THE SUNDAY , OREGOISTAy. PORTLAND, JU205 3, ..liHHJ.
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EXTRADITION BILL
Senate Passed It After Long
Debate.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL, ALSO
Siewart of Nevada Spoke for Ex
pansion Other Proceeding
of the Upper House.
WASHINGTON. June 2. After an ex
tended debate, the Senate today passed
the hill providing for ihe extradition of
persons who have committed certain
crimes In Cuba from the United States to
the Island. As amended the bill provides
that the alleged criminal shall be pun
ished under the laws of Cuba as admin
istered by Cuban courts. The last of the
appropriation bills, the general deficiency
bill, was passed, as also was the emer
gency river and harbor bill, providing for
numerous surveys and for certain other
public works.
Clay (Dem. Ga.) and Stewart (Sil. Nev.)
addressed the Senate at length on the
questions involved Jn the government ot
our insular possessions.
Soon after the Senate convened, a con
current resolution, was adopted providing
for the .printing of 16,000 seta of messages
and papers of the Presidents, 10.000 sets
to be sold at actual cost of , publication.'
and COM sets t be placed at the disposal
of the Senate and House.
Morgan Dem. Ala.), chairman of the
committee on interoceanic canals, made a
request that the Nicaragua Canal bill
should be made a special order for con
sideration at 2 P. M. Monday, December
10. Morgan said he realized the improba
bility of obtaining consideration, of the bill
at this session. His request was agreed to.
When the morning business was con
cluded, the Senate concluded considera
tion of the deficiency bill. An amendment
was offered and after some discuss on
agreed to, paying an extra month's sal
ary to employes of the Senate and Housa
of 'Representatives. Several other minor
amendments were agreed to and the bill
was passed.
Allison (Rep. la.) then called up the bill
calling upon the Secretary of the Treas
ury, Secretary of the Interior and Attorney-General
to make a settlement with the
Sioux City & Pacific Railroad" for Its n
debtedness to the United States.
Harris (Dem. Kan.) offered an amend
ment providing that the commission cre
ated "by the bill should not accept less
than the full claim oL the United States,
principal and interest. In support of hla
amendment, Harris contended that an el
fort was being made to settle a debt of
54.200,000 due by the railroad to the United
States Uovernment for ab6uf $500,000. The
amendment was rejected, 16 to 32.
Harris then offered another amendment
providing that the commission created by
the bill should report to Congress In or
der that its work might be reviewed. Thlr
amendment, too, was rejected, 18 to Zl
The bill was passed as It came from the
House.
A conference was ordered on the sundry
civil blU appropriation bill, anjl Allison.
Hale (Rep. Me.) and Cockrell (Dem. Mo.)
were named as conferees.
The emergei'cy river and harbor bill,
providing for numerous surveys and for
other purpose, was taken up and read,
the committee amendments being agreed
to. After being amended slightly by In
dividual Senators, It was reported to tho
Senate and passed.
The substitute proposed by the Senate
Judiciary committee for the House bill pro
viding for the extradition of, alleged crim
inals from the United States to Cuba was
called up by Fairbanks (Rep. Ind.).
Stewart (Sil. Nev.) proposed to strike
out the provision that the. ;fudge "shall be
satisfied that proper provision exists for
securing for the accused a speedy and fair
trial for such offense where he will be
informed of the nature and cause of the
accusation and be confronted with the
witnesses against him, and have compu'
sory process for obtaining witnesses In his
favor, and hae the assistance of counsel
for his defense."
Hoar (Rep. Mass.), chairman of the com
mittee on judiciary, antagonized the
amendment, holding that every American
had the rights assured to him In thli
country, as It was proposed by the pro
vision quoted to give him In Cuba.
In a somewhat caustic speech in favor
of striking out the provision. Teller (SIL
Colo.) maintained that the alleged crimi
nal -ought to be satisfied to be tried by the
courts now In existence m Cuba under the
authority of the United States.
Tillman (Dem. S- C.) said It seemed to
Iilm that when -an American. accepted an
appointment In Cuba and broke the law
and brought disgrace upon his country at
the same time, he ought to take the con
sequences as- they might be meted- out to
him by tho laws of the country- where he
had committed his crime.
Bacqn. (Dem. Ga.) referred to the.alleged
conspiracy of Captain Carter with Gaynor
and Green, at Savannah, Ga., whereby he
said the Government was swindled out of
about $2,000,000. He said Gaynor and Green
were the men whd had committed the of
fenses, while. Captain Carter was In prison.
A Federal Judge In New York had refused
Te'cehtly to extradite Gaynor and Green to
Georgia for trial, and they were free now.
He cited this instance, he said, to indicate
a. fear that a majority of criminals at
which the pending bill was aimed might
escape.
Fairbanks said ha was willing to. accept
the amendment. There had been. a diver
gence of opinion in the judiciary commlt
Jleo as to-tho provision, but he had favored
Its elimination from the bill from the be.
ginning.
