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Was Riding with Her Nephew at San
Francisco When the Machine Ran
Into a Telegraph Pole.
THROWN AGAINST THE POLE
HER HEAD INJURED AND SHE DIED
SOON AFTERWARDS.
Machine Was Going at High Speed,
OF the Steering Apparatus.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 12.-Mrs. Will
liam NJ Stewart, wife of Senator Stewart,
of Nevada was thrown from an automo-
bile and killed to-day at Alameda, Cal.
Mrs. Stewart was riding in an automobile
with Henry Foote and young man named
Taylor. Through an accident the machine
ran into telegraph pole Mrs. Stewart
was thrown against the pole with great
force and soon died. Her home was at
Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Stewart was enjoying a ride with
her nephew, Henry Foote, son of w. w
Foote an attorney, and H. B. Taylor.
They were going along Santa Clara avenue.
in Alamada county. Taylor guiding the
machine and sending 1t along at high speed.
A vehicle approached and Taylor swerved
In order to avoid a collision. AT that mo-
ment he lost control of the steering appa-
ratus or made a miscalculation. The auto
ran into telegraph pole and the occupants
were thrown out. Mrs. Stewart struck her
head and was carried in an unconscious
condition to a sanitarium in the vicinity
where she soon died. Foote and Taylor es-
capped with slight bruises.
Taylor Is a cousin of Frederick Benedict
who was recently crushed to death under
his automobile in New York. Mrs. Stewart
was visiting her sister. Mrs. Louis Aldrich,
who lives in San Francisco.
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IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
wELL-KNOWN MEN DISCUSS MEANS
To SETTLE THE COAL STRIKE.
John Mitchell Talks with Governor
stone Until 4.3O A. NJ. and
Returns to Wilkesbarre.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. 13.-A confer
ence was held at the executive mansion
after midnight between Governor Stone,
State Senator William Flynn and NJ X. Nc
Mullin, of Pittsburg; President Mitchell and
District Presidents Duffy, Fahey and Mich
OILS. of the United Mine Workers, for the
purpose of discussing means of settling the
anthracite coal strike. Senator Flynn, aside
from his political prominence, is one of the
largest individual employers of labor. and
he has never had strike. Mr.. McMullin is
at the head of the American Window Glass
Company.
The conference was held at the sugees-
ton of the Governor, who has devised a
plan by which he hopes to effect a settle
ment between the operators and miners
without the necessity of an extra session of
the Legislature for enactment of arbitra-
ton legislation.
The Governor declined to outline his plan
I'm advance of the conference. and none of
the other parties to II would make any
statement until after they had concluded
their talk. The conference did not begin
until after midnight. owing to the late hour
that President Mitchell and his associates
arrived here from Philadelphia. The Gov
ernor originally arranged for a meeting to-
morrow with Mitchell. but the strike leader
had an important engagement at Wilkes
barre tomorrow, and asked that the Gov
ernor meet him tonight. and the executive
cheerfully complied with his request.
President Mitchell said he did not know
what the Governor wanted him for. He
was invited here for a conference and ac-
cepted the invitation. He said he had no
proposition TO make to Governor Stone OF
any one else. Mr.. Mitchell was in Phila-
delphia last night and was presented with
about $500 by the organized workmen OF
that city for the benefit of the striking mine
workers.
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Close of the Conference.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 13.-At 4:3t
o'clock the conference ended and the fol-
lowing statement was handed to the news
paper correspondents:
"Messrs. Mitchell, Nichols. Fahey
Duffy. Senator Flynn. Colonel Richardson
and Governor Stone have been in confer
ence and the differences have been dis
cussed with the best feeling"
Governor Stone and Senator Flynn would
not be seen after the conference ended
and went Immediately to bed. President
Mitchell and the three district presidents
refused TO talk. Each said that all he had
TO say was contained In the statement. Mr.
Mitchell would not even say whether the
conference was satisfactory TO him.
The national president and President.
Duny and Fahey left for wilkesbarre or
the mail train at 4:4o a. m. President
Nichols remained here.
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OMAHA, Sept. 12.-Mr. Edward A. Cuda-
by. head of the Cudahy Packing Company
in this city, was to-day asked to affirm or
deny the report printed in Chicago that the
merger of the packing interests would be
completed and effective Sept. q. He spoke
guardedly and said the story was all guess
work II will say that there is no certain
ty of a merger of the packing interests,
said he. "I cannot say there will or that
there will not be a combine of these inter-
ests; do not know.
Asked as to its effect Mr.. Cudahy said
that such a combine would be a benefit.
I'm my Judgment" said he, lit would place
all markets on parity, and on their re-
spectiye merits"
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SUICIDE OF COL. GARNETT.
West Point Graduate Ends His Life
with Carb0lfc Acid.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Col. John G. Gar
nett, one of the most prominent Southern
ers in New York, West Point graduate,
colonel of artillery under Gen. Robert z.
Lee in the Confederate army. and a native
of Wakefield Plantation, Westmoreland
county, Virginia, was found dead to-day
in the Ross Hotel. He had committed sui
eide by taking carbolic acid. The body had
been lying in the room for two days before
it was discovered.
Several days ago Mr.. Garnett was Wis
tied by his brother. DR.. Garnett, of Hot
Springs. Ark, and it is supposed they
quarreled
A note which stated that the writer
had been contemplating suicide for five
days, was found beside the body. Mr.
Garnett was head of the ST. James Pub
fishing Company and was at the time of
his death engaged in writing a history of
the West Point Military Academy. Among
the letters and papers found was one from
President Roosevelt, indorsing a plan to
establish a benevolent order of Spanish
American war veterans
Colonel Garnett was an intimate friend
of r. 7. Wilson, Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bits father, and of August Van Wyck.
He was prominent member of the South
ern Society and of the Confederate Camp
of Veterans.
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WEARY OF WANDERING.
Michigan Forger Surrenders Himself
to the Sheriff.

