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THE MOUSING OHEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1901. DOCKING THE SHAMROCK ICO MORE TBXXLS VXTII AITERA TIOSS ASE MADE. Sir Thomas Upton is C&afirrlned, But Still Believe tae Seir Yacht la the Better' Boat. SOUTHAMPTON. May 14. Mr. Watson admits that the Shamrock n, -wrhich ar rived here today, came lor the purpose of helnff drydocked. He does not say -vrheth-er he expects to find her damaged by the grounding on Dean Banks last -week- He said that his future programme Is indefi nite, hut that future trials have been ar ranged for, and he expects to have the challenger out of drydock in the course of a. day or two. . -"One thing is certain." said Mr. wat eon. "the Shamrock II -will not have an other trial until the present gaff and mainsail are replaced by new ones." SIB THOMAS IS CHAGRINED. Still Believe Sltamroelc XL- I the Better Boat. LONDON, May K. Sir Thomas Llpton returned to London this morning, cha grined by the result of yesterday's race, but he Is confident Shamrock H Is the better boat and thoroughly believes some thing has gone wrong. He Is anxious to eee her in drydock. It is Just possible that Shamrock I may cross the Atlantic, but Sir Thomas Lipton does not enter tain any idea of substituting the old one for the new boat in the cup races, being certain Mr. Watson's creation, in tne long run, will prove superior to Mr. Tlie'e. The defeat of Shamrock H causes much disappointment. The Dally Chron icle says: "Unless Sir Thomas Llpton is pur posely hiding her real form, there appears to be no chance of winning the cup. If yesterday's form was genuine we pre sume Shamrock I "will be chosen to cross the Atlantic: andas the races have been fixed for a date earlier in the yeai than last time, she may stand a better chance in the stronger winds." The Times' yachting correspondent, ex pressing astonishment at the result eays: "The only fact which in any way qual ified the performance is that the chal lenger had an unsatisfactory mainsail. No doubt the former challenger Is a far better boat now than when she sailed off Sandy Hook, and this point may be re membered in comparing performances." Old Shamrock Is Ineligible. NEW YORK, May 14. According to the deed of gift of the America's cup to the New York Yacht Club, It would appear that Shamrock X cannot be substituted for Shamrock II in this year's contest for the America's cup. One clause of the deed of gift reads: "No vessel which has been defeated In a match for this cup can De again select ed by any club as ite representative un til after a contest for it by some other vessel has intervened or until after the expiration of two years from the time of such defeat." The necessary two years have not elapsed. Columbia and Shamrock I met October 16, 17 and 20, 1899 and the next series of races were scheduled, in the acceptance of the challenge, for August 20. 22 and 24 of this year, or a week later if anything should happen to delay the challenger. Consequently it seems the two-year condition cannot be made avail able until after the next series of races. XATTOJfAI, LEAGUE. IVexr York Scored It Sixth Consecu tive "Victory. NEW YORK. May 14. The New York team scored its sixth consecutive victory today, shutting out Chicago easily. At tendance, 5SO0. The score: RHE RHE New York ... 3 11 lChlcago 0 5 0 Batteries Denzer, Phyle and Warner; Menefee, Chance and Kllng. Umpire 0Day. Brooklyn Beat Cincinnati. BROOKLYN, May 14. The Brooklyns opened their series against the West to day by winning an H-innnlng game from Cincinnati, thereby giving New York the lead. Attendance. 2300. The score: HHE RHE Cincinnati ...717 5Brooklj-n 8 12 1 Batteries Newton and Peitz; Kitson, Hughes and McGuire. Umpire Dwyer. Boston Bent St. Lonls. BOSTON. May 14. Dlneen's unsteadi ness nearly lost the game for Boston to day, but in the last two innings he played well and the home team won out. At tendance, 1400. The score: RHE RHE Boston 4 S OJSt. Louis 3 7 1 Batteries Dlneen and Kittredge; Harper and Nichols. Umpire Emslie. Plttubnrfir Beat Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. May 14. The home club lost today's game with Pittsburg through their errors. Both pitchers were in fine form. Attendance, 2111: The score: T TJ ? Xf TT TT Pittsburg .... 3 5 Philadelphia .285 Batteries Phillip! and O'Connor; Dug gleby and .Douglass. "Umpire Nash. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Bnltlntorc Wins the Game From the AthleticK hy Superior Playinfr. BALTIMORE. May 14. The Baltimores today took the game from the Philadel phia Athletics by superior all-round play ing. Attendance. 2301. The score: R H E RHE Baltimore ...11 10 3Athletics 5 S 6 Batteries Dunn and Robinson; Frazer, Mllllgan, Powers and Murphy. Chlcnpro Beat Detroit. DETROIT. May 14. In addition to pitch ing a splendid game today, Griffith fielded his position magnificently. Attendance, 2SS0. The score: R H E RHE Xetrolt .2 S 5j Chicago G 9 1 Battorles Slever and McCallister; Grif fith and Sullivan. Milwaukee Bent Cleveland. MILWAUKEE. May 14. Milwaukee made It four straight today from Cleve land, winning a one-sided game through the masterly pitching of Reidy, who al lowed "only four hits. Attendance. 