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THE MOANING OTtEGONIAN, FKIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1901.
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TINPLATE MILL MANNED
STEEL TRUST STARTS UP AXOTHER
OP ITS PLANTS.
Preparation for Resuming Opera
tions at Other Point Strikers
Maintain a Peaceful Attitude.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 22AsIde from the
partial equipment of the Star tinplate mill
of the American Tinplate Company and
the preparation for Its.immedlate resump
tion of business, there were no special
developments In the strike situation in
this city today
No further trouble occurred at the
Pennsylvania Tube Works, and at all
other strike points quiet reigns. The
Amalgamated people point -with pride to
their members' conduct In restraining
themselves from violence when thev see
nonunion men being marched Into the
mills to take their places. The incident at
the Star plant this morning is given as an
example of special significance, and, to
use ;an Amalgamated official's expresslbn,
rhows that their strongest- weapon In
such cases Is silence and submission un
til It Is demonstrated that the mills can
not be operated successfully without the
aid of the skilled men now on strike.
The steel men, on the other hand, are
highly pleased with their success in
manning the Star plant, and say that if
the men they secure are .not molested it
will be but a. short time until all of their
mills will be in full operation and doing
good work.
"While the strikers assert that four of
the new- men at the Star plant have de
serted the company, and say that others
would leave If they could get out of the
mill, Superintendent Harper maintains
that he has 200 men at work; that none
have deserted, and that the men can go
and come from the mill as they please.
The arrival from the East of 32 non
union men for work in the Star works
was attended by great excitement, but
no disorder. "Wlien the train reached the
Union station it was met by a squad of 25
police, who surrounded the new work
men and marched to the mill. Several
hundred strikers followed, and attempted
to talk to the men, but the police kept
the strikers on the outside of the pavement-
When the works were reached the
nonunion men filed through the gates,
which were quickly closed, leaving the
strikers on the outside. Not a hiss or a
jeer was heard. The police requested the
strikers to leave, and they at once dis
persed. The police were then released,
and only the regular watchmen were left
on guard. All is now quiet, and no trou
ble is apprehended.
Previous to the arrival of the Eastern
men, 15 men entered the works. They
were not molested. Active preparations
are going on fr an immediate resump
tion, and the steel officials claim that in
less than a week the entire plant will be
in full operation.
pther Mills to Resume.
The Painter mill has 250 men at work,
raid the management expects to be run
ning full-handed by next week. Two
mills are being operated at the Lindsay
&. McCutcheon plant, one of them the
2-lnch mill. No sign of a break in the
Carnegie upper and lower union plants
made its appearance today- McKeesport
is still completely tied up, but an at
tempt may be made to start the Demm
ler Tin Works tonight with men secured
from outside points. The strikers are still
-vigilant as pickets, but are keeping quiet
and making no threats.
At Irondale the Tinplate Company
gained another victory today by the suc
cessful start of one set of rolls. There
are said to be enough men In the plant to
man one mill one turn and the company
officials say fh&t. now the break has been
made.' they will get the men back. A del-
f gation of strikers from Wejlsville went to
Irondale tonight with the intention of hav
ing a talk with the men at work and per
suading them to quit work.
At Amalgamated headquarters in this
city the day was devoted almost entirely
to routine business, and nothing of un
usual importance occurred. President
Shaffer said tonight that no movement
has yet been made by cither side looking
to arbitration or mediation. There was,
however, a tendency among many of the
labor leaders today to discuss the possi
bility of arbitration, and on every side
-nas heard mentioned the name of Gov
ernor W- A. Stone as an arbitrator or
conciliator, and it is said he will be asked
to tender his good officesMn this direc
tion. The seven foreigners arrested for dis
turbing the peace at the Pennsylvania
Tube Plant last evening were given a
hearing by Magistrate McGarvey this
morning, and severely reprimanded. All
were discharged but one, who was fined
for having a dangerous weapon in his
possession. The magistrate requested the
Amalgamated officials to instruct the for
eigners as to the rights of others as well
as how far they may themselves go with
out breaking the law- The Judge said
that hereafter any one who is arrested
in connection with strike disorders will
be made to feel the utmost penalty of the
law.
"It is now the duty of the officers of
the Amalgamated Association," continued
Judge McGarvey. "to inform the men that
have been arrested and those not arrested,
that strikers must not congregate at the
mills, at the street corners or even on
the streets, and If they do so. especially
after this warning, it will be the duty of
the magistrates to Impose on them the
utmost nenaltv of the law. It is a dis
graceful state cf affairs when the police,
as in this case, had to draw their revol
vers to protect thoss whom they had ar
rested from being taken from, the patrol
wagon. The excuse that these men did
not understand English will not count,
understand it very well, but when they
get into trouble they plead ignorance of
the English language. X,et it be fully
understood that the laws of this country.
