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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-13
OIL AS FUEL.
Standard Co. Plans to Use II Ex.
cIusiveIy.

New York, Oct. 13.-It is repotred
that the Standard Oil Co., is about to
hegin the use of oil at its Green Point
plant in Long Island City, as perma-
nent substitute for coal The idea is
said to have been considered by the
company for some time but the short
age of coal is the reason for putting
it into application at this time.
Is it burn? Use DIR. Thomas Eclec
trio Oil, a cut? Use DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil At your druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
German and British Residents of Caracas Placed Under Arr rest and Taken to Prison. U. s. Comes to Aid.
People Throng Streets HurIing Stones at German Consulate. Venezuelan Fleet Is Taken
 Out of the Harbor and Sunk.

@ ARIS, December 10.-A Nene- " zueIan government communi-
 cation to it's representative here protests that Great Britain and Germany, acting in concert, have com mitted an act of hostility in a manner as arbitrary as it Is unprecedented, by the seizure of Venezuelan vessels Iy- ing at LaGuaira.
 The communication says that indig- nation In Venezuela is at Its highest pitch, and the government is resort ing to justlfiabIe reprisals.
 1t has arrested the resident subjects of both hostile countries, and has seized the railways and other under takings belonging to them. At the same time, adds the communication, President Castro has appealed to the Venezuela people to take up arms. He has decreed a general amnsty for all political offenses and has ordered the restitution of the confiscated property of Venezuelan citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
VESSELS WILL PATROL
 VENEZUELAN COAST.

Berlin, December 10.-The naval plans
 of Germany and Great Britain provide
 for the patroling of the Venezuelan coast gllng and for the blockade of those Vene- zuelan ports where the custom-houses have not been taken over, in order to prevent vessels avoiding the ports occu- pied by the allies.
 Naturally this procedure, if it becomes necessary, would require a number of vessels. and as Great Britain has more ships available in the West Indies than Germany, a larger portion of the work will fail on Great Britain unless Germany sends out additional cruisers, according to her first intention.
 Official suggestions supplied to the Ger nan newspapers and to the English cor respondents here lay stress on the fact that the United States had undertaken and British residents in Venezuela until the dispute is settled Consequently any affront offered to the resident Germans and Britons which is not in accordance with international usage, such as an ar- arrest, would be an affront to the United States and would cause that power to protest It is this consideration which makes the German foreign office doubt the reported arrests in Caracas.
 The foreign office tonight is still with out any official advices from La Guaira, of more recent date than Monday night, though the newspapers have received tel egrams dated Tuesday. This, 1t is ex- plained. is because the correspondents are using the overland telegraph lines while Charge Won Pilgrim Baltazzi and Commodore Scheder, com manding the German squadron in West Indian waters, must send their dispatches to the nearest cable station.
 The German governments reply to President Castro's complaint that the were delivered irregularly on a holiday, at the private residence of the Venezuelan foreign minister, is that Gen. eral Castro was informed that the ul- timatums must be expected, and Germany and Great Britain, being unwilling to de- lay action any longer had them presented Sunday at the foreign minister's private house, as his office was closed on that day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
MINERS CLAIM ATTEMPT
 WAS MADE AT BRIBERY
Testimony Before Strike Board to Effect That Operators Offered to Brbe District Presidents to Lend Their influence
 Towards Breaking the Anthracite Strike.

pure coal and the union claims that the company gets more than 2240 pounds of coal out of each miners" ton of 3136, and produced official figures to prove it.. The Delaware and Hudson company pre- scented its figures to the commission to- day. They show the average earnings of the miner in 1901 to have been s6226S and those of his laborers $449.47. When MT. Mitchell was on the stand, he said that $500 should be the minimum of American living wages.
 The report also showed the following
 Total number of breakerfs worked in 1901, 24; total tons of coal produced in 1901, 5,O55 392.16.
 Total amount paid in 1901 for labor, ser vices of all classes, material, supplies, royalties and sinking fund at five cents per ton, connected with mining opera tions, $7,956, ,675.49.
 Average number of days breakers oper- ated in 1901, 191A.
 Lost time in 1901 by strikes and holidays other than legal holidays, an average at each colliery of 14.7 days
 Lost time in 1901 by miners per colliery between breaker starts and miners starts, an average for each miner of 1475 days.
 Total average loss of earning capacity. 16 2-16 per cent.
 Average hours worked per day or per ten hours by miners, 5%; by laborers, S1s.
 Average miners earnings per day, SS.25 and laborers, $2.2S.
 The company also intends to present statements showing that dockage in 1901 averaged BOA per cent, and that % per cent of it's miners own real estate.
 P. F. O'Hara was called to the stand, and he corroborated the story or alleged bribery told by John Early at the morn- ing session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11

