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STRIKERS MAKE
SLIGHT GAINS
Main Advantages, However, Still
With the Mill Owners.
BREAK IN CARNEGIE FORCES
Mta la Company'! Mill il Pliisbsri Jala the
Striken Other Acqulilllooi ttfibla
lb Lail Tutsiy-Foiir
Hour.
IMTTSilClfi. Aug. 13-N'-.;!itT aid"
in -v.-l ,.-. l.u -lv ...lay in tli.- Ki.-a: In-
dllattlll c llll.c; lx-:n.-ili i I ll :.--tm mill
ii'l'!") . hi t'i,. .t t.i 1. . itn.l !h
r.ul; I. .hi: n rh- In! hi T'.t- a'.r'.k
t. tut I.. k,iI.m Mt I'lii.l.iirit M K- f
!' ;. Wli.-liiHf .ml J I -I I .i 1 1 ii
ti -f ur h'urn. Iiu; in th,. main th
a l mi! iic.. Mil' wtt'i Hi - mill ..wni'M.
I! 'Ill till-. ! 1 1 in ,r-;,irlnn in.iVin
Ih it '.rltiK r..iful ! :h,. oi:.t,.
nwit. Iiu; m.-I'.:it 1 ! !wn nlimn l'
hind Tin- K 'i'' nl n'luill 'ii ; n!i!i: cjn
In lir.cfti- numwtir (1. I an f : 1 . v .
Tr ni'-n nil: a; :(! I nn r tuiio null
if !! 'urn k f..lti;..iii- at I'll .Imrg
n I J In-. I .lie crlki-rt. TM-rv d.-fi-v-ll.-n
r-;.r. :i'.vl h.- ftm: l.r. ik In i!u-
'iiitirKl" I 'I i 'f in .iv :h.in 1 ."...' lin n.
Tin :rlk rj .-rv ;ulill,nu ..v r IV In-
it' nl. lui: :!n- I'liiii' inv (liiliim :i h-iv'
flll'il r i r i'lii " .it .iiiii ainl !!ut :!it.'
nmill nil Ii- :n ir' 1 b.t'.i.:ih ii: any
lll' Tf nf .hi- 'I.'l'.
Thi ll-IUIn- I'U.i!. in whith tin- men
:riu-k Hun lay, m nn.ily olno.-l lnvn
:.!:i'. irklnu nh rt iian'K' I until v.--tiT'lav
af-'rnmn. Whifl un.nh'r !
will lie In ir I1 -ni itlr. -ti'vriil hun'lrel
b'V itii'"y i,t the Nitiinal Tui
'.rk ; M. K4,"rt .'nt u! during
llir niKi! anl .ly. and 'h.dr u. lion ma
!ir:.illy iill-d .h iffn.t df ;!u- mrikiTu
to fln.illy ,: ui th,. ilnnt. Th" wurk
arc If 'in nh a 1 h" andi'd, bu: ill'"
rnnki nf :h- nk.-.-s arr thLiiilng nnj
Hie upi'"y .f mitirial lit llml'.vl. V.ie
trlk r nit.li ualn nt Whf'.lnu And
l-M-1. offl I Tit .idml'!d tnday thai
H"ntt.vil ui!d bi rl'iMi'l down.
Th.' S'ri'l t'.irp't:atl,iit haa .irl.ri'l
tl nl Oh.tr'.ivn plan! at farm").'!.- Ji da.
nmntlcl ml rin'V I d I"'i!ilitiri. S
fir R ! irJ -r hni I'r'vad.-d. although
i --1 'tlicl.ilii .im'r; :hat lli.rt' ha t"n
lntimld.i(l,m it Wh'ilnir. M. Ki'-Mp
and I'lttfiiirn !l,i:h nidi' .'xjir's.
tli'lr f"iifl'l !) nf ultlina:,- vlo:,iry and
ar nirrylns forward '.lii'lr platm.
li:cllKl. NOT TO STIUKK.
