The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 19, 1902, Page 17

FEXEST ) Pages e et e e e e e g 83‘3;“““3303“600}&“ 028 + + & + - ‘/ - + +++0 ] .‘3333‘“3*“300?’06 s 0 + +* + ks + * - ; N * [ e S g e e ad VOLUME XCII-NO. 1 41. ' SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1902—FORTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE' CENTS. ONE HITCH IN PROPOSED SETTLEMENT Striking Miners, May Demand 0id Positions. Mitchell Has a Hope of Overcoming All Obstacles. Unions in the Coal Kieids Elect Delegates to the Convention. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 18.—What is probably the last full week of the an- "“'cne cozl strike closed to-day with- out anvthing developing to change the peaceful trend of events. It was a quiet v at headquarters’'and a busy one in he district and sub-district headquarters throughut the entire coal fields, on ac- count of the election of delegates to Mon- day’s convention. ' All the locals have met 2nd selected their representatives to the | Wilkesbarre gathering. There seems to be little doubt that the convention will eccept ‘the offer of arbitration. Reports have been received here, coming prin pally from the region around Seranton, at there will be miuch opposition to the | ceptance of theplan, but these reports | re not taken seriously at President | hell’s headquarters. There will be Pposition in the convention, but it is ex- | ected to disappear after Mitchell ex- | the proposition to the delegates. DESIRE FORMER PLACES. Prebably the most difficult question will come before the convention is e one relative to strikers securing their companies are on record will take care of all the employes who have stood by them during e striké. Many of the miners want the uventioa te withhold acceptance of the bitrztien plan until the union is as- ured that the strikers will be-employed their former places. This will likely long debate, but the officlals of on s&y the matter will be fixed up ‘actorily to all concerned. ¥ Mitchell was asked to-night hat he knew of the report cabled to the anchester Guardian from, New. York 2t J. P. Morgan was forced to inter- ene in the coal strike, and in reply he To my personal knowledge Mr. Mor< an has been trying to settle the coal ke ever, since he came back from Eu- pe-two months age. If others had been fair and reasonable as Mr. Morgan the strike would have been settled a me zgo. 1 know nothing about Mr. financial - interests compelling | o seek a settlement of ‘the strike, | 1 am informed that he has keenly | t his respons ion with bility to the public in con- the coal’ famine,” and” has ne; his best 1o bring about: the end. Soth: Mr. Morgan and Mr. Cassatt of the | enneylvania Railroad were working for | settlement - when - President Roosevelt | made bis last and successful move. Mr. §en could not very well be foreed to something which he had been trying | accomplish for several weeks. I make statement in justice to Mr. Morgan. e have had no quarrel with him and we wish none. We do not fear him, but | efer his friendship if he i willing to give it to us. T am credibly informed that he is friendly to organized labor. As an organizer of capital he concedes the right of Jabor to organize also, and when labor organizations -are fair and conservative he believes in dealing directly with them T the advantage of both employer and employe. It is this relationship which the nited Mine Workers seek in the anthra- te field, and we invite Mr. Morgan to ce-operdte with us in securing a perma. | nt ‘and sclentific solution of the labor blemy in this region.” PLUNGES DOWN A SHAFT. The shaft of the Mount Lookout col- ry of the Temple Coal and Iron Com- y at Wyoming was wrecked to-day one of the small locomotives used for auling cars containing culm. The en- eineer left the locomotive for a moment, d it suddenly started and ran at full speed 200 yards to the shaft and plunged | down, lodging 820 feet below the surface | t the Rash vein.” Fortunately the boiler did not explode, but the big machine in ts fall tore out the lining of the shart 14 @id other damage that will cause a | spension for a week or more. A few | scconds before the accident a cage hold- £ ten men was lowered down the shaft 1@ they ‘had just stepped off at the bot- m when the locomotive plunged down. 1t is probable that the homeward move- ment of the 10,000 soldiers in the field will | gin about the middle of neéxt week. It costing the State more than $30,000 a iy to keep the National Guard in the | leld. SHENANDOAH, Pa., Oct. 18.