500. The score: R H E RHE Milwaukee -.11 14 2Cleveland 14 6 Batteries Reidy and Leahy; Hart and Wood. Washington Bent Boston. BOSTON. May 14. Boston lost again today through ragged fielding and poor hitting. Attendance. 1552. The score: R H E RHE Boston 2 S 3, Washington .. 3 S 2 Batteries Young and Criger; Gear and Clarke. PEXDL.ETOX TEAM "VVOJi. Colfax With Dad Clark as Pitcher, Lost, Five to Three. PENDLETON. Or.. May 14. More than 1000 people were present to witness the opening game of baseball of the season, Colfax vs. the home team. The visitors had "Dad" Clark, of Spokane, to pitch for them, but met defeat nevertheless by a score of 5 to 3. The game was snappy, but devoid of sensational plays. Col fax made 'five safe hits to four for,Pen dleton, hat lost by fielding errors, piling tip nine, while Pendleton escaped with four. A safe hit in the eighth Inning would have tied the -score, but the Col fax batter did not make it Amateur Baseball Sunday. Two-games in the series of the Pacific Amateur Baseball League will be played next Sunday on the professional grounds. At 1:30 P. 'M. the Stephens and Oregon City will meet, and the Fontellas and Vancouvers will play at 3 o'clock. The return of the professional nine for their games in Portland will force the amateurs to play their series In the other two towns of the circuit until June 16, when play will be resumed again on the local diamond. The standing In the league follows: Tlayed. Won. Lost. Per ct. Fontellas 2 2 0 1.000 Stephens 2 1 1 -500 Oregon City 1 0 1 -000 Vancouver 1 0 1 -000 Rational League Standing:. Won. Lost. Per ct.' New York 9 5 -f3 Cincinnati, I..11 J -gl Pittsburg 11 $ Boston .. 8 7 .533 Brooklyn 9 -470 Chicago 8 J3. -S Philadelphia 6 10 .375 St. Louis 1 12 .368 American League Standing. "Won. Lost. Per ct. Chicago 13 Detroit 12 6 .667 Baltimore 10 -fPJ Washington jj I Boston 8 & Milwaukee ? Athletics 11 -312 Cleveland 5 14 .263 THE RUNNING RACES. Winners at Oakland. cixr ttt? A-Nrr?Tson Mav 14. The favor ites had an inning at Oakland today, five of them getting to the wire in front. Ruiz' repeated his good work of yesterday by riding three winners. After many ef forts this season Yellow Tall finally land ed a purse. He was an odds on favorite for the mile event and led most of the way. winning easily. Fred Atterbury was crowded in the two-year-old race and fell. Jockey Macklin escaped injury. Faver sham, who won the second race, was heavily played, being backed from 5 to 1 to 11 to oT" Results: Five furlongs, selling Oscar Tolle won, Rasp second, David S. third; time; 1:02. One mile and 100 yards, selling Faver sham won, Sylvan Lass second. Meadow Lark third; time. 1:48. One mile Yellow Tail won, Rosormonde second, Jim McCleevy third; time, 1:40. Four furlongs, selling Quiet won. Water Scratch second, Sol third; time, 0:49. Seven furlongs, selling Meehanus won, Jim Hale second, Malay third; time, 1:28. Six furlongs, selling Valenclenne won, Good Hope second, Dolly Weithoff third; time, 1:13. Races at Latonla. CINCINNATI, May 14. The racing at Latonla today drew but a meager crowd and the outlook for a successful meeting is very discouraging. It was rumored to day that there would be a free gate, but it had not been definitely decided at the close of the racing today. Summary: Six furlongs Harney won. Princess Ot tllle second. The Butcher third; time, 1:16. Four and a half furlongs Owenton won, Andy Williams second, McChesney third; time, 0:56?4. One mile and 55 yards Farrell won, Jeanott second, Polly Blxby third; time, 1:46. One mile Anthracite won, Fancywood second, Chorus Boy third; time, 1:42. Four and a half furlongs Sting won, Miss Gaines second, Lulgo third; time, 0:48. Races at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 14. Results at Fair Grounds: Four furlongs, purse Zoraide' won, Jun genrau second, Okla third; time, 0:49. Five and a half furlongs, purse Ouden arde won. The Wag second, Elllss Glenn third; time, l:0S?i. Four and A half furlongs Trio won. Laceymae second, Jim. Scanlan third; time, 0:55. One mile, purse Ampere won, Blink second, Maxlmus third: time. 1:45. One mile and 20 yards Hurry won, Aurea second, Chappauqua third; time. 1:44. Six furlongs, selling Tuskarosa won, Samlvel second, Fridolin third; time, 1:15. Races at Newport. CINCINNATI. May 14. There was an other large crowd at Newport today. Jockey Mayberry had his skull fractured while working the two-year-old Martha D. His condition is serious. Results: Five and a half furlongs Oconee won, Flop second, Brother Fred third; time, 1:0S. Five and a half furlongs, selling Lin den Tree won, Dr. Worth second, Deben ture third; time, 1:02. Five and a half furlongs, selling Billy Mason won, Leeta second, Voltaire