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10 MOVE TO END THE STRIKE.
| Commissioner Wright and tho Coal Presi-
| dents Deny That They Have Amy Plan.

Labor Commissioner Carroll d. Wright
had a conference lasting for more than
two hours yesterday with President Thomas
p, Fowler Of the ontario and Western
Railroad, President ". ". Trussdals Of the
Delaware, Iacka wanna aud Western and
John Markle. representing the independent
coal Operators. The conference took place
In the otiice Of the Ontario and Western
Railroad, Beaver and William streets
Mr.. Markle represented the independcnt
operators az the conference before tho
Civic Federation Mr.. Wright asked a
number Of questions as TO wages, oondi.
,ion- and other matters relating 10 the
anthracite mines, all Of which were an
sv.r,d freely, and he was allowed free
access 20 any figures and statements he
When .een later Mr.. Wright said that
his mission Of inquiry was finished. All he
had to do now was 10 make his rrPort ~
the President.
r,lrnorS that negotiations 20 settle the
strike wer,. under wHv
The report that any ono Ia CONNECTION
with N. coal roads IL working 20 end the
strike il absolutely untrue. such state
mrn's unfortunately hold ouf falls" hopes
10 the ~triker-. a majority OF whom ar" now
kent from r.'urniug TO work by Just such
misleading reports.
Tn. public will realize from the corre-
spoud.nce published how much Mr.. Mitch
e,l has 'hciT interests AZ heart. The opera
tor. are on the defensive, fighting for
prutcction of their property, their stock
holders and ~" public. They are " unit
in the matter and Nil make no concessions.
The only s.'tlcm"nt pos-ihl" j. for. the
s'rikcrs TO return TO work a. indy idual-
and not as United Mine Workcr- Tic
Ia a
their d.te,tor-, their -tuc.hoidcrS and
fnanc!a, Interests and they f'.-l that they
are cuti'lei To- ths support u tie public.
Mr.. T.wl,r aid that Nrcloll- suERes.
tion that the price o! coal b" Increased
would " M opinion give ,he public a look
into th,. roal 81 ua'IHI. Michel, -" said,
mad" iIlt rIvpu -i'iuu IN all r"riousie-s
and 1t ,ca- ri I,.'-d -umUuri'N
Mr. Wight dc1."d cmI aatically last
night having mad. -'a'"rt"nts attributed
g. Tim ?. 80 cS,u' that he had a plan 20
end tho -,rik" which hn would reco rnmend
To Prc,idoi' Roosevelt.
The sun., 1902-06-12
ANTHRACITE PRICES EASIER.
q Reaii, IL Not 80 s~ar~e. One Coal Dealer
Admi,s-t1y Contract L~t ~ ss.0s.

Tho coal dealers said Yesterday that
the price - hard coal were a little easier
thar at ,his time Last week. On" of 'h"
dealers said that he had purchased a cargo
of r-a coal for s. IS a ton Yesterday morn
inc. while AZ this tim" Last w'-'k h" paid 81
a ton. rrpr--au'ativ" e H"'lp"r \ Co,
hard and sof, coal d.nlcr-. admitted that.
VII lr anthracite was scarce. IN" reports aS
90 ~ scarcity wrr" greatly exaggerated.
The Board e Health op"n"i bids for tho
s,ipuly uf 1000 tons o. iIfh;ari'" Tor 'h~
Kir y~'or ay'ru. hospital Brucklyn. Only
Nv bids wrr" received tn" contract went
20 I. " Nurpk~ ~ BrrDklvn. ~ n7 atom.
1he other ull Wa Tor 81 i"a' ton.
The sun., 1902-06-12
.IarNts -rAhnry.

