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rwST'p ?-, -4J -r v V 2t THE MORNING OREQONIAN, MONDAY, 'APRIL" 23, 1900. A h i S i MONEY BY FORGERY Charge Against Titled French man in Chicago. ARRESTED AND LOCKED IN JAIL Xadlsrnantly Denlea the OrTenae, and Sara He Has a Rich Mothcr- ln-Lavr In Paris. CHICAGO, April 22. N. E. U Cornte Je Coulouse Lautrec was arrested today at the Auditorium Hotel on a charge of forg ery. It la charged that the Count visited Quebec, Canada, two weeks ago and forged papers to secure money. The amount of the alleged forgery is not given, but it Is said to be large. Today a detective who has been tracing Lautrec saw him enter the hotel and ask for his mall. At the detective's request, the po lice arrested the Count and took htm to the' Harrison-Street Police Station, where he was locked up. The Countess Lautrec Is said to be the daughter of the Comtesse de Intrevllle, one of the wealthiest women In Paris. She was with her husband when he was arrested, and broke down when she real ized what was taking place. She returned to the house of friends In this city. Lautrec Is a Frenchman. His marriage occurred In Paris eight months ago. The prisoner denies that he Is guilty of any charge. He also states that he has never been In Canada. The police know very little about the case, and have wired the authorities at Quebec to see whether the Count Is wanted there, and, if so. on what charge, but have not yet received an answer. The Count made the follow ing statement: . "I was born of French parents In Po land. My people fled rrom France dur ing the Revolution, and acquired largo estates in Russia. I was educated at the Unlverslte Polltechnlquc do Vienna, where I received the degree of civil engineer. I have followed that line o work ever since, both In Europe and in America. I have been Interested In some of the noted engineering feats of Europe, and have also been employed on many of the large railroads of this country. I served as Captain of the Horse Guards in the Rus sian army for three years. Coming to the United States some eight years ago, I worked ray way West as far as Chi cago. When the war with Spain broke out, I wished to go to Cuba with the Army. "I took out naturalization papers and applied for a commission under General Logan, who was a particular friend of mine, but I could not get an appoint ment that I would accept. I got a pass port, however, and went to Cuba, and from there to France. Then I took trips to all the countries of Europe. Re turning to Paris from my native land. I met and married a young Countess. We sailed for New York. From there we went to Philadelphia, where we stayed until we came to Chicago, two weeks ago. While In Paris I secured an appointment as American representative for one of tho largest engineering firms in France. I am an American citizen, and have never seen Canada. According to International law, they cannot take me to Canada to answer to nny charge." The Count is about 43 jears of age. "Why should I obtain money, by forg ery," said he, "when my mother-in-law has 22 houses In Paris, and Is worth 5.000, 009 francs? It is a disgrace to me and an outrage to my wlfo and her family. I do hot believe that the police of this city have any right to arrest and Incarcerate mo In a police station Just because soma man points me out and says that I an. wanted in Quebec I will see that I have my rights as an American citizen and a resident of Chicago." The information upon which Count Lau trec was arrested was telegraphed to the Chicago police Saturday. It Is alleged that the Count, under the name of V. Cas tand, disposed of worthless checks ana bonds, receiving several hundred dollaro In payment from persons In Montreal. The Canadian authorities claim that Count Lautrec and Castand are the same per son. When taken Into custody, he denied that his name was Castand. The mall he received at the hotel was addressed to "Count de uautrec," and, exhibiting the letters, he asserted that they proved his Identity. Amongst the matter which tho Aud itorium clerk handed the Count Just be fore his arrest was an express package from the Strowbridge Lithographing Com pany. of Cincinnati. This package was opened by the police and found to con tain a dozen or to blank bonds, which va ried In amount from CO to $1000. When asked for an explanation as to the bonds, the prisoner said he knew nothing about them, and again suggested that Castand may have been the person for whom the express package was intended. 3IILITIA PLACED OX GUARD. Bimor of an Attempt to Release the Canal Lock Blovrera. BUFFALO, April 21 A Niagara Falls special to the Express says: Chief Young, of the Dominion Police, his force of half a dozen regular police men, 200 armed deputies and 29 militiamen are guarding the Jail at Clifton, Onu. where are confined the three men charged with blowing up Lock No. 21, at Thlrold. Ont, last evening. Tho extraordinary precautions taken for the guarding -of the men Is the. result of a rumor to the effect that 400 Buffalo grain sbovelers were on their way here to liberate the prisoners. The militia of the district, the Forty fourth battalion, was warned for service. Later Mayor Slater, with two other mag istrates, made a demand for a detachment of the battalion to guard the Jail on the ground that the police would be power less. Captain Vandersluys at once called out a detachment