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VOL. XVII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1900.
NO. 38.
MIST
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of tfc Telegraphic
News of thft World.
TKIISK TICKS FlUito 7HR VVIRK8
An Interesting ColtiTtlon ut Items From
-lie TW Ileinlapiinrea I'res lb t
In a CnManaeil JV.ui.
Roxeri attain pteil to mine the Amerl
can legation,
A strike ot 140,000 aulhrHoile coal
minora is threatened.
General Chaffee In preparing to win
ter 15,000 men lu Pekin.
Tim huttle-ahip Alabama averaged 17
knots vu her official trial.
Tlio Nehalem and Tillamook fisher
men's strike in at an end.
Several of MlniMtHr Conger's gueata
have arrived at Tiuu Tsiu.
A movement to clear the country
on Hi of Pekin is in progress.
Official American dispatches are be
In tampered with in China.
From St. rjterHlnirtf It ia repotted
that ixtiuie uegntiatioua have begun.
Primary return Indicate that Croker
will control the New York Democratic
convention.
Senator Hcott, of Went Virginia, says
the Rcpnhlicuus will lone 100,000 votes
in New York.
Heavy Hunting la leported to have
occurred ut Machudodurp, between
liners and llrlilnli.
1'. O. 8tewart, member of the pro
viHiutial government of Oregon, ia dead
at Tacoma, Wash.
Four townships surrounding Sho
shone I 'a II a, Iduho, have been reserved
for a uatioiml park.
San Francisco's population, accord
ing to the United States cenaaa, ia
84J.782; Bostons', 600,8U3.
Ten aiuare miles of forest reaerve in
the Han tialirlol rvarvation, near Los
Angeles, C'al,, have already been awept
ly lire, and atill tlio (lamoa are devour
ing the timber. It waa reported from
Sturtevaut's Camp that the Are had
spread ou the north aide of the west
fork of the Han Gabriel river and the
riu t Ii side of theTejunga river, between
Devil's canyon and the Short Cut.
.Tone Caatroy Garcia, who waa arrest
ed in Havre, France, on July 20 laat,
charged with ahaoonding from I'orto
Kici. with f 12,000 of United States
fumla, hna arrived in New York. He
wna in the cuatotly of Luis llarrioa,
assistant chief of the inauhir police of
l'oito Rioo, who weut to Havre to
bring hack the alleged emhezxler. Hy
hia extradition the French government
recognises the sovereignty of the Unit
ed Status lu I'orto liico.
Fltxsimmnns announces hia retire
ment from the ring.
The district weat of I'ekln waa token
by the allied forcoa. ,
Denver's population ia 133,859; thai
of Baltimore 60H.B57.
The allies are sai l to have loat 1,800
men in battle in I'ekin.
Senator Carter will accompany
liooaevelt ou hia Western trip.
Minister Conner reporta the situation
practically uuchuuged in I'ukln.
Ilressi, the assassin of King Hum
hurt, attempted to commit suicide.
- General Olivier, the Boer leader,
waa captured by the British at Win
burg. General Lnng Wn ia declared to be
the real author of the anti foreign out
break. The Hankow uprising waa started
by followeri of Kung Yu Wei, the re
former. Gold Hill poatoffice and a to re aafe
was cracked by burglara and over $800
aeouied.
Two men were killed and three
men and a woman wouuded in u Gil
man, III., riot.
Cauiille d'Arlvlto, the opera singer,
was married to 15. W. Crulin, an Oak
laud iiiiUiouaire.
The I'opnliat national committee ac
cepted Stevenson aa the vlce-preaideu-tiul
noiuinoe of the party.
The naval veteraua' parade waa the
feature of the second day of the O. A.
It. encampment at Chicago.
WOrk on The Dal lea portage road
closod lor want of funds. Company
being organized to complete the same.
Oregon timber lunda offer good
chance for investment. Situation re
viewed by former Michigan, lumber
man. Niuholaa Aylward, aged 78, an In
mate of the county iulirmary. at St.
Joseph, Mo., died from the effeota of
a beaiiug administered by Jack Han
Ion, an attendant. Hanlou cannot be
found.
A wholeaale Jail delivery oconrred at
Red Lodge, Mont., Persons outside
priod oft a window bar and opened the
uella with skeleton koya, and four
Montana deaperadoei inude their
escape.
