VOL. XLIIL NO. 13,457.
PORTLA!ND, OEEGON, WEDifESDAY, JAJNTFARY 27, 1904.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
V
iBTH IS WIGTOR
Justice Is Defeated in
Wright Case.
IT MAY BE SUICIDE
Financier Is Staggered
by. Verdict of Guilty.
EXPIRES WITHIN AN HOUR
Talking of Family Affairs He
. Falls in a Faint.
LONDON IS GREATLY SHOCKED
Man Who Won Great Battles on
Trade Exchanges and the Favor of
Kings Cannot Contemplate a
Term In Prison.
CAREER OF THE MAN.
"WhI taker Wright was arrested in
Now York last March. A "warrant
wa issued or his arrest while he
was on the water, and he expressed
great surprise on being: taken into
custody. The charge against blm was
swindling in connection with the Lon
don & Globe Finance Corporation.
Stockholders allege they lost $111,000,
000. Many of them were Americans.
Previous to going to London, Wright
was a noted plunger on the New York
and Philadelphia exchanges. He made
$15,000,000 out of Australian mines,
and lest It all. His wife Is an Amer
ican, and they lived In reat 'style in
LONDON, Jan. 26. At 3 o'clock this aft
ernoon Whltaker "Wright, the noted'4 pro
moter, was sentenced to seven years'
penal servitude. . At 4 o'clock, he was
found dead on the floor of a small room
In the Law Courts. Whether he took his
own life by poison, or whether death In
Its natural course robbed the law of Its
fulfillment, will not be known until a pot
morten examination is held. The Indica
tions, however, point to poisoning.
The career of this man, who was known
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Heating and Ventilating Engineers
on three continents for his stupendous
financial operations, dosed in a startling:
tragedy. Even In his life, which, with, bis
rise from poverty to enormous wealth,
was full of dramatic Incidents, there was
nothing that could compare with the man
ner of his death. AH London tonight 1b
thrilled with the news of It. No such hu
man tragedy has been enacted In England
for many a year.
Until nearly 8 o'clock tonight, the. body
of the man who formerly had controlled
many of the world's markets, and who
had been courted by royalty, remained
upon the floor of the room where he fell,
for, as a convicted felon, Wright's person
had become the property of the crown. '
The Home Office finally gave permission
for its removal, and. thg. baly was given
over to the jurisdiction of the Coroner. It
now lies at Westminster Mortuary, where
almost all the corpses taken from the
Thames are laid out. The Inquest prob
ably will be held on Thursday.
His Wife an American.
Mrs. "Wright, the dead- man's wife, Is an
American. She now lies III at the magnifi
cent country home which Wrlghtvhad'ln
Surrey. Dispatches from there say with a
certain ingenious pathos:
"The news of Whltaker Wright's death
has caused much sorrow. He was well
known here for his acts of generosity, and
it was generally USelleyed he would be ac
quitted and return home again."
The feeling that Justice Bigham's con
duct of the case was not very judicial ap
pears to grow In legal circles of London,
and the.sentence imposed upon Wright In
itself would havefurnlshed England with
an unexpected sensation. Until counsel
commenced pleading, the actual trial of
Whltaker Wright scarcely aroused that
keen public interest which was exhibited
when Wright was In the United States, or
when Parliament decided he did not come
within -the pale of lawbrearkers.
When Messrs. Isaacs and Walton start
ed to make their appeal to the jury the
people woke up to the gravity of the Is
sues concerned. Even the government was
Involved, for It had taken the fetand that
Wright could not be prosecuted. Further
more, It was an open secret that many
great and even royal names were indi
rectly Involved In the proceedings. Friends
of Wright had said that if driven into a
corner, he would tell who had profited by
his transactions. Suspense reigned in
many quarters while counsel for the de
fense made their appeal, but when the ap
peal was finished those Involved breathed
easier, and public curiosity remained un
satisfied. Wright Confident of Acquittal.
Justice Bigham began summing up to
day, and the courtroom was crowded. Dur
ing several previous sessions Wright had
gone to sleep. He had adhered to his con
viction that he could not possibly be
found guilty, and It was upon this convic
tion that he, against the advice of his
lawyers, insisted upon returning from the
United States to stand trial. As Justice
Bigham emphasized the points against
Wright,- expatiated to the jury upon the
Immorality in issuing misleading balance
aheetsaDd. the L.doijbtfUlnas .of..ihe tranFr
actions of the Xondon & Globe Financial
Corporation tinder Wright's guidance, .th6
prisoner showed Intense interest; yet when
the jury retired Wright still retained con
fidence in his acquittal.
