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A POSSIBLE RECONCILIATION.
saxony Anxious Regarding Crown
Princess Unborm Child.

saxony Anxious Regarding Crown
Princess Unborn Child.
Vienna, Jan. 4.-Reports have been
received from sources closely connected
with the court of Saxony concerning
possible reconciliation between the
crown princess of SaXony and her hus-
band. The family of the crown prince
are especially concerned with the fu
ture of the princess unborn child, de-
string it's birth to occur under condi-
tions permitting of proper identified
ton and to prevent possible substitu-
tion which, it is supposed, the princess
might attempt If the crown princes
family attempted to claim the child.
The crown prince is reported as even
now unwilling to abandon the belief
that the unborn child may be his own.
While King George angrily insists that
his sons faithless wife be cast adrift,
it is understood that the crown prince
places no obstacles in the way of re-
conciliation should his wife be willing
to come back. 1t is naturally to be un-
derstood, according to report, that 1t is
impossible to permit the princess to re-
turn to Saxony and become queen, but
the suggestion is made that she reside
in retirement near the frontier, where
she could see her children occasionally.
No effort will be made to negotiate
with M Giron, who is regarded as a
raw student, but it is thought that the
princess might be induced to accept the
foregoing proposals on account of her
love for her children.
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STATEHOOD BILL FIGHT
WILL OPEN IN THE SENATE
AGAIN TO-DAY. fe.., .

Omnibus Measure VIII be the Chief
Topic of Discussion for Some Time 10
Come-Wili be Taken up Each Day at
Two O'Clock According to Agrees
ment. .f+-..-
Washington, Jan. 4.-During the pres
ent week, and probably for some time
to come, the omnibus statehood bill will
be the chief topic of discussion on the
floor of the senate, which reconvenes
to-day at noon, but under the unani-
nous agreement by which this bill was
made the unfinished business 1t cannot
be taken up any day before 2 o. clock.
1T Is the purpose of the friends Of the
bill to press its consideration and not
to allow the bill to be gsidetracled un-
less under great pressure. The present
purpose is to give way only for appro-
priation bills, but there are now no APP
preparation bills on the senate ealen-
dar. 1t Is, however, the purpose of the
senatorial leaders, especially those who
oppose the statehood bill, to press ap-
preparation bills to the front as rapidly
as possible. The senate committee on
appropriations will Immediately take up
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, and it will be report
ed to the senate as soon as possible. 1t
is a bill which demands considerable
investigation, and 1t is not probable
that it will reach the senate much be-
fore the middle of the month When 1t
is reported the, committee will seek to
secure it's immediate consideration.
According to the arrangement made
before the holidays the debate on the
statehood bill will be resumed at
o'clock tomorrow, Senator. Nelson OF
Minnesota being the first speaker on the
list He is member of the committee
on territories and in addition to his op-
position to the admission of the terrific.
ries of New Mexico and Arizona he is g
staunch advocate of the bill for the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian terri
/ tory as one state, which was reported
by the majority Of the committee as
substitute for the house omnibus bill
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An ENCOURAGING DOCUMENT.
Hopeful View Taken of the Land Cons
ference Report.

London. Jam 5.-The report of the
Irish land conference is commented up
on on all sides this morning as very
encouraging document and as indicating
that the problem is ripe for solution. It
is also said to give valuable suggestion
to Chief Secretary for Ireland Wynd-
ham for the projected land bill.
The government organs, while point
ing out that the conference does not
represent many of the great landlords,
commend the tone and disposition of the
conference as revealed in its report as
very hopeful for the future Of Ireland,
These papers contend that the report
involves the complete reputation of the
whole Gladstonian type of land reform,
namely, dual ownership.
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WILL NOT ABDICATE.
Castro Speaks DeterminedIy-Does
Fear Matos Revolution.

