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Evening star., 1901-12-18
COMMITTEES Appointed by Labor and
Capital Conference.
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS STATEMENT
Belief That Great Good VIII Be
Accomplished Finally.
PROMINENT COMMITTEEMEN

NEW YORK, December discharged
and scope. the general committee appoint
ed yesterday at the labor and capital con-
ference met today in private conference to
take up its work Among those in attend
ance were Oscar Strauss, Charles NJ.
Schwab S. r. Galloway. Charles A. Moore
Cornelius n Bliss, Lewis Nixon, j. j. Nc
Cook R. NJ. Easley, Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell, Frank Sargent @and James Dun
can. 1t was announced that a commit ee
on plan and scope, upon which Senator
Hanna. Archbishop Ireland. Bishop Pot
ter and Messrs. Gompers, Nixon, Mitchell,
Galloway, Sargent, Bliss, Schwab and
Strauss had been named would presen; a
preliminary report during the day, but all
information as to the nature of the report
was withheld pending its considerat ton
Statement by Mr.. Strauss.
Before the meeting was opened today
Chairman Strauss made brief statement
for publication. Il cannot tell you any
thing about the plan for putting into prac-
tice the peaceful projects of this confer
ence he said. I'VE are at work on it and
in due time it will be made public. l be-
lieve every man named on the committee
accepted. and in this epoch-making union
of labor and capital no man can deny his
services to a project that means such a
great good for his country. The approval
of the labor leaders means the co-operation
of more than 200o.499 organized workers.
As we progress in this wark it becomes
more apparent that the chief cause of trou-
BILE in the past has arisen from misunder-
standings. Never We're truer words spoken
than by John Mitchell yesterday. when he.
who has seen more strikes than any man
of his age in the country, said that there
never was a strike which could not have
been averted if the opposing interests had
first met and fairly considered their re-
spective rights
Full Committee of Thirty-Six.
AT Yesterdays meeting, a permanent
committee of thirty-six men was appointed
to deal with all serious labor disturbances,
consisting of twelve representatives of
capital, twelve representatives of labor and
twelve men of standing SO high and repu-
tation SO renowned as to justify for them
the title, Representatives of the people
generally"
Capital-Marcus A. Hanna, Charles NJ.
Schwab, S. R. Galloway. Charles A Moore.
j. D. Rockefeller. jr... H. II. Vreeland, Lewis
Nixon. j. A. Chambers, VIM. H. Pfahler,
J. Kruttschnitt, +. P. Ripley, Marcus NJ.
Marks
Neutral-GroVer Cleveland, Cornelius N.
Bliss, Charles Francis Adams, Bishop
Henry c. Potter, Archbishop John Ireland,
Charles w. Eliot, Franklin McVeagh,
James H. Eckels, john ]. McCook, John
G. MHburn. Charles J. .Bonaparte, Oscar S.
Straus, Ralph VI. Easley.
Labor-Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
Frank P. Sargent, Theo. II. Shaffer. James
Duncan. Daniel j. Keefe, Martin Fox,
James E. Lynch, Edw E. Clarke, Henry
White, w. Macarthur, James O'Conneu
laI
to order Senator Hanna was selected chair
man.
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ARMY NOMINATIONS CONSIDEREn
selections for Three STAFF POsitions
Held I'd.

Inc Senate committee on military affairs
today agreed to report favorably all the
army nominations before it except those to
stan positions concerning which questions
nave been raised. The exceptions which
were not passed upon We're the nomina-
uons of Capt VIM. Crozier to be chief of
the ordnance bureau with the rank of
brigadier general; Col. George l.. Gillespie
TO be chief of engineers, and Gen. George b.
Davis to be judge advocate general, and
other nominations dependent upon those
three.
Owing to the fact that the committee
Will not meet again before the adjourn
ment for the holidays, action by the Senate
on these nominations will necessarily be
postponed until after the reconvening of
Congress on January q. II is specifically
stated by members of the committee that
the delay is only for the purpose of investi-
eating the circumstances attending the
various nominations. In the case of Cant
Crozier there has been some criticism on
the ground that other officers of superior
rank are Disseminated against by his nom
nation There is a question connected with
Col. GllleSpie'S nomination as to the time
for which his tenure of office should con-
unue, whether for four years only or per-
manently.
The nominations which the committee
agreed to favorably report include several
hundred names. The only one of those
committee was General Funston. Com
plant was made that his promotion to a
brigadier generalcy is an undue reward for
his part in the capture of Aguinaldo, but the
promotion was defended by Senator Harris
OF General Funstons own state of Kan
sas. Senator Harris quoted from the
records to show that both Gen. Macarthur
and Gen. Wheaton had Endorsed the nomi-
nation, and that both had been cognizant
of the expedition in search of Aguinaldo be-
fore it was undertaken, and had favored it.
After hearing these explanations the COM
mittee decided unanimously to report the
nOlnina
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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
important Selections Sent ia the
Senafe

