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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1900)
THK MOKSING OEEGONIA2J, BKIDAT, MAT 25, 1900. THE BELMONI" STAKES WON BY ILDERIM, AFTER A GREAT RACE. Petrachlo Second, Missionary Third Other Tracki-LcaeBe Baseball Scores. NEW YORK. May 24. A finish that brought the crowd to its feet, shouting lteelf hoarse, -was seen in the Belmont takes at Morris Park today, when in a fierce drive, after a race of a mile and three furlongs, Eugene Leigh's Ilderim carried ofC the 515,000 first money, with J. "R. and P. P. Keene's Petruchlo In sec ond place and A. Featherstone's Mis sionary third, all three heads apart. It was get-away day at the track, and the card was of high order. Petruchlo was first off, but Maher took Mesmerist to the front at once. They were strung out on the back stretch, running the quarter In 25 2-5 seconds, the three fur longs In 3S seconds, and the half In 51 2-5 seconds, not very fast time. Mesmerist was leading as they went past, two lengths in front of Gulden, who was hair a length in front of Standing. The next two furlongs were run In 14 seconds each. Then the pace began to quicken, and Mes merist was about ready to give up. As they were straightening out for home, everybody was driving down the big dip to the finish. O'Connor got to work with a will on Missionary, and the game Hanover colt responded, and, as they swung Into the last furlong, he poked his nose in front of Ilderim. The trio of leaders were right together a six teenth from home, and O'Connor fal tered for an instant. That instant was fatal, for in the twnkllng of an eye Il derim and Petruchlo passed him, with the wire but a few Jumps away. A fierce tug at the reins, a sharp dig with a spur, and Missionary seemed to take new life. The crowd yelled Itself hoarse and the trio swept past the judges, heads apart, with the Jet black Ilderim In front. Petruchlo second and Missionary third. Cheer upon cheer went up, and the crowd frantically waved hats and handkerchiefs at the vic tor. When the time. 2:21&. was hung out there was another yell, for the track rec ord had been broken, and under the condi tions it was the best race at the distance ever run on the'track. The last mile and a quarter was run in 2:08 1-5, the last five furlongs in 1:0 and the last half-mile in 0:504 seconds, fast time for such a rac. The results were: One mile, selling Dan Rice won, Bangor second, Oliver Mac third; time, 1:414. Four and a hajf furlongs, selling Pink Domino won. The Amazon second. The Corinthian third; time. 1:03. The Eclipse. 54 furlongs Irritable won. All Green second. Handwork third; time, 1:06. Five furlongs, selling Goddess of Night won, De March second, Water Plant third; time, 1:00?J. The Belmont, mile and three-eighths Ilderim, 12G (Turner), 7 to 2 and 4 to 5, won; Petruchlo, 123 (Spencer), 25 to 1 and 7 to 1. second; Missionary, 126 (O'Connor), 1 to 2 and out, third; time, 2:21. Gulden, Hammock. Mesmerist and Standing also ran. Mile and an eighth Hardly won, Favon lus second, Half Time third; time. 1:54. Rncen at Neviport. CINCINNATI, May 24. Jockey Boland again rode three out of the six winners at Newport today. The weather -was fair and the track fast. The results were: Four "furlongs, fuelling Clara David won, Margaret F. second, Emma C. L. third; time, 0:49. MIlo and a quarter, selling Etholln won, "Virgle O. second, Atlantus third; tlm 2:0S?i. Seven furlongs Margaret Hademan won. La Grange second. Flop third; timet 1:27V-. Six furlongs, handicap Georgia won. The Star of Bethlehem second, Koenig third; time. 1:14. Four furlongs, selling Queen Litze won, "Virginia "T. second. Grace R. third; time, 0:49. MLe and a sixteenth, selling Peter Dur yea won. Belle of Orleans second. Dr. Am bu'rg third; time. 1:4S. Itncrn at St. Lonlg. ST. LOUIS, May 24. The results, today wore: One mile, selling Connie Lee won, Jim Conway escond, Gomez third; time, 1:44. Selling. 6 furlongs Verify won. Guide Rook second. Theory third; time, 1:21. Seven furlongs Algol won, Ida Ledford second, Terra Incognita third; time, l:2SVi. Kindergarten stakes. J1500, 2-year-olds, five furlongs Dick Burgess won. Joe Frey second, Alard Scheck third; time. 1:02. Two-year-old fillies, 4 furlongs Queen Dixon won. The Mecca second. Golden Harvest third; time. 0:56. Selling, mile and a sixteenth Rushfields won, Zaza second, Pacemaker third; time, 1:19. Race at Lakeside. CHICAGO. May 24. The weather was clear and the track good at Lakeside to day. The results were: Four and a half furlongs Harry Heren don won. Invictus second. Icon third; tlm, 0:56. Mile and an eighth, selling Monk Way man won. Yubadam second, Schnell Lau fer third; time. 1:55. Six furlongs Abe Furst won. Allanto Becond. Algaretta third; time. 1:14. One mile Golden Ox won. SIdbow sec ond. Strangest third; time. 1:42. Seven furlongs Satan won. Mandamus second. Mellecole third; time, 1:2L Seven furlongs, selling Cheesestraw II .won. Frangible second. Golden Rattle third; time. 1:29. THE NATIOSAL LEAGUE. t-lttsbnrs "Won From BrooUlyn la aa Exciting Finish. PITTSBURG. May 24. Pittsburg won in one of the most exciting finishes ever seen here. Up to the ninth inning only two of the home players had reached second. Then, with five hits, two of them doubles. the score wag tied. In the 10th. O'Brien. Williams and Wagner each made hits. winning the game. Attendance, 2900. The score: f R H E! R H E v Pittsburg .... 5 12 2; Brooklyn 4 9 1 Batteries Phillppl and Zlmmer; Ken 'nedy and FarrelL Umpire Hurst. Boston Beat Cincinnati. -CINCINNATI. May 24. The Bostons bunched their hits off Hahn today and won with ease. Willis, while he seemed to have a very, lame arm. was effective throughout. Attendance. 