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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
INSUlAR AFFAIRS.
Cholera Cuts Labor supply Kinder.
pest ArnihiIates Water Buffsloes.
Commerce OF Philippines.

The bureau OF insular affairs OF the
war department at Washington has
issued tho following comparative
summary of the commerce Of the
Philippine islands for the seven
months ending July 81, 1902 and
1891: The total veluc Of merchan.
disc, exclusive CT gold and silver, I'm.
ported during the seven months end.
ed July 81, 1902. was s19.3i0,4S7, rs
against sl7132,205 for The same
period Of 1901. The principal in
crease in 1902 was in feed stufis. the
purchase Of rice alone exceeding the
figures for 1901 by nearly si500.000.
Gold and silver was imported during
the seven months Of 1902 TO the value
of S3026,7i7. same period CT 1901.
81 23O.29i The viluc of imports
coming from the United States in
1902 was $2.i33.8S9, against approNl-
matsly SJ00.000 En- oompared with
1901. Agricnltma al industries through
out the archipelago have been ma.
terially affected owing to the unfortu-
nate destruction of the work cattle by
an epidemic Of rinderpest. a dsense
that has practically annihllated the
carabao or water buffalo, and the out
break of cholera. which has curtailed
the already limited supply of labor.
These uniavorable conditions In ad
dition to the effect of frequent
changes taking place In the present
currency standard. an early and sat
isfactory solution of which situation
tho bureau says Is absolutely essential
to the business interests of the islands
produced n falling off in the exports
for the seven mcnjhs ended July 81,
1902, of nearly $1,000 900. as COM
pared with the corresponding period
Of the previous year. tho figures for
1902 showing S13,SS3,26], against
S14.Sl5,761 in 1901. Gold and silver
was exported to the value of $2,0i9..
III in 1902, against S6S5.1s1 in 1901.
The annual export trade of the Is.
lands since American occupation as
compared with the output prior to
that timc, has improved so rapidly
that the present monthly avera "a
notwithstanding the adverse condt
iions that have prevailed during tho
seven months OF the current year. IL
in excess of the computed ratio based
on the showing OF former years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
GEN. LEE RELATES SECRET HISTORY |
SPANISH BLEW UP MAINE.
Tells How He Nearly Killed General
Funston While He Was Consul
General In Cuba.

General Fitzhugh Lee, former Con.
sui General at Havana, cuba. adj
dressed the members of the Patra
club at Now York on "The United
states and Cuba He said In part:
Cuba IS well worthy OF the attention
OF the American people. 1t is tho
richest spot on Gods green earth. No
country can ever rival Cuba in its
products. II has been waiting for
half century for American energy
and enterprise. If we had not sac
riilccd wisdom for sentiment we
would own Cuba to-day. When we
did have Cuba we should have held
on to IL, but some of the people
wanted to show the world that they
were acting for humanity's sake and
not for the possession OF territory.
Prior to the war with Spain, when
| was consul general in Cuba, there
wore repeated attempts to assassi-
nate me. Wherever ! went I had to
sit with my back to the wall and my
hand on my six-shooter. | received
20 and 30 letters day In which
was threatened with all manner of
deaths. Some threatened to waylay
and strangle me; others to atring me
up to the nearest post, and still
others to tie me 10 a horses tail and
drag me around the streets of Ha-
vana. Five Spanish women called at
my Office one afternoon and handed
me a letter from some Spanish Of
fcers in which they threatened to
come to my office. tie me hand and
feet. put me aboard the Maine and
drive me out of the harbor. When
some of these reports were current a
man came into my office one day
with the purpose, as | thought, OF
killing me. He moved toward me
inch by inch. and, just as he came
within reach | had him covered with
my gun. | asked him what he want
cd and. to my surprise. he said in
English: 81 have just come from
General Gomez's camp. suffering
from wound in the thigh. want
to go back to the United States"
asked him where he came from, and
he said, in the drawliest kind of q
way. from Kansas" That man was
General Frederick Funston. So you
see | had much to do with the later
capture Of Aguinaldo. General Lee
then related the incident that fol
lowed the blowing up of the battle
ship Maine and told of General Blan'
co.'s actions after the catastrophe
General Blanco and his officers hal
no more to do with the blowing up OF
the Maine than had the people ol
New York city II Is my belief that
some of the young officers left in the
arsenal by General Weyler blew ur
the Maine. In conclusion, General
Lee advocated an increase Of the
navy owing to the growing interest
Of the United States and because "in
view of recent events we may be IN
deep water before we know It,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
PRESIDENT OF MINE ON THE STAND
LITTLE INFORMATION GIVEN.
J. L. Crawford Refused to Answer
What Were Considered Most
Important Questions.

