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NAMING TIE NEW STATE.
Senator Nelson May Insist That II Be
Called jefferson

Senator Nelson May insist That L Be
Called jefferson,
Washington. December 10. The action
Of Senator Nelson today. in Withdrawing
the substitute for the omnibus Statehood
bNl. he save, was for the purpose ~ max
ing some amendments due 10 Its bastv
drafting. II is possible that the name
Jefferson will be submitted for Oklahoma.
The withdrawal OF the substitute prevents
vote ut present. but Que VIII occur as
soon as II Is again presented. according 20
notice given hy Mr. Quay. Tho delay u
this test vote will afford an Opportunity
for further eauvHssing among the repuh-
Leans who arc favorinR tho omnibus bill
while n vote would have committed them
on ono side or the other. which was not
considered desirable hy tho friends of the
substitute. In view Of the probable ma.
jorty now in favor of the omnibus blll.
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REcPHocITY VIII CANADA.

Convention Held at Detroit to Arouse In
terest in the Question.
Detroit, Mich, December 1O.-"we nre
here for mutual profit; to get thoroughly
aroused over this question Of reciprocit,
So that we can go home ana do some et-
feciIye work TO bring about the reciprocal
relations that we want 5ald T. C. staver
az Chicago in the National reciprority con.
yentiop today.
Al the afternoon session Governor Cum
nines ~ Iowa spoke on Reciprocity aud
the Tnnn" He said, Ia part;
'Ihsse "a spLrt a6road II some quarters
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TECHNICAL TESTIMONY.


large amount Of technical testimony
was heard on various phases Of the cues
tions at issue. Two check weighmen pro.
duced figures which tended to show that
at two Delaware and ELadson colieries the
miners produced 116,s49 mines Of coal
more than they were paid for. The miners
must bring M 1886 pounds of coal and dirt
TO make ton Of 2240 pounds Of pure coal
and the union claims that the company
gets more than 224o pounds of coal out az
each "miners ton" of 1896 and produced
official figures 10 prove n.
The Delaware and Hudson company nrp.
sented It's figures 10 the commission today
They show the average earnings of the
miner In 1901 to have been $500 6S and
those Of his laborers S494T When Mr.
Mitchell was on the stand he said that
$500 should he the minimum Of American
living wages.
The report also showed the following:
Total number Of breakers worked In
Total tons Of coal produced in 1901
SOONEST is
Total amount paid in 1901 for labor. scry-
ICES OF ali classes material, supplies, roy. /
ties and sinking fund at : cents per ton.
67J 40.
o, 4geF IA od Tu@ i 2, days breakers opor
Lost time in 1901 bv strikes and holidays
other than legal holidays, an average at
cach colliery Of 14.7 days.
Lost time in 1901 by miners between
breaker starts and miner starts, an average
Of - 75 for each miner.
Total loss Of earning capacity, 1915 per
cent
Average hours worked per day o- per
ten hours by miners. 5at by laborcrs. 81
Average miners earnings per day, 1925;
aborers. 80 %.
The company also intends TO present
statements showing that the dockage In
1901 averaged 3,O4 per cent and that 20
per cent Of its miners own real estate
r. +. O'Hara was called to tho stand and
ne corrOhorated the story Of alleged bribery
NH hN Loln Early az lLn mnrning sesslnn.
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No. on the camp Wal.

League CITY, Texas, December IT,
Work on the b. W. Camp oil well Is
being pushed rapidly. The new well l.
about 900 feet up the hill from the Arst
we'll and is down to depth q 200 feet;
II Ia understood that some OIL is found
al fhis depth, Mr., and Mrs. Camp were
down from Houston yesterday and went
cut TO tee well
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Another Texas postmastsr.

Washington, December 10 The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate:
First Iientenlnt John r. wilde 10 be
captain, revenue cutter eelNice
Postm, Ftcrg--O Oklahoma G. F. Herman
Stilwgter; Texas, william Drawe, Cuero
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TEXAS WAS DELAYED.
VIII Start For Southern Waters at the
Earliest Possible Moment.

