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VENEZUELA IS QUIET.
Minintcr Loomis Reports an Era- of
Prosperity.
"WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Frank Loom
ls, United States Minister to Tenezueja,
has arrived In Washington on leave of
absence from his post. Mr. Loomis says
that when he left Venezuela the country
.was perfectly quiet so far as .political
conditions were concerned. CommeVcial
ly there has teen a great Improvement in
.affairs, and the rising price of coffoe
promises a period of great prosperity.
American capital, he says, Is going into
Venezuela in increasing quantities.
One corporation has just undertaken to
supply Caracas, the capital of the coun
try, with Illuminating and heating gas,
'manufactured at the seaport of La. Guay
ra, 12 miles distant. Gas coal In Caracas
costs $12 "a ton; at sea level the price
is-14, hence the projected pipe lino. An
other American enterprise under way "is
'the erection of electric-light plants .at La
Guayra to light Caracas by long-dlstanco
.transmission of power.
Mr. Loomis says that the conditions
across the line in Colombia ere, politi
cally. In confusion and this has affected
business unfavorably.
Just before Mr. Loomis left Caracas the
two commissions appointed to delimit the
boundary line in the disputes between
Venezuela and Great Britain and
Venezuela and Colombia arrived and en
tered upon their work. It Is believed,
Mr. Loomis said, that tinder the award of
1896, when Spain acted as arbitrator be
tween Venezuela and Colombia, that Ven
ezuela will lose almost one-seventh of
her territory, being almost the entire
strip of country west of the Rio Negro.
Colombia-Costa Rica Boundary.
PARIS, Sept. 15. President Loubet, act
ing as arbitrator In the boundary dispute
between Colombia and Costa Rica, de
cides that the frontier between the two
republics is formed hy the cordillera of
the mountains setting out from Punta
Mona, on the Atlantic, and crossing
northwards the valley from Rio Tarlna
to Rio Slxpla. then by a ltae drawn at
about the ninth degree of latitude be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific After
wards the boundary follows a line 'be
tween Chfriqui Vlejo and the tributaries
of the Gulf of Dulce, ending at Punta
Buryea, on the Pacific
The islands east and southwest of 'Pun
ta Mona, near the coast, belong toColom
bia. and those further away from the
continent, lying between the Mosquito
coast and the Isthmus of Panama, are
also Colombian territory, as well as the"
lslandft situated east of the Buryea Is
lands, including them. The islands west
of this point are assigned to Costa Rica.
Havana Customs Receipts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. The Division
of Customs and Insular Affairs of the
War Department has .given out for .pub
lication a statement of. the receipts at the
Havana Custom-House for the month of
August, 1900, showing that the "total To
celpts for the montfi were ?S9L$)2C.
Quality, Style
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allowed In, our warerooms, and our
prices are' as low. as the common
factory-made goods. "We have beau
tiful suits- of Louis XIV style, with
genuine majhogany veneered frame,
at $30.00, and 'birch suits of three
pieces as low as
$20.00
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PORTLAND,; OREGON
HIDING IN MONGOLIA.
Empress and Emperor Watching
Events, in Pekin.
:NEW YORK," Sept. 15. A dispatch to
the Herald from Pekin says the. Empress
Dowager and the Emperor, with 8000
troops as a guard, are now staying with a
Mongolian Prince In Mongolia, 150 miles
westward of Pekin, watching events here.
No .pursuit of them Is intended by the
foreign troops"
If Jckln is to be held, Immediate steps
must be taken to meet the problem of a
food supply for 500,000 population or else
there will be certain starvation next Win
ter. The yearly contribution of the south
ern provinces of 100,000 tons of rice for ttfe
Pekin Manchus is stopped by the military
operations, and part of it has1 been con
fiscated at Tien Tsin.
The Russians are keenly pushing their
Interests. There are 8000 of them here
now. yIn Manchuria they report fighting
everywhere, with Chinese troops, pointing
to a permanent occupation down to the
great wall at Shanghai Kwan.
The Japanese have 10,000 men here." They
occupy the whole north part of the city,
the largest and richest share of all.
