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Conference Report Presented
A Vote to Be Taken Soon
bustering Likely.
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Washington, July 21. The tariff
strugglo was removed to the senate
but there was very little evidence of
an exciting contest when the session
opened. Several senators who had
been absent from the city were back
again, anticipating that every vote
might be needed. On the desk before
Allison, In charge of the tariff bill,
was a ponderous manuscript of the
tariff conference report. Immedi
ately after prayer a message from the
house announced the agreement of
that body to the conference report.
Considerable routine bust ties was dis
posed of before the tarrllf bill Was
called up.
A resolution by Morgan was agreed
to, asking the president as to what
Indemnity, If any, had been asked of
the Spanish government for the arrest
and subsequent expulsion of Samuel
T, Tolan, an American citizen from
Cuba.
Allison then formally presented the
tariff conference report, asking for Its
consideration, but at the instance of
Berry gave way to the Immediate pas
sage of a resolution empowering the
president to take steps for the release
of Ona Melton and other Competitor
prisoners. The resolution passed by
a unanimous vote.
The vice-president announced in
response to an Inquiry by Allen that
the pending Union Pacillc resolution
was the unfinished business and
would como up at 2 p. in., unless dis
placed, this drew from Morgan a
statement that it was intended to
discuss the tariff report in ull its
political, tiinancial and historical
bearings. Aside from this it was
proposed to secure consideration for
for the Union Pacific resolution.
either by itself or during the tariff
debate If this became essential.
Morgan said it was more important
to save $50,000,000 by the Union Pa
cific resolution than to pass the tariff
bill. The conference renort was then
read in detail. When the first clause
was read Jones made an earnest pro
test against proceeding on a tech
nical report without intelligent ex
planation of its meaning. There had
been no opportunity for the Demo
cratic conferees to consider it in a
committee. It was duo to the Amer
ican people, acciareci, inat some ex
planation be given. The reading of
the lengthy conference report then
proceeded. There were frequent in
quiries by Jones and brief explana
tions from Allison. When the item
of window glass was reached, Jones
read a telegram received from leading
window glass dealers of New York
saying that the restoration of the Mo
Kinley rate would place a duty equiv
alent to 110 per cent, on the article,
which would be prohibitory, and
would stop all revenue from tills
source.
The lumber amendment led to an
animated debate. Teller and Vest
contended that the $2 rate on white
pine and retaliatory clause against
Canadian logs in effect permitted a
double tax. Teller Declared the whole
thing was conceived In the Interest
of a few mill men of Micligan, Minne
sota and Wisconsin, by which they
would be enabled to raise the price on
pine $3 to U per hundred.
One Yellow Ticket
in every package of Schil
lings Besl tea no matter
how sin a 1.
Get a many as you can,
and find the word.
Hula of contest published in Inrgt
advuitiMjfln.Mii about the first and middle
of each mouth. A19
con sin
Pcttlgrew severely criticised the
conference amendment, lie said It
was designed to benctlt a few men
who own what standing pine there Is
la Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne
sota. One Michigan lumberman was
worth $10,00,000 and was prominent
tn Republican politics. He is tlw man
who manipulated the election of sena
tors In Michigan, asserted Pcttlgrew.
llo said the conference report ought
to be rejected on this lumber item.
Commenting on the newspaper clip
ping as to the gathering of lumber
men in Burrows' room, Pcttlgrew said
it showed the pine amendment would
take over $0,000,000 out of the pockets
of the people and put it In the pockets
of "this little group of lumbermen
gathered In Burrows' room."
Fishermen on Lower Columbia.
Astoria, Or., July 21 News was
brought to this cily that a great ileet
of fishing boats had destroyed many
nets In Baker's bay. There were be
tween CO and 100 boats, in each of
which were two or more men. The
men were all masked, wearing hand
kerchiefs oyer their laces.