VIII Start r or ooJnefn waters al inc
Earliest Possible Moment.
Norfolk, Va, December lo.--The battle
shin Texas and the cruiser Topeka both
got under way and left the navy yard for
Culebra tonight shortly after leaving Il
was shown that tho indicator Of the en-.
CINE room Of the Texas would not work.
The battleship dropped anchor ana IN do
ing so she carried away a boat stnnehion.
Later the Texas returned 10 her berth OF
the navy yard.
and TGpeka IN an effort 20 get the vessels
I'M southern waters M the earliest posd-
lilo moment Tho Texas started today with
but one NJ her gun Dlotor eyiinderB IN
colnmisninn. Both Tie cylinders were
wrecked IN tho recent Inspection trial of
Tho Topeka blew out eylindor head last
Saturday and II can n0t be learned whether
rouaIru have been completed "a not.
II u given ont that bath vessels will so
70 CelahrG tomorrow.
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Swell Ribbons

Ladies' fine All Satin Ribbons, 4i-2
inches wide, in an elegant assortment
OF colorS, all new shades, tx
per yard ................. EJ(
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington, December 10-The treaty
between the United States and Spain today
received tho attention Of the senate com
mittee on foreign relations, hut. owing To
the great length Of tho document there
was not time 10 do much more than read It,
]. n. Polk and George vs.. Sykes OF Beau
mont are IN Washington. Mr.. Polk Is en-
route 10 New York on business connected
with the sale Of some municipal bonds.
William Haywood representing the Ha-
waiinu sugar planters told the senate com
mittee on immigration today that the eiu-
catlonal test I'm the immigration bin would
have the effect Of keeping out Of Hawaii
the only labor the Hawailans can now OBJ
tain
George sawtcr consul at Antigua r..
W l.. has been appointed to succeed the
late Ihomas Mast az consul general general
at Guayaquil
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson explained
to tho house committee the necessity n
an emergency appropriation n enable his
department 10 stamp out the foot and
mouth disease In the New EDgland States.
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Ladies' Wells

Very latest effect In hemstltehed
Chiffon Wells, full 10 yard lengths,
colors black, white, reseda and SOc
royal blue, choice .....,...... Jul
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What $l.00 Will Buy
for Boys

An Ali Wool Sweater.
a Fine Fur Hat.
A Fancy Sailor Cap.
A Star Shirt In any size.
A Dozen Handkerchlefs.
A Fine Pair OF Knee Trousers.
A Pair OF Dogskin Gloves.
A Suit Of Wooden Underwear.
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Garniturcs

Ladies' swell Garnltures Tor the hair,
in all the latest popular shades, &c
at............,.......,. kJS
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THE BBIBER DECEIVED.

Later during the convention Grimes
amended his proposition by Offering to give
two Of tho ten men $500 each and at tho
same time offered Early $40 for current e1
penses.
Eorly refused the money and told Grimes
he would see him later Eagy reported the
was decided to see how far the bribery
scheme would he carried
Another meeting was arranged and as
Grimes had spoken Of having approa he'd
J.. r. Hara the latter went along The
same proposition was made to O'IIara. The
same night there was to be Joint meet
ing or all the locals In the vicinity of Dun
more and Grimes wnnted them to pass the
resolution that night, but the two presi-
dents could not see their way clear To do
IL grimes then proposed that they size
up the men in the meeting, get thirty OF
them interested and II the resolution was
passed the thirty would each receive $500
Early went on TO say that the miners Of
the vicinity were to be approached, but
they were not TO get as much as the miners
for breaking The strike. President Nichols
in which he animated bribery was being
resorted to, IN order TO break the strike, and
the whole thing fell through
Grimes wanted Early to help him ont OF
the AZ, but Early would have nothing to
20 with him. The story held the attention
after Early had concluded none OF the law.
yers would cross-eIamine him. Early then
explained some grievances affecting the ac-
cnrscy OF the scales at the colliery he
worked, and at 1870 recess was taken
During the afternoon session David VII
cox. vice president Of the Delaware and
Hudson and general counsel for the com
pany, addressed the commission and pro.
tested vigorously against the commission
holding his company responsible for condi.
lions that may exist at the Coke or Markle
mines. He was quickly stopped by Chair.
man Gray, who said that the commission
did not Intend to hold any company re.
sponsible for whatever special conditions
fields While none Of the attorneys for the
other coal.carrying roads said anything TO
the commission, they said privately that
Mr.. Willcox's attitude in the matter had
their indnrEement
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Creme de Chimes

