Morning Oregonian., January 20, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

THE MOrtXINU UKI(30XIAX, MONDAY, JANUAH1" 20, 1902.
NO WE FOR A MONTH
SENATE "WILL DEBATE THE PHIL
IPPINE. TARIFF BILL.
MeaiBre Will Be Held to the Front
to the ExclHdion of All
Other Business.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The Philippine
question will be precipitated on the Sen
ate tomorrow, when the committee on
the Philippine question, which has had
the House Philippine tariff bill under con
sideration, expects to report the measure.
The bill, with committee amendments,
will be sent to the printer, and Senator
liodge, chairman of the committee, will
give notice of his intention to call It up
the following day and ask for Its contin
ued consideration until finally disposed
of.
There Is a general acquiescence of Re
publican Senators In this programme.
There are other Important measures to
"be presented at the proper time by Admin
istration Senators, but the present agree
ment is to pass the Philippine bill first,
as being of the most immediate Impor
tance. A long discussion of the bill is ex
pected by the Republicans and promised
by the Democrats. The Democratic lead
ers say they do not expect to be able
to defeat the bill and disclaim all inten
tion to delay a vote unnecessarily, but
they say frankly that they consider that
It affords an opportunity for the presen
tation of their views on the entire Phil
ippine question, which they cannot afford
to let pass.
Senator Lodge will open the discussion
with a brief speech Tuesday, In which he
will discuss the merits of the bill and
also the necessity for early action. He
will be followed by some member of the
Democratic xepresentatlon on the com
mittee, y ho will outline the Democratic
position. He, in turn, will be followed
by other Democratic Senators. Many of
the Senators on the Democratic side are
expected to be heard before final action
shall be secured. Indeed, the prediction
Is freely made that a vote will not be
obtained within a month. Senator Lodge's
plan is to hold the measure to the front
to the "exclusion of all other business,
when the bill Is once made the unfinished
business.
Tomorrow Senator Frye probably will
report the ship subsidy bill, but he will
not attempt to secure consideration for it
for the present and probably not until
after the Philippine bill shall have been
disposed of.
The report of the committee on inter
oceanlc canals Is expected later in the
week, but may be delayed. The consid
eration of that question in the Senate
also will wall on tlje Philippine bill.
Senator Nelson ivlll make renewed effort
to secure the passage of his bill for the
creation of a Department of Commerce.
The opposition to It probably will be con
tinued for the present.
In the early part of the week, probably
tomorrow. Senator Cullom will address
the Senate on the treaty-making power
of the President. The speech Is expected
to have a bearing upon the reciprocity
treaties. Its delivery at this time is re
quested by a number of Senators.
If there should be an executive session
of the Senate Monday, an effort will be
made to have the nomination of Governor
Otero, of New Mexico, confirmed.
The Week In the House.
The calendar of the House of Repre
sentatives Is still rather meager In Im
portant bills, so that thero does not prom
ise to be a heavy pressure of business
during the week. Monday Is the regu
lar suspension day, but there are few
measures likely to be passed by suspen
sion of tho rules. The urgent deficiency
appropriation bill will occupy most of the
time during the first few days of the
week. It carries a total of "IGO.OOO.OOD.
which is rather large for a deficiency
measure, and it is expected that two days
will be occupied in, its consideration. Be
yond this there is practically no pro
gramme for the week, as the bills ready
for consideration, are not of sufficient im
portance to secure definite time In ad
vance, except in the case of the Hill bill
for the exchangeability of silver and gold.
It will be some time before opinion Is suf
ficiently matured on this measure to in
duce the leaders to set a time- for consid
eration. EXCHANGE OF GOLD AND SILVER,
Democratic Report in Opposition to
' the Hill BUI.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The Demo
cratic members of the House committee
on coinage, weights and measures have
agreed on a minority report on the bill
directing the Secretary of the Treasury
"to exchange gold for legal tender silver
dollars," and the report will be presented
to the House tomorrow by Shafroth. Tho
report takes the position that the passage
of the bill Is certain to produce financial
disturbances. The following general prop
osition is laid down:
"Our Government has never conceded
the right to the holder of silver dollars
to demand from the Treasury gold there
for, nor to the holder of gold to demand
silver dollars therefor. Such demands al
ways have been refused at the Treasury.
It is the notes and bonds of the Govern
ment that are payable in either gold or
silver, at the option of the holder."
