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VOL. XIV. . ' : . 4. c ; HOOD RIVER, ?OUEG(XN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1902. NO. 22.
HOOD RIVER GLACIER
Published Every Friday by
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VAK UKOVE COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OF
U PEN DO. Meet the Becond and Kourtn
Friday of the mouth. Vinltom cordially wel
comed. C. U. Da kin, Counsellor.
Mm. Hinrv McOuibi, Secretary.
0" RDKR OP WASHINGTON? Mood Elver
t;uion No. 1-12, meet In Odd Fellow' hall
second and fourth Saturday in each month,
7 :au o'clock. C. L. Corn., president.
D. 11. L. uuhbli, secretary.
IAl'KKL KEBKKAH DKOREH LODGE. Ho
J 87, 1. 0. O. F'. Meet Ant and third Mon
day In each month,
Mb. W. O. Abb, N. O.
Miw Ota Walker, Secretary.
llAf.il V roB'l , fo. 16, U. A. B.-MeetatA.
j O. U. W. Hall tecond and fourth Saturday
of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All O. A. R.
ueuibcr invited to meet with ui.
J. w. Kiuby, commander.
C. J. JUts, Adlulant.
C1ANBY W. R. C, No. W-Meeu Hrt Batur-
day of each month In A. O. U. W. hall at 'J
l. m. Mr. B. t. BHoiMAKKa, President.
Mas. u. u stkan an an, oecrewiy.
HOOD RIVER LOIHiE No. 106, A. V. and A
M. Meet Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. W. M. Yaii. W. M.
C. D. ThomphoN, Secretary.
U OOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M.
II Meet third Friday night of each month.
K. L. Smith, H. P.
A. N. Rabm, Secretary,
MOOD RIVER CH ArTKK, No. 20, O. K. B.
Meet aecond and fourth Tuesday even.
of each month. Visitors cordially wel
comed. M a. Mollis C. Col, W, at
Ma. Malt B. DaviDSON, Secretary.
OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 103, United Artisan.
-Meet first and third Wednesdays, work!
second snd fourth Wednesdays social: Arti
san! hall. F. C. Bbosius, M. A.
Mrs. E. A. Barnes, Secretary.
WAUCOMA LOIXiE, No. HO, K. of P. Meet
in A. O. U. W. hall every Tuesday night.
C. E. Markham, C. 0.
W. A. Fikkbauoh, K. or R. aud 3,
KIVERBIDE LODGE. No. 68, A. O. U. W.
Meet first and third Baturdays of each
month. Fred Howe, W, M.
E. R. Bradley, Financier.
Chester Shuts, Recorder.
1DLEW1LDE LODGE, No. 107, I. O O. F.
Meet in Fraternal hall every Thursday
night. W. O. Aui, N. O.
J. L. IIEKPERSOM, Secretary.
H
OOD RIVER TENT, No. 1. K. O. T. M.,
meets at A. O. U. W. hall on the Brst and
third Fridays of each month.
Walter Uerkino, Commander.
SiIVERHIDE LODGE NO. 40, DEGREE OF
HONOR, A. O. V. W .-Meets flrat and
ird Saturday! at 8 F. M.
MR. E. R. Bradley, C. ol H.
Mrs. H. J. Frederick, Recorder.
HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A.,
meet! In odd Fellows' Hall the lint and
third Wednesday of each month.
F. U Davido, V. a
E. R. Bradley. Clerk.
B. PEESBV,
ittorney-it-Law and U. S. Commissioner.
Ooldendale, Wash.
Makes a specialty of land office work. Final
proofs In timber and homestead entries mad
before him.
JjR. J. W. VOGEL.
OCULIST.
Will make regular monthly visit to Hood
River. Residence 86S sixteenth Street,
1 Portland, Oregon.
Q II. JENKINS, D. M. D.
DENTIST.
Specialist on brown and Brldga Work.
Telephone: Office, 281; residence, M.
Office In Langtllt bid. Hood River, Oregon.
TJR.K.T.CARNS.
Dentist.
Cold crowns and bridge work and all kind ol
Dp-to-Dats Dentistry.