Shanghai Calls It a Mistake.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15. News of the con
templated withdrawal of the allies from
Pekin has caused a, sensation, and Is re
garded as a great mistake, which is like
ly to eventuate in disturbances In other
parts of China, whore the people are cer
tain to attribute the evacuation to a de
feat of the European forces. Even hero
the Chinese as a whole do not believe that
tho allies ever reached Pekin. They think
the. story' a fabrication. Competent ob
servers believe that a lesson " must be
brought home to China now in order to
prevent serious outbreaks In the future.
Forecast of Peace Terms.
NEW "FORK, Sept. 15. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: "
Press dispatches are filed with forecasts
of the peace negotiations at Pekin, and
the conditions which Russia and other
powers are likely to Impose. The demand
for the return of the "Emperor to power
is accurately stated without doubt, but
this leaves the question of the Empress'
Influence unsettled, and that lies at the
bottom of'thc present complications. The1
leaders of the Boxer revolt and of the Im
perial Army can never be punished if she
reainsany influence at the palace.
American Transvaal Leagme.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 15. Sy
brant Wesselus, as chairman of the com
mittee on organization, today sent out a
call for a meeting to be held in Chicago
September 25, at which time the American
Transvaal "League is, to be launched as a
National organization. The objects as set,
forth are "to promote and secure peace
for the South African Republics; to spread'
information regarding the cause and cre
ate sentiment -against the war; to raise
funds for the cause and to. procure a tender-
of sod offices of the United States to
end the war." . . . '
CHANGE OF PLANS
Russia's -Intentions in China
Not Expressed in Her Note..
..
-.
NiW STATEMENT BEING PREPARED
Dissolution of Parliament Expected
September 25-British Liberal
Parity Leaderless.
LONDON, , Sept. 15. Lord Salisbury is
back at hls-post. Sir Chlh Luh, the Chi
nese Minister, had a conference . at the
Foreign Office yesterday with the Premier.
The United States, German, French and
Russian representatives were also there,
yet not one of the great London dallies
has a word of editorial comment on the
subject that Is uppermost In the" thoughts
of the world's diplomats. It Is a striking
exemplification' of how completely be
fogged Is the public of every "European
nation with regard to the purpose of their
representatives. The Associated Press,
however, hears from olrcles in close touch
with the Foreign Office that a definite ex
position of the diplomatic situation and
the aims of the powers may be expected
early next week, together with some ink
ling as to how it is proposed to attain
the objects in view, but that at present
the main point of discussion continues to
be the question whether the powers shall
or shall not evacuate. Pekin. Thls,vltvIs
reasserted, Is already provisionally settled
negatively by Great Britain and Germany,
who are hopeful of gaining the,unted ad
hesion of the powers- to a temporary post
ponement of the scheme.
In the opinion of diplomats, the way
has beensomewhat cleared for the ac
complishment of this by the recent notes
from St. Petersburg explaining that Rus
sia's real intent is wholly different from
the meaning deduced from the text of the
original proposal, as intimating thatRus
sia may compromise. Considerable Im
portance is attached to the semi-official
statement that Russia recognizes the im
possibility of the allies leaving Pekin un
less the Chinese Government Immediately
enters, so that there shall be no Interval
without a government.,. Additional con
firmation of this view 'is found in the
fact that Russia has resumed sending
forces to China. This is entirely contrary
to the supposed spirit, of the Russian note,
and prepares observers for' a change of
plans after the apparent failure of the
policy favored In the original note.
Officials In London take little stock in
the carping complaints of the Russo
phobes, though they are fully alive to the
possibility of a Muscovite move in some
unexpected quarter, and perhaps also
some surprise from Germany. ' They point
out that many allegations of intrigue,
founded on the most trivial Incidents, and
others like the report that Li Hung Chang
Is traveling under the protection of Rus
sia alone, have already been disproved.
They deprecate the attempts to manufac
ture international friction from such petty
causes. "4 .
Lord Salisbury's return to England has
auickened sneculation as to the date of
the general Election. Nobonyoiitslde the!