Rawlins (Dem. Utah) doubted the deslra
blllty of eliminating the provision from
the bill. Chandler (Rep. N. H.) said ho
was .satisfied that It ought not to Tie In
tho measure. Hale opposed the amend
ment, declaring we ought not to extradite
any American citizen to a country which
had a system of laws different from ou:
own.
Hoar said the plain issue was as to
whether an American citizen, presumably
Innocent, should be taken to Cuba and
tried as Dreyfus had been tried. Tot. as
the session was nearing an end, he was
not disposed to prevent the passage of the
hill with or without the proviso.
The proviso was stricken out, 46 to 10,
and the bill pased without division.
The Philippine bill was then taken up,
and Clay (Dem. Ga.) made a speech, on
the tremendous growth of public expendi
tures since early days.
Stewart then addressed the Senate on
the Philippine question. He argued that
the treaty of Paris was the law of the
land. Every American citizen is bound by
It. To advocate the cause of Aguinaldo
Is to oppose the law of this country. Sym
pathizers with Agulnaldo's cause cannot
extenuate their course by the employment
of such terms as "Imperialism" and "mili
tarism." The advocates of Aguinaldo have
challenged the forces of the Administra
tion to a battle at the polls and that chal
lenge has bten accepted. The result can
not bo doubtful. The American people will
support the Administration. He said Cuba
was tho key to the Gulf of Mexico. anl
should always be controlled by the United
States. He was Inclined to the belief that
Cuba eventually would be annexed to the
United States by the wish of the Cubans
themselves.
Allen presented resolution in memory ot
the late "William L. Greene, a Representa
tive from Nebraska. Eulogies were pro
nounced by Senators Allen. Turner and
Thurston. Resolutions expressive of the
sorrow of the Senate were adopted, and
then, as an additional mark of respect, the
Senate, at 5-45 P. M., adjourned until Mon
day, at 10 A. M.
Cocar d'Alene Reports.
WASHINGTON, June 2. The report on
the Coetrr d'Alene Investigation, will be (
submitted.' by the ,Kouse " committee on
military affairs, Monday, and wlUrob- i
aDjy he maoe public then. The majority
report Ss expectbj! to acquit General Mer
rkun and the United States military au
thorities from lesponslblllty. holding that
they were thero to maintain order, with
the state offi-Jals directing affairs. The
minority report, on tht other hand, will be
an arraignnHTit of the United States au
thorities, holding that they did not va
cate their functions to the state, and that
they Tver responsible- for the treatment of
Imprisoned strikers.
CHINA'S TRADE.
Commerce of the Flowery KUHgdom
Shows a Rapid Increase.
WASHINGTOTC .Ttino ? TTnHorf BfntA
Consul-General Goodnow, at Shanghai,
THIS MAT; EXPLAIX THE REPORT THAT THE AIRSHIP HAS BEDS SIGHT
ED AGAIX. St. Loula Globe-Democrat.
has transmitted to ,the State Department
an Interesting statement in regard to the
Chinese commerce last year, -which the
Consul says was characterized by an as
tonishing development- The Jiet value of
the import trade for 1899 was $183,103,778,
double that of 1890. The importation of
opium was over 1,000,000 pounds in ex
cess of the imports, during the preceding
year.- The trade Jn cotton goods, which
had remained practically stationary for
three years, made a great advance, rising
from $51,255,557 In 1B9S to $73,571,917. In
piece goods a great Increase in the Imports
of American .product was noted, although
It was considerably checked by the high
prices' ruling during the last quarter of
the year. The Importation of sundries
rose-irom $60,G38;167 to $79,31S.7T6. The value
of the flour imported was &2CG.13S, and all
of it came from the United States.
The value of last year's exports from
China is estimated at $189,105,123. and this
amount, as in the case of the Imports, Is
more than double that shown In 1850.
China's exportsv-it Is said, .are at present
checked by price, and Inferior quality, due
respectively to the coBt of transportation
and the heavy taxation, and to adulter-
157. Three Judges Enough
The Judicial amendment to,
J the constitution (No. 157) is
m a mere increase of the "pub
9 lie pay-rolL If it, is neces-
sary to relieve the Supreme
Court, It should be dona by
decrease of tho number of
appealable causes. The rem
a edy lies with the Legislature.
157, Vote Against It
atlon and faulty methods of preparation.
Prices will come down, and the demand
for Chinese wares Increase, says the Con
sul, when railways bring the goods more
cneapiy ana tne uovemment takes steps
to prevent the adulteration now rampant.
The exportation of tea to the Unltea
States was 5,000,000 pounds in excess of
the amount sent out in 1S3S.
"It Is a humiliating fact," says Consul
General Goodnow, "that of the, total ton
nage of vessels entering and clearing from
Chinese ports last year, the United States
only contributed 1 per cent of the total
tonnage, the American flag floating over
only 3 per cent.'
