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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13

Hoy han aido entFegadas la bril-
gada de bOmberoa do SGntuKCes Has GO
FFas que COmpletan Ga uDifOame 81 que
estHensF6n 81 domingo pF6ximO.
En- q mafIana de hoy fu6 entarra-
do 81 nifIo de los espos0S GuaA- Mata,
que fAlleci6 aver.
So aseguFa que muy pr0nt0 ae lLe-
VArs & CabO una reunion de elementoB
del pnis. de u que resuItar6 Ago muy
bane6siof0 para este.
Los sen 1res don Antonio Alvarez
NAvR y don Emilio Garcia Cuevas, CO.
noCidos abogados de eats Ciudsds en-
bRYcRn para EapaflA eu el pY6xim0 co.
FTec: pasaY&n alIf al veFanO.
Los Gefiores don Manuel CamuflRs
y don Luis Ssnchez Morales, reCorFie-
ron aver 0lgnnag CGsaG de comerci0 de
ID Ciudad. en- demands de fondoa. poT
auscripCi31. para Celebrer laB ieatas
del 4 de Julio.
-En d taFde se reunen en- los aaICs
mes del aYuntamiento de esta .ciudad,
los sefloreG que comp0nen % Comiai6n
de fest 10 para Ell de Julio.
Maflana por ID nCcha se reunen
loo jefss v cfioiales del cusrpo de bonn
berOG de San Juan.
En- Ell pT6ximO mes de Julio esp6
rage Fegyege de les EstadOs Unidos.
Ion Federico Calaf y 50 diatiDguida
ftmilia.
-Ha regresado & BsFceIoneta don
Rsfael BBlseiro, hacendadO de aquel
pueblo. que estuvo On San Juan ayer.
Con motive de ser hoy dia de San
Antonio habra aIgunas iarRnitas en- al-
Gunss cAnas de familia de ests Ciudad.
HIS estado en- San juan 81 joVen
don FranCisCo Burunet, pFopietario de
MRnsti
So asegura que 81 gobierno anne.
Ficano trata de dempIer el Castillo de
San CriatobaI, de estR cRpital, de
acuerdo CON el inform dSdoIe referen
te nuevas fortifc&ciOnes de estR
plaza.
-PAreCe probable que sen nombFa-
do GeRundo j fe de obFas p6blicas el
iDgeniero senior MontiliB que interina-
mente deSempefia ega plaza.
-Te6tase de 0lCanzRP de is autOPi-
dad competente. que como sucade en-
OtrAg parties. cumplan lao penas leves
que se les impOpgBn & log bomberos,
en- los pArques del cuerpo.
-Sa 0seguF8 que muy prOnto que
dara eHtableCida en- eatR capital una 90
Cied0d de iudustFiaIes , comerCiantes
para estableCer an BGnco & flo de faci-
litAr pH6StRmos & induatFiales que ira
ten de instRIaF teDgsn instRladas 0l-
guns fabriCG induotria.
-Ss assgura que don Ulpiano Co
l6m, ficsl del Tribunal de DistFito de
Ponce, presentar6 lA FenunOia de 90
cargo.
-CaIc6lase que no menos de Glen
COmpatriota0 hAbF&n conclude ga CO.
rrers de abogsdo. en- los EstadoB Uni.
dos. dentro de tres amos.
Ell Notsrio don Antonio Audrey,
90 enCuentFa On esta CiudGd.
-El LCdo. don Jacinto TexidoE.
embArCR meflsna para los Estados
Unidoa dOnde pasaFa una COFtR tenn
pOrad0.
-Mafisna microbes: Ssn BasiIio el
m0gno obispo p coDfeS0r. T6mporG.
En- la administration de c0rreos
de ests Ciudad Sc encuentrGn detenidas
lGs siguientes CRPtas: Evanz w. O.,
EuCaFoaci6n Cesar. FraDchi Lsopoldo.
FrOnteran HsrmAnos, Ffontera Her
mAnOG.
Hen sido mu'tadoS doce conner
CianteS de lh OiudRd pOr no tener escu.
pidOrea en- sua estA blecimientos.
H sido nombradO guardia de pc.
Males Jes6s e. Cor zslez.
Ell Attorney General y el sefIor
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13

