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Ill THIRD STREET 1900 izzer Genuine leather or whipcord trimminss. uill-Ienglh carpet, solid foot dash, long-running axles, quick-change couplings, fitted uith the best solid-rubber tire, for $122.50 Nov line of Low-Wheel Bike WoQons. Pneumatic Runabouts, Surreys and Traps. Reduced Prices on Solid Rubber Tires. CARRIAGES WAGONS HARNESS ROBES AND WHIPS E. C. Goddard fc Co.. Oregonlan Bldg. NEW BRIGADIER - GENERALS. Promotions of Colonels Luther H. Hare and J. H. Smith. WASHINGTON. June L The President today appointed Colonel Luther H. Hare, of the Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry (C aptaln Seventh Cavalry) and Colonel J. H. Smith, of the Fifteenth Infantry, to b- Brigadier-Generals of Volunteers In r rojriition of their distinguished sen-Ices In the campaign in the Philippines. Oth c. romlnutlons by the President were: C. R. Brcckenridge of Arkansas, to be a commissioner to negotiate with the In d.ans on the Cherokee-, Choctaw. Chicka saw. Creek and Seminole Nations, vice A. S. McKennon. resigned. Thirty-first Infantry Major L. M. Brett, to be Lieutenant-Colonel: Captain C. P. Stivers, to be Major. "SNAG PROOF" MINING BOOTS JR.. Treaurer : J. A B3 EPAP-D, Secretary. rtland Oregon. SMOKE THE EAU BRUMMELL BEST FIVE-CENT CIGAR MADE - Frank Drug. CrtlXftu Rooms Single 75c to 51.50 per day Rooms Double SLOO to 52.00 per day Rooms Famib' $L50 to 53.00 per day C T. BELCHER. Sec and Trcas. American plan... European plan... ,. ..51.25. 5L50. 51.75 .... 50c. 75c 5LO0 PRAEL CO. RETAILERS IN 207 "WASHINGTON STREET Studebaker 320 TO 338 EAST MORRISON ST. ing 103 the Eyelids This Is a sign of defective vision. If a person partly closes the lids In looking at objects, just as every one closes the lids In looking to ward the sun, he needs glasses. It is a sign that never falls. It Is a sign that tne eyes are out of focus. The rays of light cause a diffused blur Instead of sharp, distinct vis ion. Squinting the lids Is Nature's way of partly shutting off the blur. Correctly fitted lenses will throw every ray to a perfect focus and make vision clear and distinct. WALTER REED Eye Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGONIAN BUILDING S. H. H. CLARK DEAD. Formerly Receiver of the Union Pa cific Rallvrnr. ST. LOUIS, June l.-S. H. H. Clark, a director Of the Mls.ermrl "Pnnlflr. TTnUr.vnrt ' Company, its ex-vice-president and gen- 1 eral manager: first vlce-preeldent of the Texas & Pacific and the International & Great Northern, and ex-general manager of the Union Pacific, died today at Ashe- , ville. N. C Mr. Clark had been ailing for several years, and since the reorgan ization of the Union Pacific road had rc- 1 nMined in retirement at his residence in this city. He was advised to go to Ashc vllle early In the Spring, but his relatives and friends felt that the end was near. He passed away In the presence of his wife and son. Mr. Clark was In his 6Sth year. vjYg LOST IN THE HOUSE Proposed Trust Amendment Was Voted Down. NOT THE REQUISITE TWO-THIRDS Five Democrats Voted for the Reno Intlon. and Tiro Republican Against It. "WASHINGTON, June 1. The HOUSe o I Reprcsentatlves today after a lively de- bate extending over two days, defeated the joint resolution proposing a Const! tutlonal amendment empowering Congress to regulate trusts. It vtqulres a two-thirds vote under the Constitution to adopt an amendment to the Constitution. The vote stood ayes 151, noes 131. The affirmative vote, therefore, was SS short of the requisite two-thirds 192. Five Democrats, Campbell (Mont.), Napnen (Mass.), Scud der (X. Y.). SIbly (Penn.), and Thayer (Mass), and one silverlte, Newlands (Nev.) voted with the Republicans for the reso lution, and two Republicans, Loud (Cal.l, and McCall (Mass.), with the Democrat.-. These were the only breaks from party lines. The Populists voted solIUly against the resolution. The debate preceding the vote had a strong political flavor throughout and was at times very personal. The features were the closing speeches of De Armond (Dem. Mo.) and Llttlefleld Rep. Me.), for their respective sides, and the short speech of McCall (Rep. Mass.) against the resolu tion. McCall has distinguished himself be fore during this session In opposing the action of his colleagues on the Porto Rlcan bllL His action today was unheralded, and, therefore, attracted the more atten tion. The Dcbnte Renamed. "Without preliminary business at 11 o'clock the House resumed the debate. Owing to the early hour of convening there were few members present, and the de bate opened quietly and without Incident. Fleming (Dem. Ga.) reiterated the charge that the Republicans had no intention of putting through both Houses cither resolution or the Llttlefleld bill. Hamilton (Rep. Mich.) said if there was to be control of trusts it must be exercised by the Federal Government, and a Consti tutional amendment, such as was pro posed In the