Mahoning nml Hhivinnirn Va!l. y Work-t-rn
Will Nt Ou!.
riTTSIU'ltO. Aiik 13.-A ltd cram
frnn Yoiiii(jStiit n, o., My th fuiniu e
tV"ikiT huvo doi-ldi'd n.u to :rlk''. Tho
x-oii : tv. oynimUtiv of the ' Furmn-o
'ork''t' t'nlon. of Mahoning and Sticii
atiKo vallry. nn-t In this city today to
ri'i'five and lake action n tlii report
of tin' null-commit to.) npimlnti'd t.) in
vmtlK"tt.' the rumored aale of tlv output
of tho furimcif of the two vtlleya to
the I'nltfd Slate Snv CorptiraMxii.
The auti-comtnlitfe'8 flndliiK tvan to
the effect that th,. rumor wai correct
hut the executive committee, after a
lung dlacumMon decided tha: to strike
nt this time l InadvlBAhle.
UESOIA'TION COKS OVKR.
Membera of Tex.w I'if'.alature May
Contrlhute II I'er Pay of Their
Sniurle.
Al'STIN, Tex.. Aur. 13. A resolulion
tvna Introduced In the leRialnture tod ty
pledKlnn llnanclal and moral support
to the ateel atrlkera and reii!rltiK mem
bera to contribute Jl per day if their
salary to aid the striker.
The reaolutlon went over unlll tomor
row. RIO MORTOAUK F1LK-D.
Consollduied Tobacco Co. Fllea Jlf.O.OOO,
(HW to Morgan Trust.
N1CW YORK. Aug. U.-There was
filed In the Hudson county court house,
In Jersey City, today a mortgng. for
Ji:.0,OOl,0.0 made by the Consolidated
Tohuvo Conip.iny of America to the
Morgan Trust Company, to secure :he
issue of four per cent bonds not to ex
ceed Jl 50,0110,000. It bore revenue stamps
to the a mount of $75,000,
The papers showed that the Consoli
dated Tobacco Company has absorbed
the American Tobacco nnd Continental
Tobaco Company and subsidiary con
cerns. LEWIS SCORES ROOF.RS.
Says the Washington Executive's Inter
Was Aimed at Him.
SEATTLE, Aug. 13. Attorney James
Hamilton Lewi gave out an Interview
todav In which he scores Governor Rog
er roundly for the signed statement
published in the Telegram last night in
regard to the law concerning murder
er In Washington. LewU say the
il'.V'Tfior "overa'.-pj el ex u:iv. linear-
liill'y," an) miatit "lawyera tthi JuKle
tvlih la it " f .r a (er.iinl alur up m him,
aa Ii" la ihe only ationv y f .r Nord
atrotn. "The K'rtiTnor had no: lo-'-n
nakd to 'ak'i at -pi In th- iiu t .r," aJ'ya
Mr. Ivtt-ia. "and In pri')ud.r.n tli -aae
liil ni Kr-at injuat.ee."
Mr. I-wln ln mi.; tic lurd'-at turn
down of hia pr .f -M n il c areer In the
iat two week In hla m. i-eh-hra.-'l
of nil criminal ai. In tor Nor:h
w'at. Nor latrom h i be -n In th,. c.iuvy J iSI
'hi year, cx lnic '.he r unity oer HO,
(Ml. He a t i hitrig Augu; 13.
Ml'ST riCAHK ATTKNTIi ns
TO Ills ItCTltoTHKlJ
Ai'em.. to I'llain hlnard N"wln in
Ilaker 'lry Warn.-d tu l-,iv
T'.wn.
HA K Kit rTV, ore.. Aug 13 .-Ed.
New'- n vl,o It ergig'd t i 1 1 niarr el
l i i ti. dl-knovtn young tcmim jv re
r'.-i-lv- l 'ttn lhreati-n'.:ig l-::-r !''m;ind.
In ir thai lie r a attention ! tti young
lady In iu!l'n. Sunday :.it young
Newt. wan a-c-iat I on th- i:r-et by
a a'rir.ge mm an !, aft. r wie c uive:
m:!.iH. tt.ia Invll'-d ;,i ei aonte eanly
fr 'in a box. 11 a n-vn! pl-i-ei
and hull). Hat dy w'aa tak n violently
III. rhyaielalia prmuincel It a ia?
of ;ti a n ii i pol mtng and h.T-ly caved
N-ttt .n'a llf..