of 20 men, under a Ser geant. They were served with 19 rounds of ammunition each, and are now doing guard duty at the Jan. Last night It was thought the men who blew up the lock were Boer sympathizers. Today the opinion has changed. It is now believed the dynamiters were agents for the Buffalo grain shovelers, and sought to blow up the lock for the purpose of dis abling the Welland Canal, thereby pre venting the passage of grain through the canal from Port Colborne to Montreal. With the canal closed. It Is argued, the ecoopers of Buffalo might' have more work than they would have with the canal open. It was said in Clifton tonight that the grain handlers of Buffalo had organized for the raid, and that they would reach the Canadian town tonight. Not knowing what to expect after such an unusual thing as the assault on the lock yesterday, the authorities determined to take no chances. It Is believed that the force at hand will be able to repel any party that may attempt to release the men from Jail. That such an attempt will be made Is not generally credited. Today Chief Toung brought from Thor old to Clifton two men who positively iden tified the three men in Jail as the men who were seen to run away from the vicinity of the lock after the exp'oslon. The men were arrested between Thorold and Clif ton. They were armed, but made no at tempt to shoot. Two of the men. Walsh and Nolan, have been around the Cana dian side of the river for several days. The third man, name unknown, had a room In Clifton and frequently met the other two, who came across the river. Nolan says he is a mechanic from Phil adelphia. Walsh says he Is a bartender from Washington. D. C Today the method of procedure of the dynamiters was learned In full. The men made several sticks of dynamite into two bundles. These bundles they suspended by ropes at points about half way to the bottom of the lock at the middle, half way from gate to gate. Wlros.were found after the explosion that led to the belief that the dynamite was exploded by elec tricity. The men are believed to have car rled the batteries away with them and to have disposed of them during the flight. As large quantities of grain pass over the steel arched bridge of, the Grand Trunk, It la surmised tho men would have blown It up If they had been able to es cape arrest. The most careful Inquiry tonight has failed to discover anything to Indicate a movement of Buffalo grain shovelers to release the dynamiters. President Mc Mahon, of the Grain Shovelers' Union, branded the story as ridiculous. Damatre to Canal Trifling;. OTTAWA, OnL, April 22. A. J. B'.alr. Minister of Railways, received a dispatch from Superintendent Thompson., of the Welland Canal, stating that the damage to tho canal was trifling and that no delaj would occur to the opening of the canal to navigation as already arranged for on April 2S. STHAXGE TALE OF CRIME. Rich Colorado Miner Charred Wltk MarderlnR- Fonr Men. CHICAGO. April 22. A remarkable se quel to & series of alleged crimes In the Rocky Mountain country has come to light here. The Chicago developments are told In an interview by Attorney William J. Candllsh, of this city. In explanation of notices received by tho Chicago police ask ing for the arrest of George H. Wright, alias James S. Weeks, alias C. T. Case, atlas Mr. Stevens, a native of Michigan and a graduate of the law department of the University of Ann Arbor, charged with murdering four persons, three In Utah and one in Colorado. Attorney Candllsh pays he became acquainted with Wright be came they lived at the same Chicago hotel In July, 1897. and Wright engaged him to go West and gather evidence to de fend him on the charge of having mur dered a man named Crampton, near Gutfy. Colo., in January. 1S37. Wright then, it Is alleged, under the name of Case, deed ed to Candllsh a bank building, a resi dence, two offlce buildings and numerous vacant lots In Cripple Park and Gutty, Colo., besides transferring to him all his stock in various mining enterprises. Cand llsh says Case left his office to return in an hour with 200 as advance payment on Candllsh'n traveling expenses, and has not returned to this day. The Chicago man Interested in Case's mining properties sent Candllsh West, however, and he examined the properties at Cripple Park and Guffy and was later made president of the Hub Hill Mining Company and of the Fines Mining Com pany and counsel for the Union Mining Company. Case has been president of the three companies. Case told Candllsh he was Innocent of Crarapton's death and that the charge was an effort of enemies and business rivals to ruin him. A circular Issued by Sheriff, George A. Storrs. of Provo City. Utah, charges that Wright murdered three boys In Utah County. In February, 1S95, and sank tbelr bodies beneath the Ice of Utah Lake, the alleged reason for tho crime being that the boyo claimed to have knowledge of Wright's guilt as a cattle thief. This explanation was. It Is alleged, given to the Utah State Board of Pardons In tho hearing for a pardon last April for the stepfather of the three boyo who had been convicted of their murder and sen tenced to be hanged, the witnesses before tho pardon board being the divorced wife of the missing Wright, whose property and official positions have so strangely fallen to Attorney Candllsh, half way across tho continent. In Chicago. GOT 18 YEARS FOR ARSOX. Novel-Reader