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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-04

*ew York. Ocf 4-An appeal for mediation in the coal miners strike has been issued by a committee which. met at the University Settlement and adopted resolutions '+eal''ng n e'h zoxal citizens, all churches and re- IzaIons societies aiI phii4nkhropic. p-
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PROGRESS IN
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

the world. for while the sea. which has
given supremacy to the nations using 1t
most. separates continents. the atmosphere
not only unites but dominates them
The meetings in Paris were suouiVlueu
into four secti0nS-aerostation. or constiuc-
ton and management of balloons; AVIATION,
including aeroplanes and their propulslon'
scientific application to astronomy, mete-
oro,ogy and physiology. legislative cues.
tons concerning the rights and duties OF
aeronauts.
At the close of the congress e banquet
took place in the orangerie of the chateau
of Meudon, where the first military pa.
looms were constructed during the FIRST
Republic. a hundred years ago. under the
direction of Coutelle and Comte.
on Exhibition.
The demonstration of the status of aero
station in France in the Nineteenth CEN
fury was the most important matter con-
sidered, and as an aid to the consideration
of the question the delegates visited the
~aeyopautical section of the exposition,
where there was a complete historical coli
lection Of objects relating to the develop
ment of b~ailooning.
Conspicuous among the machines on ex-
hibition was the avion, or flying machine
OF n. Alder. perfected under the auspices
of the French Government between 1877
and 1887, at a cost of 500.e 600 francs. or about
$4,000. The official trials of this machine
were not a success. The ingenious con-
struction of the supporting surfaces re-
sembled the wings Of q bat The hsnt-
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1ess of the driving screw was Remarkable

ness Of the driving screw was remarkable.
NJ. Santos-Dumont tried his balloon on
the Aero Club grounds near ST. Cloud. An
accident to the rudder prevented the DEM
onstration from being conclusive. The con-
sreSs. however, agreed that the motive
power was sufficient to propel the balloon
against a light wind.
This apparatus consisted essentially OF an
elongated envelope filed with hydrogen. be-
low which the stearSman sits and controls
a double gasoline engine that turns a pro-
pelier placed in front of him. TIL rudder
Is located at the extreme rear of the ga
envelope.
A series of competitive sports took place
at the annex in the Bots de Nincennes IN
der the direction Of MAJOR Renard The
kite competitions were unimportant. Elk
cepting the nulticellular kite of NJ. Lee
cornu. those exhibited were either toys or
devoid of originality.
Between June 10 and October 9.1S ascen-
si0ns Were made from TIE aerostatic park
of the Exposition with balloons. Not an ac-
cident happened. The filling OF these bal
looms required 7.oeo.000 cubic feet OF gas.
One day alone twenty-six balloons, holding
$4,000 cubic feet of gas. ascended.
That small balloons might take part In
the contests. races were organized in which
the aim was to land as near as possible to
some point. chosen beforehand by each
aeronaut. within twenty-five miles of Paris.
The skill shown in utilizing the prevailing
winds at different attitudes and in making
use of the guide ropes is shown by the
fact that in a competition between seven
teen balloons the winner landed within half
u mile of the goal that he had designated.
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In the long-distance race, two OF the stH
competing balloons landed in Russia. tbs
winner having Travelled 1.G0 miles in thirty
f1ve hours and forty-five minutes. This Is
probably the longest voyage that has ever
been made in a balloon. In the contest for
altitude the greatest height which Is known
TO have been reached in Franc was ex-
ceeded and 2i,5 feet was attained.
Since 1872 conferences have been held in
the United States and Europe with the OBJ
ject of bringing together the meteorologtsts
from the different countries and a1ording
them an opportunity to exchange ideas A
permanent International Committee, COM
posed of representative meteorological, acts
as an advisory and executive body, and
holds occasional meetings to discuss QueS-
tons of international Importance At pres
ent the United States Is represented on the
permanent committee by Professor Willis
L Moore. chief OF the United States Wealth
er Bureau.
The International Congress Of Meteoroi-
ogy met September 10 in the rooms of the
Societe announcement, where the ordiu-
airy meetings OF the congress of 1889 were
he'd. NJ. Mascart, director of the central
meteorological Office OF France, was elected
president.
The greatest interest centered in the Com
mittee for Meteorological Aerostation sp-
pointed by the Paris meteorological confer
ence in 1895. The progress accomplished
since that time was shown from the reports
of the work done in Europe in exploring the
atmosphere by means of balloons and kites
The delegates to the conference represent
ing the United States were Professor Lang
ley and A. Lawrence Rotch.
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REPUBLICANS SILEkCED
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HIS Assertion That Conditions De-
maRd Prosecution of Beef Trust
Took Breath out of Trust
Protectors I'm Congress-.


