Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1903, Page 2

INCREASE THE COAL OUTPUT Mitche'] Insists it is Duty of All to Aid in Raising Ooal Famine, MANY STAT.S PROBE ALLEGED COMBINES Union Leader Clatms Rallroads Hold Back Many Miles of Loaded Cars Chicago and Springfield, Intensifying Suffering. in PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.—John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, tonight fssued the following cir- cular to all le district You are, no dojtbt, aware that a serious coal famine éx¥eis {n inland and seaboard cities, due o the #biortage of the anthra- cite chal supply. “The situstion has reached ute stage und has resulted In great ing and Hardship to the poor, whose rnings are insufMcient to enable them to pay the exeonsive prices now being charged for fuel, and it ix subjecting the general public 10 great inconvenjence. To relieve the gituation, and alleviate as far ag' oveiple the o fering_now endured, is the AUty of every ome connected with the peodngtion of coml. *With this end in view We are prompted to address this com- munleation o all members of our union and request that they co-operate with the management of the mines in an_effort to ease_the production of coal. The grav- of the situation is such as to require at every mine worker shall exert himself and uge every effort at his command to this end Upon reading this communication In the columna of the dafly pupers local unions shouid hold meetings and devise means by vhich, the dafly output of the mines may be Increased. These efforts should be con- tinved, until the weather moderates and the greth mecessity tor fuel shall have passed. JOHN MITCHELL, vresident United Mine Workers of Amer- fea. T. D. NICHOLLS, THOMAS DUFFY, JOHN FAHEY, Presidents Anthracite Districts. Slowly Unearth Combine. CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Ope of the first acts of the grapd jury, which 1is inves- tigating the alleged coal combine, today was to ask (hut subpoenaes bo jssued for the appearance of Don R. Patterson and W. R. Rhodes of the Chicago & Eastern INi- nois rallroad. Subpoenaes are out for other rallway officials, but mo return has been made at a late hour, 8. V. Dalzell of the Spring Valley com- pany was the first witn called. He was followed by E. T. Brent, secretary-treasurer of the Illinols Coal Operators' association, also Charles W. Gilmore of the Orescent Mining, company and George H. Holt of the Bullding Managers' assoclation. Evidence 1s sald to have been secured to prove that operations o fthe alleged conspiring dealers are planned in secret quarters In a down town office bullding, and that daily confer- ences were held until the present investiga- tion began. The manufacturers’ man is said to be & prospective witne who will give the jurors evidence of great value In the investigation. “We have not got our hands on just what we want yet,” sald State's Attorney De- neen, “but it Is coming out slowly." The investigation today was directed at the Illinois Coal Dealer oclation, the Illinois Coal Operators’ association and the Indiana Coal Dealers’ association. A subpoena was Issued this afternoon for W, F. Bogle, president; G. W. Gilmore, vice president, and Norman B. Barkeley, secrotary-treasurer of the Crescent Coal and Mining company, demanding that they produce the contracts and agreements en- tered into by the company with the fol- lowing mining companie: The Bruillette Creek company, by Hugh Bhirkle, president; the Wabash Valley Coal and Mining company, the Coal Bluff Mining company, the Glenn Oag Mining and Mill company, and the Oak Hill Coal aud Min- ing company. ‘The city council tonight took a hand in the solution of the coal problem. An ordi« nance was passed making the forestalling of fuel supplies a misdemeanor, punishable with & fine of $200 for each offense. As an emergoncy matter the measure was rushed through under suspension of the rules. After ten days it goes Into effect, and then any dealer or firm who combines with intent to raise the price of any fuel commodity witl be amenable to the courts for violation of a city ordinance. 0 Overtime for Miners, SPRINGFIELD, IIl, Jan. 12.