Confesses That lie Fired Ilia Benefactor's Home. ATCHISON. Kan.. April 22. In the Dis trict Court Thomas C. Woerman pleaded guilty to the charge of burning the costly residence of J. C. Fox. a prominent citi zen, and was sentenced to serve 18 years In the Penitentiary. He admitted that the Fox family had been very good to him, and he set fire to the house In order to play tho part of a hero by rescuing the family and thereby make his employer think that his kindness had been bestowed worthily. After Woerman had been sen tenced, he said: "I pleaded guilty because I hated to face the members of the Fox family who had been so kind to me." Woerman was a reader of cheap novels. Act of n Crazy Fisherman. CHICAGO, April 22. Crazed with liquor, William Aylward, a fisherman, today slashed the throat of his old friend and schoolmate, William Larklns, severing the Jugular vein and causing Larklns' death within 10 minutes. Then, turning on four other occupants of his fishing shack, he lunged at them, cutting Thomas Morris, an lS-year-old boy, in the head, and in his frenzy gashing his own right hand. Ayl ward staggered from the house to the police station, three blocks away. He stepped up to the desk, and placing hU blood-stained hand on it, said: "I have Just cut a man. and I thought I'd better tell you about it." He went to a cell without resistance. Officers then arrested the occupants of the shack as witnesses. Killed Wife and Himself. BROWNSVILLE. Neb.. April 22. Charles Smith shot and killed his wife this evening at their home and then killed him self. He was Insane. Smith and his wife quarreled, and their little boy, fearing serious trouble, summoned the woman's father. Mayor Shantz, Before Shantz ar rived, Mrs. Smith was dead. Smith locked himself in tho bouse and threatened Shantz when the latter demanded admis sion. When Shantz finally forced an en trance. Smith was found dead, with a bullet hole in his temple and another In his abdomen. Shot "Wife and Stabbed Himself. SYRACUSE. N. T.. April 22,-John Hughes, aged 60. shot and killed his wife and wounded Elizabeth Lyons, aged 18 years, as the women were leaving St. Vincent de Paul's Church at noon today. He then fcent to the house of a friend a mile distant and attempted to commit suicide by stabbing himself with a pair of shears. He and Mrs. Hughes were married a year ago and had separated. The Lyons girl was struck In the leg by a stray bullet while "walking on the oppo site side of the street Her Injuries are not serious. She Is the daughter of John H. Lyons, a prominent box manufacturer. Deported for Bnrslary. NEW YORK. April 22,-Adelbert Woi ceth Bogdamowsk! and Anton Rody, alias Anton Koschlnowskl. who arrived In this port Saturday on the steamship Palatla. will be sent back to their native country. The men admit they were Implicated in the burglary of a store In Lemberg. Ga llcla. in which they got about 10,000 florins and seriously wounded the proprietor. Two of the men have been arrested on the other side. The special board of In quiry Investigated the matter, and. upon the confession of the men, it was decided to deport them. Killed by Footpads. LOS ANGELES, April 22. Footpads shot and killed Joseph. Hlldner last night. Hlldncr came here from Peoria, III., about a month ago. While he and his mother were on their way home last night they were halted by two men. who ordered them to throw up their hands. The moth er started to run across the street: her eon followed, but when he reached the middle of the street, two shots were fired, and ha fell with a bullet through his heart. The police have no clue to the footpads. Identified as a Murderer. BUTTE. Mont.. April 22. Chief of Po lice Lavell arrived tonight from Salt Lake with Ed Allison, charged with the mur der of Louise Creech. Joe Creech, tho woman's husband, positively identified Al lison as the woman's smrderac. .. . . DEMOCRATS ARE FLUSH MASSACHUSETTS METf TO PAY SHOO A DAY FOR HOTEL. The Mention of George Fred Will lams for Vice-President Pro vokes Intense Enthusiasm. BOSTON. April 21 Nineteen of the 30 delegates from this state to the National Democratic Convention, together with a number of alternates, met in this city to day to change the details of their trip to Kansas City. One entire floor of a hotel at Kansas City has been hired for the use of the New England delegation, giving accommodation for 163 people, at a total expense of JS00 a day. Two club rooms will be taken for headquarter pur poses, at a cost of $300 a day. George Fred Williams was elected per- "TWO SOULS WITH BUT manent chairman of the delegation. In. formation from other New England states was to the effect that their delegation would accompany the Massachusetts men. The following Democrats were Invited to accompany the party to the convention: Alexander Bruce, of Lawrence; Robert Treat Paine. Jr., of Boston: Thomas J. Gargan. of Boston: Patrick Collins, of Boston: John R. Murphy, of Charlestown, and P. J. Day, of Boston. The mention of George Fred Williams as a possibility for Vice-President provoked Intense enthusiasm, but no formal resolu tions Indorsing any candidate for any of fice were made. Pushing- the Convention Hall. KANSAS City, Mo., April 22. Progress In the reconstruction of Convention Hall is being made with rapid strides. The tons of twisted steel and debris have been re moved from the site, much masonry, in volving the