Premiers political surrounding, -knows tha
date of the dissolution, but the kingdom
will be In the throes of an election during
the course of .a-few days. A proclamation
dissolving Parliament will, In all proba
bility, be signed, at the council which the
Queenvswlll hold at Balmoral Monday. It
is likely that the date determined upon
will be September 25. .
President Kruger's arrival at Delagoa
Bay will suffice as a ..basis for the British
Government to assert that the war ' Is
over and the Conservatives will appeal
to a presumed grateful nation onvwhat is
known here as- the "khaki Issue" ;k.ln,other
words, the military Issue. There is keen
and increasing activity everywhere on
both sides, but even the stanchest party
newspapers admit that the Liberals wjll
enter the struggle leaderless and dis
united, and In a general .state of con
fusion, practically precluding success. To
add to the misfortunes of the Liberal
paTty, physicians have peremptorily or
dered John Morley, on account of throat
trouble, to refrain from all speech-making
for several months.. The Liberals
thus, on the eve of. election, , are deprived
of the services of one of their most able
orators.
James R. Keene, who sailed for the
United States today, said to a representa
tive of the Associated Press:
"I have had a long Summer's' relaxa
tion from business, and am going home
confident that, after tho campaign in the
United States, commercial affairs will ex
perience a period of great prosperity. I
have talked with President Cassatt and
many other Americans and Englishmen,
and all were of the same belief thit there
is practically no limit -to the possibilities
nf Amur trade In BuroDe: We have so
much to sell and can sell so cheaply
there seems to be no branch of trade in
which we will be unable to compete. I
believej this Includes coal, although, of
course," there is 'a lot of humbug circulat
ing about the amount of transactions al
ready accomplished. The scarcity of Eng
lish 'labor, due to the men absent at war,
combinedwith the scarcity of ships, due
to the same cause, ha? enabled mine
owners to advance prices, and In due time
these conditions will be. modified. But
England will have to keep a large stand
ing army in South Africa, and this will
require 'transports. So, until new ships
are built, the present conditions will largo
ly prevaU, enabling the United States to
obtain a permanent footing in the market.
"My -racing experience has been pleas
ant, but we have little preference between
England and the United States. We in
tend to serid more, horses. Racing is more
of a sport' in England ind more a busi
ness In tho United States. But i$ is in
teresting in both places."
The conference of . the Institute of
Journalists, held in London the present
week, undfer the auspices of Lord Mayor
Newton, passed a number of remarkable
resolutions, the results1 of which are
awaited with a great deal of curiosity.
Tor instance."" hereafter, if tho dictates
of the Institute are obeyed, editors must
refrain from Inviting contributions from
persons of wealth, position, society, etc.,
because they thus deprive of valuable
space those who are Journalists by pro
fession and have no other means of liveli
hood. It was resolved also to form a
committee, whose duty is to Investigate
charges against papers manipulating items
of news or unduly expanding cablegrams.
Another committee was .appointed to draw
.. vnma tnr tVio ATATTilnation of all
persons aspiring to a newspaper career.
Dr. Clark Bell, who sailed for New York
from Rotterdam on the Spaarndam Sep
tember 3, said to a representative of the
Associated Press before sailing: .,.-
"I ain. bynoimeans dissatisfied with the
results of my visit in behalf of Mrs. May
brick, though the Home 'Secretary has yet
taken no action. The publication of Lord
Russell's letter caused a profound im
pression. Furthermore, J nave since
learned on high authority that Lord Rus
sell kept his promise'' to Mrs. Maybrick,
and. in the capacity of Lord Chief Justice
prepared a loner statement strongly urging
her release, and concluding as follows:
In my opinion, as head of the judiciary
of England, Mrs. Maybrick ought to be
Immediately, released.' This letter was
shown to Lord Hugh Cecil and others be
fore petition to the Home Secretary (Sir
Matthew White Ridley), and in -the opin
ion of the best-informed barristers in Eng
. land, those representations constituted an
official act of the Chief Justice, and tho
Home Secretary ought so to regard them."
The .Times publishes a second article to
day1 on American comp"etltion in small
metal goods. Commenting editorially upon
the article, the Times arrives at the con
clusion that "a protective .tariff leaves
trade to adapt itself, to ther special needs
of the home market, and to only" com
pete with foreign markets with surplus
not especially adapted for foreign needs.
