The evening world. Newspaper, July 22, 1902, Page 10

ee fz BS. ve Ka > twist on public and employees that the short demand of summer fagreement was signed, its profits last POLY AET \ rd - :} bs ¥ o Soft Coal if Consumer Doesn’t Object to . With $80,000,000 profits Yorkers at arm's length and continues its shake down for for 1902 c padiocked, the + ghar Enough Coal Mined to Supply the Demand All Summer Before the Strike Was Declared—By Almost Doubling Prices the Trust Has Plundered the Public of Millions—No Necessity for Using Extortion, al Trust more fF nimbly holds New Corl cannot be bought for less than 50 n ton today, and the end is still some Vi@istance away and will be until the barons conclude that they have business regulated On a basis that will insure them a permanent profit according to # scale they have in} ‘The miners’ strike has been their opportunity and the The principal officials of day to further their plans. Everybody in the coal trade on the magnates’ side ins: lack diamonds in sight, but retail dealers readily admit t y intend to make it a double the trust are to meet here to: ists that there is not a ton of} hat there are something like | 8,000,000 tons floating about and that a sufficient supply 1s on hand to keep everybody) interested in the squeeze going until— SEPT. 1, WHEN A NEW AND FECT AND AT WHICH TIME & STHIiK FROM THE TRUST END SETTL INCREASED SCALE TO D NT WILL BEGIN TO BE TALKED 8 ALERS GOES INTO EF- That is the idea now, Wiitle the people of New York and the country at large are ‘ecntributing to a $9,000,000 profit fund which the trust will “clean up’ on the strike alone. The trust has to-day about one-half 07 th» 10,000,000 tons of coal it had on hand when the miners went on strike May 10 last. This has been increased in price regularly @very month, until coal to householders is almost at a prohibitive price, while large concerns that want to keep the laws agains: the use of soft coal pay as much and have to hunt for their supply. The mine operators are following a plan mapped out of teaching their men a “final lesson” and accustoming the public to a high-price rate which they intend shall prevail as long as they enn keep it up. President Baer, of the Reading, who met several of York, said; ‘““We can stand it if the miners can.” _ TRUST WELCOMED STRIKE TO “KITE: COAL PRICES. | Among the men who buy coal to) ue sell it the anthracite strike is some- thing of a joke, even though some | of the laugh may be on them, To |; the wise ones who keep men within | © hearing distance of the operators and agents atthe mines it seems very funny to see ‘hings coming out just as they were predicted by the trust period (ent! (entimnted) OGor and the ruinous expenses of the present etrike, is mere wind $50,000,000 Pront. The Coal Trust, which ts compo: of the New York, Ontario and Western Ratlroad, the New York, Susquehanna officers. and Western, Delaw Lackawanna The strike was to be. The trust att Western, BoD " a a) eae | vceneed | PMladelphia. and Reading, Lehigh an was ready for it, and had “stacked | \Wiounarre, Lehigh Valley and Peni It was argued |sylvania Coal Company, has heen mak- ‘up’ in anticipation ing money ever since the “gentlemen's favor things and the in- haat aRBr mating $60,001,000 8 ee creaked rete buyers off,|!t will make the same, for the strike paula spe ek has been a real benefit to the (rust thus enabiing the operators to hold COAL OUTPUT OF THE TRUST AND PROFITS DURING STRIKE YEAR, he other presidents in New TOOOO0 10, 1902, ton 10,000,000 5,000,000, 3,000,000, + 60,000,000 + 81,000,000 -$50,000,000 rn COOARTE 6 FIGURES SHOW YEAR’S BIG INCREASE. Stove Keg Nut fe Red ash... Buckwheat "We read that the Coal and Iron Po- their supply well in hand and use It} j\o6 force, the expense of pumping the fas a menace to the miners who | mines and other incidentals of that sort orge F. Buer, of the Rend ted better wages and belter cutting {nto the reserve fund of the | f ference with the prest ‘ aitfons. rators, while asa matter of fact the /denis of a number of other coal com- working and living con k (re expense of keeping order and] panties at his office in