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'HJT "" J5 ""? 2 THE MOT?NTNfr OttfcRONTAN. TUESDAY, 3IAY 14, 1901. w-r -wpi-j,s-,T " v r &x,wr ptj je -- -t-.qj- ssjrjgjppsy? -r-cn?j BReBfflQeSARIHYSCHEME IiAID BEFORE THE HOUSE OP COM- e MOJfS YESTERDAY. The Only Interentlnfir Speech. la Op position ot the Measure Wm . Mode by yiTlxtaton. Churchill. IiOXDOX. May 13. The War-Secretary, Mr. Brodrick, In the House 01 commons today, moved hie army scheme, providing for six corps -with 50,000 militia as a re eervfi, and increasing the yeomanry from 32,000 to 25,004 men. The Liberal leader. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, moved as en amendment that while desiring to improve the efficiency of the army, the proposals largely increased the existing: Durdens without adding substantially to the military strength of Great Britain. The galleries of the House were crowded, many peers being present, in cluding Earl Roberts, the Duke of Marl horough and the Marquis of Lansdowne, as well as many peeresses and wives of the members of the House. The discus sion was regarded as disappointing, and Mr. Brodrick's proposals apparently failed to excite enthusiasm. The only really Interesting speech was made by Winston Churchill, who, follow ing In hie father's steps, entered a strong protest in behalf of economy and against 'ever-growing .military extravagance." Mr. Churchill created a deep impression by reading Lord Randolph Churchill's let ter to the Marquis of Salisbury on his (Lord Randolph's) resignation, 15 years ago, emphasizing the need of public economy. ' "I am proud to raise the tattered flag of economy again," he said, and proceed ing to point out that the expenditure for defenses had doubled since the day of his father's letter, he asked whether the population had doubled or whether the offensive forces of other nations had doubled. He argued that the navy was England's real defense, and that the effect of the present policy would be a weak navy and a, useless strong army. He de clared himself unable to support either Mr. Brodrick's resolution or that of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. The House listened in impressive silence to Mr. Churchill's eloquent appeal. His style of speaking is still unequal, but he has the power to dominate Parliament, IjONDON, May 14.-Henry W, Masslng ham, writing in the Dally Xevrs this morn ing regarding Mr. Churchill's speech in the House 'of Commons last night, says nothing llke it has been heard since Oladstonedied, and he predicts that Mr. Churchill will one day "Be Premier or Great Britain. THE SPIRIT OF ENGLAND. Salisbury Finds Ground for Congrat ulation in the Boer War. LONDON, May 33 The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking tonight at the ban quet of the Nonconformist Unionist As sociation, said: 'It is a sad retrospect when we think ot the number of oung lives that have been quenched, the splendid hopes cut short and the amount of bloodshed In the war In South Africa. It is a grievous ret rospect. "Set, from it any suggestion of wrong on the part of the empire is ab solutely absent. Indeed, there are cir cumstances which can make every lover of his country look back -with exultation and gratitude upon the two years Just passed. These circumstances have been able to show that the spirit of our coun trymen has burned as brightly as at any period in our history. ""When I vas at the Foreign Office I used to hear not infrequently that our time had passed; that our star had set; that we were living on the valor of those who had gone before. The war In South Africa has shown the strength of Eng land, which was never more conclusively shown. There is no power In the world hut knows that if It defied the might of England it would defy one of the most formidable enemies it could encounter." Subsequently the Premier said: "If home -rule had passed In 1893, what would the English "position, with a hos tile Irish government in Dublin, have been today? What would our position have been if we not only had to meet the Transvaal and" Orange Free State, but also an equally hostile Ireland by our side? We know from our experience the danger of letting Ireland have a measure of Independence. We know now that if we allowed those who are leading Irish politics unlimited power of making prep arations against us, we should have to be gin by conquering Ireland if ever we had to fight any other power." Terms for the Boers. NEW YORK. May IS. A special to the Tribune from London says: A. number of resolutions dealing with various matters of public Interest will be considered by the coun cil of the National Liberal Federa tion at Bradford this week. Three of the motions on the Agenda paper refer either directly or indirectly to the South African question. The general committee of the Federation adopted a resolution last Feb ruary favoring such a measure of self government for the Transvaal and Orange River colony as could be honorably ac cepted by a brave and high-spirited peo ple and this resolution the council now will be asked to confirm. Unfortu nately for the Liberal party, opin ion on the question of the future gov ernment of the conquered Boer republic is far from unanimous, and it is only too probable that the meeting of the council, instead of giving encouragement to the opposition in the House of Commons will provide material for sarcastic articles In the Unionist press. Kitchener's Report. LONDON, May 13. Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pretoria dated May 12 sajs: Grenfell has occupied Loulstrlchart, capturing 50 Boers with rifles. Loulstrl chart was previously held by six British, with 40 surrendered Boers. Other col umns report eight Boers killed; 20 wound ed; 132 prisoners; Si surrenders and ma chine gun; 6400 rounds of ammunition. aw wagons ana S70 horses captured." Boer Detention Camps. HAMILTON. Bermuda, May IS. The British Government has rented Tucker's and Morgan's Islands to be used as de tention camps for Boer prisoners. Ac tive preparations continue at Darrell's Island, obtained for the same, purposes. "Will Burn the Veldt. LONDON. May 14. According to a dis patch from Pietermaritzburg to the Dally Mall, Lord Kitchener is about to try a new plan of burning the veldt In order to compel the Boers to surrender. Mrs. Botha Goes to Europe. DURBAN. May 13. Mrs. Louise Botha, who has obtained consent to interview Mr. Kruger, and urge him to advocate peace, sailed today for Europe on the steamer Tunvegan Castle ROUMANIA AND GREECE. Their Klnsrs Met to Discuss the Macedonian Question. ABBASIA, Austria, May 13. King Charles of Roumania and King George of Greece met. here this afternoon on feo&rd the Greek warship Psara. The object of the meeting, as officially set forth at Athens May 1. is to draw Rou mania and Greece into closer friendship. "Unofficially various reasons are ascribed to this meeting, the notable one among them being the need for the two non Slavonlc Balkan states, Roumania and Greece, to come to an understanding In opposition to the pan-Slavonic states of Servla ana Bulgaria, on the Macedonian' and other questions. King Charles and King Jeorge have hitherto never met. The meeting which had been arranged to take place in 1S3S failed, because of the death of Queen Louise of Denmark. Although the Greek andv Roumanian press both Indulged in great expectations as to the result of today's meeting, It is probable that nothing more definite will result than an exchange of views and the strengthening of the friendly relations existing today between the two countries. THE XTOEffCff PARLIAMENT. Indications Are That the Opening Session Will Xot Be Exciting. PARIS, May 13. The French Parlia ment will resume its sessions tomorrow in an atmosphere of absolute calm. Neither the Senate nor the Chamber of Deputies shows anything striking In the order of the day. Out of 38 interpellations an nounced, only one deals with the govern ment's foreign policy. This interpella tion concerns the Franco-Russian alli ance, and will probably arouse some In terest The opposition has lost hope of successfully assailing the Ministry. La Presse, an anti-Ministerial news paper, summing up the situation tonight, admits that the dominant note in the re sumption of the Parliamentary sessions is the fact that the Waldeck-Rousseau Cabinet will most probably preside at the general election of 1902. Premier Waldeckousseau has returned from his health-seeking trip to the Adri atic, and conferred today with President Loubet. He appears to have fully recov ered. V STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE. Proposed Rnmo-Gcrman Tariff Alli ance Against the United States. BERLIN, May 13. The Cologne Gazette, which often voices the views of the Ger man Foreign Office, in the course of a leading article today advocating a tariff understanding with Russia In order that they might act jointly against the United States, says: "As matters stand fof Europe today, the struggle for existence demands that the exceptional position of the United States be abolished. The United States is a most dangerous competitor for Germany, and especially in iron manufac tures and hardware. Germany's tariff policy must be arranged accordingly. An understanding with Russia offers ways and means to compel the United States to adapt itself to Europe's tariff system, by which German agriculture will by no means suffer disadvantage." Banquet to American Business Men. NEW YORK. May 13. A dispatch to the Herald from London says: The banquet to be given by the London Chamber of Commerce to the New York Chamber June 5, will make the friendly union of the principal men of commerce in England and America. It is an endeavor to ce ment the friendship which has long exist ed between the two countries. Most of the greatest commercial houses In England will be represented, while from America come some 25 millionaires, headed by J. Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie and Morris K. Jessup, the president of the New York Chamber of Commerce. The entertainment of the American vis itors, of which the banquet at Grocer's Hall Is the most prominent feature, prom ises to be on a scale hitherto unsurpassed. There will be a reception by the Lord Mayor In the Egyptian Hall of the Man sion House, Vi hile Lord Brassey and oth ers will give garden parties. The details of two other important functions have yet to be decided upon. This festival of com merce will last for the greater part of a week. Heir Apparent' London House. NEW YORK. May 13. It Is said that the King Intends to fit up White Lodge, at Richmond, as an outer London residence for the Duke and Ducheas of Cornwall and York, says the London cor respondent of the Tribune. The house is small, but It Is ad mirably suited for the purpose, and moreover, the DucheBs spent her child hood and girlhood there. At present the place Is vacant It belongs to the crown, and some of the furniture is also royal property. The King, attended only by one of the gentlemen of his court, paid a surprise visit to the house Sunday. As he drove through Kew Gardens he was quickly recognized and loudly cheered. The peo ple were wonderfully enthusiastic, and the sovereign evidently was pleased with the warmth of his reception. Tables May Be Turned. LONDON, May 13." The Berlin corre spondent of the Times, commenting upon the Cologne Gazette's article, says: "As for the Americans and Russians, It is not impossible that they may entirely turn the tables by forming a dual com mercial alliance In order to resist any and every rise In the German grain du ties." T The Vienna correspondent of the Times also comments upon the extent to which the public mind of Austria-Hungary has been impressed by J. P. Morgan's vast commercial projects, and declares that there is a significant similarity of tone between the utterances of the Welner Allgemelne Zeltung and the Cologne Ga zette. Russian Revolution Spreading. BERLIN, May 14. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger says: "The revolutionary movement among the laboring classes of Russia is spread ing. There have been S4 arrests of oper aties during the last few days, and a number of editors, as well as women, have been arrested. Two professors, who were placed under arrest, have been trans ferred to prisons In the Interior." Prince Munster's Memoirs, BERLIN, May IS. Prince Munster von Durnerberg, according to the Berliner Tagesblatt, Is going to his Durnerberg estate, where he will complete his me moirs, which will deal elaborately with the Dreyfus affair, as he was German Ambassador in Paris during the Dreyfus period. Increasing Her Frontier Army. BERLIN, May 13 The Berlin papers assert that a readjustment of the mili tary forces of Germany on the Russian frontier is in contemplation, involving1 a heavy increase. The forces between Al lenstein and Lick, now 11 battalions, will be raised to 19. Filibustering: Promised. BERLIN, May IS. The" editing of the f Reichetag Wednesday Is likely to develop filibustering on the part of the Liberals against the spirits revision bill, in the In terest of the Agrarians. King Edward Will Visit Homburg. BERLIN. May 13. King Edward, ac cording to the papers, will arrive in Horn. burg toward the end of May, and will re main there for a few dajo to take the waters. THE BEST? YES. The Portland-Chicago special train of the O. R. & N., leaving dally at 9 A. M., Is on exhibition every day In the year, and beats any other train to Chicago a whole day. All the comforts and safety appliances to be found anywhere, and Just think of the saving of time. Go down to the station any day it Is convenient and visit our "Best." We are always prepared for company. If you want to go East via St. Paul our "Spokane Flyer," leaving Portland daily at 5 P. M. Is your train on account of quickest time and flrst-class service. "The Atlantic Ex press" is well up In the procession when compared with trains on other lines. It leaves at 3 P. M. This galaxy of star trains cannot be beaten. Ticket office, Third and Washington. :r police guard ALBA1SY STREET-CARS' "WILL , RUN BY 3SOK-TJNIOX EN. BE Strikers Refused te Accept the Com promise Proposed Machinists Hay "Walk Oat Next Week. ALBANY, N. T.. May 13. Under the escort of a platoon of mounted police and surrounded by a mob of 2000 Albanians, 200 non-union men were taken at mid night to the Quail-street car barns of the United Traction Company, which is the main station of the Albany lines of the United Traction Company. Stohes were hurled at the non-union men as they were taken to the barns. This Is the first step taken by the company to operate its lines