The representatives of the miners
during the course of proceedings be-
fore the strike commission at Scran
ton. Pa, called one of the independ
ent operators. J. l.. Crawford. presi-
dent of the Peoples Coal Company, to
the witness stand. hut he refused to
answer what We're considered the
most important questions. When
Mr. Crawford was asked when did
you ship coal last?" he replied: Yes
terday" What are you getting
for it?' Il don't know exactly"
Can Ycu come near it?" If can If
] want to-" Don't you want to?"
mo, sir" you are a party to this
commission and went to New York
20 see the coal presidents?" yes,
sir" Then you refuse to give this
commission that information?" 81
don't think | am compelled to, sir"
(which road do You sell to?" Della.
ware, Lackawanna & Western
what do you get for it?" About 65
per cent Of what the Delaware, Lack
awanna e. Western gets for It," AT
this point attorne!3 for the operators
objected to the inquiry. proceeding
further along ti.s lines of what a
company's profits were. Mr.. Darrow
said he called the witness to show
that the coal companies were able to
~ay the advance in wages asked for.
Wayne MacVeagh, in his cross-ex-
ar ination of Mr.. Mitchell, he said.
minated that the increase, if grant
ed. would ultimately be placed on the
"bowed backs of the poor" and he
wanted to show that the companies
are well able to give the increase
asked for without putting 1t on the
poor. Mr.. Darrow then continued
the examination. How many tons
do you produce a day?" Nine hun.
dred to 1000 tons" And you don't
know how much you get for it?" II
can give an estimate" well. what
is it?" About $3.50 a tom On fur.
ther examination Mr.. Crawford said
that during the latter part of the
strike his colliery was in operation
and he got $50 ton for his coal
Chairman Gray here stopped the en-
animation, saying that the excep-
tionally high prices during the strike
were not pertinent to the inquiry.
Two witnesses, employed by the Del.
aware, Lackawanna & Western Com
Ddhy, icStiHth tltt Dtloit 'ht obiNN
OF 1900 the men when they worked
received "a cents a car, and that the
strike was ended by the company
agreeing to give the men an in
crease in wages of 10 per cent. ~
per cent in cash and the other ~
per cent to he considered in the re.
duction in the price of powder. In
stead of receiving the increase, they
now get three cents a car less, or 81
cents. In cross-eNamination the com.
pany produced figures which showed
that one of the witnesses earned an
average of S4.23 day for II days
worked in November. The witness
claimed he went into the mine 25
days during the month. One of the
witnesses handed in a statement
which was given him some time ago
by mine superintendent showing
that there were seven sizes of mine
cars at the mine colliery where he
worked. The witness said the same
wages are paid for filling all OF
them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
CABlE FLASHES.

Dispatches from Naples says Vesu.
vius Il assuming a threatening ap.
pcarancc. A number Of smaller open.
inga have appeared around the great
crater
The Victoria hotel in Quebec. Can.
ada, was completely DESTROYED by
fire. The guests and employees es-
capped uniniured. Loss, s110,0O0; in
surance, $4,000.
Tho British cruiser Charybdis and
tho German cruiser Vineta lombard.
od the fortress at Puerto Cabello.
Venezuela, Saturday and quickly
silenced il. The bombardment lasted
10 minutes, and was in retaliation
for a mob tearing down q British
flag.
A dispatch from Willemstad. Cura.
Gao. dated December II. says ,hat ths
foreign residents of Puerto Cabeilo,
Venezuela. are taking refuge on
board the German cruiser Vineta and
the british cruiser Ariadnc. and that
these vessels are threatening TO bonn.
bard the port.
The report of the committee of the
House Of Commons of England on
steamship subsidies is against the
principle of granting subsidies. II
finds that British ship owners have
not suffered much from the fostering
effects of subsidies paid by foreign
governments.
at & mass meeting of Porto Ricans,
held in lilo, Honolulu. n resolution
was adopted providing for n commit
tee to ask Congress TO send the Porto
Ricans who are in Hawaii, back to
their own country. They. are mostly
destitute, and many Of them are very
anxious to return to Porto Rico
Tho great Nile reservoir and dam
A. Assouan, Egypt. were opened De,
cember 10 in the presence of the
khcdiyc. the duke and duchess OF
Connaught Lord Cromer. the British
agent aud consul general in Egypt.
ANA Lady Cromer; the ministers and
many other DISTINGUISHED persons.
The Sultan of Morocco's forces
have been defeated with serious loss
on the road 60 Rabat. After defeat
ing tho Zemmour tribe recently the
Sultan's army encountered another
roLel force and a sanguinary fight fol-
lowed, with the result that the army
was compelled to retire toward Fee.
General Alexis Nord who was war
minister under the Provisional gov
ernment, entered The capital of Haiti
at the head of his army. He was &C.
corded q sympathetic reception by
the people. II is generally believed
that in case he announces himself
candidate for the presidency his
election to that Office is assured
Chancellor Won Buelow, in his argu-
ment on the third reading OF the
tariff bill In the German reichstag,
said the allied governments would
accept the bill and also the abolition
OF the municipal octrois since the
date fixed for taking effect in 1910.
The increase on meats runs from
$3.50 a hundred on bacon to s1.I5 on
meat delicacies.
Minister Bowen has suddenly be.
come famous in Germany.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
STORE ORDER ACT INVALID.
Courts Decide Unconstitutional Law
Advocated by Mine Workers.

