Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1902, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Business Office, 11th Street and Penusylvanis Avena The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8, H. EAUFFMANN, President. New York Office: Tribune Building. Chisago Office: Tribune Building. ty 2 cents each, By : orCanada—postage prepaid—60 cents per month. 2'pages, $1 per year; with for | as second- zl | All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance, | Rates of advertising made known on application. | HILL BACK IN RANKS Spoke at Tammany Hall Last Night. HIS PARTY REUNITED COLER DISPOSED TO IGNORE THE COAL PLANK. Mud | Slinging Developed Since the Considerable Bitterness and Campaign Began. Special from a Staff Correspondent | NEW YORK, October 2}.—With the = many, Cleveland and Hill factions working n harmony, th w York demoer y last night opened the campaign in earne A | striking example of party reunion was fur- nished, and for the first time in ten years the democratic party of the state of New York may be do to be united upon a solid, working basis. Mr. David B. Hill, for a decade an exile from Tammany Hall, stood last night upon the platform in the wigwam of his tribe and veyed with satisfied smile an audience of cheering, enthusiastic thousands, assembled to bid him welcome back to his old hunting ds and smoke the pipe of peace. At the same meeting a letter was received from Mr. Cleveland, indorsing the New York democracy and pointing to the sig- nificance of party reunion in these words “The great democi York is so import the results of par: est fields that no atic organization of New nt a factor in controlling | eavor in the broad- in which it en- Sages can be c y tocal | to free it from the re: ty of its par- ty ts everywhere and at a!) times.” Outside in Tammany lieuten- nts. led by Sullivan, were con- ducting parades, amid the giare of red fire | nds rallying the from the highways and byways to nmany banner. All Elements in Line. Thus simultaneously democracy and to the din of many t fait the T all elem ats of the swung into line. From the ex- clusives who ha remained {fn seclusion | with their leader, Mr. Cleveland, since he | withdrew his support from the Bryan de- | mocracy, from the Hillites who low and industriously have lain whetted their weap- in a time of enforced abstention from participation in the warfare, to the sty Tammanyites who vote with regular- | oni every year as their lea¢ tell them, tribes are on the warpath. And Mr. their leader. Rejected, | scorned, | down, to use the vernacular of the | for years, the o!d warrior has re- | his command. Do not doubt for at Mr. Hill {s the absolute “boss” | acy of New York, and he is with all of his old-time ability It is true that the watchful observer of last t's demonstration detected a note h indicated a 1. of de partiness in the love feast at Tam- But that does not disturb the after votes, can get the votes this y are certain the enthusiasm will full force next time. t the vote," ts the democratic watchword. They w the silk-stockinged gentlemen to emerge from their libraries in response to Mr. Cleveland’s call and roll to | the polis in their carria well as that the gentleman who hoists hod should be let off from his job long enough to get around and cast his t Greater New York will, of course, go democrati democratic managers desire to roll phenomenal majority to offs strength of the republicans Coler’s Line of Attack. In another part of the city last night the | @emocratic candidate for governor, Mr. | Coler, read to an indoor audience a care- fully-prepared speech, in which he disclosed the line of argument to be used by the dem- | ocrats in this campaign. It was noted that | Mr. Coler nly did not refer the plank of the state platform demanding gov- | ernment ownership of coal mines, but that | his utterances on the 'y might be t the up-stz not to construed as opp Dealing with Roosevelt's plan for federal of the trusts, Mr. Coler said: “With federal control of all cor- porations such as the President desires, and | with many of those corporations monopo- | les dealing in the ssaries of life, what relief may the people expect If once these concerns hold by proxy the reins of the r al government? Some day may we not and find even our liberty vanished. bor want all-its cases tried before federal judges? Some day may not the over- trust bables become so nap their fingers at ited States and ren- nlef ex- arbitration Bitterness in the Canvass. beginning te mocratic take | ‘ man; | published report that | ed in a firm of | holds contracts ned §: st, taking pre- and produces affi- dayits from s fficials that the contracts | made with the grocery firm were the re-| sults of ¢ t bids in whieh the firm was the lowest bidder, In revenge for this | - Odell attacks Mr, fers to him as “this man own the leve of women, bit who has nev who never took delight in the prattle of | little children, has more than on ert | ficed his best