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VOL. X.
EVENTS OF TIIK DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of thft World.
1'KRSF, TICKS FRO 1HR WIRES
An lnt.ralln( Coltvi-tlon of llama Prim.
Two Maitil.phvrn. Pro tai t
In m Coc-lauaai ivm.
Boxer attempted to nine the A inert
cn jejfutloD.
A (trike of 140,000 anthracite ooal
mluort In threatened.
General Chaffee li preparing to win
ler jd.uuq men lu I'eklu.
The tattlehlp Alabama averaged 17
kdou on ner oniciBi triul.
The Kehalem and Tillamook fUber
men atrike ia at iu end.
8evral of Mininter Couger'i gaeiU
nave am vea at Tleu Tulu.
A movemeiit to clear the country
aoutn oi rekio U in progreii.
Official American dlapatohea are be-
ItiH tampered with in Cliiuit.
From Bt. reteraliurg it i repotted
mat peace negotiation! have begun.
Primary return indicate that Croker
will control the New York Demooratio
convention.
Senator Scott, of Went Virginia, aaya
tne jKepDiuioan will lone 100,000 votoa
In New York.
Heavy fighting U ieportd to have
occurred at Mafliadudorp, between
Doer and llrlil.li.
P. (). Htewart, member of the pro
viaional government ol Oregon, 1 dead
at Tacoma, Vi aah.
Pour towuahlpa aurronnding Bho
hone Fall, Idaho, have been reaerved
(or a national prk.
8an Franoiaoo'a populutlon, atoord
ing to the United l-tatc cenani, la
843.78'.'; llontoua', CH0.8U3.
Ten aquare mile of furet reaerve in
the Kan Uahriei reaervaUon, near Lo
Augelea, Cat., Have lreMly lei'n iwept
ly lire, and etlll the tlmiioa are devour.
iug the timber. It wag reported from
Kturtevant'a Camp that the lire bad
apread on the north aide of the went
fork of the Kan Gabriel river and the
aouth aideol theTejuuga river, between
Devil canyon and the Short Cut.
Joae Caatroy Cian-U. who waa arrant
ed in Havre, France, on July 20 laat.
charged with a I mound ing (mm Porto
Klco With 112,000 ol United Ktatea
(und, ha arrived in New York. He
wa in the cuatoily of Lola Itarrioa,
aaaiatant t hief of the inaular police of
I'oito ltioo, who went to Havre to
Jiriug bavk the alleged etubextler. By
hi extradition the Kiencli governmeut
reongtiixe the governiguty u( the Unit
d Ktatea iu Poito liho.
Fitcalmuioni aanoiinoe hi retire.
meut from the ring.
The diatrict went of Pekin wa Ukea
by the allied force.
Denver' population i 133.850: that
0( Ualtimore 008.057. .
The allie are axil to have loat 1,800
men in a battle In I'ekin,
Kenatnr Uarter will accompany
Kooeevelt on hie Weatcrn trip.
Miniater Conger report the aituation
practically nnvhitnged in IVkiu.
Ilreaai, the aataaain of King lltim
bert, attempted to commit tuiclde.
Oeuuml Olivier, the Ikier leader.
waa captured by the liritiah at Win
burg. -General
Lung Wu i decluroi to be
the real author of the autl foreign out
break. . "
The Hankow uprtilng waa gtarted
by follower of Kang Yu Wei, the re
former. .
Cold Hill poRtoffloe and atore aafe
waa cracked by burglar and over f 800
teouied.
Two men were killed and three
men aud a woman wounded In a Oil
iiihii, III., riot.
Camilla d'Arivlte, the opera ainger,
wa matried to K. W. Creliu, au Oak
laud mllHoualre.
The I'opullat national oouimlttce ao
ceptwl $teveuou as the viceprealden
tint nominee of the jparty, '
The naval veteraua' parade wa the
feature of th aecoud day of tha (i. A.
It. encttiiipmeut at tllik'ago. ,
Work ou The Dalle portage road
eloped for want of (und. Company
being organiaed to complete the antue.
Oregon timber land offer good
ehanoe for inveatmeut. Situation re
viewed by former Miuhlgau lumber
man. Moholua Aylward, aged 78, an in
mate of the county infirmary, at Kt.
Joveph, Mo., died from the effect of
a Dealing admiuUterod by Jack II an
ion, an atteudaut. , llanlon cauuot be
fouud.
