OREGON COURIER
A, W. CHENEY) Publisher.
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BESERVE STILL LOWER
No Apprehension, However,
Felt tor the Future.
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OYER A MILLION 18 WITHDRAWN
Tha Treasury Official! Have No Doubt
the Syndicate Will Verjr Soon
If aka tha Losses Good.
Washington, Sept 11. The gold re
verve today wag further depleted by the
Joss of $1,200,000 withdrawn for ex
port from the New York subtreasury.
This left the reserve, at the close of
business, 197,710,773. The treasury
officials have received no information
of contemplated gold deposits by the
New York banks, aa reported, yet they
have no donbt that the syndicate very
aoon will make good the losses below
$100,000,000. For this reason, when
questioned, they say they have no ap
prehension for the future. Aa to the
real purpose of the syndicate with re
gard to speedy action, they have no
official or reliable information.
The relations between the congres
sional library and the treasury depart
ment have assnmed a normal condi
tion. The regular disbursements of
the library for August were made by
the treasury department on requisi
tions of Librarian Spofford. The re
port of the copyright payments for
August will be rendered to the treas
ury this week. The settlement of old
accounts has not yet been completed,
but it is expected that any balance
found to be still due by the librarian
will be ascertained Boon, and a report
of the same made to the secretary of
.the treasury.
Two hundred Chinese, recently
landed at Vanoouver, B. C, have made
application to the colleotor of customs
at Ogdensburg, N. Y., for entry at
that port. It is stated these Chinese
are actors, etc., en route to the Atlanta
exposition, and while there is no good
reason known for their rejection, the
government has taken the precaution to
instruot the collector to Ogdensburg to
nuke a very thorough examination into
the matter before permitting them to
enter.
Latest reports from Seal islands in
dicate that the North American Com
mercial Company haB taken about 15,
000 skins, the maximum limit imposed
during the season closed August 1. Re
ports received early in the season led
to the belief that there wag an unusual
scarcity of seals on the islands, and
that the Commercial Company would
not be blo to take more than a frao
' tlon of its Quota, but subsequent re
porta ahow no material decrease in the
number herding on the lBiana sinoe
last year.
The Indian office has received no in
timation of trouble at the Roseburg
agency. Recently the agents were in-
attracted to reduce the prices paid for
hauling supplies, e to., to a fair price,
it being held that they were three
times aa high as they ghould be. If
the Indians did not care to do the work
at the lower figures, the agents were
instructed to oontraot with white men
for it Hollow Born Bear, who is the
leader of the malcontents, is well
known as an agitator. It is said that
he always cools down soon, and no
real trouble is anticipated.
It is probable that the Oxnard sugar
bounty case will not reaoh the court of
olaimB for some time. Mr. Bam, who
was associated as counsel with Senator
Mandorson, has requested Secretary
Carlisle not to send the case to the
court until the senator has bad time to
read Controller Bowler's decision, and
take whatever aotion thereon he saw
fit The request was granted, and the
papers will remain in the secretary's
possession until Senator Manderson is
.heard from.
Two Sealing Schooner SeUed.
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 11. The
sealer Beatrice arrived this morning,
having been seized for alleged viola
tion of the Behring sea regulations.
She reports the seizure of the schooner
Ainoko. The Beatrice was boarded by
the Rush August 20 and four seal
skinr, marked as if by buckshot, were
found aboard. Although no guns
were found, she was soizod on a charge
of having used firearms in the sea.
She was towed to Unalaska and turned
over to the British ship Pleasant, by
whom she was ordered to report to the
naval authorities here. The Ainoko
waa seized on a charge of being inside
the sixty-mile protective cone after
seals. The Ainoko left Unataaka be
fore the Beatrice, but is not yet here.
Both vessels will be tried in the
Admiralty court Their value with
fittings is about $9,000 apiece, The
Beatrice reports a light catch of seals.
The high line schooner had only 700.
