Morning Oregonian., August 22, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

THE M.ORNIMG ORESONIAN, IHUESDAY, AOGOST 22, 1901.
BRIEF AND HARMONIOUS
REPUBLICANS OP PENNSYLVANIA
QUICKLY DISPATCHED BUSINESS.
Convention Nominated "William 31.
Potter, for Supreme Judge and
Frank G. Harris for Treasurer.
HARRI5BURG. Pa.. Aug. 21. The Re
publican state convention, which met in
the Harrisburg Opera-House today to
nominate Judge William M. Potter, of
Pittsburg, for Supreme Court Judge, and
State Representative Frank G. Harris, of
Clearfield, for State Treasurer, was a
most unusually quiet gathering. It was
understood that the ticket would be nomi
nated by acclamation. United Senators
Quay and Penrose and other party leaders
-were absent. There was an unusually
small attendance of active party workers,
and a large majority of the delegates
never attended a state convention before.
Judge Potter was formerly Governor
Stone's law partner and was appointed
to the Supreme Bench last year to suc
ceed the late Judge Green. Mr. Harris is
serving his third term in the House of
Representatives and has always been a
follower of Senators Quay and Penrose.
The platform on which they were nom
inated Indorses the National and state
administrations and the official acts of
Pennsylvania's United States Senators,
commends the last Legislature, concedes
the right of labor and capital to organize
and denounces "yellow journalism."
J. C Brown, Pittsburg's Director of
Public Safety, was temporary chairman
of the convention, and David H. Lane, of
Philadelphia, permanent chairman. The
speeches of the chairman and the nomi
nating speeches were noteworthy for their
"brevity. The platform was read by Mr.
Benedict, chairman of the resolutions com
mittee, and was adopted by a viva voce
vote. rnllowing is a synopsis of it:
"In 1S9G. near the close of the last Dem
ocratic administration, the business inter
ests of the country were prostrated, capi
tal remained uninvested and labor was Idle
and unproductive. The election .of McKin
ley revived our languishing Industries and
started the Nation on an era of prosperity
such as it never knew "before. Wo con
gratulate the American people on the good
sense shown in the re-election of Presi
dent McKinley. His Administration has
met every question with which it has
been confronted in a wise, patriotic and
statesmanlike manner. In all the vexed
questions growing out of the war with
Spain our National Administration has
shown itself entirely capable and worthy
of the greatest public confidence. Under
this Administration great armies and
navies were raised, our flag was carried
in honor and triumph to distant parts of
the world, and -our supremacy on land and
sea sustained until now we are recognized
as one of the greatest world powers.
"We regret that under such prosperous
conditions contests should arise between
capital and labor, but we hope and be
lieve that these disputes will Anally be
settled nn an equitable basis that will do
full justice to the contending parties. The
right of capital to make proper and legal
combinations has been recognized by leg
islative enactments in many of the states,
and this carries with it the right of labor
to organize in proper and legal ways for
its protection and advantage; but neither
capital nor labor has the right to resort
to violence or illegal methods to redress
wrongs or obtain rights. The spirit of
mediation and concession should prevail
in all disputes between capital and labor.
"We are amused, rather than concerned,
by the declarations of the late Democratic
state convention, for we readily recognize,
as all people must, the co-operation of
certain newspapers in their preparation,
which papers, falling in their attempt to
disrupt the Republican parts', have
crawled under the tents of the Democ
racy with, their stale and false charges,
and succeeded In having them adopted as
a Democratic platform.
"We believe in surrounding the press
with every Constitutional guarantee
vouchsafed to It since the foundation of
our Government, hut it is a menace that
these Constitutional guarantees should be
so misused as to have permitted many
of our newspapers to have degenerated
into a yellow journalism such as Is det
rimental to any state or country. We
charge the so-called yellow journals with
being subsidized by the full-page adver
tisements which they carry. The adver
tiser is permitted to dictate their policy
and at his behest these newspapers have
perverted the news columns and the ed
itorial page from being an honest record
of dally events to a labored attempt to
misrepresent facts.
"We arraign the Democratic party as
incompetent, incapable. Insincere and un
trustworthy. The citizens of our state,
within a very few days, have witnessed
a spectacle seldom seen in the history of
a political party asking the suffrages
of the people. The Democratic party,
ashamed of its Tecord in the past and
afraid to name a single issue of a Na
tional character on which it is willing to
appeal for support, asks the people to for
get that in the past, when entrusted with
the administration of public affairs, it
has ruined our business enterprises, shut
down our mills, closed factories, put in
Idleness our great laboring classes, ruined
credit of the state and Nation, and now
appeals to the public on what it chooses
to call local Issues. We condemn it in
the administration of our state affairs as
much as in the incompetency shown In Its
administration of our National affairs.
"We commend the wise, patriotic, cour
ageous and statesmanlike administration
cf Governor William A, Stone.
""We heartily commend and indorse the
wise and beneficent laws enacted by the
late Legislature, and firmly believe that
as the people of the state investigate and
consider the many important acts passed
by that body they will cordially approve
of its labors.
