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VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
What the Chairman of the Conven
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NORFOLK. Va., Aug. 13. The Demo
critlc state convention will meet here to
morrow. Attorney - General Montague
controls sufficient -votes to insure his nom
ination for Governor on the first ballot.
State Senator Barlcsdale. who will be
temporary chairman of the convention. In
his speech tomorrow -will say of William
J. Bryan and free silver:
"Twice we have followed a great mm
to defeats, but remocracy Is not the party
of one man or of one idea. In the Demo
cratic Temple of Fame, alongside Thomas
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Samuel J.
Tllden, we will place the equally-great
Nebraskan, and In the memories of our
past glorious record, free silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 will have an abiding place
as another cause nobly fought and hope
lessly lost."
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"With Leniency.
MANILA, Aug. llThe United States
Commission has left Manila on .its north
ern trip.
Civil Governor Taft has addressed, a let
ter to the new Justices urging that the
courts be so conducted as to create a
good impression. The native first of
fenses should be treated with paternal
clemency.
The contract providing for harbor im
provements has been signed, and work
will begin Immediately. The cost of the
Improvements will amount to $1,600,000.
Superintendent of Schools Atkinson Is
preparing a magnificent reception for the
600 American school teachers who are ex
pected to arrive here in a few days. When
the transport arrives 15 launches will
convey the teachers to the Luneta land
ing. Then they will be driven to the
Spanish Exposition building; which will
become a temporary educational colony.
This buildings have been completely fur
nished by the Army with cots, chairs, etc,
which have beenjent by the Quartermas
ter's Department.
NO DECISIVE MOVES
Little Change in the Great
Steel Strike,.
RESULT HANGS IN THE BALANCE
Strikers Made Gains .at Several
Points, but the Advantage Is Still
With the Trust Frst' Break
at Carneuric.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 13. Neither side
moved decisively today in the great In
dustrial conflict between employers and
employes in the steel trade, and the re
sult is still In the balance. The strikers
made gains at Pittsburg, McKeesport,
Wheeling and Bellalre in the last 24 hours,
but in the main the advantage is still
with the millowners. Both sides claim to
be preparing moves that will bring con
fusion to their opponents, but neither
side has shown its hand. The general sit
uation tonight can be briefly summarized
as follows:
Ten men, five of them, skilled, quit at
the lower Union mill of the Carnegie
Company in Pittsburg and joined the
strikers. Their defection represented the
first break in the Carnegie forces of more
than 15,000 men. The strikers were jubi
lant over the Incident, but the company
claims to have filled their places at once,
and that there would be no more deser
tions at any more of the plants. i
The Bellalre plant, in which the men
struck Sunday, was finally closed down
today. When another start will be made
is problematical.
Several hundred boys employed at the
National Tube Works at McKeesport
went out during the night and day, and
their action materially aided the effort
of the strikers finally to tie up the plant.
The works are going ahead short-handed,
but the ranks of the workers are thin
ning, and the supply of material Is lim
ited. The strikers made gains at Wheeling,
and the Steel officials admitted today that
Benwood would be closed down. (Jlark's
mill here Is moving along full-handed,
Llndsey & McCutcheon is operating with
a small crew, and the managers are
planning to open Painters and Increase
the force at Llndsey & McCutcheon. A
break in the ranks of the men who struck
at Painters is expected, but the strike
managers deny that one will occur. An
other break is reported as possible at
Newcastle, but there are as yet no posi
tive indications of it. The American Tin
plate Company has a. small force at the
Crescent plant In Cleveland, and Is also
planning resumption at other points with
nonunion men. The Steel Corporation has
ordered that the Chartlers plant at Car
negie be dismantled and removed to
Leechburg.
So far good order has prevailed, al
though the Steel officials assert that there
has been intimidation at W.heeling, Mc-
press their confidence of ultimate victory
and are carrying forward their plans.
President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated
Association, will leave tomorrow for
Wheeling, where he is to address the
strikers.
The number of men out as a result of
the general order is now roughly estimat
ed at 16,000, and on the three orders at
62,000. Many strikers have found work in
independent mills or at other occupations,
and many are idle merely because the
skilled men are out.
Plant to Be Dismantled.
The Chartlers plant at Carnegie is owned
by the American Sheet Steel Company.
