Daily Tribune, Volume 17, Number 13, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 December 1902 — Page 1
VOLUME XVII.
WHILE ASKING PEACE CASTRO PLANS WAR
AMMUNITION AND DYNAMITE SENT TO THE INTERIOR TOWNS
DRASTIC COURSE OF THE POWERS IS NOT APPROVED AT WASHINGTON.
Destruction of Ships Was Not Contemplated in the Understanding Bei, tween Berlin and Secretary .u Hay—News from Front.
LA GUAYRA, Venezuela, Dee. 13.— President Castro's preparations to resist the allied forces continue. Amunition and dynamite is being carried away from the fortresses and barracks here and removed to the interior. It looks as if the Venezuelans were preparing to abandon the town. It is reported that the heights between here and Caracas will be fortified and the roads guarded.
The British warship Charybdis and the German cruisers Vineta and Stozch arrived here yesterday and have taken an anehorag?. which commands the fortresses and town.
The merchant ships arrived off the port yesterday, but were prevented from entering the harbor by a British cruiser. Permission was given to land the mails.
The Feeling at Washington. WASHINGTON, Decs. 13.—A'Jthough there is a suspicion that Castro's effort to arbitrate the differences between Venezuela and Germany and Great Britain may be for the purpose of obtaining a stay of proceedings in which he can better prepare for a struggle witli his enemies, both foreign and domestic, the proposition must be accepted ostensibly at least, in good faith by the state department.
As a matter of fact, it is so accepted Cind it has partially restored Castro in the esteem of officials here, particularly as it follows so closely upon the reported •wanton destruction by the Germans, of the larger part of the Venezuelan navy. That act met with unexpected but severe disapproval of the state department, where it was promptly pointed out that such a step was not contemplated in the representations made by Germany to this government a year ago.
The United States, and France likewise have claims against Venezuela and any settlement made with Great Britain or Germany must take these into account and to a certain extent provide for their payment. This country would not consent, nor particularly would France, to any plan which for the benefit exclusively of two other powers, should so tie up the revenue of Venezuela that the payment of their own would be indefinitely delayed.
For these reasons less emphasis is being laid at the state department on the entire exclusion of any idea of future intervention.
At the same time it is reiterated that this country will throughout the war. maintain strict neutrality. That France is determined not to lose any of her rights in Venezuela is shown by the hurry order which the French foreign office has given Count do Pieretti de Roc?a to proceed at once to Caracas and assume the duties of his office as the French minister io Venezuela without •vaitintr for the arrival in Paris of Generil Velutini. the newly appointed Venezuelan minister. The French claims are •aid to eoual the nggrcsrnt.e of those of Treat. Britain and Germany.
Terms of Arbitration.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—The St. James Gazette learns that England would acept- arbitration in the Venezuelan disute on the following terms:
First: That President Castro deposit 30.000 as an evidence of good faith. Second: That the arbitrator should ontrol the Venezuelan customs during he negotiations.
The German attitude, the paper says, not known.
Venezuela Legation Closed. WASHINGTON. Dec. 13—Alvin Smith, nited States consul at Port of Spain, rinidad. cables the department of state int the Venezuelan legation there had ?en closed. The importance of the disitcli lies in the indication that Venelela has broken off diplomatic rclaons with Great Britain.
Italians Get in the Game. ROME, Dec. 13.—Italians having lims against Venezuela are using their most efforts to induce the government join the allied forces of EngTand and 'rmany in forcing the payment of esc claims. •.
Castro Rejects Ultimatum. BElyyN, Dec. 13.—It is officially anuneed that President Castro in his ly to the German ultimatum has reted.,cvery. point proposed.
SHAW TURNS DEAF EAR TO BROKERS
DECLINES TO RELIEVE THE PRESENT STRINGENT MONEY MARKET
ABANDONS SEAPORT TOWNS BLAMES THE SPECULATORS
WITH THE BANKS, SHAW SAYI THE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS.
MISREPRESENTATION IS ALLEGED BESIDES IS POWERLESS TO ACT
Working Balance of the Department Is Now at Low Tide and Precedent Prevents Any Relief from
This Source.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13— Because of the panicky feeling in Wall street resulting from the scarcity of speculative" funds the New York speculative community has again appealed to Secretary of the Treasury Shaw for relief.
