Morning Oregonian., July 29, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

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HERMANN" IS SECRETIVE
HE IS UP A STUMP OX THE FOREST
RESERVE MATTER.
Evidently Would Like to See the
Proclamation Issue, bat Fears
to Go on Record.
."WASHINGTON, Jyly 23.-tft will prob
ably be some time before a forest re
serve embracing parts" of jCurry", Joseph
ine, Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon,
Is recommended by the Secretary of the
Interior. A proposition to create such
a Teserver ha been before the depart
ment for two cr three years, being orig
inally suggested by Special Agent Ed
ward Bender, of the General Land Of
fice, who wae appointed for the First
Oregon District. Mr. Bender recommend
ed that a tract of abput a dozen town
ships in Southwestern Oregon, forming
the watershed of the south fork of the
CoquIUe River and .neighboring tribu
Cariee,' be set apart as a forest reserve.
"When the recommendation came before
the department, it was indorsed by the
Director of the Geological Survey, with
a. further recommendation that the
reservation be extended to the California
State line.
Sonre time ago Commissioner Hermann,
taking up the two recommendations, for
warded them to the Secretary of the In
terior with a request that the whole mat
ter be turned over to the Geological Sur
vey, for a report upon the character of
the lands Involved, and maps of the same.
No recommendation was made, either in
favor of or against the establishment of
the reserve. In defining his stand on the
matter. Commissioner Hermann said:
"It is decidedly Improvident to make
extensive withdrawals containing large
areas of land which should not be in
cluded in reserves, and allow lieu land
selections, and then find that the de
partment was originally in error in mak
ing improvident Inclusions in the reserve
and excluding them. This has, I am sorry
to say, been the course in the past, and
has led to no end of trouble to the de
partment. We seek, hereafter, to make
full .nd complete observations before w e
recommend any further changes In the re
serves or the creation of new ones. In the
case of the Southwestern Oregon reserve,
I believed it was better to submit the mat
ter lo the Geological Survey and have
a report before any further action is
taken toward a proclamation by the
President, creating the reserve. In that
way we shall make permanent boundaries
in the beginning, and not temporary
boundaries, as has been the practice
heretofore."
Commissioner Hermann says he is per
sonally acquainted with Special Agent
Bender, -who originally recommended the
Teserve. and believes him to be a thor
oughly conscientious and straightforward
man, who has the interests of the Gov
ernment and the state at heart. He there
lore believes the creation of the reserve
recommended by the special agent
to be warranted, although he does
not express an opinion as to the
larger reserve proposed by the
survey some time ago. The Com
missioner says Bender's recommendation
covers land that Is thickly covered with
timber, and on which are but very few
settlers. These settlers, says he, would
undoubtedly prefer to retain their pres
ent holdings, were a reserve created, than
to relinquish them, as this property Is
worth high prices. In the opinion of Mr.
Hermann, a reserve In Southwestern Or
egon, if not an actual necessity, would
be of great advantage, not only in pre
serving the timber of that section, but
ae a protection to the water supply. Ow
ing to the cutting of timber which has
already progressed in that section, he
says the streams of Southwestern Ore
gon have already diminished remarkably
In site. On this account he hopes to see
some. 6tep taken which will afford an
adequate protection to the water supply.
To the best of his information, the Geo
logical Survey has made no report as to
the character of the lands In the four
counties affected, since the request of the
Secretary, If, in fact, such a request
has been made. Nor do the records of
the .Land Office show that any further
recommendations than the two above cit
ed have ever been made, asking for a re
serve In Southwestern Oregon.
So much for the Land Office side of
the case.
Careful Inquiry at the Department of
the Interior, In the Secretary's office,
failed to disclose the record of any rec
ommendation for the creation of a re
serve in Southwestern Oregon. In fact,
those records failed to show any commu
nication whatever from the General Land
Office with regard to this reserve, either
recommending a reserve by the Geologi
cal Survey or of any other character. This
was the positive statement of the chief
of division having supervision over all
forest reserve- matters, whose word, in
the absence of the Secretary, is the only
one to be taken. This much Is known,
however: he did make a faithful search
of the records, and could find no trace of
a letter of recommendation suggesting an
Inspection of thie Southwestern Oregon
forest reserve.