—A major- s cf the loeal unions of Shenandoah and vicinity have instructed the delegates clected to the Wilkesbarre convention to ote against calling the strike off, unless assurance is given that every man who responded to the call to go on strike be given his old position back. ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL. HAZELTON, Pa.,-Oct. 18.—The district uncil of the United Mine 'Workers of the Geventh District, representing forty-two locels, ‘to-day unanimously adopted reso- utions_indorsing the action of President Mitche!l #n ‘accepting the arbitration pro- sal. The resolutions were adopted after he tgbplation of the credentials of the delegations elected from’ this district to the comvention at Wilkesbarre Monday. FPITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 18.—There was a | FRENCH TRADES UNIO‘NS | that the moment is most favorable for | be held next Monday to decide on the ac- DECLARE IMMIGRANTS , i | Neapolitan Journalist Urges Italy o | structed depot, in which they suffer from | notic feat was performed in Tulare Coun- | ty to-day. ! 1y miles away. The hypnotic suggestions GENERAL PERDOMO WILL INAUGURATE REFORMS IN ARMY New Minister of State of Colombia Ap- points a Medical Commission to Study Methods of Bettering Troops’ Condition —— e, e MINISTER OF COLOMBIA AT WASHINGTON OF DIPLOMACY HAVE AIDED IN PRESERVING FRIENDLY RELA- e ! i e WHOSE CLEVER ACTS TIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHERN BEPURBLIC, ANAMA, Oct. 18.-Dr. Facun-} da ~ Mutis ~ Duran, - formerly | Governor ‘of *'Panama, 'for many. 'years Charge d'Af-| faires 'and Secretary: of lhe\ Colombian Legation at Wash- ington and ex-Judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed Secretary of State by Minister Perdomo, who, as pre- viously ieabled, has Presidential- powers. | It is believed that Dr. Duran will assume MAY STRIXKE IN A BODY Effort Being Made to Obtain Eight- Hour Day Throughout the Country. PARIS, Oct. 18.—According to the Pa- trie, the General Confederation of Labor is considering the question of the strike of all the trades unions of ¥France for an eight-hour workday and old age pensions etc., as demanded by tie striking minerE A manifesto to the various unions is | said to have been drafted, pointing out such a movement, and asking them to de- liberate on the question. A’ meeting wiil tion to be taken. - The, miners" strike con- | tinues peacefully. . The leaders declare | that 160,000 men are ou ¥ L b ARE HARSHLY TREATED | Compel Improvements at New | York Dock. ! ROME, Oct. 18.—Signor Convertito, a | Neapolitan journalist- who recently. ra- | turned from a visit to the United States, is publicly urging the intervention of the | Government ‘in behalf of Italian immi- grants landing in New York, who, he al- leges, are thrown into a horribly con- hunger and maltreatment. —_— Hypnotism by Telephone. VISALIA, Oct. 18.—A remarkable hyp- The hypnotist was-in Visalia and the subject in Dinuba, a town twen- were given by.telephone. A great crowd had gathered in the hotel at Dinuba to watch the results. The subject went into a profound sleep. @it @ meeting here to-day of the members of the largest indepgndent coal operators and the Pittsburg coal combine to raise prices of bituminous coal. It was decided, in view ‘of the demiand being far in. excess of the supply, to raise prices 30 cents per ton. “This'is an Increase of from 15 to 2 per cent over present prices. READING, Pa., Oct. 18.—About 120 cars of hard coal were brought down the Phila- delphia and Reading road to-day from the washeries and mines. It is said that more will be sent out late to-night from different parts of the region. *Most of this -office tv-Lay. Sotat seaml X Rear':A@miral Caséy; the United States Consul, ahd the commandér of the Chilean criiser "Presidenté Pinto paid’a visit to Minister Perdomo to-day. ) Among the first acts of Perdomo was the appointment of a medical commission to study the ‘sanitary condition of the troops and methods for improving it. This step is cpnsidered to be of great import- ance. st NORTHEOUND OREGON EXPRESS IN A WRECK i e Freight Train Crashes Into the Rear of the Passenger at Black’s Station. BLACKS, Oct. 18.