The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 4, 1902, Page 3

THE' SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1902. aPEND THE DAY VISITING MINES Coal Strike. Commission Looks Over Lehigh Valley. Copy of President Mitchell’s tatement Sent to the Companies ol A 1 Pa., Nov. —The Anthra- mmission spent the entire i high Vail e several the mining vil- most of the commissioners Recorder e train at- of the h of the a copy of Presi- t of the miners’ b the commis- ore its departure made before the the operators or four days. at Pond Creek 4 miners’ repre- ed colliery of kesbarre Company mine to visit. rst stop of the day The arbitrators mes of the miners, n in since they have . Drifton was the , and there a crowd e commission as Super- » of Coxe Bros.” Company, located there, explained ble between the company and its 1 the miners employed at these ill on strike because the com pon them returning to wo and not in & body. John Markle, the independent d the party and escorted the to the mining village of Jeddo. Markle showed them which he maintains there the men. On the run re the breaker of No. 40 i, Messrs. Markle, Duf- d a spirited discus- fferences existing at the ne of the men at the ave returned to work, 1s as those which are out of the Coxe mines. m he 'was running the and would maintain dis- i about t Srd yuse rved at the Central e entire afternoon was denried mine. The com- lowered into the workings h an 1100-foot slope. al features” they al with a very steep cuit to mine. € S0 near the be taken off nining an easy mat- joners spent the night t and will leave for morrow morning. ideal choice for Jenks is an ge. Remember the name. N 3.—The steam yacht Charles M. Schwab, d_States Steel Corpora- r-Canns ov | colonies would stimulate and Colonial Premiers Give , Result of Thg&r Conference, Adopt a Resolution Advocat- ing the Use of the Metric System, ) LONDON, Nov. 3.—The blue book on the colonial conference does not add much to what is already known. The resolution adopted on the subject of pref- erential trade is the most interesting part of the report. In the resolution the con- ference recognizes that preferential trade between the United Kingdom and the facilitate commerce and strengthen the empire; that in the present circumstances of the colonies it would not be possible to adopt a general system of free trade. With a view, however, of promoting an increase of trade within the empire it is desirable that those colonies which have already adopted a policy should, as far-as their circumstances permit, give substantial preferential . treatment to the products and manufactures of the United Kingdom. Four Premiers urged an imperial grant to colonial products and manufactures | 8iving preferential treatment in the Unit- ed Kingdom by exemption from or deduc- tion of dutles. Five Premiers present at the conference undertook to submit to their respective governments at their carliest opportunity a request that such measures should be taken as may be nec- essary to give effect to the principle of this resolution. A memorandum from the president of the Board of Trade shows that the Pre- | miers were prepared to recommend prefer- ential treatment on. British goods as fol- lows: N Canada, the existing preference of 33 1-3 per cent and an additional preference on selected articles by reducing duties in favor of the United Kingdom, raising duties on foreign im- ports and placing dutles on certain foreign im- ports now free. : New Zealand, 10 per cent all round reduc- tion on present’ duties on British goods. Cape Colony, 25 per cent preference on Brit- ish goods. « . Australia was not in a position to define the extent of the preference to be given. Another resolution emphasizes the de- sirability of considering the refusing of the privileges of the coasting trade, in- cluding trade between the United King- dom and the colonies and between the colonies to countries wherein correspond- ing trade is carried in ships of their own nationality. The conference also adopted resolutions advocating the use of the metric system, the reservation by the Government in fu- ture agreements of the right to purchase cables and the insertion in new shipping agreements of provisions to prevent ex- cessive freight charges or any preference in favor of forefgners. Course of Midshipmen Is Reduced. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 3.—Orders were rcceived at the Naval Academy to-day reducing the course of midshipmen to three years instead of four. The order is indefinite. The change is made neces- sary by the pressing need for naval of- ficers. The new order contemplates a three years' course at the academy and three years at sea. by B R NEW YORK. Nov. 3.