600. The score: Cincinnati ...2 6 2) Boston 7 10 l Batteries Hahn and Wood; Willis and Clarke. Umpire Emslle. St. IkraU Beat Philadelphia. ST. LOUIS, May 24. St.. Louis slaugh tered Maul's", curves. Powell was In good form In all except the fifth. Attendance, 4E0. The score: St. Louis ....1017 2 Philadelphia . 5 10 3 The American Learne. At Detroit Detroit. 9: Milwaukee. 2. At Indianapolis Indianapolis. 2; Minne . opell. s t At Buffalo Buffalo. 9, ansas City, 6. At Cleveland Clevelana. 3; Chicago, S. National League Standing. Won. Lost. Per ct. Philadelphia 17 9 .654 BrookJyn 16 11 .592 Chicago 16 12 .571 -St. Louis 15 12 .55 Pittsburg 15 13 .552 Cincinnati n 15 .423 New York g 16 .33 Boston 7 17 .2C Prizefi-cht La-rr In California. 'SANFRANCISeO, May 24. In deciding tke case of the Columbia. Athlet)c Club," which sought to restrain Chief of Police Sullivan from interfering with a proposed prizefight, on the ground that such ex hibitions, by an incorporated club, are per mitted by section 412 of the penal 'code of California, Superior Judge Mura3ky has pronounced that section unconstitutional. If this decision stands the test of an appeal, an act of 1S93, which makes prize fighting a felony, and. as punishment therefor, imposes a fine of from $1000 to J5C00, or Imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three, will again be in effect in this state. Jeffries and Shnrlcey Matched. NEW YORK. May 24. Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey were matched today to fight August 23 before the club offering the best purse. If Sharkey loses to McCoy, June 25, or to Ruhlln. juiy 16, the tight with Jeffries will be oft. and Jeffries wiJ offer to meet Sharkey's conquercr. For the Jeffrles-Sharkey fig-it, Al Smith was agreed upon as stakeholder, and Charlie White will referee. The rules will bi the eame as in the Jeffrles-Corbett fight. AHMED PASHA'S MISSION. He Says He Came to America to Bay s. Crnlacr. WASHINGTON. May -'4. Admiral 'Ah med Pasha, of the Turkish Navy, ar rived in Washington last night. He con firmed the report that his visit Is for the purpose of making arrangements for the purchase of a cruiser in the United States for the Turkish Government: -The Admiral expressed himself as being surprised at the statements -which have appeared In the press that his mis sion here was a diplomatic as well as a business one, and add ed that the Turkish Government has a Minister here, who attends to all diplo matic matters. His mission here he de clared was a technical and professional one. and was for the purpose of obtain ing information regarding the construc tion of a vessel for his government. He already has visited the National Armory Works at Springfield, Mass., and Engi neering Works at Hartford. Conn., and expressed himself as highly pleased at what he saw at those places. Our facili ties In those lines he regarded as equal, if not superior, to any In existence In England or on the Continent. An effort was made to obtain from the Admiral Information as to whether the intention of the Turkish Government was to settle In an indirect manner the American Indemnity claims against Turkey but he simply replied that his mission was entirely a business one. The Tnrklah Admiral Surprised. NEW YORK. May 24. The World, de scribing Ahmed Pasha's arrival in Wash ington, says that as he was driven up Pennsylvania avenue, he exclaimed: "By Allah, these Christians do me great honor." The envoy of the Sultan saw In the windows. In the flash of electric lights, the crescent and sWord Insignia of his native land, and on the streets the pa rade of a multitude wearing the fezes of Turkey and its baggy trousers. It was like a street In Constantinople. He rose in his carriage and bowed pro foundly. Down the avenue came a band in the uniform of the Orient. It was playing tho "Turkish Patrol." When It passed, the Admiral clapped his hands with great enthusiasm and shouted Joyfully to tho musicians in his native tongue. No one has had the hardihood as yet to reveal to the Turkish envoy that the celebration was not arranged in his hon or, but was the climax or the gay elite of the Mystic Shriners. who have been In very active session for several days. JiOT ORDERED TO TURKEY. Movements of American Warship la the Mediterranean. NEW YORK, May 24. A special to the Herald from Washington, says: Secretary Long says the cruiser Albany will cruise In the Mediterranean. No or ders have been given to the vessel, the Secretary says, to proceed to Turkish waters, though no objection would be made If her commanding officer should proceed in her to a Turkish port. The auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, with a crew of landsmen aboard. Is now on her way to European waters, and the Essex will also visit European ports, remaining abroad until September. The itinerary of the Lancaster contemplates that she ehall go to Europe and remain until October. It is stated that the dispatch of these ves sels has nothing to do with a naval dem onstration to compel Turkey to pay the missionary claims. ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT. English Lavryer Arrested la Cali fornia. BAN FRANCISCO. May 24.