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THE M0B2TCKG OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBKTTAEY 5, 1900. FOUR BLOCKS BURNT Property orth $1,500,000 De stroyed In St. Louis. ONE HAN KILLED, SEVERAUNJURED la the Heart o the Retail Section the City Losses "Were Dis tributed Among Many. ST. LOUIS, Me., Fab. 4. Property to. the eetboAted valtie of 51,509,000 was burned today, the greater part of four blocks of amtMMagB and their contents between Third ond Sixth streets and Franklin av enue and Morgan street. In the heart of the retail section, being destroyed. One fireman was killed, nine other Tneraoers of the fire department were Injured more or lees seriously, and five-or six citizens were sUghtlj hurt- None of the injured will ilk. as far as known tonight The 4ess on both buildings and stocks of goods is approximately $1,500,000. Defi nite figures are exceedingly hard to ob tain. There were six retail concerns 'Which were heavy losers. The remainder of the loss Is divided In varying propor tions among a score or more of small shopkeepers or firms Only two concerns suffered loss of over $100,000 Penny & Gentles and Schaper Bros. The buildings In Which the two -conoerns were housed were owned by the Mary K. Knox estate, and were erected at a cost of $165 00Q Penny &. Gentles' loss, which was covered entirely by insurance, is estimated at 5186,M Schaper Bros.' loss is estimated At $109,009 These two concerns occupied About half the block on ,the west side of Broadway, south from the corner of ZFrankltn a-venue, and the buildings were entirety destrojed. The rest of the block on the west side of the street Is taken up the buildings occupied by the Famous dry goods store, whose loss was comparatively slight. On Franklin, just back of Penny & Gen tles', the building occupied by the Fuch Millinery & Moak Company suffered a loss on the stoci. or $40 000 The store oc cupied by D. Crawford & Co , at Broad way and Franklin aVenue, was entirely "burned, with a loss on buildings and stock of $W,00. The People's Housefurnlshlng Cobipsjuv at Sil North Broadway, "was -completely wrecked? loss, $50,000 At 812 Xorth Broadway Deere Bros.' store, filled with a stock of 6- and 10-cent goods, sus tained ". $88,000 loss -oh" buildings and stock. The fire swept through the block from Broadway to Fourth "street and burned All the buildings from 827 to 809 North 3terth street. These .buildings were old three- and four-story structures, some oc cupied as tenements above and stores be low, while others were vacant Here the St Louis Dressed Beef, & Provisions Company, Herboth Mercantile Company, the Schisler-Cornelia Seed Company, and three small stores, suffered an aggregate loss of $66 000, while the losses on "build, lags amount to fully $45,000. Among the firms and individuals that suffered heavily from the fire are the fol lowing, whose places of business were on the east side of Fourth and west side of Third streets: A. ftasse, wholesale .grocer; Plant Seed Company; Krennlng Glass Company, Bassett's plumbing establishment; Mc L&in & Alcorn Commission Company; Bueller Block Commission. Company; Nel son Distilling Company; Hake & Sons Commission Company; George A. Benton, produce, Bauer Flour Company; Shaw & Richmond, produce Their losses aggre gate thousands of dollars and are parti; covered by insurance. Late tonight John Cummlngs, private watchman of Penny & Gentles, was ar rested, and Is being held, pending an In tvestlcation into the orleln of the fire. He was taken into custody as the result of fe statement by a woman rooming oppo- h effect that she had seen a Iwenng the Watchman's descrlp- latches in tho -Store pre W the ware Cuhimlnss -defiled hav ing had aaytWng to do with it find states that he "was at home when the firo broke out Progress of the Flames. The fire broke out at 9 o'clock this morning in the five-story brick building at Broadway and Franklin aenue, occu pied by the dry goods Arm of Penny & Gentles, and In a few minutes enveloped the entire structure. Sparks and brands were blown in every direction by a strong northwest wind, and the destruction of ad Joining prdperty was threatened. A gen eral alarm was turned in and soon every engine in the city was at tho scene of oa the way there. On the south of Penny & Gentles' the flames communicated with the buildings occupied by Schaper Bros., dry goods, and the Famous dry goods store. The burn ing area increased minute by minute, the names gaining great headway and leaping Across to the oast side of Broadway. In & short time a large empty store building on the corner of Franklin avenue was destroyed, with those directly south, oc cupied by the People's Housefurnlshlng Company, the Marks millinery store. Dill's dental parlors and Deere Bros ' 5- and 10 cent store. By 11 o'clock all the walls of Penny & Gentles and Schaper Bros , with the exception of that op the west had fallen. The wall between Schaper Bros, and the Famous fell, but the flames were quenched feefere doing much destruc tion in the latter establishment. It was net long before the-upper floors and walls of the building opposite Penny & Gentles on Broadway began to fall. Casualties to firemen were numerous WlrtS the walls of Deere Bros ' 5 and 10 cent store collapsed seral members pf engtae company No. 11 were In the build ing Fdur or five firemen were covered by the debris, and It was several hours" before they oouH be taken out. Charles Mappe, & pipeman, had been crushed to death, and