Secretaiy Shaw's response is that he can do nothing more to aid the situation. His position is that the banks and speculative element in Wall street are alone responsible for the present tightness in the money market and that the treasury has no interest in helping them out of the hole in which they have placed themselves.
He says there is money enough for the legitimate demands of commerce and if there is not sufficient to also supply speculators, then the latter must suffer for a time.
It is pointed out that even were there a disposition, whichHhere is not, to come to the relief of the situation, the treasury is helpless to do so.
All the usual methods resorted to in such emergencies were exhausted in October when high money rates were caused by the heavy demand on New York for funds with which to move the crops. The treasury department was then in funds, and Secretary Shaw paid them out with liberality.
By these processes, the available working balance of the treasury was reduced to very nearly the limit of $50,000,000 below which it is the practice of tne department under no conditions to go. The situation in New York was relieved then, but it left the treasury no means of extending a helping hand now.
The working balance of the department is now only $5S,000,000 which is too near the danger line to permit of any further bonds purchases or deposits of government money in the banks.
LEWIS HAD NO MONEY
Wherefore He was Hanged in Kentucky Without His Case Ever Being Appealed.
HARLAN, Ivy., Dec. 13.—Frank Lewis v.*as hanged here by Sheriff .A. Ward yesterday. In six and one-half minutes he was pronounced dead. Young Lewis killed his father-in-law, Henry Dickson, last May. Lewis was the first man to bo hanged in this state in a good many years on the judgment of a lower court without a review of that judgment by the Court of Appeals. He had no money to conduct his case in the courts, and his only friend was Sheriff Ward of Harlan, who hanged him.
GAMBLING ARTICLES BURNED
Police and People of Cripple Creek, Colo., Have a Little Jubilee of Their Own.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Dec. 13.—In the presence of thousands of cheeding citizens Friday night, thousands of dollars' worth of gambling paraphernalia, which the sheriff had captured in all parts of this mining district, was burned c.n vacant lots by the sheriff under orders from the district court. This was the record of a year's campaign against gambling by the law and odor league. The scene was most exciting.
THE MARVELOUS MULLAH
Appears That Dispatch of His Assassination Was lll-Founded as He Bobs Up Again.
BARBARA, East Africa, Dee. 13.—The Mad Mullah has offered to cease his opposition to the British government if litis ceded an open port and allowed to import arms.
The foregoing dispatch contradicts the report sent from Aden last Tuesday that the Mad Mullah had been assassinated while praying.
KILLED IN STOCK CAR
Two Men Were Traveling Withthe Cattle and Were Crushed in the Wreck.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 13.—James P. Hanson of Ruthton, Minn., and William Fries of Lake Benton, Minn., were killed in a collision of freight trains on the Northern Pacific near Fridley, four mile? north of Minneapolis, shortly before midnight. They were traveling with livo stock and were fatally crushed in the wreck.
Fourteen People Perished. "t VIENNA. Dec. 13.—The Morgen Zeitung today reports the burning of a block of bouses at Lodz, Poland. Fourteen lives are reported to have been lost.
TRUST HEARING BEGUN BY CONGRESS
AUTHORS OF THE VARIOUS BILLS APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE
DIVERS DOCTORS ALL EAGER
EACH HAS HIS REMEDY PREPARED FOR THIS COMMERCIAL CARBUNCLE.
PUBLICITY A POPULAR ANTIDOTE
Others However Would Adopt More Heroic Measures and Confiscate Goods, Lift the Tariff or Dissolve These Giants.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Hearings on the trust question were begun this morning before the judiciary .substitute commitce. The first to appear was Congressman. Edward Morrell, of Pennsylvania. He has introduced a resolution to appropriate $250,000 to be expended under the direction of the attorney general for the purpose of enforcing the anti-trust law now in force and others hereafter to be enacted.
