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Out of Business.
NEW YORK, June 12. As a result of
losses sustained In the Jacksonville fire,
one New York fire Insurance company
retired today from. active business. When
the Florida Ioes was reported, it was said
that the Pacific Fire Insurance Company,
of New York, had been hit hard, although
the exact amount was not known. It de
veloped today, however, that the com
pany's losses as a result of ope fire ag
gregated $S0.O00. and that late last night
the company's risks were reinsured with
the "Worcester Fire Insurance Company,
of New York. The contract of reinsur
ance went into effect today so that the
Pacific, which ranked high among the
smaller underwriting concerns, is no
longer in business. The Jacksonville losses
did not cripple the Pacific, for It had
a surplus beyond all claims, but it re
duced its marsInabo:ecapjtal tosuch
an extent that the directors "decided to
withdraw from, the field. The Pacific had
more than $60,000,000 of Insurance in force,
which will be protected under the terms
of the reinsurance deal.
ROOT FOR PRESIDENT.
Mentioned as the Administration's
Candidate.
WASHINGTON, June 12. The action of
President McKlnley relative to the third
term has started a lot of premature
Presidential gossip and more than half
a dozen possibilities have been mentioned
in the Eastern papers. Curiously, though,
the man who Is most sure to be McKin
ley's heir and who at present is looked
upon as the Administration candidate for
the Republican nomination is mentioned;
this Is Elihu Root, Secretary of War.
A man closer to the Administration than
almost any other man in public life makes
the positive assertion that Root is not
only the candidate of the Administration
but of the conservative element of the
Republican party. He is regarded as the
ablest man in the Cabinet, and the selec
tion of one of the members of the present
Cabinet would be further Indorsement of
his Administration and would probably
mean a continuance of the same policies
and probably most of the present office
holders. Governor Samford's Funeral.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., June 12,-Slmple
funeral services were conducted over the
remains of Governor William J. Samford
today. The body was taken to Montgom
ery on a special train and will lie in
state at the capltol tomorrow. The inter
ment will be at the Governor's home,
Opelika, Friday.
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NOVA SCOTIA COMMERCE.
New York Capitalists Seeking:
Control It.
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NEW YORK, June 12. The Mall and
Express says:
Capitalists of this city are reach
ing out to control the commercial
and lndustt-lal interests of Nova Scotia.
The Vanderbllt millions are behind a gi
gantic financial scheme, which has been
Incorporated under the name of the Do
minion Securities Company with a capital
of $1,500,000,
This is the first step in the direction of
permanent control. of all the Nova .Scotia
Transportation & Industrial Company,
and the establishment of a splendid steam
ship system between this city and the
seaport towns of Nova Scotia. Dr. Wil
liam Seward Webb has been made presi
dent of the comoanv. and the directors are
J John Jacob Astor, S. R. Calloway, Edgar
j D. Petton and Percy Clement.
Representatives of 'the company are al
ready on the scene of the proposed oper-
i ations and the first stretch of tracks of
1 the Cape Breton Railroad Extension
Company Is being laid. Within four years
600, miles of track will connect Cape Bre
ton with the best mining sections of the
country. The company has secured the
franchises, right of way, concessions and
subsidies which the Dominion of Canada
and also the Province of Nova Scotia will
grant upon the fulfillment of Its under
taking. The road now building runs from
Yarmouth, at the southwestern end of
Nova Scotia, northeasterly to Halifax, and
from Port Hawkesbury, on the Straits of
Canso, to Loulsburg and Sydney. The
company will control the traffic through a
section where the 'Dominion coal, iron and
steel plants, in which W. C. .Whitney has
large holdings, are located.
It was learned on good authority today
that this enterprise is a move made by
the Vanderbllt railroad interests, which
will be telt all over the world. It will
open a new line for American commerce
and fill the great coal sheds of the entire
New York section with the almost un
limited supply from the extensive coal
mines of Nova Scotia.
Maine Central Trackmen.
