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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1901)
v Au- w Oregon -.CL,cr'r pbrtianuift -4 i" The Grand Coulee Scenery, resources sad possibilities,, of one of .Ns.tSre's wowier-spot. la Toe Sunday Oregosiaa tojaor ruw. Sohora ixi Mexico "Where Mexico Is American Btns trated article by Jose ,do Ollvarea, la The Sunday Oregonlan tomor rqw. VOL. XLL ISO. 12,609. PORTLAND, OREGON; SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. .bW AMt a CBTMWWm w 'I JL I L- 1 L L I ULl sraiplPgL - BOf PSgggjgBMljpgjQpL "GARDEN HOSE" GOLD SEAL BADGER CONQUEROR INDIAN ELK "GARDEN HOSE" TURTLE PIONEER ANVIL OBELISK NEPTUNE WKSK PUBCHASDTS BE SURE TOTT SECURE ONE OP THESE BRANDS. GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY R. H. PEASE. Tracttaot r. St. EHEPARD, JR TrecrcrsB. 3. A. BHFPARD Secretary. 73-7 FIRST ST. PORTLAND. OR. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES Wholesale and Retail WASHING BOXES, POTABLE BACKGROUNDS AND CARRIERS AGENTS COLLINEAR LENSES, COLLINS' MOUNTS 144-148 FOURTH ST.. Keir MorrUen. 'PORTLAN1 OREGON A QUICK RECOVERY Wall Street Weathered the Financial Storm, PRICES CLOSED NEAR THE TOP IS SHAVfS tfHAl haw's Pure Malt America's ORIGINAL Malt WHISKY Without a Rival Today BflfOiaiier & liOCfl, IDS and HO Fourth Street Sale Distributers far Orsgaji 9aet9ctiM0tecitt a a a a We warm and ventilate Schooihouses, churches, stores, dwellings, courthouses, BY WARM AIR. ;w. g. Mcpherson Heating and Ventilating: Engineer, 47 FIRST ST., PO&TLASdF a a a a aaeaa HOTEL PERKINS Fifth andaihlnston Sts. ... . rORTLVWD, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN Firet-CIars Cheek Rextavraat Connected With. Hotel. Rooms Single TOo to $LK per day Rooms Double... CL00 to $2.00 per day Hooms Family. $LG0 to 53.00 per day J.F.DAVlESrrei. I'ky - irai ic uutci Question of Control of the Northern Pacific Still in Doubt Bar-gaia-Hnnters on the ' v Market. NEW YORK, May 10 "Wall street emerged from Its gloom this morning and with growing confidence In the day man ifested something like buoyant elation. Prices of stocks- went up with a rush, at the last closing at about the top and with the net losses left after yesterday's session pretty largely recovered. There were some clouds remaining on the situ ation thiB morning and some natural trepi dation lest the violent collapse of yester day should have some casualties which would not be disclosed until, the clearing house sheets of the Stock -Exchange had been made up. Early 4n the day the official announcement, was made that the sheets of all the members of the ex change had been cleared perfectly and that all the checks had been honored. This relieved the last feeling of apprehn sion, and the feverish and earnest signs which were manifest in the stock market during the first hour disappeared. Things Tquited down Into a Bteady condition of business, such as has not been 'Witnessed In "Wall street for many weeks. The measures taken over night to clear the situation left little to hear. The agreement to allow the shorts In North ern .Pacific to settle at 160 really went to the root of the crisis and wiped out the impelling cause of yesterday's panic., The announcement by the banks that yes terday's loans, which had been provided by-agreement among the leading institu tions of the street, would not be called toT day, kept the situation free from addi tional tension. "With -threatening conditions removed, a rebound in prices was natural and In evidence. The extent to which ltran was, however, a surprise and Was at tributed to various causes. There is -no doubt that among those who were heavy losers in yesterday's slump were many of ample resources who viewed the situ ation with a sporting instinct and a de termination to recoup by following the market. It was the popular belief that some of the "Western potentates, who were admittedly forced to "walk sideways" during a portion of yesterday's events, were again in the market this afternoon in a bold attemDt toretrieve their losses. The obvious leadership of the movement of Union Pacific and tho Southwestern group f aye ground foe thercoBJecture. tfcatf j CO. (INCORPORATEOX FKOrtT AND MORRISON STREIT5 .PORTLAND, OREGON American xnd'Ctiropttm Pirn. - Jf -T'l'--Ji . K . H American plan ........11.55. M.50. European plan 60c. 75a. a9oeosa99ceeae0essec9aaaee39o A THE DRIVING SEA SON IS AT HAND.... a ARE YOU READY FOR IT? YOU FURNISH THE HORSE WE WILL DO THE REST. STUDEBAKER, 320-338 EAST MORRISON ST. CARRIAGES WAGONS. HARNESS ROBES AND WHIPS a a a a a FARNSWORTH-HERALD CO. 248 Washington St ..WHY.. 248 Washington St. Buy a ready-made suit when we can sell you a good Tailor Made Suit for