THE MORNING OREGONIAN- WEDNESDAY. JUNE 4, 1902.
DAY OF RIOTING
More Disorder Marks the
Chicago Strike.
KAKY WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Vttcrapts to Deliver Meat and .Move
Department Store Goods Met
With Great Resistance
Kumerons Arrests.
CHICAGO. June 3. Chicago's police
were led a strenuous life today by the
striking packing-house teamsters. From
daylight this morning until long after
"ark tonight the bluecoats were kept busy
dispersing trouble-makers "who congre- J
rated along the streets, and In every con
ceivable manner placed obstacles In the
wa of the meat-dealers, who endeavored
to move their supply wagons with non
unlrn drivers. In spite of the strikers and
their friends, S3 wagon-loads of meat were
delivered from the stockyards to down
town stations. Before the task was ac
complished, however, a score of police
men and rioters had been Injured, and
fully 50 persons had been placed under ar
rest. Several of the Injured were In such
a serious condition that they were taken
to hospitals. Two of the injured may
die.
"When the procession of wagons left the
packing-house district, they were guarded
by a heavy detail of police. As soon as
the wagons emerged at the entrance of
the yards, fully 500 enraged strike sym
pathizers made a rush to overturn the
conveyances. The policemen drew their
clubs, and after a hard struggle scattered
the mob. A fresh start was made, but
oefore the wagons reached the down-town
district, the mob, augmented by hundreds
of sympathizers, made another attack. In
the fight that followed, revolvers were
drawn. No person was shot, the police
Instead using their clubs Indiscriminately,
-and a dozen or more persons were hurt
'before the march could be resumed. When
the central portion of the city -was
reached, clashes between the .police and
the crowd became numerous. Street-car
trafflc was an Impossibility, and It was
necessary for several squads of police to
charge the crowds with batons before the
wagons had reached the various down
town houses.
To add to the burdens of the police de
partment, 1300 deliverers and their helpers
e'mploy'ed by the State-street general re
tail merchandise department stores went
on strike today. An attempt was made to
deliver "department store" goods in the
down-town districts this afternoon with
nonunion drivers under police protection,
but so much disorder developed that the
attempt proved futile. Before the project
Ywas abandoned, several rioters were hurt
and many arrests had been made.
Where the Rioting? Began.
Although great precaution had been tak
en by the police to prevent crowds from
congregating where wagons were carry
ing meat under the ban of the strikers,
the attempt to move a caravan of 24
"wagons under police protection from
the yards met with conflict. The rioting
took place in South Clark street In front
of the stores of Irwin Bros. & Wagner,
wholesale dealers, using meat from the
olg packers. Wagons from the yards
were driven to these stores and were
being unloaded when a crowd of specta
tors and strikers began hooting and in
terfering with the non-union drivers. The
disturbance drew a mob of nearly 2000
people to the scene.
The police who were guarding the wag
ons tried to preserve order, but were not
successful. The two Irwin brothers seized
ax handles, and in company with the
police beat back the crowd. In the me
ee Isaac Bean was thrown down a stair
way and had his back broken. A passing
street-car overturned a patrol wagon on
the way to the riots and dumped the po
licemen Into the street. A score or more
of people were arrested, but were re
leased again. In other sections of the
city attempts were made to move meats,
but 'because of the large gatherings of
people to watch the trouble, the "Wagons
were put back to the warehouses and un
loaded. While disturbances were going on over
the strike by the stockyards teamsters,
the 10 big State-street stores were seri
ously handicapped by the strike of 1300
drivers and conductors of delivery wag
onsmembers of the National Teamsters'
Union, the same organization that is con
ducting the meat drivers' strike. Fol
lowing are the stores affected: Marshall
Field & Co.: Carson, Pirle, Scott & Co.,
A. C. Stevens & Bros.. Mandel Bros..
Schleslnger & Mayer, Hlllman's Boston
Store, The Fair, A. M. Rothschild &. Co.,
Slegel, Cooper & Co. The reason for the
strike 19 a difference over the wage scale
of the stores and an attempt to relieve
the Fair, whose men were already on
etilke, by sending two wagons from each
of the ether stores to carry goods.
All the managers of the department
stores held a conference and sent out a
Joint ultimatum against the union and
Its methods. They said they would brook
no interference between their employes
and themselves by organizers, that there
had been no difficulty until the organiz
ers assumed an authority to dictate
terms; that the wage scale was equitable
and would be continued in force as at
present, and that the men would have to
leave their employ if they Insisted on
union dictation.
Department Store' Trouble.
An attempt by the Fair store manage
ment to deliver goods this afternoon after
their drivers and teamsters had struck
resulted in a riot, several injured heads
and bodies, a number of arrests and,
finally, the failure of the project. Escort
ed by 50 policemen, two wagons were
started from the store to deliver some
parcels on the West Side. The procession
had proceeded barely a block when
trouble began. CrofsTng Clark street, a
heavy express wagon drove full tilt Into
the leading wagon of the Fair. The Fair
wagon was badly damaged In the colli
sion, and the guard thrown into confu
sion. A crowd gathered in a twinkling
to vatch the excitement. The police
charged upon the crowd with drawn clubs
and struck freely at the people who were
nearest them. After a short but fierce
struggle, the crowd was pressed back and
the procession resumed. Before another
block had been traversed the crowd made
another rush for the wagons, and a sharp
battle followed. Bricks and stones were
the weapons used by the crowd, and the
missiles were thrown with such effect
that after the fight was over, dozens of
big show windows In adjoining buildings
were smashed.
In the attack which the police made
upon the crowd a dozen men were severe
ly injured by the police. SeveraLof the
strike partisans were arrested. The fierce
ness of the fight discouraged further prog
ress westward, and the two wagons were
headed back to the Fair.
