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THE SUNDAY 0KEG02ttANt POETLAOT, AUGUST 17, 1902.
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GERMANS AJTD A1IKRICAKS CO-OPERATE
IX VBXEZUEIiA.
Castro's Forces Are Still In Control
at Porto Cabello The Situa
tion in Haytl.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Definite in
formation was received at the Navy De
partment from Commander Nickels, of
the Topeka, dated Porto Cabello, which
corrected the misapprenhenslon which
arose out of the garbled dispatch re
ceived Thursday last, from -which the
department Assumed and announced that
Porto Cabello had fallen Into the hands of
the revolutionists. Commander Nickels'
dispatch, received today, reads:
"Everything Is quiet at Porto Cabello.
Will sail for Curacoa for coal and stores,
and start tonight. A German man-of-war
will remain hero during our ab
sence." It Is apparent from the above dispatch
that tho forces of Castro still hold Porto
Cabello. The Topeka sailed last night in
accordance with advices sent by Com
mander Nickels, and, according to a dis
patch received today, arrived at Cura
coa, which is only a few hours' run from
Porto Cabello. After 'taking coal and
supplies aboard, he will return to Porto
Cabello, and in the meantime the Ger
man warship will look after American,
German and other foreign Interests at
that port. The cruiser Cincinnati left
Barcelona last night, and arrived at La
Guayra today. Commander McLean. In
reporting the arrival, stated that he had
left everything' quiet at Barcelona. Both
tho Cincinnati and Marietta are now at
La Guayra.
The United States Minister at Cara
cas, Venezuela, has telegraphed the De
partment of State that ho had reliable
information to the effect that there is no
blockade at the porta of Carupano, Col
orado and La Guayrat At Ciudad Bolivar,
however, the blockade Is effective. Mr.
Bowcn reports that the government
troops have shown great courtesy to
noncombatants in the Orinoco region, and
that the revolutionists have been equally
magnanimous at Ciudad Bolivar, where
food supplies are plenty.
Xo Attack on Porto Cabello.
PORTO CA3ELL0, Aug. 16. Porto
Cabello has not been captured nor even
attacked. Monday,' August 11, at 1 A. M.,
a., marauding party of ICO men who had
been looting the adjacent village of San
Estaban, attempted to cross the Savan
nah in tho rear of Porto Cabello with
their body of cattle and horse3 on their
way to Patancmo. They were observed
and flrcd on by the government outposts.
The return fire was desultory. All the
firing was at long range. The affair
lasted two hours and, although a num
ber of shots were fired, there were no
casualties, nor was the slightest dam
age to the city reported. Quiet has
reigned here since this event.
Movement of American Vessels.
"WTLLBMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Aug.
16. The United States gunboat Marietta
has left La Guayra for Cumana, State of
Bermudcse, Venezuela, to protect Ameri
can Interests. The United States cruiser
Cincinnati is anchored at La Guayra. .
CASTRO REPLIES TO GERMANY.
Says the Claims Against Venezuela
Have Been Exaggerated.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1C A memorandum
has been delivered to the German Min
ister in Caracas, Venezuela, and confi
dentially to the representatives of all the
friendly powers, cables the Herald cor
respondent at WHlanslad, Curacao. This
memorandum was an answer to the note
transmitted last December by Ambassa
dor von Holleben to the United States
Government. The German note was not
officially known to President Castro until
the present time. The Kaiser's Govern
ment in that note informed the United
States of its intention to occupy a Ven
ezuelan port in order to enforce payment
of the German claims.
President Castro's official answer to
that note is regarded by members of his
government as a strong document. He
contends that Germany had not respected
Venezuela's right to legislate both for
Venezuelan citizens and for foreigners re
Biding in Venezuela.
Castro Insists that the claims of the
Germans and other foreigners for their
damages during the Civil War should be
presented to .and decided only by Ven
ezuelan courts. Germany maintains that
satisfaction cannot be obtained In that
way, owing to the well-known and pecu
liar characteristics of Venezuelan courts,
which are President Castro's Instruments.
The Kaiser's Government contends that
the claims should be settled by confer
ences between a German diplomatic agent
ana me Venezuelan Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and In case of a disagreement the
matters should be reformed to The Hague
International Court of Arbitration.
President Castro's memorandum de
clares that the German claims have been
exaggerated, and contains a list of ref
erences to authorities on international
law fo support the government's argu
ment. It is declared that Germany has
not made a legal argument, but simply
a series of demands to the validity of
which Venezuela objects.
In conclusion, the Venezuelan memoran
dum says that the government presents
to the German Empire and to the friendly
powers its protests against the ideas, Im
putations and purposes of the German
note of December 11, and declares that
this protest is necessary- It asserts that
Venezuela, as an Independent nation, ob
jects to the motives of Ambassador Hol
lebens communication to the United
States Government, and considers that
the note, in Its political aspect and char
acter, affects the integrity of the rights
of the American Hemisphere an integri
ty which all American republics must up
hold and for the strengthening of which
two international congresses have met
through the Influence of the United
States.