outside walls, has been re placed, and tomorrow morning the GI1-lette-Herzog Company, of Minneapolis, which Is to erect the steel structure, will put Its force of men at work. Night work will be done to fulfill Its contract calling for the erection of the ponderous steel trusses by June 15. The last contract to be negotiated by the hall directors Is that for a fire- and water-proof tile roof, to cost over 114.000. The contractors give bond to have the roof on the building within 10 days after the trusses are in place. It this agreement is kept. It means that the new convention hall will be Inclosed by June 25. Two carloads of steel for the hall arrived from Minneapolis today, and the lumber Is already on the ground. Republicans of Ohio. COLUMBUS, O.. April 22. The Republi can convention will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday for the nomination of a state ticket and the selection of dele-gates-at-large to Philadelphia. It Is be lleved that the delegatek-at-large will bs Senators Hanna and Foraker, Governor Nash and Congressman Dick. Senator Hanna has expressed his desire for some one else to be selected, but as there would be a contest for the place In the event of Hanna's declination being accepted. It is thought that he will be drafted In the Interest of harmony. The platform has been outlined by the Ohio Republicans In Washington, and it is thought that the committee on resolu tions will have very little to do in the way of revision. Messrs. Dick, Hanna and Foraker and other Ohio people from Washington are not expected till tomor row. Inlinrmony In Kanaaa. TOPEKA, Kan.. April 22. While W. J. Bryan is In Wichita next week his good offices will be sought to settle differences existing between the Populists and Demo crats in the Sixth and Seventh Districts, where fusion Is split wide open on account of the attitude of rival nominees for Con gress. The fusion politicians are very much concerned by the situation In these districts, and they also look forward to the Third District Democratic and Popu list conventions, set for May 21, with much alarm, for If a Democrat be not given the united nomination In that dis trict, a split, it is predicted, will be in evitable between the two state conven tions to be held later at Fort Scott. The Third District Is now represented In Con gress by Hon. E. R. Rldgeley, Populist. Mr. Bryan Is booked to speak at Wichita on Tuesday. "Webster Davis Oat of Politics. KANSAS CITY. April 22. A Journal special from Washington says: "Webster Davis haa been receiving va rious telegrams and letters from friends In Missouri asking that ho permit his name to bo used as a candidate for dele gate to the Republican National Conven tion. To the Journal correspondent, Mr. Davis this evening said: "'"I am not a candidate for this or any other political office. I am not a candidate for delegate. I am out of .politics for good. I say this emphatically," so as to avoid any possible misunderstanding. I have no hesitation in saying that I Intend to devote myself to the lecture platform and to literary work." " Republicans of Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG. Pa., April 22. The Re publican State Convention will be held here Wednesday to nominate candidates for Congrcssman-at-Large, Auditor-General, Presidential Electors and delgates to tho National convention. Dr. Flood, ol MeadvUle, Is a candidate for Congrcssman-at-Large. Hon. Galusha A. Grow is an active candidate for renomlnatlon, and will be here to take personal direction of his canvass. Other candidates are George T Oliver and Robert H. Forderer. Indiana Republicans Gathering-. INDIANAPOLIS, April 21 The Repub lican State Convention will be held Wed nesday, and already the hotels are filled with delegates. The delegates-at-large to thoNtlonal convention .will be Senators unninqhRunnjng Falrbanks and Bevcrldge, Governor Mount and Chairman Hornby, of the state com mittee. There are six candidates for Gov ernorNational Committeeman Durbln, John L. Griffiths. Frank Posey. Enoch G. Hogan, James Dodge and Lieutenant Governor Haggard, with Durbln and Grif fith equal In the lead. STORMS IN THE SOUTH. Railroad Tramo Much Interrupted More Rain Coming;. MERIDIAN, MIsCApril 22. Passenger traffic bv tran&rerrlni? . at several bad l wash-outs has been resumed on the Ala I bama Great Southern Railroad. The Mo i bllo 4 Ohio passenger train, water-bound at Quitman for five days and nights, pulled , into Meridian toda. Eighteen hours were I consumed In covering 20 miles. Full trafllc I on the Mobile & Ohio. Alabama &. Vlcks- burg. and New Orleans Northeastern , roads cannot possibly be resumed Inside of 10 days. Pascagoula reports that two spans lot the Loulsvlllo & Nashville bridge, at 1 West Pascagoula, Miss., were knocked out A SINGLE THOUGHT." New York Tribune. by floating1 logs coming down the river to day. The passenger service 19 badly crippled, and passengers and malls are be ing transferred in boats. The freight traf fic Is entirely suspended. This Is on the direct line of travel between New Or leans and the north and east, and trafllc Is always heavy. The Pascagoula River, which the bridge crosses between West Pascagoula and Scranton, has been receding very rapidly the past few days, and many log booms broken away from their moorings up the country have been carried down stream. The water continues to carry hundreds of