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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, -FRIDAY. JUNE 14, 190k
THEIR FATE UNCERTAIN
NEGROES AT.SHREVEP.ORT-3IAY. BE
(jxyxcheo .or yyuippEn.
Edwards the.JIurderer of poster, la
- Still ut Large, But it Caught
He May Be Burned.
SHREVEPORT, La.,-June 13. This city
and Its vicinity have' been in a state of
feverish excitement and unrest sslnce yes
erday, -when John Gray Foster, a prom
inent planter, was shot and killed by
Prince Edwards,, a negro employed on
Foster's plantation, five miles east of this
city. Armed posses of white men have
been scouring' the country fox miles
around in an attempt la capture Ed
wards. A dozen or more negroes are un
der arrest jn Kennebrew's store and what
fate may have "In store for them Is- un
certain. Foster was" widely known -and
very popular. He was a ..brother-in-law
of, Governor 'McMulliv of. Tennessee,,, and
belonged, to one- of -the. oldest .families in.
this state.
There had been "bad feeling for some
time past between the negroes and over
seers on the Foster plantation, and Fos
ter was appealed to settle the -differences.
The planter started to. see the
negroes and upon reaching a. negro ipabin
he was fired upon, -and .killed.-There were
a dozen or more negroes in the", cabin
and they .broke and ran In all directions.
The overseers were quickly' joined by
other men and it was not long before all
the negroes were arrested, except Prince
Edwards, who did the shooting. Posses
"were quickly fornjed and started on a
hunt for the negro, but as yet have made
no further arrests.
Many wild rumors were afloat through
out the day,, -the most sensational' being
that the" negroes lri the Kennebrew "store
were in imminent peril of being lynched.
This rumor proved to be untrue,--although
many threats are heard against the pris
oners. The store- where the negroes are.
confined is guarded by a p"osse of 25 men
armed with "Winchesters, and unless sen
timent changes the disposition tonight
would indicate that the majority, if not
all, the prisoners will be let off with a
thorough whipping. EdwaTds, if caught,
will be burned or hanged. There Is much
feeling against "Prophet" Smith and Ed
ward "Washington, both of whom, are un
der arrest. Smith la believed to be at
the bottom of all the .trouble, while
"Washington Is said to have been active
In aiding Edwards to escaDe,
When the negroes were placed Jn the
store at 9 o'clock last night a crowd as
sembled, and it was only through the ad
vice of cooler heads that a wholesale
lynching was prevented.
Mrs. Edwards, wife of the alleged mur
derer, was among those arrested. She
had in her possession the shotgun with
which her husband killed Foster.
"Prince told the other men to stand
back and he ,would settle the business,"
she said. "Then he went in front of them
and fired and Foster fell."
By some It is thought the fugitive, to
escape lynching, has committed suicide
In some isolated spot.
Throughout the night and far Into the
forenoon the approaches to Shreveport
bore a martial appearance. Men nrmed
with "Winchesters, pistols and shotguns,
on foot and on horseback, were stationed
everywhere. It was a night of terror and
brought to mind the days of reconstruc
tion, when Shreveport was the head cen
ter of the "White League movement. De
spite the great tension not a single shot
was fired during the night by those who
guarded the place In which the fright
ened negroes are imprisoned. Early this
morning the Shreveport posse of CO men
withdrew to this side of the river to
escape the death scenes, which Captain
H. P. "Wells, In command, said were in
evitable.
"There Is absolutely mo doubt,',' said
Captain .Wells, "that they will hang.
rProphet Smith. He Is generally- con
sidered to have -been at the bottom of the
:onsplracy that resulted, in the murder
Fof -Foster."
At dawn a message from- Kennebrew's
Bald that the armed citizens guarding the
negroes had concluded to make another
effort to capture Prince Edwards, the
murderer, before dealing with his alleged
accomplices. There wer.e 10 negroes con
lined in the Jail at Bossier City, and It
was decided to take them to Kennebrew's
store In order-that the negro crowd "might
be under one root Two -posses were sent
out by the citizens One went in search
of Edwards, who -was reported to be hid
ing on an adjoining plantation. The other
marched to Bossier City and secured the
negroes in jail at that place. No resist
ance was offered the mob, and the fright
ened negroes, men and women, were
marched to Kennebrew's and placed with
Bmlth and his fellow prisoners.
At 9 o'clock It seemed to be- the deter
mination of the citizens to lynch Smith
and another negro named Washington,
who helped Edwards to escape and after
wards denied that he .had done so. -It was
also planned to lynch the wife of Ed
wards, the murderer, and Adlee- Allen, but
a great many opposed this and urged the
stripping and -whipping of the women. -
Governor Heard wired tonight to Sheriff
"Ward, of Ghaddo Parish and Sheriff
Thompson, of Bossier, instructing them
to protect the" negroes at 11 hazards.
The Governor commanded these Sheriffs
to call upon the citizens for aid If neces
sary and promised military help if the
officers required it.
