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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1901.
MUST SIGN OR LOSE JOBS
LLTIMATU3I TO SKILLED STEEL
WORKERS AT 31'KEESPORT.
Contracts Practically Repudiate Any
Labor Union Only Few Days la
Which to Decide.
PITTSBURG, July1 26. The National
Tube "Works Company -at McKeesport has
made an unexpected move' Intended to
checkmate the Amalgamated Association.
Their skilled workmen have been asked
to sign individual contracts to practic
ally repudiate any labor union, and they
have been given but a short time to think
It over. It is understood that should
they not sign the contracts they will
find their positions vacant. It transpired
today that late Thursday evening, 600
welders of the mills were paid off, and
taken Into the office of the general super
intendent, where they were presented
with Individual . cqntracts to be. signed
for at least a year. Some demurred,
while others signed the contracts.
This movement, fighting- fire with fire,
carried consternation into the ranks of.
the strikers. .The welders are highly
skilled workmen, and,with their co-operation
the big plant could-be closed down.
With them in line the plant will prob
ably keep on running as though nothing
had happened. It was Intimated tonight,
by friends of the welders, that they
would all sign the contracts.
Definite announcement that the officers
of the American Sheet Steel Company
! would start the Dewecs-Wood mill In Mc
.Keesport as a nonunion plant Monday
reached the headquarters of the Amal
gamated Association early today. The
fnews was received In silence. That the
t movement will not be permitted to be
made without a decided attempt to
IchecK it was subsequently shown by a
long and earnest conference that took
place during the afternoon In President
Shaffer's office.
As viewed by the manufacturers not
interested directly with thp strike, the
'cltuatyon was summed up today in this
way:
"The strike is not affecting the United
States Steel Corporation as seriously as
,was expected by the Amalgamated As
sociation. The feeling of the leading
officials of the trust is that the strike
will not last long after the Summer
weather is passed. That this is the be
lief is Indicated by the little effort that
the company is making to force their
mills Into operation. If the officials of
the United States Steel Corporation seri
ously believed that the strike was going
to be a long one, they would undoubt
edly have made some organized move
ment for breaking the strike before this."
A telegram from McKeesport says:
"It was reported on good authority
from McKeesport late tonight that the
employes of the Boston Steel and Iron
Works and the National Rolling Works,
and the National Rolling Mill at Mc
Keesport. both .points of the National
Tube Company, would come out tomor
row. Ppr the past several days the men
have been quietly organizing.
"It was rumored in McKeesport to
night that If the Boston plant and the
National Rolling Mill come out, the en
tire plant of the National Tube Company
will follow their lead and come out. The
plane employs 8000 men.
The present indications are that the
employes of the National Tube Company,
of McKeesport. will go out on a strike
either tomorrow or next week. The ma
jority of the employes have joined the
Amalgamated Association, and, although
wages were advanced on July 1, they pro
pose to strike to uphold the association.
Intense excitement prevailed there to
day over the fact that many guards have
been sent into the Demmler tinplate mills,
and the report that arrangements had
been completed to start the works with
nonunion men Monday. Percy Donner,
manager of the Monessen plant, known
as a successful strike-breaker, was in con
sultation wih the Demmler people yes
terday, and It is said he Is to take charge
of the mill. Rev. Stuart Sharp hurried
to this city to beg the Tinplate Company
officials not to attempt to start the mills,
as bloodshed would surely follow, he de
clared. The situation at the Dewees-Wood plant
also became more Interesting when, this
morning, the management announced that
It would start the plant with nonunion
men. Manager Samuel M. Cooper, after
a conference with officials of the com
pany in Pittsburg, made a statement part
ly in reply to the edict issued by Mayor
Black, of McKeesport, Wednesday, that
the company would get no assistance
from the McKeesport police department
should It deside to start the plant. Mr.
Cooper said:
"We are going to start up within the
next few days, and we will look to the
authorities of McKeesport for assistance.
ShOUld Ollr mon Via lntnrfnrn1 n.lU -r-
- - ...,. ww ....... tu mill, wo
will insist upon the police of McKeesport
doing their duty. If Mayor Black pro
ceeds along the lines he has laid down
In his statement' we will sue him and the
City of McKeesport, for the W. Dewees
Wood people are heavy taxpayers in the
city, and must be protected."
Mr Cooper intimated quite strongly that
the mills would be run strictly nonunion,
and that no Amalgamated people would
hereafter be employed In the Dewees
Wood plant. Last night the Wood plant
was almost deserted by the strikers pick
ets, who deserted their posts and went
to Demmler. Another report that excited
the men today was that the company
had sent men to Winchester, Va., to em
ploy negroes. The belief that they will
be brought to McKeesport to break the
strike has caused considerable uneasiness.