the Jersey Central ‘ 0) fter the mines while the men) Bulkling to-day. Mr. Bae i 000,000 Toms on Hand. looking after the mines whi Mr. Baer came ‘hare fe 8% ials came and the men|#re on strike does not exceed $1,000.00 a | to talk over the strike situation When the crisis ci month, and the discount cut to dealers | "We ar isfled with our position,” makes un for that and will leave som thing like $9,000,000 profit Statistics show that quit work the Trust had at various storage places some 10,000,000 tons ‘of coal. Everybody knew that, for coal has been valded and |éradually advancing in price since the the fact was widely heralded 4 fon | {rust Was formed In 186, and the prew the announcement made that to pr nt atrike will serve to ‘kite’ it again. This is expected In the trade and causes vent unjust discrimination \t would the cir-| no surprise cular or current trade price \ofering to bet a million dollars with @ ton. Janybody or everybody that there would But it ail went to the agents of the loo no pint the prudent ret meu trust, or, to be more axact, a little of} who were ‘in the know’ were filling it went to the trade and the agents held | their yarde and sending in advance or- the remainder, and there the "kiting'’ | drs 4n the retail market began ! Prepared for a Strike. ‘According to schedule, the owners Of) i, was generally known that the coal yards were to buy at 4.15 & OP | iruet was prepared for a strike and quite subject to 60 cents discount. That Tate) wijcomed tt The operators figure now prevailed for April, but as soon 48 Me) thar the minem a artily tired of the strike was declared in May the 8-| iggie ang about Sept when the count wt cut to 40 cents and in June} new winter schedule goce to effect, to % and in July to 2%. In August te) ney argue t the workers, facing Aiscount will be only 10 cents and OM} rung winter and possible eviction, will ept. 1a new winter rate of 3465.8 ton] ) Lind to make terns will go into effect, which A scene: Nobody in th al trade expe more on the ton than dealers were asked) 0,0 rungs promised to min to pay @ year ago. be sufficient and so continuous as to discount whatever will) warrant any dependence on them be allowed. “Hence the trust looks for am Having gotten all the agreements |eurty murre signed that will bind the retail trade!) ip malbeniceanien ik Atl next April, the trust will turn tel oo sasred now quite. foregone coneli attention to the miners, und very prob-} oC fa the operators will. it neces. ably conclude that they have had euf-| 0. make some concessions to gain ficent vacation and blow the whistle) iiuir ooini, there will AV iret that means # resumption of work drop in prices, for the magnates will jold that it will take them a year or Laws Set Aside. more te aot back to normal conditions In the mean time the people, partiou-| "This, of course, will be ali pretense tarly of thie city, have been practically |The yearly output of the anthracite faken by the throat and compelled to] mines 1s 60,000,000 to it being com pay © full 92.00 advance a ton on coal| puted monthly at 4.600000 y wil ‘over lust year, while the health laws| have a month's supply 4 on Sep have been tacitly act aside and the woft.]1. and If the strike ends at that i coal nuisance permitted, simply because | the usual output will be sent to market. | concerns cannot get anthracite ex-) “The retail {s abnormally ‘at runtous rate: just now, but even at that ple not July the prevailing rates |in the trade cannot buy much more than a few tons at any one place, in eoal were: Stove, a ton, #5) | | way large concerns that do not want to p G86) red neh, $5.50) bucks | o.46 ine ott coal law are seriously et, 82.75, The July prices | yandicapped year are: Stove, 97.00) exe, r. , as erne) red ash, 6%, and L” Hond’s Efferts, Phe Manhattan ‘L’ road is a case ip point, That company has an agent retailers declare , wolhx woout buyin wn anthracite wher booause the die-|ever he can wet it h He tapped all the that whould be allowed by the|country dealers within a few miles ne ‘ i dius of New York und is now buying has been out, and thet while in the Bastern Sta dpe not Going © per