SPECIAL.
Washington, April 2s.-The revelations re-
rarding the beef combination, in addition to
causing prosecutions by the Attorney Cen
eral OF the United States, bid fair to pre-
cipitate In Congress a great political hight.
The Democratic party has arrayed itself
solidly In favor of a bill taking the duty on
beef. all beef products and all provisions.
This will be the first skirmish In the strug-
gle OF the Democrats to make political capi-
tai for the congressional elections OF lyz
and the presidential campaign OF lyN. IL IS
practically certain that later in the session
the issue viii be Joined on the question OF
legislation designed 10 punish the trusts
and to make their prosecution less a mat
ter of circumlocution than at present.
But at tins time the assaults of the
Democrats are entirely directed toward
taking the protective duty of the articles
OF food and other necessities Of life, which
the Beef Trust has raised so high by mani
pulation of the markets and by crushing
cut competition.
The Capitol buzEed to-day with a babel OF
discussion of the action of the Attorney
General In deciding that ample evidence eS-
listed for the prosecution OF the trust Inat
Mr.. Knox, under Instructions from the
President, had decided that such a step
WAS absolutely demanded by condition and
warranted by the law and The facts, larry
Republican Congressman who have been en-
gagged indcstriously in projecting the beef
and other trusts. stf1ing tarlI REVISION ana
~strangling all laws drawn for the purpose
of strengthening the hands of the prose-
cutting oficers of the Government.
Trust Protectors
They seemed to be for the time being in
n state Of trance. Speaker Henderson. who
has been shrieking about the press, "manip-
uiated by the Sugar Trust was one OF
these on whom the action CT the Attorney
General acted like Knockout drops. Gros-
venor of Ohio. who has been spouting
'sbuncombe'' every time the Beef Trust dis
closures have been mentioned to him, re-
tired to the seclusion CT the committee room
and became thoughtful. Dalzell and Payne,
who were never known to discuss a Ques-
ton that was embarrassing until they were
driven to 1t, seemed to take the view that
the action of the Attorney General, while
distressing to all true defenders Of the
trust faith. yet gave a silver lining to the
cloud, inasmuch as Ii would enable them TO
have a fimsy argument against f~avortng
legislation at this time.
This argument is. in effect. that since the
Attorney General is proceeding against the
Beef Trust. there is no necessity either FOR
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Mansaela Public school Teacher.