It was extremely quiet at Wellsville
this morning. Four mills were in opera
tion, and Manager Brookman was pre
paring to make good his assertion to have
the .entire plant in operation Monday.
Some excitement was caused last night
by a report that a well just outside the
plant had been poisoned, and that two
strike-breakers living In the mill had been
taken violently 111. The placing of a
guard over an artesian well near-by gave
color to the report, but It was stated at
the mill that there was no sickness, and
the guard was merely a precaution.
The giant mass meeting of union men,
which was to have been held on the pub
lic square here tonight, was called off
this morning. The leaders of the Amalga
mated Association fear a riot might be
precipitated that would cost the associa
tion the sympathy of the general public
The only change In the local situation
.was the closing down, last night, of the
open-hearth furnaces at Clark's. A num
ber of the men who had been working
at the furnaces quit and went to work
for the Crucible Steel Compaany. The
.order has gone forth, since the men have
vent on a strike, the furnaces will be
dismantled.
A Monessen dispatch says the outlook
Is for the early closing of the tin mill.
The men are wavering, and the organizers
say they are meeting with more encour
agement. The management is taking ex
tra precautions to prevent the strikers
from gaining entrance to the mills.
Dispatches from Lisbon. O.. report great
excitement there over, the presence of two
officials of the United States Steel Corpo
ration, who were looking for Judge Boon
for the purpose of securing injunctions
against the Wellsvlllo strikers. Judge
Boon was out of town, but was expecte'd
home at once.
Commenting on the steel strike spread
ing to other industries, the Labor World,
a leading labor organization of West
"Pennsylvania, In this week's Issue, edito
rially says;
"A dispatch from Washington says a
general meeting of labor leaders will like
ly be htld there to discuss the advisability
of calling a general strike of all trades
In sympathy with the steel-workers. Such
talk Is unadulterated nonsense, and docs
(more harm than good. All sensible labor
jeaders discourage It. President Shaffer
jhas done so. There Is nothing more for
eign to the principles of the modern
"trades unionist than the sympathetic
strike, and when these rumors are sent
abroad. It only fortifies the employers m
the argument that wage contracts with
labor, unions are not sufficiently binding,
and to make them binding labor unions
should be Incorporated. Let us hear no
more of this foolish, harmful and unau
thorized sympathetic strike talk."
MAY' CALL OtJT FURNACE MEN.
Serious Spread of Strike Threatened
From an Unexpected Quarter.
PITTSBURG, Julj 26. The Post tomor
row will say:
"A serious spread of the steel strike Is
now threatened from an unexpected
quarter. From the sheet, steel hoop and
tin mills, the contest is expected to reach
out Into the furnaces in the Mahoning
and Shenango Valleys, and cause a com
plete shut down of those plants. It would
throw many hundreds of men out of
employment, and curtail the production
of raw material, as well as the finished
lines. From these furnaces it Is believed
the danger will threaten, with greater
force than ever, the union mills of the
National Steel Company throughout
Ohio. If it is not checked at that point
the same spirit of unionism is feared to
be strong enough to reach once more
into Homestead and Duquesne.
"When It was announced yesterday from
Cleveland and Youflgstown that the Bes
semer Furnace Association had sold all
of Its product for August to the United
States Steel Corporation the fact was at
once taken up by the Amalgamated of
ficials. During the early portion of the
present year the American Federation of
Labor had organizers at work among the
furnace men in the two valleys. They
succeeded in getting together all of the
furnace men in the various plants of the
association, and forming lodges of the
federation with large memberships. Un
der an agreement with President Shaf
fer, of the Amalgamated Association,
this work of organizing was arranged In
such a way that whenever It became
necessary, in case of a strike, the Fed
eration of Labor was to be prepared to
turn over all these furnace lodges, as
well as all other lodges It had in iron
and steel trades, to the Amalgamated
Association. The fact that the Bessemer
Valley Association is now tied up with
contracts with the open contestant of
the Amalgamated Association opens the
way for the carrying out of the pro
gramme of the Amalgamated Association
for asking help of the lodges of the Fed
eration at this critical time In its his
tory. To tako In these lodges and ob
tain their support for the strike will be
the work of a few days. In the mean
time the union ;men in the works of the
National Steel Company have been rest
less ever since the strike began. They
have, according to President Shaffer,
been kept at work in the mills with the
greatest difficulty."
HANNA NOT CALLED UPON.
Declines to State Whether He Wonld
Try to Bring; Strike to a. Close.
CLEVELAND, July 26. Referring to th
statement? that he would be asked to, act
as mediator between tho Amalgamated
Association and tho United States Steel
Corporation, with a view to reaching a
settlement of the strike. Senator Hanna
said today: "I know1 nothing about the
matter, aside from what has been pub
lished In the newspapers. Whether I
would be willing to act as a mediator, I
do not now care to say. The strike has
been mosC unfortunate, not only for those
directly affected, but for the country at
large. I sincerely trust the trouble will
soon be amicably adjusted."
