THE MORNItftt OKEGONIAST. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1902.
MAY NOW LAY GABLE
San Francisco-Manila Line
Is Given the Rights
ROOSEVELT ACTS FOR' NATION
Government Is Given the Privilege
of Baringr the Property bnt Will
at All Times Practically
Control It.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. S. President Roose
velt was exceptionally busy for a couple
of hours today disposing of an accumula
tion of public business. By luncheon time
he had cleared away the official corre
spondence and was ready to receive the
Attorney-General and Sirs. Knox, who ar
rived from New York about noon. During
the afternoon the conference between the
President and the Attorney-General devel
oped Into one of the most Important held
at Sagamore HI1L
Several months ago the Pacific Commer
cial Cable Company sought permission
from the executive branch of the Gov
ernment to lay a Pacific cable to run from
San Francisco via Honolulu and Guam to
China, thpre to connect with the British
cable to the Philippines. The' proposition
of the company was to assume all expense
of operating the cable. For the conces--slons
of the landings at San Francisco,
Honolulu and Guam the company proposod
to grant to the United States Government
special rates, and in certain conditions of
war practically absolute control of the
cable. The conditions as presented by the
company to the President were naturally
such as any corporation might make. They
had been drawn for the company's Inter
ests. Mr. Roo?evelt referred the whole
subject to Attorney-General Knox, with a
request .tlat h? ro carefully over the pro
posed conditions, eliminating such as he
might regard aa impracticable, and adding
such others as he might believe would
observe the interests of the Government.
The results of his Investigation and his
conclusions Mr. Knox presented to Mr.
Roosevelt in verbal form, the papers in
the matter having been laid before the
President Mr. Roosevelt approved of the
amended conditions, and. so far as the
executive branch of the Government is
concerned, the company may now proceed
with the work of laying the cable. It is
regarded as essential, however, that the
conditions be ratified by act of Congress,
as some doubt exists of the right of the
executive branch of the Government alone
to grant such privileges as are Included in
the Pacific Commercial Cable Company's
proposition.
The conditions as approved by President
Roosevelt are regarded as particularly fa
vorable to the Government, and It is be
lieved that with the cordial Indorsement
of the President which he will give the
prdpesition In his message In December,
Congress will ratify the conditions without
serious delay. Attorney-General Knox
added several Important conditions to
those proposed by the company. Including
these:
"That the United States Government at
all times shall have priority of service;
that the Government, through the Postmaster-General;
as is customary in such
contracts, shall have 'the right to fix the
rates to be charged by the company; that
In time of war the Government shall have
the right absolutely to control the cable;
that, in order to protect not only the Gov
ernment, but also individual private cus
tomers of the company, the Pacific Com
mercial Cable Company is required to lay
a distinct line of cable from China to Ma
nila, so that it will not be necessary to
depend upon the British company, which
now controls the only cable from Hong
Kong to Manila; and final! y, that the
United States at any time after the com
pletion of the lino may purchase the line
at an appraised valuation to be fixed by
arbitrators selected In the usual manner
by the two parties to the transaction."
By those who have studied the subject
it is believed that a cable laid under the
conditions proposed will be. to all intents
and purposes, a Government cable line,
with few. If any. of the disadvantages
attendant upon Government construction
and maintenance. Under trie United
States treaty with China, since the Chi
nese Government has granted to a British
company the right to maintain and operate
a cable line within its domain, it will
be obliged to grant to the Pacific Com
mercial Cable Company, an American cor
poration, the same rights. This will en
able the company not only to land its San
Francisco line in China, but also will
enable it to obtain a Chinese terminus
for its line to Manila.
In the laying of its cable lines the com
pany has been accorded the right to use
the United States Government soundings.
Attorney-General Knox is Inclined to the
opinion that the company will immedi
ately proceed to construct its lines. Con
siderable time will be required for the
preliminary arrangements before the ac
tual laying of the cable begins, but it is
regarded now as certain thafan American
owned and operated cable line to the Ori
ent Is in sight
The Attorney-General and Mrs. Knox
left late this afternoon for Atlantic City.
It is understood that Mr. Knox will sail
shortly for. Europe, where, in France, he
will devote rome attention to the Panama
Canal question. It Is probable that the
proceedings looking to the determination
of the ability of the new Panama Canal
Company to pass a clear title of the prop
erty to the United States will be conducted
in the French courts.
While the Administration is anxious to
have the matter passed on as soon as
practicable, the question of time will be
secondary to that of certainty that the
United States will have no trouble with
the stockholders of the old Panama. Com
pany if the property and rights of the
new company should be acquired, bv the
country under the Spooner act The Pres
ident upon whom the responsibility rests,
will take no chances upon the results of
extended litigation In which the United
States might become involved if the
property of the new Panama Company
were purchased before It had been deter
mined Judicially that the company pos
sessed the absolute right to convey a clear
title to this country.
IU.RED TO HER DEATH.
Police Looking for a. Youngr Man
Irast Seen With Dead Girl.