The following ' reasons why such a
measure should not be enacted are given:
"First It will require a large Increase
of the gold reserve of the Treasury, be
cause. If the obligations upon a reserve
are increased, the Teserve should be cor
respondingly enlarged. If it requires $150,
000,000 of gold to act atf & reserve for the
redemption of $346,000,000 of United States
notes called. greenbacks and $40,2S3,0Sf of
Treasury notes Issued under the Sherman
act, will it not take at least $300,000,000 In
gold to act as a reserve when J530.722.617
of silver dollars and silver certificates are
made a direct charge upon that reserve?
"Second Jt will create a number of
endless fthalns upon the gold reserve of
the Treasury, and thereby plunge the
Government deeper into the banking busi
ness. If the endless chain upon the Treas
ury caused 'bythe redemption and re
Issue of greenbacks is a continual drain
upon the gold reserve arid, a severe strain
upon the G&vernment, how much "more of
a drain and strain will the $530,000,000 of
new obligations upon that reserve Im
pose? The. Government now has the
power to call .an. absolute halt to a raid
upon its gold reserve by impounding
the greenbacks and Treasury notes, but
if sliver is made redeemable In gold it
cannot do so until It Impounds also the
$530,000,000 of silver dollars and silver cer
tificates. When therq is a run on the
Treasury for gold It Is the salvation of
commerce and the reserve to have in cir
culation a currency which imposes no
further demand on that metal. The bill
will plunge the Government deeper Into
the banking business.
"Third It will facilitate the exportation
of gold.' As the $588,000,000 of our cur
rency redeemable in gold Is scattered all
over the country. It Is difficult for large
exporters of gold to collect sufficient of
that currency to present for redemntlon.
But If sliver certificates, which form the j
great duik or the currency that circu
lates, can be presented for payment In
gold, then it becomes an easy matter to
compel the Government to furnish all the
gold for exportation. With other nations
imposing restrictions upon their exporta-
tion oi goia, ana we facilitating our ex
portation of the same, we arc likely to
lose great quantities of that Hfeblood
of commerce.
"Fourth It will cause the retirement of
the silver dollars and produce either vio
lent contraction of the currency or the
substitution of printed promises to pay.
It will convert assets Into liabilities, dol-
lars into debts.
"Fifth Other things remaining as they 1
re, uea a. measure would cause a fall in
prices' of all comraodlttes and. other prop-
erty, and falling prices produce bank
ruptcy and panics.
"No nation on the face of the globe re
quires Its exchequer to exchange gold for
silver. This Is a new policy In the treat
ment of precious metals. Why should
this, the greatest 6llver-producing nation
In the world, be the firm to strike a blow
at one of Its greatest industries? AH Rep
resentatives, regardless of politics, should
condemn such reckless legislation."
FORAGE FOR MANILA.
Steamship Margnrethd Coming: Here
to Load.
ASTORIA. Jan. lflTl Word reached the
pilots here today that the Austrian
steamship -Margaretha had arrived at
Port Townsend, and hud received ordere
there to proceed to the Columbia, to load
a cargo of forage for the Government,
for Manila. She la expected at this port
tomorrow.
The British ship Ardnamurchan, bound
from Santa Rosalia for this port, is re
ported to be outsjde by the master of the
Scottish Warrior, which arrived In port
last evening. The two vessels had been
In company for several days, and the
master of the Ardnamurchan reported "all
well" on board. This Is the vessel that
was reported to have been lost off this
coast a year ago, with a cargo of salmon
from Vancouver, B. C, for Liverpool.
Santa FeU Oriental Line.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. W. A. Bis
sell, assistant traffic manager of the Santa
Fe, will leave for the East Wednesday,
to confer -with President Ripley and Vice
President Morton a"bout arrangements for
the inauguration of the company's new
steamship service to and from this port
and the Orient The Santa Fe's contract
with the California & Oriental Steamship
Company will expire within a few days,
and with the abolition of this traffic ar
rangement the Santa Fe will have the
Pacific Mall, the Occidental & Oriental
and the Toyo Klsen Kalsha for ocean
connection, arrangements to this end hav
ing been perfected some weeks ago. The
new regime Involves further arrange
ments, however, and they will be settled
at the approaching conference in Chicago.
Wrecked by a. Floating Log:.
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 19. Tho river
steamer Frank S. Stone was wrecked by
a floating log In Mobile River last night,
50 miles above Mobile, and lies In 15 feet
of water In mid-channel. No lives were
lost, though the steamer sank In 15 min
utes. The Stone carried 25 passengers, a
crew of 25 and a large general cargo.
