Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 02, 1902, Image 2

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning Oregonian., August 02, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1902)

Prev Page of 14 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (7.5 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 14 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Text" THE MORNING OBEGONIAy. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2r 1902. - MITCHELL AN IDOL Strikers at Scranton Show . Their Enthusiasm, ADDRESSES A MASS MEETING HejrFindaXo Dlsimtlsf notion 'Anions x5junempioyett ana ue- j clorcn the Strike The voal trust ma- .be. powerful and etreng'. but the American people, whose hearts throb In sympathy -with the miners' cause, are stroncer than the coal trust. The American people, like a 'At?, have passed upon this conflict. They heard of the miners' request for betterment of conditions and the oper ators' refusal. They heard of the miners' proposition to arbitrate and the operators' further refusal. Ninety per cent of the people have agreed that tho miners are' right 'and the operators wrong:. John Mitchell's speech at Scranton. SCRANTON", Pa,, Aug. 1. The first of the strikers' mass meetings planned to take place at the various .strike centers was held tpday In the Round "Woods. Several thousand strikers were present from all parts of the city and the ad Joining towns, some locals having marched four miles to the meeting, head ed by a band or drum corps and carrying flags and banners. President John Mitchell and several of the district officials delivered addresses. The crowd enthusiastically cheered all the speakers and fairly went wild over Mitch ell. When he was introduced to speak some one shouted: "Hats off!" and al though the sun's rays beamed down so intensely that many were carried from the crowd exhausted, every man In the vast assemblage bared his head and re mained uncovered until his speech was concluded. Then the crowd surged about the platform and shook his hands until Mr. Mitchell was almost exhausted. Mr. Mitchell's speech was brief and dealt only with the live Issues of the fight. He said In part: "It has been said by some who are not your friends that tho miners of the Scran ton region are getting tired of tho strike and are about to return to work. I come to find out if this is so. I want to know if you are going to return to work, dis honoring your organization and dishon oring yourselves. (Cries of "Never, never, no, no! Don't you believe It,!" and the like.) "If the strike Is lost, may God Almighty help the men, women and children who depend for their subsistence on the min ing of anthracite coal. If the strike is lost you will pay the cost of the strike. "I want to say that the anthracite miners went on strike themselves. They voted for the strike. It was not the offi cers of the United Mineworkers who called the strike. It will never end until you vote it ended. From the offices of the local presidents in New York comes the declaration that the strike will be set tled only In their way of settling it. I would direct your attention to similar declarations ma.de in the 1900 strike. ' I understand ,there is some dissatis faction and misunderstanding about the distribution of the relief fund. The opera tors have sent men among yon to urgo you to be dissatisfied. Through the news papers they have told you that you were dissatisfied. "We have sent a circular to all the locals which will explain in detail the plans for the distribution of relief, and I trust that when you hear it read there will be an end to dissatisfaction and misunderstanding. "WHile we have not got millions, we have enough to see to it that no miner will starve during the con tinuance of the strike. (Loud cheers.) Distribution of Relief. "I want to appeal to men with means to refrain from applying for relief. .Let the fund be used by those who aro in abso lute need of help. Be patient with your committees. Put your tshoulder to the wheel and do your share of the wojrk. Don't depend altogether .on your officors to win your fight. If we are to win wo must all help. 'The one among you who violates the law is the worst enemy you have. No one is more pleased than the operators in New York to hear of disorder in the coal regions. I want our men to exercise the rights that Inure to them under the laws, but I want no man to transgress the laws. "The strike will be won. (Loud and prolonged cheers.) I have no more doubt about it than I have that I am standing here; addressing you. The operatdrs aro trying to make it appear that the strlko Is beginning to break up. There is a say ing that those who come from afar can lie with Impunity. At Shamokin the op erators tell the strikers that the men at "Wilkesbarre are returning to work. At "Walkesbarre they tell them the men at Shamokin are returning, and at other places they tell them tho men at Scran- ton are working. I fail to see any signs of weakening here. (Laughter and ap plause.) "This Is possibly the last time I ever will talk to you. I want you to listen to me. I want to impress on you the Im portance of winning this strike. If you win, as surely you will, there will be no more strikes. There will be a basis of adjustment arrived at which will prevent fctrlkes. If you lose the strike, the opera tors will make you pay for the strike losses by reducing your wages. And if ycu lose the strike, you lose your organi sation. I trust and hope and constantly pray that you will stand as you did in ISO?." (Cheers and cries of ""We will!") Before the handshaking episode had be gun. Chairman Phillips asked all who favored a fight to a finish to raise their bancs. Kvery nana went up. form to the tenets of the Citizens Alli ance, namely, wink at capital crimes while inveighing against minor offenses. I have- never in my life sought to con done an unlawful act. I have thrown the full weight of my personality and lnflu ence on the side of law and order; and l can say without csotism that the min ers' union and its officers have done more fox the conservation of .peace, than all the citizens" alliances that have been or could be formed by men like yourselves. whose sympathy with the poor and op pressed is ni:e unto the friendship Bru tus entertained for Caesar. 