-nJulius Ar nold, senior member of the law firm of Kelghley & Co.. of London, Eng., has been arrested here by United States Mar shal Shine on a warrant charging him with embezzlement committed in England. The man is wanted for an alleged theft of 4500 from an estate which was placed In the keeping of the firm of which he Is a member. When taken he at first denied his Identity, and now refuses to state any thing whatever about the case. He says, however, that he will not resist extradi tion, and Is willing to go back to face those who accuse him. Arnold sailed from London under the assumed name of McKay on March 24. He will be taken before United States District Judge De Haven, and If he of fers no resistance to extradition, he will be committed to await Instructions from the British Ambassador at Washington. He has lived quietly In Berkeley with his wife for the last two months. He says that the charge against him Is an out growth of the failure of Kelgh:ey & Co., whose liabilities were 300,090. He asserts his innocence, and says he will gladly re turn to London and with his partners at tempt to straighten out the firm's affairs. No money was found in his luggage. . Mniitr rieaded Gutltr. RUTLAND. Vt., May 24. Charles W. Mussey pleaded guilty In the United States District Court to an Indictment charging him with the embezzling and misappropriation of the funds of the Mer chants National Bank of Rutland, of which he was cashier, and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL. Crnnade Against England and the United States. RIO JANEIRO. May 1. It is asserted that considerable money Is being spent here by agents of the Spanish. French and .German Governments to cause publica tion of articles against the governments of Great Britain and the United States. The government has nominated a com mittee to represent Brazil at Buffalo in lPOL composed of the Brazilian Minister at "Washington. Dr. Asslz Brazil, the Consul at New York. Xavler Fountora and a sec retary, probably the Secretary of Lega tion. The French Government has proposed new conditions for establishing an entente cordiale in regard to tariffs. It Is thought, however, that it is only Intended to kill time in order tb obtain better conditions by a new budget law. Manuel Gorcstlaga. Minister Plenipoten tiary of the Argentine Itcpubllc. and Xt. Olyntho Magalhaes. Minister of Foreign Affairs, exchanged the ratifications of their respective governments of the treaty of limit between the Argentine and Brazil. The Brazilian and Chilean Governments have ratified the new treaty of extradi tion. A London syndicate has bought the Pau llsta. Railway, paying to the shareholders the full value of their scares and a bonus of SO mlirels. CROSSED THE BUFFALO BULLER'S FORCES HAVE KTVADED THE TRASSVAAL. Preparing to Flaalc the Boers De fending Lalag's Nek Movements of Roberts' Column. BOER CAMP, Volksrust, May 22. The British crossed the Buffalo River, and were within sight of our position yester day. They are busy placing heavy can non at Schalns Hoogts. near the scene of the battle on the Ingogo River In 16SL It is reported that fighting occurred at Botha's Nek yesterday. Chris Botha, brother of the Commander-in-Chief, has been appointed assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, and has given great satisfaction. He has revived the fighting spirit in many of the Federals. In an ambush between NQutu and Mount Prospect, eight British were killed and 13 wounded. MOVEMEXTS OF ROBERTS' COLUM.V. The Three Divisions Advancing Rapidly Tovrard the Transvaal. LONDON. May 24. General French has reached Prospect Station, about five miles north of Rhenoster River. The Boers are retreating straight on the Vaal. A dispatch from Rhenoster, dated May 23. says: "The general opinion is we will arrive at Pretoria as fast as we can marcn, though the Boers announced to all the country they Intended to fight to the death." General Ian Hamilton is co-operating m tho advance on the right. Roberts, who presumably is a few miles behind French, will reach the Vaal before the end of the weofc. Natives report that the ' Boers have burled two guns In the Rhenoster River. In Natal, Buller's forces have crossed Into the Transvaal, near Ingogo, but are still held at bay at Lalng'a Nek, where the Boers are Intrenching themselves, With tho exception of the pass. Natal is clear of Boers. They have a big gun posted, but It is doubtful If they will be able to hold the position when threatened by a flanking movement from the force that crossed the Ingogo River. A dispatch from Pretoria Eays: "It is said that the relief of Mafeklng was due to a blunder of one of the federal officers, by which General Delarey was foiled in his plan to cut off the relief force after driving them away from Molo pol River." It Is added that the Federals have re solved to make a determined defense of the City of Johannesburg. A wild war rumor on the Stock Ex change todas. to the effect that the Mafe klng relief force had marched to Johan nesburg, surprised the Boers and captured the town, sufficed to cause a sharp spurt in Kaffirs. Official Transvaal Bulletin. PRETORIA, May 23. An official bul letin Issued here today says that CO Brit ish cavalry came into collision, on May 20. with SO of the Swasiland commando, at Chopperso Nek. .The fighting lasted an hour. The British lost 27 killed, 25 wounded and 11 were taken prisoners. Twenty-five horses, two Maxims and a quantity of ammunition were also cap tured. Tho Federals had one killed and one wounded. They assisted to remove the wounded and bury the dead. The ad vance guard at Hellbron retired on the main body at the northern border. According to Free State advices, the British yesterday were at Greyling's Drift, on the Vaal River, 2o miles from Wol maran's. with a large force. On Sunday. Kalbe engaged the British between Hellbron and