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New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
ELECTRIC ROADS IN SWEDEN.

A correspondent OF "The Electrical World and
Engineer summarizes report presented to the
Swedish authorities few weeks ago upon the
feasibility and wisdom Of substituting electric
ty for steam on government railways. The en-
gineer who formulated that report Is confident
that great economy would be secured thereby,
because coal must be imported, whereas
Sweden has an abundant supply Of water power,
which can be supplemented at few points
by burning peat. To operate the whole system,
2G91 miles in extent, twenty-five stations are
recommended, of which seventeen would de-
pend on waterfalls and five on peat. These
would be placed that it would not be neces
sary to furnish current from any point for
a greater distance than 100 miles, Not the
least interesting feature of the report is that
the three methods of employing electricity
which are discussed are all Of American ori-
gin.
Although no final action has been taken upon
the recommendations in question, the simple
fact that the Swedish Government has the mat
ter under consideration is significant. The
country which produced Ericsson and Nobel
has shown commendable spirit Of progress in
authorizing an investigation Of the possibilities
Of electric traction, and the step already taken
is in some measure prophetic
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
NEap1lnrk Daily Usibn1te
MONDAY. MARCH. o3. 1903.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

: FORETGN.-President Castro, at the request
cf the Congress Cf Venezuela, reConsidered his
determination 60 resign from Office. and VIII
meet the Congress aIain and announce hI5
2naI resolution. - The Very Rev. Frederick
William Farrar, Dean of Canterbury. is dead
= The Empress Dowager CT China mas. mas OF
re made for the Chinese representation at the
e. Louis Exposition - The CTusuaEan
Government complained TO ErazI against an in
Nzsion of Cruguayan territory by Braziiian
forces, who have Joined the Urugueyan rebels;
peace has been signed between the uruguayan
Government and the rebels. - Austria and
iRus7i1 are compelling Bulgaria to keep the
J'eoce in the Balkans and war supplies for Bull
Garia are nct allowed 10 cross the Danuhe.
- The Fore has been growing steadily
-(-esfeT since his coronation ceremony oil harSh
s. - The ST. Vincent volcano. la Soufrier5:
IS again in violent eruption. and makes grand
lerectRcle. - Cuba will appropriate SlhhiW'
i5oF the St. Louis Exposition - Missionaries
in China are eTning, fearing another Boxer up
qic.ag; rebels are said to lie naEsing along me the
Irish Land hill. he introduced in Parliament
oa Wednesday, will propose a grant OF tio'-
4y09, 00G from the imperial eXcheQUer.
DOMESTIC.-Democrats are anxious in re-
Rcrd TO the coming trip of Grover Cleveland TO
the West; he will speak at ST Louis on the
platforn with President Roosevelt. - Estes
e. Rathb bone has filed charges against General
1eonsrd Wood in connection with the generals
ldutIes as Military Governor of Cuba; -
:Archbishop Ireland declared that no discrfml-
patton should he made against the negro in civil
cad political life - Three men held up a
frolley car near Los Angeles and killed one pas
senger and wounded three others; the highway
srea escaped - Racing on the Bennings
track will begin to-day.
CTTT.-District Attorney Jerome attacked An
drew Carnegie at meeting Of the Central Fed
GRATED Union. - DR.. L. A O'Brien, the Amer
hcan dentist, arrives the Pretoria and denies
IFtcTies told about him and Princess Louise OF
, iEazony. - A keeper was rescued at the Gar
idea yesterday just one OF the circus eie-
!gha3ts was about to Kill him - A general
i6undsy closing by saloonkeepers was believed
by many 10 be only rUse to lead the public to
think that they were obeying the excise law.
- A rat badly chewe6 q Brooklyn baby's
finger - Mrs. William A. Duer died at the
WsldoTf-AEtoTfa - 4 Texas mining pro-
.Tnntsr was found dead under conditions that in
d.c7tnd suicide.
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Pain The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees: lowest. 45.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