QUEEN'S GRAND-DAUGHTER.
Visit of Princess Arlbert of Aubalt
-to America.
NEW TORK. June 2. Trnvellnc Inpoir-
nlto and attended only by a lfdy In wait
ing, the Princess Arlbert of Anhalt, eldest
daughter of Her Royal Highness, the
Princess Christian, and grand-daughter of
Queen Victoria, arrived in New York on
tne .Majestic Wednesday evening. Her
hlchneSS is now at the Waldorf-Astoria.
where sire. Js registered as the Countes
of Munstefbiirg.
It is the first visit the Princess has
made to America and her coming has been
known only to a few personal friends of
herself and her mother, the Princess
Christian. Who. before her mnrrtnM n
Erlnce Christian of Schleswlg-Holsiein.
was the Princess Helena Augusta, second
daughter of the Queen, The Princess Arl
bert is here xis a tourist, solely for pleas
ure, and has preferred to remain Jn-
cognuo, dui as sne leaves iew Tork today
for Washington, where she is to be re
ceived at the British Legation, her iden
tity can scarcely he kept a secret here
after. Tli? Soon el (I Mine Disaster.
SALT LAKE. June 2. State Coal Mine
Inspector Thomas late today submitted to
Governor Weils a statement of the condi
tions surrounding the explosion which oc
curred at the Winter Quarters mine Mav
J. together with a list of the killed and
Injured. Mr. Thomas finds that the ex
plosion was caused through the accidental
igniting ot a keg of black powder, by
means of which the dust exploded. Th
total number of killed is placed at 199, and
the number of injured at seven.
WHOLESALE HOLD-UPS
HOLD BASDITS 0!S THE YOSEM1TE
ROAD.
Robbed Three Stages, a Private Car-
.rlage and Two Cavalrymen"
More Troopers Clone By.
RAYMOND, CaL. June" 2. One of the
boldest robberies ever committed in Cali
fornia occurred today, when three of the
Yosemlte Stage & Turnpike Company's
mages, a private conveyance and two
soldiers were held up by two highwaymen,
who were evidently not aware that Major
Rucker and Captain C. E. Wilcox. In com-
mand of 67 men of Troop Ft Sixth Cav
alry, from the Presidio, were close be
hind, en route to the Yo:iimlte National
Park. Tho hold-ups occurred at a point
two miles this side of Grub Gulch, where
the country is thickly grown with cha
parral. Sergeant Buchanan and another trooper
had gone ahead of tho cavalry to make
arrangements for selecting a camping
place. Tho highwaymen suddenly ap
peared, masked, and, getting the drop on
the troopers, took away their guns and
held the troopers till the stages arrived.
The robbers handed the driver of the
stage a card reading "Bjack Kid." and
ttiid: "They fooled me on the Big Oak
Flat road, but you can't this time." One
robber then took a bat belonging to T. H.
Griffiths, of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, a passenger on the stage, and col
lected $150 from tho passengers, after
which he ordered the driver to go on.
Each stage was successively held up, the
robbers getting about $350. The mall and
express matter were not molested. Among
the passengers robbed was Professor Ben
jamin Ide Wheeler, president of the Uni
versity of California.
Postmaster Graham Convicted.
SALT LAKE, June 2. In the case of
John C. Graham, on trial charged with
unlawful cohabitation, the Jury this after
noon rendered a verdict of "guilty as
charged." accompanying the some with
a recommendation for mercy. Graham
was formerly postmaster at Provo, Utah,
but was recently removed by the Presi
dent on account of polygamous charges
mado against him.
Convicted of Perjury.
BUTTE. June 2. Fred Barilett, convict
ed of perjury in connection with his bank
ruptcy, toh sentenced toady to 10 months
In Jail by Judge Knowle of the United
States Court. It is the flrnt case of the
kind here.
LETTER FROM A MISSIONARY
Growth 6t the. Anti-Foreign Senti
ment In China.
ELLSWORTH, Me., Juno 2. Dr. Mary
L. Burnham, daughter of O. R. Burnham,
who has charge of the hospital or "com
pound" connected with the Presbyterian
Mission at Chlnan Fu, China. In a recent
letter tells of the work of the Boxers In
that vicinity. The letter was written a
few daya before the massacre of several
native Christians in (owns near Chlnan
Fu, and the killing from ambush of 25
soldiers In a regiment sent from Chlnan
Fu to the scene of the massacres. Miss
Burnham eas:
"The new Governor at Chlnan Fu has
succeeded In quelling all outward signs
of tho Ta La Hui (Big Knife Sect, or
Boxers) In the city. We cannot go from
the city, however, without a guard, and
much of the mission work Is at a stand
still. The English Consul, Mr. Campbell, is
till here. He had two menjiut to death
for the murder of Mr. Brooke. It was n
cold-blooded affair, and was only possible
because of the anti-foreign feeling at Pe
king. I fear we have not heard the end
of the Big Knives yet. The new Governpr
Is doing his duty, but is crippled by his
subordinate officers. The head of the
Board of Punishments (Judge) has given
Mr. Campbell, .the English Consul,, .much
trouble. Both the English and the Ameri
cans have asked their representatives to
Insist on his removal.