When the Jury filed In at 3 o'clock
Wright showed his first signs of nervous
ness. Peering through his glasses, he
leaned forward to catch the foreman's
answer. At the word "guilty," which
broke the tense and expectant silence
Wright did not even flinch, but, sticking
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He Will Stay Out of the
Presidential:Race.
AGREES WITH ROOSEVELT
Senator Is Not to Be Asked
to State His Position,
DESIRES SUCCESS OF PARTY
If the President Cannot Carry Large
Eastern States When the Conven
tion Meets, Then a Man Who
-Can Is to Be Preferred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (Special.)
President Roosevelt and Senator Hanna
have finally reached an agreement regard
ing the Presidential situaUon. It Is sat
isfactory to both men and can best be
stated In the following terms:
Senator Hanna is not a candidate, nor
will he be. His friends are not to attempt
to -work any movement on his behalf,
or to secure delegates pledged or even
friendly to him. But he is not to be re
quired to make any further public decla
rations that he is not a candidate, nor is
he required to declare himself as favoring
the nomination of Roosevelt, nor Is he
to be required to go on record as saying
he will not be a candidate under any
circumstances. This arrangement Is sat
isfactory to President Roosevelt.
Senator Hanna made it very clear In the
conference, which was brought about by
mutual friends, that he was not in favor
of Instructed delegates. He pointed out
the wisdom of having men at the con
vention free to do the best thing under
the existing circumstances. Hanna be
lieves the party' desires to nominate
Roosevelt and will probably do -so, but he
does not consider It good -poll tics, or good
sense, to bind the delegates for months in
Advance. Events. , mov,e, i rapidly In tlxe-Unlted-Stat?,
andcondltiqnsajsast-T"
ly different in June from what they are
now. With the Ohio man out of the race,
Roosevelt has a clear field and the party
can 'give Its attention to other matters,
doing the best thing for the party and the
country when the moment comes to act.
Close friends of Hanna say the prime
consideration is to nominate a man who
can be elected. If conditions should arise
before the Chicago Convention which
would make Roosevelt an impossibility,
they do not wish to be tied.
It Is said this Is the view taken by
Hanna, and frankly laid before the Pres
ident by him Tn the conference. There
must be a candidate who can carry New
York, Indiana, Illinois, New Jersey and
Connecticut. At present, It is believed
Roosevelt can do this. He Is strong In
those states, but if it should develop that
he cannot carry them and some other
man can, the other man will get the nom
ination. Notwithstanding Senator Hanna's "oppo
sition to instructed delegations, friends
of the President have set out to secure
them in all the state? mentioned. Scores
of the officeholders have been Instructed
to make his nomination a certainty by
securing pledged delegations. It is alleged
that long before the convenUon meets,
enough delegates will have been pledged
to make certain the nomination of Roose
velt There is great anxiety regarding the at
titude of New York, Indiana and Illinois.
If the President should ask indorsement in
the conventions of any of those states
and meet a rejection, it Is admitted the
situaUon would be extremely grave.
OHIO FIGHT IS ON AGAIN.
Foraker and Hanna Both Want to
Fill Good Offices.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (Special.) The
fight between the Foraker and Hanna fac
tions In Ohio broke out anew today. Sen
ator Foraker Is staking his all on obtain
ing such Federal patronage from the
President as will enable him to gain the
ascendancy and be selected as a delegate-at-large
to the NaUonal convenUon. He
has chosen the Postoffices at Lima and
Napoleon as the places he desires. These
two towns are In the Fourth and Fifth
Congressional districts. They are claimed
by Foraker as his particular prerogative.
They are also claimed by the Hanna fac
tion. An old agreement between Senator
Foraker and Hanna was that local com
mittees should recommend appointees.
Foraker" now has these recommendations.
The Hanna faction holds that a year and
a half ago, when the places became va
cant, the local committees indorsed Han
na men.
Mr. Foraker today had a conference
with RepresentaUve Dick, and submitted
a number of propositions, which were
taken under, advisement. Mr. Dick was
unable to lay them before Mr. Hanna be
cause of his illness. Mr. Foraker subse
quently saw all the Ohio Republican dele
gation, and then went to the- White
House. He again urged the President to
give him the Postmasters at Lima and
Napoleon, and came away smiling.
