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Personal Mention.

c. S. Eddy of Akron, Ohio, and H. d.
Armstrong Of Allegheny, Pa, are at the
Arlington.
A. Gordon Cumming Of Hampton, Va.
and E. P. Perkins of New York are at the
New Willard
M. c. Johnson of Cincinnati and v. P.
Patrick Of Macon. Ga, are at the Raleigh
Mr.. Jerome Desio has returned to the city
after three months stay in Bethlehem,
White Mountains, N. H.
Capt. W. 7. Burgess of Wichita Kan. is
attending the G. A. r. encampment, serving
as aidde-camp on ommander-in- -chief' 8
capital oity during President Grants ad-
ministration, and was clerk Of the con
greSsional committee on RAILWAYS and
canals He has large acquaintance here
He is stopping at North Capitol street and
New York avenue northwest
DR.. Henry D. Fry has returned to the
city.
John H. Walker has resumed his duties
as secretary to Senator Gallinger, chair
man of the republican state committee, at
Concord N H. Mr. Walker was formerly
secretary to j. L. Davenport, first deputy
commissioner of pensions. This is his third
consecutive term as confidential clerk to
the chairman Of the republican state COM
mittee.
B. Won Orendorf. who has been in very
bad health since August, Is again confined
to his house with severe attack Of rheu-
matism.
J. B. Davis Of Kansas City, NO., a dele
gate from the Department Of Missouri to
the G. A. r. encampment, Is guest of
Charles w. Little, BIO 18th street.
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Journment sine die may then be made. The
business so far transacted, excluding that
reported in yesterdays Star, may be sum-
married. as follows:
The selection of San Francisco, Cal, as
the place of the next national encampment;
the revision of certain bylaws; the adop-
tion of resolution thanking the President
and his administration for the courtesies
extended the thirty-sixth encampment, and
the election of the following officers to
serve from the close of the present en-
campment until the close of that in San
Francisco-Gen. Thomas ]. Stewart of
Pennsylvania, commander-in-chief; Gen.
William NJ. Olin of Boston, senior vice
commander-in- chief: Col. James NJ Averill
of Georgia, junior vice commander-in in-chief;
DIR. A. w. Atchison of Texas, surgeon gen.
eral: Rev. d. B. Shuey, D. D., of Kansas
chaplain-in-chief.
Votes on the three officers first named
were taken at the session of yesterday af-
ternoon. An adjournment was then ordered
with an agreement that the surgeon general
and chaplain-in-chief should be elected this
morning and that the place of the 1903 en-
campment be chosen Immediately after
ward. The election of General Stewart led
to practical reassembling of the delegates
al the Ebbitt House last evening, when
great number paid the chief
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NAVY YARD IMPROVEMENTS.
Estimates of Local Interest for the
Next Year

The estimates for the support of the
naval establishment for the coming fiscal
year just approved by Secretary Moody
contain many items of special local interest
The total estimates for the naval service
are So, 436,030, which is an increase of
$11, 1,6699l9 over the appropriations for the
current fiscal year and a decrease of ST.
'G6,ol2 compared with the amount appro-
priated for 1903 for the same purpose.
There are many new items, aggregat ting
SoS3, 79O. One Of the new items is an esti-
mate of $1,000 for athletic exerci ses and
sports.
The local estimates under the head of the
bureau OF ordnance are is follows: Boiler
plant, etc, for the naval gun factory, SSO-
OO0 steel casting plant, naval gun factory
so,ooo; machinery for shops, naval gun fac
tory, SJo.O0O; converting large gun lathes at
the naval gun factory from steam to cleo
trlc, S2o,oO0; one ordnance engineer and
competing draughtsman for the naval gun
factory, $1,000; one foreman of smokeless
powder factory, Indian Head, Md, $1,000.
The estimates of the bureau of yards and
docks sfor the Washington navy yard in
clude the following: Civil establ shment
S5.10l; building extension for power plant,
Sl2o,oOO; railway landing bridge, $50, 900; tile
ncor IN store house for guns and mounts,
2i,2+o; raising roof of annex to building
NO. 46, $1,000; grading and paving S25, 600;
hreproof store house for naval supplies
Sto0oo; hreproof model storage building
$4,000; coal storage and handling plant for
new power plant, $4,000. making the total
estimates for public works at Washington
navy YARD under the bureau of yards and
docks 1886 740.
Inc bureau of medicine and surgery has
submitted an estimate of S125 600 for the
naval hospital at Washington, D. c.
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Naval Orders.

