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TWO PARTS VOL. XXII.-NO. 211. CANADA IS CUIDED LONDON PRESS DEPRECATES AC TION CALCULATED TO CAUSE BREACH WITH AMERICA ! Hill TALK INDULGED IS INCONSISTENCY OP THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION POINTED OCT BY REVIEW WAR IN PHILIPPINES CITED Lawlessness In Cleveland Strike Also Referred To—Review Con cludes British Government Should Not I'rge Canada Beyond Reason able Concession— Poli ties Discussed in London. :, Copyright by the Associated Press. LONDON, July 29.— Alaskan boun dary dispute again looms large In the newspapers, and a heated discussion is raging for and against the latest sugges tion that a harbor should be leased to Canada. The official view seems to favor this compromise as a general basis for a friendly arrangement. It Is pointed out that, as the United States, Canada and Great Britain have to live as neighbors, and in their hearts desire to live as friends, neither side can afford to act as St this was to be the last transaction to be arranged, and as the main question at issue, though almost lost to view among the mutltitude of irritating side issues, was an easy access to the Klondike, the lease of a harbor would seem to meet the needs of Canada, EXTREME VIEW. On the other hand the Saturday Review /olces the feeling of a considerable num ber in pointing out that in accepting the proposed settlement Canada debars her self from again raising the question of territorial rights, and becomes a mere licensee, where she claims to be the own er -in fee simple. Many think the pro posed compromise would lead to endless complications and annoyances, acts of retaliation and liability of one side to exceed their own or restrict the other's rights. In the compromise the Saturday Review thinks Canada should in no way concede her right under international law, unless she receives considerable conces sions from the United States in other questions before the commission. The Saturday Review proceeds to claim that Canada now suffices by herself, both politically and economically, and has no further need of the United States; that only the most factious policy on the part of Great Britain could revive the annexa tionist party in Canada, and asks what possible reason Canada can have for In volving the country in the gravest inter national questions. The article concludes as follows: SOME PLAIN TALK. "With thousands of Americans slaugh tering Filipinos, whom they want to be free, while the truth is concealed from the public by methods worse than Rus sia's as an instance of external aggres sion, and with a reign of terror in Cleve land, where a tram strike is conducted with nitroglycerine bombs, as an exam ple of internal convulsion, there is raised the grave question of what will happen when the present tide of prosperity turns. Therefore, to urge Canada to go beyond the bounds of reasonable concession would be good neither for her nor the empire." In connection with the Alaskan dispute, Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith, formerly sec retary of state for the home department, in a Canadian paper recently repudiated remarks which he had made to the cor respondent here of the Associated Press. When Mr. Asquith was visited by the correspondent today to ask wherein he ' had been Inaccurately reported, Mr. As quith said: "What I said to you was said in the course of a casual conversation. I have ] said nothing in public about the Alaskan j question, and have not given leave for j tiny utterance on the matter to be pub lished. Any. interview I always revise, and like to have It In my own words. I uttered no sentiment reflecting on Canada at any time. I therefore could not adopt the utterances in question, and when my attention was directed to them I was as a public man bound to repudiate what had evidently been published as a public utterance." OHIO POLITICAL CONFERENCE. The simultaneous presence in London of Congressman C. H. Grosvenor and T. E. Burton and H. A. Garfield, coupled with the announcement that United States Senator M. A. Hanna will soon arrive here, is believed to indicate the possibility of an important Ohio polit ical conference here next week. H. L. Chapman, who was the Demo cratic candidate for senator from Ohio in the election of 1579, and who is just clos ing an European tour, says that despite the action of his friends, he will not be a candidate before the Ohio Democratic convention in the autumn. Mr. Chapman thinks that John R. McLean, of Cincin nati, will be the nominee, though he says It is difficult to select the winner among the multitude of entries. Mr. Chapman