ha
ItnillOIH IHUL
CASTRO'S TERMS.
Notifies Washington of Acceptance of
Arbitration-Namee Return of Hla
Fleet Condition.
President Castro, of Venezuela, "nns
telegraphed from l.a Victoria hla ac
ceptance of tho proposal to submit
all pending differences to tho arbi
tration cf The Hague tribunal, sub
ject to certain roivlltlon. which In
clude co8d.it I jn of the blockade and
the return to Venezuela of the Hoot
seized by the allied powers. Presl
dent Castro's acceptance has been
transmitted to llio YVnxhlngton gov
ernment, from which the proMsnl
enmnat-'d. Tlie President hns not
determined whether to accent or de
cline tho req'ici't cf Cenr.any. Kng
land and Italy that he serve n arbi
trator of tho Venezuela dispute. In
view of the virtual assurances of tho
allies In their formal Invitation to
Mm that thev an not unfriendly to
tho President's suwetion that the
case bo referred to The llnjtue trlli
unal, correspondence with tnoni on
this phase of tho n"gotlntlotis lm.i
been ronpened by Secretary ll.iy, who
is, of course, acting under the Presi
dent's direction. .Mr. Roosevelt has
not noglc-tcd the opportunity offered
to him of a;',aln urirlni? a reference to
the permanent court of arbitration,
and telegrams and iii'itrjictlons to
make representations of that, charac
ter were sent by Secretary Hay to tho
American embassies in London, Her
lin and Iloni". In tho opinion of the
administration, the rnat danger of
tho present situation lies in tho In
r".nslii? chance with every day's de
Jay in a settlement that sonielhiiii?
may occur which will compel the
United Sties f "Pinment to define!
more clearly the se.ipo of the policy
and rlr.hls whb'h il assumes under
tho Monroe doctrine. No i!oubt Is felt
at the White House thnt the time is
rapidly npproaehlim when this defini
tion trust be Riven and, onco for
mally made known, be adhered to by
the United States. Until thnt timo
arrives, the President Is unwilling
to render any interpretation of the
famous doctrine beyond that which
Monroe enunciated.
Thousands of Cattle Starving,
Thousands of cattle are reported to
be starving on tho range In North
western Colorado. The Humane So
ciety appealed to the owners to res
cue their stock, and they have replied
that they arc powerless to do so. Tho
cattle aro siuwel In on the high
range In Routt and Rio Blanco coun
ties, without pasture and without
water.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
President Roosevelt received from
Berlin and London the ofllclnl re
quests io arimraie trouoie wun Vene
zuela. The ladles of the cabinet presented
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt with a gold
moshed puree as their Joint Christ
mas gift.
The Costa RIcan legation warns
tho public against the Loterla de la
Beneficlenza, alleged to be operating
at Carrlllo. The officials say that no
such concern exists. ,
. First Lieutenant James F. Edwards,
assistant surgeon in the regular
Army, has been relieved from duty
In tho Philippines and assigned to tho
department of Missouri.
According to Senator Burrows, of
Michigan, It cannot be known until
after January 8 whether or not the
Cuban reciprocity treaty now before
the Senate Will be ratified.
A now oil painting cf President
P-oosevelt now decorates the private
(lining room at the White House. It
Is lifo size and shows the President
In his rough rider's uniform.
Tho Sigma Alpha Epsllon frater
nity In session at Washington grant
ed charters to the following chap
ters: University of Wisconsin, Uni
versity of Chicago, University of
Kansas, Virginia Military Institute
and the Colorado School of Mines.
Commander Thomas B. Howard,
now on duty at the Naval Academy,
has been selected to command tho
Monitor Nevada, which is to go Into
commission about February 1 next.
Miss Retecca Knox, daughter of
the attorney general, will go In a few
days to California to be one of the
party of her uncle, Dr. Knox, which
will sail from San Francisco January
3 for Japan and China.
. Adjutant General Corbln received a
4 cable message rrora General Davis
Manila saying that Captain Robert
McGiegor, corps of engineers, dife.l
in, the. Manila hospital on the, 23d
iufctant of acute appendicitis.
Commander John E. Roller, i for
mer, commander of the old gunboat
jnoaooacy, n-as reached this country
from the Asiatic station, having been
ordered, borne by Rear Admiral
Jvans, commanding the station. ,
! Secretary Root decided that it was
impracticable for General Chaffee.
General Smith and other officers to
go o Manila ' to testify before ' the
Glenn court-martial, as the purposes
of the Investigation can be fully sub
gerred. IV securing their depositions.
' There are C5 vacancies In the grade
of assistant surgeon in the army and
little proepect of filling them. The
next examination to be held In Wash
lngton will occur some time In April,
and an. examination Is now being con
ducted In the Philippines to nil aome
of the places.