"We are deeply sensible of the great
debt which the commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania owes to its representatives in the
United States Senate, Hon. M. 3. Quay
and Hon. Boise Penrose, for the watchful
care which they have ever given to the
interests of the state, its material enter
prises and the welfare of its credit."
Judge Potter was nominated by accla
mation, as was also Mr. Harris, for State
Treasurer, and the convention, at 12:30
P. M., adjourned sine die. The conven
tion was probably the briefest in the his
tory of the partj'.
Virginia Republican Nominations.
ROANOKE. Va., Aug. 2L The Repub
lican convention today made these nomi
nations: Governor J. Hampton Hoge.
Lieutenant-Governor W. J. Blair, of
Wyeth. -
Attorney-General W. L. Groner, of
Norfolk. v
The convention adjourned until tomor
row, when the ticket will -be completed
and the platform adopted. Generals
Walker and Rosser Were loudly cheered.
Of the five living Confederate Generals in
"Virginia, four are in attendance.
Eastern Lumber Combine.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. The consolida
tion of a number of lunber concerns into
what will be known as the Chequassct
Company, with a capital of $1,000,000, is an
nounced. This, according to Charles C
Cockran, president of the Chequassct
Lumber Company, says the Tribune, is
the reason for that company and the
Muskoka Company going into the hands
of a receiver. Mr. Corkran named the
following as the organizations which will
form the Chequasset Company: The Che
quasset Lumber Company, New York; the
Ajnerican Hardwood Company, Cincin
nati; the Muskoka Lumber Company,
North Tonawanda, N. Y.; the Sylvanla
Lumber Company, Philadelphia; the
Daniels & Collins Company, Pittsburg;
the Baltimore Lumber Company, BaltU
more; he Chesapeake Lumber Company,
the Storck Lumber Company,
Baltimore; the Towson Lumber Company,
Towson, Md.; the Manor Lumber Com
pany, Corbett, Md.; the Parkton Lumber
Company, Parkton, Md., and the Suburban
Coal & Lumber Company, Garrison, Md.
In all these companies Mr. Gorkran and
his business associates are largely in
terested. The combined sales of the com
panies at present are about $3,000,000.
ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Decision Regarding? Chinese Born
In Hawaii OtSier Island. New.
HONOLULU, H."tT. Aug. 14, via San
Francisco, Aug. 2L United States Judge
Estee has rendered a decision In the Chi
nese deportation cases in which he de
clared that all Chinese born In the Ha
waiian Islands are American citizens,
no matter what government they were
horn under. The cases were those of two
Chinese born here 16 years ago.
Arrangements have been made by Ter
ritorial Treasurer Wright whereby the
registered warrants that are outstanding
will all be paid. He has borrowed $150,000
from two local banks with which to pay
the warrants, and the Treasury, with the
aid of this money, will be able to get
along until some taxes are paid in No
vember. A special meeting of the Planters' As
sociation has been called to discuss the
labor question. Plantation managers from
all over the islands will attend. There
is a shortage of labor throughout the
group, and the members of the association
will endeavor to adopt a plan for secur
ing more help. No more negroes are
wanted, as those here have not proved
good workers and have been very trouble
some. In some districts Porto Ricans are
wanted.
Action has been taken In the Supremo
Court here to test the legality of the in
come tax law passed by the Legislature.
It Is thought by some that if the law
is declared unconstitutional, an extra ses
sion of the Legislature may be necessary
to provide revenue.
The plumbers' strike,, which has been
in progress here for over a year and a
half, and has caused great loss to both
sides, has been amicably adjusted. The
plumbers demanded 56 a day. A compro
mise was effected at $5 30 per day.
The long-drawn-out controversy between
tho Rev". John Usborne and Bishop Wil
lis, as to the control of tho Episcopal
Church here, has been revived by tho
publication of a pamphlet by Usborne,
who claims to be the rector of Honolulu.
The Church Defense and Extension Asso
ciation, of Honolulu, has adopted a me
morial to the house of bishops of the
general convention, to be held In San
Francisco in October, asking that the lo
cal church be taken out of the jurisdic
tion and be given American aid.
The answers of the defendants In the
suit brought by the Federal Government
to condemn lands at Pearl Harbor for a
naval station show a vast difference in the
valuation placed upon the property by the
United States District Attorney and that
claimed to be just by the owners. The
figures given in the Federal complaint
were $16,800. Six of the nine defendants
have answered and their totals of sworn
valuations amount to $103,200.
A small tidal wave, supposed tq have
been due to volcanic disturbance either
in Japan or in South America, was felt
here on tho morning of the 8th, and
again on the evening of the same day.
At Kallua, Hawaii, the morning wave
was quite considerable, and a native hut
on the shore' was washed away. A wire
less telegraph message was sent to Hono
lulu that the sea was rising beyond all
precedent. In Honolulu the rise was
about two Inches.
The transport Kilpatrlck, en route to
the Philippines, arrived here on the morn
ing of the 10th and left the following
morning.
A deal Is said to be on between the
Wilder Steamship Company and the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company to
consolidate the two companies. They
have control of nearly all tho Inter-Island
freight and passenger traffic. They have
not been running in competition, but have
divided up the business and now the mat
ter of definitely joining Issues to cut down
expenses is under consideration.
