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THE MORNING Or.EGONIAX, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1002 LINCOLN CONSPIRACY AND ITS CONSPIRATORS sr BY SAMUEL BLAND ARNOLD, "WHO WAS IMPRISONED AT DRY TORTUGAS. Oa arrival on board the steamer -which was la waiting to receive us, we were swiftly conveyed dowa the rjver, to what destination was unknown. Oa the after- nooa of July 18 we arrived at Fortress Monroe, when we were transferred from the steamer to a. small tugboat, thence, under heavy .guard, to the gunboat Flor ida, Captain Sudd commanding. The irons had been removed temporarily from our wrists, and shackled about our feet we were compelled to ascend the ladder to the 2eck of the gunboat, -where the entire yew of seamen stood about gazing in mute wonder. On landing upon the deck of the gunboat. Captain William H. Dutton, in charge of 'the guard, directed that the Lilly Irons be replaced upon our wrists. They had been placed upon Spangler and I, when the order of Captain Dutton was countermanded by General Dodd, and the Irons were removed. Chains CaHied -Torture. No sooner were we upon the gunboat than we were ordered into the lower hold of the .vessel. It required, in our shackled condition, the greatest care safely to reafih there, owing to the Hmited space, eight Inches of chain being allowed between our ankles. After leaving the second deck we were forced to descend upon a ladder whose rounds were distant so far apart that the chains bruised and lacerated the flesh and even the bone of the ankles. We remained in the sweltering hole during the night in an atmosphere pregnant with disagreeable odors, arising from various articles of subsistence stored within, and about S. o'clock next morning we passed through another ordeal in our ascent to the deck, which was attended with more pain than the descent, owing to the raw condition of our wounds. All Intercourse with the crew was pro hibited, guards being stationed around us, and we were not permitted to move with out being accompanied by an armed ma rine. Subsistence of the grossest kind was Issued, In the shape of fat salt pork and hardtack. We remained . on deck during the day, closely watching, as far as able, the steering of the vessel by the sun, and found we were steaming due south. The course was unchanged the next day. and I began to suspect that fatal isle, the Dry Tortugas, was our destined home of the future. Informed of Destination. From this time out we remained on fleck, our beds being brought up at night and taken between decks In the morning. Arriving off Hilton Head, S. C, and whilst lying in port, we were informed by General Dodd that he was sailing un- Ider sealed orders, but as soon as we left the port he would announce our destina tion. We remained there during the night. having received some guests on board, and the officers amused themselves with dancing and carousing. About 12 o'clock in the day we were Informed that the Dry iTcrtgugas was our destination. Of it I had ao idea beyond that gathered through the columns of the press, in rhich it had been depicted as a perfect hell, which fact was duly established by pinprlsonment on its limited space. After the second day on the ocean the irons Fere removed from our feet during the lay, but replaced at night, and wc were jermltted from the day out the privilege if being on dock on account of the op pressive heat of the climate, where we suld catch the cool sea breeze as it swept icross the deck In the ship's onward track aver the bounding ocean. We arrived in sight of Fort Jefferson, )ry Tortugas, Fla.., on July 24. 1S65. When rearing the grim-looking walls, a signal kun was flred from the gunboat, which fevas responded to by the officer in com- ld of the fort, and soon the officer of le day made his. appearance on. board' ind was Informed of the object of the i'islt of the boat. etc. Within a -very short time we were placed within a small boat, ?ere conveyed to the fort, and placed Ivithln one of the many casemates exist ing there. The officers who had us In charge re- aained at the fort a sufficient length of Ilme to luve, as it Is called, a lark. Af er three months of torture both of body id mind we thought that we had at last haven of rest, although In a Govern- lent hostile, whore, shut out from the rorld, we would dwell and pass the re- lining days of our life. . It was a sad thought, yet It had to be borne. We were now left under the charge of colonel Charles Hamilton, One Hundred lad Tenth New York Volunteers, who las at that period commandant of the ost. He gave us Instructions relative to le rules In force, stating the conse quences, v.hieh would attend any breach discipline, finally impressing upon our ilnds that there was i dark and gloomy lungeoti within the fort, to which offend- against the rules were consigned, over