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on Santiago Battle.
SCHLEY'S RliQULST REFUSED
Mary Dtpirlmtat Not to Settle Question
ol Cosipcicacy-WIII B Left la Court
of lajuiry-SfUry Hack
cil'a ttllff.
WASHINGTON, Auk. :i -The navy
d"paitin:it tliln afternoon gave nu; the
rirriiti'i-iirv win Admiral Hrhley,
relative opinion. ;a'l -, luv. i-en
exprcaae-i iy Admlril Holii, mem
ber pf ih- r-mrt if iniiry. Th(, lin
ing r-tii-r f Acting Secretary t State
ki '.; .ay.'thiit It wmj: pL. Irieg.
i !ir for the i avy J' j.ir:in-.n; o heir
an I d -termlne question, off a ting the
O'linp tMic y f nrmbet of the court and
advUm. Adnlri) Schley that tliV quv
' I in f A lin'r. l.m, in'n cmi'e;cin y
will W l-ft t. tin- .mrt :t.-lf.
Tlii- l:t.-r "f A'I'tilrjl 8 hloy to the
I' Jmi tm. Mt nc-:.i-1 a rl!i;lnt fMiii a
ll"rin i' wp.ipT wh.T'Mn Almlral
If l a i n 1. all-ifl to Iiavo txpn-fni-J
I'Tii-n oplnl'ii-a r'Krl.nc tb" Santlajfj
-iik.ik-iii tr.. ch! y dkn that the cllp
1'lnu lii- r.'fTi !. lluwln.in t,i a-r-;nin
If th.- r' irt -1 iprrnlonii W true.
In h'. dual li lt -r l Hrhl-y. Artln f-c-rflnry
lUrk'".: my:
"TUe Mll""!n,-ni of Almlral HowU
in hk a iMIrl mmber of th curt of
lixiulry v iuvipt,J .,nlv aftir taking
ltr!it pain. t. Irnur ab.olute lmp.ir-
tlnllty In the officer .rl-cod. Vour re-
ti't liitit-1 n a nr-nripjper rllpplng
that purvir'a io nntiln utatrmcnta In
rirl til th- truth uf whlrh you il no
yniK lf xpr'w an opinion. The ile
-iar;ni'nt I. un ihli' to .'! your nHjua!
In any tithr liifht than that a prelim
Itury -!m!l''nse of ihp fltnean of AJ-
mlml ll.,v Iwoii t it rrve an a nieuib
f the nurt. It will be treatnt la
uu.i In nuea of r.iurta of Inuiilry. The
.l.-jmr tnu-sit. . 'mln rof!iu:ol tl.
tour:, nhoulil nut. at thlx atiiftv of the
lr H-efiiitiK. un I'TtaJte to hear and ile-
'nilne tU'illonn '.hat may nrlse r
pi--!ln the I'ump'-t'floy of Its iiumbiT,
til U"Ktlna ,f thtu nature l"ltiK l'-f
to the il PTmlnjt'.on f tho court liei'lf.'
P K N N S Y LV A N I A 1 1 KPl' 1 1 Ult' A N
"N S V KNT ION A I J( V l N S
Judge Pott, r Nomlnited for Suprenv
Court Judge Iowa Democrata
Nominate State Tliket.
IIAHHISItl RO, Pa.. Aug. 21.-The
Iteputdlcan etate convention met today
to nominate Judge Vllllam M. Poller,
of Ilttstiurg. for ruprvme court judge,
and Slate Representative Frank C5. Har
ris, of Clearfield, for mate treasurer. U
w.ia a mint unusually quiet gathering.
United Htatea Senatom Quay and Pen
Tima and olher party leaJera were ab
sent. Judge Potter was nominated by
acclamation, aa waa also Mr. Harris,
and the convention, at 12 . SO. adjourned.
The convention waa probably the
briefest In the history of the party.
8TATE TICKET NAMED.
Iowa Democrat Nominate Thomaa J.
Phillip for Governor.
DKS MOINB8, la., Aug. !1.-The
Democrat of Iowa In utate convention
today nominated the following ticket;
Governor Thoma J. Phillips, Ottum-
wa.