PORTLAND. Me., June 12. The griev
ance committee of Maine Central em
ployes is in receipt of an official com
munication stating that Canadian Pa
cific engineers who operate trains over
about 60 miles of Maine Central tracks
have notified their employers that they
will refuse to pull a train over the tracks
unless they are patrolled by competent
men. There has also come to the atten
tion of the committee arumor that the
Order of Railway Telegraphers here Is
making arrangements again to agitate
their grievances, which they failed to ad
just a year ago.
ACCEPTED BY CUBA
Piatt Amendment Now a Part
of the Constitution.
VOTE WAS SIXTEEN TO ELEVEN
United States Troops "Will Probably
Be Withdrawn From the Is
land the Coming:
Summer.
HAVANA, June 12. The Cuban constitu
tional convention today accepted the Piatt
amendment by a vote of 16 to 11. The
resolution to adopt was carried without
discussion. Immediately after the open
ing of the session, Senors Tamayo, Vll
luendas and Quesada, constituting a ma
jority of the committee on relations, sub.
mlttcd, as a substitute for t the commit
tee's former report, the Piatt amendment
as passed by Congress, recommending that
It be made an appendix to the constitution.
In the vote on the resolution the 27 dele
gates present divided as follows:
In favor of acceptance Senors Capote,
Vllluendas, Jose M. Gomez, Tamayo, Mon
teaguedo, Delgado, Betancourt, Glberga,
Llorente, Quesada, Sangullly, Nunez,
Rodriguez, Berriel, Qullez and Ferrer.
Opposed to acceptance Senors Zayas,
Aleman, Eudaldo Tamayo, Juan Gual
berto Gomez, CIsneros, Silvela, Fortun,
Lacret, Portuondo, Castro and Manduley.
Senors Rivera, Correrosa, Gener and
Robau were absent. The latter two voted
against acceptance in the previous di
vision. Senor Ferrer voted with the con
servatives, explaining his change of at
titude by asserting that he believed the
acceptance would be the best solution of
the problem. The convention will now ap
point a committee to draw up the electoral
law.
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS.
Soldiers Will Probably Be Brought
Home During the Summer.
WASHINGTON, June 12. The news of
the adoption of the Piatt amendment by
the Cuban constitutional convention was
received with general gratification here.
The Administration officials all along have
felt confident that its ratification would
be accomplished when the Cubans real
ized that this Government was firm In its
attitude regarding the amendment, and
that its acceptance would be necessary be
fore the United States would consent to
withdraw its supervision from the islands
Now that the Cubans have demonstrated
their good faith in the United States it
is expected that a fairly speedy evacua
tion of the Island will follow, contingent
only upon the establishment of a,ct&bh
government hvthe island; 'Just"toha't
extent the United States will require prac
tical evidence of this fact is not defi
nitely known, but the officials here think
that such steps should be taken by the
Cubans as will demonstrate their ability
to maintain vorder arid peace, so that the
interests of all the people, native and
foreign, shall be adequately protected.
An effective police force and other meas
ures necessary to the preservation of good
order and sanitation are deemed essen
tial prerequisites in the formation of the
new government The mere physical ques
tion of the withdrawal of the American
military from the island can be 'accomp
lished without much delay.
One Cabinet officer, speaking of the
matter tonight, expressed the opinion that
If the other requirements are met, our
withdrawal might be accomplished during
the Summer and that Cuban Independ
ence might be a reality by next Autumn.
General Wood today communicated to
the War Department officially the fact
that the amendment had been adopted.
It Means Cuban Independence.
BUFFALO, N. Y., June 12. Secretary of
War Root tonight was shown the Associ
ated Press dispatch from Havana an
nouncing the adoption of the Piatt amend
ment by the Cuban constitutional conven
tion. He said:
"If the Cuban convention has adopted
the Piatt amendment, It has done the
wisest and most patriotic thing possible
for Cuba. It means the independence of
Cuba and all that is best and freest In
Cuba will be backed by all that Is best in
the United States."
When Secretary of State Hay read the
dispatch he said:
"As an old friend of Cuban Independence
for the last 30 years, I am most gratified
to learn that the Cuban convention has
done what Is so clearly to the advantage
of the Cuban people."
