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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1900)
,.- -xeibfvfgsf tyscsquta-u'fej""1 ;:-7rgryt3ge',rtasfc -k dMmwt;t"u wwuwtaMH'C ez&iipm w-w'"-riryiyyFiryg--' s PAGES 13 TO 24 3D VOL. XIX. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1900. NO. 16. Sfemmtgt Sm PART TWO ' Wm. Gadsby THE HOUSEFURNISHER Gadsby Block, cor. Washington and First Sts. EVERYTHING IN STOCK TO At a glance The rare attractiveness of our Furni ture Is seen at a glance. It has an air of substantial elegance that appeals to the eye at once. I But closer Inspection shows the splendid material, the ex cellent workmanship, the superior fin ish all the good points that make us leaders In the trade. We wish you would come and see us. If you are In the country Write for our Illustrated catalogue FREE Our Iron Enameled Beds V Are Unequaled At the prices Iron Beds, brass tips..... $ 3.50 Iron Beds, braes knobs 4.50 Iron Beds, brass rails 0.50 Iron Beds, half brass 13.O0 Brass Bedsteads SS.OO EASY PAYMENTS, IF WANTED Wm. Gadsby, The Housef urnisher CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON RUNKBOUTS BIKE MMGONS BUGGIES, CARTS,ZSURREYS, PHAETONS, ALL KINDS OF VEHICLES-Steel and Rubber Tires , Lewis Ont-oMoirn tirnnlf ft end for Cntaloprne tosc Sell for Cash or Installments. FRED. T. MERRILL COMPANY rORTU SPOUNE SUTTIE TACOW Additional Array Posts. NEW YORK. April 21. A special to th I Tribune from Washington says It Is officially announced that no legis lation will be enacted by this Congress for the establishment of additional army posts nia barracks for the use of the regular army, unless legislation reorganizing and increasing the army Is passed. At this session of Congress no less than a dozen bills have been introduced in tha House and Senate providing for the estab lishment of additional army posts at va rious points throughout the country. Sec reatry Boot, at the solicitation of mem bers of the House, granted hearings to several delegations which came to Wash. Ington in advocacy of certain bills. Judg ing from this recommendation sent to "halrman Hull, of the House military com. mlttec, the only way members can secure the location of any additional army posts In their respective sections Is to assist In the enactment of legislation for the reor ganization and Increase of the regular army. S General JJewet's Report. PRETORIA. April 21. President Kruger has received an official report from Gen. bral Dewet, to the effect that the latter rtlll surrounds General Brabant's Colonol; nt Wepener. and has captured 11 prisoners. Including a chief artillery officer. 1 .-j-!-J .ttlShihkliirt'&t-isk nmiiti3thHt& .M.vntlm FURNISH THROUGHOUT DURING THIS WEEK WE WILL MAKE AND LAY on your floors a First-class Tapestry Brussels Carpet.., FOR 75 PER YARD Chamber Suits, oak fZO.oo Chamber Suits, ash 15.00 Chamber Suits, maple 13.00 Hotel Suits 10.00 Chiffoniers, oak 7.00 Sideboards, ash .'.. 10.00 Sideboards, oak 1S.00 Wardrobes 0.00 Household Treasures S.C0 Kitchen Tables 1.25 Center Tables 75 & Staver Co. First and Taylor Streets '99 Models $35 BICYCLES $4-0 Sports nt the Exposition. CHICAGO. 'April 2L A. G. Spauldlng, of this city, was today notified by Commissioner-General Peck ot his appointment as the American representative of the board that will control' the International tournament cf physical exercises and sports at the Paris Exposition. Each coun try Is entitled to one representative on the board. Mr. Spauldlr.g will sail next Saturday for Paris. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. April 2L Today's statement of the Treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the SUO.090,003 gold reserve In the Division of Redemp tion, shows: Available cash balance J141.1CS.97j Gold 83.423,834 Fire tn a "Wisconsin Town. WILMOT. Wis.. April 2L A disastrous fire today wiped out every Industrial plant In town. The only Cre protection was a bucket brigade. The loss Is estimated at 0,000, with practically no insurance. San Jacinto Day. AUSTIN. Tex.. April 21. The th an niversary of the battle of San Jacinto was celebrated today. All business was suspended. WORK FOR SMELTER No Better Field For Pyritic Treatment of Ores. COULD HANDLE 500 TONS A DAY Every Interest In the State Would Be Benefited by a Plant at Portland. Shortly after the tests of Oregon ores at Leadvllle, Colo., established their adaptability to the pyritic process. The Oregonlan wrote to E. T. Bradford, ask ing him for any additional Information he might have regarding the project to establish a smelter at Portland. His answer, dated Denver, April 16, was re ceived yesterday. It sets forth pointedly and faithfully that there Is no better field than Oregon for pyritic smelting, and that a smelter would benefit