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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1902.
IIWAYOR OF STRIKE
Sentiment of Men at Mine
Workers' Convention.
MITCHELL IS ,N0N-C0MM!TTAL
Firat Session Given Up Entirely to
Organization The All-Important
Question Was Not
Reached.
HAZLETON. Pa., May 14. The conven
tion of the anthracite mlneworkers held
two sessions in the opera-house here to
day, and, without taking any action on
the question of a permanent strike, ad
journed until tomorrow morning. About
709 delegates are in attendance. The con
vention is meeting behind closed doors,
ajid although nothing officially is given
out. It is known that the all-Important
question was not reached, the two sessions
being devoted entirely to the organization
of the meeting and the report of the com
mittee on credentials. President1 Mitchell
was chairman of the convention. The
day brought forth no definite information
tearing on the probable action of the
convention, and the situation tonight re
mains About the same as it has been dur
ing the past 48 hours. President Mitchell
said that all hope of any concessions from
the operators was gone. He had had no
recent communication, he said, with the
mlneowners, Senator Hanna or any other
number of the National Civic Federation.
He admitted that he had some advice to
give to the delegates at the proper time,
but -what it Is he would not say.
In an interview today, be said that
there was no doubt that the sentiment of
the men Is In favor of a strike, but he
refused to make any reply when asked if
he would give advice that would come In
conflict with their sentiments. It Is ad
mitted that what President Mitchell sug
gests will be done, notwithstanding the
fact that a majority of the delegates are
in favor of a strike If the mlneworkers do
not make concessions. Therefore, It looks
very much as If the whole master rests
with the National president. The advice
that he will give to the miners Is known
probably pnly to iour others the three
district presidents and National Secretary
Treasurer Wilson, who arrived here today.
There are persons here representing rail
roads, stockbrokers and others, who are
making an effort to get first Information.
Tomorrow morning's session of the con
vention will begin at 9 o'clock, and, ac
cording to Mr. Mitchell, a final adjourn
ent will be had In the afternoon.
Quiet reigned everywhere in the region
today, and not a pound of coal was mined
anywhere. A great crowd of mlneworkers
came into town from the surrounding vil
lages and coal patches. They came around
the convention hall awaiting information
from the Inside, and were greatly disap
pointed when the convention adjourned
this afternoon without taking definite ac
tion. Wajrca Raised 10 Per Cent.
LOlISVILLE, May 14. On account of
the increase in the cost of living, the
Continental Tobacco Company today or
dered an increase of 10 per cent in the
wages of all its Louisville employes, who
rLtnber more than 5000. It Is said the
order of the company Is general, and
that -30,000 to 35,000 employes throughout
the United States will be benefited.
A Lockout at "Washington.
"WASHINGTON, May 14. A lockout of
about 2100 men engaged In the building
trades of the city went Into operation
here today. The Issue Is over the employ
ment of nonunion plumbers in building
work.
Lend Burners Strike.
NEW YORK. May 14. All the lead burn
ers employed In the chemical factories
a'ong Staten Island Sound from Elltabeth
port to Carteret have struck for a 9V
hour day and higher wages. They have
picketed the factories.
BrldKevrorkers Strike Settled.
TOUNGSTOWN, O., May 14. The strike
of structural Ironworkers of the Ameri
can Bridge Company was eettled here to
day on a compromise basis of 47& cents
an hour for an eight-hour day. The men
struck for EO cents an hour.
HARD RAINS.
Cloudburst In Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kas., May 14. In many Kan
sas communities today, the rain continued
to fall. In Concordia three inches of
water fell in an hour. A cloudburst near
there caused considerable damage. In
Arkansas City the electrical storm did
much harm to the telephone system, From
several places come reports of railroad
tracks and small bridges being either
washed out or damaged.
Rains Are Welcome.
DENVER, May 14. Specials Indicate
that today's rains have been general, ex
tending from the "Wyoming line to South
em New Mexico. The great shortage of
-water for Irrigation has been regarded
as serious, -and the present rains are con
sequently very welcome.
Races at lYeirxnarket.