says that with riots in Cleveland and dissatisfaction regarding the war In the Philippines, this looks like a Democratic year. AMERICAN INRUSH. The inrush of Americans is unabated, and they are to be seen everywhere. They are lavish purchasers of everything that strikes their fancy. Shopkeepers say this is the best American season since the panic of 1893 and declare that the new customs regulation seem not to affect purchases, and the sign conspicuous in many shop windows, "prices made to meet the American tariff," is apparently superfluous. This is particularly true as regards art dealers, who say Americans no longer ask the price of an article, but purchase the most expensive objects they display. There was an interesting event on Fri day, when President Martindale, of the British Pharmaceutical association, gave a banquet at the Royal Botanic Gardens club, in honor of William Warren, of De troit. Leading members of the profession were present. Mr. Martindale, in the course of his speech, said this was the first occasion that an American pharma cist had been invited to a banquet by his British brethren, who now recognized that America had bestowed some of the Hbe £t ftotil $iobt greatest discoveries known to the phar maceutical world. Mr. Martindale will be remembered as among the leaders of the pharmacists at the world's fair at Chi cago. BROUGHT MORE GOLD. Steamer St. Paul Reaches San Fran cisco From St. Michael. SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.— Alaska Commercial company's steamer St. Paul arrived irom St. Michael today. She brought 248 passengers, the majority be ing returning prospectors. It was a ten days' passage from St. Michael, and dur ing the trip two passengers who had come down the Yukon, J. A. Fisher and Israel Dcsroslero, died. The amount of treasure brought down by the St. Paul cannot definitely be as certained, but it is believed she has brought $700,000, consigned to the Alaska Commercial company, In addition to the bags of gold dust owned by individual passengers. A close estimate places the amount of gold brought down by the steamer St. Paul, which arrived this morning from St. Michael, at something over $500,000, of which one-half belongs to the Alaska Commercial company, the rest being di vided among a number of mining men. The largest amount in the possession of any one person is $70,000, which is cred ited to John Erickson. Other fortunate miners are R. C. Alexander and brother, of Mary Mo.; C. S. Judy, of Golden, 1.-]., and F. C. Day, of Newark, N. J. The usual conflicting stories regarding the outlook at Dawson and prospects at Cape Nome are told by passengers. H. J. Dignin, of Rochester, N. V., who has been In Dawson for two years, has sold out his claims and says that the future of that section Is not promising. CATTLE MEN POOL. Propose to Round Up GOO.OOO Head of Cattle In Texas. NEW YORK, July 29.—The round-up of GOO.OOO head of cattle on ranches in the Pan Handle district of Western Texas and in Eastern New Mexico is completed by the promoters of the proposed Consol idated Cattle company. A large propor tion of the profits which should be de rived from the sale of Texas and New Mexico cattle in the beef market is di verted to the Northern range men. With a view to remedying this the Texas cat tlemen have pooled their interests. It is proposed that New York capital to the amount of $25,000,000 shall be invested in the new company. To that end options have been given to George B. Loving, edi tor of the Texas Livestock and Farm Journal, who represents the cattlemen of Texas and New Mexico, and who is at present in this city. GIRL'S CLEVER RUSE. Miss Florence Sent Herself a Basket of Poisoned Fruit. SAN FRANCISCO. July 29.—The mys tery of the sending of a basket of poi soned fruit on June 29 to Miss Florence Campbell, of C3C Ellis street, has been solved by Chief of Police Lees, and the result shows that there was no attempt made to take life and that no one t*is even made ill by the poisoned fruit. It appears that Miss Campbell sent the poi son to herself in furtherance of a little plot by which she hoped i to keep her name from figuring as a co-respondent In a divorce suit. An investigation was made by Chief lees, who later confronted Miss Camp bell with the accusation of having sent the fruit to herself. She then confessed her plot. There will be no prosecution as the law does not cover the case TO AVERT TROUBLE. Why Alaska Miners' Meeting Was Dispersed. ST. MICHAEL, Alaska., July 17- via San Francisco, July 29.