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1ST in t e r v e n e ! STANDARD Disposition oi the Contro versy in Cuba. L f DESPAIRS of m e d iatio n EM PLO YES STRIKE^ Conflict at Whiting, Ind.. M a y Spread Throughout Middle West. Chicago, Sept. 24— Warfare be- ween the Standard Oil company and the labor umons of the country was begun last night, when the Whiting Ind emplo-es of the company qu* ’ work to force their demand for ¡L A n - Z IT m of the DEAD IN THOUSANDS Many Chinese Were Drowned in Hongkong Typhoon. The ,trike' whicb al- r * teDB ‘° tie “ P the business ML COMMERCE IS PARALYZED West fa nkr | ° ? t,0n iD the Middle n ortior! kt, y toaesume gigantic pro- ‘ V 1 end*d- ^ was pre. rates Willing to A c c e p t T e rm s . ted last night it might involve all th e^m ptoyes of the company in the Half the Harbor C raft W recked and Med'stors. but L ib erals N ot Many Buildings Destroyed — Inclined to Y ield . Alreadj th > Chicago labor nnions are Came Without Warning. preparing to seizt the opportunity pre sented by the Whiting strike to make Sep»- 2 2 . - p eace (or Caba, more trouble for the company. They Hongkong, Sept 20.— The typhoon jccomtiliBlie*! through American were wholly unprepared, because the employes there were not members of a which swept this port, destroying a inventioni seems to be further away union, but after a haBty conference last n ti)iD when Secretary of War Taft night it wes said that they would sup- great number of vessels and causing Aeeietant Secretary of State Bacon poit the n en who went out and that no much loss of life, was of a local nature, It came suddenly and without warning. ! negotiations to harm onize the one from Chicago would take their The observatory had predicted moderate places. Three hundred firemen em «ing factions. The arrival today of winds. H alf an boar after the gun ployed by the Standard Oil company United States battle shipe and left their places yesterday. More than signal had been fired the storm was at ' cmisers in addition to those al- 5 000 employes who are working with its height. It lasted two hoars. Most of the damage was wrought on ,T here has bad little effect on tbe the firemen are echeduled to leave their the Kowloon peninsula. The losses places today. These include engineers, «¡ente in tbe field, and, when the are estimated at several m illion dollars. skilled mechanics, laborers and others, Over 1,000 sampans and junks are j ir8 of th e revolution w ere apprised the officials of whom said last night L e(qnadron’ s presence they greeted that they would refuse members of the missing from Hongkong alone. Wharves were sv ept away and honseB [, information with Spanish exprès- organization work when new members collapsed. The m ilitary barracka are might be put to work in place of the in ruins. j to tbe effu’t that: etiikers. The harbor ie strewn with wreckage ■ They cannot come into the brush.” The firemen were called out because Hundreds of 1 meeting ol the e x ic u tiv e committee tbe representatives of the Standard Oil thrown upon the shore. Chinese boatmen and their families g the Moderate party was hastily sum- company refused to advance wagea from were saved by the bravery of the police unsd this evening and it was voted 22% cents an hour to 25 cents an hour, and civiliauB, but several thousand of and agree to grant all the workmen the the Chinese water-dwellere must have uuimously to accept w hatever diepo- eight hour day. They also refused to perished, many within short dietancee Lonoftbe controversy Messrs. Taft recognize the union. of the ehore. The loeees in lives and Lj Bgcon may decide upon, in the property among the Chinese were ap l L that such a concession w ill induce palling. Today the police stations in LjLiberals to yield s im ila rly . The R U SSIA N C AM PA IG N BEGUN. Hongkong are surrounded by Chinese Lgr however, have ae yet signified identifying their dead. The families «willingness to accept the decision of Parties Hold Muzzled Conventions — of the Hongkong boatmen live night K American mediators. and day on the sampans, and thousands Reaction in T re p o ff's Favor. Htttrs. Taft and Bacon have practi of these people are now homeless. St. Petersburg, Sept. 24. — Active se ibandoned their hope of finding a The Chinese take the dieaeter calmly mille ground and fear that a decision work in tne autumn