On other less important occasions they
to which they have come to earn theii
bread are to be fully enforced at all
hazards, and that ignorance of them or
of the language will not be accepted as
a plea."
Excitement at McKeesport.
There was much excitement in McKees
port last night, especially about the
Demmler tinplate works. Sever: hundred
strikers assembled about the plant to
thwart any attempt to introduce nonunion
men, which was expected to take place
during the night There was a report
circulated that the works would resume
today, and the strikers kept up their vigi
lance until daylight this morning, but no
nonunion men were taken into the works,
and all was quiet today- However, three
furnaces were lighted yesterday and
everything points to an early resumption
of operations. The plant is the pioneer
in the tinplate industry in the United
States, and when running full employs
about 500 men.
The report that the Amalgamated Asso
ciation will enter suit against the operat
ing companies of the United States Steel
Corporation, charging violation of the
Pennsylvania law respecting the dl9harge
of union labor, is denied by William J.
Brennan, solicitor for the workers' or
ganization, who said that the association
will not seek to terminate the strike by
litigation or attack the legality of the
United 'States Steel Corporation in the
courts.
Notices have been posted at the Na
tional Tube Works, McKeesport, request
ing the strikers to call at the company's
office tomorrow and Saturday and receive
their money. The strikers are guessing as
to what the move made by the company
means. Many think that the company is
through with the men, and an effort may
be made to open the mills with new men
If the ow employes do not return. It was
reported at McKeesport that the National
Tube Company would ask every employe
when he calls for his money whether he
wants to return to work, and if enough
men signify their intention to return the
mill will be started Monday, but the story
could not be confirmed at the company's'
office. An official of the tube works made
the statement that the company was re
ceiving letters from-all over the country
from skilled workmen making application
for positions.
It Is said that arrangements are being
made further to extend the strike unless
something is quickly done looking to
ward peace. The structural ironworkers
and bricklayers, it is reported, are likely
to be the first of the outside trades called
to strike. The bricklayers will be asked
to refuse to do any repair work at mills
of the United States Steel Corporation,
and the structural ironworkers will be
urged to refuse to handle material made
at plants of the steel combination. This
would have the effect of tying up building
operations and throwing many additional
men out of employment.
The furnace in the Demmler tinplate
mill at McKeesport were going all day
and the whole plant is lighted up again
tonight- Machinists and roll-turners are
working inside. No attempt has been
made to unload new men or start the
plant, but the strikers claim they have
positive proof that tinworkers are on the
road.
A Canal Dover, O., dispatch says: "The
United States Steel Corporation will make
an effort to operate Its sheet mills in
this city nonunion, and a crowd of men
probably will be brought in tonight. Car
penters have been working all day turn
ing the new machine shop into a boarding-house."
SULTAN'S TRUMP CARD
TAKES ADVANTAGE OP THE CZAR'S.
APPROACHING VISIT.
French. Fleet Said to Be Talcing
on Supplies at Toulon Early
Settlement Expected.
CHALLENGE TO ICXOX
Chairman Mnrtln's Reply to the Attorney-General.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. H. P. Martin,
chairman of the joint committee of the
Anti-Trust Iieague and Knights of La
bor, has replied to the letter of Attorney-General
Knox, sent" to the committee
Tuesday. He says in part:
"We were not aware that there wao
any impropriety In a citizen" or body of
citizens publicly addressing the chief
prosecuting officer of the United States
ifi reference to grave violations of law
that were being committed, to the great
Injury of the people of the United States.
"Attorney-General Knox says: 'Neither
at the time of the formation of the United
States Steel Corporation nor at any time
was 1 officially connected with the Car
negie Steel Company.' This looks like a
very sweeping denial on the part of the
Attorney-General as to the many charges
that have been made in the public press
to the effect that he was formerly con
nected with the Carnegie Company or the
steel trust. But the force and effect of
this denial are entirely destroyed by the
remarkable admission which the Attor
ney-General makes in the next sentence
when he says: 'I was formerly one of
ft legal advisers in the conduct of its
manufacturing business.' This language
of the Attorney-General certainly looks
evasive, in view of the fact that it is
currently believed the members of the
steel combine selected one of their former
attorneys for Attorney-General, in order
that they might have a friend at court
in time of popular clamor for the enforce
ment of the law against the trusts.
"We will give him an opportunity now
to reassure the people as to his desire
and intention to enforce the law against
trusts. Will Attorney-General Knox offer
a reward for the production of the In
criminating evidence against the trust for
which, we asked, and whlph he says he
does not possess? Will he announce to
morrow that the Department of Justice
of the United States will pay a, substan
tial reward to any person or persons who
will produce evidence that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of any person
or corporation guilty of violating the
Federal statute against trusts?
