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2 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 1902. CANAL BOARD SLATE Men Likely to Be Appointed By Roosevelt INFLUENCE WORKING FOR JONES Hanna for the Arkansas Senator "BurroTOi Will Fight Cuban Reci procity on Constitutional Grounds OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 15. There Is a report ttiat the new Isthmian Canal Commission will consist of slx'or the present members of the commission, with Senator James X. Jones as the seventh member. This will leave out three of the old Commissioners. The names Of the six to be reappointed are said to be: George S. Morrison, engi neer: Lieutenant-Colonel Oswald H. Ernst, of the Corps of Engineers; Alfred Noble, Colonel Peter C. Haines, also an Army Engineer, and W. H. Burr. The three members dropped are: Professor Emery Johnson, Louis M. Haupt, engineer, and ex-Senator Pasco. The same report his It that" Admiral Walker Is again to be chairman of the commission, and says his selection for this place, as well as the appointment of Sen ator Jonest has been brought about by the Influence of Senators Hinna and Spooner. Jones was chairman of the cdmmittco on resolutions at the last Democratic Na tional Convention, which declared for the Nicaragua route. He voted for the Pan ama route in the Senate against the pro test of many of his colleagues, -and his appointment to the new commission, If made, will be regarded In the nature of a reward. While It Is possible that the President has in mind the names given as possible members of the commission, it is jjot probable that a commission will be fully determined upon until the nego tiations for the canal route are nearlng completion. By that time other men may be favorably considered. It is quite prob able that several members of the former commission will be chosen because of the experience they have already acquired. BURROWS ISSUES A "DEFI." Will Fij?ht Cuban Reciprocity ot Coniititutlonal Grounds. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 15. Senator Burrows has is sued a "defl" on the reciprocity question. He says he will fight any attempt to pass a treaty granting reciprocity to Cuba on Constitutional grounds. Burrows has taken several positions on the reciprocity question. When It seemed probable that a bill would be' parsed for Cuban reci procity, he joined with Elkins In talking about a treaty. In fact, the so-called beet-sugar Senators submitted a treaty proposition as an alternative to settle the question. Now that It appears probable that a treaty will be offered. Burrows an nounces that no such treaty should be made, as the matter affects dutie3 and revenues and should be legislation origi nating In the House. The fact is that Burrows Is committed to the Oxnard In terests, and he will use any means to de feat Cuban reciprocity that Is In his power. Jforthvrcit Pensions. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Aug. 15. Pensions were granted today as follows: Oregon Monrod Fix, Pendleton. 5. Washington Joseph Benway, Spokane, 512; Henry Sprague, Spokane, 51": Scott Phillips, Wenatchec, S. CRUSta AT THE ABBEY. Thousands Throng the Church to See the Decorations. LONDON. Aug. 15. The plan of opening Westminster Abbey to give the public an opportunity to view the coronation fit tings has involved tho authorities im measurably, and Is proving to be a much more troublesome task than had been Im agined. Wednesday the admission fee, was $1 25, and yesterday It was reduced to 60 cents. Great crowds inspected the building dur ing these two days, but this morning tho rate of admission was further reduced to 12 cents, and throngs past all calculations congregated long before the doors were opened. By noon the line extended a mile to the westward of the Abbey In closely' packed ranks. A small army of police was called out to keep order. The people passed through the turnstiles at the rate of 2o00 an hour. King Expresses His Thanks. COWES. Aug. 15. King Edward's reply to an address from the City of Ports mouth yesterday was handed to the Mayor of Portsmouth today. On behalf of himself and Queen Alexandra, His Majesty thanks the city for Its congrat ulations on his coronation, the recovery of his health and the conclusion of peace. and adds: "We are unfeignedly thankful for the mercies which It has pleased Almighty God to vouchsafe to us and to our people. and we trust, now that we are happily at peace with all the world, that the re cent rejoicings wherein tho whole empire shared, may send us forward, each In his own station, to work with renewed earnestness, for the maintenance and im provement of our noble heritage and the accomplishment ot th6 ends that become a great people. For myself. I shall ever be stimulated In my exertions for the welfare of the empire by the Ineffaceable recollection ot a tribute of loyalty and affection which has touched me deeply. The King and the Prince of Wales landed at East Cowes today and visited Osborne House. During the morning tho King marked the spot occupied by the coffin containing Queen Victoria's body on the deck of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. A brass was set Into the deck bearing the words: "Here rested the beldved remains of Queen Victoria, from February 1 to February 2, IDOL Bora May 24, 1B19. Died January 22, 190L" Claim Against a Bankrupt. HELENA. Mont.. Aug. 15. A Baillett, referee in bankruptcy, received today from Receiver Eugene T. Wilson, of the Merchants "National Bank of Helena, claim for $241,097 42 against L. H. Hersh field, who was recently declared a bank rupt. The first meeting or air. Hersn field's creditors will be held next Hon day, when a trustee