CHICAGO. Aug. 8. The body of the
young woman found last night In a va
cant lot at Seventy-fourth and State
streets has been identified as that of Miss
Minnie Mitchell, of 604 Forty-fourth
street, and the police arc looking for
"William Bartholin, a young mechanic
who was with her at the time of her dis
appearance. The police are firmly pf the
opinion that the girl was murdered by
.Bartholin, and that he also murdered his
own mother, Mrs. Anna Barthc4!nk who
mysteriously disappeared three weeks be
fore the Mitchell girl went away with the
young man. The body of the girl was
beyond identification, but her sister. Ullle
Mitchell, tonight positively Identified the
dress and the hat worn by her sister at
the time of her disappearance.
Miss Mitchell was last seen by the
members of her family on the night of
July 30, when she left her father's home
In company with Bartholin, the couple
saying" that they intended to take a walk.
She did not return to the house that
night and nothing was heard of her or
of Bartholin untlL two days later, when
the girl's father received a note from
Bartholin, saying that .be and the girl
had sloped and had started for Califor
nia; to spend their honeymoon.
SOUGHT AS LEADER OF ROBBERS.
Escaped Convict Believed to Have
Been In Train Hold-Up.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. f us Hyatt who es
caped with 15 other convicts from the
Nashville penitentiary last Monday night
is non sought as the leader of the train
robbers who held up the Burlington ex
press at Savanna. 111.. 24 hours after the
escapo. At St Paul, (Minn., five men
who are suspected of complicity in the
robbery are under arrest. They were
taken In a body as they alighted from a
Great Western train. They gave their
names as George McKinnon, H. D. Cole
man. Henry Lee. F. D. Patchcn and Will
iam Dunn. Steps have been taken to as
certain whether these men or any of them
can be identified as escapes from the
Tennessee penitentiary.
tV'ai the Man Murdered f
NEW YORK. Aug. S. A badly decom
posed body has been found in Mamaroneek
Bay, Long Island Sound. It was that of
a young man, well dressed. Around the
neck was strapped a small- valise filled
with machinists' tools. A ticket" dated
July 3L for one of the Fall River liners,
was found in the clothing, but all other
means of Identification failed, owing to
the condition of the body. The Coroner
expressed the Lelief that the man jumped
overboard from a steamer, but it was
quite evident that he was not a machinist
Therefore, the presence of the tools -was
unexplained, and many persons who saw
the body inclined to the murder theory.
Chicago Murderer Hanged.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. Lewis G. Toombs
was hanged at 11:25 for the murder of
Harry Larsen on the steamer Peerless,
December 20 of list year. Toombs went
to the scaffold without a tremor. He pro
tested his innocence and expressed confi
dence that bis name would be cleared of
the crime attributed to him. Death re
sulted from strangulation.
Escaped Convict Itccnptnrcd.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug: S. John
Norrie, the convict who escaped from the
United States Penitentiary guards Thurs
day by jumping from a culvert into a
creek, was captured at Atchison, Kan.,
this afternoon.
Suspects Prove to Be Tramps.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 8. The five men ar
rested here last night on suspicion of be
ing the Burlington train robbers prove to
be ordinary tramps.
LIKE PLEASANT DUTIES.
Why
Battle-Ships Arc Not Sent to
Scenes of Dispute.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 7. If it were not for the
pride which the people of the United
States have in the Navy, there would be
serious criticism of- some features of that
great organization. Although we have
nival stations at many points on the At
lantic and Pacific Coasts, whenever there
is an emergency the Navy never seems
to be ready. Every one knows that if
anything happens in the Arctic waters,
requiring a vessel of the United States, it
is always a revenue cutter that Is sent
out on a relief expedition. Curiously
enough, the revenue cuttors seem always
ready, and very little time is spent in tit
ting them out Wc never seem to have a
naval vessel ready for anything on the
North. Pacific Coast
orm "(..lit "f1 .
The same trouble exists on the Allan-T.
tic Coast There have been mutterlngs
of trouble In two countries of South
America. Colombia and Veneruela, and
small warships have been sent there for
the purpose of protecting American inter
ests. At the same time, or at least for
months past, trouble has been brewing in
Hayti, and it seemed that a naval vessel
would have been necessary almost at any
time. Finally there came an urgent call
for a naval vessel to protect American lire
and nronerty. and one of the small ves
sels in the South American waters, wlllch
was urgently needed where It was sta
tioned, had to bo sent to Hayti, leaving
one of the principal South American ports
unguarded and unprotected. Then fol
lowed a search of the naval force to see
if some vessel could, not be sent to South
American waters, and It was a long time
before any could be found.
Meanwhile a large number of vessels.
battle-ships, cruisers and smaller craft
were cruising in pleasant cool waters off
the different Summer resorts on the North
Atlantic Coast Of course it is very hot
and disagreeable in South American wat
ers and in the waters of the Caribbean
Sea during the Summer months. It is
much more pleasant to bo anchored at
Newport, Bar Harbor, near Minchester-by-the-Sea,
where there is nothing but
social gayeties, where the naval officers
are in great demand, and where stern
duty is relaxed and not as irksome ub it
would be under a tropical sun.
The statement is made that the big Iron
and steel ships of the Navy in the South
ern waters aro unbearably hot and it is
not best to have them there, and that
only the smaller gunboats and lighter
craft of the Navy should be sent to
these Southern countries. That may be
true, but on occasions like this, when
there is trouble, when American interests
are threatened, and American lives are In
danger, the officers and sailors should Con
sent to undergo the disagreeable features
of a hot steel ship, and to abandon, for
one season, at least, the pleasures of tho
New England Coast and attend to du
ties in the tropical seas.