third; time, l:0Si. Four furlongs Foundling won, Silk Cord second, Wedding March third; time, 0:48. One and one-eighth miles, selling Eith olln won. Outburst second, Virgle O. third; time, 1:56. Six furlongs, selling Frances Reis won, Pfhe Chip second, Albert Edward third; time, 1:143. Races at Morris Park. NEW YORK, May 14. Morris Park re sults: Six and a half furlongs All Green won, Water Color second, Somerset third; time, 1:21. Seven furlongs Alard won, Dolando second, Margravlate third; time, 1:29. The Baychester stakes, one mile Smile won. The Rhymer second. Nones third; time, 1:4151. The New Rochelle handicap, seven fur longsKnight of Rhodes won. King Bram ble second, Malster third; time, i:2S. Four and a half funongs Prohetic won. Par Excellence second, Champagne third; time, 0:55. Races at Newmarket. LONDON, May 14. At the Newmarket second Spring meeting today, the New market handicap of 300 sovereigns was won by Mr. Russell's bay filly. Semper Vigilans, by Carbine Sempronla, ridden by Johnny Rein. Seven horses ran. A sweepstake of five sovereigns each for starters, with 100 sovereigns added, -was won by P. Lorillard's Tantalus. Encombe, owned by Frank Gardner, Clem Jenkins having the mount, came second, and Leo pold D. Rothschild's San Francisco was third. Twelve horsas finished. T. Can non's Radnage, on which C. Jenkins had the mount, came In first in a race for a selling plate of 103 sovereigns. Eight horses ran- In the race for the Visitors' Plate, a welter handicap, J. Relff had the winning mount on Captain Hedworth Lambton's Gutter Snipe. Races at Worth. CHICAGO, May 14. Worth summary: Four and a half furlongs April won. The Esmond second, Arlean B third; time, 0:55 4-5. Seven furlongs Guy H Won, Lakevlew Belle second, C. B. Campbell third; time, 1:30 1-5. One mile Excelsior won, Vincennes sec ond, Joe Collins third; time, 1:42 3-5. One and one-eighth miles (handicap ) Robert Waddell won, Ohnet second, Ben Chance third; time, 1:52 4-5. Five furlongs Abe Frank won. Red Hook second, South Elkhorn third; time, 1:01 1-5. College Professors to Piny Baseball. SALEM, May 14. Superintendent Potter, of the Chemawa Indian School, today challenged the faculty of Willamette Uni versity to play a match game of baseball with the faculty of Chemawa. President Hawley accepted the challenge on behalf of Willamette, and a date for the same will be agreed upon in a few days. ' THEY PREVENTED A PANIC PEW LONDON BANKERS TIDED OP ERATORS OVER SETTLEMENT. Stock Exchangre Committee Saved Arbitrage Houses From Bank ruptcyCost of the Corner. LONDON, May 15. The Morgana, Rothschilds and one or two other houses readily advanced loans yesterday at 5 per cent-in order to assist operators over the 'settlement. This action meets' with approval in the financial -articles in the leading papers, and is contrasted with the difficulty created by the policy of other banks and money-lending Institutions in withdrawing the usual facilities. "If the latter are anxious to cause a panic," says the Daily Telegraph, "they are going the right way to work." It is now asserted that hut for the ac tion of the stock exchange committee for general purposes in suspending the buy-lng-in rule, the whole of the arbitrage firms would have declared themselves bankrupt, as the only way out of an Im possible situation. "This," remarks the Daily Telegraph, "would have been a death blow to the American market in London, which, as it is, is hard hit, and the day of reckoning Is still only post poned." " It is estimated that the corner in North ern Pacifies cost the arbitrage dealers and the bears here nearly 1,000,000. The af fairs of one big operator, whose defi ciency of 40,000 has already been cabled, were .satisfactorily arranged yesterday by outside assistance on condition that he resign after the settlement. The Daily Mall warns the public against dealing in Northern Pacific shares, de- daring that these are dangerous, on the ground that Mr. Morgan might institute a rate war. ON MORE FRIENDLY TERMS. No Personal Feeling Between Con flicting; Interests In the Battle. NEW YORK, May 14. The Journal of Commerce will say tomorrow: J P. Morgan cabled his New York office from London last evening that the situation there showed decided improve ment and that he looked for still fur ther Improvement. There were indica tions yesterday, however, of a more friendly feeling between the conflicting Interests In the Northern Pacific contest. Both sides took pains to deny that any personal feeling had arisen in the con troversy and certainly no spirit o re taliation, so It was said, at least, would be shown by either party. So far as the control of the Northern Pacific is concerned, the following may be given on the authority of certain Har riman interests: "Kuhn, Loeb & Co. own a majority of the stock, as shown by actual certificates, including common and preferred stock. Morgan & Co. own a majority of the common stock. It is possible for the pre ferred stock of Northern Pacific to be retired