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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1903)
THE MORNING OREGONIAS, WEDNESDAY, . AUGUST 19, 1903. TURKS MAY KILL Christians at Uskub Panic-Stricken. AFRAID TO LEAVE HOUSES Mussulmans Agree to Mass acre if Rebels Appear. SULTAN CALLS MORE TROOPS Bund of BsshJ-BfutonlM Cro the Unitarian Frontier, Kill Three Guards and Fire Several IIOUKCS. SOFIA, Aug. IS. A reign of terror is reported to prevail at Uskub, where the Christian Inhabitants are afraid to leave their houses- The Vail has Issued the strictest orders to the Mussulman popu lation to remain quiet and not molest their Christian neighbors, hut the Mus sulmans meeting In the mosques have re solved, at a given signal, to massacre the whole Christian population Immediately after the first Insurgent bands appear near Uskub, or on any other pretext. The Christians are terrorized. The Turkish troops, who are their only protection, do not show tho slightest disposition to aid them. Telegraphic communication between So fia and Constantinople Is Interrupted, the wires having been cut between Adrlan ople and Constantinople. Tho Evening Post states that a band of Bashl Bazouks have crossed the Bul garian frontier, in the District of Ethel dere, killed three frontier guards with Yatagans and wounded two others. Thoy also set fire to several houses. This raid has created great excitement In the dis trict. The news Is not confirmed officially. According to a report from Uskub, Mlchacllovekl, the Bulgarian leader, was killed in the fighting at Krushevo, and Boris Sarafoff. the noted Insurgent chief. has been surrounded at Prassbalkan. In the southern part of the Monastlr Vila yet- The night train service between Sa- lonlca and the Servian frontier has been suspended. Forty-three battalions of Turkish re serves In Europe have "been called out. BULGARIA HAS MASSED AX ARMY, Troops Under Arms Double the dum ber Kept in Times of Peace. ROME. Aug. IS. Private advices from the Balkan Peninsula received here state that Bulgaria has practically mobilized an army, as the troops under arms In the 'principality now amount to more than 70.000, which Is double what Is considered as the peace effective. The Bulgarian government, however. Is unwilling to ven ture. for the time being, on any hostile movement against Turkey, as It does n6t wish to lose the support of -Russia. It hopes, however, that public opinion in jftussla will force the government to help Bulgaria against Turkey, and the dispatch of a Russian squadron to Turk ish waters encourages the Bulgarians in this view. Monastlr, for example, have not been served with rations of meat for bIx weeks. The Insurgent bands in the vilayet of Adrlanople are also active. One band re cently captured a detachment of 60 Turk ish soldiers near HaskoL close to the Bul garian frontier. M , Twenty-four battalions of reserves In the vilayet of Anatolia have been sum moned to the colors. The repeated attacks made by the In surgents on the railroads and tho Inade quate protection afforded by the Turkish authorities have compelled the railroad officials to order, in spiic 01 me proiesis of the military commanders, a suspension of traffic on the Salonlca, Monastlr and Uskub lines. Dispatches received nere irom uei erade. Sen-la. say the Turkish Minister there has secured the detention of a quan tity of arms and ammunition destined lor Bulgaria. The lorwarder of the 'war munitions was sentenced to pay a fine of 54000 for the Illegal exportation of muni tions of war. 3TeTF Interpretation, of the Move. VIEXNA, Aug. 18. A curious sugges tion has been made in some political cir cles to the effect that the Russian squad ron bound for Turkish waters Is not In tended so much as a menace to Turkey as to protect the Sultan In the event of a se rious outbreak at the Yildlz palace, re sulting in the dissatisfaction of the Alba nians and the Arabian-Syrian clique. HELD GIRL CAPTIVE Eight Negroes Fire on Posse That Rescue Her. SHOTS ARE FATAL TO 0KE KAN KAISER "WANTS GREATER ARMY. Reichstag Will Be Asked to Provide for 39,000 More Men. BERLIN. Aug. IS. There seems to be no doubt that the government, under tne impulse of the Emperor. Is determined to ask the relchstag for an increase in tne permanent military establishment by about 39,000, to be organized inta two army corps, thus raising me sianums to about 647,000 officers ana men. j.ne in crease in the annual charge Is estimated at 49,000,000, exclusive of equipment. The first consideration leading tne gov ernment to propose what Is certain to be an unpopular measure. Is that the mili tary resources -of the