Mis. Nuricl S-ahury and tho Rev. William
Jarvis of Nr-tn-ld. y =. wore married
Yesterday afternoon m -" chapel OF the
General TheoioC.,al seminary. IN" bride
f. - gr,ndlHugifrr 81 H'shon ScsbUrv and
sister oi ludg" SAMUEL S'shurv o. tho CITY
court The Rev Dr ~-auUfv. her father.
us-iutm.i 'h- Ceremony
Mr. VI ~.AbuIv vas tho u.N'fo1 Of honor
and 'Nr VI s-"s Louise lio,,N. I'A~l lioyey,
Tl.t'or Ril aud Arno JARVIS we're hridc,
msid- Tho Ecv Waiter Lord Wa the
bs-t man and Moses Hale Dun ia. william
II I. Oliver William Nsrston S"thury aud
tho Eev John 4 Ward we're the u-hers
Aftsrwari r"c-p' on was gwen az the
bride, homo. Ch "!s.a Square.
The sun., 1902-06-12

~. paul Bu,idinz Engineer says Tie Can't
Get Hard Goal.

Two alleged viollt,rs ~ IN" smoke
ordiuanc" ~ere In the police courts y'--
tor,lay Charles Kane, chief engineer of
Of the ST Paul Bwidihg. when arrested
Yesterday aitrrn"Dn by u sanitary police
man and arragn"d In tie 1onhs court
charged with burning ut coal told Magis-
trate Zclcr that ne could not grt any an
thrari,c TT" whulcSal" dealer who sup
piled him he said. told lim he could not
iurui-h hart cnal al any pfic"
well. don't SO What I can do about H.
said Magistrate I"llcr. If thee" people
cant get hard coal. they've got "a u-e tho
Their kind OF their tenants won't be able
o. do business
The Nsgis,fate rut on the engineer
The sun., 1902-06-12
nroo,,l,u Man Arrested for Theft in Tro,

Tnor. June IL William J. Berkeley. who
resides az :o7 Centre street, Brooklyn, was
arrested to-day by Detective spo;ten for
a theft committed at the kossuth House
Mayi The thief entered the room Of John
O'Rourkc and stole n gold watch and
chain, sido in cash and a certified check
for t6?5 B.fkley went 20 Buffalo on a
oanalbnaf after the robbery ard attempted
TO ntI'nin money on ~. check. which led
To the discovery of his identity. He left
Buffalo suiicrly and Carls Fast and was
passing through this city to-dav when ar
rc-tod The cheek and other paTers be-
longing 70 Mr. O'Rourkc were found IN
B-rhley'S Possession.
The sun., 1902-06-12
Capen n-kopper.

Miss = Carolin" Roper. second daughter
~ Col. Frrd"rick Hopper. former commander
81 N" Ssventy-nrst Regiment, and stewart
wccdford C.prn were married last evening
In All An gels Church. nv the assistant rector.
the Rav iruc~' N.rrtugton Tho bride
wo-n whit" silk wi'h dvrh"ss" Lac" and =
tullc veil ,sught Nth oitug" blossoms
Nll-s t.rtrud" Ad'l" ttpsn. The bride
sruor,'s vou'c sister. vas 10 maid NJ honor,
sni 'hr Nt-a"s G-I-rlla Wilhelm, Ella Ban-
nor, Marie Brssh"r s't Juiis Nsllon w.re
hfid.>u aids Ihsv wur" pale blue Crapa
de ,hinc and carried ros~-
Mis- Sarah Jork-.- oi iGo West Eighty
frst street, IN" hrli' aunt. gave wedtins
surper after tho church n"F"'unuv. The bride
groom Il nephew - G'u stewart l. Wood
FORD and q former Secretary Of LEGATION
- Madrid "" ard hs bride will live 81
We-tf-ld. v. i.
The sun., 1902-06-12
PAINTERS ASK WORE PAY.
Hear Thry'n Get I~ss instrA Mass Meet.
Ing Called Ia Zee <bout IL

A mas meeting OF painters belonging
70 the Analgams'ei Association ~ Painters
and Decorators has he-n called for tonight
in Cooper Mon 20 take action on 'he re-
fu-5,l OF th" employing painters 20 grant "A
demand for an iuCrcas" Of wage Tn"
d"mtui Wa made lasi March 20 90 into
"f.,f Aug
The pointers ask for an increase in paw
from s. 30 90 g. a lay fnr PLAN rsln'"rs
and from - 'u g. ~ a day for decorative
painters. on Juu" y 'h" employing psn'"rs
wrote 10 'n" uniou not only r"f,i, rg IN"
demand hu' giving notice that On June 10
IN" v1R'-> of IN" plain painters would D."
r"iuo"i from ~" rr"-"ut rat" of 81 70 - 81 a
dav
Tho le't"r came "a a surprise TO tho eunion.
The sun., 1902-06-12
Hu9 ell Ia itoche.

