THE MORNING OREGONTAN, MONDAY. AUGUST 5, 1901.
EMPRESS IS SINKING
RELATIVES HURRYING TO THE
BEDSIDE AT CROXBERG.
The Physician Reports That Her
Strentth'Is Raptdlr Diminishing
Kiafe Edvrard Starts.
HOMBURG, Aug. 4. The Empress,
Crown Princess Frederick "William, Prince
Eltel Frederick, and Prince August Will
iam arrlVed at Cronberg, where the Dow
ager Empress Frederick is lying danger
ously 111, at a late hour tonight. Other,
royal personages who have arrived arc
Prince Adolph of Schaumburg-Ldppe,
Prlnc and Princess Frederick Carl of
Hesse, and the Crown Prince and Prin
cess of Greece. Emperor William has
not arrived. He Is expected there at 3
A. M. tomorrow. Professor Renvers. the
specialist, wired His Majesty to come In
all haste.
The following bulletin concerning the
condition of the patient was issued this
afternoon:
"The external disease from which Her
Majesty is suffering, and which for years
has been slowly Increasing, has in the
course of the last few weeks extended to
the internal regions. Her Majesty's
strength is diminishing rapidly. She is
conscious and at the present without
pain. RENVERS."
King: Edward Start Today.
TONDON, Aug. 4. King Edward, who
has been staying at Cowes, has arranged
to leave Portsmouth at 3 A. M. tomor
row by a special train, which is due to
arrive In London at 5 A. M. He will pro
ceed Immediately from London by epecial
train and boat via Flushing to the bed
side of his sister. It Is not yet known
"whether Queert Alexandra will accom
pany1 liim. - The Duke of Cambridge is
already In Cronbefg.
'.LONDON, Aug. 5.3fT:20 A. M. King Ed
ward has postponed his departure from
Portsmouth for Cronberg until 3 P. M.
today.
THE RUSSIA FAMINE.
Acute Destitution In the District o
Elizabeth Grnd.
T. PETERSBURG, July 22. A travelei
chancing Into the district of Elizabeth
Grad, Province of Kherson, South Rus- .
eia, -would firfd men and women who, en
dowed with -serviceable visual powers as
long as the sun Is visible, become totally
blind the moment the twilight sets in, and
must be led home. This Is one of the
queerest diseases known to medical
science, and is one of the camp-followers
of the iamlne which is not officially ad
mitted to exist In this dlstHct.
In,- correspondence from here, mention
has been made from time to time of the
drouth which visited many, though not
large, districts of Russia last year, and of
the efforts made by the government to al
leviate the suffering arising from it. The
Ministry of the Interior repeatedly de
clared the famine had been conquered,
food had been distributed, and seed corn
provided. The necessity for private be.
nevolence was reluctantly admitted at
one toe In the Winter, but later the ex
istence of severe w ant was denied. News,
papers received during the last few
months contain occasional letters deplet
ing the situation In anything else than
the rosy colors which the government
organs used. The government answered b
a communique recapitulating what had
been done and repeating former asser
tions that all was as well as could be
expected, and then the newspapers re
celved a secret circular forbidding fur
ther mention of the subject. The exist
ence of famine was an inconvenient fact
at a lime when negotiations were pending
for foreign loans. Access to the famine
districts was made difficult for non-resi-uents.
and the charity workers who were
not directly under the control of the
state were sent to their homes, and the
agencies they had created were placed
under the Red Cross. These measures
did not still the natural curiosity to as.
certain the truth about the matter, and
certain people with influence which could
not be ignored sent) a trustworthy young
man to Elizabeth Grad to Investigate. He
has just returned. Without going into
details, he reports the following' facts:
"The city and district of Elizabeth
Grad, with a population of 000,000, are suf
fering now from famine and disease Inci
dent upon famine. The investigator found:
"L General destitution.
"2. Many cases of acute destitution.
"i. Some people dying of starvation.
"4. Spotted or 'hunger typhus' pre
valent. "Hunger typhus fever is an unfailing in
dication that poverty has sharpened Into
want. Whole families are attempting to
live on rations allowed a child. The gov
ernment rule is to omit persons not ac
tually sick with disease who can be
labeled as able-bodied working people.
There is little or no work to be found,
consequently rations cannot be had un
til they re no longer of much benefit.
The government gave minimum quanti
ties in the first place, and delivered sup
plies of seed corn and food stuffs to the
nearest railway stations. The peasants,
(having already been forced to sell their
horses, were unable to secure the supplies
bo furnished In many cases without giv
Sng ..lare part to draymen. The- in
vestigator was told that those conver
eant with local resources and not in the
confidence of the Governor were utterly
unable to see how the souls and bodies of
the majority of the population were to
be held together until the new crops
should be harvested and Available."
