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2 THE 3I0BNING OHEGONXAN. gATTTBDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902. ROOSEVELT ON TRIP President Enters Upon Tour of Northwest. His A BIG CROWD SEES HIM OFF People Very Demonstrative Kt tke atioH Thus Far Passed Through Party la In the Best of Health. TODAY'S PROGRAMME. The Presidential party will reach Cin cinnati at 10 o'clock this morning. The President and party are to be escorted to the St. Nicholas Hotel, where an In formal' luncheon will be given by the general commlt.tee. In the evening the local committee will entertain the Pres ident and party and others at dinner at the St. Klcholas Hotel, and after the dinner the President will deliver an ad dress at Music Hall. At midnight the party will start for Detroit, where Bun day will be passed. NEW YORK, Sept 19. President Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Cor telyou, Assistant Secretary Loeb, and Dr. Lung, arrived in this city at .12:45 o'clock today, -having: come from Oyster Bay on the yacht Sylph. The President cordially greeted Representatives Babcock, Hull and Oversireet, ,who were -waiting for him. The party -was then driven to tho Pennsylvania ferry at West Twenty-third street At 2 o'clock the President board ed the special train that is to take him on his trip through the Middle West Sec retary "Cortelyou said ,the President and all of the party were in the best of health. President Roosevelt left Jersey City at 2:20 P. M. At the Pennsylvania station in Jersey City, a special train consisting of six Pullmans -was waiting. There was a good-sized crowd on the elation plat form, and the President was applauded as he walked to the train. He responded by lifting his hat As the train pulled out the President 6tanding on the plat form of the "Colonial." lifted his hat and bowed to the crowd, who cheered and shouted "Good luck." Larpe Crowd Ont at Harrlsbnrg. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept 19. President Roosevelt's special made a live-minute stop here this evening, and then proceed ed west Frank P. Sargent, Commissioner-General of Immigration, who joined the party at Philadelphia, left the train at this point United States Senator Quay rode with the President from Trenton to Philadelphia. A large crowd greeted theJ Klonllle Jd received PVcM.n av h!m fnrA hartvTSan Francisco on. Wednesday for the President here, and gave him three hearty cheers. He responded with a lew words of thanks. A little child was held up to him. "I have a number of those at home," he said. Makes Short Speech at Altoona. ALTOONA, Pa. Sept 19, The Presi dent's train arrived here at 10:3fc P. M. The President who had not retired, found several thousand people assembled to greet him. They gave him hearty cheers when he appeared on the platform of the car. The President delivered a short speech of thanks for the greeting, and was cheered when he concluded. The Start From Oyster Bay. OYSTER BAY. N. Y., Sept 19. Presi dent Roosevelt left for New York aboard the Sylph at 9:30 this morning. He will not return to Sagamore Hill until Oc tober 9. Mrs. Roosevelt, the Misses Alice and Ethel Roosevelt and Secretary Cor telyou accompanied him. The ladies of the party returned to Oyster Bay this afternoon. At Pittsburg. PITTSBURG. Sept 20. The President's train arrived at 1:18 A. M., and, after a 10-mlnute stop to change engines, left for the West All on board -the train except the trainmen were asleep. PRAISE FOR XAVAL OFFICERS. Admiral Hlf?Rlnaon Flics His Report oa the Late War Game. WASHINGTON. Sept 19. In his report to the Secretary of the Navy upon the combined operations between the Army and Navy. Admiral Higginson is most generous in his distribution of praise among the officers of the sauadron and especially does he commend Rear-Admiral Coghlan for his leading the squadron Into Newport at night through bllndmg search lights and smoke and against a strong current This is pronounced to have been a brilliant piece of. navigation, requiring a steady and undaunted nerve. Great credit is awarded to Captain Lyon, of tho Olympla, for his cable-cutting, and to Captain Brownson. of the Alabama, and Captain Manney. of the Massachusetts; for their able work. In fact, nearly all the squadron officers receive their share of praise in the Admiral's report wherein is noticed the particular service each ren-' dered. Touching the operations them selves. Admiral