The order to tear It down went out this
afternoon. It ' will be removed to Leech
burg, in the Kiskimenetas Valley. The
strikers were called together yesterday by
Superintendent John Henry and prelim
inary notice of the company's plan was
served on them. Eighty strikers respond
ed, and Mr. Henry told them that the
fires would be lighted and preparations
made for a satrt today. He said that at
2 o'clock the whistle would be blown, and
if the men failed to respond, the fires
would never be lighted again. The pro
gramme, as outlined, was carried but, out
'when the whistle sounded the men did not
respond. The fires were drawn and the
order to dismantle and remove the mill
was given. The officials of the company
said that the plant would be down and
moved within two weeks.
The Steel Corporation held its ground
at Chicago, Joilet, Bayvlew, Youngstown
and Columbus, the Klsklminetas Valley
and the Carnegie group, with the excep
tion of the instance named.
The strikers are considering plans for
breaking the decision of Chicago,. Joilet
and Bayvlew to stand with the steel com
panies, but what thev nlan to tin hnn nnt
been made clear.
There was no trouble at the strike cen
ters today, although it was anticipated at
the points where plans are being partially
operated and the men are wavering on
the question of going out Crowds sur
rounded the Carnegie plants here today,
and the .officials finally called on the- police
to clear them away.
The officials say the loss of 10 men at
the lower Union mill can be directly
traced to the threats of strikers who In
tercept the men on the way to and from
work. They made the same complaint as
to Bellalre, Wheeling and McKeesport.
They say they have given up hope of get
ting protection from the local author-1
Itles at McKeesport and Wheeling, but
have given no indication that they intend
to ask for state aid in either Pennsylvania
or West Virginia. The strike leaders, on
the other hand, insist that they are pro
ceeding entirely within their rights and
the law, and that any recruits won by
them have been obtained by means en
tirely fair.
Mavor R. J. Black, of McKeesport, to
night gave out the following statement to
a representative of the Associated Press,
in reply to the numerous criticisms of his
course in not dispersing the crowds of
strikers at different times during the
strike:
"At a time like this in McKeesport.
when so many men are idle, they are
bound to come out on the srreets, and,
like every other crowd, will gather where
there is excitement, but so far there has
been little or no disorder, and in all cases
the police have handled the -situation ad
mirably. There Is no more orderly set of
men m tnis country man the men who
are idle In this city today. In .the in
stance in which the tube company re
quested me to send men to disperse the
crowds, the Chief of Police was on the
ground at the time, and reports that
there was no disorder. We cannot order
a man to go home and stay there when
he is doing no harm, and only standing
on the streets. As far as the tubo com
pany Is concerned, it has taken and ap
proprlateu to Its own use a. street of this
ciy to which It has no legal right what
ever, and this Is the very street on which
It was complained that the strikers had
coneresrated. If 1 allow a private cor
poration to take up and appropriate to
Its own use a street, "how can I consist
ently refuse a private citizen the right
to stand upon it? I do not consider talk
ing to nonunion workmen disorderly In
any sense, and the men have a perfect
right tb attempt all kinds of arguments
as long as they do not resort to posi
tive physical coercion."
Furnace Mea Will Not Strike.
A telegram from,, Youngstown says that
the furnace-workers have decided not to
strike. The executive committee of the
Furnace-Workers' Union of the Mahonlngt
and Siienango Valleys met in that city
today to Tecelve and take action on the re
port of the subcommittee appointed to in
vestigate the rumored sale of the output
of the furnaces of the tdvalleys to the
United States Steel Corporation. The sub
committee's finding was to the effect- that
the rumor was correct, but the executive
commidee, after a long discussion, de
cided that a strike at this time is inadyis.
able. Meantime it was decided to organ
ize the stock men. and. all other employes
of all the furnaceS'btHLhfe two valleys and
then organize all the furnaces of the coun
try, effecting a National organization
which shall be affiliated with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
President Shaffer "spent the day at head
quarters conferring with his lieutenants,
receiving reports and issuing directions to
his followers throughout the stttke dis
tricts. He was not Inclined to talk fo
publication. Several times during the day
he expressed his satisfaction with the
progress of the contest. He denied that?
he had been approached Tay Independent
steel men to prolong the strike to a point
where the steel corporation would lose its
rush orders.