next January. Should this be done, the majority of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. would be wiped out and Morgan & Co. would be in control. The annual elec tion of Northern Ficlflc occurs In Oc tober. Should it be held at that time, and should present ownership be un changed, the Kuhn-Loeb Interests would win, but should, as the result of legal action, the election be deferred until af ter the first of January, Morgan & Co. would win." COTTON DUCK TRUST. Fifty Million Dollar Concern Will Be Organised. NEW YORK, May 14. Official announce ment was made today of the formation of a company which will acquire the larger cotton duck manufacturing con cerns of the country. The new. company will be known as the United States Cot ton Duck Corporation and will be or ganized under the laws of New Jersey. It will have an. authorized capital of $25,000,000 of 6 per cent, cumulative pre ferred stock and $25,000,000 of common stock. The total issue of preferred stock for present purchases will be $16,100,000, whloh Includes stock provided for the ex change of both Jsues of the Mount Ver-non-Woddbury Cotton Iqck Company and $10,000,000 common stock, making a total jot $26,000,000. apeaKing oi ine merger, a. u. ai iicu, president of the Continental Trust Com pany of Baltimore, who financed the Mount Vernon-Woodbury Company and is chairman of the board of directors, said today that the following companies would be embraced In the combine: Mount Vernon-Woodbury Cotton Duck Company of Delaware, owning 14 mills, acquired from these companies: The Mount Vernon Company, four mills; the Woodbury Man ufacturing Company, five mills; the Laurel Mills, of Laurel, Md.; Franklln ville Mills, Frankllnville, Md.; the Talla hassee Falls Manufacturing Company, Tallahassee, Alabama; Greenwoods Com pany, New Hartford, Conn., and Colum bia Mills, Columbia, S. C. The latter com pany, according to President Warfleld. controls a number of brands, some of which have been In use for upwards of half a century. Another group of mills acquired by the new company Include the Stark Mills, of- Manchester, N. H.; the Lagrange Mills, of Lagrange, Ga., and the Hogansvllle Manufacturing Company of Hogansvllle, Ga. In addition to these properties, Mr. Warfleld proceeded to explain that the new corporation has the option right, extending to January 1, 1903, to purchase the mills and properties of the West Point Manufacturing Company and sev eral other concerns located In Georgia. It Is understood that the new company will be incorporated and formally organ ized this week. Outside Steel Combination. CHICAGO, May 14. The Chronicle to morrow will say: "A combination of outside " steel con cerns with a capital of $200,000,000 Is said to be in progress of promotion by John W. Gates, John Lambert and Isaac L. Ellwood, the promoters and organizers of the American Steel & Wire Company. The concerns .to be gathered into the new combine are: The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, the Republic Iron & Steel Com pany, the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company. The aggregate capital of these concerns is $135,000,000. The Morgan combination has been seeking to affiliate one and all of them at various times, and negotia tions had advanced almost to the point of completion when the stock markets broke last week and spoiled the arrange ments." The Rope Trust. NEW YORK, May 14. An adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the Stand ard Rope & Twine Company was held last night, at which reports from the commit tee appointed at the recent annual meet ing to investigate the company's affairs and place its contract with the Union Sell ing Company were received. The ma jority report was submitted and accepted. It Is understood that the report finds the contract with the Union Selling Company an unfavorable one, and recommends that efforts be made to secure its modification. The contract has two years to run. At Home in a Flue. Eugene Guard. At Dr. G. BIddle's residence on Olive street, between Fifth and Sixth, a large swarm of bees have taken up their abode In an old unused flue. The bees, which have no doubt been there for several years, were first discov ered last Friday. The flue, which has not been used for 11 years, runs up through the root from Dr. BIddle's laboratory. Friday the doctor noticed a number or the little h.oney-makers flying around the room and alighting on the windows, and on looking about to see where they came from saw a number coming through a crack In the wall paper which covers the stove-pipe hole in the flue. Upon further Investigation he was astonished to find the flue, which is six or eight feet high, literally full of the buzzing Insects. Dr. SIddle had a bee expert examine the nest and he is of the opinion that the bees have been there for a number of years. Dr. and Mrs. Biddle have no ticed that there always has been a large numtber of bees in their back yard, but have thought they were