Most of the passengers had retired, but
the officers gave the alarm quickly, and
passengers and crew were transferred to
a barge the steamer was towing, which
was then cast adrift. The steamer Mary
came in sight soon afterward, took the
barge In tow, and brought the sunken
boat's passengers and crew to Mobile this
morning. The Stone was valued at $30.X.
fully insured. The value of the cargo is
not known.
Manchester Corporation Floated.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 19. The British
steamer Manchester Corporation, Captain
Heath, which cleared from here last
Tuesday for Manchester, England, and
which went aground In Delaware Bay
Thursday, was floated today, after soma
of her miscellaneous cargo had been tak
en oft. It Is not believed that the vessel
Is injured.
Menace to Navigation.
SEATTLE. Jan. 19. Captain H. E.
Thomas, of the steamer Queen, which
arrived today from San Francisco, sighted
a schooner sailing recklessly at night,
down the California coast, close in shore
and with not a light displayed. He was
unable to discern her name. The schooner,
he says, was a menace to navigation.
The AI-KI Overaae.
SEATTLE. Jan. 19. The Lynn canal
liner Al-Ki is overdue, but no uneasiness
is felt
Domestic and Forclgrn Port.
ASTORIA, Jan. 19. Arrived down at 9:15
A. M. British ship William Mitchell. Lett
up at 12:15 P. M. British ship Loch Garve.
Reported outside at 5 P. M. British ship
Ardnamurchan, from Santa Rosalia. Con
dition of the bar at 6 P. M. Rough, wind
east, weather cloudy.
San Francisco, Jan. 19. Arrived Schoon
er Volant, from Astoria; steamer Mack
inaw, from Tacoma. Sailed Steamer
John S. Kimball, for Seattle; ship Kenne
bec, for Port Townsend; schooner Mel
ancthon. for Coos Bay.
New York, Jan. 19. Arrived Georgia,
from Genoa and Naples; Mesaba, from
London; Rotterdam, from Rotterdam and
Bologne.
Plymouth, Jan. 19. Passed Minneapolis,
from New York, for London.
Liverpool, Jan. 19, Arrived Tauric,
from New York.
London, Jan. 19. Arrived Menominee,
from New York.
Queenstown, Jan. 19. Arrived Saxonla,
from Boston for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Liverpool, Jan. 19. Sailed Livonlan,
from Glasgow, for St. John's, N. F.. Hall
fax. N. S., and Philadelphia.
Southampton, Jan. 19. Sailed Kensing
ton, from Antwerp, for New York.
Queenstown, Jan. 19. Sailed Umbrla,
from Liverpool, for New York.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Joseph Burke.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Joseph Burke, the
violinist and actor, who achieved promi
nence as the accompanist to Jennie Llnd
on her tour In 1850-51, died here today. In
his S6th year. Congressman Charles H.
Burke, of South Dakota, is his nephew.
Infanta Maria ChrlMtlna.
MADRID, Jan. 19. The Infanta Maria
Christina, the widow of Don Sebastian,
is dead. She was born in 1833.
French Shore Question.
ST. JOHN. N. B., Jon. 19. The Colonial
Ministry expects by the next mall im
portant communications from the British
Cabinet, which will outline tho Imperial
policy regarding the modus vlvendi on the
French Bhore question. The Colonial Min
istry inclines to the belief that a new
plan will likely be proposed for a policy
concerning the disputed coast line for the
present season, and Jthat this plan will
rempve one of the chief objections of
the colonists against renewing the modus
vivendx which lapsed December 31.
B
Chapter of the Black Eagle.
BERLIN Jan. 19. Emperor William
help a chapter of the Order of the Black
Eagle yesterday, upon the anniversary of
the coronation In 1871 of Frederick I, as
the first King of Prussia. Subscquently
thc Emperor and Empress gave a banquet
In the White Hall of the Schloss, at which
Count Von Bulow, the Imperial Chancel
lor, and the foreign Ambassadors here
were present The Order of the Black
Ejgle was founded by Frederick L
Prince of Corea'a Debts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Prince Eul
wha, the second 60n of the King of Co
rea, against whom a suit has been filed
by Wolf Bros. & Co., of New York and
Philadelphia, to recover $30,000, claimed to
be due on a promissory note, tonight,
through an interpreter, sajd the money
had been borrowed and spent. The Inter
preter said the King had been Informed
of the matter, and no doubt would send
the money to pay the debt.
.