rbosc entrance was inscribed the classic fords; "Whcso entercth here leaveth all lope behind." I We ased him If there were any special tstrucuor,s relating to us, to which ne bpl.edi "Xp, you have the same .privilege the island as any person connncd here, hirxi .t'cu3 to the contrary having boh furnished by the War Department ycur casen." Cur bed that night was mstitutefi cf "a soft plank," and. in kct. so continued for months, until, trough cur own exertions and means re lived frcm home, we were able to pur- Iiate pieces of canvas, wherewith to nail i a rudely constructed bed. S;mnslcr n llstna-r Man. Jpangler's trade was a Godsend at this ic. ana proved so on more than one oc- Lsioa afterwards. The next morning we ijked around the Inclosure of the fcrt id towards evening strolled around the leakwater wall for the purpose of form- some Idea of cur desolate condition. le Dry Tortugas is a small island iso ted -in the Gulf of Mexico in about 25 grees north of the equator, comprising all 7 acres of land, and lying directly Ineath. the rays of a tropical sun. It Is sated & miles northwest from Key lest, 25 miles north from Cuba and about t miles directly south from Tampa, la., this being the nearest connecting Int with the mainlands of Florida. Jpon its limited area was erected a Ige and massive structure, hexagon- aped, of bricK and mortar, in an unfin- ned condition, called Fort Jefferson. len completed, if ever. It would mount guns. On the outer side of the fort sre existed a wide and deep moat, to ivent the surging of the sea from Selling against the main structure Itself, intended at the same time as a de- pse against assaulting columns. It is girt on either side, strongly pro- Ited by coral reefs and Intricate chan ts of approach. In our arrival the island was entirely Ititute of vegetable matter, with the eptlon of some few bushes of small wth, and about a dozen cocoanut trees tch had been planted many years back the hand of man. Beyond thle there naugnt to gaze upon Inside save the fte, glittering coral sand, which had a injurious effect upon the eyes, in ly cases causing men to become illy blind after dark, a disease. known re and of frequent occurrence, termed fm-fclind. Many Federal Prisoner. here were upward of 600 Federal prts- rs confined there for various offenses pnst military rules and laws, who were fpelled to labor dally, from mora till it, upon limited and loathsome suste- Ice. Without exception, it was the most rible place the eye of man ever rested i, where day after day the miserable jtence was be.Ing dragged out, Inter- with sickness, bodily suffering, want iplnchlng hunger, without the addition- icis of torture and Inhumanity that 1 1 became a witness of. and about the fort there were sever- all keys, termed, respectively. Sand. IjBird and Loggerhead Keya. Sand very small In area, lies in. a north-; easterly direction, dtoiant about half a mile, upon which had been erected a hos pital for quarantine purposes and to be used In case of any epidemic occurring at , the fort. Every foot of this space is now peopiea witn tne ccaa, many or tne bodies naving oeen washed up by the surf of the sea, and the hospital building having been torn down for the purpose of erecting a theater at the pcet Bird Key, the largest In area. Js distant about five miles from the Dry Tortugas, upon which In the Summer season sea gulls In dense flocks congregate to de posit their eggs. These were gathered by the garrison and used for food. East Key lies in a southwesterly direction, distant about one mile from the fort, and was used as a cemetery for the dead. Dogger head Key Ilea northerly, about three and one-half mlle3 from the fort, upon which is erected a lighthouse of great height, used as a guide to ships to prevent their running upon the reefy beds which abound. Those were all the points of land visible, all else was the deep and briny ocean. I looked long and intently upon all the sur roundings of the place, and aoked the ques tion: "Is this, indeed, to bo my home for life?" Placed in a Casemate. When we had returned from our walk around thf hrMlrnrntr wnll urn -rrrova placed within our dingy casemate for the night. Food issued was horrible in the extreme. Manv were sufferinsr flrpnrffnllv from scurvy and chronic troubles. The oreaa was aisgusting to look upon, being a mixture Of flour, hues rMoVc nnrt Htrt Meat, whose tnlnt smell from one part of the fort to the oiner; in tact, rotten, and to such an ex tent that driBY Tart frntn onmlno- In wn tact with it,, was served. No vegetable. met was issued or any description, and the coffee, which should have been good, as good quality was Issued, was made In to a slop by those who had charge of the cookhouse. These articles, with but little variation, composed the diet until the Fifth TTnltfvi Stafoo A-tMlif,- nn4.t assumed