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PORTLAND, OREGON.' SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 20. 1902.
VOL. I. NO. 245.
TRICE FIVE CENTS.
SEIZE PEARL FISHERIES'
Portland a winner
LAID TO REST WITH
SOLEMN OBSEQUIES
WAR CLOUDS ARE
GATHERING: FAST
nnST ED1T10I1
THE
ALLIES THREATEN
TO
DESPITE "KNOCKERS
She WiU Get Her
Transport Business From
the Pacific Coast V
The newa ia confirmed by the qiornlnc
dltlon of the newspaper truit that Port
land 1b to get her' share of the transport
business. This new was published In
The Journal some days ago, but at the
time of the announcement a technical
error was made by the War Department
at Washington In stating that the
steamer Bllerlc would carry the first
cargo of freight. A cargo Is to be as
slgned to Portland and the department
ia under the Impression that tne fc,l-
leric could be substituted to carry It.
This distressed the evening edition of the
trust noticeably.
The fact that Portland, through no
effort on the part of the newspaper trust.
haa succeeded In saving herself from
being put out In the cold In the matter
of transport contracts, is what Portland
and Oregon people are Interested , In. . If
the newspaper trust would give a little
more space t Oregon and a little less to
Its own Inordinate conceits. Portland to
day would be a city of 200.000 people
and not be in a position where It haB to
place Its wares before the world through
some other medium than a newspaper
published for purely selfish motives.
iaklng the morning trusts own report
of the trunsport service awards it is
learned:
"The bla of the Boston Steamship
Company to transport Government busi
ness between Beatim ana lacoma anu
Humbert Swindlers Arr
rested at Madrid
Their Confidence Operations in
Paris Were the Sensation of
Two Continents.
PARIS. Dec The trio of Hnmbert
swindlers. jphnBe operations were the
sensation of two continents, were ar
rested this morning In Madrid. Official
announcement of the arrest was made
bjr the authorities here today. The
prisoners will be. brought here Immed
iately for trial.
They had been staying at a hotel in
Madrid since last . May. having gone
there directly from Paris. The police
mho made the arrest found JiuO and a
flew Jewels in the Humberts' apart
menta. Madam Humbert Wept when
(the police appeared and baurigiiac went
(Into hysterics. ,
Humbert declared 'that he was inno-
(Oent of the charges made against him,
nd he asserted that he would make
arrave revelations concerning a French
man of great political prominence.
4 All of the Paris papers are getting out
extras announcing the arrest and tne
trial ia expected to be even more sensa
tional than the Dreyfus case.
j The Humberts carried on the most
polossal swindle ever known in- Paris.
ite G Ee Stewart Sued
by Her Dressmaker
wave Charges Made in Regard to
the Construction of
One of the most difficult laws'uits eevr
StltUted In this oitv W9l twnm vstAr.
Pay before Justice of the Peace Reld
Ify Madame Imoller, fashionable dress
maker; who brings trait against Mrs. G.
Stewart for 118.50. which sum repre
Vnts the plaintiffs claim for professlon
1 services rendered In making a dress
9r the defendant..
p The story of the case In the first place
haa simple enough for a child to under
hand, but a counter complaint by Mrs.
ptuart for $58.60 damages, the spirited
Ualogues between the litigants and the
tjimplexlty of the expert testimony of
dressmaker witnesses put matters in
ijich a ahape that a Quaker City lawyer
tould not know how to proceed.
4: FACTS IN THE CASE
Jj The facts in' the case are these: Mrs.
iiewart purchased a piece of costly dress
tods that is known to shoppers as
toea." It la a Manila fabric black In
run
- BIO Mill
111 W
DOB IT FIT
Share of the Army
' Philippines, was jrater4a' finally
accepted y Secretary of War Root.
"Prealdnf Wlnson of - the company
withdrew the stipulation that It waa to
have three fourths of all , the Govern
ment business. Hia company will only
get such business as is sent from Puget
Bound. . . . .
"All bnaUeas of the Oormmut orig
inating in the territory tributary
Portland will be shipped from this port
on Teasels specially ohartered."
The Government will continue to
operate transports from San Francisco,
and, If It decides to sell 01 lease them,
will give an opportunity to bid on con
tracts for business done in that port. ,
Secretary Root will ask Congress to
allow him to make transport contracts
for a longer' term than one year."
