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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1902.
HARBOR WORK PLAN
Gillespie Will Order All Haste
in Oregon.
NO INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED YET
"Will Order Examination to Deter
mine Feasibility of Patting: in a.
Sea Dredge at the Month of.
the Colombia Hirer.
As soon as he Is officially advised of
the slsnlnc of the river and harbor
bill. General Gillespie, Chief of Engl
neers, -will formulate plans for work
throughout the country
Indian "War Veterans have no occa
elon to employ an attorney' to get their
pensions under the new law. Their
Representatives in Congress can attend
to the matter. If necessary, but the law
is .to plain 'that no outside assistance
will be required.
WASHINGTON, June 17. General Gil
lespie, Chief of Engineers, has not
yet been officially advised of the passage
of the river and harbor bill, hence has is
sued no instructions to local engineers
looking to carrying out the provisions of
the measure. As soon as an official copy
of the bill Is received, he will, as speedily
as possible, take steps to have -work be
gun in accordance with the law. Gen
eral Gillespie said today that he would
direct Captain Langfltt, In charge of
Oregon Improvements, to proceed with all
possible speed on the several projects au
thorized for the state, keeping in mind
the fact that substantial work is deBired.
He says preliminary work at the mouth
of the Columbia -River has been so suc
cessfully carried out that the new work
can be commenced at once.
In referring to a sea dredge for the bar
at the mouth of the river. General Gil
lespie 'said that both Captain Langfltt
and Colonel Heuer, two eminent hydraulic
engineers, had reported to Tilm that such
a dredge would be invaluable for main
taining a temporary channel at the mouth
of the Columbia., but had not made de
tailed examinations as to the conditions
there. He believes If a dredge will ac
complish all these two engineers assert, it
should be built. However, he does not
wish to make any wasteful expenditure
of money, and will have a thorough ex
amination and report submitted before ha
makes a decision. He admits that sea
dredges have done much for the harbors
of the Atlantic Coast, and if, upon care
ful investigation, there Is reasonable as
surance that a dredge will materially ben
efit the Columbia River, he will then au
thorize Its construction.
No steps have yet been taken looking
to the appointment of a board to make
an examination and re-estimate for a
canal between The Dalles and Celilo, but
this board, as well as that to examine the
Seattle waterway, will bo appointed short
ly after General Gillespie is formally ad
vised of the passage of the river and har
bor bill.
NO NEED FOR PENSION SHARKS.
Indian War Veterans Can. Get Money
Through. State Delegations.
WASHINGTON, June 17. The Indian
War veteran bill will go to the President
for his signature at an early date. Early
this morning, Representative Tongue had
the enrolled copy of the bill, as It passed
the House yesterday, signed by Speaker
Henderson, and forwarded to the Senate.
There Senator Mitchell had arranged mat
ters with the chairman of the Indian com
mittee, so that the bill was at once laid
before the Senate, and the verbal amend
ment of the House agreed to. The meas
ure was finally engrossed tonight and will
be signed by Speaker Henderson and
President pro tem. Fryc, of the Senate,
tomorrow, when Representative Tongue
will follow it to the White House to se
cure the President's signature. Mr.
Tongue hopes to secure the pen with
which the President signed the bill as a
present for the Indian War Veterans of
Oregon. ,
There will be no necessity for any bene
ficiaries of the Indian War veteran bill
to squander any of the money they are
entitled to upon pension attorneys here
In Washington or elsewhere. Whatever
assistance may be necessary can be ob
tained from Senators and Representatives,
-ie veterans will need to file their appli
cations uder the law in the manner to
be prescribed by the Pension Commis
sioner, as osoon as it goes to him In the
regular lorm. There will, no doubt, be a
rush on the part of thj pension sharks
here to secure the claimants as clients,
but to employ such attorneys will be like
throwing money away, as it will not has
ten the claims in any manner to have
these attorneys employed.
ACTIVE WORK FOR CANAL BILL,
Mcnrngua Folk Realize Test Will Be
on Spooncr Amendment. .
WASHINGTON, June 17.-There has
been a great deal of active work done on
the canal bill during the last few days.
While other matters seemed of greater
importance, yet the men actively inter
ested In canal legislation have been put
ting forth every effort to secure every
possible vote for the proposition which
they favor. The Important test is com
ing upon the Spooner amendment. If it
is adopted, it will send the bill to con
ference, and with the scramble that is
being made to secure an early adjourn
ment, there will be no possibility of se
curing a conference report at this session.