New York Cloakmakers May Strike.
NEW YORK, July 26. A general strike
of the cloakmakers of New York may be
ordered. Five hundred struck yesterday
at one establishment, demanding a recog
nition of the union, and the reinstate
ment of a number of discharged fellow
workers. As a result of a strike among
the buttonmakers of the city, 5000 cloak
makers are now Idle. It is estimated that
after a general cloakmakers' strike is
ordered, 17,000 "will walk out.
A meeting attended by 10,000 garment
workers was held last night In Hamilton
Fish Park, for the purpose of adopting
resolutions of sympathy with the striking
garment-workers. Fiery speeches were
made, and at first it looked as if there
might bo trouble with the police, but
the meeting finally became orderly, and
broke up wifhout taking any special ac
tion with regard to the strike.
Nejrroes "Will Be Sent Home.
CHfC-A-GO, July 26. The Alabama ne
groes, whose advent yesterday threatened
to cause a riot among worklngmen at
Maywood. whose places they were going
to flll.wlll be returned to their homes, un
less they find work in this section of the
country. They spent the day camped out
on the "banks of Salt Creek, near May
wood, and were liberally supplied with
food by city officers.
Strike Makes Tinplate "Dearer.
PHILADELPHIA, July "26. The strike
of steelworkers has raised the price of
tinplate in this city from 20 to 30 per
cent. Before the strike, tinplate sold at
$4 a box at the mill, and U 17 In Philadel
phia. Prices today averaged $5 and ?5 25.
Garment-Workers Strike Ended.
NEW YORK, July 26. 3eneral Secre
tary White, of the United Garment-Workers
of America, announced today that trne
strike of his fellow craftsmen was official
ly ended. The strike affected about 70,000
workers.
Ice Handler Win Their Strike.
COLUMBUS, O., July 26. The strike ot
the Union Ice Handlers for a 10-hour day
and pay for overtime ended today in a
victory for the strikers.
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
Experienced In a Large Section of
the Nevada Desert. V
SALT LAKE CITY, July 26. A section
75 miles wide, through the Nevada Desert
from Deeth as far west as Carlln, experi
enced a series of heavy earthquake shocks
about 2:20 this afternoon. The vibrations
generally were from North to South,
and at one or two points lasted for fully
five seconds. So far as learned, no seri
ous damage was done, though the force
of the shock was great enough to shake
dishes from the shelves. The extent of
the earthquake north and south Is not
known.
At Elko, Nev., the shock was unusually
severe. The high school building, a new
brick edifice, was badly cracked "by the vio
lence of the vibrations, and other build
ings were slightly damaged. The earth
quake was preceded and followed by
rather remarkable meteorological phe
nomena. For some time preceding the
shock the air was perfectly still, while the
heat was extremely oppressive. A few
minutes after the shock, however, a vio
lent wind and rain storm, accompanied by
heavy thunder and lightning, burst over
the city, the rain continuing for several
hours. v
At Deeth, Nev., goods were shaken from
the shelves In the stores. The shock was
not felt 50 miles north of Elko.
Union Pacific Buys a Branch.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 26. The
Leavenworth & Lawrence branch of
the Union Pacific, which has been In a
receiver's hands for several years, -was
sold at noon today, the purchase price
being $900,000. There was but one bidder,
and the road -was knocked down to Judge
W. R. Kelly, of Omaha, for the Union Pa
cific Railway. Judge Kelly stated that
the receiver would be discharged at once
and tho road operated as part of tho
Union Pacific system.
Chnnsrc In Leaving Time.
The O. R. & N. Co.'s steamer T. J. Pot
ter will leave Ash-street dock Saturday,
July 27, at 1.15 P. M.. Instead of 1:45 P.
M., as previously announced.
LIGHT RAIN IN CORN BELT
WEATHER BUREAU REGARDS SITU
ATION AS IMPROVED,
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Dronth Effectually Hroken Through
out Kansas Lower Tempers
tares Reported,
WASHINGTON. Julv 2(5. Tho nt 24
hours, probably have been the most fa
vorable to the states of the corn belt
blnce the existing hot wave began nearly
40 days ago. Rains, generally light In
amount, have fallen In Western Kansas,
western jNeoraska, Southwestern Mis
souri. Central Iowa. Arkansas nnd n. 11ttl
In Oklahoma, and the prospects seem to
be favorable for a continuation tomorrow,
or more numerous showers in the section
covered by these states and territories.
On Sunday showers are lnnkpfl fnr In
Northern Illinois and Northern Indiana.