After long and discoura sing period-of stead
lily declining prices, securities steadied and re-
gained about average of 81 share. During
the decline the sixty most active railways lost
over So share on the average, and, compared
with the high water mark last year, the fall av-
eraged S14 a share. Even compared with
the corresponding date a year ago. there was
nearly So decline. During the liquidation the
general public had been pretty thoroughly elm
mated. and the market became one Of profess
sional trading almost entirely. At times there
developed q moderate buying for investment
but II mainly confined to pool unloading
and room trading Notwithstanding the slight
increase in interest. the weeks transactions fell
below those of year ago. while compared with
the corresponding week in 1901 there was loss
OF over so per cent IN the number Of shares sold
although the range Of quotations was about SO
higher. No explanation of the Improvement Is
visible, except that the market was probably
oversold. for earnings have steadily established
new high records and the offerings Of freight
are less urgent, now that the trafic congestion
is somewhat relieved
While the money market is far from easy and
idle capital can readily be put to profitable use
yet there has been a fall Of about l per cent
from the recent per cent on cali and per
cent for time loans. One effect OF the excessive
rates was TO draw funds from the interior. and
the situation was also improved by the forced
contraction of loans. Yet the latter item still
exceeds deposits IN the associated bank state
ment which iR not a satisfactory condition.
sub-TreasuFy operations have caused less Of a
drain on the local money market but gross gold
in government vaults rose to a new high record
at S7.54O.514. It il probable that Mr.. Shaw
VIII again utilize extreme measures. II Eeces-
sary. to prevent any serious stringency in the
money market. AS logical eoncomitant Of
easier money there was an advance in foreign
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
~ TIE STREETCARS

So importunate and widespread became the
public demand for better service in Broadway
that Mr.. Vreeland. a railroad boss who never
loses his temper, no matter how harshly he may
be criticised. consented, after long delays, to
do something toward Tightening the congestion
and relieving the squeeze in the most famous
business thoroughfare Of ;he world. Now
humble supplications are pouring in upon Mr..
Vreeland imploring him 70 be mercIful toward
the miserable sinners and sufferers on other
divisions of his big gridiron Of roadways
1t fs we'll known that the chief object In life
of Mr.. Vreeland is to satisfy the stockholders,
who adore him, and never to pass a dividend.
Nevertheless, in the long run, and in short runs
also, he may find that elsewhere, as we'll as IN
Broadway, it pays to be thoughtful of the plain,
average, ordinary human being who never
owned a share in street railroad and never
expects to own one.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
NILES THE LAST.

The appointment by direction Of the Presi-
dent, OF board Of officers who will select forty
two officers from active service to become mem
bers Of the army general staff is the frst di-
rect step in the formation of that body. The
law creating the stan. By which the once Of
commanding general is wiped out will not be-
come operative until after General Miles has
retired from active service and he Will not be
compelled to relinquish any of his rights or
privileges But General Samuel B. d. Young,
who Will become the senior major general on
the retirement of General Miles, will have to
content himself with the once OF chief Of stan,
and nothing higher can come to the generals
who will succeed him.
There can be no doubt that the efficiency OF
the army will be greatly improved and that it
viii take higher rank ameng the forces Of
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
Inder to Aduertisemeats.
Amnscments.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-S:IS-The Suburban. --,.-
IEERIcAN THEATRE-SIS-In the Paaes OF ~. ne MEG
SsEsI.4 500 THEATRE-S-The Darling OF TIE coos.
6IIOU THEATRE-s:IS-Nancy Brown .,
BROADWAY THEATRE-S:l6-Prtsce OF F1lSeH-
lCAsINo-e:iS-A Chfnese Honeymoon -
CIRCLE 5-S:lS-VaudertAe.
iCRTTERIO& THEATHEN:lS-The Je~ei OF ASIA
,OALT's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BuitonAirS
EDEN KI;SEE%-S-ThS World in Wax
EMPIRE THEATRE-S:20-The Unforeseen.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-S-Royal L4ipO-
GARDEN THEATRE-7:4S-1fI Were King
GARRICK THEATRE-S:lS-Nlce and Men $780,.
HARLEM OPERA HOUsE-S:l3-The COMEDY OF crFofs'
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-S:1O-Pretty PeGgy
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s:lS-Das suesse Maeoei'
KEITE'|ContsnUous Performance
kNICKE7B0CKER THEATRE-S-AF. BtuS SeaFo
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-S-Cynthia-
MAJESTIC THEAfRE--The wizard Of OK
MANHATTAN THEATRE-S:3e-The Earl of PaEtSeEet'
MRS OSBORN'S PLAY HOUSE-9-The Bishops Move
MURRAY HILL <THFATRE-3-S-SorroWs Of Satan.
%FSw SAvcY-2:I5-S:i5-Th Girl with the Green Eyes
EEW-TCRK-S:l3-ip Dahcmey-
PAsToR'e-Conti1uous Performance
PRTHCESS TFEATEE-S.S1-The Frfsky hfS %onhson-
PROCTOFs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
VICTORIA Observation-Disclosures
NALLAAC1K'g THEATRE-G:IS-The Sultan Of Sufu.
WEST END THEATRE%-Way Down East,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

