THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1901.
GENERAL STRIKE ORDER
ALL UNION MEN IN STEEL TRUST
PLANTS CALLED OUT.
The Order Will Take Effect After
the Last Turn of the 31111s
August 10.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 6. After -weeks of
preliminary skirmishing, at last the great
battle between the gigantic steel trust
and the thousands of men marshalled
under the banners of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Work
ers Is fairly on The long-talked-of
general strike order was issued by Pres
ident Shaffer this evening, to take effect
after the last turn of the mills August 10.
What the result will be no man can
foretell, but, Judging by the expressed
determination of both parties to the con
troversy, the battle will be waged to the
very last ditch. Much money will be
lost, thousands upon thousands of men
will be Idle, great suffering is looked for,
and even bloodshed and death are possi
ble and feared.
The strike call Includes practically all
Amalgamated men in the United States
Steel Corporation's employ not now on
strike. It was Issued from the Amalga
mated Association headquarters and
mailed to all Amalgamated lodge officials,
who are expected to call their men to
strike. The text of the call Is as fol
lows: "Brethren: The officials of the United
States steel trust have refused to recog
nize as union men those who are now
striving for the right to organize. The
executive board has authorized me to
Issue a call on all Amalgamated and other
union men in name and heart to join In
the movement to fight for labor's rights.
"We must fight or give up forever our per
sonal liberties. You will be told that you
have signed contracts, but you never
agreed to surrender those contracts to
the United States Steel Corporation. It's
officers think you were sold to them
just as the mills were, contracts and all.
Remember, before you agreed to any con
tract, you took an obligation to the Amal
gamated Association. It now calls you to
help In the hour of need. Unless the
trouble Is settled on or before Saturday,
August 10, 1301, the mills will close when
the last turn Is made on that day. Breth
ren, this Is the call to preserve our or
ganization. We trust you and need you.
Come and help us, and may right come to
a Just cause. Fraternally yours,
T. J. SHAFFER."
President Shaffer added this statement:
"The call goes to the vice-presidents of
the districts In which there are mills
owned and operated by the National Steel,
National Tube and Federal Steel Com
panies, as well as to the officials of the
lodges In the mills. No notice has been
or is being sent to the managers of mills.
We think their notice has come from the
other side and they have been warned of
this ever since the Inauguration of the
strike. That ought to be sufficient."
The order of President Shaffer Is ex
pected to swell the number of Idle men to
over 100,000 at the end of the week. Presi
dent Shaffer was asked if the order was
intended to go tp the union men in the
Carnegie Steel Company. He said that he
answered no question on that score. The
Amalgamated Association has lodges in
the upper and lower union mills of the
Carnegie Steel Company, and a foothold
in the Homestead, Duquesne and Brad
dock mills, the great bulwark of non
unionism. In conformity to statements
that have been made by President Shaffer
before, these men will be expected to join
the strike, as will all Amalgamated men
and sympathizers in all plants .of the
United States Steel Corporation. The
other companies of the Steel corporation
not mentioned by the Amalgamated presi
dent, and whose operations the associa
tion will seek to hamper, are the Ameri
can Steel & Wire Company and the Amer
ican Bridge Company.
Attitude of the Federation.
The attitude of the Federation of Labor
remains uncertain, and the president of
the Amalgamated Association is unwill
ing to discuss it. although support has
been preferred by officials of the Federa
tion. This has been without concerted
action upon the part of the Federation
executive board. Many affiliated bodies of
the Federation have long-term contracts
with their employers, and, beyond finan
cial and moral support. It is hard to tell
how far the Federation may go.
The call to the men of the three com
panies in the mills of which the Amalgam
ated Association is strongest is expected
to be generally and promptly responded
to. The movement will, it Is expected,
practically suspend operations of the Fed
eral Steel Company and cut off half of the
production of the National Steel and Na
tional Tube Companies, and throw more
than 40,000 men Idle.
The attitude of the men of the United
States Steel Corporation, so far not af
fected by the strike, has been carefully
canvassed. Most of the nine vice-presidents
of the different districts have been
among their men, and their reports have
reached headquarters. In a geenral way
the tone of these general reports indicates
that the men will support the stand of
their officers. An aggreslve movement
upon the Carnegie mills is intended.
President Shaffer said tonight:
"We want no one to come out with us
unwillingly. If our people are not in full
sympathy with our fight, we would rath
er they remain at work. They will not be
asked to decide hastily. They will have
until Saturday night of this week to think
it over. When they finally do decide they
will come out prepared for the battle.
There will be no faltering, no indecision,
no ignorance in action, but a unity of
purpose and a determination to stand for
their rights."
