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ARERIGRNS NOW GURRD RAILROAD
PROTECTING OUR INTERESTS
Troops Disembarked From Warships
at Panama With Rapid Fire
Guns—Armored Car.
The United States cruiser Cincin-
nati has landed 50 marines and also
sent ashore a small rapid-fire gun at
Panama, which was placed on a rail-
road truck protected by iron plates.
Commander Potter, of the United
States cruiser Ranger has placed
guards on the trains running across
the isthmus. This step was taken in
addition to the marines landed from
the cruiser Cincinnati. It is not
thought proable that the revolution-
ists will attempt to interrupt transit
on the railroad. General Salazar,
commander of the government forces
on the Isthmus and acting United
States Consul Ehrmann have had a
conference and the general was in-
formed that the measure of placing
guards on the trains could not be con-
sidered as an act of hostility to Co-
lombia, but that it was only taken un-
der the necessity of insuring uninter-
rupted traffic over the railroad. The
reports which reached Colon Colum-
bia, of a skirmish between insurgent
and government forces near Mindi
station are now learned to have been
magnified. No skirmish actually oc-
curred, but government soldiers fired
a few shots upon sighting insurgent
spies moving between Mindi and
Monkey Hill. The British steamer
Laplata has arrived from Savanilla.
She brings 1,000 government troops.
Further reinforcements are expected
to reach the Isthmus shortly. A dis-
patch from Washington, D. C., says:
The report that Commander McLean
is about to advance a proposal that
neither the government nor the revo-
lutionary forces use the railroad dur-
ing the present crisis on the isthmus
is not taken seriously in Washington,
for one of the important provisions
in the treaty between the United
States and Colombia now awaiting
signature is that Colombia at all times
shall have the right to use the rail-
road for the transportation of her of-
ficials or her troops. While this treaty
has not been signed, both parties have
signified their approval of it as a
whole, and it is generally believed
that the provision in regard to trans-
porting troops across the isthmus will
be respected by the United States in
the present emergency. The govern-
ment reinforcements all are going to
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Colon by way of Baranguilla and
Carthagena, and if transportation did |
net await for them on the Atlantic
side the government would receive a
serious setback in its efforts to sup-
press the movements against Panama.
HAD $50, 000 WORTH oF I LOOT.
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Oriental Treasures Found in Trunk of |
Private of Marine Corps.
J. E. Weikman, a private of the!
marine corps at the Brooklyr
yard, has been arrested, ac
robberies in ‘the marine bari:
trunk said to be Weikman's
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amined and jewelry, Chinese and Jap- |
anese curios, rare porcelain and a
great variety of Oriental goods were
found in it, ameunting to an estimated
value of $50,000.
A New Use for Oil.
In the arid district between Seliz-
man, Ariz, and Hesperia, Cal., a dis-
tance of 360 miles, and Santa Fe rail-
road has been sprinkling the tracks
with crude oil for the purpose of lay-
ing the dust. The Santa Fe officials
declare that the result is most satis-
factory.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
The surgeon general of the army
reports that there is an improvement
in the health of the United States
troops.
An order has been issued by the
War Department assigning General
Fredrick D. Grant to the command of
the Department of Texas.
The bank deposits of the people of
the United States in 1901 aggregated
'$8,535,053,136, an average of $108 per
capita. Ten years ago they aggre-
gated $4,232,000,000, and 20 years ago
they were $2,600,000,000.
Rev. Albert Rhett Stuart, D. D., rec-
tor for 25 years of Christ Episcopal
church, Georgetown, D. C. died of
acute nephritis, aged 56.
The Interior Department received
a telegram from Superintendent Shel-
ler, in charge of the forest reserve
tracts in Washington State, saying
that two fires were raging over a
large area inside the Mount Ranier
reservation.
The United States Supreme Court
will reassemble October 13. Among
the first cases to be heard are the prize
money cases of the United States of
Admirals Dewey and Sampson.
The United States and Colombia
have practically entered into an alli-
ance to prevent the insurgents on the
Isthmus from getting control of the
State of Panama.
So far only cone answer to the state
department’s identical note to Euro-
pean powers concerning the Rouman-
ian Jews has come to hand. This
was frcm Great Britain.
» Thirty White House painters and
decorators have gone on strike. The
strike is another outbreak of the dis-
pute between the Brotherhood of
Painters, affiliated with the Federa-
tion of I.abor, and the Amalgamated
Association of Painters.
