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THE MORNHfO OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1900.
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DONNELLY TURNED DOWN
TRIED TO EMBROIL THE PRINTERS
IX A STRIKE.
Other Member of the I. T. V. Ex
ecutive Council Rrpndiated
Ilia Proposition.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 13. The Senti
nel tomorrow will say:
The members of the International Typo
graphical Union have had a narrow escape
from being embroiled In the lockouts and
strikes so general In the other trades
throughout the country. The President of
the International Typographical Union,
Samuel B. Donnelly, arrived here from a
trip to Kansas City, and had learned
while there that the Typothetac. the em
ploying printers' organization, was giving
aid to Its Kansas City membership In thelt
fight with the Kansas City unions. Mr.
Donnelly Is said to have called the ex
ecutive council of the I. T. U. together
and advocated the calling out of the Job
printers employed by the members of the
Typothetae In all the large cities. Mr.
Donnelly's colleagues repudiated his prop
osition by a vote of four to one. anJ
after a heated and acrimonious discus
sion, lasting throughout the longest ses
sion In the history of the executive coun
cil of the I. T. U.. It Is said, on good au
thority, resolutions severely censuring
President Donnelly for dereliction of duty
In connection with the Pittsburg and
Kansas City troubles of the organization
were adopted, and a policy governing the
future management of the affairs of the
organization in keeping with the past his
tory of the International Typographical
Union, was formally declared.
It Is said that Mr. Donnelly was Insist
ent that a general strike In the book. Job
and newspaper offices of Chicago should
be ordered. When met with the state
ment from one of his co'.leigues that the
printers would be beaten In two dajs. he
Is reported to have said: "Well, let U3
glvo them a whirl anyway, at least the
newspaper offlrcs.' The council Is said
to have vigorously overruled Its chief ex
ecutive, and the printers are not likely to
become Involved In the general labor
troubles.
THE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE.
Sltnntlnn SIiotvh nn Improvement for
the Rnllrond.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Apill 13. The situa
tion In the M1ke of the telographr on
the Southern Railroad shows an Improve
ment at midnight for the railroad. Pas
senger trains which ycrterday and earljr
this morning ran from one to five hours
late arrived this afternoon and tonight
but sl'ghtly behind schedule time, and
freight trains are beginning to move. The
official of the road here claim the rttua.
tlon Is. not even unchanged; that It has
not at any time been other than normal.
WASHINGTON, April U-General Man
ager Cannon, of the Southern Railway,
said today that no unfavorable report had
been received since- ycetorday In regard to
the telegraphers' strike. No difficulty ha
been experienced In tilling places wlthon
going outside the serlce for assistance.
Mnrylnnil Ccnl Miners Strike.
FROSTBURG. Md.. April 11 A strike
among fCCO coal miner.-) in the Gcorgei
Creek district, which began Wednesday,
continues In full force, with no Indica
tions of an Intention to yield on the par:
of cither miners or operators. An at
tempt has been made to handicap the min
ers by Inducing merchants to refuse them
credit, but the men propose to counteract
It by establishing operative stores under
tho management of the Mlneworkertf
Unlcn. No tingle act of violence has been
committed.
rnekers Slay Strike.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 11 The Packers'
& Nailers' Union, with 500 members, has
demanded of the employing flour millers
the restoration of the wage scale of IKS.
and the demand has been refused. The
wages at that time were J2 23 and H 7S
a day, but were cut 25 cents. The pack
ers have referred the matter to the Trades
and Labor Council, on whose advice the
decIWon as to a strike will rest.
To Suppress Kallnn Striker.
NEW YOHK, April 11 Application was
made today to Sheriff Molloy. of White
Plains, for 100 deputies to go to the Cor
nell dam to prevent the strikers there
from destroying property. The strikers
arc said to have made threats and to have
boasted of the destruction they would
cause If their demands were not compiled
with. There are about S00 strikers In the
disturbed district.
Canndlans Demands Granted.
OTTAWA. Ont.. April 11 The demands
of the telegraph operators on the Inter
colonial railway for recognition of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers, and the
granting of 13 days holiday to each opera
tor during the year, have been granted
by the Minister of Railways and Indorsed
by the government.
A COWARDLY SKIPPER.
rirst to Desert a Sinking Steamer at
Santo Doralnico.
