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TRT3 MOUNT XQ OREQONIAN, MONDAY, 'APBIE 9, 1900.
AINKEINYTOTHEFORE
The Dominant Power in Wash
ington Republican Party.
THE WILSON FACTION VERY SORE
Kins' Coanlr's Ambla-nons Attitude
A Useless Corapmmlie At
. . Ellensbursj. ,
SEATTLE, Wash., April 8. Tho echoes
Of the remarkable Ellensburg convention
have not, yet died away. That It has
widened the breach between the factions
of the Republican party Is obvious. And
that It has Instilled a fierce feeling of re
sentment and bitter humiliation In the
breasts of the still faithful "Wilson fol
, lowing Is likewise apparent. The Wilson
men feel that they were -wronged, gross
ly wronged and outraged. They think
the method taken to advertise the fact
that their numbers are growing beauti
fully less as the days pass by and the
"campaign approaches was unnecessarily
"brutal. They say that they had offered
the olive branch to the dominant oppo
sition, and their terms of surrender were
1 accepted. But halng thus entered the
' compromise bottle, they did not expect It
' to be corked up after them so promptly
and with such offensive hilarity. The
bargain was that there should be no
fight between the two factions, and that
Mr. Neufeldcr and Mr. Hughes should
3 go hand in hand to the Ellensburg con-
q ventlon and ask to be sent to Phlladel-
1 phla. It was agreed, too, that straws
should be drawn to determine which of
the two should stand In case the conven
tion denied the modest demand for two
delegates. "When this was done, Mr.
Neufelder managed to get the long straw,
find his fellow candidate cheerfully as
sumed the second fiddle. The antl-WH-son
crond claims that the lottery busi
ness was all a pretense, and that Mr.
Hughes agreed beforehand that Mr. Neu
felder could take his pick of the straws.
Be .that as It may, the agreement was
that the delegation should secure the
nomination of Hughes, If It could, and
Neufeldcr In any event.
When the King County convention met
there was a, great howl among the rank
and file of tho Humes following. They
manifested an unaccountable disposition
to repudiate any private backroom agree
ment between two gentlemen who as
sumed to say what the convention should
do and how It should do It. The
Humes party was heavily In the major
ity, and It did not relish the Hughes
candidacy. There was no personal ob
jection to Mr. Hughes, but there was
decided hostility to the political interest
he represents. It transpired, however,
that Mr. Piles, known to be a stanch
friend of Mayor Humes, had been a par
ty to tho Hughes-Ncufclder deal, and
he made an earnest and eloquent appeal
to the convention to ratify it. The dele
gates finally acquiesced, but only after
somewhat vigorous protest. They did It
out of sheer good nature and good feel
ing toward Mr. Piles, and because there
were no other candidates. Mr.- Neufelder
was secure anyway, and Mr. Hughes was
simply given an opportunity to lead, .a
forlorn hope, for his onn candidacy. The
convention agreed that the Ellensburg
delegation should be made up equally
from the two factions; but In the process
of selection the "Wilson faction appear
to have used uncommonly bad Judg
ment, for, as It transpired, the composi
tion of the delegates was nearly two to
one against tbem. The delegation was
instructed to use all reasonable and hon.
orable endeavor to secure the election,
first, of Mr. Neufeldcr. and, second, of
Mr. Hughes. Having by this brilliant
coup hopelessly tied the hands of tho GJ
representatives of Its ambiguous dceires.
the convention adjourned.
At Ellensburg an Interesting situation
developed. Mr. Hughes' Interests became
Involved with the Spokane candidate's,
Mr. Hopkins. The Wilson faction was so
overwhelmingly In the minority that It
.put forward only these two gentlemen
and asked. In the name of fair play to
all, that they be elected. King County's
claim that It was entitled to two dele
gates on the ground of population and
Influence was not very strenuously In
sisted upon by anybody, and the Wilson
people say and doubtless with truth
that It was not Insisted upon at all by
the Humes men. The Wilson people, in
explaining how the trouble happened.
Bay It was possible for King County to
makRnSPialIlance wl" the northwest
counts jjind Spokane, and they worked
diligently to that end. For Instance, the
Post-Intelligencer. In telling why the lo
cal manager. Mr. Hughes, was elimina
ted, says:
The northwestern counties came to
Ellensburg divided, but nothing of such
. a serious nature as to prevent their
working In harmony and forming a com
pact alliance with King County. Had
this been done, support could have been
procured from Spokane and other coun-"
ties In the northeastern ana central sec
tions of the state, which would have re
sulted In a solid body of delegates, num
bering almost. If not quite, a majority
of the convention. A very different
course was pursued, however, by a small
coterie of tho King County delegates,
which had arrived on the ground yester
day morning and went to work at once
with the evident purpose of engaging In
an attack upon the friends of ex-Senator
Wilson in the convention and of sub
ordinating the Interests of King County
to this purpose.
If the Northwestern counties had worked
solidly with King, the entlro political his
tory of the state would hare been re
versed. At no time and at no Republican
convention have these counties ever
agreed among themselves or With King.
Here Is another cause of grievance:
The name of E. H. Guie was advanced
by the King County men who came here
Tuesday night for chairman of the con
vention. The first tcntatlvo offers of a
combination were apparently made on tho
basis of Mr. Gule's election as chairman,
it being the evident Intention of the friends
of Mr. Ankeny to organize the convention
nt all hazards, if possible, and no matter
nt what cost. ... To tho combination
entered Into by the friends of Mr. Ankeny
on tho King County delegation in Mr.
