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s TfcE MOBNIXQ- QKEOOKIAK. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1901. ISLAND HAS FREE TRADE rORTO RICO PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY M'KINLEY. The Docnment Also Declares. the Or ganization of a Civil Govern ment Xov the Island. WASHINGTON, July 23. The President today issued his proclamation establishing free trade between Porto Rico and tho United States, and declaring the organiza tion of a civil government for the island. The proclamation is purely formal and only In the bodyVjf the resolutions adopt ed by the Porto Hico Legislature, here tofore -published, does it appear that "the island Is set free commercially today in commemoration of the anniversary of the planting of the American flag on the Island. The proclamation is headed "Ces sation of TariffPorto Rico." " REGISTRATION IS OVER, Xenrly 170,000 Settlers Wish, to Lo cate on Oklahoma Lands. EL- RENO, O. T., July 25. Tomorrow at! 6 o'clock, the booths in this city and Lowton will be closed, And the registra tion of seekers for "homes in the Kl'owa Comancho and Apache reservations will be at an.. end. Tonight at the close of reg istration; 161,992 persons" had registered in thetwo districts. A special dispatch to the Dally American from Fort Sill says: "Saturday morning., at G o'clock, Major Scott "will send out troops to clear the Fort Sill Military Reservation of all per eons. This reservation is not ceded land, and has rib connection with the land to be opened to settlement. The registration was held at Fort Sill simply as a matter of .expediency." Presidential Appointments. "WASHINGTON. July 25. The President today made the following appointments in the Navy: Commanders Albert F. Dixon, George L. Dyer. Lieutenants Allen M. Cook, Raymond D. Hasbrouck, Stanford E. Moses, Henry B. Price, Andre M. Proctor. Lieutenants (junior grade) Kenneth G. Castleman, Arthur Crenshaw. Charles P. Burt, "William L. Llttlefleld, Albert "W. Marshall, Thomas D. Parker, Pope "Wash, ington; also a long list of Ensigns. For Property Destroyed ly Troops. "WASHINGTON, July 25.-AntonIo Mo desto Yzanga has filed with the Spanish Claims Commission a claim for $248,927 for property destroyed by Cuban and Spanish troops. SUIT FOR AN INJUNCTION. Effort to Deny the XTse of St. Louis Pnrlc to "World's Fair. ST LOUIS. July 25. In the Circuit Court this afternoon, suit was brought to restrain the Louisiana Purchase Expo sition Company from using Forest Park as a site for the "World's Fair to be held here in 1903. The petition, which Is filed by Henry H. "Werdes and 'John F. Berg man, president and vice-president of the Workingmen's Protective Association, alleges that the ordinance Is a gross vio lation of the charter and the rights of citizens. President Francis, of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, said he would con sult counsel at once, but declared that the suit would be of no consequence. Messrs. "Werdes and Bergman declare that they are taxpayers and are bringing the injunction proceedings on behalf of alt the taxpayers of St. Louis. The ordinance passed by the municipal assembly, the petition says. Is nothing more than the leasing of the finest park in the city to a private corporation for its own pecuniary benefit. Finally, the petition declares, the city is really a partner with the exposition company In leasing the park. It says that by voting $3,000,000 in bonds to aid the fair the city became a partner. The willingness of the municipal assembly thus to lease Forest Park was due, the petition states, to Its expectation of sharing in the gain with the private corporation. Promoters Report Success. ST. LOUIS, July 25. The committee on organization of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company has submitted a number of highly satisfactory reports on the promotion work being done at the Pan-American Exposition among repre sentatives from Central and South Amer ican States. The committee has recommended an additional section to the by-laws providing that the historical committee shall consist of seven members, and shall be charged "With the special, care and super vision of all exhibits and matters pertain ing to archaeological collections, the dis covery, settlement and development of tho Louisiana Territory, and shall be charged with the duty 'of devising- a plan for the erection and maintenance of such tablets, monuments and buildings as may in its judgment be appropriate for the aforesaid matters and the commemora tion of such historical events. The committee op education is hard at work to enlist the co-operation of all lead ing educators in the country for its work of making the educational exhibits at the world's fair a department of much magni tude and excellence, so as to show on the largest scale possible the evolutton of public education and higher school train ing, not only in this country, but of the whple civilized world. The Ministers of Education in the different countries will be consulted regarding