NEW YORK. April 11 At the bottom
of the oea outside of Santo Domingo har
bor the wreck of tho French eteamer
Georges Crolse has lain for more than
two weeks. Enveloped In the mars of her
wreckage are the bodies of four men. two
passengers and two sailors. Her captain,
Francfaco Cathrlen, U alive, but no one
knows his whereabouts. He Is said to
nave deserted his doomed ship and nearly
three score people that were aboard of
her. Tho Clyde tine eteamshlp New York,
which arrived tonight, brought the story
of the wreck. Chief Offlcer John C Mar
mlon gave this account of the venture:
"We were Just going Into the harbor of
6anto Domingo and lay close outside the
bar, waiting for our pilot to come out. It
was the morning of March 29. Sudden'y.
a steamer hove In sight toward the city.
and a minute or two later we saw that
something was wrong aboard of her.
Screams of women and children, mingled
with the distress calls of the ship's whistle
were clearly heard, and, as fast as pos
sible, we lowered five boats and made for
her. Wc found her sinking, her port side
listing far down towards the water. No
one seemed to "be In command, and every
thing seemed to be In disorder. Just as wo
came up I saw two men crawl Into a small
boat on the opposite side of the vessel
and make off. One of these, we after
wards learned, was the captain. I sent
one of my men aboard and began to paps
down "women and children. They were all
scantily dresred, some of the babies be.ng
entirely naked. Many Jumped Into the
water, but the boats behind me took care
that these were picked up. When It looked
as If all the people had been recued, I
ordertd the to its to pull away. A moment
later th steamer went to the bottom. The
children numbered about 12 or 15, and
the women the same. The sailors from
the vessel, which was bound to Santiago
de Cuba, raid that there had been 55 per
sons aboard, and that four were missing."
Down In the forecastle of the New York
three of the rescued tailors told their
story tonight. They said that the cap
tain deserted the ship with the pilot who
had brought them out. The three sailors
are Joe Martha, Francisco Pla and An
tonio Dclgao. Martha was the last man
to leave the ship alive. He says that the
lost were Dom Popo Valle, a rich Cuban,
who owned the ship's cargo of cattle; the
second cook, a fireman, and an unknown
passenger. Valle, according to tthe sailors,
had In a belt that he continuously wore
$3000 In gold. His cattle numbered 240, and
there were S borcea and 17 calves. The
fireman who was lost was the man who
gavo the alarm of the ship's disaster. Bub
sequent Investigations made In Santo Do
mingo by the passengers showed that the
captain had reached the shore in safety
and had reported the wreck to the Unwed
States Consul there. Before his tormcr
companions arrived, however, he had dis
appeared, and nothing further could, be
heard Of him. The pilot, too. disappeared.
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NAVY BUYS THE HOLLAND.
And Will Take More Submarine Tor.
pedo-Donta.
WASHINGTON, April 11-The Navy De
partment has signed a contract with the
Holland submarine Torpeao-uoai com
pany for the addition of some of its boav
to the Navy. By the terms 6f the con
tract, the Government pays JlM.OOO for ths
Holland. Now that the Holland has be
6ome a naval vessel, the Government mut
rroceed within a reasonable t'me to pro
vide a commander and crew for her. Not
withstanding the novelty ef the craft and
the element or danger supposed to be In
volved, there Is no lack of applicants for
the first command from Jun'or navnl of
ficers. The disposition V to refrain from
ordering any one to the post. ut to g.ve It
to a volunteer.
TAXCO-PAXGO HARBOR.
Report of Captnln Tllley, of Hie Abn
reniln. WASHINGTON. Apr 1 13 -Th Navy Te
panment has rece.ved the fo"loulng re
port from Captain THIey. commanding the
Abarenda, setting out the ad van ngie po.-
eessed by the harbor or l'ango-i'jng-',
which Is now being equipped aa a United
States naval station, as Illustrated In a
critical experience of that vers.,1:
"U. S. S. Abarenda. Pango-Pango. fit
moa. March 20. 1X0.-St: I have the hen
or to report that on the fth Inst. vh! c I
was In the port of Apia, with the Abar
enda under my command, a hea-y gale
from the northward came on very sud
denly, and I was obliged to proceed t
sea at once.
'In less than half an hour, a heavy sen
nrosc and the anchorage at Apia was un
safe for any vessel. The Gcrmin cru'scr
Cormorant and the American man steam
er Alameda left Apia Immediately after
the Abarenda came out. It was Tilth some
difficult; that the Abarenda clcnel the
reefs, as she has not much Ktcam piwcr.
After we got outside, the Tientber got
much worse and the gale ccntlr.ued to
blow for two days. I stood down toward
Pargo-Pango. but ths weather was sj
thick and boisterous that It was unsafe it
run In on the land. On the lJth Ins:. I
entered this port nt 11 o'clock P. M.. and,
although It was still blowlrg a ga'e ou.
slde. I found the haroor as smooth as a
pond.