"Let him So this and institute vigorous
proceedings against the trust lawbreak
ers, and the people wKi not longer have
doubts as to his faithfulness to his oath
of office, and he will no longer be the
target for criticism, innuendo and invec
tive on the part of the press because
of the fact that while the trusts ride
roughshod over the people, the Attorney
General, who is the sole officer under the
federal law vested with authority to
prosecute them, refuses to take any action."
PARIS, Aug. 22. According to the For
eign Office officials this afternoon, there
is no news and no change in the situation
of the Turkish embroglio. This, how
ever, was noticeable the officials were
more reticent than yesterday. While re
asserting that no naval demonstration la
contemplated, they refused to confirm or
deny the truth of the news contained
in special dispatches saying that three
battle-ships and a cruiser which arrived
at Toulon this morning are taking coal
and provisions on board. They said they
had no information on the subject. In the
meanwhile the Turkish Ambassador
Munir Bey, is absent, and at the Turkish
Embassy only minor officials are visible.
They assume an air of absolute indiffer
ence and Ignorance of the whole matter.
Talking to the correspondent of the As
sociated Press, one of the oldest mem
bers, who has been connected with the
diplomatic corps for over 25 years, said:
"The Sultan's hand contains one trump
just now. It is not likely that France
will run the risk of opening the Eastern
question on the eve of the Czar's visit."
The newspapers here, under the Inllu
ence of the overwhelming Joy at the
Czar's approaching visit, are paying
scant attention to Constantinople, and
are generally taking the view that the
matter will soon be settled to France's
satisfaction. The Temps (semiofficial)
says there is no question at present of a
naval demonstration, and hints that if it
becomes necessary France may imitate
the example of Austria, which once, un
der similar circumstances seized the
custom-houses of certain Ottoman ports.
The Sultan's Bluff.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Edward Bruwart,
tho FVoneh Consul-General in this city,
ridiculed the possibility of a war between
his country and Turkey.
"The trouble arises," he said, "over the
wharves in Constantinople. A French
company built wharves there. They were
tn ohnre-P vessels for docking privileges
and the Turkish Government guaranteed
the income up to a certain fixed sum year
ly. If the income from the wharves did
not reach that amount, the Turkish Gov
ernment was to make up the difference.
The income did not reach the sum fixed
and the company wants Turkey to make
good its guarantee.
"There comes in another question, you
know France has a postoffice of her own
In Constantinople. Turkey does not like
that. She says it interferes with her pos
tal service, but France will not consent
to do away with her postoffice. Then Tur
key tries to force France. She says: 'Very
well. You keep your postoffice and we
shall keep the money belonging to your
wharf company. When you abolish the
postoffice we shall pay the wharf com
pany.' Now France Intends to have both
the postoffice and the wharf company's
money. She has seen the success your
country has had in collecting money from
the Sultan, and she is going to collect the
money due her.
"But war! No. This Is what you call a
bluff. It Is like two children. One says:
I will not play with you and goes home.
Then they do not speak until one apolo.
gizes or a friend makes it up between
them. You may think of war when France
sends Munir Bey, Turkey's Ambassador
in Paris, his passports. France will not
do that, though Munir Bey is not very
well liked in Paris."
iMehmet Webb, the Turkish Consul-Gen-eral
in this city also said that lie did not
think there was a possibility of war be
tween France and Turkey.
reached an unparalleled "figure. It is
a serious question if the present political
units of Central Europe are strong
enough to make an effective defense, tak
ing into account the physical conditions.
The present shlftiner of the center of
gravity of the world's forces will cre
ate three great units China, Russia and
America. When China is equipped with
railroads the people will find that she
has the most capable merchants and the
cheapest labor. Russia will have the
largest army and be the greatest peasant
state. European capital will flow to the
United States and will be an important
increase of her economic prosperity.
Of the three the United States has de
cidedly the lead. Its policy is com
mercial aggression, beyond doubt and
states like the American Union and Rus
sia have gained far more in the way of the
mobilization pf their powers from the con
struction of railroads than such coun
tries as Germany and France.
INVASION OF COLOMBIA
ANOTHER FORCE OF VENEZUELANS
SAILED FR03I MARACAIBO.
CONTROL OF HARVEY PATENTS.
Consideration of Companies in
America, Enfflnml and France.