LONDON, May 14. In the race for the
Newmarket stakes (of 30 sovereigns each,
with 2000 added, for 3-year-olds), at New
market today, Ard Patrick, ridden by
Cannon, was the first horse home, but
"Clem" Jenkins, the American Jockey,
who was on the second horse, Fowling
Piece, lodged an objection on the ground
of bumping and boring. The objection
was sustained and the race awarded to
Fowling -Piece. Royal Lancer and Cheers
were second and third, respectively.
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Expects to "Win American Derbr.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. Cruzados,
the Santa Anita bred colt that E. J. Bald
win expects to win the American Derby,
has been shipped from Oakland to Chi
cago. H left here looking high in flesh,
but in perfect health. The Chronicle
ays: "It Is certain that no other 3-year-old
can outrun him, but whether he will
negotiate the long derby route is a mat
ter of great difference of opinion among
horsemen."
$30,000 Fire Loss in Boise.
BOISE, Idaho, May 14. Steen Bros,
flour mill, a 10-stamp quartz mill adjoin
ing, and a warehouse in which was stored
a lot of farm machinery belonging to the
Fletcher-Steen Hardware Company, were
destroyed by fire at 11 o'clock tonight.
The loss on the buildings and contents- is
$30,000, partly covered by insurance. The
fire is supposed to have been started hy
the sparks from a passing locomotive.
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Earl of Hopetoun Will Reslgm.
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 14. It
was announced in the Senate tonight that
the Earl of Hopetoun had decided to re
sign the Governorship of the Australian
Commonwealth. The resignation is ow
ing to the refusal of Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain to grant him. an additional
annual allowance of 8000 besides his sal
ary of 10,000 to "maintain the dignity of
the office."
Overcome by Black Damp.
BEVIER, Mo., May 14. The bodies of
Jesse Bloodgood and Alfred, Smith, each
of whom was 21 years old, have been
found in -an abandoned air shaft of the
Black Diamond Coal Company here. It
Is supposed that the young men entered
the mine shaft out of curiosity and wore
overcome with black damp. They had
been dead -more than a week.
SIEXER SURRENDERS.
Damaging Evidence Given by n
Broker's Clerk.
NEW YORK.-MayU. A. L. Meyer, pro
moter of the Hackensack Meadows Com
pany and other companies, whose stock
certificates declined In price about a week
ago, against whom an order of arrest was
issued, surrendered himself to the Sher
iff today. Ball was fixed at $4000 and was
furnished.
The order of arrest was Issued In a suit
brought by David Rosenberg, of New
York, against A. L. Meyer, Robert Offen
bich, Benjamin P. Moore and John D. El
well. Rosenberg alleged that he was
damaged to the extent of 19200 by an al
leged conspiracy to unload Rutland pre
ferred stock at a price greater thin It
was worth. The order of arrest was
signed by Justice Glegcrlch May 3. While
four named as defendants were sued, ail
the names wero stricken from the order
of arrest except that of Arthur L. Meyer.
An affidavit In the cise was made by
Bernard L. Uhren, who said he was em
ployed by Offenbach & Moore as a clerk
and bookkeeper In December last, and
that April 7 John D. Elwell told him
"that he, wjth the other defendants, had
a scheme to unloid the prefenrred stock
of the Rutland Railroad, which was prac
tically all owned by Webb-Meyer, and
was under' the immediate control of
Meyer."
Pursuant to this alleged scheme, "Uhren
said thit he was Instructed to buy the
stock on margins, and that he purchased
1000 shares through a brokerage house on
an 8 per cent margin, and the brokers
purchased the same stock from the de
fendants for $120,000. April 10, he pur
chased 500 shires through another firm
of brokers on a 7 per cent margin, and
April 16 he bought SCO shares on an 8 per
cent margin through a third firm. Uhren
also declared that April 23. he was sent
by Offenbach & Moore to Boston to pur
chase 10,000 shares of the Rutland stock
en margin, and that he arranged to buy
such stock, but that he received instruc
tions from his employers to cancel the
orders.
"While I -was working as a bookkeeper
of the firm," Uhren said, "I was Instruct
ed to give and did give matched orders,
one to buy and one to sell the stock."
Not Sorry for Her Crime.