will be appointed, al -though his assets hot exempt amount to practically nothing. Mr. Herehfleld was formerly president of the Merchants Na tional Bank, and the claim of the Re celver consists for the most part of his asoessment upon his stock In tho bank held at the time of Its suspension. Rancher Killed br His Wife. DES MOINES. la.. Aug. 15. A special from Iowa City states that Charles Hoi aday has made a confession in which he states that James Gaullagher was mur dered by Mrs. Gaullagher, with his com plicity, and that the crime was committed because he and Mrs. Gaullagher were In love. Gaullagher -was a wealthy stock man! Pour months ago he was murdered at midnight, -while sleecintr bv the side of his wife arid child, the 'assassin sending a bullet from a target rifle through Gaul lagher's head. Holaday declares they planned to poison Gaullagher, and that while he was pres ent at the houBo the sight of the murder. he left hours before, und had no hand In the shooting. OUTBREAK AT SHENANDOAH Troop Prevented What Jllsht Have Been Serious Trouble. SHENANDOAH, Pa., Aug. 15. There was an outbreak tonight right under the nose of the troops in camp, and for a time It looked as If serious trouble would occur. The disorder was the result of a mob chasing an alleged unfair workman In the southwestern part of the town. As they chased the man up the railroad. throwing stones at him, the night watch man of the washery, named Flynn, tried to rescue the man. The- watchman was thrown into a creek by those leading In the chase. The crowd -kept after the workman, and he ran to the Reading Rail road station, where a company of Infan try was on provost duty. The company was immediately called into formation and attempted to hold back the crowd. The mob caused a large crowd to gather from all directions, and word was sent to the camp for reinforcements. In nine minutes the entire Twelfth Regiment and a bat talion of the Eighth were on the scene. The -Crowd quickly scattered, and three men who were alleged to have been par ticipants In the assault on the watchman -and the workman wore arrested and taken to the town lockup. The affair cre ated intense excitement In the town, but all Is now quiet. The three men who were arrested were later given a hearing and held in 500 bail each for trial. Indicates an Early Settlement. PITTSBURG, Aug. 15. Indications point to the settlement of the anthracite coal strike on or before September 1. Major John Biddle, Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, is authority for this statement. In passing through here tonight en route to Detroit, Major Biddle said an agent of the anthracite operators In Washington quietly told dealers there prepare for shipments of anthracite coal after September 1. adding that the mines will be Jn operation. The under- tandlng is that tho operators will make concessidns and the miners also will make sacrifice. Force lYonunlonists to Stop "Work. THURMOND, W. Va.. Aug. 15. One hundred or more nonunion men are arrlv Ing In the new river coal fields dally to taKe the places of the strikers. At the Rend mines today a gang of several hun dred strikers, heavily armed, marched to the mill and forced 60 nonunionlsts to abandon work. Deputy Marshals were powerless, and Berlous trouble Is Immi nent. OUT OX BOXDS. Dnryea Striking Miners Released All Qnlet at the Washery. WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Au. 15.-The 25 depalies and employes of the Wamke washery. at Duryea, who were arrested esterday charged, with rioting and com mitted to Jail in default of 53000 ball, each, were given a hearing In court todny and released upon furnishing a bond of 510,000 tor tne entire party. John T. Lcnahan. counsel for the prisoners, furnished the bond. Immediately after their release the deputies left for Duryea. where It is Bald the deputies will go on duty again. All was quiet at the Wamke washery today. A large number of deputies are stationed about the washery. and If they are unable to preserve order. It Is eald the Chief will call for troops. A Lithuanian striker was arrested In Plymouth township tonight, charged with being one of n party that "shot . George Sullivan, employed in fighting fire at tho Jersey mine. President Mitchell will leave tomorrow for another trip to the West. He will go first to Minneapolis, and from thcro to his home in Illinois. A committee from the Public Alliance, of this city, will go to Atlantic City Mon day to request Senator Quay to use his influence with the operators to bring about arbitration of the strike. SAY THEY WERE SHANGHAIED. Men and Boys Taken From, Xctv York to Work in Coal Mines. NEW YORK. Aug. 15 Thirty-two men and boys have jnade affidavit that they were taken from this city a week ago by detective for one of the railroad lines and In a locked car were sent to PIttston. Pa., where they were compelled to work In the washerles connected with the coal mines. Two of the men who swear they- were shanghaied made their escape and hhV In title rttir. ThAv dm TairM Altman and Frank Pelf, butchers. They tell In affidavits furnished to the world how they were lured to PIttston, how their car was attacked by strikers, how they were fired upon, and how they final ly were rescued by an armed band and brought to a shed near the coal mine. None of them was told, according to the affidavit, that he was wanted, to tako the place of a striking miner. When the men- asked if there was not a strike on where they were going to, they were told by the detective whom they knew as tho "agent," that there was no strike, but that they were wanted to build a new railway. Sympathetic Strike Abolished. CHICAGO, Aug. 15. Teamsters and