"We are quite safe here now but It has
come to our ears that we had a narrow
escape during the old Governor's term
of office. Tho Big Knives., emboldened by
official favor, had decided to loot our
'compounds' here. This came to his
oars, and he beheaded two or three men
whom he had in custody. From
papers It would appear that the move-
iment was going north, and slowly
out decidedly gaining ground. I fear
there can only be peace In China If it
is partitioned, and If partitioned there
will be a long period of unrest and un
quiet." New SnRnr Company' Incorporated.
NEW YORK. June 2. The organization
of thi National Sursr "Rofimlni- Onmnmi-
of Now Jersey was completed today in
I Jersey City. The- new company-Is a corn
I blrratlon of the National. VoIWkntntiof !ni
' Docscher Companies. The stock is divld-
&ihtQT MTMf writ. I)
rAftifcrat O rrjl
ed Into 510,(00,080 of common and $10,000,000
of preferred shares. The assets comprise
all the plants of the three companies in
the combination, and several million dol
lars In cash.
ENDED HIS OWN LIFE.
(Continued from First Page.)
occupied tt durinjr the night, and if he
was in the room Friday morning no one
saw him.
Friday morning, between 9 and 18
o'clock, a young man, answering the de
scription of Moss, walked, into the second-hand
store of D. Dorfman, next door
to tho Owl saloon. He selected a. gray
sack coat, a vest, shirt, collar, tie and
cap, which he purchased, giving in part
payment therefor his old black coat and
brown hat
He put the new shirt on over the old one,
saying he did not care to caVry the other
around with hrm. He appeared cool, and
In no hurry, staying In the store more
than 15 minutes Dorfman thinks. While
In there he remarked that he had worked
in a sh!rt factory In West Virginia. He
said he lived only a few blocks from
the store, and admitted that he was
rather short of funds.
Before leaving ho remembered that he
had left some papers in his old coat
pocket, and hastened to get them, re
marking that he would not take $200 for
thoso papers.
Tho reason Mr. Dorfman thinks this
man was Riley Moss is because the same
man came Into hlt store the evening be
fore at 7:30 and bought a 32-calIber pis
tol. In a short time he returned and
exchanged it for a 3S-calfber. saying he
could get 3S-caliber cartridges. Mr
Dorfman thought no more of the cir
cumstances until next day, when the
man was buying the clothes, when he
asked him if he was not the one who
purchased the pistol Thursday evening.
The fellow said that he was.
Borrowed the Cartridges.
Aside from the fact that the man who
bought the pistol and exchanged the
clothing answers the description of Moss,
there were other circumstances which
prove that he was the man.
Between 7 and S o'clock Thursday even
ing Moss walked Into the Owl saloon and
asked Fred Giesler for some cartridges.
Tho saloon-keeper replied that he had
only 3Ss. Moss said his pistol was a
S2, but that he could exchange Jt
for a 38. He stepped out and in a few
minutes returned with a 3S-cal!ber, when
Giesler gave him four cartridges, for
Which he offered to pay. Giesler told hlra
he could pay him back when he bought
a box. Moss then left the saloon, saying
he wa3 .going to Vancouver, and that
some of the boys over there did not llko
him.
PeTr Knew Him Here.
Few persons can be found who knew
.Moss Intimately. Last Fall he roomed
over the Owl saloon for about one month.
Then his companion was John Bragg.
He and Bragg appeared to be success
ful at gambling, and are said to havo
made some good winnings then. When
Moss was married he is said to have
taken $S0 of Bragg's money. Since that
time Bragg has been looking for him
Bragg was last seen in the Cosmopolitan
saloon Thursday night- He, like Moss,
came here from Virginia, as a volunteer
soldier, and they were mustered out at
Vancouver.
Moss called on a woman friend at tho
Saratoga House Wednesday. He told her
he was married, but said little about his
troubles.
Mr. Clute does not know much about
Moss, and thinks he bad few acquaint
ances here..
Xot Married Here.
Diligent search at the County Clerk's
ofilce falls to show when Moss pro
cured marriage license here, and there
are some who think he was never mar
ried to the woman he murdered. The
fact that he did not procure the license
here does not prove this. The girl's father
was opposed to the marriage, and did not
know of It when, it toolc place. It may
be that the license was procured and that
the marriage took place at Vancouver
or at Oregon City.
The funeral of Mrs. Moss will take place
from Flnley Bros.' undertaking parlors
this morning at 10 o'clock. The remain
will "be interred at Lone Fir Cemetery.