Dr. James J. Richardson has heen
engaged by the President to accom-
pany him on his Western speaking
trip, and administer to his throat
whenever it becomes affected,
The navy department will send the
gunboat Bancroft as station ship 2t
San Juan de Porto Rico, where sh
will be within striking distance =
Colombia, Venezuela or Haiti.
The State Department is advised by
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the Bank of England a there is
less than $500 to the edit of the
Whitaker estate in the bank, al-
are re-
though thousands of inquiries
ceived from supposed heirs,
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OFFICERS WILL RESIGN
President Bear and Coal Mine Offi-
cials Say They Will Retire if
Miners Win.
The resignations of all the general
mining superintendents in the Phila-
delphia & Reading «Coal and Iron
Company in the anthracite region
are in the hands of President Bear
to be handed in along with Mr, Baer’s
resignation if the policy of the com-
pany is changed in regard to the
strikers. General Mining Superin-
tendent John H. Veith has frankly
admitted that he would resign his
position if the company recognized
the union or makes the concessions
demanded by the miners. An at-
tempt was made at Mahanoy City to
wreck with dynamite the railroad
bridge on the north Mahanoy colliery
siding. The report from the explos-
ion was so terrific that it awoke the
entire town. The damage to the bridge
can be repaired in a short time. An-
thony Ferguson, inside foreman at
North Mahanoy colliery, was attacked
by a crowd of strikers while on his
way to work. Coal and iren police
rushed to his rescue. The mob at
first offered some resistance, but
when the police fired a volley from
their revolvers the strikers fled.
Ferguson was able to proceed to the
mine. Reports of similar occur-
ences in other parts of the Schuyl-
kill region have been received. The
nineteenth week of the miners’
strike ended Saturday. Disinterest-
ed parties now believe the, miners’
strike will go the six months limit—
the same as the big strike of 1877. In
court at Wilkesbarre Judge Wheaton
administered a sharp rebuke to those
who have been guilty of calling peo-
ple scabs. He says the intimidation
and lawlessness that have been pre-
vailing of late must stop, and those
guilty of calling other people scabs
will be punished. The local opera-
tors at Wilkesbarre in answer to the
statement alleged to have been made
by President Mitchell that there was
only one mine in operation in the
strike region—the Oxford at Scran-
ton—state that there are a dozen
mines and washeries in operation
in the Wyoming and Lackawanna and
Schuylkill regions, and that the out-
put of cecal is increasing daily. The
Reading Railrcad Company have be-
gan to increase its coal shipments.
On September 20 140 cars, contain-
ing over 4,000 tons, went down the
main line from the western end of
Schuylkill county. Sixty-nine cars «of
anthracite coal also passed through
Reading for Philadelphia. On the same
date there were 365 cars of coal
of various sizes in the yard at Cres-
sona, Pa., all of which came from
Kalmia washery and Brookside and
Good Spring collieries, in Schuylkill
county. Good Spring colliery now
has nearly a full complement of men
at work, and the breaker is working
four days a week. The men employed
there are all skilled miners, secured
from many sections of the coal re-
The breaker at Brookside is
being run two days a week, the com-
having about one-third the
| number of miners required. It is
| estimated that the Reading com-
scany has about 10,000 tons of coal
in the vicinity of Cressona, and it is
from this stock the public schools of
Philadelphia are to receive their
supply.
PRESIDENT’S TOUR.
Will Make South Dakota the North-
western Limit of Trip.
Secretary Cortelyou made public the
outline of the President's tour to the
Northwest September 19 to October
The President will be accompanied
during a part of the trip by Secretaries
Shaw and -Wilson. In addition to these
and Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant
Secretaries Loeb and Barnes, the narty
will include Dr. Lung and others of
his personal staff, representatives of
the press associations of several lead-
ing papers of the section of the coun-
try traversed, and the two telegraph
companies. The principal stops will
be Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Mil-
waukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux
Falls, Omaha, Kansas City and St.
Louis. Monday, October 6, two hours
will be spent at Columbus, O. The
President will deliver an address from
the State House. The train will reach
Washington on Tuesday morning, Oc-
tober 7.
WINONA SCHOOL OPENS.
Plan to Furnish Boys With Agricul-
tural and Technical Education.
The Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, chan-
cellor of the Winona Agricultural and
Technical Institute, presided at the
formal opening of the school at Win-
ona September 6. Several wealthy
business men are interested in estab-
lishing the school, among them being
J. M. Studebaker, of South Bend,
Walter M. Smith, of New York; H. J.
Heinz, of Pittsburg; Hugh Hanna, of
Indianapolis, and Alexander McDon-
ald, of Cincinnati. The school is de-
signed to help boys to practical busi-
ness life in all lines, and provisions
have been made whereby a boy lack-
ing that necessary means may work
his way through the college.
Made a $3,000,000 Contract.
Acting Postmaster General Madden
has awarded the contract for furnish-
ing stamped envelopes and newspa-
per wrappers for the four years be-
ginning January 1, 19803, to the Hart-
ford Manufacturing Company, of Hart-
ford, Conn. Upward of $3,000,000 will
be paid this company.
Scottish Rite Masens in 4 Session,
The annual meeting of the Supreme
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspec-
tors General of the thirty-third degree
of Ancient . Accepted Scottish Rite
Masonry for the northern jurisdiction
of the United States, convened at
Providence, R. I
German Co "eo for America.
The Rhine-Westphalian pig iron syn-
dicate of Berlin, Germany. has re-
duced its prices 50 cents per ton. The
syndicate has sold large orders
the United States.
coke
af eoke for
BENNETT WAS GIVEN FIFTEEN YEARS
LIMIT OF LAW.
Swift Justice Was Meted Out to But-
ler, Pa, Man Who Escaped
Mob Violence.
Joseph Bennett, whose brutal treat-
ment of little Theona Wagner, at But-
ler, Pa., led to an attack on the jail
by a mob, entered a plea of nolle con-
tendere, and was sentenced to 15
years’ imprisonment in the Western
penitentiary. Bennett was taken into
court at a time when the street in
front of the jail was deserted. He was
escorted the short distance from the
jail by four policemen under the per-
sonal direction of Mayor I. G. Smith,
Sheriff Thomas R .Hoon and three
deputies. Many persons were around
the jail and court house expecting
Bennett to enter a plea of guilty, but
when he did not do so it was believed
that he had concluded to stand trial.
Bennett kept up his attempt to create
the impression that he was Insane,
and at first refused to sign a plea of
nolle contendere prepared by Attorney
Frank X. Kohler. He finally afiixed
his signature. Judge S. H. Miller, of
Mercer, who was holding court, called
a number of witnesses to establish
clearly Bennett's guilt and then called
him for sentence. Judge Miller told
the prisoner that he need not attempt
the insanity dodge, as the court was
well satisfied from evidence adduced
that he was mentally responsible, He
then sentenced him to pay a fine of §1
and costs, and undergo imprisonment
in the penitentiary for 15 years, the
limit of the law for criminal assault.
‘When the sentence was pronounced
Bennett uttered a low moan and trem-
bled like a leaf. The court recom was
crowded to the doors with people in-
terested in other cases, and Judge
Miller placed officers at the door, with
instructions to permit no one to go
out until after the sheriff had return-
ed Bennett safely to the jail. It was
feared a rush might be made when
Bennett was taken out and former
riotous actions repeated. The prisoner
was back in his cell before the people
outside the court room knew anything
of the proceedings. The aged mother
and two sisters of Bennett were pres-
ent when he was sentenced. The
mother wept bitterly as she saw her
son led away. After being taken back
to jail Bennett talked rationally.
LIVES LOST IN THE MINES.
Last Year 1,467 Men Were Killed and
3,463 Injured,
A bulletin issued by the United
States geological survey shows that
in 18 States and Territories during
1501 1,467 men were killed and 3,463
injured by accidents in coal mines.
The number of tons of coal mined for
oach life lost varied from 426,094 in
Maryland to 49,424 in Indian Terri-
tory. The average number of tons
mined for each of the 1,467 lives lost
in these States and Territories was
188,668. In Pennsylvania the number
of tons of bituminous coal mined per
life lost was a little more than double
the amount mined per life lost in the
anthracite mines in the same State.
The total number of men employed
in the coal mines of the United States
in 1901 was 485,544, who made an
average of 216 working days, as com-
pared with 448,581 men, with an aver-
age of 212 working days in 1900. The
distribution of this labor in 1901 was
as follows: In the anthracite mines,
145,309 men, with an average work-
ing time of 196 days; in the bitumin-
ous mines, 340,235 men, with an aver-
age working time of 235 days.
