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THE MORNING ORBGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1900.
AS BOA CONSTRICTOR
How Salmon Trust Closes Low
er Columbia Industry.
CAPITAL STOCK MOSTLY WATER
Where ig Large Canneries Once
"Were 1b. Operation Bat Four
"Will "VVerk This Year.
sUHXHtXA, Fee. 1L Uke a boa con
teietor the oannery combine of the Low
er rVilMMiMiL (or Cohtmbta. River Packers'
AiMoinattoa, is closing In on Astoria. Its
'fy effect vu to close down many
wwiIm that gave employment to many
Pwiiinti wbo rented bouses, traveled on
e ears and boats, bought provisions and
eeetnee, and went to make up a thriving
wm. Of the IS canneries operated here
.In MM, there wtU perhaps be four running
ext neat) en, three of these in Lower and
e te Upper Astoria. The last named is
BeeChTa cannery, which does jot belong
tfce oenMne. One of the former be
eng to the Fishermen's Co-operative As
sociation. "She next baleful effect is the driving of
a. targe Mnber of Astoria's most active
puMto-splrlted men away from the
into. the salmon business on Puget
eennd. Kinney has gone started a cannery
the Qutnault reservation; Hanthorn
longer stirs the town with his ener
'ee; George H. George and "V?". H. Barker
"Will open out on the Sound this spring;
B. A. Seatoorg, too. with his liberal purse,
te a stranger in Astoria's gates; Clifton
muioij will also now be closed down, and
J. O. Spencer will add to the gayety of
nadonu along the shores of Puget sound.
Xfeftse were the most liberal and enter
nrietng residents of Astoria among the
enenvou kings. Like a great anaconda,
one combine, with the clutches of Ham
mond and Elmore, is reducing wages and
Mpt of operation, contrary to the old,
Wneral rule of the saimon kings. George
and "Barker were each receiving 5850 a
aenntk salary from the concerns which
operated their old canneries, George was
Mane secretary and Barker local man
ager, under Slmore as chief manager,
fmd they expected equally good salaries.
Tfcej were cut down to 1126 a month each
and have concluded to emigrate to Puget
and start in the business over
The annual meeting of the combine was
to have been held December 22 last It
"was postponed until January 8 "on ac
Mat of the absence of Eastern stock
hsWers." On the last-named date K was
adjouraod over to January 26 next, to
aiwatt the arrival of President Hammond
Soma. How York.
The expected is happening, and the first
year's organisation is melting away. The
nnamisid dividend has not been declared.
m a stroke of necessity. The an
good results of the combination
nave failed to materialise, and the places
Me deemed choice plums are not in such
great demand. The fact that places of
could not be provided for certain
kept some canneries out of the
The places will now probably be
hut whether those canneries wiH
etne m is a question.
Tomporary Advance in Salmon.
Another effect of the combine has been
to natoe the price of salmon temporarily,
of ttenrea. It Is now reaching out to get
of all the fish traps and nsh
"When it forces all the canneries
tot Me dutches It will lower the price of
M to the fishermen, while It will hold it
up fa the general market It will then be
of the situation, and starvation
wfll be paid to the gMnetters. This
wAI, of course, run off another useful
Ml thriving
thriving class of cRisens. The policy
me last year was. to make it
for the outside canneries to
mi It is said that Megler, of lirooKnew,
hoc a tone face, and It sorry he demand
ed pmjm for his place McGowan is quot
ed a making wry faces over the way
nctoee have been put up. Colonel Harring
ton, of Pillar Rock, moved up to Port
land very early this year, and is reported
to have lost much flesh. A campaign is
organised against the upper-river
and one or more canneries
w be established on the Upper Colum
bia, in connection with the scheme to
the nsh wheels. Soon as the out-
oahnerymeh shall be reduced to the
leanness, they will be taken into
tiha combine, and more of the Independent,
lkr wages paying operators win ue st
1 sweet and will move away.
fit is understood to be the purpose of
the combine to scoop In all the canneries
on the Oregon and Washington coasts and
bays. They have already bought out
those at Nehnlem and Tillamook bays,
Zront Ktoney. Wirt and Elmore. Exactly
What prices were paid is not known, ex
cept ta the case of Kinney s holding, for
wMdh he got W6.6W cash, though the pa-
reported the amount as $30,000. Per'
the margin was a "boost, though K
mas "barely enough for the officers.
"Wfcan those independent operators shall
have been closed out and the salaries of
the" uninterested agents cut down to the
lowest ngwre. more of the evil effects of
the oomhinr will be realised. Its next ad
vane. It is .said, will be to monopolize
the told newer business, for which the
s articles of Incorporation have
Larjce Capital Stock.