Passed Assistant Surgeon r. s. Brakeman
has been placed on the retired list Of the
navy. Lieut.. r. II. Osborn has been grant
ed three months leave.
Boatswain A. F. Benzon, from the Te-
cumseh to the Supply.
Boatswain J. Mahoney. from the Wabash
to the Tecumseh.
Passed Assistant Paymaster w, n. Do
herty, from the independence to the Mare
Island navy yard.
Passed Assistant Paymaster @. Brown, jr,
to the Independence.
Gunner q. L. Mallery. from the Supply to
the Puritan.
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wall, known as Camp Mckinley, be made
permanent post. During the year the
total number of recruits in the department
was 10,416. On the other hand there was
loss in these recruits, amounting to 9,6T6
resulting from assignments to various or
ganizations, discharges, deaths and deser-
tions.
1t is shown by the report that the number
OF prisoners increased during the year
Some difficulty has been experienced in
carrying out the rifle practice of the infan-
tryman's instruction, mainly because of the
OBJECTIONS of the owners of the land behind
the targets. There Were S26 desertions from
the various commands in the department.
The foregoing figures" General Hughes
says, are not pleasant to dwell upon OF
course the loss in the recruit camp is not
TO be taken as an index of the character of
the men now being recruited, as a very
large percentage of deSertionS from that
group are due to the fact that the men
We're guilty of some former offense which
they could not conceal when they were
brought in touch with men from all sec
tons of the country. who had seen previous
service and who could identify offenders 1t
would appear to be a wise policy to try
ana select recruits with greater care now
tnat the number required has been so
greatly reduced, and with judicous activity
or recruiting officers it seems possible to
raise the standard of accepted recruits by
looking more carefully into their character
and previous course of life
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ing and returned here after couple hours
march. The soldiers found no crowds gath
cred anywhere and the several towns were
reported to be quiet 1t has been the Gus
tom Of Colonel Dougherty Of the 9th to
send out companies each morning not only
for the purpose of making a demonstration,
but also to give the men exercise He said
the soldiers are respectfully received every
where.
The chief interest here is in the confer
ences being held in New York between the
political leaders and the coal operators,
and news from there is eagerly awaited
National Board Member Fallon, who is in
charge at strike headquarters, said today
he had heard nothing from President Nit
chell and did not know when he would re-
turn.
Professor John Graham Brooks of Cam
bridge Mass, has been in the coal regions
several days making further investiga-
ton of the situation for United States La
Dor Commissioner Wright. He is institut-
ing a careful inquiry into the charges of
violence and will make a report to Colonel
Wright in few days. 1t is understood
that Mr. Brooks is pursuing the investiga-
ton by direction Of President Roosevelt.
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elect their respects and wished him sue
eessful and prosperous term of Office. His
election was no surprise But the size of
his majority-112 votes more than that of
his two opponents combined-has occasion
ed much comment. 1t is taken as a strik-
ing tribute to his personal magnetism and
q manifestation of the strongest kind of or
ganization among his supporters.
DIR. Atchison and Rev. DR.. Shuey were
chosen this morning. Rev. James H. Brad
ford of this city was to have been put in
nomination for the chaplaincy, but by
agreement among the delegates from the
Department of the Potomac this purpose
mas abandoned. The surgeon general and
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STRIKE WILL co ON
Failure of the Conference at
New York.
POLITICIANS DEFIED
OPERATORS DEAF TO ALL COM
PROMISE PROPOSALS.
John Markle Asks That More Protec-
ton Be Furnished Non
Union Men.

