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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, ATITODAY. DECEMBER 14, 1901.
MAYSETTLEWITHOUT WAR
CHILE'S REPLY TO ARGENTINA BE
LIEVED TO BE SATISFACTORY.
New Proposition Offered tor a, Set
tlement of the Dispute Between,
the Tito Countries.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 13. The Chilean
reply to the representations of the Min
ister of the Argentine Republic to Chile
has not yet been made known. The
newspapers here publish bulletins today
assuring the public that all matters be
tween the two countries will be honorably
arranged. Dispatches received from San
tiago say that Chile has offered a. new
proposition for a settlement of the dispute
between the two countries. The refusal
of the Argentine Republic will be taken
as Indicating that that country desires
war.
Alarm Is Unwarranted.
PARIS, Dec 13. A dispatch received
here from Santiago de Chile, under to
day's late, says:
"The alarm manifested In Argentina is
declared in Chilean official circles to be
unwarranted. In the opinion of the gov
ernment, the boundary dispute will never
justify a rupture."
A news agency here this afternoon re
ceived a dispatch from its office at Buenos
Ayres, dated at 11 o'clock this morning,
confirming the dispatch of the Associated
Press from Buenos Ayrea last night an
nouncing the calling out of the Argen
tine reserves, and adding that, at the re
quest of the government, the Chamber of
Deputies had sanctioned a bill setting
aside the conversion fund to be used for
the national defense. Continuing, the
dispatch says:
"The report that the United States will
offer its good offices is confirmed. At
Chile's request, the American Minister
lias sounded the intentions of the Argen
tine Government. Brazil has offered me
diation, also. It was announced here that
Chile has called out 15.000 men, but the
news is questioned, because, according to
the officials here, Chile does not possess
the means to equip and move such a
body of men. Much anxiety prevails here,
in view of the fact that a decisive con
ference on the boundary dispute and other
matters is to take place at Santiago to
day. Public feeling Is very strong. Senor
Anchorlna has offered to bear the ex
pense of a regiment during the entire
campaign, and patriotic offers of various
descriptions are arriving from all parts
of the country. Nevertheless, In certain
quarters the opinion is persistently held
that war between Argentina and Chile is
Improbable."
Peaceable Settlement Probable.
LONDON, Dec. 13. The Associated
Press learns from an authoritative source
that the Chilean reply to the representa
tions of the Minister of the Argentine
Republic to Chile was presented today.
Confidence is expressed by the officials
here that the basis for a settlement pro
posed will lead to a satisfactory arrange
ment bsiween the two governments.
The Daily Mall has received dispatches
from Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres ex
pressing the belief that peace will be
preserved and stating that Great Britain
has notified both the Argentine and Chile
an Governments of her willingness to
mediate If requested to do so. The Chile
an State Council, the dispatch adds, rec
ommends that the strength of the army
be Increased to 15 large warships.
Financial Offer From Frnnce.
NEW YORK, Dec 13. According to the
Herald's Buenos Ayres correspondent, the
Minister of Finance has . received from
Paris an offer of a loan of 2,000.000. Tne
.Minister of Finance replied that he Is
considering the offer. There is a persist
ent rumor that the Chilean Minister is
about to start for Santiago.
A dispatch to the Herald from Colon
says General Fellaco, a Colombian Gov
ernment officer, says that, according to
the latest news received, Chile and Colom
bia have signed a treaty of alliance
Chilean Reserves Called Out.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Dec 13. A con
tlngent of the 'Chilean reserves has been
called to arms. It numbers about 50,000
men. No movement of the military forces
under arms has occurred, however.
Everything Is quiet here In expectation of
the announcement of Chile's answer to
Argentina, which, according to public
opinion, will be nrm and serene.
The Brazilian Government has proffered
its amicable mediation In the dispute. It
would seem here that this action will not
be necessary, as both the Argentine and
Chilean Governments hope to come to
terms.
