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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1894)
Lincoln County Leader. J. F. STEWART, Publlahar. TOLEDO OREGON' BIDS FOR BONDS. Portland's Water Issue Bring Satisfactory Premiums. THEY WERE UNCONDITIONAL, Boston and Chicago Flrma Offer 109.89 Other Straight and Cloia Offers Made Portland' Credit Good In All Parts of the United States. Fobtland, Or.. August 8. An ad journed meeting of the Water Commit tee wag held jesterdayto receive pro posals for the purchase of $500,000 of water bonds of the city of Portland. Chairman Henry Failing presided, ami Messrs. Frank Dekum, C. H. Lewis, C. H. Rafferty, C. A. Dolph, J. Ixewenberg, H. W. Scott, L. Therkelsen, C. If. Ca rey, C. II. Hill and It. B. Knapp were present. ineteen bids were received and thirteen agents of bond buyers were in attendance and were admitted to the meeting while the bids were opened The proposals were for (200,000 of bonds to l) paid for and delivered to the pur chaser on August 15, and for $300,000 on September ID; the proposals to be fo the whole or any part of the (600.000, The bonds, as is well known, bear 5 per cent per annum interest, are dated July 1, 18U3, and are payable thirty years from date. The bidder was required to pay the accrued interest from the date ol the bonds up to the time of delivery that is, the interest coupons up to that time are to be removed before the bonds are delivered. There was quite a flutter of excite, lijcuL among the agents collected in the ball when tiie committee met, and one of them came in shortly after and asked to withdraw his bid. As there was no way of telling for a certainty which was tiie bid till it was opened, this could not he done, and he concluded to let the bid stand. There have been so many attempts to get in bids at the different sales of bonds which were indefinite, or which migli be understood in more ways than one that the committee has been obliged to reject all bids which imposed any condi ditiong or did not comply strictly with the terms of the advertisement. Most of the buyers have come to understand that it was no use to put in anything but " flat " bids. There was such a number of agents present that the committee could not help wondering whether they were putting up any job or not, as some new scheme to avoid making a straight- up or Hat bid had been tried by some of the agents at every previous sale of bonus. Before beginning to open the bids M Dolph said if any (mention was likely to arise In regard to the tormol bids winch should he considered, as had hiiimcnud at the last sale, it would lie advisable to sett e the matter at that time. Chairman Failing said it was under stood that the proposals were to be uncoil, ditional. There were to be no conditions attached to them at all. If the bidders were fully advised of this, he would pro ceed to open the bids, it may be remcm bered here that the bids as a whole were the most satisfactory lot received yet, Only a few, mostly from persons who had not bid for Portland water bonds be fore and who apparently did not under stand their value, attempted to impose any conditions. The bids ran higher than was expected, and the premium re ceived amounted to (111,450, which was considered by the committee as a very successful sale. Bids came from all tl principal cities of the Fast Boston New ork. Cincinnati. Chicago whic goes to bIiow that tho credit ot Portland isjgood in all parts of tho Union. TUB NEW STATICS. The Tariff Kill Interferes Willi Action Vpon Their Admission. Washington, August 7. With tl session of Congress drawing to a close and all attention likely to be concen trated upon tho taritr bill, it is not con idered nrohahle the Semite will act upon either the Arizona or New Mexico Mate bills before the llnal adjournment. Th was the understanding when tho bill were reported from the Committee on Territories. The date of admission the case of Arizona and the constitu tional convention in the case of New Mexico have been so deferred in tl Senate bills that no change will be nec essary in rase of postponement. II provision in the Arizona bill is lor at mission August 1, 1806, while the con vention in New Mexico is not to meet until July 1. 1HII5. Cover nor Hughes of the opinion the bill will have to I changed to provide for a new eotistitu tion lielore it can pass the Ncnate. Th opinion he bases upon the opMiHition lie llnds to exist In the Menato to tl constitution adopted in 18IU on account of the Irrigation and silver payment features. llaard on the Guilford-Miller Killing Wamiiinuton, August 7. The Secre tary of the Interior has affirmed the de cision of the general laud olllco in tl lise of tho Central Paeillc Company against V. A. I alkrnns, T, M. Morse John T. Clark, 1-ea Hiireh and John (. atts. involving lands near Shasta, v ill and a large number of rases involving elections of lands made by the I'nion Paeillc Company. 1 he selections of hot companies are held for cancellation on the ground mat other parlies in tin cases settled on the lands prior to thei selection by tho companies. 