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Is Determined.

The President made declaration of
his intention to several senators to-
day and made it emphatically and un-
euuivccally as he was capable of max
ing it. 1t is deemed likely by the Off
cials and many of the senators that
both treaties will be ratified before
March 4, but the necessity for early
ratification is regarded by the Presi
dent as so urgent that in the event OF
the failure of either one or both at the
present session he will issue immedi
ately his cal for an extra session.
Said to Be Grave Reasons.
1t is said that there are grave reas
ons of state why both treaties should
be ratified as soon as possible. There
is movement on foot among some o
the friends of the statehood bill in tn,
senate to couple portions of that meas
ure with those of the Panama cana
treaty and make the ratification of on
depend on the passage of the other
The details of the plans have not com
to light fully, but it is understood tha
the scheme is to menace the treaty b
delay until an agreement to vote o
the statehood bill can be secured.
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Program Tonight.

The opening meeting this morning
was all given to business. Plans, how
ever, were made for the entertainment
this evening at the Grand opera house,
when number of persons will receive
the decoration of chivalry. An excel
lent program will also be rendered,
which will be interspersed with adj
dresses by some of the prominent Odd
Fellows in attendance.
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Opening Of Council.

The department council of Iowa met
fh annual session this morning, being
called to order at 10 o'clock with Cen
eral NJ F. Leroy, in the chair. After
roll call the minutes of the last regu-
lar session were approved as printed.
The president then appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
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Happenings Of Importance DvrinS The
Twelve Months Just Ended.

the Boer representatives. together with
Lords Kitchener and Miner. of a docu-
ment embodying terms OF surrender.
The Beers persistence in the conflict
had won for them the conditions on
which they had insisted when they were
ready to yield more than year before.
They had not been holding out for indie
pendence. but for clemency for their
leaders and for the return to South
Africa OF the Boer prisoners on English
Islands. They gained these things and
also the gift Of $4,000. 900 in cash to be
used In the restoration Of their agricul-
ture and promises of further loans as
they needed them. together with the
assurance that self-government on colon.
ial lines would be rapidly granted them.
The Venezuela imbrogiio.
At the beginning of the year Germany
and England were acting In harmony
on plan to compel Venezuela to pay a
few millions OF debts due their subjects.
1t was understood they had given the
United States assurances that they
would not In any way overstep the
limits set by the United States In the
Monroe doctrine. Their plans were
dropped during the spring and summer.
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PANORAMIC REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1902

however, while President Castro Of Ven
exuela found himself busy In suppressing
a rather more than usually pretentious
revolution. In the last month OF the
year German and English fleets sudden
ly appeared OF Venezuelan ports. sank
Venezuelan ships and announced their
intention to blockade the ports and seize
the customs to make good the debts.
Arbitration at The Hague was not
wanted by the European powers as they
feared Castro would pay no heed to
decision against him. and for that rea.
son a proposal was made to President
Roosevelt to become the arbitrator. The
vital feature of this demand was that
II sought to Impose on the United states
some responsibility under the Monroe
doctrine. along with the authority ad-
mitted to H. Upon the refusal of Presi
dent Roosevelt to act az arbitrator the
allied powers finally yielded to his ur-
gent suggestion that the matters at Is
sue be referred to The Hegue tribunal
for settlement
Matters Of General Interest.
or matters OF other than political or
Industrial import during the year two
which will be at once thought OF are
Carnegie's SO. 600 900 gift to the Carnegie
institution for the fostering OF scientific
research and investigation and Cecil
Rhodes great gift of his fortune by will
The sending Of the first wireless mes
sage across the ocean by the Marconi
system was one OF the great achieve
ments of the year. The first signals were
sent in August from Nova Scotia to
Cornwall but In December they were
followed by complete messages from
Lord Mimic. governor general Of Canada.
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10 King Edward and &c the king Of Italy.
In the matter OF the navigation of the
air some progress was made. as notably
when Stanley Spencer sailed thirty miles
across London In September
The year witnessed one OF the greatest
disasters In history during the volcanic
activity In the West indian isla nds, when
Mont Pelee's eruption on Martinique
killed. with handful of exceptions.
every living being OF the city of 81.
Pierre. 5000 souls The response Of
America to the story OF suffering was
such n prompt creation OF both govern
ment and private relief funds as to add
an additional great surprise to the many
In the last few years.
Decrease In Lynchinoa
The lynchings reported in 1907 show q
most gratifying decrease. being but nine.
ty-six as compared with 1876 In 1901. OF
these lynchings eightyseven occurred
In the South and nine In the North. or
the total number eighty-six were ne
eroes nine whites and one Indian. One
woman was lynched in South Carolina.
Fire Losses In 1902.
The total IRE losses OF 1902 will he
about si5i.s on. which Is an improve.
mert In the situa tlon as compared with
1901. The decrease In the fire waste would
have been still more marked but for sew
eral large Ares In December. The losses
this year OF 500. 900 and upwards reached
a total Of SIs.s5o,ooo,
Disasters In the United States.
The following table gives the loss Of
life resulting from disasters Of various
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JANUARY