—A rear-end collision occurred here shortly before 1 o’clock this afternoon, which resulted in considerable damage to property, a slight injury to one man and the delaying of several trainsi. No. 12, the north-bound Oregon express,: in charge of Conductor Molter and: Engineer Rowan, was at the station. ‘A start was made,. but the train was bréught'to a sudden standstill on' the dis- covery that the baggage had not all been unloaded. * Freight train No. 224, in charge of Con- ductor Qverly and,Engineer O'Brien, was, fellowing No. 12 into’the station. If No. 12 Fad riot made a false ‘start there would haye been no trouble.” But when the sec- ord stop was made the freight' engine was so close at h&nd that a collision was unavoidable. The engine crashed into the rear endl of the Puliman ,coach, which was wrecked as far as the rear trucks | and disabled so -that it was necessary to trensfer the passengers to the tourjst sleéper and set the Pullman out. A'number of the passengers were eat- ing luncheon. They were badly shaken, but nene of them was injured. The only person hurt was Mail Clerk Joy, whose injuries are not serious. : The freight engine was. disabled, ‘the headlight and pilot being smaghed, and the front of the engine broken in. Twc loaded freight cars and one empty were derailed. Boers Return to lnghnd. BERLIN, Oct. 18.—Generals Botha,' De- wet and Delarey left Berlin for England to-night. intending to consult with their English well-wishers over tl(e‘nn.cue- ability of opening a subscriptioh there for the relief of the Boers, hoping thereby to allay the political feeling stirred up by their Continental utterances. ; The: gen- erais spent the day in receiving visitors and in dining with the "m-Gemll As- sociation. Thé German collections for the Beers amount to, $75,000. L AR President and Iin.lng WASHINGTON, cent~Roosevelt was interested Colorade mining’ claims: * coal is being transported at night and goes ihrough ‘to Philadelphia. The com- pany asserts that with: to-night's-ship- ment the total amount will reach 28,000 tons, the largest since May ‘15, to-day concerning mining claims in’ Colq- 1udo, the use of the-President’s na: wholly unauthorized and steps have taken to have its use discontinued.” 2 T | | .| cause. £ dflvm'lns her lunccence SR | & cousin of General, Shafter, KNOX FINDG NO FLAWS IN CANAL TITLE Attorney General to Report on Pan- ama Project. President Intends to Hasten Work on Waterway. Objections Raised by the Co- lombian GovernmentWfll ; Be Overcome. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, 'Oct. 18.—Attorney General Knox and Speclal Attorney Charles W. Russell of the Department of Justice have nearly completed a report. on their investigation of the French title to the Panama canal property. The final touches will be put on Monday morning and it will be submitted to President Roosevelt Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. There is great secrecy at the Department of Justice about the result of the investigation and character of the re- port. It is firmly believed, however, that the lawyer representatives of the Government have found the Panama. title valid and will so report to the President.. It is the President’s wish that work on an Amer- ican waterway across the isthmus be be- gun at the earliest moment, and with this object in view he will hasten the adminis- tration’s part of the programme as faras possible, but will give, ample time to the consideration and -appointment of a fer- manent Canal Commission. 1t the Eresident cahnot . acquire the Panama property and obtain a clear title, the law authorizes him to construct the canal by the Nicaragua rogte. There- fore, on the itature of the repfrt made by Attorney General Kunox and his assistant depends the final selection of ‘the route. ‘Should Knox report the title as valid, @s is” cxpected, it ls.x&u;h all other objections to. the ‘Pann.ma route can be overcome. = Tvo Sbiectio Feineaisea by the Colombian Gaven‘nmn. one to the per- petudl lease indicated in the isthmian canal act and the other in rezard to the estahlishment the maintenance of a police force to pre- serve order along the line of the canal strip.” The' constitution of Colombia for- bids lease in Perpetuity, overcome, it is now said, by transform- ing the canal right under'a/ hundred-year 1éase, ‘Wwith renewal at the option of the United States. The other objection, the officials here say, will also be easily cir- cumvented. GENERAL SHAFTER SAYS IT’S NERVOUS PROSTRATION Army Officer Speaks of Ailment of His Relative, Harold shnftst Howard. NEW YORK, O¢t. 18.