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All the foreign centers 'which hold any appreciable quantity of American securities also figured In the selling. News of a. favorable tenor was ignored, and the demand practical ly paralyzed, except for occasional buy ing by uncovered shorts. Bonds -were weak, in sympathy with stocks. . NEW YORK, Sept. 2S. Wall street spent another gloomy day which was devoted mostly to trying to puzzle out where the unending stream of liquidation came from and what caused it. Information on the subject, or even authoritative opinions, were extremely hard to get. It Is pointed out that the great bankers and capitalists were not heard of in the warning last year during the high range of prices, wh'lle they are seeking a profitable market for their holdings at this level. From this, it is Inferred that the buyers of a class which decides market movement would not be heard pf lncitjng others to buy if they were themselves seeking securities on cheap terms in the present market. A Baffling Mystery. There Is, In fact, rather a notable lack of public quotations of authority pointing to the cheapness of stocks which has been heard from time to time during the course of the long decline and at price levels considerably above the present. But it Is equally true that men seeking market to realize ready money at forced sale of securities are not likely to miss any means of concealing their transac tions. The source of selling orders in the present market. Is a baffling mystery, and Inferences usually drawn from the per sonality of the brokers- employed are al most Invariably at fault. The conditions which prompt the liqui dation and the probable limits of Its ex tent are consequently the subject of grave disquiet and apprehension. It was the failure of stockjobbing operations that brought the early selling and the losses reported were almost wholly on paper, as the previous gains had been. But later episodes represent the failure of enter prises in which extensive capital has been embarked, at demonstrably unproductive employment. Capital thus sunk Is capital lost. Loan Money on Non-Paylnsr Projects Controller Eldgley's expression before the Maryland and Washington bankers, that "a large percentage of the loaning power has gone Into unproductive Inter ests" formulates the dread of Wall street over the present situation. The reaction in the iron and steel Industries, the high interest rates, especially on mercantile paper, and the curtailment of production in other lines caused the fear that over extension has spread to industrial and commercial lines, representing additional "unproductive interests" to be followed by liquidation and contraction. The present course of the banks is di rected toward conserving the commercial and Industrial needs of credits, and to this end they are Inexorable to all promotions and financing projeefs. The miscarriage of these projects Is still the cause most of the liquidation. While the great majority of Wall street's prominent men show a decided disinclination to talk for publication, inquiry among the very high est interests elicits statements that no developments of a serious or untoward character are apprehended. SCHIFF FEARS NO SQUEEZE. Noted Financier Says Selling Feve is On and Must Run Its Course. NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Jacob H. Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., commenting upon stock-market conditions, said: ' Jt is simply a fever which must run Its course. Just as we had a buying fever two years ago and even last year. So the gelling fever has now taken, hold of the people, and reason counts for nothing, ".o matter what may be said as to the causes which have brought about the pres ent situation, prevailing conditions throughout the country do not justify the existing great decline In substantial se curltles.. The time will come when people will wonder how conditions such as we see now could have existed. "It does not appear probable that the much-feared money stringency will ma terialize. In fact, money is abundant now, only those who control the supply are afraid, in the uncertain state of af fairs, to tfart with it. The consequence is that we have a superabundant supply of money on daily call, while time money cannot be had In large amounts. "But this will change, especially as It Is almost certain that with the Inability of corporations to finance 'their require ments general business throughout the country must, after a time, fall off, and when that moment arrives we shall have a large amount of funds seeking employ ment. These surplus funds, will, to some extent, determine the value for ordinary ' purposes, of our superabundant volume of currency, and we shall again witness an Increased demand for securities. So that It Is not at