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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAJILISKED .'IU2fJ3 li), J 871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOlilNCr, DECEMBER I), 15)01 TEX PAG MS.
SIX(JIJC COL'V ELVIS CICNTS.
UNITED STATES COIN
Geergt L. Rotirti, Dirtotor of Uiit
Sii Annual Otamiat,
PHILADELPHIA PLANT IN NEW QUARTERS
Old Sit ftid StrtoUie Offered for Salt to
lights! Bidder.
ENORMOUS INFLUX OF FOREIGN G9L0
ImpeiU f Billien Greatly Exceed Exporti
Ihli Y.ar.
SUBSIDIARY COINS ARE ALSO NEEDED
GroirlttK Ilrninnil fnr Sinnll llrnmnl
notion or Money Heiiilrcil In He
tnll Trnile Purer Ac.
cclcrnlcil CnlnnKC
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The report of
Oeorgo E. Hobcrts, director of tho mint,
upon the operations of tho mint scrvlco
during tho fiscal year ended June 30, 1901,
has been completed. Tho colnago of the
mints during tho fiscal year amounted to
176,099,132 pieces, of the value of J130,3t0,
781, Of this JSO.OCSJftl was In gold, .2t,
208,8fi0 wns In silver dollars, 10,9C0,CI8 was
In fractional silver and 2,009.r68 was In
minor coins, Thero also wero coined at
the Philadelphia mint 22r.,000 gold pieces, of
the value of $319.01 1 for tho government of
Costa Hlca, Tho colnago of silver dollars
during the yenr wns from tho stock of
bullion accumulated under tho net of
July 14, 1890. Tho amount of this
bullion on hand at tho beginning of tho
fiscal yenr wns 83,288,051 stnndard ounces
and at tho end of tho year 52,502,927 stand
ard ounces. Tho colnago of this bullion has
been ncccllcrated to enablo tho trensury to
rntlro the trensury notes Issued In Its pur
chase and nt tho samo time supply tho
pressing demand which hns existed
throughout the year for tho small denom
inations of money required In retail trade.
Cnlnugo operations were conducted during
tho year In the mints at Philadelphia, San
Francisco and Now Orleans.
Philadelphia Mint In New Unnrler.
Tho Philadelphia mint Is now In its new
quarters and tho old site, including tho
structure, will bo offered for sale to tho
highest bidder on December 19. An upset
price of J2.000.000' hns been placed on it.
Tho original cost of tho ground to tho gov
ernment wns .35,8I0. The cost of tho now
site and struoturo has been $2,000,000 nnd
the appropriation for equipment J 110,000,
but n considerable portion of the latter Is
yet unexpended. No pains havo been
spared to provldo this mint with the best
machinery to bo had nnd It la believed that
In method and equipment It will bo. when
completed, n model Institution of Its kind.
Tho new mint under construction at Don
ver hus mudo slow progreH during the yoar
nnd" tho supervising architect ilnds an ad
dltlonal appropriation necessary beforo tho
flnul contracts can bo let. Tho nppropria
tluu for site and building was $500,000 and
for equipment $150,000. Tho now mints at
Philadelphia and Denver, together with tho
old ouch at Han Francisco nnd Now Or
leans, will nfford amplo facilities for this
sountry for muny years to come.
Amount nf Holil nt Mini.
Tho original deposits of gold at tho mints
and assay offices amounted to $153,101,680
nn Increase of $19,181,601 over the preceding
yenr. Of this $27,0t?,IS!t was In foreign
coin, $17,000,103 from Oreat llrltnln, nearly
nil being from Australia, nnd $5.42.',500 from
Jnpan.
The estimated production of gold In the
I'nlteil States during the calendar year
1000 was of tho valuu of $79,171,000 and not
withstanding tho fact that this country
led the world In productions its Imports
exceeded its exports by $12,866,010. Tho
production of North America, practlcnlly
nil of which cornea to the United States, was
$110.05t,600
Tho world's colnago of gold In tho calen
dar year 1900 wns $351,930,497 nnd of silver,
$177,011,902. Tho Industrial consumption of
gold In tho United Stntes during tho year
1900 Is estimated at $167,067,000 nud of tho
world approximately $75,000,000,
RrotvliiK Uriimiiil for Sulmltllnry Coin
Tho stock of subsidiary coin In the conn
try is limited by law to $100,000,000 nnd on
November 1, PJ01, the existing stock was
$90,613,512. The report says It Is not I in
probablo that beforo another congress shall
hnvo opportunity to net tho growing needs
of tho country wilt hnvo absorbed tho en
tiro amount authorized. Dy the act of
March 14, 1900, authority was given to uso
silver bullion purchased under tho act of
July 14, 1890, for this colnngo, but it is
necessary that the limit set upon tho stock
In tho country bu removed or raised. On
November I, 1901, tho stock of bullion ac
quired under tho net of July 14, 1890, was
51.763,612 standard ounces. If enough of
this were coined Into dollar pieces to take
up tbo treasury notes Issued for Its cost
there would remain 16,539,892 standard
ounces, which converted Into subsidiary
coin would glvo $19,321,113. It Is suggested
that tho limit of tho country's stock of
subsidiary coin be raised to at least $120,
000,000. No good reason is nppnrcnt, says
tho report, why thn colnago of dollar pieces
should not bo allowed to censo and all of
tho Bllver on hand bo tibcd In subsidiary
coinage.
CATTLEMEN ARE EJECTED
Interior Di'piii'tiiit-ut lluck l,o In lie
iiiovIiik Whiten mill ThHv
Herds.