several were injured. John Jttdd, foreman ef No 11, was wedged In with debris. AcroSB his feet lay the body of Mappe but with a oool head he directed the efforts of Ma comrades in their work of rosette. When he was finally removed he was taken to the hospital In an am bulance, where several others of the in jured had been removed. From Broadway the flames ate their -way through to a number of three- and four-story structures occupied by -numerous firms in various lines of business. These were soon on fire from topi, to bot tom, and were guttecL HhtbIc effoilssto keep the flames from ttfeMftllldlng on the eeiMr and IPeurtb and Praaklln avenues,! occupied b the German-American bank, 'were aueceeoful This and two buildings adiotamg on the south were saved Across on Fourth avenue and extending J through to Third aenue was a row of old buildings occupied by the Schisler-Cor nelia Seed Companj, the Plant Seed Com pant, Krennlngs Glassware & Crockery Company, Nelson Distilling Company, Mc Xjota & Alcott Commission Company, Hake & Sons Commission Company. Ben ton ft Go's commission house. Bauer Flour Company and "William Bock's sa loon. Here the firemen were finally able" to slop the spread of the fire to the east but not until the interiors and stocks of merebandiee of all these buildings were destroyed Before this, occupants of build lags east on Third and Second streets. fearing a further spread of the fire, com menced to remove their stock, but at 3 o'clock it became evident that the lire had been put under control. At this point Third street widens out, and thte helped the firemen to keep the flaunt la check. If the fire had broken beyond bounds here the loss would hae l been much greater This Is the middle Of the commission district where the stroetr. are narrow and the buildings oT3 mdA then- contents of a combustible na ture. llotWog could have prevented the fire from sweeping everything there In the meantime, stores and buildings on the- north side of Franklin avenue for a half block Be and west of Broadway cHUght fire ;from flying embers, blazes. points. Good work by the firemen, how- ever, preented much loss there. Two ordinary stores and a few small shops, partially destroyed, were the heaviest losses. The trolley wires along Broadway and Franklin avenue were a source of dan ger, and, until they were exit on the may or's prders, there were numerous narrow escapes- from electrocution. While trying to get out of the way of the firemen at Fourth and Morgan streets, a derailed car bumped into a fire engine, crushing Fire man: H&nmefe fatally. For hours after the Are broke out the scene wag thronged -with, thousands of spectators, who had been rawn by the report that the city was burning up Every policeman available was hurried to the scene, and" ropS barriers were erected around the Are Bection, but It was all they could do to keep the eager crowd back. The Deaa nnd Injured, The fireman who yas-.klllea was Charles 'W. Mebifs The injured are: ' Chief Swingley, face blistered by -beat. J6hn Judge, foreman engine company bruised about legs, Internal injuries. Jonn tianmore, anver engine tumyuuj, leg broken, hand, andcheek bruised. Mike Hanlon, truckman back cut and bruised. James A. Adams, truckman, out on head. John Karp, pipeman, Internal injuries, serious, '"Harry Bridge, foreman engine cohipanyk shocked by .electric wires. ., Assistant ChlelT Gus Thierry, shocked arjo. turned by live trite. A .T. fVTteillv. surfer-Visor city liKhtingi ! blown nto street by concUssrtfh bf ftlUttg ais. , , , . . - J&m& J;, Sclivjelger, flremanhands WU Gedrge W, DJManoV,spec5tator, hip jits jocated, , . ,. "August Jleeber,' pipeman, leg broken. BURIAL IN FRANKFORT THIS HAS JBEEJf JijBClBEri 0?TJPOU k 2 I S it . . ., XxOfcUlELi'S KEDIAraSi Arrangements for a Severely Simple Funeral Interment ednesdn.J Movement for a Monument. FRANKFORT. Ky.,Feb. 4. It,has prac tically been decided that Ihe-rernalns of Governor 3oebel will be buried in Frank fort, In the cemetery overlooking the Ken tucky river, where He the remains of Dan iel Boone, Vlce-PfesldeWt Richard John son and several Kentucky governors, emi nent jurists .and soldiers. Arthur and Justus Goebel. Senator-elect Blackburn S. J. Shackelford, clerk of the court of ap peals, and Warden Ullard, visited the cemetery today and spent some time se- lectlng- a valuable spot Though "no" defi- or lurking In Ihe adjacent cbuntry, so far as Is known by the Londoh citizens. Four senators and nine repUesentatl?, all republicans, had arrived today -It fs t expected that the morning train from Frankfort Will Bring in art influx of leg islators. Judge W. L. Brown, of the clrcu: court, said tonight; . ("Any man, no matter whal "his politics. Is as .safe in Londoa as though he were in his owrr house. There IS" n6tblng but emptiness, to all these, rumors regarding armed Intervention from the mountaineers. We have but one policemarn And he is town marshal. We do not heed, any more. Let the legislature come here; there wW be no trouble." Action of Democratic City Ofllclnls. LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. I-The city officials met tonight and passed resolutions of respect to Senator GoebeL The resolu tions bondemn Governor Taylor, the news papers and preachers as those who cre ated the -feeling culminating in the assas slnation of Mr Goebe. The officials are all democrats. Many democratic legisla tors spent Saturday night, here, and left CONGRESSIONAL CANplDAjES, FIRST DISTRICT