A recent party of explorers visited the
summit of Mauna Kea, on the Island of
Hawaii, and made soundings in the lake
in the old crater. It is 13,800 feet above
the sea level. Tradition has said that the
lake was bottomless, or that It had a
depth of 1000 feet It was sounded, how
ever, and found to be about 40 feet deep.
The free delivery system was estab
lished in the Honolulu postofnee today.
TEACHERS REACH MANILA.
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The Transport Thomas, with 600
Aboard, Arrived Yesterday.
MANILA, Aug. 21. The United States
transport Thomas, having on board 600
teachers, arrived here today, but their
landing has been delayed by a typhoon.
The teachers will probably go ashore to
morrow. Preparations have been made to
give them a great reception. The Gov
ernment has prepared a temporary bar
racks on the exposition grounds for their
accommodation.
The Philippine Commission arrived at
Laoag, North Luzon, yesterday and re
ceived an unusual reception, some of the
delegates welcoming them having trav
eled 40 miles through a mountainous
country. A typhoon is threatening and
the commission therefore shortened Its
session and is making haste to reach
Aparrl, Province of Cagayan, by sea be
fore the storm breaks.
There are no signs of hostility to the
Americans in the province. The Inhabi
tants have been struggling with the most
tangled politics. The military authori
ties "advocated the appointment of an
American for Governor of the province,
but they were opposed by a number of
delegates, who urged the appointment of
a native. Among those supporting the
contention for a native Governor .was a
faction led by ex-Bishop Aglipay. The
commission appointed the candidate of
the military authorities, but all the other
officials appointed are natives with the
exception of Lieutenant Currle, who was
appointed Treasurer.
Governor Taft expressed satisfaction
with the results of his recent trip through
the northern provinces to establish civil
government there. He thinks the great
rivalry between the various political fac
tions speaks well for the interest felt in
the government. Wherever it was possi
ble, natives were invariably appointed
Governors.
Influential Catholics here say they have
reliable information from Rome that the
Philippines will have nine new bishoprics,
seven of which will be presided over by
Americans, giving the islands an arch
bishop and 12 bishops.
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Heiress to Eight Millions.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Henry Dolan,
who died in this city, left an estate val
ued at $S,O00,C00. He had no near rela
tives here. His property Is to go, it Is
understood, to his niece, Mary L. Defor
est, of Irving, Marshal County, Kan. She
Is the daughter of his only brother, and
Is an old woman now with several grown
sons and daughters. Mr. Dolan was past
SO, and eccentric He was also philan
thropic, negroes being his especial "fa
vorites when it came to dispensing char
ity, and he always gave with a free hand.
It Is estimated that he gave away hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Mr. Do
Jan for the past 30 years had been a re
cluse, living most of the time at the
Union Club, of which organization he had
been a member since 1862. Practically all
his fortune is In New York real estate.
Now It Is Alnslca's Tarn.
SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 2L A Grand
Commandery, Knights Templar, was or
ganized here this afternoon by the seven
commanderles of New Mexico, thus leav
ing Alaska the only commonwealth In
the United States without a commandery.
SCHLEY'S REQUESTDEMED
WANTED HO WIS ON TO CONFIRM OR
DENY AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW.
Regarded by the Navy Department
as a Challenge o the. Admiral's
Fitness to Serve on the Board.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2L The Navy
Department this afternoon gave out the
correspondence with Admiral Schley, rel
ative to opinions said to have been -expressed
by Admiral Howison, a member
of the court -of inquiry. The closing
letter of the Acting Secretary of the Navy
states that it would be irregular for the
Navy Department to hear and determine
questions affecting the competency of
members of the court and advises Admi
ral Sehley that the question of -Admiral
Howlson's competency will be left
to the court itself, The correspondence
follows:
"Washington, Aug. 21. The Secretary
of the Navy. Sir: I have the honor
to enclose herewith a newspaper clip
ping In which Rear-Admiral Henry Jr.
Howison (who has been selected to fill
the vacancy caused by the relief of Rear
Admlral Kimberly from the court of
inquiry) is reported to have expressed
certain opinions. If this statement, taken
from the Boston Record, be true, it
would, In the judgment of my counsel,
disqualify him from serving in this court.
I respectfully request that a eopy of
that letter, with this enclosure, be sub
mitted to Rear-Admiral Howison for his
consideration; and I would further re
quest that I may be favored with a copy
of his answer. I have entertained high
personal regard for Rear-Admiral Howi
son throughout a long personal service,
so that I feel sure that if-the statements
expressed in tho enclosure are true, Rear
Admiral Howison would not be willing to
servo as a judge under suoh. conditions.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
"W. S. SCHLEY,
"Rear-Admiral, U. S. N."
"Navy Department, Washington, Aug.
20. Rear-Admiral W. S. Schley. Sir:
Your letter of loth enclosing newspaper
clippings In relation to the alleged state
inent-s of Rear-Admiral Henry L. Howl
son, was received this morning. Soon
after lt3 receipt, Captain James Parker,
one of yqur counsel, called at the De
partment and stated- that he intended
to go to Boston on Saturday to make
further investigation in the premises and
wished that no steps betaken by the De
partment until the result of his visit
could bo communicated to the Depart
ment, The Department would be pleased
to learn immediately if It be your de
sire that action should be withheld at
present. Respectfully,
"F. W.' HACKETT, Acting Secretary."