HOOD RIVER ' OREQOH
JJ L.DUMBLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
accessor to Dr. M. F. Shaw.
Call promptly answered In town or ooantry,
Day or Night.
Telephone: Residence, U Omc,M.
Office over Everhart' Grocery.
J F. WATT, M. D. .
Physician and Surgeon.
Telephones: Offloe, 281; residence, 2SI,
BUROEON 0. R, S. CO.
JOHN LELAND HENDERSON
ATTORNEY-AT LAW. ABSTRACTER, KO
1ARY PUBLIC and REAL
ESTATE AUENT.
For n year a resident ol Oregon and Wash
tnston. Has had many years exporleoc In
Ileal Estate mailers, as abstractor, searcher of
titles and ageuU Satisfaction guaranteed or
Bo charge.
pREDEEICK 4 ARNOLD .
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
EitimaUH furniahed for all kinds oC
work. Kepnirinit ipecinlty. AU kinds
of shop work. Bhop on BUta Streat,
between First and Second.
J-HE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY
Is the pises to get the latest and beet ia
Confectioneriee, Candies, Nuts, Tobacco,
CiEart, etc
.ICE CREAM PARLORS..- ,
W. B. COLE, Proprietor.
p C BR0S1US, M. D.
" PHYSICIAN AND 8URGE0N.
'Phone Central, or 12L
Office Honrs: 10 to It A. M.j S to I
and 6 to 7 P. M.
jJUTLER A CO,
BANKERS.'
Do a general banking, basinets.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
CARE FOR YOUR EYES
As 1 have had IS year experience, y work
will give the very beet satisfaction In watch
repairing, and as an optician I guarantee to
rve you a good St of glass to suit year eye).
Save one of the leU-st improved eye-IMiere,
ad raa at your eyea la the moat aoevrate aaaa.
r with the beet Un.es made, Uus strsngUk.
Bins rxu eye and Daprvvlng g"jeUL
EVENTS OF THE DAY
OATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import,
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting; to Our
Many Readers.
An incendiary fire at Klamathon,
Ca)., caused a loss of $500,000.
An American has been placed in com
mand of the Colombian gunboat Bogota.
A lake steamer bound for Buffalo
foundered durlncr a heavv storm. Ten
f the erew are missing.
President Roosevelt is very anxious
about the reply of the miners to the
proposition of the operators.
It is probable that Roosevelt will
recommend a permanent tariff com
mission in his next message to con
gress. London is much alarmed at what
they fear is a move on the part of J. P.
Morgan to secure control of the London
docks.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Commercial cable company, Clar
ence Mai kay was elected as president
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of his father.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
A madran ITiuloratlnn nf Y.ahnr ia vfirv
. , j !
much opposed to the plan of the coal ,
operators and thinks it should bej
turned down by the miners. ,
A Toledo, Ohio, steel plant has
closed down for want of coal. I
A French aerouant and his compan
ion were dashed to death while experi
menting with an airship at Paris.
Belgium miners have con ) on strike,
claiming the trouble in the United
States has raised the pi ice of coal and
they should get tome benefit. I
Sir Michael Herbert, the new British
ambassador to the United States, has
been received by President Roosevelt
and has entered upon his duties. j
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani has leftlHon-,
olnlu on her way to visit the United
States. It is believed that she intends
to press her claims to the crown
lands. t
Dr. William Riddick Whitehead, one
of the most distinguished physicians
and surgeons in the Weet, died of heart
disease at hit home in Denver. He
was 70 years of age. . I
Seventeen persons are under arrest
at Indianapolis for robbing graves. Itj
is believed the remains of at least 100 .
people have been stolen. The grand
Jury is inquiring into the matter. .
Mrs. Nation has resumed active op
erations in Oklahoma.
Kins Edward has returned to Eng
land in better health than for years.
A striae Ol iuaiiiiBuuieroauu uaKgage-
. , i hi I, it.
men at the anion depot in St. Louis ,
nas caused consiaeraoie aeiay oi we
mails.
