Morning Oregonian., August 19, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. AUGUST 19, 1901.
ECUADOREANS TAKE HAND
FEDERAL TROOPS ARE READY TO
INVADE COLOMBIA.
A Battle Is Imminent Sear Pasto,
About ICO Miles Northeast
of Quito.
QJITO, Ecuador. Aug: 18. A. force of
Ecuadorean troops Is ready to invade
Colombia and a 'battle is imminent near
Past, ust beyond the Golombian fron
tier, and about 150 miles northeast? of
Quito.
DELAY TO THE IOWA.
Battle-Ship Mar be Able o Sail for
Panama Today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. Captain Per
ry, of the battle-ship Iowa, now at San
Francisco, has telegraphed to the Nan'
Department an acknowledgement of his
-Instructions to proceed to the -west coast
of Panama, in connection with the revo
lutionary troubles, but reports that the
Pollers and some other parts of the ves
sl need immediate attention- It Is hoped
by the department, however, that she will
be able to sail gome time tomorrow.
There was very little news today bear
ing on the Colombian-Venezuelan trou
ble. Secretary Hay received no dispatches
bearing .on ffiie subject. The Colombian
and Venezuelan Legations were similarly
without advice. The most interesting de
velopment was the news contained in a
press dispatch from Quito that Ecuador
ean troops were ready to Invade Colombia
and that a bar&le was imminent near
Pasto. Mr. Silva, the Colombian Minis
ter, while without advices from his gov
ernment, expressed the belief that this
new expedition was a part of the revolu
tionary movement and that it was in no
sense organized by the Ecuadorean Gov
ernment. He said that many years ago
there had been friction between the two
governments, but that in recent years
no Important controversial issues had
been raised between them.
Minister Silva is In receipt of a letter
from Emilianio Izaza. the Colombian Min
ister at Quito, referring to the cordial
treatment he had Tecei-ed from the Ecu
ador Government, and the courtesies gen
erally extended him in his Journey
through that country. Minister Silva
-consequently Is of the opinion that the
-now movement is in connection with the
Internal revolution in Colombia, unless
something unforeseen has occurred of
which he has not been advised. Many
Colombian revolutionists have acquired
oTms and other equipment from people
in Ecuador and started expeditions,
three of these having been organized last
year, mostly composed of Colombians
aided by the sympathies and resources
of some of the Ecuadoreans. All these ex
peditJons have failed. Mr. Silva said to
night that the government of Ecuador
always had protested that it had made
the utmost effort to observe the neutral
ity laws and sought to prevent these in
vasions. Pasto, where a battle Is reported im
minent, is in the Department! of Cauca,
where the population is dense and cred
ited with a warlike spirit. The region Is
very mountainous and there are some
passes across which only a well-trained
expedition can go. The Rio Mayo, a
-wide river, also offers an obstacle lb in
vasion. It was here, during the war for
independence, that General Bolivar and
General Suarc, with all the resources at
their command, had their forces detained
for a long period by the people of the
province.
an amalgamation of the International
Association and the American Federation.
The amalgamation will take place No
vember 19 in Washington. The two bodies
will meet again tomorrow, when they
will take further action In the Fall River
trouble.
I MAMES ON PENSION ROLL
WITH NONUNION MEN.
(Continued from First Page.)
quartered and came down town and took
lodgings previously obtained for them by
the millmen. A local restaurant had
taken the contract to feed the men. Sun
day afternoon a party of nonunlonists
left their lodgings on Broadway and
started to the restaurant for supper.
They were. Immediately pursued by a
party of strikers and chased back into
the house, which was immediately sur
rounded by a mob that hooted and jeered
at the nonunion men. A' brick was
thrown out of the crowd through the
window of the room occupied by the non
union men.
Forty tinworkers from Lisbon are on
their way to Wellsvllle in carriages to
assist the local strikers in preventing the
nonunion men from going to work to
morrow morning. Sheriff Noragen and
Deputy Chris Breck, of Lisbon, arrived
from Lisbon at 7 o'clock to assist the
local police in maintaining order through
out the night.
HIGH-WATER MARK IN THE HIS
TORY OF THE BUREAU.
Excitement at Dnqnesne Works.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 19. A report from
McKeesport at 1:30 this morning says
at least 40 officers are patrolling the
grounds that surround the big Duquesne
works. It has been reported generally
throughout the valley that 150 men have
gone on strike in the converting mill.
Nothing definite can be learned, but the
officers seem to be much worried and
there is a great deal of excitement In
and around the works. It is claimed
that five lodges of the Amalgamated As
sociation have been organized In the dif
ferent departments of the works. s
Statement Prepared by Commlnslon-
er Evans for the Use of the G.