Mention has already been, made of the
advice of the Novoe Vremya recently to
Japan td forget Corea and solace herself
with Chinese territory opposite Formosa
and various Islands of the Pacific, in
cluding the Philippines and the Hawaiian
Islands. Russia would help Japan to se
cure these possessions with diplomatic
advice and other support.
The Bourse Gazette, which claims to
represent the commercial Interests of
Russia, subscribes to all of this. Thia
Journal observes:
"As a matter of fact, Russia expects
nothing from Japan except renunciation
of her designs on Corea. After Russia
has employed colossal means in her civ
lizing mission in EJast Asfa, she is In
duty bound to guard the Independence
of the peninsula which lies in the path
between Port Arthur and Vladivostpck.
But in addition to Corea there are large
territories In Southern China and numer
ous Island groups couth Of Formosa, arid
In Russia nobody has ever denied the
'justification of Japan's ambition for ter
ritorial expansion." .
Vice-Admiral Makaroff, who recently
entered upon a. polar expedition, has been
heard from. In a letter from Tromsoe,
dated June 4, he intended directing his
course via North Cape to the Admiralty
Peninsula and Spitsbergen. He will
skirt the north edge of the Gulf Stream,
and establish a provision depot and a
letter will be left on Nova .Zembla. The
further course will be dependent upon
events. Under favorable conditions it is
the explorer's intention to seek a Junc
tion with M. Borizoff, who Is also ex
pected in these waters, or go from the
northeast edge of Nova Zembla to Port
Dickson a route which remains still un
explored. He will make inquiries for
traces of Baron Tell, and leave a letter
and provision depot. An attempt wiUTje
made to go farther .North, and a letter
and provision depot Is to be left at Cape
Flora, on the south side of Franz Josef
land. The same procedure will be re
peated on the north side, where the Duke
of Abruzzl wintered, if this can he at
. talned. However, If the ice can be pene
trated early enough and coal Is still pres
ent, an attempt will be made to go west
from Spltzbergen to Cartograph. This
programme Is rather extensive for two or
three months.
TJaont Made Another Attempt.
PARIS, Aug. 4. M. fcantos-Duraont, the
Brazilian aeronaut, made another unsuc
cessful attempt this evening to win the
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jjj.i4bc, xw,vw tfctiiito, vi&cicu uy iu. j
ible balloon. He started from the grounds
of the Aero-Club, the Par D'Aero Station
at St. Cloud, and headed for the Eiffel
Tower. When over Longchamps, the
guiderope caught In a tree He got clear,
but finding he could not cover the course
within the time limit, he returned to St
Cloud eight and a half minutes after the
start, having covered about half the dis
tance to the Eiffel tower.
Turbine Boat Viper "Wrecked.
LONDON, Aug. 4. The British torpedo
boat destroyer Viper struck a rock off
the Island of Alderney in the English
Channel, and is a total wreck. There was
no loss of life. The Viper was the only
vessel in the British navy fitted with
turbine engines. During her speed trials
she attained 3&Vi knots and was pro
nounced capable of doing 31 knots. At
that time she was handled by an inex
perienced crew and her builders believed
she would yet attain 34 knots.
To Concentrate the Blnclce.
LONDON, Aug. 5. The military admin
istration In South Africa, according to
various dispatches from Johannesburg
and Kroonstadt. has determined to con
centrate into camps natives who are out
side of the garrisoned towns, destroying
their kraals and mealies, so as to shut off
this source of food to the Boers.
Condition of Prince of Orleans.
PARIS. Aug. 4. The Due de Chartres,
father of Prince Henry D'Orleans, has re
ceived the following dispatch from
Saigon:
"Slightly better. Hope Is again felt."
Steyn Open Xegotintlonft.
KROONSTADT, Orange River Colony,
Aug. 4. Two Boers came Into the Brit
ish lines today under a flag of truce with
a letter from ex-President Steyn.
The Ophlr at Mauritian.
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Aug. 4 The
British royal yacht Ophir, bearing the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arid York,
has been sighted.
DECREASE IS NOT REAL
Manufactured Exports of the United
Stated Are No Leak.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Exports of
manufacture! from the United States
show an apparent decrease of $23,-
342,583 in the fiscal year 1901, com
pared with 1900. The detailed figures hav
ing just been completed "by the Treasury,
Bureau of Statistics, It is now practicable
to analyze the figures and see how much
of it Is real and how much of that which
Is real is due to temporaty causes.
As has already been explained by the
Bureau of Statistics, the export figures of
1901 do not include the exports to the
Hawaiian Islands or te Porto Rico, which
are nowcustoms districts of the United
States. The shipments of domestic prod
ucts to Porto Rico were during the year
$6,861,917, and Including the foreign with
the domestic products, exceeded 57.000,000.