Charles Mills Russell and Fila Watson Ia
Roche. daughter ot former senator William
J. Ia Roche. N't" married ~ tho HON" Of
NE hfii"'~ p9r"Ttz IA llss1 stT"~' opposite
Prospect psTN. BROOKLYN. n.' night Mise
Tnunlc iIrnth va atd oi honor ana ~ Misses
Anna 7 HsS"lV ood. u'ul,h StrrA"r-ou, T.
Elisabe'h Hs.drur-i,ht H.I Maud lhursiou
we're n. bridesmaid \d'l' Prltt aud
Heicn FsrrAT wer" flower giri.
ftsderiCk Russell Of Glen. l,ils, brother
~ the bridegroom. vas Bot man. aud the
usher- wore u. L Isuss. Vi Ia Roche,
Jackson uuk"r, William +. Ntiu-ou and
los'~r UaN4.sut NW,HL f.' Ir"sNLt-
~ an Italian mprN." fruf" with pedestal
nom Lieut. -tov. MoudT'T.
The sun., 1902-06-12
TTARING DOWN AT OLD POINT.
work Of Clearing structure. From tbe
Reservation TO BeEin To-day

NEWPORT NEvs, Va, Juno il-The
work 81 tearing down STRUCTURES on the
Government Reservation a. Old Point
will h"g'u tomorrow with tho demolition
~ number Of small buildings in the r-ar of
the Hyg.is Hot,i. Including the residence
of the lighthouse k"eper. II IL said on
good authority that he extension of time
for SIXTY dsvs ask"d for by the property
own - will not 10 granted The order
reads For urgent military purpo-.~
Tn" tNverImrnts plans contemplate
the building ~ an artillery school 20 oct
SEQ CEO, a library % cost SiON 600. ard a greet
sca wall NhI"h will bring the sxr-~nditur~
Immediately proposed M 10 81 40 oo0
The sun., 1902-06-12
WANTED MEN ron coal REGIONS.
Man Gets I. nm Applications IN New Or-
leans and Th~n Disappears.

NEW ORLEANS, june IA man giving
his name ~ A. I. brentwood advertised
here this morning for An able-bod'rd men
members of the stat" militia preferred.
Nearly - thousand applied and hc Informed
,harn that no wns an agent Of The Penn
syly,,uia mine owucr-. who wished 10 secure
n lsr,r force of men in the south Tor thor
co,l mines in ponn-ylyania to protect
III, irterc-ts with shntginS " necessary
brentwood disappeared and could not he
found tonight No stock i taken here
in the Pennrylvania thin" story.
The sun., 1902-06-12
Arrested WIN Policy s,ip- and $500.

Ist"ctiNe Wash. of the West Forty:
~..ytLth sirS't station. arrested Chester
I.oughln &c 81 Trrth avenue, AZ Tenth
ar,nu" and If,v-third street yesterday
Afternoon on charr" ~ violating the
policy law. Loushin had $40 IN Its
po,. -Siun aud also a number of policy
slils Tho p,lit~ say he is the hacker
foi a uuinl-r Of sauc- on the uprer West
SiQe
The sun., 1902-06-12

up-failng thr runirz A. tAgl~ hih ami
Silver trv-s ruIii.F.s. The bo--r. ~ho
hav. b.-~n Operating 49,. punt~. hav. ten
driven ~ Dr -ftiksrs. AID th--~ Collieries
whi'h sr. .'. u.l-f alb. oNn.Si Nv
~. rtiltlr'ii a MT H.sdins Coal and
Iron Com; asN. arr aI-o icing faptdly
drowned ,ut
AZ every ,ulli~rv IN tho rrgion tonight
~. water h. tapidN ri1ng In the mine-
and he pumping apparatus a. tho bottom
- -" sloT+- j. Icing covered with the
nu.i
The sun., 1902-06-12
tinr,iich watson