SIX PERSONS JjfJBREb. Fireman Loss "May Die Property "iVas 3mall. .CHICAGO, Feb, ir-Four firemen ond two spectators were Injured durlrjjUhe progress of a fire at the basket factory of John S Benedict, ftt 234-240 North Green street today. On.6 of the injured firemen may die The Injured are: Captain William' Bergman, right leg broken and burned about body; may die. Lieutenant Frank Nigg, burned about face and hands. Paul Baumgarten, hurt about back, face and bands. Martin Geary, Injured about back and legs. Mrs. Rosa Wagada, 59 years old, in jured by porch giving way at a house opposite the burning building, while she Was watching the fire, Sophie Kolomba, 13 years old, injured similarly. Bergman, Geary, Baumgarten and Nigg were In the second story when the floor caved In, pinning all four In the ruins. They were rescued without difficulty. The property loss was small. . Large Pistol Shop Bnrneil. NORWICH, Conn., Feb. 4. Fire this morning burned to the ground the Hop kins & Aliens pistol shop, and partly de stroyed several other buildings. Loss, $400,000. MaMiHdnaaMiMaaBaHHlBMMhHaaMaltmaaHHiaaagBi v ' ' I CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY NOT- TOV JSTERFEIttJ WITH "KlOAHAGtm. CANAL. THE Amlcablb . Agreement Between the Ttvo Govetnmcnti Is Reached. So Quid Pro Quo Asked. SERIOUS RIOT IN PUERTO RICO Parades of Two Political Parties Clash, , and Blows Were Struck. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. 30'-Ori the 27th Inst, while the federals were cele brating their victory at Fajardo thev met a republican parade. A collision ended In a riot, the result of which was that one man was killed and six seriously wounded. Fourteen of the town's best citizens are In jail, charged with the mur der. The federals had secured permission to parade in order fo celebrate their vic tory. The republicans had requested per mission to parade also, but were refused. as, according to the general orders govern ing elections, only one party can parade on a giyen day. The republicans decided to disbbeV' tfie orders and marcned to meet the federals. - When tho victorious party saw the re publicans coming, they charged their op ponents A fierce fight ensued; revolvers and knives were drawn, blades flashed in the sunlight and shots rang out. The city police were not on hand, but a squad of Insular police charged the mob and soon Quelled the riot WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 The United States andlSreat Britain, 11 was definitely learned tbhlghf; have reached an amica ble agreement respecting the onsrattona of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty as affecting tne rignt of construction and control by the United States of the proposed. Nlea ragua, canal. The result marks the ter mination of conferences between the offi cials of the state "department and Lord Paunoefote tt fully a year's duration, dur ing whlch a number ot. meetings. werq held, and the subject fully discussed by the representatives of the governments- in-, j Great Britain agrees to a modification ot the Clayton-Bulwer treaty by which She , practleally relinquishes any claims respecting a legal control of the Nica ragua, canal after it shall have been con structed. The resUlty therefore) is to elim inate that feature of the treaty bearing on tho subject of- dual control and to leave the United. States free to construct and thereafter control this great lriter oceanlc waterway. r ItiH all the discussion wnlch has been hadj-botli In. congress and out bf lt$ foir a long number- of years, over the proposed anal, the' question bf .England's rights; under i tH& ClaytoB-B.alwr treaty- .ha lot-tried a promlnenti feature, and Th- mora than -one occasion has given rise-to thd question whether, op not-the United states' gBT5rnmfent--had the moral right to-provide for'the constructton of sthe cfinaf 'wUhautj modification ot the treaty. Cfixotn the same; authoritative quarter It Is- ascertained that England has mane no etnands for a qUld. pro quo for her aban donment of whatever rights she may have had -under the treaty tc&. Which she now promises-to relinquish. Just what shape the agreement between the governments Interested is to take Is not named, though U Is assumed that some formal Instrument 'will bfe. drafted attd- sent to the senate for its, confirmation. ater S. J. Donleavy. th reeogntaed load er of the Irish In Ctrado, anwioed. Governor Thomas, Thomas M. Patterson. Mayor H V, Jahason, Father W. 0?Kjran and others: delivered strong amteoaoog sympathetic of the; Boer republic. Gov ernor Thomas declared Great Britain oO served the cendemBaUoff of the nattona of the world. The resolution declared for moral and financial sympathy of the Beers and against Anglo-American alUaaoe. Coat wrs eraeretl sent W PresWonf MnKMMr and the Colorado delegation hi Mngrose. Congressmen Shafroth and Beit sent tele grams of strong sympathy wtt H -, ject ot xne meeung. Called en Irishmen to Stride' -NBW YORK, Feb 4. The AcaoMny oC Music was crowded- from pit to done- to night with men ana women, who cheered Misa Maude Gonne, the IfSsh'tfiMf ot Arfc." in her' bitter denunclaMftn Bor land's policy ir; South Africa. Mts GWha did not confine her remarks against the present w,ar with the Boers, but In. no uncertain tones torn her hearers that sow is the time for the Irishmen to strtfcer-an effective blow and throw off the shackled that have bound them for more than 7W years. t - . "England's difficulty la Ireland's oppor tunity, and if ygu are mea having the freedom of Ireland jit-heart, now la yoor time," she deetered, amid great apokkwra. The crowd cheered itself hoarse. Resolutions Condemning; Britain. JOLIET, III., Feb. 4 -About WW-people attended & prt-Boer meetlhg here today Resolutlens eulogizing PresWeot Krger and '-'his stand for "liberty," aM comkroa . ing Great Britain Ware approved, anttd! great applause LAWffON. TRAfe ,IN,Gsi0AGf Proper "Reception Awalfed ftt gett ing: of Mrs. Logan and Mr. Lawten. JIM HILL'S LAST LINK LIXB BKamHT SBAMtDS SOW SAID flPQ? S A fcraAEXTT. Arrangements Made Wlt3 WlaieoBli Cjatxato Close th: etrroom Chicago mI'S. Fanl. 3, ' MILWAUKBB, Fe. 4-Tfce mtinel t BMcrosv w4H say: . 