Llndley. The Fed erals had to retire because of the over whelming force, losing one killed and seven wounded. Krnger's Proclamation. CAPE TOWN, May 24. President Kru gef. It is announced here, has Issued a proclamation saying he will defend Jo hannesburg, and calling upon all Boers to fight to the bitter end. LETTER FROM JOUBERT. la WhlckHc Asked for the Support of the Americans. NEW YORK, May 24. General Joubert. on March 11, eight days before his death, wrote a letter to George W. Van Sleclen, of this city, in which he said: "Our small, but noble Christian people, are at present in a very straitened, and I may well say, miserable and dark con dition. "Driven to war. and I may well 6ay, to a ruinous war, by the presumptuous u overbearing English Government. our small number of fighting men, with few guns and little ammunition, did wonders with God's help against a vastly greater force; but the superiority of England, by which that power can furnish against our two, three or four cannon. 20, 40 or even more, and thousands of men against our 100 or 200. Is such that any one can already foretell according to human nature what the result must and will be after thousands of brave English soldiers and hundreds of valiant English officers have been killed by us or taken prisoners; that we yet In the end will be compelled to yield before a force of 1SO.0O0 soldiers with our three or four thousand. "And now our God. who rules heaven and earth, has made many nations great upon the earth. Among those also Is the great American Republic, the United States of America. All these powers are great. They" naturally have no necessity to yield to Ensland. The only small Christian states upon the earth are the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, and they will not only be checked In their development, but will be swept from the world and an nihilated by the English overpowering force, if it Is God's will, and this is under the eye of the great nations and without their sympathy. "Must it be so? Why is It. then, that our God gave power and dominion to these great nations. And how shall their rulers answer in the day of Judgment to the Al mighty Governor and Disposer In regard to their rule of the nations? "Where stands the great American Re public in this matter? Shall It be the means In God's hand for securing the con tinuance and promotion of both these states in South Africa, or Is Its motto, Might is RIghtr "We expect something better. Therefore, our envoy, the bearer of this, is now sent to your President and states that it will bs a pleasure to me to become aware that these envoys have met with success and that your Government shall use this opportunity to make Itself highly worthy of its vocation, to become a glery and a blessing in the hands of Almighty God ard Heaveny Father in bringing peace, rest and prosperity, not only to the great state of America, but also to her little sisters in South Africa, whose eyes are looking out and always have been looking ou:. toward the example of their elder brother, America, whose helping hand they now ask and wish to s?e outstretched and for whose welfare they shall always pray to the God of peace." Railroad Men's Club. The Railroad Men's Republican Cub held another one of Its enjoyable meetings last night. H S. Rowe. candidate for Mayor, was the first speaker, and had a hearty reception, as he Is an old railroad man himself. He spoke chiefly about his experience In that line, giving the young men at the same' time much to think about. Captain Charles E. McDonell. the next speaker, is a former railroad man also, having served his apprenticeship in the O. R. & N. offices In Portland. Many of his old associate? were present, and he rose to speak amid great cheers. Other candidates that addressed the meeting were: Major J. P. Kennedy, Thomas Scott Brooke, and Russell E. SewalL R. G. Morrow. Colonel S. C Spencer and A. Skinner also gave Interesting talks. RECALLS OREGON MURDER. Capital Story of W. W. Saunders' Rise to Affluence. ' W. W. Saunders, formerly of Corvallls, who shot and killed Charles Campbell at Albany about 15 years ago. Is now a pros perous lawyer at Spokane. His crime, ar rest, escape to the Alsea Bay coast, re capture, death sentence, new trial and pardon, together with the romance of his marriage to the young woman whose causo ho championed, are well known throughout tht Willamette Valley, and are recalled by a recent dispatch, to the New York Sun, from Spokane. Despite its manifest inaccuracies, it will no doubt interest thousands who remember the crimo and Its sequence. Hero is. the dis patch: In Western cities, especially those which partake of the character of a mining camp, there are many citizens with pasts. Among that rather numerous class here. Judge Wirt W. Saunders life story Is admitted to be the most remarkabl. The last act of Governor Pennoye. of Oregon, was to pardon Mr. Saundery, and tho Governor's message camo near being too late, for thb Sheriff and Saunders had ascended the scaffold before the pardon came. That happened only seven years ago. Just across the state line. In Oregon. Flvo years afterward Mr. Saunders '?aa Police Judge of Spokane, and he 's now one of the leading attorneys of the city. The only incident for which any mem bers of the bar have criticised him took place in the Police Court during his uirly struggles here. He was defending . man Samuel D. McEnery, Re-elected to the United States Senate by the Louisiana Legislature. accused of vagrancy. At that stage of his career every case won counted. Saun ders said to the Police