MUSKEGON. Sept. 12-Luther W. Shear
the district agent of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, prominent
churchman and society leader. who disap-
peared on June IL. leaving behind him al
legged forgeries and debts to the extent of
s5O, 900, quietly walked into the presence of
Sheriff Payne at the county jail to-day and
gave himself up
II came by myself to save you the s250
reward" he remarked. II am tired of wan
dering about the land, fugitive from JUS
tice."
shear will say but little of his wander
ings Most of his time was, spent in New
York city. He was arraigned before Judge
sullivan in Police Court. He waived exami-
nation and was bound over to the Circuit
Court in the sum of $4,000. Shear saws he
will plead guilty of forgery. The jail is be-
ing besieged with the victims of his alleged
forgeries, and the entire city is greatly ex-
cited over the sensation.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Senator Stew
art is at present at The Hague in connec-
ton with the Plus fund arbitration, in
which he has taken a deep interest. The
case involves the title to a large amount
of money claimed by the Catholic Church
of lower California to be held for 1T by the
government of Mexico. 1t was due largely
to the senator's efforts that the claim was
submitted to the arbitration of the distin-
guished European tribunal now engaged on
its settlement. The senator and Mrs. Stew
art, since the sale of their old homo on Du-
pont circle, known as Stewards castle, to
Senator Clark, of Montana, and it's subse-
ouent destruction, had lived in the winter
time in an old-fashioned residence on F
street. near the State, War and Navy De-
partment building. In the summer they
spent more or less time in Ashburn, a viii
lage in Virginia. where the senator had es-
tablished large dairy farm, which he ran
on scientific and sanitary principles. OF
late wears they had not taken so much in
terest in social affairs formerly.
Mrs Stewart before her marriage was
Miss Foote the daughter of Henry Stuart
Foote Governor and United States senator
from Mississippi before the civil war, and
who during the fifties spent some years
in California. Senator and Mrs. Stewart
have several daughters, one of whom lives
I'm New York city.
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Congressman Ray Appointed n Fed
craI Judge for New York.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-The President
has appointed Representative George w.
Ray United States district judge of the
Northern District Of New York, vice Alfred
Coke. who has been appointed United States
circuit Judge. The appointment settles a
long controversy. Mr.. Ray was Senator
Platts candidate Attorney General Davis
aud Representative Sherman, OF New York.
had been prominently mentioned as canii-
slates. The latter was warmly supported
By Representative Littauer. The retire
lnent of Representative Ray from the
House will leave Representative Jenkins.
OF Wisconsin. ranking member of the tudi-
ciarY COMMITTEES.
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increase during the past ten years In the
number Of cattle in the United States. This
information, taken together with the nne
1 90 not believe the price of meat. how
ever, will ever be as low as IL has been IN
the past for the simple reason that the
American people are more prosperous tnan
ever before and are eating more meat than
ever before. However. the exceedingly
high prices of meat will be a thing or the
past as soon as the present feeders get tat
tened up to beef condition. Another thing
that will tend TO keep UP the price of meat
a little above the former price is the de-
mand of England for our meats"
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the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 12.-Mayor Brouse
received word from Secreary Cortelyou to-
day confirming the presidential itinerary
in Indiana, Sept. %. The party will consist
of about thirty people, he says, including
Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, Govern
or Durbin, Representatives Lands. Steele
and others. The party will be met in car
riages at the Pennsylvania depot and es-
corted to the courthouse square, where a
stand Is provided FOR the speakers The
march from the station down town will
give an opportunity to see the President.
even though they may not get in reach OF
his voice at the square. The train is due
TO reach here at S:55 n. m. Notwithstand-
ing the early hour, thousands will come
from neighboring towns. Kokomo is pre-
paring for a record-breaking crowd. All
the committees are busy.
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A bogus Black Christ.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.-The Rev.
Joseph McQuaid, pastor of the Church Of
the Holy Redeemer. in lecture on the
Philippine islands. delivered at ST. Mary's
Catholic Cathedral, pronounced the So
called BLACK Christ" brought to this
country on the transport Buford, a fraud.
"The real black Christ Of the Philippines, %
he said, lis nothing more than beautiful
block of dark wood fashioned by a sculptor
to resemble the face of Christ. 1t is looked
upon merely as such, and is not even spe-
ciallv venerated."
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FIRST TOUCH OF WINTER.
Frosts I'm the West and Northwest
Slight Damage to Corn.

