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THE MORNINCh OREeONfAN, -FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1901.
STRENGTH OF STRIKERS
MOJIE -3IE!C. JOIX THE 31AXKS, OP
' THE STEEL WORKERS.
Offer of the OhloJSoard of Arbitra
tionMass Meeting of Employes
- ; ' -' -at -.Wellsvllle. . . '
PITTSBURG, July 18. The most im
portant of all news regarding1 the steel
workers strike that reached Pittsburg to
day was., the -action of the men employed
In the Duncansvllle plant of the American
Steel 'Hoop Company. A telegram was
received by President Shaffer from, the
men Irt the .morning asking If they should
strike. The message was. a surprise for
the Amalgamated people, as they were not
looking for thle news so soon. President
Shaffer answered, telling the men not to
come out unless they were organized. If
organized .they should strike, for they are
needed.
In the afternoon a telegram was received
from Duncansvllle asking that an organ
izer be sent to them at once. In compli
ance with. 'this request. Vice-President
John Pierce started; for Duncansvllle this
evening to complete ihe organization. The
Duncansvllle plant is the last -of the'hoop
plants to remain at work, and the Amal
gamated Association officials say If they
are successful in closing this plant they
will be masters of the situation, as far
as the Steel Hoop Company Is concerned
at least.
The action of the Ohio Board of Arbitra
tion in offering to bring about a settlement
of the strike created some talk today in
steel circles. 1LM, Garland, ex-presldent
of the Amalgamated Assoclatlon.and at
present a collector, of the port, said:
"I cannot see what there is in this Ques
tion to arbitrate. " The question cannot be
settled except by the complete backdown
of one side or the other on a matter of
prinplple."
-In the immediate vicinity of Pittsburg
the. evident intention of the -company to
attempt the reopening- of the Dewees
Wood plant at McKeesport is the only in
cident so far calculated to cause uneasi
ness. The notices posted today -were
placed "with the probable expectation of
securing the arly return to town of many
of the workers who have -gone on fishing
and other vacation trips. The men rlalm
to be confident that enough men cannot
be secured to operate the mill and say
ijo opposition will be made to any who
wish to go in. The police authorities,
though, going on the principle that in
time of peace it is best to prepare for
war, have taken every precaution and feel
prepared to cope with any trouble that
may arise.
A dispatch tonight from Monessen says:
"In spite of all efforts to the contrary,
the tin mill here is still running and
far as present appearances" point, it prom
ises not to be affected in the slightest by
the strike. The S00 employes are satisfied
with the voluntary advance made by the
combine and will continue to work along
npn-unlpn lines. Of the 500 striking steel
hoop men, many have left for their homes
as. they are of the opinion that the con
test is to be long and bitter. The hoop
mill is closed down with the exception of
about 20 men vho are making some needed
repairs."
The "Wellsvllle Meeting;.
The following was received tonight from
"Wellsvllle:
'The Btorm center of the great strike
was today moved" from Pittsburg to jthls
little Columbian County village. News
that the "Wellsvllle plant of the American
Sheet Steel Company was noffn shape to
run in full and that men would be im
ported frbrn. Vandergrift, Pa., and other
points tVwork all -mills caused Presldfent
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association,
to rush here from Pittsburg to give cour-.
age to the striking mill men. The Amal
gamated officials, Trustee John A. Mor
gan, Vice-President John A. Chappelle and
President Shaffer were almost smothered
by the crowd which greeted them here on
their arrival. A procession of several
thousand people followed them to the City
Hall, where the public meeting was held
and at which President Shaffer was the
principal speaker.
About 2000 people were crowded into the
hall before the party from Pittsburg
reached the platform. There were pres
ent workmen from East Liverpool, "Wheel
ing, Steubenvllle and other points. Per
slfer F. "Smith, of Allegheny, who had
been invited publicly by the Amalgamated
officials to be present at the meeting, was
not there, much to the disappointment of
alt concerned, as Shaffer had announced
that he would make reply to Sir. Smith b
assertion, made here some days ago, that
he had not been treated fairly by the
Amalgamated people at the late confer
ence,. The address of President Shaffer
was listenend to with deep interest Pres
ident Shaffer cautioned the men to keep
within the bounds of the law and, above
all, to abstain from-drinking. He said:
" 'Just beore the last conference we
had with the employers in Pittsburg, Na
tional Trustee John A. Morgan, who is
here today and will bear me out, was
called with me Into a private conference
with those representing the United States
Steel Corporation, and we were plainly
told that we did not understand the mag
nitude of the-work we were about to un
dertake. "We were told the United States
Steel Corporation had in reserve a fight
ing fund of $200,000,000, or, as it was put
to us. a reserve to bolster up the stocks
of that corporation should there be trou
ble with the workers. This was no idle
boast, ifc now seerns, for last week the
stocks of the steel rorporation went down
and now they have been shot up again,
showing the world thatr at least part of
xne j&wu.tjou.aoa nas been put into circula
tion to uphold the stock. If the Wells
"ville mills remain idle for a .short time,
some of the political leaders' will have
something to say. Business men, too,
will have something to say, and we will
win." .