—Adam Meuche, president of the State Federation of Labor, was questioned tonight relative to a report from Chicago that the grand Jury, which s Investigating the alleged coal combine will ask the Illinols miners to work ten hours per day in order to re- lleve the situation. Mr. Menche stated very emphatically that the miners would never consent to that. He declared that the operators and rall- roads were solely to blame, and that cer- tain mines in the state were idle because of the secarcity of coal cars. Mr. Menche declared that there were today thirty-six miles of loaded coal cars in Chicago alone, which had been there for some time, and that in Springfield the Chicago & Alton had four strings of coal cars three blocks each in length. He declared that the people were belng misled by the f: statements of the oper- ators and the railroads and that the miners would not work ten hours per day, even jf offered overtime. Kansas Suflers Greatly, TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 12.—The fuel situ- ation grows more alapmiag in Topeka. Two of the largest coal companies in the elty are witbhout & pound of coal on hand with which to supply their orders, and do not know when they will be able to get any. Packing houses and other institutions will have to close in two days unless this sit- uatloh is relieved. The local gas company may have to close this week, as it eannot secure coal to make gas. The street rail- way company has only a small supply on band. Other Kansas towns report practically the same situation. All the mines In the state .are’ belng worked to thelr fullest capacity, but the situation must be relleved by coal from other states. The weather 1s clear and cold and much suftering has resulted already. More Time Given, ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 12.—Attorney Gen- al Cunneen was today given & hearing in the application of Willlam R. Hearst for Ask to see the trade- mark Gorham Silver may easily be distinguished from: unreliable wares m: ing as such by a glance at the trade-mark. Tfinil is equivalent to the ball-mark on English sil- verware. An al unions In the anthracite | |to go Into the open market jmmediately carrying roads and the coal operating com- panies under the anti-trust law of the state Upon the application of the attorneys representing the various companies, who pleaded insufficient time in which to pre- pare answers to the petition, a postpone- ment of two weeks was granted TOLEDO, O., Jan. 12—The grand jury today began an investigation of the local conl situation. It has been charged that there 1s a combine of coal men to maintain high prices. All of the leading coal dealers have been subpoenaed to appear before the Jury tomorrow. Dealers Are Phil CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 12.—A committes | representing fifteen of the local coal deal- | ers here announced today that In view of | the high price of fuel and suffering among | the poor, they would furnish soft coal to all needy peope at cost, or $2.50 per ton. | Tomgrrow coal will be supplied to hundreds | of poor families under the arrangement. Only one ton will be sold to each appli- cant. The dealers have also oconmtributed 250 tons to the Salvation Army, which will distribute it to those who apply. Recelve No Tenders. DETROIT, Jan. 12.—~Only one bid was re- celved by the municipal coal commission today in response to its advertisements, and the common council, In speclal. session this afternoon, Instructed the commission throple. and buy coal for cash at the best prices available, { The one bid recelved was for 3,000 tons of soft coal to be delivered between now and March 1. o Owing to a press of municipal business Mayor Maybury was unable today fo lssue | the formal coll for the “get coal” cop- | ventlon at Washington. Ho stated tonight that the convention would be called for January 27. Legislation Starts Fires. CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.—Much suffering is reported among the poor people here, and at a meeting of the Board of Legislation tonight an ordinance was passed -Appro- priating $3,000 from the cohtingent fund for the purchase of coal for the worthy poor. PIQUA, O., Jan. 12.—The natural gas here has falled and the inability to secure conl causes much suffering among the people. GALLIPOLIS, O., Jan. 12.