Morning Oregonian., August 30, 1906, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1906.
CHURCH ESGAPES
. LOSS OF F
Presbyterian Securities in Hip
pie's Bank in Quaker. City
Found Intact.
BUT CASH IS ALL TIED UP
Philadelphia Failure Reveals Usual
Board of Directors Which Did Not
Direct How Segal Invest
ed Bank's Funds. '
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. Receiver
George H. Earle, Jr., today took charge
of the affairs of the Real Estate Trust
Company, which yesterday failed be
cause of the heavy loans made by Frank
K. Hippie, late president, to Adolf Segal,
the promoter, upon Insufficient security.
Until Mr. Earle completes his Investiga
tion the condition of the company's
affairs cannot be told. The receiver,
' however, expressed the belief that the
trust funds are intact.
John H. Converse, a director of the
company and one of the foremost pres
byterlan laymen in the country, upon
whose petition the receiver was appoint
ed, today said he was satisfied that the
pecurltics of the various Presbyterian
Church boards are safe. The Presby
terian Hospital, of which Hippie was
treasurer, today elected the Fidelity
Trust Company as his successor, and
through that concern learned that the
Institution's securities. amounting to
Jl, 500,000, are intact. While it is believed
, that the securities of the board of trus
tees of the general assembly are equally
safe. It will be necessary to elect a new
treasurer before the fact can be deter
mined. Church Has $150,000 Locked Up.
It developed today that Hippie had on
deposit from various Presbyterian
Church organizations $150,000 in cash.
Included in this was 510,000 deposited
by the Women's Foreign Mission So
ciety to be used in rebuilding the home
for rescued Chinese slave girls In San
Francisco destroyed by the earthquake.
At the offices of the Board of Minis
terial Relief It was announced that the
beneficiaries of the board would not lose
a cent nor would their payments be de
layed a day. There are ample funds on
hand to meet all demands.
"It almost destroys a person's faith in
human nature," said H. P. Ford, private
Becretary to Dr. Alexander Henry, secre
tary of the Board of Publication and
Sabbath school Work of the Presbyterian
Church. "As treasurer of the trustees of
the General Assembly, Mr. Hippie had
control of over $1,000,000, and as treasurer
of the permanent committee, on home
missions and sustentation in the synod of
Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Hos
pital of this city, other large amounts
were at his command."
Since the failure of the Trust Company
it has been learned that only a few
months ago the institution was under con
sideration as a possible depository for the
foreign missionary funds of the Presby
terian Church. The Influence of Mr. Hip
pie, it is said, might have eventually
prevailed. The annual contributions to
foreign missions amount to over $1,200,000
and its surplus on hand almost equals
half that amount.
Kffort to Keopcn Bank.
One of the many rumors today was
that the local banks have evolved a plan
to raise a guarantee fund of $7,000,000
with which to rehabilitate the trust com
pany, but this could not be verified. It
is the hope of the directors, however,
to reopen the doors of the bank, and
with tills end In view they held numerous
meetings today, conferring with Mr.
Karle. One prominent bank subscribed
$500,000 today and others are willing to
advance large sums.
Segal Will See It Through.
Adolf Segal, who Is the central figure
in the collapse of the Real Estate Trust
Company, tonight stated that some days
ego he placed in the hands of the officials
of that company several million dollars'
worth of bonds In order to make his bor
rowings absolutely secure. "There were
no conditions attached," he declared.
"They were to be used to the best ad
vantage of the company. I feel I have
done everything in my power to relieve
the Real Estate Trust Company."
Mr. Segal declined to give a list of his
Fecurltles which the Trust Company
holds. He said that F. W. Hippie, son
of the late President Hippie, has occupied
the position of secretary In one of his
companies, but declared the position was
purely honorary and that no salary was
paid the young man.
"It was rumored today that I intended
leaving town." concluded Mr. Segal. "I
Intend to stay right here and see this
matter through."
Frank Wharton Hippie, son of the late
president, who Is a clerk In the bank,
was set upon by a crowd of angry de
positors as he was leaving the building
today and would probably have been
roughly handled had the police not in
terfered. A man in the crowd saw him
and shouted:
"There goes the son of the rogue."
Immediately a mob took up the cry
and made a rush for young Hippie, but
the police succeeded in beating the mob
back and rescuing the frightened man.