Castro Speaks DeterminedIy-Does
Fear Matos Revolution.
Caracas, Jan. 4.-The report that
President Castro purposes to abdicate,
or resign the presidency of Venezuela,
is untrue. The correspondent Of the
Associated Press saw the president
with regard to this matter to-day; the
president laughed when questioned and
then said thoughtfully:
''You are at liberty to say that I
have fought during two years to retain
the supreme power which was invested
in me by the people of Venezuela; I
will no more abdicate than I will re-
sign. The Matos revolution, without
assistance from foreign powers, will
soon be past story"
La Guaira, Jan. 4--The Dutch consul
here saw the captain of the British
cruiser Tribune yesterday and secured
permission for a steamer Of the Dutch
line to call off La Guaira January and
take on board DR.. Van Leyden, the
Dutch minister to Venezuela, who is in
i'll health.
HaIf the clerks employed in the GUS
tom house here and all the members of
the coast guard service at La Guaira
have been discharged; this means cut
ting off the revenue of sixty or more
families. The La Gauira custom house
will be closed to-morroW. About 800
stevedores are at present without en-
ployment and rioting is feared. The
government will doubtless have to en-
ploy urgent measures to maintain
quiet.
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IRISH LAND PROBLEM.
Conference Makes Its Rcport-A Method
of Solution.

of solution.
london. Jan, 4.--The Irish labor con-
ference has issued a voluminous report
of it's deliberations in which it is de-
clared that the only satisfactory settle
ment of the existing land question is
the substitution of an occupying, or
proprietary ownership Of land for the
existing dual ownership. AS the pro-
cess of direct sale and purchase and re-
sale would be generally tedious and un-
satisfactory. The report recommends
that the settlement should be made be-
tween the owner and the occupier, sub
ject to the necessary investigation by
the state as to title, rental and securf-
ty.
The report emphasizes the desirabll1ty
of inducing landlords to continue to re-
side in Ireland and with this purpose in
view it says an equitable price should
be paid to owners, based upon income,
and that provision ought to be made for
the resale to owners of mansion houses
and demesnes. The purchase price
should either be assurance by the state
of such income, or the payment of a
capital sum producing it at 3 per cent.
or 3A per cent. If guaranteed by the
state tenants repayment should be eX-
pended for a term Of years, securing a
reduction of from Is to 25 per cent. on
rents. To do this may involve some as
sistance from the state beyond the use
of it's credit, and the report considers
tht as such assistance would be justi-
fed fully in the future welfare of Ire
land and the settlement of this vexed
question. The report offers no definite
financial proposals, but it considers that
an unexampled opportunity exists at the
present moment to deal with this ques-
ton successfully.
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Promise of independents for Concession
from Railroads.

from RRttr0nNss
Scranton, Pa, Jan. 4.-Following the
lead of the Lehigh Valley, the Jersey
Central and the Reading companies,
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
company yesterday acceded to the de-
mand of it's contract shippers to sus-
pend the 65-35 per cent. contract until
circular and regular market prices
again conform.
Only about half of the important op-
orators are selling under the 65-35 con-
tract. They have had to be content
with 65 per cent. of $5 on big sizes and
the same per cent. of $375 on small
sizes, the arbitrary figfiure fixed by the
carriers for coal at tide water. The
independents who were not under con-
tract have sold their coal at the break
er for at least $5 ton and the pur-
chaser looked after the freight. The
contract independents argued that it
was unfair that they should be bound
by an arbitrary circular price when
they could get fully SO per cent. better
prices and particularly when other in
uGptIlOtIltS WCIC SCttihS Gil tAiA1 CAAS
law of supply and demand allows.
This means that the independents
now agree to sell their coal at the
breaker at the best prices they can Sc
cure, leaving it to the purchaser to deal
with the carrier about freight charges.
In return for the concession the indie
pendents have promised to favor the
east and New England, where coal is
most needed, and with this end in view
| they have already announced that no
more coal will be sold by them at re-
tail. To generally discourage local con-
sumers from buying more coal than is
actually needed, an advance in price
was agreed upon, and tomorrow Scran-
tonians who want coal will have to pay
$5 ton for the largest domestic sizes.
This is dollar a ton more than it
was selling for last week. Under nor
NAL conditions it sells here for $3.50 de-
! livered.
The independent operators of the re-
gion mine about Is per cent. Of the en-
tire production of anthracite coal.
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SETBACK FOR PRETENDER.
Report That Discrediicd He Has Re-
tired from Fee.


Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 4.-According
to official news received here from Fez
the adroit move Of the sultan i'll bring
ing his brother, Mulai- -Mohammed, to
the capital has attained the desired OBJ
ject of depriving the pretender to the
throne Of his prestige and the latter
has retired discredited, to Taxa. He
has been deserted by number of the
local tribes, who dispersed to make sure
of their booty. Buhamara, the pre-"
tender. having claimed the intention Of
enthroning -Mohammed, his re-
belIim has no longer any reason for
continuance as the sultan has public
ly reconciIed himself with his brother
and Mulai- Mohammed has made an en-
try into Fez, acclaimed by the popu-
lace The sultan has announced the
appointment of Mual-Mohammed as
governor of the province of Fee, thus
disproving the rulnors that Mulai-Mo-
hammed aspired to the throne. When
this had been done, according to the
official authority for these statements,
the tribes around Fez swore fidelity to
the sultan and denounced Buhamara as
an imposter whom they would prevent
from coming to Fez.
All immediate danger has disappear
ed. The routes from Fez to the coast
are open. 1t is said the sultan is now
preparing a large expedition with the
intention of crushing the rebellion.
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PROF. CHARLES j. BELL DEAD.
Had Been Connected with Several
UmiversIties.

Somerville. Mass, Jan. 4. - Prof.
Charles ]. Bell, professor of chemistry
in the University of Minnesota, died
to-day at the residence of his brother.
DR.. William A. Bell, where he was
spending the holidays, from kidney and
heart trouble. Prof Bell was born in
Somerville in 1855, graduated from Har-
ward in 1876, studied four years abroad,
also at Johns Hopkins university, after
which he was professor of chemistry in
Pennsylvania state college until he ac-
cepted a similar position in the univer-
sity of Minnesota. A widow, brother
and sister survive him.
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Howe & Stetson.
SOME BASEBALL STATISTICS.
Ten Leading Mem In Three ciases IN
National League

National League.
Washington, Jan. 4.-The official bat
ting averages of National league play
ers who participated. in fifteen or more
games during the season of 1902 as CONS
piled by Secretary N. e. Young We're
made public tonight. II
They show that the ten leading run
getters were ]. Wagner of Pittsburg,
leading with 1o5; Clarke, Pittsburg;
Beaumont, Pittsburg; Leach, Pittsburg;
Crawford, CINCINNATI; Tenney. Boston;
r. Thomas, Philadelphia; Keeler. Brook
lyn: sheckard, Brooklyn; Beckley, Cin-.
cinnati. #
The ten leaders in sacrifice hits We're
as follows: Tenney, Boston, leading with
90: Dobbs, Cincinnati and Chicago; De.
Montreville, Boston; Keeler, Brooklyn;
Dexter. Chicago and Boston; Flood,
Brooklyn; Dunn, New York; Ritchey.
Pittsburg; Tinker. Chicago; smoot, st.
Louis.
The ten players who led in stolen
bases: j. Wagner, Pittsburg, 4s; slagle,
Chicago; P. Donovan, st, Louis; Bar
CLAW. St. Louis; Clarke, Pittsburg; Car
ney, Boston: 9. Smith, New York;
Beaumont, Pittsburg; Lush, Bostona
Dexter, Chicago and Boston. 50
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LINCOLN MEMORIAL SABBATH.
Appeal to be Issued to Congregational.
lists to Observe February Is.

New York, Jan. 4.-The American
Missionary Association is about to is
sue an invitation and appeal to the
CONGREGATIONAL churches Sabbath
schools and Endeavor societies of the
country requesting an observance on
Sunday, February Is, as Lincoln
Memorial Sabbath" commemorative of
Abraham Lincoln. The officials of the
association say: 'It is not generally
realized that there are nearly eighteen
million of brown-skinned races under
the flag of the United States, forming
q large portion of our body polite.
Problems that face the coming genera
tions in the assimilation, redemption
and elevation of these races are pro-
found 1t is simply a question wheth-
er the generation upon whom the larg-
err burden of responsibility must fall
shall be prepared for this responsibility
when it comes. Lincoln Memorial Sum
day will furnish an opportunity to i'm
press these problems and show that the
Christian solution is the only possible
nne"
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FOR ALLEGED SWINDLING.
Man Just Out of jail Re-arrested
Yesterday. *#

Edward A. Reilly alias Leroy E.
Tracy was arrested early yesterday
morning and held by the police, eharg-
ed with obtaining money under false
pretenses. The police say his scheme
was to obtain money from servant girls
by getting them to subscribe to a Gath
olice magazine which has no existence.
A man answering the description given
Detective Ward by two of the victims
was found by Ward in a restaurant In
lower State street. He has just been
released from Jail, having served nine
months there for a similar offense. He
had quite a. sum of money on him.
A coat stolen from Wallace G. Plumb,
who lives at 81 Trumbull street, where
Reilly had called, was found in a Sec
ond hand store. The dealer said that
he bought the coat from Reilly for So
last evening. He first gave Reiily's de-
scription and later Identified him as the
man.
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w.II Have a Modern Wife.