A. R, Annual Encampment.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Commissioner
Evans has prepared a statement show
ing the operations. In its principal fea
tures, of the Pension Bureau during the
last fiscal year as compared with former
3'ears. Most of the data will be embod
ied In his annual report and the state
ment is prepared for the use of the Na
tional encampment of the G. A. R., which
will bo had before the report will be
ready. It shows that the pensioners on
the rolls June 30 last, were 997,735, a net
ment. The expression is beautiful. The
portrait is' considered generally by those
who have been fortunate enough to see
it a most happy picture in every sense
of the word.
BOERS AND THE. IRISH
YELLOW FEVER EXPERIMENTS
Dr. Cnldas' Serum Proves Inefficient
Mosquito Tests.
HAVANA, Aug. IS. Chief Surgeon Hav
ard announced today that the experimenta
In the division of propagation of yellow
fever, so far as these involved the mos
nuito test, will be discontinued. This de-
I clsion was taken because one of the non
immunes, who was recently bitten ty an
infe'eted mosquito, died of yellow fever
today. The man, who was a Spaniard,
desired to become an immune, and there
fore allowed himself to be bitten by an
Infected mosquito. Another man who
was bitten also is suffering from a very,
bad case. Both were bitten by Insects
which had been set apart for the experi
ments of Dr. Caldaz, the Brazilian ex-
KRUGER URGES THE NATIONALISTS
TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS.
gain of 4206 over last year. The total pert, arranged to demonstrate the alleged
Mnrchlnp Against Castro.
WILDEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa,
Aug. IS (via Haytlen cable). President
Castro, of Venezuela, some days ago sent
to Cueuta, Colombia, ammunition, arms
and men to assist in the Colombian revo
lution. Emilio Fernandez, ex-Governor of Ca
racas under President Castro, and sub
sequently Administrator or Laws of La
Guayra, who finally declared against
Castro, has left Curacoa, accompanied by
60 partisans, with the announced inten
tion of invading Venezuela. It is also
reported that Segundo Rivera has also
effected a landing.
Internal Troublestn Venezuela.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. IS (via Galves
ton). Statements made by passengers
who arrived here yesterday on the steam
er Canada, from Venezuelan ports, clear
ly show that there is much political un
rest throughout Venezuela. The passen
gers were not permitted to land Indis
criminately. No authentic version of the
recent border engagements could be ob
tained from any of them, but the evi
dence all Points to serious internal dis
sensions. It is reported here that the in
surgent General Ruiz has landed near
Panama from the south, probably from
Guayaquil.
NO MEETING AT CHICAGO.
Tighe Waiting: for the Steel Work
ers to Make the First Move.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18. The situation at the
Illinois Steel Works at South Chicago is
unchanged tonight. The report that the
Amalgamated men employed at the mills
who last week refused to obey President
Shaffer's order to strike were to hold a
conference today with Assistant Secretary
Tighe, of the association, looking to "a
reconsideration of their action, was un
founded. There was to have been a regu
lar meeting today of Commercial Lodge,
the smaller of the local lodges of the as
sociation, but no meeting was held, it hav
ing been agreed that the lodges shall meet
only in joint session.
Assistant Secretary Tighe, the emissary
of President Shaffer, and Mr. Davis, vice
president of the fourth district, went to
East Chicago early in the day on invita
tion of the steel workers employed there
at the Independent mills. The object of
the visit Is not known at present.
Mr. Tighe today, speaking of the prob
ability of the men at South Chicago re
considering their action of last week,
said:
"I will make no further effort with
those men, unless they come to me and
ask for a conference. They are not mem
bers of the association, and nothing can
be done until they are reinstated."
W. C. Davs, vice-president of the
Fourth District, and director of the steel
strike in the West, announced tonight
that he believed the South Chicago men
finally will Join the general strike of the
steelworkers. Not this week, he said, be
cause there will be no meeting. It Is his
Intention to meet the men individually
and endeavor to persuade them to reverse
their decision.
It is said Secretary Tighe addressed two
big meetings at the East Chicago ' mills
of the Republic Iron & Steel Company
today. He and 31 r. Davis -had gone there
direct from Milwaukee because the
union men had signified their desire to
reaffirm their sympathy with the move
ment in the East and northern parts of
the West. This they did. They went
even further, and emphasized their dis
approval of the action of the South Chi
cago steel men. Resolutions were passed
pledging their support, morally and finan
cially. They arranged to contribute $1000
every two weelcs to the strikers' fund.
