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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOKNING OttEGONIAN FRIDAY: . APRIL 32, 1901. RUSSIAN SUGAR TEST CASE ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD OF GENERAL APPRAISERS. Matter Will Probably Xot Be De cided Until It Reaches the Supreme Court. NEW YORK. April 11. The test case Involving the Imposition of a countervail ing duty on Russian sugar came up be fore the board of classification of the "United States General Appraisers again today. E. A. Bigelow appeared for the protestants, -while William J. Gibson rep resented the Government. No oral testi mony -was offered, but the case was sub mitted to the board after argument upon facts as stated in the Consular reports and other official documents. Mr. BIgelow argued at some length that there was no bounty paid by the Russian Government. He declared that section S of the Ameri can tariff act did not cover any such state of facts as was shown to exist In Russia regarding the production of sugar. Mr. Bigelow declared that the question of price had nothing whatever to do with the countervailing duty; that the Gov ernment bad no right to assess such a duty unless it was distinctly shown that a specific bounty had been paid to the Russian exporters. Mr. Gibson argued on behalf of the Government, and said that Russia pays a greater bounty than any other country in Europe and cited statis tics In support of his position. He also said that Russia maintained a tariff that was prohibitive as regards imports of sugar into that country- He said that the production of sugar in Russia was absolutely regulated by the government, and was completely under government control. It was decided to leave to the board the decision In the question as to which case would be more properly the test case. The. hearing developed no new facts In the controversy. Judge Somervllle intimated that the case will naturally be talcen to the Federal courts, and will probably not be decided until it Teaches the Supreme Court 01 .the United States. FIELD-GUN TESTS. "Will Be Made at Sandy Hook Next Month. WASHINGTON, April 1L Preparations are making for quite an extensive and important test of field guns at Sandy Hook some time in May. At present the Army is not well equipped with field guns, compared with other nations, and the War Department wishes to obtain the very best guns possible for the equipment of this Important branch of the service. The tests will be under the direction of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications. The board not only will test such guns as may be presented by manufacturers and inventors, but it is expected that the new gun modeled on the plan of the French field guns and constructed under the direction of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications will be tested. The plans for this gun were obtained by an Army officer who was sent abroad last Summer, and who claimed to have secured complete details of this gun, which artillery experts have assorted is the best In the world. The mechanism of this gun has been con cealed and its secret carefully guarded by the French Government- The report that the United States Army had ob. tained the plans of the French gun caused considerable comment at the time It was made public, and since then the procedure xC the department with reference to the gun have been watched with interest by ordnance experts. The French Govern ment has not guarded more carefully ttie mechanism of its gun than the Board of Ordnance bas the making 'of the new flelfl gun -wnlch is tobe tested' In May. 'AMED "BY THE PRESIDENT. Appointments In the State, Treasury , -and War Department. WASHINGTON, April 1L The President today made the following appointments: State Robert P- Skinner, of Ohio, to be Consul-General of the United States at Marseilles, France; Oliver D. J. Hughes, af Connecticut, to be Consul-General of the United States at Coburg, Germany: Francis B. Gosener. of Ohio, to be Con sul of the United States at Zittau, Ger many. Treasury Isaac R. Mills, to bo Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eighth Dis trict of Illinois. War To be Captains of infantry, Albert a. Brookes, Thomas F. Dwyer, Fine W. Smith: to be Paymasters, with rank of Captain, Herbert M. Lord: to be Quar termasters, with rank of Captain, Robert L. Brown. Frederick W. Cole, Frank A Grant, George L. Goodale, George H. Penrose, Robert H. Rolfe; to be Com missary, with rank of Captain, Hugh J. Sallagher, William R. Grove, James A. Logan, Jr. Volunteer Army To be Surgeons, with rank of Major. James D. Glennan, Charles F. Mason, Ogden Rafferty. Thomas U. uaymond: to be Assistant Surgeons, with rank of Captain, William O. Cutliffe, George 3. Lawrason. Root at the White Honse. WASHINGTON. April 1L Secretary Root talked with the President this morn ing about affairs In the Philippines, re ferring to a cablegram Just received at the War Pnartmefifr,announclng the sur render of a numbertoLFilipinos with their arms. Secretary Root said he had re ceived no official Information of the pur pose of the Cuban constitutional con vention to send a delegation to Wash ington to ask a modification of the Piatt amendment. That the President will re ceive the members is certain. He will not only do so, but will listen attentively to all that is said. It is the opinion in Official circles that he will make no prom ise, but that he will give the Cubans to understand that the Piatt amendment voices both the official and public opin ion of the United States. Exports and Imports. WASHINGTON, April 11. The monthly statement of the exports of domestic products issued by the Bureau of Statis tics shows that during March the ex ports were as follows, the comparisons being made with March, 1900: Exports. Inc. Breadstuffs $21,158,140 $4,500,000 Cattle and hogs 2.978,616 725,000 ?otton , 26,817,333 7,000,000 Provisions ... 