THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1900.
KRUGER IN HOLLAND
, Enthusiastic Greeting by
People of The Hague.
STATES GENERAL'S, WELCOME
Afrikander Congress Met at 'Worces
ter, Cape Colony, Under the Guns
of a Strong British. Force
Its Resolution.
THE HAGUE Dec. 6. At the opening:
of the Second Chamber today, the presi
dent. J O. Gllochman, said:
"President Kruger arrives here today.
He frill take up his residence here. I
take the occasion to propose that the
Chamber authorize me to welcome, in its
name, the president to our country ana
offer him an expression of our cordial
sympathy."
The proposal was adopted amid cheers
end bravos.
Mr. Kruger arrived here today and was
Erected at the station by the Burgomas
ter and Counsellor. A choir of 600 men
and girls chanted Psalm 72, verse's 6, 7
and 11. The ex-president and his suite
then retired to the royal waiting-room,
where the Burgomaster warmly welcomed
them in a. brief speech. Then followed
Dr. Spink, president of the local South
African Association, assuring Mr. Kru
ger of the deep sympathy of the entire
Dutch Nation, "who had." he said, "so
greatly though vainly hoped that the
great powers who recently assembled at
the peace conference would not have per
mitted that in South Africa the right of
nations, the right of war and civil law
should be trampled under foot, or a little
nation be sacrificed in an unequal combat
In defense of its existence."
The address, after a long eulogy of the
heroism of the Boers, proceeded to liken
Mr. Kruger to "William the Silent, who
sacrificed everything for the welfarn of
his -people, and concluded:
"May your reliance on the Almighty,
similar to that of the Prince of Orange,
support you, Mr. President, in the ar
duous fight for right apd liberty, and
may the liberty of your nation crown
your courage. Then will Great Britain
have learned the lesson of how dangerous
It is to attempt to throttle the inde
pendence of a free nation.
Mr Kruger, his suite and the reception
conrnlttee proceeded in open carriages to
the Hotel Des Indes. which was resplen
dent with flags and bunting. There a
bevy of ladles, headed by the Baroness
Van Harlnxaa greeted the Boer states
man and a choir sang a hymn. Mr. Kru
ger then mounted the staircase, preceded
by three girls strewing roses. On his
arrival the Baroness presented Mr. Kru
ger with a bouquet.
The First Chamber has authorized its
president to welcome Mr. Kruger In be
half of the House.
Mr. Kruger jnet with wonderful recep
tions everywhere. He reached the fron
tier at Zevenaar. Immense crowds gath
ered at all the stations, which were dec
orated with flags: the Burgomasters made
speeches and the school children sang.
Mr. Kruger made manv replies. In moit
of which he represented the Transvaal as
a little child whom a bad man wished to
kill. In one case he Illustrated his point
by drawing attention to a fair-headed
girl in the audience.
"If that child 'was outraged," he said,
"everybody would run to her rescue, but
in my country children are being out
raged by an enemy ten times stronger
than the Transvaal."
The crowds remained long In front of
the hotel cheering and singing. Finally
Mr. Kruger appeared on the balcony,
whe e he remained for a few minutes.
He then retired and was not seen again.
After dlnnpr privately with his grand
son. Mr. Eloff he went early to bed.
being greatly fatigued. Beautiful floral
offerings were displayed In the hall of
the hotel.
Krnger "Will Renew Hi Request.
LONDON. Dec 7. The Daily Mail pub
lishes the following from its correspond
ent at The Hague:
"When I asked Mr. Kruger whether
he would renew his request to Emperor
"William to offer arbitration, he replied:
"Yes, but my faith remains in the -king
of kings. South Africa will save Itself."
AFRIKANDER CONGRESS.
British Gnns Trained on the Tovrn
Where It Wan Held.
"WORCESTER. Cape Colony, Dec 6.
About 6000 Dutchmen assembled in the
open air at the Gum Tree Plantation, on
the edgefc of the town, to take part In the
Afrikander congress. Horsenjen from a
radius of CO miles had been riding in all
night.
S. C. Cronwrlght-Schrelner made a
speech. In which he attacked Sir Alfred
Milner. the British High Commissioner
and Governor of Cape Colony, saying that
there would be no peace while he was
Governor.
J. "W. Sauer, ex-Commlssloner of Pub
lic "Works, is expected to speak and guide
the congress' conclusions, among which
will be to sA'ect a large deputation to
visit Sir Alfred Milner and urge him to
advise a cessation of hostilities and give
autonomy to the republics.
More troops have arrived here. Some
1500 Canadians and Australians are en
camped around the town, and 10 guns are
In position.
The government Is distributing broad
cast a leaflet showing up the falsity of
imny of the antl-Brltlsh stories and
pointing out the hopelessness of Boer
resistance, as the British hold 14,000 pris
oners and all the principal towns In the
two republics.