Tha Mohican Out of Commission,
Washington, Sept 11. The Mohi
can, after being in active service ten
years, has just been put out of com
mission at Mare Island, CaL, navy
'yard, where she will be repaired and
furnished with a new crank shaft Her
men will be transfererd to the Marion,
which has been ready for commission
several weeks. It is probable that the
Marion will eventually be sent to Ha
waii to relieve the Bennington, for
which service she is well fitted, being
M sheathed ship.
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Observation! of a Prlaat Recently He
taraad From Mlaalonary Work.
Baltimore, 8ept. 11. Rev. Father
Zeenus Barnum, who baa recently re
turned from the Interior of Alaska,
where be spent four years in missionary
work among the natives, gave to the
Baltimore Sun an interview relating to
the boundary dispute between the
United States and Great Britain.
"The claim made by the British gov
ernment at the instance of Canadians,"
said he, "embraces a valuable strip of
land, a portion of which is the key, to
a vast extent, to the interior of Alaska,
and which possesses rich mineral re
sources. Another portion would give
them control of fine natural harbors,
and in a third plaoe they would give
one of the most magnifloent scenio
regions of the world, Glacier bay,
which is now beginning to ' be visited
by thousands of tourists from all over
the world during the summer months.
"Although the immense value of
this land cannot be accurately deter
mined, a knowledge of its geographical
position on the ooast shows that great
commercial advantages should accrue
in the future from ita possession by
this country. It is a long, narrow
slice running the whole length of the
narrow ciroular district of Alaska that
is nearest this country. It is most
temperate in climate, and the only
part of the territory that is settled by
any considerable number of white men.
"One important effect of Great Brit
ain's claims, if they should be al
lowed, would be that Great Britain
would have control of the route which
is the key to the gold fields on the
northwest oorner of Alaska. These
fields pan out about $100,000 each
year, but it has been stated there are
rioh prospects there yet unworked, as
well as other mineral resources which,
when they become well known, will
likely cause considerable immigration
there. '
Turkish Annoyancea.
Constantinople, Sept 11. The
Turkish authorities at various ports of
Asia Minor, notably at Beyrout and
Bassoun, are again subjecting packages
sent by the American Bible House, of
this oitv. for the mission stations to
fresh examinations and delays at the
port of arrival, notwithstanding the
faot that all packages are carefully ex
amined bv the customs authorities at
Constantinople. Not only are these of
freauent occurrence, but the customs
offlioials at Beyrout have stopped
consignment of 16,000 Bibles and other
books duly authorized to circulate in
the empire, on the pretext that eaoh
book has to bear the stamp of the min
istry of public instruction, this being
auite contrary to the contract on the
subject between the United States and
the porte. Mr. Terrell, the American
minister, addressed a note to the porte,
protesting against the violation of the
oontraot and demanding the release of
the consignment
Further Outrages Keported.
London Sept 11. A dispatch from
Ears, Armenia, says the entire district
of Kennaoks is surrounded by lurxisn
troops, dispatohed by Zekki Pasha,
under the plea of arresting Armenian
revolutionists. The villages of Carni,
Trigugener, Tortan, Boropnl and Ma
riga are reported to be completely
sacked, and the population aggregating
6,000, were severely dealt with, lne
men were tortured, and the women
and children were ravished. The four
monasteries were sacked and the altars
and images destroyed. The exoitement
and alarm is universal. Authentio in
formation from Moosta is that an anti-
Christian society of Turkish officials
has been formed there . and at Bitlis
with the intention of slaughtering
Christians iu the event of the accept'
ance by the porte of the scheme of re
forms presented by the powera It is
declared that Consul Hampson is to be
the first viotim.
The Reclaim Land in Arizona.
Chicago, Sept 11. The Post says
Henry Criss, of Nogales Ariz., a mem
ber of the Republican national exeou'
tive committee for that section has
formed a $5,000,000 syndicate to ir
rigate and reclaim several hundred
thousand acres of so-called arid lands
of Arizona. Criss left today for home
with money enough subscribed to in
sure the success of the work. The
land to be reclaimed lies in the valley
of the Santa Cruz river along the
southern boundary of Arizona.
Representative tfulgg to Resign.
