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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
BIG CLAIMS BEING MADE
BY EoJH- SIDES IN NEW YORK, BUT
MANAGERS ARE Mum.
Result Is Very Much ia Doubt and
odelI Men Are Afraid to Make
a Wager
lsneclal 10 No post.l

New York, October 81 Extrayagaut
election predictions are the order or the
day Mt all political headquarters.
"Udel by $1,000 was the cry at the
Fifth Avenue hotel today.
Cooler by 10000" some enthusiastic dem
ocrats at the HonmaDn house shouted.
Tho managers themselves did not give
out any figures for publication, but they
whispered TO the reporters On confidence
always in conhdence): Look out FOR q
landslide our ticket Will so through by a
majority which Will surprise people. we
are letting the other Fellows do the talk
ing and bluning, but just wait TIL we get
in all our reports. Then there VIII be
something in the way of news for the
papers
Veteran politicians say that the outlook
is more doubtful than In 1898, when Roose-
welt carried the state by 1880 plurality.
The exact situation today is this: MOST OF
the politicians believe that Odell VIII be
elected, but few OF them are willing TO
bet So on his plurality. Ihey talk diner.
emily FOR publication" but that Is their
real feeling.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
SECRETARY MOODY SPOKE
THE DUTY ON ANTHRACITE COAL
WAS DISCUSSED.
He Declared that It Was Placed There
Upon the Request Of Pacific Coast
Mine Owners.

Lawrence, Mass. October 31.-W. II.
Moody. secretary OF the navy, spoke here
tonight. He said:
'In speech at Worcester the democratic
candidate for governor did me the honor
OF referring to certain views which have
expressed upon the duty on anthracite. In
n speech which | made sometime ago
stated that under the Dincley law there
was practically duty on anthracite, and
that duty was inadvertently placed In the
net. Both statements have been chal-
lenged and although the action 10 some
what hackneyed take the occasion to
answer the statements. Anthracite for
some time prior to the passage OF the Ding
ley law was free Of duty AS that bill left
the house anthracite was still on the free
list. but certain changes were made in the
senate which altered the situation. and the
Senate amendments finally became law.
Paragraph $50 places upon the free list
coal. anthracite, not specially provided for
IN this act.
'The qualification In the latter words
was inserted for the first time, and its
meaning becomes clear when we leFk az
paragraph AT In which a 81 cents per ton
duty is placed on coal. II is my under
standing that the Pennsylvania anthracite
contains as much hxed carbon as auy
anthracite deposits in the world. yet It
appears from a report Of the government
geological survey, recently published. that
none OF that coal contains as great a pro-
portion Of fixed carbon as In foreign coal.
A brief debate upon the subject occurred
In the senate But debate in the senate,
conducted as such debates often are, with
hardly a person present and referred In
no way by committee report or public ac-
counts, Is concealed In the Congressional
Record. 1t Is utterly impraeticable for all
members to read the whole Of the Con
gressonal Record, They never do so in
point Of fact II IS owing TO the obscure
manner ia which the effect OF waking an
thracite dutiable was brought about and
the misleading language ! do not say In
tentionally misleading by which this ef-
feet was accomplished, that have spoken
OF the provision as inadvertently inserted
In the act
TT Is but justice TO say that the an
thraeite miners did not ask for this duty,
and as | view the situation. II was in
serted at the request OF the owners Of
the mines Of bituminous coal Of an inferior
quality on the Pacific slope"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
Was Made by the Strike ArbitratOrS
Regarding Wages.
ALL AWARDS TO BE EFFECTIVE NOV. |
THE Commissioners Spent the Whole
Day in Inspecting Mines In the
Scranton Region.