with non-union men. The officials of the company announce that traffic will be resumed in the morning. The non- union men, It is said, came from Philadel phia, and were met at the station by a platoon of mounted police and two patrol wagons full of policemen. The directors of the company remained In session all the afternoon awaiting a reply from the strikers to a compromise proposition plan made at a conference this morning. The strikers of the three cities met and unanimously agreed not to accept the proposition. Tonight the di rectors gave orders to the officers to open, the roads tomorrow. Notices were sent to the Sheriffs of Albany and Rensselaer Counties, and the Mayor and Chief of Police of Albany, Troy, Watervliet, Co hoes and Rensselaer, of the Intention to operate together with requests for po lice protection. Forty-five inspectors of the company were sworn in as deputy sheriffs. THE MACHINISTS' STRIKE. At Least 100,000 Men Will Be Direct ly Affected. WASHINGTON, May 13 Conferences In this city today between President O'Connell, of the International Associa tion of Machinists; President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, and officials of several of the metal-working trades other than the machinists, con sidered the moral and financial support to be given the proposed strike of mach inists. President O'Connell said the out look was very encouraging for a success ful strike In many localities. He said the strike will affect at least 100,000 men directly and over that number of allied mechanics indirectly. Employes Must Decide This Week. NEW YORK, May 13 Secretary Wilson, of District 15, of the National Association of Machinists, was interviewed today con cerning the order sent out Saturday by National President James O'Connell at Washington, calling a strike of all ma chinists throughout the country Monday next unless all employers signed the agreement for a working day of nine hours and an Increase of 12 per cent In wages. "There Is little doubt In my mind," said Mr. Wilson, "that the strike will actually take place, but the employers have until Saturday next to come to our terms. That IS the last working day before the date set for the order to go Into effect. The machinists alone who would be called out will number 150,000, but all trades depend ing upon the machinists for their tools will be brought to a standstill. An erro neous opinion prevails that this strike will mean the practical stoppage, of all work on public buildings and great contracts like the rapid transit subway. It will do rothlng of the kind. In this district about 10.000 of our men wll be affected." Illinois Central Machinists. CHICAGO. May 18 The general confer ence committee of the members of the International Association of Machinists employed by ihe Illinois Central Railroad Company s again in session In this city. Second Vice-President Harahan, of the Illinois Central, has conceded a minimum scale of wages of 29 cents an hour and this will be accepted by the machinists providing the company will agree to let nine hours constitute a day's work. Thus the question resolves Into one- of dollars and cents, since the nine-hour day will give the men an extra hour's pay for' all time over nine hours. Illinois Central Wages Raised. TOFEKA, Kan., May 13 After a con ference with a committee representing the International Union of'Machinlsls, the Santa Fe Railroad, through General Man ager Mudge. has agreed to raise the wages of shopmen along the entire system. Ma chinists had threatened to strike May 20. The machinists getting heretofore 27 cents per hour were raised to 30 cents; 28 cent men to 31 cents. These wages prevailed since 1S93. Fifty-nine hours will consti tute a week's work. The schedule is effective from May 1. TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM SCALE. Gompers Says Is the Object of Trades Uaions. NEW YORK, May 13. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation, of Labor, according to the Washington cor respondent of the World, made a state ment last night In reply to assertlqns of President Schwab, of the United States Steel Corporation before the Industrial Commission, that labor organizations 2ut all men on a level and prevent one from advancing unless all advance. Mr. Gom pers said: - - - - WFwBBm0 .m . ? LSWv js -efi-Jv $3p "It is a misstatement to say that we arc J endeavoring to fix one price for the wages of workingmen of any one class, What we aim at is to 'establish a minimum of wages, below whica a worklngman will not be obliged to labor. Because a mini mum is established it does not follow that a worker cannot receive more thaa that. I We are engaged in promoting the general weuare or the working classes and are almlng at their general improvement rather than trying to get one "preferred position for some particular Individual. It may be true that there are cases where