For the shipments from the United States
to the Hawaiian Islands there are no
official statistics, the exporters having
taken advantage of the letter of the law
and refused to give this information to
the Bureau of Statistics; but'ther Col
lector of Customs at Honolulu estimates
the shipments to those islands from the
United States during the year at fully
$20,000,000. This makes $27,000,000, which
should be added to the export statement
in an attempt to compare the figures of
the present year with those of 1900.
An analysis of the exports from the
United States to Porto Rico and the Ha
waiian Islands last year shows that fully
two-thirds were manufactures, and assum
ing this as a basis of the calculations for
the present year, there should be added
$18,000,000 to the statement of manufac
tures exported from the United States,
bringing the total up to 1428,000,000, or only
$5,000,000 below that of last year. The ex
ports to China from the United States
fell off about $5,000,000 in 2901, compared
with 1900. the fall being due entirely to
temporary causes. An examination of
our exports to China In 1900 shows that
practically all are manufactures, so that
the temporary reduction of exports to
China due to the unsettled conditions in
that country, coupled with the absence
of export statistics for Hawaii and Porto
Rico, fully equals the entire decrease In
our exportE of manufactures.
In four important articles of our man
ufactured exports, however, there Is a
material reduction In the value of exports
in 1901, compared with 1900. These arti
cles are: First, copper, a reduction of
$14,500,000; second, Iron and steel, a de
crease of $4,600,000, which Is entirely ac
counted for by the absence of figures on
the exports to Hawaii, to which the ex
ports of iron and stfeel alone from the
United States last year were over $5,000,
000; thlrdr mineral oils, in which there Is
a reduction of $3,800,000 in value, and
which is due entirely to a reductSon in the
export price of oils, the number of
gallons exported having actually Increased
from 817,599,499 gallons In 1900 to 870,498,964
gallons In 1601; fourth, cotton manufac
tures, a reduction of $3,700,000, which Is
entirely due to the temporary falling off
in our exports to China, the decrease In
exports of cotton goods to China in 1901,
compared with 1900, being $4,183,000, or
more than the entire decrease in total
exports of cotton manufactures. Taking
the entire available list of exports of man
ufactures, numbering about 200 distinct
articles or classes of articles, It is found
that 60 per cent show an increase in value
as compared with last year, while In a
Considerable number of those showing a
decrease the loss is entirely due to the
reduction in price per unit the actual
quantities being In several cases greater
and tue values less than last year.
Tle following table shows the exports
In 1900 and 1901, of all manufactures in
which the total exports In 1901 exceeded
$1,-500,000:
1900. 1901.
Iron and steel mnfrs..$121,913,54S $117,319,270
Retired mineral oils.. 68,247,683 64,425,869
Copper, mnfrs. of.... 57,852,960 43,267,021
Leather, mnfrs. of.. 27,233,010 27,923,653
Cotton mnfrs 24.003.0S7 20,272,41b
Agricul. implements.. 16,099,149 16,313,434
Chemicals, drugs and
dyes .. 13,203,610 14.384.44S
Wood mnfrs 11,232,838 11,097,042
Paper and mnfrs. of.. 6,215,833 7,439,001
Scientific Instruments 6,435,766 7,301,231
Paraffin , 8,602,723 6.857.2S8
Tobacco mnfrs 6,010,141 5,092,603
Foers 4,441,833 4,302.776
Carriages, horse cars 3,794,138 4.210,103
Railway cars 2,558.323 4,195,015
Books, maps. etc.... 2,943,435 3,471,243
Spirits, distilled 2,278,111 S.054.70S
India rubber and
gurta percha mnfrs 2,367,788 3,017,253
Musical Instruments.. 1,958,779 2,780,796
Bicycles 3,553.149 2,515.729
Clocks and watches.. 1,977,694 2,340,751
Glass and glassware. 1,936,119 2,126,309
Paints and colors.... 1,902.367 2,036,343
Brass mnfrs 1,866,727 2,007,450
Starch 2,604,362 2.005,865
Sugar, refined 1.004,135 2,969,596
Malt liquors 2,139,216 1,723,040
Gun powder and oth
er explosives 1,891,604 1,712,102
Soaps 1,774,024 1.569,180
Wool mnfrs 1.300.362 1,542.682
Marble, stone mnfrs.. 1.677,169 1,638,314
Collision on the Xevr York Central.