New York, Sept 11. It is authori
tatively announced that Representative
Quigg will forward tJovernor Morton,
within a day or two, his resignation of
the offloe of representative for con
gress. Mr. Quigg has timed his resig
nation so as to enable his place to be
filled at the coming general election.
It is understood his reasons for resign
ing are in the nature of business.
Killed In a Ball Game.
Washington, Sept 11. Benjamin
F. Myers, 20 years of age, was almost
instantly killed today in a ball game.
He was sliding to second base in an
amateur match when the baseman
jumped into the air to catch a thrown
balL He dropped on Myers, his body
falling on the young man's neck and
dislocating his spine.
Bismarck's Diplomatic Spurs.
London, Sept 11. A Berlin dis
patch to the Standard says that in
memory of Prince Bismarck's ut
terances "I earned my diplomatic spurs
at Erfut" a number of Erfut admirers
have sent a floral piece in the shape of
a pair of gigantio spurs to the prince.
Increase of Cholera.
London, Sept 11. An Odessa dis
patch to the Daily News says: There
has been an increase of cholera at
Volkma, and 250 deaths are occurring
daily in the government of Podoria.
Eaoroum is also seriously affected.
INDIANS ARE HUNTING
There Yet May Be Trouble in
Stein Mountain Country.
AMMUNITION QUIETLY BOUGHT
Bodies of Armed If an Ara Dally Lear
lag Burns and Vicinity Ostensibly
for Hunting 1'urposes.
Burns, Or., Bept 10,. Bodies of
armed men are leaving this 'town and
vicinity daily, for the Stein mountain
country, ostensibly for hunting pur
poses, but the more knowing ones here
think they are going on a different
purpose, and unless the agents of these
reservation Indiana reoall them at
onoe they will probably not have so
many Indians to care for the coming
winter. All the cartridges and am
munition have been bought up quietly
and the town is out of these articles
today. One of our hardware firms had
some 15,000 rounds of cartridges at
Huntington. Or. The same firm has
ordered more by express, and a team
has been hurriedly sent to the railroad
after these goods.
The Alaskan Indiana.
Seattle, Sept 10. Advices from
Alaska by the steamer Willapa, which
arrived in port last evening, state that
the Chilkoot and Chilkat Indians en'
raged in a general free fight near Dyea
recently, during whioh two Indians
were shot dead and a squaw badly
wounded. The cause of the bloody
affray was whisky, and it is feared that
more bloodshed will follow, owing to
the lawless, fierce and warlike nature
of the Chilkats.
The Alaska News, printed at Ju
neau, says that the primary cause of
the fight was two Swedes, who were
headed for the Yukon country with
large quantity of whisky in their pos
session. They hired some Chilkoot
Indians to pack the outfit over the
summit, and claim that six kegs of old
bourbon were stolen from them by the
Indiana, On the other hand, the In
dians claim they received the whisky
in part payment for their services.
However that may be, the Chil
koots had the whisky, and invited the
Chilkats to join in a social event In
a short time all were drunk as lords,
and an altercation took place between
the members of the different tribes. In
less time than it takes to tell it, the
devil in the red men came to the sur
face and firearms were flashing all
around. A general fight ensued, and
there was an exchange of shots, result
ing in the killing of a Chilkat brave
by a member of the Chilkoots. To
make matters Btill worse, a Chilkat
squaw caught a flying bullet in her
leg. Then the Chilkats retaliated by
shooting one of the Chilkoot braves
dead as a doornail.
The fight was stopped at this point,
and the Chilkats immediately "Started
for their village. A large number of
Chilkats are away from home, but will
soon return, and it is feared they will
march on the Chilkoot village in
body and wipe it out of existence.
THE APPLICATION DENIED.
Judge Hanford Refused to Appoint
Receiver for Uargrave'a Farm.
Spokane. Sept 10. Application for
the appointment of a rcoeiver was de
nied today by Judge Hanford, of the
United States court, in the suit of Rob
ert Balfour against Richard Hargrave.