Every patrolman on furlough reported
for duty today, and many of the police on
crossing duty In down-town districts were
he'd in readiness for riot calls. Hundreds
of officers assembled early in the morning
at headquarters and were given definite
orders to prevent disturbances such as
marked yesterday's deliveries of meat by
the packers. The strikers have doubled
their picket forces to try to dissuade non
union men from carylng meat from rail
road branch houses either to hotels, res
taurants or distributing points of the
I "b'g eight" packing establishments. All
the buildings of the packers are under
guard, the 'police assisting in many in
stances. The strikers deprecate yester-
."a lawlessness and disclaim responsi
bility for it. They say in all instances
the work of the mob was that of sympa
thizers only.
At 10 o'clock the teamsters of all big
State-street department stores struck. At
the big stores it la estimated that 530 men
are out.
Two Revolver Battles.
A train of 20 wagons loaded with meat
from the stockyards made its way to
the down-town district early under a
heavy guard of police. Two revolver bat
tles marked the rioting that attended the
progress of the caravan from the yards
to the city stores. After the riot at the
Irwin Bros. place, the wagon train
moved on, Interrupted by a growing mob
of men and boys. As State and Peck
streets were reached, a detective on horse
back, annoyed beyond endurance by blows
and Jeers, drew a revolver and fired. A
little further on, at Michigan avenue, in
front of a new building, the drivers wern
assailed by a quantity of bricks and mor
tar. One driver fired three times into the
crowd, but as far as cOuld be learned, no
one was injured. Other encounters took
place along the route of the meat train.
In crowded State street, trafflc was
blocked, and street-car lines tied up.
Trouble threatens to develop in packing
towns over the organization of the livestock-handlers'
union, embracing 300 men
who drive, weigh, chute and ship live
stock. The packers fear these roeri will
side with the teamsters.
An attack made today on William Kl
ser, a nonunion teamster employed by
Irwin Bros., at Harrison street and Mich
igan avenue, resulted in a. small riot, in
which several shots were fired apd one
man was? severely wounded. Klser de
clares he fired the shots in self-defense.
The man injured Is Charles Roda, 40 years
eld. He received a bullet in tht right leg
above the knee, and. amputation may be
necessary. At the time of the shooting
Roda was driving past in a buggy. Klser
was arrested.
Arbltrntlon'at Denver.
DENVER, June 3. The State Board of
Arbitration today began an investigation
of the building trades strike, which has
kept 5000 men in idleness in this city for
moro than a week despite the refusal of
the contractors to agree to arbitration.
The Bricklayers' Union has notified the
contractors that Its members are willing
to work with nonunion hodcarrkrs, but
the carpenters, painters, building laborers
and inside wlremen's unions have re
affirmed their determination to continue
the strike until an eight-hour day is
granted to the woodworkers at the plan
ing mills. The contractors say that they
will not re-employ the strikers until all
their unions leave the Building Trades
Council, which ordered the strike.
Chalnworkcrs' Union Meets.
PITTSBURG, June 3. The annual con
vention of the Chainworkers Union of
North America is It. session at Braddock,
Pa. Among the more important measures
to come before the convention will be a
scale for the coming year. A nuniber of
radical changes in the government of the
union are looked for by the delegates pres
ent. Des Moines Machinist Strike.
DES MOINES, la., June 3. Union ma
chinists, bollermakers, blacksmiths, steam
fitters, gasfitters and plumbers to the
number of about 300 went on strike today
for increased wages and shorter hours.
The molders will strike if similar demands
made by them are not met.
THAT SPRINGFIELD BRIDGE
Will Now De Built to Connect South
ern Pacific Lines.
EUGENE. June 3. It is reported here
that since the recent visit of Manager R,
Koehler and Superintendent Fields, of the
Southern Pacific Company's, lines in Ore
gon, who have been Inspecting the Wood-burn-Springfield
line, that a bridge will
be built across the Willamette at Spring
field to connect the two lines. It is cer
tain this Is one of the steps which was
submitted to Mr. Harriman at the time of
his recent Inspection tour, and that it met
his approval. This link between Spring
field and Henderson, not much more than
a mile, has been projected for several
years. At the time of the building of the
Mohawk branch the survey was made for
this, but for some reason the matter was
dropped. It is only recently that the Ore
gon officials have favored this connection
of the two lines, believing that it would
not justify the expense of a costly steel
bridge. But of late they have been of a
different opinion, and strongly favor the
project. They have for several months
been collecting data concerning the
amount of freight shipped around iby Al
bany, being hauled 90 miles to advance
one mile, with the purpose of laying the
facts before Mr. Harriman. This has ac
complished the desired result, and the
project is approved, and now it is reported
the work of building the link will be com
pleted during the present season, and that
Eugene will be made a transfer point, and
the Woodburn trains will make this their
terminal.
It Is also said that a new train to leave
Eugene each morning and run to Portland
via the Woodburn branch Is contemplated,
being an accommodation along the East
Side llhe similar to that of the Albany
local along the main line.
TWENTIETH CENTURY TRAI.V.
New Record-Breaker to Rnn Dally
Betvreen New York and Chicago.
Agent W. A. Seachrest, of the New
York Central lines, yesterday received a
dispatch from General Western Passen
ger Agent Jerome, at Chicago, announc
ing that on Jane. 15 a new train would be
put on the run between New York and
Chicago over the New York Central &
Lake Shore. This train will make the run
of 9S0 miles in exactly 20 hours, or -19
miles an hour, including all stops. It will
be the fastest long-distance train in the
world. It will leave New York at 2:45 Pw
M. and reach Chicago at 9:45 the next
morning. The East-bound train will leave
the Grand Central Station in Chicago at
2:30 P. M. and arrive at the Grand Central
Station. New York, at 9:30 the next morn
ing This train Is added to the present
service, and it practically saves a day In
passage between those two cities. It will
be called the 20th Century train.
