THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, APEHi 21, 1902.
BELGIAN STRIKE IS OFF
HAXIFESTO OP GEXEEAL COUZV'CIL
OP THE LABOR PARTY. "
Vivid Description of the Riot Which
Occurred at Lonrnin, JTear '
Brussels, Friday.
BRUSSELS, April 20. At a general
council of the labor party, held hero
today, it "was resolved that -work by
the strikers in all sections should be
resumed. The council issued a manifesto
to the -working men to this effect this
afternoon.
The anticipated announcement by the
Crown of the dissolution has not yet
been made.
The newspapers here contain vivid de
scriptions of the riots -which occurred at
Louvain, near here, last Friday. The mob
which was returning from the station
after meeting the Socialist deputies
fiom Brussels, divided into two bands,
one making for the residence of the presi
dent of tho Chamber, M. -Schollaert, 'and
the other for that of the Minister of
the Interior, M. De Troose. The first mem
tloncd mob was led by a man of gigantic
stature flourishing a butcher knife. After
breaking through the ranks of one squad
of tho civil guard, the mob found its
-way blocked in a, narrow lano by another
squad of the same organization. An
officer of the guard ran forward and
called upon the mob to halt, shouting
that otherwise he would order his men
to fire a -volley on them. The rioters
disregarded this order. The officer wa,s
about to give his order to fire, -when the
gigantic leader of the rioters leaped for
ward and seized the officer's throat with
his big hands. He pinned him against
the wall and levelled a pistol at his head.
Another officer yelled the order to fire
and plunged a bayonet Into the giant's
breast. The foremost of the .rioters
grasped the bayonets of tho guards
levelled rifles in their hands. The volley
rang out and in the narrow lane the mob
was riddled with bullets. Several were
killed. The remainder broke and fled.
In the meantime the other band of
rioters had a similar, "but less tragic,
experience. In a collision between the
rioters and the guards, a drummer from
the latter broke from the ranks and
Joined the mob, shouting to them to
have no fear, as the guards were only
supplied with blank cartridges. Yelling,
the mob rushed on. It was met by a
volley from the guards. Two of the
rioters were killed and many wounded.
Yesterday the dead were lying in the
Malson des Proletaries, which has been
' converted into a mortuary chapel by
drapings, candles and crucifixes. Crowds
of workmen filed through the building
during the day. The victims were burled
early Sunday morning. M. Vanderveld
and other Socialist leaders made brief
speeches.
ILLXESS OF WILHELMXNA.
Dntcli Cabinet Will Meet Today to
Discuss the Regency.
LONDON,' April 21. The Dutch Cabinet,
cables the Brussels correspondent of the
Standaid, will meet next Monday to dis
cuss the regency, which will be Intrusted
to the Queen mother.
From Castle Loo the correspondent of
the Dully Mail wires that Queen Wilhel
mina's temperature remains at 103 de
grees, and that no complications are
feared before next "Wednesday. Her
Majesty's physicians, continues the corre
spondent, profess to be a shade more hope
ful. To Illustrate Her Majesty's conscious
ness, Saturday, remembering that that
day was the Prince Consort's birthday,
she ordered the baking of certain cakes
for distribution among the children of the
royal household, and the children of Apel
doorn. The Queen, says the correspondent, is
incapable of taking any nourishment, ex
cept beef tea and other fluids, and these
only in small quantities. The Dutch doc
tors are puzzled at the failure of the court
physicians to discover typhoid fever
earlier. 'For some time previous to her
breakdown, last Monday, the Queen lost
her resy color, and complained of head
aches. Once, recently, while sketching in
Xkjo Park, she fainted.
The correspondent goes on to say that
the present deplorable situation has- by
no means added to Prince Henry's popu
larity. The sluggish 'Dutch press, ab
sorbed in Boer affairs, devotes amazingly
.small space to the subject which engrosses
the nation's attention. No newspaper has
yet devoted an editorial to the Queen's
health.
"I have Just learned," adds the Dally
Mall correspondent, "that Her Majesty is
enjoying a refreshing sleep. Prayers are
being offered in all churches today for
Prince von Wled.' the son of the late King
of Holland's sister. He is mentioned as
& possible successor to the throne, In the
event of Her Majesty's death.
"Looking at the palace amid the beau
tiful Spring scenery, it Is difficult to be
lieve sinister rumors which are afloat.. At
an adjoining table in the hotel sit Dr.
Koeslnger, the Queen's secretary, and
other household officials chatting merrily
as if in contradiction of the disquieting
rumors."
THE HAGUE. April 20. The condition
of Queen Wilhelmlna is practically un
changed. She does not lose conscious
ness, and has taken a little more nour
ishment. The Prince Consort and the
Queen's physicians left Castle Loo for
a short time today. This is regarded as
a favorable sign.
