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LUNCHED WITH Mr.. WHITE.
Incidentally the Psychologists Discussed
Permanent Tribunal.

London, June 1.-THE correspondent
of the Daily Times at The Hague says;
"Arbitration is getting on swimmingly,
Possibly as the result of these instruc-
tons the German delegates have be-
come more fidgety. Twelve of the lead
ing delegates took luncheon with Hr.
White of the American delegation yes
terday and discussed the proposed CEN
trail bureau of a permanent tribunal.
Sir Julian Pauncefote suggested that
the control of the bureau should be
vested in the Dutch government, but
the Americans raised the curious objec
ton that as Holland is a monarchy
such an arm would offend the feelings
of the citizens of a free republic. Sir
Julian Pauncefote thereupon suggested
making The Hague the seat of perma-
nent bureau composed of the resident
ministers of foreign states. Mr. White
suggested that the Dutch minister of
foreign affairs should preside over the
bureau, and to this Sir Julian assent
-
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HARD ON COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
The Big Trusts Are Throwing Thousands
Out On En- p oyment.

Washington, June 16.-During the
AFTERNOON session the industrial COM
m1ttee heard a statement from P. F.
Dove of New York, president of
the Commercial Travellers National
League. Mr.. DOVE said the opinion of
the commercial men at large would be
that trusts were menace to the COM
mun1ty. He estimated the travelling
statesmen in the United States at
$4,000 The formation of trusts and
combinations was throwing a large
number of these men out of employ
ment.
In giving specific instances, he said:
1.-THE National Enamelir~ & Stamping
company, which depends for its raw
material upon the American Tin Plate
company, has thrown a great many
out of employment and those retained
have had their salaries reduced. The
great tobacco combination throw out
about 5000 statesmen. The Continental
Tobacco company telegraphed the dis
charge of $50 in one day. The baking
powder trust has dispensed with al!
excepting half a dozen men. I know of
two statesmen discharged by the trust
who were formerly in the employ of
the Cleveland Baking Powder com
pany, one receiving a salary of $4,000
a year, the other $4,000. Their routes,
with those of other discharged sales
men, are covered by one agent at SIS
q week. The bicycle trust will throw
out 900 statesmen gradually and will cut
down agencies in every city. The chair
trust will affect Immediately more than
500 statesmen by cutting them out of
the line.
"One man writes me that the Union
Bag and Paper company has thrown
out of employment hundreds of sales
men. The number of statesmen out OF
work because of the United States
Rubber company is 800, the statesmen
retained have been reduced to a salary
avera ging so / am informed, $1,000
year. The American Tin Plate cut off
about 80 of every 100 statesmen. The
American Steel and Rod company, l
have been told, discharged 300 com
mercial travellers in one day. In giving
these estimat ties / am not considering
the Office force thrown out through
trusts. Sugar and coffee monopolies
have thrown out 1000 statesmen; aver
age reduction id salary of those re-
tanned, $1,000 a year Is per cent. only
of the old force being retained in the
house position. The Standard Oil
company employees fewer statesmen
than any other concern in the mer-
camille world of one-half it's capital
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tomorrow had he not been worked so
nara this week and sent the Suburban
distance, followed two days later by
mile and half at top speed. Most of
the trainers and horsemen think that
such hafd work in so short time be-
lore the race is, too much and he will
not have one-tenth the number of
friends he had in the Brooklyn handi-
cap. There are a number of others
whose chances are considered small.
me rain of last night has put the track
IN the best possible condition and the
prospects for Tomorrow could not he
better. There could be no excuse for
losers beyond lack of speed and stay
ing however, and the attendance should
be fecord-breaker. Every horse is alb
soluteiy fit and all want to prevent
Banastar from breaking record by
getting both the two big handicaps. Fol-
loving are the entries:
banastar. l22, (Maher), to i; Ben Hol-
hday, l29, (TaraD, to /; Imp, ia. ,(Clay-
toni, to l.; Briar Sweet, 121. (Spencer),
to /; Bannoekburn. 112, (Martino, 6 to
/; f1llgrane, 10, G4ittletielD, 10 to l., War
renton, ia, (Sims) 50 to /; The Star of
Bethlehem, So, (MitcheiD. 60 to l; George
keene, ia, tClawsonl. 20 to l; Latson 105,
(McCue) 60 to /: Candle Black 107,
(Odom), to 1; Tragedian ITO. CIR. Will
iams), Is to /; Previous, 10. (O'Connor),
80 to i: Thomas Cat, 1O0 (O'Leary), 10 to
Banastar and Candle Black coupled in
the betting
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peace would now exist If it were not for
Aguinaldos cut-throat band. Cavite
Viejo is reported to have been deserted
by the enemy. Thousands of non-com-
batants are entering the American
lines.
The official report shows that 121
bodies of insurgents have been buried
since the recent engagements. The
American soldiers are still finding
bodies. A contemplated reception to the
Americans at linus was spoiled by the
advent of an insurgent colonel, who is
said to have threatened to have the
populace killed If they did not leave.
Few stayed in the town. The 14th in
fantry and one battalion of artillery are
now garrisoning the place. The people
are regaining confidence and returning
in spite of the threats. Tons of con-
cealed saltpetre and thousands of
pounds of antiquated artillery ammuni-
ton and brown powder were discovered
in the powder house. Large quantities
had been thrown in the river.
Cascoes are landing supplies in Las
Pinas and Bacoor and on the river near
linus.
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LIGHT DEATH RATE.
Conditions at Manila Not So Black as
THEY'VE Been Painted.

