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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-15
Clauses of the Operators Proposal for the Appoint
nlent of an Arbitration Commission to Settle the
Strike Under Consideration at the Temporary
White House
Belief That Miners Leader Viii Recommend to His
Followers That Terms of Offer Be Acc pied,
With Slight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Wilkes
barre This Afternoon.

President John Mitchell of the United Nine Workers reached Wash
from Wikesbsrre shortly morning
directly TO the White House. arriving
He Immediately President
second floor and The conference regard the acceptance
Of the submitted by the coal operators begun
ference until nearly o'clock
forlu luncheon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-15
C0NFERS WITH COMMISSIONER SARGENT.

At l255 Mr. Mitchell eft the White
my Department where he
Commissioner Of Immigration Mr. Mitchell he could present
discuss phase Of the strike situation. although
from the conference with the President today.
What the President endeavored compare
speive propositions of Mr. Mitchell and The operators
understanding regard points For instance,
Mitchell IN the first place agreed submit the disputed questions
board arbitration and appointed
FINDING OUT DIFFERENCES.
The hus far aliteeI and this
respect eonnlGa Sround i found
When the propositions have h fully considered points
difference VIII be sud effort vii be
taken that the President viii submit proposition
aad probably endeavor to obtain which viii
AheFs In President
Mitchell hopes bring about plan Of arbitration upon which both
operators agree
Mitchell disposed yield points
O'Clock this Mr.. Mitchell
for a further the President.
He 10 Lear.M Mashine LII
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-15
RECOGNITI0M. SAYS COMMISSIONER SARGENT.

proposition mas been made by the operators arbitration Mr.
this morning With whom they arbiae?
percentage
Of This is virtual recognition If
be nothing
would b nobody to
II is presumed Sargent try Mitchell to
axe ms lew of
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
CHINESE AT OYSTER BAY
PRINCE CHEN AND PARTY CALL ON
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Visit that Was Enjoyed by Both the
Chief Executive and His Guests
Dinner at New York.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug. u.-Shortly
after noon the yacht Sylph arrived here
from New York bearing Prince Chen and
his party and Third Assistant Secretary
of State Peirce, the special representative
of the government. With the prince were
Minister Wu Tingfang. Sir LANG Chen
Tung, Mr.. Wong Tai Kai and Secretary
Wong The visit of the party to Saga
more Hill was very interesting and de-
lightful both to the President and to the
distinguished Chinese who were his callers
The visitors particularly appreciated the
thoughtfulness and consideration of Mr.
Roosevelt in sending the Sylph for them,
and so expressed themselves TO him. The
visit did not take on an official character.
but was rather social in its nature.
Prince Chen took occasion. soon after
the party arrived. to express to the Presi-
dent on behalf of the Emper@ of China
the deep sense of gratitude the Chinese
people feel toward the United States be-
cause the army of this country protected
and really prevented the destruction of
many of the handsome palaces in the city
of Peking during the trouble there two
years ago. He also expressed the hope
between the United States and China
might become closer and closer as time
went on To this the President responded
that ii would be his effort. by all means
at his command, TO promote the good feel
ing at present existing between the two
countries az we'll 10 improve the com
mercial relations. The party remained az
Sycamore Hill about an hour and half
shortly before o'clock. Senator Burrows
accompanied them to New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
JUSTICE GRAY'S RESIGNATION.
1t Was Due to Continual III Health
and Advanced Age

WASHINGTON, Aug. u.-Justice Gray's
resignation was not altogether unexpected.
1t was recognized that he would be unable
TO resume his duties on the bench and the
general impression was that he would re-
sign al or before the beginning of the next
term of court in October. His successor.
it is said. will not take his place on the
bench until after his confirmation by the
Senate. This is the unwritten practice in
the case of appointments to the Supreme
Court Justice Gray has been at Nahant.
Mass, his summer home, for some time
During his long career on the bench of
the Supreme Court Justice Gray delivered
number of important opinions. He was
remarkably exact and deliberate and fire.
quently spent considerable time in the prep
aration of his decisions. His speciality
was will cases, although he participated
in the consideration of many of the i'm
Justice Gray was with the majority of the
court in the decisions in the income tax
cases and the inSular cases. Another i'm
portant case OF recent date was that grow
ing out OF the Spanish-American war in
which Justice Gray decided against the
right of the government to seize certain
fishing smackS. the property of Cubans
which the United States authorities be-
lieved were giving aid and assistance to
ardent Republican. Like his successor in
office he was chief justice of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts before his appoint
ment TO the United States Supreme Court
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
MUCH POWDER BURNED
BUT NO PERSON KILLED OR INJURED
so FAR AS REPORTED.
Scores of Shots Exchanged Between
Deputies and Anthracite Strikers
at Mining village.