a laboring man advances beyond his co laborers, but It is usually at the expense of others. Setter conditions of the craft generally and all will profit." Trainmen's Constitution. MILWAUKEE, Wls. May 13. The Brotherhood of Trainmen today finished its work on amendments to the constitu tion. Under the new order of things, the grand master will be allowed an assistant to be located at headquarters. Frank P Sargent, Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, addressed ihe condition this; afternoon. The convention decided, to readopt the old plan of a system of federation of HE WON'T BE HAPPY TILL HE GETS the five railroad organizations for the settlement of .grievances under the plan, the various organizations are to appoint committees of two of every railroad, the combined committees to be known as a federated board. Should one organiza tion fail in the settlement of a grievance, the federated board is authorized to bring about an adjustment. Similar action is expected to be taken at the conductors' convention at St Paul, which will meet tomorrow. Another important jactlon calls for the appointment of a committee on legislation- lrf eachvstate. " V f Engineers' Strike Settled. CLEVELAND, O., May 13. The long strike between the marine engineers and the United States Steel Corporation was settled at a final conference today. This practicajly. ends the engineers' strike on lake steamers, which was on for the last three months. Chief Hayes, of the Steel Corporation's fleet, would not give out the terms of the settlement, as he said it had been agreed on by both sides not to do so. Denver Brlckmakcrs Strike. DENVER, May 13 Two hundred and fifty brickmakers of this city are out on strike as a result of the refusal of the manufacturers to accept the new scale of wages demanded by the Brickmakers' Union. Not more than a third of the 20 yards in the city are running as a conse quence of the strike. The new scale pro vides for a 10 per cent Increase In wages. DIED AT SEA. Rev. John Travers Lewis, Arch- bishop of Ontario. LONDON, May 13. Archbishop Lewis, of Ontario, died on board the Atlantic liner Menominee, May 4 He embarked seriously ill, and intended to stay in Lon don a short time and proceed to Egypt. He was accompanied by his wife and a trained nuise During the night of May 3 he sank rapidly, and died at 4 o'clock the next morning.' The body was "em balmed and taken to his residence here. Archbishop Lewis was suffering from heart trouble, following recovery from an attack of pneumonia, when he sailed. (The Most Rev. John Travers Lewis, D. D., LL. D., had been archbishop of On tario, and metropolitan of Canada since 1S93 Previous to that he had been bishop of Ontario, to which see he was appointed In 1862. He was born at Garryglojne Castle In 1825, and was educated at Trin ity College, Dublin. He was ordained In 1849, and' was rector of Breckville from 1854 to 1862.) Scarles' Assets and Liabilities. NEW YORK, May 13 Schedules of the assets and liabilltle"s of John E. Scarles, who made an assignment to Edward F. Dwight March 5 last, and against whom bankruptcy proceedings were instituted four das later, have been filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court In Brooklyn. The schedules show on their face that Mr, Searles' assets greatly ex ceed his liabilities,- being $3,616,545. He owes all told, 52,135,785. Among his prin cipal liabilities are the following: Southern Pacific Co !?100,000 Traelers Insurance Co 100,000 American Deposit &. Loan Co 120,000 National Bank of North America 175,000 International Trust Co.. of Baltimore.. 327,500 Seaboard National Bank 100,000 Pueblo National Bank ' 41,617 "Western National Bank, of New York 00,000 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co (se cured by mortgage) J80,230 All of the foregoing amounts are se cured either by collateral or by mortgage on real estate. Buffalo at New York. NEW YORK, May 13. The United States cruiser Buffalo arrived this morn ing from Manila via. Colombo and the Suez Canal. The Buffalo left Cavite, Manila, April 4 and arrived outside the bar at Sandy Hook last night at mid night, making the run in 38 dajs The Buffalo brought 591 seamen and 57 ma rines, the most of whom had enlisted for the war or for three years. They will be discharged at the Brooklyn navy-yard. The Buffalo brought two bodies, one that of Lieutenant-Commander Jesse M. Roper, who was killed on the U. S S Petrel, the other that of P. A. Stoughton, who died at Hong Kong. Kew Overland Ticket Office. For all points East. Lowest rates Superior attractions. Excellent service. Personally conducted excursions dally, via f xiio urauue tyesieiii xviuitvuy, ii jx. xaira street, entrance new Failing building. LONGER A MENACE NORTHERN LINES CANNOT USE " BURLINGTON' TO INJURE OTHER, Union Paelfic rbb St. Paal Will Share in the Contract Hill-Mar, gaH Alliance