—E. Y. Comstock of Summityille, Ind., a promoter of a petroleum and oll-burning device, was found dead to-day in his room at a hotel in this city. Death was probably due to apoplexy. AY FAEE TRADE CANAL TREATY 15 NOT POSSIBLE| MUST GO AHEAD Uncle Sam Will Not Permit Colombia to Qaibble. et Minister Concha Is Directed to Proceed With the Negotiations, e i Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Colombia has learned that the United States will not stand any quibbling over the Panama canal treaty. Minister Concha has been | instructed to proceed with the treaty ne- gotlations, which he recently delayed be- cause he was displeased at the course of action pursued by Rear Admiral Casey in command of the naval forces on the isthmus. Senor Herran, secretary of the Colom- | bian legation, called at the State Depart- ment to-day to learn when Secretary Hay would return to Washington. He was in- | formed that Secretary Hay would prob- ably be at his desk again on Thursday and this led Senor Herran to express a hope that the negotiations would be re--| sumed the latter part of this week. He left a note for Hay. Thus -has one of the most serious obstacles to the com- pletion of the canal treaty been sur- mounted. Minister Concha a week ago was re- quested by Secretary Hay to proceed in accordance with the instructions which the Secretary knew he had recelved. Senor Concha informed the State Depart- ment that while he had received these instructions he thought that Rear Ad- miral Casey’s action in refusing to trans- port Colomblan troops to fight the rebels on the Panama Railroad had constituted an “unwarranted assumption of sov- ereignty.” \He thought that sentiment in Panama had been so greatly aroused thereby that he believed his Government did not hold the same view in regard to. the canal policy as it did when th2 instructions were mailed. This astonished and nettled Hay, who cabled to United States Minister Hart at Bogota to make this fact known to the Colombian Government, thus forcing the Bogota authorities to show their true in- tentions. This coursé of action has re- sulted in the Colombian Government giv- ing word to go ahead with the negotia- tions. Minister Concha has tendered his resig- nation to his Government. He sent it Lo Bogota more than a month ago, but it was not accepted and he will probably remain in Washington until the canal ne- gotiations are complete. It is said at the legation that ill-health is the cause of Minister Concha’s resignation. Livingston Jenks deserves your vote for Superior Judge. Remember the name. * e Disputes Kill Two Outlaws. GUTHRIE, O. T., Nov. 3.—Bert Casey, an outlaw leader, and Jim Sims, one of his leutenants, trapped by two deputies in Woods County to-day, were shot and killed. They put up a strong fight, firing severa! volleys, but none of the deputies were hit. Casey and Sims were planning the release of ‘George Moran, angther of their number, now on trial at Lawton for murder. Do not be indifferent as to voting against Amendment No. S. Any Style Sui For a limited time we shall make to order for $13.50 you desire : clay worsteds. wear. t Made to Order for $13 Single breasted sack smit Single breasted derby sack suit - Single breasted square cut sack swit Double breasted (three-button) sack suit Double breasted (two-button) sack smit Cutaway frock sumit You can have your choice from a great quantity of fall and winter materials compris- ing solid colors and fancy and mixed patterns in cheviots, tweeds, cassimeres, serges and We would be pleased to give anyone desiring them a number of samples. Remember, in ordering a suit like this made up in any-style for $13.50 you-are getting an unusual:value. ; Of course our guarantee, goes with each suit—a guarantee-covering making, fit and “can order throush our self-measuring system— satisfaction guaranteed —write for samples and measuring blank. on any style of these suits Owt-of-tou)n éwsionme‘rs ARE DECREASING Commissioner of General Land Office Files Report., Recommends a Large Appro- priation for Surveys in" Alagka. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The annual report of Binger Hermann, Commissioner of the General Land Office, shows that the public land disposed of by the Gov- ernment during the yean aggregated 19,- 488,535 acres, an increase of 3,925,739 acres over the previous year. Of the aggregate 1,757,793 acres were sold for cash; 17,614,- 792 acres were embraced in miscellaneous entries and the remainder were Indian lands. Commissioner Hermann recommends & large appropriation for surveys in Alaska; legislation regulating railroad rights of way granted under existing laws so that parties who have expended large suns of money for power plants, etc., shall be protected against new settlers, and a large appropriation to provide for an in- creased number of special agents to pre- vent timber depredations and to protect public lands from unlawful entry. The report algp renews previous recommenda- tions fof compulsery attendance of wit- nesses in hearings before district” land offices; for repeal of existing laws regard- ing timber on the unreserved public lands and substitution therefor of a general law providing ample protection for the for- ests and furnishing means By which mo- nopolies, settlers and others may secure a sufficlent supply of timber for their legi- timate needs; legislation to protect game and fish in forest reserves; extension of the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park and legislation giving the President general authority to set apart as national parks public land tracts having scientific or- historic interest or containing springs of medicinal properties. It is urged also that the law as to ex- change of lands embraced in forest re- serves held by private owners for pub- lic lands not in reservation be changed 