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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
PRINCETON DEBATERS WIN.
HARVARD TANoUISHED IN THE
NINTH ANNUAL CONTEST.

judges Unanimous I'm Their Decision
Crimson Men Strong In Their First
Speeches hut Weak i'm RebHttaI-
Tigers E1ceIIed in Their Collective
strength-The Question Debated.
Princeton, N. J., Dec. 12.-The ninth
annual Princeton Harvard debate, held
here tonight, was won by Princeton.
Harvard proved strong in her first
speeches, but failed to successfully re-
but her opponents on argument.
Princeton excelled by collective
strength. The judges were out four
minutes and rendered a unanimous de-
cision. William NJ. Lanning, of Tren-
ton, presided and the question debated
was:
Resolved, That whenever in the
event of continued domestic violence
lives and property are not adequately
protected by state it is for the public
good that the president should have
the po"Sl W aAoiu PAOtSStAOli
the application of the state for federal
aid
Princeton defended the affirmative
side, her representatives being Thomas
r. Good, p. G.; Arthur P. Scott, 1904.
and George S. Hornblower, 1904 The
Harvard debaters were Arthur A. Bal
lantine, 1904, John Daniels, 1904, and
| Waddill Catchings, second year law.
The judges were Albert Shaw, editor of
the Review of Reviews, New York;
Judge Charles Andrews, of Syracuse,
N. Y, and Bishop John Scarborough, Of
| New Jersey.
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SCHOOLS MAY HAVE TO CLOSE
COAL SUPPLY SUFFICIENT FOR
ONE DAY MORE.
Several Barge Loads ON the Way Here
and Promised by MOnday-Many
Changes in Text Books Adopted
Trnnafera of ncachara

Changes in Text Books Adopted
Transfers of Teachers.
At the meeting of the board of educa-
ton last night it was stated that un-
less several barges loaded with anthra-
cite and consigned to the board reach
ed this city by Monday next it would
be necessary to close for a short time
the public schools of the city. The
promise has been made by the agent of
the company supplying the coal that
there will be an ample supply by the
day mentioned and that the barges are
now perhaps not farther away than
Bridgeport. Clerk Hewlett who has
had charge of the matter of keeping up
the coal supply, stated to the board
last night that there was not more than
coal enough to provide sufficient fire to
keep the schoolhouses warm through
out Monday and that unless relief came
from some source it would be neces-
sary to close. The members Of the
board expressed themselves as being
quite confident that there would he
supply on hand by Monday. Much
time was spent last night in the dis
cussion of this very important matter.
The report of the committee on
schools was presented. 1t recommends
the dropping of long list Of books and
also the following:
That studies in English be transfer
red from the text book list to the sup
Elementary list.
| That the following new books be add
ed to the text book list:
| Hessler & Smiths Essentials of
Chemistry for secondary schools; for
high school.
| Foundation Lessons in English.
Inductive Course in English.
The Blaisdell Speller, book 1.
That the following new books be
added to the supplementary list
| Language Through Nature, Litera-
| ture and Art.
The New Franklin Arithmetic, book
z.
The Holton Primer.
The Sunbonnet Babies Primer.
Blaisdelrs The STORY of American
History.
The Series of Source Readers in
American History.
The Ten Cent Classic Series.
Mowry's First Steps in the History
of Our Country. >,..
The Standard Literature Series.
The Lights to Literature Series.
Every Day English.
The Book of Nature Myths.
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SHOULD HAVE HELD CUBA
GEN. LEE SAYS WISDOM WAS
SACRIFICED FOR SENTIMENT.
Queen of the Antilles the Richest Spot
on Gods GreeD Earth, He Says-His
Life Threatened Many Times While
Consul General ut Havana His Theory
of the Blowing Up of the Maine.

