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MINER8 ANDiOPERATORS TO SET
TLE THEIR DIFFERENCES.
THE COMMISSION ADJOURNS
Disposition to Avoid Prolonged eHar
Ing of Cause Ten Per Cent In
crease, Nine-Hour Day and Trade
Agreement.
i SCRANTON, Pa. Tho miners and
mine owners havo agreed to attempt
to adjust their differences without tho
aid ot tho Btrlko commission. Tho
reposition was mado on a compro
mise basis, and negotiations, It Is ex
pected, will at once bo entered upon,
with a reasonable hopo ot settlement.
Tho proposition which is to form
tho basis of negotiations, comprise
three points.
1. A 10 per cent Increase In wages.
2. A nine-hour day.
3. A trade agreement between the
men and their employer. '
Tho only ono of tho fbur demands
not touched upon is that of weighing
coal by tho legal ton. While both
sides havo expressed a willingness to
settle- their differences among them
solves, this does not necessitate tho
acceptance of tho torms proposed.
They aro only mentioned as a basis
for tho negotiations and it is possible
the whole Bcheme may be wrecked by
cither party holding out too strongly
on somo one point, and thus forcing
tho whole matter back into the hands
of the commissioners, who in the
meantime will act as a sort of a
board of conciliation.
Tho move created a wild sonsation
when it becarao known. It Is said
It was all brought about by both sides
seeing that tho proceedings before tho
commission would be Indeterminable,
and in tho intermingling of lawyers,
tho present proposition materialized.
It cannot bo officially stated which
party first made tho suggestion. At
torneys for both sides are averse to
talking and different Btorle3 aro afloat
Counsel for one of tho railroads said
It camo from tho miners side, while
ono lawyer for tho miners said it
camp from tho operators. Another
representative of tho minors said it
was a "spontaneous" proposition. It
'is generally believed, however, that
tho operators wero the first to make
tho proposition.
"Wayne MncVeagh, is indeed, gener
ally given credit for the present sit
, nation. He went to New York after
ho had finished with Mr, Mitchell and
had a conference with certain per
sons, among them, it Is said, with J.
P. Morgan.
Tho commissioners wero Informed of
tho new turn of affairs Friday night
and acquiesced in the arrangement.
The proposition did not even directly
como up during the public hearing
Friday, and adjournment was made,
nominally, to permit both sides to
complete their documentary evidence.
Clarence S. Darrow, near tho close
of tho session, suggested that tho
miners' be given, more time to prepare
their evidence. They wanted to pre
sent the wago statements of thou
sands of miners, and they found the
task a stupendous one. They also
wanted to carefully examine tho com
panies books and this, too, would
take considerable time.
MORE SUPPORT FOR CANNON.
Michigan and Ohio Will Both Vote for
Him for Speaker.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Ten of tho
eleven republican congressmen In
Michigan met hero Thursday and dis
cussed the speakership of tho house.
A formal motion was carried that the
Michigan delegation go on record in
favor of tho candidacy of Joseph Can
non of Illinois.
'COLUMBUS, O. At a conrerenco
held here Thursday twelve of tho re
publican congressmen-elect of Ohio de
clared in favor of Cannon of Illinois
as speaker of the house. Two mem
bers, Messrs. Jackson and Morgan, aro
pledged to support Durton of Ohio.
CODY LEAVE8 FOR EUROPE.
Hlo Last Trip With Show Either In
This Country or Abroad.
CODY, Wyo, In an interview Fri
day Colonel W. F. Cody said:
"I will Jeavo tomorrow for Now
York, from which port our show Bets
sail in ten days for Europe, This will
be ray last trip, abroad or at home,
in the show business. I was born a
pioneer, havo lived a pioneer and de
sire to die as a pioneer of this great
country.
"My idea of a rough rider school to
bo established at Cody Is by no means
given up. It has been delayed, but
will be organized and pushed through
to success next season. This school
will bo an important factor in train
ing our hardy young men for the cav
alry service and you may say the
school will be a sure go."
Some people always appear to be
hopelessly mildewed.
AS TO ILLEGAL FENCING.
Mosby Takes Issue Regarding an In
terview. WASHINGTON. Colonel Mosby,
special agent of tho general land of
fice, charged with tho duty of report
ing illegal fences on tho public do
main in Nebraska, is not at all satis
fled with tho Interview which was pub
lished, with District Attornoy Sum
mers. Colonel Mosby Btatcd ho had
nfado no agreement with District At
torney Summers that proceedings In
court against tho fenco men s hould
bo withheld Until after sixty days had
expired. Ho stated that ho had no
lawful right to make such an agree
ment, nor had tho district attorney.