After a number of violent speeches the
speakers, however, repudiating all Idea
Of rebellion and keeping within stricter
limits than had been expected, three reso
lutions were carried by acclamation, and
a delegation was appointed to submit
them to Sir Alfred Milner. The first
resolution demands the termination of
the war. with its untold misery, protests
against the devastation of the country and
the burning of farms, which "will leave
a Jastlnj: heritage of bitterness," and de
clares that the independence of the re
publics will alone secure peace in South
Africa. The second urges the right of the
colony to manage its own affairs and cen
sures the policy of Sir Alfred Milner. The
third pledges the congress to "labor in a
constitutional way" to attain the ends
defined In the two preceding resolutions
and directs that they be sent to Sir Al
fred Milner for submission to the Imperial
Government,
The congress, which it Is claimed repre
sented 120.000 Afrikanders, then closed,
numbers of the members leaving town im
mediately. Dewt Is Getting Tired.
ALIWAL NORTH. Dec 6. Last night
a British patrol came into contact with
Dcwefs outpost, close to the place
where his main force was laagered. They
took one prisoner, who stated that De
wet was suffering from continual trek
king,, and had abandoned a Krupp gun
near the south bank of the Caledon. The
prisoner asserted that all the British
prisoners captured at Dewetsdorp had
been liberated, with the exception of the
officers.
South African JBlee Boole
LONDON. Dec G. A blue book of
South African dispatches from January
3 to October 24 has been Issued. It largely
concerns the Cape Colony rebels ana
martial law. The conclusion to be drawn
from the mass of documents Is the eager
ness of the Cape Dutch to take up arms,
and especially the willingness of the bor
der Dutch to join the Invaders without
compulsion. Sir Alfred Milner, writing
to Mr. Chamberlain, September 5, cites
a statement by Mr. "Wcssels, of the Cape"
House of Assembly, who Is also a mem
ber of the Afrikander Bund, that 65 per
cent of his constituents joined the Boers
of their own accord. Reinforcing this,
he said: "Not only border Dutch, but
Dutchmen all over the colony, one by
one, made their way to the Boer lines."
Roberts Sails for the Cape.
DURBAN. Dec 6. Lord Roberts, on
board the Canada, has started for Cape
Town. He was given an enthusiastic
send-off. All of the ships in the harbor
were decorated with flags. Miss Roberts,
who accompanied her father, has re
turned to Johannesburg, where she will
Join her mother and sister, going from
that place to Cape Town.
Prior to his departure Lord Roberts
made a speech, in the course of which
he adjured his hearers to hold out the
hand of fellowship to those who had been
their enemies.
"When blessed peace is restored," said
the Field Marshal, "you will tell them
that we are all one In one country, that
we have one Interest, and that we honor
them. They have been fighting for a
wrong cause, having been induced to do
to by their misguided ruler. Neverthe
less we honor them lor fighting for the
liberty we ourselves thoroughly believe
In. And now. In the spirit of liberty,
truth. Justice and freedom, we are pre
pared to extend those privileges which
other Englishmen value to those who
have been fighting against us."
Delarey Attacked n Convoy.
LONDON. Dec 6. The WarOfflce has
received a dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated Bloemfonteln. December 6, an
nouncing that General Delarey, with 500
Boers, attacked a convoy proceeding from
Pretoria to Rustenburg. at Buffelspoort,
December 3, burned half the convoy and
killed 15 men and wounded 23, Including
Lieutenant Baker. The Boers, the dis
patch adds, suffered considerable loss,
some of them being killed with case
shot at 50 yards. Guns and assistance
were sent to Rustenburg and Commando
Nek, and the Boers were driven off.
The advices say that General Dewet
also crossed the Caledon December 5, at
Kareepont Drift, making for Odendal.
General Knox was following him, the
drift was held by a detachment of the
Guards, and the river was flooded.
American Horses for Africa.
NEW' YORK, Dec. C A number of Cana
dian horse experts, mostly veterlnaries,
have Just passed through this city on
their way to St. Louis and "Western points
to pass on herds of horses selected by
British military agents for use in the
Transvaal. One of these experts. Dr.
William Darcus Hamilton, who will ex
amine a large number of horses at St.
Louis that have been selected for the
imperial police who will patrol the Boer
country, said that the satisfaction American-bred
horses had given the British
military authorities was remarkable, and
he did not know what his government
would have done If it had not been for
the dependence that could be put upon
the American horse market, especially In
the West. "
FRENCH AMNESTY BILL.
Dreyfus Attain Bronght Up In the
Chamber of Deputies.
PARIS, Dec 6. In the Chamber pi
Deputies, the debate on government's
amnesty bill, as amended by the Sen
ate, crowded the House this afternoon.
.M. Drumont, anti-Semite, representing
one of the Algiers districts, demarfded
that the measure be applied generally
and notably to M. De Roulede. Guerln,
Marcel-Habert. M. I.ascles, ntl-Serr.lte,
representing an Algiers division, said the
government's sole aim was to stop cer
tain Inconvenient trials. He reproached
It for excluding political prisoners from
the amnesty. M. Guleysse. Radical Re
publican, said the affair which dominated
all the others was the Dreyfus case.
Amnesty would deprive Dreyfus of the
means of proving his Innocence, and if
guilty ho ought not to be pardoned.
Continuing, he declared amid noisy In
terruptions, that amnesty would shelter
a rascal like Esterhazy and leave under
suspicion estimable officers such as
Plcquart.
The Minister of War, General Andre,
in declining the Nationalist invitation to
make a statement, simply said It was his
strict duty to refuse to go into a dis
cussion of Judgments already pronounced.