Not satisfied with this, The Oregonlan
correspondent spent considerable time at
the Geological Survey, looking over the
files of that office In search of a com
munication from the Secretary of the In
terior or the General Land Office, with
regard to that reserve. As far as those
files are concerned, there is no question
but what there is no record of any com
munication whatever, save that above
referred to, in which the director rec
ommends to the Secretary the withdraw
al of lands as Indicated on the map re
cently published in The Oregonlan. It
was stated most emphatically that the
survey bad never sent a party into this
Teglon for the purpose of examining the
forests, subsequent to the date of the
letter just referred to.
The letter of the Director of the Sur
vey to the Secretary was substantially
as follows, and was written In reply to
a letter asking what Information was on
file In the survey with regard to the
character of the 12 townships (276.4S0
acres) recommended for withdrawal by
Special Agent Bender:
"Of the 12 townships, only four have
been carefully examined by representa
tives of the Geological Survey.
"T. 30 S., R. 9 W., has a total stand
of timber of 115.000,000 feet, B. M.. of
which 95 per cent is fir and 5 per cent
cedar.
"T. 31 S.. R. 10 W., has a total stand
of timber of 300,000,000 feet, of which 80
per cent is fir, 10 per cent cedar and 10
per cent hemlock.
"T. 31 S., R. 11 W., has a total stand
of timber of 230,000.000 feet, of which 75
per cent is fir, 5 per cent cedar and 20
per cent hemlock.
"T. 32 S., R. 19 W., has a total stand
of timber of 115.000,000 feel, 80 per cent
being flr and 20 per cent cedar.
"It is believed that these townships
represent the entire area fairly well.
The timber does not appear to be uni
formly dlstrjbuted over the area, but It
is much heavier in some places than in
others. With the exception of a few bar
ren areas. theAentlre region is understood
to be well forested'. It is a mountainous
and somewhat Inaccessible region and it
Is not probable that the timber standing
upon it wllj be needed for the general
market for some time to come.
"The same conditions which prevail
here extend withuome slight modification
southward to the California line, this
modification consisting In "a- decrease in
the amount of timber, which, upon south
facing slopes, becomes more scant.
"I woulfl.,jicartIly .recommend setting
apart as a rorest reserve- of the tract
in question, and I would further submit
for your consideration the extension of
the limits of this proposed reserve south
ward to the California lino, taking all the
country of the Coast ranges, which have
not been subdivided."
On general principles, there Is a strong
probability that the Secretary of the
Interior will not take up the establish
ment of this reserve unless he Is forced
to do so by members of the Oregon dele
gation or by representative bodies of cit
izens of Oitogonr who have no personal
interests at stake. Just now the Secre
tary is aiming to reduce reserves that lo,
eliminate therefrom lands which were
improperly Included In the beginning, and
does not care to take up the question of
enlarging reserves or creating new ones
unless he Is absolutely compelled to do
so. In the case of the Olympic reduc
tion, the Secretary was compelled to act.
In the prcoent instance. It is the opin
ion of The Oregonlan correspondent that
the original recommendations for the es
tablishment of this reserve were made
In good faith, namely, the recommenda
tions of Special Agent Bender and the
Director of the Geological Survey. Wheth
er or not further parties have become
interested and are urging the establish
ment of this reserve for the advance
ment of their personal Interests cannot
be stated, for Commissioner Hermann
says the records in this case are not
public property and cannot be disclosed.