Office to Be Revived.
ST. PAUL, June "3. The office of the
general manager has been revived by
the Great Northern Railroad, and John
F. Stevens has been elected to fill the
position. The office has been vacant
since 195. Mr. Stevens will have charge
of the maintenance and operation of the
properties of the Great Northern, the
Montana Central, the Willmar & Sioux
Falls, and the Duluth. Watertown &
Pacific roads. He will not relinquish the
duties of chief engineer, which he holds
at the present time, but will devote his
time between the two offices.
To Bnild in Mexico.
TRENTON. N. J., June 3. The Ferro
Carril de Rio Soca S. A. Company, capital
$300,000, has been Incorporated here to
build a railroad between Paso de Cardenas
and Chlltepec. in Mexico. The Incorpor
ators are: Benjamin Barrios, of Mexico
City, Alexander Potter and Julius M. Fer
guson, both of New York.
Park-Avenue Disaster Suits.
NEW YORK, June 3. Motions for a
change of venue by 'the defendant rail
road in suits fof more than 51,000.000 dam
ages, growing out of the Park-avenue dis
aster, have been overruled by Judge Smith
in the District Court at White Plains.
Express Companies Separate.
ST. LOUIS, June 3. The Joint agree
ment between the United States and Pa
cific Express Companies has been dis
served and separate agencies have been
established in St, Louis and elsewhere.
A PEACE THANKSGIVING
KING EDWARD WILL ATTEND SER-
VICE AT ST. PAUL'S.
The Terms of Settlement Appear to
Meet With Approval
on All Sides.
LONDON, June 3. King Edward will,
attend a peace thanksgiving sorvlce in
St. Paul's Cathedral, Sunday, June 8. The
Lord Mayor, Sir Joseph C. DImsdale. and
the members of the corporation will be
present in state.
Replying to a question In the House of
Commons today, the War Secretary, Mr.
Broderick, said the total number of Boer
prisoners In South AfriSa and elsewhere
is 25,565, of which 7S39 are under 16, and i
1025 over GO years of age.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, answering a ques
tion in the 'House of Commons, finally an-
nounccd that it was not proposed to re
move the tax on grain from the budget.
The following opinions of the terms of
peace have been obtained:
Admiral Lord Charles Bercsford Tho
terms are splendid. Just and generous.
Henry Laboilchcre, M. P. (Advanced
Liberal) We have gone out with the hon
ors of war and our pockets are well lined
as welL
John Burns, M. P. (Socialist) I think
the terras may prove tp be better than
they look. We arc really a great peo
ple when we know, how to behave.
It Is expected from 12.000 to 13.000 peo
ple will be disfranchised under the ar
rangement for dealing with Cape rebels.
If this Is the case the argument Is ad
vanced that it would obviate the neces
sity of suspending the constitution of
Cape Colony.
Judging from the opinions thus far
given out by public men and the London j
newspapers, the terms of peace appear to '
meet with approval from all sides, but
the extremists of ta the Jingo and the
pro-Boer parties find something to cavil
at. The moderate newspapers of both
political parties Have nothing but satis
faction to express. Among the Liberal
newspapers and politicians, a strong Idea '
prevails that King Edward will grant
some kind of amnesty to the Cape rebels
at the coronation. I
King Edward has cabled his congratula
tions cm the conclusion of peace to Lord
Kitchener and Lord Mllner, the British
High Commissioner In South Africa.
The House of Lords will hold a sitting
tomorrow to receive a message from King
Edward with reference to peace In South
Africa. "It Is expected that this message
will announce the conferring of a title t
upon Lord Kitchener and the granting to
him of a reward for his services. The re
ward will probably be 100,000.
It now appears that Lord Kitchener
will not return to London for the King's
coronation, and Joseph Chamberlain, the
Colonial' Secretary, has said that the gov
ernment doe6 not purpose to have the
new South African colonies represented at
the crowning of King Edward. Trans
vaal and Orange River representatives
could hardly reach London In time for the
coronation.
SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT
Carried Out With the Least Possible
Ceremony.
PRETORIA, Monday, June 2. The sign
ing of the peace agreement Saturday night
was carried out with th least possible
ceremony by Lord Kitchener and Lord
Mllner, and General Dewet and others
representing the Orange Free State, and
General Schalkburgher and others of the
Transvaal Government, quietly In the dining-room
of the residence occupied by the
burgher delegates, adjoining Lord Kitch
ener's house. The document lay on a
table ready. Amid profound silence the
Boer leaders took a pen In order of prece
dence and affixed their signatures, thus
surrendering the independence for which
they had so gallantly struggled.
The document was then Intrusted to
Colonel Hamilton, Lord Kitchener's mili
tary secretary, and Captain Marker, an
aid-de-camp, who left Pretoria tonight to
.deliver It to King Edward. There was
groat rejoicing at all the concentration
camps upon the news that peace had been
concluded. The occupants assembled In
the open spaces and chanted psalms, the
women weeping with Joy.
Arrangements are now being made to
send representatives of each unit of the
British Army in South Africa to partici
pate in the coronation festivities In Lon
don. TRIUMPH FOR CHAMBERLAIN.
Reason Given for the Surrender of
the Boers.
NEW YORK. June 3. There Is no mis
taking that Colonial Secretary Joseph
Chamberlain is now the dominant per
sonality In the Unionist party, says a
London dispatch to the World. Arthur
Balfour could scarcely conceal his chagrin
at the significant ovation given the) former
when the Commons listened to the an
nouncement of the Boer surrender. Still,
onr calm reflection, the Ministerial opinion
as expressed In the lobby was that the
Boers had got virtually everything they
demanded, and that the terms accorded
left little ground for acclaiming a "British
triumph.