Scranton, Pa, October 81 The nrst i'm
portant action by the anthracite coal strike
commission. which Is arbitrating the diff
ferences between the miners and employees,
was taken today when 1t was announced by
Carroll d. Wright. recorder Of the comm s.
sion, that If any award affecting the exist
ing rate of wages shall be made the award
shQll be effective from November /. Ths
action Of the commissioners shuts of anJ
possible controversy that either side may
have desired to raise The announcement
was contained in the following brief resolu
ton:
Voted unanimously by the commlssi ~
that If the commission makes any award
affecting existing rates OF wages, such
award shall take effect from November /,
1902"
Accompanying the resolution was a brief
statement made by Recorder Wright in
which he says
The resolution was adopted by the com
mission because II telt II was important
TO make its investigations liberatvly ana
that 1t might be vel, In order TO relieve
itself from pressure from any source, which
might cause undue haste. 10 INFORM the op-
orators and the miners that should the liz
vestigation and deliberations warrant any
change whatever, either In tn WY Of In
should be from u CERTAIN date thus en-
abling all parties to facilitate tbeir calculd-
tions"
The commissioners spent the entire day
In continuing their inspection Of the mines
and the mining region about Scranton.
They visited the Manyllle coliiery, operated
Jointly by the Delaware and Hudson and
the Delaware. Lackawanna aud Western
company In tho forenoon, ana the afternoon
was spent IN riding through the region ON
a special trolley car The commission will
spend Saturday in the vicinity Of Wilkes
barre returning here Ia the evening
II Is possible the commission may mak
preliminary report Gu the principal strike
questions. They are the incrs ase in wages.
a shorter working day and the weighing OF
coal. After those have bcel decided the
commission can take up other questions II
Is known the commissioners have this fea-
ture under consideration. aud It Is likely
preliminary report will be made
The commissioners were underground TO-
day for two ana half hours Recorder
Wright did not accompany the party. owing
10 pressure OF work In connection with
the investigation
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
wALTER RAoA0Ea eAOLY HUaT.
Knocked Down by a Train and Sustained
Internal Injuries.

Austin, Texas, October 31.-waiter
Rhoads, aged y years, superintendent OF
the dog department Of Gentry BROS dog
show, was dangerously, II not fatally, IN
jured tonight at ll:5o by being knocked on
the track by the northbound international
and Great Northern train. lie was walk
ing along the track at the time ana ala nor
see the approaching train. Three ribs We're
broken and ne was injured Internally. he
wac picked up unconscious ana taken 20
the city hospital, where he was given med
teal attention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
JoHNsoN usEp ms ElsT.
A Tax Official Called the Mayor liar
and Got Hit


and Got Hit.
Cleveland. Ohio, October 81 A sensation
occurred during a political meeting in the
public square today. IN which Mayor Tom
L. johnson struck william Mylecraine, n
republican tax board official IN the face
with his hst II seems. according to the
statement Of the bystanders. that the
mayor overheard Mylecraine assert that he
(Johpson) was a iiar. A few hot words fol-
lowed and then the mayor struck Myie-
eraine in the face. Mylecraine left the
square, declaring that he would secure a
warrant for the mayors arrest.
MAYOR johnson, in explaining bis Side Of
tho case, Is quoted az saying;
1--WE were talking about thu asses 'ment
In the Thirty second ward. Myiecraine had
repeated twice that Mayor Johnson lied and
walked over 10 him to explain that there
might be some error IN the papers. ] In
tended to give him chance TO retract, but
he would not let me- declaring TO nay face
that ! was liar ! then hit him. IL was
only tap I'm not certain that my hand
touched him. only Intended sIapping his
Up 70 a late hour this evening Mylecralne
had not applied for 4 warrant for the
mayors arrest.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
STEVENSON IS CONFIDENT
HE PREDICTS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
IN NEW YORK STATE.
The Former Vice President Delivered
Two Addresses to the Democrats
In New York City,

New York, October 31-Adlai %. steven,
son, former vice president, spoke to two
crowded meetings in the Eleventh congres-
siona district tonight. He said:
1--WE are on the eve OF an important cleo
tlon. There are no discussions in the demo-
cratic party. Our party Is united and every
democrat hopeful of victory. New York
win on Tuesday next elect Mr.. Coler and
all Of his associates. The Empire State
VIII return to the democratic fold.
at is all important that the next house
be democratic. In accomplishing this
know that New York win do her full
share"
Ex-Governor James II. Budd Of oalifor-
MIA, Mayor schmitz Of San Francisco for
MGR Representative william Springer OF IL.
lluois and others spoke also.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
CIVIL SERVICE REPORT.
Substantial Progress Has Been Made IN
the Competitive Syetem.

