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THE HORNING- OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, MAECH 5, 1900. NCREAS Large Amount of Raw Materials for Manufacture. NEARLY DOUBLED IN THREE YEARS Flernrcs Showing: How Imports of Haw Materials Have Grown in. Relation to Total'lruports." "WASHINGTON, March 4. Tho growing demand' of American manufacturers" for the class of materials which cannot be produced at home Is likely to make the Importations of .the fiscal year 1300 larger than those of any preceding year. Tho seven months ending with January, 1900, show a much larger importation of manu facturers1, materials xhan In the corre sponding months of any preceding fiscal year, -and as a consequence the total Im portations for the seven months slightly exceed those of the corresponding period of any earlier yeaT. In the seven months ending with January, the Importations of "articles In a crude condition which enter into the various processes- of domestic in dustry' to adopt the official classification of tho Treasury Bureau of Statistics amounted to $169,0G3,9C2, or practically twice as much as in the corresponding months ending with January, 1S97, when they were $S9,SC0,22C; and the percentage which manufacturers' materials formed of the total Importations was 34.79 per cent, against 24.74 per cent In the corresponding months ending with January, 1S9T. "While there Jhas been a steady growth during the decade In tho importations of raw ma terials for nso of manufacturers, no year has shown so large an Increase as the present one, the Importations of this class of material in tho seven months ending with January being nearly 50 per cent in excess of thoso of the corresponding months of one year ago, and, as already Indicated, practically double those of the corresponding months ending with Janu ary, 1S97. Ten great articles form the bulk of this great class of our importations, crude materials for use In manufacturing. They ore: Silk, fibers, wool, Egyptian cotton, crude rubber, wood, tobacco, hides and skins, chemicals, And tin in pigs and bars for use in manufacturing tin plates. These 10 articles form about SO per cent of the grand total importation of manufacturers' materials. The increase in the importa tion of these 10 great articles, comparing the seven months ending with January, 1900, with the corresponding months end ing with January, 1S97, Is as follows: 1S97. 1900. Hides and skins.... Chemicals Crude rubber .$12,625,841 ?33.3S7.143 . 23,025,971 30,337.553 S.72G.309 1S.79S.771 Tin In pigs and bars. 3.CS1.095 10,821,903 10.21S.S14 C.919.4S9 27.000.0G1 12,557,935 8.C72.480 4.57C.23C "Wood, unmanufactured 9.461,3iS Tobacco, unmanufd.... 3.S1S.494 Silk, raw 9.339,099 Fibers, unmanufd 5.49S.S92 "Wool, raw 10.SSS.422 Cotton (Egyptian), un manufactured 2,289,200 It will be observed that there is a large Increase in all of the classes, except wool, of which the United States is a large producer, praotloally all of the other ar ticles being of classes or grades not pro duced in the United States. The following table shows the Importa tions of articles in a crude condition which enter into tho various processes of domestic Industry In the first seven months of each fiscal year since 18S9, and the percentage which they formed of tho total importations. It will be observed that the Importations of tills class of material have grown with much greater rapidity than the total Imports, the percentage which manufacturers' materials form of the to tal Imports having risen from less than 2& per cent to nearly 35 per cent of the total: Imports of manufacturers' materials for seven months ending Perct of total. 23.75 23.05 23.65 24.76 25.15 20.41 25.55 29.02 24.74 33.S1 31.34 34.79 January 1SS9 5 99,951,957 1590 104.400.91 1S91 112,214,826 1S92 113.474.1S6 1S93 132.S70.033 JS94 75.S18.116 lt95 104.245.9S1 1S9G 13S.919.570 1S97 S9.S60.326 ISaS U5.239.S74 1899 115.O01.CS4 1500 1C9.063.962 AUDIENCE WITH KING OSCAR Royal HxitrcftHions About Two "Wars SnodcnanilXonMi)-. STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Fb. 12. As cabled to the Associated Press at the time, a representative of the Associated Press was recontly accorded an audience with King Oscar, of Sweden and Norway. The following details of the Interview are in teresting: The correspondent arrived at the royal palace at 10 o'clock In the morning. Mounting five flights of stairs, he entered an ante-chamber, where one noncommis sioned officer from each of the regiments of Life Guards stood at attention. Sev eral lackeys helped the correspondent to take off his overcoat He kept his hat, as it Is the custom to carry it in the hand when admitted to the