Life Threatened Many Times while
Consul General Mt Havana His Theory
of tho Blowing Up of the Maine.
New York, Dec. 12-General Fitzhugh
Lee addressed the members of the Pa
tria club tonight on THE United States
and Cuba" He said in part:
Cuba was never so we'll governed by
Spain as she is to-day. Congress wea-
ried of the wars in Cuba and passed
resolutions recognizing the right of bel
ligerency of the revolutionists. Then
came the war.
IT want to say that / reported to
President Cleveland the exact condi-
tion of affairs that existed there. / re-
ported the rebellion with all its brutal
tiles and horrors, and told him that it
would continue for several generations
if not brought to a speedy end. Mr..
Cleveland gave no attention TO my re-
ports, and it was not until that great
man now sleeping his last sleep in Can
ton, Ohio, took charge of affairs in
Washington that these atrocious con-
dit ions were brought to an end.
Cuba is the richest spot on Gods
green earth. No country can ever rival
Cuba in it's products. If we had not
sacrificed wisdom for sentiment we
would own Cuba to-day. When we did
have Cuba we should have held on to it,
but some people wanted to show the
world that they were acting for human
ity's sake and not for the possession of
territory.
prior to the war with Spain, when I
was consui-general in Cuba, there were
repeated attempts to assassinate me.
Wherever l went had to sit with my
back to the wall and my hand on my
six-shooter. l received twenty and
thirty letters day in which l was
threatened with all manner of deaths.
Some threatened to wayiay and stran-
gle me; others to string me UP to the
nearest lamp-post, and still others to
tie me to horses tail and drag me
around. the streets of Havana. I re-
ceived reports that even the Cubans
| wanted to kill me, because they believ-
ed that by so doing war with the Unit
ed States would surely result"
General Lee then related the Incl
dents that followed the blowing up of
the battleship Maine and told of Cen
eral Blanco's actions after the catas-
trophe. "I want to say here and for all
time,' he continued, that General
Blanco and his officers had no more to
! do with the blowing up of the Maine
than had the people of New York city.
1t is my belief that some of the young
officers left in the arsenal by General
Weyler blew up the Maine. 1t was they,
I am sure, who planted the mine that
sent the Maine to it's destruction"
In conclusion General Lee advocated
| an increase of the navy owing to the
| growing interests of the United States
and because, "in view of recent events
we may be in deep water before we
know it,
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RECIPROCITY TREATY SIGNED.
Message From Gen. Bliss at Havana to
State DeHartment.

Washington, Dec. 12.-''Treaty signed
11:15 last night" was the message
which came to the state department to-
day from General Bliss at Havana,
confirming the press report of the con-
clusion of a reciprocity arrangement
between the United States and Cuba.
The officials here are puzzled to know
just what has been signed; they
thought that protocol or protocols
had been prepared, but General Bliss
message carries the inference that he
has actually concluded defnitive re-
ciprocity treaty. If he has done so the
president will accept it and forward it
to the Senate for its action. and the
offices of Minister Quesada here will
not be required to give effect to the
convention.
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MITCHELL ON THE STAND.
SUBMITS COMPARATIVE FIG
URES ON MINERS, EARNINGS.

Men Paid by the Day i'm the Bitumineus
Regions Receive Forty TO Fifty Per
Cent. Higher Wages Than Those in
the Anthracite-Cumui Testt-
mony on Matters Already Presented.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE greater
part of to-day's session of the anthra-
cite coal strike commission was taken
UP in presenting cumulative testimony
on matters already heard. This testi-
mony tended to show that there has
been excessive docking, that many men
were Disseminated against because they
went on strike rather than do the work
of strikers, that they are paid one price
for mine cars of all sizes; that they do
not get paid for all the coal mined; that
they should have the eight hour day
because the mines are unhealthy and
dangerous, and that they ought to re-
ceive higher wages. ....-.,
Late in the day President Mitchell
was called to the stand and presented
comparative figures which showed that
men paid by the day receive from 40
| to so per cent. higher wages In the BIZ
| luminous regions than they do in the
anthracite fields His figures of the
anthracite fields were gathered by his
| t,ryr4 steJNta
with the figures handed to the commits
sion by the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany, he said, showed that his were
generally higher.
| Much of the afternoon session was
consumed in piling up cumulative evil
dence tending to show that the wit
nesses called were Disseminated
against by the companies. A small
Polish boy, who said he was eight years
| old, and worked three weeks in a coal
breaker, was called, but as he did moi
understand what an oath was he was
not examined. Enough information ha6
been gotten from him, however, tc
cause Chairman Gray to- remark thai
| his father should not permit him tc
work.
| Thomas Deemer of E1azleton, former
| ly employed as clerk in the office Of
the Silverbrook company, explained
how that company computed miners
wages in giving the 10 per cent. in
crease In wages, granted as a result Of
the 1900 strike. He testified that 214
per cent. was straight and the other II
per cent. was represented in the reduc.
ton Of the price Of powder. but it wa'
done in such way that the men die
not actually get 10 per cent. increase
and if they burned tooo much powder
were in debt to the company.
August Baker, a miner employed q
Hazelbrook, said he lived in a compan.
house for which he paid SAFE pc
month. He built cellar under hi
house for which the company allowed
him one months rent. He moved int
another house and dug a cellar unde
that, but the company would not Civ
him a months rent for the improvement
for the reason he should have stayed il
the first house. He testified that whel
it rains occupants of these houses ar
(Continued on Second Page.)
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Santa Fe., N. M, Dec ia report
reached here late this afternoon that
the private bank Of Hillsboro, Sierra
county. was held up Wednesday after
noon by robbers, who escaped with
considerable booty as but short time
before cattle men had deposited some
$4,000. A posse is in pursuit.
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ESCAPE IN NIGHTCL0THES.
Guests Driven from spokane Hotel by
Fire,