As to oaee of all other trusts, this great
boa eonotriotor is operated under condi
tinne ot the most profound secrecy. The
"nntiTh If which Governor Roosevelt's
meeeage says te moat vital for the pro
tection of the public, is guarded against
wlth Inmnt Satanic skill. But lktle can
)ie Mjutiiflnoil as to the number and names
of n the ntockhotoers, and as to the ex
tant of their holdings. The association
Mae a capital stock of $1000,000. Its pro
moter we A. B. Hammond, one of the
oniMeet men In the Western country- He
and influential bacKing in the
It is believed the shares of near
ly aft jEaetern stOcKnoioers are neta uy
Mm to traot. Delaneld. McGovern &
Co. and some other salmon brokers are
tekereMed. bet It Is thought that J. Pier
pent Morgan la the most important asso
ciate, ft te conjectured by some, too. that
4m BrMtoh Columbia combine Is being
ijomlntmi nil ta the same Interest. The
nmonwt paid owt in cash and in stock
jar the U Lower Columbia canneries that
iMinnirhiril the original combine is be
Meved to hare been about $400,009. Some
at the cannerymen. notably Marshall J
JOnner. who received $4.eo in cash and
M. ta etook: reserved their labels, and
tber ere now uatog them to advantage
utotorture. Exactly how the remaining
SUMoM of stock te disposed of Is un
it te the maw into which the
Columbia river canneries will
be nulled. Neither te It known what per
centage was mode or Hammond as the
liteBter. thouirh it te said $800,009 was
ate nhnre for engineering the deal. As In
Che oaee of hie great subsidy for building
the Astoria ft Columbia River ralteoad,
however. It te sate to say thai his hold
Inge are nil clean oroat, which, while it
reinoee the value of the shares -ot the
Migtanl enonerymea. to good money in the
band of the shrewd promoter.
Among the stockholders in the Colum
bia Jttw Packing Association is Sylves
ter ftorreL of Porttond. He Is the silent
jNKtnor with Colonel Harrington Jn Pil
lar Book cannery. Cotonel Harrington
wee "toarr" of potting Me oannery Into
the usnmlni and pulled away, but Farrel
took stock. He ooes not took very cheer
fat ewer It but he ts shrewd enough to
We Ms own counsel aad tell nothing of
Che Inside workings of this great boa con
trkor of th eLower Columbia.
It may be added that Astortans are
eanallr dteappotnted with the other rau
nfasettt gift brought them by A. B. Ham
mond In the shape of their railroad. Some
f ssem the oid-Ume Westerners do not
hesitate to call it-a gold brick. Others,
more classically inclined, call it a Greek
horse. It has wholly failed to make any
stir in the old mossback town. It has not
secured the wheat shipments, as was
fondly hoped. It has added another layer
to the moss on the bouses. It has made
Astoria a suburb of Portland, like Oregon
City and Vancouver, by means of 55-cent
fares, and Is taking 'some 33 per cent of
the local merchants' trade away from
them, amidst a general depression in ev
ery line of business. Altogether, a deep
ening gloom has gathered over the town
since it took Hammond as its redeemer,
and "the Filipinos who are in rebellion
against his benevolent assimilation com
prise the bulk of the population.
PROGRAMME FOR CONGRESS
After
Finance Bill, Probably the
Puerto Rlcan Measure.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 1L The first four
days of the week will be given up to the
currency bills in the senate, and after
that measure is disposed of there will be
a contest for precedence in the interest
of several measures. These Include the bills
for providing forms of government for Ha
waii and Puerto Rico, the Nicaragua canal
bill and the resolution for the seating ot
Senator Quay, upon the appointment of
the governor of Pennsylvania. Which of
these will take precedehce remains lo be
determined. Just now there is some sharp
sparring for first place.
The currency bill will be voted on Thurs
day and all the time not given to such
routine business as the introduction ot
bills and the presentation of reports and
petitions will be devoted to this measurt
until it shall be acted upon by the senate.
Monday and Tuesday will "be consumed
with set arguments for and against the
bill prepared in advance, and Wednesday
and Thursday will be devoted to speeches
not exceeding 10 minutes in duration on
the various amendments to the bill. The
most important of these amendments is
that bffered by the democrats through
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, for the free
coinage of silver on terms of equality with
gold. Following this, numerous other
changes will be suggested, but it is quite
well understood that all of them will be
voted down unless proposed by the com
mittee on finance, with which the bill
originated.
The democrats count upon getting all
the democratic, popullstic and silver re
publican votes, except those of Senators
Caffery and Lindsay, gold democrats, for
their free coinage amendment, but they
will still fall far short of the necetssary
number. No one doubts the passage of the
bill by a large majority on the final
vote. Senator Aldrioh says he counts upon
a majority of 20 or 22 votes. The oppo
sition do not concede so many, but ad
mit that the total against them is formid
able. The friends of Senator Quay say they
fully expeot to be able to get considera
tion of the resolution in his behalf Imme
diately after the financial bill is disposed
of, but there is unquestionably a dispo
sition on the part of some of the republi
can senators to crowd the matter over
and take up either the Puerto Rlcan or
the Hawaiian bill, the chances between
these "being favorable to the Puerto Rlcan
measure. The indications are that the
Nicaragua bill will be postponed until after
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty shall be acted
upon by the committee on foreign rela
tions, though Senator Morgan says ho
will ask for consideration at the earliest
opportunity.
The set speeches on the financial bill,
so far as announced, will be as follows:
Monday Senators Elkins, Wolcott ana
Butler.
Tuesday Senators Allison and Jones of
Nevada.
House Will Hnve Busy Week.
The time of the house will be completely
occupied this week. Tomorrow, under the
rules, will be devoted to District of Co
lumbia bill. On Tuesday the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
"which will be reported to the house to
morrow, will be taken up. Thus It Is ex
pected to consume Tuesday and Wednes
day, and on Thursday the house will en
ter upon a week's discussion of the Puerto
Rican tariff "bill. This measure, as the
entering wedge in the matter of legisla
tion for our Insular possessions, naturally
attracts much attention, and there has
already developed great pressure for time,
especially upon the democratic side, so
that it is probable that night sessions
may be held toward the close of the de
bate next week.