The vorId because of the changes instituted oy
Secretary Root, among which the general stan
10 copsnicuous. The officers Will receive que
recognition for their part in the improvement,
a,d need not mourn for the title which VIII
d,eenDear with the retirement Of General Miles
NToItke fought his way into the hearts OF MS
oo,nfrvn,en as the chief of staff under Will
ton, and fame and the appreciation of their
cononatriots will come to deserving officers IN
our army also, 10 matter what their titles
rnav
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

With its new $4.O0OOO0 Havana hotel Cuba
NAV grow into a winter resort to surpass Flor
ida. Southern California, bermuda. Egypt
AIgiers or any of the other refugees from winter
and its rigors which now hold out their tropicai
aIlurements The island has walked spanish
for four hundred years. marking time and max
ing no progress. but will now try a modern
uuickstep and cakewalk, promising swing and
freedom heretofore unknown TO 1t.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

NOT saw that the latter free trade should not
axist Perhaps 1t should. Perhaps II VIII SOnle
dov But If it ever does it is to be because %
roosons Of its own. and not with even Tue
sIsrhtest reference to the conditions "nlcn eAls'
under the constitution in this eontinentai OHA0n
of Sfa$o
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
some demand

Natural forces all over this little planet seem
to he In an uncommonly perturbed condition.
Volcanic eruptions. earthquakes, cyclones ty-
phoons and tidal waves have been amazingly
numerous both in the Old World and the new
While the mighty armies and naV1es IN every
quarter Of the globe are enjoying the benefits OF
neace Nature is singularly active in devasta-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

Is the canker Of a long peace now besetting
Richard Croker Of the moated grange in Wan
tage? Is he determined to spend his remaining
years in ease not overglorious among the hedges
of his British squirearchy? Has the "honored
leader who rallied the Tamuany legions for so
many years set himself aside and climbed upon
a shelf of his own deliberate choice? One blast
upon his bugle were worth several dozen
votes to the Fourteenth Street tents Is his
horn to be silent for ever and aye?
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
,,,z noDrrt nAITY TRIBUNE MONDAY. MARCH 2S 1903.

the Coney Island Jockey Club does moi preeu a'1
race many choice thoroughoreds on 'hiS i
the water
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

The uncovered third rail is always ana every
where a deadly menace. State and local au'''"i
tiles should hasten to take action to PreFeh'
further TRAGEDIES from this instrument OF evil
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

Inspector McCusky is sweeping the Broadway
corners clean of loafers and crooks. It is ex-
cellent work. AT the Mulberry Street headquar-
ters in the districts Of the inspectors and the
precincts Of the captains. new brooms are also
busy. and a great deal OF dust has been cleared
out already.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

Many strange stories come over the Allie
shanies eastward. One of them Is the grave
and sombre statement that bacteria which were
put afioat in the drainage canal in Chicago were
found in the drinking water in st. Louis few
DAYS later Is this wild fable effort to dis
credit the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in the
second city of the West? Were those micro
scopic bacteria stamped and labelled and tied to
tin tags, so that they could be identified beyond
dispute in Missouri?
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

With the spring violet and cowslip look Out
for the tender stave THROW EN- Down, Nc
Clusky" on the Tenderloin barrel organs.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

Mr. William X. Vanderbilt maintains a large
and important breeding farm and big racing
stable of high class, both in France. The turf
season on the principal courses of the Gallo Re-
public naturally opens earlier than that OF the
Empire State Of this country and Mr.. Wander
bits colors have already achieved honors among
the Pc risans this spring. General regret is felt
among Yankee turfmen that the president OF
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

The confessions of former Wardman Bis
sert may not equal in frankness those Of the
erratio French philosopher. Rousseau, but they
will be widely read and much commented upon
in New-York and in other cities. His descrp-
tions Of the tipping or system practised in
the Police Department when Devery was chief
will stir up plenty Of talk among the apologists
for the notorious Politician Of the Pump.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

The effort on the part of a Democratic State
Senator in Albany to let down the bars against
professional boxing matches ought to fail and
probably will fail. Brusers of the class of JET
fries, FItzsimmons, Corbett, Sharkey, MCCOY
and others are under a ban almost everywhere
in the Union. Surely the Empire State, above
all others, should continue to prescribe prize
hghtInR and prfzehghters.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

