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, 1901-01-17

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. III. NJ. Guf-
fy has made the most important oil
discovery of the past ten years. Last
Thursday noon he drilled in n mighty
gusher in Southeastern Texas. located
on n l.SuO-acrc tract. eighteen miles
from Sabine pass, on the Sabine river.
and fourteen miles from Port Arthur.
In Jefferson county. M tHnkagc had
been provided and the oil runs into a
stream To the Sabine river. This well
is located about DO miles southeast Of
the Cursican field, and the oil is the
same in specific gravity. about thirty
seven degrees, but vas reached at u
depth of less than 1000 feet.
MIR. Curry stated tonight that he
thought LOCO barrels n day would be
n conservative estimate Of what the
well is producing and he thought it
would reach 10000. which would make
1t the largest in the world.
, 1901-01-17
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
NEWLY ACQUIRED COLONIES

pact was made. The full power of tax
alton was conferred on Congress along
with the power TO govern hem IN
the exercise of the power Congress pos
sesses unrestricted discretion both as
to the subjects of taxation and the
places wehere 1t shall be levied and
those where it shall not be levied.
A between the different territories,
there is no compact in favor of uni
formity. Such uniformity is not essen
tial for the protection of the states as
between each other, because h terri
tories are the common property OF all
of the states and whatever is done as
TO territorial taxation is done by the
authority of the states and for their
equal benefit.
Congress ought 30 possess, n we
contend does possess. the power to vary
its system of taxation according to the
location. condition and circumstances
Of the different territories. Otherwise
not only will the government be en-
barrassed and hampered, but actual in
Justice will be done to some sections
of our possessions"
The power to govern territories, MIR.
Griggs said, is expressly conferred by
the constitution. This power was Civ
en- without Limitation and there was no
reservation of power in the people OF
the territories. though there is in the
people of the states.
"On the subject of the government of
the territory of the United States, the
states reserved nothing; they granted
the power to make all needful rules
and regulations respecting it
Referring to the acquisition of Porto
Rico and the Philippines, Mr.. Griggs
said:
THE inhabitants of the islands are
not joint partners with h states in
the transaction.
"The islands are territory belonging
to the United States, not a part of the
United States. The islands were the
things acquired by the treaty; the
United States was the party who ac-
quired them and to whom they belong.
The owner and the thing owned are
not the same"
Upon the point that laws of Congress
do not extend in operation to territory,
Mr.. Griggs said that many instances
of legislation show that Congress has
always considered something more
than the term United States TO be
necessary when it designed a statute
to extend to territory.
The attorney general cited authority
to show that internal revenue laws
have not been universal in application
in the history of the country and con.
cluded that while Congress has pro.
videdt throughout the United States
and territories for the enumeration up
on which direct taxes have been ap-
portioned. it never seems to have been
supposed that such taxes must be lev.
led beyond the states or apportioned
TO the territories unless Congress saw
fit so to provide"
, 1901-01-17
Rocky Ford Melon Sale.

Denver, Colo, Jan. ia Rocky
Ford telegram says:
The Federated Association of the
Arkansas Valley Melon Growers closed
an important session ut this place yes
terday morning.
The principal business was the sale
Of the coming seasons crop of melons.
Several bidders We're present, among
them being Nat Wetzel, who handled
the crop two years ago, and Lyons Il
Coggins, who handled 1t last year. The
sale was made TO Lyons & Coggins,
who Will dispose of the entire crop on
II hfteen per cent. commission and will
guarantee the railroad companies
freight and refrigeration charges.
Some concessions We're made to the
growers. The principal ones being
that the company will pay for the
stripping of the cars, will pay a man to
20 into the eastern markets to look af-
ter the interests of the and
when V or more cars are shipped at
one time will send n MAI as far east
as Dodge City to attend To the ven.
tllatiOn Of the ears.
, 1901-01-17