CHICAGO. Sept. 12-The first touch OF
coming winter was felt throughout the
West and Northwest to-day. Reports from
a score or more OF places TO the local
weather bureau show that frost was prev
alent throughout Nebraska. northern
Kansas, wyoming, North and South Da-
kota and Minnesota. Many points In Wis
cousin also were affected
The corn crop had a narrow escape. The
damage il estimated 20 amount 10 about
I5 ner cent. In Nebraska In other States
II will not exceed per cent.
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cox.ruor Crane Te.t,s...

PITTSFIELD. Mass, Sept. 12-Governor
w. Murray Crane testified to-day at the in
quest into the death or william c. Craig
was somewhat I'm the nature OF a surprise
In his evidence. the Governor said that
when he heard the gong or the approach
ing car, the leading horses were on the
track and he quickly arose to his feet to
ace how close the car was TO the carriage
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Miner. in which he set forth his case. plead
ing for public sympathy. O'Brien is
graduated veterinary surgeon and was a
"trusty' at the penitentiary. Before he
escaped he gave the prison hound opium
and then mounted a well-known race horse
belonging to the warden, on which he made
a flying rush past the guards
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.romv o'Brien Also surrender..

DEER LODGE. Mont. Sept l2.-"Tom"
O'Brien. who escaped from the State peni-
tentiary about three weeks ago. presented
himself at the prison doors early to-day and
surrendered. O'Briens case is most unique.
o'Brien's object in escaping was that he
might have the public on his side of the
alleged crime for which he was sent Ia fhe
nrison. Pursued by officers, the fuettive
furnished letter after letter to the Butte
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Arrival. on the Meade.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The War De-
partment is advised of the arrival Of the
transport Meade at San Francisco from
Manila, p. l., with the headquarters, band
and staff and Companies A, B, c, d, z,
G. h l. K, L and M, Fifteenth Infantry,
with $40 enlisted men and the officers of
that regiment.
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He was dumfounded to find that the car
was but short distance away and that IL
was approaching at very fast rate OF
how the collision occurred. He remembered
nothing to how he was thrown and re-
membered only assisting the President from
the carriage
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NEW PACKING COMPANY.
1t VIII Be Independent Of the Trust
Capitalized at sI,5OO,OOO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-The Hately Packing
Company was incorporated to-day with
capital stock of s1,500.OOo. The incor-
porators are William Hately. John s. Lev
ell. of the banking firm of Level & Co., and
Daniel L. Lufkin. Most of the stock OF the
new concern has been placed in Chicago,
though some Eastern capital is interested
in the enterprise. The firm will be inde-
pendent of the packing trust. -.
1--WE shall do an independent business,
said Mr.. Lufkin. 1--WE shall not associate
with the trust in any way. 1t is our pur-
pose to keep clear of any such affiliation
A large four-story brick and stone plant
will be erected by the company on tract
of land at Thirty ninth street and West
Forty-eighth avenue, just outside the city
limits on the drainage canal.
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Roa,e. of the Fair. Inferred.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12-The bodies
OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.. Fair arrived In
San Francisco and were inferred to-day in
laurel Hill Cemetery. The services were
simple and attended by relatives and few
intimate friends only.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-30

chossn will not hold themselves in
%sirueted unless az ogEghe egunlirs
comprising their di4nels should
have been carried By enc nsn, endl
even shas night hosbe called a yalad
or binding nstruetion. 50 you can
see right there, as far as I've gous,
a bunch Of nearly OF quite thirty
Votes the machine is looking to ham
die But the biggest card they ye
got up their sleeve .be.QQe I'm.
gong 70 pull ont nov eedht
"The machine IS relying on is.
scoop shoyels and slot maShincs in.
81. Louis, and Us machine power
aud packed election board IN kan.
sas City, TO save the day. In the
two big cities there are two dozen
representative districts. In none Of
/ these will there be a senatorial PHI.
mary. In all Of them the machine
is hoping to control the nomination
Of representatives and senators la
all Of them, too, il is intending to
nominate men il can control ia the
senatorial caucus. 1t know it can't
1 elect all OF them. Il knows, in fact
that it can't elect n out of four of
them. But it figures that it can
count in at least half Of them. That
will give Il a dozen votes, and the
machine calls this a conservative
estimate, that it can hold IN its hand
and throw in any direction It pleases,
II counts upon these as sure, and il
expects the total number it can con-
troll absolutely to be much larger
than that. But if The machine cal.
culatons as to the primaries in the
counties are carried out, the twelve
votes alone will held the balance OF
power in the caucus and elect the
candidate of its choice. 1t will
never be Clark. 1t ma be Stone
It IS likely to be DeArmoud if he
develops strength enough in 1.-THE eau
Gus to do the rallying.poiht act at
the proper moment. Advices have
come out from Wall street tliat De-
Almond is a safe man on the para
mount issue, which. in Wal street,
lis imperialism In Wall street
they .it up late at night devising
ways and. means to ave the libertie:
Of the people. In Wall street they
tremble: when the constitution is
assailed Or the Declaration Of indie
pendence is in danger"
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-30

The Emperor Of Germany has un-
dertaken a temperance reform in bis
dominion that will test his popular
ity 10 the utmost It is said he has
concluded that beer drinking during
working hours is detrimental to the
accuracy OF work and reduces the
amount done. The Emperor is
shrewd enough to see hat in order
to meet American competition, a
handicap which has becn proven to
reduce the daily output TO per cent,
must be gotten rid Of by German
manufacturers. lie is liable to get
himself seriously disliked before he
gets through with it, but the Ge--
man Emperor believes he is able to
stand it.
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Kaiser William of Germany is
not only a wise ruler as to his home
policy, but he Is a most eonsumate
d~lplomatist. His proceedings in
regard to Venezuela and the send
ing Of his brother as a guest to this
nation just at this time demonstrates
his sagaeity as a statesman and his
wisdom as a ruler. He is to-day
the most progressive and aggressive
head Of a nation in all Europe.
Ever since he came 10 the throne of
a united country, Germany has been
forging to the front as a moral and
commercial power.
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what @ola politician" says

