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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1894)
nn OREGON MIST VOL. 11. HORRORS OF THE FIRE The Most Appalling: Disaster in American History. TIIK DETAILS CONFIRM REP0UT8 Mo Thought of Property I.oaaaa - The Car of All Has Keen to Ileal the lk, (Sloth Ih Naked and Bury lh. Head Governor Nal.ua'. Proclamation. Sr. Paul, September 4. Later details Imply con (lrm the report already re ceived at to the magnitude of the Hlnck- ly disaster. Tim moat conservative e timatea of death in the tlx town of I'inu county ii 302, and from that the flgurea go up to 1,000. Although the , exact number of (load will never bo known, enough la known to maka this on of tho moat appalling disaster in American hi. lory. Mora have perlahed, but never to many in to terrible a man ner, A to the property loaa all thoughts have been of the li'al- only a low could be made to talk about thiilr bushiest loste. It ii probable that the loaa at and around Hinckley will exceed 12,000, 000, although no careful e.timnUN have yet beeu made, nor can they be made where all paper and records have gone lip in the tame Heme that so utekly devoured all the ImiiMte, the vegetation and almoat the land in a large action of I'ine county. 1 lie) ralna lo day cleared the air somewhat from nioke, but tliey were not heavy enough to entirely quench the Uree, which would break out on the lightest provocation If they had aught to feed on. Of the tire across in Wis consin It le known here up to mid night, but there was no lone of life re porled, and It ia hoped' that it I over. Notwithstanding lo-day't ahower, how ever, the ground i dry and parched, and all vegetation ia to dry that it would ignite easily and burn with terrible rapidity. OOVRNNOg KELSON' rBOCLAMATIOX. St. Paul, September 4. Governor Nelson to-ulght imued the following proclamation ; " Information of an official character baa reached me tiiat the village of Hinckley, Sandstone, M lesion Creek and the iielghlwrinir. town ami farina have been destroyed by II real that hundred of Uvea have been sacrificed, and sullcr ing and destitution are on every band; that the aurvivori of tliia terrible devas tation are in immediate need of food, clothing, shelter and everything that make existence nwlble. Thi appall ing disaster appeals to every heart of generous Impulse, and the caae it one that demand, response from every good citixen of thi Bute. Now, therefore, I, Knute Nelson, Governor of the Htate, in view of this awful calamity which ha befallen our country and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby appeal to all liberal ami public-spirited citixen, to all muulclpalitle and to all religious and benevolent institutions of this Htate to take immediate action toward secur ing contributions to relieve the prevail ing distress. 1 hereby appoint the fol lowing State commission authorixnd to nvwivn contributions of monev and sup plies end to expend and disburse the aame: C. A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis, Kenneth Clark of St, Paul, Matthew J. Morton of Winona, Hauling Hart of St. Paul and a Dululh man yet to be named." ORIENTAL WAK HKWI. Uorean ald le h Waging Guerrilla Warfare Again.! Japan.. Lonoom, September 4. A dispatch to the Time from Shanghai to-day tayt the Japanese Merqula Salgone landed at Chemulpo August 28, and congratulated the King of Corca upon having attained hit Independence. The dispatch addt the Japanete hold at the present the Provlncetof Seoul. Whang Hal and the country around the treaty porta. The remainder of the country It said I to lie in possession of armed band of Cowans. It is atated the fooling against the Japan ese in Corea la Increasing, and the na tive are commencing to wage a guerrilla warfare egalnt them. AOH SID M.AINIMO VICTORIES. London, September 4.-A Tien Tsin dispatch ay an imperial decree has been iesued rewarding General eh and other Chinese ollicer for their victory over the Japanese troops at Ping ing. A Shanghai dispatch tayt live war tUamer will convey the troopt to be tent to Formosa. The work of extend ing the Chinese fort work on the coast I being pushed with ait haste, bklr mlshee between Chinese and Japanese troop are occurring at teveral point in Corea. Jn every case victory 1 claimed by each tide. roBTirVIMrt THE HARBOR Of DAUTILAS. T,,ww Kntitember 4. The Time will print to-morrow thla dispatch from i.. 'i. L r...iulnt! The sea- ii vuco iw " r , , , . . . , ond Japanese fleet ha assembled In the Harbor of Pantiles, Southern Corea. The entrance of the harbor ia guarded i.i. ......... i. ti, f 'h liutse are cruis- ing from port to port in the i tlulf of I e Chi LI. The hostile armle at Plngang are quiet. .. n....rilun at Antelu rin rl.. Beotembcr 4. The Conntv Snnervlsor are considering measure for the preservation of the an- telona In Freano county. Forty year ii.aM iiiniisaiidt of these ani mate In the county, and only ten ; years ago It was no uncommon thing for aherd of fifty to sixty to be jAum of tu. 