Th. f.i. t of the p 'iiing wis u;-pra-d
uni'l t-Iav tvhn N.:.n r-
jc -ivel an.t'ier anon m ua !. :r fllb-1
with ubuae anl t.i:lng that as :he
andv ilit not flnlah him they would get
I him yet unlet he left tow n by tha:
I nigh:. Th. l "-r ha. been en: to :.
j.'iat.tl authorl'.lea ft'. Hp kaiie for lnv.a-
tigatlon.
KAWToN FiOOMINi;
HEVOND KXPiyTATrONS
Town I.ota Sell aa High a IH' a Fr..nt
Foot a: Auction Four H.ink
for the Town.
I.AWToN. O. T.. Aug. 13-lndlca-tiona
today were that lht reeclp'.s from
t'i auction a lie of tow n lota n w In
urogmia under directl.m of the federal
government will exceed JViO.ta'O In Iaw
toii. This la more than wlee the ea'.i
mute of moat of the boomers of the
rej-rvation.
On twer.ty-five-fo lot h.-re t lay
oi l f.ir $Hd h fr.m; foot and the aver
age during the day waa about J'.j a
front f..ot, Two wholesale grocery c"in
p:in!e win b-'gln the erection of bul'.d
mga torn orr nv. Two private back w ere
eauibllslnd t-uliy. making a total of
i four for the ;on.
M ELLEN IN PORTLAND.
D-nles Hi i'ompiny la Abou; to lluild
In (.'l.Mitta'.er Country.
PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 13,-Pregi-d-nt
Melln of ;ho Northern Picltlc
nmve 1 here tmlay. He denied the re
port sk-nt out frttn L'wlton that his
c .mpany haa decided up in extiflalve
railwav building lti the CUarwater
country. Continuing, he aald:
"I said I had no doubt that they
would need railrmds for their country
land that thH tvani would be supplied
when the i.illr.uds get together and
agree. I did not My whether this would
be this year, next year, year after or
five years hence.
COMMISSION LEAVES MANILA.
Civil Governor Taft Addresses Letter to
the New Justices.
MANILA, Aug. 13. The United State3
commission ha left Manila on Us north
ern trip. Civil Governor Taf; addressed
a letter to the ne.v Justices urging that
the courts be so conducted as to cre
ate a good Impression. The natives first
offense ghoul.l be treated with paternal
clemency.
A contract providing for harbor Im
provements his been signed and work
w ill begin inline liately. The cost of Im
provem -nts will amount to $1,600,000.
ILLEGALLY HOLDING LANI-S.
Several Thousand Acres Under Fence in
Southern Oregon.
PORTLAND. Aug. 13. -United States
District Attorney Hall today 'wired the
attomcy-g-noral of the United States
for iieiniis'i.'n to send deputy marshals
to Southern Or 'gon to tear down the
fences of the Jesse P. Carr Kind Com
pany, in accordance with a decree of
the court. The court held that the Carr
Lind Comp vny had Illegally under fence
about SO.OOO acreti of land In Southern
Oregon and Northern California.
FLOODS IN ARIZONA.
Heaviest Rain of the season Haa Oc
curredMany Railroad Bridges
Washed Out.
rRESCOTT. Arix.. Aug. 13.-Th:
heaviest rain storm of the season has
oeurred In -'his section. Five bridge
on the Santa Fe, Prest-ott & Phoenix
raliway ar reported washed out. A
cloudburst In th,. Black Hllli between
Prescott and Jerome did much dam
age and several narrow escapes of life
are reported.
PANAMA TOWNS
ARE ATTACKED
Reports From Colombia of Revo
lutionary Movement.
GEN. L'RIBE REPORTED KILLED
Fell W bile Fl(htlaf Vcaeiuclaa Troopi A(iIdiI
Coloablai lotidcr Railroad T fai
lle ei lilhmui (joti oi
Inbladered.