friend with whom hi i broken bread for his personal advance- ment.” Gov. Odell makes the charge that Mr. Hill stated in the early spring this was to be ar fashioned mud-slinging cam- palgn. and Mr. Hill when his attention is | called to ft says the only reply to make ts to laugh he assertion. The New York, which has lacked ing the « of the empty coal scuttle, brightening up and will blaze before long. N. O. M. —+--____ VOLCANO IZALCO IN ERUPTION. Lava Flowed Into Lake Coatepeque, Making It Boiling Hot. NEW ORLEANS, October 23. —Passengers who have arrived on the steamer from Puerto Barrios report that the volcano of Izalco, in Salvador, is now in a state of vio- | Ient eruption. ‘The eruption began on Sep- tember 7, when five large openings or cra- ters formed on the north side of the vol- cano, from which large quantities of lava | and burning stones were ejected. People living in the town of Izalco and the nelgh- bering country, toward which the lava poured, fled at its appearance and believe that their houses were completely de- stroyed. The stream of lava, which wa! very deep, flowed for a distance of three miles from the crater. : Lake Coatepeque, which Ites at the foot of the voleana, was flooded with boiling | 400. | Mean in politic | Ma: | school a No. “WASHINGTON, D. CG WILL AID COL, PEARRE SENATOR WELLINGTON’S SUP- PORT OF C. F. KENNEWEG. Some of the Senator’s Statements Flatly Contradicted by Mr. Pearre. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 23.—The re- publicans here do not profess to be alarmed over Senator Wellington's declaration that he will support C n F. Kenneweg, the democratic candidate for Congress in the sixth district, and his prophesy that Col George A. Pearre, the republican candidate, w ted. Chairman Chas. ignally defe: be H. Holtzman said last night that Welling- ton’s action would tend to solidify the party and to dispel apathy. He thought it would result in increasing the republican vote at le one thousand in the district. It was peinted out that despite the fact that M | Wellington’s home is in Cuntyerland and that he made a dramatic appearance with Mr. Bryan he 1900, McKinley carried Cumberland, wh.ch ts a democratic city, by Senator Wellington openly fought John G. Dreyer, a republican candidate for city council last May, yet Mr. Dreyer received the largest vote of any candidate, running over 100 ahead of his ticket. It is asserted that Senator Wellington as a_ political prophet has been a failure for some years past. Many of the senator’s warmest friends regret his present attitude and openly say that they cannot follow him, that the pres- ent fight involves republican principles and they will be loyal to the republican candi- date. A prominent republican said last night: “It fs an open secret that Mr. Kenneweg was nominated by the democrats at the sug- gestion of Senator Wellington, who, while a republican, spends a large claiming to be part of his ting forward and sup- porting democratic candidates to defeat re- publicans. Senator Wy tro The truth of the matter fs, that ellington, after having had a con- y with the President of the Unii tes his attitude in which during the Pres- ident’s life and after his death has already after having sup- . finds himself without a Pearre strongly denies the e by Senator Weilington that 1892 and 1894, andidate for that while nt m: did not support him in when he was the republican Congress. Colonel Pearre say fought Mr. Wellington for the nomina- he did not fail to support him and friends to do so, and as 1s a well- known fact, took the stump in Wellington's behalf. at a republican meeting addressed by Col. Pearre at Midland last night. The hall was crowded and many were turned away Thomas Harris presided, and fifty vice presidents were on the stage. There were many la the audience and on the stage, Mr. W. MeMichael was | also a speaker. might Colonel Pearre will be at Lonaconing. The republicans are making the state- ment that Mr. Kenneweg fought Mr. Bryan in 1896; that he was a vice president of an anti-Bryan meeting. A number of Bryan democrats are said to be opposed to his ndidacy. Some prominent democrats will j invade the sixth district during the latter part of the campaign in Mr. Kenneweg's behalf. Congressman Stephen Brundidge, Jr, of Arkansas will speak at Oakland, Frederick and Rockville ne John Sharp Williams of Mississipp! will address the closing rally at Frederick, “and Judge Griggs of Georgia, chairman of the demo- cratic congressional committee {s an- nounced to speak at Frederick and Rock- ville ggg REPRESENTATIVE RUSSELL DEAD Member of the House From Third Con- necticut District. DANIELSON, Conn., October 23.