Characteristic and typical American entertain
ments are now on the top crest of the food tide
Of prosperity. The Wild West Is whooping the
whoop abroad. and the circus is turning away
thousands at home.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-23

In Iowa there has been hot wave which
March never approached before in that part of
the Union. In Wyoming the worst blizzard
known for years has been bowling. In this great
and glorious Republic there's every conceivable
variety of climate and experience.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02

the order of the day and all the large
warehouses are rapidly filing
The experiment of regrassing the
ranges of central Washington is not
proving the success anticipated by the
state agricultural college of the state.
The construction of a beet sugar fac
tory at Prosser and consequent con-
struction of a belt line railroad by the
Northern Pacific, 80 miles in length,
through the district and town of Sun
nyside now seems assured.
Max J. Huber an old time printer,
committed suicide in Seattle by hang
ing in a loft of his home. No cause
for his action can be assigned by his
family.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02

Mexico City, Sept. 27.-The report
of MexicO's monetary commissioners
sent aboard is now published. Among
the more Immediately interested points
and suggestions are the following:
In Russia and in England especially,
the immediate establishment of gold
standard in China is regarded as al
most impracticable.
In the monetary system that is
recommended for the purpose of bring
ing about fiXity of international ex-
change, the price in gold of bar silver
and the value in gold of silver money
are absolutely disassociated. The
former may fluctuate in the market,
whereas silver money will always have
fixed value in gold, hence the sta
bility of international exchange This
fixed value in gold will be maintained
by the governments in mis- manner:
l. By the closing of the minis to the
free coinage of silver.
2. BY the fixing of a ratio between
gold and silver by the governments.
3. By the legal tender character
of the currency for the payment and
settlement of contracts of all kinds.
4. By reason of its being the only
money in which duties and taxes will
be paid, as it is supposed that there
will be no gold in circulation.
5. BY limitation of the quantity of
silver money coined exclusively for the
interior currency of each country.
6. By the creation of reserve funds
in, in, J, ;oI,
the foregoing conditions are not suf-
ficient to maintain the stability of in
ternatiOnal exchange.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02
MONTANA ITEMS.

While out hunting three miles from
Anaconda, Frank Wright was acct
dentally shot in the shoulder by
George MCGOWAN. He may recover.
Ralph Pulitzer son of Joseph Pu-
liter of the New York World. was to
have had a hearing at Choteau recent
ly on the charge of klnng a noun
tain sheep out of season. Inc cOun-
ty attorney was not ready and the
case was put off until December. Pu-
liter says ne will be there.
Thomas F. Bonnie and son, prom
inent capitalists of Edinburgh, Scot
land. and Robert Livingston of Chi
cagO, a we'll known financier, visited
the noted Bitter Root valley recently
and later invested 100000 in Or
chard Homes property. 1t is under
stood the Bennies have $4.000,0O0 in
vested in property this side of the
Mississippi
Colonel Sam Word, one of the piOn-
GERS of Montana, died recently of par
alysis at Helena
Because the Northern Pacific Rail
way company refused to comply with
the demands of a gang Of dynamiters
to deposit a large sum of money be
tween Garrison and MissOula, four at
tempts have been made within the
past two weeks to carry out the threat
to blow the property of the company
in Montana off the map" as expressed
in the ultimatum.
W. A. Smith, of the firm of smith
& Mattingly, and one of the best
known business men of Butte, was
killed recently near the water com
panys reservoir about -, mics from
Butte. One of the wheels hit a rocl
just as they were on a steep embanA
ment and the tallyho upset. throwinl
Smith under the side of the coach
crushing him to death.
A thorough understanding. which il
an assurance that there will be NJ
| trouble at any of the coal camps il
Montana for at least II months. ha
been arrived at This understanding
was reached at a friendly conference
held in Helena between represent
atives Of the United Mine Workers o
America and officials of the principa
companies operating in Montana.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02
NEWS FROM MINING CAMPS
AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES
EVERY SECTION IMPROVES.
Items of Interest Gathered During the
Past Week-B. C. Mines Busy
Occur d'Alene District Making a
Wonderful neutrality-suspicious. and
PersonaIs-Mergers All the Go.