their employers, In separate meetings last night, decided to abolish the sympathetic strike from the teaming industry. Tho employers, at a down-town hotel, com' blned to fight the sympathetic strike, and the teamsters, at headquarters, agreed that In the future such action, -could not be taken unless sanctioned b3 a two- thirds vote of the Joint executive com mittee of all the locals. The disastrous results of the recent strike by the frelghthandlors and packing-house teamsters brought both partles to a realization of the evils of a sympa thetic strike. Not Satisfied With Agreement. NEW YORK. AUg. 15. That the fire men employed by the Manhattan Elevat ed Railway Company aro not satisfied with the agreement b6twcen the grlev ance committee and the company, where bv the threatened strike was averted, was evidenced by the fact that Just-in Time Lodge. No. 149. of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at a meeting last night, refused to ratify the agreement. According to the president, H. B. Plnncy. another meeting will be held In two weeks to further discuss tho matter.' Some of the members of the lodge said the agreement as presented did not do anything for them, and did not even bind the company to retain tnem in its cm ploy. Tinplate Plant Shuts 'Bo-n-n. ELWOOD, 2nd., Aug. 15. Two thousand emclovcs of the American Tinplate Com pany were notified today that tho plant would be shut down Indefinitely. The plant resumed last Monday, after a shut down following the refusal of the local employes to accept a reduction in wages. The reduction was accepted and the mill started. The notices posted state that the suspension of operations Is "because of a shortage of orders. Strike Averted by Compromise. SILVBRTON. Colo., Aug. 15. The threatened strike of San Juan miners to dav was averted, a compromise having been agreed upon by the union and the mlneowners. -The new scale of wages has been accepted by both aides for a period of three years. Great Britain brews annually 5513,060."OOD worth of beer. OPPOSITION TO SOCIALISM FIRM STAXD TAKES BT TYPO GRAPHICAL uxiox coxvE?rrioie. Referendum Vote on Question Making Test Case Out of Los Angeles Controversy of CINCINNATI, Aug. 15. Tho Interna tional Typographical Union, which h?s been in Beffilon here all week, has dis posed of over 300 proposals for changes in Its laws, as well as many resolutions. Among resolutions defeated were thoso relating to political idealism. A hard fight was made to have a committee ot nine appointed to report nt the next con vention on the relation Of wages to tax ation. It was atrongly advocated by the single tar men, but overwhelmingly re featetL, The spirit of the convention was most emphatically shown In the adoption of resolution acalnst Socialism. Max Hayes, of Cleveland, had been' elected as delegate of the International Typo graphical Union to the next convention of the American Federation, of Labor and delegates claimed that 'they did not know ha was a Socialist, until after he was elected and for this reason a strong resolution of Instructions was adopted. The agitation overjthe organUation of the International Ladles Auxiliary has been going On all week. It was' settled today by the adoption of a resolution of Indorsement by a large majority. The Los Angeles union explained the troublo In that city and It was decided to tako a referendum vote on the question of mak ing an International test case out of tho Los Angeles controversy and raising a, fund for the fight there. The convention adopted a proposition for an aggressive campaign next year for universal eight-hour day. President Lynch and Vice-President Hawkes were directed to act with all local unions where the working day exceeds eight hours and secure observance of the eight-hour law. Following addresses by Vice-President James Wood and Michael Rafael, of the National Clgarmakers Union, a resolution was adopted boycotting certain. brands of cigars. Ex-President William Emerson ad dressed the convention In favor of holding the convention at Nashville In 190a. The claims of Portland, Or., were a!s pre sented for the came. It being conceded that the convention will meet In St. Louis In 1304. Tho report of the committee on laws was completed at the morning ses sion, making verbal and technical changes the laws. All the committees were called and their various reports read. In accordance with President Lynch's report conference committee was appointed tb secure better feanltary conditions In compoelng-rooms. An appropriation of 5 cents per capita per month was asked for tne Los An geles Union. After an elaborate state ment by Delegate Hayes and speeches by others. It was unanimously decided to rerer It to referendum vote, with all delegates present pledged to support the amendment. This action will produce about 52S.C00 per year. Petitions were presented for the reap pointment of John E. McLaughlin, of New York, as organizer. The proposition for a seven-atory gen eral office building at Indianapolis was defeated, 'tis was also the one for fra ternal insurance. Resolutions of respect were adopted In memory or many acpanca merapero, among them Amos J. Cummlngs, whose birtttoay Is to be celebrated. The committee on laws recommended an amendment to the general laws, striking out the famous section No. 142, and it was unanimously adopted. The secretary was Instructed to notify the International Stcreotvncrs Union that the agreement xould be accordingly amended. Frederick Drlscoll, cpramtesloner Of the American Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion, addressed the Stereotypers' union this afternoon, urging Joint action wun the L T. U.. eliminating section 142 from