The suit originated in Walla Walla
by proceedings to foreclose a mortgage
on a wheat farm in Whitman county,
the default in payment of interest hav
ing ooourred more than a year ago. In
denying the application the oourt holds
that the proof of insolvency is not sat
isfactory; that when wheat is worth
an ordinary price the value of the land
will greatly exceed the debt There
do not appear to be any rents or profits
to collect, for the land has not been
rented. The object of this application,
the court said, is to secure this year 8
crop on the pretense that the crop is
profits, but the crop 'does not represent
the profits on the land. The profits
would be an excess of the value after
deduoting the cost of aced, planting,
care of growing crop, harvesting, taxes
on land, etc At the present prices on
wheat there would be excesses after
said deductions.
Endowed by Hiss Gould.
New York, Sept 9. It has been an
nounced in a ciroular published in sev
eral newspapers along the lines of the
Missouri Pacific railroad that Miss
Belen M. Gould has founded two
sohholarships in the New York univer
sity, in memory of her father, Jay
Gould. The scholarships are open
only to persons living on the Missour
Paoifio system, and each has an endowi
ment of $5,000, expected to yield $250
annually. One of the scholarships is
in the college proper and the other is
open only to teachers studying in the
school of pedagogy.
Xlp Wyatt, the Outlaw, la Dead.
South Enid, O. T., Sept 10. Zip
Wyatt alias Dick Yeager, the noted
outlaw, train and bankrobber, died at
noon today in the Enid jail. He was
unconscious many hours before his
death, and made no oonfession, except
that Shoemaker, a man now serving a
life sentence for murdering Townsend
in Kingfisher county, is innocent
Townsend's widow and two children
saw Wyatt before his death, and iden
tified him aa one of the murderers.
Appointed by tha Governor.
Olympia, Wash., Sept 6. The gov-
ernor has appointed r s. vauenaar,
of Orting, a trustee of the soldiers'
home, vice A. 8. Cole, whose term has
expired.
THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT
Tka Inscription "Murdered by Strikers,"
I Mow Being Guarded.
San Francisco, Sept 10. Colonel
W. M. Graham has put a guard around
the monument at the Presidio ceme
tery, erected in memory of the four
privates of battery L, Fifth United
States artillery, who were killed in the
railroad wreck near Sacramento last
year. He has announced that be is
ready to give a warm welcome to any
one who may endeavor to wreck the
monolite. The inscription, "Murdered
by Strikers," upon this bit of granite,
aroused the indignation of the work
ingmen of the oity and at a mass meet
ing held at Metropolitan ball, some
weeks ago, they denounoed Colonel
Graham for having caused the insorip'
tion to be placed upon the monument
and directed the chairman and Bee re
tary of the meeting to call the atten
tion of the secretary of war to the epi
tapb considered offensive to the work
ing olasses.
The protest has been sent to Wash
ington and the people interested in the
endeavor to have the inscription on the
monument removed are now awaiting
aotion on the part of the federal an
thorities. Meanwhile Colonel Gra
ham has become imbued with the fear
that some one may endeavor to destroy
the block of stone over the graves of
the four soldiers at the Presidio oeme
tery. Be has, therefore, detailed t
guard of four men to protect the mon
ument from damage.
Eaoh of the sentinels perform two
hours' turn of guard duty, and they
pace their beats with loaded rifles
night and day. The instructions given
them are such as are usually given
guards to prevent the near approach
of any unauthorized person to the
guarded spot, and to use summary
means, if necessary, to enforce their
commands. Colonel Graham said to
day:
"It may seem strange to keep the
monument guarded night and day, but
.there are so may malioious-minded
persons who might attempt to destroy
it out of pure devilment that I deem
the course I have adopted justifiable.
The guard will remain."
"If an attempt should be made to
mutilate the headstone, what would the
guard do?"
"Should any one approach the spot
at night they would be orered to halt
If thev fail to comply, according to
the regulations the guard would be
oompelled to fire. However, we are
not here to shoot people. I do not fear
any great trouble. The only thing
that I am afraid of is that some crank
may attempt to carry out the ideas ex
pressed by these disturbers. Only t
short time ago I read where a crank
destroyed several headstones, Bome
where in this vioinity. I don't think
anyone will be shot, but if there is any
hostility displayed on the reservation
I will oertainly have the offender pun
ished by the civil authorities."
