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AREMARKABLESPEECH
French Minister Of Marine Tells
What France Intends 10 Do.
TO BUILD A CANAL
10 Connect the Mediterranean Sea and
the Bay Of BIscsy No as 10 De Pre-
pared for any Emergency that
Night Arise.

Bizerta. Tunis. Sept 16.-M. Peile
tan. French minister OF marine. made
q remarkable speech at the entertain
ment OF the municipality Monday
evening, which is expected 70 cause
the French foreign minister. NJ. Del
casse. trouble &c explain. After point
ing out the importance Of Blzerta as
a bulwark 10 France, ". Pelletan pro
ceedod:
I'VE do not say we want 20 make
the Mediterranean a French lake. We
have been cured OF the dreams Of
great men. who wished US TO dominate
the world. But part Of the Mediter-
ranean is French and will remain
French. This powerful rampant. so
well situated for defense and also for
attack. and with Corsica and Tulon.
we want an open door between the
two halves OF the Mediterranean In
spite Of Malta and Glbralter. Ger
tainly do not desire conflict OF the
people against England any more
than Italy. but as we do not know
what osiIcrs are doing. II Is part OF our
duty to prepare for the holy war for
French fatherland against the enc
niles. whoever they may be. am con-
vinced. thanks 10 the fellow-workers
whom | am surrounded. We can face
every eyentuallty. Security hardly
exists any more for the civilized
world. At the end Of the nineteenth
century after the defeat OF the
French barbarism old Germany. we
saw the offensive return Of the law Of
brute force. The whole world seemed
10 be dominated by the maxim might
before right" We must then devote
all our efforts to keeping intact that
focus OF justice and light-French
genius"
NJ. Pelletan concluded with remark
Ing that he would not say more at the
present 4e has not yet become ae-
customed to being minister. and fear
ed that he might be carried away into
expressing his opinion on matters
which exclusively concerned the fol-
elgn ministers.
France has at BlEerta 4 powerful
and naval stronghold. with
rulon on the north Mediterranean.
French military and naval men assert.
Frances naval power In the wes.
Is unassailable and all
that Is required TO consolidate the
position OF France, Is the construction
of the so-ealled canal. between two
seas. which Is to unite the Mediter-
ranean with the Bay OF Blscay. and
thus render her independent OF the
straits OF Glbralter.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Gas aud Powder Set Fire by a Hin
er's Lamp in a Nine.
MINERS EN- rOMBED.
Seventeen Men are Fastened In Mine
and There Is no Hope Of ReseuIng
Them Alive as the Coal
Il Burning.

North Fork. W. Va. Sept. 16.-A de-
structlve gas and powder explosion oc-
cured In the Big Four mine Of the
Algoma Coal and Coke company here
Monday morning about s o'clock. as a
result OF which Jas. Lester and John
Rookie. a Hungarian miner. and hf-
teen colored miners are known to be
Imprisoned In the mine. There Is hard
ly chance OF the men being recov-
cred alive rs they are beyond the point
where the explosion occurred. The
gas and smoke is so thick that all res
culng parties have been driven back.
II. F. Frankheld. mine boss, and Geo.
Gasple. a Hungarian miner. succeeded
in crawling over the fallen coal and
slate after the explosion. to the lights
OF the rescuing party and were taken
out alive though badly burned and
nearly suffoeated by the gas and smoke
inhaled.
The explosion is said to have been
caused by an accumulation OF gas
catching on fire from the lamp OF a
miner who was going TO work. and this
in turn fred six kegs OF blasting pow
der that had been stored In the mines.
The explosion knocked down all OF
the brattlses fog quarter Of mile
back toward the mine entrance. thus
cutting out all OF the air from the
men imprisoned behind the debris.
There had been a small gas explo-
sion In this mine on Sunday last and
Mine Superintendent A. J. Stuart had
personally cautioned the men who
worked in the mine 10 not attempt 20
work again until the air had been test
ed by safety lamp.
A rescuing party headed by Mine In
spector Cooper attempted a rescue but
were driven back by the want OF air.
u Is now learned that the coal Is
burning and there Is no hope OF ex-
tingulshing the flames until a new air
passage can be built 10 the point OF
the explosion.
Superintendent Stewart has a large
force OF men al work now and will
make a second attempt to reach the
imprisoned men.
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Gonpsr. conf.rrins

wllkesbarre. Pa. Sept. i6.-samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Federation OF Labor. has arrived In
town. He al once went to President
Mitchell's headquarters where he met
National Treasurer Wilson and dis
trict president OF the United Mine
Workers. Mr.. Gompers and the execu.
tive officers OF the miners union held
a lengthy conference. Before he went
20 the meeting Gompers was asked
what his mission here was. He re-
piled he came 20 confer with Mr.. Nit.
chell and other officers OF the union
regarding the strike. Il Is stated that
after the conference a statement will
be given out.
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THANKS TORRANCE.
"fP'e
eIaae W. Motive Co Assist Than.