"The barometer had been low for 10
days previous to the coming of the cale.
and gave no special Indication of Its ap
proach. "In order to show the value of Pango
Pango as a commercial-port, as compare!
to Apia. I will state what occurred to tho
moll steamer Alameda en her last oyage
southward from San Francisco. The Al-i-meda
had thick weather for two days be
fore reaching the Island of Upolu. which
she sighted when we"l to the eastward.
Sho arrived off the port of Apia about halt
an hour before sundown on the 7th. Al
though she brought the mall, her captain,
a very old man, decided not to come neir
the port, and slopped outfto sea. The next
day ho came In and anchored at 10 o'clock
A. M.. having lest 16 hours.
"At 1 o'clock P. M., on the same day.
the gale set In and the Alameda was
forced to put to sea at once. She cast off
the lighters which she had alongside, and
some of them drifted on the reef and
were badly Injured. She had a number
of passengers on shore, and although they
were recalled by blasts of the steam
whistles. I do not think they were all able
to get on board beforo she sailed. Had
the port of call of the Alameda been
Pango-Pango, Instead of Apia she could
have entered It at any time, night or day.
discharged her cargo and embarked
freight In two hours and then proceeded
on her way.
"I make this statement of facts so the
department may realize the vaiue of this
port. It Is for the Interest of the Germans
to have the steamers from San Franc'aco
stop at Apia, but it Is for American In
terests, as well as for their own advan
tage, that they should stop at Pargj
Pango." -
Cralae of the Buffalo.
NEW YORK. April 11 Tho converted
cruiser Buffalo will leave tho Brooklyn
navy-yard tomorrow afternoon and pro
ceed direct to the League Island navy
yard, at Philadelphia. The ship will have
on board CO men from the recclvlng-shlp
Vermont. At Philadelphia 90 men will be
added, and 4j0 more at the Norfolk navy
yard. When the Buffalo returns to this
country. In September, all these mem will
be first-class seamen.
Tho Itinerary of the Buffalo Includes
the Azores. Gibraltar, Lisbon. Gravesend.
Chrlstlanla. Copenhagen. Stockholm, Kiel
nnd Havre or Rouen. The officers and
men will have a chance to go to the Paris
Exposition.
Dissolution of Eighth Army Corps.
NEW TORK. April U-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Orders will be issued by Secretary Root
this week formally directing the dissolu
tion of the Eighth Army Corps. This ac
tion will relegate to history the last of the
army corps organized to wage war against
Spain. The Eighth Army Corps has been
in existence longer than any other corps
formed since the Civil War. It has been
merged Into the -Division of the Philip
pines with four departments, presided
over by general officers.
Brigadier-General Theodore Schwan will
return home from Manila with General
Otis.
INFLUX OF COOLIES.
Thousands of Chinese Paaslns; the
San Francisco Barriers.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 11 The Call
this morning says that thousands of
coolies are passing the barriers of the
Custom-House and are not only being
landed, but are being made native-born
citizens of California, each with a vote
and qualified to participate in the political
affairs of this city and state. It Is as
serted that during the last 21 months over
10.000 Chinese have been landed and of
these at least 100 a month have been ad
mitted on the ground that they were born
In this state, which fact being admitted,
entitles them to the rights of citizenship.
Charges are made that this Influx of
Orientals Is only made posslb'e by fraudu
lent evasions of the restriction act.
Collector of Port Jackson said:
"The article In which It Is stated that
there are Infractions or the law or loose
ners In its execution Is unfair and untrue
In every respect The figures given of
Chinese admitted Ignore the fact that a
great portion of these are simply returning
merchants and laborers. It will be found
that the number admitted for the first
time. Is less than in former years. As to
native born Chinese and the objection
that Chinese testimony Is allowed In thee
cases, this is the fault of the law. the
United States Courts having decided that
such testimony lo proper and must be
taken in those cases. Under my admlnls.
tratlon. over one-half of the cases which
I have referred to the courts having my
self 'denied a lnndlng have been admitted
upon a hearing before the court."
Ensland's Armored Trains.
The magnificent armored trains used by
England in her war with the Boers will
transport her troops, protect bridges and
telegraphic communications in about the
same way that Hostetters Stomach Bit
ters drives dyspepsia from the human
stomach and then mounts guard that It
does not return. The Bitters has won In
every case.of Indigestion, biliousness, liver
and kidney trouble for the past 0 years.
It Is Invaluable at all times.
J. A. PORTER RESIGNS
PRESIDENTS PRIVATE SECRETARY
IS IN BAD HEALTH.
Gcorjre B. Cortelyou, Ills Assistant,
Hats Been Appointed to Sac.
ceed Him.