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE federal
Supreme Court yesterday heard Soloc-
itor General Richards n Attorney
General Griggs in lengthy arguments
sustaining the position taken by the
government in the Porto Rlcan cases.
In answer to a question by Justice
White as to the meaning of the WORDS
the territories" as used by Chief Jus
tice Marshall in the Loughborougn
case, Solicitor General Richards SAID
the power of Congress- ove territory
does not cease when it is organized and
brought under the United States, but
that he did recognize that there is a
distinction in the control under the
differing circumstances.
The solicitor general then discussed
at some length the different uses Of
the words United States The first
use defined was that on which sover-
eighty is expressed and in that sense,
he said, the words refer to the area
occupied by the people who participant
ed in the functions of government.
Another use was that in the legislative
sense. in which sense the words were
used to indicate the states and terri
tories as regarded by Congress for leg
islative purposes. Then there was an
international sense in which the words
could be used. In that sense the
phrase indicates, he said. all territory
coming under the dominion of the I'm
tied States, whether organized or not.
But while he recognized sovereignty
owe ~unorganiZed territory, he said II
did not become n part of the Union
for legislative purposes until it IS or
gained.
Discussing the constitutional provi-
sion of uniformity in the matter of tax
alton, Mr.. Richards said that provision
was inserted TO remedy The divers and
conflicting claims of the various states
comprising the Union in the matter of
the and was never meant 10
apply to n condition like that which
now confronts the country in connec
ton with its insular possessions.
When Mr.. Richards concluded. At,
t0rney General Griggs addressed the
court. He said his remarks were in,
tended to be supplemental to those
submitted in the cases involving ques.
tons which have heretofore been ar.
gued.
Taking up the question of taxes. the
attorney general c%onteHded hat the
constitution does not provide for abso,
lutte uniformity of duties under all cir
cumstances and that the uniformity
clause of the constitution refers to
states and not to the territories. In
support of this latter point he said:
The states. by the compact of sub,
mission to the government. organized
under the constitution. We're to stand
on n perfect equality with each other,
The Congress was forbidden to eXer
else any discrimination between the
, 1901-01-17
LEST WE FORGET" CHANGED
TO ALAS WE REMEMBER

London, Jan. 1i-Great Britain's de
cadence Is becoming quite II popular
theme. Self-debasemcnt and self
flagellation seem to be co%ngenial to the
chastencd spirit of the nation. forced
to realize through the accumulation of
rcverses, military, diplomatic and i'll
dustrial. that Great Britain's predomi-
nance dream is past. 1t is almost n
daily occurrence for some great Lon
don newspaper to parade the shOrtcom
ings of the country, i%nstituting COM
PARSONS with the United States and
Germany little complimentary to Great
Britain.
Lost opportunities" says the Morn
ing Post, lis the keynote. and the
Britain which could dictate its will to
the ends of the earth is to-day a myth"
The great WOODEN and allied trades
threaten 10 he revolutiOniZed by the
American machine which is now oper-
ating at Bradford. What it all will
open up is not fully apparent at first
sight" says the Bradford Observer,
but it looks as If the position mt pres
ent occupied by .Arkwright and Cromp-
ton in the world of inventors during
the nineteenth century is to be super
seeded by Drury in the twentieth. How
is ii that this idea was left to II Yam
kee lawyer to bring outf'
Drury'S invention Is described ms the
, 1901-01-17

night nominated in the Republican leg
islative caucus to succeed Senator WI.
liam II. Chandler, whose term of serv-
ice will expire March 3 next. The
nomination was made upon the first
ballot, which resulted:
Henry w. Blair. 1: Henry W. Quin-
by, -; Cyrus A. S%ulloway. %; Henry
NJ. Baker, %; William Il. Chandler, A.;
Henry IL. Burnham. 9S.
The choice of Judge Burnham, which
was finally made unanimous. ended
II fiercest political fight in the his
tory of New Hampshire. Senator
Chandler was opposed by men in his
party who objected to his pro-silver
views. his criticism at times of the ad.
ministration, and his ideas on differ.
ent measures, and in addition, he was
opposed by those who thought he had
been senator long enough. Another
great factor in the contest. and which
has figured in other political fights.
was the opposition of the railroad in.
terests of the state.
, 1901-01-17

The report of the work OF the dead
letter office for the last year shows one
branch of the government service of
which it is no longer feasible to center
all the business in Washington. 1t
was found that the despatch of dead
letter matter from the Philippine is
lands to Washington not only involv-
ed great delay, but on accoun Of the
difficulties OF language. prevented the
handling Of it to the best advantage.
So a dead letter office has been estab-
lished in Manila, and business between
this country and the Stands is con-
Quoted in the same ann as between
the United States and any other coun-
try of the Universal Postal union,
The same is true of Porto Rico. The
lead letter office first established there
was abandoned. but has since been re-
vived.
, 1901-01-17