LOCKPORT, N. T.f Aug. 4.-A Pan
Amerlcan special, heavily loaded, and a
regular train collided a few miles east
of this city early this morning on the
New York Central. Thomas Hyland, an
engineer, and George Webb, a fireman,
were killed and a fireman was severely
injured. The passengers of Doth trains
were thrown Into a panic by the shock,
but none was seriously Injured. A mis
take In carrying out meeting orders
caused the collision.
A Pertinent Query. "And Just In the nick
of time." said Major Bluff, describing an al
leged experience in the Philippines, "I was
rescued. That was an awful ordeal. I was
afraid every minute I would become hope
lessly insane." "And didn't you?" Inquired
Miss Bbarpe. Philadelphia. Press.
DEFENSES FOR LEGATIONS
FR.OVIDIXG .BARRACKS ffOR,
TROOPS AT PEKIN.
Chinese Resume Their Old Habits of
Jostling: and Cursing; Foreign
ersRights of Converts.
PEKINi Aug. 4. American and Euro
pean residents assert that the demeanor
of the Pekln populace Is constantly be
coming more unfriendly, and that as the
allied troops depart the Chinese resume
their old habits of Jostling and cursing
foreigners In the streets.
The legation defenses are now approach
ing comrotlon. eGnerally spe'aklng, they
conslst of brick walls from 15 to 20 feet
high and from three to four feet thick,
loopholed for rifles. The Ministers of the
powers Ignored the plan for a uniform
system of defenses submitted by the Gen
erals, and consequently the governments
are working Independently. It Is the pol
icy of the Ministers to avoid conspicuous
work of defense, lest they prove an Ir
ritant, provoking instead of preventing
hostilities. Most of the engineers have
recommended stronger defenses than the
Ministers will sanction.
Major Edgar B. Robertson, of the Ninth
Infantry, who commands the United
States Legation guard, has written to Mr.
Rockhill torotest against what he calls
"the defenseless portion of our legation,"
reporting that It Is exposed to attack on
four sides. Mr. Rockhill has replied that
it is not Intended to maintain a fortress,
but merely a wall for protection agalpst
unexpected mob violence. The wall Is
made of brick, out of deference to Chinese
pride.
The French and Italians still remain
here. The non-fulfillment of the agree
ment to evacuate public places In a fort
night causes some inconvenience to the
military authorities. Only the German
barracks have been completed. The
French barracks have hardly been begun.
The troops are grumbling over being com
pelled to give up comfortable quarters
and to find temporary camps.
RIGHTS OF CHINESE CONVERTS.
Proclamation Defining Relations Be
tween Magistrate and Christians.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. The State De
partmpnt has received a copy of a re
markable proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Yuen, of Shang Tung, June 7, de
fining the relations that must exist be
tween the Magistrates and the Christian
natives. The proclamation deals with the
subject in language o energetic as to
make it evident that the Chinese Magis
trates will not allow the missionaries to
exercise the same Influence as heretofore
in local affairs or In any other than
religious matters In the future. Gov
ernor Yuen states that he has received
many reports from Chinese officials that
"unworthy members of the church were
practicing their religion simply for the
protection which it afforded them, and
were setting .aside the law of the land
and seeking occasions for quarrel, and
that such affairs were dally Increasing
in number." In reply to an appeal to have
the foreign "Consuls and missionaries de
vise a method for cheeking the trouble.
Governor Yuen demands to know why his
subofnclals have not obeyed his previous
Instructions, requiring them to administer
exact justice without regard to whether
offenders are Christians or not. He
points out that "the missionaries are
merely preachers of religion. They have
no authority whatever to Interfere In the
affairs of the Chinese people, nor any
power to exercise official functions, as
everybody ought to I now."
Therefore the Governor enjoins his Mag
istrates to make no distinction between
church and people, to let no one else pre
sume to exercise his authority for con
trolling the people. He concluded that,
should people Insult the Christians be
cause they practice their religion, the
officials must vigorously suppress the dis
turbance; while, on the other hand,
should a member of the church drag in
his religion when his suit is one that has
nothlng to do with church matters, and
the missionary force himself Into the case,
then the Magistrate should not hesitate
to controvert and reprove as the facts
may Justify, and deal with the case ac
cording to reason.
Ruflaia Strengthening Her Grip.
LONDON, Aug. 5. The Times publishes
the following dispatch from Pekln, dated
August 2:
"The draft of the protocol proposes that
the new tariff shall come into operation
October 1.
"Russia is displaying renewed activity
in Manchuria and is strengthening her
grip on Nlu Chwang.
"It Is expected that Li Chen Fong, son
of LI Hung Chang, will be appointed Min
ister to RuEsla, to continue the baneful
policy Inaugurated by LI Hung Chang.
"It Is reported that the French Intend
to build a railway from Pao Ting Fu to
Tien Tsln direct, with or without Chinese
consent."