not only Portland, but all Oregon. The letter fol lows: "In concurrence with your request that I write you concerning the treatment of Oregon ores by my smelting process, and being pleased with your statement that the matter Is one In which great Inter est Is taken throughout the state, I sub mit the following: "In regard to smelting in general, "American Investments' (Buffalo, N. Y.). copying from on article published In the New York Tribune, says: Tha raining Industry lias pall mora dividend!, compared with other Industries, than any busi ness known. Compare the profits In mlnlnx with the profits of the 153.000-odd miles ot railroad, with the argrcg-ated liabilities of nearly 110,000,000,000. then you will see which pays tj) most. Under the wing of mining there exists some of the safest and roost prof itable of all business. Take, for Instance, the 12 great smelting companies the mineral pawnbrokers. The smelting companies that do a strictly custom business show absolutely and unquestionably the largest profits of any in dustry in America. I know of Instances wbeio capital Invested in smelting companies has been turned fire times a year, and each time the margin of profit has been over 20 per cent ot the entire amount handled. They take no risk; simply buy the raw gold and silver in the ore, at a price, extract their cost of treatment, and pay the miner the residue. It is a business where the principal is absolutely safe. Oregon a Great Field. "A few weeks ago, on my return from a tour of Investigation of Oregon and the Northwest country ores and mining interests, it became my pleasure, on In vitation of Mr. W. E. Hurd, of your city, to visit Portland and to state my belief in the unusual advantages offered in the ores of your state, if they could be sub mitted to proper treatment. Shortly af ter my return to Denver, samples from various localities were sent to me which were most carefully treated at the cele brated pyritic smelting plant In Lead vllle. The result of the analyses then made more than confirms the good opin ion I had formed and expressed in regard to the Oregon ores. Every sample, save one, proved practicable for pyritic smit lng. and most of them were exceptionally desirable for our process: the one refrac tory ore yielded readily when amalga mated with the others. Xo better Held for pyritic trentment can be tonnd than is offered by Oregon. That yonr need ot a process and our means ot supplying it bid fair to meet Is at good augury to yonr state and onr smelter. The conditions are most favorable from every point of view, and offer a most desirable In vestment for cnpital. The ores al ready on the dumps of the mines In the district warrant the stntement that. If yon had a smelting plant that could handle ROO tons daily. Instead of one ot 230 tons, as non talked of, there vronld be an abund ance of ore to keep the smelter running night and day. I firmly believe that within n fevr months from the day of blowing In the fur naces the capacity 'can be increased profitably to the stockholders, and paid for oat ot the surplus profits of the company. Smelters In Colorado. "The smelters of Colorado have paid millions of dollars In dividends and en riched their stockholders. "A smelter's grist is the bullion itself. It grinds constantly and surely: turning out profits for Its owners. "A smelter like the one I propose not only makes a profit for itself, but also provides a profit for every producing mine. "The number of abandoned mines which will be reopened the present season In the mining states of the West furnish a convincing object-lesson of the advances which have been made in the science of mining and ore treatment. Mines which were abandoned a few years ago, after the oxidized ore bodies were exhausted, because the refractory ores could not then be treated at a profit, are now be ing reopened and operated with hand some returns. "Dr. F. R. Carpenter, member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and recognized as a smelting expert of the very highest authority, recently said there are no new principles In the method of matte smelting. They were all worked out long before gold was discovered west of the Mississippi, but there have been added certain Improvements to perfect their adaptability to most grades of min eral ore. thus enabling operation with great success of ores that are very refrac tory. "The outcome of Dr. Carpenter's talk was that matte smelting was the surest and best method of soHlng the treatment problem for the lower-grade sulphides. The success which has attended the py ritic smelter In Leadvllle. and wherever Jt has been adopted, although operated on new mechanical lines, was given as an Illustration. The Cripple Creek ores, where the high percentage of silica and alumi