1 did not assume to say that there have not been some transgressions of law by members of the Miners' Union, nut i ao say. and defv vou to success fully contradict the statement, that there has been much less lawlessnesa on the part or the miners and that which has occurred has been less serious In tiro portion to their number than on the part or tne deputies and coal and iron nolice who are charged with authority, and are specifically cnmlssloned to preserve the iaw, against whom you have made no protest, and your association taken no action whatsoever. And further, the rec ords In the Police Courts will demon strate that a smaller number of miners have been convicted of crime In anthra cite mining towns during the progress of the strike than for a like period pre ceding it. "Again, I have no hesitancy in saying that nc-cr was a great upheaval, either industrial, political or social, in which there was as little real lawlessness as has existed in the anthracite region slnco the strike was Inaugurated. As I said In my speech at Nanticoke, to which you took exception, the minors are as law- abiding, as patriotic, as liberty-loving, as any other class of citizens in our coun try, and I shall not permit you to malign them or defame the residents of this community, either by direct charge or In sinuation, without registering an em phatic protest." TO WITHDRAW GRADUALLY VATICAN'S METHOD OP SETTLTVO THE FRIAR QUESTION. General Jacob IL Smith 'Arrives at Snn Francisco and Learns of His Forced Retirement, ROME, Aug. L The Observator Ro mano, the Vatican organ, reproduces an interview with the Right Rev.. Thomas O'Gorman. bishop of Sioux Falls, S. D., concerning the Taft negotiations, saying that these negotiations were harmllv ended, and adding: 'The gift of the pope to the President I vM concluding to the desires of the Vatican." According to statements obtained from reliable sources it is the Intention of the Vatican .that the friars of the- Augustine, Dominican, Franciscan and Recoletto or ders, now in Manila, who number about 450 men, should leave In small numbers at different times, so that when tho mo ment comes to resume negotiations be tween Governor Taft and the apostolic delegation, all the friars will havo left the archipelago In such a wav thit the friar question will have solved Itself with out the necessity of further discussion, . ine ipregoing plan is Interpreted as a East. His -sealed orders require him to report to the Adjutant-General at "Wash ington, and it is likely that he will lose no time In starting East. Repeated efforts made during the day to Induce, General Smith to- discuss his campaign. In the Philippines and the court martial which followed as a sequel to his work failed entirely. Ho then declined to take up the subject with Intimate friends. The transport Thomas brings portions of the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth In fantry Regiments and the Tenth Cavalry. TROUBLE ON THE YACHT i'KESIDEXT WILL INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS OX MAYFLOWER. yvm Give Smith an Ovation. COUNCIL; BLUFFS, la.. Aug. 1, Con grcfsman "Walter I. Smith today received A telegram from General Jacob -H. Smith' just arrived in San Francisco from tho rnuipplnes, accepting an Invitation to at tend the third annual reunion of the Na tional Society of the Army of the Philip pines, ana stating that he would arrive here August 13. the first day of the re union. Preparations are being made to give General Smith a magnificent ova tion, the reports received by the commit tee In charge of the encampment Indicat ing that General Smith's standing with the members of tho society Has not been injure Dy hla recent court-martial. DEX QF ASSASSIXS. Tnyabas Conntnbnlary Cnptnre Kntt- pnnnn Headquarters. MANILA, Aug. 1. A force, of constabu lary discovered recently an extensive tvaupunan organization in Tayabas Prov- FEELIXG OF UNREST. Soldiers Wrtl Remain at Shenandoah Until the Strike Is Over. SHENANDOAH. Pa.. Aug. 1. This was an uneventful day in Shenandoah and surrounding country. Absolute quiet pre vailed everywhere and the general feel ing of uneasiness which had prevailed is rapidly disappearing. The troops spent the day In perfecting their camp arrangements and comparatively few of them were in town. None is permitted out of camp after dark. Much sympathy was expressed today by the citizens generally over the death last night of Joseph Beddall, as a result of injuries received in the riot of Wed nesday night His funeral will take place Monday afternoon and he will bo burled with Masonic honors. Rev. "W. H. Stewart, of tho "William Penn M. E. church, said today that Beddall on his death bed denied that ho was carrying ammunition to his brother Thomas, the Deputy Sheriff, who