Mr. Morrill announced that the attorney general favored his resolution and that President Roosevelt had authorized him to state that he also is in favor of it. Congressman F. H. Gillett of Massachusetts, was next heard. He is the author of a bill providing "that any property owned or manufactured under any contract or by any trust or combination, or pursuant to any conspiracy forbidden by the laws" being in transportation, shall be forfeited to the United States. He made a brief explanation of his bill.
Mr. Henry C. Smith of Michigan, spoke in behalf of his resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution conferring power on congress to define, regulate, prohibit and dissolve trusts. He argued that whether this power should be needed or not it would be well for congress to have it. Representative A. C'. Shallenberger of Nebraska, the first Democrat to be heard today, explained his bill, the purpose of which is to create a commission to investigate the questions pertaining to the formation of ti usts and to report the results to congress. Trusts are required to report to this commission and examiners are to have access to their books. These reports are to.be made public and if shown that no watered stock has issued or other offense committed, a federal license to do business is to be issued to the corporation in question.
Mr. Sulzer, (Dem. N. Y., submitted an argument on his bill providing for the creation of a bureau of corporation under the interestate commerce commission, to which interestate corporations shall be required to make reports. ''I am in line today with the president of the United States in dealing with the trust question," he said, "I want congress to do something in line with his recommendations. I want to see result-..
Lost Torpedo Boat Found.
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"DAVENPORT, England, Dec. 13.—The French torpedo boat No. 108 was found off the Cornish coast today with nobody aboard. It Is supposed she had been lost from her tow. -Jfc
CASTRO'S PEACE PROPOSAL NOW SEEMS A PLAY FOR TIME
HE'S AFTER IT ALREADY
STREET CAR CRASHES INTO WORK TRAIN
M0T0RMAN PINNED UNDER CONTROLLER AND WAS TERRIBLY BURNED
PASSENGERS ALL INJURED
CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND PANIC ENSUED AMONGST THE PEOPLE ON BOARD.
CAR BRAKE FAILED TO WORK
Trolley Plunged Against the Train and It Was Marveled at That Many on Board Did Not Meet
Death.
LORAINE, 0., Dec. 13.—A passenger car containing fifteen passengers on the Lake Shore electric line smashed into the inspector's car at stop 77, known as Sheffield's Siding, at 7:30 o'clock this morning.
Motorman D. W. Arnold, of Cleveland, was caught in the vestibule of' his car which was smashed. His controller was bent by the force of the crash and pinned him to his car. Immediately the car began to burn. Before Arnold could be rescued his clothing was partly burned from his body and he was badly burned. His skull was gashed and cut and great bruises appear all over the upper part of his body.
Nearly all of the passengers, were bruised and badly shaken up but none was seriously hurt. Arnold may die.
The brake on the car failed to work and it was going at full speed when the crash came. The wonder was that many on board did not lose their lives.
HILL IS TO RETIRE
Railroad Magnate Announces That He Is to Withdraw from Active Life.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—In an interview here today James J. Hill unequivocally announces his intention to retire, from active business. This he is quoted as saying will be done as quickly as conditions will permit.
TERRIBLE RESULT OF FIRE
Three Children Are Dead and Their Mother Is Insane as Result of Fire in New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Three children are dead and their mother insane in the New York hospital as the result of a fire at 441 and 443 West Sixteenth street this morning. The children were colored.
Crew of Eight Saved.
NORTHPOR.T, N. Y., Dec. 13.—The three-masted schooner Penobscot is ashore on Eatons Neck. The captain and r.rew of eight men were taken off by- lifesavers in the breeches buoy.
Schooner on the Rocks.
WESTPORT, Conn., Dec. 13—A fourmasted schooner is on the rocks on the east shore of Smiths island, off Norwalk. Thp life-savers so to save the crew
^Foreign Crews Are Excluded. &ONDON, Dec. 13.—The Henley regatta committee today, decided by a vote of 13 to 2 to exclude foreig^i crews from future regattas.
CIGAR MAKERS VOTE DOWN STRIKE
DECIDE TO SACRIFICE THEIR DEMANDS TO HELP INDEPENDENTS
LEND HAND IN WAR ON TRUST
WILL NOT PRESS THEIR CONTEN TIONS UNTIL THE SITUATION CLEARS.