pending resolution, was es sential. Newlands (S1I. Nev.) said he agreed with the minority that the pro posed Constitutional amendment was a makeshift Intended to meet a political emergency. and without any serious intention of finally being in corporated In the Constitution. But he would vote for it, because he believed the Federal Government should have enlarged powers rather than it should not exercise any power at ail. He appealed to Demo crats to join in passing the resolution and sending it to the Republican Senate. Let the Senate, he urged, take the responsi bility of defeating it. Ahotit-Ohln Polities. Grosvenor (Rep. O.) devoted a few xnln. utes to explaining that the failure of tha Ohio Republicans to nominate Attorney General Monnett in Ohio did not indicate that they were opposed to the prosecu tion of trusts. Mr. Monnett had had two terms and It was the well-established rule that no man should be a candidate for that office a third time. Besides, he i-nld, Mr. Monnett was not a candidate for re election. Lentz (Dem. O.) said it was exceedingly pleasant to hear Grosvenor apologize tor the third time for the treatment of At-torney-General Monnett by the Republican party of Ohio. Mr. Monnett, he said, had prosecuted one trust in Ohio, in spite of the temptation of a brrae of 5100,00), and in spite or. tne Drowoeaung 01 me ite- redemption of bonds. The debt is recaplt publlcan press of the state. Lentz had ulated as follows: read an Interview of the date of May 19, 1SO0, with Mr. Monnett, in which he pre dicted that the Republicans of the state would be punished for their treatment of the trusts. "Mr. Monnett does not say he was turned down," observed Grosvenor. "You know," replied Lentz. "that Mr. Monnett was a candidate for Governor as the champion of the people against trusts, yet not a single Republican delegate dared raise his voice in his favor. He got but 2S votes. You have a reputation as a mathematician. Here Is a problem for ou: If Monnett, for fighting one trust, got only 2S votes, how many otes would he have Tecelved If he had fought all th trusts?" (Applause and laughter.) Pierce (Dem. Tenn.) read a signed inter view with General Grosvenor, printed aorne time ago, declaring that a Consti tutional amendment was unnecessary to j deal with trusts. After further remark by Reeves (itep. 111.) ana uiayion (liem N. Y.), De Armond closed the debate for his side with a speech an hour and a half in length. The proposed amendment, ho said, bore upon its face Irrefutable evi dence that it was not Intended to bt placed in the campaign to delude voters. "I am willing to amend the Constitu tion," 'said De Armond, "but I am not billing to amend it so as to take from our states the power they now poses" to ceate and control corporations." In conclusion, De Armond appealed hlj Democratic colleagues not to vote for the resolution. McCall Against the Resolution. A surprise was In store for the Re publicans when a few minutes were ielded to McCall, who said he would vote for the Llttlefleld bill, but would vote against the resolution. "The resolution," he said, "brings the promise to the ear, but breaks it to the hope." (Democratic applause.) Proceeding. McCall declared that th amendment was more far-reaching than might be supposed at first blush. It might he used to place all Individual combina tions under the ban. It would strike a deadly blow at individual liberty and might be used to destroy labor organiza tions. No amendment was necessary un til every weapon in the Constitutional armorj' had been exhausted. (Prolonged Democratic applause.) Cummlngs (Dem. N. Y.) said: "Under the guise of an effort to destroy trusts, It is really a measure drawn In their interests. It 1 being used to tido over a Presidential election. It Is now al leged that William. J. Bryan advocated a ConFt'ti'tlonal amendment to down trusts, but this no more resembled the amend ment advocated "by him than a deck of cards resembles the Bible." Llttlefleld closed the debate for the res olution. He contrasted the records of the two parties on the trust question to show that such legislation as had been enacted against tiff had been placed upon tne statute books under the auspices of the Republican party. Republican promises, he said, were never outlawed. Democratic promise were never fulfilled. The Vote. The vote was taken by ayes and noes, both sides rising en masse to second the demand for a roll call. Speaker Hender son had his name called when the roll call was concluded, and voted for the resolu tion, which was defeated, 154 to 131. the requisite two-thirds not havimr voted for It. The announcement was greeted -with Democrat!? applause. At 5:33 P. M. the House recessed until S o'clock. At te night session the "bills to ratify the treaties made by the Dawes Commission wit,h the Cherokee and Creek Indians were passed, and at :4o P. M. the House adjourned. RUSSIA IS READY. "With 11,000 Mca at Takn, "WaitlnfiT