FIGHTING AT AGDA DULCE.
2Jo Proof That the Rebels Captured
the Boynca.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The State De
partment is in receipt of a dispatch from
Consul-General Gudger. at Panama, Co
lombia, dated August 4, 1902, reporting
that fighting began at Agua Dulce July
29 and continued until July 2L on which
date there was an armistice for several
hours for the purpose of caring for the
wounded and burying the dead. Tho gov
ernment forces are said to be practically
surrounded by the revolutionists, who
have cut all communication from Panama
and the outside. The Padllla, a revolu
tionary gunboat. Is at the mouth of the
river, guarding the entrance to the port.
In addition, they have a number of sol
diers there, and it is said have captured
a port somo two miles distant from Agua
Dulce.
The morning of July 30 the Boyaca and
the Chucultl, government vessels, started
to go into the river to take soldiers, pro
visions, etc, to Agua Dulce. They were
met by the Padllla, and after some firing
the Chucultl left and arrived at Panama
tho next day. The Padllla chased the
Boyaca in a southeastern direction, and
from then until now no word has been
heard from her. She had a limited amount
of coal and provisions, and in addition
to her crew had on board some 200 to 230
soldiers. As the Padllla returned to the
mouth of the river, the supposition is that
the Boyaca was not captured. Not hear
ing from her, the government has serious
apprehensions that she Is either in dis
tress on the high seas tr stranded some
where. Consul-General Gudger also reports that
the peace commissioners who left Pan
ama for Agua Dulce July 23 arrived at
the latter place and found severe fighting.
After remaining 'there two days and bciiuV
unable to get any communications from
General Herrefa, they returned to Pan
ama without accomplishing anything.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. 1C The Colom
bian Government gunboat General Plnzon
sailed today for Cartagena. From that
port she will proceed to Savlnella. where
she will embark troops for the Isthmus,
As yet no news has been received from
Agua Dulce, where the government Gen
eral Morales Bertl and .his army are oper
ating against the Insurgents.
El Conccnardo Reappears.
HAVANA, Aug. 1C El Concenardo,
which was suppressed by General Ludlow,
Military Governor of Cuba, made Its re
appearance, the orders of General Lud
low and his successor. General Wood,
with regard to the paper having been
annulled by Congress.
CONDITIONS IN HAITI.
Arrival of the Gunboat 31a chin a Was
Opportune.
WASHINGTON, Aug. It Tho Navy
Department today received a mall report
from Commander McCrea, of the gun
boatMachlas, dated Capo Haytlea. July
21, detailing tho conditions as ho found
them on his arrival. Tho report is as
follows:
"The arrival of the ship was considered
very opportune, as an attack by land
and sea was considered imminent. I
called on the Provisional Governor, Gen
eral Nord Alexis, who is also Secretary
for War in the Provisional Cabinet. He
told me ho was too much engaged as
Governor and practically in the field to
return my visit at once, but would bo
glad to do so If we remained here long
enough. He also declared he Sid not
consider foreign Interests menaced; also
that there must be an end to this move
ment very soon. The movement itself
he could not very clearly explain, for the
reason that his own advices were very
meager and unreliable.
"I told tho Consul to communicate to
the foreign Consuls that I would object
to any bombardment by the rebel ships
without duo notice. There ore no Im
portant Amerlcm Interests existing at
this place. Business is at a standstill.
"On the 31st I called again on the Gov
ernor. He told mo he had received a
large consignment of arms and ammuni
tion, and would at once advance against
the onemy. To my question: 'Do you
know of any antagonism against the for
eign Consuls or merchants by the lower
classes of citizens? he replied: 'No, I
do not think it exists.
"We then entered Into an arrangement
by which he' was to inform me by a sig
nal of his retreat. In which case I agreed
to land and protect the ombarkatlon of
foreigners, in case I considered it neces
sary. Ho reiterated the statement that
a man-of-war in the harbor now was
most welcome and necessary, &s it pro
vented a bombardment and preserved tho
peace of tho city." i
In the Event of Bombardment.
BERLIN, Aug. 161 A dispatch received
here from Caracas announces that the
commanders of the German cruiser Falke.
the United States gunboat Topeka and
the Dutch gunboat Suriname, now at
Porto Cabello, have resolved In agree
ment with tho commandant of Porto
Cabello as follows:
"In the event of tho town being cap
tured by tho revolutionists, the forts shall
not fire on that portion of the town
where the property of the foreigners is
situated. An emphatic protest will be
made against bombardment of this quar
ter by Venezuelan warships. Twenty
four hours' notlco must be given of an
Intended bombardment."
The foreign warships arc ready to em
bark persons of their respective nation
ality, and, if necessary, will send guards
ashore for their protection.