May End. NEW YORK, May 13. The Evening Post says: "It is believed that some arrangement will be"" worked out by which the Burling ton will' be held so that it cannot pos sibly be operated to injure any of the Western railroads. That Is, the Union Pacific will not only get an interest In the properly, but the St. Paul, which next .tb the Union Pacific was -most seriously Jeopardized by the passing of the'Rurllngton's control to the Northern transcontinental lines, will share in the Burlington contract, so that it will be THERE. removed, absolutely as a disturbing factor In the railroad situation. It is not be lieved that J. P. Morgan & Co. will be placed as the interest responsible before the public for the management of that property, but there was some suggestion today that the alliance between Mr. Hill and Mr. Morgan, which has been of only about six months' duration, will be ended. There Is good ground for saying that while Mr. Hill has probably retained the large Interest in the Northern Pacific which he acquired last Summer when the stock declined below 50 on the reduction of the dividend, the most influential of Mr. Hill's friends In the directorate have liquidated their holdings. They were, with Mr. Hill, who Is not a Northern Pacific director, the most enthusiastic advocates of the Burlington deal. This was long opposed by the older Northern Pacific people." On the Stock Exchange developments in Northern Pacific are waited with the keenest Interest, but it was the general opinion In Wall street today that It will be some time before the question of con trol would be settled. It Is believed that one party to the controversy holds control through the preferred stock, and that several intricate legal points are Involved concerning the right of the directors of the company to retire the preferred stock at par, and thus deprive It of Its voting power. The Times says: 1 "It was learned late last night from d source that should be In a position to be well Informed that the actual stock holding interests in the Northern Pacific of the Harrlman people is sufficient to give them control of the property, this regardless of commitments for future de livery of stocks." James R. Keene, In an Interview last night, said: "I believe Morgan and Hill have Con trol of Northern Pacific. Some time be fore the eo-caHed panic, J. Pierpont Mor gan & Co. bought 180,000 shares of North ern Pacific stock through Talbot J. Tay lor & Co. The order was executed so quickly andWlth so much suddenness that the purchases were made before any body could determine Just what the buy ing meant, whether it was for a specula tive account or something etee. Nearly all the stock Morgan & Co. bought vas delivered to them. Then the other side began buying. THE PASSING OF CONTROL. No Doubt That Some Friends Sold Northern of Hill's Pacific. NEW YORK, May 13 Referring to the recent corner in Northern Pacific, the Herald today says: The Union Pacific interests quietly be gan buying the stock through negotia tions with large holders. Great North ern stock was unobtainable, being very closely held by Mr. Hill and his friends. The control of Burlington had passed, and the only property remaining available that had any voice In the matter was Northern Pacific. Had it not been for the friendship which has existed for many years between Jacob Schlff and J. J. Hill, it is doubtful if the difficulty would have been precipitated: On the uprush of prices holders of Northern Pacific, In cluding officers and directors of that com pany, sold their stock, hoping to rebuy it in the market at lower prices. So far as Is known, only one of those sold short, and he, a holder of record for a large amount, unloaded his entire' holdings, and was caught short 5000 shares. Northern Pacific men suddenly learned the true sit uation as the result of a conversation between Mr. Schlff and Mr. Hill. Mr. Hill, it is said, was boasting of his ac complishment of getting the Burlington and was commenting upon the bright prospects of Great Northern as a result of the acquisition. Mr. Schlff Is alleged to have said in reply: "Mr. Hill, we have been friends for a period of 25 years, and the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. has financed the Great North ern Railroad time and again when Its credit was not as high as It Is at pres ent, and when the property was vastly different from Its condition now, I hope that the friendly relations, both personal and of a business nature, will continue, and it is only in consequence of our friendship that I tell you this. I think I owe It to you, Mr. Hill, to let you know that you and your friends do not hold the control of Northern Pacific. The con trol of that road is In Kuhn, Loeb & Co.'s office at the present time." "That isn't possible," Mr. Hill retorted. "I own $30,000,000 of the stuff myself, and I have not sold a share. With my