It ia atated that Germany will take
more first prizes at the Paris exposition
than any other nation.
Fifty residents of Massillon, O., left
for Oklahoma, where tbey will take up
clalma on government laud and estab
lish a colony.
The comptroller of the treaaury has
decided that a common carrier is respou
Bible for the lose of gooda reoeived by
It, even though audi gooaa are not ao
oompanied by a bill of lading or ship
ping directions.
LATER NEWS.
French reinforcemeuta are landing at
Tuku.
The public debt increased nearly $3,.
000,000 in August.
Philippine volunteeri will begin re
turning in November.
There are 88 suapected eaaea ol
plague in Glasgow, Hootlund.
C'liarlea A. Towne opened the oam
palgn in Iduho for the Demorcata.
General Otla Ima lu.n .(
command the department of the lakes.
The goveinor of Shun Tung has 80,
000 men ready to oppose German ex
pansion. Id Hung Chang Ia intriguing to set
. i ,
vna wreiguers to quarreling among
tjieniamvea.
Thirteen persona were killed and
many injured by a railroad collision at
Jiatlluld, l'a.
The C'hineae situation now dependa
on the responaea of the powers to the
Kukho-American proposals.
W. W.'Rockhill, American commis
sioner to China, aaya now is the time
to settle the atutua ol foreigner in
China.
The Brallamer copper mines, situated
on Howe Hound, near Vancouver, B,
U., have been sold to English capital
ists for 1 3.000,000.
A 18-year-old boy accidentally shot
and killed hia 16-year-old brother at
Hutchinson, Kansas, while attempting
to remove cartridges from a revolver.
Secretary Fostera' annual report of
the cotton crop of the United Statea
makes the crop for 1808-1000 9,4116,-
416 bales, against 11,374,840 laat year,
About 35,0110 idle tinplate workers
of the American Tinplate Company
have resumed work, owing to the tin-
pi te makers agreeing to a new wage
scale.
Fire destroyed the plant and yarda
of the Otter Creek Lumber .Company,
at Hambletou, W. Va., with 12,000,-
IHI0 (vet of lumber, causing a loss of
$200,000.
Six hundred longshoremen who went
on a strike recently at the Erie rail
way ore oocics, returned 10 wora penn
ing a settlement of their grievances by
arbitration.
A serious conflagration occurred at
Gnu.vmaa, Honors, Mexico, a few daya
ago, which consumed the general mer
chandise estahliahment of F. A Aguil-
lar. The building covered an entire
block and waa the largeat of its kind
on the west coast of Mexico. The
stock of gooda carried waa valued at
$1,000,000, on which a loaa of $300,
000 was sustiiiued.
A German gunboat has been ordered
to Ainoy.
A plot to burn Shanghai has been
discovered.
llryun has deoided on an Eastern
stump tour.
Seventy nilsstonarioa from China
reached Vancouver, B. U.
Washington fuaioniats renominated
John It. liogers for governor.
Nancy C. EofT, groat aunt of Gov
ernor Geer, died at Maoleay, Or.
Ilreaal, the assassin of King Hum
bert, waa sentenced to life imprison
ment. It ia reported that Prince Tnan and
1,500 Iloxers were killed in great
battle.
Earl Li asks the appointment of sev
eral Chinese officials to the list o( peace
makers.
Vu. the governor of the province of
Hhen Hi, is riorted to have invited the
foreigners in his province to come to
bis protection. About August 21, 60
accepted the invitation and all were
massacred.
It Is said that the Standard Oil Com
pany will soon be purchasing the pro
duct of California wells, now having
obtained in the East a number of tanks
for the storage, which will be located
at Hakerstleld, where ground has been
secured for them.
The Uuited Status transport Thomas
a i rived at San Francisco, 29 days from
Manila, via Yokohama. She has on
hoard 261 sick and wounded soldiers.
31 military prisoners, 51 cabin passen
gers, 173 in the steerage, and seven
stowaways. Seven deaths occurred
during the voyage.
Ia London, the Duke of Manchester
was adjudicated a bankrupt, entailing
bis resignation from all bis clubs. The
petitions to the bankruptcy court In
cluded one from the young nobleman
himself, whose acceptances are so
widely distributed in unknown lands
that his friends for soma time have
strongly urged this radical course.