command, which was in the month of November. TJn to the abovp- dntft thorn vena nnf an article of food raised upon the Island. The meat and flour that had hppn roiua fnrllv condemned by the Inspector, the Quarter master still issued, not only to prisoners, but, In many instances, to the garrison. Our treatment during the stay of Colonel Hamilton, of the One Hundred and Tenth New York Volunteers, was as good as couia ne expected under such circum- i stances. In a Short time the firm TTnnrlrerl nnrt Tenth New York was relieved by the One Hundred and Slxtv-first New Vorir imdpr whom we received far better treatment, no change occurring, however, in the nature and klndof food issued, it still belnr of j the meanest nnil nnrwaprst niitti TVm i stay of this regiment was very short, and they were relieved by the Eighty-second United States Colored Infantry, under whom the first change occurred, rendering imprisonment almost Insupportable. . ur. bamucl Mudd. upon the arrival of j the Eighty-Second Rcclment. on Sentem- ber 25. 1865. made an attemnt tn es.ine. because, as he afterward informed me, ne was iearrui that his life would be sac rificed under their rule. Under the plea Of the attemnt Of Mudr? tn psenne !iph nf us was placed within a dungeon, and snacKies were placed around our ankles, and In this detrraded condition we were compelled daily to perform certain as signed labor. Colonel Grenfell Arrives. Colonel George St. Leger Grenfell, -quite an aged gentleman, arrived at -the fort shortly after Mudd's attempt at escape under the alleged charge of conspiracy, iludd was placed In the same dungeon with us, and the same, shameful Indignity and degradation heaped upon him, which leads me to suppose that Dr. Mudd's at tempt at escape was not the true grounds upon which this act of barbarity and in humanity was based. It was- hardly known throughout the country as yet that we had been sent to Dry Tortugas. The War Department, under whose sealed orders we were sent to Dry Tortugas, knew of the fact of our arrival. and so did it3 chief detective. General L. C. Baker, who must have started on his tour of the western part o'f the country about the same period as bur departure from Washington, from the fact that less than a month had passed a,way before he had unearthed another conspiracy which was organizing to rescue our Imprisoned bodies from the authorities at Dry Tor tugas. , s The country seemed to be infested with conspiracies, or, at least, the heads of the different departments of the Government breathed only poisonous vapors of combi nations of persons combining together In some unlawful enterprise. Why was this so? I will answer it in a very few, words. They were the conspirators themselves, conspiring not only against the innocent citizens of the Republic, but against the Republic itself, creating a necessity for. the purpose of carrying out the natural propensity of their own hearts. To cover up their own natures in the transaction they stooped to deception and caused to be stated that the reaion for placing us in irons, etc., was iiudd's attempt at es cario. Alleged Ucxcne Plan. That it was all false and was so from the beginning I will endeavor to prove, using their own weapons, as will be seen by the following copy of a telegram which was forwaidcd to the commanding officer of Dry Tortugas for his guidance and In struction: Louisville, Ky.. Aus. 17, 18C3. 0 A. M. Hon. T. T. Eohart. Actlnn Assistant Secretary of "War: I have Important papers. I think the comraandins; officer of Dry Tortugas should b6 put on guard against an attempt to rescue the state prisoners In his charge. A company is organizing In New Orleans for that Darjose. I have all the facts from a reliable source. L. C. BAKER, Brigadier-General Prcvost-Marshal. "War De partment. A true copy. Adjutant-General's Office, Aug. 1". 1SC5. E. D. TOWNSEXD, Assistant Adjutant-General. News of this conspiracy organizing, not organized, was communicated to each de partment commander, and soon all were in wild commotion, each endeavoring to outdo the other la their attempt lb render abortive the object of that which had no existence beyond their own designing minds. OlSclal ComiAnnicntlonn. In quick succession communications from the different headquarters arrived at 'the post, copies of which I herewith append: IVar Department. Adjutant-General's Office, "Washington, Aus. 17, 18G5. Colonel C. H. Hamilton, 110th New York Volunteers, or the Commanding Officer. Dry Tortugas, Fla. Sir: I Inclose herewith n copy of a telegram from Brigadier-General L. C. Ba'itcr. Provost-Marshal or the War Department. The Secretary of War directs that besides taking effectual measures ayalnst any attempt to rescue pris oners you will place the four stata prisoners Arnold. Mudd. Spangler end O'Laughlln un der such restraint and within such limits inside Fort Jcfferom as shall make abortiva any at tempt at escape or rescue. You will return by Lieutenant Carpenter, the bearer of this, a full report of the' measures you take under these instructions. Very respectfully, your obe dient servant, E. D. TOWXSEND. Assistant Adjutant-General. Headquarters Division trf the Gulf. New Or leans, Aug. 20. 