An attempt -made to move, the -negroes
from the store to Benton proved a failure.
The guards and their prisoners had pro
ceeded about a mile when darkness over
took them and they decided to return
their prisoners" to the store. The negroes
preferred to take their chances at the
store rather than face the danger ofc a
mob on the way to Benton.
Shortly after midnight the guards -again
started for Benton with -their prisoner.
They hope to make the place by daylight,
but It is feared a mob will waylay them
to rake forcible possession of the negroes.
The "Prophet" a Planter!, Agent.
HOUSTON, Tex.. June 13. The negroes
who are corraled. at Shreveport were,
taken from Houston during' the' Winter by
a negro' preacher calling himself "Elijah
the Prophet." He created a great furore
among the ignorant blacks by predicting
dire disaster and finally persuaded about
200 of them to go to Louisiana in order
to avoid death in the prophesied destruc
tion of Houston, It was ascertained after
Ward that Smith ihe name of the self
Btyled prophet), -who Is among those who
are under arrest, was acting as an agent
for -planters who were short of help and
hd used his influence as an exhorter to
get the negroes to go with him.
TESTIMONY ALL IX.
Kennedy Murder Cnse Will Probably
Go to the Jury Thin Evening.
KANSAS CITY, June 33. The case of
Lulu Prince-Kennedy, who killed her hus
band In January last because he refused
to live with her after a forced marriage,
will probably go to the jury tomorrow
evening. The taking of testimony was fin
ished this afternoon and arguments will
begin tomorrow morning. Today the de
fense suffered a second, set-back when
Judge Wofford ruled out a conversation
p?lth Kennedy before the killing, tending to
corroborate evidence offered yesterday to
prove that Kennedy had" admitted having
ruined Lulu Prince. Further expert tes
timony to prove that the defendant was
temporarily insane at the time of the
shooting was offered and Bert Prince,
one of the quartet of alleged conspira
tors, again' took the stand, this time for
the defense; and to prove an alibi for
himself, and to deny that he had pre
alcted Kennedy's murder. Mrs. Kennedy
appeared much distressed, and cried fre
tjuently during the day.
Vermont Anarchists 'Excited.
BARBE, "Vt., June 13. There Is great
txcltement among the Italian anarchists
and socialists In this section over the de
tention by order of State's Attorney
Hoare f one Eugenlo Rlstoll, of Naples,
on the nominal charge of breach o'f the
peace. He was found under guard of six
Italians, and the story Is that he was ac
cused by the anarchists of being a spy
sent here by the Italian Consul-General at
New Tork. Mr. Hoare has asked the consul-General
at 'New Tork ' to Taelp'' him
probe the circumstances. .
' Last Winter Chief of Police Brown was
nearly killed by anarchists, the trials of
several Italians arrested having lasted for
months, resulting In two convictions with
long terms of Imprisonment, and other
trials to come. Since then a spy Is said
to have been driven away after ' being
wounded In (an attempt to assassinate
him.
Ristoli was to have been driven away to
day, but the supposed kidnaping was re
ported to 'Mr. Hoare and. he had the police
raid the place where six men had Ristoli
a prisoner. .
Alice Stallion's Murderers.
GALENA, Mo., June 13. Mrs. John
Stallion, her father. Thomas Crabtree.
and the lattery's two '-sons', James and
Frank Crabtree, who have been having
a preliminary hearing here the past -week
on the charge of murdering Alice StallloriT
the woman's 16-year-old stepdaughter,
have been held for trial at the October
term. The bonds of Mrs. Stallion and
James Crabtree were fixed at 51000 each,
and those of the Crabtree boys at $5000.
Deep interest Is still manifested, but
there' is no fear of a lynching.
. .Santa Fe Station Robbed.
. GUTHRIE, O. T.r June 13. At Coyle,
20. miles from here, Ben Cravens and a
-companion blew open the Santa Fe safe
with dynamite, securing J1500, and" es
caped. The safe and part of the build
ing were wrecked. Cravens, two months
ago, near Pawnee, killed two members of
a posse chasing him. Last winter he es
caped from the Kansas state peniten
tiary mine, holding the guard off with a
toy pistol.
Butte Brevrer Ivllled.
BUTTE, Mont., June 13. George Bier,
a brewer, went to the Centennial brew
ery, near town, this evening, and shot at
Jacob Blum, an employe of the brewery.
The shot missed its mark. Bier -ran
away, and persons who went In pursuit
of him found his body alongside the road
some distance away from the brewery
with ar bullet wound through the head.
The men had trouble of long standing.
Trial of Dr. Kennedy.
NEW YORK. June 13. Mr. Moore,
counsel for the defense In. the trial of
Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy, charged with the
murder of Dolly Reynolds, delivered his
closing address to the jury today. Assist
ant District Attorney Osborne will ad
dress the jury tomorrow, and It Is ex
pected that the Judge will deliver his
charge and submit the case to the jury
Saturday morning.
Capture "Will Mean a Lynching:.
EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 13. Henry
Curry, a respected young colored man,
was shot to death at Mount Vernon to
day by Louis Winn, another colored man.
The murder was cold-blooded. A posse
and bloodhounds are searching for Winn,
and his capture will mean lynching.
MANILA ARMY FRAUDS.
Trial of Commissary Department
Steward.
MANILA, June 13. The trial of H. W.
Happle, port steward of the Commissary
Department, charged with receiving, In
monthly Installments, money from a
stevedoring company, began today. The
defense is that the money received was
salary for extra services. The alleged
transactions appear on the company's
books, and It Is claimed that Happle fig
ures under an assumed name.
.D. M. Carman, the ex-Callfornlan, who
was arrested In February last on the
charge of furnishing supplies to aid the
Insurgents, but, whose prosecution was
abandoned last month. Is going to the
United States shortly, and has asked for
the return of $10,000 paid as security for
his appearance when summoned for trial.
General MacArthur has declined to order
the return of the money, but probably It
will be returned after the Insurrection is
over.
General Sumner has returned here and
had reported to General Wade the fail
ure of negotiations- for the surrender of
Caijles. the Insurgent leader, In Laguna
Province. The Filipino apparently be
lieves he can hold out now that the rainy
season has begun.
Disappointment is felt here at the back
ward condition In Southern Luzon. Some
Insurgent camps have been discovered and
destroyed. Lieutenant Cowen, with a de
tachment of 50 men, killed five Insurgents
near Jovelar.
The .United States Philippine Commis
sion today began the consideration of the
code of civil proceedure. The American
lawyers argued against the provision
making Spanish the court language.
Governor-General MacArthur expects to
leave July 1 for the United States. He J
wm sail on me irunspuri aieauc lur
Nagasaki, and after spending two weeks
there will embark on the transport Sher
idan for San Francisco.
Admiral Klrchoff, of the German Navy,
who Is on his way to Australia and China,
called on General MacArthur and the
United States Philippine Commissioners
today.
' "The Island of Paragua has been occu-
pled by the Tenth Infantry.
The Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty
second and Thirty-third Batteries of Coast
Artillery probably will leave for home
June 20, on the transport Indiana.
Condition of Cavlte Prison.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Colonel Coch
rane, United States Marine Corps, in his
capacity of Inspector of the Naval sta
tion at Cavlte, reports to the Navy De
partment, under date of May 1, that dur
ing the preceding month the condition
of the naval prison there was further im
proved, and that the health of the pris
oners continues remarkable. There was
not one case of illness In April.
Valuable Collection of Prints. .
NEW YORK, June 13. At a recent meet
ing of the New York Public Library a
letter was received from James D. Smll
lle, announcing the gift of a collection of
923 prints, for the department of prints.
These are from steel engravings, and 62S
of them are by the donor's father, the
late James Smlllle, extending from 1S25
down to the close of his life, In 1S85. James
Smlllle was a famous engraver In his day
and his work includes such subjects as
Thomas Cole's "Voyage of Life," and A.
Blerstadt's "Rocky Mountains." The
prints In the collection are especially val
uable, being "engraver's proofs," of which
only two or three are struck off from the
finished plate just before it is turned over
to the publisher. There are, also full
sets of working proofs, showing the evolu
tion of an engraved plate. Besides the
works of Smlllle. the collection Includes
engravings by about 20 of his contqmpa
rarles. Mrs. McKInley Will Go to Cnnton.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Flans are
making for Mrs. McKlnley's removal to
Canton as soon as she Is in a condition
that will safely warrant It. When that
will be is still problematical. Great care
Is taken to guard Mrs. McKinley against
overtaxation of her very limited strength
She has experienced no discomfort from
the heat, and the complaints causing the
most apprehension continue to yield slow
ly to treatment.
Woman and Child Struck "by Train.
CASTLE GATE, Utah, June 13. The
wife and infant son of Barney Vercolgio,
an Italian miner, were struck by a pas
senger train this evening and both prob
ably fatally Injured. The woman, carry
ing her child, was walking on the track
and apparently did not hear the warning
whistle. - "
QENY REPORTS OF FRAUDS
ARMY, OFFICERS AND SAX FRAN
CISCO .POLICE DIFFER.
TJte Latter -Reiterate That Soldiers
-iHave -Been-Selling Supplies to
Second-Hand Dealers.
SANERANCISCO, .June 13. Apparently
& difference of opinion exists between
Armyi officers and police officials as to the.
extent of the alleged frauds said to have
been- perpetrated In the sale of Quarter
master's supplies belonging" to the Gov
ernment. Captain A. W. Kimball, Post Quarter
master At the Presidio, and Colonel J.
B. Jtawles, artillery corps, Post Com
mander, made statements, on the matter
today. Captain Kimball said that all Gov
ernment things sold In the pawnshops
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1 . H M Colonel 31. P. Mans.
GENERAL WILLIAM.R. SHAFTER.
had been disposed of by discharged sol
diers from returning volunteer regiments.