JANUARY.
First election day In Cuba.
3-Steamer Walla Walla lost: II lives.
s-Jean de Block. Russian economist.
died.
T-Emperor returned to Pekin.
s-New York tunnel collision; Is killed
s-Nicaraguan bill passed, house.
u-Nixon. Tammany hall leader, died.
H-British warship Condor lost; $50 lives.
l'-Earthquake ChilpancinJo. Mexico; 800
killed.
n-Aubrey de We're died, London.
G-Treaty signed cedins Danish w. l.
T-Explosion IN N. Y. subway; six killed.
@EAdmirsi Kimhts'y died, Newton.
2s-Fleet a.. FIRE. nine fead. Boston.
W-Fire at Norfolk. Va: $4,000 loss.
u-Prof Williams, Ohio Wesleyan UNI
versity. died.
FEBRUARY.
80, oO0. 900 fire. Waterbury, Conn.
Sire Paterson. n. j.; 100000 loss.
lo-Fire Springfield. Ohio: 100000 loss.
11-Anglo- Japanese alliance.
12-MarQuis Of Dufferin died.
l3-Fire South Mills. N. c.; $500, 900 loss.
15-William West. minstrel. died.
I7-Senate ratified Danish treaty.
1I-War revenue reduction passed.
ls-Rev. Newman Hall died. London.
ls-Kellogg sanitarium. Battle Creek.
burned: Ss5, 900 loss.
-iToOps suOt TlOtcTS, baTCeIoua
2o-Fire New York city; $4,000 loss.
2-Bishop Latane. Baltimore. died.
22-Park Ave hotel burned. New York.
22-"Billy" Emerson died. Boston.
2S-Miss Stone freed by brigands.
2S-Prince Henry reached New York.
.4-Boers captured convoy.
24-Prince Henry at White House.
2o-Kaiser's yacht launched.
2s-Ship Jules Jean Baptiste lost; 80 lives.
26--Victor Hugo centenary, Paris.
McKinley memorial service. Wash.
MARCH.
2-Francis w. Parker died. Miss
t-Philippine tariff passed, house.
i-Congressman Polk, Penn. died.
I--Gen. ]. j. Estey died, Vermont.
Beers captured Gen. Methuen.
1l-Prnce Henry left United States.
l2-John p. Altgeld died, Illinois.
I3-Gen. A. i. Martin died. Boston.
I3-Gen. Methuen freed by Beers.
l5Wages advanced 10 per cent Fal,
i7-Life savers drowned. Monomoy: !
lives.
i,-ship subsidy passed, senate.
lS-Fire Hoboken, N. j.: $1,000. 900 loss.
?0-Judge Noah Davis died. NJ Y.
22-Judge Taft of Vermont died.
2i-Maj Gen. Otis retired.
2s-Cecll Rhodes died South Africa.
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BLAZE IN WHITNEYYILLE
THE PUTNAM PARSONAGE NEAR
LY DESTROYED.

