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VOL. XIX.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1900.
NO. 20.
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ACCUSED OF $IURDER.
Horse Denier Arrested for Killing;
nn Old Sinn In Utah.
REDDING. Cal., May 19. L. U. Reavis.
a horse dealer, was arrested here ioJay
for complicity In the murder o an old
man named Thomas Sandell, at Layton.
Utah. March 2S. 1S99. Reavis and a man
rained Haworth planned to rob a store In
which Sandell was sleeping. They blew
the old man's brains out and fled. Ha
Aorth -was arrested at Portland, Or., last
December! All traco of Reals was lost
until he was discovered here, where he
located eight months ago as a horse deal
er. The capture of Reavis was accom
rllshed through the aid of H. K Grant,
a San Francisco horse dealer, who recog
rlzed Reavis. he having had dealings with
him in Utah. San Francisco detectives
were notified and arrived here, taking
Reavis into custody. Reavis denied knowl
edge of the crime. Me will be taken to
Sacramento, where extradition papers will
be applied for.
Wreck on Mexican Central.
CHICAGO, May 19. A special to the
Record from Guadalajara. Mexico, says:
A work train on the Guadalajara branch
of the Mexican Central road ran Into an
obstruction, wrecking the engine and a
number of cars. The American engineer
and 10 Mexican laborers were killed.
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CHINESE BOYCOTT.
Aa Injunction Against Butte Labor
Unions.
BUTTE, Mont., May 19. Judge Knowles
handed down a decision in the United
States Court today perpetually enjqlnlng
..uc iotoi uiiiuiie irom Doycottlng the Chl-
nese. The Injunction is very sweeping. It
i restrains all people from combining or
conspiring to injure or destroy the busi
ness of the Chinamen, or from threaten
ing, coercing or injuring those patronizing
( Chinamen. The defendants are forbidden
to carry or haul transparencies or banners
4 through the streets intended to Injure the
I Chinamen, or from remaining about the
Chinese "business houses and soliciting peo
ple not to deal there. It Is enM ti. r...
Chinese will ask damage for the loss of
business already sustained.
Chteasro Breivers Challenge.
CHICAGO. May 13. Owners of Chica
go breweries have defied the city ordi
nance requiring them to pay $300 license
fee the first day cf May each year. Five
of them have combined and not only re
fuse to pay the license, but have decided
to test the validity of the ordinance In the
courts. The city collector has accepted
the challenge and passed up the case to
the Proseciltlnr Attorner nfflrn -aritVi
I Instructions to sue the delinquent?
I lIL :
THE GENUINE PLAGUE
No Doubt About the Epidemic
in San Francisco.
RESULT OF BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTS
Riot In Chinatown Over Efforts to
Vaccinate Celestials -Action
Taken by Board of Health.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 19. A riot
among Chinese occurred In Chinatown yes- I
terday, and but for the timely arrival cf t A meeting of the Chinese was held lato
police might have resulted seriously. Early i tonight in front of the Six Companies ol
ln the day several Celestials posted anon- J flee to protest against vaccination,
ymous bulletins in Chinatown, imparting Dr. W. H. Kellogg, the city bacterlolo-
" "
!" III' I III 111! 1111 i II II Hal l II I ill
the Information that the Health Board in- "
tended Inoculating them with poison to
Kin tnem, ana nsn tnrown into tne sewers
were Infected with plague germs so that
rate would catch the disease and spread
It among the Chinese.
Shortly before noon. Wong Chung, c-
retary of the Six Companies, the Chi
nese Chamber of Commerce and the pres
ident of each company went to the Chinese
Consulate to discuss the disease conditions
in the district with Consul-General Ho
Tow. Thousands of Chinese followed and
congregated around the entrance to the
Consulate on Sacramento and Stockton
streets, clamoring for admission, ewear ng
and shouting. Many were armed with
missiles, threatening to assault the build-
mg. vong tjnuns- auempira 10 speaa. w
them, but to no avail.
The police arrUed and dispersed the
crowd, which recongregatcd in front of
t, r-Mr., rit r-nmnnnw rinmiMiA 72S
the Chlnce Six Companies domicile. 73S
Commercial street and repeated threads.
The police again dispersed them. Today
crowds of Celestials stood about the street
corners excitedly dlscuaslng the situa
tion. All the large stores and many of the
rage, and will not eubmlt to It They as
sert that five Chinese bound for the In
terior were Inoculated a few das ago
and that two have since died from the
effects.