THE STANFORD SUIT.
Special Counsel's Brief Prepared for the
Court of Appeals.
San Franoisco, Sept 10. Judge L.
D. MoKissiok, special counsel for the
United States in its $15,000,000 suit
asainst Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, has
completed his argument and brief for
the United States circuit court of ap
peals.
The document consists of 193 olosely
printed pages, and the argument in the
United States oourt of appeals the lOtn
inst will probably attract national at
tention. If the government wins the
suit it will in no manner interfere
with the bequest of Governor Stanford
to the university, and according to the
inventory Mrs. Stanford will have an
estate of from $5,000,000 to $6,000,
000. Governor Stanford's bequest to
the university was $2,500,000, while
the estate was appraised, aside from
that bequest, at $22,000,000. '
The government's suit was original
ly filed March 15, and, after an elabor
ate argument by Judge MoKissick on
behalf of the government, and by
Judge Garber for Mrs. Stanford United
States Circuit Judge Koss sustained
the defendant's demurrer to the com
plaint The case is now on appeal
from Judge Ross' decision.
Judge McKissiok's argument and
brief controvert every proposition en
unciated by Judge Ross, and cite opin
ions of the supreme oourt of the United
States and of California in support of
every position assumed by the United
States. It is particularly set forth that
Judge Ross erred in his interpretation
of the contest between the complainant
and the railroad corporations, and in
following the loose diotum of the sn
preme oourt of Californa. The theory
held by Judge Ross waa that there was
no provisioin of law under which the
plaintiff could recover.
Foreign Competition Too Great.
Warren, O., Sept 7. Charles Bray,
manager of the Beaver tinplate mills
at Lisbon, O., said today it would be
impoesilbe much longer for the tin-plate-makers
in this country to com
pete with foreign manufacturers. The
recent rise in the price of steel billets,
be said, would increase the cost of
plates to a point where competition
would be impossible, and it would be
necessary to clone the mills.
No Oaa Seriously Burt.
Chicago, Sept 7. One of the boil
ers which run the dynamos in the gov
ernment building exploded last night,
and for fifteen minutes the postoffioe
building was in total darkness while
the employes were hustled in the oorri
dors scarcely daring to breath for fear
the old structure was going to crumble
and fall on them. The explosion was
heard for several blocks and caused
great excitement There is but -one
exit that can be used at night, and to
ward it the employes groped their
way. AO one was senousiy injures, -
A BIG LUMBER COMBINE
Mill-Owners in Oregon and
Washington Included.
TUB CENTRAL LUMBKR COMPANY
One of Its Important Moves Will Ba
to Keep Vp tha Price of
v All Material.
. San Franoisco, 8ept 9. The Chron
icle says that one of the greatest lum
ber combines over known has just been
formed. It includes nearly all the big
mill-owners in Oregon and Washing
ton. Tuesday the Central Lumber
Company filed articles of incorporation
with the county clerk, naming the
oapital stock of the concern as $10,000,
of whioh amount $1,900 only bad been
subscribed. The directors of the incor
poration are:
Clarence A. Thayer, Chas. C. Ste
venson, jr., Newton H. Hickman,
Chas. L. Cron, John M. Rhodes, James
Webster and John Masterson.
The movement to establish a pine
lumber trust has been on foot the past
two years, but it has been delayed by
the fact that some mill-owners have
held back. It was not because manu
facturers did not realize the importance
of the step, but it was bard to induce
any one to take the initiative.
The Victoria and Vanoouver mills
have been shipping into San Franoisco
and other parts of the state, according
to lumbermen, for less than the cost of
manufacture on the American side.
That this statement is not exaggerated
is evidenced by the fact that some of
the officers doing business in this city
have been oompelled to close down
their mills and purchase from foreign
owners.