1 he dec sion in these cases is based on the rocen Guilford-Miller ruling. The llrltlsh llnrrest. London, August 6. The Mark Lane Express in commenting on the Britisl harvest estimates, as based upon the usual reports from all parts of Vireat Britain, says that the yield of wheat will lie 1(1 percent better than 1808 and will be the bent crop guthc red in several years; that the conditions generally are calculated to cause rejoicing among farmers, and that the harvest altogether will be better than previous harvests for many years, II the weather favors gar nering. Itlver and Harbor Mil. Wabhiniiton, August 7. Tho confer ence report on the river and harbor bill has been agreed to by the Senate. Tliip completes the bill, and it goes to the President. Shanghai, August 7. Denmark is de manding tho release of llerr Muhlcn stedt, a passenger on the dispatch boat, Tsao Kiang, captured by the Japanese July J. DESERVES TO ICCCXED. Indications Ara.Tb.at the Interstate Fair Will be a Grand Affair. Tacoma, August 7. The Northwest Interstate lair, to be held here from August 15 to November 1, is to be a great big exposition. That is a fact of which the people of the Northwest have been but lately convinced. To such an extent did the strikes and floods set back the enterprise that many feared it could not be held at all. Notwithstanding all the difficulties that they found in their way, the business men of Tacoma, who have the project in hand, determined that the fair should be held, and that, too, on a big scale. The past two weeks has shown that they are capable of carrying out what they promise. The very best amusement enterprises to be bad in the United Mates have been secured; the influential business men of the commonwealths the fair aims to represent have become interested ; an exhibit of the resources of the entire Pa cific Northwest on a grander and greater scale than ever before attempted has been secured; counties and states are wing with one another to have tiie best exhibit at the fair, and last, but not least, there is enough money already on hand and in sight to open the fair as advertised, August 15, without one cent of debt. All this requires work, and lots ol it, but that work is going on with I rapidity and vim that is astonishing. As an example, one week ago the con cessionaire who is to exhibit the great cvclorama of the battle of Lookout Mountain broke ground for his building. lo-day the structure, which is ci renin in shape, 123 feet in diameter and 5.1 feet high, is almost completed. Hardly less rapid has been the work on the Ori ental village, which is to be an exact duplicate of a street in Cairo with all the accessories of donkevs. donkev bovs. camels and Arab drivers. The fair build ings proper have all been completed, but many concessionaires are hurrying their work with marvelous rapidity, Iiecora tor Gorman is now about to begin bis work of decorating both the fair grounds and the interior of the buildings. There Is ample scone for him to exhibit his re nowned artistic ability, for a more beau tiful site for a fair ground than the riftv- two-acre park on which the Interstate Fair is located could not be found. Mr. Gorman will expend (0,000 on draperies, flags, bunting and streamers. Blue yellow and white are the colors he has selected to prevail in the decorations. These will be known as the Interstate Fair colors. Already they iiave become a fad here in Tacoma. Geutloinen wear them in their button-holes ; ladies wear them in their gowns. Blue, yellow and white sunshades are becoming popular in fact, one can go nowhere without see ing some patriotic citizen flaunting them At last tho officers of the Fair Associa tion, those gentlemen who have devoted so many long, weary months to making the project come up to their ideal, and that, too, without any hope of compen sation, are happy. The success of the enterprise is assured. From August 15 to November 1 the people of the great Pacific Northwest will see a fair Btich as was never before seun in this section of the country. It is their fair, and in it they may well feel a pride. KNOI.AND'H STAND. She Will Not Attempt re Define What Is Contraband of War. London, August 7. In the House of Commons to-day Sir Fdwin Gray in reply to a cpicstion from Mr. Gourley, a prominent ship owner, said that Japan had promised that no warlike operations should be undertaken against Shanghai and its approaches on the condition that China does not obstruct the approaches to Mianghal. Japan contends that the powers have no right to interfere with neutral vessels except in the event of a blockade, due notice of which should be given, or in case of carrying of contra band of war. It would he dangerous for Great Britain to deline by a general statement what is not contraband of war. Coal has been held not to bo con traband ol war as a rule, but It was possible in some eases that it might be come so. Great Britain must adhere to the doctrine that it is not for fighters to decide what is and what is not contra band of war regardless of the well-established rights of neutral people. I'NION NOT ItKSI'ONSIHI.B. Its Members Did Not Destroy Itallroad Property lu Chicago. Ciui'Auo, August 7. During the paHt week a committee of the American Hail way Union held several consultations with Mayor Hopkins. To-day E. W Burns, a director of that organization and the head of the committee, ad mitted that the purpose of the commit tee's visit was to furnish the authorities with information touching the damage claims of the railway companies. The union men say they expect to prove in many instances that the destruction of property (or which damages are claimed was done by men employed by tho rail roads and the General Managers' As sociation, lhev claim to lie able to prove that the men arrested last Friday, charged with leading tho riot and burn ing cars on the Rock Island tracks July 5. were at that time in the employ of the Chicago and Fasteru Illinois road. They also claim to have other similar cases. Their object is lo show that the union is not responsible for the riots and destriu lion of