Wlint a For Costs London.
Contemporary Review.
The cost of a day's genuine fog In town
can be estimated In different ways. About
a dozen years ago, I. e., just before the
electric light had seriously interfered with
the street Illumination by gas alone, the
calculation in" pounds, shillings and pence
worked out thus: Statistics furnished by
one chief company showed that 33,000,(XB
cubic feet in excess were consumed on a
single day of fog. This was computed to
be a quantity sufficient for a year's supply
of gas to a town of tO.000 or 12,000 Inhabi
tants. Adding, to this the extra, supply
demanded at the same time of two other
metropolitan companies, the total -excess
of gas amounted to Ifo.OOO.OOO cubic feet,
or, put in another way, the cost of the
day's fog to London could not be put at
a less figure than 7000 or 8000.
Then, as to the cost In health, we have
a statement In the Lancet, from a health
officer, who is prepared to take the lenient
view that In spite of a few day's discom
fort people after a fog live on pretty
much as before. He is ready to admit
that to counterbalance the bad effect of
mechanical irrftation there- Is possible
good" to be derived from inhaling carbon
aceous matter by reason of such matter
being a disinfectant,, while, as the result
of actual measurement, there Is shown
to be "present all the while pretty much the
normal amount of oxygen. For all this,
the writer Is convinced that the mischief
wrought goes far beyond streaming eyes
and smarting nostrils. There are other
products in the baneful air besides the
particles of simple Foot, sulphurous am
mqniacal acid, and organic, particles
which, when added to the usual accom
paniment of a lowering of temperature,
must tell materially against the infirm
or aged.
But this question has -been approached
In yet another way. Professor Oliver, in a
preliminary report to the scientific com
mittee of the Royal Horticultural Society,
a few years back, details the result of
scraping 20 square yards -of the roofs of
glass houses at Kew, and also at Chel
sea, which had been carefully washed
down previous to a visitation of fog. In
both cases tho weight of deposit was
about the same 30 grains per square yard,
or six tons per square mile. Proceeding to
analyze the deposit collected at the more
densely inhabited locality, there was found
aboiit 10 per cent of mineral matter to 35
per cent of carbon, while the analysis
yielded 5 per cent and 1U per cent of
sulphurous acid and hydrochloric acid, re
spectively. There was also a considerable
proportion viz., 15 per cent of hydrocar
bons, to which was attributed the familiar
oleaginous character of fogs as $ve know
them.
The Salon of the Old Reffirae.
Longman's.
"There used to be In Parte." says. Syd
ney Smith, "under the old regime, a few
women of brilliant talents who violated all
the common duties of life, and gave very
pleasant little suppers." There Is no wit
tier description of the Salonieres.
The Salon, as an institution. Is wholly
and exclusively French. The practical
mind of England always wants to be do
ing. The mind of France is- more easily
content to talk. In Its Salons- It talks to
some purpose. They are the forcing
houses of the revolution, the nursery of
the encyclopaedia, the antechamber of the
Acadcmle. Here are discursed free thought
and the rights of men. intrigues, politics,
science, literature. Here ona makes love,
reputations, bon-mots, epigrams. Here
meet the brilliancy, corruption, artificial
ity of old France, and the boundless en
thusiasm which are to form a new.
The Salonleres have passed, like their
Salons, for ever. In the rush and hurry
of modern life there Js no time even for
women to make conversation a cultivated
accomplishment.
Famous Generals
Recommend Perund
Of the great Generals of the Confederate Army In the United State3 few re
main. The most conspicuous figure among these. Is General James Longstreet. of
Gainesville, Go, His loyalty and courage in defending the lost cause, won the
admiration of the world. As a survivor of that splendid chivalry peculiar to our
Southern States two generations ago. General Longstreet is one of the most
unique men of thie age.
Ho is a man of few words, but when he does speak hts opinions are accepted by
law
i "wMx &7E?vg3
medicine
General James Longstreet.
Hub
The Spring Is the hest time to treat exhausted serves. Nature renews
herself every Spring:. The system Is rejuvenated by Sprlnjr weather.
This renders medicines more effective. A short coarse of Peruna, as-
slsted by the balmy air of Spring:, tvIH care old, stubborn cases of
STRIKE ALMOST SETTLED
CITIZENS PROPOSITION ACCEPTED
BY ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY.
lint the Union Men, After Long Con
sideration, Insisted on Certain
Alterations.
ST. LOUIS, June 2. Developments loday
ln the great street-car strike situation
caused hope to bound high in the public
breast, and In many quarters confidence
was expressed that the curtain was about
to be rung down on the prolonged strug
gle between capital and labor. But just
as the shades of night were falling the
word was passed around that the citizens'
committee, which has labored so zealously
to bring about an amicable adjustment' ot
affairs, had failed to consummate Its ob
ject, and again hope gave wa to bitter
disappointment.