4 1 ,. , The awwwineonVont' trom Xttnieapo ia that the Great Northern Hallway Conr paay had entered Into an agraomtnt with, the nBeonota, Cental Campaay. by whi.h tho btttor company was to have the nse of the ISrtAt Norther "Wfoiaais at M'n noapoMir. has eaaeed a- groa 4oal of gos sip in this city It has been annoumad repeatedly that James J Kttl has had a 3 ambition concentrated ta. a transconti- I Mental railway Itystefg Thwr the Pa c coaei 10 xne Aiianxrc coaac xne " ju sln Central fairway wonfc. under proper conJRtiono. give him the" centring H"k winch would render that amMtmn an a compltebed fact With tha Mat Nwrlt em fcXtattdihg frOat St Pant ad Xlnn,--aaoMe ta tho Pacific coast, and the Bait . more & Ohio railway extending from N w York and othec; Ajaanthi MMft eltiea f Chicago, which he, ht conjunction with P D. Armoar and Marshall Field, t Chicago, soma time, ago redeemed fr m, bankruptcy and now own and control thevfnnctlon of, the Wteeonalli CenCral i 4Uia in the aaa. to cpaiatte the ttans eoKrmAital The H 8jpn, rjadr hoarsaaeenwttts mx&t at M't-nwooiis.,the-Wtecoaafn Cealral wUl rn Hnto tha4 "ci- n the Groat Northern tMcte, and, wBV it is saV buaa na iveigit stattooa on 0r&4 Nrhirn lands, under a ieaseholck , It to. well known that the, Wisconsin Central a few months;' ago became In volved In trouble over Its Chicago ternV nals and that it naallyNarranged to ear that eMy over the HMaa Ceataal tracks. It was leported in Mwaphee by rait- CHICAGO, Feb. 4. The funeral tralrf bearing the bodies' of Major-Genermi Law- ton and Major John A. Logan and Maier J Mi. ij. Armstrong, arrivea irem tna fawn ri!T " "l"iY'61 "r"?.J!ri LrJ vta that a. airament was train were inrs.-uBnn a, xran. tuqw r .n' J . -.7 li. i u. ,. JOHItf fl. DALY OF CORVALL1S. State Senator John D. I5hy, of CorvalHs, who Is Benton county's candidate for the rebub lican cougfesslonol nomination in the Brst district, was born in Nfew Tork city 00 oears ago In arly day he moved lo California, and in 1878 he came- to Otegnn, locating- at Newport, on Taaulna bay. 'Mr. Daly represented Benton and Ulncoln bounties in the legislature of 1800 as joint representative, And in 180S he was chosen Joint senator for that ulstrict. Mr. Daly is noW a resident of Corvalllsf and is Secretary of the boahl of beg'enls of the plate agricultural college Until recently he-wae editor ot the Unlon-Gasetle ""Senator Daly is the' author oi the well-known Daly school law, -which was enacted by the legislature or 189ft, FRENCH SHIPS HAVE GOM3. How Settlement of Trouble at Santo Domingo "Was Effected. SANTO DOMINGO CITY, Feb. 4. The roadstead here is now free from the French warships Ceci' e, Suced and Troude, hastily sent to trelt the Dom'nl cans as unscrupulous debtors, and whose officers have departed after manifesting their high appreciation of the patriotic and honest sentiments which animate the people and the present government of Santo Domingo. The question of the French indemnity was brought before the government of Santo Domingo by a very brief note from the French consul. Thjs was dated De cexrfber 5, and the consul said that he expected tha payment to be made before the sailing of the French steamer, Decem ber 15 Late the Dominican government gave striking proofs of its spirit of fair play and desire to reach an amicable so lution of the dispute. The French ad miral and his officers concluded their mis sion In a most efturtcous manner! ttilr Visit ending with a banquet tendered to them by President Jlmlnes. nite decision was reached, a spot lit th6 vicinity bf the immense shaft erected in honor of Kentucky's dead soldiers, near ly the highest point in the beautiful ceme tery, will probably finally be selected Although the burial will take place in Frankfort in" accordance with the wishes and friends bf the dead man, thfe fUneral services will be held In Covington, his home. The remaihs will be taken to Cov ington tomorrow on a special train, which Will carry the pallbearers, the relatives of the dead man, rnembe?s of thfe- legisla tive committee, judges of the couit ot ap pealfe and others Tuesday morning the remains will be conveyed to odd Fellows' hall, where they Will lie in, state from 3:30 In thamornihg t,b ftf o'clock at night," the hall being kepUppen Itt hfi evening Sunday morning for ClnclnHatl. They held a conference at the Phoenix hotel. None would talk of their movements. Roosevelt on Kentucky Slinnilon. ALBANY, K. Y Feb. 4,-G6ernor Roosevelt read an Associated Press dis patch this morning, telling of thfe death of Governor Goebe!, and said: "It IS to be regrfetted that such acts ot violence can take place In this country, but, at the safne time, our sympathy must be tempered by the realization that the dead politician Himself established a vio lent and fatal precedent. If further blood shed 13 to come, it must lie' at the doors of thosfr who conspired to accomplish by As TIevretl From Xohddtt End. LONDON, Feb. 4.