SHlcIde ef. a Priest.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19. Frederick Kraln
hardt, a Catholic priest, residing: at Jo
sephsvllle. Mo., committed suicide today
at the Alexlan Brothers' Hospital by hang
ing himself with a bedsheet. Rev. Krain
hardt was 62 years of age, and had offi
ciated in a clerical capacity at ioscphs
vlile for 30 years. He had been taking
treatment at the hospital for nervous
troubles for over a year.
STILL TALKING OF PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BRITISH
AND BOERS UNDER WAY.
Commandant Scheepcrs, Who Wii
Captured Last October, Will Be
Shot Next Saturday.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 19. Dr. Leyds, the
European representative of the Trans
vaal, and the Boer delegates met again
today at some mysterious rendezvous.
Dr. Leyds now denies himself to every
body. It Is asserted that Dr. Kuyper,
the Dutch Premier, on his return to The
Hague from London had a conference
with Mr. Wolmarens, one of the Boer
delegates, who sent another delegate to
consult with Mr. Kruger and that anoth
er meeting -will be held next Monday.
In spite of the Boer denials, a strong
SCHLEY BRINGS BACK A DEER
TO SAVANNAH
Where He Is Royally Entertained
by General W. W. Gordon.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Jan. 10. Admiral Schley's
hunting party returned this afternoon to the
Gordon residence from St. Catharine's Island.
The party secured a large bag of game. Ad
miral Schley is credited with haing brought
down one deer. It was his first deer, and &
member of the party said the Admiral was
more.jjxclted when hq pulld the trigger than
when off Santiago. The weather during the
hunt was miperb.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley will leae this city
for Washington tomorrow. The Admiral ald
tcnlght that he had not authorised the state
ment sent out from Chicago that he would
dlscurs his case before th Hamilton Club, of
that city. Deond this he refuted to talk.
Rear-Admlral Schley Is being entertained
here by General William W. Gordon, the well
knon h "Confederate " eteran and Brigadier
General of olunteers In the Spanish-American
"War, at his topical Southern home.
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ment is afoot between Great Britain and
the Boer delegates, but there is difficulty
in arriving at any acceptably basis of
terms, Mr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds being
reluctant to commit themselves. It Is
declared In Boer circles here that a num
ber of Englishmen, supposed to be offi
cials of the British Government, arrived
at The Hague under assumed names last
Saturday and were liter visited and en
tertained at dinner by the British Min
ister there.
LONDON, Jan. 20. The Times has re
ceived a cablegram from Dr. Kuyper, the
Dutch Premier, In which ho declares Nhe
has held no conference with the Boer del
egates and that he could not Induce them
to draw up terms of peace, as he knew
their credentials did not allow them to
do so.
Sclteepers Will Be Shot.'
GRAAFREINET, Cape Colony. Jan. 19.
Lord Kitchener has confirmed tho death
sentence upon the Boer Commandant
Scheepers, who was captured last Oc
tober. He will be shot next Saturday.
Indian Troops for Africa.
CALCUTTA, Jan. 20. Six thousand
troops from various regiments In India
are about to start from here for South
Africa.
SIXTY LIVES LOST.
Explosion of a Boiler In a Spanish.
Spinning: Mill.
BARCELONA, Jan. 19. The explosion of
the boiler of a spinning mill near Man
resa Saturday destroyed half the village
of Puente de Vllumara. and It Is esti
mated that CO persons were killed and 100 ,
Injured. Of the Injured, 30 are not ex
pected to recover. Tho hospital at Mar
resa Is filled with the Injured. Sixteen
mutilated bodies of working people have
been recovered. These Include the man-
agor of the pplnnlng mill, h!s two slsters-j
and many children. The Queen Regent
hns wired her condolences.
The boiler exploded In the evening when
the mill hands, many of whom were ac
companied by their wives and children,
were eating supper before commencing
their night's work. The building collapsed
entirely, and the debris was hurled In
all directions, destroying other buildings
and killing and injuring the people In the
vicinity. Owing to the darkness, the work
of extricating the victims proceeded with
great difficulty. During the work of res
cue were heard the groans of the vie-1
tlms, whose mutilated limbs were pinned
down by the ruins. A long line of carts '
and carriages was engaged In conveying '
the Injured to the hospital, flw miles
distant. i
Today the Inhabitants went among the
ruins, seeking the remains of friends and
relatives, while the priests in hc open
air administered the last rites of the
church to the dying.
Flffhtlnjc In Venezuela.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Jan.
