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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
A TOWN NEARLY DESTROYED.
sixteen Houses i'm Sugar Notch Burn
ed by Incendiarics.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Feb. 19.-Ineel-
diaries nearly destroyed the town of SUI
gar Notch. mile from here, last night,
when they set fire to two parts of the
town and eut the hose OF the assisting fire
companies from Ashley and Warrior Run
The irebugs selected the best time they
could have chosen for firing the town.
The long drought had emptied the reser-
voirs and had it not been for the LehiSh
and WiIkesbarre Coal Company emptying
it's great tanks INTO the mains there
would have been no water to fight the
FIRE The Sugar Notch fire company was
practically useless. as its hose burst at
recent fire., and that ordered by the council
to replace it has not arrived.
Owing to these disadvantages the fire.
men could do little. and when the fire
broke out they were unable to stay its
progress. Companies from Warrior Rum
and Ashley responded quickly to the call
for aid but the delay allowed the fire to
spread ard when it was finally under con-
troll two houses had been destroyed
Then another part of the town was fired,
and the tiremen FASTENED there. No sooner
had the hose been turned on the fire than
it was cut in two places. Repairs were
made. the line Of hose guarded by armed
men. and the fire finally subdued at
o'clock this morning In that time six
teen houses had been destroyed. and had
there been wind the whole town would
probably have been burned The loss is
500. eco. There is no clew to the frebugs.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
READY TO BE FILED.
The Charter of the United States
steel Company Completed.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Work of the law
yers on the charter of the United States
Steel Company, which is to combine the
chief steel making concerns of the coun-
try, has been completed, and it was re-
ported today that copies of the document,
with the amounts of authorized stock and
bond issues and some other items left
blank, had been taken TO the Secretary of
States office at Trenton, N j., and to the
office of the county clerk in Jersey City.
The copies deposited in these offices will
be held until Il notice, which may come by
telephone. is received. ordering that they
be recorded. Procedure of this sort has
not been uncommon in other cases of
other large companies which have been
incorporated in New Jersey.
The charter follows in its general lines
the charter of the Federal Steel Company
The amount of capital stock-$40O 900 900
of common and $500 600 ,0OG of p-ferred-
has already been stated, as well as the
new cOmpany's bend issue, which will be
about $500, 900 600.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
WORCESTER GOES DEMOCRATIC.
O'ConneII Defeats the Republican
Candidate by 81 Votes

WORCESTER. Mass. Feb. 19.-Philip ].
O'Connell. Democratic candidate for may
or, was elected over William A. Lytle,
Republican. at the special election held
today. O'Connell won by 81 votes in
total vote of over IS 500 out of registra-
tion of little more than % 600. The vote
for O'Connell was 1858; for Lytle. g.O4S
At the regular election in December the
same candidates had S,061 votes each. The
tie was carried to the Supreme Court by
the Democrats on disputed ballots, but
the decision OF the court sustained the
registrars of votes and the recounting
board and the special election was or
dered.
The result of the election is another To-
cal disaster to the Republicans. 1t is held
that the Washburn Republicans sought
this way to revenge themselves on the
members of the party who voted for and
assisted in the election of John r. Thayer
TO Congress. Worcester is safely Repub-
lican by from 5000 to 5000 votes. Senator
Hoar and Representative Thayer came
home from Washington and cast their bal
lots for their party candidates.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
THOMAS F. RYAN SELLS OUT.
Seaboard Holdings Transferred to
John SHELTON Williams.