80 as to secure an approximation in value of the lands relinquished with those se- lected in lieu therefor. On October 1 last there were fifty-four forest reserves, em- bracing 60,175,165 acres, an increase ‘of al- most 14,000,000 acres since the last report. During the fiscal year there were 1663 forest fires discovered which burned over 87,799 acres. The constantly decreasing acreage burned over is said to demon- strate the efficiency of the Government forestry service. The Commissioner says the withdrawal and proper policing of the forest lands of the Government during the year has shown the following results: First—The work has proved self-supporting. Second—It has, in addition, brought In a revenue to the Government. ~ Third—Needed timber supplies have been placed within lawful reach of the public. Timber depredations within the reserve Timits have practically ceased. 2 A little more than 50,000,000 acres of land were certified and patented to rail- ways during the year under the land grants made by Congress to serve in tha construction of raliroads. During the season the Interior Department allowed 1,197,000 sheep to enter eight of the reser- vations for specified periods, the grazing to be confined to specified areas, and 459, 137 head of cattle and horses to graze in thirty-eight of the reservations. Concerning reforestation, the report says: It is assumed that the reforestration of the denuded areas in the forest reserves, where | sufficient moisture prevails to make the germ- ination of seeds of the native. trees possible, might be exvected to result in good time, jf the occurrence of devastating fires could be’ re- duced to a minimum and the grazing of stock restrained within proper limits and reduced to a safe basis. The forest force has been re- quired to make extra exertions to prevent damage by fire and to keep the office fuily in- formed relative to the effects of stock grazing and to keep out stock not licensed to enter the reserves and all the evidence points to almost unvarying success. { The forest trees are coming\ back, not orly where there is a plentiful rainfall, and not a jutle hope is found in the fact that the mative es are reproducing themselves in the drier portions of the country where the fires are kept out and where grazing is restrained within a reasonable limit. and many a waste place is becoming a-wilderness of verdure. LITLE CUBMNS T0 BE EXCLUDED Children From Santiago Still Held at Ellis Island. \ NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—The board of spe- cial inquiry reported to Commissioner of Immigration Williams to-day that they had voted unanimously in favor of ex- cluding - the eleven children who came from Santiago, Cuba, to this country to join the Universal Brotherhood institu- tion at Point Loma, Cal. It is expected that an appeal will be made from the de- cision of the board. ‘Williams not only directed that they remain at Ellis Island, but that they be placed in his own private suite of rooms in the Ellis Island building. There, under treatment, they will remain until.the case is settled. The first appeal taken from the decision of the board of special in- quiry is to Commissioner Willlams and the next is to the Treasury Department at ‘Washington, where the Commissioner ex- pects a ‘decision will be rendered which will establish a precedent. Action on the part of Commissioner TIMBER FRAUDS ANNUAL REPORT ~ OF TREASURER Unprecedented Holding of Gold at End of Fiscal Year. DR. KILMER’S SWAMP-ROOT. WEAK KIDNEYS AND BLADDER TROUBLE Had to Pass Waier Very Often Day and Night. Ordinary Revenues Exceed |Cured by the Greéat Kidney Remedy, Swamp=-Root, Expenditures More Than $91,000,000. i WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Ellis H. Rob- erts, Treasurer of the United States, in opening his annual report, says that the magnitude of the available cash balance and the unprecedented holdings of gold are the striking features of the condition of the Treasury at the close of the fiscal year 1902. The net ordinary revenues for the year were $562,478,233 and the expen- diturss $471,140,87, showing a surplus of $91,257,376. In ccmparison with the previous year ‘there.was a decrease of $25,207,104 in the revenues offset by a falling off of $38,- 776,450 in -the expenditures.. While there was an Increase of $15,859,252 in the re- ceipts from customs, the internal reve- nues, under the operation of new laws repealing the war taxes, fell off $35,300,541. There was a decrease of $32,343,481 in ex- penditures on account of the War De- partment and an increase of $7,296,149 in the cost of the navy. The total receipts of the year from all sources including the public debt were $1,062,124,037 and the disbursements $969,627,041. United States notes and Treasury notes were redeemed in gold to the amount of $17,482,590 of the former and $1,274,590 of the latter without any impairment of the gold reserve of $150,000,000. LARGE CASH BALANCE. In the first quarter of the fiscal year 1902 the diminution of internal rewvenue continued in larger ratio, from the effect of the act of April 12, 1902, repealing war taxes reaching $16,609,54. The total re- ceipts were, however, $5,902,305 greater for the quarter. The expenditures on_the other hand, as compared with the