A wholesale jail delivery ooonrred at
Ilotl Lodge, Mont., 1'eraon outside
pried off a window bar and opened the
cell with akeluton key, aud four
Montana deaperadoea uiada their
escape.
Jt it itated that Germany will take
more flrat prize at the Paria exponition
than any other nation, .
Fifty regldeut of Musalllon, O., left
for Oklahoma, where they will take tip
claim on government laud aud eatab
HhIi a colony.
, The comptroller of the treaaury bai
decided that a commou carrier ia ronpou
ible for the loaa of good received by
it, even though nuoh gooaa nro not ac
companied by a bill of lading or .hip
ping direvtlou.
NDON
CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OKEG ON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER , 1900.
NEWS,
French reinforcement are landing at
laKit. . .
The public debt Increased nearly $3
ouu.ooo in Augiut.
Philippine volunteer will begin re
tnrntng lu Kovember. ,
There are 88 auopeoted caaea ol
plague in Olaagow, Kootland.
Charle A. Towns opened the cam
paign in Idaho for the Demorcat.
Oeneral Otla ha been awdgned to
com maud the department of the lakes,
The goveiuor of Khan Tung has 20,
000 men ready to oppose (Jernan ex
til u t s.a '
LI Hung Chang 1 intriguing to get
th foreigner to quarreling among
tnemseivea.
Thirteen person were killed and
many injured by railroad collision at
Jlatneld, Pa.
The Chinese situation now depends
on tb reapouse of the power to the
KuiMo-American proposal.
W. W. ltovkhlll, American commis
sioner to China, aaya now ia tha time
to settle the statu of foreigners in
China.
The Bral lamer copper mines, situated
on How 8ouul, near Vancouver, B,
C have been sold to Engll.h capital
lata lor I3, 000,000.
A 18-year-old boy accidentally shot
and killed hla 18-year-old brother at
Hutchinson, Kanaaa, while attempting
to remove cartridges from a revolver.
Secretary Fosters' annual report of
the cotton crop of the United States
makes the crop for 1800-1900 9,4311.
416 bales, against 11.274,840 hut year
About 85,000 idle tinplate workers
of the American Tinplate Company
nave resumed work, owing to tha tin
pi te makers agreeing to new wage
scale.
Fire destroyed the plant and yards
ot the Utter Crank Lninber Company,
at Hamlileton, W, Va., with 12,000,
000 feet of lumber, causing a loss of
fAO,000.
Kix hundred longshoremen who went
on a strike recently at the Krie rail
way ore docks, returned to work pend
ing a settlement of their grievances by
arbitration.
A serious conflagration occurred at
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, a few days
ago, which consumed the general mer
chandise eetabliahtuent of F. A. Aguil
lar. The building covered an entire
block and waa the largest of it kind
on the west coast of Mexico. The
stock of good carried wa valued at
11.000,000, ou which a loss of $300,
000 wu luatained.
A German gunboat hag been ordered
to Amoy.
A plot to burn Shanghai baa been
discovered.
liryan ha decided ou an Eastern
stunrp tour.
Seventy missionaries from ' China
reached Vancouver, B. C.
Washington ftisionlsts renominated
John It. Kogera (or governor.
Nancy C. Koff, great aunt of Gov
ernor Geer, died at Maoleay, Or.
Brawl, the assassin of King Hum'
bert, was sentenced . to life Imprison
ment.
It ia reported that Prince Titan and
1,500 1 (oxers were killed in a great
battle.
Karl Li asks the appoiutment of sev
eral Chiueae official to the list of peace
makers.
i it, the governor of the province of
Shen SI, I reported to have invited the
foreigner iu bia province to come to
hi protection. About Auguat 21, CO
accepted the Invitation and all were
massacred.
It is said that the Standard Oil Com
pany win soon be purchasing the pro
duct of California wells, now having
obtained in the East a number of tank.
tor the storage, which will be located
at Bakerstlold, where ground baa been
secured for them.
The United State transport Thomas
arrived at San r raocisoo, 29 days from
Manila, via Yokohama. She haa on
ioard 281 aick and wounded soldiers,
31 military prisoner, 61 cabin pan ten-
gera, no in (tie steerage, ana seven
totfawaye. Seven death . ooourred
during tha voyage.
la London, the Duke of Manchester
was adjudicated a bankrupt, eu tailing
bis resignation from all hi club. The
petition to the bankruptcy court in
cluded one from the voung nobleman
iluiself, whose acceptance are so
widely dixtributed in unknown lands
that hi friend for some time have
strongly urged this radical course.