England and Germany bave made
protect to tho United States against
what they declare to be the failure
to maintain "an open door" In the
Philippines. The case in point in
volve the export duty of 17.60 a ton
qa Manila hemp and fiber, which Is
Imposed upon the product shipped to
flngUnd and Germany, but wblck Is
rnUUd on Ut which U fent tJ the
OAR UNWELCOME CHINESE.
Bertlllon't Famous System of Iden
tification to Be Used by Trees
ury Department.
Bortlllon famous system for the
Identification of criminals will bo
utilized by tho United States govern
ment In the enforcement of tho Chi
nee exclusion laws, and after Its
adoption there will be an end to the
system of aiibstll7itlon'gVnorally
adopted by clever Chines labor pro
viders. Tho system will be estab
lished and maintained at the porta
of entry nt tlie beginning of tho fiscal
year If the recommendations of Sec
retary Shaw in this nuard are adopt
ed by Congress. The secretary of,
tho treasury has suggested that the
appropriation for tho administration
of tho Chinese exclusion laws bo In
creased from $2on,nim to $500.noo, and
thnt as much of the amount as Is
necessary bo available for tho estab
lishment of tho Ilertlllon method of
Identidcslion. Since the enactment
of the Chlno.ee exclusion laws tho Im
migration officials have experienced
the RientcHt dl:llculty In their admin
istration. As the Chinese are such
adepts In the art of counterfeiting
it lias been comparatively nn easy
matter for them to forge certificates,
which were the means of socttrlng
entry to thousands of Immigrants In
violation of law. Thero Is such a
striking resemblance between nil
Chinese thnt It would be an easy mat
ter for tho entlro population of China
to palm themselves oil as twin broth
ers, and this curious fact hns been
a great stumbling block to tho Iminl
3rntion olllclnls,
MRS. GRANT'S WILL FILED.
Left Her Children an Fstate Worth
$194,005.
Tho will of Mrs. Ulysses Grant
was tiled In Washington, 1). C. Tho
estate is to be divided Into four equal
portions. It also provides that a me
mento presented to her by' tho em
press of Japan, said to bo 1,000 years
old, shall go to tho museum of arts.
New York. Mrs. Grant named as
executor "Tho trustees to be selected
by my three sons, a mnjorlty of the
survivors of them." In a petition to
admit the will to probate General
red D. Grant explains that his
mother left surviving her n9 heirs at
law and next of kin In addition to
himself, Ulysses S. Grant, Ellen W.
Snrtoris and Jesse II. Grant. Tho
deceased died possessed of house at
2111 Massachusetts avenue, of tho
value of about $40,000; money amount
ing to flO.ntio; stocks, bonds and
other lecurities of-the v.-luo of 118,
000, and household ar.d kitchen fur
nlturo of the value of $4,000.
DECISION FOR RAILROADERS.
Dauphin County Court Reverses the
Decision of Alderman.
Tho Dauphin county (Pa.) court
heard argument an tho appeals taken
from the Judgment of a Harrlsburg
alderman in tho suits brought by
railroad employes whoso wages had
boen attached In West Virginia to
recover the amount so attached from
the persons who assigned claims to
the West Virginia agency for the
purposo of having tho same collected
in that stato. The court roversed
the alderman and entered Judgment
In favor of tho defendants on the
ground that the wages attached In
the West Virginia proceedings had
not been paid over by the railroad
company or received by the person
who had sued out the attachment.
WILL INVADE GERMANY.
Plans to Repeat English Success In
Land of Kaiser.
Privy Councilor Rathenau, one of
the leading German financiers and po
litical economists, has resigned his
position as chairman of the directory
of the Allegemolne Electrlcitats Ges
ellschaft to devote all his energies to
the formation of a German electrical
trust, which shall have among Its
primary objects the elimination of
American competition In this branch
of Industry. Alarm la created by the
fact that the Schukert Company Is
considering overtures made for the
sale of Its Immense plant and fac
tories to the Westlnghouse Company
of the United States. Tho Westing
house Company Is now convinced
that with determined resistance and
adaption of the German market It ran
duplicate In Germany the success
made in England.
WILL DEMAND MORE WAGES.
Coal Operators Have no Reason to
Refute, Says Ryan.
W. D. Ryan, secretary-treasurer of
the United Mine Workers of Illinois
In a statement says that the miners
of tho United States will make a de
wand for a material Increase in
wages at the National convention, at
Indianapolis, on January 19. Mr.