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nflJIed outward demeanor, but in this picture Kate' Carew presents him, with
some exaggeration, perhaps, as he looks when one of bis well-laid) plans threat
ens to "gang agley.'
Still there has been no general rain of
which the crops stand so much in need,
and there are no immediate prospects
of any. On the whole, the Weather Bu
reau officials here regard the sltuatlo'n as
somewhat improved. Incidental to the
rains the temperatures officially reported
today were somewhat lower than yester
day. However, they ranged from 92 to 100
In the corn belt Conditions will Temain
practically the same in the drouth sec
tion during Saturday and Sunday; and
the weather will continue hot, with the
possibility of relief from scattered thun.
der storms. In the Dakotas and In Mon
tana there has not been any rain of Im
portance In the past 24 hours, but tem
peratures have beenva little lower. There
were good heavy rains last .night in Wis
consin, in Lower Michigan and in North
ern Ohio, and fair rains in New York.
GOOD RAINS IN KANSAS.
Dronth Effectually Broken Through
out the State.
TOPEKA, July 26. General rains
throughout Kansas today have caused an
effectual break In the drouth. The rains
came too late to be of material benefit
to the corn, but will result in plenty of
stock water and give new life to the pas
ttirps. Thfv scarcitv of water In some of
,the smaller cities had got to be a serious
problem, as there was nox enougn oi it
for ordinary drinking purposes. The rain
in Topeka lasted an hour fthis afternoon.
The towns reporting rains tonight are as
follows:
Pittsburg A fine rain lasting two hours
fell here this morning. It resulted In
great benefit to the stockmen.
Lawrence Good rains have fallen here
today at Intervals. The atmosphere has
been greatly cooled, and more rain is ex
pected tonight
Lamed The long drouth is at last
broken by a fine rain which Is falling
here, and It appears to be general
throughout Southwest Kansas.
LeaVenworth A light shower fell here
this evening, and more will come before
morning. In the south part of the county
a heavy rain fell today.
Eureka After eight weeks of severe
drouth, rain to the extent of 1 Inches
fell here this afternoon. Corn will be
helped some, and nearly half a crop Is
assured.
Chelopa Rain lasting an hour fell here
this evening. It caused a drop of 20 deg.
In the temperature, and will help the
late corn. It will also cause a second
cutting of the hay crop.
Raymond A soaking rain fell here late
this afternoon, and the prospects are of
the best for more rain tonight.
Lecompton Two and a half Inches of
rain fell here this afternoon, and every
thing is in fine condition. More rain is
expected tonight.
Osage City A fine rain fell here this
afternoon. Its value to the stockralslng
and fruit Industry cannot be estimated.
Burllngame The long drouth" has been
broken here. This evening rain fell, which
gave great rellefto everything.
Ellis Plenty of rain has fallen In this
county today, and the drouth is effectu
ally broken.
Emporia A good rain was heartily wel
comed by the people here today. It was
general over the county.
Parsons There was an hour's heavy
rain here today, followed by showers all
the afternoon. The rain is general
throughout the county.
Iola Rain has fallen in numerous
Southern Kansas Towns today. It will
relieve distress, which was about to be
come widespread.
Llndon Thl3 county was treated to a
fine rain this afternoon. Stock water will
be replenished, and a better tone placed
on things generalfy.
Scio Another good rain fell here this
afternoon. This makes eight Inches of
rain .that have fallen v here since the
wheat harvest. Corn is in fine condition.
RAIN IN NEBRASKA.
Copious Showers In Several, Section
Iovra Still Suffering
CHICAGO, July 26. Reports received by
the Tribune up to 1 o'clock this morning
show slight rains In parts of Nebraska
and Iowa the drouth district The re
ports are as follows:
In Nebraska: -
Lincoln No rain in Southeastern Ne
braska for 24 hours. Prospects partly fa
vorable for ehowers.
Niobrara Big rain fell at 6 o'clock to
night. oganala Good general rain over most
of Keith County.
Broken Bow Fine rain tonight Corn
has stood dry spell well, and rain will
help it out The precipitation was .40 of an
Inch, and the Indications are favorable for
more rain. The rain was general In this
part of the state.
Long Pine Thunderstorm this afternoon
brought In an inch of rain with prospects
for more.
Basset Copious rain throughout Central
and Southern portion of county during the
day. Indications for more rain. North
ern part of the county had a good rain
the night before. Drouth seems to be
broken.
Hastings No rain, but heavy clouds.
Beatrice No rain nor prospects of rain.
North Platte Light rain during the af
ternoon and light shower west of here
during evening. Cloudy, with prospects
of rain.
Fremont No rain and slight prospects.
In Iowa:
Des Moines No rain and no prospects
of rain.