Substantial Progress Has Been Made IN
the Competitive System.
Washington, October 81. The nineteenth
annual report of the United statas civil
service commission for the last fiscal year
has been submitted to the president II
announces substantial progress in the com
petitlve system and general observance OF
the civil service law rules during the year.
The incluslou5 in the competitive system
during the year were the rural free deliv-
cry service. considerable portion Of the
field service OF the war department, the
employees appointed because Of Increased
work during the war with Spain. There
and Ia 9s3 persons appointed, relnstated or
transferred, large increase over any
preceding year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01

tsnecial 10 The post.1


laurel Md, October 81 senator.
elect Arthur P. German. In an of.
hand discussion Of the political sit.
uation. to-day expressed his belief
that The next house OF representa-.
tlves will be democratic.
1T is true" he said, that the
Increase in the house membership
and the way in which the country
has been redistricted makes demo
cratic success difficult. But con.
servatlye men are looking to the
democrats to curb the excess OF the
party in power and realize that the
welfare of the country demands
democratic success.
THE speech OF ex-Presldent Clcve-
land has given much satisfaction
and will induce many thousands who
have been hostile TO the ex.president
TO welcome his return to the party
councils.
The trusts and the tariff will be
the issue iu the next presidential
campaign. They are living Ques.
lions. OF course there Is nothing In
President Rooseyelt's trust remedy
to have the constitution amended,
hut a law can be framed which VIII
accomplish the result desired by the
people"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
WARMING 10 Prlzefiohters

Waterbury, Conn, October 3i.-In re-
Spouse to complaints from clergymen and
other citizens regarding the proposed match
between Young Corbett and Austin Rice
November 8, John p. Kellogg. assistant
state attorney. today rent letter to the
manager Of the match warning him that
any violation OF the law against prize fght-
Ing viii be met With the arrest and pun
ishpent Of any one Soneerned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
FxERTING EVERY EFFORT
A CRISIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT ABOUT
BY THE HARD FIGHT.
importance Of Victory in New York
Is Fully Realized by the Democratic
Campaign Committee.
. Observation-Disclosures,
Especial to The Post.l


Washington. October sl.-As to the
general result Of Tuesdays election
Chairman Grlggs Of the democratic
congressional campaign committee
said today: eve Will control the
house OF representatives by not less
than sixteen, sure"
He refused to prophesy as to proba.
bilitles. Secretary Edwards concurs
In this prediction, hut the edict has
officially gone forth that no detailed
election4 forecasts shall De given
out. Chairman Griggs announced at
the beginning Of the campaign that
there would be no predicting depart.
ment to his committee, and while he
has at all times been perfectly will
ing to say that the democrats we're
going to win the control Of the
house, he has consistently refused to
go into details on this subject. lie
may make general statement con
corning the congressional campaign
tomorrow.
The work OF the committee may be
regarded as practically at an end.
The closing up of the financial affairs
is now going on, and about all that
remains is the putting in Of tele-
graph wires for the election.
There have been strong evidences
today that the end Of the campaign
has brought about crisis, such as
has not previously been recognized
in many years. The fight between
the two parties in states like New
York and such confident predictions
have been made on the other side
that the leaders are exerting every
effort.
President Roosevelt has kept fully
posted on conditions throughout the
country, and especially in his own
state, The republican leaders APP
preciate what Interpretation would
be placed by democrats on a demo
cratic victory In New York and espe-
cial attention is being given to con.
dltions there.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
AutomobiIlst Sentenced.

New York, October 81 - Herbert B. Mar
bic OF New York In the superior court was
found guilty of manslaushter today, and
sentenced to a year In iaii aud fine OF 81
While driving an automobile he struck a
vehicle occupied by John Motz. who re-
celved INJURIES causing his death The
Justice said he was sorry for the young
man, but HIS negligence should not 90 IN
punished
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
rHE PREsIoeNr IS ANXIOUS.