WASIUNGTON. April 11-Owing to thj s . FRANCISC0. April 11-A special
continued 111 health of John AdJIsia I nas an1ved Irom Washington
Porter secretary to the President, he ha.. w,th documMll, conta nine Trtrtdcnt Me
andered his resignation, and the Prol- K!njey-t instructions to the Philippine
dent has accepted it. to take effect May Commh,4ioners. Chairman Taft said:
1 next. George B. Corte'.jou. of New .j.ne Con:rei;rton tfMjay received Its In
Ynrk. the present neslstant secretary to ltructions from tho Prioident. wh'ch were
the President, has been appointed to sue- rea(, and ds-UMCd by tho Commlsson
cecd him. Mr. Cortclou was born .n N w e For 0j,v;ous reasons I cannot make
York City July 26. 1S62. His grandfather .,ubc tne naturc cf tno Instruction. It
i-cieri-orieijou. tor w jcai. a nieaiuc. ut
the type-founding firm of George Bru.e &
Co.. and his father. I'cter uorieiyou, jr.
were prominent figures In New York bu-I
nea. and social circles a generation ago.
THE GrtEUX-a.VY.NOrt CASK.
AUnrner-Gencrnl Proposes Lrella
tlon to Meet It.
WASHINGTON. April 11-Some time
agf proceedings were Instituted by ibi
Department of Justice to secure the re
moval to Savannah. Ga.. of Benjamin D.
Green, John I-, William T. and Edna.d
H. Gaynor, nnd M chad A. Conr.ol y, who
were Indicted by the grand Jury of the
Uil.ed State) Dlst lit Court of Georgia tor
conspiracy lo dcraud the L'n.tid Stat.-s
upon two contracts relating to harbor Im
provements nt Savannah and in Cuintc
Jn'ted Spates Comml - I
; whe incdJenTnts
land Sound. The Un!
sloner at New York,
w
cre apprehended, held in effect that the
srtlfled copy of the Gcorga Indictment. ,
.llowed by the Idenlltlcatlon of the de- I
ndants. was sufficient to Just fy th-.r
certified
folio
fondant
removal. DUtrlct Judge Addlron Hionn
however, held to the contrary, and. lui-
i .h.i iv. rr.n.n.111 wo. rA,,niii .
b affirmative proof to make out a ca e
of probable guilt, and that th; defendants
" .. . . .. .. . -
wire entitled to go fully into their de
fense and to produce ev'dcnce on their
rart to rcbutt the presumption of guilt
talscd by the proofs of the Government.
The Attorney-General takes In,ue with
Judge Brown ns to the correctness of hU
ruling, but. wltn a Mew to a nnai scu.e-.
ment of th question, has sent to the
chairmen of the Judiciary committees of
both hou-"es of Congress a draft of a bill
which. If it becomes a law. will have tha
effect of compelling the removal of persons
Indicted for offenses agalns-t the United
States from the place of arrert to the dis
trict where the offense is committed. The
Attorney-General sent to Congress, with
the draft of his bill, an exhaustive argu
ment explaining the neeess.ty for Its pas
sage. Speaking of the Green-Gaynor case,
the Attorney-General sayo:
"The defendants are Indicted for frauds
upon the Government of the gravest na
ture, and of very large extent, committed
In connection with a trusted officer of the
Engineer Corps, proofs of which are
sprrad over five or six years of govern
mental operations at Savannah and Cum
brland Sound, and Involve, a'so. to a large
extent, technical and sclent.flc facU. ca
pable of proof only by expert witnesses
and accountants and by the produVlon of
a vast maw of documentary evidence. Tha
witnesses who substantiate the case were
scattered throughout the United States,
and It was with exceeding difficulty they
were marshalled for a hearing b2fore tha
grand Jury" In Georgia, and that their at
tendance was arranged for at the trial be
fore the petit Jury. To compel the Gov
ernment to make out a case of probab.e
cause' twice, once before a grand Jury
and afterward before a local magistrate
in any Jurisdiction, is imposing a more
onerous condition for the punishment of
crime than exits under any other form
of government."
WAR REVEjrOE DECISION.
Recorder of Deeds Cannot Afllx
Stamps.
WASHINGTON, April 11 The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue has received
a number of Inquiries from Registers of
Deeds. Clerks of Courts, and others, ask
ing whether they would be Justified In re
cording deeds, etc. which are sent to them
unstamped. They represent that deeds
are often received from persons who can
not conveniently procure stamps, asking
that they be affixed by the. Recorder. The
Commissioner answers in the negative,
and In his reply states that the grantee
or person who makes or Issues the Instru
ment should nfflx and cancel the stamp.