The wails of a hotel at Jackson,
Mich., collapsed while 13 men were at
work on the roof, but none were even
seriously Injured.
The strike of French coalminers is
assuming a seriousness equalled only
by that in this country, numerous
clashes between troops and strikers are
reported.
Ex-Secretary of State Olney, in an
address, scored the coal oeprators.. He
says that for years they have defied the
laws of Pennsylvania, which forbid
common carriers to engage in mining.
A report will soon be issued bt the
bureau of forestry showing the amount
of timber destroyed by forest fires in
the Northwest. Bv this means it is
hoped to secure more protective legis
lation.
The crown prinoe of Siam has arrived
in New York.
The G. A. R. will bold its next en
campment at San Francisco.
Foreign coal will be admitted free of
duty while the miners' trouble con
tinues. -
President Roosevelt has so far recov
ered that he Is able to go about on
cratches.
A Homestead, Pa., inventor, while
temporarily insane, murdered his
mother, one brother and two sisters.
The Goal operators have demanded of
Roosevelt that be begin action against
the miners' union under the anti-trust
law.
Strikers at Geneva Hashed with the
troops and the hospitals are filled with
wounded men from both sides. Many
arrests hava been made.
To meet need of officers for the navy
special midshipmen's examination
will be held in November. Each sen
ator and representative has been asked
to name one principal and five alter
nates. Tbtre is enough coal on hand in the
various public institutions of New York
to ran for two month
French coal miners have voted a
general strike. It it estimated that
there are 162.000 miners in France,
0,000 of whom belong to the anion.
The transport Sherman has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila. She
hat been tent to quarantine, as there
were at vera caseaot cholera on board.
Jessie Morrison, who has been twice
eenvkted of murder ia Kansas, and
who it fighting tot a new trial, ia oat
on 110,000 bonds.
ALL DEPENDS ON MlTCHsXJUL.
Miners do not Favor Proposition of Coal
: Operators Unfair, They Say.
Wilketbarre, Pa., Oct. 16.' From a
thorough canvass of the situation as it
exists tonight there is every indication
that the new arbitration plan proposed
by the presidents of the coal com pan
ies for ending the miners' strike will
not be accepted in its present form
There is a division of opinion among
the strikers, but there is no doubt that
a majority feel that the offer to have
the president of the United States
select an arbitration commission along
the lines suggested by the operators is
not fair, and that it unduly limits the
board. The miners, it is safe to say,
will abide by the ffOvice of their na
tional president, , in whose judgment
they have the utmost confidence. . A
. President Mitchell declines to say
how he personally looks upon the prop
osition, but tonight be gave to the press
the following statement: t ;
"1 fully.appreciate with what anxiety
the people of our country are awaiting
the end of the coal strike. The coal
operators have not addressed the Min
ers union, or its officers, in making
their public statement. It is therefore
impossible for me to state the attitude
of the miners at this time. I am now,
as I have always been, deeply solicitous
of the interests of the public and the
welfarre of the mineworkers who have
been on strike for the past five months.
A formal statement defining of position
and intentions will be issued just a?
soon as we are in possession of the full
meaning of the proposition of the
operators'
The rank and file of the miners view
the new proposition in different lights.
Those who are opposed to accepting the
new offer look upon the operators' lat
est move as a counter proposition to
Mr. Mitchell' offer to arbitrate made in
the temporary White House at Wash
ington. They compare the two offers
and pick out what they all agree to be
many flaws'.
A gn at many of the strikers think
the proposition should be accepted, and
that the miners should trust to Presi
dent Roosevelt to do the best ' be can
under the conditions laid down by the
coal-road presidents.
There is still a th'ird view held by
miners, and that is to refuse to accept
the plan proposed and make a counter
pioposition, embodying some of the
suggestions contained in the operators'
offer. One proposition suggested is
that the operators, the mire.-s and the
president each select a numbei of men
to act as a board. This was mentioned
by President Mitchell,' but he would
make no comment on it.
HOT BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.
Aged Men Killed Two Assailants, but were
Badly Injured Themselves.
