Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER Is, 1902.

suggested a committee Of arbitration to be
appointed by the President, representing
certain branches of industry. to pass upon
the differences between the operators and
the miners; President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers, refused to accept this sug-
gestion If the President were restricted in
his choice of commission, and offered
counter-propos!tion to do away with the re-
strictions; after conferences with Mr..
Mitchell and representatives of the opera
tors. President Roosevelt appointed COM
mission. composed of Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
7. s. A. retired: Bishop Spalding Judge
George Gray, E. E. Clark, grand chief of
the Order Of Railway Conductors; Edward
Wheeler Parker. statistician Of the United
states geological survey, and Thomas III.
watkins, coal mining expert. with Car
roll ID. Wright. commissioner of labor, as
recorder this commission. as constituted.
being acceptable to both sides of the con-
traversy: President Mitchell called a con-
| vention of mine workers to meet at Wilkes
barre, Pa. to consider the question of
| turning Immediately to work, pending the
| findings of the arbitration commission. Sir
Michael Herbert presented his credentials to
President Roosevelt as ambassador from
Great Britain. The Sultan of Bacalod sent
a note to General Sumner, commander in
Mindanao, declaring that he did not want
American friendship. but war. The dead
letter office handled 93OO,351 pieces of mail
matter during the last fiscal year. 1t was
announced that Carroll d. Wright. COM
missioner of labor. would retire from that
position upon the completion of certain
work in his office. Secretary Shaw directed
the Treasury Department to give notice
that it will purchase per cent bonds of
1929 at 1874. The United States led the
world in coal production in 1901. The United
States Packing Company, which Is under
stood to be the beef combine, was incorpo-
rated at Trenton with an authorized CAPT
tai of $1,0000o0. The special justice inquir
ing into 1.-THE accident to President Roose-
Welt at Pittsfield, Mass, in his report
blamed the motorman and conductor of the
trolley car for the collision. The New Or
leans street railway strike. which blocked
traff1c for nearly two weeks, was settled
through the agency of the governor. Two
men were killed and four fatally injured in
an explosion at the Victor mine, at Paw
nee, III. fast train ran into a freight
wreck near Barre, Pa, two men being killed
and one injured Archie Woodin, twenty
three years old, shot and killed his wife's
parents because he thought they had sepa-
his infant daughter, trying afterward to
commit suicide. James Buchanan the
negro murderer of Farmer Hicks, wife and
daughter, near Nocogdoches, Texas plead
ed guilty and was hanged within two hours.
In dispute about money William c. Tur-
ner shot and killed Albert Hamilton and
w. j. Mallard in the offices Of Cantor
Adams & Mcintyre. on Broad street. New
Y ork, and then committed suicide.
Foreign Affairs.
Inc international tribunal at The Hague
declared that Mexico must pay the United
States 81, 400, $50 81 to settle the "pous fund
claim. King Edward returned to London
from Scotland; the king gave a luncheon at
Buckingham Palace to Generals Corbin
Young and Wood; General Young secured
nom commissioned officers to come to Amer
lea to give exhibitions of gymnastic work
in the British army; in the British house of
commons John O'Donnell defied the pre-
mier, shaking his fist in Mr.. Balfours face;
Lord Roberts decided to visit the United
States in 1903 When the German reichstag
met the government was interpelated on
the scarcity of employment and the high
price of meat. Paris received the Boer gem
erals with every demonstration of hearty
welcome; the French budget presented to
the chamber of deputies provided for exnen-
ditures of s715,0OO,0O0; Baron de Bradsky,
an aeronaut, and NJ. NORM. his engineer,
were killed in Paris by falling 100 yards
with the car attached to their balloon. 1t
was reported that Turkey had secretly
agreed to the passage of Russian warships
through the Dardanelles. Archbishop Guldi,
the new apostolic delegate. left Rome on his
way to Manila. The Austrian budget Of
$345, 265,OS7 was presented in the reichsrath.
Prussia was reported to be moving to &C
qure the six leading railroads which still
remain in private hands Half a battalion
Of Turkish troops were reported to have
been annihated by insurgents in the
Krenza Defile. northeastern Greece and
| revolt; women and children were reported
to be fleeing from Macedonia, where FIVE
Christian villages were destroyed. Advices
from St. Thomas stated that the people OF
the Danish West Indies are now practically
all in favor Of the sale of the islands to the
United States. Heavy battles were fought
between the forces of President Castro aid
the Venezuelan insurgents at Coro and La
Victoria, President Castro making q heroic
stand at the last-named place and prolong-
ing the fighting for many days: heavy
losses were reported on both sides. A rev.
olution broke out in Santo Domingo. led by
General Deschamps. In battles in Haiti the
insurgents defeated the government troops,
who lost 115 men killed and had a gunboat
sunk; the foreign consuls in Haiti pract-
cally brought about the end Of the revolu-
ton there. The Soufriere volcano was
again reported to be in active eruption: a
mass meeting was held at Kingston which
denounced the government of St. Vincent
and opposed enforced emigration
In the District.
Mr.. Henry Litchfield West was appointed
by President Roosevelt to succeed the late
John w. Ross as one of the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia; Mr.. West was
indicted into office without delay and pro-
ceeded at once with the duties Of his posi-
ton, District work having been greatly de-
layed through the hardness OF the appoint
ment. Richard Sylvester, chief of police
submitted his estimates for his department
for the next fiscal year, asking for total
OF $685., SO, as against $753, 765 the appro-
priation for the current year. The board of
charities of the District filed its annual
budget of estimates, the amount asked for
being 81, 1871, $40. The executive committee
OF fifteen of the Alexander r. Shepherd me-
mortal fund finance committee issued ad-
dress to the people of the District setting
forth the plan by which the memorial is to
be provided. Mr.. Theodore w. Moves, presi-
dent of the board Of trustees of the Public
Library, placed in the hands of the Commits
sloners the estimates of appropriations re-
Quired for the library during the next fiscal
year: at a meeting of the building COM
mission a detailed report of the work done
so far on the library building was submit
ted to the commission by Mr.. Bernard r.
Green, the superintendent of construction.
After thirty-four years existence the Ma
tonal Rifles disbanded as an active body
Professor William Henry Holmes, curator
for anthropology of the National Museum,
was appointed acting chief Of the bureau
of American ethnology, to succeed the late
Major John w. Powell. The following held
annual conventions: The National Retail
Liquor Dealers Association, the National
Paint, Oil and Varnish Association, the
Laundrymen's National Association, the
American Bottlers' Protective Association
and church workers among colored people.
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton. Smith of North