Special From a Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, October 10.-Efforts to
bring the coal operators to terms were re-
newed this morning bright and early. Mr..
Mitchell and his associates were told last
night at midnight by Edward Lauterbach
| not to go back to Wilkesbarre yet, that the
operators would have to yield. This morn
ing Mr.. ]. Pierrepont Morgan called at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and talked with Gov
ernor Odell. Mr.. Morgan denied in most
emphatic language that he had blocked the
efforts to end the strike. At 10 o'clock Gov
ernor .Odell announced that he had been
summoned to a conference in Senator
Platt's office on lower Broadway. He
started Immediately.
Mr.. Mitchell at that hour was at the Ash
land House awaiting some news from the
operators
The conference in Senator Platt's office
was between Governor Odell, Senator'S
Quay, Penrose and Platt and several of the
railway presidents. great crowd of peo-
pie lined the sidewalks on both sides of the
street and stood for hours watching the
place and waiting for word from inside A
dramatic tinge was lent to the conference
by this great silent patient crowd, with
anxious faces awaiting the word which
would end the strike.
President Baer of the Reading and PreSi-
dents Olyphant and Thomas Joined the con-
ference in Senator PlattS office at noon.
Mr.. Baer seemed very much perturbed and
looked worried. He has been the backbone
of the resistance to dealing with Mr..
Mitchell.
At l o'clock Governor OdeIl came out of
the conference. | rode down in the eleya-
tor with him and said: is the strike set
tled?' No. he answered very sadly. is
the conference ended?' | asked. Yes he
replied He added that there was nothing
more to be said
Gov. Odell Downcast.
When Gov. OdelI emerged from Senator
Platt's Office the big crowd on the sidewalk
made dash for him. In instant he
was in the midst of swirling mass of men,
crowding about him and eagerly asking for
news A couple of stalwart Broadway
cops butted into the crowd and shouldered
a passage for the governor to his cab.
The governor looked very downcaSt and
disappointed Senators Quay and Penrose
next came out and were also surrounded
by the crowd of onlookers. They appeared
creStfalen also.
The boldest play which John Mitchell has
yet made in the whole strike was made on
this visit to New York. He told the men
with whom he was in conference yesterday
that he would be willing to leave the arbi-
j. Pierpont Morgan.
He said he was willing to put Mr. Morgan
on his honor and would believe that Mr..
Morgan would decide the questions fairly
sition. The coal railway presidents refuse
to abide by his instructions or to permit
him to interfere.
Before this strike came off the several
railways agreed to intrust the management
of 1t to one man, President Baer of this
Reading. They agreed not to interfere with
him. Mr.. Baer is the disturbing element
in this situation today.
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FIRE IN NEW YORK CITY.
Six-story Building on Pearl Street
Damaged SIS, 5000.

NEW YORK, October 10.-Fire early to-
day damaged the six-story building at Nos.
47s and 4S0 Pearl street and its contents to
the extent of $4,000
The establishments ORD FL. Cordozo, elec-
trotyper; E. F. Young, photograph ma
terials; s. M. Frank &FCo., smoking pipes.
and Fudilla Bros. inusicA instruments,
were completely burned out The building
is owned by the Jackson etate.
The fire for a time threatened many lives
and compelled the firenen 10 drive tenants
out and lift children kfrom their beds At
one stage of 1t a terrible hurst of flame is
sued from the two upper hoors Of the build
ing. followed by anaenoxmous cloud of
smoke that swept dawn into the street,
driving everybody awHy. The crew Of an
engine working nearzat hand were COM
pelled to crawl on tl1str hands and knees
FOR half block before they were out Of
danger. No one was injured.
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SUIT AGAINST THE READING.
Frank II. Thompson Asks Use of
States Name.