Dr. P. 8. Kellogg, who haa just re
turned from two years' service as a sur
geon lu the Philippines, denies the
charge ot neglect ou the transport
Shermau, made by Captain Crenshaw,
of Atlanta, in hla ante-mortem state
ment. Dr. Kellogg, who came home
on the Sheiman with Cienshaw. sava
the captain was badly wounded; that
it wa ouly a queation of time when
he should die, and it waa at hi own
request that the captain waa allowed
to come home. Dr. Kellogii avers that
Crenshaw had every possible attention,
including the best physicians and
nurses.
English army experiment with a bi
cycle corps aa a defensive force la pro
nounced a aucooss.
After living with her husband for 41
ears a Topeka woman ha discovered
that he ia not her affinity and asks
divorce.
Work has begun in Baltiomre on tb
silver terivo tor Kear-Adrairal Schley,
to be made from the silver coin cap
tured on the Spanish cruiser Cristobul
Colon. The cost, when com plated.
will be about $8,000.
LOOTING IN TIENTSIN
American Soldiers Took
Part in It.
No
USDEtt PEREMPTORY ORDERS
Cltfne.a Ar Reapooalbl for tlio PI I log
lua; anil Olaorilar Tht Polloarad
lb Kutrjr of the Alllaa.
, Wanblngton, Sept. 8. Offloiala of
the war department are positive that
the soldiers of General Chuffee'a army
took no part in the extensive looting
which followed the full of the Chinese
city ot Tien Trdu. At the direction of
Secretary Hoot, peremptory orders were
tunned to military officers to exert
every effort to prevent the looting and
to punish severely disobedience of such
orders. Kor this reason and from re
poits which have come to the depart
ment, the officials are confirmed in the
opinion that our men refrained from
disregarding the order of their super
tors, iiiey tbmk that the Chinese
themselves are responsible for much of
the pillaging and disorder following
tne entry ol the allies Into the city,
mere is considerable property in
charge of our army at Tieu Tsiu lor
safekeeping.
ftlriitb of Alllad Poreo.
Washington, Sept. 8.The followina
telegram from the Japanese foreign
omce wa received toduy at tha Japa
ueae legation:
A tilegram from Pekin eive the
strength of the allied force which took
part iu the relief of Pekin aa follow
Japansese, 0.600 infantrr. 200 CUV
airy, 450 engineer aud 53 gun.
"liusHians, 8,300 infuntry. 180 cav
airy, and zz guns.
llti.l .L f.ak.a, a X . -
jnun, i,oo.' inutntnr. dOO cav,
airy, and 13 guns.
American, 1,000 infantry. 150
marines, 75 cavalry and 6 gun.
i rench, 400 marine and 18 gun,
"Un the 20th, 70 Chinese surrend-
"ed. Of these, five each were detain
ed by the Japanese and Britinb forces
for the purpose of aacertaiutioir the
state of affairs among the Chinese, the
rest being xet at liberty. Ou th 27tb,
260 moitt surrendered, most of whom
were guards and court officials. One
of them, a military officer, after twin
brought to the Japanese beadauartent.
where be was kindly treated, was sent
to the palace to make the necessary
preparation lor the parade of the allied
foroca through the palace, to be held
on the 28th iu commemoration of their
successful entry into the citv. A a
large number of court ladies were
fooud in the palace, eveiy precaution
was taken to protect them from insult
and awturauces were given them pf the
readiness of Japan's force to supply
them at any moment with food and
other ueueistarie."
Plro at a Itacaj Track.
Proivdcnee, It. I., Sept. 8. Shortly
after the beginning of the racing in the
closinu day of the grand circuit meet
ing at Narragansett Park this afternoon
lire broke out in oue of the stable
near the three-quarter torn and with
great rapidity destroyed three stable.
a number of cattle sheds and burned to
death four race horse. The horse de
stroyed comprised three in the string
coutroiien by h. Kimon, of London,
Out. The Ace, with a record ot 2:05.1'
auti vHitien he 4,uw; Aland K., a
green mine without a record and
alued at $1,000; Aokman Jim, with a
rerord of 2:10'a' aud valued at $1,600.
and Charles A. Guyer'a brown mare.