num cause the lead smelters difficulty In handling present no objectionable bear ing upon the matting process. The ores the doctor had been treating In Dakota were even more slllclous (TO per cent), and In other ways more difficult to handle. Would Help AH Oregon, "So you see It Is no experiment, but a well-established principle, known and worked by all nations where mining and smelting are carried on under modern rules, simplified, economized and made more applicable by that present-day me chanical genius which tends to prove "there is nothing strange. "A hasty survey of this project does not reveal the many ways' In which Its snecessfnl operation will benefit the state. It Is not Portland alone that will feel the qnlckcncd business life that must resnlt from the establishment of this smelter. The whole stntc will share In an In creased prosperity. ?fot only the miner and the smelter band will profit by a fresh demand for their labor, bnt the tradesman as well will realize that a new force is pulsing- Its way from the heart to the jiLabiitmtj. .. t twjilL . extremities of the commonwealth. "With more men at work, wages go np and more homes will be estab lished. With every additional home the demand for those things that supply the home is Increased, and agriculture and all branches of trade feel the impetus. With labor satisfied .and homes multiplied, the commonwealth Is benefited in the fundamental things that mean true greatness. "EDWARD TAYLOR BRADFORD. "Denver. Colo." THE VICE-PRESIDENCY. Committeeman Manley Says There Is Pleaty ot Material. NEW YORK. April 2L The Tribune this morning prints the following: Joseph H. Manley, member of the Na tional committee from Maine, in speaking of the present condition of Republican pol itics In regard to the coming Vlce-Presl-dentlal nomination, said: "Every one to at sea so far as the Vice Presidency is concerned, and there Is ab. solutely no one of the Republican leaders who can today say with certainty who will be nominated. If Theodore Roosevelt had accepted the nomination, It would have been tendered him with practical unani mity. But since he has declined to allow his name to be considered, the party ought not to force him further. "Cornelius Bites also would have been an Ideal candidate. His able administra tion of the Department of the Interior has given him great strength throughout the West, In which part of the country he is very popular. "New England can present many candi dates who would be aceptable to tho coun try' and who would ably fill this high office, but It would bo of no political ad vantage to nominate a man from New England. If, however, the Vlee-Prcsi-dency should go to this part of the coun try. Secretary of the Navy John D. Long Is the man around whom the delegates Will rally. "If the Vice-Presidential nomination Is not to go to New York, however, every thing seems now to point to the candidate coming from the Northwest, and If the right man should be selected from that sec tion. It will greatly strengthen the ticket. Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, would un doubtedly sweep the Northwestern States If he would only consent to the use of his name. "Senator Wolcott, ot Colorado, has also been mentioned for the Vice-Presidency, and if he should be nominated, he would add great strength to the ticket In the sil ver states. "Ex-Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, would also be an admirable candidate. He has the benefit of having been born In Maine, and of being a member of one of the most famous and distinguished of our great American families. Washburn has served his country well In the United States Senate. "There Is a wealth of material for this great position In almost every part of our country, and for that reason It Is the more remarkable that as yet there is only one candidate who Is openly seeking the office. The convention Is less than CO days off. with no concentration as yet on any can didate, and from all appearances there will be none until after the convention meets." PUERTO RICAN FRANCHISES. Important Amendments to the Fornker Resolution. WASHINGTON. April 2L-The House committee on Insular affairs voted today to amend the Foraker resolution on Puerto Rico so as to make franchises and concessions Inoperative until approved by the President, and placing rigorous restric tions on charters to private corporations. The text of the amendment as adopted Is as follows: "Section 2. That all franchises, privl. leges or concessions, mentioned In section 32 of said act, shall be approved by the President of the United States, and no such franchise, privilege or concession shall be operative until It shall have been approved. "Sec 3. That all charters of private corporations shall provide that the same shall be