HARRISBURG, Pa. October 10.-There
was received at the attorney generals de-
partment today a petition from Frank H.
Thompson Of Philadelphia. asking that the
attorney general grant the use Of the name
of the commonwealth in q suit against the
Reading Railway Company to show why its
charter should not be revoked for alleged
violation Of the state constitution, which
prohibits coal-carrying company from en-
gaging in mining. In the absence Of Attor-
ney General Elkin and his deputy, the at
taches of the department declined to make
the application public. The attorney general
is expected to take some action in the mat
ter when he returns to his office next Wed
nesday.
Mai Gen. Miller and Coils. Elliott and
Penney of the division staff left here today
for Pottsville for the purpose of making a
tour of the troops on duty in the hard coal
regions.
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o'clock this morning. A determined effort
was made last night by various members
of the New York state delegation to sub
due the boom for Saratoga Springs, and the
effort proved a pronounced success. When
the convention reached the question of its
next meeting place the name Of Saratoga
Springs was not even presented.
New Jersey and California were in the
fight in earnest, however, and opened the
contest with much vigor. Col. Enos F
Ham of Atlantic City, commander of the
Department of New Jersey presented the
claims of the eastern city by the sea in an
address which excited much laughter and
applause. The rival city was represented
by Maj. Gen. William r. Shafter, who
spoke very eloquently of the city by the
western sea- but dwelt at more length on
the claim of the men beyond the Rockies
to encamp once in a while somewhere
nearer home than the Atlantic coast. Only
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OPERATORS RESENT THREATS.
Declare They Will Not Be Influenced
by Politics.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 10.-Efforts to set
tie the anthracite coal strike by confer
ences between leading politicians and the
coal operators in this city have so far
proved in vain. Senators Platt Quay and
Penrose and Gov. Odell of New York today
again met the representatives of the coal
interests in a lengthy conference, which
adjourned this afternoon leaving the sit
uation practically unchanged
The four politicians mentioned were clos
eted in Senator Platt's office from 10
o'clock until 1890 pm, when Chairman
Thomas of the Erie railroad and President
Baer of the Reading joined them to re-
ceive any proposition which they had to
offer as the result of their session. They
remained but little while, when the con-
ference dispersed, and Chairman Thomas.
following statement:
1T was impracticable to reach any con-
clusion Of the strike situation on the basis
suggested this morning"
The exact nature of the proposals made
to the operators is not known. Whatever
they were. they were rejected, and this af-
ternoon there is no indication that any
Element of the strike.
It is understood that another conference
Will be held on Tuesday next.
Position of the Operators.
The operators assured the political repre-
sentatives that they regarded the dispute
as embodying questions solely and entirely
between themselves and their employees and
in the business management Of their prop
critics.
These statements were elicit ed by the as
sertion from the other side that contln-
uance of the strike for two weeks would
imperil the success of the republican party
in the two great states Of Pennsylvania
and New York. They said that with the
advent Of cold weather, accompanied by
coal famine, the strike would assume an
importance that would overshadow the
polls. The operators, however, were not
moved by this presentation, and reiterated
that politics could not enter into their busi-
ness. Following this sta tement Of their po-
sition by the coal men the politicians inti-
mated very broadly that prolongation of
the struggle would pave the way to legisla-
ton hurtful to coal corporation interests. In
fact according to one of the coal operators
present this latter statement was made in
terms so broad that they regarded 1t as q
threat. Their reply was a restatenhnt Of
their unalterable determination to stand
their ground as at first outlined to the con-
ference, trusting to the integrity OF the ju-
dicial system to protect them from adverse
legislation.
Senator Platt was quoted as saying be-
fore the conference began that they ex-
pected to meet the operators again today.
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LOCATION MADE.
Memorial Bridge Cornerstone to Be
Placed on Government Reservation.

Memorial Bridge Cornerstone to Be
Placed on Government Reservation.
An the instance of Secretary Root, Attor-
ney General Knox today gave permission
for the temporary erection Of the corner
stone of the proposed Memorial bridge, for
nally dedicated yesterday afternoon, on the
reservation at the northeast corner of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Madison Place
belonging to the Department of Justice 1t
is expected that the huge block Of stone will
be removed from the White Lot where it
was taken yesterday, to the new location
selected for it this afternoon. Mr.. James
S. McHugh of the Stonecutters' Association.
which contributed the stone, was notified
OF this action this afternoon and will ar
range for the removal of the stone without
delay. 1t will remain on exhibition on the
department of Justice reservation until 1t
is placed on its permanent site at the Wash
1ngton approach Of the Memorial bridge un-
less its removal shall be sooner required by
the necessities Of the government service.
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from publication, and the result is entered
on the minutes of the encampment as hav-
ing been reached by acclamaton.
Amendments to Bylaws.
All the rest of the morning was spent in
considering proposed changes in the en-
campment bylaws and receiving reports
on the various annual statements submit
ted yesterday. Three matters of import
ance were presented to the encampment
under the former head-proposals that the
Sons of Veterans be admitted to meetings
OF Grand Army posts; that the composition
of the department encampments be chang
CONTINUED on Eighth Page)
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WILLING TO ARB1TRATE.
Strikers on Trolley Line at Sandy Hill
Make Proposal.

