi. MS
I II" (?:iI'orocn Minister introclmcil
tli.- I>l.iml.- s.ii - troaij in tb? Bfl
l.:iii(l>illi|)^ 99
M I'oiuhrs a dccnr expelling H|
fr.nn l'r;tuci.? certain p^i'Miis involved Hj
in ili<- i xriii turf M-fimlnl. Hjj
The ;ti nitraliuii oinniKtco at Sr. K|
Juhn'>. N. I*., awarded Mr. Keid. the HI
railway contractor. S8T?1.000. or one- Jgj
third of hut claim against the New-Ha