1SG5. Commanding Officer, Tor tugas: The Inclosed telegram is forwarded for your Information. Youwlll at once take meas ures to prevent the accomplishment of 8ucb purpose as the curprlso of your post and the rclsose of the prisoners there. Report by re turn of the bearer the strength of your gar rison. Very respectfully, your obedient serv ant, P. H. SHERIDAN, Major-General. Copy of Telegram. Washington, Aug. 17. 12:30 P. 1L Major- General E. R. S. Canby: This department U Informed that an operation Is on fcot in New Orleans to go to the Dry Tortugas and by sur prise and stratagem seise that place and re lease the prisoners there. Immediately receiv ing this telegram, please send a special mes senger to notify the commander at Key West and Dry Tortugas to take Btrlct measures lo guard against any stratagem or surprise, and secure the safety of their commands. You will also use every effort to defeat its object. You will also notify the division commander and request his co-operation. Acknowledge the receipt of this telegram. E. M. STANTON. Secretary of War. Official. P. H. SHERIDAN. Major-General. As instructed, Lieutenant Carpenter, bearing these dispatches, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Fla., during the month of Sep tember, whilst Major Willis-E. Craig, 161st New York Volunteers, was In com mand. Captain Prentiss, provost marshal in charge, forwarded the required information relative to the strength of the garrison and the measures adopted m our method of confinement, which seemed to be satisfactory, as we were not molested nor restricted in any par ticular in the privileges thus far granted, and things went on as usual until Sep- GIRLS' BASKET - WHICH IS OUT FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. SALEM, Or., Dec. 13.-;(SpecIal.) The girls' basket-ball team of "Willamette University, which' defeated McMinnvllie Colleare recently by a score of 31 to 13, has a good prospect for winning the state championship, and "the team Is working enthusias tically to that end. Practice games are plaved thrte times a week In the university gymnasium.: The "team has adopted girls' ruicsf without field lines. These rules put a premium upon quickness,, accurate passing ?and good team work, and in these re quirements the team Is.' very strong. ,f The names of those appearing In the picture are as fcfllows, reading from left-to fight: Standing Jennie Coyle. forward; Nellie Parsons, forward: Minnie Koschrnleder. captain, center: MaiV Warfield, guari; (Sertrude Gray, guard. Sitting Prof esaor W. II. McCall, manager: Eva Umphreys, cub-guard; Gustina Randall, sub-guar; Ejofassor g. E. "vyarfleld. coach. With the exception of Miss Warfield, the players were either members br substitutes on last year's (cam, which won three out of four games played, the fourth being lost at Corvallla by the close score of 5 to 7. Miss Koachmleder, the captain, played guard last year. Her work then, as well as at center this year, ranks her among the best playera In the state. tember 25, the day the 161st New York Volunteers were relieved by the Eighty second United States Colored Infantry, Major George E. Wentworth command ing, the period of Dr. Mudd's attempt to escape. Dr. Mndil'H Position. Dr. Mudd occupied quarters at the post hospital building, where he had been given the position of ward master.- We never met, except at morning and at night, going and returning from work. I was perfeotly ignorant that he enter tained the idea of attempting to escape. His secret was kept entirely within him self. At the time I was confined to my bed with a very severe case of break bone fever, when the news reached me of Dr. Mudd's attempt at escape, and I was informed by Captain Prentiss that he thought that it would bave an injurious effect upon each of us, as each would be held responsible for the acts of the other. Strict post orders were forthwith Is sued In Dr. Mudd's case, and ho was Ironed and placed within one of the cells attached to the guardhouse, and com pelled during the day to perform the most menial labor on the Island. In fact, they could not hunt up hard enough work with which to vent their soleen upon him. It was legitimately his place to escape from his imprisonment If he could, and It was the place of his jailers to prevent it if possible, without resarting to such cruelties as were afterwards im posed upon us. Soon the seed of persecu tion became engrafted, from which each was to hear Jlke part. It could be read upon the countenance of