NEW YORK. May 14. Emma Fisher,
the governess who shot little Georgia, Si
mons, of- Yonkers, owing to fear that
she was about to lose her position and
be separated from the child, and then at
tempted to "kill herself, has been sen
tenced at White Plains to five and one
half years in Auburn Prison. The girl
heard her sentence with a smile. She
told the court officer she was not sorry
for what she had done.
Vast Areas Awaiting; Irrigation.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The plans for reclaiming the arid lands
of the West through Irrigation, suggested
by President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hitchcock, have directed public attention
to the extent to which the once sterile
wastes have been transformed oy this
process into productive areas and the
amount of arid soil that Is yet to bo re
claimed. It Is estimated that one-third of the
whole "United States, exclusive of Alaska
and outlying possessions, consists of va
cant public land. This vaBt area under
proper Irrigation and good management
is capable, of sustaining a large popula
tion. As much of this area has a rich soil
its utilization is one of the most important
economic questions before the people, and
CongresB must soon give It serious con
sideration. Writing In the current World's Work,
Mr. Robert T. Hill, of the United .States
Geological Survey, calls attention to some
instances of the marvelous transforma
tion of the desert Into "emerald oases" by
irrigation. The hopeless-looking soil of
the desert, when artificially watered, says
Mr. Hill, is apparently more fertile than
that region where rainfall Is abundant.
Proof of this may be seen In the wheat
fields of Utah, the great cotton farms of
Coahulla, the, alfalfa valleys pt the Rto
Grande, and the orchards of California.
Mr. Frederick Haynes Newell, -who has
been engaged for many years in conduct
ing investigations of the extent to which
arid regions can be reclaimed by Irriga
tion, and has written an exhaustive book
upon the subject, declares that enough
land can be reclaimed In this "way "to
provide food and homes for a population
greater than that of our whole country
today."
It is the opinion of Mr. Newell, however,
that all the Irrigation that can be done
by private enterprise is now In operation,
and the further restoration of arid lands
must be done by the Government. As
the most of this arable land is owned by
the Government, it is believed that the
time has arrived when It must take hold
of the Irrigation problem as a National
enterprise in the Interest of all the people.
There Is little doubt that public senti
ment would as readily approve of an ex
tensive plan of irrigation for these vast
desert areas to be carried out by the
Government, as It now assents to the ex
penditure of millions for the Improvement
of rivers and harbors. Besides, the return
would be more direct and certain.
For Shooting: In a Saloon Roxv.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 14. James F.
Coyins, wanted at Jennings, Mont., for
shooting a bartender in a saloon row,
has been captured here. Collins confessed
the shooting, his defense being that he
had been drinking and engaged In a quar
rel with the bartender, who. wanted to
take charge of his money. He also says
the bartender shot first. The extent of
the wounded man'a Injuries Is not known
here.
High School Education an Advantage
CHICAGO, May 14. High School edu
cation will hereafter be of advantage to
young men who desire to enter the service
of the Santa Fe Railroad. The manage
ment of that company has Instructed
heads of departments that where positions
are to e filled High School graduates
shall be given preference.
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Asphalt Plant Burned.
ST. LOUIS, May 14. The plant of the
Gllson Asphalt Company at Madison, lit.,
was burned to the ground today, causing
a loss estimated at $100,000, partially in
sured. P. D. Summers, superintendent, of
the plant, was burned about the head and
face while fighting the flames One hun
dred men were employed by the company.
Lonbet at Brest.
BREST. France. May 14. President
Loubet. who left Paris yesterday evening
on his way to St- Petersburg, arrived hero
today, and was welcomed by cheering
crowds. He proceeded to the Prefecture,
and subsequently was entertained at
luncheon by 1500 civil officials of the De
partment of Flnlsterrc.
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Suffocated by Steam.
BUTTE, Mcnt, May 14. John Green, a
hoisting engineer at the Gem mine, was
suffocated by steam early this morning.
Green ran the cage into the sheaves and.
fearing ,that steam wkich was escaping
Into the shaft would kill the other miners,
attempted to warn them and met death
In the effort.
General Strike In Konray,
STOCKHOLM. May 14. The Social
Democratic party has decreed a general
strike, In support of the suffrage move
ment. The strike will continue through
out the debate In the Rlgsdad, and prob
ably last three days.