WILL BE SETTLED LOCALLY
Question of Hours Not Acted on by
N Metal Trades Asoclation.'
NEW YORK, June 12. The convention
of the National Metal Trades Association
continued its sessions today. The closing
hours of the convention were devoted
to the completion of organization and
the final arrangement qt plans to
strengthen the hands of the mimnfn..-
turers In their fight against the striking
machinists. The sum of $500,000 raised by
asessment is to be placed at the disposal
of a strike committee to be used in behalf
of the employers. That committee is con
stituted as follows: William Schwanhaus
ner, Brooklyn; John W. Young Milwau
kee; S. W. Watklns, Milwaukee; Charles
W. Bliss, Ansonia; N. B, Payne, Elmlra;
W. D. Sayle, Cleveland; Thomas E. Dur
ban, Erie; William S. Lodge, Cincinnati;
H. E. G. Gilbert, Scranton.
Asked as to the use of this fund, W. J.
Chalmers, chairman of the press commit
tee, said:
"I suppose we will use it as the strikers
do to support their fellows, pay pickets
and meet other general expenses. We
used $166,000 in the Cleveland strike, where
we paid some men a bonus of $4 a day.
There are millions more if they are need
ed. We have Just received a telegram
from the Pacific Coast pledging 114 out
of 135 firms to membership. We haye dele
gates from San Francisco, Seattie and
Portland, and the West is with us and we
are gratified to receive their support. We
seek no trouble, but propose to protect
our interests and industries. We are suf
fering no loss arising from delay on con
tracts which we were fulfilling at the
time of the machinists' strike, as all our
contracts contal a strike clause releasing
us from liability."
The convention decided to make no
definite declaration as to the length of a
day's work, leaving the question to set
tlement locally. After discussing the mat
ter all the afternoon the following resolu
tion was passed:
"The declaration of principles makes
the question of hours and wages a local
issue. Resolved, That this association
will support any regular member in his
endeavor te conform to said declaration
of principles."
"This is a victory for the declaration
of principles enunciated at Chicago," said
Chairman Chalmers, of the press com
mittee. "We have stuck to that declara
tion all through and are now for it still.
The. question of hours will be settled lo
cally." After passing the resolution the con
vention 'adjourned' and the affairs of the
association with regard to the machinists'
strike are in the hands of the finance and
strike committees named this morning,
subject to the general supervision of the
admlnstratlve council.
Sympathetic Strike Possible.
NEW YORK, June 12. The Herald to
morrow will say of the machinists' strike
and the National Metal Trades Associa
tion's recent action:
"At the headquarters of the striking ma
chinists in this city yesterday a cable dis
patch was received from the Amalgamated
Society of Engineers in London, promising
financial aid. This -society is the strongest
trades union in the world, and is said to
have over $8,000,000 in its treasury. The
American Federation of Labor, It was de
clared, will tax its 2,000,000 members 10
.cents each for the striking machinists.
Furthermore, it was announced last night
CONSPICUOU3 CHARACTERS AT THE CAPITAL OF WASHINGTON.
. ,'Y (fflL'Y"
by thestrlke wSmmUteeof the NewYork;
district lodge .of machinists that 'the lron
molders, electrical workers, pattern-makers,
toolmakers and metal-workers In gen
eral had promised to go to the assistance
of the machinists in the event of a com
bination of manufacturers against the v
strikers. It was asserted that a general J
sympathetic strike of machinists on all
railroads in the United States and Canada
was among the possibilities.
Strike Riot nt Rochester.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., June 12. About
1000 men who recently struck work on i
street improvement contracts paraded
the streets today and attacked a gang
of men who had taken work at the old
rate of wages. Policemen drove off the
rioters, who resumed their march and .
caused the suspension of work on other ,
contracts.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS, i
Federal Government.
Commissary frauds have been discovered
at San Francisco. Page 1.
The battle-ship Illinois is the fastest ves
sel of her class afloat. Page 2.
The Oregon has arrived at San Francisco
from the Orient. Page 2.
Philippines.
Lieutenant Mitchell, of the Forty-third,
was arrested for embezzlement. Page 2.
