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No. 15,558. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JaA"AMIY 6, 1903-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS.
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FOUR PERISH IN FIRE
Mother, Two Daughters and
a Young Womans
BLAZE IN A HOTEL
ELEVATOR MAX SAVES MOST OF
THE GUESTS.
Somerset House, in Chicago, Scene of
the Disaster-Porter Under
Arrest.
CHICAGO. January CL-Three persons lost
their lives and a fourth was fatally injured
in a fire at the Hotel Somerset. an eight
story brick structure at Wabash avenue and
1:th street, early today. Three of the vic
tims. Mrs. E. T. Perry, aged thirty-five, and
her two daughters, eight and nine years old,
respectively, were burned or suffocated to
death in their room on the fourth floor.
The fourth victim, a woman whose name
has not been learned, jumped from the
window of a room on the same floor to the
street and was fatally hurt.
William A. Parker, a guest, jumped from
the window of a room on the fourth floor
to the roof of a two-story building adjoin
ig the hotel. He sustained a broken ankle
and severe bruises. The financial loss was
about $2,000.
Arrest of the Porter.
A short time after it was discovered that
lives had been lost William Clemons, a
porter, was arrested. The police explain
that from what could be learned from
panic-stricken guests the fire originated
mysteriously. Clemons was awake, it is
said, at the time, and the police will hold
him until the fire has been investigated.
There were about 100 guests in the hotel
at the time.
From admissions made by Clemons it is
believed that he caused the fire by accident
ally Igniting his bedclothes while smoking
a cigarette.
The fourth victim. believed to be Miss
Ethel Saunders, 2535 Indiana avenue, died
in the ambulance on her way to the hos
pital. She is said to have been the niece
of Mrs. Perry.
The injured:
T. W. Parker, jumped from window to ad
joining building two stories 'below; inter
nally injured.
Emile Sancacz, cut by broken glass.
C. A. Wrightman, badly cut about face
and hands.
William Pears, elevator boy, affected by
smoke and cut by flying glass.
It is thought that Mrs. Perry first be
came aware of the fire and aroused her
daughters. The latter, however, appear to
have been quickly overcome, both having
been found on their beds, while the body of
Mrs. Perry lay on the floor near the win
dow.
Elevator Man's Presence of Mind.
The elevator conductor ran his car to the
top floor, shouting a warning and carrying
many of the guests from the building.
Although the woman and her daughters
who perished in the fire were registered at
and known about the hotel under the name
of Perry, Edward Saunders, a coachman
employed on the Sou..i Side, declared them
to be his wife and daughters, and gave the
names of the children as Rita and Marie.
It was learned, however, that Saunders
was known in Toronto as Perry and as
gumed the former name when he came to
Chicago.
The young woman who died in the ambu
lance and who was partially identified as
Ethel Saunders, is now believed to be an
other daughter of Mrs. Perry.
EUENED IN VAPOR ACCIDENT.
Xiss Evelyn Eurden Meets With Se
vere Accident.
NEW YORK, January 0.-Miss Evelyn
Burden, a daughter of I. Townsend Burden,
was seriously burned In a fire at the fami
ly residence in East 2tith street, Madison
square, today. She was taking a vapor
bath. In some way the lamp upset and
Miss Burden was severely burned about the
limbs. She was carried into the residence
of Mrs. Iselin nearby. A maid whose name
Was said to be Garda Fagerquest was se
verely burned while trying to rescue Miss
Burden and was placed in a cab and taken
to a hospital.
Members of a hook and ladder company
raised a ladder in front of the house and
two maids who were on the upper floor
were carried down. Several messenger
boys from a nearby messenger office rushed
to the house and gave timely assistance
during the first moments of the fire. The
house, a four-story brown stone mansion.
was considerably damaged.
DEATH OF GEN. A. L PEAmSON.
Veteran of the Civil War and Promi
nent in U. V. L.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. January O.-Gen. A. L.
Pearson. past national commander of the
Union Veteran Legion, and one of the
founders of that organization, died today
of pneumonia.
At the close of the cIvil war Gen. Pearson
was brevetted major general for bravery,
and later was awarded a medal of honor by
Congress.