eel fin del actual curse egcoLAP-dice
Mr.. Chopper estk acercSndOse y cOn-
viene anunciar 81 p6bIic0 lOs planes
que. con respeoto Ia enseflM "a Eupe
FiOF. sa FeaIizaR6n ca 81 curse pr6xim9
On Ia Alta EsCuela
Los planes podFsn ser todo 10 b3Di-
t0s, tOdo 10 sugestivoS. todo 10 bellos
que ge quierS; perO. franCamente, de IL
Alta EacueIa han DaIido haCs POGO
pFOfes0res que ersn una verdaderR
garAntfa para eI p6b.iCO.
No bastl que los planes sean b0ni-
to0. Es neCesario que en- los GentFOg
dOcentes hGyR nm personal de reConO-
CidG competenCia, gus co con 10 6niC0
que taleB planes pOdrfAn llevaFge s II
pr6cticO.
CIarO eS que, con sueIdOs mezquinOs
no va & pOderse tener an clauatrO de
pFOfesOres que sean gsrantfG de buen
exit0 en- el dessnv0ls lsimientO de her.
mOaoa planes eduCatiVoG.
EOtOG. l0g hermosos planes educAti
vOs. nece0itsn COmDaginarse con los
llsmRdog 6 hRcerIOs viVir ID reslidad.
Y para clio no hsy otF0 CaminO que
BpeIar & buenoo oatedr6ticos.
SPOdr& aIcRuzaVse este, reStrinQiend0
el hObeF de es0s oAtedr&tic0U, pO gam
dOIeS menos sueldo que un oficinista
de dud0sR COmpetenCia de CuRlquieP
departGmentc9
EllO co nm Sgetr50WEis, que 8 h YER
dad, tie1e no poca traGCender cia.
Entendemos que los nOmbres de los
profesOFes para el pr6ximO curse. de-
bieran daTse & conoCer.
Mr.. Elliott es el hombre de b GituR-
ci6n.
El departments del interior era
B0g6n 1e sfirma-Gqu6l on que mas
emDleadoa rueFt0rriqu habfG.
Y tal cosR pArece que hubo de di-
GuOtarle tanto Mr.. Elliot, que 81 fio
90 hoy 6 10 que paFeCe ell Department
to del interior. aqu6l en- que casa no
hay un n0tSV0.
PAFece que Mr.. Elliott no quieFe
bien log puertOrriquefIos.
Dij6rnse que Les hR deOIGEGdo una
guerra nin Quartet.
IQa6 tFiste CelebFidad es ID que ha
queTidO l0grar para Of ege funCionaFi0
81 que paRS el pueblo de Puerto Rico.
y que 6 Los puertorrlquefi1g u Grey erase
que quiere negsr an ga depRrtsmento
hASt6 ID sal y ell Ggual
iAVer C6s0ri
PERIDEM.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13
VIadiVOstOek Ii.
Una bOmbl.
C0munieadO.

San Petersburgo, Mayo.-Dfcese
que un alto funci0nario de policia,
en- Polonis, ha sido herido grave
mente por Il explosion de una bonn
ba que Ie lanz6 un desconocido:
Los iaponeses han cortado la IL
nea f6rrea que unfa Vladivostock
con el restO del c9ntiuente asiatico.
La ciudad 'ha quedado aislada, y
prCnto seFa sitiada poF mar = tie
FRA.
Los fiiipinos no cejan en- sus ideas
de geparatism0 y CRda die se aumenta
el gentimiento y Ia verdad son unos
bobcs, pueG deben miraFge en- nuestra
pFOuperidad que nos permite tomar
OeFvez1 ePabltS de ID que venden M.
r. CRIder6n & Co, Tetu&n IL
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13
CERT lMEH De Trio.