These meetings over. Secretary Tighe
boarded a Pennsylvania train for Pitts
burg.' "The West is all right," he said, as he
left. "Vice-President Davis Is now In
charge, and I am confident the men at
Joliet and Milwaukee will hold true to
their unionism."
Resolutions denouncing the members of
the South Chicago lodges of the .Amalga
mated Association, as "unfit for the rec
ognition or support of union men," were
adopted by the Chicago Federation of La
bor tonight. The resolutions were not
adopted without a fight, however, a 9 a
strong faction in the meeting maintained
that the Chicago men were Justified in
their refusal to violate their contract with
their employers.
THOMAS G. SHAUGHNESSY.
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PRESIDEXT OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Mr. Shauehnessy, who succeeded Sir William Van Home as president of the
Canadian Pacific Hallway, Is, like Van Home, a native of the United States.
He was born In Milwaukee, Wis., -18 years ago. In the recent harmonization
movement anions American transcontinental he has been rather more than a
passive spectator, and It Is said that the attitude of his road toward the consol
idated American Interests had considerable influence In shaping the movement on
this side the border. He Js In harmony with the. purpose of the American oper
ators so far as maintenance of rates and elimination of ruinous competition Is con
cerned, but is said not to be committed further than this to -the new American
harmonization policy.
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German Cruiser Ordered to Istfamn.
BERLIN. Aug. IS. The German Gov
ernment has ordered the cruiser Vineta,
which is off the eastern coast of South
Africa, to proceed to Venezuelan waters
to be In readiness to protect German In
terests if any emergency should arise.
PARADE OF TEMPLARS.
Grand Marshal's Order Provides for
Twelve Divisions.
DOUISVDLDE, Ky.. Aug. IS. Major
John H. Leathers, who will be grand
marshal of the parade which will begin
the festivities of the triennial conclave
of Knights Templar In Louisville, is
sued tonight his final general order to
every grand -and subordinate comman
dery in the United States, outlining the
formation of the pageant.
Twelve grand divisions, exclusive of
the special escort of honor to the offi
cers and members of the grand encamp
ment, will form the parade. Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Indiana and the District of Co
lumbia will have enough ""swords" In line
to form grand divisions composed exclu
sively of Knights from these states.
The seventh grand division will be
composed of California, Tennessee, Mis
sissippi, New Jersey and Georgia.' Right
Eminent Sir George Butterfield McKee,
grand commander of California, will be
chief marshal and Eminent Sir Knight
John Tonnlngsen chief of staff.
The tenth grand division will be com
posed of West Virginia, Colorado, North
Carolina, South Dakota. Oregon, Wash
ington, Montana, Wyoming, ICorth Da
kota, Arizona, Florida and Indian Ter
ritory. The chief marshal will be Right
Eminent Sir John K. F. Steele, grand
commander of West Virginia, and Right
Eminent Sir Z. T. Walrond, of Indian
Territory, will be chief of staff.
The Louisville Knights Templar have
assurances that Rear-Admiral Schley will
come to Louisville long enough to partici
pate in the parade, representatives from
Washington to the sontrary notwithstand
ing, and a special place of honor in
his division has been reserved for the
naval officer.
The 12th grand division will Include all
the mounted eommanders, Right Emi
nent Sir R. P. Hurlbut, of California, act
ing as chief marshal, and Eminent Sir
A. F. Gllnllan as chief of staff. The men
will march in double sections; 12 files
front and the carriages will be three
abreast.
Bayvlew Hopes for a Compromise.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 18. Everything
was quiet at Bayvlew. The majority of
the strikers remained at their homes, but
some "of them gathered in little knots on
the streets and discussed the strike. The
fires at the Bayvlew plant have been put
out, with the exception of the blast fur
naces, the output of which is not operated
In this city. It is said 400 men are em
ployed in the blast furnaces. Some of the
leaders at Bayvlew hope for a compro
mise between the United States Steel Cor
poration and the Amalgamated Associa
tion within the next two weeks.
Pledsred by Washington Printers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Columbia
Typographical Union, of this city, today
adopted a resolution pledging both finan
cial and moral assistance to the striking
steelworkers, and telegraphed the Amal
gamated Association to that effect. The
assessment plan has not been acted upon
finally, but a resolution providing a 1 per
cent assessment per week for all printers
making $50 per month or more, which
takes in practically all of the 1700 mem
bers of the union, undoubtedly will be
adopted at the next meeting. This Is ex
pected to raise $1500 a month.