Without consulting his files, he says no
other recommendations have been made,
but will net give out the letters and pa
pers that are on record. The letter of
Director Walcott was procured at the
Geological Survey, where the matter is
not treated with secrecy. Certain it Ib
that Commissioner Hermann, while he
evidently would like to see a reserve
created, dares not take the responsibility
of recommending its establishment. The
Director of the Geological Survey cannot
act further, looking to a more thorough
examination, until ordered by the Secre
tary, and it Is safe to say that Secretary
Hitchcock will block the game by refus
ing to order such an examination, unless,
as stated above, he Is forced to act.
CURRY COUNTY OPPOSED TO" IT.
Will Forward a Petition Against the
Proposed Reserve.
GOLD BEACH, Or., July 28. Curry
County citizens are a unit In opposing the
proposed Southern Oregon reserve. They
propose that the officials at Washington,
D. C, shall know their pleasure in the
matter, and have prepared a petition to
Commissioner Hermann, of the General
Land Office, which will be forwarded In
a few days. The petition Is being circu
lated In all parts of the county, and Is
being generally signed. It follows:
"To Hon. B. Hermann, Commissioner of
the United States Land Office, Wash
Jngton, D. C, Greeting:
"We, your petitioners, citizens and resi
dents of Curry County, Oregon, beg leave
to express to you and to the department
you so ably represent our earnest and
most emphatic condemnation of the prop
osition to set aside a forest reserve on the
west border of Curry County, and more
especially do we wish to protest against
including the headwaters of Euchre
Creek In such reserve, for the reason
that said creek at no place extends more
than six direct miles from the ocean, and
that its lands are now all covered by
either perfected titles or by homestead or
other claims, In nearly all Instances by
young men born and raised In Curry
County.
"Wo also would recall to your mind
a fact which you must have observed In
your Intimate acquaintance with this re
gionthat the forests of Oregon on the
west slope of the Coast Range of moun
tains cannot be destroyed by ax, wind or
fire, because the great annual rainfall
and the climate speedily cause a new
growth of trees, as witness every old
logging camp In this or In Coos County.
"Under such conditions this county needs
no forest reserve, and we denounce the
policy as emanating from hasty presump
tions without adequate thought, and hos
tile, purposely or not, to the development
and prosperity of Curry County, an Iso
lated and backward county, having a
hard struggle to maintain Its organiza
tion, without being knocked down by a
blind blow from Uncle Sam.
"We furthermore respectfully suggest
that if it be the fixed purpose of your
department to set aside a forest reserve
in this county, let it bo located along
the summit, as far back from the ocean
as possible. But to establish one on Eu
chre Creek would be to Injure every lo
cator who has no title, and would also be
a disastrous blow to the substantial In
terests of Curry County, without gain to
the Government or the general public.
"Wherefore we earnestly pray you to
help your old friends and neighbors to
stem this threatened tide of disaster."
DUEL WITH RIFLES.
One Boy Was Killed, and Two Men
Suffered Broken Leg".
MEMPHIS, July28. Edwin Blalock,
dead, with a rifle ball through his brain;
M. F. Blalock, leg broken by a bullet;
Robert Wright, Sr., leg broken by a bul
let; Robert Wright, Jr., a fugitive from
justice. Such Is the result of a desperate
duel with rifles which occurred about dusk
tonight on Norrls avenue, south of the
city, and near Forest Hill Cemetery. The
tragedy grew out of a dispute between,
lWWCil HllUl, Jl., UI1U XJUWtll xiaiuA.
The fathers backed the boys up, and the
families lined up with rifles. When with
in a few yards of each other, the first
shot was fired. Then sharp and quick
came the other shots. Almost with the
first one from the side of the Wrights,
young Blalock fell with a rifle ball through
his brain. His brother Fred picked up his
rifle, and stood where his brother had
fallen. Finally the elder Wright had to
be taken off the battle ground with a
bullet In his leg, and Blalock, Injured al
most In the same way, was carried Into
his house. The two young men shot a few
times at each other as they retreated,
each toward his own home. Robert
Wright, Jr., and Edwin Blalock. the dead
boy, had a slight quarrel. Wright, it Is
said, told It around that he had given
Blalock a black eye. From this tonight's
tragedy resulted.