SCRANTON. Pa, Aug. IA lively
skirmish occurred tonight between dep
uties and strikers at Throop. an isolated
mining village six miles north of here.
Scores of shots were exchanged. but as
far as is known no one was hit. The one
colliery in the village is operated by the
Pancoast Coal Company. Last Tuesday
the washery was started under the pro-
lection of armed deputies. There has been
some stone throwing at the deputies and
clubbing of workmen. On several occa-
sions the deputies discharged their guns to
frighten away the boys who pelted the
washery with slingshots
To-day the four deputies guarding the
company's pumping station, located on the
river bank, were driven to cover by vol
ley of shots from the other shore. They
returned the fire and silenced the attack.
Tonight, when darkness fell, the attack
on the pump house was renewed. The
company anticipated it and had a big force
of deputies on hand. For an hour bullets
flew thick and fast. The attacking party
seemed TO concentrate it's fire on the pump
house. for it was fairly riddled with bullets.
The deputies shot into the bushes on the
opposite shore, only a hundred feet away,
making a target of the spot where the
flashes of the assailants' guns were seen.
The strikers evidently quit because of
their ammunition being exhausted, and
this put an end to hostilities.
Several houses in the village were struck
from the deputies rifles. Sheriff Schadt
went TO the scene. but on account of the
darkness was unable to do anything He
will take steps tomorrow, he says, to pre-
vent a repetition of the scene.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
BOERS TO BE LlONIZED
PROVIDING KRUGER DOES NOT HEAD
THEM OFF FROM ENGLAND.
London Preparing to Welcome Gem
Dutch Trying to Intercept Them.

LONDON, Aug 12-The arrival next Sat-
urday from South Africa of Generals
Botha, De Wet and Delarey promises to be
the occasion Of another struggle between
Boer and Briton The Colonial Office has
made special arrangements for the recep-
tion OF the visiting Beers al Southampton
The naval review will be in progress wher
the Beers arrive, and after their reception
by distinguished Colonial Ofice authorities.
Lord Kitchener and other prominent per-
sons, they will be conducted on board the
steamer chartered for the use of the
colonial premiers TO witness the naval re-
view 1t is expected that Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain will be on board the
steamer The Boer leaders will spend Sat
urday night on board this vessel and Sun
day they will be received by King Edward
on board the royal yacht and in the pres
ence of a number Of distinguished person
ages.
The arrival in England of the Boer gen
erals will doubtless be the prelude to an
other round of lionizing like that expe-
rienced by the late General Lucas Meyer,
should the generals decide to stay in Eng
land, but, according to The Hague corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail former Pres
ident Kruger, of the Transvaal, and his
party are equally anxious to prevent Gen.
erals Botha, De Wet and Delarey from
landing in England. Members of the
Kruger party have sent urgent letters and
cablegrams to Madeira in an effort TO dis
suade the generals from accepting British
hospitality II is proposed To send Dutch
vessel to intercept them, according TO the
correspondent. and in any case Messrs
Wolmerans, Fisher and Vessels will 60 to
Southampton with that intention.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
VIII Fill the Position on the Supreme
Vacated by Mr.. Gray.
LATTER HAS JUST RESIGNED
UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES on
ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH.
Has Suffered Two Strokes of ApOplexy
and Does Not Expect to Be Able
to Work Again.