property. Fire In Tenement. t. iiicAiio, August 7. A panic was created to-day by a lire which broke out in a tenement house on West Fortieth and Ohio streets, a hundred families tumbling over each other in a wild scramble to save their etl'ects. Tho lire started in an alley ami, driven tv a strong wind, swept down the row. de stroying the back porches, kitchens and outbuildings ol sixty-six houses. II Humes threatened for a time to wipe out the entire neighborhood, and the tene ments tied in terror, but bv hard work the tlreinen dually controlled the blaze with a loss ol less than (10,000. Anarchists to be Deported. Rom, August 7. Six anarchists wore arrested while holding a secret confer ence here last evening. It is estimated that 2,000 anarchists arrested in raids the last two months will lie deported r if ty have been already sent to Naples to embark for Massowah on the lied Sea. I'apal r.nrjrllral Letter. Komr, August 7. In papal encycli cal letter addressed to the Brazilian Bishops his Holiness urges the Bishops to educate and enlighten the people with all the means at their command. Ignorance, he says, is tho cause of evils of the day. Open to the Public. Wasiiinotoh, August . Representa tive Kichards of Ohio to-day introduced a hill providing that all sessions of com mittees and executive sessions of the Psnat shall be open to (lit public. THE ANARCHISTS. They Can Xo Longer Use This Country as a Haven. MOST WILL BE CIRCUMSPECT. Hill Succeeds In Having Passed Ills Bill for the Deportation of Anarchists- Danger of Doing an Injustice to Harm less Socialists Pointed Out. Washington, August 7. Chandler's resolution looking to the investigation of the Dominion Coal Company of Nova Scotia and the substitute offered by Mills, providing that a special commit tee of five should be directed to report to the Senate whether any member of Congress is or was interested in anv company engaged in mining coal in any ot the Mates or any railroad company was engaged in transporting coal which would come into competition with the Dominion Coal Company of Nova Scotia, and w hether the removal of the existing duty would reduce the price of coal to consumers, and what section of the country would be benefited by its re tention, were taken up. A discussion arose between Mills and Chandler as to whether the old sugar committee would lie appointed. Mills favored the reten tion of the old committee because, he said, it was honest and capable, and recently reported that charges made against Senators had not been sustained " Is that the reason the Senator from Texas favors this committee?" inquired Chandler. Mills denied he was influenced by any such motives, and expressed a willing ness to have a new committee appointed if Chandler preferred. The resolution went over under the rules without action. The bill for the deporting of anarch ists then came up, and Hill explained its provisions. Unless some action was tnlren by this government, tuJi ua vtae now before the Senate, this country, he said, would soon be the dumping ground for the anarchists of the world. It was not intended to make the belief in an archy a crime, and therefore no attempt hail been made to define anarchy. He favored the provision of the Senate bill for inspection by treasury agents instead of by Consuls, and was sure no one would attribute bis attitude on this sub ject to a desire to acquire the patronage of the Secretary of the Treasury. There were no polities in tho bill, and he fa vored it Iiecause he believed it was bet ter than the House bill. Lodge exnressed the belief that both bills were inadequate lor the purpose ol restricting immigra tion, but he was anxious to see some re striction placed on immigration, no mat ter how slight it may he. Palmer pointed out the difficulty of dealing fairly with the question and the danger of doing an injustice to harmless Socialists while protecting ourselves against the danger of anarchists. II asked Hill whether the bill was appli cable to undesirable persons already in the country, and Hill replied it would be. The discussion then took on a legal aspect, and lunged on the right of country to protect itself against unde sirable aliens. Hill pointed out the moderation of the pending bill as com- pared w ith tho act recently passed by the Knglish Parliament, and Kyle asked him to more accurately define the term anarchist, lor there were, he said, peace able and learned people in Boston who held it was possible lor a people to be come so highly civilized as to live to gether without laws, and therefore ac cording to the usual definition they were anarchists. Hill replied they were at liberty to have this belief; but, if they tried to overturn the laws for tho pur pose of putting their belief to the test. then they became dangerous. After somo further debate and the introduc tion of some amendments tho bill was passed, ami Hill, Faulkner and Chandler were appointed conferrees. NIONS OK lMl'ltOVEMEMKNT. Ilecnlpts of Oold and Denver's (Clear ances Greatly Increased. Dknvkk, August 0. The receipts of gold at the Denver mint for the pust week amounted to f 108,124.50, against 44,641.80 for the corresponding week of last year. This is an increase of $12;i, 587.01. or aliout 281 per cent. Of thi gold a shipment was made to-day to the rhiladelphta mint valued at $142,500 Gold bars are shipped in boxes made to lit them, each liox holding alwut $75,000 and weighing about ;wo pounds. . present the Denver mint is making shipment of one Imix every other day, l he Denver bank clearings for the wee ended yesterday showed an increase of 170 per cent over