cent, of their] “The ‘1’ people Duainess they auill have the |boat load In. thelr BHP running expenses, The price ut A Ne ie i ud Lea added means $1. Not to speak of in they buy coal only insures its|dentals Other lurge concern’ are pay ing the same rates ‘10 te @ omae of every at Hoboken, boat freigimas: having to be borne by ip imeresce, waid one of the in- Of the trade, “all goes to the Z ata mild eptimate chey pi. 1 have cleaned up $9,000,000 “The rate for stove coal may go to $8 next month. which will be the final move in Ketng the public used to the high rate, ‘This treatment of the people ‘Mie strike alone, Ali their] Will Hino be an oblect Imswon to the ‘money, which. they | Miiert. who are to be taught that they bry tyre] their last i Aght, sis: thas declared President Baer. “We can tand it if the miners can. 1 do rot know when the strike will be settled, hut when it i¢ 1 know it will be sath factory to all concerned.” President Baer's statement simply means that the price of coal in New York for the coming winter will be higher than ever before known. He and his colleagues are making no effort to settle the strike, and will make none Untll Sept. 1, when the increased winter schedule goes into effect, Tais Will raise the price of coal, and by ‘“edu- cating!’ the people to pay higher prices he Conl ‘Trust hopes to maintain this price indefinitely At the conference to-day it wae de- poet by President (Ba. and his col- wages to concentrate their efforta. on one colliery of the Delaware, Lacka- Wanna and Weatern, ‘Ther axe to ‘work In this section about. Aus and, a rus ng a large force of miners to work svcure ply af ec too a 9 the fone t re ii iy kreatly Inereased price The Delaware, Lackawanna and W - vesion is believed by the operators ite easiest feld, and thelr ettorte y nivated there. The trust Nas established an employment sta: At BS puta Plainflold, N , and has quar. there several hundred men who b ent to the mines before Aug. 1, Mraung thelr efforts the op: have better control th over the “output of soul, n than demand any price the Aa there Will be Didone tine Winter ac efforia will be n ment with the mini will be a meeting of the Company,” ac iit the operators There edule goes into to reach an “Tem In here je really noth the atlon.”” sald Preside } o had “Everything t# quiet in the an Lite remons, and the operators are simply waiting ‘untill the minors shail vive grow! Ured of remaining Idle. We are inclined to wait urell the miners grow tired of the strike and return to Work of thelr own volition, as they ulti, Atcly will When the repentant ‘sin, 1 comes home we will kilt the tana if and ince the ring on hia finger with great joy. T belleve we all are Mteredind in ice than coal these — MINE GUARD IS SHOT BY ACCIDENT. WILKESBARRI . a Thompson, of Philadelphia, was shot and AL the ad No. 9 colliery Wilkeabarre, Codi Notch by cto wioyed as com the shooting waa Waa standing on 2 tse al Huge Iso fro men ware Jones claim Thompy pany eu accidental & bridge forty yards away alt and Jones was trying to get a jammed eartridge out of his gun. Squadron at Block Island, LOCK ISLAND, BR. 1b, July 22. Dattlo-ships A 2 and Keareange a6 agipebsigibyNew Harbor, Bloak Luland, William | te B50 Tey ADDS MILLION PROFIT TO THE COAL TRUST. =! v Ss OF Zo MILLION TONS | ‘OF HARD COAL, THE STRIKE OF THE COAL TRUST. “Ah! that was a good one; now I'll send it up a little higher Actions Had B Dropped by Mutual Agreement. Mrs. Mary Simmons, the wife John G. Simmons, of Westches plied w Justice Hall in th Court to-day fault opened and ule her sult for a sepa her husband on the ground cruelty and abandonment. Dr brought a countersuit and case called last December Simmohs did not appear, gave evidence in his action, also for separation Was granted a deer ts, Simmons at for ai siderable notoriety opposing an application by her {mony and counsel alleged th wife had become infatuated with Leah V. Walters, a real estate and that her conduct was enc had to refuse to live with her she got rid of Miss Walters This she refused house herself with the woman. afterward commenced her dlvercs harging Dr. Simmona with im imuimacy