Hoard ojf Arbitration
To Settle Labor Dispute
Tho nppolntmont by President
Roosevelt of a board of arbitrators to
decide between operators and minors
brought to an end tho long and costly
strike In the Pennsylvania coal re
gions. The decision of tho board Is to
bo flnal. Its personnel Is as follows:
General John M. Wllcon.
General John M. Wilson ("an ofllccr
In the engineer corps of cither the mil
itary or naval service of tho United
States") is tho lato chief of tho en
gineer department of the United
Stntes. He was born In 1S37, was
graduated from West Point In 18C0,
entering tho artillery branch of the
service. Ho was transferred to tho
engineers In 1802. Ho reached tho
grade of lieutenant colonol at tho end
of tho war, although In tho war ho
was breveted colonol of volunteers for
gallantry In vnrlous bottles. Fpr thir
ty years he has had charge of engi
neering work on rivers, harbors,
canaln and other public enterprises.
Ho retired in Octobor, 1001.
Bishop Spalding of Peoria, III.
Spnldlng, John Lancaster, It. O.,
Bishop of Peoria, III. ("A representa
tive of tho United Mlnoworkcrs of
America"). His grace was born in
Lebanon, Ky., in 1810. Ho was edu
cated at Mount St. Mnry's Collogc,
Kmmltsburg, Md., tho University of
Louvnln, Belgium, and In Homo. Ho
was secretary to tho Bishop of Louis
vllio in 18G5, and In 18C9 built St. Au
gustine's church for Catholic Negroes
of Loulsvlilo; chancellor dloeeao of
Louisville, 1871; in Now York, 1872-7.
Bishop Spaldng is the nuthor of tho
life of tho Most Rev. M. J. Spalding,
of essays nnd reviews; Rollgious Mis
sion of tho Irish People. Ho Is a lec
turer on education and tho higher life.
He has held tho bishopric of Peoria
since 1877.
Good Parliamentary Record.
A rcmarkablo example of constant
nttendanco In tho house of commons
through a long series of years has
been given by an Irish M. P., Donal
Sullivan has been seventeen years a
member and hns taken part in over
5,000 divisions. This yenr ho has
Y been in tho houso during every divl
' slon, though refraining from taking
part in Ilvo through the Irish party
abstaining. Mr. Sullivan goes down
to the houso every Besslon day at
noon and remains till tho end, how
ever Into it may be. His only exor
cise is walking on tho terrace and he
is in the best of health.
Ths Largest Cave In Europe.
In tho Muotathal, near Schwyn,
Switzerland, there Is probably tho
largest cavo In Europe. Tho existenco
of tho envo had long been known, but
as it could only bo.ontored by crawl
ing no ono had troubled to investi
gate tho Interior. This summer, how
over, threo eeparato parties havo ex
plored It. Tho distance traversed
nmounts altogether to no less than
8,000 yards, and tho end of the cavorn
has not yet been reached.
English Bishop to Visit Us.
nt. Rov. Arthur Thomas Lloyd, who
bears the title of lord bishop of Thot
ford, England, is expected to arrlvo In
this country shortly and will conduct
a series of missionary meetings in
Now York city. Tho bishop is ono of
tho vlco presidents of the Church Mis
sionary Socloty of England, the larg
est foreign missionary organization In
tho world, and is noted throughout
Croat Britain as an able preacher.
n&vyj k. jf'?. av-vw.mij, . a i Mttgftiv SAmmimvi muss
Judge George Gray.
Judge Georgo Gray of Wilmington,
Del. ("One of the Judges of the United
States courts"), was born In New Cas
tle, Del., on May 4, 1840. Ho Is a grad
uate of Princeton, 1869 (A. M. 18C3,
D. 1889), nnd studied law at Har
vard. Ho was admitted to tho bar In
1863 and practiced at New Castlo and
nftcrwnrd at Wilmington. Ho wag at
torney general of Delawaro from 1S79
to 1885; United States senator 1885
'99 J was a member of the foreign re
lations nnd judiciary committees In
tho sonntc. Though n Democrat, in
139G ho was nnillatcd with the nation
al (gold) Democrats. Ho was ap
pointed a member of tho Spanish
peace commission which sat In Paris,
and a member of the Joint high com
mission at Quebec. He was also a
member of the International commit
too of arbitration under Tho Haguo
convention.
Edward Wheeler Parker.