their wishes, and letters addressed In the official language of the country are ready to 4)e mailed as soon as the President has extended offi cially an invitation to tho foreign coun tries to participate in the exposition. WILL COPY THE OREGON. Navy Deportment Plans New Battle ships on Her Lines. "WASHINGTON, July 20. The Navy De partment has taken action which is prac tically an .official recognition of the su perior qualities of the battle-ship Oregon. A new series of battle-ships Is now to be designed, which, while larger than the Oregon, are, In general, a reproduction of that vessel. The new warships are to be 450 feet long, 75 feet beam and draw 24 feet Inches of water. These will be the largest vessels in the United States Navy, and tho engines designed tb pro pel them will make them our fastest battle-ships. A contract speed of 19 knots will be developed by at least 20,000 horse power. To f acilitatei long distance steam ing, bunkers with 2000 tons capacity are provided on each ship. Not! only do the ships follow the design of me Oregon in general, outline, in their engines and capacity for long trips, but the batteries, also, are to be heavy. These vessels will each have a battery of four 12-inch guns, in two turrets, fore and aft; 20 seven-Inch guns in casements, and 20 three-Inch guns. There is a possibility, however that the make-up of the battery may be altered, substituting eight-inch guns for the seven-Inch, four to be placed in superimposed turrets and the remainder in single turrets and in broadside. A -Jarge number of smaller, rapid-fire guns will go to make up the complete battery. Thero has been a tendency of late years for the battle-ships and armored cruisers, to draw toward a common point. "When these types became practically one, a de cision was reached to separate them again. These new battle-ships are the first Sl their class to be designed under the recent determination. Not only will they be heavily armored, but? special pains has been taken to give them 'speed and endurance in chase. The accomplishments of the Oregon In the Spanish "War clearly demonstrated that speed is an essential in battle-ships as well as In cruisers, and the department has Oaken cognizance of the fact. Moreover the long and suc cessful trip of the Oregon around the Horn demonstrated the possibilities ' of battle-ships for making long cruises. This feature has also been reproduced In the new vessels. All in all, the Oregon, more than any other type of vessel In the Navy, has been followed out in the new and larg er ships. . EMPEROR TO RESCUE. London. Has It That He May Try to Bring: the Boer War to n Close. LONDON, July 26. "The rumor as to early peace negotiations, which has per vaded the House of Commons for some days," says the Dally Express, 'has taken the more definite form that Em peror "William is soon to assume the role of peacemaker. Mr. Kruger and his ad visors are represented as having em powered the ICaiser to act for the Boers, and he Is considered willing to take the initiative in order to popularize his re lations with the German people, who dis approve his friendship for Great Britain. Something aparently is on foot, whether Emperor "William is in or not." Mr. Kruger's arrival at The Hague is connected, the Daily Express thinks, with her rumored peace "suggestions. THE MILITARY CEXSORSHIP. South African Correspondents Have United in a. Revolt. NEW YORK, July 25. The war corre spondents in South Africa have united in a belated revolt against the military censorship, saye the London correspond ent of the Tribune. Bennett Burleigh, a veteran of many campaigns, describes the censorship as a "bungle and a blunder," and declares that the sooner the whole matter of unofficial correspondence Is put upon a definite basis conformable to free institutions the better It will be for ev erybody. Edgar "Wallace asserts that there Is nothing so far as the military position is concerned to justify the main tenance of censorship, and It is cre ating a bad precedent, since the only service which it can render is a political one, savoring "somewhat of Russlar nay, it is Krugerian." Howell Glynne, who has remained. in the field continuously since the outbreak of the war, holds his peace. In addition to the general restrictions based on mili tary reasons, established at the opening of the war, the following regulation en ables any censor to reject or condense every dispatch submitted to him: "In future the length of correspondents' wires will be in proportion to the import ance of the news contained therein." The correspondents consequently are unable to justify by cable work the expenses of their services. The country, which is heavily taxed for a costly war, does not know what is going on, and Is forced to be content with casualty Ust3 and Lord Kitchener's in ventories of Boers killed, wounded and surrendered, and of stock, rifles and am munition captured. It must be stated, however, in justice to the "War Office, that the London journals were warned In advance that their