PncUagre of MoacT Disappears.
CHICAGO, July 28. A sack of 1000 sil
ver dollars has mysteriously disappeared
from the Commercial National Bank. It
had been left outside of the vault by
mistake when the bank closed for the
night. This is the second strange disap
pearance of a package of money be
longing to this bank within a year. De
tectives are still looking for a bundle
of 520,000 in bills, shipped by the bank
with the Adams Express Company to the
National State Bank at Burlington,
Iowa, In August last. When the package
was opened at Burlington, it contained
only clippings of paper.
Shot Into a Crowd.
CLEVELAND. July 28. In a row at
Forest City Park last night, O. B. See
fred, manager of the park, shot into a
crowd raising a disturbance, and fatal
ly Injured Thomas Murtaght Edward
Yarnham was shot 4n the knee, but not
seriously Injured. Seefred was arrested.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, July 2S. Arrived down at 11
A. M. Norwegian steamship Thyra. Sailed
at 2 P. M. Steamer Signal, from Knapp
ton. for San Francisco. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M., moderate; wind, north;
weather, foggy.
San Francisco, July 2S. Arrived
Schooner Monterey, from Coos Bay; bark
Snow Burgess, from Port Gamble; steam
er Bonlta, from Newport. Sailed Steamer
Asuncion, for Seattle.
New York, July 28. Arrived La Cham
pagne, from Havre; Norge, from Copen
hagen. Hoqulam. Wash. Sailed July 27
Schooner Willlflm Wltipman frnm TTr-
qulam for San Francisco; Schooner Kona,
irom ADeraeen ior Santa Rosalia. The
Kona carries 903,000 feet of lumber, and is
commanded by Captain F. B. DInsmore.
Warm weather weakens, but Hood's
Sarsaparllla strengthens, regardless of the
season. Try It.
PUBLIC LAND DRAWING
GRAND OKLAHOMA LOTTERY OPES
THIS MORNING. '
Thousands of Homcseekers, bnt Only
One In Thirteen Can Be
Successful.
EL RENO, July 2S. All Is expectancy
tonlght among the thousands of home
seekers here over the grand lottery that
begins tomorrow. There are 13,000 claims
to be distributed, and so each of the 165,
863 persons who have registered during
the past 15 days, have about one chance
In 13 of winning. It Is a long shot, but
every one, apparently, feels confident of
being numbered among the lucky, and
In consequence the best good nature pre
vails. While the scene lacks the great
excitement of the "run" which has here
tofore been a part of other land openings
In this part of the country, the act of
throwing open to settlement the Kiowa
Comanche reservations will not be with
out life. The drawing will take place
In the center of the city, and will be wit
nessed by thousands of people. It will be
accomplished on a large platform In the
open, around which the sloping hillside
forms a natural ampltheater. A commis
sion appointed last week by Secretary
Hitchcock and composed of William Rich
ards, Assistant Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, and who has had charge
of the registrations; D. P. Dyer, of St.
Louis. ex-United States District Attorney,
and Frank Dale, ex-Chief Justice of Okla
homa, will have charge of the drawing.
There are probably 5000 strangers here
now, and all Incoming trains are loaded.
Several state delegations have been or
ganized and paraded the streets. The
drawing will commence promptly at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning. The registrar
tlon by land districts, as approved by
the Commissioners, is, Lawton district, 88,
000. and El Reno district, 79.000, making a
total of 167,000 registrations. These fig
ures were given out by a clerk In tne
Government employ. It is believed the
largest crowd will be here tomorrow of
any day since the opening of registration.
But 500 names will be drawn tomorrow for
each of the two land districts. After the
first day the drawing will proceed with
greater rapidity, and It Is expected that
the last envelope will have been drawn
by Thursday night. The lucky ones will
be permitted to file on a claim In the
order that their numbers have been drawn
from the wheel. All applicants for home
steads have been permitted to inspect the
land beforehand, to select a claim In
case he should be lucky enough to draw a
number.