This statement called forth cheers from
the left and loud protests from the right.
M. de Rlbere proposed that in view of
the appeasement, the amnesty be made
general except In cases or treason. The
Premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, said the
Government did not propose general am
nesty because It did not wish to expose
the country to fresh agitation. Those
for whom amnesty had been demanded
always had treason on their lips. Loud
applause followed this statement. M. de
Ribere's motion was rejected by 311 to 337
votes.
THE POPE'S HEALTH.
Contradictory Reports Given Out at
Rome.
ROME, Dec 6. The Messageror asserts
that the health of the pope has not been
altogether satisfactory for some time
past, and he has recently suffered In the
part where he was operated upon In
1S9S. which caused his physicians to per
form a slight operation for a tumor
underneath the arm yesterday. It re
moved the pain. The pope has merely
been recommended to rest for a few
days, according to the paper mentioned.
On the other hand, a eml-offlclal state
ment says the pope's health Is perfect
and that he continues his numerous re
ceptions without fatigue. The only inci
dent, according to the semi-official state
ment, was that the pope, a month ago,
while examining a heavy object, dropped
It on his left toe. Ho said nothing
until this week, when he told his phy
sicians that he felt a pain In walklng.and
Doctors Lapponl and Mazzonl dressed
the bruise. The Pope today Is quite well
and It Is incorfect to say that the opera
tion of 1SS8 Is giving him trouble,
as only a healthy scar remains-
Condition of the Cxnt-.
LrVADLV, Dec 6. The following bulle
tin was Issued this morning by the Czar's
physician:
"The Czar slept well all nlgnt. His
general condition and spirits are very
good. His temperature and pulso ar
normal."
The Czar now leaves his bed each day
and spends an hour or two in an arm
chair. In sleep and appetite he Is stead
ily Improving, though he Is still limited
to a liquid diet. It is probable that the
bulletins will be discontinued next Sun
day. The Czarina la much thinner, but
her general health Is excellent.
German Comment on Message.
BERLIN. Dec 6. The German papers
are still discussing President McKlnley's
message "The American people must not
wonder at Its unfavorable reception."
says the Berliner Tageblatt, "since It is
couched in the coldest terms regarding
Germany, and contains a veiled threat of
tariff reprisal."
Bought Svredlsh. Mines.
LONDON, Dec. 7. A Belgian syndicate
with a capital of 2.000,000 has purchased
In Sweden, according to the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Dally Express, 30
copper and lead mines.
Henry Russell, Song "Writer, Dead.,
LONDON. Dec 7. Henry Russell, com
poser of over'Sto songs, including A'LIfc
on the Ocean Wave," and "Cheer, Boys,
Cheer," died yesterday, ared 87 years.
NOT A PEACE TREATY
PEKIN AGREEMENT ONLY A STATE
MENT OF THE POWERS' TERMS.
China "Will Be Obliged to Accept Its
Provisions "Way Clearing for
Final Negotiations.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6. All the Ambas
sadors and nearly a majority of the
Ministers resident In Washington called
upon Secretary Hay today, this being dip
lomatic day. In the case of the represen
tatives of those powers Interested in
the Chinese question, it is understood
there were some exchanges on that sub
ject respecting the latest developments
In Pekln.
There has been no word from Mr. Con
ger since the dispatch to him of his in
structions to' sign the agreement, it is
assumed here that several days must
elapse before the formal signatures of all
the powers interested can be obtained to
the agreement. Then it will be laid be
fore Prince Ching and Li Hung Cuang.
who probably will be suppl-mented by
the Viceroys of Nankin and Han Kow,
the latter, acting by telegraph, consti
tuting the board of commissioners to
represent the Chinese Government.
This agreement Is not a peace treaty
In any sense of the term. It is nothing
but a statement of the terms on which
the powers will negotiate with China for
a final settlement. It will be laid .before
the Chinese officials rather as a matter
of form, for there is not the least doubt
entertained that they will be obliged to
accept Its provisions. Still they may re
quire a week or two for Its considera
tion, and then the way will be cleared for
the initiation of fresh negotiations at
Pekln between the Ministers and the
Chinese commissioners for a final settle
ment. PUNISHMENT OF THE LEADERS.
Names of the Guilty Not Specified In
the Agreement.
LONDON, Dec 7. Dr. Morrison, wiring
to the Times from Pekln. D'cember E. con
firms the reported acceptance of Mr. Con
ger's amendments to the Joint note, and
says:
"The names of the guilty are not speci
fied, the stipulation only, providing that
those Princes and officials must be pun
ished who are "recognized as guilty by the
Chinese Government, with the addition
of others to be hereafter designated by
the Ministers. The practical result of this
compromise Is that the form of punteh
ment is left for the determination of the
Empress Dowager, who Is the arch-culprit.
The history of the compromise Is
instructive- The proposal "came original
ly from Japan. It was communicated to
Germany, and then to Washington. Al
though the amendments were presented
by Mr. Conger, all the credit of secur
ing softened terms Is given by the Chi
nese, not to Japan or America, but to the
Russians, who continue to handle tho
Chinese with consummate dexterity."