GENERAL WALKOUT.
(Continued from First PaeeO
an application will be made to the United
States Court In Cleveland for an Injunc
tion to restrain them from p'cketlng the
approaches to the mill. If the Injunction
is granted, they say It will be broken,
and this step will bring matters to an
Immediate issue. Tonight mills No. 1, 2,
4 and 6 are lighted up, ready to begin
work at 3 A. M.
"There Is a feeling of unrest among
the operative potters of East Liverpool
and Well5ille, and the owners of the
plants are fearful lest they come out In
sympathy with the steel workers. There
are 9000 operatives In the potteries In the
two towns. The railroad brak'emen on the
C. and P. division will hold a meeting
Tuesday to map out a course of action.
They are heartily In sympathy with the
strikers, and may decide to come out In
sympathy."
Wheeling, W. Va., reports:
"The 'organization of the first military
company by a labor organization was put
under way last night by Crescent Lodge,
Amalgamated Association, and today so
popular Is the plan that the members of
the labor unlonf by tha hundred are dis
cussing It favorably, and the indications
are that a very large percentage of
Wheeling's union labor will soon be un
der military discipline. The two full
companies formed In Crescent Lodge will
not be In any way controlled by the
state, but will be as Independent as are
the military companies of secret and re
ligious organizations. Their officers will
be empowered to order action," but only in
the line of self-defense, or in the defense
of the property 6f their employers when
endangered by mobs. Their constitution
declares that their Interests and that ot
their employers are identical. Only when
property Is endangered will they act. The
Amalgamated, Association Is ready to
close all trust mills on a strike order.
Workers in Independent mills have
pledged 20 per cent of all earnings to the
strike fund, and Crescent Lodge has re
solved to give half, if the National board
can use It. There are 3000 men in the in
dependent mills. Business is already se
riously affected, workmen generally mak
ing preparations for a long selge. The
general strike order will affect 13,000 men
in the Wheeling district. All the trust
mills are fully organized, but the River
side and. Bellalre, and there the men have
partial organization."
SOUNDING THE FEDERATION.
May Be Called Upon to Aid the Great
Steel Strike.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. President
Shaffer and other members,of the execu-.
tlve board of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workeri have
"been sounding the American Federation
of Labor as to the extent the Idttef body
can be depended upon In supporting the
great steel strike how under way. '
With this object In view President
Shaffer, Secretary Willlama, B. I. Dayls,
M. F. Tighe arid John CKappeUe came to
Washington after the announ6ement ih
New York of their failure td reach an
agreement with the United States Steel,
officiate. They reached this city late
last night and registered at one of the
downtown hotels. Their presence in the
city was known to only a few people,
they departed for Pittsburg this fore
noon. .While here the committee had two
extended Interviews with General Sec
retary Frank Morrison, the principal of
ficer of the American Federation of La
bor, ndw in the city, President Gompers
being awav for a few days' visit td the
north. Mr. Morrison did not want to
discuss the object of the committee's visit.
He would not say specifically to what
extent the Federation would aid the
Amalgamated Association. He confined
himself to the general statement that
the committee had come Vo Washington
for a conference with the officials of the
American Federatkfn of Labor as to the
best methods of procedure in carrying on
the strike. The Amalgamated Associa
tion, Mr, Morrison said, was affiliated
with the Federation and was entitled to
the co-operation and aid of the greater
body in conducting the strike movement
to an effective and successful issue. Mr.
Morrison expressed himself as confident
of the ultimate victory of the 6teel work
ers and felt certain that the Federation
of Labor would give them all the aid In
its power. He was asked specifically
whether orders would be issued for an
extension of the strike to affiliated
branches of labor and regarding the
matter of financial assistance to the steel
strikers, but declined to answer the
questions. The members of the general
council of the Federation of Labor are
within reasonable distance of Washing
ton and If. any decisive action Is to be
(aken by the Federation In aiding the
steel strikers, It fe probable a mfeetirig of
the council will be called for the 'purpose.
President Gompers is expected to return
to Wnshlngton early in the week, prob
ably tomorrow.
Predicts Strikers' Failure.
MILWAUKEE, Aug, 4. 'If President
Shaffer carries out his intention of order
ing a general strike, It will mean the
absolute annihilation of the Amalga
mated Association and a second Home
stead affair," said Superintendent George
L. Reis, of the Illinois Steel Company,
tonight. "As to whether or not a strike
will be ordered in our mills, I cannot
say.
"It seems to me to be a mistaken pol
icy to throw thousands of men out of
work merely on a matter of sentiment,
and this is all the present strike amounts
to, In my opinion. The course of Presi
dent Shaffer Is calculated to wreck his
organization and I believe he has made a
great mistake in adopting his present
policy."