"The Arlington, Washington, August 20.
Sir; In reply to the Department's letter
of this date, referring to clipping con
taining alleged statements of Rear-Admiral
Henry L, Howison, I would say
that I believe that the action requested
should not be withheld, as its purpose Is
to avoid and delay Jn the court after Its
seshlon had begun. I beg, therefore,
that tho request of my letter of yester
day be communicated to Admiral Howi
son. Very respectfully,
"W. S, SCHLEY,
"Rear-Admiral, U, S. N."
"Washington, Aug; 0, 1901, Sir; In
reply' to your letter of 19th inst., enclos
ing a "newspaper clipping and requesting
the Department to send it to Rear-Admiral
Howison, wth a copy of your letter,
you are informed that the appointment of
Rear-Admiral Howison, as a third mem
ber of the court of inquiry, was accepted
only after taking great pains to insure
absolute Impartiality in tho officer se
lected. To a question unofficially put as
to his availability in case the Depart
ment should require his services, Rear
Admiral Howison replied:
" 'I know of no reason why I should
not be available -for such duty should
the Department so decide. I have made
jio public utterance relative to the sub
ject, and I have seqn none of the official
reports and papers bearing upon the ques
tions to be, decided by the court.'
"Your counsel. Captain Parker, before
tho appointment had been announced,
mentioned to the Acting Secretary the
names of certain Rear-Admirals, any one
of whom, he said, would be perfectly
satisfactory to Rear-Admiral Schley. One
of the names so mentioned was that of
Rear-Admiral Howison. It may be added
that of four officers consulted by the
Department, the names of three were
upon the list thus mentioned by your
counsel. This much has been detailed
In order to remind you of the fact that
a fair-minded officer of excellent reputa
tion and unblemished character has been
found In the person of Rear-Admiral
Howison, who, at the date of his ap
pointment, appears to have enjoyed the
confidence of both the Department and
yourself. .
"Your request is based on a newspaper
clipping that purports to contain state
ments in regard to the truth of which
you do not yourself express an opinion.
You ask the Department to lay before
Rear-Admiral Howison a statement,
wholly unsubstantiated, that appears to
have been made b " some person un
known, at a time and place likewise un
known. The Department is, unable to
view our .request In an other light than
that of a preliminary challenge of the
fitness of Rear-Admiral Howison to serve
as a member of the court. It will be
treated as is usual in cases of courts of
inquiry. The established practice in the
milltar, as well as In the naval service,
has fixed the method In which the right
of challenge before courts-martial and
courts of Inquiry shall be exercised. The
Department, having constituted the court,
should not, at this stage of the proceed
ings, undertake to hear and determine
questions that may arise respecting the
competency of its members. Such a pro
ceeding would be Irregular, all questions
of this nature being left to the determina
tion of the court itself. This corres
pondence will be transmitted to the pres
ident of the court for its information.
Respectfully,
"F. W. HACKETT Acting Secretary."
"Rear-Admiral Schley, Rear-Admiral U.
S. N., City."
Secretary Hay at Canton.
CANTON, O.. Aug. 21. Secretary of
State John Hay reached Canton this
morning to confer with the President on
matters demanding consideration in the
State Department, The Secretary was
met at the station by Secretary Cortel
you and taken to the McKinley home,
where the Chief Executive and Jihe pre
mier of his Cabinet were deeply engrossed
In the work that occasioned the meeting.
During the Secretary's stay the President
denied himself to all callers. While the
condition existing in Colombia and Vene
zuela were doubtless reviewed by the
President and the Secretary. It is said
there is not any call for action other
than has been taken by this Government
and announced from Washington, There
are also some matters in connection with
China that are to be considered soon by
the State Department, including the ap
pointment of members of the commission
to work out details of the plans prescribed
in the protocol. The President and Sec
retary Cortelyou also had a number of
matters of more or less routine pending
In the State Department which it was de
sirable tp clear up.
Medical Students Barred Out.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. A very large
number of medical students of the City
and State of Now York will be barred
from the September preliminary examina
tion for admission to practice, if a rul
ing of the state regents holds.
About 2500 students are said to be eligi
ble, but the regents have required that
no one could be admitted for examination
under 21 years of age. This will bar about
one-half of those otherwise eligible.
The students have brought the matter to
the attention of the authorities of tbeunl-
verslty and Bellevue Hospital f Medical
Colleges, Cornell Medical College and the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, and
the secretaries of these institutions the
leading medical colleges of the United
States have promised to use their best en
deavors to have the regents change the
ruling in the Interest of their students.
THE NATIONS INVITED.
President Notifies the World of the
Coming S,t. Loais Fair.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 The State De
partment today Issued the following
proclamation:
"Louisiana Purchase Exposition: By
the President of the United States of
America1: A proclamation.
"Whereas, notice has been given me
by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Commission, In accordance with the pro
visions of section 9 of the act of Congress,
approved March 3, 1901, entitled 'An act
to provide for celebrating the 100th anni
versary of the purchase of the Louisiana
Territory by the United States by hold
ing an international exposition of arts,
industries, manufactures and the pro
ducts of the soil, mine, forest apd sea,
In the City of St. Louis, In the State of
Missouri,' that provision has been made
for grounds and buildings for the uses
provided for In the said act of Congress.