NEW YoRK, Feb 19.-Thomas r.
Ryan has sold to John Shelton Williams.
President of the seaboard ASr Line Rail-
way Company, all OF his stockholdings in
the railroads incorporated into the new
Seaboard system. This sale was made in
pursuance of an arbitration before Daniel
5. Lamont. and the transfer of stock was
made in this city today. Thus ends the
three years litigation which followed the
protest Of Mr.. Ryan. as a minority stock
holder. against the consolidation scheme
OF President Williams and his associates
MIR. Ryan owned 2.S5S shares OF the Sea-
board and Roanoke Railroad, the parent
company of the present Seaboard system
lie also owned less than 100 shares each
OF the CASTOR and Raleigh and the CASTOR
ana augusta Railroads, both of which
were absorbed in the reorganization.
Under the terms OF the award made by
Colonel Lamont, Mr.. Ryan not only dis
poses OF his entire holdings to the ma
1ority interest. but he agrees to withdraw
Immediately his several suits now pend
ing in different courts and to abandon all
opposition TO President Williams plan OF
consolidation and management Of the
properties involved
The amount OF money paid to Mr.. Ryan
and Roanoke stock is admitted to be worth
considerably above par. although there is
now little, il any of it not in the control
OF the Williams syndicate. In the early
stages Williams is reported to have paid
as high as $500 share for certain lot of
this stock. The settlement was on a cash
basis, and new securities were issued in
exchange for TIE securities delivered by
Mr.. Ryan. nesting of the directors of
the Seaboard Air Line sis expected to be
held in New York tomorrow. for the pur-
pose of ratifyirg the arrangement entered
into by President Williams and Mr.. Ryan.
When asked about the rumors about out
side interests who were trying to get con-
troll Of the Seaboard Air Line, President
Williams said:
This system will continue TO be indie
pendent" He added that the directors
hoped to be able to reduce the operating
ratio to 65 per cent and in case that was
done. dividend on the preferred shares
could be paid with gross earnings at their
present level
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
REGULATED BY RAILROADS.
j. c. HnddOck Tells How Mine Out
puts Are Governed.

NEW YORK, Feb. lg-John C. Had
dock, President of the Plymouth Coal
Company, and Henry S. Fleming seere-
tary and Treasurer of the Anthracite
Coal Operators Association, an oraaniza-
ton Of independent operators gave t-sti-
mony' at the Chamber of Commerce to-
day before the Industrial Commission
Subcommittee on transportation. BY
both witnesses the investigators tried to
establish that the coal-carrying roads
have made it their business to interfere
with the business of independent mine
owners as much as possible.
MIR. Haddock was asked: do you think
the railroad rates have been exeessive2"
To which be replied; Undoubtedly"
Q.-What is the rate at present? A
The roads charge for carrying coal
sum equivalent to 60 per cent of the
wholesale price at tidewater.
Q.-Is it mol contemplated to raise the
price to 50 per cent? Al think IL is.
Q.-Why don't the roads make a rate
of so much ton? A.-The other ar
rangement is more profitable to them.
Q.-ls it not fact that there are
fewer independent operators every year?
A.-oh, yes.
Q.-Have the Independent operators
ever been bothered about getting enough
cars from the railroad companies? A
We had a great deal of trouble until we
threatened the roads with suits for dam
ages. Since then there has been no
trouble
Q.-When the railroads make rate Of
so per cent with the operators. do the
roads limit the output of the mines?
A.-Oh. certainly.
Q.-What arrangement is made between
operators and roads as to output and
price? Al think you are now opening
question / would rather not discuss.
Q.-Oh, well; If an answer to the queS-
tion would injure your business let it be
withdrawn. A.-By answering it l might
get somebody into trouble.
Q.--ls it fact that, because you are
able to incriminate somebody you can get
better terms from the roads? (The wit
ness smiled and made no answer.)
Q.-Have the railroads ever sought to
proportion the output Of the different oper-
ators by holding up cars from those who
Oh. yes; frequently
Q.-Was that move usually effective?
Alt was.
Mr.. Haddock was asked IL he thought the
coal strike last fall was a good thing, and
he said 1t was. at was a good thing for
everybody, he said: 1.-The men, the oper-
ators. and the railroads. because as soon
as it was over the price of coal went up"
Mr.. Fleming had no fault to find with
anybody. He was not kept on the stand
long. The committee adjourned until to-
morrow morning. There have been vari-
Gus rumors that the committee would call
J. Pierpeut Morgan and ]. NJ Hill as wit
nesses. Representative Harris said this af-
ternoon that Il had never been intended
to call Mr.. Hill. and that the committee
had not decided whether or not to call Mr..
Morgan
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
. II. G. CUTTER DISCHARGED.
All Claims Against Him Settled in a
Maine Court.

