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VOL. LXV. NO. 208. PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1897
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TO INVOKE PRESIDENT'S AID
mixers' chief wants him. tore,
coxvexe coxgress.
Believe It the Only Manner of Settling
the Big Strike Proposition Presented at
Labor Conference at St. Louts Klghty
etght Organizations Represented A
Sympathetic Strike Not likely.
St. Louis, Aug. 30. The labor confer
ence, held here, to-day, adjourned this
evening to meet to-morrow. Nothing
definite was accomplished.
Eugene Debs was one of the early
arrivals. Questioned as to the motive
of his presence, he said: "I am no
longer affiliated with any labor body,
but have come simply as a guest of the
conference."
He would not venture an opinion on
the probable outcome of the confer
ence. "Is there any probability of a sym
pathetic strike?" was asked.
"I hardly think so. These delegates
are not empowered to order a strike.
They can do no more than report back
to their respective bodies the sense of
the 'convention.
"Government by injunction," Mr.
Debs went on to say, "as exemplified
in the great struggle of the miners, has
been carried to the extreme and the
people are revolting. I expect the con
vention will take some very decisive
action in this matter."
Mr. Ratchford has a plan calling
upon every workingman and woman in
each county to contribute one day of
their wages to further the relief of the
striking miners. This money, he
thinks, will amount to between $1,000
and $2,000 per day. Part of this fund
will be used to keep men at work
among the strikers in the Pittsburg
district, where the operators purpose
starting their mines with non-union
men.
But little was done at the morning
session.
The committee on credentials made
Its report immediately upon the as-
-mbling of the conference for its after
session. It was shown that eigh
""'vlght delegates, representing the fol
ding organizations, were present:
.-United Mine "Workers of America, the
Social Democracy, the American Fed
eration of Labor, the Stone Workers'
International union, the Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators, Brother
hood of Bottle Blowers.Buildlng Trades
Council of St. Louis, the Patriots of
America, International Brotherhood of
Track Foremen, the Single Tax League
of America, Central Labor Ciunctl of
Cincinnati, the International Typo
graphical union,', the People's Party of
Kansas and the Industrial Order of
Freedmen.
The report, after some discussion, was
adopted. It was decided, however, that
delegates be recognized as coming from
the particular organizations they rep
resent instead of the general body.
The report showed also the presence
of one woman delegate, Mrs. Mary
Jones of Chicago, who represents the
Social Democracy.' The temporary or
ganization was then made permanent,
and the chairman read the call for the
convention.
On motion thet chair then named as
the committee on resolutions and plan
of action, W. C. Pearce, of the miners;
W. D. Mahon.of the street railway men;
"Victor Berger, of Milwaukee, who rep
' resents the Social Democracy, in whose
favor Mr. Debs declined; G. C. demons
of Topeka, representing the Populists,
and James R. Sovereign.
Mr. Ratchford then took the floor. He
went over the miners' strike from its
inception to the present day, and dwelt
particularly upon "government by in
junction." He pleaded for prompt action and
coming to the point of his argument ad
vocated a special session of congress
as the best and in fact the only relief.
"If the president refuses to call con
gress together, then I believe in a sym
pathetic strike."
Mr. Pat O'Neil of Rich Hill, Mo., who
said he represented 1,500 unorganized
picks," favored a labor revolution. He
was a socialist, he saia, ana Deiievea
in the miners taking things in their
wn hands if necessary. His fiery har-
gue pleased the audience greatly.
"""Mr. Sovereign put himself on record
as opposed to Mr. Ratchford's plan. He
believed this would be the last conven
tion to be held under present condi
tions and that the crucial test now
confronted organized labor.
Mr. Mahon of Detroit said a resolu
tions committee was useless. The eon
""Verition had to vote on Ratchford's
' "' proposition and then go home. The
power of Che nation, he suid, was in
the courts and if anybody was to be
injured, let 1t be the courts. He was
opposed to Mr. Ratchford's proposi
tion. James Hogan, formerly of the A. R.