"A fines del actual mes. De- escoger6
un soldadO poP cada compsfIfe del Re
gimianto de Poerto Rico, con objeto
de asistir al oertamen de tiro que Sc
Cslebrsr6 ca 81 Nisgsrs. N, T.. ell die
5 de Jolio y en- Ell que tOmaF6n parte
todoG los regimientos de, infanteEfa de-
los EstRdos Unidos representada Cada
comp&fifR por an gOldRdo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13

H4BITACION. ~ Uo matrimonio
con una sefIoritay Y IN nifio de Is sfIos
desesn hoSpedBje en- una casa de FAM
lie dOnde no Be tomen mas hu6spedes
Sc dAr&n las meiores referenciss. ~
esta imprent8 informar6n s dirfiasa ~
ePersonaIo 8partado 837, San Juan =
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13
VOID al e!eIQ,

On pequefo hiio del professor de
BsyOm6D, don Jkime MaOiu0n. faIIe-
Oi6 aver. dejSnd0 & suS padres en- ell
mayor 6eaC0nsueI0.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13
RETRETA,

Programa de lss pleas que tccAr6
mAflsna en- ID PlazG de Baldorioty Ia
banda de b polis ii inBuIur.
1. MarCha Japsn TriunphaI, Van
deaIest 2 FentGsf0 GOld Kentucky
Homes LpDgey 3. Cap7ichO sir f6ni.
co de- 10 Z1EzueIa eLs TempestRdo Cha
pf. 4. Tands de VaIses clos Patins-
dorelo Wadteu j. 5. Duo de Tiple
Y Bllitono en- ID OpeFa eRigoletc9 ,
Verdi. 6 eBsileS Hd 1gAroas Megre-
Hes. Z. Final nd. de ID Opera eAidaS
Verdi. 8. DGr "a sLluvia de Perlaa4
Rios Ovalle.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13

blicano que todos lOa monarCas de
Europa pudieran hacer con sug ejerci-
toB Y aus armadaS. Estos hombres,
hRy que declararl0 frRncamente. son
los elementos mas peligFosos con que
tiene que tratar. el pais.9
ri segund0 eIemento en- eBte e8ckn-
dalO vergonzoa0 es ell funciOnRri0
venal, el sirViente ComprobAble del
pueblo. En- este Caso no puede ser
CastiQAd0, pOrque no haCe mss que 10
que le mAndan sus ief9s. Sus i.fes,
son venales y 81 10 es poE 10 { nt0.
Nominalmsnte & 81 10 ellie Ell pueblo;
en- realidad 10 ELLEN sug j,fes. El
hech0 de que 81 0bedecs el mandate de
sus jefss pudiera convencernos de que
res0noce que aus jefes son mas fuertes
que eli pueblo mismo. Cu8ndo hay
que deOidir en- una Ouesti6n como eta,
I6I 10 hace de este modo: eAl pueblo
que Sc 10 lIeve el Demonic: mis- jsfss
con Los que me elijsn y 80 defend0 Los
intereses de mis- iefes.S
III teroer eIemento ea el p0deF del
voto en- FiIadalfis. Sc he hecho ID
manifestation autoFizsdR que un 55
por Ciento dc la mei9r Clase de los
CiudRdanOs no % ocupsn de politics,
pePmitiendo aai que les turbas gobieF-
nen por medic de msnipuIacionss hR-
Ciend0 una mayOFfA del restants 45 Dor
Ciento de Ia poblaCi6n que vota. ST
los buenos ciudadanus cumpliersn cCn
Ga deber, tsl OOuFrenciR expIicada mss
arFibR selfa imposible.
Ellos aAhen que 6sto Oh aaf. ElloU
saben tamhi61 que Bi as tomaran an
POGO de trabpj9 UodEfRn impedir Ia
c0nsumacI6n de 6.te robo descaradO.
ST las Tarbau ganRn ser6 Is cuIpa del
ciud sdano hars gan. Indifference, y HI
Iadelfis solo obtendra en- este caso 10
que Sc merece.
Qde 81 Cielo ayude aI funOionario
honFado, 81 AlCAlde v al buen ciudadS.
no para que vean Gual Cd ga deber
que 10 ejsouten.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13
S 4 [

Blanco. Qruega y ReCB, de u BaIinG
GFORTUNAo de ID MontRIVa, OfreCer
de VentA los Gefi9Fes u. Lopez & Co.,
de San German. 8v.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13

Vino genuine legEtimo. u Jab6n de
Castillo. Aqua pzAhar de SsViIIa. Acei'
te purO de oIivas Vinsgre de vino de
Sluternes. - Casa Cerecedo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-13