Ladies' fine Crepe de Chine Hem
stitched Ties, full fifty inches long
with wide hem, colors pink, reSeda,
white, red and turquoise, sea- EOc
sons newest novelties .......U Uk
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Misses T1andkerchiefs

Girls small, neat colored hemstitehed
Border tandkerehiefs, 3 neatly 1Ec
packed in holiday box ..... kJC
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Girls Neat Dresses

Fine All Wool CassimereS, beautifully
trimmed In twisted black and white
cord, extravaEant Monte Carlo sleeve,
colors red, blue and brown, CO
ages 6 to ~, fine value, at 49,. DJ
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Misses Fine Hosiery

Jersey ribbed, double heel and toe,
Hermsdor, guaranteed quality, will
wear well, in sizes to 9 ~, 0Sc
per pair ...........,.. See. LJN
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PERKINS, Gloves for Ladies

Sole agents in Houston for Perrin's
High Grade Gloves, guaranteed in
every detail and lifted by our expert
filter, all the new shades and CT M
colors of the Season..... DI.UU
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What Sl.O0 viii Buy
for Men

A Pair OF Fine Dressed Gloves.
A Pair Of Fine silk SuSpendsrs.
An All Wool Sweater.
A Handsome Scarf Pin.
A Pair Of Heavy Roll Plate Link
Buttons.
A Heavy silk Scarf, Ascot or Four
In Hand,
A Pure Wool undergarment, Shirt
or Drawers.
A Leather Toilet Case.
A Leather Collar and Cuff Box.
A Leather Pocketbook, Fine Mo-
rocco.
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Makers name i'm each Price
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usually sold at 5000 and $500. Ew -
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Infants Fine Caps

Carefully made of crystal silk, in plain
French effects, trimmed with black
velvet ribbon, coIors cardinal, royal
blue, castor, goblin blue, Enn
choice ............,,,...... JUL
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Misses Underwear

Celebrated Oneita Union Suits Of fine
Jersey ribbed, ribbon tape neck, drop
back, oolors white and natural, en-
ages to 10 years, per suit JUC
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alue Actually worth $3.50 each ;. Have
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Ladies' Stock Ties

A beautiful line OF new Crepe de
Chine stock Ties, in combination Of
colors, red aud white; pink and white,
black and white, blue and E0c
white, green and white, at JUS
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gon steel frames Fully equal to the grades
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fine natural wood handles steel rods, Para
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We place on sale this morning 400 fine I'M
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Girls Wrist Bags

Nicely mounted in oxldized silver
with oxIdized chain, in plain and
fancy feathers, AZ appropriate 1Sc
present ......-,............ SUC
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patent Era runners, SILK and linen covers,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
RIVE.S DENIES CH4RGES.
Goue,mor's Speech Led Mayor to
Onestion Cotp0f0tiOR Counsel

