THE MORNING OKEGONIAN. SATUEDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1901. TWO SUPPLY BILLS Passed by the Senate at Yes terday's Session. ONE OF THEM IN RECORD TIME Tliey Were the Postoaice and Diplo matic and. Con alar Appropria tion IHIIk Hodnc Devoted Day to Small Bills. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Two of the great supply bills of the Government, the postofllce and the diplomatic and Consu- lar appropriation bills, were passed, by the Senate today. During the greater part of the session a proposal to discontinue the appropriations for fast mail facilities from New York to New Orleans via At lanta, and from Kansas City, Mo., to Newton, Kan., was under discussion. While the debate was protracted. It was not particularly lively. By a decisive vote, the Senate continued the appropria tions. Aji effort was made to obtain an appropriation to continue the pneumatic tube service in Xew York, Boston and Phladelphia, but it failed. An amend ment was agreed to authorizing the Postmaster-General to investigate the ques tion of establishing a postal telegraph sys tem and to report his findings to the next Congress. The diplomatic and Consular appropria tion bill was passed in record time, only 40 minutes being consumed in its consid eration. After a spirited debate, the con ference report on the Indian appropria tion bill was" rejected and sent back to conference. Early in the day Washington's farewell address was read by Bacon. The read ing was accorded close attention. A resolution of the Legislature of Kan sas in favor of legislation to prevent un just discrimination in interstate commerce was presented by Harris and referred. Depew presented a resolution of the Legis lature of New York, in support of the oleomargarine bill. A bill authorizing the Attorney-General, on request of the Sec retary of the Interior, to appear In suits brought by states relative to school lands on Indian reservations, was passed. Consideration of the postoffice appropri ation bill was resumed, the pending ques tion being the motion by Rawlins to strike out the two paragraphs providing appropriations for fast mall service be tween New York and New Orleans, and between Kansas City and Newton, Kan. "Vest opposed the motion in a forceful speech. He challenged the statements made yesterday by Turley and Bate, that the proposed appropriations were sub sidies. He (Vest) never had voted for any subsidy or bounty, great or small, but these appropriations were not subsidies be cause subsidies were money :given out of the treasury for nothing. The pending ap propriation facilitated the transmission of the mails and he considered the mails one of the greatest evidences of civiliza tion. Harris declared that the appropriation was a specific payment for a valuable service rendered by the railroads. It was in no sense a subsidy. Thurston, in support of the appropria tion, made a facetious speech, in which he said Kansas was in "an unfortunate position, with its Irrepressible conflict be tween the unlawful 'Joint' and the il legal hatchet I understand," he continued, "that the train leaves Kan sas City at a very early hour in the morn ing and carries to the suffering people of Kansas the consolation of the metropoli tan newspapers and original packages. Nothing can do so much to save Kansas newspapers and original packages." Morgan, Pritchard and Elklns spoke strongly in opposition to the pending mo tion, while Chilton argued that there was no reason for singling out particular rail roads and particular sections upon which to confer special mail facllties. Caffery said the proposition was a subsidy or gratuity which accomplished no specific good. McEnery made a vigorous argu ment in support of the appropriation, de claring it was not a subsidy. Jones (Ark.) declared that the proposed appropriation was as absolutely indefensible an expendi ture of public money as had ever come under his experience. Money defended the appropriation. Rawlins motion to strike out the ap propriations proposed was rejected. 19 to 45. Butler offered an amendment directing the Postmaster-General to make an in vestigation of the postal telegraph sys tem, together with the probable cost of establishing the system. It was agreed to. Depew offered an amendment providing that when any publication had been ac corded the privilege of second-class mail matter, the privilege -should not he.Tvith drawn without a full hearing by the Post office Department. It was agreed to. The bill was passed and then the bill making appropriations for the diplomatic and Consular service was taken up and in 40 minutes was passed. It carries $1.S36, 228. an Increase over the House bill of $47,420. Thurston called up the conference re port on the Indian appropriation bill. He said that some points were undisposed of by the conferees, one of them being the subject of mineral lands on Indian reser vations. Nelson made a point of order against a provision to allow the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of the timber on the Red Lake and