'CHINESE COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
Conger Approves the Aims of the
British Tariff Commissioner.
LONDON, April 21. Cabling from
Shanghai, the correspondent of the Times
eays that United States Minister Conger
has returned to Pekin after a visit to
Shanghai, employed In inquiring into
treaty revision. Mr. Conger expressed In
general terms his approval and support of
the alms and present results of the ne
gotiations of Sir James Mackay, the Brit
ish Tariff Commissioner, but he reserved
his opinion on the question of the aboli
tion of the llkln duties.
It is becoming evident, says the correspondent;-
that the Chinese acceptance of
the British proposals respecting the llkin
"would inevitably entail an International
interference. In the meanwhile, it is said,
matters are not complicated by sepa
rate negotiations. The American, Japan
ese and German commissions are awaiting
the results of Sir James Mackay's ne
gotiations. The Chinese Commissioners,
concludes the correspondent, have agreed
to memorialize the throne in favor of the
abolition or reduction of all taxation on
exports.
Bandits Attack Russian Post.
PEKIN, April 2a A post on the out
skirts of NIu Chwang, garrisoned, by 40
Russians, has been, attacked by bandits.
One .Russian officer and four privates
-were killed..
RIOTJXG IN FINLAND.
Demonstration Against
the New
Army Edict.
LONDON. April 21. A dispatch to the
Times from Helsingfors, Finland, says
that in a levy' of recruits from the Hel
singfors district, out of 837 summoned,
only 56 complied. The remainder ab
sented themselves as a demonstration
against the new army -edict. The same
day, April 18, a disturbance broke out.
It began in a trivial manner. A young
ster was jeering the police and the Sen
ators. One of the latter. General Kalg
eroff, thereupon ordered out the Cos
sacks, and a scene- quite equaling the St.
Petersburg riots ensued. The Cdssacks
charged the public in the Senate square
and the adjoining streets. They used
their knouts indiscriminately, and the
chief sufferers were cripples, aged per
sons and children. Some men resisted the
Cossacks, and many persons on both sides
were wounded. The crowd refused to dis
perse until the military ordered them
away. The Burgomaster finally persuad
ed General Kalgeroff to withdraw the Cos
sacks, and peace was Immediately restored.
MOXUMEXT TO ROSEXBURG.
"Emperor William Enlofflres the
Commander of the Uhlans.
JIANOVER, Prussia, April 2a Emperor
William, Crown Prince Frederick Will
iam and all representatives of the cav
alry regiments of the empire were pres
ent today at the unveiling here of a
monument erected in honor of General
von Rosenburg. the Commander of the
Thirteenth Uhlan regiment during the
war of 1S70. Emperor William and Count
von Waldersee, who was Commander of
the allied forces In China, made speeches
at the banquet which followed the un
veiling ceremonies. Emperor William's
speech was an eulogy on General
von Rosenburg. His Majesty said:
"From his career wo can write the
epitaph which should hold good for us
for all time, namely: 'With the goal In
mind, every nerve is strained. Let that
also be the motto of our cavalry. The
block of graintc bears the features of
the General, stamped in bronze; be It
your care to cherish, foster and,
crystalize that granite block of our
army the cavalry so that whoever bites
at it may lose his teeth."
Nobility in Amateur Theatricals.
VIENNA, April 20. A company of
amateurs, composed exclusively of mem
bers of the Hungarian and Austrian no
bility, last night presented, at the private
theater of the royal palace of Scoen
brunn, a revised version of Cinderella,
especially written for the company by
Baron Bourging. The performance, which
was given in aid of Vienna charities,
was attended by Emperor Francis Jos
eph and his suite, the diplomatic corps,
including Robert S. McCormick, the
United States Minister at Vienna, and
the elite of Viennese society. There was
a dazzling display of diamonds and dress.
Suffrage Movement In Sweden.
STOCKHOLM, April 20. Mass Meetings
in favor of universal suffrage were held
today in all towns of Sweden. In Stock
holm the meeting was attended with con
siderable disorder. The demonstrators
tried to march to the palaco of King
Oscar. They were charged by the police
and several of them wounded. Others
were arrested. The approaches to the
palace are guarded by troops. The meet
ing at Malmoe was attended by about
15,000 persons.
Seven Perish In London Fire.
LONDON, April 20. A Are broke out
at midnight last night in Hackney, a
popular suburb of London, In a printer's
warehouse, three stories high, the top
floor of which was used for living rooms.
A dozen Are engines arrived promptly
at the scene, but the flames were of
overmastering power and it was Impos
sible to. enter the building. When the
flames were Anally under control, the
charred bodies of a man, two women
and four children were found.
