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The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF THE
WIDOW OF GENERAL u. S. GRANT

the Grant home. the main service wgs
held In the Metropolitan NJ. z. Church.
where the family worshipped during
the Grant administration.
The President and Secretary Hay oc-
cupied the front pew. Back OF them
were seated Secretaries Moody and
Hitchcock, Postmaster General Payne
and Secretary Cortelyou. The next was
the family pew. draped with the ua-
tional emblem. and occupied by the I'm
mediate family, and on the extreme
left by Commander Cowies. U. 8. N.
and Col. t. A. Bingham. U. s. A. The
Rev. DIR. Frank NJ. Bristol. pastor OF
the church. ofiiciated. and opened the
ceremony by reading the Scriptures as
he walked down the aisle, followed by
the honorary pall-bearers. consisting OF
senators, the speaker OF the House and
others The pall-bearers were seated
lust back of the stricken family
The caskot was covered and the pull
pit was banked with floral tributes
The choir sang Lead. Kindly Light"
after which DIR. Bristol offered prayer.
Following this the choir sang Nearer.
Ny God. TO Thee" and the service was
closed.
During tho entire service the chimes
tolled and lent an impressive solemnity
to the occasion The different bells In
the chimes arc named after prominent
people who were instrumental in hay-
ing them placed In the church tower.
One of the bells, the first tolled In tho
morning. is engraved with the name of
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant. who assisted In
securing the chimes during the pastor
ate OF the late Bishop Newman at the
J Metropolitan Church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

safeguarding the interests OF the pow
ers concerned.
The powers concerned will deal sole
ly with the United States in the matter
OF arbitration. The government OF
Venezuela will not be consulted in any
form. not even as to the terms on
which arbitration might be acceptable
to the powers.
The forms and conditions to be OBJ
served in any settlement by arbitra-
tion are still the subject of an extern
sive exchange of views between the
powers and the United States, prior
to the embodiment Of the several re-
plies in one harmonious instrument.
Until this is elaborated no definite ar
rangement is possible.
Washington. Dec. 20.-The status OF
the Venezuelan arbitration proposition.
on which everyone waits. is that. with
a willingness to accept such solution
in principle. not one OF the allies is
ready to submit unreservedly to arbi-
tration; in each case there were reser-
vations or conditions insisted upon.
Great Britain is favorable TO arbitra-
tion with proper safeguards; Germany
accepts arbitration in principle. but
finds a multitude. of small adjustments
to be made before entering into the
agreement Italy. as the junior part
ner OF the allies. declares that she Is
favorable to arbitration, but will be
bound probably by the action of the
senior parties.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
victory for Woman suffrage.

v Concord, N. H., Dec. 20.-The cause
OF woman's suffrage won a distinct
victory yesterday when on the final
vote on amendments to the constitu-
tion the convention appointed TO re-
wise the constitution adopted an
amendment giving full voting rights
TO all women. The vote was most de-
cisive All that is needed now is pop
ular approval at the next election. OF
the other amendments. the most i'm
portant are those that provide for the
prohibition OF trusts; for tax on In
heritances and franchises. for an edu-
cational qualification OF the suffrage.
to, strike the word protestant from
the bill of rights, to place representa-
tion in the Legislature upon new ba-
sis.
Amendments were defeated to pro-
hibit free passes, to establish the ini-
tiative and the referendum and to pro-
vide for the appointment instead OF the
election of county solicitors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
COAL OPERATORS WITNESSES
WERE VICTIMS OF THE BOYCOTT

Scranton, Pa. Dec. 20.-Non-union
men. some OF their relatives and 9TH
ers to the number of thirty appeared
before the anthracite coal strike com
mission yesterday and told their sto-
ries of alleged boycotts, intimidations.
dynamiting and violence in various
forms during the strike. Each witness
called was a sufferer in one form or
another at the hands. they alleged, of
union men.
Four witnesses said attempts were
made to blow up their houses. one
house was badly damaged. many of the
witnesses were threatened with bodily
harm. several were beaten. one was
shot in the leg and everyone stoned,
boycotted or hanged in efiigy. One
school teacher testified to having lost
his position because his father did not
strike One man was asked to resign
from a Catholic temperance society
and another witness was expelled from
a local lodge of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, after a membership OF
twenty-six or twenty-eight years. be-
cause he was classed as unfair.
Joseph II. Dugan. the man who was
requested to give up his membership
in the Temperance society, remained at
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