VAS!IN ;T.N, Aug. 13.-The ata:
lrpartm-nt : la.y rwlvJ null advice
from three d.ff-t-.-nt quart ri in C jlorn
la. a" ho i :..g the r-'Vo!u:i .r.ary move
nietit In prg- aa and a rather er
I 'ua r.inl.'.lin of afTi'r. It.ih termini
if the l'an.ima raliway route were
h ard fr .n.
C ri.u!-';- n.-r.i: Cuder, w riting from
It,
Panama aa ti the revolutionary attack
on .'i-Jrhy :'i:ia. Jn 1 (.'.mau: Malmr',
I at (' ! -m. r. p.r lng tha; guerilli flght
in? had be-n gMing on a: diff-ren:
jpcn:a b ttt.en dim anj Panama. At
; th- a.im, time. Mln'.iiter JIart wr ite
'from th.- iiiii.i of Cjltinbia aa to :he
arte!; and ImprUnmen: of prominent
adh-rvn'a of th- form-r president. Dr.
Stlml-nt". aa they werj au.'pected of
ek.ng to have :he Nitionalist organ
Join the Ub-ral-i, whj are said to be
showing Increased strength and activity
In the rev iluti jnary movement.
URIBE-URfBH REPORTED KILLED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. The Time to
morrow will say:
Ajx-ordlng to El Coiservador, a semi
official newspaper published at Barran
ijudla. Colombia. 3enera Urlbe-Uribe
was killed at San Cristobal. Veneiuela.
on July ST. while fighting with the Ven
eiuelan troops against the Colombian
int ad-rs.
WARFARE IN PANAMA.
General Situation Near the Railroad Is
Satisfactory.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Senor Artureo
de Itrigard, consul-general for Colum
bia In this city, has reclved the follow
ing cibl,. dispatch from Acting Gov
ernor Arisiides ArJ na of Panama:
"Traffic continues unhindered. Pred
atory warfare carriej on around rail
road has produced no alarm. General
situation Is s.itisf ictory."
The railroad referred to in this mes
sage Is that owned by the Panama
Railroad Company for the protection of
which President. J. Edward Simmons
has askel this government to send a
warship. Consul-General de Brigird
characterized as untru the assertion bv
the revolutionise tha: they have S000
men under arms in the, department of
Panama.
"It U also untrue," he said, "that the
government has done nothing to con
ciliate the liberals. President Marro
quin has Issued several decrees guaran
teeing freedom. The government doej
not, as has haen stated, persecute the
families of the revolutionists. In fact,
th? family of General Urlbe Is In Bogota
now enjoying the same privileges as
mine w ould were they there."
The steamer Aleane has Jus: arrived
from Savanilla and Cartegena. One of
her officers said: "Very little news is
permitted to get out, although It is
known or. the coast that some desperate
fighting has recently token place in the
Interior."
SENATOR BARKER-VLB WILL
LAND THE NEBRASKAN
Places Bryan in the Democratic Temple
of Fame Alongside Jefferson
and Jackson.
NORFOLK. Va.. Aug. 13. Senator
Itiirksd.ile. who will be temporary
chairman or the Democratic state con
vention, !n his speech tomorrow will say
of William J. Bryan and free silver:
"Twice we have followed a great man
to great defeats, but Democracy Is not
a party of one man or of one Idea. In
the Democratic temple of fame along
side Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson
and Samuel J. Tllden, we will place
tho equally urea: Nebraskan and In the
memories of our past and glorious rec
ord free silver a: the ratio of 16 to 1
will have an abiding place s another
cause nobly fought and hopelessly lost."
BOSS CROKER AT WANTAGE.
Tammany Chieftain Has Bad Luck In
Improving His English Home.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Says the
Tribune's London correspondent!
The villagers and tradesmen at Le
coinbe are confident that Richard
Croker will remain at the Moat House
until the end of September, but his de
parture for America Is not likely to be
deferred more than a fortnight. One
of his confidential advisers states posi
tively that Mr. Crgjcer will sail about
the middle of August to take charge of
Deinocratlo politics in New York.