with a young Weste woman. She subsequently this action and jnatituted the tlon suit, Dr. Simmons filed ans In which he de od a BEEM alleging that his wife had de him to ointinue Miss Walters After a inutual agreement a drawal of the suit had been reach wen. to reside with her moth Waterloo, but ab was surprised to find that phe recetved from him had been st She made inqutries, and then disc to her astonishment that her hu had gone on with his mult and bi tained @ decree against her by d Bhe Was Unaware that he was g¢ have his eult tried, barred from having her say in Bhe therefore asked her default ened and that she be allowed t e her sult and defend hin ¢ action permission to was whic! first brought which cau Dr Simmoi ance nas — WOULD REOPEN SIMMONS'S SUIT Wife Thought that Both Supreme or leave to hie her de- ation aga Simmons when Her husband and in January to do and left the abandoned separa it the end of Januar, an allowance een! of Dr. aD pros- nat of his the Mrs. h was he a suit “don as, in for al- hat his a Miss agent, hat he unless: She sult, proper chester anawer ration, eserted her acquantance with with: ed she her at opped covered isband ad ob- jefault. Ding to and had been de- court to be 0 prose ounter, STEPHEN B, BAZLEY WEDS. ricka I of Jersey City, Stephen B. Bagley, who Is very lar in Harlem, was married a few ago to Mise Fredericka H the talented daughter of Mr J. Sehwelder, of No Jorsey City Heights ‘The bride wore a very of white silk and was Marries Fr an preity: ¢ Schwelder, popu- nights Bchweider, 10 Webster avenue, many presents, Migs Carrie RMtater of the bride, acted as maid, and Mr, William (. Hoeltzer was best man, Niro and Mra, Bagley will make their future home on Jersey City Heights — GARMENT MAKERS STRI (Special to The ng World.) NPWARK, July 2.—More tha hundred members of the local of the United Garment Work America quit work this noon » of a demand for the submitting eral inerense Th waxel KE. an olx branch ers of pending a gene Severs) hundred other tallors are ex- ested to gO out either iigagow,” ° °Nt SAE hi OF bor nial and the consumer gets it in the neck again. SANTOS-DUMONT BACK TO SAIL IN HIS AIRSHIP, ++ Famous Aerial Navigator Enthusiastic About Trip Around the Statue of Liberty. Full of enthusiasm over his proposed When M. Santos was asked to explain trip around the Statue of Liberty in his airaiiy Alberto Santos-Dumont ar- rived to-day on the steamship Kron- pring Wilhelm. When M. Santos, as he likes to be called, met the reporters on the pier he rushed at them with a yolley of questions about the airship that has Just been completed at Hrighton Beach, | “How far has the work on my ship gone?” “How dors it look?” “Has any one tried it and has a prize been offered for the sail around the statue were the quest! When these we: satisfaction the iny had many plans for t ships and new ide on them. “When I first be aerial navigation.” the aeroplon as ff mistake on my par 1 am going to have They will not be think, the old clumsy way of making| them so big that the extra weight ren- ders them practically useless, bat 1b @ much neater plan which will make an airship as steady in the wind as a train| of cars on land Can Crom the Ocean. “The statement that 1 made when 1 went away that I could build a ship for $1,000,000 that would cros# over thi ocean in two days was not a wild on 1 means, by any any one or more persons will supply th million I will keep my word WINER FREED FROM SMUGGLING CHARGE na he rapidly as all ans bull s for i ecame he sald soles, 1, t appl can a For Lack of Evidence Wholesale Dealer Is Honor- ably Discharged by U. S, Commissioner Shields. fo fihmay was haying been the charge had r the character of the ‘idence offered against him vhat United States Commissioner Shields throw it all out and honorably Winer, a Wholesale dealer in clothing at No. 719 Broadway, who was charged with concerned in “Loth-emugeling scheme. Bo serious was when originally made that the defendant's bal! was placed at $10,000 ‘The specific allegation was that Winer Ived about $90,000 worth of valu. tor sald discharged Jacob ed wered to his that he ding of more mprovements