A FRENCH. SENSATIQNV
TTaval Writer Brought Up Before
Board of Inquiry
NEW YORK, Dec 13. The correspond
ent of the London Times and New York
Times says that Maurice Devalson, the
author of a book called "Les Maritlmes,"
has been brought up before a board of In
quiry at Brest and has been "reformed'
(discharged from the service). The an
nouncement of this increased the Paris
sale of the book, 10.000 copies of which
had been already circulated, 'xne work is
written -with a certain alertness and na
tive talent for observation, but betrays
the caricaturist's point of view. It has
some artistic merit.
"It Is," says the correspondent, "long
since any French Government officer has
been so scandalized as has been the Min
istry of Marino by 'Les Marltlmes
The work owes its success to the bitter
ness with which the ways and manners
of the navy are attacked, and the libelous
frankness with which the chiefs of the
navy, notably Admiral Fournler. are dealt
with. The author Is only 28 years of age,
and has been In the navy since 1&)L He
wrote a book while he was a member of
the torpedo school. All Devalson's com.
rades take the thing seriously as treason,
and even outsiders feel that it called for
disciplinary measures."
Coronation Proclamation.
NEW YORK,- Dec. 13. Notwithstanding
the storm of wind and rain, a large crowd
gathered In front of the Royal Exchange
to listen to the reading of the royal proc
lamation announcing the date of the coro
nation, cables the London correspondent
of the Tribune. The Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs, who were attired In gorgeous
robes of office, were in attendance, accom
panied by several members of the City
Corporation. The common crier stood
bravely forward, heedless of the pelting
shower, and began with ""Oyez. oyez,
oyez," that could be heard nearly 100
yards away. He then proceeded to
read the proclamation fixing Thursday,
June 25. 1902. as the day for the corona
tion, and concluded with a stentorian cry
of "God Save the King," to which the
crowd, bareheaded, responded with three
ringing cheers.
Two other proclamations also were read,
and after renewed cheers for the King,
the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs led the crowd
in singing the national anthem. The
ceremony occupied only a quarter of an
hour.
Boer Treatment of Prisoners.
LONDON, Dec 13. The War Office has
issued a statement dealing with the Boer
treatment ot Colonel Benson's wounded at
Brakenslaagte, which is a result of a spe
cial Investigation of the matter instituted
by Lord Kitchener. The state
ment sets forth that 18 officers
and men of Colonel Benson's command
were kindly and even carefully treated by
the Boers, while the other 75 men who
were examined testified that they witnessed
and suffered atrocities worse than those
which followed the Vlakfonteln disaster.
These latter said that unarmed and
jwounded men lying around the guns were
killed at close range, and that the sur
vivors of the engagement suffered tor
ture, being robbed and stripped of their
clothing In spite of their wounds and
broken limbs.
Lord Kitchener says that evidently the
Boer leaders are no longer able to repress
murder and outrage on the part of their
subordinates. .
Russia "Warns Turkey.
NEW YORK. Dec 13. According to the
Constantinople correspondent of the Lon
don Times and New York Times, the Rus
sian Embassy at the Turkish capital has
warned the Porte that the installment of
the war Indemnity due In mid-January
must promptly be paid. The correspond
ent also says the Embassies are prepar
ing an Identical note concerning the min
ing regulations arbitrarily ordained last
year. They were applied retroactively,
with a deplorably detrimental effect on
old mining enterprises. The embassies
also contemplate collective action with a
view to remedying the abuses of the cus
toms administration.
Well Treated by British.
NEW YORK, Dec 13. Lieutenant-Colonel
Quayle-Jones, who until ordered to
England to receive a Colonel's commis
sion was in charge of the Boer prisoners
at Bermuda, has arrived here on the
steamer Pretoria from Bermuda, on his
way to England. He declared emphat
ically that the stories that the Boer pris
oners were not treated kindly, that they
were In need of clothing, and that they
were not properly fed, were without
foundation.
Sir Robert Hart Honored.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. A dispatch from
Shanghai to the London Times and New
York Times announces that an Imperial
decree confers upon Sir Robert Hart, Di
rector of Chinese Imperial Maritime Cus
toms, and on Sheng, the Taotal, the title
of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent.
The same distinction was recently con
ferred on Viceroy Chang Chi Tung and
Governor Yuan Shal Kai.