We shall Teel the full stress of German
and American competition only when, if
ever, the financial barriers -which now re
strain its pressure are removed."
All kinds of rumors are current
regarding the coming of American
enterprise and capital to relieve
London's traffic. That the metrop
olis Is far behind every provincial center
In many things that go to make up a
modern city Is beginning to be realized
by Englishmen as well as by Americans;
and a demand Is arising for new blood
American or otherwise capable of solv
ing transit problems. One had only to
attempt a journey to" the city this week
to realize the costly delays and vexa
tions to which business is subjected under
present conditions. The main artery
from Trafalgar Square to the bank 13
so torn up that It takes cabs and busses
SO or 40 minutes to cover a Journey of
less than two miles.
Connected with all this congestion Is
the great problem of housing the work
ing classes, 'at which the closest students
of London's social problems are aghast,
though they readily perceive that the
only remedy, as in the case of lessening
the congestion of the street, lies in
a widespread network of rapid transit,
which, under the County Council rules,
must hereafter be subterranean. London
therefore will' gladly welcome American
aid: and there is no lack of Indications
that Americans are aotively seeking in
vestment in this and other directions.
There is scarcely a hotel in London that
does no't contain an Important represen
tative of some American Industry or en
terprise which he' is actively engaged In
promoting.
There is much gossip over the state
ment 4 that Charles T. Yerkes, of
Chicago and New York, has secured con
"trol of the stocky of tho Charing Cross,
Euston & Hampstea.d underground rail
road, and It is hinted the denial made in
this connection Thursday by Mr. Smith,
the secretary of the company, as already
cabled to the Associated Press, is by
no means conclusive. It Is pointed out
that there are some evidences of truth
In these reports and Mr. Yerkes' friends
openly declare that he has not only se
cured this valuable opening, but that his
coming to London mean's that he will
control the electrical traction system ot
the metropolis.
Nor is London the only place where
American capitalists are engaged in
electrical enterprises. The next few days
will probably see the completion of plans
,for the construction and consolidation,-of
a system of 120 miles of suburban lines
conne'ctlng Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton
and a score of small towns, of Northern
England. This project is in the hands
ot "Tom" .andJubert Johnson, -of New
York. 4K?rr - v
American coat and nfllroad -magnates
aro also busy here. Robert . Pitcalrn,
superintendent of the Pittsburg division
;6f the Pennsylvania Railroad, is-still
'With the Carnegles, and President Cas
satt is watching developments at One
'London hotel, while the Baltimore &
.Ohio people have their headquarters at
another hostelry. Both parties are con
fldent that American coal has, found a
, permanent place on the Continent, If not
in EnKland. .Every American uonsui m
.Europe has been set to work to supply
statistics as to tho possibility oi nnaing
a market.- ,
"The great drawback," said a promi
nent member or the Baltimore &Ohlo
syndicate, "is lack of transportation. It
Messrs. Carnegie and Pitcalrn can equip
a fleet of vessels specially constiucted
for earrvlnc coal, such as our iron ore
"and oil fleets, and give a through rate
from the coali mines to Marseilles and
Odessa, the United States would have
the European coal market t at her feet,
for all time." ',
When a clear - cut issue is again
discernible in the confusion surround-
ing the Chinese difficulties, there
may bo a reawakening of real in
terest, but at present China hold?, a
secondary place In the -public tnind in
Eneland. The Parliamentary campaign
.Is In full-swing, but Lord Salisbury has
not yet taken the country Into his conti
dence as to balloting day; and the cohse
queruVuricertalnty gives the stump-speaking
that. is going on in every constitu
ency an academic tinge. So Great Brit
ain, lacking a more interesting topic haA:
returned to .the consideration of the war
in South Africa; and the newspapers are.
of the " campaign, as Great Britain is
tired of.carnage.-.