work doing repair work and acting as
a watehman. He wept while on the
witness stand as he told of how they
ordered him to leave after many years
of pleasant social relations with its
members.
James Mitchell was the man who
was expelled from the Hibernian socie-
ty. He said he worked during the
strike as a repair man and did not con-
slider It unfair because he did not mine
any coal He had been a member of
the society twenty-six or twenty-eight
years and at meeting one night dur
ing the strike the question Of his un-
fairness came up and the members
present unanimously voted to expel
him. He had been paying dues all
these years and was in good standing.
and further added that he was now
glad he was out of it.
All the other witnesses testified TO
having been hanged in effigy one or
more times. that grocers. butchers.
milkmen and icemen refused to serve
them because they were afraid their
business would be boycotted and that
they were severely beaten and socially
ostracized
The commission will adjourn for the
HOLIDAYS,
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 2l---In the
cluding President Roosevelt. some OF
his cabinet. many senators and repre-
sentatives and most of the army, navy
and marine officers In the city in their
dress uniforms, funeral services over
the remains OF Mrs. Julia Dent Grant
the widow of the former soldier-preni-
dent, were held in this city yesterday
morning. and the casket Immediately
afterward was taken to New York on
q train which left here at IL o'clock.
All of the family OF Mrs. Grant were
present except Jesse Grant who Will
reach New York in time to attend the
ceremonies there. The members OF tho
family and relatives who attended the
service follow:
Mrs. Sartoris. General and Mrs. Fred
ID. Grant. Ulysses Simpson Grant. who
arrived during the service at the
church; u. S. Grant. Jr.. Miss Sartoris.
Grant. Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp. Nellie d,
Sharp, Mrs. James f. Casey.
Miss Casey. MIR. and Mrs. James
Casey. Mr.. Jules Casey. Miss Annie
Dent. Mr.. and Mrs Garrish Smith.
Grant Smith and Lieutenant Gray.
Those who accompanied the remains
to New York were General and Mrs.
f. ID. Grant. U, s Grant. Mrs. sartoris,
u. s. Grant, Jr.. Miss Sartoris. Com
mander sharp. Grant Smith. Midship-
man Jesse Sharp. Mrs. Scovel. Miss Ju-
lia Grant and Miss Mary r. CoEey, for
many years the faithful maid OF Mrs.
Grant. Preceded by short service at
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
PropoeaI Of the Powers.

London. Dec. 22-It is believed that
President Roosevelt's answer to the
proposal made by the allied powers
that he arbitrate the Venezuelan Is
sues has been received in London. The
strictest secrecy with regard TO every
phase OF the negotiations is preserved.
however. and 1t is impossible to make
a definite statement. but such indica-
tions as are obtainable point to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's acceptance of the Of
fce of arbitrator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
A Hog Trough.

A good recipe" for the construc-
ton OF a hog trough is offered by G..
H. Moore of Kansas City. who writes
as follows:
Take board one inch thick, eigh-
teen or twenty inches wide. bevel the
edges an angle of fifty degrees. and
side pieces on beyeled edge should be
six inches wide. allowing one inch to
project below lower edge of board that
forms bottom of trough. Place a board
twelve inches wide in center, raising
the board two inches from bottom. and
every eight inches put in a partition.
mailing secure to board In center and
side pieces of the trough. This makes
a trough the hogs can not get into
and every hog must eat in his own
department On the top or board in
center you can build a hopper where
shelled corn can be put, leaving the
space below large enough for the corn
to pass through to the trough below
If cover Is placed on this hopper II
will keep out all kinds of stock from
eating the feed in the hopper, also
storm and dirt. This trough has many
advantages over any others have
seen or known. and | will mention a
few OF these. Being made of inch
lumber 1t is light and convenient and
a sixteen-foot trough weighs only
about forty or fifty pounds. and forty
eight hogs can all feed at the same
time at this kind of trough As the
hog can not get his feet In this trough,
little or no mud or filth Is carried into
the feed. and the partitions keep the
hog in his own department This is
the ideal hog trough for the farmer.
as II is a money saver and certainly
an agreeable surprise to the hog.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Deputy Consul Hanover has sent to
the State Department from Frankfort
a copy of an official order issued by
the government of Saxony instructing
the municipal executive and police au-
thorities of the kingdom to allow the
sales OF dried fruit which does not con-
tain over .125 per cent. sulphuric acid
acid and not to proceed against or pun
ish the first infractions OF dealers sell
ing fruit which contains a hi~her per-
centage when circumstances warran:
the belief that they acted in good faith.
This order is based on a finding OF thu
State Medical Board of Saxony. which
holds that sulphuric acid is not TO bs
considered In all cases as detrimental
to health.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Cattle Epidemic Conquered.