presence of the King. In the next room the correspondent was received by the King's Adjutant. After a short conversation he took the corres pondent Into another room, a grand salon, one of the most beautiful and gorgeous rooms In the palace. There the Adjutant Introduced the correspondent to the Cham berlaln, who thereupon went Into tho King's private rooms. Returning in a min ute, he told the visitor the King was ready to receive him. King Oscar was standing in the center of the room, dresssd in the uniform of a General of the Swedish army. His Majesty is more than six feet tall; his face has an expression of sympathy and intelligence. From his sprightly move ments one would never dream that he is a man of 71 years. The King advanced a few steps toward the correspondent, ex tended his hand and bade him welcome to Stockholm. His Majesty1 was very much interested In hearing aoout the conditions in Ameri ca. Nothing happening there has escaped him. He spoke of the feud In Kentucky and about the educational institutions with the same knowledge of facts. He regretted very much to hear of the death of Gen eral Lawton in the Philippines, showed a great Interest in what was taking place on the Islands, and asked many questions in regard to the progress of the cam paign. Naturally the King was much concerned about the war in South Africa. It must be remembered that Great Britain, though ln no way an ally of Sweden and Norway, Is the best guarantee for the Independence of the two northern countries. Great Britain's power once broken, it would not be long before the little nations would be swallowed up by their mighty neigh bors in the East. From King Oscar's conversation, the correspondent believed His Majesty was In favor of the British In South Africa. However, he spoke In the highest terms of the great strategic ability of the Boers, and expressed a fervent wish that our own war in the Philippines, and the Transvaal war, would soon be over. As to the Internal troubles of his two countries, the King naturally would not speak for publication. Toward the end of the audience the King took the corre spondent Into his private writing-room, se lected a splendid likeness of himself, said it was the best portrait of him, wrote his name across it and asked the correspon dent to keep It as a memento of the audi ence. The King then sent through the Associated Press the greeting to the Scan dinavians of the United States which was contained In the cable dispatch. 'A few days later the correspondent was received by the new' Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lagerhelm, who. In the course of a conversation, talked of the troubles between Sweden and Norway. He said in part: "J think both countries might meet each other half way on many of their differ ences, and thus by mutual concessions take away tho bitter feeling that exists in seme respects. You doubtless know that In ecu eral Instances, as for example to the nationality of the Minister of Foreign Af fairs, Sweden has made concessions, but, I repeat, all concessions must not come from one quarter." Mi. Lagerhelm said he was sure that mosf of the talk of unfriendliness between tho two peoples was only on the surface, even If there, adding that if tho time ever came when it would be necessary to make a common stand in defense of the union he had no doubt that the world would find tho Swedes and Norwegians united as one. AFRAID OF TARIFF "WAXt. On That Account GcrsiaxiK "Will Ad xuit American Meat. BERLIN. March 4. Regarding thp re port cabled from "Washington that Sec retary Hay has received assurances from the German Government that tho meat bill would be changed. United States Am bassador White said today that he had no information to confirm it, but that he expected such assurances would be given. The executive committee of the Ger man Commercial Convention yesterday adopted unanimously a resolution against the committee's report on tho meat bill, declaring that such a prohibition of meat Imports would considerably injure meat consumption on the part of a large sec tion of the nation, especially the indus trial masses. The protest concludes as follows: . . "We protest on behalf of the Industry, of the commerce and shipping of the German Fatherland." The Influential "Weser Zeltung points out forcibly that the meat Imports, at a conservative estimate, amount to only 50.000,000 marks, whereas the exports to the United States reached 3S6,000,000 marks, all of which, would be threatened by the prohibition of the bill. It says: "A tariff war would make the British and the Belgians successors to the Ger man trade with the United States. More over, the Americans themselves would develop