correspondents would not be left at liberty to write and to go as they pleased, and the papers were asked to adopt practical meas ures for reducing the number of men in the service and for relieving the wires from the pressure of newspaper work. These consultations at tho out break of the war were fruitless, and scores of correspondents were eent to South Africa without any attempt on the part of the newspapers to regulate the business of reporting campaign news. "With long lines of communication and with the wires clogged with routine mes sages required for the movement of troops and the provisioning -of a great army, the press dispatches were neglect ed, held back, condensed and mutilated. It Is not easy to understand the political motives for the suppression of news from the seat of war. The gov ernment has a well-drilled, obedient ma jority in the Commons, and Is supported by the great mass of opinion In the country. There is no revolt against it either on the Ministerial side or in the constituencies where bye-elections are held. The opposition is faction-rent and demoralized, and quite Incapable of of fering strenuous resistance to government policies; and the pro-Boer agitators have made no impression upon public Opinion. There is no alternate government possible while the campaign remains in progress, and Ministers have no conceivable rea son for dreading possible revelations from the seat of war. Some of the Incidents which have been suppressed would bear heavily against the advocates of the Dutch cause, both here and on the con tinent. The Vlakfonteln atrocities, for example, fully confirmed in detail, would tend to alienate the sympathy of irreconcilable Radicals and admiring for eigners for the Boers. The fact that the horrible story of the shooting: of the wounded has been suppressed for about a month, and left to come out little by lit tle in soldiers' letters to their friends at home, excites suspicion that there may have been drastic measures on the Brit ish side in effecting the clearance of vari ous districts and in establishing concen tration camps. .Boer Convoy Captureil. LONDON. July 26. The War Office has received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria: "Garrat's column captured a Boer con voy, taking 25 prisoners, near Reltzeburg. Our casualties were eight. French's col umns are gradually pushing the enemy north Into Cape Colony." ELKS LET IT GO OVER. Grand Lodge "Will Let National Home Question Stand One Year. (MILWAUKEE, July 25. The question of selecting a city for the erection of a National Elks' home for aged and Indi gent members has been laid over for an other year. This was the recommendation of the committee having the matter In charge. The report, was presented to the grand lodge at this forenoon's session, and was ratified by the convention with out debate. The grand lodge increased the committee on Elks' home by the elec tion of Jerome B. Fisher, past grand ex alted ruler. Tho report of the committee on laws and appeals came before the convention at noon, and much time was occupied in its consideration. The Corso and Elks' carnival parade was the feature this af ternoon. The reunion closed tonight' with a grand promenade in the court of honor, and a grand ball at the Exposition Building. Youns: People's Christian Union. WARSAW, Ind., July 25.-The business session of the thirteenth annual conven tion of the Young People's Christian Union, of the United and Associated Re form Presbyterian Churches of North America, began at "Winona Lake today. "W. C. Nlcholl, president, will retire when his successor Is chosen, and within a few days will leave for Rawal Pindi, India, as one of the faculty of the Gordon Me morial College. Nearly 1000 delegates and visitors are here. General Secretary T. E. Hanna,. presented his report today, showing 1100 societies In the Young Peo ple's Christian Union, with a membership of 60,000. Military Governor o Lngnna. MANILA, July 25. Captain Harry A. Smith, of the Fifteenth Infantry, has been appointed Military Governor of-Laguna Province, Luzon. The establishment of provincial government In this province has been deferred until next February. M'LAURIN RULED OUT 3IOVE; OFi DEMOCRATIC STATE'EX- 'EGUTIVE' COMMITTEE. Senator's Resignation Js .Asked In a Strong- Resolution Tillman Supported It. COLUMBIA, S. C.. July 25. The state executive committee late tonight adopted a-reeolutlon ruling Senator McLaurin e-ut of the Democritic party. The action was totally unexpected. Senator Tillman supported the resolu tion, which was unexpectedly offered as a substitute for a resolution on which there had been much debate concerning the oath to be taken by candidates for Congress in the approaching election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Stokes, of the Seventh dis trict. The resolution follows: "Whereas, John McLaurin, junior Sen ator, elected to represent the State of South Carolina in the National Con gress, has. by his affiliations and voles in that'body. Ignored the National Demo cratic platform, and