the corresponding week of last year, and the receipts of the Denver and Itio Grande railroad for the fourth week in July were 170.800. an increase of $75,200 over those for the same period of last year. Worth Over a Million. San Francisco, August 6. The last w ill and testament of the late Kugene Kelly Murphy of this city stands with out a sponsor in the Supreme Court of Alameda county. Investigation showed that the law has not been complied with i lie statute provides that a testamen shall be tiled for probate within thirty days alter it has been found. The ier son named as executor shall present the document lor pronate within that tune or else he is presumed to have renounced his intention to act. The will has not as yet been formally tiled, and the momen it is me widow win make a hitter con lest. 1 he estate is said to he worth ove 1,000,000. One RenelH of the War. K ssas City, August 0. Tho Armou Packing Company may prove an impor tant factor in the war between China and Japan, if pending negotiations are carried to a successful end. Recently it received a cablegram from Yokohama Jaimn, from the .Mikado's co eminent asking for its price on 500,000 pounds of canned coined beef for the Japanese army. The company cabled its answer, and pending a reply," which is expected soon, has prepared to go into the busi ness of supplying nuats to the battling Asiatics on a big scale. The company has also opened negotiations with the Chinese legation at Washington. steamer Empress of China Ashore. London, August 7. The British steamer Fm press of China. Cantain ,.,,,,,,,, . . v , , Archibald, from Aancouver via ko- haina for Shanghai, it ashore at tho 1st- ter port. It will be necessary to ilia. charge all the cargo before she can be floated. The Fmpross of China) Is vessel of 8,000 tons register and a regular trader between Vancouver and China nd Japanese Krts. She belongs to the Canadian Pacitle Railway Company. THAT PASTORAL LETTER. I BUbop Watterson Gives the Facts Lead Ing up to Its Issuance. Colcmbcs, O.. August 8. To a preeB agent to-day Bishop Watterson gave some interesting history leading up to us now famous pastoral letter to the Catholic Total Abstinence Aid Societies in relation to manufacturers and vend ors of intoxicants. A week before Thanksgiving, last year, a member of one of the Columbus societies, belong ing to the Knights of St. John Union, told the Bishop of the preparations mak ing in his society for an entertainment at which beer was to be Bold and nro- miBcuous dancing indulged in. After reproving the members the Kishon re ceived a promise that the objectionable ieatures biiouiu be omitted. Notwith standing this the entertainment waB held as orginally intended. When the Bishop neara of this violation he re fused to longer recotmize the members of the society as Catholic citizens. In uecember at the regular election of the society saloonkeepers, regardless of the Bishop's wishes, were elected President and Captain respectively. The Bishon thereupon warned the members that, if these officers were installed, he would deprive the whole division of its rank and privileges as a Catholic society. The society thereupon resolved to con pult the Supreme President of its union. This the Bishop knew only after the appeal waB made, and during a visit to .Monsignore .-atom in February Kisbop Watterson, in the meantime having heard a rumor that an appeal had been made, asked the delegate if such were the case. Monsignore Satolli answered in the negative, and the Bistiop decided to wait another month. The very day, he savs. on which the pastoral letter was issued he was served by the apostolic delegate with the appeal of the society referred to and the corre spondence with the local President re lating thereto, the Bishop's action in regard to the society was not satisfied, however, and hearing that the delegate waB to visit uoiumous in June, drew up a second appeal, which it asked the Bishop to sign that it might go imme diately to the delegate. While this was going on in Columbus the National Con- tcimuii ui me iviugiiis oi d. jonn waB taking place in Buffalo, and a few dele gates from Columbus attempted the un precedented thing ot arraigning a Bishop before a convention of lavmen. Manv of the delegates were afraid of such ac tion, however. The second decision of the delegate is dated July 3, and is addressed to the Secretary of the protesting society. After Satolli first lays down the general prin ciples that, as it belongs to the office of a Bishop to find out in his own diocese what is hurtlul or helplul to the spirit ual good of the faithful, it belongs to his power to commend, forbid, counsel or permit to be done whatever he may judge conducive to his own duty and the good of the faithful. He then says: " The letter of decree of the Bishop of Columbus concerning Catholic societies of total abstinence to abstain from in toxicating drinks ought by no means to be subject to tho judgment of every pn vate individual or every assemblage of simj)le Catholics or citizens; but every Catholic of good conscience must hold for certain that the Bishop has com manded those tilings which seem to be for the greater good of the faithful and the honor of every Catholic society Therefore this tiling which the BiBhop nas cuiumauiieu. in ins uecree x approve, and I decide that they are to be observed : but, if perhaps they for the time being seem to hurt the material interests of some attorney, they will have to be pa tiently borne for the good of the many and for the honor of our Catholic church." The Bishop adds that he inserted the wedge