—Repre- sentative Charle Russell died here to- y. His death was due to complications arising from an attack of the grip last spring at Washington. Mr. Russell had represented the third Connecticut district in Congress since 1886, and was renomi- nated a few weeks ago. He was fifty years of age. Representative Russell was well known in this ¢ having been in Congress con- tinuously since he entered the Fiftieth Con- gress. He w sa pronounced repub- nd being for many years engaged in the manufacturing business, was thoroughly the industrial needs of the country. ‘s born in Worcester, and received a public education, graduating from Yale College in 1873. He’ was aid- camp on Gov. Bigelow’s staff in 1881-82. In 188 he was a member of the general as- sembly of Connecticut, and in 1885-86 was secretary of state of Connecticut. He was elected to the Fiftieth Congress from the third district of Connecticut, and was re- elected to every succeeding Congress by large majorities. Mr. Russell was a member of the House committee on ways and means, select committee on the census and was chair- j man_of the committee on expenditures in the War Department. ——_+++—_—_. Personal Mention. Mr. L. W. Dykeman of Philadelphia and Mr. H. W. Crawford of Cincinnat! are at the Arlington. Mr. James P. Adams of Wheeling, W.'Va. and Mr. D. 8. Dickenson of New York are at the New Willard. Mr. G. F. Fries of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mr. E. A. Neil of Atlanta, Ga., are at the Raleigh. Mr. George Lawrence of Norwalk, Ohio, Miness at his Ohio home, and has resumed sulphur from the principal crater, the water becoming hot enough to cook eggs in it. Fears were entertained of further disaster. The volcano was still in eruption when the passengers left Guatem: his official duties in the record and pension office, War Department. Mr. Lawrence re- sides at No. 1218 9th street northwest. Rear Admiral F. C. Pringle, 2 retired en- gineer officer of the navy, is at the Cairo, has recovred from a recent long and serious A NEW ARRANGEMENT GEN. CORBIN’S NAME PLACED NEXT BELOW GEN. MILES’. Significant Changes in the “Army List and Directory’-—-A New Class of General and Staff Officers. A partial but most signifieant rearrange- ment of names in the publication entitled “Army List and Directory,” which 1s a monthly supplement to the annual Army Register, appears in the last issue, just out. Its application lies in its possible bearing on the personality of the next commander- in-chief of the army, to succeed Lieutenant General Miles, who retires for age in Au- gust next. Heretofore the “army list” started with the names of “general of- ficers.” This list was headed by Lieutenant General Miles, who stood alone in his grade, followed by six major generals, with Gen- eral Young at the head, and fifteen briga- dier generals, with General Wade at the head. Then followed the various staff de- partments, the adjutant general's depart- ment being first, with Major General Corbin at the head, and the other departments in the order of the date of organization. This arrangement has now been aban- doned and an entirely new arrangement made. Instead of the class of ‘“‘general of- ficers” is a new class, entitled “general and staff officers. Lieutenant General Miles remains at the hea heretofore, but the remainder of the list shows many changes. For instance, there are eight major generals, with Gen. H. C. Corbin, ad- jutant general, occupying the place of honor next to General Miles and ahead of General Young. General Cerbin is the only staff officer in the list. Gen. Loyd Wheaton holds fifth place in the lst, but that is un- doubted!y an error, as he retired for age July 15 last. His name and that of Gen- eral Corbin increased the st of major gen- erals to eight Under the head of brigadier generals the new directory contains the names of twen- ty-five officers, against fifteen in th: former directories. he incre: repre- sents ail the staff officers on the active list and one staff officer. who retired over a month ago, viz, Gen. W. H. Forwood, formerly surgeon general. General Greely, chief signal officer, stands at the head of this st. and following him in order are Inspector General Breckinridge, General Wade, Quartermaster General Ludington, General Ainsworth, chief of the record and pension Paymaster General Bates, Comm) eneral Weston, and then officers, headed by General Sumner. al Funston stands No. 14; Chief of F s Gillespie, No. 15; Judge Advo 1 Davis, No. Chief of Ordnance Crozier, No. 17, and General For- wood (retired), No, 18. Surgeon General at the bottom of the er is the junior of the ‘s lst of each list the order of prece- established by the date of the com- on in the rank given. For instance, il Corbin was given the rank of major 1 June 6, 1:40, under a_ special act of Congress, by virtue of his office as adju- tant gen the army, the rank of which had been brigadier gen- eral ung, the next ranking major gene , reached that grade in Feb- ruary, 1901. he new ement of grouping the line and staff te er, to show the appar- ent order of precedence, is the subject of milit s is taken t logical cles, and by rate that Gen- d to promo- eral Corbin tion to the rank of lieutenant general In command of the army on the retirement of General Miles next year by virtue of his being next in