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The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-17

shipping industries as may be recess
sary 70 restore our merchant marine
70 its righfiul proportions and priyi.
icgesi advocate q Just aud generous
pension policy, honestly administer
cd aud a strict adhesion 10 the civil
service merit SYSTEM win enter a
strong protest against any form OF
unconsutouonal suffrage discrimina-
tons ia any state, north OF south
will favor such further reduction of
wa. taxes rs the national financial
condition will warrant and for the
relief Of the greatest number of tax.
payers, other points covered will be
fsiqtehood for territories able TO
meet the traditional requirements
and latest precedents; The speedy
construction of the Isthmian Canal
under Our own national control ;
the establishment of a Department
of Commerce and industries,
prompt protection of American citi-
zens abroad wherever in peril; and
the delivery OF Cuba at a proper
time to the government of her own
people. A message built upon that
framework and written 10 the char
aeteristic Roosevelt diction will ring
throughout the Union and instantly
center upon itself the eager study OF
the statesmen of CIVILIZATION,
The uppermost political theme of
the moment is the Southern policy
Of the President. The truth is,
however, hat the President has no
Southern policy per Sc and does
DOT intend TO haye one in the sense
that ;he phrase impar,s. lie frank
Ii says that he expects TO deal with
every maa-r couing 10 him from
the g ifit came from
lNev Aisd5ie West OF
the Because he APP.
/ ponoed Jones' el Alabama
a Democrat VINO voted for Presi.
dent Mckinley because OF the cur
rency ssue, TO be a Federal oisiric
! Judge in that State. some haaty crit
: les and purbIin1 publicis,s jumpee
J to The conclusion that Fresiden.
Roosevelt is 10 be a sort Of mug.
wump President & the South and /
. republibau President 10 the rest O
= the country. Nothing could be fur
: thei from his real programme. II
/ the ,ir>t place, the President en-
1 phadca.ly ha' 81, other Tepubh
can pres base, That judicia
= positions or aie are not partisan
: puzes Ia the SECOND place, pecu
5 liar conditions in Alabama urge,
e and ju,,ihed uae selecuon Of a mat
p Tor the jujge-sJip whose characte
a would command tbe popular conf
deuce, whose legal kra edge wa
. uuquesltousb aud 81 ose devotion
1ft,tE. .,r.Ts-,. .FI rt., r.for
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-17

Novchhbet IN MissohthS noted
for its stuffed turkeys and stuffed
ballot boxes. The former is a pro-
duct NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
~prosperitY the latter a result OF dem
ocratic fhEule.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-17

the Philippines loaded down with
his collection /" Imperialism" But
ike th@Demoeratc exhibit of state
finances WIN bs = al due
allowance.-Cass News.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
THE PICNIC AT THE PARK
INTERESTING PROGRAM OF AMusE-
MENTS AT MAGNOLIA PARK.
Winners Of the Various Prizes-Musio.
Dane'na. oratory and Merrymaking
Concluded the Holiday.

inc showery weather OF the morning
nonrs settled into a delightful day, with
'hooEh lazy looking clouds hanging abopr
the sky to obscure the sun and reduce tho
h''l' IL Is probable that more people Wis
lted Magnolia park during the afternoon
tAan have been there before in a single
day for a long time. An outgoing trains
IN the afternoon were loaded 10 an cxtcnt
which made standing room al a prcm,pm
IN addition TO the amusement pro,r,m
which was carried ont I'm aeeordance ,",th
previous announcement with bpt few ev
oePtlohs, there We're a Number Of temporary
resorts Tor refreshments and pleasure tbat
apparently did a rushing business. Gamos
and contests for the children attracted the
most attention ana the youngsters enIoyed
themselves hugely.
III awarding Of the parade prices wa,
al the hands Of Grand Marshal Januar,
aud the awards We're as follows:
Iron molders, for making best display 1,
line Of march, awarded the James u
Meish medal as first prize. This is ia,
sec"ha Tine the iron iuOlders have uSnr
this medal and 1t will he retained by then
permanently. '"'N
Afewers, for making second best disnI,g
awarded the H. r.. Rice medal.
Bakers, for thlrd hest display, awarde,
the J.. C.. Butcher medal. ""
N~afpthtefs ana lolnerS, for having m,
largest number Of men IN line. awarde,
~ cigars ia men turned out ia nj
Brewers, for having second largest rum
hef IN llhe, awarded 10 cigars, there yrpr,
sl5tg-nine men In line In this union.
Tor having the least lumber OF men 4,
line, the walters were awarded two boStIee'
OF Wine ana a cake. w
The iron moldesa won the Never S Gin
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Houston Lahor ConnoiL.

