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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
The Patent Office Accident.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
viii you permit me to suggest that there
should be an inquiry as TO the responsibility
for the shocking elevator accident yesterday
morning in the patent office? The path OF
the CONFERENCE.-The is close TO the hand rail
OF a stairway open to the public, and now
that a man has been killed because there
was no guard or protector at that place ii
becomes matter of surprise that no one
before has been injured. More than two
years after Congress made the appropria-
ton for the elevator the machine has beer
opened to the public. Two years should
have been ample for some one connected
with the contract to think of the necessity
for guarding a place so clearly dangerous.
Monetary recompense to the family of the
victim should not alone be the result, Il any
one was guilty of criminal negligence in not
providing for the construction of grading.
A. W. HARRISON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13

Weather conditions and general forecast:
pressure has risen rapidly in the middle
Rocky mountain region and the area of low
pressure that was central in Colorado We'd
nesday morning has been forced southeast
ward to eastern Texas. second depres-
sion appears in the upper lake region and
pressure continues high over the Carolinas
and Tennessee
The weather has cleared on the Pacific
coast and on the plateau region, but rain
continues over the eastern slope, and has
extended southwark into northern Texas
Rain has also fallen in New England and in
the lake region.
1t is ten to twenty degrees colder this
morning in the Rocky mountain region. and
thence eastward to the middle Mississippi
valley and southwark to northern Texas
1t is also colder in the lower lake region
and New England.
Generally fair weather will prevail in the
Washington forecast district except in the
lower lake region, where 1t will be cloudy
with occasional rains. Rain is also prob
able in the lower Mississippi valley and the
| east gulf states Friday.
| 1t will be colder tonight in the western
portion of the lower lake region and colder
Friday in the lake region, Ohio valley, and
the western portion of the east gulf states
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be mostly west to southwest and light
to fresh; on the south Atlantic coast mostly
light to fresh northeast; on the east gulf
coast light and variable, becoming FIRE
southeasterly; on the lower lakes fresh
south to southwest.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northeast to east
winds and cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the pas
twenty-fo hours: Marquette, 1.42; Okla
hOma, C0S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
ANSWER TO MITCHELL
WAGES ENOUGH, SAY INDEPEND-
EMIT OPERATORS.
Deny That Labor Unions Improve the
Morals and Discipline Of
Their Members.

The answer of the Independent operators
of the Lackawanna and Wyoming region to
the statement of President Mitchell of the
Mine Workers was made public last night.
In response to the demand for an increase
in wages they say that the present wages
are such as to enable the diligent and
skillful miner to earn more per hour than
any class of labor, skilled or unskilled, in
the towns In which their mines are To-
Gated, and amply sufficient to allow him not
only to maintain an American standard of
living and educate his children, but to lay
aside something for his old age
That some miners wages are small, it is
stated, is because they choose to exercise
their option to work only few hours a
day.
Mining Not Dangerous.
In answering the contention that mining is
extremely dangerous and unhealthy and
tends to shorten life, the operators set forth
petition recently circulated in the inter-
ests of candidate for mine inspector,
which contained the names of ninety-five
employees of one mine, sixty-sx of whom
had worked i'll the mine for twenty years or
more, and twenty for forty years or more,
and five for fifty years or more
The demand for the weighing of coal and
payment by the legal ton of > 240 pounds in
stead of by the fictitious ton of 2750 or
5000 pounds is characterized as a thinly
disguised effort to secure a 40 per cent in
crease in wages
The answer asserts that $50 pounds of
coal as it comes from the mine is barely
sufficient to produce a 2,240-pound ton of
prepared coal.
Regarding Labor Organizations.
Regarding the declaration of the miners
that labor unions improve the morals aid
discipline of their members this comment
is made:
This may be true when apple. to some
organizations, but when applied 10 the min
ers union we enter a most emphatic denial
and propose to introduce evidenc showing
that prior to the advent of the United Mine
workers of America it was considered bad
form to Kill or MAIN citizen who attempt
ed to exercise his constitutional right to
sell his labor, and that the vas. number
OF brutal murders and beatinss during the
past five months show that the teachings
Of the United Mine Workers have brought
about such moral obliquity that its mem
berS believed themselves justified in these
acts; also that officers of the un1un justified
this course by furnishing bail and counsel
for those who have been guilty of these
atrocious acts.
we believe we will be able to prove
such tremendous losses of life and money
as the direct results of the methods of this
union as to convince your honora BILE COM
mission that it is inexpedient to do any act
which may contribute to its continued ex-
istence."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
AMERICAN LOST LIFE
FIGHTING FOR COLOMBIA AT THE
IsTHMUs.
Bogota and Chucuito Returned Fire on
Enemy and Killed Every
one in Sight

