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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2&r 1904. M BY WATER of the Ice, and much property has been destroyed In this, city and . county. At. the village ol Georgetown, residents -were rescued -with boats. At Adamsboro, a dam was swept away and much property was destroyed- Whole portions of Lo- gansport have been flooded, and many homes have been abandoned. The water Is still rising and rain Is still falling. Thaw in East Causes Great Floods. MANY SECTIONS SUFFER Factories in Several Cities Forced to Close. ICE GORGES ARE FORMING Pittsburg Is Greatly ..Alarmed Since the Alleghany Is Three Feet Higher. Than the Mononga-hela-Steamers Go Down. TTOBST IXAKS ABE PITTSBURG, Jan. 22. The worst fears of the manufacturers along the PitUbun? aide of the Allegheny River from the Sharpsburgr bridge down, were realized early this morning; when the water swept over the banks in many places and Inundated the surrounding districts. Every mill and factory between the Allegheny Valley Railroad tracks and the river Is more or less flooded, and It Is estimated that In the neighborhood of 25,000 men will be forced to lay Idle until Monday or Tuesday. TUGS AND TOWS FROZEN IN. Long Island Sound Is a Compact Ice- Field From Shore to Shore. NEW YORK. Jan. 22. Long, Island Sound Is z. compact Ice field from shore to shore and from Hell Gate to New Haven, Conn. Only the largest steamers went through during the night, and unless there is a thaw navigation Is likely to be closed at once. Hundreds of sailing ves sels and big, ocean-going tugs are frozen In the fields with their tows. Strong northeasterly gales have been piling up Ice into the neck of the sound. and now cakes five Inches thick are gath ering In a great floe 60 miles lone and 12 miles wide at New Haven. Through its center a narrow strip of thin ice, fringed with lofty hummocks, marks the path ar duously broken out by the Fall itiver lin ers. The oldest skippers on the sound de clare the condition Is something new to them. Considerable loss is being caused by the delay In moving freight. All the towns on the Passaic iUver De- low Passaic FallB are In danger by flood, while one of the worst storms of the Win ter was still unspent. In this city sleet rendered walking dangerous . for man or horse, and many cases of serious injury were reported. No vessels were reported as leaving quarantine, and fog bells were kept ring ing. The sound was frozen or choked with Ice as far as New Haven. Captain or seamen of nearly 100 small Ice-locked vesels walked ashore at various points to night to get supplies. Today's rainfall caused great distress In Paterson, Passaic, Newark and smaller towns nearby. As the watershed above Passaic Falls Is frozen solid, all the pre cipitation must run Into the river, and Newark T3ay Is frozen so as to leave no outlet. PITTSBURG. Jan. 22. (Midnight.) The Alleghany and Monongahela Rivers are rising steadily. The-Alleghany Is three feet higher than her consort stream, and as a consequence a dangerous Ice gorg'e Is now forming between the Wabash and Smithfleld-street bridges, Just above the confluence of the rivers. There is ice enough in both rivers at this time to keep both the rivers well filled until Sunday morning, and perhaps later. Early In the day, owing to the warning ent out in regard to the danger from the Alleghany, all of the coal barges and Bteamboats were sent into the Mononga- bela to gain the better protection of tho pools, and consequently stiller water. Al ready a barge containing 40,000 bushels of coal has been sunk and the whole fleet. with nearly 275.000 bushels on board. Is In danger. Mills Forced to Close. In the Pcnnsylvanla-avenuo mill district many of the mills have their fly pits below flood level, and were compelled to shut down, throwing 7000 men and boys out of work. The big and little Shenangos. which meet at Greenville, are higher than ior years. A gorge In these streams has backed the water over the town, causing much damage. South Race and Water' Etreets .are under twater. Many families Were taken from their homes in boats, while others have moved their household goods to the sec ond floors. The Bessemer railroad shops and the Hodge Manufacturing Plant, both built above the high-water mark, have been abandoned. Tonight these plants are under water two feet, and much macbin- ecy has been ruined. The entire Bessemer yards are flooded, and the main line Is being used as a storage for locomotives and coaches removed from flooded shops. At Osgood, two miles north of here, there is six feet of water on the Bessemer tracks. The water in Mercer is higher than it was ever known before and continues to rise. Both the Neshanock and Shenango Rivers at Green Castle