Ell guardia Felipe Cabrera, de
FsjardO. hs detenido y denunOiado 6
Tereeino e fas. por ejercer sin tftulO
Cirujfa dental, ocupkndole una boIgR
con hiarrna y medicinaa.
VENTA DE HOTEL.-Por en-
fermedad de su duefo, Sc VEN
de ell Hotel xUNIONp Fortale-
"a 2l.-San Juan, PR.
Direction por correo.
P. @. Box 235. SI5.S ". S.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15

try and shift the issue in this fight,
and have the public believe that IL is
only a question of an agftator who
came here to cause trouble, will have
absolutely no bearing. This Street
Railway company locked out thirty
of their employees solely because they
belonged to union, and they still
deny the right of a union man to
operate a street car in this city. That
is the issue and tina only issue and it
is the hundred of your most loyal
citizens who feel that the blow was
struck direct at them. They will
stand in this fight because 1t is right
and just, and ii the business people
turn down these good citizens. mem
bers of the Central Labor Union, aud
deny them even their moral support,
day of reckoning must and will
come sooner or later. We believe
you are being misled Give us fair
investigation, and If we can't satisfy
YOU we are in the right, we will not
ask your support or influence.
Thanking your honor. and the citi-
zens of Paducah, who have so kindly
Interested yourselves in this matter
in the past, and celying upon your
future good judgment to give us
merited assistance, TO obtain only
what is right. beg 10 remain, most
sincerely yours,
c. o. PRATT
Chairman General Executive Board
of the Street Railway Employees
Union.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15

situation is as it exists today in Pa
duoah, and seems to be tending.
One moment, to suit the fancy of a
thought. they tell you a conference
with you or your citizens would give
the situation more prominence than
it permits; another thought, sort of
an after-thought, they advlas you o..
the very grave danger of the situa-
ton. If you can interpret any intel
iigence from such paradoxical eX-
pressiOns no doubt it would gnsatly
enllghten the public mind as to what
Stone & Webster really would like to
convey to them. However there Is
Just az much ens lghtenment in those
apparently contradictory statements
as there is in the statement that they
will run an "open-shop," and then
absolutely refuse to do ii.
| wish to assure you that there can
be no question of doubt as to the 10y
atty of the hundred of trades union
lists, who are citizsns of Paducah,
and are deeply interested in its wei
fare. Their homes are here, their
all. They have attempted to resist
this unjust attack upon them, and
they stand united. They have APP
pealed to those whom they have a
right to expect to succor them II they
ana in the right. They plead with
YOU and their fellow-oitizens Of Pa
cab in their hour of need. They only
ask for justice. surely that will not
be denied? II they have made a
mistake and are in tina wrong. they
are willing to be advised Alright. The
efforts Of Stone & Xeh6ter 10 a9aizI
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15

Does 1t not appeal to you that
something IS radically wrong some
where. that This new concern should
Immediately nvU,ve your city in such
distress, and then have the audacit"
to tell you that they will ride rough
shod over all of your future interests,
n YOU do not bow to their will?
leave to Your Honor and to the
business p ople who have taken this
matter mp with the company, II that
has nut in every Instance been Their
attitude? That Is what you have all
told me and believe you. You havs
all admitted that our cause. az we
have presented II to YOU is just
and we stand ready to make good
every statement that we have made,
Then why should we give up thu
pleasant relations that have been en-
joyed here be tween employers, and
employees, up to the present time. at
the behest of a concern that has
scarcely sit foot upon your soil be
fore they attempt to dictate the oper-
ations of affairs throughout the whole
city. regardless of any cons Iteration
of what we know to be right ana
justl
Is Il possible that there is spec
ulative movement behind this? Does
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15