A Row at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 18. A fight occurred
tonight between two special policemen
at the Crescent mills, and a number of 1
strikers. The policemen were escorting a
couple of workmen from their home to
the mill, when the strikers tried to per
suade the men not to return to work. This
action angered the policemen, who used,
their clubs on those nearest. Frank Zeig
ler had his head smashed and several
others were less seriously hurt. The af
fair was of short duration, but much ill
feeling was evident on both aides.
Big: Furnace Blown In.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. The Interna
tional Association of Textile Workers and
tho American Federation of Textile
Workers met in this city today and in
dorsed the action of the Fall "River op
erators In resisting a "proposed reduction
of wages. The, action on the part of the
Fall Silver employers has brought about
AH Q.uiet at Joilet.
JOILET, 111., Aug. 18. All was quiet
today among the steel workers in Joliet.
Great hopes are entertained by the labor
leaders that South Chicago will follow
the lead cf Joilet and Bayvlew. A Joint
meeting of the local lodges has been
called for tomorrow. No attempt to start
up the plant here Is anticipated this week.
The wire mills will be compelled to shut
down before the end of this week, and
this will throw out 2000 additional men.
net loss to the roll during the year was
43,586, which included 3S.153 by death, 853
by remarriage, 1582 by minors reaching
the age of 15, 1538 by failure to claim
pensions and 1460 from other causes. A
comparative table shows that the roll
for the year just closed is the "high
water mark" in the history of. the Pen
sion Bureau: the next highest having been
reached In 1898. Of the gains to the rolls '
during ine year, aa-j were num me '
With Spain. The losses included two from
the Revolution, 215 from the War of 1812,
826 from the War with Mexico, and 541
from the Indian War. The gains to the
rolls since 1S9S were 13,334 widows of
the Civil War and 5604 from the Spanish
War, total, S93S. The net gain to the
rolls in the four years was 4021. Pen
sions granted to widows under the act
of June 27, 1890, during the year num
bered 16,610, or nearly 4500 in excess of
those granted the previous year. The
pensioners on the rolls are classified as
follows:
Survivors 8,655
Invalids 739,994
Widows 249.0b6
These comprise 13,124 widows and the
8655 survivors on account of old wars
prior to 1861; 297,675 invalids and 88,802 on
account of general laws, disability of
service, origin mostly Civil War; 438,114
invalids and 145,111 widows on account
of the June, 1890, law and Civil War dis
ability not due ttf service; 650 Army nurses
and 3559 invalids and 2049 widows on ac
count of the War with Spain.
The total amount paid to pensioners
as first pavment on the allowance of their
claims during 1901 was $9,934,764, or S10G,-
238 more than the first payments dur
ing 1900. This amount represents the
arrears of pensions aggregating 675 claims
allowed on an average of nearly $1500
each. The fees paid to attorneys amount
ed to $591,245, an increase of almost ?74,
000. due to the Spanish War. At least
100,000 of the examinations held during.
the year resulted unfavorably to the
claimants. The amount paid to pension
ers under the general law during the
year was $07,807,233, a decrease of $1,790,
253 from the amount paid last year. It
is believed that during the fiscal year
of 1S02 the payments under the general
law will be exceeded by those of pension
ers under the act of 1890.
The Spanish War pensioners received
$1,175,225, an Increase over last year of
$S42,320, and the pensioners under the act
of 1890 as amended May 6, 19.00, received
$6,973,4S1, an increase over last year of
$1,207,402.
During the last 30 years, the survivors
of 1812 and their widows have received
$44,841,648; Mexican War, $30,201,187, and
Indian Wars, $5,402,054. The total dis
bursements for pensions from July'l, 1790,
to June of this year, aggregate $2,763,350,
033. There were 45,860 claimants for pensions
during the year. The pension rolls still
contain the names of one survivor and
1527 widows on account of the War of
1812; i086 survivors and 3479 widows on
account of the Indian Wars, and 7568
survivors and 8109 widows on account of
the Mexican War. The bureau issued
109,668 certificates of all classes during
the year, 44,225 being for original pen
sions. The number of claims pending
July 1, last, was 403,569.
The statement gives the following
amounts of money paid pensioners under
different administrations:
efficiency of serum as a preventive
again yellow fever.
According to Major Havard, the cases
due to mosquito infection prior to the lat
est two were light, but the matter has
assumed a more dangerous form than the
first experiments led the yellow fever
commission to expect. The experiments
of Dr. Caldaz have not begun.
The Dutch Ex-Preaident Says His
People Are' Not Frightened by
Kitchener's Proclamation.