o'clock this morning a landing party of thirty British seamen went to the British consulate and conducted the British con- the Retribution. Messrs. Fieldwick, Prince and Lepage, the English directors of the harbor corporation, who had bar rieaded themselves in their houses, were also taken on board the Retribution. No one here can explain the action of the allied powers in taking action without giving Venezuela time to reply to their note
 The British torpedo-boat destroyer Quail arrived here this afternoon. Tho German cruiser Panther left this morn- ing in the direction of Carupano, and the German cruiser Fake has sailed for Puerto Cabello on a search for the re- mainder of the Venezuelan fleet It is said that the cruiser Indefatigable Is on her way to Guanta, the port of Barcelona. where the Venezuelan gunboat Restaura- dor is now lying.
 Troops are expected here from Caracas, as the government is credited with the intention of repulsing any landing of the allied forces.
 All the stores and banks here are closed Great excitement prevails, as the popula- tion fears that the town may be shelled or other action taken by the Anglo-Ger- man vessels tonight.
  dependence of the Americas. We don't ask under this doctrine for many ex- elusive dealings with other American states. We don't guarantee any state against punishment if it misconducts it. self, provided that punishment does not take the form of the acquisition of terri tory by any non-American power."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
HOUSE OF COMMONS
 STAND BY NATIVES.


 Willemstad, Curacao, December 1o.- There was a great patroitic demonstra- tion in Caracas at o'clock last night, when the news arrived that the British and German warships had seized the Ven- ezuelan warships at Laguaira. Crowds quickly gathered and paraded the streets and squares of the capital, displaying banners and singing patroitic songs. Vios lent speeches were delivered at various points. The populace marched to the pal ace of President Castro. who addressed it. The mob then moved on to the German legation shouting ''death to the Ger mans"
 The windows were shattered with stones and attempts were made to force the doors, but the latter resisted these efforts and Mime. Von Pilgrim-Baltazzi, the wife of the German charde d'affaires. who has been Ill in bed for the past two months, and, therefore, could not leave Caracas with her husband, was thus saved from violence. The crowd then marched to the German consulate and to the residence of pr. Koehler, again ston- ing the windows and attempting to force an entrance. The police made no effort to disperse the demonstration.
 The excitement was still intense when at 10 o'clock at night the government ordered the arrest of all the German and English residents. One hour later twenty-five persons, prominent in social and commercial life, were crowded to- gether in the police station All the Brit ish residents were arrested, except AL bert Cherry of the Venezuela-Bri owned Central railroad, and MT. Wallace, manager of the telephone company, who escaped to a place of safety.
 GERMAN RESIDENTS ARRESTED.
 Ninety-seven German residents were arrested, among them the German con- sul, Valentine Bloalh and Herr Knoop, the manager of, th5 German Central rail- road. Herr Simmeross. chancellor of the German legation, was met by the po- lice near Bolivar square and also ar rested.
 Amid cries of "Death to the Germans" end Down with the foreigners the pGpulace directed it's way to the German residential quarter and gathered outside the Hotel Klindt and the German club. uttering insults. The Belgian charge d 'affaires, F. J. S. Coffart, was arrested by mistake for a German because of his fair complexion. In spite of his vigorous protests he was taken to the police sta tion but released ten minutes later.
 
 On learning these incidents United States Minister Bowen and Secretary W. w. Russell went at once to see President Castro. and after lcng conference suc- ceeded in obtaining the release of pr. Koehler, Mime. von Pilgrim Baitazzis physician, and Consul Valentine Blohm. MT. Bowen also obtaired the official au- tho rizaticn of the Venezuelan govern ment to represent British and German in- tere sts curing the embroglio.
 The government has placed an embargo On the British railroad to LeGuaira and on the German Central railroad from Caracas to Valencia.
 The populace Is still intensely excited and the situation Is regarded as critical The British and German flags have been publicly burned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
Bicycle Score.