'west tide. To-day there are not more than 100 antelope n ' the enth e county, and the speciet w I n ilni.k. like the elk. which was abun dant in the pioneer day t. , ...i nrtt. Turned Out. Naw Yoiik, September 4.-The Her ald' Managua (Nicaragua) special tayt: General Ortla hat been depoted from the in i . a ciiaroA of conspir- vice-rresnieiic " ". . . ii Hia ing with the Conserve ive. agalns i the Rdmlnietratlon, and i,1,le"'S hat appointed Senor Francisco Buca General Minister. The governn wnt i' taking measure, to meet any coutlngen cv. at it it expecwu - -T-- - , event, may happen at any there are rumort of impending trouble VANWKItllllrit IN LONDON. Wliat Clo..l,. at lb lirltl.h Capital Say of Thlr liini..tla AiTnir.. Lohikw, September 4. -The domestic affair of Wlllltttn K. Vanderbllt ha been A lubject of gossip in American circlet In London and Paria for the past two months. Within a few days to those report nave been added the assertion that a legal separation had been agreed upon between Mr. Vanderhllt and hit wife, and that a settlement of $10,000,000 had been provided for Mrs. Vanderbllt by her husband. There hat been no legal separation yet within the knowl edge of their London friends. What is known to have haonened lit Mar Tl,. v amieruiii nave not been particularly discreet regarding their nrlvai eir-Jra since they came here at the end of their long cruise early In the summer. They have had disagreement! which have not been kept from the eyes and ear of oilier. I hey liave quarreled more than once. When they went to Paris Mrs. vanderhilt waa not pleased with the furnishings of the suite provided for her at the Hotel Continental. She had the room emptied, and furnished them richly at her own expense or that of her husband. Mr. Vamlerbilt did not like this, llefore coming to London Mr. Vanderhllt engaged room at the Hotel llerkley. Mr. Vamlerbilt called at the lierkley and expressed much annoyance at what hi wile had done. He ielt word that no rooms were wanted as they were going to strip at Brown' hotel Never thelea Mrs. Vanderhllt went to the llerklev and Mr. Vanderhllt went lo llrown a hotel, and they remained at their respective hotel during the few day they were In london. Mr. Van derhllt hired Danesfield house, the mag nificent estate of Scott Murray on the Thame,, near Henley, for the summer. Mr. Vanderbllt went there in July and remained until a few day ago. Her husband was rarely there. Tuesday, August 1, Mr. Vamlerbilt left . Iane lleld, taying tho wa going to Join her husband in Pari and go with him to Gorman watering place. The servants, except those in personal attendance on her, remained at Danesfield house under instruction to wait for further order. Mr. Vamlerbilt hat been at the Hotel Continental in Peril for a week past. Whether he still Intend to g" to Ham burg and Carlsbad with hi wife bis friend in London are unable to lay, but they know nothing to the contrary. TALK WITH WALKKB. II Says I'mrl llarhur I. All That Could . b Uealred. . WaaiiimiToM, September 4. Rear Admiral Walker I In the city for the purpose of laying before the Navy De partment hi information acquired in hit recent trip to the Hawaiian Inlands. Speaking to-day of the attain In the Isl ands, he taid : " Everything wa quiet at Honolulu when 1 left there in August, and there wa no prospect of an outbreak. The new government seem to bo lirmly es tablished and thoroughly competent to take care of itself, unless there is inter ference from the ouUide. Pearl 1 farbor. where It i proposed to establish a United Ktate coaling station, i a beauty. It is one of the finest harbor in the world, and it large enough to accommodate all the ships afloat. All it want is the re moval of a little bar at it entrance. Thi bar I all sand, and can be easily taken out in reasonable time and at small expense. It wa thoroughly sur veyed while 1 was there by Max Wood, one of our officers." How about annexation?" lib. I can't aav anything on that subject, except the sentiment among the people for annexation to the Uuited State still appear very strong. By the way. Honolulu i a most charming place. and I had a most delightful experience there A POHHIBLK 8rLIT. Th.r 1 IH.aen.laa In th Hank, of th Kul(hU of rjfthln.. Wamiiinqtom, September 4. A split in the Knlghta of Pythlat is tald by mem ber of the Supreme Lodge to be possi ble and perhapi the probable outcome of the meeting now in progress here. Already the committee designated to consider the question ol lliememoersiiip of liquor dealers hat decided to report against the future admission oi mis clast, and it it now understood that the mmmittee in charge of the matter, known as the "German quest on-tnat 1. the question of permitting lodge to ' ' , tt.. rim.l In that emrnaire de cided to make an Ironclad report for the nse of the fcngiisn iangump -said by Supreme Chance or B aekwel to lie the intention oi jr.ui... their order a patriotic one and to bend all it influences to the support of the r-.i. i nn- onvnrnment. Many of the constituents of the German lodges av that the perpemanon ui say m. j " i i,,!,! KItA will not f!". ." I r,;. nf the Institutions lenu w" V, ii. ot tl.it governmeni, am. " i gn meuibert in ine v " ! i.