Hartville, Mo-, April 81. NJ. Wood OF
Green Ridge, Pettis County, has Seen
elected as principal of the Mansfield pub.
lie schools. The assistant teacher are e.
B. Hensley. Miss Dora Newton ana Mrs. J.
N. Wood.
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WRITTEN FoR THE SUNDAY
Whether back in the Middle Ages air
ships were built, kites flown and aero
nautics freely discussed is not a matter II
which the historian has given much
thought. In 1889 the first aeronautical con-
gress was held at the Paris Exposition.
and in 1869 the second took place.. with $50
delegates present. representing the United
States, Belgium Ecuador. Great Britain.
Italy. Mexico and Cuba
The second congress was held at Meudon
between September Is and Il The general
meetings were held in the observatory.
but the congress was divided into sections
for the purpose of studying the various
phases of the question. and these sections
met in Paris at the Institute of France.
NJ. Jansen. tine director of the Meudon OBJ
servatory, was chosen president of tie
congress.
NJ. Jansen in his address summarized
the progress that had been accomplished
In aeronautics since the congress of 1859,
over winch he also presided. making par
ticular mention OF the aid nat meteoro;
logists had received from the use of bal
Icons and kites carrying seif-recording in
struments.
He predicted that the nation that should
0rst learn to navigate the an would rule
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charmingly painted screens. InnUmsrable
tables are made an excuse for an infinite
variety of brtc-a-brac. which. is arranged
on them with studied confusion.
He POurs Tea, Too.
One corner Of the room is devoted to the
tea service. and here the host frequently
Gispenses that social and iadyiike beverage.
Everything in the room IS in the best of
taste. and nothing in ii would Tor Il moment
indicate a masculine touch.
The dining-rocm is conventional. hung IN
tapestries and frightened only by silver
silver on the buffet.
II is in the bedroom, however, that NJ;
Santos-Dumont has given his taste fun
everything is giriish to a degree. Pale blue
silk covers the walls. and this in turn has
an outer cover of white-dotted net. The
bed IS curtainsd. and the curtains and the
hansings in the windows are fastened back
with blue satin ribbons, tied in huge bows.
On the floors are blue and white rugs. The
furniture is white, with blue cushions, ana
against one side of the wall is a large
toilet table. all in white. and strewn with
a profusion of silver toilet articles.
It is a room that would naturally sug-
is the expression of taste of one of the
great inventors CT the age. and as such is
in keeping with his two-sided character.
mont shows his fondness for things not
masculine. His fingers are covered with
rings OF various designs, many of them
set Win COiGrS0 SIpneS- fTbm uiS N6ltA
feb hangs innumerable charms, and his
collection of scarfpins is large and varied.
Bangles on the Wrist.
A bangle or two invariably can be seen
on his wrists. and it is safe to assert that
if other jewels were permissible NJ. Santos
Dumont would wear them.
Such is NJ. Santos-Dumont in Paris.
There he has been courted and made mucn
of. in spite of the very evident fact that
society has no charm for him. He is del,
uged with invitations for dinners, balls ana
afternoon affairs. Some he accepts: more
often he declines. As a dinner companion
he Is hopeless. for of small ia he mas
none. He looks bored. and usually seems as
frightened as a young girl at her MI,
party. Upon these occasions nothing VIII
induce him to talk on the one subject ina
! ties of the most ordinary description are
all hi can be wrung from him. and ever
those come reluctantly. In his own home
playing the part of host, NJ Santos-Dumon
is more genial and he entertains frequent!
! and we'll.
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tariff legislation or for a bill STRENGTHENING
the antitrust laws. This will be the Repuo-
lfcan cue from now until the end OF the
session, or until public sentiment forces
some action.
Democratic Plans.
Wherever one went about Washington to-
day he heard Democrats demanding that
action be taken by the Ways and Means
Committee to remove the tariff on beef and
other food products. On this point the
Democratic Senators and Representatives
are a unit. The Republicans are divided.
They are afraid disaster is going to over
lake them in the fall. but they are willing
blindly to follow their leaders. trusting In
the meanwhile that luck will be with them
and that the Attorney General before No
vember will have made such Roadway with
his litigation as to make the extortionS of
the Beef Trust thereafter impossible and
satisfy the public.
The Democrats In the Senate. before the
session concludes. will undoubtedly do thet
utmost to procure action on a bill intro
Guced by Senator James X. Jones of Ar
kansas. amending the Sherman antitrust
law. This bill changes the penalty clauses
of the Sherman act by providing that per-
soEs who engage in any contract or COM
bination In restraint of trade shall be guilty
OF a crime instead of a misiemeanor as
now, establishes q fine of not less than
$3.50 nor more than 5000 and Imprisonment
of not less than six months nor more than
two years.
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BUSCH AND STUEVER ALLIED.
Brewers Booming Registration in
Their Wards.

August A. Busch, vice president Of the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. is
taking an active interest in primary regis
tration. In order to enable his employees
to qualify to vote in primary elections hi
is allowing then time during working hours
to go to the office of the Board of Election
Commissioners and enroll in the new reg
istration books
His efforts. however, are not limited to
employees of the establishment To all his
acquafntances and friends he Is advocat-
Ing primary registration. Mr. Busch lives
in the Ninth Ward. Charles A. Lemp.
treasurer of the William J. Lemp Brewing
Association. who also lives in the Ninth
Ward, is also urging registration with Wig
or. In the Twelfth Ward. Anton c. Stuev-
er. president of the Home Brewing Com
pany. is hard at work.
and Stuever nave united to capture State
delegations in South st. Louis. 1t Is un-
derstood that Mr.. Busch desires to assert
a stronger influence in municipal and po-
litical affairs than before. Heretofore Mr..
Lemp has been potent in the Ninth Ward
and the surrounding district.
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cHlLDREN'S HOSPITAL BENEFIT.
Entertainments to Be Given at
Century Theater.

A series of entertainments for the benefit
Of the Martha Parsons Free Hospital for
Children will be given at the Century
Theatre. May Is. IL and "a. All the details
have not been completed. but the intention
Is to make the affairs attractive for the
children's hospital cause.
Jacob Mailer is arranging to have his
pupils produce a new play. in which they
are now rehearsing. Tit name OF the
piece has not been announced. 1t will be
the principal feature on the programme in
which much amateur talent will take part,
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NORTH END CITIZENS MEET.
Committees Appointed to Agitate
Important Matters.