Turks and Bulgarians Flht.
SALONICA, April 20 Another Aght ber
tween Turkish troops and 18 Bulgarians
occurred April 10, near Killndlr. Eight
of the Bulgarians were killed and the
others escaped. Three of the dead men
wore the uniform of the Bulgarian Army.
Xevr Scandinavian Cabinet.
CHRISTIANIA, April 20. M. Blehr has
formed a new Cabinet, with himself as
Premier and Minister of the Interior. M.
Qvam, ex-Mlnister of Justice and Police,
becomes -Minister of State at Stockholm.
Italian Socialist Deputy Elected.
MILAN". April 20. In the election held
here to fill a seat In the Chamber of Dep
uties, SIgnor Turassi, the Socialist can
didate, was elected with 2883 votes.
Fire in Russian Shipbuilding Yard.
MOSCOW, April 20. A fire In the Brom
ley shipbuilding yard here has destroyed
several workshops and three large and
three smalL, steamers.
LATIN AMERICA TRADE.
Commercial Relations With the Re
publics and Colonies South of Us.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Frederic Em
ory, chief of .the Bureau of Foreign Com
merce, made public today an interesting
extract from that portion of "Commer
cial Relations of the United States" (now
in press) which deals with our trade with
Mexico, Central America and the West
Indies.
Our goods are favorably known in Mex
ico, it is stated, but in certain lines-, such
as drygoods, hats, shoes, notions and
men's and women's furnishings, our ex
porters seem to have made practically no
attempt to gain the Mexican trade.
Americans are more fully realizing that
they must accommodate themselves to the
wants and peculiarities of the Mexicans-,
and, as a result, trade is growing. Many
United States houses have adopted the
plan of sending out young Mexicans or
Cubans as traveling salesmen. Those
men are acquainted with the wants of
the Latin-American trade and excellent re
sults have been achieved. Business fail
ures are rare in Mexico. Commercial
travelers who go to Mexico, it is stated,
will And a conservative class of mer
chants, who take pride in paying their
debts promptly. .
Attention is called to an interesting ex
periment which American Arms are try
ing, in the shape of a floating sample
store. A vessel is to leave tho United
States for the Western coast of Mexico,
Central America and South America, hav
ing for sale samples of merchandise of
all kinds suitable for tropical trade, In
charge of an expert salesman.
American enterprise has figured 'con
spicuously in the development of the large
city of Monterey, its water works, pew
erage, gaa plants-, railways and foundries
being for the most part American.
In the Danish West Indies, the imports
from the United States are advancing
yearly, in spite of trade depression. In
Guatemala, our machinery is highly ap
preciated, though its delicacy will not ad
mit of the Ignorant handling of the In
dian labor universal to the country. Three
fourths' of the imports of Honduras come
from the United States. In Jamaica, the
TJnited States has supplanted England in
many linea of sale. An increasing quan
tity of American goods Is being consumed
In the Dutch West Indies. Our machinery
has a Arm hold in Guadeloupe, and our
trade Is good In Haytl, though it would
be improved, it is said, if United States
merchants were willing to extend the
credits granted by Europeans. Three
years ago it was hardly possible to And
a .shoe or hat of American make In Santo
Domingo. Now these articles are handled
by a number of houses, and trade in other
lines Is increasing.
Government Keeps the Relief.
SEATTLE, April 20. The plans of the
War Department relative to the dlsposl
"tlon of the hospital ship Relief, now at
Shanghai, have been changed. A few
days ago Instructions were sent to the
local Quartermaster to advertise for bids
for the purchase of the vessel. A dis
patch was received yesterday, however,
that; for the present the department has
concluded not to sell the Relief. The in
tention now is not to dispose of her until
a suitable vessel has been obtained to
take her place. She was lately repaired
at a cost of $30,000.
A promising young Hungarian sculptor, Kol
omna Nasr. died recently 'In Budapest through
klpslng- a lamb Buffering from foot-and-mouth
disease. He was using the lamb as a model,
and when the animal fell 111 nursed It, during
which nuralnr, be kissed It.
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
EARLY CESSATION OP HOSTILITIES
IN AFRICA EXPECTED.
Boer Delegates Separate to Consult
With Burghers In the Field Wnr-
rcn Replies to BuIIer.
LONDON, April 2L The Pretoria cor
respondent of the Standard cables that
there Is good reason to Relieve a tentative
agreement has been arrived at which will
prove mutually cordial and lead to an
early ceesatlon of hostilities.
The Utrecht correspondent of the Dally
Mail says It is recognized there thatthe
Boer delegates at Pretoria have fall
power to negotiate without reference to
the Boer leaders In Europe, who have no
real influence on the peace negotiations.