"This evening- a -number of men were
at work at the plant; Superintendent D.
R. Brookmart explained that it was the
hour for.changing. turns, and many pf, the
day workmen had gone hQme There were
Btllljjutte a number left, however, and
there were indications that not a few had
been at work. durjng the day. Mr. Brook
man ivould give no'flgures, save that three
mills had been running, and that he would
have put another force of men at wtork
today had he, been ready."
Situation at Ilttsunr.
The strike situation about Pittsburg to
day remains practically the same as yes
terday. No attempt was made to start
the Painter mill and no one could be seen
around the premises save a number of
guards. Notices -were posted, during the
night at this plant,, that all the tonnage
men could get the pay due them Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The workmen at
Lindsay & McCutcheon's works In Alle
gheny will be paid off tomorrow.
At the Mbhongahela Tin "Works the men
in the finishing department were closing
up their prk, having he?n notified that
the supply of material will be exhausted
in a day or two, when the pfant will have
to suspend entirely.
Trustee Gibson was circulating among
the strikers at the different plants during
the day. The following Independent mills,
he said, had notified the Amalgamated
Association that fhey were in need of
men nnd could take care of all the strik
ers: The Pittsburg Forge & Iron -"MM,
McKees Rocks Iron Mill, Zug Mills, Slfeo
Mill, .Keystone Mill and the Monongahela
Coal & Iron Company. The men, he said,
would take- these positions.
The tin house workers are all at work
at the Humbert plant of 'the American
Tlnplate Company at South, Connellsville,
but the Amalgamated men are out. The
striking cola roll workers of the Pittsburg
Tlnplate "Workers, Kensington. Pa.,, have
returned to work pending a decision on
their demand for an increase in wages.
The mill manager promised a definite an-
swer by Saturday, July 20. They are not
members of the Amalgamated Associa
tion. Amalgamated Secretary John Willis re
ceived a letter from Vice-President W. C.
Davis, of the Chicago district, today, an
nouncing that the men employed by the
Federal Steel Company had been assessed
one day's pay, for the strike fund. The
contribution -will amount to 532,000 every
two weeks.
ARBITRATION OP THE STRIKE.
Talked or by federation of '"Labor
Men. t
NEW YORK, July 18. Arbitration of
the steel workers' strike is already being
talked of by the local representatives of
the American Federation of Labor with
which the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel "Workers is affiliated. The
subject has been discussed by the or
ganizers of the federation, and it was
said that though the strikers in quitting
work struck the first blow, they will prob
ably be ready to arbitrate the strike soon.
It was said that the National Civic Fed
eration, which tried to settle the strike
of the machinists, but? did not succeed,
stands ready to assist In arbitrating the
strike of the steel workers if called upon.
Theodore Shaffer, president of the Amal
gamated Association, Is a member of the
arbitration board of the Civic Federation,
as are also Samuel Gompers and the lead
ers of a number of other national labor
organizations. In civic 'federation, circles
it was learned tho organizers of the Fed
eration are preparing to have arbitrators
on hand in case any emergency occurs
rendering it necessary for them to provide
arbitrators. As the Federation, if the
sCrike lasts more than a week or two, will
have to face the question of a general per
capita assessment In aid of the strikers,
the organizers are anxious to have the
striko ended soon.
President Schwab, of the United States
Steel Corporation, was a caller at the
office of J. P. Morgan & Co. today. His
stay at the banking-house waB brief. He
declined to discuss the strike situation
with newspaper men.
The following official statement, accord
ing to the Journal and Advertiser, has
been given out by a member of the firm
of J. P. Morgan & Co.:
"The United States Steel Corporation
will not consent to any arbitration of the
present difficulty. There is nothing to ar
bitrate. The company stands willing to
agree to the demands of the men as to
wages and hours. If there is any other
question at issue it is .merely a senti
mental one, raised by the Amalgamated
Association.
Andrew Carnegie, on being approached
at his home, in Scotland, by a representa
tive of the Journal and Advertiser and
asked to express an opinion with regard'
to the strike, formally declined to be in
terviewed. He was asked if he would In
terfere, and replied: "I must firmly re
fuse to do so." On being asked if he con
sidered the men right In their demand, he
said: "I will not discuss the strike."
Operatc "With Nonunion Men.
CLEVELAND, July 18. The American
Steel & "Wire Company Is equipping one
of its rolling mills in the South End that i
has been Idle for a year or two, tojnanu
facture cotton ties. The plant will .be
started within a few days, and it is said
will be operated with nonunion men.
STATIONARY FIREMEN'S STRIKE.
Members of the Minevrorkers Or
dered Back to Work.