Postmaster-General Payne, Secretary
Shaw, Senator Cullom. Senator Spooner
and other Republican leaders have advised
the President not to take sides in the Ohio
wrangle unUl after the elecUon. They ad
vised not to incur openly Mr. Hanna's re
sentment. Sinn tor Foraker will hereafter
base his fight on the question of obtaining
from the President, such recognition as
will enable him to win his contest for se
lection as delegate. There -axe at least 15
good positions now to be filled In Ohio.
DELAWARE BATTLE IS FIERCE
Republicans Almost Sure -to Elect
Two Sets of Delegates.
WASHINGTON," Jan. 26. Senator Alee,
of Delaware, had a conference with the
President today at which some phases of
Delaware politics were considered. It
seems likely that two state conventions
will be held in Delaware, one by the "reg-:
ulars," and one by the ahU-Addlcks tRe
publicans, and that two sets of delegates
will he sent to the Chicago Convention.
The NaUonal Committee '.wjll have to de-.
termlne which set DC delegates shall be
seated. -
MIssourians Indorse Roosevelt.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.," Jan.' 28. A Repub-"
lican primary election," held here today to'
select delegates-" to - the convenUon that
will choose Jackson County's delegates tb
the - Republican National Convention at
Chicago, resulted in an overwhelming In-,
dorsement for President Roosevelt and
his Administration.
Francis NotfOui for President.
ST. LOUIS. Jn. 26. David R. Francis,
presidcntrol-the. Louisiana Purchase Ex
position, declared today that he was not
a candidate for the Presidency of the
United States. Further than making that
statement, howcVer, he wouldnot discuss
the boom that prominent Eastern Demo
crats have started for hlni.
Daniel Is Re-Elected Senator.
RICHMOND, ya., Jan. 26. The two
Houses of the General Assembly today
voting separately, chose John W.. Daniel,
to succeed himself as United States Sena
tor for the full term beginning March 4,
next.
"Lilly White" Convention Called.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2. The "Lily
"White" Republican State Central Commit
tee today selected February 17 as the date
of the convention to name a state ticket
and select the delegates to the Republican
National Convention at Chicago. No
negro was present.
Michigan Democratic Convention.
DETROIT, Jan. 26. The State Demo
cratic ConvenUon to select delegates to
the National ConvenUon at St. Louis will
be held at Detroit, June 1.
WRECKED TRAIN TAKES FIRE.
One Man Killed arid Three Injured In
Arkansas Collision.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27. A .telephone mes
sage to the Republic from Diaz, Ark., says
that'a south-bound passenger train on the
St Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Rail
road and a Batesvllle branch train
crashed together near here late tonight
One death and three hurt are reported.
The Batesvllle train was destroyed by
fire, and two cars of the through train
were burned. The dead:
Dr. Berkeley, Newport, Ark.
Injured: Three unknown women.
The cars caught fire and .burned so rap
idly that It is possible others may have
p.erished- A relief.- train with -five physl
.ojpiwhas.g'one i front- heYet' t'SJC
MARRIAGE DECLARED INVALID
Couhtess Esterhazy Replies to Suit
for Damages by Mrs. De Lang.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The answer
of the Countess Esterhazy -to a suit for
$100,000 damages, in which she is charged
with having alienated the affections of
the plaintiff's husband, filed by Louise
M. De Lang, wasmade today. She de
clares there never was a legal marriage
between Louise McDowell, the plaintiff's
maiden name, and Martin De Lang. The
answer includes, besides a general de
nial of the charges, the" allegation that
Mrs. De Lang has no legal claim upon
the affections of Martin De Lang be
cause she was never legally married
to him, and that therefore, she is not
entitled to sue for alienation of his af
fections. Army Officers Sent to Prison.
BERLIN, Jan. 26. Lieutenant Schrelner
has been condemned at Wesel to two
years' Imprisonment in a fortress and dis
missal from the army, and Lieutenant of
Reserves Rauchfuss has been sentenced
to three months In a fortress for fighting
a duel. It is said that Lieutenant Schuber,
who was killed In a duel at Chemnitz by
NOTED PROMOTER WHO DROPPED DEAD SHORTLY
AFTER BEING CONVICTED
WIUTAKER WRIGHT.
Sketches from life by Harry Murphy for the New Tork Herald.
Captain von Schroeter, was suspected of
illicit relations with von Schroder's
wife. The authorities refused military
escort for the transport of Sch'uber's re
mains to Dresden.
Many Russian Soldiers Dying.
