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THE NEW HOME
OF
..Distinguished Guests Who Attended
the Dedication of the Noble
Edifice In New York.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
SPEAKS AT BANQUET
ffhe Speaker Compliments the Body
That Stands for the Triumphs of
Peace Both at Home and Abroad.
The Importance of the Industrial
Problem Is Discussed Good May
Come. Out of the Present Evils if
We Face Them Armed with the
Old Homely Virtues, Fearless of
Soul, Cool of Head and Kindly of
Heart.
Ay Uxclusac Wire fiomTlie Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 11. The white mar
ble building of the Now York chamber
of commerce on Liberty street, the tlrst
home of its own that the chamber has
had In its 134 years of existence, was
-ledicatcd ut noon today with impres
sive ceremonies". Foremost among the
score or more of the nation's llrst
financiers and statesmen present, and
of tbo representatives of the larger
ISuropenn countries, were President
Roosevelt and ex-President Cleveland,
the latter of whom delivered the ora
tion for the occasion.
Long before the presidential party
the German. French and English am
bassadors, who arrived from Washing
ton on the president's train, assembled
in the chamber's old homo at 32 Nas
sau street and formed the procession to
march to the new building on the site
of the old Heal Estate Exchange,
crowds blocked Liberty street and ex
tended half way across 'llroarlwciy. In
spector Clayton, with Captains O'Reilly
and Creamer and nearly 100 policemei
tried to keep the sightseers, most of
whom were chiefly anxious to catch a
glimpse of tlie chief executive, lined up
along the sidewalk. Four hours, how-
jqxcv. neciooirlana. hud, ,to force their
way aown tnc cenirr ni nir sircei, as
every uue who approached the Cham
ber building within four or five, doors
without, a ticker of admission was chal
lenged and turned back.
fm the programme for the morning's
ceremonies in the large hall of the
chambers was, tlrst. the dedication
prayer by the Ttev. Dr. Morgan fix,
followed by the opening adress by Mor
ris K. Jessup. Ex-President Cleveland's
oration came next, and, following that,
addresses were sueduled to be given
by President Roosevelt, Governor Odcll,
who. however, was not present, and
Mayor Low. Luncheon was then serv
ed to thu guests.
Many Distinguished Guests.
Among the invited guests famous the
world over in banking, finance, law
and matters of state were:
C'hauncey M. Depow. Charles S. Smith,
t'onullim X. Ullss, Lieutenant General J.
W. Laurie, M. 1'.: Hear Admiral Albeit S.
Parker, l S. N.: the Rev. Theodore L.
Cuyler. !. I).: White-law Held, .1. Picr
ponl Morgan, Levi I. Morion, Sir Albert
K. Ttolllt, D. C, L., LI,. D At. P.; Klllin
Ttoot, Leslie M. Shaw, Sir Michael Henry
Herbert, Jules Cambon, Comto Casslnl,
Prince Hans Heinhlch von Pless, the Hon.
Henry C, Payne, Sir Vincent If. H. Kon
nett Harrington, V. Hugnt. Harry llcek
nann. vice president Ilcrlin C. of .;
A brain S. Hewitt, Major General Arthur
MacArthur, U. S. A.; Carl Seliurz, Charles
S. Falrchlld, Lyman ,1. Gage, Alexander
E. Oir. W. P. Wood, Hugh 11. Hanna. the
Rev. Henry van Dyke. D. IJ, Nicholas,
Murray Ilutler, II. C. Richards, K. C. M,
P.j James Dixon, Arthur Serena, 3. P.j
K. Faithful! lU-gg. Major S. Flood Page,
John Hume,'.!. A'. Henderson, Kl-iuIc n,
Murray, Count Rnul Chandon, Fram-ls
Klmbel, Joseph Gulnet, Sir Percy Sander
son, Gaston When, acting consul gen
eral of Fiance; Karl Huunz, consult, gen
eral of Germany: Nicholas Do Ladygen
sl.y, consult general: C, Cllvc-ltayU-y, coii.
sul of Great Uiitnlu; Alfred Mosoly, Hen
ry 1-5, Gourd, Eastman Johnson, George
15, Cortclyou, Thomas W, Wood, William
Mackenzie, John Foord, Edward M. Grout,
William It. Wilcox, St. Clair MeKelway,
Charles If. Miller and Henry M. Stegman,
The Banquet.
The day's ceremonies in connection
with the dedication of the new homo
of the Chamber of Commerce were
brought to a close tonight by n ban
quet given at the Waldorf-Astoria by
the Chamber, in honor of the guests
of the occasion, Among the guests of
honor were President Roosevelt, Prince
Hans Helnrlch Von Pless, the repre
sentative of the German emperor; Sir
Michael Henry Herbert, the British
ambassador; M. Jules Cambon, the
French ambassador; Secretary of War
Ellliu Hoot, Secretary of tho Treasury
Lello M. Shaw, Major General MacAr
thur and Governor Henjumln B. Odoll,
A telegram of regret was received from
Count Casslnl, the Russian ainbassu-
' dor.