Dr. P. 8. Kellogg, who haa iuat re
turned from two years' service as a sur-
eeon in the Philippines, denies the
charges of neglect on the transport
Sherman, made by Captain Crenstiaw,
of Atlanta, in his ante-mortem state
ment! Dr. Kellogg, who came home
on the Sheiman with Cienahaw, says
the captain was badly wounded; that
it was only a question of time when
he should die, and It was at nia own
request that the captain was allowed
to come home. Dr. Kellogg avers that
Crenshaw had every possible Attention,
including the best phyaiolans and
uuruea.
Inulinh arm nxneriment with a bi
cycle corpa aa a defensive force ia pro-
uounoed a success.
After H vim? with her husband for 41
vours a Topeka woman haa discovered
that be is not her affinity and asks
,vori!e.
Work has begun in Baltlomre on the
ver aerivct (or Rear-Admiral Schley,
lie made from the silver coin cap-
red on the Spanish oruiser Cristobal
jlon. The cost, when Completed.
ill be about $8,000.
FUSION AT SEATTLE
John R. Rogers Renominated
for Governor.
CONTEST WON ON EIGHTH BALLOT
Bagara Man Fornsd Nomination of II ob-
aurtaoa, of Suukitiia, anil Itunald,
of Vaattlo, for Congroaa.
Congresamen-at-large F. C. Robert
son, of Spokane; J. T. Ronald, of King.
Governor John H. liogers. .
Lieutenant-Governor W. E. Mo
Croakey, of Whitman.
Supreme Judges E, C. Million, of
Skagit; Klchard Wiusor, of King.
Secretary of State J. A. Brady, of
Snohomish.
Attorney-General Thomas Vance, of
xsklma.
Treasurer W. E. Kunuer, of Spo
kane.
Auditor L. Silvarthorn, of Douglas.
Land Commissioner O. K. Hol-
comb, of Adams.
Superintendent of Public I us true
tion F. J. Browne, ot King.
Presidential Electors James Mo
Neeley, of Pierce; N. O. Blallock, of
Walla Walla; J. G. Helm, of Pacific;
George T. Cotterill, of King.
Seattle, August 81. John R. Rogers
was renominated for governor by the
union Democratic convention on the
eigth ballot, at 1 o'clock this morning.
He received 708,4 votes, or 6), more
than the necessary number. The con
test throughout was moat exoi ting, and
great disorder many times marked the
course of proceedings in the tonven
tion. Rogers on the first ballot re
ceived 638 votes, and gained on every
ballot until his final victory. He waa
actually nominated on the seventh bal
lot, but in the confusion and through
a misunderstanding aa to the vote of
the Walla Walla Populista he lost four
votea intended to be cast for him. He
then wanted only 1 votea. The
chairman ordered another vote, which
wna decisive.
The unexpected turn of events in
Roger a direction came about with the
nomination of Robertson, of Spokane,
tor congressman. This state nominates
both congreasmen-at-large. It was the
plan of the anti-Rogers faction to put
J. T. Ronald, of King, whom a great
majority undoubtedly favor, against
Robertson, for one nomination, and
thus kill oft Robertson, and leave the
way open to Yoorhees as a candidate
for governor. Robertson proved a very
atrong candidate, and led Ronald, and
aa the balloting proceeded seemed cer
tain to defeat him. Many delegatea
voted for Robertson, expecting to give
Ronald the second nomination. The
King county man had made a combi
nation with Thurston Daniels for the
other nomination, and he could not
honorably enter the second contest.
Dauiols dually solved the problem for
King county and saved Ronald's neck
by offering to withdraw. Ronald and
Robertson were then nominated by ac
clamation. The Platform.
The following platform was adopted
by the convention:
We, the representatives of the Dem
ocratic, Peoples and Silver-Republican
partiea of the atate of Washington, as
sembled in joint convention this 29th
day of Auguat, 1900, respectively re
affirm our faith in the principles
enunciated by our respective national
conventions; and we pledge our earnest
support to the peerless representatives
of the people, William Jennings Bryan
and Aitlai K. Stevenson.
We atill believe In the Declaration
ot Independence, and therefore hold it
aloft in preference to the impeiialistio
policy of the Republican party.
Wo oppose trusts and combinations
which comer the products of industry
anil levy tribute ou the people.