ARDMOnn. Old., Dec. S, Prominent cat
tlemeu oi Choctaw nation win hu soon
ejected from tho reservation. They are
regarded as Intruders by tho tribal govern
ment nud the Indians nave the backing o
tho Interior department.
Many cattlemen who own thousands
head of cattlo havo been served with eject
ment notices. This order has produced con
sternatlon nmong cattlemen, The step
being taken for tho purposo of allotting
grazing land. Heretofore the cattlemen re
fused to vacate the la lids.
POLICE 0BJECTT0 MEETING
Refuse to Allow Liberty Anmiclit tlnn
to Convent on Account of An.
nrchlillc Teiiilcncy,
CLEVELAND, Dec, S. Tho Cleveland po
llco today refused to allow tho "Liberty a
soelntlon," which Includes In Its member
ship n number of the disciples of Kmma
Ooldman, to hold a meetlug lu a hall cn
gagad for tho purpose.
LAW COMPELS ARBITRATION
Mnkr Lockout or .Strike- llefnrp or
1'rmllnK lin rullmttliiu a
Misdemeanor,
(. "DNEY, N. S. W Dec. 8. Hy the pas
''If, f the Imluatrlnl arbitration bill
1 liuui muin lilt; utctiiiut'iib
aw upon tbo statute books th
work. 'rh will cxclto Interest
through., jrld.
Thin bill . iy compel reference of nil
disputes bctWtin employers and employes
to a competent court with power to enforce
Its orders, but make n strike or a lockout
eforc or pending such reference a misde
meanor, punishable by a fine or Imprison
ment. Thn court which will pass on these dis
putes Is to bo presided over by a Judge of
the supreme court Rnd will have most ex-
enslvo powers, Including the power to do-
laro n standard wage and to direct that,
ther things being equal, the employer shall
give preference to union over nonunion
labor. There Is no anneal from the dccl-
lous of this court.
Tho arbitration bill passed the council of
New South Wales December H.
SAYS MEN MUST NOT ORGANIZE
Iluiployr
Will
OrK'iiilrc lluimniiilr
(insc
.Mine.
Ill
NANA I MO, II. C. Dee. 8. The miners of
Extension, Alexandria nnd Nannlmo In a
mass meeting here practically threw down
tho gauntlet to Hon. James Dunsmulr,
president of the Wellington Colliery com
pany, by voting for tho amalgamation of
tho underground workers of the three col
lieries. Dunsmulr has declared that he will
lose his mines rather thnn recognize nny
union, that Included the Nannlmo men. Os
tensibly because the miners in tho Alexan
dria coal mlno left their work to attend thu
meeting here President Dunsmulr has or
dered tho mine closed down. It is qulto
oaslble that tho Extension men will lay
down their tools In sympathy. Trouble Is
feared.
ALLEGED AGENT OF HAREM
Pretty (ilrln Arc Skillfully Decoyed
Into ;ilnnr li Their
.Money.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Dec. 8. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) A man named
lanson, said to bo an American, has dis
appeared, and many pretty girls complain
that 4hcy have been victimized by him. Tho
story they tell Is that Hanson represented
that he was an ngent of Mcnclck, the negus,
or emperor, of Abyssinia, and had been sent
to Paris to recruit for tho imperial harem
that ho wroto to handsomo young women on
paper bearing tho negus scnl offering them
tnarrlago In Abyssinian Imperial stylo and
picturing the splendors of harem life, and
that, after alluring a great many girls with
magnificent prospects, ho got money from
them on various pretexts.
FEARS OF DEATH INCREASE
Partially Continued Hcporl (tint Miss
Stnnr nml Companion
Are Ilenil.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
SAMAKOV. Bulgaria, Dec. 8. (Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Con
siderable confirmation of tbo report that
Miss Kllen M. Stone and Mine. Tsllkn are
dead comes from Salonlca, but nothing posi
tive Is yet known. Tho American Hoard of
Foreign Missions roports that Its messen
gers have, not returned and says their de
lay Is Intelligible, for traveling over moun
tains covered with snow Is dlfllcult, whllo
tho brigands are now more than over hard
to get Into communication with. They
still hope that tho report that the cap
tives aro dead may bo only a rumor from
the brigands to prevent being pursued.
RUMORS STILLUNC0NFIRMED
.o Information Olitiiliuilile on tho Hr-
ported Dentil of Major
Vim THm.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 8. it Is Impossible to
obtain confirmation of the reported death
of Major Van TctB, nldo to Queen Wll-
holmlnn, who Is suld to have rought and
been wounded In a duel with Prlnco Henry,
tho queen's consort. The Amsterdam Tele
groaf asserts Major Van Tets passed a
quiet night last night; that l'rof, Nnrath
nas performed nn operation upon him nnd
Is satlsllctl with his patient's condition.
At the hospital In Utrecht, however, nnd
in onicini circles no Information on this
matter can be obtained.
GOOD OMEN F0RTHE TREATY
r.nullxli I'ri'NN Ventures Axnertloii
thnt llny-I'niiiieofote Coiupuct
Will Surmount Oliitriictlmix,
LONDON, Dec. 9. Tho Times, In an edl
torlal on tho Hny-Pnuncefoto canal trenty,
says It Is hard to see how Oreat llrltnln
could concede more without pretending to
give whnt sho did not possess, namely, tho
rights of territorial sovereignty.'
"Thnt net." said the Times, "would not
weaken tho objections of those senators to
anything making for good relations with
Oreat llrltnln. As President Hoosovelt and
public opinion seem to favor this treaty,
wo venture to sty It will surmount Ufa
threatened obstruction,"
AIM TO SUPPRESS DUELING
Majority of Inline mini People Slmi
I I'rotcHt thnt III in It In
AiiNtrlii-lliiiiKiiry.