thereby misrepre sented his state and his Democratic con stituency -who elected him, therefore be it "Resolved, That it is the sense and MAN WHO -CAUSED ALL THE STORM ABOUT SCHLEY. HISTORIAN EDGAR STANTON MACLAY. Edgar Stanton Maclay, the third volume of whose "History of the American Navy" -characterizes Rear-Admiral Schley as a Micawbex Aamiral and a. coward in connection with the battle of Santiago, Is a son of Rev. Robert Maclay, who was the pioneer "Methodist missionary iri the, .far East. He was born in Eoo, chow, China, 3& yearj" ago', and alnraduatea from Syracuse, "University in 188 For the next 10 years 'Ke. w&g, icoijufiorted with the reportorial, and editorial etafTst of the New York Times, and Sun. In 1890 he was appointed Lighthouse Keeper at Old Field Point, Setauket, N. Y., and during the past five years has devoted much of his time to historical work. Besides contributing to magazines, he ed ited "William Maclay's Journal" (Senator from Pennsylvania,-1787-1701,) and has published "Reminiscences of thcpid Navy" and "The History of American Privateers," in addition to three volumes of his "History of the American Navy." He is now a "laborer" at tho Brooklyn Navy-Yard, a position to which he waa appointed recently by Secretary Long. conviction of the Democratic state ex ecutive committee that Senator John Mc Laurin, from the standpoint of honesty and self respect, should tender his un qualified resignation immediately." The resolution was adopted by a vote of 25 to 5. f WORTHY OF A MONUMENT. Dr. McLoughlin's Memory Should Be Perpetuated. A monument Is talked of for Dr. John McLoughlln, who was for many years the representative of the Hudson's Bay Company at old Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia, says the San Francisco Pacific. His remains lie in the old cemetery at Oregon City, where he resided after sev ering his connection with the Hudson's Bay Company, under such circumstances and In such a manner as to show himself worthy all honor on the part of the American people. In those days, when England and Amer ica were striving for the possession of that great Northwest country, John Mc Loughlln rose above all selfishness, above all national prejudice and self-interest, and showed himself as one who loved his fellow-men. He never asked wheth er the man coming to his door was an Englishman or an American, but was he in need. Canoe after canoe of Immigrants who had consumed their all in crossing the mountains came down the Columbia, and were helped by McLoughlln to settle In the Valley of the "Willamette, although he knew that this only made more certain the possession by the United States of all territory south of the Columbia. Once when these Immigrants were coming down the river in great numbers; a Cascade chief stalked up to Dr. McLoughlln and said: "Indian kill Boston man; ho friend to Indian; Englishman here first." With anger flaming from his eyes, McLoughlln turned and thrust him from him, saying: "Only a dog would talk so; you are not a gentleman; you are no chief; you are only a little man. Never speak to me again. I will not look at you." The sav ago slunk away abashed, and was never again seen at Vancouver. Hour afterhour that day and far into the nlghjt the old" hero stood In the downpouring rain by the river landing, giving welcome to the weary, hungry, ragged immigrants, pass ing them with light hearts along to the comfort and cheer of his own fireside up at the fort. One word from him, one look, perhaps, of dislike or enmity, would have precipitated on the part of Indians of the "Oregon country" an attack which, In a short time would have wiped the Amer icans out of that Northwest region. He could not give it, and he could not refrain from giving them food and clothing nor from furnishing them with seed for crops, although conscious of tho fact that by so doing he was Incurring the displeasure of many of his countrymen, who were less human; and desirous at almost every hazard of Jiolding for themselves that vapt game preserve. Finally, from the great company of which he had long been the chief factor there came the question, "What right has those Immigrants with boat-loads of sup plies, to nurse their sick In our hospitals, to loan them seed and agricultural Im plements to open farms on the Willam ette?" Peremptorily came the order at length that was to put an end to such afisistance. And then the heroic in John McLoughlln again stood forth gloriously, and he said: "Gentlemen, as a man of. common humanity, I could not do other wise than to give those naked and starv ing people to eat and to wear of our stores. I foresaw clearly that It aided the American settlement of the country, butthls I cannot help. It Is not for me, but for God, to look after and take care of the consequences. I have done only what, any one truly worthy the name of a man could not hesitate to do. I ask you not to bear the debts; let them be my own. Let me retain the profits upon these supplies and advances made to settler.3, and I will cheerfully assume all