The reason" given for the Boers' surren
der of independence Is that they are prac
tically bankrupt, and if they could prolong
the war two years more they still would
be unable to reconstitute their states
frpm the condition of ruin into which the
devastation policy has landed them. Great
Britain now will provide the funds for
this reconstltution and the new system
must Inevitably lead to a federated union
of the South African states in which the
Dutch influence must predominate.
It is felt, too, that all the rebels will be
amnestied and that even the franchise
disqualification cannot be maintained for
more than two years.
The Effect on Trade.
NEW YORK, June 3. In the opinion
of trading company officials and steam
ship agents here having business rela
tions with South Africa, the cessation of
the Boer War will mean a large increase
in trade. The traders have had no reason
to complain during the war, however, for
they say that Great Britain has bought
a large part of her food supplies for the
army here. Until the army Is entirely
withdrawn from South 'Africa, supplies
will continue to be forwarded for it, but
in decreasing quantities. In place of hay
and grain and canned goods will eventu
ally go lumber, window casings, door
frames and harrows, plows, other farming
and mining machinery all the supplies
necessary to reconstruct the country.
John Hays Hammond, the mining engi
neer, says there will be a good demand
for mining machinery, but not so much
fomtbe mines already opened as for new
deep level mines which will be dug. It
will take, he believes, several years to
satisfy the demand.
Rejoicing: In St. Helena.
JAMESTOWN, Island of St. Helena.
June 3. The news of the peace agreement
In South Africa created the greatest en
thusiasm in the Boer prison camps here,
and was celebrated with singing. A ma
jority of the Boers on the Island instet
that the peace carries independence
with it.
Premier Sprlgg's Policy.
CAPE TOWN. June 3. The Premier of
Cape Colony, Sir John Gordon Sprlgg,
during the courseof his two hours speech
at a meeting here today, announced that
the Colonial Secretary. Joseph Chamber
Iain, had informed him that the Imperial
Government did not contemplate tne sus
pension of the constitution of Cape Colony.
The Premier further declared that the
"disfranchisement of the rebels of Cape
I Colony will defeat our enemies in the
HoUte as effectually as they have been
beaten in the field."
Discussing the financial situation, the
Premier paid he intended at the colonial
conference to be held in London at the
time of the coronation festivities to up
hold free trade within the empire. Consid
erable opposition to the Premier's views
developed among the audience, while the
crowd outside the ball was so hostile that
windows were broken .with stones.
When the Pope Heard, the News.
ROME, June 3. Monslgnore Stoner, the
archbishop of Treblzonde, officially com
municated to the pope yesterday the news
of the termination of the .war in South
Africa. His Holiness answered;.'.
"God be blessed! I pray you to com
municate to the British Government the
fact that the news has filled me with
content."
Boer Delegates at Utrecht.
UTRECHT, Holland. June 3. The Boer
delegates in Europe arrived here this af
ternoon. They held a prolonged confer
ence in the house of Mr. Kruger, and af
terward another meeting was held in the
Hotel des Pals Bals. Nono of the dele
gates was willing to talk with regard to
the conclusion of peace or what had been
done at today's meeting.
Kitchener Greeted the Boers.
PRETORIA, June 3. Lord Kitchener,
accompanied by his brother. General
Kitchener, visited the camp at Vereenlg
lng last Monday and greeted the Bder
delegates there. He also expressed his
hope that Boer and Briton would live in
amity.
ON EDGE OF THE CRATER
George Kennan and Professor Hell
prln Ascended Mount Pelec.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, June
3, 1 P. M. George Kennan, accompanied
by Messrs. Jaccacl and'Varlan, arrived
at H o'clock this morning, after an ab
sence of 12 days. Professor Hellprln,
Mr. Kennan and Mr. Varlan have as
cended MoUnt Pelce. They stood on the
very edge of the crater and looked down
on the incandescent miss within. The
ascent was made Jast Sunday and It
was the second time Professor Hellprln
c.imbcd the mountain. All the explorers
are In perfect health and good spirit.1;.
No accidents occurred on the trip up
the mountain, although the explorers
were exposed to many hardships Ibd
dangers. In an Interview with the cor
respondent of the Associated Press, Mr.
Kennan said:
"Five of us started for the crater of
the volcano last Sunday and three of
us reached our object. . We crossed
Lake Palmlste, which Is now dry and
full of boulders ind huge ragged rocks
of trachyte, rhyollte and andeslte. We
then climbed on top and reached the
edge Of the crater. We found it to be
a huge chasm or crevasse, with perpen
dicular walls. We could not see down
into the crater more than 150 feet. It
was like looking- Into a white-hot fur
nace. The chasm opens out toward St.
Pierre, but .the enormous columns of
steam cut off the view In that direction.
There were hundreds of fumaroles all
about us. What was thought to be a
cone of qlnders In the crater was learned
In reality to be a huge pile of gigantic
roclis piled one 'Upon the other. There
wer crusts of sulphur everywhere, but
we saw no ashes or cinders In or near
the crater. The whole vast bed of the
old crater and of Lake Palmlste la
emitting steam through thousands of ori
fices, "The ascent to Lake Palmlste is up
a long and snirp incline, covered with
ashes. These had been soaked with the
rain and as we prpceeded there were
terrifying gorges full of hot volcanic
debris on each side of us. Every foot
step dislodged ashes and our footing was
most insecure. There were also clouds
of sulphurous smoke, through which tho
sunlight swept at Intervals. The ascent
was the most terrifying experience of
my life, yet I'rofessor Hellprln, the pre
vious day, had sal enveloped In dark
ness on the lip of what was once
Lake Palmlste and had descended in a
thunder storm of volcanic clouds and al
most complete darkness."
Mount Pelee is quiet today, but great
volumes of steim are Issuing from the
volcano. The lower mud craters, how
ever, are still pouring forth torrents.
The Le Precheur district Is said to be
caving lri, but this report has not been
verified.