--Unlted States Am bassador Choate conferred with Lord Salisbury at the foreign office last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It Is believed that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was talked of, and It Is also believed that if Great Britain would consent to yield hnr position toward the Nicaragua, canal this Is an opportune moment to ask some thing in return, "hat.that something may be Is conjecture purely, as neither the British foreign office nor the United States embassy has any communication to make regarding the subjects pending and not completed. Snym There "Wns a Consideration. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The Journal and Advertiser's "Washington" correspondent states thdt tti return for the British re nunciation of rights under the Clayton Bulwer treaty the state department has ptohilsed a free port in Alaska for Can ada. ,.,, MONEY FOR TRANSVAALERS force what they failed to aceomnlrsh Bv Liraltd durlhsr the state elecilon. Governor iu mww ine warning peopie an opporm- , -xayior is enuuea 10 tne nearue&t sup , Revenue System of Cuba. NEW YORK, Feb. 4 Robert P. Por-, ter, special commissioner of the United States to Cuba( sailed today for Havana to -consult with Governor-General Wood and General Sanger or a revision of the. tariff, and In regard- to the revenue sys tems of the island. "We expect to lower the present im port duties on articles of ood," 6aid Mr. Porter today. "The difference in rev enue will be made up by Internal revenue taxes," '" &f MAY. TALK TRANSVAAL WAR Programme for the 'Week in ihe Hodse of Representatives. WASHINGTON. Feb, 4 Tomorrow is "KnspertsTon day in the house, but the reg ular order Is likely to be. superseded by ifie fceysuiar"Ario: flipiorn&tic appropriation blit wlUcV Chairman Hitt expects -to 4ail UP. This bill brobablv will raise a wide r-$ea-p.fdjsussl0n inching yery likely ue HUBsnpn oi mEpwion m n soutn Afripan dispute.' WJHlahr Aldenmlth, of Michigan,, expects to offer an amendment for -a minister tothe South African Re public, and In this Vaj the friends of the Boers may be able'.to bring the question to a test, Further discussion of the Phil ippine question also is inevitable For the remainder of the week -the programme Is not arranged. , j-.; ,. Speeches in ike -Senate The currency bill will continue to hold Its place on the"calendar as the unfin ished business In the senate each day after 2 o'clock of the present week. No speeches on It are formally announced. The speeches--formally announced for the week are as follows- By Caffery, on the Philippine question. "Mdnday, by Butler, -on the proposed suf frage amendment to- the North Carolina constitution. TJiesdftJr. by Tuley, opposi tion to seating Quoy, Wednesday. Chandler Will make an effort 16 gel up thn Gi1hr tfehftrf. nn3 PtfiereW'' resolu tion on the" Boers ici&y receive some at tention. It is also probable that Spooner will .make raply to Allen's striotures on the secretary pf .the treasury. 4 0 i nlty to view the remains The funeral services will be extrehteiy simple, In deference hot only td the wishes Of Governor Goebel, but also ot the mem ber? of his family. Outside of a guard of honor, consisting of 50 cltiuehs, there will be no ceremony or display of any kind. EVeri the fUheral cortege will be lacking. Wednesday morning the rfchiains will be brought back to Frankfort and placed Id the bjg ballrbdm of the CdpUol .hotel, where they will lie in state all that day. It is believed that 30.000 to 50,000 strang ers will be In. the city to view the remains, and bitter feeling engendered by his death may result In a clash. Precautions are being taken, Irrespective of party, to pre vent trouble. Theflntermeht will take place Thursday from the Capitol hotel, but the actual ar rangements for thfe burial have as yet not been decided on. Plans for the raising of funds by pop ular subscription for the erection of a monument to Governor Goebel'e memory are rapidly taking shape. Besides this, democratic leaders say the legislature will make an appropriation for a monument in his honor, following the. "Usual custom in Kentucky on the occasion of the death of a governor. A suitable tablet to mark the spbt where Governor Goebel was shdt will also be provided for. move for a Monument. Committee of Prominent Democrats Makes an Appeal for Fundn. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb 4 Tha fol lowing announcement has been made by the Goebfel monument fund, committee: "Numerous suggestions have been re ceived that the people" for whom William Goebel labored arid for whom he gave his life should be permitted to contribute to a fund to be Used In the erection of a monument tp his memory at Frankfort, Ky. Acting upon these suggestions, the undersigned citizens of Kentucky 'do now offer this opportunity to all those who desire to join in this testimony to the sterling worth, the great Intellect, the truth, the honor and the courage of this martyr to the cause pf civil Jiberty and the prosperity and happiness of tjhe whdle people, to contribute 6uch sums as they may wish to the perpetuation Ih marble of that which lives in their hearts, a 10V ing memory-ot William "Goebel" " Thirty prominent democrats in as fnfany different towns-and cities throughout the state, are d.esjgnated -as committeemen, to whom contributions ..may