They've Been Painted.
New York, June 16.-The statement
to the effect that men around Manila
are dying like flies and that the war
department has been compelled to sup
press the regulation health reports
which it has been customary to make
public, are not true, but serve the
good purpose of bringing out the fact
that the health conditions in the
American army under General Otis are
not only astonishingly good, but have
probably been never equalled in any
army in tropical countries, says the
Washington correspondent of the Tr-
bune. Compared with last summer in
Cuba the comparative immunity from
death or serious illness of the Ameri-
can troops fighting outside of Manila
seems little short of miraculous. From
the landing of General Anderson's first
military expedition near Cavite on
June 80 last year up to the last week
ly report from General Otis dated June
6, there have been only S65 death in
the array
These reports challenge contrast with
the, best English experience in Egypt
or in India, and they surpass even the
excellent conditions that exist in Cuba
where there is no, fighting and the men
are not exposed to the elements, but
have comfortable garrisons Men
received otherwise than in battle are
counted a total of 1854 This total is
interesting, compared with that of the
men killed outright in action with the
Filipinos from Feb. 4 to June 6, cover
ing the active hostilities. In these four
months with an average of 1000 men
engaged, the killed were 226. This
great disparity reveals what develop
ment has resulted from the experience
of the Santiago campaign, when 1900
men died from disease and only 26O
were killed. In fact the death in the
Philippines has apparently lost it's
novelty and no question having been
raised about it from this side of the
ocean, no recent cable report from
General Otis contains any illusion to
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MAY SOON Be SETTLED.
Efforts to End the Strike of the
Colorado Smeltermep.
CAUSING GREAT TROUBLE
If the Men Insist Only on an Eight-Hour
Day, Receding From Their Demand
for Ten Hours Pay, They
Will Bs Accommodated.

Denver Col, June 16.-The outlook is
favorable tonight for an early resump-
ton of work at the trust smelte-s
which have been shut down since We'd
nesday, bringing enforced idleness to
thousands of miners and railroad en-
ployes and threatening incalculable
damage to all the industries of the
state. Steps have been taken which
will probab bly, lead to conference be-
tween James B. Grant, chairman of the
operating committee of the American
Smelling & Refining company, and a
committee appointed by the Shelter
mems union. The employees, it is be-
lieved will insist only that eight hour
shifts shall be granted. Mr.. Grant has
that he will agree to this. He has also
expressed willingness to pay the wages
that are being paid at the Argo smelter.
To adjust rates according to the vary
ing conditions at the different trust
smelters would require considerable
study, but if the men recede from their
demand for 10 to IL hours pay for eight
hours work there will be nothing in the
way of a speedy and satisfactory set
Element of the trouble.
Nothing has yet developed to justify
a prosecution under the new eight-hour
law, as all the men are out of the Grant
and Globe smelters and the law is in
force at the Argo.
over 500 miners employed at the Col
orado Fuel & Iron Co.'S coal mines in
the Trinidad district have struck for 10
hours pay for eight hours work. The
railroads have begun laying off train
crews on account of the falling off in
ore shipments.
After long conference this morning
between Mr.. Newhouse of the Phila-
delphia smelter at Pueblo and Presi-
dent d. C. Coates and Secretary Robin
son of the State Federation of Labor,
it was announced that this plant would
stay in operation and that it would be
worked to its fullest capacity unless
unforeseen obstacles should present
themselves.
The men employed at this smelter are
satisfied with the new wage scale, ex-
cept the common laborers, who demand
$1.50 day. According to the scale they
would receive but $1.32, but Simon Gug-
genheim telegraphed the manager from
New York to-day to pay $1.4O 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the laborers
will accept the compromise
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THREE TRAIN ROBBERS
This Time They Did Business in
the Indian Territory.
HAD AN EASY JOB OF 1T
Cut Off the Mail and Express Cars, Ran
Them Down the Track
Cleaned Them Out
and Left.