Judge In the course of his plea: "I know this client of mine. I know that for three months he performed the hardest kind of manual labor. Tho testi mony of the police that ho will not work is quite untrue." It was an unusual appeal, and tho Mag istrate said: "Your testimony Is suffi cient to acquit him. and it is all that is In his favor. By the way, Mr. Saundars, where did you know him?" "He was my cellmate In the Oregon Penitentiary, your Honor," replied Saun ders. Tho silence that followed the answer was uncomfortable until the court apolo gized for the question. Saunders' answer was the first Intimation the general public of Spokane had concerning his past. Shortly after this. Saunders made public a review of the case In which he was tho defendant, and, notwithstanding the rivalry that always exists In municipal elections, the story of his life In Oregon was not referred to by his opponents when he was conducting the campaign that made him Police Judge. Judge Saun ders Is a Texan by birth. He Is dignified, and affects the typical Southern apparel. His most Intimate acquaintance would not take the liberty of asking him any thing about his narrow escape from the scaffold, and he Is said to be averse to discussing It. just as one Is loth to recall some horrible dream. From time to time, however, to prevent rumor from being ac cepted as truth, he has found It neces sary to make fragmentary statements. Testimony was Introduced at the first of Saunders Oregon trials to show that he killed a man In Texas. However that may be. he went to Eastern Oregon when a young man, and opened a law office. His social gifts were highly appreciated by the Isolated community where he re sided, and within a short time he became an aspirant for the hand of the belle of the town. He had a rival, and one morn ing this rival was found dead in a moun tain path, where it was said Saunders had been seen walking on the night previ ous. It was a plain case of murder. 'Cir cumstantial evidence accumulated against Saunders almost as rapidly as his friends deserted him. Within a few hours he was under arrest, charged with the murder. At the trial the Judge admitted testimony tending to show that Saunders had killed a man In Texas. The Jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to the Ore gon peititentiary for life. Saunders ob tained a new trial upon the ground that the testimony as to the Texas homicide had undue Influence upon tho jury. It was excluded at tho second trial, but he waa sentenced to hang. During all this trouble the young woman was so confident of his Innocence that she promised to remain true to. him a lifetime if need be. Great pressure was brought to bear upon the Governor t issuo a pardon, but the dead man ha.l many Influential friends, who presentea counter petitions. Just what motive In fluenced Governor Pennoyer at the elev enth hour will probably never be known, but there was great rejoicing in the bunchrrass town when the telegram for bidding the Sheriff to go on with the exe cution was received. There were also out-cric.-i that justice had been thwarted, but sentiment has changed sin;e then, and nearly every one in that community, ex cept tho relatives of the murdered man, bsllevts In Saunders' innocence. The young couple lost no time In chang ing the preparations for a funeral Into arrangements for a marriage. Saunders and his young wife came to Spokane. Al though they took no pains to conceal the ordeal through which they had been. In some way or other it did not become gen erally known. When tho story became public It did not change the attitude of the public toward the couple, and at this time there Is probably not a man In Spo kane who doeji not look upon Judge Wirt W. Saunders ay one who came near being a victim of circumstantial evidence. He has amassed a competence through his legal practice and lucky mining deal-?. Senator Kyle Commended. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. May 24. The Re publican State Convention adjourned sine die this morning, after -nominating a full state ticket. Resolutions were adapted Instructing the delegates to the National convention for McKlnley and commend ing Senator Kyle for his "loyal and pa triotic support" of McKlnley on the Spanish-American war and legislation Involv ing Republican meajures. Throneh the Heart of the Rodcles. In purchasing your tickets to the East from the O. R. & J?, or Southern Pacific ticket offices, call for the Rio Grande "Western Railway In connection with the Denver & Rio Grande or Colorado Mid land. The route takes you by way of the quaint and picturesque Salt Lake City, and through the Heart of the .Rocky Mountains. Stop-over allowed at Salt Lake City on all through tickets. Most magnificent scenery in the world. Fast trains. Through sleeping and dining-cars to Denver. Omaha and Chicago. Inquire at office. Xo. 253 Washington etreet. J. D. Mansfield. General Agent. WAS LONG ON COTTON FAILURE OF A BIG BROKERAGE HOUSE EV NEW YORK. Price, McCormlck fc Co. Suspend, "With Liabilities of Thirteen. Mil lionsEffect oa the Market. NEW YORK. May 24. Price, McCor mlck & Co.. one of the lareest brokeraee houses In the city, failed toCay. with lia bilities estimated at $13,000,000. The firm is a member of the Stock. Cotton and Pro duce exchanges, and of the Chicago Stock Exchange, and has branch offices in about 30 cities throughout the United States. The failure Is ascribed to the fact that tue firm was "long" on cotton In the face of a fast falling market. A notice oa the doors of the offices of the company referred all Inquiries