Birmingham. Ala. Sept. ia spe-
cial from Montgomery to the Age
Herald says;
The following resolution was passed
by Confederate Veterans here:
I'VE. the members OF Camp Faulk-
ner. United Confederate Veterans. In
special meeting assembled. take this.
the earliest opportunity. OF expressing
10 General Torrance. commander OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic. our
heartfelt appreciation OF his recent and
generous ect Of kindness In appealing
to all the people OF this country for
help for the Confederate home al
Mountain Greek.
THE appeal Of General Torrance was
unexpected and unsolicited, and came
from a heart that Is big enough 10 take
In all men that are In distress He
came among us and was received AS
a friend and cCmrade by those % whom
the bitterness OF war Is but a memory.
His every utterance showed that for
those against whom he had stood In
battle ho had only friendship. and for
those who were unfortunate. whose
misfortunes have outlasted the war.
his heart oyerfows with tenderness
and sympathy. We send back 10 him
aud all those who cooperate with him
a greeting In the spirit OF comrade-
ship. Of gratitude and OF our common
citizenship"
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MI.. S.y Goo. 10 Berlin.

Austin, Sept. i6-Miss Elizabeth
Ney. the well known sculptress. left
Monday night for Berlin. Germany,
where she will execute the marble
busts OF General SAM Houston. the
marble statue OF Stephen +. Austin
and the marble monument Of General
Albert sydney Johnston. The last
named will be placed on the state
cemetery. the others at the state capt
tol here and also In Washington.
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ElecrIon Of omc.r,.

Chattanooga. Sept i6.-The Ladies'
Society Og the Brotherhood OF I.ocomO'
tive Firemen here went into the elec-
tion OF officers for the next two years.
Mrs. Georgia Sargent. present grand
president, was reelected by acclima'
tion amid great applause. For the OF
hcc OF vice grand president. Mrs. Maud
Moore OF Stratford, Ontario. was elect
al
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Tacoma. Wash. Sept. i6.-Reports
from the stricken districts OF Lewis
river continue 10 grow worse. The
charred bodies OF 80 persons have al
ready been. found and II is believed
there will be more 10 follow Many
settlers and an unknown number Of
campers from outside points are miss
iES. The harmed district was settled
by perhaps 500 persons.
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wni R.ua.ln Intact.

Nashville. Sept 16.-The last meet
Ing OF the Nashville baseball club was
held Saturday morning, for the season
Of 1902. and the subscriptions OF the
directors were returaed. leaving the
net earnings about $500 on the year
up 10 date. The club will remain IN
tact for the next year.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-17

Our Shipment of Batavia Maple
Syrup, Crop 1902, has just been
received, in Quart, Halfgallcn and
Gallon Cans.
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To uav. w.If priv.

Piggoit. Ark. Sept. i6.-Arrange
ments have been made for the bis
wolf drive next Monday In which all
the people will participate. Animals
have been exterminated. all hogs Of
the surrounding country have deci.
the poultry and even invaded the sub
urbs OF the town.
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Charged WIN His.my.

San Antonio. Tex. Sept. 16.-E. L.
Whitney. charged with blgamy. was
before Judge Brooks OF the Thirty
seventh court here on application for
a writ OF habeas corpus. The writ was
refused and bail was fixed az $4,000. in
default OF which the prisoner was re-
manded. Whitney Is charged with hav-
ing two wives In San Antonin- ons ~
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sis,eea At Vancouver

Vancouver. Wash. Sept. t6.--The
list OF fatalities in Clark and CowlItz
counties as a result OF the terrific
forest continues 20 increase rapidly.
Sixteen deaths are reported and pco-
pie living In the vicinity OF the burned
district say the list OF dead will aggre.
gate so.
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P.p.l p.I.s....,o ral,.a state.