When It became known In Chinatown
that the Board of Health had determined
to Inoculate the residents of the Chinese
section ome of the more wealthy of the
Indignant Chinese hurried their families
Into hacks and other ehlcles In the at
tempt to send them out of the district
Some succeeded In getting as far as the
city limits, where they were stopped by
the police. Others attempted to leave the
city on tralne. Several merchants en
deavored to obtain passage on the steam
er American Maru, which Uled for the
Orient today, but there was no room for
them on the steamer.
The doctors detailed to Inoculate the
Chinese are having a very hard time of
It every possible obstacle being placed in
their way by the Chinese. The Consul
General la co-operating with the Board of
Health as much as possible, but several
demonstrations among the Chinese have
caused him to keep quiet In the matter.
He has urged his people repeatedly to sub
mit to the demands of the board.
Dr. Vincent P. Buckley, a member of the
Board of Health, stated to an Associated
Press reprcsentatve today that there have
been no deaths as a result of Inoculation,
bulletins posted in Chinatown by Chinese
to the contrary notwithstanding. Dr.
Buckley stated that unlets the Chinese
submit to the operation, a cordon of police
or soldiers will surround Chinatown and
no one not supplied with a proper cer
tificate will be allowed to pass through
the lines. Dr. Buckley stated that wnlle
the heads of the Six Companies seemed
to be willing to co-operate with the board.
so far their efforts to Influence theaf
countrymen had not proved a success.
Will Take Xo Chances.
The Board of Health has adopted a res
olution declaring that bubonic plague exls'i
In San Francisco. The health authorities
say that while there are no living cas
here, there have been six deaths during
the past firee months, and they have -decided
to Itke precaution against the de
velopment and spread of the disease. The
resolution which was adopted reads as
follows:
"Resolved, That it is the onse of this
board that bubonic plague exists In the
City and County of San Francisco, and
that all necessary steps already taken for
prevention of Its spread be continued, to
gether with such additional measures as
may be required."
Members of the Board of. Health say
that there is absolutely no danger of de
velopment or spread of the disease, in San
Francisco, but that they do not propose
smaller ones are closed, and no business Commercial, died May 13 at Pacific Ho- f "a "'"s up 5Ccano Piace in ine oroaa King was renevea eaneEuaj , -w .
is being done. The merchant look upon pitol; same symptoms and tests. jump. Payne, another Oregon freshman. The absence of official conflrmaton or
thp nttomnt to Inoculate them as an out- -w-i-t. wn TnrV- atrA s? rHori nfnv 1R ' ran Moorford a close race In the SSO-yard the relief of Mafeking falls to raise doubt
to take any chances, and It Is their duty
to take precautions.
Federal Quarantine Officer Kenyoun in
formed the board that the State Health
Board would take action to prevent the
spread o'f the disease into the interior
counties. Health Officer O'Brien stated
that the, Government had turned over 200
quarts of ha mine prophylactics, and res
olutions were adopted that the residents
of the Infected d'stricts, bounded by
Broadway, California, Kearney and Stock- J
ton streets, be inoculated and Chinese
be examined before leaving the city.
Dr. Kenyoun today Informed water
front boatmen and city cabmen that any
one attempting to take Chinese out of
i the city would suffer the Federal penalty.
Today 30 white physicians attempted to
vaccinate Chinese, but most refused to
submit. The Consul-General will meet
the Health Board for the purpose of stop
ping the vaccination. Dr. Williamson,
president of the board, threatens to quar
antine the district unless the Chinese agree
to vaccination,
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'S TEAM OF ATHLETES.
gist, reported to the JTealtKBoard today I
as follows: I
"Wing Chuc GIng, aged 41, 16 years In
allfornia, died at 1001 Dupont street Feb- '
California
ruary 7; called Dr. Chlng Bu BIng. com
plaining of headache, pains in back and
head, and fever. February 14 a lump on the -
right groin was given a plaster, but no .
surgery was done. Several days later came The day was an Ideal one from an ath
vomlt'ng, profuse execretlon. collapse and ; letlc standpoint, and a large and cnthusl
dcath; an ambulant case in which ex- astic crowd witnessed the contest. The
ccrabatlon occurred, marked by vomiting. J Washington rooters were In evidence, as
etc The glands, when removed, were nt-n z,-- n -. nf rQohf.,i mm v...
placed under a microscope and Ehowed the ,
presence of germs of plague. Two guinea
p'gs, a monkey and a rat were lnoculat-
ed. The animals died of pure and typical '
plague infection. A second eet of animals I
was tnea. wun me same reouu.