SNuNo|uhSd ny W'i'S
The Dauphin county Pa) court de-
cided in an opinion written by Judge
Simonton, that the store order law
was unconstitutional. In a number of
cases tried and decided the court
found the companies against whom
the taxes had been charged did not
issue any store orders of the kind
upon which the act imposed a tax OF
rs per cent on their face value. The
case of the Lehigh Coal and NaviSa'
tion Company. the court squareiy
holds the act to be unconstitutional,
Judge Simonton says "The taxation
imposed on defendent by said act and
charged against II in said settlement
was intended to do. and If the act
were sustained, would ini'ict peD.
atty on defendant for doing, that
which 1t has legal and constlto'
tional right to do, and the act is'
therefore, invalid and unconstitc-
tional." This act was one of the
measures advocated by the Unitel
Mine Workers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Representative Dalzell introduced
Pittsburg & Lake Erie ship canal bill!
in Congress.
resolutions declaring against the re-
peal of the anti-canteen law and
pledging its efforts to continue the
law.
The American Institute of Archi.
tects e',cted as honorary members
Andrew Carnegie, Samuel A. d. All.
bott, Of Boston, and Emil Nauchamor,
Of Paris.
The bar CT the United States sl.
preme court met and took appropri-
ate action in honor OF the memory OF
the late Justice Horace Gray. of that
court. Senator Hoar, of Massachu.
sets. presided and delivered a eulo.
CYSTIC address.
George Sawter, United States con.
sui at Antigua, British West Indies
has been appointed to succeed the
late Thomas Mast as consul general
= at Guayaquil, Ecuador.
General Crozier chief of ordnance
has awarded a contract for the manu-.
fact"re of 20 15-pound rapid fire guns
and mounts to the bethlehem steel
works at $3.50 for guns and mount
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson
has asked Congress for an emergency
appropriation OF $1,000,000 to be used
in stamping out the foot and mouth
disease among cattle in New Eng,
land.
Representative Tayler, of Ohio
has introduced bill authorizing TIE
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
site fer public building at East
Liverpool at cost not to exceed
$4,000
Admiral Dewey, in cablegram re
ceived ut the Navy Department. dated
San Juan, December II, announces
the opening of the fleet maneuvers
by the combined squadrons under his
command.
The delegates TO the National In
dian Association were received at tho
r White House by Mrs. Roosevelt. VIII,
expressed to them her interest in Tho
organization. of which she is honor
airy vice president.
Mr.. Scott and other representa-
tiyes of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road appeared before Secretary Roo
Vt the war department and asked hi,
favorable consideration of The bill
introduced in Congress for the estab
lishment Of q military camp at Som
erset, Pa.
Senator Quay introduced a. bill il
tho Senate appropriating $2,625, 900 1,
enable the secretary of war to estab
lish permanent camp ground 10
the instruction and maneuvering Q
troops Of the regular army and ,Na
tionsl Guard in the vicinity OF Son,
ersot. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Retail Business Flourisfing Sales
Largely Exceed Those OF Core.
spending Week Last Year.