Colonel Rawles said that talk of fraud
was perfect rot.
"I have been aware of the soldiers
selling their clothing for a long time,"
said he. "One of the puzzling and per
plexing things In Army management Is
to keep the soldiers from selling their
clot,hlng. I am confident that no Quar
termaster's SeTgeant or civilian employe
Is Implicated In the selling of even a shoe,
string." ,
On the other hand, Captain Seymour,
of the local detective force, said today
that Investigation showed that extensive
frauds had been going on, and he claimed
that the Abrams family apparently had
an accomplice who had access to the"
Quartermaster's Department. A warrant
has been Issued for the arrest of Abe
Abrams, a son of Louis Abrams, the second-hand
dealer, who, with another son,
Is In custody.
Detective Reynolds reported to the Fed
eral authorities today that he found 20
pairs of 'Government shoes in a Sacra-'
mento-street store last night. Captain
Seymour, of the local detective force; said
today:
"No one can say, In view of all that
has transpired within the past two days,
that frauds have not been going on. De
tective Reynolds reports to me that the
Investigation has made a stir among the
second-hand stoies, and those who deal In
the class of goods stolen from the Army,
and that those who have not yet been
visited by Colonel Maus are hurrying to
cover with the Government goods that
they have." - '
The announcement that a warehouse
full of stolen goods had been found,
which was made on the authority of Cap
tain Seymour, has been found to foe erro
neous. The person who Informed the
Captain was told to telephone. that the
property recovered was being stored In
the locality mentioned, but, misunder
standing his Instructions, sent the mes
sage wrong.
Speaking of the alleged frauds. Gen
eral Shatter said:
"I am of opinion that the goods found
by the police were purchased from the
soldiers passing In and out' of this post.
More than 60,000 men have passed through
this post during the wtir. If one man in
every 10 of these soldiers sold to dealers
a pair of shoes, 600 pairs would thus be
placed In the "hands" "of outsiders. The
same rule applies to shirts and blankets.
"NotwIthstandlng'-''the fact that those
having Government fc property wrongfully
In their possession can be prosecutedon a
charge of felony and given a sentence or
from one to five'.years' confinement, there
are plenty of men willing to take the
chance. The goods are first olasg and
can be-purchased from the soldiers at a.
ridiculously lor flcure.
' "The ' soldier cannot be prevented- from
selling the stuff. In disposing of It he
leaves himself short. The 6fflcer who Is
sues to the men Inquires as to the quanti
ty of go6ds "he has In his possession. If
the officer thinks he Is amply supplied he
refuses to Issue the goods the soldier asks
for Jlh.thls manner the enlisted man Is
prevented from drawing more than he
need.s, '
. "In, my opinion the police and Federal
autnorltles are exposing a system or petty
thieving. Owing to the large number of
.men these petty dealers have had oppor
tunity to deal with their thievery has
grown to larger proportions than it other
wise would have.
"The , military authorities have nbw
nothing to do with the affair, other than
the, seizure of Government goods found
In the possession of civilians, the posses
sion of which cannot be satisfactorily ac
counted for. The detection and" prosecu
tion, of these dealers rests with the civil
and. Federal authorities, and I hope they
may make a success of It.
"So far as crookedness existing among
Army officials is concerned, candidly I
don't believe there Is any."
French Mnrlcet for American, Coal.
WASHINGTON. June 13,-ConsUl-Gen-
eral Gowdy, at Paris, In a communica
tion to the Department of State,, expresses
the opinion that American coal , can . be
advantageously placed in competition With
coal Imported from other countries7 to
France, and especially In view. of the re
cent Imposition of the English export tax
on that product. The main , obstacle In
this regard, he said, will, be the. .high rates
of ocean transportation, if these -cquld
be considerably reduced, Consul-General
Gowdy says, there Is no doubt that Ameri
can coaT would ha"ve a great future In
France.
- HAWAIIANS SATISFIED.
Recelve'd the IVewg of the Decision
of the Supreme Court.
HONOLULU, June 7, via San Francisco,
June 13. The news of the decision of the
Supreme Court In the Insular cases
was reqelved with general satisfac
tion In Hawaii. Although the ruling
by the. court Is claimed by" some to place
this territory outside of the Integral part
of the United States, nevertheless the
rights of Hawaii are protected and guar
anteed by the organic act which has been
Investigating alleged
Army frau'dsVat-i'S'an1
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In effect since -June, of last year. It Is
not thought that much money In the way
of duties collected jfrom the time of the
treaty of annexation to the application of
the organic act will have to be returned by
the United States Government. At that time
the principal protest was made against
paying duty on American goods, and
these protests will In the main be sus
tained and the, money refunded.
- No Drawbacks Will Be Allowed.