"Saw On. 3S years, died In St Louis
'alley 49 days after the first case; same i
symptoms. Cover glass showed perfect .
. nm,ntc inimi innminM rtiort .
pest organism. Animals Inoculated died
CI hours afterwards, showing lesions cf
plague.
"Tim La Muey, girl, 16 years, died May
11 -no mov ' oUT,ftTr.- Mm- fcnr.
at 740 PacMc; same conditions and results.
"Wing Chlng, died May 15; observation
suspected plague. Kenyoun concurs In
finding."
Wong Chung said: "Recently the Chi-
nese who were vaccinated became very
sick. The Chinese believed they were
poisoned. Only the lower class are revolt
ing, the merchants being willing. The
white doctors will have trouble."
The railroad' and steamship companies
refuse to sell tickets to Chinese.
CHINESE GO TO COURT.
Will Contest the Right of the Au
thorities to Inoculate Them.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 19. It was
learned late tonight that the Chinese have
retained attorneys to contest in the courts
the right of the Board of Health to com
pel them to submit to inoculation. They
claim that at the best Inoculation Is but
an experiment and they wish to protect
their persons. They will also contest the
right of the Board of Health to Interfere
with their business in quarantining their
district The Federal authorities are op
erating with the local Board of Health,
and the exits of the county are being
guarded to prevent the Chinese or Jap
anese from leaving the city.
Earthquake In Mexico.
CHICAGO, May 19. A special to the
Record from the City of Mexico says:
Reports from Pacific Coast towns show
that the earthquake of Wednesday, which
o Wmnu.) 6i '" i" ;. "
more severe along the coast A tidal
..- ,. , ... a -1.1. -..
wave succeeded the second shock, doing
rorslderable damage. In the coast towns
In the states of Collma and Jalisco houses
were submerged, boats swamped and sev
eral natives drowned. The duration of ths
shocks generally was one minute. Where
they were most severe, however, they
lasted but two seconds.
Cabinet Crisis in Fern.
NEW TORK. May 19. A special to ths
Herald from Lima, Peru, says:
A Cabinet crisis exists. It Is reported
that the cause of the crista is the refusal
of Minister of Home Affairs Parra and
other members to sign the appointment
of young Ammadeus Plerola as Director of
the Poatofflce. Public opinion supports
Minister Parra, on the ground that Piero
la is too young and inexperienced.
Homer Sargent Dead.
CHICAQO. May 19. Homer Earl Sar
gent ex-generkl manager of the North
ern Pacific, and one of the founders of
the Union Stockyards, here, died today,
aged 78. years. ' ,
I terlologlcal results.
unin ieen. iriri. .id. uuiuc&lic. ul iv9 i
OREGON BRAWN WON
Beat Washington University
at Field Athletics.
THE SCORE WAS 62 TO 60 POINTS
Victory Was Fair, Brilliant and Scr-
prlalns -Dick Smith, the Oregoa
Star. Beat a State Record.
SEATTLE, "Wash.. May 19. University
of Oregon 62, University of Washington 60.
This score tells briefly the story of the
greatest athletic contest ever held In the
Northwest. The victory for the lemon
was as fair as it was complete, as brll-
llant as It was surprising. Man for man
arid point for point the two teams had
been compared on paper and It was only
a Washington victory. But the athletic
generals had underestimated the strength
of the visitors, who, when the occasiou
demanded It Introduced a couple of fresh
men surnrlses that won tho dtiv.
sonth q encouraged their favorites
ffom ,tlme to t,me wUh tho je-lnsplrlng
-Qskey wow wow " so dear to every Eu-
gene mans' heart,
Th'e nero of th day D1 k Smjth
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I" "lln,h "t," , ' "7 HH
fnndthr"n"i"ft bX iTh
In tho vault, discus throw and 220-yard
place in the hammer throw, shot put
hurdle. His jump of 20 feet 10 Inches
betters the Oregon record of 20 feet 6.