r. G.. Dun C Co.'S Weekly Review
Of Trade says: Lower temperature
and holiday demands have combined
to accelerate retail trade, sales large
ly exceeding The corresponding week
in preceding years. Much postponed
business is being made up and ship
ping departments are crowded with
work, but wholesale trade has ruled
quiet. Railroad earnings for Novem
Der exceeded last years by Z per
cent and those OF 1900 by 20.5 per
cent At first glance the sudden rise
in furnace stocks of pig iron to 9i.-
295 tons compared with 1858 on No
vember /, might suggest that con-
sumption was below production, but
obviously any accumulation that oc-
ours is due to lack of transporting
facilities. since needs are urgent, az
| evidenced by the imports Of eastern
steel works. The pressure is still
greatest for railway supplies, with
structural material next as to urg-
ency Of demand Small supplement
tary orders for spring shoes are re-
ceiy ed by New England shops, but
the season is practically over. Aside
from activity in Union sole. the leath-
er market has been quiet. Further
recessions have occurred in domestic
hides. On the other hand, foreign
dry hides are firmly held. despite in
creased receipts. Conditions are
practically unchanged as to cotton
goods, a fair volume of orders pre-
venting accumulation at the mills.
Quotations are steady and export
sales of heavy brown cottons con-
tinue small. Woolen goods for next
| fall have been opened at an average
advance of from to 10 per cent.
Failures this week in the United
States are 26a. against 204 last week.
2l3 the preceding week and 273 the
corresponding week last year; in
Canada, 80, against Is last week, l6
the preceding week and II last year.
Sradstreet's says: Retail distribu-
tiun. further stimulated by colder
weather and the advance of the holt
day season, has expanded largely,
until 1t easily occupies first position
in the trade situation. Wheat, includ.
ing flour, exports for the week end
ing DecemDer II, aggregate o,iOl,U4t
bushels, against 5,704.4i0 bushels last
week: 3.S79.S09 in this week last
year, and 47S5,577 in 1900. Wheat
exports since July l aggregate 100.
507 .495 bushels, against 1S6,303.3Sl
bushels last season, and S6,00S,003
bushels in 1900 Corn exports ag.
gregate 1.301.2S6 bushels. against
1,l5l.563 bushels last week; 2S7,30,
bushels last year and 4,S53.45S bush.
els in 1900. For the fiscal year ex-
ports are 5,160,1S6 bushels, against
19,79495S bushels last season and
s4,906,396 bushels in 1900. Cold
weather and snow have helped dis.
tribution at retail in the Northwest
and the outlook Is for an unprece-
dented holiday distribution on the
Pacific coast.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
NUMBER 10 5se.572.
Spurious Twenty Dollar Bill t'as
Been Put in Circulation.

]. e. Wilk,e, chief Of the secret SER
vice bureau at Washington. d. g., has
notified secret service men through
out the country to be on the lookout
ior a new counterfeit $50 gold certi!'
sato, which is being circulated. The
bill has on it check letter &C. tho
signatures Of j. W. Lyon as register:
Ellis II. Roberts rs treasurer, and
contains poor picture of eX-Presi'
dent James A. Garfield. The number
If the bill is 5SS,572, and the worF-
manship on it is very poor The Ger
tificates are printed on two pieces of
naper, having heavy red and blue silk
thread running through them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
BEAUTIFUL LIFE FINISHED.
Mrs. U. s. Grant Died at Washington %
Of Heart Trouble.

Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant. widow of
President Grant, died at her resi-
dence in Washington, ID. c.. at 11:17
o'clock Sunday night. Death was due
to heart failure, Mrs. Grant having
suffered for some years from valvu.
lar disease of the heart. which was
aggravated by a severe attack OF
bronchitis. Her age prevented her
rallying from the attacks. Her
daughter, Nellie Grant Sartoris, was
The only one other children with her
at che time of her death. her three
sons had been summoned, not hav.
ing reached the city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
Midshipmen Poisoned.

The number of sick midshipmen at
Annapolis has reached ll5, nearly a
quarter of the whole naval academy,
They are suffering from ptomaino
poison contained In something which
they ate. Several are III enough ia
stop work, and the naval hospital Is
full, the others beng in quarters. II
Is not known what caused the trou-
Bile. opinion being divided between
sausage and salad dressing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
NEW 100000 COKE COMPANY.
Organized at Syracuse, N. ", to Com.
pete With Frick Company.

F. R. Hazard. president of the Sol
way Process Company. has organized
company at Syracuse, N. Y, with n
capital stock of $4,000 200. for manu-
featuring coke and other by-products
Company is now manufacturing coke
for itself on a large scale. and las
coke ovens in Syracuse and Detroit,
while the Senet-Solvay works at
Selma, Ala, are for the exclusive
manufacture of coke. The new COM
papy expects to compete with the H.
G. Frick Coke Company. It is the
intention OF the company to estab
lish ovens at the bases Of the supply
of gas coal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
Strike Arbitration.

