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THE HORNING OREGONIA2, SATURDAY, BECEMBER 6, 1902. BUY UP OUTSIDER Coal Trust Plans to Com plete Monopoly. NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON FOOT Only Solntlon of Present Difficulties I Believed to Be Extinction, of Independent Operators-Their Price lit $145,000,000. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec 5. Recent events have given ground for the belief that- the result of the negotiations now In progress will be the ultimate sale of the properties of the Individual operators- to the large-coal-carrying companies. This -will not be done at once, but It Is regarded here as certain to come in the not distant future, "because It Is believed to be the only solu tion of the present situation, and Isthe outcome -which both the Independents and the large companies desire. It Is estimated "that trie collieries of the 67 independent operators can be ptirnhased- lor 5145,000,000. These operators produce three-tentha of the total output of coal. ?2 50 per acre Jn order to favor Odell, and the pitiful number of 5000 acres of non mineral base should be raised to ?5 an acre. As stated to the Governor in one of my letters published In The Oregonlan last 'Winter, "almost any one can now see that the immediate effect of the withdrawal from sale of the lieu lands selected under Lord's administration, as recommended by Governor Geer. was .to give the Arm of Geer & Odell a quicker market for their base lands"; and" nof- I say that almost any one can see that the effect of the raise to ?5 an acre or lieu lands purchased on forest reserve or Indian reserve base Is to shut that base out of the market until such time as this same Odell shall have disposed of his 100,000 acres In Eastern Oregon at a profit of $1 50 per acre above the state price, thereby giving Odell and his associates a graft of $150,000. W. M. BUSHET. OUR OLD. FRIEND BUSHEY Sere He Is Afsaln, After GoTernor Geer, ns Usual. AGAINST COMING IN ALONE Republicans of Oklahoma Want Other Territories Admitted Also. GUTHRIE, Okla.. Dec. 5. The an nouncement Is made tonight that the Re publican territorial chairman will lesue a call tomorrow or Monday for a Repub lican statehood convention, for the pur pose of taking action on the Senate sub stitute bill for the admission of Oklahoma to statehood. The convention will Indorse the pending omnibus bill and pass resolutions de nouncing the substitute bill as directly opposed to the Republican party In Okla homa. AT THE HOTELS. TIIK PORTLAND. MEHAMA, Or.. Dec. 3. To the Edi tor.) I have been reading with much sat isfaction in your paper the exposure of the Odell school-land deals, and, speak ing for myself, must say that it was high time that Secretary Hitchcock take the matter of Oregon land frauqs into his own hands, and thus hold then In abey ance until thenext Legislature shall con -vene, when .It is to be hoped that .the possibility of a school-land ring will be forever wiped out. Mr. Hitchcock has stepped In, it would seem In the capacity of a father superior. and will henceforth see to it that the State of Oregon wlll at least conduct its dealings with the people in an open-and honest manner. The necessity for this is much more- apparent in the light of the recent decision of the Supreme Court, in the case of Robertson vs. the State Land Board, In "fthlch decision it is held that the State Land Board Is a co-ordinate branch of that-state government, and that from its. decisions there is no appeal to the courts, no matter whether Its errors be those of fact or of law. During my discussion upon this subject -with Governor Geer last Winter I made no reference which would lead to the con elusion that there were connected "with the state school-land ring others than the firm of Geer, Geer & Odell. However, I now beg leave to call public attention to few things which reflect upon others, in order that they may'make themselves whole in the eyes of thc'people before the statute of limitations shall have run against their short-sightedness. - The history of one transaction will suf fice to explain. A certain enterprising man was able, by diligent search of the records of the various land offices and the Surveyor-General's office, to discover sev eral thousand acres of base lands for which he claimed the stte had not yet selected lieu lands, the said base lands "being not mineral base, but such base as had been overlooked by the various land agents of the state on account of the im perfect records In the State Land Board's office. This man contracted for the sale of this base land to a number of homeseekers In Portland at a fair remuneration to him but was to receive nothing In case the base should fall to be approved by the Govern ment. These homeseekers, 16 In number, pre pared and verified the necessary appllca tions and affidavits and put the necessary amount of monev into the hands of. their IX attorney to make the first payments there learned before leaving Portland ' that L. B. Geer had suspended making lieu-land selections, for the reason that tie was going to make an extended, trip through Eastern Oregon. These persons then, through their at torney, visited the Governor on several occasions, In the effort to secure the