Reports from the affected districts
tonight indicate that' the good order
which has characterized the strike since
it began still prevails, Youngstown re
ports that the announcement of the re
moval of the WarreifWnt has been made
there. Scottdale reports that Amalgamat
ed organizers are at work among the men
there, but the prospects of inducing them
to strike are bu slight. The strikers at
Connellsville have called an indignation
meeting as a result of the threat oithe
American Tlnplate Company to operate
Its mill nonunion or dismantle it. Advices
from Lorraine say that an effort is being
made to organize an Amalgamated lodge,
but that Its success is doubtful. A dis
patch from Wheeling district says that
District Superintendent Carter has in
formed the strikers that Bellalre will re
main closed down, until they are hungry,
and that, if it ever starts again, it will
be run nonunion.
Reduced Output. of the Trust.
The Commercial Gazette tomorrow
will say that the steelworkers'
strike has, since Its extended start
this week, cut off over 33 per cent
of the combined steel and finished prod
uct tonnage of the United States Steel
Corporation. Figures which accompany
the article show that the annual produc
tion of the corporation in steel and fin
ished material amounts to 14.2C0.420 tons,
the production being cut off by the strike
being calculated at 4,375.420 tons. Of the
182,500 men employed, by the steel cor
poration the Commercial Ga'zette's figures,
show that 72,500 are now Idle.
About 150 of thq boys on the day turn
In the butt-welding deportment of the
National Tube. Works .t McKeesport, Pa.,
joined the strikers .oday, and it was
claimed that .the. rest ofnhe turn would
come. out. This" .action, it- is said would 4
xqree .tne closing down of 'the entire- de
partment. '
A wave of unionism has swept over Mc
Keesport and it bids fair to include men
of several callings. The painters last
night formed a union. It Is believed that
over 100 Joined the lodge, and that many
more have declared themselves ready to
join at the next meeting. It Is thought
that by the end of the week all the bar
tenders, teamsters, painters and carpen
ters in McKeesport will have Joined one
of the various labor organizations. A
meeting has been called for the organi
zation of a Senate of Labor in McKees
port Thursday evening. The object wiU
be to combine all of the labor organiza
tions in McKeesport under one general
advisory board.
President Shaffer was not prepared to
make a statement as to the number of
men affected by the strike, and will not
give one out until he lc more fully in
formed. Secretary Williams says the call
for financial aid, which was sent out yes
terday, is already meeting with responses.
Many checks and sums of money were re
ceived by him today.
The police here have shown that they
will make a determined attempt to pre
vent violence or disorder, and the steel
managers regard this as a favorable point
to break Into the strike with nonunion
men.
The American Tlnplate Company is
moving to secure resumption at some of
its plants, and the officials here feel
sure that they will succed. Mayor E. L.
Boynton, of Niles, has issued a statement
in which he says that the stories of at
tempts on tho lives of the Lisbon tin
workers yesterday were exaggerated.
A number of railroad torpedoes were
set off near the Clark mill today as a
joke. Rumor converted the explosions
into shots and killed two negroes. There
was no trouble, however.
WILL ASK THEM TO RECONSIDER.
Efforts to Induce Western Steel
"Workers to- Strike.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. Without notification
to the officers or members of the Amalga
mated Association in Chicago, Michael F.
Tighe, assistant secretary of the National
board, arrived In the city today, and Im
mediately set out for the place of meet
ing last Sunday which has stirred tho
officers of the association. Tighe comes
clothed with all the powers and preroga
tives of President Shaffer, whose deputy
he is, and hl9 official act was to call to
gether the Wading members of the dis
senting unions and order a special Jolnr
meeting of the two lodges of the associa
tion, which will be held tomorrow night.
The purpose of the meeting has not yet
been announced, but Secretary Tighe does
not deny that messages from Mr. Shaffer
to the lodges will be read and that an
attempt will be made to have the vote
of last Sunday reconsidered.
PROCEEDINGS IN OHIO.
State, Attorney-General Determined
to Prosecute the Trust.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 13. Attorney
General Sheets has sent for a transcript
of the testimony of President Schwab,
of the United States Steel Corporation,
before the Industrial Commission at
Washington for use in a proposed in
vestigation into that concern's status un
der the state anti-trust laws. He de
clined to state his plans further than this.
Attorneys here think the United States
Steel Corporation can defy the state, of
ficials, for the reason that it has simply
bought a majority of the stock of the
constituent companies In this state not
the full properties. For this reason the
United States Steel Corporation is neither
a trust under the i Ohio laws nor a foreign
corporation doing) business in this state.
The Secretary of State will tomorrow
forward to the president' of the' United
States- Steel Corporation blanks similar
to those sent other foreign corporations
doing business in the state, notifying the"
corporations that the state is ready to re-
(Concluded on Second Page.)