Her'Chancc. She as SHANGHAI.Vune 1. Twenty-three war ships are now, at Taku nine Russian, three British, three German,, three French, two American, two Japanese and one Italian. In addition to their crews, the Russians have on board their ships 11,000 troops from Port Arthur, with liela pnulnminL Vom-tAn thousand Ruralan trnnn-i orp hf-ld In nrllni. at Port Ar- thur. REPORTED BY CONGER. "Washington Diplomat Say England I Back of the Tronhle. WASHINGTON, June 1. Minister Con ger, at Peking, reports to the State De partment today that the arrival of 300 guards for the Legations of Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the United States has had the effect of Improving the situation. He says that Pe king ip much quieter, but that the Boxera are still active In the surrounding coun try. Nothing- has been heard from Admiral Kempff. in command of the Newark at Taku, since hi short cablegram Wednes- I day announcing the landing of marines at Tien-Tsln. It Is hinted in diplomatic circles that this sudden increase of activity on the part of the Boxers is nothing more than part of a well-conceived plan by England or one of the great European powers to secure a permanent lodgment in Peking. It Is further Intimated that the plan has proved abortive, owing to the alertness of the other European powers represented In Chinese waters. Pirates Attack a Steamer. NEW YORK, June L A dispatch to the Herald from Hong Kong says: For the flrat time in yearn, a large steamer has been attacked on the Yanctse I River, near Ching King, by pirates. The American captain, named Flagg. drove them off. The attack took place at the Junction of the great canal from Tien Tsln. This indicates that the Boxer movement around Peking: is spreading south, but re flective people realize that there is no danger for the community, because the Boxers are not armed. The only danger is to property and isolated foreigners in the interior. The whole movement will collapse with the first efforts to suppress it. Tsnng-LI-Yamen Apologized. LONDON, June 2. The Peking" corre spondent of the Times, telegraphing Fri day, says: f "The government gave every facility for the arrival of the foreign guards. The streets were orderly. The Russians, as well as the French, were forbidden to land Wednesday, bqt the Tsung-LI .Tamon na apologized, explaining the mistake." f Marine Arrive" aPefclwK. SHANGHAI, June L A detachment of over 400 bluejackets from the foreignwar ships has arrived at Peking. PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. Decrease of Trro Jlllllon Dollars la the Past Month. WASHINGTON, June 1. The monthly statement of the public debf shows, 'that at the close of business May 31,, the debt, less cash in the Treasury, amounted to 51.H2.60S.S11, a decrease for the month of $2,193,274. which Is accounted for bv the Interest-bearing debt Debt on which interest .11,026.482.590 has ceased since maturity- 1.1S1.SS0 Debt bearing no Interest 330,727,470 Total $1,418,392,340 This amount, however, does not Include 5729,554,179 In certificates and Tieasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand. The cash in the Treasury Is classified as follows: Reserve fund, gold coin and bullion i J 150.000,000 Trust funds, gold, sliver and United States notes 729.5S4.179 General funds 1 113,355,229 In National bank depositories . ' To credit Of United States Treas urer ,.. . 105,226.525 To credit of disbursing officers 6.0G5.S92 Total $1,W0.2S1,S2S Demand liabilities outstanding SOS.478,225 Net cash balance $ 2D5,7S3,529 Receipts and Expenditures. The monthly comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures of the United States show that during May, 1900, the receipts aggregated $45,166,053, and the expenditures $40,351,525, lealng a surplus for the month of J4.S14.52S. During the last U months of the fiscal year the re ceipts exceeded the expenditures by $63, 335.000. One year ago there was a deficit for the 11 months of the fiscal year jof $104.62O,CO0. Coinage at the Mints. The monthly statement of .the Director of the Mint shows the total coinage at the mints of the United States during May, 1900, to have been $11,569,065, as fol lows: Gold ...... $3,252,000 Silver , 3.171.000 Minor coins 146.063 Carrency Statement. The monthly statement of the Controller of the Currency shows that at the close of business May 31, 1900, the total circula tion of National bank notes was $300,4SS.SS9, an Increase for the year of $5S,42-i,335. and an Increase for the month of $15,210,563. The circulation based on Unltect States bonds was $263,0S9,U7, an Increase for the year of $56,783,163. and an Increase for the month of $17,021,995. Epidemic of, Blaclc Cancer. NEWPORT, Vt.. June L An pfdemlc of black cancer prevails at West Derby, a suburb of Newport. Three deaths have occurred within the week. The victims had been ill but two days when the fatal symptoms showed. About 50 homes have been quarantined, schools c'.ospd. and everything possible Is being done to pre vent a further spread of the plague. Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON, June L .The Cabinet meeting today was unimportant, and de veloped nothing of public Interest. Ap pointments to be made In Porto Rico and Hawaii, were talked oer, and it Is though they will be sent to the Senate not later than tomorrow. Fatal Explosion. ROCHESTER. Nf Y.. June L A heavy explosion of chemicals at the Eastman Kodak works, just outside the city, today, wrecked a portion of that building. Fore man Tracey was Instantly killed rind tev eral others Injured. - ' n T IT "if II llffcirt ni n acter are current here, due to the activity KnlliSn ill SI I S Kill K ofthc Boer agents. While one section de UIllllvJIl HULL UttVy l darts that President Kruger has returned Roberts Has Not Yet Entered "Pretoria. POSSIBLY A HITCH SOMEWHERE A Boer Force I Thought to Be Be tween Johannesburg and the Capital. LONDON, June 2, 3:15 A. M. LOTd Rob erts continues silent regarding Pretoria, probably because he cannot wire of events from his own personal knowledge. Lour enco Marques, where all the news from the Boer sldo is rehandled. cables that REBUKE TO REPUBLICAN TREACHERY 'WfPi vSFjTr -s OREGONCITY, May 30. (To the Edi tor.) Will any Republican in Multnomah County, who is now supporting the Independ ent or Fusion ticket in that county, please ex plain why it is that every Populist crank and every Free-Silver Democrat in this county and elsewhere in the Willamette Valley is praying for the success of that ticket? Is it because they think the defeat of the regular Repub lican ticket will help to perpetuate the gold standard and encourage the sentiment at large in favor of expansion, or is it because they see in the defeat of the regular Republican ticket encouragement for the enemies of the National Administration, and corresponding advantage to the cause of Bryan and Agui naldo? Republicans outside of Multnomah County find it especially irritating to hear rabid Popu list and Democratic partisans gloating over the prospect that the Republican cause may sustain defeat in Multnomah through the as sistance of those who are professedly Repub licans. If the outcome is one way, they will be depressed. If the outcome is the other way, they will rejoice. Why? CHARLES B. MOORES. communication with Pretoria is now sus pended. Some messages by courier have reached Lourenco Marques, but none of later date than Wednesday. These assert that the burghers are In a state of panic, and that Pretoria is being controlled by a vigilance committee. Lourenco Marques again sends the report that President Kruger has be?n caDtured. The news blanks give rise to a suspicion that the citizens committee at Pretoria may not have been able to carry out Its plans for securing the peaceful entry of Lord Roberts and sparing the city the hor rors of a 3lege. A peace party appeared to be in the ascendant, and as soon as President Kruger and his Cabinet left Pre toria to organize a new capital, the citi zens' committee persuaded the command ants of the forts to withdraw some of the troops from the defeiuses, perhaps with the, view of keeping order In the town. If messengers were sent to the British, or If the British, being two hours' march from Pretoria Wednesday, entered it then, or at any time prior to Friday noon. Lord Roberts would certainly have telegraphed this fact. Hence, it looks as though there was a Boer force between Pretoria and Johannesburg. The "Boer soldiers, trek king back toward Pretoria, some of them fresh from the fight with General Hamil ton, would have brought a new element into the situation, and would probably overrule The peace committee, taking the direction of affairs out of their hands. If this has happened, the British may, as the Daily Chronicle says, "see some hard fighting" before the British flag fliea over Pretoria, for even if the Boers held only three forts standing close together on the hill south of the town, they would "be In a position to stand a siege. The Boers, according to a special dis patch from Lourenco Marques, have re entered the northeastern territory of the Free State, and are engaged with the British near Venterberg and Harrtemlth. It is reported from Amsterdam that the best rooms at Het Haasje one of. the prin cipal hotels there have been engaged lor President Kruger's occupancy from June 23. General Buller Is moving slowly against the Boer flanks. A dispatch from Vryburg, dated May 30, says: "During the occupation of this place by the Boers, they flogged the natives for slight offenses. A whip and several cords knotted and salted were found at the po lice station. A boy who brought a letter to a woman received 25 lashes, and another who sympathized with him received 15." Lady Georglana Curzon has cabled 17, 000 to provide comforts and luxuries at Mafekiqg. 