ap polntrcent of a special agent to make the selections, for the reasons as then ex plained to the Governor: First Because the state land agent, L. B. Geer, pretended that he was too busy to attend to the matter; and. Second For the reason that.' the Selec tion of this lieu land would involve a legal question between the State of Oregon and the General Government -which would re quire the services of an attorney skilled -In such matters; and. Third That certain corporations were attempting to secure the said "lieu lands" sought, and a delay in the matter would mean to these 16 applicants the loss of the desired lands. The law under which they sought the ap pointment of a special agertt for the pur ple reads as follows: The Governor of this state Is hereby appointed Land Commissioner fpr the State of Oregon, and empowered to locate the lands to which the state is entitled, .under the laws of the United States or otherwise, and he shall be allowed all nec essary expenses Incurred by him In per forming the duties prescribed by this act, and he is hereby authorized to appoint such agent or agents as maytbe necessary In the performance . of his duties." It was fully explained to the Governor that these 16" persons had the present op portunity to purchase railroad-land scrip, which they desired to do. in case they could not get the selections made at once The -Governor at the first conference pre tended to think favorably of making the appointment, but at a subsequent meeting refused, without giving any valid reasons therefor, at the same time apparently seeking to learn the whereabouts of the said "5000 acres of "base land." Thus theistate lost the sale of 5000 acres' of lieu land, which under the present methods bids fair to be lost forever, while this enterprising gentleman (who has per haps expended as much money in the lo cation of base land as has Odell) lo3t the sale of his base. It follows that Geer & Geer know that there is a citizen of the State of Oregon who stands ready to sell several thousand acres of nonmlneral base, which might In terfere with Odell's mineral-base deal, and In order to avoids this interference the price of nonmlneral base is raised to J5 an acre, which has the effect to shut these several thousand acres of nonmlneral base out of the market until this same Odell shall have disposed of his mineral base at $2 50 per acre to the state and" $1 50 per acre net profit to Odell & Co., a neat rake off of J150.C00. It does not seem possible that the board could bo gulled by the Governor into making an ofder of this kind, -when he has constantly- and persistently asserted that all classes of base land, except mineral base, have long ago been exhausted. If there is no "nonmlneral base," then why should the board make an order raising the price of "nonmlneral base" (of which the Governor says there is none) to ?5 an acre? From the foregoing facts the public can draw their own conclusions as to why L. B. Geer -was making the extended trip to Eastern Oregon; "why he shut down his office as to the selection of lieu lands for a time, in face of the law which directs that they "be selected at once" r and, last ly, why the price of certain lieu lands be raised .to .$3 per acre, while others being selected by Odell are retained at the old price; "why 100,000 acres should be sold at J O Rhoades. Salt Lk G C Lunt. San Frsn "T Woodbury, xrl & ch. USA W D Albright, San Fr a spencer, San Fran A Cone. N Y G "Schwlrd. N Y J H Jlhor,, N Y A Hill, cnicaffo J Marx. If Y Arthur Osborne. Chgo Air &. Airs Frank: J Morse. Yokohama AVarrea Wiley. San Fr Ad S Levy. N Y E Shermandon, N Y llles Francis. K Y F -G Carpenter. N Y Lyman J Mowry. S F JVC Comfort, San Fr1 T W Gouldlng-. San Fr G J Bacher. San Fr Jos Ltndan. San Fran Miss Etta C Bates, Ta- coma Russell G Bates, do W A Leador. San Fr H Schade. N Y Henry N Roedlns. S F J I I'auisen, Denver Mr Swcek. city John Badey. Tacoma M H Livingston. N x J B Farrcll. N Y E C Klauser. Chicago Mrs J T Rosi, Astoria W RiStrachen. Tacoma B K Taylor. Portland A J Kuh. San Fran S X Cosshall & wife, Burllnsrton. Kan R G Smythe, Chicago TO DRAW OREGON EAST SCHEME FOR. RAILROAD BETWEEN NYSSA AND VALE. FifteeB-Milc Bond to ConHect Witk Oregon Short Ulne Surveys , Hare Deea Hade. ONTARIO. Dec. 5. (Special.) A party of 14 railroad surveyors are In Nyssa. Three surveys between Nyssa and Vale have been made for a line of railroad. The shortest route Is over the low moun tains, and baa a distance of about 15 miles, while the longer line will be ubout 17 miles long, but has the advantage of the better grade. The little road will put the entire In terior region nearer to civilization, and will pay from the start Hope Bros., of Vale, are backed In the project by Chicago financiers. The O. R. & N. is interested In the new line In an Indirect way, promising to build the lino in case the present money falls to ma terialize. A five-acre plat of ground in Vale has been donated for station grounds, and Nyssa announces that an- I other at that end will be given. The in terior trade now goes via Ontario and Huntington, and Vale expects to get the bulk of the whole business after it shall have a railroad. been received here that George W. Rls tlne, the well-known railroad man, has been