Finance Bill In House of Common.
LONDON, May 14. The House of Com
mons today passed the second reading of
the finance bill by TA to 134 vote
DISAPPEARING CARRIAGES
THEIR. EFFICIENCY WARMLY DE
BATED IX THE SENATE.
Discussion of the Fortifications Ap
propriation Bill Naval Bill Occu
pies the House's Attention.
WASHINGTON, May 14. During the
greater part of the Senate sessloft today
tne fortifications . appropriation bill was
under consideration. ProjtkJr offered an
amendment providing that no part of the
appropriation made should be used for
procuring disappearing gun carriages. The
amendment precipitated a debate which
continued for two hours, and had not been
concluded when the measure was laid
jslde for the day. Proctor led the fight
against the disappearing carriages, declar
ing that they never would be effective,
and that In actual war It would be shown
that they were a lamentable failure. Per
kins warmly defended the War Depart
ment in adopting the disappearing car
nages, maintaining that the bulk of the
evidence upon the subject was In support
of the carrages. For some time the Sen
ate had under consderatlon the bill pro
viding "for the construction of a union
railway station In Washington. -A vote
upon the measure will be taken tomorrow.
The naval appropriation bill occupied the
attentlon of the House throughout the
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day, Dayton (Rep. W. Va.) speaking on
the need of strengthening our naval battle
line, and Kitchln (Dem. N. C), Fitzgerald
(Dem. N. Y.), Metcalf (Rep. Cal), and
Maynard v-uem. Va.) strongly advocating
the building of warships In Government
navy-yards. The debate took a wide range
at times, Rhea (Dem. Vs.), speaking in
criticism of the Administration's Philip
pine policy, and Elliott (Dem. S. C.) ex
plaining the advantages of the proposed
appalachian forest reserveN Rising to a
question of personal privilege, Mahon
(Rep. Pa.) indignantly denied statements
contained in a circular sent to members
alleging that certain contributions had
been made to his campaign expenses.
THE DAY IN DETAIL. '
Consideration of the Fortifications -Bill
1y the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 14. Soon after the
Senate convened today the conference re
port on the omnibus claims bill was called
up. The House asked for further con
ference, but Instructed its conferees not
to agree to the Selffldge board findings.
Hale said the House had a right to In
struct its conferees, but the instructions
should not have been incorporated in the
message to the Senate. That was an In
advertence, undoubtedly.
Hoar thought the Senate ought to re
cede from its amendment or drop the bill.
After discussion of the matter by Bacon,
Allison and Warren, the Senate agreed to
a further conference, Warren, Teller and
Mason being appointed as conferees.
The fortifications appropriation bill then
was taken up. The measure carries ap
propriations aggregating $7,649,481. The
committee amendment providing for the
payment of $35,000 to the Bethlehem Steel
Company was amended by Penrose, con
tinuing the 'contracts to the Bethlehem
Steel Company.
Proctor offered an amendment providing
that no part of the appropriation made
should be for constructing or procuring
disappearing gun carriages in emplace
ments orr magazines. He discussed at
some length the question of disappearing
gun carriages, saying that the patents
secured by General Buffington and Cap
tein Crozler had been disposed of to the
Bethlehem Steel Company and to foreign
countries. He said that two-thirds of the
opinions upon the use of the carriage
were opposed to It, and he deemed it an
unwise and unsafe Investment of money
to construct any further disappearing car
riages. At 2 o'clock the Philippine Government
till was called up-but was laid aside. In
order that the fortifications bill might be.
completed.
Proctor had read opinions of a large
number of Army officers, some in favor
of and many opposed to the disappearing
carriages. Already, he said, about $5,000,
000 had been expended upon the carriages,
and the aggregate appropriations, direct
and Indirect, would amount to $10,000,000.
He did not believe that the disappearing
gun carriage ever would prove effective.
Proctor inquired of Warren what he
thought of the experience of England.
"England," replied Warren, 'ls as much
behind In the matter of disappearing guns
as she Is In the march of Industrial prog
ress throughout the world."
"Or as she Is In her army," suggested
Mason.