country are not tuny utilized by the existing establishment. Neany 100,000 men, morally and physically rit for service, reach the military age yearly who aro not taken Into the stand ing army because of legal limitations. Al though these men who are shut out by lot from the regular service, undergo short perlodB of drill in the reserve, they are regarded by the military administration as being unequal to the two years' ser vice unit. The general staff thereioro asserts that since the national finances are able to bear the expense a portion at least of these 100,000 capable men must receive full training or else the empire will not be in a state of full prepared ness. The general staff is said to have rep resented to his majesty that Germany's position, in the middle of Europe, with all the possibilities of a combination against her, makes it their duty to utilize all tho means of defense .and that even then tne .irmy, numerically, will be 5,000.000 behind that of Russia on a peace footing. It is affirmed that the Dro posed Increase has nothing to do with the present posi tion of foreign questions. MASSACRE IS CONFIRMED. Entire Christian Popnlatlon of Kru shevo Slain. SOFIA. Aug. IS. Reports received from Constantinople, and believed to bo au thentic, confirm tho previous statements to the effect that when the Turks recap tured Krushevo they slaughtered the en tiro Christian population, without excep tion, and it Is pointed out that among those killed were the employes of the government tobacco establishment, which were under European control, and the proceeds from these establishments were assigned to payment of the Turkish debt. REBELS DEFEAT THE TURKS. Monastlr Battle Costs the Snltnn 210 Killed and "Wonnded. SOFIA, Aug. 18. A fierce battle Is re ported to have occurred in the neighbor hood of Monastlr. Three Turkish bat talions attacked a thousand insurgents, and after the fight had raged for six hours the Turks were repulsed with the loss of 210 killed and wounded. The Insurgent loss Is not given. Turkish Officials Much Alarmed. LONDON, Aug. 19. A Constantinople dlsoatch to the Dally Chronicle, dated August 14. describes the Turkish officials ns in despair at the rising in .Macedonia. "War with Bulgaria was believed to be imminent, and tho military men were im patiently awaiting the opening of hostll Itles to end the suspense, which was tax ing- the patience and discipline of the troops to the utmost. Xevr Consul nt Monnstlr Is Safe. BELGRADE. Servla, Aug. IS. There Is no truth in the report circulated yester day by the news agency that the Russian Vice-Consul at aionastir. ur. jaanaei Ftram. who succeeded the murdered Con sul. Rostkovoski. had been shot near Monastlr. RUSSIAX FLEET XOT YET IX. Tnrlcer. However. Momentarily Ex pects Its Arrival. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 18. The Russian squadron of warships which left firbfttnnol vesterday. and which was ex pected to arrive off the Turkish coast this afternoon, did not appear, but is momen tarilv exoected. The fact that Russia is about to make a naval demonstration in Turkish waters has been kept a pro found secret here, the public being entire ly lsrnorant of the Russian movement. The notification received here of the sailing of the squadron was an unwel come sunrise to the Turkish government. which had pretended to believe that the Rostkovoski Incident had been closed with the punishment of the guilty parties. The most recent advices received here ire m Monastlr were forwarded Sunday night and announced that the fighting be tween the insurgents and Turkish troops in the vicinity of Krushevo continued. r.r.d that many refugees from neighboring villages had congregated at Monastlr. Several -villages Inhabited by Greeks, it was said, had been set on fire by the in surgents. According to advices received at one of the foreign embassies at Constantinople, no loss than 00 Mussulmans have been massacred throughout the district of Monastlr by insurgents, whose movements continued to gain ground. Enmer Rushdl Pasha, who Is nominally in command of the Turkish troops operating in the Mon astlr district. Is seriously hampered in his efforts to suppress the insurrection by the fact that the Instructions he receives from here are constantly changing, and that when a movement Is undertaken counter order from the palace alters the whole situation. Tho Turkish commissariat department Is In a wretched condition. The troops at TO HELP BRITISH TRADE. Chambers of Commerce Want Treat les Extended. MONTREAL, Aug. 18. At today's ses slon of the Congress of Chambers of Com merce of the British Empire, a resolu tion