ot tho relorm in the atlair and those who are affected by the decision had the apostolic delegate drive it in. 8 KICKING TIIE NOKTII POLK. The Jachson Expedition Has Sailed From a Russian Port. Aiu iiANOHi., Russia, August 8. The steamer W'indward, having on board the Jackson polar expedition, sailed hence this afternoon for Harbourova or Jnger- ekischar, as circumstances should deter mine. The expedition procured stores, furs and a number of Russian ponies. At Harbourova or JugerskiBchar a few Samoyedis will be added to the crew and the steamer will then proceed to the southern Bhore of rranz Josef land The place of landing in Franz Josef land can only be determined when the ice conditions are known. All the members of the party are in good health and spirits, and are confident of success their undertaking. The departure of the expedition was made the scene of a remarkable degree of enthusiasm. The city was everywhere decorated with flags, The government and city officials and other notables went on hoard the Wind ward, and went a considerable distance down the harbor. When they left the steamer many happy wishes followed the voyagers, who responded with cheers. TO IMPROVE It ITERS. Agreement Reached by River and Harbor Couferrees. Wasiiinuton, August 2. Dolph has had a rather hard struggle, but he has pulled out of the conference committee with all the Oregon appropriations in the river and harbor bill. Practically an agreement to that effect has been reached, and the agreement will prob ably lie reported to-morrow. The amount for a boat railway at The Dalles has leen reduced to100.000. but Dolnh savs that will lie sufficient to acquire the right oi way aim iiegin the work. The main thing is to have it started. The other appropriations for Oregon remain nndis turlK'd. Washington is also fortunate. Fvery increase made by the Senate re mains in the bill, as also does the pro vision made for the 1-akes Union and Washington waterway. The Oregon and Washington delegations are feeling very jubilant. Oregon has a 400,000 increase, nearly double the amount in the House bill, with the entire amount for the completion of the work at the mouth of the Columbia. Dolph savs boats will be passing over the dalles of the Columbi in (our vcars. May Itulld a Parlflc Cable. Mostkxai., Que., August 4. The out break of war between Japan and China has revived interest in the proposed Pa cific Ocean cable Mween Vancouver and Japan. C. R. Hosmer, General Man ager of Telegraphs ot the Canadian Pa cific railway, said in an interview to-dav that sufficient progress had been made financially in ISO! for putting throueh 'his scheme, had the Japanese govern- M'10"' Klvo" ,ho assistance that was ' ' . .Y,,,," "? oeneves the pnwm war win extend lo other nations in the Far Fast. ,! il,t i. uill ..., in the laving of a Pacific cable either to Janan. China or Australia ).;). ing cables pass through so manv foreign countries where serious complications , are likely to arise at anv moment. The distance from VaiwrmvF t. .limn i. JAXi miles. A cable is estimated to rest lets than M.POO.OOO, IT IS ABOUT ENDED The Strike Declared Off by the American Railway Union. TWO ROADS NOT INCLUDED The General Strike Committee of the American Railway Union Has De clared It Off in the City of Chicago Except as Regards Two Roads. Chicago, August 5. At a meeting of the general strike committe selected by the special committee of the American Railway Union last week, which waB held at Uhlrich's hall this morning, it was decided to declare the strike off in Chi cago. This does not include the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, nor the Atchison and Topeka, where the men have voted to continue the strike to settle local grievances, and where they think they have a fair show of winning. There were twenty-four local unions repre sented at the meeting this afternoon, and each representative had been em powered to vote to declare the strike off. 'rl 1 ... adjournment the only statement given out was the following: By a vote of the local unions of the American Railway Union in Chicago they have decided that the strike Bhall be declared off in the city of Chicago, with the exception of local unions on the Chicago and Kastern Illinois and the Atchison and Topeka, where the strike still remains in lull force and euect. This is effective at 7 o'clock Monday morning, AugUBt 6. The decision does not armlv to the systems outside of Chi cago, and the Pullman employes will be expected to settle theirown ditlerences." Resolutions explaining the reasons for calling off the strike were adopted. The example set bv the unicago unions win he followed immediately by the unions throughout the western eountry, and by Wednesday niebt at the latent the strike will be declared off all over the country, except on the two roads named. Debs left this city to-night for Terre Haute, and will go from there to New York, where he will deliver a lecture at Cooper Institute. Debs has been offered a large salary to travel and lecture under the auspiciea of a Boston labor bureau, which he may accept while Fast. THE DEAD OP MOTE. Fatti Rosa, the Well-Known Soubrette, Is Gone. Boston, August 6. Patti Rosa, the well-known soubrette, died to-day. She was the wife of John W. Dunne. Patti Rosa had intended to leave for Newport the last of the week to spend several weeks before entering on an extensive tour which had been mapped out for her. Not being in good health, how ever, she decided to undergo a medical examination, and Monday last it was found that she was suffering from a severe form of appendicitis. She