Ryan says that the operators are re
celvlng a larger price for coal than
ever before, and 'they cannot make
the excuse that the mines are not pay
lug expenses. Mr. Ryan says that the
convention will produce figures to
show the total cost of mining a ton
of coal and give the public an Idea
of the profit being reaped by the oper
aiors.
Ties Up New York Subway.
Four hundred employes of the
American bridge works at Trenton,
n. j., aid not report for work Decern.
ber 23 becausj one of their number
was discharged for refusing to work
overtime without extra pay. The
company posted notices that the
men who bad quit work might con
alder themselves discharged. Inter
national Delegate Fltzpalrlck, of the
Bridge Workers' union, reported thai
be bad tied up work done by the
company on the subway In New
York.
SULTAN'S AW IIS DEIWZD
ROUTED BY PRETENDER.
Two Thousand Moortah Imperial Sol
diers Killed or Wounded In
Battle of Taxa.
The complete rout at Taza of the
Moorish Imperial army by rebels un
der the leadorsih'tp of tho pretender
to tno throne, which was reported
December 23, has been olftclally con-
firmed. The imperial forces abandon
ed their guns, rides, ammunition.
cuts and beasts of burden and lied
'roclpltntely to Fez. In a dispatch
from Fez tho correspondent says ho
believes the situation to be rriticnl.
'I am leaving Fes Immediately." Mr.
Harris, tho correspondent, is said to
bo a confidential advisor of tho sul
tan. Another correspondent wiys:
'I gnt nwny from Fez lust In time.
I arrived with tho first news of tho
disaster. Tho rebels arc reported to
bo marching on Fez, which Is incapa
ble of defense for more than a few
dai.a, owing to Its position, the abso
lute lack of provisions and tho ruin
ous state of tho town walls. The
population will remain loyal only na
Dug ns tho sultan can protect and
feed them. A few days of sedge
menus starvation. The sultan ntny
attempt to escape, but In thnt rasa
Fey. will nsknowledgo tho pretender.
Tho sultan's troops were disastrous
ly routed; tho remnant fled to Fez
aibandonltig everything, artillery,
cuts, rub's, ammunition, money and
stores. Practically tho whole army
was routed, and comparatively few
troops wero left In Fez. On Do De
cember 22 0,(KIO Bhcrccflan troops,
commnnded by n brother of tho sul-
tnn's minister of war, received or
ders to concentrate and take tho :f
fcnwlvo against the pretender nt Taza.
ltivl'oro tho fthrrcc nnus moved upon
him tit pretender attacked thorn -with
irgo bodies cf cavalry. Tho Im
perial army wan surrounded, com
pletely routed and fled In disorder to
ward Fez, abandoning all material of
war. No deaths of the Imperial losses
"nave yet been received, but It Is un
officially retportod that 2,000 of the
sultan's soldiers wero killed or
wounded.
NEW YORKERS FEARFUL.
Governor Odell Threatens a General
Quarantine of Cattle.
Governor Odell, of New York, has
protested against tho removal of
qtiarn.ntli! on Connoctlcut cattlo.
Socretnry Wilson received a tele
gram from him saying thnt the Now
York authorities wished to act In
harmony with the Nationnl govern
ment, but would bo obliged to quar
antine everything coming Into New
York Stato unless absolutely assured
of protoction by tho Federal govern
ment. Secretary Wilson wired the
following reply: "There Is no dis
ease In Connecticut. Federal quar
antine remains on In Vermont, Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island, Stato
cf Connecticut, has also rigid qunr-
antlno against Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Work of killing af
fected herds well advanced."
FAIR FIGHT NOT ILLEGAL.
Capital and Labor Have Equal Rights
to Combine.
The court of appeals at St. Louis,
Mo., granted an Injunction to pre
vent tho Master Plumbers' Associa
tion from refusing to sell supplies
to Joseph E. Walsh because he Is
not a member, but refused to dis
solve the assoclntion, as Walsh hod
".sked. Judge Bland In rendering his
decision said: "Capitalists have a
right to do as they please with their
money so long as they do not become
public charges. A man without cap
ital may labor or refuse to so long
as he keeps out of the poor bouse.
Capitalists have tho right to com
bine capital in productive enter
prises and by lawful competition
drive Individual producers and small
ones out of business. Laborers and
artisans have tho right to form
unions and fight this competition of
capitalists by lawful means."
M'KINLEY MEMORIAL LEAGUE.
Patriotle Movement In Memory of the
Late President Launched.