SPANISH BILL PLAN ADVOCATED
Method Dispenses With Binders Cigars and Increases Earning Powers of Each Man as Output Is Larger.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Three thousand members of the Cigar Makers union will wait for another year before demanding a wage increase because they do not wish to increase the expense of their employers, who are fighting the tobacco trust.
For several months a large proportion of membership of the union has been agitating the introduction of the Spanish bill system of making cigars. This dispenses with the use of. the binder, which comes .next to the filler and would increase the wage of the workmen from $4 to $( a thousand. So eager were the agitators to have the system introduced that they were willing to strike to gain it. Last night they submitted the proposition to the local union and it was voted to not do anything that would injure the business of the manufacturers outside the trust.
TRAGEDY IN BOSTON
Supposed Insane Mar. Shot Citizen and Then Ended His Own Life in Street.
BOSTON. Dec. 13.—"I am going to kill someone tonight, and it might as well be you," said an unknown man as he pulled a revolver from his pocket and fired two shots at Thomas B. Taylor, a single man, 50 years old. as he was passingalong Washington street at 11 o'clock lat night. One shot struck Taylor in the right thigh, the other missing its mark The unknown man immediately after firing at Taylor ran south along Washington street into Leland place, where, placing the revolver at his right temple, he fired a shot which killed him instantly. The unknown man, judging by appearances, was a German and well-to-do. He was nicely dressed, apparently about 30 years old. In his hat was the mark, "C. M. Collamar, Newark, N. J.," and in his pocket was a pocketbook in which was a card with the name of A. B. Martin. The pocketbook contained $64.47 in money. It is supposed that the man was insane.
GRISCOM F0R JAPAN"
Minister to Russia Is Given the Tokio *. Mission—Pearson Succeeds Him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 —Formal' announcement was made at the state department this afternoon of the appointment of. Lloyd Griscom. present minister to Persia, to be United States minister to Japan.
Consul General Richmond Pearson, at Teheran, Persia, formerly United States representative from North Carolina, has been selected to succeed Minister Griscom as minister to Persia,
MINERS COMPLETE THEIR TESTIMONY
STAND WILL BE TURlNED OVER TO' OPERATORS' WITNESSES MONDAY
STRONG ARGUMENT. ACHIEVED
MITCHELL GETS IN COMPARISON OF ANTHRACITE WAGE WITH BITUMINOUS WAGE.
DIFFERENCE OVER 40 PER CENT
Last Witnesses for Miners Heard This Afternoon and the Commission Adjourned Over Sunday—More of Docking System.
SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 13.—Figitres compiled by John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers and compared iwth the figures of the Delaware and Hudson company, sumbitted to the coal strike commission, showed the company miner employed by bituminous operators receive anywhere from 40 to 50 percent -more wages than the anthracite miner. This testimony by Mitchell on the stfind yesterday afternoon is regarded as the best argument made so far by the anthracite miners for increased wages. The two classes of labor are about alike and a comparison is only natural. Counsel' Darrow has several witnesses to produce against the Philadelphia and Beading today and he will make a strong effort to complete the miners' side by this afternoon.
J. J. Kearney of Sliamokin, a newlawyer in the ease will assist counsel Darrow.
Andrew Schlettel, a miner employed L-y the J. S. Wenz company, said that he made on an average $26 a month .and,that he was docked five cars out of every 100. He said he had been hurt three time and the company house in which he lived was in a wretched condition. The roof leaked bucket-fulls and the wind blew through the side of the house. Mitehel resumed the stand after Schlettel. He was asked by counsel Tony as to the methods of comparison used in determining the differences of wages paid the anthracite and bituminous miners.
To Mitchell's answer Tony replied that he thought the method was unfair and the results misleading. Mitchell said that the shortening of hours from ten to eight increased the intensity and efficiency of labor by about 20, percent, 'lor fey told Mitchell that it Was easy to juggle with figures and make them tell any story desired.
Torry thereupon read a comparison computed by his statisticians which showed that anthracite workers earned mare money than those in the bituminous field. Torry asked Mitchell if President .Baer in the conference last spring had not offered to let him or his experts examine the books of the company to ascertain the exact rates of a a
Prayers for Sick Clergyman. LONDON, Dec. 13.—An official bulletin issued this morning say^ that the archbishop of Canterbury passed a restless night, and there is no improvement In his condition.