subject to amendment, altera tion or repeal: shall forbid the Issue of stocks or bonds, except In exchange for actual cash or property at a fair valua tion, equal In amount to the par value of tho stocks or bonds Issued; shall forbid tho declaring of stock or bond dividends, and in the caso of public-service corpora tions, shall provide for the effective regu lation of the charges thereof and for thft mirrhnsn n, fnlrfnc hv fh. public authorities of their property ui. u iuir valuation. ro corporation shall be authorized to conduct the busi ness of buying and selling real estate, of Issuing currency, or of engaging In agri culture, -or permitted to hold or own real estate, except such as may be reasonably necessary to enable It to carry out the purposes for which It Is created. Bank lng corporations, however, may be author, lzed. to loan funds upon real estate secur ity, and to purchase real estate when necessary for the collection of loans, but they shall dispose of all real estate so ob tained within five years after receiving the title. Corporations other than those organized In Puerto Rico and doing busl. ness therein shall be bound by the provis ions ot this section, so far as they are ap plicable." The meeting today was a special one, and attracted unusual Interest because of Chairman Cooper's purpose to urge the franchise restrictions. Thirteen membert attended, namely: Cooler, Cannon. Hitt, Payne, Hepburn. Loud, Lawncy, Moody, Crumpacker, Jones (Va.). Maddox, Will iams (Miss.), and Carmack. s HOUSE PASSED NAVAL BILL. Eulogies on the Late Representative Settle, of Kentucky. WASHINGTON. April 21. The animated controversy over the Naval appropriation hill, which began yesterday, was not re sumed today, and, after brief considera tion, this Important bill was passed. Underwood (Dem. Ala.), whose filibuster yesterdsy had brought affairs to a tem porary standstill, explained there was no purpose to delay, but merely to Insist that time be given for consideration, and that a vote be taken on the Government armor factory proposition. Vandlver (Dem. Mo.) submitted a prop osition to recommit the bill, with Instruc tions to the naval committee to frame a provision for a Government factory. Trie Instructions were ruled out, and subse quently the motion to recommit was dis agreed to without division. The bill was thereupon passed without a record vote. As finally adopted, the measure provides for two battle-ships, three armored cruis ers and three protected cruisers. The iSl! figure on armor is stricken out. The bill was passed fixing the compen sation of United States Commissioners in Chinese deportation cases. The report on the Hawaiian govern ment bill was received and sent back to conference, with Instructions to adhere to the House amendments. At 1 o'clock the House gave Its attention to eulogies on the late Representative Evan E. Settle, of the Seventh District of Kentucky. Resolutions expressing the sorrow of the House were adopted, and then, as a further mark of respect, the House at 206 adjourned. ',JBMutk-'M. ?lisailirsii ARMYEXTRAVAGANCE Senators Fear the Officers Are Living Too Well. TWO RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY Allowances Made to Officials Sta tioned In Cuba aad Puerto Itico Perkins on the Quay Case. WASHINGTON. April 2L After a dis cussion lasting more than two hour3, the Senate agreed to the two resolutions of fered yesterday by Bacon (Dem. Ga.), calling upon the Secretary of War for in formation as to the allowance made to Army officers stationed In Cuba and Puerto Rico, and the sums expended In providing quarters, equipages and other conveniences -for them. The debate took o. wide range, many Senators participating In It. Consideration of the Quay case was EARL OF . 'WJPIC W 7? 1 Captured by the Boers with the Irish troops In the Orange Free State while on the way to Kroonstad. resumed, and Perkins (Rep. Cal.) present ed an argument favorable to Mr. Quay's claim to a seat In the Senate under the Governor's appointment. The Routine Report. A bill Increasing the limit of cost Tor the Leadvllle. Colo., public building to Jin.OCO was passed soon after the Senate convened. At the request of Cullom (Rep. 111.) the conference report on the Hawaiian civil government bill was laid before the Sen ate. It was disagreed to and a new con ference requested. Cullom. Morgan (Dem. Ala.) and Clark (Rep. Wyo.) being named as conferees. Jones (Dem. Ark.) offered and secured the adoption of a resolution directing the Attorney-General to "send to the Senate a statement of the action taken by him In the .case of George Cruse, a resident of Puerto Rico, alleged to have been brought 'Into this country under a con tract to labor In the United States; and what steps, if any, have been taken or are in