' Cleveland, O., Oct. 16. In a farm
house two miles from the village of
Rochester, in Loraine county, a terrible
battle was fought tonight between aged
brothers named Meach and six desper
ate robbers.' As a result of the battle
two of the robbers were shot ' to death,
one probably fatally wounded, and two
of the -Meach brothers were badly
beaten. .
There are three of the Meach broth
ers, Loren, aged nearly 80 years; John,
about 70, and Jarvis, aged 65. The
old men are said to be rich. While
John was in the barn, he was sur
rounded by three robbers and' bound.
Going to the house they knocked Jarvis
Meach into insensibility. John Meach
worked himself loose from, the bonds,
howeter, and seizing a shotgun, cau
tiously stole upon the three burglars
who were working at the safe. He shot
two of them ' to death and fatally
wounded the third man. The three
companions of the men, who were watch
ing the house, realizing their danger,
immediately got away. The robbers
secured no money.
The wounded robber refused to make
any statement as to identity.
. ,
WILSON 00ES TO GREECE.
Spokane Man Transferred from Chile at a
Lost of $3,500 in Salary.
Washington, Oct. 16. Henry L.
Wilson, of Spokane, minister to Chile,
has secured a European mission, but at
a great'eacrifice of salary. He gets a
similar post in Greece at $6,600 a year,
while his present position pays $10,
000. This could not have been brought
about had not the minister to
Greece kindly consented to retire, in
order to make places for several people.
Minister Francis was not particular
about serving longer in Greece, and
was willing to get out of the way in
order to promote John B. Jackson, now
first secretary of the embassy at Berlin.
The pressure of Wilson's friends to get
him a place in Europe, and the induce
ment to Jackson to secure the Chilean
mission, which is worth $3,500 more
than that of Greece, brought about the
change. Again, the Chilean mission
has always been considered more im
portant than Greece, and Wilson's
change, although brought about by
great pressure, it aot considered a pro
motion. Strong Box Stole.'
Victoria, B. C, Oct, 18. Informa
tion has bean received hete that a box
containing bank notes of the value of
$50,000 gold has been stolen from the
strong room of the China and Manila
steamer Zafiro, on her last voyage from
Hong Kong to Manila. The consign
ment was signed for by one of the
ship's officers, and prior to the vessel's
arrival at Manila the strong room was
opened only once, and that was to ad
mit a consignment of opium.
NEWS OF OREGON
nFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
the Past Week Brief Review of thr
Qrowth and Development of Various
Industrie Throughout Our Common
wealthLatest Market Report.
The asssesor't roll of Lincoln county
shows - an increase of (136,854 over
that of last yetr. : ,
The First National bank of Baker
City has been designated a United
states depository.
The fruit fair at Hood River last
week was in every respect the most suc
cessful ever held.
. A Liberty, Marion county, hop grow
er was offered 24 cents for his hops
last Saturday, which he refused.
The forest rangers in Southern Ore
gon have been called in from fighting
nre, there being no further need of
them. ,
The rush for timber claims in Lake
and Klamath counties continues.
Many of tho locators are coming from
Eastern statse.
William Darkis, a Southern Oregon
pioneer, was found dead at his home
near Waldo last week. He came to
this state in the early 50s.
The Astoria Fir Lumber Company, of
Astoria, has filed articles of incorpora
tion with a capital of $100,000. The
company will install a sawmill plant at
once.
The hop market at Independence is
practically stationary. There seems to
be a decided opinion among the grow
ers that the price will advance in a few
weeks.
A rich strike has been reported in.
the I. X. L. mine, in the Greenhorn
district. The owners are confident
that they have the making of a good
paying mine.
Mining by electricity will be put to
a thorough test by the Baisley-Elkhorn
company, in Eastern Oregon. All
machinery will be run by electric
power. If it should prove profitable,
it is probable that quite a number of
other companies will put in plants, as
fuel is one of the greatest items of ex
pense in operating mines in that section
of the state.
Prairie City suffered another severe
fire, which destroyed $3,000 worth of
property.
The Loewenberg-Golng company
has paid its convict labor account for
August, amounting to $1,251.50.