one-half Its actual value? We have hundreds to choose from. Call and examine our Suits, which sell from $9.95 ap, worth $2 to $30 a Suit. FARNSWORTH-HERALD CO. A Satin-wood Case The Aeolian Orchestrelle, purchased by His Majesty William II, Emperor of Germany, is finished in satin wood, Inlaid with tulip wood. The speclflcftlonl are the same as those of the regular style "V." pecmcauons are ' wLh,ave ln sUk e same st'e of Instrument finished In rich, dark mahog any. It is a magnificent ornament for any home. manog- M. B. WELLS, Northwest Agctii for The Aeoliin Company - Aeolian Hill 353-355 Washington Street cor. Park Strike at Buffalo Exposition. Germans in Central America. Bwu. .May m-A translation! BUFFALO, N. Y., May 10 -This even 4fnJSn a BetrtIn Publcaa re- me. 650 carpenters and joiners employed wrc,i " v.aui.ia.4 ui uie .exposition grounds, went on strike. gardlng German America has teen received at the State Department from Vlce-Consul-General Murphy, at Frankfort, Germany. The article sets forth that .fully $60,000,000 of German capital is invested ln Central American enterprises. German plantations occupy an area of 740,000 acres. It also 16 stated that large German business houses ln Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica, in addition to the entire traffic between Germany and Central America, control almost the entire for eign trade of the flve republics with Eng land and California. The shipping trade also along the Central American coast is to a large extent ln German hands. Duty on Argentine Sugar. WASHINGTON. May 10. Following the recent action In the case of Russia, ln which an additional tariff duty was placed on sugar receiving a bounty, the Treasury Department has imposed an additional duty of 10centavos per kilogram "upon Ar gentine sugar. C T, BELCHER, ?c. and Tra . jfjSSSta' wortnern .racinc, jLcpntrpi jfmwn Tyas &i3l .stoutly claimed today, .but as em phatically denied by the HM-Morgan. in terests. It was remarkable that -the breaking -ofthe corner In Northern Pacific by the settlement -with the. shores tt i& brought "almost no stock upon thafs&arket. - But gTltTBevraSnTBiat-the contesting parties in Nortnern iacinc are not yet preparea to let go of a single available share or the stopk. The settlement with the shorts progressed today, at the offices both tf Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and J. P. Morgan & Co., and it is probable that only the completion of the settlement will reveal how much of the purchases of stock made by the 'two parties within the last week can be delivered. Bargrain-Hnnters on Hand. The bargain-hunters were also on hahd in Wall street today, although their oper ations fell away as the recovery in prices progressed. During the morning, however, a large number of transactions were re corded for cash, both ln stocks and bonds, which is the manjner in which the bargain hunter usually pays for his purchases. There Is a belief ln the street that this panic was made unnecessarily violent by the excitement of some of the newer members of the Stock Exchange, many of "Whom are very young men. It is supposed that some of these made undue sacrifices In the chaotic conditions Thurs day. There was some buying back 'of stocks by these sources, and also by those who got out In time early in the week and wanted to get back. Tomorrow's im pending holiday, it was felt, Insured a period for calm reflection which must tend to clear the situation still further. There was also some manipulation of prices for the relief of those whose borrowing had, been largely impaired by the shrinking 4n collateral values. Some of ,this manipu lation was also witn tne view or tne oene flt of the London market, where there is a periodical settlement on Monday, which Is much dreaded by the English operators in America, owing to the heavy declines since the last settlement which will have ,to be made good. Some of the more notable of the day's advances were: Union Pacific, 22; St. Paul and Lackawanna, 1S& each; Con solidated Gas, 16; Burlington and Amalga. mated Copper, 12; International Power, 11; Baltimore & Ohio, 11; St. Louis Southwestern preferred, 1014; Sugar, Dela ware & Hudson and General Electric, 10 This represents a rapid rate of recovery from the exceedingly low prices Thursday, which had already been largely recov ered In the violent rebound of the late trading on the exchange. There was an obvious disposition to hail this as a re vival of the boom on the part of some more sanguine of the speculative bull ele ment. But after the week's experience of the severe penalties of over-speculation, a renewal of the" same was strongly depre cated. That the wounds caused by such a collapse as that of Thursday