Callles refuses to surrender, except on his
own terms. Page 2.
General MacArthur reports the Llpa en
gagement. Page 2.
Foreign.
The Cuban convention accepted the origi
nal Piatt amendment. Page 1.
Extension of German Influence in Yangtse
district alarms British press. Page 1.
The Austrian Emperor visited Bohemia.
Page 5.
Domestic.
Addresses and reports were read at th
International Y. M. C. A. convention !
at Boston. Page 2.
Testimony Important for the defense was
ruled out in the Kennedy murder case.
Page 3.
The Shrlners will meet in San Francisco
next year. Page 5.
Sport.
Portland won from Seattle, 8 to 5. Page 3.
Tacoma shut our Spokane, 2 to 0. Page 3.
Americans were 'again successful In the
International trap shoot. Page 3.
The Independence concluded her series of
sail trials. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Washington Legislature adjourned after ,
amending capital punisnment law and
passing three vetoed bills. Page 1.
Eleven hundred butchers went? on a strike
in San Francisco. Page 4.
TifinalH AfpPhlnl. nromlnpnt 'EflJBtern Ore
gon sheepman, was found dead by road- i
side. Page 4.
Thirty-four students graduated from Ore
gon Agricultural College. Page 4.
Commencement exercises of Whitman,
Wash.; College. Page 4.
Commercial.
Portland market quotations. Page 11.
Domestic and foreign commercial news
and transactions. Page 11.
New York stock market transactions.
Page 11.
Marine.
High wheat freights cause an advance in
nitrate freights. Page 10.
Sailors scarce in San Francisco. Page 10.
Two transport's coming to Portland from
Manila. Pagell
Chicago's trans-A"tIantic line a success.
Page 10. r
Portland jand Vicinity
David McLouKhllh. ,'son of Dr. McLoutrhl
lln, visiting Portland after 49 years ab- i
sence. r age iz. - ,
W. E. Grace, oi',Baker City, elected grand
master of Oregon Masons. Page.8.
Collectors of bicycle tax dismissed'. on
grounds of economy. Page 10. v '
Proposition to build railroad" rom Hepp
ner to a coal find. Pgel0! r
I Nattve Sons of Oregon in session. Pago 7.
LEGISLATURE ENDS
Three Washington Bills
Passed Over Vetoes.
SESSION LASTED TWO DAYS
Most Important of New Laws Is That
Abolishing; State Uniformity of
Text-Books Capital PhhIs-
ment Law Amended.
OLYMPIA. Wash., June 12. The special
session of the Washington Legislature ad
journed this evening, after transacting
considerable more business than that for
which It was called, viz., the amendment
of the capital punishment law. The most
important feature of today's session was
the passage of three bills vetoed by Gov
ernor Rogers subsequent to the adjourn
ment of the regular session last Winter.
The Governor vetoed five bills altogether,
and the Senate passed all of them over
his veto. Two of the five failed of passage
In the House.
Without question, the mo3t important
of the bills thus passed Is the Gunderson
school-book bill. As has been explained
in The Oregonian. this bill abolishes state
uniformity of text-books, and provides
for county uniformity, with the proviso
that districts supporting a high school
shall have the privilege of adopting their
own books, not only for the high school
Itself, but for grammar and primary
grades as well, irrespective of the county
adoption. Primarily, this bill is designed
to break the contract held by the West
land Publishing Company for printing
the state's books. This contract runs
for about four years more. The Gunder
son bill does not seek to break this con
tract directly, but provided a way by
which the existing course of study may
be supplemented, and that in certain cases
substitutions may be made.
Next in importance to the Gunderson
bill was the bill taking the appointment
of the state printing expert out of the
hands of the Governor and vesting it io
the State Printing Board, consisting of
"the Governor, the State Auditor and the
Secretary. Frank T. Houghton, of Taco
ma, is the present printing expert. He
is a Democrat, and was appointed by the
Governor. His successor will be a Repub
lican, as the Auditor and Secretary of
State, constituting a majority of the
board, are Republicans. The third bill
passed over the veto was the one exempt
ing vessels registered in this state from
taxation.