The Daily News publishes the follow
ing from NagasaM, dated December 4:
"The order to send 5000 Russ'an troops
back to Odessa has been countermand
ed. They will remain in the East until
further orders."
"Negotiations for the peace settlement
have not yet been opened." says the Pe
kln correspondent of the Morning Post,
wiring yesterday. "The French. German
and Japanese Ministers are awa'.tlng In
strnctlons,and Prince Chlng and LI Hung
Chang are awaiting a more satisfactory
edict. The Impression Is growing among
men of all nationalities that peace Is. im
possible: that a resumption of the cam
paign in the Spring Is inevitable, and that
partition Is the only solution. Two Amer
can missionaries complain that Cte Ger
mans at Chochal loot converts equally
with other Chinese."
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY TRIUMPHS.
Povrers Come to an Agreement on
Secretary Hay's Proposal.
CHICAGO. Dec. 6. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
American diplomacy leads the world.
The great powers have practically reached
an agreement as to the basis of future
movements in China, and this basis is
that which was proposed by Secretary
Hay. Secretary Hay has cabled Minister
Conger to sign for the United States an
agreement which the Ministers reached at
Pekln. This agreement was sent to the
home governments for their approval,
and with a single exception every power
has already cabled its representative at
Pekln to sign the agreement and that
power will probably do so tomorrow or
the next day. Thus the concert of the
powers Is preserved and a practical and
national basis of settlement has been
reached at last, thanks to the skill and
firmness of the American Secretary of
State. The chief features of the agree
ment are as follows:
"It Is stipulated that the punishments to
be meted- out- to guilty Chinese are as se
vere as it Is possible for the Chinese
Government to administer, but not more
severe. The Government of China Is not
to be asked to do the Impossible. It is
expected that under this obligation the
government will punish severely 11 ring
leaders In the attacks upon the Legations
and In" the Incitement of anti-foreign out
rages. Some of these will be beheaded.
Others will be banished or degraded."
If Great Britain and Germany had been
permitted to have their way the dynasty
would have been compelled to agree to
behead men who are beyond the reach of
the EmpcrorV Government men who are
In tho western provinces and In command
of military forces sufficient to protect
them. Secretary Hay has from the first
contended that while In justice all these
heads should be taken off. It Is necessary
to catch your hare before cooking him,
and that It was simply absurd to require,
the Chinese Government to decapitate
men whom it could not get hold of. These
guilty officials will be banished and de
graded and thus It will be made impossi
ble for them to return to positions of
power.
It Is stipulated In the agreement that
the Chinese Government Is formally to
admit its llabllty to the powers for dam
ages and for the expense of military oper
ations. This done the amount of Indem
nity to be paid each nation Is to be ascer
tained afterward by means of careful In
quiries and estimates. This part of the
plan will require much time, and while, of
course, It will give rise to opportunities
for trouble-making powers to precipitate
now complications. It is felt that a great
point has been gained by making the
amount of indemnity a subject of negotia
tions, as it should be, rather than a pre
liminary condition.
Other features of the agreement pertain
to the Legation guards to be kept at Pe
kln, to the razing of the Pekln forts, and
other military precautions similar to those
proposed by the French Government a
month ago.
To all these conditions It Is understood
Li Hune Chang and Prince Chlng, repre
senting the Emperor, are willing to ac
cede. In official and diplomatic circles here
the belief is expressed that a great step
forward has been taken and that again
there Is good prospect of an adjustmen.
of the seemingly unending complications
without dismemberment and without de
struction, of the dynasty. The agreement
now reached points to an early military
evacuation of Pekln and a return of the
court to that capital.
London Times Is SkeptlcaL
LONDON. Dec 6. The Times In the.
course of a skeptical editorial concerning
chances of an agreement at Pekln says:
"Are the Chinese to be judges of what
Is the severest punishment they can In
flict, or the European powers? If the lat
ter is the case the acceptance of the
1 American view will not take us much
nearer a solution. And the same thing
may be said of the Indemnity question.
It seems in fact that there Is no settle
ment, but simply an adjournment."
"It Is believed here." say's the Shanghai
correspondent of the Times, "that the
Yanstse Viceroys are gaining power over
the court and substituting their troops
for General Tung Fu Slang. The new
Governor of the Province of Che Klang
has been Instructed to arrange forthwith
the questions arising out of the Chucbau
massacre."
"It is the general belief here," says the
Tien Tsln correspondent of the Dally Mall
wiring Tuesday, "that China will accept
the demands of the joint note which all
the powers approve within a fortnight or
three weeks, and that then the second
stage of the negotiations the examination
of proposal after proposal In detail will
begin.." x
America and Germany Agree.
BERLIN, Dec 6. The morning papers
here print an Interview with Ambassa
dor White regarding the relations be
tween the United States and Germany In
the Chinese negotiations. Mr. White
gave the Associated Press correspondent
a formal repudiation of the interview,
saying Germany and the United States
had been working harmoniously together,
and also that nothing more divides them
since It has been found that the Pekln
diplomats are subject to amendment, to
meet any decided, changes In Chinese
affairs. Mr White Insists that the United
States Is in full accord with Germany for
the punishment of the guilty, so farNas
their punishment is possible.