The Carnation League of America
Is the name of a new patriotic move'
ment proposed to the trustees of the
McKlnley National Memorial asso
ciation. The Idea originates with
Louis O. Reynolds, a business man of
Dayton, O.. and it will 'be submitted
to the trustees at their coming meet
ing in Washlngon. In referring to the
proposition, Mr. Rl'.chlo, secretary of
the McKlnley Monument association,
said: Mr. Reynolds proposes that
the league shall have a creed framed
from some notable words of Mr. Mc
Klnley and that it shall be a peren
nial memorial to bis honor, states
manship and patriotism. He pro
posed to bave every member of the
league wear a carnation, McKlnley s
favorite flower, on each recurring 14th
daytf September, the anniversary of
the late President's death
Trigg Company In a Receivership.
The William Trigg Shipbuilding
Company, of Richmond, Va., was
plocod In the hands of a receiver
upon a bill filed by 8. H. Hawes &
Co., coal dealers, for t-()48. Judge
Orannan appointed L. T. Myers, vice
president of tlie company, receiver,
. Wages Advancsd.
Tho H. C. Frlck Coke Company
posted a notice announcing a volun
tary Increase dating from January 1,
1903, of 8 per cent to their 20,000 em
ployes. The advance will add St,
tiOO.OOu annually to the payroll.
Turned Out In Sleeping Garb.
The Maxon block, containing a ho
tel and an adjoining building' also
used as a hotel at Schenectady, N. Y.,
vu burned out. - The arueata cot out
LATEST NEWS NOTEa.
Bread riots aro threatened In
blockaded ports of Venezuela.
Ooorgo llunduhl shot and killed
Caroline Mochn ht Crookston, Minn.
Cold Ih pinching people In Philadel
phia and New York and fuel famine
Impends.
Natural gas has been discovered 13
miles west of Douglass, Wyoming, in
nn oil well.
Negro and his wife were lynched
near Greenwood, S. C, for killing
their employer.
Operator blames tho dispatcher for
causing the Gnand Trunk railway
wrock In Canada.
American Economic Association
discussed powers of Interstate com
merce commission.
East Liverpool, O., mayor will leave
his office In the spring, so ho can do
vole his time to horses.
Henry Phlpps, Jr. sent chock for
$10,000 as Christmas present for
Education Alliance of New York,
Greenville (III.) contractor took
strange aversion of pretty bride and
twice attempted to kill himself.
Dew Academy, at Franconla, N. II.,
named for the late Moses A. Dow, of
Charlestown, Mars., has burned.
Three sailors from ship frozen In
Lake F.rio crept over tho Ice to se
cure aid for imprisoned comrades.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt havo
planned unustui.l number of ofllclal
society f unci Ions during tho season.
Humbert family en routo from Ma
drid to Paris as prisoners were hoot
ed by French crowds at tho frontier.
W. L. Elkins, of Philadelphia, haa
decided to build a homo for orphan
daughters of Masons costing $1,000,
000. Dr. Arthur Flint, In New York, an
nounced that Cornelius Vanderbllt,
who Is ill with typhoid fever, will re
cover. John Doylo, a wealthy mine owner,
of San Francisco, Cal., has been mus
ing for two weeks. Foul play Is sus
pected. Commander Schroeder, U. S. N.,
governor of the Inland of Guam, re
ports lulnnri in need of financial as
sistance. l.nko Superior ore rglons this year
swelled production by 7,noO,llOO tons
to 2S.oi)(i,ooo, tho most notuble record
in history.
Tho resldenco of Walter Legally at
Cuero, Tex., was destroyed by fire
and Mrs. Legally and two small chil
dren ore dead.
Tho Cornell university register
shows 2,908 students, a gain of 1TC
over last year, and 380 instructors,
ap increase of 20.
Prof. Jacob Forney, of the Alabntna
State university, was accidentally
killed at Springvlllc, Ala., while
t-hootlng sparrows with a parlor rllle.
General Francis Vinton Green wa3
appointed police commissioner in
Now York city In succession to
Colonel Partrldgo, whose resignation
takes effect January 1.
Tho general council of Louisville,
Ky., has appropriated $100,000, with
which a Bite for the $250,000 Car
negie library will bo purchased.
President Donovan, of the Troy
(N. Y.) Steel Production Company,
announced the sale of the company
to tho United States Steol Corpora
tion. Nearly all the Independent coko
concerns of the Connollsvllle region
will meet the wage advance of tho
Frlck Company, adding $1,300,000 to
the pay of 1903.
Sophia Mintus and Mattlo Leslie
wero fatally hurt at St. Joseph, Mo.,
by Jumping from windows of ChaBe
& Son's candy factory while the
building was on lire.
District Judge Booth, at Salt Lake
City, Utah,, rerused a new trial In tho
cases of James Lynch and R. L. King,
under tentence of death for the mur
der of Colonel Prowse.