ASCENT OF SOUFFRIERE.
Changes in the Mountain Discov
ered by Scientists.
ST. VINCENT, B. W. I., Sunday, June
1. The fine weather that prevailed yes
terday afforded an opportunity which was
seized by scientists from the United States
here to make an ascent of the Souffrlere
volcano. The party consisted of Profes
sor Jaffer, geologist of Harverd Univer
sity; Dr. Hovey, assistant curator of the
Museum of Natural History In New York,
and Mr. -Curtis. The explorers succeeded
In reaching the summit of the Souffrlere
from the western side. The ascent was
exceedingly difficult, owing to the mud
that covered the mountain side, but the
ground was cool.
After a tiresome scramble up the slip?
pery -hill, the crater was reached about
midday. There Was no trace whatever of
vegetation, but there had been no change
In the topography of the mountain on
that side, and the old crater retained Its
tragic beauty. The mass of water that
formerly, lay serenely about 500 feet be
low the rm of the crater had disappeared,
and the crater appeared to be a dreadful
chasm over 2000 feet deep. With the ld
of a glass water was made out at the bot
tom of the abyss. ' .
The party did not venture across trie
summit of the Souffrlere to Inspect the
new crater, which was then emitting a lit
tle vapor, for the. ground in that direc
tion 'looked to be dangerous. Apparently
the ridge of the mountain called "the sad
dle" was lnlnct. although the old crater
seemed of larger circumference than be
fore the recent eruption. At the western
base of the Souffrlere a subsidence of -a
depth of 100 feet had occurred for an
area of a -square mile. The bank of vol
canic dust that. prevents the sea encroach
ing furthei inland at Walllbou Is being
gradually washed away. The lava beds
on the eastern side of the Souffrlere con
tinue tto emit steam despite the heavy
rainfall that has occurred.
The etiiptlon, the scientists say, was ob
viously more violent on the eastern side qf
th mountain. Where the new crater Is lo
cated, than on the westward. The wIndV1
ward .district of the Island is desolated,
and tile Inhabitants, who are afraid to
return to their homes, are crowding tfre
city.
German Sympathy.
BERBIN. June 3-On the reassembling
of the Reichstag today the president.
Count von Balestram, referred to the vol
canic disaster In Martinique and expressed
"the .hearty sympathy of the Reichstag
with the noble French nation on the sad
occasion of this fearful calamity, whldh
horrifies all Germany." The Ministers and
Deputies present approved of the speech
by standing while the president was speak
ing. x
Another Volcano Active.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June J.
Deputy United fitates Marshal McKee
han. who hns Just arrived from the west,
reports the people of Grant greatly ex
cited over the appearance of activity In .a
volcano a few miles from that town. Pas
senger trains observed smoke in the direc
tion of the volcano, and a man who was
dispatched to the, place says it was issu
ing from the crater of the largest volcano
of the region.
0
Con O'Brien, an old-time citizen of
Portland, left last evening on a trip to
New York Boston and London, to visit
relatives whom he has not seen for 37
years."
BUTTE LOSES AT HOME
HELENA DEFEATS RIVAL MONTANA
NINE BY G TO 3.
Score "Was a Tie Until the Seventh,
When the Visitors Gained.
a Lead. '
BUTTE. Mont, June 3. In a closely
contested game with Helena today, Butte
baptized Its new baseball park in defeat.
The weather was threatening, but in the
afternoon there was a parade, the Boston
& Montana band leading the carriages
containing the Mayor, officials of the club
and other leading citizens. Mayor Davey
pitched the first ball promptly at 3:3a
The score remained a tie until the sev
enth, when Butte gained a run, but Hel
ena made two runs In the same inning,
which won the game. Score:
BUTTE.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Kane,, c. f 3 0 0 3 0 0
Ward. 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0
Marshall, 3b 3 112 0 0
Houtz. L f 3 12 110
Mclntvre, s. s.. ..,.. 4 0 2 14 0
Treadway, r. f...... 4 0 110 0
Zearfoss, c 4 0 13 4 1
McDonough, lb 4 r 1 11 0 0
Gay, p .'..... 4 0 0 0 5 0
Totals .33 5 11 24 t 2
HELENA.
Shaffer, lb 5 119 2 0
Pceples. 2b .. 4 0 13 2 0
Flannery, c f 4 2.2 0 1 1
Rebsamen, L f 4 12 0 0 0
Partridge, r. f .'4 0 12 10
Keefe, c 4 0 . 1 11 4 2
McGllllgan, 3b 2 2 1111
Schmeer, s. s 4 0 2 12 0
Wlggs, p 4 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .35 6 U 27 13 '4
SCORE BT INNINGS.
12345S789
Butte 2 0 10 10 10 0-5
Helena ....0 1210020 6
SUMMARY.
Earned runs Butte, 3; Helena, 4.
Two-base hits Zearfcss, Ward, Houtz,
Flanrery, Rebsamen.
Sacrifice hits Marshall, Flannery, Fee
pies, Schmeer. Partridge.
Three-base hits Houtz. Ward, McDon
ough. Stolen bases Marshall (2). McGllllgan.
Left on bases Butte. 4; Helena, 6.
First base on balls Oft Wlgg. 3; Gay, L
Hit by pitched ball By Gay. 1.
Struck out By Wlggs, S; by Gay, 3.
Time of game 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Attendance 1300.
Umpire Colgan.
No Game Rain.
The Portland-Spokane basoball game
scheduled for yesterday was postponed on
account of rain. The Bunchgrassers are
In good trim and anxious to try conclu
sions with the Portland nine.
Game at Tncomn Postponed.
TACOMA, June 3. Seattle-Tacoma game
postponed; rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chi en bo Beats New York.