"My letters to Colonel Summers,"
said Colonol Moody, "will show that
I complained against tho violation of
tho fencing law in Nebraska long since
and that I Btated that the statutes re
garding Illegal fencing were a dead let
tec bo far as Nebraska was concerned.
Tho general land office, In its instruc
tions, directs special agents to glvo to
cattlemen sixty days notice within
which to pull down tho fences, but tho
act of congress requires a district at
tornoy to instituto suit to remove a
fenco as soon as an affidavit Is filed
complaining ot it. I had no right to
repeal tho Btat'utc. I was appointed
to enforce tho law by calling tho at
tention of tho district attornoy to
illegal fences and it was his business
to bring suit to remove tho somo. If
Mr. Summers has not been apathetic
then why has ho not resented my
letters complaining of his apathy?
The letters which I 'have written to
him regarding this matter, covering
a period of several months, aro made
part of my report. Complaints were
Died a year ago with Mr. Summers
against Miller & Lelth for tho notori
ous negro entries which appear in the
Alliance land offico and Inter complaint
was filed with this same officer of tho
government calling attention to ille
gal fences which they maintained, yet
nothing was done by Mr. Summers to
correct these gross violations of tho
statutes."
THEY THANK ADMIRAL CASEY.
Gallant Seaman Is the Lion of the
Hour.
PANAMA The Stnr and Herald
says that at the conference on board
tho Wisconsin a distinguished son of
Undo Sam, Roar Admiral Silas Ca
sey, acted as a mediator and peace
make, which conduct, it remarks, re
flects great credit on a nation whose
motives for doing good are too fre
quently disparaged. Admiral Casey,
in a brilliant speech, extended to the
negotiators his heartfelt good wishes,
highly praising them for their judg
ment and patriotism and their ar
rangement of such an extremely deli
cate matter.
General Cohas, chief of Minister of
Stato Perdomo's staff, mado an elo
quent reply to this speech, and in tho
namo of Colombia thanked the gal
lant admiral for tho hospitality and
attention tho negotiators had received
on board his flagship, and also for his
generous intervention In the arrange
ment to bring about peace in that
zone of Colombian territory.
MANILA WANTS GOLD MONEY.
Silver Drops Again, Squeezing Bust-
nees and Government Men.
MANILA Sliver has suffered a
further decline and the government
has Isucd a proclamation making tho
official rate $2.60 for $1.00 gold. Tho
former rate was $2.50.
Tho possibility of Mexico and the
Straits Settlement adopting a gold
standard have greatly weakened the
Indiana and Asiatic silver market.
Large quantities of Mexican silver are
coming from China, as it is believed
that much gold is being circulated
here on account of government ex
penditures. Native officials are beginning to pe
tition for salaries to be paid In gold.
The secretary of finance sayB;
"There Is nothing to Indicate a more
hopeful futuro for the currency ques
tion. It will probably bo as bad as
now, if not worse, until congress acts
and gives us a stablo currency."
Reading .Advances Wages.
PHILADELPHIA A circular letter
was Issued Tuesday by tho Philadel
phia & Reading railway notifying tho
heads ot all departments that "taking
effect Novomber 1, 1902, the wages of
all employes will be equalized with
those paid by railway companies In
this vicinity." Tho Increase will not
take in the 10 per cent increase all
around, as was the case of tho Penn
sylvania company, for tho reason, it is
said, that many Reading employes aro
now receiving higher salaries than
those paid by tho Pennsylvania and
other roads in this section.
Large Cattle Shipment.
G. H. Ware of Mullen received 2,
000 cows and calves hero, which he
bought from Harris, Franklin & Co.
of Bellefourcho, S. D. The cows look
ed fine, bolng in better shapo than a
majority of tho cows shipped from here
to the market Mr. Ware's herd here
now aggregates 7,000 head.
WILL NOT YIELD
CA8TRO PROPOSES TO STAND UP
AND DEMAND RIGHT8.
HE RESENTS J0EIGN ACTION
Insists that British Sloop of War En
tered the Orinoco Without Any Per
mission Protests Against German
War Ships Landing Along Shore.