Oule's Interest came the Walla Walla del
egation, that from Whitman and several
of the Columbia River counties, making
a good showing altogether. No well-organized
combination was effected, how
ever, until Just about the time of the ar
rival at the full delegation from King.
Thus we have defined as treachery to
King County a successful effort to elect
a King County man as chairman of the
convention. Mr. Ankeny did organize the
convention at no very great hazard to
himself, and at the cost of Mr. Hughes'
and Mr. Hopkins" aspirations to secure
similar honors for themselves. Of course.
It was felt by tho Hughes people that
the Gule candidacy embarrassed and did
much to sidetrack him.
The facts ore that both Mr.' Hughes end
Mr. Hopkins were confronted at Ellens
burg with the determined and Invincible
purpose of an overwhelming majority to
put"1 an end to Mr. Wilton's continued
pretensions to party leadership." It has
been widely reported and credited
throughout Washington that It Is the
habit of the ex-Senator still to pose before
the National Administration as the voice
of the Republican party In this state.
Just why the party should be eo sensitive
as to what are the opinions and Impres
sions of Mr. McKlnley and Mr. Hannn
as' to conditions hero Is not easily ex
plainable, but it Is a fact that a Urge
majority of Republicans here are exceed
ingly anxious to have the situation pre
sented In its true light, both at home and
abroad; and that is the reason why they
administered eo harsh and contemptuous
a rebuke to Mr. Wilson through his" rep
resentatives. That the matter Is perfect
ly understood at Spokane may be Judged
by the following extract from on Inter
view with Charles Lund, president of the
large McKlnley Club, In that city:
The gathering at Ellensburg would In
dicate that while there Is no disposition on
the part of the Republicans from other
sections of the state to Ignore Spokane
County, yet there Is such a strong and
determined opposition to John L. Wilson,
from certain sections of the state, that
this issue overshadowed and outweighed
all others. The contention pursued the
.only course open to it to administer a
crushing blow to the aspirations of John
L. Wilson as a political factor in state
politics. If a representative from Spo
kane County should have been chosen
at all. the recent convention and the dele
gation sent to the state convention had a
right to make that selection. The result
can In no sense be taken as a personal
affront to Mr. Hopkins, the choice of the
Republicans of this county, nor as an
affront to tho Republican patty of tho
county.
Still another opinion Is worth quoting,
from C. C. Dalton. a well-known Repub.
llcan of Pacific County:
If some of the King County delegation
were not favorable to two National dele
gates from King County, that difference
was no greater or more disloyal than the
efforts of the Wilson wing of the Repub
lican party of King County to defeat
Judge Humes for united States Senator
at the last Legislature; but King County
could have secured two delegates If the
Wilson faction had not attempted to
carry Spokane.
As a personal friend of Judge Humes
and one actively Interested In his success,
I believe he could have been elected at
that time If Klrg County had been united
for him.
It will be remembered that the Repub
lican members of the King County dele
gation at Olympic were instructed for
Judge Humes, and the parallel with El
lensburg Is exact.
It Is altogether too much to say that
Wllsonism has been wholly wiped off the
political slate by the action of tho party
at Ellensburg. One swallow even a very
largo one does not make a Summer; and
a single defeat, however complete, is not
enough to cause the disappearance of the
Spokane claimant to the Benatorship. Of
course, Mr. Wilson has recently suffered
somewhat more than one reverse, begin
nlng with his rout at last year's Legisla
ture; but his fortunes revived or he
thought they did when he persuaded the
Northern Pacific or the Great Northern,
or the Standard Oil Company, whichever
It was (the Standard Oil story Is the lat
est), to. buy a Seattle organ for him.
He was mistaken, and the Ellensburg con
vention has Just been at great pains to
convince tilm of his grievous error.
After the turning down of Mr. Wilson,
the lmprerelve fact of the late state con
vention Is the growing power and influ
ence of Levi Ankeny, of Walla Walla.
Mr. Ankeny now occupies the center ot
the political stage. In Washington. He
and his friends are credited by the Wilson
faction with being the Instruments ot
their sad misfortunes, and It seems that
they have quite correctly apprehended the
facts. Mr. Ankeny went to Ellensburg
with the fcolld support of the four south
eastern counties, and he had a very strong
following throughout other parts of the
state, particularly In King and in the
southwest He has for many months had
a working understanding with Senator
Foster and Judge Humes, and the late
events have made It more than ever evi
dent that a-perpetuation of this arrange
ment Is to the mutual advantage of all
three. He Is .now the dominant factor In
Washington Republican affairs, and, bar
ring any unforeseen contingencies, ho Is
likely to be the most formidable Repub
lican candidate for the Benatorship to
succeed Senator Turner.
NO STATUE OF MAUD ADAMS
French "Won't Admit It to Exposi
tion Because Personal Exhibit,
NEW TORK". April & Captain A. H.
Mattox, press representative of the United
States Commission to the Paris Expo
sition, said today:
"The 150,000 gold statue of Maud Adams,
the actress, typifying Tho American Girl.'
will not be exhibited at tho Paris Expo
sition. Miss Adams statue will not be ad
mitted within the Exposition gates, on
the ground that the exhibit is a personal
one. Commissioner-General Peck was
asked for space for the statue, but I am
authorized to say that the only American
statue to bo shown will be that of La
Fayette, the money for which was sub
scribed by the Government and tho chil
dren of the public schools."