The outcome is so close that It depends
entirely upon doubtful men who have not
yet expressed an opinion as to whether
the Spooner proposition will carry. There
are some doubtful votes in Jthe Republican
camp and a few on the Democratic side
which may decide the contest.
Those who are advocating the Spooner
amendment f eel"--confident of it being
adopted, while the Nicaragua men do not
profess to be so sanguine. Still here
have been some surprises, and men who
were confidently expected to support the
Panama bill have come out for the Nic
aragua route. On the Republican side
men like Mitchell, of Oregon; Nelson and
Clapp. of Minnesota; Perkins and Bard,
of California; Piatt, of New York, and
Hawley, of Connecticut; Quay and Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania, and Stewart, of
Nevada, will vote for .the Nicaragua bill,
and possibly Elkins and some others may
do the same. Foster, of Washington, be
lieves tlieJPanama route offers the best
solution "of the canal problem. The posi
tion of Quay and Penrose Is interesting,
as It means that the Pennsylvania boss
wants to get even with Hanna b; beating
him, and is Joined by Piatt, as these two
old-time politicians never were able to
mingle closely with Hanna. Hanna vot
ed against Quay's admission on the ap
pointment of a Governor, and the latter
docs not forget those things.
.' ELKINS HAS SCALP OF ALDRICH. .
West Virslnlnn W.ins "His Fight
Against Cuban Reciprocity.
WASHINGTON, June 17. The scalp of
Senator Aldrich. of Rhode Island, to
night hangs at the belt of .Sen
ator Elkins, of West Virginia. Every
body here recognizes the fact that it has
been a battle royal between these two
men, and that if Elkins had not made
one of the strongest contests he has had
in recent years, Cuban reciprocity would
probably have been victorious. Elkins
found a very determined minority of the
party, and held it together against all
efforts of the Administration and old
leaders of the Senate to shake it. His
task has been made easier by tho fact
that not more trial .a dozen Republican
Senators care anything whatever about
passing the bin, and most of them arc glad
to see it postponed. All. the talk now is
for a treaty, and probably one will be
sent in, but It Is utterly impossible to
get the treaty through, before this ses
sion adjourns, and it is doubtful if it
Mil go through In the short session.
U. S. SHIPBUILDING.
We Are Evidently Equipped to Com
pete With, the Whole World.
The census bulletin on shipbuilding,
prepared under the -direction of and intro
duced by a valuable critical and historical
sketch by Mr. A. R. Smith, of New York
city, expert special agent, shows that the
business of constructing iron and steel
ship3 grew between 1S90 and 1900 with al
most unrivaled rapidity. The construction
has been mainly on the Lakes and for
the coastwise trade, in neither of which
is there foreign competition. But the ex
pansion of the business, the equipment of
the yards with machinery and the reduc
tion in the cost of construction, leaves
no doubt that the shipbuilders of the
United States are on the point of enter
ing he lists against shipbuilders of all
other countries.
Nine navy-yards are computed to have
a capital of $54,291,011. In I860 675 private
shipbuilding yards had an aggregate cap
ital ot under $0,000,000. This contrast
shows how expensive a plant Is required
for building large steel ships. This is
also strikingly ahown by the fact that the
value of the product of all yards In 1900
did not quite equal the capital, while in
1S00 it was more than double the capital.
Omitting the Government establishments,
the capital invested In shipbuilding in 1900
was $77,362,701, an Increase In round num
bers of about $50,000,000 in 3,0 years; the
capital in this business in 1900 was nearly
three limes as great as in 1890.
But the building of wooden vessels has
been nearly stationary. The whole in
crease of capital has been Just over $50,
000,000, while the increase of capital In
Iron and shipbuilding, the establishments
for which have increased in number from
18 to 44, was but little under $50,000,000.
This capital in 1S90 was $10,712,023, and
in 1900 $59,839,555, the amount of wages
paid Increased fourfold, and the value
of the product. Including repairs, in
creased from $13,012,266 to $50,367,739. The
value of construction alone was nearly
equal to the value of products In 1590; in
1900 it was about one-half.