Interested in “1 discarded ‘This was in the future on my ships in, what ve ott and if the 4 gigantic able woollen sergas from Canada, which had been ailpped acrows the line in Ver. mont. waste, Fifty large bales, billed as paper were shipped over, and tt was alleged that twenty of them contained They a serve, wore Mass, traced to Holyoke, 4 then to New York Lawyer Abraham Gruber and ex-As- slatant ular mwnner, pa! Dintrict-Attorney fended Winer Chased the good et it proved ng the oly ok, McManus de he had p ein 6 full market foe ‘and had even lost some mone: ee A “number of wit. in the traneaction, nesdees were bi customs show that the gi Ot cae evs avvnorithcs by, to ulti dence Bbiclae New Yor WAS 80 #4 the Vermont to ately rewohed At on deduction porew it out more fully what effect would have on his ship he sai “In all my ships there has alwi An undulating movement which not overcome. ‘The aeroplane think, overcome this and the aeroplanes ys been 1 could will, I insure the steadiness which an airship needs: “The ship Santos-Dumont ne ffel Tower, in Paris best ship 1 have and with It I show the American people tha ravigation 1s practi This s five persons, but there will in It when I make my trip . that will be me Regrets Frien No. ‘The death of my friend, M. Paris, caused by his is most regrettable, ships gerous. ain and makes them and m t Brighton Beach |s the and is the same n which 1 made my trip around the It ts about the hope to t aerial hip wil be only and, of ‘s Death, Cevero, balloon col- reallze cident of this sort gives A setback to the public interest in al appear Cevero’s accident is easily ight just as eaally have n dai been avoided escape valve of his hachine was placed too mear the gaso- line tank and engine, in fact It was vnly one yard away. ‘A flame from the er exploded the gas and the balloon fell” Now, dn my ships this valve Is seat leamt ten yards away and there |¥ no possibility of any fire getting near itis Goor Francis Kerr, Secretar: y of the Acro Club of, Ameri who met the Inventor on the pler, ‘told M, Santos at his club had offered a prize of 00 for the trip around the Tdberty titue, M. Santos sald he was very pleased to hear this and was also gratified to learn that he would have mpetitors at the St. Louis fair. ARMED CITIZENS AWAITED AUTO. The Scorching ‘‘Red Terror’ Aroused New Jerseyites and They Prepared a Hot Recep- tion—Driver Dodged Them. (special to The Hvening World ) CAMDEN, N, J, July A “red terror’ auto scorching up from At- lantic City last evening terrorized everybody who was unfortunate enouga to be on the new gravel road, Just north of Hammondton the auto ran into @ carriage, wrecked St and threw the occupants, a man and & wom with great violence to the ground, badly in juring the woman, Tho auto driver mever stopped to see what done. creased hi damage the had apeed. A man w neased the outrage telephoned eral towns nearer Camden, de Ube auto and sugwesting that \t up. but ine ho wite Lo ev- seribing be hela Worty or fifty people at Beriin armed themeelves with clubs, stationed whem- Ives in the road and waited, Justice of the Peace Wells Kot a shot- ennounced hie inter peppering the aulo's rubber the driver did not stop, but t The citivens wun’ ans ation of tires it he aut walled MRS. STR SON OFF Latest E While his mother, Mrs. W. L. Strong, lies dangerously ill at the Hotel Grosvenor because of the dis- grace he has brought upon an hon- ored name, Capt. Strong. for whose capture for the theft of her jewels May Yohe has offered a reward of $1,000, is believed py many of his closest friends to be on his way to Japan, ‘This belief is greatly strengthened by a conversation he had with a friend in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel one day last week. “1 shall probably go to J ’ and I will go soon,’ was the way the son of the former Mayor of New York put.. "T have two or three good business opportunities out there, and I be- leve I shall take one of them just for the sake of getting busy and for- getting my troubles.” Police Wateh Frisco. That the police share in this view of theecase and that they have re- ceived a clue which