During the railroad riots of 1877 he was
in command of the National Guard in this
city. At the time of his death he was a
member of a board of managers of the na
tional homes for disabled soldiers.
ENGLAND liM ANE PBO'TES'T
Against Turkey Allowing Russian De
stroyers Through Dardanelles.
CONSTANTiNOPLE. January S.-Great
Britain has vigorously protested to the
Turkish government against the permis
sion granted in September last to four un
armed Russian torpedo-boat destroyers to
pass through the Dardanellem into the Black
sea, under the commercial flag of Russia.
These vessels were about to start on the
proposed trip. The British note says the
passage of the Dardanelles by the torpedo
boat dlest royers would be a violation of the
existing international treaties, and that if
Russian warships are thus allowed to use
the Dardanelles Great Britain will reserve
the right to demand similar privileges.
The protest has caused irritation in Rus
sian circles ahd concern on the part of the
Turkish authorities, who fear that other
powers will follow the example of Great
Britain.
Will Command the Wisconsin.
Capt. Uriel liebree, until recently com
mandant of the naval station at Samoa,
has been ordered to take command of the
battie ship Wisconsin s the relief of Capt.
George C. Reiter, who has been placed on
Waiting orders. The Wisconsin is now un
emoing repairs at the Puget mound navy
yaand is under orders to join the
Asiatic squadrem.
BIDS FOR WARSHIPS
Opened at the Navy Depart
ment Today.
MANY PROPOSALS MADE
SHTPBUILDING TRUST SEEMS TO
HAVE BEST OF IT.
Some Features That Excited Interest
Character of the Vessels to
Be Built.
Bids for building $9,000,000 worth of war
ships were opened at the Navy Department
today in the presence of representatives of
nearly every shipbuilding concern of note In
the country, together with a host of sub
contractors who supply structural material
for the big ships. The bidding was close
and exciting, and on the face of the bids it
appears that the' shipbuilding trust has t..e
best of the struggle. A feature of the event
was the submission of a proposition to sup
ply the enormous horse power required to
drive the Tennessee and Washington, the
speediest ships of war the United States
navy will carry on its lists, with the new
turbine motors, the latter to be supplied by
an American company. Another feature
was the submission of a statement from
one of the largest bidders to the effect that
they had satisfied themselves that no less
than 25,000 horse power would be required
to drive the big ships at the calculated
speed, thus verifying the estimates of EngI
neer-in-chief Melville, when he took excep
tion to the findings of the majority of the
board which designed the ships.
The Bids.
The bids were as follows:
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
One ship in forty-two months on depart
ment's designs for $4,325,000.
Fore River Ship and Engine Works of
Quincy, Mass.-One ship on department's
designs in forty-two months for $4,578,000.
Bath Iron Works-One ship in forty-two
months on department's designs for $4,500,
000.
Union Iron Works of San Francisco-One
ship in forty-two months, $4,365,000.
New York Ship Building Company of
Camden, N. J.-One ship In forty-two
months, department's designs, for $4,250,000.
Two ships same class for $4,150,000 each, to
be delivered in forty and forty-two months.
Same company on its own designs provid
ing for twenty-two-knot ships to be de
livered In forty and forty-two months,
$4,280,000 each. It was in connection with
this bid that the letter was submitted de
manding an allowance of 25,000 horse
power.
Moran Brothers & Co. of Seattle, one
ship in forty-two months, for $4,397,000.
Wm. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, one
ship on department's designs, thirty-nine
months, $4,200,000. Same company on its
own designs, ships to be delivered in thirty
six and thirty-nine months, and to be of
twenty-two knots speed, one ship for $4,
100,000, two ships on same plans for $4,000,
000 each. Same company, on plans of Its
own providing for the use of steam tur
bines and watertube boilers, $4,100,000 for
one and $4,000,000 each for two.
The judgment of the board of bureau
chiefs will be necessary to determine the
awards.
Character of the Ships.
The two first-class armored cruisers for
which the above bids were received were
authorized by act of Congress, approved
July .1, 1902, the cost of each not to exceed
$4,650,000. Forty-two months is allowed for
their construction and a minimum speed of
twenty-one and a half knots Is required.