—A coal famine is threatened here. Factories are running short time and private families are out of coal. CONGRESS INVESTIGATING COAL Informal Conference Decides to Take Immediate Action to Raise Famine, WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—It is expected that congress will pass a bill removing the duty on coal imported into this country. The bill may take fhe form of a rebate or drdwback for hinety days and provide for reciprocity admitting coal free from coun- tries granting the same privilege to the United States. This would include Canada and would permit Nova'Ecotlan,“Albertan and British Columbian, goal to come into this country free. <" ° The ways and means committee will meet tomorrow and, according to the pres. ent program, report & bill on the above Jines. It 18 expected the bill will pass the tomorrow and ‘be taken up In the senate almost immediately. Its consideration in the senate has mot been arranged for, but arrangements are being made to expedite its passage with- out amendment and with little discussion. A number of republicans who heretofore Jave been opposed to changing the /dhty on coal sald théy would not cha the bill providing it did mot open the whole tariff question. *et Among the bills before the ways and means committee affecting the duty on coal is one Introduced early in the session by Representative Hill (Conn.). This bill is recelving the serlous and, favorahle consid- eration of the committep. ‘It provides That there shall be allowed and pald, under such regulations as the secretary of the treasury shall prescribe, on all coal of | every kind and form imported into eny port on the Atlantic coast a drawback of the import duties pald on the same to and including the 30th day of Jume, 1903.” Another bill introduged by Represents tive McCall (Mass.) suspends the Juty on coal for ninety days. \ Mr. McCall and Sénator Lodge had a talk on the house side late today. A number of other bills have been In- troduced in the house and referred to the committee, Which provides' for the repeal of all duties upon coal of All kinds im- ported into the United States. There is | still another bill providing for a reciprocal | trade relation between the United States and Canada on coal, Lut it Is not stated whether this is to be considered tomorrow. Senator Stewart of Nevada, who Is con- ducting the coal Investigation before the committee of the District of Columbla, to- day introduced a resolution providing that the committee shall be uthorized to eend for persons and papers, administer oaths and compel the attendunce of witnesses. Owing to the expense Involved the reso- lution had to go to the committee on con- tingent expenditures of the semate. The object of the resolution 1s to secure the tendance of the officers of coal roads and coal companies and to secure testimony trom dealers In the city who have refused to answer questions. Senator Stewart intends to secure carly report from the committee and pass the resolution as soon as possible, V. Baldwin Johnson was the principal witness today before the committee. He ad- mitted having scld coal at §20 a tom, but sald he did not sell more than fifty tons at that rate, and that was before the strike was declared off. He bought coal trom Charles D. Norton & Co., Philadelphia, on October 28, at' $4.55 a ton at the mines and on November 4 at $5.75 and from Howell Brothers & Co., Bal- timore, October 17, Pittsburg lump coal at $5; on November 11 at 37, and on November 26 at 38.25. To each of these prices'$2 had to be added to ehow the cost im this city before he touched the coal. Senator Stewart asked: “How much coal have you recelved from the Reading and what have you done with it?" Mr. Johnson declined to answer question. The committee s attempting to trace sales of coal, which should be sold under the agreement with the railroad companies at $7.25 per ton. A Lounsbury, ugent of the Resding com- pany, said bis company w Washington an average of sixty-two cars a an to that 1 1 | the institution of an action agatnst the conl WHY RATES ARE RAISED Railroads Say Cost of Materials, Labor and Taxes is Greater, FREIGHT CHARGES MUST RECOUP THEM Transportation is All Sell and Muost ¢ Cover Proper Ma ines Have to rege Enough to ment and Connervation of Property. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Tha Norfolk & Western, Michigan Central, bultiaore & Ohlo and Lake Shore have filed with the Interstate Commerce commission their an- swers to the request for_ a statement of reasons for the increase In freight rates on’grain, pucking house products, dressed meats and other articles. The Baltimore & Ohlo ocites the large In- crease In taxation as one reason and says it must spend almost $12,000,000 in needed additions to its equipment. The Michigan Central says its reasons are the great increase in the cost of main- talning and operating its road, consequent on the increase in the wages of its em- ployes already made and additional fn- creases which it is likely to be compelled to make in the near future and the in- creased cost of materlals and large in- crease of (axes. The road says during