NEW YORK. June 3. The New Yorks
could do nothing with the Chicago team
today, and the result was another defeat
for the home team, the Hth straight. At
tendance 2100. Score:
R H E R H E
Chicago 12 16 4New York .....4 S 5
Batteries-sT. Taylor and Chance; L.
Taylor and Yeager. Umpire Cantlllon.
Brooklyn Bents Cincinnati.
BROOKLYN, June 3. Brooklyn kept up
its winning streak by defeating Cincin
nati at Washington Park today. Attend
ance 1200. Score:
R H El R H E
Cincinnati ...1 7 lj Brooklyn .... 2 8 1
Batteries Hahn and Pelts; Newton and
Ahearn. Umpire Emslle.
St. Lonls Beats Boston.
BOSTON, June 3. PIttenger weakened
in the ninth inning today and allowed six
St. Louis batters to score after Boston
had apparently won. Attendance 1S00.
Score:
R H El R H E
Boston 9 16 2JSt. Louis ....1110 2
Batteries Melarkey, Pittlnger and
Mo ran; Murphy, Dunham and O'Neill.
Umpire O'Day.
Philadelphia Beats Pittsburg'.
PHILADELPHIA. June 3. Today's
game was a stubborn contest. Philadelphia
winning in the 10th Inning. Pittsburg tied
the score In the seventh through Wag
ner's home run, a sacrifice and two sin
gles. White's pitching was superb. At
tendance 1593. Score:
R H El R H E
Pittsburg .... 3 4 3 Philadelphia.. 4 10 4
Batteries Phllllppl and O'Connor; White
and Dooin. Umpires Powers and Brown.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Baltimore Beats St. Louis.
BALTIMORE. June 3. McGlnnlty had
one bad inning this afternoon in the first
game of the series with St. Louis, but the
Baltimore team played a steady uphill
game, and won out by hitting F. Dona
hue before he was replaced by Sudhoff.
Attendance 2191. Score:
R H El R H E
Baltimore ... 7 12 4St. Louis 6 5 1
Batteries McGlnnlty and Robinson; F.
Donahue. Sudhoff and J. Donahue.
Washington Shuts Out Detroit.
WASHINGTON, June 3. Today's game
between Washington and Detroit was a
pitchers' battle between Hatton and Mer
cer, neither side scoring for eight Innings.
Four bunched hits by the home team In
their last turn Sit bat won the game. At
tendance 3057. Score:
R H El R H E
Washington.. 2 S lj Detroit 0 2 2
Batteries Patton and Clarke; Mercer
and McGuire.
Philadelphia Bents Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3. Chicago
failed to do anything of any consequence
with Plank's delivery up to the ninth in
ning, when, with two men out, they made
six hits. Including three doubles. Attend
ance 1S19. Score:
R H E R H E
Chicago 7 11 3 Philadelphia.. 9 16 0
Batteries Callahan and Sullivan; Plank
and Schreck.
Western League Scores.
At Des Moines Des Moines, 4; St. Jo
seph, 7.
At Denver Denver 10; Peoria, 3.
A't Colorado Springs Colorado Springs,
2; Milwaukee, 4.
At Omaha Omaha, 1; Kansas City, 7.
ENGLISH DERBY TODAY.
King Edward and Many Americans
Will See the Race.
LONDON, June 3. Many Americans
found their way to Epsom today, where
King Edward and a brilliant suite watched
the races. Nearly all the members of the
royal family and the foreign potentates
in England will be the King's guests for
the Derby tomorrow, and the demand for
coaches threatens to exceed the supply-.
Today's races were marred by accidents
to- three Jockeys In the race for the Cra
ven Stakes, when, owing to the uneveh
ness of the turf, three horses collided,
throwing their riders, including England's
premier Jockey, Lane, to tho ground, and
Incapacitating him from riding in the
Derby.
Maher, tho American, succeeded in cap.
turing the Woodcote Stakes and the Wel
lington Plate, the latter on Mrs. Langtry's
Smllax. Maher will ride the Duke of
Devonshire's brown colt Cheres, 20 to 1
against; Jenkfos will have the mount on
Wallace Johnston's bay colt Fowling
Piece, 100 to 9 against; J. H. Martin will
pilot J. Gubblns brown colt Ard Patrick.
7 to 1 against; J. Rein""wlll be in the sad
dle on W. C. Whitney's chestnut colt In
truder, 100 to 6 against, and Spencer will
have the mount on J. R. Keene's bay or
brown colt Kearsarge, 100 to 1 against.
AH these horses are regarded as outsid
ers except Ard Patrick, who Is supported
by many of the sporting papers as being
the best "gamble'' for a place In the race.
Relff, who, It Is said, has had the offer to
ride R. S. Slever's bay filly Scepter, the
favorite at 5 to 4 against, and had W. C.
Whitney's .permission to do so, says he
would rather ride a loser for Mr. Whitney
than win for Mr. Slevers.
Rnces at llnrlem.
CHICAGO. June X Karlem results:
Four and a half furlongs Sigmund
won. Captain Arnold second. Gallant
Smith third; time, 1:01 4-5.
One mile Moderator won, Ben Frost
second. Blessed Damosel third; time,
1:54 2-5.
Six furlongs, selling Ice King won,
Kenllworth second, Joe Martin third;
time. 1:22 2-5.
Five furlongs Rheta won. The Don
second. Ben Chalice third; time, 1:0S 4-5.
One mile Lou. Woods won, Dandola
second. Tommy Foster third; time, 1:55.
Races at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 3. Fair ground re
sults": One mile and 70 yards, selling Ducasse
won, Hansbrough second, Jim Winn
third; time, 1:524.
Four half furlongs Maxetta won, Rob
ert G. Lansing- second, Pettijohn third;
time, 0:57.
Steeplechiae, about one and one-half
miles Imperialist won, Torreon second,
Alva II third; time, 2:534.