appointed chief of the transportation and traffic department of tho St Louis Exposition. Mr. Bis tine was receiver ror the Colorado Midland Railroad, and when the contrpl of. that road was taken out of the courts, Mr. RIstine assumed the chair manship of the Western freight bureau. He has also been connected with several other railroads In the West and South at different periods'. Rock, Island Helpers .to Get .More. GUTHRIE, Okla., Dec. .5. Tie Rock Island Railroad Company has voluntarily granted an Increase In wages to all the helpeni In the recently purchased Choc taw shops, at Shawnee, OklaT. and South McAlester, I. T. The Increase Is 15 to SO cents per day, and affects 300 men. Here after the standard of wages for helpers will Ire $1 65 per day. . It. It. Y. M. C. A o Meet In Topelcn. TOPEKA, Kan.. Dec. 5. Announcement was made today that the next internation al "biennial conference of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. would be held in Topeka next May. GRAND OPERA SEASON ON EAMES AXD ALVAREZ SING WHILE FASHION LISTENS. " Stars of the Social World Trrialcla Their Lights In Rivalry Witk Those of the Realm of .Music. HARRIMAX PENSldN PLAN. 20 Chas F Sloane, San FrJ P McCrerty. Chicago C E .Harrison. San Fr IT H Purdy, Chicago U J Ersklntr. San Fr W J Kirk. Cleveland Walter H Sodenberg, Miss Mollie Maloney, AiaiKa Kt paui A F Gulnean, Alaska H H Kirk, San Fran Gxald O'Shea, AlaskajH E Ltwis, San Frah John Erlckeon. Alaska'Chaa Leddy, San Fran jar & Airs M Eckstein, iJlm Elder, San Fran Seattle D Llpman. Seattle Wm Blohen. Seattle A J Mlnard. Chlcaeo Geo K Burton, San Fr! E G Lohr, Kansas City F Crowther, cnicago C D Church. Ypsllantl B W Ferguson, do THE PERKINS "W S'Co'ne, Bay City, ur C C Alvord. Goldendl Miss LydlaBehrnson, uoiaenaaie. wash Miss Hattie Colllns.dol Nathaniel T Palmer, Bath. Me Mrs "N T Palmer, do L B Thomas. Dufur Ella M Hendricks, Mc . Mlnnvtlle. Or V J Dpvlni. Alhnnv Warren S Smith, Sll- A F Atkins. St Tl.Mln ver City, Idaho Iff B Thompson. Tacoma J L C&ry, Burns. Or (Geo Rustall, Tacoma t w Amos. Spokane (Mrs Donman, San Fr Jas Kennedy, Goblc F E Sundernon, Spokr J S King, San Fran E C Wallace. Boston Mrs E C Wallace, do T P Chapadle. Tacomi Mrs T P Chapadle, do Mrs A P Lechler, Liv ingston, Mont Mrs S J Beck, Ostrandr Miss Beck, Ostrander Miss Dunbar, do E G Davis. Taccma Jas Kennedy, WallaW w s Chandler, Leb anon J L Wlmberley, Rorebrg F B Phillips, Cottgr Gr; E r Donair. Phlla Mrs E I Donair, do S F Hewitt. Nlels- vllle. Wis J R Buchanan, Gol dendale. Wash C A Jamison. Dawson X H Cove. N Yakima A T Kelllher. Salem W H Klncald. N Yak T H Hlbert. Chicago Mat Mosgrovc, Milton E J Daniels, Medford Cbas Stewart, Dayton John Erlckson, As toria. Or Jas Svranson. do Edwin Sharpe. Tacoma W J Dobier, Tacoma Mrs W J Dobier. do Maud Alnslle. Seattle Mrs R A Chapman, do Mrs S A Nye, Valley City. N D Miss Nye. do P E Peterson, Astoria S T Thurston. Dallas Paul Wlttoclc Dallas W P Ordley. Dallas. Or A F Hunt. Ashland, Or W W Irvln, Aurora R G Ashley. Aurora Howard Smith, Bak C THE IMPERIAL. F Puton. St Paul John Magulre, Astoria L A Cane, do Sol E Levi, Cincinnati Peter Hannlgan, Mosf R Alexander, Pendletn A H Campbell. W W W D Joiner. S F Julia Nlckelscn. Dalles Clara Nlckelscn, D Frldleson, N Frldleson. Mrs W C Frlden Thomas Wlthycombe. Farmlngton. Or Orvllle Louis, Goble Miss Foster, Gobls Mrs Link, Goble C F Osborn, Seattle A F Huber, Monmouth Mrs A F Huber, do S G Dorrls, Blckleton, Or Master Willie Blckle ton. do J S Bagley. Hood Rlvr Mrs J S Bagley, do Albert Hemlnger, Moro, or H A Edwards, Mlnnpls Mrs H A Edwards, do C Morrarty, Roseburg Mrs C Morrarty. do Miss G Clark. Roseburg L J Mos grove, Bozemn W Morgan, Bozeman Mrs W Morgan, do John A Carson. Salem Geo Bradley, Water- vllle. wash W F Abshire. SllverLk Mark Bailey, Jr, Ta coma C A Pague. San Fran J P Anderson. Tacoma H C Lewis, Seattle Gus Benllnson. do C C Perkins. N Yamhl A Perkins, N Yamhill Wm Eforn. Seattle J V Comfort S F tienry meiarura, ure- gon City Mrs Meldrum. do T E P Kclgan. Olequa Mrs Keiran. aa Frank Ames, Bingham- ton. N Y Mrs Ames, do do JH McDougall. Tacoma 3 do do For Old Men Who Hare Served Tears No Advance Payments. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5. The circular announcing the plan for pensioning em ployes of the'Harriman, railroad system, which is to go into effect January 1. gives the following particulars: In general outline, the plan Is very sim ilar to the system of the Pennsylvania, Illinois Central and the Chicago & North western roads. Employes who have at tained the age of 70 and have been In the service 20 years or over are to receive pensions on the basis of 1 per cent per an num of the average salary received for 10 years previous to pensioning for each year service. For Instance, an employe whose pay averaged S1000 per annum for 10 years prior to retirement and had been the service of the company 30 years. would receive a pension equal to 30 per cent of H00O. or $300 per annum. Between tho ages of 61 and 70, employes Incapacitated for further work may be retired by a pension, provided they shall have been In the service 20 years or more. The employes make no contributions to the fund, pensions being paid by the com- panv in full and without any conditions. the employes being aflberty to engago In other business after being pensionea, should they .sec fit. jirver since xlt. narnman ossumea me nresidency of the Southern Pacific he has taken an active interest In the wel fare of the employes, which has been manifested in a number of ways. .