Denver, Colo. Jan. IA prominent
coal dealer said yesterday: ''If the
coal strike continues and spreads as
now seems possible, yes, probable,
people may have to let then houses go
cold and live in the kitchen" The Den
yer Republican says:
"Thc second week of the strike of
the miners employed by the Northern
Coal y Coke Company closed yester.
day, with NJ material change in the sit
uation. No Overtures looking toward n
settlement have been made by either
side. The company has declared
from the beginning that it would not
Increase wages as the men demanded.
The men have formed no strike organi-
Zation, and have made no overtures
either for settlement or for mediation.
1t Is now believed that the struggle
will be n long one. This opinion is
shared by the more conservative class
of the miners. many of whom are seek
ing positions elsewhere, leaving their
families in Louisville or Lafayette,
hoping to return to the Ignite mining
after the trouble blows over
Florence. Colo. Jan. 14.-Pursuant to
n telegram received Friday by District
President John Geer from John Nit
chell. president of the United Mine
Workers of America, asking that the
miners Of Fremont county quit work
in sympathy with the striking miners
at Gallup, New Mexico, and those at
Erie, Colorado, n walkout was decided
upon at n meeting of the miners of
Coal Creek, Rockville, Bear gulch and
Brookside this afternoon at Rockvale.
The meeting was held in the town
hall and delegations We're present from
each of the above towns. After the
meeting was called to order the eXecu-
tive bOnrd eXplnincd that the object
, 1901-01-17

Boston, Jan. li-Friends of Profcs.
Sor +. X. Garner. the famous explorer.
scientist and author. are anxious owe
his possible fate In the wilds of Africa.
Grave fears rs To the possibility of his
death are entertained. Among those
concerned over the professor are the
Rev. Il, Il. Hale, Professor Putnam of
Harvard. Professor Furber and :. \.
Merrill of the Mechanics National
Bank.
Professor Garner sailed from New
York on or about July 10, 1900. cn route
to Africa. His avuwCd object was to
further study the monkey Language.
and the interest and appreciation of
many eminent scholars and scientists.
Including the four men above men
toned, were enlisted in his object.
, 1901-01-17

Manila. Jan. 14.-Gcneral Grant. who
is e~ndeavOrinE to finish the latest in.
surrection in his district. and who is
personally commanding his scouts at
the eastern end, reports to-day that he
had encountered II number of bands
south Of Buloc mountain. all of which
retired up the hills. He says thar 1Ou
of the enemy who We're well en-,
renchcd, made considerable resis,
lance, but were ultimately driven
from their position.
In the opinion Of General Grant his
district is now fairly pacitled. with the
exception of the locality south of Bu.
loc mountain and the provinces of
Pampangn is ready for civil govern.
ment. II is expected that Pampanga
will he the first province To which pro
vincial government will be applied.
, 1901-01-17

Pekin, Jan. ia Chinaman from
Sianfu. where the court is Mt present,
says that within the city s 5000 Chi
nese troops are drilling continuously,
and the majority of them are armed
with modern rifles. lie says that the
feeling of the people there is bitterly
anti-foreign and that they believe tint
they can meet the allies in open fight
and defeat them.
The Germans will hold n review in
honor of Prince Chaun, the brother of
the Emperor, who is at present in Pc
kin. Prince Chaun says lie does not
represent the court officially, but
knows his brothers sentiments.
, 1901-01-17
THE COAL STRIKE LIKELY
TO OCCASION A FAMINE

was 10 discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of de,
claring the strike.
The sense of the body of miners at
first was equally divided as to wheth
err or not II strike should be made
Prominent members of h local union
argued both sides of the question, and
after considerable debating the strike
was almost unanimously declared. This
means that the entire coal mining ele-
ment of Fremont county is to quit
work until the trouble of the northern
and southern miners is adjusted.
Denver, Jan. 14.-At the beginning
of the third week of the strike of the
miners employed by h Northern Coal
and Coke Company, yesterday II was
announced by the officers that there
was no prospect of n settlement. Both
the strikers and the company are play.
ing n waiting game and no overtures
have been made to end the trouble.
james Cannon, Jr.. president of the
company. said last night: The situa.
ton is unchanged. The mines have
been shut down indefinitely. No plans
have been made for the employment of
men to lake the strikers places
Scofield. Utah, Jan. 14.-Fiyc hun
dred miners employed At the Winter
Quarters mine where the accident oc-
CURED last spring, struck tonight. II
is expected that their action viii be
followed by the men ut Clear Creek,
Sunnysidc and Castle Gate. The men
submitted demands to he Pleasant
Valley Coal Company, which the eXecu-
tive officers asked further time to on
slider. BY n close vote the men refused
to wait and decided to strike at once,
leaving the mines as they are. There
is considerable excitement already and
serious trouble is feared.
Coal is scarce already in Utah and
Idaho, and II continued strike may
cause II serious famine.
, 1901-01-17
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
REACHES