important selections Sent to the
Senate.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
William p. Williams. assistant treasurer
OF the United States at Chicago: William
Penn Nixon, collector of customs at Chi
cago; Jonathan Merriam pension agent at
Chicago; Charles A. Orr. pension agent at
Buffalo, n. Y; Miguel A. Otero, governor
of New Mexico: Benjamin S Baker, Ne
bfaska, associate justice of the supreme
court of New Mexico; William Vaughan.
United States attorney northern district of
Alabama; Daniel n. Cooper United States
marshal northern district of Alabama; Le-
ander j. Bryan, United States marshal
middle district of Alabama; w j. Robin
son OF Hawaii, third Judge of the circuit
court of the first circuit of Hawaii: Robert
W. Breckons, Wyoming. United States at
torney for Hawaii Mack A MONTGOMERY
United States attorney northern district of
mississippi; Levi r. Davis. receiver of pub
nc money at Sundance, Wyo.; Frederick
Muller, receiver of public money at Santa
Fe, N NJ.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
IRISH AGITATORs GO TO JAIL.
Sentences Imposed for Short Periods
without Hard Labor,

CASTLEBAR, Ireland, December 1S.-
The hearing of the charges of holding
meetings and delivering intimidating
speeches in defiance of the police brought
against Conor O'Kelly, NJ. P, chairman of
the Mayo county council and several other
officials of Mayo county, was concluded to-
day. Mr.. O'Kelly was sentenced to two
months imprisonment, ant four other de-
PENDANTS were sentenced to terms of i'm
prisonment ranging from fortnight to a
month. All the sentences imposed were
without hard labor
The court refused the demand of the de-
PENDANTS for leave to appeal from the ju-
risdiction of the court. The refusal of the
court was due to the fact that the defend
ants refused TO promise not to speak pub
licly in the interim.
DUBLIN, December 1S.-The municipal
council has voted to bestow the freedom of
the city ON John Redmond, the nationalist
leader in the house of commons, who re-
turned TO Ireland yesterday from visit to
the United States on behalf of the United
Irish League.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

newspaper but the dictation of consid-
cradle number of editorials as well. While
In the cabinet Mr.. Smith was theoretically
no longer one OF the editors of the Press
his attitude being that ne could not write
for his paper without apparently involving
the adm. Illustration. and that the Press
should be free TO speak as its editors chose
without embarrassment because of his as
sociation with the Presidents cabinet Put
the Postmaster General continued to be in
fact. one of the directing agencies of the
Press and kept continuously in touch
with 1t.
Much gossip was heard this morning as
to possible changes in the management OF
the Press when Mr.. Smith shall have re-
sumed active charge. Those who know his
professional inclinations best anticipate
that any changes he may make will all be
conservative, that the Press will become
under his direction less of an illustrated
paper and more temperate IN its news coll
umrs than 1t has ever been before.
The Political Gossip.
Congressman and politicians regard the
elevation Of Mr.. Henry c. Payne to the
cabinet as move by the President fraught
Evening star., 1901-12-18
PUNISHED WITH IMPRISONMENT.
Philippine Outlaw Who BOlOed Ma
tivcs to Death.

The Philippine mail brings to the war
Department the usual batch of records of
ccUrts-martial. which have tried Filipinos
for various crimes. In one case, five peace
full natives who were returning from work
on a building constructed for American
troops at Magungunay, in Union province,
were set upon by band of outlaws armed
with bolos. Four of them were hacked to
DEATH but the fifth, after three months in
hospital recovered, and gave testimony
which assisted in identifying six members
OF the outlaw band, and each of them was
sentenced to twenty years imprisonment at
hard labor
Evening star., 1901-12-18
GOING TO NEW ORLEANS.
ArchbishOp- Chapelle Calls ON Seer
taries Hay and Root.