the $586,000 was pald for rebates and other commissions allowed from the published rates. The Norfolk & Western says its enormous trafic has taxed the resources of the com- pany to the utmost and equipment addi- tions are needed. Material advances in wages of employes have been made and other advances are in contemplation in the near future. The increase in freight traf- fie according to this answer, are neces: tated by the advanced price of material and the partly advanced price of labor and a steady increase of about $150,000 per an- num In taxes. The demands of the public are stated to be increasing and the only thing that the company has to sell is trans- portation, The price of transportation, the road must be sufficlent for the adequate and proper managememt and conservation of the property. The answer of the Lake Bhore 1s along similar lines. The Interstate Commerce commission has set a hearing for January 20, in Chicago, in the case of the Proprietary Association of America against the Lake Shore & Mich- igan Bouthern. . The import rate question will also be investigated at that time. MEMBERS SELL THEIR PASSES Northern Pacific Restricts Life of Free Tickets to Stop Abuse of Privilege, 8T. PAUL, Minn., Jan, 12.—Legislators of this and adjoining states are complaining because of the limitation of pass privileges by the Northern Pacific. Some of the legls- lators have Indignantly rejused to accept passes limjted to the length of the session, and demand that they be made good for the calendar year. o President C, S, Mellen made the following statement tonight, in reference to the mat- ter: - The time liait on this year's |egisiative passes has been 80 misunderstood that somehow & public statement seems desir- able. For several .years it has been customar to seue patdes, good in their several States, to mem of the varlous legielatures. Buch. passeisiswers & "oourtesy;. not -oblighs tory in any sense, and were fssued with. out regard to the: politics of the reciplents, Dont:lmnvtnszuvmu- years such passes have been loaned, without consideration, or for a cash equivdlént; members have used such passes to the capital the first week and left them with ticket holders for sale for short trips, recelving them back in time for their return trips home at the end of the week, and at the end of the session the passes haye been sold outright by those who had no further use for them, and we have taken them up in the hands of im- proper persons on the (rains. ~Sometimes raveling men and whalesale merchants who have been members have used their pasges in their business to the serfous dam. age of their competitors in trade, whi have theretore accused us of discrimina. on. For these reasons we have limited the asses to the length of the session, thus oping to at least ehorten the abuse of the privileges granted. To such as make proper use of thelr pasees we will extend them to the end of the year, The passes are to enable members to more effectively serve their state by keep- ing in closer touch with their constituents than thy would be able to do if required to pay fares out of the very moderate com- pensation allowed by the state for mileags and seryice: The abuses sought to be corrected were confined to, no state nor to any particular members of any particular legislature, and those who used the passes as Intended were to suffer no disadvantage; only those who misused them as time would show were to be curtalled in their privileges. RAILWAYS REFUSE Negotiations Between M. d Cos panies Contl and Compro. mises Ave Looked For. RAISES CHICAGO, Jan. 12—Representatives of the locomotive firemen employed by the Chicago & Alton waited on Superintendent Barrett today and presented demands for an increased scale. Mr. Barrett informed them the company had increased thelr wages twice in two years and said he could not promise them apy further advance at present. He ured them, however, that should the Wabash or any of the other com- petitors of the Chicago & Alton Increase wages he would immediately grant similar concessions. The committee sald they would have to consult with Grand Master Hannahan of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen before taking final action. It is not belleved the retusal will result in a strike, but that a settlement will be reached at a future conference. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 12.