LONDON, Aug. 22. At meetings of the
Harvey Steel Company of Great Britain
and the Harvey Continental Steel Com
pany today it was agreed to sell the com
panies to the Harvey United Steel Com
pany. E. Marshall Fox, chairman of the
Harvey .Steel Company, said to a repre
sentative of the Associated Press:
"Today's negotiations consolidated the
New Jersey Company, the Harvey Steel
Company of Great Britain, the Harvey
Continental Steel Company and the Har
vey Process Association of France under
the title of 'The Harvey United Steel
Company. Albert Yiekers, Colonel Hun
sacker, of the Carnegie Company, Herr
Klupfel, of the Krupp Company, and my
self will constitute the board of directors.
We are not manufacturers; we simply
control the Harvey patents."
Protest Against Verdict.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. A storm of protest
throughout Germany has followed the
verdict and sentence In the second trial
of Sergeant Hicket and Sergeant Marten
on a charge of murdering Captain von
Kroslk, of the Prussian Cavalry, last Jan
uary. The papers are unanimous in ther
condemnation of the methods of German
military tribunals. The new trial which
results in the acquittal of Sergeant Hick
et and the conviction and sentence to
death of Sergeant Marten produced no
evidence in the opinion of the press gen
erally, beyond that upon which the ac
cused were acquitted in the first trial,
although the military authorities offered
a large sum for fresh evidence.
The public prosecutor asked for a ver
dict of manslaughter only, but the mili
tary judges returned a death sentence.
Revision will probably be granted in def
erence to public sentiment.
Pacific Russian Diplomacy.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The correspond
ence in the new blue book, says the Lon
don correspondent of the Tribune, shows
that Lord Salisbury and Lord Lans
downe have been mildly contentious rath
er than aggressively strong respecting the
Imperial Railway of North China. Pro
tests have been made, but the real con
test has been between the Russian Gov
ernment and its own troops, and disci
pline has been forced at the risk of sacri
ficing small advantages of position. The
correspondence points to the essentially
pacific character of Russian diplomacy
under the guidance of the Czar, who has
declined to make use of the opportunity
offered by British embarrassments in
South Africa.
Peacemakers Not Welcomed.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The reported
visit to this city of a delegation repre
senting the. Commercial interests of
Pittsburg for the purpose of effecting a
settlement of the steel strike is not re
celevd with much Interest by the United
States Steel Corporation. From what
could be learned this morning, neither
President Schwab nor Chairman Gary
will receive representatives of the strik
ers unless they receive positive proof
that such representatives are empowered
to act for the strikers In any argument
that may arise.
Abdul Hamid May Give In.
LONDON, Aug. 23. "It is believed In
official circles In Constantinople," says a
special from the Turkish capital, "that
the Sultan will accord full satisfaction
to M. Constans without coercion on the
I part of France, and that the Incident will
nave enaed witnin ib nours.
No Preparations at Jollet.
JOLIET, 111., Aug. 22. Reports that the
steel mills here are to be reopened Mon
day are absolutely without official foun
dation, either as regards the company or
the Amalgamated Association. Neither
side has made any move to that end.
It is not thought that there will be any
change here until the attitude of the men
at South Chicago Is fully deermlned.
CONSTITUTION AND FLAG.
Hot Yet Settled In Hnvrali as Appli
cable to Criminal Matters.
HONOLULU, Aug 23. The question
of the Constitution and the flag is not
yet settled in Hawaii, as applicable to
criminal matters. The Supreme Court has
just begun a special term to consider the
cases of ta number of prisoners released
by the Circuit Court on the ground that
they were illegally convicted because, af
ter annexation, they were found guilty
and sentenced on verdicts of nine jurors.
It is contended by Attorney-General Dole
that the recent Insular decisions contained
nothing to indicate an opinion by the
National Supreme Court that the first 10
amendments to the Constitution "follow
the flag," but that the said decision sim
ply covers the point that annexed terri
tories cease to be foreign, as far as tariff
considerations are concerned, as soon as
annexation Is complete.
The Supreme Court here heard long
arguments on the question yesterday.
There are about 25 convicted men whose
cases depend on the decision of the ques
tion", and civil interests are also at stake.
The Issue is as to whether the Consti
tution followed the flag, not only as to
tariffs, but including all its provisions,
and this, It is claimed, the court at Wash
ington has not yet decided.
Two brothers who had followed the sea
for 31 years, without ever seeing or hear
ing of one another, ope having been long
ago given up for lost, met on a Honolulu
street last Friday, one as master of a
vessel and the other as a seaman looking
for a berth. They are CaDtain Ludwls:
Sorensen, of the American schooner F.
M. Slade, and Frederick Sorensen, one
of the crew of the burned bark Empire.
Frederick ran away from his home in
Denmark 31 years ago, and nothinjr has
been heard of him there since.