all unlikely, though this may seem paradoxical, that when railroad earnings begin to decrease because of re duced general business, the values of rail road securities will Degin to increase again." CARNEGIES IS NOT WORRYING. Slump -in Steel Stocks Won't Affect Him or His Library Gifts. LONDON. Sent. 28. The renewed neavy realizations, chiefly In the list of invest ment securities, caused a demlnstratlon on the stock markets today, almost amount ing to a panic. Consols once toucned being a full point beneath the lowest reached during the Franco-German "War. A heavy liquidation is said to be due to the needs of American financiers and spec ulators. Apprehension Is felt regarding the posi tion In Wall Street, and anxiety is enter tained concerning the Stock Exchange set tlement here Wednesday. There are ru mors of probable failures, which in the best informed quarters, however, are said to be exaggerated. The slump In United States Steel stock caused some anxiety aa to its probable effect on Andrew Carnegie's library endowments. It is said, however. Mr. Carnegie views the slump with the utmost complacency. An appeal to him today on this subject elicited the follow ing response: "Mr. Carnegie never owned any second- mortgage bonds or shares of the "United States Steel Trust. His bonds are first- mortgage bonds, covering all the property, and are not -quoted upon the Stock Ex change.' UNION MUSICIANS BALK. Won't Play at Chicago Celebration Because Marine Band Is Engaged. CHICAGO, Sept 28. The marchers in the big centennial parade tomorrow night will be compelled to tramp over the route without a musical note to cheer them. The Musicians' Union tonight positively refused to take part in the parade or to have anything whatever to do with the centennial celebration if the Marine Band of Washington is to play at the mass meeting at the Auditorium on Thursday night, which is to bo the final act of the celebration. The union declares Its constitution forbids Its members to have anything to do with on event In which enlisted men In the Government service tako part. The union therefore demands that the Invitation to the Marine Band be with drawn, or the union musicians will de cline to furnish music for the parade, for the banquet of the Mayors Wednes day night, or for any other part of the centennial celebration. The committee of arrangements for the centennial Informed the union tonight that the invitation to the Marine Band would stand, no matter what1 action was taken by the local musicians. The union at once decided It could not recede from the position It had taken, and it so In formed the committee. It was decided by the committee to go ahead with their plans Just as though there were no such thing as music. The playing by the Ma rine Band Thursday night will therefore be the only music of the celebration. It was not the intention of the committee to use the Marino Band for anything but the mass meeting on that one evening. Porto Ricans Crowd the Schools. SAN JUAN, P. R., Sept. 28. Twelve nunarea scnoois in .forto Klco were opened, today and 60,000 pupll3 were re ceived. Three times that number of chll dren were enrolled, and the struggle for preference was very great. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Political. Ex-Lleutenant-Governor "Woodruffs slate Is broken by Brooklyn Republicans, and con vention ends-in free-for-all fight Pago 1. Denver Republican party epllt3 on leadership of ex-Senator Wolcott, and' neither delega tion may be seated by the state convention today. Page 1. Ohio Democratic leader comes back at Dick, and again urges a Hanna-CIarke debate. Page 1. Foreign. Assurance of Turkey that she will not move troops from Monastlr to Adrlanople greatly clears the Balkan situation. Pago 3. Fifty thousand refugees In Macedonia are in terribly destitute condition. Page 3. Lord Mllner arrives In London to confer with Balfour about entering the Cabinet. Page 3 Pope Plus gives the Impression that he will leave the Vatican. Page 2. Domestic. Army of workmen at Sault Ste. Marie. Mich angered by refusal of company to pay them, resort to serious rioting; regular troops will be sent to scene. Page 1. .' District Attorney Jerome asks for $100,000 to fight gambling In New York. Page 2. Parks' delegates td Ironworkers' convention are docile, and peace reigns for a day. Page 3. National. President Roosevelt and. family return to the capital from Oyster Bay. Page 2. Forestry officials find sentiment In Oregon toward forest reserves Is changing In their favor. Page 2. . T. A. Wood, of Portland, Is almost sure to be debarred for practices In Indian War pen slpn cases. Page 2. Sports. Portland begins series of home games with Sacramento today. Page 6. Pacific National League game: Salt Lake 4, Butte, 3. Page 6. The Minute Boy wins ?10,000 purse for colts and geldings at Morris Park. Page G. Pittsburg nine leaves to play Boston for cham pionship of the world. Page 1. Pacific Coast. Reward of $8000 is offered for arrest of Mon tana dynamiters. Page 4. O. C. Moore loses fight for possession of Mar shall Field's "Washington farms. Page 4. District fairs open today at The Dalles and Eugene. Page 4. Attempt to murder San Francisco woman by asphyxiation. Page 4. , Cornucopia mine sold for $600,000. Page 5. Conference of Irrigation engineers holds out good hope to Oregon. Page 10. Commercial and Mnrlnc. Hop market opens active with continued strength. Page 15. ' "Wheat closes weak and lower at Chicago. Page 15. Liquidation In stocks continues. Page 15. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15. Stranded ship Glfford, at San Francisco, mas be saved. Page 5. Annual report of British Consul Laldlaw. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. How plumbers graft on the public by combina tion. Page 10. Street-car man, who accidentally killed a man, driven Insane by tragedy. Page 11. Lewis and Clark Fair directors move to secure passenger agents' convention. Page 12. Uprlver counties still work for Government purchase of Oregon City locks. Page 11. East Side people agitate for another car line. Page 10. Last rail laid on electric road up Clackamas River. Page 11. Jury disagrees" on' lawsuit between warring laundrywoinen. Page 10. SLATE 1SJBR0KEN Woodruff Then Tries to Smash Heads, BROOKLYN POLITICIANS MIX Republican Convention Ends in a Free-for-AII Fight. SEVERAL MEN BADLY BRUISED Ex-Lieutenant Governor Sees the Clothing- Literally Torn From His Candidate to Prevent His With drawal, hut Defeat Is Sure. NEW YORK, Sept 28. After one of the most riotous scenes ever enacted In a political meeting In Brooklyn, tho Re publican county slate made by ex-LIeu- tenant-Governor Timothy L. Woodruff, was smashed tonight, and Henry Belden Ketchum was nominated for District At torney of Kings County in place of George F. Elliott, who was Mr. Woodruffs can didate. While the convention was In an uproar and fighting had begun In the hall, Mr. Ketchum attempted to withdraw his name, and had his clothing literally torn from his body by his partisans, who at tempted to drag him from the room to prevent his withdrawal. In the street, Mr. Ketchum fainted. Tho noise of the riot drew tho police to the hall and they charged down the center aisle, clubbing right and left, forc ing the delegates Into their seats and sep arating those who were fighting. Mr. Woodruff was down Into the per sonal encounters, and was roughly han dled. Several men were badly bruised, At a conference held earlier In the even ing, Mr. Elliott had been agreed upon for District Attorney. This conference was between the Republicans and the fu slonists. The row started soon after the convention assembled. WOLCOTT SPLITS THE PARTY. Denver Renublicans May Not Get Into the State Convention. DENVER, Colo., Sept 28. The Repubr lican State Convention to select a mem ber of the Supreme Court, to succeed Presiding Justice John Campbell, whose term expires, will meet nere tomorrow Today two conventions of the Republic ans of the City and County of Denver were held, and contesting delegations will ask for recognition by the state conven tion tomorrow. There is said to be strong likelihood that neither will be seat ed, and Denver "will be unrepresented. The spilt In Denver is not due to adher ence to opposing candidates, as there now seems little doubt that Judge Campbell will be unanimously chosen to succeed himself, but to the question whether the party leadership shall rest with ex-Sen ator Edward o. Wolcott. Tnere were many charges of fraud In the primary election Saturday, not less than 79 of the 204 precincts sending contesting delega tions to the city and county convention Of these only two anti-Wolcott delega tions were declared elected by the cen tral committee. As a consequence, the anti-Wolcott delegates declined to attend the convention called at the Tabor Opera- House, .but organized another convention at Coliseum Hall. The Republican State Central Commit tee met tonight to make up the temporary roll of the state convention. The Denver contests were presented, but the commit tee adjourned without action. It Is predicted tonight that two state conventions will result from the split In uenver. Socialists Name a Ticket. BOSTON, Sept. 28. Amid scenes of LORD MILNER, WHO MAY SUCCEED MR. CHAMBER LAIN AS COLONIAL SECRETARY. Lord Mllner, to whom has been offered the British Colonial Secretaryship, in succession to Mr. Chamberlain, held a financial position in Egypt in lSSJ)-!)2, and wrote a book on England's position in that country. Vpon "returning to London he was made chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and, his work