Word was received that the Exposition
grounds and buildings were not nearing
completion as rapidly, as had been gen
erally believed, and an officer connected
with the American Commission says It will
be June 1 before the Exposition will be In
full swing. The delay is said to be due
to the failure of the French to complete
the building.
MELTS IRON IN FIVE SECONDS
Experiment ot a German Scientist
In Edison's Laboratory.
NEW TORK. April 8. A remarkable ex.
perlment was made at tho laboratory ol
Thomas A. Edison, at Orange. N. J..
wnero a piece of iron was melted In cx
actly five seconds. Louis Dreyfus, of
Frankfort-on-thc-Main, showed Mr. Edi
son this new process for attaining as
enormous degree of heat in an almost in
credibly short space of time by the com
bustion of a certain chemical compound
which the Inventor keeps a secret, Th
chemical compound Is wed In connection
with powdered aluminum.
Mr. Dreyfus placed a half-cupful ot his
chemical In a small crucible and covered
It with a small quantity of the powdered
aluminum. He then placed an Iron
wrench about half an inch thick and six
Inches long In the crucible. Touching a
match to the compound, Mr. Dreyful
stepped back and the mixture blazed up
furiously. In five seconds the Iron wrench
had melted.
It Is estimated that tho heat ovolved In
the process was 3000 degrees' centigrade,
hitherto, considered Impossible to reach.
The value of the process 1c In welding to
gether steel rails and tubing.
THE FLOOD IN TEXAS
crrr of acstdt is left a a phb-
ILOCS BTTDATIOJf.
Damage to Property la the Valler
Is Estimated at f3.0OO.0OO River
Has-Besraa to Fall.
AUSTIN, Tex., April 8. Fully 30.000 peo
ple gathered at the dam and power-house
stationed north of this city to witness tho
ruins of the plant which cost this citr
tl.T&O.OOO a few years ago. The waters of
the Colorado River were still plunging and
foaming around he wreck, eating away
.the big pile of granite, which once, formed
the dam, as though it was -no thing: mors
than chalk. So fierce was the current
that great bowlders were carried half a
mllo from the dam. being rolled over and
over by the turbulent tide.
The power-house which succumbed to
the terrific wash of the water at .2 o'clock
this morning lies a mass of wreckage pn
the edge of the river, all of the valuable
machinery either having been thrown Into
.the river or badly damaged by the: falling
timbers of the power-house. The wreck
of "tho plant Is complete.
The situation In tha city tonight Is most
serious. Tho wreckage of the plant means
that It will take several weeks to secure
even a temporary water and light system.
If it can be made possible even then. In
the meantime, tho city will be in bad san
itary condition. All the hotels, private
residences, stores and the like are with
out water, and there Is no fire protec
tion. Churches were unable to hold serv
ices tonight for want of light, and all
public meetings were abandoned. The
dally newspapers are handicapped In their
publications, being deprived of their
electric power.
The" river Is falling tonight
Reports from the neighboring country
are to the effect that everything is under
water. In Williamson County, north of
here, railroad bridges and trackage have
been laid waste, and all trains have
stopped running. Hundreds of head of cat
tle have been drowned, and miles of fenc
ing torn down and washed away. In Bas
trop County, and in the southern portion
of this county, similar conditions prevail,
everything being under water, and much
loss of property is reported. The country
tributary to the Colorado River all the
way down Its course Is being Inundated,
and, while .It is believed the worst Is
over, the loss as estimated tonight will
exceed J3.000.000, counting Austin as the
largest loser. Fortunately, the list of
drowned, according to reports up to to-,
night. Is limited to thaie reported In the
Associated Press dispatches last night, as
it seems the only drownings reported were
here when the dam broke and caught the
victims unawares.
A mass meeting of citizens has been
called for tomorrow in order that some
steps may be taken to relieve the situa
tion. There were no trains operated on
the International & Great Northern Rail
road. ,as much ot its track and quite a
number of bridges were washed away
during tho night. The Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Is also a heavy sufferer from a like
cause. Reports from several sections ot
Central and Southern Texas are to tha
effect that a large acreage is under
water and much damage has been suffered
in property and livestock.
DAMAGE OVER "WIDE AREA.
Farmers Jlay Yet Replant If They
Can Get Seed.
HOUSTON, Tex., April 8. As a rule,
the Texas rivers aro now falling, and
there is not much danger of a general
flood. The crops have been damaged over
a wide area, but -there Is still time for
farmers to. replant If they can get the
seed. Corn has been "planted over once,
and will have to be planted the third
time. The farmers as a rule have not
planted much cotton, because the heavy
rains have kept them out of the fields.
The railroads 'have lost many small
bridges, and it will bo a week before
traffic resumes its normal condition.
Smlthvlile reports tremendous rains have
fallen throughout that section, the main
flood in the Colorado from the break in
the great Austin dam reaching there this
evening. Tho river waa on a 3S-foot rise
at 7 P. M., and rising ono foot an hour.
It is estimated that over EOOO acres of
growing crops in the bottom lands within
five miles of town ha.ve been Inundated
10 to 15 feet, The loss will reach over
0,000. The stock has been drowned. No
deaths have been reported In that section
so far from drownings.
Great excitement and uneasiness pre
vailed last night, Reports of the flood in
Little River say It now equals that of
last year. The waterworks and power
house have been overflowed. People were
warned, and no loss of life is reported.