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 12.-Flames
and smoke drove nearly one hundred
guests out of the Ridpath hotel early
to-day, some of the people fleeing in
their night clothes All escaped safely.
the cooler ones having time to save val
uables. The firemen confined the blaze
to the air-shaft and the top story of
the building. The damage is estimate
at $4,000 to $4,000; fully covered by
insurance. The fire is believed to have
been caused by the crossing of electric
wires in the basement.
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
SIY-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Butler and TurviIIe Retire-Sfill Drop
ping Behind Record.

New York. Dec. 13.-But eight teams
remained on the track at midnight,
Butler and Turville having retired as
a. result of a fractured shoulder sus-
tanned by the former in a. fall in the af-
ternoon. The team had covered 1870
miles before being compelled to drop
out. The contest is the slowest team
race ever held in Madison Square Gar
den the leaders having steadily dropped
behind the record from the start. At
midnight the score stood:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
DORsCHT LODGE CONCERT.
Fine Programme at the Hyperion To-
morrow Night.

The programme for the first Dorscht
concert is now completed and glance
at the numbers as selected is some
slight Indication Of the treat in store
for those who attend the concert at
the Hyperion Sunday night. Following
is the musical arrangement:
1. Overture-"Die Felsenmuhle''. .Reissiger
. A. ntermeZzo-"Diana'' ........ LuderS
b. 1.-The Busy Bee ............ Bendise
3. Fantasie Hongrolse .............. Liiszt
Miss Hattie Scholder.
4. 1.-THE Rosary" neutrality-suspicious.. Nevins
5, Selection Emerald Isle'' .............
Sullivan-German
6. Waltz Caprice ,.......... Strauss Tansieg
Miss Hattie Scholder.
Z. "Ases Tod (by request) Peer Gynt
String Orchestra.
8. American Fantasie ............. Herbert
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

London, De- 12.--The foreign office
has issued the text of the Anglo-Abys-
sinian treaty, which was ratified Octo-
ber %. BY this treaty Great Britain
obtains the least of a slice of territory
near Itang, on the River Baro, as a
commercial station, and the right to
construct a railroad through Abyssinia
connecting the soudan with the Ugan-
da territory.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
ITALY AIDING BRITAIN.
Trouble Caused by Mad NIuIiah Soon to
he Disposed OF. 4a ...,t&

London, Dec. 12.-Lord Lansdowne,
foreign secretary, speaking tonight,
said that in Somaliland the Italian gov
ernment was giving Great Britain In
valuable facilities in the conduct Of the
operations, and that he hoped soon to
dispose of the difficulties created by
the Mad Mullah in that part OF the
world. s:. IL
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
WINTER SCHEDULE
On tho Lighthouse Division of the
Trolley Road.

Commencing Monday, December IS,
1902 the winter schedule will go into
effect on the Lighthouse division, cars
leaving Lighthouse at 6:06 a. m. and
every forty-eight minutes until 11:42
.. m. They will leave State and Chapel
streets for Lighthouse at 6:12 a. m. and
every forty eight minutes until II p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
FLEET MANEUTERS.
Combined squadr"ms of Forty War
shirs Assembled CT CnIebra.