those Industries which Germany now supplies." A large mass meeting was held to night to protest against the so-called "Lex Heinze," framed to suppress certain features of public and private immoral ity. The feature was pronounced "in .imlcal to the free development of art and literature, and breeding hypocrisy, as well as encouraging blackmail." Among those present were Dr. Barth. Professor Mommsen, Professor von Begas. the sculptor: and Herren Llebermann, Sebcr manl and "Wildelbruch and a number of members of the Reichstag. At Munich a similar meeting was held under the pres idency of Professor von Werner. The postal authorities announce that packages sent by mail to the United States must go unsealed. Emporor WiJHam left tonight for Wll helmshaven, where he will tomorrow ad minister the oath to a body of naval re cruits. Herr Carroll, editor of the Tageblatt, has been sentenced to four" months' im prisonment .for "exaggerated statements" regarding the alleged vandalism, of tho Lelner expedition to Bear Island. Xot "Wine to Torment the. Strong:. PARIS, March 4.' Paul Deschnnel was banqueted today by his constituents at Nogent Rotrou, in celebration of his re election to the Presidency of the Cham ber of Deputies. In the course of his speech he uttered a warning against demonstrations of Anglophobia In the press and on the part of the public in connection with tho war in South Africa. He safd: . "When one does not aid the weak, even though they be admirable and heroic. It is both puerile and Imprudent to torment the strong, and more especially to Insult them. Let us not set aside the great du ties which the Continental wars of the last half of the century have imposed upon us. and let us continue to march In tho direct road toward our Invariable goal." The Chinese ItevolutlonlntH. "VICTORIA. B. C. March 4. Leong Kay Ting, one of the foremost Chinese reformers connected with the movement of Kang Yu Wei foe the overthrow of tho Empress of China and the establish ment of a new Celestial empire. Is here. He is a brother of Leong Kay Chew, now at Honolulu looking after the interests of the revolutionary party, who is ex pected to come northward soon. Like his brother, the young reformer has been a fugitive from China since the notorious coup d'etat of tho Empress Dowager, when Yang Yul fled to Japan. He says that although a posse of 26 has been sent by the Empress to kill Kang Yu Wei, he has no fear, for he says he Is well guard ed. Kang Yu Wei went to Slam at tho invitation of the King of that country, to visit that monarch. Tho British Govern ment has furnished him a body guard. Revolt of Convicts at Cniro. CAIRO, March 4. A serious revolt of 70 convicts at Tourah. tho great prison near Cairo, nearly Involved 500 other prisoners. Blank cartridges having failed to overawe the malcontents, a volley was fired from a window opposite through tho window of the room occupied by them. Five were shot, and two, It Is be Jleved, fatally wounded. AH of them then surrendered and were confined In cells. !8 HEAD WAS SHOT OFF. Murder Committed at a Dance Sev eral Arrentn. LONDON. Ky.. March 4. Millard Hughes was murdered and Henry Blev Jns and others were Injured last night at a dance near East Bornstadt. a mining town. Leonard Smallwood, Hamp Gregg and others attacked Hughes. Hughes' head was shot off, and Blevlns and oth ers were hit by stray shots. Smallwood later went to sleep In the room where his victims lay. Today he and Gregg were arrested as principals, and Edward Smallwood, father of Leonard, and his daughter Lizzie, were arrested as accom plices. Union Miners Acqnitted -of Murder. SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 4. The Cartersville union miners, who have been on trial for the past 40 days at Vienna, charged with murdering negro miners, were acquitted by the jury today. Four other charges are pending against the miners. o Indicative of n Pnprnn Spirit. CLEVELAND, March 4. Rev. George Vahey, pastor of St. John's Cathedral, in the course of a Lenten sermon this morn ing, said that the plays of "Sappho," "The Degenerates" and others of a similar spirit are indicative of a pagan spirit throughout the country. Inasmuch as the Immigra tion laws bar the phjsical leper from the United States, said he, they should "be framed so as to bar the actress from abroad who comes to this country with her immoral plays, the effect of which is to spread spiritual leprosy, i c Xntloor SUatinfr Record. PRESTON, Ont, March 4. The world's Indoor skating record was broken here last night In the first heat in the race between Norval Baptle, of North Dakota, and James Woolner. of Colllngwood. Bap tle won by 17 yards In 2:55 1-5. Woolner won thn second heat In 3;X3 nnfl "nn?t! trm third and the race In 3:10 2-5. BURNED IN THEIR BEDS PARENTS DAXCE. "WHILE THREE CHILDREN ARE CONSUMED. Still Another Child Was Badly In- Jured In Trying to Rescue the Smaller Ones.