SINS OF THE BEEF TRUST.
St. Louis Meat Inspector Accuses It of
Selling Putrid Meat.
Partly decayed meat, which had
been treated chemically to hide its
condition, as well as sausages contain-
ing potato, flour, unhealthy kidneys
ground up, and other adulterations,
were sold in St. Louis and other large
cities between August 21, 1899, and
May 1, 1902, by the beef trust, accerd-
ing to testimony given by Thomas L.
O'Sullivan, meat and live stock in-
spector of St. Louis. He was the first
witness called by Attorney General
Crow when the taking of testimony
was resumed by Commissioner I. N.
Keinly in the beef trust inquiry.
TRICK OF A CIGAR DEALER.
Accused of Refilling Imported Boxes
With Cheap Goods.
George G. Tyson, vice president of
the firm of Tyson & Co., New York,
who own news stands in the Waldorf-
Astoria, Plaza, Netherlands, Fifth
Avenue, Savoy, Imperial and other ho-
tels, was arrested on a warrant charg-
ing the firm with having refilled im-
ported cigar boxes with cheap cigars
known as ‘‘stuffers.” A second com-
plaint was made against Tyson, charg-
ing the firm with having failed to can-
cel the revenue stamps. He was ar-
raigned before United States Commis-
sioner Hitchcock, pleaded not guiity,
and furnished bail for $2,000,
New York Militia Called Out.
A strike of the empleyes of the Hud-
son Valley Electric railway, near Sar-
atoga, N. Y., has been in progress and
the system tied up. Recently at-
tempts have been made to resume ser-
vice, but with slight success. The
sheriff of Warren county has called
out the company of State malitia at
3lenn Falls to protect the power house
of the railway company, situated be-
tween Glens Falls and Sandy Hill.
Dh Tihs at Manila.
General Chaffee has cabled a list of
deaths reported to the army head-
quarters at Manila since the last re-
port on September 1. The total num-
ber is 29.
Armor Stood the Shots.
A six-inch Carnegie'® plate, repre-
senting the last group of armor for
the battleship Missouri, underwent a
successful test at the Indian Head
proving ground. Three shots were
fired at velocities of 1,908, 1,885 and
1.891 foot seconds.
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
The cruiser Des Moines was launch
ed at Quincy, Mass.
A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt in San Francisco.
It is alleged that $50,000 were paid
a St. Louis alderman for his vote.
John W. Gates is said to have beer
barred from an exclusive Londor
hotel.
Nicholas Fish, prominent New
York banker, loses his life in a saloor
brawl.
Congressman Babcock declares cu!
in the tariff a poor remedy for truS!
problem,
Secretary Shaw announces that $4,
000,000 will be released to relieve the
money stringency.
Judge Chytraus, of Chicago, in a de
cision puts an end to all corners or
the board of trade.
The monthly crop report shows thal
there is every prospect for a record
year in all cereal crops.
The congregation of a New Yorl
church demands recognition of con
sumers in the coal strike,
Mabel Carroll, aged 15, accidentally
shot and killed her aunt, Mrs. William
Emerick, at Roanoke, Va.
Grand Duke Boris, of Russia, sailed
for Europe on the French steamer La
Lorraine from New York.
Henry Keiss, foreman of a lumber
camp, was shot and killed by Neil
Sinclair at Eckerman, Mich.
The French steamer Thomas sank
a harbor steamer at Lisbon, Portugal
Nine persons were drowned.
Lafayette Gruff, of Gloucester, was
hanged in the county jail at Camden,
N. J., for the murder of his wife.
Guert, Keen & Co., of Birmingham,
England, deny the report of a forma
tion of a British steel rail combine.
Speaker David B. Henderson, of
the House of Representatives, de
clines renomination for Congress.
The Navijo Indians jn Arizona, 2,000
men, women and children, are in need
of speedy aid to prevent starvation.
Three firemen were injured and 2:
horses burned to death in a fire in a
large livery stable in New York city.
Employes of the Minneapolis flom
mills voted to strike if their demand
for an eight-hour day is not granted
Two children of Louis Moritz, at St
Paul, Minn., were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed the Moritz
home,
Nora Stanton Blatch, of London, will
be the first woman to take the engi
neering course of study at Cornell uni
versity.