A great gold nugget, valued at 1926,
the largest ever found in Alaska or
the British Yukon, has been taken
from a Nome claim. 1t was seven in
ches long by four and a quarter in
ches wide. The beautiful specimen
is the produce of a bench claim, No
5, off Discovery on Anvil creek. 1t
weighs 1872 ounces and was discovered
September by miner in the employ
of the Pioneer Mining company, which
has lay on the property. The rich
gold piece nestled in a gravel bed
covered with two feet of glacial ice
and over the ice lay three feet of
muck. The ice and muck were re-
moveu by ground sluicing.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02
Fitzsimmons to Fight Gardner.

New York, Sept. 2S.-At a confer
ence held at Bath Beach between Bob
Fitzsimmons, William Pierce of Bos-
ton, manager for George Gardner, the
light heavyweight champion, and
James c. Kennedy, representing the
Yosemite Athletic club of San Fran
cisco, Fitzsimmons and Gardner were
matched to fight at the Yosemite club
the latter part of November for the
title held by Gardner The contest
will be for 20 rounds at 1913 pounds.
the men to weigh in at o'clock OF
the day of the battle. The purse will
be divided IS per cent going to the
winner and 25 per cent to the loser.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report on trade last
week says:
Reports of cOnvervatism in fall and
winter trade testify to the absence of
the spur of insistent demand which a
year ago gave the selling side such an
advantage. The fewness of car short
age complaints is evidence alike of
the later movement of crops and of
discrimination in orders by cOnsum-
ers. Building activity at New York
has not been resumed in full, strikes
Of vesselmen on the lakes retard snip
ments, and advanced freight rates and
high prices for cotton, with lack Of
cOrrespOndingly higher prices for fin
ished products, check full resumption
of operations.
Relatively, the best reports come
from parts of the Northwest, due to
better weather and crop conditions;
the southwest, which has escaped crop
injury, and the south, where. despite
crop delay and declining cotton prices,
the general outlook is good. Eastern
advices are of fair trade, but quiet
ness in general business is noted in
New York
Lumber and building materials are
not so active as earlier expected at
the West. Lumber is also rather quiet
er at the West.
Wheat, including -four export for the
week, aggregate 3,O55,4SO bushels.
Business failures in the United
States numbered $50.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02
IDAHO NEWS NOTES.

Recently highwaymen attempted to
rob the Club saloon at Rathdrum.
1t IS reported that a man named
Pike shot and killed a faro dealer at
Roosevelt. A committee of citizens
took the prisoner to Grangeville.
The attendance at the Lewiston
normal school is now 100, a number
which it is believed will be increased
to 175 by the end of October.
Winnie Smith, aged 10, was drown
ed in the lake near Harrison and it
is believed his brother, John Smith,
met a like fate, as he is missing and
the boat in which the young men were
last seen has been found. The par
ents of the young men live at Wash
tucna, Wash.
County Treasurer Hastings of Lew
iston has leased $500 acres of state
land in the Salmon river country for
grazing purposes, and it is expected
that more land will be leased in the
next two months. The average an
nual rental of the lands is II IL cents
an acre.
Sheepmen of Boise and some other
places have lost heavily during the
past week by poison. The losses oc-
cured on the headwaters of the Lit
tie Smoky and Beaver Creek, along
the route by which bands of fat sheep
are driven to be loaded for market
poisonous plant designated as a
wild pea is the cause
A call for a state convention of the
Spanish-American war veterans has
been issued at LewistOwn, October
2S. This meeting is called for the pur-
pose of forming a state organization
of the veterans. Every state, except
Idaho, which had troops in the serv-
ice, is now organized, and the Gem of
the Mountains should be in line.
Ned Bartlett, who lives on a farm
near Lapwai. has surrendered him
self to the sheriff and will STAN trial
on a charge of attempted murder of
John Lowry. The offense was COM
mitted several months ago Bartlett
at that time beat Lowry over the head
with a neckyOke and it was thought
had fatally injured him.
Nearly seven billion feet of stand
ing timber has been bought up in
the region directly tributary to Occur
d'Alene lake. Most of this stumpage
has become private property during
the last few years. In the last II
months, since it has been known that
the Occur d'Alene & Spokane trolley
line would be built, the scramble for
timber has been strenuous
While Mrs. Joe Thompson was driv-
ing with her two children about two
miles from Nez Perez, the horse be
came frightened and ran away. Mrs
Thompson dropped the children from
the back of the vehicle just before it
struck post. The woman was thrown
out. She was picked up in an uncon-
sciOus condition two hours later. Sc
riOus injury is feared. The children
escaped.