WASHINGTON, June 13. The.Secretary
of the Treasury, acting under the recent
decision of" the United States Supreme
Court. In the Insular cases, has held that
no -drawbacks can be allowed on merchan
dise shipped to the Hawaiian Islands af
ter July 7, 1S98, these Islands having
ceased to be a foreign country within the
meanlnsr of the tariff laws under iolnt
resolution of Congress annexing the
islands to the United States, approved on
that date.
Colonel Ellis Will Be Retired.
Washington, June 13. colonel Philip
H. Ellis, commanding the Twenty-fourth
Infantry at San Francisco, will be re
'tlred on the 30th- Inst., and Colonel J. W.
Bubb, of the Twelfth Infantry, stationed
in the Philippines, will be made Colonel
of the Twenty-fourth.
Young Will Relieve Shatter.
WASHINGTON. June 13.-General S. B.
M. Young visited the White House this
afternoon and bade thePresldent good
bye. He left here tonight for San Fran
cisco, where he will relieve General Shat
ter as commander of the Departmentr of
California.
i THE DEATH ROLL.
General Grant's Cook;.
CHICAGO, June 13. William Giles, an
ex-slave, who cooked for General U. S;
Grant during the Civil War, is dead. For
20 years Giles had been a resident of
1 this city. Prior to taking up his resi
dence here the old negro had spent many,
years In Washington, where General
Grant, when President, employed him
about the White House in a confidential
capacity. William Giles was born In
Orange County, Va., June 24, 1S2I: He.
was born a slave, but early gained his
freedom. He came Into possession of
considerable wealth, but according to his
friends' statements, he spent. It all In
aiding fugitive slaves to escape to the
North.
W. H, Tomllnson.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 13. W. H. Tom
llnson, editor of the Topeka Democrat,
died this evening at his-home in this city
from an attack of grip. He had been 111
several months. Mr. Tomllnson came to
Topeka In 1872 from New York, where he
had previously been employed on the New
York Tribune and -Post as European cor
respondent. He was 65 years of age.
Chief of Northern Arapahocs.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 13. Sharpnose,
chief of the Northern Arapahoes of the
Wind River reservation, Is dead, aged j66
years. H was considered one of the most
bloodthirsty Indians In the "West, and
many murders have been traced to him.
Sharpnose Is said to have been the leadJ
lng spirit In the recent difficulty with the
Indian agent at Fort Washakie.
Er-Premler of Ontario.
TORONTO. Ont., June 13. A. S. Hardy,
ex-Premier of Ontario, died at the gen
eral hospital tonight as the result of an
operation for appendicitis.
Sunday Cloning Case Dropped.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., June 3. The Ap
pellate Court, which has had the matter
of the Sunday closing of the Pan-American
Exposition under consideration, has
ordered the case dropped.
COST OF THE BOER' WAR
ABILITY OF. SOUTH AFRICAN COLO
NIES T,0T BEAR, THEIR SHARE.
Sir David Barbour Recommends a 10
. Por Cent Tax on. the .Profits
of the Mines.
LONDON, June 13. Sir David' Barbour,
whom the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, sent to South
Africa to investigate the sources of reve
nue of the Transvaal and Orange River
polony, with the view of estimating how
much they should contribute towards the
cost Qf the. war, reports In favor of a 10
per. cent tax on the profits of the mines,
yielding, on the basis, of the profits of
1608, 450,000 yearly. After .paying this.
Sir David Barbour considers the mines
will be better off than before, as they
will save 600,000-er year on dynamite,
owing to the abolition of the monopoly
In that commodity. The Orange River
colony will be unable for some years to
meet the ordinary cost of administration
and pay Its share of the cost of the con
stabulary. "It cannot, therefore," says Sir David
Barbour, "so far as can be foreseen at
present, pay anything toward the cost of
the Var."
The Transvaal can, he thinks, two
years after the conclusion of peace, be
gin out of Its ordinary revenue to pay
part of the cost of the war. He Is una
ble now to estimate how much. Sir David
proposes also to apply all revenues do-"
rlvd from' the sale of lands or mining
rights to the war liquidation.
FAILING GERMAN INDUSTRY.
Depression in the Manufacture
Of
' Woolen Goods.
NEW YORK, June 13. A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
"There Is probably no German enter
prise which has undergone within a com
paratively short time such a marked
change as the woolen dress goods In
dustry of this and neighboring districts.
Until 1900. prosperous conditions prevailed,
but early In that year there was a fall
ing off In the values of wool and woolen
yarn$ of to. to CO per cent. Enormous
financial sacrifices followed. The high
tariff of, .Russia, and the establishment
of factories an a large scale at Ladze and
other; .places In that country, the loss of
the valuablo United States market, and
the cjecrease In exports In Austria, Eng
land, and Scandinavia, are among the
catis'es' of depression. Last year two
thirds: of the looms were Idle, nor Is
there any prospect of Improvement. Of
trie. many manufacturers previously en
gaged In the drees good trade with our
country, only seven or eight are still left,
and these ship less each season."