-It is said by those in a position to know that a very good feeling has been developed throughout the entire system between the employes and tho management, owing to the policy of the Harriman regime. EASTERN LIVESTOCK RATES. Roads Getting: Together for a Gen. eral Advance. CHICAGO, Dec. 5. A proposition was submitted to the Western roads today by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to ad vance livestock rates from the Missouri River to Chicago from 12 cents per 100 pounds to 18 cents. All the roads, it is rumored, have signified their willingness to accept this rate as far as it applies to shipments west of Kansas City, but they decline to make a less rate than 23 cents from Kansas City proper to Chicago. The Santa Fe, however, will apply the 16- cent rate, not only on shipments) from points west of Kansas City, but from that point. Last August, when the Chicago Great Western made Its contract with Kansas City packers and reduced the packing house product rate from 23 to 19 cents, the Atchison reduced the livestock rate, both from Kansas City and from points west thereof, to 12 cents per 100 pounds, The other lines did not meet the 12-cent rate from Kansas City, but did apply It from territory west of Kansas City. This discrimination caused the recent hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commls sion in this city, which case the commls slon now has under consideration. Mrs M Schroder. SeattI A c Kouck. Ottawa J W Livingston, cltr Juel Tarlsen. GermanyJC W Fulton, Astoria " A Cane. N Y iF A S-ufert. Dalles O D Doane. do R Bowser, Chicago Mrs Bowser, do A. L McGoe. Grand Ran J A uernstem. s r . C L DIren, Waldnort Mrs Dircn. do Jas Lyons, Drain Mrs Lyiins, do Pr W Tyler Smith. Sheridan Prof P L Campbell, Eugene X E Swanson, N D E B Hanley, Seattle J M Olwell, Central Pt J F Mahn. N Y I F O Barker. N Y j Mrs Barker, N Y j N T Palmer, Maine Mr3 Palmer, do C C Hunter. Nome C K Collins, Kan Cityj A C Hawley, Mpls Ma Hawes, Astoria Loyd Hawes, do 1 R L Robb. Chehalls E A Frost, do THE ST. CHARLES. L Lengaster, Goble F G Conley, Gresharo F Lenirastcr. do Clarence Clement, do W Jayne & wf. Colo J Chandler, do Mrs M MayheV. Ind V B Holman, do Mrs Lavina Haryell, C C Drake, do Sclo. Kan H W Closncr. do A G Evans & wf, Colo; Con Krebs. Salem D E McEwan. Or K Fewlck, Tacoma A E Parker. Salem N Merryi & wf. Clat-j W R Flint, Warren, Ind A L Larsen, do G Behrens. - do Geo Hardwlck, do A A Marvel & wf, do J B Watson, do O Holm, Hoqulam W Leek, do G P Murray. St Hclns C A Havigan. Cat hi am J H Cameron, Flsh- hawlc, S Elliot, city Frank Balrd. do T Thomson & wf. Ska mokawa E Carlson. Kalama L Rodlum, Damascu W R Venison. Rosebrg D G Henry & wf, Xcnia, O B O Hadley & wf, city Geo Carr. city W M Closscn. Dalles Ed C Ross. W W H L Dunlap, Lewlsvlll Mrs E Walker. McMIn 2 M Montroy, Salem J P Edwards, Lafayett W C Taylor & wf. Laurel. Or A F Jack, Brownsvill Geo Taylor, Arthur Colby ware. Dalles T M Brown, Iowa W T Cooch & fam, Lisbon N D Ben Clark. Mont T B Roy, Missoula H Reeve. S F. J M Hanley & son, Amburc Henry Foster, Monte- sano James Foster, do Hall 'Brown. do Chas Straight, do. L Tullock. do E Ellerson, do S Lewis, Astoria j r t;iyne. The Dalles Mrs J H Shepherd, do f o Anderson, do L Mortcnson, do J L Dernbach. Siletz ur w c Ransom, Myr tle fom M R Grlfflth. Central Point. Or John Beck, do' W B Butler & wf, Kel so Miss Mar' Moler, Aiarsniand Geo Weeks, do C C Fowler & ?on. do C Harris. Wcstnort B W Moshcr, do Wm Lee. Rainier P Candean, Cathlamet Jas Fldler. Catlin V J Slater. Newbanr airs ornery & tarn, do Lewis Rodlln, Damascs W E Stearns, Scappooa t a LASseile, Albany H Boehme. La Center F A Anderson, Grcshm J uavennort. warren jJ Maxwell, Dot. Wash u x' iiiaizen. uien F S Pern-. Castle Rock D M C Gault. Hlllsboro E J Cason, Forest Grov L G Wldemvitsch. Moro F J Ely. Dayton F Filklna. Douglas C Fillrtns. do E Maknnti, lone '.1 M Hagcnwood, do L E Bailey, do H W Jones. Kelso JW E Newton, city J Manary. Marshland J M WIdby & fam.- do D E Welsh, Cottage I Grove jO A Palmer. Baring j a neck, apokane 'Jt i' Murray, st Helens J U Haitley. Olequa Joe Marlncn, Bear Crk French Scientist Suya. Martlnlqne'a Destroyer Has Fiery Head. POINTE-A-PITRE. Island of Guade loupe, Dec. 5. Professor Lacrolx, who was sent out by the French Government to Investigate the volcanic situation In Mar tinique, and who has established his head quorters ai Fondes St. Denis, near Mount Pelee, reports that tho volcano has been In dangerous activity during the past week. There have been severe eruptions and ashes have been thrown out. but have fallen out over'the regions already devas tated and evacuated. During the night rumblings hav'e been heard, and the cen tra cone -appears Incandescent. It falls f rean cntlv and reforms.. In different shapes. The smoke rising from the crater Is sometimes three kilometers high. Vessels are advised not to approach the. coast. According to the latest news, however. Mount Pelee Is