Roosevelt Opposes Xcrv Treaty.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Governor Roose
velt Issued this statement tonight:
"I most earnestly hope that the pending
treaty concerning the isthmian canal will
not be ratified, unless amended so as to
provide that the canal, when built, shall
be wholly under the control of the United
States, alike in peace and war. This seems
to me vital no less from the standpoint of
our sea- power than from the standpoint
of the Monroe doctrine."
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SKAGWAY. MAKES PROTEST.
Wants Alaska's Delegate Chosen by
Voters, or None at All.
SEATTLE, Feb. 11. Advices from Skag
way, under date of February 5, state that
the following petition was adopted at a
mass meeting of citizens of Skagway,
February 3, and is being widely circulated
for signatures:
"We, the undersigned citizens of Alas
ka, and of the United States, learn with
regret that Congressman Knox has agreed
to postpone the presentation of his bill
to give the district of Alaska a delegate
In congress, to be elected by the people of
Alaska, and we, therefore, most emphat
ically protest against the passage of 'the
Grout bill or any similar measure de
signed to rob the taxpayers and citizens
of this district of their right to elect their
own delegate to congress, and hereby sol
emnly declare that wo would prefer to
leave our affairs In the hands of congress
Itself rather than to have a delegate
chosen by an appointee of the govern
ment from among the appointees of the
government
The meeting was called to take action
on the reported position taken by Gov
ernor Brady before the congressional com
mittee investigating the legislative aid
that Alaska needs and the Grout bill. In
addition to tho adoption of the resolutions
stating this sentiment, there was much
discussion of the action of the governor,
many holding that he -was not properly at
tending to the needs of the people he
represented.
The resolutions also favor moving the
capital from Sitka. One of the resolutions
reads:
"That said John G. Price Is the only
person who has been clothed with even a
shadow of authority by the people of
Alaska to speak for or represent them In
Washington."
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Sympathy for the Boers.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1L At a con
vention of various Irish societies held to
day to arrange plans for the observance
of St Patrick's day, strong resolutions of
sympathy with the Boers were adopted,
and the executive committee recommend
ed that the receipts from the proposed
celebration be given to the Transvaal
committee ot California for the benefit
of the widows and orphans of Boer sol
diers. p
Great Britain Censured.
CANTON, O., Fob. 1L A pro-Boor club
was organized here tonight and resolu
tions adopted censuring Great Britain for
prosecuting the South African war. Copies
of the resolutions will be sent to Presi
dent McKlnley and Montagu White. They
aek the president for "his aid in ending
the unholy and unjust war." ,
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Spokane has sot about raising funds for
an exposition building to cost $36,000 on a
site worth $1E.OOO to $39,909. The intention
te to have $0,000 in cash in tho treasury
before starting building.
ACQUITTED AND LYNCHED
FATB
OF WHITE MAN AT PORT
ARTHUR, TEX. -
Had Killed a Fcllovr-Lnborer After
a Saloon Fight Arrest Made
for the Lynching.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 11. A Times
special from Port Arthur, Tex., says:
"James Sweeney (white) was lynched at
1 o'clock this morning. Sweeney was a
cotton screwman foreman, and had killed
Charles Crumbac, a fellow-laborer, by
Jamming a bayonet through his neck.
The crime was committed on the after
noon of February 1, in a room with no
witnesses present, and is said to have re
sulted from a saloon fight that took place
a few hours previous. Monday Sweeney
was indicted for murder in the first de
gree. He was placed on trial at Beau
mont, Tex., Friday, and last night the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty. As
soon as he was released Sweeney re
turned to Port Arthur, arriving here at
12:30 this morning.
Word had been telegraphed ahead that
he was coming, and a mob met him at
the depot, marched, him uptown and
strung him up to a telephone pole with
out ceremony. In the first attempt the
rope broke. The second attempt was
made successful by tielng Sweeney's legs
so his feet could not touch ground and
drawing up the rope taut. Their work
accomplished, the mob, which was made
up of Port Arthur citizens, dispersed qui
etly. Sheriff Langham, of Beaumont, was no
tified of the mob's work, and immediately
started for Port Arthur. He returned to
Beaumont tonight with Jack Martin, a
boss stevedore, and a fellow-workman
name Chumbachs in custody. Martin is
believed to have been a ringleader In the
lynching.
Port Arthur is the southern terminus
of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf rail
road. The citizens deplore the lynching,
but 'none of them appear to condemn It
MOMNEUX SLEPT WELL.
How the Jury Arrived at the "Verdict
of Guilty.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Roland B. Mo
linoux, convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Katherlne J. Adams, was said today by
Warden Hagan to have slept as calmly
on Saturday night as he cHd on any other
night since his Incarceration In the
Tombs, beginning nearly a year ago. He
arose at the usual hour, exercised for
one hour, ate breakfast and read with
apparent composure the morning news
papers, after which he attended the usual
Sunday services.
The condemned man had but one visitor
today. The caller was his grief-stricken
and venerable father, who has not yet
given up hope, and expects that the
higher courts will free his son.
All of tho members of the jury refused
to answer definite questions as to what
had transpired In the jury-room, but one
of them, desirous of lnfpartlng some In
formation regarding the final proceed
ings of the case, made a statement in
which he said:
"If I were going to write as a reporter
about it, I would probably commence by
saying the Jury was a unit upon the
guilt of the defendant; that one, two, or
perhaps more, of them thought it well
to go through the case, discuss the va
rious phases of It and see if the evidence
beyond a most reasonable doubt would
warrant such a verdict.
