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'-. j vA; -V H" '"Tv tf"' H 'i 'Wl 4i .m ja cmmon m . ,t-i 1 THE ONLY SCRANTON PAPER' RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERV.ICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. TWO GENTS. i TEN PAGES SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1002, TEN PAGES TWO CENTS. w.:. J. tCt WILL SUBMIT CASE TO President Roosevelt Mot to Be VAi . the Arbitrator zuelan Controversl ALL POWERS AGREE TO THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN The Situation at the Close of the Cabinet Meeting Yesterday Allies Hold to the President as First Choice, But Will Accept The Hague International Tribunal No In timation as to the Conditions The Ad ministration Has No Fear that the Monroe Doctrine Will Be Brought Into the Con troversy in Any Manner Embarrassing to the United States. K.M'lu-Uc Wire Rum The Arooil.ttcil I'rev. Washington, Dec. ill. President ltuusevrlt will not be the arbitrator i the Venezuelan controvrisy. The whole vexatious subject will lie referred for adjudication to The Hague tribunal. JOpitomlzcd, tills was the situation as It had resolved Itself nt the conclusion or the cabinet meeting to-day. All the members, except Secretary Uoot, were presr-nt at themeeting. The Venezuela ' question was the principal and practi cally the only topic of general concern uridyl- consideration. Secretary liny presented the net results of his cable coit -ipondence with the governments at London, Perlin, Home and Caracas. In accordance with the suggestion made s-ovoral days ago by President Roose velt through Secretary Hay, President Castro o" Venezuela, was reported to have agreed to submit the differences between Ids government and the Euro pean powers to the arbitration of the tribunal at The Hague. The Kuropean powers not only consented to submit the controversy tu arbitration but, while they have cxpiessed a preference for arbitration, to be conducted by Preside"! Roosevelt, they bad assented to his suggestion tliitt the matter be re forrsd in The Hague. The presentation of the ease met the hear'y anprova! of the members of the cnblr'-t, No fear Is expressed by the administration that the Monroe doc trine -.vlli be brought into the contro versy In any manner that might result In an embarrassing situation fur the United States. Secretary Hay Is pre paring u note to the powers In which the gi'iitiilc.itlon of this government is exprfssud for the course agreed upon by tlioin In settlement of ihe pending dllllcullk.s. No Intimation of Conditions, No Intimation Is given of the con ditions which may have been Imposed by the Knropeuii powers or by Presi dent Castro precedent to the arbitra tion. It Is known that Great Britain tvns willing to submit the subject to the arbitration of President. Itoosuvelt ' practically without conditions, but tho Kiigg(stloii Is made that one, and per haps two, of tho other powers involved proposed some conditions which might have proved wnburrasKlug to the presi dent had ho undertaken the responsi bility of determining the tjuestlon. It Is understood that some money must pass, but It Is also Known that the amount of cash to be required of Venezuela before arbitration is not JHurly so largo ris hus been stated, It is not possible to learn either whether the allies Insist upon apologies from President Castro, and while it Js as sinned that the blockade will bo speed ily rained, no arrangement, to that end lias yet been made, The energies of the negotiators nro now being devoted to the framing of what will be known as a condition protocol, and It is hoped that while this elas of document does not undertake to closely dellue Issues to be presented, II will still contain a provision for the removal or the block ade, TRACKWALKER MURDERED, Jacob Bostlck the Victim of Un known Assassins. . By i:.cliii( Who fi'ciu The .Uaotlital l'uj. Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 2(5. The jiody of Jacob l, Iiostlck, the I'ennsylvunla raU'n'l trackwalker whoso boMy was TM HAGUE m. W of thetlene- found on the tracks two weeks ago, iifnr n.'ilnbridge, near this city, with the skull fractured and n bloody pick handle nearby, was exhumed today nnd a bullet found at the base of the brain. The murderers had planned to hide their crime by placing the body so that the cars would run over it. Two young men from Columbia, named McCoy and Gutterman are un der arrest and tho authorities claim they have strong evidence against them. DISAPPOINTrlENT PELT IN LONDON Lntest Phase of the Venezuelan Trouble Not Regarded with Enthusiasm. Jly i:cluibc Wins iiomThe A.ocutl l'r(.