Save Twenty-tiro Beheaded.
YOUNGSTOWN. O.. Dec 6. Walter
Kennedy, contractor and. expert engineer,
who has Just returned Zrom completing
some contracts in China, said that he
saw 22 Chinamen beheaded for no reason
other than that they were In his em
ploy. During the time be was erecting
extensive machinery he was practically
a prisoner, and did not know what mo
ment he would be taken from his work
and executed.
Funeral of Count von Y'orclc
PEKIN. Wednesday, Dec 5. The fune
ral of Count von Yorck took place from
the Palace of the Dowager Empress.
The coffin containing the remains of Col
onel von Yorck was deposited In one of
the temples Inside the Palace enclosure.
HIGH-PRICED CATTLE
Sensational- Sale at. the Livestock:
Exhibition.
CHICAGO, Dec 6. One hundred dollars
apiece for steaks and $10 a pound for
roast beef was paid at the fat stock
show today, when Schwarzchild & Sulz
berger, of New York, bought B. R.
Pierce's Aberdeen Angus steer Advance
for 51 50 a pound. This was paid for
beef on the hoof, and as the steer tipped
the scale at 1430 pounds, the price was
$2145. Another Important sale of the day
was a carload of 15 Angus cattle, bred by
W H Kerry, of Bloomlngton. 111. These
cattle brought $3469, or at the rate of
15 cents per pound-. This is the highest
price ever paid for a carload of cattle.
A. Weber, of Kansas City, was the pur
chaser. In spite of the inclement weather to
night, the evening parade of prize-winners
took place before a large audience.
Ir. addition, there was a drill by a com
pany of the stockyards equestrian club.
In the morning there was a lively compe
tition between draft horses In harness,
and In the afternoon, besides the sensa
tional cattle sales, there was an Inter
esting sale of Galloways.
Today, In the first day of the sale of
shorthorn cattle. 47 head were sold for an
average of 53S4 per head. The high
priced bull, Star of 'thea North, three years
old. owned by Isaac -Forbes & Sons, Hen
ry. III., sold to Dr. Cole, of Tennessee,
for $1840. The first day of the two-days'
sale of Aberdeen-Angus cattle today re
sulted In -the sale of 30 animals for an
average of $432 16 per head. The highest
priced bull brought $1205. T. F. B.
Sotham. of Chllllcothe, Mo., announced
that before leaving for Chicago he sold
the prize Hereford beef steer to A. Weber,
of Kansas City, for a price 3 cents per
pound over the highest-priced steer sold
at the International Livestock Exposi
tion. This made the price SI 53 per
pound. As the steer weighed between
1000 and 1700 pounds, It cost Mr. Weber
about $2350. He was slaughtered today
by Armour & Co. and dressed 69 per cent
of llvewelght. He Is undoubtedly the
highest-priced beef steer ever sold in the
world.
Eugene Grubb, of Carbondale, Colo.,
sold at private sale 20 Colorado range
bred short-horn yearlings, averaging 917
pounds each, at $5 25 per 100 pounds, or
$48 11 per head, to Mr. Watson, of Minne
sota, who bought them to feed for mar
ket at his farm. This sale breaks the
record for young feeding cattle of the
range. They have been raised entirely on
grass and alfalfa hay, never having
tasted grain of any kind.
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Opportunity for American Artists.
PARIS, Dec 6. It has been learned
that the French Government has given
John B. Cauldewell, director of fine arts
at the Paris exposition, who sailed on
the Deutschland last Friday, a commis
sion to sound certain American artists
upon the subject of the sale of Sbme or
their works. The French Minister or
Fine Arts has expressed the desire of thn
government to secure examples of the
art of American painters living in th
United States for the National gallery at
the Luxembourg Palace. This l ona
of the results of the excellent showing
made by American artists at the ex
position. Movement of Porto Rlcans.
E-L PASO. Tex.. Dec. 6. Two cars
passed through here today containing 114
Porto Rlcans who are going as contract
laborers to the Hawalan Islands to
work in the sugar Industry for Claus
Spreckels. They said that 7000 Porto Rl
cans are preparing to emigrate to the
islands for the same purpose.
England Buying German Guns.
BERLIN. Dec 6. The Eherhart facto
ries In Eisenach and Dusseldorf are fur
nishing Great Britain, through the Brit
ish African Chartered Company, with 18
batteries of quick-firers. Some of the pa
pers ths evening call, upon the govern
ment to stop this, as a contravention of
Germany's neutrality.
Commodore Henderson III.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. Commodore Alex
ander Henderson. U. S. N., retired. Is se
riously 111 at his home In Yonkers. Th
Commodore had a stroke of paralysis a
year ago, from which he never recovered.
He is nearly 70 years of age. The physi
cians attending give little hope of his re
covery. Given Up for Lost.
s PROVINCETOWN. Mass., Dec 6. The
Provincetown; fishing schooner Cora S.
McKay, rwith '30 men, has been given 'up
for lost. Every circumstance points to
her destruction at Virgin Rocks on the
Grand Banks of Newfoundland in the
storm of September 12 to 14, known as
the Galveston hurricane
The Nansen Fund.