16.658.257 3,160.000 Mineral oil 5.530.000 l.mOOO Total 572,592.486 230,000 Total for 9 months....5671,712,S14 $80,893,000 Decrease. First Spanish War Claim. WASHINGTON, April 1L The first ;laim presented t6 the Spanish War Claims Commission was filed today. The claimant is Maria Soler Martinez, and ihe amount is $216,666, the stated value of personal and other property .connected Kith a sugar plantation in Cuba which was destroyed during the late insurrec tion in the island. Mrs. Martinez makes the claim by virtue of the naturalization sf her husband as a citizen of the United States. Dr. Northrop Declined. MINNEAPOLIS, April 11. Dr. Cyrus Northrop, president of the University of Minnesota, today decided to decline the appointment offered to him as delegate to the conference of American States at the City of Mexico, as upon the date of the ;onference he had promised to deliver an address at Tale's bicentennial celebration. Ivey Wants to Stay. WASHINGTON. April 1L Collector of Customs Ivey, of Sitka, is in Washing ton. 'It is believed that, although his res ignation is flow on file, he desires to wlth- draw that paper and retain his present position. As yet the department has not formally considered the case THE SALT TRUST; How the National Company Profited by Combination. WASHINGTON, April U. The salt in dustry of the country received the at tention of the Industrial Commission to day, Archibald S. White, president of the National Salt Company, being the witness. He said that the annual con sumption of salt in the United States amounts to about 13,000,000 barrels, of which the National Company supplied last year between 8.000,003 and D.000,000 barrels. He said that his organization had taken in 35 plants, of which six had been closed. He also stated that the object of effecting the consolidation had been economy. Previous to the Combination, competition was so sharp that there was no profit In the busi ness and much Inferior salt' was made. In Michigan, for Instance, salt was sold for 28 cents a barrel, the barrels alone costing 20 cents. Probably 30 per cent of the salesmen had been dispensed with. There also was a saving" of commissions to dealer. "We try to get as near the consumer as possible," he said. "We would hand out the bags to individuals if we could arrange to do so. We should like to cut out all middle men." In the company's business, Mr. White said, the country is divided Into dis tricts, the head of each district being re quired to make a daily report. The effect of the consolidation, he said, had been to advance wages to the extent of 20 to 30 per cent. He considered a mo nopoly impossible in any industry except in cases in which it is protected by the state through patent rights or other wise. In reply to questions, Mr. White said that the tariff of ?1 GO per ton on salt was sufficient to prevent foreign competition, except at sea ports, but that the freight rate on American salt is so much greater than on English salt that the railroad companies generally get the benefit of the tariff protection. American salt is now. he said, ror the first time In the history of the country, beginning to find a foreign market. GOOD THING FOR MINERS. Broker Chapman's Opinion of the Smelter JTrust. WASHINGTON. April 11. Elverton R. Chapman, a New York banker and broker who has been largely engaged in recent years in financing Industrial combinations, was this afternoon a witness before the Industrial Commission. Among the com panies he has financed is the American Smelting & Refining Company. Mr. Chap man said this company has Issued $27.400, 000 of preferred stock, and the same amount of common stock, the vendor com panies receiving cash or preferred stock at par and 70 per cent of the company stock, the remaining 30 per cent going to pay the expenses of the negotiations in cidental to the organization. The pre ferred stock represented the actual value of the properties secured, and the com mon stock the good will. The working capital of the consolidation which had been subscribed and paid in was $6,500,000. The consolidation had been effected to re duce expenses and eliminate competition. It was calculated, he said, that over $5,000,000 would be saved annually on freight charges alone. He had heard of no complaint on the part of the miners concerning the combination, and was in clined to believe the smelter combination was Xn the Interest of the miners. He said the combination Includes all of the smelters of the country except the Gug genheim concerns, and he admitted that if these latter concerns had been taken In, as was proposed, a monopoly would have been secured. Seven per cent divi dend had been paid upon the