he sent and James B. McCreary is announced as chair man of the committee The announcement continues: "Every contribution Will be acknowl edged by the committeeman to whom it is sent by a certificate which will he a ine mento. Those who feel nble to give In small amounts Only should not -hesitate 10 contribute, as the fund is created for the purpose of affording n loving people an opportunity to participate in n loVe offering. An organization of- the forego ing committeemen will h& formed"! or c&r rjing out the purpose ot the 66ntriou tiortsV1 The announcement bears the signatures of 28 prominent Kentuckians, among them. J C. S. Blackburn, James B McCreary, Robert J Breckinridge, Will A. Pryor, Urey A. WobdSbn, J. A. Scott, Louis Mc Qubwn and J. W. Beckham. ALL QUIET IS LOJUDtfNK port ot every decent citizen In the United States In his efforts to establish thfe fact that the will ot the people( expressed at the polls, Is not to be thwarted by shot guns and lawlessness." Kcntnckinna in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Feb. 4 Thirty-two mem bers of the Kentucky legislature, all dem ocrats, are tonight making tho hotels 'and homes Of- political friends in Cincinnati an asylum for refuge from whatever un known and unpleasant possibilities the capital city of their own state tomorrow rday have In store for them. They report that font senators and live representatives have been left in Frankfort, a number sufficient to convene the legislature" there. "The legislative contingent lodging here expects to have the programme wired to It 1h tile morning. It, no doubt, acted un der the orders of the steering committee. In addition to the legislators, there is an unsually large registration of citizens front Kentucky at all the hotels. All Schools Ordered Closed. tfRANKFORT, Ky., Feb i-The board of education decided today that In view ot the large crowds that will be present in the city during the coming week for thfe funeral ceremonies of Gbvernor Goe bel, all the schools shall be closed, it is the desire ot Ihe board to keep the chil dren off the streets, In view of possible trouble. Democrats to Organize a Battalion. LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb 4.-Lato to night tt was decided by General Castle-- man to organize battalion in this city, to be known as the First -regiment Trades-Unionists Denounce Taylor. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Chicago trades unlortists In thfe Federation of Labor de nounced Governor Taylor, of Kentucky. Subscribed In. the. Midst ot THudi in temperate Oratory. BALTIMORE, Feb. 4 Nearly 3000 per sona attended an enthusiastic pro-BOer mass meeting ih Ford's opera-house to night. The principal speakers werer Con gressman Sulzer, of New York; Rhea, of Kentucky; Leirtz, of Ohio, and DeAr mond,. of Missouri, and Senator Allen, 6f Nebraska. Several hundred dollars was raised for the Boer relief fund. Congressman Sulzer was .permanent chairman of the meeting. Almost the) first utterance 'of tfio New Yorker "eel the audience On flre,and severai tiroes during the course ot his remarks he was Interrupted for five 'mihUtes at a lime with the shouts and huzzas ot the audience. u "I hope," said he, "that this bloody and uhjust conflict will end in the marauding British being driven from the Transvaal and In the ultimate Institution of the United States of South Africa "This Is a war as unholy aa any war ever waged. It Is a crying word and a, crime in the face of the civilized world.. Wo want this, country to show her colors. We want the pro-English policy at the White House to come down." Senator William V. Allen, of Nebraska, said he believed the common people of England are agalriest the war. "It Is the official England," said he, "that Is prosecuting and persecuting tha hapless Boers If the political party to which I belong were ltt power, It would not be t$ hours until the news would be flashed across the ocean that the hand of the butcher must be stayed In South Africa." Congressman Rhea, of Kentucky, re ferred sarcastically to the so-called Eng llsh-speaklng alliance, and declared tbnt, notwithstanding England dared to stop Our merchant marine Oft the high seas. "And what happened?" continued he. T will ball a Spade a spade. I will not say 'official America. I'll say 'Presi dent McKlnlev and h i admlnls'trayon. 'That's why the" Ihcjaenf passed off as It din In a week or 10 days the answer fo our protest came. It said: "Walt, be still. We'll investigate the matter. It anything is wjrong, we wilt mate It all right.' I would have started a man-bf-waracross thfe oceah, and though England stood in all her terrible power, I would have feaidi 'Heffr stn-nila rM Trln1lP.1r., Ll,-&il Say to you hgrfe tonight that ih a crisis a certain man is not dead I will not call his name you know" who he Ik." Cries of "Bryan, Bryan." LOgan's Mother. Charles Bi. Wilson. Wire tafy of Governor Mount, ef ladtena, rep resenting the stateln receiving General Law ton's body, and several local commit tees. Mrs. Logan, followed by an escort of 16 men from the Seventh Illinois infan try, was one of the? first to enter the sleeplngioar in which was the widow of General Lawton. Mrs. Lawtoh was com forting her young son, Manley, when Mrs. Logan appeared. There was a moment of silence and suspense; Then the two fee rfeaYfed fcomen, Overseme by emothxtt em braced and mingled their tears. Finally Mrs. Logan, said "My dear child, my woe is yours, we have given that which we leved best to