SANDY HILL, N. r. October 10.-The
electric railway strike situation remains
quiet. President Fitzgerald Of the ANAL
gamated Association Of Street Railway En-
ployes. says he il willing to place the
agreement which the men and company
entered into in the hands Of three disinter-
ested citizens. II they say the agreement
has not been violated by the company, the
men wiA be willing % return to work. VIII
legged rioters arrested, each gave 81 900 bail
today.
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once dn 1886, he said, had the encamp-
ment gone to the Pacific coast.
Every other year the delegates from the
far west had been paying heavy railroad
fares and travelling half week, while those
from the east went only 800 or 400 miles.
This view of the case touched the en-
campment's sensibilities and the vote be-
came, as 1t progressed, something of
stampede for San Francisco. Atlantic City
withdrew before the result was announced.
The actual vote is consequently withheld
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THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
States or Canada. by ordering 1t at
The Star office or at any Postal Tele-
graph office. all of which are branch
Offices OF The Evening Star Terms:
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vARIABLY IN ADVANCE The
address may be changed as frequent
ly as desired by giving the last ad-
dress. as we'll as the new one
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ALL OFFERS REJECTED.
Proposition to the Treasury for the
Sale Of Bonds.

The Treasury Department has received
several propositions for the purchase of
bonds from bond owners throughout the
country. but has rejected all the offers on
the ground that the price proposed is too
high. The offers aggregate about $4OO, GOO
The prices fixed were above the bid price
Of the bonds as sold in the New York
market
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RELIEF CORPS ROSTER
Election Held for National
Officers This Morning.
SECRBTARY'S REPORT
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN WAR
NER OF CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
Sum of $500 Appropriated From w.
R. c. Treasury to the Stephen
son Monument Fund.
SECRETARY'S REPORT

Election of its national officers was the
business of the morning session of the
twentieth national convention of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, which opened prompt
ly at 10 o'clock, the national president pre-
siding The beautiful salute to the flag,
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SAN FRANCISCO NEXT
National Encampment to
Meet There in 1908.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
CoMMANDER-IN-C CHIEF RECEIVES
GREETINGS BY MEMBERS.
Proposed Changes in Bylaws Con-
Standardization Regarding
the Sons of Veterans.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The thirty-sixth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic continued
Its sessions yesterday and this morning
Every effort is being made by the officers
of the convention to conclude it's business
by 5 o'clock this afternoon that an ad-
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TROUBLE IN sHAMoKIN DISTRICT
Strikers and Policemen Exchange
Shots on Roadside.


SHAMOKIN Pa. October 1O.-A Reading
company coal and iron policeman and four
non-unionists were driving from town to
Henry Clay shaft this morning when a
crowd hurled rocks at them. The police
man fired shots at the crowd, while Hun
garian empted shotgun at the policeman.
Before the firing could grow general two
companies of the 10th Infantry put the
crowd to flight, whereupon the nonunionists
went to work.
All of the leading coIiieries in this vicinity
were guarded by troops all night.
Schools Without Fuel.
SCHENECTADY, n, Y, October 1O.-The
1000 pupils in the eleven public schools of
this city were sent home today because of
the coal supply giving out. A carload of
soft coal is now on the way and it may
reach here some time next week. 1t will
not last long. however and the authorities
fear they will have to close the schools in
definitely
Advent Of Cold Weather.
FARMER, N. Y, October 1O-The first
hard f eeze Of the season occurred last
night, the mercury dropping to 30. The
beans and buckwheat, some of which had
not yet been cut, suffered badly. Grapes
were injured to some extent
Aid for the Miners
ANACONDA, Mont, October 1O-A mass
meeting held by the Labor and Trades AS
sembly of Deer Lodge county In behalf of
the striking coal miners of Pennsylvania
has been addressed by a number of prom1-
nent speakers of the state. Resolutions were
passed rendering the sympathy of organized
labor in Montana to the miners. A move
Ineht is on loot to start popular subscrip-
tion for the benefit of the strikers.
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ALL QUIET AT w1LKEsBARRE.
Detachment Of Troops Makes Usual
Morning RecounoissancA.

WILKEsBARRE. Pa. October 1o.-De-
tachments Of tho 9th Regiment ana the
Philadelphia Second City Troop were sent
out to the mining towns early this morn