After congratulatory cablegrams had
been received by Morris K. Jessup, the
president of tho chamber, President
Roosevelt, delivered tho principal ad
dress of tho evening.
President Roosevelt's Address.
President Roosevelt, after compli
menting the chamber of commerce and
speaking of it as an element of weight
in the commercial and industrial wel
fare of the people of the United States,
naid, In part:
This body stands for the triumphs of
peace both abroad und at home. Wo
have passed that stage of national devel
opment, when depreciation of other peo
ples Is felt as a trlbuto to our own. Wo
watch the growth and prosperity of 6th
er nations, not with hatred or Jealousy,
but with slncero and friendly good will.
J think I can say safely that we have
shown by our attltudo toward Cuba, by
otiltmla toward China, that as ro
COMMERCE
r-
t
Funis weaker powl $ mr desire. Is that
thoj' may bo able n Worn! alone, and
that It they will o show Ihcni'elvcs
willing toTlcal hones. nd fnlr with the
rest of mankind, w. our sldo will
do nil we can to .in not to hinder,
them. With the grt 'powers of tho
world wo deslro no n y that Is not
honorable to both parti ,Vo wish them
well. Wo believe that streml of the
modern spirit Is ever ginger toward
peace, not war: toward cndshlp. not
hostility, us tho normal Inteniatlonul at
titude. Important though It Is that we nhonld
have peace abroad. It In even more Im
portant that we should have peace at
home. You, men of the Chamber of
Commerce, to whose efforts we owe so
much of our Industrial well-being, and, I
believe surely will, be Influential In help
ing toward that Industrial peace which
can obtain In society only when In their
various relations employer and employed
alike show not merely Insistence each
upon his own rights, but also regard for
the rights of other.', and a full acknowl
edgement of the interests of the third
party the public. It Is no small matter
to work out a system or rule of con
duct, whether with or without the help
of the lawgiver, .which shall minimize
that Jarring and clashing of Interests in
the industrial world wlilch causes so
much individual Irritation and suffering
at tho present day, and which at times
threatens baneful consequences to large
portions of tho body politic. Hut tho Im
portance of the problem cannot be over
estimated, and It deserves to receive tho
careful thought of all men such as
those whom I nm addressing tonight.
Thero should be no yielding to wrong;
but there should most certainly bo not
only desire to do tight but a willingness
each to try to understand the viewpoint
of his follow, with whom, for weal or
for woe, his own fortunes arc indlswolu
bly bound.
The Vexed Problems.
No patent remedy can be devised for tho
solution of those gravo problems in tho
industrial yorld; but wo may rest assured
that they can bo solved at all only If wc
bring to the solution certain old-time vir
tues, and if wo strive to keep out of the
solution some of the most familiar and
most undesirable of the traits to whlcn
mankind has owed untold degradation
and suffering throughout tho ages. Arro
gance, suspicion, brutal envy of the woll-to-do,
brutal Indifference toward flume
who are not well-to-do, the hard refusal
to consider tho rights of others, the. fool
ish refusal tcTconstder the limits of bcnctl
ccnt action, the base appeal to tho spirit
of snllish greed, whether it take tho form
of plunder of the. fortunate or of oppress
ion of the unfortunate from those and
from all kindred vices this nation must
b kept free If it Is to remain in its pres
ent position In tho forefront of tlio peo
ple's of mankind. On tlio other Juiii'I,
good will conio. even out of tlio present
evils. If wo fa co them armed with tho old
homely virtues; if wo show that we arc
fearless of scul. cool of head, and kindly
of heart; if, without betraying the weak
ness that cringes before wrong doing, we
yet show by deeds and words our knowl
edge that In such a government as ours
each of us must bo In voiy truth his
brother's keeper.
At a time when tlio growing complex
ity of our social and Industrial life h.is
rendered Inevitable the intrusion of the
state into spheres of work wherein It for
merly took no part, and when there Is
also n growing tendency to demand the
Illegitimate and unwise transfer to the
government of much of the work that
should be done by private persons, singly
or associated together, it Is a pleasure to
address a body whose members possess to
an eminent degree the traditional Amer
ican self-reliance of spirit which makes
them scorn to ask from the government,
whether of stite. or of nation, anything
but a fair field and no favor who con
fide not In being helped by others, but In
their own skill, energy and business ca
pacity to achieve success.
Requisite of a Good Citizen.
The first requisite of a good citizen in
tills republic of ours is that he shall bo
able and willing to pull his weight that,
he shall not bo a mere pussensor, but
shall do his sharo In tho work that each
generation of us finds ready to hand; and,
furthermore, that in doing his work ho
shall show not only tho capacity tor
sturdy self-ehlp. but also self-respecting
regard for the rights of others.