electoral campaign and show no manifestation of grief. h,favor of either side would result in was inaugurated by tne OctoberiBts, One launch that was capsized had 130 g more than tem porary tranquility who today opened the Kazan congress Chinese on board. They were all the island. It is th eir belief that w ith delegates from 12 of the Volga drowned. provinces and the va9t central districts .merican occupation is the only way Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of g end the civil warfare, and it is not of Russia in attendance. Alexander Hongkong, and the authorities, are «lied that intervention must be fol- Guchkoff, the Octoberiet leader, was doing all everything possible to render ind by American sovereignity. Mr. present, laboring tooth and nail. assistance. Reports of fresh disasters Owing to failure of the Octoberiets to are arriving every hour. ift has cabled to President Roosevelt obtain official sanction, the congress girding the gravity of the situation, Only a few Europeans are missing. d Mr. Roosevelt is expected to dic was held behind closed doore and mem It is now estimated that 5,000 C hi bers of the press were excluded. te any further program. nese lost their lives. Reports are daily In pursuance of tbe decision of the increasing the mortality. government to permit the national con MEAT LABELS T O T E L L T R U T H . gress of the Constitutional Democratic party anywhere except in St. Peters BEGIN THEIR T A S K . [Wilson’ s Rules Forbid Calling Pork burg, the administration bae permitted the reopening of Constitutional Demo- Taft and Bacon Hear Stories o f Both Beef and Libels on Lard. cri ti i clubs in Moscow and elsewhere, Factions in Cuba. ffsshington, Kept. 22.— Further rul but persists in its determination to ing! in connection w ith the enforce supjross political agitation in tbe capi Havana, Sept. 20.— The presidents of ment of tbe meat inspection law after tal. The most remarkable development both the Moderate and the Liberal tober 1 next were made public today of the week haB been the change in sen parties this afternoon submitted to Sec the secretary of Agriculture and timent concerning the late General retary of War Taft and Assistant Secre mire an idea of what consumers are to Trepoff. The universal chorus of mal tary of State Bacon, representing Presi rpect hereafter when purchasing meat ediction and condemnation has given dent Roosevelt, their respective state «ducts, particularly canned gocds. place since his death to a non-partisan ments of tbe facts leading up to the Anything savoring o f a false or decep- appreciation of his real merits and de revolution and the conduct of belliger rename will not be tolerated and no fects, and his career has been the sub ents. Each of the presidents tomorrow picture, design or device which gives ject ol fair and even laudatory criti will present a written statement of the sy false indications of o rigin or qual cisms in nearly all circles. M. Mem- terms he is willing to agree to in the ity will be permitted on any label, as chineki, a prominent writer and pub interest of peace. General Menochal, for instance tbe picture of a pig appear lisher, who was recently suppressed, representing the veterane, also related ing on a label placed on beef products, but who is now a contributor to Here- to Meeere. Taft and Bacon the effort he <t the picture of a chicken upon the lom, gives the following verdict on the had made in the line of peace and the difficulties he had encountered and libel of a veal or pork product. basis of lifelong acquaintance with the gave his opinion ae to what conrees Geographical names are a llo w «<1 to be dead man: hold any promise of an amicable settle jwd only with the words “ cut.” “ General Trepoff was an excellent "type," "b rand ,” or “ s ty le,” as the man and a good official, though he ment. Today's hearing began at the home «¡e may be, except upon foods pro sometimes violated his own convictions ceed or mannfactured in the place, becanse of a false notion oi soldierly of M inister Morgan in the village of Site, territory or country named. For obedience. He would have made a Marianao, which ie only three miles instance, “ V irgin ia ham ” most be splendid soldier, but lacked a thorough from the most advanced post of the in nirked “ Virginia style h a m ;” “ Kng- education and, above all, the