"I understand there was much conject
xire as to why the jury did not go to
lunch after the charge, as expected, and
as a reporter, I should attempt to ex
plain that by saying it was decided al
most immediately after they reached the
room, whllo discussing "whether to go to
lunch or not, that all were of one mind
and each thought the whole matter -could
be finished In probably an hour at the
most, and In order to get to their homes
quietly, they decided to forego the lunch
and get along on the sandwiches."
"Would you write that there has been
much balloting?" he was asked.
"Well, I don't think I would have much
balloting In my version; probably a pre
liminary and fir-al after the discussion."
Train Dashed By Robbers.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 11. A Times
special from Perry, O. T., says:
An attempt to hold up southbound pas
senger train No. 45, on the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fo railway, was made
last night just after the train left the
coal chute a mile north of Perry, at 9:45.
Some one pulled the bell cord, and the
train was slowing down when tho engi
neer noticed several masked men standing
near the track. The engineer opened the
throttle and the train daBhed by the
would-be robbers, who made a futile at
tempt to board It Officers are In pursuit
of tho robbers.
Four Men Fatally AVonndeu".
KANSAS CITY, Mo.,' Feb. 11. A Times
special from Caney, Kan., says:
Four men were perhaps fatally wound
ed at a dance five miles from Caney, In
Oklahoma territory, last night. Bob and
Carl Thompson attacked Joseph and
Frank Wise with knives, Inflicting ugly
wounds. Ted Cushman interfered and
Bob Thompson felled him with a blow on
the head with his revolver. All four are
In a critical condition. A posse is pur
suing Thompson.
Burglars Visit Mrs. Mclvinley's Annt.
CANTON, O., Feb. ll.--Four masked
men entered the home of Mrs. Maria S.
Saxton, an aunt of Mrs. President Mc
Klnley, west of here, early this morning.
Daniel Slanker, a brother of Mrs. Sax
ton, was awakened, but was prevented
from giving an alarm by a revolver thrust
in his face. The robbers escaped with a
small amount of booty.
Wealthy Wine Dealer Mortally Shot.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11.-J. Schutz, a
-wealthy wine dealer, was shot and mor
tally wounded tonight while seated in his
parlor at his home near Clayton. Who
the would-be murderer is, or why the
attempt on Mr. Schutz' life was made,
are regarded as mysterious. The bullet
was fired through the window.
MAY MEAN ANOTHER ROAD
Delphic Speech of a Kansas
Railroad Man.
City
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 1L A. E.
Stlliwell, builder of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railroad, and its former pres
ident said, In the course of an address
at a complimentary dinner given him at
the Baltimore hotel:
"I have In mind another project that I
am about to spring, which, if successful,
w11 nf fat- prnnlpr hpnifit tn TTnn5fcs
City than over was the Pittsburg & Gulf.
It Is one which will give to Kansas city
the trade of the Orient, one that I believe
will be as "beneficial even as the building
of tho Nicaragua canal. If It was possi
ble to build a short line to the Gulf, It Is
just as easy to build a short line in an
other direction."
When seen later, Mr. Stlliwell declined
to make known any definite plans he may
have. It Is said he will attempt to pro
mote a railroad from Kansas City to the
Pacific coast
LAW IS UA'COXSTTriJTIOXAL.
Railroads Can't Be Compelled
to
Supply Free Transportation.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 1L The state su
preme court, in the case of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
against L P. Campbell, has handed down
a decision holding the act of the past leg
islature requiring railroads to furnish
I f reejransportatlon to shippers of livestock
to be unconstitutional. The court was
unanimous, and its decision reverses both
the appellate court and the Sedgewlck
county district court The court says:
"This Is a deprivation of property with
out due process of law, and a denial of
the equal protection of the laws, and is,
therefore, unconstitutional and void, un
der thp fourteenth amendment to the con
stitution." .
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MUST HAVE THE FIGHT.
Son Francisco Has Filled Conditions
for Corbett and Jeffries.
SAN FRANCISCoT Feb. 1L The Na
tional Athletic Club has not yet received
official notification that the Corbett-Jef-fries
.fight will not be held m this city
under Its auspices, and is going ahead
wth preparations for the contest At a
meeting of the board of directors, It was
urged that upon the word pf William A.
Brady the match was awarded' to the
club last Friday, when the $5000 forfeit
Was posted with a newspaper In this city,
and that It was deposited subject to the
order of Stakeholder Al Smith, and noth
ing was left undone by the club. Further
more, It Is claimed that If the principals
took it upon themselves to transfer the
match to New York, that they thereby
forfeited their deposits of $2500 each to
the National Club. The officials of the
National Qlub also complain that they
have entered Into contracts already, and
they feel aggrieved at the reported change
of programme. They will not abandon
their claim to the match, and, if neces
sary, will Institute legal proceedings.
Manager Glbbs said:
"All the business has been transacted by
wire with Mr. Brady, and no -word has
been received from him of any change.
Therefore I feel secure in the belief that
the match has not been taken from the
National Club.
"So far as the club's forfeit being de
posited with a local newspaper was con
cerned, Al Smith can have It by making
demand for It, and at any moment he
wires, the paper will forward It. In a
word, the National Club has not received
any word to the contrary, and is proceed
ing with its preparations for tho fight."