The first American blood split as a result
of the Colombian revolution was poured out
yesterday.
The reorganized Colombian feet, on board
of which are many Americans captured a
boat having on board correspondence show
ing the whereabouts Of two revolutionary
schooners loaded with provisions.
The government warships headed for the
place, and on arriving there the Bogota-
formerly the Jessie Banning-manned by an
American crew and commanded by Captain
Marmaduke, lowered two boats with armed
| men.
AS the schooners were aground, they
waited until high tide to attack them. In
the meanwhile revolutionists were discov-
cred in ambush close to the beach:
Rebels Opened Fire.
When the Bogota's boats pulled ahead
the second time the rebels opened fire on
them, killing the ships armorer, Richard
Kane of Washington, and wounding Geo.
Walker, who was shot through the legs A
seaman named Clark and Lieut. Vasquez
We're also wounded, but not seriously.
The Bogota and Chuquito then opened
fire on the enemy and killed every man in
sight One shot fired at a group of ten
rebels who were most actively engaged in
shooting at the boats crews killed every
one of them.
Gunner Cross of the Bogota thinks that
from forty to fifty rebels were killed.
Schooner Helvetia DESTROYED.
One of the schooners, the Helvetia, loaded
with rice, was captured. The first shot at
the second schooner set her on fire and she
was destroyed with her cargo.
The body of Kane will be buried at Pana-
ma with military honors.
"R, Kahn has been mentioned in dis
patches as being one of the crew of the b.
gotta 1t has also been said that he fought
under Dewey at the battle of Manila
Gunner j. Cross of the Bogota is from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is only seventeen
years Of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Portion of Beach Changes Hands.

A large portion of Somerset Beach, one
OF the excursion resorts on the Potomac
river, in King George county, Va, was
sold at public auction in Fredericksburg,
yesterday, to Mr.. Ernest L. Payne, one of
the Somerset Beach syndicate, for $1,000
During the last season the steamer Jane
Mosely ran colored excursions from this
city to Somerset but it is now, it is under
stood, to be fitted up for summer cottage
resort for Washington people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
THE COURTS.

Court of Apprenticeship, the Chief JUS
tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr.. Justice
Shepard
D. ]. Particle was admitted to practice.
Patent appeal No. 209-Meyer agt. Sarfert;
argument commenced by Mr.. P. B. Hills for
appellant and continued by Mr.. H. X Ken
nedy for appellee and concluded by Mr. p
b. Hills for appellant.
Equity Court No. 1-Justice Hasner.
Newton agt. Newton; divorce granted.
Baker agt. District of Columbia pro con-
fesso against defendant c. H. Wihsie grant
ed. Long aSt. Scott; pro confesso against
defendant s. d. Brown granted Travers
agt. Travers; auditors report ratified. Dee
agt. Herfurth; defendant required to pay
money into registry. Tolson agt Tolson:
divorce win. mat. granted. Sparks agt.
Sparks; cause submitted. Sullivan agt
O'Brien; sale finally ratified and cause re-
ferred to auditor Roddy agt. Slater; COM
mission to receiver ordered paid In re
estate of ]. H. Boxter; auditors report con-
hrmed. Reed agt. American Security and
Trust Company; heard and submitted
Evans agt McEuen; pro confesso against
defendant Emily ]. Rothwell granted.
Hawkins agt. Hawking divorce granted.
Popham agt. Popham; do. -
Circuit Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bingham.
Bllck agt. Metropolitan, Railroad Com
pany; on trial. 4l..r.-1
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Clabaugh,
Polling agt. Capital Traction Company; on
trial.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice Anderson.
United States agt Forrest Pendleton,
murder; verdict, guilty of murder in second
degree. United States agt. Joseph Betters,
larceny from the person; recognizance
taken, with James Waters as surety.
United States agt. David Chevalier; nolle
pros United states agt. Alice Arthur, lar
ceny; order of court setting aside sentence
of November 8, and sentence suspended and
personal recognizance taken. United States
agt. Vernon Beard; nolle pros limited
States agt. VIM. F. Stewart, violation of
oleomargarine law; on trial
Criminal Court No 2-Justice Barnard.
sullivan agt. Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany; verdict for defendant Estate Of
Benjamin H. Duvall; on trial.
Probate Court-Justice Barnard.
Estate of Lucy j. w. Strong; petition for
PROBATE OF will filed. In re Harvey L..
HutchinSs: account passed. In re Evelyn
stevens: account passed. Estate of James
MURRAY: account passed. Estate of John
w. Carr: account passed. In re Dorothy
L. Rice order of allowance In re Lewis
w Means ct al: inventory filed and order
allowing certain expenditure. Estate of
Chas. S. Drury; will admitted to probate
ana letters testamentary granted to Ida l..
DrurV-'bond. S4O0. Estate of Henry Egan;
Will fully proved. Estate of Roscoe John
son: inventory filed. Estate of Rufus r.
Cheyney: petition for letters of administra-
ton hled. Estate of Katherine Dieterich ::
VIII dated August 10, 1894. filed Estate of
VIM. Bloom: order of publication Estate
OF Mary ingram; order of publication. Es-
tate OF John lseman; order Of publication
Estate of VIM. H. OConnor; inventory
filed. In re Lillian G Stone ct al: order of
publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
FINANCIAL.
Perpetual
Building Association.
Another Reduction of Interest
Charged to Borrowers.