OE,NGr. y !, Jun" ~ Mis- Lucy Ire
va.ton. daughter ui MIR Mnf.ton Watson oI
Vet Oruugr. aUt l.ur'U Ur" hurIt'E o. Or
trss we're n.r'.-d Ir ~ Mali IFur,n.
M,-.t uia. 81. til- l""fUoo, Nil Iiitu
Hutk. Of o. v,liNu latN sr- r,.Il 81 holor
samuel kurt!.k. H brother ui th" u"ttrs uptI. .
". ts.-' man Iir g-rsr- N,fr DOM Card.
r.r and irving N,kr--oH ut Nr0 NurE. lryiug
e. Cor a. brt'rt. Nlny'ld bufdi. b of ale
1 It,.rr,.ty aud Iu Ill ili- OF Orange.
The sun., 1902-06-12
To Wine Zinc IN Tennessee.

KNoxyTIIr. Tom. June IL The Fast
Tenfe--..- Mi'iug and Dcyoopn"nt Com
panv has boon organized with sSoIo
CAPITAL stock ~ doy"Iop N" zinc property
Ia this region The company will put a
largo fo-cr AZ wurk AZ Fall Branch, lOo
miles noftN"a,' ot here. where th" main
u''ic" viii 30. hut will oI"raio at Jefferson
CIV. Mascot and near t.ir'pn, thu state.
Mug' Of the money i furnished by North
cru and Eastern capitalists.
The sun., 1902-06-12
THESE MEN DfDN'r STRIkE.
Locked Ont of Wissner Piano Factory
I'-fore They HAD the Chance.

Nor" than I?s employees Of the wissn-r
piano factory in Br"oklvn were lnck~G out
on Monday morning after they had threat
"ncd 80 strike over dispute about v.ges.
Mr. NI--n"r said ne trouble aros~ herause
he had Pat on pics-work a man who could
nu' earn rg'Ilar salary Mr.. Wi-sner
sav- b" psvs better wages than any factory
~ New York or Brooklyn and hat h- does
nor propose" 20 De forced 70 put the man
back on salary.
The sun., 1902-06-12
WOwtv rams DEAD ~ STREET.
Mrs. Walton Tnouaat 10 Have Injured
Herself by Moving Furniture.

Mrs Flizah0'h Jane Walton, tho wife
of Gcorge A Walton. a retired dre-s- pattern
rnnkHr of Toronto. Canada, lon her home.
I2h Bivcrs'I" Drive. Yesterday afternoon
10 y, shopping After walking about
bio. d shn f"'l 20 -" ~ r"r' and lied before
AZ am.uluu,. arrived
-" nd > rDu moving som" heavy furui-
ttr" m ..lr room, ~ 'ho morning and u
IL s,ivposed no strain hns'rn"d her death
Her son, william u. Walton. j. manager e
tho Canadian branch Z tive Standard
Fashion COMPANY. She was 50 wears old.
The sun., 1902-06-12
y. y. Consolidated Ice Co, Increases Its
D.. stock TO sls. 900 oOO.

TREvroS. Juno 1.-The New England
Consolidated Ice Company r""only incor-
purai,.l 20 corsolida'" a number of ice com
panlc- m Nnw England. filed a o"rtifcs.c
today Increasing - capital stock from
sI2SVp tu sll.pN.VD or 'hia 81 OOO. 60 II
10 30 M rr'.i"rr'd stock bearing per cent.
non r-cuiuuatI," dividends and sil.ep OO1
common -'c,N The ~cr' 'iiicate wac signed
hv , John Kaufman. Pr"-il,i.t ard G,.prgc
/ H,Im,.-. r-'rc'ary oi the company.
The sun., 1902-06-12
Rai,rcads S-iyinE Coal.