—Lieut. Spaulding Third artillery, U. S. A., whose detail of twenty-five men has been relieved from duty at Cape Nome, explains his action in dispersing a miners' meeting on July 10 on the ground that a large number of lawless newcomers proposed to pass a resolution throwing opon the district fo relocation. They had force ready to jump all the best claims in the district. This the lieutenant says, would Inevitably have resulted in much bloodshed, so he stopped it at once. FATAL COLLISION. Engineer and Fireman Killed and Two Mail Clerks Injured. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 29.—A light engine going west on the Union Pacific, in charge of John Mack and Fireman Victor Koneld, collided today with No. 4 overland east-bound passenger train near Walcott. Fireman Koneld and Enl gineer Walter Marsh, of No. 4, were kill, cd. Two railway mail clerks were slight ly injured. Both engines and mall cars were demolished. r _ -:-.;.-- MORMONS GO ABROAD. Twenty-Nine -Missionaries Leave for Liverpool. PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-Twenty nine Mormon missionaries from Utah sail : ed on the steamer Pennland from this point for Liverpool today. They are all young men. In speaking of their mission ary work in foreign lands, R. G. Mcllvar rle. one of the party, :aid: "There are 3.000 Mormon missionaries now at work all over .:he world, and the nun ber is daily increasing. Every man goes at his own expense and because of the faith that Is in him." DOYLE SEEKS LIBERTY. Attorney of Millionaire Mine Owner Asks Writ of Habeas Corpus. DENVER, Col., July 29. — Attorney Charles S. Hughes petitioned the United States court today for a writ of habeas corpus for James A. Doyle, the millionaire mine owner, who is confined in jail at Colorado Springs, on account of his refusal 1 to obey an order of the El Paso county district court, and surrender a judg ment for $700,000 obtained in an lowa court against his former partner, James Burns. Judge Halle took the matter un . der advisement. i— - ."f ' ' GLORIOUS RAINFALL. Record-Breaking Corn Crop in Kan sas Assnred Thereby. ATCHISON, Kan, July 29.—Repoits to day indicate that the rain last night was general over Southern Nebraska and Northern Kansas. The fall averaged two inches, and insured a record breaking corn crop. -•»•— '■ _ BIG PINE DEAL. F. W. Wheeler'^ Purchase in Luce and Chippewa. Counties. •; DETROIT, Mich., July 29.— E. . VV. Wheeler, of Bay City, has purchased in dividual holdings of standing . pine in Luce and Chippewa counties, aggregat ing 115,000,000 feet, for about $400,000. He expects to cut it at the rate of 25,000,0000 feet a year. The purchase - includes a small lumbering town. Mr. Wheeler re cently sold his ship yard at Bay City to ; the ship yard combine. ■ - - -• | SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1899.—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. GEN. MILES-WHAT'S THE USE OF BEING A GENERAL, ANYWAY? >■ ■_. :. . ; -Chicago Record. PENALTY IS BOYCOTT CLEVELAND MERCHANTS' CANNOT . PATRONIZE THE BIG CONSOL IDATED RAILWAY SMALL DEALERS AFFECTED Are Taking Extraordinary Measures to Show That They Are Not Friendly Toward the Street Car Company Gen. Axline Angry Be cause Soldiers Are Being Boycot ted Police Growing More Severe. CLEVELAND, July 29.—Although or der has been practically restored within the city, the street- railway strike has resolved Itself into a general boycott of the Big Consolidated Railway company and everybody who rides upon its cars. Apparently the strikers have the sym pathy and active co-operation of all the labor organizations In the city, and net only are merchants being punished for riding on the tabooed cars, but they are warned against selling goods to people who do ride, on threat of losing the trade of union men. Instances are given in which druggists have refused to sell medicine to people who were accused of patronizing the Big Consolidated, and physicians have been boycotted for rid ing on the cars while going to see their | patients. The boycott Is most severe on all the small dealers, who do business on streets which are largely populated by union men and their sympathizers. A number of these merchants have published ad vertisements today offering rewards ranging from $25 to $500 for reliable evi dence that they or any of their clerks or relatives have ridden on the cars since the strike began, and a number of com munications have been sent to the papers by physicians, grocers, druggists and others protesting their innocence of hav ing patronized the railway company. As yet the big retail merchants have j not felt the effects of the boycott se- j verely, though It is said some of them j have been requested to forbid their clerks to ride on the