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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 19G1. LACK OF A QUORUM Senators Have No Likirfg for Night Sessions. MORGAN ON SHIP SUBSIDIES Hale's Argument Apralnst Increasing: Appropriations The Pension Bill Passed The House Passed Post office Appropriation Bill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. The Senate be gan the day by passing the bill for the payment of travel allowance on discharge from the volunteer army to officers and enlisted men of the Eleventh Cavalry and Thirty-sixth and Thlrt -seventh Regi ments of Infantry, who entered the serv ice of the United States In the Philip pines, and also a bill putting In force in the Indian Territory the laws of Arkan sas relating to corporations. The pension appropriation bill was theft passed, after Galilnger had stated that 1500 names had been placed on the pension rolls thug far on account of the Spanish War. at an annual cost of about $270,000. McLaurln opened the debate on the sub sidy bill, advoating its passage upon the theory that it -would, benetit the cotton growing interest of the Southern States. He cited the action of the Southern Cot-ton-Splrihers' Association at Charlotte, N. C, In urging legislation of the character proposed In the pending bill. He con tended also that anything that would stimulate American shippingwould benefit not only the cotton interests, but all other agricultural interests. He said that the time had come to put aside the animosi ties aroused by the Civil War and to take up the Interests that -were characteristic of the old South. Mallory said, in reply to MoLaurin, that his opposition to the bill was based upon the opinion that It would not do what It professed to do in aiding American ship ping. Morgan took the floor to oppose the pending bill, but first asked Allison for an estimate of the total appropriations for the next fiscal year. Allison said he did not have the exact figures, but thought a fair estimate would be $700,000,000. Hale thought the total would be greater. "The tide is rising all the time," said he. "So far we have not been able to make any reductions, but have found It neces sary to make constant additions, Increas ing the aggregate of last year's apppro priatlons by many millions." Cockrell thought the tide was rising rapidly. "We are getting into a very current of expenditures," he said. "Yes," said Hale, "the tide is gaining rapidly and before we know It we will have billion-dollar sessions, instead of billion - dollar Congresses, concerning which we heard so much talk a few years ago." Hale went on to say that the military budget of the United States, including the expenses of the Army and Navy, and the payment on account of pensions, would amount to $400,000,000. nearly twice as much, he said, as Is paid by any Euro pean country. Morgan referred more than twice dur ing his speech to the absence from the chamber of Republican speakers, and when admonished from the chair that of ficial reporters could not hear him he ald: "I do not know why. This cham ber should be as quiet as the tomb and It Js almost as empty." Morgan criticised the measure as unconstitutional, and pre dicted that both the party and the men who should sustain such a measure would be condemned by the judgment of poster ity. He urged that the measure be re committed to the committee to be recast in order that its constitutional and other Imperfections might be corrected. He said It was now being considered on Its merits, but as a party measure. "Not all the Senators on this side of the chamber," Interposed Spooner (Rep. Wis.) "regard It as a party measure." "I am glad to hear it," responded Mor gan. "This Is a measure brought to the at tetntlon of the Senate by a committee of the body," suggested Allison of Iowa. "It is subject to change and amendment. I quite agree wlth the Senator from Wis consin. A measure cannot become a party measure until we know what It Is. As it stands before us now, It is merely the measure of the committee, and is sub ject to such amendment and such change as the Senate may determine." Discussing the ability of American ship builders to construct excellent ships, Mor gan expressed the opinion that American yards now, without any assistance, were the best in the world. "Has the Senator any doubt," inquired Hale, "that the naval vessels constructed during the past 10 years for the United States are the best in the world?" "Not the slightest," responded Morgan. "Do you not think," continued Hale, "that If the naval ships built in our yards were put to the test of actual conflict they would prove to be the best ever con structed. "They have proved that," replied Mor gan. "Yes, so far as they have been tested In conflict," said Hale, "they have proved it." Morgan declared the bill would result in a commercial conflict between the United States and Great Britain, in which the financial batteries of the two coun tries would be arrayed against each other. He was inclined to think that the United States would -be worsted in such a conflict, becauseof the immensely superior sea power of Great Britain. Mor gan thon made an earnest plea for the adoption of the Clay Nlcaraguan Canal amendment to the subsidy bill. Morgan spoke until 5 o'clock, his speech having lasted five hours. When the Senate was called to order at S o'clock, the galleries were filled to over flow lng by the hundreds who had been at tracted by the reported pyrotechnic display at last night's session. Scarcely had the president's gavel fallen when Jones (Ark.) suggested the absence of a quorum. Thirty-six Senators responded to their names not a quorum. Jones Instantly moved that the Senate adjorun, but withdrew the motion when Sewell demanded that the absentees be called. The presence of only 41 Senators four less than a quorum was developod by the