Higginson says: "The whole and only intention was to develop, if possible, any weak points in the line of defense established by the Army, but whether we have done so or not remains to be decided by the Board of Arblration. The work has been ardu ous and trying, including much night nav igation, and I cannot speak too highly of the way in which It has been carried out by the officers and men of the squadron." The Admiral comments interestingly upon some of the lessons to be learned from the maneuvers. For example, he says: "Much valuable knowledge in regard to searchlights has been obtained during these operations, and the general opinion seems to be that they are not so effective as has been supposed. In approaching positions at night the flash lights would flash very often on tho ships, lighting up the smokestacks ymd hulls so that large prints could be easily read, and every one supposed the ships had been discovered, but the searchlights would turn away, and evidently the observers bad not seen the vessels. In rainy or misty weather the value of searchlights is. I think, de creased 25 to 20 per cent I bad no op portunity to test, the value of fog for run ning past .batteries. I was,' therefore, obliged to run past Fisher's Island and into Newport during clear nights 'Army nights' where every chance was with the enemy, and I had little hope of a suc cessful Issue, but, as my guiding motive was to help the Army test Its equipment rather than to gain points, I did not hesitate to take the losing side. "To those officers not In tho Spanish War the experience of. keeping position and cruising at night without lights has been Invaluable, and has educated them to war conditions, and It is for this pur pose, in my opinion, that these exercises should be continued each year." The wor.k of the marines Js said to have been of great value, and their efficiency is sfld to have been greatly increased by their stay on shore. The Army officer who acted as observer on. board the Ala bama expressed himself- as being very much Impressed by tile efficient manner in which the men were handled in the ad vance as skirmishers, and the way they availed themselves of cover, keeping be hind stone walls nd.other natural objects. The Admiral states that he Trill, in duo course, submit separate reports on the 11 features of the maneuvers undertaken by the fleet ROOT APPROVES- TKE DEFENSE; Army Board Reports In Favor of Dis appearing Gatt Carriages. WASHINGTON, Sept 19. Secretary Root has approved the findings and rec ommendations of the board appointed to conduct testB and report upon the value of disappearing gun carriages and sea coast defenses. Colonel Wallace F. Ran dolph. Chief of Artillery, was president of the board, which Is composed of artil lery, ordinance and Navy officers and one civilian member. The board Is unanlmoue in recommend ing tho continuance of the manufacture of disappearing gun carriaiies for eight Inch, 10-lnch and 12-lnch guns, without regard to high or low sites. It recom mends that no more six-inch guns oe mounted on disappearing carriages, as the development of rapid-fire six-Inch guns made it essential that 'they should be mounted on barbette carriages, 'roe board recommends' increased allowances In order that expert mechanics may be Induced to engage In this branch .of work. It also suggests that more protection be given to gunners, who are the only men serving and much exposed, by providing small movable .shields. In conclusion the board says: "The board desires to record its opinion that the general mechanical principles Involved in the chief elements and movements of the Bufflngton-Crozler disappearing carriage are admirably adapted to their purposes." The board recommends the abandon ment of all target practice with reduced charges as tending to create false Im pressions In the minds of officers and men. The suggestion is made that sub-callber practice be continued and encouraged, and that when firing for target practice the full service charge shall be used, and that the allowance shall be Increased to not ess than 15 shots Per sun each. OX HAJTD FOR ARMY MANEUVERS. General Bates Arrives at Fort Riley and Troops Are Kow Pouring- Ik. JUNCTION CITY, Kan., Sept 19. Major-General Bates, commander of the Department of the Missouri, arrived at Fort Riley today for the maneuvers. The first battalion of the Twenty-second In fantry, two companies from Fort Logan, came In two trains, and