After issuing the official call for next
Saturday night. President Shaffer said:
"At noon today I called out all the
men employed in the Newcastle mills of
the National Steel Company. They will
stop work at 12 o'clock tonight My pur
pose In doing this was that I learned that
the trust has been piling up union-made
bars In the old housings of the disman
tled Jennings sheet mill for the purpose
of supplying the nonunion mills when the
plants shall be shut down. It was a
clever trick, but It did not work. The
trust will need all the bars they have
stored now bad enough before they are
through with this strike. After sending
this telegram to Newcastle, I received a
reply which read as follows: 'Mill will
close. Men are all firm.'
"This will bring about 1500 men out
in the National Steel plant in that town.
You see. we have to be upon the watch
for just such moves by the trust as this
was. We know what is going on as well
as they do and are fully prepared to
meet every move they make."
Discussing the feature of the strike that
would bear directly upon the prosperlty
of the country. President Shaffer said:
"The closing of all these mills will be
felt by all classes. It will stop produc
tion and this will stop commerce. The
effect will be bad, and no one realizes
It more than I do. I realized It all the
time, and tried to avoid, by every means
in my power, carrying out this pro
gramme, but it was of no use. Right
will triumph, however. It will triumph
In spite of the trust saying that the
union men cannot exist in their mills.
"In this call for men to come out we
tried to avoid all meaningless words, all
bombastic utterances and sensational sen
tences. It Is too serious a matter for
stage play. The Amalgamated men fully
realized the task that is before them
and have been prepared for It. They are,
I believe, ready to suffer long for what
they firmly believe to be their rights.
They will suffer hunger, poverty and priv
ations of all kinds before giving id. The
trust can never crush such men as our
people. They may start some of the
mills, but they can not start many of
them."
Reports were received from nearby
towns tonight as follows:
"Wellsvllle, O. The same number of
mills are working and the temper of the
men toward the company and officers
has been in no wise altered. The arrest
of H. B. Henderson, president of the
WellsYllle Ideal lodge of potters, on the
charge of riot, has deeply Incensed all the
operative potters In the Ohio Valley.
Tomorrow a kitchen will be established in
the mill yard and the nonunion men will
be furnished their meals within the mill
yard Instead of having them passed
through the fence as heretofore."
"Bellaire, O. From present indications
at the Bellaire Works of the National
Steel Company, the men will not come out
on the call of President Chaffes. An or
ganizer was here, but could not get
enough men to .start a lodge. It Is
thought here, however, that If all other
trades come out this mill will close
down."
"Monnesen, Pa. The tin mill Is runnlng
and the strikers have eo far failed
in their efforts to get the nonunion men
out."
Youngstown, O. The general strike or
der will have no effect in Youngstown or
the Mahoning Valley. July 1, when the
old scale expired, all the mills of the
United States Steel Corporation were
closed down and not a wheel, has turned
since. The only move expected In the
valley at an early date Is the strike of the
blast furnace men."
"Newcastle, Pa., Aug. 7, 1:15 A. M.
At midnight 275 men representing the last
turns of the steel and bar mills of the
local plants of the steel mills, walked
out in deference to the general strike
order of President Shaffer. The order was
obeyed without the least hesitation. The
strike now affects 5700 men in this city.
At the end of the week the number will
be Increased to 6500."
"Wheeling, W. Va., Aug. 6. Wheel
ing became a center of strike sentiment
this evening. A report was generally cir
culated among the striking tlnplate men
that a gang of nonunion men would ar
rive on the Lake Erie Railroad tonight
to start the Labelle tin mill of the trust.
Thousands of people were at the station
to meet the train. Chief Reltz cailed a"
squadron of police to the scene, but no
one arrived on the train who caused any
suspicion."
At Martin's Ferry, the seat of another
big tlnplate Industry, there was a simi
lar report concerning the same train, and
similar excitement, but no cause for it.
The strikers are now doubly vigilant, and
have pickets posted about the mills.
One thousand men In the RiVerslde plant
of the National Tube Company have been
organized by the Amalgamated Associa
tion and the plant, employing 2500 men,
will close Saturday. The same -Is true
of the Bellaire steel works, of the Na
tional Steel Company, which employs 1500
men. The closing of these plants will
close all the trust mills In the Wheeling
district-'
It Is said that upwards of 90 per cent
of the men employed in the Carnegie
mills are union men at heart. The of
ficers of the Amalgamated Association
are working now with utmost secrecy
on their plans, but promise an Interesting
move in unexpected quarters by next
Monday.
Leechbnrg Mills Working.
LEECHBURG, Pa., Aug. 6. Two mills
of the Hyde Park plant, which started
up yesterday, worked through the night
and are still In operation. No trouble
has occurred. There was a noticeable in
crease of strikers' friends about the town
today, while only a few new men came
from Apollo and Vandergrlft to work in
the mill.
3IInevorkers' Indorse Strikers.