the joint agreement. ThA t t. IT. ndonted with unanimity the suggestion of Commissioner Drlscoll that nit ohanir-R in scale before adoption by the union shall be submitted to each pub lisher Interested, also that a representa tive of the A N. P. A shall be enuuea h Vizard before tho passage ot any laws affecting the rights ana interests publishers. Resolutions were aaopieu ior nf TTtUtfxl States Senators by direct vote of the people, for pUbTtc ownership nf nubile utilities and tho abolishment of all exploitations, for trade autonomy, for union labels on everything, for union- made schoolbooks, putting a ban on Cin cinnati and Boston beer, asking Congress to appropriate 5X for a siaue oi Anws J. Cummlngs' at Washington, against the Rinjrio tsuc and atralnst to-called "gaVern ment by Injunction." In the last named resolution, special reference was made to v.a flninn nf .Tudcra Kohlsaat and Baker laEt year, and Jackson and Keller this year. . A strong resolution was adopted pledg ing support for a liberal display of tho printing art at the St. Louis Exposition and favoring that city as the place for the Convention In 1904. The committee on resolutions favoraoiy ronnrtpfl the following: "Resolved, That our aeiegaies io me next convention or tne American .reuera Lion ot Labor do not work for any prop oalilon that may bo Introduced that has for its object the placing of the American Federation of Labor on record as advo cating Socialism or any other political Idealism, and that our delegates etand eb Instructed." It was openly charged on tho floor or the convention by one side, and was hot disputed bysihe other, that the reuolutlon was aimed at Max Hayes. Tne inenas of Hbvh made a most vigorous appeal against sealing the lips of a. delegte after he had been elected, but the report of the committee was received with favor and the resolution-w'as adopted by a. large ma ttorlty. A resolution Indorsing the International Ladles' Auxiliary was- adopted by a vote of SS to 27. many of the delegates not vot lnrr. New York. Boston. Buffalo. Mil waukee and other delegates Insisted on being recorded In the negative. While reports from the committees wofe being received, resolutions were ddopted for a committee to confer with the Typothetae and the American Newspaper Publishers' Association on apprentice ships, for the encouragement of unions Of newspaper writers, for the exclusion ot photograph and electro-engraved plates not made by union engravers where unions exist, regulating trade marks and labeki. requesting fraternal and Insurance societies to Insist on the union label against anti-scdlplng laws and against the practice of measuring and charging for photo engraved plates, causing the em ployer to pay twice for the same. During the recess preceding the night session there was much agitation over the announcement of the result that was rec ognized as applylngto Max Hayes. Some of thlH discussion In different groups was very bitter. As poon as the convention reassembled a motion was made to recon sldcr the vote on the resolutions of In structlon against socialism. The motion was laid on the table by a vote of 76 to 40. Pending Its' consideration some delegates charged that the socialists were all on hand promptly and sought to reconsider early, before other delegates were In their scats. There was loud, cheering when the socialists were defeated for the second time. Delegate Mlchelson charged that a sub stitute Het was kept in one Of the San Francisco oflicsa Delegate Olwell denied It. The matter was fefcrred to the San Francisco, union for a report to President Lynch. The International Printing Pressmen arid Assistants' Union having" recently, at Baltimore, adopted resolutions demanding the reinstatement of the tripartite agree ment or they would prohibit the use of the label of the International Typographical Union, the. committee on relations .report ed to tho convention tho strongest reso lutions of defiance. These rsolui!6ns were loudly cheered, and are considered a dec laration of war with the pressmen. The night session closed with a discus sion on organizing newspaper writers. The reports' showed no success In this department, owing to a great variation In Salaries, lack of apprenticeship and disin clination for organization. Veterans adjourn. OlRcers C&osea by Philippine Society Meet Tfext at St. Paal. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., Aug. 15. To day was the last day of the reunion of the National Society of the Army of the Philippines and after a short business meeting tho veterans were entertained with excufMona and elghtfeclng. The" report of the nominating committee, which named General Irving Hair, ot Denver, for president, was adopted unan imously. Among the vice-presidents arc Colonel J. W. Pope, of Colorado, and Brlgadlef Wilder S. Metcalf, of Kansas. C B. Lewis, of Colorado, was elected treasurer and Rev. Charles Mallley, chap lain. ' St Paul was chossh as the place for next year'3 meeting and the executive com mittee was given authority to change the date of the reunion, if deemed advisable, to the first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in September. Among other cities competing was Portland. Several delegates expressed the conviction that for the next few years, the reunion should be- In states from which the regiments camo which formed the original Eighth Army corps. Elks Leaving for Home. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 15 This was "getaway" day for the delegates to the B. P. O. E. convention, which came to a close laet night, and all day members of the fraternity have been leaving the city by tralnloads. Many of the delegates will extend their pleasure trip to California and the North Pacific Coast: others have arranged to tour Colorado en route East, while, not a few will remain in Utah re sorts until tho middle of next week. At the Knutsford Hotel tonight the members of Lodge 17, of Denver, presented a gold medal to Sntrlano, the director of the wiiinlng band. At the Elks Club this evening an informal reception was ten dered the grand officers. Music and re freshments mado up the programme. EXPENSE IS NO OBJECT. 1 1 X Karnes of Soldiers JWho Die in ike Philippines Will Be Cabled. OYSTER BAY, AUg. 15. The Pealdent today save orders that hereafter the names of the enlisted men ot the Army who die In the Philippines be cabled to this country once In every two weeks, "Vhen ihe volunteer army was In the arch ipelago, It was the custom to cable the casualties, but on the withdrawal Ot that army the practice was discontinued. The subject was discussed while the President was entertaining a number of visitors at luncheon today. Among those who sat at his table were -Majbr-Gencrals Corbln and S. B. M. Young, Henry Loomls, tho author; Jacob A. RIls, of New York; Robert A Morris, chairman of the New York County Republican Committee: ex uovcrnor uavid k. Francis, or Missouri, president of the Louisiana Purchase Ex position Company; Henry M. Warren, of Philadelphia, son of Bishop Warren, of the Methodist church, and Congressman Mercer, ot Nebraska, The subject of ca bllng the names of the dead soldiers was broached by Mr. RIIs. He made the point that Under the present system the rela tives of enlisted men wh6 died in the Philippines were kept In Ignorance of this ftfet for eight or ten weeks, while the families of officers who succumb theto are informed at once. T-he President was gfeatly Interested In the matter, and as soon is it was explained to him ordered General Corbiu td Instruct General Chaf fee at Manila, to cable his full casualty list twice a month. While It costs on an average 1 la to cable news to this country Of the death of an officer In the Philippines, its costs about $30 for each enlisted man. This difference Is duo to the fact that the War Department has code numbers for all Its officers, while the -names of tho enlisted men. together with their company, regiment, etc., must be sent in fulL Ex-GovernOr Francis discussed St. Louis Exposition affairs with the President. He Informed htm that the dedication cere monies would occur AprH 30 next, this being the 100th anniversary of the transfer of the ceded territory from the French Government to the United States. Presi dent Roosevelt promised to attend these ceremonies, and further stated he would have our reprcsentotlvcs abroad Instructed to use their best endeavors to induce for eign governments to have exhibits at the exposition. He instructed Generals Cot bin and Youftg, who Sail tomorrow for Germany, to become the guests of Em peror William during the maneuvers of the German Army, to do all they could to further the Interest of Germany In the exposition. The two Army officers came todiy to pay their respects tojthe Presl dent before salllnfr. Mr. Mercer discussed the political situa tion in the Northwest, and informed the President that his reception In Omaha next month would not be confined to one political, party, but would be participated in by all parties. Destroyer's Successful Test. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 15. The new tor pedo-boat destroyer Chauhcy returned to the.ycv4 of the Neafle & Levy Shipbulld lng Company today after A successful trip. The figures "23.51." painted on the smokestack, represented the maximum speed in knots attained by the destroyer On her trial. President Scddinger. of the shipbuilding company, .says the Chauncy nude an average speed ot 2164 knots in her four trial runs, and during the en durance trial ot one hour she averaged 2fl;50 knots, or nearly one knot above the speed required. The speedy little vessel will be turned over to the Government shortly. 1 Bids Too High. Washington, Aug. 15. Bids were opened today by the actlne Postmaster- General for the rental of pneumatic tube service in Boston, New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington. Chicago and St. Louis, several of the builders or their representatives being present. The bids greatly exceed the appropriation of ffjOO.OGO granted by Congress to be used for this purpose for the fiscal year 1501. It was announced after the opening that no awards would be made at present, as it would be necessary to make some ad justment among the different cities in or der to come within the appropriation. Oregon Will Go to Asiatic Station WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Orders hav been issued at the Navy Department for the fitting out of the battleship Orcgoi at San Francisco for duty on the Asiatic station, to which she will be assigned SInin for Ills Insurance. BENNINGTON. VU Aug. 15. At the In quest into the death of Marcus Rogers, whbse body wao found In th river yes terdar. Levi Pcrham. 