We denounce these twin relics ot
barbarism imperialism and militar
ism whether in the form of traata at
home or greed of conquest abroad.
We pledge our reperseutatives in
oongress to work for the passage of
measure providing payment (or the time
consumed by our state volunteers in
the late war with Spaiu.
We favor just and liberal pensions
to the true and faithful soldiers of the
United States, including the gallant
Indian war veterans.
We demand such legislation as will
insure to the farmers and producers ol
the state of Washington a reduction of
freight rates and fares to a just basis.
We demand the inauguration of
such measures as shall give the people
the right to express themselves, when
they so elect, upon all important ques
tions, by the system known as direct
legislation.
We commend the official condnot of
all our state ollloers, and call attention
to the contrast between the present ex
cellent financial condition of the state
and the blight and ruin prophesied by
the opposition to sorely result from the
election of our state officers.
We commend the wise, courageous
and patriotic manner in which the Hon.
George Turner, our' representative in
the United States senate, bus defended
the honor ol his country and full! I led
his duty to the people of the state of
Washington.
Lainii Kxvloped.
Vanoouver, B. C, Sept. 1. A.
Rescia, wife and child were burned to
death here this morning. Their two
story frame bouse was discovered on
fire about 8 o'clook and as soon as the
flames were partly extinguished, the
firemen entered and found the charred
remains of Mrs, Rescia on the lower
floor. Resoia was in bed with the
burning clothes wrapped around him,
suffocated. The baby had rolled from
the bed to the floor in its agony.
MURDERED BY SIBERIANS.
t. Soott SlorrUon, of Chisago, Snot of
Katlvoa Cautaln Oilier Vrowned.
Seattle. Sept. 8 The steamship Sen
ator, which arrived today from Nome,
brought news of brutal murder, in
which the lite of F. Scott Morrison, of
Chicago, was sacrificed to the blood
thirsty savagery, of Siberian natives.
She brings also the report of tbe
drowning of Captain Gil ley, a noted
Alaskan explorer, whose good or bad
fortune it was to have killed five North
ern Indians some years ago while they
were trying to take forcible possession
of a veasel of which he was master.
Gilley was captain ot the sailing
schooner Edith, which, with F. Scott
Morrison and Edward Foregren, as pas
sengers, sailed from Nome, August 8,
(or Siberia on a trading and prospect
ing expedition. Tbey had enlisted the
services of an Indian named Sam to
pilot them to Siberian shores, where
they arrived the Friday following their
departure. That afternoon waa passed
in making exchangea with the natives,
who appeared to be both friendly and
peaceable. About 10 o'clock at night,
Morrison retired to hia stateroom, and
a few moments later shots trom ashore
were heard. The reports had hardly
subsided when Morrison xchtimed:
"I've been shot." His shipmate
hurried to his assistance. They found
that the bullet had penetrated the aide
of the schooner and stateroom, enter
ing Morrison's groin. A few minutes
later the vessel set sail for American
shores, but Morrison succumbed to his
injuries at 6 o'clock the next morning,
The next day, when .in the vicinity
of Sledge island, 15 or 20 miles off
Nome, Captain Gilley went on deck and
seated himself on the rail of the ves
sel. A second later the boom swung
around, striking him. He toppled
over into the sea and drowned before
assistance could reach him. Hia body
was recovered. Foregren assumed
command of the Edith, and, with the
aid of a Sledge island Indian, succeed
ed in reaching Nome in safety. Mor
rison was a passenger to Nome on th
first voyage of the Jeanie, which
reached tbe district May 2. With M
C. Anderson, he was engaged in the
saloon and general merchandise busi
ness at Nome. His widow and five
step-children, one of whom, H. C.
Heisler, accompanied him to Alaska,
survive him. Captain Gillev was 60
years old and a. native of the Island ol
Borneo. He had been a resident ol
Alaska for nearly two decades. His
fight with the Indians, in Which 10 are
said to hare been slain, occurred at
Cape Prince of wales.
Jack ' Hawkins, a passenger on
the Senator, says the steam schooner
Samoa arrived at Nome from Sibera
tbe night the Senator sailed. In cross
ing from the czar's domain, her pas
sengers, composed of Russians, Eng
lish and Americans, are reported to
have engaged in a general row, result
ing in the master of the vessel calling
for the Uuited States marshal as soon
as he reached Nome. Hawkins did
not learn the particulars, though he is
inclined- to believe that there was Beri-
ous trouble aboard. The Senator
sailed an hour after the Samoa's ar
rival.