Each cruiser will measure on load water
line 502 feet In length and 72 feet 10%
inches at extreme breadth. They will have
each a trial displacement of not more than
14,500 tons. a total coal bunker capacity of
about 2.000 tons and a mean draft at trial
displacement of 25 feet.
The hull is to be of steel throughout, and
the armament will consist of a main bat
tery of four 10-inch breech-loading rifles,
sixteen 6-inch breech-loading rifles. twenty
two 3-inch rapid-fire guns and a secondary
battery of twelve 3-pounder semi-automatic
rapid-fire guns, two 1-pounder automatic
guns, two 1-pounder rapid-fire guns, two
.30-caliber Gatling guns, six .30-caliber Colt
automatic and two 3-Inch field guns.
The hulls of the cruisers will be protected
by a water-line belt of armor worked in
vertical strakes, amidships, where it will be
about eighteen feet in height. The armor
will be of uniform thickness of five inches
throughout the machinery and magazine
space and three inches forward and aft.
The protective deck will extend from
stern to stern, being fiat amidships, but
sloping at the sides and at each end. It
will be built up of twenty-pound lower
plating throughout, with nickel steel
forty pounds on the flat and 140 pounds on
the slopes.
Hoists driven by an electric motor and
delivering seven pieces per minute will
convey the ammunition for six-inch and
smaller guns directly from the ammunition
rooms to the deck where it is required. The
turret guns will have regular ammunition
hoists, operated by electric power, leadi'Wg
directly from the handling room to the tur
rets..
The new men-of-war will be propelled by
vertical twin screw, four-cylinder triple
expansion engines of a combined indicated
horse power of not less than 23.000. There
will be sixteen Babcock and Wilcox boil
ers of the straight water-tube type on each
cruiser, placed in eight water-tight -com
partments. These will furnish steam for
the main engines and all the necessary
auxiliary and other machinery throughout
the ship. Each cruiser will be fitted with
four funnels, 100 feet high above the base
line.
The cruisers will be lighted throughout
with electricity. With the exception of cer
tain auxiliaries to be operated by steam, all
power on board will be electric, including
boat cranes, turret-tuilng motors, ventua,
tion-fan motor. etc.
Designed as flagships, the new cruisers.
will each provide accommodation for the
following complement: Flag officer, com
manding officer, chief of staff, nineteen,
ward room, twelve junior and ten warrant'
officers, and not less than 814 men, includ
ing sixty marines.*
Each cruiser carries steel masts forward
and aft. and the specifications require that
they shall be arranged for wireless teleg
raphy.
WILL BE PEOMOTED.
Lieut. H. H. Morrow to 3e Appointed
a Major.
First Lieut. Henry M. Morrow of the in
Cavalry, stationed at the Presidio of . San
Francisco, will be appointed a major in the
judge' advocate general's department on the
retirement of Maj. Louis B. Lawton of the
25th Infantry, just promoted on account of
gallant service in the Chinese eampaign
Major Morrow is a graduate of the law de
partmnent of the University of Michigan,
class of 1888, and rendered good service in
the Spanish war, first as second lieutenaat
of the 3d Nebraoa Infantry and afterward
as first lieutenant ot the 3M United States
Infantry. In February, 11, Ite was ap
osened rat lieutenant of the dth pagular
inatad in' the feitowtag iiwa
TO CURB THE TRUSTS
Recommendations of Attor
ney General Knox.
LEG(ILATION ADVISED
FIBST STEP TO PUNISH USCMX
INATORY PEACTIC=B,
Appointment of a Commission to Ex
amine the Whole Question
Suggested.
The recommendations of Attorney Gen
eral Knox were received by Mr. Little
field's su-bcommittee on trusts of the Judi
ciary committee of the*House this morn
ing, just as the members of the subcom
mittee were beginning their session. The
two hours of the session were given up en
tirely to a discussion of the Knox state
ment. It was in the form of a printed
pamphlet of forty-seven pages, the last fif
teen of which were devoted to recommen
dations for legislation.