13 years old, con fessed that the man had been murdered, and implicated himself and the wife of the dead man as the participants in the crime. Rogers, who separated from his wife some months ago, had bis lite Insured for J300 for the woman's benefit. PARIS. AUg. 15. Mr. Victor Klota, the well-known head of tho Parfumcrle Ed Pinaud, Paris, has been raised to the dignity of Officer of the Legion Of Honor by the French Government. This high distinction is very seldom obUftied by business men In France. POLICE ARE ALL AT SEA make irrniE progress ix the ' BARTHOLIN CASE . Claffey Maintains That He Had No Hand in MurAer Another Roomer Tells oZ Affairs at the House. CHICAGO. Au. 15. Little progress was made by the police today in solving the mysteries of the Bartholin case. Inspector Hunt -was convinced that he would obtain important information from John Clalfey, who was positively Identified by Mrs. Tal lerday as one Cf the men She saw with the laundry wagon the morning following the night of the disappearance of Minnie MitchelL Claffey has been accustomed to Supply of liquor, and the Inspector was of the opinion that he would weaken after he had been deprived of his allowance for few days. Late this afternoon he con cluded that Cldffey should be about ready o teil what he knew, and had him called Into the office. The result was a failure. Claffey not only refused to admit that he was one of the 'men seen by Mrs. Taller- day, but declared with great posltlveness that he was not there at alL When asked how he explained Mrs. Tallerday's Identification of him, he replied that it was not for him to explain It, She had simply made a.mlstako, and that was her affair, and not his. He Insisted that he was at home In bed at the time Mrs. Tal- lerday declared that she saw him with the laundry wagon, and denied any connection with the case. The police could makb nothing whatever out. of him, and he was locked up again. Inspector Hunt said: "I thought that we would get the etory from Claffey, but we did not get a single thing. He denied everything and stuck to his denials, asked him where he -was that night, and he said he was at home In bed. I asked him It he had not gone to bed Intoxicated, and If, while In that condition, he might not have done somo things he cannot now recall, and he said he 'was sober that nichL " Oscar Thompson late last night aarautea to a newspaper1 man that he no longer de nied the story of Mrs. Tallerday. I turned in my laundry; wagon at the Aagard stables the night Minnie Mitchell teas killed about 8:30 o'clock." ne saiu. ' i stoDDed and had several drinks at Clan cy's saloon, and then went to the house In Caluriiet avenue. It must have been about 10 o'clock when I reached there. met Bartholin In the house. I do not know what happened there. I went to my room and after that I cannot say anything as to what transpired In tho house. I may have been drunk, or I may have been drugged: I do not know. "Whatever I did I do not know. I do not deny now that I went out with him but I cannot remember. Whatever I did he made me do. I may have gono with him In the wagon, as this woman says sho saw me with the wagon In the street the next morning. If I werp there, it is all a blank to me." Milton E. Edwards,- one of the former roomers of Mrs. Anne Bartholin and a witness who tho police think will prove valuable In clearing up the mystery In the murders of Mrs. Bartholin and Mm nle Mitchell, arrived In this city early today from Denver and at once placed himself In the hands of the police. Ed wards was frank in hlo statements and showed no signs of nervousness. To a reporter of the Associated Press he made the following statement: I barely know Thompson and have spoken to him only three or four times I never was a doctor or a hypnotist, and I could not possibly have put Thompson under any Influence, as he Irrationally stated. I have already said that I thought things were queer at the Bartholin home, and that la the reason I left there. . 'I have a few things more to tell the Chief of Police, but the public must wait until the Chief speaks. I saw Bartholin kissing a woman in the house, hut what bearing that may have on the case I do not know." Edwards was cross-examined both by Chief of Police O'Neil and Inspector nunt, nut practically nothing now was elicited. Edwards told In a stralghtfor wara manner what he remembered suspicious actions about the Bartholin house, of his fear that Mrs. Bartholin had been murdered, and his fear f6r his own safety If he stayed longer In the house. The story was repeated of how he had been awakened by the howling or a cat, or how he had seen Thompson leaning over his bed one night, and how Thompson had explained his presence in Edwards' room by saying ha thought William Bartholin wfls sleeping there. Edwards met Thompson today. The men nodded, but said nothing. CIGAR FRAUD. Old Boxes ts6d for the Snle of Cheap Gbbds. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Morgan Mar shall, a cigar dealer of this city, has been held In $2500 ball by United States Commissioner Shields on a charge of vio lating the Internal revenue laws relating tb destroying stamps on cigar boxes. Tho internal revenue officers learned recently that some one was buying empty cigar boxes from Clubs; cafes and hCtels where expensive clgai-3 werS Used. If they were for Imported goods, and In good condi tion, from 50 cehts td H each was paid for the boxes, providing the stamps were not destroyed, as required by law. As in clubs and cafes, cigars are served on trays, the clerks and the steward have eVery opportunity to preserve the boxes In good condition. Marshall denies his guilt. According to persons well Informed about the cigar trade, there are factories In this city and at Key West which make "stUffers," or cheap cigars to take the place of high-priced and imported cigars. They come In boxes marked with the Initials of the cigars forwh!ch they are to be substituted. It Is said that many of the best clubs and hotels' are flooded with these cigars, which can be purchased for $70 a thbusand. instead of getting the fine ones they suppose they are buying. SAYS HE SHOT IX SELF-DEFENSE. Preliminary Hearing of Chanrcr, at Tampa, Postponed. TAMPA, Fla.. .Aug. 15. Tho prellmlnary hearlng, which was to havo been granted today to Manuel Chauver. the Cuban who yesterday