contemplation looking to proceedings against the said George Cruse or the party bringing him Into the United States." The two resolutions offered by Bacon yesterday, one calling on the Secretary of War to inform the Senate whether United States Army officers In Cuba and Puerto Rico were In receipt of salaries or other compensation for their services In addi tion to their regular Army pay as officers, and the second calling upon the Secretary of War for detailed information respecting the amounts expended for quarters, dec orations and equipages Intended for Army officers In Cuba and Puerto Rico, were laid before the Senate. Tho senior Senator from South Dakota made a characteristic address In support of the resolutions. He criticised vigorous ly the statements made by the President and War Department in response to his resolutions, maintaining they were not competent or satisfactory- Hawley (Rep. Conn.), chairman ot the military affairs committee, resisted the statements of the South Dakota Senator as "reckless and unwarranted," and as serted that all Information required by the Senate would bo furnished in due time. Carter (Rep. Mont.), In explanation of the subject, which he had Investigated, said that additional salaries had not been granted to Army officers for service In Cuba or in Puerto Rico. When the United States assumed the functions of Govern ment In Cuba and in Puerto Rico, Armj officers were assigned to perform civil as well as military duties. These officers. Carter said, were thrust Into positions where their expenses necessarily Increased. He Instanced the case of an officer of hU own acquaintance, who found It Impossible to meet his additional necessary expenses out of his regular pay. Therefore, he asked to be relieved from duty In Cuba or given an allowance for expenses. He was given an allowance of SISOO a year, because the Secretary of War and the President felt that the officer ought not virtually to be fined for the performance of duties to which he was assigned. In reference to an Inquiry from Cock rell (Dem. Mo.) as to the sort ot ex penses which made the allowances to offi cers necessary. Carter replied that there were scores of expenses attendant upon official positions which no gentleman could or would refuse to meet. This was true of the President of the United States, and It was true of the Governor-General ot Cuba. Stewart (SU. Nov.) supported the Wnr Department In making allowances to offi cers In Cuba tor extraordinary expenses. Bacon (Dem. Ga.), the author of the resolutions, discussed them at some length, He dissented strongly from the propor tion that the President could collect and disburse, according to his unrestrained Judgment, the resources of Cuba. He did not have that unlimited power. He main talned that the law of the United Siatej expressly forbade the giving ot Army offi cers any additional compensation above thejr regular pay. If allowances were necessary by reason of their assignment to duty In Cuba, the matter ought to have been brought, In his opinion, to the atten- li"i I feww sUf Wm ifaw hAioAMUnJ tion of Congress. He believed it was a dangerous precedent for the executive branch of the Government to fall Into the habit of violating the law thus openly. In an extended discussion of the sub ject, Piatt (Rep. Conn.) expressed the opinion that It would be found that no officer had received an additional salary. Allowances probably had been made, and he deemed such allowances as perfectly proper. He pointed out that Cuba was not now, and probably never would be. a part of the United States. It was foreign territory. It was occupied by the Army of this country under command of the Presi dent. In consonance with International law. In this case, he said, the military authority was supreme, and was limited only In the administration of the affairs of the Island by tho provisions of Inter national law. The President was the chief power on tho Island, and there could be no other power there. Piatt thought fhdt If thero had been extrava gance it ought to be remedied, but Con gress had no control over the present ad ministration of CUba. It was under military-executive, and not legislative con trol. "Cannot we direct the President to with draw the Army from Cuba?" Inquired Tillman (Dem. S. C). "That Is one thing we can do," replied Piatt. "Do not the acts of Congress control In ROSSLYN. Cuba?" asked Daniel (Dem. Va.). "No," replied Piatt, sharply. "Do not the laws of the United States as to the pay and emoluments of officers of the Army apply In Cuba?" persisted Daniel. "As to the pay and emoluments of Army officers, yea." replied Piatt, "but as to what shall be done In Cuba, no. Out occupation of Cuba Is military, and Is un der the executive and not legislative au thority." "Where