Lieutenant-governor Q. B. Ferguson,
Iognn.
Judge of the supreme court John
Shortley. Dillas.
Superintendent of school W'. II. John
son, Carroll.
Kallmad comndsHloner A, C. Bryce,
I led ford.
The platform reaffirms the natl nal
platform adopted In 1900 at Kansa City
and contains a plank on state Issue
demanding reformation In taxation
laws, repeal of the liquor law and the
nactment of the local option law.
CAN PnOVE AN AIJItL
The Case of Prank Mcllrlde
Take a
New Turn.
11AKEII CITY. Ore., Aug. I'l.-Tlitf
case or rang aiciirme, arresteil yester
day by Postal Inspector llenneu and
Sinivlnd for evidence tending to con
nect him with tha recent postolllje rob
bery In Silt Lake, haa taken a new
turn.
McBrlde sny he has been hounded
ever alnc he got out of his difficulty In
1S9S and that he can prove an alibi In
this case.
ESTATE VALl'ED AT S,000,000.
New York Recluse Leave Milliona
to
an Only Relative.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Henry Dolan
who died In thl city a few day ago,
Ii-f; an eiat valu'd at IS.ft'iO.WO. H
hn1 no relative here and hla proerty
la to ifo. It la umleratoiid. Vt hla niroe
Mary U. Defurr -at, of Irving. Marshall
ruutity, Kanxiia. She la the dauih:.-r
it hi only brother an I la an old woman
now with aeveral grown aona and
Oaughtora.
Mr. Doljn u paar. SO an I eccentric.
Il wna alai phllantroplc. the negro-
being hi. emiec-lal favwlti-a when It
ranie to dlieralng charity and he al
ways gave with a free hnd. It I e
tlinate,) that he gave away hundreda of
Ihounan la of dollar. Mr. I)an for the
iojt thlr'y yenra haa lieen a f-clune,
living moat of the time at the t'nlon
Club, of which organization he haa beei
a m-mber alnce 1H03. I'rictlcally all
Ma fortune la In New York real--'.ate.
HTUIKK HITI'ATION yflCT.
Hteel
Manngi-ra i'lannlng to Ptart Mill
at MKeeport Non-t'nlon.
PITTSIirrtri, Aug Sl.-The :e.
tr!k. l!a:lon unl-rwent no change
tivlay. There waa no rxfnalon of the
strike a id rte. minnicru did not at
tempt t atart any more mill.
Latv In the day flr-H wr lighted In
the Ivniml'-r Tin Piate Worka at Mc
Keeajmrt, -but the ma'-bliury was not
rtart'M and no attemp: made to nper
ntr It. I; 1. believed, however, that
the move la preliminary' to a aur: with
non-union men. The leader on either
II- were buny all day, bu: at night
fall both aide, aald there was no an-Mnuni-cnietits
to mak.
rariaaruvxn an n n r ruvvrtarv! nnr
UKAVY WIND STOItM. 5
Two IVtaon KMl'-d and
UudJlng Wreckel.
Many
EL RENO. O. T, Aug. II. A
special from Anudarko. saya a
heavy wind and rain storm swept
through the town this afterno -n.
All Urge buildings In p:oo-.fa vf
construction and a large number
of ;ent and amiller house were
C blown down.
5 Two ieron were killed and
Lmany injured.
innanrufjruntnjvrujnrvnm
Jt'DfiE ESTER'S DECISION.
Chinne B irn In' Hawaiian Is!inds Are
American Cltlxens.
HONOLfLL. Aug. II, via San Fran-i-lsi-o.
Aug. II I'nlted States Judge
Eflee has rndered a decision In which
he d-tdarM tha; ul Chln-se born in the.
Hawaiian Islands are AmerU-an citizens
no matter what government they were
born undr.
Action has been taken in the supreme
court here to test the legality of the ln
cme tax passed by ;he last legislature.
It Is thought by some that If the law la
declared unconstitutional an extra ses
sion of the legislature may be neces
sary to provide revenue.
HAY GOES TO CANTON.
Confers With the President on State De
partment Matters.
