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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-30

Relief cars with physicians were sent
out at once to bring in the injured, all Of
whom will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
GOLD PESO UNIT OF VALUE.
Senate Committee Agreed Upon Philip
pine Currency Bill.

The Senate committee on the Philippine
Islands today agreed upon a bill for the
establishment of the currency of the Phil
ippines which is the joint production of
Senators Lodge and Allison. The bill
makes the gold peso of II 9-1O grains the
unit of value in the islands, and makes the
gold coins of the United States legal tender
for all debts. In addition to the currency
at present authorized the Philippine gov
ernment is permitted to have coined T5 OOO-
600 silver pesos of 415 grains each, and
these pesos are to be legal tender for all
debts In the island, unless otherwise speci-
fled by contract or by law. Subsidiary sill
coins also are allowed in excess of the
present volume. The Philippine government
is authorized to issue certificates of indebt-
edness In order to maintain the parity be-
tween the gold and silver pesos.
Provision also is made for the redemption
OF the present silver currency of the ISL
ands. Authority Is given for the coinage of
the silver pesos at Manila or at any of the
mints Of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18

CASTRO IS INDIGNANT
At Rumors That He Has
Given Up.
HE AWAITS ANSWER
FROM ALLIES AS TO ARBITRA-
TIoN.
Until That Comes He Declares He Will
Concede Nothing What
ever.

CARACAS December 1S-Early this
morning the correspondent here of the AS
sociated Press saw President Castro and
questioned him regarding the report pub
lished in the United States that the Anglo
German ultimatum had been accepted oy
Venezuela. The president became furious
with rage and said there was no truth IN
the report.
He added: THE acceptance of an uitl-
matum cannot be coupled with arbitration-
Besides, the Anglo-German ultimatum Is
not, properly speaking. an ultimatum.
When asked if 1t was true that Venezuela
was taking diplomatic steps to arrange 1or
arbitration and that arrangements IN TINS
connection were well advanced, President
Castro remarked:
..The government of Venezuela does not
propose to determine on any steps wnlle
the proposition for arbitration that the ie-
CATION of the United States was charged
to present to Great Britain and Germany
remains unanswered
At noon no answer on the subject of the
proposed arbitration had been received from
Washington.
LONDON, December 1S.-No answer has
vet been sent or decided upon regarding
Venezuela's arbitration proposition. Inc
cabinet met this afternoon to discuss the
matter, but possibly nothing final will be
arrived at today. The question of a guar
antee for the fulfillment Of the decisions ar
rived at remains the great difficulty In the
governments view in the way of the ac-
ceptance of arbitration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
UNEASY ABOUT THE PLAGUE.
Conference of Health officers to Be
Held Here

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE. Md, December 1S.-Dr
John S. Fulton, secretary of the Maryland
state board of health, today announced
that all the state boards of health are more
or less uneasy about the prevalence Of
plague in California, and fifteen state
boards of health have called upon Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hospital
service to arrange speedily national con-
ference to discuss measures to eradicate
plague from the United States.
This conference, he said, will meet in
Washington early next month.
DIR. Fulton stated further that the plague
has maintained secure foothold in China
town, San Francisco. and that during the
past two years ninety Cinnamon had died
from what was demonstrated beyond a.
doubt to have been the bubonic plague.
Health officer Fagan of British Cclum-
ba.'' said DR.. Fulton made an earnest ap-
peal before the recent convention at New
Orleans for assistance in stamping out the
plague. He said that not only was the bu-
bonic plague prevalent in California, but
also the pneumonia plague, which is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Half Holiday for Printers.
THE AsIATIC SQUADRON.
Vessels Assembling at Cavite to Take
Part in ManeuverS.