LONDON. Aug. 18. The Freeman's Jour
nal, of Dublin, publishes an interview be
tween Mr. Kruger and William Redmond
In Holland. In which the ex-President of
the South African Republic, after express- j
Ing gratitude for Irish support, said he
regarded the Irish as "brothers in op
pression," and urged the Nationalist mem
bers of the British Parliament to con
tinue their "efforts in the cause of jus
tice and truth." When asked concerning
the effect of Lord Kitchener's recent proc
lamation and Mr. Chamberlain's speeches,
Mr. Kruger replied:
"My people are not to be frightened by
such proclamations or speeches, which
will only encourage them to continue
fighting. The British have used armed
natives against the burghers from the be
ginning, but we have not used armeu
Kaffirs. It has always been against our
principles to use the black man agalnBt
the white."
Mr. Kruger emphatically 'denied the ex
istence of a Dutch conspiracy against
British influence in South Africa. When
asked regarding Great Britain's promises
as to (he treatment of the Boers after
surrender, he said:
"I know Great Britain's promises. Tou
in Ireland ought also to know them. The
British promised to lend us money to
put things right. Then, if It were not re
paid, our land would be taken. They ask
us to allow a rope to be put around our
necks, and they call that freedom. We
should be slaves."
4 After expressing his firm conviction that
God, in good time, would give the Boers
deliverance ho remarked: "Even now we
could rebuild our country, but to do so
we must have full Independence." He
emphasized the word "full." When asked
about farm-burning and the concentration
camps, he exclaimed:
"Why do they fight women and chil
dren? There are men to fight against. I
do not believe the British people know
what Is being done In their name. If they
did know they would stop It."
, Mr. Kruger said nothing had heen defi
nitely settled upon the subject of a visit
to the United States. According to Mr.
Redmond, his appearance belles the idea
that he Is breaking up either mentally or
physically.
permanent occupation, in which Japan
cannot possibly acquiesce."
Melbourne Street-Car Robbed.
MELBOURNE, Aug. 18. Four masked
men, armed with revolvers, held up a
tram car in the suburbs of Melbourne late
tonight and rifled eight passengers of their
money and jewelry, after which they escaped.
Queen Sophia HI.
COPENHAGEN. Aug. IS. Queen Sophia
of Sweden is again seriously ill.
WITH A GREEN CREW.
Sailors Could Not Tie Up the Ship
John A. Brigs.
SAN FRANCISCoTAug. IS. The Amer
ican ship John A. Briggs reached port
today, eight days from Port Town3end,
with a cargo of coal. The Briggs was
manned on the trip by a crew of ship
owners and captains, ex-captains, busi
ness men and a miner who had never
before been at sea. The men signed on
the vessel for the purpose of having an
outing and to help out Captain Balch,
whose ship was tied up at Port Townsend
because he refused to pay regular sail
ors $50 each for the trip to this port. The
Briggs was brought down In good shape
and In good time.
Work of construction has been going
on day and night for a year and a half,
and the furnace ccst $750,000. It
consists in the main of a vast cylinder
of boiler iron 100 feet high and lined six
feet thick all around with fire brick.
The skipway or steel hoisting frame on,
on side weighs SO tons. The four boiler
plate stoves for the hot air blast are
each 100 fet high and 22 feet In diameter
and filled with fire brick. These, with
two immense engines of the finest pat
tern, bring the cost of the furnace up to
over $1000.000. The work of construction
of the other five is well started.
TIDE MAY SOON TURN.
Attempt to Recover Bodies.
NEW YORK, Aug. IS. The steam pilot
boat New York today took on board a
diver with full apparatus for deep sea
work, and started down outside Sandy
Hook to make an effort to recover the
bodies of the men drowned from the pilot
boat James 'Gordon Bennett, when she
was cut down by the German steamer
Alene. Up to dark tonight the diver
had not succeeded In .locating any of
the bodies; in fact, was not even able
to find the two parts of the Bennett,
although the places where they went
down had been most carefully noted. The
search will be continued tomorrow. The
pilots fear the bodies will rise on an
ebb tide and be carried to sea.
AN OIL SHIP -BURNED IN PORT
Yearly Av.
Grant's first term,... $116,136,275 $29,034,069
lirant s secona term. in,395,3o7
H&yes' adm 145,322,479
Garfield's adm 237,825,080
Cleveland's first t'm 305.630.662
Harrison's adm 519.707,726
Cleveland's see'd t'm 557,950,407
McKlnley's first t'm 506,000,547
28.C98.839
38,330,622
54.456.26S
76,409,165
129,926.931
139,487.602
140,000,137
Political Teachers Not Wanted.
HAVANA, Aug. 18. Senor Varona has
issued a circular to the presidents of
the board of education throughout Cuba
reminding them that they should use
great care In the selection of teachers
and should not allow the political opinion
of candidates to weigh for or against
them. Recently complaints have been
made that the appointments of teachers
b'y boards of education have not been
marked by fairness.
i.