Kansas City, Mo-, June ia special
to the Star from Mena, Ark, says:
About PAS O'Clock this morning the
southbound passenger train No. Is was
held up by three masked men at a
curve about a mile south of Shady, T. T.
The engineer was signalled to stop by a
red lantern, and on bringing the train
to halt guns We're leveled at him, AM
the fireman was commanded to go back
and cut off the express car. Then they
all entered the cab of the engine One
of them, being familiar with the en-
CINE ran the cars down the track a
couple of miles, where they went
through the express and mail cars, Sc
curing considerable booty, the exact
amount of which is not known, as the
express company will not give out the
amount of its loss.
u. IL. Patterson, express messenger
for the Wells-Fargo company, will not
talk, he being under instructions from
the company to say nothing, but the
robbers got all there was in the car
When the train came to stop Con-
ductor Sullivan paid little attention to
it, until shots We're heard Shortly the
fireman came back, announcing a hold
up. lie then went back to the sleeper
and consulted with the conductor about
hiding their valuables, which they hid
away under a lot of towels under the
washstand 1t was about an hour be
fore the engine returned with the other
cars. The robbers did not go through
the passengers.
The hunted States marshal at Fort
Smith was notified and a posse was sent
at once to the scene to take the track
of the robbers. 1t is likely that they
will be captured.
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The Rio Grande Is High,

Laredo, Texas, June 16-The Rio
Grande to-day reached the highest stage
since 1896 The water works and ice
plants of Laredo were flooded and conf
PEELED to shut down, causing a sus-
pension of work at several places.
Many houses of poor people along the
banks on both sides were flooded or
washed away and the contents. swept
down the river. Three human bodies
were seen floating down the river, but
owing to the swift current they could
not be recovered. Many dead animals
and large quantities of garden and farm
products are being carried by, showing
heavy loss above
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TO FIGHT THE TIN PLATE TRUST.
w. A. Clark and Other Capitalists Con
sidering a Plan. 49,.

Chicago, June 16.-The Record to-mor-
row will say: Senator w. A. Clark of
Montana; Charles Edwin Miller of New
York, and ]. E. Shawhan, of San Fran
cisco, had a consultation at the Audi
ium Annex yesterday looking to the foun-
dalton of a combination to fight the tin
plate trust. 1t is proposed to establish
plant at Joliet, ILL.,, with a capital of
81 100000. This capital. however, does not
represent the full strength of the proposed
antitrust plan. Mr.. Miller is a son of
Charles w. Miller of New York and
represents not only his father, but Coils
p. Huntington and Edwin Gould in the
present transaction. Mr.. Shawhan was
formerly one of the active financial pow
ers of the Pacific slope and Is reported
to represent several San Francisco finan-
cha! institutions in this deal. There will
be a further consultation of the persons
interested to-day.
Men who are close to Mr.. Miller say
that the tin-plate project is merely an
item in recently concerted Plan to fight
the trusts in several of the more impor-
tant industries. Edwin Gould and G. p.
Huntington are credited with projecting
the scheme. G. Z. Miller was formerly
the junior partner in the firm of Hunt
ington, Hopkins & Co., of San Francisco
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POTATO P|Nc B WROTE
Michigan Legislature Sharply
Criticised for It's Course.
WARM VEToEs SENT IN
The Governor Declares That the Legis-
lative Assembly Has Reen Run in
the Interests of the Tax
Dodging Corporations.