If he omits to do so, he Incurs a penalty
of not more than J100. If, however, the
omission Is Inadvertent, he may present
the Instrument to the .Collector within
a jear from the date of Issue, pay the
stamp tax, and present the Instrument for
post-stamping. The Commissioner ad
vises that when an unstamped instrument
for record be received, it be returned to
be stamped, charging for postage and
time occupied In the correspondence made
necessary" by the omission of the stamp.
GDRMAXT'S FOOD SUPPLY.
An Important Question In View
of
the Proposed Restriction.
WASHINGTON. April 11 The debate
which has been in progress In the Ger
man Reichstag over the proposed meat In
spection act, which. If passed, would prac
tically stop all importation of live cattle
and meats Into Germany, has again re
vived the question of what would the In
dustrial and commercial classes of Ger
many do for food If the Imported supply
of breadstuffs and moats should be cut
off. Consul-General Mason, at Berlin, has
made an interesting report upon this
subject to the State Department, under
date of March 9. During the past century,
he says, the population of the German
Empire has Increased from 20.000,000 to
56.000.000, and a proportionate Increase
would Indicate nearly 100.0"0,000 persons In
Germany at the close of the 20th cen
tury. Farm, dairy and garden produc
tion does not keep pace by any means with
the steady Increase of population, and
only by diverting the capital and labor
which now further commerce and trade
In Germany to the farms and fields can
Germany's future food supply of the
country be assured. But the task of turn
ing back the young men of the rural dis
tricts who have migrated to the cities
and caught the fever of trade and traffic
to tho drudgery of farm life will be a
difficult one Indeed, ns would also be
that of attracting to agricultural pursuits
the capital that now earns such abundant
profits from Industry and trade. In con
elusion, the Consul states that the legis
lation enacted this year in regard to
the increase of the"fcod supply will have
a potent Influence In shaping the economic
history of Germany for years to come.
IMPORTS AXD EXPORTS.
Treasury- Statement for March and
the Past Mne Months.
WASHINGTON. April 11 The March
statement of the Imports and exports of
the United States shows the following:
Merchandise imports. TS6,H2,177. of which
S39.995.765 was free of duty: Increase as
compared with March. 1S99, 111.000.000. Ex
ports. J134.m,3S; increase. mOOO.000.
Gold Imports. tl.S21.03S, decrease. 12.000.000;
exports, 11.061,350, Increase $45,000. Sliver
Imports. 13,H9,H;, increase 121.000; exports,
15.452.422. increase X395.000.
For tho nine months of the present fiscal
year there was an increase In the imports
of dutiable merchandise of 176.HS.0C7. as
compared with the same months In 1SS9.
and an increase of 006.167.933 In exports of
domestic merchandise. The Imports of
gold during that period were tSS.470.37S
less than for the corresponding period in
1S99. and the exports of gold 112,553,365 less
than for the former period. The" import!
of silver were $606,643 greater and the ex
ports J2.S10.2SC less than for the same
period in 1SS9.
Bond Refnndlnsr.
WASHINGTON. April 11 The amount
of bonds so far exchanged at the treasury
for the new 2s Is J23S.30T.30. of whlc'd
$35.(9?.i:x were from Individuals and In
stitutions other than National banks.
HAS ITS INSTRUCTIONS.
riilllpplne Commission Receives the
narnmrnta From Wnnliincton.
(Ks wnth cjtner president McKlnlcy cr
Secretary Hay to give them out to the
papers."
It is probable the Commission will not
select a secretary before reaching Man'la.
The Commissioners will sail next Tuuv
day on the transpcrt Hancock.
OTIS CASUALTY REPORT.
Latest List of Hie Killed nnd Wonml
ed In the I'lillpplnen.
WASHINGTON. Apr.l 11-The-War De
partment received the following casuaity
liJt Iron General Otis this morning:
Killed.
Luzon Ninth Infantry. March 21. Mabal
acat. Alonzo L. Johnson. Sergeant,
Twelfth Infantry: April 6. Corona, August
Schultz. Artificer, Twenty-ninth Volun-
tMT Infantry: February IT. Tagudln, John
V. Walker. TM.ur-.fc5.1h Volunteer lu
r. ?arc" .?..; '
Co?pfd"P. nr"snTrv M-rch
"'f "J'J vU?" Krctotek If?
S",J,cic de Bu,;"a ,a' c,lcri'-k JI'
Dlmlcr.
Wounded.
Hcvcntecntn iniantry. April
Carnal .ne.
irtrKt T.lrtnnr.t "Frnr.lt J. Mnrw. lz.
serious: Nineteenth Infantry. March 10.