White Earth reservations, in Minnesota, and Clapp also entered a protest against the proposition. In defense of the conference report. Thurston- declared that the manner in which the Indians of Minnesota had been robbed of their timber was a shame and a scandal. Pending further discussion. Allison asked that the order for a night session tonight be revoked, and the request was agreed to. The conference report was finally, on request of Thurston, disagreed to, by unanimous consent, and sent back to conference. In the House. The House devoted today to odds and ends of legislation. Under ah arrange ment entered into yesterday, a large number of small bills In which members are individually interested were passed. An hour was devoted to unanimous con sent legislation, and two hours and a half each to the passage of private claims bills and private pension bills. Nine bills were passed by unanimous consent, and 29 claims bills and 139 pension bills were passed. Among the latter was the Sen ate bill to pension, the widow of the late General Henry W. Lawton. As the bill parsed the Senate it carried 5100 a month. The House cut the amount down to $50. Under the agreement made just before adjournment last night, the first hour in the House today was devoted to unani mous consent legislation. Among the bills passed were: To amend the act granting to railroads the right of way through public lands; to Incorporate The Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists; to establish Douglas, Ariz., as a sub-port of entry. A number of bills favorably reported from the committee on claims then were passed. Including the following: Bills to relieve L J. Dougherty. Collector of Inter nal Revenue for the Fifth District of Ill inois, whose office was burglarized Jan uary 25 last of $35,000 in stamps, of re sponsibility for said stamps; to refund moneys illegally collected In the district of Utah; to pay $20,000 to the University of Kansas; to pay William H. Wanama ker, of Philadelphia, $20,000 defaulted bond of G. W. Marsh, cashier of the defunct Keystone National Bank, of that city, and for the relief of- William B. Moses and L. H. Rogers, sureties on the bond of William H. Howgate. The Senate bill to pension Mrs. Law ton at the rate of $100 per month was made the occasion of some discussion. The House committee reduced the amount to $50. Robinson (Dem. Ind.) and Bore ing (Rep. Ky.) opposed the aendment, and reviewed General Lawton's gallant service In supporting the Senate bill. Bromwell (Rep. O.) favored the amend ment. He called attention to the fact that a fund of $100,000 had been raised for Mrs. Lawton, and that she was in re ceipt of an ample income. If for any reason Mrs. Lawton's financial condition should change, he thought it would be time enough to consider the question of giving her $100, a month. By 93 to IS the House decided on $50 as the proper amount. Under the arrangement, the bills to be called up could be selected from the cal endar by the chairman of the committee on invalid pensions, Sulloway (Rep. N. H.). Members appealed to him in behalf of their particular bills, and In all 139 bills were passed. TRIED A DIAMOND SWINDLE Four Allejred Drokcn Arrested In Xew Yorlc NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Four men call ing themselves brokers are under arrest ROUNSEVELLE ,tlxiTEDSTAXES COXSUL-GEXERAIi AT HOXG KOXG, WHO WAS LOST, WITH HIS FAMILY, OX THE RIO DE JANEIRO. V , WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Consul-General Wildman has not been in the United State since the Splnlsh war broke out. Hjf jvas appointed frqm California, and "wan related 1 , Senator Stewart, of Nevada, bavins married a niece of the latter. His cervices in the East covered. fiX the. events leading up to and including the Spanish war. He tvas In communlca- " Uon uith Agulnaldo at the time of Admiral Dewey's famous victory, and was accused by the Filipino leader of having made unfulfilled premises to him. but steadily denied the statements to this effect. Mr. Wildman was on his ay home on leave of absence. He wad a native of .Elmlra. N. Y., but 12 years ago went to Idaho, where he was the editor of a paper at Boise. About this time Mr. Wildman was appointed Consul at Singapore, and after his return located at San Francisco, whe re he engaged in magazine work. here. They are Frederick H. Roeder, of thlc city; John Cavanagh. of Pittsburg: Oscar Itchtenstadt and Leopold Oppeu helmer, of this city. The four men were arrested in the dia mond office of William A. Rosenfeld. Maiden Lane. Several days ago Oppen helmer called at the office with Roeder and Cavanagh. saying his friends want ed to buy about $5000 worth of diamond jewelry. They picked out that amount of gems and said they would call again and pay for them. They called again and told Rosenfeld they would leave as security a deed for property on West Slxty-second street, which they said Cav anagh owned. Rosenfeld notified the po lice, and detectives who were assigned to the case reported that Cavanagh had no claim whatever