Repnhlic Mills Not Affected.
YOUNGSTOWN, Aug. K Reports have
been circulated to the effect that the
strike of the Amalgamated Association
would extend to the mills of the Repub
lic Iron & Steel Company here and else
where, but they are without foundation,
as an absolute scale agreement has been
signed for one year.
Magnates Absent From New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4. All of the .promi
nent steel officials were absent from New
York today and no Information as to
their plans was obtainable. Decisive ac
tion on their part in the impending bat
tle Is generally expected, however.
UNION""LABOR"AT"ST.LOUIS FAIR,
Attempt Made to Form a Building:
Material Trades Council. .
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 4. An attempt Is be
ing made injtnlscity to form a building
material trades, council to Include, all
worklngmen engaged In the manufacture
of structural materials. If the project is
carried out successfully only unlon-mado,
material can be used In 'the erection of
world's fair buildings, it is stated, j
Business Agent Richard Debarry and
Walter E. Gebelaln, of the Amalgamated
Woodworkers, conferred with the offi
cers of the Metal Trades Council here
this afternoon, evolving a plan "which met
with the full approval of the metal
workers. A committee was appointed
immediately to go before the executive
committee of the woodworkers In fur
therance of the plan. Secretary John P.
O'Conner, of the Metal Trades Council,,
said tonight that he had no doubt what
ever that the metal workers In St. Louis
would gladly enter the new unldn. There
are 14,000 skilled laborers in the 28 local,
unions forming the St. Xouls Metal
Trades Council. Walter E. Gebelaln, who
represented the woodworkers at the con
ference yesterday, expressed the belief
that the building trades council Vfi
stand by the Building Material Trades'
Council In St. Louis, as it has done In;
other cities.
Among labor leaders the" formation of
the new organization is looked upon as
a new way of approaching the subject of
union labor for the world's fair. Only
last week the Central Trades and Labor
Union drew up a strong resolution to the
t effect that none but union labor should
'be employed hy the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company. Everything possi
ble will be done to put this Into effect.
MINE OWNERS AND WORKERS.
Gathering for a Conference at Indi
anapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4. Representa
tives of the operators and mlneworkers
of Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illi
nois are gathering here for a conference
tomorrow. O. L. Garrison, of St. Louis,
chairman of the Illinois Coal Operators'
Association, who is here, admits the con-i
ference but Is reticent as to its object.
Asked If a sympathetic strike of the
miners was feared, he said:
"There is no telling what the mine
workers may do. If President Mitchell
should call his men out I think he would
make a serious mistake."
It is reported here tonight that Indiana
operators are fearful of a sympathetic
strike of miners In aid of the steel strike.
A prominent operator said tonight:
"It is true much uneasiness prevails
in the coal fields of the state on account
of a possible sympathetic strike. The
meeting of the miners' executive board to
morrow will be watched with more than
usual Interest. It is known that the an
thracite field is excited and this feeling
has invaded the bituminous fields. It Is
Impossible to predict what will occur. I
believe President Mitchell, of the raln
workers, wilL not favor a sympathetic
strike, but he may be outvoted."
"The Cigar-Makers' Strike.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 4. Guards have
been placed around many homes in
Tampa to prevent incendiary fires. Those
whose homes are guarded are known
leaders in the anti-reslstencla strike
movement. It is believed that the 'crisis
in the strike situation will be reached
this week.
Snails to Clean Windows.
Philadelphia Record.
An old colored woman selling snails,
occasionally makes her appearance on
ISouth street, and sometimes, she may also
be found along Froht street or Second
street, up In the district that used to be
known as the - Northern Liberties. She
carries an old basket in which the snails
repose on freshly-sprinkled leaved. These
are not sold as food, but for cleaning the
outside of window panes an old practice
stiir In vogue In Kensington. The snail
is darnpeTied and placed upon the glass,
where It at once moves "around and de
vours all Insects and foreign . matter,
leaving the pane as bright and clear as
crystal. There are old established busi
ness places In Kensington where the up
per windows, when cleaned at all, are,
always cleaned by sqalls. There is also
a fine market for snails among the owners
of aquariums, as they keep the glass
clean and brieht.
1HE VICTIM OF A
ANOTHEfc NEGRO LYNCHED IX THE
TALIAFERRO NEIGHBORHOOD.
Second Chapter of the Iron Moun
tain, Wjro, Fend Crime of
a Rejected Suitor.
CARROLLTON, - Miss - Aug. 4. The
armed mob which has been in the Tali
aferro neighborhood for two days looking
for Sallle Layfon and others, some time
last night killed Will Price, a negro who
worked for Mr. Taliaferro and lived
within 200 yards of his residence. He'
was found dead on the joad .on JMr.