attracting the attention of Mr. Chamberlain, the latter had him sent to the Cape to succeed Lord Rosmead (Sir Hercules Robinson) as High Commissioner. It was under Mll ner conduct of affalra that the Boer war broke out. Lord Mllner was born In 1854, was bred In Germany and at Oxford, and for a time Served on the staff of the Pall Mall Gazette. great enthusiasm, the Socialist party held its state convention here today and nom inated a state ticket headed -by John C. Chase, of Haverhill, for Governor. The platform adopted Is substantially the samo as that of last year, with the ex ception, of the following "immediate de mands": -A reduction, of the hours of labor in proportion to the Increasing facilities of production; the abolition of child labor; the .raising of school funds and an Increase In the facilities by which every child may secure a liberal education; state insur ance for workers in case of death, acci dent, lack of employment or old age; ex tension of municipal and town powers to permit the public ownership of all pub lic utilities; the initiative and referen dum, proportional representation, and the right of recall of representatives by their constituents; trial Ty jury In cases of in junction issued against worklngmen and women; equal civil and political rights for men and women; abolition of capital punishment Resolutions also were adopted calling attention to the situation in the. coal re gions of Pennsylvania, as indicating that there has been no permanent settlement of the conditions which gave rise to the strike of last year. The Socialist Labor party also met and nominated a ticket headed by Thomas F. Brennan, of Salem, for Governor. . COMES BACK AT DICK. Democratic Leader Again Urges a Hanna-CIarke Debate. CLEVELAND. Sept 28. Charles P. Sa- len. chairman, of the Ohio Democratic Committee, has made tho following reply to Chairman Dick's letter of last night sent from Columbus. "Dear Sir: Your two-column letter discussing every phase of politics from the Penobscot to the Rio Grande, and concluding with the assertion that there is nothing to discuss, Is noted In the pub lic 'print Unless you have exhausted the subject yourself in your article your can didate might find something to discuss of a political nature at the present time. But for your assertion of your own can dor, I would be Inclined to doubt your sincerity. "The paramount Issue of the Senatorial contest In this campaign is the public record of Senator M.. A. Hanna and his unfitness" by reason thereof to be re turned to the United States Senate. If you are not aware that John H. Clarke has attacked his public record and joined Issue with the present Senator upon his record, first In fathering the ship sub sidy bill, which seeks to take from the people's treasury $10,000,000 annually and put it into the treasury of the steamship companies; second, In forcing- through the Legislature the reactionary and ex pensive municipal code, which denies home rule to the cities of the state; and third. In using his official position to se cure for himself and associates franchise privileges to the injury of the people you can get this Information by Inquir ing of Senator Hanna himself. "He Is on record as saying his public record had been outrageously attacked, and that when he goes upon the platform he will have something to say about It I have asked you to arrange that Mr. Clarke may be present when he says It You decline for reasons that would be readily guessed if you did not assert that candor compels you to give tho real rea son for declining a joint discussion. "M. A. Hanna understands that these measures which he has championed are Closely joined, perhaps too closely joined for joint discussion. I trust after advls lng with him you will become Informed as to the situation and accept our chal lenge. "I close, reminding you that It Is not Senator Bailey's 'free wool' in Texas which interests the people of Ohio, but the wool which I fear you are trying to pull over the eyes of the people. "Again, on behalf of John H. Clarke ask" you to arrange for a joint discussion between him and Senator Hanna on tho political issues of the campaign." MRS. DAVIS IMPROVES. Hope Is Expressed for Recovery of Widow of Confederate President. BUFFALO. Sept. 2S. At 11 o'clock to night Mrs. Jefferson Davis condition was reported unchanged. Mrs. Davis passed a comfortable night and her condition today was much lm proved. J. A. Hayes, her son-in-law and his son have arrived at Castle Inn Her relatives and friends are now hopeful of her recovers-. Knin Will Escape Operation. BALTIMORE. Sept 28. At a consulta tion of physicians today it was decided thnt .in operation was not necessary In th case of Archbishop -John Joseph Kaln of St Louis, who Is suffering from an nttnok of appendicitis at St Agnes Sanl tiiHura in this city. The condition of the patient Is reported to bo much improved today. 