The bishop of London today asks the public to offer -prayers for the archbishop.
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BAER'S ADDRESS WINS AN OVATION
HILL TAKES BLUE VIEW
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—James J. Hill, railroad magnate and financier, who is in the city, accompanied by President Fred A. Underwood of the Erie railway, takes a gloomy view of the present economic conditions of the United States. "There has been wonderful prosperity in this country for several years," he said, "but the period has reached its climax, and those who can read the signs of the times begin to realize that a decline, or natural relaxation, Is bound to come sooner or later."
GIDDY JOHNNY YOST,
Kissed the Lady of
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SPEAKER CHEERED BY FIV£* HUNDRED SONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOT TIMID WITH HIS VIEWSf
SCORES OUTSIDE STATES FOR ATTEMPTING TO INTERFERE DURING COAL' STRIKE.
REJOICES IN THEIR REPULSE
Declared That Law Allowed the Working Man of Today to Be the Captain of Industry of Tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Nearly 500 enthusiastic sons of Pennsylvania assembled in the grand ball room of the Wald---v:-| orf-Astoria last night for the fourth annual banquet of the Pennsylvania soc- Si iety of New York. Perhaps the most notable feature of the evening was the speech of George F. Baer, of the Reading railroad.
In discussing the situation in Pennsyl- r5 vania at the culmination of the coal strike, Mr. Baer commented on the facts that recently there had been expressions of a desire "in certain parts of the coun- 5 try on the part of certain people to undertake the power of regulating the affairs of Pennsylvania. .. '"But I am glad to say," he continued, "their efforts will be in vain. There is a constitutional limitation."
He referred to the effort of Governor Odell and Senator Piatt to interfere in the coal strike and intimated that ho was still unable to see why New York snould attempt to confiscate Pennsylvania lands. Then he said, "The law allows the working man of toddy to bo the captain of industry of tomorrow (cheers) and it is this that has developed the natural power of Pennsylvania and jnade her^iJiC-fn'st^mdustufiLstate. not JL.only in the United States, but of the entire world. "I quote again from the constitution that the people of the state have the sole right to regulate the internal policv of that state. And whether we know it or not there is grave dancer of that grand old idea of local autonomy being gradually taken from us. Maybe you t/ will ask me why I have spoken as I havo tonight. I answer you that I do it i], because when constitutional limitations are set aside and overloked it is well I to have frequent recurrence to the early I principles of that constitution so that, we may go on preserving the blessings of liberty and keep our government free. The whole power of our government must be brought to protect the man who wants to work and who strike down any and every hand that would oppress them. This is still the great republic and ', will never despair or believe that it will be anything else."
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Pandemonium fol'owed this speech, Jmany standing on their chairs.
CABLE LAYING ACCIDENT
Hawser Broke and Splashed Through Water and Knocked Down Several Millionaires.
SAN FRANQISCO, Dec. 13.-The attempt to lay the, shore end ?f. the Pacific cabl9 Friday resulted in a, failure. Accidents 'wal and excitement marked the attempt. First, the horses dragging the lifeboat ran away through the dense crowd, scattering people, in all directions and injur ing several then the hawser attached the cable, strained by the heavy tide broke."' f"'
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Says Prosperity Is Near the End and Expects to See Relaxation in Short Time.
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The great hawser splashed through the group of millionaires presiding over the fft ceremony. Clarence Mackay, president of the Commercial Cable company, was struck on the chin and knocked down George W. McNear, a grain exporter of Ibis city, was hit on the back of the heal and rendered unconscious Frank Hotaling of New York was struck in the face, sustaining a cut George Frazer was also hit in the face.
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He Delivered Groceries—Judge Soaked Him Twenty. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 13.—John Yost was fined $30 Friday tor kissing MrsRichard M. Purdy, at whose house he delivered groceries. Mrs. Purdy Is a pretty young woman. She wore a long apron and her hands were In the dough. Yost says he thought she was the hired girL