LONDON. Dec. 9, A dispatch to tho
Times from Vienna declares that as a re
sult of I ho recent appeal to tho public to
tako tho matter In hand, dueling lu Austria
Hungary Is doomed. 1 'tis protest ngaliist
dueling was signed by l Juentlnl people, as
well ns by those of lower grades. All Aus
trian tocloty was represented by It. A sim
ilar movement Is on foot In Hungary.
SALVINI COMES TO AMERICA
TriiKi'illmi Appi'iim In (iulirlclc
II'AiiiiiiiixIo'm 'l'riincccn iln
lllmlnl."
HOME, Dec. 8. After a tour of Italy Oa
brloln D'Annunilo, tho dramatist, will take
"Francesca da Ulmlni" to the United States
with Tomnsko Salvinl, the tragedian, and
Eneanora Duso,
llrnvy (Julc on rirltlNli fount,
LONDON, Dec. 8, Thero were heavy
gales along the coasts of Oreat Britain
Saturday night nnd today. Several wrecks
have been reported and the channel mall
stoamcrs aro delayed.
CREATE FOUR VICE ADMIRALS
Bill te Promote Hawaii, Remej, Farquhai
and WaUen.
AMERICAN IMPLEMENTS WIN THEIR WAY
Southern I'lirupi- In Ailopllnit Them on
'1'liclr .Merit tlmo Iiii'k Slmrc In
Admitting Nevada Into
thc
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (Special.) Sen
ator Hale of Maine has Introduced n bill In
the senato to create four vice admirals of
the navy. Should this mensuro go through
esrly In tho session Vice Admirals Howell,
Retney, Fnrquhar nnd Wstson would bo pro
moted. It would not affect Schley or Samp
son, because, tho former has already been
retired, from the actlvo list nnd tho latter
will do so In April, although, ns he Is sev
enth nn tho list of rear admirals, he would
not be one of tho first promoted unless spe
cially designated.
Tho bill was prepared at tho Navy depart
ment nnd, of course, has tho npprovnl of
the secretary. All tho Inllucnco which tho
department can bring to bear will be used
In Its behalf. The old light between tho
lino and the staff of tho navy has ceased to
exist slnco the enactment of tho so-called
"personnel act" threo years ago. Now all
branches of the service work together to
aid all meusures of benefit to tho navy.
On tho tho other hand Schley and Samp
son, especially -tho former, havo n wholo
host of friends In both houses of congress.
These congressmen nro not likely to on-
dot-KO tho Halo bill without a fight. Schley's
friends openly express thu belief that It
would be manifestly unfair to tho olllcer
who defeated Cervera nnd destroyed the
Spenlsh fleet to create higher grades In tho
navy for officers who were the Juniors of
Schley nt Snntlago when ho U debarred
from participating In the higher honors
nnd greater emoluments. Tho bill will, of
course, bo subject to nmendment and it Is
proposed to change It so as to permit tho
elevation of Schley on tho retired list, and
then Sampson's friends will Insist that his
services bo recognized also. It Is possible,
therefore, that tho retired list In tho naval
register for next yenr will contain tho
names of Schley and Sampson as "vice ad
mirals, retired."
American I in il inrii In Kuroiir,
Heports received at tho bureau ;f statls
tics of the Treasury department show that
American agricultural implements nro
slowly but surely making their way Into tho
countries of southern Europe.
Ten years ago Amerlcnn reapers nnd
mowers, plows, cultivators and similar Im
plements wero almost unknown In Austria
Hungary, Italy and Turkey. There nro
moro In somo counties in this country
today than there are on tho wholo Medit
erranean coast. Hut tho immigrants who
hnvo spoilt some tlmo In America havo
taken home reports of the great advantage
which tho American farmer hus because of
his tools. These accounts havo undoubt
edly done much toward paving tho pathway
of tho Amorlcnn drummer and that Inde
fatigable Individual has done tbo rest. The
result Is nppurent lu the statistics. In 1898
this country exported to Austria-Hungary
agricultural machinery and tools to tho
value of $33,432. During tho fiscal year
ended Juno 30 last the total was $86,732.
In 1898 Itnly's total Imports In this lino
wero valued at $50,832. During tho lust
fiscal year the total reached $1"S,193.
Turkey In Europo purchased Implements
from us to the value of $5,873. This yenr
the figures reuched $16,381.
The accounts are not stnrtllngly large
even yet, but tho figures show thnt tho In
crease In threo years Is upward of 300 per
cent, and reports from tho other side Indi
cate that each Implement Is a speaking ad
vertisement for tho American manufactur
ers, lu ten years moro the Hungarian
farmer will bo cutting all his grain with
nn Amerlcnn Implement nnd tho Italian vin
yardlst won't bo nble to till his vines with
out an American cultivator If ho desires to
compote with his neighbors.
Costliest Telernili MfttmnKC
Edward llosewatcr of The Omaha Dee,
when In Washington recently, was enter
taining a party of friends In tho lobby of
the ltnlclgh with stories connected with his
busy life. Mr. Hosowater Is an old-tlmo
telegrapher and In war times was regarded
as one of tho fastest operators In tho serv
ice of the Western Union. During the
course of tho talk the question of long nnd
costly messages came up,
Mr. Ilosewator,
who was tho local manager of the telegraph
company nt Omaha beforo he entered upon
his career as a newspaper man, said'
he relayed at Omaha the longest nnd cost
liest message ever sent. It was during tho
tlmo when Nevada was knocking at the
doors of congress to bo admitted as a state.