OYSTER BAY. Aug. II - President
Roosevelt late to-day announced that he
had appointed oliver Wendell Holmes,
Massachusetts,. to be an associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States,
vice Mr.. Justice Gray, resigned.
The resignation of Justice Gray was due
to i'll health Several months ago he suf-
fered stroke of apoplexy, which
some time later was followed by
another. He has not appeared on
the bench since he was stricken
the first time. His advanced age-seventy
four years-told against his recovery with
serious force. Realizing that he probably
never would be able again to assume the
place which he so long had filled with
distinguished ability and honor, he decided
a short time ago 10 tender his resignation
to the President. With the exception of
Mr.. Justice Harlan, he has served on the
bench of the United States Supreme Court
longer than any of his present colleagues.
He was appointed as associate justice by
President Arthur on Dec. 10, 1881, his serv-
ice extending, therefore, through a period
of nearly twenty-one years.
Judge Holmes, whom the President has
selected as Mr.. Justice Grays successor
is one of the most distinguished lawyers
and jursts of Massachusetts,. His career
the bench, particularly as a chief JUS
tice of the Massachusetts, Supreme Court,
has attracted wide attention.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, son Of DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes. poet and essayist, was
born in Boston, March g. 1S41, and was ed
ucated at Harvard, whence he was grad
uated in 1861. He entered the Union army
as lieutenant in the Twentieth Massachu-
setts Infantry in 1861, was wounded in the
breast at Balls Bluff in October of the
same year, in the neck at Antietam in 1862,
and in the foot at Marye's Hill, Freder-
isksburg, in 1863. He was mustered out az
captain in 1864 having refused a promotion
10 a lieutenant colonelcy after the battle of
Fredericksburg. He entered Harvard Law
School and graduated in 1866. In 1856 Yale
conferred on him the degree Of LII D., and
the same honor was conferred by his alma
mater in 1895 On June II, 1872 he married
Miss Fannie DixweIl, Of Cambridge, Mass
practice Of law at Boston; was editor Of the
the law firm of Shattuc, Holmes & Hunro,
1882; professor of law, Harvard Law
School 1882; associate justice Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1929
and was appointed supreme justice on Aug
2, 1899
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
BLOCKADE AT CAPE HAITIEN.
Commander McCrea Instructed TO Pro-
tect Neutral Ships I'm Their Rights.

WASHINGTON. Aug 1l.-CommaEder
McCrea, of the gunboat Machias. to-day
cabled the Navy Department the following:
your dispatch has been received. Hav-
ing notified the Haitien General KiIlck OF
my determination TO protect foreign COM
merce and telegraph cables and 10 resist
bombardment without due notice. he re-
piled accepting terms. with notice 70 all
of the foreign consuls that this port Is
blockaded in accordance with the orders
of the Cabinet council established at
Gonaives. Haiti. The blockade is de facto.
and prohibits the entrance OF merchant
vessels. Firmin has signed proclamation.
A moderate force is expected 70 arrive on
TUESDAY, from Gonaives. I ought not TO
leave my anchorage.
Acting Secretary Of Navy Darling sent
the following reply TO Commander McCrea:
''If the blockade is not effective. Cuban.
American and unprotected innocent
neutral vessels should be protected IN their
international rights. Can send you collier
from San Juan II necessary.
Minister Powell has cabled the State
Department from Cape Haitien that
the provisional Wasques) government
of Haiti has notified the United
States legation that Gonaives. Port de
Paix Petit Goave and St. Marc provinces
are in rebellion The government troops
captured Petit Goave after strong resis-
tance in which many lives were lost
Firmin's troops. in retreating from the
place. set fire 10 and destroyed the town.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
AN ALLEGED PYROMANIAC
EDWARD FLANAGAN CHARGED WITH
BEING '.FIREBUG."
He l. Supposed to Have Started Five
Fires I'm the Business Portion of
Peoria Yesterday.

PEORIA, Ill, Aug. 1.-THE police and
fire department were kept busy to-day by
the operations of a pyromaniac. The torch
was applied to FIVE buildings during the
day, but the total loss will not exceed
$4,000. The police arrested Edward Flana-
gan. twenty years old. and charged him
with being the incendiary. Shortly after
his arrest the mutterings of the crowd
made IL necessary. as a precautionary
measure, 20 remove the prisoner TO the
county jail for safe keeping. Since then
Flanagan has refused TO say a word.
The first fire was started in the store
house Of the Val Blatz Brewing Company
at the foot OF Harrison street. 1t was ex-
tinguished before serious damage had been
done. Fire was next seen in DoOley Broth
ers coal sheds. but the damage there was
nominal shortly after noon fire was dis
covered in Neumiller's livery barn Nine
teen horses and all the vehicles were de-
stroyed. The flames spread and for n
time IL looked as though the entire block
would go up in smoke. \ general alarm
was sounded and every piece Of fire-hghting
apparatus in the city was called out. While
they were fighting the Neumiller fire an
alarm came from the Clark Touring mills.
two blocks away. An alarm also came in
from the residence OF Mrs. Reggy
The FIRE 'hend" began his work in Peoria
about April l. and so vigorously did he
apply the torch during the month OF April
that the City Council held a special session
and offered a reward OF $500 for his capture
and conviction For two weeks men lay
waiting IN alleys armed with shOtguns.
IN hope OF securing the reward. All this
time be continued applying the match The
Fire Underwriters Association offered an
additional reward or $500. I'D 10 date he
has succeeded in burning ffty-hve horses
and causing fire damages aggregating many
thousands OF dollars.
When the -four mill fire broke out to-day
Flanagan was looking through n window
and was seen 20 throw something into the
building and then walk hUrriedly around
the block He was followed and after the
department had arrived al the fire he re-
turned and was arrested
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
A Few MI .es to BE Given to Muncie,
Kokomo and Columbia City
Trains Way to Chicago.
FORT WAYNE TO GET AN HOUR
BUT 1T WILL BE TOO LATE IN DAY
FOR COURTHOUSE DEDICATION.
Allen County People Probably VIII
Be Disappointed in This-sched-
uIe Not to BE Changed.