was operated on at St. Francis' hospital Tuesday, from the effects of which she died to-day. Patti Rosa was one of the best-known comediennes. She was of English par entage and birth, and came to thia coun try when quite young. Her first Pacific Coast success was made about twenty years ago, when with her husband, Rob ert Scott, she appeared in comedy sketches at the Bella Union theater, San rrancisco. one subsequently secured a divorce from Scott, and shortly afterward married John W. Dunne, a stock actor, and under his management she starred for many years. By Borne competent critics Bhe was pronounced Lotta's only rival and legitimate successor, her art oeing in the same vein as that which brought fame and fortune to " the Ca i- fornia Diamond." The deceased actress made her hist appearance in Portland, Or., last March, when she presented " Dolly Varden " and a couple of other comedies specially written for her. She waB a strong favorite of the Portland members of the B. P. O. E., who once presented her with a handsome gold badge as a mark of appreciation of the clever way in which Bhe presided at one of their social sessions. Her home was in Chicago, and she was reputed to be quite weauny.j FllANKLIX IAWTON. M r. brnox, N. Y., August 0. Frank lin Lnwton, one of the oldest and best- Known residents of ?ew Hochelle, N. Y., died yesterday at his home, 307 Hugue not street, in that place. The deceased in 18411 went to California from New Rochelle and located in San Francisco, where he became prominent in financial circles. Several years later hn iniinlil the San Francisco Stock Exchange, of miicn on oecaine secretary. Me held that position until 1S5I1. when he on more returned to New Rochelle, taking i.p ma lesiuence in tne old lamuy home stead, where he died. The homestead was nuui in low by .Mr. lwton's great grandfather, who was one of the Hugue not settlers of New Rochelle. He leaves a w idow, two sons and one daughter. AN ATTRACTIVE FOLK. Wellman Continues His Search, Thoufh His Vessel Is Lost. Chicago, August- 4. The following special cablegram was received by the Chicago Herald to-day from Tromsoe, Norway : "Captain Emil Peterson, Engineer L W. Wilship, H. Westfall, mountaineer and cook and one sailor, all of the Chi cago Herald polar expedition, which left this port May I on the steamship Rag-navald-Jarl under command of Walter Wellman, have arrived here on a whaler. They bring information of the loss of the Ragnavald-Jarl Mav 24. Soon after leaving Dane's Island the boat encoun tered a great mass of pack ice, and de spite every effort to escape the vessel was hemmed in and crushed to pieces. The crew had time to transfer the greater portion of their provisions, scientific In strument, dogs and aluminum boats to the ice before the boat Ursa . 1 a . kt 1 The men who arrived here to-dav" left the party after the accident, but Com mander Wellman and the remainder of the party, nndannted bv the loss of their vessel, resolutely set out in search of the pole." It is probable another boat will be fit ted up at once and sent to the rescue of the party. Receivers for a Zlne Company. Kansas City, August 6. Judee Phil. lips of the United States District Court has issued an order appointing Arthur Walrodt of New York and Galen Srn. cer of Joplin receivers of the Western .inc Company of Joplin. Each gave bonds in the sum of li'.V0il. Th v.,.. em .inc Company in June, 18!3, issued bonds to the amount of $150,000, which were place,! in New York. It is alleged that the company has defaulted in pav rnsnt of interim. ' ' LATfcsI WAB NEWS. Japan Closely Watching th. Movement, of Russia. London, August 8.-A dispatch from t.. ifhinese cruiser has captured J. UCll C a . Japanese trading bark and taKeu ... toTaku. All pilots nave nee.. not to guide Japanese vessels or to gie them anv information as to the waters olthe coast. A copy of a Japanese edict issued since the ueciarauoii ..a ed bv the Central Sews correspu.m- ; Kharmhoi. It savs the local au thorities will be held responsible for the lives and property ot tiie v. mnese -"'alcW IVUSSia H muicm-"". - ; . closelv by Japan because of a report ol a Russian-Chinese entente. The weather on the China Sea is so rough all t he at- a. i ....,Jd hni'Q nppn iirivKiJ kj cut nv The Japanese cruisers are supposed to be concentrated at neuiu.j. tub weakness of china London, August 8.-Captain Lang, a i a-.Lm in the Chinese navy and 1UIUICI UtlClivvi , supervisor of the building of many forts, f.i inluririenr to-dav : lneiiu- nf.aa am we traineu aim rA..v... orb-mon. China's navv is about equal to Japan's. The Japanese have more dash and spirit than the Chinese have, but all depends on how the Chinese are i.i it (,.ir hnvn confidence in their leaders, they will face anything without fear of death. If Admiral Ting led them, they would prove themselves splendid f,.rr.a fc'nme of the Chinese officers n..i..,,larli. thnsp. trained in America, are bright examples of everything that they should be. The lack of spirit is a oroat .Irawhack to the Chinese troops, Regarding the Chinese forts, they are well to the fore. Wei-Hai-Wei are im uhle. and no Jananese will dare to approach. Captain Lang said that his opinions were based upon the condi tion of things in 1890, when he left China. He feared that discipline had become lax Bince the European influence was withdrawn. "There is now," he said, "no higli European officials in the navy, althougl: tliere are one or two English officers at Wpi-Hni.Wfti. If the Dowers allow a war, an outrage, Japan must eventually be utterly crushed." JAPAN'S NEW