was adopted urging that the Imperial trovcrnment should maintain and extend commercial treaty rights, and that the Consular service Bhould be reorganized and streiurthened The government was criticised by Joseph Walton M. P., of London, who presented the resolution, for Inaction In regard to the Chinese traae. Two resolutions favoring the abolition of llcht duties was merged Into one and adODted in that shape. A resolution from the .Montreal iioara of Trade similar to others proposed by other bodies, asking for a reduction of in tercolonlal newspaper and magazine post ane. was also adopted as being certain to encourage freer Intellectual intercourse between the colonies. The fiscal question was taken up at this afternoon's meeting. The question came un on a resolution expressing tho view that In the Interests of the empire a com mercial policy should be adopted based on the principle of mutual help of which each component part of tho empire would receive substantial advantage in trade as the result of Its national relationship, due consideration being given to the fiscal needs of the component portions of the empire, and recommending the appoint ment by the Imperial government of commission to study tho whole question. A number of addresses were made in favor of tho motion, but a vote was not reached before adjournment. LEADER DENOUNCES HIS PARTY Ontario Lawmaker Favors the Grand Trunk Railroad Proposition. OTTAWA. Ont., Aug. IS. R. I. Borden. leader of the .opposition In the House, made a speech today. In which he ae nounced the policy of his party In opposl tion to the Grand Trunk Pacific -proposl tlon. Mr. Borden said he favored the ex tension of the Intercolonial road to Georgian Bay and the "purchase of the Canadian Pacific north of Lake Superio bv the government, over which all rail ways would have running rights, ana the government line to have running rights over the Canadian Pacific Railroad to Winnipeg. He favored improvements of the waterways and the better equipment of Montreal ports. nOT WORDS COST HIM HIS LIFE, Russian Cantain Forbids Troops to Carry Oat Orders to Fire. LONDON. Aug. IS. The Dally Mall'; correspondent at St. Petersburg describes a sensational Incident which occurred durln the Kleff strikes. On one occasion. he says, when the troops were ordered by the Governor to fire on tne sinners, young Captain stepped in front of his company and forbade the troops to fire on "their Door, starving orotners. The soldiers obeyed tho counter order and the Captain made a flaming revolu tlonorv sneech to his men. He was im mediately arrested, tried by court-martial and sentenced to death. RIOTERS IX CROATIA SLAIN". Peasants Tear Down a Banner an Troops Attack Them. VIENNA. Aug. 18. A fresh outbreak of rioting has occurred In Croatia. At Sea prcsslo. 'upon the occasion of the celebra tion of the birthday or emperor trancis Joseph today, a thousand peasants gath ered In the town and destroyed a Hun irarlan banner. The rioters were resisted by the gendarmerie, who shot three men and wounoeo many otners. At Komesina the peasants pillaged stores and stoned the military, who killed two persons and wounded a number of rioters. Tourists Reported Lost Tarn Up. CHAMOUNIX. France, Aug. 18. The seven tourists who were reported yester day to have been killed while climbing the Alguellea Groses and Mont Blanc had. It appears, a miraculous escape. Ther were seen to fall on a couller. and It was taken as a certainty that they were dead, but today an exploring party dls covered the tourists, who were only slightly Injured by their fall. Chinese Congratulate the Emperor. VICTORIA. B. C-. Aug. IS. The Chinese Reform Association of this city today sent a dispatch to the British Ambassador at Pekin. congratulating tnperor ivwang Hsu on his 33d birthday tomorrow, and hoping he will take over the control of the Chinese government and Institute re form. Hosiery Colored Mea Are Xovr Intrenched oh an. Island, in Arkansas and Cit izens From Several Towns Have Gone to Roat Them. FORT SMITH, Ark.. Aug. IS. The kid naping of a young white girl and the Kill ing of one of a posse that tried to rescue her are the crimes charged against. a party of eight negroes tonight, fortified on Brace's Island, 16 miles west of here. The negroes are said to bo well armed. A few days ago two farmers living near Wilson's Rock landed on Brace's Island In search of plums, and accidentally ran Into a camp in which there were two negro men and a white girl about 12 years old. They made some inquiries about tho girl, and the negroes said she was the daughter of a white man who was travel ing with them, and who