have risen more than 36 inches since morning, and are at flood stage, with the water coming up rapidly. The tinplate and steel mills are closed and the main thoroughfares are Impassa ble. Steamers Sink. During the afternoon Captain McKlnley. of the transportation department of the Monongahela Coal & Coke Company, re ceived a telegram from Slsterville an nouncing that the Hornet No. 2 had sunk in about 24 feet of water and .would prob ably be a total loss. The crew saw the impending danger In time to escape. The boat was valued at about $10,000. About 6P.1L news of the sinking of tho Volunteer, at Brown's Station, reached the local headquarters of the coal combine. Tho officers and crew were saved. The Volunteer was valued at $15,000. Ono river man stated tonight that the -e'Srent of the damage wrought by the ice tonight could not be estimated until to morrow, but it will amount to high into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. This, coupled with the losses sustained by rail roads, business houses, manufacturing. Btreet car companies, government works and residents, will likely put the loss at about $1,000,000. At midnight the Pittsburg. & Western Railroad is out of business, and the Bait! more & Ohio is sending its trains to Youngsiown over tho Lake Erie. At 3 o'clock this morning (Saturday) tho steamers Tom Lisle and Delta, each manned by a crew of from 12 to 15 men. are reported missing. The boats passed Davis Island dam at 9:35 a'clock. appar ently in an attempt to rescue a runaway barge loaaea wiui ruurotiu irun. iu n.ito of either boat has been secured up to this time. Two barges loaded with 50.000 bushels of coal wore caught by the current this morning and sunk. v A fleet oi'iZ barges loaded witbrplt posts were swept away and reported lost. The barges with their cargoes were valued at ?1200 each. HOUSEBOAT IS CRUSHED. Woman Is Drowned and Rescuer At tempts in Vain to Save Man. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 22. The ice in White River carried oft a houseboat occupied by John Schowe and wife, "and battered it to pieces. Mrs. Schowe was drowned and her body carried down the river. Schowe was thrown into the water when the houseboat went to pieces and caught hold of bushes on a submerged isl and In the middle of the river opposite the lower part of the city. In answer to his cries for help. Rollo Morrison started for the island through the ice in a boat. Af ter an hour he reached him. but 8cbowe. crazed by the cold, fought him off." Mor rison Anally overpowered Schowe, tied him in the boat and started for shore. The crushing Ice and struggles of the man threw Morrison out. and the boat went on down the river with Schowe tied to the bottom. Morrison was later rescued. WILL RISK NOTHING Roosevelt Men Propose to Have Delegates instructed WEST IS THE STRONGHOLD PERU PEOPLE ARE VACATING. Flood Record for Twenty Years Bro kenLarge Factory Closes. PERU. Ind., Jan. 22. Many families have moved out of their homes or vacat ed the first floors on account of the high water and ice In the Wabash River, which rose two feet during the night and is still rising. The record for 20 years is broken. The Howe factory has closed, and 600 employes are Idle. It is feared the new $35,000 bridge of the Indianapolis Northern Traction Company will go out. It Is now eight Inches above water, with a sea of ice plunging ana crashing against it Preparations aro being made to dynamite it If necessary to save other property. Railway traffic is interrupted, tracks for many miles be ing under water. Worst Flood In Many Years. WABASH. Ind., Jan. 22. The Wabash River has risen two feet since midnight. covering the lowlands of the city and clos ing tnree factories. Traction traffic has ceased. The high water record for many years Is broken. COLD WEATHER MAY SAVE IT. Cleveland Has Arieady Suffered a Loss of $500,000. CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 22. The flood situation in Cleveland and vicinity is brighter at midnight Friday, because of fall in tho temperature, which will lessen the probability of a dangerous gorge about ten miles up the Cuyahoga River breaking and letting loose a great mass of water held In check by It. The Cuyahoga River is flowing about 15 miles an hour, and Is slightly lower than dur ing the day. The three Great Lake vessels that broke loose from their moorings today are still wedged tightly together, and there is no possibility of them breaking away or be ing moved until the flood of water has ceased running out into the lake. The en tire loss In Cleveland is estimated at $500,- 000. ICE GORGE BREAKS IN TIME. Dayton Escapes Flooding, but Trac tion Traffic Is Suspended. DAYTON. O., Jan. 22. Wide sections of the Miami Valley south of Dayton are inundated. Traction