—Harold Shafter Howard of Oakland, who has been taken to the Bellevue Hospital insane ward, is who com- mandcd the United States army before Santiago. The young man came to this city a few days ago from Washington in the same train with General Shafter. General Shafter, when seen at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-night, said that arrange- ments had been made to remove young man from Bellevue and serid him' to a sanitarium in California. “I met the boyrin Washington . last Wednesday,” sald General . Shafter.' “There was nothing in his appearance to indicate that he was insane. I never heard that he had any ‘meéntal trouble, but believe he was suffering from nerv- ous prostratien.” According to friends, Howard's condi- tion is due to overstudy. His father is president of the Spring ‘Valley Water Company in San Francisco. The young man decided to study for the ministry. He was prepared for Harvard -at St. Mark’s School and made many friends at the "university. He remained only * two years, however, owing to inability to keep. up his studies, although he is said to have had ability. When the war .with' Spain broke out he joined’one of the Bos- ton military organizations, but did not go to the front. i YOUNG WIFE ACGUSEh OF OOMHITTING MURDERS SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 18.~Mrs. Wil- liam Kiehl, 17 years of age, of South Onondaga, was arrested to-day on .the charge of killing her brother-in-law,- Adam Kiehl, with strychnine. Her hus- band died suddenly in February. said that she was infatuated with Adam, and “the night, gollowlnx her husband’s death asked him to marry. her, but her affection was not renlprocated On Sep- tember'19, after a’day’s work on a farm at Preble, Adam Kiehl went to bed ap- parently well and was found dead ln the mornlnx anumonls. was given 'as the _The sudden death .of the. two brothers was regarded as suspicious, and an investigation was made by Coroner E. Oct. 18.—The following [M. Sautee. The body of Adam Kiehl was statement was made at the White Housa exhumeéd and’ the stomach and other or- to-day relative to the report: that Presi- | 8ans sent to the chemistry deputmeut W.u at Cornell University. Professor E. ‘M. Chamott reported that he found nmh- “With reference to the story pulilished |nine in the viscera. It is believed by the ‘Coroner. that the poison was put in tea Kldfl drank.. When. Mrs.. Kiehl was en to jail ‘she broke down and crled, b of judicial tribunals apd; but this will be the’| It is IRELAND IN PLACE IN DRAMA OF BRITISH POLITICS T. P.. O’Connor Describes the Recent Sen- sational Scenes in the House of Commons and Predicts the Defeat of the Unjonists — FIRST | ONDON, Oct. 18.—T. P. O‘Con-I nor; M. P.; has written for the * Asscclated Press ' bis impres- sions of the scene caused by the . Irish - members “of the . House .6f Commons Thursday and. what he Believes it pur[ends, as fol- lews: *Thave seen many strange and ucltlrx Ecenes ‘in"the’' House of 'Commons, but that of Thursday was the most at.m.nse #nd most exciting. It deserves serious noticé s a symptom of and clew to, the present political . condition. - John O'Don- rell, thé chlef character therein, is not 1he Kirid of ‘man ofie would expect to se¢ figure, in such a scene. He is one of those men ;who, show, the rémarkable power of Jrishmen rising. equal in great situations, ! however humble and unpromising their crigin. ~He was born in a Hlttle coitage cn‘one ‘of those small patches-of land in the west of Iréland which are most re- markable specimens of the wreckage of centuries.. Yet he speaks eéloquently, chastely, and the strong physique of the reasant is surmounted by a face of sweet- Less and 1éfinement, as well as of vigor. To see this ordinarily “quiet young man addressing the whole house for a quarter of an hour amid a din which was tem- pestuous and in. violation ‘of every rule of order with the Speaker, Ministers and ail shouting, and the majority helpless, and then afterward to see him cross the fidor of thé house and standing in tront of the Prime Minister, who sat pallid with a sickly smile on his face; to see this was cne of the most curious proofs of how. Lonest passion and . indjgnation created Ly oppression can cowe even the most powerful of tyrannies. UNIONISTS ARE COWED. “Of all the points of that terrible scene,: for it wasterrible, the most Temarkable, was the absolute helplessness, the cowed inaction of the Unionist majority, so di-. vided andharassed by the sense of the irresistible’ doom coming hourly upon; their leaders, that they cannot conceal’ their depression- and are made.impotent, by panic. And thiere was the othier réa- son that the specter of Ireland, which was supposed to be laid, had risen again, more menacing than ever. ‘And, finally, there was perhaps some sensé of shame at the feeling that this man who was’ calling for the right.to be-héard:in the House of Commons had been gagged in Ireland by systematic persecution worthy of Russia at her worst. He has spent eighteen months in sail durifig - the last three