- OLYMPIA. March 4. John, Charles and Emma, aged respectively 5. 7 and 9, chll dren of Charles Wenger, living 11 miles e MR. TONGUE'S Several days ago, for reply to those who are making spiteful thrusts at Tho Oregonlan because it had. 6aid some time back that Hon. T. H. Tongue, among others, had not in former times, been "sound" on the money ques tion, Tho Oregonlan said it would not revllo In turn, but would content Itself with reprinting a letter which Mr. Tongue had once published in Its col umns. From Hlllsboro now comes a roar, that Tho Oregonlan, In reprinting this letter, "garbled" It. A correspondent ther says that "some of tho party cuckoos" are trying to mako much of It, and The Oregonlan has received the following letter, with request to publish: hilsboro mar 2 I notls that In yure papper today you quoat mr. tongs letter of Nov 394 you gar bled It and 1 wil bet you that you did wy can't you be hones and not lye about a man who Is ever reddy to help us old sold lers in the days of 1SS1 you wood not have dared to have lyed so about loyal congrlsman pleas publish me nam A republican and sound mony veteran The Oregonlan has caused tho letter, as printed last Friday, to be com pared minutely with the original as published In its Issue of November 6, 1S94. It finds that In copying the letter there were some llttlo errors, but none that affected the meaning. The only thing that could afford ground for the charge of "garblng" was tho accidental omission by copyist or com positor of several words that form part of two sentences, which In their restored form run thus: Unfortunately, also, in these "evil days" that have befallen us, these men are powerful in tho national councils. But we arc all taking lessons of a hard schoolmaster, and are acquiring some valuable experience. As printed the other day. these two sentences read: Unfortunately, also, in theso "evil days" that havo befallen us, these men aro powerful in taking lessons of a hard schoolmaster, and are acquiring some valuable experience. Here, now, is the comparison. What is there to roar about? A few words were accidentally dropped out. but the general sense of the letter was in no way affected. The comparison shows, moreover, that it could not have been Intended, but was on error of omission of a kind that has frequent occurrence In copying matter and putting it in type. Yet the accidental omis sion of these words was no misrepresentation whatever of tho meaning, pur port, or Intent of tho letter. However, to put a stop to all cavil, The Ore gonlan will print the letter again, after most careful and minute comparison with the original, even to punctuation; and it will put it in type and form that will render It easy to read. HILLSBORO, Or., Nov. 3, 1891. (To tho Editor.) I have read with some care your editorial In today's Oregonlan, as well as the one of a few days ago, In which you depict the terrible consequences of either the free coinage of silver or coinage of the product of our own mines. It Is to be inferred from these articles that The Oregonlan approves the present coinage laws of the United States, and is ready to wield its powerful influence in favor of their continuance. Let us look at those laws squarely, and see what they are "and where they are leading us. Heretofore our silver mines have been a vast source of wealth; they have furnished employment to thousands of men, who became consumers of the products of the labor of others, and have furnished a good share of the increased circulation needed by a constantly expand ing population to do its Increasing business. Nearly all of this has been overthrown by legislation in the last year. Wo havo reached a ' condition unknown to our previous history. Our silver mines are ab solutely worthless to us as producers of money metal. If run to their full capacity, not one ounce of their products could pass through tho mints of the United States, or get Into circulation among our citizens as money. Not a dollar f additional silver can get into circulation as money, except by redeeming a treasury note. When the sliver is got out the treasury note Is redeemed and destroyed, and the circulation remains tho same. A vast amount of silver money is lost and destroyed every year by abrasion and by accident, and there is no way to supply ,the loss. Constantly increasing population demands increased sliver circulation, and the demand is ignored. On the contrary, as the popu lation increases, the silver coin, by