was besloged in the railroad, station where the trouble oc curred. The inquest as to the death of Beddall was begun today, and after four wit nesses had been examined, the further taking of testimony was postponed until next Thursday. According to the testi mony of Dr. J. C. Blddlc, of the Miners' Hospital, Beddall received a terrible beating at the hands of the mob. The direct cause of death was a fracture of tho skull, four and a half inches long and one Inch wide. Besides this the unfort unate man sustained other serious frac tures and contusions. It was testified at me inquest mat no am not use a revolver. Two witnesses told the story of the riot. It was brought out that Deputy. Sheriff Thomas Beddall, who was escorting the three workmen from the colliery, did not use his pistol until after he had been assailed several times by a shower of stones and bricks. His first shot was fired in the air and Tite second into the ground. There were more than 100 men In, the crowd and many Jof them carried clubs. Brigadier-General Gobin said tonight' mat Tvnue everything is quiet thero is a reeling of unrest among-the great army or men ana hoys. It Is believed the soldiers will stay in the field to the end of the strike. RESIGNS BECAUSE OF POLJCE SCANDAL MAYOR. A. A. AMES, OF MIXXEATOLIS. WEST BADEN', Ind., Aup. l.-A. A. Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis, who has been here for everal days. said today that he had forwarded his resignation aa Mayor of Minneapolis. He said he resigned In order to ave the city the expenaa of a special election. Hla resignation, takes effect September 6. Low-Priced Mine Guards. miisAtj&uriiLA.. Aug. l. No men have been sent to tho anthracite coal re gions from this city to act as mine guards lor more than two weeks past. Tho rea son assigned is that the big operators round the expense too heavy, and that, moreover, they came to the conclusion that the large force which had beon en gaged In this city. New York, Baltimore and tho South was not required. Arrangements Have Been Completed for the Vessel's Target Practice in Gardiner's Bay. OYSTER BAY. N. Y., Aug. L The first time on a week day since his vacation began the President today transacted no public business at Sagamore Hill. No visitors were received. Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt left the house early for an all day oullng. Miss Alice Roosevelt left today for Newport, where she will be the guest or iius Helen Cutting, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulton Cutting, of acw York. Tho feeling of unrest among the crew of the Mayflower, which led to several de sertions, has been brought to the attention oi .rresHient Roosevelt. He received an inkling of the trouble several days ago. but supposed that the cases of dissatis faction were sporadic and isolated. He had no Idua until today that the members or the crew were so incensed at what they regarded as 111 treatment that half of the 141 men were ready to seize the opportu nity to leavt the ship without warning. It Is understood that Mr. Roosevelt will make a personal investigation of the mat ter, with a view of remedying the trouble. ii possiDie. Concerning the stories of ill treatment of the men, Lieutenant-Commander Gleaves, In command of the vessel, said toaay mat gross exasperations of the real cause naa appeared in some newspapers. He admitted thero had been some deser tions, but that really there were no mora than might have been expected under the circumstances. He denounced the stories that the men had been Riven old bread as absolutely without foundation. It was announced that Secretary Moody on his recent visit to the ship had congratulated commander Gleaves. not only on the con dition of the vessel, but also upon the appearance of the crew. Arrangements practically havo been completed for the Mayflower's target practice ;n uardlner's rBay next Thurs day for the prize of $25 in gold offered Dy me .president. The President and Aire. .Roosevelt will be witnesses of the contest. They will leave here Tuesdav on the Sylph and probably will board the. Mayflower that night. The practice will be conducted under the usual naval reg ulations, a target 20 feet wide and 16 feet high will be placed on a float. Th Mayflower, at a distance of 1500 yards. will steam past tho target at a speed of seven miles an hour. The armament of me .Mayflower consists of 12 ranld-flre guns, two gunners being assigned to each. competition for the prize will be amonsr these 24 men. Each gunner will have two opportunities to demonstrate his skill in periods of two minutes each. The gunners may fire as many shots a3 they care in mo3e penoas, tho firing being umea Dy a spm-second watch. A careful record of every shot fired will be kept. The gunner making tho best record will receive the prize from tha President personally. plate can be completely treated electrical ly in five hours. Moreover, the. plate Is declared to be a third lighter for the same resisting power, which means a great mvlng to constructors. Government to Print Its Stamps. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The Govern ment probably will print its own postage stamps, as the result of tho bids opened at the Postofflce Department today, for the Gupplylng of adhesive postage stamps fox the United States for the four years beginning October 1 next. It has been stated that the price caked by the Bureau Qf Engraving and Printing was exorbit ant, and that the work would have to go to a private concern. The bureau's bid, however. la the lowest. It is as follows: 5 cents, per 1C0Q for ordinary postage stamps; 7 cents per 1000 fqr postage due stamps: 15 cents per 1000 for special de livery stamps: $2 82 per 1000 books con taining 12 stamps each; $3 45 per 1000 books containing 24 stamps each, and $4 46 per 1000 books containing 48 stamps each. The only other bidder wea the American Bans Note & Engraving Company, of New- York, whose bid is estimated to be about 515.000 higher for the four years than the bureau's bid. Must Leave West Point. "WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Ex-Delezate Crandall, of Arizona, was at the "War Department today Jn the interest of Cadet Pendleton, who was yesterday found guilty of hazing at "West Point. Young Pendleton was appointed to the academy Dy air. Crandill, and he has a great in terest In having him retained In the academy, as he will be ready to enfer tho Army next year. Ho was Informed that the law In the case Is very explicit and that neither the Secretary of "War nor the President ca,n prevent the dismissal of a cadet who is found guilty of hazing. Paymanter Short In His Account. "WASHINGTON. Aug. L An order was isued by the Navy Department for tho trial by court-martial of Past Assistant paymaster Charles "W. Penrose, attached to the Michigan. The officer Is charged with rendering false and fraudulent re turns of balances to his credit, embezzle ment, scandalous conduct, absence from station and duty and negligence In obey ing orders. The shortage In his balance is said to amount to onlv SS00. The. Court will meet the 7th at Erie. Pa Commander Berry Garst is Its president. Brooklyn Returns From England. WASHINGTON. Ausr. 1. The cruiser .Brooklyn, which conveyed the remains of the late Lord Pauncefote to England, has arrived off Nantucket. She will join the North Atlantic Squadron for the coming Summer maneuvers. Tho cruiser "New a one, with Admiral Rodgers aboard, ha3 arriveu at cavite. ion. A dispatch to the London Times from Shanghai April 25 quoted a Chinese merchant to the effect that the Chinese, native merchants opposed Sir James L. Mackays tariff plans because of lack of belief that the British Government would keep China to her engagements. VIEW OF THE BOER "WAR. American Banking- Firm Has Ideas That Pleaae the Scots. late but 'significant recognition by the Vatican that Secretary Root's first sltion, made to the Vatican through Gov ernor Taft, was the moat liberal that could be devised for the settlement of tho question. The great influence of the re ligious orders in Rome must be reckoned with, however, should they think it to be to their Interest tn rnstcf tUa . It was thereforo determined to drop at From present Indications this would not loast SO per cent of the total number en gagedestimated to be about 5000 and after that reduction occurred to fill the places with men who could be secured for tne work at lower wases. All of those who were hired in Philadelphia received $2 50 per day. About 3000 were thus con tracted for. Of these it is believed that 300 to 400 have returned home. Their places were filled with men who could be got in the coal country itself for ?2 a aay. seem to bo so. as the ceneral of the An gustinians will soon leive for the United btatcs to choose Augustlnlans to replace the Spanish members of that order now In Manila. Habeas Corpus for Strike Lender. CLARKSBURG. TV. Va.. Aujt. 1. J Nathan Goff, of the United 8tates Circuit Court, this afternoon Issued a writ of habeas corpus for Thomas Haggcrty and Diner striKe ioaaers sentenced to jail at x-arKersDurg ny judge Jackson for viola tion or tne injunction Issued bv him Judge Goff ordered the Marshal to pro- uuce xiaggerty ana otner prisoners here ior appearance next Tuesday. Tin-Plate Plant Closes Down. MARION, Ind.. Aug. 1. The American tin plate plant, at Gas City, which em ployed 500 men, was closed tonight for an indefinite time, on account of the em- floyes of the company voting to refuse a reduction in wages of 2o per cent. MITCHELL REPLIES TO CITIZENS. Says Miners Commit No More Crimes Than the Coal Combine. "WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Aug. 1. Presi dent Mitchell, of the Miners' Union, to day replied to the open letter addressed to him yesterday by the Citizens' Alli ance of "Wilkesbarre, an organization made up At business and professional men and others. Mr. Mitchell recently criticised the alliance because he assert ed it wanted to prosecute all miners who violated law, but overlooked the many violations of the law committed every day by the coal combine. The alliance replied In an open letter. In which they enumerated many outrages said to have been committed by strikers and others In the coal region since the strike began. Mr. Mitchell was called upon to define bis .position and to issue a proclamation to his followers, warning them to keep on the side of law and order. President Mitchell, in the course of his reply, says: "Permit me to say that I do not recog nize, your right to make demands upon me to specifically declare myself opposed to any special classes of lawlessness. Ao a citizen of the United States and the chief executive, of the miners' organiza tion, I have declared on innumerable oc-. caslons arid in language not susceptible of misconstruction, that I am opposed, to lawlessncesln even, character, and J do not propose'to alter myrvlews to con- FIRE NO HINDRANCE. - Brewery Horses, Loosed During a Fire, Started oa Regular Routes. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Educated brewery horses played an in telligent part In a fire that was discov ered in a stable in Martha street, at tached to the WeSssbrod &. Hess brewery shortly after 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. There were 100 horses upon the first floor, and they were quickly turned loose when the hay upon the third floor started to blaze. For a moment the horses cantored about in wondermont. Then each animal found his team mate and off they started to do business As calmly as though attached to brewery wagons the teams trotted oft upon their various routes. At a tavern near Rich mond and Ann streets, one team came to a stop at a watering trough where they dally stop. After waltlngthe usual length of time they started to resume their route when captured. Another team was last seen trotting contentedly side by side out the Bustleton pike, bound for a farm where they had been out at pasture last week. Officers of the brewing company tele phoned the branch office of the Bulletin in Kensington to report all stray horses seen standing In front of saloons. Many of the horses are still missing, but It is hoped that after finishing their usual round they will return to the brewery. The barn was destroyed and the loss will reach $60,000. Upon the second floor were 22 carriages of various kinds be longing to members of the firm. The barn was situated midway between Ad ams and York streets. Just opposite is the main building of the brewers, while other buildings surrounded the barn upon all sides. One of them is another barn that contained 50 horses, but thoio did hot get an opportunity to show ticir training, . GENERAL S3IITH BREAKING DOAV.V. FJrst Hears of His Retirement on Landing at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. L Standing on the bridge of the transport Thomas. eagerly waiting with tho ship's captain for a glimpse of his native shore. General Jacob H. Smith, tried by court-martial for having ordered the Island of Samar transformed into a howling wilderness, was doomed this morning to first learn that tho President had retired him from active duty. The pilot boat which met the Thomas just outside the Heads at 2 o'clock this morning brought to General Smith the first news of the President's action. In the faint light of a binnacle lamp, the veteran read the message that apprised him of his fate. An hour later the dawn came, and with it the sight of land, but General Smith had retired to his cabin, where, with his wife and chief aid. Lieutenant G. H. Shields, of the Twelfth Infantry, ho dis cussed the outcome of the long ordeal tnrougn which he has passed. Six hours later, when the Thomas reached the quar antine station in the harbor. Major Du val, of the transport service, boarded the ship with his secretary and met both .Gen eral Smith and Lieutenant Shields at tho door of the General's cabin. A sealed document from the "War De partment was handed to General Smith. It contained the official notification of President Roosevelt's action, and, upon reading it, General Smith retired, over come with emotion. He was not a train seen until tho IJnlted States customs ton- aer, tne xiartiey, was ready to take the General and his party ashore. He then denied himself to all Interviewers, who wero met by Lieutenant Shields. To other with hla wife and aids. General Smith proceeded to the Occidental Hotel, repairing then at once to Army head quarters in the Phelan building, where he remained during the morning. "General Smith has absolutely nothing to say for publication," said Lieutenant Shields to. a representative of the Asso ciated Presa "He Is. not at liberty to talk, ana, furthermore, has nothing to say. Ho has been hopeful that the Presi dent would not take action against him, and, of course, feels keenly the force of the blow he has received. The General admitted to the court-martial trying him that he had Issued ordora which in effect expressed his dosiro that tho enemy. f obdurate and unconquerable, be not spared; in fact, that the country be laid waste and no prisoners be taken. The literal construction of these orders and their exact Interpretation made up the bulk of the evidence against the General at the court-martial. There is no doubt but that General Smith did not mean all he said. He certainly did not expect the action which the President has taken." General Smith, who Is wearing civilian attire, appears exceedingly nervous and worn. His C2 years are plainly read In his every action, and his Intimate friends fear he is breaking down under the se vere strain to which hp has-ieen sub jected in recent months. It is not known as yet. when General Smith will proceed lnce. and captured the headquarters and .-wiua ol tne organization. "When th. police attacked the headn nnrters v no tives fled, leaving six prisoners 'and one dead man. A confession made hv n nrio. oner and the documents taken revealed me existence of an extensive active or ganlzatlon. Running Flffht TVIth Ladronca. Tho constabulary columns In Cavit. have met again the bands of Felemrrin and Montalon and scattered them, in run ning ngnts. captain Bamagon, a bandit. icu iiuu c trisuruu was iorcca to nKnnnn V.T- 1 ' Ascent of Mnyon. a party or soldiers has succeeded in ascending the active volcano "of Mayon. It took the party 20 hours to reach the' crater. This was the second ascent of this volcano ever made. Governor of Parnfrna. Captain "W. A. Phillips, of the Tenth Infantry, has been appointed Governor bf- tne island of Paragua. Accidental Electrocutions. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 1. Harry Grum. a laborer, met a frightful death while en gaged In moving a barn this afternoon. Grum was on the ridge of tho barn and grasped two wires that were in the way, with the Intention of re moving them, receiving a shock of 2000 volts, which continued to flow through his body for four minutes. The upper portion of Grum's body was almost roasted to a crisp, and when the remains -were lowered. It was necessary to quench his burning clothes with water. MISSOULA. Mont., Aug. 1. Eugene O. Ketcham, night electrician at the Bonner Electric power plant, was electrocuted somo time" last hlght. His body was found this morning lying beside a dynqmo. From the nature of tha bums it Is believed Ketcham fell against the dynamo. ' Hot Day In Colorado. DENVER, Aug. 1. This was the hottest day so for this yrar in Denver and many other parts of Colorado. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the mercury registered 100.3 degrees In Denver. Reports from various points in the state show that the tem perature was 1C9 in Greely, 100 at Long mont, 92 at Idaho Springs, and 90 in Estts Park. The last two places' are In tho mountains, and the figures named are unprecedented. Forest Fires In Colorado. DENVER, Aug. 1. Specials to the Re publican announce the breaking out of serious forest fires In Leyden Gulch, four miles north of Golden, Colo., and ajso on Clozler Mountain. 12 miles north of ISstes Park. The extreme dry weather Is re sponsible for the spread of tho flames. The only property so far destroyed is valuable timber. Rogers Again After Lajolc. CLEVELAND, Aug. 1. John-1. Rogers, of the Philadelphia National Baseball Club, today filed proceedings in the Com mon Pleas Court to compel Napoleon La jole, Elmer Flick and W. ' H. Bernard, members of the Cleveland baseball club, to quit Cleveland and return to Philadel phia to play ball. Fatal Mosquito pite. "VRW VAT? T" Aur I A crnnllm' tn a recent death of Alfred Croneberger, 14 months old, was due to the' bite of a. mosquito, which caused erysipelas. THE PUBLIC DEBT. dniy Statement Shows an Increase of Fonr Millions. "WASHINGTON. Aug. L The monthly statement or tne National debt showa mat at tne close of business July 31. 1902, the deot, less cash In the Treasury. amounted to ?978.910,3P7, which Is ah in crease, as compared with July 1, of $4,453,126. This increase Is accounted for by the reduction in the amount of cash on hand. Tho debt la. recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt t. 931,070,340 ueui on wmcn interest nas ceased since maturity 1.274.R10 Debt bearing no interest 395,637,?16 Total 0.327,534,96(3 This amount, however, does not Includa JS41.933.0S9 In certificates and treasurv notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand held for the redemption. .Cash In the Treasury Is Association has offered to concede an ad ciiiasiuuu as iuiiuws; uum reserve iunr.. i ue ui i per cent, out lis omcers sav "Western Gold Deposits. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Payment bv tho sub-treasury for account of arold deposit ed at Seattle and San Francisco to July 31 amount to ,317.752, against $3,777,175 In me corresponding period last year. Transferred to Fort Worden. "WASHINGTON. Aujr. 1. An order wns issued at the War Department today iransierring tne blxty-second Comnnnv oast Aruiiery, irom ifort Mason, Cal. to i?ort worden. Wash. BOILERMAKERS GO OUT. General Strike In Contract and Job Shops at Chicago. UttlUAuO. Aug. L Boilermakers and shipbuilders and their helners to the num ber of 1500 men, employed in the contract and job shops in this" city, struck todav because the Master Boilermakers' Asso ciation refused to concede demands made by them. The nrlnclDal demand In nn increase In the .wage scale of the holler makers .from 30 'cents an hour to 33 cents ior inside work.-and 50 cents for outside work. Other demands are: Recognition of the union; nine-hour daj inside and eignt-nour day outside; double time for holiday work, and time and a half for overtime. J.ne bollermakers and helners flpninro they are prepared to continue the strike. indefinitely. The Master Boilermakers' iou.wu.iwu; trust xunas, M,ueo,!9: gen eral fund, J2C6,514,509. Including $126,152,591 In National bank depositaries; total, $11,- 27S.4S8.59S, against which there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $934.- c04.999. leaving a cash balance on hand of $353,974,539. Circulation Statement. The monthly circulation statement, is-? sued by tho Controller of the Currency, shows that at the close of bustne3, duly 31, 1902, the total circulation of National bank notes was $35S,9S4,1S4, an Increase for the month of $2,312,093, and an Increase for the year of $2,831,281. The circulation based on United States bonds amounted to $316,614,767, an Increase for the month of $2,375,956, and a decrease for the year of $1,414,606, The circulation secured by lawful money aggregated $42,369,417, a de crease for the month of $63,862. and an In? crease for the year of $13,255,657. Th amount of United States, registered bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $31S,5SS,480, and to secure pi'olle deposits $124,750,650. Receipts and Expenditures. The monthly comparative statement of Government receipts and expenditures shows that for the month of July, 1902, the -receipts amounted to $49,305,691, and the expenditures $S6.8l3,o67, leaving a de ficit for the month of $7,507,576. Tho re ceipts from the several sources of rev enue, compared with July, 1901, are