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The Washington times., 1902-06-08
SOCIOLOGICAL,
Kew Strike Statistics.

From material furnished. by the six
teenth annual report of the United
States Commission of Labor. Carroll d.
Wright published in the June North
America Review" the latest authorita-
tive statistics of strikes, averaged for
a period of twenty years past The sa-
lient points of this article are that so
per cent Of all strikes in this country
succeeded. 13 per cent succeeded in part
and &c per cent failed; that there have
been 22.193 strikes in all with an aver
age duration of 23.S days each that
the total loss to all concerned amounted
to over s3S0.00 900, showing that the
strike is a wasteful and costly method
Of settling differences, and that mcst of
the strikes are for higher wages and
fewer hours.
Mr.. Wright declares that labor con-
hicts grow out of increasing inteili
gence.''
State Quarantine Suspended
The Kentucky Board of Health has
announced suspension of smallpox quar-
antine against Indiana, June S, on assur
ances from the Indiana board that Gov
ernor Durbin would cooperate by max
ing use of the emergency fund in stamp
ing out the disease.
To Cure Consumptive Poor.
At the national conference of Char-
ties and Corrections in Detroit Monday
DR.. S. A. KnoDf. of New York. in an
swering the question OF what to do with
the consumptive poor. made the unQual-
fed declaration that tuberculosis could
be cured without travelling to other eli
mates, fresh air. sunshine and good
food being the necessary treatment. also
he declared that in no case is it trans
mitted from generation to generation.
Junior Republic Anniversary.
The close of the third successful year
of the National Junior Republic at An
napolis Junction. Md. was celebrated
Nav 30 under the auspices of prominent
society women of Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Death Rate of Babies Decreased.
The death rate of babies abandoned
by parents in New York city has been
reduced to 10 per cent by the agency of
the joint committee of the State Chari
ties Association and the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor. A
new plan has been adopted FOR mother
ing the infants from the start and Sc
curing permanent homes for them with
people who want to adopt a baby. All
infants so far have found homes before.
reaching the age of two years.
College Settlement Fellowships.
The College Settlement Association
of New York has established two fellow
ships of s400 each for the next college
year. Residence in the settlement dur
ing the year is the only requirement.
College education is not essential Wo-
men applicants are preferred. Applica
tions addressed to Mrs. Herbert Par
sons. H. East Thirty-fifth Street.
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War College Opened.
CONGRESS-.
Philippine Bill 4S to 80.


,f,or consideration in the Sersts for
several weeks the Philippine civil gov
ernment bill was pasc-d last TUESDAY
June 3, on party lines, As ayes ana ~
noes. Hoar, Mason, and Wellington were
the only Senators on the Republican
side who voted mo" Only McLaurin.
on the Democratic side, voted aye
The chief points of the bill are: Au-
thorizes thc ccEt'n-ance OF the Ialt
government, future governor and wee
governor to be appointed by the Presl-
dent and confirmed by the Senate, the
.:ill OF rights" TO be applied excepting
iurv trial and bearing OF arms, supreme
court justices to be appointed by the
President and Senate, and its decisions
reviewed by the United States Supreme
Court; other courts to be filed by the
governor, inhabitants deemed citizens
OF the Philippines and entitled 10
American protection. census 10 be taken
when insurrcctioa is over as basis OF
representative government, which the
present commission may introduce as
fast as communities are fit; all lana IN
the custody OF the commission is Tor the
benefit of the people, lriars lands TO be
bought by bond issues, municipalities to
issue gold bonds for improvements to
per cent OF property valuation, Con-
gress to limit corporations, i'll the mint
at Manila a Philippine silver dollar OF
zl6 grains is to be coined in English,
native, and Chinese characters, division
of insular affairs OF War Department
created.
Filipino Leader Testifes.
Felipe Buencamino. former secretary
OF war in Aguinaldo's cabinet, who
reached Washington last week. has tes
tilted before the Senate committee, say
ing that his countrymen were not yet
ready for self-government, but strong
ly desired to have their political status
fixed. He said that under the TAFT
system they had greater liberty than
they would have had under Aguinaldo's
government, but he asked this pointed
question: Are we Americans or are
We FiIipinos?" He wished the native
assembly or congress 20 meet as an
American assembly"
CONGRESS Thanks Hay.
Under suspension of rules Monday the
House passed a joint resolution giving
thanks 10 Secretary Hay for his address
on tho occasion of the Mckinley memo
rial service last February. The vote was
l29 to 46 Mr.. Clark OF Missouri said
the minority opposed the resolution be-
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REcREATIVE.
New 1907 Yard Record.

