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Newspaper Page TextE: OREGON MIST VOL. 12. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1895. NO. 35. Oregon MiST.jiHE LAST Lll ADDED IttHUKD EVEIIV IHIDAY fflUUNINO DEEOLK & DAVIS. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. Kubecrlptlon Hauee. On. ropy on yciir lu Klvmui Oft. tiojiy nix iiionilii. ui)r... ...... ,..,.! M .,. 70 AilvvrtUlnir ruloa mud. known upon application COUIMIIIA COUNTY 1)1 ItlCCTOUY. I l!nuiit OllHiera. i; j JiiiIko,.,) ...,loiui Hlantihard, Rainier Clrk..'.'. i. ..JinUnii Weed, Vernnnla Hlii-rllT tihaa. K. H.liiliir 1'rnaaurer K. M. Wharton :oIuhii1b Ulty Hiii. uf School..,. ...... J. U. Waits, sBie A.uur.. Martin White, Quliiey Surioyor W. N. Menem;, lioleiia , . t f . A. Fruk.a, M'uiiiiMt toinmlsalonars J , Q Bohoonover, Veronula I'ltOFESMONAL. T. J. owton. it. alum. Z ALLEN & CLE ETON, Attorneys and Counselors at Law HT. HELEN'S, OKEUOH. NoUrlM Public, Conv.yanclng and Colbxtloa. JjB. A. P. MoLARBM, : PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. '..- " V . , Rainier. Orrgon. JR. 11. It CI.trr,: ;'S ' ;! ' ; it PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. HI. Helena, Oregon. J)R, J. K. HAU , ., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Claukuiile, Columbia county. Or. N. MKBKRVE, Surveyor and Civil Engineer DKLEN.V, OltliiiON. County Surveyor. Laml Surveying, Town Platting mid Kiigiiicvrliig work promptly Xi'OIIU-il. g" '. A WHITECAP CARNIVAL. Th I'ereeoutlou of Colored I'eople In a k : Tim Conuty. ': Pu.rU, Tex., August 15. An old ne gro woman named Stephen arrived hure yesterday from Delta county, whuro the whltocap ae alleged to be holding ouruivul, hlie ttntua that on Buturduy morning her son wiu culled to the diMr about 4 o'clock and shot down by the whitooup. The ton days' notioe givou him bud just ex pired, and he wus prevented from flee ing with tho wholesale exodus of no groes from that auction ou account of hia crop and hl home, which wan placed in jeopardy. He had a wife mid turn nhllilrun. The whiteoaU no tice were poated about bin honao. Hid brother fled when be nut received notioe. An afternoon paper published tlie following appeal from tho nttgroes: "To the Citizens of Lamar County: Wo, the colored peoplo of Delta coun ty, are the poorest and moat worthless people iii the stuto of Texas aud we do not want any trouble with anybody. We ask the white peoplo to proteot ns, and when we do wrong to do with us Ma tfce law domund, aud wa will be sutlalled. So please help us to stop tho whitecaps. Wo lire not guilty of tho least crime in Delta county, so please come to ours relief and we will be nndor lasting obligations to you. At present we are uunblo to go any where," The reports from Delta oounty are conflicting. A merchant from that vi cinity states that so far as he has any knowledge there as beon no negro ahot by the whitecaps. " r INVESTIGATING PARTY. The Report That It Left for Ku Cheng la Countered Accurate. WashingtonAugust 18. No oon flrmation hua boon received as yet at the state deparlmout of thu appoint ment of a commission at Foo Chow to visit the scene of the recent riots at Ku ' Cheng, though Minister Deuby has ad ( vised tho department that tho appoint inout of suoh a oomtnissiou was under consideration, and it was known that it would be oomposcd of Auiorioans , and Englishmen. The present reports are, therefore aooepted as aoourato, " aud earlier than official advices. No surprise is expressed that the Chinese government refuses to allow an armed usoort of foreigners, as suoh an escort would not have boon permitted in either Grout Britain or the United Mates, and would have indioatod that China felt unable to proteot the for eigners, who were ou a diplomatic . mission, and also thut China was un able to punish tho offenders in the re cent riots. A oablo was reoeivod at the navy de partment today aiiuouuoing the arrival of Adniral Carpenter at Choe Foo with the flagship Baltimore. Bo hud not been able to communicate with Minis tor Denby, but it is expected that he ' will do so during the day. Acting ; Sooretary MoAdoo said it was expected an officer of the navy would be a mem- . ber of tho Ku Cheng commission, if ; the oivil authorities so requested. -CouhuI bhoriditu Reed, at Tiun Tsln, " oablod the state department today that , oholcra hud broken out at noil 'J. sin ; and Cue Foo. , : ' More Damaging Prool of The odore