Besides the three- Commissioners ap
pointed to superintend the drawing and
the men who will draw the envelopes from
the wheel, space on the platform will be
provided for newspaper representatives.
Commissioner Richards declined tonight to
disclose the names of the 10 men who will
draw the numbers from the wheel, and
said their selection would not ba made
until Just before the drawing begins.
INDIANS AFTER LANDS.
Will File on Best Tracts Under Law
Passed in 1S87.
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 2S. Keo
Tuck, a Sac Indian, has given notice at
the land office at El Reno of his Inten
tion to file upon the quarter section of
land adjoining" the townslte of Lawton,
which will be the principal town In the
new country of the Kiowa-Comanche res
servatlons. This Is probably the most
valuable tract out of the entire 13,000 to
be opened. The application Is made
under a section of the United States stat
utes passed In 1887, which gives to every
homeless Indian the right to go to any
part of the public domain and make entry
for any tract of land that Is not In the
possession of a homesteader. The section
has never been repealed, and the right of
the Indians who have no allotments or
who were omitted from the tribal rolls
Is one that It Is stated they can exer
cise at any time.
With Keo Tuck there are 60 members
of the Sac and Fox tribe, who purpose
to make filings, and attorneys through
out the country are searching for other
Indians who have lost their tribal rela-
tlons, and who have not secured posses
sion of homestead tracts. It is believed
there are 600 In the two territories who
can secure choice claims in the new coun
trv in advance of the ones who have reg-
SOMETIME IN
Teacher Now. In that great naval battle of .Santiago, where the ships of
SSHJ1 a"?1 un,ted, states were arrayed against one another, who were the
opposing commanders?
loung Amerlcasampson and Schley.
Istered by simply making their filings.
The plan is to select the lands they de
sire, and then go Into court and ask for
a restraining order to prevent the regis
ters and receivers from accepting filings
on the tracts selected. This will, if suc
cessful, give (the Indians time to perfect
their title to the best quarter sections of
land In the new country.
SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON.
Case of Radellffe Assnnics an Intcr
nati6nal Aspect.
DENVER., July 28. William Radellffe,
owner of the lease on the Grand Mesa
Lakes, In Delta County, has be"eh sum
moned to Washington for consultation
with the State Department. This gives an
International aspect to the recent shoot
ing" of two men by a Deputy Game War
den, and the burning of Radcllffe's hotel
and the threatened lynching of himself by
a. mob of Delta. County tltlzens. Radellffe
Says he Is a subject of King Edward, and
has appealed to his government to pro
tect his life, and have him reimbursed
for the loss of his property.
For Another Monte Carlo.
LONDON, July 28. "Budapest papers
are filled," says a dispatch to the Daily
Express from the Hungarian capital.
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Also a host of other refreshing drinks, such as milk, cold tea or
coffee, cider, lemonade, etc.
In Our Photo Dept.
We are receiving Films, Plates,
Cameras, and all the new Pho
tographic Inventions dally.
Two free dark rooms.
"with accounts of a project to be pro
moted by American finance for the. crea
tion of another, but more luxurious,
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posite the upper end of the city. In the
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NEGRO ALMOST LYNCHED.
Started Fight Which Ended in Death
of One Jinn and Injuries to Others.
CAMBRIDGE, O., July 2S. One man
dead, one missing, another probably fatal,
ly shot, and a fourth man with the back
of his head crushed In, with the threat
ened lynchlns of a negro. Is the result of
a free-for-all fight at King's mines today,
near the Black Top mines, where a riot
between Hungarian and Slavish miners
occurred Saturday. The dead man Is
Grant Taylor, who had been warned to
leave the neighborhood. All are miners.
Lawrence Bushby, colored, started the
rotv by crushing a man's head with a
rock. It took the Sheriff to prevent his
being lynched.
Charged With Embezzlement.