attracted by the fruit blossoms and flowers and never once thought of finding a whole swarm In the chimney. Dr. Biddle has widened the crack in the wallpaper and has placed a small box with artificial honey comb there, and If he is successful in getting the bees to work in the box he will place a large patent beehive on the roof and connect it with the flue, and try and Induce the little fellows to move their honey facT tory to a more convenient place. FIFTEEN PERSONS PERISHED Authentic Particulars of the Wreck of the City of Padncah. ST. LOUIS, May 14. The first authentic information concerning the wreck, of the steamer City of Paducah, of the St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Company, which occurred at Brunkhorst Landing, I1L, Sunday night, was obtained upon the arrival of the steamer City of Clifton at this port at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Fif teen pereons Jost their lives In the awful catastrophe six white and nine blacks. The dead are: Dr. J. W. Bell, of Cuba Landing, Tenn.; Miss Mabel Gardiner, of St. Louis; Charles Johnson, aged 84, deck watchman; Frank Gardiner, Texas tender, of Paducah, Ky.; two white firemen, names unknown; Grant Wood, colored, boat baker; eight colored roustabouts, names unknown. The City of Paducah stopped at Brunk horst's Landing at 8:30 o'clock Sunday night and took on a load of corn. When in the act of backing away from the wharf the boat swung around and struck the bank heavily with her stern. A snag embedded in the bank tore an enormous hole in the hull, through which the water rushed with frightful rapidity. She at once began to settle and, at the end of three minutes nothing but her roof, texas deck and pilot-house remained above the The impact with the hidden snag, ac companied as It was by the awful noise caused by the shifting of the cargo, aroused the passengers to a realization of their danger. Officers acted with great coolness, and as the boat settled helpless ly, the startled passengers rushed to the cabin roof, from which the boat3 were lowered and their charges carried ashore. Miss Mabel Gardiner, of St. Louis, was asleep in her stateroom when the shock came, and probably lost her life by re maining to dress. Her body was found in the forward part of the cabin. The body of Dr. Bell has not yet been found, and It is supposed he was drowned in his stateroom like a rat in a trap. The crew and their roustabout helpers being on the lower deck in the midst of the cargo when the vessel struck, were placed in a position of most awful peril. As the steamer careened In settling, the big cargo, consisting chiefly of sacks of corn, shifted, and before the men could escape half of them were pinned down and either crushed to death or held until the water brought about their end. The passengers lost all of their belongings, and had to be supplied with clothing by those on shore. The City of Paducah lies in about 30 feet of water, and the loss will be total. She was valued at $15,000. Cap tain McCoy, of the steamer City of Clif ton, said: "At the hour the City of Clifton left the scene of the wreck, 5 o'clock yester day morning, the body of Dr. Bell had not "been recovered." Miss Gardiner, It wasi believed, was killed by being struck by a falling trunk. She and her travel ing companions, Mrs. Allen and Miss Car rie Mlnnlegrode,j.wer together when the accident occurred. All but Miss Gardiner were rescued through a skylight. Clerk Truslow and his wife were saved by the same means, while Captain Klrkpatrlck and Chief Mate Tobe Roil rescued Rabbi Block and Mrs. Block through a hole in the roof. They and Dr. Bell, who was lost, were among the few passengers who had retired. The women were taken in rowboats to Grand Tower. "The paesengers behaved sensibly, and there was no panic. The shock in strik ing the bank, did not seem to be great, but every one realized at that time they were in danger, and all acted coolly. The number of deck hands who were lost cannot be determined accurately. Possi bly some of them had quit the vessel at points between this city and the "point at which the wreck occurred. The register of the City of Clifton showed on board the following persons who were saved from the City of Paducah and made the return trip to St. Lou!: Mrs. H. T. Allen, Miss Carrie Minnle grode, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Truslow, Fritz and John Glllen, pilots; E. A. Lee, member of the crew; William and Clar ence Dodds, John Scott, J. L. Force. FRANK ROCKEFELLER'S LOSS Investlgratinir the Affairs of the Sle-grel-Sanders Company. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 14. Utley Wedge, who yesterday was appointed re ceiver of the Slegel-Sanders Livestock Company, on an application filed by Frank Rockefeller, the principal stockholder, took charge today. From his own figures Mr. Rockefeller's losses will not be less than $100,000, and men connected with the business are quoted as saying he may lcee $400,000, or even more. It will take weeks to check up the herds on which the com pany has mortgages. This afternoon Mr. Rockefeller said the condition developed by the investigation would determine whether or not criminal prosecution would be brought against those responsible for the losses. Judge Henderson, of Cleve land, O., who came to Kansas City today to act for Mr. Rockefeller In the capacity of attorney, said that a statement of the company's affairs was not possible until the investigation had proceeded further. Whether or not the business would be continued, he said, would depend upon the showing made in the investigation now proceeding. Mortsaaes on Uhl Property. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 14. David E. "Uhl, son of Edwin F. Uhl, who- lies dying at his suburban home on the out skirts of the city, has filed two mort gages aggregating $09,000, securing paper held by half a dozen banks. Heavy notes of David E. Uhl fell due this month, which were indorsed by his father, whose illness is the main reason for the em barrassment. The first is a chattel mort gage on the furnishings, fixtures and stock of the Grand Rapids Fancy Furni ture Company, and secures $59,500 worth of paper held by various banks. The sec ond is a real estate mortgage for $50,000 covering the plant of the Fancy Furnl nlture Company, which secures Edwin F. Uhl or his estate for the paper of David E. Uhl, taken up by his father. Venezuela's Flat Refusal. WILLEMSTAD, Curacoa, Thursday, May 9. It Is learned 'on good authority that the Venezuelan Government, In the face of the draconlc demands made by France in the protocol for the resump tion of diplomatic relations with Venezu ela, has refused to consider the protocol. Dr. Schmldt-Leda, Minister of Germany in Venezuela, has just visited Curacoa. He will leave his post early In June on a furlough. It is said that he will' be sent by his government in a similar capacity to Peru. t Dr. Kennedy's Trial. NEW YORK, May 14. The work of selecting a jury for the trial of Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy, accused" of the murder of Emlllne Reynolds at the Grand Hotel, was completed today. AN APPEAL TO MERCY CHINA'S ANSWER. TO THE DEMANDS OF THE POWERS. She Can Only Pay Fifteen Million Taels Annually for .the Next Thirty Years. PBKIN, May 12, Sunday The answer of China to the statement, of the Ministers of the foreign powers as to the losses sustained by nations and individuals in China has been received. The answer commences with an appeal to mercy, say ing that the country is Impoverished. The answer explains that the utmost China can offer is 15,000,000 taels annually for the next 30 years. This amount will be derived as follows: From salt, 10,000,000 taels; from the llkin tax. 2,000,000, and from native customs, 3,000,000 The com munication further asserts tha.tJwexe this done, it would leave the country unable to meet the expenses of government with out assistance. It requested that the for eign customs be Increased one-third, the receipts therefrom to be given 'o China for the purposes of government. The Ministers refuse to discuss this answer until it has been considered hy them in meeting. Monday, May 13. The Foreign Minis ters refuse to allow themselves to be quoted for publication regarding the Chi nese Government's answer to the indem nity demand, but three of them gave ex pression to their personal views, of the matter. One of them said that heiever expected the Chinese to agree; to the demand without arguing, even had the total been only 10,000,000. He considers the Chinese offer of 15,000,000 taels .annu ally for 30 years absurd and ridiculous, and thinks the request that 7,000,000 be given them from the foreign customs bor ders upon insolence. The powers, -he be lieves, will make a mistake if ithey do not exact the utmost centime. Another says It does not matter what China says, for what the powers decide upon will have to be agreed to eventually. A third expressed himself as satisfied that a ma jority of the powers will agree to reduce the demands In accordance with China's Inability to pay. Roclchill Reports the Answer. WASHINGTON, May 14. A cablegram from Mr. Rockhlll, special United States Commissioner at Pekln, received at the State Department today, mentions the re ceipt by the ministers of the response of the Chinese envoys to the ministers' de mands for indemnity. Mr. Rockhlll makes no mention of the subject of Interest nor does he touch upon the means by which the money Is to be raised by China or say who is to guarantee a loan necessary to be made. Mr. Rockhlll has been In structed to continue his efforts to secure an abatement of the total indemnity, but In the present disposition of the powers little hope of success is entertained. China's Ability to Pay. ST. PETERSBURG, May 14. The Vlede mostl published an article extending over three columns, written by Prince Ouch tomsky, who has just returned from China. The substance of the article is that China can easily pay the