Dubuque No rain and none In sight
Burlington Not a drop of rata and no
sign of change.
Council Bluffs No rain here.
Omaha No rain nor indication of rain.
Independence Heavy shower early this
morning. f
Ottumwa Reports from all stations on
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GROUTY MOOD.
the Burlington system between Ottumwa
and Creston are to the effect that no rain
fell last night
Much Fruit and Produce Ordered.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26. Large or
ders for fruit and produce have been re
ceived by local dealers from the sections
of the Middle West which .have been
stricken by drouth. This demand has
been .larger during the past two weeks,
veterans In the produce lmarket say, than
ever before in the- history ot the "busi
ness in Philadelphia. One of the features
of the market is the unprecedented de
mand for lemons from every city and
town In the drouth-stricken region.
Sixteen Deaths In St. Loula.
ST. LOUIS, July 26. The maximum tem
perature today was 97 degrees. Sixteen
deaths from heat and eight prostrations
were reported. During the 23 days of the
hot spell, there have been 215 deaths and
1000 prostrations from heat in St. Louis.
All Nebraska Prnyed for Rain.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 26. Prayers for
rain were general In Nebraska today In
accordance with the Governor's procla
mation. Aside from dust-laying showers
at four points, no rain Is reported in Ne
braska. Prayer Offered for Rain.
OMAHA, July 26. Acting on tle proc
lamation of Governor Savage, suggesting
that prayer be offered for rain, nearly all
the churches of Omaha held meetings to
day. Four -Deaths In Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 26. Four deaths and'
six prostrations were the net results of
today's heat and humidity. The highest
temperature was 82.
Tno Deaths In Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 26. Two deaths and
three prostrations resulted from the heat
here today. The thermometer registered
9S.
Seven Deaths In Louisville.
LOUISVILLE July 26. There were
seven deaths and three prostrations from
heat today. The maximum was 100.
CHAPMAN IS PRESIDENT.
Young People's Baptist Union Elect
Him for Eleventh Time.
CHICAGO, July 26. The Young People's
Baptist Union Convention today elected
officers as follows:
President, John H. Chapman, Chicago;
treasurer, H. R. Cllssold, Chicago; re
cording secretary, H. W. Reed, Toronto;
Canada; vice-president, W. W. Main, rep
resenting the North; W. W. Weeks, rep
resenting Canada, and W. W. Gaines, rep
resenting the South.
The feature of the day was the address
of Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, of London,
called by many the successor of Evange
list Moody. Oother addresses, all on relig
ious subjects, were made by Professor C
L. Williams, of Granville, O., and Rev.
W. W. Weeks, of Toronto. The "Open
Parliament," the toplc'of which was "The
Young People's Movement in the Light
of Ten Years of Good Effort," was par
ticipated in by the delegates generally.
John H. Chapman, the newly elected
president, received every vote. He
! has been president for 10 years
already. He is the founder and father
of the union. He expressed a will
ingness to retire in favor of a new man,
now that his decade of service was
rounded out, but the young folks would
not let him.
It is believed the convention will decide
on biennial Instead of annual sessions
hereafter. There probably will be a meeting-
next year, and though the matter is
not yet decided, it is believed that will be
the last of the annual meetings. Boston,
Providence, R. I.; or some other New
England CUy Is favored for tho next meet
ing, though Asheville, N. C, and other
Southern cities are holding out induce
ments. Brooklyn Bridge Again Open.
NB WYORK, July 26. Brooklyn bridg6
was opened to general traffic this morn
ing, the repairs to the last break having
been finished. Traffic was light -even
through the rush hours of the morning,
for public confidence had not yet been
restored.
INSURGENTS SURRENDER
BAND OF GOO IS FIRST TO GIVE UP
IN ISLAND OF SAMAR.
American Officers Believe It Will
Take Years to Accomplish Eco
nomic Plan of Corbln.
MANILA, ,Juljj 26. General Hughes
cables the news of the first surrender of
Insurgents in the Island of Samar, 500
men, with two field guns, 30 rltles and 70
bolos. giving themselves up to the United
States authorities.
1 The opinion prevails among the United
States officers that It will take years to
accomplish the economic plan of General
Corbln. The civil and educational author
ities hold that a continuance of the pro
tection of minor posts is necessary, aside
from that afforded by the constabulary.
It is generally expected that the concen
tration will be more gradual than Is an
ticipated In Washington.
The first meeting of the Legislative
Chamber held today was largely attended.
Commissioner Wright, speaking of the
charter of Manila, said the same reasons
that controlled in making Washington
the Federal city obtained in Manila, and
Washington, he declared, was the best
governedclt y in the world. Representa
tives of the Spanish Chamber of Com
merce vehemently opposed the charter,
asserting that it was inconsistent with
the principles of the freest government on
earth to deny the right of suffrage to the
residents of the metropolis, while granting
it to those of other localities. They also
declared that the proposed system of gov
ernment for Manila was far less liberal
than that offered by the United States
authorities, who proposed to make the
representatives of the district In Manila
elective by the people.