Not only has the recent growth of the
business been very great, but Mr. Smith
says "tho tonnage constructed during the
census year. May 31, 1900, was greater
than during any preceding year in the
history of the United States, with the
possible exceptions of 1854 and 1855." In
those years we were outstripping Great
Britain, but when our power upon the sea
reached its maximum, point Iron and
steam began to displace wood and canvas,
and the extension of the United States to
tho Pacific Coast 'and the demonstrated
success of railroad diverted American en
terprise from the sea to the land. With
the "winning of the West," in the happy
phrase of President Roosevelt, practically
Completed, American capital has been
displacing foreign capital at home and has
even extended to the sea and to foreign
codntrles.
The amount of American shipping en
gaged In foreign trade is small, and de
clined in the last decade. American en
terprise In shipping has naturally devel
oped first the field where no foreign com
petition Is encountered. But our place in
the carrying trade Is not measured by
the statistics of American construction.
In his last annual report the Commis
sioner of Navigation showed that Ameri
can capital owned 672,455 tons of steam
vessels In American yards on the sea
board, though mostly for the coastwise
trade, was nbout 40,000 tons, or more
than DO per cent greater in the fiscal
year 1901 than in the year 1900. The coast
wise trade can hardly continue indefinitely
calling for such a rate of new construc
tion; the yards, some of which represent
an investment of $5,000,000 to $10,000,000
each, are looking forward to constant
employment. Much of this must be found
In the foreign trade. Mr. Smith says:
"In view of the great reduction in the
cost of Iron and steel during the past 10
years there has been a substantial de
cline" in the cost of construction. These
costs as reported from different sections
of the country, vary so greatly that
he says "deductions as to average value
per gross ton for the United States pos
sess no significance." They establish no
general average, but they do possess sig
nificance." The costs where construction
is very limited, And probably of a spe
cial character, may be disregarded. In
Michigan, where eight iron and steel ves
sels were'built, having an average capac
ity of 4291 tons, the cost was $61 35 per
ton. In Pennsylvania, where 22 vessels
were built of an average capacity of 3S50
tons, the cost per ton was $104 48; ocean
steamers are more expensive than lake
steamers, and war vessels than merchant
steamers. These facts suggest the not
distant entrance of American shipbuild
ers into competition with the world.
A Malicious Meddler
Detroit Free Press.
Two well-dressed and attractive yiung
women business girls, apparency rus
tled into a car the other mornlnr and tnnir
scats. After they were comfortably ad
justed, witn parcels and umbrellas, the
one In the blue cloth suit scanned the
two men who sat opposite, and remarked
to her companion:
"It's too near .the stove here; let's
move down."
Then the girls arose, and took seats
Xarther down, out of range of the two
men.
"What was the matter. Clara?", the
other girl asked; "It wasn't really too
warm back there."
"No," the first girl answered with
spirit, "but that horrid man with the
brown hat and overcoat sat near us.
He Is always on the car near me, Laura,
and I detest the sight of him."
"I don't know him," commented Laura;
"who Is lie?"
"Why, I don't know him. either," Clara
explained; vbut I won't sit where I have
to look at him."
i "Has he ever been rude to you?" asked
"Rude? I think so. About three
months ago I dreamed I was standing
before the 'altar in a lovely church all
decorated with palms and flowers, and
was Just about to be married oh. to such
a handsome man, Laura, nnd that hid
eous old thing in the brown hat and
coat the very same man came rushing
down the aisle and arrested my prom
ised husband far bigamy."
FIRED ONNORWEGIAN SHIP
OUTRAGE COMMITTED BY VENEZ
UELAN REBELS.
Captain of the Vessel Killed and n
PnnHcnRor "Wounded American
"Warships Sent to Scene.
ST. THOMAS. D. W. I.. June 17. Advices
from Georgetown. British Guiana, under
date of June 14, say that the Norwegian
steamer Jotun arrived at Georgetown that
morning from Venezuela, and the chief
officer reported that yonczuelan revolu
tionists "commandeered" the vesoel June
6, at Barancss. The chief of the party.
General Valentine Porez, took charge of
tho vessel. Revolutionary troops were
then embarked on board the Jotun and
she conveyed about 250 of them to Bolivar,
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THE DALLES. Or., June 17. Much satisfaction is expressed in this city over
the selection by Governor Geer o R. H. Weber to nil the vacancy on the State
Horticultural Board, caused by the death ot Emit Scbanno, who was also a resi
dent of The Dalles. Mr. Weber has resided here for the past IS year?, coming to
Oregon front Nebraska, where he had been actively Interested In the nursery busi
ness. During: his residence here he has beoome the foremost nurserjman In this
section and a promlrfent frultralser. He is secretary of The Dalles Fruitgrowers"
Union, and an authority on fruit trees. He Is a native of Germany.
landing at the latter place June 7. Then.