logs, and the spans may be forced com pletely off before morning. Pascagoula River at the point where the bridge crosses is now 10 miles in width, the entire dis tance being traversed by the bridge and Its approaches. General Alger and most of the delegates to the B'nal B'rith convention here were caught between the break and Mobile. The Northern LousCana points report an other heavy rain storm tonight. The rail road tracks are washed out at a number of points, and the loss of strawberries and vegetable gardens on account of lack of shipping facilities will be heavy. A Dallas, Tex., special says rains have fallen all over Texas today, extending to Texarkana on the north, and San Antonio on the south. At San Antonio the rnla fell In torrents for three hours, and the streets were like rivers. A severe wind storm prevailed this evening In Northeast ern Texas, doing much damage In the vi cinity of Marshall. Jackson, Miss., reports that the session of the Circuit Court which was to havo convened tomorrow at Hattlesborg hat been postponed on account of the high waters surrounding that place. Tonight the water at Scranton and Pascagoula, Miss., is rising rapidly, and the situation Is serious. DAMAGE BY FOREST FIRES. Much Timber Destroyed and Prob ably Lives Loat.' WINNIPEG, Man., April 22. Exag gerated reports of heavy loss of life by forest fires In the southeastern portion of the province are denied. A special train from the scene of tho conflagration today brings nows that much valuable wood and timber has been destroyed, but there haa been no loss of life. Another story says: "Fires along the southeastern region are still raging. The entrapped special truin Succeeded In hrAnlrtno- thrnttch thA flaniH and arrived this morning. Brought In with ii were several stragglers, found In a des perate condition near Vassar. These fu gitives lost everything. Ail tell thrilling' stories of escape from death. "Besides Immense quantities of lumber and wood, two large lumbering outfits are known to be burned. The drivers and bushmen have scattered In all directions, and out of 200 only about 30 are known to have reached a place of safety. The fa talities will not be known until the con tractors can call the roll of their men. The total loss Is estimated at n.000,000." Fires Dylnjr Dorm. DULUTH. Minn.. April 22. Reports to day from the forest fire district are very meager, but from the best Information ob tainable It Is believed the worst of the scare Is over and that the fires are dying down. A message tonight from Lakeside says that timber a few mes north of there Is burning, and the Are appears to be widening In Its area quite rapidly. Storm SlK-nala Ordered. WASHINGTON. April 22. The Weather Bureau tonight ordered storm signals dis played on the entire Gulf Coast, from Pensacola, Fla.. to Brownsville, Tex., near the Mexican border line. Heavy rains In the Southern stnt rnmlnc fnrti. nnnAm in that section, are predicted for the next iivo oays. Alto-eld la Right. New York Commercial Advertiser. Will the platform of 1S96 be modified I Not on your life, says Mr. Altgeld. If you think that could be done, "you have simply read the newspapers and have not studied the conditions. The moment Mr. Bryan consents to modify the Chicago platform In any particular, that moment he is destroyed. He would at once sink to the level of the ordinary politician who was trimming his sails to catch votes. He would at once cease to be the idol of the Democratic heart." He would also fall to get a renomlnatlon. for the views that Mr. Altgeld expresses are the views of the Democrats who will control the Kansas City convention by an overwhelm ing majority, and if Bryan were to throw out the sacred platform of 1S36 they would throw him out Instantly, and would re assert the platform and put a new man on It. They know what they want. They are Bryanltes from conviction and Bryan Ism., as set forth In the platform of 1S36, represents what they want in National ad ministration. They are the party today, and that platform is the dose of medicine In a tin cup which the Eastern Democrats I, must take and like or els stay, outside. FRIENDLY TO THE BOERS BUT THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS POWERLESS TO ACT. It Alao Seea No Reaaon Why the South African Peace Delegation Should Visit Berlin. BERLIN, April 22. The semi-official Berliner Post publishes an Inspired article, in which It Is said that the sentiment re. gardlngthe Boers still remains friendly throughout Germany, but that the govern ment sees no reason why the Boer peace delegation should come to Berlin, since no good could be gained from such a visit, Germany being unable to render the slglhtest service, either In friendly offices to both sides or In Intermediation, so long as Great Britain remains determined to reject both. When Emperor William arrived at Al tona the other day to salute the Prince of Wales, returning from Copenhagen to London, he was struck with the lack of suitable arrangements on the pttrt of Lleutenant-General Von Schlelnltz. com mander at Altona. After his return to Berlin, the Emperor Issued orders giving General Von Schlelnltz six months leave of absence. The General has tendered his resignation and left the army. , The most striking feature of the week on the Bourse was the excitement caused by the Incidents In the American Iron market, price reductions there producing a