later a battalion of engineers, SOO men, commanded by Major' Leach, and the Sixth Infantry, 1168 men, from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., arrived, having made the march over land. Most of the regular troops that will participate In the maneuvers are ex pected by tomorrow morning. Honey for Banks on Bonds. WASHINGTON, Sept 19. Secretary Shaw announced before leavlaal Wash ington this afternoon for the -West, that during the week he has authorized the distribution in round numbers of J10.000, 000 in publis funds among banks through out the country which have bonds availa ble for security. The money will be re leased and deposits will be completed within a few days, and Just as rapidly es the bonds are received at the Treasury. To Anticipate Payment of Gold. NEW YORK, Sept 19. The subtreas ury has been directed to anticipate pay- Bank of British North America. That institution ia advised of the receipt at San Francisco of an additional $150,000 Klon dike gold. Cotvles Examined for Promotion. WASHINGTON, Sept 19. Commander William S. Cowles, Assltant Chief of tho Bureau of Navigation and aid to Presi dent Roossvelt, -was examined today for promotion to the grade of Captain, in an ticipation of a vacancy In that grade. He stands at the head of his grade. MILITARY ROAD TO BE BUILT Secretary Root Authorizes Expend iture of $20,000 In Mindanao. WASHINGTON, Sept 19. On the urgent recommendation of General Chaffee, com manding the military forces in the Philip pines. Secretary of War Root today au thorized an expenditure of 520,000 for Im mediate use In the construction of a mil itary road in the Island of Mindanao, from Illlgan, the chief port on the north coast of the Island, to a point on the northern shore of Lake Lanao. This lake is in the heart of the Moro country, and its shores are thickly dotted with villages, the aggregate Inhabitants of which are estimated at 350,000. The action of the War Department was cabled to General "Chaffee. Americans Move on Rebel Fort. MANILA, Sept 19. Captain John J. Per shing, of the Fifteenth Infantry, com manding the American lorces at Lake Lanab, Mindanao, at the head of a bat talion of Infantry, two troops of cavalry and two guns, left Camp Vicars, Island of Mindanao, Wednesday to operate against the Sultan of Butig, whose fort Is situated seven miles southeast of Camp Vicars. A report from Mitalon Falls re ceived today states that cannonading was heard there. Editor to Jail for Libel. SAN-JUAN, P. R,, Sept 19. Hobart S. Bird, editor of the San Juan News, was convicted of libel In the San Juan District Court today and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. He was charged with pub lishing libelous articles concerning ex Judge Ramos. Bell Will Not Come Home IS'otf. MANILA, Sept 19. Brigadier-General J. Franklin Bell will not return to the United States with General Chaffee and his party. He desires to remain In Batangas and La guna Provinces until he fully recovers from the effects of tho war. and expects to depart for home In January. TO REBUILD GUATEMALA. Agent of President Arrives In Amer ica to Bay Iron and Steel. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19. Carlos Ml ron, of Guatemala, a confidential agent of President Cabrera, has arrived here. He Is entrusted with a commission to pur chase steel and Uron for 16 new public buildings, to take the place of those de stroyed in the earthquake of April IS last None of the buildings will be over two stories In "height and nearly all of them wilL be erected In the cities of Quezalten ango and Mazatcnnngo. Count de Pourtales, the French Minister to the Central American States, is here en route to Paris on a leave of absence of several months. The official residence of M. Pourtales is In the City of Quatemala. The country, he said. Is rapidly recovering from the widespread havoc' of the recent earthquakes. Business conditions In Central America, which have been depressed; he savs aro slowly Improving. Intention of Department. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-It Is the pur pose of the Navy Department to fit the Relief up as a Naval hospital ohlp. to assign the Hancock and the Grant as training ships at Puget Sound and. at Mare Island, and to convert the Lawton into a naval transport nusrxEss items. If Baby In Cutting Teeth. B rare and use that old nnd -well-tried remedy. Mrs. WlnsloWa Soothing Syrup, for children tcethlnr. It soothes tb child, noftetu th J allays all naln. cum wind aj IS MIFFED AT ROOSEVELT ELESDERSOX EXPECTED, TO BE IX- VITED TO OYSTER BAY. This May Be -Responsible for' His Declination Speaker Hasnigb. Opinion of His Importance. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. " Sept 19. Candidates for Speaker Henderson's place continue to bob up. Tawney ..of Minnesota and Cushman of Washington are the latest Of course, neither could seriously consider himself a candidate, as ho man "who opposed the President's reciprocity plan for Cuba in the present Congress will Deselected Spesker at the "next Some are booming: f Cushman because of his vigorous on slaught upon the Speaker and committee on rules and the House management just before Congress adjourned. Efforts are still being made to find the motive for Henderson's declination. One "personal friend of Henderson" is author ity for tho statement that Babcock, Hull and Tawney, with Eomo others, were In a combination to defeat Henderson for DEATH CLAIMS QUEEN OF BELGIUM. MARIE HEXRIETTE. Speaker of the next House, and that was the, cause of his withdrawal. This has been promptly denied by both Babcock and Hull, and no doubt will be denied by Tajcney as soon as It reaches him. An other and somewhat plausible suggestion is that Henderson was piqued because the. President did not invito him to the con ference at Oyster Bay. Henderson's head has swelled largely since he became Speak er, and there have been occasions when he would not sit in the second place at a dinner table, holding that he was the most Important functionary aside from the President Information Is received here that since the amazement of the first announcement has worn oft. tho Republicans begin to view the action of the Speaker with more equanimity and will not be stampeded. It Is also asserted that President Roose velt made It plain before he left Oyster Bay that he was not to be swerved from his course or position by Henderson's act, but would carry out the programme ho had arranged as if Henderson were still In the race. POPULISTS MAY BOB UP AGAIX. Bntlcr Says They Will Xante a Can didate for President. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept 19. Marlon Butler, chairman of the Populist National Committee, is out in an interview asserting that while the Populists were allowed to "go as they pleased" during the present campaign, supporting whom they choose for Con gress, two years hence there will be a Populist Presidential ticket in the field. ICASSOX TREATIES 3IAY C03IE UP. Roosevelt In Likely to Bring Them Before Extra Session of Senate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 19. It Is generally conceded that there will be an extra session of the Senate In November to consider a reci procity trearVwlth Cuba. It may be that the President will -also take occasion to recommend the consideration of the other reciprocity treaties negotiated by Com missioner Kasson under the McKinley Ad ministration. At all events, Prudent Mc Kinley was pledged to these reciprocity treaties, and President Roosevelt has also taken occasion to Indorse that policy. A reciprocity treaty with Cuba" may be adopted. In fact. It Is believed that a majority of the Senate favors Cuban reci procity, but It wjll remain for the House of Representatives to ratify such action, and that can be done, of course, by the vote which passed the Cuban bill In tho last session. The necessity for an early session of the Senate to consider the treaty without the House is In the fact that the unlimited debate In the Senate would so long delay tho treaty In the reg ular short session that it is doubtful If It could pans. In the exXra session, with nothing else to do, the probability Is that talkers would become exhausted and the treaty might bo put through by the time tho regular session convened, in Decem ber. -v Anylam Attaches Exonerated. SPRINGFIELD. III., Sept 19. The State Board of Charities today. In Its report on the Investigation Into the charges of cruelty and Immorality- made against at tache's and officials of the Kankakee In sane asylum, holds that none of the In mates were mistreated; that the food fur nished was first class, and declares Its belief that the charges against Trustee Murphy were greatly exaggerated. Increase in. Mail Service. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.) Or ders were received from the Postoffice Department today by Ely Bangs, who has the contract for carrying the mall on the McKenzle route. Increasing the service as follows: To Blue River, dally, except Sunday, the .entire year; also dally to McKenzle Bridge and .Foley Springy during July, August and September, and three times a week to tbose places - April, May, June and October; once a we-k to McKenzle Bridge In November, December, January, Febru ary and March, no service being given Foley Springs during the latter month. The schedule has been arranged' tr cut out the -useless service to Foley Springs during- the Winter months; also curtailing the service to McKenzle Bridge during the same period. QUAY HAS RELIEF BILL. Senator Will Consider Measure for a State Receiver. PHILADELPHIA. Sept 19. Daniel H. McCarthy, a lawyer of Hazlctod, Pa., vis ited Senator Quay, at Republican etate headquarters today, and submitted -to the Senator the draft of a bill making pro vision for the appointment of a receiver to assume control of the anthracite coal mlneo under certain contingencies. Mr. McCarthy recently submitted the same bill to President Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers. The measure authorizes the Legislature to appoint a receiver for the coal companies on the ground that the corporations have violated the state con stitution, which provides in article IS, section 38, that chartera and franchises of Incorporated companies may be revoked If tho business of the corporations Is so conducted as to infringe the rights of Individuals or the public welfare. It could not be learned what transpired dur ing the conference, but Mr. McCarthy ln- tlmated that Senator Quay had agreed to give tho subject careful consideration. MOB FIRES A BREAKER. Nonunion Men Are Driven From Plttston Mine. PITTSTON, Pa,, Sept 19.-A mob today attacked the colliery owned by W. H. Holmes, located in the heart of PIttston. After driving the nonunion men from the mine, the mob get fire to the breaker, which was saved from destruction through the .efforts of men employed- in the vicinity. Tho colliery resumed opera tions last week for the purpose of fur nishing coal to the local trade. BARD STILL IMPROVING. Condition of Senator Is "Sow Regard ed as Very Favorable. LOS ANGELES, Cab, Sept.. 19. Senator Bard's condition tonight Is more favor able than at any other time since his Illness. Predicts Democratic Snccess. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. United States Senator Murphy J. Foster, of Lou isiana, arrived here today! In an Inter view he said: "A Democratic victory is sure next Fall if the-party can work in harmony. At the present time no candidate has been seriously conquered for the Presidency. One of the chief Issues of the campaign will betthe trust question. The tariff will also cut an Important figure." Senator Foster will remain on the Coast for a few weeks. Miner's Home Wrecked by Dynamite SHENANDOAH, Pa.. Sept 19. The home of Kichard Parfitt, of Gilberton. was wrecked by an explosion of dynamite last night His "wife and children, who were In bed, were not injured. Purfitt who s employed as a fireman at the Gil berton water shaft, was at work when the explosion occurred. Meet In Jernsalcxh in 1004. PHILADELPHIA, Sept 19. It was.deti nltely decided tonight at the session of the central executive committee of the International Sunday School c6nvention to hold the next world's convention at Jerusalem in 1301. Crosby Declines domination. FITTSFIELD, Mass., Sept. 19. John C. Crosby, of this city, today declined, for unknown reasons, to accept the nomina tion of LIoutenant-Gcvernor, tendered him by the Democratic state convention. Rebels Disfranchised for Life. CAPE TOWN, Sept 19. A Parliamen tary return Issued today shows that 3437 rebels who surrendered under the peace proclamation have been disfranchised for life. Nominated on 100th Ballot. EASTON, Pa., Sept. 19. The Demooratic conferees of the 2Gth Congressional dis trict today nominated N. H. Shull on the 100th ballot. ' Automobile Races Postponed. DETROIT, Sept 19. The automobile races scheduled for this evening ct the Grosse Point track were postponed on account of rain. THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A delightful trip of a few hours will take you through the famous "Columbia Jilver Gorge." the greatest combination of river and jnountain scenery on earth. O. R. & N. frain leaves Portland dally at 9 A. M. Return can be made by steamer from Cascade Locks. Special low rates for this trip. Get particulars at O. R. & N. ticket oillce. Third and Washington. PORTLAND-CHICAGO. Seventy hours- and thirty minutes (70) is the time of the "Chicago-Portland Spe cial" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves Portland every dny at 9 A. M. Ticket office Third and Washington. O. R. & XM. Co. i . Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia and too hearty eating Is relieved at once by tak ing one of Carter's Little Liver Pills im mediately after dinner. WAR IN SIGHT IN PANAMA REBELS OX RAILROAD -AND A BATTLE IS. IMMINENT. American Commander Warns Both Sides That Traffic Is Not to Be Interrupted. COLON,, Colombia, Sept. 19. Several hundred government troops were brought out this morning, and it wa3 the Inten tion of the authorities to have them take a train for Panama. The railroad com pany declined to' entrain the soldiers on its passenger train, but subsequently placed a special train at the disposal of the troops. Shortly after 8 o'clock, SO bluejackets from the United States' cruiser Cincin nati, together with two quick-firing Colt guns, were landed In Colon. This action Is believed to be due to the receipt of in formation that a representative of the Insurgent General, Herrera, Is at San Pablo, a station on the railroad. Under these circumstances, the government de cided not to entrain the troops for Pan ama. They will remain at Colon In the meantime, the railroad dis patched a special train with definite In structions from Commander McLean, of the Cincinnati, to General Herrera's rep resentative at San Pablo, saying that in surgent troops would not be permitted to stop the trains over the. Isthmus, or board them, as American marines were maintaining the traffic from sea to sea. A large forco of Insurgents is said to be quite close to San Pablo. If this Is so, there Is likely to be fighting at any mo ment. M'LEAN'S NOTE TO BOTH1 SIDES. American Commander Makes It Plain That Transit Is to Be Preserved. WASHINGTON, Sept 19. Secretary of the Navy Moody today made public the following cablegram, received from Com mander McLean, of the. Cincinnati, tho officer In command of the United States naval forces on the Isthmus: "Colon, Sept 19. Secretary of the Navy, Washington: Have sent following com munication to both parties: 'I have to In form you that the United States naval forces are guarding the trains and line of transit across the Isthmus of Panama from sea to sea; that no person whatever will be allowed to obstruct, embarrass or interfere In any manner with the trains or the route of transit This is without prejudice or any deBlre to Interfere In domestic contentions of the Colom blans.' " It was admitted by a high official of the Navy Department today that this Gov ernment Is seriously considering a furth er reinforcement of the United States naval force on the Isthmus. It Is under stood that there Is no present Intention to order more warships to the Isthmus. TO STATION SHIP IN TROPICS. Uncle Sam Proposes to Be Prepared for Trouble at All Times. WASHINGTON, Sept 19. The Navy De partment has hit upon a plan by which It can be much better prepared for the emergencies that are continually arising on the Isthmus of Panama, In Haytl, and In "Venezuela. Orders have been Issued by the' department directing that the gunboat Bancroft, now at the Boston navy-yard, be placed In commission. When the vessel Is ready, It Is the pur pose of the department to assign her as a station ship at San Juan, Porto Rico. This move will enable the Government to have a warship ready to sail 900 miles to the Isthmus, 500 to Venezuela, or about 100 to Haytl, as occasion may demand, and do away with the long trips down from New York or Boston, which have been necessary many times recently be cause of tho lack of a war-ship In close proximity to the scene of trouble. Of course. It may happen that more than one war-ship will "be needed In an emergency which Is apt. to arise at any time in the South American republics, but neverthe less It Is felt that one vessel on the ground at all times is a long step to en tire preparedness. Rebels Stop Steamer at Sea. NEW YORK; Sept 19. The steamer City of Para, which -has just arrived from Panama, had on board Captain J. C. Moon, of the British steamer Palena, says a dispatch from San Francisco to the New York American. The captain is quoted as having said his vessel was stopped at sea by the Colombian rebel gunboat Boyaca and searched, notwith standing