sum de manded of her by means of increased tax ation on exports and Imports. So great is the volume of trade that taxation might be doubled or trebled without com merce being affected. The Novoe Vremya publishes a special dispatch from Seuol stating that the Corean Government has purchased 10,000 rifles and 1,000,000 cartridges from Japan. Approved in Germany. BERLIN, May 14. The -news, that China agrees to the payment of the indemnities demanded is received here with general approval, both In official, circles and pri vately, Insomuch as all Germany desires to wind up the China campaign. It Is understood that the proposal to extend the payments over a period of 30 years meets with a qualified assent. Great Britain's Policy. LONDON, May 14 The under foreign secretary. Lord Cranbourne, in the House of Commons today said that the government remained opposed to any in crease of the import tariff in China be yond raising the duty to an actual 5 per cent ad valorem except in connection with a scheme to reform the treatment of foreign trade. Date of First Payment. BERLIN, May 14. A dispatch received here from- Pekin says the note from the Chinese peace plenipotentiaries accepting the amount of indemnity demanded by the powers, proposes to pay the first of the" 30 annual installments of ,15,000,000 taels In July, 1902. GASELEE PRAISES AMERICANS. Good Work Done by United States Forces in China. LONDON, May 14. The Foreign Office hne issued a. nhinese blue book bringing the record of negotiations down to De cember. The cable mistake by wnicn Mr. Conger was instructed to agree to the conditions Imposed on China being irre vocable forms the basis of almost a score nt ilanatnVioe DriA nf these from Lord Lansdowne to Lord Pauncefote, dated nprpmher 18. contains the following: "Mr. Choate told me there was no doubt as to whether the President had the right, without act of Congress, to accept words which might have the effect of making it incumbent on the United States Govern ment to remain in permanent occupation of Chinese territory. I told Mr. Choate that In my opinion the words did not go as far as he supposed." A dispatch from General Gaselee, the British commander at Pekln, reviewing the operations In China from August 14 to January 17, has been gazetted. "I wish to take this opportunity," he says, toward the conclusion of the dis patch, "of paying tribute to some of the foreign officers with whom the Brit ish have been associated by force of cir cumstances. This contingent has been more with the American and Japanese forces than with those of the other pow ers, and in consequence of their close co-operation with us on their march to Pekln, I have good reason for particu larizing these forces among our allies. General Chaffee and General Baron Ya- maguchl, who respectively commanded the United States forces and the imperial Japanese forces, have been most loyal in all their relations with me, and I may say the same of General Wilson, of the United States Army, and General Fuku shtma, chief of staff of the Japanese, while among the many officers with whom we have been closely associated, I desire to mention the following: Col onel DIckman, Major Mills, Captain Grot Hutcheson and Major Waller, United States marines on the staff of the United States contingent." General Gaselee favorably mentioned briefly several Japanese, Russian, French, German and Italian officers in the succeeding paragraphs. He also al luded to Lieutenant Gaussen, of the First Bengal Lancers, having been specially brought to his notice by General Chaffee and Lieutenant-Colonel WInt for carry ing off an American trooper who had been unhorsed during a reconnolsance August 15, under a heavy fire. Robbed a Gypsy. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 14. Leonard Wells, a son of the gypsy king, Isaac Wells, reported to the police that some unknown person had entered his tent and robbed him of $3460. American Coal In Switzerland. LONDON, May 15. The Daily Mall pub lishes the following dispatch from Geneva: "Owing to the fact that the German coal merchants are raising prices, the Swiss railways and manufacturers have accepted an offer of the Rockefeller Coal Company to supply coal at the price at which the Germans formerly supplied it." The correspondent refers to the Rock efeller Coal Company as "a new Amer ican company headed by Mr. Rockefeller with a capital of 1,200,000, formed to sup ply the continent with coal at lower prices than those ruling the English export market." A TALE OF THE SEA. Terrible Narrative of Shipwreck and Cannibalism. VICTORIA, B. C, May 14. The steam ship Empress of India, which arrived this afternoon, brought a terrible tale of ship wreck and cannibalism, which was re counted to the naval court at Singapore hy Johansen, a Swede, and Martaranna. a Spaniard, sole survivors of 19 men who sailed from Cavite on the bark Angola, October 12. They were cast ashore from their raft on Soubl Island, of the South Natuna group, after 42 days