line of promotion. —__—__-~en CAPT. LYNCH’S CASE. Sentenced to Be Reduced in His Grade Ten Files. The record of the proceedings of the court-martial in-the case of Capt. James A. 3 Sth Infantry, was received at the War Department today. This officer was tried at Plattsburg barracks, N. Y., on two separate charges of “conduct unbecom- ing an officer and a gentleman.” It was al- leged in the specifications that while Capt. Lynch was stationed at Platteburg bar- racks in the summer of 1900 he incurred in- debtedness for housegold goods, groceries, ete., which, it is alleged, he failed to pay, and in regard to which he !s sald to have made false and misleading statements “to the scandal and disgrace of the military Lynch pleaded not guilty to the charges, but guilty to so much of the speci- fications as referred to the indebtedness and his failure to pay until after the period cov- ered therein. e court found him “not guilty” on both charges of ‘conduct unbe- coming an officer and a gentleman,” but guilty of “conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in violation of the 62d article of war,” and sentenced him to be reduced in his grade ten files “so that his name shall appear on the army register next below that of Capt. P. L. Miles, 14tn Infantry.” The proceedings, findings and sentence of the court were approved by Gen. MacArthur, commanding the Depart- ment of the East. —__—$—<—$_ <0 __— THE DAWES COMMISSION. Opposition to Allotment is Gradually Passing Away. The annual report of the Dawes commis- sion, appointed to treat with the five civ- ilized tribes, says that if all the pending arrangements should be ratified by the tribes practically all necessary authority will have been secured for the complete ad- ministration of the five estates Intrusted to the commission, an end diligently sought for nearly ten years. The report says it is impracticable at this time to render final decisions in cases in- volving the right to enrollment of citizens by intermarriage of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes. The conclusion is an- nounced that the bitter anti-allotment sen- timent of the Indians has now largely yleld- ed to reason and time and the five tribes are fairly upon the threshold of a new era. —————__ Movements of Naval Vessels. The training ship Lancaster has arrived at Hampton Roads. The gunboat Albany left Genoa yesterday for Viilefranche. Rear Admiral Evans’ flagship, the Kentucky, ar- rived at Yokohama yesterday, and Rear Admiral Sumner’s flagship, the Iowa, is at Montevideo. <0 9th Cavalry Goes to Fort Walla Walla. Acting Adjutant General Carter is in- formed that headquarters, band and Troops F, G and H of the 9th Cavalry, recently re- turned from hard service in the Philippines, left the Presidio of San Francisco yester- day for their new station, Fort Walla Walla, Washington. $0 Machinery Exhibition at London. ‘The State Department has recetved from Consul General Evans of London notice of the exhibition of engineering, machinery, hardware and allied trades to be held at the Crystal Palace, from March 2 to May 31, 1803. In 2 communication from the man- ager of the exhibition, which is:transmit- ted, it is asked that the attention of Ameri- can manufacturers be cailed to this oppor- tunity to introduce their goods and to strengthen their connection with the vari- ous markets of the world. a at A a a THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1902—TWENTY PAGES. TWO. CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. Lad Persons leaving the city for any perfod can have The Star mailed to them to afty address in States or Canada, by orderin The Star office or at any Po: graph office, all of which offices of The Evening Star. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. VARIABLY IN ADVANCE. address may be changed as freq the United ly as desired by giving the last ade dress, as well as the now one. x AT THE WHITE HOUSE Presentation of the New Spanish Minister. PORTO RICAN: ABFATRS AUDITOR JOHN RB. GARRISON DE- SCRIBES CONDITIONS. The President Will Go to New York to Attend Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Senior Don Emilio de Ojeda, the recently appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Spain to the United States, was formally presented to Presi- dent Roosevelt this morning by Secretar Hay, and was received by the chief execu- tive. Accompanied by the first secretary of the Spanish legation, Benor Don Juan Ri- ano, Minister Ojeda arrived at the tempo- rary White House at 10-o'clock. He was received in the hallway by Secretary Hay of the State Department and conducted di- rectly to the President, who is still using his rooms on the second floor of the White House, instead of his office room on the first floor. Spanish Minister’s Address. The Spanish minister, on presenting his credentials, said: “Mr. President: I have the high honor to place in your excellency’s bands the royal letter by which his majesty, the king, Don Alfonso XIII, accredits