-Un in . The German "lge. h7ve bTen open in the avowal ot luimr.. . utH.ia ,nd con- SSE f the order on their that a commitfe report will be made againtt recognition ot the Pythian Sis ten m m onler. The morning session votetl to ttie consiiier.. . r -posed new constitution. TIIR BLACK KKPUBUO. .. .i..l HavlDt Tak.n Aa upnimi . , Pl.o at fort au Prln. Kinohton, Jamaola, September 4.-It it reported here that an uprising has taken place In Port au Prince, resulting -V. n.tlnir in the street..- Several , the ringleader, of the outbreak have len arrest frtlC: the revoiui on " " y,, ftfe of Last Batuniay uv" r. r-- , excitement. The cen)rthlp it rigor outly controlling the preet. ST. HELENS, OREGON; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1894. THK IAI.HOM BUM. la Alaika It Will Harly Kqual That ef Last Yar. Ba Fbakcihco, September 2. The bark Harvester, which hat arrived from Karluk, brought the latest newt of the Alaska salmon run, and considering the lateness of the season this year, the re turn are very good for the combine. Laat year the catch resulted in about 000,000 caset, and this year't run will amount to very near the tame. The re turn, it it tald, will have the effect of making the market stable, It there le no heavy demand from England. In the latter event the price of salmon will ad vance according to demand. A gentle man, who I laruelv Interested and thor oughly posted on the tituation, taid to day: "The English market bought very snarlng'y of us last year on account of the largeness of the British Columbia catch, but this year several Knglieh buy er, have placed heavy ordera on this market, from reporta received from Alaska the run hat been light in some places, but ha averaged up well at other points. In Southwestern Alaska there ha been a shortage, but thi it not of so much consequence, a the greater portion of the output there I the iiiiik or cheap varieties ol salmon. At karluk. I understand, the catch hat been very good. The winter there extended very late Into the spring month, to that the season waa a abort one. "The lost ot time waa made up. how ever, by excess of work, and the canner ies were ran at their fullest capacity. The run ha ceased, and the Reason ha closed. Nearly 000,000 case have been tit no bv the canneries of the combine. learlv all this lot ha been placed, and not a little of it ia already out of second hands. The market this year opened at 95 cent a dozen, which waa 6 cents lower than last vear'a opening price. This waa a month ago, and it was only a little while before the price advanced to 87 cent and finally to 1. " Outside the combine there are sev eral Independent canneries, among them being those of the Pacilic Steam Whal ing Company, Wheaton, Breen & Co.. James Madison and other. Their full catch I not known yet, hut there i lit tle doubt it lias been lainy tuccesiuui. It will probably amount in all to 100.000 cases, come ol tint nearly an, in tact bat been placed. The British Colum bia catch hat not been up to trie average tit vear. and it at least Zo per cent oil. Till failure makes the outlook for Alaska a'mon much brighter, a the possibili ties are greatly Increased for considera bly more ot it nnumg its way w uie English market." DOMATIOX LAND CLAIMS. Limitations of Proof Provided by Her mann's mil. Wahhinoton. September 2. Repre- eentatlve Hermann' bill, which hat now become a law. providing limitation for proof in donation land claim in Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, provide that claimants to such landt nave until January 1, 1800, the right to make final proofs, In default ot which the claimt are held to be abandoned. Notice are to le published in the proper land dis- t-la MnnMnn f Intmantfl. their heir or guarantee, to make final proof within the time prescribed and, failing to do o, the land will be restored to the public domain. If the land have been In the quiet, adverse possession lor twenty by descent, devise, judicial tale, grant or conveyance iroiu mo unpium v. such possessor! shall be entitled to patent upon making proof of auch facta. It ia further provided that where any abandoned donation claim, tattled upon prior to January i, ion, oy any yttmiu under an erroneout claim of right, and ha been used by him aa a bona-nde residence, tuch settler, if he hat ex- t...ui.l 1,1. hnmaalno.il rivht. D1IT file with the Registrar of the United States land ollice the aliutavita oi nimseii unu two disinterested witnesses as to aettle ment and improvement, and thereupon must pay to the Receiver of the United States land office 1.26 per acre for the land, not exceeding 160 acree. The act i. ,1. A .....a ..!. v.ilu nArmit. contest at at present authorised. The Interior De . i .11 1 . I....A mlda anil panmeni is oueciou wmuo -regulationt for carrying the act Into el feet, WANT THE FLAO HONORED. R.etlon of lh rwnoh-Canadlan rr. Mak.a a Prot.t. MnTAL. September 2. A section of the French-Canadian press it