Frederick Sorensen, the runaway, has
had a most remarkable career since he
left his old home. He was on the U. S.
S. Trenton when she was wrecked at
Apia, and has served 12 years In the
Navy. He has been wrecked off the Brit
ish Coast, off Delagoa Bay, South Africa,
and now off the coast of Hawaii, and he
was shanghaied at Valparaiso In 1S7G,
during the war with Peru, and compelled
to serve on the frigate Chile. He will
now serve on his brother's vessel.
JAPAN'S POLITICAL MUDDLE.
Dissensions in the Present Cabinet
The Mnnelmrian Question.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. 3, via San Francisco,
Aug. 22. Signs are rife of an early
break up of the present Cabinet. That it
Is destined to defeat as soon as Parlia
ment convenes has long been a foregone
conclusion, but it is now confidently pre
dicted that before it comes to that rock
it will perish from internal dissension.
When the Diet meets Interesting devel
opments may be expected in the attitude
of the House of Peers. It has ambitions
very different from those of upper houses
in the Old World Parliaments, being by no
means content to be considered a nonenti
ty in legislation nor to maintain a merely
conservative dignity. It proposes to be a
vital and active factor in Japanese poli
tics. It was largelj' because Marquis Ito ig
nored this fact that his Cabinet went to
pieces. He thought because he had a
strong party behind him in the lower
house that he was secure. But the peers
asserted their power with telling effect
and his only resource was to invoke the
mandate of the sovereign In order to car
ry his measures. The fact that the most
conservative part of the government is
becoming intensely radical and aggres
sive excites much Interest and comment.
The native press is still dwelling upon
the failure of the council of the powers
to bring the Manchurian question to a
definite settlement and strongly insists
that all the peace negotiations will prove
a .sham until such settlement Is maQe.
Russia Is recognized as the only gainer In
the whole course of the Chinese trouble,
and that she has carried all points in the
peace arrangements is universally con
ceded. The vote of the Corean Government upon
the export of cereals from that country
seems destined to make trouble w;Ith
Japan, inasmuch as it not only seriously
affects her extensive trade with the pen
insula, but it is also claimed to be In vio
lation of the treaties between the two
countries. It Is alleged also that the
drouth In Corea is a mere local affair, and
will not in the least affect the total out
come of the year's, crop. This question
has long been a source of friction between
the two governments.
The money market is showing a decided
improvement and stocks are on the rise
in a fashion which seems to mean a gen
uine revival in "business. The change is
attributed to the fine weather which has
put the rice crop out of danger. Silk is
also looking up and there Is also a prom
ising Inflow of specie.
Gold Money in Austro-Hnngnry.
VIENNA, Aug. 22. The directors of the
Austro-Hungarian Bank have decided to
begin the introduction of gold currency
by a small issue of 20-kroner gold pieces.
The governments of the dual monarchies
have collected a sufficient reserve of gold
bullion to begin to replace paper money
by gold. The gold will be merely ex
perimental, in order to accustom the pub
lic to the circulation of gold." The pres
ent generation in AuJjtro-HJungary has
nover seen gold circulating and it Is
feared that the gold will be hoarded by
certain classes of the population. If, how
ever, the Issue proves successful, a larger
one will.be made.
Hoffman's Flying: Machine.
LONDON, Aug. 22. Engineering describes-
minutely R. J. Hoffman's flying
machine, which is nearing completion In
Berlin, as being very similar to Pro
fessor Langley's, but adds that it has
some essential improvements, including a
water tube boiler and a compound con
densing engine.
The condensation is effected by carry
ing the exhaust steam through hollow
ribs of the wings, where it is exposed to
strong currents of air. The propeller
makes 50 revolutions per second and the
wings spread nine feet. The working
model weighs seven pounds.
Castro's Government Also Sent
Supply of Ammunition Con
scription in Colombia.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Aug. 22.
(Via Haytlen' cabje.) Venezuelan steam
ers have transported 800 men from Mara
calbo and Coro under command of Gen
eral DavIIa, who defeated and captured
General Hernandez, to invade Colombia
near Rio Hacha and to support General
Uribe-Uribe. The Venezuelan authori
ties have also sent ammunition to that
point.
General Juan Bietrl. leader of a revolu
tionary movement that was about ready
to start, was captured near Magdalena,
in the State of Carabobo, , while on his
way to arouse Guarlco. On being taken
to Caracas, he was immediately set at
liberty by order of President Castro.
CONSERVATIVE POINT OF VIEW.
Colombian Ofilcer Says Castro Will
Be Overthrown.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-General H. O.