held by Kuykendall, of the University of
Oregon. Knox, the plucky freshman, sur
jtjt.A . iuui anuftuiiiu uuunicia, ujf
winning the high Jump and pole vault
nn- ana n tne mile slmp'y ran away
from ona distanced Clem Hill. Seattle's
I crack distance man. Redmond. In the
! quarter, was pitted against the two best
men in the state, Huntoon and Thayer,
who led off at a heartbreaking pace,
wh'ch was Intended to kill the plucky
Oregon lad. But "old Red" was game,
and hung In behind until the home stretch
was reached, when he made a magnifi
cent spurt and passed his competitors,
collapsing at the tape :n the hands of
Trainer Trine.
The Stnr Performer.
Caulkins was the star performer of the
home team. He opened the day by win
ning the 100-yard dash, which was soon
followed by victories In the 220-yard dash
and 120-yard hurdle. He fell down in tho
Jump9, however, especially In the broad,
where three Oregonlans outclassed him.
Cosgrove surprised everybody In the 220
yard hurdle, although the Oregon men
clfiim that If Tom Williams had been
well the result would have been quite
different Field made a beautiful throw
with the discus, and came dangerously
c'ose to the Pacific Northwest Association
record.
Tne relay race was won by Unlversitv
of Washington In the fast time of 3:24.
Rusrell carried the ribbon for Oregon
in the first quarter, but at the end oi
the lap Caulkins had gained 25 yards,
which Angell was unab e to shorten In
n.o race wun cnestnut Redmond gained
sK or eight yards on Thayer in the third
lap. but Bishop was unable to catch
j xr.mrfnrrt In , lf oUV,..o., 1 .-.i
i -., ,., it,i " . """""" "c Ba"'t:u
" yards, finishing five or six paces be
finishing five or six paces be-
nina the winner.
The Oregon men were not accustomed
to the cinder paths, and had they been
Bishop would undoubtedly have won the
dashes, and Redmond would no doubt
have lowered the Pacific Northwest As
sociation record In the quarter. The vls-
I Itors displayed better form than the local
men. and Trainer Trine and Manager Mc
Arthur are both exceedingly happy at
the showing made.
As the programme progressed, it became
evident that the contest would be a close
one, and It was predicted that the last
event would decide the day; but when
the high jump was called the visitors
lacked only a few points of having a
majority. When little Knox won this
event and decided the day. he was carried
to the dressing-room on the shoulders ol
his enthusiastic comrades, while the lit
tle band of Oregon rooters made a noise
that almost shook the grandstand from
Its foundations.
The officials were selected from tho Se
attle Athletic Club and T. M. C A., and
their work was fair and conscientious,
' giving general satisfaction. The sum
mary of events is as follows:
100-yard dash Won by Caulltlns
(Wash.); second. Bishop (Or.); third,
Lewis (Or.) Time, 10 seconds.
Shot put Won by Smith (Or.); second,
Thayer (Wash.); third. Wagner (Or.).
Best put. 36 feet 7& Inches.
SSO-yard run Won byMoorford (Wash.);
second, Payne (Or.); third, Russell (Or.).
Time, 2 minutes 6 2-5 seconds.
220-yard dash Won by Caulkins (Wash.)
second, Bishop (Or.); third. Chestnut
(Wash.) Time, 23 seconds.
Running broad Jump Won by Smith;
second, Knox; third, Lewis (all of Ore
gon). Best jump, 20 feet 10 inches.
Discus throw Won by Field (Wash.);
second. Wagner (Or.); third. Smith (Or.).
Best throw, 101 feet 1 Inches.
120-yard hurdle Won by Caulkins
(Wash.); second. Hill (Wash.); third, Will
iams (Or.). Time, 17 seconds.
Pole vaule Won by Knox (Or.); second,
Gaches. (Wash.) ; third. Smith (Or.). Best
vault, 9 feet 6 inches.
440-yard run Won by Redmond (Or.);
second, Thayer (Wash.); third, Huntoon,
(Wash.). Time, 54 seconds.
.--iiS '
Mile runWon by Payne (Or.); second,
Hill (Wash.); third. Goodall (Or.). Time.
5 minutes.
Hammer throw Won by Smith (Or.);
s'econd. Thayer (Wash.); third. Field
(Wash.) Best throw, 12T feet 10 inches.