Rome. Sept 1.-THE Vatican has def
initely decided TO send Most Rev. Dio-
mede Fslconce. OF Washington, as pa
pal delegat to the United States. Mgr.
Falconce is now apostolic delegate for
the Dominion OF Canada
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London. Sept. 16.--A telegram from
Calais. France. announced that nine
vessels Of the French Goldfish feet
foundered In the North Sea during
the recent gales. and nfty men were
drowned.
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wn0tn ne marT I-u IN rUrtr-n1, .,s~., "a.
1899. and the other In this city on
Sept. 2. He Is a telegraph operator
and worked for the Southern Pacific
here nearly two years.
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Henry & BrogdOn are Offering
bright new oats at 45c per bushel,
bran per cwt 81; cotton seed meal
per cwt Sl.20; corn, zoe per bushel
hay, etc, cheap. Phone 63. 2i2
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economic ana social causes. and explained
that the law of Mohammed enjoined
scrupu!ous respect for women's rights. so
far as these were defined at the time. and
allowed women a considerable degree o,
independence.
Women in Germany"
The last speaker of the evening was
Fraulein Antoine Stole whose subject
was Women in Germany"
Behind every great man is great
woman" said Fraulein Stole. Queen
Louise was the power behind the throne
great as woman. wife, and mother. En-
press Frederick was thoroughly appre-
ciated by the German people. She opened
the door to the German woman. When
the German people saw how good
mother she was they gave her their
hearts"
Fraulein Stole referred humorously to
various tales of German life which have
country
Sometimes" she said, Il wonder If 1t
is really true that was born in Germany.
never heard of these things before.
They say our women work in the fields.
But that is better than working in
school house."
At the close of the evening Miss Shaw
was introduced by Mrs. Gait as speaker
who could put climax to any pro-
gramme. Her climax on this occasion was
the statement that the presidents speech
was printed and ready for distribution.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
HEAR FOREIGN GUESTS

| Emmy Evald. the delegate from Sweden
who took for her subject Deborah.
Mrs. Evald is a clear-eyed. clear mind
! ed fair-h haired little woman. trim and
dainty in figure and dress, and the ap-
preciativc laughter which punctuated her
address proved that American audiences
quite understand Scandinavian humor.
Her address vas in part as follows:
"As a foreigner ] wish to object to
few things said Wednesday evening; not
because my pride is wounded, but it hurts
our woman suffrage cause to have such
statements made. Condemning the for
eigners by the wholesale, saying that all
that goes wrong in America is due to the
foreign element, putting all the fault and
blame at the thresholds of the foreigners.
What do you mean thereby-or whom do
you mean? Who are the foreigners?
Can they help if America has recklessly
bestowed the right OF citizenship on
tramps and vagabonds? Europe doesn't.
How many Of your Senators and Repre-
sentatives are foreigners? Count and see.
How many foreigners have made your
laws? Let me make little comparison.
TaXpaying women in Sweden have voted
in church matters since 1876. Every wom-
an is taxed in the Lutheran Church in
America, but has no voice, no vote, and
they blame other Americans because tho
clergy educated in America have imbibed
the male spirit of liberty of freedom anS
justice OF America. So you see this
movement of woman's right is greatly
needed.
Uncle Sans Debt to sweden.
Remember that in your civil war you
owe a great debt to The Swede John Erics
son. LApplause.l
THE Bible shows US clearly that there
was work for both Deborah and Bara. The
work of the one cannot be done by the
other. The eye cannot say to the hand,
have no need of you Nor the head to the
feet, L have no need of you A man, dis
cussing with woman suffragist, said, All,
remember We men are the head of human
;ty.' She retorted, Yes, and We women arc
the neck that turns the head So the So
called lords of creation ought not 10 say:
We have no need of women in politics.
Opponents to woman's cause argue and
say woman was created after Adam,
meaning therefore that she should be
secondary, submissive; they forget to see
4 second edition of man must be an i'm
proved edition. Adam is the lord of crea-
tion because he was created frst-that is
their argument from priority OF creation.
Do they therefore want to prove by their
argument that the bear and lion, dog and
cat, are greater than man. because they
were created before Adam? Laughter
I'VE know how to do house e-cleaning.
ard it is time for us to step into Uncle
Sans bachelor apartments and do some
house e-cleaning."
Mrs. Evaids address was followed by
a musical number, Ave Maria,'' Bach
Gounod, Elizabeth T. Pierce; violin
oblgato, Miss Heinrich.
The next address was that of Senorita
Huidobro on the women of Chile. SEN
orita Huidobro's overflowing good nature
communicated itself at once 10 the
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quered the last existing prejudice against
woman's professional education. Thanks
to her energy, and to the belief in its
necessity, she succeeded in 1872 in found
ing the higher pedagogiC al courses IN
St Petersburg. existing today.
Young Czarina Modern Woman.
"our young Czarina is in the best sense
OF the word a modern woman. Some OF
the professional women of Russia have
brought reproach upon the whole move
ment by becoming nihiiists.
These women were the first to call them
selves emancipatcd but the fact is they
had only emancipated themselvs from soap
and water. comb and brush. for they could
be recognized in the streets Of our cap
itals by their shortcut hair, eyeglasses
and shocking manners.
Il have said a great deal OF our pro-
fessional women. and If time would not
slip away quite so fast l would tell you
more OF those who have distinguished
themselves in the fields of science and lit
erature.
You have all heard Of Sofia Kovaleysky.
the woman who was far ahead OF her coun-
try, and consequently had to carry great
genius to Sweden. where, for number OF
years, she occupied the chair of pro-
fessor of higher mathematics at the Uni
of Stockholm Not many have read
her book. or have heard Of it. At the age
of twenty she was considered light In
science Her work was crowned by the
greatest reward from the Academy of Paris.
We have a great number Of women writ
ers. editors and journalists, Of no mean
ability. There is not a country in the
world which has SO many women members
in her scientific societies.
Women Share Suffrage Rights.
1.-THE president OF the Archaeological
Congress lately held IN Russia was
woman. the Princess Uvaroff. In Russia
women seem to be everywhere. The city
Of Yalta has last year elected a woman
citizen Of the town. This Is only
a title, but few men get it. Honorary citt-
zens are rare. it Is true. but citizens We
all are. we Russian women, for we share
the suffrage rights of our men,
Mrs. Gait then spoke of Kennon's series
Of articles on Russia. and suggested that
possibly there was another side to Rus
sian life than that presented by him. She
said that In no country in the world were
men and women on such terms OF equality
as in Russia.
"The woman who has Just spoken to you
Is voter" she said. land she brought to
ne last summer as souvenir OF Russia
l great pile of clippings from Russian
newspaper on the woman question. They
night have been taken from our most ad-
ranced press. The women of Russia
owned their own property 200 years before
he women of Anglo -Saxondom secured
hat right
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UNCLE SANS DEBT TO The SWEDES
Enormous Power of Woman
in Realm of the Sultan.
QUEEN LOUISE A POWER
Trihute Also Paid TO Empress Fred
erick. " no Opened the Door TO the
German Women-DeIeGntcs TO BE
Heard by Congress Today.