Tho 8,000 railway freight handlers
of Chicago, whose strike last sum
mer Interfered with the Industries
of that city for three days, are pre
paring to demand more pay.
The Marconi station at Glace Bay,
N. 3.. continues to maintain daily
communication with Cornwall, with
constantly Increasing efficiency and
facility.
Tho Interborough Rapid Transit
Company, of New York, Is back of a
schome to build an underground rail
road and an elevated railroad in Chi
cago at a coat of $55,000,000.
While setting out applo trees
David H. Dlx, a farmer, residing
near Victor, Fayotte county, West
Virginia, found an old locust wagon
hub, In which was $10,000 in gold and
silver.
News has reached Seattle, Wash.,
that John H. Rouse starved to death
in the wilds of Central Bolivia in
June, 1900, while on an exploring trip.
But nno man out of a party of 30 es
caped. Reports that the Pennsylvania rail
road has bought a controlling Inter
est In Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
that proposals had been made for the
absorption of the Cambria Steel Com
pany by the United States Steel Cor
poration were officially denied.
The governor of Indiana has Is
sued a requisition on the governor of
Arkansas for George Ryan and J. H.
Ashmore, indlctod at Petersburg,
Ind on a charge of helping swindle
Frank C. Lorey, the "Klondike
King," out of $03,000 In a foot race.
GeongH Grlswold, 31 yoars old, son
of John, N. A. Grlswold, of Newport
and Now York, was Instantly killed
by a train on tho suburban branch
of the Now York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad.
Austrian manufacturers bave de
cided to advance the price of shoes
10 per cont on account of the higher
cost of leather, wnicii is due to ex
tnnBlve purchases of bides In the
European markets by Americana.
Bishop Conaly. rector of the Cath
olio university at Washington, will
nrobably be recommended for cp
polntment as bishop of Los Aniieles.
KlCfD
MUCH MONEY tiJRNED.
Andljan, Russia, Selirrlo Disturb'
snce Provee Far More lieaetroua
Than at First Reporad.
V
Even tho worst of the earll'i? re
ports of ths recent earthquake dis
aster at Andljan, Russia, quite un
derestimates the appalling loss of life.
A telegram from the scene of 'lie
catastrophe December 23 puts tio
number of victims in the native quas
ter of the town at 4,000. Already 80l
corpses had been disinterred from
the ruins. The work of excavation
progresses slowly. Tho state treas
ury, containing 6,000,000 rouble Is
In the ruins, and excavations to get
the mnnoy are carried on under tho
rupervlslon of a strong ronbm of po
lice. Tho water In the wells hns
disappeared, and a general subsi
dence of the site of tho town Is
feared. Ijargo numbers of laborers
aro being sent to excavate. Sappers
have arrived and are expected to
uinko more rapid progress. Tho
rhocks continue with Increasing vio
lence. The nrea of seismic disturb
nnces comprises 200 square versts.
Tho Russian population Is ramping
at the railroad station, where 500
ears aro placed at the disposal of tho
populace. Tho engineer officers nt
Andljan who are superintending tho
excavations being made with tho
view of recovering tho burled treas
ure at the sites of the nrmy depart
ment, stato treasury, postoflle, etc.,
and the erection of sheds to shelter
tho olllclnls and other homeless peo
ple, reports that although tho work
Is progressing ns rapidly ns possible
a month must elapse before even tho
civil and military authorities will bo
housed. Tho railroads are aiding in
tho work by all posslblo mentis, fur
nishing freo transportation for pro
visions nnd materials, and conveying
tho Inhabitants freo of charge to
towns In tho government of Ferg
hana. Tho cash remittances in aid
of the destitute peoplo have thus far
been ver small.
HIGHWAYMEN IN CALIFORNIA.
8lngle-Handed Held Up a Coach.
Reaped Rich Harvest.
A lone highwayman held up the
Reddlng-Weavervlllo, California stage
ns the big four-horso outfit was climb
ing tho steep grade near the divldo,
four miles above Shasta. With an ex
ceedingly sman revolver me nign-
wttyiuuii c(iiiiff ueu Bi'vi-u unniKiB
to donate their coin and valuables
and the driver to hanC over the Wells
Fargo strong boxes. The mall sacks
were not molested. Just how much
money tho highwaymen Becured is
not known. He took from tho pas
sengers about $120 nnd two watches,
besides somo rings and brooches.
DROWNED IN A 8WOLLEN RIVER.
Canoe Upset by a Girl. Two Com
panions Met Their Deathe.
Whllo attempting to cross Cumber
land river, near Galnesboro, Tenn., in
a canoe, Miss Verdi Rich, Miss Mattle
Rose and Walter Rich were drowned,
while Itufus Bailey and Alfred Crow
der had narrow escapes. The canoe
was overcrowded, and when the cur
rent of the swollen stream struck it
the frail craft swerved and rocked.