Mr. ("rotter delight to mislead evtry
.nqulrer and keep hi plan enveloped In
mvtrrv. but unl tho usually In
iU eonfld' nc- are ile' elied, he will leave
England about August .
The master of Moat House finds pr
grM and 'mprovem -nt a: hia Wantage
ata:e difficult.
Unoxpecel thing are con;antly hip-;-nlng.
Wh"n the huge baain for a lake
wa comnletel th, water wit l-t In ex
perimentally , enable the workmen to
luslire whether the exc-avatlo.- were of
.ufflclm: d.-pth. When :he lake
emptied again th? volume was too great
for the bed of the :ream and ther was
a find of water In the hou- of Wan
lag', a mile and a half d.r.ant. In con
eouer.ce of the overflow.
The excavations were deepened and
the water was again let In. Bu: the
trjut :ream fed from the ame springs
a the lake hrltelel up and the flsh
wer- left high ar.d dry. The entrance
of Moat H .use s now a wide sweep of
gravel - road wl:h a massive wall sur
mounted by Iron ;.allngs, and the land
on either side Is owned by Mr. Crokjr.
THE SCHLEY WITNESSES.
Acting S-cre'.a-v Ha:k?:t Say No Oue
Know Who Th?y "Jay Be.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.- Acting
Serre.iry Haekn:, of "ne navy depart
ment, gave out a stat-m''nt today In re
ligion to the witneisrs to be summon
ed before the Schley court In Inquiry.
The -cretary says:
What witnesses will he brought be
fore the court In behalf of Admiral
S-hley Is for the admiral himself to say.
No on can possibly know- what wit
nesses the -.'ourt is going to summon
before them.
Mr. Hacketl declined to answer spe
cific question .as to the particular wit
nesses, especially as to ivhether Admir
al Sampson wa on "the lis: prepared
by the Judge advocate of the court, and
he further announced hereafter he
would decline to answer all inquiries
regarding matter relating to the Schley
court
CLOUDBURST IN ARIZONA.
Bridges Washed Away and Narrow Es
cape From Drowning Reported.
PRESCOTT, Aril., Aug. 13. The
heaviest rain storm this season has oc
curred In this see: io n. - Five ridge on
the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix rill
way are reported washed out. A cloud
burs; In the Black Hills between Pres
cott anl Jerome did much damage and
several narrow escapes from drowning
occurred, but no loss of life is reported.
PANAMA WAR RUMORS.
The Gunboat General Pinion Not Yet
Re-.urned From Her Expedition.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-A dispatch
from Panama to the Herald says:
The troops daily expected from Buena
Ventura have not yet arrived. It is
rumored the General Pinto, governor of
Cauca has resigned.
The general Pinzon (the converted
yacht Namouna) has not yet returned.
PRESIDENT KRUGERS HEALTH.
His Feeble Heart Action Causes His
Frlejids to Fear the Worst.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Report of
Mr. Kruger's falling health are not au
thoritatively confirmed, says the Trib
une's London correspondent. Special
ists may be required for his injured eye
sight, but feeble heart action is the real
source of danger and cannot be guard
ed against.
RUMORED CONSOLIDATION.
OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 13. A bulletin
has been issued from Union Pacific
headquarters that Horace I. Bettis has
been made general auditor of the Un
ion Pacific. Bet:is and other Union Pa
cific officials deny any knowledge of the
rumored consolidation of the auditing
department of the Union Pacific, South
ern Pacific and other roads under con
trol of the same Interests.
TO ORGANIZE THE CRAFT.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 13.-The
International Typographical convention
today decided by a vote of SI to T6 to
submit a referendum vote preamble of
the prop)sl:ion allowing stereotypers
and electrotypers complete autonomy
and to control the charters and organize
members of their craft.
SCHURMACHER APPOINTED.
SALT LAKE. Aug. 13. Thomas M.
Sehurmacher, general agent of the Un
ion Pacific at San Francisco, has been
appointed traffic manager of the Oregon
Short Line, with headquarters at Salt
Lake. Mr. Sehurmacher succeeds S. W.
Eccles, resigned.
LIPTON IS CONFIDENT.