killed Charles J. Allen and dangerously wounded Mrs. Allen, has been postponed. Mrs. Allen's condition is critical, but she is under the surveillance of a detective. A Coroner's Jury organ lsad to hold an Inquest on Alleh's body was refused admittance to the undertak ing establishment, the proprietor declar ing tho Shsrlfl had ordered him to pre vent an Inquest being held. An autopsy was held by several physicians, but nO report wns made public. Chauvcz Is con fined In Jail here. In a statement he says he was assaulted by Allen, whom, he as serts, he owed for a buggy. He states Allen called him Into his house and as saulted him. In the altercation he shot Allen, and Mrs. Allen, who attempted to separate them, was also shot. A Woman's Suspicions, CHICAGO, Aug. 15. After causing the arrtst of two men on a Charge of stealing $2000, Miss Francea A. Spur. 3642 Indiana avenue, has found the money In one of her old slippers, where It had beeh placed without her knowledge. When Miss Spur reported the less Of the money she sus pected Albert Fogg and William -Matthews,, tw0 plasterers who were work ing in the house. These men were ar rested and bound over to the criminal court. They probably will be released. "Bllxzard Kid' Arrested. BATTLE. Wyo., Aug. 13. Frank BUz sard, known as th . "Blizzard Kid," against whom charges of attempt to mur der, horse-stealing, robbery and other crimes are made, and who has been sought by the officers for a year or more, was arrested here today and taken to Rawlins. Blizzard was here last night, and . In a saloon a Mexican claimed to recognize him as the man who killed his brother. The Mexlcana present surrounded Blizzard, when the Americans in the room Inter fered, and after a brief fight. In which Blizzard was wounded in the leg. he es caped. Boys Chose a Whipping. W3ST SUPERIOR, Wis.. Aug. 15. "Twenty-one lashes across the back" is the sentence that has been imposed by Judge Bailey In the Municipal Court Upon twin boys 13 years of age, who were be fore him on a charge of burglary. The boys were Robert and John Scott, sons of prominent people of this city, and it Is alleged that they have committed a large number ot burglaries during the past Summer. Judge Bailey gave them the option of a reform school ssntence or a cowhldlng. "and they ch6se the latter. The sentence or the court was carried out, a Janitor wielding the -rawhide. Battle Between Whites and Negroes. HOUSTON, Tex.. Aug. 15. Eleven white men are In Jail here as the result of a battle between whites and negroes thl3 afternoon at the Southern Creosote Works, several miles from the city. The casualties arc: Nelson Randall, colored, killed; Bill Anderson, colored, danserously wounded; William Hamilton, white, per haps fatally wounded; unknown negro, shot In the leg. The negroes were cm ployed at the creosote works, and the white men were engaged in erecting oil tanks for the Southern Pacific Company. They quarreled over the negroes' singing. to which the whites objected. ' Wants an Accounting. NEW YORK. AUg. 15. Herbert T. Be- atty. aged 20. a broker, was arraigned in the Tombs Police Court today charged by CharleS White, secretary and treas urer of the Balvanera Mining Company, with not accounting for funds. and stock of the company amounting to Jli.ow. Be atty was paroled in the custody of his counsel for examination Augtistv19. The complaint alleged that Beatty had at various times disposed of four blocks of the company's stock, and had failed to account for the proceeds. Xegro Fiend In Wisconsin. LODI. Wis., Aug. 15. A negro assaulted Anna Zimmerman, daughter of a farmer. a mile east of Dane, last night, leaving her unconscious. A posse caught the negro, but after a. desperate struggle he escaped, and Is now at large. The girl's condition Is serious. Fight Bet-ween Pugilists. CUSTER CITY. S. D.. Aug. 15. Roy Streetor, a local colored lightweight pugil ist, was shot and killed on the street. by another pugilist, John Gorman, better known as "Kid" Hogan. The men re newed an old Quarrel. THE EARLIESTS BOOKS. Pages of Papyrus Best Preserved in Dry Air of Egypt. Harper's Magazine. The Greek book of the age of Perlclee. or a Latin book ot the age Of C&te&f, was very unlike the books to which we are accustomed nowadays. The material on which It was written was pajSyrus, a fabric made out of tho pith of the Egyp tian water plant of that name. This gave a smooth and pleasant surface for writing on with the soft reeds which were then In use; but unfortunately It was not toUgh enohgh to withstand the disintegrating Influences Tf time. In every country but one the ordinary trials of books Use. neglect, ddmp, In jects and the like have caused its com plete destruction. It Is only- in the won derfully dry climate of Egypt that It has been able to resist 'theea agencies. During the last century, and increasingly during the last 25 years, researches in the burled cities and cemeteries of Egypt have yield ed great quantities of manuscripts upon papyrus mostly fragments, it Is true but yet sufficient to restore to us several works of ancient Jlterature which had been supposed to be horelcssly lost, and to show us by actual examples, dating ob far back as the beginning of the third century. B. C, what an ancient book was like. In another and more noticeable respect than material, ancient books differed from modern. The papyrus was not cut up Into leaves and bound Into volumes, like a irtodern book, but was manufac tured Irt long rolls, which the reader un rolled as he progressed In the work he was reading. The length of these roI.6 might be anything up to about 3) feet, but rarely exceeded this limit; the height would normally be about 9 or 10 