every ofiicer, and rumors gradually ripened Into facts. Major-General Foster, commanding the Department of Florida, arrived upon the island, verbally left Instruction with the commanding officer, and I was removed from the office of the provost marshal, where I had been employed soon after I landed at the fort, under the plea that these positions should alone be given to men in their own army or service capable of fulfilling the required duties thereof. PInce Lenders in Irons. In a very short time thereafter the fol lowing communication was received at tho post: Headquarters of Middle Florida, Second Scp arato Brigade, D. T., Tallahassee, Sept. 3, 1SG3. To the Commanding Cffictr, Sub. Dis trict, Kfy Wret Sir: Official information has been received at there headquarters from Washington that a plot exists to release the prisoners at Fort Jefferson. You will take the proper precautions to prevent any uprising of the prisoners, and. In case you find this In formation to bo correct, take measures to fer ret out the leaders and place them In Irons. By command of Brigadier-General Newton. A. C. PROTZ. . First Lieutenant and A. A. A. General. Copy furnished. Commanding Officer Dry Tortugas. By referring to tho previous communi cation It will be scon that In tho first In stance L. C. Baker obtained the facts from a reliable source that a conspiracy was organized In New Orleans to release the state prisoners confined at Fort Jef ferson, Fla. This Information was gained by him on August 17, 1S53, and immediate ly telegraphed to the War Department at Washington. In less than a month, commands and telegrams having been for warded here and there finally culminated In establishing the conspiracy, as seen by communication from General Newton, as existing at Dry Tortugas itself, he order ing, if it be found correct, that the lead ers be placed in irons. (Copyright, 1002. Baltimore American.) (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) M. Michael Bodkin, editor of the Freeman's ! Journal of Dublin, Ireland, will attend the in- ! ternational press congress n St. Louis 'next J September. HOW TRAFFIC WAS MOVED SMALLER VOLUME OF IMPORTANT COMMODITIES. Lchh Livestock, Grain and Coal Han dled by Transportation Compan ies Other Tliingfs Normal. ' WASHINGTON Dec. 11. The October summary of domestic trade movements, as reported by' the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, makes -comparison of the lead ing distributive operations in the trade of the -country for the first 10 months of the current year, compared with the corre sponding period of the preceding year. At Interior centers of trade livestock re ceipts are reported for Chicago, Kansas City, -Omaha, St. Louis and St. Joseph. To the" end of October, thi3 year. 2C.395.9S2 head of cattle, calves, hogs, "sheep and BALL TEAM OF WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. horses and mules were received. For 'the corresponding 10 months of 1901 the :ag Sregate receipts were 27,724,601 head, and for 1SC0 the total was 25.76S.566 head." Traf fic -operations for the 10 months Of this year show a shrinkage of similar propor tions, as compared with last year, 471446 cars of stock having arrived to the end o October, ttiis year, compared with 514, JOG cars In 1S01. The stock of cut meats on hand at five markets on October 31, this year, was 93,937,442 pounds, compared with 153,55,959 pounds last year, showing a contraction of 36.9 per cent. For the first 44 weeks of this year 1,115,225 tons of provisions were shipped from Chicago and Chicago "ppints. compared with 1,095,433 tonB for an equal period of 1901. Grain shipments tor ko vembor 1. this year, were 59.976,400 bushels. In contrast with 59,635,000 bushels in 1901.' Flour shipments this year were 4,066.481 barrel3, against 5,797,572 barrels last year. On the Great Lakes the freight tonnage continues to exceed that of last season, Durlng October, last year, 5.940.8S5 tons of J slon In return. The United States has in freight were- reported, as received at do- : troduceJ tho limitation of the most fa mestlc ports. This year for the corre- i vored' nation clause: we have every rea spondlng period 6,010,519 tons of receipts ! son to act hi precisely the same manner." were reported for 140 different ports. The t total or all classes of freight receipts in domestic trade on the lakes in 1901. to Ocr tober 31, was 37.798,717 tons; for the like period of this year receipts were 46.143.3S9 tons. The registered tonnage moved thus far this season amounted to 64,305,233 tons, representing 71.291 vessels, and 63.961.S31 tons, representing 70,718 vessels arriving. The ports of Boston. New Yprk, Phila delphia and Baltimore have thus far fallen 97.S6S.550 bushels of grain behind last year's arrivals, or 34.71 per cent. Including grain and flour reduced to bushels. Grain and flour receipts this year were equal to 184.0S4,044 bushels, compared with 2S1.932, 594 bushels last year, to end of October. Coastwise coal shipments from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New- ' port News reported for 'September were SS0.910 tons, and 11.329.00S tons for the 9 months ending with September. Of this quantity 6.999.565 tons w'ere shipped from j New York harbor points. 