4:30 A. M- The Times has the following from Lourenco Marques, dated June 1: "Reports of the most conflicting char- 10 rrewna ior tne purpose ot arranging terms of surrender, another asserts that the British have been repulsed outside of Pretoria. Nothing authentic 13 known her regarding Mr. Kruger's whereabouts, or the situation in the Transvaal." Warren Repulsed a- Boer Force. CAPE TOWN, May 3L General Warren, with 700 men, occupied a. strong defensive position at Fabiospruit, May 29. At dawn he found that he was surrounded, and he was fiercely attacked by 1000 rebels. The horses were stampeded, but the force con centrated and the Boers were repulsed. A small party in a garden continued to fight tenaciously, but evacuated as the charge began, leaving a number of wound ed. The British lost 15 killed, including Colonel Spence, and 30 wounded. Boers In Scnekal District. WTNBURG, May 3L After considerable fighting, the Boers, with two guns and several Maxlm-Nordenfeldts, are making a plucky stand eight miles east of Sene- T kal. General Rundle has succeeded In driving off the Federals, thus permitting the unopposed re-occupation of Lindhool. JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS. Special Inspector at Tacoma Does Not Thlnfc They Are So Bad. WASHINGTON, June L Robert Watch orn. Supervising Special Immigrant In spector at Tacoma, "Wash., in a telegram to Commissioner - General Powderly, re ceived today, states that two steamers have arrived at Victoria, B. C, within the last two days with 000 Japanese Im migrants, destined for the United States, presumably to avoid possible deportation. The inspection of the arrivals by the steamship Glenogle had been completed, with the result that 50 Japanese Immi grants were ordered deported. In the course of a letter received by Mr. Powderly, Mr. Watchorn says that "pub lic sentiment in Tacoma Is strongly against the so-called Invasion of Japanese, and by public meetings, newspaper criticisms and discussions In the meetings of working men's unions, an anti-Japanese sentiment is being cultivated very thoroughly, and all political conventions, without regard to party, recently held on this Coast and In adjacent states, have vigorously de clared in favor of restricting or prohibit ing Japanese Immigration." In discussing this matter In a subsequent letter, Mr. Watchorn says: "Despite the general public outcry against thl3 so-called Invasion of Japan ese. I am quite unable to Identify myself with the publicly expressed sentiment that it Is an unmixed evil. The cleanliness of the average Japanese immigrant, the abundance and condition of wearing ap parel, the amount of cash he possesses, the diversified industries they present, their numerous and widely separated destina tions, their health and youthfulness, all tend, in my opinion, to deprive the so called influx of much misconsidered dan ger to the peace and welfare of society. Nevertheless, it is quite apparent that there is some unlawful immigration being conducted as a purely commercial enter prise." To Restore IClrkman's RjinV. WASHINGTON. June L The House committee on military affairs reported in favor of authorizing the President to re store George W. Klrkman to his rank as Captain in the Army, thus overcoming the effect of a court-martial and dismissal at Manila. The dismissal grew out of a dis turbance while Captain Klrkman was not on duty. The committee, therefore, re ports that. In view of past gallant serv ice, the officer should be restored. TRADE WILL EXPAND Dewey on the Annexation of the Philippines. COAST WILL BE HELPED MOST The Admiral Refutes the Ideas el the Bryanites Rnral Free Delivery- in Oregon. WASHINGTON, June 1. Representative Tongue was talking with Admiral Dewey today on the effect of the battle of Ma nila on the Pacific Coast, and In tha course of his talk the Admiral said: "The annexation of the Philippine Isl ands will be of great benefit to the Pa cific Coast and the whole United States, but the Coast more than any other sec tion. Whv, have you noticed the enor mous increase in trade? It Is wonder ful, and will keep growing." There is no question about Dewey being: an expansionist, and the talk of his run ning on an anti-expansion ticket with Bryan is consequently absurd. Rnral Free Delivery in Oregon. Representative Tongue has been notified that upon his recommendation free rural delivery will be established in the vicinity of Shedds, Linn County. Or., to begin June 1L Had the papers been filed a sim ilar service would have been established at Newberg and Dayton. He also secured an additional letter carrier for Salem. Oregon's Civil War Claims. The sundry civil bill contains a provision relating to state claims, which includes the lbng-delaycd claims of Oregon and California for amounts expended during the Civil War. Officials of the Govern ment directed to adjust, compromise and settle with the Governors of the states and such settlements are to be reported to Congress. The claim of Oregon amounts to $335,152. Senator