indignant at what they call an outrage on the part of the euthoritiea who have charge of the provincial exhibit at Quebec. The ,!m i:... i ti.. f-,.t (hut. the French UlUlCUliy "wa -. ftas la not given ofhcial recognition, lhe Patrieeaya: . - , . . "We ask an tne exniDiior u that the tricolor flag be made to float ! .... ..i.ikiiinn hn M nm and to over hio wilt"-""- " . , , .u j! withdraw rather than abide by the dic tate, of a pedantlo castor wno ihu.u. of being a Frenchman. Let there be no exhibition rather than allow France to be insulted. Therefore, if there ia then a fiasco, the people oi yueueo win muw whom to blame.' Another Bolutlonary Society. js. o i.Vuii. i A local natter ia UMAHA, oupwji""- - nuthorlty for a ttatement that a conven .. i nhtnnaA of the different uon oi w"j parte of the United State wat held in 1 . . . i i : l. ...1. m Mirnllltinn- Omaha last nignt " u,v-,m -v.- cf iSSSKT in the ai5V Chi. and, if possible, to overthrow the pres nt dvnkstv there. The paper prints a "engtliy report of the meeting, declaring that it hacf a reporter present. The nt- completed, jn ing r co . "VV;"!. "T o K ee of SioCiUad Ah Han o Dubuque were elected delegate, to a convention said to be arranged for Chi cago next month. Only Woman So Employed. ... . CnntomllAr 1. Mitt At VVASUINU"! ice Sander, who was atenographer at the White House during C'MrlcTevXd under the present atlministration, haa transferred to the PostofHce Pe- Llt MlM Sander is the only worn- SSLi cinaiitv. She it now on leave It absence, traveling in the tax west. MORE CENSUS FIGURES Farm and Home Proprietor ship in the States. NEW YORK BANKS THE HIGHEST Th Basalts oi th lir.t Investigation of th Kind Km Cond noted In Any Country-Number of Redden Owner, of Land In the United State. WAtuiHOTOM. September 8. The cen- ana office crave to the Dublin to-day the principal result of the investigation of farm and home proprietorship In all States and Territories. Tb.il it the first Investigation ot the kind ever conducted In any country. Of the 12,209,126 fami lies in the whole oountry almoat 48 per cent own their farm and hornet and the rett rent. Of the famillet owning farms and borne almost 28 per cent have In cumbrances, and over 72 per cent have no Incumbrances. The number of resi dent ownert of land in the United State ! A 0RA 417. to which must be added any land owners who may be living ia tenant families. The farm familiea num ber 4.676.174. of which 66 per cent own their farmt and the othert rent. Of the owning families over 28 per cent have incumbrances on tneir iarms. in iow OR Kit Mnt lit ftlia larmi WArflj hlrm). MJ.UU t V.. . " " In the citiet that contain over 100,000 population there are i,inn,oo noma families, ol v. men aimoai m per cent own and 77 per cent rent or hire, while of the owning familiea 38 per cent own subject to lncnnioraucB. Auiuug wo .tti... l..lnit ton fMU nnnnlafcion and ... " - l l over New York bat the highest percent age ot home tenancy. The percentage of tlie principal cities are New York .. Mnatin. ,.M.t Penrerw. ..., MliiueiiKila.;. Now Orlbuna...., l'hlHilli.hi ... MM.70.St ..6n.m ..76l ..n;n .,.7.24 ,..780 M.7a4 ...74.IW M.37 Ii ooklyn.. Jerwy Clly.... .MM ....J1.d! i'inciiinatiMM. Baltimore-..., Itiitrulo ...WI.li! 71.37 St. Louis. nt. I'aul..... . Han FranulaooH.. 'l.l...0A Wuhlnttou.M... Cleveland.. ,.u.ui Tho smallest percentaie It 66, repre aanir. ft ru) 10a tor. rtrini-ine the nrhan population into contrast with the non nrhan population, almoat 44 per cent of 4.2o4.6o0 home familiea living outside of citiet and towns of 8,000 people own l 1 Etf fr unt tt tneir liome, ami uu jor icu vi th nwninv familiea 78 per cent own without incumbrance. Tl. valna of the. 1.606.808 incumbered farmt and bomea ia t5,o87,20.Oo9, and the incumbrance aggregate 12,102,944, 603 or 37.5 per cent of the value. Of the innnmlirgnmnl farm and homea over 22 per cent heart interest at rates lea than 0 per cent, 84 per cent at the rate of 6 per cent, 33 per cent at rate greater than 6 per cent and 11 per cent at rates greater than 8 per cent. The average of value oi eacn ownea uu luiumwrot I I- fT-Sl.trl StatM ia 1.4 444 of . i. i.m.n.k.r hnmn i!l Wa. and the -ikii ji.i ..... ..v- ; ; average incumbrance of each farm it 1,244 and on eacu lncumoerea noma 1,293. The 880,077 farmt tubject to in cumbrance are worth a8,0M.H23,lo5, and the incumbrance is l,085,95,0tj0or 36.M per cent ol the value, a lie buu.vjo uome tubject to incumbrance are valued at to hot 974 B4I1 and th Inpnmhrance ia $l0409d3i003 or 89.77 per cent of the vaiue. rif ! nt (mm ft no1 tn 100.000 Doonla- linn Kan. oi a ttiq InnnmKerAd home oc cupied by ownert, worth $739,846,087, and with an incumbrance amounting w 202,611,974, which ia 39.56 per cent of the value. In citiet of 100,000 popula tion and over the value of the 108,169 incumbered homea occupied oy owner ! ou lol nil and thA linmpa are) in cumbered 'for $303,029,833 or 42.07 per cent of their value. In the country out- tide the citiet and towns ot 8.00J and over the value of the 427,161 incumbered Knnoa luonninrl l.f narnara la IO.KR.337. 