mistead some of vour best local citi-
zens and get them TO accept official
posir ons ana then force them %
stand such losses that later on they
viii be easy plueking?
Their carefully wordedi communi-
cation That In reality says little or
nothing, Is snars and a nightmare.
II partially had the desired effect.
II frightened the merchants into
Topping over to the company, to some
extent but thsy'wih wake. up some
Day and rea.ize their mistake
dsny the charge they make about
conditions I'm Chicago, and the Mid
die West have been In Chicago
most of the time for the past three
years and | know Bhat can prove
tbs statement that Chicago was new
err more prosperous than at the pres
ent time. Her build ng activity was
never greater, and the additional en-.
t.rprlses were never more extensive
will also make the assertion that
the cities which are the most thor
cugh,y organized are the best bust
ness centers, and the best conditions
prevail throughout the entire bust
ness world, and defy successful
contradiction
In One paragraph their letter
STATES, I'VE would be most pleased Ia
arrange meeting with YOU or with
your citizens, did we not feel that sucf
a meeting would give TO the situation
far more prominence than it really
perm A little further along the
letter says. 1--WE feel AZ only just and
I fail, IN AID xispu voal how seriof1s fh<
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15
Paldmcah, Ky. Nov. II, 1905.


To His Honor, Mayor Yeiser, Padu
e@h. Ky.
Honorable Sis
An evening paper published let
ter purporpng to have been received
by you from the ffm of Stone 4
Webster, bearing upon the pres n
situation of the locked out street cal
men.
Permit me to correct some OF II;
faacious statements. The most re.
markable features are its admissions
and denials. They have truly lepict-
cd how industry may be paralyzcd by
labor troubl-s but Immediately pro-
coed to ignore the fact that they are
the people who directly forced tho
present trouble hire and they seek 10
cndict a few Labor agitators," and
would have the world believe that
they are the lnstigators Of this affair,
The fact remains that no labor agita-
tor, so-callei. had even been in this
city until Il was made necessary by
the advent OF Stone G. Webster the
union labor crushers.
Upon their arrival they immediate
By started the ball roling (uhat is a
term applied by Their own repressn-
tatiyes here when they began to dts
charge unicn men, Aften thcy had
discharged a of the union mon, and
told Thorn that II was because the :
belonged to the union that they were
discharged. one CT these dreadful IA
Dor agitators was sent for to come
here and Sc 4 this threatened labor
trouble Threatened by the street. Gag
oaicials) eou'd not be prevented.
answered that summons, and | oal
swear before God that for nearly one
mCn,h's time have Plead for peace
and used every honorable m ans 60
secure the same. The Central Labor
Union aifel in efforts and then
Your Honor was appealed TO the Re-
tail Merchants Association, and the
Common Council burt every effort
for peace SO far has been frultless.
Bear in mind. the only question
that has ever been asked of this street
car company. was, could a union man
work for them wittoucbe rg dlscrsm-
mated against on account Of such af-
f,iatlon?
The business people and the .citl-
zens of Paasrah have acknowledged
the justice OF our grievano and the
injustice of this street car eefpona-
tons position.
The statement Of Stone & Webster.
that, "we do sincerely b lleve that
any action on the part Of the city
government and the citizens of Padu-
cab, that would indicate 10 the out
side would that new capital which has
been invited to locate IN the city was
being treated unfairly. or that the
Wy kNNfA lAllNAA VI AiAi hh" tANF' nv ~
were uphohmg agiiatoro in an at
tempt 10 force thu closed-shop pTin-
Ciples ON busin IS enterprises. would
be uhe most serious blow to the flu
ture prosperity and growth of Padu-
cab that could possibly occur. lis
veile1 insmuation that know tn
Intelligent people of PaAucah viii
geSent No agitator or union has
asked OF them to employ non" but
union men. and the citizens Of Padu
oah, or the city government. hove
never been asked to support us in a
eos bishop" contest.
II anv such inius;lce Is being eir-
culated broadcast against the bus p
ness interests OF Paducah, or 20 IN
rae standing of she union work
ing men Of this city, the malicious
misrepresentation. dmanates from
the ssnre source ttrat is t-yius to de
stroy the Trades Union workers.
TIL "open-shop" that Stone &
The Washington times., 1905-02-19


@aas @~@a@@
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
STATEH()OD'S FATE
IN FRYES HANDS
Naming Of One Conferee
May Decide Issae-
DnLINGHAm is THE CHOICE
With Beveridge VIII Have Power to
Decide Just When Senate Must
Recede, CT Let Bill Fail.