The British Population.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. According to the
London representative of the Tribune,
carefully compiled statistics of the Brit
ish Empire published by a trade paper
bring out the rather startling fact that
out of a population of nearly 400.000.(00
about 4S.8S0.000, or less than one-eighth,
are of British birth or descent, nearly
4000 are non-British white men, and the
colored race number 343,000.
Professor Dehrlns's Discovery.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13. Professor Dchr
Ing, a German who was recently awarded
the Nobel medical prize of 150,000 kroner,
announced today that his experiments
demonstrated the possibility of rendering
cattle Immune from tuberculosis by inocu
lation. The professor added that he pro
posed employing the Nobel prize money
In combating cattle tuberculosis.
Russians Stndy English Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec 13. Russia Is not
satisfied with her already great progress
as a food-exporting nation, and today a
deputation of 32 Russian agriculturists
will, by the aid of their government, ar
rive In London to study the English mar
kets and leading English wanto, cables
the Tribune's London correspondent.
Qualifications for Matrimony.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. According to the
Herald, the Vienna correspondent of the
Dally Chronicle telegraphs that the Bo
hemian Society of Physicians has pro
cured the Introduction of a bill In the
Relchsrath making a medical certificate
of mental and physical capacity obliga
tory on candidates for matrimony.
The New Russian Loan.
LONDON, Dec. 13. A special corre
spondent In Berlin says he hears that,
owing to objection being made to France's
furnishing the whole of the projected loan
of 40,0W.K). financiers in the United
States will shortly be sounded as to the
possibility of placing 20,000.000 of the
loan in that country.
German Labor Conditions.
BERLIN. Dec 13. The most recent In
vestigations into German labor conditions
show the labor situation to be growing
worse. The Arbetiz Markt says there
were 224 applications for 100 vacancies In
November, against 200 applicants for the
same number of vacancies In October.
COPPER BEARS AT WORK.
Mysterious Influences Govern the
London Market.
LONDON, Dec. 13. The copper market
is still governed by mysterious influences
which even the dealers are unable to
fathom. It is said to be remarkable that
In spite o fthe selling pressure, coupled
with the gloomy reports from New York,
the price of the standard grade has only
shrunk 3s per ton. The first change in
the price today was when 1200 tons were
sold at 52 for all dates up to February
28, and at 51 6s for the three months.
The heaviest selling was from a fresh
quarter. It excited curiosity, out no ex
planation was forthcoming. It Is believed
in many quarters that the most impor
tant London houses consider tne present
prices to be justified by the great expan
sion and consumption of recent years,
and that consequently they arc willing
to lay In considerable stocks In the neigh
borhood of 50 which they would not
have done at 70. Thus the market Is
sustained by quiet absorption of the most
tempting offers.
The directors of the Rio TIntos Com
pany have been meeting here dally,
though quite informally, since the
copper crisis became acute. A rep
resentative of the Associated Press
was ofliclally Informed after today's meet
ing that whatever settlement may be ar
rived at now lies entirely with the Amal
gamated Copper Company. The Rio TIn
tos Company has made all the proposi
tions which It intends to make, but so far
has received no Indication of the action
the Amalgamated Company proposes to
take. A feeling prevails that the condi
tions will not be altered at present.
The Pall Mall Gazette says that if Mr.
Rockefeller has really thrown down the
gauntlet to the Rothschilds, which the
paper thinks Improbable, there can bo
little doubt of the Rothschilds' victory.
The paper adds: "The Rio TIntos Com
pany Is in a position to regard with equa
nimity a further drop of 20s per ton, but
not so the Standard Oil Company, which
has to consider the possibility of a general
smash of the American market."
Rio TIntos fell three-eighths at the open
ing today, but subsequently regained this
f5 slightly improved on last night's
Reduction at New Yorlc
NEW YORK. Dec 13. The United
States Metal Selling Company, which dis
poses of the product of the copper mines
controlled by the Amalgamated Copper
Company, announced today a reduction
of -cent in the price of copper.
A Boston Failure.
BOSTON, Dec 13. The assignment of
Wainwright Bros. & Co., brokers, was
announced on the floor of the Stock Ex
change just before noon today. The firm
Includes W. P. and J. H. Wainwright.