are not to be healed in a day Is patent. The condl. tlon of the banks after jesterday's emergency measures will want to be gauged before adequate judgment can be passed upon the outlook. It Is a remarkable fact that the un precedented violence of Thursday's upset should have resulted In not a single fail ure on the Stock Exchange. Heavy Bnylnff by Syndicate. The commission houses generally were averse to accepting much new business to. day. About one-third of the commission houses would only take buying orders from cutomers who could pay for them In full and others required so excessive mar gins as to restrict trading greatly. The heaviest buyers came from the syndicates that have been active in arranging deals for the absorption of other properties. These Interests seemed to regard the de velopments yesterday as the most favor able thing that could have happened for the carrying out of their plans and accu mulation of stocks by them was resumed on a large scale during the day. This many orders at fairly hlghilimlts could not be filled. v$? Tonight everything' Is jutel In the Wall street district andafthe uptown hotels and -clubs, where groupg of stockholders and bankers and operators usually gather. "Wall street, which, during fhetpatweek, had been ''wide onen" and briiHaxitlv illu minated at midnight for tne"purpoe of auowing iarge xorces or, cierss, Doo&Keep ers and messengers to arrange for mid night recording or transfers; of stock in preparing for the Coining xlayja labors, to night had assumed its normal condition. Tomorrowjs holiday is "Welcomed by the tired clerks, who have beeaySrerking over time since the boom In, stocfes started, and. night and day slrtce tKe tsc,ent pyro technic movements of Nprthen Pacific commenced. v At the various hotels, theaters and clubs tonight the rdost? allurins Tvell as the most remarkable stories' are,told of the gains and losses in stocks in sreneral and Northern Pacific in particiilarduring the past week. The truth ofiiany- of these stories will never be known, for the rea son that the wildest excljement prevailed during the "break" Thursday the timo when losses and gains were most pro nouncedand now that It is all over the men who were jgaicL to have made heavy winnings naturally are not, interested in denying reports of their .good fortune or good judgment, especially wnen. these re ports only add to their financial credit. On the other hand, the deals of the men who are credited with losing in the re cent excitement are generally not believed by their friends and the unlucky ones or alleged unfortunates are speedily learning that the best thing they can do under the circumstances is merely to laugh at the reports without protesting too much and too long that misfortune has passed them by. The very fact that there will be no trad ing until next Monday morning, it Is said, gives the leaders in the stock market, men like Hill, Harriman, Vanderbilt, Morgan, Rockefeller and Stlllman, time to compare notes and exchange views. ' Control ot Nortberi Pacific. It is noticeable that discussion tonight centers upon the question of control of the Northern; Pacific So far as actual control is concerned, the impression is gaining ground that it will be the party with the most money tuat will acquire it. Many of the dally papers and some of the financial papers today expressed the belief -that control of the Northern Pacific was still vested ln the Morgan-Hill party. On the other hand, one of the leading papers of the city and some of the financial or gans of the street still express the opin ion that the Harriman party is ln control. One thing seems settled tonight, and that Is that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. do not yet ad mit defeat. Late today, Otto H Kuhn, of the firm, did not hesitate to say: "We believe we have control." J. J. Hill, on the other hand, however, was quite as decisive In reiterating his pre vious statements that "the control Has not changed." As a matter of fact, there seems to be no reason for doubting that both interests have control, so far as stock in thlr possession, plus contracts for delivery are concerned, but which in terest will Bvehtualiy be able to vote a control in the .form of actual certificates remains to be seen and will, it is tonight imew of ?mm The President's Journey Upii ,the6alifprnia"Goasti NIGHT AT SAIL LUIS 01ISF0 Principal" Address sf the "Say "Was Delivered at Santa Barb'ara Vlsits ta Old SmbIs -Mlsslens SAN. LUIS OBISPO, Cal.,-May 10. The route of the President's train northward from Los Angeles today lay through the Santa Clara "Valley, nestling under fog swathed mountains to the coast, where it ran for hours along the edge of cliffs over hanging