In commenting on the Attorney General's
statements Mr. Littlefield said they were
most excellent. The committee, he said,
did not have time to get entirely through
the report, but devoted most of the time to
the recommendations for legislation. -Of
these, he said, some were new. One sug
gested the appointment of a commission to
examine into the whole question. Another
was that a penalty should be provided
against persons receiving rebates, as well
as against those who gave rebates.
Mr. Knox first reviews the cases that
have been reviewed by the courts and those
now pending.
The Recommendations.
The recommendations respecting legisla
tion are as follows:
The end desired by the overwhelming ma
lority of the people of all sections of the
country is that combinations of capital
should-be regulated and not destroyed, and
that measures should be taken to correct
the tendency toward monopolization of the
Industrial business of the country. I as
sume a thing to be avoided, even by sug
gestion, is legislation regulating the busi
riess interests of the country beyond such
as will accomplish this end.
In my judgment, a monopoly in any in
lustry would be impossible in this country,
where money is abundant and cheap and
In the hands or within the reach of keen
and capable men, if competition were as
sured of a fair and open field and protected
against unfair, artificial and discriminating
practices.
Two or more persons,or corporations can
riot by any combination or arrangement be
tween themselves either contract or expend
the rights of others to engage in a similar
buslness. The utmost they can do is to dis
courage the disposition to do so by restrict
ing the opportunities, or by securing to
themselves some exclusive facilities or the
enjoyment of some common facilities upon
exclusive terms.
If the law will guarantee to the small
producer protection against piratical meth
ods in competition and. keep the highways
to the markets open and available to him
for the same tolls charged to his powerful
competitor he will manage to. live and
thrive to an astonishing degree.
Individualism in production has its ad
vantages as well as combination. Small In
dividual enterprises not uncommonly spring
tip and thrive within the shadow of the
larger ones, thoughienjoying none of their
supposed advantages of control of sources
of raw material, fuel and transportation
facilities, yet realizing large profit per ton
of output *ecause of the closer economies
possible through direct, personal, interested
management. Indeed, it is true that the
great concerns whose stocks have been
gathered in by the holding companies (the
real trusts) are themselves largely but ag
gregations of successful smaller ones,
which, one by one, have made their com
petition so severely felt by an ambitious
rival that he has absorbed them.
I believe the rebates and kindred advan
tages granted by carriers to large opera
tors in the leading industries of the coun
try, as against their competitors, in many
years amounted to a sum that would rep
resent fair interest upon the actual money
Invested in the business of such operators.
Effect of Konopoly.
If substantially all of a given business is
controlled by one company, the more
threatening to potential competition does
this Iniquity become, and with greater
timidity does such competition approach
the field.
In some respects the holding company is
weaker than its Independent rivals. It paye
as much, if not more, for labor. Advantage
in the saving of an intermediate profit
upon raw material and fuel is largely offset
by the enormous cost of the sources of sup
ply represented in high capitalization.
This capitalization, in almost every case
of a holding company, represents far more
than the aggregate Intrinsic value of its
co'hstituent companies. The method of com
puting values for purpose of concentration
has invariably been upon earning power,
and rebates have frequently swelled earn
ings so that enormous volumes of capital
stock represent nothing but unfair advan
tage obtained over rivals.
The situation is much improved In respect
:o transportation discriminations within the
ast two years. This is the result, first, of a
letermined effort upon the part of the gov
rmnent to apply existing laws in an effec
tive way against discrimination.. and, eec-.
end, to the fact that some of the higher
reinded railroad managers of the country
have exerted their -large influence .In the
firection of equitable dealing with the ship
pers of the territory which they serve.
Whether it is. a consequence of these influ
ences or a. miete coincidence, it is neverthe
ies stated on; high authority to be a fact
that the embarktation of new capital in en
terprises in competition with the pupposedly
controlled industries within the perjod
named probably equals the capital of tha
trusts. The effect of certainty of protec
tion against predatory competition can'be
safely prolphesied to increase tisi figure.
The country is filled wiih men whose lives
have been devoted to Industry, who havs
developed and made profitable the prop
srtips now possessed by the trusts at pricas
far in excess of the cost of moderniz.1
duplicates, who will not long remain Irdle
when assured that their capital and experi
enee can be securely employed in the busi
oess to which they were trained.