9 MOB HOLDS GIT! Soo Workmen Resort to Serious Rioting. ROMtSED WAGES NOT PAID Sault Ste. Marie Appeals to Canada for Troops. ROUBLE-MAKERS ABOUT 3000 Everything Movable in Office of Min ing: Company Is Destroyed and. the Street-Cars Are Charged Upon and Tied Up. The Inability of tho Lake Superior Consolidated Company to keep Its promise to raise the money duo Its army of laborers (some $200,000) has led to serious trouble at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Tho men have armed themselves, and virtually control the town. Acts of violence have caused an appeal to be made to Toronto for troops, which are expected to arrive today. Pour hundred employes of the com pany in the woods were to have been furnished transportation to Sault Ste. Marie last night, but, in view of tho rioting, the company refused to run a train. This greatly angered the men, and they are now marching on the town. Their arrival probably means a renewal of the disturbances. A receiver for the company was named yesterday, but Speyer & Co., of New York, who hold a $5,050,000 mortgage on tho property, declare nothing can stop its sale October 1. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Sept 2S. The Canadian Soo has been the scene of serious rioting by the discharged em ployes of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company all day, and tonight the situa tion is verj grave. Trouble came when the company put the men off the premises when they de manded their promised pay. The labor ers broke away from all restraint the large force of special police could exert. and smashed every window in the magnifi cent building of the company in the Canadian Soo, charged upon the street cars and demanded that the conductors and motormen join them, and were only prevented from doing further damage by a clever ruse of one of the company's of- , ficlals, who turned in a fire alarm to di vert attention. Appeal has been made to Toronto for troops, but no re-enforcements had ar rived at nightfall, and the only defense against the mob, which grows hourly. Is a more or less demoralized police de partment and a small company of local militiamen. A battalion of regulars from Toronto, the King's Grenadiers, la ex pected to arrive at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, and their coming is awaited with feverish impatience. Another company of militia- from Sudbury Is also expected by that time. Destroy Everything; Movable. In the assault upon the office building by the mob early this afternoon, before the arrival on the ground of troops, the frenzied, rioters secured possession of tho ground floor of the building, destroying everything movable that came in their path. A crowd of the office staff, with drawn revolvers, prevented their gaining access to the upper floors of the build ing. The arrival of the troops on the ground armed with ball cartridges about 2 o'clock served to restore some semblance of or der. The rioters then contented them selves with throwing stones at tho build ing and hurling Invectives at the soldiers, who established a "dead line" and pre vented any approach toward the building by any of the rioters. The greatest number of the mob are ignorant Italians. Finns, Norwegians and Frenchmen, the latter perhaps the hard est of all to handle. All have been drink ing more or less, although the bars this afternoon obeyed the order to close. The mob Is one that cannot be reasoned with, and the man they seem most anxious to get at is Mr. Coyne, the assistant man ager, who. In the absence of Mr. Shields, Is In charge of the works. Mr. Coyne has discreetly kept out of sight all day. Hotel Turned Over to Men. Lato this afternoon the leaders' of the mob held a conference, and demanded that the company put men In their hotel and boarding-houses and feed them until the money for their wages is forthcom ing. In order to appease the crowd, this demand was granted, and the men have taken possession of the White House, a large boarding-house operated by the company. Provisions are being sent there to feea them. Tonight the men held a mass meeting In the hotel, but it was unexpectedly quiet and orderly. An attempt was made to allay the passions of the men by an offer by the Brotherhood of Woodmen, an or ganization maintained among the lumber men, to furnish an attorney free of charge to collect all pay checks left In his hands. About 10:30 an alarm of fire was turned In from the pulp mills, and the department responded, but no blaze could be discov ered. The turning In of the alarm was evidently the work of some of the rough element which has gathered In large pro portions to help along the work of disor der. An effort was made late today to get TVtmnnuea on Second lra.se.)