Coney Island Has No Claims.
NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-James J. Cor
bett and James J. Jeffries have any idea of
fighting for the heavyweight championship
of the world in the arena of the Seaside
Athletic Club, of Coney Island, Tom
O'Rourke, manager of that organization,
has no knowledge of their intention.
O'Rourke said today that he had heard
nothing from Corbett, Jeffries or their
managers since it was announced that the
men would fight before the National Ath
letic Club, of San Francisco.
"The Seaside Athletic Club would Ilka
to have the match' said O'Rourke, "but
Its bid of 60 per cent of the gross receipts
is final. The fighters will have to accept
that or fight elsewhere. Any date, except
April 10, or any other day in Holy week,
will suit us. If the men want to fight In
April, let them select some day after
Easter Sunday. If Jeffries insists on hav
ing the contest take place on May 14, that
date will be perfectly satlsfactroy to us."
The St. Louis Walking Match.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11. The fast pace set
In the six-day go-as-you-please walking
contest during the first 24 hours proved
too sever a strain upon six of the com
petitors and they dropped out At 11
o'clock tonight Frank Hart, the renowned
colored walker, had a- lead of six miles
over his nearest competitor, Jtiegeiman,
and was going strong. The score at 11
o'clock was:
Hart, 124.3; Hegelrrian, 118.4; Cox, 116.3;
GUck, 116.2; Dean, 112.3; Barnes, 109.2; Day,
100.9; Campania, 99.5; Graham, 89.15;
Pratt, 81.6.
Rival of American Lcagrnc.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. Manager Tom Lof
tus, of. the' Chicago baseball club, arrived
In Chicago tonight, and will at once as
sume charge of the playing affairs of the
team. Promoters of the American Asso
ciation of the baseball clubs Vlll meet
at the Great Northern hotel tomorrow and
endeavor to fix their circuit. Upon their
efforts hinges the life of the organization,
which is pr6posed as a rival of the national
league. Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis,
Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago and Louis
ville will be represented.
Annnnl Pacific Turners' Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11. The 29th an
nual convention of the Pacific Turn Bezlrk
was held in this city today. The regular
official reports were adopted and encourag
ing reports were read by the chairman of
the standing committees. During the past
year several halls have .been built by the
Turners in various parts' of California,
Oregon and Washington, and the Bezirk
has gained 150 members.
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PERIL OF GATE CITY,
Sea
Growing Rongher Twenty Men
Remain on Board.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. The sea is grow
ing rougher, ahd the Gate City Is still
fast aground off East Moriches, L. I. The
outlook is considered bad now. Sixteen
men of the crew were brought ashore to
day so as to lessen the work of taking off
the remainder if danger threatens. The
men landed In the breeches buoy. Cap
tain Gogglns and 20 men remain on board,
assisting the wreckers in the endeavor to
float the vessel.
Washtenaw Arrives in Sau Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11. The collier
Washtenaw arrived in port today in tow
of her sister ship, the Mattewan. THe
Washtenaw left Comox with 4000 tons of
coal on the 1st The next day, when 28
miles southeast of Cape Flattery, her tall
shaft broke. She was towed into Port
Angeles, and from there brought here by
the Mattewan in the remarkably good
time of four days and 18 hours.
From Onr Pacific Islands.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11. The cable'
ship Nero, which has been making a sur
vey of the Pacific ocean, arrived v today
from Guam, via Honolulu.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Feb. 11. Condition of the bar
at 5 P. M., very rough; weather clear;
wind northwest
San Francisco, Feb. 11. Arrived Steam
er Queen, from Puget sound; British
steamer Bristol, from Chemalnus; steamer
Washtenaw, from Tacoma, In tow of the
steamer Mattewan, from Comox; schooner
.Monterey, from Coos bay. Sailed Steamer
State of California, for Astoria; steamer
Willamette, for Seattle; schooner Melanc
thon and schooner Gotama, for Coos bay.
Portland, Me., Feb. 11. Arrived Steam
er Vancouver, from Liverpool.
New York, Feb. 1L Sailed Alps, for
Port-au-Prince.
St. Michael, Feb. 11. Arrived Werra,
from New York for Genoa. '
N Queenstown, Feb. 1L Sailed Campania,
from Liverpool, for New York.
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Censure for Archbishop.
PARIS, Feb. 12. A cabinet council was
held yesterday to consider the means of
giving satisfaction to those 'who consider
the action of the archbishop of Alx, Mgr.
Gouthe-Solard, cannot go unanswered. The
language of the archbishop In his letter
to the Assumption organ. La Croix, Is
considered beyond all reason, and it is
felt that the government should censure
the ecclesiastic
Irishmen for Special Duties.
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 11. Lord Roberts
has. authorized the formation of a squad
ron of 100 picked Irishmen for special du
ties. Sir John Henry De Villlers, chief
justice of Cape Colony, will gall for Eng
land next Wednesday. Every available
truck on the western system of railways
has been secured by the military authorities.
BIBLE NOT ALL SACRED
METHODIST PROFESSOR SAYS SOME
of" rr is legendary.
Strife of Students Against Boston
University Wesley Cited In Sup- m
port Alleged Heresy.
BOSTON, Feb. 1L The movement by
disaffected students against the doctrines
of Methodism as taught by the Boston
university school of theology, which was
formerly directed against Professor H.