Tho chamber of commerce, It is no idle
boast to say, stands In a pre-omlnunt de
gree for those qualities which mako tho
successful merchant, tho successful busi
ness man, whoso success Is won in ways
honorable to himself and bonellclal to his
fellows. Thero are very different kinds of
success. Thero Is tho success that brings
with It the scared soul tho success which
Is achieved by wolfish greed and vulpine
cunning tho success which makes honest
men uneasy or Indignant In Its presence.
Then thero is tho other kind of success
tho fiiieess which comes as tho reward of
keen Insight, of sagacity, of resolution,
of address, combined with unflinching
rectitude of behavior, public and private,
Tho tlrst kind of success, may, In a sense
and a poor senso nt that benefit the
Individual, but It si always and necessar
ily a curso to the community; wheroas
tho man who wins tho second kind, as nn
incident of Its winning becomes a bene
ficiary to tho whole eommouwculth.
Tho address of the president was
followed with close attention and fre
quent applause, and at its clo3e tho as
semblage arose and cheered,
Speeches wc-ro also made by Ambas
sador Cambon, sir Michael Henry Her
bert, Sir Albert K. Rollit. M. 1;
Prjnco Homy of Pless, Mr. Heckmann,
vlco president of the Berlin Chamber
of Commerce; W, P. Wood, president
of tho London Corn Trade association,
und Mr. Uugot, representing the
French Chamber of Commerce,
Fire in Philadelphia,
fly i:xclulvo Wire from Tlio Associate;! Press.
Philadelphia, Nov. 11, The two upper
floors of the slx.story building at 713 ami
715 Bprlnggnrden street, occupied by the
Philadelphia Baby Carriage company,
were destroyed by fire tonight. The
members of tho firm, F, Block and H.
Levi, estimate their loss between $50,000
and $75,000, on which thero Is u full In
surance, The building 1$ owned by Isaao
M. Miller, The damago to tho structure
is estimated at about $10,000.
Insane Patient Killed.,
Uy Exclusive wire from Tlio Associated !'rei.
Cumberland Hill, R. I.. Nov. ll.-Jean
B. Founder, CO years of age, who re
cently was liberated from tho 6tato in
sano asylum, was shot and instantly
killed at an early hour today by Walter
Flake, a farmer Hying here. Founder
was shot while coming from Flsko's barn
with a bag of grain.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Extracts from Forthcoming Report of
' Superintendent Schneffer.
Djr delusive Wire from Tlie Aoi-lttd Press.
Hiirrlsburg, Nov. 11. Superintendent
of Public Instruction Schneffer, In Ills
forthcoming report for tho school year
ending Juno 2. 1902, will present the
following statistics:
Number of schools in the state, 29,
031; superintendents, 139; male teach
ers, 8,i$r! female teachers,, 22,053; aver
age salaries of niulu teachers per
month, $44.92; average salaries of female
teachers per month, $33.78; average
length of school teriu in months, S.32;
whole number of pupils, 1,103,509! aver
age number of pupils in dully attend
ance, 871,!t."S; cost of school houses, $1,
302,001.09; teachers' wages, $11,S31,S"1.3S;
cost of school text books, $8:!',, 477.77:
cost of school supplies other than text
books, Including lamps, globes, etc. (not
including Philadelphia), $ir,9,S03.09; fuel,
contingencies, fees of collectors and
other expenses, $3,n47;9C3.09; total ex
penditures, $23,027,07S.S2; estimated value
of school property, $33,994,094.2,"..
.
MASON FREE; NEGRO HELD.
State's Witness Becomes Suspect in
Cambridge Murder Case.
Bf Exclusite Wire from The Associated Press.
Cambridge, Muss., Nov. 11. The dis
charge of Alan G. Mason, of Boston,
accused of the murder of Clara A.
Morton at Waverly a week ago last
Saturday night, was ordered by Judge
Charles Almy of the Third district
court of Eastern Middlesex today. The
government lawyer announced that an
Investigation had failed to disclose
evidence sufficient to hold Mason.
Almost immediately George L. O.
Perry, a young negro, who yesterday
was held as a witness against Mason,
was charged with the murder of the
Morton girl. He pleaded not guilty and
was remanded without ball for a hear
ing on Nov. IS.
The discharge of Mason was greeted
with applause by the spectators. Law
yer Ware shook hands with Mason,
and together they left the courtroom.
Mason was driven direct to his home in
Boston.
SANTA FE EXPECTS NO TROUBLE
Officer Says Demands of Brotherhood
Are Likely to Be Conservative.
By KxL'hisivi: Wire irom The Ai-roclated I'imi.