One of the frightened girls Jumped
Into the water, causing tho canoe to
capsize and throwing all of the oc
cupants Into the river.
FOREFATHERS' DAY.
New
England Society of Pennsyl
vania Celebrates Event
The Now England Society of Penn
sylvania observed "Forefathers'
Day" December 22 by giving the an
nual dinner at Horticultural hall.
Philadelphia. Assistant Un)ted
Stales Attorney General James M.
Beck, president of the socloty, acted
as toastmaster, nnd ho was surround
ed by a large circle of distinguished
natives of New England. Senator
Hoar answered the historic toast
"Forefathers' Day." Former Post
master General Charles Emory
Smith told of Now England men in
the presidential cabinet; Senator
Foster, of Washington, responded to
the toast "New England In tho
West." Senator Piatt, of Connecticut,
spoke on "New England In the Sen
ate," and Congressman Llttlefield,
of "New England In the House."
Pioneer Lumberman Dead.
George Russel, probably the oldest
lumber merchant In the United
States, died at bis country home In
Merchantville, N. J., at. the age of
93. For 70 years he had been ac
tively engaged In the lumber business
and waa formerly Interested In build
ing tho flr3t steam saw mill in Penn
sylvania. Mrs. J. C. Freemont Dead.
Mrs. Jossle Denton Freemont, wlfo
of the great "pathflnodr, General
John C. Freemont, died at Los Ange
les, Cal., Docember 27." For threo
yoars before her death Mrs. Freemont
had been extremely feeble as the re
sult of a fall, In which 'she aufferod
a dislocation of the hip. During that
time the accident bad prevented her
from walking.
Will Protect the Negroes.
Governor I.onglivo, of Mississippi,
issued a proclamation offering $50 ro
ward for the arrest and conviction
of any person who forcos a negro to
leave any of the counties of IJneoln,
Amite, Franklin or Pike.
Accuses the Treasurer.
Francis J. Meeker, of the Newark,
N. J., Firemen's Relief association,
was arrested, charged by Assistant
Flro Chief William C. Astley, presi
dent of the association, with embei
clement The epoclno charge Is $500,
BUSINESS IS HAMPERED.
Coal Scarce In the Northwest Mora
Than 100,000 Tons Needed to
Meet the Demand.
J. H. Wahlmeyer, representing the"
chamber c;f commerce at St. Paul,
Minn., Is In the East trying to arrange
a deal whereby the people of the
northwest may secure coal to moot
the urgnt dtnands for fuel In that sec
tlon. Mr. Wahlmeyer says that the
situation In tho northwest Is serious.
The people have tho money to pay
for fuel at reasonable rates, but are
unable to get It. "In the district con
tiguous to St. Paul the demand for
fuel was never greater than at tho
present time. If It Is posaiblo to ar-
tange for tho shipment the amount
uf coal required for Immediate use
l upwards of 100,000 tons. Tho re
cent strike In the east Is directly re
pponslblo for the scarcity of coal In
the northwestern states this winter.
When tho snthraclto mines wero
shut down and th great cry for fuel
was raised among the Industrial con
sumers in tho r?st nil tho coal ob
tainable was shipped In that direc
tion. The northwest was entirely
forgotten nnd depplto most strenuous
efforts en tho part of the people In
that district It was utterly Impossible
to Imleco the rallroTMls nnd coal com
panies In Western Pennsylvania BDd
Ohio to fill tho orders. The business
was diverted almost exclusively to tho
cant. By the time '.he demand from
Hint nection had been Oiled and the
anthracite strike ended, the lake
navigation had closed for tho season.
Wl(h the lnlto frame ended there wero
little hop'iS for getting coal In the
northwest. About that tlmo tho
grat freight congestions In all parts
of the country were confronting the
railroads, nnd any appeal to them
proved absolutely fruitless. As a re
sult the shipments to tho northwest
cnosed entirely, and little hope re-
w;!ns for getting tho traffic diverted
in that direction for the rest of the
winter. Business in most of tho bl?
cities wroro Industrial Interests deny
Inate Is new nt a standstill for tiu
want cf ccrl. The plants have been
shut down, ond tho prospects for ro
sumption In the near future nre de-
rldedlv discouraging. In fact, tho
coal shortage Is so great that real
dence fuel Is equally as much In de
mand, and unless nn arrangement can
be made to secure shipments of coal
there will be considerable suffering
among the peoi lo during the winter.
CABLE FLASHES.