"In order to pass tho thirteenth nmend
ment," ho said, "It became necessary to
admit Nevada Into the union of tho stntes.
Hut how to get the proposed constitution of
tho now state to Washington beforo tho ad
journment of congress was a serious ques
tion. It took a month to get n lotter from
Carson City to Omaha, so Inndequato wns
tho service In those days. Tho constitution,
as adopted by tho Constitutional convention,
was staging along somewhere between Car
uon City nnd Omaha when there came or
ders to have the bill of rights of Nevada
sent by wiro to Washington. We didn't
hao the facilities In those days for
handling presidents' messages and other big
things as now, nnd tho tnsk wns herculean.
However, tho company got'ns mnny good
senders togothcr ns they could In Carson
City, while I, ns local manager at Omaha,
did llkowiso, and we started sending tho
constitution of Nevada to the national cap
ital. "It took us In tho neighborhood of flvo
hours to relay that messngo to Omnha. It
contained 17.000 words, and as tho cost per
word In those days was 60 cents, that mes
sage cost tho state of Nevada $S,500. That
was tho biggest message I ever heard of and
cortalnly was the costliest. Tho constitu
tion of Nevada by means of tho telegraph
reached congress In tlmo to bo acted on,
and tho ndmlsslon of Nevada, made tho pas
sage of the thirteenth amendment possible."
Another costly message was that an
nouncing tho death of President McKlnley
sent to tho Philippines. While tho procla
mation of his death and the orders half
mnstlng the Hags went In skeleton form to
tho Islands, the cost of this cablegram was
qulto $1,200.
Popnlnr Hlrotlnii of SiMiiitiim,
It was tho distinguished Jurist, tho late
Judge John Logan Chlpmun of Michigan,
who, while chairman of the houso commit
tee on election of president, vlco president
nnd members of congress, tlrst secured tho
passage of a Joint resolution In tho houso
for tho submission of the amendment pro
viding for the popular election of senators
to tho legislatures. This was done In tho
democratic Fifty-second congress, It was
afterward passed by two republican houses,
(Continued on Second Page,)
ARRESTED UPON HIS , ARRIVAL
Fritnc f. Mhjit In t'hijrueil rltli
1'orKliiK DeliPiiliire Iloml
In .liipnn.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8. Acting under
telegraphic Instructions sent 'from Wash
ington by Attorney General Knox, United
States Marshal Orlmshaw today nrresttd
Francis S, Mayer, who Is charged with hav
ing committed forpery In Japan. The arrest
wns made upon the Oreat Northern over
Iniul train last night. Mayer wns .accom
panied by his wife, his two children nnd n
Jupanscs servant.
Muyer said that he had been In the news
paper business nt Yokohomn, where ho has
lived for n number of years. The charge
against him Is that ho forged signs on de
benture bonds, hut the exart nature of his
crime or tho amount of money Involved Is
not known. He quitted Yokohama Novem
ber 19. sailing for Senttlo upon tho Jap
nnscs steamer Shelnano Marti. Ever since
then Hie authorities have been or. tho look
out for hi m. In some manner ho managed
to elude the ollleers at Seattle.
Mayer Is about 2S years old nnd nf Eng
lish descent. When arrested ho wns en
route to Ixindnn.
Mayer says he will light the proceedings.
He did not claim the right to tho protection
of the consul of nny foreign country nnd
npparcntly twill contest the case as nn
American citizen.
DISCOVERY OFJMMENSE CAVE
.Mniiliiiitt ContrlliiitfN NtrnttKc Site to
(he Mxt nt Won
ilr r.
DENVER. Dec. 8. A special to tho News
from Iluttc, Mont., snys:
A new and wonderful nnturnl cave, bo
llevcd to be one of tho largest known, hns
Just been discovered in tho Canyon Jeffer
son, on the line of tho Northern Pnclllc
railway, about fifty miles cast of Iluttc.
An exploration party from Ilutle spcnCscv
cral days In the enve, going over an nrea
of ten miles and to a depth of nearly 1,000
feet, A largo river, with n cataract of
about 100 feet, was explored n distance of
several miles without discovering Its source
or outlet,
A few articles of stone and copper uten
sils and some bones believed to bo human
bones were also found In ono of tho largo
apartments of tho cuve. There was other
evidence that at somo time In u prchlstorlu
period the cavo was Inhnblted. It Is be
lieved that an earthquake closed the en
trance to the cavo and killed its Inhabitants,
Tho formation of stalactite nnd other
natural decorations throughout tho cave nro
most beautiful.
FIND NEW CURE FOR TETANUS
Serum
In
Trent input Dlwenvereil Wlileh
Ilelleveil to Ile Solution
of Problem,
PITTSBURG, Pa Dec. 8. Dr. A. Lctcvo
of tho C. L. Magce pathological department
of Mercy hospital has discovered what has
every Indication of being n successful serum
treatment for tetanus or lockjaw.
After a year of patient oxpeVlronutlns on
lower .icltnals th doctor, vlVh;u'the" laBt
threo weeks, hnd tho opportunity of testing
his theory on human subjects, among them
a middle-aged mnn, a mfddlc-ngcd woman
and n boy of 10 years of age. According to
the physician's statement, whon these pa
tients were first given tho Injection of the
serum they were violent, being In spasms
and convulsions. Tho trentment soon
brought them around nnd within five or six
days they wero testored to their former
health.
Dr. Letove docs not claim that tho treat
ment will cure every case, but believes
that tho problem of treating tetanus suc
cessfully has been solved.