abrasion and destruction, constantly decreases. This will lead inevitably, If long continued, to gold mono- 'metalism. With tariff laws designed to increase our Imports, while ex ports are diminishing enormously in value, the products of our gold mines, Inadequate even to pay the interest on our public, private and corporate indebtedness to Europe, what will be the end? And where will the supply of money be obtained? A continuance of this legislation means constant contraction. Scarce money means dear money, with increased purchasing power; it means a decrease In the price of every other species of property, real and personal, In the country, and in the city; it means decrease in the wages of all classes of labor, skilled and unskilled, manual and profes sional. But worst of all t means an enormous Increase In indebted ness of every class, public and private, with diminished power to pay. It means confiscation of the property of the debtor, for the benefit of the creditor. It will make the United States a paradise to the class of people who are exclusive creditors, but It will make it a hell for every body else. Even the most generous and less exacting creditors will suffer with the rest Having loaned his money on property with only a fair margin of old-time values, when the power of tho debtor to pay is taken away, he finds himself compelled to take property robbed of Its value. That it would be downright dishonesty to legislate to enable the debtor to repudiate just financial obligations, is not disputed; but it is equally dishonest, and productive of much more hardship, to In crease by legislation the obligations and burdens of the debtor for the benefit of the creditor. It is easy of comprehension why England, tho creditor nation of the world, should favor contraction of the world's money and limitation of money metal. Having no silver mines of her own, and being a purchaser of both silver and food products, it is equally easy of comprehension why she should use every effort of di plomacy, and legislation to diminish the value of both. But why the United States, a debtor Nation, with extensive silver mines and vast stores of food products to sell, should voluntarily assist in carrying out the same policy, and diminish tho value of her own resources, "passeth understanding." Unfortunately for the welfare of the country, it con- fains too manv neonlo who. siirronndpd hv hup a hlnnt-e f wniLcopnraH interest-bearing obligations, are interested in legislation that makes money dear, and everything else cheap; who, not engaged in productive Industries themselves, are anxious to secure the product of the toil of others at the least possible. outlay. Unfortunately, also, In these "evil days" that have befallen us, these men are powerful in the "National councils. But we are all taking lessons of a hard schoolmaster, and are acquiring some valuable experience. This is about the only valu able thing we are acquiring. When the change comes, and when the American producers supply the American markets; -when we cease to buy of Europe what wo can buy of ourselves, tho same beneficial legis lation that brings about this result, applied to our silver mines, will make of them hives of industry, fill them with an army of men,' who will purchase supplies at fair prices irom men who are now standing idle, while their families are hungry. As business and population ex pand, our monetary needs will be constantly sunnlied from siivpr minoo on American soil, owned by American citizens, worked by American miners, who in turn supply their needs from the production of other American workmen. How this result, if accomplished, placing in cir- culation the entire product of our silver mines, not needed for other uses, and will not exceed probably 50 cents per capita, will disturb busi ness or commerce or prove detrimental to our financial system, I am at a loss to see. In this contest it Is greatly to be regretted that The Oregonlan, right upon so many questions, should, In the opinion of many of Its stanchest friends, be wrong upon this, should throw the weight or Its vast influence upon the hand that, while oppressing other people, bears with equal hardship upon the proprietors of The Oregonlan. The heart of .the editor is generally in the right place, and sympathizes with those who are wronged and oppressed, and it ought to be so In this matter With The Oregonian on the right side of this question, the entire West would present a solid front against thoso who are doing us financial wrong and laying heavy burdens upon those least able to bear them. THOMAS H. TONGUE. sceeeeie(ieeoeeittseetatme(et(tl(t from here, were burned to death last night at 11 