Owned 10y F. d. Putnum-Aouso Was
Erected by His Grandfather the Late
Rev. Auttn Putnam-Loss AbOut Eight
Thousand Dollars,
The residence of F. D. Putnam in
Whitneyville was entirely destroyed by
fire last evening Yesterday morning
some trouble was experienced In pump
house from which the water supply for
the house is obtained. 1t was found
that the pipe was frozen, and to thaw
it out hot ashes were placed around it.
In some way the woodwork caught fire
and communicated itself to the tank,
which was about thirty feet in height,
including the supports. In the heavy
wind the tank was badly burned. A
spark flew onto the roof Of the house,
but the incipient blaze was discovered
and extinguished. This. happened about
10 o'clock in the morning. Nothing
more was thought of 1t until last even
ing.
Mr.. Putnam last evening was enter
tanning a small company of gentlemen
Mrs. Putnam had gone in town to an
entertainment. The child had retir-
ed for the night and no one had sus-
picion of danger till one of Mr.. Put
nam's friends on taking his departure
noticed a thick volume of smoke issu-
| ing from the roof. He hastily re-ell-
tered and gave the alarm. On ascend
| ing to the upper chambers it was found
| that the entire roof was on fire. The
| insignificant blaze of the morning hao
! evidently been smouldering all day ano
now had broken out in full blast. The
child was wakened and taken out. The
alarm was given to the neighborhood
| and willing hands aided in removing
furniture and valuables, most of which
was saved, through some suffered lit
| tie from fire and water.
| With the extremely limited facilities
for fighting the conflagration, but LITTLE
| could be done to control it. Buckets
were soon put hors de combat and th'
occupants were forced to retire help
lessly and see their home go UP IL
smoke.
The house was valued at about $S,0OO
1t was absolutely destroyed. 1t wa
partly insured. One of the losses wa
the fine library which had been collect
ed by Mr.. Putnam's grandfather, tn
late Rev. Austin Putnam. who was TO
some fifty years pastor Of Whitneyvill
church. A part of 1t had been collects
bv him during a tour of Europe whic
ha hninp of tn
first of the American travellers who IN
troduced this popular mode Of Euro
pean touring.
Mr.. Putnam was but short time ag
injured in railroad collision whil
taking some blooded stock to Bostor
Ee instituted suit for damages.
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An INCREASE OF WAGES.
Given by Consolidated TO Conductors
on Its system.

Boston, Jan. 10.--A new wage sched-
ule, bringing an increase in wages to
conductors on the entire New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad sys-
TEN, goes into effect to-day as the out
come of a recent conference between
the committee of the Order Of Railroad
Conductors and the general officers of
the company. The men are divided
into six classes. Those running less
than 12O miles a day will get $3.50, no
increase, those running over 120 and
up to 100, or on duty over twelve hours,
will receive $375 those running over
100 and up to 200 miles, $4, an increase
of 25 cents; over 200 miles, $3.50; be-
tween Boston and New York, $4.75.
If conductors running on both freight
and passenger trains at SO a day rur
more miles an passenger trains than or
freight their pay shall be that of 6
passenger conductor. The last mention
ed item is considered by conductors tt
be the most important of all.
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IMPRISONMENT FOR BROTHER.
R.,ort That Moroccan Sultan Is still
Fearful of Ups Ising.

London, Jan. 9.--The Tangier corre-
snondent of the Morning Leader says:
THE sultan, fearful of the growing
popularity of his brother, Mulai-
Mohammed, has ordered him again to
he imprisoned. The American Protest.
ant missionaries have been compelled to
leave Fez. The situation is again SER
ious."
The Times this morning publishes a
dispatch from Tangier saying that the
news received there from Fez under
date Of January 4 is less satisfactory
than former reports. The Hama tribe,
whose treachery led to the recent de-
feat of the sultan's troops, is reported
still to be aiding the rebels in spite of
its recent offers Of submission. The sit
uation undoubtedly is serious, says the
Times correspondent. The rebels are
reported to be nearing Fee. The sui
tain is repairing the defenses of that
city. The people are discontented with
the action of the government and are
! ready to welcome the victor in the next
struggle, whoever he may be.
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SETTLEMENT SEEMS ASSURED.
Venezuelan Trouble Now Likely to
Soon Blow Over.