Early In the day the citizens' .committee
159. Danger In This
The proposed irrigation
amendment (No. 159) is an
invasion ot private property
rights. The power to exer
olso the right of eminent-domain
Is conferred upon any
person who wishes to ap
propriate a stream or other
water supply on any pretext
that It is necessary for "the
development of the natural
resources ot the state." The
dangers of such an exten
sion of corporate and per
sonal authority over the
lands and property ot an
other are obvious.
159. Vote Against It
e
a
(eit(etattii8
909
submitted a proposition for a settlement
of the strike to" Edward Whlttaker, presi
dent of the Transit Company, and to ex
Governor W. J. Stone, attorney for the
Railway Men's Union, the salient point of
which is the railway company shall agree
to restore to Its employment not less thaa
1000 of Its former employes "Immediately,
and not less than 500 additional of them
within 90 days after the proposition 13 ac
cepted. The proposition further" provided
that as soon as the first 1000 have been
provided for, the company" shall re-employ
as many more ot Its former employes as
there shall be places for either by reason
of vacancies that shall occur, or the fur
ther extension of the company's business.
This proposition met with the entire ap
probation of Mr. Whittaker, and" he ap
proved It forthwith. Governor Stone
called the members of the strikers' griev
ance committee together, and they went
Into secret session to consider the .propo
sition. The conference was a long One,
continuing until 6 o'clock this evening.
At the conclusion of the conference, Mr.
Stone stated that the committee had mdde
no 1 rogress. He said:
"We have discussed this proposition ex
haustively, and I want to say right here
that the members of the union commit
tee have shown most commendable con
servatism and breadth of y(ew In their
discussion of the proposition. We reached
no conclusion because I desired some in
formation that it is absolutely necessary
to have before we can act. I have asked
these gentlemen to furnish me this lnfor
n.ation. and th,ey will do so some time'to-mp-row.
I cannot state the nature of this
information -at this time. I may say. how
ever, that the proposition, as submitted,
cannqt be accented by the union., I do
not care to specify the points that prevent
acceptance, but, speaking generally, the
proposition will have to be changed be
fore we can accept It."
Members of the First Missouri Regiment,
X. G. M.. have received orders to report
at the armory at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, j
Depths of 3IInes.
Nineteenth Century.
The produce of a coal seam five feet
thick Is 6000 tons per acre, and taking
this as an average thickness, the area of
coal annually worked amounts to nearly
33,000 acres, or four times the area of the
County of London. With this rapid rate
of consumption, anxiety as to the dura
tion of the British coal fields is well found
ed. Professor Hull estimates that the
total quantity of coal within a depth of
4000 feet still remaining is S1.6S3.000.000 tons.
This estimate Is reassuring, although It is
not In accord with the less optimistic and
divergent views on the question expressed
by Professor Stanley Jevons, by the Right
Honorable Leonard H. Courtney, by Mr.
R. Prlce-Wllllams, and by Mr. T. Forster
Brown. All these estimates are of slight
value, owing to the Impossibility of pro
phesying either the rate of increase In
production and consumption, or the limits
at which mining may be carried on with
profit. Early In the last century a shaft
100 feet In depth was an object of wonaer,
and a glance over the history of the
depths hitherto attained clearly shows the
remarkably rapid progress that has been
made In this respect. Al the present
time the greatest depth at which In Great
Britain mining operations are carried on
has been reached at the Pendleton col-
hla fellow countrymen with profound respect, if not rev
erence. In commenting upon Peruna, the old General
made use of the following language:
"I Join vrltk Bay comrade. General "Wheeler,
in testifying: to the merits ot Peruna, both as a
toale aad a catarra. remedy. Peruna enjoys the
greatest rcaatatlon as a catarrh, remedy of any
yet devised."
James Longstreet.
General Longstreet's reference to General
Wheeler in commenting upon Peruna was oc
casioned by a public statement of General
Wheeler some time prior, in which he had
praisedPeruna as a catarrh remedy and ton
ic. General Wheeler's signed statement was
as follows:
"I Join with Senators Sullivan, Roach and
McEnery In their good opinion of Peruna. It
is recommended to me by those who have used
It as an excellent tonic and peculiarly effect
ive as a cure for catarrh."
Joe Wheeler.
Almost everybody needs a tonic In the
Spring. Something to brace the nerves. Invig
orate the brain and cleanse the blood. That
Peruna will do this is beyond all question.
Every one who has tried It has had the same
experience as Mrs. D. W. Tlmberlake, of
Lynchburg, Va., who, in a recent letter, mado
use of the following words: "I always take a
dose of Peruna after business hours, as It Is a
great thing for the nerves. There la no bet
ter Spring tonic, and I hae used about all
of them."
llery, near Manchester, where the deep
eat workings are nearly 3300 feet below the
surface.