PENNINGTON. Me. Feb. 19-H. G.
Cutter, an agent of the Bureau of Ma
tional Literature and Art, of Washing
ton. d. c., who was arrested here sew
eraI days ago on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenoes, today set
tied all the claims against him and was
set free.
Cutters dealings here included a num-
Der of installment contracts where small
sum had been paid down, the remainder
to be paid in weekly sums. The parties
who had arranged for the purchase of
books i'll this manner had signed con-
tracts binding themselves to make such
payments, and when the settlement was
arranged 1t was decided to require the
agent to deposit here sufficient money to
cover all these contracts.
This he did. ana then was allowed to so.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
SAYS PRAYER HEALED HER.
"A MiddIefown, n. Y, Woman Says
Her Sight Was Restored.

GOSHEN. n. Y, Feb BY the eff
caey OF prayer. Mrs. G. Henry Barnhart.
of q East Avenue. Middletown. claims to
have had her sight, which was totally
gone. restored absolutely. On December
% she was taken i'll with the grip and
one week later was stricken blind.
A New York specialist declared her case
hopeless. but Mrs. Barnhart prayed fer
vently and her friends also prayed that
her affection leave her Last Wednesday
she says. mysterious voice whispered in
her ear. saying: Take no more medicine
and your sight will return" Mrs. Barn
hart told her uncle, William Barnhart,
who lived with her and they prayed to-
gether. That night her sight returned.
Since then her vision has been getting
clearer and is now almost as good as
ever
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
THE DEPORTATION OF RICE.
Information Sent to the Senate by
Secretary Root.

Secretary Root has sent to, the Senate
response to the resolution calling for
information in regard to the alleged de-
portation of Editor Rice from Manila to
San Francisco. Secretary Root says that
the only information he has on the sub
ject is the following cablegram from Cen
eral Macarthur:
Editor Rice deported San Francisco
January IS. Offence. malicious publiea-
ton of false charges affecting Integrity
of administration of office captain of the
port, in which formerly employed. This.
with full knowledge of their falsity. Mat
ter received exhaustive investigation, IN
which Rice was heard in his own defence.
He was informed he must give bond rot
to republish or must leave islands. as his
actions were creating strife and were
menace military situation. He maintain
ed attitude of defiance and was neces-
sarily sent home. Full report was for
warded with all papers February l.
Secretary Root adds that this mail re-
port mentioned by General Macarthur will
be sent to the Senate as soon as received
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
SILK STRIKERS ENCOURAGED.
Aroused TO Enthusiasm by nm Adj
dress by "Mother Jones-

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Feb. 19.-"Moth-
err Jones. who came from the West to
help the striking silk mill girls. addressed
thousand of them here this afternoon,
nearly all of the strikers from both mills
attending the meeting. Mother" Jones
told them that their strike was spreading
and that the operators were already be-
ginning to give in, and assured them that
victory was not so very far away.
She told them that they were over
worked. that the rules TO which they had
submitted were worse than those under
which slaves were ruled and that strength
and fearlessness in their union would in
the end remedy the faults that make their
labor so arduOus. Her words aroused the
girls to enthusiasm and there are no signs
of weakening in their ranks now.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20

Before permitting itself to indulge in
any paroxysms of misery over the condi-
tions in China it might be well for the
Administration to pause and consider
whether Count Won Waldersee's object les
son plan has not something to recommend
it after all We deplore bloodshed and
even the threat of it as much as anybody
could, but it does seem as if resort to
some means or other is necessary to con-
vince the Chinese that Western patience
is exhausted and that they can be no
longer permitted to play their national
game of deceit, mendacity, evasion, and
obstruction on the council of Ministers at
Pekin.
Yesterdays advices from China tend to
encourage the hope that the menace of a
punitive expedition in the direction of
Singan-fu may be sufficient to bring the
Empress Dowager and her associates to
their sober senses and to subr ssion to
the terms demanded by the Powers. Her
peace ENJOYS at least are thoroughly
aroused and alive TO the terrors of the
situation as it affects China. As readers
will have learned from our news columns
last evening, when on Saturday the Ger
man. British and Japanese representa-
tives called in turn on Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching and notified the latter that
the allies were tired of Chinese delay and
dCplicity and would start a strong col
umn of troops for the temporary capital
on February 90 unless the joint terms
were complied with before that date. each
visit was Immediately followed by a tele-,
graphic appeal to the Empress Dowager
to save the dynasty and Empire before it
should be too late. The court has had
several days in which to excogitate the
matter, and. as well, reported ultimatum
allowing eight days in which to carry out
the provisions of the joint note of terms,
with the renewal of war as an implied
alternative.
There is probably some reason for ex-
pecting that these summary proceedings
will exert salutary effect; but suppose
they should not and that the Chinese
should hurl back defiance: what is the
Administration to do about it? If, as ap-
pears from yesterdays news, the Japanese
are committed to the Waldersee eXpedi-
tion. 1t is improbable that any representa-
tions this Government might make at To-
kyo would detach them from it at this
late day. AS we have said heretofore. the
logic of the situation would seem nat
urally TO attract Japan to the Anglo-Ger-
man rather than to the Russo American
alliance; and Japan is almost. if not quite.
in position to throw the casting vote be-
tween the policy of the one or the other
and so decide the course OF events.
Nothing could be palmer than that the
United States occupies a delicate and I'M
satisfactory position in relation to the
Chinese problem in its present stage of
development Just how delicate or how
unsatisfactory it is can be better judged
when we see what is to result from the
threat of an advance or Singan-fu.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
The stanford University Incident.