Durrant's Guilt. AN AWED LADY'S STATEMENTS She 1. l'o.ltlve Vhwt Hbe Haw VUuolie ' Lamoiit and Wurrmit Knter Binanuel Cburah. San Francisco, August 19. Since the trial of Theordoe Uurrant for the murder of Blanche Laniout has been ponding, both tho prosecution nd de fense have iutimatud from time to time that they have important additional evidence, which bad not been develop ed at the preliminary examination. Tho strong card of the prosecution has boon sprung at lust to the inuuite disgust of the police authorities. . Mrs. Leak, a member of Emanuel Baptist church, who reside opposite the sanctuary, aud who was intimately acquainted with both Durrant and Miss Lament, voluntary gave the police the last aud most important link in the chain of evidence against the prisoner. Mrs. Leak is 70 year old, and has boon a member of the church several years, bhe knew both Durrant and Miss Lament intimately aud therefore cauuot be mistaken with regard to the identity of either. She says she has romaiued silent since the discovery of the two girls because she did not wish to undergo the auuoyauce of being a witness, and did not oonseut to divulge her information to the police until she became convinced that it wa a duty alio owed to the state. - April 8 Mrs. Leak sat at the win dow of ber residence nearly all the afternoon looking for her daughter whom she expected from San Mateo. At i o'clock she saw a oouple com iug up the street, one of whom she rooognUed a Durrant, but at first she was puxzled over the identity of the girL She first thought the young lady was Lucille Turuer, but a the couple came nearer Mrs. Leak recognized the girl as Blanche Lainont Mis Lament wore a school girl's short dress and carried a package of school books. The diess aud tho school books were after ward found secreted in the church. Whou the couple reached the church gute tbey stopped for a moment, Dur rant opeuud tho gato and they passed through. Mrs. Leak from her point of observation was watching them, aud whou the girl stopped through the gate she said to herself: "What an im prudent thing for her to do." Mrs. Leuk knew nothing detrimental to Durrant She bad always consid ered him "such an exemplary young man," but, notwithstanding that fact, she thought it exceedingly imprudent for the girl to go into tho church with him aloue. She feared some ono might have seen thorn and make unpleasant remarks. She imagined tbey had some errand in the church, and expooted in a few minutes they would come out She watched caret ully, but the gate did not open.' There is Only one en trunoo to Emanuel church during the week, aud that is by the sido gato and rear door. Mrs. Leak kuew the young man aud Miss Laniout would have to pus through the gate and she wanted to see them on the street again before she left tho window. She waited a long time, but household duties finally called her to another part of the fiat, aud she was obligiod to give up the vigil. Mrs. Leak' testimony completes tho chain of circumstantial evidence against Durrant Three school girls saw Blanche and Durrant riding on a Pow ell street oar at 8:1)0 on the day that Miss Laniout disappeared. " Attorney (iuiuluu saw tho oouple a few block from tho church a few minutes before 4 o'clock. Now comes Mrs. Leak, who says she saw, Durrant and Miss Lainont enter the churoh a few min utes later. George King, the organist, has al ready testified that he entered the church about 5 o'clock and saw Dur rant coming down from the attic Dur rant's huir was dishoveled, hia face was red, he was panting for breath and was in a state of utter physical and nervous collapse. In answer to in quiries he explained that he had been engaged in repairing eleotrio light wires in the organ loft and had been overcome by gas. An expert electric inn afterward examined the wires and tostillod that no repairs of the nature Durrant claimed to have' made had been made within six months. - The attorneys for the defousq were disturbed in oourt today over the pub lication of Mrs. Leak's narrative. The prisoner also showed sign of . uneasi ness for the first time since his arrest The defendant's counsel refused to dis cus Mrs. Leak' story, but admit its seriousness. " - i : Senator Foley's Eatitte. Bono, Nov., August 19. What ap pears to be the opening gun in the con test for the late Senator Foley ' estate appeared today id the form of a peti tion filed with the oounty clerk by the oounsel tor