the Houston Labor Counen was organized
In 1890 by a local federation of the Knights
Of Labor and trade assemblies, and many
of the early officers are stiI alive, but do
not actively affiliate with labor organize.
lions, The Prince building, corner of Main
INA flalrle, was the place Of meeting FOR
the organization.
The hrSt councils had few delegates, hut
mere are NOW over 100 delegates In the
body. "
,Illcro was q reorganization of the cnuu-
cil In lNa3-ot, tho meeting being assembled
m SANS store ON Main street. All fedora.
ZION bodies here ARE members Of the couu.
ca, although there are two or three trades
unions thar 40 not send delegates hut that
are IN accord with the workings OF The
council.
Following are the present officers Of the
Labor Council: John McNeely, president;
5, r. Pickeus, vice president; V. j Hnl,
recording secretary: Robert Grapevine,
financial secretary: Max Andrew. treasurer,
A. Fred ScltZer, statisticlan; j. ID. Nickers.
A.. 7 Cassell j. smith, trustees; j, {.
Altotcr, sergeant at arms; Robert Crane.
vine, manager Of hall.
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For National C-ommander.

The following announcement has been
sent to Colonel u. G, Rust, past assistant
adjutant general OF the Department Of
lex s., Grand Army OF the Renublic. I'm
lCenrd 10 tho candidacy Of Colonel Thomas
J stewart To- commander "a chleg A. tho
Chloe
Headquarters, Department ~ pennsylya.
Jla Grand Army OF the Republic.
1AlIBdelphia. August 2S.-Dear Sir and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03

Yesterday was Labor Day. recognized by
the National and State legislation as Il
legal holiday. In Houston Il was magnin-
Gently celebrated by the thousands who be-
long to the ''bueket brigade embracing
the unions, the associations the asscm-
blies, the brotherhoods and the councils OF
waec.workers and bread.winners. and
their sympathetic friends from all walks
Of life.
Tho street parade during the forenoon
was the largest that has been witnessed
in Houston since the establishment Of the
custom OF observing the day, and the pie
mic that followed. at Magnolia park, dur
ing the afternoons, was ikcwlse a pro
nounced success, and on the whole the
laborlng element of Houston has cause
for congratulntion upon the splendid OBJ
seryance of It's annual holiday.
IL was the nineteenth anniversary Of the
first Labor Day parade, which was given
by the Central Labor union Of New York
city, September -, 1852, and the seventh
anniversary celebration since 1t became "a
National holiday by the act of congress-
june 70. 1894. during the administration OF
President Cleveland.
From the first day Of It's observance
Labor bay became q fixed institution In
the United states. The day was inau-
guratcd at the suggestion Of Firs, Vice
President p. j. Mcguire OF the American
Federation OF Labor. ON May 8 lSS2, he
urged thar one day IN tho year be dcsignut-
ed as Labor Day. TO be established as d
general holiday for th laboriue classes
and advised that 1t shnild Doe celebrated
by a street parade. TO publicly expose the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03