or four years'and had beén dragged from platforms by 'the police before he opened his lips, and he was recently sub- Jected to a sentence which is an exampla of deliberate ferocity, his last sentence of six months, October-14, having been so given by the magistrate that O'Donnell had to nd. six weeks ‘on 4 plank bed and nmu on bread and watcr.. All this suf g of the past and to eome was written in legible letters on the pale face and in the excited eyes of this or- dinarily quiet gentleman. This perhaps was why the Ministerialists sat cowed, helpless and-abashed at the scene—one of the signs of some great coming change. ’ IRISHMEN EXPECT TO WIN. “It‘is impossible to foretell what it will Le, but for. a good reason Irishmen hope it may take the shape of a startling, gi- gantic surrender. One of the most im- portant porterits is:the eagerness of nine out of ten of the landlords to attend a conferenice with® the Irish'leaders. The movement nly kept from triumph by the fact that the leaders of the landlords are_wealthy,” With estates in England, 'nnd are therefore independent of Irish !'Tand, alsé of the Irish pattern. “Ministerial “lobby ‘agitation, ‘and because they are, besides, politicians first and-landlords afterward, “Every thinking man, whether landlord or t t, heueves that two or three years’ wfi and a small grant from the im- perial exchequer are-all now standing be- tween Ireland and final settlement of the question and the nquést of the w.m Celts from glish gar- flam Anon: those who t.\\lnk that a |!.he Northern Pacific. © oF ;:mus)! _PAR- LIAMENT. WHO PLEADS THE IRISH CAUSE. * gigantic surrender is inevitable within an early day, I have reason to belleve, is the Irish Chief Secretary, Mr. Wypdham, himself. He urged the landlords to con- sent.to a conference, even traveling long | distances to their homes to put personal pressure. on_ them. He has already an-l rounced that there will be a bigger land | bill next iyear and I have heard he has | said privately that coercion might be over in three weeks in case of certain events, whereby I understood he meant that the landlords and temants will agree on a| common basis of settlement. In the mcantime the pressure on the Govern- ment is coming from various quarters. It is doubtful if the Government can car- Ty the educational bill without violent closure, which may lead to scenes inside the House by-the English nonconform- ists, very, like those caused by O’'Donnell, $0 .vehement .in. party passion, and out- side it may produce outbreaks in Eng- The at- tempt to force the Irish members into the on the education bill died cn the, first night of the session, when Mr. Balfour insulted Ireland by re- fusing to give her a day to volce her wronzs. " “To sum up, the Irish members feel that théy have scored. Nobody has a good word to say for -the maladroit antics of Mr. Balfour. The-Government is threat- ened from many quarters and is divided and is, I believe, doomed, while Ireland has once more pushed into the foremost place in the great drama of British pol- itics.” HAS A BAD CASE OF THE “SWELLED HEAD” Tacoma Man’s Shoulder Adornment Expands to the £ize of a Half- Bushel Measure. ¢« TACOMA, ' Oct. 18.—An extraordinary case of swelled head, which is attracting the attention of ‘Tacoma doctors, is that of Clarence Christie, Who was operated upon yesterday in the Fannie Paddock Hospital. The cause of an immense swelling on .the left side of his neck is unknown and neither ¢an thg doctors tell whether they can effectually, remove it. Ten. days ago Christie observed the swelling on his neck. He thought it re- sulted from a cold and. treated it with flanaels. and hot applications without re- sult. His head grew rapidly—almost vis- ibly—unti! it was the size of'a half-bushel measure. By Frtday night its size was so enormous that [the doctors decided upon an immediate.éperation to save his life. They removed the glands of his neck, thereby materially reducing the swelling. ‘Even then the swelling was so great that his eyes were closed tightly. In other respects Christie is entirely well and takes his case jocosely, con-. sidering it a great rarity. The swelling ‘still persists in a somewhat lessening de- gree. M“ncctfl ‘men l“l: n:-uflcdi e its exact nature, though agreei t l':: trouble- is of glandular uflm.!%nns. tle is a telegraph operator employed by INGURGENTS ARE BEATEN IN BATTLE Castro’s ArmyWins Conflict at La Vlctona.. ; Kflled and Wounded Number Three AThousand. Venezuelan Government Vie- tory Due to the Bravery of the President. LA VICTORIA, Venezuela, Oct. 18.