Vernon Harrison Hartley, the illegitimate ohild of the lute sena tor, and Mrs. Alice M. Hurtley. The paper sets forth that Senator Foley had acknowledged tho parentage of the ohild in writing before good witnesses, and prays that one-half of the entire estate be made ovor to the ohild and the other half go to the other heirs. It is believed that the paper acknowledging the fuots is now looked up in the vault of a Salt Lake bank. At any rate, Mrs. Hartley, in her testimony in the murder trial, said thut Senator Foley went to Salt Lake with tho intention of filing the dooumont with a lot of other private papers. , INDUSTRIES PROSPER. The I'artloulitrly Bright Spot In Dull Mummer Keaaon. Now York, August 19. R. G. Dun & Co. say in their Review of Trade: "A belli tod season and a frozen May set everything back. The heavy busi ness which ought to huve been done in May and June wa pushed into July, so that the midsummer decline duo in July oomes in August, and it i not surprising to find the shrinkage from July to August rather more oonspicuous than usual. "The disappointing crop reports of last Saturday, though evidently dis trusted, lessoned oouudonce in regard to the future of trade, even while some speculators gain by them. . Buck of all doubts is the faot thut tho industries are doing better than anybody could have expected. The output of pig iron August 1 was 180,636 tons weekly, or 170,600 by another report, in either case olose to the largest output in 1893. Uusold stocks are 88,000 tons smaller, the steel companies having made heavy purchusos in advance of needs, but the aotual consumption is large, and price rise in the face of an in creasing output Bessemer iron is 914.16 at Pittsburg, and plates have advanced $1 per ton. The sale of steel rails in 1896 to August 1 were 20,000 tons, and tho deliveries 682,000. Wagos in this industry have been gen erally advanced, and strikes are few. Minor me nils changed little, though large sales lifted luko oopper to 12 1-2 cents. "Textile imports have been very heavy, and advances in cotton goods to some extent check buying, while Fall River spinners are organizing for re storation of wages paid before the panic The sales of wool were 8,813, 1)00 domestic, and 6,274,900 foreign, this month, against 12,870,660 domes tio and 1,002,600 foreign last year, aud 11,889,800 domestic and 4,600,600 for eign in 1803, indicating that the do mestic wool is largely bold for specula tion at prices about 1 cent higher than manufacturer feel able to pay. "Failures for. tho week were 196 in the United States, against 226 last week, aud 89 in Cauada, against 46 last week." BRITISH VESSEL FIRED ON. Still Another Complication Between Kngland end Veneauela. Now York, August 19. Advices from Barbadoes, under date of July 20, state that breaches of international law, like filibustering expeditions, seem to be on the iuoreaso in the Car ribean sea. The latest as well as the one most likely to attract considerable attention is tho firing upon a British schooner in British waters by a Vene cuolan gunboat Tho schooner Ellen, which is owned aud sailed by Cnptain Truxillo, a Britisher, aud registered at Trinidad, passed under the muzzle of a Venezuelan gunboat, and though the captain sent tho English flag to hia mizzenmast head the Venezuelans sim ply ignored it aud continued their fir ing, injuring the sails of the British vessel in several places, aud declined to eease firing until the British vessel had been hove to and allowed the Venezuelan cruiser to oome along side. Captain Truxillo reported as above to the harbormaster at Port an Spain. He was asked to make a sworn declara tion of the facta as stated, which he immediately . did. The cnpta'in ex plains that he was on a voyage Rut from Trinidad to the Venezuelan port of Mautrin, and when within two mile of Trinidad a Veneznolan coast guard cruiser fired a shot at his vessel. The British ensign was sent up on the mlzzenmasthead, but no notice was taken of it Ho kept the vessel on its oonrse, believing it would be all right, when the Venezuelan sent a shot through the schooner' sails. The pas sengers aud crew threw themselves upon'the dock to escape the Bhot which was raking the vessel. He was com pelled to heave to and the Venezuelan came alongside. Captain Truxillo, passengers and crow were forced to outer a small boat, and were kept there for nearly four hours, when they were released. In the meantime