Six furlongs, purse Frank Bell won,
Laura G. second, Lakeview Belle third;
time. 1:174.
Mile and 70 yards, selling Swords
man Won, W. B. Gates second. Branch
third; time, 1:5$4.
One and three-sixteenths miles, sell
ingSilver Garter won, Josle F. second.
Tea Gown third; time, 2:07.
Races at Gravesend.
NEW YORK, June 3. Gravesend re
sults:
Five half furlongs Athelroy won. Our
Nugget second, White Chapel third;
time, 1:07 4-5.
Mile and sixteenth Homestead won.
Grand Opera second, Friend Krupp
third; time, 1:49.
About six furlongs Cheat Em won,
Essene second, Snark third; time, 1:11 1-5.
Brookdale Handicap, mile and an
eighth Morningslde won, Advance
Guard second, Col. Padden third; time,
1:52.
Five furlongs Tantalus Cup won. In
vincible second, Credulity third; time,
1:02.
Mile and 70 yards, "selling Merlto won,
Mercer second. Prince Richard "third;
time. 1:15 3-5.
Races at Latonia.
CINCINNATI, O., June 3. Latonia re
sults: Six furlongs Cotton Plant won. Weird
second, Tom Embry third; time, 1:15.
Five furlongs Maghone won. Our Sal
He second, Mary Glenn third; time, 1:024.
One mile Jack Ratlin won, Talpa sec
ond. Hunter Ralne third; time, 1:41.
The Harold Stakes, value $1395, five fur
longsSheriff Beh "ron, Lendln second,
Gold Bell third; time, 1:024.
Mile and 70 yards Remp won, Drum
mon second, John McGurk third; time.
1:474.
Six furlongs Erema won, Clorlta sec
ond, Maggie Felix third; time, 1-15J&.
Intercollegiate Field Meet.
M'MINNVILLE, June 3. Preparations
are being made for the annual intercolle
giate field meet to be held in McMlnnvllle,
Friday, June 6. The college oval Is being
put in shape, In spite of Inclement weath
er, and there is every prospect for the
most successful meet In the history of the
league.
MILITIA SCANDAL.
Sensation in the Michigan Military
Clothing Deal.
LANSING, Mich.. June 3. William
White, ex-Quartermaster-General of the
Michigan National Guard, today, in his
testimony before the Supreme Court In
the disbarment proceedings against At
torney E. S. Roose. of Kalamazoo, told for
the first time the full story of the state
military clothing frauds, and declared
that Colonel Ell R. Sutton, of Detroit,
who was acquitted of complicity in them
by a jury, was a party to the fraud, and
received his share of the profits. His tes
timony created a sensation, in view of
Sutton's indictment and subsequent ac
quittal after a long and bitterly fought
trial. The disbarment proceedings against
Roos are based on his alleged connection
with the frauds as a director of the Hen
derson-Ames Company, of Kalamazoo.
In 1899 a' quantity of military clothing
that the state held under the Spanish
War fund act was sold to the "Illinois
Supply Company" by the state military
board for $10,500, and then the same
clothing subsequently was repurchased by
the board for the use of the National
Guard for more than $30,000. White testi
fied today that the fictitious "Illinois Sup
ply .Company" was composed of himself,
Ell R. Sutton, General Arthur F. Marsh.
Inspector-General of the Michigan Na
tional Guard, and a member of the mili
tary board and the Henderson-Ames Com
pany, of Kalamazoo. The plan of organiz
ing the fictitious company was suggested.
White said, by an agent of the Henderson-Ames
Company. After the sale of the
clothing to the "Illinois Supply Com
pany," and its shipment to the Henderson-Ames
factory at Kalamazoo, It was
retlcketed and refurbished and then re
purchased by the state from that com
pany as new clothing. White testified
that the drlglnal Investment In the Illinois
Supply Company and $31,000 In profits was
returned, and he divided it among- Sutton,
Marsh and himself.
Director Kauffer, of the Henderson
Ames Company, testified that after the
"grand Jury had been, called. Roos attend
ed the directors' meeting, where the story
told to the Ingham County grand jury
was arranged, and a fund of $27,000 wa3
raised by contribution from each director,
including Roos. This fund went to pur
chase the certificate of deposit, which
was shown to the grand jury in substan
tiation of the story that the profits of
the deal had never been divided, but were
still intact for payment to the state. The
case will be resumed tomorrow.
White and Marsh both pleaded guilty In
the Circuit Court to the charges brought
against them as a result of the deal, and
were pardoned by the late Governor Pln
gree. PRICES GO UP.
Action Taken by the Hard-wood Asso
ciation. LOUISVILLE. Ky., June 3.-Shortly
before midnight tonight thex Hardwood
Manufacturers of the United States ad
vanced the price of yellow poplar $1 a
thousand. The price was advanced from
$2 50 to 53 50 a thousand at a meeting of
yellow poplar manufacturers held at Lex
ington, Ky., a month ago, and tonight's
action means an additional advance. The
hardwood manufacturers also decided to
advance the price of all other hardwood
lumber $1 a thousand as soon as the pre
vailing prices can be ascertained by cor
respondence. Dissolution of Whisky Company.
TRENTON. N. J., June 3. A certificate
was filed in the Secretary of State's office
after office hours last night of proof of
publication of the notice of dissolution of
the Spirits Distributing Company. This
Is one of the constituent companies of
the Distilleries Company of- America,
which controls the majority of the stock
of tho dissolved company.
LOOPHOLE IN THE BILL
CHINESE EXCLUSION LEGISLATION
MAY BE DEFEATED.
Question As to W'hether Treaty-Ob-
'llgatlo'n- Clause Applies to All
Countries.