The assignment is attributed to, the de
cline in copper stocks. The firm has been
doing business ln Boston for upward of
20 years. The assignee said he could vnot
give an estimate of the extent to which
the firm was involved until after the ex
amination of Its affairs.
Breach Between Hnunn and Fornlcer
COLUMBUS. O.. Dec 13. John O. Mal
loy, secretary of the Republican state
executive committee, returned today from
Washington and confirms the report of
a breach between Senators Hanna and
Foraker, the latter refusing to make a
single concession ln the organization of
the Legislature.
THEY HEARD OF THE FAIR
LEWIS AND CLARK SPEECH AT
THE LABOR CONVENTION.
Much Business Disposed Of in the
Three Sessions at Scrantoa
Yesterday.
SCRANTON, Pa., Dec 13. I delivered
an address last evening at each of the
two mass meetings In this city on the
Chinese question. The resolution I Intro
duced early In the session fixing the
place of holding the convention of 1905 at
Portland, Or., came up today for consid
eration before the convention, and in the
parliamentary battle to which It gave
rise, was lost, but before It was fully
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REAPPOINTED POSTMASTER .OF NEW YORK.
CORNELIUS VAN COTT. time, I hope to see some improve
ments brought about, and shall do all I can to accomplish that end. I shall en
deavor to have the pneumatic tube service, which was discontinued last Spring,
re-established and further extended. I hope also before my term of odco closes
to fee the new uptown postoffice completed, and I shall also exert every effort
possible to have a more modern system of mail delivery established than the
wagons drawn by horses, now In use."
dlsposed of, I availed myself of the op- J
portunlty to make a speech upon it and
in that way made the whole convention "
acquainted with the fact that there will !
be a great world's fair and exposition In j
Portland in 1S05. J. T. MORGAN. I
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION j
Much Business Disponed Of In the !
Three Sessions.
SCRANTON. Pa., Dec 13. The conven- I
tlon of the American Federation of Labor
held three sessions today and disposed of J
more business than on any previous day i
of the meeting. A resolution Instructing
unions to hold aloof from the militia of
the several states was tabled.
Contrary to expectations, the special
committee having charge of the question
of autonomy did not make its report at
the opening of the morning ses
sion. The committee on law presented a
large number of resolutions. A resolution
to Increase the vice-presidents from six
to eight, the two additional members to
sit in executive council with the other Mce
presldents, provoked a warm debate. C.
O. Sherman, of Chicago, started the dls-
cusslon by attacking the executive coun- i
ell, saying that the council was a regular
Tammany, and that the attempt to In
crease the membership was done for tho J
purpose of further entrenching Itself. The j
luujju&uiuu was unaiiy oeieateu.
Among the resolutions adopted was one
Increasing the per capita tax of the
national and International unions from
one-third to one-half cent per '-member
per month, to take effect next February, t
The proposition to Increase the salary of
the president and secretary was defeated.
The resolution Increasing the per capita j
tax, of the federation and local trades j
unions from 5 to 10 cents per member per j
month was under consideration when a j
recess was taken. j
The convention decided to take no ac- '
tion on a resolution condemning anarchy
and a resolution protesting against ship !
subsidy legislation, because the American
Federation of Labor is already on record J
as decidedly against anarchy and ship .
subsidies. The Federation decided to drop '
the resolution denouncing" the English J
Government for its war against the Boers,
because the American Government Is now j
engaged in a movement of a similar char-
acter and because such a resolution has
no place in a labor convention. i
Consideration of the report of the com- '
mittee on boycotts consumed much of the !
time of the evening session. Vhere was a
struggle over the matter of boycotting a
cash register company of Ohio. The
company was placed upon the "unfair"
list by a large vote.
When the correspondent of tho Associat
ed Press showed the San Juan cable in
regard to the conviction of Iglesias to
Samuel Gompers, he expressed great sur
prise at the news. In answer to a ques
tion as to what the Federation will do
In the matter, he said:
"Mr. Iglesias' conviction is upon tho
charge that he has been guilty of con
spiracy to Increase the wages of Porto
Rican workmen. We shall leave no ef
fort untried to secure his honorable re
lease, and also the necessary change In
the laws of the Island to conform to tho
American standard.