Will Consult With Flehtinfi: Boers.
BALMORAL, Cape Colony, Saturday,
April 19. General Lucas Meyer, commander-in-chief
of the Orange Free State
forces; State Secretary Reitz. of the
Transvaal, and the other members of their
party arrived here last night and this
morning proceeded to the north. They
were accompanied by a British escort, and
it is their Intention to consult with the
Boere in the Aeld. .
PRETORIA. April 20. General Dewet
has gone to Heilbron, Orange River Col
ony; General Botha, the Transvaal commander-in-chief,
has gone to Vryheld,
Transvaal, and 'General Delarey, together
with Mr. Steyn, ex-President of the Or
ange Free State, has go.ne to Klerksdorp,
Transvaal. They have arranged to meet
the burghers at different rendezvous, and
submit the British terms. It is believed
the Transvaalers will everywhere accept
the terms, as they are in no way anxious
for a Winter campaign. They only diffi
culty likely to occur will be. It Is thought,
with the Orange Free Staters, many of
whom are expected to prove recalcitrant.
In the meantime there will be no cessa.
tlon of hostilities. The delegates are ex
pected back to Pretoria the middle of
May, and in anticipation of their return
they have given orders here for new
clothes, provisions, etc.
"Warren Replies to Bailer.
LONDON, April 20.-General Sir Charles
Warren gave out a communication -today
in response to General Buller's stinging
criticisms of his conduct at Splon Kop.
This evening, however, ho. requested the
newspapers not to publish the communi
cation. General Warren's statement sim
ply expresses his hope that the govern
ment will publish the complete documents
relating to Splon Kop. Ho asserts that
the dispatches, as published In the white
book, considered by themselves, cause un
just reflections upon himself and his com
mand. Crowder'c Report on Remount Camp.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Colonel E. H.
Crowder.'of the Army, who has been In
vestigating the charges that the British
Government was maintaining a supply
station In Louisiana for horses for the use
of the British in the fight with the Boers,
saw Acting Secretary Sanger at the War
Department today, to whom he outlined
the -nature of the Investigation he had
made, and submitted a report. Mr. Sanger
declined to talk concerning the report. To
night Colonel Crowder and Mr. Sanger
saw the President and the latter was in
formed of the nature of the report Colonel
Crowder would make.
CAMPAIGNING IN SAMAR.
General Smith Doubts If Any Other
Soldiers Would Have Done an Well.
MANILA, April 20. The United States
Army transport Buford left hero today
for San Francisco, after having been de
tained in quarantine for Ave days. Gen
eral Jacob H. Smith, who was in command
of the American forces in Samar at the
time Major Waller is said to have execut
ed natives of that Island without trial,
was to have gone home on the Buford,
but has disembarked here.
Orders have been received here from
Washington to hold a court of Inquiry into
the general conduct of affairs in Samar.
General Smith claims that, to the best of
his belief, the officers and men of hk
command in Samar had to face Insur
mountable difficulties; that the hardships
they encountered wero almost unbearable
and that the treachery of the natives of
the island is unequaled in the history of
warfare. He says that the American
soldiers acted, under the circumstances,
with the greatest forbearance shown in
the war in the Philippines. Campaign
ing In Samar Is not a pleasure trip, but
a stern reality, said General Smith. He
also expressed his doubt If the troops of
"any nation In the world would or could
have acted under the circumstances in
Samar as well as did the Americans.
Congratulations to General Bell.
General Chaffee has forwarded to Gen
eral Franklin Bell the congratulations
sent the latter by President Roosevelt
-jpon the recent campaign in Batangas
and Laguna Provinces, conducted by Gen
eral Bell. General Chaffee forwarded the
Presldet's communication through Gen
eral Xiloyd Wheaton, and in an accom
panying letter he expresses his great
pleasure at the receipt by General Bell
of tho President's congratulation. No
American troops, cays General Chaffee,
have ever before been charged with a task
more difficult of accomplishment. So
unique has been the situation in Batangas
and Laguna, continues General Chaffee In
J-Is letter, that only a perao thoroughly
familiar with it by actual cotact can ap
preciate the conditions which have been
met and overcome, or fairly determine
that what were best methods to accom
plish the objects, namel ythe recognition
of the sovereignty of tho United States
and the establishment of peace and order
In the disturbed sections.
Surrenders Arc Numerous.
Surrenders to the American authorities
of small parties of Insurgents are report
ed dally, and these have increased elnco
the recent surrender of the insurgent Gen
eral Malvar. General Ruflno, with 2C
officers and 375 soldiers, has surrendered
to the native constabulary in the Prov
ince of Missmls, in Mindanao, where the
constabulary is co-operating with the mil
itary. The Cholera Situation.