Washington, Dec. 12-Admiral Dewey
in a cablegram received at the navy de-
partment to-day, dated San Juan, De-
cember II, announces the opinion of the
fleet manoeuvres as follows:
The combined squadrons are now as
sembled off Culebra, engaged in man
oeuvres. The search problem is COM
pleted, the squadrons under Rear-Ad-
miral Sumner having been successful.
Forty men-of-war are participating in
the exercises The operations are being
watched by official representatives from
the navy and war departments and
will continue until some time in jan
uary.
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APPARENTLY NOT SUNK.
Venezuelan Gunboass Manned by Brit-
tsh Now Doing British Work.

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
Dec. 1.-THE captured Venezuelan gun
boats are now manned by British sail
ors and are doing British work.
There is one British cruiser at this
port. The other men-of-War continue
to blockade the Venezuelan coast The
navigation of the Orinoco river has been
reopened.
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IMMIGRATION HEARING.
Willingness to Eliminate Education
Rest Feasnr

Washington, Dec. 12.-The hearings
on the immigration bill by the senate
committee on immigration We're con-
cluded to-day. The testimony taken
to-day was largely in the interest of
legislation and willingness was mani
tested on the part of witnesses to sub
nit to the elimination of the provision
for an educational test should such ac-
ton prove necessary to secure the sue
cess of the bill.
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MERIDEN FACTORY GUTTED.

Connecticut SaddIsry and Hardware
sompany's Plant Bnrned.
Meriden, Conn, Dec. 12.-The Connec-
ticut Saddlery and Hardware Co.'S fac
tory was tonight gutted by fire for the
third time within a year, causing
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000, most
Iy on stock: insurance for about two
thirds value. An overheated chimney
started this blaze. Fifty hands are
thrown out OF employment. The firm
lost $1,000 in the first fire and $4,000 in
the second.
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ARBITRATION PROPOSITION.
LONDON OPINION THATIT CONES
TOO LATE.

No Inyeteratej Antipathy is Felt To-
If That Country Would Stop Conn
mttting Outragos, Pay Its just Debts
and Reply to Courteous Diplomatic
Representations.
London. Dec. 1S.-The Venezuelan
crisis is regarded less seriously here
this morning. Lord Lansdowne's
speech last night (printed below
is held to show that the situation is
in no way alarming and although the
opinion is expressed that President
Castro's reported request for arbitra-
tion has come too late, this step on his
part is welcomed as a proof of his
anxiety to withdraw from his position.
The morning newspapers express va
rious opinions as to the arbitration pro-
posals but there is a general agree
ment that if, by guarantee made by the
United States or other means, Vene-
zuela could be bound to carry out an
award, no reason exists why Great
Britain should refuse to consent to ar
bitration 1t is believed, however, that
neither Great Britain or Germany is
likely to accept the arbitration pro-
posal.
Statements attributed to the consuls
and other representatives of Venezuela
in European cities all betray strong
er feeling against Germany than
against Great Britain, as we'll as re-
lance upon the United States to pre-
vent any Anglo-German invasion of
Venezuela. The Venezuelan consul at
Genoa is credited with the assertion
that the armed intervention of the
United States would be certain imme-
diately to follow such invasion.
A despatch from Berlin to The
Morning Post says: The British COM
mander in Venezuela waters, will, as
senior officer, in future, direct all joint
action by the Anglo-German fleet, af-
ter having consulted with Commodore
Schroeder, the German commander
Germany has no intention of sending a
force to the interior of Venezuela. All
German action, according to the corre-
spondent, will be confined to the coast
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Colors are two shades of
pink, light blue, yellow,
green, and one shade of tur-
quoise.
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No. 8, &-inch, SC q yard.
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No. 10, 4-inch, 21o a yard.
No. so, 41s-inch, 25c a yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-04-09
FRUIT NOT
DAMAGED
Yesterdays Snow Storm Was
Most Unusual

