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nia barracks for the use of the regular
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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
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the enactment of legislation for the reor
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PRETORIA. April 21. President Kruger
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bral Dewet, to the effect that the latter
rtlll surrounds General Brabant's Colonol;
nt Wepener. and has captured 11 prisoners.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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'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.
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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.
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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."
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