The fleet evidently congregated at
the head of Sand Island hist night,
after having formulated plans. From
thsre the boats proceeded to the bay,
destroying all the traps that lay in
their path. Whenever possible, the
men sawed off the trap poles. When
this was liuposslble.they tore the nets
to pieces. From tho Information at
hand it appears that nearly 10J traps
were destroyed. Tills morning the
destruction was continued. No at
tempt was made to stop the work of
the men.
Canal Commissioners,
Washington, July 21 The secre
tary of war has designated Captain O.
McCarter, of the army corps or en
gineers, and Rear-Admiral John G.
Walker, retired, as members of the
Nicarauga canal commission, provided
for by thesunarV civil act approved
June 4, 1807. Ilahas also detailed Ma
jor w. u. iiaymond, engineer officer
in the array, as a member of the deep
waterways commission, provided for
in the same act.
Currency Message.
Washington, July 21. The only
absentees from tho cabinet Imeeting
were Secretary Shcnnan, who is not
yet well enough to go out, and Sec
retary Alger, who Is in the West. No
questions of general interest were dis
cussed in the meeting. It has been
decided to send In a currency message
to..congress as soon as the party lead
ers In the senate consider the time op
portune. Dividend From Le Roi.
Spokane, July 21 .The Le Roi
Mining company have declared
another dividend of $25,000. This is
tho second dividend of like amount
paid this month. It Is thought that
the company will declare still another
dividend before the end of the month.
Up to date this mine lias paid $475,000
in dividends.
Forest Fires.
Ohoville, Cal., July 21. Forest
fires have been raging for two days in
the mountains cast of Orovllle, and
word rea:hes here tnat four or five
houses and barns were burned. A
big fire started near Whitewash Trees
and ren slxor seyen miles south to
Palermo. Fifty men were engaged in
fighting it. Another fire broke out
near Robinson's mill, and burned oyer
a distance 8 by 12 miles.
An Offer.
POUG3KEEP8IE, N. Y. July 21.
George A. Brill, who graduated from
Cornell in 1888, recently received a
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cable dfepatch from LI Hung Chang,
offering him a liberal sum to organize
and manage a model farm in China
under the government. Mr. Brill will
leayo for China soon to enter upon his
duties.
Removed,
Washington, July 2l.The presl-
dent has directed the removal of
Cliarhs M. Shannon, collector of In
terna! revenue for the district or New
Mexico, and has selected A. L. Mnrri.
son at his successor.
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Mining Excitement Growing.
Hundreds of Miners Prepairing to
Get to the Yukon,
San Francisco, July 21. The, ex
citement over the recent discoveries
of gold In Ahiska still continues here,
and when the steamer Excelsior leaves
for St. Michael next Sunday she will
carry all the miners' supplies she can
hold. The Excelsior is the last
steamer scheduled to sail this year
from San Francisco, to connect with
the Yukon steamers, but there Is
already talk or chartering another
steamer to take up the crowd of
miners. No more news from the
Clondyke will be received until the
steamers, leaving here and Seattle,
have returned.
Owing to the present rush to the
Clondyke gold fields, and tho still
greater rush which Is bound to come
next spring. The Pugct Sound Tug
Boat Company of Port Townscnd has
decided to put a steamer on tho Yukon
river to carry pu.33engers and freight
from St. Michaels to Circle City and
the Clondyke valley.
MORE STOHIES.
B. R. Shaw, formerly a well-known
Insurance man of Seattle, has written
a letter to a business man of this city,
in which he states frankly that lie
docs not expect to be believed. The
letter, however, Is only In lino with
others, that tho gold brought down
from tho Clondyke endorses. Among
other things Shaw's letter says:
"There Is no night here now. It Is
as light as midday for twenty-four
hours, and neither too warm nor too
cold. Nor too many Hies to bother as
yet. This Is a great mining strike,
probably the greatest on the Ameri
can continent, or in the world I
know you will not bellcvo mo if I tell
you all about It. Itlsnotasextcnsivo
as I wish it was, or at least gold has
not been found In great paying quan
tities except on two creeks, about 200
claims, but some of them are very
rich; in fact some of the pay streaks
are nearly all gold. One thousand
dollars to the fan is not an uncommon
thing, and as high as 100 ounces liavo
been taken out at a single pan. It Is
no uncommon tiling to seo men com
ing In with all the gold dust they can
carry.