Too much has been cneeded in public dis
cussion to the trusts In this respect. Or-.
ganizations in one state to control produc
tion in other states of commodities con
sumed in all the states are as a rule devices
o'f shrewd men to capitalize for thre'.r own
tenefit the country's prosperity. They are
begotten in prosperous times, Poor times
offer no inducements. They are essentially
different from the combinations effected by
producers, of their own motion, for eco
nomic reasons. Those which have been
recklessly conceived contain w~thln them
selves the germ of their own undoing They
have, as a rule, only acquired the owner
ship of the stocks of the industries of the
country which had already attained their
gigantic stpture. Their existence -doe gent
inerease the productive capacity of h
country, except as high prices o 4s
have 'simulated copetitio now
bseause of their avsapma fhe
uamad, as the au4ssa ~ a
(centinued as a as th Page.
AT THE - "IOUsE
Veneln n Dis
JUB& RS5InjOCI4TY
ffiLZJw MWE "1 TERATY WILL
Australian Educators Introduced
Next Minister to eria Will
Be From Maryland.
The cabinet was in. session an hour and
a half today, several matters of importance
being brought to the attention of the Presi
lent and his advisers.
Serious consideration was given to the
status of the Venezuelan. embroglio. No
answer yet has been returned by the allies
to the proposition submitted through this
government by President Castro. Mean
time. with fair words to tilwUnited States,
they are pursuing the polley they mapped
Dut originally as to Venezuela. The block
ade of Venezuelan 1.orts J still in force,
commerce with the - SoutE American re
public is being hampared siilously and al
ready the Castro gove nt has lost
through the action ofithe "Oka an amount
mufficient to liquidate their &ims against it.
The charge is mpade; but with what basis
scarcely can be estimated In this .country,
Ihat the Venezuelan revolutionist leaders
ire being aided materially. by some of the
allies with a view either of bringing Presi
lent Castro to terms orgot'qffeeting a com
bination with the revolutionists whereby
the flat claims of the salies are to be paid
in the event of the dowsatl of the Castro
;overnment. Thus far.- |i|s government
as paid little heed to thi charge, but it
ias not been disre #ded entirely. As
riewed by some went4n rmed officials
iere. It is the evident inte n of the allies
:o crush President Casts f possible, and
nake terms for a sedtl of their claims
Lfterward. It is sute' at therein
nay lie the reason for tle lein respond
ng to the Venezuelan on. How
ver. with the collectioi of flust claims
Lgainst the Venezuelam govwnment the
[Jnited States has no contern,wrovided al
ways that the Mnethod purmed do not
:ench upon American thtsnad interests.
[t is probable, thereforelj thazilhe attitude
>f this government will pat bemitered from
me of awaiting develoipentar
Think It Will 3 1N diA.
The status of the bulbm reepaWlty treaty
n the Senate - mi. walsisoie d. Confl
lence was expresed' tht and
niembera of the cabind tthea the treaty
would be ratified' I& the I&Mosition of
some of -the advop 6S 6the JW a r in
:erests to coupeAie t n t S la ththe
)ending Phiillppie -*W bifliwas depre
:ated. It baa thR the reduc
Jion on the duties . inasugar to 25
yer cent of the D y rate w paralyMe
he domestic ry. t e
eet sugar a vah ae *10preheiz
dve.of this reduc in du n of-the
oncessions extened by. thlie ing treaty
o the Cuban sugar planteis. They are dis
osed, however; to tie the two together and
Ppose them at inimical to an important
Amprican industry.
Ausfralias ducational System.
Two prominent educator* of Australia
were presented' to -the- President this morn
ng by Retresentalve Dougfas of New
fork. who lived In AusVj'aUa several years.
rhey were G. H. Kniblms of the University
>f Sydney'and J. W. Turner of a training
:ollege at Sydney. They are commissioners
if education for New South Wales. Austra
Ia, and in April last started an a tour of
he world to stiq4y qducational methods.
rhey are traveling as pepresentatIves of the
kustralian governmjet M - arrived in
gew York several da s ag^, having spent
nany months in Eu -
"We are going -to send some time in this
:ountry," said Mr. Knibbs. 'We desire to
study educational methods il all parts of
he United State, .from the primary on up,
so that the best to be had-herwiumay be ap
)lied to our own 'ountry. We are locking
'orward with pleasure to acquiring much
7aluable information In theUpited States.
leographically an4. politicaily the two
:ountries are much.alike, the spirit of the
american and Australian'Jpeople is much
tlike, and there Isa greaLdeel in common
yetween us. This..countr ''has given wide
itudy to educational metds aand to search
.ng inquiry, and we expeft t' derive profit
from our trip."