SCRANTON. Pa., Aug. 6. At a meeting
of the executive board of District No. 1
of the United MIneworkers of America,
held here today, resolutions were adopted
indorsing the stand taken by the Amal
gamated Steel Workers. A meeting of the
executive bodies of all the districts has
been called for Thursday.
riedjreil Aid to Strikers.
NEW YORK, Aug. G. Following the
lead of the Building Trades Union, the
board of delegates of the miscellaneous
trades of this city met today and passed
resolutions indorsing the Amalgamated
Steel strike, and pledging the strikers
moral and financial aid.
Will Aprnln Offer to IHcdlnte.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 6. Secretary Jo
seph Bishop, of the Ohio State Board ot
Arbitration, has gone to Pittsburg again
in an attempt to bring about a settlement
of the steel strike.
THE TAMPA KIDNAPING.
Heroic Measures Taken to Break Up
the Strike.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 6. The strike situa
tion tonight is one of bewilderment upon
the part of the strikers and immovable
determination upon the part of the citi
zens. No word has been received from or
about the Reslstencia leaders who were
deported last night, and the vigilantes are
sworn to secrecy. Further than that, they
admit the men will never return to
Tampa. The exact number of the men de
ported Is not yet known, but every promi
nent leader of the strike is missing. It is
stated that others are marked, and that
deportation may take place at any mo
ment. The kidnaping last night had been
planned for day. A great open-air meet
ing had been arranged, to which all the
Reslstencia leaders had been invited, the
purpose being to catch them all in a
bunch. They were all present. Music
had been provided, and the streets were
lined with thousands of people. Shortly
before the posse of citizens reached the
place the news reached the strike leaders
and they quickly dispersed. The crowd
was not daunted, and commenced a man-to-man
search through the streets and
snatched the men from the crowds. They
were placed In carriages that had been
provided, between heavily armed guards,
and driven away, and have not been seen
or heard of since. Various rumors as to
their disposition have been circulated in
this city today, it being most generally
reported that they were taken Into the
Gulf on an unknown mysterious vessel.
All of the deported strike leaders were
Spaniards and Cubans.
It develops tonight that 12 more strikers
who were among the sublcaders were de
ported this afternoon and tonight Some
of the strikers held a number of meetings
during the day secretly, and have con
ferred with a number of lawyers with a
view of taking some action. No one
would take the case.
A proclamation Issued this afternoon,
and signed "The People of Tampa," says
in part:
"To the Anarchists and Professional La
borers: We say that your days In Tampa
are at an end. We cannot and will not
permit you to destroy this prosperous
city. If you have regard for your safety
you will shake Its dust from your feet
In conclusion we notify the manufacturers
that this movement of citizens Is not In
your interest, but in the Interest of the
entire community."
STAMPING OUT UNIONISM.
Fight Against Machinists' and Mold
era Associations Has Begun.
CHICAGO, Aug. C While union molders
were walking the streets because their
employers refused to pay them $3 a day,
these same employers voted today to re
place them with nonunion men, who are
to" receive wages of ft 50 and $4 75 a: day.
In voting to pay this scale the members
of the National Founders' Association
have taken the first step In a fight for the
extermination of the machinists' and Iron
molders' unions. This fight will be waged
with great Intensity, and Chicago will be
the city from which the efforts of the
manufacturers will be directed. In their
efforts to destroy the two unions, the
manufacturers will endeavor to replace
their union employes with nonunion men
who will live within the plants. They
will sleep on cotg furnished by the man
ufacturers and will eat their meals in the
establishments.
FUNERAL OF THE EMPRESS
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT POTS
DAM NEXT TUESDAY.
As It "Was Her Wish, Ther Will Be
No State Ceremony Emperor An
nounced Arrangements.
CRONBERG, Aug. 6. The body of tho
Dowager Empress still lies in the bed
chamber overlooking the Valley of the
Main. She died In a soft sleep, -painlessly,
and her features bear a most serene
and peaceful expression. The remains
have been embalmed, and He embedded in
a mass of tube and La France roses.
The gardeners and other outdoor de
pendents were admitted this morning to
take a last look at the remains.
Wreaths continue arriving. Among the
earliest was one brought by a deputation
from the village of Cronberg, headed by
the Burgomaster. Another wreath was
brought by the pastor of the village.
In accordance with the expressed
wishes of the deceased, the funeral serv
ices will be as simple as possible under
the circumstances. The body will remain
on the bed where she died until ready
for the coffin. The roses in which it Is
almost buried are from her private gar
den, many of the blooms being from
bushes cultivated with her own hands.
No one was allowed to view the remains
except the members of the immediate
family and household.
Emperor William had a long Interview
with Count von Bulow today. He drove
from Homburg to Frlederlcshoff, and
soon after his arrival there the following
official announcement regarding the fu
neral arrangements was made:
"On Thursday tho royal family will at
tend the funeral service In the castle, at
which the bishop of Rioon, who was sum
moned by the Empress, will officiate. Only
the Immediate family will be present.