This Is exactly what The Journal Jias
been fighting .for and "what it-ha -helpffi'
to accomplish. However, the statement
in another part of the article that con
tains the inference that this city would
I have secured the business allotted to It
by the department. Is ridiculous. It
' was only the hard battle that was put up
by San Francisco and Portland that kept
! Seattle from handling the entire freight
j traffic of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment. But this makes little difference
one way or the other; Portland Is rrolng
to get part of the transport bus'ness.
notwlthstanulng the newspaper trust
l failed to do Its duty to the city.
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.at:W(-rtl(f
II. P. HTJMBMT.
for many years iftey.Tfved In most ex
travagant luxury, obtaining unlimited
credit by the pretense tfiat they were to
receive an immense sum from a rich
American estate. They represented
that me documents evidencing their
i rls-ht to the money were locked In an
I Iron box, which could not be opened un
i til a sister of Mrs. Humbert's should
I marry. 1 oey are said to have realized
1 12.000.000 by the swindle.
color, and when properly made presents
a rlne appearance. Mrs. Stewart, wish
ing to have a stylish gown sought Ma
dame Imoller and employed her services.
The price of making the dress was
agreed upon as $18.50. Everything went
well until the job was finished. Mrs.
Stewart tendered a check In payment
and carried home the dress. As soon as
convenient the new apparel was tried
on. and lo and behold. It did not se;-ni
to fit so well as the contract called for.
Word was at once sent to the bank to
Stop .payment; on thecjbei;lf- . Th stecves
of teh waist were so tight," it has been
alleged, that the wearer's arms would
stick out straight. It was gathered in
the back and displayed a remarkable
dearth of tucks. Mrs. Stewart said that
it did not even come together at the
points indicated by the buttons. The
poor shape of the basque did not hold
a candle to the misfit of the skirt. The
expert witnesses claimed that It was a
good fit and a bad fit. Instead of a sad
dleback construction It was sewed to
gether a la fullness. There was no flare
jf the bottowjro presente. 'crry
spectacle of not being tight enough at
the place where hte skirt meets the
waist.
Considerable testimony was admitted
both in favor and against the graceful
ness of the suit. 'Madame Imoller said
I that It wasn't the fault of the dress that
it did not fit well and Intimated that it
was difficult to fit some people. Yester
day Mrs. Stewart put the dress on for
the benefit of the experts, but the diver
sion of opinion still prevailed. Justice
Reid was kept busy looking up the defi
nitions of the words flounce, gore, tucks,
pleats, yoke, cut on the bias and 6ther
appellations known only to the dress
making art. The case was continued
Hhla afternoon, and ItTnay be some time
before the honorable court hands down
a decision.
RITI 1 STl'l'tmOsT BUSHED.
FARIBAULT, Minn.. Dec. 20 -Xhe main
building ofr the Institute for Feeble Mind
ed was destroyed by Are this morning.
The 300 Inmates were removed In afety.
The loss will smr-mt t Wr
vkl
7
Roosevelt Asked
Germany's , Attitude Re;
as Threatening
WASHINGTON, D. C, Deo. Cable
advices from Venezuela this morntfig re.
port fresh trouble at Margarltu island.
A fleet of pearl shell fishermen there haa
been terrorised by British and German
men of war, and one of the Ashing ves
sels was sunk. It had ventured too near
the threatening llwt of the allies, and
tire was opened upon It with a Hotchkiss
gun.
. It Is also reported that the allies have
been taking soundings off the Island, and
this 1b regarded by the State Department
us a possible indication that Germany
has either returned to her Intention to
seize the Island In order to establish a
naval station there, or else that she con
templates taking possession of the pearl
nshurWi In order to hold them as ae-"
curlty for Indemnity.
It Is understood that negotiations ure.
In progress between the United States
and president Castro for the purpose of
BiCiirlni? for this country the permanent
possession of the Island. The State De
lurthK'iit Is in hopes that Castro will
place h merely nominal price upon the
Island, Hi consideration of this country's
friendly offices In the present dispute.
Admiral . Dewey cabled this morning
that he had sent Meut. Johnson on the
Albany to La Clunyra. to assist Minister
liowen.
W ANT rtOOSKVKl.T TO ARBITRATE.
WASHINGTON, p. . Dec. 2U The
statement was Issued by the Department
of Sta'e today that the allied .powers
desire that President Roosevelt shall ar
bitrate the differences between them
selves e nd. Venezuela. ThePresldent, oh
the other hand, prefers that (he arbitra
tion 'should be by the Haguetribunal.