renewed fear of American competition here in iron and steel and consequently reduced earnings for the companies. Ow ing to this fear, the bull movement In In dustrial shares predicted for this week failed to realize, and Instead the week was marked by heavy realization sales, caus ing a general decline In quotations. The week's fall for favorite Iron shores are from 5 to 7 per cent. The financial press devotes considerable space to the American Iron situation and Its bearing on the German market. The View prevails that danger is not Immediate. Reports from the Qerman Iron centers indicate a slowing up In new business, the high prices causing consumers to hesi tate to place orders. Another unfavorable factor on the week's speculation was the statement of the Relchsbank, which did not show tho expected Improvement. Baden will place a loan of 2S.000.009 marks on April 27. 34 per cent, at 93.40. An association of German oil mills has been formed. The German-Australian Company will establish a new line of steamers to Syd ney and Brisbane, by way of Cape Town. Reacrlpta of Emperor Nloholaa. ST. PETERSBURG, April 21 Emperot Nicholas has Issued an Imperial rescript addressed to the Grand Duke Serglus, Governor-General of Moscow, expressing his gratification at having passed holy week In Moscow. The rescript says, in port: "In the cradle of autocracy, whero the saints repose undisturbed and amid the resting places of the crowned builders and expanders of the Russian Empire, our prayers rise with increased strength to the Lord of Lords, In common with the faithful members of our beloved church thronging into the temples, and her calm Joy fills the soul in prayer' Another rescript compliments Grand Duke Serglus and bestows upon him a portrait of the Czar set In brilliants. The London Stock Market. LONDON. April 22. The Stock Exchange does not show any indication of antici pated revival of business after the holi days, everything remaining stagnant and quiet. Consols closed lower. Ameri cans, after much Irregularity throughout the week, closed dull, the demand being largely decreased. Philadelphia & Read ing rose H of a point, and New York Cen tral & Hudson River H- Baltimoro & Ohio fell 1 point. Norfolk & Western com mon T4. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul H. and Union Pacific H- The business In mines was much smaller, but prices were better on French buying. Rands were 5-11 up on the week. Money was In good de mandcall money, 3 to 4; fixtures. 34: three months bills, 4 to 4 1-18 per cent. Drelbund Powers Favor Each Other. ROME, April 22. The Italian papers are much concerned regarding the renewal of commercial treaties with Germany nnd Austria. The Pungolo Parllamente as serts, on the authority of a former mem ber of the Cabinet, probably Slgnor Bi anca. that a clause was added in 1S31 to the drelbund treaty whereby the three powers stipulate to grant one another fa vored treatment and the greatest possible facilities In trade. The Trlbuna, comment. Ing upon this revelation, says that. In splto of It, the prospects for the future ore not reassuring. In view of the ultra protectionist tendencies of the Austrian and German Agrarians. Colon Is Threatened. KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 22,-Advices from Colombia today say that Bocas del Toro, Panama, Is In possession of the reb els. Last Friday the government char tered a British steamer to take troops to Bocas del Toro, whero an Important bat tle Is expected. With Bocas del Toro In the hands of the rebels. Colon. Is prac tically threatened. There Is considerable excitement at Car. tagena over the report that Baranqullla has fallen Into the hands of the Insur gents. This rumor Is not entirely credited, but there are good grounds for believing that the town will soon be taken. Victoria's Pleaaant Sunday. DUBLIN, April 22. Queen Victoria this morning attended divine services in the chapel of the Vice Regal Lodge. This afternoon she went for a drive, visiting St. Vincent's Catholic College, The weather was as hot and sunny as it usual ly Is In June. THE BASEBALL RECORD. St. Loula Won an Exciting; Game From Pittsburg. ST. LOUIS. April 22. St. Louis won an exciting game from Pittsburg today. The visitors tied the score in their half of the ninth, and only Heldrlck's magnificent catch kept them from winning. Heldrlck singled in St. Louis' half and went to sec ond on Donovan's sacrifice. McGann's terrific liner to right brought him In. At tendance. 18,300. The score: RHEi R H E St. Louis .... 6 la 2PIttsbUTg 5 8 1 Batteries Powell and O'Connor; Wadell, Flaherty, Phllllppl and Zlmxner. Umpire Hurst. Cincinnati Beats ChlcaRO. CINCINNATI. April 22. With one out In the ninth, today, the locals struck a batting streak and pulled a game out of the fire that seemed hopelessly lost. Sin gles by Irwin. Crawford, Peltz, Woods' double and McBrtde's sjngle did the trick. The score: . ilHH R II E Cincinnati .... 