the Pacific- Ocean. At every stopping place today there was a flower show rivaling ln beauty the floral parade which the President" witnessed yesterday tlnues ta be the foundation of purity and .virtue, so lonff as the Americanscsool Iff supported- by the American people, we shall, have good citizenship, and ln turn good government. "Wje are protai of our Army and. of out- Navy, and yet that is .not our chief oride.. Our chief nride Is fjnoln the arts of war, but In. the- peace ful pursuits of civil life-, to reach Its hlgn est development. Our victories must be In .the arts, in the sciences, in manufacture nVf 4- nvptAiilfiiitA rt? lAfiin Truer- it TCPt grouldeally make a great and progres- Bivei'anqenauring-i.wauim. wiur A-mmu now Is inarching ajpnsr these lines, thanks .to the virtue and Intelligence of the Amer ican people." Admiral MelrJUe "Was JtoMbcO. LOS 5NGELES, May 10. It appears that Secretary Wilson and Colonel Charles A. .Moore were not the only members of the President's- party who suffered at the hands of. thieves during their stay here. Admiral Melville was another victim. He was not as fortunate as his companions, f During Ws absence from the hotel yes terday his room was entered and over WOO taken -from his valise. The police were notified and are now doing all In their power to locate the plunder. It is evident that a gang of professional thieves is traveling In the wake of the Presidential party, to take advantage of the crowds who flock, o the hotels where they stop. Kearoi Goes Home to meet McKinley NEW YORK, May 10. United States Senator Kearns, of Utah, who returned Action Taken, by the Federa tion of Musicians. AH THEIR ANNUAL C0NVENTI0H JAMES J. HIU Of'Norihertf IBaMlfetinnm. mon 'wilch Isold yesterday at.lioeoSa share are said & Have been lor a gMci&broker who is supposed to have bougKtithgaifor a prominent operator of- thatclfy. After the close of the Stock -Bichanite reports were current that Jfb'Ht Jfchlft j nau HammeaiTaau rne innnrm rvr irrtA "Northern Pacific rested with'J? Prior- gaxtr-&-rGhrrMrrc Sehlff'a attemlon was called to this report,, and ha characterise It as false. Another member of the Har riman syndicate made this statement: "We believe now, as we did yesterd&y, that we control the Northern Pacific road. Nothing has happened overnight or dur ing the day to change our opinion."- As for ithe Burlington deal, concerning which there has been so much adverse criticism, we believe It will go through without a further hitch." Jm Ik "WB .Bs9EoMliKBSBBSSSSWSB9H3& M 9BBBBBMuflauJKr0oRSSBSBBlSBSBBsSrcmL - rwf .-...' -tsxsss ss&ssssssssaezazaaff tz&b!! Tnrwimnm i t rrr .w rim t , assgin-AMUMHiHii wii ii ifjrir " ' ",.Ti. . ts- s . rr --fk --.-. It "Was Decided to Hold the Meeting: of the' American Federation In 1003 la This City. DENVER. Colo.. May 1ft. The annual convention of the American Federation of Musicians met In this city today and Its sessions will continue until the middle of next week. Nearly 100 delegates are ln attendance. Little was done today except the ap pointment of committees. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the Lewis and Clark celebration at Portland, Or., in 1905. and ln favor of holding the meeting of the federation for that year there. fd BBLlSiYJBS J?E STILI, HAS COS THQL OF THE J?ORTHES!T PACIFIC 248 Washington. uniess tne men s demands are granted by the Exposition company, the walking delegates threaten to call out every man employed at the Exposition grounds to morrow mornlrig. The men do not ask for higher wages. The trouble Is over the use of lumber from mills employing non-union men. London Press Advises Prudence. LONDON, May 1L A more hopeful feel ing is reflected in the financial articles in the morning papers today. It is expected that the banks will afford every facility for meeting the position, but there Is' cer tain to be considerable tension until the settlement is past. After hours yesterday there was much comment in Snorter's Court, but few transactions were exe cuted. All the papers again review the situation editorially. "It Is safe to predict that Northern Pa cific will be an unpopular stock here for years to come," says the Dally Mall and most of the papers point the moral of prudence in future deals in American se curities, expressing satisfaction that in this case the heaviest losses havp fallen upon American instead of British shoulders. "We cannot shut our eyes," the Dally Telegraph remarks, "to the blow given the confidence of Investors ln the dura, blllty of railway consolidation, and, de spite America's growing prosperity, the prudent will prefer to wait to see how public opinion ln the United States re-, gards the latest action of the magnates