Edward Whcolor Parker, statistician
of tho United States Geological Sur
vey, expert special agent of tho
twelfth census, and editor of tho En
gineering nnd Mining Journal of New
l m w
York. "An oxport mining cngineor,
experienced In tho mining of coal and
other minerals, und not In any way
connected with coal mining proper
ties, either anthracite or bituminous."
Mr. Parker was born In Port Deposit,
Md., in 18C0. Ho rccevod a common
PLEADS FOR BETTER MUSIC.
Rev. Thomas B. Neeley Thinks Meth
odist Hymns Are Poor.
Hov. Thomas B. Neeley, who advo
cated better church music beforo tho
Hock Hlver conference and scored tho
present poor hymns, Is a prominent
Philadelphia divine, editor of tho Sun-
Rev. Thomas B. Neeley.
day scliool publications of tho Metho
dist church and secretary of tho Sun
day School Union. Dr, Neeley is said
to bo foremost among his brethren In
his knowlcdgo of tho history of, tho
church and of conferenco work. He
is an orator and has been specially
successful in his pastoral labors.
school education. Mr. Parker is tho
author of tho annual reports on pro
duction of coal In the United States;
production of coko in tho United
Stntes; production of good salt In the
United States, nnd other chapters in
tho nnnunl volumes of tho United
Stntes Geologlcnl Survey.
Edgar E. Clark.
Edgar E. Clark, Cedar Hnplds, Iowa,
grand chief of tho order of Hallway
Conductors and member of tho execu
tive committee of tho National Civic
Federation. ("A mnn of promlnonco,
eminent as a sociologist.") Prosldont
Roosevelt in appointing Mr. Clnrk as
sumes that for tho purposes of such n
commission tho term sociologist
menus a mnn who has thought and
studied deoply on social questions and
has practically applied his knowledge.
Thomas H. Watklno.
Thomns H. Wntklns of Scrnnton, Pa.
("A mnn who by active participation
In mining nnd selling conl Is fnmlllnr
with tho physical and commercial fea
tures of the business.")
Carroll D. Wright, Recorder.
Cnrroll D. Wright, United States
Commissioner of Labor, will act aB re-
Ja
m.A.
cordcr of tho Board of Arbitration.
He Is one of tho best known labor au
thorities In tho United State.
Tho membership of tho board In as
satisfactory to the minors as any se
lection that could have been mndo, and
in convention tho men ngrccd to abide
by tho decision. Public opinion, which
has all along beon on the sdo of tho
strikers, wns ho Inrgoly in favor of this
mothod of ending tho strlko thnt prac
tically no other courso was open to
them. Tho shortage of coal had be
como a serious mennco and tho coun
try demanded a settlement.
Good Memory for Faces,
Tho Into Lord Chnrlos Russell of
Klllowen had a wonderful memory for
faces. On ono occasion ho visited a
theater in Manchester and between
acts wont behind tho scenes to see an
old friend. Whllo they were chnttlng
and actor pased and Lord Chnries
said to IiIb friend; "l remember thnt
man. Ho wns the original Father
Tom In tho 'Colleen Bawn.' I sai
him in that character tho night tho
play was produced twenty years ago."
Though Russell had not seen tho nc
tor In all that tlmo ho remembered
him nt once,
Indian Girl a Society Favorite.
Ono of tho most Interesting passcn
gers nmong those brought to Now
York by tho American liner St. Paul
on her latest trip from Southamptor
was Miss Graco Nallor, 1G yearn old
and a full-blooded Indian. After tho
battle of Wounded Knee, which was
fought In South Dakota fifteen years
ngo, a soldier found a baby girl on tho
battlo-flold and took her to Cnpt.
Nallor. Mrs. Nallor adopted her, cdu
cated her, took her abroad nnd now
Miss Graco Is n Washington favorite,
Schemes of Diamond Thieves.
Probably thero aro moro Ingenious
thievos in Klmberlcy than In any city
of Its size in tho world, nnd they aro
nil after diamonds. Ono dny a French
man appeared at Klmberlcy, Ho wore
boots, fitted with Parlslnn heels, two
Inches or moro In height. A trifling
matter of being soon talking conflden
tlaily with a native woman directed
attention to him. His boot heels wcro
hollow and filled with diamonds.
SOME OF THE STOCKHOLDERS WHO
ATTEJVDE'D AJVJVVAL RAILWAY MEETING.