SCRANTON, Pa., July 18. The executive
board of district No. 1, United Mlnowork
ers of America, in special session here this
afternoon, adopted a resolution providing
that all stationary firemen, members of
the mlneworkers' organization who, have
quit work because of the strike of the In-,
ternatlonal Association of Stationary Fire
men, shall be ordered back to work at
once by District President Nichols. Many
of these men had already deserted to Johvl
their trades organization. The actlcfn'thus
clearly defines the position of the United
Mlneworkers and emphasizes' the decision
of Monday that there will be -no, sympa
thetic strike ordered.
May Brcnk tip the Strike.
"WILKESBARRE. Pa., July 18. The coal
operators and the striking stationary fire
men of the "Wyoming Valley take opposite
views of the action of the legislative com
mittee of the United Mlneworkers, which
met in Scranton today. The committee
decided that all firemen who are members
of the United Mlneworkers" organization
must return to work. The operators think
this "is a severe blow to the men on strike
and one from which they cannot recover.
On the other hand, the strikers claim that
it will not affect them much, as only a
comparatively few firemen belong to the
United Mlneworkers. It would seem that
a settlement of the strike now rests with
the mine employes themselves and not
with the operators. The United Mine
workers have apparently declared for one
policy and the stationary firemen for an
other. The hoisting engineers 'today
voted to stand with the firemen in their
struggle.
President Mullahy, of the strikers' asso
ciation, reports large gains in the Lacka
wanna region. This Is denied by the op
erators, who claim, more firemen are work
ing in the upper portion of. the coal field
than yesterday. A break occurred today
in the ranks of the strikers at Nantlcoke.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company started
up two of its collieries. At one colliery
the United Mlneworkers are reported to
have returned to work all in a body. The
strikers say that less than one-third of
the regular force Is at work. The hoisting
engineers today resolved to stand by the
striking firemen until the strike Is set
tled. An official of the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal Company, which employs 8000
men and boys, said this afternoon that
the company had received a proposition
from the United Mlneworkers to return to
work as soon as a sufficient number of
firemen could be secured to keep up
steam.
Some non-union firemen at the Maltby
colliery of the Lehigh ,. Valley Company
were stoned by strikers and breakers as
they were changing shifts this morning
and several were hurt, but none seriously.
No shots were fired. The company has
sent men to guard the mines and prevent
rioting.
"WILKESBARRE, July 18. The mine
strike at the collieries of the Kingston
Coal Compapy was settled this evening.
The 1500 employes went out on strike Mon
day, because It was claimed the price paid
for yardage in narrow work had been re
duced from JL50 a yard to ?1. The com
pany will restore the old price.
MACHINISTS GO BACK TO WORK.
The Strike at Omaha Is Breaking
Up.
OMAHA, July 18. The striking machin
ists of this city and South Omaha have
settled their differences and will return
to work at once. The men formerly em
ployed at the Armour and Cudahy pack
ing plants went back to work today, tha
men having conceded the 10 hours day
and the companies having agreed to the
scale of 32 cents an hour, the same as is
paid in Omaha. It is expected that the
men at Swift's and other places will, un
der a similar compromise, return to work
in a few days.
Conl Famine Feared.
NEW YORK, July 18. Should the strike
of the mine firemen continue, It is feared
that a coal ramine in this city will re
sult. The strike has found the railroads
and the dealers unprepared, with scant
provisions against the future and prices
are expected to mount within a week if
no settlement is reached before that time.
Inquiry in the coal trade shows that rail
roads and dealers are carrying not more
than two weeks supply of coal?
Hazelwood for pure, rich 'Pasteurized
cream. Both 'phones, 154; 3S2 Washing
ton street.
HEAT IN GREAT BRITAIN
V " r
DROOTHnjTHnEATEXS TO'BB THE
'MOST SERIOUS IN YEARS. " "
Sunstrokes
Heat In
and Deaths From the
London Are Namer--
ons On the Continent.
LONDON, July lSThe heat Is exceed
ing all previous records of the season,
the official record being 87 degrees. The
prolonged drouth over the country threat
ens to be the most serious yet experi
enced. The water supply "of Manchester
is already shut off for several hours dur
ing the day and the streets of the city
will no longer be waterecpaf ter this week.
There is general complaint from the coun
try that the sun is burning up. the crops.
The sunshine is everywhere greatly in
excess of the average, the temperature is,
abov.e the mean, and the rainfall is far
short of tho average. London suffers
greatly from. the heat, as- the city has not
been rain-washed in weeks. Sunstrokes,
apoplexy and heat prostrations-- are fre-.
quent, and the hospitals are busy. The
livestock market is unusually crowded, as'
owing fo the failure of pastures farmers'
are forced to seli their cattle.