KANSAS CITY. July 28. W. J. Reed, a
Chicago business man, was arrested here
today on a warrant sworn out by W..N.
Gemmel, a lawyer of this city. The war
rant makes specific charges of embezzle
ment of 5400 In money and property from
Horace H. Stoddard, a Chicago capitalist.
Attorney Gemmel also charges Reed with
forgeries aggregating $14,000, by which
the First National Bank of Chicago was
victimized. Reed says his part In the al
leged forgeries wab only to negotiate va-
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St. Paul Pioneer Press.
rlous .notes taken from a
agency by a Chicago clerk.
mercantile
Man Thrcvr Aeld In Woman' Pace.
MUNCIE, Ind July 23. Peter Tillbury,
an Ironworker, called on Mrs. Mary Torry
tonight and threw the contents of a small
bottle of carbolic acid Into her face. The
acid burned out the woman's eyes and
burned her neck, breast and arms fright
fully. Tillbury had vainly pleaded with
the woman to marry him.
Shot While Trying to Brcalc Jail,
MONTICELLO, Fla., July 2S.-Simon
Williams, a murderer under sentence to
be hanged on, August S, today shot and
fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff KUpatrUk
In making an, attempt for liberty, and was
shot dead by another officer.
Shot by Prominent Horseman.
BOLIVIA, 111., July 23. In a quarrel to
day, David Hazlett, a prominent horse
man, shot and mortally wounded Jefferson
Garglls, an employe of the- Indianapolis,
Decatur & Western Railroad.
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THIS WEEK WILL PROBABLY END
THE STEEL STRIKE.
President Shaffer Has Called a Con
ference of the Lnhor Leaders
for Tomorrow.
PITTSBURG, July 28. The strike of the
steel and tinworkers of the Amalgamated
Association against the United States Steel
Corporation will probably be settled this
week. The conference held In New York
Saturday between the officials of the
United States Steel Corporation and Pres
ident T. J. Shaffer and Secretary John
Williams, of the workers' organization,
has resulted in paving the way for re
newal of negotiations between the two
conflicting interests. It is said that a
basis for a conference has been arrived
at. This basis will not be divulged until
later this week. If the basis is satisfac
tory to the general executive committee
of the Amalgamated Association, the con
ference between the association and the
manufacturers will proceed at once. If,
on the other hand, that basis Is not what
the Amalgamated Association considers
negotiable grounds, the strike will con
tinue. President Shaffer and Secretary
Williams, of the Amalgamated Associa
tion, returned from New York this morn
ing. They spent many hours in conference
with the leading officials of the steel tru3t
and came home with hopes for an early
ending of the strike.
In Pittsburg little was known of the
conference, but the greatest Interest In
the outcome was shown among the man
ufacturers. Vice-President Bope, of the
Carnegie Steel Company, said he had
heard absolutely nothing of the results,
and did not know that the conference
was on. I. W. Jenks, general manager of
the American Steel Hoop Company, and
Superintendent Harper, of the same com
pany, were equally In the dark.
President Shaffer was seen this evening
but refused absolutely to talk In refer
ence to his trip to New York.
Secretary Williams was found at his
home this evening. He admitted that he
had been with President Shaffer and J.
P. Morgan in New York. He would not
say what had taken place there. He
said he was pledged to secrecy. Asked
whether the terms printed In the morn
ing papers covered the strike situation, he
replied they were purely guesswork. No
arrangements could be made without the
consent of the general executive commit
tee of the organization. It is learned
here that a meeting of the executive board
has been .called for Tuesday.