CANTON, O.. Aug. 21.-Secretary of
State John Hay reached Canton this
morning to confer with President Sic
Klnley on matters demanding consider
ation in the state department. During
Secretary Hay's stay the president de
nied himself to all callers.
While the conditions existing In Co
lombia and Venetuela were doubtless re
viewed by the president and secretary.
It is said there Is not any call for ac
tion other than has been taken by this
government a announced from Wash
ington. WILL BET ON SHAMROCK.
English Publisher Will Back the Irish
Boat to Win for $25,000.
NEW YORK. Aug. Il.Wlth $25,000
to bet on the Shamrock II, It Is stated
n a cable dispatch to the Journal and
Advertiser, an agent of C. Arthur Pear-
on, of London, will leave In a few days
commissioned to place the big bets that
th millionaire publisher wants to make
that the Irish boat will win.
Mr. Pearson Is Intensely interested In
yachting and he studied the Shamrock
ery closely while she was being tried
u; with the oKt challenger.
FATAL STABBING AFFRAY.
Two Killed and One Fatally Injured-
Assailants Escape.
SANTA FE, N. M.. Aug. 21,-In a
tight at Fierro, In Grant county, three
men were stabbed, two fatally Juan
Alninnxa and Alexander White. Juan
Mallnda wns stabbed but not fatally In
jured.
Antonio Lopez and Francisco Sotello,
who are charged with the stabbing, es
caped.
NORDSTROM WILL HANG.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2L Charles Nord
strom Is to be hanged Friday for the
murder of Willie Mason In November,
1891. All hope of an appeal has van
ished. . i. ,
WERE PROTECTED
BY THE SHERIFF
Arrest of St. Louis Race Track
Managers Frustrated.
STOOD OFF WITH RIOT GUNS
Poc ol Coitublct laablt to Serve Warraati
oa Maiajen aad Bookaaktra
Track-Ntxrota Mock Ev
clletf at Sprlojntld.
ST iy.ris, Aug. II. R!.t. guns, a
tvywe of c'lnatable with warrants Is
sued in fit. Ferdinand township anJ
Sheriff H ncken. of 8:. Louis county,
played Important part In the local rac
ing atiuatl'in today.
An attempt on the part of a pom? of
cons'ables to serve warrant on the
manag-mi-n; of the Delmar trau;k and
th(.. bookmakers doing business thereon
w as frustrate 1 by Sheriff Henck'n an J
hi-, d-jiuti-, who sto-xl off the posae
with rio'. guns.
At th approach of the poes the sher
iff piac'il ail bookmakers and the man
agement of the trick under arrest on
a charg-- of violating the breeder- law.
Betting was immediately suspended.
When the p.isse withdrew Sheriff Henc
kn released hi. prisoner! and betting
proceeded as uuil.
MISS WILD'S ASSASSIN.
Springfield Negroes Fear That Mob May
Be Reformed.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. Il.-Pierc
City is quiet today although a telephone
me-wage frcm there aay it would b
dajigerous for any of the negroes sus
pected of the murder of Mtag Wild to
be taken there for a hearing. Spring
field negroes fear that the mob at Pierce
City may be r-formed an J come here
after Lark, the porter, who wa arrested
yesterday.
The warrant for Lark, charging hlrn
with cutting Miss Wild's throat was re
ceived here by mall :hl morning, but
he will not be given up. Some one
posted a notice In the negro settlement
last nigh: ordering all blacks to leav
SpringfKd by Saturday night, and as a
result the negroej are greatly excited.
BRITISH BEING RELIEVED.
New Commanders Stationed at Pekin
Reasons for Not Evacuating.
PEKIN, Aug. Il.-The British troops
who have been here Wnce last year are
leaving and are being relieved by new
commands. Three companies of thi
Fourteenth Sihks and a battalion of the
Sixth Burmah have arrived. Colonel
Cary replaces Colonel Alexander as com
mander In Pekln.
The failure of the British to evacu
ate Pekln annoys the Chinese officials.
They alone refuse to permit Yuan Shlh
Kai's troops to enter Pekln, though only
two of the twelve proposed posts are'
within the former British section.