These statements are made by Charles
Neuer. Consular agent at Gera, In a re
port to the State Department. He says
further:
"Some of the prominent manufacturers
of this and other German cities have
established branch factories In Passaic
and Philadelphia, and It Is said with great
success. I am convinced that more would
follow If In possession of the necessary
capital. Many communications have been
received, by this office from real estate
agents, railroad companies and private
persons in all parts of the United States
wishing to sell property for woolen mills,
but while I may claim the merit of hav
ing been the mediator In the partial
transplantation of one of the largest Gera
factories to our shores, my further en
deavors were, on account of lack of
capital. In vain.
: A'J,n my opinion this la an excellent op
portunity for some ot. our large capital
ists to combine with Intelligent and re
liable European manufacturers In the
promotion of home Industry. That such"
an undertaking will prove a first-class In
vestment Is shown by existing establish.-,
ments."
SOUTH SEA CANNIBALS.
Further Particulars of the Attacks
on German Par.tjes.
VICTORIA, B. C. June 13. As the re
sult of the publication of the stories of
the presence of bubonic . plague in San
Francisco. Dr. Ashburton Thompson,
quarantine officer at Sydney, refused to
allow the ste&mer Ventura to go to the
wharf at the New South Wales port, ac
cording to news brought'by the Mlowera,
Which arrived today.
From New Guiana further details wen
received via Sydney of the massacre of
Rev. James Chalmers and Rev. B.
F. Tomklns and 14 native teachers by
cannibals. The whites were eaten.
The scerie ' of the cannibal orgle was
seen by troops sent out to Investigate the
massacre, and a portion of a jaw and
thigh bones of the missionaries were
found, together With their .hats .and por
tions of trousers which belonged to Chal
mers. The expedition punished the na
tives, destroying their villages and canoes.
Some prisoners were taken during an at
tack made by the natives on the troops
who told the awful tale of the massacre.
Details were also received of the cutting
out of the German yacht Eberhard. In
which the German millionaire Mencke,
and Caro, his secretary, set out 'for the
Island of St. Mathlas, In the Bismarck
Archipelago. The natives attacked them
and Mencke and Caro .were speared to
death. The body of the latter was eaten:
Dr. Helnroth, who was with the party,
was wounded by a epear, but managed
to escape to a trader's station. Mr. Meek,
mate of the yacht, and the crew, who
were on another part of the Island, also
escaped and retook the yacht upon which
they made their way to Herbertstroke and
afterwards to Sydney.
The New South Wales -engineers of the
Pacific ca.ble say it will be in operation
on December 31." 1902'.
The Nova' Scotia -bark "Artisan, from
Newcastle for Manila, has been wrecked
off the-Australian coast. All hand? were
saved, but the vessel and cargo are a
total loss.
BURNS, TOO MUCH COAL.
One Thing Against the British Tur
bine Torpcdo-Bont Destroyer.
LONDON, June, 13. The "Naval and
Military Record, commenting on threo
weeks' trial of -the British turbine, torpedo-boat
destroyer Viper, which was con
ducted 'under regular service conditions,
and during 'hlch she developed It speed
of 30& Knots and Was pronounced 'capable
of doing 31, says' her. coal consumption
was enormous at. top 'speed, which, the
paper adds, militates' against the plan
which the Dover-Calais Company Is now
maturing, to build two turbine -Channel
steamers and reduce the time of crossing
between England and France to 35 min
utes. The Viper's trial was- pronounced
to be completely satisfactory. Although
she was handled by an Inexperienced
crew, she showed a remarkable Immunity
from breaking down.' The 'Viper was
steady in all weathers. -, r
Compulsory Winding Up.
LONDON: June 13. In the King's
Bench Court today a compulsory winding
up order was made against the British
America Corporation. -Tbe shareholders
of the British-America Corporation
agreed at a meeting - June 3 to go into
voluntary liquidation. The corporation
was closely connected,, with" the London
& Globe Finance Corporation, Lad., the
suspension of which In December last
caused so much excitement on the- London
Stock Exchange. "Lord Dufferln wao a
director of the British-America, as well
as of the London & Globe Corporation.
Electric Boom Strikes Greece.
NEW YORK, June 13. The World says:
"Trolley cars bujlt in thJs country will
soon go whizzing and . clanging from
Athens to Piraeus In modern Greece, The
contract for constructing the line has"
been. let. In a g-neral way the ca"rs -will
resemble those used In Brooklyn. The
electric hnnm hns BtfupV flrpppo nn fori
elbly that electric light plants are nowH
oeing manufactured in the United States
to Illuminate Calamata, Lyra and Patras.
the latter the most Important seaport in
the kingdom, and the export point for
large shipments of currants."
Resriw In Another Duel.
PARIS, June 13. A duel with swords
was fought today In the Pare des Princes
between Gerault Richard, manager of the
Petite Republique, and Max Regis, the
anti-Semite Mayor of Algiers. The latter
was wounded In .the wrist. The quarrel
which led to the encounter grow out of
the recent duel of M. Regis with M.
Laberdesque.