bad gone to Fort Smith for provisions. The negroes would not let the girl take part in the conversa tion, and this aroused suspicion. A watch was kept on the negroes for two days, but no white man appeared. Monday afternoon a party of farmers decided to investigate the case, and as they n eared the island were fired upon by the negroes, and one of the party, Roland by name, was killed. A sharp fight was kept up for some time, during which the girl escaped from the negroes and ran to the white men. She was so excited that she could not give any intelligent account of htrself. She said, however, that her father was not traveling with the negroes, but that she had been stolen from her home near Fort Gibson, L T. She has been taken to Muldrew. Roland, the dead man, was a compara tive stranger at Wilson's Rock. Brace's Island is in the center of the Arkansas River, contains about 25 acres and is densely covered with timber and thick under brush. Po3ses of citizens left today for the scene or the trouble irom .ton a mi in, Splro, Muldrew and Fort Gibson. POWERS SPEAKS IN OWX BEHALF. Brought Militia to Frankfort on Un derstanding With Governor. GEORGETOWN. Ky.. Aug. IS. The di rect and cross-examination of Caleb Pow ers, on the stjid in his own defense. was concluded this afternoon, and tne defense then had an Inning with Robert Noakes, the commonwealth witness yes terday. They called him for the purpose of contradiction. He was confronted with a statement made by him at Danville, 111., on December 9, 1900,to Max Lewis, of Louisville, and Attorney W. B. Jewell, of that place. In that statement goalies charged Attorney Campbell with trying to secure him to swear falsely to secure the conviction of James Howard, and of Fin- ley and Powers, and told him of buying witnesses. He made the statement, but said that after making It he told Lewis and Jewell he refused to swear to it, or even sign it He explained his peculiar condition by saying that at the time he made the statement he was willing to help Caleb Powers out of bis trouble, as he (Noakes) was preparing to go to Bra zil and stay for good. The defense produced and had xsoakes identify letters which he had written Powers, urging him to send some one to Danville. I1L. to get the statement re ferred to. The cross-examination of Powers today developed little that was new. He ad mitted bringing several companies of sol dlers In citizens' clothes to Frankfort with the mountain army on January 25, 1500. but said ho had beforehand had an understanding with Governor Taylor that if the Legislature did not heed tho pet! Uoners. he would then call the militia into service, and ha (Powers) wanted to have the mllltla on hand. Mackenzie Todd, of Frankfort, private secrotary to Governor Taylor, testified to seeing the Secretary about the execu tive department and the private oflco of Caleb Powers a few days before tho shooting, armed with a gun and looking at the windows. Youtsey admitted this on the stand. Judge Bobbins this after noon admonished the lawyers not to refer to the Goebel reward fund either In In terrogation or argument. The prosecu tion wanted to show that Powers has a large fund collected for his defense; The court refused to permit this evidence. Undejewea Specials (First Floor.) Our extraordinary bargain values In Hosiery and Underwear are certainly very timely for these overdue Summer days. This misses black: lisle Hose we are selling at 17c a pair are fine ribbed light-weight, with full-finished foot, double sole; every pair well 1 "7r, worth 25c, but this sale . C Ladles' black, fine gauge, gauze Cotton Hose, full-nnlsbed. regular 50c quallty; this sale, per pair..... Ladies' Black lace lisle Hose at 17c a pair should disappear rapidly, for they're splendid -25c values; marked to close this week at. 7 per pair Ladies' fine white lisle Union Suits; one line of them sold for $1.50 a suit; now on the counter at, Afl suit' xC A lot of odds and ends In ladles' Sum mer Vests, values to 60c each-f Oi. go for, each fJfc. A lot of misses' white Summer Vests that were 15c, 20c and 25c, now f r sil for, each, 17c. 15c and WC A $50 Sewing Machine for $J8.75 (Fourth Flook take elevator.) Tho regular agency price, with the well known name attached by which It Is recognized In thousands of American homes. Is $50. We are allowed to sell the same machine, without the mak er's name, for $27.75; but, on account of pressing need of room for a carload on the way from the factory, we of fer this peerless machine fi; f Q this week only for pUJ It's bail-bearing, has drop-head, the woodwork is of fine golden quartered oak, piano-finished, 5 drawers, double feed, and other special features of which space forbids mention. The salo on these machines at this ridlcu ously low price positively ends on Sat urday at closing; next week the same machine will revert In price to J27.75, and it's worth $50. 