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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
UNION VETERANS UNION.
Special Meeting of the Division Of
Maine Recently.

From the Reporter-Record Of Gardiner, Maine.
special meeting Of the Department of
Maine. U. V. u, met at Grand Army Hall
| in this city Tuesday afternoon, with the
following officers present: Gen. Patrick
Hayes, commander; S. H. Foster. first de-
partment commander; Isaiah B. Davis, Sec
ond department commander. OF the execu-
tive committee there were present VIM. B.
Goodwin, Chas. o. Knox, A. A. Nichols
All the subordinate officers We're present.
The committee on credentials reported that
there were thirty-three delegates present
entitled to vote in the deliberations Of the
meeting.
Commander Hayes delivered an address,
giving the objects Of the meeting and it
was accepted and placed on file.
The object of the meeting was to act upon
the resolution in relation to the member
ship of the order. The original require
ments were that in order to be eligible a
candidate should have seen at least six
months continuous service unless sooner
discharged on account Of wounds, part of
which service must have been at the front,
and to have participated in one or more en-
gagements. The requirements had been
changed Illegally for the purpose Of making
1t political organization, which had called
forth a protest from the order, and this
meeting was to see If it would adopt the
protesting resolutions. They were adopt
ed follows:
Resolved, 1st That we Indignantly protest
against the use of our good name in asso-
citation with any such an unpatriotic enter
prise, and further We emphatically repu-
date and denounce all efforts of Robert st.
George Dyrenforth to SO use our name, as
well as all others who may aid or sustain
him in such efforts.
I'd, That We remain faithful to our obli-
cations taken when we Joined the order,
and declare anew our allegiance to the prin-
cipleS of the Union Veterans Union as
enunciated in the constitution Of 1893
Sd, That our order is fraternal and not
political, and We denounce the conspiracy
that would make Of ii voting machine in
the hands of a Washington junta to be sold
| to the political party offering the high
est lnducement, and We pledge ourselves
to keep our ranks open only to those who
have faced death On the field of battle and
have been our comrades where shot and
shell tore through the unf1nching line
4th, That the Union veteran has conf
dence in the government he has fought to
preserve and that the pledges made by
grateful people and enacted into laws by
Congress have been and will be faithfully
kept, and the man who would seek to
create in the mind of the veteran feeling
that his pension is in jeopardy Is not a
friends of the soldier, but demagogue
and We reject his advice with the scorn and
contempt it deserves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
British Coal Mining.
III the Philadelphia Ledger

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The question of how far the miners ems
ployment In our coal mines is relatively
unhealthy Is one that has often been dis
cussed by medical men, by coal owners, by
the miners themselves, and by the general
public Statistics demonstrate that, while
the labor in our coal mines is not entitled
to take rank as equally healthy with agri-
cultural labor and other outdoor occupa-
tions 1t is very far from being as un-
healthy as the general public disposed
to believe. Another general idea is that
the work Of the mine not only tends to
shorten life. but to disable men from fol-
lowing their occupation at a relatively
early age. The Iron and Coal Trades Re-
view has analysed the figures on the ques-
ton given in the recent census returns OF
the united kingdom, and the result Is both
instructive and In some respects uueXpect-
ed. In every district Of Importance a num-
Der Of men are still following the laborious
occupation of hewing coal at the age of
seventy-fve years and upward. In Glamor-
gan seventy-nine men OF that age were
employed under ground In the census year;
land, twenty -four; in Yorkshire, forty-five,
and In Lancashire. twenty-six. Between
the ages of sixty-ive and seventy-f1ve the
numbers were naturally much larger. Of
hewers so employed there were III in Gla-
morgan 532 In Durham, 23S In Northum-
berland, 500 In Yorkshire, and $50 In Lam
cashire This Is not at all a bad record for
an age that Is likely to average about sew
enty, which is a period of life when COM
parattyely few men can continue to follow
exhausting and continuous labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
DISPOSING OF WAR VESSELS.
Their Stations at the End of Naval
MaueuYers