TAFT COMMISSION.
Ready to Katabllah CIyII Governmont la
the Philippines.
New York, Sept. 8. A special to th
Herald from Washington says:
All arrangements have been practi
cally perfected by the Taft commission
(or commencing its duties in comnnec.
tion with the establishment of civil
government in the Philippines. The
committee will assume on September 1
all the functions which properly belong
to the legislative branch of the govern
ment. It is not proposed that it shall be in
supreme control. Major-General Mac
Arthur will be the executive of the
islands and the commission will be co
ordinate with him, jat as the execu
tive and legislative branches in the
United States are ou the same plane.
Civil government will not be establish
ed excecpt in those towns where the
military authorities are satisfied there
is no danger ot insurrection. The
commission, and the . military will
work together to propitiate the natives
and induce them tj return to their
peaceful avocations.
l or the suppression ol those lnsur
geuts who continue in arms it is under
stood measures will be taken as soon at
the dry season begins. General Mao
Arthur will soon have a force ot nearly
70,000 effective men, who will be used
to destroy the insurgent organization!
wnen operauuus uuu uugm.
WEBFOOT BONANZAS.
A little Booklet Given Away by lha
O. K. N. Co.
The famous Pat Donan has written
another of bis inimitable "folders" for
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company. This1 time it is a descrip
tion of the gold fields of Eastern Ore
gon hot such a description! The
glories, the Tidies, the possibilites of
tli is wonderful region are set forth in
a way to cause throbs of interest in
the most phlegmatic man that breathes.
The folder is entitled "Webloot Bo
nanzas," and is given away to anyone
who will write W. II. Hurlhurt, gen
eral passenger agent, O. R. & N. Co.,
1'oitlaud, Oregon.
Canadian ntrlko JCndod.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 8. The
strike of railway mechanics on the
Canadian Pacific railway has been de
clared off, and the meuin all the shops
from Fort Wiilliam to Vancouver will
return to work tomorrow. At Winni
peg some ol the strikers resumed work ,
this afternoon. The only matter now
lu dispute is tue ntie ui wngea w uo
paid machinists, and this will be set
tled by arbitration. Tbe strike lasted
28 duvs. and was everywhere quiet and
orderly. I
LOOTING IN TIEN TSIN
American Soldiers Took No
Part in It.
UNDER PEREMPTORY ORDERS
Chinese Art Reaponeiulo for the Plllag
Iuat and Olaorder That Followed
lha Kntry of the Alllei.
Washington, Sept. 8. Officials ol
the war department are positive that
the soldiers ol General Chaffee's army
took no part in the extensive looting
which followed the fall of the Chinese
city of Tien Tsiu. At the direction of
Secretary Root, peremptory orders were
issued to military officers to exert
every effort to prevent the looting and
to punish severely disobedience of such
orders.1 For this reason and from re
ports which have come to the depart
ment, the officials are confirmed in tbe
opinion that our men refrained from
disregarding the orders of their super
iors. They think that the Chinese
themselves are responsible for much of
the pillaging and disorder following
the entry of the allies into the oity.
mere is considerable property in
ohsrge of our army at Tien Tsin tor
safekeeping.
Mtrenffth of Allied forco.
Washington, Sept. 8. The following
telegram from the Japanese foreign
office was received today at the Japa
nese legation:
"A t ilegram from Pekin gives the
strength of the allied forces which took
part in the relief of Pekin as follows
"Japausese, 6,600 infantry, 200 cav
alry, 450 engineers and 68 guns.
"Russians, 8,300 infantry, 180 cav
alry, and 22 guns.
"British, 1,832 infantry, 400 cav
alry, and 13 guns.
"Americans, 1,600 infantry, 150
marines, 75 cavalry and 6 guns.
"French, 400 marines and 18 gnna.