W. Mitchell,, has now taken the form of
an organized attempt by the dissenting
students to weaken the standing of the
school, and an attack has been made
npon W. R. Warren, Professor Henry
Sheldon and Dr. Borden P. Browne.
Professor Mitchell, -after repeated re
quests for an answer to the charges
against him, at last made a reply cover
ing the charges in a full and very satis
factory manner to the authorities of the
institution. He explains his teachings and
gives his reasons and authorities for his
ideas.
The attack by the dissenting students
has taken the form of a documentary ap
peal to the bishops and to the Methodist
church in general. This contains over,
100 pages, and starts with the question:
"Shall Methodism remain Wesleyan in
type and evangelical?"
The direct appeal to the bishops main
tains the following propositions:
"Thajt such views as are held by the
professors should seek the indorsement
and encouragement of the church whose
doctrines it covertly seeks to revolution
ize, Is astounding. That the skepticism
concerning a supernatural revelation
Bhould seek the friendship of a church
under the nurture of Its own vows and
altars, Is beyond credence. But that
such skeptlc'sm should fortify Itself In
two of the Methodist schools and seek to
become the chief tutor of theology and
thought, and furnish the.Methodlst minis
try with its doubts and negatives for a
life work on evangelism Is beyond rea
sonable comprehension."
The appeal claims that "the 20th century
movement" must languish and the power
of the church fail If the ministry of Meth
odism learn us to deny the authority of
the word of God, to reject the vieari
ousness of the atonement and accommo
date the claims of Jesus Christ to a
Unitarian conception.
They claim, further, that the teachings
of Professor Mitchell embody all of the
divergencies from Scriptural truth, and
that In them he Js supported .by his col
leagues, Professor Sheldon and Dr.
Browne. This means, they say, the carry
ing out of an alleged boast of Professor
Mitchell to revolutionize the teachings of
the Methodist church.
In hlr reply, Professor Mitchell says:
"I am accused of teaching that a belief
in the divinity of Christ is not necessary
for salvation. This Is correct and In so
teaching I have the support of the founder
of Methodism, John Wesley, and I am
proud to be his follower. I am said to
have belittled the significance of the death
of Christ I prefer to speak of salvation
through Christ rather than lay the wholb
stress on his death, and in this I follow
Wesley.
"I shall have to plead guilty to the
cnarge or Deneving tnat some ot tne
I stories In the first chapter1 of Genesis are
charge of believing that some ot the
more or less legendary. The statement
with reference to my view of the Sabbath
Is another misrepresentation. I don't
believe that the world was actually cre
ated in the length of time given."
The document will be considered by the
board of bishops at the'r next meeting
In Chicago, the latter part of April, and
in the meantime the matter will have ta
rest
TROOPS LEAVING FRANKFORT
The Only Feature of the Day Re
publicans Leave London,
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 11. All day
long troops have poured out of Frankfort
on special trains, and tonight only the
soldiers from Covington, Newpdrt, Lex
lngton and Morgantown are camped In
the capltol square. The leaving qf the
troop3 was the only feature in the politi
cal situation In Frankfort today. Gov
ernor Taylor remained In the executive
mansion, and did not visit his office, giv
ing himself a day of rest, of which he
stood greatly In need. Adjutant-General
Collier said this afternoon that only a
few companies of infantry would be kerit
on duty here for a short time, to do po
lice work around the capltol square and
guard the public buildings. They would,
he said, interfere In no way with the ac
tions of the members ot the legislature.
Access to the executive halls would be as
free and unrestricted as it was before
Governor Taylor issued the proclamation
declaring Frankfort In a state of Insur
rection. The members of the republican legisla
ture were expected to arrive from Lon
don late this afternoon, but word was
brought that they had spent the day in
an excursion to Cumberland Gap, and
would not, for the most part, arrive until
tomorrow morning. About six of the re
publicans came In on the night train from
London.
No Intimation has been received hero
as to whether or not the democratic mem
bers of the legislature would adjourn their
session at Louisville and come to Frank
fort to take part In the general session.
It is believed here, however, that they will
do so.
To Go Into Federal Court.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 11. It Is re
ported tonight that the republicans will,
this week, seek to bring the contest for
the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor
before the federal court. Ex-Governor
Bradley, chief counsel for the re
publicans in their application before Judge
Taft to restrain the state election commis
sioners from proceeding with the tests for
the minor offices, was in town this after
noon in consultation with leading republi
can lawyers. The case involving the minor
offices comes up tomorrow at Cincinnati,
and It Is believed the other case will also
be taken before Judge Taft, though it Is
not likely anything will, be done until after
Tuesday. On that day, applications ot
the democrats for an injunction to restrain
Governor Taylor from Interfering with the
legislature will come up In the circuit
court at Frankfort
Republicans Left London.
LONDON, Ky., Feb. li. The exodus of
the legislators to Frankfort- began this
morning, when prcatlcally half of .them
departed. Those remaining spent the day
on an excursion to Cumberland Gap, re
turning to London In the evening, and
then left for Frankfort at midnight ' The
opinion Tvas generally expressed by the
members that no trouble will oocur when
the legislature Is convened at Frankfort
tomorrow or thereafter.
Headquarters to Be Kept at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1L Controller Charles
G. Dawes, who was In the city today on
his way to Peoria, said there was little
doubt that the national republican head
quarters would be established In Chicago.