Saturday evening the coffin will be escort
ed from Frlederlcshoff to the Protestant
church in Cronberg by a torchlight pro
cession, followed by the royal family on
foot. Sunday afternoon a funeral service
will be held In the presence of the family
of the Empress, her household and a few
of her friends and other privileged per
sons. It Is expected here that King Ed
ward will be present. The royal family
will go to Potsdam Sunday evening, and
the body will be taken there Monday.
The funeral service in the mausoleum at
Frlcdensfcrlche, Potsdam, will .be held
Tuesday. As it was the Empress' wish
that there should be no state ceremony,
the service will not be attended by all
the German royal personages. It will be
as simple as possible."
Emperor William has received a private
telegram of sympathy from the pope.
A MILITARY DEMONSTRATION.
The Neighborhood ot Cronbcrjr
Filed With Troops.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. The Heraid's
correspondent at Cronberg gives the fol
lowing details regarding the death of the
Dowager Empress of Germany:
The mournful intelligence soon spread
from the tower to the town, where flags
were placed at half-mast and the inhabi
tants of Cronberg met In small groups
to dlscues the tidings of the death. The
village of Oberursel is the half-way
house between Homburg and Cronberg,
and, therefore, from the news point of
view, is of strategical importance. All
day, in fact, since the Kaiser hurried
through it, the place has been filled with
troops. Late at night it is still teeming
with blue hussars and their long lances,
on which black and white pennants flut
ter. It Is a great military demonstra
tion. The order has just come in for the en
tire road to be patrolled the whole night,
and the almost famished officers and men
are rushing about trying to find food for
man and beast, both of which have had a
hard time. -They look badly exhausted
after having been on duty for IS hours.
Up to a late hour the entire road from
Oberursel to Cronberg was full of people
watching for the Kaiser, and they unani
mously Interpreted ominously his non
return. The officers of the hussars were
greedily eating supper at the local Schut
zenhof Hotel, and what with troops
everywhere appearing unexpectedly out
of strange corners and from between
trees, and the continual tramp of patrols,
one might easily believe It was a time of
war, and that the little village was oc
cupied by the enemy.
In the sick chamber during the last
hours of the Empress the nursing duties
were taken alternately by Princess Chris
tian, the Empress' sister, and the Prin
cess Victoria (Princess Adolf of Schaum-burg-Lippe),
tho Empress' second daugh
ter. Those who saw her say the Empress
was much changed. She had become an
utter wreck, and instead of looking 20
years younger than her age, as was her
wont, she looked 20 years older. The
awful pains which racked her for months
at last reduced her splendid physique to
a complete wreck. Fully aware of this,
the Empress had refused for some time
to see her friends, even her faithful Mar
shal of Court, not wishing to be seen In
her changed condition. She prayed con
stantly that the end might come. Ex
treme weakness followed the Intense
agony of excruciating pain, but, merci
fully, this gradually lessened until death
relieved her.
SEVERE BLOW TO EDWARD.
Empress Dorrag-er Not "Well Known
by English People.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6. The London cor
respondent of the Tribune, cabling con
cerning the death of the Dowager Em
press of Germany, says that nothing has
yet been definitely decided with regard to
the action which Parliament will take in
the matter, but precedent Is likely to be
closely followed. In that case, formal res
olutions of condolence with the King and
the German Emperor will be submitted
by Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords
and by Mr. Balfour In tho House of Com.
mons, and be supported in the one case
by Earl Spencer, in the absence of the
Earl of Klmberley, and in the other by
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerraan.
The blow which has fallen on the Kins
is a eevere one. In the course ot Hi
months he has lost not only his mother,
but his brother, the Duke of Coburg; nl
nephew. Prince Christian Victor, and now
a sister to whom he was devotedly at
tached. The sympathy of his sorrowing
subjects will go out to him In his afflic
tion. The Kaiser is also assured of the
sympathy of the people of this country,
who have not forgotten how he hurried
to the bedside of his dying grandmother
at Osborne last January.
It was S o'clock at night before the an
nouncement of the Empress' death waa
posted at Marlborough House and Buck
ingham Palace, and the news quickly
spread throughout the metropolis, at once
changing the joy of the holiday-makers
Into sorrow. The Empress was not well
known, except by repute, to the present
generation of English people. Germany
had been her home for 43 years, and her
public appearances in her native land, es
pecially during tho last decade, were rare.
But she never forgot she was Princess
Royal of Great Britain, and this fact en
deared her to Englishmen. She was by
far the most clever and tactful of all
Queen Victoria's children, and a great
judge of character long ago described
her as the cleverest woman In Europe,
In many respects it is said she greatly
resembled her mother. It is generally
admitted that she had only one enemy.