to the property. The four men called again at the Maid en Lane office. They turned over a deed to Rosenfeld showing that Charles Chap man had deeded to Cavanagh the prop erty on West Sixty-second street. They were arrested, and the police found on Cavanagh a bond and a mortgage certifi cate for $10,000 made out to Rosenfeld to be handed over to his keeping until the diamonds were paid for. The bond had a short affidavit attached to the ef fect that Cavanagh owned the property. It had passed the Registrar's office in due form and the notary's signature was all right. The detectives asserted that the scheme in this kind of an affair is to answer an advertisement In a newspaper about prop erty for sale. Those in the scheme see the owner or agent and deposit $50 or $103 for possession of the deed, so that It may be shown, ostensibly to a lawyer, for those in negotiation. The Sitnatlpn in Venezuela. KINGSTON. Jamaica. Feb. 22. Ad vices here today from Trinidad reveal a serious situation in Venezuela. General Acosta, the rebel leader, has not been captured and it is said he is being as sisted by General Hernendez, General Ro lando, and supporters of ex-President Andreade. The full extent of the rising is not known to the Government. The whole Interior of the country is reportted to be at the mercy of. the rebels and the ferment is extending to the coast towns. Several steamers, under British charter and flying the brltlsh flag, have been des troyed or Impressed and a number of vessels trading with Trinidad have been hnrnd under order of President Castro. A strong demand Is -made for the presence of a British warship. British Guiana papers express disappointment at the at titude of America. President Glllman Resigns. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 22. At the Johns Hopkins University celebration to day, the resignations of President Gill man and Professor Herbert B. Adams were announced, ill health being given as the reason. Both were accepted. A Mlnintnrc E RE FOREST GROVE. Feb. 22. A brown Leghorn egg, weighing only three drams and nine grains, Troy weight, belonging to .Harry Knoffts, of this place, is dis played In the window of John Abbptt &, Sons' store here. - ECZEMA; NO OIJIIE NO PAY. Tour druggist will refund your money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Ringworm. Tetter, Old Ulcers and Sores. Pimples and Blackheads on the face. Itching Humors, Dan druff and all Skin Diseases no matter of how long standing. Price 60c If our druggist should fail to have It send us &0c In postage stamps and we will forward same by mall, and at any time you notify us that the cure was not satisfactory we will promptly return your money. Tour druggist will tell ou that weans reliable, as our LAXATIVE tfKOMO-QUlNINE Tablets, which have a National reputation for colds, are handled by all druggists Address Paris medicine co.. sl Louis, mo. RAN ON A ROCK (Continued from First Page.) Just starting out this morning, saw the sinking of the Rio and at once hastened to render every assistance in their power. While all this was going on Captain Ward was directing the passengers and trying to keep them from panic He suc ceeded only partly, as many of the terri fied people rushed to the railings and jumped overboard. Some of these were picked up; others were drowned. The Chinese crew, to the number of over 100, were terrorized. Some of them huddled in little groups, chattering In fear. Others crouched close to the deck, moaning piti fully. Many jumped into the sea. The Captain Lout With III Ship. Captain Ward stayed on the deck until the vessel had settled to such an extent that water was engulfing him. Then he went up on the bridge, and from there continued to Issue his directions, although by this time the confusion was so great that few.paid any attentton to his com mands. That the steamer sank almost Imme diately after striking is the report of many of those who were aboard. Some of the passengers say that she instantly llstl ed forward, and that In five minutes she WILDMAN went down, while others declare that she stayed afloat half an hour after she struck. In the confusion occasioned by such an incident, it is not surprising to find that there is a lack of unanimity as to the length of time the vessel remained above water. The wreck lies about three-fourth of a mile south of Fort Point, and about 1000 yards off the rocky shore. The smoke stack and a portion of the upper -works of the ill-fated steamer are visible. There are several conflicting stories con cerning the fate of Captain Ward. Tho steward of the Rio says that he stood be side the contain when th vrii -aronr down. Two other survivors say that they also saw the captain, but Frederick Lln strom, the quartermaster officer of the Rio, emphatically declared that Captain Ward emulated Admiral Tryon, of the British battle-ship Victoria, in going down to his cabin, where he jnet his doom be hind a locked door. Quartermaster Officer Llnstrnm -am nn of the first to land at Meigg's wharf this morning, and one of the first