Captain Moling was allowed to resume
command of the ship, and she was taken
on the other side of the bay, where she
loaded cattle.
On her return voyage, when passing St.
Felix, Venezuelan troops fired on the Jotun
from two vessels, killing Captain Mellng
and wounding a passenger named Nownes.
The government vessels pursued the Jo
tun, but she succeeded in escaping.
To Protect American Interests.
WASHINGTON, June 17. The Cabinet
today dLscueod the situation in Venezue
la. It was decided that one or two war
ships shall be sent at once to La Guayra.
This action was taken, not upon definite
advices, but In pursuance of the general
policy of looking after American citizens
In case of disturbances. .Later In the af
ternoon orders were sent to the Cincin
nati and Topeka to proceed at once to La
Guayra.
The orders to the Cincinnati and the
Topeka mentioned La Guayra especially
as their destination. From cable and mail
advices received In a reliable quarter here,
It appears very probaide that the Topeka,
because of her light draft, will proceed
from La Guayra up the Orinoco River,
where steamships of a big commercial
company arc praetlcally in a state of
blocKade, owing to the activity of the
revolutionists in that quarter.
The mall advices of May 31 say that
Senor Farrlra, President of the Venezue
lan Stite of Guiana, was captured at his
capital, Cludad Bolivar, and that the rev
olutionists secured 1200 Mauser rifles,
2,000,000 rounds of ammunition, a quick-firing
gun and two breechloading cannon.
General Salas, the commandant of the
government forces, made his escape,
boarded with his party two government
gunboats and two -ships of a trading com
pany, sailed down tho Orinoco and estab
lished a temporary capital at San Felix.
A cablegram received In the same quar
ters, dated at Trinidad on the 13th InsL,
says that on that day three government
gunboats sailed from Trinidad, presum
ably to relieve the government forces up
the Orinoco. The advices also say that
General Matos, the leading spirit in the
revolution. Is mirching on Caracas with
a force of nearly 7000 men, and that all In
dications point to the overthrow of the
Castro administration in a short time.
An interesting situation in connection
with the bombardment of the port of
Caperuno by government gunboats re
cently Is brought out in the advices re
ceived here today. It appears that the
French cruiser Suchet and the German
cruiser Faike were both present at the
bombardment. The firing had proccedpd
only a short time when the commanders
of both the fdrelgn vessels sent word to
the commanders of the Venezuelan gun
boats that further bombardment could
take place only at th-jlr own peril. This
information would serve to explain why
the bombardment of that port, which be
gan with such gusto, came to naught.
Hopeful of Overthrowing Cantro.
NEW YORK, June 17. Owing to the
news of an exodus of a large number of
President Castro's supporters from Vene
zuela, coupled with recent defeats suf
fered by the government, the revolu
tionists arc hopeful of overthrowing Cas
tro In the ensuing month, says a Herald
dispatch 'from Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Four hundred government troops, who
landed at Soro for the purpose of re
taking Qulra, were completely dofcated
by General Correga. The government lost
70 killed and many wounded, besides 150
men taken prisoners.
General Matos army, w'hlch is march
ing on Caracas, has reached Carlnes. en
route to Guarraco. where reinforcements
are awaiting the revolutionary leader.
Guarraco was recently ocqupled by a
large body of revolutionists, a portion of
whom are invading Barabobo. under the
command of General Pedro Conde. The
Barqulsmeto district Is almost entirely
In the possesslOin of the Insurgents. Gen
eral Valontlne Perez has sent -WW Insurg
ents via Barralcas. General Alexander
Ducharme Is marching from Maturin
with a largo force o strengthen Cuidad
Bolivar, which Is still In the hands of
the revolutionists. The Insurgents have
held the town since June 8.
General Ayala, with 700 men. In Coro,
has been besieged by General HIcrra.
Dutch. Cruiser's Orders.
THE HAGUE, June 17. The Dutch
cruiser Koenigen Rentes has been ordered
to proceed from Willemstad, Island of
Curacao, to La Guayra, Venezuela, to
protect the Interests of the Netherlands
there.
CHORRER.V RETAKEN.
Colombian Troops Occupy the City,
. Which Wan Held by Rebel.
COLON, Colombia, June 17. The report
has reached here tha,t government troops
have reoccupled Chorrera, which was held
by the Insurgents. News Is momentarily
expected of an engagement between the
contending forces.