Brushy. Sangabrlel and Little Rivers
are all overflowed, causing the entire de
struction of crops. The rivers are still
rising. Reports from points on other riv
ers are ot damage to crops, but no loss
of life.
DAMAGE OX RIO GRA5DC BOTTOM.
Corn Crop Totally Destroyed Ilail
rond Traffic Interrupted.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. April 8. A spe
cial to the Express from Rio Grande
City announces the total destruction ot
tho corn crop in the lower Rio Grande
bottom lands. Officials of the Interna
tional & Great Northern Railroad report
that all trains will be running on good
time by morning. The Aransas Pass
Railroad has resumed its passenger serv
ice. Smlthvlile reports the Colorado
River at 40 feet and rising. All bottom
lands are completely submerged, and great
damage has been done to the young crops,
and many miles of fence havo been washed
away. The river Is higher than it has
been "since 1S70. The people In the bot
toms have moved out to places of safety.
Late advices from Webbervllle are to tho
effect that the river has fallen seven feet
there. All trains at Smtthvillo are arriv
ing late.
Caused a Serious Train Wrcelf.
LAREDO, Tex.. April 8. The north
bound passenger train which left hero
over the International & Great Northern
railway this morning, was wrecked by
the spreading of the rails near Twohlg,
about noon. The entire train, except the
engine, went Into the ditch. Mall Agent
Bobrlght was seriously injured, and sev
eral others seriously hurt. Further de
tails havo not been received here.
The Rio Grande has come to a. stand at
16 feet, without damage to the bridges
here, but the waterworks machinery is
submerged, and the crops along tha river
have been destroyed.
Ready to Flee to the Hills.
HOUSTON, Tex., April 8. Bastrop re
ports many families of the town are en
camped out under the pavilion at Fire
man's Park, while others are ready at a
moment's warning to flee to the hills. The
water is at a standstill, at a height ot over
a feet, Bastrop Is literally hemmed in by
water now, and is cut oft from tho sur
rounding communities. Damage to crops,
lands and stock cannot be estimated, but
no lives are reported lost.
Braxoa River Falling;.
WACO. Tex., April 8. The Brazos Rlvr
cr, which has risen steadily since Wednes
day, began to fall slowly at midnight last
night, and at an early hour tonight had
receded six feet. Information tonight
from the tributaries of the Brazos say
the rain has ceased, and the river is fall
ing. Reports ot washouts on all rail
roads in the central part of the state con
tinue to come In. and It will bo several
days before traffic is resumed!
Damage on the Southern Pactne.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., April 8. A party
of S tourists en route to California, and
a party of ZS Tyrol immigrants n route.
to the Hawaiian Islands to work on the"
sugar plantations, who were caught by
the storm "on the Southern Pacific Rail,
road west ot Devil's River last Thursday;
got back to San Antonio today and were
sent around by Fort Worth and the
Texas Pacific The damage to the South
ern Pacific Is several hundred thousand
dollars.
PROBLEM OF THE MIGR0.
Considered by Eminent Speakers at a
, Xew York Meeting;.
NEWTORK. April 8. The future of
the negro race was the subject of dis
cussion, at Carnegie Hall today before
the Society ot Ethical Culture, Wm. H.
Baldwin, Jr.. president of the Long Isl
and Railroad: Professor Felix Adler and
JCsaao Fehr and Robert W. Taylor, two
graduates of the Tuskegee, Ala,, school,
were the speakers. All spoke hopefully
of the negro's future and found a solu
tion of existing problems in industrial
education.
Mr. Baldwin said the principal ques
tions Involved In the future ot the negro
race are the social relations or black and
white; the rights of the blacks; the labor,
religious and moral training of the blacks;
tho abuse of the negro, and the sometimes
mooted question of how to get rid ot the
negro as a whole by amalgamation or
deportation. All these questions are la
me main tho question of the, general edu
cation of the negro.
He held that the -fine distinctions be
tween black and white In the South are
proper and beyond' criticism. "Referring to
the question of labor, he said It was the
only solution of the troubles In the South,
A negro and a mule, he acknowledged,
aro tho only combination that can row
cotton, and consequently are essential to
the welfare of the South. The religious
and moral welfare of the black and whlto
in the South could only be secured by In
dustrial education.
.Referring to the abuses of the negro,
Mr. Baldwin said there was never any
complaint of the moral Integrity of the
negro of the South in relation to the
whites before the war. He spoke of 127
lynchlngd. Latterly, it was not uncom
mon for negroes to be lynched1 for crimes
other than the only one that could by
any possibility Justify It. A euro for
lynching could be found in two ways, al
ways to give matters ot a criminal as
sault the right of way in the courts, and,
secondly, to compel the community In
which' the lynching occurs to pay a fixed
sum to the family of the victim.
"The Fifteenth Amendment to the con
stitution,", he said, "cost a million lives to
enact. As many more stand ready to
maintain It, The fault is not In the
amendment, but the suffrage rights should
be equal to the black and white. Tho
negro stands ready for -educational or
nronprtv nitnllflrntlnna If tho nmn nnnlt.
fleatlonsvbe enforced for white men. It
is a general question of education for
the whites and blacks."
Mr. Baldwin spoke of the refining in
fluences ot schools like the Hampton In
stitute and Tuskcgce School. An institu
tion that would elevate, that would not
unfit him for the only path that was open
to him. Is the only solution to the many
problems presented.
Isaac Fisher told of his graduation from
Tuskegee and of his call to the Schofleld
School, of Aiken. S. C He nrovoked much
laughter by his description of the condi
tions he found there.