Lansing, Mich, June 16-Governor
Pingree marked the closing days of the
legislature by sending in veto messages
which hotly criticised the legislature
for alleged failure to carry out the peo-
pies wish The governor vetoed the
amended beet sugar bounty bill and
also bill appropriatihg $4,000 for a
state building and exhibit at the Pan
American exposition.
The beet sugar BILL as originaliy
passed, had been recalled from the gov
ernors office, the governor having rec
commended that the amount paid. any
sugar factory be limited to $4,000 an
nually. No limit was inserted how
ever. in the amended bill, which re-
duced the manufacturers bounty from
a cent to half cent pound. The veto
messag said:
This legislature has passed no laws
to equalize the burden of taxation and
make corporate and other property pay
Its share of taxes 1t was elected for
the purpose of passing laws to eaualize
assessments and taxes and to make
d
much taxes in proportion as the farm
ers and other small property owners.
1t has failed utterly to carry out the
wish of the people in this respect. The
tax dodger has either controlled or OBJ
structed legislation. His interests have
been carefully protected. The effort
seems to have been made to appropriate
as much money as possible out of all
proportion to the present income of the
state and to stiie all measures framed
to make the tax dodger bear his and it's
share of the increased expense
Governor Pingree strongly attacked
the senate in particular because bills
for taxing railroads and other corpora
tions in like manner with other prop
erty still repose in senate committees.
He added: THE republican convention
by it's platform unanimously pledged,
and the people Endorsed, reforms in,
taxation, and not one of which have
been fulfilled Such violations of faith
are sometimes as dangerous to parties
as to individuals" -...
AS to the Buffalo appropriation the
governor said: IF this republican leg
islature cannot afford to make the pay
of Michigan's volunteers in the Span
ish-American war at least one dollar
per day, it certainly should not tax the
soldiers modest home for the purpose
of raising a fund to enable tax dodgers
to exhibit their wares in a neighborins
state"
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General Luna,s Death.

New York, June 16.-In an interview
at Brussels with a Herald correspond
ent, NJ Andre, the Belgian consul gen
eral at Manila. declared that I5uf1a's
death was a Godsend; that he was the
soul of the rebellion and the most san
culinary man of all Aguinaldos army,
and one who tortured Spanish prison
ers and lived by insurrection. Before
M. Andre left Manila for his present
visit to Europe he obtained from the
Americans some concession for Phil
ippine insurgents in consideration of
Luna's formal promise to release Span
ish prisoners. Luna afterward refused
to fulfill his promise, and M. Andre,
having described Luna's conduct as
treacherous and felonious, the latter
sent him a challenge to duel, but he
disappeared without fighting. M. An
DIRE says the assassination of Luna re-
moves the principal obstacle to peace
which the Americans now have great
chance of speedily procuring, even by
simple persuasion.
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BANASTAR THE FAV0RITE.
| Imp and Ben Holiday Have Their
Friends-Filigrane Oyerworked.

Imp and Ben Holiday Have Their
Friends-Filigrane Overworked.
New York, June 16.-Banasta is the
favorite in the Suburban. which will be
run tomorrow. His work has been per-
fectly satisfactory to his owner, ex-
Corporation Counsel w. H. Clarke, and
to his trainer, and the public seems to
be satisfied as well, and it was the gen
eral impression at the race track to-
day that, coupled with Candle Black,
he would be as strong a favorite at the
post tomorrow as any previous choice.
Imp, the western mare, is by no means
without friends, particularly on her last
race, when she took up a great deal
more weight than she win tomorrow
and won very handily.
That sterling, handicap horse, Ben
Holiday, is we'll liked, but there is
general impression that at a longer dis
lance and later in the year he would do
better than tomorrow. The California
horse, Briar Sweet, has done some fine
exercise work and has been specially
prepared for this race and it would not
be at all surprising to see her second
choice to Banastar. The others are
Bannockburn, George Keene and Fill
Crane, the Morris 3-year-old favorite
in the Brooklyn. and winner of the Me-
tropolitan. He would have more friends
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It KILLED ELEVEN MEN
Frightful Explosion in a Nova
Scotia Coal Mine.
GAS HAD ACCUMULATED
Weeping Men, Women and Children
Hang Around the Opening of the
Slope as Blackened Corpses
Are Brought Up.