cars. Thousands of working people are going to and from their work in busses of every descrip tion and class, from hucksters' . wagons to tally-hos, and in certain sections of the city the cars run with few passen • gers. This is not true of the Euclid, Cedar, Central and Wade Park avenue lines, which run through the best parts of the East end. There the cars are I pretty well filled. • BOYCOTT OF TROOPS. The boycott of the troops has aroused the Ire of Adjt. Gen. Axline, who de clares that there is a state law to pun ish people who interfere with the mili tia. There is one section of the statutes which provides a maximum penalty of $1,000 fine and six months' imprisonment for every person who tries to persuade or discourage a member of the national guard from responding to a call for riot duty. Gen. Axline says the boycott and the threat of certain employers to put on the black, list those employes who turned out with the militia are covered by this^aw, and he s threatens to insti tute prosecutions against dealers if the boycott is ' continued. * He says also that actions may be begun under the civil rights law, and he sent several soldiers to a restaurant today for dinner with the express purpose of beginning such an action against the proprietor if he re fused to serve them. ' The people have begun to deal with the rioters more - severely. _> Heretofore they have been . arraigned for misde meanors. Hereafter they will be charged with felony. One person was bound over to the grand jury today charged with' stone throwing. The max imum penalty for that offense is three years in the penitentiary. Two other persons were arraigned for placing ob structions on a street railway track. The maximum penalty for that offense is eight years in the penitentiary. This action was take on the -instance of Mayor Farley, who declares the prison ers have been dealt with too leniently by the police courts. j \- _ GEN. AXLINE SUSTAINED. Soldiers Will Not Perform Police Duty in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, July 29.—Gov. Bushnell has notified Adjt. Gen. Axline, command-; ing the state troops here, that he entirely approves his action in not allowing sol j diers of the Ohio national guard to per form police duty. In an interview 7 con cerning the matter, Adjt. Gen. Axline Is quoted as saying: X "I believe I have taken the right stand • for I have been congratulated by many prominent business men of the city. They say I have done just right. When mar tial law Is proclaimed- then it is time for the soldiers to perform police duty. I have given instructions that the sol diers shall not ride on the cars of the company for the purpose of protecting them. That Is the duty of the police. If the police call upon an officer of a compa ny to furnish soldiers to accompany a car to the scene of a trouble with which he is unable to cope, then a detachment of soldiers will be placed on the car. If any arrests are made, the policemen must make them. The soldiers will stand by ready to assist or protect the policeman in performing his duty: No soldiers will perform duty on cars unless there is at least one patrolman on .the car." HE HAD DYNAMITE. New York Motorman Arrested on a Grave Charge. . NEW YORK, July 29.-Francis J. Cur ran, formerly a motorman on the Second avenue underground trolley line, : was ar raigned today in police court and held In $1,000 ball on a charge of having dyna mite in his possession; The detectives who arrested him alleged that Curran Intended to cause an explosion on the Second avenue trolley tracks. City In spector of Combustibles Murray said to the police magistrate that he had exam ined a stick of dynamite found on Cur ran. It was ready for use, being filled with fulminite of mercury* and would have exploded if a car had Brack it. He said that the explosion of the dynamite contained In the stick would have blown up the tracks, wrecked the: car and kill ed all on board. ""-"'' . I —. I BUILDING TRADE- TIE-UP. Hope for Speedy Settlement of Chi cago Bricklayers' Strike Dispelled. CHICAGO, July 29.—Hope for a speedy settlement of the brickmakers' strike was today abandoned when the- manufactur ers declined to meet in conference with the union men in pursuit of the conciliat ing design of the contractors. . According to various labor leaders con nected with the building trades council, the refusal of the manufacturers to open the matter to arbitration means a tie-up of the building operations where non union brick is used and the calling or.t in a sympathetic strike of the local unions affiliated with the building trades council. The strikers in this event would number 50,000 men. - - ~r GOING TO . WARDNER. Insrtstrial Commission to Inspect -Stockade Prison. WALLACE, Idaho, : July; 29.