The Navy Department has announced the
distribution of the vessels engaged in the
maneuvers in The West Indies, now prac-
tically at an end, according to the follow
ing scheme:
Battle ship or North Atlantic squadron,
Rear Admiral Higginson, commanding.
Battle ships Kearsarge Qlagship). Alabama,
Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, and
Texas, with the converted gunboat Scorpion
as tender.
Caribbean squadron, Rear Admiral Cogh-
Ian. commanding-Cruisers Olympia dag
ship, Atlanta and Panther and the gun
boats Marietta and Vixen. -~--..,-,--a
South Atlantic squadron, Rear Admiral
Sumner. commanding = Cruisers Newark
(1agship), Montgomery and Detroit, the tug
Fortune. with the gunboat Gloucester as
tender. The cruiser Baltimore Is to be added
to this squadron later.
European squadron, Rear Admiral Crown
inshield,~ - commanding - Cruisers Chicago
(fagship) and Cincinnati and the gunboat
.Machias. with the cruisers Albany and -Ra-
leigh to be added later. - =, ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
MAJOR GARDENERS CASE.
Secretary Root Has an Elaborate Re-
view Made by Gen. Davis.

Secretary Root has received an elaborate
review Of the case Of Maj Cornelius Gar.
dener of the 18th Infantry, prepared by
Judge Advocate General Davis, but says
that as he has not had time to consider 1t
fully he is not yet prepared to discuss it In
any phase, not even to the extent Of lndi-
eating whether it calls for any action on
his part Maj. Gardener Is the officer who
made serious accusations against the mil-
itary administration in certain provinces in
the Philippines. BY direction of the Pres
ident a board was convened in the Philip
pines to investigate the charges made by
Maj. Gardener and report the facts TO the
War Department. That board took a mass
of testimony, including that OF Maj. Car
dener and of the witnesses summoned by
him, and it fell to the judge advocate gen.
eral to review this testimony and prepare a
complete abstract for the information OF
the President and Secretary Of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
CoLoRADo's sENAToRsHIP.
Reported Deal to Prevent the Election
of Ex-senator wolcott.

A dispatch from Denver. Col, last night
says: The general assembly, which is to
elect successor to Senator Teller, met at
noon today. The republicans have a ma
jority of three in the house, but only seven
teen Of the thirty-four republican members
attended the caucus this afternoon, those
opposed to Edward o. Wolcott for senator
refusing to join in a caucus
II is understood that a deal has been made
between the anti-Wolcott republicans and
the democrats which will prevent the cleo
ton of Wolcott. The democrats have a.
majority of thirteen In the senate and Of
ten on joint ballot, but the republican lead
ers had planned to unseat seventeen or
more democratic members of the house,
thus securing majority on joint ballot
1t is said that the anti-Wolcott repub-
lcans have now agreed to unseat ONLY six
members, and while this will give the re-
publicans an apparent majority of two on
Joint ballot, the result of the senatorial
election will still be in doubt as two mem
bers who have been counted as republi-
cans were nominated by the democrats as
we'll as by the republicans, and it is I'M
certain whom they will support for SEN
ator With Wo!cott out of the race, the
leading republican candidate is Frank c.
Cloudy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
SEVEN KILLED IN WRECK
Fire Added Horror to Disaster Near
DuoueSue Pa


y dispatch from Pittsburg. Pa. last
hight says: AS result of collision be-
tween a passenger train and the rear end
of q freight train on the Monongahela d.
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad tonight
at Cochrane Station, just above Duquesne,
seven men are dead, one is dying and five
others injured.
The dead: c. E. Stroud, baggagemaster,
Elizabeth accommodation, Homework c.
NJ. Boehner, brakeman Of accommodation,
Plttsourg; John Stewart, passenger, resi-
dence unknown: one unknown foreigner:
killed outright; John Pollock of Wilson sta
ton; two unknown foreigners, died on way
to hospital.
The injured: Thomas D. Cook, conductor
OF passenger train; Michael Gentn, Michael
Chodak, Josef Yonko. John Smith, I'M
known man, apparently a Slav.
The passenger train In the wreck was the
West Elizabeth accommodation, which left
l'ittsbrug at 800 pm 1t was on time and
had clear track, according to the sfgnals
ran into the rear car of an extra freight
which had taken the switch, but failed to
clear the main line.
The officials of the road attribute the dis
aster to the failure of Patrick Quinn the
rear brakeman OF the freight, to see that
his train had fully cleared Up to II pm
Quinn has not been located. When the
passenger train came along the caboose
of the freight overlapped the main track
enough to catch the tender Of the passen-
ger engine, which was forced back upon
the combination baggage and smoking car
with terrible force. The thirteen passen-
gers were TANNED against the rear end
Of the car into almost a solid mass. Three
OF the victims were apparently killed out
right, two Of the other four were literally
roasted to death, and the two who died on
the way to the hospital Were SO badly
burned that recognition was almost impos-
sible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
TO SETTLE LABOR TROUBLES.
Bill Introduced in the British Column
bia Parliament.