Chinese officials confess that the rea
son given for the court's delay in re
turning to Pekln is a mere pretext The
excuse Tecently has been the bad con
dition of the roads, the heat, the In
flrmlty of the Empress Dowager and
the desire to celebrate her birthday at
Kalfeng Fu. The real reasons are that
the powers still retain supremacy in
Pekln and vicinity and evacuation has
not been accomplished.
Chinese censors are becoming obstruc
tionists. They have sent several mem
orials to the throne, especially denounc
ing the Chinese for assisting foreigners
who thought their aid necessary In the
administration of affairs In Pekln.
A RUSSUN VIEW.
If Vencxifela and Colombia Go to War
Russia Believes We Will Intervene.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21. The
Novoe Vremya says
President Castro Is evidently desirous
of declaring war upon Colombia in or
der to strengthen his weakening author
ity. What will be the outcome of all
this complicated affair It is difficult to
say. Possibly war may result after all,
between Col i.nbia and Venezuela. In
that case we must expect that the Unit
ed Slates will not fall to Intervene In
this quarrel between two of its neigh
bors. A3 PARIS SEES IT.
United Stat 's Is Suspected of a Desire
to Seire the Panama Canal.
PARIS, Aug. 21. The Petit Journal
says:
The feigned anxiety expressed In the
papers of the United States over the
Colombian situation only serves here to
mask the unmeasured ambition of
American Imperialism, this favoring
the accomplishment of a long cherished
dream, namely, taking possession of the
Isthmus of Panama and the half built
canal, which the Americans will under-
take to finish for themselves and for
their own profit.
INQUIRY REQUESTED
ON ISLANDER DISASTER
Mat? Nerouatsos File Report With
Captain Oaudln Iceberg Seen by
Captain of the Flos.le.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 21.-Mate
Nerouatso. of the 111-fate.l steamer Isl
anor, thla morning filed with Captain
'lau'lln. local agent of the Dominion
marine and fisheries department, a for
mal report of the dlaistef upin which
an Inquiry will be held.
Th report I practically t request for
an inquiry and contain no new derails
beyond giving the exact apot the hlp
went down and the estimate of the 1"
of life and the number saved. He es
timate that the number lost was for-ty-'wo
and th number sived lO.
An Interesting story was told to one
of the paaierger by the captain of the
steamer Flossie, which rescued the ur
vivorj. He says the Flossie passed over
the same water aa that In which the
Islander wa wrecked in the afternoon
preceding the catastrophe. They saw a
low lying Iceberg with the surface ft
little more than flush with the sur
fice of the s-a.
One of the offUerj predicted that It
woiiid bring snme of the Skagway lin
ers to grief. It is the opinion of North
ern navigators tha: the berg which
caused the destruction of the Islander
w as probably the same one seen by the
officers of th Flossie.
qrumruTJvuxruvruini
STAGE HEI
orionuvui rvnp
HELD UP.
Highwaymen Secure Wells-Far-go
Treasure. Box.
ASHLAND, Ore., Aug. II
Word reached here that the etage
on the Ager-Kiamath Falla
route waa held up by highway
men, ten mile east cf Ager this
morning. After securing thf
Wells-Fargo treasure box end
the United States mail, the high
waymen made god their escape.
The location of the hold-up
was a flat country In a : eigh
borhood not hretofor Infested
with stage robbers who have ao
frequently operated along this
C line.
KniniiAnAnnAnnjuruinAriruiAf
NOTED PRIEST DEAD.
Rev. M. D. Lilly, Prominent in the Do
minican Order, Succumbs In
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Rev. M
u. lAiiy, ror more than thirty years
father superior of :he Church of St. Vin
cent Ferror, Is dead ac his home in this
city. He had been blind for the last
four vears. He was prostrated by heat
early In July and grew worse stead
ily.
Father Lilly was born In County Fer-
manaugn, Ireland, about TO years ago.
He came to this country when a young
man and lived at Memphis, Tenn., un
til he Joined the Dominican order a few
years later, at St. Josephs, Perry coun
ty, O. W hile still a young man he
became president of the Dominican Col
lege there. This position he held until
he cams here about 1S67. At that time
he was made Father Superior of St.
Vincent Ferrer parish.