Seattle was on Monday treated 10 o.
genuine SNOW storm ~ thing most
raru In the month sc April 4 cold
penetrating Wind combined with thr
snow Co form the most unpleasant
afternoon and evening of the spring
season.
Apprehension has been oxprrssed
that che marked fan in temperature
may have damaged 20 some extent
the cunning fruu crop. Fruit In
spcctor Brown, " hen seen thia
morning on the matter, said
II ia "a little early vet Tor tho
truIt Go suffcr from the weather.
However, should the present cold
Wet weather hc followed hy a severe
Irost the budding blossoms of nll
fruit trees would hn severely dam
ascd, Yesterdays snow and hail
storm may have damagvd currant
blossoms as they are the only ones
HAN.
Last year a severe hail storm oc-
CURED during the latter part OF
April and damaged the fruit cron
considerably especially cherries.
pears and plums. The han simply
beat the young fruit on the trees
ana very much smaller crop re-
suited
'lf we should have another spell
OF weather IKE this two or three
weeks later, undoubtedly consider.
able damage would be done 20 fruit.
but as 1 said. unless heavy frost
FOLLOWS within the next day or SO
do not anticipate any loss"
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kcfrhaw and Superintendent John
Crawford of the Wcnatchcc hatch.
cry, arv Inspecting the Columbia
river hatchyrics
Tho kaisou has gone TO Tacoma.
whore she takes a part cargo ot
lao.eAo bushels vt wheat to Europe.
Tho Rvtor nrcdalc h. ON her way
Go the Sound from Honolulu
british ship Spoke has arrived az
victoria
Gts Rrltlsh shin Camhtian Prn-
, cess r. repartcd 60 have been ran
down rs the Alma. and N OF her
crew dOmnaA
Rritish ship MaNwrll. which lrft
san Francisco oct. So for uuu, "a
supposed Go he total lass.
The American Hawaiian steam
ship Californian has arrived az san
Francisco from New York
The steamship Dolphin sails Tor
Skngway this evening.
The steamship John s. Kimball.
which arrived tn port Monday nIEht
az O'Clock with $50 toms OF grnkral
freight from san Francisco. Hails~for
that city az o'eluck today.
The steamship chico left san
Francisco
The British shin Sllcve Roe. witch
sailed troin Antwerp for puget
sound March IS encountered "a
heavy storm when a few DAYS out.
and was furccd 60 put back Ia
Flushing O. secure new sails and
repair her rigging.
Tho Pollard steamship Rainier
sailed for san Francisco last ntrht
with eight passengers ana a wrncral
cargo Including $4,000 feet of lum-
Der.
The treightcr Melville Dollar ar.
rived N pork yesterday with "a car
50 y $50 tons OF dynamite. which
viii Dc transferred durlng the day
20 we Al-ki which sails for poug
las island az 10 O'Clock tonight.
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The SHIPS
THAT SAIL
nancy Notes OF the harbor
and Sea Vessels That
Come and 60

.,.,e.sr C. L. Holmes has arr
VI n port Townsend 50 DAYS out
- santa Rosalic. who're she UNI
-, cargo % lumhcr from
hsls4 sarbar. she win take a
60 sarwo 20 Fut islands.
Rr.ss - Iohn n. Tallaut has ar
~ !, psrt rownscud after a very
- nsssage. % - DAYS from Hat.
49, f,a,ltse Clipper Tine VIII put
t,sn :. Kimhali on the Nome
ard the Chas. Nelson on the
sa.,sn hay run. about June /. This
arany has also chartered the
ss..,se,ers Melville noiiar, Robert
s'''.r and C1arina Ca operate be-
- - seattle and san Francisco.
~ crew o. the French bark Les
.ssinhes. now loading wheat at this
- With the exception % two
.,s,s ara = cabin boy, are 20 be-
- - France % be courtmartialed
4 nusiry. They are 10 charge ~
y rreneh consul Of san Francisco.
sNrv they will So first
err dnas. r. kenny leaves Port
..sgles tuesday for Iadysmith.
Is said that six vessels are now
Assasd IN san Francisco. owing
{ earrlty - sailors Capt. scott
Z ~ Rnhane attempted 70 sccurc
vrAuniOn sailors, and as a result
aspsng masters have refused 60
Z men aboard HIS vessel until ~
5 them a heavy bonus
fAges q sailors on sailing vessels
rxssn the coast and the Hawaiian
acts have been raised from SIS 20
j esr month.
ne whaling bark Kathleen has
"a lost oy the Brazilian coast. A
prr whale struck II and the YES.
: sank one-fourth OF the crew
"a kst-
safe Fish Commissioner T. r.