TESTS NEW DYNAMITE GUN
Lately Inxlnlleil Iliirhor Defence
l'rote SittlNriietory to Oril
iiiinee lliinril.
SAVANNAH, Oa Dec. 8. The test of tho
new pneumatic dynamite gun at Hilton
Head, S. C, yesterday under tho auspices of
a board of army ofllccrs Is believed to havo
been satisfactory. The gun Is at tho en
tranco to Port Hoynl harbor, which it com
mands. It was shown that tho gun has a range
of 6,000 yards. Eight projectiles loaded
with cxploslvo gelatine w'oro flred. Six of
them exploded upon Impact and throw .col
umns of water Into the air. Two wero fired
with tlmo fuses. If they wero exploded It
was at such a depth under water that there
was not any disturbance discernible. The
explosive charges ranged from fifty to 200
pounds of nltro-gelatlne, Five dummies
wero fired to test speed. The government
required that they should be discharged In
twonty minutes, The tlmo taken to fire
them was ten nnd ono-hnlf minutes'.
ATTEST IRELAND SUFFERING
l'litliiifclimtle Crowit I, films to i'.n
voyx' Aililrt-MKon on the Home
Hole Hucxtlou.
PROVIDENCE, It. I., Dec. 8. The Irish
envovsJohn E. Redmond, Pntrlck McIIugh
and Thomas O'Donnell, addressed an enthu
siastic nudlcnco of about ,1,000 people at
Infantry hall tonight. The meeting was
presided over by former Senator Spooner.
Tho address of Mr. Redmond nrnused the
greatest enthusiasm. After his description
of the sufferings of Irelnud under Its pres
ent system of government a meeting of the
prominent IrUh-Amerlcans was held, at
which It was decided to form a local branch
of tho United Irish league and do all that
Is possible to forward the cause of Ireland's
freedom.
After tho meeting the delegates were ten
dered a recoptlon.
Tonight's rally Is the Inst meeting tho
onvoys will attend previous to their depart
ure for Europo next Wednesday,
BANK TELLERJViARSHALL DIES
Struck liy Trulii froht Which He
AllKhlcil mill lieeelvex
I'll tn I InJiirlcN,
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8. Shorry W.
Marshall, receiving toller of tho National
Hank of Commorce for several years, was
struck by a 'Frkco passenger train, from
which ho hao Just alighted at UiCygne,
Knn., Inst night, and died today from his
Injuries. Mr. Marshall was with a party
of Knnsas business men who wero on a
hunting trip
SEVERAL GENDARMES INJURED
.Mo ii ii I eil Police Arrent Thirty lu
tieiuinu Street of t neni
ilocil Itlotcm.
LYONS, Dec. 8. Thero were riots by the
unemployed hero today. Several gendarmes
wero Injured, Tho mounted pollco cleared
the streets. Thirty arrests were made.
CUCKRAN ARRAIGNS ENGLAND
Nw Ytrk Oratar Dtolarn Britiak lacons
Miaai Natltnal DiusUr.
BOER SYMPATHIZERS MEET IN CHICAGO
ltrnltttliin .ililri'niMl to 'nurc
Axklnu' thnt the Trenty of WiiaIi
liiKton lie Strictly I'.nf nreett
Cnrl Sieinirn' Letter,
CIHCAno. Dec. 8. A program of protest
against Hrltlsh methods In South Africa
was cnrrled out before nn Immense audience
In the Auditorium theater hero tonight.
Following nn eloquent nddress by W. Hourko
Cockran and earnest speeches by others
lesolutlnns for the appointment of n com
mittee to bring the sentiments of tho meet
ing before tho president wero ndopted.
Although nn admission wns charged,
the funds being Intended tn aid the Poors I
nnd especially their women nnd children,
stnndliiK room wns at a premium nn I many
wero unable to gain admittance.
The program opened with the song, "Thn
Truo Heart," by nineteen German singing
societies of Chicago. Dr. Hiram M. Thomas,
hend of the People's church, followed with
n prayer for the women nnd children In
South Afrlcnn prison enmps. Then fol
lowed short addresses by Judge Theodore
Ilrentano nnd Judge Murray F. Tuley.
chalrmnn of tho t'lilengo branch of tho
American' Transvaal league, under tho
auspices of which the meeting wns held.
There were 600 people on the stngo when
Mr. Cockrnn, the orator of tlw evening,
arose and bowed In recognition of tho
tumult of applause which greeted him.
Speech of lloiirkc Cockrnn.
Mr. Cockran said In part:
However men may differ nbout the In
vasion of the South African republic nil
nro agreed that the restoration of pence Is
In the highest degree desirable. Thero aro
but two wnvs In which the wnr cun be ter
minatedeither the Ilocrs must surrender
or the English government must abandon
the attempt to subdue them. It is quite
generally assumed that the reslstenco of
tho Doers cannot be successful and If this
ho true they would not be jllstltleil In con
tinuing a struggle which Involved fruit
less loss of llfo mill wnstr of property,
even though the losses lnlllcted on their
enemy wore tenfold greater thnn what
they suffered themselves, for bloodshed
which Is useless Is always Indefensible.
Hut Is It true that tho reslstence of tho
Doers Is hopeless?
Since the full of Pretoria It certainly has
not been fruitless. It has been JustlUcd by
most Important res.ilts. Lord Salisbury's
position that nothing but absolute sur
render would be considered has been aban
doned mill today the burghers could securo
almost any terms short of complete and ex
plicit acknowledgement of their Independ
ence. As their reslstence has not been
fruitless, neither Is their struggle for inde
pendence hopeless. On the contrary. If
their reslstence be prolonged for n few
months tho abandonment of the struggle to
subdue them by Great Drltuln is inevitable.