Prince Bismarck never forgave her for
being English by birth and nationality,
and he pursued her with intrigue and re
sentment. It Is an open secret that even
state papers, emanating from the Ger-t
man Foreign Office during Bismarck's
Chancellorship, contained the grossest and
most Insulting allusions to her.
All social features In London "will be for
the present abandoned or postponed, and
It Is probable that throughout the United
Kingdom mourning for the King's sister
will be of six months' duration for the
court and three months for the general
public. The coronation festivities will
not, however, be affected by the Empress
death.
MOURNING IN GERMANY.
All Public Amusements Suspended
Until After the Funeral.
BERLIN, Aug. 6. The Town Hall, mu
nicipal buildings, schools and many pri
vate houses have displayed emblems of
mourning, and Unter den Linden is
thronged "Wjth thousands of people pass
ing and repassing before the late Dow
ager Empress' palace.
A special edition of the Reichs
anzelger, published this morning, con
tains 'an Imperial Cabinet order
giving notice of the death of the Empress
Frederick and ordering six weeks' na
tional mourning, beginning -today. The
order also directs that all public amuse
ments, Including concerts and theatrical
performances, be suspended until after
the funeral. The Relchsanzelger Issued a
notice that in accordance with the mourn
ing ordinance of October 7, 1797, the bells
of all the churches In Germany must be
tolled dally for 11 days from noon to 1
P. M.
According to dispatches from Cronberg,
tho death agony of the Dowager Empress
was brief, lasting hardly a quarter of an
hour. When Professor Renvers Informed
Emperor William that his mother's heart
had ceased to beat, the chaplain made a
brief prayer and His Majesty placed white
lilies In his mother's hand.
Telegrams are pouring In from all quar
ters. The heads of all foreign states and
the sovereigns of the German States have
sent messages of condolence, couched in
the warmest terms.
The papers comment on the political
side of the Dowager Empress character
with reserve. The Neuste Nachrlchten
says she brought from England political
views which were "suitable In a highly
developed, solidly founded country like
England, but which were out of place In
a country like Prussia, struggling for
existence."
Many papers refer to her relations with
the late Prince Bismarck and his oppo
sition to her Englanderle.
The flag on the United States Embassy
was half-masted today.
It Is asserted In Berlin tonight that King
Edward probably will not go to Homburg
or Cronberg, but wil proceed direct to
Potsdam to awaft there the arrival of the
body.
The President to the Knlser.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-PrC6ident Mc
Klnley has sent the following message to
Emperor William of Germany on the
death of his mother, the Dowager Em
press Frederick:
"I learn with deep sorrow of the death
of Your Majesty's beloved mother, the
Dowager Empress and Queen Frederick.
Her noble qualities have endeared her
memory to the American people. In whose
name and In my own I tender to Your
Majesty heartfelt condolences."
King's Departure Undetermined.
COWES, Aug. C The tinfe of King Ed
ward's departure for Germany Is still un
determined. He went to London this af
ternoon. Although the King decided that
the Cowes yachting programme should
proceed, the owners of th,e vessels en
tered for the King's cup, which was to
have been raced for today, resolved out
of respect to the Dowager Empress not
to start.
LONDON, Aug. 7. King Edward, who
returned with Queen Alexandra yesterday
afternoon, will hold a council tomorrow
(Thursday).
Hartford's Flag Halfmastcd.
BERLIN, Aug. 6. The United States
training-ship Hartford joined with the
German ships at Kiel in saluting and halt
mastlng flags after the announcement of
the death of the Dbwager Empress was
received there. J
COTTON EXPORTS INCREASE
Greatest Value of Ravr, Staple and
Manufactured Goods.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. King cot
ton made the best record in tho
fiscal year just closed. The figures of
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics show
that the value of the raw cotton exported
in the fiscal year 1901 was more than in
any previous year in the history of the
country, and that the total value of cot
ton and its products exported averaged
$1,000,000 for every day in the year. The
total value of raw cotton exported In 1S01
was 5313,673.443, against $290,712,898 in the
best year ever before known, 1891; and
the total value of -cotton, cotton goods,
cotton-seed oil and meal and other prod
ucts of that plant exported was $365,405,-
t0. in quantity the exports of the year
were not so great as In 1893, 189S or 1S99,
but the price was so much better that the
value exceeded by many millions that of
the years of the greatest movement, as
measured in pounds. This brings the ex
port value of cotton and its products
above that of all breadstuffs or all classes
of provisions, and only about $100,000,000
less than breadstuffs and provisions com
bined, the year's exports of breadstuffs
being $275,594,618, and of provisions, $196,
958,878. The aggregate value of the cot
ton exports In the past decade is over
$2,000,000,000.
Tho following tables show the value of
the raw cotton exported In each of the
high record years since 184S, the quantity
exported In the high record years since
1880, and the value of the exportation of
all cotton products in the fiscal year just
ended:
Year. Value.