CARACA8, Venezuela. Discussing
Venezuela's foreign relations. Dr. Lo
pez Barnlt, minister ot tho interior,
said:
"Towards tho United States Vene
zuela entertains tho kindliest feelings
of friendship and eho remembers with
gratltudo tho attitude of tho great
republic in tho pasL Venezuela Is de
termined, so far as she Is concerned,
that nothing shall occur to disturb
In tho slightest degreo tho existing
understanding with the American le
gation and the friendly relations be
tweon tho two countries. Venezuela
has nothing to complain of ovor tho
way tho various questions havo been
treated, and oxcept for somo ponding
questions her foreign relations have
been of a cordial character,
"Tho EngllBh government at Trin
idad published a fow days ago an of
ficial decrco declaring tho blockado
of tho Orinoco null and void. If thcro
Is any place where tho blockade Is
effectlvo It Is the Orinoco, for, besides
tho land defenses, we havo maintained
Bovoral gunboats which havo efficient
ly performed tlioro all tho duties ap
pertaining to a blockado.
"Tho English, too, aro Inconsistent,
for whilo ono journal at Trinidad
published the decreo declaring tho
blockade to bo ineffective tho Mirror,
another publication, insists that Ven
ezuela Is loyally fulfilling her inter
national duty In this respect. The
British sloop-of-war Fantomo entered
tho Orinoco without permission, and
President Castor has directed a pro
test against this infringement on
Venezuelan sovereignty. It has been
recognized that tho principal foreign
ships Bhall ask permission to enter
tho mouth of tho river, and wo can
not understand tho disregard of this
rule.
"A similar protest has been sent
regarding the action of tho -German
warship Panther, which also entered
tho Orinoco without permission.
"Another act which has provoked
astonishment wa3 the hoisting of the
British flag on the island of Patos.
Venezuela's right to this island can
not bo questioned. Geographically,
historically and politically It is Vcn
enezuelan territory.
"With tho Island of Trinidad it 1b
recognized as forming part of tho old
Spanish colony by tho treaty of Am
iens.' Trinidad was ceded to Great
Britain, but Patos remained, and was
recognized as an integral part of Ven
ezuela. The EngllBh claim to PatoB
la in no wlso based on tho act of the
former Spanish government and was
not recognized by Spain. If further
reorganization of Venezuelan's right
Is needed, the fact that the island is
situated scarcely three miles from the
mainland, while it is ten minutes from
Trinidad, is sufficient
"Venezuelan's position is Bhown by
tho facility with which wo have re
plied to every argument in support of
tho British contention. Patos island
is Venezuela's and must remain so."
Russia Employs Americans. -ST.
PETERSBURG An American
firm was on Monday awarded a $1,.
000,000 contract to construct telephone
conduits in this city. The contract
calls for twenty miles of underground
tubes to bo laid by 1903, A Chicago
firm has secured tho contract for tho
switchboard.
Will Stop the Bull Fight.
SPRINGFIELD, 111. Governor
Yates has directed Colonel Oglesby to
investigate a report to tho effect that
a bull fight is being advertised In
Sullivan, Moultrie county, for Thanks
giving day. Sheriff Foster has been
notified to prevent such a Bhow.
Makes Widow a Present
NEW YORK Tho sultan of Moroc
co has presented $5,000 to Mrs. Cooper,
widow of the English missionary who
was murdered by a native last month
and whose assassin was shot to death
In front of a mosque on order of the
sultan.
Treasury Balance.
WASHINGTON Wednesday's state
ment of tho treasury balances in the
general fund exclusive of tho $150,
000,000 gold reserve In tho division of
redemption, shows: Available caBh
balance, $205,42G,405; gold, $113,905,
011, Offers $1,000 Reward.
DENVER, Colo. Governor Orman
has offered a reward of $1,000 for
tho arrest and conviction of tho man
who shot and killed Arthur L. Collins,
general manager of the Smuggler-Union
mines at Pandora, Colo.
CHINA'S TROUBLE.
The Rebels Capture the City of
VICTORIA, B. C Advices havo been
been received from Canton to tho effect
that tho Kawangsl rebels havo cap
tured tho profcctural city of Bzonfu
and sovcral district cities In tho satno
prefecture. A number of tho officials
of tho captured cities elthor commlttod
aulcldo or wero killed by tho rebels,
whilo somo succeeded in escaping.