It is a curious feature that nearly all
naval officers ard fighting the smaller
craft such as gunboats of lighter draft
and chips that would be useful for the
very purpose of patrollng the South Amer
ican coasts and the small Asiatic points.
They like duty on the big ships. It is
these big ships . that are sent Into the
Mediterranean and into the Gulf and
Caribbean Seas in the Winter. It is the
big ships that are overhauled at Hamp
ton Roads and Old Point Comfort in the
early Spring and late Autumn, and move
further up the coast to New York and
Boston as the season warms up. It is tho
big ships that cruise in North Atlantic
waters, along the New England Coast
and around Old England, in the German
Sea and other northern points of Europe.
The more big ships there are tho more
officers and men will bo sent to these
pleasant stations, and drift back and
forth, according to tho conditions of the
climate. If there were many small boats
there would be no excuse for them on the
European station, and little or no excuse
for them on the North Atlantic station.
More officers and men would be needed to
serve in Asia, In the Philippines and in
South America, and especially in the
WestMndles, where the United States has
so many Interests. One thing may be
certain, either with the big ships or the
small ships when the canal is being
built, an ample force will bo sent to tho
Caribbean Sea on the Atlantic side, and
to the Gulf of Panama on the Pacific
side.
Suit Over Thoroughbred Horses.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 8. Phil T.
Chinn and wife' today filed attachment
suits against Mrs. Bessie L. Ferguson,
widow of the noted starter, J. B. Fergu
son, and mother of Mre. Chinn. Late in
the day, 14 thoroughbreds, belonging to
Mrs. Ferguson, and located at Kingston
Stud, were levied upon. Chinn alleges
that Mrs. Ferguson is indebted to him
In the sum of $2433, money expended by
him while managing the Kingston Stud,
which Mrs. Ferguson sold to R. L. Baker
this week. He sues for the recovery of
the $2433 and for a half interest in four
thoroughbreds claimed by him under a
contract with Mrs. Ferguson. He alleges
in his petition that the defendant is at
tempting to transfer her horses to Mrs.
Maud Ferguson, wife of the son of the
defendant Garnett Ferguson, of. San
Franclcco, and unless restrained by law
.would ship said horses out of the state.
NEW CABINET MEMBERS
ICIXG EDWARD APPROVES A XUM
BEll OF AEPOIXT21EXTS.
Earl of Dudley Is Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland, and Austen Chcmhcrlain
Postmaster-General.
LONDON. Aug. 8. It Is officially an
nounced that King Edward has approved
the appointments of the Earl of Dudley
as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Charles
Thomson Ritchie as Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Aretas Akers-Douglss as.
Home Secretary, Austen Chamberlain,
son of the Colonial Secretary, as Postmaster-General,
and Sir William Hpcd
Wolrond to be Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, as well as the appoint
ments which follow:
President of the Board of Education,
the Marquis of Londonderry; First Com
missioner of Works. Lord Windsor, in
succession to Aretas Akera-Douglas; Fi
nancial Secretary of the Treasury, Will
Jam Hayes Fisher, in succession of Aus
ten Chamberlain (Mr. Fisher hao been
a Junior Lord of the Treasury since 1S93);
Parliamentary Secretary of the Trcaf
ury. Sir AlcxanderFuller Ackland Hoed,
vice Sir William Hood Wolrond; Lord
Commissioner of the Treasury. Henry
William Foster, M. P.; Under Secretary
for India, Earl Percy; Under Secretary
to the Home Office, Thomas Horatio Ar
thur Ernest Cochran, M. P.; Under Secre
tary to the War Office, the Earl of Hard
wicke, who was Under Secretary for In
dia; Parliamentary Secretary of Educa
tion, Sir William Rcynell Anson. M. P.;
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of
Trade, Andrew Bonar Law, M. P.
The Earl of Dudley. Sir William Hood
Wolrond and Lord Windsor will not be
in tho Cabinet, but Georgo Wyndham,
Chiof Secretary for Ireland, docs become
a member.
Emperor Bids Adieu to Cxar.
REVAL. Aug. 8. The German imperial
yacht Hohenzollem, with Emperor Will
lam on board, sailed for Wlsby, Sweden,
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. During the
stay here, the Czar and the Emperor were
constantly together, and the intercourse
throughout was of the most cordial char
actor. Before his departure, the German
Emperor conferred the Red Eagle on a
number of Russian officers and naval offi
cials. The Cxar presented to Emperor
William a silver helmet SO Inches in
height, and richly ornamented with Rus
sian Jewels. The interior of the helmet
Is filled with a gold smoking set Em
peror William gave the Csar a gold writ
ing set
Grievances of Ireland.
LONDON, Aug. 8. Ou a motion provid
ing for the third reading of the appropri
ation hill In the House of Commons to
day. T. P. O'Connor (Irish Nationalist)
made a brief fighting speech in which ho
re-aired the grievance of Ireland, es
pecially vigorously denouncing Sergeant
Shcrldun, whom he described as a perjured
villain, who, while in the Irish constabu
lary, falsely convicted Innocent persons.
IMr. O'Connor strongly denounced the
Government for its refusal to extradite
Sheridan from his retreat at Lowell. Mass.