TyHrE Ut-TE. Ind. Jan" n Railroads
which run through the Indiana cu"I Fields
ar. taking for themselves all ia" o"al MAT
l. GA their tracks. uTd"r- have b'"n is-u"d
To nli all Cual car- and tau" them y" division
n,,nI. and stor,, them ~ the railroad yards
,uai which j. Consigned TO yarluu- mar
kr,- j. tring cuufscHt"d hy ~" rilruad
CuiuIanl.'S The railr"nd managrrr lay
tlcy do not t.'l'"v there Will v" strike
ia tic hituuinuis~ field, Du' that they are
going 20 lc ou IA" safe 81 :"
The sun., 1902-06-12
Labor FEDERATION TO Unioniyc BootbiaoLs.

TIE organizers Of the American Federn-
ZION of Labor havr begun an agitation 20
organize the Italian bpo'l'lcks into "a
un'on 4 rns-a'ing l. 10 b" hold Ia few
dAys 20 that end. Tho too' blacks want
70 do away. with three-cpnt shiucs.
The sun., 1902-06-12

houses were carrlrd down. There Was
fur her uh~id"ur. e thrre acres and -four
uthCr building were afeCt"i, sinking from
nv" 10 fifteen inches. and h"ing visited
and rack"i The ground IL still disturbed
and the heavy rain 'l-day IL expected tu
cause -till further -,,''liug
The sun., 1902-06-12
WAVED .S CotDJrrOR BrSH0P,
The pr,. Charles r. oims,s al of THIS Cn,
IoAs-i>I Uishop Huntington.

Svr.CrsE, y Y, lur" II Ia" thirty
four-h annual conycr'iun of the C~n'rnl
Nv York dio,-sc of the Episcopal Church
after a stormy session 'h-ou ghout tho
afternoon and thlg evening, named no"
KrN Charles Tvior Olmstyad If ~ Agn'S
Chnrni. T'iri'v parish. Vow York 'itv.
c'ndI'cr 90 Bishop Frederic Dan limiting.
,lu of 'hi- d'"c"se. NJ salary 80 5000
NtHT
The sun., 1902-06-12

examination for two weeks and m"antirn"
paiol"d him.
John MoClavs son of the late Polio"
Commissioner. was arraignoi in Jefferson
Market cnurt 'hargcd with creating
nuisance Nv burning shavings Tor tu"l m
hi blaming mill NJ Eleventh av"nn" and
TvCntv--,cond ~tr"ei. The ca~" was al
journ~i for u month 30 p"rmit MOT ave
to install a smose consumer.
The sun., 1902-06-12

The wedding OF Miss Lillian G Rischor
and Wa4lp~ ~.lshc. took pllo" ycster-
DIV Iu ~ p.'I- church. Harlem Auer-
ard Mr. o H'urv luarrn uf ~. West I2ist
-tr-,t. ~" briI- stHt"t, gave reception.
The sun., 1902-06-12

homo Wedding ~ Yesterday was that Of
Nj. R-rtla Adeltl8' Johnson aud William i
smith at ~" homo oi ~" bTId"'- mother.
MIR William |. r'l'it johnson. 80 Wet
it,ta street only relatives wfrc--ed the
V'rsf'orv
The sun., 1902-06-12
Csv.-,n q, viuxh~,s~n Extends.

wILxKs-F,Rss. Pa. June IA s.cond
serious cav~-in occurred this morning
at Hushe-town, where on Monday seven
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
TEN HUMAN LIVES LOST.
4 Mother aud Her Nin~ ChiiIs zen
Perish Ia Their Burniag Home
~ Matane. Qu~bec.

Matane, Que, March ii.--Firc,
which originated In the kitchen Of
the residence 81 Arthur B~ouchnrd,
Sunday, caused the death of. Mrs.
Bouchnrd and nine children. The fire
was discovered by n servant. who i'm
mediately gave an alarm. Mr.. fBou-
chard Jumped from an upper window.
and WINS about TO be followcd.by his
wife, but she failed In her attempt.
and persisted, together with her nine
children. six boys and three girls,
the eldest being n boy OF II years.
Bouchnrd arose about Ave o-cloek
md lighted a fire In the kitchaii and
then retired again.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
RECOGNITION OF BRAVERY.
frank wyatt, . Panhandle Eust-
seer, 10 Receive Medals ana
Cash Rewards.