Wnr I'iiikIn iriin vnllnlile.
This statement Is not based nn nny spe
cial Information concerning the war, but on
tho conviction Unit It will be Impossible for
the government to secure tho passage of
many moro wnr appropriations through tho
House of Commons. The last budget was
pnssed only after Immenso dllllcultles. All
nourpes of taxation have practically been
enhaustnl and the utiV'mpt to effect an
other Inrge wnr loan would result In such a
fall In the price of consuls us would seri
ously Jeopardize Hrltlsh Industries. If,
then, the Door forces can hold the Held n
little longer the attempt to subdue the re
publics must be abandoned for lack of
trcniiH to pursue It.
Tho capacity of the Doers to mnlutnln
the struggle is placed beyond n doubt by
the barbarity of the methods employed to
subdue them. Tbo English government
cannot avoid supporting the women and
children made homeless by the destruction
or tne rnrins. Willi tlie sipport or Ills
women nnd children Imposed upon Eng
Inttd, while his lands have been made deso
late nnd unproductive, the Hoer soldier la
freo to continue In the Held as long as he
can secure by capture abundant supplies
of ,ood nnd arms from the English forces.
Ills reputation for humnnltv nnd cournue
tnuko the English soldier prefer surrender
ing to racing nis riue.
llo-rn An1 lrreprcllile.
Nothing can bo clearer than that tho re
slstence nf tho burghers cannot bo sup
nressed. nnd therefore thn only possible
way to peace Is the withdrawal of Great
Ilrltaln from tho attempt to subjugate tho
South African republics. Tho Hrltlsh gov
ernment mav nrolom: the war. but cannot
change Its outcome. Such a result being
consistent with justice it is in tlie Inter
csts of every ono to hasten It.
Thn real Interests of England, ns well ns
the rest of the world, will be advanced liv
promoting It. The pretense thnt tho exist,
enco of tlieso republics endangered Hrltlsh
authority over the rest of South Africa Is
nt.wnrtny or serious consideration, if re
publics nnd monnrchlnl authorities nre so
hostile that their mere proximity Involves
conflict between them this country would
bo Justified In annexing Canada ns a neces
sary measure or protection for hh own
sniety.
This meeting has no disposition to pro
voke bitterness, or to Increase the crop of
resentment nlreaay too large throughout
the world. Much ns wo might deslro the
incorporation or unnailn in t he union, tin ess
It could be accomplished by tho consent of
the people on both sides of the frontier wo
do not wish It, but It may bo well to point
nut thnt there was much less .lustltlablc
ground ror tho assault upon the South
African republics by Oreat llrltnln than
thero would be for the forcible annexation
o: cannon ny tins country.
OrlKln of the Wnr.
The South Afrlcnn wnr did not nrlse from
nny nuestlon involving the relations lie
tween tho republics nnd the adjoining
Hrltlsh colonies, but from an attempt by
Mr. Chamberlain to lnterfcro In mutters
wholly nffectlng the domestic affairs nf tho
Transvaal, while on tho other hand be
tween this country and Canada questions
of Importance have been pending slnco tho
establishment of our Independence,.
There would hnvo been 10,000 times tho
justification for our annexing Cannda to
nvom inn uesiruoiinn oi tne seni nsneries
nlono than could be based on any ground
assigned ny .Mr L-nnmuerinin ror dlstuni
Ing tho Integrity of tho South African re
publics.
The real Interest of the English people Is
In extending the domain of English com
merce and not In extending the domain of
tho English crown. The urowth of Eng
lish traiV) with this country since thn es
tablishment of our Independence has been
the greatest commercial expansion In tho
world. Contrast tho benellccnt results
which have Mown from that separation
with the results already borne by the at
tempt to annex forcibly the Trnnsvnul and
tho still graver results foreshadowed by It.
DIsiiNtcr Lies lu Siicccmi,
ninnitcr to the Kucllsh peopln lies not In
the defeat of this enterprise, but In Its suc
cess. If the South African republics wero
subdued nnd the last Doer disarmed tho
men and women now confined in captivity
must bn returned to tho soil. To maintain
authority over these people, resentful, ills
sntlstled and accustomed to lieiirlnir arms.
i would require the maintenance nf a liugo
army, anu sueri nn army enuiu not no
maintained without establishing compul
sory military service In Great llrltnln. The
establishment of compulsory military serv
Ive in England would bo the ruin of tho
Hrltlsh constitution. The name of England
might remnln to distinguish n political
division of tho enrth's surface, bat not to
describe a country nf constitutional free
dom. Tho connucst of tho Transvaal, whllo It
might be dangerous to the burghers, would
be futal to England. Tho people who Imvn
the greatest Interest of all In thn defeat of
Ergllsh arms nro the peoplo of England.
They can be saved from this peril. Civili
zation can bo delivered from this cloud
which darkens Its horizon If the conscience
of tho English peopln bo nwakened. To do
this thn most effective means Is to show
them that the people of this country do
not sympathize with thn scheme of cop.
quest which the English government has
undertaken.
Providence has so ordered events that
the president of the I'nlteil States can
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JURY'S VERDICT SAYS GUILTY
John It. Hurt' Acctiftfil nf I'lim
plleltj lu llluliuiiy
llolilicr; .
DENVER. Dec. S.-The Jury In tho case
of John K. Uurr. formerly n prominent
merchant and manufacturer of Denver, on
trial charged with robbing Mrs. Mary llctts
of 17,000 worth of diamonds, tonight ren
dered a verdict of guilty, nfler being out
twenty-two hours. Tho penally for tho
crime Is from one to fourteen years in tho
penitentiary.