Robert W. Taylor said that when he
first wen tto Tuskegee his ambition was
to go to Congress and help to enact laws
for the benefit of his race. Under tho
teachings ot the school, he soon learned
that the salvation of the negro can come
through no law but the law of labor.
Tho hope of the race, as of the South
In general. Mr. Taylor found, is In the
education of the children. In Alabama,
ho said, the education of the chlldrenaln
the cities averages 115 a headr to the edu
cation of the children In tho country dis
tricts, 80 cents a head Is the allowance.
To that miscalculation is due much of
the misery nnG Ignorance of the South.
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BOERS MORE ACTIVE.
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bridge, while tho sentry was above. A
driver of a sanitary cart was offered 200
to carry off the prisoners.
A new tunnel has been discovered in
the direction opposite the former one. It
had been completed to within five feet
of the point for a break.
The Burial of Mareull.
BOSHOF. Friday. April 6. The pris
oners captured by the British today in
clude many Frenchmen. They present a
wet and bedraggled appearance. Lord
Methucn has complimented his men on
their behavior. Captains Boyle and Will,
lams, of the Yeomanry, and General de
Vlllebols Mareull wcro ouried today with
military honors.
British Pickets Attacked.
BLOEMFONTEIN. Saturday. April 7.
The Boers are reported In force to the
south, threatening fhe railroad, which,
however, is strongly protected. British
pickets at S.prlngfleld. eight miles distant,
were attacked today by Boers advanc
ing from the waterworks. Remounts are
rapidly arriving. Tho British are in high
spirits, and anxious to advance.
Return ot Gatacre's Force.
" BETHANIE. Saturday, April 7. General
Gatacre's force has returned here with
out finding any trace of tho Ill-fated Brit
ish column captured by the Reddersburg
commando. It is impossible to estimate
the British losses, but, as the men fought
stubbornly. It Is probable that these were
large.
Another Steyn Captured.
BLOEMFONTEIN. Saturday, April 7.
Another of Mr. Steyn's brothers was cap
tured near Karcc Siding yesterday, and ar
rived here today.
AX INCIDENT AT KIMBEIILEY.
Lord Edmund Talbot Carried Mes
use to Catholic Sisters.
LONDON. March 31. A pathetic inci
dent of the relief of Kimberley Is told in
a letter frost the Sister Superior 'of the
Nazareth House in the relieved city. She
writes:
"We could hardly believe our eyes when
we saw troops coming across tho veldt.
We' did not know who they wero, but
soon learned that they wero General
French's division. As they were ap
proaching tho town the people Went out
to meet them and to welcome them.
Among them wero two Christian Broth
ers. An officer seeing them, inquired If
they were priests. They said: 'No, ws
are Christian Erothers.' 'Oh, indeed,' re
plied the officer, "then whore Is the Naza
reth House? "I have a message to convey
to the Sisters from the Reverend Mother
nt Cape Town.' The Brothers pointed out
the house and he rode up to the gate. Ws
were with the Bishop on tho verandah.
On seeing the soldier approach, the Bish
op asked who those troops in the distance
were. The reply was: They are General
French's, coming to the relief of Kimber
ley."" 'And who are you?" Inquired one
of tho Sisters. T am the son df the late
Duke of Norfolk," was the reply, 'and I
am the bearer of a message from your
sisters at Cape Town.'
"Tou can Imagine our delight, dear
mother. There was Lord Edmund Talbot,
covered with dust and quite tired out
after his long, most trying march. deliC-
erlng tho message of love and sympathy
irom our sisters, we offered him a drink
of milk and gave his horse a drink. He
to!4 us how terribly all had suffered on
that memorable march for want of water,
so that on drawing near the Modder. the
horses became so unmanageable wnen
they saw the Water that they plunged
Into the river, despite the efforts of their
riders, and some of them were drowned."
Dyspepsia makes you nervous, and ner
vousness makts you dyspeptic: either one
renders you miserable. Carter's Little
Liver Pills cure Both.
STILL THE QUAY CASE
EFFORT TO GHP THK SKfATB
SET A DAT tfoa IT.
TO
"Various Measures to Take Attention
ot That Body Puerto RMcan
Bill la the Ho
WASHINGTON, April 8. Senator Chan
dler .probably will moke an effort Monday
to get the Senate to agree upon a day for
taking a vote on the resolution concerning
the seating of Senator Quay. The present
indications are that tor the present he
will fall to secure unanimous consent, and
in any event the discussion of the resolu
tion will "DTOceetf: Among the Senators
Lwho ore expected to engage In the dis
cussions are Messrs. Burrows, quaries ana
Piatt fConn.1. all of whom oddoso the seat
ing of Quay. Burrows probably will speak
Monday.
The Indian appropriation bin will con
tinue to receive attention until disposed
of. but it is not expected to occasion a
groat deal more debate.
-Senator Carter hopes to proceed with
the consideration of the Alaskan code bill
early In the week, with the hope of secur
ing action at an early day. There are still
eomo differences pertaining to mining
rights to be adjusted in this measure, and
more or less discussion necessarily will
precede their determination. Tho appro
priation bill for tho District of Columbia
probably will bo considered during tho
week.
Wednesday Senator Lodge will ask the
Senate to vote upon the Philippine tempo
rary measure, but he does not expect to
accomplish mora than to get a day fixed
for the vote. There is apparently no dis
position to debate this bill to any. great
extent, but an objetclon is .likely to be
entered to a voto at this time.