Colombian Revolt Nearly Ended.
NEW'YORK, June 17. The overthrow of
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the Colombian revolution appears to be
complete, says a Port of Spain, Trinidad,
dispatch to the Herald under date of June
10, Leaders of tho revolutionary forces,
including General "Uribe-Urlbe, and other
chief commanders, have arrived In Car
acas, Venezuela, disheartened, after es
caping from the Colombian troops by tho
Meta River. They were pursued for eight
days. The rebels first went to Cludad
Bolivar, and hurried thence to Caracas,
where they hope to obtain further assist
ance from President Castro.
DEATH OF ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN MEN IN
LANE COUNTY.
JOEL
ETJGEXE. June 10. In the passing away of Joel Ware In thla city, jestcrday.
Lane Count) loses one of Its best-known pioneers. Mr. "Ware had resldtd In Ore
pon since 1S57, and had a large acquaintance throughout the state. He served as
Count) Clerk of Lane Count) for 20 consecutive years, and had filled several
other positions of trust. Mr. Ware was born la Columbia. O., February 10, 1S32,
where he received hb early education. At the age of 20 he started with a party
ot argonauts and crossed the plains with an ox team, arriving In California In
tho Fall of 1S32. He settled In Sacramento, and there engaged In the printing
business for five jears, coming to Oregon in 1S57, locating in Portland. A jear
later he moved to Eugene, where he worked on the first newspaper published In
this city. In ISO t he was associated with H R. Klncald and William Thompson
In the establishment of the Oregon State Journal, but sold his Interest a year
later, and took employment In the office of the Serve) or-General. In 1S70 he was
elected County Clerk of Lane County, which 'office he held continuously for 20
years. Retiring from this office In 1S30, he opened an office and engaged In the
buRlHOf ot making public land filings, etc. and was afterward appointed" United
States CemmislonO. lie woa married In 1S&S to Elizabeth Cochran, and they
reared six children, four ons and two daughters all of whom are still living.
Mrs. "Ware died about two )-ars ago.
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DEPUTIES IN DISORDER
A -DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN THE
e v FRENCH CHAMBER.
Violent Talk and Numerons Threats
Lead to Arrangements for
t a Duel.
PARIS, June 17. Disorderly scenes oc
curred in the Chamber of Deputies today
during the discussion of the verification
of the election of M. Syveton, National
ist, who defeated M. Mesueur, Radical
Socialist M. Berteaux, Radical Social
ist, opposed the validation, accusing the
Nationalists of engaging In a violent cam
paign of Insult and -calumny -against the
Republicans. The speech led to Interrup
tions by the Count de Dion and M. Syve
ton, followed by uproarious altercations
between thd Nationalists and Radical So
cialists. Count de Dion threatened M.
Berteaux with his fist, and M. Coutant,
Revolutionary Socialist, called Count do
Dion an imbecile, and when called to or
der. M. Coutant said he would break, the
Count's jawv When M. Syveton tried to
I speak, his voice was drowned by the noise
J caused by the banging of desk lids by
I the Leftists.
After the Chamber adjourned, M. Syve-
ton met M. Mesueur In the lobby and in-
suits were exchanged. This occurrence
. resulted In M. Syveton challenging M.
. Mesueur to fight a duel. The" seconds of
i the two Deputies will meet tomorrow.
vBOER LOSSES LIGHT.
Commandant Kemp Gives Some In
teresting Figures'.
, KIMBERLEY, Griqualand, Monday,
i June 1C Commandant Kemp, General
Delarey's Lieutenant, who surrendered at
Mafeklng June 11, has Arrived here. In
an interview today he gave some Inter
esting figures regarding the war. He said
that about 50,000 Boers were in the field at
the outset and. that only 1500 out of 5000
available fought at Colenso, where the
Boer losses were not heavy. At Splonkop,
where the British suffered so much, the
, Boers had only 53 men killed. In one ot
the fights outside Ladysmlth, the Boers
had 56 killed and over 100 wounded. Their
losses were heavier at Branksprult and
Vlakenfonteln. The Boers were often wor
ried by the British shrapnel and lyddite
guns, but when entrenched they did not
fear the shellsj Members of the Boer
forces often managed to get Into Johan
nesburg, Krugersdorp and Pretoria, se
curing valuable information, and fre
quently crossing the blockhouse line at
night. Commandant Kemp did not allow
the Boers of his commando to wear khaki,
the British uniform.