"Now I therefore, William .McKinley,
President of the United States, by virtue
o the authority vested In me by said
act, do hereby declare and proclaim that
such international exposition will bo
opened in the City of St. Louis, in the
State of Missouri, not later than the first
day of May, 1903, and wIU be closed not
later than the first day of pecember,
thereafter. And in the name of the Gov
ernment and of the people of the United
States, I do hereby Invite all the nations
of the earth to take part In the cQmmem-
oration of the purchase of the Louisiana
Territory, an event of great interest to
the United States, and abiding effect on
their development, by sending such ex
hibits to the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition as will most fitly and fully illus
trate their resources, their Industries and
theJr progress In civilization.
"In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be fixed.
"Done at the City of Washington, this
twentieth day of August, one thousand
njne hundred and one, and of the inde
pendence of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-sixth.
"WILLIAM, M'KINLEY.
"By the President, John Hay, Secretary
of State."
FOURTEEN BUILDINGS PLANNED.
Twelve Millions far This Purpose at
St. Louis Fair.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21, Ex-Governor D.
R. Francis, of Missouri, who is president
and chairman of the; executive committee
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Is
In this city. The exposition has appointed
a commissioner for Asia and one for South
America, has opened up correspondence
with the various governments of Europe,
and will send a commissioner soon to
represent its claim personally,
position.
Last night, Isaao S. Taylor, of St.
Louis; John M, Carrere, Thomas .Hastings
and Cass Gilbert, of this city, and J.
Howard Walker, of Boston, had a din
ner at the Metropolitan Club and talked
Informally over their plans for the ex
position buildings. All are members of
the Architects' Commission for the ex
position. Twelve million dollars will eventually
be spent on the buildings, and $25,000,000
on the whole exposition, it Is said, In
stead of the $16,000,000 now said to bo
available. The general style of architec
ture will be, a, free treatment of the re
naissance. Mr, Taylor has asked members
of the Architects' Commission to make
plans for the buildings. The plans will
probably be completed In. the parly Au
tumn, There Will he 14 main buildings.
WILL MAKE ANOTHER TEST,"
Fatal Result of Mosanlto Rites Does
Npt Discourage Caldaa.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Dr. Caldas' ex
periments with his new yellow fever se
rum will not be stopped by the death of
two mosqulto-bltten subjects, says a dis
patch to the Journal and Advertiser from
Havana.
The official tests under the direction of
Major Havard are at -an end. When Dr.
Caldas, the Brazilian physician, an
nounced that he had discovered a serum
with which he could, as it were, vac
cinate persons and thereby render them
Immune, or with whiqh he could cure per
sona having mild attacks of fever, Ha
vana was the spot selected for the proof.
Major Havard'a mosquitoes were to have
their supreme test.
This test Is to take place next' Thursday,
in spite of tho deaths of Carro and Cam
po. Dr. Caldas said:
"It will make no difference in our ex
periments. We have already Inoculated
five non-lmmunes with my eerum, and on
Thursday we shall test them with in
fected mosquitoes,
"The authorities, wero too rash and
reckless In their experiments. One ca&e
should have been allowed to develop be
fore another was attempted, yet It was
a natural error."
Major Gorgas, chief sanitary officer at
Las Animas, said: "We shall cease our
experiments. I have already Issued or
ders to that effect. It is to be deplored
that such an accident could have oc
curred at this time. We had made more
than 30 Inooulatlons prior to this time,
with no fatalities, and I cannot under
stand how It happened. Each of these
cases were of the greatest severity,
"I hold myself responsible for what oc
curred and I cannot sufficiently express
my sorrow. We shall aid the widows of
tho dead men and Insure them positions
for life.
"It is terrible that this should occur
just as we appeared to have Immunity In
sight through Dr. Caldas' serum."
It has not developed yet what action
tho American authorities will take in
view of Dr. Caldas' decision in continuing
the experiments.
Rev. 31. D. Lilly.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. The Rev. M. D.
Lilly, for more than 30 years father su
perior of the Church of St. Vincent Fer
rer, Is dead at his home in thi3 city.
He had been blind for the last four
years. He was prostrated by heat early
in July and grew worse steadily. Father
Lilly was born in County Fermanagh, Ire
land, about 70 years ago. He came to this
country when a young man and lived at
Memphis, Tcnn., until he joined the Do
minican orders, a few years later, at St.
Josephs, Perry County, O. While still a
young man he became president of the
Dominican College there. This position he
held utitll he came here about 1867. At
that time he was made father super
ior of St. Vincent Ferrer parish. When
Father Lilly took charge of St. Vincent's
it was in its infancy, but In his hands it
was"built up and extended until it became
the extensive parish that it is today.
Father Lilly at different times presided
over tho. province, as Jt Is known in the
Dominican order, which Includes all the
churches -of the order In this country east
of the Rocky Mountains.
Fight at Mining: Camp.