If the new combine is a success it
will be far-reaching in its operations,
Not only is it intended td fight the
mills of British Columbia on the coast,
but the trust will reach out for foreign
trade, of which at present the Ameri
can manufacturers have a small share.
It is argued that there is a big field for
this trade, which only requires capital
and energy to develop into a source of
immense profit
The board of directors, with whioh
the Central Lumber Company has in
corporated, is not a representative one,
and it is not probable that they will
occupy office very long. The combine
has already absorbed such well-known
firms as:
The Pine Lumber Company, Pope &
Talbot, Golden Gate Lumber Com
pany, Wilson Bros., Bardine Mill
Company, W. J. Adams, Gray's Har
bor Commercial Company, Preston &
MoKinnon, E. K. Wood Lumber Com
pany, S. E. Slade Company, Ronton,
Holmes & Company, Simpson Lumber
Company, California Lumber Com
pany, and a number of others.
If the plans of the combine have
been fully formulated, the managers
are not ready to make them public E.
J. Holt, of the Simpson Lumber Com
pany, and D. H. Bibb, of the Golden
Gate Company, have had the matter in
hand, and both have been working
with untiring zeal. Their aim is to
get every mill-owner of any promi
nence on the coast into the combine,
and until that is accomplished it is
said that nothing further will be done.
Be this as it may, the faot remains
that within the last few days there has
been an advance in prices, and it is
predioted another rise may be expected
within a short time, as per agreement
of owners.
D. H. Bibb, who was seen this even
ing, said that to publish anything con
cerning the workings of the combina
tion would be premature. He admitted
that the lumber market had been in a
depressed condition for the past three
years, and that it was time the mill
owners took steps for their own protec
tion. He refused to talk about the fu
ture of the concern, saying that to do
so would injure its plans.
It is asserted that for the past three
years the lumber fraternity of the Pa-
cifio ooast has been losing annually a
round $1,000,000. The milling ca
pacity during that time is said to have
been between 1,000,000,000 and 1,200,-
000,000 feet of lumber yearly, while
the demand, including off-coast car
goes, has never exceeded 4uu,uuu,uuu
feet a year. To make the situation more
distressing, the Victoria and Van
oouver mills have a capacity of between
200,000,000 and 300,000,000 feet a
year, and they come in direct compe
tition with American mills, cutting
under them in prioe.
In Southern California there has
been a building boom of late, but, ac
cording to Mr. Bibb, the bulk of ma
terial shipped to Southern ports has
come form British Columbia.
One of the most important moves
which the trust will make will be to
keep up the prioe of material. How
they can do this in the face of such
strong competition from British Co
lumbia mills is one of the secrets of
the combine.
Thev Were Stranded In Alaska.
San Francisco, Sept 10. When the
steamer Walla Walla came in today
she carried as steerage passengers from
the Sound two men who had been left
stranded in Pyramid harbor, Alaska,
by the act of Superintendent Murray,
of the Chilcat cannery. There are
several score more men in precisely the
same fix now, trying to reach home
from this far-away place. Some of
them are in desperate circumstances,
and will fee forced to depend on char
ity, if they reach home at all this win
ter. It is said that Murray, saying
the fishing was not good and the sea
son unusally dull, tried to save ex
penses by discharging every man who
was employed at Pyramid harbor.
ABOUT THE CROPS.
California's Probable Vintage of Sweet
' Wlass This Tear.
San Franoisco, Sept 9. Deputy In
terns Revenue Colleotor Loupe baa re
turned from bis trip to Fresno, where
h was engaged in surveying the
brandy stills and estimating the prob
able vintage of sweel wines for the
coming year.
In many respeots the trip was a dis
appointment It was thought that the
output this year would be much larger
than 1894. The preliminary reports
and announcements were of a veiy
promising nature, and from the figures
submitted it was estimated that the
crop would exceed that of last year by
at least one-third, When Mr. Loupe
went to Fresno be was surprised to
learn that the grape crop bad been con
siderably damaged by a warm wave
whioh struck that seotiou of the coun
try in August Its effects were pro
nounced at Minturn, a small town,
where in several instances, half the
grape crop was destroyed by the sud
den heat, whioh bereft the fruit of its
sap.