Directors Left All to Hippie.
The directors of the trust company are
severely criticised by members of the
Clcaring-House Association for their fail
ure to acquaint themselves with the con
dition of the company and the transac
tions of President Hippie.
"They knew nothing more than we had
heard," declared Mr. Michener, "and they
were not even familiar with the securi
ties in their possession. The company
was also engaged in a bonding business,
and its fidelity department had much
money tied up in outstanding assurances
which could not therefore be touched,
and on which it was unable to realize at
the present time. No statement of the
condition of this branch of the business
was made to the Clearlng-House, though
it might have been possible to devise
some means by which at least a portion
of this money could have been realized
and used in aiding the institution in its
troubles."
It is likely that an investigation of the
manner in which President Hippie came
to his death will now be made. Coroner's
Physician Reld, of Norristown, admits
that Mr. Hippie may have committed sui
cide. He was not known to have been a
stock speculator, although financiers say
he was one of the many who lost heavily
in Consolidated Lake Superior Company
stocK several years ago. jneai estate in
vestments seemed to have engaged his at
tention and money almost exclusively.
Segal Tries to Raise Funds.
Late last night Segal, his counsel, and
District Attorney John C. Bell held a
conference. Mr. Bell said he had been
called in by Segal because the promoter
thought it entirely feasible to raise the
$3,600,000, needed by the trust company.
Segal's second sugar refinery, Is, as a.
refinery, what the Majestic is as a hoteL
Moving platforms, automatic cranes, tur
bine engines make it a place which works
Itself. The raw product can be unloaded
from the ship, lying at one of the most
completely equipped wharves on the river
front, by these automatic cranes and.
save for the slitting of the bag at the
head of the tiller and the occasional
turning of a directing rod, the agency of
the human hand is not required elsewhere
In the course of the evolution of sugar.
One who has been through it says that a
man might work in any part of it in
evening clothes. . Tiled bathrooms and
copper finishings abound throughout. It
cost as much as the Majestic Hotel and
has been idle since its erection, two or
three years ago.
Abortive Real Estate Scheme.
One of his big enterprises was a
building operation at Altoona, Pa.
Segal secured a large plot of ground
and planned the town of South Al
toona. Pa. It was planned to build. 660
houses, built in rows, city style. People
did not take kindly to this method of liv
ing. Few of the completed dwellings were
Bold and few rented. Most of them are
idle today.
Segal is 46 years of age. about 6 feet 10
Inches in height. Directness and frank
ness of manner, a habit of going directly
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Estate Trust Company of
Philadelphia.
to the point of a proposition he had to
present to a man, are said to have been
the means of his success. He has made
many friends and has spent money lav
ishly. The will of Hippie was filed today.
The document was executed July 1, 1906,
and Is brief:
"I, Frank K. Hippie, do hereby give, be
queath, devise all my estate, real, person
al and mixed, unto my son, Frank Whar
ton Hippie, his heirs and assigns, know
ing that he will give one-half thereof
unto his Aunt Sallie, if she be living, and
I hereby appoint my son to be- the ex
ecutor of this will."
The son qualified.
The estate is valued at $130,000.
SOLD AT GREAT SACRIFICE.
Segal's $1,800,000 Investment at
Altoona Sold for $500,000.
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa., Aug. 29.
Adolf Segal, of Philadelphia, today sold
the town of South Altoona, this county.
to Borland & Waddell, of Pittsburg. This
town has been developed by the Knicker
bocker Contracting Company, of which
Adolf Segal, Whose Hypnotic Spell
Over Hippie Enabled Him to
Borrow Millions.
Segal Is the head, at a reputed outlay
of $1,800,000. The price paid by the pur
chasers was $500,000. Mr. Segal is the
promoter who figured in the failure of
the Real Estate Trust Company.
THIS SHERIFF HAS NERVE
SCARES AWAY LYNCHING MOB
WITH BLANK FlflE.
Then Admits Committee to See That
Candidate for Noose Is
Not in Jail.
MOBILE, Ala., Aug. 29. A mob of
about 500 persons tonight attempted to
take and lynch William Thompson, a
negro, confessed as.ailant of two little
white girls and a little negro glrL . The
mob broke Into the Jail-yard, but the
Sheriff's deputies met It at the Joor of
the Jail armed with rifles, which they dis
charged with blank cartridges over the
heads of the mob.