75c Silk Gloves, 48c (First Floor.) Fabric Gloves for the warm days, of dainty silk. In black or white, plain or lace, wrist and elbow length; our 75c kind, this week, A.R per pair "XOC Extra fine, very stylish and handsome, 32J5 values. In black or white, elbow Gloves, with silk wrist; tnis c; f tzrj 1h tti sale, per pair Today's News at Olds, Wortman & King's Merchandise ThatChallengesAttention la tne Acgcst Clean-up of "Endments and Oddments" at THE "DIFFERENT STORE," Fifth and Washington Sts. Try it yourself; "Walk through, this bustling bip; storey where almost holiday throngs turn Mid summer into scenes of midseason gaieties. See how often you stop to look at this or that. It's the quality and price that catches you qualityf is the main thing the reduced price on the tag is an aiterpleasure. This is positively the last week in the series of great Summer sales! A new vol ume opens Monday the biggest ever opened in Portland a volume of business such as no store ever even hoped for in this city but of thatt as the story books say, "more anon." Sufficient unto the day are the tidings thereof, for today we remind you that every advertised value of the week awaits you and new ones printed below. But four days remain of the "open season" for bargain fishing this Summer there should be. a rush to these fishing grounds today. A TOURIST'S REMARK A tourist who visits the Coast at least once a year dropped in on us yesterday. ''"Why I" she re marked, "how this store does grow I see more salespeople each trip and they're busier. Especially does this appear noticeably in the DRESS GOODS SECTION, you've a lot of new blood there." Yes, we're pushing ahead all the time. One open secret of our success there is CAREFULNESS. We won't sell dress stuffs for mere cheapness sake we take all the tisk and allow our patrons no share in that. By the way HAVE YOU SEEN The New Fall Dess Goods? Here, spread before you on first floor, annex. Is heaped our grand opening display of the new Autumn dress stuffs. A great showing of novelty effects. Including the new shade, the Royal Eminence. A complete early-season expose from the foremost looms of Europe and America. The novelty zlbellnea, fancy yarn chameleon and Iridescent zlbelines; also a large assortment of plain zibelines, ranging in price from 50c to $2.75. Self-colored swell French canvas batket and pebble weaves. Very good for early Fall suits. In all colors. Scotch tweeds and noppo cheviots are also one of the leading fabrics for the Fall and Winter wear. Wo are showing these goods largely in novelty and plain effects. NEW AUTUMN SILKS HERE'S BETTER SILK NEWS THAN YOU'D THINK POSSIBLE That is, if you know how bare the silk market is of bargains thanks to high-priced raw ma terial and curtailed production. Hence it's pe culiarly fortunate that our buyer was able to secure such great values in the new silks for Autumn wear. Money-savers, every yard but not at the risk of quality or design. Our silk counters fairly creak beneath the weight of our immense advance showings of popular silks for wear this Fall of J903. Select early, thus aiding your dressmaker to better efforts before the rush is on. A few printed mentions from a store full of silk beauty : PLAIX TAFFETA DRESS SILK, much talked of for shirtwaist suits for Autumn wear. Wo .carry an im mense assortment of colors, and our values are JtC-, unequaled at ?1.25 and WJC Scotch Stiitmgs, $1.50 In the finest qualities. Handsome dress fabrics in staple and novelty designs. In exceedingly attractive color effects. The display affords tailors and dressmakers an unusual opportunity to secure patterns not obtainable later in the season at any price. This is probably the most widely known dry goods and silk store on the entire Coast. BLACK PEAU DE SOIE. foreign and domestic make; goods that have absolute merit in every yard of them. We stand behind every dress pattern sold, for good service. A very popular and leading wear In fl; f fC other silk. Special values at JL75, $L50, J1.25 andS'JW COLORED SILKS Plain silk weaves will be the featuro of the coming season's styles. Bengalines, Loulslne Peau ae v per de Cygnes, In a large variety of colors, &4 ff yard : f vv CHECK LOUISEXE AND TAFFETA SILKS, the stand ard quality, In black and white and navy and white checks; fashion says they will be much worn this Fall; special values, JL25, JLC0 and WJC day