Los Angeles. Nov. 11. Discussing the
demand for increased wages, among
tlie railway brotherhoods In tho employ
of western lines, President Ripley, of
the Santa Fe railroad, said today:
".So far as the Santa Fe is con
cerned we have had It intimated that
this subject soon will be submitted.
Up to this time no formal demand has
been made. What the now schedules
are as proposed I do not know, and
knowing the general conservatism of
railroad brotherhoods, T am convinced
both sides in any controversy that
may arise will settle their affairs ami
cably." WAGE CONTROVERSY SETTLED.
Danger of Tie-up On Railroads Near
Chicago Has Pased.
By Ejrclusive Wire from The Associated Prn.
Chicago, Nov. 11. The wngc contro
versy between the railroads and the
Hrotherhood of Hallway Trainmen,
which for a time threatened to tie up
all the principal switching terminals
in Chicago, was amicably adjusted to
night at a conference between the rail
road managers and ofllclals of tho
brotherhood.
The settlement was reached on the
basis of a compromise. Seventeen of
the railrouds signed the new agree
ment, and the Santo Fe, the other road
Involved, will sign tomorrow. The men
will receive an increase of about 12 per
cent.
AN OCULIST MURDERED.
Dr. Kiraberling Shot by John Scan-
Ion, a Former Patient.
By Kxcluslve Wire from The Associated IV.
Kansas City, Nov. 11. Dr. W. H.
Klinberling, a pioneer citizen and a
prominent oculist, was shot and In
stantly killed In his ofllco In this city,
this afternoon, by John Scnnlon, for
merly a policeman, who then shot and
Instantly killed himself. The bodies of
both men were found In the doctor's
ofllce. Both men must have died al
most instantly.
Scanlon asserted, It is said, that Klin
berling had caused him to lose his eye
sight. Dr. Kimberllng was 5S years of
ago and had practiced hero thirty
years. Scanlon was 37 years old.
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED.
Ily Inclusive Wire from Tlie Aswhtdl I're..
Harrlsburg, Nov. 11, Charters were Is
sued by tho &tnte department today to
tho following corporations: Tho Scraulon
Refrigerating company, Scranton; capi
tal, $1,000. Tho Sayro Real Kstalc and
Improvement company, Sayro; capital,
$15,000.
Dover, Del.. Nov. ll.-Thn C. P. Wontz
company, of Scrantun, Pa wholesale gro
cers; capital $100,000, filed certificates of
Incorporation hero today.
Engine Over an Embankment.
Ily llxchuhe Wire frum Tlio .Usociited Pre.
Johnstown, P.t.. Nov, 11. A;; '
went over an embankment nt tho Hlnck
ston Run dam, nntth of this city, shortly
before, noon today and crashed Into a
crowd of Slavish workmen, killing two of
thum, named Gellot and Uraneso, and
I'atully injured another, Several others
were seriously hurt. A relief train has
just been dispatched to the scene of tho
accident,
Train Wveckor Sentenced,
By Kxclublvo Wire from The Associated 1'icoi. -
Wllkes.imrre. Pa., Nov, 11,-Powell
Ratherwtskl, charged with attempting to
wreck a passenger train on tho Delaware
und Hudson road during the miners'
strike, pleaded guilty In court today and
was sentenced to seven yearn' Imprison
ment In tho penitentiary.
Foot Ball Players HuU.
Of Kxiluslve Wire from The AwodjUd I'reaa.
New York, Nov, 11. Two of Columbia's
foot ball players were badly hurt In prac
tice today. II. II. Post broke his collar
bono In au endeavor to tackle. S. K.
Sladkus his ankle. Sladkus and Post are
both endfj In the 'varsity team. They aro
both out it the game for this season.
MOLINEUX
IS ACQUITTED
The Aliened Poisoner Is SugccssIuI
In His Desperate Battle for
Lite and Liberty.
THE JURY DECIDES IN
THIRTEEN MINUTES
A Burst of Applause Follows the An
nouncement of tho Verdict in Court.
After the Formal Discharge of the
Prisoner, a Crowd of a Thousand
Persons Follow General Molineux
and His Son and Cheer Them as
They Leave the Court Room Jus
tice Lambert's Charge.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Preai.
New York, Nov. 11. The Molineux
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Although the jury was out nbout
twenty-five minutes, they agreed on
their verdict within ten. minutes after
leaving the court room. Notice was
immediately given, but it took some
minutes to reassemble the court. Among
tho first to person enter the court room
was Assistant District Attorney Os
borne, who seemed to be nervous as ho
waited for the verdict. Molineux stood
while the jury was being polled, and
apparently he was not affected. His
attitude Indicated that he had prepared
himself for any verdict that might be
given. When the largo crowd outside
tho court heard what the verdict was,
a great shout went up and three cheers
for Molineux were given.