The United States Philippine Commis
sion has passed a law affecting municipali
ties tc appropriate funds for combating
epidemic diseases. The cholera situa
tion shows no improvement. There has
been a total of 3SS cases and 300 deaths in
Manila, and 856 cases and 02 deaths in the
provinces.
SCHURZ ON BARBARITIES.
Says Doings In Philippines Slake
Weyler Appear Like an Angrel.
WASHINGTON, April 20. A patriotic
assemblage, under the auspices of the
Liberty League, gathered at the La Fay-ette-Squaro
Theater tonight to celebrate
tho anniversary of the battle of Lexing
ton. President Roosevelt, who had been
invited to attend, wrote to the president
of tho organization, Dr. W. C. Croffutt,
assuring him of his hearty support. Sen
ator Teller, of Colorado, presided, and
addresses were made by Representatives
Cochran, of Missouri; Robinson, of In
diana; De Armond, of Missouri; Feely, o'f
Illinois; Shafroth, of Colorado, and Van
diver, of Missouri.
A letter of regret was read from Carl
Schurz, who referred to the "barbarities"
in the Philippines, and said:
"All the world hears with amazement
of things which-make the Spanfsh Gen
eral Weyler, whose cruelties in Cuba
goaded us Into a war, almost appear like
an angel of mercy."
He said the whole country Jieartily com
mended the President for his action in
ordering a searching Inquiry to ascertain
whether those atrocities were reallytrue,
and declared that It Is high time for
American citizens, who love their" coun
try, "to wake up to the fact that the
character of this Republic is threatened
with the deepest 'disgrace."
MAY BE' NO DEBATE.
Senate Will Probably Pass Harbor
" Bill Early in the Week.
WASHINGTON, April 20. The Senate
will begin, the week by taking up the
river and harbor appropriation bill to
morrow and when that matter Is disposed
of -will resume consideration of the Philip
pine government bill. It is not expected
that much time will be required to get
the river and harbor bill through the
Senate, as it is generally approved by
Senators. Chairman Frye, of the com
mittee on commerco, who has charge of
tho bill, today expressed the opinion that
there would be no debate on the bill
.apd that It would pass as soon as it
could be read. It Is now understood that
Senator Rawlins, senior Democratic mem
ber of the Senate committee on the
Philippines will lead off in the speech
making In opposition to the Philippine
bill, to be followed by other members
of the committee and other Democratic
Senators. The opinion is expressed that
the bill will be before the Senate for
at least three weeks.
Programme of the House.
The early part of the coming week
In the House will bo devoted to routine
business with a prospect that some Im
portant general legislation may be taken
up during the latter part of the week.
Tomorrow will be devoted to District of
Columbia business, Tuesday to war
claims and Wednesday to the oleomarga
rine bill, which was amended by the Sen
ate. During the remaining days of the
week. It Is practically settled that the
anti-anarchist bill of Chairman Ray, of
the judiciary committee, will bo con
sidered. The measure Is much more
stringent than the anarchist bill passed
by the Senate. Plans are also on foot
for considering the omnibus public build
ing bill during the latter days of the
week. The measure has not yet been
reported from the House committee on
public bulldlngp and grounds, but k prob
ably will be completely closed next week,
so that It can, be taken up later in the
week. Beyond this no exact programme
has been arranged. Two appropriation
bills, " the agricultural and naval bills,
are about ready and may be brought in
at any time, and the military academy
appropriation bill Is on the calendar.
FOREIGN MARKET REVIEW
Extraordinary Movement in Cana
dian Pacific at Berlin.
BERLIN April 20. The most active eecurlty
on tho Bourse during the past week was
Canadian Pacific, which developed an extra
ordinary movement and ,was bought heavily
on London and New York account. The
Frankfurter Zeltung says there has been much
short selling of Canadian Pacific stock here.
This security scored a rise of eight points
during the week, otherwise the Bourse was
quite lifeless, and there were few transac
tions. The undertone was rather firm, how
ever, and this Improved somewhat toward the
end of the week, under the Influence of the
British loan, and the securing of the control
of Louisville & Nashville by J. P. Morgan,
which the Vosslsche Zeltung regards as of
"eminent significance" for the American in
ternational situation, since It shows anew
how Americans are- buying back foreign hold
ings In American railways. Far more signifi
cant, however, continues the Vosslsche Zelt
ung, "Is the fact that the leading capitalists
are not frightened by the action of the gov
ernment against the Northern Securities Com
pany.'' The protraction of e peace negotiations In
South Africa has disappointed the Bourse, and
is causing reserve In speculation.