New York, December 10.-The score at midnight in the six-day bicycle race was: McFarland-Maya Stinson-Moran, Bedell-Bedell, Newkirk-Jacobsen, But ler-Turville, Leander-Floyd Krebs, 1317.3 each; Barclay-Franz Krebs. Keegan-Peterson, Calvin-Root, 1S17.2 each. During the day Frank Kramer broke records for the unpaced flying start at na4- a mile, making it in 54 1-5 seconds, and for the quarter. unpaced, doing it in "A 4-5 seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
YOUNG MAN WAS
 GAME TO THE CORE
BANDIT POINTS PISTOL IN HIS FACE, BUT HE SECURES THE WEAPON AND SHOOTS THE OUT. LAW DEAD-oTHERs ESCAPE.

Dekalb Tex, December 10.-A daring and fatal attempt to rob the bank here was made by four men about o'clock this morning. Over the bank is the local telephone exchange, operated by w. L. Dodd and his son, Marvin, 20 years of age.
 One of the robbers knocked at the tele- phone exchange door, and when Marvin Dodd responded, pistol was pointed at bis head Young Dodd grappled with the man, wrenched the weapon from him and with it shot the bandit, killing him in his tracks. A fusilade followed and young Dpdd was shot twice, but not seriously wounded. The three surviving bandits escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11

CHAMPION, Pa., December 1O.- NA Testimony was introduced at to- O days session of the coal strike commission to the effect that an attempt had been made by a former mine fore man to bribe two presidents of local un- ions of the miners to have ten men in each local use their influence to have resolution passed sending the men to work, thus making a serious break in the ranks of the strikers. Each of the pres idents were to receive $2500 and good po- sition as mine foreman and each of the ten men were to get from $1O0 to $2O0. No company was mentioned in connection with the bribery scheme, and none of the lawyers cross examined the witness.
 During the afternoon session David Wilcox. vice-president of the Delaware and Hudson and general counsel for the company, addressed the commission and protested vigorously against the commis- sion holding his company responsible for conditions that may exist at the Coxe or Markle mines. He was quickly stopped by Chairman Gray, who said that the commission did not intend to hold any company responsible for whatever special conditions may exist in any particular part of the coal fields. While none of the attorneys for the other coal-carrying roads said anything to the commission, they said privately that MT. Willcox's att titude in the matter had their endorse ment.
 large amount of technical testimony was heard on various phases of the ques- tions at issue. Two check-weight men produced figures which tended to show that at two Delaware and Hudson col lieries the miners produced 116SS9 tons of coal more than they were paid for. The miners must bring up 31S6 pounds of coal and dirt to make ton of 2240 pounds of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11

Omaha. December 10.-(Special.)- )-Pas- sengers on a Walnut Hill car yesterday were astonished and yet could not but express admiration at the conduct of Mrs, Harry Cartan, formerly Miss Sadie Nash daughter of E. w. Nash, million aire and head of the smelter trust. A wee 2-year-old destitute child sat shiv- ering in a corner of the cold car, devoid of heat, because of the scarcity of coal. Her benumbed hands and shuddering form caught Mrs. Cartan's attention.
 Impulsive in nature, as she is gifted in mind and beautiful in form and feature. A~~~~-~%~%-~-%-><<-< ~->->->-e- rules could be fought in the civil courts, and that it was his information that they had to be settled oy a military court mar tial. He further stated that he did not believe the governor could be held re- sponsible for personal damage tc the character of Colonel Higdon.
 The entire controver " between Colonel Higdon and Governor Jslks grew out Of the result of the Higdon-Ilyie court mar tial, which was decided against Lieuten- ant Colonel Kyle and he was ordered to pay a fine of 1 cent. Shortly after this Colonel Higdon was removed from com mand of the Third regiment and 1t WAS given out that the object was to promote peace in the regiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
WOMAN SHEDS SKIRT TO
 WARM SHIVERING CHILD

Mrs. Cartan arose and. as the passengers gazed askance at her, hastily divested herself of her silk skirt. Several started forward, apparently intending to restrain what they thought the insane action of a woman suddenly demented
 But Mrs. Cartans purpose was quickly seen and none attempted to interfere. The skirt freed from her person, she threw 1t prettily and cozily about the mite of a form and sat down. folding the child in her arms. When she left the car in the business district she took the child with her, probably to extend further bounty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11

C CHAMPION, Pa, December 1O.- NA Testimony was introduced at to-
 dav,s aassion of +ba coal strils,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-11
UNITED STATES WILL
 BE KEPT OUT OF IT.