006, and the incumbrance ia 301,311, 700, or 37.7 oi tne value, in cuiea n ing at least 100,000 population, 6,666 represent! the average value of each home owned and incumbered. The high- eat valuation! are: New York IW.aw'Omaha...-- -I T,17t fan Fr.nilaoo.... 7,W)YMhiugloa.. 7,0 Brooklyn 7,44v TVi a anuria IntArfUlt rliarffflfl OTI each owned and incumbered home in these eitiea is f 134. The highest amount ia in New York, 438, and the lowest amount, 33, in Louisville. ienver nat tne iu$u est average rate of interest on the in cumbrance of owned and incumbered homes, 7.987 per cent, and New Orleans is second with 7.89 per cent; New York haa the lowest rate, 4.96 per cent, and Boston it next lowett with 6.14 percent. Over 74 per cent of the incumbrance on owned farmt wat incurred in buying real estate and making improvement, and 83 per cent of the incumbrances waa for the purpose of buying and improv ing real estate, investing in business, etc. Over 84 per cent of the incum brances ot home waa incurred to secure the purchase money' and to make Im provement. ' ONLY FIFTT PER OBMT. , Th Bates of Flour on th China Lin Thermometrloally Elevated. San Frahcisco, September 1. Flour ing men aie angry over the 60 per cent raise in the rate ot flour on the China line. A shipping man In discussing the matter taid: "The Pacific Mail and the Occidental and Oriental Companies had to follow the raise of the Canadian and Northern Paciflo Companies." Thlt ttatement may seem strange on its face, but an explanation of it is readily of fered. In the first place the low rate of freight on flour was the result of the Canadian Pacific's fight against local companies, the latter being obliged to meetevery cut. This the companies did to protect themselves, and for nearly two years the rate haa been $4 a ton. Now they have raised the rate to protect Cal ifornia thippert. Had they not followed the raise ot the Canadian and Northern Paciflo, the Oregon shippert would have tent their goods to San Francisco and ehipped them over the Paciflo Mail and Occidental lines, ehuttinst out the Cali fornia ahippers. The Northern Pacific will be the first line on which the rate will go Into effect, for a steamer will leave Tecoma before toe Belgic aaila from San Francisco. TOVMO MACKAYE'S TROUBLES. Be Saea Bis Former Friend for Alienat ing HI. Wife's Afl-eetlon. Nw York, September 1. -Arthur Lorlng Mackaye, son of the late Steele Mack aye, theatrical manager and play wright, baa brought action in the Supe rior Court to recover (60,000 damage from bit former friend, Paul Latzke, for the alleged alienation of the aflfectiont of hi wife, Flora Ionise Mackaye. Latzke was arretted to-day on an order Issued by Judge McAdam of the Superior Court at the instance of Charles Bate. Bail was fixed at f 2,000, which waa furnished. This is the second wife of Mackaye, who is under 30 years of age. Hit first wife was Maud Miller, the only daughter of Joaquin Miller. Maud used to ttay at the bouse of Steele Mackaye while the waa in the city. One day young Mack aye and the ran off, and were married. She bad just come from the convent of tlie Sacred Heart at Montreal, where the wa educated. She waa given the impression that young Mackaye, who was a Protestant, had not been baptized. When the learned to the contrary, the wrote Manager Preston asking if the marriage waa valid. He aaid it waa not. Tbit letter caused much comment at the time. The young woman left Mackaye toon after the marriage on learning this. The marriage occurred February 4, 1886. January 6, 1886, the married Louden McCormick, an actor and theatrical manager of Chicago, without a divorce from Mackaye. Mackaye subsequently secured a divorce from her in this city because of her relations with McCor mick. McCormick deserted the poet'a daughter in 1889. SCOTCH COAL MINERS. Ballot Show Them la Favor of Aeeept ln( n Bednetlon. Glaboow, September 8. The result of ballot among the Scotch coal miners on the questions involved in the present strike was announced to-day. The bal loting shows 26,417 miners in favor of the proposal of the Miners' Federation to accept sixpence reduction, with guar anteed wapes on that basia for two years, and 20,942 in favor of insisting npon a shilling advance in wages. The mine owners declare that the balloting, which shows a majority in favor of ac cepting a reduction of sixpence, does not by any meant put an end to the atrike, for the reason that it will be im possible for them to guarantee even a minimum rate of wagea for a period of two years. The owners assert that this cannot be done, inasmuch as most of their annual contracts have been can celed by their subscribers. THE FACiriO CABLE. leaaans Baa Submitted nn Eatlmate of It Probable Coat. Lomoos, September 1. The Timet this morning tayt: The Canadian gov ernment lost no time in giving effect to the resolution of the Ottawa conference as to the Pacific cable. Among the estimates submitted is one by Sie mens, fixing the capital outlay of the es tablishment ot the