NEW YORK. Jan. 26. An unnamed per
son, who holds large commercial interests
in Russia, asserts, according to a dispatch 1
from Berlin, that the probability of peace i
In the Far East is Increased by the nu- .
merous deaths among the Russian troops
in Manchuria. Water and supplies are as- ,
sorted to be scarce, and the. hospital ser- J
vice is alleged to be Inadequate to meet
the demand.
FAIR
Good
Roads Delegates
Speak Out
URGE: NATION TO AID IT
Great Exhibit at '05 Exposi
tion Much to Be Desired.
PORTLAND AFTER MEETING
President of the Centennial Extends
a 'Hearty Invitation for the Na
. tlonal Congress to Come Here
Next Year.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 26. At a meeting of the del
egates of the Good Roads Association the
following resolutions, presented by Jeffer
son Myers, president of the State Lewis
and Clark Fair Commission, were unan
imously adopted:
"Whereas, The- territorial boundaries of the
United States have been extended from, the
limits that marked then at the time of the
formation of :he original states to the Pa
cific Ocean, and
"Whereas, The people of the State of Oregon
have subscribed a sum of $500,000. and the
State of Oregon has appropriated an ad
ditional sum of $500,000 to celebrate this
historical event, in the acquisition of the
Oregon Country. 100 years agoL by on Expo
sition in commemoration of the same, to be"
held in Portland, Or., in 1905; and
Whereas. It was President Jefferson who
provided the means for Lewis and Clark's
expedition, through which, by the aid of
the pioneers, this vast domain was made a
part of the territory of the Government of
the United States, and by which we may now
control the commerce of the Oriental trade;
and
"Whereas. President Jefferson was one of
the first supporters of good roads in behalf
of good government; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members of the
National Good Roads Association of the
United States, most heartily indorse the
Lewis and Clark Exposition to be held in
Portland, Oregon. In 1005. to commemorate
-the expedition of Lewis and Clark jfti 1805,
and especially to honor President Jefferson,'
the great champion of ;rood government and
the. reat .expwislpH- hsuJlante$ .taej
1-Trrirtfnn flat An th. myryea ryf inA Tn
and, be it further
Resolved, That the Government of the
United States make a liberal appropriation
for this Exposition, and c most liberal ex
hibit from Its various departments at such
Exposition.
Mr. Myers also presented the following
invitation from President Scott, asking
that the Good Roads ConvenUon be held
in Portland in 1S05:
To the Officers and Members of the Good
Roads Association Gentlemen:
"We respectfully Invite your association to
hold Its annual meeting in the year 1905 at
Portland, Or. In the Summer of that year
the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
and Oriental Fair will be held at Portland.
It is believed that the Exposition will at
tract large attention, not only throughout the
United States, but also in foreign countries,
especially those of the Orient with which
our Pacific States have large and constantly
growing relations In commerce.
"We expect the participation' of the United
States In the Exposition, and we believe the
occasion can be made one of great Interest
to your association and of large advantage
to its work.
Our Pacific States are paying much atten
tion to the subject which your association
is organized to promote. The City of Port
land and tho directors of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition will afford every possible
facility for your meeting and we cordially in
vite you to "Come and sea us In 1903." Sin
cerely yours, H. "W. SCOTT,
President Lewis and Clark Centennial Expo
sition. The invitation was referred to the
annual meeting to be held at St Louis
May 4, 1S04, as the present meeting has
no authority to fix the time and place of
holding the annual meeting, of the asso
ciation. All delegates expressed a desire
to accept the invitation, and it is be
lieved Portland will be selected next May.
The committee made a call on President
Roosevelt at the -White House. In a
brief speech, the President expressed his
deep interest In the subject of good roads.
He said:
"I am sure I need not say how entirely
I sympathize with the movement that
you are championing for better means of
communication. The road Is the symbol
of civilization. Take our great provlnco
of Alaska, I doubt If there is anything
more needed for the development of
Alaska on permanent lines than the
building up of a proper system of roads,
and, where it is impossible to make
wagon roads, trails In Alaska. Through
out our country, our citizens will have to
turn their energies to Improving the
means of intercourse that Is, the roads
between community and community, be
cause we are a civilized people and we
cannot afford to have barbaric methods
of communication."
M'ISAAC IN KENTUCKY.
Lewis and Clark Commissioner Ad
dresses the Legislature.