toWill lam J. Curtis and William N. Cromwell, assignees. Mr. Cromwell said late this af ternoon that It was ImDOssIble to make any statement concerning the condition of tne ilrm. The total liabilities, he said, are about $13,000,000, nearly all of which are secured. The Arm Is composed of Theodore H. Pric. William G. McCormlck, R. G. M. Stewart-Wortlcy and Walter W. Price, with George Crocker, of San Francisco, a special partner on an Investment of 530C'0 Mr. McCormlck is of the well known Chicago family of agricultural Implement fame, and Mr. Stewart-Wort-ley is a son-in-law of Rear-Admiral Schley. The Arm was organized January 2, 1S97. Of the partners. Mr. Crocker Is now In Europe, and Stewart-Wortley Is on his way back from Europe. Early In the day rumors were current that a prominent firm was In trouble, and shortly before the official announcement of the suspension was made It was gener ally understood Price, McCormlck & Co. was .the house referred to. Prior to the formal announcement the cotton market had gone down 20 points on terrific selling for both accounts from all directions. The firm has long, been regarded as one of the leading supporters of the market, and at one time It was said it was going to put August cotton up to 10 cents. Tho decline of the past month, however, was against It. and despite its efforts it could not hold the market up. Consequently to day's development did not come as a to tal surprise, though they had sufficient force temporarily to demoralize the trade. Following the announcement of the fail ure, the cotton market became panlc etrlcken, and broke 10 to 13 points. The extent of the decline from the highest price when the bull movement culminated has been 122 points. .The market at 1:45 P. M. showed a net loss of 10 to 14 points. having recovered from the extreme de pression. There was a decline of about 1 per cent in the standard railway shares, and from 2 to 2 per cent In the remain der of the list. While the firm was also a'member of tho Produce Exchange, the effect of the fail ure there was almost wholly sentimental. According to the rules of the exchange, the announcement of the failure was fol lowed by the closing out of the suspended firm's outstanding contracts on the floor of the exchange. Up to the close of the exchange the dealings for the firm's ac counts footed up 33.9C0 shares. Assignees Curtis and Cromwell make the following announcement regarding the failure: "To the creditors of Price .McCormlck & Co.: Price. McCormlck & Co. have been compelled temporarily to suspend payment. We ask and advise that cred itors hold the loans until reasonable op portunity be afforded the assignees to deal with the same, that unnecessary loss thereby may be avoided. Price. McCormlck & Co. had an ex tensive wire service, and at times wad credited with doing fully as large a bus iness as any..flrm on the exchange. The representatives of theflrm on the ex change were Mr. Stewart-Wortley, W. G. McCormlck and George Crocker, the spe cial partner. Most of the business of tha Arm was In the Cotton Exchange at first, and Its senior member and organizer was formerly of the firm of Hubbard. Price & Co. At that time, the older firm had a large Southern business. The present firm controlled much of this Southern stock business, and has been very active at times in stocks favored by Southern op erators, although this line of trade has been far less In volume than Its regular commission business obtained through its wire service to outside cities. WASTED VOTES. ProhlbltlonlntK Are Simply Helping: to Make Things "Worse. . M. D. Markham. a well-known temper ance worker In Oregon, has the follow ing letter In the Forest Grove Times: "May I ask the Prohibition party what do you expect or hope to accomplish by your vote? Tou certainly know that there are two parties, and only two, that stand any chance of success. You may say that If we can draw enough votes from the Republican party that at the next Repub lican convention they will put a Prohibi tion plank Into their platform. They did not do so In 1SS4, neither will they now, unless they find that the people are ready for such a plank and ready to enforce such a law If enacted. For, go where you may, and you will find that we have laws on our statute books now, and mest certainly will continue to have, as prohib itory as it Is possible to enforce, not only on the temperance question, but on all other questions of morality. The writer was one of the charter members in the 10th Good Templar 'Lodge Instituted In Oregon in 1S65, and has been active In the temperance work ever since that date. In 1SS4 we had a pretty good temperance sentiment and a strong Good Templar organization In the state. I have not for gotten that some political tricksters car ried our organization into politics and In so doing defeated the Republican party, and some of these political tricksters were among the most prominent In the torch light procession after election. "Was It because the Prohibition party had been elected? No. but because they had been the means of drawing enough votes from the Republican party to elect their party, the Democrats, no doubt, voting the Dem ocratic ticket themselves. Now what ef fect did it have on the Good Templar or ganization? They lost In membership more than two-fifths before the next Grand Lodge meeting, less than a year. If you will look now, as I have done, and see some of the ones who seem to be the most Interested to get you to vote the Prohibition ticket, and who are they? Most of them are men that you have rea son to believe would