line at 2,000,000. Thia ia a practical proposal, showing that the question has entered a stage in which the governments concerned must decide what part they will take. The interests are not wholly financial. The main con sideration is rather public utility. The nation laying the first Pacific cable and putting the first good line of steamships on the Pacific may reasonably expect to bold a commanding position on the ocean. In the efforts which the British colonies are making- to secure this for Great Britain they simply are obeying the dictates of their own advantage. BUSINESS IS HE ANT. Sioux City's Forfeit Money for th Big Fight Poated. Nmw York, September 1. -The sporting- editor of the World has received from the Sioux City Club two certified checks of 2,600 each, made payable to Corhett and Jackson, orovided the pugil ists sign articles satisfactory to the do- nors oi tne purse, im cncvae inn tn.1a a n.l fwiih mffl VAM notified of It. Corbett is plaving in Providence, and . ; ; sYl.: nni.AM 1 V.t V. jacKSon is in vuicauu. iucj iwn agreed to fight in Sioux City, providing the conditions of the match are satisfac tory. As for the purse there haa not been a hint of an objection to it. Al 6mith said last night he would guarantee Corbett would not put a straw in the way of the meeting, adding: ''Jim is anxions to settle with Jack son, and it won't take ten minutes to get his signature. I think he would close his theatrical season any time if a match ia assured." CARNEGIE ON LABOB, ; Worhlngmen Can LIto Cheaper Hare Than In Great Britain. London, September S. Andrew Car negie haa an article in the September Contemporary Review concerning labor in America. He saya that a working man can live for less in America, if he chooses, than in Great Britain, provided he will live as frugally. Consequently Carnegie thinks the argument that wages must be higher in America is fal lacious. A pound judiciously expended in America on necessities of life would afford a workingman's family more com forts than would the aame amount spent here. The American workingman's posi tion was like that of the old Scotch woman, who, when asked if she could live on a certain annuity, replied she could live on halt of it," but could spend dooble." Complaint From Zlmmniman. : Paris. September 1. The Nancy bi cycle prite, 3,000 meters, waa won at the Buffalo Velodrome this evening by Har ris. Banker was second. Zimmerman, the American champion, tried to beat Tyler's record for a mile with a flying atart, but failed. Hit time was 2 min utes and 16 4-6 seconds. Forman won the fifteen-kilometer race, as Zimmer man refused to ride. The American champion aaid that the timekeeper was doing his work dishonestly, and that no lair awards could be expected nntil he was dismissed. In a subsequent inter view Zimmerman said he believed that the timekeeper had been bribed to take the time improperly. The crowd was il ftlaannilntiut liv Zimmerman'. IX.ntl .0.pMW...VV "J ... . -- - failure to contest the race, and whistled and called lor thirty or lorty minutes. XT n 7.immArman -eme nnfc. and tried a mile against time. He did it in S minutes and l-e teoonaa. THE TABII-F ABROAD. What Foreign Newspaper, and Corr- poudente lay of It. London, August 81. The Morning Post says of the new United State tar iff : "There is a fair prospect that the tariff will benefit the American and English people. Still it is rash to bnild up hopes of an immediate revival of in ternational commerce. The real check to our business with the States has been the confusion of American currency and the unsettled condition of public affairs. The circumstances under which the new act was passed do not promise perma nent Improvement." The Daily Newa says: "The tariff ia at least a compromise and stop gap, giv ing tome expression to the national con demnation of extreme protection aa pro nounced at the last f residential election. Business must benefit by ending the un certainty, which hat long affected com merce in auu witn tne unitea Duties.- THB CUBAN BOOAB DfPUSTRY. ' London. August 31. The Central News agency correspondent in Madrid tayt: "In consequence of the new American tariff the government customs officials in Cuba will apply the maximum to all imports from tlie United elates. The officials expect serious injury to the Cuban sugar industry, as well aa to the Cuban Treasury, from ti e higher tariff on American imports." MOCB OMBBAOI TO OEBXAXT. Londox, August 31. The Standard's Berlin correspondent says: "The United States tariff has given much um brage to Germany. Baron Marschall, Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, will enter into negotiation with Mr. ltunyon on points most affecting Ger man commerce. According to opinion here the effect of the suzar duty wilt be rather to induce bounty-giving in the countries that raise sugar than to abolish bounties." TALKS WITH ENGLISH WOOL BROKERS. London. August 31. A representative of the house of Windeler St Co., the largest wool brokers en?nzed in Ameri can trade in Londou. ui an interview to-day expressed