May -Split Haytl.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Minister
Powell has sent the State Department a
mall dispatch from Haytl giving a com
prehensive review of the present dis
turbed condition of the island,, with the
outlook for the future. In view of the
continued agitation, the Department has
not given out the Minister's review, as
it is necessarily speculative as to future
events. In the course of the dispatch he
calls atentlon to the fact that the revo
lutionary government of General Firmln
does not assert authority over all of
Haytl, but calls itself tho government of
Northeast, which is a detached portion
of the Islands. This suggests to the
officials here the possibilities of a recur
rence of the Incidents when. Haytl and
Santo Domingo "were separated.
Firxniniats Atacked St. Michael.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug. 16.-General Ju
meau, la comamnd of tho Flrmlnlst troops
in the Department of Artlbonite. attacked
St. Michael Thursday. After two days'
fighting he routed the troops of General
Nord, commanding tho army of the provis
ional government, who, before retreating,
entirely burned tho town. St. Michael Is
situated between Grande Rlverla and St,
Raphael. The army of General Jumeau
continues to advance, and more fighting
is imminent at St. Raphael.
Th Finninist cruiser Crete-a-PIerrot
has landed more troops near Cape Haytlea
to reinforce the army of General Albert
Salmave, which, It Is bettered, will await
the arrival of the troops of enral Ju
meau before attacking Cape Haytlen.
A Descrfcd City.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The depopulation
of New Hartford as the result of an order
issued by the cotton duck combination to
shut down lis Greenwood mills there on
September 1 for" an Indefinite period, has
begun in earnest, no fewer than TOO peo
ple having left the town Inside of two
weeks, says a Winsted. Conn., special to
the World. By the middle of next month
io is estimated that fully one-half of the
population of tho place, which Is 2503,
will have left.
Placards reading "Closing out business"
and "To rent" are already In store win
dows, and "For sale" signs- aro tacked on
property everywhere. In the district
known as Dublin, where several hundred
of tho mill operatives lived, there remains
but a single family. Buslneas men already
feel the effect and ara planning to locate
elsewhere. Truckmen, however, aro doing
a big business hauling household goods
to the railroad stations day and night.
The Greenwood plant Is to be removed
to Tallassee, Ala., where, according to an
alleged statement of the Mount Vernon-
Woodberry cotton duck combination,
manufacturing can be done more cheaply.
The business was established in New
Hartford in 1B33.
Exanlc C. Andrews Convicted.
DETROIT, Aug. 16. Frank C Andrews,
late vice-president of the wrecked City
Savings Bank, was this afternoon found
guilty of misapplying the funds of that In
stitution, after a month's trial. An appeal
will bo taken to the Supremo Court, and
a stay of proceedings Jor GO days was
granted. But two ballots were taken. The
first ona stood 10 for conviction and two
for acquittal. When the verdict was pro
nounced, Andrews' face whitened. "It's
a terror," he said, "and it Is unjust. I
never intended to cheat, or defraud any
one, God knows it." After the stay of
proceedings had been granted. Judge Mur
phy committed Andrews to the custody
of the Sheriff and he was taken to the
County Jail and locked in a cell. Attor
ney Beaumont announced that Monday he
would ask the Judge to fix ball for his
client pending an appeal.
Earl of Dudley Sworn In.
DUBLIN, Aug. 16. The Earl of Dudley
was sworn in this afternoon as Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland (In succession to Earl
caaogan, resigned) in the council cham
ber of the castle.
Peter's Pence Falling Off.
ROME, Aug. 16. The Assumption day
collection of Peter's pence In 'all the
churches of Home nggregated.only $5000.
much less than hod been exoected.
JACOBS ORDERED EAST
CHIEF QUARTERMASTER IS S003T
TO LEAVE PORTLAND.
Colonel Hathavray,' of Omaha, Will
Take the Vacant Position in the
Department of the Columbia.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Aug. 16. Lieutenant-Colonel Josh
ua W. Jacobs has been relieved as chief
Quartermaster of the Department of the
Columbia, and ordered to St. Louis as
depot Quartermaster. He will be suc
ceeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest H.
Hathaway, w,hg is now stationed at
Omaha.
Democrat Praises Roosevelt.
Praise from Democratic sources Is
something more than President Roose
velt could reasonably expect, but Repre
sentative Newlands, of Nevada, in a pri
vate letter received here yesterday, speaks
in the highest terms of the President.
"I regard Mr. Roosevelt as pre-eminent
in the Republican party for sincerity and
earnestness," he says, adding, "and out
side of Republican questions of party dif
ference. Democrats must concede that
President Roosevelt has conducted him
self well, and that he is an American of
whom ever' American should feel proud."
Newlands, however, believes that the
Republican party and the President are
not Jn unison on the subject of trusts.