prepara surgent forse, that of Colonel Baldo- lith brawn” must be “ English style tion necessary lor the political activity moro Acosta, which iB encamped in the br»wn;’ ’ “ Westphalia ham ” must be thrust upon him. He possessed, how vicinity of Arroya Arenas. A fter the hearings Mr. Taft said to “'Vestphalia style ham .” The word ever, one great asset, lacking in all con ’dm,” without prefix indicating the temporary Russian statesmen— charac the Associated Press that he had just begun his work and that it was evident bwiei of animal is considered by the ter.” __________________ the mission upon which he came would Apartment to be a pork ham, but trim require more time than he bad antici Newfoundland Angry at Parent. ming! removed from the ham and used pated before his arrival. He intimated n the preparation of potted meats or St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 2 4 ,-T h e re that ten days would be required to SMnce, or when used alone, may be ported determination of the Imperial complete his errand, but he conld not known ae “ potted ham ” or “ ham sau- government to override the colonial au say whether or not it would be neces W».” thorities and concede to the American sary to visit insurgent camps or other commission a more liberal construction frankfurter sauB age n o lo n g e r ca n b e cities than Havana. ‘ »own as such, b u t must b e sa ile d of the herring fishery laws asked on bo- A private telegraph wire is being half of American fishermen, has evoked Frankfurter s t y le s a u s a g e .” strung fiom Mr. Morgan’ s house to the Canada, it is cable office in order that Messrs Taft The rules clearly define what consti- much criticism here. •ntes pure lard, but prescribe that a said, may he a factor in the dispute, as and Bacon may be able to report direct distance composed of lard, stearin or she has for years enforced against to Mr. Roosevelt. ?~®r snimal fat and vegetable oil may Americans the laws that Newfoundland labeled “ lard compound.” now seeks to make effective. Bombs in the Palace. St. Petersburg, Sept. 20.— A deep Will Pay No Blcod Money. Suits S ecretary W ilson. laid plot to assassinate the czar at tbe St. Petersburg, Sept. 24 — In re- Washington, Sept. 22. — Secretary palace al Peterhof was laid bare Wed gponre to representations with regard to wnee Wilson, of the department of nesday. A number of terrorists with niculture, today, when shown the the mnrder at Riga Septeml.tr15 of the aid of one of the gardeners of the Herr Busch, s partner in the Busch tidon dispatch regarding the action grounds, secured a foothold in the pal- ' the city corporation in pledging Hinge company and a leader of the ace and brought in a number of bombs. j to urge a hill for the compnleorv Herman colony at Riga, the Foreign Six royal set vints of the imperial house “•faction of carcasses at the tim e of office today informed Dr. von M q ie, hold weie also implicated, ae was an '•lighter, said it was a step in the first secretary of tbe German embassy officer of tbe palace guards who has that, while Rosei« made every effort to W direction. He felt sure that any since committed enicide. A ll of those *Mard eet by tbe B ritish government discover and punish murders, it canno involved in the attempted assassination , a “ be fully met by Am erican pack- consider the question of P * ^ « * caah were arrested and w ill be tried by indemnity and the laying down of • drumhead court martial and executed. ^ *»d he therefore had no fears that general rule applicable to all foreign- * **P°>'tati,>n of meats to England ers in RuBfiiB* German Goods Burned. md be diminished by such a law. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 20 — According Counterfeit Bills at Moscow. p****nts in G rip o f Famine. to the newspapers this morning, the Moscow, Idaho. Sept. 24. - Ten dol custom honse, which was destroyed by 3 p«tsrebnrg, 8ept. 22. — The offi- lar counterfeit b ill, are numwooain firs, contained 30,000 tons of merchan _I*1 r*P°rt Just issued gives but little Mo-cow. They are all new and bright, The *hVhV°r M Pect«tio n that the famine vchich has led tbe police to the eonclm dise, m ainly of German origin. losses are estimated at $1,200,000. tinil» • a*rea<dy * (?r ip on many pro- sion th .t the city is ta," g The origin of tbs fire ie not known. «r <* i| n ^ a®*’ a w ill he lees this