tho Vene zuelan had searched the ship, but finding nothing to take in hor, she was allowed to continue tho voyage. The Trinidad government has re ported the matter to the colonial offloe at London, and the outoome is anxious ly awaited. . Fence Arbitration. Brussels, August 19. The interna tional parliamentary conference on peaoe arbitration today adopted a reso lution declaring that when a Btate had proclaimed permanent neutrality, suoh neutrality should be recognized by the power. The oonforenoe also adopted a resolution introduced by W, R. Cremor, the British delegate, authoris ing tho president of tho conference to ascertain whether two or more govern mets were prepared to take the initia tive in-the establishment of an interna tional oourt for the settlement of dis putes by paoiflo methods. Denver's Water-Kate Squabble. . Denver, August 19. At a special meeting of the board of aldermen today a new ordinance providing for 20 per oeut horizontal reduction of all rates, exoept for irrigation rates, was pre sented by Alderman Flu tray. It is be lieved this ordinance is acceptable to the water oompany and that it will be passed, but it may meet with a veto, for Mayor MoMurray is disposed to in sist on a reduction in acoordanoe with the oontruot To Bring Minora to Time. , Ishpemiug, Mich., August 19. The mine agents today announce that the different companies have concluded to pull the pumps and allow the work ings to fill with water, unless the men decide to return to work within the next few day. . THE FIRST SUSPENSION Exciting Scene in the English House of Commons. : TANNER THE CENTRAL FIGURE After an Attack Vpon Balfour, the Gov ernment Leader, He Gave Har rington the Lie Direct, v London, August 17. During the de bate upon the queen's speech to parlia ment, there wa an exoiting debate in commons over the Irish question, which resulted in the suspension of Dr. Tanner. Tanner first created quite a scene by an attack upon Balfour, the government leader. Later he gave the lie direct to Timothy Harrington, aud bis suspension followed. At this time Balfour was absent, and the Hon. Joseph Chamberlain assumed the temporary leadership of the house, which presumptively belonged to Sir Michael Hloks-Boach, chancellor of the exchequer. Dr. Tanner's suspen sion lasts for one week. After the house of commons had re assembled, its member were summon ed to the bouse of lords, with the usual formalities, and the queen' speech wa read by Lord Cbanolelor Baron Salisbury, as follows: "My Lords and Gentlemen: Com munications which I have received from foreign powers assure me of the oontinuanoe of their good will. I am happy to say that no international complication has arisen in any quarter calculated to endanger the peace of Europe. , "The war between China and Japan, whioh was in progress at the opening of the last session, has been brought to a conclusion by peaoe, which I trust will endure. I observed a strict neu trality during the war and took no ao tion in respect thereto exoept such as appealed to me likely to be favorable to a termination of hostilities. "I deeply regret to say that the most atrocious outrages upon a body of En glish missionaries are reported from the province of Sn Chuen, in China. In reply to earnest representations ad dressed to the Chinese government by my direction, active measures, which I trust will prove eifective, are being taken for the punishment of the mur derers and all persons in any degree responsible for these crimes. "International troubles which have broken out in the Armenian districts of Asiatic Turkey have been attended with horrors which have moved to in dignation the Christian nations of Eu rope generally, and my people especial ly. The English ambassador and the ambassador of the emperor of Russia and the president of the French republic, acting together, have sug gested to the government of the sultan reforniB which, in their opinion, are necessary to prevent a reoorrenoe of tho constant disorder. These propo sals are now being considered by the sultan, and I am anxiously awaiting bis decision." The speech concludes with reference to the incorporation ' of Bechunaland into Capo Colony. ' The speech to the oommons merely says estimates for the service for the year not voted at the last session will be laid before them. The second portion of the speech says: ' . "My Lords and Gentlemen: At this season of the year it will probably be found more