payments to. the company. All that I can do hon orably for my company shall be done. Beyond that I have no pledges. Shall 1 leave these Americans to starve, or drive them from the country? Gentlemen, If .such be your orders, I can serve you no longer." And out from, the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company went John Mc Loughlln, surrendering an annual stipend of $12,000, and largely that great Influence which had been his for nearly a quarter .of a century. He became later an Amer ican citizen, and many there are who re member yet his good deeds while he lived along by the Falls of the Willamette. Dur ing those last year3, as of old. no on ever sought his door in vain. "We must nover leave the house alone, mother," h said once to his wife, "some immigrant might come that needed our help." For more than two score years he has rested there on the banks of the Willam ette. No proper monument marks his resting place, but a painting, placed two years ago in the Capitol at Salem, com memorates his humaneness' and helpful- efe "i't-p ness, as shown in early years at Van couver, on the Columbia. It Is to be hoped that this talk of a monument at Oregon Clty'wlll not be sim ply talk. He Is worthy the beet that can be reared there. And not only that, but a stately shaft commemorating his virtues should stand ere long on the banks of that great river whose water go rushing down through the mountain gorge to the sea. Canoe loads of needy immigrants no longer glide along down its waters, the helping hand of no chief factor is now required at Vancouver, but every year, because of its grand scenery, the Colum bia is becoming a more traveled highway; In a year or two Vancouver will be the crossing place by bridge for all the travel between Portland and Puget Sound and the East by the northern routes. At that point, therefore, there should b reared a stately shaft that would forever stand as an inspiration to the- passing multi tudes to nobleness In living. Such a monument should be the joint work of Washington and Oregon, fhe two great commonwealths carved out of that covet ed territory, between which flow tho wat ers of that river adown which came the canoes of those men and women in the presence of whose great need Dr. John McLoughlln subordinated patriotism to humaneness and gained place among hu manity's Immortals. v FOR SCHLEY COURT. (Continued from First Page.) clsms of Bear-Admiral Schley. Maclay is a clerk in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Rep resentative Sidney E. Mudd, of Maryland, a member of the committee on naval af fairs In the last House, called on Secre tary Long and represented to him the Impropriety of Maclay remaining In the employ of the Government in view of the language which he made use of in ref erence to Admiral Schley. The Secretary promised to give the matter his early at tention. Yelloiv FeVer Serum for Cnbn. NEW YORK, July 25. Dr. Felepe Caldas, the Brazilian bacteriologist', who has a yellow fever serum, has sailed for Cuba on the steamer Havana. He Is ac companied by Dr, Angel Belinzaghi, his assistant. Dr. Caldas goes to Cuba to direct experiments with his serum with a' view to stamping out the disease in the Island. Santiago de las Vegas, where the fever Is now prevalent, will be the first place visited. The yellow fever ex perts have with them 1000 bottles of the serum with which successful work has been done in Brazil. Cannot Get The Abbot In Condition. CLEVELAND, July 25. Trainer Geers announced this afternoon that he could not get The Abbot in condition to race Cresceus at Brighton Beach' for 512,000 .a side, August 15. On that date, Cresceus will g0 an exhibition race to beat the world's record, and on the following Sun day will try for the wagon record. Astronomer at Naval Observatory. WASHINGTON, July 23.-George K. Lawton, an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory, died here to day from typhoid fever. Carnegie Gives City $100,000. WINNIPEG, Manitoba., July 23. An drew Carnegie has presented $100,000 to the city of "Winnipeg for a free public library. PEACE MISSION FAILED GARLAND'S VISIT TO STEEL MANU FACTURERS UNFRUITFUL. I . Latter Said Peace Negotiation "Were Off Hannn -Will Bo Aslccd to Help Settle Strike. PITTSBURG, July 25. The peace mis sion of Mr. Garland, who went to New York, on behalf of the conservative ele ment in the Amalgamated Association, has failed. Mr. Garland was unable to secure from the steel manufacturers any terms on which settlement could be reached. They would not recede an Inch from the attitude they have taken, hold ing that the workers' leaders precipitated the fight, and peace negotiations are off. At the same time, a more powerful influ ence is being sought to carry the olive branch to J., P. Morgan. Joseph Bishop, secretary of the Ohio State Board of Arbitration, is working as mediator, it is learned from high authority, and plans, It Is understood, to reach the combine peo ple through Senator Hanna. Mr. Bishop is acting with the approval of the Amalga mated