The stamp mill and cyanide plant of
the Columbian Gold Mining Company
at York, Mont, was burned. Loss
‘$50,000.
Secretary of State Hay has filed
with European powers strong protest
against injustice to the Jews in
Roumania.
Edward Jellinek, an employe of the
Lender bank, of Vienna, Germany
stole $315,000 by falsifying checks and
disappeared.
The residence of John D. Rocke
feller at Pocantico Hills, West Ches
ter county, N. Y., was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $40,000.
A jury of condemnation awarded tc
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad seven
acres of land in South Baltimore, Md.,
for terminal purposes.
Benjamin Guggenheim is back ol
a scheme to combine lead manufac
turing and smelting companies with
about $200,000,000 capital.
The tramsport Logan has saileé
from Manila for San Francisco witk
General Frederick D. Grant and si»
troops of the Ninth cavalry.
President Gompers, of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, had a con
ference with President Mitchell, o
the United Mine Workers,
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York, says Banker Nicholas Fish’s
killing by Thomas Sharkey was the
result of a low saloon brawl.
At the beef trust inquiry in St. Louis
Joseph Steinkamp declared that he
was compelled to sell bad meat bj
companies comprising the trust.
Congressman Charles E. Littlefield
of Maine, says he will be a candidate
for the speakership if Speaker Hen
derson persisted in his refusal to ac
cept the nomination from the Thir¢
district of Iowa.
It is announced in India that Crowr
Prince Federick William of Germany
will accompany the Duke of Con
naught to the coronation durbar.
Cornelius Weddle, a private in the
Forty-second coast artillery company,
was stabbed to death in Salem, N. J.
by John Ryan and William Lacey.
An unknown man was killed and
Engineer L.. W. Rodger probably fatal
ly hurt in a wreck on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul near Milwaukee.
Clem Graves, owner of the Bunker
Hill farm, Indianapolis, Ind., sold the
Hereford bull Crusader for $10,00¢
to Edward F. Hawkins, of Earl Park
Ind.
The Morgan shipping combine has
absorbed the Philadelphia Transat
lantic line, which owns 11 large steam
ships trading between London and
Philadelphia.
Because the officials of the Can
adian Bank of Commerce at Skagway.
Alaska, would not surrender $20,000,
a would-be robber blew himself up
with dynamite.
The cable steamer Colonia has
landed the land end of the Pacific
cable at Bamfield creek, Victoria, B
C., and has started on her long trip
to Fanning Island, paying out the
cable as she proceeds.
The Bridge and Structural Workers:
union, in session at Milwaukee, elect
ed Frank Buchanan president, and
John McCabe a member of the execu:
tive committee.
The lodges of the Amalgamated as-
sociation at Sharon, Pa., will make a
large weekly contribution to the fund
to support the striking miners in the
anthracite coal region.
The will of the late George Hoadley
former governor of Ohio, was lor
in New York. The value of the prop-
ery is given as $215,000, of which
$200,000 is in real property. The en-
tire estate goes to the widow.
PEARY FAILED TO REAGH THE POLE.
STOPPED BY THE ICE
His Farthest Point in Frczen Seas
North. 84 Degrees 17 Minutes
of Latitude.
After four years of a stay in the
Arctic regions Lieutenant Peary has
returned without discovering the north
pole or getting higher than 84 degrees
17 minutes of north latitude, but he
says that his stay in the ice has re-
sulted in most important benefits to
science, some of which were achieved
in his last dash in the direction of the
pole. He says he feels certain that
the pole can be reached, and that if
‘he were a man of independent means
he would persevere ur'il he succeed-
ed. He believes that the pole can be
reached from Franz Josef Land and
from Grant Land, in latitude 83 de-
grees, if the winter quarters are es-
tablished as far north as possible. He
says that he would just as soon winter
at Cape Hecla, as at Sabine or Etah.
The relief steamer Wimdward arrived
at Sydney, Nova Scotia, with Peary
and his party on board, including Mrs.