convenient to defer to a later session the consideration of any important legislative measure exoept those whioh are necessary to provide for administrative charges of the year." : . : " ., ' After adjournment the house of oom mons met again at 4 o'clock, and the formal business in connection with the queen's speech was disposed of. Then Sir Richard Webster, conservative member for the Isle of Wight, division ot Campshire, and formerly attorney general, moved that a certified copy of the trial and oonviotion of Michael Daly, the dynamiter, representing Limerick, although he was oonvioted in 1884 of haviug been engaged in dynamite oonspiraoies, be furnished by the house, and that the governor of Portland prison present a certificate that Daly is still a prisoner in that prison. ' : ": -1 . Vanderbllt's Ball at Newport. Newport, R. I., August 17. The new and elegant villa, "The Breaks ers," built by Cornelius Vandorbilt on the site of the residenoe destroyed by fire two years ago, wa formally opened last evening with a dinner, fol lowed by a ball, the most elaborate sooial function ever given here, lhe occasion was most select, only thirty invitations having been issued to the dinner and those to the ball were lim ited to 160. The large ballroom whioh runs aoross the building, was tho scene of the dancing. The oontillion, of whioh the favors were trinkets of for eign workmanship, was led by Hon. Lispenard Stewart and Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt ' ABecta the Fair Caae. San Franoisoo, August 17. The trial of the Haskins will oase began today. Nephews of the late James Huskins allege that Mrs. Elizabeth Haskins forged the will. She is a witness to Fair's ponoil will, and the Fair exeoutors will try to oonneot her with writing the pencil will if the Haskins will is broken. Mew York's Clothing-Mahere. New York, August 16. Two new strikes were begun last night by the children's jacket-makers' local assem bly, demanding oontraots for one year instead of six months. Altogether 7,000 or 8,000 persons are thrown out of work, but the leader assert the strike will last but a few day. NEWS OF THE TRUST. Arrangemente to Tranafer the Whl.ky Combine' Property. : Chicago, August 17. The transfer of the seventeen distilleries and office buildings in Peoria, purchased yester day by the reorganization committee, to the American Spirit Manufacturing Company, has been arranged for. The papers are all drawn up, but before formal title can be given . it will be necessary to obtain a confirmation or der from the United States court Re ceiver MoNulta is required by the decree of sale to make a report to the court of the proceedings, and a confirmatory or der will issue without doubt. There will then have to be other confirmatory orders from the federal courts at Cin cinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville .and St Paul, in whose jurisdiction are lo cated some of the distilleries sold yes terday. The confirmatory order here and those in the auxiliary proceedings in other courts will not be mado until the judges return from their vacations. Meanwhile the work of arranging for resumption of active distillery business on October 1 will go forward, pending, the actual launching of the new cor poration. - -The American Spirits Manufacturing Company is a chartered Illinois corpor ation, with $36,000,000 capital, and its head office will be in Chicago. S. M. Rioe, who succeeded to the presi dency of the old trust on Greenhut's deposition, has been named a presi dent of the new corporation, but the names of the new directors are with held until the legal title to the prop erty is complete. It is expected that the new company will gradually pur chase most of the valuable plants still remaining in Receiver McNulta's bands, but this is contingent to some extent on the amount of the active bus iness to be done in the fall. CRIME ON A STEAMER. Fatal Stabbing Affray on a Fuget Sonnd Boat. . Seattle, August 17. Charles Ling, the Chinese cook on board the steamer Idaho', was stabbed and instantly killed this morning by Joseph Carter, a deckhand, who immediately gave himself up, and had the captain put back here and send him to jaiL Four persons saw the killing, but refuse to talk about it until the inquest, and Carter's story is tho only one obtain able. He says the Chinaman abused him because be oomplained that the coffee at breakfast was watery, and when he went into the kitchen to de mand that he take it back, Ling picked up a bread knife and made for him. He wested the knife away, cutting his hand in so doing, and then Ling raised a chair to brain him, but he received the blow on his arm.. He admits that he then made a rush at the Chinaman, but only realized that he had stabbed him when he saw the blood flowing from the wound. The knife entered the left side, cutting the kidney almost in two, and almost oame out through the abdomen. The Chinaman was the only one of the race in the service of the Pugot Sound & Alaska Steamship Company. 