Four deaths vfrom heat and 18 sun
strokes" were officially reported in London
yesterday. Many mn in the steel works
In the midlands were incapacitated. The
troops at Aldershot are suffering seri
ously. The medical press suggests that the heat
waves in the United States during re
cent years have been caused by the de
forestation of the country with the ad
vance of civilization.
Great Britain "had no such weather as
this before in 11 years. The torrid sun
caused the asphalt to soften and the
tar in wood paving to bubble. The num
ber bt deaths: ahd "sunstrokes has not
been reckoned up, but those and the at
tempts at suicides- in consequence of the
heat are described as "numerous." Sol
diers on duty in ordinary clothing suf
fered dreadfully, two dropping dead.
There are no signs of a changfe and
Londoners are dismayed at the prospect
of another roasting day, with little ice
and few alleviations of the sub-tropical
heat.
In Other Parts of Europe.
PARIS, July 18. The temperature here
today reached 88.
BRUSSELS, July 18. The Intense heat
continues. The temperature reached 91
degrees 4n this city today.
AMSTERDAM, July 18. Today brought
relief from the Intense heat, the mercury,
falling to. 72 degrees, a drop of 13 degre.es.
LISBON, July 18. Tne, temperature to
day reached 94 degrees.
RKITZ WANTS TO GIVE IT UP."
His Correspondence With Stein Cap
tared by the British.
LONDON, July 18. The War Office is
sued late tonight a dispatch from Lord
Kitchener giving the correspondence be-J
tween Mr. Keitz ana Mr. -steyn tnat was
captured withthe -hitter's baggage near
LIndley, July il.
Mr. Reltz,, -under data of May 10, wrote
Mr. Steyn that a meeting of. the Trans
vaal Government had been held, attended
by General Botha, General Vlljoen and
Mr. Smutz, to consider the national situa
tion He went On to catalogue the diffi
cultiesthe numerous surrenders of
burghers, entailing a heavy responsibility
on the government, the rapidly decreas
ing supply of ammunition, the disintegra
tion of the government and the lack, of
any definite assurances of European In
tervention. "In view of these facts," he
eald, "the government has decided to ad
dress a message to President Kruger,
pointing out the terrible coridltlona. The
time has passed for us to let matters
drift as at present. We must take a final
step." ,
Mr. Steyn, replying May IS, upbraids
Mr. Reltz with weakheartednees, saying:
"Therfl is still sufficient ammunltion to I
continue the struggle, xou asK wnat
prospect there is of a successful termina
tion. I ask what chance there was for
two small republics when, they declared
war against the mighty power of Great
Britain? Ypu will answer that we trusted
In God and in foreign Intervention. What
reason is there now, to place less trust
in Gpd? I have seen recent European
newspapers and I firmly believe that
complications will occur in Europe' in the
course of a few months which will se
cure our good fortune."
Mr. Steyn also says the fact that Mr.
Kruger and the Boer delegates remain
in Europe convinces him that they con
sider the case not beyond hope. He adds
that he has summoned General ,Dewet
and urges Mr. Reltz to take no stops until
he has heard further from him.
Charles Botha Killed
LONDON, July 8. . Lord" Kitchener,
commanding the British .forces in South
Africa, reports to the War-Offlceas fol
lows: "Elandsfonteln, July 18. Captain
Charles Botha, son of Philip Botha,
and Field Cornets Humahn and Oliver
have been killed In the Orange River
Colony.
Boer Barbarity at Vlakfonteia.
JOHANNESBURG, July 18. In the
course of an Inquiry conducted under oath
here today, various non-commlssloned
officers and men of, the British army
confirmed the statement, that the Boers
shot the British wbuhded at Vlakfontein.
RELIGION OF JAPAN.
Few Are Permanently Converted to
Christianity.
NEW YORK- July 18. The Right Rev.
John McKim, Episcopal missionary bishop
of Toklo, has arrived in this city on
hla way to the general convention of
his church, which is to be held In San
Francisco early in the Fall. Bishop Mc
Kim, speaking of the religious conditions
in Japan at the present time said:
"Tho religious awakening of which we
in Japan have heard so much can hardly
be regarded as of permanent benefit. Some
years ago there was a similar one, but
its effects soon died out. The Japanese
are a very excitable race; they are quick
ly brought to a religious white heat, cool
ing off again almost as quickly. As a
rule, after a revival movement, the per
centage of those falling away from Chris
tianity is greater than before.
"The Japanese, too, are a very indiffer
ent race in regard to religious matters
generally. Nominally, they are almost all
Buddhists, with perhaps a sprinkling of
Shintolans, but it can be safely said that
Japan has no national church. Success
In missionary efforts depends largely upon
the proper organization of the system of
management. For that reason Methodist
workers in Japan are more successful
than the Baptists, CongregatlonaUsts are
not now making the progress that was
made by that body some years ago. Con
gregatlonallst policy seems to be one of
disintegration and many of its converts
became rationalists. Our church seems to
be making more headway and what ap
pears to be more permanent progress than
any other body."