One of the bills which failed to pass over
the veto was an amendme'nt to the pro
bate law aimed at the Sullivan estate In
Seattle, and the other was a minor change
In the law relative to the collection of de
linquent taxes.
A curious fact in connection with the
passage of the bill over the executive
veto was that In many Instances they re
ceived a less vote than was required to
pass them originally. On the original pas
sage of a bill it must receive an actual
majority of all the votes in each House.
In the Senate this Is 18 votes. On tho
ofher hand, the constitution requires that
a, bill to be passed over the Governor's
veto must receive the votes of two-thirds
of those present. Thus, the shipping bill
was passed over the veto today by a vote
of 17 to 7, whereas had the vote been on
the passage of the bill originally, it would
have lacked one vote of the requisite num
ber. Despite this condition, however, no
one has thus far questioned tho validity
of the passage over the veto. It is said,
however, that if the printing board re
moves Expert Houghton, he will seek to
retain his office by raising the point that
tho vote on the passage of the bill over
the veto was not large enough. In the
main, the vote on the passage of the bills
was on strict party lines.
A bill was passed by both houses strik
ing out all reference to the women com
missioners in the Pan-American Exposi
tion bill. If Governor Rogers signs this
bill, it will effectually end the litigation
now being carried on by Mrs. S. E. Barr,
of Olympla, and Mrs. M. L. D. Hidden,
of Vancouver, to enforce their recogni
tion as commissioners of the exposition.
The amendment of the capital punish
ment law for which the session was orig
inally called, was successfully accom
plished. The Rands law was first repealed
and then re-enacted with a saving clause
which will permit the execution of crim
inals whose crimes have been committed
heretofore, and who are under sentence
to be executed under the old law. Jn id
'ditlon to this, a general "saving clause"
law was passed, which expressly provides
that hereafter when any criminal statute
is amended or repealed by implication,
that such amendment or repeal shall not
apply to offenses already committed.
An amendment to the Jury law was also
passed, which is aimed to correct the
workings of that act in the larger coun
ties of the state. .
The bill to pay the expenses of the ses-
slon was also passed. It carries an appro,
prlation of $7500.
Nearly all the members left for their
homes on a special train tonight.
GERMANY AND THE YANGTSE
British Press Afraid She Will Extend
Her Influence.
BERLIN, June 12. The German Foreign
Office does not desire to express an opin
ion on the bitter tone in which the Lon
don papers comment upon the fact that
Germany will leave 00 men to garrison
Shanghai, but the German press today
unanimously disapproves of the British
criticisms.
"The hopes excited by British news
papers will soon quiet down," says the
Vosslsche Zeltung. "Their fear that the
Germans will attempt to win as much
trade as possible, not only along the
Yangtse Klang. but everywhere else In
the world. Is, however, correct. Do the
British act differently? Is there not room
enough In the world for all commercial
nations?"
"We understand the British astonish
ment the less," says the Kreuz Zeltung,
"because German troops have been In
Shanghai 'all along, and because Ger-
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PREblDfcMT PRO TE.&
many, by the terms of the agreement
with Great Britain, is simply fulfilling
a duty If she furnishes a part of the
troops for the pacification of the Yangtze
district. One would think that the Brit
ish press had grounds for expressing
thanks to the German Government for
such a measure."
"The British Press," says the Berliner
Tageblatt, "seems to have forgotten the
Anglo-German Yangtse agreement, by
which terms each power Is mutually bound
to exercise no exclusive rights In the
Yangtse Valley, but to maintain the prin
ciple of the open door. Therefore the ter
ritory Is not a sphere of British Interest
any more than of German interest."
CHINA'S SPECIAL EMBASSY.
Sending of Chun to Berlin Only Re
cently Agreed Upon.
BERLIN. June 12. The correspondent
of the Associated Press is authoritatively
informed that the sending of the special
embassy, headed by Prince Chun, to Ber
lin, formally to express Emperor Kwang
Su's regrets at the murder of Baron von
Ketteler, was only definitely settled upon
during the last few days between the
Chinese court "and the German Minister,
Dr. Mumm von Schwarzenstein. The pre
cise time the special embassy will start
has not been decided upon. It certainly
will not start tomorrow, but Its leaving
China depends on when a steamer starts
for Europe on which Dr. Mumm von
Schwartzensteln will be able to secure
accommodation commensurate with the
rank of Prince Chun and the six members
of his suite.