The principal vessels Of the Asiatic squad
ron are assembling at Cavite as part OF the
program of maneuvers arranged py rear
Admiral Evans. The flagship Kentucky
and the cruiser Celtic arrived there yester-
day and the gunboat Princeton left Uraga
Yesterday for the same destination. Other
vessels of the fleet are already assembled
there.
The Secretary of the Navy received
telegram today saying that the battle snip
Wisconsin left San Francisco yesterday for
Bremerton, Wash, where she is to be htted
ont fo- service on the Asiatfc station. II
was reported from San Francisco that the
Wisconsin had been detained at that port
for nossible dispatch to South America In
connection with the Venezuela affair. Ihe
fact of the matter, as stated at the navy
Department, was that the vessel had de-
layed her departure to the Puget souno
naval station, simply in order to await the
arrival of her new commander, Capt. B. H.
McCalla, who was ordered from Washing
ton for that duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18

and that all sections Of the population may
live together in friendship for each other
and loyalty 10 the crown.
Paragraphs deal with the postponed coz
onation, the colonial conference and Co
lonal Secretary Chamberlain's tour, wnlcn
together are expected to be Of the utmost
value both in respect to their immediate
effect and as precedents In the future.
Other topics touched upon were the ex-
petition against the Mad Mullah and the
cooperation of Italy therein; the accept
ance by Chile and Argentine of the British
boundary award, the Brussels sugar con-
vention and the alliance between Great
Britain and Japan, which the king beifeves
will be of advantage to both countries
and contribute to the maintenance OF gen.
eral peace in the extreme east"
Parliament was prorogued until Feb
ruary II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
HARRIED BY STRIKERS
FURNITURE DESTROYED AND
HOUSES BURNED.
One Man and His Wife Burned in
Efhgy in Streets Of
Nanticoke.

SCRANTON, Pa, December 1S.-The at
torneys for the non-union men resumed
the calling of witnesses today before the
coal strike commission to show that vio-
lence was committed during the progress
of the strike.
AS soon as the hearing opened at 10
o'clock the wage statements of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western and the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
companies were flied with the commission
The first witness called said that a mem
Der of the miners union threatened to kill
him If he did not stop working, and finally
did shoot at him. The offender was sent
to prison
The next three witnesses were John Hoff-
man. his son, both of whom were working
at the Upper Lehigh colliery assisting In
putting in a new boiler, and the sons Wife.
They told how a crowd of strikers came at
midnight to harm the son., who fled hVe
miles to another town, and how the crowd
smashed the furniture and attempted to
burn the house
Man and Wife Hung in Efigy.
The next witness related the story of
himself and wife being hung IN effigy in the
streets of Nanticoke, the efigy of the wife
being of a most offensive character.
Mrs. Kate Mcnamara Of Parsons, the
mother of four small children whose hus-
band was in the mines and could not come
home for fear OF bodily harm testified that
her home was destroyed by fire at night
and she and her children were rescued with
difficulty
Counsel for the miners called the commits
sion's attention to the fact that the fire had
not been connected with the strikers. and
objected to the other side bringing in evil
dence of alleged violence by strikers when
they cannot prove it.
Chairman Gray said while the evidence
did not directly connect the strikers with
the fire, the inference was that the fire was
most probably of incendiary origin. Other
witnesses were called prior to the noon re-
cess to prove they were boycotted and 9TH
erWise intimidated. Counsel for the miners
frequently objected to unsupported testi-
mOnV being presented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Validating Action of Jury.

Assistant Corporation Counsel A. Fl.
O'Connor has forwarded to- the Commits
sioners draft of a law tn validate the
action of the marshafs jury in the case of
the reopen,ng OF Minor street in square 81.
which is bounded by NJ, N, 24th and 18th
streets. Engineer Commissioner Biddle rec
commended that the auditor be requested
to include the item In question in the de-
ficiency bill. Auditor Petty, in report
upon the matter states that as the draft
contemplates important legislation, he sug-
gests that provision be made therefor in a
separate measure rather than by asking
its inclusion in the deficiency estimates in
connection with which 1t might fail to re-
ceive due consideration. Colonel Biddle has
moved that the suggestion be returned to
Hr. OConnor for further consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18

sentative Bowersock of Kansas; Represen-
tatiye Boreing, Kentucky; Senator Spooner
Of Wisconsin, accompanied by ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor Fifield; Representative Hop
kins of Illinois and friends; Representative
Crumpacker; Representative Metcail, CaL-
fornia. Representative Jones of Washington.
Half Holiday for Printers.
Ioe NJ johnson, president, and William
M. Garrett secretary of Columbia typo
graphical Union, called at the White House
today to direct attention to the fact that
unless a special order is issued by the
President to that effect the employees OF
the government printing office will not be
entitled to the half holiday that preceotS
Christmas day. They stated that the print
ing office desired to be placed on the same
footing as the other departments Secre-
tary Cortelyou will bring the matter to the
attention of the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
COMMITTEE IN DEBT.
G. A. r. Encampment Expenses Ex-
ceed the Receipts.