Peary and little Marie Peary. Lieu-
tenant Peary is recovering from an ac-
cident to one of his legs, from which
he suffered last winter. He is slightly
lame. He has sent to the Arctic Re-
lief club of New York a report of his
movements since August, 1901. He
says: “Left Erik harbor on the Elles-
mere coast, August 29. The party
reached Payer harbor September 186,
crossing Roose bay partly by sledge
and partly by boat, then walking across
Bedford Pim sound. About a week
later my Eskimos began to fall sick,
not ome escaping. By November 19
six adults and one child were dead;
nearly all the others very weak, but
out of danger.
ing news of the ravages of a fatal epi-
demic through the tribe. Word was
sent back by these scouts for as many
of the survivors as could to come to
me, and by the end of the month they
began arriving. In February a large
depot of dog food was established
near Cape Louis Napoleon, some 60
miles north of Sabine. On March 3
my advance party of six sledges in
charge of Hensen left for Conger. On
March 6 startéd with the main party
of 18 sledges, leaving Percy in charge
at Payer harbor. Conger was reached
in 12 marches, arriving within an
hour or two of the advance party. My
supporting party of Eskimos returning
from Conger brought down the instru-
ments, chronometers and Arctic li-
brary. Eight marches more tock us
to Cape Hecla. The north end of Rob-
inson channel was all open across to
the Greenland coast, lakes of water
extending northward as far as could
be seen from Black Cape and Cape
Ransome. On April 1 started north-
ward over the Polar sea with Henson,
four Eskimos and six sledges. After
six marches open leads and floes in
motion were encountered. . Two na-
tives were sent back. As we advanced
the floes became smaller, the pressure
ridges on a grander scale and the
open leads more frequent. Each cday’s
march was more perilous
eral course deflected. west by the char-
acter of the ice. Finally at 84.17 north
latitude, northwest of Hecla, the
polar pack became impracticable and
further efforts to advance were given
up. The instruments, chronometers
and Arctic library abandoned by the
Greely expedition were recovered and
are on board the Windward.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RESIGNED.
Order Compelling White and Colored
Pupils to Kiss Not Popular.
Prof, J. D. Deafenbaugh, principal of
the Fifth ward school, Bellaire, O.,
who compelled white and colored girls
to kiss one another under a threat
of chastisement, has resigned his posi-
tion. He appeared before the school
board meeting in extraordinary ses-
sion and made a statement in which
he did not deny compelling the girls
to “kiss and make up.” He did not
appear to realize the gravity of his
offense until the mutterings of the
storm it caused reached his ears. The
resignation was prompily accepted.
MRS. PICKLES 1S FOUND.
She can Clear Up the Fish
Murder Mystery.
Investigation into the facts sur-
rounding the death at New York of
Nicholas Fish, the banker, which fol-
lowed an altercation in a saloon, is
being pushed with vigor. According
to Assistant District Attorney Gar-
van, Mrs. Margaret PicKles, a sister
of Mrs. Casey, who is said to have
been in the company of Mrs, Casey
and Mrs. Philips, wh-m Fish was
struck by Sharkey, has been located
in Boston and arrangemonts are being
made to have the woman in New York
during the inquest. Mr. Garvan said
that he believed her evidence would go
a long way in clearing up the mys-
tery.
Believed
THE BEAUMONT OIL YIELD.
Not More Than 150 Producing Welis
in the District.
D. O. Lively, one of the largest pro-
ducers of oil in the Beaumocnt field,
Jeclared in sworn testimony before
the railroad commission that there are
not more than 150 producing wells in
the Beaumont district, and that the
average daily capacity and output of
sach well does not exceed 300 barrels.
He estimated that the total produc-
tion of the field since its discovery is
about 17,000,000 barrels of oil, and that
about $15,000,000 has been invested
there.
Suspected of Anarchism.
Ephraim Rosenthal, secretary of the
committee arranging for the reception
of President Roosevelt at Chicago, re-
signed his position upon publication
of a rumor that the committee con-
tained one or two members whose
pympathies leaned toward anarchy.
Early in January Eski-'
mos came across from Anvilik, bring- |
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ANGRY MONT PELEE.
Covered Ten Times More Territory
Than the First One, but There
Were Fewer Fatalities.