doesi the President get this great authority?" again asked Daniel. "From the Constitution," replied Piatt. "As Commamler-In-Chlef of the Army, the President has authority far beyond th8 power which may be conferred upon him by the Congress." Daniel, replIng to Piatt, expressed sur prise at the statement made by the Con necticut Senator. It was the first time, he said, that he had ever heard the doctrine of absolutism ot the President of the United States asserted on the Senate floor. "Is not this simply the blossoming of the Imperialistic tree?" suggested Tillman. "It Is not the blossoming of the tree," continued Daniel, "it Is far beyond that; it is the perfection and rotting of the fruit. It will fall from the tree of Its own weight. In falling, I trust It will da something to remind the people of the country of the fearful precipice on the brink of which they are standing." Chandler (Rep. N. H.) agreed with Piatt, that the President could make allowances for the military officers In Cubs. but he did not believe that he cuuld legally in crease their salaries. On the question of the control of the military- Chandler held that military offi cers serving In foreign territory were sub ject to the control of laws passed by Con gress. Tillman considered the discussion as pre mature, and thought It had been sprung by the Republican Senators as a sugar coating to the pill of the acknowledgment that the Secretary of War had been mak ing additional payments to Army officers which were unwarranted. The senior Senator from South Dakota complained that the Administration was generally slow In responding to resolutions of Inquiry, saying that three months had elapsed since Information now sought had been called for. The resolutions were then agreed to without division. The Quay resolution was taken up, and Perkins spoke In favor of seating Quay as a Senator from Pennsylvania, on the appointment of the Governor. He said he wa9 not actuated In assuming this position by mere personal motives, but that he was controlled by the law and the Constitution. Perkins contended that the Governor of a state ought to have the power to appoint a Senator In the event of the failure of the Legislature to elect, and. In the case under consideration, ho believed he had that power, and the ap pointment of Quay was entirely proper. To his mind, the case indicated the need of a change in the method of electing United States Senators. ' He believed that year by year it was becoming more obvi ous that Senators should be elected by the people, and he expressed the belief that Congress should submit to the Legis latures a Constitutional amendment to that end. At the conclusion of Perkins" speech, the Quay case was laid aside un til Monday. Tha Senate then, at 4:05 P. M., ad journed. Packing Company Assigns. SAN FRANCISCO. April 21. The Cali fornia Packing Company, of which E. J. Cote Is President, has made an assign ment to Juda Neuman for the benefit of creditors. The Call says that claims ag gregating more than tSO.OM are out against Cote, who claims that his assets will be J40.000. a Cut of Twenty Per Cent. YOUNGSTOWN, O.. April 2L Local Job bers In wire and nails this morning re ceived orders from John W. Gates, of the American Steel & Wire Company, order ing a cut of 20 per cent In all prices. t v- V-A C-i- .AJUL-. - $40 TO THE PAN New Strike 100 Miles East of Cape Nome. COUNTRY RICHER THAN SUPPOSED Steamers Can Ilardly Reach Capo Xome Before June 10, on Ac count of the Ice. SEATTLE. April 21. A big strike, la which gold running as high as $40 to the pan was found, has been made 100 miles east of Nome. This Information was brought to this city today by three men who arrived on the steamer Cottage City. from Nome. They are: J. D. Morgan. J. H. Fredericks and E. Erlckson. There three left Cape Nome January 6, and traveled overland to Kadlak, where they took a steam whaler to Sitka, there trans ferring to the Cottage City. The strike was made on a creek. Tha first several pans-ran from about 25 to J33. As bedrock was scraped, the amount reached J40. Great excitement followed. A stampede has taken place from Nome, but only those who. were footloose took part In It, the rest bellevli-g that they had as good prosperity as they wanted. Mr. Mor gan said today: "Cape Nome and the contiguous country Is richer than people have estimated. There will be this Summer the greatest mining camp the world has ever seen." The Morgan party Is credited with hav ing $60,000 "between them, all Cape Nomo gold. The men will equip themselves with everything of the best and return to Nome on the first steamer. C P. Dam. well known In Seattle, also returned today from Nome. He says that other new discoveries of gold have been made at Bonanza, 22 miles this side of Nome, which