Additional information regarding the
New York meeting of the industrial lead
ers was afterwards picked up from reli
able sources. .It was stated that the two
Amalgamated officials left Pittsburg Fri
day night, and when they arrived in New
York went direct to the private office of
Mr. Morgan. The meeting between the
Pittsburg mn and Mr. Morgan lasted
from about 11 In the morning until 4 In
the afternoon. At no time did the con
ference adjourn to the offices of the
United States Steel Corporation. During
the conference, President Schwab and
Judge E. H. Gary were present most of
the time. Another conferee was Mr. Daw
kins, one of Mr. Morgan's partners. The
Amalgamated officials directed their at
tention almost entirely to Mr. Morgan
and President Schwab. They went over
the grounds on which the strike began
and discussed a settlement basis. After
exchanging views with 'the steel officials,
Mr. Shaffer and Mr. Williams left the
office. "
In explanation of the hurried trip of the
two officers to New York. It was said that
until nearly 5 o'clock in the afternoon
neither of the officers knew they would be
required a leave Pittsburg. Prior to that
time, Colbnel George M. B. Harvey, man.
ager of Harvey Bros., the New York
publishers, was a caller at the office of
President Shaffer. When Colonel Harvey
left the "invitation to go to New York
had been extended and accepted. It waa
positively stated that the meeting be
tween the heads of the Amalgamated As
sociation and the United States Steel Cor
poration was due to no other person or
persons than Colonel Harvey. Secretary
Williams today denied that M. M. Garland
or John Bishop had anything to do with
the conference in any way, so far as he
knew.
It Is believed that before the end of
the week the mills will all be ready to
run again, providing repairs undertaken
since the strike began are done. Should
the whole project fall of coming to an
amicable end. however, the fight promises
to be more bitter than ever.
Informed of Coming Conference.
WHEELING, W. Va., July 2S. Vice
President Walter Larkln, of the Amal
gamated Association's local district, stated
to the Associated Press tonight that he
was Just In receipt of & call from Presi
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executive board of the Amalgamated As
sociation, to be held on Tuesday morning
In Pittsburg. Mr. Larkln said that the
call meant that another conference would
be held by the board with the representa
tives of the steel combine Tuesday at
Pittsburg. He feels confident that the
strike will be settled at this conference.
No New In New York.
NEW YORK, July 2S. There was no
news concerning the steel strike obtain
able In New York today for the reason
that the magnates most Interested were
out of the city. President Schwab also
kept away from his apartments during the
day and up to a late hour tonight.
UNION LEADERS ARRESTED.
Charged With Robbery and Running:
Lahorcrn Ont of Town.
NORTHPORT. Wash., July 28. Two of
the leaders in the Smelter Men's Union
are under arrest. It Is asserted that they
ran three workmen four miles down the
track, under threats of dire vengeance
if they returned. It is alleged also that
the leaders beat their victims severely
with beer bottlos and ended the night's
work with robbing one man of ?35. The
charges against them are assault with a
deadly weapon and highway robbery.
Mort Reed, vice-president of the union,
and Louis Cook, a prominent member,
are the men under arrest. They were
given a preliminary hearing before Jus
tice Travis. The hearing was continued
until Monday. The prisoners have been
served with warrants, and are at lib
erty on their own recognizance. The local
officials did not think It necessary to de
mand bail.
DEMAND INCREASE AND CONTRACT.
Flonrlnff Mill Employe Can Get Ad
vance, hut No More.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 28. The 535 nail
ers and packers in the 22 flour mills of
Minneapolis have presented to their em- i
ployers a demand for an Increase of .
wages. They also demand a contract ior
five years. The employers have agreed
to raise the wages, but will enter Into no
contract, t The men met today and de-
elded UDon a demand for only a one-year !
contract. Tomorrow the revised demands ,
will be nresented. If an active strike Is I
declared the nailers and packers will have
the support or the thousands of other em
ployes in the mills.
More Molder Imported.
SHARON, Pa., July 28. The American
Steel Casting Company yesterday Import
ed another carload of molders and clippers
to nil thf ninrps nf strikers. The men i
were brought from the Eastern part of I
the State In a special car. ine siriKcrs
made no demonstration on account of the
Inlunctlon secured against them In the
courts. The company expects to Import
another carload this week. It Is not prob
able the grievances of the men will be
arbitrated for some time, as the company
seems determined to break the strike
without making any concessions.