"You would not believe mo when
I tell you that I went Into one cabin
and counted five five-gallon oil cans
full or gold dust, but it Is a fact.
'Flint. Id tlm r.l(3lllf .if f lln ulrt.lr r9 ...
men duringtho winter, and tho dump
Is not much moro than half worked
out."
"Thero have been about $2,000,000
In dust taken out so fur in the dis
trict. At a low estimate thero will
be $30,000,000 taken out during tho
next year. Carpenters get $15 a day
and so do all the men who work in
the mines. 1 think I shall work for
awhile. Some of the saloons take in
82,000 to $:J,000 a day. All pay Is in
old dust, and nothing less than 50
cents. A glass of beer costs 50 cents.
There are plenty of provisions hero,
Flour $12 per hundred pounds, sugar
35 cents a pound, oatmeal 25 cents,
bacon 50 cents and other things in
proportion."
"Logs aro worth $30 per thousand
at the mill and lumber $150 a thou
sand. A small sawmill Is running
hero flllV find nli'lit, nnrl rainnnt. nut.
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hair he lumber wanted I do not know
how many inhabitants this town sup-
ports. I should say In
the neighbor-
hood or 1,000. Most of tho people live
In tents, but some good building are
going up,"
Saiicd for Alaska,
Port Angeles, Wash,, July 21.
Tho United States gun-boat Concord
finished taking on coal last evening,
and sailed for Sitka. She will make a
shortstop at Victoria,
MINERS ARE HUNGRY
And in a Condition Bordering on Dcs
peration,
Pittsburg, July 21. Tho attention
of tho miners of the Pittsburg dis
trict Is now riveted upon the Boone,
Enterprise and Allison mines. The
Boone and Allison mines, which were
closed by the owners to prevent
trouble between their men and the
marching strikers, resumed with
nearly the full force. No attempt
was made to start up at tho Enter
prise mine. The strikers fear that if
these mines continue in operation, it
will Induce the Enterprise men to go
back to work. A' program of tho
strikers is to make another march on
the Allison mine. Tho leaders say
moro than 200 diggers will bo
massed In the Panhandle- district, and
another march made on the mine.
Lastnlght the miners of the Pan
handle dlstrlst were gathered above
Brldgcv lie, and It will not be surpris
ing ir 1000 mli crs are found on the
Washington pike in the morning.
Tho men In the Miller's and Tom's
Run districts aro all Idle, and have
plonty of time to make another march.
They were supplying themselves with
several day's rations, and .If the pro
posed march Is made, they will Istay
about the offending mines for several
days.
Just at this stage of the striko sen
sational developments are expected.
Tho men aro beginning to feel the
pangs of hunger and want, and aro In
a condition bordering on desperation.
The coal market was quiet today.
Much coal was offered at $1 25 a ton.
Slack took a big Jump, and sold for
85 cents a ton. Before the striko It
Bold for 40 cents a ton. There are
hundreds of tons of slack coal at tho
minc3 in tho Pittsburg district, but
the owners of this will not permit any
of It to bo loaded.
The miners aro arranging a scries of
meetings" In Pittsburg, MoKccsport
and other points In the district to en
list public sympathy In tho striko
movement. Tho meetings will bo fol
lowed by a general appeal for aid.
On a War Footing
London, July 21. The Mall's Ber
lin correspondent says that China Is
about to reorganize her army on
German military lines, and that
orders for rilles have been placed in
Germany. A new Chinese fleet is t0
be constructed, half of the contracts
for new vessels going to England and
half to Germany.
Ordered to Honolulu.
New York, July 20. A special to
tho Herald from Washing says: Rear
Admiral J.N. Miller will sail forjlono
lulu by the steamer leaving San Fran,
cisco August 5, and upon arrival at
tho Hawaiian port will assume com
mand of the Pacoflo squadron.