COMBINATION AGAINST AMERICA.
Aastrlan Organ Wants Favored Na
tion Clause Withdrawn.
VIENNA, July 18. The Fremdenblatt,
the organ of the AustroiH.tfngarian For
eign Office in an article entitled: "Ameri
can Industrial Competition in the Near
Future," says:
"European nations will have to combine
against a competition which threatens
them, and, Binklng their differences, must
make a common front against American
industrial aggression. The United States
Is forging an ir6n ring of defense to ward
off the blows of the enemies of America.
The tariff programme of the large -manufacturers
of Austria, recently pre
sented to the Minister of Commerce, is
based mainly on a principle that la univer
sal and unlimited. The most favored na
tion clause should be abandoned, espec
ially with reference to the United States,
and that old commercial treaty with the.
United States, which reaches back to the
second decade of the last century, should"
be replaced by a new short term treaty.
Salvation in the custom questions with
regard to America is only to be found,
along these lines."
It appears that the Fremdenblatt does
not think matters will go so far as to
bring about a custom's union in Central
Europe an achievement which will long
remain an Ideal but it will be enough if
common action secures agreement that
the most favored nation clause be not
granted to the United States.
FIRE IN YILDIZ TAIiACE.
Result of an Intrigue by Ladles of
the Harem.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 18. Owing to
the mystery and secrecy enshrouding all
occurrences in the Yildiz Palace the real
cause of the recent fire there has only
now transpired. The Incident was the
result of an intrigue by the ladies of the
harem against the lady treasurer of the
harem, of whom they wished to ,be rid.
At the instigation of the conspirators, a
ncgress placed materials for a conflagra
tion in a corridor of the palace and light
ed them under conditions to cast sus
picion upon the lady treasurer. The de
sired result was attained. The lady treas
urer was not only dismissed, but she was.
imprisoned in the palace. Her relatives
are influential and have been endeavoring
to secure her release. There have been
numerous arrests In consequence of the
attempt at Incendiarism, and some of
the women have been subjected to tor-
ture in the hope of extracting confessions
from them. The Sultan first believed the
conspiracy was directed against himself.
The fire .did not occur In a room adjoin
ing that used by the Sultan, as was first
reported, but was In a corridor quite a
long way from his apartment.
, TOLSTOI IS BETTER.
The Russian Novelist Reported Oat
of Dangrer,
ST. PETERSBURG, July 18. It is now
said Count Tolstoi is beyond immediate
danger.
LONDON, July 18. A. Tscherkoff, Tol
stois representative in Great Britain, re
ceived this afternoon a telegram from
Tula, dated July 17, saying there was
an appreciable improvement in the
Count's Condition and that hopes of his
recovgry were entertained.
Ukase of Cxar.
HELSINGFORD. Finland. July IS.-
-The
appeal of hs .Flnlanders against the new
military law abolishing the distinctive
Finnish military force has been only
partially successful. The Czar has iu
sued an ukase to the effect that two regi
ments of Finnish guards and a battalion
of a dragoon regiment shall be main
tained in 'Finland, while elnht battalions
of Finnish sharpshooters are to be dis
banded when the new law becomes effec
tive In 1903. Both the Finnish "regiments
to be retained are liable to service out
side of Finland In times of peace as well
"as in war times', The ukase of the Czar
aas causea great excitement nere.
Belgian Lawmakers Disorderly.
BRUSSELS, July 18. Violent scenes oc
curred in the Chamber of Deputies ' to
day during the debate on the educational
bill. Socialists and Rightists indulged in
vulgar and abusive language to one an
other In unmeasured terms. Personal en
counters were only prevented by the inter
venUon of the ushers. The. session was
suspended. The president of the cham
ber, M. do Sadeler, threatened In case
the disorder was repeated to suspend the
sessions of the chamber Indefinitely.
Disorders at Saragrossa.
SARAGOSSA, July 18. Religious proces
sions have been prohibited until the sub
sidence of the excitement incident to the
encounters yesterday between Catholics
apd Free Thinkers. Over 200 shots were
fired in the course of the fighting yester
day. Over 45 persons were hurt and 12
"Will probably die. Last night the dem
onstrators bombarded the convents of the
city with, stones and fired ,the gates of
the convent of Banta Ipez.
Orange Demonstrations.
NEW YORK, July IS. Conservative of
ficials in London admit, says a dispatch
to the Tribune from London, that the
Orange demonstrations this year revealed
little sympathy for the government at
Liverpool. The names of Salisbury and
Balfour were hooted, and' on another oc
casion at the same place it was declared
amid loud cheers, that the Conservative
Government had forfeited the confidence
of Orangemen.
Russians Invading- Szchuan;
VICTORIA, B. C, JUly 18. News has
been brought here of incursions of Rus
sians into Szchuan from Thibet after
fights with the Thibetans, in which the
"Russians appear to have been in danger
of being worsted had they not been re
lieved by the good offices of Chinese offi
cials. British Monsoon Irregmlar.