At 10 O'Clock this morning the woman
suffragsts will be given hearing before
Congress. In announcing the distribution
OF tickets Mrs. Gait serenely said:
1T will be no use for anybody 20 hang
around Miss Anthony or Miss Shaw and
ask for tickets. Miss Anthony is not to
be given her ticket until she gets into
the carriage to go. Every year she has
given her ticket away to some one who
asked her for it, and this year We do not
intend to have this happen
Programme for Today.
The programme for the day is as fol-
lows:
Morning, 10 to L. o'c1ock.--Congression
al hearing-Speakers before the judiciary
Committee of the House, Geo. W. Ray,
chairman. Subject Woman Suffrage in
Practice Australia, Miss Vida Gold
stein; England, Mrs. Florence Fenwick
Miller; Russia. Madame Sofia Levovna
Friedland; Canada, DR.. Augusta Stowe
Cullen. Representatives-Wy yoming, Colo
rado, Utah. Idaho. Speakers before the
Woman Suffrage Committee of Senate. A.
o. Bacon. chairman. Subject, Woman Suf-
frage in Theory Miss Gail Laughlin,
Rev. Autoinette Brown Blackwell, Har-
riet May Mills, Rev. Olympia Brown Rev.
Anna II. Shaw.
Afternoon. 2:3O o'clock-Prayer, Rev.
Donald C. Macleod; congregational sing
ing, led by Miss Eta Maddox; interna-
tional reports, Women in Russia, Madame
Sofia LeyOyna Friedland; Women in
Australia and New Zealand, Miss Vida
Goldstein; Women in Germany, Fraulein
Antoine Stole; Women in Norway, Mrs.
Gudrum Drewson; Women in Sweden, Mrs.
Emmy Evald brief reports from Italy,
France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Mrs.
L. L. Blenkenburg; Women in Japan, pre-
pared by Rev. Clay Macauley, read by
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford; Women in
China, prepared by Mrs. f. L. Whiting,
read by Miss Kate Gordon.
Last evenings session OF the woman
suffrage convention was devoted to for
eigu guests.
pening address was made by Mrs.
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OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.
Condition of Women in Porto Rico
and the PHILIPPINES.