Valdcrram. James E. Davles, abdomen,
serious; Twenty-fourth Infantry. February
29. Bonabon. Kirk Fcwlii. head, slight;
James H. Thomas, leg. slight: Twmty
seventh Infantry. Fcbiuary IS. Botolon,
Tony Grant, thigh, rt ght; Willis J. John
son thigh, sl'ght: Twenty-ninth Volunteer
Infantry. February 17. Tagudln. Ninth.
James Lusklt, head, slight; Fortieth Vol
unteer Infantry, March 1, San Jose, Ben
H. Marshall. leg. riight; William Lufton.
Jr., shoulder, slight; Emmet L. Tomlen
wn, Musician, arm. slight; Charley L.
Brooks. Corporal, thigh, serious; Charles
R. Huse. abdomen, sl'ght.
Panay Eighteenth Infantry, March 22.
C A. Bugcabug, Company L. Jamca L.
Corning, leg. si ght; March 27, San Jcsj
Buena Vista, Panay. C Ii Morelcr, both
thighs, serious: Nineteenth Infantry,
March 10, Valderama, Timothy Shea, Cor
poral, forehead, slight: Cebu, Nineteenth
Infantry. February 27, Danao, Frank Wy
sore. Sergeant, abdomen, serious; Samar,
Forty-third Volunteer Infantry, March S,
Matagulno, First Lieutenant Jowph T.
Sweney, thigh, slight: Joseph K. Jordap,
flhouldcr. eerlous: James H. Clancy, hip,
slight; Cl'nton Mead, wrist, serious.
EASTERN RAILROAD DEAL.
Pennsylvania nnd B. & O. Extending:
Their Line.
NEW TORK. April 11 A special to tho
Tribune from Baltimore says:
Conferences held In this city and Phila
delphia In the last few days by high offi
cials of the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore
& Ohio and other railroad companies have
given rise to a report here, which has been
partially confirmed, of a big deal by
which the Pennsylvania and the Balti
more & Ohio companies are about to"
absorb the Philadelphia & Reading and
the New Jersey- Central.
The plan Is said to be for the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Pennsylvania to acquire
the properties and divide them among
ineir systems, tne Baltimore U Ohio tak
ing tho Philadelphia & Reading division,
extending from Philadelphia to Bound
Brook. N. J., and one or two Important
branches and the New Jersey Central
division, extending from Bound Brook
to New York. The Pennsylvania would
acquire the remaining divisions.
This scheme would give the Baltimore
& Ohio an unbroken line of Its own
from New York to St. Louis and Louis
ville by way of Cincinnati and would
secure to the Pennsylvania absoluto con
trol of the anthracite coal tonnage of
tho Scranton, Wllkesbarre and Mauch
Chunk districts of Pennsylvania which
are now dominated by the New Jersey
Central. The management of both the
Baltimore & Ohio and tho Pennsylvania
have, for obvious reasons, kept the mat
ter secret until their plans are fully ma
tured. Men In financial circles here say that
notwithstanding the reticence and even
denials of Baltimore & Ohio officials, the
deal Is assured and Is In line with the
movement of the Pennsylvania and Bal
timore & Ohio companies for tho merg
ing of their interest.'.
President Bacon and Vice-President
Greene, of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western, have had a conference with the
Baltimore & Ohio officials regarding the
transfer of the Southwestern to the per
manent control of the Baltimore & Ohio.
It Is understood that all difficulties have
now been removed, and by tho consolida
tion the Baltimore & Ohio will now have
absolute coritrol of Its lines to Cincinnati
and St. Louis.
PROSPEROUS RAILROADS.
Heavy Increase In Net Enrnlngn
Compared With Last Yrnr.
NEW YORK. April ll-Bradstreefs. In
Its Issue tomorrow, will say: Though
not showing as heavy a proportionate
gain In March as In February, gross rail
way carnlngp for the former month make
an excellent showing and one. too. which
has not been monopolized by any one class
of roads, but Is apparently well distributed
throughout ail sections of the country.
The aggregate earnings of 10S sjstemi
operating nearly 102.000 miles of track
were RS.5G0.75S, a gain of 115 per cent
over March a year ago and fo. lowing suc
cessive gains In the same month for many
years pant.
Of the 10S systems reporting for the
month of March, only 11 showed decreases,
the tendency toward Increases being most
marked In the Grangers, the Central
Western and the Southern roads. Tho
largest number of decreases Is that re
ported In the coal road group, while the
Southwestern roads furnish a number of
small losses. Large Increases are likewise
a feature, as will be gathered from the
following statement showing Increases In
excess of 1100.000:
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul. C94.O0O:
Great Northern system (three roads),
J596.222: Wisconsin Central. $104,432; Cleve
land. Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis,
H25.44S: Hocking Valley, J131.6S9; Illinois
Central. $406,174; Wabash. $101205: New
York Central & Hudson River. $240,724; L.