"It is an honorable ambition to secure
better returns In the shape of wages for
labor. The Porto Rlcan law Is evidently
a relic of the Spanish brutal code and re
gime, and the American people will not
tolerate so gross a violation of guaranteed
rights."
Mr. Gompers said there Is no doubt the
convention will take up the matter be
fore it adjourns.
GERMAN CLAIM ON VENEZUELA
Caracas Believes the United States
Should Interfere.
WILLEMSTADT. Island of Curacoa.
Dec. 13. There has been a halt ln the
exchange of communications between Ger
many and Venezuela, owing to the pub
lication ln the newspapers of Caracas of
cable dispatched from the United States
setting xforth that the Government at
Washington will not oppose any steps
which Germany may take to enforce her
rights in Venezuela, with the exception
of preventing the annexation of Vene
zuelan territory. As a result the news
paper attacks on Germany have ceased,
but the semi-official papers are now at
tacking the United States, saying that
Washington, in authorizing Germany to
lake action In her dispute with Venezuela,
looks upon the latter country as being
part of the territory of the United States.
It is believed here that Germany, at
tho end of the present month, will take
steps to obtain a due acknowledgement
of her claims for 52,000.000 arising from
losses sustained by German citizens dur
ing the last revolution here, and disal
lowed by Venezuela, who answered last
year that Germany should present her
claims before the special Venezuelan
courts appointed to pass upon such mat
ters. But Germany, the United States.
Great Britain and France refused to ap
peal to these courts. Italy alone, being
bound by a former treaty, was obliged
J to present her claims to the Venezuelan
courts. .The claim of the Dlsconto Bank
of Berlin will probably be Included In the
claims presented by Germany.
The situation In -Venezuela Is critical,
and fears are expressed of a general
uprising there In January.
Fight Near Baena Ventura.
NEW YORK. Dec 13. Carlos Alban
has received a cablegram from Buena
Ventura, giving an account of a big fight
at Rio San Juan, near Buena Ventura,
on Monday, says the Colon, Columbia, cor
respondent of the Herald. The revolu
tionists sent an expedition of 1500 men
overland from Tumaco. This expedition
was surprised at the river by the gov
ernment troops. Many casualties are re
ported by both sides.
THE BLIZZARD CONTINUES.
Tito Men Frozen in the Red Desert
Country of Wyoming.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 13. The bliz
zard raging throughout Southern Wyo-
Cornelius Van Cott, -who h&s been
reappointed Postmaster of New
York City, by President Roosevelt,
Is a prominent New York Repub
lican, having been a member of the
county committee and Republican
state committee for years, and also
a delegate to many Republican and
National conventions.
"This reappointment Is a great
pleasure to me," Mr. Van Cott raid.
In a recent Interview, "and I feel
that I can afford some personal
pride In It, because this Is my third
appointment to the office of Post
master of New York. I was first
appointed to the ofilcc by President
Harrison in 1SS9. I served four
years, and was succeeded by Mr.
Dayton. Then, on May 23, 1S07, I
was appointed by President McKln
ley to succeed Mr. Dayton. I shall
continue the management of the
office on the same lines on which I
have conducted it since I have been
In control. If what I have dono Is
satisfactory to the Government and
secures my reappointment. I shall
keep up the work. At the same
4-
mlng Is terrific Everything Is delayed
from three to live hours, and a blockade
Is imminent. Great distress Is reported by
sheepmen of the Red Desert section and
Southern Uintah County. On the desert
the losses will be large, unless a break
occurs within a few hours. Charles
Barnes, a herder, was frozen to death In
tho blizzard that has raged for the past
day or two. Barnes was from Garden
City, Kan. The blizzard has scattered the
herds in small bunches all over the coun
try. A Mexican herder, whose name has
not been learned, Is reported to have been
frozen also.
Snow In the Black Hills.
OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 13. Reports from
Western Nebraska and the Black Hills
tell of a severe snow storm, from, four to
six Inches having fallen since early last
night. Trains arrived here today from 30
minutes to two hours late. The tempera
turo here has- fallen eight degrees since i
A. M., and Is now at the zero mark.
General In the SouthTrent.