19, via Haytlen cable. The Venesudlan
Insurgents, who have concentrated on the
Peninsula of Paraguana, on the cast side
of the Gulf of Maracalbo, Inaugurated a
movement against the government. The
Insurgents in the vicinity of Uehlro have
also begun operations against President
Castro.
It Is reported here that a fierce engage
ment 1netWffn (1lA fncltrrorif c fnf Virt
government forces has taken place not far
from Barqulslmoto, In tho State of Lara,
In which the Insurgents were victorious.
and that there has been fighting between
the Insurgents and the soldiers of the
government in the State of Maracalbo.
Coqnelln's ImrcanIon of the Kaiser.
BERLIN, Jan. 19, Constant Coquelln.
the French actor who Is now playing
here, has made the following comment
about Emperor William, by whom he was
received yesterday:
"Three things about Emperor William
astonish roe. The firct is his easy and
almost accenticss use of Parisian French;
the second Is his intimate knowledge of
French dramatic art and his acquaint
ance with the current theatrical life or
Paris, concerning which ho is almost as
well Informed as though he were living
dally with the Parisian theatrical man-
agcrs; and the third Is the extreme sm- I
pllc.ty and cordiality of his manner."
Succession to Servla' Throne.
VIENNA, Jan. 19. The Belgrade corre
spondent of the Neue Frle Prcsse de
clares the question of succession to the
throne of Servla to be ripe for solution,
as King Alexander, If guaranteed a suf
ficient pension, is willing to abdicate in
favor of Prince Alexis Kara Georgevltch,
a descendant from Kara George, the
Black George of the Servians and claim
ant to the throne of Servla. In any case,
continues the correspondent. Prince Alexis
Kara Georgevltch Is likely to be pro
claimed heir to the throne, as neither
Russia nor Servla object to this course.
Schwab oh American Competition.
VIENNA, Jan. 19. The Neue Frle
Presse publishes an Interview with
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, In which
ho declares that neither Austria. Ger
many nor Franco has anything to fear
from American steel competition, al
though, owing to natural conditions, Eu
rope would never be able to produce steel
as cheaply as the United States. Mr.
Schwab predicted the gradual decline of
the British and the rapid expansion of
the American Iron trade.
ENGLISH MARKETS BETTER
ProspccfM Are Good, Unless Bad Xciva
Conies From Sontk Africa.
LONDON, Jan. 19. The feeling on the
Stock Exchange at the close of the past
week was decidedly happy. "Whether or
not this was merely the upward end of
the financial see-saw Is hard to say, but
unless some unexpected discouraging
news arrives from South Africa there It
a good prospect for a continued upward
movement. Money has been easy, ana
thero Is every prospect that the bank rate
of discount will be reduced to 3" per cent
during the next fortnight. This reduc
tion is rendered likely In view of the
large government loan, which Is regarded
as Inevitable in March or April. It is
also probable that there will be a Rus
sian loan in Paris In the Spring, and not
ably that England will endeavor to
strengthen the London monetary position
as much as possible at that time.
The peace rumors which were circulated
as diligently on the Stock Exchange as
elsewhere have helped the boom, but the
latest Boer statements emanating from
the Continent Indicate that these rumors
were circulated largely for the benefit of
the Stock Exchange.
American securities did not share
largely In the recent upward movement,
but Grand Trunks were firmer. South
Americans generally were dull, with the
exception of Uruguay bonds, which re
sponded to the Improved political outlook.
Spanish is were weak, and Rio TIntos
relapsed In sympathy with the break in
copper.
Everybody appears to expect an imme
diate resumption of prosperity In South
Africa with the close of the war, and an
Immense gold output. Those of consera
tlve opinion, however, agree that any gen
eral laying down of arms for some time
to como Is not likely, and that the long
deferred peace, with Its accompanying
prosperity. Is likely to have to wait the
slow process of attrition.
STRONG "WEEK OX BERLIN nOURSE.
Uncommon Strength and Sharp Ad
tancex In Pricei.
BERLIN, Jan. 19. The Bourse has had
another very strong week. The first half
of the week showed light transactions,
but values were well maintained. The
latter half of the week exhibited uncom
mon strength, and there were sharp ad
vances In prices. A strong impulse was
given to the Bourse by Paris and London,
and particularly by the boom In Kaffirs.
The principal domestic Influences affect
ing the Stock Exchange were the grow
ing ease of the money market, which cul
minated In the reduction of the Reichs
Bank rate of discount, and the Increas
ingly favorable industrial reports.
The week's trade was heavy, a general
rise In Irons carrying coal shares along.