He says' that Roosevelt, while Governor
of New York, sought to bring the great
wealth of that state into some reasonable
degreo of contribution to the state ex
penses, and that consequently the New
York Republicans forced Mr. Roosevelt
Into the Vice-Presidency to get rid of a
reform Governor.
Board to Examine Officers.
The Secretary of War has appointed a
board of Army officers to meet at Van
couver Barracks for the examination of
such officers as may be ordered before it,
to determine their fitness for promotion.
The members of the board are: Colonel
Greenleaf A. Goodale, Seventeenth Infan
try; Major Rudolph G. Ebert, Surgeon;
Majui: Alexander B. Dyer, Artillery
Corps; Captain Harry L. Hawth&rne. Ar
tillery Corps; First Lieutenant Harry . L.
Gilchrist, Assistant Surgeon; First Lieu
tenant Llewellyn N. J3ushfield, Seven
teenth Infantry.
SANDHURST COMMANDANT
Radical Change -at English Military
College.
LONDON, Aug. 16. Colonel Gerald
C. Kit son has been appointed Gov
ernor and Commandant of the Mili
tary College' at Sandhurst. The re
cent Incidents at thef college, when in
cendiary fires were set, presumably by
the cadets, besides the report of the Roy
al Commission, convinced tho War Office
of the necessity of radical changes In the
Military College. It is hoped that Col
onel ICitson's study of the West Point
Academy while he was military attache
at the British Embassy will enable him
to remedy admitted defects. The myste
rious fires at the Sandhurst College be
gan in April last and continued up to the
latter part of June. As a result of an
investigation made by Lord Roberts,
Commander-in-Chief of the forces, 23
cadets were rusticated, but 27 of them
were reinstated later.
There Is a decided lack of public inter
est -in the settlement and development of
South Africa. The -publication of a num
ber of tentative schemes, offlcfat and oth
erwise, has not resulted thus far in any
rush of immigrants. In fact, the United
States Embassy seems to have supplied
the Foreign Office with a large proportion
of the applicants for South African
passes, many Americans having regis
tered applications. None, however, could
properly be classed as Immtomnto Th
"always acute problem of working tho
mines is now more aimcuit than ever. It
is said that tho supply of workmen is
200,000 short of the demand. The Kaffirs,
like the Filipinos, are strongly disinclined
to settle down to. steady work after the
comparatively large pay and easy life of
army employment- The lack of agricul
turists is equally marked. The pro-Boers
are quite gleeful at the apparent fulfill
ment of their prophesies that the wages
of the whites would be lower under the
British than under the Boer regime.
Since coronation day the exodus from
London has been continuous, and the
population of the city is now probably at
the lowest water mark of tho whole year.
The royal guests have nearly all depart
ed, and the American migration is only
limited to tho carrying capacity of the
Atlantic liners. A general wail Is going
up from the hotels and boarding-houses,
which have not profited to the extent ex
pected by the coming pf coronation vis
itors, and which are now all more than
half empty, owing to the belated vaca
tion rush to tho country. In the mean
while King Edward is holding a floating
court on the royal yacht Victoria and Al
bert at Cowes, whore a number of dis
tinguished persons daily visit His Maj
esty. Two big receptions have been
planned to take place on the yacht next
week, in honor of the Shah of Persia
and Ras Makoncn, the Abyssinian Gen
eral. NORTHWEST CROPS.
Hill Smrrt It Is Too Early to Ven
ture a Prediction on the Yield.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 16. President J. J.
Hill, who returned last night from a
tour of the Northwest, said today it was
not wise at this time to venture a pre
diction on the wheat yield. There has
been a marked change in the acreage
over preceding years, and, in addition,
other crops will be larger.
"However, there will be a very good
average crop. It will be much larger
than the crop of last year, or of several
years past'
"What quality Is the crop?"
"Seemingly very good. saw some
wheat In Dakota yesterday which will
run 35 bushels, to the acre. It was mag
nificent. But when I came through into
this state, I almost felt ashamed of the
manner in fyhlch tho farmers had per
mitted tho weeds to grow. The fields
were fairly overrun. The yield per acre,
however, will be above tho average."
Mr. Hill, was exceedingly enthusiastic
over some wheat he had seen in Wash
ington. It ran CO bushels to the acre.
He said that the Washington crop will
be immense.
Mr. Hill denied all likelihood of a car
famine when the crop commences to
move. He said: "Why, we have enough
box cars to rnqvo the whole' Great North
ern crop in five round trips."
Fight on Turkish Frontier.
VIENNA, Aug. 1C Local newspapers
publish reports of a fight between two
battalions of. Turkish Infantry and a
band of Bulgarian-Macedonia revolution
ists, near Uskub, European Turkey. The
revolutionists were cut to pieces, and the
Turks had many men killed or wounded.
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President of Colorado Fuel &, Iron.