Roosevelt's attitude Is In accordance
with the policy, consistently advocated
Vy this government, of submitting all!
such questions to an International tri
bunal. He is willing to do all In his
power to promote the restoration of ami
cable relations between the nations con
cerned, but does not desire to assume
tile role of arbitrator.
There will be seiious If not lnsnperUable
Oregcir Gty Property
Under, the Hammer
An Exciting Football Game Brief
News Notes of the
City. -
OREGON CITY. Dec. 20. Sheriff John
It. Shaver will hold n .sare today for the
purpose of disponing of property on the
delinquent 1HS tax roll. There Is a total
of nearly $2,1)00 worth of land and other
properly that will kd to the highest bid
der. I'nder the act passed by the last
session of the State l-glslat'ire, all
properly sold today will carry with It a
decl of absolute title for the purchaser.
1 niier th" old luws, lands could be re
deemed ucn L:fteF It had been sold by
the sheriff, but at present that Is im
possible There is some talk heard among
taxpayers of an effort to have this law
repealed at the coming session of the
Lctrit-lature.
EXCITING FOOTBALL.
The imoils of the Ninth, Tenth and
Eleventh grades of the public schools
were out In force yesterday afternoon to
jKjacouraga.'au exciting game, of football
played by fellow students. Tho Tenth
grade football tciim epdeavored to defeat
a team composed of players uw tha
Ninth and Eleventh grades. The com
bination was "too strong by a ratio of
about two to one, for the lone grade team
was defeated by a. score of 10 to5. A
touchdown was made, in both halves by
the victors, while the losers made their
score during the first half. Neither side
could kick a goal, but that only mode
matters more , exciting, livery man was
in the. game ail of. . the time, and -many
rood plays were" made.
BRIEFER MENTION.
The members of the Clackamas County
Relief Soclajy, an organization composed
of ladles belonging to the Rebeckahs, met
at their hall last evening and gave a
very pleasing entertainment, at which re
freshments were served. This society
was organized during the Sprlngwater
tire and did much toward relieving the
sufferings of the afflicted. Worthy cases
all over the county are now being helped
whenever brought to the attention of
the member's of this charitable society.
Never before have the public of this
place heed given the opportunity to see
so many beautiful show windows in theic
home town. During the last year new
buildings have been put up containing
modern Bhow-windows, or else the fronts
of the old buildings have been made up
to-dftte.-- Almost every window In town
Is decorated for the holidays, ofteptlraea
the walks being blocked by those enjoy
ing the decorations, No expensa haa
been spared by tba storekeeper to ac
corapllsh their purpose, aud thay ara now
Mini
m m on
to Arbitrate But
girded
difficulties In the way. of any plan of ar
bitration, so long as the allied powers,
especially German, lhalst Upon the oner
ous (conditions outlined In their communi
cations received yesterday at Washing
ton, Roosevelt's reply to the powers, while
not an absolute refusal to act as arbi
trator, diplomatically auggeets that the
questions at issue be referred to The
Hague tribunal, as he wishes to strength
en the pivstlge of that body. A further
consideration la that this country has
claims of Its own against Venuelu. The
State Department communt'Kteii tin
ylews of the President In. a long cipher
message this .afternoon. j
LONDON LOOKS iTORlWAR
EON DON,- -Dec. .' The 'omclul an
nouncement made this morning In the
supplement of the Official Gatette, that
the bloikade of the Venesuelan const
would become effective after today, lias
created u widespread belief thul there Is
now little prospect of a peeoeful solution
of the difficulty. In well informed cir
cles the opinion is expressed that there
is now but small hope ol! hrbltratlon.
The order of blockade names all ports
of entry and the month f the Orinoco
lllver.
Days of grnce are allowed as-follows:
To vessels sailing prior to the date of
the decree of blockade from Ifc'est Indian
ports and from the Kaet coast of the con
tinent of America Steamers, 10 days;
sailing vessels, 20 days.
From other ports Steamers, 29 days;
sailing vessels, W days.
Vessels In the blockaded ports will be
allowed l.'i days to obtain clearances.
Vessels Which attempt to violate th'
blockade will render themselves liable to
all measures authorised by the, lof .of
nations and by the respecth. treaties
with the varlotra neutral powers.
GERMANY DECLARES ItoCKADIS.
UERI.IN. Dec. 20. Germany lusued a
proclamation of the blockade of Venezu
elan ports this afternoon. The terms are
Identical with those of the proclamation
Issued by Great Britain, and the block
axle will take effect after today.
being repaid, for the 'holiday business Is
very lvely among the business men.