The North st. Louis Citizens Association
at a recent meeting appointed ]. H.
Kinealy a committee to investigate the
stand taken by contractors on the Charter
amendments and the chances of that sec
ton Of the city securing improvements.
A special committee was appointed to
at Bremen avenue and Hall street. The
Board of Public Improvements was re-
Quested to include the block between the
intersection OF Salisbury and Farrar streets
in their estimates for reconstruction
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ANTITRUST AND ANTITARIFF
CAMPAIGN PROMISES SUCCESS,

Democratic Party Leaders Believe the Lower House of Congress May
Be Won on These Two Issues-Ony Action Taken by Ad-
ministratior Against the Beef Trust Due to De
mands of Minority-Tarf Question For
ging to the Front Again.
Evening star., 1902-04-30
Swartz-Mills Marriage.
sHAFFER SURE OF REELECTION.
Steel Workers Will Probably Finish
Up Tomorrow.

WHEELING, W. Va, April 30.-This
morning the Amalgamated Association is
still at work on the reports of the commit
tees. Consideration of the report on con-
stitution and bylaws will be completed
this afternoon. and it is believed to be
assured that a larger per capita tax will
be decided upon, in order to provide a sur
plus fund for future contests with the
manufacturers. The reports of the other
convention committees will be eonsidered
this afternoon. and it thought the election
of officers and the conclusion of the con-
vention will materialize tomorrow.
The reelection of Shaffer is assured since
the action of Assistant Secretary Tighe in
refusing to allow his name to be placed be-
fore the convention. Thomas Williams of
GAINESVILLE is being doomed by the anti
Shafferites, but it is likely he will decline.
There are a number of contests for the
minor offices, and the Shaffer people in
tend to defeat NJ. F. Tighe for the assistant
secretaryship if the trick can be turned.
The fight between ST. Louis and Colum-
up. Secretary BasseH Of the Columbus
board of trade is in the city and will make
a personal plea for Ohio's capital. Tele-
grams were received from Gov. Dockery of
Missouri and the president of the st. Louis
chamber of commerce advancing that city's s
claims. The convention has ignored the
presence of Thomas II. Flynn of the Fed
Grafton of Labor, and it is certain now that
he will not be given an opportunity to an
swer the charges made by President Shaf-
fer against the Federation.
Evening star., 1902-04-30
AGAINST JAMAICA TREATY.
Vote of Foreign Relations Committee
Was UuauimnuS