statements he made was that Captain Ward had one down with the wrecked steamer. Accord ing to his story. Captain Ward, after consulting with Pilot Jordan, came down from the brfdge. He was standing on the deck when jtho vessel crashed upon the rock. There was a cry of "man the boats," but It was apparent that in the midst of the awful confusion, a syste matic effort to save the passengers would be of no avail. Everybody was scrambling for his own safetv. It was at this time that LInstrom says ne saw aptain ward standing on the forward deck. Suddenly the captain turned nd walking hurriedly to his cab in, disappeared behind the door, which he closed. A second later the vessel was plunging to the bottom of the sea. The Pilot' Story. Captain Frederick W. Jordan, the pilot of the Rio, was rescued by an Italian fishing boat owned by Frederick Castrini, and was brought to Meigg's Station about 10 A.. M. Along with him was a Japan ese and Philip Nusscnblack. He was tak en up to the room occupied by the cus toms officials and told tho following story: "We anchored Inside about 5 o'clock last night. The weather was thick and I left orders that when the weather cleared we should go further In. At 5 A. M the fog lifted. We could see the Cliff Hoube and the North End light and I told the mate to heave short. After we started heaving short, the wind came In from the northeast and the fog settled In thick and I told the mate to stop heav ing. Then the captain came up and said: 'Let her go. We can go ahead.' " Captain Jordan made this statement to Captain Freeman and his friends who crowded around him. To Captain Free man he said- "Ain't I In a of a fix?" Captain Freeman put his arms about the pilot and said: "Don't talk about It; you are here, and that is all we care." Captain Jordan then continued his story: "You see my watch stopped at 20 minutes to 6. When the vessel struck, I ordered all the boats out. The first boat out was that of the doctor. It was half filled with water no sooner than she struck the water. I got a ladder and placed a woman on it and we began to descend. She had a boy with her, a child of about 8 years. She gave him to me. I held him In my arms and the little fellow had his arms around my neck. The woman and I were about half way down the ladder when the Rio gave a tremendous pitch. I was flung off the ladder. I saw nothing then of the woman or the boy. I went down with the ship about 50 feet. I worked my way up to the surface and got hold of some wreckage. I had sense enough left to turn on my back and drift with the 1 wreckage. Then I came across what seeme'd to me the top of. a house with a Chinaman on It. He helped me to clamber onto the roof and with him r drifted out toward the North Heads. I was then rescued by the fishing boat. I cannot say who the woman was. I be lieve she had a husband, but he was not on deck when we left. I saw nothing either of the woman or the boy after I was flung off the ladder Into the water." "Did you see Captain Ward?" "I saw nothing of him after we struck. I believe he is lost." Story of a Passenger. William Brander, of the firm of Brander & Co., London, was one of the cabin passengers. Mr. Brandner was making a tour of the world, and boarded the Rio at Yokohama. He carried a large amount of luggage, all of which was lost. When taken to the Harbor Hospital, Mr. Bran der was chilled and very 111. He made the following statement: "I was asleep when the accident hap pened. I was awakened by a series of Jars and scrapings, and as I arose, I heard the screaming of women In the cabin. I dressed hastily and went on deck. I saw Captain Ward and some officers directing the handling of boats. I was excited, of course, but I could not fail to observe many women who were crowded aft about the boats. One of these boats, I remember, was full af water and useless. I ran for a life preserver and had got one arm through It when the for ward part of the vessel gave a sickening lurch and went down. I was standing near one of the shrouds and I remember grasping these Just as the vessel dived down. When I found myself In the water, I was compelled to force my way through the ratlines of the shrouds. I finally reached the surface and saw people swim ming near me among a lot of wreckage. Among those reqognlzed Russell Harp er, a journalist of Nagasaki, who called out to me that both his legs wero broken. I lost sight of him for a time, but wan to'd that he was picked up. I was picked up and taken ashore to the hospital." Mr. Brander could not recall events definitely. He does not remember wheth er the women he saw on deck were taken off in the boats. What surprised him was that these women, were fully dressed, a circumstance he attributed to the fact that they had arisen in order to witness the start. "I had only time to grasp a few of my valuables," he said, "and went on deck. I should judge I was there only five or 10 minutes when the ship went down, carrying me with It. It Is possible that all the cabin passengers reached the deck before the fatal plunge, out