President Kruger's dramatic retreat has
led the 'commentators to rearmounce tho
close of the war; -but the long list of
casualties' and deaths In hospital, 'aggre
gating 200 aweek, which continue-, to fill
up the bulletin boards. at the WarOfflce,
belle their statements. Th'e clajms hith
erto made that the British Iosses'.in South
Africa have been small as compared with
those of other campaigns appear to eed
revisiorf'"judgingfrom tho recent calcula
tions made-by a well-known aotuary who'
..finds .thatjaf the officers in , South 'Africa
72 1 per thousand have beenrkillea or died
from ;wounds, SQ.t'per thousand, of the
officers have died from disease, "while ,ot
the men 19 per thousand have beeitklllpd
or died from wounds, and SlJB Have rilled
from disease. .' , V i ..
These -startling statistics not- only Ml--
lnstratfi that-whllathft officers and mert
have suffered approximately equally 'from
disease, tho risks of the officers in action
have been hugely disproportionate, and
also that the rate of mortality in South,
Africa is much greater than in tne 'ran-co-German
iWar. ,
Kruger's millions are the subject of
disrespectful paragraphs and long nar
ratives of dispraise. The lowest esti
mate of his wealth is 1,000,000, invested
abroad, while" some calculators figure -his
wealth at 5,000,000. '
The Transvaal Government is supposed
to have two or three millions in Conti
nental banks, which will be hoarded by
the managing committee, Dr. Leyds says,
for a future rising when England Is in
other difficulties. '
As the period to which Lord
Salisbury has extended Lord Paunce
fote's service as British Ambassador
expires in a few months, there are
many conjectures as to' who will suc
ceed him at Washington. Sir Henry
Howard, who has been British Minister
at The Hague and Luxemburg since 1S36,
and who is described In this connection as
"a straightforward diplomat, just such
a character as Americans, like to deal
with," is rather more often mentioned
than; others. Sir Henry Howard has
served more than once at the British
Legation at "Washington, and his wife
is a daughter v of ' the late George, W.
Rlggs, of Washington, D. C. He was born
in 1843. and entered tho dopllmatlc service
In 1865.
NO ISOLATED ACTION
Interested Powers Convinced
of Harmony in China.
STATEMENT OFCCRMANrS POSITION
Berlin Press Condemns the Placing
of the Recent Loan ia 'tne
United States.
BERLIN, Sept. 15. The Chinese situa
tion -is here deemed to be highly unsat
isfactory and most complicated, though
no sensational events are Immediately ex
pected, and Isolated action upon the part
of any one power Is not anticipated. Ac
cording to the opinion here, all the lnter-
ested powers are too firmly convinced of
the importance jof continued harmony and
solidarity to jeopardize them whenfto
rfScSsslty eaUsfofiEIt is expected' in
Berlin that neither Russia nor France
will withdraw their troops hurriedly from'
Pekin, and it is believed the United States
will not be In -any greater hurry. Infor
mation has reached this city that Rus
sia, In any event, will keep large bodies
of troops In China, not only in the fron
tier provinces of Mongolia, Manchuria and
Klrin, but also in the interior and the
coast districts of Pe Chi-Li. The mili
tary directors of the allied forces have
agreed that under the circumstances it
is "necessary to strengthen the tactical
and strategical position of the interna
tional forces in Pel Chi Li. Russia, too,
will finish the railroad from Yang Tsun
to 'Pekin.
Regarding Germany's action, she will,
In any case, insist on severe punishment
being inflicted on the treacherous Chi
nese authorities, to which purpose tho
confession of Baron von Ketteler's as
sasslon came opportunely. Germany will
not accept Yung Lu as a peace negotia
tor, if the charges made against Yung
Lu that he led the attacks against the
Pekin Legations are proved. But Ger
many, though her Foreign Office insists
on the principle of severe punishment,
does not oppose peace .with China, as
shown yesterday by Dr. Mumm von
'Sohwarzenstein. the Gorman Minister to
China, accepting Li Hung Chang's visit
at Shanghai.
The German. papers are filled with mall
correspondence from China, mostly de
scribing in detail events until shortly
before the march upon Pekin. All tho
letters agree-in saying that Germany was
the only power' not permitting looting,
and maintaining the strictest discipline
among her troops.
The papers today nearly all condemn
the placing of the German loan In tho
United States, as calculated to humiliate
the nation. The .Vosslsche Zeltung pub
lishes figures showing the imperial gov
ernment has 140,000,000 marks on hand,
and says: .