Senor Federico Degetau. resident COM
missioner for Porto Rico. spoke on the
suffrage movement as follows:
L found more wonderful than the COM
mercial development. more remarkable
than the invention, the sense of justice.
the development and the intellect of the
American woman"
Speaking Of the Porto Rican woman. he
said that she controls her own property.
In educational matters there Is little
prejudice against co-education, but in
general the Porto Rican woman has only
the same difficulties as those of the Porto
Rican man. He spoke of Porto Rican
girl who at Havana University took the
degree of doctor of philosophy.
In this connection Mrs. Gait repeated a
statement made at a convention at Buff
falo. to the effect that when the Spanish
soldiers were deported from Porto Rico
their wives and children were left behind
In distress and poverty, without even Q
hospital to receive them in sickness
And this condition of things" she said.
was brought about by our own Govern
ment-shame upon it, Surely the women
of that country need the helping hand OF
the women of America
Conditions In the Philippines.
Mrs. Harriet Potter Amiss then gave
the report from the Philippines, based
upon reports from Governor Taft. Bishop
Potter, and others. She said that the
Filipino women were superior to the men,
and were nearly all self-supporting. in
dustrious, and saving.
In commenting upon the last speaker.
Mrs. Gait said that the Filipino population
had formerly been governed by matri-
archal system. which in Egypt had proved
beneficial.
I'VE must remember" she said. that
all OF our reports o; Egypt have filtered
through its conquerors. the Romans. Mat
riarchy was a system which has now, I'M
der fair conditions, proved an inferior one
The last speaker on the list was Rev.
Anna II. Shaw, who was enthusiastically
received She said in part:
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MOVEMENT In SOUTH AMERICA.
Progress Made by SuffrnEists Ia
Chile and Venezuela.

A report from Venezuela, by Mrs. Jose
Raphael Ricarto, of Caracas, was read by
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton.
Mrs. Upton said. in introducing the
paper, that she and Madame Ricarto met
in railway carriage in South America
and that the latter, on discovering that
Mrs. Upton did not know Spanish, ex
claimed in disappointed surprise:
why. l thought American women knew
everything"
Then" said Mrs. Upton. eve found
that we both knew a little German, Iad
anything funnler than her Spanish Ger
man / never heard. but | suppose my
English German sounded just as funny
to her.
Venezuela" added Mrs. Upton. sis the
me-. peaceful place ! was ever in. l
never heard a father or mother speak
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In THE REALM OF THE CzAR.
Nine. Friedland Discusses Suffrage
Movement In Russia.

Nine. Friedland Discusses Suffrage
Movement In Russia.
The afternoon session of the Woman
Suffrage Convention was opened with
prayer by the Rev. Alexander F. Kent, OF
the Peoples Church. followed by the
congregation singing the hymn 1.-The
Morning Light Is Breaking
Possibly nobody in the audience thought
Of it. but the original old words that
used to be sung to the tune of webb.
were not altogether inappropriate. They
were:
The morning light is breaking.
The darkness disappears,
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears
1t is quite likely that that will be the
result of this convention in some places.
where the women's civic clubs are plan
ming to get after the politicians.
The minutes of the last meeting were
then read. after which Rev. Anna Garlin
Spencer spoke on the work Of the Interna-
tion Council of Women.
Smc. FriedIand'. Address.
She was followed by Madame Friedland,
the Russian delegate, who spoke in part
as follows:
lowing to an absolute Government, and
also to the inferior intellectual standard
of a great number of our women, the
woman's question in Russia may be con-
sidered a new movement. 1t is true that
beginning from the forties here and there
a voice was raised in our literature, de-
manding professional education for our
women as future means for livelihood,
but not until thirty years later was it
claimed officially and energetlcally. In
1869 a scientific meeting was held at the
University of st. Petersburg. and before
Russia's most brilliant men stood woman
of thirty, the first in our annals who, in
earnest, convincing tones, claimed in the
name of her Russian sisters equal educa-
tional advantages with the men. Eugenie
Ivannovna Conradi was the first pioneer
in the woman's question.
"Nadestra Srassoff was the frst who,
by her own sterling goodness, had con-