This enormous depth has, bowever, been
exceeded In other countries, notably In
the Lake Superior district, where the Red
Jacket shaft of the Calumet and Hecla
copper mine has now attained the record
depth ot 4900 feet; and in Belgium, where
a colliery at Mons is 3937 feet deep. Depths
such as these show that the limit ot
depth of 4000 feet adopted by Professor
Hull and by the Royal Coal Commission
ers In 1S70, though ridiculed at the time,
-was well within the bounds of possibil
ity. In view of the marvelous efficiency
of modern winding engines, no considera
tions ot a mechanical nature need limit
the prospective depths of shafts. By far
the most Important obstacle to very deep
mining Is the certain and proportionate
increase of temperature according to
depth. At the Paruschowitz borehole, In
Silesia, the deepest In the world, recently
put down by the Prussian Government to
a depth of (373 feet, this Increase of tem
perature with depth has been found to be
1 degree Fahr. for 62.1 feet. Taking this
as a fair average, a coal seam at a
depth of 4000 feet woujd be, without the
cooling action of an artificial ventilating
current, 64 degrees warmer than ground
near the surface.
NOTHING ELSE TO STAND ON
Democrats Mnst Go Back to Their
"Woe-Begotten Platform of 9G.
Springfield, Mass., Union.
One very good reason for believing- that
the Democratic National Convention at
Kansas City will reaffirm the platform ot
1S96 and make the Issues of that National
campaign those of the one soon to com
mence Is that that course Is practically a
matter of necessity with the Democracy.
That party doubtless would be glad to
drop the Issues upon which it was de
feated so overwhelmingly In 1S96 If they
could invent something new or could find
anything In the record of the Republican
Administration at Washington during the
past three jears upon which they could
appeal to the country with any hope of
success. But neither course Is open to
them, and they are obliged to fall back
upon their old platform and their old Is
sues because they have nothing of any
consequence to substitute for them.
They cannot make an "Issue" out of the
condition of the country, for it is precisely
what the Republicans prophesied In 1S96,
if they were given power, and wnat the
Bryanltes declared It would not be. They
cannot delude labor again, as they did In
1S92, into believing that a Democratic tri
umph would mean higher wages, for one
object lesson on that subject such as
wage earners got from 1S93 to 1S96 Is
sufficient for a generation. They cannot,
as they did In 1864. declare the war a
failure, for the war concededly was a
great success, and what remains of the
Tagal rebellion In Luzon certainly affords
no basis for a political campaign. Cuba
Is making progress toward complete reha
bilitation, and Porto Rico Is more than
satisfied with the presence there and the
significance of an American civil Governor
the first civil Governor of any nation
ality the Island ever has had.
During the years since 1S96 the Demo
cratic party has been standing still. It
has taken no part In shaping events or In
conducting the affairs of the Nation. Its
only part has been to sit on the fence, see
the procession go by, and make faces at
the Republican marchers. Meanwhile, the
Republican party has been accomplishing
Important things. It has been in charge
of the legislation and the administration
of. the Government, and it has been
achieving results that have proven emi
nently satisfactory to the people. It has
disposed of and passed beyond the old Is
sues of 1856, and has raised new ones upon
whlcli It Is equally ready to meet its op
ponents before the tribunal of the people.
It Is a party of action, while the De
mocracy is a party of agitation; It Is a
party of progress, while the Democracy
is a party of retrogression: It looks ahead
while the Denjocracy looks back. These
are the reasons whythe Democratic party
never catches up with the times, and why
It will go back to 1S96 to find its issues
for the campaign fo the present year.
Russian Progress.
The National Geographic Magazine.
What the warrior monk Ellas uttered
long ago receives confirmation every pass
ing year: "This progress of Russia Is
mysterious and profound. Before she
moves she neither betrays her plan nor
hesitates nor boasts, but none can hinder
her arriving where she has set her will."
Not long ago I received a letter from a
Bulgarian friend, a leading member of
the Sobranje. or Bulgarian Chamber of
Deputies. He uses theso words: "In the
near or distant future I see only two
prominent nations the United States in
the West, and Russia owning the whole
of Asia and exercising a preponderant ln-
nuence over tne -European Continent- The
whole of the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Mi
nor, Persia, Central Asia are her natural
and Inevitable inheritance. Above Asia
and Europe I see the "White Czar of Holy
Russia. Your people need have no con
cern. The interests of Russia and the
United States nowhere conflict. Natural
ly, they are friends and allies. Together
they are to regenerate the world." Thus
the Bulgarian statesman utters his own
conviction and the great political credo
of the Slav.
The one necessity and the chief ally of
Riissla is time. How far the peace mani
festo of Nicholas I was prompted by phi
lanthropy or by profound but selfish
statecraft it Is Impossible to know. If
nervousness that have resisted
treatment for years.