HalA udu "ufIlDunfen TRUSTS III le WI Wa
Of labor. Tie resolution met with 5 me
very bitter opposition, espcc all, t,r9tn
who felt II their dnty 10 denonnce u
ganlzed labor for reasons which seemed u
thtm, good and sufficient. bat which J sha
unsnuud I shall frst briefly refer 10
some statements made by legislators Up.
posing the resolution. one fepresen attSe
stated that labor organizations, led oy
designed men, were the most dapgertu US
trusts; % That labor had its rights, Dnt
anarchists and political lead who qK-
tate these trouble have no place in this
great government. % They are the men
mo Lebtlled against this, government ~
llbor organlzatl9nS Is TO teach lahgrets no.
utspisc their employees anu do eYerythlns
against them. 90 II the members OF the
labor unions want to come Into the demo-
crauc party as citizens they are Welc me
II they want to c0me In as secret orgAht-
zNtions, they are not wanted Having b.
Logged 10 labor organizations Tor nearly a
score OF ycgrs and claiming to know one
thing Of Their teachings and prlnciples;
IKE Callan Of BcNar. who nbiy de ended
labor unions on the floor Of the house, such
statements make my blood boil, ! hap.
pened to know these men wh" denounced
lahor unions and ! know they were INQUEST
In their statements. know also TINT turl
are mistaken In their opin 'ons IN regard
10, labor organizations.
] shalt now discuss these statements In
the order in which ! have made them.
Ftsst, the absurd idea that labor organi
ShilNllE are fIllSiS IN the SENSE OF mOlNNN@
LIKING any product. or Of being harmful TO
the common good, never occnrcd to any
Que until trnst centralized notifications
went into commissions over The Threatened
destruction Of mbor unions. should the
agitation for restrictive laws preventing
the growth of trusts bear fruit.
They held organized labor m before the
county MS a scnrpcrow to check a robbed
aud outraged publir In It's determination
tu rid itself Of thr trust burden. IN only
ono RESPECT does a labor organization re-
/ Samhlc "a trust. and that Is Ia concerted
urt.ou, crystaIlized pnort. The forces OF
| Il5cr confenfirlg FOR ii fair wage. shorter
hour and bettpr conditions of pmpioymeut.
The trust forcing lower wages to employees.
hirlcr wages 10 trust officers tSchwah
/ trIbrl. higher prices TO consumers and
greater dividends on watcrcd stock.
.. Regarding anarchists and politi-
cal leaders bringing about troubles wish
70 saw thnt these are not Of Ms. Organized
labo. recognizes no anarchist or p|oliiirai
Loader. and The question Of a strike Is never
Vel, few labor organizations at this time
even dclegate this powSr to- a committee
]6 nm t ~ ht, Js", ,ofc tto' order N sitrlke.
In the matter OF strikes { was impressed
by what ! heard B4grkc '9.kran s4N IN ms
great sptNcn IN N"lClI' gutthS LnC SUn
i n'e "l lI'9Vs, 9W va NY notS 49,
.i'u-S ne Sa'u UI NiS,mT f,"r ~ .cnrm MI
J ltauH' lhe Nnuhu tNU.'ptlnH "l tV"u"h',
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OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY.
Something OF the Origin OF the Daytime
teentEl Anniversary.
A Magnificent Street Parade-Over One Thousand
in Line-Tne Iron Molders, Brewers and Bakers
Make the Best Three Displays.