LONDON, July 18. Lord George Hamil
ton, Secretary of State for India, has re
ceived a dispatch from Lord Curzon,
the Voceroy, saying that the monsoon
is weak and Irregular, but generally suf
ficient for sowing, except in Gujaret and
Punjab.
THE DRAGON HAS LEFT.
And the Chinese Court Is Afraid to
Ttefurn to Fekln.
LONDON, July 18. A high official in
Pekln,- who claims the power of divina
tion, says a dispatch to the Standard
from Tien Tsin, has notified the Chinese
court that the dragon has left the capital
and that, consequently, it is impossible
for the court to Teturn there. Conser
vative officials in Singan are jubilant. It
is by. such trifles that the policy of China
is governed.
Negotiations still Progressing:.
LONDON, July 18. In the House of
Commons today the Parliamentary Secre
tary of the Foreign Office, Lord Cran
bourne. Informed a questioner that the
difficulty which caused the deadlock
among the Ministers of the foreign pow
ers at Pekin had reference to the collec
tlon, of revenues, earmarked for the
purpose of the Indemnity, and that the
negotiations at Pekin were still in prog
ress. Russians After Chinese Collieries.
LONDON, July 18. A dispatch to the
Globe from Shanghai, dated July 17, says
the Russians, through the Belgians, are
endeavoring to buy the Kal Ping collier
ies In Northern LI Chi Province, the
strategic value of which is Incalculable.
The collieries are largely supplying the
navies of the powers in the far East.
Death of the Oldest Consul.
GIBRALTAR, July 18. Horatio J.
Sprague, United States Consul at Gib
raltar, and the oldest Consul in the Amer
ican service, died here today.
WASHINGTON, "july 18. Horatio J.
Sprague had "been Consult at Gibraltar
since May 12, 1848. His son, Richard L.
Sprague, la the Vice and Deputy Consul
at Gibraltar, and it is announced at the
State Department that he will be ap
pointed to fill the vacancy. The Spragues
are a Massachusetts family, and have
held the Gibraltar Consulship since 1832,
when Andrew Jackson appointed the
father of the deceased United States Con),
sul there, .
RAINS IN THE SOUTHWEST,
INCREASED THE PROSPECTS
' HALF A CORN CROP.
OF,
Drouih-Strlcken Region of Oklaho
ma Drenched Storms In Ohio
and Indiana.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 18.-Further
good rains, following those of yesterday,
fell after midnight last night, and dur
ing today, in many points in the South
west. Still rriore Is predicted for tonight.
The area covered was principally in South
western Missouri, Central and Southern
Kansas, and the central part of the In
dian and Oklahoma countries. The heav
iest fall was in Sedgwick County, where"
nearly 2 inches of water fell. The rains
have increased the prospects of half a
corn crop and -went further toward mak
ing good pasturages a certainty. How
ever, but little rain is reported In North
ern and Western Kansas, and some
points are still suffering from drouth,
which extends back for from four to eight
weeks.
The rain In Indian Territory began this
afternoon, covering a large area In the
vicinity of El Reno, and brought to an
end the drouth that has dried that coun
try for more than a month. El Reno Is
crowded with thousands of homeseekers
registering for the Kiowa-Comanche open
ing, and the rain today, coming upon
them suddenly, caught many at the regis
tration booths unawares, wetting their
papers and overturning a number of their
canvas shelters. The people were too
grateful to complain, and instead re
joiced at the downpour.
The average temperature In the South
west today was considerably lower than
for the past two weeks. In Kansas City
the highest reached was 97 degrees.
Hot at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE CITY. July 18. The
Weather Bureau thermometer registered
101 deg. this afternoon. This is within
one degree of the highest redord for to
years. The extreme dryness of the at
mosphere made the heat bearable.
STORMS IN THE EAST.
Rain and Hall Caused Damage
in
Western Ohio.
COLUMBUS, O., July 18. A severe rain
and hail storm visited the western part
of the state last night, Preble County
being the greatest sufferer. Corn and
oats were almost "totally destroyed.
Specials from over the state tell ofi
much damage done generally by stormsj
At Mlllvllle, Butler County, lightning
struck William Minters' barn, where
threshers were at work, seriously shock
ing Joseph Falkensteln and Henry Dol-i
ker. At Apple Creek and Fredericksburg,
Wayne County, there was a jjmall tor
nado. Many acres of crops were carried
away, and orchards and stretches of tim
ber leveled.
Pranks of lts;htalngr.
WARSAW, Ind., July 18. During the
heavy thunder Btorm that passed five
miles north of Warsaw last night, three
stables of Milton Wolf, Bert Hall and
William Summy, occupying adjoining
farms, were struck, by lightning and de
stroyed. In attempting to rescue tho
livestock Mi.. Wolf was badly burned.