Being the fourth consecutive reduction during ouf
ecuFse Of business In twenfy-one years. brought
about By the changing circumstances Of time. On
al loans now being made we are only charging six
90 per cent, and uniform charge Of $1,000 for
penses These terms. in connection with the prfvi-
lege OF paying on or Of reducing the loan at any
time. make our loans the cheapest and most co.,
venient.
Our monthly statement for October of this year
showed: Assets, s. 1853 359 &c. Liabilities 81, 237,
1915 Surplus, $115, 927.s4.
ALI advances secured by hrst deed of trust
on desirably located real estate, inside the Dis
trict Of Columbia. We make building loans and
charge interest only the money Is used, and not
on the whole advance until 1t 10 all taken, thus
saving considerable during the construction. In ad
dt1on to the interest on the loan we require such
payments on the advances convenient for
the member to pay in reduction Of the debt
We 80 paying a dividend Of $4,000 more
every month profits to members their sub
scriptions.
We pay q per cent per annum,
Payable quarterly. We take any amount from $500
to 5000 from any one member. Although We can
narily We pay demand Active business ac-
counts not desired but allow a member to
withdraw money twice monthly.
We cannot impress too strongly on the citizens
OF Washington the Importance Of saving money,
to be ready for an emergency or for more advan-
tageous Investment. And we regard the Perpetual
as the best medium yet offered for saving money
and earning interest thereon, being the largest in
stitution Of the kind In the District, and the
flexible.
OFFICE, zoe 11TH ST.
ANDREW GLASS. President.
JOHN COOK. Secretary.
Perpetual Building Association annual meeting
Monday evening at O'Clock at office, No. SOC 18th
st. NV. ANDREW GLASS President.
JOHN COOK. Secretary. no13-tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Government Ownership.

The question affirming that the national
government should own and control the
anthracite coal fields OF Pennsylvania was
debated last night before the Young Mems
Society of the Mount Vernon Square NJ E.
Church South, corner 9th and K streets.
Mr. S. w. Williams and Dr.. VIM. J. r.
Thomson spoke in the Affirmative and
Messrs Gibbs L. Baker and Geo. NJ. Moore
In the negative. The Judges were VIM l..
Chambers, Rev. ]. w. rDuffey, DID, and
VIM w. MILAN, who decided the debate in
favor of the affirmative RI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Complain of Obstruction.