M. Regis refused to shake hands with
Gerault Rlcard. Afterward, the lattpr re
marked that he had offered his hand as
an act of courtesy. M. Regis replied:
"I do not care 'a rap for your politeness
I only shake hands with those I like"."
A bystander commented on the rudeness
of M. Regis, whereupon the latter, wanted
to fight a duel with him. Friends, how
ever, intervened.
Religions Orders Dnneerous.
PARIS, June 13. In the Senate today
M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the Premier,
made a powerful speech In sCfpport of the
law of associations bill, arguing that the
religious orders were never so rich and
powerful as they have been under the
republic, and that their tendency to med
dle In politics made them dangerous to
the state. The speech, which covers the
same ground as made by the Premier in
the Chamber of Deputies, produced a
great Impression, many of the Senators
expressing the opinion that the bill would
pass at an early date.
Indian Monsoon Broken.
BOMBAY, India, June 13. The monsoon
has broken.
(According to a dispatch to the London
Dally Mall from Simla, a favorable mon
soon had startqd there on June 7, and
rains were everywhere expected In India,
except In the northern portions of tbs
Punjab. The monsoon rains have thus
started unusually early and It Is hoped
they will greatly Improve the crop pros
pects.) Wants to Forget the Maine.
MADRID, June 14. At a council of the
Cabinet held yesterday, the Queen Regent
presiding, it was decided that any claims
emanating from American subjects rela
tive to the destruction of the battle-ship
Maine in Havana harbor should be ad
dressed to the Government of the United
Stfates, In conformity with the Treaty of
Paris.
Rlotlnp at French Mlriei.
GRENOBLE, France, June 13. There
has been" serious rioting at the La Notte
and D'Aveillens mines In consequence of
the refusal of the companies to discharge
Italian workmen. Several houses were
sacked and numbers of persons Injured.
A force of Infantry and horse artillery
has been sent to the scene.
American Thief Arrested In Berlin.
BERLIN, June 13. A man named Enge,
supposed to be an American, who Is ac
cused of robbing jewelers to the amount
of 50,000 marks., was arristed this after
noon on, entering the place occupied by
an alleged receiver of stolen goods. Enge
stabbed the policeman who took him Into
custody.
No Peace Negotiations on Foot.
LONDON. June 13. A. -J. Balfour, the
government leader, answering a question
In the House of Commons today, said
there was no foundation for the rumors
afloat" of peace negotiations with the
Boers. The strength of the Boers was
estimated to be 16,000 men.
" Canada Specifically Excepted.
"BERLIN, June 13. Canada ta flpcclfl'cally
excepted In 'the' o"fflclar" announcement
that the Federal Council, on the basts
of the law of. May 29, has 'decided from
July 30 to extend to the products, of
Great Britain and .her colonies the most
favored nation treatment.
ICeenc's Winnings Go to Charity.
LONDON, June 13. Foxhall Keene-has
sent 250 to the Prince of Wales Hospital
fund, the amount being one-half of the
Oaks purse, which he won with his fllly,
Cap and Bells II, lastSaturday.
MUncr In -.the House of Lords.
LONDON, June 13. Lord Mllner, of
Cape Town, subscribed to the customary
oath and took his seat In the House of
Lords thl's afternoon. He was warmly
cheered.
Henderson Received by Lonbct.
PARIS. June" 13. The President today
received Mr. Henderson, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and Speaker
GUlett.
Railroads in Rhodesia.
BULUWAYO, Rhodesia, June 13. Con
tracts have been signed for 500 miles of
new railroads radiating; from here.
RAVAGES OF THE PLAGUE.
Decreasing at Cape Tovrn, But In
creasing in the Orient.
WASHINGTON. June 13. The latest of
ficial mail advices to the Marine Hospital
Service, based on statistics for the week
ended May 11, report a belief that the
maximum of the plague epidemic at Cape
Town, South Africa, has been reached,
and that the number of cases from now
on will lessen. The report says there is
no doubt that the infeotlon of Cape Town
has been general, and that since the be
ginning of the outbreak there has been a
total of 610 cases and 275 deaths. Accord
ing to the port authorities, 5446 rats have
been killed In the Cape Town docks.
Plague bacilli were shown to be present
In many of them.
The fearful ravages of the plague In
British East India are Increasing. In the
Presidency of Bombay during the week
ended April 12 there were 1947 new cases
and 1632 deaths. This Is an Increase of 172
cases and 127 deaths over the previous
week. The Increase Is notable In Karachi,
where, In the same week, 230 fresh plague
cases and 209 deaths occurred. In the
same week 715 deaths were reported and
492 others suspected In Bombay City.
There are many thousands ot plague
deaths reported from other provinces of
India, the largest number being In the
Patna division of Bengal, where, up to
April 27. a total of 437,681 cases were re
ported. The plague Is prevalent In various parts
of China. In one district (Lamko) 1000
deaths were' reported between February
14 and March 26.
RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE.
Bodies of Port Royal Miners.. Cannot
Be Reached.