preferred stock. The net earnings last year were about $4,500,000. Controls Lake Towing Business. BUFFALO, N. Y.. April 1L Counsel for the Maytham Towing & Wrecking Company announced today that the deal whereby the Great "Lakes Towing Com pany absorbed the Maytham Company has- been closed. This gives the Great Lakes Towing Company control of the towlngr business on the Great Lakes. THE DAY'S RACES. Winners at Tanforan. SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. Results at Tanforan: Six and a half furlongs, selling Isallne won, The Pride second, Sea Lion third; time, 1:20?4. Half mile, selling Rory Ough won, ZIrl second, Ogle third; time, 0:4Stf. Four and a half furlongs, purse Sinfl won. Bronze Wing second, Tenny Belle third; time, l:13?i. Mile and one-sixteenth, handicap Vul cain won. The Fretter second, Star Cham ber third; time, 1:48. One mile, selling Rio Shannon won, Thornwild second, Lavator third; time, 1:42. Seven furlongs, selling Dolly Wiethoff won, Donator second, Precursor third; time, 1:28. Races at Newport. CINCINNATI, O., April 11. Results at Newport: One mile Tuskarosa won, Lady Ida second, Sidney third; time, 1:44. Six furlongs, selling Iris won. Fairy Dell second, Elsie Dell third; time. 1:14. Half mile Myrtle Dell won, Lady Alsea second, Winora third; time, 0:48. One and a plxteenth miles, selling Chub won, Frank McConnell second, Slasher third; time, 1:48. Four and a half furlongs Ben Hullum won, J. Patrick second, Andy Williams third; time, 0:54. One mile, selling Jessie Jarboe won. Outburst second, Brother Fred third; time, 1:42. Races at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11. Results: Seven furlongs, selling Tom Middleton won, Swordsman second, Assessment third; time, 1:3L Mile and 70 yards, purse Cavler won, Ohnet second, Louisville third; time, 1:47. Mile and a sixteenth Valdez won, Farmer Bennett second, Picador third; time. 1:40 Steeplechase, about two miles, selling Inspector Stevens won, Populist second, Basle third; time, 4:39. Seven furlongs, selling Wax Taper won, Kindred second, Myth third; time, 1:29ft. Races In England. LONDON, April U. At the second day's racing today of the Warwick Spring meet ing the Swanmeadow welter plate of 110 sovereigns for 3-year olds and upwards was- won by Richard Croker's chestnut colt The Scotchman II, ridden by Lester Reiff. At the Croxton Park meeting today the Cranby handicap of 100 sovereigns, for 3-year-olde and upwards, distance a mile and a half, was won by A. L. Duncan's chestnut colt Orkney, ridden by Danny Maher, tfle American jockey. Lipton Changes His Plans. GLASGOW, April 1L Advices from Gourock say Sir Thomas Lipton has given up the Idea of taking Shamrock I across the Atlantic as a racing partner for Shamrock H for preliminary trials In American waters. Experts who have seen the new Shamrock unanimously agree that the old Shamrock would never be. able to pueh her in a windward race. Cycling In Berlin. BERLIN, April 1L In the bicycle raees here today Major .Taylor won the 100-kilometer match, wlrn a prize of 300 marks, defeating the German riders, Arend, Huber, Ellegard, Seldl and others, lead ing Arend by 20 lengths. In the tandem race, 600 meters, Taylor and Arend were the winners. SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE THOUSANDS OF CASES IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. South Africa, India. China and South America arc Suffering From Epidemics. WASHINGTON. April 11. Thousands of cases of bubonic plague In all parts of the world since November 1 last have been reported to the Marine Hospital Service. At Rio Janeiro from February 1 to 20 there occurred five new cases and three deaths. At Hong Kong three cases, all fatal, occurred during the week ended February 15. The plague Is steadily In creasing in Cape Colony, according to re ports received both in London and Paris. The official report from Cape Colony for the week ended March 2 shows 24 new 1 cases, two deaths and four suspects; for the following week, 50 cases, 18 deaths and ll suspects. Several Europeans have been attacked, and a numoer of natives have been found dead from the disease. The rats are reported to be "trekking" from Cape Town in great numbers, and at Slmoastown the rats are reported to be dying from plague." At Mauritius, dur ing the two weeks ended March 8, there were In the island IS fresh cases of plague and 23 deaths. March 14 two fresh cases are reported to have occurred In Perth, West Australia. The Marine Hospital surgeon In charge at London has reported that the rumor of suspected plague at Southampton, pub lished in the Paiis papers, probably is un founded, but extra precautions are being exercised at that port, in view of the large number of troops returning from South Africa. The plague at Karakagua, Russia, is stated in the official report from Paris to be. on the decrease, the same report saying- that 13 deaths from cholera occurred at, Singapore, Straits Settlement, during the last week of January. A re port published In a Berlin paper March 11, and forwarded here, says the plague at Cape Town is now attacking the well-to-do people. In the presidency of Bombay, British East India, during the week ended Feb ruary 8. there occurred 1770 plague cases and 1293 deaths, an Increase of 519 cases and 314 deaths