"Why,' then, borrow abroad, thU3 put
ting Germany on a par with Russia and
smaller and less moneyed countries? Tho
empire would no t have found It difficult
to raise the amount here, without the
aid of any bank."'
The .Boersen Courier, Boersen Zeltung
and Cologne' Volks Zeltung express them
selves 'similarly. The correspondent of.
the Associated Press learns authorita
tively, however, that German Government
circles have been most agreeably im
pressed Tjyhe manner in which the Ger
man loan has been taken up in the United,
'States. The correspondent learns from
a Derson who saw Dr. Miauel. the Min-
'is'ter' of Fln.ahce, this afternoon, that he
:1s highly delighted with the success of
the, loan.,
'A London paper's statement that this
is only an installment of a total loan of
200,'000,000 marks Is disbelieved here. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
called the Reichsbank officials' attention
(to the statement, and v they refused-to
deny It A representative of Dr. Miquel,
however, emphatically denied It. DrMI-
quel informed him that the Imperial Gov
ernment's needs dre satisfied for the pres
ent. " The Associated Press Informant also
contradicted the statement from Jew
York that part of the loan will be placed
in Germany. It is understood that the
German Government's motive in placing
the loan In America was the Berlin high
financiers' dissatisfaction because the
government placed the 200,000" loan" -of 1899
through a single bank. The government
wanted to show the high financiers that
it is independent.
The Socialist party convention will open
tomorrow at Mayence. The Socialist
Women's Conference will begin the same
d4y. The first convention's chief point
of issue is whether generally to partici
pate in the Prussian Diet elections.
A meeting of Americans has been held
at the United States Embassy here In aid
of the Texas sufferers. Resolutions of
sympathy were passed and 2000 marks
were subscribed. A committee, consisting
of Secretary Jackson. "Rev. Dr. Dickie and
Deputy Consul-Generah Frederick von
v JOHN WILSOIf, PIONEER. 31ERpHANT.
Versen, was appointed to solicit further
subscriptions.
Between Worms and Frankenstein there
has been laid bare an immense tomb with
prehistoric remains 4000 years old- The
skeletons show they are those of a tall,
strong race. The bodies were burled In a
stooping position.
Breslau University has changed the con-
dltjon of doctorate promotions" in phil
osophy, requiring' of "the candidates grad
uation from schools similar to the Ger
man gymnasiums.
The British Embassy here knows noth
ing Of the projected visit of Emperor
William and the Crown Prince to the
Queen of England, as reported by a Lon
don paper.
LOOTING IN PEKIN.
Brutal Outrages Committed in Tungr
Chow.
PEKIN, Sept. 3, via Taku. Sept. 7, via
Shanghai, Sept. ,13 Looting in Pekin con-
tlnues, both authorized and unauthorized.
Few houses are guarded, except those oc
cupied, by foreigners,, the palaces and
those In the sacred city. Almost eyery
house is destitute of furniture. General
Chaffee says he could not have believed
that any city would ever be given over
so completely to looters, and he earnestly
desires the co-operation of every nation
to prevent this.
On the other hand the missionaries com
plain because the sacred city has not been
looted. They urge that the royal family
and other highly placed Chinese person
ages who were behind all the trouble
should be made to suffer more than those
who blindly followed them.
General Fukushlma, the Japanese com
mander, Informed General Chaffee that
brutal outrages were- being committed
In Tung Chow. He told the American
commander that he had positive Infor
mation that many women had thrown
themselves into wells or committed suicide
in other ways after having been outraged,
and that there were several authentic
cases wherein coolies had been killed
under peculiarly atrocious conditions. He
requested General Chaffee to Investigate
and then to co-operate with him to check
these barbarities as far as possible.
General Chaffee ordered Major Muir to
proceed Immediately to Tung Chow, and
to report.
At a council of Generals today, the
Russian General Llnevltch said ho had
received information that two forces of
Boxers, one numbering 10,000 and the other
4000. were marching from the
south to endeavor to cut the communica
tions of the allies between Pekin and- Tien
Tsln. It was finally decided that the line
was sufficiently guarded, as the allies
would certainly receive definite tidings ot
the approach of tho Boxers In time to
mobilize at any given point. The council
merely Issued orders for Increased vigil
ance on the part of the outposts.