somewhat CiUleter. .INDIAN REBEL OBDURATE. Refuses to Surrender but Is Cap- tared fe'y Colomhlan Force. PANAMA. Dec. 5. Governor Salazar re turned here today from his trip to the in terior. "He reports that the rebel Indian leader, Victorian Lorenzo, refused to sur render hia- arms .when General Herrera ordered him to do so, but that ho was compelled, by force to give them up, and is now a prisoner on board the Colombian cruiser Bogota. As Lorenzo Is held re sponsible for many crimes he will proba bly be severely punished. It was his In tention to continue a guerrilla warfare with his Indian followers. . THE NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL. Western -End of Grand Trunk's Pro jected. Railroad. VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. IB. Notice is given In the official gazette of an appll cation for a charter for the construction of a railway from Hazleton, at the head of the Skeeno, to Peace River Pass, or Pine River, or both, thence to the Eastern boundary of British Columbia, This is the route over wnicn tne uranu 'i runic om clals say the projected transcontinental line Is to cross Canada. Application Is also made for a charter for a' line from Hazleton to Teslln Lake, or Atlin Lake, or both. Charter Is also sought for a line from Nalga Gulf to Naas River, and thence to Telegraph Creek, with river steamers operating on the Stikena and Naas. Another charter Is asked for a line from the - coast near Burke Channel, or Ben tinck Arm, thence to a point on Burrard' Inlet l MORE ORIENTAL TRAFFIC. Conference of Hill's Railroads to De vise Menns of Getting It. CHICAGO, Dec. 5. Traffic officials of the Hill lines and E. S. Whealler. Oriental agent of the same, stationed at Hong Kong, held a mass meeting here today with a view to devising means of lncreas lng the Oriental trade carried by the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern and the Burlington Railroads. ' The two ships which Mr. Hill Is building f 05 the Oriental traffic will be ready for commission early In the Spring, and an effort will be mude to secure for them paying traffic as Boon as floated. Attending tho conferences were: Presi dent Miller, of the Burlington; Vice-President Blabon. of the Great Northern; Presi dent Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific, ajid Oriental Agent Whealler. PELEE IS STILL ACTIVE. WAR-CLOUD IN HONDURAS. Sierra Refuses to Yield "Presidency and Bonllla May Fight. PANAMA, " Dec. 5. A revolutionary movement is threatened In. Honduras. General Sierra has been induced to refuse to turn over the Presidential power to Senor Bonllla, who was elected President In October. It Is believed that the Hon duras Congress will try to declare the last elections illegal ana senor uonuia s num erous partisans threaten to protect their leader's rights by force, if necessary, v MAKING READY TO FIGHT. A Nicarasrua. Seeks Alliance With Sal- vndpr Against Colombia. PANAMA. Dec. 5. As a result of the pacification of the Isthmus of Panama, President Zclaya, of Nicaragua, has 3ent a special envoy to San Salvador with -a proposal for a defensive alliance, should, Colombia demand an explanation of Nlca-i ragua's action In rendering active assist ance to the Colombian revolutionists. Peace Restored at Panama. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 5. Tho battle ship Wisconsin arrived from Panama to night and went Into quarantine. Admiral Casey is aboard. Captain Relter stated that everything was quiet at Panama when the warship left that port, Novem ber 22, the agreement signed by the con tending forces having satisfactorily ad justed all of the disturbances between the government party and the insurgents. Nctt Railroad in Cuba. HAVANA, Dec. 5. The railroad com mission has granted the Cuba Company the right to operate the newly construct, ed railroad between Santa Clara and San tlago. It Is expected that the railroad will be In operation next week. German War-Ships in Venezuela. CARACAS, Dec. 5. The German cruisers Gazelle and Panther, and the German training-ship Stosch have arrived at Wlllemstad, Island of Curacao. BLACK EYE FOR WHITES. Roosevelt Puts Alabama Appoint ments in Their Opponents' Hands. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. JS.The Ag( Herald says: President Roosevelt has designated Joseph O. Thompson, G. H. Scott and William F. Aldrlch as referees In Alabama to make recommendation for men, to be appointed to fill vacancies oc currlng in political offices In the 3tatc The referees named are onuoscd to the so called "Lily White" movement In Ala bama. Hotel BrunsTviclc, Seattle. European plan, popuar rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. -Near depot. Tacoma Hotel, Taooms, American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma. First-class restaurant In connection. Rainier ' Grand Hotel, Seattle. European plan. Finest cafe on Coast. Hdqrs. naval, military and traveling men. Hoomj en suite and single. Free shower baths. Bates, n up. H, P, Dunbar, Prop. THOUSANDS TO CALIFORNIA. Southern Pacific Reports Hint 25,000 Took Advantage of Low Rates. 'BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. The South ern Pacific reports that 17.161 passengers came over their line via the Ogden gate way while the low settlers or colonists' rates were In effect during September and October. The number via El Paso during the same time was 6SS6, with a. small num ber reaching their line at Los Angeles, a total of nearly 25,000 passengers. This, of course, was due not only to the low rates, but to the extensive way In Tvhlch the raljroad advertised the climatic and Industrial advantages of California for all classes. As tho rates, were only effective Westbound, It Is fair Inference that ( the large majority of these passen gers remainedMn California ts a perman ent Increase to the population. The Opcn-Alr Cure. Hartford Courant Fifteen Indiana consumptives have rc ported themselves or been reported to the Indianapolis Hews as Intending to try the open-air cure this Winter to live and sleep out of doors. One of them, Rober E. Davis, of Derby, "moved his bed ou on his front porch (overlooking the Ohio River) the Gth of January, and slept out during the coldest nights last Winter." few are having one-room frame cabins, open on ono side, built for them. Many who have been sleeping out through the Summer and Fall aro now moving indoors, but Intend to leave their bedroom windows open. "Never In the history of Indiana," says our contemporary, "were so many window's left open at night as at present." With the living and sleeping out of doors goes (in the - "cure") a prescribed pro gramme of cold baths, diet and exercise. Davis of "Derby already mentioned has written to Dr. J. N. Hurty. of the State Board of Health, that his cough has van ished, that his pulse 13 all right, that his nerves are, in fine condition, that he ccn- slders himself now a well man, and that he thinks he'll never sleep Indoors again NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.) Again, the opera" Again the assembling cf New York so ciety al the Metropolitan Opera-House to greet another season's opening! Again another show of beauty and fashion In boxes and parquet, rich gowns, sparkling Jewels I Again famous singers on the great stage lights, melody and music! The public went early In the evening-to the opera-house to be in good time for the raising of the curtain both on Otello's entrance for It was Verdi's -opera, that was selected to open the season and for the entrance of society to the boxes and parquet. The .men and women who went to gaze curiously or admiringly on the "smart set" thronged the spaces behind the par quet railings, promenaded the lobbies dur ing the entire acts and filled the bal conies. Their talk wis of Mrs; her gowns and Jewels; of whether the season would bring out any new beauties, and of the possible succession of Mrs. Z. to so clal leadership far more about this than the opera or even about Mme. Eames or M. Alvarez, the principals of the cast. Society Itself came lite. The horse show" custom of a late dinner, a lingering over coffee and llquers and a 9 o'clock appear ance at the garden could not be lightly broken off. Only two parterre boxes were occupied when the curtain rose at 8 o'clock. It was 8:30 before even the grand tier boxes ere well filled, and 9:30 before tho par terre tier the "social heiven," "the seats of the mighty," "mllllonalredom en throned" or what you will blossomed into full flower. At the latter hour It was. possible to give correct Impression of the evening for the first time, from the social viewpoint. Then It was seen that the house was an extremely brilliant one. The rich white gowns which a great proportion of tho women wore, against the "red background of the boxes, gave a fine effect. The jew els worn sparkled like stirs on a snow field. Here and there a black, turquoise blue or Nile -green costume struck color notes, but white was the prevailing tint. The absence of Mrs. Oliver Hajrlman, Jr.; Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Mrs. William Rhineland- er Stewart and W. K. Vanderbllt, Sr., who are with Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones at the latters house party at Wil mington, N. C, was commented upon. Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs, Mrs. Clarence Mackay and Mrs. Robert Goelet, who are in mourning, were also missed. There was not only a great showing In the boxes, but a gathering of the "smart set" in the orchestra as well. With Mrs. Astor in box 9 were Colonel and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, the Duke de Chiutness, George W. Smalley and F. L, Holbrook Betts. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont's guests In box 11 were: Mrs. James P. Kernochan; the Spanish Ambassador, M. de Ojeda; James V. Parker and Robert B. Van Pnrtlnnrlt. Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Warren's guests in box 14 were Mr. and ' Mrs. George B Deforest, Harper Pennington, of Baltimore, and McDougall Hiwks. In box 18 Edward R. Bacon's guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. Goodhue Livingston, Baron Max Op- renheim. Count Preben Ahlefeldt and Hon. .Oliver Borthwlck, of England. D. O. Mills' guests in box 20 were Mrs. Whltelaw Reid, Miss Jean Reld, Mrs Ogden Mills and tho Misses Mills. In box B were Dr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Rice, whose guests were: Mrs. Edwin Blashfleld and Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain). Box F contained Mr. and Mrs. George C. RIggs and Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Wor- rail. Among others In the boxes were: J. P, Morgan. Mrs. Ogden Goelet, R. T. Wil son. August Belmont. W. K. Vanderbllt, Henry Clews, Adrlen Iselln, W. Seward Webb. William C. Whitney, James A. Burden and Mrs. A. C. Washington. The display of costumes and Jewels was as magnificent as has been seen In the opera-house on any previous opening night. Some of them were as follows Mrs. William Astor A gorgeous gown of white satin, covered with black net. with great medallions of jet, the under skirt showered with sliver; collar of soil taire diamonds, with .Jong pendants of the same gems; coronet of diamonds on coif fure. Mrs, John 'Jacob Astor Pale pink satin veiled with black chiffon spangled with silver; the front of the corsage covered with a fall of gold and diamond spangled tassels, with mauve satin ribbons on the left shoulder;, necklace and head ornament of diamonds. Mrs. J. Plerpont Morgan Mauve bro cade, with corsage trimmings of lace and white tulle, and many diamond orna ments; necklace of solitaire diamonds; with pearl and emerald pendants. Lady Algernon Gordon Lennox Cur rant-colored velvet, with lace on the cor sage; ornaments of pearls, coiffure orna ment of lnurel leaves. Mrs. Robert Baron Pale blue satin with trimmings of lace and silver-spangled tulle; coiffure ornament of diamonds Mrs. Ogden Goelet Cream white satin elaborately trimmed with point lace and white chiffon, spangled with sliver; neck. lace of diamonds and head ornament of black velvet studded with diamonds Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt White satin, with touches, of rose pink velvet and deep fall of point lace on the corsage: tiara of diamonds and necklace of the same i gems, Mrs. Norman rWhltehouoe White satin ' brocade and lace, with white gauzo span- . gled with silver; solitaire diamond neck lace and bandeau of diamonds in the coif fure. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson Pink satin, with omament3 of pearls and dlamonda Mrs. Henry Clews, Sr., pale pink satin, elaborately trimmed with sllverispangled gauze; necklace of oolltaire .'diamonds, with pendants of pearls; -also chain of pearls; tiara of diamonds. Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbllt White satin, gorgeously trimmed with lace and silver spangled gauze; the corsage ornamented with gardenias; necklace 'and coiffure or naments of diamonds and emeralds. Miss May Goelet French blue gauze over white satin, the front of the corsage and coiffure ornamented with white roses. Mrs. Lloyd S. Bryce White satin, with trimmings of -lace on corsage, pearls and diamond ornaments on the corsage neck lace of solitaire diamonds and ornament in the. coiffure. Miss- Bryce White satin and silver spangled chiffon. Mrs. Foxhall Keene Emerald gauze; or naments of pearL Mrs. Orme Wlloon Pale blue satin, veiled with white gauze, spangled with sliver, cluster of pink roses on the left side of' the corsage; ornaments of dia monds and pearlo. Such was tho appearance of the housa when the opera began. Now about the music. Mr. Grau's forces must be credited with the performance of an exacting work, which can upon the whole be placed among the admirable traaltlons of the onera-house. Mme. Eames, as Desdc- CLUBS TO CLOSE DELAYS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT FATAL. Rapid Selling In Our Piano Clubs; ' the Past Few Days Means Speedy Termination of This Rare5 Oppor tunity Failure to Join Immedi ately Will Result In Failure to Join at All. The most remarkable and successful pi ano sale this house has ever known will come to a close within a very short time. It majfc be today, and not possibly later than Monday. Yesterday's sales added twenty-one members. But a very few more arc needed to round out our limit of five hundred, and unless sales today fall under our daily average for tms week, which is very unlikely, no vacancies will remain when our doors close tonight. Entlrely Satisfactory. The opportunltyjias been an extraordi nary one, and. sales have been most atis- fnotnrv hoth to our customers ana to. ourselves. Quick selling makes small margins profitable. Net one single com plaint has 'been received regarding the numerous Instruments we have sold the mona. brought to the part her best voice, , past four weeks. The pianos are first- ciass, sranaara mtiKes. ana iuiu rtiu; the guarantee which we give with evesy on. using It at first sparingly, be It said, but then In constantly growing crescendo to the. opera's close. Her broad dramatic treatment of the role Is too familiar to need special discussion, but It should be said that she has added strength to cer tain scenes, notably that in act 2. In which occurs the handkerchief - Incident. - , . . , i nin i :nm o. in mis muriiiiiu Of great vocal beauty was ner snare m r.