Molineux wns formally discharged a
few minutes after tho jury returned
their verdict. Some delay In this for
mality was caused by tho enormous
crowd. When the court room hnd been
cleared, the order of discharge was
made out and Molineux left with his
father, followed by a cheering throng.
The Judge's Charged
At tlie afternoon session Judge Lam
bert delivered his charge.
"Katherlne J. Adams." he began,
"died on December 2S, 1S98, and the de
fendant Is charged with the responsi
bility for her death. The defendant
may be convicted, if you think the evi
dence ndeauate, of murder in the llrst
degree, or if you think well o'f it, mur
der In the second degree, or of man
slaughter in the first degree, or of man
slaughter in the second degree."
Justice Lambert defined tlio various
degrees of homicide, laying stress on
tho necessity of deliberation and pre
meditation to constitute murder in tho
first degree.
"The defendant is presumed to be in
nocent until the evidence shows his
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It Is
always with tho state to prove guilt
and for the defendant to prove Inno
cence. "If his guilt has not been shown to
you beyond a reasonable doubt, you
must ncuult him."
Justice Lambert summed up the ad
mitted facts in tho case, the sending of
tho package from tho general postofilce,
Its receipt at the Knickerbocker Ath
letic club and Its administration to Mrs.
Adams by Cornish, who received it at
the club.
"It Is necessary." he said, "for tho
state to prove that the defendant sent
this package: thut It was received by
Cornish and innocently administered to
Mrs. Adams before you can find this de
fendant guilty. It is for you to say that
the necessary evidence has been sub
mitted. "One of the most important efforts of
tho prosecution hns been to connect this
defendant with the address on that
poison package. The state has attempt
ed to do that by witnesses from banks
and by witnesses presented to you as
handwriting experts. It is contended by
the prosecution that the defendnnt
wrote that address. Unless that Is
proved, the defendant cannot bo con
victed of any crime."
Justice Lambert recited the evidence
of the handwriting experts on both
sides, and said:
"Tho opinion of the experts are not
controlling upon you. You are under
no legal requirements to believe what
they told you. If tho people's cuse
stood on the question of handwriting,
It should bo dismissed. But, If the con
tention of the prosecution Is sustained
In other respects you may consider tho
handwriting.
"Did the defendant obtain the Tif
fany box from Tiffany & Co.? There
Is no 'evidence lie that ho did but
evidence has been submitted that he
hnd an account there, Tlie most that
can be said for that point Is that he
had the opportunity,
"Did the defendant have the bottle
oMiromo? Itc--snys ho did not. There
Is no evidence her to contradict it but
it was In the box ho had the opportunity
to obtnl" "
lMo Evidence as to Bottle Holder.
Justice Lambert said:
"It Is my duty to lell you that no
evidence lias been presented here to
connect this defendant with tho bottle
holder. At the sumo time you aro at
liberty to consider the contention tif
the people In connection with the other
cireiunstunees presented to yuu.
"Now the ligation Is, did the de
fendant procure- the poison, The de
fendant told you )ie never mado the
poison. Upon the theory that lie did
not send tho poison package, that Is
reasonable enough, but If you find from
other facts that he did send tho pack
age, then you may take Into considera
tion the fact of the facility with which
he could have obtained the poison.
Tho Justice went Into detail In the
trouble at the Knickerbocker Athletic
club and Mollneux's complaint that
Cornish was disrespectful und disobe
dient und touched on the contention of
the prosecution that Mollneux's motives
for killing Cornish was the result of
those troubles-
Ho took up the mailing of the poison
pnekugo nt the general postofilce and
said the Inference was good that It
was mailed between two and live o'clock
p. tn. on December 2,1, 1S98. "If you
believe tlie testimony of Pror. Vulte of
Columbia college," be said, "Molineux
could not have mailed that package.
The defense claims that Cornish was
there. Then there Is the testimony of
Mrs. Stephenson. If that woman told
tho truth that ends this case and elim
inates Molineux. It she saw Cornish
mall that package this defendant Is
not guilty. It Is for you to Investigate
this matter and decide for yourselves."
Justice Lambert repeated his admon
ition to the Jury to weigh all the evi
dence presented to them and to return
the verdict dictated by their con
sciences. The jury retired at 2.15.
Verdict In Thirteen Minutes.
In exactly thirteen minutes after the
jury retired, word yns brought to the
court room that a verdict had been
reached. Court officers shouted for
order, and a hurry call was sent for
Justice Lambert. It was 3.45 when Jus
tice Lambert took his seat. Molineux,
who had been brought Into court on the
first notice from the jury room, sat
calm and confident as ever. The old
general was fur more agitated than his
son and It was evident that the sus
pense was very hard upon him.
"Not guilty," said the foreman, In
reply to the formal inquiry, and Moli
neux, who had been standing to receive
the verdict, sank back In his chair.