Then a committee of the mob was ad
mitted to the Jail, and after assurance
was given that the negro was not there
the mob dispersed.
Flood Ruins Mexican Crops.
EL PASO. Tex.. Aug. 29. The latest
reports to reach this city from, Mexican
towns which border on the Santiago
River bring further information of
conditions which have resulted from
the continuous heavy rainfall and
the overflowing of the streams. The
floods have ruined large areas of culti
vated land and the loss to crops will be
heavy. '
' Opening of Seattle Schools.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 29. (Special.)
The Seattle public schools will reopen
September 4. There will be 502 teachers
employed at. the beginning of this year,
as compared'with 456 last year. An addi
tional High School will be opened, and a
third is in course of erection.
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CHAOS
NEW YORK
Hearst and Jerome Have Split
Tammany Ranks.
MURPHY FAVORS HEARST
Rivals for Democratic Nomination
Fighting to Finish and Bosses
Are In Trouble -Republican
Chances Improve.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 29. Chaos reigns in New
York politics and, while chaos reigns,
mud is flying. What sort of order will
come out of the prevailing riot when
the Republican and Democratic con
ventions assemble a month hence no
man dares predict. There is no discus
sion of policies; it is all talk of men.
And unless there should be a marked
change in the trend of events, the
campaign this Fall will not be fought
out on strict party lines. It will be a
battle between candidates, each having
a personal rather than a political foN
lowing.
Divisions Weaken Tammany.
Tammany, once so powerful, seems
to be tottering during this crisis. The
truth is, Tammany is divided; some
leaders side with Hearst, others are
with Jerome. There is no one in con
trol, as in the days of Croker. and,
when the convention meets, Tammany
will be anything but a dominating fac
tor. Charles F. Murphy, the nominal
Tammany leader, is an object of ridi
cule in his home city because of his
shiftiness. Only a year ago Murphy
stood staunchly by Mayor McClellan in
his race for re-election and stoutly op
posed Hearst, who ran as an independ
ent. Now he has turned on McClellan,
and, after boasting: that he would have
nothing to do with Hearst, is trying to
gather together thestraggllng ends of
Tammany in order to deliver them to
Hearst at the Democratic convention.
Murphy, the leader, turns out to bo a
mere puppet controlled by strings
in the hands of Hearst.
It is all very interesting, but It does not
help the party. While Murphy is lined
up with Hearst, other Tammany men
are standing by Jerome. Jerome is not
Inviting them to come. He is not invit
ing anybody to come. He has thrown
down the gauntlet to Hearst, and
has announced his intention of
defeating Hearst for the nomina
tion, at the expense of being himself
defeated, and Hearst, with equal vigor,
has declared that there is no nomination
in store for Jerome, if he can help it.
This Jerome-Hearst fight is so Intense
that it must be fought to a finish. There
is no middle ground; no compromise. One
or the other must surrender or else sub
mit to overwhelming defeat in the con
vention. In the event that one of the
two is nominated, the' other will make it
his business, with the votes at his com
mand, to bring about the defeat of the
Democratic nominee at the polls.
Republican Quarrel Not So Bad.
There is trouble brewing in the Repub
lican camp as well, but nothing as vic
ious as the Jerome-Hearst scrap. Gover
nor Hlggins has announced his desire for
another term, but Higgins Is & weakling
and Odell and his faction have it in for
him. Odell is casting about to find a man
to defeat him. He took up State Senator
Hughes, but Hughes does not enthuse,
and Odell may have to pick another man.
While Odell is a deposed boss. Just as
Piatt before him was deposed, he is still
a power in Republican politics, and it
may be that he can find a man who will
beat Hlggins In the convention. The New
York Republican leadership has passed
from one man to another through a se
ries of treacherous acts. Piatt, while
boss, made Odell his right-hand man.
When Odell grew and prospered under
Piatt's tutelage, he hungered for more
power, so he betrayed his master and
took the leadership. In the same way
Higgins turned on Odell. Now the three
men are at outs, with no hope of reconcil
iation. Nevertheless, they are keeping
their troubles to themselves, and the man
who wins the nomination 'is apt to get
most of the Republican votes at the No
vember election. There is no such war
In the Republican ranks as has split the
Democrats.