Archbishop Chapelle Calls ON Secre-
taries Hay and Root.
Archbishop Chapelle, accompanied by his
secretary, today called upon Secretary Hay
and Secretary Root. The archbishop has
already had talk with President Roose-
Welt. He Is obliged to leave Washington
Immediately for New Orleans. which city
he has not visited for two years. although
he is archbishop of New Orleans. He has
not been able In the short interviews with
the officials here to enter into the details
Of his mission to the Philippines, which he
has just discharged, and he will postpone
further communication on the subject until
he returns to Washington about the 10th
Of January next.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Andrew Carnegie Mt Lunch.
COMMITTEE on AGRICULTURE.
OIeOmarSarine Hearing to BEGIN
January =.

The first meeting of the House commit
tee on agriculture was held this morning
ard the subcommittee on appropriations
bureau of animal industry, farm and dairy
products seeds and plants, agricultural eN-
pertinent stations, Department of Agrlcul-
ture and miscellaneous business were ap-
pointed. Chairman Wadsworth gave notice
after the matter was discussed by the COM
mittee that on January the committee
would hear the wishes of the dairy ana
oIeomargarine people as to when they would
like to appear before the committee ana
how mucn time each wanted. No further
business was discussed by the committee
this morning.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
BRIDEGROOM HAS DISAPPEARED.
James Nolan Had $4,000 in Mining
Securities When He Left.

CHICAGO, December 1S.-The police of
this city have instituted a search for
James Nolan, fifty-five years old, said to
be a member of the mining firm of Nolan,
Hoges & Company of Pasadena, Cal. Three
weeks ago Mr.. Nolan came to Chicago, and
after a short acquaintance married Helen
c. Koch After two weeks married life
ne left for business trip to Milwaukee,
taking with him $4,000 in mining securi-
ties Nothing has been heard of him since,
and today his bride reported the matter to
the police, fearing that he has met with
violence.
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have said, my inclination to resume my
work on the staff of the Press has steadily
increased with each year of my service
here. Last spring the pressure beca me
more than could withstand, and SO no
titled the President.
According to present plans. the change
will be made some time about the middle
of January Mr. Payne'S name IS MOTTO be
sent to Congress until after the holiday re-
cess, which ends January q. Ii viii prob
ably be Immediately confirmed. | shall
then be able to relinquish my desk i'm the
department about January 10
Purely a Voluntary Act.
The retirement is wholly voluntary. 1t is
a step to which Mr.. Smith has looked for
ward since the second year of his service
in the cabinet. When the retiring Post
master General first discussed the matter
with Mr.. Mckinley, however, he was per-
Suaded to remain where he was for the
present at least" then until the insular
postal service should be organized. then
until the second administration was well
under way, and finally. when Mr.. Mckin-
ley had been assassinated, until the coun-
try had passed through the uncertainty
which followed the accession of Mr. Roose-
welt. Mr.. Mckinley understood that Mr..
Smith was to retire, however, and had pre-
pared for the change i'm the cabinet to the
extent of considering two or three promi-
nent business men as the possible new
Postmaster General.
MIR. Payne's name was considered by
President Roosevelt as soon as Mr.. Smiths
determination to retire WAS announced. and
was discussed by the last named and the
President at that time. The choice was
particularly favored by both officials in
view of Mr.. Payne's nine years experience
as postmaster of Milwaukee and his active
interest in postal affairs.
Mr.. Smiths new post is merely resump-
ton of the work which suspended
when he went to st. Petersburg as the min
lister from the United States. lie will be
in complete charge of the Philadelphia
Press. In his hands that position involves
not only the executive direction of the
Evening star., 1901-12-18
MAIL WAGON ROBBED.
Daring Work of HighNaymen at st
Louis Post Office.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, December 1S.-A daring
robbery of a pouch of United States reg
istered mail occurred last night at the
doors of the old post office building at Sd
and Olive streets. Oscar Keeling, driver of
a mail wagon, was knocked down with the
butt ends of revolvers by three men as he
was leaving the building and robbed of a
sack of registered mall which he was TAX
ing outside.
The robbers succeeded in escaping with
their booty before Keeling could give the
alarm. The lobby of the branch post office
was crowded with people at the time, and
the sidewalk thronged with men returning
home from business. The exact value of
the contents of the lost sack is not known
Evening star., 1901-12-18
MONTANA OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE.
Lieut.. Gov. Higgins and Brother Ar
rested for Assault.