traffic between Day ton and Cincinnati has been suspended owing to the damage to trestle - work south of Franklin. The Immense ice trortro north of Dayton broke away in time to prevent the flooding of the city, The Miami River Is still rising, but un less heavy rains should continue, no se rious results are now anticipated in tnis vicinity. Trains are delayed because of damaged roadbeds. Levees in Danger 'of Breaking. COLUMBUS, -O., Jan. 22. The Scioto River has passed the danger line, and now stands at 174 feet. The lowlands have been inundated, and the levees are being closely watched to prevent the entire West Side from being flooded, There Is much uneasiness. No damage has as yet resulted from the ice going out of the river. The electric street lamps were dark during the night, the electric company having raised the dynamos so as to be In advance of the danger line in case the levee breaks They will be out of serv ice until the danger is passed. Rule, However, Is Expected to Be Made General-Cushman Says Washington Will Make Pleas ure Known .Emphatically. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 22. All the talk that has been going about concerning opposition to Roosevelt has resulted in a determination to have delegates Instructed, so no conv blnation can prevent his nomination after the convention meots. Interviews pub lished here with many Western men show that without question nearly every state from that region will . Instruct Here Is what Cushman. .of Washington, says: "Tha delegates from Washington will have iron-bound, brass-mounted, copper riveted instructions to vote for the nom ination of Theodore Roosevelt and If any man accepted election, as delegate to the Chicago Convention and then violated his instructions, something would happen to him when he returned to Washington. ' CONFERS WITH THE PRESIDENT Foraker Goes Over the Ohio Situation in Detail. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. A conference which, though brief, was pregnant with significance, was held today between President Roosevelt and Senator For aker. " The Senator returned yesterday from a sojourn of several days in Ohio, where he conferred with many of nis friends regarding the political situation. It was to inform the President of his ob servations that he -called on him. It seems improbable at this time that Senator Foraker will precipitate a con test In Ohio over the selection of dele gates to the Chicago convention. It is known that many, close friends of the President believe that nothing would be gained by such a contest whatever the result of it might be. Efforts are now be ing made to bring Senators Hanna and Foraker together in the selection of Ohio delegates. It is known that among Mr. Hanna's closest friends there Is no dispo sition to attempt to relegate Senator For aker to the rear If he desires to go to tho Chicago convention as a delegate at large, providing that no contest which might imperil the integrity of the Repub lican organization in the state is made. Today's conference lasted but a short time, but the .situation was discussed In its salient features. It is understood that the President will not permit himself to be drawn Into any factional trouble either in Ohio or In any other state. Senator Foraker understands the President's po sition In this regard. The conference to day was not prolonged, because the Sen ator had an engagement for a committee meeting, which he was obliged to keep, but it Is likely that a further and fuller discussion of the matter will be had at -a later time. NewYork Dental Parlors Fourth and Menisea Sts. Port!aa4, Oregon. Teeth ft-fi-a r-f v1 and filled absolutely without pain by our late scientific meth ods. No sleep-producing agents or cocaine, ThAc Ti tha nnW ilanrnl reirlnrs In Port- land that have the patent appliances and ingredients to extract, nil ana appiy sy crowns and porcelain crowns, undetectable from nntnral loath onrt trnrrftnted for ten years, without the least particle of pain. Gold crowns and teeth without plates, gold nuings and all other dental wont conn painlessly and by specialists. Gold crowns, $5: full set teeth, $5: bridge work, 5; gold filling. $1 up; silver fillings, 50c K0 PLATES In Harmony, Says Cummins. DES MOINES, Jan. 22. Governor Cum mins returned tonight from Washington. He stated there was no difference between himself and President Roosevelt on the tariff Issue. No Change In Vote for Senator. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 22. There was no material change in the ballot today for United States Senator to succeed Mc Comas. Cincinnati Has Lucky Escape. . CINCINNATL O., Jan. 22. The break up of the ice gorges in the Ohio River at this point has been accomplished with comparatively small, loss. So far a few barges have been crushed, and a few others torn from their moorings. This escape from heavy damage Is largely due to the fortunate breaking of the gorge below the city first and to the checking of the ice above tho city, so that it did not really become entirely free until 'late in the night Indianans Have to Be Rescued. LOGANSPORT, Ind.. Jan. n The Eel and Wabash RIvers'have overflowed their 1 banks as the result of the breaking up Canadian Railway Traffic Tied Up. TORONTO, Jan. 22. Snow, sleet and rain completely demoralized railroad traf fic all over the province. The Chicago Ex press arrived today after spending 15 hours in a snow bank near St Mary's. No freight trains are moving, and some of the passenger trains are cancelled. The Grand Trunk's Montreal Express is snow bound near Gananoque. Ice-Bound Steamers Released. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. The steamer Iowa, of the Goodrich line, was released from the ice pack near Chicago today, and pro ceeded to Milwaukee. Tho steamer .had been icebound since Wednesday evening. Hundreds of Families Driven Out. PIQUA, O., Jan. 22. The Miami River rose 3& feet during the night and that section of the city known as Rossvllle is completely inundated. Hundreds of fam ilies have been driven from their homes. Factories Forced to Closed. ARON. Ohio. Jan. and Cleveland the tracks of the Cleve land branch of the Baltimore "A Ohio are under a foot of water and many fac tories have been forced to close. SNOW STALLS TRAINS. New York Streams Are Also Out of Bounds as Result of Rain. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 22. With a con tlnuous fall of rain for nearly 24 hours, the immense quantity of snow throughout the Western part of New York was rapid. ly turned Into water, which soon tonight sent the rivers swirling out of bounds, flooding great areas. In Northern New York and places In Canada where the temperature was lower the rain turned Into sleet and snow, pros trating telegraph and telephone lines and demoralizing railroad traffic Trains on the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific tonight are reported from 12 to 24 hours late. The Chicago express on the Grand Trunk arrived at Toronto 28 hours late after spending 15 hours in a snow bank. Another train is stalled In the snow some where between Montreal and Toronto, and snow plows have been sent out to rescue the train. Lake Vessels Probably Ice-Bound. MILWAUKEE. Jan. 22. Captain Olsen, of the life-saving station, reports that he can see no vessels stuck the ice off Milwaukee. The weather is misty, however, and it is pos slbl& that some craft may be lodged In the ice beyond the line of vision. The steamer Iowa, reported released from the ice at Chicago, has not yet arrived here, The steamer City of Racine, which started for Chicago last night, did not get beyond the llfesaving station. Conditions are somewhat favorable for the shifting of the wind and with It the ice. Snowfall Heaviest In Many Years. ERIE. Pa., Jan. 22. Several business houses here are flooded, and many streets are under water. Mill Creek has not been higher since the big flood of 1S93, when thousands of dollars' worth of property was destroyed. The snowfall has been the heaviest in 25 years. New York Rivers All Over Banks. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 22. Nearly hours of rain, with over two feet of snow, has sent every river in Western Jew York over its banks. HEW WAY POBBECTPBOCITY. America May Deal With France Re gardless of the Senate. Ohio Towns Partially Submerged. N'ESVILLE. Ohio. Jan. 22. The Lick ing and Muskingum Rivers are rising rap idly. Roseville apd Crooksville, in the southern part of the country, are. par tially submerged. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. A movement is making for an agreement between the Governments of the- United States and France, in lieu of the projected reciproc ity treaty, which has not received the ap proval of the Senate, and consequently ZTr o VI f Period of time allowance for ratification and exchange. In the search after new sources of re Venue the French govern ment has let it be known that it contem plates a considerable increase of the duties on Imported meats, which would. of course, fall principally upon American meats. An effort on the part of Ambassador Porter to secure the minimum rates for American goods, disclosed the fact that some concession must be made in return New York Dental Parlors MAIN OFFICE FOURTH AND MORRI SON STS.. PORTLAND. Branch Office. 614 1st av. Seattle. 