Pekin, Jan. 4.-Sir Liang Cheng. min
lister designate to the United States,
will marry the daughter of the Chinese
minister at Paris, Yu Keng, before
leaving for Washington. The wedding
will probably take place at Canton.
Yu Keng's daughter was educated
abroad and speaks English and French.
She is one of the few Chinese women
of modern education and modern IDEAS
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OUTLOOK NOT VERY BRIGHT
PROBLEMS IN PHILIPPINES
DIFFICULT TO SOLVE.

Reviewed by Commission In
Its Annual Report and Also by Gov"
ornor Tan-ParaIy'is of Agriculture
Threatens Grave Results In Some of
tho IsIands-Moros viii Not Accept
American Ruie-Labor Question
Chinese Exclusion-The Piague-Rec-
ommen6atiOns.
Washington, Jan. 4.-The annual re-
port of the Philippine commission and
a separate report by Governor w. II.
Taft, made public at the war depart
ment to-day. gives a review of the re-
suits of the years work of the commits
sion and contain recommendations for
legislative action by congress deemed
essential to the welfare of the Islands.
After reciting history of the estab-
lishment of civil government through
out the various provinces Governor Iaft
in his report says it has not been detl-
nitely determined what shall be done
with respect to Mindanao where he says
hostility to the Americans does not eX~
tend beyond the Lake Lanono Moros.
The governor is of the opinion that 1t
may be possible to induce the sultan OF
Jolo to part with some of the right he
claims to the Jolo group and thus OBJ
viate many obstacles now encountered.
The Moros, he says, do not understand
popular government and do not desire
it. preferring control of dattos. Posi-
bly far in the future" he says, control
by dattos may cease. For the present,
however, it is necessary only to provide
a paternaI, strong but sympathetic gov
ernment for these followers of Moham-
med
Governor Taft tells of the conditions
that have made it necessary for the isl
ands to purchase about $15,00O0O0 worth
of food on which to live and Of the eff
fects war has had on agriculture, al
| most the only source of wealth in the
| islands. The greatest blow to agricul'
| ture, he says, is the destruction OF apou
| 80 per cent. of the water buffalo, or
which the cultivation of rice is almost
wholly dependent.
After speaking of the ravages o.
Asiatic cholera Governor Taft says:
1.-The bane. of Philippine civilization IL
| the past was ladronism and the pres
ent conditions are most favorable for 1t!
growth and maintenance. 1t is not GER
tain whether in the depressed state O.
| agriculture, whether the temptation Il
| 1adronism, that the constabulary vii
| be able, without the assistance Of th'
military to stamp it out = Wert
| there temptations to agriculture, Wer'
I there prosperous conditions in the coun
try it would not be troublesome mat
| ter to deal with, but when want ant
famine are staring people in the fac'
the life of the freebooters forms to th'
desperate and the weak very great at
traction. The natural discomfort will
the government when suffering is a
| hand, promoted as it has been by tn
cholera, restrictions and the high price
of rice and other commodities, Whicl
have been greatly enhanced by the de
probation of silver, might we'll hav
caused a new breaking out of the insur
rection and in my Judgment it speak
wonders for the ease with which thi
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An ASSURED THING FAILS.
Announced MaIIeabIe Castings Conn
bine Goes 20 Pieces.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 4-The Gazette
tomorrow will say: THE S20.000,000
malleable castings consolidation, an
nounced last month as an assured
thing, has gone to pieces. 1t is stated
that the support Of Former Judge FL
bert Gary, Max Pram and their asso-
ciates in the United States Steel corpor-
alton was withdrawn on the ground
that the times are not opportune for
the launching of such a concern and
this led to the deal being dropped for
an indefinite time. The seventeen con-
Germs which were to form the consoli-
dation have combined yearly output
of 100000 tons of malleable castings.
These concerns are mostly located in
the middle west, in Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin, with three
others at Buffalo, New York, Trenton,
N. j., and Chattanooga, Tenn"
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The MncDonouS Sh u Success.