NO FUSION IN INDIANA.
Populists In State Convention De
clare Oposltlon to Plan.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29. The Popu
lists of Indiana met here today in state
convention, nominated a state ticket and
adopted a platform. The platform de
nounces, trusts, imperialism, the present
financial system and the decisions of the
United States Supreme Court adverse to
the income tax. The platform contained
a plank declaring against the alleged
gambling that has been recently sup
pressed at French Lick.
Candidates were nominated for Secre
tary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney-General,
Clerk of the Supreme Court
and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The Populist party declared positively
against fusion in Indiana this year with
any party.
FAIRBANKS VISITS ST. LUOIS.
Vice-President Entertained by Poli
ticians on His Way West.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. ' 29. Vice-President
Charles W. Fairbanks spent three hours
in St. Louis today, during which time he
was entertained at dinner in the parlors
of the Terminal Hotel by leading Repub
lican politicians. He departed for Kan
sas City.
Fairbanks will speak at the semi-centennial
celebration of John Brown's bat
tle at Ossawatomle, Kan. . Friday he will
address the G. A. R. gathering at Dodge
City. Kan. From there Vice-President
Fairbanks wrll go to Boise City, Idaho,
where he will address the National Irri
gation Congress.
RETORTS WITH HIS RAZOR
Fire-Eating Southerner's Insult to
Negro May Cost Lite.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 29. (Special.)
"I'm from the South where they shoot
niggers and let them lay in the streets,"
said Carroll Parsons, of Louisville, Ky.,
to a negro in the barroom of the Hotel
Highland tonight.
Without a word, the negro drew a razor
and cut Parson's' throat, inflicting &
wound that may prove fatal. A crowd of
600 people chased the negro for several
blocks, but he escaped.
Ex-Mayor of Seaside Is Insane.
SEASIDE. Or., Aug. 29. (Special.) J. H.
Johnson, ex-Mayor of Seaside, was sent
to the insane asylum Tuesday of this
week. For years Mr. Johnson has been
of unsound mind, but no overt act led
40 his commitment.
GOODS BOUGHT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE CHARGED ON
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NEW YEAR CARDS
. JUST RECEIVED
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$1.75; very special value at this
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25c Handkerchiefs for 14c
A very special sale of Women's Dainty Swiss
Handkerchiefs, scalloped and hemstitched em
broidered; always selling regularly at 25c. "f
A wonderful value at this sale price A
Opportunities in
Hundreds of these Curtains
enough to realize that they will have to pay reg
ular prices two weeks from now. There is a
large variety of new patterns in Cluny, Irish
Point Lace, Renaissance, Corded Arabian, Cable
Net and Nottingham effects, in both white and
Arabian colors.
Regular $1.00; special.. 79 Regular $3.00; sp'l..S2.33
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SECOND SAVES HIM
Bomb Explodes When Captain
Throws It in Water.
THIRTY LIVES IN DANGER
Philadelphia Steamer and Crew
Have Narrow Escape Through
Grudge of Former Employe.
Captain Escapes by Coolness.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. An Infernal
machine was discovered today In the
hold of the steamship Eaglepoint as the
vessel lay In the Delaware River at the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad grain
elevator. The steamer was saved from
destruction by a fraction of a second,
as the bomb exploded as It touched the
water after being thrown overboard.
The Eaglepoint Is one of the vessels
of the Philadelphia Trans-Atlantic line
and pliea between this city and London.
The Infernal machine endangered the life
of Captain Robertson and a crew of 30
men.
The bomb was discovered In the after
hold by Sylvester Travino. a stevedore.
He carried It to the captain, who threw
It Into the river. As it sank It ex
ploded, sending a column of water 60
feet into the air.
It Is hinted that a former member of
the crew who felt that he had a griev
ance against Captain Robertson placed
the bomb on the vessel.
ELECTED 0NR0CKY DIVIDE
Keating, . of Denver, President of
Press Club League.
DEJVER, Aug. 29. Edward Keat
ing, president of the Denver Press
Club, was elected president of the In
ternational League of press Clubs to
day at the session at Corona on the
continental divide.