The citizens executive committee on G.
A. R. encampment states that it is still
So, 600 in debt, and Mr.. B. H. Warner, chair
man of the committee, is urging upon those
who subscribed funds the necessity of pay
ing the amounts pledged. Mr.. Warner
states that no definite action will be taken
in the matter until the next meeting of the
committee, which may not occur until after
the Christmas holidays.
A portion of the $4,000 needed was sub
scribed before the encampment. but the
largest amount, it is understood, represents
the difference between the actual expenses
and the estimated cost of the reunion. This
sum has not been provided for, and reliance
is placed upon local business men to come
to the rescue of the committee and make
ND the deficiency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Some Doubling Thomases.
MR.. CARNEGIE DENIES RUMoR.
Has Not Given Palace to His Little
Daughter.

NEW YORK, December 1s-The Evening
Post today prints the following:
'In our real estate columns yesterday, in
our reference to the sale by Mr. Carnegie
to Mr.. Burden of certain lots in the High
lands of 9TH avenue, we spoke of Mr.. Car
negie's own house. which is to be Christ
mas gift to his little daughter
This item had been printed before, and
we took it to be an undisputed fact. We
now learn that it has no foundation what
ever, and that nothing could be less in har
mony with the ideas of Mr.. and Mrs Car
negie than that their daughter should now
or ever, be burdened with great wealth.
Least of all is she to be taught while in
youth that she has great expectations or
any expectations at all beyond a moderate
competence. Neither of her parents deems
great wealth a desirable possession for the
morning of life, or for any part of life, ex-
cept as 1t may be employed for the advance
ment of the human race"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
New Fourth-class Postmasters.

There were forty fourth-class postmas-
ters appointed today, of whom thirty-seven
we're to fill vacancies caused by death or
resignation, and three were removed by
reason of the expiration Of their terms Of
four years each. OF this number the fol-
lowing were appointed for Virginia: Henry
B. Terrett Arlington. Alexandria county,
vice Mrs. Ida w. Corbett, resigned; G. NJ.
Watson, Blackwater. Lee county. vice J. H.
Maness, resigned; Mrs. Jeannie s. Ramsdell.
Glencarlyn, Alexandria county, vice Mrs.
Emily P. Stockbridge. resigned; Hilary ].
Catlett Hinkle, Frederick county, vice
Jackson Bait. removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Army Orders.

The following leaves Of absence have
been granted: Second Lieut.. Carl c. Jones'
Sd Infantry, two months; Second Lieut.
Leonard ]. Mygatt, 18th Infantry, one
months extension.
Capt. George F. Baltzell, 9TH Infantry,
now at Mariana Fla, has been ordered
to Fort Mcpherson, Georgia, for temporary
duty until his regiment arrives at it's sta
tion in this country, when he will join it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
FOUND PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED.
Paymaster Sullivan Will Be Examined
for Promotion.

If is reported at the Navy Department
that Pavmaster John c. Sullivan, who was
examined by the retiring board in this
city last Tuesday, has been found physically
qualified for active duty, and therefore is not
eligible for retirement under the law. Mr..
sullivan. who stands at the top of his grade,
will now be ordered to examination for pro-
motion to the grade of pay inspector, and
in case he is found qualified, will be at
once assigned to active duty commensurate
with his advanced rank. He was recently
examined for promotion and the board re-
ported him physically and otherwise dis
Qualified. The President disapproved the
ranort of the board and the officer was
then examined for retirement AS he has
now been reported physically sound, he Will
he given another chance for advancement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Baltimore Harbor Improvement.