Ex-Major Shields, of the Thirty-third
Infantry, U. S. V.. has been appointed
purchasing agent, vice Lieutenant Mas
sey, deceased.
SENT TO THE COURT.
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blockade of said harbor, to prevent the
escape of the enemy's vessels therefrom,
was established, and the propriety of
Commodore Schley's conduct In the prem
ises. "9. The position of the Brooklyn on the
morning of July 3, 1898, at the time of tho
exit of the Spanish vessels from the har
bor of Santiago; the circumstances at
tending, the reasons for, and the Inci
dents resulting from the turning of the
Brooklyn In the direction in which she
turned at or about the beginning of the
action with said Spanish vessels, and the
possibility of thereby colliding with or
endangering any other of the vessels of
the United States fleet, and the propriety
of Commodore Schley's conduct in the
premises.
"10. The circumstances leading to and
the incidents and results of a contro
versy with Lieutenant Albon C. Hodgson,
U. S. N., who on July 3, 1898, during the
battle of Santiago, was navigator of the
Brooklyn, In relation to the turning of
the Brooklyn; also the colloquy at that
time between Commodore Schley and
Lieutenant Hodgson, and the ensuing cor
respondence between them on the sub
ject thereof, and the propriety of the
conduct of Admiral Schley in the prem
ises. "The foregoing specific directions are
given primarily for the Information and
guidance of the court, but do not limit
or restrict the scope of Its Inquiry into
the 'entire matter,' the investigation of
which Is asked by the officer concerned.
"Rear-Admiral Schley has been In
formed of his right to be present, either
In person or by counsel, during the In
vestigation, to cross-examine witnesses
and to offer; evidence before the court,
should he desire. The court may at any
time grant to others Interested and en
titled thereto like privilege. ' The Investi
gation will be held In open court. This
employment on shore duty Is required by
the public Interests."
Cnptnln Eulate Defends Schley.
NEW YORK, July 26. Captain Eulate,
who commanded the Vlzcaya at Santiago,
In a cabled reply to a request from the
Journal and Advertiser as to his opinion
of Rear-Admiral Schley's maneuvers In
the battle of Santiago, says:
"As a gentleman, I cannot appreciate
any maneuver of the Brooklyn In the bat
tle on the 3d of July, In front of San
tiago, as an act of cowardice, because,
although the Brooklyn Tent to port when
the Teresa, with Admiral Cervera aboard,
tried to ram him, and afterwards when I,
In the Vlzcaya, also steered toward him,
he further fell off, 20 degrees, this maneu
ver, considering the position of the other
American ships, which were attacking the
Vlzcaya by the stern and quarter, was a
proper one."
OKLAHOMA LAND DRAWING.
Commissioners Confer and An
nounce Course They Will Pursue.
EL RENO, O. T., July 26. The commis
sioners In charge of the drawing In con
nection with the opening of the Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache land to white set
tlement, Governor A. W. Richards, Judge
Frank Dale, of Guthrie, and Colonel D. P.
Dyer, of St. Louis, held their first con
ference this afternoon. The following
formal announcement was given to the
public tonight:
"A platform will be erected In the street
upon the north side' of the Irving School
ground, upon which the drawing will be
conducted in plain view of all who desire
to be present. Envelopes containing the
names of all registered applicants will be
placed In two boxes, one for each land
district These boxes will be large enough,
and so constructed and mounted as to per
mit thorough mixing of the envelopes. On
Monday morning, July 29, 1901, the en
velopes containing the names of all who
have registered will be brought to this
platform In packages consecutively num
bered. A corresponding series of numbers
upon slips will be placed in some recep
tacle from which they will be drawn at
random. This course will be pursued un
til 500 names have been drawn from each
box, when, If the committee deem It best
to do so, arrangements will be made for
drawing simultaneously from each box.
After the names have been drawn and
announced, they will be recorded and a
notice prepared to be mailed to the one
whose name is drawn. The drawing will
proceed in this manner until every en
velope In both boxes has been drawn out."
Dlngrnntlcd Indians Had Hearing.
EL RENO, O. T., July 26. Arguments
on the application of Lono Wolf and other
disgruntled Indians, for an order en
joining the Federal Government from,
opening the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
reservations to settlement, were heard to
day before Judge C. F. Irwin, of the Ter
ritorial Supreme Court. The hearing
closed at noon, and Judge Irwin an
nounced that he would make his decision
known Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The
drawing of homesteads Is set to begin
at that hour In El Reno. Government of
ficials have already stated titat the case
will not Interfere with the opening.-
El Reno and Lnwton Registrations.