"On the 26th, 70 Chinese surrend
ered. Of these, five each were detain
ed by tbe Japanese and British forces
for the purpose of ascertaining the
state of affairs among tbe Chinese, the
rest being set at liberty. On the 27th,
260 more surrendered, most of whom
were guards and court officials. One
of them, a military officer, after being
brought iu the Japanese headquarters,
where he was kindly treated, waa sent
to the palace to make the necessary
preparations for the parade of the allied
forces through the palace, to be held
on tbe 28th in commemoration of their
successful entry into the city. As a
large number of court ladies were
fotmd in the palace, eveiy precaution
was taken to protect them from insult
sml assurances were given them of tbe
readiness of Japan's force to supply
them at any moment with food and
other necessaries.".
Fire at a ltaoe Track.
Proivdence, R. I., Sept. 8. Shortly
after the beginning of tbe racing in tbe
closimi day of tbe grand circuit meet
ing at arragansett Park this afternoon
fire broke out in one of the stables
near tbe three-quarters turn and with
great rapidity destroyed three stables.
a number ot cattle sheds and burned to
death four race horses. The horses de
stroyed comprised three in the string
controlled by B. Simon, of London,
Out. The Ace, with a record of 2:05
and valued at $4,000; Maud K., a
green mare without a record and
valued nt $1,000; Ackman Jim, with a
record of 2:16)4 end valued at $1,600,
and Charles A. Guyer's brown mare.
iley Essa, valued at $1,500, were the
animals destroyed. The loss on build
ings aud fixtures amounts to $6,000.
A Swedish. X.oan.
New York, Sept 3. Albert H. Wig-
gins, vice-president of the National
Park bask, said today it waa true that
the bank had been approached by rep
resentatives ol the Swedish government
with inquiries as to the chance of plac
ing a $10,000,000 loan in this country.
Mr. Wiggins said he was not prepared
to say yet whether the proposition had
been favorably received. The proposed
loan is in the form of bonds bearing 4
per cent interest lor the first 10 years
i nd 3 per oent for another 10. It
is unofficially stated that the bonds
will be offered at 98 and accrued inter
est.
Iavid Slnton, of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Spet. 8. David Sinton,
one of tbo richest citizens of Cincin
nati, died at his home here today, agd
93 years. He left a fortune estimated
at $20,000,000. He had large real
estate interests in Chicago and New
York, as well as here, and owned big
cattle ranches in Texas. He had given
much money to public institutions.
His only heir is the wife of ex-Con
gressman Charles P. Taft, proprietor of
the Cincinnati Times-Star, and
brother of Judge Talt, of the Philippine
commission.
Vlre In New Orleaita,
New Orleans, Sept. 8. Fire tonight
destroyed the building at 64 Canal
street occupied by the Fairbankks Scale
Company, entailing a loss of $200,000.
Keller Bros.' shoe factory, adjoining.
suffered a loss of $100,000, and the
Morris buildiug, corner of Canal aud
Camp streets, sustaiud about $50,000
damages.
Welsh Coal Miners' Strike.
CarditI, Wales, Sept. 8. A meeting
ot the strikers at Cardiff today con
firmed the action of their committee in
agreeing to a resupmtion of work, the
company having acceded to the de
mands of the strikers. About 50,000
colliers weut to work this morning.
Washington, Sept. 3. A dispatch
from General MaoArthur announces
that Second Lieutenant H. N. Way,
Fourth infantry, was killed near Villa
VTeja, Luson, August 88.
ALUM BAKING POWDERS IN
CONGRESS.
Keport That Kvldeneo of Their Harm
fulness la Overwhelming.
The committee on manufactures of
the senate were some time ago directed
to investigate the food adulterations.
and accumulated a volume of testimony
upon the subject from tbe best inform
ed parties and highest scientific author
ities in tbe country.
One of the greatest sources of danger
to pur foods, the committee state in
their report, exists - in alum baking
powders. The committee found the
testimony, they say, overwhelmingly
condemnatory of tba uae of alum in
baking powders, and recommended that
such use be prohibited by law.
Senator Mason, discussing in the sen
ate the report ot the committee and the
several bills introduced to carry the
recommendations of the committee in
to effect, said:
"When we made this report we msde
it baaed on tbe evidence before ua, and
the evidence ia simply overwhelming.
I do not care how big lobby there
may be here for the alum baking puw
der, I do not care how many memorials
they publish, there ia no place in the
human economy of human food for this
thing called alum. The overwhelming
evidence of tbe leading physicians and
scientists of this country is that it it
abaolutely unfit to go into human food,
nd that in many cases if tbe gentle
man will read tbe evidence, some ol
the physicians say they can trace cases
in their own practice theie are dis
eases of the kidney due to tbe perpetual
use of alum in their dailv bread.