1848 Bl.008,294
1851 112,315,317
1856 128,382,351
I860 101,800,555
1860 (a)... 200,439,520
1806 (b)... 281.385.223
1867 (a)... 142,7&3,035
1867 (b)... 201.470.423
1870 (a)... 184.187.430
1870 (b)... 227.027.024
1873 (b)... 227,243.060
Year. Value.
187G (b).... $192,650,262
1880 211.535,00ri
1881 247.605,740
188.1 247.32S.721
18S8 223.016,760
1S()0 250.76S.702
1891 200,712,898
1802 258.401.241
1807 230,800.071
1000 241.832.737
1001 313.073,443
(a) Gold value, (b) Paper currency value.
Quantity of cotton exports in years of
highest record:
Year. Pounds. 'Year. Pounds.
1881 2.100.02S.77211808 3.850,264 205
1800 2.471.700.85311800 3.773.410.20J
1802 2,030.210.81111000 3,100,588,183
1893 3.517,433,10011001 3,330,800.418
Value of cotton and Its products export
ed in 1901:
Cotton, raw $313,073,443
Cotton manufactures 20.272,418
Cotton wed oil 10.541,321
Cotton seed meal 13.110.06S
Cotton waste 1,431,604
Cotton seed 360,053
Total $365,403,707
Fire Qn theArethusa.
SEATTLE, Aug. Correspondence to
the Times, dated Hong Kong, July 26,
says:
"Yesterday fire broke out In the shaft
ttinnel of the American steamer Arethusa,
a water tender to the ships of the United
States Nacy, while lying at the docks
at Hunghom, Hong Kong, for repairs. A
number of Chinese workmen fitters and
coolies were repairing the shaft when the
fire started. Two fitters were burned to
death and seven others, four fitters and
three coolies, were rescued, but all died
before the day was ended."
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the gen
eral fund, exclusive of tho $150,000,000 gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balances $175,760,287
Gold 101.990,244
Forest Fires In Montana.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 6. Northern Pa
cific officials report 50 forest fires raging
In Missoula County. No great damage
has as yet been done, but owing to the
unusual dry condition of vegetation the
outlook Is regarded as serious.
THE ISSUES IN MARYLAND
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.
""White Supremacy" Question Raised
by the Democrats fcast Week Is
Ignored The Gorman Flank.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6. The Republican
State Convention held today in this city
placed In nomination the following state
ticket:
For State Controller Hermann S. Piatt,
of Baltimore.,
For Clerk of the Court of Appeals
Thomas Parran, of. Calvert County.
Both nominations were made by accla
mation, no other names coming before
the convention. Interest, therefore, cen
tered mainly in the platform and the
speeches, all of which teemed with denun
ciation of Democracy In general, and
ex-Senator Gorman In particular. The
"white-supremacy" Issue, raised by the
Democrats In the platform adopted by
them at last week's convention, was ig
nored in the declaration upon which the
Republican candidates will stand, but it
came in for unfavorable mention in the
speeches. Phillip Lee Goldsborough,
chairman of the Republican State Central
Committee, Indicated clearly the course
to be pursued by his party In the coming
fight with regard to this Issue in his open.
Ing address to the convention.
"To the cry that this If a white man's
state," said he, "we answer that the
negro bogle will scare no man. It Is dls.
gustlng but humorous: It is a sham and
a fraud; It is without force. The sug
gestion that more than 80 per cent of the
white population of the state Is In jeop
ardy, from any standpoint, from the less
than 20 per cent of negro population, Is
an Insult to a brave and intelligent people,
who are Justly proud of the glory of their
state."
The platform is the work of United States
Senator McComas and Phillip Lee Golds
borough, who is regarded as a promis
ing candidate for the seat of Senator
Wellington, in the event of Republican
success. Unlike the Democratic declara
tion of principles adopted last week, much
stress Is laid upon National issues and
the Administration of President McKin
ley is heartily Indorsed. Governor Smith
comes in for a full measure of condemna
tion for having cailed the special session
of the Legislature which was held in the
Spring of this year, while the party which
placed him In office Is soundly berated
for having passed the new election laws.
The plank which especially refers to Mr.
Gorman Is as follows:
"We appeal to all good citizens ft unite
in defeating the selfish pollt' cal bosses In
their conspiracy, begun with the extra
session, to perpetuate themselves and
their methods, by one-sided elections, and
to thwart the firstf purpose of that con
spiracy by defeating the election to tile
United States Senate of the Democratlo
leader who dictated the disfranchisement
election law to a servile assembly. Their
victory would again fasten upon our state
the reign of corruption and violence over
thrown In 1S95, and enable them to en
trench themselves for a generation behind
a far worse disfranchising election law
than the un-American law we are pledged
to repeal.