promise to outrival the great gold camp. He says that there Is not enough gold to warrant a big stampede from the States. He says that boats can hardly reach Nome before June 10, on ac count of the Ice. Tho weather when ha left was 40 below zero, but February was a mild month. No Winter prospecting has been done. A stampede took place to Nor ton Bay In December to some new dis coveries. Nome Is quiet and orderly, and no one seems to anticipate any trouble with claim? this season. Mr. Dam will return on the first boat north. STORY OF FOUR GOLDHTOTERS. One Said to Have Been Murdered-. Another Died of Scurvy. SEATTLE, April 21. Nome newspapers of January 13. which reached here today, contalna mlxed-up story of a sensational murder and death from starvation In the Norton Bay country. D. A. Keyser. Will lam W: Wright, with two partners named O. W. Scott and Haynes. left Seattle. May 21. 1S9S. on the bark Highland Light, went to St. Michael and In August started for Norton Bay. The men quarreled from time to time. According to the testimony qf Eskimo natives, their boa.t entered the mouth of Egalotallk River. The men went up the river about two days' travel. Wright and Scott are said to have fought, and Scott killed Wright. Scott Is then said to have disappeared over a divide, presumably making for the Yukon River. Wright's tody was sewed up by Keyser In a sleeping bag and buried. April IS, 1S39, Keyser. who was alone and was attacked by scurvy, died. Haynes later showed up at Nome, and Is said to have told tha story that Scott killed Wright and then skipped out. and that Keyer died while he (Haynes) was taking him to St. Mi chael." Deputy United States Marshal Crowdy has returned to Nome from Norton Bay. where he Investigated the entire case, and succeeded In finding the bodies of Wright and Keyser. Tho natives also told him that In the fight between Wright and Scott, Haynes had also been shot and killed. The fact of Haynes" death Is de nied by Nomo people, who say positively that he worked on the beach last Summer and later Is believed to have returned to the United States. The Nome newspapers go so far as to advance the theory that Haynes had a hand in the murder of Wright, and say that Scott having dis appeared. Haynes may also have killed him. Wlrght and Keyser came from Coving ton. Vn.. as the representative of tha Virginia Alaska Mining Company. Scott came from San Francisco. NEWS OF CAPn JfOME. rirst "White Child Population Scat tered Xew Year's Kve. SEATTLE, April 21. A man whose name returning passengers from Nome fall to remember, but who was from Seattle, hanged himself at Nulato, November 15. The first white child, a male, born at Capo Nome, came as a New Year's gift to J. GImm and wife. Nome's population was scattered on many creeks and gulches at midnight. New Year's eve. the occasion being tho relocating of different placer claims. Lo cators had been going out for several days. They went not only to Anvil, Snow. Glacier. Dexter and other creeks, but crossed the divide Into the Nome River country. A number of women and even children were In the throng. The women made locations as well as the men. A snowy, sleety and somewhat gusty storm came up about noon, but those In town who had not yet struck the trail were not deterred. Trains of dog teams and men afoot, with stakes, supplies, revolvers and guns, followed to the foothills and beyond. Indians May Have Slain Others. SEATTLE. April 21. Late arrivals from Alaska report the probable murder, by the same Chl'.kat Indians that killed Mr. and Mrs. Horton, of four prospectors. The latter went up the Chllkoot River, where they disappeared. They were followed by the Indians, who returned and acted In a mysterious manner. The nnmes three of the men went by were Anderson. Sam and Cleve. The other Is not known. Overproduction of Steel. NEW YORK. April 21. Referring to the action taken by the directors of the Amer ican Wire & Steel Company, at the special meeting. Mr. John W. Gates, according to the Herald, said: "Well, you see, I was right. The direct ors saw it, too, and every one of them voted that I was Tight. The vote of the directors was unanimous a vindication I am proud of. What the directors admit now, by their action In. authorizing tho reduction in prices, others will also admit within a fortnight. I told tho truth In Wall street and they thought I was lying. I said the steel business had reached 1U height, and was going back, and Wall street attacked mo In every way." "With this cut In the price of products, the mills clcsed down the other day will be reopened soon, will they not?" was asked. "No," replied Mr. Gates. "This will have no Immediate effect on tho mills. I cannot say when they will open up, but not In the Immediate future, anyway." 1 v .! -fca