-. London, Dec. -'7. Kxcept by the op ponents of the government, who view it as a virtual defeat and discrediting the ministry, the latest phase of the Venezuelan trouble luib been welcomed very lukewarmly. Arbitration by Presi dent Roosevelt had been anticipated as "ii desirable an issue from a dillicult business that his refusal, which is re garded as final, has caused keen dis appointment. H Is foreseen that even if satisfactory conditions to the sub mission of the disputes to The Hague court can be arranged, this method will entail endless and wearisome de tails, with no assurance that at the end President Castro still will be In power or Venezuela in the mood to abide by the decision of The Hague. In short, that element of guarantee which would have accompanied President Roosevelt's acceptance of the olllce of arbitrator Is now lacking. At tho same time. It Is readily admitted that fioin the American point of view, President Roosevelt has acted wisely In declining to act. The foregoing represents the general drift of newspaper comment this morn ing. The only paper which really wel comes the decision to refer the Vene zuelan matter to The Hague is the radical Pally News, which sees a chance of making arbitration oiko more a reputable theory. Paying trib ute to the coolness of President Itoose velt, and the correct attltudu of tho railed States during thlH. "sorry busi ness," the Dully News says: "The Venezuelan crises has done much to enhance Roosevelt's reputation and to bring linmo to Knglishnien tho essential friendliness of the American people," Tho Dally .Mall, In a violent nttaek upon the government, says: "Thus ends tho most inglorious episode in which Great Britain has engaged In re cent years," - LORENZO TRIES TO ESCAPE, The Indian Leader Makes a Bolt for Liberty but Is Recaptured. Il,v i:clikhe Wire fivm 'I lie .Wdatcil l'iem. Panama, Dee, . Viclmluno Lorenzo, the Indluu leader who fought with tho revolutionists, niadu iv sensational at. tempt to escape from eonllneiuent on board the Colombian crulsor Hogotu yes terday. Ho was captured, however, and retained to tho ship. Lorenzo was a most persistent guerrilla during tho revo. lutloa. When Cienoral Ilerrera surren dered Lorenzo und his followers refused to lilvo up their arms, but were com pelled by force to do so Just us they were about to nscup to tho mountains. He wus taken on board the Bogota last No vember, Tho steamer Madelllno left hero yestcr. day for the department of Cauca with more than 2,0o0 government and former revolutionary troops on board. Princess and Party to Visit America. By Inclusive Wiro fromTlio AsooclJU-it Viet. A'ienna, Dec. SO. It la reported hero on good authority that Archduke rerdluund and tho Crown Princess of Saxony and their companions purpose going to the United States,' there being little probabil ity of their Uncling congenial homes In i.iueiiu. LYNCHED THE WRONG MAN. Montgomery Godley Died for Crime Committed by His Brother. tly llxrlmlte Wire from 'Die .SsiiclnUil Press. Pittsburg, Kansas, Dee. 20. It Is im ported that Joe Oodloy, n brother of Montgomery Ciudley, who wn lynched bv a limb here yesterday, la wounded and In lildtng at Weir City, Kan., and later investigation of tin.' trouble be tween Olllcor Hlnkle und the Clodley brothers tends to show that .loo nnd not the man who wan lynched, fired the shot that killed the policeman, Two brothers, Otis and Jesse are In jail ut Glrnrd, charged with being Im plicated In the murder, but Joe es caped. The mother of tho Godley boys Is said to have asked a physician to treat .Toe for a gunshot wound In the nock. She would pot tell the where abouts of her son, and tho doctor re fused to go with her. FOURTEEN MINERS BURIED IN A WRECK It Is Estimated That from. 25 to 30 Deaths Will Result from a Railroad Smashup. Uy KwliKivc Wire from The Associated Prc. Trinidad, Col., Dec. 2G. A coal miner from north of Trinidad, who was tak en out of the debris of the Colorado and Southern