Kitchener Thank Boer Generals.
PRETORIA, ,June 17. Lord Kitchener
, Has sent the following identical telegram
to Generals Botha, Delarey and Dewet:
"Now that the surrender of the burghers
Is complete, I desire to place on record
my high appreciation of the unflagging
energy and unfailing tact w 1th which you
have facilitated the work of my commis
sioners, i recognize how much Is due to
I your exertions that the burghers have
ever displayed such a loyal spirit jn ac
cepting the change qt government, and I
can inform you that the manner in which
the burghers have surrendered has great
ly pleased His Majesty, the King, and
deeply impressed the British people, who
are heartily anxious to welcome them as
fellow-citizens. I feel confident that a
new era of complete reconciliation be
tween all races has now dawned in South
Africa.".
All Surrenders Complete.
LONDON, June 17. Under date of June
15, Lord Kitchener announces that 900
Boers surrendered at Bloemfonteln yester-daj-
and all the surrenders In the Trans
vaal and Orange River Colonies are now
complete. In the Transvaal ll.ZTp men
surrendered, and 10.S13 rifles were given
up. while in the Orange River Colony
5393 men surrendered, and 52SO rifles were
turned in. Tho figures for Cape Colony
have not been fully'recelved. Lord Kitch
ener concludes as follows:
"I have handed over the South African
WARE.
constabulary to the civil authorities, as J
the necessity for further military opera
tlons has ceased."
DOORS OPENED TO HIM.
Admiral O'Ncirs Visit to German
Shipyards. .
NEW YORK. June 17. Rear-Admiral
O'Nell, the United States Naval Construc
tion Bureau delegate at the recent Inter
national naval construction congress at
Dusseldorf, who ha3 arrived at Berlin,
cables the Herald's correspondent tjiere,
after visiting all the leading armament,
guns, ammunition and shipbuilding works
of Germany, says all doors were opened
to him during- his tour.
"There is no necessity," he said, "for
making invidious comparisons between the
United States and Germany In matters of
armament, artillery, gun equipment," etc.
German methods stand for thoroughness
and solidity. Germany has great gun and
naval "construction works, and adapts It
self to the most modern methods. Its
steel Industry has developed remarkably.
"The claim circulated recently to the
effect that Herr Krupp had discovered a
new projectile which would penetrate any
armament, I do not know of. We all
know that it Is only a matter of getting
near enough to be able to penetrate any
armor. This Is a well-known mathemati
cal computation. I was deeply impressed
with the works and experiments at the
Krupp works at Essen. I visited the
Germanla shipyards at Stettin, and saw
there what a remarkable stride Germany
has made in ship construction."
Admiral O'Neil will remain at Berlin un
til the latter part of the week, and will
proceed to Hamburg and other ports to
make further Inspection of shipbuilding.
He will then go to London to attend, the
coronation ceremonies, and leaves for
Washington on July 5.
COLD WEATHER IN EUROPE.
Much. Anxjetyin France Regarding:
State of Crops.
PARIS, June 17. There Is much anxiety
regarding the state of the crops and the
vineyards In consequence of the uninter
rupted cold and rainy weather in France
during the last two months'. All the
cereals are very backward. 'The news
from Ihe wine districts Is also disquiet
ing. BERLIN, June 17. While snow is fall
ing In the Alps, there are cold rains "here
and In the larger -part of Germany. The
temperature at Berlin is 54 degrees, Faren
helt, while Munich reports 47 degrees and
Metz 49. The coldest place in Germany
Is Rostorock. with 43 degrees, and nowhere
In Germany does the thermometer touch
60 degrees. The rye now In -flower has
sustained much damage.
VIENNA, June 17.-aThe unprecedented
end persistent cold weather in Austria
Hungary is causing great apprehension
among those interested in agriculture
throughout the country. The fruit crop
has been irredeemably spoiled, while the
prospects for cereals are dubious.
PDRPIGNAN, France, June 17. It has
been snowing steadily here for four days.
The Cantons of Mont Louis, Sallagouz
and Parades have been visited by un
precedented frosts for this time of year,
'lne farmers In those districts are in de
spair. THREATENS TO BE A FIASCO.
Coronntlon. Procession May Pais Be
tween Empty Benches.
LONDON, June 17. The coronation a3 a
public spectacle threatens to be a fiasco.
So serious and imminent has this possi
bility become that the London Times and
other papers are printing alarmist letters
urging the authorities to take steps to
prevent its failure before It It too late.