Wiley Essa, valued at $1,500, were the
animals destroyed. The loss on build
ings aud fixtures amounts to $0,000.
A Baradlah Leaa.
New York, Sept 3. Albert iT. Wig
gins, vice-president ot the National
Park bank, said today it waa true that
the bank had been approached by ren-
reseututtvesof the Swediab government
with inquiries as to the chance of plao
iug a $10,000,000 loan in this country.
Mr. Wiggins said be wa not prepared
to say yet whether the proposition had
been favorably received. The proposed
loan is in the form of bonds bearing 4
per emit interest for the first 10 year
ud 8 ? per cent for another 10. It
nuolllcially stated that the bonds
will be offered at 98 and aocrued Inter
est.
HaTld Hlutun, of Cincinnati.
Cluciuuati, Spet. 8. David Sinton.
one of tho richest citixena of Cincin
nati, died at bis home here today, agd
93 year. He left a fortune estimated
at $.'0,000,000. He bad large real
extate interests in Chicago and New
York, as well a here, and owned bin
cattle ranches in Texas. He had given
much money to public . institution,
ilia only heir is the wife of ex-Con-
gressuiau Charles P. Taft, proprietor of
tne Ciuoluuntt Times-Star, aud a
brother of Judge Tatt, of tha Philippine
join mission.
fir. In Maw Orleaua.
New Orleans. Sept. 8. Fire tauiuht
destroyed the building at 04 Canal
street occupied by the Pali baukks Seale
Company, entailing a loss of $300,000.
Keifer Proa. ahoe factory, adjoining,
suffered a loss of $100,000, and the
Morris building, corner of Cuual aud
Camp streets, sustaiud about $50,000
damages.
Walah Coal Minora' Strike.
Cardiff, Wales, Sept. 3. -A meetiun
of the strikers at Cardiff today con
firmed the action ot their committee in
agreeing to a resupmtion ol work, the
company haviug acceded to the de
mands of the strikers. About 60,000
colliers went to work this morning.
Washington, Sept. 8. A dispatch
from General MaoArthur announces
that Seooud Lieuteuaut II. N. Way,
Fourth infantry, was killed near Villa
Vieja, Luzon, August 88.
GLOB
MURDERED BY SIBERIANS.
r. Beott Murrl.on, of Chicago, hot by
Katlvoe Captain Gill. browned
Seattle. Sept. 3. The steam-hip Sen
itor, which arrived today from Nome,
brought news of a brutal murder, in
which the life of F. Scott Morrison, of
uncago, was sacrificed to the blood
thiraty savagery of Siberian natives
Khe bring also the report of tue
drowning of Captain Gilley, a noted
Alaskan explorer, whose good or bad
fortnue it wag to have killed five North
era Indians some years ago while they
were trying to take forcible possession
01 a vesnel of which be was master,
Gilley wa captain of the sailing
schooner Edith, Which, with F. Scott
Morrison aud Edward Foregren, as pus,
acngers, sailed from Nome, August 8
Kir Siberia on a trading und prospect
ing expedition. They had enlbtted th
ervices of au Indian named Sam to
pilot them to Siberian shores, where
they arrived the Friday following their
departure. That afternoon was passe
in making exchanges with the natives,
wno appeared" to lie both friendly an
peaceable. About 10 o'clock at night,
Morrison retired to his stateroom, and
a few moments later shot Irom ashor
were heard. The report had bardlj
gubsided when Morrison exclaimed
I ve been 'shot." His shipmate
hurried to his assistance. They found
that the bullet had penetrated the aide
OI the schooner and stateroom, enter
ing Morrison's groin. A few minutes
later the vessel set sail for American
shore, but Morrison succumbed to bis
injurie at 6 o'clock the next morning,
The next day, when in the vicinity
of Sledge island. 15 or 20 miles off
Nome, Captain Gilley went on deck and
seated himself on the rail of the ves
sel. A second later the boom swung
around, striking him. Ha toppled
over into the sea . and drowned before
assistance could reach him. Hi body
waa recovered. Foregren assumed
command of the Edith, and, with the
aid of a Sledge island Indian, succeed
ed in reaching Nome in aafety. Mor
rison wa a passenger to Nome on the
first voyage of the Jeanie, which
reached the district May 2. With M.