July, August and - September preceding, in- creased by $14,844,151. The net result is an excess of receipts of $16,539,171. The available cash balance in the Treas- ury July 1, 1902, was the largest net bal- ance in our history. It amounted to $862,137,361. The gold reserve is counted in, as it is available for the redemption of legal ten- der notes. The sums in national banks to the credit of the Treasurer and dis- bursing officers were $127,190,056. The sub- sidiary silver $11,462,533 and the minor coins. $019,404 could hardly be used for large payments nor is the silver bullion to be reckoned for such purpose. With such ceductions there remained in the Treasury vaults on July 1 a little more than $7,000,000. As fifty million dollars is deemed a fair working fund, about $22,000,000 could be spared. By October 1 this excess became $25,000,000 and jus- tified-measures to reduce it. By Novem- ber 1 1t was brought to'a trifie more than a million dollars below the working fund. OUR FINANCIAL STRENGTH. Nearly one-half of the available cash balauce July 1 was in gold coin and certifi- cates $103,801,290 over and above the gold reserve of $150,000,000 and by October 1 it became $136,124,771. “As a measure of financial strength of the Government, the report says, the fact deserves mention. By October 1, 1902, the available cash balaace, exclusive of the reserve, was $221,£53,394, and owing to the large meas- ures for the relief of the money market it was reduced by November 1 to $206,- 421,879. Of this sum $146,885,012 was in national banks. Bonds of the face value of $56,071,230 were purchased during the fiscal year for the sinking fund at a total cost of $70,- 410,230 for principal, premium_and accrued interest. In September, 1902, purchases were made of $2,530,000 bonds of the loan of 1904 at 105, and in October four per cents of 1925 were bought to the amount of $15,675,250 for principal, involving the payment of $21,695,310, including premiums and accrued interest. . Floating Body Identified. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 3.—The body that was found on the Angel Island beach yes- terday has been identified as that of Ar- chie Pollock, quartermaster on the trans- port Sherman. Pollock met death about two weeks ago, having been knocked off the ship launch and drowned. ool el oo @ LADRONES KILL NOTED EDUCATOR School Superintendent of Negros Is Slain by . Robbers, R s~ MANILA, Nov. 8.—D. C. Montgomery, superintendent of schools in Oriental Ne- gros, was murdered Friday by the la- | drones three miles from Dacelee. Mont- goméry was going to Bacalod for a con- ' sultation with the retiring superintend- | ent and to assume control of the divisioq. He had a large sum of money with him. Six natives armed with bolos and spears attacked the superintendent, quickly killed him and then mutilated and robbed him. The constabulary have offered a reward for Montgomery's murderers and it is thought they will be captured. Robbery is understood to have been the motive for the, crime. This is the first instance of a teacher in the Philippines being harmed while in the discharge of his duty. Mont- gomery’s widow is a teacher in the isl- and of Negros. N LEXINGTON, Neb., Nov. 3-D. C. ‘Williams was postponed until Wednesday in deference to a request sent by Vernon Davis, president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The Treasury Department has received information of the arrival at New York of Cuban chil- dren en route to the “Universal Brother- hood School” at Point Loma, near San Diego, Cal. Assistant Secretary Taylor has directed that thé children be detained Montgomery was a Presbyterian minister and his last charge was at Wayne, Neb. Just after he was appointed to the ser- vice in the Philippines he visited his sis- ter here. He sailed for Manila on the transport Thomas July 23, 1901. LIPTON IS INTERESTED + IN THE BIG EXPOSITION in New York until the character and re- tained, TLivingston Jenks for Superior Judge is the right man In the right place. Re- member the name. B * Legislature Will Be Republican. CHEYENNE, Wyo, Nov. 3—The Democratic State managers profess to be hopeful of electing their Congress{onal and State candidates to-morrow, but will give no figures, On the other hand the Republicans assert that Congressman Mondell will be re-elected by a majority of not less than 2500. The Legislature will be overwhelmingly Republican. AR, Mother and Child Killed. THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 3.—Word reached here this morning that the wife and child of Charles Campbell were killed at Ashwood, seventy miles southeast of here, on Saturday by the overturning of a wagon. In rounding a sharp curve in the road the wagon went down an embank- ment, falling on"the woman and child.