The rapacity of the hotelkeepers and the
greed of the seat speculators are the rea
sons. "With scarcely more than a week
before the coronation, not more than SO
seats on the stands have been sold. Thou
sands of people res'dlng in the suburbs
and country who had planned to come and
see the King crowned have now decided
to stay away, while a large proportion
of Londoners will avail themselves of-the
opportunity to enjoy a holiday elsewhere
In preference to submitting to the Incon
venience of the extraordinary police reg
ulations which will be enforced on coro
atlon day. It Is freely stated that unless
the street stand proprietors admit the
public In a body and gratis, or practically
gratis, the King will pass to his coronation
through an array of half-filled benches.
The police regulations whereby. all traffic
within about a mile, of the first day's
route Is to be stopped at 3 o'clock In the
morning and pedestrians at 8 A. M., con
vey a faint Inkling of what are termed
the remarkable Indignities London will be
subjected to.
KIPLING DISPERSES MOB.
Demonstration Agrniniit Ills Annt, a
Pro-Boer.
LONDON, June 17. The action of Rud
yard Kipling, June 2, In dispersing a mob
which threatened the house at Rotting
dean. Sussex, of his aunt, Lady Burne
Jones, a pro-Boer, and widow of the lata
Sir Edward Burne-Jones, the painter, be
cause of her having displayed a black
banner, inscribed, "You have killed, you
have conquered," has caused a local sen
sation that shows no sign of abating.
Wr.n Mr. Kipling, who also lives at
Rottlngdean, went to the rescue of his
aunt, and in so doing shouldered his way
through the crowd, he delivered a thor
oughly Klpllngesque oration of the kind
the people of Rottlngdean were not ac
customed to hear from, one who had es
tablished the local Rifle Brigade, and had
stirred up local imperialism to the boiling
point. To show his further disapproval of
u.e attack on his aunt's house, Mr. Kip
ling has shut up the drill hall which he
hau given to the public. This action has
created Intense feeling. Mr. Kipling re
fuses to express an opfnion .regarding the
black banner, but he emphatically an
nounces his disapproval of Rottlngdean's
manner ot expressing Its disapproval of it.
KinR Albert Preparing for Death.
BERLIN, June 17. King Albert of Sax
ony, who is critically 111, and Queen Kar
ola. will observe the 43th anniversary of.
their wedding tomorrow, JUno 18, under
the certainty that the end o& the King is
near at hand. Today King Albert, in an
ticipation of his death, caused the state
ordinances, which regulate mourning, in
case of his demise to be changed so that
they entail fewer restrictions upon the
amusements of the public and eliminate a
number of court observances. The Im
perial telegraph department has given or
ders to Its local offices not .to forward
telegrams announcing King Albert's death
until It has been officially confirmed.
Ministry's Narrow Escape.
LONDON. June 17. In the. House of
Commons today the government narrowly
scaped defeat In the course of the discus
sion of the license bill. Henry Broad
hurst, advanced Liberal, proposed a new
clause to the bill which was drafted with
a view of compelling pu.btlcans td sup
ply the reasonable demands of travelers
for refreshments other than intoxicating
liquors. The government opposed the
clause, but several of Its members sup
ported it, with the result that it was re
jected by a vote of 17Jf to 154, the govern
ment majority falling to 19.
Pardon .for Mrs. 'Maybrlclc.
MOBILE. June 17. A relative of Mrs.
Maybrlck has received word thajt she will
be pardoned coronation week.
LONDON. June 17. The report that Mrs.
Maybrlck is to be pardonedfk credited to
the King's desire to" show good will to
America.
Conger Doyen, of the Corps.
PEKIN.'June 17. -is the result of the
departure from Pck'n of the Austrian
Minister, Baron Cnlkann von Wahlbprn,
Edwin H. Conger, tho. United States Miri-
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matic 'corps. The position of doyen is
more Important in Pekin than in other
capitals, because In numbers of questions)
te diplomatic corps deals with the Chi
nese authorities as a unit.
An Irish. Protest.
LONDON, June 17. At a meeting of tho
Irish members of the House of Commons
this afternoon, resolutions to the effect
that the- Irish Nationalists, as a protest
against the "mlsgovernment of their gov
ernment," resolved to take no part In tha
present coronation ceremonies, and that
the Irish party be summoned to meet in
Dublin on the day of King Edward's cor
onation, to take Into consideration tha
condition of Ireland, were unanimously
adopted.