F. J. Mersheimer and others have GEM
-r~,ined to- the Commissioners of the OBJ
stiuetion of the alley in the rear of BOG 7th
street northeast. The Commissioners will
reply that the alley is private one, and
its use under the covenant of the deed ere
ating 1t must be enforced by proper proceed
ings between the parties themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Records for Twenty -Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
a pm. yesterday:
ermometer-November II, pm. IS; 8
pm, 81; II midnight, 80. November 10.
am, AZ; am, 46; 10 noon, %; pm, 76.
Maximum, 1G, at pm, November ID;
minimum. AZ, at am, November 13.
Barometer-November1 IL, 4 pm. 30 TO- 8
pm, 30. l3; ~ midnight, 30.15. November
ID, m, 301S; Am, 1925; noon, 1924;
. % M 30 %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Columbia Heights-Edgar S. Kennedy ct
AL, to Eugene NJ. Tilden, lot 46, block %;
$40.
Pleasant Plains-Lewis E. Breuninger .et
ux. to Thomas K. Noble, lot A; $40.
New Jersey avenue southeast between Z
and E streets-W. G. Seddcum ct ux. to
John G. Campbell, lot 50, square 693; $40.
Tenth and French streets NORTHWESTERN
gene r. Russell, surviving trustee, lot 90
square 1868: 81
Cleveland Park-Thomas E. Waggaman
ct ux. to James Albert Shaffer, lot 1, block
8: $40
Eleventh street northwest between K and
L streets-Jonas w. Hecker ct ux. to Jo-
sephine Gassenheimer, lot 81, square 316;
$40.
o street northwest between 32d and 33d
streets-Fred'k L. Siddons ct al, trustees
to Hiliard Owen, part lot 124, square 1871
1.45O
No. 1412 35th street northwest-Hannah
White ct vir, Edward T., to William D..
Thorn part lots 100 and 100, square 1911;
$40.
No. $40 9th street northeast-William H.
Walker ct uX. to Archibald Mcknight, part
lot 1873. square 913; $40.
Lincoln-Daniel Bell to Louis A. AleXan-
der, lots % and %; $40
Fourteenth street northeast between B
and c streets-Pauline H. Losano to John
J. and Elizabeth G. Whalen, lot %, square
1865: $40.
Twelfth street northwest between L and
NJ streets-Chas. w. Handy ct al. trustees,
to Edward j. Cahill, lot II, square 2S2;
$3.50.
ale--Frank NJ. Higgins to Fran
els A. Blundon, lot 10, block 4 $40.
X street northeast between I'd and Sd
streets-Bridget Reardon to James e. F'itz-
gerald, lot Z. square 749: 1855.
Sixteenth street northwest between X and
L streets-Samuel s. Yoder, executor, to
Carrie Raber, lot II, square 1874: $7,3S6JO.
Observation-Disclosures M. Leonberger to An
drew LauXman, lot 80, block %; 81 $50
D street southwest between LIST and I'd
streets - Gertrude Clark to Martha S.
Starkes, undivided half interest in part lot
IA, square $50; $40
G street northwest between 18th and 18th
streets - Frank H. Wheelock ct ux to
George Henderson, lot 53, square 1,005; So.
George Henderson conveys same property
to Carrie NJ Wheelock; So
Ninth street northwest between F and G
streets-G. Duley Gladmon to Samuel W.
Pickford, part lot 1873. square 913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Regarding Street Improvements.

The Commissioners viii, Inform the Brook
land Citizens Association that its request
for the Improvement of Fort, street from
18th to 18th, Lansing street from 18th to
10Th and Joliet street from 18th to 18th
and Dover street from roth to 14th street
with the estimates to Congress this winter.
Every practicable attention will be given
to the matters mentioned, however, in the
preparation of future estimates
The Commissioners have accepted the
resignation of Watchman e. ]. Kidweu of
the fire department and appointed ]. G.
Bennett Key in his stead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday;
Light, Variable Winds.

Forecast till pm. Friday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia, partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; light, variable
winds.
For Delaware and Maryland fair tonight
and Friday: slightly cooler tonight; fresh
west to southwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Maximum Temperatures.

The following is the maximum tempera-
ture in the twentyfour hours ending at
am, November 13, in the cities Indicated,
as reported to the weather bureau:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of the water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature, 50;
condition, %. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, 50; condition at north connection
80; condition at south connection, Is.
Georgetown distributing ACKNOWLEDGMENT
allure, "a: condition at influent gatehouse,
13: condition at eff1uent gatehouse Il.
Washington city acknowledgements
"a; condition al infiuent, SO; condition at
effluent 3G
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
FINANCIAL.

Packing and Unpacking.
Careful, respon-
sible workmen for
packing0r unpack=
ing valuable and
fragile articles of
all kinds.
Shipm nts of
household goods to
this city received,
delivered and UNI
packed.
STORAGE DEPARTMENT,
American Security and
Trust Co., 1 1 40 18TH.
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Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, 11:JO am: high tide,
go am and $50 pm.
: Tomorrow-Low tide, - 80 am. and II Al
pm; high tide, 6:1S m. and 6:45 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
The Sun and Moon.