George Wyndham. Chief Secretary for
Ireland, declined to further discuss the
Sheridan case, but promised that if Irish
landlords combined and resorted to such
practices as boycotting and Intimidation
he would take much pleasure in summon
t. nnnt,aTW hl;n ttnt
King Presented Orders.
LONDON, Aug. 8. King Edward held
an investiture at Buckingham Palace this
afternoon, and presented orders to a num
ber of those Included In the coronation
honors, among them the Order of the Gar
ter, to the Duke of Marlborough. Hlfc
Majestj' also received Ras Makonnen. the
Abyssinian envoy, and made him a Knight
Commander of tho Order of St Michael
and St George.
Appointed to Pnrls Embassy.
LONDON. Aug. 8. M. W. de Bunsen,
secretary of the British Embassy at Con
stantinople, la to succeed Michael Henry
Hcrbert formerly secretary of the British
Embassy at Paris, and who was recently
appointed British Ambassador to the
United States.
Committee on Boer War.
LONDON. Aug. S. The Premier, A. J.
Balfour, announced the appointment of
Jhe following committee of inquiry into
the conduct of the Boer War: The Earl
of Elgin, chairman; Sir Henry Norman,
Sir John Hopkins. Lord Esher and Sir
John Edge.
To Entertain Lord Roberts.
NEW YORK, Aug. S. The new Inter
national Club, known as the Pilgrims,
will entertain Its honorable president.
Lord Roberts, at the Carlton Hotel on the
evening of the coronation, cables the Lon
don correspondent of the Tribune.
Pope Receives Americans.
ROME, Aug. 8. The pope spent tho day
in the Vatican gardens, where he received
.several American families, and introduced
them to Cardinal Trlpepi.
House of Commons Adjourns.
LONDON. Aug. 8. Tho House of Com
mons adjourned today to October 16.
BRYAN NOT A CANDIDATE
At Least He Will ot Seek Presi
dential Nomination in 1004.
MUSCATINE, la., Aug. 8. William J.
Bryan settled for all time the rumors
that he will be a candidate for President
In 1S04 In an interview today while on the
way to Danville, 111., where he spoko
tonight Colonel Bryan, when shown yes
terday's reports that bo might again be
a candidate, was much nettled, arid ex
prcsed himself in no uncertain manner.
Ho said he wanted the matter settled
right now, so there could be no further
question. The Mason City interview, ho
said, was unreliable.
VI will not be a candidate for President
In said Mr. Bryan. "While I would
not promise never to bo a candidate again
under any circumstances, I have no plans
looking to tho future nomination for any
office. I am perfectly content to do my
work as a private citizen and enjoy my
educational work. I shall continue to
advocate with tongue and pen reforms
which I believe to bo necessary."
Talking of the Republican platform of
Iowa, Mr. Bryan aald:
"I am glad to notice an Improvement in
Iowa politics. By the action of the re
cent State Republican convention I am
led to note that they realize and recog
nlzo that bohlnd the tariff lurk the great
monopolies and trusts of this country.
Nine years ago I introduced a bill Into
Congress exactly along this same line,
taking the tariff off trust-made goods,
and although the indorsement comes a
little late. I am glad to note that even
after nine years the Republicans of Iowa
have come to my way of thinking. But
the action of the Republican party in
Iowa will be of little effect in National
politics, for the simple reason that those
who control legislation are thoao who
favor and operate the gigantic trusts and
monopolies of tho country. People who
furnish campaign funds for the Repub
lican party ore the ones who name your
Attorney General and those having
authority. So I say that the plank in
the Republican platform Is merely edu
cational, that is all."
Cuba Wants Dncle Sam's Gunrnntce.
NEW YORK. Aug!, 8. The Cuban-American
League has Issued a statement con
corning the Cuban loan, which states if
the planters are- to be aided, the Cuban
soldiers paid and the Cuban bonds hon
ored, the help must come immediately, in
order that ' Cuba may command future
cfrdit The loan required. J33.O0O.OOO. it
said, was not large. Before the war
Spain sold bonds based on her Cuban rev
enues for $00,000,000, from which liability
the United States relieved Cuba.
The league suggests that Cuba authorize
her banks to circulate a national currency
based upon their holdings of Cuban Na
tional bonds, which bonds the United
States should guarantee. These bonds
should be Issued so that If Cuba ever be-'
came part of tills country they would be
come solely a United States debt
TO .CROWN KING.
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James street. Is lined on each side with
red poles tipped with gilt, and connected
up and down and across the roadway
with festoons, flags and streamers of all
colors. Private residences, hotels and
shops are heavily decorated with crlm-.
son, bluo and purple hangings, bordered
with gold. The colors do not harmonize
at times, but for a hastily Improvised
scheme at diminished cost the municipal
decorations are not ineffective.
Solid white columns. wreathed with
green ornaments in tissue paper and sur
mounted with gilt crowns, are tho chief
decorative feature of St James street.
There will bo green wreathing overhead
and a medley of strongly contrasted col
ors on the fronts of the buildings on each
side. Red poles and many-colored stream
ers are continued through club land and
Whitehall to the timber yard surrounding
the Abbey.