The foreign relations committee of the
Senate today divided to on the French
reciprocity treaty and reversed those fig
ures on the Argentine treaty. The vote
against the Jamaican treaty was unani-
nous. In addition to the complaint made
that the admission of Jamaican fruits at the
reduced rates would have bad effect it
was also found that Jamaica had twice ad-
vanced her own tariff rates since the treaty
had been entered upon. so that even under
the reduction proposed on American i'm
portations into that country they would pay
more than like articles paid before the
Dingley law was enacted
The committee agreed to report fayorably
All the reciprocity treaties before the COM
mittse except the treaty with Argentina
and the treaty with Great Britain pertain
Ing 10 Jamaica. which the committee decid-
ed TO report adversely.
The treaties on which favorable reports
were recommended are those between the
United States and France. Nicaragua Eeua-
dos and the Dominican Republic and four
with Great Britain covering Bermuda, Bar
baaoes. British Guiana and Turks and Col
COS Islands
Evening star., 1902-04-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call, 12 O'Clock noon-Capital Trac
Mereenthaler Linotype 10 at 1s2%. I.anston Men. Nan
as ls 'eo 30 at y 100 at j. Greene Copper a
100 at %. Norfolk and Washington stesmhoaf 9,
at at 1so After call.capital Traction 20 Mt i1iS. .
20 at 1145s. Capital Fraction 4s s., 900 at 1e7'
W washington a1 ton Gas % at s1 Greene Copper 100
Railroad Bonds-Capital Traction Is. 1eex bid.
lgs asked Metropotan 5s ~ bid l21 asked
ed MetropohAn Cert Indebt S. B. iS7 bid BID ane, ioa
sskea s,a & cS,smbs ,as h,s es 17H BID 1s2 asked
Electric Co. 4s & IS naked. washington Railway and
MiscelIaneous Bnnds-Washington Gas Co. as, se-
ries I A. 11o bid Washington Gas Co. 6s, series r.
bid U; s. Electric Light Cert Indebt. ss. ioa5
bid Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s. io5
100 bid. Washington Market Co. lst 6s. 10sK hid.
Masonic Hail Association IS. Io4 bid. 1o7 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust sfocks-Sationa :; % Safe De-
posit and ID Trust. .I6s bid. Washington Loan and
Trust. 21O bid, 225 asked. Washington Safe De- .
pesit. 70 bid. Union Trust and storage io4 lid.
Rsilroad stoctsapitai traction nea. c 1is ipe id d
ll4k asked The Washington Railway and Elee-
National Bank stocks-Bank of Washington. s75
6id $50 asked ac Metropolitan 7s5 bid; 500 asked
bd 1s is b ee ASKED .s
SS Wsst nd 1ss s ss sd se e ASKED sssa S
715 bid sos asked
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's 2s bid 30 asked
Franklin. .4e bid Metropolitan, Is bid s5 asked
Ccrcoran. So bid. Potomac. 81 bid, 70 asked Ar
lington. 20 bid. 80 asked German American. 265
bid; National Union. bid. S1s asked. Columbia,
1oM bid, 11N asked. Riggs 7K bid 8 asked
Peoples. bid. sh asked Commercial, az bid
Colonial. 10 bid.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title So bid
Columbia Title. ~ bid, asked. Washington
Title. 2 bid, 4 asked
Telephone snd Graphophone Stocks-Chnsa pea ke
and Potomac Telephone. s55 bid. American Graph
ophone Com, bid, 81 asked Amcriean Graph
ephone Pref. 7 bid. asked.
Gas Stocks-wash ashington Gas. $50 bid, sik ask
efSsGeorgetown Gas. IS bid. =
a. ye Machine Stocks-MergenthaIe Idnotrne
1s2H bid. 1S3 asked Lanston Monotype, lIA BID.
12h asked -
Miscellaneous Stocks-Greene Con. Copper Co. q
bid. 23k asked. Washington Market Is hid Nor-
folk and Washington Steamboat, 1S5 bid.
>Ex. dividend.
Evening star., 1902-04-30
Revolution in Venezuela.

CARACAS. Venezuela. April 3O.-General
Gonzalez. president of the district of Gu
mana, was made prisoner during the
fighting of April % near San Antonio, when
the government troops sustained a bad de-
feat and General Castillo was mortally
wounded.
The revolutionists are maching on the
city of Cumana. A panic prevails at Caru-
pano and Barcelona.
N. Bolet Monagas of the Venezuelan rev.
olutionary junta in New York city has re-
ceived from Curacao the following news
about the revolution in Venezuela:
The revolutionary general, Riera, at the
head of 1900 men, is at the outskirts of
Coro, capital of the state of Falcon, and
Is expected at any moment to take it.
General Salaigne has taken the port at Tue
cacas, In the state of Barquisimeto which
Is an important place where the reyolu-
tionary steamer Bolivar can take coal and
land ammunition for the revolutionists of
the interior of the country.
All the eastern part Of the country is
lost to the government and taken by
Generals Monagas, Roland and Penaloza
Ihe forces of Mendoza and other reyoIu-
uonlstS have Joined and are marching to
attack the capital. The government is in
trench1ng Puerto Cabel1o, as General Men
tenegro Of the state of Cojedes is march
ing toward that point. The government
mas taken the defensive, as it has no more
troops to send out
Evening star., 1902-04-30
IN FAVOR OF CAVEATEEs.
Judge Directs Verdict in Alberta Stew
art Will Contest,

Justice Barnard. in the Probate Court,
this afternoon directed the jury to return
verdict in favor of the caveatees, in the
contested will case involving the estate Of
Alberta Stewart. deceased. The court
held that on the evidence produced by the
caveators no showing sufficient to affert
the validity of the will had been made. It
was also ruled by Justice Barnard that the
allegation of undue influence had not been
sustained.
The deceased was the daughter Of the late
Capt. Stewart. who died in 1897, leaving AL
berta real estate valued at about $100 OOo
and personal property worth about 5000.
The girl died about a year ago, and by a
paper writing, unsigned and undated, left
her property to her uncle and guardian,
Albert Stewart his wife and child.
The will was attached by certain of the
girls maternal uncles and aunts. Only the
disposition of the personal property was in
vOlyed in the case.
Attorneys r. Ross Perry and Fulton
Lewis represented the caveatees.