Berlin, Jan. 9.-President Castro's &C
ceptance of the arbitration conditions of
the allied powers was received to-day
at the foreign office here, where it is
regarded as being a long step toward
a settlement of the questions in dis
pute. The foreign office is strength
ened in the hope that most Of the
points will be arranged amicably dur
ing the preliminary discussion at
Washington, before reaching The
Hague arbitration court.
London, Jan. 9.-President Castro's
reply to the powers, accepting the ar
bitration conditions of the allies, was
delivered to the foreign office this af-
ternoon by Craig Wadsworth, third
secretary of the United States emhas-
sy, Mr.. White, the charge d'affaires, be-
ing i'll.
The reply is regarded as having much
more finality than expected, and as
definitely settling the submission of all
the difficulties to arbitration.
Caracas, Jan. 9.-As it will be irnpos-
sible TO have the documents setting
forth the Venezuelan case ready for de-
livery to United States Minister Bower
before midnight of Saturday, Mr.. Bow,
en- will not leave here for Washington
before Sunday. He will sail from La
Guaira on the Dolphin.
The Hague. Jan. 9.-In view of the
events in Venezuela the Dutch cruiser
Holland has been ordered to remain ir
West Indian waters and the battleshil
De Ruyter is proceeding to Curacao.
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NON.UNION MEN THROUGH
CLOSE THEIR CASE AFTER EIGHT
DAYS, TESTIMONY.

Coal Operators WIZ Begin Their Side
To-day-Lieut.-Go Governor Goblin on
the stand-snys an "Excited State of
Lawiessness" Existed During the
the strike-Troops Absolutely Neces-
sury.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9,-After occupying
eight days, during which time they
presented about 150 witnesses, the nom
union men who are a party to the ar
bitration agreement, closed their case
to-day before the coal strike commits
sion The coal companies will open
their case tomorrow, and according to
the plans of the operators, the compa-
MES will present their case in the order
of the geographical location Of their
mines The Delaware s. Hudson Co,
whose collieries are furthest north,
will first present its witnesses and the
other will follow, concluding with the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
Co., which is in the southern part of
the coal fields.
The principal witness before the COM
mission to-day was the lieutenant gov
ernor, J. P. S. Goblin, senior brigadier
general of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania. General Goblin was in COM
mand of the Third brigade during the
| time the troops were on duty in the
| hard coal fields. He was on the stand
! three hours and a half and during
most of this time was engaged In re-
cital of the conditions as he found
them in the territory he covered. He
was on duty from July 80 until NoVem-
| ber or 2. From his observations and
from reports made to him 1t was his
| opinion he said, that an excited state
of lawlessness'' existed in the regions
| that disturbances were numerous, that
| the presence of the troops was abso-
| lutely necessary to preserve law ano
order, and that it was difficult to main
tain the law even after all the troops
in the state had been placed In the dis
turbed territory.
| During direct and cross examination
General Goblin had several Tits witt
Clarence S. Darrow, counsel for the
miners, but they never reached a seri.
Gus point.
The witness said when he first wen
into the coal regions with his men az
a result OF a riot at Shenandoah, HI
was unable for time to get vehicle:
to carry his supplies, teamsters refus
ing to furnish them. In Shenandoah
and in the Panther Creek valley, h
said, there was no civil authority a
times Committees of the union called
upon him and assured him that thu
striking miners would give him all thu
assistance they could, but as far as th
Continued on Third Page)
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REWARD FOR MILITIAMEN.

Employees of PenmsyIV"nIa Coal Co. TO
Receive Regular Wages.
Altoona, Pa, Jan. 9-Orders were is
sued from the office of General Super
intendent George Creighton of the
Pennsylvania Coal company, to-day,
to pay all the company's employees who
served in the National Guard on strike
in the hard coal regions last fall, the
wages they would have made had they
been at home and worked full time.
The amount of money to be distributed
in this manner will aggregate $4,000.
This is an entirely new departure and
is taken to mean that the railroad
company intends to encourage it's en-
ployes to become members of the Ma
tional Guard.
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STAMPING OUT CATTLE PLAGUE
Opinion Thas 1t VIII be Accomplished
This Winter. 0