Pall Mall Is lavishly but not artlsticaliy
decoratcd, heavy masses of conflicting col
or killing one another. The War Office is
Ingeniously and tastefully trimmed, but
special clubhouses are most wantonly dis
figured at high expense. The stands re
main In Waterloo Place and Trafalgar
Square, but there is little decoration.
Whitehall, below the Horse Guards, the
old banqueting hall, is aflame with red and
the Duke of Buccleuch's stand and other
platforms above Whitehall Gardens are
decorated In blue and gold. The Canadian
arch Is the best decorative fenture of the
route, and with Its new French trimming
and the use of a fresh supply of grains. It
is handsome and highly effective. The
coronation decorations would be common
place without this monument of enter
prise and good taste.
There was a marked increase of anima
tion in the streets Thursday, although
the day was showery. Pressure for seats
In the Abbey is tremendous, but the Earl
Marshal and other officials are so cau
tious, in allotting them that probably there
will bo vacant places. Civil service of
ficials are profiting by personal friendship
and obtaining entrance in large numbers.
Americans are- less fortunate, but seats
have been procured for Justice Brown,
of the United States Supreme Court and
ex-Attorney-General Griggs. J. Plerpont
Morgan also has obtained seats, although
it was brusquely Intimated In June that
no foreign millionaire could enter, and
that no Americans unconnected with one
or the other Embassies could get in.
Changes in Programme.
LONDON. Aug. 8. A number of Impor
tant changes In the coronation programme
were announced today. The recognition
in which the King Is presented to the
people by the Archbishop of Canterbury
as "the undoubted King of the realm"
will be performed but once. Instead of
four times, as given In the official pro
gramme. The litany which was to have
followed the recognition will not be said,
the sermon will be omitted, and the To
Deum, which was placed In the order of
the service after the presenting of the
Bible, will not be given at that time, but
will be sung during the recess, at the close
of the coronation ofllce, when the King
visits St Edward's Chapel.
Owing to the age of the Very Rev.
George Granville Bradley, the Dean of
Westminster, who Is SI years old, the
King has relieved him of the duty ot
placing the regalia . upon- the altar, nnd
this service will be performed by Canon
Duckworth, but the Dean will present the
crown to tho Archbishop for tbe act of
coronation, and will present the commu
nion cup to the King.
Canon Duckworth will lay the ampulla
and spoon on the altar, will place upon
His Majesty the coloblum slndonls and
tho supertunlca, or tho close pall of cloth
gold, and will deliver the spurs to the
Lord Great Chamberlain; will take the
King's sword from the nltar and hand It
to His Majesty; will put upon the King
armllla and imperial mantle; w'lll take
the orb with the cross from the altar and
deliver It to the Archbishop for presenta
tion to the King, and will receive the orb
from the King, to be laid by him on the
altar.
Queen Presides at Meeting:.
LONDON, Aug. 8. The Queen presided
this afternoon at a meeting of the Sol
diers' and Soldiers' Families Association
In Queen's Hall. Announcement was made
that Lucas Tooth, the Australian, who
presented $50,000 for the hospital fund, had
given the Queen a similar sum. which Her
Majesty desired to devote to the work of
the association, and that the Queen's
appeal in January had brought in J1.500.
00, making the total of public subscrip
tions to the association during and since
the war $6,000,000. Large crowds gathered
on the route to and from the palace and
warmly greeted the Queen.
Coronation Ode by Austen
LONDON, Aug. 9. The London dally
newspapers, which went to press a couple
of hours earlier than is customary this
morning, are almost entirely given up to
descriptions of the coronation, pro
grammes, sketches and articles on the
great event. Alfred Austen, the poet laure
ate, and John Davidson have both con
tributed coronation odes.
Salutes Fired in India.
SIMLA, India, Aug. 9. Salutes were flred
hero this morning and coronation services
were held in the churches throughout In
dia. It Is believed that tho proposed visit
to Delhi for the coronation durbar, Janu
ary 3, 1903, of tho Duke of Connaught
brother to King Edward, has been decided
upon.
Will Not Adjourn for Coronation.
CHICAGO. Aug. 8. Members of tho
Board of Trade voted not to adjourn bus
iness tomorrow on account of King Ed
ward's coronation.
Boom of Guns Announces Sunrise.
LONDON. Aug. 9. 4:00 A. M. Salutes
from the Tower of London nnd Hyde
Park are Juat booming at sunrise of Cor
onation day.
Sailors "Will Celebrnte Coronation.
At 4 P. M. the seamen in port will hold
athletic sports on Council Crest The 100
yard race promises to be eagerly contest
ed, and the sack race and tho tug-of-war
will bo well worth seeing. At 8 P. M. a
promenade concert will be given by Miss
Elizabeth Hoben, at the Jeffcott home. A
splendid programme has been arranged,
as follows:
"Lancaster" Orchestra
Fancy club-swinging Mr. Rudolph Voolxer
Vocal solo Mrs. Lola Edwards Bremln
Fluto solo (selected) Mr. A. Rudlman
Dance, "Sailors' Hornpipe"
The popular Fitzgerald Sisters
Recitation Miss Valboy Ahlsren
Baritone solo Mr. A. G. Ott
Slack-wire artist Mr. James
Protesslpnal acrobats The Voltlmers
Contralto solo Miss Willamette Lobner
Vocal solo J. Fr&ser
Scotch song Mrs. Allison
"Soldiers of tha Kins" T. Sewell
Only One TInplate Plant Closed.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 8. Only one of the
2S plants of the American TInplate Com
pany, operating 274 mills. 15 plants, with- a
capacity of 179 mills, have been closed in
definitely. These suspensions have fol
lowed, the refusal of the tinplate workers
to accept a reduction in wages in "order
that export business to tho amount of
1,500,000 boxes might be obtained.