PORT ROYAL, Pa., June 13. The Coro
ner's Jury at noon today rerurned a ver
dict that W. F. McCune, D. James and
T. Gunasulus, Sr., came to their death
by an explosion of ,gas in the Port Royal
mine, while attempting to recover the
bodies of four men who were killed by a
former explosion. The Inquest Into1 the
cause of fne explosion will be held to
morrow. The exploration party which went Into
the mine this morning came to the sur
face this afternoon, confident that Irwould
be Impossible to get the bodies of the
dead miners out
i
Indians Not' Hostile.
DENVER, 'June 13. Reports of trou
bles with the Indians near Fort Wash
akie. Wyo., are unfounded. EVen the
report of the killing of ari Indian 'by a
white sheepherdetr Is false. Colonel Jesse
?c
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Every woman in the country
ought to know about
'Mother's mend
Those who do know about it
wonder how they ever got along
without it. It has robbed child
birth of its terrors for many a
young wife. It has preserved her
girlish figure and saved her much:
suffering. It is an external lini
ment and carries with it therefore,
absolutely no danger of upsetting
the system as drugs taken intern
ally are apt to do. It is 'to be
rubbed into the abdomen to soften
and strengthen the muscles which
are to bear the strain. This means
much less pain. It also prevents
morning sickness and all of the
other discomforts of pregnancy.
A drueisrist of Mncon. da., savsr
"I have sold a largo quantityof I
mouiers rnenu ana nave never
known, an instance -where it has
failed to produce the good results
claimed for it."
A prominent lady of Lam
berton. Ark., writes: "With-my
Cst six children 1 was in labor
from 24 to 30 hours. .'After using
Mother's Friend, my .seventh was
bom in 4 hours."
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1) I.UIW1.
M. Lee, commander at Fprt Leavenworth,
who was sent by General Merrlam two
weeks ago to Fort Washakie to Investi
gate the alleged troubles with the Indians,
has returned and made his report to Gen
eral Merrlam. Colonel Lee fn his report
asserts that the Indians have made com
plaint that the aent has not given them
sufficient seed grain to plant and there
by raise their crops, but this Is found to
be simply a complaint, and to carry with
It no Indications Whatever of hostility.
The story of the killing of an Indian by
a white sheepherdpr grew out of a shoot
ing affray between two sheepherders, both
white, in which neither was hurt.
DR. DALY'S LOSSES.
Cause of the Suicide of the ex-Sar-gcon
of the Arm.
BALTIMORE, June 13. Heavy financial
losses Incurred In speculation. It. Is as
serted, caused the suicide in Pittsburg
of Dr. William Hudson Daly, ex-Surgeon
In the United States Army, personal
friend of General Miles, and author of
the "embalmed beef" charges. It was
given out that the suicide was the result
of melancholia, brought on by the death
of his wife. From the most reliable
sources It Is. learned, however, that the
unfortunate man had Invested largely In
local securities and lost heavily. Dr.
Daly's losses are said to have reached
$75,000.
GOVERNOR PINGREE IILL.
Mlchlgnn Man Taken Slclc "WltHe. in
London.
NEW YORK, June 13. Ex-Governor
Hazen S. PIngree, of, Michigan, Is 111 In
London, according to a cable ..received
here today by Edwin HolllsterC Low, of
Low's Tourist Agency. The Governor
has been having his mall cared for by
the agency, and the London agents sent
the cable to Mr. Low as soon as he be
came ill. Mr. Low does. not know what
is the matter with the Governor, as the
cable simply stated that he was III. Gov
ernor PIngree has been traveling Ip Eu
rope for several months.
Toledo Street Railway Deal.
CLEVELAND, June 13. The announce
ment Is made today of the purchase by
the Everett-Moore syndicate of all tha
streefi railway lines of Toledo, 99 miles,
and other negotiations in progress, which,
when completed, will give the syndicate
control of all the electrical railways be
tween Detroit and Cleveland. Every
electric railway In 'Northern Ohio and
Southern Michigan will also be merged,
with the exception of the P.omeroy Inter
ests, and the Little Consolidated Railway
Company, of Cleveland. The purchase
-prjee for the Toledo lines Is said 'to ba
$9,000,000.
Suit Against Ohio Iiicutenant.
CLEVELAND, June 13. On ..Instructions
from Washington, District Attorney Sul
livan has brought suit against Lieutenant
R. D. Chase, of Sandusky, who is charged
with converting to his own use Govern
ment supplies to "fife H'rriount of $17,000.
Lieutenant Chase' served Hi the". Spanish
American war as acting commissary of
subsistence of the Sixth Ohio Volunteers.
'Purchase of Short-Term Bonds.
WASHINGTON, June 13. The Secretary
of. the Treasury today bought $61,S0O short
term 4 per cent bonds at $113 8382.
Tonight
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Doctors7Say?
Bilious and Intermittent Fevers
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ied by derangements of the
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The Secret of Health.
The liver is the great " driving
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