Many Iron shares gained more than 10
points. The shares of the electrical tex
tile, chemical and rubber concerns also
made further gains. American rails were
quite neglected under the Intluence of the
New York market, k
The abundance of money, together with
the considerable margin between the sub
scription price and the dally quotation of
government 3 per cents, is regarded as
guaranteeing the immediate success of the
neiw loan next Wednesday. A striking
feature of the loan market Is the eager
ness for the new municipal loans, all of
which are now placed at 3 per cent.
The competition among the banks for
these new loans brings their Issue price
up to the full market quotation. The
German buying of Kaffirs Increases.
The present speculative wave of the
general market has grown so strong that j
weighty financial papers repeat their
warnings that the present Industrial" sit
uation falls to Justify this tendency..
Roosevelt Will Not Attend.'
INDLVNAPOLIS, Jan. 19. President
Roosevelt today informed Governor Dur
bln In a telegram that he would not be
able to attend the dedicatory exercises of
the soldiers' and sailors monument here
in May.
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DIAMOND TRUNKS RIFLED
ROBBERS STOLE FROM ?IO,000 TO
? 20,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY.
Broke Into the Northern Pacinc De
pot at Glcndlve, Mont,, Brutal
Murder at Rochester.
GLENDIVE, Mont., Jan. 19. The boldest
robbery yet recorded in Eastern Mon
tana took place this morning, between 1
and 5 o'clock, at the Northern Pacific
Railway Company's depot, -when two irou
bound trunks belonging to C. B. Clausen,
traveling salesman for S. H. Clausen &
Co., wholesale manufacturing Jewelers of
Minneapolis, Minn., who arrived in Glen
dlvo from the East last evening at 7
o'clock, -were removed, from tho baggage
room, carried through a window, across
the platform'on the west of the station.
and dropped to the ground, about five feet
below the platform, broken open and
rifled of their most valuable contents.
A bag of unmounted diamonds and be
tween 300 and 400 mounted rings In solid
gold settings were tho only articles of
value missed by Mr. Clausen, who, from
a hasty inventory of the list, stated that
the loss would run from 510,000 to 520.000.
The robbers overlooked a tray containing
54 diamond rings in one of the trunks,
and disturbed nothing else, leaving all
the watches and other contents, except to
throw them about when In search of the
diamonds.
The robbery was unusually bold, when
It Is considered that In the second story
of the station there were three dispatch
ers and one operator at work. The rob
bers forced the window of the baggage
room with a plnchbar or other similar In
strument, and removed the trunks to the
porch adjoining the station. The robbery
was undoubtedly committed as the west
bound train was In the depot at 4 o'clock,
as at that hour the express agent Is busy
attending the train and Is absent from his
olllce for at least 20 minutes.
That the robbery was committed by pro
fessionals Is evident from the fact that
they knew which trunks contained the
Jewelry, and -it is also evident that more
than one man was concerned In the rob
bery, as the trunks weigh 250 pounds
apiece. The authorities have arrested
Jimmy McCarthy, an ex-prizefighter, who
has been acting suspiciously.
DIAMOND MERCHANT KILLED.
Lot III Life In Protecting His Stock
From. Thieves.
ROCHESTER. N. Y., Jan. 19. Bella E.
Brown, aged G3, a prominent dealer in
diamonds and a manufacturer of Jewelry,
was found murdered In his store here to
night. His legs were tied together, and
ho was gagged with a long red neck
scarf. At the back of the head was a
hole, extending Into the brain, and there
were several gashes In the scalp, evidently
made by a hammer, which was found near
the body, smeared with blood and whlto
hairs from the head of the victim. The
murdered man's head was covered with
blood, and a pool of It had formed on
top of a small, chest of drawers over
which the head. lay. All about were evi
dences of a determined struggle, but a
thorough search failed to discover any
positive clew as to the Identity of the
murderer or murderers.
From the position of the body In front
of a safe, the conclusion was reached by
the police that the murderers had placed
Mr. Brown before the safe, which was
locked and which contained thousands of
dollars worth of diamonds and Jewelry,
and tried to forco him to work the com
bination for them. His. right hand was
covered with blood. Indicating that he had
raised It to his head when he was struck
and tried to ward off the other blows that
followed. The murderers secured noth
ing of value except, perhaps, a diamond
stud that Mr. Brown wore and which Is
missing.
HELD UP A POOL ROOM.
Tvro Men Snxpected of the Kansas
City Job Arc Arrested..