I doubt It. The Chinese In the steer age were In the greatest danger, and I am convinced a large number of the Ce lestials were drowned." Mr. Brander's watch stopped at 20 min utes of 6 o'clock, thereby Indicating that the ship went down at that time. Among Mr. Brander's valuables were letters of credit and cash in excess of $1000. A Steward' Experience. H. Donahue, the steerage steward, gives the following as his experience. "I was below decks, but partly dressed when we struck the rocks. The ship seemed to be riding even, and I suddenly thought of the steerage. I ran with all my might to the steerage cabins, where I hauled and yanked people out of bunks whites, Chinese and what not. I threw them about whether they had clothes on or not and finally got 23 or 30 of them on deck. I told them to save their lives then Jf they could, asking them to get life preservers. By this time the ship was turning over, and I left these people. I ran to the middle deck. "When I reached there I ran. In my bewilderment, to. the forward deck, where I distinctly remember seeing Captain Ward as he ascended the bridge. I felt the ship going, and I fled. for the rigging. I climbed with all my strength and speed, and just as I reached tho crosstrees I looked below'. There I saw Captain Ward. I am sure It fas he standing at t&e bridge and wildly swinging his arms, Then X saw .the, water swirl about at his feet, and suddenly coverv him. At that instant. I realized that we were plunging, ,to tfie bottom. I had not felt our de scent while in the rigging. Even while I was making' up my mind to this1 I was amazed and terrified to have my feet thrown above my head by the force Of water rushing from below Then I was torn from the crosstrees and plunged be low. I held my breath and fought against the terrible suction, coming finally to the surface again. By some strange chance I was not struck by spars nor caught in the rigging. It was one chance in a mil lion. I struck out when I came gasping to the surface, and a few minutes later, Just as my senses were slipping from me, I was picked up- I am confident I saw the captain go down at the bridge." No Warning: of Danger. Second Officer Graham Coghlan was on the bridge in company with Captain Ward, Pilot Jordan and First Officer Johnson, as the vessel was making port. The Rio had passed Point Bonlta light and a few mo moments later Fort Point light was sight ed. Then, without a word of warning the big steamer went crashing upon the rocks. Immediately everything was In chaos. In the steerage below It was announced that the water was rushing in upon tho sleep ing passengers and a number of the crew rushed to the d.eck. Shortly after the shock the four big boats In the davits were lowered. A large number of passengers, hastily sum moned from their rooms by the commo tion on deck, crowded into the boats, and they pushed off. Ten minutes after, ac cording to the second officer, the vessel sank. The lifeboats In the chocks floated off as the vessel disappeared beneath the surface of the water and there was a wild scramble on the part of many persons In "the water to get into them. "The order was given to arouse the passengers," said Coghlan, "and the crew went about their work coolly. They could not have acted better, and everyone was apparently summoned. I myself went In search of Consul-General Wildman and family, but I could not find them. Just before one of the big boats, which I com manded, pushed off, I saw Captain Ward going forward, and then we started for the snore. "We could see many persons In the water and crying for help, and assisted some to get on the llferafts. The boat I was In saved 13 of the people on board, and. after being picked up by a gasoline launch, we were towed to shore. There were three llferafts that I saw, and there wero a number of people on them." In the boat with Coghlan were Captain Hecht. of the German Navy, Mrs. Ripley, Mrs. West and Miss K. LeHarcn. Mr, Coghlan is the son of Captain J. B. Cogh lan, of the United States Navy. Narrative of the Qsartermavter. Quartermaster Fred Lindstrom had the wheel when the steamer struck, and his narrative Is interesting. "I was on lookout," said Quartermas ter Lindstrom. "when I heard the pilot yell and the next Instant the ship struck. Instantly all was confusion. Many of the passengers had assembled on the deck to see the harbor a3 the ship passed In, and the women seemed to lose all control of themselves. They screamed plteously and. the men, crew and passengers wre ap parently dazed by the suddenness of tue calamity. "My attention "was claimed by the ship, however, and I saw at once that she was badly punctured. As soon as she struck sho began settling by the head, and in a short time went down. When I saw all hope of saving the vessel was lost I turned in and aided the officers and crew in saving the passengers. The .Chinese were oven more panlc-strjcken than the white women. They rushed about the deck howling frantically, and some of them jumped overboard In their craze. We did our best to get out