by Fred Hampel, an employe. The murderer, after his arrest, committed suicide in the JalJ by hawrfng himself with his suspenders, Tho shooting was without provocation. Three shots were fired from behind, and from the state ments of witnesses Hampel seemed to be frenzied with liquor. MURDER ASD SUICIDE. Well-Dressed Tonng Man and a Wo man Found Dcnd on Street. CLEVELAND, Aug. 18. A mysterious shooting, which blotted out- two lives, oc curred her late tonight. A patrolman, walking on Broadway, heard two revolv er shots In the direction of Ashbel street. Followlriir the sound ho stumbled over NO DIVIDENDS JUST YET SOUTHEUX PACIFIC 'WANTS MAKE MORE IMPROVEMENTS. TO LITTLE CHILD IS MURDERED. Hands Are Tied Behind With Wire, and the Body Hidden In Factory. DETROIT. Mich., Aug. IS. The mu tilated body of 4-year-old Alphonse "VY'lImes, whose father lives on St. Aubln avenue, was found today In the rear of the Michigan Stove Works. The hands were tied behind with wire, and a red handkerchief had been stuffed down the boy's thorat for a gag. All the wounds had aparently been made with some very sharp instrument. Alphonse had been missing from his home since yesterday. Perhaps the strongest phase of the mys tery is that there were only a few small stains on the body and clothing of the lad, despite the horrible character of his wounds. It looks as though the murderer, after committing the deed, washed the blood from the body and thenh carried It to tho lot where It was found. The po lice aro Investigating. At the Council meeting tonight the Board of County Officers was requested to offer a reward of $5000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer. The Council also voted to offer J500 additional reward. A man giving the name of Charles Edwards, of Bangor. Me., and supposed to be a tramp, is held at police headquarters on suspicion of knowing something about the crime. Believe Man In a "Jack the Ripper." ROCKFORD. III., Aug. IS. The murder of the Detroit boy is identical in clrcunu stances with the murder of Dick Tib bltts. a 7-year-old newsboy, here last month. The details correspond so closely that the authorities believe the murderer was the same man, a lunatic of the "Jack the Ripper" type, and are now In com munication with the Detroit police on the subject. TURNKEY SHOOTS CONVICT. Wyoming Prisoner Makes a. Bold At tempt to Gala Hla liberty. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 18. A special to the Times from Rawlins, Wyo., says that James Wilson, a convict, was shot to death in his cell at the State Penitentiary this morning by Ernest Goodsell, night turnkey. Reaching through the bars, Williams seized Goodsell and wrenched the keys from his band. After a struggle Goodsell succeeded in drawing his revolver and shot the convict in the head. Williams. who was serving a sentence for grand larceny, escaped from the prison June 5 last, but was recaptured. SHOOTS HIS EMPLOYER. Man Frenzied With Liquor Later Commit Salclde la Jail. OSKOSH, Wis.. Aug. IS. Thomas R. Morgan, president of the Morgan Com pany, sash, door and blind manufacturers. and an alderman, was shot and killed to- Another Year, if Bnalness Keeps Up, Good Retnrns Will Be Made on the Stock. XEW YORK. Aug. IS. (Special.) In connection with the upward movement In the stock market todav. there have been the body of a well-dressed man about 24 ( tj,e usuai number of rumors, some old and years old with a revolver lying near , SQmo new WUh t reylvaI him. Close by lay the body of an at- i , . . f - ... tractive young woman. Both were dead, . "c um the woman shot through tho right temple, ' tends of Southern Pacific stock is to le the man with a bullet-hole behind the begun within tho next two months, no left ear. official information is obtainable. It Is No one In the neighborhood Knew learned from an excellent source, how either of the dead people. The police In- j ever tnat there Is not much more reason cllne to the theory that It was a case of for bringing out the story at this time than on previous occasions, except that murder and suicide. been identified The bodies have not Home of Racing Men Robbed. CHICAGO. Aug. IS. The home of Rome Respess, owner of the race horse Dick Welles. In Harlem, was entered today by burglars, who secured x in cash ana diamonds. The loss is about equally di vided between Mr. Respess and Jockey Dominlck, who lives with Respess. Thieves Mnlce Hani at Navy-yard. NEW YORK. Aug. 18. Thieves entered the officers' clubhouse in the Brooklyn Navy-yard and stole nearly all the silver ware. A committee of the club is making an investigation. SHIP TRUST IS SUED. Action Is Bejmn to