—The gricvance committees of the Santa Fe conductors’ add brakemen's organizations in session here were today notified by the general macager that Third Vice President Kendrick would confer with them regarding an increase in wages. . No action on the invitation was taken, but it Is expected the conference will be held in Chicago some time next week. The men are holding out for a 20 per cent increase in wages. This will not be granted by the road, but the Santa Fe Is anxlous to agree on a compromise measure. LOUVISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 12.—The griev- ance committee of the Loulsville & Nash- ville engineers met here today and a ranged for a conference with the genmeral manager and superintendent of machinery at 10 o'clock tomorrow, when the question of an advance in wages will be discussed. It is stated that a 10 per cent increase day, of which about twelve went to the government department: He agreed to furnish the names of the dealers if his prineipals were willing, to whom the other coal was sold. A wholesale dealer said he had sold 6,500 tons of Reading since the resumption of mining to small local dealers at $6.15 per ton, but he had no agreement as to what they were to charge. All the dealers today said prices were from $13 a ton up for an- thracite and all agreed that wugh more Independent coal was coming iu than In, previous seasons. Carncgle Gives Anoth EVERETT, Wash, _Jan. I¥—Andrew Carnegle has given' §5.00 for a public b here on condition that the eity pro- vflm annually for its maintenance. Library. ) will be asked. MILLION ON IMPROVEMENTS Terminal Raflw; Gigantie 'ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 12.—An important meeting of the Unlon T inal Rallway company of St. Joseph was held today, at which G. F. Swift and Albert H. Veeder of Chicagoe and John Donovan, 8. 8. Brown nd John Delman of St Joseph Uere re- elected directors. G. F. Swift was elected president, John Donovan-vice president and Johu E. Dolman secretary of the company. More than $1,000,000 is s00B (0 be ex- | but adds to the conclusive evidence that year ended Juse 30, 1002, Approximately | ihe gi. Joseph & Grand Istand has p | o’clock this morning the officlal temperature JANUARY 13, 1903, pended In improvements in St. Joseph by the Union Terminal regardless of the fate of the proceedings now. pending in the fed- eral court ta gondemn certatn property be- longing to the Burlington road for track purposes. MUST PAY NEAR A MILLION Railroad President Ordered to Make Good Commission by Promotion. arned NEW - YORK, Jan. 12.—Judgment was given today in the supreme court against Altred Walker Jones, president of the Monterey & Fresno Rallroad company of California, for $879,900. The action was brought by George Eck- hardt, assignee of F. B. Pettinglll and M. H. Finley, to recover $700,000, the commis- sion on $7,000,000 of honds issued for the construction of the, road. CONTROL OF' GRAND ISLAND Unlon Pacific Interests Eleet W. President of " 8T, JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 12.—(Bpecial Tel~ egram.)—W. T. Van Brunt was today chosen president of the St: Joseph & Grand | Island rallroad to succeed Willlam L. Bull of New York. This action of the executive committes sed into the control of the Union Pacific. ROCK ISLAND RAISES WAGES Gives Engineers Increase Estimated at Twenty-Five Dollars a Momth, CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—The Rock Island and the board of adjustment of the locomotive engineers .today reached an agreement which establishes a new schedule of rates. The increase of wages is estimated at | $180,000 & year by the company and at $250, 000 by the men. Ten percent is the average advance provided for and $26 a month about expreeses the incfease which each of the 900 men will receive. 1Minots Nuys New Rond. CARBONDALE, I, Jan. 12.—The Car- bondale & Grand Tower railroad, owned by the Chicago & Texas Rallroad company, as been sold to the Illinols Central. The amount pald was $391,000. The road runs from this city to Cape Girardeau and John- son City. COLD SNAP KILLS SIX (Continued from First Page.) today. - Reports from various parts of the state are to the effect that zero weather | is gene: | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 12—At 7| was 7 below. { COLUMBUS. 0., Jan. 12.—The blizsard of { Sunday was followed by Intense cold, the | temperature here being 8 below. The crest of the cold wave will arrive here tonight, when 6 or 6 below will be reached. BUFFALO,- N, ¥., Jan. 12.—A severe suowstorm here - throughout last night, and today,, Mall trains are all re- ported from three o five hours late. TOLEDO, 0., Jan, 12.