MISSOULA, Mont. December 1S.-War-
rants for the arrest of Lieutenant Governor
Higgins and his brother, the state game
warden. have been issued and the officials
placed under arrest.
They are charged by the plaintiffs, whom
they beat in a severe manner last Sunday
night. with assault in the third degree.
Booth, one of the victims, who is in the
hospital with fractured skull. says he
will file an additional complaint against
the belligerent state official a more
serious charge.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins claims he
simply adopted protective measures, as the
men he and his brother whipped had, he
says, conspired to '.'do up the entire Hig-
gins family.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Snow Blfsxard In england.

gard is raging today over practically the
whole of Scotland and parts of England
and Wales. The roads and railroads are
blocked Many country districts are iso-
lated, and In others work has been sus-
pended On account of the weather There
have been several deaths from exposure.
and numbers OF minor shipwrecks have
been reported.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
chilli WILL NOT AGREE.
ArEentlne's Latest Note Asking Con
cessi0ns Has been ignored.

BUENOS AYRES, December IS (via CAL
weston, Tex.).-It is rumored here that Chill
will not agree to the proposed modification
of her recent note to Argentine, as outlined
in the recent communication from the Ar
gentine government. The Nacion believes
that If this is. true the situation will be-
come more serious
Uruguayan volunteer legion Is to be
organized here. 1t will consist of two regi-
ments OF cavalry and three regiments Of
infantry.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
CATION BILL POSTPONED.
Virginia Legislature Will Consider 1t
on February 20.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, December 1S--The
house committee on roads this morning
postponed consideration of the Cation bill
to provide separate cars for whites and
blacks on street ear lines, fixing the bill
for February 30 when the matter will be
taken up and made the regular order until
disposed Of.
An amendment was offered to the bill in
cooperating the Potomac Railroad Com
any, whereby the company seeks to aban-
don the proposed line beginning opposite
the city of Washington, extending through
Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauauier and Frederick
counties to the West Virginia line" so that
the eastern terminus should be near York
town. Mr.. Green Of Fauquier opposed, and
the bill went over
Evening star., 1901-12-18
LOST $1,sOO Of SAVINGS.
Home of Aged Colored Man in Hagers.
town Burns.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN Md, December 49,
Seventeen hundred dollars in paper money
went up in smoke this morning when TIRE
destroyed the home of George Parish, an
aged colored man of Hagerstown, who did
not believe much in banks. He kept his
money in an old stocking in a bureau
drawer. Parish, who owns considerable
real estate in Hagerstown, was superintend-
ing some improvements at one of his houses
when the fire broke ont. The fire depart
ment was unable to save the house, but
prevented the destruction of adjoining prop
erty. Parish made his money gathering
slops and garbage.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
CHARLES STOKES INDICTED.

Man Arrested With $1,000 in Postage
Stamps In Possession.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-Charles
Stokes, who was arrested on December 10
for having in his possession about $1,000
worth of postage stamps alleged to have
been stolen from the post office at Chicago,
was indicted today by the federal grand
jury. Subsequently he was committed In
default of 5000 bail
Evening star., 1901-12-18
A salutIng station.

BY direction of the Secretary of War the
post of Fort ST. Philip Louisiana has been
designated as saluting station to return
the saiutes of foreign vessels of war, In
stead OF Jackson barracks. Louisiana.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Chairman Hull III.

Chairman Hull of the House committee
on military affairs is confined TO his bed
with recurrence of typhoid fever. rhe
attending physician has prescribed liquid
diet for Mr.. Hull. and indicated that he
must keep perfectly quiet for at least ten
1o1-x
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Col. McCrea's Commana.

Col. Tully McCrea, Artillery Corps, has
been assigned to the command of the artil-
lery district of Puget sound. with station
at Fort F1agier, Washington.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
AS 5 to 1.

We obtain at least FIVE times
more results from The Star than
from any other medium. We
consider we owe much to The
Star for the rapid growth OF our
business.
WM. \. HILL.
of Moore & Hill. Real Estate
Brokers, ~ 18th st. MN.
Nov. 10, 1901.
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NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.