The Lokal Anzelger today prints a spe
cial dispatch from China which says:
"Count von Waldersee Has changed his
plans. He will return from Shanghai di
rect to Hamburg, landing there during the
first week of August. Thence he will go
direct to Hanover. The Countess will
spend July In Switzerland, and will meet
her husband at Hamburg. Count von
Waldersee's health Is excellent."
The Only Practicable Scheme.
WASHINGTON, June 12. Mr. Rockhill's
proposition to submit the Indemnity ques
tion to The Hague tribunal. It is now
learned, carries with It the adjustment of
tho total indemnity. Through a misun
derstanding which, perhaps, was purpose
ly created by some of the powers, the
sum of 450,000,000 taels was supposed to
have been agreed by all the powers as
the total of the Indemnity to be demanded
from China. As a matter of fact, there
Is nothing official to show that the pow
ers, or, Indeed, a majority of them, act
ually made this n matter of formal agree
ment. It Is true that China undertook
to pay an Indemnity of 450,000,000 taels,
but It Is equally true that this undertak
ing, doubtless based upon the misunder
standing above referred to, was at least
in advance of a formal agreement among
the Ministers themselves. Hence, Mr.
Rockhill's proposition to Include the total
of the indemnity in the matters to be
submitted to The Hague arbitration.
European criticisms based upon the idea
that Mr. Rockhill's proposition as to arbi
tration concerns only the method of pay
ment are, therefore, founded on error.
Tho hope that the arbitration plan will
prevail Is based upon the belief that no
other scheme so far brought forward Is
sufficient.
' No Hitch Has Occurred.
BERLIN, June 12. Contrary to news
paper statements that a serious hitch has
occurred in Pekln regarding the Indemnity
question, It Is asserted In authoritative
quarters in Berlin that negotiations are
making satisfactory progress, and that
there is nc doubt of an agreement being
reached between the Ministers of the
powers themselves and between them and
the Chinese plenipotentiaries, even If the
negotiations should be prolonged for a
week or two more.
Von Waldersee's Movements.
YOKOHAMA, June 12. Count von Wal
dersee will go to Nlkko Friday and come
to Yokohama June 18, leaving the follow
ing day to rejoin the German cruiser
Herta at Kobe.
MORE ARMY FRAUDS
Shatter and Maus Unearth a
Scandal at San Francisco,
OFFICERS, HAY BE INVOLVED
Commissary Stores in Great Quan
tity Found in Second-Hand Estab
lishments Arrests Made
and Slore Expected.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 12.-General
Shafter and Colonel Maus. Inspector-General
of the Department of California, and
the Federal grand jury are. Investigating
the many reports of fraud committed in
the Commissary branch of the Army serv
ice In this city. That the reports seem
to be based on something more substan
tial than Idle rumor Is evidenced by the
disclosures following the arrest of Louis
Abram and his son. dealers In second
hand clothing. The extent of the alleged
frauds has not been determined and then?
Is a diversity of opinion on the subject.
Captain Seymour, of the local detectivo
force, who Is assisting the Federal grand
jury, said today:
"The Government has unquestionably
been robbed for a long time past, and I
believe the amount of the losses sustained
by Uncle Sam through the treachery and
dishonesty of some of his Army officers
and others will reach Into the hundreds
of thousands of dollars. The Federal
grand jury has the matter of prosecution
In its hands, and the secret service men
are doing Its bidding, the police merely
rendering assistance when such Is found
necessary, and Is called for. I believe that
arrests will be made, probably by tho
Federal officers, that will startle the com
munity." Major-General Shafter said that the
matter has not been fully Investigated,
but admitted that thefts of clothing have
beenjjoing on. He claimed there was no
shortage In any department, however. Ho
continued:
"I have no personal knowledge of this
trouble, but it does not seem to amount
to a great deal. Reerults, perhaps, or
soldiers, being hard up, have sold to these
peddlers about the camps shoes, blankets
and other stores Issued to the forces by ,
the Quartermaster's department. It Is a
military offense for soldiers to sell these
stores, and a crime under the statutes for
the peddlers to buy tnem, but the petty
illegal traffic goes on. I am glad these
fellows have been caught. If they aro
guilty, for an example Is needed to stop
the traffic."