"One thing I like about bihs matters in
his country is that 'the tat have control
>f their own eduectipnal inttutions and
;hat there is no general law covering the
ichools or interfeing with their manage
nent. By your methoed the~ best system
idapted to a particular community or 1o
~ality can be put into force, local condi
ions determining which is best. Our fed
~ration of states wrill allow us to do the
amne thing."
Not Discuss the Trust ILegislation.
Senator Hoar was among the 'large num
er of senators liho called 'at -the White
louse this morning. to talk with the Presi
lent. The supposition- would be natural
hat he would probably taME with the
Tresident about trust legislation since the
ntroduction of his bill along those lines.
"Could I say that you- were here discuss
nig the quesien of trust Iegisigtion with
he PresIdent?" a reporter inquired of Sen
Ltor Hoar.
"Oh, yes, you isad y that," responded
he Masabelh- eto th a smile
mnd es mo el~~j~ ds, "but it
irouldn't be true. I aaltempson an alto
gether dimmen mmttet.
Senators Mtof N~~*pLodge, Mc
Enery7, Pet Dfl Representa
ive Pearra af see~ among -the
yther- calpm. e tr~as the Arst
,aller during the morni..
Preuafg oinem 1 ~ ton.
President Ronampelt -, wted an in.
,itation to attend a baa l~ be given a
he Canton RepumblicanzgU in Canton,
)hio, on the. avenijig ~ay2T. The
anquet is -in hei of tayof Mr.
hicKinley. The late U glsbirthday
tyniversary~ is as the ths a
itate function in thEnnouea -that
1ight and Preqient R uoat go
hen, so the tlimCwa4S. the 27th
hat the Pre=Mean att a the
19th. The P wjeie.n Mon
lay evening, 4 ~~turn to
W ashington e
Rev. Dr. a o'4u
Baltimiore, to Liberta.
o succeed D.th erdrej
resenttive of .th~ Liv~- A
zerian republic. Te rq
Bd anumnber 4
RUSH AT NAVY YARD TRUST REGULATION
WORK SAID TO BE MORE THAN A UNDER SUPERVISION OF DEPART
YEAR BEHTND. KENT OF COMMERCE.
Increase in Naval Power Demands Provision for Bureau of Insurance and
More Guns-Double Shifts of Corporations Inserted in Bill at
Workmen. President's Request.
The Washington navy yard is a busy The proposed regulation of trus If
place these days. Those who claim to be authorized by Congress, will be conducted
In a position to know say that work in the under the supervision of the new depart
machine shops, where guns are manufac- ment of commerce and labor. The report
tured for new war vessels, is more than a of the House Interstate commerce commit
year behind. The plan to increase the tee favorably reporting a substitute for the
navy; which has been agreed upon so far Senate bill, which was presented today by
as the leaders of the House are concerned, Representative Mann of Chicago, makes
and which bids fair to be approved by Con- provision for a bureau of Insurance and
gress at the present session, means thatcorporations which shall be under the super
the inhe e navy yard will be more thanvon of the secretary of the new depart
doIby creaed. Naal officers have llure o ano
along contended that there is a possibility by Representative Mann, is intended to be
of trouble with Germany within a few the vehicle -of the executive branch of the
yeaft Abd wh~e .hoqdite uayh one- government, Jo carrying Into effect the pro
Aix whe ostWes may be counter
"a ,4- bpacife diplomatic measure, it is~ pokd iegttold dil- the uubjoi oe trust
the desire of the Navy Department, back- coMbinations.
ed by the administration, that the United At Request of President.
States shall be prepared for an emergency.