There is absolutely no need for any one
to go to I'orMiiid and fr.ole this year
! unless they want somethliiK carried only
V hp ltht largest stores. The buyer who
would not be pleased at the varied as
sortments of Christmas jtcsmIs displayed
in Oregon City would Is? hard to please
elsewhere.
Christmas exercises Were held yester
day, afternoon by the pupils of the East
ern school. When the afternoon session
of regular work had been concluded lh
ctilldren from the several rooms, with
their teachers, assembled in the main
hall to listen to the re itaNons end souk
that had been prepared for the Occasion.
Many friends were present to enjoy and
encourage the children in their efforts
to lease. When the children ere dls
missed, thMr two weeks' vacation was
commenced.
Workmen employed In putting In th
sewer pipe leading from the Methodist
Church 'Improvement are experiencing
mUch "Trouble" with dirt .that, is nlmo-u
us soft and as mean to handle as quick
sand: It' is "poeei-sary b keep a pi:nip
going while the men are at work umhr
the street The excavations under , tile
church building Is also causing trouble.
The heavy rains have i.v, .l In the ' t. k
walls and water Is continually seeping
In, making It necessary I r much pump
ing to oe none uurmK i"-- oay.
ROASTS PLAINTIFF.
The lcng drawn out ease
against Misc C. M. Nodln.
a chattel mortgage and
has been settle at laM. a
of B. P. Joh is
t nl., to close
to collect t:M
il In favor of
the defendant. Judge I razier de -;d, J
that Miss Nodlne should have $S1 Judg
ment against Johns
In deciding the case. Jud
Frazier took
nccnslon to remark that .b.hns had
dently taken pains to protect himself In
the sale of the Chen. ill.
which was the contention
stnted that where a real
fruit stand.
i nd thi court
estate dealer
always compels buyers lo put up big
bonuses and charges then high rates of
interest, he must bear any losses result
ing from misunderstandings. The court
reemarked thai he had little patience
with such men.-
WANTS $5000 DAMAGES.
Suit has heen fib d In the State Circuit
Court against Mrs. Elizabeth M. Smith,
J. Sweeney, Charles Cutter and Henry
Host for $3,000 dirnttges. Mrs. gmlth
the owner of the Occidental Hotel prop
erty, the other defendants are controc
tos. Thomas Huntington Is the plaintiff.
As hia grounds for action. Huntington
alleges that when the contractors were'
constructing the cement sidewalk in front
of fthe Occidental Hotel, he tripped on a
loose plank, precipitating him Into a hole
and causing hint gtcat Injury.. Ho al
leges that his head was injured badly,
and that some of his teeth were knocked
lodse. Also he claims to have lost the
use et ikla lower limbs. He t 7a years
old.
PROMOTION FOR CAAFFEE.
WASHINGTON. Pec. 20. The an
nouncement was made by toe -War De
patrment this afternoon that aa a reward
for Ma services In the Philippine Gen
eral Chaffee will be appointed, to succeed
Gen, 8. B. M. Young aa lieutenant-general
In command o8 the Army, when
Young, who is to succeed M..s la Aug
ust, retires In Jsmisry. ISO 4.
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THE QRAKT MAUSOLEUM.
FLAT APPROPRIATION
. .
FOR -THE 1905 "MIR
to Legislature
$500,000-Governor Will Appoint
Commission
Tne Lewis and Clark Fair board
Legislature for a 9t appropriation
This morning the subcommittee of the
legislative committee of tl,.- I. -wis and
('lark Kalr. composed of W. 1). Kenton,
1'. E. Willis and Rufus Mall .r'. met and
came to the above conclusion The bill
will provide that half of this amount,
or $26M.Ouo. . should be ni.'.jiuhlc by ' or
before April 1. l'JOi. and tie .tb r $250.
"00 by or before April 1. i'.i ia. It wrts
the general opinion of the members that
a tnx levy of mills instead of a Hat
appropriation might provide too much
money for the fair, anil that some of the
money might be left over on the delin
quent list and conseevjently be bard to
collect.
After some discussion It was decided
to recommend to the general committee
that a commission of II members be
appointed by the governor, who are to
receive no compensation, but only ex
penses At the close of the meeting, dur
ing private conversation the names of
lr. James WTthycoinbe and Mr. Eeedy
were mentioned as suitable members
uf'the commission.