before investing in more speculative securities." at Los Angeles. At Ventura and Santa Barbara the President T?as siinply over whelmed with flowers. The carriages in which he rode were llhed"TrUh. them, and the streets over which he 7pas3edwere paved with them. . v ' There was no abatement today v of the enthusiasm which" has attended the Presi dent's progress since hq entered Cali fornia. As he approached his destination at San Francisco the programmes at the different stops were more enjoyable and less fatiguing. A .drive through the city was In each case the principal" feature at the places where he stopped" today. The President was very much Interested In the old Spanish missions, , filled wjth hIstoric relics, which he" visited" both "at Ventura and at Santa Barbara. 'V J" San Luis Obispo "was the last stop -of the day. It was reached'at-7fo cloek this evening ln time for a drive" through' the town. After crossing the mountain orange the train will drop down to Del Monte; 'on the Bay of Monterey, where ,the 'ptfrty will remain tomorrow and Supday'-XThe programme tomorrow will Include. a visit to the National encampment duringthe afternoon. Sunday will be given Jupj" to rest. 1 rom. Europe several days ago, will leave for Utah tomorrow, night, In order to wel come President McKinley to Utah. The Senator Is much Interested In the char itable work of the Roman Catholic church. While abrdad'he and'Perry S."Heath, sec retary of the Republican National Com mittee, had an audience with the pope. "His holiness," said Senator Kearns, "Is quite old and feeble, but his brain is bright-and clear. He showed the greatest Interest ln the United States, and ex pressed high regard for President McKin ley." . Municipal LeaRne Convention. ROCHESTER. N. T.. May 10. This was the last day of the National Municipal League Convention. The first business on the programme was the reading of the report of the committee to Invite co-operation of business bodies. George Bum ham, Jr., of Philadelphia, was chairman and presented the report to the conven tion. Following this came reports- from, cities. Several of those scheduled to read papers today were not present and their papers will not be presented at the con vention this year. Congress of Charities. WASHINGTON, May 10. The general session of the National Conference of the Charities and Corrections today was de oted to a discussion of the subject, "Needy Families In Trelr Homes." MEXICAN PRIEST DECAMPED Carrying- Off the Fund of Religions Societies and a Youngr GlrlC MEXICO CITY, May 10. The police and principal citizens of Guadalajara are looking for the Rev. Father Amado, a well-known priest of that city and the treasurer of various local religious fra ternities and guilds. It is charged that the clergyman has decamped, taking, it is estimated, nearly 510O.W3O belonging? to the religious societies and also carry ing off the young daughter of one lead ing; citizen. When; he left the city ho Sleda.letterJ3xnIaintng- things: lir an. liron safeFwie letter being addressed to Dr. Arias, deafl of the- cathedral. Guoda Iapara society is profoundly stirred ana, effostsare .making- to-trace the- girt One Otory Is that she was carried oft to be placed in a convent. -LAKE 'STEAMER BURNED. Five Women Passengers Dro-rvned in v..,Tryinsr to .Reach Shore. ' HOUGHTON, Mich., 'May 10. The pas senger1 steamer '.Bon' Voyage caught fire on.'Lake.Superior tonight and was beached Inearthe portage shiptcanal. A telephone ! message from'Red Ridge, the village near Kest the spot where 'the "steamer was put on the snore, says that five passengers. At Santa Barbara, President McKinley :" V",; ,il Xi n.rf n unto thft .nrinolrvd nfldress of thT day. the , boat to the, shore., The rest of the .Famine on a Reservation. FLORENCE, Ariz., May 10. The Gila River, on the Sacaton reservation, has gone do and no grain will be harvested by the Indians. Great destitution will en sue and Government aid will be required to relieve the situation. German Plows for Porto Rico. WASHINGTON, May 10. United States Consul Bralnard H. Warner, Jr., at Lelp slc. has called the attention of the State Department to the fact that Germany has Chicago Sends Currency to Neiv York CHICAGO, May 10. The Tribune says: "Chicago banks shipped 120,000,000 of currency to New York last night, as a result of the fall in stocks. Urgent de mands for margins had been sent from New York, and much of the money was for this purpose. p Some of it was the result of Investment buying of stocks and bonds by Chicago men yesterday. It was a day of unprecedented excitement ln Chicago brokers' ofiices Thousands of small accounts were sold out, and some large accounts suffered a like fate. Every body who