Chairman Hepburn VIII Report 1t to
the House Tomorrow.
Chairman Hepburn of the House commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce win
report his Nicaragua canal bill from that
committee to the House tomorrow and ask
a rule for it's consideration on January I.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
steamship Arrivals.

At New York-Hohenzollern from Naples.
At Observation-Disclosures from New
York for Cherbourg and Hamburg.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

sive Spanish laws that permitted the inn
cause of encourag ging labor unions in the
island. Mr. Lawson also thanked the
President for the kindly sentiments TO
union labor expressed in the annual mes
sage of the chief executive.
o. ]. Ricketts,, private secretary to Public
Printer Palmer, saw the President on some
business matters.
Dined by the President.
The President entertained number OF
gentlemen at dinner at the White House
last night, including Postmaster General
Emory Smith, Secretary Hitchcock, Sena-
tors Spooner. Bate. Foraker, Wetmore,
tin. Simon, Foster of Washington, Millard,
McCumber and Kearns and Mr.. James r.
Sheffield.
Andrew Carnegie Mt Lunch.
Andrew Carnegie arrived in Washington
last night and went to the White House
this afternoon for lunch with the Presl-
dent. Another guest at lunch was Secreta-
ry Root. The question of Mr.. Carnegie
recent gift for the establishment of uni
versity of higher learning in this city was
undoubtedly discussed with the President
1t is believed that Mr.. Carnegie will change
the form of the gift to either bonds of the
United States or cash. and that, II neces-
sary. he will increase the offer to give
$40 100000 The result of the conference
with the President will probably be an an
nouncement of some kind by the President
within a few days.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
SAN BIAS REpoRrED WRECKED.

Steamer Was En- Route From San
FranciscO to Panama.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 1S.-A dis
patch to the Merchants, Exchange says
that the steamer San Bias. which left San
Francisco November 90 for Panama. was
wrecked December Il of La Libertad. The
passengers and crew were saved.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

Committee ON Merchant Marine.
The House committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries met yesterday and or
ganised.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Resolutions of Printers.

E. A NJ Lawson. president OF Columbia
Typographical Union of this city, submitted
TO the President the resolutions adopted by
the union few days ago calling upon Con-
gress to abolish the antiquated and repul-
The age-herald., 1901-03-11
CLoUDBURST DOES GREAT
 DAMAGE AT OWENSBORO

Owensboro, Ky, March 1O.-A cloud burst here last night did great damage. The sewer we'll at Main and Davies streets burst and torrent of water pour ed into the opening and the streets were torn up for some distance about nifty feet in diameter and twenty-five feet deep. large water main was under mined and broke in two and this added to the fury of the waters. poured into the large opening, created roar like a big waterfall. Davies and Main streets were undermined for many feet, there being only top crust of macadam and underneath the appearance of a mann mad stream of water. Portions of the street caved in today. Anderson's big department store has been undermined snG IS in great danger. The stock was mo, ,d today to the rear part of the bu.!.1ing The street caved in within four fcf of the Temple Theatre.
 electric light and telephone poles ' swept into the big hole. The elec- 1T tights went out during the night The ga main in Main street broke, and the c was shut off at the plant, leaving the cit, in total darkness. The morning pa- pers had to postpone issue till daylight for lack of power and light.
 The water had to be turned off in a large part of the city to check a broken main The street railway track was un-
The age-herald., 1901-03-11
GOOD CITIZENS ARRESTED.
Charged With the Awful Death of Si.
 las Mar .indale.

Chicago, March 10-A dispatch to the Record from Carthage, N C., says:
 L. J. Jones, Dr. M. F. Street, David Andrews and William Harding, among the best citizens of Eastern North Caro- lima. were arrested last night and lodged in jail, charged with being responsible for the horrible death of Slas Martin dale. The jail of Moore County at Car thage was broken into yesterday by a mob of fifty men who secured Martin dale, confined on charge of assault and hanged him to a tree.
 The jailor was forced to give up the keys of the cell. Martndale was hanged just outside the corporate limits. He was choked to death, and from indica- tions about the scene, it Is supposed the lynchers raised and lowered him many times in order to extort confession from him.
 Martindale was said to have attacked Mrs Brewer, a school teacher living neal Carthage. Mrs. Brewer informed heel husband of the attack and he soon gath cred tn emob.