CHRISTIANIA, Dec 6. The Nansen
fund, which was started after the re
turn of Dr. Nansen from the Arctic, to
promote scientific explorations, now
amounts to 100,000 kroner, and no fur
ther contributions will be made.
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or from the brewery, Hudson, N. T.
FEDERATION OF' LABOR
ANNUAL CONVENTION OPENED IN
LOUISVILLE.
Business of the Session "Will ' Be
Taken Up Today President
Gompers Address.
LOUISVILLE, Ky Dae 6. Tomorrow
will find the American Federation of La
bor disposing of the business before it.
today the opening session having been
devoted to welcoming addresses, reports
and the appointment of committees. The
attendance Is the largest In the history
of the Federation. Among those on the
stage were Samuel Weir, the delegate
from Scotland, and Peter Curran, rep
resenting the British Trades Union Con
gress. The convention met at 10:15 o'clock in
Music Hall, with 217 delegates present.
President Gompers, ir? a few words. In
troduced William 'M. Hlgglns. editor of
the Irish-American, of Louisville, who
delivered the address of welcome, to
which President Gompers replied.
Thomas Tracey, of Boston, chairman of
the committee on credentials, presented
a report showing the committee had ex
amined the credentials of 205 delegates,
representing 61 national and international
unions, 10 state branches, 42 central labor
unions, 59 local trades unions, and three
foreign federations. The report was
adopted and the delegates seated.
President Gompers then began his an
nual address. He said In part:
"The past year has witnessed a most
remarkable growth in organizations
among the workers, who have realized
that there Is no protection or hop for
justice in the future unless It results
from the unity of the wage-working
masses. We have Issued direct from the
American Federation of Labor during ihi
past year 849 charters to national and In
ternational unions, 14; state federations
of labor, 5; city central labor unions,
96; local trade unions (having no na
tional organization), 4S4; federal labor
unions. 250. We had at the end of the
fiscal year, October SL 1900, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, na
tional and international unions. 82; state
federations. 16; city central labor ulons,
206: local trade unions and federal labor
unions, 1CS1.
"The more compact and better equipped
trade unions have come to Joint agree
ments and conciliations between the
workers and associated employers, and
only when conciliation has failed has It
been necessary to resort to arbitration
and then the only successful arbitration
was arbitration voluntarily entered Into.
The more thoroughly the workers are or
ganized In their local and national
unions and federated, by common bond pol
icy and politics, the better shzOl we be
able to a-rert strikes and lock-outs, secure
conciliations and. If necessary, arbitra
tion, but It must be voluntary arbitra
tion or there should be no arbitration at
alL
"Realizing the necessity for the unity
of the wage earners of our country, the
American Federation of Labor has. upon
all occasions, declared that trades unions
should open their portals to Ml wage
workers. Irrespective of creed, co'or, na
tionality, sex or po'ltlcs. Un'ess we shall
give the negro workers the opportunity
to organize and thus place them where
they can protect and defend themselves
against the rapacity and cupidity of their
employers: unless we continue the policy
of endeavoring to make friends of them,
there can be no question that they will
not only be forced down In the economic
scale and be used against any effort by us
for our economic and social advance
ment, but race prejudice 'will be made
more bitter and to the Injury of all. The J
alien contract mbor law falls far snort
of accomplishing what It was originally
Intended to do, for the reason that vio
lators of the law are easily and systemat
ically coached how to pass the Inspec
tion. The enactment of wise and benefi
cent legislation In tne Interests of the
toiling masses of the country must still
be demanded until all the wrongs from
which the tollers suffer are abated. It
cannot be denied that much faster and
greater progress can be made and will
be made, provided we are firm In our
determination to achieve it, unceasing in
our efforts and undivided In our cour e."
At the afternoon session. Secretary
Frank Morrison presented his report,
which was unanimously adopted. "The
American Federation," said Secretary
Morrison, "is now in a position, numer
ically and financially, to accomplish dur
ing the coming year more remarkable re
sults than have been achieved during
the present year. Members of unions are
beginning to realize that higher duties
and united action are necessary for suc
cess." Treasurer John B. Lennon reported re
ceipts of $79,675 and expenses of 68.373. The
total funds on hand amount to $12,30L
RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE
A Walk-Out on the Gulf, Colorado fc
Santa Fe Road.
HOUSTON, Tex., Dec 6. The teleg
raphers belonging to the Order of Railway
Telegraphers on the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe road, extending from Galves
ton to Purcell, I. T., lert their desks at
11 o'clock today. Passenger trains are
being operated on running orders from
junction points, and through freights are
also being handled, although there Is con
siderable delay. The strike has been ex
pected for some time A committee of
the telegraphers went to Galveston to
hold a conference with General Manager
Polk, to whom they presented their griev
ances. The latter was tti communication
with President Ripley, and It Is believed
by the men that the latter official will
yield on the point of 10 consecutive hours
of rest for the operators. The operators
say they expect to gain the active co
operation of other railroad organizations.
Railroad Officials Statement.