Labor Arbitration in British Columbia
Is the subject of report to the State De-
partment by United States Consul Dudley
at Vancouver. AT the last session Of par
lament" he says, "a bill was introduced
for the settlement of labor disputes by ar
bitration. The minister said he would not
ask for the passage of the bill at that ses-
sion, preferring to submit it for the con-
sideration Of thu parliament the people, the
railway companies and their employees dur
ing the year. 1t is expected that it will be
brought forward at the next session and it's
passage urged.
1.-The measure declares strikes and lock-
outs illegal, provides seven boards of arb-
tration, one for each province the North
west territory is grouped with Manitoba),
with a central board at Ottawa In case
any railroad declares lockout it becomes
liable to a fine equal to the amount Of sal
airy, wages other remuneration (com-
puted for the period covered by such lock-
OUT which would have been paid such en-
ployes if they had continued to serve the
company; and it shall also forfeit to each
of said employees sum equal to double the
amount of such salary, wages or remuner-
alton.
be liable to fine equal to the amount of
his salary. wages or remuneration (com-
puted for the period covered by the strike)
which but for such strike would have been
payable to him if he had continued to serve
the company in accordance with the terms
of his hiring.
ut is made an offense for any one to in
cite railway company to declare a lock-
out or to incite any employe to go on strike
Provision is made for selecting the mem
bers Of the several boards and their powers
and duties are defined; penalty is i'm
posed of not less than. 500 or more than
$1,000 for each day that any railway COM
pany falls to comply with the award. The
bill provides that there shall be no appeal
to any court from the decision Of a board
of arbitrators.
"A suggestion recently made is that each
union shall become Incorporated, and ac-
cumulate sufficient capital to make the
body responsible for the breach of any con-
tract it may make with the employers This
proposition is attracting considerable atten-
ton among workngmen. Just how the
capital of the proposed organizations shall
be used or invested Is the point likely to
create the greatest difficulty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
MARRIED WHILE DYING.
millionaire Lumberman WEEDS His
Typewriter and Dies.

A dispatch from Milwaukee, Wis, yes
terday says: William H. Bradley, a multi
millionaire lumberman. whose marriage last
Monday to Miss Marie Hannemyer his Sec
rotary, while he was dying in his chair,
caused a sensation, is dead He died early
tonight. Mr.. Bradley had been In failing
health for several years, cirrosis Of the
liver having set in. Doctors knew the case
was fatal, but Mr.. Bradley did not give in,
and to the last hoped for his recovery.
Mr.. Bradley was one of the most success.
full lumbermen in Wisconsin. He was born
in Maine and came west when boy He
founded the towns of Tomahawk and Spirit
Lake. Wis, and at different times operated
successfully In Oshkosh GAINESVILLE, MI.
waukee, Wis, and Muskegon, Mich Mr.
Bradley also established and maintained
Episcopal missions at Tomahawk and Spirit
Lake. He was sixty-five years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
Coal, Fish and Useful Metals,

The wealth of Alaska, however is not
confined to It's gold and it's agricultural
products. There is enough coal to relay
the United States amply for its original
investment. The salmon fishing is a grea-
source Of wealth, and besides there Is a
great abundance of cod, herring, halibut
ana ether fishes. Those well Informed en-
the subject say that there are seventy-five
varieties of food fishes in the streams and
lakes of Alaska The fur trade is some what
on the decline, but whaling continues to be
a profitable business. There are noun
AIMS or iron and inexhaustible veins Of
copper that are known, and the country is
to a great extent yet UNEMPLOYED The
klondike gold discoveries brought the at
tention Of the public to the wealth of MN.
erals to be found there, but little Is known
In the United States about the other &c
sources, not much more than Is known
al out the climate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
JUSTICE sH1RAs GIVES BOOKS
He Presents Valuable Volumes to the
Yale Law School.