1.844,134 tons from Philadelphia. 1,456,237 tons from Bal timore and 1,029,073 tdns from Newport News. Coal receipts at Boston this year amounted to 3,223,741 tops, compared with 4,150,223 tons last year to the end of Octo ber. The Southern cotton movement shows a total available supply, to November 1 of 3.433.5S1 bales. This Is' an advance upon the receipts for an equal period cf 1901, which aggregated 3,236,155 bales, and of 1900. with a total of 3.156.0S6 balc3 Re ceipts at the Gulf ports are in excess of those of the preceding two years, while at i the Atlantic ports this year's receipts are mucn ano.ve those of 1901, and slightly be low these of 1300. That feature of the cot ton movement known as the overland movement shows a fairly constant tend ency to decline, and an Increasing propor tion of the Southern cotton seeks the world's market by way of the seaboard norts. Snlnncrs tnklners hnh Vnrtti South, have thus far been larger than l eitner tnoFe or laoi or 1900. Total domestic splnnera' takings were 7(5,683 bales thus far this year, compared with 700,249 bales last year, and 5S1.143 bales In the like pe riod of 1DC0. In Southern territory the iron and steel shipments from nroduclns' rilstrWo fnv the first N10 months of 1902 amounted to j 4,ou.-un ions, compared with 1,333,937 tons for the corresponding perlqd of last year. On the Pacific Ccast redwood shipments from Upper California, to the end of Oc tober, amounted to 214,896,279 feet, com paedwIth 183.925,173 feet in 10 months of 190L The weekly average shipments of oranges and lemons from Southern Cal- ifornia for the first two weeks of the current season, beginning November 1, were 336 cars, compared-with 470 cars for the pireceding season. The total number o i cars handled this year was com pared with 24,416 cars last season to No vember 1. The inward and outward ton nage at the port of Tacoma for the 10 months, amounted to 952,143 tons of freight." this year, compared with 1,007,271 tops: last year. 3or &ie first .44 wee3 of this year the Pennsylvania Railroad Company east of Pittsburg-moved 31.893,345 tons of bitumin ous, coal, compared with 27.258.40S tons in n like nerlod of 1901, and 26,241,!5a tons in 1S00. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad coal and coko mpvement for three months ending 'with September was 272,243 tons this year, compared with 1,451,736 tons last year. During tho first 41 weeks of tho current year the Connellsville coke ship ments amounted to 4SS.S39 cars, compared with 467",1S3 cars for a like period in 190L AIMED" AT THE UKITED STATES. Germany's New Tariff -Bill in the Relclistngr. BERLIN, Dec. 14. During the debate on the third reading of the tariff bill in the Reichstag yesterday it was evident from many speeches, delivered by members of the' majority that the bill is aimed chief ly at the United States. This was clear even when tho United States was not named for It was understood that the term "abroad" roferred to America. Last night Dr. Paasche, National Lib eral, made a pointed -reference to the -United States, which most of the news-? papers ths morning failed to print. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung, the leading Ag rarian organ, however, published Dr. Paasch'e's remarks In heavy-faced type. They are doubly interesting, since th.ey disclose the government's polloy with, re gard to future treaty negotiations. "We expect," said Dr. Paasche, "that 'the gc-vernment will undertake a thor ough revision of all treaties giving the most favored nation advantages. Prom ises of this, kind were made to us in committee. We havo absolutely no occa sion to concede anything to such nations as are glad to take what we give other "countries without making us any conces- FOREIGN STOCK TRANSACTIONS. Increased Activity After New Ycnr Expected in London. LONDON. Dec. 14 While the week on the Stock Exchange closed with some at tempt at cheerfulness under the Influence of the recovery in Americans and the hope that the New York bank statement .would show an appreciable contraction In loans, there Is llttlp expectation of a real improvement In business prior to the new "year. The' position of New York domi nates more or less the whole situation here, and operators follow closely the course of events on Wall street.. Considerable monetary uncertainty still x,8ASv l" .iraae' DUl ano- fulJ Y l ? . suPpiy,n ? Pr"n 0j the South American demand for go d. and " QjUnen al d ec.lne of , is considered probable that apy advance l in the bank rate th.e present year will be avoided; Considerable confidence Is ex- pressearthat with the flow of money back to New York from the Interior, after the new year, and with increasing recognition of the'fiscal situation in Europe as not dangerous, affairs arc shaping themselves for a 'distinct Increase in activity early in I9C3 Berlin Bonrwe Stacrnnnt. BERLIN, Dec 14. The Bourse has had a week of stagnant trading, but values werp rather firm. It Is remarked that the present I season is utterly . devoid of the usual bull tendency. The business situa tion1, does not justify speculative buying In a'ny department. Yesterday the Wesf phailan ! plg-lron syndicate reduced the price on puddling and steeling qualities of pig i Iron by 2 marks per ton for the "first nn.irtp.r of thft vear. This rpflurMnn. ''however? did not prevent a slight advance in the quotations on Iron shares yester day ,bpon the receipt of Friday's closing quotations" from Wall street. Under; the influence , of the 'year's end money bas. a higher tendency. This has had th? effect of fractionally depressing domestic Joans. Foreign rentes were slightly better during the past week. Colorado Castor Goln to Minnesota. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 14. Dr.jw w.; vv. jioyie, or tnis city, who has ;bccn, pastor of the First Presbyterian Phurrh forthe nast eltrht vearc nrd Via.. Tippti nn of the mast nromltiont mintc. ,4trsW the iresbvtcrlan aenomirmtirm ir the West, 'today announced h3 intention Nof resigning! his charge here to accept a call'to he Ipuse of Hope Church, at St Paul. Minn. His Intention is to assume the duties of the new pastorate on the first Sunday In January. FATAL RAILROAD WRECK Three KoIieji Recovered and Ther Are Tkre More Uadler Debris. KANSAS CITY, Dec7l4.-A special to the Times from Brookfleld, Mo., says: The identity of all of the persons who were, killed irv the wreck on the. Hannlba & SU Joseph Railroad just east, of this city last night haB not yet been deter mined, as there are known to be in the wreckage the dead bodies of men whose identity will not be known until the wreckage Js cleared away. The bodies of the following have been recovered; Jatn.es Murphy, rpadmaster, Arthur Hyatt, brldgeman. Thomas Ainsworthf bridgeman. The injured, some of whom Will die, are: Thomas Phelan, conductor; Harry Steele, bridgeman; W, Goode, engineer; Tex Leatherrnan, bridgemarr; R. Green, fire man; C. McDonald, brakeman." The Brookfleld wrecking train was en route to the scene of a small freight wreck whjcb occurred early in the even ing, when the crane o the wrecker struck the overhead portion of a steel bridge Just east of this city, and under the terrible ptraln and the force of the powerful en gine pushing the wrecker, the bridge gave way and the entire train crashed into the water below. The escape from death of Engineer Gopde and Fireman Green, who were pinned in their cab by tons of twist ed Iron, wa3 miraculous. The light of the moon aided them in crawling through an opening intp the water, from which they were rescued by unhurt survivors. The in jured men were brought to St. Luke's- Hos pital in this cty. TWO KILLED, TWO INJURED, Explosion of Gas In Tnnncl 100 Feet Under Lafee Eric. CLiETVTELAND, Dep. 14, Two men were Instantly killed, two others probably fa tally burned and a number of others less seriously burned In an expjorfon of gas in jne waierwprKS tunnel, 100 ieet below the bottom of Lake Erie, today. The dead are; Ben Rudner, aged 2L unmarried. Arthur Bolger, aged 24, unmarried. The seriously injured arer William Knox, civil engineer, burned about head, face and bodv. win nrnhnhiv die; James Qsaman, burned about hgd and The cause of the explosion, it Is believed, was a spark from two electric liirht -n?irns In the tunnel Ignltjng the accumulated gas. Child Scalded to Death. SALT LAKE. Dec. 14. Whil in th act of waving farewell to his father, who waa starting ior work at Bingham yesterday, Clifford, the 2-vearold son of E. K" wink- ley, a miner, stumbled and fell into a oucKet 01 oouing water. The child was Immediately rescued, but was so fright fully Bcaldfcd that death ensued within two hours. The father was a witness to the acoiacnt. SNOW IN THE ROCKIES, Fell Oyer Large Area BroHsht Wel come Molatnrs;. DENVER. Dec 14. ThR fmtirn Rncltv Iklountaln region from Northern Wyoming to Southern New Mexico has heen visited by a snow storm during tlje past S8 hours. The ground In the plateau sections is covereu tp a depth qf six Inches, while the fall In the mountains lias been much fieavler. The greater portion of the pre cipitation fell vosterdav and Inst nlirht Today about two Inches pf snow fell dur ing the mornlnir in most sections nf Hnln- radp, but tonight the weather has cleared. No snow fell In Western Wyoming