New 1eo-Yard Record.
The most important event in the IN
tercollegiate contest at Berkeley Oval,
New York city. May 81. was the break
ing of the worlds record for the 100
yard dash by Arthur F. Duffy. the
Georgetown College sprinter. He ran
the distance IN 0:G9 3-5, the fastest time
ever made by an amateur, and equalina
the professional record.
]. R. Dewitt, of Princeton, again low
cred the record for throwing the six
teen-pound hammer, making a throw OF
164 feet 10 inches.
Another specially notable feat was the
pole vault of II feet inches by D. S.
Horton, of Princeton, thus making a
new record.
Harvard athletes came out ahead,
with "a points to Yale's 30 and Prince
tons %. but if the challanege of Schick.
one of Harvard's runners, should be
sustained Yale would have the highest
score.
New s-Miie Wheel Record.
Marcus L. Hurley, amateur cycling
champion. made a new record for five
miles in a race at Newark last Sunday.
covering the distance in 1909 1-5. Pre-
vious record was 1913 As, held by In
graham.
New Discus Record.
Fl. ]. Sheridan, of the Pastime Ath-
letic Club, New York, has exceeded the
record for throwing the discus by feet
~ inches. Former record was 120 feet
~ inches.
Americans Win in Polo.
An American team of polo players
won the American cup in international
game at birmingham. England, by two
goals to one.
Automobile Road Test.
Fitty-five automobiles of different
makes entered in the 0n-mile nonstop
endurance contest of the Automobile
Club of America from New York to
Southport. Conn, and return. Four of
them succeeded in making the run with
out exceeding fifteen miles an hour or
going below eight miles an hour. Each
machine carried q cnd duIeur ana an oD-
server to keep record The first ma
chine to finish was a nine-hor power
gasolene affair of French manufacture,
weighing 1850 pounds, entered by F. A.
La Roche.
No More Street Auto Races.
The board of governors Of the Auto
mobile Club of America unanimously
adopted resolutions deploring the fatal
accident during speed trials on Slater
Island and declaring that the club will
not hold such tests in the future.
Automobile Speed Record.
In the speed contest for automobiles
at Grant City, s. l.. May 81, a gasolene
Mors machine made a mile in 0:55 Is;
steam machine in 1:12, and a motor BIZ
cycle in 1:10 2-5.
Irish Colt Wins Derby.
The Irish bred colt. Ard Patrick, was
the winner of the Derby race Wednes-
day. He was ridden by ]. H. Martin. an
American jockey, at odds of 100 to IA.
The royal family witnessed the race.
The winner is owned by John Gubbins,
OF Ireland.
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MERCANT TILE.
Opposition to Morgan.

OpDOSlIion 10 morgan.
Conferences OF several prominent
Wall Street capitalists during the
past week have hao cor their object
relief from dependence upon the one
man power lately achieved by J. P.
Morgan. organizer of gigantic trusts.
European opposition to ship combine
and the failure to settle the coal strike
by arbitration are believed to be incl
dents setting this opposition in motion,
Pamphlets whose burden is too much
one-man influence" have been circulat-
ed in Eastern financial circles.
For 100000, 900 Mill Combine.
F. L. Underwood, of New York, after
a series OF conferences with cotton mill
men in the South, says that fifty or
sixty mills in Georgia and the Caro-
linas have agreed to enter SEQ, 600, 900
combine, to be known as the Southern
Cotton Yarn Company.
$4,000, ,ooo Oil Consolidation.
Consolidation of ten Texas oil COM
panies, with a capital stock OF $4,000,
900, has been effected. The incorpora-
tors are principally Iowa men. with W.
Z. Brice, of Iowa City, as head.
Jersey Has Directory.
The New Jersey bureau of statistics
has just issued THE Industrial Direc.
tory of New Jersey" The book con-
tains county maps and describes every
town and city of 100 or more inhabi-
tants. giving railroad connections, bank
ing, telegraph, postal. and other facili-
ties, besides population, lists of manu-
factures and the number of people en-
ployed.
]. J. Hill for Trust Supervision.
A plan of Federal supervision to curb
the power of trusts was proposed by J.
J. Hill, president of the Great Northern
RailT Dad, at a banquet of the Illinois
Manufacturing Association last Wednes-
day in Chicago. He said an interstate
corporation could be made to report to
a national commission as to their com
mercial status.
Bolivian Syndicate Move.
tdplIal mas Ueen SeCuIeu lIoiH btE-
man banking houses in Berlin, by the
Bolivian Syndicate of New York, which
has been authorized to govern and ex-
plot so, 600 square miles o! rubber for
est in Bolivia The object is to give in
ternational basis to the negotiations
with Brazil, as it is through that coun-
try that a commercial outlet is to be
found.
Austrian Iron Combine.
A combination of the iron ore indus
tries of Austria has been completed in
Vienna to begin operations as soon as
similar arrangement is effected by the
firms of Hungary.
Steel Brings $40 Ton.
An order for 900 tons of Bessemer
pig iron was placed with the Bessemer
Association of Pttsburg Wednesday at
500 ton. This is 50 80 in advance of the
last order placed by the steel trust.
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Against Philippine Missions.