hold ings and those of my friends we have an absolute majority." "You may be holders of record of the majority," replied Mr, Schlff, "but we hold the certificates. Including the corn- mpn and preferred stock, tvo have a clear majority." " Immediately after this conversation the furious buying of Northern Pacific was noted. In New. York. London and Berlin it was the same. The orders were un limited, either as to price- or quantity. The conclusion seems definite that soma of Mr. Hill's friends had parted with thelr stock and were not at the time the absolute owners of the property Noth ing else could possibly explain the em ployment of James R. Keene by the banking-house of J. P. Morgan & Co.. and the tremendous purchases of the stock through Street & Norton, who openly bid in 150,000 shares and forced the price up 24 points. That some of he buying came from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Is not unlikely, but what is called the competitive buying was not altogether a contest between the rival interests. It was due In part to heavy repurchases of -stock through a Broadway banking and brokerage house, which handled the speculative accounts of some large interests Identified with the Northern Pacific property. It will undoubtedly take some time to settle definitely where the control or the prop erty really lies. That the contest Is very close is indicated by the buying "by both parties of fractional share lots through out the country. Both houses have. In addition to stock, some contracts, and where the contracts rest It cannot be stated positively. More light will be thrown on this point, however, with the arrival of the steamships from Europe. Settled at London. LONDON, May 13. The stock ex change committee and J. P. Morgan have come to the rescue of. the situation, and the difficulty in which operators and brokers who have given calls for North ern Pacific for the end of May and July found themselves Is satisfactorily -settled. The committee decided that the "buying in" of Northern Pacific common and pre ferred be suspended for the present. This means that the stock need not be deliv ered immediately. The committee also fixed the maklng-up price of Northern Pacific common at 140 Mr. Morgan is lending Northern Pacific at "evens"; that is, for nothing. Decided satisfaction has been expressed on the stock exchange over the tentative settlement of the Northern Pacific crisis. It is understood that Kuhn, Loeb & Co , as well as Mr. Morgan, are quietly lending shares to their friends who have been caught in the squeeze. The committee also decided that the settling price for the preferred was to be 110, but the amount Involved Is of minor Importance. CONGRESS OF CHARITI2S. Subjects Considered at the Notional Conference. WASHINGTON, May 13. The general session of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections today was de voted to a discussion of the division of work between public and private charity. Controller Coler, of New York, delivered an interesting address on the subsidy problem in New York City. He said the system has been greatly Improved by in trusting lte treatment exclusively to the local authorities. A section meeting was held In the afternoon at Columbian Uni versity, the topic being "Alcohol as a Cause of Degeneracy." Tonight at the general scission at Foun dry Church, the conference considered the subject of "Needy Families In Their Homes." Professor John Graham Brooks, of Cambridge. Mass., paid some attention to the forms of charity wffich require In vestigation in registration and friendly visiting. The poor, he caid, will never take kindly to "Investigation," and no duty of the visitor requires more delicacy and tact. The first need is to know vhat has happened to bring the family to want. Stole Silver Bullion. PARK CITY, Utah. May 13 George Redsull and Albert N. NUes were arrested today, charged with stealing sil ver bullion from the Marsac refinery In this city. The thefts, which have cov ered a period of several months, it is said, will amount In the aggregate to nearly $15,000. Redsull has been the night watch man at the refinery and the authorities assert that it Is he who did the stealing, carrying the bullion away in his dinner pail and storing it at the house of his son-in-law, Mr. Nlles, where the greater portion of the bullion was recovered by the Sheriff today. Shot by Vigilantes. TOPEKA, Kan., May. 13 Dr. Herman, colored, was fatally shot at midnight by the members of a vigilance committee at 7117 North Jefferson street. Herman lived at the home of Mrs. George Hamler, whose husband died under Herman's care several weeks ago. The mob found Her man armed with a shotgun and revolver. There was a scuffle and the weapons were secured and some one fired the shotgun at Dr. Herman, shooting him twice in the abdomen. 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