EL RENO. O. T., July 26. When the
booths closed here tonight at 6 o'clock,
the total registration for both districts
had reached 167,006. The registration at
El Reno today was 3S50, making a total
of 136,315. Today's registration at Law
ton was 532, making a total for that place
of 30,690. This was the last day of regis
tration, and all who came were able to
register.
EI Reno Is Losing: Strangers.
EL RENO, O. T., July 26. This was the
last day of the registration for homestead
ers. For 16 days the town has been run
ning at high pressure, and It Is estimated
that fully 150,000 strangers have been ac
commodated here In that time. The crowd
is gradually dwindling away.
Bonds for Sinking: Fund.
WASHINGTON, July 26. The total
amount of bonds purchased for the sink
ing fund to date is $15,945,100, at a cost of
n8.026.563. .
DOES NOT AGREE WITH KOCH
Cornell Professor Discusses the Tu
berculosis Question.
ITHACA. N. Y., July 26. James Law,
director of the New York State Veterin
ary College of Cornell University, gave
out an interview last night in which he
declared that he does not wholly agree
with Professor Koch In his conclusion
that bacillus whlch Is found In cattle
cannot bo transferred to human gelngs.
The Cornell professor said In regard to
the dissemination of human and bovine
tuberculosis, that It Is clear that bacil
lus tuberculosis, grown or cultivated In
the human body or bovlnes, acquires qual
ities which are characteristic of different
habits, but that It is too early to take
the absolute position attributed to Dr.
Koch, in a cablegram, that bacillus In
one genus Is radically different from
that found In the other. It has been
shown that cultivation of human bacil
lus in colodlon capsules In the abdomen
of a chicken adapts Itself after a time
to the conditions of life In the fowl, so
that It Infects the fov.l promptly and
extensively. Taking into account the
fact that the gro"th of tuberculosis bacil
lus of a chicken, of a cow and of a hu
man being In artificial media follows the
same course In all cases, and that, tho
products of one bacillus may be used as
effectively as those of another In test
ing for tuberculosis, the presumption
Is altogether In favor of primary funda
mental Identity. They have simply ac
quired new habits by living In a par
ticular genus.
Dr. Koch on Malaria.
LONDON, July 26. In the course of an
address delivered before a health con
gress held at East Bourne today, Dr.
Robert Koch, of Berlin, reiterated his dic
tum that malaria did not emanate from
swamps, but was caused by the inocula
tion of mosquitos and gnats, and said
that malarial parasites could be stamped
out with quinine treatment.
RANCHER ASSASSINATED.
The Notorious Kid" Curry Is Be
lieved to Be the Murderer.
GREAT FALLS, July 26. Word has
reached Great Falls of the assassination
of James Winters, of the firm of Gill &
Winters, at the firm's ranch, near Lan
dusky, yesterday morning. Winters was
shot down at the very door of his cabin.
It Is believed "Kid" Curry, the notorious
train robber and bandit, killed Winters.
Intense excitement prevails at Great Falls
over the matter, and preparations for a
posse to go In pursuit of the murderer
are-mder way.
James Winters shot and killed John
Curry near Landusky about five years
ago, and since that time has been at outs
and In danger of the entire Curry gang.
When the posse which followed In the
tracks of the Great Northern train rob
bers reached Landusky some days ago
the men put up at Gill &. Winters ranch
and used that place as. their headquar
ters. The supposition Is that the Curry
gang has been awaiting an opportunity to
shoot down Winters. Frequent threats
have been made by the Curry gang that
they would kill the rancher at the first
opportunity.
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CLOUDBURST IN COLORADO.
Ranches Swept Array and Many Peo
ple Are Homeless.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.. July 26. A
flood, which left only destruction In Its
wake, coursed today over 50 miles of ter
ritory, starting at the head of West Four
Mile Creek by a cloudburst, and extend
ing through, the valley to a point four
miles below Canyon City. The damage
will reach over $$0,000. Many ranches are
entirely swept away, and many people are
reported to be homeless. Heavy rains
in this section, made worse by a cloud
burst, are the cause of the flood. No fa-
Tornado in Kansas.
HATFIELD, Kan., July 26. A small
tornado near here last night destroyed
considerable farm property. No one is
reported hurt After the wind ceased, an
inch and a half of rain fell In two hours.
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No Chance for Plafrac to Spread.
NEW YORK, July 26. The steamship
Hohenfels, which was detained at quar
antine to enable the health officers to
Investigate a case of bubonic plague found
on board, began to unload her cargo to
day. As the cargo was exposed It will
be fumigated to avoid all chances of
spreading the contagion. Twenty-seven
members of the crew are at Swinburne
Island, where they will be held for 12
days, until the period required for the In
cubation of the disease germs has passed.