Prompt relief in sick headache, dizzi
ness, nausea, constipation, pain in the
side, guaranteed to those using Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Queen Alexandra's New Portrait.
From a London letter.
The new portrait which Mr. Edward
Hughes has painted of Queen Alexandra
is indeed a beautiful one. I have just
seen It, :and can quite understand that
It is the most successful picture he has
ever produced. Should it be exhibited to
the public It would be sure to create a
sensation. Her Majesty, I am told, is
perfectly delighted with it, and considers
It In every way more satisfactory than
the one exhibited at the Paris salon this
year.
The composition of the picture Is some
what after the style of the one painted by
M. Benjamin Constant of the late Queen
and exhibited in the present Royal Acad
emy. Though Queen Alexandra is repre
sented as standing by a throne, over
which her crimson robes of state are
thrown, she Is wearing a crape dress,
with, a long crape vejl and diamond crown,
ais she appeared aVtbe opening of Parlia-
She Was Bound for Asiatic Points
With 80,000 Cases of Oil.
New York Tribune.
Tho full-rigged ship Commodore T. H.
Allen, outward bound for Hong Kong,
Shanghai and other Asiatic ports, with a
cargo of 80,000 cases of oil, the property
of the Standard Oil Company, caught fire
In Lower Bay a few days ago. The fire
was discovered soon after 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. The Lawrence and the pilot
boat New York continued to tow the ves
sel to get her out of the way of the ship
ping in the harbor, and took her 10 miles
outside of Sandy Hook. The tug then
towed her back again and beached her,
bow on, off the Government dock inside
the Hook. The captain and the crew,
consisting of 23 men. got off safe.
Word was taken to El well & Co,, her
agents, that the vessel was on fire, but
for several hours they refused to believe
that it was anything more than the
'smoke from her dopkey engine and did
not send her any help. AH the time the
vessel was flying her flag, union down, an
unmistakablo signal of distress. Not un
til after 4, o'clock did the agents believe
that tho ship was In danger, and it was
4:40 o'clock before they informed the au
thorities and the Are boat New Yorker
was started to help to extinguish the
flames. The New Yorker had 20 miles
to steam before she could reach the
Allen.
Down the bay a fleet of tugs sur
rounded the vessel when the smoke began
to pour from her forward hatch, as well
as from the hatch aft. When the tug
cnptalns saw there was no salvage to be
gained they pulled off; all but those who
were supplied with fire apparatus. These
remained to assist. The fireboat New
Yorker played a steady stream on the
rigging, which was being attacked by the
flames, The other tugs poured water into
the hold, hoping to drown out the fire.
Almost all of the cargo was under water
by 10 o'clock, and It was thought that
the greater part of It would be saved.
Several holes were knocked In the sides
of the ship and' the water rushing through
these helped the boats. At a late hour
last night the tugs were still working
and it was thought that the vessel Itself
could be saved from complete loss. If
the efforts of the tugs are successful the
ship will be pumped out and taken to a
dock for' repairs.
The Commodore T. H. Allen was built
at Richmond, Me., In 1884. She is 2216
tons register, 245.3 feet long, 41.7 feet
beam, and 28.3 feet deep. Her cargo is
valued at $76,000 and is fully insured. The
vessel is owned by T, H. Southard &
Son.
ANTI-AMERICAN COMBINE.
German Agrarians May Influence the
Rest of Europe.
LONDON, Aug. 19. In a dispatch deal
ing at considerable length with the pro
posed anti-American trade combination,
the Vienna correspondent of the Times
says:
"The most influential representatives of
the Interests of Austria, at a recent ses
sion in the government department en
trusted with the preparation of commer
cial treaties, unanimously adopted a reso
lution declaring that they regard the per
fected German tariff as the first step In
the direction' of such a combination and
that one of the most Important tasks of
the Austrian Government would be to
pave the way to an understanding with
Germany on that subject. A resolution
was also adopted declaring that the
projected tariff rendered an Increasing of
the duties as proposed by the Ausjtriah
agricultural Interests.
"This seems to confirm the anticipation
that the powerful Influence of the Ger
man Agrarlari9 will compel all the Con
tinental states to adopt high tariffs. Jeal
ousy of the United States Is also notice
able In the acrid comments on the affair
between Venezuela and Colombia."