Dqke's place with & rope around his
neck and mutilated by gunshots. The
verdict was, '.'Came to his death at the
hands of unknown persons." It Is
thought he went to the Taliaferro resi
dence yesterday and told-Jack Taliaferro
all about the murder and said that the
pUn was to kill both the old people and
Jaqk, the youngest boy," while Lynn was
away, and shoot him when he returned.
It Is Understood that the mob has quit
work, and that Its members have gone to
their homes. No arrests have been made
of persons who .engaged In the lynohings.
A WYOMING FEUD.
Another Chapter Enacted In the
Iron Mountain Trouble.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Aug. 4.-Another
scene has been enacted In the feud which
has for Its participants certain residents
In the neighborhood of Iron Mountain.
Today Nels P. Nickel w'as brought to'
the hospital in this city suffering from
three gunshot wounds, the result of an
attack, as he says, ma'de upon him early
today. He say3 three men began shoot
ing at him as he was Walking along, and,
belngr unarmed, he turned and fled. Dur
ing his retreat more than a dozen shots
were fired at him. three of which took
effect. NIckell was brought to Cheyenne
and placed In a hospital here. He Is In
a serious condition. He charges three
neighbors of the same family with th'e
assault, and warrants have been issued
for their arrest. A posse will serve them
tomorrow, and, contemplating stubborn
resistance, is preparing to go well armed.
'Much excitement prevails over the affair.
Three weeks ago the 14-year-old son of
Neld Nickel was assassinated.
REPULSED SUITOR'S CRIME.
Omaha Man Shot an Actress and
Then Himseir.
OMAHA, Aug. 4. Thad Brookie, a
painter and paper-hanger, today shot and
probably fatally- wounded Mrs. Millie.
Llghthawk, an actress of whom he was
enamored, and then shot and instantly
killed himself. Mrs. Llghthawk, knowu
on the stage as MJllle Allen, is 22 years
old, and has been a member of various
cheap dramatic companies. The tragedy
took place In a, boarding-house on Cap
itol avenue. Mrs. Llghthawk was shot
through the lunes. Brookie In thr- hnrf
Brookle's attention to the woman had
been repulsed by her. He had served
two terms in prison forjourglary.
Killed With ICnock-Ont Drops.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Aug. 4. Last
Friday afternoon a young man was found
lying by the , roadside two miles from
Charlotte in an unconscious condition.
He was brought to the City Hospital,
where he died an hour later. The Coro
ner's Inquest has' developed a case of'
murder and robbery. The dead body was
Identified as that of Newton Lanier, of
Forf Mill, S. C, a volunteer in the Span
ish War, who 'went to Cuba In a com
pany from this -city-. Lanier was given
knock-out drops at a questionable bouse
here and was afterwards sandbagged and
robbed of his watch and $S0 in cash. It
is alleged that he was lured to the house
by three men, one of whom gave his
name as Charles Lyle, of Knoxvllle,
Tenn. The police are looking for them.
Chief of Police Killed by a Negro.
SHELBY, N. -C., Aug. 4. Chief of'
Police Jones was shot and instantly
killed by Jim Lowery, a negro employed
at the South Carolina & Georgia depot, at
1 o'clock this morning Jones, with a
warrant charglhg Lowery with selling
whisky without a license, went to serve
it. Lowery ran, firing at Jones, the bul
let taking effect In the lung. Jones fol
lowed and caught him as he struck a
lamppost. In the scuffle Lowery fired
again, the bullet going through Jones'
heart. Four bloodhounds and over 1000
pe6pl6 are on the negro's trail. One of
the bloodhounds was shot by the fieelng
negro. It Is quite likely that If the negro
Is captured he will never reach Jail.
End of an Ex-Convict.
PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 4. A special to
the Chieftain from Canon City describes
a homicide there today. John Dillon,
who had been a convict In the State Peni
tentiary and was discharged 10 days ago,
attempted to smuggle a large quantity of
morphine into the prison but was de
tected and the warden turned him over
to City Marshal Madison. As he was be
ing taken to the City jail, Dillon suddenly
attacked the marshal, struck him In the
face and ran. The marshal, though
partly 6tunned, sent a bullet after the
runaway which struck Dillon in the back,
killing him Instantly.
THE GERMAN BOURSE-
Not Seriously Affected by the Nevr
Tariff Bill.
BERLIN, Aug. 4. The new German
tariff bill did not have a marked influ
ence upon the Bourse last week, oper
ators believing that many of the worst
features would be modified. The gen
eral tone of the market continued ex
ceedingly heavy, and marked by short
selling. The shorts took advantage of
the many unfavorable rumors regarding
various companies to beat down values,
and In this they were assisted by the
publication .of numerous balance sheets
which supplied adequate information
about the financial condition of the com
panies involved.