220-yard hurdle Won by Cosgrove
(Wash.); second, Williams (Or.); third.
Smith (Or.. Time, 2S1-5 seconds.
High Jump Won by Knox (Or.); second,
Caulkins (Wash.); third. Field (Wash.).
Best jump. 5 feet G inches.
Relay race Won by University of
Washington; time, 3:34.
Total score. Oregon 62. Washington CO
The Eugene men attended a reception
at the University tonight and will take
the noon train tomorrow for Portland,
.,,. ,(,,. m aV t a T M tak.
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lng the night train for Eugene.
RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
It Occunred Vednesdry, According
to a. lionrenco Marques Dispatch.
LOURENCO MARQUES. May 19. Maf e-
at the Parliamentary Secretary of War's
office. George Wjndham said. In the
House of Commons, that no official an
nouncement could be expected for at least
4S hours after the relief had been ef
fected. However, further unofficial confir
mation of the report of the relief of the
long-beleaguered town Is contained in a
dispatch from Lourenco Marques under to
day's date announcing that Mafeking had
been relieved. There has been no inter
ruption of London's celebration.
Rejolclnpr in Canada.
NEW YORK, May 19. According to the
specials received by New Tork papers
from various points throughout Canada,
there is general rejoicing among the Eng
lish residents of the Dominion over the
relief of Mafeking.
Montreal was alive last night with Joy
over the news. A bonfire was built In
front of Queen Victoria's statue on Vic
toria Square, and the city echoed with
"Rule Britannia" and '"God Save the
Queen." The news came too late for any
large organized demonstration, "but more
will come this week.
CHICAGO. May 19. A special to the
Record from Winnipeg says:
There was a great demonstration here
last night In celebration of the relief of
1 Mafeking. At 6 o'clock In the evening the
i city was roused by a great tumult. A
' wonderful parade was formed. No such
demonstration was ever known here
in
the history of the city.
There Will Be "So Intervention.
NEW TORK, May 19. The general con
clusion was reached at the Cabinet meet
ing yesterday, according to the Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald, to adhere
to the former decision against interven
tion unless mediation should be requested
by both sides.
The London Standard, says a special to
the Herald from London, commenting up
on the result of the Cabinet meeting at
Washington, says:
"As a final blow to the hopes of the
enemy comes this news from Washington.
If the Boers want peace, they must sue
for it from the Imperial Government"
Hntton'ti Dash.
KROONSTAD, Friday, May 18. General
Hutton, with his mounted Infantry, today
made a dash upon Bothavllle and cap
tured three commandants and 19 other
prisoners, mostly Zarps.
The Colt machine-gun section, command
ed by Atlumney, has arrived here.
Owing to the derailing of two trains at
the Vet River, progress toward the com
pletion of the railway deviation will be
delayed for some days.
LODGE'S WAR TALK
May Cost Him Chairmanship
of National Convention.
GERMANS STRONGLY PROTEST
Republican Looking: About for An
other Man for the PlaceSeveral
Under Consideration.
WASHINGTON. May 19. Senator Lodga
Is slated for permanent chairman of th
Republican convention, but It Is said that
since tho severe criticism that has fol
lowed his speech en the Monroe doctrlna
and assault. on the Germans, the Republi
can managers are looking about for an
other man. Many German Republicans ara'
protesting against Lodge, and couple tho
protest with the assertion that Lodge's
selection will lose the Republicans many
votes. Several other names are now said
to be under consideration for this im
portant place In the convention.
The outlook for fusion is not regarded
as very good. It was compiete in 1S96,
even with the Watson foolishness, as tho
Populls.s now term the celebrated double
tall to the Br an ticket of four years
ago. Fusion worked all right and the
success In getting all the votes opposed
to the Republicans centered on one candi
date snowed very good generalship on tho
part of those manipulating It, for It waa
accomplished in a manner that Is not like
ly to occur again. This year It has al
ready otf:i demonstrated that fusion is
lmpcfis'ble, and all of the antl elements'
of the ccuntry, all of that discontented and
distracted voting population, which will
not 6te for the Republicans cannot now
"be centered In any one candidate. Bryaa
offers them now as much as he offered In
1S96. but these elements cannot and have?
not been held together four years con
tinuously. In the first place, the Mlddle-of-the-Road
Populists did not particularly
want Eryan nominated at their St Louis
convention four years ago. This element
however, cam; from the Southern states.