A NATIONAL CALAMITY.
View the Berlin Bourse Take
of
the New German Tariff BUI.
BERLIN, July 2S.The weekly financial
reviews read like concessions of national
financial signs. The Kreuz Zeltung begins
thus:
"No week passes without revealing out
rageous mismanagement In some German
stock company. A feeling of deep humil
iation, therefore, burdens the mercantile
classes, growing heavier and heavier. The
German name is tarnished before foreign
countries for years, and the whole na
tion must suffer In consequence."
The Vosslsche Zeltung says: "Swindling
operations like those of Schmidt and Ter
Linden can be performed only In an era
of financial credulity, like the one we
have Just had."
The National Zeltung complains that the
Improvement of the market is prevented
by a growing distrust, which Is continual
ly looking for Irregularities, and crimes In
the management of companies.
The tone of the week's market Is mir
rored In the foregoing quotations. The
causes were the publication of the condi
tion of the Lelpzlger Bank, showing a
state of things much more rotten than
had been expected. The Ter Linden reve
lations, which caused heavy losses to va
rious banks, and forced the liquidation of
the Rhelnlsche Bank and of a private
bank In Crefeld; the run on a savings
bank In Hanover, the curtailment of hours
In the Westphallan coal mines, and finally
the tariff bill, which the Bourse regards
as a national calamity.
The only strength the market displayed
was In domestic government funds. Amer
ican railway securities were more active
than usual, and there was special activity
In Canadians. This movement, however,
was wholly dependent upon New York,
and fluctuated sharply.
The German revenue from customs and
internal duties for the June quarter
showed a decline of 10,500,000 marks.
Germany's foreign trade for the first
six months of this year shows import-
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declined 106.500.000 marks, and exports de
clined 73,000.000.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Hardening Tendency In New York:
Had a Good Effect.
LONDON, July 2S. The supply of money
was rather scanty last week, as the gov
ernment's disbursements, after the pay
ments on the consol loan, were small.
Consequently, although there was Uttlo
demand, the rates remained steady. Amer
ican stocks were dull. A quiet liquida
tion proceeded In many centers, and It Is
believed this about concludes the liquida
tion. Therefore, with prices at about tho
lowest figures, a favorable reaction may
reasonably be expected. At present, how
ever, there Is little local enthusiasm. Nor
Is there any Continental support, tho
Continental bourses having troubles oC
their own.
Hope Is pinned to Americans, and tho
hardening tendency In New York has been,
followed by somewhat more steadiness lr
London. A settlement of the steel strike
would aid materially. Authentic figures
as to the extent of the damage to crops
In the United States are eagerly awaltect,
for their effect upon grangers.
Home rails were fairly steady. In spite,
of the distressing dividend reports. The
bears sold short recklessly In anticipation'
of unfavorable news, but the real holders
did not throw over to any great extent.'
Consequently, the bears were forced to
cover, which had the effect of upholding
prices.
Died Trylnor to Save One He Loved.
LOUISVILLE. July 2S. It developed to-'
day that Max Belovltch, the cigar manu
facturer who lost his life In the fire that'
I destroyed the Bagely-Graham photo-,
I graphic supply store last night, dashed.
up the stairs to save the life of a young
woman to whom he was greatly attached,
and whom he believed to be In a flat
above,
Policeman James Purdon. who,
also lost his life, went upstairs In the
burning building In an effort to save the
man. Fire Captain Timothy Lehan, Fire
man Burnett Hardin. Charles Kellar.
Charles Brown and Harry Swain and Po
liceman John Hepp were Injured either by
being overcome by heat or smoke, or by
falling Into the cellar of the burning
building. None cf them are seriously
hurt. The pecuniary loss Is small.
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CHICAGO. July 2S. The Baptist Young
People's Association of America brought
the convention of their society to a close
at the Collspum tonight before one of the
largest audiences of the four days' gatli-
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