"England has expended," Interrupted
Harris, "an enormous amount of time and
mnnivf in Mt.mniini. tn noiof n MT,.
pearlng gun carriage, operated by hy-
draullc pressure; but she has not made
a success of that form of carriage."
Perkins, in charge of the bill, opposed
the amendment offered by Proctor. He
fieclartd that the disappearing carriages
had the support of the board of fortiflca
Mons and the Secretary of War.
"I -understand exactly the opposition,"
said Pcttus.
Perkins Insisted, however, that he was
correct, and gave an extended history of
the disappearing carriage.
Without reaching a vote on the amend
ment, the fortifications bill was laid aside j
and consideration was resumed of the bill
providing for the construction of a union
railroad station In Washlpgton.
At 5:55 P. M. the Senate adjourned, after
a brief executive session.
In the House.
The chaplain of the House, Dr. Couden,
made reference in his opening Invocation
today to the calamity in Martinique, ask
ing mercy for the stricken and suffering
people, and that out of the graat tragedy
might come a larger and deeper spirit of
fraternity throughout the world.
Mahon (Rtp. Pa.), chairman of the com
mittee on war clalms.lhen rose to a ques
tion of personal privilege. He read a cir
cular signed by Henry A. Smith, and said
to have -.een circulated among members
alleging that Nathaniel McKay had told
Smith paying hundreds ofc dollars for
Mahon's campaign expenses, wjth similar
statements as to other members not
named. Mahon vehemently denounced the
statements of the circular as faluc, and "he
presented an affidavit sworn to by McKay
to the effect that he had neyer made such
1 statements and bad never contributed
cent to M&bon's campaign expenses. Ma
hon added a vigorous denunciation of the
author of the circular and announced his
purpose of seeking legal redress.
Consideration of the naval applroprjatlon
bill was resumed. It was agreed to close
the debate on ihe bill at 3 P. M. tomor
row. Dayton (Rep. W. Va.) declared that the
crucial test of naval strength was the
battle line, made up of battle-ships, and
that it was a recognized fact that our
battle line was not equal tq that of Eng
land, France or Germany. This, he as
serted to be true, despite efforts to revo
lutionize naval methods by submarine
boats, dynamite cruisers like the Vesuvius,
and rams of the Katahdln type, all of
which Dayton said were practically in
effective. '
W. W. Kltchln (Dem, N. C.) favored the
oulldln" of all ships In Government yards,
maintaining that there will be an ulti
mate savng to the Government, He as
serted that the opposition to the plan
came from the powerful private ship
yards, which sought to continue the pres
ent system, by which extortionate profits
were made. He gave notice of an amend
ment providing that all four of the large
new chips shall be built in Government
yards.
Fitzgerald (Dem. N. Y.) also spoke for
Government construction. The Brooklyn
navy-yard Is In Fitzgerald's district, and
he explained the splendid equipment of
that yard for the construction of warships,
comparing this wltlv'u.e meager equip
ment of private yards, which do a large
amount of Government construction.
Metcalf (Rep. Cal.) presented compari
sons between contract atJd repair work
done in Government and in private yards,
showing better results and less cost in
Government yardB.
Elliott (Dem. S. C.) made an extended
speech in support of the proposed Ap
palachian forest reserve.
Rhea (Dem. Va.) severely arraigned the
Administration for Its present Philippine
policy and criticised some of the recent
methods of warfare against the islanders.
Maynard (Dem. Va.), who represents
the district embracing both the Norfolk
navy-yard and the Newport News ship
building plants, spoke in strong support
of Government construction. He asserted
that the $100,000,000 Invested in Govern
ment yards represented an enormous In
vestment, which yielded only a pitiful re
turn In repair work. f
The naval bill was laid aside. The con
ference report on the Cuban diplomatic
and Consular bill was agreed to; and at
4:50 P. iL the House adjourned.
EFFECT OF CUBAN BILL.
Broker Says Its Passage -Would Ruin
American. Refineries.
WASHINGTON. May 14. Manuel Rionda,
of the sugar brokerage house of Czarni
kow, McDougall & Co., of New York,
London and other cities, resumed his tes
timony before the Senate committee on
Cuban relations today, being under cross
examination by Mr. Teller. He said that
his house now has stored In Cuba about
14,000 tons of sugar, which Is owned by
various refineries of the United States.