the boats, but our time was limited, and I don't know just how many boats were launch ed. I do know, however, that I assisted in getting 19 Chinese, one cabin passen ger and two white steerage passengers safely from the ship. I saw three boats filled with people leave the ship, but what became of them I have no means of as certaining, as I was busily engaged in attending to the people I was with." William Caspar, of Toledo, Ohio, was among the survivors, who, while floun- O IN Owing to the close confinement and heavy living of the winter, and the, effect of cold on the functions of the skin, your blood is impure, weak and impoverished a condition indicated by eruptions on your face and body, by deficient vitality, lack of strength, and want of animation. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure, vigorous and rich, gives vitality, strength and animation, and cures all eruptions. It's no trouble to take it only three small doses a day. "Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best blood pu rifier that money can buy. 1 tried many other medicines to purify my bloody but none did me as much good as Hood's. I have good health since I began its ute." Edward Klassert, Wheatland, Wyo. "I had sores on one of my limbs and was nearly crippled. The medicine prescribed did not do me any good, and I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. I am now well and strong." Benj. Fisher. Beaver Creek, Or. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises to cure and dering in the water, encountered the raft on which were R. H. Ixmg and a num ber of Chinese. Caspar was out of hi bunk and on deck when the first alarm was given. He agreed with Long that most of the steamer's passengers were on deck when -- vessel struck. "I scrambled to the hurricane deck." said Caspar, while telling of his experiences at the barge office, "but I had been there only a second when a heavy sea wasned mo off. I went down, I don't know how far, and I thought it was all up with me. The water was full of wreckage which knocked me about when I reached the surface. I -t"oi to swim for the shore, but on the way met the raft and was pulled aboard." Caspar was formerly attached to the transport Lawton. One of the llfenavlng boats picked up G. Helns, a passenger, about half an hour after the ship went down. He was greatly exhausted and Is now very 111. He was twice drawn under water by the suction, and as he camo up the second time his head strurtc a floating spar with considerable force. Half stunned, ho grasped the spar and clung to it until rescue came. He says that several other people were saved by clinging to the spar which came so near to stunning him .and aqtually was his means of salva tion. Ztescned hj- Fishermen, At- the instant the Rio went on the rocks,. Andrew Adami, an Italian fisher man, was not a great distance away in a small .smack. Near to him was L Albert, another Italian fisherman. Both men saw the Rio Janeiro in the gloom and marveled that she could be so close to the shore. The next moment they knew something was -wrong, and each Headed for the ship, proceeding care fully in the fear they might be entangled In the wreck. They came near enough before the ship went down to hear the voice of some person through a mega phone. The man who yelled at them told them the ship was sinking, and to stand by with help, sending word to San Francisco as soon thereafter as they could. When the ship disappeared, the Italians hurried to the scene. Adami picked up three persons who were strug gling In the water; then his small smack would hold no more, and he set out for shore, bent upon summoning other aid. Albert, however, had more room in his steam launch, and he picked a number of Chinese he says he does not remem ber just how many. These boats pro ceeded to Melggs wharf where the res cued people were put ashore. Both the Italians then put back, after giving the alarm, to the scene of the disaster, but they found no more people in the water. They soon afterward came ashore. Adami saya that whoever the officer was who shouted to him through a mega phone, he was a man of' surpassing cool ness. He stood with the megaphone to his mouth, still shouting. Instructions when the ship sank, and the Italians saw him go beneath the surface even as he spoke. Italian fishermen brought to the Mer chanta Exchange station at Melggs wharf 12 bags of mall which they picked up at the scene of the wreck. These In clude two pouches from the United States military station In China. Also two bags of registered mall. When the registered bags were delivered, it was found that they had been ripped open with a knife and all their contents stolen. When this crime was committed Is a question, but the fishermen who brought them in are not suspected, and it Is impossible to de termine when the robbery took place. The Rio carried in nil 200 bags of mall. Five bags of newspapers are among the res cued sacks. There Is not a single letter for San Francisco in the mail recovered; There is one sack of mall from Tokio for