CHICAGO. Aug. 16. John J. Mitchell,
John W. Gates, Edwin Hawley and oth
ers reached Chicago today from New
York, and in the afternoon left for Den
ver to attend the annual meeting of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. One of
the number, a member of the proxy com
mittee, said: "Henry C. Rice will be
nrwMwit of tha comCanr. The chairman
of the board has not yet been determlnec
upon. Mr. Gates and others have been
under consideration." George Gould, Ed
win Hawley, D. G. Reid and others art
mentioned as those who may be elected
members of the new board.
RUINOUS COMPETITION.
Crisis in German Electrical In-
dastry.
BERLIN, Aug. 16. The crisis In the
German electrical industry Is occasioning
much discussion regarding. finding a rem
edy for the present ruinous competition
and bringing the producing capacity of
tho works mora in harmony with the
market demands. The bank for
electrical undertakings of Zurich, which
is owned by tho Allgemelne Eiktrleltacts
Gesellschaf t, of Berlin, discusses the sit
uation in its yearly report. Just issued,
and( concludes that the European elec
trical companies must adopt the Amer
ican trust Idea, getting all the works un
der the one management and then shut
ting down the unprofitable ones till the
situation improves.
The Blelchroeder family has bod the
automobile that caused the death of
Biron George von Blelchroeder, the wall
known banker and sportsman, near Col
ogne, June 11, last, to be burled beside
his grave In the grounds of Schloss Duer
in, not far from Cologne, and all the mem
bers of the family have given away or
sold their automobiles, of which they had
several. Baron James von BJelchroedsr
disposed of a raignlflcent French racing
machine that cost $11,000 for 51500.
The German police are Just becoming
acquainted with tho criminal possibilities
of Confederate notes. A person calling
himself Charles von Hess has been swin
dling extensively la 5100, $30 and $20 Con
federate bills of the J&i issue. He operat
ed by advertising in agricultural papers
for a manager for a large estate In Illi
nois, commenced' negotiations with those
who applied for the position and found
opportunities for getting Confederate bills
converted into German money. He Is still
at liberty.
Inquiries maJeJn every official quarter
here show that there' is . absolutely no
foundation for the reports published In
tho United States by a news agency that
a sensational attempt was made to blow
up the imperial yjcht Hohenzollern off
Reval. Russia, recently, while Emperor
William and the Czar were on board, or
that letters containing notes seemingly
referring to a plot to assassinate Emperor
William during his stay at Homburg have
been found on a criminal in court at
Frankfort.
THE NOISELESS MOSQUITO
A New Variety Has Come to Torment
a Jersey Term.
New York Evening Sun.
A serious situation confronts Bloomfield,
N. J., and the inhabitants of the old Revo
lutionary town are In a state bordering on
panic A peculiar variety of mosquito has
opened Its Summer campaign In the town,
and Just what measures to employ in
dealing with it is now occupying special
attention. The ordinary type of mosquito
Is not feared. Every one there knows its
ways, knows how to checkmate Its ra
pacity. Tcbacco smoke, pennyroyal, fans
all these 8nd more hove proved effectual
In pas.t Summers against the voracious
designs of the little pests. But this year
It is different, and unless the emergency
calls forth the man, the Inhabitants of
Bloomfield are likely to lead a perilous
existence until the frost comes. The
mosquitoes this year are voiceless. That
Is the whole trouble. Instead of a word
and a blow, It is a blow all alone, without
the lightest sign of a preliminary accom
paniment. Their ways are Insidious, and therein
they suffer by comparison with their
brethren of former Summers, who, at
least, gave warning of their approach by
that long-drawn, tremulous battle speech,
which so often preceded their demise under
the palm of some irate Jerseyman. But
this year they give no such warning. They
are stealthy, silent and sullen. The re
poseful Bloomfielder, peacefully smoking
on hte lawn or veranda, suddenly Jumps
in tho air with oaths or Impatient excla
mations, as the case may be, some 10 or
15 mosquito bites the gainer. Seated there
he had thought that there were no mos
quitoes because he had heard no buzzing;
"That was where he erred.
It was about a week beforo the towns
people awoke to the new condition which
confronts them, and as yet no remedy has
been devised. Only they have grown
more watchful and suspicious, and they no
longer cherish the belief that no music
necessarily means no mosquitoes. Some
Summers the pests appear lngreater
numbers than others. This season seems
to be an off year with them in point of
numbers, but with their voiceless attribute
one does the work that 100 formerly did;
and the mortality among them, according
to tentative statistics complied by the
Town Clerk, has decreased alarmingly.
Report of Trustee Confirmed.
TRENTON. N. J., Aug. 16. Vice-Chancellor
Stevenson today made a decree
confirming the report of State Senator
Joseph Cross,, special master in the fore
closure proceedings Instituted against the
United States Flour Milling Company by
the milling concern. The property of the
company was sold recently to tho Stand
ard Milling Company for $3,500,000. which,
after deducting $00,529. left J3.439.471 as the
net amount to be apportioned among the
bondholders. This netted tho bondhold
ers $116 on each $1000. bond. There were
in all 7504 bonds, which, with accrued in
terest, made the company's obligation
$3,624,725. After deducting tho proceeds of
the sale, there was a net loss to the bond
holders of $5.1$5,2S4. 'Of the bonds 7375
were owned by tho Standard Milling
Company, the purchaser of the United
States Company's property.