freight wreck north of Trinidad last night nnd died a short time later, said just before expiring, that there- were fourteen coal , miners beside himself in the car in wjileh he was riding and which wus smashed to splinters. Tho ruins of this car still remain tinder tons of wreckage. All the men in it must have perished. It is now estimated that tho number of dead will reach from twenty-five, to thirty. All of the men In the wrecked car were going to Trinidad to spend Christmas. They all cainc from coal mining camps north of this city. GALE VISITS DENMARK ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT Enormous Damage to Life, Shipping and Property in Copenhagen. Many Are Drowned. By Kxclitjiu- Wac liom Tlie .Wot-lalcil I'u-ss. Copenhagen, Dec. 20. The worst gale of many years visited Denmark Christ mas night and this morning and has done enormous damage to property and shipping. The telegraphic and tele phone 'service have been interrupted and delayed. It is dillicult to walk the streets of Copenhagen, owing to falling tiles, etc. , Some streets were close . j traflic to avert tills danger. The hos pital reports show that several per sons were killed and many sustained injuries in this city. The pillars hold ing up the overhead trolley lines were blown down and the street car service was stopped. Many houses have been unroofed and some mills and factories have been partly destroyed! The water in the sound rose suddenly nearly as high as It did In the great Hood of lbV2. Several ships dragged their anchors and collided or were sunk in the outer harbor. The ferry boat, service between the Danish islands and Sweden has been forced to stop. The gale wus accompanied by thunder and lightning. Telegrams received here from the provinces report enormous damage to property throughout Den mark. Two boats have been wrecked off Klslgure und eight persons were drowned. Kleven men of the crew, in cluding Captain Toblnsen, were drowned In the wreck of the Norwegian bark G. S. Penry, which went ashore. Only one of her crew was saved. HE WILL NOT EMULATE DARIUS GREEN Dr. Alexander Grahnm Bell Wishes It Understood That He Has Not Invented a Plying Machine. By i:chiilve Whe (rnm'l'lie Amio( iiituil l'n. Washington, Dee. 20, Dr. Alexander Graham Dell, who has just returned to WuPhlngtou from his Hummer homo in Cape Hreton Island, tonight made tire following stulement in connection with reports that have appeared In the pub lic prints that he has invented a Hying machine: "The newspapers have been prema ture In announcing that I have been at work upon a Hying machine. I have not any Hying machine at all nnd have not been trying to make one. I am, of course, Interested In tho problem and havi come to the conclusion that a properly constructed Hying machine should be capable of use as u Hying machine if provided with suitable means, of prupulsion, My experiments have hud as ilulr object the building of a kite of solid construction capable of carrying up In a niutjerate breeze a weight equivalent to that of it man and engine, and so formed that It whould be suitable for use uk the body of a flying nmehlno nnd with supporting surfuces so arranged that when the kite is eut loose It will come down gently und steadily and land uninjured, i have successfully accomplished this, hut do not care at the present time to ninku nubile the details of construction." Mr. Vanderbllt's Best Day, By Inclusive Wire from 'ilio AasocJateit l're. New York, Dec, 26. "Mr, Vanderhllt has pubsed his best day since his serious Illness, lie has made a distinct gain since yesterday," lir. Austin Hint, jr., made this statement as ho left tho A'andorbllt residence tills owning. Dr. Hint evinced great eonlldenco as to tho recovery of the patient. .. Greene Retains Officials. By Kxclmlre Wire from The Associated I'iihs. New York, Dee. 20. Hands V, Greene, tho newly appointed police commissioner, announced tonight that ho would retain us his deputies tho present -of lleluls, Major Hbstcln and Captain 1'lpor, AMERICAN SOCIETIES IN SESSION Historical and Economic Associa tions Open Their Annual Meetlnas. MR. SELIGMAN ON SOCIAL PROGRESS The Pessimists of the Day Are An swered in a Hopeful Discussion "Upon the Subject of "Economic nnd Social Progress" An Analysis Based Upon Changing Conditions That