leaders, and carries credentials from President Shaffer explaining the at titude of the association. There is little doubt that Senator Hanna will receive the association mediator graciously, and it Is expected he will promise to exercise his best endeavors toward a settlement. About his success with the combine people much doubt Is expressed. When seen to night concerning his trip to New York, Mr. Garland'refused to discuss the mat ter, saying: "I am not talking." He said he made many trips to New York on official busi ness, and this trip was one of them. President Shaffer said if Mr. Garland had gone to New York on a peace mission, it was not with his sanction or at his solicitation. SHAFFER IS SATISFIED. In a More Hopeful Mood Than He Has Been For Some Time. PITTSBURG, July 25. President Shaf fer, of the. Amalgamated Association, was in a more hopeful mood today than he has been for some time. He declared he was perfectly satisfied with his personal inspection of the conditions in Wellsvllle, and apprehended no difficulty In keeping his men In line at that place. President Shaffer evidenced no surprise when men tion was made of the criticism that had been offered "by other labor leaders of his bringing on thjs battle at this time. He said he expected criticism from many peo ple, but It did not alter his position, nor the conviction he held that he was per fectly right. This afternoon, Organizer Flinn, of the American Federation of La bor, was a caller at the offices of the Amalgamated Association. He held a long conversation with President Shaffer and set at rest all stories to the effect that the Federation was not In sympathy with the Amalgamated Association by saying the entire organization was ready and willing to assist the Amalgamated Association, Doth financially and morally In this strike, whenever this assistance was asked. Regarding the methods being pursued by the Amalgamated Association In fighting the steel trust. It was said by officials of the association today that the organiza tion Is complete; that association is ful ly prepared for battle, and had equal fa cilities for learning the movements of the manufacturers, as it had for studying Its own movements. Further, the Amalga mated Association Is not compelled to hire spies for this purpose. It has clever men In Its organization who are just as capa ble of learning all that was desired as paid detectives were. The president denied flatly the published story that his mys terious mission to "Wellsvllle was for the purpose of getting detectives into the mill in the disguise of nonunion men. Up to 8 o'clock no change whatever had taken place at Wellsvllle. None of the workmen were molested today as they went to and from work. No new men ar. rived this morning. The strikers did not congregate about the streets as usual. Most of them remained at the camp on the West Virginia side of the river or havo secured employment elsewhere. It Is apparent, however, that the company's forces at that point are slowly accom plishing their Intention of operating the plant with non-union men. Last night a number of new men succeeded in elud ing the strikers and getting Inside the works. There Is no doubt the visit of President Shaffer to that place yesterday was made In order to prevent any pos sible cause for the Interference of the courts by Impressing on the strikers the choice of remaining orderly. Manager Brookman, of the Wellsvllle plant, stated today that his company would have every mill In the plant running full next week. No new men were Imported and the mills are still at work. Developments at that point are being watched closely by both sides. Information from McKeesport today leads to the belief that 'the big mill of the National Tube Company In that city would shortly be Involved In the strike. This was pay day at the works, and two prominent members of the new Amalga mated lodge that was organized there last Saturday received notice that they were no longer required. It was reported that other members of the union received or wilL get a similar notice when they draw their pay. That this will bring on a con flict at tho mill there Is little doubt, for It is a blow at the very privilege that tho Amalgamated Association Is striving for at the other mills of the steel trust. "While McKeesport has been quiet up to this time, there Is a feeling of repressed ex citement among the men over the pros pect of extending the strike to the Na tional Tube Works. The declaration of Mayor Black last night that he would not permit deputies In the idle mills or allow the city police to guard the com pany's property has caused a sensation. Hundreds of millworkers from Home stead, Duquesne and McKeesport marched In a body to tho Mayor's office today to thank him. The railroads are beginning to feel the effects of tho strike in the countermanding of orders for coal ship ments that had been placed by the dif ferent mills previous to the bglnnlng of the strike. An Important movement on the part of the Amalgamated Association is re ported to be