Inches. A roll of these dimensions w6u!d contain, in moderate-sized writing, an ordinary Greek play, or two books oi the "Iliad;" but collected editions of an author' work were Impossible, except in the form ot a great quantity of separata rolls. This fact goes far to explain why so many works by writers of the highest reputation have failed to come down to U2. The writing on a papyrus roll was di vided Into columns, the width of which wag regulated by the length of the verses. If the work transcribed was in poetry, but in the caee of pfose works It rarely exceeded three Inches. Papyrus continued to be the principal material In use for books of the best quality until the fourth century of our era; but about that time vellum, which had previously been employed mainly for Inferior purposes, began to supersede it, and thence forward the best copies of books werexwrltten upon this much more durable material. RECREATION OF AUTHORS Writers Have Found Health and Pleasure in Physical Sports. Philadelphia Presa. A look through "Who's Who" discloses the fact that most authors nowadays seek recreation In outdoor sport. At one time the author who lived out of doors was an exception. Wordsworth was a prodigious walker. So was his friend. Professor Wil son ("Christopher North"). The latter was also a wrestler and Jumper, who cculd meet all comers. George Borrow was a giant In stature and physique, notwith standing his hairless face and .effeminate voice. He Is credited with ability to walk CO miles A day. N6 one who- has ever read "Lavengro" will forget his account of his fist fight with the Flaming Tinman. That encounter showed thlt he had not only "science," but staying power. Byron prided himself cn his dexterity with the gloves. Necessarily he was badly handi capped by his lameness. However, he seems to have beeh a respectable amateur boxer. The stories ot his prowess as a swimmer aro well authenticated. When Virtually untrained he covered long dis tances in the Lake of Geneva, and he duplicated the classic feat of Lcander In swimming the Hellespont. Among the poets of our own day Swin burne appears to bo the one who has ex celled In swimming. Edgar Allen Poe was addicted to this form of sport, and had few equals in the days of his own vigor ous manhood. He wns known to have an ambition to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais a feat which In later years was accomplished by the daring but unfortunate Captain Webb, who perished in his foolhardy attempt to swim through the whirlpool rapids at Niagara. As a Jumper Poe must have been remark able, and in our times, when. college ath letic are so assiduously cultivated, bo would probably havo taken championship honors. William Cullen Bryant took gym nastic exercises up to the time of his death. Writing to a friend, in his 77th year, hfe Says: "I rise at 5:30 and begin a series of exercises designed to expand the Chest and call Into action all the mus cles and articulations of the body. These are performed with, dumbells, with a pole, a horizontal box and a light chair swung, around the head. After a full hour passed In this manner I bathe from head to foot.' George Meredith was. celebrated In his earlier years for handling heavy weights and wielding Indian clubs. He was also an untiring walker. Before Tennyson be gan to feel his age he was also a noted pedestrian. Charles Klngsley was the typ ical "muscular Christian." a good boxer, a gocd oarsman and fond of walking. Dickens as a pedestrian -was almost a prodigy In the matter of speed and the amount of ground he could cover. Conan Doyle Is a cricketer of some reputation, but he takes an active interest In other athletic sports. Andrew Lang is the arch apostle of golfing. Caledonian sports had a loving participant In Robert Bruns, who delighted In feats of strength. In "putting the stone" he could give odds to most men and beat them, and he. Is said to havo had few equals In lifting heavy weights. George Bernard Shaw Is proba bly the only living writer who actually professes a contempt for athletics. He admits that he takes exercise in cycling, but describes his recreation C3 "anything but sport." Reduced Grain Rates. STf PAUL. Aug. 13. The reduction In ! the Dakotas by the Gsent Northern and Northern Pacific systems will go Into ef fect. President J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern, stated tonight, within a week. Mr. Hill and his party returned here from their four weeks' Western trip tonight. "We will lower grain rates In the North west within a week." Mr. Hill said. "We want these rates to benefit Western farm ers, and want them to be effective In time to move the crop of the Northwest. The reductions will cover the entire Northwest, and other lines than the Coast lines will Join In them. Farmers everywhere will get benefits. The railroads have agreed to reduction In merchandise and grain rates which offhand will amount in the aggre gate to a saving of 12.223.000 to the produc ers. This saving Is represented In the total of the reduction In grain and mer chandise rates which we have made since the first of the year." The Mikado oi Japan presented to Queer Alexandra, a pair of the famous long-tailed birds o' Japan and 10 dwarf ch!c:n. DraggedDotvn Feeling In the loins. Nervousness, unrelreshlng sleep, despon dency. It Is time you were doing something. The kidneys were anciently called tha reins in yoar case they are holding tha reins and driving you into serious trouble. Hood's Sarsaparilla Acts with the most direct, beneficial effect on the kidneys. It contains the best and safest substances for correcting and toning these organs. 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