Douglas county prune growers are
beginning to ship the 1902 crop. The
yield ia 75 per cent cf the average,
while the quality is first class.
H. E Brooks, a veteran newspaper
man and editor from Amarillo, Texas,
has bought into the Roseourg Plain-
dealer with W. C. Connor. They will
improve the mechanical equipment of
the paper and a Sunday morning edi
tion will be added. .
The crop of Italian prunes in . Lane
county is much lighter than for many
years. The petite and silver prunes
were not affected much by the bad
weather, however, and are showing a
good crop.
Hon. A. R. Burbank.an honored and
respected citizen of Lafayette, died in
that city October 7. Deceased was
born in 1817, and came to the Pacific
Coast in 1849, but returned again to
the East. In 1853 he came to Oregon
and has since resided here.
Two women t ramus cassed through
Nevada. Mo., a few dars airo. ridinz on
the iron rods under a box car.
David Auchard, who died in Helena,
Montana, has left his immense estate
to the Masonic fraternity to establish
a Masonic home.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 63c: blue-
stem 66Mc; valley, 65Xt.
Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton: brew
ing, $21.00.
Flour Best grade, 3.00(83.50; grah
am, $2 853.20.
Millstuffs Bran, $18.50 per ton;
middlings, $23.50; shorts, $19.50;
chop, $17.
Oats No. 1 white, $11.024 ;gray,
P5c4f 1 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $10311; clover,
$7.50; cheat, $8 per ton.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60(3
4.25; per pound, 10c; hens, $4(94.75 par
doien; per pound, 11c; springs, $2.50
3 per dozen; fryers, $3(g3.25; broil
ers, $2i32.50; tucks, $4.60(35 per doi
en; turkeys, young, 10(3.1 2c; geese,
$6(96.50 per dosen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13d
13tc; Young America, 13i914M;
factory prices, 1(9 Die less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25(3274c
per pound; extras, 27 dairy, 17X
20c; etore, lt15.
Eggt 22)(327ic Pr dozen.
Potatoes Best Burbankt, 65370c
per sack; ordinary, 50(3 55c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced tweets, $1.75(
2 per cental.
Hops New crop, zii3e per pound.
Wool Valley, llhc; Eastern
Oregon, 8f.l4Xc; mohair, 26(128c.
Beef Gross, cowt, ,- 33c per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 6 3 7c
Veal 7)8c.
Mutton Gross, So per pound;
dressed, 6c.
Lambs Gross, 5K per pound;
dressed. 6 C
Hogt Gross, 6 (37e per pound;
dressed, 37c
SLOW ON WARSHIPS.
Behind Contract Time In Construction
This Permits Improvements.
Washington, Oct. 15. "Progress
upon new vessels under construction
during the past year has not been satis
factory," says Rear Admiial Bowles,
chief of the naval bureau of construe
tion, in his annual report to the secre
tary of the navy. All the larger ves
sels, he says, have been delayed by the
nondelivery of structural steel, while
the vessels building at San Francisco
were sot back by the 10 months' strike,
and the holdout of the workmen at Se
attle prevented any actual progress on
le structure of the hull of the battle
ship Nebraska building there. The do
lay In the deliveries of armor for ' the
battleships Maine, Missouri, and Ohio
and the monitors Arkansas, Florida,
Nevada and Wyoming has rotaided the
completion of these vessels, concurrent
ly with other causes. The inability of
shipbuilders to obtain a sufficient force
of skilled workers also has been in
many cases an important factor in the
glow progress.
The battleship Ohio is shewn to have
been 29 months behind her contract on
the first of July. The battleship Mis
souri is over 20 months behind. The
majority of the battleships and cruisers
are over 10 months behind, and some
of the torpedo craft are more than 40
months behind the date of completion
stipulated in their contracts. How
ever, Admiral Bowleg gays that the ex
tensive delays on the torpedo boats are
being terminated by the newly modified
conditions foi their dolivery.