Kokomo, Ind, March 1.-THE city
council has voted a gold medal IN
Frank Wyatt, n Panhandle railway
engineer. for bravedy. The local
lodges 81 the orders Of Odd Fellows
and Red Men also voted medals and
cash to him. although Wyatt Is not .
member Of either order.
Wyatt left his engine at three nat.
ural gas explosions last week and
carried four women out OF burning
buildings, rushing drought u mass
Of flames. The women were Mrs. Ida
Achey. Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips. Mira.
Mary Harrington, and Mrs. Mary
Sturgeon. The two former died Of
their injuries, but the others may re-.
cover. Wyatt was himself badly
burned In pulling one Of the women
from under u fallen chimney.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
SECRETARY LONG RESIGNS.
The Secretary Of the Navy Tenders
Ms nesisnssies and Mr.. W. u.
Moody VIII Succeed Him.

Washington. March ii.-secretary
Long has handed his resignation as
secretary Of the navy To the presi-
dent. II IL To take effect May /.
The portfolio was rendered to Con-
gresham W. II. Moody, Of Massachu.
sets, md he has accepted II.
MIR. Moody's selection for the
post Of secretary Of the navy was
the outcome Of nm interesting con.
test. There were no less than u half.
dozen aspirants, but the struggle
finally narrowed down to the two
representatives In congress-Mr.
Foss, Of Illinois, chairman Of the nar
val committee Of the house, who had
the energetic support Of his western
colleagues, and Mr.. Moody, for whom
Senator Lodge made the winning
fight.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
THE DEMAND FOR POTATOES.


Chicago, March ii.-So great IL the
demand for shipping facilities that
the potato dealers are paying the
railroad companies n bonus of $40 n
~ says the Tribune. The dealers
have had trouble all season In get.
ting ears placed when and where
they want them, and just now they
are particularly DESTROYS Of quick nc
tion. The price for seed potatoes IL
advancing rapidly, and the dealers
want TO take advantage Of the mar
ket before farmers raise the price
still further.
Less than three weeks 4 potato
seed stock was selling At IS cents at
loading stations. Now the holders
are asking si.2s. The demand is from
southern sections. While they raise
good table potatoes In the south,
they re compelled to come north
each season for seed stock.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
ALARMING CONDITIONS.
Affairs In Southwestern Missouri
and Northern Arkansas are
Very Serious.
all OWING TO LAST SEASONS uaousH1
Farmers Have No Money to Purchase
Supplies and There is . Desrts
Of seed Corn asa rosatoes- Mort
ssGees Have the uafortsnasss ~
Theip Mercy.


b. LOUIS, Mnreh h'-Aeeor''"s '.
accounts gwen ny tra'e'ng men, ""1
other arrivals from southwestern
Missouri and northern Arkansas, the
conditions In that section Of the
country are becoming alarming. ON
accoun, NJ Ina, s~ea.on.a drought.
r.ru.r. ..,a 40 ,,,,., With (Which
.-....,.--....u.. II 1, T. .,.,.a
w PR
"" Boo" ""'"'''s ma
'hing " lone 10 renew 'he s''""''o"
a serious FOOD famine may occur De-
fore next summer.
Everywhere there Is n dearth OF
seed corn and potatoes, and even seed
with which 10 plant sprinp truck
,.rd.ns. Stock IA suffering from
IL al, ,ooa In On. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-. -, = ~ 30, - A..
.s'''' /" ~ "
oe'ne he'u NJ sue" n'e pres W. "
be almost u OF reaeh OF the aver
age farmer. Families In the rural dis
tricts are living on the plaincst kinds
Of fare, aud even the supply Of this
IN running short.
m. ... .,c.r... - ,or.,o.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
PHILIPPINE FRIAR LANDS.
Commission Named to Negotiate
with the Pope For the Purchase
of Ia rriar Lands.