Herr Blath. president of the North German
Lloyd Line, said at the annual meeting of the
company, held yesterday, that the company
had acquired, in conjunction with Herr Krupp,
an extensive coal field, which It would soon
begin to open up. Herr Plath also said that
the present business of the North German
Lloyd Line promised to give normal results.
The Cologne Gazette, discussing the latest
statements of the London press regarding the
shipping combine, says the conclusion Is legiti
mate that J. P. Morgan has acquired control
of nearly all of the British lines of steamers
reaching America, and that the organization
of a great shipping combine, on the style of
the United States Steel Corporation, appears
to be imminent. The branches of this com
bine, continues the paper, will retain their
normal Independence, but will be directed
from the central office. The Cologne Gazette
argues that the Hamburg American Packet
Company and the North German Lloyd Line
have formed a syndicate which has made a
long-term agreement with Mr. Morgan's com
bination on the basis of community of inter
ests. LOXDOX EXCHANGE FLUCTUATED.
Effect of the Various African Peace
Rumors.
LONDON, April 20. The barometer of the
stock exchange fluctuated throughout the past
week In response to every fresh rumor of
peace negotiations, but actual business was
comparatively limited, the Interest In the new
loan overshadowing all other dealings. The
Immense oversubscription to the new lesue of
consols fairly Indicates the strong conviction
among the public of the actual proximity of
peace, but the situation Is too complicated to
encourage extensive speculation. The most
optimistic of the operators during the first
part of the week proved also to be the most
timorous. The whole list fell perceptibly on
Mr. Balfour's announcement that definite set
tlement In South Africa had been postponed
In order to allow the Boer delegates time to
Interview the commandoes. Rands also
slacked at the end of the week without any
assignable cause, and the wholo mining sec
tion closed weaker.
The outlook for English railways is today
decidedly more cheerful than It has been for
six months past. American securities attract
ed considerable attention during the week.
There was not much trading, however, and this
was partly owing to the fear of a corner In
Louisville. & Nashville. " The announcement
of Mr. Morgan's participation In this deal
removed some of the apprehensions of the ar
bitrage houses. There Is better outlook for
American business next week.
The money market expects an easier time for
the next two months; there will certainly not
be any greater lock-up of treasury funds for
that period. The rates of exchange on New
Tork, Parts and Berlin all point to gold ship
meats to London rather than the reverse.
Police Watching: for a General.
MEXICO CITY, April 20. The police
have been asked by tho United States to
keep a watch for General W. L. White,
U. S. A., alleged to have fled from jus
tice. . WASHINGTON, April 20. No officer
known as General W. L. White is con
nected with the Army of the United States
and officials are at a loss to understand
on .what authority tho Mexican dispatch
is based.
Races at Longchamps.
PARIS, April 20. American Jockeys cap
tured the lion's share of the honors at
Longchamps today. Mclntyre won the
principal event, the 55th prix biennial, and
got one second and one third place. J.
Reiff won the Independent Lacoup race
and had one second. Martin and Henry
scored two firsts and one third. Buchanan
had two thirds, and Rlgby had one third.
The Town Cleric Cared of Bilious
Colic.
Mr. James McMahon, Town Clerk of
Columbia. N. Y was the victim of a
severe attack of bilious colic recently.
Three doses of Chamberlain's Colic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy effected
a cure. Ho was so much pleased with
the quick relief which that remedy af
forded that he now recommends It to his
friends. For sale by all druggists.
MANY FIRES AT DALLAS
PROPERTY WORTH $330,000 DE
STROYED IX TEXAS TOWTf.
Two Persons Fatally Injured Incen
diarism Is Suspected A Bad
' Blase at Kansas City.
DALLAS, Tex., April 0. Two persona
were fatally Injured and a property loss
of $350,000 caused by several fires which
occurred here shortly after 3 o'clock this
morning. At that hour an alarm was
turned In from, the Dorsey printing es
tablishment, and several other alarms
from different parts of the city were
turned In In quick succession. After fight
ing the Are for two hours, Chief Magee
was prostrated, and the command was
turned over to an assistant. The Chief
was rescued from the flames by the police
in an unconscious condition, but was
later reported to be out of danger. Fire
man Will Snurr was struck in the fnce
with a brick and fatally Injured. A young
eon of Chief Magee was found on the
floor of the engine-room at the central
station with a fractured skull. It Is sup
posed that the lad attempted to slide
from the bunkroom to the engine-room
and fell to the floor below. He probably
will die. The Dorsey Printing 'Company's
plant was totally destroyed, the loss be
ing about 1200,000.
While the Dorsey Are was in progress
a Are broke out on Lamar street and 20
buildings wero destroyed. Half of them
were business houses and the remainder
boarding-houses and dwellings. The Grif
fith Lumber Company is one of the prin
cipal losers In that section of the city,
where It Is estimated the loss will aggre
gate $150,000. of which the Griffith Com
pany sustains $u0,000. The loss of the
Keating Implement Company Is not accu
rately known. About a dozen smaller
mercantile and manufacturing establish
ments were destroyed.