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At tho nnnunl meeting of the stock
holders of tho Illinois Central Rail
road company in Chicago recently mil
lionaires and section men brushed el
bows nnd farmers nnd business men
oxchnnged confidences, all being own
ers of stock in tho company. The
youngest capitalist present wns a hoy
15 years old, who ownn two shares.
There wcro women, too, who owned
stock. ,
Young Cornelius Vnndorbllt, look
ing tho part of n lender of fashion
in hl3 faultless attire, could not boast
any moro freqtiont nttendnnco at
thoBO meetings than Charles Bacon,
who has come every year from Hnm-
mond, La., to vote Ills shares on any
question of tho management of tho
great system which might require his
personal consideration.
A section boss fiom Iowa who rat
In n rear seat never moved his posi-
TREASURY IS WELL PROTECTED. I
Burglars Would Have Hard Work Se
curing Nation's Wealth.
Tho treasury of tho United States
at Washington, contnlnlng an Im
mense- amount of gold nnd silver coin,
is guarded both by men and modern
mcchanisin. Every vault Is connected
with nn electric alarm so senultlvo
that the slightest touch of tho hand
will sound a warning at tho olllco of
tho guards and In tho pollco utntiona
of tho city of Washington. False
alarms havo occasionally sent armed
men hurrying to tho treasury. A sig
nal allowed to continuo would bring
out tho troops nt Fort Meyor, threo
miles away. Besides theso mochnnl
cal safeguards, seventy two nion, tin
dor a captain, aro engaged In watch
ing tho treasury. Of these, ono-tlfth
nro detailed for day service and two
fifths for ench of tho two watches of
tho night.
Fellctan Between Two Fires.
Tho launching of tho French stool
cruiser Klcbor, which took place nt
Bordeaux the other day, has given rlso
to an nmuslng dispute La Lantcrno
and somo other Paris papors strongly
urged Cnmllle Polletan, tho minister
of mnrino, to atllrm his convictions by
forbidding tho religious ceremony of
christening tho vessel. A crusado on
tho other side was started by tho re
actionary organs. Tho Inttor gained
their point. The Klohor was nolomnly
baptized and blessed by Abba Hnr
maun. M. Pelletnn is now nccuscd of
being a mnn without tho courago of
his convictions by tho socialist and
frco thought press.
NEW MINISTER TO SPAIN.
Arthur Sherburne Hardy Has Had
Much Diplomatic Experience.
Arthur Sherburne Hardy, appointed
minister to Spain 'n tho recent diplo
matic shifts, Is n gon of New England.
Ills father wan tho late Hon. Alphcus
Hnrdy. Born In Andover, Mnss., In
1817, ho was graduated from West
Point, served as a second lieutenant
In tho Third artillery, and wns pro
fessor of mathematics at Dartmouth
college. Ho wrote novels, tho best
known of which wcro "Rut Yet n
Woman" and "Passa Rose." During
Artiw J. tlAwr
firio tath mnrrtf to jmjh
his career ns a diplomat ho has been
minister resident nnd consul general
nt Teheran, Porsla; minister to
Groeco, Rpumnnia nnd Servln, and
minister to Switzerland, having been
assigned to tho last named post In
Dccombor of 1900 by President Mc-Klnloy.
fit lO
PACON.
tlon or opened his lips oxcept to vote
"ayo" during ttio entire meeting, but
neither did John Jacob Astor, who sat
beside him. Both rat with tliolr legs
crossed and while Mr. Astor displayed
silk lavender half hose, tho Iovvnn
showed whlto wool sockB below his
short, baggy t roarers.
Ono of llio charartor types wns Mr.
TRUE DAUGHTER OF AMERICA
Child of the Late Marcuc Daly Wanted
No Forelnn Title.
Mrs. H. Carroll Brown beforo mar
riage was Miss Margaret Daly, tho
elder daughter of the In'i Marcus
Daly, the capitalist and mine owner
of Montana. She has Inherited u
lnrgo fortune. WIMi her sister she
passed several years in Paris, where
Mrs. H. Carroll Brown,
nho wns educated In n convent, About
u yenr and a half ago she becamo tho
wife of Mr. Brown, a Baltimore man,
who Is a member of tho Mnrylund
club, tho Elkrldgo Fox Hunt club and
has been master of the hounds of tho
Green Spring Valley Hunt club. Sho
always declared, oven during her resi
dence nbroad, whero sho wiih much
sought after by th'i nobility, that sho
would wed an American or remain
single. Her father despised foreign
fortune-hunters, whatever tholr titles.