1 - The Foreat Flrea. Seattle, August 17. The past two days the forest fires which were burn ing to the south have increased, and the line of blazing woods has extended, until now it seems to include the whole of Western Washington. For the most part the fire areoonfined to brush clearings and to grass, which, owing to the continued dry weather, has be come as dry as tinder. ; Nevertheless, several blazes of consequence are re ported. Near Shelton, where a train on the Peninsular railway was wrecked tew days ago, owing to a burning bridge, fire are raging, and require continual watching in order to keep them out of the town. The railway oompany is keeping close guard to save the rest of its bridges and tracks. Yesterday the barn of Sam Gustin, at North Bend, was burned, together with 100 tons of hay. Near Tolt the residence of W. C. Riohardson was burned, with all its oontents. His loss is 1 1,500, with insurance of $500, in the State Insurance Company, of Oregon. Communication with Tatoosh island was established today for the first time since August 10, fires- along the straits of Fuca and Bainbridge island having broken down the line. ' The Santa Crua Indiana. Merida, Yucatan, August 17. There is great enthusiasm over the intention of President Diaz, as announced in the City ot Mexico, to occupy Baolar with a strong force of troops. The Santa Cruz Indians are filled with dismay because they now realize that their depredations are to be severely punish ed. Many ot these Indians are fleeing to Belize to accept British hospitality among the people who for many years have been furnishing them arms and ammunition. ' It is not believed that the leaders of the Indians oan bring over 600 into tho field against the Mexican troops. : Ten thousand Yuoatans, now employed in outting dyewoods in Honduras, will re turn to take up farms at Baolar di rectly the troops Buoceed in dislodging the hostile Indians now there. State Fair at Salem. , The thirty-fifth annual state fair at Salem this year will be a ten day festi val. ' It opens on Wednesday, Septem ber 25, and olose on Friday, October 4. The fair this year will be a greater success than ever before. New fea tures have been added in all depart ments. Parsons' famous band and orchestra will furnish the music Rev. Edwards Davis will deliver the Sunday services; Senator Ingalls and Congress man Bryan will speak. There will be balloon ascensions, thirty-four horse races, and bicycle raoe every day. SECOND DEPOSIT MADE Syndicate Is Determined to Protect the Reserve. MORE LARGE WITHDRAWALS Another Million Dollars in Gold Wa. Withdrawn for Export to Europe by the Next Steamer. Washington, August 16. United States Treasurer Morgan today received a telegram from Assistant Treasurer Jordan, at New York, stating tho bond syndicate had deposited $1,668,000 in gold in exchange for legal tender. Later in the day another telegram was received stating that $1,150,000 in gold had been withdrawn for export to Europe. This leaves the gold reserve at the close of business, $102,431,061. This second deposit by the syndicate confirms the officials in the belief that it fully intends to see to it that the $100,000,000 gold reserve is not in vaded. The official returns for August show that the prospective fruit crop of the country, taken as a whole, is much larger than for several years. The report follows: Apples The crop met with no ser ious obstacles to development during July. . The influences upon which the proper maturity of the crop naturally depends have been so favorable that general increase in the index figures have resulted. There are, however, some very important states in which the crop produced is less than half the normal product This is the case in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan and Wisconsin, the recent percentages ranging from 28 in Michi gan to 