The Republican Senators aro disposed
to crowd In all time with the view of se
curing early adjournment, and to this
end will seek early action on appropria
tion bills and necessary legislation. The
Democrats are apparently disposed to fall
in with this idea, and they, too, express
a desire to get away early In the Sum
mer. Tho commltteo on elections will conclude
its work on the case of Senator Clark
early this week. Senator Chandler, chair
man of tho committee expresses the opin
ion that only one sitting will be necessary
to determine the position of the commit
tee. A portion of the timo of the Senate
Tuesday will be devoted to eulogies upon
the late Representative Richard Bland, ct
Missouri.
Puerto Rlcnn BUI In the House.
Tho features of the week in the House
will bo tho closing fight on tho Puerto
Rican tariff bill. The Republican man'
agers will carry out the programme agreed
upon In caucus Wednesday, when a spe
clal rule will bo presented, which will
bring the motion to concur in the Sen.
ate amendments to a vote after several
hours of debate. Both sides aro laboring
earnestly to poll their full strength, but
the Republicans appear to be confident
that the motion will carry by a safe mar
gin. They assert that the Republican op
position will not bo over seven votes, the
number who voted against the original
bill.
The agricultural appropriation bill will
consume tomorrow and Tuesday, FrldaJ
la private pension day, and Saturday is
set apart for addresses on the receipt of
the statue of Oliver P. Morton, of Indiana.
AGA1.NST LAXDGRABBIXG.
Commissioner Hermann's Report on
Bill Referred to Him.
WASHINGTON. April 8.-Several bills
which have been Introduced In Congress
have been referred to Commissioner- Her
mann, of the General Land" Office, for his
Judgment as to their merits. One of these
provides that exclusive leases for mining
purposes may be granted to lands within
the territory, of the United States which
He below high-water mark. It Is pro
posed to grant leases upon condition that
a bond ot J300O be given to insuro proper
fulfillment of the agreement.
Commissioner Hermann reports adverse
ly on this bill, for the reason that, while
Cope Nome is not specifically mentioned
In It, the evident Intent Is to make It ap
ply there. It Is held to bo contrary to the
policy of the United States Government
to grant exclusive leases of this character
to goldfields, and the proviso In regard to
a KOOO bond would operate to exclude poor
miners from securing grants.
Another bill upon which adverse report
Is made provides for leasing public lands
in tho arid regions for grazing purposes.
Adverse report also has been made upon
a somewhat similar bill of a more gen
eral and far-reaching nature, which pro
vides for leasing any available pubila
lands for grazing. The Commissioner
says that tho courts havo held such ac
tion to be contrary to the custom of 100
years, which permits tho free use of
such lands by any one, and says that in
his Judgment the time has not come to
overturn this policy.
For a Pension Court of Appeals.
WASHINGTON, April S. Efforts are to
be made by the Grand Army ot tho Re
public to secure legislation providing for
the creation ot a pension Court of Appeals,
which Is to pass finally on applications
for pensions rejected by the pension offices
and Jnterior Department, General A. D.
Shaw, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army, and General Daniel Sickles havo
the matter In charge, and are In Wash
ington preparing the final draff on tha
bill, which Is to be submitted to the Presi
dent and to other legal authority befora
Its presentation to Congress. This will
be done In a very short time. There aro
13,000 cases which have been rejected by
the Interior Department, and these. In ad
dition to others that may arise from time
to time, will be referred to the new court.
General Shaw believes that favorable
action c.-ji fo secured on the measure at
the present session of Congress.
FINANCIAL NEWS OF GERMANY
Private Discount Fell -American
Railway Stocks Strong;.
BERLIN, April 8. Private discount fell
all last week, owing to tho large quarterly
payments of money which holders hesi
tate to reinvest. The fall is considered
exaggerated, and as endangering gold ex
ports, sinco tho rate !s 11 below the
Relchsbank, and foreign exchange has
approached very near the gold point.
The prevailing tone of the stock market
was quiet. Influenced by the unfavorable
Relchsbank statement of March 31. Tho
market for American railways is decidedly
strong. The demand has broadened out
beyond Union Pacific and Canadian Pa
cific, which hitherto had been almost ex
clusive favorites here. American railway
bonds are also In good demand. Domestic
Irons lost slightly. The arrivals of Eng
lish coal on the Rhine during the last
fortnight have been very heavy, and tho
Upper Sllesian production for the flret
quarter shows an lncreaso of 31 per cent
The Prussian railway council met Friday
and resolved not to abolish the differential
freight rates on the export of coal, since
the high-water mark of tho famine has
passed.
The iron trade situation has grown more
quiet At Bochum the Gussetahl Company
nas. purcnasea me uoaiinen-uiuecx coat
mine for 10.600.000 marks. Germany's con
sumption of Iron last year was 233 pounds
per head, or an increase of SO pounds.
The Issues of new stock and bonds for
the first quarter of this year were 599.000,-
000 marks, as against 778.000,000 marks for
the corresponding quarter last year. This
decrease Is said to be due to the absence
of state loans.
Negotiations for the formation of a wire
syndicate, including all Germany, ore sold
to be nearing completion.
Tho llowaldt-Swerke Shipbuilding Com
pany, of Kiel, will raise its capital 1,000,000
marks. At Cassel the Trebortochknung
Company has declared a dividend ot 30 per
cent.
The London Stock Market.