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Parry Not a Candidate.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 16. David
M. Parry, president of the National Man
ufacturers Association, today Issued a
formal statement regarding the recent
use his name as a candidate for tho Re
publication nomination for Vice-President,
in which, after saying he felt flat
tered by the talk of his candidacy, he de
clared: "I have neither the time nor the
desire to enter the political field."
Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The Imports of
dry goods and merchandise at the Port of
New York last week were valued at $9,--735,500.
Tho exports of specie from this
port to all countries for last week aggre
gated $761,064 silver and $8007 gold. Tho
Imports of specie last week were $40,856
gold, $22,625 silver.
Killed on the Xatterhorn.
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland. Aug. 16.
Two Englishmen and two Zermatt
guides wero overwhelmed today by an
avalanche while descending tho Matter
horn.. Ono of the tourists and a guide
were killed. Tho other members of the
party wero seriously Injured.
Box Factory Burned.
VERDI, Nev.. Aug., 16. The box factory
of the Verdi Mill & Lumber Company was
completely destroyed by fire last night.
Machinery and two carloads of finished
boxes were destroyed. The loss Is $40,000.
Nothing; Known of Tidal Wave.
LAREDO, Tex.. Aug. 16. A telegram
from the City of Mexico says nothing Is
known there of a tidal wave aLAltata, as
reported last night from Cullacan, Mexico.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Today's
Treasury statement shows:
Available cash balances J203.921.6SS
Gold... 10533J)00
Miss
Annie
Hobdn.
zy fi m&zsss
Miss Annie Hoban. Post Pocahontas of Yemasflee Council of Red Men (Wo
men's Branch), writes from S72 Eighth Ave., New York:
"Three months ago I was troubled with backache and a trouble
some heaviness about the stomach. Sleep brought me no rest for It
was a restless sleep. The doctor said my nervous system was out
of order, but his prescriptions didn't seem to relieve me. I was told
that Pcruna was good for building up the nervous system. After
using It for two months I know now that It Is. I want to say that It
made a new woman of me. The torturing symptoms have all disap
peared and 1 feci myself again. Peruna did mc more good than all
the other medicines I have taken." ANNIE HOBAN.
Secretary Woman's State Federation
Mrs. Julia M. Brown. Secretary of the
Woman's State Federation of California,
writes from 131V Fifth St, Los Angeles.
Cal., as follows: '
"I have never known of any patent
medicine which did what it professed to
do excopt Peruna. This remedy does
much more than It claims, and while I
have never advocated any medicine I
feel that It Is but Justice to speak a good
word for It because I have found it to
be such a rare- excoptlon.
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE
THOMPSON ACCUSED OP KILLING
3IRS. BARTHOLIN".
Claffy Held as an Accesnory-rThelr
Lawyers Object to the "Sweat-
Box" Process. . "
CHICAGO. Aug. IS. Oscar Thompson
was held to the grand Jury by Judge Pat
ton on the charge of hiving murdered
Mrs. Bartholin. At the same time. John
Claffy. the old stableman, who Is- better
known as "Daddy," was held as an acces
sory after the fact to the murder of Miss
Mlnnje Mitchell. Thompson also was held
on thl3 charge. Claffy's bond was fixed
at $3000. but the court declined to fix a
bond for Thompson, as the murder charge
on which he waived examination does not
permit of accepting surety for the ac
cused. Tho two men were taken to tho
County Jail. No attempt was made to give
bond for Claffy. as the primary object of
the attorneys acting for him and Thomp
son was to get the prisoners out of the
hands of Inspector Hunt and free" from hl3
"sweat box" methods.
Shortly before noon Attorney M. W.
Meagher appeared before Judge Patton
with a petition signed by Julius Aagard,
Thompson's employer, for a writ of hab
oaa corpus. Notice of the application was
served on Inspector Hunt Immediately,
with orders to bring tho prisoners Into
court at 2 o'clock. At that hour the In
spector, accompanied by Chief O'Neill and
Lieutenants Wood and Backus, appeared
with the prisoners. Assistant City Prose
cutor Murray, representing the police, in
formed tho court that Inspector Hunt was
prepared to "bock the prisoners" and mako
formal charges against them. On this
Meagher agreed to withdraw his applica
tion for the prisoners' release, and slid
they would waive examination on the
charges filed agaln3t them. Prosecutor
Murray Immediately filed formal charges
against Thompson and Claffy, which were
supported in each case by an affidavit by
John King accusing the two men. King Is
a policeman at the Englewood station, and
he arrested Thompson.