Steamer Vermont Burned.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18. The steamer Ver
mont was burned to the water's edge
at West Seattle this morning. The cause
of the Are Is not known. Thomas McMil
lan, the owner, was the only person
aboard. Through the efforts of the fire
boat from Seattle, the engine and machin
ery were saved. The Vermont was 90
feet long, and was recently completed
at a cost of $10,000. She was Intended for
the Puget Sound trade.
Codfish Catches.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. The bark
entlne Fremont arrived today from Bear
ing Sea with 177,000 codfish. Captain Kel
ton reports the following catch of codfish
In the north up to July 21: Schooner
Mary and Ida, 65,000; barkentine City of
Papeete, 69,000; schooner Arago, 52,000;
schooner Stanley, 61.000; barkentine Har
riet G., not reported.
Could Not Land at Hcceta Head.
NEWPORT, Or., Aug. 18. The lighthouse-tender
Columbine arrived in port
today at 2 P. M. from Coos Bay and
points south. She lay off Heceta Head 17
hours, and found the sea too heavy to at
tempt the landing of supplies.
German Colonial Army.
BERLIN, Aug. 18. The Lokal Anzeiger,
reviewing the report that the German
Governmeht intends to establish a colonial
army of volunteers, declares that Count
von Walderseo has been consulted and
that the project will be carried out soon.
Should the Reichstag, as is expected,
make the necessary appropriation, the
colonial army will be form6d of volun
teers of the reserve and Landwehr, who
may settle in the colonies on expiration
of their terms of service. It Is probable
that Count von Waldersee will receive
the chief command.
Letters From a French Pretender.
PARIS, Aug. 18. In the course of a
speech In a prize distribution In Auxonne
today. General Andrew, the Minister of
War, made a sensation by declaring that
the commanders of the various army
corps had received letters from one of
tho pretenders, designed to seduce them
from their duty, but the fact that the
letters had been sent to him proved the
army to be loyal to the republic. General
Andrews did not say whether the pre
tender in question was Bourbon or Bona-partlst.
Wisconsin Republican League.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 18. The Wis
consin Republican League, which has
just been organized by a large number
of members of the last Legislature, has
issued an address to the Republicans of
Wisconsin. It has 60 signatures. The
league is the outgrowth of eltrlfo which
pervaded the last Legislature and espec
ially an attempt to pass the primary elec
tion bill, but which was eventually killed.
The address 6trongly condemns what is
termed "unwarrantable Interference with
the exclusive powers of the Legisla
ture," and persistent efforts to strengthen
the executive at the expense of the Leg
islative department of the state.
A Greek Coin Collection for Boston.
London Telegraph.
Canton Greenwell, the well-known Dur
ham antiquarian, has sold for 11,000 ($55,
000) his fine collection of Greek coins to
Mr. Warren, of Boston, who Intends pre
senting it to that city. Some years ago
the venerable canon gave a number of
valuable urns and other sepulchral relics
to the British Museum, and, while it is a
matter for regret that' his Greek coins
should go to America, those Interested in
Britain's prehistoric days may hope that
the unique collection of relics of the
bronze age of which Caiion Greenwell is
still possessed will find its way to the
National Museum.
For the Safety of the Ophlr.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. 1S. The British
Admiralty intends to Install the Marconi
system of wireless telegraphy on Cape
Race, in order to communicate with the
British royal yacht Ophlr, bearing the
DUke and Duchess of Cornwall and York,
when she approaches the Newfoundland
coast In October. The Idea is to prevent
the possibility of an accident to the Ophlr
In waters where so many steamers have
been wrecked during the present season.
The Pope's Reception.
ROME Aug. 18. Today being St. Joach
im's day, the pope held a reception,
which was attended by 20 cardinals and
some 150 archbishops and bishops. He
seemed to be in excellent health. In the
course of an address he referred to the
constant progress of the Roman Catholic
church, and especially in the United
States and Great Britain. He conversed
in an animated "way with the cardinals.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Aug. 18. Sailed At 3 P. M.,
British ship Dumfriesshire, for Queens
town or Falmouth for orders; at 3:30 P.
M.. British steamer Strathgyle, for Ma
nila, via Nanalmo; at 3 P. M., lightship.
Arrived at 4 P. M. and left up at 5:30
Steamer Alliance, from San Francisco.
Hoquiam Sailed Aug. 16 Schooner
James H. Bruce, from Aberdeen for San
Pedro; schooner Eldorado, from Aberdeen
for Honolulu. Arrived Schooner Lottie
Bennett, from Puget Sound, in tow of
tug Pioneer: will load at Hoquiam. Ar
rived Aug. 17 Steamer Grace Dollar, from
San Francisco for Hoquiam.