The rest of the crew, the officers and one
health officer of the port, are at present
on board attending to the unloading of
the cargo.
Dr, Doty, the-health officer of the port,
said last night:
"The case of bubonic plague found on
the Hohenfels 15 an extremely mild one,
over which no apprehension should be
felt by the public. It Is my opinion that
in all probability some member of the
crew was tainted with the disease either
before or Immediately after the steamer
left Calcutta, and the case In hand was
contracted from that other seaman. As
we take out the cargo we shall carry
all the rats we find to Swinburne Island,
and by dissection seek evidences of the
germs. Personally, I think little of the
theory that rats spread the contagion,
for in another Instance, on investigation
we found no traces of the disease. We
shall detain this case at Swinburne Is
land, with the other members of the crew,
for 12 days. You may say for me that
there is not the least ground for appre
hension that the plague will spread."
Clark 'Denies Land Frauds.
BUTTE, Mont, July 26. Senator W. A.
Clark has filed his answer to the com
plaint In tho suit brought by the Govern
ment to vacate title to some 11,000 acres
of timber lands in Missoula County, this
state.- The answer Is a flat denial that the
lands were taken up by the entrymen
through collusion with the Senator or his
agents, and an affirmation that he was an
Innocent purchaser, for a valuable consid
eration, from those who had In good faith
bought the land from the Government.
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Not Probable Kaiser Will Mediate.
NEW YORK, July 26. There Is little
foundation for the rumor that Emperor
William has offered his services as medi
ator between the British Government and
the Boer leaders with the object of bring
ing the war in South Africa to an end.
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Tribune. The Kaiser has all along
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plate the possibility of making a repre
sentation to this country to prevent the
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of his recent friendly policy with this
country.
Clark Confirms the Report.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. United
States Senator Clark, of Montana, is here
In connection with the construction of the
Salt Lake. San Pedro & Los Angeles Rail
road, which, he says, will be completed
as rapidly as possible. He confirms the
truth of a recent statement that he is ne
gotiating for a rich copper mining con
cession in Siberia. One of his agents Is
now investigating the property.
Relief Movement at Davenport.
DAVENPORT, la., July 26. The fire of
last night devastated a district one-third
of a mile square and caused a loss of
ISOO.COO. A relief movement was Inaugur
ated this morning at a mass meeting of
citizens. Between two and three hundred,
people are homeless. Ten firemen were
Injured and one, Emil Xucht, received
serious burns. The loss of the Weyer
hauser & Denkmann Company is JSOO.OOO:
insurance, $300,000.
Neprro Killed White Woman.
FAIRMOUNT. W. Va., July 26. Foun
tain Gordon, a negro, shot and killed
Belle Campbell and fatally wounded Mat
tie Simpson, both white, at Monongah
yesterday. Belle Campbell kept a miners
boarding-house, and the shooting was the
result of a dispute over a board bill.
There is great excitement at Monongah
and it is feared an attempt will be made
to lvnch Gordon, who is In jail here.
The Sheriff has called on all of his depu
ties. Fireman and Engineer Killed.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., July 26. Freight
train No. 9, on the Choctaw. Oklahoma
& Gulf road, was wrecked near Palestine,
Ark., early this morning by running into
an open switch. Engineer Sheelly and
Fireman Symmons. both of Little Rock,
were killed, and Brakeman Wood injured.
It is believed the switch was thrown
by men intending to wreck and rob the
passenger train which was due there 'JO
minutes later.
rirjnn on the Great Issue.
CHICAGO. July 26. While here today,
W. J. Bryan, who is returning home
after a long tour of the East and South,
said:
"Imperialism Is still the great issue be
tween the two political parties. The
tariff, to be sure, is an important sub
ject, but, to my mind, heart disenso Is a
more serious malady than stomach
ache." Church Paper Incorporated.
CHICAGO, July 26. Owners of tho In
terior, the Presbyterian church organ of
the West, have Incorporated, with a cap
ital stock of $50,000. At the offices of tho
publication It is announced that (his is
the only change contemplated. Dr. W. C.
Gray, for 30 years editor of the Interior.
will continue in that capacity.
Rock Inland to lie Independent.
KANSAS CITY, July 26. The Rock
Island Railroad, which at present uses
the Union Pacific tracks between Kansas
City and Topeka, is reported to have made
arrangements to build a line of ita own
between the two points, the road to be
completed within a year.
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ElUi Invitation to Roosevelt.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 26. A formal
invitation to be present in Salt Lake dur
ing the Elks' street carnival in September,
and to christen the live elk. has been
forwarded to Vice-President Roosevelt by
a committee representing the Elk lodges
of th! city
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