The itinerary of President Roosevelt in
Indiana next month was made public yes
terday. The President expects TO pass
through Indiana in September and will stop
here long enough 70 renew his acquaint-
ance with some OF the Spanish-American
war veterans, who will be in national con-
vention here.
II is announced that the Presidents train
will leave Detroit on Sept. % and will ar
rive at Logansport at o'clock the follow
ing morning The stop at Logansport will
be very short Later in the day, however,
the train will again touch Logansport for
a longer stay. Leaving Logansport the
morning OF the 23d the train will proceed
TO indianapolis over the Pennsylvania road.
arriving here about a. m. The President
and party will remain in indianapolis until
11:3O a. m. 1t is the arrangement of the
train to leave here at that hour for Muncie
over the Big Four. Arriving there at 12:45,
the party will remain until 1:15.
From Muncie the train will proceed to
Kokomo over the Lake Erie & Western,
being scheduled TO arrive there at D. n.
A stay OF a half hour will be made at Ko-
komO. and at 3:3O the train will leave over
the Pennsylvania for Logansport- Arriving
there at Ais, the party will remain in Lo-
gansport for thirty minutes. leaving there
at 4:45 by way of the Vandala. The train
IS scheduled TO arrive at Columbia City
at $50 and will leave there at o'clock
fer Fort Wayne. The arrangement is TO
arrive at Fort Wayne at $50 o'clock stop
there an hour and leave at 1880 for Chi
cago.
There may be some minor changes in the
Presidents itinerary. although there is no
reason 10 believe it will be revised, further
than that arrangements for trips of this
kind are usually changed after the first
announcement is made. The time of the
Presidents arrival at Fort Wayne will be
something of disappointment to the Fort
Wayne people. as il was hoped to have him
there during the day so that he could assist
IN dedicating the new courthouse. Allen
county's handsome edifice is about COM
pIeted and the people thought Of dedicating
il some time in September. Citizens of
Fort Wayne, including Lieutenant Gov
ernor Gilbert and former Senator Barrett.
announced some time ago that the people
OF the county would arrange their exercises
10 suit the convenience of the President in
the event he should consent to visit that
city.
Plans have not yet been completed for the
entertainment OF the President and party
in this city. The Spanish-American war
veterans will have charge Of these arrange
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
CAPITALIST SHOT.
william DunOvant Fatally wounded
by a Railway Manager.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. n.-William Dun
ovant, a capitalist and business man, was
this afternoon shot and fatally wounded by
W. T. Eldridge, vice president and general
manager of the Cane Belt Railroad. Busi-
ness matters are said TO have caused the
trouble. AS Captain Dunovant entered a
train at SimontOn Switch, Eldridge. who
was in the car opened fire, the bullet strik-
ing Dunovant I'm the stomach. Other shots
went wild. Eldridge then struck Donovant
over the head with the revolver several
times. The wounded man was brought TO a
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
ELKS AT SALT LAKE.
Twelve Thousand Expected When the
Grand Lodge Meets To-Day