A special to the New York Times from
New Haven, Conn, yesterday. says At the
Yale Law School it was announced today
that several hundred volumes had been
given to the library by Justice George
shiras, il, of the United States Supreme
Court, who Is soon 10 retire from the bench.
He graduated from the academic depart
ment Of Yale IN 1853.
Justice Shiras wrote TO the members Of
the law school faculty recently that he de-
sired to present to the school a large part
Of his valuable collection of law books and
the offer was promptly accepted. Several
cases Of books have been received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
WILL DECIDE FRIDAY NIGHT.
North Carolina Democrats to Choose
United States Senator Then.

A dispatch from Raleigh, N c., yester-
day says: The democratic legislative eau
Gus will Friday night select a candidate to
succeed Senator Jeter c. Pritchard, repub-
lican, in the United States Senate. There
are five active candidates, as follows: L. S.
Overman Of Salisbury, c. B. Watson of
Winston Salem. Gen. J. S. Carr Of Durham,
Judge w. 4. Hoke of I4incolnton and Locke
Craig of Ashevlle. The democratic caucus
nomination is practically an election.
Representative Spencer Blackburn has en-
tered the contest and he has written let
tiers to. that effect TO several members of
the legislature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
Mrs. Nation Establishes a Charity,

A dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-, yester-
day says: Mrs Carrie Nation today closed
negotiations for a large residence at Kansas
City. Kan, to be used az q home for drunk
ards wives. The price paid was s. 800, and
1t is understood that Mrs. Nation will epend
several thousand dollars IN improving the
property. The money to establish the home
was raised by Mrs. Nation on q recent trip
to the east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
TRAYLoR'S PLUCKY FIGHT.
Nevada Mine Manager Stands Of
Twelve Assailants

A special from Eureka, New. yesterday,
says: ]. a. Traylor, manager OF the York
and Nevada Copper Company's mine. near
Ely. White Pine county. was attacked to-
day In the company's office at kristone by
twelve men. said TO be members OF the
miners union. who intended running him
out Of town. They caught Traylor and
threw him down, but he managed to break
away and commenced shooting, killing
James Stages. Sam johnson and j. g..
Smith, and woundIpg three other members
Of the party
strike has been on agains; the COM
psny for several weeks on account OF a
reduction In wages ordered by Manager
Traylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
Georgia Negroes Going to Liberia,

In the steerage Of the White Star line
steamship Teutonic which sailed yesterday
for Liverpool, were thirty-two colored men,
twelve women and ten children, who are
going to Liberia to settle. They come from
Irwin county, Ga.
One of the men said; I'VE are just poor
farmers. Business was not very good with
us, SO we got together, sold out our farms
and are going out to Liberia to begin life
again." The party has about $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
Leper Bill Displeases Hawaiians.

A dispatch from Honolulu yesterday says:
The report of the Senate commission on the
teper settlement at Molokai has caused sur
prise here, as well as considerable, opros:-.
tion. The republican, central committee has
decided TO take the matter Iip., aud has de-
seided to. circulate 6 yratest:aE petition for
signature ard seEd tie protest 70 Congress-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08

Mrs Laura Stackhouse, alias Laura NIL
Ter. alias Irean Monselle, of Marietta. Ohio,
was arrested for using the malls for fraudu-
lent purposes in advertising that she was
seeking a husband and extorting money
from applicants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
III Its Catarrh,
Here is a Cure
Relief i'm 10 Minutes.