The Quebec Steamship Company’s
steamer Korona has arrived at New
York from the West Indies. Among
the passengers were Captain Walker
McKay, agent for the steamship com-
pany in the West Indies. Captain
McKay said: “I was at Fort de
France, Martinique, August 3, the day
of the most recent eruption of Mount
Pelee. The explosion was terrific and
the rumblings and detonations were
continuous for a long time. This
eruption, it is estimated, caused the
death of 2,000 people and covered an
extent of territory 10 miles greater
than did the great eruption -of May
last. This time the track of the dis-
aster was beyond the mountain ridge
and spread out over the interior. I
saw the mountain in eruption. There
appear to be numerous apertures be-
low the edge of the crater from which
the steam is ejected. The great cone
is truncated and has changed consid-
erably in appearance. The natives
were abandoning large sections of the
country in proximity to the moun-
tain. The government had warned
people to remove their aects to high
ground in the interior in anticipation
of a possible tidal wave. Martinique,
in the northern part was greatly de-
vastated, but the south is in full blos-
som and is thriving. We are shipping
more freight now than before the
eruption. It is a mistake to say that
the people are starving and are
crowding the fertile parts of the
island. The fact is that, considering
so many have been victims of the
eruption, the fugitives are compara-
tively few in number. There is no
need of food supplies. The natives
will not go to work as long as they
can obtain food for nothing. There
is room for all and employment is
easily obtained.” A cable from Kings-
ton, St. Vincent, says: There was an
eruption of La Soufriere at midnight
September 15, but no loss of life. A
peculiarity of this eruption was that
no dust or scoria was emitted by the
volcano. Flames were seen flicker
ing above the crater and the sight
was accompanied by internal and
thunder-like explosions.
FAVOR CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Honolulu Planters and Merchants
Want the Celestials Admtitzd.
The United States senatorial com-
mission at Honolulu has heard testi-
mony regarding the question of labor
for plantations. F. M. Swansey, as
trustee of the Planters’ association,
and W. @. Irwin, president of the
chamber of commerce, testified that.
in their opinion, the only solution was
limited immigration of Chinese la-
borers for field purposes and under
such restrictions as Ccngress might
see fit to impose. A similar view was
taken in a memorial presented by the
Merchants’ association.
Telegraphers Form Organization.
The International Union of Com-
mercial Telegraphers was formed at
Chicago byea convention of 40 dele-
ites, representing as many cities
throughout the United States. A con
stitution was adepted providing for
the issue of a working card to each
member every three months.
Five Hurt in Collision.
Five persons were seriously injured
and three trainloads of passengers
were thrown into a panic in a col:
lision between three Southside ele
vated trains at Chicago, Ill.
CABLE FLASHES.
Marie Henriette, Queen of the Bel
giansg, is dead.
is announced at Sofia, Bulgaria, the
nominal issue to be $21,200,000.
A syndicate with a capital of $50,
000,000 is being organized in England
by the coal combine, which proposes
to purchase the Fife and Clyde com:
panies’ mines.
The claim of ex-Queen Liliuokalani
for the crown lands taken from her at
the time of the overthrow of the
Hawaiian monarchy has been present
ed to the Senate Committee on Ha-
waiian Affairs. The queen asks that
she be paid for her lands, which she
values at $20,000,000.
Two French tourists, two guides
and three porters, who were making
an ascent of Mont Blane, Switzerland,
have fallen over a precipice and it is
feared that they were all kilied.
The French government has decided
to install a wireless telegraph system
in the Islands of Martinique and
Guadeloupe, owing to the frequent in-
terruptions of the cable service there.
An irade has been issued at Con-
stantinople authorizing the passage
through the Dardanelles of the four
Russian torpedo boat destroyers on
condition that they sail under the
commercial flag of Russia, with an in:
terval of 24 hours between each boat
and that they carry no armament or
naval crews in order that internation:
al treaties be not violated.
Lawrence Hubert Greig, who has
been for five years confidential book:
keeper in the London, England, office
of the Carnegie Steel Company, was
arrested and arraigned in police court
and confessed to committing forgeries
to the extent of $60,000.
The coal strike in the United States
is continuing to favorably affect the
English iron market. One firm in
London booked a single order for 20,
000 tons of east coast hematite for
Pittsburg. In view of the shortage of
American pig iron, many midland and
northern furnaces are running on full
time to meet Amcrican orders.
In a dispatch from Johannnesburg
a correspondent says he understands
that Port Matala, two miles from
Lourenzo Marques, Portuguese, East
Africa, has ‘been leased to Greal
Britain
United States blue jackets, with a
small, quick-firing gun from the cruis
er Cincinnati, continue to accompany
each passenger and freight traig
across the isthmus of Panama, not
withstanding the protests againsj
such measures
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