Oatilde MInei Will Not Contribute
LONDON, June 17. Replying- to an in
quiry by Thomas Gibson Bowiqs, Con
servative, In the House of Commons today,
the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Chamberlain,
unnounced that the government does not
propose to ask De Beers and other South.
African diamond and gold mines outside
of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony
to contribute toward defraying the cost
of the war.
Humberts "Went to Colombia.
PARIS, June 17. Henri Rochefort. tho
well-known journalist, informed Magis
trate Leyds this afternoon that he knew
that the Humberts, who are wanted by
the police of the French capital on the
charge of being concerned in gigantic
frauds, left Paris May 7, and embarked
at St. Nazaire on a yacht bound for Col
on, Colombia.
General Bonncl Dismissed.
PARIS, June 17. President Loubet to
day signed an order dismissing General
Bonnel from the post of Commander-in-Chief,
of the army school, and placing him
on the retired list. The General was re
cently before a court of inquiry, charsed
with Improperly influencing a testator to
his own advantage.
RECOVERED HIS OLD BIBLE
He Dropped It at the Battle of Fred
ericUsbursr 40 Years Ago.
New York "World.
A courtship In an army hospital In thl3
city 40 years ago has resulted within tho
past few days in the return of a small,
leather-covered New Testament lost by
Policeman Charles Watson, . of Roxbor
ough, upon the battle-field of Fredericks
burg, December 13, 1S62. The chain of
events that has brought about the resto
ration of the Bible to its owner after such
a lapse of time Is replete with Interesting
incidents.
The Testament was returned to Watson
by D. M. Blrdseye, of Aberdeen, S. D.,
who had obtained it in exchange for a
pack of cards at the battle of Chancellors
vllle, Ya,, In 1S63. But for the recollec
tion of his wife, who once lived In Phila
delphia, the Testament would never hava
reached the original owner's hands.
Policeman Watson highly prized the Tes
tament, which had been presented to him,
by the Rev. Isaac Mast, pastor of tha
Ridge-Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Mr. Mast gave similar Testa
ments to five of Watson's comrades, all ot
them Roxhorough young men, as thgy
were about to strike tents at Camp Union,
now the site of Queen Lane reservoir, to
sta.rt for the front.
He described In detail yesterday how ha t
lost the book. His regiment, he said, was '
making a charge upon Marye's Heights,
on the outskirts of Fredericksburg. Tha
soldiers were under a galling fire from
the Confederate artillery holding the hill.
To avoid exposing himself unnecessarily
Watson crawled through a rail fence, but
his knapsack caught and he had to
throw it away to effect his release. Tha
Testament was in the knapsack.
For two whole days Watson's regiment
hugged the ground under the Confederate
guns. Then the Federal forces withdrew,
but Watson could not find his knapsack.
A letter arrived in this City two weeks
ago addressed to "The Pastor of Ridge
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Phil
adelphia." It fell Into the hands of tha
Rev. A. D. Gelst, the present pastor. It
was from Mr. Bira&6ye, who told of his
possession upon the flyleaf of which was
written. "Charles- Watson. One Hundred
and Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
from his pastor. Ridge Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church?." He wanted to return
It to the ov.'ner or his relatives. The
Rev. Mr Gelst at once sought Watson,,
who still attends the church.
Both wroto to Mr, Blrdseye. In a few.
days he returned the Testaments .and in a
letter told how it came into his pos
session Just before he went into the tight
at Chancellorsville. He was a member;
of the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth New
York. He did not want to be found dead
with a pack of cards he had in his clothes
and he was about to throw the cards
away when a comrade offered to take
them in exchange for the Testament,
-which he had found at Fredericksburg.
The exchange was made and Birdseje
carried the Testament throughout the
war. Ho had 4t at Appomattox -xviifn.
serving as a Lieutenant in command of
Sheridan'o advance guard of the Second
New York Cavalry. Strangely enough,
the- cavalry attack was followed up by
the first divison. Fifth Army Corps, itt
whlclr Watson."wa3 fighting!
The connecting link In the chain ot
identification was urnished by Birdseje'3
wffe, whom, as Miss Mary A. Polloch, of
this city, he met while he lay in the
army ''hospital at Twenty-fourth and South
streets, this city. She recalled having
heard of -the Ridge Avenue Church when
a few weeks ago her husband spoke o
the Inscription of the flyleaf.
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