Germany and one sack from Tokio for London, all !n a horrible condition. The mail from the United States military sta tion was not tampered with. J. Wade, a Japanese passenger, had 51500 In his trunk, which was lost. DrorrnlnR: of the "WlldmaHS. Rounsevelle Wildman, who Is presumed to ba lost,, was well known In this city, where he resided for a number of years. .He first came Into prominence locally when he purchased Che Overland, which he owned, and edited for some years prior to entering the consular service at Hong Kong. He resigned recently from the post of consular agent at Hong Kong and was on his way home with his wife and family. Mr. Wildman married Miss Letty Aldrich, daughter oC Mrs. Louis Aldrich, a sister of United States Sen ator Stewart's wife. Mrs. Aldrich Is now In this city, where she has been awaiting the homecoming of her daughter. Concerning the missing cabin passen gers, the following has been learned: Mrs. and Miss Wakefield boarded the ship at Honolulu. Mr. and Mrs. Wood worth, of Denver, man and wife, were evidently quite wealthy. The gentleman was a consumptive and had gone to China for his health. Mr. Mattheson, a statistician of Shanghai, was on his way to London. Two Japanese gentlemen, with their wives, names unknown, were cabin passengers. As far as known they have not been seen since they retired last night. J. F. Seymour, editor of the Amer ican at Manila, was a well-known news paper man and he intended to spend a hard earned vacation among relatives in this country. Mr. Hart was a wealthy diamond expert of Manila, and he and his wife were on their way to London and Paris. Dr. Dodd apd Attorney Henshaw. of Butte. Mont., had gone to Honolulu on a vacation trip. Mr. Dodwell. a solicitor from Shanghai, was on his way to Santa THE SPRING "We have used Hood's Sarsaparilla for the last five years, and think we could not get along without it. We always keep it in the house. It is an excellent blood purifier, and has saved members of our family from sick ness. We had a little boy with us last win ter whose hands and face were broken out with sores. We began giving him HoGd's Sarsaparilla. and the sores soon disap peared." John Schwab, Nipomo, Cal. Barbara, where his family was awaiting him. The last seen of Consul Wildman was by George Englehardt. Mr. Englehardt says that Mr. Wildman went below In order to get some papers out of a tin box. Nothing was seen of him after this. The Fort Point life saving crew was out drilling at 7:15 o'clock when the fish ing boat with the first of the survivors passed In and reported the wreck. The rescued people were taken asihore to the lire saving station and the crew started out to the wreck, but there was nothing to be found. The South Side crew was on the scene about an hour later and Its captain was of the opinion that all the wreckage pointed to the fact that the Rio had blown up after sinking. All the woodwork was splintered and other de tails known to seafaring men. too numer ous to mention, support this theory. Other Ships Wrecked There. The Rio de Janeiro Is not the first ship that has come to grief on Mile Rock. About 10 years ago the Frank Jones, an American deep water ship, struck it and went down. She was standing Inshore, blindly feeling her way through the fog, and those who recall the disaster say that the circumstances attending it wero about the same as those of the Rio loss, with, however, a far less number of cas ualties. The Rlo's resting place is about Half a mile from the shore, a mile to the southward of North Head. nd a" mile and U hair to the"sontlr'atiar went of Fort Point. The tide, ebb or flcod, has a southerly set in this bight, and this is wfoat put the steamer la with the land. On the north shore there is it northerly set quite as strong, and it was this that caught the City of New York and plied her high and dry under North Head. The City of Rio de Janeiro was an iron steamer of 3548 gross tonnage and 2273 net. She was built by J. Roach & Son; at Chester, Pa., In 1S78. The vessel was owned by the Pacific Mall Steamship Company and has been In the Oriental service since sfoe was built. She sailed from Hong Kong for this port January 22. Captain William Ward has been In the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for many years. He first en tered the service as a cadet on the steam ship Tokio, and In 1ESS was assigned to the command of the Rio. Later he was transferred to the Peru, then to the China, and then to the City of Peking. He was then placed In charge of the Rio de Janeiro again, and had been three .years and a half on the ship when the disaster of to day occurred. The captain was 3S years of age and a native of Raleigh, N. C. He left a sister and two brothers, who are residents of Raleigh. The cargo of the Rio de Janeiro was valued at over $500,000. There was besides JCCO.0O0 In treasure In the specie tank. The steamer itself was valued at from 5C50.000 to 5700.000. TVn n Resident of Butte. BUTTE. Mont., Feb. 22. Dr. W. E. 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