While the two big fires were raging a
third one broke out in the residence dis
trict of Fisher Lane, in South Dallas,
two miles distant, which destroyed four
cottages worth $20,000. Insurance men are
positive that the fire on Fisher Lane was
incendiary, and the police and fire depart
ments are strongly Inclined to believe that
all were due to Incendiaries.
FIFTY DWELLINGS BURN.
Extensive Fire In Kansas City Ren
ders Sixty Families Homeless.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 20. A de
structive fire visited the southwestern
part of this city today, laying waste a sec
tion of dwelling-houses almost a quarter
of a mile long and a block wide, and
doing damage to the amount of $75,000.
John Sllnne, of Qulncy, 111., a spectator,
was seriously Injured by a falling piece of
Iron, and Edward Bennett a fireman, was
overcome by heat. About 50 dwelling
houses were destroyed, and GO or more
families were rendered homeless and des
titute. A high wind, amounting almost to
a gale, wag blowing, 'and the flames spread
with alarming rapidity. The burned dis
trict is bounded by Twenty-fourth, Twen-ty-flfth
and Jarboe etreets.
Cincinnati Brewery Fire.
CINCINNATI. April 20. Tho brewery of
the Christian Moerlln Company suffered a
loss of. over $100,000 from Are today. An
drew Moerlln was seriously injured by
falling from his buggy en route to the Are.
Richard Porter and Jack O'Keefe, firemen,
were badly injured.
REDUCTION OF EXPORTS.
Largely Due to the Failure of the
Corn Crop Last Year.
WASHINGTON, April 20. A reduction
of $59,000,000 in exports and an Increase of
$79,000,000 In Imports do not .seem to dis
courage the Chief of the Bureau of Sta
tistics with reference to the condition of
the foreign commerce of the United States.
"I do not see that there Is the slightest
cause for anxiety," said Mr. Austin. "It
is true 'that the value of our exports in
the nine months ending with March Is
$59,000,000 less than in the corresponding
months of last year. Yet the causes of
the reduction In the export figures are so
clearly due to abnormal and temporary
conditions that the falling off does not
indicate a decrease in the popularity of
American products abroad or a reduction
In the oemandifor them. On the contrary,
I think we may consider ourselves very
fortunate that our export figures held up
as well as they did.
"The chief reduction In our exports,"
continued Mr. Austin, "can be. traced to
the destruction of our corn crop by the
drouth of last year. Corn has become so
Important a factor in our export trade,
both in its natural state and in the con
densed form of beef and pork, that a loss
of one-fourth or one-third of the enor
mous crop means a great reduction in the
surplus. In the last four years the expor
tation of corn has averaged about 200,000,
000 bushels per annum. In the present
fiscal j ear It will not amount to one-flfth
of that quantity. In the nine months
ending with March. 1S02. the exportatibn
of corn amounted to only 24,000,000 bushels,
against 145,000,000 bushelH In the corre
sponding months of last year. These are
the preliminary Agures, but they do not
differ much from the completed figures,
which we shall have a fortnight hence.
The value of the corn and cornmeal ex
ported In the past nine months was but
$15,000.CO0, against $6S,000,000 in the corre
sponding months of the preceding year.
"But that Is not all of the effect of the
loss of the corn crop. The shortage of
corn at home has compelled many farmers
to use a larger share of oats in the feed
of their livestock, and as a result the
value of the exportation of oats and oat
meal In the nine months Just ended was
but $4,500,000, against $9,500,000 in the same
months of last year. In these two items
of corn and oats, in which the reduction
Is wholly due to the drouth of last year,
the exportations have fallen $57,000,000,
while the total reduction in the value of
all exports is but $59,000,000.
"Another item which shows a material
reduction In value of exports is cotton, yet
this is wholly due to a fall in price abroad
and not to a reduction n the quantity
exported. On the contrary, exports have
increased materially in quantity, although
the value has fallen. The total exporta
tion of cotton In the nine months ending
with March was 3,074,56S,421 pounds against
2;740156S,107 pounds in the same months of
last year. This Is an Increase of 334,000,000
pounds: yet, owing to the reduction in
price, tho value Is actually $13,000,000 less
than In the same months of last year, the
Agures for the nine months Just ended
being $251,000,000. against $264,000,000 in the
same months of last year.
"Thus, in corn and oats, in which the
reduction is wholly due to the drouth of
last year, and In cotton, in which the
reduction Is due to a fall In prices abroad
and not to a reduction In quantity ex
ported, tho reduction in value of exports
amounts to $70,000,000, while the grand
total of exports shows a reduction of but
$59,000,000.