KANSAS CITY, (Mo.', Dec. 13. The
Southwest is experiencing the first gener
al storm this "Winter. The thermometer
has fallen decidedly since last night. The
storm will prove of great value to farm
ers. Many small streams had gone. dry.
leaving no water for stock, and wheat
needed moisture badly.
Intense Cold in Colorado.
DENVER. Dec. 13. The coldest weather
of tho Winter ln this stato was experi
enced today. Throughout the mountain
region thermometers registered below
zero, the lowest temperature reported be
ing 12 below, at Gunnison. The record In
this city was zero.
Fall of 50 Detrrccii.
FERGUS FALLS, Minn.. Dec. 13. The
Government thermomeler registered 25 be
low zero here this morning, a fall of 50
degrees in 15 hours. "
Thirty-two Below.
LISBON, N. D., Dec 13. It was 32 de
grees below zero here this morning.
Hevlnion Committee's Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13. The Presby
terian committee on creed revision today
completed the brief statement of the re
formed faith for the information of the
church members. It consists of 16 articles.
The official statement given out, after
saying the statement was tentatively
adopted, adds:
"The committee Is now engaged on the
matter of the second instruction from
the Assembly, the preparation of a dec
laratory statement to explain certain dis
puted points ln the confession of faith,
such as the doctrines of election and of
the Kilvatlon of all Infants."
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A. G. SPALDING WAS ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
The Brush - Preedman Faction
Walked Out of the Meeting In-
tcr-Moantaln League.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14. A. C. Spald
ing was elected president of the National
Baseball League at 1 o'clock this morn
ing on the 26th ballot. On the former
ballots the Brooklyn, Pittsburg. Phila
delphia and Chicago Clubs voted for
Spalding, and New York, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and Boston for Young. Just be
fore 1 o'clock tho Brush-Freedman fac
tion walked out of the meeting. Brook
lyn, Pittsburg, Chicago and Philadelphia
thereupon voted for Spalding for presi
dent. The names of the other four mag-
I nates were called, but there was no re
sponse. The chairman, J. I. Rogers, of
, Philadelphia, decided that Spalding was
elected on the basis of the decision of ex
Speaker Reed on a parliamentary ques
tion In Congress that members leaving
without being excused should be counted
as present and he decided that these men
should bo registered as not voting. He
ruled that Spalding had been elected
unanimously.
Mr. Spalding said yesterday: "When
mv plpctinn shall h mnri unnnimntislv
j and when they shall come to me and ask
' me to be their president. If I accept the
I honor, my one condition will be that An
J drew Freedman must get out of baseball.
absolutely and entirely. He must be
I wiped off the baseball map. On his rec
ord in baseball, and I speak only of his
baseball record, I openly and publicly
charge Andrew Freedman with being a
traitor and a marplot. He has done more
to ruin baseball than any other four forces
that ever existed In the history of the
grime."
Mr. Freedman said that he attacked
Spalding because of his trade connec
tions and continued: "I consider his can
vass moBt undignified. Ho has in no way
used that conservatism that the league
would want in Its president. He can
employ his own methods and rest assured
.that the New York Club is not worry
ing in any way, shape or form at the
threats made."
Just how Freedman is to be dropped
Is not made clear. It Is said that a new
National League may be organized, and
that New York may be dropped from
the circuit, the Brooklyn Club becoming
New York's representative.
WATTS ELECTED CAPTAIN.
Unanimously Chosen for This Plnce
on U. of O. Football Tenm for 1002.
I UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE,
Dec 13. At a meeting of the uni
versity football men in the gymnasium
this afternoon, I. Homer Watts, '03, was
unanimously elected captain of the 'vars
ity eleven for the season of 1902. The
choice of the team meets with the gen
eral approval of the students and fac
ulty. Mr. Watts has been a member of
J the university eleven for two years, and
In his position at left tackle he is re
garded as one of the best linemen Ore
gon ever produced. When Halfback
Horace. McBrlde was injured early this
season. Watts was put behind- the line
and did effective work as a ground-gaining
halfback. He is 25 years old and is
registered from Athena. He strips at 1E4
pounds.