SANTA FE, N. M. Aug. 21. In a fight
at Fierro, a mining camp in Grant County,
there men were stabbed, two fatally
Juan Almanza and Alexander White.
Juan Mlllnda was ,also stabbed but not
fatally Injured. Antonio Lopez and Fran
cisco Sotello, who are charged with the
stabbing, escaped.
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Mrs. Wlflslow'p Sobbing dyrup, for children
teethlnsr. It soothes the child, softens tho euros.
allays all pain, cures wind collo and diarrhoea.
RELATIONS BROKEN OFF
FRANCE
AND TURKEY
AT ODDS.
ARE NOW
Trouble Caused by the Sultan's
Effort to Reassert Himself No
Nerval Movement Planned.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 21. The
French Ambassador,. M. Constaps, has
notified the Sultan's first secretary that
all diplomatic relations between France
and Turkey are broken off and that the
Ambassador has informed his govern
ment to this effect. M. Constans com
municated direct with the Sultan because
the latest negotiations were transacted
with the Sultan personally. The Ambas
sador justifies his action on the ground
that the Sultan broke his direct personal
promise, given to M. Constans at an audi
ence in the Ylldiz Palace Thursday, re
garding the purchase of the quays and
the settlement of the disputed French
claims, The French Foreign Minister also
gave formal assurances that the agree
ment would be carried out, so, in view
of this breach of faith, M. Constans holds
that It is impossible for France to con
tmuo diplomatic relations with Turkey,
Solution Probable Within Two Dnys.
PARIS, Aug. 21. A high official of the
Foreign Office Informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press today that the
exact situation at Constantinople Is as
follows:
"The Sultan, at the last audience which
he granted to M. Constans, agreed to
send to him on the same or the follow
ing day a document giving complete sat
isfaction to France regarding the claims
of French citizens and In the matter of
the quays, in acordance with the terms
arranged between tho Sultan and M. Con
stans, verbally. Instead of doing this,
the Sultan waited until yesterday, when
he sent M. Constans a document, the
terms of which differed essentially from
those arranged at the audience. There
upon M. Constans declined to negotiate
any further or to hold other communica
tions with the Porte, and referred the
matter to the French Foreign Office. His
dispatch to that effect arrived last night.
As the matter stands, relations between
M. Constans and the Porte are broken off,
but France and Turkey are still In dip
lomatic relations through the Turkish
Ambassador at Paris. If the Sultan does
not keep the promises which he made at
the last audience we will have to recall
M. Constans anq" send the Turkish Am
bassador his passports. A solution one
way or the other is probable within the
next two days."
Replying to a question the Foreign
Office official said:
"No naval action on the part of France
has yet been decided on. The stories in
tho papers to the effect that French war
ships are "under orders to be In readiness
to proceed to the Bosphorus have no
foundation In fact. Such a measure
might, of course, become necessary, but
that eventuality has not yet been con
sidered by the French Government."
France's Action Approved.
LONDON, Aug. 22. Diplomatic opinion
in London generally approves of the
French action toward Turkey. It ap
pears that the Chancellories of Europe
have been considerably annoyed by the
Sultan's recent efforts to reassert him
self and to shake off the limited control
exercised by Europe over certain parts of
his administration.
French Cruiser on the Way.
PARIS, Aug. 22. The Matin this morn
ing announced that the French second
class cruiser Cassard started for Turkish
waters yesterday, and that a naval di
vision Is ready to follow.
PAUSE IN OPERATIONS.
Explained. by Kitchener's Bnsiness-
Like Report.
NEW YORK, Aug, 21. Lord Kitchener's
tveekly summary, while not so encourag
ing for the British side as the previous
one, accounts for 427 Boers and a largo
quantity of stock, says the London cor
respondent of the Tribune.
The report does not contain evidence
that the recent proclamation Is exerting
much Influence since the voluntary sur
renders are below 100 and less than the
number reported In the recent summaries.
Lord Kitchener's mobile columns are
scouring the country and doing their work
without reference to the menaoqs or prom
ises of Mr. Chamberlain's proclamation,
xno capture of stock reported from
week to week are so large as to exolte
the suspicion that the horses and cattle
have been taken only to be recaptured
by the Boors. Otherwise, the agricul
tural wealth of the Dutch Republics has
never been rated adequately. ,
Military men admit that a considerable
portion of the stock taken is lost before
It can be driven into the fortified camps
along the railways, and that much of
it has appeared in the summaries of cap
tured property two or three times. The
prisoners, however, are not allowed to
escape, and their number is steadily In
creasing. It Is estimated that the British Gov
ernment is now feeding: in military pris
ons or camps of concentration about one
third of the entire of the population of
the two republics. This estimate does not
Include refugees from Johannesburg and
British loyalists.
Lord Kitchener's business-like report
upon the progress of the war helps to
explain the pause in the British opera
tions which was so notable a feature
of the early Summer months. Seasoned
troops had been withdrawn and the new
men sent out required many weeks of
training to make them fit for their work.
The Imperial Yeomanry have cost the
British Nation more than their wages and
keep.
Petition for Intervention.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 21. A committee of
prominent pro-Boers is organizing a pe
tition for intervention In South Africa.
The petition will be presented to the Czar
on the occasion of his visit to France.