call. Addressing the Senate with some delib eration. Hale said: "If there is not interest enough In this matter to induce the presence of a quorum after a second call of the Senate, there is very little sense In keeping others of us here who do come. I shall not now move to adjourn, but. In view of the efforts that have been made to induce the attendance of a quorum. If these efforts shall fall. I shall move to adjourn." The attendance of 46 Senators was se cured at S-15, and Teller entered an earnest and emphatic protest against the holding of night sessions with a view to advancing the shipping bill. He was morally certain, he said, that the night sessions would not expedite the consid eration of the measure. He had never .known any. measure to be advanced by the exercise of pure physical force. The Senate would not determine any great question, he said, by the exercise of such force. "So far as I am concerned," he said, "1 will not from principle debate In the night time any measure Involving controverted questions. It has ever been a tradition of the Senate that great public questions should be considered deliberately. This measure cannot be so .considered by the Senate at night sessions." ' Jones (Ark.) declared that no fair minded man on either side of the Senate believed in the propriety of night ses sions. They were not In the interest of public business. In conclusion, Jones said: "I don't propose to submit to this sort of exaction tamely and quietly. So far .as. I am concerned, I do not propose to come here at night to debate this bill if I can help it, and I think I can." The pending amendment to the bill waa then read. Pettigrew expressed a desire to have such amendments as were to be offered by the committee acted upon. In order that the Senate might know what sort of measure was to be presented finally. "I am willing," said he, "that the bill should come to a vote. I think It would have come to a vote before this Jf differ ent methods had been pursued by the advocates of it. In my opinion, one-third of the Senators of the majority are quiet ly opposed to the measure as it stands now," but, of course, all of them will vote for it If it should come to a vote." Butler called upon Aldrich to explain nls amendment. Aldrich said the amend ment had the effect of reducing the speed of vessels on which subsidy was to be awarded from 21 knots to 18, and the pay ment from 2 3-10 cents per etosb ton to 1 6-10 cents. He also said that the reduc tion upon the American line ships would be about $40,600 per annum each. Allen argued that the agricultural In terests would derive no benefit from the enactment of the bill. He contended that if the effect of the subsidy bill was to decrease the price of freight, the result must be to destroy, at least to some ex tent, the effect of the tariff. He asked Aldrich If this were true, and Aldrich. re sponded: "Unquestionably Depew thought Allen's reasoning was fallacious. Butler spoke against the bill. Jones suggested the absence of a quorum. Fifty-three Senators responded. Turley spoke against the bill. Tillman denounced the bill as a steal. Teller closed the evening's speech-making, and soon had a hot war of words wtih Frye. An amendment by Aldrich was adopted, providing that vessels of 18 knots and over shall receive a subsidy of 1.6 cents per gross ton. An attempt to act on another amendment failed for want of a quorum, so the Senate, at 11:10 o'clock. adjourned. POSTOFPICE BILL PASSED. The House Toole Up the Diplomatic and Consular Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The postofflce appropriation bill, which has consumed almost an entire week In the House, was passed today. The debate hovered about three topics, railway mall pay, pneumatic tube service and special fast mall facili ties, but It bore no fruit. The amend ment to reduce the rate of railway mall pay was ruled out on a point of order, j. lie amendment to continue the pneu matic tube service In New York, Boston and Philadelphia was abandoned for the purpose of making the fight in the Senate, and the motion to strike out appropria tions for special mail facilities was de feated. 'J.ne chair ruled the Joy amend ment, to appropriate $265,000 for pneu matic tube service, out of order on the ground that the current law contained a provision against the extension of the service beyond New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Scudden withdrew his amend ment to appropriate $225,000 for the con tinuation of the service In New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Mann then in sisted upon his point of order against the amendment of H. C. Smith, to reduce railway mall pay, and the point of order was sustained. The first vote was taken upon the mo tion of Burke to strike out the appropria tion of $193,000 for special moil facili ties between New York and New Orleans. It was defeated, 73 to 123, and then the motion to strike out the appropriation of $26,000 for special facilities between Kan sas -.ty and Newton, Kan., was beaten without division. The opponents of the appropriations for special facilities car ried the fight Into the House, where there could be a record vote, but were beaten by a vote of 60 to 2S, and 33 to 79, and the bill was passed. The speaker laid before the House the certified copy of the electoral vote In the several states, except Colorado and Ten nessee. The vote will be counted at a Joint session of the House and Senate February .13. The speaker appointed Grosvenor and Richardson to act as tellers on behalf of the House on that bccaslon. The Senate bill to allow travel pay to certain officers and men who re-enlisted In the Philippines upon their discharge from the volunteer service was passed. The Military Academy bill and the bill for the adjudication of the Spanish war claims were sent to conference. The House took up the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Hltt, chair man of the committee on foreign affairs, explained that the bill carries $1,80S,803 being $SS,S30 less than the estimates and $37,640 more than the current law. Without action the House at 5:25 P. M. adjourned. HER FATHER WAS A BARON Mrs. Frederick llnnach Killed Her self, While Temporarily Insane. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Feb. 7. Mrs. Frederick Hansen shot and killed herself last night while temporarily Insane. Mrs. Hansen was the daughter of Baron Myer, a wealthy banker of Dresden, Ger many, and her mother was an English lady of noble birth. The family estates In England are said to be among the largest, Including much property In London. Her Income is stated to be about $70,000 a year. She was formerly the wife of Commodore Count Rltter, an officer In the German Navy. They were divorced In 1899. About a year ago she married Frederick Hansch. She lived In seclusion in her handsome home In El Monteclto and maintained a valuable stable. Suffering: in Para. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. A dispatch to the Herald from Rio de Janeiro says: Great misery prevails at Para on ac count of a long-continued drought. Rains have fallen in the last few days, but have given little relief. Many of the suffering Inhabitants are emigrating to other states. Several suspicious cases of disease have appeared in this city and the police de partment believes they are cholerine. They are being watched carefully, and strict quarantine measures will be taken. The Germans in Petropolis have made a great demonstration In honor of Count de Arco-Valley, present German Minister to Brazil, who has been appointed Minister to Japan. A Donble Funeral. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 7. Robert W. Steele, first territorial Gov ernor of Colorado, died at his home in this city this morning of an attack of the grip. His wife died Tuesday. A double funeral will be held tomorrow. Husband and wife will be burled in the same grave. Mr. Steele was SI years old. Three grown children, two daughters and a son, sur vive him. Tennessee-Virginia Boundary. BRISTOL, Tenn., Feb. 7. The Legisla ture of Virginia today accepted from Tennessee the cession of one-half of Main street in this city as the boundary line between the two states. The matter has been In litigation many years. The Always Reliable And never surpassed quality of G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry accounts for 119.441 cases imported In 1900. beating the next highest brand by 79,293 cases. DEAL NOT YET .CLOSED AGREEMENT ARTICLES IN JfEGIE SALE SIGNED. CAR- Frlclc Not a Factor in the Trans actionMorgan Syndicate May Buy Coal Lands. PITTSBURG. Pa. Feb. 7.--An official of the National Tube Company has re ceived a telegram from, President E. C. Converse, which stated that the papers for the purchase of the stock of Andrew Carnegie had been signed, but the deal was not closed. Another Pittsburg man prominent In steel and financial circles received advices from a correspondent in New York today who stated positively that the deal wa.8 under way, but had not been closed and probably would not be for about a- week. The articles of agree ment are signed, but nothing further has been done. This last, .it is said, came direct from Andrew Carnegie himself Tuesday night. The sale will be of the stock which carried the control. The bonds will be retained by Mr. Carnegie. Private telegrams came thick and fast to Pittsburg from Now York today to officials of the National Tube Company, but their nature was not divulged with the single exception of the one above. At the office of the Carnegie Steel Com pany, there was a general air of uncer tainty and unrest. This was due to the conviction that the control of the great company was to pass from the hands that made the concern so great, which change means a complete renovation of its policy, and might occasion changes In the office force. It seemed certain today that nearly all the Carnegie people lacked information: In fact It was asserted that the negotiations for Mr. Carnegie's in terests have been conducted without the Pittsburg partners knowing any more than they could glean from the news papers and rumors. President Schwab has been the only man in the confidence of his chief. He has been a prominent factor in the deal. It was said on good authority today that he is so closely re lated to Morgan that he will continue to be the head of the great company, and will have greater power after the change than now. It is now the sentiment in Pittsburg that Mr. Frlck is not an active factor in the change. He Is known, however, to favor the Morgan control, and will prob ably at least go on the board of directors. Mr Frlck -was at his office for a brief time today, but refused to make a state ment. None of the officials of the Carne gie Steel Company would talk. It was learned today that work on the plans for the tube mill and the sheet mill, which has been going on briskly in the engineering department, has been stopped. On the second section of the Pittsburg Stock Exchange today, seven shares of the stock of the Carnegie Company sold at par $1000 each. Tuesday three shares were sold at par. The seller Is not known, but the 10 shares came probably from the same source. It is probable that announcements will be made in a few days of the sale of Im portant coal lands In the Pittsburg dis trict to the Morgan syndicate. Negotia tions are now being conducted by a Mor gan representative who is in Pittsburg. It is the aim of the syndicate to make lt3 Interests independent of the bituminous coal companies. Despite whatever may be going on in New York, the Carnegie Steel Company started work today, at Duquesne, -on the proposed double merch ant bar mill, which it planned to erect a year ago. A force of 100 workmen and a number of teams were employed in making the excavations in the property formerly occupied by the Duquesne Tube Works, which was purchased some time ago. The new mill will make all Kinds of merchant bars, a new line for the Car negie Steel Company. It will finish the steel made In t!he new open-hearth plant, and will give employment to 800 workers. HITCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. Trouble in Satisfying; Some of the Minor Interests. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. The Evening Post has the following: "A participant In the pending negotia tions for the consolidation of the steel Interests said today: " 'No matter what statements purport ing to be authoritative may have been published, I assure you that no genuine statement giving the terms of the ne gotiations has been given out; and, what is more, none will be communicated to the public for several days. It has been evident that certain negotiations have been going on, and what has been said concerning these arrangements Is not all fiction. The essence of the situation is this: There are a number of great steel companies, each successful, each opu lent, each directed by aggressive business men, each operative In a field of Its own. The temptation exists and may appeal to any one of the companies to enter upon the province of another. The Intelligence of the present undertaking lies In the recognition of the moment as the su premely opportunte time for such action as well as forestalling possible conflict and establishing complete and permanent harmony. To suppress competition Is no part of the conception or purpose. The aim is to so unify Interests that none of these splendid organizations shall suf fer any Impairment through possible and unnecessary clashing.' "It was reported In Wall street today that a hitch has been encountered in sat isfying some of the minor interests of the Carnegie Steel Company, which threatened delay in closing the negotia tions attending the final consummation of the deal. Some of Mr. Carnegie's as sociates said that so far as they could see no provision had been made for them. This dissatisfaction related, among oth ers, It was said, to Hency C. Frlck, whose relations with Mr. Carnegie have been strained for some time. Mr. Frlck holds $15,484,000 of stock In the Carnegie com pany, and, while the agreement of sale calls for the transfer of 53 per cent of the whole amount of the company's stock, the minority element Is powerful enough to impose formidable opposition to the carrying out of the scheme. Should this minority Interest continue Its opposition, the opinion was expressed in trustworthy quarters that the 'community of inter ests' plan might offer the alternative of bringing the various steel Interests under one management without further delays. This could be done without the consent of the minority stockholders." Mr. Frlck was asked this afternoon whether there was a hitch because he was holding out for the same terms as Car negie, and he refused to answer the question. Comment in England. LONDON, Feb. 8. All the morning pa pers comment on the steel trust deal In tho United States. "It Is little less than a menace to the commerce of the civilized world," says the Dally Chronicle, "and before It all pre vious trusts fade into insignificance. It sets the seal of the triumph of the mil lionaire." Rumored Deal of Packers Denied. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. The rumor afloat today to the effect that the packing In terests of Armour, Swift and Nelson Morris were to be consolidated, with a capital of $135,000,000, was denied by all the packers Interested. Weltey-Wood. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. Dr. Cullen F. Weltey, of Cleveland, O., and Eleanor Wood, of San Francisco, daughter of William S. Wood, a well-known lawyer of California, were married here today. m Green Will Be Taken East. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Feb. 7.-1Oilef of Police Sullivan has received a telegram from District Attorney George Cummings of Harrison, Mich., stating "that he would send an officer at once for Henry Green, who on Christmas night walked into the Sacramento police station and con fessed to the murder of Owen Fefey, In Michigan, 25 years ago. Green retracted his confession the, next day but has been held in custody ever since. ARMY PROMOTIONS. No More Appointments "Will Be Made Until Last List Is Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 It is said at the War Department that no more genr eral officers of the Army will be appointed until after the Senate has acted upon the nominations sent In Tuesday. One reason for this Is that there will be no vacancy In the list of Major-Generals un less General Miles is confirmed In tho higher rank of Lieutenant-General. In I case a vacancy occurs In that manner, It Is freely predicted at the War Depart ment that it will be filled by the appoint ment of Colonel John C. Bates, Second In fantry (Major-GeneraT United States Vol unteers), who was Tuesday nominated aB Brigadier-General. Such an appointment would prevent the promotion of either Brigadier-Generals Wade or Mefrlam to a MajoF-Generalcy for some time to come. Under the present plans, Brigadier-General Schwan will be retired Immediately after his confirmation and Colonel Dag' gett, of the Fourteenth Infantry, will be appointed to the vacancy. Colonel Dag gett also will be retired immediately In order to permit the appointment of Col onel Gllmore, of the Adjutant-General's Department, and Colonel A. K. Arnold, First Cavalry, as Brigadier-Generals be fore their statutory retirement. THE NEXT LIEUTEN'AJkT-GEXERAL, Corbln "May Succeed Miles In August. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Adjutant-General Corbln is in the list of men who may, command the Army with the tank of Lleutenant-General. Upon the retirement of Major-General Brooke, he wil become the ranking Major-General, and, while the question of his ap pointment cannot of course beconsidered until after the retirement of Lleutenant General Miles, the impression is gaining ground in War Department circles that this event will occur August 8 next, when General Miles will reach the age of 62. Friends of General Corbln say he has no wish to succeed Miles, but rather think the appointment should go to Major-General E. S. Otis, as a reward for his serv ices In the Philippines. But upon the re tirement of General Otis, March 25. 1902, General Corbln will be ranked by ony one officer Major-General Brooke, who will retire Jury 21, 1902. General Corbln will not retire until Sep tember 15, 1906, and should not the PresI dent appoint him until General Brooke's retirement he would have more than four years to serve in command of the Army. If General Corbln reaches the high honor his friends bespeak for him, neither Major-General Young nor Major-General Chaffee will be able to reach the highest military grade. McPherson May Be Saved. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Quartermaster General Ludlngton said that his latest In formation In regard to the transport Mc Pherson off Matanzas is that the sea has subsided and that there Is a fair prospect of saving the ship. WHY WU WAS NOT THERE. Declined to Attend a Banquet at Which Otis Was Present. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. Major-General E. S. Otl3 was the guest of honor, at the annual dinner of the Society of the Army of Tennessee at -the Waldorf-Astoria to night. Wu Ting: Fang, the Chinese Min ister, seat a letter of declination, In which he said: r "I think General Otis, while Military Governor, committed an egregious error and did great Injustice to the Chinese by Introducing the Chinese exclusion act into the Philippines, which has stirred up race prejudice and done harm to those Islands. While I believe that General Otis acted upon the advice of some one, still. If I were to attend tho dinner given in his honor, I could not decline the invitation to say something concerning the General, and what I have to say might not be pleasant to the General or his fellow ban queters to hear.'' Christian Scientists' Appeal. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Five hundred Christian Scientists made a second ap peal to the Assembly committee on pub lic health to report the Bell bill adverse ly. In the course of the hearing a state ment was- made by Dr. Van Fleat, of New York. He said: "No one believes nowadays that the Savior really performed the miracles that the Scriptures ascribe to him. They are only meant as illustrations of what faith might accomplish if strong enough. The Bible accounts of his so-called cures are merely a series of parables. Christian Scientists who say tney can cure smallpox by praying and that this is what Christ did, are sacrilegious." Mrs. Laura Lathrop, of New York, who Is one of ,the best-known Christian Scient ists, said: "There ire miracles happening every day if you will only look about jou. I know of a case where a man was entirely bald. By faith and prayer his hair was restored. Nothing is impossible to Chris tian Scientists." "Invincible" Arrested. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7. According to Chief of Police Volbracht, of Alton, 111., three men have been arrested in connection with the plot of "Invincible Thieves," who threatened the lives of several prominent farmers in the American Bottoms' If they did not give up sums of money, as high as $2500 in certain instances. It is believed all the gang will soon be In custody. A quantity of dynamite has also been found, It Is stated. The first arrest in the case, according to Chief Volbracht, was made at Oldenburg. The prisoner was formerly an official at that place. He is &aid to have made a confession implicating at least three other prominent men in that vicinity and other arrests were made. The first prisoner, says Chief Volbracht, de clares that the Intention was not to extort money, but to drive the threatened men from the country. A Clnsh nf. La Gnnyra. WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Information has been received here of a clash between sailors of the United States Naval Ves sel Lancaster, now at La Guayra, Vene zuela, and the populace of that city. Such details as are available are exceedingly meager, but from what can be gleaned the difficulty is without any political signifi cance and in all probability was the out come of a brawl among sailors who had been enjoying themselves jon shore leave. Chicago Broker Fails. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. G. Edwin Jones, member of the Chicago Stock Exchange, announced today his inability to carry on his trades rpd ordered them closed. B. F. Stanley, his manager, stated that Mr. Jones was short In the market from $50, 000 to $100,000, largely in Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe stock. It is believed that Mr. tfones Is now In New York. He was a former member of the Board of Trade. Sale of Horse Meat Prohibited. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. The Board of Health by a unanimous vote has pro hibited the future slaughter in this city of horses and the sale of meat from all such anlmais slaughtered elsewhere. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY, Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. All IruceUta refund the money if It tails to euro B W C.roVe's slznatUru is on each box. 25c. FIVE PASSENGERS KILLED WRECK OF A FAST MAIL TRAIN ON THE ERIE ROAD. Among the Victims Were a Party of. Soldier on the Way to the Phil ippinesOther Accidents. GREENVILLE, Pa., Feb. 7. Train JJo. 5,. the Now .York- Chicago. limited on the Erie Railroad, was wrecked this morning within the town limits. Five passenger were dead when taken from the wreck, several are missing and there are many badly Injured. The dead are: Sergeant Major Harry A. Hart, 'United States Army, Fort Wood, N. Y. George W. Patterson, Philadelphia, private Company I, Tenth. United States Infantry, carried card of Jron Moulders' Union. Peter J. Curry, Coboco, N. Y., private Tenth Infantry, 21 years old. Unknown man, aged 25, supposed to be Clarence Leek, of .Sommervllle, N, J. Unknown man, only, paper-on person be ing a postal card that had been sent to the Adams Express Company, Rushvllle, Ind., and a ticket from New York to that point. His face was literally torn ito shreds. The seriously Injured are: William D. Moore, 32 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, N. Y., compound fracture of left leg and bad ly cut about the head;.B. A. Marsden, Philadelphia, terribly crushed about body; I. L. Smith, Canisteo, badly bruised; Jos eph Kennedy, Brookfleld, Mass., private Tenth Infantry, compound fracture left leg. cut and bruised about the head and body; W- F. MacGinnity, attorney, Port land, Ind.. face cut; O. H. Simons, Kent, O., brakeman, compound fracture left leg, Tight leg badly bruised: C. J. Henry, Meadvillc baggageman, left leg broken, Injured about chast; Milton Stanley, New ton, N. J., leg fractured, cut about face; Harry Wellsburg. express messenger, Dayton, O., crushed. Hardly a passenger escaped without Injury. The Ill-fated train was composed entirely of vestlbuled Pullmans, three sleepers, a day coach, combination smo ker and baggage and mall car, and was drawn by one of the Atlantic type of engines. It was in the smoking compart ment that death laid a ruthless hand, for not one of the 16 occupants escaped death or injury. A party of soldiers, nine in number, on their way from Fort Porter, N. Y., to Fort Crook, Neb , in charge of Sergeant Major Harry A. Hart, of New York, occupied a part of the smoker. Of the number three were killed and two seriously Injured. They were under orders for the Philippines and would have sail ed In a short time. Milk and Paper Train Wrecked. EASTON, Pa.. Feb. 7. The Lehigh Val ley milk and paper train from New York was wrecked at Greensbrldge, N. J., four miles below here, early today. The truln waa running 60 mlle'i an hour, and when It approached the bridge, a structure 120 feet high, the main rod strap of the lo comotive "broke, dropping the big steel rods that connect the driving wheels and throwing the engine and every one of the ten cars in the rain off the rails. The locomotive and several of the cars went bumping over the ties, threatening every moment to go over the side of the bridge. The engine and cars crossed the bridge In safety and ran 300 yards on the ties be fore coming to a standstill. All the cars were more or less damaged. None of the crew or passengers were Injured. Wrecked at a Crossing. PITTSBURG, Pa.. JFeb. 7. The Pennsyl vania limited express train ran Into the rear -of the Cleveland express on the Pennsylvania line at the Allegheny avenue cioesing this morning, wrecking the en gine of the limited and the fear sleeper of the Cleveland express. The passengers on the limited were shaken up but not In jured. Only one passenger on the Cleve land express, Henry Lublang, of New York, was seriously Injured, but several sustained slight bruises. Failure to flag the limited Is said to have been the cause of the collision. Povrder Mills Exploded. PORTLAND, Me., Feb. 7. Part of the Oriental Powder Mills, at Newham, was demolished by an explosion early today. Two employes -were blown to atoms. GOLCONDA NINE DEAL. Topic of General Discussion In East ern Oregon History of Property. BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 7. Transfer of the Golconda mine by J. G. and J. T. English to. a newly organized company, of which C. A. Smith, of Ohio, Is presi dent, is the leading topic in mining cir cles. The Golconda Is one of the impor tant producers of this region. Located on the big ledge which runs through the Columbia, North Pole and E & E, and with Its history for phenomenal pockets, the Golconda Is one of the leading prop erties of Eastern Oregon. It has been a constant producer since the English ownership, until recently closed down pending the sale. It is one big property on which It Is understood that develop ment work has not gone ahead of ore con sumption by the mill. Being stocked ,for $1,000,000, and In The market, naturally the management sought to keep up divi dends. Those acquainted with the prop erty state that one result has been ab sence otjproper development. , The price to be paid for the mine ha3 not been given out, and perhaps will not be after the deal Is consumated. Report has It that an qptlon has been taken on It for $500,000, but the real price named In the present transfer Is believed to be not over $400,000. Of this amount there will be about $20,000 paid down. At the end of one year. If development has proven satisfactory to the new manage ment, the remainder of the purchase price will be paid. One of the conditions of development Is reported to be sinking at least 100 teet. There will perhaps be some Improvements In the hoist and other parts of the equipment. A 20-stamp mill, operated by electric power, which is gen erated in a plant owned by the compa ny. Is now at the mine, and in good con dition. The new officers of the company will be C. A. Smith, president arid general man ager; Bela Kadish, ot the Baker City Sampling Works, and now in charge of the Northport smelter, vice-president; J. A. Flood, of Chester, West Virginia, sec retary. The board of directors consists of C A. Smith, Bela Kadish; J. A. Flood, J. F. Watson, of Portland; J. T. and J. G. English, the former owners of the mine, and C. A. Johns, of this place. The transfer Is not complete yet, and there