Sioux Falls. s. d.. March ii.lRt.
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, Catholic
bishop OF South Dakota, has received
notification Of his appointment, by
the president. as u member Of the
commission 10 negotiate with the
pope for the purchase Of the friar
lands In the Philippines. Gov. 1'nu
heads the commission, and Judge
Smith. Of the supreme court at Ma
Mia, Is the other member. The CON.
mission will sail after Easter. Bishop
0'Gormnn says that II the negotin-
tions are successful II will do more
than any one thing To complete the
~pncihcation Of the islands. Us II win
end the trouble between the tenants
and friars. IL Is understood that the
frinrs hold four ar five hua lrci
thousand ncrcs Of the bnst lands In
the Philippines.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
The NEW NAVAL SECRETARY.
re Successor Of Secretary Lsns
MslAs A Inpronptu Levss
II the House.

Washington, March 1.-THE news
that Representative Moody, OF Mas
sachusetts, had been offered and lad
accepted the navy portfolio renehed
the capitol shortly after noon yester-
day, and Mr.. Moody, who was on the
floor Of the house. was
with hearty congratulations. For
several minutes he held n regular
levee In one Of the side aisles ON
the republican side. Democratic mem
bers noticed the demonstration. md
crossed over TO join in the ovation,
his congratulations from that quar-
ter being fully as hearty and sincere
as those from his own side Of the
house.
Mr.. Moody began to rise 60 prorpi-
nence during his first term in the
house, when Speaker Reed selected
him frequently TO preside over the
committee Of the whole and predict
ed for him n brilliant legislative ca
recr. AS n member Of the appropria-
tons committee he has since led sew
eral fights on the floor. notably In
connection with the contest between
the navy and geodetic survey over
Jurisdiction Of deep sea surveys. lie
secured the adoption Of u resolution
on an appropriation bill raising Dew.
ey TO the rank OF admiral.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
American Baaher. In Ms.,co..

Mexico City. March I0.-American
activity in extending banking faciii-
ties here attracts notice. The new
State Bank Of Chiapas, remote
member Of the federation on the
Guatemaian border, has been opened
for business with half . million dol.
lars capital.
The new Bank Of Orizaba, with .
paid-up capital Of $4,000, is also =
new American institution. tile stock
being held here in this city. Orizaba
now IN important industrial cen.
tsr. and has hitherto lacked banking
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
The Comm. wheat Crop.

Says the Missouri crop report for
February; In n number of the south.
eastern counties. and also In the ex-
IRENE southern counties Of the south.
west section, the thick coating Of ice
which covered the ground nj the
close Of January remained unmelted
during February, and In those dis
tricts IL In feared that the wheat has
been injured, but the extent Of the
injury. " any. can not yet he de-
tcrmincd. Slight damage was also
done In u few counties by alternate
thawing and freezing during the last
week Of the month. In some districts
wheat IN reported In much better con-
dition than II was at the close Of jan
uary.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
MISSOURI, A NEWS.


Springfield has been At the mercy
q . burglar. and several thousand
dollars In money and jewels have
been stolen. Bloodhounds were
brought from Lamar, but they were
unable to trail the man long enough
Tor his capture. On several occasions
he has returned watches TO owners
when Informed they were highly
priced for their history. AZ n
house he phoned TO the police before
he left that he was there. but when
they arrived no trace Of him could
be found. He always awakens his
victims and tells them To direct him
90 the money and %vnluables. and new
err fails to apologize for his visit. The
mayor Of Springfield has offered a re-
ward Of $500 for his capture.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-14
He We. No, the M.a wanted.

Kansas City, Mo-, March ia mau
arrested here last week on suspicion
that he was Bennett, the supposed
murderer Of Nora Fuller, at Ia.
Francisco. proved to be a weli-known
kansas City character, and was dis
charged. Capt. Seymour, Of San Fran
cisco, arrived here Sunday night, on
the strength Of q message from Chief
Hayes, and returned west Monday,
declaring the suspect was not the
man wr nted. Chief Hays, realizing
soon after the arrest that o mistake
had been made, failed to make the
matter public.