"There will be no attempt to give bonds
for Claffy at this time," said Mr. Meagher.
"Our desire was to have him and Thomp
son transferred from the Hyde Park sta
tion to the County Jail, so that they will
not bo subjected to the 'flweatbox' pro
cess any more."
Supposed to Bo Bartholin.'
DES MOINES. In., Aug. 16. A man be
lieved to have been William J. Bartholin,
tho Chicago suspect, was In Des Moines
on Thursday and Friday. He left the
city last night, ostensibly for Burlington,
to which place he requested that his mall
be forwarded. No further trace of him
has been found. He registered here as
A. IC Edgar. Chicago, and represented
himself as the traveling agent of a. gas
supply house! The night clerk at the
hotel asserts positively that he fits exactly
the description of Bartholin.
EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Agent Reports the Loss of 928,000-.
He Is N'otv In Jail.
OWENSBORO, Ky.. Aug. 16. The agent
of tho American Express Company . at
Fordsvllle was robbed of $23,CC0 last night
under peculiar circumstances. J. W. Boat
ner, who shipped the money to Fordsvllle,
is under arrest at Irvlngton, and J. C.
Schlltzbaum, the agent of tho company.
Is being held at Falls of Rough.
Several days ago a man giving his name
as J. W. Boatner. of Memphis, Tenn.,
appeared at the office of tho American
Express Company at Deanefield. five miles
from Fordsvllle. and wanted to express
523,000 to the latter point. Bcatner took
a receipt for It. and then the agent re
membered that he was allowed to ship
only $2000 at one time, and made him take
the cash back. Boatner kept the money
until last night, when it was sent to
Fordsvllle by express, where it arrived late
last night. The express agent. It is said.
Informed a number of people that the
money had arrived. It was not put In the
bank, as Mr. Boatner sent tYbrd that ho
would be there early this morning.
This morning Schlltzbaum turned up
at Falls of Rough. He stated that he
was held ud. robbed and kidnaped during
PRESCRIPTIONS
AILED TO RELIEVE
"I have known several women who
were little better than physical wrecks,
mothers who dragged out a miserable,
painful existence, but were made well
and strong through the use of Peruna.
I have known of cases of chronic catarrh
which were cured In a short time, when
a dozen different remedies had been ex
perimented with- and without good re
sults. I use It .myself when I feel
nervous and worn out. and I hive al
wnys found that the relults were most
satisfactory-" JULTA M. BROWN.
the night. He first decided to stay at the
depot all night, but he says, finally got
nervous and started to the hotel, only
one square away. Between the two places
he was set upon and robbed of the money
by three men.
The express" people and the officers be
lieve the- whole affair was a conspiracy
to defraud the American Express Company
out' of $28,000.
Boatner. Refuses to Tnlk.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Aug." 16. The
money was placed In a package and
sealed in the express office in this city
and addressed to J. W. Boatner, Fords
vllle. Boatner was present at the time,
paying Agent Burch $14 charges. Xfter
he left tho express office, ho called up
the agent at Fordsvllle over tha tele
phone; stating that the money would be
out on the next Illinois Central train, and
that he would call for It that night, and
to be sure not to put It In any bank, but
to place it in a safe. Burch, the agent
here, knew nothing about this latter
transaction. Boatner did not call for the
money, giving as an excuse that he was
drunk. Boatner has tho American Ex
press Company's receipt for $23,000. As
soon a3 the robbery was known to Agent
Burch, ho at once called up Mr. Hoglns.
the president., at St. Louis, who notified
him to have Boatner arrested. When ar
rested the money was not found in his
possession. Boatner refuses to give any
history of his family record, other than
he came from South America, and that
his father gave him the $23,000 which ho
han won on horse races. While here
Boatner drank freely. Ho Is about 23
years old, and wore glasses, a red neck
tie and low-cut shoes. His hair was
brown and his mustache of a darker hue.
His general manner Indicated that he
was well educated and refined.
Battle Wltn Convicts.
FLORENCE. Ala., Aug. 16. Five men,
supposed to be the escaped Tennessee con
victs, have been encountered 20 miles
north of Florence by Deputy Sheriff
White, of Waynesboro, Tenn. Whlto ex
changed shots with the men. firing from
behind hl3 horse, but they escaped. As far
as known none of the shots tdbk effect.
A posse is in pursuit.
DREDGING FOR GOLD.
Operations. Successfully Carried on
in Tfevr Zealand.
Casslers Magazine.
Dredging for gold is carried on more
successfully in New Zealand than in any
other portion of the world, and at tho
present time nearly a hundred dredges are
there at work on the gravels of different
rivers, most of them successfully, many
earning dividends ranging from 100 to 200
per cent.