Washington, Jan. 9.-In a report re-
ceived to-day by Secretary Wilson. DR..
Salmon, the chief of the bureau of arli-
NAL industry. who is in Boston directing
the campaign against the foot and
mouth epidemic, says that the disease.
will be stamped out this winter unless
it has been carried to some other part
of the country, where it is undiscover-
ed. The experts have only two herds
on hand, which were reported within
the last two or three days. The largest
of these herds was to have been killed
to-day. DIR. Salmon speaks of irritation
among the farmers to receive as rec
ompense the full value Of the animals
killed, but says the government meth
DDS were endorsed in resolution pass
ed by the Stockholders association Of:
Massachusetts at Worcester. Com
plants Of damage to the milk supply
caused by disinfection are being filed
and hereafter barns where milk cattle
are housed will be disinfected In such
way so to leave as little odor as pos
sible.
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CONGREGATIONAL BUILDINGS.
The Fiftieth Repnrt of the Board OF
Trustees

New York, Jan. 9.-The fiftieth report
of the board of trustees of the Congre-
gational Church Building society was
made public to-day. The receipts for
the year 1902 amounted to $251,212 and
appropriations were made as follows:
To ia churches, $59,94S; loans to for
ty-nine church buildings, $109,7 to
sixty-twO churches to assist in erecting
homes for ministers, $37,5 Besides
this appropriations previously made
were paid to sxty-nine churches 44.623,
loans to thirty-seven churches $7S,S5O,
and aid in erecting forty-four parson-
ages SPACES.
Rev. l., E. Cobb, D. D., secretary Of
the society for twenty-one years, has
resigned and has been appointed secre-
tary emeritus to perform such service
as his strength will allow. The report
after reciting that aid is applied for
from all the New England states says:
New England churches should have
aid from the Church Building society
as they need it, as readily as from the
CONGREGATIONAL Hime Missionary soci-
ETY. when they need it. But the neglect
of the Congregational Church Building
society by New England is wrong, fol
most of the other states which ask aid
put the Church Building society high
est or second or their in their beneti-
cence, while New England states put il
among the loWest-so low that 1t does
not have it's natural share Of legacies
annuities, individual gifts and contrib
utions from ladies' and Christian En-
deavor societies and Sunday schools.
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HOWE & STETSON.
VoN HoLLENBEN,s RECALL.
German Government Not wholly satis-
fed with His work.

German Governments Not Wholly Satis-
fed with lis work.
Berlin, Jan. 9.-Ambassador Won Hol-
leben was not recalled from Washing
ton, but learning that his government
was not wholly satisfied with his work,
and feeling Ill and depressed, he cabled
for long leave of absence, which was
Immediately granted. He will not re-
turn to Washington. Baron Speck Won
Sternburg's temporary assignment as
charge d'affaires of Germany at Wash
sington will be followed, after a decent
interval, by his appointment as anbas-
sador. The baron In the meantime Will
retain his position as consul-generai Of
Germany at Calcutta and be carried on
1.-THE payroll in that capacity. Oddly
enough, the exact whereabouts of Count
Won Sternburg is not known at the for
eign office, where it is thought he IS
visiting kinspeople in Saxony.
The only thing the foreign Office Off
cials will say about DR.. Won Holleben
is this: So
"He has not been recalled and his
leave is granted upon his own initia-
tive. The government would never re-
call an ambassador in the midst Of inn
portant negotiations without grave rea-
sons, which certainly do not exist in
this case. The supposition that the gov
ernment is annoyed because the ambas-
sador failed to obtain President Roose-
velt's acceptance of the arbitratorship
of the Venezuelan dispute is wholly in
| correct. Germany reckoned In advance
that the president might have wefghty
reasons for declining, hence her note OF
December % contained the alternative
proposition to refer the matter to The
Hague arbitration court. Still, 1t was
I felt that the international political fac
tors in the case dictated the appropri-
ateness Of first offering the president
| the arbitratorship." p 4#s
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E,rlrnie shemnion Day tn iLoMse

Washington, Jan. 9.-This was private
pension day in the house and 144 bills
were passed, none of especial import
ance. Mr.. Russell Of Texas, the sue
cessor of the late Mr.. DeGraffenreid,
criticised the house for undue haste in
the consideration of private pension
legislation and precipitated quite de-
bate. He called attention to the fact
that since the civil war 10000 private
pension bills have been passed by con-
gress. over 1000 of these in the first
session of the present congress.