The telegraph line has been closed
against press messages, because of the
enormous government business.
NO POWER TO NEGOTIATE.
Neither Ministers Nor Commanders
Can Treat With Chlnar.
PEKIN, Sept. 7, via Taku, Sept. 13, and
Shanghai, Sept. 15. At a meeting of
the foreign Ministers here, it has been
decided that they have no power at pres
ent to treat with Prince Ching. The Gen
erals of the powers also think they can
not treat with the Prince. The Russian
legation, it Is understood, has been or
dered to be withdrawn, and this is be
lieved to indicate that the future of China
must bo declped by an international com
mittee in some foreign capital.
Sir Robert Hart, the director of the
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, has
informed the foreign Generals that they
must be prepared for future hostilities,
that the Chinese troops are concentrat
ing and moving on the line of communi
cation between Pekin and Tien Tsin, and
that it is thought trouble may be looked
for In November. General Chaffee be
lloves'he has sufficient troops to hold out
against any attack.
(Minister Conger has received reliable
news to the effect that all Americans at
Pao Ting Fu have been killed. It Is be
lieved that eight missionaries were there.
Prince Ching informed Minister Conger
that the Emperor is to return to Pekin.
The Prince says the Emperor and the
entire court are In small villages 60 mile3
away. He will not endeavor to negotiate
until tho arrival of LI Hung Chang, who
is expected here shortly.
Lieutenant Benjamin B. Hyer, com
manding 60 men of the cavalry, was re
cently attacked near here by 500 Boxers.
He put them to rout, his force kllllnc 25
and capturing some rifles and treasure.
There were no American casualties.
Marcns Daly's Condition.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Marcus Daly,f
the millionaire copper mlneowner of Mon
tana Is very seriously III at the Hotel
Netherland In this city. Mr. Daly arrived
here on the Etrurla a week ago and has
since been In condition of much suffer
ing, occasioning anxiety to his friends and
business associates. His ailment is heart
trouble. He was reported somewhat
stronger today.
JOHN WILSON DEAD
Pioneer Merchant, Scholar
and Book-Lover.
BEGAN BUSINESS INK)RTLA3!D, 1350
Founder- of the House ot Olds & King;
Owner- of tne Finest Library
in the 'State.
John Wirson. one of Portland's pioneer
busln6ss men, founder of the house of
01d3 & King, scholar, book-lover and
owner of the finest private library In Ore
gon, died at his residence, corner Four
teenth and Taylor streets, yesterday
morning, aged 74. For some time he had
been a sufferer from Bright's disease, and
he had been confined to his bed for thy
past four months. Four children surviva
him Mrs. W. L. Jones, Mrs. Edwin Cas
well, Robert W. Wilson and George W.
Wilson.
The deceased was a native ot Ardeev
Ireland, and came to Portland In 1850 via
Cape Horn. In that year he became a
clerk In the general merchandise store
of the original firm ot Allen & Lewis, lo
cated then, as now, on Front street. Six
years later he formed a partnership with
L. H. Wakefield, who was at one tlmo
Postmaster of this city, and is now a
resident of 3&n Francisco. Their trade
consisted of general merchandise, as did
all of. tho mercantile establishments of
those days, and was conducted on Front
street, between Morrison and .Alder, until
J871, when the location was changed to
Third street, between Morrison and Yam
hill. In 1SOT Mr. Wilson bought tho in
terests of his partner, and from, that tima
until 1S78 he carried on the business, alono.
Three years after he assumed complete
control. He erected a building on Third
street, between Morrison and Alder, and
It was while occupying this building in
1878 that he concluded to dispose of hl3
ousiness and retire from mercantile pur
suits. Her sold out to W. P. 01d3 and &.