"When you mix a mineral poison, as
they all say that alum is, it is impossi
ble to mix it always to suuh a degree
that there will not be a residuum left
of alum, which produces alumina, and
which contributes lately to the diseases
of tbe people in this country.
"I want to give the senate an' idea
of the class ot men we bare called.
They are the leading scientists from
every college ol the United States that
we could get hold of."
Senstor Mason, from a long list ol
scientists who had testified as to the
hurt fulness of alum baking powders,
and as to tbe health fulness of cream ol
tartar powders, mentioned the follow1
ing:
Appleton, John Howard, professor
ol chemistry, Urowu University, Prov
idence, R. I.
Arnold, J. W. S., professor, Univer
sity of New York.
At water, W. O., professor and direc
tor, government experimental station,
Washington, D. C.
Barker, George F., professor, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Caldwell, G. C., professor, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y.
Chandler, C. F. professor, Columbia
University, New York.
Chittenden, Russell H., professor,
Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Cornwall, II. B.. professor, Univer
sity of Princeton, New Jersey.
Crampton, C. A., professor, Division
of chemistry, Washington, D. C.
Frear, William, professor, State Col
lege, Pennsylvania.
Jenkins, Edward H., professor, de
partment of agriculture, state of Con
necticut.
Johnson, S. W., professor, Yal Col
lege, New Haven, Conn.
Mallet, John William, professor,
University of Virginia.
Mew, W. M., professor, Army and
Medical Department, United States
government.
Munroe, Charles Edward, professor
of chemistry, Columbian University,
Washington, D. C.
Prescott, Albert B., professor, Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Price, A. F., madioal director, Unit
ed States Naval Hospital, Washington,
D. C.
Smart, Charles, lieutenant-colonel.
assistant surgeon-general, United
States army.
Sternberg. George M.. Surgeon-Gen
eral, United States army, Washington,
D. C.
Tucker, Willis G., professor of
chemistry and chemist of state board
of health, state of New York.
Vaughan. Victor C, professor, Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Van Reypeu. W. h... Surgeon-Gen
eral United States Navy, Washington,
D. C.
Wiley, Prof. H. W., Chief Chemist
department of agriculture. United
States, Washington, D. C.
Wyman, Walter, Surgeon-General,
United States Marine Hospital. Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr. Pettigrew Was there any testi
mony which showed that there were
cases of injury to health aa a result of
constant use ot alum? ,
Mr. Mason Yes; I can turn yon to
the testimony.
Mr. Pettigrew I do not care to have
the senator turn to it. I simply want
to emphasize the point. I agree with
the senator. It has always been my
own impression that alum baking pow
der is injurious, but I wanted to bring
it out and make it emphatic, if the
proof sustains that position.
Mr. Mason I quite agree with the
senator. It is claimed that there is
not a country in Europe that does not
prohibit the use of alum. Certainly
three or tour of tbe leading countries of
Europe to which 1 have had my atten
tion called prohibit the use of alum in
baking powder.
Mr. Pettigrew Did the chemists
who came before the committee, these
professois, generally testify was it the
result ol their evidence that the
cream ol tartar baking powder ia
healthy and does not leave a residuum
which is injurious to health?
Mr. Mason Yes; X say emphatic
ally, yes; that the weight ot the evi
dence is, that wheuever any ot these
distinguished men, who have a nation
al reputation, tbe leading chemists ot
the colleges, were interrogated upon
the point, they stated that fact, a very
one ot them, to my recollection.
REAR-END COLLISION
Excursion Train Crashes In
to a Milk Train.
THIRTEEN KILLED MANY HURT
Loeomotlre Flanges Through Passengel
Coaches and f rushed Them aa
If They Were Egg Shells.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4. Thirteen
persons killed and over 80 others in
jured is the appalling record of a rear
end collision between an excursion
train and a milk train on the Bethle
hem branch of the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad this morning at Hat
field, Fa., 27 miles north of this city.
The wrecked train consisted of 10
day coaches and was the first section ot
a large excursion made up of people
from Bethlehem, Allentown and sur
rounding towns, to Atlantic City.