wint- asms of green goods men. The bins Five clerks and 70 workmen have been ^ Although the w in ter wheat harv- •re well engraved and printed, r« l “ ir' w l? th« average, spring wheat iDlf almost expert knowledge to detect arrested. Five firemen were injured. Tbe dock and storehouses erected by "J a disappointment. T h e Zemst- the government, at a cost of $400,000, are empty through the fail- were completely deetroyed. •li th ' peaaant* to pay taxes, and ton^and Frank Clark but they have y, * * ork of relie v in g tbe famine succeeded in eluding the police. Artillery General Killed nPon the central government. Warsaw, Sept. 2 0 — General Nlcolai- Moniter Meteor Seen eff, of the artillery, bae been assassin Kuropatkin's H istory o f W ar. Binrkton Sept. 24 — At « o ’clock last ated. He was erroneously thought to I ' p*t«rshnrg, Sept. 22.— General be a member of the field court m artial. Patkin has completed his book re- General Nicolaieff was walking on »^ ka* *be Rneso-Japanese war. The Weilka street this morning, when be w l! ln several volu m e« ard has wee surrounded by five revolutionists ^ *nbmitted to tbe general staff. It and shot dead. The mnrderan aacaped. tj^ ot be permitted general eircola- a- fh:srt: i '* ' ™ , „.nil* TJsrSrtsiSsrjs- B ID S FO R C H IN E S E . Four Firms O ffe r to Supply Them fo r W ork on Isthmus. HOW UNCLE SAM TEACHES HIS YOUNG SOLDIERS. Washington, Sept. 21.— Proposals were submitted to the Isthmian Canal commission yesterday for the furnish Americans may well be proud of cadet to compare favorably w ith thd ing of Chinese labor to be employed in their great m ilitary training academy embryo officers o f any other country, j at West P o in t; It Is one o f the most It must not be forgotten, however] the construction of the Panama canal. complete institutions o f its kind and that to pasa successfully through W est The requirements of the specifications furnishes the cadet with a thorough Point Is not the only way o f entering were, in brief, that tbe contractors practical and theoretical knowledge of the United States army. There are tw o should agree to supply the commission bis duties before he is actually launch other means by which It la poasibl« to with at least 2,600 Chinese, the com ed on his career as an officer. This accomplish thla end: ( 1 ) by direct mission having the privilege of calling great academy— the upkeep o f which commission; (2 ) through tbe ranks. A upon the successful contractor for adi- costs the I'ntted State* government no civilian to be eligible fo r a direct com tional labor not exceeding 15,000. It i 'css than about $030,000 tier annum— mission must be under 27 years o f ago wae further specified that the laborers furnishes rather over 50 per cent of and unmarried ; the nomination Is us should be on the isthmus ready for America's officers. Intending competi ually obtained by [Killtlcal Influence! work within three and a half months tors must be between the age* o f IT and but the candidate has nevertheless to of the opening of proposals and that 22 and they must also be at lea*t 5 undergo a most searching examination- the contractors should deposit with feet 3 Inches In height. They appear In the case of a private soldier deslr* their proposals a bond of $50,000 as a before an examination hoard which tng to compete for a commission ho guarantee to fully carry out the terms meets In May, and should they suc must have two years’ service, he untiled of the contract. ceed In passing both physical and men 30, and also unmarried. He baa to ap* W h ile the commission has been in communication with abont 150 in d ivid uals and corporations who had signified a possible desire to eubmit proposals, only four proposals were finally offered to the commission. In the piesence of the contractors and others interested i\\ the propositions were opened by W. Leon Pepperman, aeeietant chief of the office of administration of the commis sion. A t the conclusion of the reading of the proposals, M r. Pepperman an nounced that no award would be made of the contract until tbe propoeals had been examined by the commission and its general counsel. In accordance with the specifications, the proposals were made for the (nrnishing.of different C AD E TS GO ING T O D IN N E R . classes of labor at a price fixed by the hoar in American gold. T A summary of the four