In a recent number of the New York
independent" there are two curiously
contrasting articles on Stanford Uni
versity apropos of the discharge of Prof.
Ross for having expressed sentiments lis
pleasing to Mrs. Stanford. The longer
of these articles is by Charles F. Lummis,
and is what might be called an impas-
stoned defence of Mrs. Stanford. Mr..
Lummis says:
''since stanford's death his widow has devoted
10 the university all her vast personal fortune.
She is a lonely old woman 81 seventy zone,
without family and without social ambitions.
She lives for the university which stands. TO
her. for husband and - After sab
batical half-year in Europe. on Mrs. Staniord's
bounty Prof. Ross sociological ideas took not
able recrudesccnce. Last spring he addressed
to his classes what was commonly under TODD
b. his students and the newspapers a direct
attack on the life and methods Of Senator Stan
ford. Since she paid his salary cut Of
her POCKET it IS perhaps not iEpertnent TO quote
her torse reasons for dismissal: lie is too
ratio, and too partisan for a professor. and lie
has called my husband a thief
The dismissal OF Prof. Ross was. it
will be remembered, followed by the
resignation of four other professors.
The other article is editorial, and com
ments not on Mr. Lummis' argument.
which is throughout in favor of Mrs. Stan
ford. but on the incident itself The ker-
mel of It is this:
''T1e question still remains. Was Mrs. STAN
ford q proper person TO demand his dismissal?
il 50, then it might seem that university pro-
fessors and instructors must be chosen not for
their attainments, but Tor their willingness TO
teach that which meets the approval OF the pa
tron or patrons"
That is exactly the question at issue.
and this occurrence, like many others OF
recent note is important because 1t is
symptomatic. and not because it is of
any great consequence TO the nation
whether or not Prof Ross was in the
right. The undeniable fact remains that
he was dismissed, not because he was not
eff ient. or because the president and
acIlty of the university disapproyed OF
hirl. but because he had said things about
the Industrial order which Mrs Stanford
took as an insult to her husband. The
question is whether that principle is the
right one on which to run university.
The fact that the patroness of the insti-
tuition is an aged and childless widow
and has devoted herself to its interests,
does not necessarily prove that she is
fitted to dictate the management OF it's
affairs, or that she is good critic OF
political economy as taught in a modern
class room.
1t is precisely this condition of things
which threatens half a dozen great uni
versi;ies in this country today A million
aire endows such an institution with
part Of his great wealth. With many
branches Of study pursued therein he has
little 10 do. and his generosity can have
no effect upon them except good one. In
biology. in geology. in chemistry, in
mathematics, in the languages. the more
money, The bstter instruction: and there
is little chance that anything which the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
The Suffrage in Maryland.
From the Philadelphia Record.)

great partisan clamor has arisen over this
contemplated Mari land legislation The assertion
has been made for instance that the object OF
DISTINGUISHING illiterates in Maryland is to re-
store ex-senator German to political power.
But the main consideration is whether the elcc-
ton laws of Maryland should be 50 changed az
to exclude a mass Of ignorant citizens from the
suffrage II the people of that state feel Gas
do the residents Of many other Statcsl the cvi
influence OF iliitcr1cy upon political affairs they
VIII hail this measure with qualification. no
matte: which part may be temporarily benefited
by it. The Republicans Of Maryland surely ought
not to confess byJ opposing the hill that they
owe their supremac ia that State to voters who
are too ignorant ID read their ballots
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
Washington Monument Medals.