Is a bare possibility that a hitch will occur. People here regard the deal as one that will stand, as the new man agement is taking possession. An in ventory of the equipment Is being made, as well as measurements taken, and the visit of Mr Smith to the mine yesterday wa6 presumably for the purpose of re ceiving reports on work In progress. Op erations are not likely to be commenced Immediately, as a little time will be re quired to close up all details incident to the change. January 1, 1897, the Golconda, then a mere prospect with 250 feet of devel opment work done on It, was purchased by the Messrs. English. Now it has a double-compartment shaft and man-way 40 feet deep, besides a large amount of drifting. Much of the vein between the present levels has "been stoped out. Shortly after the Messrs, English took charge some very rich strikes were made on the 200-foot level. On this level and further down, splendid ore has been found, some of it In the extraordinarily Tlch pockets assaying several thousand dollars per ton. The equipment includes all that Is necessary for the operation of a large mine. An electric plant gen- erates power to operate the mill, and as water is used for the purpose, it Is very cheap. A steam hoist with a sinking capacity of 500 feet In a fair hoist house, is over the shaft. Wood for this Is pro cured at little cost, from claims owned by the company near Cable Cove. There axe 16 claims included in the .prop erty owned by the Golconda Company, nine of which are quartz. Through these quartz claims there are lour distinct veins, on three of which but little work has been done. A 300-foot tunnel has been driven on the Wide "West, which reveals the extension of the Golconda. This Is regarded as a very fine property, and no doubt is entertained that the mine Trill continue one of the big producers. The effort to put Golconda stock 'on the market was never very successful. It Is understood that only about $20 000 of stock was sold. During the past year an effort has been made to recall this by buying It up and at the present time it is prob able that only a small portion of the stock sold In this manner Is outstanding, and on the most of this the new owners, have secured an -option. - Good Shipment of Badger Ore. Seventy-five thousand pounds of ore were shipped last week from the Badger mine, near Susanvllle, to the Selby smel ter, in San Francisco. This property la making regular shipments, when the roads permit, since the California management has taken hold of It. Mr. Selby, of the smelter company. Is the principal owner, and ores turned out are taken direct to his smelter. .High values are required to Justify the long haul by wagon from the Badger to Sumpter, and thence to San Francisco by rail. The desirability of the Badger ores for smelting has bean tested often. The mero fact that Mr. Selby securad the property after handling the ores in his reduction works Is suffi cient evidence that he found In them big values. The Basche Hardware Company, of Sumpter, handles the ores for the com pany. Regular monthly shipments will be made soon as roads are in condition for uninterrupted freighting. IN INTEREST ALASKA SCHOOLS Senate Passed Shoup Bill to Appro priate Blgr Share of License Money WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. The Senate has passed the bill Introduced by Senator Shoup, of Idaho, which amends section 203 of the Alaska code of the last session. This section provides that 50per cent of the license money delivered to the Treas urers of incorporated towns in Alaska shall be converted into a school fund for tho benefit of the respective towns. It has been found, however, that In all cases this large proportion of the licenses col lected has not been necessary for schools, whereas it has been ascertained that the surplus of such a fund Is necessary for other muniicpal purposes. In reporting the bill, the committee, by way of ex planation, said: "It has appeared to the committee that, while the school fund provided for should be guarded with great care, available moneys not needed for school purposes ought to be applied to necessary munici pal purposes authorized by law. In order to protect the school fund against pos sible Impairment, the bill herewith pre sented provides that application must first be made to the District Court, which ap plication would, of course, show that the amount of money received by the Treas urer from the Clerk of the District Court was in excess of the amount required for school purposes, and such application would likewise show a necessity for the application of the surplus to some neces sary municipal purposes. "The bill provides that orders may be made from time to time authorizing the application of a surplus, or any portion thereof, to municipal purposes; 6uch or ders to be duly made and entered, to gether with a statement of facts upon which they are based. "The proposed amendment to the sec tion merely makes available the funds raised from the people themselves and col lected from the inhabitants of an organ ized town for necessary use within the town, giving, preference to the school fund and guaranteeing It agaln3t impair ment. "The necessity for this legislation has been brought to the attention of the committee by a communication presented by Hon. George Murphy, delegate selected by the Nome City Chamber of Commerce, which reads, In part, as follows: " 'Experience has shown that the restric tions placed upon the disposition of li cense funds allotted to the municipalities are onerous unnecessary and unsatisfac tory In this, to-wlt, that while the law al lows a certain percentage of the funds collected by the United State for license fees, it restricts municipal organizations to the use of such funds for school pur poses exclusively. The license charges fixed by the Government are so high that the