given as follows: Increase. Customs $24,430,543 $3,166,760 Internal revenue 21.61S.124 6,720,006 Miscellaneous 3,256.823 638,637 Decrease. The decrease In the receipts from inter nal revenue Is due to the revenue re duction act, passed at the last session of Congress, which went Into operation July 1, 1902. The expenditures on account of the "War Department show an Increase of $l,sx,000, and on account of the Isavy De partment an Increase of $1,375,000. An un usual expenditure during July was about $3,250,000 paid to several of the states under a ruling by the Controller of the Treasury for expenses connected with raising troops during the Civil "War- Coinage in Jnly. The monthly coinage statement issued by the Director of the Mint shows that during July, 1802, the total coinage exe cuted at the mints of the United States was $4,io6,SC0, as follows: Gold (double eagles) J2.120.00o Silver 2,254.000 Minor coins ......v aCEUO it is Impossible to grant all the demands of the union. It Is feared the strike will tie up an work In the branches affected. it was reported by union officials that nunareds of bollermakers were leaving Chicago to seek work in adlacent ernes Practically all work at boiler shops has ceased, and hardly any work 13 in opera tion. Employers predict that the strike will kill the boilermaklng business in this city. Already, they declare, other cities can secure workmen at much chpnner wages than are now paid here, and as a consequence work is being diverted in their favor. Important victories were won bv the men during the day, three of the largest snops in mo city having siened tho union scale, and 200 of the men will re turn to work tomorrow moraine. Thn firms that agreed to the terms were the Allls-Chalmers Comoanv. the Waiiei- Down Draft Company and the Hamler uoiier & Tank Company. Coming on the nrst day of tne strike, the acquiescence of these firms to the union's demands Is hailed by the strikers as an indication mat me strike win be of short duration. Offered Rewards for Assaults. CHICAGO. Aug. 1. Charged with payine rewards for assaults on nonunion work men, the scale varying according to the degree of injury inflicted, 11 union brass molders were Indicted by the grand jury today. All of the accused are members of a brassmolders' union, soma of them having been officers of the organization "Witnesses told the grand jury that the omcers of the union, through the business agent, offered from $a to $25 for assaults on nonunion men. If the victim was ner manently disabled, they said, the men who am the work received $25, and In other cases $3 was added. NEW ARMOR-PLATE. Overtakes New Explosive In Race for Snprcmacy. "WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The Navy neo- ple hope to offset the recent development In high explosives and armor-piercing projectiles by the Army through a con siderable Improvement In the resisting power of the armor-platlne of a battle ship. Lieutenant Cleland Davis, attached to the Naval Ordnance Bureau. has pro duced an armpr-plate which recently was tested at the proving grounds at Bethle hem, and the results encourage the naval offlcera here to believe that the armor- plate has again overtaken the gun in the never-ending struggle for supremacy. This plate is obtained by a novel process, carbon being driven directly Into the sur face of the hot plate by an Intensely pow erful current of electricity, the result be ing a face as hard as glas of any thick ness desirable, supported by a tough back, which it Is declared cannot be cracked. The depth oi the hardening- Is ruled by the lensrth the current nlavs upon the plate. It. Is said flint an average Press Feeders' Strike. NEW YORK. Aujr. 1. At a meeting nf uie executive Doard of the Franklin As sociation or rressmen a resolution has Deen adopted recommending the order- "5 a Beiierai siriKe or. iwo press feeders In 49 printing press establish ments, for an advance of from $12 to $14 a weeic. a general meeting of the 1S00 members of the association will be called to take action upon the recommendation. No Strike at Hoop "Works. PITTSBURG. Aug. 1. At a conference today between officers of . the American Steel Hoop Company and" the Amalgama tea Association of iron and Steel Workers. tne points ot laaue regarding foot notes of the scale were amicably adjusted, and the conference adjourned. There will be no strike. Serious Hitch at Shanghai. LONDON, Aug. 1. A news agency dis patch rfom Shanghai says a serious hitch has occurred between Sir James L. Mackay and the Chinese treatv commis sioners, threatening to Interrupt the ne gotiations looking to the adoption of the rormers scneme for Chinese tariff revls- MAN'S MISSION ON EARTH. Medical Book Free. "Know Thyself." a. book for men only, rcr. ujr price. 