over the previous week. In Bombay City that week there were 1056 cases of plague. Up to March 2, 50 plague cases had occurred in Cape Town, of which 12 terminated fatally. In Argen tina, five plague patients were in the iso lation hospital at San Nicholas, on Feb ruary 7, and plague was suspected In the cities of Belleville and Marios Juarez, of Cordoba province. One Thonsnnd Cases at Pekln. PEKIN, April 11. Robert W. McWade, United States Consult at Canton, China, reports that 1000 deaths from the plague have occurred there during the past six weeks, and that there are '13 cases of smallpox on board the United States mon itor Monterey. Only one death has re sulted on the Monterey, and the other cases of smallpox are progressing favor ably. CUBANS STILL DEBATING. No Action on Piatt Amendment or Proposed Commission. HAVANA, April 11. At the secret ses sion of the constitutional convention to day several delegates offered motions to express Its disapproval of the princi ples embodied in the Piatt amendment, especially clauses 1, 3, 4 and 7. Senor GIberga moved that the subject be in definitely postponed, but th'Is proposal was supported -by only six delegate?. The effort of the radical element' is' to put the convention on record against the amendment before voting to send a com mission to Washington. It. was evident .that the Radicals had a majority today. The matter will be further discussed to morrow. It Is the opinion of the people of Ha vana that the case of libel against La Discussion, on account of the so-called "crucifixion caricature," will not come be fore the courts. In reference to the state ment that the constitutional convention as a body had expressed displeasure re garding the caricature, Senor Capote, president of the convention, explains that in requesting the Governor-General to authorize the continuance of publication, he acted on his own responsibility and out of personal friendship for the editor, urging General Wood to take In considera tion the possible bad effect of the suppres sion of the paper on the work of the con vention in the present state of political agitation. In Favor of Americans. HAVANA, April 1L The controversy over the Salamon copper mine at Las Mlnas has been decided in favor of the present holders, Messrs. Gustavus Sala mon and Hugh Reilly, of New York. The land on which the mine Is situated was purchased by them in 1899. After they had expended $30,000 In developing the property others claimed possession by an old document. The courts have now. de cided that this document did not cover the Salamon mine, but rather an asphalt mine In the vicinity. Work will be re commenced on an extensive scale. Philadelphia Ripper Bill. HARRISBURG. Pa., April 11. The Sen ate today concurred in the House amend ments to the Philadelphia Board of Re vision of Taxes bills," and they now go to the Governor for his approval. The act passed today, besides repealing the act creating the board, provides that the members of the Board of Revision of Taxes in Philadelphia shall be elected by the people The act does not go into ef fect until the November election, and in the meantime the present board will serve until their successors are elected. The act was known as the Philadelphia "Ripper" bill. ' . Legality of a Gambling Debt. NEW YORK, April 11. The Herald, says: What is believed to be one of the first cases decided by a jury in favor of the payment of a gambling debt, dis puted on the ground of its illegality, has been disposed of In the City Court before Chief Judge Fltzslmmons. The jury gave a verdict in favor of John Bradley on two I. O. U.s' given to him by Henry W. Ivlson, a well-known broker of this city, one for $300 and the other for $700." The Davis Will Case. CHICAGO, April 11. Mary A. Davis, al leged widow of Edward A. Davis, filed in the Probate Court today a petition pray ing the removal of Charles G. Davis as administrator of the estate of Edward A. Davis in Cook County, and of John E. Davis, administrator of the estate at Butte, Mont., and asks that Charles E. Davis be held to the grand jury on conspiracy and perjury. Mrc Potts Hall's Claim. NEW YORK, April 11. The World will say tomorrow: "To the guests whom he was entertain ing at his mansion at Black Rock, Mill ionaire George F. Gilman Is said to have made formal announcement of Mrs. Potts Hall as his daughter and heir to his es tate. Mrs. Hall, It was learned yesterday, will summon many who were present on this occasion to aid her In proving title to the fortune of over $1,500,000." Kindergarten Convention. , CHICAGO, April 11. More than 300 young women, delegates, to the eighteenth annual meeting of the International Kin dergarten Union, were present today when the second session of the convention was called to order at the'Flne Arts building.' The sessions will last longer than was at first, intended, extending through Satur day, with three meetings a day arranged tor after today. The morning session was occupied by reports of delegates, reading of foreign letters and the appointment of committees. BLUE MUSIC AND GHOSTS. A French Woman's Lecture Concern ing Colors. New York Journal. That moonshine and every blessed ghost is pale blue In color, that a tor nado is of a dark-blue hue, and that the soul leaves the body in an orange flame were a few