Something over a year ago Mrs. llctts
wns robbed of her diamonds whllo return
ing to the city from a drlvo with n man
by the itame of Haemalt. The latter was
also robbed of n sum of money, but was
later charged with having entered Into a
scheme to rob Mrs. llctts, tho drive. It was
charged, being .part of an alleged con
spiracy. Ilnemalt was confined In prison
for some months nnd during this time Im
plicated Hnrr In the case. The charges
against him were dropped upon his ngree-
nient to turn stntc's evidence. This he did
not do. Ono nf the scnsiitlnnut features
of tho ense wns the testimony of Mrs.
llctts thnt she wns of tho opinion that thn
person who took her Jewels from her was
a woman disguised In man's clothing.
llarr's attorneys will tomorrow niovo for
n new trial.
PARTICIPATE IN CEREMONIES
Mini" OrKnnlinllonx rrepnre to ,b.
nlut lu Program nt St. I.iiiiIn
1'nlr lliimiuet.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. S. The world's fair
commltteo on ceremonies is In receipt of
communications Indicating that governors
of the Louisiana purchase states, members
of congress, bodies of military school ca
dets nnd other organizations, both civic
nnd military, nro preparing to participate
In the ceremonies on December 20. On
the evening of that day the world's fair
management will give n bamiuet In honor
of the Invited guests. Information from
Washington through olllclal channels Is tn
the effect that work Is proceeding much
more rapidly for the Louisiana Purchase
cxposltlc) than for any previous exposition
held In this country. Tlie World's Fair
Fraternal Building association, which Is
collecting money to erect tho Temple of
Fraternity on tho Louisiana Purchase ex
position grounds, has created an auxiliary
board of lady managers, whoso particular
province It shall bo to Interest the oiganlza
Hons composed of and controlled by women.
JUDGE SHOOTS MINISTER
PiiHtnr In ClinrKciI lvlllt .linking: 11c
romitory Itemnrkx ItcKurillng;
IIIh AHMiillnnt.
IIIIOOKSIDE, Ala., Dec. 8. Rev. J. L.
llradford, Methodist minister nt this plnce,
was shot by It. I). ColTman, Justice of tho
peace, this afternoon nnd died two hours
Inter.
Hov. Mr. llradford had been returned
here ns the Methodist minister for another
year. While nt Sunday school this morn
ing Hov. Hradford called attention to
this fact nnd remnrked Ijiat he hoped all
tho relations between himself and his con
gregation would be plensnnt, adding. It Is
alleged, that their relations would bo plcns
nnter If they would stop such men ns Coff
man from lying about him nnd tho church.
Coffmun wns oreo a member of Rev.
Bradford's church, but had been expelled on
some charge. Coffman surrondorcd to Dep
uty Armstrong. A warrant hns been sworn
out charging Coffman with murder.
FARMER SENTENCED FOR JFE
AkimI .Mini Slum Ik Attorney
Tried to Collect n
lllll.
Who
KNOXVILLE, Tcnn., Dec. 8. P. R. Diin
dren, a well-to-do farmor nearly 00 years of
ago, has been sentenced at Rutlcdge, Tenn.,
to serve a life Imprisonment for the mur
der of Attorney John II. Crosier, who was
shot down on the public highway last July.
Crosier had nought to collect a tiubt from
Hundrcn.
Juror Moore was fined K0 and sentenced
to ninety days In Jail for having a conversa
tion with an outsider "nbout tho case.
CHAIRMAN FORD RESIGNS
Hend of Itcpiilillcun Central Commit
tee In Colorado Compile ivlth
Nimv Itullim.
DENVER. Dec. 8. Charles Ford, chair
man of tho stato republican central com
mittee! announced tonight that ho hnd
placed his resignation in tho hands of tho
executlvo committee. Ho said that this ac
tion was taken several weeks ago, and that
his letter Of resignation nntndatcd by
about two wicks tho order of tho attorney
general to the effect that federal otllco
holders must not hold clvlo olllco in local
politics. Mr. Ford was nt tbo tlmo uf his
selection a statu chairman and Is now reg
ister of tbo land olllcc.
REWARD FOR CLARK'S ARREST
Hill! uf III!' I.ciiiIitm of Fort I.CIIVCII-
itnrth I'rlNiiu .Mutiny In
Itctiirucil.
LEAVENWORTH. Dec. 8. Clark and J.
Harnes, two of thn twcnty-Blx convicts who
escaped from the Fort Leavenworth federal
prison November 7 during tho outbreak, ar
rived at tho prison today from Lawtnn,
Okl., In tho custody of a deputy. Clark
was one nf tho leaders of tho mutiny and
n reward was offered for his arrest. This
leaves seven convicts still at largo.
HANDY WITH THEIR KNIVES
Thlrl'-Miii Prlionerx DIk ThrmiKli
llrlck Willi nml Make
iiiclr Kii'niir,
niRMINOHAM, Alu., Dec. 9. Thlrty-nlno
prisoners, serving sentences for minor
crimes, escaped from the South Shin city Jail
hoi ween !) and t o'clock this afternoon by
digging through n slxtcon-1neh brick wall
with pocket knives.
Flvo of those who escuped wore captured
this afternoon.
READY FOR BUSINESS
Amtrican rc!utl of Lbr Entiri Up
Long Wik
MATTEP.5 Of VITAL IMPORTANCE TO LABOR
Trdi Atim7 Will Tulte Pnoarleno In
FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS FAVOR SCHEME
It Will Meet Vieroi Oppeiitien from
Other Br&cohes.