When Father Lilly took charge of St
Vincent's it was In its Infancy but in
his hands It wis built up and extended
until it became the extensive parish that
it is today.
Father Lilly at different times pre
sided over the Province, as it Is known
In the Dominican order, which includes
all the churches of the order in this
country west of the Rocky Mountains.
GRAND TRUNK WANTS HIM.
Deposed President of the S. P. May Re
turn to the Canadian System.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. It is reported
In railway circles, avers the Times,
that Charles M. Hays has been asked to
return to the Grand Trunk Railway as
vice-president and general manager.
LARNED IS CHAMPION.
NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 21. W. A.
Larnel, is now the national tennis
champion, due to a victory over Neals
C. Wright in the final round at New
port today, by a score of 6-2, 6-S, 6-4, 6-4
and default of Whitman In the chal
lenge round.
PRESIDENT HARPER HONORED.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. President Lou-
bet, of France, has conferred upon
President Hirper, of the University of
Chicago, the decoration of the order of
the legation of honor.
MINISTER TO CHILE.
LONDON. Aug. 21.-George A. Lont-
er, secretary of the British embassy at
Washington, has been appointed min
ister of Great Britain to Chile.
SILVER MARKET.
NEW YORK, lAug. 21. Silver, 584.
WAR APPEARS
TO BE IMMINENT
Diplomatic Relations Between
France and Turkey Severed.
THE SULTAN BROKE FAITH
Pcrsoaat Promise to Pay Dlipotca' Claiau
Diarctarded-Frcadi Warships Not
" " fader Orders-Eafliad Ap
proves Fratca'a Actios.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 21.-The
French ambassador, M. Con tans, haa
notified the aultan'i first secretary that
ail diplomatic relations between France
and Turkey are broken "fT and that the
ambassador has Informed his govern
ment to thl effect.
M. Constans communicated direct with
the sultan because the latest negotia
tions were transacted with the sultan
personally. The ambassador Justifies
his action on the ground that the sul
tan broke his direct, personal promise,
given to M. Constan at an audience in
the Yild'.s palace, Thursday, regaraing
the purchase of the quays and the set
tlement of the disputed French claim.
Th? foreign minister also rave formal
assurances that the agreement would be
carried out, so. In view of this -breach.
of faith, M. Constans holds that It la
impossible for Prince to continue dl-.
plomarfc relations with Turkey, :
WARRHIP3 NOT UNDER ORDERS.
PARIS, Aug. 21-An official of the
foreign office said: ,
"The stories that French warships
are under orders to proceed to the Boa-
phorus have no foundation."
FRANCE'S ACTION APPROVED. "
LONDON. Aug. 2L Diplomatic opin
ion in London generally approve of the
French action toward Turkey. . .
OVERTURES FOR PEACE.
Rumored Pending Conference Between
Morgan and Gompers.
NEW YORK. Ag j. 21.-Samuel Gom
pers, presileni ft the American Feder
ation of Labor, is. it was said In la
bor circles la?t right-expJcted; In New
York today and St was cima1ntly as
serted that Mr. Gompers already bad
an appointment to meet Mr. Morgan or
that he did mt apprehend any trouble
in making one. Terms of peoce, tt Is
though:, may be arranged at this n.eet
Ing. CALIFORNIA NAVAL MILITIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-Th
United States cruiser Philadelphia has
been assigned for the annual cruise of
the California naval mllltla, which num
ber abo'il 400 officers and men.
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS.
DENVER, Aug. Il.-The American
Bar Association opened the twenty
fourth annual meeting today with
large attendance of members.
TROTTERS TO MEET AGAIN.
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 21. Cresceus
and The Abbott will inea; at Charter
Oak Park, Hartford, September 4, for
purse of $7000.
ARRIVES FROM NOME.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21. The steamship
Oregon reached this port tonight from
Nome. She had $500,000 worth of treas
ure on board.
KILLED IN A MINE.
BAKER CITY, Ore., Aug. 21.-John
Tonkin, of Boise, Idaho, was killed at
tha Virtue mine this morning by a cave
In. Baking Powder
Makes the bread
more healthful.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baidag powAaa are taW yoaltat
tnacacm to ksottfa of the potseat day.
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