rather Eee Bryan and all of the isms connected with his party elected than to have the present Adminis tration continued. Do you suppose they will vote prohibition themselves? Most certainly not: but. If they can get you to vote anywhere except for the Republican party they may succeed with Bryanism. Now stop and consider before you vote, and if you want order, good government and prosperity, vote for the party that you think will moat likely give It. but don't throw your vote to the winds. "In my reference to political tricksters I don't wish to be understood to refer to local agitators they are generally sincere but to those who pull the strings on the National organization." Snccennor to Volnpnlc. The disastrous end of Volapuk has not discouraged Leon Botlack. a man of energy. and pluck, who offers today to the educated public another practical In ternational language "the blue language" In a book called "Theoretical Review of the Blue Language." The cover of his little book Is decorated with a blue mar guerite. 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Sts., Pertlaafi, OF Branch Office, 723 Market St, San Francis co. language one of the fundamental rules of the author was Ins plred by the remem brance of a youthful amusement that consisted In pulling from a daisy, one by one, after naming each for some sweet heart, and saying. "I love you" "A lit tle" "A great deal" "Passionately" "Not at all." It Is at the same time a profound analysis of the ordinary march of the affections. By expressing with the four vowels a. e, i, o the four adverbs a little, very much, passionately, not at' all Mr. Bollack creates four prefixes that permit him to modify by their deli cate shades the meaning of each root word in his language. In this way lov means love: olov. little love or sympathy; elov, more love passion: Hov, frenzy of love; alov, no love at all. Thus It Is the "rule of marguerltatlon" much employed by the Inventor, and seems to symbolize his method of demonstration. The Idea of M. Bollack Is not to substitute this language for another, but that it should be the second the one one takes- to visit his nelghbprs In Europt and for the uses of business between two nations speaking no common language. His motto Is, "the second for all." He also creates a Ma sonic sign by which all persons speaking the blue may recognize each other. BOERS. AND BLACKS. Treatment of the Xatlve Races by the Barghera of the Transvaal. No one can understand the full signifi cance of this contest in South Africa unless he studies the laws and spirit of the Britons and Boers concerning the na tive or black populations In their midst and in surrounding sections, said Bishop Hartzell, of South Africa, in a recent lecture in Chicago. Chartered companies, protectorates, republics, colonies and em pires In South Africa will come and go, but the one overshadowing, persistent problem which will remain is the treat ment of the native or black races. How ever much in certain sections there may be white civilization, the largest pro portion of that continent is to be occu pied by these people, and the 150.000.CCO of today are to multiply more and more in the future as there is good govern ment and as there is development of com mercial prosperity. In the treatment of the black races there has been a clear antagonism be tween the Briton and the Boer from the beginning. The first trek in 1S33 was because England abolished slavery. There were other Issues, but every serious con test had Its relation to the natives. The Boer believes that the natives are the children of Ham and are intended by Providence for slavery. If slavery cannot be In that form, then the rela tion must by law be fixed so that equal ity of privilege Is not permitted between the Boer and the native, no matter what may be the Intelligence or character of the latter. The laws now In force In the Transvaal fully demonstrate this. The constltut.on provides that there shall be no equality between white and colored persons In church or state; no black man can walk on the sidewalk in town or city. This includes not only native teachers and preachers trained by foreign missionary societies, but also black or mulatto peo ple who come from Cape Colony or e se where. About two years ago, when thi3 law was enforced for the first time in Johannesburg, there were many floggings of natives for several days before they came to understand wh3t the law meant. No black man can own land In the Transvaal; no black man can become a trader of any kind, no matter what his intelligence or how good his character. "Up to two years ago there could be no legal marriage of any black person. A marriage law was passed requiring a fee of $15. with other hindrances so many that the missionaries and philanthropists are seeking to have it repealed. No black man has a standing in court in the Transvaal. He cannot sue the govern ment nor a white man. The Transvaal does nothing toward the education of the black people, although bj licenses, etc., they pas 3 per cent of the public school money. What is done among them Is done by English and Eu ropean and American missionary assocla. tlons. and the testlmons of all preachers and missionaries In the Transvaal, out side of the Dutch Reformed church, is that their work Is often interfered with, and that the attitude, especially of the Boer officials. Is frequently brutal to ward the natives connected with mission stations, Recentls. Mrs. Applebee, wife of a "Weslej-an Methodist missionary, was mur dered on her way to church because of her criticisms of the government, and