CHICAGO, Dec 6. At the Santa Fe
offices In this city, the following state
ment regarding the strike was given out:
"The operators made a demand for an
increase In wages and for changes In
rules and regulations governing their serv
ice November 13 last, In the absence of
the general manager. A meeting with a
committee of operators was held Novem
ber 26, when the company made the prop
osition to the committee to allow operat
ors employed on the Gulf lines the same
rules and regulations as were In vogue
on the Santa Fe lines west of Albuquerque
November 15, which rules and regulations
are the same as were adopted and ap
plied on the Atchison road proper July
1 last, and to pay the- same wage rates
as were commonly paid by other roads In
Texas, and In the event of the committee
and company failing to agree as to wage
rates they were to be determined by arbi
tration. In other words, the rules and
regulations governing the employment of
operators In force and accepted by oper
ators on the Atchison proper and on lines
of the Santa Fe system west of Albu
querque vere to be applied to operators
employed on the Gulf lines, and If the
telegraphers' committee could not agree
with the company as to wage rates to
be paid, they were to be determined by
arbitration. Several meetings were had
with the committee, and at length the
proposition of the company, as stated, was
accepted. Subsequently, however, it was
rejected and the strike ordered."
Shops in Texas Cloicd.
CLEBURN. Tex., Dec 6. The Santa Fe
shops here were closed today by order of
the company on account of the telegraph
ers strike. The men were notified at
quitting time this evening not to "show
up" until sent for. This throws 500 to
600 men out of employment. It Is ru
mored here that unless the Santa Fe
management acquiesces in tha demands J
of the strikers there will be a sympathetic
strike of other employes. A conference
of tho leading organizations today dis
cussed this point, but the decision is kept
secret-
"Withdrew From the Federation.
NEWARK. O.. Dec 6. The Cincinnati
Typographical Union withdrew from the
Ohio Federation of Labor. In session here
today, because of the failure of the con
vention to adopt resolutions censuring the
Administration.
CASTELLANE'S CHARGES.
Sensational Allegations Against the
London Bric-n-Brac Dealer.
NEW YORK. Dec 6. A dispatch to the
World from Paris says:
Sensational allegations are made by the
Count and Countess de Castellane In
their answering affidavits Just completed
and to be used In conjunction with the
proceedings pending in the Supreme
Court of New York against George J.,
Edwin, Howard and Helen Gould, as
trustees of the estate of the late Jay
Gould. Count Bonl de Castellane and
tho Countess Anna are Intensely Indig
nant; that any attempt should be made In
the American courts to deprive them of
their income from the Gould estate.
They retaliate by making counter
charges of lack of good faith against
Asher Wertheimer, the London dealer In
articles of vertu, bric-a-brac and other
luxuries, who seeing no other prospect
of being speedily paid the $3S5,000 he al
leges the Castellanes owe him, assigned
his claim to Anton J. Ditmar, of New
York, and thus brought on the present
legal complications.
The Count and Countess ask the court
to vacate the Injunction proceedings,
first, on the ground that the Wertheimer
claims are excessive; that the Countess
really owes him nothing and that some of
the extraordinary high-prlcdd antiques,
for which thousands of Gould dollars
were pledged, were not what they wero
represented to be. In fact, the Count
and Countess intimate a desire to prove
that certain mirrors bought for a large
sum are not genuine antiques.
Probably the strangest point in the af
fidavit Is the allegation that their in
debtedness to Wertheimer for goOTs ac
tually supplied does not exceed, ana
never did amount to, $3S5.000. They
claim that $120,000 of this big sum Is
accrued Interest, of which they disclaim
all responsibility.
The Countess Anna sets up as another
and distinct reason why the Injunction
should be vacated In the declaration that
Wertheimer retains In his possession art
objects belonging to her which she
values at from $300,000 to $400,000, and that
she Is about to bring suit to recover this
amount.
As a final point, the Castellanes al
lege that they have property In France
worth more than three times the amount
of Werthelmers, and all allied claims
and that they are able to satisfy them.
The Count and Countess supplicate tne
Supreme Court of the City and County
of New York not to Impose an Injunc
tion on the continued regular payment
of their income from the estate of Jay
Gould.
PAPAGOES BECOMING INSANE
Over the Religious Teachings of An
Arizona "Woman.
PHOENES. Dec. 6. A Papago Indian
woman was brought to the territorial
insane asylum here today. She became
insane several weeks ago over the re
ligious teachings of a woman named
Julia Schaffer, who lives at Phoenix,
and whose strange delusions have been
impressed on the Papagoes to such an
extent that many more of the Indians
are partially demented. Tho woman
claims to cure by the laying on of hands
and the Indians declare she has qured
blindness and deafness and has made
cripples walk. Mrs Schaffer is the
leader of a small band of people who be
lieve In a religion composed of a mlxturo
of Jewish, Mohammedan. Hindoo ana
Catholic faiths and they have found
many followers among the Indians who
have been, contributing all their money
to the teachers. It Is believed they
have missionaries among other tribes and
the authorities are searching for them.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
Montana's Vote.
HELENA, Mont, Dec 6. Bryan car
ried Montana by a plurality of 11.665, as
shown by the official canvass of the vote
of the state, completed today. Four years
ago Bryan carried Montana by 32,043.
The Social Democratic ticket received 703
votes, tho Prohibition 293, the Social La
bor 116.
Kentucky's Vote.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 6. The vote
cast for the leading Democratic elector
and the leading Republican elector, ac
cording to the official count today, gives
the former 234.S99 and the latter 226,801,
a plurality for Bryan of 8,095.