the country. God. is judge and before him we must bow and say: 'Thy will be done.' " Mrs Lawton was Unable tp speak. She was Violenly Bhaken by her grfe, and as the two women wept together their emotions proved, loo strong ahd iRef fainted simultaneously. Captain King" and his orderly revived -.them. Then entered :Mrs. Sarhuel Culbertson, vof LobSyUMi Mrs, Lawton"3 sister, and her fcuaJKml, and Mlfis Fanny Craig, another steter, ahMT of Louisville. - - . Tho hndv nf ftpnoral LaWtDn WSfl Rft Jit the composite car, 'which, with the TtkM man bearing the accompanying partx, was turned over to the Pennsylvania road td be taken to Fort Wayne, where the re mains will lie In stale tomorrow. The body ot Maor Logan was takea from the train by an esoort of. jttiefida to Memorial hall, in the public library building. General Fltislmraona had -tailed the men from the Seventh regiment, under Sergeant-Major Charles G. Alford, as guard ot honor. At Memorial hall tlw coffin was placed on a bier and decorated with flowera and flags. There ltwlll re main until tomorrow night, when it will be taken to Youngstown, O , for borial, MACRUM HAS ARRIVED." ' quietly under way In Chioao 40 reetors the .function ef the BaKimofe Ohio lines With- the- WlasensM- Cene vtoiv It Is- said, heinsc to run the lorfoer Into "s I lUtitOt- Central station, which is now jsed hy the Wisconsin Central lines. Tlose tioncerited are loath to dtocvss thp ar rangement that has been establish? I i Mtnmapotfc-, ami-uwrowtit of which has been Bade. "Wall Street fleari ce te-rri. JtBW YORK Fa. 4.-41 atmounrd in WaU street that the Jlorthern Pacifta Railroad Company has purchased ta wottefh soctloh of the SWtffttt A Mui'a Crtottf railway. wKK Ma tormlnals at Ev erett, Wash. The propert was former y ownd by Johrt D Rockefeller The lira of railroad purlriM aXluKHim from Sno homish to Bverett, a dtetanc of 11 miles, and the lermtftats, Vh4-h the NofheYt Pacific will units m th development f Its PaeWc coast bushtoss are- extensive and valuable. jforthernlhc1e-TVIlieSa-ilH Central. CHICAGO, Ft. 4.-Rors bt ah ear'y rerftrrodfcclHm Tw WtottiK asougr ser VIce-ftHtwjrt 'CBImfd an8 fepottane Se attle asd itaer Wnfft 1 r No m -wt ar rftftent m tOC&f railway cire l It is said that the Northern Pacific atii, Wisconsin wenirai Hires, arc lumtujj, ferajpe alHance, whereoy the Chicago 1 ad will haul" the Northern Pacific's coadeS trttaf this city to M northern line a ter minal at St Paul W'oii't'Tnlfc'A'hont Boer"vVar TMlfHe1 Reaches Washington. rvirk. as nearl? tverr one. knows, "to one of the best "Bon-centiuetora; of-heat Or souid. . That "Yt has ttefbeen more Widely used in bT-tiaixig is "hp rvMMlv tts tbe-dimatittr tit oHalnlnt 1t -in tn Ming started at aalf a dozen different Jmadmteritetf'ternt' Ko Mottntnlnecrs Gathered There--Fevr Lcgislaiofp'" Arrive, LONbON, Ky., Feb. 4. The"rumors that have been current that armed mountain eers have gathered in London o intimi date -demoorltlc leglslatprs'nre absolutely without foundation. The lowjij Is as peace ful and tranouil as any cotintry village. There ai 0 armed men wfthlh its ljmlts, l dotfA lieatUi is entirely broken. GIBBONS COMMENDS CONGRESS Says It Did Richt In CUstln-c Mormon Roberts Out. BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.-Cardmal Gibbons preached today, eft. high mass, at the cathe dral, taking as his tfext: "What God Ha3 Joined Together, Let No, Man put Asunv def." Incidentally, he expressed, In de- elded terms', hid opinion regarding the, RdUerfs case, saying: "Respect for womanhood makes His ap prove 'thfe refusal of the house of repre sentatives to allow Congressman Roberts, of Utah, a seat .among the nation's law makers. As a Mormon, he can have no proper respect fof women, and he was rightfully and justly rebuked. "It was dot a question of constitutional rights or interpretation of the laws: His constitutional rights haVe nothing to do with th.e case, Which resolves itself simply Into a question regarding the attitude ot the" country toward the women of the United States. In casting htm out, con gress paid a tribute to American woman hood. To have allowed him ,to take his seat would hae been to countenance tne degradation of the holiest estate of man. It was a victory for the right, and con gress deserves credit tor recognizing the law which Is higher than any other." i a ' Change ot German AmuasHad&ri. BERLIN. Feb. 4 Count WOlff Metter- nloh, who Is a great favorite of Emperor- William, ana wnu win reiureseni viermaay in London during the absence Of the Ger man ambassador, Count von Hatzfeldt Weldenberg, who has received leave of absence owing to the impaired state of his health, may eventually became the ambassador's successor. It is said that the ernpeior js dissatisfied with the activ ity Jhs ambassador displayed during the crisis. It is also said that the ambassa "ALGER ON QtlESTIOJ? OF TASTE. He -Deplore the Mixing; of Public . Men: iii South Africa Affairs. DETROIT, Mich , Feb. 4 Bx-Secret&ry bf War Alger said today- in the course of ad interview: " "It IS most" unfortunate and Is exceed ingly had taste foi? the tniblic men In the United States f o ftilx pp In the affairs In Soxrth'Afrlca at thfe, present 'Juncture. It Is partlffuiafly "urtfortuhate w-hen the ani mus5 Is airectSd' hgathst Great BrltalrfShe kx.n.. ii.il .ra..&.. ,.. Jit- j.m t. -j... win was uui vmuttuie menu ui, iwo yars ago. 