o'clock. The parents were an ient from home attending a dance, and an elder sister, aged 12. was left In charge of the house and children. She was bad ly burned in attempting to rescuo her brothers and sister. Being unsuccessful, she finally jumped from a second-story window eight feet from the ground. The fire Is supposed to have originated from the explosion of an air-tight heater. PrlnccHH Snlm-Snlru, Humanitarian. CHICAGO, March 4. Princess Agnes Salm-Salm arrived In Chicago today and J went to tho residence of her ncphow, Ed- ward Mendel. "My object," she said, "is to Interest humane and wealthy people In fitting out one or more ambulance corps. "Each corps should have at least 10 doc tors, trained nurses and a liberal quan tity of hospital supplies. Some people seem to think that the war in South Af rica Is practically ended, but that Is a great mistake. I believe It will last for a considerable time that. In fact. It Is just (beginning. Personally, my sympathies are on the sldo of the Boers, but, of course, that has nothing whatever to do with my humanitarian work. "I am not a novice In hospital work. I made my studies In Rome and graduated as a nurse. In three wars the American Civil, the Franco-Prussian war and the war In Mexico I had ample opportunity to work. SILVER LETTER. "If I succeed in fitting out one or more ambulance corps, I shall accompany them to South Africa," a Canadian Paper Gnci Up. MONTREAL, March 4. The Canadian Papermakers' Association today adopted a scale of prices for carload lots, five-ton lots, and 20-ream lots of different grades of paper. The increase in present prices is from 10 to 15 per cent. The business don In Oregon by tho six most active life Insurance companies Is shown on page 3. 2 CUBANS ARE ALL RIGHT GENERAL WILSON SAYS CONTRARY "REPORTS 'ARE UNTRUE. With, a Square Dcnl In Trade With This Country' Cuba Will Continue Prosperous and. Happy. MAT1V71C r.,o -Toyvi 1 fJpTIPMl James H. Wilson. Military Governor of ' the Department of Matanzas-Santa Clara, In the course of an interview today, said to tho correspondent of the Associated Press: "Trouble Is absolutely out of the ques tion. The future depends largely upon tho agricultural prosperity; and where work is plentiful, wages are good, and a country is prosperous, no sensible man, wishes to alter conditions. "Any person who publishes reports rep resenting tho Cubans as preparing a ris ing, does so with malicious Intent to mis represent them, or because he has been led to believe this bynhose who know better. Tho prospects of Cuba are very' bright. If sugar goes to the United States free or nearly so, there will bo such an Influx of capital and of Immigrants as will render Cuba, ere long, one of the richest and meat prosperous places In the world.. "Tho best the United States can do for Cuba and the Cubans- is to give every op portunity for Improving the value of the land by putting it to the best uses. In this way capital could do an Immense amount of good .here as well as get large returns." General Wilson suggests supplying cattle for working purpoces on a time basis, ac cepting regular rates of Interest, which' should bo about 1 per cent a month. "Cattle," eays he, "can be landed here at a cost of 570 a yoke, which, once here, would bring more than $150. Large num bers of working cattle are required by re liable and hard-working men who are anx ious to obtain them." ARCHAEOLOGY OP MEXICO. Discoveries Ncnr an Ancient City Price of Cotton Too Illffh. CITY OF MEXICO. March 4. Profes sor Marshall Savllle, representing the American Museum- of Natural History of New York -has left fop home, taking many unique objects discovered by him at the ruins near the prehistoric City of Mltla, in the State of Oaxaca. The prin cipal work of the professor was the un covering of many ancient mounds over grown with forests to which a road had to be constructed. Duke de Loubat, himself Interested In archaeological research, describes the work of Professor Saville as most Im portant. Half of the objects discovered go to the Mexican Government under tho agreement made previously. Some of tho largest cotton mills at Pu ebla and Orizaba will suspend operations for a time, owing to the high price of cotton, and will sell off accumulated stock, which Is considerable. Refined su gar production for the republic last year amounted to over 50,000 tons and the un refined to more than double that amount There will be a large Increased production this year. MAY BE TROUBLE IN HAVANA. Many of enfranchised "Will Not Sub Milt to Belnfir Shut Out. ' NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 4. Colonel Frank M. Fardenshlre, well known oyer' the state, Aai just