"The sentiment of the national committee
seems to favor the Selection of Chicago'
said he. "It Is probable the same course
followed four years ago will be adopted,
that of making Chicago the pflnoipal or
working headquarters of the committee
and maintaining another headquarters In
the East at New York, undoubtedly. The
experience of four years ago here was of
such satisfactory character that the com
mittee feels disposed to try It again."
Ohio Republican Clubs.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 11. Many leading
republicans ireached here tonight for the
12th annual state conventhm at ronublloan
dubs which assembles tomorrow. Among
those present are Senator Foraker. who
fwlll speak on "Our New Peesessieasv"
at the Lincoln day banquet tomorrow
night Ex-Governor Bushnell and Ohio
republican members of congress will ar
rive In the morning. Governor Nash will
be unable to attend. Over 800. delegates
are expected, and arrangements have
been made for 700 plates' at the banquet
Snlier for Bryan's Mate.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1L Congressman Rldge
ly, of Kansas, who te here to- attend the
anti-trust conference, te an open advocate
of Congressman Sulzer for vlce-preWent
"The West wants Sulzer," said he. "Sul
zer has- made a fight for the Chicago
platform in New York city and has In
creased his majority. When others to
New York doubted whether 16 to 1 was a
proper policy, he proclaimed it. He te the
strongest candidate the democracy could
name with Bryan upon the national tick
et" Congressman Sulzer, when questioned
upon the matter, said:
"I am not a candidate for the nomina
tion. I have been always a loyal soldier
in the democratic ranks, and have re
sponded to all demands made upon me, I
advocated the Chicago platform when it
exposed me to ridicule and abuse. I fought
the people's battle, and I .am fighting K
now."
Bryan Consents to Speak.
COLUMBIA. S. C, Feb. 11. Frank B.
Gray, speaker of the house' of representa
tives, and. Representative E-. F. Brantley
today received a dispatch from W. J.
Bryan stating that he would speak here
next Thursday In response to the Invita
tion of the general assembly. Tomorrow
extensive arrangements will be made for
his reception.
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BREAK WITH CARNEGIE.
A Development in Frlclt's Salt
Against the Steel Company.
PITTSBURG, Feb. IL The Dispatch to
morrow wlll say:
"One of the sensational developments of
the expected suit of H. C. Frlck against
the Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd., te the
report that Henry Phlpps, jr. next to the
largest stockholder In the company, has
broken the business relations with Mr.
Carnegie, which have been exceptionally
close during the latter's business life.
The two steel kings have beeq associated
since boyhood, and their interests have
been Identical not only in a business way,
but in their philanthropic work and social
standing. The announcement of the
breach will therefore be a surprise. Mr.
Phlpps owned 11 per cent of the capital
stock of the company, which Is more than
the holdings ot any other one stockhold
er except Mr. Carnegie.
"It Is said that Mr. Phipps alone stands
as the only partner whose signature is
not attached to the'famous ironclad agree
ment. The reason for this is not known
to the public, but the important omission,
it is said, will be seized upon by Mr. Frlck
as one of the strongest arguments in his
efforts to have the celebrated document
broken, his contention being that tho
agreement Cannot be binding when one of
the largest stockholders' name Is not at
tached. "David Watson, who drew up the paper,
will be one of the leading lawyers em
ployed by Mr. Frlck to break It and the
arguments put forth to this end by him
self and Attorney John G. Jehnson, of
Philadelphia, promise to be very Inter
esting." The Post tomorrow will sayi
"The earning capacity of the Carnegie
Company will not enter Into the settle
pent with H. C. Frlck, If the contenslon
of Mr. Carnegie's attorney Is approved by
the courts, In outlining the defense, one
of the attorneys asserted today that the
'book valuation referred td in the Iron
clad agreement has nothing to do -with
.the profits. It simply .represents the value
'of the plants, stock, Whs receivable, money
on hand, etc, at the "date of the last
'inventory; less 'the IlabllltleVbf the- cqr
cefn. It does not allow a cent extra fo
the stock as a money-maker; In othef
words, the attorney held Mr. Frlck could
not discount the future."
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THE SICK AND THE'DEAD.
Prominent Nevada Lawyer.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11. R. M.
Clarke, . a prominent lawyer of Carson
City, and at one time attorney-general
of Nevada, died suddenly In this city to
day. He came here for medical treatment
and was recently joined by his wife and
his sister, Mrs. Lyons, of Seattle. The
immediate cause, of death was a stroke ot
paralysis. Mr. Clarke was born. In Ohio
65 years ago, and was one of the best
known citizens of .Nevada.
Energetic Silver Man.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 11. Thomas G. Mer
rill, widely known throughout the West
as an energetic worker In the sliver cause,
died in this city today of pneumonia. Mr.
Merrill came to Salt Lake from Montana
a few days ago. He was largely Interest
ed In mining properties in Utah, Colorado
and Montana.
Newspaper 3Ian Frozen to Death.
FOND DU LAC, Wis., Feb. 11. The body
of Elijah Cone, one of "the eldest news
paper men in the state, was found frozen
In the river In this city today. Mr. Cone
had been missing for 48 hours. Up to the
time of. his disappearance he was editor
of the Fond du Lac Daily News. He was
a graduate of Yale college.
Phelps Gaining Slowly.
NEW HAVE-N, Conn,, Feb. 12. Hon. E.
J. Phelps Is gaining strength sfawly, aad
some of his Intimate friends feel hopeful
of his ultimate recovery, although the
physicians tonight state that he Is not
yet out of dnager.