7 10 llChicago 6 7 3 Batteries Hahn and Peltz; Garvin and Donohue. American League. . KANSAS CITY. April Si-Kansas City, 10: Minneapolis, E.. DETROIT. April 22. Detroit-Buffalo game postponed; wet grounds. CHICAGO. April 22. American League.) Chicago, 5; Milwaukee, 3. ' Committee to Urjre St. Louis Fair. HOUSTON. Tex.. April 22. Following Is the personnel of the committee appointed by the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Con gress to go to Washington to urge th passage of the St. Louis world's fair ap propriation bill: President, John R. Pitkin, New Orleans; ex-Governor Prince, of New Mexico; Hon. Thomas Patterson, Denver: Gove mot Kellogg, of Minneapolis; Hon. Walter Greaham, of Galveston, and Hon. Frank P. Holland, of Dallas. The party Is to assemble at St. Louis, whence they will go to Washington Wednesday. WILL PROBABLY RESIGN. Rivera Wlahea to- Be Free for Cam palgn. "Work in Cuba. HAVANA, April "-General Ruiz Ri vera, Secretary of Agriculture, has had a long interview with Governor-General Wood regarding 'the letter which he wrote urging a union of political parties and unanimous demand for Independence by the end of 1901. General Rivera will prob ably resign early this week from his offi cial position. The Cubano predicts that the remaining Secretaries will do likewise, as it is recognized that General Rivera holds a powerful Influence. Other Secre taries who have been seen, however, say that the resignation of the Secretary of Agriculture will not nffect them. They give It as their belief that the National party will be benefited by General Ri vera's resignation, as his, official position has hampered his usefulness as a cam paigner. In the course of the Interview, General Rivera Informed Governor-General Wood that he had not meant any personal dis courtesy, but that he is of the opinion that he would prefer to be untrammeled by offlce, so that he might speak out his mind on political matters without embar rassing the Government. La Lucha says that the electoral law Insures honesty, equity and rapidity, and has won the approval of the people. The Naclon also heartily Indorses tho electoral law. Senor Plerra, one of the leaders of the Democratic Union party, has written a let ter to the newspapers, in which he says that the policy of the party In wishing Cubans to elect an advisory board to rep resent them during the period of interven tion is a most sensible policy, as. he de clares. It Is very doubtful whether the- comlng municipal elections will demon strate the capacity of the Cubans for self government. As a consequence the United States would wait until the Cubans should give better proof of being able to got era themselves. DEMOCRATIC-UNIONISTS GAINING. Cuban Nntlonallatfi Hesitate About ResiEnlnir Office. HAVANA. April 22. The members of the Cabinet are still considering where they stand with respect to tho recently expressed views of the Secretary of Agri culture, General Ruiz Rivera, who has demanded that the United States Govern ment should set a time limit for the occu pation of the Island. Most of them feel If they do not resign they will be looked upon by the Cuban voters as being neg lectful of the interests of the island; while, on the other hand, they feel that. If they shouid resign, they would not only lose their salaries, but also that their places would be occupied by members of the Democratic-Union party, which represents the conservative element, together with all the autonomist organizations. With the exception of Senor Vlllalon, the members of the present Cabinet are' mem bers of the National party, and they would dread the effete of the new party coming Into office; for, with the patronage at the disposal of the new party. It would "un questionably become predominant. As a matter of fact, the Democratic Union party, whose leaders believe In giv ing the United States full swing. Is al ready fast gaining ascendancy. Appeal Throuh War Department. HAVANA, April 22. Governor-General Wood has Issued .an order that appeals against his decision can only be made through the Secretary of War. He has also ordered that all appeals which are now pending under the order of General Brooke, which allowed appeals to be, made to a certain body of law officers, cease im mediately. This order was issued on ac count of a dispute over certain mining claims, which Governor-General Wood, on appeal, had decided. Jle found that a previous decree, as Instanced by this par ticular case, gave his own appointees power to override his decisions. Receipt of the Cuban Treasury. WASHINGTON. April 22. The total re ceipts of the Cuban Treasury for the month of March, 1900, were J1.67S.66S. The receipts for the corresponding month of 1S amounted to 3,033. NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD. Was Prominently Connected With Several Eastern Papers. NEW YORK. April 22. Benjamin North rup, a well-known newspaper man, died Saturday night of meningitis, after nn Illness of a few weeks. Mr. Northrop was born In Cleveland, O.. In 1S55. He received his education at a Wisconsin college and In Germany nnd France. He was at vari ous times connected with the Indianapolis News and other Western papers. He came to New York In 1SS2 to take an edi torial position on the Graphic, and he afterwards became a staff writer on tho New York Times and a special writer on the Herald. In 1SSS he went on. the Mall and Express, becoming Its mana'gtng edi tor, a position he held for several years. In 1S3S he became cdltor-In-chlet of the Baltimore Herald, but resigned on account of Ill-health. Man Who Nominated Peter Cooper. DETROIT. April 22. Henry A. Robinson, ex-Statistician of the Agricultural Depart ment, died today, a,ged 58. Mr. Robinson nominated Peter Cooper for the Presidency In the greenback convention at Indianapo lis. Croker la Perfectly Well. LONDON. April 