30 cents, will be cent free (seale-! postpaid) lo any male reader of tbl pajr, c;nt fur posuiB. AdJrtis the l'ealiuilv Medical liiMtltute, 4 Uullflncn sireei. Ba wn. AIojj.. iMtaollshed In laiio, th ollet am! bet In America. Write today for free boo. T)v Key to Health snd Haplnesw." "RfHtnr'R "Nntfi For 4" ar the Peabod XiUIlUr HHUie iIejl,ca, in3tituU naa been & fixed fact, and It will rcraaln o. It l a standard as American Gold. The Peabody Medical Institute ban many Imitator, but no etjuaU. Boston Herald. Edinburgh Scotsman. The following appears in the Times, of Thursday over the signature Vincent Call lard. National Bank of Egypt, 92 Cannon street, E. C: I enclose an extract from a monthly communication received from a well known banking firm in New York, in the belief that the views therein ' ex pressed, coming as they do from a for eign source. Of the term.s nf non rarrtor? to the Boers and of the manner in which X! uie war was conducted by the British, are of considerable Interest: The comerclal and financial effect (of the peace). Important as it Is, by no means covers the case. There are times when an event becomes an epoch, and this is one of the occasions. The terms upon ?i vh peace was concluded reflect the highest honor on both sides, and especially to the victors. There has never been a serious doubt as to the final outcome of the conflict, but, meantime, the loss of life and treasure has been so prodigious that the spirit of revenge and reprisal might reasonably have been expected on the part of tho final conquerors. The war was forced upon the British; to defend their rights (and those of other foreigners who had borne part in the development of tho mineral wealth of the Trnnciv,?n tha British have spent hundreds of milUous of dollars and given ud thousand nf And yet it is safe to say that no con quered adversary has ever yet been grant- cu tu magnanimous and generous terma as have the Boers. This was but a notable sequel to the methods In which the British have conducted the war. So far as It m posible to do so, the humane spirit pre vailed. War is cruel at the best. Individ ual suffering wholesale darastation if you please are necessary accompaniments of battles, of marches and sieges. Witness the march of Sherman to the sea In our civil war. Go back more than a hundred years and read the orders of General Washington to the officers who wero en gaged against the Indians. But severity and destruction are not necessarily barbar ism, and the Boer war has not been con ducted on barbarous lines. Now, when tho end has come. Great Britain shows her stalwart manliness, her dignified and un quenchable courage, her generosity to a beaten foe, by a settlement upon such terms as, we venture to say. have never been paralleled in the history of warfare. No indemnity is enforced or demanded for the enormous cost of the war; but, on tho contrary, she advances money to put tha conquered people on their feet once more. No estates aro confiscated, but the burgh ers are to be helped back to comfort and prosperity. No onerous punishments aro Inflicted, but the leaders are taken into friendly conference to determine how best to enrich their own condition and re coup their country's losses. As one writer has forcibly put it. 'The Boer war has been the greatest test of the British char acter since the nation found Itself pitted against Napoleon with his Continental system,' and nobly has she stood the test. Not the least evidence of this Is the pres ent attitude of the men who have stood at the head and front of the Boer ranks through the stubborn contest. Brave and skilful beyond question, misled Into pro longing war by false hopes, an unfounded assurance of foreign intervention, they came at last to realize the hopelessness of Its continuance, and they have accepted the result as brave men .should, and hence forth will work side by side with their new rulers for the development of South Af rica. 'As time goes on the world will more an-i more appreciate this historical event. It will stand out as an cramnle to tha nn- tlons of the world. Its influence will Le felt In countries which have shown a dis position to criticise British policies ar.i ways. And in the United States bound to England by ties of a common language, religion and devotion to civilization It will serve as a strengthening influ?nce In the strong alliance between the mother country and her vigorous offspring on this side of the sea." Is a constitutional disease. It originates in a scrofulous condition ot the blood and depends on that condition. It often causes headache and dizziness, impairs the taste, smell and hearine. af fects the vocal organs, disturbs the stomach. It Is always radically and permanently cared by the blood-purifying, alterative and tonic action of Hood's Sarsaparilla This great medicine has wrought the most wonderful cures of all diseases depending on scrofula or the scrofulous habit. Hood's Fills aro tho beat cathartic SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by thsso Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspep. Bin, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness. Bad Taota In the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in tho Side, TOR FID LIVER. They Reculats tha Bow tls. Purely Vegetable, Small PilL Small Doss Small Prlctfu ;5 Is a low estimate of the amount Pays anyone sufferincr with piles. E-RU-SA cures or 130 forfeited. Onlv up-to-date and reliable druggists. Portland. Or., June o. 1002. Dr. L. Grif fin: Your E-RU-SA Pile Cure has our UNQUALIFIED indorsement. A. CLEMKNSON. 2d and Yamhill. WOODAHD. CLARKE & CO.. 4th nnil V.ih ALBEKT BSKNI. I'd and Washington. KYSSELL'S PHARMACY. 227 Morrison. . P. S. PLUHMER, 3d and Madison. . G. SKIDMORE & CO.. 131 3d. W. S. LOVE, Grand ave. and Burnslde. MODEL DRUG STORE. 05. Grand are. R. A. WILSON, 13S Grand ave. H. A. VIETS. 431 Washington. OWE fc MARTIN. 6th and Washington. LAUE-DAYIS DRUG CO.. 3d and YamhllL GRADON & KOEHLER. 1st and Main. W. ALLEN. Kith and Savler. U. F. JONES & CO.. 601 Front. COTTEL DRUG CO.. 1st and Grant. HOLTON & ROTH. 2S0 Ruiaell. HAWTHORNE PHARMACY. 2S0 Grand ave BROOKLYN PHARMACY. 570 Mllwaukle. M, RICEN. First and Clay sts. Hadray's Ready Relief Is a cure for every pain, tcothacbe hetdftch, neuralgia, rheumatism.