TRAFFIC IN DANGER
Fighting Along the Line of
the Panama Railroad.
STATE DEPARTMENT ADVICES
The Revolutionists Attacked Three
Torrns on the IsthmusGeneral
Uprising? Is Feared and an At
tack on Panama Expected.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. The State De
partment today received mall advices
from three different quarters in Colom
bia, all showing revolutionary movements
in progress and a rather serious condition
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GENERAL
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OF THE PHILIPPINES AT
of affairs. Both termini of the Panama
Railway route were heard from, Consul
General Gudger .writing from Panama as
to a revolutionary attack on near-by
towns, and Consul Malmros, at Colon, re
porting that guerrilla fighting had been
going on at different points between
Colon and Panama. At the same time
Minister Hart wrote from the capital of
Colombia as to the arrest and imprison
ment of prominent adherents of the ex
President, Dr. Salmiente, as they were
suspected of seeking to have the Nation
alist organ Join the Liberals, who aro
said to be showing Increased strength and
activity in a revolutionary movement.
Consul-General Gudger, writing under
date of July 29, reports that on July 26
and 27 about 75 revolutionists entered the
towns of Gatun, Bohlo and San Pablo,
on the line of the Panama road, midway
between Panama and Colon; made prison
ers of the Alcalde and several policemen,'
and retired to the mountains, taking with
them 60 arms and all the provisions they
could find. He says reports were current
of revolutionary gatherings at other,
points, and an attack on Panama was
feared. A general uprising seemed immi
nent, and the government was becoming
alarmed at the sltuatoln. This is not the
holdlng-up of the train at Manachln re
ported by him by cable, as that happened
jater, and did not result In any looting.
Although these letters have taken some
time to come forward, yet they give the
State Department about the best and
the only definite Information that Is to
hand as to the Condition of affairs.
The Navy Department received word to
day of the departure of the Iowa from
Puget Sound for San Francisco, whence
she will go to Panama if her services aro
required there.
HIS POSITION UNENDURABLE.
Withdrawal of the Colombian. Min
ister From Venezuela.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Mr. Herran,
the Colombian Charge d'Affaires at
Washington, received a letter today from
the Colombian Consul-General at New
York stating that the latter has just
received a cablegram from the acting
Governor of Panama saying that the
guerrilla bands thereabouts are causing
no uneasiness. The Governor, according
to recent advices, has gone.to Cartagena
fcr soldiers and supplies. Other than this
Mr. Herran's official mall from Colombia,
which reached here today, gave no Infor
mation on the situation in South Amer
ica. In the absence of official advices, the
only construction which the Colombian
Legation can place on the reported with
drawal of the Colombian Minister, Senor
Rico, and his Legation staff from Caracas
is that, having found his position in the
Venezuelan capital unendurable, perhaps
threatened by mob violence, he has left
for the Colombian capital, where he can
better co-operate with the officials than
through the medium of telegraphic or mail
correspondence.
Mr. Pulldo. the Venezuelan Charge, ar
rived In Washington last night from a
Summer resort, but he, too, stated that ho
has received absolutely no advices from
his government. Both of these. officials
feel sure that, unless there Is an inter
ruption in their respective lines of com
munication, they would be immediately
advised Jf the situation had assumed the
aspect of actual war between the two
countries.
The State Department knows nothing
of the reported departure of the Colom
bian Minister from Caracas. The de
partment, however, has received mail
advices from Minister Hart, at Bogota,
Colombia, giving a general resume of tho
trouble, and the view taken In official
quarters as to the uprising- Lieutenant
Commander Nathan Sarge'nt will remain
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pected to sail for Panama in a day or
two. Much reliance is placed upon the
tact and good Judgment of this officer
by the Navy and State Departments. He
was in command of the Scorpion at La
Guayra during the trouble in Venezuela
some time ago, and acquitted himself
with much distinction.
Minister Hart's letter to the State De
partment Is dated July 8. and reports the
arrest and imprisonment of prominent
friends of Dr, Salmiente. the constitu
tional ex-President of Colombia, as they
were suspected by the ruling government
of joining in the revolutionary movement
with the Liberals.
URIBE-URIBE KILLED. .
A Report' From BarrauqulUa That
Lacks Confirmation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. The Times to
morrow will say:
"According to El Conservador, a semi
official newspaper published at Barran
quilla, Colombia, General Urlbe-Urlbe was
killed at San Cristobal, Venezuela, July
27. while fighting with the Venezuelan
troops against the Colombian Invaders.