of the novel and unique points of esoteric Information secured by the women who attended the lecture -of Mme. Alice Le Plongeon, delivered yes terday at the home of Mrs. Egbert Guernsey. The subject of the lecture was "Blue and Orange," and Mme.' Le Plongeon, the better to illustrate her ideas', wore a becoming gown of dark blue, relieved at waist and throat by touches of orange. Because, however, according to" the lec turer's theory, dark blue Is depressing to the spirits, a bright orange scarf was draped artistically about the shoulders when the address was well under way. That blue was the invariable attribute of melancholy and of people who found no Joy In life, the lecturer proved by asserting that ghosts appeared to "sen sitives" surrounded always by a curious blue light. Cheeks and lips lost color, and hearts almost forgot to beat while Mme. Le Plongeon told of ghostly expe riences of her very own, in which appa ritions had always manifested themselves in a blue light. This effect was by no means lost when Miss Mabel Munro, at tired in a chilling costume of cold grays and blues, sung Adelaide Proctor's "The Storm" to Illustrate the fact that a storm Is blue in color. In the same logical fashloa the lec turer deduced that since blue ils a cold color, and reason a cold process, there fore reason, or the color of the brain, must be blue. At this point more "blue" music was played and sung by Miss M. F. Sinclair to show that the hint of blue in moonlight was also the hallmark of pale sentimentality and romance. When the audience had been depressed and chilled to the last degree, Mme. Le Plongeon warmed and thrilled it, and sent it home in touch with real life by her eloquent remarks concerning orange. Orange, said the lecturer, was the color of revelry, and of war. It was the sound of the trumpet call, the color of that vivid dance, the Spantsm "tifalero," and the color of fire. As a finai proof that orange is the color symbolizing life, it was asserted that the soul leaves the body through the mouth in an orange or yellow flame. Since color has so tremendous an effect upon life, Mme. Le Plongeon predicted that what she called color baths would be the chief delight of afflicted human ity in years to come. A bath filled with water would be exposed to rays of light, colored so as to produce the desired effect. For the aged, red was prescribed; for the anaemic, orange, and for the nervous, a bath of pale blue. Head-End Collision. PUEBLO, Colo., April 11. A head-end collision of passenger trains occurred this afternoon at Eden Station, five miles north of Pueblo, the north-bound -Denver & Rio Grande express running into the south bound Rock Island train, which, through some misunderstanding, was On the wrong side of the double track. There were sev eral passengers hurt, but none seriously. a Mbbert Waived Examination. NEW YORK, April 11. Emanuel Mo bert, who. was arrested last night In a raid on a counterfeiter's house In the CUy of Brooklyn, waived examination before Commissioner Shields, today and was held In $5000 ball. Moh,ert wasTallegcar tp be the partner of Albert Skoog, the, expert counterfeiter and crook. AT THE HOTELS. THE PERKINS C H Goddard. W W J J Stewart, Seattle J W Spencer, San Fr G H Adams, Kallspel, Mont Mrs G H Adams, do W H Wilson, Dalles J H Aitkin. Hunting ton, Or M Heatley, Weiser Mrs M Heatly, do B M Human, Buffalo Mrs E A Hanna, For est Grove Mrs S J Pillock, Cor nelius, Or Dr Chas Hlnes, For est Grove Mi's Chas Hlnes, do G F Adklns. Seattle W F Hill. San Fran Chas Hale, Donver Wm Parker, Woodbrn H B Parker, Astoria Frank Bldwell, Union "Wm Livingston, S F E L Tupper, Chicago Geo Hlslop, N Y Z M Brown, Prineville B F Allen, Prineville Thos B Martin, Boise F O Robertson, Denver J M Joseph, Creaton, Iowa H J Lyons, London, Eng J D Hatton. Bakers fleld. Cal Mrs W D McDonald, McMlnnvllle J M Vero, Braddock, Pa C L LIghtfoot. Vancvr R A Church, San Fr Wm Waldo, Salem Claude Simpson, Long Beach A Christensen, Lewlstn Harry O'Nell, Tlllamk Chas O'Nell, do H Mitchell. San Fr Bert Inman, Denver S F Cook, St PI, Minn Wm Bedford, do John M Whand, Lead- vllle, Colo Mrs J M Whand. do Mrs T W Ayres, Heppner, Or Wm F Barnett, do Mrs Wm F Barnett, do Miss Leona Barnett, do Miss Fannie Barnett.do W R Ellis, do Mrs W R Ellis, do Mrs Swlnburn, do H A Taylor, Cre3ton,Ia Mrs H A Taylor, do Miss M Taylor, do Mies L Taylor, do Mrs Mary Joseph, do Owen Hughes, Seattle Mrs Owen Hughes, do Frank Martin, Boise E B Whitney, Los Angl Nat Goldsmith, do Elmer Dixon, Oreg Cy J B McKlnnon, Chgo Mrs J B McKlnnon, do C B Elllcott, LosAngls Mrs C B Elllcott, do W D McDonald, Mc Mlnnville THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. Alex Shaw, Phlla W E Grace, Baker Cj Miss Lillian Merchant, IN C Evans, Hood R Coos Bay A Golman. Coos Bay w H smith, city Jas W Lusk. Chicago A P Hodges, San Fr O P Megahan, Colum bus, O Mrs Megahan, do Dan Baker, Ohio John F Grimes, Cum berland Mrs Grimes, do Miss Grimes, do Mrs G H Plummer, Tacoma C M McKelllps, Cor- vallls Ben Rosenfeld, S F T W Rollnson, Toronto J C Davis, Jackson, Tex James Walch, Taqulna M S Casteel, Denver Mrs Casteel, Denver Master Casteel. do Geo Jurrell. San Fr Geo C Callett, San Fr D M Miller, uorry. a F L Harper, San Fr W D Pugh, Salem Chas Bruggraf, Al bany James Kyle, Salem