MINERS ARE NOT WHOLLY IN SYMPATHY
ArK'iinent In ,il iinerit Hint Autonomy
Would llUerlmliinle Scrloimly
AkiiIusI tin Mnjoilty ill the III
Mnncc of Minority I'lietlou.
SCRANTON, Pa.. Dee. S. Notwtlhstand"
lng that this was Sunday, many of tho
diiegntes to the convention of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, now In session
in this city, did not cease their activity,
the day being given up tn tho transaction
nf committee, business. A majority of thn
committees organized and not n few of
them took up iucstinns which will engage
the attention of the convention during thn
week. The executive council, which is
composed of the president, tho six vlco
presidents, Uie secretary nnd treasurer of
the federation, went Into session enrly nud
did not adjourn until long after noon.
The session was secret and nothing wnl
given out for publication. After dinner
siitne members of thn executive committee
and the fraternal delegates from Oreat
Ilrltaln nnd Canada wero given n sleigh
ride through tho mining region by tho
entertainment committed.
One of the delegates of tho commltteo
was W. I). M nh tin of Detroit. Ho wns In
frequent conference during tho morning
with locnl Inbnr leaders who are directing
the street car strike In this city, it Is
probablo that Mr. Mahon and President
Mitchell of the mlno workers will ho dele
gated by tho executlvo council to tnko
charge of tho strike.
Inn or Conlllntloii.
Later in tho day n delegation from tho
Allied llulldlng Trades of Phlladolphln ar
rived here and had nn Interview with Mr.
Mahon on the street railway situation lu
that city, where a strlko Is said to bo
among the probabilities of tho near future.
The conference desired a plan of concilia
tion, by which an attempt will bo mado to
bring together tho Amnlgamntcd associa
tion and the rlvnl organization known as
tho Philadelphia Street Rallwny Employes'
association.
Tho Metal Trades Federation, embracing
all kinds of metal trades, held another
meeting this afternoon and dlstussed plans
for perfecting tho organization. Nine of
the fifteen cllglblo metal trades unions In
thn United Slates 'word rcprcseutated. Tho
object of tho federation" Is to havo nn or
ganization that can hold conferences with
the Natlonnl Mntnl Trades association,
which Is composed exclusively of manu
facturers. Hun)- Week Ahrml.
The American Federation nf Labor con
vention will remain In session for the next
six days and will have a very busy week.
Two hundred resolutions, touching upon
nearly every rpn'Btlon t'1" 'abor world,
havo been presented for nctlnn. The com
mittees will make reports on them as rap
Idly as pofcclblc, but It Is not likely that
moro than half of these will ho reported
from tho several committees.
What Is looked upon by many of tin
dolegntes as tho most vital question that
will come before thn convention Is that of
trade autonomy. The brewery workmen and
the mlno workers' delegates probably will
bo the storm center on this question, lloth
these trade unions wnnt Industrial au
tonomy; that Is, they ndvocata that all
trades In una Industrial establishment
alio, ild form ono organization for the bet
ter advancement of tho condition of nil.
They also nnnounco that they will opposo
trade autonomy to tho bitter end.
Opponc Triule Autonomy.
Tho miners In their nrgumcnt say that
if n handfull of engineers or llromen em
ployed in n mlno should strlko it would
cau3o tho mlno to bo closed and thus throw
out of work hundreds of men, who may havo
no grievance. If nil trades In tho mlno
wero united under ono hend, tho mlno work
ers say, much friction could bo avoided.
Those who advocate trado autonomy con
clude It would bn futnl for them to enter
such n combination and no good result
could como from such nn amalgamation of
that kind.
Tho autonomy question Is ltkoly tn bo In
troduced by either tho llrcmen or engineers,
which organizations are contesting the
rights of tho brewery workmen and ml nn
workers to forco llremon and engineers
employed In those places to Join tho brewers
or mine workers' unions.
Tho matter of trado Jurisdiction Is snld
nlso to cntiEo a long discussion, particu
larly on the part of tho wood workers, who
make tho point thnt tho trades such as
piano makers aro wood workers and should
como Into tho latter'H Instead of them hav
ing an Independent organization.
(TiIiicmc l',elllloil HcMiiliitloun.
Nearly a dozen resolutions on tho ex
clusion of the Mongolian rnco from tho
United States and island possessions uro
In tho hands nf a special commltteo. This
commltteo probably will report one resolu
tion, embodying thn good points-of all of
them. It will bo adopted along with ono
commending President Hoosovelt for advo
cating hi his annual messugo tho continued
exclusion of Chinamen.
Much Interest Is being manifested nn to
what the report of tho executlvo council
will contain. This report deals specifically
with tho work of tho federation during
thn year. It may make somo rofcronco to
tho fnlluro of tho recunt stcol Htrlko, al
though that lahor struggle, It Is under
stood, has not ofllclully como before tho
council. Thero has been no development
In tho Oompors-Mltchell-Shaltor contro
versy, which grew out of tho strlko. Dili
gent Inquiry failed to confirm tho rumor
that tho matter will bu threshed nut on tho
floor of tho convention. Tho principals of
tho affair maintain sllunco, but tho closn
friends nf each side express conlldonco us
to tho outcome of tho controversy If thrtiBt
upon the delegates.
Will llleel Hill Illllcci-N.
At this time It seems reasonably certain
that nil tho present ollleers of tho federa
tion will bo ro-olciicd. Thero Is a niovo
ment on' font to Increase tho number of
vice presidents from six to seven or eight,
but it Is not likely that this will bo uc
compllehed, Among tho cities that havo cntorod the