FRANKFORT, Ky Jan. 28. C. H. Mc
Isaac. Commissioner-General of the Lewis
and Clark Exposition, to be held at Port
land, Or., addressed the Kentucky Sen
ate today, by Invitation. He urged the
appropriation of $10,000 by the General As
sembly for the purpose of transporting the
Kentucky exhibit for the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition from St Louis at the
close of that exposition to Portland and
for maintaining it there during the Cen
tennial Exposition. A bill providing for
this will be introduced.
Concession to Alaskan Concern.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 26. Senator Nelson intro
duced a bill today granting the Nome
Improvement Company authority to build
Jetties and make the Snake River in
Alaska navigable. The company is to be
allowed to collect tolls on vessels en
tering the harbor.
Chief Joseph Cannot Move.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 6. Senator Foster has re
ceived a letter from the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, saying there is no place
for Chief Joseph, In either Oregon or
Idaho, and he will have to remain on the
Colvllle reservation.
Giving Alaska Appeals to Washington
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 26. Senator Foster intro
duced a bill today providing that all ap
peals from the District Court of Alaska
shall be heard In Washington United
States Courts. This would remove such
cases from San Francisco.
Kishlnef Trials May Be Resumed.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. Further trial of
prisoners connected with the Kischinef
massacres Is about to be resumed, says a
Times dispatch from Moscow.
The prisoners indicted were divided into
three categories. Only the first, compris
ing those 'charged directly with murder,
have been tried. The number still await
ing a hearlnsla-over 00
' 'A formal appeal" against the verdicts al
ready delivered has been lodged with the
Minister of Justice, but the Jews doubt if
the appeal wl!I be successful.
$100,000 Fire In Clothing-House.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 26. Fire tonight
caused damage of ' about $100,000 to the
New York Clothing House. Several fire
men, Including District Chief Emerich,
were injured.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
, Congress.
Boutelle and "Williams have lively debate
in House over "stand-pat" policy of Re
publicans. Page 2.
Heyburn makes his maiden speech in the
Senate on land-law reform. Page 2.
Politics.
Roosevelt and Hanna reach agreement by
which the latter is not to be a candidate
for President. Page 1.
"W. J. Bryan In address at New York says
the Kansas City platform is good enough.
Page 3.
Delaware Republicans are suro fo .elect two
sets of delegates to National Convention.
Page 1.
Domestic.
National Goods Roads Association indorses
the 1S05 Fair. Page 1.
President John Mitchell will not allow
United Mineworkers to Increase his salary.
Page 4.
Rescuers at scene of great Pennsylvania
mine disaster have to be rescued. Page 4.
Mayor Carter Harrison is served with war
rant for Iroquoi3 Theater horror. Page 3.
Foreign.
"Whltaker Wright, the noted promoter, con
victed of fraud, cheats Justice by dying In
' an hour; poisoning is suspected. Page 1.
Berlin makes great preparations for celebra
tion of the Emperor's birthday today.
Page 4.
Par Eastern Situation.
Japanese hostility causes Russia to order
troops to the Yalu. Page 3.
Powers say mediation is impossible; Russia
first requested It. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
John T. Brown, school teacher, kills' his wife
at Pendleton and commits suicide. Page 0.
Harry Egbert consoles himself with cigar
ettes while waiting to be hanged. Page 6.
Mrs. Alice A. Pitman, of Portland, commits
suicide by gas at San Francisco. Page 6.
The State Land Board rules that no in
terest will be paid on claims for repay
ment of purchase money. Page 7.
Republican party in Idaho is split on the
Mormon question. Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lewis and Clark Fair Committee very hope
ful of appropriation by Congress; mem
bers returning home. Page 10.
Thieves raid chicken-yards of East Side
suburbs. Page 10.
Council' committee begins investigation of
slot-machine affair. Page 10.
Chamber of Commerce trustees elect com
mittees and plan for advertising Oregon.
Page 11.
Despondent Finn commits suicide with car
bolic acid. Page 11.
Another gambler sues for double what he
lost. Pace 10.
Witnesses tell of asking bribes in Connors'
court case. Page 10.
P. R.. Boultbee's skull fractured by divine
Into empty tank. Page 1C.
Democratic County Central Committee meets
tonight. Page 11.
Sports.
Elys begin campaign as managers of the
Browns. Page 5.
Northwest athletic clubs urged to join
A- A. u. Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Weekly review of the local hop market
Page 15. .
Chicago wheat market slumps, but recovers.
Page 13.
New York stock market in a waiting atti
tude. Page, 15.