Mrs Kyle. Salem D C Morzalf, Saginaw B F Beard, Harains- burg, Ky Miss Bessie Beard, do Mrs E Zimmerman, St Paul Miss Zimmerman, do J W Morrow, Ieppner Miss Morrow, ao Minnie B Monteith, Pendleton Minerva L Monteith, Pendleton Dr E R Lang, Cove Wm Wolff. Cove E H Test, Ontario H D Langille..U S G S S L Jones, San Fran Mrs Jones, San Fran J B McKewon, Chgo Mrs McKewon, do C W Carnahan, As toria W G Howell, Astoria Miss B McDevltt. Sa lem J J Cunningham, Seattle A F McClalne, Tacoma Mrs McClalne, Tacoma Master McClalne, do J H McMlot, U S A D Johnson. Easton, Wash Geo L Trott, St Paul M K Knoulton, St L D J Hartman, San Fr Henry Bralller, Seaside F Kennedy. Skamnkwn. Aug Mayer,! Pe-Ell H H Smith, Salem W C Wlnckler, San Fr THE ST. CHARLES. J B Blake, Astoria I George A Carpenter, L Heyser, Kelso Orient, Or C E Downing, White- J A Gibbons, city aker, Or W Cunningham, Kelso Adams Burns, do Mrs W Cunningham.do T W Pedden Mrs Mae Fetrldge M V Palmer, Vancvr Ed G Cox Geo E Glazo, city A S Thompson. Needy All Stopplcr, McMlnn A M T Miller, Beat Frank Harrison E P Berdlne, Oregon C A R Tratt, Scott's Mills rice, Neb C J Gooding, St Paul Mrs A M T Miller, do ; H C Wilcox, Seattle Joe Leis, city F W Coffey, Svensen Mrs Stocker, Oregon C I Miss Stocker, do I Jas West, Wren. Or 1 A Humphrey, Salem M Moore, city M F Dettrlck. Sara Hattle Lamphear, Onlclnnd. Or Julia Lamphear, do A J Rich, Astoria Wm C Smith, Houlton IW Gilbert, Rainier r A Wacner. city Mrs W Gilbert, do L G Beach, Salem M U Halt. Lakevlew J Kennedy, Goble A D Reppeto J C Nlckum, Willsbrg Geo Weeks, Astoria K H McLean, Corvallls Jesse Garner, Marjhlnd Adam Burns, Whlte- aker. Or R Loomls, Salem . Hotel Brunswick, Seattle. European; first-class. Rates, 75c and up. One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma. " American plan. Rates. $3 and up. .. Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma. European plan. Rates, -ooa and ud. ' ..- i DO NOT WANT A STRIKE Tpnopr rrvTPAT tit!tittf' may JERSEY CE.TRAL DISPUTE MAI -- J M A . -MAM U.TLAliJl'ikV' VAu& First Conference Between Officials and Employes The Meeting Will Be 'Resumed Today. NEW YORK, April 11. The confer ence between the employes and officials of the Central Railroad of New Jersey at Jersey City this afternoon on the wage dispute that exists between them did not lead to definite results and will be resumed tomorrow. Both sides seem to be acting in a spirit of fairness; there is an absence of bitterness from their discussions and the prospects for a complete adjustment of their differ ences are very bright. The meeting this afternoon, which was a secret one, convened shortly after 1 o'clock and lasted until this evening. Superintendent Clausen headed the com mittee of officials and Chairman 'Waite, of the Brotherhood. of Railway Engineers, was at the head of the delegation of workers. His fellow committeemen were with him and many of the employes not heretofore attached to any committees also attended and took part In the dis cussion. Most of the talk of the after noon was on the wage schedule of the engineers and firemen, and the last prop osition submitted by the railroad before the Intervention of the Brotherhood chiefs was largely the basis of dis cussion. It was discussed In detail and a variety of calculations made as to the effect of its operations. The conductors did not participate In the conference, as the question of their wages has been disposed of to their satisfaction. The trainmen were largely represented and their affairs will be taken up tomorrow. Machinists' Strike. WILKESBARRE, Pa., April 11 The employes of the Central Railroad of New Jersey In the Ashley carshops, struck at noon today because Superintendent Thomas refused to reinstate 30 men who were discharged two weeks ago. At the time the officials of the company declared the men were discharged In order to de duce the force because work In the shop ' was slack. THEiR FIRST BATTLE. Metal-Workers Fight the Steel Corporation. BTTTODTrDfl T Ar.r11 19 TVia Crm- merclal Gazette tomorrow will say: "The new United States Steel Corpora- i tlon and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers are to wage their first battle today. The Pittsburg, district executive board of the Amalga mated Association met today and decided to call out all the employes of the W. . Dewees Wood plant of the American Sheet Steel Company at McKeesport, I Monday next, unless all men discharged ' since the middle of last week were re instated. It was also decided to strike at once if other men of the associa-1 tlon were discharged, before then. After t this action three more men were given their choice of renouncing the associa- j tlon or- losing their positions. Upon learning of this action the strike was declared at once." In the Block Conl Districts. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 11. The executive board of the United Mine workers of America will not Indorse' the request of the block coal miners of Indiana to declare a strike until a final effort has been made to bring about an agreement between the miners and the operators on the powder question. Work in the block coal districts, where over 3000 miners are employed, Is at a com plete v standstill. The executive, board has" decided to bring the miners and Operators together at, Brazil, Monday. President Mitchell will probably have charge of the negotiations for the miners. To End a Boycott. CHICAGO. April 1L After a two days' session, the committee of the ex ecutive council of the American Federa tion of Labor, selected to arbitrate the complaint of the International Pressmen and Assistants' Union against Victor F. Lawson, publisher of the Dally News, today rendered a decision. The decision is a recommendation that the pressmen and assistants officially declare off the boycott on the News. Until the press men shall have taken this action, the decision states that the council Is not warranted in attempting to settle any other Issue. Slaughter of Pigeons Must Stop. NEW YORK, April 11. A special to the Tribune from Albany says: The storm of Indignation over the wholesale butchery of pigeons at In terstate Park has resulted in legisla tion which is Intended to check such exhlbltrons. A bill has been framed through the efforts of William Dutcher and Ralph Waldo Trine, of the American Humane Society, under the provisions of vol V CONTAINS Jill BAADS jg jk m m size wf'nfmMi IvC AMLr (v 4JU,W3rO B f. r yMmk '"t 7s M SAME 11 ( M Sm MSw Wmi SELLER 1)) (v A TW (Sn fo tf fc ) Ui DISTRIBUTERS (M which the shooting of pigeons either for mere amusement or for the practice o marksmanship is made a misdemeanor. The bill also provides for the repeal of I the existing law. which permits clubs to I shoot Pteeons 'r practice and under whlch the slaughter of b?rds by the In t IVlt-'WUC iLOlLlUliUJi UL UU1A31UCU r shielded from prosecution. A SCHOOL FOR PRINCESSES It Is nt BnnKkok, SInm. and They Lenrn Frencli nnd German. New York Sun. Princesses are numerous enough In Eu rope to suggest that a school for them might be a profitable undertaking, but It is a fact that the only Institution of this kind is not in Europe, but in Asia. It Is In Bangkok, and is kept by an English woman who looks after the intellectual and physical needs of her boarders, who are 15 Princesses belonging to the royal family of Slam. Like other less aristo cratic young lady boarders, they are al lowed to return to their homes on Fri day and remain until the time for their classes to begin on Monday. Then they are returned to the care of their Eng lish teacher by the servants of the fam ily. They learn only elementary reading and writing at school, and, indeed, rarely progress beyond these elements of educa tion at any time In their lives. But they learn fully the mysteries of cooking, making beds, preparing poultices for the sick and attending to other details of household life. They practice with en thusiasm the art of writing menus In French, they experiment in dressing the table with flowers, and learn a kind of first-ald-to-the-Injured system adapted to their country. Astronomy and the exact sciences have not yet reached this coun try of unemanclpated womanhood. But the education they receive Is the best kind to suit them for their work In life as they step from the school to the head of their husbands' establishments. These royal pupils .range In age from 10 to 15 years. This latter age Is begin ning to betoken the old maid in Siam. and there are few of that age in the school. On Friday the nurses from the royal palace, reinforced by other female attendants and guards, begin to arrive at the school to escort their mistresses back to their homes. Here they remain until the same domestic delegation marches them back to their English teacher on Monday. In the meantime she had all the work requiring mascu line participation attended to during the absence of the pupils. For men are never allowed to approach the building while the royal young ladles are Inside. No masculine eye not related to them by blood Is allowed to fall on their art less Siamese beauty until after marriage. French and English are the two lan guages these young women learn, and It is after the fashion prevailing In these two countries that they acquire their Ideas of European life and manners. Some of these fashions have, through this English schoolteacher's Influence been Introduced Into the court of Slam, where the French and English cuisines have made their way In spite of Oriental prejudice. This has, of course, come from the early education of the young Princesses In their royal boarding-school. This much they have learned of the Eu ropeans. But It Is said that no ambi tion to imitate the women of the Western world has ever reconciled them to sit ting In chairs in preference to on the floor. Cutting Loose. New York World. The action of the St. Louis Democrats In nominating and electing a sound-money man as Mayor Is an event of more than local Interest. It Is the most significant of the many proofs that the Democrats of the South and West are cutting loose from that "body of death" the insanely reiterated 16 to 1 fallacy. Nobody can tell what questions will be uppermost In the Presidential election of 1901, nor whether the Democrats will then have a leadership and a policy that shall com mand public respect and confidence there are fe'w signs of It at present but they are taking the first essential step In cut ting loose from the dead issues and dis regarding a leader who has ruled only I to ruin, and who now seems determined to ruin where he cannot rule. Snmonn Claims