strengthens their belief is evidenced by the fact that they to-day sent word to San Francisco to hae al! trains and steamers watched, It was in the Fifth Avenue Hotel one morning last week, Cant. Strong walked rapidly through the corridor. It was that part of the city. He greeted friend cordially, remarking that {t was their first meeting since a certain yoy- age from Cuba thev had enjoyed to- gether. “I have seen your name occasionally in the newspapers since we parted,” re- marked the friend. dh 1 dare say you have." re- sponded Strong. ‘I have seen it there too often myself, Publicity irritates me very much. I am very averse to it. I am not feeling at all well. In fact. I am feeling bad 1 want to met out of here. I'll tell you how it is—why. I might as well say that my position has got to be absolutely unendurable.” “Why, I inferred from what I read that you were living in happiness on Easy street.” Cursed and Ridiculed. “Indeed, 1 am not. What hurts me ts the way men treat me," said Strong. “Everywhere I go—in clubs, in hotels, in offices downtown—I meet two kinds of salutation, Either I am damned ont- right for my conduct or I am laughed at. A man can't stand a choice nf elther curses or ridicule. “T have made up my mind to get out of this atmosphere. I think that I shall go back to Japan, and I think that I shall go soon. I have two or three good business opportunities out there, and I believe that I shall take up one of them, just for the sake of getting busy and forgetting all my troubles.” Mrs. W. L. Strong Hes dangerously fll at the Hotel Grosvenor, She calls con- tly for her son and cannot be com- forted without him. « Constantly for Son. Since Thursday her condition has changed steadily for the worse, and Manager Orvis, of the Grosvenor, says that her physician has called five and Putnam Bradlee | one of his last appearances In public «| ONG ILL; TO JAPAN Captain's Mother Made Dangerously III by His scapade six times every day since then. The disgrace brought upon her by her son is killing her, say her friends, and her daughter and her son-in-law, Albert C. Shattuck, are constantly at her bedside. Miss Yohe has formally charged Capt. Strong with the larceny of jewels valued at $210,00, and a corps of the best men in Capt, Zitus's detective bureau are now searching for the son of New York's former Mayor, A description of him has been sent to the police of the country, and Miss Yohe's lawyer has offered a reward of $1,000 for his cap- ture. Sapt. Titua’s View. Capt. Titus, Chief of Detectives, when ked about his connection with the hunt for missing Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong to-day, said: “The first official knowledge I had of Capt. Strong's disappearance or that he was missing from those who should | know his whereabouts was when Eman- |uel M. Friend called me up on the tele- | phone yesterday afternoon and asked me to look for him. I replied that Mr. Friend must bring his client to Police Headquarters, where, if she made the usual formal affidavit, the services of | the Detective Bureau would be placed at her disposal. He brought Miss May | Yohe here and she made the necessary |aMdavit about her missing diamonds. |Thereupon a general alarm was sent out to find Capt. Strong. “In addition I detailed six of my men specially on the case. I received reports | from these men to-day. They carefully | sifted the Tenderloin, visited all the known or indicated places which Capt. | Strong was supposed to frequent or to | be disposed to, and from the reports of |my men I am disposed to belleve that Capt. Strong hs not been in New York since last Wednenday ; might, when he is known to hay. called at the home ot his brother-in- Mr, Shattuck, in Washington To Scatter Pictures Abrond. “No pictures of the Captain have come to me yet, though Miss Yohe said she would send some. I suppose they will come to-day, and will be sent ail over the country, Of course my men do not need them, for every one of them knows Capt. Strong and would recog- nize him an sight. “No, I do not suspect this story of Miss Yohe as anything other than what it appears to be on its face, although I have