me to this govern- ment in the capacity of his envoy extraor- dinary and minister plenipotentiary. The The New Spanish Minister. friendly relations which have of old time existed between Spgin and the United States having been renewed upon a footing of constantly increasing cordiality, it is at this time the principal object of the gov- ernment of his majesty to cultivate, by all the means within {ts reach, those move- ments of trade and commerce between the two countries which, at the same time that they contribute to the incréasing develop- ment of their material prosperity, create the mutual solidarity of interests and the intimate contact between them which should constitute for the future the firmest and the most durable foundation of the amicable relations between the two peo- ples. “To the accomplishment of this high pur- pose I shall consecrate my efforts, inspired by the hope that your excellency and your government will lend thelr effective and benevolent co-operation to the same end.” The President’s Reply. The President reaponded as follows: “Mr. Minister: Recalling the warm friend- ship which, from the earliest days of our national life, existed between the United States and Spain, it gives me sincere grati- fication to welcome you as the envoy of his majesty, the King of Spain, and to ac- cept the royal letter you bear aecrediting you In that capacity. The assurances here- tofore given by your distinguished prede- cessor and reaffirmed by you, that the prin- cipal aim of his mafesty's government is to strengthen the good feeling now happily re- newed and becoming more marked with the passage of time, and to contribute to that end by developing fn all ways within its power those movements of traffic and inter- communication which tend not alone to mutual benefit but to the closer relations and the more intimate association of the two countries, find an earnest response on our part. Satisfying alike the purposes of this government and the wishes of the peo- ple of the United States, I offer you cordial co-operation in all that may tend to realize our common desire for lasting amity and increasingly advantageous intercourse be- tween th's republic and the Castilian na- on. “I trust, Mr. Minister, that, like your predecessor, you will win regard and es- teem among us, and receive, 1n your own person, constant evidences of the sent!- ments of friendliness that our. people feel toward your peopl After the reception there was the usual exchange of fettcitations, ;Scnor de Ojeda succeeds Duké de Arcos, who was trans- ferred to an European ‘statian at h's own request on account of aniaffection of the eyes, which he desired “to,have treated by a European. specialist. 4 Conditions in Boxto' Rico. _ John R. Garrison. the §uiBtor of Porto Rico, called:at the White Hdtise today. Mr. Garrison is going to réturn to Porto ‘Rico November 1. He says"that the people of the island are much ini ted in the elec- tion of a commissioner $@-Cosigress. Frede- rico Degetau 1a the mt realdent com- missioner and has been: inated by the republican party. He ed by Filipe Cuebas. the nominee of'the'American fed- eral party. “Porto Rico is. gettinge alofig well,” said Mr. Garrison. “The ynués during the last fiscal year exceeded the: expectations. ‘The people are at -w or ‘@t least work is plentiful for those swamt It. Labor- ers on the plantations make 50 cents a day and work three or four days a week. They do, not care to work any; more than that. Laborers on public works-get a little more than 50 cents a day. The plentation own- ers are increasing the craps of coffee, sugar and tobacco. Porto Rican cigars are get- ting a footing im-the United States, and the Porto Ricane are-hopefub of g & mar- ket here for thelr coffedy Porto Rican cof- fee is really'a fine articleand if it gets to be be sure to be ep- rises, Porte Riean J wo “Yea, o rers live on cents a day. Bai |. fruit are cheap. The people don’t uch with vegeta- bier. "Phe. : ow vegetables for thetr own. but ves grow and consume -eemparatively many vegetables.” Going to. New York. - 5 President Roosevelt has acéepted an in- WILL HE EVER BE ABLE the chamber of commerce in New York on the night of November 11. He will be ac companied to New York by Secretary Cor- telyou. and will return to Washington tm- mediately after the banquet. Senator Morgan of Alabama talked with the President for about twenty minutes to- day. He said that no politics was discus ed and that the visit was social and per- sonal. L'Abbe P. -Bouyer and friend of ™ nique called on the President to pay respects. League of Republican Clubs. J. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia, presi- dent of the National League of Republican Clubs. called on the President to talk with him about the work of the league. “We expect to make the league a factor in the next presidential election,” said Mr. Moore. “‘and we are doing much work in the present congressional campaign. We are working in every congressional district, through our clubs. We will work actively for the advancement of the republican party.” ‘The interview lasted for half an hour, and at its conclusion Mr. Moore said: “The President was cordial and the chat was wholly satisfactory. It has been the custom of the league presidents since the organization of the league in New York to call upon republican Presidents of the Unt ed States. It is merely an evidence of lo aity and good faith. Speaking of the Mr. Moore said: ‘he President's splendid coup in the coal strike has improved the political situation in Pennsylvania. We expect to elect Judge Pennypacker governor by 150,000 majority, of which 100,000 will come from Philadel- hia, Pi“Tariff revision is, being talked about 1 our campaigns nightly. Pennsylvania would be the greatest sufferer of all the states should the Dingley law be meddled with. The organization is alive to the possible danger of revision and is doing all it can to make those who are enjoying republican prosperity understand the true situation.’ —_$——_—0—______ IN NORTHERN BRAZIL. ie their ‘ennsylvania situation Consul Kennady at Para Reports Re- garding Trade Conditions. United States Consul Kennady, at Para, has made a long report to the State De- partment in regard to the trade of northern Brazil. He says the Acre question is the chief topic of conversation in Brazil. The federal government has issued an order closing the Acre and all approaches to Bo- livian territory to all goods and products, unless tribute in the form of customs dues is paid to Brazil. Large quantities of Amer- ican goods destined for that country are now held up en route for payment of taxes, and all rubber coming down will be charged the regular export duties. Until that question can be settled, says the consul, goods destined for Bolivia must seck a new avenue of entrance. ‘The revival of a large number of public enterprises, which have remained in abey- ance during the past two years, the consul says, is an indication of the improvement in the commercial situation. The reconstruc: tion of the local tramway system and water- works has been resumed, and money is find- ing its way into circulation in that manner. It is reported that an American company is conducting experiments on the upper river with a new wireless telegraph system. If this shall prove successful and practical, it is designed to place it In operation between Para and Manaos. No greater benefit could be conferred upon the merchants and ship- pers of these cities, says the consul, as the present cable is rarely working more than one day in the week. 0 PORTUGAL’S REQUEST. ‘Wants An Expert to Examine Subma- rine Boat Construction. The Portuguese government has asked, through President Frost of the Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat Co,, the privilege of sending a naval expert to this country to examine the mechanism of the subma- rine boats now in course .of construction for the United States government. The r quest has been-referred to the judge advo- cate general and to the bureau of informa- tion of the Navy Department for approval. SECRETARY ROOT RETURNS. Will Take Part in the New York Po- litical Campaign. Secretary Root was at the War Depart- ment this morning after a short visit to Clinton, N. ¥:, to attend a meeting of the trustees of Hamilton College. He disposed of an accumulation of business and also saw a large number of callers. Among them were Senator Cullom and Rear Ad- miral Walker. - Admiral Walker is president of the old isthmian canal commission, but it is stated positively that his call on the Secretary of War had no relation to that matter, but was solely in the interests of the appoint- ment of a relative to a second lieutenancy in the army. Secretary Root has Jecided to take part vitation to attend the annual banquet of | In the political campaign In New Yor) sate and will be one of the principal speakers at publican mass meeting at Cooper U ay night. He may make other speeches in New York and possibly in other states, but the matter has not yet been finally determined. <0 _____ — LIKELY TO TRY AGAIN. Danish Government May Make An- other Effort to Have Treaty Ratified. It is probable, in view of the closeness of the vote In the landsthing in’ regard to the transfer of the Danish West Indies, that the Danish government will decide to make an- other attempt to secure the approval of the at a more auspicious time. This be accompliished by the simple de- of negotiating with the United States amendment to the treaty extending the time allowed for the exchange of ratifica- tions of the original treaty. Such an amendment could be easily- arranged on the be entered jnto without referénce to the rigsdag. But as the treaty has been rati- fied by the’ United States Senate the amend- ment in our case would necessarily take the shape of a separate treaty, and would re- quire approval by the Senate as in the case of the original convention. There is some reason to believe that a few senators, how