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Jan. 19. William
Rambo. a saloon man, arrested at Kansas
City, Kan., today, is being held on sus
picion of being one of the two men who
Monday eveninsr "held up" five men In
a racehorse poolroom In Delaware street
and got away with 51500. Jimmle Drls
coll, the baseball player, a clerk In the
poolroom, who was struck over the head
with a revolver by pne of the robbers.
Identified Rambo today as one of the two
men. The police say they have other evi
dence that tends to prove Rambo's con
nection with the affair. A detective left
tonight for Denver, to bring back Al
Green, under arrest In that city, sus
pected of being one of the robbers. Green
and Rambo are knowp to have been
friends In this city.
DENVER, Jan. 19. Al Green, who Is
suspected of being Implicated in the rob
bery of a poolroom In Kansas City, was
taken in bj the police of this city last
night, upon telegraph request from the
Chief of Police of Kansas City. He de
clares he knows nothing 'whatever of the
hold-up. and that he was here at the
time.- He refuses to go to Kansas City
without a requisition from the Missouri
authorities.
A Sqaabblc Over a Rewara.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 19. The man un
der arrest at Gretna W3s not Identified to
day as Kern, the alleged fugitive New
York Jewelry thief. Mr. Thebaud and De
tective Kelly are satisfied the right man.
la in Jail, but were confronted by a squab
ble over the reward and decided not to
go over to the prison across the river un
til the matter is settled.
KSW TORK, Jan. 19. Captain Titus to
night received the following- telegram
from Detective Sergeant Kelly, who went
to New Orleans, accompanied by Paul O.
Thebaud, to ascertain If the robber held
by the New Orleans police Is Edward
Kern, who robbed Mr. Thebaud's house jof
Jewels valued at J30.C00:
"Sheriff wants reward; won't show man.
Have Governor Odell wire Governor of
Louisiana to advise Sheriff Marrero as to
his duties. Man under arrest is Kern."
Chinese SmupsrllBff in Montaaa.
FORT BENTON, Mont, Jan. 19.-From
a discovery made here today, it appears
that a systematic scheme of smuggling
Chinese across the border Into the United
States has been unearthed. Marshal
Sneath, noticing smoke issuing from be
neath the sidewalk of an. old restaurant
on Front street, made an Investigation as
to Its source and discovered a fire burn
ing in the cellar. Further investigation
revealed a Chinaman in hiding, who made
Ineffectual attempts to conceal himself
upon the appearance of the officer. In
the cellar -nere found quantities of all
kinds of food with which the captured Ce
lestial had been .doing his own cooking.
The Chinaman was placed In Jail pending
further Investigation by the officials. He
claims he has papers, but was unable to
produce them.
Crirae of Dranken Woman.
MONTGOMERY, W. Va., an. 19. Wil
liam "Slaughterand Ralph Johnson, col
ored musicians, were shot ancj killed, and
Powoll Calloway, white, was mortally
wounded last midnight by Lillian Wil
liams at a dance at Morris Creek, In the
mining regions. The Williams woman,
who had entered the hall evidently under
the Influence of liquor, ordered the musi
cians to play ragtime music, and when
they did not respond, whipped out a re
volver from, under fter wrap and began
firing. Slaughter and Johnson were killed
Instantly. Slaughter received a bullet In
tho mouth and Johnson one in the left
breast, A third bullet struck Calloway,
who was. an onlooker, In the back. Phy
sicians pronounce his wound fatal. The
murderess escaped lynching only by the
timely arrival of officers.
Child Hnnpred by a Servant.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 19. W. H. Whit
taker, a prbminent attorney, and his wife
went visiting today and left their only
child, a 5-year-old boy, with Annie Lage,
who had been with the family only a
short time. When they returned the child
was found dead hanging to a gas pipe In
the cellar, and the servant unconscious
from asphyxiation. The Indications are
that the woman had trouble with tho
little boy and hanged him early in the
day, and that she Inhaled gas Just pre
vious to the return of the Whlttakers.
She will die.
Robbed of Ills Money- Belt.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo., Jan. 19. I. Solo
mon, a Syrian, living at Keokuk, la., was
held up last night and robbed of a money
belt containing 5S5O0. Solomon had sold
out his business in Keokuk and was look
ing for a location here. Two fellow
countrymen have been arrested, charged
with the robbery. Solomon says one of
them held him while the other cut the belt
from his waist. The money has not been
recovered.
Mistaken for aa Enemy.