The Imperial Diet resembled at
Tokyo, Jnpan. Tho House of Repre
sentatives wr.s iinmcdlntelv dissolved
by Imperial orders. Elections have
been fixed for Fenrttary.
The courts at Paris, France, have
awarded Mrs. Viola Falconer, on
American, $K( dnmages against Red'
fern, the dressmaker, for unjustifl
nblo arrept nnd the seizure of goods
for a bill.
Several alleged anarchists, wio
were refused 'Omission Into the Unit
ed StaieK, have arrived at Genoa,
Italy, on the way to their homes.
They hate lecn placed under police
surveillance.
Tho TrIVuna. at Rome, Italy, says
the Pope has ordered the archbishop
of Manila to excommunicate all per
sons who endeavor to promote the
creation of a national church in the
Philippines.
The appointment of Vice Admiral
Ccrvera. who surrendered to the
American fleM olT Santiago do Cuba,
to the post of chief cf stsff of the
Spanish navy has been published In
the otllclal gazette.
Tho third annual moetlnj of the
Russian Young Men's Christian asso
ciation was held nt St Petersburg,
Among those present were Prince
Plato Ohelensky, Senator Taganstey,
E. L. Nobel and Franklin Oaylord.
Count Tolstoi, at St. Petersburg,
Russia, has sent a personal appeal
to the papers asking them. In view
of his advanced age and illness, not
to publish any further reports of his
condition, as they cause mm pain.
A bomb filled with scrap Iron was
explodoj, supposedly by anarchists.
at the entrance to St. peter s cam
edral. Geneva, Switzerland. It was
so clumsily placod that it only
slightly shattered the door.
It Is roftorted from Constantinople
that tho Greek steamer Parthenon
having on board a crew of 22 men
and six passengers have been lost
The Parthenon was last reported at
NovorosslBk, November 28, from
Taganron.
The police at Paris, France, seized
tho papers of Jean de la Mar, man
ager of the Klondike Mining Com
pany. He Is suspected of Irregular
proceedings. The company Is a Paris
concern, and all the parties Interested
are Frenchmen.
Governor Taft's energetic expres
sions looking to tho suppression ' of
ladronl&tu in the Philippines have
produced unusual activity. Numer
ous munlclnal presidents in the pro
vinces of Cavite and Rlzal are assist
ing the native constabulary In run
ning down the bandits.
A dispatch from Seoul says that
when the Korean cabinet was recon
structed Yl was appointed minister
of tho treasury, In compliance with
tho wish of Russia, but on Japan pro
testing ngalnBt tho appointment, YI
boarded a Russian gunboat and baa
determined to remain on board,
pending a clearance of the situation.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
nd Mrs, Chamberlain, who left
Portsmouth, England, Novomber 23,
on board tho armored cruiser Good
Hnpe, landed at Durban, Natal, and
received a warm welcome from large
crowds of poople.
Advices from Kingston, Jamaica,
roperts largo numbers of Haitlen ex
iles are preparing to return to Haiti
under the amnesty decree which, it
Is expected, will shortly be issued.
The leaders who fought for Flrmln
believe that a period of peace will fol
low General Nord's election to the
presidency.
THE MAHHETB,
PITTSBURG.
'Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wb'st-No, l red.,. M J
( Nn. t et l
Corn-No. WtHlow. rur 6! Vt
ha No. 2 r "I low, (hollcd '! "
Mix ml nor M M
Ot-Ho. I whits - 7
PO. 9 Willi 'O
Flour Wlninr pment S VI
rnrj Mrnlvhi winters . JJ
Uer-No. Itlmotbr " n 17 w
rlovnr No. 1 .IS SO M0
fenl-No. I while mid. loo "0
Brown ml.lillingi n w " "
ran. hulk...... ..19
Blrw-Whe - f . fj
Ual J 79 w
Dairy Products.
fiutlr-Klgln croanery a 1 14 M
vino urrainarr "J
Kmih-v i nunlr. v.ill SJ VI
Chrran Ohio, new H 1H
fiiw York, new "
Poultry, Eto.
Hn-por lb 1
uloktiie fipKft4 . . . , Id 14
ttn-t-m. and OoloJ freah
Fruits and Venetablee.
Orn Dean per baa ..J1 M tr
Potatoes Fane; wblte par Uuk W (X)
C'aouaife er bbla 1 Oil 1 ift
Onloni-par barrel W
BALTIMORE.
Flour- Wlntor 1'atent I7J 81
Wheal No. !l red 70 Tl
( (nu-iuliej , 40
Kltira 0 II
butler-Ublovreumerr "
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter l'atenl
......... 3M 411
TO TlM
. M ,3
,.-- M
...... SI J
Hi W
Vt teat No, V red ...
t'oru No. 2 mixed
Ohio No. a while .