the cftptaln's protests. He will make a report of the matter to the Brit ish Consul. The rebels suspected that the British steamer was carrying arms from Valparaiso to the Colombian Government British Flag: Raised Over Palos. NEW YORK, Sept 19. Officials here have been told that the British Govern ment has raised the British flag on the Island of Palos, which Is near Trinidad, notwithstanding the protest of the Vene zuelan Government, eays a dispatch to the Herald from Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sovereignty over the Island of Pales has been In dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela for a long time. British Cruiser Sails for Colon. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 19. The British cruiser Retribution sailed from here this morning for Colon, Colombia, In consequence of the receipt of news that the situation on the Isthmus Is' ser ious. Peruvian Cabinet Change Imminent. LIMA, Peru, Sept 19. An important change In tho Peruvian Ministry is said to be Imminent and will probably termi nate the (political excitement here. GAS COMPANIES IN MERGER Greater Boston Must Soon Use Elec tricity Solely for Light. BOSTON, Sept 19. AH the gas com panies of Greater. Boston are to be rtherged. and eventually will furnish gas for fuel only, as tho result of a confer ence here of some of the most prominent capitalists of the country, says the Ad vertiser today. The Brooklino Company's plant will produce electricity, which will ultimately supersede gas completely as an Illumlnanr?' This means the eventual consolidation of all the gas and electric light Interests of Greater Boston. Tobacco Trusts to Amalgamate. NEW YORK. Sept. 19. George Fraenk el, president of the wholesale tobacco nists, has astonished the tobacco world by the announcement that there Is every likelihood of an amalgamation between the British and American tobacco trusts, says a - Tribune dispatch from London. This statement lacks official confirma tion, however, nnd it has on the whole been received with Incredulity. MILES AT PORT TOWNSEND Inspected Pntret Sound Forts Goes to San Francisco Today. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Sept. 19. Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the armies of tho United States, arrived here this nfternoon on the Government tug Wilson and inspected- Forts Wordcn. Flagler and Casey, ;in this vicinity. General Miles and party re turned this evening to Seattle, from where he will proceed tomorrow for San Francisco to embark for his voyage to the Philippines. Oregon City School Teachers. OREGON CITY, Sept. 19. (Special.) City Superintendent of .Schools Edgar M. Faulk this afternoon . made the' assign- ments of teachers for the coming schodl year as follows: Barclay School Principal, Mlai Addle E. Clark; eighth grade. Mrs. Viola God frey; sixth grade. Miss Myrtle Taylor; fourth grade. Miss Maysie Foster; third grade. Miss Antoinette WSTden; second grade. Miss Harriet Cochran; first grade. Miss Gertrude Nefzger. Eastham School Principal. Miss Re becca T. Smith; seventh grade, Mrs. Nel lie F. Glass; fifth grade, Miss Myrtle Shonkwllcr; fourth grade. Miss Eva Mel drum; second grade, MIjfs Marjorle Cau fleld; first .grade. Miss Frances Myers. President Answers Telcfrrnni. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 19. A. J. Falk nor, temporary chairman of the Republi can state convention, has received an an swer from Secretary Cortelyou to the tele gram forwarded President Roosevelt by the convention, which Is as follower "Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept 11, 1902. The President received your telegram of this date, and directs me to thank you heartily for the couriesy. It gave him great pleas ure to receive It CORTELYOU, "Secretary to the President" Tag: Lorne Is Flontcd. VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. 