"I surveyed 800 stills," said Loupe,
"and inspected twenty-two sweet
wineries. At present 100 . tons of
grapes are being daily pressed at Fresno
by the Wine Growers' Association,
and something like ninety tons a day
by the Bartons. With the exception
of damage done by the warm wave
everything looks promising in that sec
tion of the country. Owing to the re
duction of the sweet wine output there
will not be as large a quantity of
brandy distilled as was anticipated. A
large amount of grapes formerly used
for making raisins is being used for
wine this year. There is plenty of
work for white men in the vineyards,
but they do not seem to want it, and
the growers are foroed to employ Chi
nese." THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Extensive Transfer of Troops In
the
West Ordered.
Washington, Sept 9. Extensive .
transfers of troops in the West were
directed in an order issued today by
the secretary of war. The present gar
rison at Fort Buford, N. D., will go to
Fort Assinaboine, Mont, and of the
troops at the latter station, two com
panies of the Twenty-second infantry
will go to Fort Harrison, Mont, and
one company of the Twenty-second to
Fort Yates, N. D., where it will be
joined by another company of the same
regiment now at Fort Keogh, Mont.
Three companies of the Twelfth infan
try, now at Fort Yates, and the com
manding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel
Combs, will go to Fort Niobrara,
Neb., from whioh two companies of
the Eighth infantry will depart for
Fort Russell, Wyo. Three companies
of the Seventeenth infantry, now at
Fort Russell, will go to Columbia
barraoks, Ohio.
The cavalry transfers are made a
follows:
- Four troops of the Seventh, now in
the department of Texas, to the depart
ment of Colorado; four troops of the
First, now in the department of Colo
rado, to Oklahoma; two troops going
to Fort Sill and two to Fort Reno, re
lieving four troops of the Third, order
ed from Oklahoma to Jefferson bar
racks, Mo.
Fort Buford, N. D., and Fort Han
cock, Texas, are discontinued as army
posts and directions given to turn over
the publio lands to the interior depart
ment Where the troops and com
panies are to be transferred has not ,
been designated in the order. Depart
ment commanders are directed to make
a selection.
Still Another Consumption Core.
Washington, Sept 10. A new cure
for consumption has been reported to
the state department by United States
Consul Chancellor, at Havre, He
says the cure was first brought to the
attention of the world at a congress of
physioians and scientists at Bordeaux
to consider the question of combatting
consumption by vaccination. Professor
Mariglio, an Italian, read a paper
which attracted mnoh attention, claim
ing to have discovered an efflcaoiou
process with tuberoular serum, which,
he says, renders the subjeots of the dis
ease immune. The consul recites the
comparative failures of other attempts
to treat consumption successfully, and
says this particular process is still ia
the experimental stage. Incidentally
the consul gives some startling figures
of the ravages of consumption in Paris.
He shows that it causes three time
more deaths than smallpox and scar
let fever combined.
Xseta's Chances Are Slim. .
New York, Sept 9. A special to the
World from Guatemala says President
Barrios, being interviewed regarding
the circular letter sent by Antonie
Ezeta from San Francisco, to varioas
presidents of Central American repub
lics, advising them that be soon will
take an active part in Salvadorean
affairs, said:
"I do not believe Ezeta will be able
to accomplish anything, as he is bated
in Salvador. Guatemala will follow
her policy, which is not to interfere
with her sister republic's affairs, but
will take energetio measures to avoid
invasion of Guatemala's frontiers. I
believe Ezeta will be unable to bead a
revolution."
Mrs. Talmage's WHU
Brooklyn, Sept 11. The will of
Mrs. Talmage, wife of Rev. T. D
WittTalmage, was admitted to pro
bate today. The estate is valued at
$166,000, and is left to her husband.
A l"avorable Report.
Lima, Sept 7. The Yulgace' cam
mission is returning to Lima, and it is
said the report they have made is ex
tremely favorable.
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