—A messenger has affived here from the scene of the engagement near ‘this place between Government troops and revelu- tionists, bringing news that after ceveral days of terrible fighting 9000 rebels, under General Mendoza, had abandoned the fleld, having retired from their last posi- tion, six miles from La Victoria, Friday night, retreating in the direction of Villa de Cura. According to President Castro, thé killed and wounded number 3000. During the last days of the fighting the temperature rose to 116 degrees, and a visitor to the scene of the engagement de- clares he never saw such a spectacle as ‘was presented on the battlefleld. The victory of the Government troops, which 1s said to be due to the personal courage of President Castro, who, twice, with a Mauser rifle in his hand, charged at the head of hi$ soldiers, is considered a serious setback for the cause of the revolutionists. A courler from Valencia, who arrived here to-day, reports that up to yesterday that town was not in the hands of the revolutionists. PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela, Oct. 18.—A cable message received here from the secretary general of President Castro says the Government army has been vic- torious over the forces of the revolu- tionists after seven days’ fighting. dur- ing which 3000 men were killed. - The revo- Jutionists are said to have been complete- 1y royted. NEW YORK, Oct. 13~The Consul Gen- eral of Venezuela in this city received the following dispatch signed by Dr. Torres Cardenas, secretary to the President of Venezuela: “CARACAS, Oct. 18.—Geéneral Castro communicates sweeping victory after séven days’ bloody battle. Three thou- sand casualties in the rebel camp.” PORT OF SPAIN, Oct. 18.—The Ger- man cruiser Panther is convoying a ves- sel having on board a German cargo from here to Venezuela, In spite of the block- ade. WESTERN UNION SUES PENNSLYVANIA RAILROAD Plan to Interfere With Telegraph Lines Will Be Considered in Court. PITTSBURG, Oct. 18.—The Western Union Telegraph Company, through 'its attorneys, to-day entered a suit In equity. against the Pennsylvania Company to re- strain the latter from taking away froms | the former the right to use the telegraph lLines along the Pennsylvania railroad. When the Wabash rallroad, a’ Gould property, started:to enter Pittsburg and secure a portion of th¢ great tonnage the Pennsylvania Company as a ref tory measure, as-it is’alleged, rescind:d eer- tain contracts between it and the West- ern Union, invelving the use of,thousands of miles of lines, offices, etc., and trans- ferring this right to the Postal Telegraph systém. - The suit begun to-day asks tem- porary and perpetual injunctions to re- strain the ‘defendant from interfering with the maintenance and operation of the plaintiff's lines along the Pennsyl- vania roadways, contending. that the re- moval of its lines by the defendant was in violation of the contracts between the companies and that the FPennsylvania Company is without authority in attempt- ing to termiate the agreements by serv. ing notice as it did in June, 1902. —_— 4 Viceroy Warns Missionaries. PEKING, Oct. 18.—The new Viceroy of Szechuen province, Tsen Chunsuan, re- ports that the Boxers have not been sup- pressed at Chengtu and two other cem- ters and ,he asks the Mintsters and-mis- sioharies to refrain from traveling in Central Szechuen at’ present. The Em- peror's reception at the summer palace to-day was attended by the diplomatic corps and the commanders of the legation guards, except in the case of the British Minister, Sir Ernest Satow, he having declined all social intercourse on account of the miscarriage of justice in the case of ‘the murdered English missionaries, Bruce and * Lewis, in Honan province where the responsible officials were ex- culpated and ignorant peasants were be- headed. —i— Prince Inspects a Shipyard. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18.—The Crowa Prince of Siam devoted the greater por- tion of to-day to inspecting Cramp’s ship- yard and the Baldwin Locomotive Works. His tour of inspection finished with a luncheon in the office of -John'H. Con- verse, president of the Baldwin Locomo- tive Works. The most slignificant fea- ture of'the day’s tour was an offer made by. Converse to educate in the business of locometive manufacturing a certain number of young Siamese men whom the Prince might select. The Crown Prince expressed himself as much pleased with the offer. He said roads aggregating 300 miles are in course of construction m Siam, and he believed Converse’s propo- sition migiht open the way for much more 1 work in that linc.