Thero was a burst of applause, but It
was speedily quelled by the court offi
cers. Justice Lambert ordered the
court cleared and told the jurors to re
main in their seats until it was cleared.
Then, after counsel for both sides hud
congratulated each other and tho jury
and had thanked the court, Justice
Lambert ordered tho formal discharge
of Molineux. A crowd of at least a
thousand followed, cheering General
Molineux and his son as they left the
court room,
From the criminal court building,
Molineux went to the city prison to get
his effects. Then, accompanied by Gen
eral Molineux and two of his attorneys,
he entered n. carriage and was driven
away. About three thousand persons,
cheering and shouting, surrounded tho
carriage and greatly delayed Its de
parture. Many people waved handker
chiefs from the windows in tlie street.
Cecil Molineux, after shaking hands
with his brother, stood weeping on tho
steps of the tombs. Molineux himself
was smiling and jubilant.
He was thus at liberty after spend
ing nearly four years in prison, and
being once condemned to death and
twice placed on trial for his life for the
murder of Mrs. Katherlne J. Adams.
From the tombs, Molineux went to
his father's home In Brooklyn, where
he was again cheered by a large crowd.
SUPREME COURT MEETING.
Will Be Held in Philadelphia tho
First Monday in January.
By ENcluslve Wire from The Associated I'resi.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 11. The supreme
court for tho October term nroso at
i.St! o'clock this afternoon to meet In
Philadelphia the first Monday lit Jan
uary. Before doing so the court hand
ed down a. number of decisions. The
list of decisions is ns follows:
Wesley Buck vs the New Jerrey Zinc
company, of Pennsylvania: Appeal by
the defendant from the Judgment of the
court of common pleas of Carbon
county. Judgment affirmed. This was
a homicide case In which the defendant
was convicted of murder in the first
degree.
KIDNAPPING CASE.
Canadian Judge Refuses Column's
Offer to Return the Child.
Bjr Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 11. Captain
Colmnn, accused of kidnapping his
child from San Francisco, has offered
to return tho child to the mother It
the extradition proceedings were
waived. The mother and her cuunsel
agreed, but Justice Walkem, before
whom the case was tried, said that ho
could not stop the case now; the law
had been set In motion, and justice
must be done.
He deferred decision pending an ex
amination of the documents In the
case. Meanwhile tho child is held by
the local police,
WRECK VICTIMS RESCUED.
The Zelandia Picks Up 70 Persons
from the Ill-Fated Elingamite.
P.v Kxcluslve Wire from The AsioiUted Tress.
Wellington, N. ',.. Nov, 11, Tho steamer
Zelandia has picked up onu boat and two
rafts from the British steamer Hllngam
Ite, carrying sovonty persons, Three
boats from the IClIngamlto nro still miss
ing, Tho Ullngamito bound from Sydney, N,
S. W wns wrecked last Sunday morning
on one of the Three Kings Islands on tha
north coast of New Zealand,
TOTAL VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.
Judgo Pennypacker's Plurality ns In
dicated by the Official Count.
By llxclusive Wiru frum The Associated Ticss.
Philadelphia, Nov. 11. The official count
of last Tuesday's election in Philadelphia
county was completed today. Tho total
vote for governor was as follows:
Peimypackor, Rep,, 171.0U3; Pattisou,
Dem 71.005; Swallow, Pro., 1,(09; Adams
(Soclallst-Laor), 157; Slaytou (Socialist),
1.7M.
Cannon Opens Canvatfs.
Hy Kxeludve Wire from The Aswclattd l'ica.
Chicago, Nov. 11. Congressman Can
non gayo a luncheon at tho Union League
club yesterday to Republican members ol'
the Illinois delegation to tho Fifty-eighth
congress, und formally announced Ills can
didacy for tha speakership to succeed
David B, Henderson.
Associate Judgo of Miffiin.
B Eiclu-Jrc Wire from The Associated Press.
Hari'lsburg, Nov, 11. Joseph C, Ilteh
man. of Lewlstown, was today appointed
by Governor Stono assoclato Judgo of
Mirllln county, vlco AV. P. Mendenhall,
deceased.
Pensions Granted.
By Eicluslve Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington. Nov, 11. Pensions havo
been grunted as follows Amos Spade, of
llazleio'n. Pa., $S; Mary 13. Yuttvr
(,widow), of Moscow, $. .
MR. BAER ANSWERS
MINE WORKERS
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Its Work Reviewed in the Thirty
second Annual Report.
ny i:.tclu!tr Wire flom The Associated Press.
llarrlsburg, Pa., Nov. 11. The state
board of charities has Just completed
Its thirty-seventh annual report to be
submitted to the next legislature. The
report states that thero Is n. general
Improvement In the condition of the
state Institutions, but that the county
jails aro not properly conducted. The
legislature Is urged to lake some actiou
toward providing for the care of Indi
gent epileptics and to prevent abuses
ju unincorporated institutions which
claim to care for the aged and Infirm
class.