—The sub 'commission of the congressional Indus trial commlEsiori'concluded its labors here today, going-' Immediately to Wardner, where they will inspect . the stockade oc . cupied by the prisoners arrested ;in con nection with riots. A. PEACE PARLEY ENDS BARON DE STAAL DECLARES THE CONFERENCE, SUMMONED BY THE CZAR, CLOSED SIGNATURES ANNOUNCED That Having Been Done, a Letter I Was - Read From Queen of Hol land to the Pope and the Reply of the Holy Father, in Behalf of Peace — Addresses Followed, and 'Work Was Declared Completed. NEW YORK, July 30.—(Special.)—A special cablegram from The Hague says: The peace conference called by the czar of Russia, at which all the great powers of the world have been represented, has closed its labors and adjourned. As a disarmament congress the affair has been a failure, and no serious effort has been made to agree upon any plan in volving a general laying down of arms and at the same time much has been accomplished. The conference has marked . a notable step toward arbitra tion as a substitute for war and it will be remembered for the progress made in that direction. ■ * In closing the conference Baron da Staal delivered an address, In which ha thanked representatives of the states. The results accomplished, while not as complete as might be desired, were sin cere and important. The great princi ples of the sovereignty of individual states and International solidarity, ap. parently so opposing, had been reconciled by what they had accomplished. He af firmed that in time to come institutions which had their origin in the need of concord would be the dominating Influ ence, and that thus the work of the conference would be truly meritorious. Minister Estournelles and Dr. Beau fort followed, the latter saying that it the conference had not realized Utopian dreams, nevertheless it had disproved pessimistic forbodings, and the moral ef fect would more and more influence pub lic opinion and aid governments to solve the question of the limitation of arma ments, which still remain a source of grave consideration for statesmen of all countries. Baron de Staal then declared the con ference closed. Before the final sitting today it was announced that sixteen states had signed the arbitration convention, fifteen the other two conventions, seventeen the de claration prohibiting the throwing ot projectiles or explosives from balloons, sixteen the declaration prohibiting the use of asphyxiating gas, and fifteen the declaration prohibiting the use r of ex pansive bullets. A letter was read from the queen of Holland to the pope, asking his moral support of the conference. The pope's reply, which was read, promised co operation, recalled the fact that he had many times performed the function of arbitrator and assured her majesty that, in spite of his present abnormal posi tion, the pope would continue to seek the advancement of civilization. ; -^*~ _ Sew Postmasters. ■ ~~ WASHINGTON, July Postmasters were appointed today as follows: North Dakota—Aneta, Nelson county, Bertha M. Gunderson. Wisconsin—Ash Ridge, Otis Barclay; Twin.Lakes, August Becker. -.-. Peed Mill Burned. MAYNARD. Minn., July \ 29.—(Special.) —George Len's feed, mill was today total ly destroyed by a fire. of unknown origin. Loss, $3,000; no insurance. < I ' & BULLETIN OP IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY Weather Forecast for St. Paul: Cloudy; Warmer. Dewey Causes Consternation. Canada ('hided. Peace Conference Closed. ■ * - '__ - Boycott in Cleveland. 2—Return of Volunteers. Case of Sllberfeld. 3—Mr. Strong In St. Paul. Serious Accidents. 4Carriers' Outing-. In the Field of Labor. sPeace Conference Comment. Admiral's Uniforms. ; 6—Editorial. North-west News. Worth Millions and li.sane. Murder in Klondike. Love in Vain. »—Minneapolis Matter*. lO— Sporting News. Saints Defeated. Gossip of the Ring. To Break Century Record. 11—Yankee a Winner. St. Paul Beaten at Lacrosse. News of the Railroads. 12—Rundlett's Retirement. New Church Edifice. Isle of Pines Riches. —An Amazing New Woman. Books of the Hour. Ingersoll Master of Epigram. 16— Paul Social New*. 17—Very Fine Lingerie. The Week at White Bear. Jennie Baxter, Journalist. Patricia. Death Ends a Romance. Wirelesa Yachting News. The Future King of England. The Myatern of Cuba Lake. 22—Globe's Home Study. Wheat Took a Slump. . 23—Popular Wants. 24—Pretty Porto Rico Girls: Dramatic News. i Railroading 200 Miles an Hour. OCEAN LINERS. NEW YORK-Arrived: Etruria, Liver pool; New York, Southampton; La Touraine, Havre. | Sailed: Lucanla, Liv . erpool; Spaarndam,- Rotterdam; Palatia, .Hamburg; La Gascogne, Havre; Ethi opia, Glasgow. .... >— .