which was a piece Of machinery In opera,
tion aud a number Of very pretty Young
girls, some twenty in number. Forty-ciglt
machinists followed this float, their only
attempt at uniformity OF dress being thnt
each wore a paper hat with a red and want
crown aud blue rim.
Typographical Union No. 81 came next
with their banner, behind which walked
fprty.two toilers In the art preventative.
The prints made no attempt at uniformity
OF dress.
The third division was In charge Of As
slstant Marshal Blackwell. A brass band
Of ten men also led this division, the FIRST
union being the plumbers ana gas filters,
local No. Gs, There were twenty-five OF
these. uniformed 10 pink shirts, white
crush felt hats, white pants aud white
stocs.
The Iron Moulders' union, No. 30. was
represented by thlrty-ninc men attrHctiscly
uniformed with gray shirts ana hats, black
pants and bells. each carrying an implement
Following the iron moullcrs were twenty.
four members OF union No. 2i5, Beaumont
paper htugers and decorators, dressed In
white jumpers aud blouse, trimmed ia black,
making Cd unique uniform.
Tueu calue the Houston union of painters
and decorators, furty-iour strong, dressed
iu pure white, with black belts and Hight
gray felt hats.
q sturdy iat of mon. adv IN nnmhcr' drcssGI
4, HI. 49,, "H,irs iI.t ..i
,H,uS 'fs ,3 n'n''' 'N'I's' u''N l""'' anu
,e - -
'' Sul,tN h'"' St"'Vu w
Nhu 1o,uel ""' 'I a''Yl-yh' o..H "l
l'UI Hulu'Ia I"' IN uH' my. WE, n'
uiluI'9' one NO.. ~ lh' 9ll't 80. ~. lt
ul,lAlnFS vi union N"' - uInA9'ita I-t
aud were bpr'miuely dressed ia White
SHIRTS Nidrk pants 1lu mack mats M'lu
ner- OF union NJ AZ nu1nbered twenty SIN
N.h no Il'tWrWlIF OF dress.
INLp fIHI|hfH' uUIDW fnIUnI ONT FNrNFfE-fUTff
mon. Tlut wore ROT uniformed. but some
of fhrm ~typin.d their calling by wearing
very nobby t3ilus,m3dc suits.
rho BARRIERS followed tne tailorg, Thirty
four men oc.upgIug seventeen hu.girs.
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hei prize for the union showing up In best
me prize, a box Of handkerchief, for
the union having the largest percentage ~
It's members In line, was not awarded ana
Will be decided by the secretary and the
me indges In these contests were Messrs.
r A. Randolph, H.. G.. Mustain aud Prof.
In other contests prizes were awarded
Boys foot race, ages > to sFirst, second
and third prizes won by Frank Franks, VIII
lie Anderson and Willie Miller.
Boys' foot race, ages 0 to i2-Prlzes
awarded to Willie Selby, senati I'M ana
Arthur Curley, ,
awarded 10 Myrtle Humbie. Katie Hart.
BOYS shoe race. open for all-Prizes
awarded 20 Roy Kelly, Harry Atkins anu
BOYS sack race, open for %aH-Prizes
awarded TO Harry Lea, Eddie MilhaWs ana
Charles Hughes. Nh.
Mems running jump. open for all-W. Il.
Bensc mud 4. j. Boyle r
Mems hop, skip and JUMP tlthsio'
bors. D.. v. Atcn and w. j.. Boyce.
Mona standing lump. open for ail-S. y.
pickens, George Munhausen ana H. d.
rug OF war, iron moldcrs against the
Federal Labor union-Won by Federal
| Labor union. prize 100 cigars ana three
O' TTIIcctrIrai workers pole climbing contest
Prizes 10 Il. Knight, 5. l.. Morehead anu
'prcttiest girl from 4 TO 9 years; Alma
Preiticst baby under . years. FIRST prize,
Rnib Berry. second child of j. II. Frou'
"J Ioraost family on the ground. First to
<. II. burton, %; second TO John Glyens, u
tbirI 10 Mrs. Lewis Letic.
.Tallcst couple - X Su,iu o "mp w%ife,
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The remains Of Mr.. L. W. Coo, who die {
Sunday afteruo at his residence. 20I9
Wa!kcr avenue. Will he shipped this morn,
ing to Milwaukee, Wis, for iutcrmcuJ.
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Alberta Diedrioh.

Alberta Dlcdrirh, aged II months, died
yesterday morning at Harrisburg. TN,
funeral will occur al Beaumont. tn whicl
place the remains will De shipped ill.,,
morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
THE SPLENDID STREET PARADE.
Over One Thousand Toilers Were in tn,
Line OF March.

Over Ono thousand ToIlers Were in the
Line OF March.
nm -,
INe iapop pa'aue 'uLt lotNlca utouha
court house square with the head mt Con
rress avenue and san Jaclnto strect. RIM.
80 49, - - a..
INNS psSN 70 4e9'"h' ~ lionl OIL H'o"'
hall, 10 Caroline aud back towards Texas
avenue would hayc gtlctpd nsomutly ot
roo ~, ~
4"'"" d hi' hau uot % ue'tNE Su"NVf v"'ue
mp at that time which caused the parri-
cipants 10 tuke ghpItrr 0ua re1t,-,d tbe
- =, ,,
starting Oh rue H't1ue Jul" W''F - a' ~
The puyade was under tine direction Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-30

MEXICO CITY.-The committee on water
can conference Will present Its report thls
week. The recommendations suggested are
those OF Hon. Voiney Foster the American
msmbex 81 tia cemmittss.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-30
IT COMES OFF THIS WEEK
FIGHT OF HANNA VS.. FORAKER TO
CONTROL LEGISLATURE.
Victory This Year Means Much 10 the
Former Politician Two Years
Hence in His Race.