30 A. M. to 6 P. M.: Sundays, 8:30 A. M. to 3 P. iL by the United States, and it Is intimated that the French srovernment might Da satisfied with a 20 per cent abatement of the duty on one of the greatest of French taDles minor ted into the United states. Having In mind the situation in tno Senate in regard to the French reciproc ity treaty, tho department officials con eluded it would be useless to embody this new French concession in treaty form, as It would also probably fall to receive the Senate's appro vaL Sfecwurse has been had to section 3 ofthe Dingiey tariK act and if this projected arrangemntrshould take shape, it being now merely a tenta tive proposition, the. outcome would be one of the commercial agreements which will not require action on the part of the United States Senate. Representatives of other European nations than France are keenly interested In the success of this undertaking. LAWYER WITHDRAWS REMARK Conrad Shows His Fairness to Ma- chen In Postal Fraud Case. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. In the postal trial today, several witnesses were led through a tedious line of questioning by the Assistant District Attorney, most of which, as counsel explained, was for the purpose of showing a personal Interest on the part of Machen regarding the in troduction , of the Groff fasteners. The Government announced that It was near the completion of Its case. After counsel for the defense briefly had touched on the statement made at the close of yesterday's session by Mr. Con-i rad that Machen, on a salary of J3500 a year had managed to make $20,000 a year, Mr. Conrad secured permission to with draw his remark, saying he would not convict the defendant on any statement that fell unguarded from his lips. The disputed transcript of Machen s ac count with the Union National Bank, Westminster, Md., then was admitted, on the express understanding that only such items as were shown to relate to Machen In the transactions between him and the other defendants should be considered. Justice Pritchard discharged the rule Issued yesterday against Postofilce Inspec tors Mayor and Gregory, charged by the defense with coaching witnesses, being satisfied with, their answers as con tained In affidavits presented by them. Emanuel Speyer, in charge of accounts In the rural free-delivery division, tes tified to having received from Machen a check lor 5550, signed by Martha B. Lo- jenz, and $120 In cash with which he pur- Un.A ' -KTon. -trv,..!. Ai- tern l uiaocu u. Aicn jluijx utMb iui uiv ju lavui of Machen. He did this, he said, as an accommodation to Machen as Machen had no local account He added that there was nothing secretive about the transaction and nothing that excited suspicion. An adjournment until Monday was taken. February Everybody's Life Scribacr's are now in. S f 'Current Issue of Saturday Evening Post is on sale. Every Article is Reduced ! : i I Knit Goods You can find your heart's desire in our Knit Goods Section and find it at .a smaller price than you expect. Ice Wool Squares, cream arid black, 4gc, Sgc, 98c, $1.19 and up to $3.59. Shetland Wool Shawls, Fascinators, all colors, igc, 39c, 59c, 79c, 98c and up to- $3.59. Knitted Skirts, fancy borders, 39c, 59c, 79c, $1.10, $1.19 and up to $2.00. Infants' Sweaters', cream, cardinal, fancy Border, sizes 1, 2, 3, g8c, $1.19 and up to $1.85. New Books "DAPHNE" By Margaret Sherwood, a de light for lovers of light literature. Sweet, pure and idyllic. Pub., price, $1; special.79 COOKERY Five arrivals that tell about good things for the inner man : "Luncheon." Pub. price 25c; special. . .18 "50 Salads." Pub, price, 25c; special. .. .18 "Puddings and Desserts." Publishers' price, 25c; special 18 "Cookery for Invalids." Publishers' price, 25c; special 18 "Cookery with a) Chafing Dish." 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Druggists5 Sundries A score of items picked haphazard from our Druggists' Sundries section that are sold at less than elsewhere prices : 25c Japanese Cleaning Compound 17c 25c Stand Shaving Mirrors 13c 25c Listerated Tooth Powder.... 14c g5c best Bristle Hair Brushes.... 5gc 15c metal-back Dressing Combs gc ioc Borated Talcum Powder 5c 25c Tooth Brushes 4 and 5-row 14c 23c Whisk Brooms . , i 15c $1.25 Hair Brushes.., 79c 15c wood-frame Shaving Mirrors 7c $1.25 metal-frame Triple Mirrors 7gc 25c Marvel Shce Shine 15c 35c bone handle Nail Brushes , 23c 25c Shaving Mugs 15c 25c Shaving Brushes 15c 23c large battle Witch Hazel 14c 7gc 2-quart Water Bottles ...63c 89c 3-quart Water Bottles ....69c g8c 4-quartt Water Bottles 79C $1.50 Underwear, 59c Broken lines of women's all-wool Swiss! ribbed Vests, sizes 3 and 4 only, marked to close at 59; regularly $1.50. Cabinet Holds Two Sessions. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Morning and afternoon sessions of the Cabinet were held today. In the absence of Secretaries Hay and Moody no matters concerning the State or Navy Departments were con sidered. It can be said on authority that no action of serious importance was taken. It Is probable that during the ses sion of Congress that the President on accoua of pressing engagements in the early part of the day, frequently will have the Cabinet meetings in the afternoon. two-story officers quarters enveloping the Government bulldlng3 In flames. Ma jor lotus NHes, of the artillery corp3, had five bucket brigades at work, with 200 men in reserve,, until flra. apparatus arrived, from the city to the relief -of "the garrison. Several ofHcers' quarters " were severely scorched and SCO yards of fence and outhouses destroyed. The total dam age will amount to less than $17,000, but nearly $26,000 worth of Government prop erty was In danger and only saved by the prompt response of organized troops to the alarm. Fire Loss Overestimated. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Chairman Gary, of the United Stated Steel Corporation, said today: "The publications concerning damage to goods belonging to the Shelby Steel Tube Company, located at Shelby, O., are great ly exaggerated. The loss does not ex ceed $20,000." Dispatches from Shelby es timated the loss at $3,000,000. Wright Will Soon Resign. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Carroll D. Wright Commissioner of Labor, tonight authorized the statement that he intends to resign his present office by the end of ; 1904, and then to remove to Worcester, Mass. Mr. Wright was elected to the presidency of Clark College at that place some time ago, and he expects to reside there permanently. , . USE DRIVES FAMILIES OUT. $200,000 Fire In Factory. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Fire in the upper floors of the six-story factory of the E. W. Bliss Company, In Plymouth street, to day, did $200,000 damage. The company manufactured dies and presses for metal stamping and castings and other parts of Whitehead torpedoes for the United States Navy. One fireman lost his life by falling from1 a ladder. Blaze Which Begins in a Glass Fac-, tory Causes $300,000 Loss. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. The plant of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company. 442-152 Wabash avenue, was destroyed by fire to night and from this building the flames were communicated to the sevenrstory factory and apartment building of the Bucklen Medical Company, just .east of the building of the glass company. A number of families who lived in the Bucklen building were compelled to make hasty exits, but all escaped unharmed. The Bucklen building wa3 badly burned on the west end, but not destroyed. Loss, $300,000. FIGHT FIRE IN BLIZZARD. Early-Morning Slumbers of Troops at San Antonio Are Disturbed. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jan. 22.-5h a raging blizzard 500 Infantry and artillery men, thinly clad, fell out of their bunks at Fort Sam Houston early today in an swer to a signal cannon and general fire alarm to save the officers' quarters from destruction. A row of. two-story frame houses was on fire opposite the Adjutant's office, bachelor quarters and a line of Great Woodworking Factory Burned. SAULTB STE. MARIE. Mich.. Jan. 22. Fire started in one of the Hall and Mun son factories at Bay Mills, 12 miles west of here, tonight and destroyed a large sawmill, woodworking plant and box fac tory and a large stock of lumber. The total value of the plant which employed COO men, was $300.000. AT POINT OF THE BAYONET. and consequently closed the bank. Gen eral Greene then Issued an order that un less the bank opened and changed these drafts Into money for the troops he would place Jours under guard, and threatened to lock him up. The discussion will be continued. Building Lockout Is Ended. NEW YORK. Jan. 22. More than 1E0O men in the building trades at Paterson, N. J., who have been locked out for a month, have returned to work. Their dif ferences with the employers will be set tled, by arbitration. , Manila Banker Says Soldiers Forced Him to Import Mexican Coin. MANILA. Jan. 22. Manager Jours, of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, during the public discussion now going on, de clared that prior to the passage of the supplemental currency act the bank had a letter from General Merritt, upon the strength of which the Importation of Mex ican dollars was resumed- after 20 years' prohibition. That the importation of this coin was not voluntary, he said, upon the part of the banks, but was forced upon them by the military authorities practical ly at the point of the bayonet American soldiers, entered the banks, demanding lo cal currency for gold, some even going to the length of enforcing their demands at the muzzle of a revolver. 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