the Speaker Believes Should Bid Us Be of Good Cheer Slavery Forever Impossible The Rich Are Growing Richer and the Poor Are Not Getting Poorer. By Exclinlve Wire from The Aasoclattd t'rei. Philadelphia, Dec. 2G. Tho American Historical society and the American Economic, association, each or which will bo In session in this cltv until Tuesday, formally opened their annual session tonight by holding a joint meet ing in the Drexel Institute. Beginning tomorrow, the organizations will hold separate sessions. There Is a large at tendance of professors from many edu cational institution" of the country. Dr. Joseph Y.'harton, of the .School at Finance. University of Pennsylvania, welcomed both organizations, after which the president of each society de livered his annual, address, Cnpla'n A. '.V. Mithan, United States navv, retired, president of the Historical society, spoke oil ".Suhorjllnation in Historical TrcutiTient, ' and K. It. A. Sellgman, professt.r of economics in Columbia uni versity, president of the Economic as sociation, had for his subject "Eco nomic and Social Progress." Prof. Se ligman spoke, in part, as follows: Mr. Seligman's Address. An economic analysis based on chang ing conditions is of tho utmost possible service. If conducted skillfully it would. I feel convinced, bid us bo of good cheer and .help us .face tlw future with hope and confidence. Tho fundamental prob lem collected with social development Is after all this: Whither are we tending? "What are the forces that are making for progrnss or retrogression? What lessons have an economic interpretation of the past and of tho present to teach us in our .guidance for the fututct There is no blinking tho faet that many give it pessimistic answer to these quer ies. They call attention to the Increase of luxury and of materialism. They look with suspicion upon what they term the growing plutocracy and the new feud alism. They point to tho warning exam ple of tho oriental monarchies of classic Greece and ttomo and tall us that In our case, too, the period of unquestioned pros perity which is now upon us will iuovlt ubly bo followed by one of decay and Una! dissolution. 1 venture to nfllrm. however, that a more discriminating study would disclose the existence of several factors, inatten tion to which is largely responsible for this gloomy and despondent attitude, and that, on the contrary, the outluok Is not dark, but promising indeed. Without attempting hi this place the Impossible tusk of a eonipluto analysis, I venture to call your attention to six points which dilTernutiatu modern indus trial society from nil Its predecessors: These are, ilrs t, tho practical exhaustion of free land: second, tho predominance of industrial capiial; third, the application of scientific methods; fourth, the existence of a competitive regime based on the newer conception of liberty; llfth, the spread of education and the birth of a distinct public opinion; sixth, u. tiuo democratic spirit and the growth of u .now Idealism. What is thu real Import of these factors? Slavery Forever Impossible. Tln virtual disappearance of free land makes slavery forever Imimsslble In the future. Iteeeut investigations have proved beyond poradventure of a doubt that Slav cry as a. typical economic system is aseiibable to the existence of vast quan tities of unstllled tracts suitable for agri culture. It is because the entirely dllfer. ent economic system and consequent pn cial ethics of the mother countries renew tho potent factors in the world that we can confidently look forward to tho speedy imsslug of slavery in every part of the globe. Morality Indeed Is doing Its noblo woik, but at bottom lies thu dbappoar unci) of free land. The pivilomhienci of Industrial capital. In thu strict scientllio sense capital has Indeed existed from tho time of tho llrsl humor's bow and arrow. Hut for prac tical purposes and for real aid In solving actual problems the common man is per fuetly Justliled In calling this tho capital istic ago. The typical form of capital to day is Inilusttlal capital, as in feudal t lints It was landed caiillul, or, as In so many civilizations of old. It was trade capital. Wu speak allbly of the recent progress of sciences, but- few renllne tho true Im port of this yinuliig subjection of uu turu to