ttie opinion that the American tariff bill would undoubtedly benefit the English market, which ia now feverish an uncertain. Stocks are held firm here, and dealers in the United States are demanding lower prices. The large stock of woo It in the United Statea and elsewhere, he believes, makes a permanent rise doubtful. There is little business now, and the next public sale will not take place until September 18. The American dealers insist upon cheaper raw material in consequence of their re duced profit. The wool-biokine hrm of Jacob & Co. concur in the viewa ot Windeler Co.. adding that a recent sale of 2,000 bales has been made to American buyers. Yorkshire nouses are jubilant over the passage of the tariff bill into a law. and are confident of in creased business in the future. WHAT CANADIANS THINK Of IT. Toronto, August 31. The new tariff law a Dassed bv the United States Con gress causes considerable discussion here . i : . : n among Dosinens men, bdu i io o!icru believed it will have an important bear ing on Canadian interests. The most important feature of the measure, so far as Canada is concerned, is the placing of sawed and dressed lumber ami all kin dred materials on tlie free list. It is thought among lumbermen that the ab nlitinn nf rintv will mean in the course of the next few years an export trade upward of 120,000,000 with the United Stales. Free wool will also result in a considerable expansion of trade. Bar ley, in which Ontario enjoyea a large trade before the McKinlef bill became operative, will, it is thought, hardly re vive under a duty of 30 per cent The same may be said of the egg ana norse trade, in which Ontario did a very prof itable business. Flax-growing, salt making and bean-growing will probably become profitable industries in West Ontario. On the whole the new bill ia welcomed by business men generally aa a harbinger of increased trade between the two countries. THE OBEGON 8HOBT LINE. am ReeeWera Appointed Who Are Managing the Union Paciflo. Omaha, August 20. A special from Cheyenne says : A suit in equity for the foreclosure of a mortgage on the Oregon Short Line waa filed in the United States Court for the district of Wyoming to day. The action waa brought in the name of John F. Billion, trustee, and the defendants are the Oregon Short Line, Utah, Northern, Union Pacific, Ameri can Loan and Trust Company and the receivers of the Union Pacific The mount of the mortgage is (14,031,000, which was given petitioner aa trustee to secure the payment of bonds. The at torneys for Dillion, who were in court to-day, are Wilson Speyer of New York and Potter & Burke of Cheyenne. John M. Thurston of Omaha appeared for the receivers, while W. R. Kelly of Omaha and Judge Lacey of Cheyenne appeared for the company.' The whole matter was amicably disposed of in a short time. Judge Kiner appointed for the Short Line the same receivers who are man aging the Union Pacific Supplementary proceedings will be brought in Idaho and Utah in order to secure like orders from the courts there. This practically unites the Union Pacific system again. Advised to Hold Their Wheat. Goldendalb, Wash., August 31. M. A, Showers, the horseman recently lo cated in Goldendale, haa just received a letter from L. I Harris, a grain buyer of Lincoln, Neb., who owns Hae of elevators on the Burlington road from Chicago to Denver. Mr. Harris saya there haa recently been a heavy pur chase of wheat by Germans, owing to the poor crop outlook in Europe. Fur ther, that there was a much greater shortage of the crop in Europe than was anticipated. Mr. Harris taid he be lieved, if the farmers could hold their wheat nntil next June, that they would receive three times the present prices of fered. Mr. Showers has great confidence in Mr. Harris, as he believes he ia from long years of successful experience strictly on the inside of the world's mar kets. Mr. Showers is ot the opinion most of the Klickitat farmers will have to sell, owing to pressure of obligations; but should they manage to hold a part, be believes they will be well rewarded. NO. 37. PLENTY OF SCANDAL Vanderbilt's Millions Not All His Wife Wanted. HATE NOT LITED llABHOMOCSLY It I laid That th Forma tonthem Beauty Ha Begun an Aetlon for DI roree From WHIlnm K. Vanderbllt III. Olft to Nellie Nenatretter. New York, September 1 The tat9 ment in a morning paper that Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt waa about to begin separa tion proceeding! haa not, it I alleged, created surprise in circlet where the re lationt of the pair have been known. That they have not lived harmoniously for the past two years haa been the gos sip of fashionable circles for some time. The crisis in their affairs, according to the Commercial Advertiser of to-day, waa reached immediately after the run ning of the Grand Prix de Paris June 17 of this year. The paper further says : " Mr. Vanderbilt won 40,000 francs on the race, and almost immediately after receiving hia winnings he waa introduced to a woman well known for her beauty and numerous following among the I