"Regarding the large Increase of Impor
tations," continued Mr. Austin, "I see no
causo for anxiety, but rather the reverse.
We have not received details of the March
import Agures: but. judging from these of
the preceding months, the Increase is
chiefly in manufacturers' raw materials.
In the eight months ending with Febru
ary the increase in manufacturers' ma
terials imported, was $57,000,000, while the
total increase of imports was but $71,000,000;
and it is probable that the details of the
March figures when received will not ma
terially change this condition in our Im
port trade.
"At the risk of being considered a sta
tistical Mark Tapley," concluded Mr. Aus
tin, "I venture tho assertion that there
is nothing discouraging about the condi
tions on either eide ofour foreign com-
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Importations Is chiefly in articles which
we cannot produce at home and Indicates
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the reduction in exportations is due wholly
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Disagreement In Streeter Case.
ST. LOUIS, April 20. The Jury In the
case against William Streeter, the negro
charged with the murder of A. Dean
Cooper, the millionaire, who was killed
In a bathhouse several months ago, was
unable to agree on a verdict, after being
out all last night, and at an early hour
this morning was discharged by Judge
Ryan. The Jury stood seven f6r acquit
tal and Ave for conviction. Seven ballots
wero taken. According to the statement
of one of the Jurors, the Arst billot stood
six for conviction and six for acquittal.
On the second ballot, one of the Jurors
changed his vote from conviction to ac
quittal, the other ballots showing no
change.
Odell Will Visit Portland.
NEWBURG, N. Y April 20. Governor
Odell started on his Southern and Western
trip tonight in the private car "Convoy."
In the party were State Senator Ells
worth and the Governor's father, B. B.
Odell. Mrs. Odell, the Governor's wife;
Estelle Odell, his daughter, and his sis
ter. Miss Ophelia, will Join the party to
morrow at Washington. The Gvernor will
be gone Ave weeks, and will visit Mon
terey, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma
and Seattle, returning on the Canadian
Pacific.
Fatal Quarrel Over a Baseball.
ST. LOUIS, April 20. In a quarrel over
a baseball that was said to have been
thrown into hi3 yard by neighbors' chil
dren, "Abe" Slupsky. a prominent local
politician, today shot and fatally wound
ed Charles Pinckard, a saloonkeeper,
with the latter"s revolver. Slupsky, who
is under arrest, says he shot In self-defense.
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Placed Money in His Mouth.
About 3 o'clock this morning N. L.
Brant walked Into a restaurant at 185
Morrison street, and asked for a cup of
coffee, and was afterward arrested,
charged with stealing $30 from a coat
hanging on the wall. He placed the money
In his month, and was taken to the police
station by Policemen Carpenter and Crate.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, April 20. Arrived at noon and left
up at 2:40 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder,
from San Francisco. Sailed at 12:30 P. M.
Steamer Iaqua, for Ean Francisco, and steam
er Chlco, for Puget Sound. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. JI. rough; wind west; weather
clear.
San Francisco, April 20 Sailed Steamer Co
lumbia, for Portland; steamer George F. Hal
lock, Bristol Bay: steamer President, Bristol
Bay; steamer Chllkat. Pyramid Harbor:
schooner Bella, Slualaw Itlverr schooner May
flower, Coqullle River; steamer Areata, Coos
Bay.
New York. April 20. Arrl-d Potsdam, from
Rotterdam and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Hoqulam, "Wash., April 20 Arrived April 18
Steamer Sequoia, from San Francisco for
Aberdeen. Sailed April 18 Steamer Grace Dol
lar, from Hoqulam for San Francisco. Sallfed
April 10 Schooner Henry "Wilson, from Aber
deen for San Francisco; schooner Laura Mad
sen, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schoon
er Fanny Adele, from Aberdeen for San Fran
cisco; schooner Orient, from Cosmopolla for
San Francisco.
Tacoma, April 20. Arrived Steamer Callfor
nlan. from Seattle; barkentlne Ruth, from
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San Francisco: steamer City of Topeka, from
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Lizard, April 20. Passed Brandenburg-, from
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Gibraltar, April 20. Arlved Cambrian, from
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Idaho Notes.
It Is rumored about Wallace that the
Standard and Hccla mines will be con
solidated with a capitalization of $3,500,000.
Bids for the erection of the Catholic
hospital at Lewlston will be opened, and
the contract probably awarded next Mon
day. A number of bids have already been
received.
Arthur Keller has resigned his position
as assistant postmaster at Kendrick.
W. N. Nixon, principal of the Denver,
Idaho, schools, has been appointed to suc
ceed Mr. Keller.
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