Washington. Dec. 22.-Secretary
Wilson believes that the danger OF the
spread OF the foot and mouth disease.
where 1t is epidemic. to other states.
has passed. Careful investigation by
the government experts failed to re-
veal single case OF the disease In
Connecticut, though that state was In
cluded in the general order Of the de-
partment imposing the quarantine.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

Ocean tides are due primarily to the moon S
attraction The sun, too, exerts some influence,
although this owing to the great distance of
that body, is much smaller than the moons.
Therefore, when the and moon working
together the tides higher than when the
sun pulls at right angles to the direction of the
moons attraction In case the solar in
f1uence is added to the lunar. In the other it is
subtracted therefrom. 1t is a somewhat curious
fact that a bulging mass of water Is always
raised on the other side of the earth as well as
on the same side as the moon and sun. The
practical effect is the same, whether the sun
and moon are the same side on opposite
sides The former situation gives rise to a new
moon tide and the latter a full moon tide
If the intensely hot and theoretically soft in
terror of the earth is acted upon by gravitation
as is the open ocean and If a disposition to form
tides exists inside as we'll outside of the crust
two things might be reasonably expected Man
ifestations would at weak spots in the
she'll and these would be most conspicuous
when perigee fell on the same day a new or
full moon. But proof of that internal tidal ten
dency is needed before it be accepted. Ger
tainly none has been afforded thus far this
month when II might have been looked for with
some reason Moreover it must be remembered
that in some ways the interior of the earth acts
like perfectly rigid mass.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
GERM4NY 4NSWERS YES.
Delivery Of the Reply Delayed for a
Dny or IlCO.

Berlin Dec. 19.-The answer of Germany to
the arbitration proposal in behalf Of Venez-
uela, received through the United States, is It's
acceptance. The delivery OF this reply to the
United States for transmission to Minister
Bowen is delayed for day or two for tactical
reasons probably through the hope that another
solution will be found. possibly by President
Castro's yielding. Four days ago the German
Government was in favor of rejecting arbitra-
tion. and that is understood here TO have been
the temper of the British Foreign Office. also.
While it is impossible to trace the steps which
led to the reversal of this view, it appears that
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
GIVES Up LE4DERSHIf.
.Iohu r. Carroll Resigns at Iueef'"g
of XYIYM District.

1obp F. Carroll gave up his leadership Oh 'he
vyIxtb Assembly District last nigh'' at
-aatine Of the district committee, held al No s'
I-ost Fifty-ninth-st-. and Joseph +. MulqueeH'
!, LAWYER. of No. 253 Broadway whose p,Utnet ',.n
,,,as elected TO the leadership
a. ,,,asting was held TO elect officers. Car
80 was about to be proposed for re-
a,a.tion when in short speech ne expialheo
49, ba wished to drop the Leadership on aez Sa
count of business interests e is saH in add
conductiis is,r,s vice-president of the Fourteenth
street 9e Bank Mr. carroll said he do woHq M b eoud
be a @ H. interests of the general and local
organizations ,,,, elected without op-
position. DEMONSTRATION of the retiring leader
and at the end Of his sRseGs a fhamRa to Mr.
pm appoilm NJ NuIqueel is one Of MI Carroh
friends.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
NOT GOING TO THE HOUSE.
The Cuban Treaty To Be Ratified Solely by
the Senate
rsy TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE


Washington. Dec. 1a-It was announced to-
dsv that the President has concluded that it is
unnecessary 10 send copy Of the Cuban treaty
10 the House. one copy having already been
sent 10 the Senate IN commenting on THIS de-
cision Representative Serene z. Payne said this
evening:
BY sending the treaty to the Senate only the
President is acting entirely in accordance WIN
precedent and / have no fear that the preroga-
tives Of the House will be disregarded- "hIe
il is impossible for me 10 say at this time "hdt
will he the course followed thlnk II qui'e
likely that when ratified the treaty will contain
q clause requiring the concurrence OF 'he fhouSe
to make it operative. This opinion is based
unon tbe fact that the Senate has attached
such clause 10 previous reciprocity treaties
On the other hand it. when ratified, the treaty
does not contain such a clause, regard II dS
quite possible that the President viii then orlhs
II to the attention of the House, with the fecoi-
mendation that such legislation be ehac'eo "'
may he necessary to make it effective 'huS
following the course suggested in The Tribune
recent editorial on the subject
There can be no Question: continued MT
Payne, 'as 10 the necessity Of some action Oh
the part Of the House to carry into enecI d
treaty affecting the revenue laws That is cieai
~ a matter Of constitutional law, the consti-
IulOn expressly provides lndl laws
the revenue must emanate from the House a.
though the courts have held that the concur
renee Of the lower chamber fulfilled the spirit Oh
The law"
AS to the assertion made by certain senators
that the House TO waive its prerogauVe
II this instance, il would simplify the ralilicd-
ton Of the treaty in Havana, because IL "ouio
have the effect of eliminating the Cuban House
as a factor in the equation, Mr.. Payne charac-
teTized that argument as puerile, and SAID:
The House cannot waive the responsibility
imposed upon il by the constitution. whatever
mie nj be gained thereby As to the possioliity
Of delay in the ratification Of the treaty, arising
from prolonged discussion in the Senate or its
committee, 1 am not prepared to speak, eut
feel sure that the House will act promptly ana
favorably when the matter is brought before
it,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
Pelee Going INTO Conx'ulsios7s a ,eai,,2
Theories
Which They Are

The possibility Of further violent outbreaks Of
Pelee and Souffriere this month has been sug
gested by several persons who have studied the
disturbances of the last few months there and
who have some reputation scientific experts.
one man, DR. Jaggar. of Harvard by no means
SO eminent authority as the geologist Shaler.
also Of Cambridge thinks that he has detected
a tendency eruptions at steadily increasing
intervals He therefore looks for fresh trouble
about to-day, December 20. Expectation has
also been excited independently by the supposi-
ton that the of eruptions is the same that
produces ocean tides-the attractions Of the
and moon operating in the same direction. To
this theory Professor Robert T. Hill. of the
United States Geological Survey. has given
some countenance although he does not regard
1t as esta bshed. The mere statement of doc
trne suggested that there might be a new out
break at the time of the December full moon,
which fell on the evening of December IA. Moth
ing did happen however so far as heard from,
and now the world will watch TO see whether
DR.. Jaggar's guess is any better.
The latter's theory, far he has any,
might perhaps be best explained by a combina-
ton of two factors-an unrelieved and gradu-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

in perigee' when closest to the earth Perigees
reCur at intervals of about 2114 days. while the
lunar month is 2915 days long Whenever a
pertgee comedies with either a new or full moon
higher tides result. because the moons pull is
more powerful then than at other times Now
there was a combination of new moon and per-
igee on May s. the day when st. Pierre was de-
stroyed full moon on November 10. occurring
about thirty-six hours before perigee was
itself attended with exceptional activity at
Strombo which began on November Is. But a
still closer coincidence in point of time arose this
month, perigee following the full of De-
cember Il by only eight nine hours and on
that occasion. apparently. nothing happened in
Martinique st. Vincent.
Unfortunately for the lunar theory some of
the most violent demonstrations are observed at
the wrong time. The outbreak of Santa Maria
in Guatemala, October %. came just half
way between full and new moon. The renewal
Of Pelee's activity on July 10 and II sim
ilarly misplaced. A concurrence Of perigee and
August to 3 seems to have
pas without any notable volcanic outbreak,
although mild earthquakes We're felt in Cali
forna during the closing days of July
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
ASKS FOR MONEY ONLY.
Frances CLAIMS 4re Exclusively
Financial.