many cannot be told now, “who were op- po! to the.cession last session, but made no attempt to prevent ratification because ness at a critical moment, may feel at lib- erty to oppose the amendment in case one were presented, and this contingency is now under consideration. Purpose of Negotiations Accomplished. The faflure of the landsthing to ratify the treaty for the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States is giving no concern to the men in Congress who were interested in the adoption of the treaty by the United States. The purpose that was at the back of the whole proceeding has been accomplished, the islands cannot be } sold to any other government, and in the course of time there is little doubt that they will come to this country. At the time the Danish treaty was nego- tiated and acted upon by Congress there was no urgent reason why the United States should come into immediate posses- sion of the islands. There was an urgent reason why they should not be sold to Ger- many, and Germany had been manuevering in a way to obtain them if possible. The United States could not put itself in the at- titude of saying to Denmark: “You shall not sell those islands to Ger- many or any other power of Europe. We do not want them now and cannot predict when we will want them. But whether they prove to be an expensive white elephant on your hands or not, you must keep them be- cause we will not take them now, and we propose to insist upon the spirit of the Monroe doctrine, under which a monarchica! power of Europe cannot extend its domain on the American continent or to adjacent islands. it was largely in order to prevent the country taking that untenable position that negotiations for the purchase of the islands were pusued and the treaty promptly rati- fled by Congress. Now al! that could have been accomplished by the ratification of the treaty by Denmark has been accomplished except the actual transfer of th For them the United States can wait. Foreign Powers Kept Off. Nefther Germany nor any other power of Europe will now attempt to take up the question of the acquisition of the Danish West Indies. The United States ts in a position of readiness to take them, and there 1s practically no doubt that that will be the position occupied by the government until the title is finally passed. That it will be passed there is no doubt, because the islands are now an expensive attach- ment to Denmark. ‘Phey- form more of a Mability for that nation than they do an asset, and it will be only a matter of time before they will become so great a burden that the country will gladly receive cash for them. No confidence is expressed here in any scheme for the improvement of the islands in order to make them a source of income for Denmark. They will, it is believed, con- tinue in the future largely what they have been in the past, until taken over by the United States and developed by American capital and enterprise. These necessary elements for their future development wiil not be found in the islands until they have either passed into American control or men of capital and enterprise have become con- vinced that the transfer will soon be, made and may wish to anticipate in their oper- ations the rush that is apt to take place for advantageous positions there in trade and in the industries that the islands are likely to develop. Transferred to the Infantry. First Lieut. Julien E. Gaujot, 10th Cav- alry, at his own request, has been trans- ferred to the 11th Infantry, and is ordered to join that regiment in the Philippines rr Leaves of Absence. Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Maj. Alexander Rodgers, 4th Cav- alry, three months; Col. Henry C. Ward, 15th Infantry, two months’ extension; Capt. F. 8. Cocheu, 12th Infantry, one month’s extension; .Capt. Alfred T. Smith, 12th In- fantry, one month'on account of sickness. - part of the Danish government, for it could 4 of reluctance to break up the.order of busi- | islands. | i | NERS GO 10 WORK About 67 Per Cent of Mines . Resume IN ANTHRACITE REGION FULL OUTPUT WILL BE REAL. IZED SOON. Little Friction Between the None Union Men and the Strikers Noticeable. t BARRE, Pa., October 23.—Ree ports from the entire anthracite region show that about 67 per cent of the mines e in operation today. The collieries in the Lackawanna region are in better shape for working than those in any other part of the region. The collieries in the Wyoming region with a small output are in good shape, being free from gas and water, but large mines are still hampered by ter. The same condition of affairs exist in the Lehigh region. In the Schuylkill region the large mines are reported to be in better condition for working than was expected. All the mines In operation will be short ‘n their normal output today, but by tomorrow it is expected almost the full output will be reached. After such a long spell of idleness the miners and laborers are “soft” and not capable of doing day’s work as when they