C. Anderson, he was engaged in the
Jaloon and general merchandise busi
ness at Nome. His widow and Ovt
step-children, one of whom, H. C
Heisler, .accompanied him to Alaska,
survive him. Captain Gilley was 60
yean old and a native of the Island ol
Borneo. He had been a resident ol
Alaska for nearly two decades. His
fight with the Indian, in which 10 are
said to have been slain, occurred at
Cape Piince of Wales.
jacK i ia. kins, a passenger on
the Senator, say the steam schooner
Samoa arrived at Nome from Sibera
the night the Senator sailed. In cross
ing from the czar's domain, her pa
senger, composed of Russians, Eng
usn and Americans, are reported to
have engaged in a general row, result
ing in the master of the vessel calling
for the Uuited State marshal aa soon
as be reached Nome. Hawkins did
not learn the particulars, though be is
inclined to believe that there was seri
ous trouble aboard. The Senator
aailed au hour after the Samoa' ar
rival.
TAFT COMMISSION.
Ready to Eatabllah Civil Government la
tbo Philippine..
New York, Sept. 3. A special to the
Herald from Washington anys: .
All arrangements have Iwen practi
cally erfected by the Taft commission
for ctiiitmeucing its dutis in couinuec-
tiou with the establishment of civil
government in the Philippines. The
committee will assume on September 1
all the functions which properly belong
to tne legislative branch of the govern
ment, s
It ia not proposed that it shall be in
supreme control. Major-General Mac-
Arthur will be the executive of th
inlands and the commission will be co
ordinate with him, jut as the execu
tive and legislative branches in the
Uuited States are on the same plane.
'ivil government will not be establish
ed excecpt in those towns where the
military uuthoritiea are satisfied there
no danger of insurrection. The
commission and the military will
work together to propitiate the native
ml induce them to return to tbeii
peaceful avocations.
ror the suppression of those insur
gents who contiuue in arms it is under
stood measures will be taken aa soon ai
the dry reason begins. General Mac-
Arthur will soon have a force of near!
0,000 effective meu, who will be used
to destroy the insurgent organization
when oerutions cuu begin.
WEBFOOT BONANZAS.
A Little Hook lei Given Awny by th
W. K. At N. Co.
The famous Pat Donan has written
another of his inimitable "folders" for
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company. This time it ia a descrip
tion of the gold fields of Eastern Ore
gonbut such a descriptioul The
glories, the riches, the poettibilitos of
this wonderful region are set forth iu
way to cause throb of interest in
the most phlegmatic man that breathes
The folder is entitled "Webfoot Bo-
nanxHs," and is giveu away to anyone
ho will write . XI. Hurl hurt, gen
eral pHKtenger agent,. O. K. & N. Co..
Portland, Oregon.
CnimilUn strike Knded.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 8, The
strike of railway mechanics on the
Cauuditiu Puciflo railway haa been de-
tared off, and the mn in all the shop.
from Fort Wiilliam to Vancouver will
return to work tomorrow. At Winni
peg some of tbe striker resumed work
this afternoon. The only matter now
lu dispute is the rate of wages' to be
paid machinists, and thin will bo Bat
tled by arbitration. The strike lasted
8 day, and was everywhere quiet and
orderly, ;,
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NO. 20.
REAR-END COLLISION
Excursion Train Crashes In
to a Milk Train.
THIRTEEN KILLED MANY HURT
Locomotive Plunge. Through Pai.enger
Coaehea and Crashed Them no
If They Were Kg Kbelle.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4. Thirteen
persons killed and over 80 others in
jured is the appalling record of a rear
end collision between an excursion
train and a milk train on the Betble
hem branch of the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad this morning at Hat
field, Pa 27 miles north of this city
The wrecked train consisted of 10
day coaches and waa tbe first section of
a large excursion made up of people
Irom Bethlehem, Allentown aud sur
rounding towns, to Atlantic City,
This section carried only those persons
wno lived In betblehem and Allen
town. It left tbe union station in
Bethlehem at 6:05 A. M., exactly 35
minutes behind tbe milk train. Tbe
flatter train consisted of two milk cara
and two passenger coaches, and had
stopped at every station on the road
from Bethlehem en route to Pbiladel
phia. At 6:54 tbe milk train drew np
at tne milk platform at Hatfield, and
In lesa than two minute the special
excursion train, running at the rate of
85 mile an hour, crashed into the
rear of the milk train. The locomo
tive plowed through tbe two pasaenger
coaches ami crushed tbem as if they
were eggshells. Tbe milk car immed
lately in front was also badly damaged
r our persona on the passenger car of
the milk train were almost instantly
Killed. Fortunately, there were very
lew persons on thl train.