returned from a trip to Havamumin an interview he said: "In my opinion there will be serious trouble in Havana on tho day of election. I have several personal friends In Havana, .and this seems to be tho impression nmong them. According to a late '"regulation promulgated by Governor Wood and other authorities, GO per cent of the voters will be disfranchised. Voters musu-be able to read and write, and own $230 worth of property. This rule was advocated by the Spaniards and the more intelligent clasps In Havana. The regulation almost shuts out the average run of natives, and many of them declare that if they are not per mitted to vote In the election, there will bo some throat-cutting on election day. "The people from the outside country are moving Into Havana, and all want offices." Cuban. Accepted Ofllcc. HAVANA, March 4. Qulnto Bandera has written to the Patria saying that a post has been offered him by the inter vening Government and been accepted by him. after consultation with Generals Padro, Rabl and Larl. who have them selves accepted positions. He says "Although I have accepted the position, I nevertheless belong heart and soul to Cuba." The Sedgwick will go out tomorrow morning to welcome Secretary Hoot General Lee and his staff will ride In from Quemados to join In the reception. Peru Ready to Take Part. LIMA, Peru. March 4. via Galveston. El Commercio. commenting editorially today upon a dispatch from. "Washington announcing the probable reconvocatlon of the Pan-American Congress says: "Although Peru was the only South American Government not represented at the congress, she will probably be Invited in this Instance, and will take part, thus emerging from the International Isolation which for some time she has suffered from." Free Zone Not "Wanted. EL PASO, Tex., March 4. Business men of Juarez, Mexico, hold a mass meeting today to petition President Diaz to abol ish tho free zone of Mexico, in which Juarez is situated, and which Is GO miles In width, south of the Rio Grande. The merchants contend that the free zone Is detrimental to them, as well as to man ufacturing interests. CONSOLIDATION CONFIRMED Leylnnd-Atlnntlc Transport Lines Under Capitalization of $1:5,000,000. NE"W YORK, March 4. Bernard H. Baker, president of the Atlantic Trans port Steamship Line, returned on tho Lu canla today. He confirmed the report of tho consolidation of the Leyland Lino and the Atlantic Transport Line. The con solidation will take effect on May 1. Mr. Baker said: "The Leyland and the Atlantic Trans port Lines have amalgamated. Neither line has been absorbed. Tho consolidation takes in all the lines of both companies, and the capital of the new concern will be $25,000,000. The name of the new com pany has not been decided upon." Mr. Baker said that while he could not make public the amount he had Invested, he would say that he Is the largest 'n dlvldual stockholder. Ho continued: "Tho Leyland Line has at present un der way five big boats, and our company are building 13. "We will have a very big fleet, and in addition the 10 ships be longing to the combination, which are in the service of the English Government, will bo put on again as scon as they ara released. The new boats have accommo dations for both freight and passengers, and are of more than 10.000 tons each. "Tho corporation will be English, as the vessels are under that flag. However, many of the stockholders are Americans. "We will have three vessels a week from New York. Two will go to London and ono to Liverpool. I will bo the head of the line here, and the headquarters will be in New York." Storm on Rhode Island Coast. PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 4. Owing to the break in the telegraph line along the Southern Rhode Island coast, the de tails of the destruction caused by Thurs day's terrific gale are just beginning to be received. All sorts of wreckage Is on tho beach between Point Judith and ."Watch H11L and tho lifesavers believe that other vessels were also wrecked by the gale. The "Watch Hill lifesavers found what appeared to be a portion- of a large, deckhouse, and the Point Judith Station reported finding a portion of, a stairway, evidently belonging to a barge or a ves sel of some sort. The Quonochontag Station found what appeared to be a piece of a mast and part of a bulkhead and a hatch combining were washed ashore Thursday night at Narragansetf Pier. VIcforinh and Prosper Collide. ' SEATTLE,' March 4. The steamers Vic torian and Prosper got into collision about" noon today in the harbor of Port Town send, doing about S0O damage to the lat ter. Forty feot of the Prospers main house from the forward gangway on the port side to the after cabin