It is stated on good authority that
tho rebels recently received a largo
consignment of provisions, magaelno
rifles and ammunition, which caused
tho rebellion to bo renowed. Two bat
talions of, troopB havo reached Canton
on routo to fight tho rebels.
From Szechuan "nowB was received
that General Ting had defeated tho
Boxers, capturing tho fortress nt Ynng
Tncchl, between Horcou and Talhoo
hen. In Tsa Nhsoln tho Imperial troops
also repulsed tho Boxers, killing 300
In a fight. Reports aro now being re
ceived from tho provinces ot Yunnan
and Kuonchou that tho Boxers are
massing In those provlncos,
A Poking correspondent of tho North
China Herald Bays tho Chlneso gov
ernment is secretly planning nnothot
upheaval. From reliable sources he
learns that tho downgcr empress has
received reports from all viceroys and
governors regarding tho number of sol
dlers and amount of wv munitions
that enn bo raised, and instructions
havo been given to train tho Manchus
In tho uso of tho rlflo and In western
drill. They aro to bo drafted to tho
different provinces to Instruct tho sol
diery, this being part of tho plan for
another outbreak.
BUFFALO BILL OPEN8 HOTEL.
Announces at 8ame Time Engagement
of His Youngest' Daughter.
CODY, Wyo. Several interesting
features marked tho opening hero
Tuesday ovenlng of tho Hotel Irma,
built by Colonel W. F. Cody nt a cost
of $100,000 and named by him In hon
or of his youngest daughter, MIsb Irma
Cody.
Colonol Cody and Miss Irma led tho
grand march when tho festivities bo
gan, COO guests from all parts of tho
west and northwest following tho lead
ers. Bcforo tho banquet which mark
ed the climax of tho festivities ho an
nounced tho engagement of MIbb Irma
Cody to Lioutenant Charles Armstrong,
Tenth United States cavalry, a young
officer who won honors In tho Philip
pines, Colonel Cody's guests included Gov
ernor Savago ot Nebraska, Colonol
Frank Powell of St. Paul, Lieutenant
Scott of Fort McKenzlo and "Moun
tain Charlie," a well known scout
ARCHBISHOP GUIDI ARRIVES.
Ready to Take Up Matter of Friars In
Philippines.
MANILA Archbishop Guldl, apos
tolic delegate in tho Philippines, ar
rived hero Tuesday. A delegation ot
Roman Catholics boarded tho steamer
and escorted tho prelate ashore. Cap
tain Noble, tn'o military aldo-de-camp
of Governor Taft, oxtonded tho official
greetings.
Archbishop Guldl proceeded from
tho wharf to tho cathedral, whero sol
emn services wore hold. Ho will mako
a formal call on Governor Taft and
It 1b expected that tho plans for tho
negotiations looking for tho settlement
of tho friars' landB question will bo
informally discussed on that occasion,
Assassin's Shot Fatal.
TELLURIDE, Colo. Arthur L. Col
Hns, gonoral manager of tho Smug-gler-Unlon
Mining company, who was
shot by an unknown assassin on Wed
nesday, night at Padora, died Thursday
morning. He was born in England
thlrty.three years ago. In conso
quenco of the murder of General Man
ager Collins, tho Smuggler-Union Min
ing company has closed Its mines and.
mills for an Indefinite period. Tho
company employed betwe'een 400 and
500 men.
Pistols at a Prize Fight
GUTHRIE. Okla. Trouble arose at
a prize fight in Oklahoma City Thurs
day night, and within a fow seconds
twenty-flvo shots were' fired. Goldlo
Filson fell dead with five bullets In his
head, his brother Is fatally injured
with a shot throuch tho npoir. nnd
two unknown mon were shot, ono
through tho shoulder, tho other
through a leg. Tho prize fight reach--ed
Its fourth round when tho melee
started.
Must Vote In Person.
ATCHISON, Kan. Judge Hudson,
In tho district court on Wednesday,
held that tho new absentee railway
employes' law permitting railroad
men to vote when away from home on
election day, to be unconstitutional.
With tho absentee railroad men's vote
Peter Laughlln, fuslonlst, has a ma
jority of flvo for tho legislature from
tho country, district. Without it U
B. Sharpless, republican, has a majority.
RATES SHOVED UP
FREIGHT AGENTS DECIDE COUN
TRY CAN STAND RAI8E.