At Leesburg. Dr. Charles Thomas was
thrown from his carriage by lightning
striking the ftreet 10 feet ahead of his
carriage. He was unconscious for several
minutes. Bert Houser, bathing on Wi
nona Beach, was temporarily paralyzed
from the lightning, which struck the
water near him. All the buildings at Wi
nona Lake located on low ground, includ
ing tho Winona Auditorium, Hay's Memo
rial 'building and 50 cottages, were Inun
dated during the heavy" rain storm, For1
a shdrt, time the assembly grounds were
submerged.
Hail Cut Down Indiana Corn.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 18. Heavy
storms swept Indiana last night. There
were hall storms about Columbus, Ko
komo and Union City, which cut corn
fields to pieces, In other sections bene
fit to the crops Is reported. The State
Statisticians office today estimates tho
damage to the Indiana corn crop in the
past month at only 5 per cent.
THE POSTAL REFORM.
Postmasters Notified of the Change
in Second-Class Regulations.
WASHINGTON. July 18.-Thlrd Assis
tant Postmaster-General Madden has is
sued a circular notice to all postmasters
calling special attention to the order pro
mulgated last night, making radical
changes in the kind of publications al
lowed admission as second-class mall
matter. It says that postmasters may
be held on their official bonds for reve
nue lost to the department through im
proper application or faulty administra
tion of these regulations. The pound
rate of postage, It says, Is a special priv
ilege at the public expense and the de
partment will restrict the privilege to
those publications which are fairly with
in the contemplation of the law and
properly meet the requirements. Owing
to the material changes of practice which
will be necessary by some publishers
and news agents, the department, wljere
it is inequitable, will not enforce tho
new regulations immediately, but wjll in
no case extend the time beyond October
1, 1901.
SEA-GOING BATTLE-SHIP.
Plans of New Vessel to Be Largest
In the Navy.
WASHINGTON,' July 18. Secretary Long
has iven out the majority report of the
naval board of construction on the design
of the sea-going battle-ship of which plans
are to be submitted to Congress next De
cember. The board has been unable to
reach a unanimous agreement concerning
the armament and its disposition and now
makes th'is preliminary report in order
that progress may be made upon some
definite designs.
The plan of the battle-ship as submitted
follows: Length, 450 feet; beam, 76 feet;
main draft. 24 feet 6 inches; displacement,
15.660 tons. This displacement will give a
ship considerably larger than anything In
the present Navy. The hull alone will
weigh about 7000 tons while the protective
armor will be about 3700 tons. The total
capacity will be about 2Q00 tons; total load
displacement, 16,900; deep load draft at 36
feet 4 inches, 19 knots speed and an indi
cated horsepower of 20,000.
The battery recommended by the major
ity Is to consist of four 12-lnch guns; two
10-lnch armored turrets; 20 seven-Inch
guns In casements and 20 three-inch guns.
Eight of the seven-inch guns are Inclosed
in individual armor, four on the upper
deck and four on the gun deck, firing
ahead and astern. The remaining 12 guns
are located on the gun deck Irt a central
casement battery. The machinery Is pro
tected by a 10-inch armor belt, tapering to
four inches fore and aft beyond the ma
chinery space and tho other protection
consists of armor seven and six inches
thick except of the 12-inch turrets, where
it is 10 inches thick.
ITALIAN SUGAR BOUNTY.
Secretary Gage Receive That Gov
ernment's Ansvfer.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-Secretary
Gage now has before him a long commu
nication from the Italian Government,
forwarded to him by the State Depart
ment, relative to his order placing a differ
ential duty on Italian sugar because of
Information received that Italy paid a
bounty on her sugar exports. Mr. Gage's
order was Issued about a month ago,
and soon thereafter a brief declaratibn
was made by the Italian authorities to
the Btate Department that Italy paid no
export duty on sugar. This declaration
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has now heen supplemented by a Jtull
presentation of the Italian position on the
subject, The , communication was re
ceived fr6m Rome a few days ago. It is
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Post "Will Not Be Abandoned.
BUTTE, Mont., July 18. Senator Clark
received a dispatch from Washington to
day saying that Fort Keogh post. In the
eastern part of the state, is not to be
abandoned. The denial comes directly
from General Miles, who Jiroposes to keep
the place garrisoned with a body of cav
alry and Infantry, on account of. the
nearness of several tribes of reservation
Indiana.
Root at Fort IjeavenTrorth.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 18.-Sec-retary
of War Root completed, bis. in
spection of the Fort Leavenworth mil
itary reservation this morplng, and spent
the afternoon with his staff examining
maps and plans. ' The only determination
vet arrived at is to .push the work of
improvement at the post until it wiir
have a capacity of caring for 3000 men.
CHURCH HYMN DOGGEREL.
So Characterized by FrofoAsor
Tt1kIC of. Chicago University.