President T. J. Keenan was recom
mended for re-election by the commit
tee on elections, but he withdrew,
saying the Denver Press Club should
be rewarded for the splendid entet
tainment afforded the delegates by the
promotion of Its president, Edward
Keating, to' the "presidency of the
league. Mr. Keating was then unani
mously elected. Ke is managing edi
tor of the Rocky Mountain News, of
Denver.
The following vice-presidents were
elected: George J. Brennan, Philadelphia
Enquirer; Jackson G. Haag, Pittsburg
Post; Mrs. Ada Cable, Bradford, Pa. Her
ald, and Elden Small, Detroit Times. St.
George Kempson, of the New York In
surance Journal, was re-elected treasurer
and Lewis G. Early, of the Reading
Times, was elected secretary.
The Naturita Valley Company has of
fered the league 640 acres of fruit land as
a site for the proposed National home for
aged and Incapacitated newspaper men.
CUBAN REBELS GAINING
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company of the Rural Guards, who were
alleged to bave planned desertion to the
Insurgents, have been arrested and placed
In Jail here.
The Governor of Matanzas telegraphed
this afternoon that General Garcia had
arrived at San Pedro de Mayabon, with
Colonel Leiseca and Major Almedia, the
two chief lieutenants of ex-Congressman
Carlos Mendieta'a forces, who voluntar
ily surrendered to Garcia with their
arms, ammunition and horses.
The escort of General Betancourt, con
sisting of 12 men, while encamped at
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the August Curtain Sale
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Hatlllo, Province of Matanzas," owing
to a mistake, was attacked by a detach
ment of Rural Guards yesterday. The
commander of the escort and a sergeant
were killed and three men were wounded.
Captain Peppy Cardenas, President
Palma's personal military aide de camp,
started this afternoon with 200 mounted
men for Gulnes, Havana Province, with
the object of encountering the insurgent
force commanded by Colonel Asbert. As
bert, who Is the leader of the Insurgents
in Havana Province, today said that he
has superior orders to the effect that. If
the Government does not accede to the
insurgents' demands by September 15,
he is to begin an active campaign, de
stroying trains and burning property
without respect to foreign ownership.
He added:
"We prefer an American Intervention
which would guarantee legal elections
for which we are contending. In order
to avoid contact with the troops, and
therefore bloodshed, we are changing
camps every eight hours."
Asbert's command, continues to be
about 150 men.
, Rebels Appeal to United States.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. An emissary ar
rived in this city yesterday from the In
surgent camp in Cuba bearing messages
from Colonel Pino Guerrera, the rebel
leader In Pinar del Rio Province. Major
Jose Augustine Castellanos, the messen
ger from Colonel Guerrera, came here by
way of Tampa from Havana, after pass
ing unmolested through the government
lines. Among the dispatches he carried
was one addressed to the American peo
ple. It says that the purpose of the in
surrectionists is to invite the Intervention
of the United States for a new election
for President. To Colonel S. M. Aguirre,
a local adherent of the Insurrection, Ma
jor Castellanos brought an authorization
officially to represent the Insurgents In
this country and organize a junta, such
as existed in this city during the revolu
tion against Spain. Major Castellanos de
nied the reports cabled from Havana yes
terday that many of the rebels were
ready to lay down their arms.
NO THOUGHT OF STRIKING
Xew Postal Clerks' Union Expects to
Work Through Legislation.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Postmaster Fred
A. Busse, of Chicago, left for Washing
ton today to consult with the authorities
on the formation of a National labor union
of postal clerks in affiliation with the
American Federation of Labor. The. an
nouncement made Monday that such an
organization had been formed caused sur
prise In Government circles. Mr. Busse
declared he had no idea such a step was
contemplated by the clerks. '
"If the National union conducts Its bus
iness along the same lines as the Chicago
local has done in the past, it Is my per
sonal opinion that there will be no objec
tion to it," said Busse; "The union has
been in existence in Chicago for a num
ber of years. Its officers from time to
time have called attention to certain
grievances, which they have a right to
do. We have tried to remedy these to
the best of our ability. Of course, if the
new union follows the lines of some labor
organizations and attempts to set work
ing conditions, there might possibly be a
hitch, as the laws governing the depart
ment are Inflexible."