—As a result of last night's bllzeard the suffering among the poor is Intense. Offers of $12 a ton for an- thracite coal wens, refused, James Maher, aged 80, s dying at St. Vincent's hospitaf as the result of having been frozen'while’ ofi“a street ear toda He was ridihg about 1t the cars all the morntig, transferring frequently and not knowing just where he wanted to go. He cannot Nve more than & few hours. GOVERNOR NEEDS A FUND Mouey to Exforee Laws of Tennessee Against Trusts is Necen- wary, NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 12 —Governor McMillin retires from office this month after an {ncumbency of four years and his la message was presented to the general ai sembly today. On the subject of trusts Governor Me- Millin says: Our people have no prejudices that would cause them to urge the enactment of lawa discouraging the use of capital, however large the amount, for industrial develop- n‘enlv Againgt this there can be no com- plaint, but combination to crush competi- lon, restrict production and thereby en- hance the price of necessities are prejudicial and demand new legislation. The message declares that to congress must be left the application of those two remedles against trusi which exist by reason of & protective tariff, but that there are In the state statutes strenuous laws against trusts, for the efficlent enforcement of which & fund should be sot aside to be used by the goverhor or attorney general, or both, acting conjointly. The message declares that something can be done by requiring all organizations of this kind doing business in the state to re- port to the secretary of state all the es- sential facts concerning thelr capitaliza- tion, bonded Indebteduess, receipts, ex- penditures, but that It will take more than publicity to reach the root of the evil in many cases. Governor McMillin defends his action In refusing to call an extra session of the legislature to deal with the contemplated railroad merger upon the ground that the exigencies of the case were not imperative and says that any consolidation of compet- ing lines In Tenneesee which would result in destroying competition could mnot be other than detrimental, and recommends that such legislation be enacted as will best subserve the interests of the state. An appropriation for an exhibit at the Loulstana Purchase exposition is strongly urged. PLAGUE ¥ STILL SPREADING rieen Die in Mazatlan and Disease is Discovered in Other Tow: MAZATLAN, Mexico, Jan. 12.—The plague does not yleld as rapldly as was hoped (o the new sanitary precautions and medical treatment. SIX pe s dled yesterday and elght fatal cases afe reported. today. The number of patients in the lazaretto Is steadlly increasing. Sanitary stations have been established on the high roads outside the city, with physicians In charge. The plague ha broken out at Ahome, causing many deaths. CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Jan. 12.—It is re- ported heye that a case of pubonic plague has been found in the, mining town of Batopilas, in this stat: Spbimmmm——— Mosriapn in Critical Condition. .CHI:COAD‘O. n B Colonel Willlam R. rrison, forms nte commerce com- N rinest. s Tving cricically 1l at hia home ‘Al consultation has been TRUST BILL Benators Decide that Combines Must Bel Curbed This Session. NEGRO STATE'S ATTORNEY IS APPOINTED Immigration Officers Finally Agree After Twelve Months' Negotinting to Admit Chinese Students Barred by B WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Following the conference at the White House last night there has been much discussion today among republican senators as to the pros- pects of antl-trust legislation. The con- clusion reached is that some conservative measure will be passed. “There will be no radical legislation,’ said one prominent republican of the Knox bill will be passed. The re- publicans are not going to accept any or everything that is offered, ueither will they allow the minority to dictate what shall be done. phases of the subject before brought before the eenate.” Another prominent senator sald he thought there would be legislation this ses- ®ion along the lines suggested by Attor- ney General Knox 5 One feature of the Knox bill which is reccived favorably is that providing for the punishment of persons or corporations re- celving rebates, as well 1s the carrler or corporation giving them. In the senate committee on Judiclary to- a bill day the question of legislation was faken | up briefly and Senators Hoar, Fairbanks, Nelson, Pettus and Turner were appointed #enator, | but a measure embodying some measures | It will be some time before | the trust bills are taken up and senators | will have time to inform themselves on all | is | ing out of suppression of bubonic plague in Hawall | Make War om Cattle Plague. Senator Warren, from the committee on | agriculture, today reported the house bill | increasing the powers of the secretary of | agriculture in the prevention of contagious | diseases among live stock. The committes recommends the adoption of an amendment | | making violations of the law a misdemeanor | punishable by fine and imprisonment Wil Not Ol e Date, | The house committee on judiciary today, | by a vote of § to 7, declded not to favor | ably report the joint resolution proposing | an amendment to the constitution changing | the inaugural date and the date for the | was pagsed by the senate at the last ses- | ston | Finally Reslgns Office. The case of Mrs. Mattie E postmaster of Oenterville, Ky., who lost both legs in a railroad accident and whose afMiction, coupled with the efforts of sev- eral influential Kentucky politiclans to re- | move her from office, attracted much atten { tion two years ago, has been finally settled | by the acceptance of her resignation. Joha | C. Montgomery has been appointed to suc- ceed her. Ambassadors Attend Dinner. The entire ambassadorial corps here Is going fo New York Saturday to attend the | banquet of the Ohlo soclety that night | Colgate Hoyt has placed his private car at | the service of the ambassadors and As- | sistant Secretary Plerce and Edwin V. Mor. | gan of the State department will accom- pany the part SEEKS RUSSIA'S FRIENDSHIP German Emperor Sends Son to Visit Czar wt St. Pelara- ! burg. a subcommittee to consider the subject in | detall representatives acted at an early day his subcommittee would wait, but if it became apparent that there was to be delay in the house he would call the committee to- gether to act Independently Negro Gets Pre Willlam H. Lewis a colored man, has been appointed an asslstant United States attorney for Boston. The appointment was made by Henry P. Moulton, district attor- ney for the Boston district, but, it 13 un- derstood, tha sclection was on the sugges- tion of President Roosevelt. M. Lewls is a graduate of Harvard law school and while there was held in high regard both by the student body and by the faculty. He took a high rank in his ctudies and was a popu- lar member of the foot ball squad. sald to be a lawyer of excellent ments. Heports Perking Absent. Adjutant General Corbin has been offi- clally Informed that Lieutenant Edwin 0. Perkins, Fourth cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., has been absent from that post without leave eince December 30 last and that his present whoreabouts Is unknown. His name will be dropped from the army list ‘as a deserter in case.he falls to report for duty within three montls, Nattonal Board of Trade. A meeting of the executive committee of the National Board of Trade is being held hore today preliminary to the annual ses- sion of the national organization tomorrow. The report of the committee on revision of the constitution is being reviewed. The proposed revision is radical, in that the new constitution provides for the admis- slon of all,industrial and commergial or- ganizations In the country. Waoull Collect Historical Papers. President Roosevelt today conferred with David J. Hill, aesistant secretary of state; Herbert L. Putnam, librarian of congres and Andrew H. Allen of the State depart- ment concerning a proposition to concen- trate the valusble historical papers and documents of the government in the con- gressional lbrary. Many of the documents now are seattered among the archives of the various departments and are d.fficult of access to persons searching for his- torical information. No action of a definite character was decided upon. Chinese Students Are Admitted. Kung Hslang Hal and Fel Chi Ho, the Chinese students whose exclusion by the Treasury department has excited the inter- est of the missionary world, have finally been admitted to the country. The au- thorities at Buffalo have been notified by Commissioner of Immigration Sargent to allow the young men to enter that port and they,are now on their way to Oberlin college, Oberlin, O., whither they were bound more than a year ago when they landed at San Francisco and found them- selves barred by the immigration officials. Kung and Fel were brought to this country by Miss Stella Miner, the missionary. Dur- ing the slege of the legation at Pekin, 1 is sald, they rendered valuable