It in said that fully 500 more men are The provisioa for the bureau of insurance
needed at the Washington navy yard. Al- and corporations In the' bill was at the
ready a second shift of men in the second- direct request of President Roosevelt The
ary mount shop and in -tie miscellaneous
machine shop has been ordered, it is said,
and as soon as men may be procured an Mr. Mann since the latter was Instructed
additional force will be put to work in the by the Interstate and foreign commerce
shops at the yard. committee to write the report on the new
The men now employed in the shops at department, and In this regard the report
the navy yadr are perturbed. The officers was drafted In compliance with the recom
in ckyrge have, it is said, intimated to the mendations made by President Roosevelt
men that, if they are willing to forego the. at these mtetings.
price-and-a-half pay and accept straight In his talks with the members of the
pay for overtime, two shifts only of twelve House who have been prime movers for
hours each will be maintained; otherwise a the department of commerce and labor the
system of three shifts of eight hours each President has made It plain thathe does
will be inaugurated. Heretofore the men not desire any legislation which will be
have received price-and-a-half pay for all Impractical or which will prove a burden
overtime. The foregoing of extra pay for to small corporations. For this reason he
extra time is contrary to labor union prin- will, While he would have the publicity
ciples. provisions of the anti-trust bill as rigid
Sh~ftsand effective as words can make them,
Shifts of Twelve Hours Favored, also have them so drafted that the
The men are said to favor two shifts secretary of commerce and labor would
of twelve hours each, in preference to have some discretion In their enforcement.
three shifts of eight hours each, as in the Aimed at But Few Corporations.
latter case they would have to correct In There are thousandi of corporations In
their own time the errors of the new and the country doing Interstate commerce
inexperienced men employed. They are business, but the present anti-trust crusade
said to be perfectly willing to work twelve of the administration Is aimed at but con
hours, but feel that in so doing they would paratively few of them. Mr. Roosevelt
be entitled to the scale rate of extra pay In said to understand that It would prove a
for the- four hours in excess of the regu
lar day's work time of eight hours.
Considerable dissatisfaction is said to ex- porations should they be forced to Ate re
Ist among the employes in the shops at the ports with the secretary of commerce and
navy yard by reason of what they term nartic
unfair treatment of them on-the New Yearlaobetithrdinso
holiday. Christmnas they were accorded a 'oneutlhebivsehatlli
half holiday, with pay. Prior to January 1 h ulct rbe'le nteapit
they were assured, it is said, that they mn fabadudrtesceayo
should have the same half holiday on New comreadlbrwihsllavau
Year with pay.
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before noon of that day that the half holi-mtoso uies hnvrodrdt
day was not forthcoming. Many of thedos.Alw ritnnths ayte
employes had arranged to spend the half Peietbleeacrigt hs
day in their own diversion. Some had comestemnwudprithefoc et
to their work with better clothes so as to o nitutlgsainaanttoecr
not make it necessary to return to their prtoswihatal r fedn n
homes to dress. Others did not carry their wudpri toew~~ r odctn
luncheons with them and were compelled tothibunesncopanewttelw
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COMMISSION M[ETS
More Testimony Regarding
the Miners' Strike.
NON-UNION MEN HEARD
WAGE STATEMENT OP INDEPEN
DENT COMPANIES PEL=.
Judge Gray Surprised to Hear Coal
Operators Paid Salaries of
Deputies.
PHILADELPHIA, January 6.-After a
recess over the holidays. the anthracite
coal strike commission resumed its work
today of hearing the non-union men's side
of the controversy in the great industrial
war in the anthracite coal regions during
the past year. The sessions of the com
mission in this city are being held in the
United States circuit court room in the fed
eral building. ahd it is expected that fully a
month will be occupied in taking the testi
mony of the non-union men, the coal oper
ators and the mine workers in rebuttal.
When the commission adjourned at Scran
ton the miners had closed their case, and
the non-union men were engaged in pre
senting their side of the conflict. Up to the
holiday recess the lawyers for the non
union men had taken up about three days
in calling witnesses who testified to acts of
violence, boycotting and intimidation al
leged to have been committed by members
of the miners' union. The witnesses heard
were principally from the upper region, in
the vicinity of Scranton and Wilkesbarre.