E. B. Goltra, president of the National
Federation of Postofflce Clerks, said that
the new union would not in any way an
tagonize heads of departments, nor act
contrary to the established rules.
"There is nothing in our oath of alle
giance to the Government," he says, "that
forbids us Joining a labor union for our
mutual benefit. We understand that any
improvement in our conditions must come
through legislation, and we expect to
have J.Yie support of organized labor to
secure such legislation. If we cannot
directly appeal to Congress In our own
behalf, we must do so indirectly, and this
we expect to do through the legislative
committee of the American Federation of
Labor and of the various central bodies
throughout the country. Talk of defying
President Roosevelt or striking against
the Government is nonsense and has nev
er been contemplated by us."
Baer Shuts Down His Coal Mines.
MAHANOT CITY. Pa., Aug. 29. (Spe
cial.) The Philadelphia & Reading Coal
& Iron Company has ordered a suspen
sion of its 39 collieries for one week, com
mencing Monday next, and 30,000 men will
be idle in the field.
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Store Closed Monday
This store will bo closed all' day Monday Labor Day.
Do your shopping during the rest of this week.
This store is fully ready to meet your ready-to-wear
needs. New Fall Suits and Coats, new Fall Millinery,
' and new garments for children and infants.
Small lots of Summer Goods are being closed out all
over the store. Lots too small to advertise, and the prices
are even smaller.
New Dress Goods Leaders
The new Dress Goods are all here now very medium
priced weaves to the finest importations from England
and Germany.
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WOMAN1 CAUGHT BY BALXOON
AND SHOOTS UPWARD.
Female Aeronaut Grasps Her by Hair
and Makes Rapid Descent,
Saving Both Lives.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Aug. 29. (Spe
cial.) A woman spectator, Mrs. Mary
Roper, at a balloon ascension at the Ul
ster County Fair at Elbensville, N. Y..
this afternoon, had her foot caught by
one of the guy ropes of the balloon, and,
banging head downward, was carried
many feet into the air, while 10,000 people
watched to see her fall at any moment.
Owing to the presence of mind of Miss
Maggie Dally, the young woman aero
naut, the woman's life was saved. Miss
Daily was hanging . from the parachute
bar while the woman was swinging from
the guy rope attached to the balloon, and
was nearly parallel with Miss Dally.
The two were describing circles in the
air, when Miss Dally reached out and
grasped the woman by the hair, at the
same time pulling the valve and letting
the gas out of the balloon. It descended
rapidly and with considerable force struck
the ground half a mile from the starting
place. Both women were badly hurt.
SPEND $25,000,000 A YEAR
Estimates for Panama " Canal for
1907 Being Prepared.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Estimates for
canal appropriations for 1907 are now in
course of preparation at the office of the
Isthmian Canal Commission. From pres
ent Indications these estimates will be
about the last to be made for what is
known as the canal plan. It is believed
that all the locomotives, flatcars, dredges,
steam shovels and other equipment will
be assembled on the isthmus by the end
of 1907 that will be needed for the entire
period of canal construction. It i thought
by the Commissipn that J2S.O00,O0O can be
expended each year Judiciously, but with
the continually enlarging plant a greater
proportion of this money will be used in
the employment of labor, resulting In a
much better showing in actual canal dig
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the Isthmian Canal Commission for the
specifications recently Issued for the sup
ply of Chinese cooiie labor for canal con
struction work on the isthmus. Of the
150 or more firms In the business of fbr
nishing contract labor for great construe-
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Mexican Miners Strike for Pay.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 29. Twenty
Mexican soldiers from the garrison at
Ensenada have been hurried to the
Alamo mines by Governor Vega of
Lower California to preserve order, la
the report brought today by pas
sengers on the steamer St. Denis,
Trouble between the management of
the Alamo Electric Light & Power
Company and Its employes has resulted
by reason of the fact that the men, as
they say, liave, received no pay for
several months. The miners threatened
to blow up the whole works if they
did not speedily get what was coming
to them.
The Hamburg-American Company Is beginning-
to follow the plan of having two captain
for each larfre steamer. The extra cost Im
more than counterbalanced by the diminished
liability to accidents, which the Insurance,
companies recognise by granting lower rates.
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