Butter Creamery, extra..
UkSa l'euuaylvaufa lirata..
NEW YORK.
Flour f'atenta
S3 SI 4 91
.. , , ; )
OV 04
Wheat .No. a nil...
corn o. 2
Date No, 2 W hile SI-
butter Creamer? Hi" w
KgKa-OtataaiiU reuutrlvanla -
LIVE STOCK.
Central Stock Yards, East Liberty.
Pa.
Cattle.
Prime lie. vv irio... iijio !H a kro
7J
6 4H
6 14
4 HO
4 41
2
4 2'.
4 0)
80t
bo lid
l'riino. Imi u 141u Itm '. n J
aiHUruill, UUU to J3UU llB 4 I
t ut hellen 4 fiO
liutihi-r. MO to 1000 ll - lit
Common u fair : ISO
Oxen, common to fal . SIM
common UkooI tat hulls and cows 2 V)
Mllib com, eai h ISQ)
iltm milch to, each 1HiJ
Hogs.
Frlmenearr hoira l HOT
I'rtiiie medium weights C 40
beat heavy yorkera ami medium... 0 V
I, cod to choice imrkera 0 1
tood plsaaiid light yorkera Ill
rlga, CKiutnnn togood .... t 2-
Comniou lu lair 6oO
Kougha 6 S
btaga Am
Sheep.
Kxtra, medium wether I )?
"owl to choice s 1
lelluml .. .... th
Common to (air IN
Lambs.
Jamba clipped b on
Lam be, good to choice, clipped . 4 71
Lamlia, common to fair, clipped.. '"
"Wing Law be 001
Calves.
70
!'
b 10
20
OiM
6 10
o-J
400
1 'I
it S'i
tii
b 40
10
4 &
s a
V eal, eitra
J raj, good to ctaoloe
aal, common heavy
Veal, common to fair
f-y
SJ
... oi
too
500
6 W
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Holiday Business Main Feature In
dustrial Trade Interrupted by
Annual Stock Taking.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: Trade and specula
tion experienced the customary holi
day quiet, except in Christmas goods,
which sold freely, many packing and
shipping departments being still en
gaged on this class of work, which
could not be completed at the speci
fied time. Industrial undertakings
are Interrupted In many cases by the
taking of inventories while other
plants are closed because fuel cannot
be obtained. Orders still come for
ward freely, and the new year will
open with more business on the books
than ever before. Prices of commodi
ties are firmly held by the steady
domestic demand, and there Is a good '
export movement of" tov leading
staples. Railway earnings )hus far
reported for the month of ifccember
surpass last year's by 5 per ctnt, and
those of 1900 by 11.6 per centV Quiet
condition In the Iron and srvel In
dustry, unaccompanied by any sign of
weakness, testify to tho healthy fjpnti
nnd suggest a bright outlook for tho
coming year. Furnaces and mlllB 'will
extend the season of idleness beyond
the usual time, not because orderswe
lacking, but In order to accumulate a
moderate supply of coke. The aqua
tion In regard to shipments from
Connellsvlllo has not Improved. ) A
very large amount of business will' '
carried over Into next year, probJ
mere than In any previous seal
New contracts bave come foaf '
more slowly of late, mainly becafuso
of uncertainty as to date of delltery, j
although there are prospective pur
chasers who still anticipate b -tter
terms In 1903. Foreign pig Iron i j of
fored slightly belcw domestic q iota
ttons, but neither Imported nor h .mo
raado iron is available for lmmei Hate
uso in large quantities. Independent
steel mills claim that they are Vtn
able to pay present prices for bllles,
wnicn cose Sdi, or more, for eary
nhlpmeut Reports from the Soul.
ahow a large increase in production1
as cumpared with any preceding
year. The strongest department, V
this Industry appears to be Isteel
bars. New England shoe factories
are In full operation and have liberal
orders on hand. Quotations art firm.
Leather dealings have been restfrictsd
loss than usual by the holidays! shoe
manufacturers coming into tbV mar
ket for large quantities of hknnlock
sole. An unexpectedly favorable ' fea
ture has appeared in the maimet for
cotton goods. After a long swason of
stagnation in the export division, the
demand for China suddenly becanid
considerable. Domestic trajde is lim
ited to immediate requlreonents. In
woolen goods there is a good de
mand, i Woolen and worsted dress
goods are quiet but steady. Failured
for the week numbered 209 lu the
United States, agaiust 250 last year,
and 21 In Canada, compared with 23
a year ago.
Bradstreet'a says: Wheat, includ
ing flour, exports for th weok end
tag December Si aggregate 3,860,484
lushols,