His firm had made financial advances to
the owners of the Cuban plantations by
whlch they agree to'sell their entire prod
uct through the house represented by Mr.
Rionda.
Rionda said that -if the reciprocity bill
should pass, as It now stands, it would
have the effect of repealing the counter
vailing duties on sugars from Europe
and other countries as provided by the
Dlngley law, and that In that event, not
many years would lapse before the sugar
refining business of the United States
would become a thing of the past. This
remark also was made applicable to the
beet sugar production of the United
States and the sugar productlpn of Cuba,
Porto Rico and Hawaii. We would then
get all our sugar from Germany. Not
being a refiner, he declined to say what
would be the effect of a repeal of the
differential duty on refined sugar.
The witness said that, with the counter
vailing duty In effect, the United States
is the principal market for the cane sugar
of the world, SO per cent, of It coming to
this country. The cane sugar, he said,
gets the benefit of the countervailing
rates, but there are times when the
market conditions reverse this situation.
Heyward G. Leavltt, president and man
ager of the Standard Beet Sugar Com
pany, of Leavltt, Neb., said he had been
Identified with the beet Interests for the
past 13 years, but never had been asso
ciated In any way with Mr. Oxnard. His
factory had been in existence about two
years and Its capacity Is now CO tons of
sugar per day. Ho took Issue with Mr.
Rionda on the- point, that the Cuban
planters get the benefit of the counter
vailing duty on European sugars, con
tending that the treasury statistics show
that for the pa3t year the refineries had
absorbed the entire benefit. He, there
fore, argued that the refineries also
would secure the full benefit of the pro
posed iurther reduction on Cuban duties.
Hfi called attention to the fact
that m
ihls statement before the Industrial Com
mlttce Mr. Havrmeyer had said that the
American Company refined 90 percent.
refined sugar In the United States
H "sued that there Is virtually only one
purchaser for raw sugar In the United
Btates, leaving no competition worth
speaking of. History has shown that the
Cuban docs not store his sugar. "Hence,"
he added, "the conclusion is logical that
If we seek to give Jo the Cuban planter
a further advantage of 33 cents per hun
dredweight, as is sought by the pending
legislation to do, he will be very little
better able to realize that advantage
than ho is to realize the existing advant
age." Speaking of the Brussels agreement,
Leavltt said that Its effect would be to
place sugar production on a normal basis
and that when carried Into effect, Cuban
sugar would no longer be obliged to com
pete with countries paying enormouj
bounties to their sugar producers. An
other effect would be the restoration of
the sugar refining business of England,
making that country a competitor wun
Kne united States In purchasing Cuban
sugar and thus giving Cuba access to the
world's markets.
Leavltt declared tnat all the modern
mills make a small profit.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON. May 14. The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
Infantry Lieutenant CoJoneJs to be
Colonels, Edmund Hlce. Second; Charles
G. Peeny, Twenty-third.
E. W. Grove.
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WHITELAW REID BANQUET
FAREWELL DINNER. TO SPECIAL
AMBASSADOR TO CORONATIQN.
Responses to Tcasts by Senator De
pew and Charles Emory Smith
Addresses by Editors.
NEW YORK, May 14. Whltelaw Reid
wis the guest of honor at a farewell ban
quet given at the Union League Club to
night In anticipation of his approaching
departure fqr London as Special Ambas
sador of 'the United States at the corona
tion of King Edward VII. The banquet
was attended by about 100 gentlemen, in
cluding many prominent figures In poll
tics, finance and Journalism from all sec
tions of the country. A full length oil
painting of. Ambassador Reld, draped with
the American and British colors, overhung
the seat of the guest of the evening.
Flowers and shaded lights served as dec
orations for the table. Selections of patri
otic airs were rendered during the din
ner by an orchestra,
SAmong the Invited guests were: Sir
Percy Sanderson, the British Consul-Gen-cral,
and Cornelius N. Bliss, who sat re
spectively at the right and ,left of Mr.