El Conservador's authority for this re
port lsa message sent by General Iguran,
in charge of the Colombian Government
forces at Bio Hocha. to the commander-in-chief
at Barranquilla. The Colombians
IRVING HALE
OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY
SALT LAKE YESTERDAY.
4-
qngaged in the fight at San Cristobal were
led by Dr. Rangel Garbinas.
"Much excitement was caused among
Colombians here by the report. The
friends of General Urlbe-Urlbe consider it
significant that the Colombian Govern
ment has not sent the news by cable to
its representatives, for the Colombian Con
sulate here has not been officially notified.
While there is nothing definite on which
to base a denial of the report, the General's
friends discredit It on the ground that
several times during the rebellion a year
ago General Urlbe-Urlbe was declared
killed In battle. No direct news has been re
ceived from General Urlbe-Urlbe since June
15, when It Is said he sailed from this
city for Venezuela. Colombian officials
said that he went there to secure aid from
President Castro in the shape of arms and
ammunition for the rebellion. Since then
Dr. A J. Restapo, the diplomatic rep
resentative of the Insurgents, has re
ceived Indirect information that Gen
eral Urlbe reached Colombia safely and is
fighting at the head of 15,000 men. Direct
news from General Urlbe was expected a
week ago, but it did not some. His
friends were disappointed again today
when the steamer Seulia, of the Red D
line, arrived without bringing a letter
from him. Dr. Restapo said today that
he did not believe the report of General
Urlbe's death and hoped to be In a posi
tion to give positive evidence In a day or
two that he is alive and fighting. Senor
Eduardo Esplnosa. ex-Consul-General of
Colombia In this city, also discredited the
story."
TRAFFIC IS UNHINDERED.
Colombian Official Reports the Sit
uation as Satisfactory.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Senor Artureo
de Brlgard, Consul-General for Colom
bia in this city, .has received the follow
ing cable dispatch from Acting Governor
Aria tides Arjona. of Panama:
"Traffic continues unhindered. Preda-
tory warfare carried on around railroad
has produced no alarm. General situa
tion Is satisfactory."
The railroad referred to in this mes
sage is that owned by the Panama Rail
road Company, for the protection of
which President J. Edward Simmons has
asked this Government to send a warship.
Consul-General de Brlgard character
ized as untrue the assertion by the revo
lutionists that they have 8000 men under
arms In the Department of Panama. "It
Is also untrue," he said, "that the Gov
ernment has done nothing to conciliate
the Liberals. President Marroquln has
issued several decrees guaranteeing free
dom. The Government does not, as has
been stated, persecute the families of the
revolutionists. In fact, the family of
General Urlbe-Urlbe is in Bogota now,
enjoying tie same privileges as mine
would were It there." '
The steamer Alene has just arrived
from Savanllla and Cartagena. One of
her officers said:
"Very little news is permitted to get
out, although It Is known on the cosst
that some desperate fighting has recently
taken place in the interior."
Expected Troops Not on Unnd.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. A dispatch
from Panama to the Herald says:
The troops daily expected from Buena
Ventura have not yet arrived. It is ru
mored that General Pinto. Governor of
Cauca, has resigned, but this is not yet
confirmed. The General Pinzon (the con
verted yacht Namouna) has not yet re
turned. Peruvian Cabinet Censured.
LIMA, Peru, Aug. 13. The Peruvian
Chamber of Deputies today adopted a
resolution-censuring the Cabinet by a ma
jority of one vote.
POISONED BY CANDY
Attempt on Life of Edward
Newton, of Baker City.
JEALOUSY CAUSED THE CRIME
Persistent Efforts of an Unknovrn
Enemy to Break His Eupagemeut
With Miss Anna George .
Got Threatening Letters.
BAKER CITY, Aug. 13. Ed Newton
and Miss Anna George, both highly re
spected and widely known young people
of this city, have been engaged to be
married for some time. In July Mr. New.
ton received two threatening letters de
manding that he cease all attentions to
the young woman. No heed was paid to
the letters. Last Sunday Newton was ac
costed on the street by a strange young
man, who seemed to be from the country.
After some conversation the strangsl
proffered a box and invited him to eat
candy. He took several pieces, and ai
once became violently 111. The physicians
pronounced it a case of arsenical poison
lng, and barely saved his life.