San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15.
PIT
Armour Turns Tables
on Wheat Bears.
PRICES MAKE BIG JUMP
Battle Between the Million
aires Is a Fierce One.
BIG BULL IS A STRATEGIST
As Soon as a Large Line Is Offered,
He Withdraws Hl3 Orders, and
the Bottom Falls Out of
the Market. .
HOW PRICES FLUCTUATED.
May wheat opening price ...80&c
High point .. 89a
Low point 874c
Closing . oofcc
Armour's profits (estimated)... $160,000
CHICAGO, Jan. 26. (Special.) J. Ogden
Armour proved his right to tho title, 'King
of the wheat pit," today by regaining con
trol of the market after It had been taken
from him by the shorts, forcing the price
up nearly 3 cents above the lowest level
and closing the day with a profit of $150,
000, and In supreme and undisputed control
of the situation in May wheat
Armour, through brokers posted in all
parts of the pit, bought In every bushel
that was offered during the hammering of
the shorts to force the prices down.
It was a fierce game between the mil
lionaires In the wheat pit The trade
found the market even more dangerous
than yesterday for legitimate trade. There
was a sort of coaxing kind of buying by
Armour's head broker the first hour. Tho
trade followed and bought 1,000,000 bush
els of wheat while he bought half as
much. The price gained half a cent trom
S9&c to S3?c for May.
Suddenly what is known as the Trego
Smith foilowlng-ln the trade began to
seU by tha millions. Baok. of supposed
line of 4,000,000 bushels of long wheat the
brokers say is George T. Smith, the mil
lionaire operator. Not half a dozen blocks
of the Smith wheat came on the market
when every supporting order of the Ar
mour house was withdrawn. The bottom
fell out of the market
A Glorious Market.
The May wheat price broke from SSJi
cents to 87 cents In a few minutes. It was
glorious market for any one who was not
a millionaire.
When the market had its bad break,
"Valentine, of the Armour forces, rushed
brokerage orders to Prlngle, Gaylordj
Spencer, Canby and others, and they
bought about 1,000,000 bushels each. Thl3
started the price flying again, and it was
up to S9 cents at midday.
Yesterday the pit thought Armour was
letting go his millions of wheat Today
the same people think Armour has made
the other fellows sell out and he has
their wheat
Late in the session the wheat trade
saw the May price, which broke to 874
cents at 11 o'clock, advanced to 30
cents, almost 3 cents over low point
The Armour buying was estimated as
high as 5,000,000 bushfils. When the price
reached 90 cents again this leader had
commission houses selling again. The ac
tion of the May price up and down for
the session was more than 6 cents, and tha
operations were in millions of bushel3.
MAYOR WDZIAMS H0N0BED.
President Appoints Him Delegate to
Congress of Lawyers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The President
has appointed delegates to the Universal
Congress of Lawyers and Jurists, to b
held in St. Louis in September, 1904.
Among them are the Justices of the Su
preme Court Attorney-General, Secretary
of State Hay, Secretary of War Root,
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, Secre.
tary of the Navy Moody, William H
Taft, Richard Olney, George H. Williams,
Portland. Or.; Judson. Harmon, W. H. H.
Miller, John W. Griggs, Joseph H. Choate,
Charles F. Manderson, George Turner,
Spokane, Wash.; Francis J. Henry, San
Francisco; James Wlckersham. United
States District Judge, Honolulu; Lorrln
Andrews, Attorney-General, Honolulu;
Willis Sweet, Attorney-General, San Juan,
Porto Rico; Luke Wright Vice-Governor,
Manila, P. I.; L. R. Wllfley, Attorney
General, Manila; Gayetano Arellano,
Chief Justice Supreme Court of the Phil
ippine Islands, Manila.
N0RDICA SETTLES Df CHICAGO
She Will Remain There Until Her DL
vorce Case Is Settled.
CHICAGO. Jan. 26. (Special.) Mm e.
Lillian Nordlca arrived in Chicago this
morning to make this city her home, at
least until her reported divorce case Is
settled.
Mme. Nordlca was accompanied by her
manager, Romayne Simmons. She also
brought her maid, while Mr. Simmons
came supplied with a valet The party
went to the Auditorium Annex. Thl3 af
ternoon Mme. Nordlca and Mr. Simmons
went for a carriage drive about the city.
Taft In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26. Former Governor
Taft of the Philippines, arrived here to
day from the West, and immediately de
parted for Washington.