were stove In. No ono was Injured, though for a mo ment it seemed that the smaller vessel with her officers and 15 or 20 passengers would be sent to the bottom. The Vic torian's after-guard did the damage, driv ing clear through the Prospers side In places, though the -former was not In jured. , Catches of Two Sealers. MONTEREY, Cal.. March 4. The Brit ish Columbia sealing schooner Diana, Captain Nelson, has reached this port, where she will take on provisions. Her catch up to date was 450 skins. The sealer Enterprise, Captain Bishop, which came hero from Vancouver last Sunday, has sailed, to continue her cruise. Her catch for tho season was 247 skins. Russian Steamer Chartered. TACOMA, March 4. Dodwell & Co. have chartered the Russian steamer Dalnyvostock, from Japanese parties, and will put her In the trade between Tacoma and tho Orient. The Dalynvostock was one of the crack ships of the Pacific & Orien tal Line. This makes 12 large steamers now in the Oriental trade from the port of Tacoma. British Cruiser In DHtrei. NASSAU, N. P., March 4. The British second-class cruiser Hermes Is reported oft Cat Island, in the Bahamas, with her shaft broken. Domestic and Foreljm Ports. ASTORIA, Or., March 4. Sailed, at 12:30 P. M., steamer Columbia, for San Fran cisco; at 2 P. M., American ship Clarence S. Bement and British bark Belmont, for Queenstown or Falmouth, for orders; British steamer St. Irene, down at 4 P. M. Condition of tho bar at 5 P.. M., smooth; wind, south; weather, clear. San Francisco, March 4. Sailed State of California, for Portland; steamer "Wash tenaw, for Puget Sound. .New York. March 4. Arrived Steamer La Champagne, from Havre. Sailed Pennsylvania, for Hamburg. Queenstown, March 4. Sailed Etrurla, for New York. New York, March 4. Arrived Pretoria, from Hamburg. EMPLOYER AND. EMPLOYE. Closer Understanding "Would Be Ben eficial Chicago Mtuntlon. CHICAGO, March 4. President James O'Connell, of the International Machinists' Union, delivered an address today at the meeting of the Chicago Federation of Labor, expressing the belief that a closer understanding between the employers' and employes would be a good thing for the laboring classes. Coming as It did from the leader of a striking union, this" senti ment created a sensation in. the meeting. It seemed, however, to meet with almost unanimous approvals Following his refer ence to labor struggles. Mr. O'Connell did a more unusual thing by launching Into a eulogy on nonunlbn workmen. President O'Connell had been granted tho floor to make a report on the machinists' strike. In his speech, he deprecated the tendency to regard the present labor 'trotfbles'as a beginning of -serious Strife. "While tho utterances of tho leaders of the machinists aro peaceable, there la llttlo hope that the building war will be carried on without trouble. Fights be tween nonunion men and pickets are ex pected tomorrow. Plans for' starting to work many non union men tomorrow were completed today by the United Contractors. If the weather is favorable. It is estimated that per haps as many as 1000 men will be put to work. To. protect them a large number of special officers have been engaged by the contractors, and It was stated that the city police force will also keep a close watch at points where trouble Is expected. Tonight 150 union machinists employed at the Illinois Steel "Works, and the 1255 union machinists of the Chicago, Lake Shore 5b Eastern shops, which are in the Illinois Steel Works yards, declared a strike, and will not go to work tomorrow. Pickets will be placed near all the en trances to the yards to induce men not to go to work. NInc-IIour Day Demanded. PHILADELPHIA. March 4. Twenty five delegates representing the Machin ists' Union. In this city and all towns within a radius of 30 miles of Philadel phia, met today and decided to make a general demand on June 1 for a nine hour work day, and tho abolition If possi ble, of piece work. It is possiblo the manufacturers may lock out the men be fore they formally make tho demands. This 13 part of the movement started In Chicago. Tho Manufacturers' Association ol "Woodworking Mills have refused the re quest of tho woodworkers for nine hours' work at ten hours' pay. ClprarmaUers In Trouble. TAMPA, Fla., March 4. Trouble has arisen between the cigar and box manu facturers of this city. A few days ago the latter Issued a circular giving notice of an advance in the prices. The cigar manufacturers protested, but to no avail, and havo now organized a company with ample capital, and propose to establish and operate a factory for themselves. Secretary Root and Party. TAMPA, Fla.. March 4. 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