municipalities cannot, in the nature of things, add any considerable license thereto for municipal purposes. Then, again, there Is very little assessable real estate In any part of Alaska, and the per sonal property subject to assessment can not be made to respond to the necessities of the local governments without a levy which would amount each year to almost confiscation. Where large bodies of men assemble in towns, It Is absolutely neces sary to provide sewerage, water, police and fire protection, and light for their well-being and accommodation. On the other hand, the requirements for school purposes among the white Inhabitants are very limited. At Nome City, with a pop ulation of about 4000, there are not to ex ceed 20 children of school age. " 'In view of these facts. It Is very ob vious that the license fees transmitted to the municipality of Nome for school pur poses are far beyond the needs of educa tion. " 'I therefore earnestly urge that the law be so amended that the trustees of any organized town or city may be vest ed with authority to expend the sums transferred to their credit under the law ! for school and municipal purposes.' " Mr. Murphy then goes on to suggest another change In the Alaskan code, which has not yet been taken up. He says: "An addition should be made to exist ing law absolutely prohibiting the loca tion of mining claims by any person under or by virtue of a power of attorney for any other person. In this connection I beg leave to call attention to the great abuse of the mining laws In the vicinity of Nome City through the unlimited lo cation -of claims in the names of absent persons through these powers of attorney. The growth of the district has been ma terially retarded and healthy development rendered absolutely Impossible through the appropriation of all the mining ground in the vicinity through the use of powers of attorney. "In my opinion, the use of the power of attorney should not only be prohibited, but the law should be made mandatory in the matter of annual assessment, and the person falling to perform annual assess ment work during any year should be prohibited from relocating the same ground. Under tho existing law, practic ing usage, the country can be Indefinitely tied up and development work prevented by the use of powers of attorney and by Invoking the practice of continually relo cating ground Instead of performing an nual representation work." Shot His Fiancee. OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. 7. In a frenzy of rage because she had broken the en gagement, Bert Henderson, an employe of the telephone company In San Fran cisco, shot and seriously wounded his fiancee, Miss Fannie O'Neill, late last night, then turned the pistol on him self, fired a bullet Into ills own brain and died almost Instantly. To Suppress Mob Law. TOPEKA, Kans., Feb. 7. The lynching at Leavenworth has had Its effect n causing the Legislature to take steps toward stopping mob law. Today, Sen ator Smith Introduced a bill making it a. felony to participate in a mob or lo purchase rope or firearms for the use of a mob. The bill also provides that an officer who allows a prisoner to bo taken from his custody by, a mobj shall be removed from, office. FIRE AT SCRANTON. Propertr "Worth 9400,000 Was De- stroyed. SCRANTON. Pa., Feb. 7. Fire, which oaused $400,000 damage, broke out this afternoon in the motor-room In the four story building at 416 Lackawanna avenue, occupied as a clothing store by J. S. Mor gan, and on the upper floors by the Dela ware, Lackawanna & Western car ac countant's office, Grambej's photograph parlors and Moses, overall manufacturer. The building was destroyed. Matthews Bros.' drug store building caught fire next and the flames spread rapidly from top to bottom. A stiff easterly wind fanned the blaxe right' through the rest of the blook, destroying Norton's book store, F. L. Crane's fur store, Marcus Breschel's fur store. Ruddy & Kane's restaurant and Davles & Murphy's shoe store. Serious Fire nt St. Clond. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Feb. 8. A tele phone messago to the Times from St. Cloud, Minn., says a big fire is raging in that city. The fire started in the West Hotel. It burned Debln Bros.' grocery store, Myers laundry, the California wine store and the public library, which was located In the hotel. Later reports say the opera-house and livery stable and small er buildings have been destroyed, and the flames are still spreading. An Elsht-Story Building? Burned. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. The eight-story building at Harrison and Canal streets, owned by Edwin Foss, of Boston, was burned tonight. The loss was $75,000. NARROW ESCAPE FROMINJTJRY Tree Crashed Through House In Which "Was Family. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 7. From reports received here today the heavy wind which prevailed along the Columbia River Valley for several days the fore part of this week, caused considerable damage to timber and property In the eastern part of Clark County. In tho foothills back of Washougal and In the vicinity of Cape Horn, forest and fruit trees were uprooted and In several In stances farm buildings were blown down or crushed by falling timber. One report describes a narrow escape by falling tim ber of the McKenzle family, who live in the foothills at Sunnyslde. A giant fir crashed Into their cabin, smashing It to the ground. The husband escaped from the building but the wife and two child ren were imprisoned in the ruins of the demolished house for several hours. They were finally liberated by the combined efforts of Mr. McKenzle and several neighbors. Their escape from death Is said to be miraculous, none being serious ly injured except Mrs. McKenzle, who sus tained a fractured arm. The Ashantee War. 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