Arbitration. WASHINGTON, April 11. King Oscar of Norway and Sweden has accepted the post of arbitrator on the Samoan claims of the United States, Great Britain and I Germany, although It has been made known that his illness thus far has pre vented his giving active consideration 'to j the subject. The German case has been I made up and is now in Stockholm. The United States case is about completed. The British claims probably are in Stock holm by this time. PnssenRer Train Wrecked. OMAHA, Neb.. April 11. Wabash pas senger train No. 14, north bound, was wrecked at 9:30 last night at Wilcox, Mo., hv rnnnlner lntn nn onpn awltnh. Thf n- I glne was overturned and the mall car j thrown Into the ditch. Beyond slight In juries to the engineer and fireman from j Jumping, no one was hurt, although the passengers received a severe shaking up. EASTERN OREGON ORES WILL BE SUBJECT OF REPORT BY GOVERXMEST OFFICIAL. He Believes Depoilts or Greatest Ex tent Lie In the Vicinity of Snmpter. WASHINGTON. April 7. A portion of the next annual report of the geological survey will be devoted to the gold an'l copper fields of Eastern Oregon, vin the Baker City. Sumpter and surrounding regions. This particular feature Is to be prepared by Professor Lingren, who spent last Summer in that section, making a thorough reconnoisnnce. with viw tn I compiling an elaborate and complete re port. The area covered by Professor Lingren extends from Canyon City on the wet, through Sumpter and Baker City on to the Snake River and Cornucopia. Moun tains, and covers an area approximately 100 miles long by 50 miles wide. It was. originally Intended to compile this Infor mation Into one of the regular folios of the survey, but It was found that this would not begin to cover the araa In vestigated, and the original plan has. been, changed. Professor Lingren expresses surprise at the extent of the mineraL deposits in that region, saying there is much, more and richer ore than he had supposed. But further than this, he thinks the area as a whole Is yet In an early stage of development, and that untold wealth lies undiscovered In the Blue Mountain re gion. From his hasty examlnaton, he be lieves the deposits of greatest extent, those of "greatest permanency," as It la commonly expressed. He In the vicinity of Sumpter. although richer deposits;, haye been found in other localities. There the ore seems to be thicker than in any other locality he visited, and when other vicinities have been worked outr it la his- belief that Sumpter will continue to produce In large quantities. A considerable interest was manifested in the copper deposits over on the Snakor Riveiv npjir th fnrniicnnlo frmntolna Professor Lingren Is of the opinion that great wealth Is to be found In that vicin ity, far beyond the expectations of those who are now developing that region. What silver exists In Eastern Oregon, he be lieves Is not In paying quantities, tno gold and copper being the only metal3 worth prospecting for. Th! forthcoming report of Professor Lingren will be of great assistance to those who are developing Eastern Ore gon. Wh'le his examinations were made hastily, he worked to best advantage, having- the hearty co-operntloh' df the prom inent mlneowners. and with the eye of an experienced scientist, which facts all combine to make his report one of great value. The Prussian Excavations nt MUetn, New York Times. For the better part of a year, excava tions have been conducted at the expense of Prussia on the site of Miletus, and work hus been laid out for six, years ahead. The Germans have established thw circuit of the walls, laid bare the street that-ran from, the city hall to the great temple of Apollo beyond the walls, and discovered In a wall of the third eontur- after Chris a number of ancient statue belonging to a primitive temple of Diana, together with many hundred Inscription? that contain official enactments,.boundary regulations rules for the conduct of cere monies in the temple, and other valuable material for the clearer understanding of a Greek community in Asia Minor. The entrance to the old seaport, which was filled up long ngo, was ornamented with two colossal lions. The theater on an elevation near by would soat 50.0CO persons. Another smaller theater la the center of the" town yieldeld a large altar I to Diana decorated with high reliefs. Many statues tnnt graced rounmins-nave been found. The arrangement with Tur key Is that part of the objects found go to the museum at Constantinople and part to the museum In Berlin. A Savlnpr Man. Josh TVInk In Baltimore American. Old Simon Grump was a savlnir man A close-sralned soul was he He preached and practiced all the whu Severe economy. About the hottlei on the place Old Simon often mused They held supplies of medicine Which has not all been mused. Now, Simon argued to himself; "It should not go to waster This stuff should not be thrown away"; And then he took a taste. The bottle held a liniment Which made him deathly sick. But Simon luckily unearthed Some pills that cured him quick. -He spent one week In this pursuit One doee wouM drive him HI. But by shrewd search he'd nnd some curt Which saved a doctor's bill. At last the medicine was sone. Though time and health It cost; But Gump was glad, because, he said: "There has been nothing: lost."