Jeffries, second in command .to General
Alban, is quoted by the Colon correspon
dent of the Herald as saying that he
believes President Castro will be over
thrown. "There will bo no declaration of war,"
General Jeffries said: "In 1891, when Pres
ident Zelaya, of Nicaragua, invade Hon
duras, there was no declaration of war.
There are no declarations of war in these
countries. There is neitherhonor nor re
spect between one nation and another.
While affairs are quiet now, they may
not remain so. Only small bands of rob
bers and bushwhackers are In the coun
try. Venezuela recently called General
Uribe-Uribe, intending to send him Into
Colombia, but there will be no war with
the machinations of President Castro or
those of others who are abetting the Lib
erals. "It is time the United States put down
its foot and said, 'stop.' Nicaragua
nas sent here four expeditions.
That government is supporting for Presi
dent of Costa Rica a candidate who
served four years In the state prison of
New York for counterfeiting. I do not
say that all Liberals are thieves, but all
thieves are Liberals.
"Since the Liberal governments have
ruled, these countries have all become
bankrupt. Nicaragua had previously been
recognized by the world as an American
Switzerland, and was In a flourishing
condition, owing nobody, owning railroads
and owning ships, having a surplus with
its exchange at 15. The exchange Is now
at 200.
"Nicaragua, Ecuador and Venezuela are
now In misery. Their best people are
emigrants, and are forced to flee for their
lives after being robbed of all by their
government. The countries are now In a
state of anarchy. Liberty is translated
into robbery and libertinism. No won
der Mme. Roland cried, "Liberty, how
many crimes are committed in thy name.'
"There is no chance for the Colombian
rebels, as their victory can give no se
curity either to foreigners or the natives."
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Czar May Intervene In Boer War.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 22. The Indepen
dence Beige today prints a dispatch from
Copenhagen which says it is reported in
Russian circles that the Czar has decided
to broach South African intervention to
Emperor William and President Loubet.
He considers the time opportune for
friendly mediation. T,he paper adds, un
der reserve, that the Czar, during h!s staj'
in France, will receive Mr. Kruger in
private audience and obtain from him a
direct statement of the Boer position,
with the view of formulating a plan for
action.
Are Friendly Disponed.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The report that
King Edward and the Czar will meet at
Copenhngen, says the London correspond
ent of the Tribune, indicates a disposition
on their part to establish the same friend
ly relations between the sovereigns of
the two countries which existed when
Victoria was living. The relations be
tween the German and English royal
families are already as close as possible,
although the gossips, apparently without
authority, are striving to make a match
between the German Crown Prince and
some English Princess.
REASSURING TO SILVA.
Colombian Minister Get Much. Sat
isfaction From Southern Advices.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. The Colom
bian Minister, Martinez Silva, today dis
cussed the dispatches received by the As
sociated Press from President Castro, of
Venezuela, through his secretary, and
from President Alfaro, of Ecuador. Dr.
Sllva spoke without criticism and confined
his" remarks to pointing out certain es
sential points which the messages from
the two Presidents made clear.
"Coming from such high quarters," said
Dr. Sllva, "it cannot be doubted that
these messages afford excellent means of
viewing the present situation of -affairs
from the "standpoints of these two gow
ernments. The chief point to be noticed
Is that they do not treat war as existing.
The message from President Alfaro ex
pressly states that war between Colombia
and Venezuela Is improbable, and he adds
that such conflicts as have occurred,
growing out of the union between the con
servatives in both republics, are of a
transitory character. As this dispatch
from Quito is dated August 21, It seems to
dispose of the reports that an Ecuadorean
army was about to invade Colombia and
fight a battle near Pasto.
"The dispatch from General Castro's sec
retary also indicates clearly that no war
exists. It states that the conservatives
of Colombia have resolved to assist in a
revolutionary move against Venezuela and
her government. From this time It will
bo observed that the basis of the affair is
a revolutionary movement against Vene
zuela, with which Colombia has no con
cern. Altogether the messages seem to be
reassuring as to4 the fact that no actual
war, In the sense accepted by Interna
tional authorities, exists or is probable."
officers of the other Liberal forces before
the General left New York early In the
Summer.
Possible American-German Clash.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22. The Novjpe
Vremya says:
"The fact must not be lost
sight of that the German press Is al
ready beginning to urge the dispatch of
German warships to the coasts of Vene
zuela and Colombia on the ground that
it is difficult to foresee the outcome of
the conflict botween these republics.
Should the German Government follow
these counsels, a German-American con
flict may easily be grafted upon the dis
pute between Colombia and Venezuela.
The United States remains a stout sup
porter of the Monroe doctrine of 'Amer
ica for the Americans.' "
Conscription In Colombia.
COLON. Aug. 22. The Colombian Gov
ernment is
scription.
now enforcing a strict col-
THE OCKEAHOMA STORM.