For months past various stores about tho
city have been exhibiting signs: "Gov
ernmentjsoods for sale here," and adver
tisements have even been crowded Into
tho dally newspapers. As late as this
morning the following advertisement ap
peared: "Wanted 1000 men to wear Government
shoes; $1 a pair; 923 Howard street."
Inspector-General Maus and a number
of local detectives began some days ago
the Investigation which resulted In tho
arrest of Abram and his son George for
buying and selling Government supplies.
Their examination has been s"et for next
Tuesday afternoon. Their ball was fixed
at $500. Both Abram and his son deny
the charge, but a second-hand dealer,
Jacob Steveler, states that Abram sold
him 20 pairs of Army shoes. Three big
wagon loads of goods have already been
taken to the Hall of Justice, and In every
Instance the men from whom they were
seized have admitted buying the goods
from Abram and his son.
From a statement made today It would
appear that the frauds were not confined
to clothing alone. It was stated that upon
lnvesigatlon of the supplies furnished for
the Army horses. It was found that the
"rake-off" some people secured amounted
to 200,000 pounds of grain. The Army offi
cials are now making every effort to learn
who profited by this extensive fraud.
Late this afternoon Captain Seymour
stated that the Government's officers had
dlscovored large quantities of goods stolen
from the Government. The goods were
stored In a warehouse south of Market
street. The property consisted of all
kinds of military supplies. Captain Sey
mour would not give the address of the
warehouse.
AFFAIRS IN NICARAGUA.
New Water System May Be Provided
for Managua.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 22.
Bills of exchange on New York, which
had been at a premium of 300 per cent in
Nicaragua during April and up to May
12, have fallen to 210 per cent premium.
There had only been a few buyers at the
higher rate. The usual rate is from ISO
to 190 per cent p'remlum.
Christian Barrett, of the United States,
Is here negotiating with the municipality
of Managua for the Introduction of a sys
tem for supplying the city with puro
drinking water. The present water com
pany pumps the fluid into Its reservoirs
from the western margin of Lake Ma
nagua, where it Is received by the flow of
rain water, the filth washed from tho
yards and streets of the city, even -the
remains of dead animals, such as pigs,
cats and rats being thus conveyedflnto
the lake.
Yellow fever is epidemic at Liberia, In
Costa Rica, near the southern boundary
of Nicaragua, and the government of tho
latter country is taking measure's to pre
vent spread of the disease to Jtivas and
San Juan del Nofte (Greytown), Nlcar
agua towns near Liberia. -
Newspapers here declare Jrhat the Gov
ernment of Nicaragua has Issued a de
cree, not yet made public," permitting the
Maritime Canal Company, of Nicaragua,
"to collect at San Juan.'del Norte (Grey
town), and San Carlos, All its utenslle and
provisions before paying the duty on the
articles." This decree evidently refers
to the Isthmian Canal Commission, to
which Nicaragua granted the right to in
troduce, free of duty, all machinery, ma
terials and supplies of food needed for
the engineers and laborers. The surplus
now In Nicaragua is to be collected at tho
places named, "examined, listed and sold,
after the duty Is paid, so that the Canal
Commission can have a legalized list of
the surplus In Nicaragua and a reliable
sale of that surplus to report to tho
United States Government. When the de
cree Is published the name "Isthmian
Canal Company of the United States" will
appear instead of the "Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua," referred to by
the Managua newspapers.
The Supreme Court of Nicaragua has
decided that the London Bank of Central
America has no legal standing in Nica
ragua. The German bark Otilde, Captain Plate,
has been wrecked on the rocks In Glgante
Bay, near San Juan del Sur. The officers
and crew were saved.