man, and of the revolutionary character of this hainetsliig of the powera of tho universe to the yoke of tho human intellect. Per one It has inudo pusslblo an almost limitless Increase In produu thm. In modem times tho progress of econ omic thought, and tho preseneo of econ omic fact In uplifting the hitherto sub menjcfl classes of tho community is gen erating a, public oplnluu which frankly recognizes tho tenellts of a healthy com petition, but which Insists mnro and more on effectlvo social control of competition to tho end that it be elevated and purified. This is the true meaning of tho sixth point of difference tho (lower ami the fruit of all Its forerunners tho existence of the democratic ideal, We point In deed with complacency to tho advances mado by the working classes, but to all those who realize thu essential conditions of successful democracy where the mas of citizens nro necessarily the laborers, the ideal to be attained advances still more quickly that the actual pi-ogrcs,!. Tho brutish, lethargic jionsant of tlw old world is content with his crust and lilh misery. Tho free citizen of our Industrial democracy want, and wants Justly, to partlelpato in the spiritual ns well us tho muierlul benefits of modern civilization. With every advance In bin economic po sition, duo to the Intel )lay of modern Industrial forces new vistas of possibili ties dlseloso themselves, new sourcea of legitimate satisfaction make their ap pearance. Tho social unrest of today with all Its disquieting and deplorable Inci dents Is on the wholo a salutary system, It In hut the labor pubis In the birth of the new Industrial order which has been hi the making for the past few genera tions, and of which the faint outlines nro oven now. dlscernuble. A study of tho economic forces now at work thus Justltles a reasonable hope 1 ulness. The productive powers of society nro augmenting nt surh a prodigious rate that wo need no longer apprehend a decay of general prosperity or of natural power. There- Is to be no further Irruption of the barbarian, because there will soon be no more bnrbtirintiH, Thorn Is to bo no domi nation of each nation In turn over all all tho others, because of the lntcrnntlonallty of science and thu Impartial territorial diffusion of Industrial agencies. And within each nation whllo tho rich nro getlng i letter, the poor nro not getting poorer. Tho creation of a more equable, becnuso moro perfect, competition through tho development of tho system of collect ive bargaining, and tho more adequate supervision of monopoly; the rccogidtlon on the part of tho legislator that lasting prosperity depends not only on the con ccrvallsm and free play of capital but on the gradual elevation of the laborer from a cheap man to a dear man; tho coming social control of competition lt helf In tho interests of a more enlightened and hence really freerer rivalry all these will inevitably tend to secure, to each class in tho community Its proper share In the national dividend. THE CHAMBERLAINS ARRIVE AT NATAL Colonial Secretary nnd Wife Are Re ceived with a Warm Welcome from Large Crowds. By Kxelusivo Wire from The Associated l'ren. Durban, Xatal, Dec. 2G. Colonial Sec retary Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamber lain, who left Portsmouth, England, November 25, on board the armored cruiser Guodhope, landed here at 10.30 this morning. They received a warm welcome from large crowds of people. The long speeches made by Mr. Chamberlain In the course of tho re ception functions were notable for their strong tone of conciliation and his ex pression of confidence in Lord Milner, British high commissioner in South Af rica. Bearing In mind, seemingly, the rumors that his visit would lead to the displacement of Lord Milner. Mr. Chamberlain declared his belief that his visit would have the effect of strengthening tho hand- of Lord Mil ner, who, he hoped, would be as great in conciliation as he had been In the maintenance of the rights of the em- Pifet- - - . - - . -. v - Keferrlng to the war, the colonial secretary said the Dutch and the Brit ish had fought in courageous rivalry. Between the two races, not kindred in origin or nature, such a struggle for supremacy had been inevitable. From that struggle two proud and kindred races would grow in mutual