& N.. $2SS.929; Mobile & Ohio. $105,103: Nor
folk & Western. $210.!S3; Southern. $36.
20$: Missouri Pacific & Iron Mountain.
$259,000: Noithern Pacific. $311893; Mexican
Central. T2CS.013: Mexican National. $1C8.
921 Total. $4,005,131
For th first quarter of the year the
showing Is likewise a good one. The
total earnings of 10S systems for the first
three months aggregate 1153.W3.99S. a gain
of 16.2 per cent over the same period a
year ago, following a gain of 14 per cent
In 1899 over 189, and marking progres
sive Increases for a number of years p.-ut.
In every group but one the Increase
shown Is In excess of 10 per cent nnd from
this Increase, reported by the Southwest
ern roads, the gains mount up to such
Increases ns 18 per cent, by the Pacific
and Coal roads, and 19.4 per cent by the
Central-Western and the Southern roads.
WAS NOT A BOER LEADER
CAFTAIX REICIIMASX'S COXDCCT IX
THE FREE STATE.
Took Xo Part In tbe FlKht at Snn-
nu Post Conanl Hay's
InrestlRatlon.
PRETORIA. April lL-Unlttd StV.es
Corsul Hay, in an interv ew. says the re
port that Captain Relchmann. tbe United
S.atrs military attache, part.'c'pated In the
rght near Sarins s P st Is absolutely false.
tar tain R lchma-.n. it Is sill, was occu
pied mo t of the time attend.ng upon the
wounded Dulci m II a y at ache. Lieuten
ant Mix, who has slrce H"d. Consul Hay
has no doubt lha: Rlchma-n his teen
coi f u d d with the Ame'can Lieutenant
Lcasbcrg. of ti e Free State Ar I Ury, who
took a very active pait In the fight.
WASHINGTON, j" p 11 :1-Th War D:
ia tment today re el ed the followlrg ci
M gram fr.m A c'tert Hay relative to a
pub I hed sta cm rt tha Captain Carl
Relchmann. the Unlt'd Stat:s military at
tache In ihe Transvaal, had b;cn Uadlng
a Eo r f rce:
"Prctora. Aprl "2,-RuTfo- of Re'ch
17) nnn's active parti Ipa Ion U atsj.utely
false "
OPERATIONS IX XATAL.
Motive for riocr
Rcconnolssance
Is
Xot Clear.
NEW YORK. April 11 A d'spatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The motive for tho Boer reconnolssanco In
force on Sunday's River on two
succcsr-Ive days Is not clear. One
dispatch states that raiding parties
are advancing toward Wecnan through
Hclpmaksar to the south and to
ward Dcwdrop to the west of Lady-
smith. If these ra'da had b;en p'anned.
the attack upon Cl fry's Camp was an
effective method of diverting attention
from them. Probably the Boers have be
come rert ess during the five weeks" Inac
tion, and It was necessary for their new
commander to find employment for them
and also to inspire the burghers at Pre
toria by sending bulletins of victory like
those which are telegraphed from Lour
enco Marques.
No definite results have been accom
plished by thl3 spasm of Boer activity.
There was a continuous rifle fire, followed
by artillery practice, for several hours on
Wednesday, but the Boer attack was
neither vigorous ror pers'stcnt. There
was a change of tactics since the Boer
positions were disclosed, whereas they
have usually concealed their guns. This
was not Important, since the Boers , oc
cupied a temporary line of defense, with
a permanent one further back of much
greater strength.
The Boer operations In the southeastern
corner of the Free State are equally Inde
cisive. The commando on the north bank
of the Orange River Is content with block
ing tho passage of a relief column to
Wepcner, and Is not attacking Allwal
North. Wepener still holds out against
an Investment by a superior force. Gen
eral Kitchener was evidently satisfied be
fore leaving Allwal North that the sit
uation was not serious, and that General
Brabant was equal to the emergency. The
cannonading was heavy at Wepener on
Wednesday, but the Boers did not gala
ground.
From Rhodesia there Is no confirmation
of the Boer rumor of the death of Col
onel Baden-Powell, but there Is a heavy
list of casualties from Colonel Plumer
unsuccessful fight six miles north of Mafc
klng on the last day of March. The sit
uation of the garrison of Mafcklng la
causing much uneasiness among London
friends of the Influential group of officers
who arc with Baden-Powell. They can
not be convinced that the garrison In Its
present enfeebled condition can hold out
until Lord Roberts Is prepared to lnvado
the Transvaal, and they are hoping that
the strong force detached from Butler's
command is destined for Belra and Rho
desia. General Hunter commands this
force, but his destination from Durban
Is not announced definitely.