SHAWNEE, O. T., Jan. 19. B. B. Hunt,
of Huntsvllle, Mo., was shot and killed
here today by John Sevills, who mistook
him for an, enemy. Hunt went to Sevills'
home and demanded admittance. Sevills
had trouble Saturday with several per
sons, and, supposing that they had re
turned to open the quarrel, refused to ad
mit Hunt and shot through the closed
door. Hunt dropped dead on tho steps.
Slain by Hla Farm Hand.
WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 19. Sampson
Seaverns, S3 years old, living on the road
from Rutland to Princeton, was killed to
night at his home by Lem Hapgood, his
farm hand. Hapgood attacked Seaverns
In bed with an ax, shot him with a re
volver and later confessed to the former's
daughter. The assailant escaped.
Jim Howard's Defense.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 19. Attorneys
for the defense In the Jim Howard, mur
der case said tonight that they will to.
morrow put on the witness stand reliable
persons, who will give all the details of
the alleged Goebel murder conspiracy.
They say that this testimony will show
that Howard had nothing to do with tho
crime.
Victor Contractor Robbed.
VICTOR, Colo., Jan. 19. Burglars en
tered the residence of William Gill and
made away with 52500 in currency tonight.
The money was in a trunk and was in
tended to be used in paying off the men
employed by Gill, who is a contractor at
the Independence mine. There is no clew
to the miscreants.
Resnlt of a Broken Encasement.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 19. Sophie Zantlny
was 3hot on the street tonight by Alex
ander Moor her lover, and probably fa
tally wounded. Moore left the girl where
she f ell, went to his home, took poison
and died within an hour. The girl bad
broken their engagement.
Reciprocity. With Caaada.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19. "The free and un
restricted Interchange of natural prod
ucts between the United States and Can
ada would rapidly develop a commerce
In these countries whose Impulse would
reach every branch of business. Trade
would flow in its natural channels, in
stead of being diverted by repressive tar
iffs, and great commercial benefits would
result to all but an Insignificant few."
This was the conclusion expressed to-
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advocated reciprocity as a measure that,
would be of great benefit for both the
United States and Canada. He la here
now doing "missionary work," a3 he says.
In favor of his doctrine. He says he
finds sentiment in the United States
changing rapidly to hla views.
WHO IS MISS HOPE?
If She Xa a Woman, Here Some Ad
vise, tor. Her.
PORTLAND, Jan7l7. (To the Editor.)
I have not yet fully recovered from tho
convulsion Into which I was thrown upon,
reading the extraordinary letter of Jftlsa
Hope in today's Oregonlan. But I beg:
you to answer me one question to save ray
tottering reason. Is there really such a
creature In the form of woman, or is that
letter a joke perpetrated In order to start
another discussion? If there is such a
person, how comes she to know so much
about married life when- she never looks
at a man? If she would take a good' look
at one once maybe she would change her
opinion of men. She doesn't dare to look
at them for fear they would ,all besiege
her to the detriment of her e'maaclpator
business!
Well, now I am going to bet her -any,-thlng
that there never lhred a man who
tried to moke love to her, and that's just
what makes her so full of gall and worm
wood. If she had tried a little sweetness
Instead of so much vinegar she would not
now be advertising in The Oregonlan for
any old thing In the shape of a man.
There are many pug-nosed, freckle-faced,
red-headed girls who have aot had to
spend their time in fistic encounters with
their boy schoolmates but there are not
many boys or men who would not object
to a hatchet-faced virago who tried to
make them crawl around in the dirt at
her feet and "worship her as a goddess.
And she got this all from her mother!
Then I'll 'venture to say that her father
poor man! died very soon after hla mar
riage and was thankful to be so well out
of it. I suppose she looks for a great
rush of men to find out what this won
derful treasure Is she talks so much,
about. And does she tell them all that,
in every place, and still no one ever
"Well, poor thing! No wonder she Is sav
age! And there are women who have
husbands to burn.
But this is said to be a middle-aged
woman. If she Is not more than 50, why
can't she, just for a change, smile on a
few men and see If she can't coax one of
them up to where she might just lay her
hand on his coat sleeve just once? My
heart bleeds for her.
But I am weary with the days of slavery
and my brain 13 tired from trying to fig
ure out how to live and save 530 a month
out of 96310, so I mujKJeave this fascin
ating subject. So many things come to
my mind that I'd like to say. One of
them is, what a blessing that her particu
lar branch of the race has been allowed
to die out! There are so many kinds of
cranks now, and I am sure she Is the only
one of that particular brand.
MRS. D. L. ROSS.
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