Cincinnati. December 2e.-The contest at
Columbus this week between TIE follow
ers Of Senator Foraker aud Senator Hanna
over the organization Of the legislature
has extended to factional circles elsewhere
in the State. While the members OF the
legislature and candidates are lighting at
Columbus, the principals are kept busy
~ long distance telephones, notably Sen
ator Foraker and George p. Cox In Cincin-
matt; Senator Hanna In Washington; Con
gresham Dick, chairman Of the state es-
ecutive committee. and other republican
leaders.
Senator Foraker is being visited here by
many leaders and members of the legsla-
ture. Today he made the following state
ment: "The story published from New
York that I spoke to the president In
derogatory manner Of Senator Hanna ana
that the president communicated the same
to Senator Hanna and told him to he on
his guard lest he have trouble to maintain
his leadership in Ohio politics Is an I'M
qualified falsehood from beginning TO END
never had any such talk with the .presi'
dent aud II Is not creditable 10 MN 10
suppose that he would have retold ~ %
Senator Hanna II | had. TINS story is
but sample Of many others appearing IN
newspapers and being peauied about from
mouth 10 mouth for mischieyous purposes
Most Of the republican members this year
are serving their first terms and according
To precedent they are expected to be mem
bers of the next Legislature, which selects
Senator Hanna successor two years hence
While there Is no opposition TO the re-elec-
ton of Senator Foraker, two weeks hence;
II Is claimed that there Is an organized
movement to defeat senator Hanna two
years hence, AS the presiding ohlcers I'D
| the appointment of the committees ana
other functions have great influence, INC
| friends Of both senators are seeking 10 con
| troll those positions as well as otner oillce5'
! including the clerkshps, sergeant az arms
| etc The Hanna men admit that they 0fe
| working for results two years hence anu
! charge that there is "a conspiracy to re-
! tire Hanna"
! There are separate Foraker and Hanna
| tickets subject to the senate and house
! caucuses Of the republican members at
| 4 D. IN next Saturday.
! The democratic minority presents-a scene
! of harmony. Colonel James Ki'Dourne, re-
! Gently the democratic candidate for gov
| ernor, yesterday notified the members from
| his county not to present his name to the
| democratic Joint caucus for their nomina-
! tlon for United States senator. Hhis leaves
| Hon. Charles W Baker of Cincinnati with
F, ont opposition for the democratic senatorhD
nomination.
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THE COURTS RETURN.
Great Preparations Making at Pekin for
the Event.

Great Preparations Making at Pekn for
the Event.
Pekin. December GA party Of Manehu
princes, including Prince Su, collector OF
taxes on goods, entered Pekin Saturday
to meet the Chinese court Prince su In
tends 10 push his claim to be sent as an
envoy to Great Britain upon the occasion of
the coronation OF King Edward
The dowager empress Is making vigorous
Efforts to assert herself before the onin t5e
populace, with a view 10 retrieving the
prestige lost by her during the last lew
years.
Pekin provides that the emFeror shall pre-
cede the dowager empress 10 the city in
order that be may be enabled TO meet me
dOwager empress with great honors at tne
station when she arrives.
The ministers OF the foreign powers at
Pekln have agreed that when the Chinese
court returns here, II they are merely IN.
yited TO dine with the isqng u yaInena as
heretofore, instead Of with the Chinese
emperor in the palace, as was recently sup
ulaied, that they viii all refuse the invita-
tion.
Two thousand additional Chinese troops
entered Pekin last Friday.
The Austrians have mounted two large
guns upon the fOrtihcatlons snfrounI ns
! their legation The other foreign legations
KEEN tbelr guns concealed Although the
British nre well supplied with artillery ana
The Germans can occasionally ne seen gI ~.
/ Ing on their slRcls with neld ana raplu'pree
/ guns, the Americans who hold the crucial
| position nj the Cham Men gate are not sup
| piled with artillery. ,,,
With the approval OF American Minister
| Conger, Major Robertson Of the Ninth IN
| fGntry, commanding the legation guards,
| applied 10 the war department Tor TWO
guns. This application was iefused because De-, u.s.
! when fine DEPARTMENT consulted with w. w.
| RockhIll, special commissioner of the United
| States here. on the matter the latter re,
! piled that artillery was not nesuTu' an'
| Al New Chwang the Russians nave Sc
cured control Of the telegraphs ana cables
! This action on the part OF Russia Is eals
| ing disputes between that country ana tbe
foreign consuis at New Chwang,
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THE UBIQUITOUS DEWET
HAS AGAIN STIRRED up THE EN-.
GLISHMEN AT HOME.
Plea of the Liberals that an End Be
Put to the War Is With
out Avail.
Especial TO The Post.)