49 in Vermont. Peaches The average condition of peaches August 1 was 82.3, against 92.3 in 1894. The prospective yield has declined heavily in Delaware, where about one-third the normal crop is now indicated. New Jersey has also suffered, the percentage falling 12 points and resting now at 61. Condi tions in Connecticut and Georgia were, respectively, 92 and 104. Maryland hopes for a two-thirds crop. Virginia something under that A short orop is indicated for Ohio and for 'Michi gan, about half the normal product On the Pacific coast conditions approxi mate the general average for the coun try. Much complaint of dropping and rotting is made, the latter especially in the South. ' ' A letter received today from ex-Consul-General - Waller, by his stepson, Bray, says that his baggage was taken from him by the French on his arrival at Marseilles, and that he made com plaint to the United States consulate at this place, but has heard nothing ot it since. He has not yet reoeived a word from Mrs. Waller or her child ren since their departure from Mada gascar, nor has he as yet received the money sent him by friends a few days after word reached ' this country that he was ill and without funds to supply himself with medical attention. . The letter is dated July 22. Waller expresses much gratitude for the interest taken in his case by the newspapers of the United States and by his friends, and was especially glad to hear that the department of state was looking after the protection of his family. He expressed the belief and hope that he will be released soon. His health is a little better than when he last wrote. DISEASED HORSE MEAT. Conaula Are Endeavoring to Prevent Jta Exportation. Chicago, August 16. It now ap pears that the horse-meat packing house, a mile from the southwestern portion of this city,- may possibly be the cause of international complica tions. Richard Martin, owner of the packing-house, and who ships quanti ties of the meat to Paris, Antwerp and Berlin for food, is to receive some dis tinguished visitors. . It is probable that tomorrow M. Veilhomme, the French oonsul; Charles Henrotin, the Belgian consul, and F. Bopp, the vice-German oonsul, accompanied by a city meat in spector and one or two policemen, will call on Mr. Martin to see if he is ship ping diseased horse meat to their re spective countries as has been reported. They have no thought of attempting to interfere with Martin's business, but only of warning the authorities abroad against receiving it Consul Veil holmme said: . ' "This is a subject in which my gov ernment feels a deep interest It will be inconvenient for me to go so far as to inspect Martin's premises, but under the oiroumstances I shall surely do so. I am surprised that there is no law in this country by which to take hold of him, but the least I can do is to ascer tain the facts and put the authorities in France on their guard. I think it might be well for the three oonsuls most nearly interested to go down to gether." : ' ' ' A Glgantio Tobaceo Combine. New York, August 17. The World says: . Representatives ot the National Cigarotte & Cigar Company, John T. Drummond, Colonel Wetmoro and Mr. MoAUister, who represent the Drum mond Tobacoo Company, Liggett & Meyers, and other big Western manu facturers of plug tobacco, are holding a meeting in this city. Negotiations are going on at the present time with a view of forming a gigantic oombine. It is proposed to unite the different in terests and go into the market prepared to supply the jobbers and dealers with all the staple artiolea of the tobaooo trade. A GOOD MOVE. A Convention to Form a Western fldl i torlal Aaaoclatlon. The Utah Press Association has is-'' sued a call for a convention of all . western editors, tor the purpose of ' forming one grand Western Editorial ; Association. The convention will be in session in Salt Lake City August 27th ' and 28th. Arrangements have been made with the railroads so that every newspaperman desiring to attend "can do so without paying his fare or ' 'counting ties. ' " 5 The call for this convention has been , issued with a view to inaugurating a . movement to promote tho general wel fare of Western journalism and create a closer and more friendly intercourse between the editorial workers through out the transmississippi states. At tiie ' convention it is proposed to discuss , libel laws and such other matters as may come before the convention. Altogether