^.-.' ..-.,' QUEENSTOWN—Arrived: Umbria, New York. Sailed: Cymric, New York. DOVER—Passed: Kensington, Antwerp for New York. . HAVRESaiIed: La Champagne, New York. CHERBOURG-Sailed: St. Louis, New York. BREMEN— Bremen, New York. ANTWERP—SaiIed: Kensington, New York. LI VERPOOL—SaiIed: Campania, New York. GLASGOW—Arrived: Derbyshire, Bos ton. TODAY IN ST. PAUL. METROPOLITAN—NeiII Stock company In "Sweet Lavender." Band concert, Como park, 2:30 and 8 p. m. Vaudeville performance, Lake Shore pa vilion, afternoon and evening. Base ball, Lexington park, 3:30 p. m., St. Paul Athletics vs. West Side Colts. Harmony camp steamboat excursion.. 9 a. m. ■ ERIE TRAIN WRECKED. Cars Were Burned and There May Have Been Loss of Life. ELMIRA, N.Y.,July 20.—At 11 o'clock to night the Erie passenger vestibuled train, No. 7, for Buffalo and Cleveland, leaving New York at 7 o'clock tonight, was wrecked and burned at Lackawanna, only two cars escaping the flames. The train consisted of buffet car, two passenger coaches and two Pullman cars. The wreck occurred during a storm, which caused a landslide. The train passed Port Jerves at 10:25 p. m. and half an hour later was a burning heap. Nothing is known about passengers. but in the sleepers for Buffalo and Cleve land are at least a dozen passengers each. In the darkness of tonight's storm work at the wreck is slow, and but little will j be known until daylight. No Erie train from New York will be likely to reach ; here until late on Sunday. Extra Erie train No. 3 will be made up at Susque hanna, Pa., getting to Buffalo at near noon tomorrow. Trains from New York after 7 o'clock are stopped by the wreck. i • MR. JONES' CANDIDACY. Toledo's Mayor Writes a Letter to His Would-Be Constituents . TOLEDO, 0., July Mayor Jones to day gave out an open letter, explaining his position as an independent candidate for governor. He says he will never again wear the label of any party. He con siders that there are many indications that the present is the time for an inde pendent political campaign of education in Ohio, and, in view of this situation, he announces that for the purpose of testing the quality and extent of the sen timent for an independent candidate, he invites those who feel that such a move should be made to' write to him for blank petitions on which to obtain signatures, petitioning the secretary of state to place the name on the ticket. If the sentiments shown warrant, he says he will enter on the duties of the campaign in the interests of a larger hu manity, wholly Indifferent to the personal consequences. ■ — —-•- 1 WANTS TO KNOW. Gen. Miles Will Ask Questions of New "War Secretary. WASHINGTON, '. July Gen. Miles will ask Secretary Root for an expres sion as to the relations existing between the general commanding and the secre tary of war. He is n>w preparing his side of the case, wh'ch will be submitted to the new secretary f«'' w?.r. . The condition existing •In the war de partment since the campaign in Porto Rico ; is ~ reviewed,' showing that Gen. Miles, while the major general command ing | the army, has had little or .no voice in the management of the affairs of the army, and it is stated hat .with''-Ihe in. coming secretary he hope.3 the present condition will change.. I PART ONE Pages i to 12 PRICE FIVE CENTS. (Him is next REMARKABLE UTTERANCE CRED ITED TO ADMIRAL DEWEY JBY A CORRESPONDENT WAR WITH THE TEUTONS HERO OF MANILA BAY SAID Tf* HAVE PREDICTED THAT AS AMERICA'S NEXT TASK s ' WASHINGTON IS ASTOUNDED Coghlan Incident Promises to Be Eclipsed by the Prediction of the : Highest Officer in American Navy i Dewey Credited With Having Stated That Nothing Was Done to' Conciliate United States. 1 WASHINGTON, July 29.-(Speclal.)— \ There is consternation in government cir cles over the remarks attributed to Ad- ■ miral Dewey with reference to the fric-' tion with the Germans at Manila. In an interview, published " today, Admiral Dewey is credited with having said that the next war for the United States would be with Germany.. According to a special.' telegram printed in a New York news-' paper, bearing date of Trieste, the fol lowing conversation took place between the admiral and the correspondent: * In reply to my remark that Germany ' had Intended to interfere at Manila, Ad miral Dewey said: • "Yes. Prince Henry, Prussia, is a man' of the type of his brother, the German emperor." , "And Admiral yon Dledrichs?" he was asked. "He was relieved from his Manila post in accordance with. an arrangement of : long-standing, and because his time was up—not as a concession made in friend liness to the American government. Ger many's policy is to prevent other powers from obtaining what she cannot acquire herself." After we had spoken of Samoa, as evi dence of her policy, the admiral said: ; "We need a large and thoroughly equipped navy that can cope with any other power. England is our natural ally, ■ and differences such as those about the ■ Venezuelan boundary and the fisheries do not interfere with a friendly understand ing existing between the two nations. "Our next war will be with Germany." Doubt Is expressed In official circles as to the accuracy of the interview, it being contended that even if-Admiral Dewey believed that way he, as the highest offi cer of the navy, would scarcely give ex pression to such an opinion. While there is an apparent effort to suppress all com ment on the incident, it is said that the Cogh'lan affair may be dwarfed by this' I latest Irritation of the German incident at Manila. Some assert that Admiral- Dewey will promptly repudiate the Ihtiejr.ri view, while others significantly comment; upon the failure to have done so up to; the present hour, despite the anxiety that such an utterance must have been known to have caused. It could not be learned tonight that the navy department had taken any steps to ascertain just how much truth there is in the story. That action will be taken seems to be regarded as a foregone con clusion. The remark of Admiral Dewey that the next war for America would be with Germany is regarded as sufficient to cause a request for an explanation. Those in authority would not discuss the affair. No one could be found who would admit that any attention had been paid to the alleged interview, but It is said outside of official circles that there will be a searching inquiry that will determine just how much reliance can be placed In the story. It Is also suggested that Admiral Dewey will at once deny that he gave ut terance to any such sentiments, or will state that he has been misquoted. .^b> ,-:.-.; - j BOYS AGAIN STRIKE. Pittsburg Messengers Walk Out In Full Force. PHILADELPHIA, July 29.—The West ern Union messenger boys today went on strike for the second time this week, and from all Indications will remain out until the company accedes to their demands" for higher wages or the boys' places are filled by others. The former strike oc curred on Thursday, when about 200 stopped work. Superintendent Gill in duced them to return that same day and present their grievances. This they did, but towards midnight they evidently grew impatient and about twenty-five stopped work. While delivering messages at the newspaper offices some of the boys learned that an advertisement had been inserted in the papers for 200 boys. The strike was at once declared on again. To day all the boys In the main office went out, and linemen and clerks were pressed into service. By noon the boys, mounted on bicycles, had visited all the branch of fices, and as many, if not more than on Thursday, have joined the strikers. ..The company is delivering messages wiar'lit tle delay. x;f TILT WITH A TRUST. V ■'.'..- —. Wholesale Liquor Dealers Are Gird ing on Their Armor for It. MILWAUKEE, Wis., - July 29.—The wholesale liquor dealers of the country are girding on their armor for a lively tilt with.the whisky trust, known as the- Kentucky Distilleries and : Warehouse company, formed about three months ago ' with a capital of $33,000,000. There have already been indications that the trust will dictate prices and other terms to the dealers, and the wholesalers are prepared to fight the combinatioi to the bitter end The formation of the trust and its effect upon the business will be one of the prin cipal questions to be discussed at the an nual meeting of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' association, Incorporated body In Milwaukee, Aug. 15 and 16. LOSES A LEG. •Heroic' Correspondent Who Was Shot at Las Guaslmas. NEW YORK, May 29.-Edward Mar shall, the war correspondent who was wounded at Las Guaslmas, Cuba, has undergone an amputation of a leg. The operation was.made necessary by reason' of paralysis, and in order to retalrd its progress. Mr. Marshall was wounded In the spine, and both legs were paralyzed. His courage and indomitable will aided materially in restoring - him to partial health. Last September he was able to get around with the use of crutches. Severeal months ago he went to The Hague to attend the peace conference, and later visited Paris, where he suffered greatly. ; . Since then he has slowly de clined, and an operation was imperative.