Captain of U. of TV'. Eleven.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 13. Fred Mc
Elmore has been elected captain of the
University of Washington football team
for the season of 1902. Carl D. Eshelman
will manage the tenm and efforts will
be made to retain the services of Wright
as coach.
No Game With Pullman.
Manager Buckcnmeyer, of the M. A. A.
C. football team, has received word from
Pullman that the Washington Agricultur
al College eleven has disbanded for the
season, so cannot accept Multnomah's
proposition to play in Portland.
Football at Walla Walla Today.
WALLA WALLA. Dec. 13. The Pendle
ton Academy and the City High School
football teams will play the final game
of the season at this place tomorrow, and
a lively game is anticipated.
No Rushy Game Today.
The Rugby football match, which was
to have been played today, has been in
definitely postponed, owing to the teams
not being formed.
ONLY NINE TEAMS LEFT.
One More Day of the MadlMon-Sqnare
Garden Race.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Still far behind
the record established by Miller and Wal
ler for a six-day bicycle race, nine teams
only of the original 16 starters In this
year's event arc now left on the Madison
Square Garden track. Hour after hour ot
this the fifth day went by without much
change ln position, the men evidently sav
ing themselves as far as possible for the
last grand spurt before the contest closes
with the midnight hour tomorrow. The
attendance tonight was 7000.
During a sprint tonight McEachern, Mc
Lean, Julius and Fredericks collided. They
I all went down ln a heap, with Julius un-
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derneath. He was taken from the track;
and examined by doctors, who found that
his collar-bone had been fractured. Law
son will be allowed to finish the score for
the team. He will ride 12 hours tomorrow
without a partner. Tomorrow will see the
racers changing and shifting In reliefs fre
quently. They will eat and sleep beside
the track, In sight of the spectators, un
til the race Is at an end.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14. The 2 o'clock
score was:
Butler and McLean, Newklrk and Mun
ro, McKachern and Walthour, Maya and
Wilson, Babcock and Turvllle, 2221 miles
each; King and Samuelson, 2220 miles:
Hall and McLaren, 2220 miles; Fredericks
and Jaak, 2220 miles; LaWson and Julius,
2161 miles.
Intermountnln League.
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 13. The most
Important business connected with today's
meetlnc of the Intermountaln Baseball
magnates was the election of permanent
otilcers and the adoption of the constitu
tion and by-laws. The officers chosen
were: President. John S. Crltchlow. Salt
Lake: vice-president, Sewell Davis, Butte:
secretary, C. H. Kircher. Ogden. The
Bank of Commerce, of Salt Lake, was
Chosen as custodian of the leatrue's mon
eys. Each club will elect Its own dlrec- '
tors and they, together with the above- ,
JrZT T '. V fon3IIlul lQe 0xlu
of directors of the league One of the
'leagues throughout the East.
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uAiN ritAiNuisxju. JJec. i5. Kesuits at j use this remedy only. I have tried sub
Oakland: . stltutes and they have done me no good;
r uturuy course, selling ivatie waicott
won, Dawson second; Almoner third;
time, 1:11.
One mile, selling Position won, Relna
de Cuba second, San Venado third; time.
1:42.
I Futurity course, purse Sister Jeanle
j won. The Giver second, Shellmount third;
: time, 1:11.
One mile, purse Imp. Royal Flush won.
'Rushflelds second. Gold One third; time,
1 1'4'V
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Six furlongs, free handicap Princess
Tltnnla won, Frank Bell second, Fltz-
knnpt thlrr! Mm 1-13V.
Futurity course, selling Vantlne won.
ansrerous MnW wnnH am T. thirH-
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Dangerous Maid second, Abba L. third;
time, l:U,
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Evenlnpj Class on.
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The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium was the
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scene of a lively baskets-ball game last
evening, the contesting teams belnr those
of the evening and 5 o'clock classes. The
game was desperately fought, from start
to finish the evening class winning by
a score or 34 to l
The teams lined up as follows:
Evening Clasa Position. Five O'clockb.
Stiktaan"::.7.7.