could not produce promptly all the margin demanded was ruthlessly closed out. The needs of the situation demanded the transfer of large quanti ties of Chicago .money to New York. Nearly every bank In Chicago made a shipment of currency. Chicago banks oc casionally make shipments of currency to New York, but It is rare for such a de mand to develop as was apparent yester day. More money Is likely to go East from here If anything like the present situation continues in the East." been exporting plows to Porto "Rico dur- buying was so Iarge that the supply of ing the past year. I stodjg was continuously exhausted and Suspension of Brokers. NEW YORK, May 10 Elbert Thomas Jackson and Samuel C. Jackson, doing business as stock brokers, today assigned for the benefit of their creditors. Jack son Brothers were members" of the Con solidated Exchange. The primary cause was said to be the failure, of their customers- ln the city and out of town to meet calls for extra margins. The liabil ities are under $100,000. F. P. Hilton & Company a Consoll; dated Exchange firm, suspended business today. Mr. Hilton saidYthe house had not failed, but had suspended business 'to find out where it stood. He "said the members of the firm expected to resume on Monday. BOSTON, May 10. Morris A. stock broker, has assigned. mciria Hft -Tlnn!ri'il oililrAWK rtf tta Hav. After expressing his gratitude for the re- Jien5-?; ceptlon accorded him and commenting on the cosmopolitan character of the as sembly, the President said: - "My Fellow Citizens: What a splendid civilization comes out of the old states and from the old nationalities that are represented here today, the best civiliza tion in the world, a civilization based upon liberty, upon equality, upon self-government, a civilization that leads wherever It goes, whether here or in the distant seas, and wherever this civilization goes, It carries the ark of freedom. Our lib erty, our freedom, our sense of justice are not extinguished in any clime, globe or land, and here, facing the Pacific, I am reminded that this ark of liberty has moved out into this great ocean." Referring to the Spanish War, he con tinued: "As the result of that-war we are in the Philippines, and we do not mean to come away (great applause), and we mean to give to these distant peoples ""what we gave to California more than 50 years ago, the blessings of security and liberty." An unusual Incident occurred during the President's stay at Santa Barbara. The residence of the Chief of the Fire Brigade caught fire. The Fire Chief, who was on .the street awaiting the coming of the President, was informed that his house was ln Jiames. "Let it burn," he replied. "I will wait and see the President. I can build another house, but I may never have another op portunity to see the President of the United States," and he stoically remained while his house burned to the ground. "I saw the President," said he when in formed that his house was ln ruins. "I saved the lot, anyway." The Presidential party stopped one hour atrSan Luis Obispo. It was almost dark wh'en the train arrived. The President and oartv were driven to the Ramona Hotel, where the- President spoke briefly from the veranda. After he had concluded thejCjrowd surged up the steps- In a vain endeavor to get near him, and there was almost a panic for a moment With some difliculty the President was extricated through a window into the parlor, ana thence to a rear exit, where he got Into his carriage to the train. Several of the party had narrow escapes from severe In Jury. Replying1 to the address of welcome by the Mayor of San Luis Obispo, Presi dent McKinley sold in part: iVTne ambition of every American Is for the wellbeing of his country, for he knows If all ffoes well with his country all is 'Ukely.to go well with him. In a country like ours, resting as it does upon tne juag- iment of the people, our Government and ltr Administration, our laws and our courts are very much what the people !make them. Good citizenship is Indispen sable to good government. Bad citizen- Peters. I ship will always Induce bad government. j But so long as the American home con- I air of-them. -men. and the crew, escaped ln'saf6ty to the beach. The persons drowned werenve memoers or tne Aitman ramiiy.oiijaurium. xney m- I clude.d the grandmother, .mother and the latter s tnree aaugnters. une daugnter was rescued. The burning steamer was first sighted about 9 o'clock. She was then several miles out from the shore and was headed for the beach. The steamer was burn ing fiercely, but was apparently ln con trol of the crew. The steamer struck the bottom neariya mile from land, owing to the shoal water. Observers from a dls tancefailed to -see the