San Francisco, Aug. 18. Sailed Steam
er Walla Walla, for Puget Sound. Ar
rived Barkentine Fremont, from Behr
ing Sea: ship John A. Briggs, from Ta
coma; ship C. F. Sargent, from Seattle;
schooner Lizzie Vance, from Gray's Har
bor; schooner Esther Buhne, from Gray's
Harbor; schooner Muriel, from Port
Blakeley; steamer Umatilla, from Puget
Sound.
New York, Aug. 18. Arrived Cymric,
from Liverpool; La Gascogne, from
Havre; Furnessia, from Glasgow; Lom
bardla, from Genoa; Georgian, from Liv
erpool. Moville, Aug. 18. Arrived Parisian,
from Montreal for Liverpool; State of
Nebraska, from New York for Glasgow.
Liverpool, Aug. 18. Arrived Campania,
from New York.
Gibraltar, Aug. 18. Sailed Trave, from
Genoa for New York.
Queenstown, Aug. 18. Sailed Etrurla,
for New York.
New York, Aug. 18. Arrived Maasdam,
from Rotterdam.
Philadelphia. Aug. 18. Arrived Noord
land, from Liverpool.
Upward Movement in London Steel
Market Looked For.
LONDON, Aug. IS. The Stock Exchange
settlement last week passed off easily.
Money was tjuite plentiful, so much so
as to Induce talk of a reduction of xhe
bank rate to 2. But conservatives argue
against this disappointing outlook
that there is certain to be a gold drain
toward the United States in mid-September,
when the 26,500,000 reserve will not be
too large to meet demands. Stocks were
generally higher and business took a
wider range. Attendance upon the ex
change Is still meager, owing to the
holidays, but there are Indications of
legitimate buying for Investment in the
case of gilt-edged securities. Including
American railroad shares. This move
ment i3 accepted by many as indicating
that the tide had finally turned and that
better times are ahead after a long period
of stagnation. Signs are not wanting,
however, that the professionals are mak
ing preconcerted effort to work up a
boom In all sections of tho stock ex
change, leading off with Kaffirs, on the
strength of a few gold shipments already
received, but conditions do not favor
such a movement. The steel strike is still
a dark cloud over the American section.
The real end of the South African war is
not yet In sight and the fact that 100.000
in gold was brought in from tho Rand
during July has done but little to offset
the feelings of taxpayers ho have spent
over 5,000,000 on the war during the same
period, with the proapect of continuing
the same Indefinitely. Barring unfore
seen developments of an unfavorable na
ture. It Is probable that a healthy up
ward movement is not far off; but the
likelihood Is that several false starts
will bo made before this movement is
fairly Inaugurated.
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War on GambllnR Houses.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. IS. The Govern
ment has decided to wage war on tho
gambling houses and Minister of War
Reices will issue a circular order to all
Army officers, notifying them that If
they are found In any gambling estab
lishment they will be dismissed from the
service and turned over to the civil
authorities. It is said that the Cabinet
has decided that no more licenses shall
be granted to public gambling- houses.
All tho public employes are to be warned
that gambling will Involve their dis
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tho six new and enormous blast furnaces
at the Pueblo Steel Works, which take
the place of the three old ones, has juat
been completed and Is being "blown in "
Liver Ills.
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Belfflnn Glass Works to Merpre.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 18. La Reforme an
nounces that the glass works in Rous
Cousells, Floureffe and Mignies are to
be amalgamated in a eingle company with
a capital of 10.000.000 francs. If the four
firms, however, fall to come to terms, the
Roux concern will be the only one to
accept the assistance of American capital.
Tone up your whole system for the Sum
mer season by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla,
Demands Double Tariff System.
BERLIN, Aug. IS. The standing com
mittee of the German Agricultural Coun
cil has adopted a resolution demanding
tho double tariff system in the case of ag
ricultural products. For instance, tbe res
olution calls for a minimum tariff of 6
marks on grain products and higher rates
for animals, dairy products and vegetables.
Dangerous Anarchist Arrested.
BERLIN, Aug. 18. Alexander Megret, a
dangerous anarchist, has been arrested at
Dantfclg. He is a good linguist and a
number Of anarchist pamphlets and forged
passports in various names were found by
the police when he was arrested.
Waldersee Praised French Soldiers.
PARIS, Aug. 18. The Echo de Paris pub.
lishes an alleged interview with Count
von Waldersee, In which he highly
praised the French soldiers and expressed
a belief that war between France and
Germany was Impossible.
Japanese Are Alarmed.
LONDON, Aug. 19. "Japanese public
opinion," says a dispatch to the Times
from Toklo, "is becoming excited over
the Manchurlan question- The newspa
pers contend that Russia contemplates a
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