Lw. King, who then established the firm
of Olds & lUng. whicn has since given
place to the corporation known by that
name. t
Following his retirement he devoted his
attention to his real estate holdings,
which by that time had attained consid
erable value. On the quarter block at the
corner, of Fourth and Alder streets owned
by him he erected the Holton House in
1S8L the name of which ha3 since been
changed to the Belvedere Hotel. At tho
time of his death, he was also the owner
of the property occupied by the Blum-auer-Frank
Drug Company, on Fourth
street, between Alder and Morrison, and
a strip of the sime width extending
through to Third strbet.
Among his associates in hU3iness Mr.
Wilson was considered a man of the best
qualities In every sense of the word, of
the highest order of Intellectual ability,
and of unwavering. Integrity la all his re
lations. Although. he w'aiut an unnrorn
tlous and retiring- nature, he wa3 kind and?
considerate to all, and quietly and with
out effort won the lasting friendship and
full confidence of all whom he met. With
his Intimate friends he disclosed more of
the nobility .of his nature, but even thero
his Innate modesty and dislike of any
thing approaching display had a tendency
to hold In check the rich conversational
powers that never failed to delight and
Instruct those fortunate enough-to be his
hearers. He took a deep interest in edu
cational matters, and during his many
years' service as a School Director hero
his Intelligent and careful work did much
to put them in their present high stato
of efficiency.
W. P. Olds, who was employed as a
clerk In Mr. Wilson's store for 10 years,
had an Intimate knowledge of his busi
ness and social life, and speak3 of him
in the most eulogistic terms. "He waa
one of the men that the world at larga
does not know Intimately." said Mr. Olds
yesterday; "one that does a great deal
of thinking and a great deal of gocd.
Of the strictest probity, and of unusual
capability as a merchant, a man of class
ical education and remarkable culture,
during all his life he had been a great
student, and his mind was stored with
the choicest learning in every field oC
knowledge. He ha'd graduated from a.
school In the North of Ireland, and had
originally intended to enter the ministry.
He was extremely unpretentious in every
way, and In a quiet way wa3 always a
contributor to charitable objects. To his
employes he was more than good, and tha
training they received under him has been
of Incalculable benefit to them."
JOHN WILSON AND HIS LIBRARY.
Sidelight on the Man and His Valna-4
ble Collection of Boolcs.
John Wilson was one of those quiets
sunny-tempered, prudent-minded men, who
belong to the solid, conservative element
of the community, hi3 sound judgment in
the affairs of life, orderly habits and ready
willingness to respect the rights of others
making him a most desirable citizen and
neighbor. Eyen up to the closing weeks
ot his life his genial face, with its touch,
of ruddiness brightened by the frosty
whiteness of his hair and beard, kept its
cheeriness. It was a pleasant face to
meet on the street or at the door. He was
essentially gentle-mannered, with some
thing ot that old-school formality and
courtliness, united with perfect simplicity
and naivete which now belongs to a past
generation. Seldom . was he known to
complain; there was no touch of bitter
ness, no aggressiveness to his nature,
which was practical and serene rather
than emotional.
His one enthusiasm was for his books,
and this remained fresh and undlmmed
to the end. The remarkably wide rango
of subjects covered by his library, extend
ing into nearly every branch of human
knowledge, bore testimony to the catholic
ity and Impartiality of his judgment. If
there was any bias to his thought It was
in the matter of liberality in matters of
religion. He was gently Intolerant of all
that bordered on the dogmatic. The tra
dition of the ages was less to him than
his own reason. His library, which ranks
high among the private libraries of Ameri
ca, Is peculiarly rich in critical commen
taries on biblical literature. Many of
these are not strictly orthodox, but aro
carefully selected work3 of the great
thinkers of the day.
There Is no doubt but that the presence
of this library in Portland has, unknown
to the many, had a broadening influenco
upon the community, for many clergymen
have availed themselves of Mr. Wilson's
generous hospitality to do private readlnff
In It, and the Ideas there absorbed have
been sown broadcast from many a pulpit.
i Mr. Wilson was by no means a mera
book-worm. He had an intelligent appre
hension of the purpose and scope of every
book that went into his library and ho
was accumulating dally to the end.
Many of these volumes show valuable
critical addenda and marginal notes, writ
ten by his own hand, and these now bear
mute testimony to his loving interest In
the great and endurinff thoughts con
tained therein.'
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