proposals sub tal testa they are allowed to enter the pear before a m ilitary board and l l m ilitary academy on June 12 for a successful Is again examined, the ex mitted follows: The tests o f the amination being extremely difficult—• The American-China Contracting four-years course. company: Common laborers, 10 cents prolonged probation are so severe that Ixuidon Sphere. per hour; foremen and interprétera, 20 often not more than 50 per cent finally T H E F E M IN IN E M E TH O D . cents an hour; physicians, 4 0 cents per pass ou t Each cadet receives yearly, hour; cooks and barbers, 15 cents per roughly, about $050, out o f which he honr. has to pay fo r Ills messing and uniform. H o t s T h e y P n a s l e O n * A n o t h e r b y T h e ir P o lite A tte n tio n «. International Contract'ng company, The life Is Spartnn-llke In Its simplic “ There comes that bowl again I* Washington, D. C. : Laborers ard ity and ln the severity o f Its punish cookB, 13 cents per hour; doctors, 39 ments. The cadets are granted no al ejaculated Mrs. Pryor, ln a ton« o f de cents per hour; assistant doctors, 36 lowance or pocket money, and the use spair. A moment later she was at th « cents per hour; interpreters, 2% times o f Intoxicating drlnkiy 1» strictly pro door listening affably while her friend 13 cents per hour; foremen, 1% times from across the street told how she 13 cents per hour. "couldn’t resist bringing over a bowl o f Wah Me Lee Hang & Co , Baltim ore: these strawberries— they are so unusu Laborers, clerks and barbers, 12% ally la rge !” cents per hour; foremen and interpre “ W hat about the bowl, Jean?” quer ters, 15 rents per hoar ; doctors, 25 ied the bachelor brother, who persist* cents per hour. In trying to help. Joel Julian Reuben, Washington, D. “ Enough about I t !” groaned his sis C.: For the first 2,500 Chinese labor ter. as soon as the neighbor wns safe ers, 11 cents per hour; foremen, 40 ly out o f hearing. "On my b ir t h d a y - cents per hour; doctors, 60 cents per three months ngo, mind yon— Mrs. F ox hour; interpreters 60 cents per hour; brought over that bowl filled with sum* cooks and barbers, 30 cents per hour. of her delicious home-made candy, and For additional laborers above 2,500 per to save me I couldn't tell whether she hour: First 1,000, 11 cents; second wns presenting me with the bowl o r 1.000, 10% cents; third 1,000, 10% Just the candy. It's a dainty llttl* cents; fourth 1,000, 10% cents; fifth dish, you see. and I didn’ t want to as 1.000, 10% cents; sixth 1,000, 10% sume thnt It was meant for me unless cents: seventh 1,000, 10% cents; It wns, so It was pretty embarrassing eighth 1,000, 10 cents; ninth 1,000, until a few days afterward I hit oa 9% cents; tenth, 1,000, 9% cents; the Idea o f sending her some o f my; eleventh 1,000, 9% cents; remainder strawberry sunshine In the same howl. of 15,000 9 cents. U l 'N 1IB1I.L O r V A U L T S . Tbe last proposal is assumed at the I thought If she hadn’t Intended to g lv * department to provide that, if the com- hlblted— so much so, that should any It to me, she would Just keep It a fte r rnission enters into a contract with Mr. spirituous liquor lie found ln a cadet's thnt. Reuben and wane the fa ll quota of 15,- quarters he Is liable to be dismissed "B u t before a week had passed she 000 Chinese, be w ill furnish them at from the service; the use o f tobacco Is sent It over again filled with some o f the rate of 9 cents per hour for common likewise forbidden. her lovely orange marmalade. T h e r* laborers. There are also very stringent rules wasn't a thing to do hut repeat my lit as to the treatment o f the Junior ca tle ruse, and that time I gave her T E S T IM O N Y IS S H E L V E D . Then back s h i dets In connection with what Is known apt ceil gooseberries. as "ragging," any cadet being consid came with some o f her precious tutti- Interstate Com m ission Turns Down ered guilty o f bullying, even ln the frutti. and we ve kept It up ever slncej mildest form, laying himself open to “ A ll the treasures In my fruit-closet Pacific C oast Lumbermen. summary dismissal from the m ilitary are exhausted, and I guess hers are, Chicago, Sept. 21.