BANKS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
CONTROLLER RIDGELY ISSUES AX
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Great Prosperity of the Country Is
Reflected by Increases "Which Are
Generally Consistent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. William Bar
rett Ridglcy, Controller of tha Currency,
today made tho following statement in
regard to tho summsry of condition of the
National banks of the United States at the
close of business on Wednesday, July 15:
"The reports of condition show the
banks to be In excellent shape, as have
all recent statements of the kind. The
Increases in the most of the Items of the
statement are consistent with the uni
versal reports of the prosperous condition
of business, and the Increase in its vol
ume all over the country. The footing of
the statement $6,006,751,973, Is. as might be
expected, the largest on record. The least
favorable feature of the statement Is, per
haps, the continued Increase in loans. $49,
102.1i6 since the statement of April 30.
1S02. and $204,953,255 over the statement of
of July 15, 1901. In thl3 expansion of tho
volume of loans there Is, of course, con
siderable solid growth and Increase of val
ues, upon which loans can properly be
based, but there must also be some Infla
tion, and there is always danger in going
too far in this direction.
"The average reserve held by the banks
has increased from 27.21 per cent on April
39, 1902. to 27.4S per cent since July 16.
But this Is somewhat lower than the av
erage reserve of July 15. 1S01. when It was
28.01 per cent During the year there has
been an increase of $33,678,425 in specie held
by the banks, of which increase $6,003,407
has occurred since April 30, 1902.
"There has been an Incroase of more
than $56,000,000 In the capital stock and
$65,000,000 In surplus. More than the aver
age portion of this has occurred since the
last statement but this is largely due to
the readjustment of this item generally
made on July 1. There has been a slight
decrease in tho deposits' since April 30,
but a handsome increase for the year.
"The percentago of reserve shown by the
central reserve cities is all higher this
year than one year ago. New York In
creasing from 26.S2 per cent to 26.63 per
cont Chicago from 25.73 per cent to 26.20
per cent and St Loul3 from 20,35 per
cent to 23.50 per cent"
BOWEN MINE DISASTER.
Ten
Bodies Recovered At Least
Three More.
TRINIDAD. Colo.. Aug. 8. The rescue
party at the Bowen mlno, where a dis
astrous explosion occurred last evening,
was compelled to suspend work at 1
o'clock this morning owing to Are damp.
At that hour the bodies of 10 dead had
been recovered. Thero were at least 13
men in the mine at the time of the ex
plosion, and all were undoubtedly killed.
No gas has ever been known in the
mine, and it is the opinion of the offi
cials that the accident wns caused by a
premature shot The powder-house at the
mouth of the mine, containing about 1000
pounds of blasting powder, was exploded
by the shock of tho mine, and great dam
age was done to the mouth of the slope.
Tho town of Bowen, about a quarter of a
mile below the mine, was severely shaken,
a number of windows being broken.
Immediately after the explosion almost
the entire population of the town rushed
to the mouth of tho mine, and the scenes
there were heartrending. The mine Is al
most a total wreck as far as can be deter
mined at this time. The explosion oc
curred about 1000 feet from the surface,
the mine was quickly filled with gas and
smoke, and thoso who escaped instant
death were suffocated. Mike Cassidy was
ulqwn to atoms. His head was picked up
nearly 100 feet from where the body was
fqund. and his legs are still missing. The
body of James Hunter was terribly man
gled. Measures were taken today to rid the
mine of gas, and it Is thought the work
ings will be thoroughly explored by night
fall. Singraxine Did Tiot Explode.
DENVER, Aug. 8. Dr. George H. Sto
ver, president of the Union Coal & Coke
Company, which owns the mine at Bowen.
Colo., In which an explosion occurred last
night killing 13 miners, received adices
today from General Manager Bowen to
the effect that the damage to the mine
Is not so great as indicated in press dis
patches from Trinidad. Dr. Stover was In
formed also that the powder magazine at
the mine did not explode, and that the
accident was caused by a windy shot in
one of the side entrances.
PILGRIMS CLUB BANQUET.
Many Notable Americans and Eng
lishmen Meet in London.
LONDON, Aug. 8. Earl Roberts, Commander-in-Chief
of the forces, and Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, of the United States,
sat together tonight at the first banquet
of the Anglo-American Pilgrims Club,
which was given at tho Carlton Hotel.
Lord Kinnard presided at the banquet
and the guests included Ambassador
Choate; Lord Kelvin, Rear-Admiral
Charles Beresford, Henry White, Secre
tary to the American Embassy; H. Cloy
Evans, Consul-General of the Unltod
States In London; ex-United States At
torney General John W. Griggs, General
J.i H. Wilson. U. S. A.; Joslah Quincy
and many other Americans.
THE DEATH ROLL.
General Lucns Meyer.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 8. The Petit Bleu
announces the sudden death of General
Lucas Meyer of heart disease. General
Meyer was attacked several times with
this illness during the war in South Af
rica. General Meyer, accompanied by hla wife,
left London a few days ago for Dresden.