Stokes Center Latham
Freeman Guards Start
Bush Guards
Greea
'The SIx-Dny "Walk.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec 13. ln the
six-day go-as-you-please race the mid
night score Is-:
Miles.! Miles.
uoiaen .uiiL,oesnn :..... .4-1
Fahey
.293'Unknown 2:17
, Hart
Herty
. Cartwright
.270 Moore 21
.2G3iMcGraw 15
.257Guerrero 121
IJnaebnll at Armory.
The teams of the First Battalion, O. N.
G., and the Naval Battalion will play a
game of Indoor baseball at the Armory
this evening, commencing at S:45. No ad
mission will be charged."
Baaket-Bnll Today.
The girls' basket-ball teams of the
High School and Portland Academy will
play at the Boys' Brigade Armory at 2
P. M. today. This Is one of the regular
games of tho championship series.
Dohlm Threw Up the Sponsue.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 13. Bobby Dobbs'
second threw up the spongiie ln the
fourteenth round of a fight between Dobbs
and Joe Gans tonight under the auspices
of the Eureka Athletic Club.
LOSS OF MEMORY.
Stranse Cane Puzzles Doctors of New
Westminster.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 14. Physi
cians of the town of New Westminster,
B. C, are puzzled over a strange case ot
apparent loss of memory. A day or two
ago a man about 30 years old called at the
olnce of Dr. Kendall and stated that he
was troubled with a peculiar mental dis
ease. He could remember nothing of lat
er date than August 21, 1S97. Dr. Baggs
and other physicians were called in, and
to them the man stated that his name is
Franklin Strong, and that he was for sev
eral years an attorney of Aberdeen. Miss.
By questioning him the doctors learned
tlat the last he remembered was that the
morning of August 21, 1897, Strong was
called upon by an Aberdeen Judge to de
fend a prisoner on the charge of lnfnntl
clde. Strong gave the names of several of
his purported relatives and an alleged
uncle has been telegraphed to. After his
examination by the physicians Wednes
day the man disappeared and has not been
seen or heard of since. He sought no
financial assistance.
Civil Service Reform Lcnprue.
BOSTON, Dec 13. The resolutions
adopted by the Civil Service Reform
League congratulated the War Depart-
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DISCLOSURES AGAINST DOWIE
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Brother-in-Luw.
CHICAGO. Dec. 13. Gaping crowds
thronged Judge Tuley's courtroom and
the adjacent halls today, curious to hear
the disclosures against "Dr." John Alex
ander Dowie In the suit for the appoint
ment of a receiver for his Zion lace Indus
tries. Samuel Stevenson was on the stand
most of the morning, and continued his
testimony charging Dowie with defraud
ing him of large sums of money. Let
ters from the "general overseer" to Ste
venson were read and created a buzz of
comment. The plaintiff's testimony tend
ed to show that "Dr." Dowie used hon
eyed words and a show of considerate feel
ing to induce Stevenson to part with his
money, but that later, when Stevenson
learned that Dowie claimed entire owner
ship in the lace Industries, Dowic's atti
tude toward him turned to one of abuse
The plaintiff testified that because he de
manded his rights in the business trans
action, Dowie had abused him from the
pulpit of Zion Tabernacle and had unmer
cifully flayed him through articles in
Dowie's Leaves of Healing.
Death of Captain James J. Meyler.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Captain James J.
Meyler, of the Engineer Corps, U. S. A.,
died at his home at Newark, N. J., at an
early hour this morning. Death was due
to pneumonia, from which he had been
a sufferer for three weeks. Captain Mey
ler was born In Newark, and was grad
uated from West Point In lbisb. For the
last four years he was In charge of the
harbor improvements at Los Angeles, Cal.
Captain Meyler also mined San Francisco
harbor during the Spanish-American War.
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Treaty With Mearascua.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Dec. 13. Th
Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Relations,
Senor Sanchez, and William L. Meiry,
United States Minister to Nicaragua, Sal
vador and Costa Rica, have signed a
protocol for a treaty which provides for
the admission of flour, wines under II
degrees, fresh and dried fruits and pre
served products from the United States
Into Nicaragua free of duty.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Dr. R. L. Gould,
of the City & Suburban Homes Company
at the dinner of the Reform Club, sal
that a little over a year ago Mr. Car
ne-gle, after investigating the plans a
the company, subscribed $100,000.
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