contemplated in Its effort to win out In Its present strike. It was as serted in the city today that all the ar rangements have been completed for unionizing the fireside plant of the Na tional Tube Company at Benwood, near Wheeling. This plant Is a part of tho United States Steel Corporation, and Is a most Important one, employing as It does upward of 2500 hands. Heretofore It has employed only non-union men, and, although there Is an organization In the plant, no movement has ever been made to antagonize the management. The men, except the highly skilled workmen, are generally foreigners, and It Is stated by a prominent labor leader that the en tire force, or a large majority, is now ready to cast lots with the Amalgamated Association, missionaries having been la boring with them for some time past. The usual silence by the combination offi cials on strike subjects Is steadily main talned. "WILL NOT IMPORT NEGROES. Steel Company "Will Send 300, Noiv at Chicago, Back to Alabama. CHICAGO, July 25.-General Manager Aertzcn, of the Latrobe Steel & Coupler Works at Melrose Park, gave out a state ment this evpnlng declaring that the com pany had abandoned the effort to bring the colored laborers to Melrose Park. The colored men will be sent back to their homes in Alabama. All day the 300 ne groes sat In their cars at La Grange, 28 miles from Chicago, In fear. A com mittee of five citizens of Melrose Park called on them during the morning, and OUR EVERY DAY PRICES On Toilet Articles, just what you need and at a popular price. There's always a comfortable knowledge that our goods are fresh from the manufacturer. No bargain counter stuff. 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They Informed the colored men of the actual state of affairs In Melrose Park, where SCO armed men were awaiting the arrival of their train, determined that they should not be allowed to alight In the village. Their statements alarmed the negroes more than ever, and finally five of them stepned off jhe train and made their way Irftji Chicago, where they sought an interview with Chief of Police O'Nell, asking prqtgctifin' which he could not give, as thj&roubjji was not within the city HmIt3.Aftepthe five men had left the train J&Sjcome to Chicago, the fears of those refon tHe-traln increased greatly, and it was with difficulty that the trainmen managed to keep them from runnig off In a panic. Nearly all of the men declared they would not go to Mel rose Park, and if taken there on the train they would refuse to get off. At 2 o'clock Marshal Raubkrau, of the town of La Grange, ordered the train bearing the colored men out of the vil lage. The train was backed out and placed on a siding at Salt Creek, two miles north of La Grange. In the mean time attorneys for the steel company called upon Sheriff Magerstadt and asked that the company be given ample protec tion against the mob violence which was threatened. They stated positively that the laborers would be landed In the shops of the company late this afternoon wheth er the Sheriff furnished any aid or not. "I have Just received a telegram from Adjutant-General Reese, offering me the aid of the State Militia if I need It," said Sheriff Magerstadt, after his confer ence with the attorneys, "but I will not need It. I have sent naif a dozen men to Melroae Park simply to make a. report to m& on the conditions there. If they say that a mob of 300 armed men are pa trolling the streets, as the officials of the company Inform me. I will swear In a number of Deputy Sheriffs and will pre serve order at all hazards. However, I am not going to call upon the militia, as the county Is capable of preserving the peace, whatever happens." Out at Melrose Park the armed citizens remained on watch urftll assured the' ne groes were not coming, when they dlsj persed. Fnrland Confer With Steel Men. NEW YORK. "July 25. A. M. Farland, ex-president of the Amalgamated Asso ciation, has been in New York for a few days, and has been In conference with officials of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corporation. They discussed the strike situation, but as far as known reached no conclusion as to any basis of action for the future. Five Per Cent Advance Rejected. PHILADELPHIA, July 25. The ma chinists and blacksmiths, about 200 in all. employed in the shops of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway at Port Richmond have unanimously decided to reject the company's offer of an advance of 5 per cent in their wages. The employes de manded the restoratlonrof the 12 per cent taken from them four years ago, and gave the company until tomorrow to an swer. Machinists' Strike Failed. SCRANTON, Pa., July 25. The Allls Chalmers Company resumed work in all departments of Its Scranton machine shops today, the strike of nine weeks' duration for a nine-h6ur working day without reduction of wages having failed. About 1200 men returned to work. Icemen Arc Still Ont. COLUMBUS, O.. July 25. The strike of the Icemen continues today, although a conference Is In progress, which