were Fail to Get Old Places. e coming in from all over the ion that many engineers, fire- men, pumpmen, carpenters and company ands have failed to get their places back. The old employes are faring better with the individual compantes than with the large companies. A delegation of carpen made up of employes from many collie in th yoming region, called at President Mitchell’s headquarters at noon and lai® their grievance before him. They said miners and laborers had no trouble in get- ting work, but other employes, holding good-paying pi tiens before they went on strike, generally found their places filled with other men, and the mine superinten- dents said there would be no change for the present. M Mitchell advised his callers to be patient and await developments the next few day There was no friction between the union and non-union men when they reported for ork this morning. It is reported that in few isolated cases miners who took @ rominent part in the strike were not given. work. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company will have 110 cars of coal ready to move from the Wyoming region to New York at noon. IN HAZLETON DISTRICT. Only Two Out of Twenty-Eeight Col- lieries Open Up. HAZLETON, Pa., October 23.—Only two of the twenty-eight collierles in the Hazle- ton district resumed operations Those operating are thé Haze! mines break- er of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company and the upper Lehigh mine of the Upper Lehigh €oal Company. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company expects later in the day to start up its Yorktown and Hazleton shaft mines vith about half the usual force of men, the workings not yet being in condition to give employment to all hands. Because of high water, or other conditions, no effort was made to start the twenty-six collieries indi- cated. Some of them are sure to resume before the end of the week. The collieries of G. B. Markle & Co.. at Jeddo, Highland, “Oakdale and vale are in shape for resumption, but only a small number of men made application f> their places and gave thelr verbal asst to abide by the decision of the arbitration commission, as required by a notice posted yesterday. John Markle announced that as oon as a sufficient number of men comply, with the notice work will be resumed. Refuse to Sign Agreement. None of the seven collieries of Coxe Bros. & Co. resumed because the foremen asked the men to sign an-agreement noi to inter- fere with non-union men under pena of discharge. The men had been instructed by the union leaders not to sign agree- ments, and ail returned home. The Derringer colliery of Coxe Bros. is on fire, and the foremen have been fent there to get it under control. The fire origi- nated, it is claimed, through the careless- ness of a workman employed during the strike. Everything was in readiness for resump- tion at the Cranberry and Crystal Ridge collieries of A. Pardee & Co., but as the men reported for work they were asked to sign_an agreement similar to that prepared by Coxe Bros. & Co. This they refuse do, and the entire union force returned home. At Silver Brook the mine workers refused to return to work because it 1s alleged the company will not take back twent: of its former employ: sub-bosses. Troops were stationed at or near most of the collieries this morning, but no trouble of any kind occurred. IN THE SHAMOKIN DISTRICT. Nearly All the Collieries There Have Resumed Work. SHAMOKIN, Pa., October 23.—Nearly all of the collieries in this district were re- opened today and the miners actively be- gan the work of getting out coal. A num- ber of fire bosses, engineers and stablemen who had been on strike were not rein- stated. In reopening the Alaska shaft, owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, this morning an explosion of gas occurred as Robert Mowney and Aaron Dreher walked into No. 1 slope. They were blown about twenty feet, and were badly burned about the head and face. The gas extended deeper into the mines, and while a rescuing party removed the two victims, another body of men be- gan working their way into the breasts, where five men are thought to be impris- oned. Up to 10 o'clock the breasts had not been reached. Corp. John Bradshaw and Private Joseph Maus of the 10th Regiment, engaged !n a fight in the rear of a provost guard house last night, during which the former was cut four times on the neck and face. He is in a serious condition. CLEARING UP AT POTTSVILLE. About 75 Per Cent of the Miners at Work. ~ POTTSVILLE, Pa., October 23.—Much clearing up of gangways Js necessary at any of the collierfes before normal pro- duction wilt be obtained. Fully 5 per cent of the mine workers are already employed and others will resume as soon as places are readv for them. The big grade engines have not yet re- sumed on the Mill Creek branch of the Reading railway because Mahanoy plane is still Idle. Conditions are favorable at Brookside, Good Spring and Eagle Hill collieries of the ~