Washington, December 10.-It was said at the British and German embassies to- day that the action of President Castro in ordering the arrest of all subjects of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19
GO WAY BACK
Or Feed SO YOu Can Keep Up.

People must be well fed in this world
if they are expected to do good work.
A carpenter with poor tools must take
less wages and handle the poor jobs.
50 in life, the person with a weak
badly nourished body must get out OF
the way for the strong ones.
A school teacher writes from Vermont
She had been compelled to take little.
backwoods school for small wages be-
cause she had not the strength to con
duct a better school.
small appetite and poor digestion
kept me weak. had been compelled
to rest at the noon hour and shut my
self away from all company morning
and night In this way only could l
work, up to about a year ago. when
lady visiting here from California led
me to share a dish of Grape-Nuts with
her. During the winter I ate occasion
ally of the food, always with good re-
suits.
Last July it was necessary for me to
attend the summer school for teachers
Being poor in purse and sick in body 1
could not pay the expense of boarding
in big place, SO rented a room
and boarded myself. Grape-Nuts and
cream tasted good. and 1 1Ved almost
exclusively on the food
Gradually. to my surprise, toward the
close of the second week the sort Of
mental haze that had been about me
for a long time broke away and grasp
ed the thought presented with clear
ness I had not known for long time
II came back to my school with better
health and memory than have know n
for 20 years and now, While at work /
repeat. I have better nerve and brain
power and better digestion than have
had before in 20 years
There is reason for this. Grape-Nuts'
Food is a sure, steady brain builder It
is made for that purpose and anyone
can prove it BY use. Name given BY
Postum CO., Battle Creek, Mich.
A booklet of excellent recipes IN each
package Of Grape-Nutss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19

reached Salina they found the wages
We're only s1.50 a day. The Union con
tinues:
The fact is some of the Kansas pa
pers have been doing a great deal of
wind work about having a big wheat
crop. There may be localities where it
viii require a few extra men to care
for the wheat harvest, but it is not here,
or within a radius of a hundred miles
of this place. It is doing a positive in
jury to transport men into the country
under the mistaken idea that men are
scarce and wages high.
The wheat crop of Saline and Otta-
wa counties can easily be cared for with
the aid of very little outside labor and
it Is not likely that any bureau of labor
in Kansas City or any other place, ever
had an order for harvesters. Tt may be
that some irresponsible party may have
given the idea that help would be need
ed in order that a lot of extra hands
may come in and reduce the price OF
labor, but it is not treating the laborer
as he should be treated.
THE harVesters who arrived this
morning have found but little demand
for their services. still the harvest is
/ but commenced the wet weather delay
ing the cutting. The new invoice of
Iaborers are asking 50 per day, but
agree that one man will shock the grain
/ that is cut by one machine.
| 1T is to be hoped that all may find
| plenty to do at reasonable wages, but
/ judging from the opinion of reputa bic
/ farmers, there is but little demand for
imported narvesters about salina"
Marshalps Band Tonight
] Concert at 8 p. m. at Garfield park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19
HARVEST HANDS 60.
The First Shipment viii Be Mad,
Tonight


T. 3. Gerow. director of the state free
employment bureau. viii shin a crowd
of harvesters to the wheat belt on the
midnight train tonight. The harvest
rate is in force only on Tuesdays and
Fridays, and harvest hands can be sent
out only on those days. Wednesday
about 40 men applied to Mr.. Gerow at
his Office in the state house to be sent t0
the harvest fields, and there were also a
large number of applications received at
the free employment bureau in the city
building. Mr. GerOw told them he could
not send them out until the Friday rate
applies but as the rate viii be in force
when the midnight train goes out to-
night, a crowd win be sent out at that
time.
The Kansas City bureau will also send
out large number of men tonight and
tomorrow Applications continue TO
come in from agents of the railroad
companies in the wheat belt but re-
ports from the wheat belt indicate that
wires have become crossed in some way.
The Salina Union of last evening re-
ports that a carload of harvest hands
arrived there yesterday from Kansas
City to the number of so. There were
only three colored men in the party and
an were well dressed and had paid their
own fare. but there was little demand
for them They claimed they had been
told that the farmers wera paying 50 a
day for harvest hands. but when they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19
Washin pton Notes.