South Dakota's Vote.
PD2RRE, S. D., Dec 6. The total vote
of the state, as shown by the official
canvass. Is as follows: McKlnley, 54,
530; Bryan, 39,544; Woolley 1342; Parker.
339; Debs, 169.
Fight Against Glassmalcers.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 6. At a meet
ing of the Philadelphia Paint Club
last night, the first step was taken in
the direction of a general move to re
strict what Is considered an unJUBt de
mand upon the Jobbers of paints and
glass by the window-glass manufactur
ers. It is stated that notices have been
served by the manufacturers on all their
customers that if they expect .to con
tinue their business relations they must
agree not to handle any foreign- mado
glas3 unless It is the output of a fac
tory for which some member of the
manufacturers combination has tho
agency In the United States. The Paint
Club decided at once to set about en
listing all organizations in the trade
throughout the United States in an effort
to fight what the members regard as a
most unjust demand. It Is hoped by
correspondence, petition and assistance
of other commercial organizations, to
crystallize the sentiment of the country
In the direction or a revision oz in
tariff on more equitable lines.
Verdict in San Francisco Disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 6. The Coro
ner's jury inquiring Into the causes of
the Thanksgiving day disaster. In which
22 lives were lost by the collapse of the
San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works
during the progress of the Stanford
Berkeley football game, has returned the
following verdict In the case of each
victim of the accident:
"That the accident was caused by the
breaking of the ventilator of the roof
over the furnace in the house of the
San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works
at the corner of Fifteenth and Folsom
streets on the afternoon of November
29; further, that he had no business there
and was there against the orders and
temporary resistance on the part of the
superintendent of said works, and furth
er, that no one can be held responsible
for his death other than himself and
that death was accidental."
Racing In the Snow.
NEW YORK. Dec 6. A novel form of
harness racing is planned by the New
Jersey trotting tuvfman, "Barney" Dema
rest, to be held on the half-mile track at
Morristown, N. J., as soon as the weather
Ls opportune. Demarest's intention Is to
take advantage of the first snow that falls
In sufficient quantity and convert his hair
mlle course into a race track for 6lelghs.
the racing to be continued as long as the
snow and Ice needed remain' good. A pro
gramme of purses will be offered. The
Idea, was borrowed from the Canadian
custom of holdlns trotting races on the
ice. "Demarest will try to .preserve the
snow as long as possible, and by' sprin
kling the surface with water whenever
there is a freezing temperature, expects
to have good sleighing long after the
roads and streets arc bare of snow.
Blacksmiths will be on hand to keep, sharp
the shoes of horses intended to race.
Convicti Escaped From Transports.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6. A dispatch to the
World from Hong Kong. British China,
says:
Eight desperate convicts who were be
ing taken from Manila to San Francisco
escaped from the United States Army
transport Grant, which touched here to
get the body of Paymaster Barber and
convey It home to America. The con
victs were destined to prisons In the
United States. They got loose somehow
and snatched lifebelts and jumped Into
tho sea. After floating about for a while
they were picked up by a steam launch
and brought to this city. Among them
was a soldier who had deserted from the
American Army and had joined the in.
surgent Filipinos, but had been captured.
Three of the party have been found and
taken back aboard, the transport Grant
in irons.
"Will Urge Legislation.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Measures pending
before Congress, in which tha National
Business League ls Interested, will be
urged for speedy action by an organized
committee of that association. A meet
ing of the executive committee
of the National Business League
was held here today and It was
resolved to send a committee to Wash
ington while the measures are pending
and v.ork for their passage at the pres
ent session. The most Important mea
sures In which the league ls interested
are the bills for the revision on civil
service lines of the Consular Service ot
the United States and the bill for tho
creation of a department of commerce
and industries. Action will also be
urged on the pending bill for the re
vision of the lnter-state commerce law
and an endeavor will be made to bring
about a vote In the Senate for the rati
fication of the French reciprocity treaty.
Siberians Introduce the Trolley.
Youth's Companion,
Electricity Is conquering the world with
greater rapidity than did its mighty
predecessor in mechanical achievement,
steam. The gradual opening of the Trans
Siberian Railroad has led to the Introduc
tion of electric light and electric machin
ery Into the towns ot Siberia. Recently
the municipality of Vladlvostock decided
that electric trolleys were Indispensable
to the comfort and convenience of the in
habitants of that remote city, and It was
resolved to build at once about 20 miles
of electric tramways and to light the
town with electricity, besides introducing"
other modern conveniences. Most of the
machinery will be of American manufac
ture. Attempt to Renevr Race Riot.
NEW YORK, Dec 6. An attempt to re
new the race riot in the negro district
was made tonight, when a crowd of
white persons tried to Incite each other
to lynch a negro at Th'rty-fifth street
and Seventh avenue. Ihe negro was
William Compton, and he shot William H.
Chase and Cornelius Rooney, both white.
A large crowd tried to catch the negro
to lynch him, but the police surrounded
him and escorted him to the station. The
negro fired on the crowd as he was pur
sued, but hit no one. The Injured men
were shot In the left arm, but were not
dangerously hurt.
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