Reld; Senator Depew, Henry C. Payne,
John W. Griggs, N. N. Stranahan, Presi
dent Nicholas Murray Butler, of Colum
bia University; John A. McCall, Charles
Emory Smith, Clark Howell, of the At
lanta Constitution; Melville E. Stone,
Frank 3. Noyes, 6f the Chicago Record
Herald; J. Edward Simmons, Austin B.
Fletcher, George W. Perkins, Thomas G.
Rapier, of the New Orleans Picayune; Al
bert J. Barr, of the Pittsburg Post;
Harvey W. Scott, of The Portland Ore
gonlan; Herman Rldder, of the New York
Staats Zeltung; Bradford Merrill, of the
New York World; Charles W. Knapp, of
the St, Louis Republic; W. L. McLean, of
the Philadelphia Bulletin; Charles W.
Grasty, of the Baltimore News, and
George Thompson, of the St. Paul Dis
patch. Among the members of the club present
were: Eastman Johnson, John A. Sielcher,
Henry Clews, John H. Starln, W. J. Ark
ell, F. E. Hyde, John S. Kennedy, Anson
G. McCook, General Francis Greene, Dan
iel F. Appleton, Colgate Hoyt and D. O.
Mills.
Cornelius N. Bliss, chairman, read a let
ter from the secretary of the late Arch
bishop Corrlgan, expressing the arch
bishop's appreciation of Ambassador
Reid's public services and regretting that
his present indisposition would prevent
his attendance at the dinner. Mr. Bliss
said this was probably one of the last
letters the lamented archbishop had dic
tated, as It had been dictated within a
few hours of his death.
Mr. Bliss then offered the toast "The
President of the United States," whlch
was drunk standing and with applause.
He then said: "This Is a sort of Inter
national and ambassadorial affair. I in
vite you all to rlee and drink the health
of King Edward." This was greeted with
prolonged applause.
Mr. Bliss offered a toast to Mr. Reld,
and there was great applause.
Mr. Reld made an appropriate response.
He said that it "would be an extraordi
nary person who could listen to these
words and face this assemblage without
deep sensibility and the warmest apprecia
tion." He then referred to the approach
ing coronation ceremonies, adding that
"the congratulations and good wishes your
representative is charged to present come
from what ia now clearly the greatest
compact and united body of self-governing
people that has ever appeared on the
tide of time, and are to be carried to that
people' nearest kin. The duty thus un
dertaken Is one I did not seek. But when
It was jald upon me by the President of
my country. It became a trust which few
citizens could be high enough to decline
and which J certainly was proud to ac
cept, "Gentlemen In search of Issues for the
next campaign," said Mr. Reid, "had not
then, however, instructed me that we
should be abjuring the Declaration of In
dependence If we dared to accept, llko the
other nations of the world, the Invitation
of a friendly sovereign and show him a
customary International civility."
Mr. Reld spoke at length on the opposi
tion to the sending of this special em
bassy, and Bald: "But, gentlemen, who
ever supposes from this froth on the sur
face, where the hunters for a campaign
Issue have been spouting, that the great
body of the American people. Irrespective
of party or race or section, do not with
heart and settled Judgment approve the
purpose of the President In sending this
embassy is as ignorant of this generation
on American soil as he is of the one that
preceded Columbus discovers."
Senator-Depew spoke to the toast, "The
Senate," beginning with a tribute to the
guest of the evening.
Charles Emory Smith responded to the
toast, "American Ambassadors, Past and
Present." Mr. Smith's address was an
eloquent tribute to the worth of Mr. Reld
as a Journalist, statesman and public
leader.
At the conclusion of Mr. Smith's ad
dress, Chairman Bliss referred to the
presence of many distinguished repre
sentatives" of the press, and Invited Mel
ville E. Stone to speak to thp toast of
"The Press."
Clark Howell, in the course of his re
marks, said: "I take particular pleasure
In recognizing Mr. Reld as the most con
spicuous exponent of American Journal
Ism today. In honoring him, you honor
the precs of the United States."
Mr. O'Meara reviewed the opposition to
expansion which had always prevailed
since the establishment of the Republic
and 'said: "The opposition to expansion
is not always safe ground In such a coun
try as this." He concluded with a brief
reference to Mr. Reid's great services to
the country.