of horror, and taken on board a junk two days later, which landed them at Singapore April 13. The Angola was wrecked on a coral reef when six days out from Manila, and went to pieces soon after ehe struck. The boats were smashed and the crew made two rafts out qf the wreckage. They had been 22 days at sea when one man died, and then one by one the other sailors died and their bodies were thrown to the sharks which followed. A Frenchman went mad and attacked the Captain with an ax, and when the mate went to the captain's as sistance he killed him with the. ax and drank his blood and ate his brains. The others killed the Frenchman and ate part of his body. Then one by one the sur vivors died, until but two were left, who subsisted on small flsh taken with hooked nails and 'lines made of canvas.' They drifted until, after 42 days of terrible suf fering, they were washed on the Island of Soubi, November 24. By that time their bodies were covered with large boils and they were so weak they could not walk, but had to craw on their hands and knees. There were about 200 natives on the island. The men went up to the chief's house and lived there for about two months. They had only cocoa nuts, mangb and little flsh to eat. After living there about two months, a Chinese junk arrived from Sing apore with a cargo of rice, and the sur vivors went on board her. They stopped on the junk for two months, and then went on In her to Pulo Madl, and thence to o.ngapore. SAID HE WAS ATTACKED. Shooting of a Bank Teller, Whose Accounts Were Short. NEW ORLEANS. May 14. Philip Schu maker, paying teller of the Teutonla Bank, a state institution, was shot in the calf of the leg while at work in the bank counting cash previous to a meeting of the finance committee this evening at 6:30. When assistance came he was lying on the floor badly bruised, a pistol near him and money scattered on the floor. He said he was attacked and flred on by two men and he had returned the Are. The police have been unable to And any trace of the thieves. An examination of the bank's books tonight seems to point to a shortage of $18,000. Although the wound of Schumaker is not dangerous, he Is delirious tonight and his doctor said he spoke of being attacked. Warships Ordered Home. WASHINGTON, May 14. The Navy De partment today sent orders to Rear-Admiral Kempff, acting commander of the Asiatic station, to send home the ships Concord, Marietta and Castlne in the latter part of the coming Summer. This is in pursuance of the policy announced some time ago of reducing the naval strength In the East. The Bennington, Petrel,' Oregon. Newark and Brutus, al ready have been ordered home, so that with these' three ships there Is a total reduction of the fleet in Asiatic waters to about 42 vessels. ' R. D. Johnson, Oregon Pioneer. R. D. Johnson, one of the early pio neers of Grant County, died at his home on Indian Creek on May 2, after a linger ing illness of several months. Mr. John son had reached his 75th year and had resided in Grant County since the early settlement of that part of Oregon. He served in the Legislature during the ses sion of '69, as representative from Grant County. A wife, four sons and two daughters survive him. Inter-Island Mall Service. WASHINGTON, May 14. The Postofflce Department has closed a contract with the Hawaiian Navigation Company for performing steamboat service between Honolulu and points on other Islands in Hawaii for a distance of 200 miles each way on an irregular schedule. The con tract company is directed to "notify postmasters by telephone as far as prac ticable, of the arrival at the landing." Plot of the Young- Turks. VIENNA, May 14. The papers of Vienna publish alleged details of a plot pro moted by members of the young Turkey party to kidnap Abdul Hamid and to proclaim his younger brother, Prince Mohamed Rechad, Sultan. It Is asserted that the plot was irustratea Dy tne bui tan's secretary, Izzett Bey, and that many persons supposed to be connected with It have been arrested. Reunion Committees Named. At the. last meeting of the M. A. Ross Post, Of Pleasant Home, the following committees for the reunion and "encamp ment, which opens July 29 and closes Au gust 4, were appointed: Committee of arrangements, J. S. Blrdsall, G. H. Rich and Mr. Ball; speakers, L. H. Wells, Jlles G. Stephens and R. W. Pool; print ing, Robert W.' Pool; reception, J. B. Lent, G. H. Rich and J. G. Stephens; privileges, J. G. Stephens and R. W Pool; music, Henry Kane. The reunion will be held on the old ground and every thing points to a large gathering. Several of the speakers have been engaged. "Farmers' Day" will be a big day. It Is expected that one day will be devoted to the Lewis and Clark expedition, and will be called, "Where Rolls the Oregon," when all the addresses and exercises will bear on that great event. The post also has provided for Memorial exercises. Sun day before Memorial day appropriate ex .' 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