The Statehood bill viii be the bone of
contention in the Senate tomorrow af-
ternoon, Immediately after the conclu-
sion of the rtEItiHc business, ard all in
dications poi9st 10 a decidedly intercs,-
ing session safere the bill is sent to
conference.
Apart from the great divergence in
the views held by Senators. which would
cause some debate on any subject.
there is the added realization on this
question. that the fate of the bill may
rest upon the naming of conferees by
the Chair. Hence there is a calm de-
termination on the part Of those who
oppose any yielding TO the House two
State plan TO thresh the matter out in
open Senate, without taking any
chances about what may be done when
the conferees get together.
To Eame Dillingham;.
President pro tenn. Frye win name as
conferecs Eeveridge Dillingham;, and
Bate, according to reliable information.
Both the Republicans. named opposed
the bill In the shape 1t passed the Sen
ate and so II is thought thaey would bc
sure to stand together against anything
Bate mlzht approve. This is what is
troubling Foraker and his friends, and
to conference until they have exhaust
ed their opportunities for perfeciing
their position.
There has been a suggestion in some
quarters that Bard of California would
be named instead of Dillingham;, but
this viii hardly be considered under any
circumstances. The only reason why
it would receive consideration would
be IN the event that such a concession
would become necessary in order to stop
debate. GonfeFees are looked upon to
up hold the contention represented by q
bill as il passed their house, and this
Bard and Bate would be glad to do,
while Chairman Beveridge and DiIIing-
| ham would do SO only from a sense of
| official Guty.
! But as President pro tenn. F'rve will.
not be going outside the usual rule ia
appointing the Senators first named
/ they are the ones the Senate is likely to
hear named tomorrow.
Senators Wrought Up.
Nothing which has come up in Con
gress this session has 50 stirred the
i Senate as the Statehood bill. While
| there has been comparatively little sur
| face indication of the feeling aroused
in consequence of the way Senators have
! lined up on the bill. there has been s
tremendous amount of it nurtured in tht
breasts Of some of those who have beer
taking an active part in the fight.
Conclusive evidence of this was givei
on the floor of the Senate YESTERDAY
afternoon. when Chairman Beyeridge't
motion TO send the bill TO conference
and appoint eonferees on the part o
the Senate was debated TO a standstilI
Then the Senate by una nirnoIIs ronsen
tagreeG To have the mater go over unit
Monday.
Prominent in the debate were Beve
ridge Allison, lodge and Nelson 70
ieending the bill to conference inlme
4iately. ana on the other side were ar
Continued ON Second Pagel
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
DENIES AMY WRONGDolNG.

With these bIisterins z,o,,ds t4o1-a
Smith, who was Secretary OF tbe m
terror under Grover Cleveland daniod
last night, in a statement given to the
press, the truth of the allegation of the
present Secretary Of the Interior, Ethan
Alien Hitchcock that Mr. Smith had
done wrong in giving certain rights to
the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil
Company in the Oil lands OF the Usage
Reservation and Inu4an Territory.
Mr.. Smith was in Atlanta, Ga, Fri
day morning when he saw press dis
patches 10 the effect that Mr.. Hitch
cock accused him of having created a
public scandal in allowing the oil com
pany the privileges mentioned. He i'm
mediateiy took the train for this city.
Arriving in Washington yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock he inspected the
records of the Interior Department, and
on these his answers to Secretary Hitch
cocks charge IS based.
The full answer to the charges is as
follows:
Smiths Full Answer.
1.-THE statement furnished the press
by Secretary Hitchcock in F.'.4eh ne
criticises the administrgti"h OF the m
terror for aprrerfng an oil ana gas
lease made by the Usage Indians IN
!! 1896 Is misleading and deceptive.
when the lease was approved no OH
had been found in Texas, and not
| great deal in Kansas. There was scant
hope TO encourage the expense of bor-
( ing wells In the Usage country. Even
If oil could be discovered the problem
| Of TRANSPORTATION was then most seri-
/ Gus.
| "A lease was applied for to prospect
| and bore for oil and gas by q. B. F'os-
! ter. The property belonged to the tribe.
! The Usage national council passed an
| act directing the lease. The lease was
carefully guarded with provisions, and
forfeftures unless the work of pros.-
| pecting and mining was prosecuted with
! diligence.
''The lease required payment of am