22. Richard Croker, of New York, is at Wantage, perfectly well. He expressed himself as satisfied with the political situation at home. Mr. Croker is in excellent spirits over his success at the Newmarket races last week. Ofilclal Spelling of Porto Rico. Chicago Tribune. The official name of the Island Is "Porto Rico." A Washington dispatch to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat a newspaper which spells It "Puerto Rico." on the ground that the official executive departments of the Government have been spelling It in that way, contains the information that Porto Rico is the spelling given in the law which has Just been enacted for the government of the Island. The House bill had spelt it with the "ue," but the Senate struck It out and subsltuted the common sense spelling, and the House accepted the revision, together with the other amend ments contained In the Foraker "Dill. The President has signed the act, thus giving executive sanctlon.to the spelling, and the office to which Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen has been appointed Is officially known as Governor of "Porto Rico." The Globe-Democrat contains on interview with Dr. Robert T. Hill, well known as a geographer and geologist, who says that since the American .occupation "Porto Rico" has supplanted "Puerto Rico" In the Island ltoelf. The principal newspaper of San Juan contains the Information that It Is published In "San Juan de Porto Rico," the principal club's letterheads give the name as the Colonial Club of Porto Rico. The most popular native book about the Islands Is entitled the "Geography of Porto Rlco." The map most sold there gives the Island's name spelled In the American way. The stores bear the name upon the signs. The official name of the military department Is that of "Porto Rico." Dr. Hill says that since American occupation the American spelling has been almost unlversaly adopted, and the term "Puerto Rlco" Is rapidly becoming obsolete. WORLD'SCOPPERPRODUCT THE UNITED STATES YIELDS MORE THAN HALF THE TOTAL. Great Incrense In Recent Years Price Has Not Fallen Proportion ately Value of Manufactures. WASHINGTON. April 22. - The rapid growth of the copper industry In tho United States and the large proportion which this country supplies of the world's copper consumption Is Illustrated by somo figures presented by a German publica tion entitled "A Century of Copper." a translation rrom which has Just reached tho Treasury Bureau of Statistics. It shows that the United States has during the decade of 1S31-19CO produced more than half of the copper of the world, while in the preceding decade it supplied but about one-third of the world's production, and In the decade 1S71-1SS0, the production sup plied by the United States was only about one-sixth of the total. The growth of copper production In tho century has, according to this statement. been very rapid, being In the first decade 91.000 tons. In the fifth decade 291.0W tons, and In the 10th decade, which ends with WOO, 3,3,000 tons, of which 1.S63.000 tons are supplied by North America, the large pro portion of this being from the United States. The greatly Increased demand for this material Is further Illustrated by the fact that, although the production has in- ' creased from 06,909 tons In the decade 1S31-1SS0 to 3.M3.0CO In the decade 1S91-1900. the average price, according to the publi cation In question, has only fallen from JK5 per ton to J2C0 per ton, production having during that time increased more than six-fold, while the price fell but about one-half. While the world's production has In creased with startling rapidity during the century, that of North America has by far outgrown all other parts of the world, and It is apparently through the enor mous supplies of North America chiefly the United States that the world's pro duction has so greatly Increased. A table contained In this publication which ghe3 the production of each decade by principal countries, shows no record of production In North America earlier than the decade 1S41-S0, In which period the total produc tion Is given at 2400 tons, while In 1S31-60 it was 37,000 tons. In 1S61-70 97.0)0 tons, la 1S71-SQ 156.000 tons. In lSSl-SO 7W.0CO tons, and in 1S91-1909 1.963,000 tons, the copper production of North America in the de cade 1S51-190O being thus 2H times as great as In the preceding decade, and 10 times as great as In the decade 1S71-S0. In the matter of consumption the fig ures are equally Interesting. A tablo showing the consumption of England, France. Germany, and North America gives the total consumption In those four countries at 409.5S3 tons In 1539. against 2ES.417 tons in 1S93. being an increase of about 50 per cent during the period under consideration; while in North America alone the production is given at 77.433 tons in 1S93. and 162.000 tons in 1S99, the growth being over 100 per cent during the pe riod. The rapid Increase In the share of tho world's copper consumption supplied by the United States Is Illustrated by the ex port figures of the decade Just ended, which show that the exportation of copper In Ingots, bars and plates, which in 1S9) amounted to 20,237,409 pounds, was In 1S99 254.9S7.164 pounds, while the total value of copper exported, exclusive of ore. Increased from $2,349,392 In 1S90, to J35.9S3.32a In 1S99. 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