The sess!cn began at 11 o'clock. The
court room was well filled when the com
missioners filed in and took their seats. All
the prominent attorneys were. present ex
cepting C. S. Darrow. leading counsel for
the miners, who was delayed in the west.
Independent Companies' Wage State
ment.
The first business brought up was the
presentation by their counsel of the wage
statements of several of the small inde
pendent coal companies in the Hanieton
region.
John J. Williams. a mining engineer, em
ployed by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company, was the first witness. He told
how tie was set upon and beaten while on
his way to work, but be could not swear
that the strikers committed the assault.
Sheriff Schadt of Lackawanna county
gave in detail his experiences during the
strike and finally his call upon Gov. Stone
forb assistance. The sheriff said that Presi
dent Mitchell had several times assisted
him in preventing trouble.
President Mitchell cross-examined Sheriff
Schadt, and the latter admitted that be
had employed about fifty deputies whilt
the coal companies had paid for. He would
not smy that a general state of lawleassnes
prevailed in the county, but a reign of ter
ror existed in some localities.
Why Did. Not the County Pay?
QeN..W~aea.askne thi. sheriff why the
county did- notay the depity sheriffi, aA
counsel for the witness exlaied thnat it
was the law in Pennsylvania that the com
pany pay the cost for protection.
Chairman Gray, evidently surprised at
the statement, said: "I am not familiar
with such an un-American law. When the
county or the state relinquishes the duty of
maintaining order, protecting life and
keeping the peace then matters are reach
Ing a sorry state."
Three additional witnesses were heard,
after which a recess was taken until 2:15.
BoEBS VISIT rCHAMlEg LAN.a r
Attend Entertainment in His Honor
Given at Pretoria.
PRETORIA. Transvaal, January E.-All
doubts as to whether the Boers would par
ticipate in the entertainments given in
honor of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
and Mrs. Chamberlain were dissipated by
the appearance of Gens. Botha, Delarey,
Cronje and Smuts at the garden party
given by the governor yesterday. The at
tendance of the town. Boers, however, was
not large. Mrs. Chamberlain is .taetfuily
aiding the colonial secretary in his pacifica
tory mission.
When Gen. Cronje was introduced she at
first did not catch his name, but immediate
ly after she head it was Gen. Cronje Mrs.
C~hamberlain sent for him and engaged in
z lengthy conversation with the noted gen
eral.
GREAT BBITAIN HEaRn P3OK.
[t is Believed That Venezuelan Di.
pute Will Surely Go to The Hague.
Secretary Hay has received the British
enswer to Castro's latest proposal relative
to arbitration, It is assumed that the
British note reflects the views of the Ger
nan government as the allies have been
Icting in harmony so far. The note is In
terlocutory, but in substance states that if
Venezuela wishes a conference with a view
.o submitting the differences between
:he two countries to arbitration Great
Britain will accede. The conditions at
tached are slightly different from the orn
nal British proposition, but in the judg
nent of official, here the differences be
tween the allies and Venezuela in respect
o arbitration are much diminished, and
there is warrant for the expectation that
the case will now surely go to The Hague.
1'he ne xt step will be a reply from Presi
lent Castro.
GEN. COBBIN ACCE PTS.
Wll Serve as Grand Marshal of the'
Parade in St. Louis in April.
Major General H. C. Corbin, adjutant
general of the army, has accepted an invi
ation to serve as grand marshal for the
arade and dedicatory ceremonies incident
:o the one hundredth anniversary of the .
Louisiana purchase to be held at St. Louis
A.prii SI next. He has selected Lieutenant
36:cnel Edward. A. Godwin. 1oth Cavalry,
is his chief of staff for.that occasion. Col
mel Godwin is now on duty at the exposi
ion grounds at St. Louis,
ORDEBED NOT TO RETURN.
Eatimidation of a Negro Nail Caruieg
in Lonisana.
Post Ofile Jaspecter Peters of New Or
earns has been ordered to mae an invest!
ration qf the reported intimnatioa of
Tharles Jadkson, a negre maai carrier at
3oeufriver, Ia. In a di4=tc .0 the Poet'
master General yesterday isfomado was
ueved togh~e airect that Sm--y figkt a
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