Tha excursion train waa a picture of
Indescribable horror. The locomotive,
a mass of bent and broken iron, firmly
held tbe bodies of it engineer and tire.
man beneath it great weight. Behind
the engine six of the 10 car were also
a mas of wieckage. Tbe first car wa
oroxen in twain and tbe other five cars
were thrown on their sides, completely
demolished. Nine person were killed
in the first two cars, and the others in
those coaches were badly maimed.
Aa soon aa the crash came, a terrible
cry rose from tbe smashed cars, and
those who bad not been Injured crawled
or jumped from tbo cara and went to
tbe assistance of the injured. Many
were pinned down by wreckage and
and bad to be freed by the liberal use of
axea. With three or four exceptions.
the dead were killed Instantly, the
others dying on their way to the boa
pital. All the injured were first taken
to a shed at the Hatfield station and tbe
dead were removed to a barn. Mes
senger were sent to tbe nearby villages
lor physicians, and a relief train was
ordered fioin Bethlehem. With 15
doctor and half a dozen nurses, a spe
cial train waa aent from Bethlehem.
but before f reached the acene of tbe
wreck if was signaled to return to
Bethlehem, aa a special carrying nearly
all the injured had iitarted for that
place. On the run from Hatfield to
tha hospital three of the injured died,
Much trouble wa experienced in keep
ing the relatives away from the injuied
on tbe train, so that the doctors gath
ered from near Hatfield could attend
to tbe wounded.
The special train arrived at Bethle
hem at 11:30 and wa met by fully
6,000 person all clamoring for news
from the wreck or trying to learn
whether relatives were among tbe vie
time. The news of the wreck reached
Bethlehem at 8 o'clock and spread like
wild fire. AH the policemen in town
were gathered at the station, and was
with great difficulty that the injured
were removed to the waiting am ba
lance and other vehicles which con
veyed them to the boepitala. All dur
ing tbe day people from Allentown,
Catasauqua and other places came pour
ing into Bethlehem, and confusion
reigned throughout the city.
llie second section of the excursion.
made np of persona from towns other
than Bethlehem and Allentown, left
soon after the first section, but was
flagged before it reached Hatfield. As
it could not get through ion account of
tbe blocked tracks, it waa returned to
Betblehem, and there was great te-
joicing at the narrow escape of it oc
cupants from tbe catastrophe.
Ihe coroner of Montgomery county
visited the wreck early and spent tbe
entire day at the scene. Ha at once
directed the removal of the dead to
Lansdale, a short distance south of
Hatfield. He promises a rigorous in
veatigation into the horror.
Wrecked In Behrlo Sea.
Seattle, Sept. 4. Tug Wallowa.
from Nome, brings new of the wreck
of the dismantled bark Mercury in
Bebring sea. The bark was being
towed to this city by the tug and
sprang a leak in heavy gale. She
was stripped ot some machinery and
abandoned In Cook- strait, where she
sunk. She was owned by Captain E.
E. Caine, of this city, and wag sent to
Nome lust Juue in tow of a tug with a
coal aud lumber cargo. ' She had been
condemned as a sailing vessel. She
was built 49 years ago iu New York as
a full-rigged ship.
No Chiue.e Meed Apply.
Lima. Peru, Sept. 4. The Peruvian
senate yesterday bad under considera
tion a proposal for preventing Chinese
Immigration, In view of a possible ex
odus from China aa a result of the pres
ent disturbances. ,
Plague al t)la.ow.
Glasgow, Sept. 4. Another death,
supposed to be due to the bubonic
plague, ooourred here today. Ninety
three cose of the disease are now un
deif observation.
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CONGRESS.
IN
Report That Kvldeore of Their Harm,
fulneee I. Overwhelming.
The committee on manufactures of
the senate were some time ago directed
to investigate the fool adulterations,
and accumulated a volume of testimony
upon the subject from the bent inform
ed partiea and highest scientific author
ities in the country. '
One of the greatest sources of danger
to our foods, the committee state iu
their report, exist in alum baking
powders. The committee found tbe
testimony, they say, overwhelmingly
condemnatory of the nse of alum iii
baking powders, and recommended that
such ue be prohibited by law.