Boston, Jan. 4.--After waiting for
two days for good weather the torpedo
boat destroyer MacDonough, built by
the Fore River Ship and Engine COM
pany, Quincy, Mass, was successfully
speeded over a measured mile at Wood
End, Provincetown, to-day. She ex-
exceeded her contract requirement of
Is knots, making one leg at rate of
2S.56. The best two runs over the mile
averaged 2S.O2, which was the speed
which gained her acceptance by the
government board
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FOUND IN PENNINGTON CANAL.

Body of Frederick DumdOfR, who
Formerly WOr lzed Here.
Southington, Conn, Jan. 4.-The body
of Frederick Dundoff was found in the
old Pennington canal to-day by a man
named Mason. Medical Examiner Dem
nison, who is Investigating the case, ex-
pressed the opinion that the man fell
from the stone bridge in the town. Dun
doff had been employed at hotel in
Cheshire for two weeks past. He for
merly worked for M. Weideman & Co.,
in New Haven. Dundoff was a German
and sixty-five years old. He fought in
the Confederate army during the civil
war.
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SMALLPOX PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Bt eak Il heir Way Out of the Louisville
County Jail.

Louisville, Jan. 4.-Three negroes sus-
pected of being infected with smallpox
escaped from the county Jail here last
night by removing window from the
tower or third story of the building,
where they had been placed to separate
them from the other prisoners. They
are still at large. A fourth negro, who
had developed case of smallpox, re-
fused to go with his companions.
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MARKLE COMPANY ANSWERS
IT'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE
MINERS STATED.
what 1t Has Done for Them-Taxation
for PhysIcIaps'=-Seryie System of
RistrIct NuFsing-The Eviction of
Leading Miners from Company Houses
The General StOres-Earnings and
Docktng-The Chippie Case.

DOcASng-Ihe ChippIe Cnscs
Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-The answer of
G. B. Markle & Co., independent coal
operators, to the demands of the min
ers was made public here to-day. The
answer will be submitted to the anthra-
cite strike commission, which reassem-
bles in this city tomorrow. 1t was
written by John Markle, managing
partner of the firm. The statement is,
in part, as follows:
THE present firm was formed on De-
cember 80. 1889. for the purpose of min
ing coal upon lands held by the firm
under lease from the Union Improve
ment company for thirty years from
January l, 1890, and from the Highland
Coal company for thirty years from
January /, 1892. The mines are situat-
ed at or near Jeddo, and the firm oper-
ates three collieries. The firm employs
about 2,400 men, and many of its en-
ployes reside in the villages Of Free
land and Hazleton. The lessees erect
ed and own all the improvements upon
the property, including breakers, stores,
shops and tenement houses.
From the time of my fire connection
with the business, in 1880, there have
always been a resident physician and
assistant physicians upon the property,
until recently, with the exception of a
short interval. The firm selected the
head physician, who chose his assist
ants, an2 we collected rs cents month
| from tae married men and fifty cents a
month from the single men over tWen-
ty-one. The amount collected was paid
over to the physician. This arrange
ment was not compulsory upon the men
or fami les.
I'm the early part of 1898 my wife en-
ployed, at her own expense, trained
nurse to look after the sick, and later
when this nurse retired, another nurse
from st. Luke's hospital in Bethlehem
introduced the system of district nurs'
ing in the borough of Jeddo and in the
neighboring villages.
stores for the sale of general mer'
chandise and of miners supplies have
always been maintaine upon the prop
erty, and have been and are, an accom-
modation to the men and their families
The men have never been required Il
deal there.
by the terms Of the coal leases G. B
NarlSle e. Co. are required to pay al
the taxes upon the property. The take
paid by the ccai operators constitute tn
largest portion Of the taxes collected il
the county"
Continuing, the answer says that
sliding scale basis of labor had beef
agreed upon in 1895 and had from tina
time been generally in force in the LIE
high region. In September, 1897, com
mittee of miners presented certain de
mands to the firm. An agreement wa
then in existence between the compan.
and men TO settle differences by arbit
ration. The company replied to the de
mands and received no further commu
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