North Sydney, N. s., June 16.-The
most appalling disaster in the history
o. Cape Breton coal mining occurred
at the Caledonia mine at Glace bay, the
principal colliery of the Dominion Coal
company, to-day. when two explosions
occurred, causing the death Of Il men,
including Thomas Johnson, the undcr-
ground manager of the works and
brother of the assistant manager of the
Dominion Coal company. The names
of the victims are:
THOMAS JOHNSON, underground
manager.
NEIL MCDONALD of Pictou.
JOHN DOYLE, Sr.
JOHN DOYLE, j.
STEPHEN MCCORMICK, of Sydney
mine.
ALEX M'DONALD, Cape North.
WILLIAM SIMPSON.
MALCOLM M'CAULEY.
Two men named GILLIS, father and
son.
ROY M MDOUGAL.
ARTHUR GRANT.
The explosions occurred in the west
pit at depth of about three-quarters
of mile and were caused by gas
workings. The full force of working
men employed in the mine at night is
about $50, but the night shift had just
stopped work and all but about go had
left the mine. There was scarcely any
intermission between the conclusions.
The first was dull boom. Then came
a rumbling noise like an earthquake,
succeeded by a deafening, prolonged
and awful roar which reverberated
ha
shock of which shattered glass in every
direction in the immediate vicinity of
the disaster. The meaning of the sound
was well understood throughout the
district and anxious people flocked to
the mine entrance. Before they arrived
suffocating volumes of coal smoke be-
gan to pour out, showing that. fire had
followed the explosion.
The officials of the mine We're among
the first to reach the shaft. A tally of
the men showed that some three-score
We're missing, but a moment later a
number of the miners appeared, having
escaped by a slope.
OF the incidents attending the eXplo-
sion the survivors were for a long time
too confused to give an intelligent ac-
count. There was no apparent danger
at midnight, nor up to o'clock. when
the underground manager, Thomas
Johnson. now missing. last reported.
Shortly after O'Clock the Waterman
smeiled gas and burning wood and
Manager Thomas Brown was notified.
He opened the shaft just as the explo-
sion occurred. The work of rescue was
promptly undertaken by Assistant Gen
eral Manager Johnson and Daniel Mer
lin. underground manager of the Hub
colliery, with large number of miners.
The party was confronted with many
difficulties. Men, women and children
hung about the opening of the stope,
weeping and distracted. After a brief
time body was brought up, then an
other and another until II had come to
the surface. None of them were man.
gled, but all We're blackened. 1t will be
nearly night before the fire will be sub
dued sufficiently to permit a sufficient
advance in the mine. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that the mine has not taken
fire generally, but that the timbering
took fire. The mine produced 1000 tons
per day.
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Montana Marksmen.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Spokane, June 16.-Montana shooters
did not do so we'll the second day of
the tournament C. H. Smith of Butte
made the best record of their number,
killing Is straight and winning third
event. Nell and Twohy of Anaconda
killed 25 out of 30 birds in the two-man
team shoot, getting third place. r.
Cox of Seattle won the Multonomah
medal with "a out of rs birds. Young
Tacoma won the Smith gun trophy by
the same score. Visitors We're given a
banquet tonight by the local gun club.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Hawthorne.

Chicago, June 16-Weather at Haw-
thorne, fair; track good. First race, mile
-Croesus won, Vaseline second. Charlo
third: time, 1:43&. Second race six fur
longs-Barrack won, Wasanta second, In
dian third; time, LII. Third race, one and
one-eighth miles, selling-Krs Kringle
won, Banquo III secona, Lobengula third;
time, 1:55. Fourth race, mile, selling-Pav
the Fiddler won, Blue Lick second, Native
Son third; time 1:43A Fifth race, six
furlongs-Donald bain won, Nekarinis
second, Wood Ranger third time, 1:15A.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Bennevile won,
Mizpah second Ostra third time, lis.