Especial TO The New-York Tribune by French Cable>
Copyright: 1907: By The Tribune Association)
Paris, Dec. 19.-The step taken by the French
Government in presenting a note at Caracas
summarizing all the claims against Venezuela
and securing the favored nation clause for the
French citizens whose grievances are not pro-
vided for by the specific protocols of May %.
1899. Of February 10. 1902, or by the Franco
Venezuelan treaty of 1885. meets with general
satisfaction here. and is commended as formu-
lating clearly and concisely exactly which the
french claims are, measure which the best
informed personages here consider as affording
ness in which wrapped the claims and covert
arrangements of the Anglo German partner
ship.
The French claims thus become exclusively
financial and can be handled without raising any
political questions. and may be roughly sumna
rized as follows: First indemnity under protocol
of October, 1902 amounting to about 100000;
second, the claims and indemnites grouped un-
der the terms of the Fabriani debt, and for
which judgment was rendered but not yet paid.
owing to lack of funds and which amounts to
SS60,000. and third. claims under the protocol
of February 10. 1902. amounting to S11,200.000.
which may be whitfield down by arbitration to
some S10O0000O.
In diplomatic circles here the solution felt
to be the most practical is to establish for
Venezuela purely financial commission similar
to the commission of foreign creditors OF Greece
created a few years ago by international initia-
tive, and which worked successfully at
Athens without infringing upon politics. The
French idea is that foreign nations. including
the United States, having claims against Venez-
uela should be represented a Venezuelan
liquidation commission by four commissioners
each, and the presidency of this international
commission should be given to the senior
United States commissioner. c.. L B.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
THE OUTLOOK HOPEFUL.
Washington Be6eUes Al Difficulties
VII Be OUercome
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUSE.I

Washington. Dec. 19--Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy have informed the governments
of the United States that they will agree to
submit their differences with Venezuela to ar
bitration. but that they do not do so without
qualification. They insist preliminary un-
derstandings on some points the most impor-
tant OF which is to the security they
are TO have for the payment by Venezuela OF
any awards which may be made by the trihsnal
OF arbitration Although this question OF
curity presents grave difficulties, IL Is not be-
lieved by State Department officials that they
will prove to be of such character to pre-
vent an agreement being reached by which the
controversy will be submitted to arbitration.
1t may be that the question Of the security to
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
REBELS NEAR CARACAS2
Reported That 10000 Men Are Advancing
Under Four Generals.

Port of Span Dec. 19.-The British cruiser
Alert left here last night for Carupano. and the
British torpedo boat Rocket sailed from here
this afternoon for Ciudad Bolivar. The Brit
ish cruiser Fantome, which started for the
Orinoco River on December 9. had not reached
Barrancas on the 18th. The reason for the
delay is not known
1t is reported here that the Venezuelan revo-
lutfonary generals Penalosa. Rolando. -Riera
and SoIague with 10000 men. are marching on
Caracas and are that city. Cable mes
sages coming from Venezuela to this port are
subjected to Venezuelan censorship
Admiral Douglas. of the British fleet. has or
dered the blockade of La Guayra, Carenero.
Guanta Cumana, Carupano and the mouths of
the Orinoco River. This blockade is to go into
effect at midnight tomorrow. Days of grace
are allowed as follows: To vessels sailing prior
to the date of the decree of blockade from West
Indian ports and from the east coast of Ameri-
ca steamers ten days. sailing vessels twenty
days. from other ports. steamers twenty days.
sailing vessels forty days; vessels in the block
AIDED ports will be allowed fifteen days to OBJ
tain cearances. Violators of the blockade will
be liable under the law. 1t is intimated here
that the blockade will not last longer than thirty
dayS.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

ally accommodating pressure within and a sue
cession of stoppages or sealings of the crater
which were increasingly effective If such a
state of things existed there would be dis
nosition TO break out less frequently, but with
greater force than at first. But that the elon-
cation of the intervening periods would be regu-
lar enough to admit of prediction OF dates is
extremely doubtful. So eminent a student OF
volcanic action Professor Israel G. Russell
thinks that ii is too soon to write a fnal
renort on the activity of Pelee and Souffrere,
hu. II is not likely that he or any equally rep
utable EXPERT would be willing TO try 10 fore-
cast further developments Still, a good many
curious people will be impressed by DR.. Jag
gar,s guesses and will keep an eye on the west
Indies to-day and tomorrow.
The tidal theory is backed UP by a few such
condolences as these: The great explosion OF
Nav occurred at the time Of new Fuoon the
nren,onftory rumblings that initiated the whole
chapter of trouble at Martinique were hearc on
Anri 23 when there full moon. A sec
ond violent outbreak occurred on May IL When
tho moon was again full. The marked renewal
o+ activity in La Souffriere October 10 ante
dated another full by little more than
twenty-four hours
Here is another fact which may possibly nave
some Significance. The moons distance from
the earth varies a good deal. She Is SAID 10 De