The contractors delay in beginning
construction of the Virginia, Pennsyl
vania and St. Louis, the chief con
structor points out, gave his bureau an
opportunity to make a careful revision
of the general- plans of those vessels
which, he says, will result in a con
siderable improvement in their military
value and in their habitability. The
plans for the turrets of the Virginia
class were developed in more detail.
An entire rearrangement of the scheme
for the stowage of ammunition was
made and particular attention was
given to an efficient scheme for coaling.
The ships added to the navy during the
past year the battleship Illir.ois and the
torpedo craft Decatur, Perry, Preble,
Biddle, Thornton and Wilkes.
Substantial and encouraging progress
is reported in the standardization of
ship fittings, a scheme to secure uni
formity in the innumerable types of
ship's parts, which has long been fos
tered by the construction department.
MUTINY ON A SHIP.
Murderous Plan to Secure $15,000 and
Wreck the Vessel.
New York, Oct. 15. The little
steamer Dos Hermanos was sent out on
a cruise among some of the southern
islands by a trading firm a few days be
fore the transport Sherman left Manila,
e&ys a dispatch from San Francisco.
The steamer reached Virac and an
chored in the harbor there. Officers
and the few passengers on board were at
dinner in the cabin when about 30 of
the crew, led by the boatswain, rushed
down the gangway armed with knives
hatchets and clubs, and demanded the
money that was on the vessel. The
officers were caught unarmed. The two
women passengers fled to their rooms.
The captain and men passengers gave
the mutineers battle.
The Dos Hermanos was anchored
close to the shore and not far away
from the constabulary barracks. The
noise of the fight was heard at the bar
racks and officers put out to the vessel.
They succeeded in boarding after a
desperate struggle with the mutineers,
several of whom were shot and killed.
The others, numbering 34, were arrest
ed charged with mutiny and piracy.
It is supposed the plan of the muti
neers was to kill all the officers, run
away with the steamer, take the
$15,000 which was aboard and then
wreck the slim and declare all were
lost except themselves.
LOOKINO FOR A PASS.
Great Central Engineers In the Umpqua
Mountains.
Roseburg, Or., Oct. 15. Engineers
Ueorge Lyman Moody and A. A. Linda-
ley are making a reconnoissance of the
North Umpqua route over the Cascade
mountains, east of here, for the proposed
Great Central railroad between Salt
Lake and Coot bay. Engineer Jarrdtt
and a party of surveyors are now work
ing '.his way from Myrtle Point. Work
was begun today laying off and platting
the depot grounds here on the Bushey
tract, adjoining the city limits. An
office building it to be erected thereon
for the use of the railioad company as
soon as the material already ordered ar
rives. Definite location of the railway
line eastward will begin when Engineers
Moody and Lindsley ret'irn.
The Great Central townsite company,
composed mainly of local capitalists,
hat been incorporated here with a capi
tal of $50,000. They are platting a
tract of several hundred acres adjoining
the city limits and the Great Central
depot grounds.
Storm Killed a Man.
Quincr, III., Oct. 15. A tornado
which struck this city and passed in a
northeasterly direction destroyed a
number of houses and barn and did
great damage to crops. Wires are
down and details are meager. At
Camp Point, one man waa killed and
in the ooUkirts of Qtiinry another was
fatally injuregL The smokestacks of
the electric light power house were
blown down, and the city it now in
darkness.
MEXICO MUST PAY
UNITED STATES WINS THE FAMOUS
PIOUS FUND CASE.
Such la the Decision of The Hague Court
of Arbitration Award for $1,420,682
Mexican Money, and the Decision was
Unanimous Action was In Behalf of
Archbishop of San Francisco.
The Hague, Oct. 16. The aibitra
tion court in the pious fund case has
condemned Mexico to pay the United
States $1,420,682 in Mexican currency
ine uecision oi tne court was unani
mous. The tribunal finds:
First That the claim of the United
States on behalf of the archbishop of
San Francisco is governed bv the prin
cipal of res judica, in virtue of the ar
bitration decision pronounced by Sir
Edward Thornton, November 11, 1875,
and amended by Sir Edwaid Thornton
October 24, 1876.