.LONDON. April 8. Business on the
Stock Exchange, after showing signs -of
revival early last week, dropped off, and
It Is not likely that any further activity
will be" shown until after the Easter holi
days. Yesterday waa the weakest day of
the week, although before the close tho
tone of the market hardened, especially
in Americans, In which the principal busi
ness had been done during the week. Al
though, owing to heavy realizations, prlcei
In many cases were lower on the week,
the close showed Improvements for ths
day. Chesapeake & Ohio rose 1 points;
Norfolk & Western, preferred, ; Wa
bash, preferred. : Union Pacific and
most others from K to .
Tho news from the seat of war In South
Africa-had the effect of weakening mines,
but the final prices were practically un
changed, and RancU were Vi point up at
3CVI.
Money was plentiful. On call, 2"4 per
cent: fixtures, S to 3Vi; three months' blUs,
3K to 3.
Insubordination ot Mexican Crew.
LONDON, April 9. The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Dally Mail says:
"Charges of insubordination and pilfer,
ing are made against the crew of the
foundered British steamer Mexican. After
the1 collision with tho Wtnkiield they ap
peared to be Incapable or unwilling to do
their duty. Many rifled the belongings ot
passengers and treated the passengers
themselves with scant consideration. The
Cape Times demands their detention and
a searching investigation."
Man and "Wife Sentenced to Death.
BERLIN, April 8. Contrary to the popu
lar expectations, the trial of Goenczl and
his wife, the Hungarians, who in August.
1S97, murdered the wealthy widow and
daughter of Herr Schulze, the multi-mil-llonairo
of this city, was concluded last
evening. The accused wero sentenced to
death.
Punishment Is Too Mild.
BERLIN. April 8. On the ground that
the punishment Is too mild for the offense.
Emperor William has refused to confirm
the sentence to a short- Imprisonment
passed upon Lieutenant Prlnco Prosper
Aronberg, who last year murdered a negro
In German Southwest Africa, in circum
stances ot peculiar atrocity.
Germans on Pan-American Connreas.
BERLIN. April 8. The Berlin papers
publish a Washington dispatch with refer
ence to the convening of a second pan
American Congress, and comment" upon
the proposal In rather uufavorable'terms.
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. LOSS ABOUT $l.50p'o00.
Little Left of the Big; Pittsburg De
pai.raent Store.
PITTSBURG. April 8. A thorough in
spection today of the Joseph Home &
Co. department store building, where the
big fire occurred last night, does not ma
terially change tho estimates made at the
time of loss and Insurance. From, the top
story of the structure, the stock, valued
at 31.000.00'), was found to be almost a total
loss either by fire or water. The build
ing is damaged to the extent of at, least
1250.000. Both stock and building were
fully Insured, estimated at 31.500,000. placed
in policies ranging from 30000 to 325,000.
Almost every company In tho country ls
represented.
The building 13 in bad shape, but the
firm expects to resume business within
10 or 15 days. It Is believed the first three
floors can be utilized. The upper floors
were gutted, and the floors have fallen in.
The vaults were uninjured, and the firm's
accounts are Intact. The firm employs
900 people, the majority of whom will bo
utilized during the 'construction period.
The origin of the fire remains a mystery.
Piano and Orzan Factory, Darned.
CHICAGO, April 8. Fire today partly
destroyed the piano and organ factory ot
the M. S. Schulz Company, corner Mor
gan and Superior streets, entailing a loss
of 350.000. covered by Insurance. The
cause is thought to have been spontaneous
combustion.
Sarntoira Opcra-IIonse Darned.
SARATOGA. N. Y.. April 8. The Sans
Soucl Opens-House block and the Schafter
building, at Ballston, were burned today.
Loss. 3150.000.
Destruction ot Glucose Works.
CARDINEAL. Ont. April 8. The glu
coso works here, which are a portion of
the Edwardsburg starch works, were
completely destroyed by fire today. Loss,
3150.000.
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MEXICAN VIEW OF DEWEY.
nis Advent Into Politics Wakens
3Iuch Interest There.
CITT OF MEXICO, April 8. Comment
ing on tho changed aspect ot American
politico, called forth by the candidacy ot
Admiral Dewey, the Mexican Herald says:
"With the gold standard sottled in tho
United States, Mexico has little, practical
concern with American politics. The two
countries get ort very well together In their
Inland commercial relations, and- now that
expansion has been found to Involve pro
longed attacks of territorial and ethnolo
gical indigestion, Mexico Is not likely to
oeo again the specter of' absorption. So
far as the Presidential campaign pro
gresses In tho Northern Republic, all Mex
ico will take a top seat In the big conti
nental amphitheater, and watch with in
terest the campaign, which is likely to
bo one ot the most exciting for many
years. No Presidential event In the United
States for years has caused more. Inter
est here than the entrance of Dowey into
the American political arena."
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Pattlson for Vice-President.
PHILADELPHIA. April 8. Ex-Governor
Pattlson was interviewed tonight regard
ing the story telegraphed from Chicago to
the effect that preparations Are under way
to boom him for the Vice-Presidential
nomination on tho Democratic ticket Mr.
Pattlson said that he hod never been in
formed that such a movement was on foot,
and added that he did not know even who
was back of the proposition. He felt grate
ful, ho said, toward those who had con
sidered him In connection with the nomi
nation. He declined, however, to say
whether he would accept If the honor was
conferred upon him, on the ground that
he. could not accept or decline anything
that had not been offered to him.
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American Plate-Glass Trust.