- sponsibility of the school can be ascer-{ King Edward Invites Him to Name a Special Commission to Visit _ St. Louis. * ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Major General Corbin has received a letter from Sir Thomas Lipton in Which the general is in- formed. that Lipton has greatly interested himself in the St. Louls Exposition. He had an interview with King Edward and | says his Majesty has invited him to name a special commission to visit the exposi. tion and the English Government will tempt to interest the people in the exposi- tion. It is understood that the Prince of ‘Wales will be named as the head of the special commission. The matter has al- ready become the subject of international correspondence. Sir Thomas Lipton has represented to the King that the cordial relations between the United States and Great Britain will be strengthened If the United Kingdom is well represented at the exposition. Pt ——— s Livingston Jenks is an ideal choice for ) el very often day and night. using about six bottles in all. turn of the trouble since. (A. H. Nooney,) Chief Engineer, Btate Capito! Buildiag, Topeks, Kan. Jan. 2nd, 1902. everywhere. Noticing an advertisement in the Topeka State Journal of Swamp-Root, termined to give it a trial, and bought a bottle. first bottle the pain had entirely disappeared from my back. The pain and fre. quent desire to pass water ceased. However, I continued to take the medicine, That was over a year ago, and I have had no re- DR. KILMER & CO., Binghamton, N. Y. About two years ago I had a very severe case of kidney and bladder trouble. The pain in the small of my back was so severe that I could not stand it to stay in one position more than a moment or two, and was obliged to pass water I tried medicines and doctors without getting relief. I de- By the time I had finished the ‘Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible for more sickness and suffering than any other disease; therefore, when through neglect or other causes kidney trouble is permitted to continue, fatal results are sure to follow. ‘We often see a relative, a friend or an acquaintance apparently well, but in a few days we may be grieved to learn of their severe ilimess, death, caused by that fatal type of kidney trouble—Bright's disease. The mild and extraordinary effeet of the world-famous kidney and bladder remedy, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, is soon realized. ‘wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. you may have a sample bottle sent free, by mall. Sample Bottle of Swamp-Root Free by Mail EDITORIAL NOTE—Swamp-Root has been tested in so many ways, and has proven so successful in every case, that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of The Call who have not already tried it may have a sam- ple bottle sent absolutely free, by mail. Root, and containing Nany of the thousands upon thousands of testimeonial let- ters received from men and women who owe their good health, In fact their very lives, to the wonderful curative properties of Swamp-Root. ¢ and mention reading this generous offer in the San Francisco Dally Call when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bighamton, N. Y. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at the drug or sudden It stands the highest for its A trial will convince anyone—and Algo a book telling all about Swamp- In writing, be sure stores Don’t make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bettle, EXPLODING GASOLINE CAUSES FATAL BURNS Mrs. Julia Comstock of San Jose Passes Away After Hours of Agony. SAN JOSE, Nov. 3.—Mts. Julia Com- stock was fatally burned this afternoen by an explosion of gasoline with which she was starting a fire in her home at 117 Post street, and died at 8 o’clock this evening after suffering awful agony. Just how the explosion occurred is not known. Neighbors were aroused by the screams of the woman as she rushed into the street with her clothing ablaze from her head to her feet. Sheé fell to the ground and a number of people rushed to her as- sistance, but before the flames could be extinguished all of the clothing was burn- ed from her body. Mrs. Comstock lived alone in a three- room cottage. The house took fire, but was quickly extinguished by the chemical engine. —_——— Five corporatio raised $250,000 to promote the scheme known as Amendment No. 8 on the official ballot. They expect to get that money back if the measure becomes a law, and it comes out of your pockeis. ANGRY MOB RIDDLES NEGRO WITH BULLETS Assaults Two White Women With an Ax and One of Them May Die. / SALEM, Ala., Nov. 3.—Sam Harris, a negro, entered the home of George Mead- ows, a planter who' lives six miles south - of here, about 9 o’clock this morning dur- ing Meadows' absence and with an ax attacked Mrs. MeadowS and her 18-year- old daughter, crushing Mrs. Meadows" skull and fracturing that of the daugh- ter. Mrs. Meadows has not regained con- sciousness and will die. Harris was placed in custody and held\un!il Miss Meadows had sufficlently recovered to identify him. This she did at 2 o’clock this afternoon and the negro was taken in charge by a mob and his body riddled with bullets. Harris denled his guilt until the first shot was fired and tWen he ack- nowledged his crime. The condition of . the hcuse showed that robbery was the purpose of the crm‘ ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3.—The case of Colonel Edward Butler, millionaire politician, indict- ed on a charge of bribery, was to-day sent to Rulton for trial on a change of venue. Any Man Dr. McLaughiin Electric Belt! gloomy, irresolute and who had they are as good man of your size. DR. McLAUGHLIN—Dear Sir: Electric Belt? I have not kG ho for to be delayed. 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