In dealing with dredging propositions
care must be taken in the preliminary
prospecting operations to become thor
oughly acquainted with the nature of the
bed-rock. This Is moot Important, and In
nearly every Instance governs the chances
of success .In using dredges for placer
mining. Saould the bed-rock bo found of
such a nature that the lips of the dredge
Lurkeia- cannot easily cut or scrape it, one
may be assured that it will be impossible
to recover the best or bed-rock values
contained In the gravels. There are some
Don't tell your friends of
it. They would think it so
strange. You see, they know
Ayer's Hair Vigor checks
falling of the vhair, restores
color to gray hair, and makes
the hair grow. Then why
don't youuse it?
"A few years ago my hair got very
dry and I could pull it right out by the
handful. After using a few bottles of
Ayer's Hair Vigor I got relief. My
hair stopped falling and I received a
new head of ,hair.y Mrs. G. Harrer.
Milwaukee, Wis.
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BER GREAT FORTUNE
A Woman Saved From Life-Long
Kiseryand Made Happy
and Useful.
A woman confined to the house for
several years with a chronic female
derangement had finally given up hope
of being cured.
She had tried physician after phy
sician, and remedy after remedy, without
I any permanent Improvement.
; Her treatment had cost her husband.
who was a poor man, hundreds of dol
' lars. They had been obliged to deny
j themselves many comforts of life in
oracr to get money enough to pay tne
physicians.
Yet, in spite of all economy there was
a small mortgage on their property be
i cause of the expense her illness had
I brought upon them.
j The woman had become weak, nervous
. and wretched, and scarcely able to keep
out of her bed. Her children wero
growing up neglected and ragged,
, because of the want of a mother's care.
Her husband was becoming discouraged
! and broken down with overwork.
I Picking up the paper one day she han
; pened to read an Item which contained
: the news that Dr. Hartman would treat
such cases free of charge by letter. She
: immediately wrote the doctor describing
' her case, and giving him all her symp
; toms.
I She soon received a letter telling her
; exactly what to do. and what mcdl
i clnes and appliances to get. She began
tho treatment (the principal remedy be
I Ing Peruna) at once, and In a few weeks
j she was well and strong again, able to
j do her own work.
I This offer of free home treatment to
! women is still open to all who may need
the services of this eminent physician,
j All letters applying for treatment will
i be promptly answered, and be held
strictly confidential.
Miss J. Ncwlove. 23 Rowley street.
Rochester. N. Y.. writes:
"I suffered 'with systemic catarrh, had
such a tired feeling, faint spells, pain In
J the back of my head and over my eyes.
I got so I could hardly see. I was getting
very nervous so that my hands trembled.
I was chilly nearly all the time. During
I the months I doctored I lost 40 pounds
I so I thought I would have to try some
i thing else. Peruna was recommended to
i me by a friend, and I gave It a trial.
Now I feel better than I have for years
do not think I could feel any better."
MISS J. NEWLOVE.
"Miss Estella Rlchardaon, 4S Straight
street. Grand Rapids. Mich., writes:
"I have been troubled, as most women
are. with Irregularities and pains at my
menstraal period, and a friend advised
me to try Penma. and so I did. This
seemed to relieve the pain and I kept on
taking it until now I am well and strong,
have no pains whatever and feel like a
new woman, and am gaining in flesh and
strength."
MISS ESTELLA RICHARDSON.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to Dr. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis. .
Address Dr. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, O.
large tracts of alluvial deposits suitable
for dredging that will, on prospecting,
show sufficient valuen from surface to bed
rock to warrant the installation of a
dredge even should the bed rock values
be Imi osslble- to recover; but great cara
and thorough prospecting ought to be car
ried out on a liberal scale before attempt
ing to work such deposits by this method.
Many types of dredges are now on tha
market for working placer deposits
clam shell dredges the steam shovel kind.
Archlmedian screws, bucket and ladder
dredges and others but of all of these the
bucket and ladder dredge. In the writer's
opinion. Is the best machine for this par
ticular service.
Lynching; In Mississippi.
MERIDIAN. Miss.. Aug. 16, At Wal
nut Grove. Lake County, last night.
Charles Johnson, colored, was lynched by
a party of citizens for making an assault
on a white woman. Johnson was taken
from the officers who were carrying him
to prison.
Nominated for Congress.
OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 15. Gilbert Hitch
cock, proprietor of the World-Herald,
was today unanimously nominated by the
Democrats of the Second Congressional
District.
A Notification. He I s'ose there's a pow
erful lot of things to see In New York? She
I n'poso so: but. scln as I'm goln" with you.
there's a lot of 'em you ain't soln" to see.
Silas. Puck.
Scrofula
Few are entirely free from It.
It may develop so slowly as to causo
llttlo if any disturbance daring tha whols
period of childhood.
It may then produce Irregularity of the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
1 and marked tendency to consumption
before manifesting itself in much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
It is best o- be sure that you are quite
free from It, and for its complete eradica
tion yon can rely on v
Hood's Sarsaparilla
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