Thomas J. Rapier, of New Orleans, said
he was gratified to be able to express his
concurrence In the remarks of the other
speakers on the excellence of Mr. Reid's
appointment,
Harvey W Scott, of Portland, Or., re
ferred to expansion, and predicted that
in the larger matter of expansion beyoud
the seas, "we would prove to be not In
ferior In power and ability to other na
tions, and we will govern the Philippines
with Justice and liberty, American Jour
nalism has the highest regard for Mr.
Reid, and we wish him Godspeed on his
mission."
Sir Percy Sanderson, the British Con-sul-General,
eald: "America and England
are getting together In many ways. Noth
ing could have been more touching than
the display of mourning In this country
on the death of the Queen, and tho re
ciprocal mourning In England on the death
of. President McKinley. We are bound to
gether in our Joys and sorrows. I wish
Mr. Reid the same pleasure in carrying
out his duties that we have felt In hear
ing of his" appointment."
Ex-Attorncy-General Griggs was the
last speaker. He raid: "The great mind
moving debates oro not now carried on
as formerly In the hall3 of Congrera, but
In the great Journals of the country. It
is they who throw Jlltimlnatlon on great
questions and point the direction of states
manship and judgment. In this way no
one has done more service than Whltelaw
Reid. Nothing could have been more fit
ting than his selection for this mission."
At McKInley's Tomb.
CANTON O.. May 14. Mrs. McKinley,
who continues to visit her husband's tomb
every day, will try to have the floral dla-
7play that formerly marked the entrance
to tho vault restored, because of a great
portion of the floral growth having be
come weather beaten and faded. An order
has been given to a local florist to begin
the work.
Seminaries to Consolidate.
CHICAGO, May 14. The Inter-Ocean
says: Andover Theological Seminary, the
oldest of Congregational Theological
Schools, probably will bo moved to Chi-
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MRS. JOHN KAHRING.
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cago and be consolidated with the Chi
cago Theological Seminary. It is the plan
of the advocates, of the consolidation to.
bring the Andover faculty of five mem
bers and the endowment amounting to
more than half a million dollars, to Chi
cago. This addition will give the Chicago
Seminary a faculty of 20 members and an
endowment exceeding $1,500,000.
Swelling Bryn Mawr Fund.
PHILADELPHIA, May 14. Henry M.
Havemeyer, of New York, whose daugh
ter Is a student at Bryn Mawr College,
has subscribed $20,000 to the $250,000 fund
now being raised by the Institution to
meet the conditional $250,000 gift of John
D. Rockefeller for the erection of a dor
mitory and a general heating and electric
light plant. The trustees and alumni
throughout the country have raised $200,
000. and have until June 5 to obtain the
balance of $50,000 required.
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Fast Canadian Line.
OTTAWA, Ont,, May 14. To offset In
some way the effect of the Morgan steam
ship combine, It Is said that some mem
bers of the Dominion Government are con
sidering a proposition from the Canadian
Pacific Railway for the establishment of
a fast Atlantic steamship line with a fast
freight service attached for a subsidy of
$1,000,000. The government would control
yspepsia
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the line, so that all railway companies
would get equal advantages.
Amateur Athletic Meet.
NEW YORK, May 14. The athletic
championship committee of the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United Stateb, con
sisting of J. E. Sullivan. New York, chair
man; Dr. B. Merrill Hopsklnson, Balti
more; W. H. Liglner, Milwaukee; Harry
McMillan, Philadelphia; Barlow S. Weeks.
New York, and Thomas F. Rllcy, Cam
brldgeport, has decided to hold the all
around championships of the Amateur
Athletic Union in this city on July 4.
under the auspices of the Greater New
York Irish Athletic Association.
OF SIX WEEKS
Beginning Monday, June 20, will be con
ducted in one of the rooms of the Port
land Business College, corner Park and
Washington streets. It will be strictly a
school of study, designed to aid teachers
to higher grades In the August examina
tion. Further particulars on application.
OREN ALL THE YEAR
The Portland Business College Is open all
the year. Students may enter at any
time, for special branches or a regular
course, and receive Individual or cla3s In
struction, as preferred. Call or send for
catalogue. Learn what and how we teach.
A. P. Armstrong:, LL. B.t Principal.
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