Return of Croker.
L.ONDON, Aug. 22. Friends of Rich
ard Croker who saw him today, assert
that .he intends to sail for New York
August 23.
CRISIS IX WORLD AFFAIRS.
Vleyrs of a German Political Philos
opher. BERLIN, Aug. 22. Professor Edwin
Suss ,the eminent publicist and paleontol
ogist, has given an Interview respecting
the Industrial and political preponderance
of the United States that attracts much
attention, especially as "it confirms the
American views of continental manufac
turers and economists.
The professor, surveying International
relations from the standpoint of a political
philosopher, observes that while the
French Revolution was occasioned by the
abuses of tne privileged classes, the pres
ent situation has been caused by a revo
lution of material conditions. The de
clining national sentiment should be re
placed by a movement for the common
defense of the Central European states
against the American trusts, which are
moving to conquer the foreign markets
more surely than they could be conquered
by battle-ships. .
- The American balance of trade has
Protocol Still Unsigned.
PEKIN, Aug. 22. The Chinese Peace
Commissioners have not yet signed the
settlement protocol. Prince Chlng, presi
dent of the Foreign Office, telegraphed to
the Emperor requesting an edict empow
ring him to sign, but no reply was re
ceived. He telegraphed again today in
stronger terms and says he expects a
speedy answer.
Li Hung Chang has had a serious attack
of sickness, the result of over-exertion In
connection with tHe conferences. Heis
better today.
No Release for EnrI Russell.
LONDON, Aug. 23. In response to a
largely signed petition recently forwarded
to the Home Office, asking for the release
of HjAti Russell, now serving a sentence
of three months' Imprisonment for big
amy, Mr. Ritchie, the Home Secretary,
writes that he can see no reason why he
should interfere and that the prisoner's
health is satisfactory.
XO ECUADOREAX INVASION.
Relntions Between That Country
and Colombia Peacefnl.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. The Colom
bian Minister, Dr. Martinez Sllva, today
recelved an official letter from the Min
ister of Colombia at Quito, Ecuador,
which reports an engagement near To
maco, In which a force of Colombian rev
olutionists were defeated and ammuni
tion and prisoners taken. The letter also
discloses the satisfactory condition of af
fairs between Ecuador and Colombia and
disposes of reports that an armed inva
sion by Ecuadorean troops was to be ap
prehended. The Minister at Quito does
not refer to any trouble with the Govern
ment of Ecuador. He states that almost
nil the revolutionary chiefs who had fled
from Colombia and taken refuge in Ecua
dor had gone back to Colombia. Dr. Sil
va considers this an explanation of the
recent press reports that a force from
Ecuador was about to Invade Colombia
and fight a battle near Pasto., Concern
ing the engagement near Tomaco, the
letter states that General Palaslus, com
mandant of the City of Barbaucas, which
had been recovered by the government,
was In command of the government
forces. The revolutionary force was on
its way to Tomaco, on the Island of Gail
le, and was surprised. Reference to the
map makes it evident that the engage
ment referred to at Tomaco Is part of the
same movement referred to In the press
dispatches as going on near Pasto, as
these two points are near each other on
the Colombian side of tne frontier with
Ecuador.
Trro Live Were Lost in the Wreck
ing of Anndarko.
EL RENO, O. T.. Aug. 22. The latest
news from Anadarko states that only
two persons. W. P. Tev's, of Weather
ford. Tex., and Felix Antone, Jr., of
Lamar County, Tex., were killed In the
storm Wednesday evening. S. V. Nel
son, of Kansas City, and Dana Warren,
of Iowa, were badly bruised, but both will
recover. The damage to property was
about $4000.
About 20 buildings were almost com
pletely wrecked, and hundreds of tent3
and great quantities of merchandise were
strewn over the prairie. The wreckage
will soon be cleared away and the build
ings replaced.
The storm struck without warning about
8 o'clock. The Po3toflice building was
completely wrecked, as were the frame
buildings of W. H. Kitchener, drugs; J.
C. Bell, hardware, and a dozen others of
the largest business firms. The buildings
used by the county officials were dam
aged, but none of the. documents were
damaged, nor any of the occupants injured.
At Hobart there was almost a cloud
burst, two and one-fourths Inches of rain
falling In an hour. Thousands of dollars'
worth of merchandise there In unfinished
buildings and tents was ruined, but as
far as can be learned no one was hurt.
Reports today indicate that the storm
was severe in the country districts. Sev
eral people are reported killed and In
jured. One report says that four persos?
were killed at a farmhouse a few mlle3
out from Anadarko. It Is believed the
damage to crops and livestock will be
heavy.