Second Tiiat in conformity with
this decision, the government of the
United States of Mexico should pay the
government of the United States
$1,420,682 in money of the legal cur
rency of Mexico within the period fixed
by article 10 of the protocol of Wash
ington. This sum will cover the total
payment of annuities due from and
unpaid by the government of the Mex
ican republic, namolj, the annual pay
ment of $43,050 in Mexican currency
from February 2, i860, to February 2,
1902.
Third That the government of the
United States of Mexico shall pay to
the government of the United States
February 2, 1903, and every following
year on the same date, forever, an an
nual payment of $43,050 of money of
the legal currency of Mexico.
Ihe decision of the tribunal was read
by Secretary General Ruiyssenaers, in
the presence of the members of the
special dipomatic corps, their wives,
and representatives of the litigants.
Dr. Matsen, president of the court, who
declared that a revision of the sentence
was possible only in event of new
facts coming to light, thanked the rep
resentatives of the United States and of
Mexico for their assistance in enlight
ening the arbitrators. He added that,
while no single judge was infallible,
the unanimity of the arbitrators who
had so closely examined the whole
question at issue was a guarantee that
no mistake had been made President
Matsen concluded with expressing the
best wishes for the health of Queen
Wilhelmina and the prosperity of her
people, who had welcomed the mem
bers of the court so cordially
Mr. Ralston, of Washington, one of
the lawyers in the case, and Senor
Pa redo, in behalf of Mexcio, thanked
the court for the care it had taken in
the case. Senor Paredo said that he
was sure that as soon as his government
learned of the court's award it would
accept it. He must, however, reserve
for his government the right to avail
itself of the provisions of the protocol.
ALASKA POSTAL CONTRACTS.
Government Arranges for Two Different
Routes Other Changes,
Washington, Oct. 16. The postoffice
department has made two contracts
with the Alaska steamship company for
carrying the mails from Seattle to
Skagway. by different routes. Both
contracts cover the year beginning Oc
tober 15. Under the one the company
will send the mails every five days by
the steamers Dolphin and Humboldt
from March 1 and November 30, and
every 12 days fsom December 1 to Feb
ruary 28. This route sails from Seat
tle, touching Juneau, Ketchikan and
Douglas on the way to Skagway. The
other contract provides for the sending
of the mails four times a month by the
steamers Faralon and Dirigo, by way of
Metalasahtla Ketchikan, Wrangel,
Petersburg, Snettusham, Juneau and
Douglas, and at any other points where
the steamer may touch.
MOLINEUX AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Court Allows Special Venire of 200 New
Jurymen and Adjourns.
New York, Oct. 16. The second trial
of Roland B. Molinenx, accused of the
murder of Mrs. Catherine J. Adams,
on December 2?, 1898, was called to
day after many delays and adjourn
ments in the criminal branch of the
supreme court. Justice John 8. Lam
bert, of Fredona, presided. Molineux
wat not in court when hit counsel be
gan their argument in objection to the
motion made last week for special
jury panel. The courtroom was
thronged. A formidable array of de
fense was at the table devoted to the
defense.
General E. L. Molinenx, father of
the accused, was present. Justice
Lambert granted the motion for a spec
ial jury panel of 200 names, and court
adjourned until tomorrow.
To Rebuild Naval Station.
Washington, Oct. 18. The navy de
partment today cabled $15,000 to Ma
nila, P. I., to be sent from there to the
Island of Guam for the rehabilitation
of the naval station property which was
damaged by the recent earthqoake.
The department received a cablegram
today announcing tlss departure of the
collier Jnstin from Cavite for Guam,
and it is the) understanding here that
she carries the fanda for the repair
work.
PUBLIC FUNDS SOLICITED.
Wage Earners Asked to Contribute Their
Earnings for One Hour Each Monday.