Denver. Colo. Jan. ia Colorado
Springs dispatch of Yesterday says:
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, alone
and plainly attired. arrived this morn
ing mt 1915 and left at 1870 over the
Midland for Rifle. There was no
demonstration at the depot, and the
New Workers. expressed wish of a
quiet time in Colorado Springs was
gratiticd.
Philip Il. Stewart, n w~ell-known So
ciety and business man. and DIR. Gerald
Webb, were the only ones who met
Colonel Roosevelt. These two gentle
men conceived and executed the plan
TO persuade the vice p~reSidcnt-elect TO
put in n week or two hunting noun
tain lions in Colorado before entering
upon his Washington duties, and will
act as his hosts during the next three
weeks.
On his arrival Colonel Roosevelt was
at once driven 80 Mr.. Stewards resi-
dence, No. 112 East san Rafael street,
where breakfast was served.
Reporters and camera enthusiasts
commenced to swarm about this time,
but to no avail, ms the distinguished
visitor declined 60 be interviewed.
When Mr.. Stewart and his party
uluNt 10 We Nll'liIu utIlOl 10 btphf
there was quite Il crowd assembled to
see Colonel Roosevelt. and as the train
pulled out cheers arose and the hero of
san Juan hill appeared M the window
and bowed his acknowledgements.
Mr.. Stewart answered all questions
and stnted that the party's stay in the
White River country would depend
largely on the sport that was secured.
Mr.. Stewart took Two rifles for himself
and Governor Roosevelt, and DIR. Webb
took care Of his own.
A dispatch from Rife last night says:
Governor Roosevelt and party arrived
here on the Colorado Midland at 10
o'clock tonight. The party was met mt
the train by j. Kersburg of Mecker.
who drove owe with n four-hOrse tally
ho and will take the party to Meeker
tomorrow, leaving at $ o'clock in the
morning.
Colonel Roosevelt was escorted TO the
Clark hotel. where he Immediately
went to his room, seemingly anxious
TO get n good rest preparatory TO the
forty-mile ride Tomorrow.
When the party arrives nj Meeker.
Guide John Con- will at once start with
the hunters for Coyote basin. where
the game is to be found. Governor
Roosevelt made no talk and held no re-
ceptiOn.
, 1901-01-17

Salt Lake, Jan. 1i-With the as
sembling of the Legislature today. the
Utah senatorial fight begins in earnest.
with eight candidates actively in the
field and the prospect of further en-
tries later. The candidates SO far an
nounccd are w. $. Mccormick, eX-Sen-
atur Arthur Brown. Postmaster Arthur
l.. Thomas, George NJ. Cannon, o. j.
Salisbury, Thomas Kearns and
Thomas Fitch, all of Salt Lake, and
Reed Smoot of Provo. At present it
is impossible 10 pick the winner.
The Mormon candidates are George
NJ. Cannon and Apostle Reed Smoot.
MIR. Smoot withdrew once but his fol-
lowers refuse to accept the with.
drawal.
George q. Cannon. first counsellor of
the church, is expected To be II figure
In the race, although hc has not an
nounccd himself formally.
, 1901-01-17

The study of the sponge fields OF
Florida is to be undertaken by the gov
m with a view to developing an
important industry. Florida is the
only part of the United States produc-
ing sponges of a commercial value.
There T 80 vessels with more thai
1000 men employed in the industry,
and it is estimated that the l900-190l
crop will have a commercial value OF
$3.50, 900. Sponges are found on the
eastern and western coast. owing to
the equable temperature n moderate
depth of h water, and the absence OF
fierce hurricanes. The sponge grounds
of the Gulf OF Mexico extend from the
Florida reefs to st. Marks. and for a
distance of fifteen miles from the
shore.
, 1901-01-17
AN ISLAND OF WIDOWS.
Every Upon 1t by Sin,
Ing of n Boat.