Princess a Succcceful Author.
King Edward's second daughter,
Princess Charles of Denmark, Is mak
ing a success In literature from n roy
alist standpoint. Sho hns written a
book, but It has not boon printed. It
is circulated in manuscript among the
crowned heads of Europe, Not to bo
outdone by her roynl literary aunt,
Queen Helonn of Italy has written n
poom, which Is to appear shortly In
the Gcrmnn review, Berliner Lobon.
It Is entitled "Tho Othor Crown," and
gives tho revcrso of tho medal of roy
alty as usually soon by popular eyes.
Credit to the Negro Race.
Moses Leonard Frnzlor, tho only
negro who was over graduated from
tho school of political scienco in Co
lumbia univerhlty, New York city, Is
a Rhlning light. Ho has been gradu
ated trnm three colleges, conducts n
real estate business and flndn tlmo to
manngo a barber shop. Ho Is a mas
ter of philosophy, a bacholor of philos
ophy, a master of arts and nn invent
or. Mr. Fiazler was born In 18G0 and
ho was 05 years old beforo ho had
earned Hufllclent money to or.ablo him
to enter college,
Vaocar Gi-aduatc'o Gcod Luck.
A Vassar graduato of 1889, Miss
Helen D. Thompson, in turning hor
knosvlcdgu of sanitation and social
work to the udvantngo of a whole com
munity at Orange, N. J., whoro sho has
been mado sanitary Inspector. Hor
offorta to instruct people In uusnnltary
surroundings in bettor ways of living
havo met with success whore men
have lulled In their attempts.
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&TOCHOtW.f.
Bacon, whoso long board nnd hair
uhowed nvcrslon to tho bnrbor, nnd
who had mndo n soiled vhlto mufllor
tnko tho place of n collar. Then
again thero woro n number of nppar
ontly well-to-do huslucEU uion nnd sev
eral women who had como to partici
pate in tho nnnunl deliberations of tho
stockholders.
SEE DANGER IN PIGEONS.
French Authorities Order Slaughter of
Possible Messengers.
The, French minister of war recently
forwarded an order to tho troopa on
duty In tho Hnutcs Alpcn to kill nil
pigeons seen crossing tho frontior.
Tills ordor Is tho result of tho discov
ery that for somo tlmo past plgeonu
havo been sent Into Franco from Italy
and then llborated clandestinely. It
Is belloved thnt by this moans spies
have been able to send reports out of
tho country. At Embun tho oilleer
in command seized n bnskct contnln
lng 25 pigeons, which had arrived nt
tho rallwuy station from Italy In
chnrgc of n man mimed Mngllono, of
Tunis. When questioned tho man said
tho birds woro for salo, but tho mili
tary authorities refused to bollevo him
and ho was conducted ovor tho fron
tier. Peril from Pinnacle Rockc.
An old oillcor of tho const survey
thinks that tho accident to tho Brook
lyn, which ran on a rock In Buzzard's
bny In tho recent mimic war oft tho
New England const, wan caused by u
plnnnclo rock. Such n rock lu hard Ut
locate, as It is n stone spiro and ono
may go within six feet of It and tiuvor
suspect its presence A weighted ropa
hung between two lnunehes nnd tho
bottom of somo unlucky ship aro the
only things which enn discover such'
a rock. Tho Pilgrim rock. In tho East
river In Now York harbor wan not dis
covered until tho Fall river boat ot
that name run into it. Schooluhlp
rock, off Cottage City, Martha'u Vino
yard, Is another stone of this kind, nnd
a third lies somewhere nenr the en
trance to Vineyard sound. Now York?
bnrbor has ono or two other plnnnclo
rocku beside Pilgrim rock.
FOE OF PRE8IDENT CASTRO.
Gen. Mat os Leads Revolutionary
Forceo In. Venezuela.
Gen. Matos Is tie lender of tho
revolutionary forces opposed to Pros-'
idont Cnstro In Venezueln, and nt tho
present writing It looks as If tho
movement would bo successful. Gon
Matos Is nn nblo man and has tho con
fidence of a majority of tho citizens at
tho republic, but tho nrmy is divided
in Its clleglnnco. Prcsidont CaBtro is
believed to havo accumulated much
money during his Incumhoncy, nnd if
defoated will follow tho usual courau
of deposed hcuds of South American
republics proceed to Europo and on
Joy llfo In luxury.
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