igh ta in swelldom. This person was Nellie Neustretter. She fascinated the million aire, and as an evidence of hia appreci ation of ber company he gave her the 40,000 franca so openly that several friends saw the unusual occurrence and remonstrated with him. The story of how be fitted up a magnificent establish ment for her in Paria and subsequently gave her a residence at Deanville, with servants and every luxury she desired, is true. It shocked and surprised the many residents of Paris, but Mr. Van derbilt waa to open in hi attention as to puzzle everybody. One of the most startling things he did was to allow the servants of Nellie Neustretter to wear the same livery aa worn by Mr. Van derbilt's servants. This was commented npon by those who saw tier and her equipage in Paris and Deanville." The Vanderhilts. according to an after noon paper, have lived apart since early last spring. Mrs. Vanderbilt has passed the summer in England at an estate on the Tbamea near London, which had bean rented to her, while Mr. Vamler bilt haa parsed his time in Paris. It it alleged that when some time ago a tenta tive agreement of separation was reached Mr. Vanderbilt agreed to settle upon his wile $10,000,000. When the newa ot the gift of 40.000 -francs to Nellie Neustretter reached Mrs. Vanderbilt the communicated with her friends in America, and set about to pro cure a divorce. Corneliue Vanderbilt went over to Parie hastily to patch np matters, and the story is that he met W. K., hia brother, with whom he has influence, and hearing his s'orv, secured from him a promise not to make the de tails of bis differences with his wife pnb lio. Cornelius also saw Mrs. Vander'iilt, ; and heard her story. He made every ef fort to bring about a reconciliation, but .ailed, except tlie stopping of divorce proceedings. It waa at this time that Mrs. Vanderbilt began to suffer from nervous prostration. During her illness it is understood she changed her mind about the courts, and waa willing to do anything to avoid the publicity that in list follow a suit for divorce. Colonel and Mrs. William Jay, both friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. then went over, and tbey are now trying effect a reconciliation and save the pub licity of a scandal, bnt are not meeting with exceptional success. Mrs: Vender bill haa made propositions to her hut band to provide her and her children with an income and the nse of their town house at Fifth avenue and Forty second street and thelalip house. The marble mansion at Newport is hers and in her name. That William K. Vander bilt gave her outright. It is the impres sion abroad that Mrs. Vanderbilt will not seek a divorce. Cornelius Vander bilt has, it is aaid, a promise from V. K. that he will not attempt proceedings of that nature in his own behalf. ) The Paris correspondent of a morning paper says: " Nellie Neustretter is one of the most notorioue women of the upper class of her kind in Paris. She ia aaid to be one of the handsomest women in Parie, and has been for some time one of the gay est. Who introduced her to Vanderbllt I do not exactly know. I have heard, but that does not matter. There has for several rears been more or less talk in society here and at Newport concerning both Mrs. and Mr. Vanderbilt. He has been fond of yachting and pleasure gen erally, and naturally would excite com ment on account of his great wealth and habit of traveling from place to place, sometimes with and often without Mrs. Vanderbilt Mrs. Vanderbilt is fond of society, and is greatly adml red by women aa well as men. She found pleasure in entertaining and at timea in travel. Gos sip did not amount to anything, how ever, until two years ago, when it was reported at Newport that Mr. Vander bilt had decided to leave America and reside abroad away from Mrs. Vamler bilt. At that time a friend of Mr. Van derbilt in explaining his determination, said Mrs. Vanderbilt was too exacting, and that she demanded too much of him and did not care to create a scandal if they could not agree. , How the matter was patched up I cannot Bay. Colonel William Jay and Mrs. Jay are depended npon by the Vanderbilt family to make amicable arrangements. The intimnta friends of the Vanderbilta are looking for successful results from tbe good of fices of the Jays. I think eventually they will be brought to view the matter in tlie proper light and agree to a rec onciliation Ot course, it may be some time before this end is reached, but I think both even now wish they had es caped the publicity earned thus far." Not Satlafled With th Award.. San Francisco, September 2. Jose Ferrando, Commissioner-General , for Spain at the late Midwinter Fair, haa written a letter to the committe on awards notifying them that he refuses to accept any of the awards bestowed npon exhibitors ot the Spanish section. The action ia based upon a decision over turning the verdict of the jury on wines, reducing the percentage of credits ef lh Spanish wine exhibitors and striking from the list altogether certain twi Uiat had been made. With Honduret