Chlckaska, south of El Reno and east
of Anadarko In the Indian Terltory
country, was also In the path of the
storm. The damage done there, however,
was slight.
Anadarko and Hobart were two of tho
three towns in the recently opened
Kiowa-Comanche country selected by the
Federal Government. Anadarko la lo
cated on the Washita River, about SO
miles southwest from El Reno, where the
land lottery took place, while Hobart Is
situated In the extreme western part of
the reservation. The Rock Island Rail,
way runs through Anadarko, but Hobart
is off the railroad.
After the lottery Tiadbeen concluded
thousands of homesteaders, many of
whom had failed to win a tract of land
In the new country, rushed to these towns
to buy property, and since August 6 the
Government has been disposing of the
lots at auction. The bidding was active
and in many instances a3 high as $1000
and more was paid for a single 23-foot
lot on the open prairie. Both towns were
prosperous from the start, and now
though less than 30" days old, each have
perhaps 6000 or SOOO Inhabitant.
As yet but few substantial build
ings had been erected, the greater num
ber of the newcomers living in tents.
Tents and small huts, however, were
arranged by the thousands In regular
streets, and well-established towns had
been erected, with banks and business
places of all descriptions.
shipment to the Far East. Some com
poung Worthington pumps In addition to
those already mentioned In these columns
have been ordered for export to Fort
Arthur. Orders aggregating 25 punfvps
of general service pattern are now bcln
turned out at the Deane shops for ship
ment to Hong Kong. These outfits will
be used In the interior of China. About
a score of general service equipments
of the Dcune type have also been requi
sitioned for from Japan. The Dutch 2ftt
Indies Is a comparatively new mrkt
for American machinery of this" d9rhj-tlon
Aid for Porto Riran Hospitals.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22. The Porto Rico
Relief Association, of this city, has de
cided to give the ?10,X remaining of
the fund subecrlfied at the time of the
holocaust In the Island two years ago.
to be distributed by Bishop Blink, of
Porto Rico, among the various hospitals
pro rata.
A Frenchman's Contribution.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Robert le Bau
dy, of France, has subscribed $10,600 to the
bulidlmr fund for the hospital the Freseh
Benevolent Association is to build In Wast
Thirty-fourth street. He Is the so of, a
millionaire sugar magnate of Franee.
Railroad Master Blacksmiths.
DENVER, Aug. 22. The National 1111
road Master Blacksmiths' AseoehUttm
elected W. P. Savage. International A
Great Northern Railway, of Palestine,
Tex., president.
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Yellow River Overflowed.
LONDON, Aug. 23. "There has been a
serious. breach in both banks of the Yel
low River in theProvlnce of Shan Tung,"
says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Standard, "and thfr flpods have destroyed
an Immense amount of property."
Martial Law in Sassonn.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The Westminster
Gazette today says Turkey has proclaimed
martial law in the Sassoun district, in
consequence of alleged Albanian plots.
The Sassoun district was the scene of the
massacres in 1S9I.
In the eighteenth century silken cocoons sold
In the Iohdon market for 1 shilling a pound.
THE BATTLE AT PASTO.
Indicates That Urlbe's Plans Are Be
ini? Carried Out.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Dr. A. J.
Rcstrepo, diplomatic agent of the Llb
era party now attempting to take pos
session of the government in Colombia,
received a dispatch today from the Lib
eral agent at Quito regarding the recently
reported battle between the government
or clerical forces at Pasto. The dis
patch follows;
"Quito, Aug. 20. The expected battle
near Pasto was fought Saturday.. he
17th, and the Liberal Generals, Lerglo
Perez and A. Rosas, won a great tri
umph over the Clericals."
Through his secretary, Dr. Restrepo ex
plained that Pasto, where the battle was
reported to have been fought, was in the
extreme southern part of Colombia, 2000
miles from where General Uribe-Uribe
was operating, and that it indicated suc
cessful execution of the plans of the
campaign mapped out by General Uribe
Uribe and forwarded to the commanding
Does Not Expect the EiRht Million.
IRVING, " Kan.. Aug. 22. Mrs. Mary
Frances DeForest, when asked at her
home today concerning the report that
her uncle, Henry Dolan, of New York,
had left her $S,COO.O0O. said: "As far as 1
know there is not a word of truth In the
report, and if there was, I should say
nothing about it."
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Pocohontns Not Involved.
BALTIMORE,' Aug. 22. The statement
that the Pocohantas Lumber Company,
of Norfolk, was involved in the suspen
sion of Cheouasset Lumber Company. Is
Incorrect. The Pocohontas Company Is
In no way connected with the Chequas3et
Company.
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New York Journal of Commerce.
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