General Marcus Wright, 1724 Corcoran
street Washington, D. C. a prominent
Confederate General, who Is In charge of
getting up the records of the War of iaa
Rebellion, has the following to say In re
gard to Peruna:
"1 take pleasure la. commendlag
Peruna. .It is a remarkable medi
clae, and should be used ny persons
who are in need of a good toaio
and sufferers fiora catarrh."
General W. W. Duffleld, General In th
Mexican War and General of the Union
Army In the late Civil War. in a letter
written from "The Cairo," Washington,
D. C., says the following of Perunat
."I have used Peruna lu my fam
ily and have found, it a -valuable
medicine, and take pleasure la recommending-
to all -who suffer from
catarrh if ihe stomach or who re
quire a tonic of efficiency.'
General S. S. Toder, ex-member of Con
gress,, from Lima, O., In a recent fetter to
Dt. Hartman, speaks of Peruna as fol
lows: "I desire to say that I have found
Peruna to he a -wonderful remedy.
I only used it for n short time aad
am thoroughly satisfied as to lis
merits. I ennnot find words to ex
press my gratitude for the results
obtained. As a catarrh cure I shall
gladly recommend It to all suffer
ers." Those desiring a book on Spring ca
tarrh should addrees The Peruna Medi
cine Co., Columbus, O.
philanthropy, that manifesto remains tho
noblest and most memorable document
ever issued by a Christian monarch; it
political sagacity, that manifesto is in
appreciation of the future the astutest
utterance ever made by the occupant of
a Russian throne. But It is unbecoming
to question the hidden motives of a deed
In Itself sublime. History will record no
more than this: That at the close of a
century more crowded with bloodshed and
war" than any other since time began,
Russia, through the voice of her autocrat
ic Czar, put forth a plea to all mankind
in favor of universal brotherhood and
peace.
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STOLEN RIFLES RECOVERED
STOLEN niFLES RECOVERED.
Am) Taken by Filipinos Were Re-r
captured.
MANILA. June 2. Lieutenant-Colonel
Emerson H. Liscum. of the Twenty-fourth,
Infantry, at Tarlac, Island of Luzon, re
ports that the efforts ot the local presi
dent have resulted in the capture of 31
out of 33 Krag-Jorgensen rifles in good
condition, stolen from the regiment De
cember 9 last. The search for the rifles
has continued unceasingly since they wero
lost Some scouts Tuesday very nearly
recovered the rifles, but the enemy re
moved them and concealed them In the
hills.
A Captain and 30 rebels armed with
rifles have surrendered at Cuyapo.
Nueva, Eclga, a town In Candaba, has
been burned, and many poor famlHesare
homeless. General Wheaton recom
mends government succor, The Are, It
Is supposed, was accidental.
.
The Power of Artillery
Contemporary Review.
The power of artillery, property handled
and sufficiently numerous. Is now so great
that It Is Impossible to- conceive an enemy
capable of maintaining an aimed fir a
against it at alL If 100 guns -concentrate
their shrapnel on a front of trench of,
say S00 yards extent, the number of bul
lets delivered is so great that every man's
head and shoulders showing above the
crest will, on an average, receive four
hits a minute, and. if that Is not sufficient
to hinder steady aiming the blinding
clouds of dust and smoke from tne burst
ing, shells effectually screen all the at
tacklrg objects from the occupants of
the trench, and under such conditions It
Is absolutely Immaterial what forma
tions they adopt, or what colored uni
forms they wear. They will meet a
storm of bullets certainly, for the enemv
wil contrive to fire at them somehow,
but their Are will be so absolutely random
that the number of hits -will vary simply
as the amount of square feet of vulnerable
area exposed and the duration of such ex
posure. The longer you are out in the
rafn the wetter you will get. and you will
ber Just as wet In khaki as In scarlet.
Boers Lst Stand.
CAPE TOWN. June 2. A dispatch to tlw
Argus, of this city, from Delagoa Bay,
says:
"Pretoria will surrender. President Kru
ger, according to this correspondent, la
said" to be at Mlddelburg, and., he adds,
the last stand of the Boers will be made
at Machadodorp."
.
Captnln McGownn's Sentence.
WASHINGTON. June 2. Secretary of
the Navy Long has accepted the recom
mendation of clemency of the court-martial
in the case of Captain John McGowan
and has reduced the sentence of susp?n--slon
on half-pay from two years to six
months.
REDUCED RATES.
June 12 and 13.
On above dates the Great Northern will
se.ll tickets to Philadelphia and return:
rate, JSS5Q: tickets, good 60 dajs. City
ticket office, 26S Morrison street.
Vote for Russell E. Sewall for District
Attorney.
Battle Is On
Fight Between Disease Germs
and Blood Corpuscles
Science Throws Light Upon the
Cures by Hood's Sarsaparllla.
Recent discoveries Indicate that disease
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corpuscles In the blood. If the
corpuscles win, the patient recovers.
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cure of rheumatism, malaria, dyspepsia,
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cumulative evidence that Hood's Sarsa
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