the idea of such a con-.' vention and of such an association must strike every editor favorably. The as sociation will give greater weight to the papers of this association, and . carry greater influence in national leg- , islation affecting the states embraced . by the organization. , Any further information about trans- . portation, routes, hotels, etc., oan be obtained by addressing a , note of hi quiry to A. B. Tomson, corresponding . secretary Utah Press Association, 80S ': Atlas block, Salt Lake City, Utah. THE VINSON LYNCHING. Begrete That the Law Wa. Not Allowed to Take Ita Courae. - " Ellensburg, Wash.; August 16. Tho body of the Vinsons were cut down ; early this morning, taken to the under-' takers and prepared for burial. Their ' family was notified that the bodies were at their disposal, but they tola ' the authorities they would have nothing to do with them. Consequently the court will bury them. There has been ' no undue excitement here today, but more than the usual number of men have been on the streets discussing the affair. Beyond question, there is not a particle of sympathy for the despera does. All concede they only got .what they deserved, yet, while this feeling' prevails so extensively, it is a matter of very general regret that the city, which has heretofore been so law-abiding, should be brought into such un pleasant notoriety, and much regret is expressed that the law was not allowed' to take its oourse. While the jail was being stormed Judge Graves and Major Frost made an effort to get the militia company out, but so many people Were camping in the mountains that they were unable to collect a guard until the affair was over. No further trou ble of any kind is at all probable, and affairs are rapidly assuming their nor mal condition. 1 .o 1 Incompetence and Negligence ; Tacoma, August 17. The National Bank of Commerce today commenced action in equity in ' the federal court against F. M. Wade, J. C. Weathred and A. F. McClaine, formerly presi dent, vice-president and cashier, re spectively, of the bank. " They are' charged with incompetent "and negli gent management, whereby the bank's capital was impaired to the amount of more than $70,000, and with infrac tions of the national banking system act in making loans exceeding $20,000 to the Commercial Investment Com pany and the Pacific Mill Company. The court is asked for an order requir ing the defendants to testify regarding these alleged transactions to the end that they may be held personally lia ble. - Ex-President Wade has had pa pers prepared in a suit by which he will seek to have set aside the sale of -bank stock, made Monday to President Thome, but will not file it until the bank's suit is tried. ' The Projected Federation. -New. York, August 16. A special to the World from Managua, Nicaragua! says: Guatemala's minister of war, General Morales, visited here secretly, it is reported,' and tried to influence President Zelaya against the projected federation. But Zelaya, it is asserted, answered that it is now too late to make any changes in the plans; thai; other presidents were not averse to let ting Guatemala in, but they were afraid ot Barrios. The new repnblio would be willing to make treaties with Guatemala should she wish it Min ister Morales left dejected, tho rumor says, and without answering the propositions made to him. It is' pro posed to organize a cabinet of six: members, two from each country in the federation Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador, !' ' : : The Count Muet Walt. Boston, August 16. At theTremont theater Miss Marie Millard confirmed the report of her engagement to Count Raoul do Brabant, of France. She said she met her husband-to-be in Paris two years ago while she was studying there. Their engagement, however, was not formally agreed upon until Count de Brabant came to this oountry about three months age Mies Millard said she would not be married nutil the conclusion of her theatrical engage ment two years hence. . ; i " ' ' Cheap Waahing in Chicago. ' Chicago, August 16. A war in prices is in progress among laundry men on the North Side, and citizens of that section of the city now have no excuse for wearing soiled linen. A complication of rates and outs has brought the price of laundry ing a shirt, plain, fancy or negligee, down from 10 and 18 oents to 4 cent a shirt ' Col lars, cuffs and underwear bar takes' it corresponding drop. " "