The fact as to the poisoning was sup
pressed until today, when Newton re
ceived another anonymous letter filled
with filthy abuse and stating that as
the candy did not finish him, they would"
get him yet unless he left town by to
morrow night This afternoon Newton'i
attorney sent the letter to the postal
authorities In Spokane for investigation
He believes he would recognize the maii
who gave him the poisoned candy if ha
ever saw the fellow again, and strict
search for the criminal will be made. II
is understood there are strong suspicion
as to tho Identity of the author of the
attempt at poisoning.
PHILIPPINE VETERANS.
Second Reunion of the Society at
Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, Aug. 13.-Several hundred
ex-volunteer soldiers. representing the
volunteer regiments that took part In the
campaign in he Philippines, were greeted
st Aoseroly Hall today by fier.trsi' Irv
lng Hale, of Colciado. first vice-pi'ea.dtr t
of the Society of the Army of the Philip
pines, In the second annual reunion of that
order. Large delegations were present
from Colorado, Utah and Idaho and other
regiments that made themselves famous
In the campaign around Manila, Including
those from Kansas, Minnesota, Pennsyl
vania. Nebraska and Iowa were also rep
resented. The reunion will last three days.
Today's programme consisted of a short
business meeting this afternoon at As
sembly Hall and a number of Informal re
unions, with a mass meeting at the Taber
nacle tonight, at which addresses were
made by Major R. W. Young, General
Hale, Brevet Brigadier-General Metcalfa
of Kansas, Judge Theodore Botkln, Cap
tain P. J. Cosgrove of Nebraska, and
others. The annual parade of the Philip
pine volunteers will be held tomorrow,
and the final business session Thursday
at which time the annual election wl"
take place and the place for the next an
nual reunion will be chosen.
Tobacco Trust Mortgage.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. There was filed
In' the Hudson County Courthouse In
Jersey City today- a mortgage for $10,
600,000, made by the Consolidated To
bacco Company of America to the Mor'
gan Trust Company to secure an Issue of
4 per cent bonds not to exceed $150,000,000.
It is dated June 15 and bore revenue
stamps to tho amount of 575,000. The
papers show that the Consolidated To
bacco Company has absorbed the Ameri
can Tobacco and the Conteinental To
bacco and aubsidiary concerns.
Urlbe-Uribc's Manifesto.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. The attention
of officials here has been attracted to
the manifesto Issued by General Urlbe
Urlbe, leader of the Colombian revolu
tlonists. declaring for a "Greater Colom
bia," and although nothing of an official
nature has been received on the subject
yet It appears to bear out the ideas held
for some time as to the scope of the
present trouble. According to the mani
festo, General Urlbe-Uribe is seeking t
unite the interests of Colombia, Vene
zuela and Ecuador.
Cornelius Vnndcrbilt in the Mllitln.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Cornelius Van
derbilt was elected a Lieutenant In tha
Twelfth Regiment, National Guard ot
New York, today.
SUMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
Foreign.
Colombian insurgents are operating along th
line of the Panama Railroad. Page 1.
The remains of Dowager Empress Predericil
were Interred at Potsdam. Page 2.
American looters In China were sentenced to
four years' Imprisonment. Page 2.
Domestic.
There Is no material change In the steel
strike. Page 1.
A New York Captain ot police was Indicted for
noglect of duty. Page 2.
A passenger train waa robbed on the M., K. &
T. Road in Indian Territory. Page 3.
Sport.
Portland vron from Seattle 8 to 1. Page 3.
Tacoma defeated Spokane 10 to 4. Psge 3.
"World's bicycle records were broken In th
stadium at Buffalo. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Jealous enemy tries to poison Edward Newton,
of Baker City. Page 1.
Efforts for settlement of San Francisco strike
make good progress. Page 5.
Alleged wholcsalo smuggling of Chinese Into
Southern California. Page 4.
The hop crop around Gervais is not in good
condition. Pace 4.
State school statistics show a gain of 2637
pupils In the last school year. Page 5.
It is claimed hat the state school and lieu
lands are being sold too cheaply. Page 4.
Commercial und Marine.
Eastern grain markets holding Monday's
strength. Page 11.
New York slock market was Inclined to be
sluggish. Page 11.
Grain freights hold firm around 40 shillings.
Page 10.
Oriental flour trade still In bad shape. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Judge Gilbert refused a stay of proceedings
against Jee Carr's fence. Page S.
President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific de
nies that his company will build Into the
Clearwater. Page 8.
George Cross, secretary of the Oar Company,
has disappeared. Page tf.
The best of weather for ripening grain and
fruits. Pase 10.