He Is Watching Political Affairs in the
Largest States.
washington. October 3l.-The following
brief statement was issued at the White
House this Afternoon:
In answer TO inquiries this afternoon re-
gardlng the pending campaign. Secretary
Cortelyou said: The president is watch
ing with the keenest interest and the most
earnest desire for republican success the
various congressional canvasses ana the
state canvasses in states Ike New York
ana Pennsylyania. where governors are 20
be sleeted.'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
James !. Hilla ~ Role

Great Fails, Mont, October 5l.--James j.
Hin has, It is said, begun the Development
OF steel ana iron In the West lie arrived
here yesterday 10 arrange the FIRST dennite
project IN his great enterprise, the trans.
formation Of the old silver smelter OF the
American smelling and Refining company,
years, into an iron and steel MIL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
Tue Men Murdered.

Memphis. Tenn, October 81. "A special 70
the commerclalAppeal from ssrliss, Miss.
saws the bodies OF p. A. Jackson and
man nsmed Resell were found IN ,amp
nTntbed -Four negroes have been arrested,
CHARGED with the crime, and excitenPnt
runs high Threats Of lypching are freely
made.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
DEMOCRATS WILL WIN
In the Second West Virginia District.
Comfortable Majority Expected.
(gneciaI TO The Post

Washington, October 81 state Senator
Campbell OF West Virginia. who was II
democratic headquarters today, predicted IN
unqualified terms that J j. McGraw, the
democrat who Is opposing A. G. Dayton.
the nreeept republican representative from
The second West Virginia district, would
he elected by a comfortable majority.
rho district has heretofore been gansli-
cred as safely republican.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
THE BETTING INDICATIONS.
Democrats Are Taking Advantage 0
Republican Bluffs.
Especial to Tho Post.l

October the
o
o 10
k Brooks placed several sooded commissions the democratic nominee
s.
and
2
TO oil II
Republican
odell
Governor o admitted to he of the best judges Of political situations
o his majority.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
PLEA OF THE REPUBLICANS
ODELL is NOW cLlNeING TO THE
PRESIDENTS coATTA!Ls.
His Managers Are Askns the Voters to
Support Roosevelt by Voting for
Odell and His Ticket.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS % :


Especial to The Post.)
New York, October 81. If Odell
is elected. it will be due to the per-
sonal influence Of Theodore Roosa-
welt. The Evening Post, the most
influential independent newspaper In
New York, prints double loaded
article on It's frst page tonight In
which Il says under a Washington
date: Appeals have been made to
the president to take an active
part ia the fight, but he il hcdged
by the propricties of his Office. He
has never fnlled 10 let 1t be known
that It will be bitter personal dis
appointment to him n Governor
odcll Is not reelected
Private letters and dispatches re-
ceivod at the White House from the
interior Of New York state ind-
cate that the republican managers
are badly frightened about The State
ticket. Internal discussions IN some
quarters, apathy in others, and
growing over lack OF money in more
yenai districts ats visible cnuses OF
trouble The prediction Is made that
Governor odelrs managers will have
TO stir around on election day aud
get out the fnrmcr vote by main
force II they are to make sure OF the
State, Brooklyn is one OF the par.
ticular danger spots and cities In
the interior of the State are said
to he honeycombed with discon-
tent"
The Post correspondent speaks by
the card. Republicans are now pitch
ing the campaign on the cry: "De-
feat OF odell means defeat Of Roose-
welt, Uphold the president by up
holding Odell.n
This unquestionably is the most
popular appeal they can make to
the public, and as Secretary Root
Is acting rs the spokesman for the
administration on the stump In this
State. an attempt viii be made be.
tween now and Tuesday to stem the
J Coler tide and bring out the lag.
CARDS in the republican ranks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-01
lspeeIal 10 rhe roat.l


washington, October b. Chair
man Griggs Of the democratic con
gressional committee returned today
from New York, whore he has been
for the past week, lie has given out
no statements during the week and
declined to do so today when The
Post correspondent called at his OF.
nce. He went SO far as to say, how
ever, that he believed Coler would
be elected by not less than $4,000
majority.
CHS majority south Of the Harlem
river will be at the lowest calcula.
ton $4,000, while odell can not
hope TO come down to the river with
as much us To,0O0.' said Judge
Grlggs. "Fmt lermore, believe we
will elect seventeen, and probably
nineteen, out of the thirty con-
gressmen from New York
While The Post correspondent was
in his office the chairman received
telephone message from Norman e,
Mack at Buffalo, in which the latter
stated that Colcr would certainly be
elected. Erie county, which has al
ways been republican stronghold,
would, Mr.. Mack thought, go for
Coler by majority of 5000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-07
is NIAGARA VAHIsHiNe7

