E: OREGON
MIST
VOL. 12.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1895.
NO. 35.
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toinmlsalonars J , Q Bohoonover, Veronula
I'ltOFESMONAL.
T. J. owton.
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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.
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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
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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. " "