Tho board also recommended that at
least one poor house, well constructed
and wel managed, be erected In every
county In the state; that commission
be created by the legislature to Investi
gate the system of county jails and to
recommend some better plan for the
conduct or those Institutions; that a
suitable building be provided at one of
the state penitentiaries for the care ot
tho criminal Insane, and that a uniform
law be adopted whereby the aid grant
ed by the state to hospitals, etc., should
be distributed without discrimination
to the institutions within Its borders.
PEACE AT SILVERBR00K.
A Settlement Is Effected Between J.
S. Wentz & Co. and Their
Employes.
B Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Uiizletou, Pa., Nov. 11. The trouble
at Ihe Sllvcrbrook colliery of J. S.
Wonts & Co., where the men refused
to return to work until taken back In
a. body, was satisfactorily settled to
day, and tho mine will be started up
tomorrow. The settlement was effected
at a conference between Thomas Rlght
or, a member of the company, and a
committee of the men. all of whom,
with tho exception of two, will bo rein
stated by the company. These two will
bo taken on as soon ns the company
finds room for them. The company has
nlso agreed to give the employes occu
pying its houses ample time in which to
pay their back rent and coal bills.
About 450 men are employed at Silver
brook. The Coxe employes have submitted a
counter proposition to that given by
President Stearns, yesterday, in answer
to tho.strlkers' original demand. Tho
nature of the proposition hns not been
divulged, but there was no settlement
of the trouble at the Coxe mines today.
WALKERS AT PHILADELPHIA.
Eleven of the Twenty-five Starters
Drop by tho Wayside.
My Exclusive Wire from 'lhc Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 11, Up to 11
o'clock tonight eleven of the original
twenty-five starters in the six-day go-as-you-please
race have dropped out.
The score of the ton leaders at 11 p, in.
follows:
Cartwrlght S2.1
Click i-'Hi
Dinccn I'l.'i
Tracy 201
Hegclman 'JiiO
Howarth 139
Davis 1SII
Golden ITS
Shcllon 170
Guerrero 1.'0
MINERS STILL IDLE.
One Thousand Men Unable to Obtain
Work at Shamokln.
By exclusive Wire from The Assoelated Press.
Shamokln, Pa., Nov, 11. All under
bosses who went out with thn pump
men and engineers during' the recent
strike were reinstated today at the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company's collieries la the Shamo-kln-Mt.
Carmel region.
Ono thousand miners are still Idle
hero because of mines not being in
good working condition.
Kline's Plurality, 4,099.
Ily Rxtlushc Wire Irom The Associated Press.
Reading. IM Nov. 11,-Mllford N. Rlt
ter, of Reading, and Rufus T, Krdman, ot
Alloutowu, met hum today and computed
tho returns of thn Rorks-Lohlgh congres
sional district. The result of tlio compu
tation shows that Marcus C, L. Kllnn was
elected by a plurality of l.smD. Tito of
ficial figures are: Rerks Sowden, Rep.,
.ii.Hl: Kline, ein US.IT. l.ehlgh-Sow-ilen.
S1.B2S; Kline, S.0JI.
Troopers Leave Hazleton.
Ily Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Hazluton, Pa., Nov, 11. The First City
troop and thu Sheridan troop, tho last of
tho National Guard on duty In tho coal
fields were iclluvcd this afternoon and
will return to Philadelphia and Tyrone
respectively at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
lug. The city troop will go via tho Lo
hlgli Valley and tlio Sheridan troop via
tho Pennsylvania inllroad. General Schall
will close linudipiaituis hero on Thursday.
Stabbing' Affray at Stioudsbuif.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg. P.t., Nov. It.- Following a
seufllu on tho Lackawanna depot plat
form early on .Monday uveulug, IIuiT'
Whims, a young man of unsavory repu
tation, slabbed Walter Custard, of Mar
shall's Creek, tlueu tlmos.twlco hi tho arm
and once In tho abdomen. At thu present
time. It Is not thought that tlio wounds
will result seriously.
Steamship Arrivals.
By Exclusive Wire from 'lhc Associated Press.
Now York, Nov. 11. Arrived: Steam
ers Frlesland, Antwerp; Kronpriuz "N'Jl.
helm, Uremoii, Cleared: Steamers Teu
tonic, Liverpool; 6t. Louis, Southamp
ton. Bremen Arrived: Steamer Kaiser
Wllholm der Grosso, New York. Ant
werpArrived: Steamer Finland, New
York, lioulogne Arrived: Steamer Rot
terdam, New York for Rotterdam (and
bulled).
The Reading President Reviews tin
Situation And Denies Mr. Mit
chell's Brief In General.