The Senate committee on commerce today
decided to report unfavorably Senator Nc
Comas' bill appropriating $1.O00000 to
deepen the water in Baltimore harbor to
thirty-flve feet, on the ground that 1t has
a rule against considering such improve
ment except in connection with the river
and harbor bill. The committee was, in
fact, inclined favorably toward this meas
ure, and 1t will again come up in the next
session of Congress, when the river and
harbor bill is before the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
Bill Authorizing Construction of an
9. Agricultural Department Building.

Representative Mercer. chairman of the
House committee on public buildings and
grounds, filed a favorable report on the bill
authorizing the construction of a building
for the Department of Agriculture late this
afternoon.
The report deals at length with the neces-
sity for the building, the plans for which
have been prepared for it's construction, and
recommends the passage of the bill as the
unanimous opinion of his committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
Reading officials Statements
as to Coal.
0U TPUT AT NORM All
BUT DEMAND EXCEEDS CAPACITY
OF MINES.
This Was Formerly Met With Reserve
Stock Mined During Sum-
mer Months.
on TPUT AT NORMAL

PHILADELPHIA, December 1S-Oficials
Of the Reading Railroad Company hold out
no hope of relief from the present anthra-
cite coal stringency this winter. despite the
efforts on the part OF the company TO mine
and ship to its full capacity. Under nor
NAL conditions" said one of the officials,
''the anthracite production never is equal to
the demand during the winter months. and
the Reading and all the other anthracite
companies have been obliged to draw upon
the stock at various storage points TO help
out the demands of the trade This year
there is not pound of coal at any OF these
storage points and consumers are dependent
entirely upon the daily output of the mines.
The big dealers in New England, who usu-
ally have in stock at this season of the year
from $1,000 to 100000 tons, are bare of coal
and dependent entirely upon what is being
shipped to them by the various companes.t
Galleries All in Operation.
Practically all OF the Reading company's
collieries in operation. The company
shipped from the mines during the past two
days nearly 100 cars of coal. This means
a daily production of nearly G0.O00 tons.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has 1900 of the Reading
company's coal cars on its tracks in the
belonging to the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. These are now urgently needed In
the anthracite trade. Thgir non-delivery, 1t
is claimed, is causing much delay in the
shipment of anthracite 10 points west OF
Harrisburg.
Reading company officials decline to dis
cuSS the question to whether the ad-
vance of 30 cents a ton made I'm October
would ho,d good during 1903 but they ad-
mitted that II would certainly rule beyond
January /. 1903. the date fixed by President
Baer for reduction TO the old rate.
Advance to Be Maintained.
An operator who attended the meeting Of
the operators in New York stated that the
advance would be retained during all of
next year. The anthracite output in nor
NAL years ranges from 520Q0oc0 tons to
30, ,010, coo tons, and it is estimated that to
meet the increased demand the companies
will turn out in 1903 at least 56.0o0,000 tons.
and probably GOoO0000 tons. Half dollar
a ton increase, it is said. will more than
recoup the operators for their losses sus-
tained by the strike.
The Reading company has arranged to
spend S3,000000 in opening new mines and
in building breakers. President Baer has
determined to develop the company's prop
critics to their fullest capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Will Be Presented as Ambassador.

Mr. Ladislaus Hengelmuller Won Henger-
var, the Austrian minister who has been
elevated to the rank of ambassador, called
at the State Department today to pay his
respects to Secretary Hay and to explain
ON the next boat from Europe. When these
arrive the Austrian ambassador will be pre-
sented to the President in his new capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
BEGGAR LEFT A FORTUNE.
Peculiar Case of Eli Hyman at Toronto,
Ontario

TORONTO, Ontario, December 1S.-Eli
Hyman, who begged for admission to the
General Hospital here on Saturday, is dead.
An examination of his clothing resulted in
finding scrip worth S31 900. Other papers
showed Hyman to be worth probably $780,
600.
For twenty years he has slept in sheds
and stables. He sold papers and begged
money and food His heirs are his wife
and a daughter living, it is thought in San
Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18

a hearing January on the nomination of
Henry Mccall to be collector Of customs
at New Orleans in place of A. T. Wimberly.
AT that time representatives of the lilly
white" and the regular republicans of
Louisiana will have an opportunity to fully
place their case before the committee, On
the same date a hearing will be given on
bills to make Port Arthur and Sabine,
Texas, ports of entry. Only one of these
p,aces will be selected by the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
UNION STATION BILL.
House Conferees Appointed on the
Measure Today.