respect, appreciation und lasting friendship. "Victor and vanquished." said Mr. Chamberlain, "bravely played their parts. We scorn to glory tn our tri umph; the enemy need fear no humili ations in their defeat. Let us, as Brit ons worthy of the name, trust that nothing be done to revive the animos ities of the past. Wo must give our new fellow subjects equality of position with ourselves. We ask, however, some thing in return; it Is with them that the issue lies. We hold out our hand und ask them to take it without a thought of the past, but frankly and in the spirit In which it is offered." Ar. Chamberlain elaborated his theme with eloquence, and was Joudly cheered. He announced. Incidentally, the accept ance of the Boer offer to fight in Sonia llland. EARTHQUAKES IN TURKESTAN In the Andijan District 15,000 Houses Have Been Destroyed, People Live in Railway Cars. Uy i:.uhnivi- Wire hum Ilio Avuvljtcil I'lf-u. Asheabad, ftusslun Turkestan. Dec, L'C Tho oscillations of the earth at Andijan continue. The people are using railway enrs to live In; they ure not leaving the town on account of their business interests. Committees have been appointed to prepare) lists of the losses to lift! und property. Ill the Andijan district, 15,000 houses were destroyed, Until the shocks cease, tint guards will be kept on tip' railway between .mlljau and Fedn honkw to watch for fissures along the Hue, The railway station at Andijan threatens to collapse. Barracks to be used as dwellings are being rapidly constructed and will soon be ready for occupancy. CAMPAIGN ON DEFIANCE. Citizens Receive Letters from an Al leged Collecting Agency. fly lliolusivj Wire frmuTlie A.-ocUiecl l'rfs. Pellance, O,, Dee, W. .Moro than 'M letters from a collecting agency In Now York have come through tho local post oftlco to llelluueo people. The letters state that recipients had received a year piiivlonsiy an amount of Jewelry from a New York firm and that unless tho sum due was remitted, suit would bo Insti tuted. Many of these ptters were addressed to perrons dead or vhn had long since moved away, Tho pcdtoi'lleo Inspectors have no tilled thu local postmaster Instructing htm to ndvlBit tho leelpleuts that the schemo was blackmuil, MARCONI STILL SUCCESSFUL, Reply Received to His Telegram to the Italian Minister of Marine, Uy IcIusIh- Wire from 'flic Ae.ioci.ttcd I'k-m, Oluco Hay, Don. 0. The following rues sago was received today by Mureonl In reply to his wireless telegram to tho Ital ian minister of marine: "Considering the co-operation uf the navy as a duty which was n,vcd to you, I am happy and proud to have been re sponsible for arauulng that it fhould bo ulveii. 1 congratulate you cordially upon the great succc&t obtained. (rtlguedl ".Molln." GUAM'S PROSPECTS ARE DISMAL MRS. GRANT'S WILL. Property of the Deceased to Be Div ided In Foitv Equal Portions. General Grant Executor. By K.velushc Wire from 'flic Aod-ilcd 1'ievi. Washington, Dec. 26. The will of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant was filed to-day. The estate Is to be divided Into four equal portions. It also provides thai a memento presented to her by the Kin press uf Japan, said to he a. thousand years old, shall go to the Museum of Arts, New York, General Fred D. Grant, son of the testatrix, delivered tho testament at Register Dent's olllce in person. Mrs. Grant named us executor, "the trus tee to be selected by my three sons, a majority or the survivors of them." In a petition asking tho district Su preme Court to admit the will to pro bate, General Prod D. Grant explains that his mother left surviving her as heirs at law and next of kin, in addi tion to himself, Ulyses S. Grant, Ellen TV". Sartoris and Jesse R. Grant. The deceased tiled possessed of house 2U1 Massachusetts avenue, this city, of the value of about 840,01)0; money amount ing to ?10,OC3; stocks, bonds and other securities of the value of $1SO,000 and household and kitchen furniture of the value of $4,000. General Grant further sets forth that under the terms of the will the three 30ns of the deceased have designated him executor. He therefore asks the court to grant letters testanientay to him. By the terms of the will the entire es tate of the testatrix Is to be dlveded In to four equal shares. The Income of the first portion, it is