MINISTF.lt. Wakhinoton. Aunust 8. Information received at the Japanese legation is that M. Sinichiro Munno, the new Minister to this country, will leave Japan to-day for his new nost of dutv. He is expected here the latter part of the month. The Watinn has not vet had a communica tion from Valentine Nowaeki, the leader of the foreign forces of the Pennsylvania coke strikers, who proposed to offer to raise 5,000 soldiers for use in the war against China. It is pretty safe to say that, while Nowacki's offer will be duly appreciated, yet it would be promptly declined. Tiie Japanese armv has been brought up to a very high standard of efficiency, modeled very much after the tactics in vogue in Germany, and if the former government sought the assistance of foreign troops, which is not regarded as probable, it is likely that efforts will be made to obtain them lrom uerman SUSPICIOUS OF ENGLAND. London, August 8. The Russian news papers are abandoning the idea of an amicable understanding between Eng land and Russia with respect to Corea, and are publishing anti-English articles, Especially suspicious of England is tli Novoe Vremva, which declares that Eng land is secretly supporting China, and that Japan will soon find this out. The London Daily News remarks that this language is noteworthy, inasmuch a: the statements made would not be per mitted to pass the censorship if the Rus sian government objected to them. MOST IMPORTANT CAPTURE. Four Men Are Sure to Serve Time Counterfeiting. New Yobk, AugiiBt 9. When a safe and closet in the office of the secret serv ice division of the Treasury Depart ment of the postoffice buildings had yielded up substantial evidence of crimi nality this afternoon and W. P. Hazen chief of the division at Washington, and W. H. Forsythe, one of the operators of tne i reasury Department, had talked ol these treasures, a vastly interesting story of expert counterfeiting had been told. The evidence of the dangerous character of the scheme of felony in the possession of the United States officers, and which formed a connecting chain in which not one link is missing, except a printing press, consists of the following articles: One set of counterfeiting engraved steel plates, front, back and seal for striking off United States treasury notes of the denomination of $10 of the vear I88U, with a Webster vignette; letter cnecK id, signed, W. S. Rosecrans, Reg ister, and James W. Hvatt, Treasurer; a package containing 1,200 notes from these plates ready for circulation, except as to Btaining to simulate pocket wear ; counterfeiting fibre paper made in Eng land, or Connecticut, scarcely distin guishable from treasury paper and claimed aa " highly dangerous;" enough of the same material to serve for strik ing off ,1,500,000 of counterfeit notes; s)ecial ink used in printing the counter feits; a book of ink samples and silk fibre used in making the paper; sixty six new counterfeit ten dollar bills, arid one ten-dollar counterfeit stained and ready to be put in circulation ; thirty four stained counterfeit ten-dollar bill's, with identification mark of the treasury operative upon them and sold to the operative for ,100; one set of counter feiting engraved tilatcs. front l,.i, and back number for striking off Mystic River National Bank notes of the de- i.uiiiiiiHiion oi hank number 645 one set of counterfeiting engraved steei plates, front, back ami seal, for striking off United I States 20 gold coin notes, series of 1882, with a Garfield vignette ; letter check A, signed B. H. Bruce; Register, and James Gilfallan, Treas urer. Four persons, who are in custody, are atlected by these evidences of criminal itv. Jhey are Russell B. Hovt oi Brooklyn, Samuel Massey of Brooklyn James W . Murphy of Bethel, Conn., en graver, regarded as the ringleader in the counterfeiting scheme, and Lorenzo O Hoyt, a farmer of Bethel, Conn., on "e counteneiting imple ments, were found. Chief Hazen said in an interview; " I regard this case as the most im portant that has ever Wen handled bv any administration of the secret service division of the Treasury Department F irst look at the evidence in the safe ami closets. Could any set ot counterfeiting paraphernalia be more complete'' Of course, just now the prosecution deals with the cbster head plate, from which we have about $13,000 in notes, and with which the four prisoners are connected But see what luck has come to us in the semire of the Garfield $20 plates K, yon see, there is no evidence on these'of a single counterfeit having been struck from either set, and I believe that not one spurious note had come into circula tion from them. The Garfield counter feit is a dangerous one. More so than any others. Webster notes are marked TigneYu."8 y'' D0,abIy in the head a veto message. esident Cleveland Exereists His Groat Prerogative. CAPTAIN WELLS NOT RETIRED or Reasons Both Cieneral and Specific lie Finds It His Duty to Call a Halt The President Reviews the Military Record of Captain Wells. Washington, August 8. President Cleveland gave to Congress a clear state ment of his views on special legislation for the retirement of army officers in a veto to-day of the bill for the relief of Eugene Wells, late Captain of the Twelfth Infantry. The bill authorized the President to appoint the beneficiary Second Lieutenant of artillery, to lie placed on the retired list for disability without the usual examination by a re tiring board. The President writes: Appointments to the army under author- ty of the present legislation which named the proposed appointees, and the purpose of which is the immediate re tirement of