"A fatalistic tone possessed the Bourse,"
says the Frankfurter Zeltung, "which
makes ah exceedingly despondent impres
sion and augurs much evil."
The monthly settlement, while passing
off easily so far as the money market
Is concerned, has revealed an unexpect
edly large short Interest, and this In
quiry has been followed by a firm feel
ing. The physiognomy of the Bourse
grows more gloomy from week to week,
and the general business situation be
comes more and more threatening. The
feeling is evidently growing that much
rottenness still remains, to be uncovered.
The weakest point in the stock market'
was bank stocks, owing to the difficulties
In various Institutions. Canadians de
veloped great strength, rising all the
week. Proceedings In bankruptcy have
been begun against the Aktlen Gesell
schaft fur Elektrlsche Anlagen und
Bahnen, of Dresden, which is a creation
of the Hummer Cpmpany.
LONDON MARKET DULL.
Heavy Traders on the Exchange Are
Taking Their Vncatioim.
LONDON, Aug. 4. Last week's record
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on the Stock Exchange was erratic, but
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broken up by the settlement and the fact
that the Impending holidays followed so
'close upon It The same conditions will
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like the resumption of normal trading.
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Berlin, and this promises continued ease
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ive after a slight rally at the beginning
of the "week, due to a hope that the steel
strike would be settled. Least depressed
of all were Canadian railway securities.
Their strength was due to the Immense
crop outlook and the prospective harvest.
Mining shares have temporarily lost their
attraction for the public. The move
ments last week were small and gener
ally downward.
Admiral Schle'n Host Died.
Chicago American.
New York The body of Commodore Ed
ward Kelly, of the New Rochelle Yacht
Club, head of the banking firm of Eugene
Kelly & Co., who died suddenly at his
home In New Rochelle on Saturday, after
having arranged an entertainment in
honor of Rear-Admlral Schley, was
brought to this city Sunday. A dozen
white-clad -sailors bore the coffin on their
shoulders to the Barracouta, the flagship
of the New Rochelle Yacht Club, which
was draped with black.
Beside the family and friends, there
were onboard. the yacht a dozen nuns
from St,"Vincenfs Hospital, of which the
dead man's father was a great benefactor.
The nuns recited prayers over the body all
night.
As the Barracouta left the New Rochelle
harbor, the flags on all the clubhouses
and yachts were at half mast.
The body was taken to the city home,
17 East Thirty-second street, to await
funeral In St. Patrick's Cathedral. Rear
Admlral Schley will attend the funeral
and will be one of the pall-bearers.
A Ileal Christening for His Motor.
London Telegraph's Paris Letter.
An enthusiasflc motorman, living In a
small borough In the neighborhood of
Paris lately conceived the idea of hav
ing a new automobile blessed or bap
tised. He argued that there was nothing
Incongruous In such a ceremony any
more than in the benedictions laid down
by priests on the boats of Norman-Breton
fisher folk. Accordingly the motor car,
finely decorated with flowers of the sea
son, wa,s wheeled out into a yard, where
it was sprinkled with holy water by the
parish priest, who delivered an appro
priate address to the 50 or 60 persons
ranged around. The automobile had spon
sors, and was called Jeannette. When
the ceremony was over the car was pro
pelled through the borough for the admi
ration of the Inhabitants. There was
subsequently a banquet for the Invited
guests, and then a concert, followed by
a distribution of buns and bonbons to the
children of the locality.
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send 100,000 men abroad would strip the
Union bare. Even the ports would be de
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would be at hand to supnly the waste In
the tropic'. Such garrisons could hardly
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Denth From II? tlropholila.
GAINESVILLE. Ga.. Aug. 4. Mrs. Dick
Chatham died at her home in this city
this morning of hydrophobia. She was
bitten by a mad dog scleral days ago.
She suffered Intensely until death relieved
her. Her daughter was bitten by the
same pet pug at the same time and to
day It is feared that she too will have
hydrophobia.
Ex-ConRresNtiinn Blonnt Stricken.
MACON, Ga., Aug. 4. Ex-Congressman
James H. Blount, who represented this
district in Congress for 20 years, and
who was sent to Hawaii by President
Cleveland as Commissioner paramount at
the time of the revolution In the Islands,
has suffered a stroke of paralysis and
Is In a critical condition at his country
home near here.
Chnrlci II. Ha j den Dead.
BOSTON, Aug. 4 Charles H. Hayden,
known very well In this country for his
paintings in landscape and his animal
studies, died in Belmont today on his
45th birthday anniversary.
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