Washington, June 19.-The postoffice
at Concord, Sumner county, Kansas,
has been discontinued. mail going to
Wellington.
A civil service examination will be
held at Mcpherson, Kan, on July g.
for position of clerk and letter carrier
IN the postoffice at that place.
Mr.. Curtis yesterday passed in the
house his bill giving the Santa. F'e road
the right to purchase the right-of-way
Of the Santa Fe & Pacific railroad as
outlined in the dispatches some time
ago, the house concurring In theamend-
ments made to the bill IN the senate.
Rural free delivery service will be
established on July l, as follows: kan
sas-At Bucyrus. Miami county. with
one carrier. length of route twenty-four
miles. population served $50; at Lincoln,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19
SHOWER OF GLASS.
Store Front Blown Out, Injur-
ing 81 People at Guthrie.

Guthrie, Ok, June 19.=Thirty-on
persons were injured last night by
gasoline generator explosion in the New
York Hardware company's store. At
8:30 o'clock fire broke out in the rear
store, demanding the attention of two
fire companies While the firenen were
fighting the flames an immense crowd
gathered in the street before the plate
glass front of the building. The fire
ignited gasoline, which exploded, blow
ing out the front of the store into the
crowd. Heavy plate glass went into
the air, aking bad wounds wherever
it struck persons in falling. The in
jured are:
Archie McWethy, skull fractured.
fatally hurt
James Beard. fireman. stomach cut,
Jerome Cabert, travelling salesman for
Schwafzschild & Sulzberger of Kansas
City. head and face cut, dangerous.
T Taci-eaT Saa 80 - ls.t I'm q II Sul-
John Weber, left eye badly hurt
.Zeke Muncie, right eye hurt.
Howard Boyee. fireman, hands and face
burned
Harry Matchett. temple, hands and face
Melville Carter, scalp cut.
Enoch Bamford, head and face.
Clyde Moore, head split open, DANGEROUS
VIII starr, face, eyes and ears injured,
Jasper Parsons. cuts on head and arms.
Daniel Walters, ChoctaW fireman, head
cut; critical.
p. G. Stoddard, cut over both eyes.
Tony Finch, face and head cut
R. E. Frazier, face and head; dangerous
Prof. c. NJ Randolph, artery severed in
John Bamford. of MuihaiI. face and
head cut.
Harold Renfrow. face and head cut
Theodore Kimberly, face and arms cut
J. G. Tut. right leg and head cut.
H. D. Todd, cuts on face and head.
Cornelius Nelson, both hands and face
James Beasley. head cut; dangerous
B. E. Vanderford, head and face cut
Edward Bentley, head and arms cut
Robert Donahue, head and face cut
dangerous.
and body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19

In systemic catarrh there is more or
less catarrh of every organ in the body.
The catarrh may have originated in the
head or throat. but it has finally per
vaded the whole system. It produces a
wretched condition.
The mucous membranes Of the whole
body refuse to do their work properly
Sight, hearing. and taste are slightly
affected The lungs are weak; the voice
husky. The tonsils are red and in
famed. The stomach does not digest
food we'll The liver acts sluggishly
The nervous system gradually becomes
deranged.
Peruna strengthens weak nerves
not by temporarily stimulating them,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19
sNAP sH0Ts AT HOME NEWS

The Limeliln's beat the Terrors.
And scalped the Sons OF Rest:
They 'skunked'' the Happy HOilerSs =
Although they did their best.
They'll play the Heavy Hitters
From the dasiccating works.
The NeEersWeats from MoeserS
And Little Louie's Turks
The Boomerangs are waiting.
And the Yellow Jackets, too.
But they'll all receive a challenge
Ere the Linekiln boys are through.