After brief discussion in the Senate
Thursday on the bill to admit New
Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma as
States 1t was passed over until Mon
day. The bill fixing the compensa-
tion of the coal strike commission
was passed with an amendment.
making the pay OF the members not
already in the government service at
$4,000; providing that the compensa-
tion of the employees and recorder of
the commission, who are not officers
or clerks OF the government, shall be
such as may be fixed by the commits
sion, and allowing the commission
ers and assistant recorders SO per
day for expenses, and all other em-
ployes of the commission S6 per day.
AS passed. the bill takes the ques-
ton of payment out of the bands OF
the President. The bill was further
amended by changing the title of the
commission to THE Anthracite Coal
Strike Arbitration" The Senate then
adjourned until Monday.
Contested Elections.
In the House Thursday Mr.. Olm-
sted. Pennsylvania, called up the
resolution from elections committee
No. 2, limiting TO 40 days the time
for taking testimony in the contested
election case of Wagner against
Butler. from the Twelfth Missouri
district. Butler, who is a son Of Ed
ward Butler, the ST. Louis million
aire. recently convicted of bribery
was expelled at the last session and
was reelected in November by a ma
iority of over 5000. Mr.. Wagner
contests on the ground of fraud at
the polls. The resolution was adopt
ed by vote of 155 to lis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
CHANGE INAUGURAL DATE.
AnriI 30 Fixed In Resolution Intro.
duced in Congress.

A joint resolution was introduced
in the House by Representative Dc
Almond. proposing an amendment to
the constitution OF the United States,
providing that the term of the Presi-
dent shall continue until April 30,
1905, at noon, and thereafter April 80,
at noon, shall be substituted instead of
March as the beginning and ending
OF terms of President. vice president.
and that The Fifty-ninth Congress
shall end and the Sixtieth begin on
January s, 1907, at noon, and there
after each Congress shall begin and
end on January s Mt noon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
Zero Weather.

New York and New England Tues.
day experienced the coolest weather
of many years. In New York city IL
was the coolest December 8 in 26
years, the thermometer registering
eight above zero. In the, Adirondack
region and along the Champlain Val.
lev the thermometer registered be-
tween II and 26 below.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
SCHOOL CADETS DISMISSED.
Military Institute Boys Sent Home
and 40 Others Under Arrest.

For indulging in disorder 13 Gu
diets, members OF the third class at
the Lexington tVa1 MilitaSy Instl'
tuto, were dismissed from the school
and ordered to return to their homes.
The remaining 40 members of the
class are under arrest pending action
of the superintendent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
Contested Elections.
Three Appropriatlon Bills.

The House Friday passed 17S pri-
vate pension bills The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
hill. carrying $26,990 ,453 was report.
ed from committee. Bills approprl.
ating $70O0,000 for a department Of
justice building and $1,500,001 for a
building for the Department of Agri.
culture were favorably reported.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
oliver Mine Still Burns.

The underground workings of the
section 16 mine of the Oliver Mining
Company, at Ishpeming. Mich, which
took fire December 8, Is still burning.
though the fire is not so fierce. All
the shafts and openings have been
scaled with timber and clay, but
gases continue to ooze out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17

There was seven inches of snow
In Nebraska December IA. and four
inches In Kansas. Six inches fell
over the Rocky Mountain region from
Northern Wyoming to Southern New
Mexico.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
A $500. .ooo Fire at Atlanta.

Fire at Atlanta. Ca. burned out the
stores of the Shook & Austin Furni-
ture Company. the Jacobs Drug Com
pany. p. M. Roses liquor store, the
williams hotel and the Norcross
building. The loss was s500.000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
-Four Killed by Dynamite.

-Four men were killed and 10 in.
jured, three probably fatally. by the
explosion of a box OF dynamite in No.
5 mine, of the Lehigh and Wilkes.
barre Coal Company. at South Wilkes.
barre.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
Pure Water for Public Use.

The American Public Health Asso-
citation at New York adopted n reso-
luton asking for legislation that
would require railroad and steamship
companies and hotels to furnish pure
drinking water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-12-17
Tenders His Resignation.

philip w. Moen. second vice presi'
dent of the American Steel and Wire
Company. has resigned and will re-
tire from business.