19. The tug Lome, which went on Fulford Reef Thursday night, was floated this evening, and is now at her dock here. She is not badly damaged. Postofflce Safe Robbed of $300. -BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 19. The eafe in tho MerliUan Postofflce was blown open by burglars early this morning, between $200 and $200 being secured. PANIC IN CHURCH. (Continued from First Page.) be moved by the ambulances were taken to the hospitals, and the rest were laid out on the ground, and there the physi cians attended them. t least 15 died be fore they could be moved from the ground. Moat of Dead Are Women. During the stampede Booker T. Wash ington and several other prominent ne groes were on the stage, and were unwill ing witnesses to the frightful catastrophe. None of those m the choir or In the pulpit was injured in the least. For a few min utes they attempted to restore order, but, seeing their efforts were futile, waited until the struggling crowd had advanced far enough for them to pick up the dead and injured. Most of the dead are women, and the physicians say In many cases they fainted and died of suffocation. A re markable feature of the calamity Is that no blood was seen on any of the victims, They were either crushed or died from suffocation. Story of an Eye-Witness. Captain Frank H. O'Brien, ex-Sheriff of Jefferson County, and one of the most prominent citizens of Birmingham, was a witness of the catastrophe. He lives within half a block of the church, and, hearing the commotion, went to ascertain the trouble. As ho reached the front of the church the crowd had begun blocking the entrance, and In describing it he said: "I have -witnessed many appalling sights, but the wild scene at the head of those steps Is beyond description. Wildly ex cited negroes reached the top of the steps and began falling headlong down the In cline. Others were pushed upon them, and notwithstanding the warnings from the outside the crowd continued to push. In a few minutes men and women were piled upon each other to a height of 10 feet. Presently a negrd woman with a baby In her arms mounted the mass, and, climbing over the bodies, leaped to the ground without Injury to herself or the Infant As quickly as possible a rescue party was organized, and as soon as the entrance was cleared tho removal of the bodies was begun." Rev. Dr. T. W. Walker, pastor of Shlloh Church, said tonight: "Shlloh Church is a modern brick structure, and has Just been completed at a cost of $75,000. There are four entrances' to the building, and the main one Is IS feet wide. The deaths were caused by everybody trying to rush out the main entrance at the same time. Inside the churchnot a bench was over turned, and. all of those who were killed died in or about the entrance. The peo ple near tho front of the church were not injured in the least" Mayor W. M.' Drennen said: "Most of those who were killed were strangers, but their bodies will be cared for until Identi fied and claimed by relatives." Booker T. Washington Talks. Booker T. Washington, after the accl aent, said: "I had Just finished delivering my lec ture on 'Industry' and the singing had commenced, when some woman back of me was ueard to scream. Some members of the choir yelled 'quiet,' which the gallery understood to be 'fire.' This was repeated, and started the stampede. I found on Investigation that a Birmingham man had stepped on the toes of a delegate from Baltimore named Ballou. Ballou resented It and made a motion as If to draw a gun. This caused the woman to scream. "Thire was little excitement In the cen ter and front of the church. The rear of the church was congested, and some of the men tried to walk out on the heads of the crowd. At the time of the alarm there were probably 3000 people In the church and fully that number without. The crowd on the sidewalk surged In, and this in a measure accounted for the large loss of hfe. "The majority 61 those killed were smothered to death, very few having bones broken. When I saw that a stam pede was imminent, I started the choir singing, and part of the audience joined them. I remained until the excitement had subsided, for fully 30 minutes. One good aister, whose, name I don't know, caught me firmly by the waist and held me throughout the .excitement, saying: Keep still." " "I am unable to say positively, but there is a probability that the convention will adjourn out of respect to the dead. The Sometimes necessary. Generally useless. It tells of inflammation in the throat, bronchial tubes, or lungs. Ay ex's Cherry Pectoral quiets the irritation, masters the inflammation, heals the bruised membranes. Your doctor will explain more fully. He knows. Trust him. "We have kept Aver's Cherry Pectoral in the house for 25 years. No medicine in the world equals it for lung troubles." Mrs. A. Pomeroy, Appleton, Minn. 25c, Wc, J.C,AYEBCO.,Lnrell,Msa. ough The Farmer's Success Depends l)pon Freedom from Disease and Suffering. 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