SALT LAKE. Utah, Aug. n.-Special
trains by the dozens jammed with Elks
from every section of the country arrived
here to-day and by tomorrow morning,
when the first meeting of the annual ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge of Elks is held in
the Tabernacle. il is believed that fully
y 900 will be on hand There was no set
programme for to-day and the time was
taken up by the visiting Elks with trips
TO Saltair and other resorts and visits TO
the big Mormon Tabernacle. Among the
arrivals to-day were several trains from
Omaha, Sioux Falls. Kansas City and Bal
timore and other Eastern points. driz-
zling rain. something almost unprecedented
in Salt Lake at this time of the year fell
occa sionally during the day. The electric
effects on Main and other business streets
are beautiful The business district to-
night ablaze with thousands of in
candescent lights in white and purple
draped across and along the sides of the
streets and hanging in festoons and
gathered in immense set pieces at various
corners.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
MORGAN'S SHIP MERGER.
Stocks and Bonds Aggregating $780,
100000 May BE Issued.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-From what II
considers a reliable source the Journal of
Commerce hears that the securities of the
Morgan combination of transatlantic
steamship lines will soon be placed on the
market Full details OF the new company
and of the amount OF securities to be Of
fered are not available. but it is under
stood that a new corporation will be char
tered under the laws of New Jersey, the
capitalization including stocks and bonds,
approximating $50 000. 600 II was under
stood before Mr.. Morgan sailed for Eu-
rope, says the same paper, that the tenta-
tive plan was for an issue of 500 600
stock and s44, ,OOo, 600 in AZ per cent. bonds.
and il was on this basis that the under
writing syndicate, which is thought 10 be
virtually the same as that which under
wrote the United States Steel Corporation,
was formed. The bond issue may exceed
the amount mentioned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
GEN. J. H. SMITH AT HOME.
welcomed by His Mother and 5000 of
His Fenow-Citizens.

PORTSMOUTH. o.. Aug. 11.-Gen. Jacob
II. Smith was given a royal reception at
his home here tonight. fully 5000 people be-
ing at the depot to met him. accompanied
by a band and drum corps. The mother OF
Gen Smith was among those at the sta
tion.
crowd including several companies OF
the Ohio National Guard. escorted the gen
eral 10 his residence. General Smith alb
solutely refused TO discuss the order re-
lieving him. He said he was still a soldier
the time comes 10 make a statement II
would be made and not until then His re-
port OF the campaign in Samar, he said
would be made out soon and forwarded TO
the War Department.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
Petit Goave Destroyed.

PoRT-AU- PRINCE. Aug. 1.-THE corre-
spondent OF the Associated Press visited
Petit Goave yesterday and found that the
town had been entirely destroyed. there
being nothing left but pile OF ruins.
About 400 persons are homeless and are
greatly in need OF assistance. The greater
number OF them have sought shelter In
the Simmonds factories. near the town
The French cruiser DAssas arrived az
Petit Goave with provisions for the SUI
fefing and DO women and children ana
fifteen wounded men. The authorities re-
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
Dinner to Prince Chen.

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Prince Chen and
his suite returned on the Sylph early in the
evening Tonight they were the guests of
President Roosevelt at a dinner at the
Waldorf-Astoria. The President was not in
attendance, but he was Represented by
Third Assistant Secretary Of State Pierce.
At the dinner Prince Chen toasted the
President and the new minister Liang
Chang toasted Mayor Low. who was repre-
sented by his secretary. James y. Reynolds,
and the American people. Mr.. Pierce toast
ed the Chinese Emperor. During the even
ing a delegation from the American Asiatic
Society paid their respects TO the prince.
The prince and his party will leave to-
morrow night for Niagara Falls.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
Congressman RumpIe May Recover.

CHICAGO, Aug. u.-Congressman Rum
pie. OF Iowa City, who has been at the
Presbyterian Hospital in this city for sew
eral days suffering with an acute attack OF
pneumonia. was reported tonight To be on
the road TO recovery. For several days Mr.
Rumples condition was so serious that his
physicians were OF the opinion that he
would be unable 10 withstand the disease
This afternoon he showed marked signs OF
improvement, and II is believed the crisis
has been passed. -
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
Gunboat Boyaca stIu Missing.

COLON, Colombia, Aug. n--Nothing has
been heard OF the government gunboat
Boyaca. which hes been missing since
July %. when she left Panama with coo
men on board 10 reinforce General Berti
AT Aqua Dulce No definite news has
reached here OF the battle between gov
ernment troops and revolutionists at Aqua
Dulce but II is said that General Berti.
the government leader. is still holding
strong position at Aqua Dulce and has
been able 20 break through weak points OF
General Herrara's lines for the purpose OF
obtaining cattle.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-12
HE WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Private Cross Wanted to Get Out of
the Service and He Killed Himself.

LEAVENwORTH, Kan. Aug. u-walter
s. Cross. of Cacapon. w. Va. a private
in Company 3. engineer corps, L. S. A.
died at Fort LeavenOwth to-day from a
self-inficted wound. Cross desired TO get
out of the service and all his efforts fail
ing, he placed a rifle TO his throat and
pulled the trigger.