tpday, although around Cheyenne and in the rer glon immediately north of there a Ight Bnowfall was experienced. In Southern New Mexico a llht rainfall was reported, with snpw In tho north. In some parts of Colorado, particularly thp San Luis Val ley In the fifiuth, t?e snow was the heav iest for yeara For the nast three vears rtrnnth ho visited the SanLuls Valley, an4 the pres ent, moisture nas brought rejoicing, assur ing as it doeo good condition's for next year's crops. Rajlrod traffic Is experi encing no serious. l.nterruRtlqn as a result of the storm, because Of the fact that the snow drjfted but little. For the same rea son there Is no fear for the safety of stock op the ranges!, and no losses have beep reported. The storm originated In Arizona, and th,e temperature at no time has been unoomfprtably cold. Snpw All Over. Kansas. TOPEKA, Dec. 14.-The first heavy snow storm of the Winter prevailed all over Kansas today. The fall In some places amounted to four inches on the level. No severe cold accompanied; the storm, and great gopd tP the wheat crop In Central Kansas will result, Trains on. all roads were delayed today, the snow In some places, preventing tramp There has been no relief of thd fuoj famine In Kiowa County, and shquld the weather grow cold much distress wljl result." Seveij Incbcit at Sbqtf at Omaha. . OMAHA, Dec. 14. Seven inches of snow, half of which has fallen since morning, lo on the ground. Trains tonight are com ing In late from all directions, lo wind accompanied the storm, however, and be yond the delay of railway trains no seri ous rosults are reported. Overcrowded Freight-Yard. New York Tribune. The railroad rnanjgers of the Uplted States are Justly looked upon as excep tlonalU'fkeeh, far-sighted men. But if we accept the welrauthentlcated reports which come from all quarters, even these shrewd business men were not sufficiently hopeful years agp $s to the developments of American Industry and the unexampled prosperity of American manufactures of all kinds. From San Francisco to New York the freight yards and sidings are so crowded that there Is almost a blockade. It Is admitted on every side that there are not locomotives enough nor cars enough for the prompt forwarding and distribution of the. goods and the crops which should bo and would be moved In every direction without delay if the rail roads were equal to the urgent demands which are pressing upon them. The United States has been sending over the oceans In recent years an Immense number of locomotives and cars. Every one of them could be used to advantage here and now wore there yards and freight houses and tracks sufficient for the Increased traffic. The producers and manufacturers, the wholesale and retail dealers are all Impatient for the quick aisRatcn 01 ireignts of every sort No matter what may have happened already in Wall street or may happen hereafter, most of our American railroads now have more work op their hands than they can dispose of with celerity, and work that pays well, with a fine margin of profit. Reception for Cuban Children. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 14.-A popular reception was given this afternoon to the 11 .Cuban children who arrived at the Point Loma Homestead yesterday, and whose case has attracted so much attention. The affair was held at the Isle Theater, which was crowded. Dr. K. C. Hearno presided and on the stage with him and the chil dren were VFather" Horton, Collector Bowers, es-Mayor Reed, Judge p. w. Hendrlck. and A. N. Lorlng. The speakers were Messrs. Bowers, Hendrlck and Reed. New British BItltnry Attache. LONDON. Dec. 14. Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Foster, commanding . the Royal Engineers on the Island of Guernsey, has been appointed military attache to the British Embassy at Washington. Admits American Hides. OTTAWA! Ont, Dec. 14. An order in council has been passed admitting pickled or salted bides into Canada frorn New England when not originating in the af fected states. This i3 on account of the large importations from France and other countries arriving at Portland and Bos ton for Canada. ADVERTISED. ummimcu inciters Kemalnlnir In the Postofilce nt Portland, Or. Fiee delivery of inters by carriers at tht resl3ence of owners may be secured by observ ing the following rulea: Direct plainly to the street and number or the house. Head letters with the writer's .full address. Including street .and number, and request an sver to be directed accordingly. Letters to stranzrers or transient visitors in the cfty, whose stwjcial address may bo un known, should be marked in the left-hand cor ner "Transient." 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QUEBEC, Dec. 14. The "Victoria Hotel, in this' city, was completely destroyed by fire tpday. The gueats and employes, es caped uninjured. Loss, $110,000, 1 i