WASHINGTON. June 3. An alarm has
been sounded by Pacific Coast Senators
arid by labor union leaders over what
they regard as a loophole In the recently
enacted Chinese exclusion legislation by
which the purpose of Congress may
be for practical purposes nullified. Tho
words of the new law which occasion this
alarm are: "So far as the same are not
inconsistent with treaty obligations."
Does this mean "with China." or with
all nations? If the latter, as' attorneys
for the Chinese assert, the Chinese resi
dents of Hong Kong who have become
British subjects might come la here free
ly, and. what is more.'some Central Amer
ican countrjr might get into the business
of naturalizing Chinese on easy terms, in ,
order that they might take advantage of
our treaty with such a country and come
in here.
The Treasury holds that treaty obliga
tions "with China" is understood from
the context in the new law, and accord
ingly excludes persons of the Chinese
race, wherever they come from, "unless
they meet the conditions laid down in tho
laws of this country. This was the in
terpretation made by Assistant Secretary
Taylor and submitted by him to Acting
Solicitor Reeve, who gave an opinion on
the same side.
The Chinese will doubtless take the
matter to the courts, unless In the mean
time Congress regards the point as seri-
Lpus enough to pass amendatory legisla
tion at this session. Senator Turner, of
Washington, has already introduced a bill
to this end. and a similar bill was today
offered In the House.
The Senate public lands committee to
day favorably reported a bill providing
that in issuing permits for grazing on
forest reserves no preference shall be
given to the flocks or herds of one state
over those of another, nor shall authority
be given to any person or persons not in
the. Government service, nor to any asso
ciation or corporation to pass or grant
any permit to .graze sheep or other live
stock on such reserves. This latter pro
vision is to cut off dictation of local stock
associations heretofore in evidence
throughout the West.
CUBAN SUGAR INQUIRY.
Newspaper Man's Testimony Before
Senate Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 3. H. G. Browne,
a newspaper man, was a witness before
the Senate committee on relations with
Cuba today, and made a statement con
cerning hi6 observations in the islands.
He also discussed the ownership of tho
lands and the production of sugar.
Mr. Browne said that the Cuban estates
were heavily encumbered, and that Ameri
cans had made large purchases of such
estates. Speaking of the loans made by
the bankers to the planters, Mr. Browne
characterized them as nothing else but
loans In call, which enabled the mortgagee
to take the sugar at will. "There Is ho
longer any competition In the purchase of
Cuban sugar crops," he said. "That day
has gone by." Mr, Browne declared that
Mr. Havemeyer undoubtedly was interest
ed In the Sanchez plantations, although he
had denied such statements. '
Senator Piatt sharply questioned the
witness regarding his testimony, saying
that In a law court very little of It would
have been allowed to go in, and he fur
ther took occasion to doubt the accuracy
of the statement by Neston M. Qulntero,
which Mr. Browne filed at the beginning
of his testimony.
This led Senator Teller to demand that
Qulntero be summoned. Addressing Sen
ator Piatt, he said: "Then you can exam
ine him as much as you please. You have
the power to Drove whether thp tntmflnt
f is correct or incorrect, and you are sup
posed to De getting this Information for
the Senate, and not for the sugar trust,
or any one else."
Teller, further addressing Senator Piatt,
said he had a right to complain of the
way he had been treated In the commit
tee, and that If he had known that the
committee would not allow witnesses from
Cuba to come here, he would have sent
some one there to Investigate. "I want
Qulntero summoned." said Teller.
Without passing from the question the
committee adjourned until tomorrow.
ERUPTION IN BOLIVIA.
Two Villages Destroyed and 75 Per
sons Killed.
NEW YORK, June 4. A d'spatch from
La Paz, Bolivia, dated Monday, says, ac
cording to th Valparaiso. Chile, corre
spondent of the Herald, that two villages
have been destroyed and 75 persons killed
by the eruption of a 'volcano In the Trio
of Chicio. The serious eruption of the vol
cano continues.
Earthquakes in Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, June 3. Earthquake
shocks continue in that portion of the
State of Guerrero where seismic activity
has long been a matter of observation and
record. There were renewals of earth
quakes Sunday In Chllapoclngo, which is
just recovering from the previous shock
that ruined the city, the capital of the
State of Guerrero. There was also a
strong earthquake shock at Taxco, a min
ing town, and a slight shock was felt
here.
A recent examination of Cerro del Coll,
an extinct volcano near the City of Guad
alajara, shows that matter Inside the" cra
ter Is composed of a gelatinous mud,
which slides about, but without breaking
or exploding. There Is no apprehension
regarding this mountain.
. i
Transport Movements.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 3. A week
from tomorrow the transport Warren will
be due from Manila, and on the 16th the
'Kilpatrlck is expected to arrive. Word
has been received here that the Hancock
left Manila on May 27, bringing the head,
quarters and 10 companies of the Ninth In
fantry, 443 enlisted men, 50 prisoners and
314 casuals. The transport Sherman left
Manila May 28 with Major-General Lloyd
Wheaton and Brigadier-General Simon
Snyder, in addition to 580 enlisted men
of the Sixth Infantry, 563 enlisted men
of the Nineteenth Infantry, 51 sick men, 11
Insane and 42 discharged soldiers.
Kid Curry Sentenced.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 3. Charles
Johnson, alias Harvey Logan, alias Kid
Curry, the alleged Montana train Tobber.
was today fined and sentenced to six
months' Imprisonment on two minor
charges, but on three major ones, shoot
ing two policemen and bringing stolen
property Into the state, continuances
were taken to the September term of
court. Logan is believed to have par
ticipated in the Great Northern train
robbery in which $40,000 was secured.
Dismissed by Court of Appeals.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3. The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals today dis
missed the appeal in the case of Kennedy
J. Hanley vs. the Empire State MIriing &
Developing Company. The dismissal was
without prejudice and for the reason that
Charles Sweeney and F. Lewis Clark, de-
1 f endants, were not named in the appeal.