OPERATORS' SIDE
OP THE QUESTION
Coal Road Head Intimates Willing
ness to Treat with an Organization
Limited to Hard Coal Fields ami
Displaying Proper Co-operative
Spirit All Assertions Regarding
Insufficiency of Wages Rebutted.
The Company Insists That It Shall
Bo Allowed to Select Its Own
Workmen.
By Kxelulve Whe from The Associated Tress.
Washington, 13. C, Nov. 11. Presi
dent Haer, or the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron' company, has
filed with the anthracite coal strike
commission the reply of that company;
to tho demands made by John Mitchell,
president of the Mine Workers ot
America, concerning the points In
volved In the anthracite coal strike
Following Is the full text of his state
ment: To tho Anthracite Coal Strike Comims-
slon:
Answer ot tho Philadelphia, and Read
ing Coal and Iron company:
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company, replying to the demands ot
John Mitchell, representing certain an
thracito mine workers, says:
First That it owns thirty-seven collier
ies situated in the counties of Schuylkill,
Northumberland and Columbia, and that
It did operato previous to tlio strike In
augurated by the United MIno Workers ot
America thlrty-throo collieries and four
wnsherles, and that at that time It had
twenty-six thopsand. eight hundred and
twonty-nlno employes la and about tho
mines.
Second The first demand for "twenty
per cent, increase upon the price paid dur
ing tho year 1001 to employes performing
contract or pleco work," Is arbitrary, un
reasonable, and unjust.
This company denies that thero Is any
such similarity between tho mining ot
bituminous and anthracite coal as '-to
mako wages paid in one a standard for
the other. It avers that the bituminous
coal fields extends over many states of
tho Union; that they differ widely In tho
physical and local trade conditions which
largely control wages; that the work ot
mining anthracite coal Is not substantially
similar work to the mining of bituminous
coal; and making all necessary allow
ances ior uncerences in couuiuohb, si uu
nles that the rate of wages In tho mines
operated by this company Is lower than
that paid in tho bituminous coal fields,
whoso coal output competes actively with
tho products of this company's mines.
Third This company denies that tho
present rate of wages is lower than is
paid In other ocupatlons in tho same lo
cality and controlled by like conditions.
Miners 'Prefer Anthracite.
This company Is not informed as to thu
average annual earnings In tho bitumin
ous coal fields, but it avers that nearly all
uf Its former employes, who, during the
past five months worked in tho bitumin
ous mines, havo returned to the anthra
cite regions, preferring to work In the an
thracite mines. And it further avers that
thu annual earnings of tho authraclto
mine workers Is largely reduced by their
refusal to work as many days as It in
customary to work In other occupations,
and that by reason thereof this company
is subjected to grcut loss, and the cost
of producing coal Is largely Increased und
tho annual earnings ot its employes di
minished. Fourth This company denies thut tho
average annual earnings ot the men work
ing in tho anthracite coal field Is less than
thu average animal earnings for occupa
tions requiting eiiuul skill and training.
Fifth This coiiPMny denies that the
rato of wages In the anthracite coal
fields Is li.sufllclc'il to compensate thu
mine workers hi view of thu dangerous
character of thu occupation In relation to
accidents, liability to serious and per
manent disease, the high death rato unit
the short trade life incident to this em
ployment. Sixth This company avers that whilst
tlio sixth specification Is too general and
vaguo for specific answer thereto, that It
Is trim that tho anthracite coal regions
(almost entirely dependent on the antlmi
clto mining Industry) are among the most
prosperous in the United Stutcs; that
employes of teinpeiatti and economic
habits have saved money, und Invested
their savings in houses, building assocla
tlons, and other property and that de
posits in savings, state and national
banks, aggregating millions of dollars,
liavo been made by such employes; that
the standard of living Is equal to that
ot tho average American workmen; that
the towns and cities nro better than any
minim; towns in tho bituminous coal
fields of tho United Stales,
This company denies that the alleged
cost of living has made It impossible tu
maintain a fair standard of Ufa upon the
basis of present wag"s or from securing
any benefit from increased prosperity, and
that tho condition of tho workmen is.
poorer on account of it,
This company further denies that "the
children of tho anthracite mines workeu
aro prematurely forced Into the break-
" Continued on Page n.i
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. )
Local data for Nov. 11, IW1;
Highest temperatures ,..., ."-3 degree
Lowest, temperature .,..... 1 degrees,
Rclutivu humidity;
s a. m 7!) per, cent,
8 p. 111. ,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,. C2 per cent
Precipitation, 2 houre ended 8 p. m.
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WEATHER FORECAST,
Washington. N '. 11. Forecast M
for Wednesday ami Thursday: 4i
Uustoru lVnnsym..iU: Rain and -M
warmer Wednesday; Thursday -i(
4-
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