Representative Southland. Chairman OF
the Committee on Coinage. Weights. and
Measures. has favorably reported to the
House the bill to provide certain souvenir
medals for the benefit of the Washington
Monument Association. of Alexandria. Va
The bill as originally introduced provided
for the coming of 200, Geo memorial half
dollars for the benefit of the Washington
Monument Association. Instead OF half
dollars silver or bronze medals are sub
stituted The medals will be of such de-
sign. shape and size as the association
may designate, subject TO the approval Of
he Secretary of the Treasury
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
Awaiting Stability.


Grom the St Louis Globe Democracy
Some surprise is felt that the immigration
to Cuba is small. There is need for any
surprise on this point. immigration is small be
cause The political outlook in the island is I'M
certain Cuha's independence would be apt to
cut down immigration instead of increasing it.
The average American Eneishman, Tman, and
other foreigner has exalted idea II the fitness
OF the Cubans for absolute self-sOvenment. II
the Cnbans should formally decide TO ask annex
alton TO the United States the population of the
island would be doubled inside Of ten years
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
CANES FROM LINcoLN's FARM.
President and Cabinet Ministers Re-
ceive n Gift.

The President and each of the members
eipients of a heavy black walnut walking
stick cut from wood grown on the farm
near Harrison, Macon County, Ill. where
Abraham Lincoln spent his boyhood days
and split rails. The canes were sent as
presents from C. E. Scroggin. who now
owns the Lincoln farm. Accompanying
each stick was a printed certificate sworn
to by three witnesses showing that they
We're turned from block Of black walnut
cut from tree which grew on the Lincoln
homestead.
They were presented to the Ministers
at the Cabinet meeting yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
A RUN ON A BANK STARTED.
Officials Declare They Have Cash to
Meet Deposits.

PITTSBURG Feb 19.-SOmebody started
A wild rumor today that the German Ma
tional Bank OF Allegheny was in financial
difficulties, and a run was started. De-
pogitors crowded the sidewalks and police
men were sent TO keep order
All depositors who wanted their money
received it, A con tnuation of the run is
expected tomorrow The officers OF the
bank say they have enough money to pay
out the deposits four times over
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
TO STOP FLAG DISSERTATION.
A Hearing Given by the House Com
mittee on Judiciary.

hearing was given by the House Com
1nittee on the Judiciary yesterday en- the
bills to prevent the dissertation OF the
flag Gen. Thomas NJ. Anderson, senior
vice commander of the Sons Of the Amer
lean Revolution; W. B. Cox, chief clerk
of the National Museum, ard Col Ran
dolph E Prime, of New York, spoke
against the use Of the flag for ad ert sing
purposes. Mr.. Cox exhibited a number
OF flags defaced by advertisements.
A favorable report was directed on
bill ratifying the cession by Tennessee
to Virginia Of a part of street in Bris-
tol. which lies partly in Tennessee and
partly in Virginia. which is part Of the
agreement reached of the long-standiag
boundary dispute between those States.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20


Economy is lost art in Congress. The Presi-
dent wasted his words when he asked the Iegis-
lative branch Of the Government not to be ex-
travagant. But he maybe able TO do something
toward saving the Treasury from spoliation If
the inflated River and IIarbor bin reaches him-a
bill which, according to Senator Hanna contains
propositions that would make the Ship Subsidy
bill look pale'-he can veto it and kill it, and
tIus read Congress a uselul lesson
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20

SANTIAGO. Cuba. Feb. 1.-THE Ham
burg American steamer Prinzessin Victoria
Luise, which is making cruise TO the
West Indies. the Spanish Main. and Ven
ezuela, with a large number of American
tourists on board. arrived here this morn
ing. All her passengers are in good health.
She Will sail for Cienfuegos tomorrow.