heard !t characterized as an advertising dodge. It would prove -..2 most serious and most expensive bit of advertising ever indulged in by any queen on or off the stage. Miss Yohe has made an affidavit and sworn to It charging Capt. Strong with a felony. ‘He can be and will be arrested on sight anywhere in the United States as one charged with a felony. He will be immediately brought to New York from anywhere in the State, and if he is ap- prehended in another State, even so far away as California, he will be sent to New York on a requisition from Gov, Odell. No; that Js hardly a press agent's fiction. “Further than that, Miss Yohe can- not get her jewels ‘back vntil Capt. Strong 1s arrested and brought here. She might bring replevin proceedings against the pawnbrokers who hold the jéwels, when they are found, but she would have great di Moulty in proving that they were not pledged in good faith. “I see no reason for looking for Capt. Strong in a sanitanlum or asylum. He was not addicted to drink. nor was be a victim of the opium habit. He rs man of good habits and good health.” Day Caused Report Following the visit of Commissioner- General of Immigration Frank P. Sare gent t Ellis Island to-day were rumors of a coming shake-up among the em- ployees: It is well known that the Lederhilger investigation, which has been going on for the last two weeks, has shed much light on the way matters have been conducted in the landing and registry divisions, Allan Robinson, Commissioner Williams's private secre- tary, who has taken Lederhiiger's duties during tne period covered by the latter's vacation, has made many radl- cal changes. His latest order, promulgated to-day prohibits any person, except Govern- ment officials, railway or steamship agents, being On the floor of the main building within the square space wired off between the registry desks and the ARREST FRANCOIS COPPEE IN PARIS RUMOR OF SHAKE-UP AMONG ELLIS ISLAND OFFICIALS. Immigration Commissioner Sargent's Visit Toe of Coming Changes. stairs leading to the various detention rooms during the time that immigrants are being received. The rules alow from four to seven railroad agents and one representative of each steamship company on the floor. Heretofore ry one who had any privilege on the floor of the building has been allowed to run Jn and out of this space at will, and many immigrants have been turned over to soclety agents and others as soon as they were registered instead of being sent to the detention room, Commissioner-General Sargent had luncheon with’ Commissioner Williams at the Island. am greatly pleased.” sald Mr. Bar- gent, farlth ‘the way tha: Mr. Williams has taken hold of the situation here and is conducting the affairs of the bureau. T think that he has proved himself the very man for the place, I cannot say anything a8 to changes that may be made. GEN. GRANT GETS TEXAS COMMAND, Author and Poet Was Leading Speaker Against Closing of Church School—Riot Fol- lowed Speaking. as PARIS, July After the distribu- tion of prizes at a school belonging to an unauthorived congregation in the Avenue Panmentier here to-day violent ppesohes were made to the assembled crowds denouncing the Government's action in closing the establishments of unauthorized congregations, Fighting ensued, the crowds breaking through the police cordon and shouting: v¥ive la Liberte!’ Francois Coppee, the author and poet, who wan the ehief speaker; Deputy Lerolie, Gaston Merry and the Abby ‘Partural wore arrested, Position Offered Him and He Is Likely to Accept—Col. Ward ts Appointed Briga- dier-Generai. WASHINGTON, July .—Gen, Fred. erick D. Grant, at present in the Philip. pines, has been tendered the command of (he Department of the Texas, and it is thought here he will accept it, This is the department to which Gen, Jacob Smith originally was assigned Col, Thomas Ward, Chief of Staff to Gen, Miles, to-day was appointed a Brigadier-General tn the regular army vice Gen, Smith, retired Gen. Ward himaelf will retire ta the course of a day or two, when ol, Jo- aneph P. Bangey, Inspector-General's D partment, now in the Phillpptmem, will become Brigadier-General,