We take The following extract
from the aOld Politicians letter IN
the Sunday Globe-D democrat Of Jan.
90. Let our readers make a note
of what he says, then file away this
issue Of The THIBUNE, and rs the
campaign progresses this year, OBJ
serve how squarely he hits the nail
on the head. lie has been telling.
things the people ought to know.
in these letters Tor a long time and
in them IS some splendid campaign
material that viii not be forgotten.
Read what be says on the county
primaries:
"Where the machine is going TO
play a strong hand is in this county
primary line. You notice that they
are encouraging it immensely. They
don't know exacly how tar il is safe
for ihem 10 go in that way. Il
sakes some pretty close figuring and
I'll bet they haven't seen their way
clear yet. Bur they have got to 90
ahead on that line all the same. II
they bueked against !, their machine
woald DO smashed So they're go.
ing to 60 along with il and be IN a
position 20 control it in the lssl
show down. And this IS their game
/ know u. First and foremost, toe
machine win take a hand Ia eveD
primary "a ihe state. II viii plsl
DeAmond for second choice.
don't think it win pash anybody foi
first choice, for II wants more thar
one strong candidate before the eau
Gus. Clark is sure 10 carry a bis
bunch Of counties, and 10 is Stone.
DeArmond viii carry SONS as 6fs
choice. What The machine is play
ing for out Of this condition ofthing.
lis a caucus in which no man vi.
have an instructed majority. Iher
ii viii play its trump card. rl.erI
will have been a number Of countie
in which, through manipulation an,
dirty work, IL win have managed &
+ prevent any primary at al. The.
/, in other counties where primane
! ATE held and lhe people expires
their choice it win look after ~.
nomination Of candidates for 10
house whom It can control whe
$ the break comes ID the caucus
keep close tab on an I'm sayin.
now, for you're an sure TO see
working ont e~Sse,ly ibis way. Al
other big card IN the hand ~ Al
machine win be the hold-oyer sen'
J.. atoss, who will be uainslrueted, o.
most Of whom will he controlled
lobby, unless the Ethiopian D..
changed hiss skin aud the leo?ai
his spots. Then ihe new senate
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-30

The past week in the United
States Congress has Witnessed the
enaetmen, OF no important legisla-
ton, but the deliberations Of both
the Senate and tie House, appfo.
pos Of momeutuous proposed legs
lation have been replete with in.
.terest, The more important CONF
miteees Of both bodies have held
daily sessions and a large amount
OF valuable data has been acenmu-
lated.
On Monday The Philippines CON
mittee Of the Senate reported the
Philippine tariff bin as amended
by the committee ia accordance
with the program previously out
lined py SeRaaor Lodge ia an TO-
..ssrYiew with your correspondent
and reported in these letters. On
Tuesday the Senator made a
lengthy speech explaining the pro.
visions Of the bill. The minority
Of The Philippines Commiue las
prepared a report and a member
Of the minority told me yesterday
that the democrats proposed 70
make "the fight Of Tie session En-
this bill. Senators Rawlins and
Culbenson are burning the mid
night oil, planning a campaign by
which they hope 10 drisat ths
plans Of the junior sena'o f from
Massachusetts,
Senator Nelson has reported thr
bail ia favor Of establishing a de
9eumeni Of commsree aaJ con
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-30

a lot Of farmers down about
Piasburg, Kansas, GOT together and
formed a stock company to drill for
gas, or oil, or coal, 81 anything else
they nigh, happen to find. They
drilled down about five hundred
feet and struck q strong aow Of gas,
and now they arc going to pipe the
gas to Pit,sbusre to light the city.
The whole cost Of The drilling was
not over FIVE hundred dollars. IN
eluding al sxpeuses. Il is some
times. astonishing what d few men
can 90 who put their heads together
and determine to Try, resolved il
they fail they viii pay the cost and
say no more about il, and II they
sScceed they will share the profits.
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Past experience teaches the peo-
pie OF this country that there is
greater safety in Republican man
agement Of the finances Of our eoun-
try, than in Democratic manage
ment, so when 4 Republican con-
gress proposes 10 make all our mon
ey redeemable in gold, in other
words as good as gold, ii does not
alarm the people nearly 50 much as
Il did when the same proposition
was made in regard to the green
back a few years ago. The Demo-
cratic members Of congress may
rant and rave as they please, but
the masses Of the people have no
confidence in their judgment nor in
the sincerity OF their motives.