CHICAGO. July 18. Professor Oscar L.
Trlggs, of Chicago University, who some
time ago compared John D. Rockefeller
to William Shakespeare, today Informed
the class In English literature at the uni
versity that the hymns of tho Protestant
churches are doggerel, and that dime
novels are literature when compared to
Sunday school books. Professor Trlggs
had been asked by a member of tho class
whether orthodox people could read Walt
Whitman. '
"I tako It for granted," replied the pro
fessor, "that there Is not a member of
this class .who does not hold hetrodox
views. If you did not you would not
be here, since the- study of literature has
no place In the education of an orthodox
person. You can find little poetry tnat is
not unorthodox. Of course, there ia a
vast deal of songs and hymns, but no
poetry. The great bulk of church hymns
Is mere doggerel, pure and Blmple. Take
Watts, for example. In the same con
nection can be named the Sunday school
books. The dime novel Is preferable to
the average1 Sunday school story, because
the dime novel may become literature,
while the Sunday school book never can
hope to be"
Professor Trlggs later said that college
professors and students coutd enjoy
poetry and flctlop, because they were half
pagan.
"Our whole modern civilization Is a
mixture of Christianity and paganism,"
he said, "and the Christian spirit by no
means dominates. This .fact was recently
shown by the conduct of the so-called
Christian nations In China- It is well
for our civilization that it is thus blended
of pagan and. Christian ideas. It makes
a better and stronger civilization. It
would not be well if all men were Chris
tians." i
, APPEAL TO LEAGUERS,
Call for Cuticle for Grafting: Over
Barns of Ylcltnis of Fire.
KANSAS CITY, July 18. Epworth
Leaguers all over the country will be ap
pealed to to furnish enough cuticle for
grafting over the burns of two victims of
the recent Chicago & Alton wreck. Today
It was announced that the burns of Miss
Julia M. Haysilp. the 24-year-old daugh
ter of a wealthy 'Chenoa, 111., farmer, had
not responded to treatment as expected,
.and to save her from carrying a hideous
scar all her life new efcln must be graft
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ilar effort would be necessary in the case
of Miss Zola Harry, 15 years old. of
Hoopeston, 111. Miss Hayslip and Mlso
Harry were en route to San Francisco to
attend the convention of the Epworth
League In that city when caught In the
wreck near Norton, Mo., and scalded eo
badly that their lives were despaired of
for several days. The operation of graft
ing must be performed within a week,
and it has been decided to appeal to the
leaguers who wil return home through
Kansas Cltv from the Pacific Coast about!
that time to furnish the required cuticle.
LerlllarA'M Will.
TRENTON, N. J., July 18. The will of
the late Pierre Lorlllard was admitted to
probate today by Chancellor Magie- with
out opposition. Under the will, Rancocas,
Mr. Lorillard's stock farm In Burlington
County, together with livestock there and
the horses training in England and else
where, goes to "Lillian A. Barnes, also
known as Lllllen Alllene," who also re
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FOSBURGH TRIAL BEGUlfr5
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State Will Try to Prove There Was
a Family Quarrel.
PITTSFIELD, Mass., July 13. Thecal
of Robert Stuart Fosburgh, charged with
killing his own sister. May L. Fosburgh,
last AUgust, was begun here today. The
members of the Fosburgh family -said
that robbers entered the house and at
tacked Robert Fosburgh and his father,
and that the young woman was killed
by a bullet fired by a, burglar. The pros
ecution Is based on the theory that the
shooting was the result "of a bitter -family
quarrel, In which young Fosburgh shot
his sister, although intending the bullet
for another member of the family. In
his opening address District . Attorney
Hammond stated that the jurors should
consider the charge as manslaughter. The
state will show, he said, that there were
no Intruders in the house that night, but
that the furniture was broken and mis
placed in two rooms. The District Attor
ney said that the defendant had told dif
ferent stories, and that he had showed
nail holes for bullet holes. It would be
shown that May Fosburgh was shot -by
the 32-callber center-fire revolver owned
by the defendant, and that the revolver
was held less than one foot from- her
body. The state, he said, need not and
would not go Into the question of motive,
as all It had to show was who fired the
shot.
"Divine Healers" In Jail.
WASHINGTON, July 18. Francis
Schlatter, known as a "divine healer,"
was arrested today on complaint of the
Central Union Mission authorities for
creating a disturbance in the rooms of
the mission. He was charged with vag
rancy. It is said that steps will be taken i
to examine into his mental condition.
DENVER, Colo., July 18. Another war
rant against Francis Truth, the "divine
healer," who was arrested yesterday, was
sworn out by Justice HInes this after
noon. The charge Is assault, and the
complainant Is Miss- Lenore Elma Ladd.
The State Medical Board will assist in
the prosecution of the "divine healer."
The assault consisted In kissing Miss
Ladd.
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