- t,v rm,r niano iovc auo oi act a u mc . flCiiVered today. Or, if you ar Do Not Delay. N If vou have been considering the advis ability of joining our clubs. It will not do for you to put It off longer. Do not i?nf until tH4H nffpmnon: that mav be too lntp. Oomp In this mornlnc eaily and the song of the final act. Of M. Alvarez's "Otello" It Is more difficult- to speak with unqualified ap proval. His work was distinctly of un even excellence. It had fine moments, and those of reverse description. Some of the evening's chief laurels be- lonsr to Slcrnor Scotti. whose "lago" was . flna Vour savinsr on them is from J150 to a more than ordinary revelation of char- i J2C0. lucre Is also still opportunity for a acter study and admirable vocal art. few to join the clubs that offer such fine As Emilia Mme. Louise Homer repeated niu tSZZ? her vocally delightful and lrS! fce,ble performance pf last year. Mando- pianP House S51 Washington street, oppo- lins as an accompaniment proved an ac ceptable novelty. In detail the roles may have experi enced presentation of more conspicuous excellence, but considered as factors of a musical total the average of their excel lence was high. SIgnor Mancinelll per formed admirable things with- his or chestra. " are nurctasinff It for a. Christmas present, as many provi dent parents are doing: we win noia u xui you 'for Christmas delivery. The Pianos. These clubs offer the finest pianos made- the Chlckrrlr.g. of Boston: the Weber,. of New York, and the i.imDaii oi nicago. site Cordray's Theater. RODE 2000 MILES FOR LOVE From, the Rockies to Philadelphia to See His Sweetheart. New York World. There Is a romantic reason for the re markable horseback rule which young George S. Worth Is making frbm the foot hills of tho Rockies to Philadelphia. Os tensibly, he is making the venture In search of health and at the advice of his physician. But heartaches and not bodily pain are probably the. real cause ascribed to the long, heroic journey from the far West. The young horseman Is the son of W. P. Worth, the multimillionaire steel man of Coatesvllle, Pa., who Is prominent In Philadelphia as a clubman and manu facturer. Young Worth Is a recent grad uate of Swarthmore College. It was while he was a student there that he met Miss Nora Stabler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stabler, of Sandy Spring, Md., wealthy In her own right and hand some. Miss ataDicr was men, ana is sun. student at Swarthmore. She Is a cousin of George H. Brooke, a famous Pennsyl vania football player. She Is a member of this year's senior class and "holds many honorary positions In her class organiza tion. She Is also Identified prominently with the various social and literary socie ties at Swarthmore. After he left college young Worth man aged to meet her clandestinely. The young couple became engaged, worth feu 111, and his physician ordered him to the health-giving clime of the West. It la de clared that the suggestion of the physician found immediate favor in the eyes of the parents of young Worth, who had been In formed of the relationship existing De- tween their son and Miss Stabler. Four months roughing It in the West Imparted health and strength to the young man. He sought to return home, but was urged a wise man. He suggested a long horse back ride. The young man took the pre scription In the abstract. He started for Philadelphia from the foothills of the Rockies on a stout-muscled pony, and is pegging eastward at a 30-mIIe-a-day gait He may reach Philadelphia before Christ mas day. His friends feel no anxiety for hl3 eafcty, as he is a fearless rider and an athlete. ' Young Worth Is well known In Philadel phia society. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the University Club of Philadelphia. Mls3 Stabler Is a brunette with Jet black hair and eyes and rosy cheeks. She Is 19 years of age. Her sweetheart, who. If all fares well, may meet her on Christmas day. Is but 21. " ' , One VIctt of Plo4tS Joel Benton, the author. In JCewYork Evening" Post. My Idea of a fit candidate for United States Senator Is only exemplified by one who Is a statesman a person who bring? great abilities to the service of the Nation, William H. Seward and William L. Marcy measured up to the place; and ho man of, 'much less ability than their type indicates should ever be suffered to fill It. New York, with more than twice the popula tion that the whole country had In Rev olutionary days with a port through which three-quarters of the Nation's im ports are received deserves something better as Its representative in the Senate than a monumental office-monger and patronage-broker. . The Republican party has In Joseph H Choate. Andrew D. White, Whltelaw Reld. and a dozen others, good Senatorial tim berbut the irony of the situation Is than Thomas C. Piatt has the Republican party's mind and soul so far as New York is concerned in his keeping. It Is even doubtful 1f Mr. Choate. wheoe friends gave him seven vote3 in the Legislative college six years -ago for this office, could deliver him two when the Legislature meets so great Is the present power of mechanism and the Boss. It Is to be hoped that some day there will be a rude and radical jall dellyery of this manacled public opinion. Henry Labouchcre, editor of London Truth, has won the libel suit instituted by Lawrence by his parents to remain In the Western j cowen for certain statements which Mr. Cowen. country. He feared to gainsay the pa- considered reflected on his conduct as secre rental dictum outright, and finally resort- tary of the Article- Club. The two trials cost ed to strategy. 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