LONDON, Aug. 14. The morning pa
pers publU Interviews with Sir Thos.
Llpton In the course of which he ex
presses himself as confident of the suc
cess of Shamroik II., an dsays he be
lieves the Colubmia will be chosen to
defend the cup.
SOUTH BOUND . ...
TRAIN HELD UP
Robbers Plunder Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas.
LAUGHED ALL THE WHILE
Fiillal of Shall Alara Crew 4 Passu.
ers Tbo-ii Little Booty u Sf '
cared Robber Raa Oswi
lot Arrested.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13. A pecia! to the
Po'-DI:-atch from Den!on. Texas,
says:
Missouri. Kansas & Texas passenger
train No. 3, south-bound, wa held up
and robbed a: Canary switch, L T., tbi
morning at 1:30 o'clock by two men
who go: on the train at Atoka. When
two mile north Of Caney they crawled
over the tenler with pistol In hands.
covered the engineer and fireman and
commanded them to stop at Caney wat
er tank. There the men were Joined by
three others, and at this Juncture a
fusiliade of shots alarmed the crew tnd
passengers.
Postal Clerk Tulley was compelled to
go through, the train, carrying the
sacks. In which valuables were thrown.
Every passenger was robbed, and then
:he robber turned their attention to the
express car. Both safes were blown
open with dynamite and the contents se
cured. The amount stolen Is not yet
known, although the robbers got f-ome
valuable Jewels. They gave a dlam-md
ring and a shirt stud to Engineer Lan
ham. After the work was done the robber
who seemed to enjoy the situation,
laughed over the matter. The whole af
fair wa carried out without a hitch
and It Is believed the men have had
experience In this Une of business be
fore. While the robbery was going on the
operator at Caney. hearing the shots,
advised the Denlson office that the train
was being rohbed. After holding the
train two hours the robbers left, going
east Into the dense bottoms.
THE ROBBERS CAPTURED.
Bloodhoauds Were Put on Their Tracks
and Followed Thein Up.
DENISON. Tex., Aug. 13.-The fol
lowing men have been arrested on a
charge of having committed the rob
bery a Caney Swl'ch:
E. C. Ri:hmond, Bob Alford, George
Brown, lonn Gibson, Tom Edwards and
Tack Barr.
The men were arrested at Caney and
taken to Anoka this morning. Two
hours after the robb?ry was committed
bloodhounds had trailed these men to
:heir homos. There were found three
masks, and in the firebox of a cook
stove when the arrests were made the
shoes of the men arrested. The tracks
were measured und fitted the shoes ex
actly. This afternoon the men were giv
en a hearing at Atoka and in default
of $5000 ball, were remanded to Jail.
There were two men connected with
the robbery who rode away on horse
back and have not yet been captured.
HAVE OBTAINED THE CONTRACT.
LONDON. Aug. 13. A dispatch to the
Dally Mall from Geneva says electrical
engineers of Zururlch have obtained the
contract to supply all the machinery
for the new electric Installation of Nic
aragua Falls. It will consist of eleven
turbines of 53,000 horse-power each.
FOULED THE CANABIAN BOAT.
CHICAGO. Aug. 13. William H.
Thompsm, Cadilac's skipper, presented
Invader wl:h the third race of the in
ternational yachting match for Cana
da's cu;o today by fouling tha Canadian
boat at :he start.
MRS. W. A. POTTER DEAD.
KENNEBEC, M.. Aug. 13. Mrs. Pot
ter, wife of Hon. W. A. Potter, former
United States minister to Italy, died here
last night.
FRUIT DEALER FAILS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Danlel F. Sher
man, a pro.nlnMt fruit preserver, filed
a petition In bankruptcy today sched
uling liabilities of $1,115,000. The assets
were placed at $5000.
POPULATION OF FRANCE.
PARIS, A9ug. 13. Official census re
turns show the population of France to
be 3S.611.333, an Increase in the last fivs
years of 421,364.
BASEBALL SCORES.
T A COMA, Aug. 13. Tacoma, 10; Spo
kane, 4.
PORTLAND, Aug. 13. Portland. 8; '
Seattle, 1.