service to the foreigners. Favors the Cuban Treaty, President Roosevelt had a long confer- ence today with Representative Babcock of Wisconsin, who has just returned from Cuba. Mr. Babcock told the president that he was heartily in favor of the ratification of the pending Cuban reciprocity treaty, particularly as he regarded ratification as a good stroke of business poliey for the United States. Statue to Sigel. e attain- Representative Warner (111) introduced a bill today appropriating $50,000 for a statue to the late Major General Franz Sigel to be erected in this city. Favors Transport Serviee, Representative Hull of (Ia.), chalrman of the house committee on military affairs, had a conference with the president on the proposition to abandon the government transport service on the Pacific. Chairman Hull 1s opposed to the relinquishment ot the transport service. He says that the United States now has the best transport service in the world and Is much cheaper in operation than amy similar service in commercial lines would be. Will Pay Bubonic Plague Claims, The house committee on territories today reported favorably on the senate bill provid- ing for the payment of certain claims grow- Senator Hoar said if the house of He is T. PETERSBURG, Jan. 12.—The court is preparing to hold a brilllant reception in honor of Crown Prince Frederick Willlam of Germany, who ls expected to arrive here on January 16 | The purpose of the German emperor In | sending the crown prince to St. Peters- | burg is generally attributed in diplomatio !circles to his desire to strengthen the good relations between Germany and Russia and to prepare the ground for entente in the matter of questions shortly coming up for settlement, as, for Instance, the commer clal treaty. In view of the possibility of disturbances in the Balkan peninsula, it is thought tc be of moment to establish an understand- ing: It is also desirable to harmonize po- litical action in the east, where there fs now conflict, the Bagdad railroad consti- tuting an element of trouble. | Declines to Part Though Separated TI Divorced. Royal Lady Lover, GENEVA, Jan. 12.—Dr. Zehme, counsel at the Saxon court for the Crown Princess of Saxony, says Giron nas been requested to leave Geneva during the preliminaries to the dfvorce proceedings, but that the crown princess has no intention of ieaving him petmanently. She s taking steps to obtain a divorce, and nothing more. It is reported that the legal negotiations may be brought to a conclusion at any moment. Two New L Ordered. LONDON, Jan, 12.—After several false alarms two new Cunarders have been defl- nitely “ordered. three serews ‘And cost 0,000, It 1s stip- ulated that they shall be ready for thelr maiden voyage in June, 1905. The speed conditions have been modified, but the ves- sels must do twenty-six knots for six hours and twenty-five knots for two days' con- tinuous steaming ver: Want Taft to Stay. MANILA, Jan. 12.—A delegation of for- mer insurgents visited Governor Taft today and urged him to remain here and not a cept the nomination of associate justice of the United States supreme court. The | delegates sald the whole of the people peti- tioned President Roosevelt to allow Gov- ernor Taft to stay here, The delegation sent a cable to Washington urging his re- tentlon as governor of the Philippines. Copenhagen City Hall Opened, COPENHAGEN, Jan. 12.—The new ecity ball here, which was opened today in the presence of thousands of people, is pro- nounced to be the greatest architectural achlevement of & century in northern Eu- rope. It has been ten years under con- struction. ushes New T LONDON, Jan. 13.—“It is sald here,” says the Brussels correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, “‘that a new Morgan trust is projected, to !nclude all the British, German, French and Italian shipping com- panies trading between Europe and South America rgan t Bricklayers and Masons Meet. MEMPHIS, Jan. 12.—The annual conven- tion of the Bricklayers' and Masons' Inter- national union convemed here today for a session of two weeks. There are 300 del>- gates present. Over Due Steamer Arri YOKOHAMA, Jan. 12.—~The American steamer Ploides, Captain Purrington, which salled from Seattle, Wash., December 14, ar- rived here yesterday. It was about sixteen days overdue. Archbishop St 1L, LONDON, Jan, 12.—Dr. Randall Thomas Davidson, the new archbishop of Canter- bury, is recovering slowly from influenza. He has been ordered abroad to recuperate. Belt is Much Better. 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