An ex-chaplain of the army expressed
the opinion before Presbyterian Club
that until the army is withdrawn from
the Philippines, the Protestant churches
should send no missionaries there, be-
cause the Filipinos understand mission
airy effort as a government attempt at
religious conquest He regards the
Catholic Church as the great moral
agency theFe5e- e.~F-
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EXECUTIVE.
Regular Army Reduced.

By Presidential order the strength of
the regular army was reduced from 'l.-
2S7 to 66 .497 on May 81, this being made
possible by improved conditions in the
Philippines and the withdrawal Of troops
from Cuba This makes an annual saw
ing of SO, GOO, 900. The change consists
in uniformly reducing the number of
men in the various companies, infantry.
cavalry, and artillery. Thus the num-
ber of regiments and companies will not
be decreased
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Mormons Move on Mexico

Recent dispatches from Phoenix, Ariz.
report increase in volume of Mormon
emigration to Mexico. where $4,000 of
this sect have colonized in three years.
The Mexican government encourages
the move with liberal land concessions
and offer of citizenship. The Christian
Advocate" declares the movement is ac-
counted for because no opposition is
made to plural marriages.
Jewish Heresy Hunt.
The New York Rabbinical Association
has adopted resolutions declaring that
Dr. Emil Hirsch of the Chicago Temple
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RELIGIOUS.
Dr.. Hale on Lords Prayer.

Edward Everett Hale said the Lord S
Prayer was the only ritual the Savior
left. and "a complete statement of the
fundamentals of religion,
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The News of the Whole World Brought I Together
in Convenient and Logical Order for the Bene-
fit of Those Who Would Keep an Intelligent Eye
on the Daily Progress Of All Mankind and Are
Interested in the Study of Life and Human
ity-Data Arranged for Ready Reference. ~ ~
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College Settlement Fellowships.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
John H. Barrows.

President of Oberlin College. Oberlin,
Ohio, died from pneumonia June 3, aged
fifty-five years While pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church. Chicago, he
presided over the Worlds Congress of
Religions in connection with the Colum-
bian Exposition. He was an author and
lecturer on church themes.
James B. Lord.
Architect, designer of the New York
appellate court, the city's first public
building, died at his home in New York,
aged forty-t three years.
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Conservative Presbyterians.

United Presbvterians in General As
sembly at Pittsburg. voted to postpone
indefinitely the motion to liberalize
close communion singing of psalms,
etc These are one of the twelve bodies
into which American Presbyterianism
is divided.
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EDUCATIONAL.
PHILADELPHIA School Scandal.

Philadelphia School Scandal.
A second investigation into charges
that school teachers of Philadelphia
have had to pay for their positions has
teen begun by the board of education.
covering the entire city, whereas the
first investigation By sectional board
was confined to one ward. The
first investigation showed that mem
bers of the board had placed positions
on sale. soliciting money from appli-
cants. Decentralization of both teachers
and pupils has resulted. The accused
members OF the board were requested
to resign. but have refused.
Century Old School.
The Salem IN. c. Academy and Col
lege for Women. founded by a group of
Moravians in 1902, has just celebrated
its centennial anniversary. At the time
Il was founded only two other schools
for women existed in this country. both
in Pennsylvania.
Chair for Felix Adler.
The trustees OF Columbia University.
at their final meeting, organized the
Doan Lung department OF Chinese, and
appointed DR.. Felix Adler to the newly
established Drofessorship Of social and
political ethics. DIR. Adler is widely
known as head of the Society for Eth
icaI Culture.
Hanna Doctor of Laws.
Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pa, con-
fcrred the doctor of laws degree On
United States Senator Hanna at its
commencement Wednesday.
Mark Twain "Doctor."
The doctor of laws degree was confer
red on Samuel L. Clemens mark Twain
by the Missouri University Wednesday.
Contagious Eye Disease.
The New York Board of Health. find
ing that ophthalmia is epidemic in the
public schools, has proclaimed the dis
ease contagious to warn the public. In
recent examinations of 1000 pupils it
was found that eighteen out of every
hundred had bad case.
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LEGAL AND CRIMINAL.
Freak Auto Racer Kills.

