The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-10

list inst, relieving Gen. Chaffee, who
sailed for the United States.
Gen. Booth, founder of the Sal
walton Army, has arrived in this
country, and will make a tour Of the
principal cities.
President Roosevelt, in recogni-
ton Of their long service in the
army, has directed the advancement
of Coils. A. S. Kimball, Chambers
McKibbeen and Chas. G. Hood to
the grade Of brigadier general. All
the officers named are near the re-
firing age.
Advices from the Philippines are
to the effect that cholera threatens
to depopulate the island Of Samar.
The population of many of the
towns have been heavily reduced
through death and the fight of
panic-stricken people. Many of the
dead are unburied, and the govern
ment is sending surgeons and medi-
cine to fight the disease. The cpl
demic also continues its ravages at
Iloilo. 1t is reported that the total
for the islands is 4S,402 deaths, but
the actual total of cases is estimated
to be about 100, 900, with deaths in
proportion.
The monthly statement of the
public debt issued from the treas
ury department shows that on Sep
80, 1902, the debt, less cash
in the treasury, amounted to $685.
415,807, which is a decrease of $780,
675,434 as compared with Septer.-
Der 1. The comparative statement
of government receipts and expendi-
lures shows that for the month Of
1902, the total receipts
were $4S, 5SO,3S1, an increase of
over $4,000, 900, as compared with
September, 1901. The expendi-
lures for September were $37,55t,-
1893, leaving a surplus for the month
of $1,000, 600.
President Roosevelt, Attorney
General Knox and several other
members of the cabinet have recent
ly been comforting on the strike sit
uation in Pennsylvania. While it is
known that the situation does not
present a case in which there can
be federal interference by any war
rant Of law, it is hoped the good Of
fees of the president will
about a settlement of the trou-
BILE. No relief is looked for through
the recent efforts to have a receiver
appointed to operate the coal carry
ing roads and mines. In several
cities schools have been compelled to
for lack of fuel, industrial
are shutting down and coal
cannot be secured at any price. In
the tenement district of eastern cit.
les fences, plank walks and lumber
left on the streets is being burned.
The situation is critical, and the
only solution to prevent many deaths
and great suffering is to bring
about a settlement of the strike by
some means.
President Roosevelt's effort to
bring the coal mine operators and
representatives of the strikers to
some agreement proved u%nsuccess-
full. A large number of the opera
ors met with the president and Off
cials of the miners union. Mr..
president of the union,
made a proposition that the
be referred to a committee to
be appointed by the president, the
miners to return to work imme-
and abide by whatever de-
cision the arbitrating committee
might render. This proposition
the operators refused, and urged the
to order out the national
to protect those at work and
others that may be induced to go to
work. The operators in their talks
we're very bitter toward the officers
Of the miners organization, desig-
them as anarchists and in
stigators of murder and lawlessness.
no circumstances, declared
Mr.. Baer, would the operators rec
ognize the union, but declared their
willingness to treat with the men
Individually at each colliery.
Whether further efforts ON the part
Of federal officials will be made to
settle the trouble is not known. I'm
til the officials of Pennsylvania de-
clare their inability to preserve or
der, it is not likely the aid of fed
eral troops will be invoked.
DR.. Moser, a German chemist, has
discovered a new cure for scarlet fe-