Governor Odell, Mayor Low and Corporation
Counsel Rives are, according to Information
obtained yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
exchanging, triangularly, eplstoiary not Shot on
account OF the Governors Republican Cluh
e,eaob two weeks ago last Saturday night. 1t
was learned from a personal friend OF the GOV
ernor that Corporation Counsel Rfves wrote to
ATayor Low a letter, which the Mayor 1mrne-
diateIy turned over to the Governor, charging
that certain statements made by the Governor
in his Sneech were not well founded Facts ana
figures are cited by the Corporation Counsel III
answer TO this presentment by MI hlVeS 'le
Governor says to the Mayor that ne meant
nothing personal in his illusions and that ne re-
ca,,red the information. which seemed to war
rant his remarks from supposedly trust"ollHy
1,ersnna Incidentally ii is asserted 'ha' JUS
1ice William J. Gayn"r and senator fHlilch IL
Ncsrarrsa, Of Brooklyn. were the Governors s
informants. ,,--.,a-
Il vviu be ranemhered that the Governor
,.-+aa among other things. that Corporation
Co,,nce1. T2fves had been unnecessarily severe III
rroeecuti,g claims against citizens IN arrears
for nersonal taxes, and also that the Id" oe
rartment had begun actions for sideWalK ana
otbar violations just before election with the
,,,5 that the Republican ticket suffered al lhe
pollS
S4aI3 an
Co,,,coI Riyes The latter, II was asserted Dy
rha T,rjbune's informant, said that thefe GER
+aipI,- could have been no political blaS IN re-
80 70 the collection of arrears OF persona
$50 as such collections were all in the hahdS
nf Aceistant Corporation Counsel SAKE Wen
,5oZ,.p member of the Republican CluD, VINO
ae Endorsed for appointment by JOB T. aeoges,
n++ornevr General Davies and other well known
Republicans -, ,1,,-or .rso ra+ forth
- of tho thirty thousand actions brought Dy
tbe arrears department only about -,oo nad
80, messed to a finish. and that or the aoio-
600 orrearages collected since the frst or the
,oo- f1lIv 81; per cent was from corporations anu
sstotee Mr. Rives asserted that these lac's
Lt 20 answer the Governors charges.
Snitber Governor Odell, Mayor Low nor Cor
norafjon Counsel Rives was disposed |" uiscuSS
The suhiect yesterday afternoon
Senator McCarren and Justice 6aynor came
- ,be controversy only indirectly Justice
ca,,,or was sued by the city for arrears or
narsonal taxes amounting TO ABOUT Soop- Inc
T-;bI,Te printed the facts at the TIME, me
in5ce II Is said held that the La" Depaft-
s nod acted discourteously senator NC
rarren was counsel for the Brooklyn w Whari
- yyarehouse Company. and on account OF
arraars of about So, 600 the Corporation SounSei
ro+ i,,dqenent against the company me
Sroollyn LAWYER was put to some eiloaIlass . ass
DIT =, settling the action. and 1t Is SAID that
Inent IN ,,;tsa the facts to the Governors
friends.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
4 PROTEST. POSSIBLE.
30
Further Humiliation Of Penezneia
DeDrecated an Washington.
Tnv TELEGRAPH To THE THIBUNB.I


Washington Dec 15--CastrO's appeal for
arbitration without reservation, as transmitted
by Minister Bowen and forwarded, with the IN
dorsenent of the United States. to Great Britain
and Germany ought to be acceptable to those
two powers. in the estimation or those VINO are
aware of President Rooseyelt's view of the ven
ezuejan situation tonight Farther punitive
measures when the prime object of the Anglo
German concert has been practically accom-
plished it is thought, must promptly result IN
representations of deeper concern by this gov
eminent than either Great Britain or Germany
would care TO ignore just at present
There is no doubt that the British Government
already realizes that the United States cannot
calmly view the continued humiliation of Venez-
uela after ample time has elapsed for a response
to the request for arbitration all points which
was delivered through the British and German
embassies here last Friday, especially when 1t is
remembered what little time was allowed Nenez-
uela to meet the demands at Caracas week
ago. The German Government also knows that
the United States is fmpatien'ly expecting
pacific settlement
Conservative men of both parties in Congress
are satisfied that President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Hay will not make any bIunder in dealing
with the complicated diplomatic problems grow
ing out Of the British and German operations in
Venezuela. and there will be no interference with
them by Congress. The utmost that Congress
will probably do will be to ask for information
regarding the situation and the operations of
the allies. but there will be no hurry in making
this request of the administration a resolu-
ton will probably be adopted by the House OF
Representatives Thursday of this week. re-
duesting the President, 'if it is not Incompatible
with the public interest" to transmit this in
formation to the House. but Congress will
adjourn two days later for the Christmas holi-
days, no answer will he expected until after the
recess by which time the situation Will prob
ably have developed So far az 10 enable the
President 10 send i'll q statement giving details.
the publication of which at present might be
unwise
Beyond the adoption of this resolution 1t Is
not proba bic that Congress will take any action.
ana the administration will bt trusted to pro
tect all legitimate American interests in Venez-
uela, and TO see TO it that the Monroe Doc
frnA is not violated
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
MAY CEASE HOSTILIITES
Pending Consideration Of ArbitrG-
ion Proposal.