This step was taken upon the advice of
his physicians. On his way to Germany
he stopped In Holland to see ex-Presl-dent
Kruger, of the Transvaal.
(General Meyer was commander of the
Orange Free State forces n the Boer War.
After the conclusion of peace he left
South Africa for London, whore he was
entertained in British official circles.)
Huntingdon Resting Easy.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Archer Milton
Huntington, adopted son of the late Collis
P. Huntington, Is reported to bo resting
easily after an operation for appendicitis
at his home, Pleasance, Bay Chester.
A German Statesman,
HANOVER, Aug. 8. Rudolph von Ben
nlngsen, the Liberal statesman, and ex
ohief administrator of Hanover, is dead,
aged S3 years.
Portrait of Washington Unveiled.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-Toseph H. Choate,
the American Ambassador, this morning
unveiled a portrait of Washington in Ma
sonic regalia in the presence of many
Masons, in Free Masons Hall. The Earl
of Warwick, the Deputy Grand Master
of the Free Masons of England, who pre
sided, paid a tribute to Washington, in
which he referred to the great veneration
in which the first American President
was held in England and- his consistent
remembrance of fellow Masons during the
war for American independence. Mr.
Choate read a eqlogy of Washington.
Guam Leper Colony.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 8. The Navy De
partment has received a report from Com
mander Schroeder, Governor of the Isl-
and of Guam, saying that the leper col
ony he proposed to establish would be
ready for occupancy July 1. It was sup
posed that the lepers had all disappeared
from Guam, but investigation developed
that many victims had been secreted by
their friends In various parts cf the island,
and Commander Schroeder determined that
they should be gathered in one place to
prevent the spread of the disease.
BIG DEEP SEA EISHES. n
Monsters Caught Far Below Surface
of Ocean.
The animals of the deep sea, which live
habitually In water Just abovo tho freez
ing point, in darkness that is profound,
aro among the most grotesque and singu
lar of living beings. The fishes, so far as
known, are of small size, but this does
not prove that there are no large ani
mals in the deep sea, says the Boston
Christian Register. The method of tak
ing deep-sea forms precludes the capture
of any except the small and very slug
gish ones, which lie In the deep ooze; but
the time will come when a large dredge
will be Invented in which the monsters
of tho deep will be taken, ns there are
few naturalists who have given the sub
ject any attention but believe that there
are In the greater depths some gigantic
animal which Is occasionally seen by
tho3e who go down to the sea in ships.
The many and oft-recurring stories of
the sea serpent cannot all be visions, pic
tures of the fancy. Many of the supposed
sea serpents are whales, llne3 of birds or
patches of seaweed, but It is the consen
sus of opinion among conservative nat
uralists that there Is some gigantic ani
mal In the deep sea yet unknown to sci
ence which occasionally comes to tho sur
face, showing portions of Its form, to
the amazement of the mariner who may
chance to be In the vicinity.
As to the nature of these unknown ani
mals, we have several suggestions. Some
years ago a fisherman on the Geprges
Banks, off the Maine Coast or In that
vicinity, brought up a remarkable fish
0. feet In length, which was entirely new
to him. Considering it a mere encum
brance, it - was thrown overboard, but
tho catch was reported and aroused great
interest among naturalists; so much, that
a large sum was offered to the fishermen
to fish it up again, which they tried to do
without success. The fish was a veritable
young sea serpent, and. if such a fish
attained the length of 50 feet, it would
well compare with the accounts of sea
serpents which are reported so often.
Since this occurrence several eel-like
sharks have been taken long, scrpen-tlne-Uke
creatures that, when large, must
be the sea serpents of the deep sea, and
have convinced observers that the tales
which have aroused the credulity of peo
ple are not without foundation, and that
this mysterious realm conceals strange
and gigantic forms which only rarely rise
to the surface.
The eel-like sharks found aro In some
Instances luminous, emitting a strange
light over the entire surface the Hght
givero of the deep sea.
The Ribbon Fish.
Another strange denizen of the deep Is
the so-called ribbon fish, several speci
mens of which the writer has seen on the
shores of Santa Catalina Island. This
creature is one of the most beautiful of
all fishes. It resembles a white or silver
ribbon, slashed with black. A long fin
extends its entire length, and over the
head forms a number of plumes or pom
pons of a vivid red that in long speci
mens might easily be taken for a mane
waving to and fro. That this delicate
ribbon fish attains a large size is gener
ally bejleved, as large specimens have
been captured. Some years ago a fisher
man was hauling a hot on the Coast of
Scotland, when it was found that some
heavy weight was holding the net beck.
Additional help was obtained, and a
dozen men finally hauled In a monster
fish, which was estimated to weigh 800
pounds. It was a gigantic ribbon fish, 30
feet or more In length, so long and heavy
that it required the efforts of half a
dozen men to carry it along the deck.
It was a veritable sea serpent, and ex
tendlng from its head were tall, deep red
or scarlet plume-like fins, which form a
sort of "mane," frequently described as
being seen on the typical sea serpent If
those fishes attain a length of 30 feet,
there Is no reason why they may not ex
ceed this, and it Is very possible that
some of the "sea serpents" which have
been observed at various times were gi
gantic ribbon .fishes, which came up from
the deep sea and moved along- with un
dulating motion at the surface.