NO HISTOHIICS
The provision of 11. S. I.yinim that the
Fair bill include an appropriation of
$20.1100 for tile issuing of a complete
school history of the Northwest In about
10 volumes, to be distributed In the 3.000
schools t)f the state, wits thoroughly dls-'
enssed and the committee came to the
DOINGS IN CONGRESS j
Thirty-Five Senators in Attendance
Adjourned Till January 5.
SS'ASlilN'aTOS, fV C Dec. 20 Only
3.) Senators were In their seats today
There was a conference regarding the
bill ubout the anthracite coal strike. A
plan of arbitration waa luld before the
Senate. It was agreed that a yearly
compensation of $1 b-- made for mem
bers who re not" government employes.
The Philippine currency bill was favor
ably reported on. The House bill pro
viding for a pension of t'l per month was
granted to the widow of the late Admiral
Klmberly. The eight-hour labor bill was
reported on with an amendment. Senator
Cannon placed the report of the anthra
cite coal strike conference before the
House. U was adopted without debate or
opposition. The Senate then adjourned
at 12:30 o'clock untlt January 5.
VANDERBILT IS BETTER.
NEW YORK. Dec. Vanderpllfs
physicians announce this morning that
hia condition fa more favorable s. tney
now nop for tua rtcovanb
Will Provide for
of EleVtnl
of directors wilt Ml tne Oregon
lor jjstw.ooo.
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conclusion that this matter belongs more
properly to the test-book commission or
school authorities, ' although they en
dorse! its echtcatlpnsJ features.
The c ommittee-- adjourned to meet
again Friday afternoon, when drafts' of
the bill to present, to the Legislature
will lm' rjjiwl and acted upOiti -"-'
CO-OPERATION WANTED.
President Corbett Is sending out let
ters t the women s clubs throughout
this state and Washington, requesting
I their co-operation In celebrating properly
! tlie one hundredth annlvessary of the
i Lewis and Clark expedition Into the Ore
I gon country. These letters have been
! sent to the following ladles: Mrs. El
; more, .ntorla; Mrs. Alice Cox. Athena;
.Mrs. l.ulu Epplnger, Haker City; Mrs.
j Hose Selling. CorvaJTIsT Mrs.' Laura A.
I Uradley. Eugene; Mrs. Sarah P. Adams,
j Albany; Mrs. J. W. Tabor, Oranlte; Mrs.
j Turner Oliver. La Grand1; Mrs. M. K
; Harden. McMinnvllle; M. O. K. Child,
j Kosebiirg: Mrs. C. E; Ames. Silverton;
Mrs. Herbert (Jill. Woodburn; Mrs. T.
j T. (eer. Salem; Mrs. Lucille Harlow.
I Tioutdale: Mrs. Minnie Udell, I'nion;
Mrs C. p. Holley. Sumpter; Mrs. H. L.
1 Hpaulding.
The Ualles; Mrs. O. J. Seeley.
Miss Alice Kidder, Carlton;
I Marshtield;
.Mrs. O. 11.
Pettlnger, Oswego; Mrs. Dr.
I .tot. Cottage (irove: Mrs. -Frank Len-
nart. Ashlund; Mrs; J; C. SHOOK; CdciuI.lW
City.
ANNUAL addressjo mormons
SALT LAKE. Dec. 20. The first presl
, dear y of the Mormon Church today Is
sued the annual address to the aLtter
' Day Saints of all the world. They are
i exhorted to keep out of debt and to care
for the poor and the sick. The address
says: "It Is with gratitude that we no
1 tice the growth and increase of the
, church at home and abroad. Some perse-
eiitlon has trt-en Buffered, but it has only
hail the effect, as usual, of accelerating
the work. The spirit of Improving the
'church buildings and of erecting new ones
i seems to be upon the people, and even In
; some of tho missions the people have
their own meeting houses and tho ten
i deiay is to build more."
PRESIDENT GOES TO VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 20.-Presl-dent
Roosevelt and his entire family, with
the exception of Miss Alice Roosevelt,
left Washington at noon today to spend
Sunday at Raptdun, to. Culpepper. Coun
ty, frginla. where they will visit with
the family of Joseph Wltmer. A Special
train of three cars carried the party and
no one accompanied them except the se
cret service men. Secretary Cortelyou
t-emalned In Washington. The news of
the PresldentT'departure waa kept secret
until the last moment, and there was a,
mad rush of the newspaper representa
tlves to the depot just aa the train was
sulilna out.