no arrests have yet been made. The Transvaal Dutch churches, after 50 years of opportunlts. have done iprac tlcalls nothing in missionary work among 1 I Don't Worry P 9 I am still selling the Genu'ne J Sanden Bell at Half-frice. I I .Challenge the World On a 55000 bond to prove J otherwise. Mine is no model, no imitation, but the real, bona fide A. T. Sanden Belt, protected by United States patent, made in 1809, the latest, up-to-date, the only Sanden, with no marks or perfora tions to mislead people; and, better still, you get them from me at the cut rates of: No. 7, $40.00 Belt, for $20.00; No. 6, $30.00 Belt, $15.00;" No. 5, $20.00 Belt, for $10.00; rather than pay other con cerns which bob up here and there and are gone tomorrow, who ask an extortionate price for a mere duplicate of the Belt, thou sands of which I am selling. Call on me, and I will soon put you on the right track as to your condition, and the belt you need; or write for my book, "Three Qasses of lien,'" free. Dr. S. S. HALL old RELIABLE SPEC! the old stand, Fourth employ NO STUDENTS Pyjj Sf $5.00 IHBb&L the natives. I failed to learn of on black convert, much less a native teach er, or preacher, or congregation, in either branch of the Transvaal Dutch Reformed, church. President Krugers branch, which is the Dopper church and claims to be the true Reformed body, not only does nothing, but, beginning with Kruger himself, represents the most extreme anti-black sentiment. The Dutch Reformed church In Caps Colony and in Natal, which has been un der 100 years of English law, fair deal ing to the black man, as well as example, shows a different record. They have missions among the blacks, and they hav some most excellent people who are giv ing their time and money to this great work, although there is a large conserva tive sentiment, even In that sectloc against them In their own church. On the other hand, n Cape Colony, tha constitution allows no difference on ac count of color in church or state; natives walk where thes please in street or on sidewalk; thes trade under the same con ditions as Briton or Boer; can own all the land thes can buy, and have the same marriage laws as others; education is encouraged among them. The gov ernment gives assistance to any properly organized native school, and spends many thousands of pounds every year In help-, lng to educate the blacks, and as a cli max the blacks have the franchise md vote on the same conditions as their white neighbors. As a result, there ara mans thousands of natives under English rule who are not only Intelligent and educated, but who have properts. and the natives largely support their own schools and preachers and churches. Could there be a more positive contrast than the above laws and administration indicate? Add to all this the brutality, especially of Transvaal officials, toward natives. One of the many instances is the treatment which General Cronje re centls gave to a native chieftaincss and her people. On a letter written by one of his own men. which he read to her, with out giving htr any opportunity of reply or rebuttal, he fined her nearly $700; and, gathering together 13 of her advisers, flogged them, giving to each 26 lashes: and when each one refused to say thank S'ou, another lash was added. They had done nothing wrong themselves, but hei claimed ought to have advised her betteri The case was taken to the courts at the Judge decided that the fine should returned, which has never been doi And General Cronje became the chief. tive commissioner, and the two mS conducted the. flogging were made special' envos's to study the conditions of the natives in that section. Evers black man in America, and every well-wisher of the black man In America and elsewhere ought to pras for the tri umph of British arms in South Africa. The 'immediate occasion of the war was the treatment of the Outlanders In the Transvaal. The Transvaal has been a government administered on the basis ot preference Instead of principle. Under" British rule there 1s absolute equality of privilege and protection to all white men. and under that rule the Boers have ad vanced in intelligence and wealth. Thero have been mans intermarriages, and If It had not been for the organised conspiracy at Pretoria, determined to check the ad vance of right principles In government as applied to all white men. Irrespective of race or language, the Briton anatha Boer would have had no war, and it gether thes would have risen and pros- I pered In all respects. . iScvrlnpr Schools. From "Our Brethren of the Tenements and the i Ghetto." by M. J. McKenna. The Industrial education that Is given j in the churches and In the schools is not j appreciated as it ought to be. It Is a I part of the routine at school, and the I children must worry through it; but they i Join the classes at the churches to see what they can get out of them. Tha classes taught bs wealths girls are the best attended and the most successful. The prestige given bs wealth, and tha charm of association with It, more than, make up to the children for the want of technical skill on the part of the teach ers. The children learn rules' enough at school, and it Is delightful to have a good time on Saturday morning and rub tha little hands on some one's silk waist. The teachers would be well paid If they could understand the love the children have for them and how much they talk about them through the Summer months. Sympathy and kind words are treasured up in the heart of the child. The First. PORTLAND, May 24. 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