During the past year a large specimen
of this deep-sea wonder washed ashore at
Newpprt Beach, Cal., where It was de
stroyed by a Mexican, Ignorant or its
value. The fish, which was 25 or 30 feet
In length, and estimated to welsh 500
pounds, was seen at first in the surr, pre
senting a remarkable appearance as its
silvery folds rolled over and over and
flashed in the sunlight. The flnder waded
Into the surf, and with much difficulty
hauled the struggling ribbon fish out upon
the sands.
How deep the ribbon fish lives In the sea
is unknown, but it is supposed to come up
from tho very great depths where almost
profound darkness reigns.
The Hideous Squid.
One of the most remarkable as well as
gigantic animate of the deep sea Is tho
giant squid a favorite tld-rbit or the
sperm whale. The size to which these
animals grow, thelrstrength, their hide
ous appearance, place them on a par with
many of the weird and grotesque crea
tures of a past age. Tho squid undoubt
edly attains a length of nearly, If not
over, 100 feet; and pieces have been taken
from the stomach of whalee which sug
gested animals far beyond this In size.
No more hideous creature can be Imag
ined. The body Js barrel-shaped, the tall
like an arrowhead, the eye3 as large as
saucers, black and white, hypnotic and
stating. The arms are attached to the
head, and are 10 in number, from 10 to 20
feet long in extremely large animals,
whllo two are from 30 to 50 feet In length,
depending upon the size of the individual
specimen. The short arms are provided
with extraordinary suckers their entire
length. The two long ones have tnera
only at the extremities; and they form
virtually a pair of pincers, which are
shot out 30 or more feet like a flash ot
light to seize the unsuspecting prey, which
Is then hauled along the shorter arms
and held powerless to escape. Tho mouth
id email, but Is provided with two large
parrot-llko -beaks.
This weird creature, weighing tons, with
a power of changing its color like a cha
meleon, and In some species luminous,
lives In deep fjord-like bays and probably
In the deeper regions of tho ocean, as it Is
rarely seen except when wounded. A
number of years ago an epidemic appears
to have overtaken theee animals; and
numbers were found at the surface in
Newfoundland waters, one 55 feet in
length, giving the man whe discovered it a
hard struggle. The hideous animal threw
its arms over the boat holding on with
vise-like strength, emitting clouds of Ink,
which permeated the water in every di
rection. It was finally secured, towed In,
and anchored In the eurf, where it lay
until the tide ebbed, tossing ita arms aloft
filling the water with ink a terrifying
spectacle.
Wyoming Forests Blazing.
BATTLE LAKE, Wyo.. Aug. 8. On the
west fork of the Encampment River, one
of the most beautiful forests in the state
is being ravaged by fires which started In
three dlfferant places, but which have now
spTead Into one gigantic blaze. The amount
of timber that will be destroyed there
alone is estimated at $1,000,000.
The Australian Duklte.
New York Press.
One who has been all over tho world
said to me yesterday: "Your Martinique
friend, fer-de-lance, is not to be compared
with the dukite snake, of Australia. It is
like the pictures you have seen of sin. a
long, red snake, with eyes the living em
bodiment of evil. The dukitcs never go
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alone. If you are unfortunate enough to
kill one without killing Its mate, the lat
ter will follow your trail remorselessly,
like death, or fate. and. though you camp
20 miles from the spot, it will kill you as
ourely as you killed Its partner."
Feathered Vlrngro?:.
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic ICers.
Femalo sparrows are especially tyran
nical toward their partner?, especially at
next building time, when they frequently
attack their husbands fiercely on account
of their laslnoss. At such times the fe
male voice can always be detected, both
Iquder and shriller than that of her mate,
as she pecks and tousles him. until he
beats an ignominious retreat Hen black
birds and thrushes are often very over
bearing, and even spiteful, toward their
mates when their houses are in course of
construction.
His Pen Gets Editor Into Tronule.
GUTHRIE, O. T.. Aug. S.-A special
from Swanee states that F.-cd Risllng.
city editor of the Bailey Herald, received
fatal wounds as the result of a murderous
assault alleged to have been mnde on him
by parties concerning whom articles had
appeared In the Herald. RiPling was
knocked down with a revolver and other
wise badly used.
Transportation Mnn Dead.
EVANSVILLE. Ind.. Aug. 8. Albert O.
Dutlacd. aged 62, la dead at his home in
this city. He once owned a line of steam
boats plying between Evausville and Ncfw
Orleans. . He built the first railroad from
Evansvllle to Nashville, Tcnn., now known
as the Nashville division of the Louisville
& Nashville.
Marconi Denies Solnri Story.
NEW YORK. Aug. S. The Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company of America,
at Its offices In this city today, gave out
a direct contradiction from the Marquis
Solarl, of Italy, in regard to the pub'Ish
ed reports that Slgnor Marconi had
yielded credit for his Inventions to tha
Marquis.
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Spokane will have a great street fair
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$9 for round trip from Portland. Tickets
will be sold at this rate on August 3
only, and will be limited for return to
August 13. The Spokane Flyer leaves
Union depot at 6:15 P. M.; arrives Spo
kane S:50 following morning. Get tickets
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