This section carried only those persona
who lived in Bethlehem and Allen
town. It left the union station in
Bethlehem at 6:05 A. M., exactly 85
minutes behind the milk train. The
latter train consisted of two milk cars
and two passenger coaches, and had
stopped at every station on the road
from Bethlehem en route to Philadel
phia. At 6:64 the milk train drew up
at tbe milk platform at Hatfield, and
in less than two minutes the special
excursion train, running at the rate of
35 miles an hour, crashed into the
rear of the milk train. The locomo
tive plowed through tbe two passenger
coaches and crushed them as if tbey
were eggshells. Tbe milk car immed
iately in front was also badly damaged.
Four persons on the passenger car of
tbe milk train were almost instantly
killed. Fortunately, there were very
few persons on this train.
the excursion train was a picture ot
indescribable horror. The locomotive,
a mass of bent and broken iron, firmly
held the bodies of its engineer and fire
man beneath its great weight. Behind
the engine six ot the 10 cars were also
a mass of wieckaee. The first car was
broken in twain and tbe other five cars
were thrown on their sides, completely
demolished. Nine persons were killed
in tbe first two cars, and tbe others in
those coaches were badly maimed.
As soon as the crash came, a terrible
cry rose from the smashed oars, and
those who had not been injured crawled
or jumped from the cars and went to
the assistance of tbe injured. Many
were pinned down by wreckage and
and bad to be freed by the liberal use of
axes. With three or four exceptions.
tbe dead were killed instantly, the
others dying on their way to the hos
pital. All the injured were first taken
to a shed at the Hatfield station and the
dead were removed to a barn. Mes
sengers were sent to the nearby villages
for physicians, and a relief train was
ordered . fiom Bethlehem. With 15
doctors and half a dozen nurses, a ape
cial train waa sent from Bethlehem,
but before if reached the scene of the
wreck it waa signaled to return to
Bethlehem, as a special carrying nearly
all the injured had iitarted for that
place. On the run from Hatfield to
the hospital three of the injured died.
Muoh trouble was experienced in keep
ing tbe relatives away from the injuied
on the train, so that the doctors gatli -
ered from near Hatfield could attend
to the wounded.
The special train arrived at Bethle
hem at 11:30 and was met by fully
5,000 persons all clamoring for news
from the wreck or trying to learn
whether relatives were among the vic
tims. The news of tbe wreck reached
Bethlehem at 8 o'clock and spread like
wild fire. All the policemen in town
were gathered at the station, and was
with great difficulty that the injured
were removed to the waiting ambu
lances and other vehicles which con
veyed them to the hospitals. All dur
ing the day people from" Allentown,
Catasauqua and other places came pour
ing into Bethlehem, and confusion
reigned throughout the city. .
Tbe second section of the excursion,
made up of persona from towns other
than Bethlehem and Allentown, left
soon after the first section, but was
(lagged before it reached Hatfield. As
it could not get through on account of
tbe blocked tracks, it was returned to
Bethlehem, and there was great re
joicing at the narrow escape of its oo
oupanta from the catastrophe.
The coroner of Montgomery county
visited the wreck early and spent the
entire day at the scene. He at once
directed the removal of the dead to
Lansdale, short distance south ot
Hatfield. He promises rigorous in
vestigation into the horror.
Wracked In Bearing Sea.
Seattle, Sept. 4. Tug Wallowa,
from Nome, brings news of the wreck
of tbe dismantled bark Mercury in
Behring sea. The bark waa being
towed to this city by the tug and
sprang leak in a heavy gale. She
was stripped of some machinery and
abandoned in Cook strait, whore she
sank. She was owned by Captain E.
E. Caine, of this city, and was sent to
Nome last June in tow of a tug with a
coal and lumber cargo. She had been
condemned as a sailing vessel. She
was built 49 years ago in New York as
A full-rigged ship. -
No Chinese Keed Apply- -. ...
Lima, Peru. Sept. 4. The Peruvian
senate yesterday bad under , considera
tion a proposal for preventing Chinese
immigration, in view of a possible ex
odus from China as a result of the pres
ent disturbances.
Plague at Olasgew.
Glasgow, Sept. 4. Another death.
supposed to be due to the bubonic
plague, occurred here today. Ninety-
three cases of the disease are now
der observation.