A CHINESE PRETEXT.
Court Will Not Return to Pelcin Un
til Foreigners Leave.
PEKIN, Aug. 21. The British troops
who have been here since last year are
leaving, and are being relieved by new
commands. Three companies of the
Fourteenth Sikhs end a battalion of the
Sixth Burmah have arrived. Colonel
Cary replaces Colonel Alexander as com
mander In Pekln.
The failure of the British to evacuate
Pekln annoys the Chinese officials. They
alone refuse to permit Yuan Shlh Kal's
troops to enter Pekln, though only, two
of the 12 proposed posts are within the
former British section.
Chinese officials confess- that the reason
given for the court's delay In returning
to Pekln is a mere pretext. The ex
cuse offered recently has been the bad
condition of the roads, the heat, the In
firmity of the Empress Dowager, and the
desire to celebrate her birthday at Kal
feng Fu. The real reasons are that the
nowers still retain supremacy in Pekln
Pand vicinity, and evacuation has not been
accomplished.
Chinese censors are becoming obstruc
tionists. They have sent several me
morials to the throne, especially denounc
ing the Chinese for assisting foreigners
who thought their aid necessary in the
administration of affairs In Pekln.
FRENCH VESSEL CAPSIZED.
Fifteen Persons Drovrned, Including
the Family of Novelist Lebrn.
BREST, 'Aug. 21. A- vessel carrying
passengers between Pleublan and Plou-
A SERiOUS SUMMER COLD
A NEW YORK ALDERMAN'S
Ot '6 fl
Hon. Louis F. CardanI, Alderman, 29th
district. New York City, writes from 937
Sixth avenue as follows:
"I know of no medicine that I would
rather recommend to the public or use
In my own family than Peruna. I have
never heard anything but praise from
those who have used It, and I believe
that It fully deserves It.
grescant capsized at Treguier, 15 persons
being drowned. Including the family of
Anatole Lebraz, the novelist.
Spanish Village Razed.
SARAGOSSA, Spain, Aug. 21. A hurri
cane has swept over the village of Villa
rogo Jllota. Forty buildings were razed
six persons were killed and numbers wre
injured. The damage done Is estimated
at several million pesetas.
France Will Buy American Grnin.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The Times, In the
course of its financial article this morn
ing, saya It discerns Indications In the
money market that French grain Im
porters are already preparing to supply
the deficiency of the French harvest from
the United States.
British Minister to Chile.
LONDON, Aug. 21. George A. Lowther.
Secretary of the British Embassy at
Washington, has been appointed Minister
of Great Britain to Chile.
THE TEXAS NEGRO BURNING
On
Thousand People Saw Wlldner
Perish at the Stake.
SHERMAN, Tex., Aug. 21. A number of
people who witnessed the burning of Abe
Wlldner, at Red Branch, In this county,
yesterday afternoon, have been here to
day. The negro confessed to the crime of
murdering Mrs. Caldwell. Wildner was
chained to an elm tree, dry sorghum
hay was piled around his feet, and limbs
of trees and wood piled to his shoulders.
Mr. Caldwell, the husband of the vic
tim, applied the match and Wildner was
burned. According to eye-witnesses, he
burned 21 -minutes before Hfo was extinct.
When Caldwell applied the match, turn
ing to the crowd, about 1C0O strong, he
said:
"Gentlemen, I have not slept since this
brute murdered my wife, but I believe I
can sleep peacefully tonight."
He then thanked the men for their as
sistance in his capture. Wlldner only
asked once to be. shot, and he then said:
"God, you have stood by me In times
past; I ask you to do so now." Wlld
ner's legs were burned off and his body
charred.
SPRINGFIELD NEGROES ALARMED.
Fear the FierceCIty Mob Will Go
There After Lark.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. Aug. 21. Pierce
City Is" quiet today, although a telephone
message from there says It would be
dangerous for any of the negroes sus
pected of the murder of Miss Wild to be
taken there for a hearing. Springfield
negroes fear that the mpb at Pierce City
may be reformed and come here after
Lark, the porter arrested yesterday, ine
Springfield authorities say that he could
not be taken. A warrant for Lark, charg
ing him with cutting Miss Wild's throat,
was received here by mall this morning,
but he will not be given up. Someone
posted a notice In a negro settlement last
night ordering all blacks to leave Spring
field by Saturday night, and as a result
the negroes are greatly excited. Negro
porters are flocking here from the west.
They say they tried to locate In Marlon
tflle, but were ordered to leave.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 21. William
Favors, the negro porter under arrest
here charged with the murder of Miss
Wild, at Pierce City, Mo., today, refused
to go back to that place without requisi
tion papers. He Insists that he can prove
an alibi.
North Carolina Fiend Lynched.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, Aug. 21.-Luke
Hough, a negro, was hanged near Wades
boro, N. C, tonight, by a crowd of en
raged citizens. His body was then rid
dled with bullets. He had criminally as
saulted Miss Edna Keith. He slipped up
on his victim while she slept, broke a
chair over her head and attempted to cut
her throat. The negro admitted his guilt.
The Keiths are prominent. The negro
was found a few hours after the crime.
Suicide of a Shoe Manufacturer.