FORMER RATES CO INTO EFFECT
Reduced Tariffs Filed Since Injunc
tlons Are All to Be Withdrawn In
creased Revenue Will Amount to a
Large Sum.
CHICAGO. A meeting was held
Thursday of tho general freight agonts
of all western roads with a view to re
storing tho rates which wero in effect
Jnnunry 1, 1902. Instructions to ro
Btoro nil such rates as could possibly
bo restored wore Issued by tho oxecu
tlvo officials nnd it Is stntcd that they
will bo carried out t o tho letter.
Independent of thlB meeting tho Col
orado lines mot nnd began tho work
of restoring conditions to Colorado
common points.
Tho plan is to go on the old basis
of rates thq first of tho year, which
will nocessltato tho withdrawal of nil
tho reduced tariffs placed In effect
slnco January 1, 1902,
Slnco tho Issuing of tho instruc
tions by tho United States courts fully
1,200 reduced tariffs havo been filed
with tho interstate commcrco com
mission nt Washington and aro now
in effect. If It 1b found possible to tako
out tho majority of thOBo tariffs, tho
westorn roads will enjoy an lncreasod
rovenuo next year amounting to bov
eral million dollars. Whether tho rate
raising will go beyond tho restora
tion ot tho old tariff remains to bo
'scon,
Several reasons nro assigned by rail
road officials for a readjustment, of
frolght schedules, tho most Important
bolng tho increased cost of material
twhlch is usqd in railroad construc
tion. Anothor Is tho general ralso in
wages. Most railroad officials cannot
seo why tho cost of every other com
modity which is for salo Is increased
and freight rates stay down. It Is ex
pected that bo long as tho present
plethora of freight traffic keeps up tho
railroads will bo ablo to mntntnln
higher tariffs without sorloua rate cut
ting. ' PITTSBURG. Railroad executives
of tho districts ot tho contral freight
and trunk lino associations havo de
cided that a freight rnto advance of
2 per cent must go into effoct on tho
bulk of tho mill furnaco tonnage on
or bcforo January 1.
' Tho application and Wo division of
tho advancos on tho rates from Pitts
burg to tho east and west aro matters
pf detail to bo worked out In tho tariff
committees and associations.
In tho cheaper grain traffic an afl-
vanco of 15 per cent is to be mado
This will go into effect December S.
CHAFFEE GOES TO NEW YORK.
Will Then Proceed to Washington to
Make Report.
CHICAGO, 111. General Chaffeo nnd
his two staff officers, Lioutenant Har
per and Captain Lindsay, left Chicago
Wednesday for Now York, whero tho
gonoral will bo located permanently.
After bolng duly Installed in his
quarters In Now York, General Chaf
feo wJIl visit Washington and present
a roport which Is said to cover 8,000
typewritten pages. General Chaffeo,
whilo refusing to discuss mattors to
bo presented to tho government In
his official capacity, intimates that
somo radical changes may bo expected
in tho affairs of tho Philippine islands
as a conscquenco of his reports.
Reading Answers Hearst
WASHINGTON The answer of tho
Reading Railway company to tho com
plaint of William R. Hearst of Now
York, against tho anthracite coal car
rying roads, was filed with tho inter
state commerce commission Tuesday.
It enters a general and specific denial
to all tho charges, statements and in
ferences that tho Reading is in any
way violating tho Interstate commerce
law and denies as false and untrue
all tho allegations of unlawful com
bination, confederation,-or agreement
Smith Leaves the State. '
Tho caso of tho stato of Nobraska
against William R. Smith was called in
county court at York and dismissed at
request of tho complaining witness.
Smith was arrested and placed In all
on tho charge of threatening to do bod
ily Injury to Miss Nora Hilton. A
thorough investigation of tho caso has
been made by tho county attorney.
It was found that all that could bo
done in tho case was to fine him and
place him undor bond to not molest
or in any way interfere with Miss
Hilton, and as ho had neltbor money
nor friends tho only thlug that could
havo been dono would havo beon to
keep him In jail for a time and then
turn him loose. Smith agreed to leave
the county and stay away undor pen
alty of arrest should he return.
Nothing seems to stop John W,
Gates, as llko a wonderful giant, he
steps from peak to peak in his jour
ney through the mountains of fame.
C0URT8 POWERLESS TO ACT
Friar's Death by Water Cure Cannot
Be Legally Avenged.