the appointee, are open to serious objections, though I confess I have been persuaded through sympathy and sentiment on a number of occasions to approve such legislation, w hen, how ever, it is proposed to make the retire ment compulsory ana without reierence in aire or previous examination a most objectionable feature is introduced. The cases covered by tne special en actments referred to are usually such as should, if worthy of consideration, be provided for under general or corpora tion pension laws, leaving the retired list of the army to serve the legitimate purpose for which it was established. A recent decision in the House of Repre sentatives upon a bill similar to the one now before me drew from a memoran dum of the House Committee on Mili tary Allans the declaration that hun dreds of such bills were before that com mittee, and that there were fifty prece dents for the passage of the particular one under discussion. It 6eems to me this condition suggests such an encroach ment upon the retired list ol the army as should lead to the virtual abandon ment of such legislation in eonnd policy and good administration. There are facts connected witii the case covered by the bill now before me which in my judgment forbids its favorable consider ation. The President then reviews the mili tary record of Captain Wells, saying that in the fall of 1870 he was charged with conduct unbecoming un officer and a gentleman. The specifications were that while intoxicated he had violently as saulted other officers at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, and struck one on the head with a billiard cue, Before his trial he took advantage of an act just passed to apply for his discharge, which was given him" and the charges withdrawn. In 1885 he was appointed a Second Lieu tenant against the protests of other of ficers, and in 1887 was charged with being drunk on duty and with conduct to the prejudice of good order and mili tary discipline in refusing to obey the commands of his superior officer; was court-martialed and dismissed in 1887. The message continues : " Since that time repeated efforts have been made to vacate this judgment and restore the dismissed officer to the serv ice. While a number of committees in Congress have made reports favorable to such action, at least committees have recommended a denial of legislative re lief. Both of these reports were made on behalf of the Committees on Military Affairs by distinguished soldiers, who after patient examination, and with an inclination to be not only just but gen erous to a fellow-soldier, were con strained to recommend a refusal of the application for restoration. I am im pressed with the belief that the legis lation of the kind proposed is of ex tremely doubtful expediency in any save very exceptional cases, and I am thor oughly convinced by the facts now be fore me that the discipline and efficiency of our army, as well as justice to its meritorious members, does not permit my approval on any ground of the bill herewith returned." DISGRACEFUL RIOT. Churches Are Demolished by a Mob In Quebec, Canada. Quedec, August 8. This city was last night the scene of a disgraceful and riotous demonstration. The French Bap tist mission has recently been estab lished in this city with its headquarters in a building on Bridge street. A mob gathered around the building, and an at tack was begun upon it with stones. The attack was a fierce one, and the windows and doors yielded to the shower of stones pelted upon them.' The poor preachers, cooped up in the building without any means whatever of defense, could not venture out, and were held prisoners for some time, until a force of police came along and cleared away the mob, which numbered 5,000, composed mostly of French Catholics. The mob went to the building occupied by the rrench Angelican mission. This place too was wrecked. By the time the police got this far the rioters had moved on, and were at the Salvation Armv bar racks. Here another fusiladeof stones took place, and the property of the Army sustained considerable "damage, the police here also arrived too late to make any arrests, and hearing that the rioters had again made for the Baptist mission, they started in cabs for that place, where they arrived just in time to prevent a second riot. The streets were cleared, and the missionaries were escorted to their homes bv the police to prevent further violence "being offered them. There is every reason to fear a recurrence of trouble, and the fact that a similar disturbance led to rather seri ous results, a few years ago, gives rise to the gravest apprehension on this score. 1 he city has been quiet to-dav, Jut an outbreak is feared should the nlvation Army attempt to parade the streets. ' lleniled for the Seat of War. GiiiRAi.TAR, August 8. The Japanese warship Satisuata from Newcastle ar riveil here to-dav en route to Japan. I he Satisuata will probably escort the three fast vessels fitted out as cruisers which were recently purchased in Eng land for the Japanese government. England's neutrality. (iir"!iIiH? AuU8t 8--A estra of Ullu-ial Gazette was published to-dav. H,,?.VllininK a Proclamation notifying Br .ish subjects of the existence of a'war i-rl f'r? hl,,a and JaP"n and declaring il.i l-"aln " neutrality. Lord Kim ,7,7' !yre1t8ry 'or Foreign Affairs, has men? ! a lett.er ,0 ,lie v' ions govern ndl ,?",.(t',, ,lpt'l'nft the neutrality ndf. 1 are 10 be observed. Thesi nues become operative in the United Kingdom August 12 and in the colonies ?. ,? Brltifh Possessions a week U...I 1 lave been Polished in the local papers.