life boats lowered, but they must have been used to aid the passengers and crew who escaped. The steamer Is now seen to be wrapped In fire from, bow to stern, and will prob ably be a total loss. The Bon Voyage is owned by Singer's White Line Trans portation Company, of Duluth, and is 153 feet long by 30 feet beam. A Cabaa, Fears Annexation. NEWtxORiK May 10. A dispatch, to the Herald from. Havana-says Senor Villenudas, who voted against that Piatt amendment, has written an open let ter sayinc that he will accent the amend ment because he fears the annexation of Cuba. Bandits continue to be active ln tho provinces of Plnar del Rio and Santa Clara, owing to the Industrial depression" ln the country and vagrancy In the towns. Primary Election Bill Vetoed. MADISON, Wis., May 10. Governor LaFollette today sent a long message to the Senate vetoing the Hagemelster pri mary election bill. The bill was an amendment to the Stevens measure and provided for the operation of the law ln so far as county elections were con cerned. This, the Governor says. Is con trary to the liw. which provided for the election of all candidates by direct vote. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NES. o LAZY NEGROES. Problem to Be Settled by Jacksonville Authorities. the JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10 Every thing in the city was quiet today, and the work of the various departments Is pro gressing smoqthly. The greatest want Is clothing. Many people are wearing today the linen which they v. ore the day of the fire, and have not the money with which to buy new garments. Another problem to be settled Is that of lazy negroes, who, since the commis saries were established, have quit work, so many having done so that the Clyde steamers and the yards of the naval stores and commission companies have, been unable' to get enough men to do their work. v Co-operative Store Burned. RATF LAKE. Mav 10. The eo-oiera- tlve store at "American Fork, Utah, was entirely destroyed by fire today. The loss will amount to $63,000, with Insur ance of only J15;000. The origin of the fire Is unknown. "Wllmlngrton Warehouse Burned. WniMINGTON, N. C , May 10. Fire in a warehouse of the North State Improve ment Conipany on the London wharf to day caused a loss of about $150,000. Bribery Charges Not Sustained. j OTTAWA. Ontario, May 10. The com mittee appointed to investigate the alle gations made by H. H. Cook that he was offered a Senatorshlp for $10,000 has -made Its report The report Is In effect that the -charges of bribery have not" been sustained.' Domestic. Wall street reco-vered from the collapse Thursday. Page 1. " y. The President's route was up the-coast from Xios Angeles to San Lula Obispo. Page 1. The American Federation of Musicians Indorsed the Lewis and Clark Centennial. Pae 1. Five women were drowned ln trying to escape from, a burning Lake Michigan steamer. Page 1. The Hawaiian Legislature wants Governor Dole removed. Page &. The body of -Willie McConnlck. the New- York boy who was thought to have been kid naped, was found In a creek. Page 3. Seventeen persons were Injured ln a riot at Detroit Page 3. Foreign. The British authorities have suppressed the. Irish People, a Dublin paper. Page 2. Esterhazy's confession Is being published in Paris. Page 2; A revolution1 has broken out In Santo Domingo. Page 2. American troops are- being withdrawn from Fekln. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Governor Rogers passes the lie to the Seattla . P.-L Page 4. University of California defeated University of "Washington ln field day 81 2-3 to 35 1-J. Page 3. Plans for McKInley's- reception are well under way at Salem. Page 4. President of Seattle bank charged with fraud In Omaha sava himself up- to officers. Page 4. Chaplain C. C. Bateman speaks against tha canteen. Page 5. Commercial. V Portland market quotations. Page 11. Domestic and foreign, commercial news and) quotations. Page 11. "Weekly trade reviews. Page B. "Weekly review of New York stock market Page 5. Marine. British ship Ardnamurchan chartered, to- load at Portland next January. Page 10. Only one wheat ship left on Puget Sound., Page 10. Steamer Bailey Gatzert going on The Dalles route- Page 10. American shipbuilding for April, Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. President McKinley will break ground for Lewis and Clark Centennial on one of the park, blocks-. Page 8. County will pay bills for emergency hospital cases. Page 10. County Commissioners will expend last year's balance of $6000 on new paths. Page 8. j Charter subcommittee formulates rules and basis of permanent organization. Page 8. ! Gambling wide open, and the Law Enforce ment League will bold a meeting. Page T.