Every Husband Upon 1t Drowned by Sinh.
Ing of n Boat.
on the coast of Norway Is a small
island called Aarlud, which boasts the
unique distinction of being peopled e1.
clusively by Widows The circum.
stances under which this state of az.
fairs was brought about are no less
curious thar distressing, says tho
Rochester Herald.
All the men on the island went to ,
funeral at Haugesund, on the main.
land and during the proceedings at the
burial ground a tremendous gale arose
When the men returned to their smack
the storm was at its height.
After carefully considering the situa.
ton the thirty fishermen determined to
sail for Aarlud, and after taking ad.
vantage of the opportunity to replen-
ish their household supplies, the boat
was rather heavily laden. Their
progress through the angry sea was
most anxiously watched by the people
on the mainland, who, when the boat
had gone the distance of about a mile
and n half from the coast, saw that the
vessel was in great distress. Efforts
were ut once made to go to its assist.
ance. but the heavy sea Leaf back ey.
cry DOit tDit WIS "uhCltu. n rev
moments afterward the unfortunate
smack plunged forward into the trough
of the foaming waves and forever dis.
appeared from mortal view. Every one
of its thirty occupants was drowned.
and on the following morning their
bodies We're found along the beach.
News of the disaster was as speedily
as possible conveyed to the island. Ev.
cry wife in the place had by the dread.
full event, been made a widow, and out
of thirty as many as twenty-eight Were
left without any means of support.
These women are now receiving assist.
ance from the Norwegian government.
which is credited with the intention of
settling n number of single men on the
island as 500 as arrangements can I've
made. Until this is done. however. all
its women must of necessity remain
widows.
, 1901-01-17

London. Jan. 1.-THE war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
Three agents of the peace commits,
sioners were taken as prisoners TO De
Vets laaEer, near Lindley. Jan 10
One. who was Il British subject, was
logged and then shot. The other two
burghers, Were logged by DE Vets
orders.
About fourteen hundred Beers
crossed the line, attacking both Zuur.
fontein and Kaalfontcin stations. but
Were driven of. They were pursued
by II cavalry brigade"
Lord Kitchener reports also several
Skirmishes Mt different points, with
tritiing British losses.
, 1901-01-17
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughtcrl
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young ome are SO taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of ~exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examine
ton (; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
, 1901-01-17

Pckin. Monday, Jan. 1.-THE joint
note Of the powers has finally been
signed 10y the Chinese peace commits
slunrrs. Prince Ching signed Satur.
day aud Ii Hung Chang. who is bet.
ter. signed II Yesterday.
Ii is understood that the malady
from which III Hung Chang Il suffer.
ing Is BrigltS disease. lie was feel
ing worse yesterday and therefore
postponed the u~tiiNlug of his signature.
but Prince Ching was hopeful that he
would be able To sign today, which
proved to be the ease.
Prince Ching has protested to the
court against the appointment. said to
Ice contemplated. Of Niceroy Chang
Chih Iung Ms II pleinpOtentlary In the
place of Ii Hung Chang. He thinks
, 1901-01-17

Some idea of the diversity of condi-
tons in the state of Texas may be
gained from the fact that there was
held within its borders a few years ago
at nearly the same date a drainage
conference and an irrigation conven-
ton. One was at Galveston and the
other at San Antonio. Some persons
were thus studying means of lessening
the mount of water over n large area,
while others sought to increase It. or
rather to max its supply f2r agricul-
tural purposes more regular.
, 1901-01-17

For more thar thirty years Hiram
Baxter has been postmaster at lie
Suens, MINI, and has given entire sat
isfaction to the community, although
during nearly all that time he has
been blind. When mail is iistr'bated
into the 100 boxes Mrs. Baxter calls on
the names and her husbands wonder
full memory can be depended upon 10
recollect every letter or newspaper.
Baxter also conducts a small store and
an inn.
, 1901-01-17

President Loubet of France, has Just
been left a legacy of 1900 0 francs by
a grateful old friend. Nine. Perret. For
more thar forty years M. Loubet kept
up friendly relations with Nine. Per-
ret's husband. who was his neighbor at
Marsanne (where the president was
born). AS a lawyer, the French ex-
ecutive had managed all NJ. Perret's
legal affairs, drawn his business docu-
ments and acted as his lifelong coun
sellor.