may end In further concessions being made by the companies. John Francis, a non-unionist who attempted to deliver a load of Ice, was surrounded by nearly 100 men, badly beaten and sent back -with "his load. Machinists' Strike Settled. SHARON, Pa., July 23. The machinists' strike at the Sharon Steel Works has been amicably "settled through James O'Connell, of the International Associa tion of Machinists, and the men will re turn to work tomorrow. American Kindness. International Monthly. Shortly after the close of the rebellion, I questioned many persons who had been in the most sanguinary contests to find whether they had observed any Instances where prisoners, taken in the heat of bat tle, had been harmed. As the result of this inquiry, which was made of over 100 ex-soldiers. I learned of one or two cases where prisoners had been shot by mem bers of a rabble home guard, men gen erally of a much lower grade than tho em bodied troops and without adequate con trol of orflcors. Among disciplined troops there was but one example of cruelty, if such It may be called, where a Federal soldier, as he clutched the musket of a surrendering Confederate, slapped him on tho face; and he was at once put under arrest for his brutal conduct-. In the campaign of 1862 between the ar mies of Buell and Bragg for tho posses sion 0f Kentucky, movements which led to the fiercest action of the war, the con ditions were such as have elsewhere al ways brought vast suffering to noncom batants. It was a more truly Internecine struggle than occurred in any other part of the great field. The state was di vided against Itself, communities and families were rent. In Instances, prob ably numbering thousands, brothers, or fathers and 'sons, were In opposing ar mies. It is doubtful If in any other time have people of our race been so moved by fury to tne foundations of their souls. Yet at the end of it I recall that none of the many I questioned knew of harm hav ing come to woman or child; that when ever a ling of truce gave tho chance of meeting, there was expression of a mutual anxiety to "keep the lighting clean," and a determination to insure this end by slaying all offenders against decency. BANK TO BE REORGANIZED. V Capital Stock of Defnnct Seventh National WI11 Be Increased. NEW YORK, July 25.,-With the Fed eral grand jury In session on the Investi gation of the affairs of the Seventh Na tional Bank, the board of directors met tcday and decided upon a plan for the reorganization of the defunct bank. The capital stock is to be lncrensed from 5700.000 to $2,500,000. The additional !,sue of stock will be sold at $13 per shnre, with first purchase privilige to the present stockholders. The cash proceeds of tho assessment on the existing stock and tho sale of the new stock will. It Is said, pay all present obligations and completely restore solvency. Existing stockholders are to be required to pay the assessment ordered by the Comptroller of the Cur rency. United States District Attorney Bur nett says, the plan to reorganize the Seventh National Bank will not affect the investigation by the Federal grand jury William E. D. Stokes, who is a stock holder of the Seventh National Bank, has taken out summons In the Supreme Court against the directors of the bank. Presi dent Thomas and Receiver Raynor. Tho complaint charges the directors with making reports to the stockholders to the effect that the capital, of the bank was unimpaired, when, as a matter of fact, it was already Insolvent. It further charges that tho directors "utterly failed and neglected to perform their official dutlec, and suffered and permitted the accounts of said bank to be kept In an inaccurate manner, which failed to show thetrue. character of Its affairs." AfteV further charging the bank with having given loans to insolvent persons and corporations, without adequate and valid- securities, the plaintiff demands judgment ior the total amount of his less as a stockholder of the bank and the cost of the suit. Suit Against the Bank. NEW YORK. July 25. Complaint was filed in the United States Circuit Court today by Wing'. Putnam & Burlingham. as counsel for the Coal & Iron National Bank, of Cleveland, against the Seventh National Bank and Forest Raynor, as re ceiver, to restrain them from paying the proceeds of certain drafts forwarded by the Cleveland Bank on tKe dny before tho failure of the Seventh Nationl Bank. The complaint also prays that the de fendants be restrained from Interming ling these funds with other funds In their possession. Declined Offer of Ycrken. LONDON, July 25. The directors of the Metropolitan Railway have declined the offer of Charles T. Yerkes to Introduce electricity Into . their system, partly be cause they are unwilling to surrender control of the" line. Mr. Yerkes and his associates offered to guarantee 34 per cent on the ordinary stock. Instead of the present rate, but the directors de cided to Issue fresh capital and to make the Installation themselves. 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