"If we succeed we will defeat the elec
tion to the United States Senate of a man
whose views on tariff and finance fluc
tuate with political exigencies, who Is
stable only In unvarying control of the
Democratic party machine."
The platform also promises that the Re
publicans, if put In control of the Legis
lature, will repeal the new election law
and re-enact the one In force prior to the
recent special session of the Legislature.
COMBINATION BROKEN.
Herriott Delegates Go Oer to Cnm
juins. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Aug. 6. The com
bination against Cummins was broken to
night by a large number of the Herriott
delegates, who abandoned their man and
went over to the Des Moines candidate.
The deflection of Herriott's men Is con
sidered practically to settle the nomina
tion In favor of Cummins. The break to
night, even by the admission of his oppo
nents, gives him 820 pn the second ballot,
while5, according tq his own estimate, he
will have at least '847 on the first ballot
and a total of SG9 on the second, whereas
but 821 votes are necessary to a choice.
Chairman McMillan, of the steering
committee, said tonight that he still felt
confident of the outcome.. He claimed
that the tactlCB pursued by the Cummins
faction In forcing the break from Her
riott would prove a boomerang that would
cost Cummins more than he had gained.
At 11 o'clock tonight, tho steering com
mittee, becoming doubtful of Its ability
to win with Harriman, offered to give the
nomination to Congressman Lacey. It Is
believed he will decline. All the Con
gressmen and orators of the state have
thus far held aloof from the fight.
Chairman McMillan, of the steering
committee, denied positively at 11:30 P. M.
that any tender of the Gubernatorial nom
ination had been made by his committee
to Congressman Lacey. Neither would
It be offered to him.
Maryland Prohibitionists.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6. The Prohibition
ists of Maryland held their state conven
tion here today. The platform adopted
reaffirms the devotion of local Prohibi
tionists to the tenet's of the National or
ganization and extends thanks and con
gratulations to Congress for having abol
ished the Army canteen. Nominations for
Controller and Clerk of the Court of Ap
peals wer.e left tb the executive commit
tee. SENATOR M'LAURIN'S RE.PLY.
He Refnses to Recognize the Author
ity of the Democratic Committee.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 6. The Demo
cratic State Committee today received
Senator McLaurin's reply to Its action of
July 25. condemning his course In the Sen
ate and demanding his resignation. In
the course of the letter Senator McLau
rln writes:
"I hold my commission from the Demo
cratic voters of South Carolina. I recog
nize no authority but theirs, take no or
ders from any source but them, and shall
in duo course appeal to them for Judg
ment on my course as a Senator and my
character as a man and a Democrat,
"Personally I am Indifferent to your ac
tion, because nobody has made you my
master or cens"br, and I will regard what
you have done as merely expressing tho
malice and the fears of one Individual,
Snnntnr T. R. Tillman. But for this al-
ways evil and indecent Influence ordinary
respect for tne proprieties woum proo
ably have prevented the four of you, who
are my declared competitors for the seat
I now have the honor to occupy, from
attempting to use the power entrusted to
you by your party to remove a rival from
your path.
"I shall ask the people to decide between
the man who has tried to help cotton fac
tories, open highways of commerce, and
command for the" Democratic party the
confidence and respect of the business and
laboring elements North and South, and
that of the man whose conduct and rec
ord has been to sink the party to dis
repute and Impotence. I shall ask them
to say whether they prefer the Senator
who has tried to retain for South Caro
lina the honor and dignity won by a long
line of Ilustrlous sons and glorious deed?,
or the Senator who has posed as buffoon
and bully, and who proclaimed on the
floor of the Senate that he represents a
constituency of ballot-box stuffers and
murderers who wanted their share of the
stealage.
"I desire to proclaim to the world that
you do not represent the intelligence of
the Democracy of the people of South
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ANCIENT HUMAN MALADY.
Leprosy One of the Oldest Affliction
of Mankind.
It ha3 been officially reported that
there arc nearly 900 lepers in the United
States, and It appears from the expres
sions of opinions which this statement
his elicited that the circumstances thus
disclosed are generally regarded with sur
prise and with a feeling not far removed
from consternation, says the Philadel
phia Inquirer. There is no justification
for either sentiment. Leprosy, which is
one of the most ancient of human mala
dies, exists In every quarter of the world.
Its place of origin has always been a
subject of dispute, but whether It came,
as some Insist, from the Valley of the
Nile or from far Eastern Asia. It has al
ways been most prevalent In the Orient,
and It Is from there that the contagion
has proceeded. It hod reached Europe
early In the Christian era, and it had lost
much of Its virulence and extension when
Its dissemination was enormously stimu
lated as a consequence of the crusades.
After that It became terribly prevalent,
and It is a well authenticated fact that
in France alone in the year 1226 there were
4000 leproserles or establishments where
lepers were confined and treated.
One Million Lepers.