Their object In maintaining a middle-of-the-road
and separate organization was
to secure the fusion in tho Southern states
for themselcves and to defeat the Democ
racy. Their fight was not against the Re
publicans, but against the Democracy. It
Is a fact that the largest sectton of tha
mlddle-of-tr e-road element repiesenttd at
the Cincinnati convention came from th
South, and most of the votes that Barker
and Donnelly will get are likely to coma
from the Southern states.
The Populist vote in the Northern, stales
will to a large extent go to Bryan. How
ever, the fact that there is a split in
the Populist party, and one element la
stand.ng by Itself, means that quite a
large vote, even In states where the Pop
ulist votes arc wanted by the Democrats
the worst, will go to the Mlddle-of-the-Road
ticket But there Is another element
that stood by Bryan In 1896 which 13 not
for him now, and is represented by the
Debs nomination for the Presidency. Debs
himself claims that he will get 1,000,000
votes that wtre cast for Brjan In 1S23
Whlle this Is proba"b"y an exaggerated
number. It Is absolutely certain that what
ever votes Debs gets w.ll come from
Northern states that are absolutely essen
tial for Brian's success. They will not
come from states that are sure to go for
Bryan In any event the states of the
eolld South, and those of the silver West,
but they will be found In New Tork,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, states which
the Bryanltes are casting longing glances
at for some s gn which will give them
encouragement The fusion outlook with
the Mlddle-of-the-Road Populist ticket,
and with the Debs Socialistic ticket is not
good, and shows conclusively that all of
the Incongruous elements which were
gathered in 1S96 cannot be held together
for four years.
The Philippine Tariff.
Representative Tongue has addressed the
following letter to the Secretary of War,
which Is self-explanatory:
"I inclose correspondence from Manila
published in The Portland Oregonian of
May 9, a statement of the tariff Imposed
upon goods shipped from, the United States
to Manila, and also an editorial comment
on behalf of The Oregonian. I desire par
ticularly to call your attention to this
tariff, especially with reference to flour
and food products. I should be pleased to
know whether this Is a correct list, and If
so, whether It would not be possible to
very materially modify the order under
which this tariff has been levied.
"The Pacific Coast Is especially Inter
ested in establishing a market for flour
in Eastern Asia. Great advancement has
been made in that direction; It controls,
a' large portion of that trade. One of
the necessary steps to take Is to teach
people there to use flour, make and eat
bread. It seems to me that the Govern
mnt as much as possible should lend en
couragement to this enterprise. To a great
many people the large tariff Imposed upon
flour, cheese, butter and other food prod
ucts will appear to be unjustifiable, and
will probably produce little revenue.
"I earnestly call your attention to this
subject, and I think voice practically the
unanimous sentiment of the people of the
Pacific Coast when I ask for a very ma
terial modification of this tariff upon such
food products."
TO DICTATE WHEAT PRICES
Plan
Submitted by the
Government.
Russians
CHICAGO. May 19. The Record says:
"There Is before the State Department
at Washington a plan submitted by tha
Russian Government whereby Russia and'
the United States could dictate wheat
prices for the world," said J. M. Flynn, of
San Francisco, at the Auditorium Hotel.
M. Flynn I3 an agent of the Russian
American Company, recently formed with
a capital of $5,000,000, and has been In con
sultation with the Russian Embassy In
Washington for several weeks on matters
pertaining to the company he represents.
Continuing, Mr. Flynn said;
"This plan was submitted during Cleve
land's second term, but It has rested with
out action till the present time. I know"
that the Russian Government Is anxious
that Its overtures be met by this coun
try. The trans-Siberian Railroad devel
ops a territory, the principal products
of which are wheat and cotton. Russia
believed that with the co-operation of this
country, her wheat and cotton, the prin
cipal Items of exports also of the United
States, could bring much better prices.
"Russia's proposition was the result of
the Investigations made some time ago by
M. De WItte, Minister of Finance, to dis
cover the cause of the low price of wheat
and cotton. They showed to the satis
faction of the Government that this low
price was not due to the increased acre
age nor lessened consumption, but was
the direct result of American competi
tion." The Turkish Envoy.
NEW TORK, May 19. Admiral Ahmed
Pasha, of Turkey, arrived, here last night
on the Hamburg-American teamshln
Augusta Victoria.
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