WASHINGTON. Tho secretary of.
war on Friday sent to tho attorney,
general papers In tho case of Father
Augustine, who died from tho effect
of tho "water euro" administered by,
soldlors of n Vermont regiment, whHa
serving in tho Philippines.
Tho caso has been thoroughly Inves
tigated by tho Judgo advocate general
of tho army upon tho charges brought
by Charles Francis Adams, Herbert
Welsh and othors ot what was known
to tho Lako Gcorgo conforonco,
It Is said tho guilt has not been
brought homo to nny person now;
serving In tho army. It is expected,
thoroforo, that tho attornoy general
will dcclaro thnt nolthor tho courts
In this country nor thoso In tho Phil
Ipplnes havo any Jurisdiction over tho
mon or officers who havo been dls-
charged from tho army.
Looks Like Cannon.
CHICAGO Action by tho repub
lican congressional delegations of
Ohio and Michigan is bollovod to
clinch tho oloctlon of Congressman
Cannon as tho next speaker of tho
lowor houso of congress and aa tha
succossor of David B. Hondcrsqn of
Iown. Tho nominee will rcqulro 104
votes to control tho caucus. Accord
ing to Congressman Mann, chalrmnn
of his campaign committee, Mr. Can
non now has n total of 120 members
pledged him In Btato caucuses and by,
porsonal letters.
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DEATH REAP8 RICH HARVEST
Frightful Work of Volcano of Santa
Maria In Guatemala.
PANAMA, Colombia Passengers
from Contral America who arr"4
horo Monday report tho comploto de
struction of tho territory surrounding
tho volcano of Snnta Maria, province
of Quezaltonango, Guatemala, in con
sequenco of tho recent eruption. Tha
adjacent villages, tho rich coffee plan
tations, with ovor $300,00 worth of cof
fee stored in bags and hundreds ot
lives wero lost Refugees wero arrlv
lng nt tho port of Champorico. Oven
300 fugitives sallod for San Joo de
Guatemala on tho Pacific mall steam
er. ,
Tho atrlct censorship which ha?
been established in Guatemala makes
It impossible to got exact news regard
ing tho situation there. Tho port of
Huovero Barrls is roportod to hava
been closea. No mall has arrived,
horo from Guatemala. ,
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IOWA TRAIN HELD UP.
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Fifteen Masked Men Dynamite Safe In
Express Car.
DAVENPORT, la. Fifteen masked
bandits derailed tho fast westbound
oxprosB train on tho Rock Island road
three miles west of hero Friday mora
lng, datached the cnglno and oxprcsa
car and two miles further west drova
tho United Statos Express company's
mossehger from tho car, dynamited
tho safo, securing all Kb contents, and
escaped after making ono of tho rich
est hauls en record in this section of
tho country.
Tho detonation from tho discbarge
of tho bomb could bo distinctly heard
In Davonport, flvo mllos distant
Ono car Is off tho tracltand the.ex
press car Is a mads of ruins.
So far as known none of tho pas
sengers wore molested, but It is feared
that harm befell tho oxprcss measea
gor. 3
To Confer About Laying Cable.
WASHINGTON Representatives
of tho Paclflc Cablo company have
naked tho attorney general for a con
ference upon tho questions at issuo
between the government and tho com
pany rgarding tho laying of tho pro
posed cable, and Friday has been de
cided upon for tho meeting. .Up to
this time tho company has not indi
cated Its acceptance of tho conditions
Imposed by tho attornoy general under
which tho government would consent
to tho uso of tho maps of tho sound
ings of tho proposed routo across tliQ
Pacific.
Files Answer to Hearst
WASHINGTON Tho Central Rail
way of Now Jersey on Thursday filed
with tno interstate commerce com
mission Its answer to tho complaint
of William R. Hearst of New Yorlc
against tho anthracite coal carrying
railroads; It makes a brief general
denial of the allegations and says tho
company has no knowledge of any in
Jury caused to tho complainant by rea
son of tho matters complained of.
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Cuba Elects Antl-Amerlcan.
HAVANA Tho houso of representa
tives has olectod Senor Fortuondo
president of the Chamber. Senor Gar
montjla, first vice president Senor,
Cardenal, second vice president, and
Senors Perez and Acosta, secreta,riea
of tho chamber. Senor Porwondo- Is
a nationalist and an anti-American,
Senor Garmencia is a pronounced radl
cal, while Senors Cardenal and Acos
ta are members of the republican par
ty, and Senor Perez la a BatlpaalUt,
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