At the present time It Is estimated that
the number of lepers in the world Is about
1,000,000. As will be supposed, by far the
most of these are Asiatics. They are
especially numerous In China. In tho
single Province of Klang SI they are be
lieved to number not less than 42,000. There
are 30,000 in Fokien and Kouang Tong and
12,000 In Yun Nan. Their number In India
and Its feudatory states Is estimated at
140,000. There are 6000 In. Burmah, and
SOOO or thereabouts In Egypt. They are
also numerous in South America. The
great province of Brazil is particularly af
flicted in this way, and In the States of
Colombia out of a. population of some
three and a half millions the lepers num
ber nearly 20,000. That they also abound
fn the Hawaiian Islands Is well known. In
33 years, since 1866, the native popula
tion has declined from 68,765 to S5.WW, large
ly In consequence of the ravages of this
disease, and within that period 5000 un
fortunates have been sequestered oy tne
government on the Island of Molokal.
In Europe the extension of the dis
ease has been greatly reduced by the
stringent and systematic application of
sanitary measures, but It has not yet been
stamped out. There are believed to be
between 300 and 400 lepers In France, of
whom about half are residents of Paris,
to which city they have gone for treat
ment. England, although in constant
communication with so many countries
where leprosy is endemic, has been able
entirely to avert the contamination, and
In that country the malady is practically
uon-exlstcnt. In the 30 years from 1S6S to
JS9S the number of Imported cases which
came under the observation of the of
ficials Is stated to have been 96. There
are some centers of the contagion In
Spain. One of these is in the Province ot
Alicante, where its origin has been clear
ly traced to a single indiVldua, who
brought the contagion there in 1850. It
spread to 200 persons In a few years, and
in 18S7 150 of them were still living. It
is thought that there are about 1000 lep
ers In Portugal. There are several hun
dred In Italy, and It Is- said that more than
600 walk the streets of Constantinople and
live by begging.
Experience of Nor-rray.
The experience of Norway furnishes an
encouraging demonstration of the effect.
Iveness of sanitary 'measures In the sup
pression of the disease when they are
vigorously and vigilantly applied. In 1S56
there were counted more than 3000 lepers
In Norway. Dr. Hansen, the discoverer
of the bacillus which causes the malady,
induced the government to decree the
isolation of the afflicted In special asy
lums, of which five were provided. By
1890 the number of the afflicted had been
reduced to S00. Today it does not exceed
180, and three or the five hospitals have
been closed. A recent writer, after de
scribing the three ways of treating lep
rosy, namely, by letting it alone, by im
posing upon the patient a modified degree
of Isolation, and by making the isolation
of the leper obligatory and permanent,
observes that the extreme type of this
latter method, the method which In 15
years caused to disappear the epidemic
which was ravaging Norway, is presented
by the practice of the United States than
which no more severe regime exists.
If there are those who have been
alarmed by the announcement that there
are 900 lepers in this country they may re
assure themselves. There Is no danger
that the malady will be allowed to spread,
and compared with that of many other
countries our position in this respect is
a very superior one.
Kew Governor of Guam.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Commander
William Swift, commanding the gunboat
Yorktown, has been ordered to relieve
Commander Seaton Schroeder as Naval
Governor of the Island of Guam. The
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that he might return to the United States
and testify before the Schley court of
Inquiry.
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Redaction In the Fruit and Salmon
Schedules Recommended.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Colonel Ed
wards, Chief of the Insular Division of the
War Department, has received reports
from Collector Shuster and Special Agent
Conant, who, on their way to the Phil
ippines, consulted commercial men In San
Francisco regarding certain suggestions
that had been made concerning the new
Philippine tariff. The point complained
of by the Pacific Interests is that fruit,
salmon, wine and whisky could not be
exported to the Philippines under the
proposed new tariff by the producers of
this country. Investigation which Messrs.
Shuster and Conant made caused them
to recommend a reduction In the fruit
schedule and on canned salmon. It Is
not believed that any satisfactory change
in the liquor schedules can be made. These
recommendations will be forwarded to
tho .Philippine Commission before the new
tariff Is promulgated.
.
Organizing- the Coal Trust.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. As a result of a se
cret meeting of the finance committee of
the proposed $300,000,000 coal trust, held
here today. It is said that the combina
tion will be completed by the first of
nect year. The National organization. It
is said, will be financed by J. P. Morgan
and his associates.
A Glucose Dividend.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6. The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Glucose
Sugar Refining Company was held in Jer
sey City today. No report was given out.
A dividend of 7 per cent on die preferred
stock and 6 per cent on the common stock
was declared.
Mahcr Muiit Xot Ride.
L60NDON, Aug. 7. Danny Maher, the
American Jockey, will probably never re
enter the race course. Owing to a se
rious hemorrhage of the lungs, his physi
cians have cautioned him that a further
attempt to ride would be fatal.
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