General Roberts' own movements In the
Free State are still clouded with uncer
tainties. Boer dispatches represent that
the strong army is Intrenched on the
Ventersburg-Senekal Hl'ls, to block his
progress northward. All estimates of the.
Dutch forces are misleading and uncer
tain. General Roberts' main difficulty lies
In arranging an adequate transport for
the army of invasion, which can hardly
be less than 75.000 men. and which cannot
be tied up to a rallwny. When this Is
mastered, his march will be resumed.
Military men here expect a forward move
ment next week, but the forecasts are
based upon guesswork.
Mnahonn In More Tronblc.
CAPE TOWN. April 11 The Admiral In
charge of the British fleet In these waters
has refused to permit the British steamer
Mashona. Captain Johnston, to proceed
beyond Durban. The agents of the vessel
annource that the cargo destined for Del
agca Bay will be landed at Durban.
The British gunboat Partiidge. on Dc
cembar 8. captured the steamer Mashona.
which had sa led frm New Yotk Novem
ber 3, via St. Vincent November 6, for
Algoa Bay, loaded with flour for the
TrarevaaL The vessel and the foodstuffs
were subsequently released on bond, and
the prize court on March 13 rendered n
verdict that a portion of the cargo was
condemned, but the steimer was formally
released. The Mashona arrived In Algoa
Bay Apill 4 from Cape Town, and was to
proceed for Durban and other ports.
Lady Roberts Goes to Bloemfontelu.
LONDON, Ap.U l.'.-Judglng f.om the
lack of news from the fiont. Good Friday
Is b2lng kept In South Africa as religious
ly as It U In London. Presumably the
situation remnlrs unchanged, though word
from Wepener Is aw-alt:d with Interest.
A special dispatch received here from
Cap; Town says that Lady Roberts will
proceed to Bloemfonteln In a few days,
and the Duke of Westminster has alreajy
deponed fr the front.
The Boer Located.
REDDERSBURG, Ajr I 11. The Tclrd
Divls on, commanded by Majir-General
Chormslde, has arrived here from Beth
anle. Boers have been located south of
the Wepener and Smlthfleld districts.
Co onel Dalgsty, In command of the Colo
nial force surrounded at Wepener, Is hold
ing out gamely.
Boer Losses nt Wepener.
ALIWAL NORTH. Apill 11 It Is re
ported that the oBcrs Io;t heavily in tho
recent fighting at Wepener. An urgent
message for aislstanca has been sent to
the Rouxvllle Commando. There was
fighting at Dewet's Dorp today.
Ceora-e II. Scrlpps Dead.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. April 11 George II.
Scrlpps died at Mlrando, the ranch of his
brother. E. W. Scrlpps. today at noon of
pernicious anaemia after an Illness of sev
eral months. The remains will be cre
mated at Los Angeles. Interment will bo
at Rushvllle. III.. May L With his brother
II. W.. and Milton A. McRae. he comprised
the Scrlpps-McRao partnership. He held a
responsible office In each of the companies
publishing tho League papers. He retained
hU Interest In the Detroit Evening News.
a
Yonnc Woman Attempted Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 11 A young
weman giving the name of Helen Gray
attempted to commit suicide In Golden
Gato Park this morning by taking poison.
Her screams attracted the attention of a
policeman, who arrived In time to have
her removed to tho hospital, where her
life will doubtless be saved. She gave her
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without Paine's Celery Compound. At home we have a large
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owe much to your medicine."
Paine's Celery Compound makes nerve fibre,
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residence ns Salem. Or., but later said her
home was In Indianapolis, Ind.. and admit
ted that Helen Gray was an assumed
name. Sho said sho was tired of leading a
questionable life, and for that reason
swallowed the poison.
Hollers Kxploded.
WHEELING. W. Va.. April 11 Two
boilers In the furnace of the Riverside
plant of the National Tube Company ex
ploded today, carrying the boilers 130 feet
and destroying three buildings and the
boilers in the steel works and water
works. Several workmen were Injured,
two seriously. The tube works were not
affected. Loss, about JGO.OCO.
BIG RAnDS. Mich.. April 11 The
boiler In John E. niter's saw mill. In tha
hamlet of Sylvester, exploded last night,
killing David Zimmerman and James
Moffit. Oscar Zimmerman was severely
Injured and Is reported dying. The mill
was completely demolished.
i
Transport Snmner at GIbrnltnr.
GIBRALTAR. April 11 The transport
Sumner arrived here today bound for Ma
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