— Various Eastern academy. too, for you see she’s begun on th * and Western railroads, through their Cadets are even forbidden t*> buy markets now, with these fresh straw* legal representatives, made strenuous objections today before tbe Interstate Commerce commission to the presenta tion of testimony by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association in its petition against 25 Western rail roads. The lumber manufacturers are asking to compel the railroads to furn ish adjustable racks on flat cars for the transportation of lumber. They claim that the roads furnish proper facilities for the shihpping qf other commodities, and is not doing likewise for the lum? bermen, discriminating against them. After the attorneys on both sides of tbe lumber case bad made exhaustive argu ments, the commissioners declared that the case wonld be indefinitely post poned. Passengers in N eed o f Food. Washington, Sept. 21.— The plight of the 500 passengers of th « Pacific Mail steamship M ongolia, which re cently went ashore near M idway ¡eland, was made known to g'vsrnm en t officials here today tbrongh a cablegram receiv ed by the manager in this city o f the Commercial Cable company. Tne ne cessity for the immediate sending of supplies wae made apparent. There are ordinarily lees than 40 people on M idway island, aod the influx of 500 wonld mean a serious drain on tbe re sources of the island. Mexican P lotters Held fo r Trial. Douglas, A ria., Sent. 21.— T h e pre lim inary hearing of Thomas Espinosa and Elfanao M artinez, who, with a number of other Mexicans, were arrest ed here recently on a charge of con spiracy against a frien dly power, and violation of the neutrality laws, was concluded today before United States Commissioner Hames. T b e men were held to the Federal grand jury, bond being fixed at $500. O p en t M o re O klahom a Land. Oyster Pay, Sept. 21.— T h e president has issued a proclamation opening the Kiowa. Comanche and Apache Indian lands in klahoma. T n e In terior de partment w ill announce th# date for tbe reception of sealed bid l under which tbe 60 6000 acres of land are to be dis posed of to homesteader*. < U I tol ’’G U A R D M O U N T” — C A D E T S any newspaper or periodical without the express permission o f the suiierin- tendent, and no one la allowed a aer- vant, ao that each cadet haa to clean hla own uniform and keep Ills room tidy. As has berm already atated, the life la a truly Spartan one, very little leave or holidays being granted. There ia a half holiday on Wednesdays and Sat urdays, and no study from Dec. 4 to Jan. 2: a longer vacation running to a few weeks la given to the cadet at the end o f hla second year. Work begins dally at 6 a. in. und continues with alight Intermission till 9 p. in., each cadet being prepared to the fullest ex tent to take bis place In almost any branch o f the service. There are not only yearly and half- yearly examinations, but monthly and weekly on e«; In fact, the cadet la un der such cloee observation thnt he re ceives marks fo r the ordinary dally I work. One novel feature o f the traln- lug at West Point Is that particular Im- porta nee la attached to tbe system of delivering lecture* In a simple and con cise manner. Each cadet Is made to work out a problem on a blackboard and then to explain It aloud to hla com panion«. In conclusion It may be said that no expense Is spared In any way whatsoever to enable the West Ppint IN F U L L -D R E S S U N IF O R M . berries. I ’m Just tired o f racking mj| brains for ni>w delicacies to fill that howl with, and all I want to know 1* whether she keeps returning It because she thinks she has given It to me, otj whether she Is simply paying hack mjl attention to her each time. "Then why don't you ask h e r f > "Ask her?” “ A man would.” “ A man no doubt!” (w ith Immens* superiority.) “ And Just suppose shd hadn't Intended giving ycu the bowl at a ll! What then?” “ Let her say so. Why, I ’ll ask he* for you. sis.” Mr*. Pryor actually squealed. “ O h ! I f that wouldn’t he Just Ilk* a man— blundering and club-llke! Don’t you say one word to her about It, Sey m our! I shall manage to find out some way. Besides, I ’ve Just thought what I can send back In th* bowl next time. I'll make stuffed dates.” — Youth’* f ’ompanlon. Our experience has been that when a man approaches us snd s a y s : ” A| funny thing hastened yesterday,” anil then proceeds to relate I t the Incident la not funny. IP s easier to do th* thing* w# shouldn’t do than It la to avoid doing tbe things we should d a