Today-Sun rises, 6:42 am; sun sets. 4 :46
pm.
Moon sets, SIT am. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:43 am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
The CITY Lights.

The lights and naphtha lamps all lighted
by thirty minutes after sunset. extinguish-
ing begun one hour before sunrise. All arc
and incandescent lamps lighted fifteen min
utes after sunset and extinguished forty
five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13

Court of Appeals-Present, the Chief JUS
tice, Mr.. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-08

boundary. temporarily quieted by a pro
visional agreement between the Ameri-
can and British governments. Is the
most serious matter of controversy he
tween the two governments and an
earnest effort ought to be made to settle
it in the near future. As the matter
now stands it is likely at any time to
seriously threaten friendly relations BE-
tween the two countries. 1t seems to
be a foregone conclusion that the Cana
dian demand in regard to the boundary
will never he conceded by the United
States. The best authorities insist. with
a show of testimony founded upon
treaties. that the American position is
absolutely sound and unassailable. \
writer who has recently reviewed the
whole subject in a perfectly candid and
impartial spirit takes the position that
the American position is perfectly cor
rect; that every foot of territory claimed
by this country it is clearly entitled to.
He shows most convincingly that the
Canadian demand is utterly unwar-
ranted and preposterous and declares
that there is no more reason for the
United States to allow its right to the
possession Of this u%nbroken Alaskan
territory to be referred to the decision
of foreign judges than would be the
case IL the British empire advanced a
claim to sovereignty over the coast of
Georgia or the port of Baltimore and
proposed that this demand should be
referred to the judgment of subjects of
third powers
There is no doubt of the fact that
the nearly universal sentiment in this
country is opposed to conceding the de-
mands of the Canadian government IN
Alaska and it is safe to say that such
concession will never be made. The
American people will not consent to the
surrender of a foot of Alaskan territory
now claimed by this country to Great
Britain.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-08
Personal NOTES.

Dewet seems too busy at present to
bother with armistices and peace confer
ences.
The governor Of Louisiana complains that
the British government is maintaining a
military camp a few miles from New Or
leans. n General Jackson is now in an
other world.
Zenas Crane, a brother OF Governor
Crane of Massachusetts,, has given to Pitts
field, Mass, the sum Of $50, 900 for the
purpose OF establishing there a musuem OF
natural history and art.
Hugh McCulloch. a grandson Of President
Johnson's secretary OF the treasury, died in
Florence, Italy, last week. A volume OF
poems written by him and entitled THE
Quest Of HeracIes' was published in 1894.
Henry II. Edes, at a recent meeting of
the Colonial Society OF Massachusetts, read
a paper In which he said that Prof. John
Winthrop and not George Washington was
the first person TO receive from Harvard
college the degree OF doctor OF laws.
Miss Mary Burkhart, the woman who is
running for congress in Kentucky, de-
clares that, II elected, she will go to con-
gress. and there is no law to prevent her.
But article 1, section 5, OF the constitution
may operate TO prevent her staying there.
Alyah Dunning. the old Adirondack trap
per, hunter. fisherman and guide, who was
asphyxiated by gas at a Utica hotel re-
Gently. always said he trapped the last
beaver in the lower Adirondack region.
where the old woodsman had spent most
OF the eighty-siK years Of his life.
Charles W. Lynde OF Blue Point, l. l.,
possessed of property estimated at an even
million, has declared his intention OF be-
coming a British subject. renOuneing hS
allegiance to the United States. This Blue
Point austere man is likely to be the only
sufferer by his self-eXpatriation. America
can well AFFORD TO lose one millionaire, in
view Of the million subjects OF Great
Britain who have found permanent homes
in the United States.
That was a downright mean trick played
on the girls of the Women's Christian
Temperance union OF Philadelphia by tbs
chemical class Of the University OF Penn
sylvania on April l. The girls came Joy
ously. by invitation, 10 hear papers on the
deleterious effect OF alcoholic drink. Ftvs
papers were prepared. The first Was
scientific discussion Of the cocktail. Three
hours were consumed In explaining the
liquid mystery. Reader No. ? took the high
ball for a text and dallied with the sub
jeet for two solemn hours. BY the time
No. 3 took the stage TO analyze q gin ma
the girls ned. Thersupon two members Of
the class rushed the GROWER and post
poned the readings.