Pawnee Clilef Dead.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. H. A Times
special from Perry, 0. T., says:
Bear Chief, the oldest chief of Pe-Ta-How-e-Rat
band of Pawnee Indians, is
dead. He was one of the most intellect
ual men of his tribe.
Ambulnnc.es for Boer Army.
CHICAGO, Feb. Hi The ambulance
corps, 39 In number, recruited and
equipped by the United Irish Societies of
Chicago, left for New York today on Its
Journey to join the Boer army on the
battlefields of South Africa. On arriving
at Pretoria the men will Join the Boer
army and work uhder the flag of the
American Red Cross- Society.
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Newfoundland to Offer Money.
ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Feb. lL At the
forthcoming special session or the New
foundland legislature, called for February
19, the government will propose a vote of
$20,000 toward the Imperial patriotic fund,
as the colony Is unable to send any volun
teers to South Africa. All political par
ties have signified their approval of the
measure extending the modus vl'vendi with
respect to the French treaty shore.
Prince Henry In Vienna.
VIENNA, Feb. 11. Prince Henry of
Prussia arrived here today. Braperer
Francis Joseph met him at the railway
station and accompanied him to the
Hofburg. The populace gave the prince an
ovation.
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Conference Will Be a Bhst One an
May ''Last LenlTex? Than the
Three Days Intended.
CHICAGO. Feb. XL A number of nots
We delegates arrived today to particip.
In the three days conference under
auspices of the National AiU-Tra
League, beginning tomorrow. M. L. Lc.l
wood, president, of the league, tonight s
the veinsee of business- to come oer
the congress was so great that sess.-r
might have to be extended beyond Ol
time originally intended. Mr. Lockw.oi
wttl open the conference, and Ma.
Harrison will deliver the address ot w;l
eeme. Among the delegates who arri.e
today were:
George Fred Williams, of Massacii
setts; Congressman Snlaer. of New Tori
Judge John Clegg, of Leaietsna, Andrew
S. Lee, of South Dakota; John S. Lxzs
by, of New York; Congressman Lentx,
Ohio, and Congressawa Shafroth, of Cc'.g
rado.
Congressman Swfoer, h an interview tc
night, said:
"The remedy for the trust evil Is
simple one enforce the present laws
There Is no lack of laws to deal srorj
erly with this question, but there a
sad lack of officials with, the courage tzi
honesty to enforce thent. Right hero l.c
the whole truth."
J. R. Sovereign, formerly master worli
man of the Knights of Labor, said
"The trust evil will And a corrects
In itself, to a large extent OvercapILall
zatton and restriction of production vr.i
work the trusts' downfall. They so
strict production and advance prices
they wQl restrict consumption until the
are ruined."
HAVANA STRIKK SnVTTLKD.
Cuban Paper Advises Sanaael Goi
pers te Retiirn Home.
HAVANA, Feb. 11. The strike of cg".
makers -was settled today, the men agr.e
lag to return to work Tuesday en (:
conditions existing before the strike, T.f
cost of the strike- te the manufacturer!
has beea practically nothing. The stria
ers themselves have lost JW9.000.
The Herald tells Samuel Gompers to
turn to the United States, declaring thi
he came here with- the intention of cread
ing disturbances.
At a meeting of workmen held to Jay
the headquarters of the workingmerl
union, Mr. Gompers, who addressed 11
meeting, through an Interpreter, counsel
the men to combine.
A prominent Havana lawyer, who r.ur
bers among his clients many sugar p.ar
ers, says that a great scarcity of Lab:
axlsts in the previnees, artd that ma:
estates will peobably be forced to st)
grinding. In the province of Plnar Ci
Rio $8 59 per day Is paid for ordinary marf
ual labor in tile tobacco fields, and th
industry cannot stand the expense. 151
suggests that the means of commun.;
tkw between the laboring centers
cheapened and that immigration be unrn
strieted, although this would be too la3
for the present crop.
Will Bmpley Nonunion Men.
CHICAGO, Feb. tl. Instead of aJow ni
the building Industries of Chicago to
tied up for an Indefinite period, membeij
of the contractors' association today c
elded to try to employ nonunion men
complete the buildings ht process of csri
structlon. As a consequence the ur.ol
men have decided to picket all such l-i.
Ings and persuade new men not to go
work.
FIRE 'AT THE NAVY YARD.
Loss $100,000, and a Let of Valnabi
Records Were Saved.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Building No. 1
the Brooklyn navy-yard, occupied by t
electrical-equipment department, was
strayed by ftre today. The loss is HX(,1
equally divided between the bulidirg arf
machinery. A large quantity of alua.
records were saved, which. Admiral Ft!
said would have involved a task of alicu
10 years to replace.
The fire Is believed to have been causd
by a defective etectric-ltght wire.
started about 2 A. M. Admiral Philip hlr
self took charge of the forces that t.Jgq
the flames ahd received several cuts ajo4
the face from broken glass.
Admiral Philip will, it is said, recor
mend the establishment of a regular
department at the navy-yard.
Blsoult Company's Fire.
WORCESTER, Mass.. Feb. ll.F re ti
day la the Gilliam block, occupied by ti
National Biscuit Company complete!
gutted the building, doing $80,000 damag
i a
Family Was Asphyxiated.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. Martin Jordan
engineer, his wife Mary and their
months-old boy, were accidentally asphj
lated by gas last night in their hamo
Forty-third street and Stewart avenue
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