TOO many people daily with catarrh. II strikes
ere like a thunderclap, develops with q rapidly
that no otter disease does. DIR. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder is the radical. quick, safe and pleasant
cure that the disease demands. Use the meaps.
prevent It's deepseating and years OF Distress Don't
daily. with cx.srrh. Agnew's gives relief In 10
minutes. - 49, - '-se.a ~
.e-s--.-s - s.-s-.--s--- ~.-.s@
= D- Agnew,s ointment cures salt iheun. )
:, ssttef, eczema
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08

wide. 1t is safe to assume that the soil is
ABOUT the same and the climate not ma
tetally different from that we are familiar
with. A fine agricultural country is thug
EuSceDt ihle to develnnnnant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08

Fire on the fourth floor Of the Curtiss
apartment house in Cleveland, Ohio caused
q Wild panic among the 200 occupants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
Explanatory Memorandum.

Accompanying the bill is an explanatory
memorandum, prepared by Col William 5.
Patten, deputy quartermaster general In
charge Of the transport service, which is'
in part as follows:
"As the time is probably approaching
when it can be 10 longer shown that the
United States transports as run by the
quartermasters department can perform
the service between San Francisco, CAL
and Manila as economically as the same
service can be obtained through commercial
steamship companies, 1t has become the
duty of the War Department to consider
and weigh carefully the advantages and
disadvantages of continuing the service as
heretofore as against providing for the ser
vice by contract A careful study OF the
matter results in the conclusion that 1t
would be unwise to sell transports and rely
entirely upon contracts to be made with
transpa cific steamship lines, for at least
two good and sufficient reasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
CARRYING TROOPS
Plan Prepared at the War
Department.
AUTHORITY WANTED
A BILL DRAFTED FOR ACTION BY
CONGRESS.
It is Proposed to Lease the Transports
to Some Company and Contract
for Soldiers Transportation.

Secretary Root has addressed letters to
Mr.. E. H. Hartman. representing the ship
ping interests Of San Francisco. and to Mr.
Alfred Winsor, representing the shipping
interests of Seattle and Tacoma, and also
to Mr.. Clement A. Griscom of the Inter-
national Navigation Company, notifying
them of the conditions under which he
proposes to open to competition the army
transport service on the Pacific, and saying
he would be glad to receive any sugges-
lions which their practical experience with
the steamship business may suggest to
them or which from their point OF view may
seem to make the scheme more practlcaI
and fair to such shipping interests as may
be inclined to make proposals for the trans
action of the business.
To Lease the Transports.
The scheme Of the War Department is
embodied in bill prepared for the action
of Congress The bill authorizes the Secre-
tary of War, in his discretion, to let the
army transports, by charter party or other
wise. to the highest bidder in open COM
petition, for terms Of three years. unless
the vessels are sooner required for military
purposes. 1t is also provided that the
transports when chartered shall ny tne
United States flag and shall become EMU
tied to all the benefits and privileges &C
corded to registered vessels Of the United
States.
The bill also authorizes the Secretary OF
War to contract with the charterers OF
army transports for the transportation OF
troops and employees Of the War Depart
ment and insular government ana tne con.
yeyance of military stores and supplies OF
ali kinds between the United States and Its
insular possessions for a period of three
years unless sooner terminated by military
necessity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-06
INDICTED FOR sW1NDL1No.
The United States Grand Jury Re
 turns Several True Bills.

Columbus. O.. June Establishments were returned by the United States grand jury today against John c. Cobb of Bain- bridge. o. and w. H. H. Miller. s. F Struble and C. w. J. Woltz of Newark, O.. for misuse of the mails in connection with alleged fraudulent land deals.
 Several other men who have not yet been arrested, are under indictment on a similar charge.
 The government inspectors who collect ed the evidence presented to the grand jury claim to have unearthed alleged land swindles of gigantic proportions which they say were carried on bv men oper- ating in widely separated localities, Large tracts of timber land for which alleged fraudulent deeds were given to purchas- CTS were offered for sale in Tennessee Kentucky. West Virginia. Missouri, Tex as and Michigan.
 Victims of the alleged swindles. it is claimed. are to be found in almost every State in the Union. Witnesses have been summoned from Tennessee, New Mexico Michigan. Kentucky, Missouri. West Vir' ginia Iowa and Arkansas.