Dinner to Secretary Oage.
Boston, July 21.--Secretary of tho
Treasury Gage has accepted the In
vitation of 70 of the most prominent
business men of Boston to nttend a
dinner given In his honor next Tues
day evening at Hotel Tullleries.
To Be Restored,
Washington, July 21. Commodore,
the naval observatory, will bo placed
on Robert L. Pythian, superintend
ent or the retired list of the navy.
Oold Reserve.
Washington, July 21. The gold
reserve today amounted to $143,623,
051. STATE HOUSE NEWS,
Capt, Ornibby will resign soon from
the Soldier's Homo board, to beirln
work as Cascade timber inspector.
The state weather bureau forecasts
as follows: For Thursday fair.
Mrs. Holton, superintendent or the
state orphan's home,roturncd from an
outing ut Newport, today.
The semi-annual report of tho state
trasurer was IUpiI today with the sec
retary of state, who examined tho
samo and forwarded It to Governor
Lord, at Seal Rocks.
Fire City
for fruit dryers and other purposes
for sale at
Giluert Bros,
baiem, ur, o-14 im;ji
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A Very Brave Bank Cashier
Convinced a Hold-Up Gang That
There Was no Money in It.
Odell, 111., July 21. Two men en
tered the Williams bank and placing
a revolver at the head of Cashier Van
Bursklrk ordered him to throw up his
hands and pass over the cash. Vau
Busklrk was ready to meet just such
an emergency, as he had weapons at
his command, which ho raised to shoot
at the Intruders. The robbers fljd.
Tho cashier at once irave tho nlnrm.
PCOnlp. On hlKVP.IPa. tinrcna tvnrrnno
buggies and afoot ran after the rob
bers, who ran to the east of tho town
where tiiey Jumped In a buggy driven
by two boys. They drove tho horse
hard until they saw that the pursuers
were gaining, when they leaped out
or the buifgy and mado for a corn
field. Hundreds or people surrounded
the Held and artcr several desperate
attempts to got away tho miscreants
wero caught.
Numerous shots fired, but no one
was injured. Tho robbers wero
brought to town and lodged in Jail to
await tho action or tho grand jury.
At tho preliminary examination they
gave tho names of Frank W. Jack
son and Harry Howard, both hailing
from New York.
A Piute Murderer Killed.
Kingman, Ariz., July 20. Inform
ation received from Riovlllc, Nov., at
tho mouth of tho Virgin river, says
that Mouse the Pluto murderer, was
killed two days ago on Muddy creek
In Lincoln county, Nevada, by a posso
or pursuers.
Mouse Is tho Indian who killed
Stearnes aud Davlb on tho Colorado
river last winter near tho White hills.
A reward of $250 was offered for him
dead or alfvo, and a constant search
has been made for four months. No
trace, however, was struck till a week
ago. Ho was then located In tho
Charleston mountains, north of Van
derbllt. Sheriff Butts, wired William Mil
ler, of Vanderbllt, to take trailers and
go out. Miller found tho trail and
followed It to within 10 miles of
Muddy settlement. The Indian
trailers then turned back, being afraid
of tho Indians on tho Muddy. Miller
followed alone and finally ran down
Mouse, who was shot five times before
he gave up.
Robbed.
Omaha, July 21. John A. Crelghton
was held up at tho gate of his home,
severely beaten about tho head and
robbed of a valuable diamond stud
and a considerable sum of money.
John Schenck, Crolghton's brother-in-
law, who answered hla cries for help,
was also robbed or a valuablo dia
mond, Crolghton's injuries aro very
severe.
Civil Service.
Washington, July 21. The civil
sorylec commission gives notice 'of an
examination August 10, In Washing
ton and other cities which havo com
petent boards or examiners, for tho
position of .hospitals service. A va
cancy in tills position now exists at
San Francisco.
Royal makes tbo food pare,
wholesomo Md dtHcUuj.
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