Senator Mason, discussing iu tbe sen
ate the report of the committee and the
several bills introduced to carry the
recommendation of the committee In
to effect, said:
"When we made this report we made
it based on the evidence before u, and
the evidence i simply overwhelming.
1 do not care bow big a lobhy there
may be here for tbe alum baking pow
der, I do not care how many memorials
they publish, there is no place in tbe
human economy of human food for this
thing called alum. The overwhelming
evidence of the leading physicians and
scientists of this country is that ii is
absolutely unfit to go into human food,
and that in many cases if tbe gentle
man will read the evidence, some of
the physicians say they can trace cases
in their own practice theie are dis
ease of the kidney due to the perpetual
use of alum in their daily bread.
"When you mix a mineral poison, a
they all say that alum is, it is impossi
ble to mix it always to such a degree
that there will not be a residuum left
of alum, which produces alumina, and
which contributes largely to the disease
of the people in this country.
"I want to give the senate an idea
of the class of men we have called.
They are the leading scientists from
every college of the United States that
we could get hold of."
Senator Mason, from a long list of
scientists who bad testified as to the
hurtfulness of alum baking powders.
and as to tbe healthfulnes of cream ol
tartar powder, mentioned the follow
ing: Appleton, John Howard, professor
of chemistry, Brown University, Prov
idence, K. I.
Arnold, J. W. S., professor. Univer
sity of New York.
Atwater, W. O., professor and direc
tor, government experimental station,
wamington, D. C.
Barker, George F., professor. Uni
versity o( Pennsylvania.
Caldwell, G. C, professor. Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y.
Chandler, C. F. pro feasor. Columbia
University, New York. ,
Chittenden, Russell II., professor,
Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Cornwall, H. B.. piofeaeor. Univer
sity of Princeton, New Jersey.
Cramptou, V. A., professor. Division
of chemistry, Washington, D. C.
rrear. William, professor, State Col
ge, Pennsylvania.
Jenkins, Edward II ., professor, de
partment of agriculture, state of Con
necticut.
Johnson, S. W., professor. Yale Col
lege, New Haven, Conn.
Mallet, John William, professor.
University ot Virginia.
Mew, W. M professor. Army aud
Medical Department, United State
government.
Monroe, Charles Edward, professor
of chemistry, Columbian University,
Vt asbington, D. C.
Presrott. Albert B., professor. Uni
versity of Michigan. Auu Arlwr. Mich. -
rnce, A. F, medical director. Unit-'
ed States Naval Hospital, Washington,
LI. C .
Smart, Charles, lieutenant-colonel.
assistant surgeon-general, Uuited
States at mv.
Sternberg. George M.. Surgeon-Gen
eral, United States army, Washington,
L. C
Tucker, Willis G., professor of
chemistry and -chemist of state board
of health, state of New York.
Vatighau. Victor C, professor. Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
AanKevpen w. K.. Surueoo-Geu-
eral United States Navy, Washington,
L. C.
Wiley, Prof. H. W., Chief Chemist
department of agriculture. United
States, Washington, D. C.
Wyman, Walter, Surgeon-General.
United States Marine Hospital. Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr. Petiigrew Was there any testi
mony which showed that there were
cases of injury to health aa a result of
constant use of alum?
Mr. Mason Yes; I can turn you to
the testimony.
Mr. Pettigrcw I do not care to have
the senator turn to it. I simply want
to emphasize the point. 1 agree with
the senator. It baa always been my
own impression that alum baking pow
der is injurious, but I wanted to bring
it out and make it emphatic, if tho
proof sustains that position.
Mr. MasoO 1 quite agree with tbe
senator. It is claimed that there ia
not a country iu Europe that doe not
prohibit the use of alum. Certainly
three or four of the leading countries of
Europe to which I have had my atten
tion called piobibit the use of alum in
baking powder.
Mr. Pettigrew Did the chemist
who came before the committee, these
professors,' generally testify waa it tho
result of their evidence that the.
cream of tartar bakiuit powder ia
healthy aud does not leave a residuum
Which Is Injurious to health?
Mr. Mason Yes; I say emphatic
ally, yes; that tbe weight of the evi
dence is, that whenever any of these
distinguished men, who have a nation-
1 reputation, - the leading chemists of
the colleges, were Interrogated upon
the point, they stated that fact, e.uv
oue of tbem, to mj recollection.
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