Ill i
ron m. ill
Vast Concourse of Noted
Men at Funeral
Remains Will Be Placed Beside
Those of the Great Soldier
President on Riverside.
WABOTNaTOJSr T. C.; Deo. 80,-Tha
funeral the lata Mrs. Julia Rent Qran?
occurred? this morning. A brief service ,
at the Grant home, which was attended'
only by member of the Immediate fam
ily, preceded the public aervlcea at tha
Metropolitan Methodist EpiscopalJChurch.
Jesse Or ant was unable to reach the city
In time to be present, but Mrs. Grant's
other sons. Fred and U. S Grant, Jr.
were here.
The church waa thronged, and among
those present were representatives
every branch of the national government.
President Roosevelt, the members of his
cabinet and of the diplomatic corps, all
the army and navy officers stationed at
"Washington, dressed In full uniform, an
Immense representation of various patri
otic societies and organizations of veter
ans and a great concourse of cltlsens
.who gathered to do honor to the widow of
thet nation's -great aoliHer'-pf esfderit; filled
the church to overflowing. -
The honorary, pallbearers were Speaker
Henderson,: Secretaries -Root and "Wilson,-".
MaJ.-Oen: Orenvrtle ' M. Dodge, Senators
Cullom, Kean, Fairbanks, Alllsoh, Forak--"
er and Piatt, John R. McLean of Ohio,
and John I. Bancroft Davis of Washing
ton. The services at the church war
Conducted by Rev. Frank N. Bristol, and
were deeply Impressive.
At their conclusion the funeral cortege
proceeded, to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Station, where. the special funeral train
was In waiting-, it left the city at U
o'clock and will arrive at Jersey City
at 5 this afternoon, where it will be met
by the Grant Monument Association, and
by a. distinguished delegation of promi
nent citizens tajid public officials. . . ,
Tha steaine ftlelgs will convey th rt-'
mains from ' Jersey City to , the Grant
mausoleums n Riverside Drive,' whir
they will U tonight beside those of Gen
eral Grant.' The committal services will
take place at U o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and. will .be conducted by Bishop An
drews, assisted by Bishop Mackay Smith.'
Special military honors will be paid and
all the army and navy officers In Mew.
York will be present in full-dress uni
form. Grant Post, G. A. R., will act
as a special guard of honor.
Through, .' the Japaneae Minister, tha
sympathy of the Empress of Japan lor
the Grant family In its affliction waa
expressed .? tn the following- cablegram,
signed by the Minister of. the Imperial
Household; :
"Her -Majesty the. Kmpress heard with
much sorrow 'of the death of Mrs, Grant,. -Please
convey to her -family Her Majes
ty's sincere condolence"
COMHISSIONADJODRN.
No More Testimony Will Be Heard'
After the Holidays.
SCRANTON, Pa,, --Sec. JO. Tale t
wrongs suffered by non-union miners aim
their families again occupied the atten
tion of the coal strike commission thia
morning. A number of witnesses wera
examined, among them Mrs. Snyder,
whose husband remained at work Whan
the strike was defaced. He waa shut up
In the colliery for several weeks,balngT
unable to return to his home for fear of
violence. Mrs. Snyder was frequently.
Threatened und finally she visited a tzvenvi
ber of the National Board of Miners, ap
pealing to him for protection. He prom
Ised to do what he could to keep hC
from harm.
That night her house was burned to thr
ground. Mrs. Snyder testified that tt had)
been built with money, left her by net
mother. The woman "cried tSUterly whlls
on the stand, as she related her pathetM
story. Her testimony made a strong Irav
pression. and many of those present wer
deeply affected.
After-a three-hour session the commiat
sion adourned to meet In Philadelphia g
January S. Today's session was prolx
ably the last that will be held In thi
city.
RAILWAY MEN ASK BIG RAI53
CHICAGO. Dec 20. Forty grievance
committees, representing" tha employes
of 40 different rallrbads west of Chicago
Including all lines to the Pacific Coasts
arrived in this city this morning. , , They
presented to the railways a demand fof
a 20 per cent increase in wages an4
Informed the companies that an answer
must be made before January S. They
represent 150,000 passenger and freight
conductors and brakemen. " T"- tz, t J
BFLGIUM REACHING FOR TRADE
BRUSSELS. Dec, a&r-ATiongr eonferenoa r ,
was jheld today between King Leopold
and Vice-President Costa of Argentina. - :
Arrangements' were under ' dlsouaaloa i.
which, if carried Into effect, will give lm ,
port ant commercial ' concession to tba .
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