he VISIT OF Prince Henry to Nj
/ agara Falls and his reverent sd
miration for that magnificent work of
nature recalls a recent editorial in the
Electrical World, in which the propbecv
is made thai the time is coming when
Niagara Falls will be. Nc more. Those
who have seer this wonder of tbe
world win md it difficult to believe
that it can be destroyed by the ban5i-
work Of man. Many of them. too. win
consider such action a piece of van
daAsm which the law should Interfere
to prevent.
The Electrical World makes ont q
very good case. however. when if saws.
The voice Of prophecy has been al
ready raised to forereH the dav vba,
the fan itself viii be only triekIins
sheet, and when great national bol;
days may be celebrated by tltrpfng A.
water for a few brief hours from the
canals back to its natural channel
The men who have created the snlar
did power developments there are
called icoaoclasts and vandaIs who
rend natU~a from limb to limb for dirt,
pelf.
But truth to tell. Niagara was
from every aesthetic point of vio,,-
wrecked long before the pick onapo5
NE work Of the Niagara Power com
pany- Ill-kept factories. garisb harms
of hotels, patent medicine advertisg
ments, shanties OF evil aspect ami
worse repute had made the ereatest
cataract in the world an eye5ore and
reproacn years ago. To turn the stream,
mus dedled into blessing for the
worlds workers is a worthy deed :
thing to be applauded."
While The Herald is willing to On to
almost any length TO encourage matri-
mony, it is only fair to say that vounp
people contemplating the step needn.+
hurry for fear they WON'T be able IN
see the fails on their wedding journey
The end which the Electrical vvori5
thinks it sees approaching is not ex-
actiy hominent by the Worlds OWN
admission. II VIII be good many
centuries. probably. before the flls he
come "a plere sputter Of spray. so that
Wen all have time to think it over
well.
And if the erd We're imminent the
citizens Of America have enough Won
delS ready to their hands. UTtab's
beauties should not be allowed to bar
the path Of human progress. Utsh.s
beautifgi mountains were never 50
beautiful as Wien they were unscarred
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-07
PRAYING FOR POTTER.

| BISHOP HENRY c. POTTER, the
- best advertised prelate in the
United States, not even excepting the
Rev. DR.. Charles Fl. Parkhurst, has at
last talked himself into what the vul-
gar would call "a hole" The bishop
has been joUrneying about the metrop-
oils talking about the Sunday saloon
question. He favors opening the grOg-
geries of New York on the Sabbath
day under certain restrictions. Further,
while Bishop Potter doesn't go so far
as Solomon when he said Give strong
drink unto him that is ready to perish
and wine unto those that be Of heavy
hearts" he does not disapprove Of the
occasional use of intoxicants.
Now the inevitable has happened.
Hearing OF the bishops attitude on the
drink question, the woman's Christian
Temperance union OF Newark, n. J., set
aside yesterday as a day Of prayer for
the unregenerate Potter. This opens
up a wide field for argument. If Bishop
Potter is right, the prayers of the wom-
en- viii not avail anything. If he is
wrong. he viii change front sooner or
later and there win be another demon
stration of the efficacy of prayer.
Who is to decide the momentous
question? Are the prayers of Metho-
dists. for instance, effective when di-
rected against Episcopalians? If this
were answered in the affirmative there
would soon be no Episcopalians. VIII
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union be satisfied that it is wrong if
Bishop Potter continues the present
tenor OF his ways? Certainly If he does
their faith in the results of prayer
must be badly shaken.
The Herald does not pretend to an
swer any Of these questions. They are
submitted for the prayerful considera-
ton of readers of all shades of reIig-
ious belief. Bishop Potter may need
praying - or he may be past praying
for. That is a matter for individual
opinion. Anyway, it looks as if he's
going to be damned if he does and
damned if nc doesn't. If he continues
TO preach the open Sunday saloon the
Temperance women will have none of
him: if he abandons the Sunday saloon
he may seriously offend some of his
rich parishioners.
Of only one thing we may be sure,
Judging the bishop in the light of that
part of his life which is known of all
men. He thoroughly believes he is
right or he never would have gone
ahead