directed shall be applied to the support of tho family of Frederick D. Grant and the educa tion of his children. The second por tion Is left to the executor. In trust and for the benefit of the family of Ulysses S. Grant, under precisely the same con ditions and for the same purposes as regards the first portion. The third portion is left under similar conditions to Jesse H. Grant, and the fourth for the sole use of Ellen "W. Sartoris, for life, and at her death to the latter's children In equal shares. ,--!. KN0XVILLE TESTS COMMERCE LAW Mr. Austin Declares an Effort Is Be ing Made to Prevent the Selling of Coal at Reasonable Rates. Uy i;.eluibe Wire from The Aoci.ucil Pics,. Washington, Dec. 26. It. W. Austin, of Knoxville, Tenn., trading as tho Live and Let Live Coal company, which com pany he stales was formed to supply coal to the poor and whose profits are donated to the Knoxville Women's Christian Association for the poor, has filed a complaint with the inter-state commerce commission alleging that the Southern railway Is discriminating In the supply of curs for tho coal trade. Mr. Austin says bis company's charges are "greatly below the extor tionate prices per ton exacted by 'the other coal dealers of Knoxville and that these dealers have formed a combina tion and fixed a schedule of prices and agreed not to sell below this schedule. The complaint alleges that in furnish ing cars for the transportation of coal from the mines at Jellleo, Tenn., to KnoXvillo and other points on the Southern and connecting lines, tiie de fendant company is discriminating against the complainant, the owners of the mines shipping to the complainant, the consumers and the city of Knox ville itself, nnd that the railroad com pany Is legally required to furnish the complainant with sulllclent cars to en able It to do business nnd compote on equal terms with other established coal dealers In Knoxville. An Investigation is nsked for. HOUSE BOAT EXPLOSION. An Austrian Woman Is Burned to Death and a Man Killed. lly Inclusive Wire from Tlie Aw-oelatid Vicj, Htcubonvllle, 0 Dee, 20, An Austrian woman was burned to death and a man killed by u powder explosion In a house boat explosion on the Ohio river jienr here today. Thu woman hud tried to start a ilro with Kusollno. An explosion fol lowed and she was buiued to death. Her husband and boarders escaped from the tho boat, but were uuablo to secuio her body, One of the boaideis, an Austrian, went back ufter money ho had hidden and was killed by tho explo-lon of powder that he jiud stared In tho boat. DEATHS OF A DAY. lly i:clu4u- Whu (rem Tlie Asiojated l'n-. Philadelphia, Vcc. 'X. John Dunn, n Democratic politician and real estate as sessor, died suddenly today of apoploxy. Ho was years old. lie was a member of tho Ucnnoeruilo. city executive commit tee. Louisville, Ky.. iJec 2U.-.A. telegram from Kllzaboth, P.i announces today the death of Captain W. W. O'N'ell, president of the Muiluo Imnk, of i'Utsburg, t'.i. lie was known to tho coal trade from Pittsburg to Now Orleans as the owner of yurda ut muuy itver cities. Chicago, Dee. 'Si." Mrs. Mury liartwell Catherwnod, tho well knuwn uuthoross, died ut her residence hero tonight of can cer. Pittsburg, Dec, W.-Captnln O'Nell, wn Is known from Pittsburg to New Oilcans, being numbered among tho oldest river men, died today at his homo In ftllzabeth, Pa. Ho wan 73 years of ago. Captain Forse, another old thno river man, died today at the residence of his son-in-law, George Hammond. He was tho oldest engineer on tho upper Ohio river, und had fullowed the river business for oyer fifty yam, retiring about ten yeurs ago. Report o! Commander Schroeder Indicates a Rather Serious Condition of Finances. i ISLAND SUPPERS PROM HURRICANE OP 1900 No Copra Has Been Exported and Neither Coffee or Cocoa Hns Been Produced in Sufficient Quantities to Supply the Home Market The Governor Suggests That It Would Be a Great Boon if the Department of Agriculture Would Establish nit Experimental Station on the Island Recommendations as to a Circulating Loan. By Ucolu-ie Wire fromTIio AssoeUttJ Prrs. Washington, Dec. 26. The annual re port of Commander Seaton Schroeder,, governorMJt' the Island of Guam, which is dated July 1C, and which has just been, received at tho navy department, Indicates