Foremost In a long series of automo-
bile accidents within the past week or
two. which have brought forth a storm
of public Indignation in the press of the
country, was the disastrous outcome of a
speed test conducted by the Automobile
Club of America near Grant City, Staten
Island May 81, VIXEN a new electric
motor car owned ami operated by w. C..
Baker. of the Baker Motor Vehicle Co.,
of Cleveland, Ohio, ran wild into crowd
of spectators. causing the death of one
and serious injury of several other per-
sons, Mr.. Baker and c. A. Denser, his
chauffeur who rode in the machine. es-
capped injury. They were arrested on
charge of homicide. and released on bail
Coroners jury on the dead rendered ver-
dict of accidental.
This freak automobile was a novelty
in construction, both the mechanism and
the seat for the riders being enclosed in
n case shaped somewhat like an inverted
canoe, with sharp points front and rear,
and merely a peep hole ut the top for the
driver. The car was going at speed
of over a mile a minute when one of the
wheels collapsed. Mr.. Baker explained
the accident by saying the great speed
attained made his steering gear unman-
ageable.
Railroad Rate Sustained.
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TRANSPORTATION.
Harriman's Railroad Views.

L. H. Hartman, president of the
Union Pacific and controller of about
IS 900 miles of various railroads, on re-
turning TO New York from three months
inspection OF his properties last week,
gave to the press frank statement of
his opinion Of the State supervision of
railroads proposed in some quarters. He
said former antagonisms between the
public and the transportation companies
were gradually disappearing. He be-
lieved combination was necessary for
success in railroad business and that
there should be no governmental inter-
ference.
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War Department Leak.

The President has ordered an inves-
tigation into the matter of secret infor-
nation secured by Senator Culberson OF
Texas regarding official papers in the
War Department. In the Senate Tues
day MIR. Culberson read from papers in
the case of Lieutenant Arnold, Fourth
Cavalry, charged with cruelty to Filipi-
nos. Questioned pointedly by Senator
Bsyeridge as TO the source of his infor-
nation. Mr.. Culberson said it was from
a person not connected with the War
Department, but refused to give the
name
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New s-Miie Wheel Record.

Marcus L. Hurley, amateur cycling
champion, made a new record for five
miles in race at Newark last Sunday.
covering the distance in 11:09 1-5. Pre-
vious record was 1913 As, held by In
graham.
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Wage Increase on New York Central.

An increase in pay, aggregating s125,
900 yearly, has been allowed by the New
York Central Railroad to 1000 men in
the signal and telegraph branches of its
service.
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Twenty Hour Chicago Trains.

Both the Pennsylvania and New York
Central railroads have announced for
mally the beginning CT daily twenty
hour train service between New York
and Chicago, beginning June 10. For
mer's train will be called ''Pennsylva =
MIA and latter's Twentieth Century"
train. Pennsylvania run of 9l2 miles
is to average 10 miles an hour but in
some sections will be 81 miles an hour
The Central has $50 miles to cover and
its train will be the fastest long dis
tance regular train service in the world.
Suez Canals Big Profits.
Directors report OF Suez Canal for
1901 shows for first time over 100, 600 900
francs received.
For Lower Railroad Rates.
The Illinois railroad and warehouse
commission held a meeting in Spring
field Tuesday to hear both sides on the
proposition of a general reduction of
freight rates.
Cunard Line TO Compete.
THE London Shipping Gazette" says
that the Cunard Line, having decided
not to enter the Morgan combine, is to
be the nucleus Of an enlarged Atlantic
service all British owned.
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Bolivian Syndicate Move.
Austrian Iron Combine.