BELFAST, Me., Aug. 2L A sensation
was caused today when it became known
that A. Cutter Sibley, a well-known shoe
manufacturer, who was found dead in
his stable here yesterday, had comltted
suicide. It was at first reported that
death was due to heart disease. Just be
foro his death Mr. Sibley wrote to friends
announcing that he made an assignment
of his interest in the shoe factory of
Crichett, Sibley & Co. for the benefit of
creditors.
BOSTON, Aug. 21. Crichett, Sibley &
Co., boot and shoe manufacturers of this
city, operating a large factory at Bel
fast, Me., made an assignment today for
the benefit of creditors. The liabilities
are believed to be heavy.
Icarus Going to Panama.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 21 The British
sloop of war Icarus arrived here today
on her way to Panama to take the place
of the Phaeton. The Icarus will con
tinue her voyage south tomorrow.
Will Not Pay Chilean Delegates.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Aug. 21. (Via
"One year ago my hair
came out very fast, so I tried
Ayer's Hair Vigor. It
stopped the falling and made
my hair grow, until now it is
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LETTER CONCERNING FE-RU-NA.
"I contracted a serious cold last Sum
mer, which persisted In staylngAvlth me,
and nothing would drive it away until I
took Peruna. In four days I felt much
better, and at the end of a week all un
pleasant symptoms had disappeared and
I was well again. I am not in tha habit
of giving testimonials, but I make aa ex
ception in your case with much pleas
ure.' LOUIS F. CARDANI.
To catch a severe cold in the Summer
Is often a much more grave affair than to
catch cold In the Winter. The depress
ing heat of Summer Is quite apt to cause
the cold to settle In some internal organ.
Summer colds have led to more cases of
kidney disease, bladder disease, liver
trouble than Winter colds.
The experience of Hon. CardanI, Al
derman of New York City, Is an illustra
tion of these statements. He had a Snm
mer cold, which persisted. Nothing would .
drive It away. In four days Peruna be
gan the cure, and In a week he was
well again.
What other medicine could have done
this? Surely Peruna deserves the praise
that so many million people are giving It.
It is a medicine that ought to be ttsed
in every family.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use ef Perua
write at once to Dr. Hartman, glvSrwc a
full statement of your cs&e. and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratia.
-.Address Dr. Hartman, President of tho
1 Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O.
Wo Other For Years.
"Oar family use SOZODONTfor
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Galveston.! The committee on foreign af
fairs of the Chamber of Deputies bus
refused to grant the funds necessary for
the representation of Chile at the Pan
American Congress to be held In the City
of Mexico.
MEXICAN STREET RAILWAYS
American Capital nnd Material
Larnely Employed
The Ferrocarril de Clrcunvalaclon Is the
title of a new company recently organized
In the Mexican capital for the purpose e
constructing and oparating an extensive
street railway system in that city. Mr.
Arthur Stilwell and other American eap
Italists are said to be largely interested
In the enterprise. The Mexican Govern
ment has granted the concession to the
company, whereby it Is permitted to oper
ate a line of street railway on 200 streets
which are not traversed by the existing
electric traction company the Mexican
Tramway Company. Ltd. This latter sys
tem was the first of Its description to foe
inaugurated in the City of Mexico. It te
built almost entirely of American materi
al, the rails, cars and all the equipment
to the generating station being purchased
in the United States. A meeting of tha
stockholders of the Ferrorcarrll de Clrcun
valacion was held last week, and flocu
ments. according to Mexican advices just
to hand, are about to be signed relative
to the construction of the road. Work
will begin almost Immediately after the
Congress of the American Republics,,
which will be held in the City of Mexico
in October, Is conoludod. Operations in
various construction work sewers, gag,
etc. In the streets will also be suspended
until after that date, as the municipality
has decided not to sanction the carrying
out of any work which would entail the
partial tearing up of the streets In the
Interim. The City of Mexico authorities
desire that the capital should make as
presentable an appearance as possible
while the congress is In session.
.
Estate of a Sngar Magnate.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. The estate of
Franz O- Mathiessen, the sugar magnate
who died in France, ha been appraised
at ?5,1SO,OCO. Mr. Mathiessen owned a
country seat at Irvlngton-on-the-Hudaon
and a town house on Fifth avenue.
Glenvle-rr Won Field Golf Cup.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2L Glenviaw won the
Marshall Field cup on the Midlothian
Country Club golf links today, leading
Midlothian, the nearest competitor, by IT
strokes for the 36 holes.
Denver Woodworkers' Strife Ended.
DENVER. Aug. 21. The woodwerkers'
strike ended today and the mlll3 werfc re
opened, the lumber companies having con
sented to recognize the card system ofc
the Building Trades Council.
Fire in nn Iowa Town.
EL1IA, la., Aug. 21. Fire today da
stroyed a. block of business houses here,
entailing a loss of 5To,C00. The town has
no fire protection.
Anticipation Worse than Realization. First
Automobile Girl You clon't ttem mueh put
out by your automobile breaking tlnwn.
Second Automobile Girl No I am always o
nervous expecting It to break down that I
am actually relieved when It doe! Puck.
Day In and out there Is that feeling of
weakness that makes a burden of itself.
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