a rather serious condition In the island finances, owing to the failure of congress to appropriate the sum tusked for last year.' The receipts last year were in round numbers $GG,000 and the expenditures $57,000, leaving a. bal ance of $S,000, which, however, is a de crease of over $13,000 In. the cash bal ance for the preceding year. Thla loss Is duo largely to the unexpected expen ses incident to the establishment of the leper colony and the decrease of over $10,000 In import duties. Commander Schroeder reports that It has been deemed prudent to stop all work of public improvement until further ap propriations are made. The value of the exports and imports during the year have been respectively $35,519 and $31), 105. The exports consisted almost en tirely of Mexican dollars. Not a pound of copra has been exported and neither cocoa or coffee has beenproduced In sulllclent quantities tn, supply the home market, owing, to the slow .lecoycrles from the effects "of the hurricane xfc laOO. The governor suggests that It would be a great boon if the depart ment or agriculture would establish an experimental station in the island. Philippine Dollar Recommended. The governor recommends that if a Philippine silver dollar of fixed value Is to be coined under the law of the United States that it be made legal ten der also in Guam, in place of the pres ent Mexican dollar. The census of the island, taken last autumn, shows the total population to be 9,676, of whom only 46 are foreigners, 14 being citizens of the United States. Tho latter does not Include oillcers and men of the navy or other civil employes, tempoiar lly imported from the United .Stales. Above the age of seven, 46 per cent of the natives read and write Spanish, lie says that the natives still continue to refuse to allow their sick to receive medical attention, but that conditions are Improving, an excess of births over deaths being shown for each of tins lat two vears. Commander Schroeder says that thers are now twenty-four lepers in secluslJii at Tumoii Bay. The governor recom mends Improvements In facilities fr.r education and also that the laws for the government of the Island should ie remodelled and codified. The govo-nor says there Is a desire for United States citizenship among persons dimieile.l lit the Island. He calls attention lo tho case of Pedro M. Duarte, at present tin.' auditor of the Islund. He occupies an anomalous position. Ho was an ofllcer In the Spanish army who resigned af ter the war nnd who obtained an ac ceptance of renunciation of allegiance The result Is that to-day he is a out sell of no country. The governor recommends an appro priation of about -JM.OOU for public lm. provements, EARNINGS OF THE CENTRAL OF NEW JERSEY. Uy i:.NiuIvn Wire from The AMoctati-d l'ifs. Philadelphia, Dec, W, The statement or the Central Hallroad of New Jersey for November shows gross eumitins of $1. 71'O.ont, anil not earntnsa of JS71.71". Tint latter Is an Increase of UIM.UM ovur thr net eurnliiRH C KoveuilH-r, 1M1. The gros curnbiiis for the iHv months ended "No vember i, were- W,ur..V!W, a decrease ot $l,t.i-,oui). compared with the correspond ing period of inoi: net earnings, $l,37,9lus decrease ot Jli7H,2iW, Will Gunrd McKinley's Tomb, lly K.oIiImj Whu fiuin I'll AwuuUU'l 1'rifB.i. Cincinnati, Deo, .0. l.b-utenauU Iteeee and lnglehart, with two sargeantn and four corporals und thirty privates ot Company M, Third United States Infan try, left Fort Thoina.3, Ky today lO( Canton, 0 where they will servo as Jim imH,-!nt miaul nrnmiii PrpKliltaiif McRItl- ley'H tomb. They will lelleve- a detach ment ut tho fourteenth inrantry, Cannot Issue Bonds for Charity, By Kl'IuIvu Wire from Tlio Ao.ijril Pr. New York, Dec. W. Mayor ,low to, night mudo public an opinion by 'Corpora, tlou Counsel Rives to the effect that tin? city ehui tor will not penult tlie Issuance, of bonds by the rlty for the purchas-' or? coal for the worthy poor. The board-of nlderinoii recently passed a lotolutlon ap propriating $2jO,000 tor th purpose; ' - 4- 4 f -f V WEATHER FORECAST. 4- f "Washington, Dee. 26 -I-'orecost - 4- for Saturday and Sunday; Kttstcru -h 4- Pennsylvania Fair, continued cold - 4- Saturday and probably Sunday; . 4- light to fresh north winds. 4-' 'r- -f tttttt"t,4'-Mll V t 81 Hi i ti I -.l i3i i k