Washington, Oct. 14. The American
Federation of Labor, through its exec
utive council, has issued an address to
the public, appealing for financial and
moral aid for the striking anthracite
miners, and denouncing the attitude of
the mine owners, on whom, the appeal
says, must rest the responsibility for
the hardships resulting from the coal
famine. The address in part is as fol
lows: "To the Public and Organized Labor:
The striie of the miners is now in its
23d week. That the strike occurred
was entirely the fault of the presidents
of the coal companies. That the strike
has continued to this day is entirely
due to the contempt which the presi
dents of the coal companies have for the
people of our country, and the untold
sufferings which all may endure. No
ofer to settle the strike could be fairer
than that of the miners' representative
at the conference with President Roose
velt. The operators' haughty ar
rogance, brutal, dominating spirit and
blasphemous assumption of divine
wealth, proprietorship, shook the uni
verse, and aroused the indignation bf
all lovers of justice and fair dealing.
"What more could the miners do and
maintain their self respect and not for
feit the respect of their fellow men, ,
than their willingness to submit all '
matters in dispute to a commission ap
pointed by President Roosevelt, and
whet, that was refused, to leave the en
tire controversy to J. P. Morgan, one of
the men largely interested with the
operators. There has never been a
time, either before the strike or since
its inauguration, that the miners have
not been entirely, willing to have the
questions' involved -in the miners'
claims investigated and adjusted by any
disinterested person.
"In behalf of the miners, in behalf
of the cause of freedom, for justice and
right, the undersigned, representing the
organized wage earners of America,
appeal to all people to contribute gen
erously, promptly, and to continue the
same until the termination of this con
test. And to that end the following
suggestion! are made:
"First That in each city and town. "
business, professional and public men
form relief committees to solicit finan
cial and other contributions.
"Second That the hours between 10
and 11 o'clock of each Monday morning
during the continuance of the strike, is
designated as 'Miners' Hour,' and the
wages earned during that hour by the
working people of our country be ap
propriated to the miners.
"Third That the ministers of the
gospel of all denominations make a
special plea to their respective congre
gations each Sabbath morning in behalf
of the miners, their wives and children,
and that they constitute .themsolves
into relief committees among their re
spective parishioners. .
"Fourth That the daily, weekly
and labor press solicit contributions
from their readers; entertainments be
arranged and contributions from unions
and other organized bodies solicited.
"fellow citizens, fellow wage earn
ers, come to the aid of the miners in
their heroic contest, and administer a
well merited rebuke for the arrogant,
oppressive and unjustifiable attitude
toward the miners of the operators,
who would trample under foot and
crush the hearts and spirits of the men
whom they employ with equally cal
lous indifference as they outrage digni
ty, the manhood and the interests of
every man, woman and child in our
land.
"hend all contrlbtions to W. B. Wil
son, Secretary United Mineworkers of
America, Stevens Building, Indianapo- '
lis, Indiana,"
TO INCREASE CUBAN ARMY.
Island Congress Is Now Considering a Bill
for This Purpose.
Washiigton, Oct. 14. The Cuban
congress is considering a bill to in
crease the Cuban army to three or
four times its present strength, and
the impression prevails in the island
that tlit bill will be enacted. Should
Secretary Root beed the appeal of Pres
ident Palma, the legislation would be
looked upon as almost necessary, as the
Cubans are looking forward with much
anxiety to the time when their own
troops can form the sole garrison of
Havana, and whtn there will be no
other troops to dispute their title.
The natives of the island, according
to mail advices from the Cuban me
tropolis, have a misconception of the
intention of this government in leaving
a handful of troop in their territory.
Those that remain are in no way acting
at a garrison, and do not assert them
selves, or thrust themselves to the
front, as they did prior to May 20.
Officially, neither American officers
nor men appear at any functions.
Whenever tbey art invited, it it in a
personal and not an official capacity.
It is said today that an American uni
form it rarely teen on the streets of
Havana, there being practically no
evidence of the ptosence of our troops
in that vicinity.
Wright to Retire.
Washington, Oct. 14. The statement
it made that Carroll D. Wright, com.
misaioner of labor, will retire from the
office in two year. For 18 yean Mr.
Wright bat been the chief of the bnreao
of labor. He it now engaged in some
important investigation!, the comple
tion of which will occupy the two yeara
he expects to remain at the bead of the
labor bureau. Mr. Wright a few days
ago wat installed at president oi Clark
college, at Worcester, Matt,
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