New York, December PA cahlegram
from London 10 the Evening Post says:
The ubiquitous DeWet. as Lord Rob
erts well called him, has given the English.
men one more Christmas surprise. and the
hngllshmen do not like 1t. once again II
Is the hastily collected and highly paid
Imperial heomanry VINO nave fallen into
hoer Trap Tue disaster has restarted the
lAneral plea Tor an END 70 the war by the
Suppression OF LORD Mllner and British
ohef OF negotiation. plea which LORD
hosepeIy speech seemed to annul. The
pea IL sla'eu IN tue ioloWlhg terms SIX
months may witness the disposal OF the
li'oOV poerS III the helu' out so long as the
pu,cu race Is SET against the BrltisA RUG,
inU'u"'ns IAN ihe hlltsn SUBJECTS IN cape
~V'o"' ""u p'eVhV"lly an tne Dutch In
' n"i u % tne NaAl anu orange
-, Nv 20 iNA' eVnslus'oh % nVstii't'eS
s 'Ss oV.o'' nsn'ins iuSn as
! - - 1911" ''V' on
| -. :. ~ D'S' p'"oheis az
80, ~ $50 ;,
"lo ~ '.,., 1'.' Ar-
"eoep' ,,, -.
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49, 49, IN o,n.. ri. d.,i,.a,an,,,
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Nation has stood on It's chairs to cheer
the name Of Dewey and on the tables to
grow frantic at the race of schleys cap
talns, Cook and Phillips and Evans and,
God bless him, Clark of the Oregon. And
tile Nation has not forgotten these thlSss
and will not forget them.
Roosevelt is president by catastrophe,
He may not be catastrophe president
It augurs not well that his first undertake
ing is an insult to-how many millions of
people shall estimator He will be nomi.
mated by the machine he win build and
isnomlniously defeated by the machine the
people will bulld.n
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PAN-AMERlcAN DELEGATES
Expect TO Present the Arbitration Report
on New Years Day.

on New Years Day.
Mexico City, December 2s.--The func-
tion at the Church of Our Lady of Guada-
lupe this morning, at which the Pan-Amerl-
can delegates were present was one Of
the grandest and most imposing religious
ceremonies seen in Mexico for some time
The archbishop Of Mexico offciated. In
the procession the delegates Of all the
American nations took part. each carrying
his country's dag. Although Senator Da-
Wis and the other members OF the United
states delegation were present and took
part in the procession the United States
dag was carried ia the procession by Gen
era1 Frisbie, an old time American resident
Of Mexico. Afterwards IN tae presence of
the archbishop the hngs were laid In turn
on the high altar, General Frisble Deposit
ing The American flag. After the service
the archbishop held an informal reception
aud presented to each delegate a commem-
orative silver medal,
1t is the hope of the Pan-American con-
gress to signaize New Years Day by pre-
senting the arbitration report on that day.
When presented the plan will have the sig
natures OF all the delegations already af-
fixed so that there win be no discussion,
As already telegraphed the plan win sim
ply be an acceptance OF The Hague con
ventIon II is not known whether the com
pusory plan Of arbitration which some OF
the nations have agreed to sign among
themselves will be presented on the same
day or not.