PITTSBURG, April 8. The American
Plate Mirror Company was chartered at
Harrisburg Saturday, with a capital Of
350,000,000. This company Is composed of
well-known plate-glass men. and Is looked
Upon as (he beginning of a determined
move on the part of the American plate
glass men to wrest the trade In this coun
try for plate mirrors from foreign manu
facturers. HI
Texas Republicans I'nlniitructed.
PALESTINE, Tex., April 8. The Re
publican convention for the Second Con
gressional district has elected C. W. Bur
kett and William Sanders delegates to the
Philadelphia convention. They go unln
structed. CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
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QUEEN ATTENDED CHURCH
SHE GREETED THE PEOPLE IS A
AFTERXOOX DRIVEL
An Incident Showing- Her Kindliness
of Heart A Disorderly Demon
stration at Tippemry.
DUBLIN, April 8. This morning Queen
Victoria attended service in the private
chapel of the Vice Regal Lodge, accom
panied by the Duke and Duchess of Con
naught, Princess Christian and Princess
Henry ot Battenberg. Her Majesty se
lected tho hymns sung by the choir, which
came from St Patrick's Cathedral. The
Archbishop of Dublin preached. Only a
portion of the household were present as
the chapel is a tiny building.
This afternoon, although tha weather
was unfavorable, the Queen took her custo
mary country drivcpasslnethrouehCabra.
Flng Las, Kilashano. Coppagh and Blanch-
arastown, and through the beautiful val
ley of the Tolka. Everywhere she met
with an enthusiastic reception. The rain
marred the beauty of the drive some-'
what, but large crowds awaited Her Maj
esty's return to Dublin, and heartily
cheered her.
Another Incident is told of the Queen's i
kindliness of heart It appears that, ow
ing to train delays, a party of children ar
rived yesterday too late for the children's
reception. The Queen, hearing of their
disappointment through Lady Mayo, had
them brought to the gates of the Vice
Regal Lodge today and drove slowly
through their ranks on her way to the
country drive, of course to their keen
delight
Tho Queen today reiterated expressions
of her extreme pleasure at the attendance
yesterday of so many children. It Is com
puted that quite 52,000 were present
A Scene of Disorder.
On the arrival this morning at Tlp
pcrary of a train of excursionists from
Dublin, a large crowd which had gath
ered at the railway hotel hooted the ex
cursionists, many of tho girls being
roughly handled and pelted with mud.
Some had their clothes torn and other
were struck. ,
Almost at the same time, a rick of hay,
the property of a firm who had glen
their employes a holiday to go to Dub.
Iln, was set on fire, and the rioters pre
vented any attempt to extinguish thj
flames. When the military brought the
fire hose to tho scene they found It had
been cut In 20 places.
CONFIDENCE IN GOMEZ.
Cubans Entreat Him Sot to Leava
the Island.
HAVANA. April 8. Last night an elab
orate demonstration took place In honor
of General Maximo Gomez, and In conse
quence of the adverse attitude adopted by
him with respect to the reappearance ot
the autonomists in the political field. A
secondary object of the promoters was
to entreat him not to leave Cuba. Several
thousands assembled In the Prado. from
which point they marched through tha
principal streets with bands and hun
dreds of torches to tho residence of tha
Cuban patriot
Gaston Mora, a prominent member of
the National party, who acted as spokes
man for the demonstrators, saluted Go
mez in the name of all Cuba, and assured
him that the Cubans desired htm to re
main with them until the final stage ot
Independence had been reached.
General Gomez, in his reply, eald ho
was compelled to go away for a short timo
to look after his private Interests, but
that he would return to share In the des
tinies of Cuba. -
The executive committee of the National
party Is circulating in leaflet form an ad
dress to General Gomez, asking him not '
to abandon Cuba in the last stages of the
struggle for Independence.
Domestic and ForeiKn Ports.
ASTORIA, April 8. Sailed at 7:15 A. M.
Steamer State of California, for San
Francisco. Arrived Barkentlne Chehalls.
from Kahului. Condition of tho bar at 5
P. M., rough; wind, north; weather,
cloudy.
San Francisco, April 8. Sailed Steamers
Columbia and Del Norte, for Portland;
schooner Lllliebonne, for Gray's Harbor;
steamer Areata, for Coos Bay. Arrlted
Schooner Laura May and steamer Fulton,
from Gray's Harbor; steamer Empire,
from Coos Bay. Sailed April 7 Steamer
Rival, for Wlllapa, Harbor. The steamer
Reporter, which, sailed from here for
Cook Inlet Alaska, returned today with
her deck leaking. The first mate. Ola
Jansen. fell overboard, and was drowned
April 7.
New York. April 8. Arrived Island,
from Copenhagen.
Southampton, April 8. Arrived Bremen,
from New York.
Queenstown, April 8. Sailed Waesland,
for Philadelphia; Campania, for Now
York.
Georgia, Pine Vanishing-.
TTFTON, Go,, April 8. Members of tho
Georgia Saw Mill Association, represent
ing 300 yellow pine mill plants In Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida, have decided
that after May 10 their mills shall be run
on two-thirds time only. This will affect
thousands of operatives. It is understood
that tho limited supply bf yellow pine Um
ber is largely the cause of this action, as
tho association thinks prices should rulo
higher In view of the small supply. Many
of tho larger mills have only enough
standing Umber in sight to last three or
four years, while even the most fortunate
only report sufficient in sight to- run seven
or eight years.
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