London, Dec. 1J.-An expression OF desire
been received in London from the Venezuelan
Government This came in the form of pro-
posaI through the United States Government
Il submit the claims of British and German
subjects TO arbitration which Lord Lans-
downe announced later in the day in the House
of Lords is now under consideration by the
British Government"
It was learned this evening that the pro-
posaIs now before the British Government are
the original proposals forwarded by Minister
Bowen but which now has received strong
support from the United States Government
The Associated Press has reason to believe
that orders will be or have been sent to the Brit
tsh commander in Venezuelan waters to take no
further aggressive action at present pending
decision being arrived at on the proposal for
arbitration.
In Ambassador Choate's absence the Ameri-
can Charge d'Anaires Mr. White, is making
every effort to arrange some pacific method OF
settlement of the dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela. He is in constant communica-
ton with the State Department al washington.
Nothing definite has yet bean arranged but The
Associated Press understands that there is some
hone of further hustilitica being ayerted- The
negotiations are handicapped by the absence
from London of several of the Cabinet ministers.
as before an answer can be given the Cabinet
will prota bly have to meet. No hnal decision IS
evDected before Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
n TAX RATE OF 80.
That Figure Is Predicted for the
Near Future.
MANY INEQUALITIES ARE FOUND.

surprising inequalities in New-York assess
ments have been discovered by the Tax Depart
ment eince the order given by the Tax
Commissioners to assess real estate at full value
instead of two-thrds as at present.
Gossip around the Tax Department saws that
account OF full value assessments the tax
rate next year will be around 1.50 as against
2.2i this year and that. If Controller CIRCUITS
sinking fund reorganization plan goes INFO effect
the Ss,5O0oo0 which will be added to the gen
erdl fund will reduce the about 1-30.
The clerks on one set Of books that have just
been rewritten on the new full value basis have
discovered that the average rise all the prop
erty that particular Of books is 28T per
cent. This does not necessarily mean that the
property holders represented that set will
have TO pay three times as much taxes as be
fore. There has been sharp rise all the
old figures in getting values on the basis.
The books containing the assessed vaua-
tion5 will not be open for inspection till
the second Monday in January Even then tax
payers will not know exactly how much their
taxes Will be- because the rate is not determined
until next summer. II will be possible for the
real estate experts, however, TO ascertain to
within a small fraction what the net tax on
their particular parcel is going To be. as the
Tax Commissioners able to say long time
in advance approximately what the rate will be.
prevent it, that property holders shall not
grow hysterIcaI over the boosting of their as
sessments to the full value basis. Large pla-
cards viii be posted the bo0k4 are
open for inspection next month telling tax
payers TO compare their tax bills for next ear
on a supposititious tax rate, with their. bills
for the previous year. before they make objec-
ton in any way the new order of things.
AS already well understood, the full value
assessment is designed to give the city bor-
rowing capacity for building new East Side
rapid transit tunnel. extension of the Lenox-
ave. subway, and a subway spur up Broadway
between Fourteenth-st. and Forty -second-st
and also for the building of new docks and new
schoohouses. The interest on the bonds neces-
sary for building these great improvements VIII
not be a heavy burden, in the opinion or the
finance department officials, but with the city
up to it's debt mourning limit now 1t is 1mpos-
sibIa to issue any great amount of bonds. no
matter how cornrnendable a large expenditure
might be
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
REVOLUTION THREATENS CASTRO.

Antwerp Dec 16-A firm here which trades
with Venezuela has received dispatch from
Caracas saying that President CastrO's position
is growing daily more difficult. new revolus
tfon seems imminent. General Matos refuses TO
cooperate with President Castro against the
allies
Paris. Dec 16.-The "Matin'' this morning
publishes dispatch from Caracas saying that
great many of the British and German residents
of Caracas have sought out President Castro
and expressed him sentiments favorable to
Venezuela President Castro exhorted the for
eigners to keep calm.
The dispatch says also that almost all of the
political prisoners in Venezuela who were re-
leased by President Castro have gone TO Curacao
TO join General Matos instead OF aiding the
President in the defence of the country.