Simon Coming: Home. Senator Simon will probably leave for home Immediately upon the adjournment of Congress, and his alternate will serve in his place at the Philadelphia conven tion. The Senator desires to attend to business that has been accumulating at home. When Representative Tongue was in Richmond with the river and harbor com mittee, he conversed with a number of the leading Democrats on the political outlook, and, reviewing- his conversations, said: "I talked with quite a number of prom inent citizens of Richmond and one thing impressed me as being somewhat peculiar. I did not converse with a single man of prominence who did not claim that he was a Democrat, and yet not one of them favored free silver or the nomina tion of Bryan. A number of them will vote for McKInley. Others stated that they would work earnestly for the elec tion of Bryan, should he be nominated. In order to keep the party together on the color question. There was a differ ence of opinion manifested as to whether McKInley would carry the capital of the old Confederacy, but all agreed that the vote would be very close. Personally, the President is very popular among the Democrats of Virginia." Death of the Silver Issne. One of the leading Democratic papers of the East, a gold paper, by the way, tha Baltimore Sun, suggests that It is utterly impossible to elect a Democratic Presi dent if the party stands by the 16 to 1 foolishness, which seems to be determined upon, but adds that the way to rebuke the McKInley administration Is to elect a Democratic House. This is very well In theory, but it Is not likely to work in practice. The same votes which will make Republican success sure on the National ticket are almost sure to carry in a Re publican House of Representatives. As soon as the National Democratic party declares for free silver, a number of Rep resentatives from New York, Pennsyl vania and other Eastern states may as well give up all hopes of success, because they cannot avoid running on the Nation al platform as well as the platform oC their districts, and the result will be that they will be defeated by Republicans who are gold-standard men. Such Is the esti mate of the Democrats themselves, and It Is probably a correct one. It would not exactly be a rebuke to the Administration to have a Democratic House elected, either. The Idea of elect ing a Democratic House would probably be to rebuke that House for the legisla tion, which it has passed. Barring the Porto Rlcan bill, the House of Represen tatives has not done anything that needs rebuke; but, on the other hand, it wa3 the House of Representatives a Repub lican House which originated and pressed forward a financial bill, secured to this country the gold standard when there was a decided faltering in the Senate, and when there was a suspicion that the Ad ministration would have been practically willing to allow the financial question to go over this session of Congress. Porter and the Cohan Tariff. After the experience the Harrison Ad ministration had with Robert P. Porter as Director of the Census, it is rather sur prising that Porter should have been se lected by the present Administration for the Important work in Cuba, such as the revision of the tariff. It was stated at the time Porter was appointed Superin tendent of the Census, 10 years ago, that he was selected for the sole reason that he was the one man who would make a report favorable to the protected interests of the country, and that he could manage any set of statistics to that end. Being a high protective tariff man, he might have been selected to revise the tariff in Cuba because he would revise it on protected lines. Of course any revision he made had no effect on goods coming from Cuba Into this country, but It was upon goods going into Cuba solely. As the other scandals are developing, it is found that Porter's name Is rung In in connection with his revising the tariff, and also his further connection with the big railroad schemes. The War Depart ment found it necessary to revise Porter's re'ision, because it was found that It was not drawn on lines tending to the best in terests of the Cubans. The Porter ap pointment was one of the mistakes that should have been avoided. Rathbone was a good officer. Perhaps some of the other men were good men, but there was no necessity for selecting Portor for any part In the present Administration, for his rec ord as Census Director was known. The Marietta Explosion. MARIETTA, O., June 1. The explosion of nitroglycerine at the Kelly well, east of the city, 's the all-absorbing topic, and the details are of a most horrible na ture. The corrected l'et of killed and wounded Is as follows: Killed William Watson. Marietta; Thomas Daniels, farmer; Hazelton Spears, farmer: William Carpenter, Sr., farmery Herman Spears farmer. Fatally injured James Spears, Dawson Stoelar, Henry Stoelar. Seriously wounded John Stoelar, Walter Daniels. f"r