A combination of the iron ore indus
tries of Austria has been completed in
Vienna, to begin operations as soon as
a similar arrangement is effected by the
firms of Hungary.
The Washington times., 1902-06-08
Effect of Borax on Healt

Germany's health Office has published
a pamphlet on experiments with borax.
Tests made on four men over a period
OF four years go to show that borax in
the human system retards assimilation
OF albumen and fats and interferes with
the renewal of tissues.
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Railroad Rate Sustained

The United States Supreme Court has
decided against the right OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission to reduce
terminal rate made by railroads in Chi
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New Discus Record.

H. ]. Sheridan. of the Pastime Ath
letic Club, New York, has exceeded tn
record for throwing the discus by fee
~ inches. Former record was 120 fee
~ inches.
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State Quarantine Suspended.

The Kentucky Board of Health has
announced suspension of smallpox quar-
antne against Indiana, June S, on assur-
ances from the Indiana board that Gov
ernor Durbin would cooperate by max
ing use of the emergency fund in stamp
ing out the disease.
The Washington times., 1902-06-08
Foreign Express Improvement.

The Treasury Department has adopted
a new method of handling foreign eZ-
press matter at the New York custom
house BY having domestic express
companies make lump deposits, pack
ages are to be. examined and forwarded
the same day received.
War College Opened.
The War College at Newport was for
mallv opened for This season Wednes-
day, Captain Chadwick, the president OF
the college. delivering the address. He
said wars hereafter would be CONNER
cial conflicts and that the true object
of standing armies and navies was to
be able to command Ieace.
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Americans Win in Polo.

An American team of polo players
won the American cup in international
game at Hurlingham. England, by two
goals to one.
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Chile and Argentina.

and Argentina, signed a treaty, May %,
agreeing not to increase their naval ar
manents during the next five years. and
to submit to arbitration the question OF
territorial boundaries, which mas SO long
estraaged them.
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Skin Grating Record.

In hopes of saving the life of fifteen
year-old boy thirds of whose skin
was burned in an explosion of a zinc
galvanizing tank in Chicago, 200 shop
mates have agreed to contribute patches
of skin to be grated. II successful it
will be the greatest skin-grafting opera
tion on record.
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The Return OF Tien-Tsin

Representatives of the six powers in
Pekin have agreed on the conditions for
the return of the native city of Tien-
tsin to its Chinese rulers, this chief
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Kew Spanish Minister.

Senior ojeda has been appointed t.
succeed the Duke de ARGOS as Spanish
minister to the United States.
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Steel Brings $40 a Ton.

An order for 100000 tons of Bessemer
pig iron was placed with the Bessemer
Association of Pittsburg Wednesday at
500 ton. This is $3.50 in advance of the
last order placed by the steel trust.
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Trolley Strike at Providence.
Pulpmakers' Wages Increased.

Troubles in the Eastern papermaking
trade have been settled by the Inter
national Paper Company agreeing TO
an increase of 10 per cent in the wages
of pulpmak ers.
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Blast Furnace Strike.

Blast furnace operators in two dis
tricts near Pittsburg went on strike on
Sunday. In other districts conferences
with operators have been in progress.
The men demand an cight-hour day at
wages row paid for twelve hours. The
owners say 1t would increase the labor
cost at least 80 per cent.
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Horses Kill Tiger.

A two-year-o!d tiger was killed In a
Eght with horses on circus train last
week Six of the horses were badly Bit
ten, but succeeded at last in kicking the
tiger to DEATH
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Isthmian Canal Bill Up.
Naval Bill in Senate.

An iI1porta It provision of the naval
II, as passed by the House, fC- buildin ?
OF certain wars1ips in Government yards,
Il; s Heen stricken out by Il Senate
committee
Williams news., 1902-01-25

The responsibility of parties who grubstake a prospector for the ex- Penses incurred by the latter, de- pend on the nature of the agree ment between them. If a pros pector finds and locates claims, the parties to the agreement become co-owners, but not partners, except by special agreement, in that claim, in respective shares as declared by the grubstake agreement. Co-own- CTS are responsible for the expense of work on a claim which they authorize One who as superin- tendent or agent of the co-owners, employees labor on the claim, obli- gate the co-owners to pay for that labor. A grubstake agreement makes an agent with special pow CTS limited to the specific terms of the agreement, verbal or written.
 Unless specifically authorized by