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OREGON
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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