'During odr warwith Spain Great Britain's whole attitude toward us Was so unmistakably ftiendly thaf its lnfluehee in preventing what might otherwise have Oecurred in the way of European inter vention will never be capable of full meas urement. We owe her a debt of gratitude, and the least we can do to repay it Is to abstain from Interference in her present sfitugg''e against the South African rep'tTD- licSi What I complain of, fo be explicit, k the course of a man "like Mr. Bryan in going from place to place attempting to further his political ambitions by fanning Into flame whatever anti-British: sentiment he may And in our homogenous popula tion. He is the spokesman of a great American party, a former candidate for the highest office in the gift of the nation, and a prospective candidate for another race after the presidency. His words may have greater weight and effect abroad than here at home. I do hot think that the pro-Boer resolutions passed by some of the state legislatures and by large public mass meetings are as much tp be regretted as those speeches 01 Mr. Bryan." NEW YORK, Feb 4. Charles &. Ma crum, ex-United States consul at Pretoria, arrived here today" on tne American line steamship St. Paul. WithTiim. were h wife and little daughter. Mr. Macrum s silence Is stlftfuhWdkni though sayol tnat tomorrow, aiier ms arrival in rvaen Ington, he will Issue a. statement even his signature telling why, he left hte post at such a critical time. Mr, Macruni was very reticent about eved the situation in South Africa when he left "There is nothing more I care to say at present," he said. "I have been asked time and! time again as to my reasons for leaving South Africa, and I must answer now, as I have done in the past, that I do not care to say anything. I shall go to Washington as soon as possible today if I can make cennections, and report to the state department. Then I wilt make a statement, and not "before thh I know that many things, have been saW about my leaving, but I .have nothing to say at present." Mr. Macrum refused either to cenorm or deny the story that while In Paris, he held a conference with Di?. Leyus, Presi dent Krugers diplomatic- representajt: in .fciurope. it was pointed out to fonder Consul that" the state deoarW had given out that he was no longer ec1 necteu with that branch of the aertlc)-v and that for that reasdri hV waif fre to thlk. To this he replied: " "I cannot help that, I consider that I am connected with the department until I have reported hi Washington." All sorts of questions were asked Mr". Macrum relative to his leaving bis pes but al to no avail. e 11 . TREATY OP CHILE AND JAPAN Gotuineirclal Reeulaildns Agreed VpOm ' Ste&mep LIrie Contemplated. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb-C M. Vi cuna, minister from Chile to Jajtaa and the United States, who has been seecal weeks preparing a report to hte govern ment, on Ms successful nfigQUajtion of an Important coirimercial treaty between .Chile rand Japarr, feft for Washington today. minister vicuna, m. sileajtfhfcdr jpie.treaty, said that It embraced reciprocity features in addition to thfe "fhost-favored-napn" stipulation. Both nations make certain reservations aS to (heir relations with their InTmediate neighboring nations". The provisions of the treaty look forwafd to the establishment of a steamer line g twe'en Japan and Chile." On lifts point, the minister said: 'Chile, I thfnk, is going- to find a great market in Japan far nitrate 01 eeda. Japan uses 500.000 tons -of fertilizers annually. Steamers from 'Japan bad bring t6 Chfte tea, .paper, lanterns, silks and' eoHone. and they can return with4he fertinaer in question as a principal carge. "Japan now gets her nitrate and other things from Germany, The latter ootarns them from Chile. My country goes to Eu rope for tea, paper and -silks.- Jape and Chile should and must trade directly with each other Japan Is becoming a great manufacturer of cheap eottonsr My eouh try can consume large quantities of light ad aheap tottonst" Domestc had Feterkn Porta ASTORIA, Feb 4 Arrived at 4 A M ami felt up ai 8 A. -M. Steamer State of California, from San Franc sco San Francisco, Feb 4 Arrived S eamrr LCoJuobla irom Portland. British n o Cleomene, from Aeapulco for portiari Cleveland fro-m Kahttiui scnoon- R. WflsOBr Bohovttar Homers JotoF Mrar tt. from from 9ea'- er Lisnlo Frien seam uille Rtvef, for ( 00a lw Torsi Fett-N -Arrtved-La Cham pagne, from. BTavrjb, Patrla from Ham- tp. jgUftil Sehoqa Its Areata ami uoq Two, MlnfiloRBrles Released. BB1&T.N, Feh. iJ The tertnan f or? g- office today hitonned the co-respondent oi tnr Aseeclateu" rew of the- releae f tile two mteBftmarW whom the Brit'sh YaPe paroled, and sent to Durban Or many;s negotiations with England ia a ceaseo for the present The damage Mama for tho seizure of German vessels by Br s Dili warships will not he" prrtentPd un 11 the evidence bearing on the case has been. Jkttser uon Headache-, biliousness, heartburn. Indi gestion, and all liver tils are cured by f9s Sold b7 all druggists. 28 cents. Denver's Sympathy for the Roet. DENVER, Feb. 4. Twenty-five -hundred personsr-packed the Broadwar tneatg'r to night to express sympathy for tfie Boers ltt their war with Great Britain. At least thafcvmahy more were turned away dh ae- count of tlfe umlteo spaed witfila. thgifiS-1 CASTOR 1 A 3?or Infants and Children. Ths Kind You Hairs Always Built Steik or Beef Mugs - Bargains. iPa wot ih. Yoar Coining: Just to3Sec Great Easter a Tea Co. dS6 Washlngtea SU Portland. 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