The union station bill was called up in
the House by Mr.. Babcock this morning,
the request of the Senate for a conference
agreed to and Mr.. Babcock, Mr.. Mudd
and Mr.. Myer were appointed as the House
conferees.
No meeting of the conferees will be held
until after the holiday recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
Will Report Eight-Hour Bill.

The Senate committee on education anS
labor after holding sessions three days, to-
day Instructed Senator McComas, it's chair
man, to make a report to the Senate on the
eight-hour bill which has been before it.
AS reported, the bill will be greatly modified
from the form in which it was placed before
the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
ANTITRUST MEASURES
SOME THINK AMENDMENT
ADOPTED WILL BE ALL.
Friends of the Administration Will Re
new the Campaign After the
Holiday Recess.

The adoption by the House yesterday OF
an amendment to the legislative bill ap-
propriating 100000 to aid in the enforce
ment of the Sherman antitrust law is to De
urged by the opponents of antitrust lesis-
lation as an excuse for doing nothing fur
ther at this session Of Congress. They will
claim, 1t is said, that the vigorous enforce
ment of the Sherman law will answer all
requirements of the present situation and
that it would be better to rely upon that
than to pass hasty and possibly ill-consid-
cred legislation at this session.
But this diatory policy will be strenuous
ly resisted by the friends in Congress of
the administration. The President con-
tinues firm In his belief that Congress
should do something with the trust ques
tion in the near future, and many repre-
sentatives believe he will call an extra
session if there Is failure of action before
March 4.
Campaign to Be Resumed.
The campaign in the House for an anti
trust bill, which started out SO bravely at
the beginning Of this session, will be re-
sumed after the holiday recess 1t is prob
able that a bill providing for publicity Of
corporation affairs will be the outcome Of
the efforts In the House.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts is to take
charge Of the antitrust bill in the Senate
He has given notice that he will file a bill
with the secretary of the Senate during the
coming recess. 1t is the general under
standing that this bill will have the in
dorseinent of the administration. Attorney
General Knox is to appear before The COM
mittee on Judiciary and give his views upon
the provisions of the bill
Some Doubling Thomases.
Some doubling Thomases in the Senate
and House. notwithstanding all the prepa
rations for vigorous antitrust campaign
believe that when the session draws to
close 1t will be found that the only legis-
lation accomplished will be the passage of
the 100000 appropriation. and possibly the
adoption of the publicity proposition of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
An Electrical Engineer Wanted.

The civil service commission has announc-
ed that an examination will be held Janu-
ary 20 and q for the position Of electrical
engineer in the Signal Corpsi of the United
States. 1t is stated that it Is desired to
appoint from this examination person to
the position of electrical engineer in the Sig
nal Corps at large at a salary of
50 900 per annum. and two persons to the
positions of electrical engineer at salaries
of s., eco and 81 400, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
No Meeting Of District Committee.

There was no meeting of the House Dis
+rict Committee today, although this was
the regular meeting day of the committee.
Many Of the members Of the committee
have already left the city for the holiday
recess, and as there is no business OF spe-
cock decided not to call the committee To-
gether until after the 5th of January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
SCHEDER HAD NO LOSSES.
German Commodore Denies Reports of
Casualties at La Guaira.

BERLIN, December 1S.-Commodore
Scheder cabled today from Wilemstad
Curacao, that the reports of German losses
at the bombardment of Porto Cabello were
untrue. The Germans suffered no loss
whatever.
Another telegram from Curacao says all
the Venezuelan warships have been seized
with the exception of the Miranda, which
fed up the Orinoco river.
The Venezuelan beacon lights, it is an
nounced, are no longer reliable