Foreclose a $10, 000,000 Mortgage. NEW YORK, Aug. IS. An action was commenced In tho United States Circuit Court today by the New York Security -& Trust Company against the United States Shipbuilding Company and James Smith, Jr., receiver, to foreclose a mortgage given by the shipbuilding company to the trust company as trustee, to secure the payment of a series of 20-year 5 per cent collateral mortgage bonds, amounting to 510.000.000. Tho mortgage covers all the property of the shipbuilding company and the capital stock of the Bethlehem Steel Stock Com pany. The property of tho defendant cor poration, now In the hands, of a receiver, appointed by the Federal Courts of New Jersey, Is, however, subject to a prior Hen in the shape of a $16,000,000 mortgage. Is sued to secure the payment of a series of J16.O0O.000 bonds In which the Mercantile m t Ta.-nr Vnrl- la tnlatiu by reason of the lapse of time, the date on which the payment of dividends would be begun Is nearer now than when the story had been circulated before. It is understood that present plans call for extraordinary expenditures for im provement on tho Southern Pacific for an other year. When these plans are carried out. and if business Is only measureably as good as at present, the company would be able to pay a substantial dividend. One of the new rumors In circulation to day is that Union Pacific convertible bonds are tobe retired at 105 before the close of the conversion of these bonds Into the common stock .of the company after May 1. 1S0S, and after that date, they are redeemable at 1024. So far as could be learned today, there Is na foundation of tho retirement rumor. Large New Stock Yard to Open. PITTSBURG, Aug. IS. The new Harris Island yards, which have just been com pleted at a cost of more than $3,000,000, will be formally opened Monday, Septem ber 7, with A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as the special guest of honor. Ten thousand invitations have been sent out for the opening, and preparations are being made to care for 20,000 people. The new yard will bo con trolled by the Union Stock Yards Com pany, and Simon O'Donnell, vice-president and general manager of the new company, Is making, arrangements to bring prominent stockmen from various parts of the country to Pittsburg for the opening. for Fall season. None but experienced sales people need apply. Notice of reopening will appear in local papers in due time. Temporary office at WasKingtoii-st. entrance. Indiana Bank Closes Its Doors. FORT WAYNE. Ind., Aug. IS. The pri vate bank of Kinney & Co. at Angola Trust Company, of New Jork, Is trustee amount to about JSO.000. The assets and An action has already been commenced in the United States Courts of New Jersey ' to foreclose the prior mortgage. The only j lien against the capital stock of the Beth lehem Steel Company, according to com plaint filed today, Is the series of $K.0.000 of bonds issued to the New York Secur ity Company, and which it now seeks toy foreclose. Price of Foundry Iron to Be Cnt. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Aug. 18. It was given out here today that at a secret meeting of all the Southern furnace men, held In Birmingham a few days ago, an agreement was reached to reduce the price of No. 2 foundry Iron from $13.50 to $12 per ton. Want Foreign Steel Works. LONDON. Aug. 19. The Hague corre spondent of the Daily Telegraph tele graphs that negotiations have been opened by an American combine with a view to acquiring the great steel and iron factories recently built at Terneuzen, near the Belgian frontier. Dividend on Chemical Stock. RICHMOND, Va.. Aug. 18. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company direct ors tonight decided to pass the dividend on the common stock. liabilities are not known. Av ers Sarsaparilla Purifies the blood, gives strength to the nerves5and brings color to the cheeks. Ayer's Pills regulate the bowels, cure constipation and biliousness, and aid the digestion. Two grand family medicines. Sold for 60 years. 3iiX3t FURS CLOAKS AND SUITS 283-285 STREET 9 9 TAILOR-MADE SUITS Our Fall line of Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits is now ready and comprises an unusual range of artistic patterns and all the most approved styles. . . Look and convince yourself. Odds and Ends in All Our Wash Goods at Prices Far Below Manufacturer's Cost. OUR FUR FACTORY Is now running full force. Our garments should command your special attention for their superior quality, style and workmanship Silverfield's garments caD be distinguished from all others. HEADQUARTERS FOF GENUINE: ALASKA SEALSKINS (LONDON DYE)