U., and now representing the Social
Democracy of Chicago, "General" Brad
ley of Commonweal fame, and "Gen
eral" Heinemann, a Texas populist,
kept up the flow of words until 5 o'clock
when the convention adjourned until
to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock, when
the resolutions committee is expected
to report.
Pittsburg, Aug. 30. The Btrlke sit
uation in thiB district may be said to
be in a muddle. It is known that when
President Dolan left for the St. Louis
convention he was the bearer of an im
portant proposition to be submitted to
National President Ratchford, which
asks the privilege of starting some ef
the mines. It has the sanction of some
officials and only needs the consent of
the higher officials.
The smaller operators here will hold a
meeting to-morrow to agree to make
whatever promises the national officers
of the miners require. These operators
had a meeting last week and it Is said
obtained twenty-nine signatures to an
agreement to pay the rate demanded
and nat to sell coal to the "Big 13" com
bination which controls the lake trade.
If Ratchford gives his consent a number
of mines will be started at once, and
In that event it is predicted the strike
will be soon ended. One of the "Big
13" said to-night:
"If mines start under" such an agree
ment in the Pittsburg district the Jig
Is up. The hour that men are given
the privilege of working in the Pitts
burg district desertions from the ranks
of strikers in West Virginia, Ohio, Indi
ana and Illllnois will follow.
"If twenty-nine mines in the Pitts
burg district should start they would
not find a market for more than twa
care of coal a day each."
Secretary William Warner of the
miners' union said to-night that all ot
the small operators in the Pittsburg
district, with the exception of a few,
are willing to pay the rate demanded,
and he is in favor of letting them start.
THE TRIAL OE iEPl'.'KKT,
Mrs. Leutgert's Krother Makes an Im
pressive "Witness.
Chicago, Aug. 30. The trial of Adolph
L. Leutgert for the murder of his wife
began In earnest to-day, the prelimi
nary work of securing a jury having
been completed. Five minutes after
the doors were opened the room was
packed to suffocation.
Contrary to the expectation of the
state, the jury will be asked by the de
fence to witness an experiment in the
vat in the basement of the sausage fac
tory. This is to be the result of an ex
periment conducted by Leutgert's at
torneys Saturday and yesterday, by
which they claim to have proven the
prosecution's theory of disintegration of
the body of the victim impossible.
When the afternoon session began
the first witness called was Diedrich
Bicknere, brother of Mrs. Leutgert. He
told the jury of his visit to the house
of Leutgert, May 4, to see his sister.
There he met the sausage maker and
talked with him for some time before
he was informed that Mrs. Leutgert
had disappeared. Bicknere said Leut
gert told him he did not know what
had become of his wife. He had last
seen her at 8 o'clock the Saturday eve
ning previous. Leutgert said he did
not believe she had gone away with
some other man, but thought she had
wandered away.
The witness said he asked the prison
er what he had done to find his wife,
and was informed that he had not told
the police of her disappearance. In
stead, he said he had paid two private
detectives $5 each and they would do
more than the police could accomplish.
The witness said Leutgert told him he
had not looke.d to see if his wife had
taken any clothing with her except the
dress she had on when he last saw her.
He had not visited any place or made
any inquiries.
Bicknere told his story in a simple,
straightforward way that made him an
Impressive witness.
Louis Luetgert, who is a remarkably
bright lad for his age, caused some
thing of a sensation in concluding his
testimony, and it is believed that he
made counsel for the prosecution regret
having placed him on the stand. The
boy had already been examined twice
as to his knowledge of his mother's dis
appearance, and in neither case did he
refer to having heard his mother about
the house after he had been sent to
bed.
To-day he recounted how he had gone
to Ha circus on the evening of hie moth
er's disappearance. He returned home
about 10:30 and found his mother, to
whom he described what he had saan
at the circus. While engaged in this
conversation, he said, his father enter
ed the room and ordered him to bed.
Later he heard his father descending
the stairway. This portion of his tes
timony was identical with that given
at the preliminary hearings.
But to-day he continued by saying
that after he had been asleep for a
long time he was suddenly awakened
by hearing a rustling of skirts in his
bedroom. He called out, "Is that you,
father'" but his mother's voice replied,
"No, it. is me."
The lad declared that he was sure it
was his mother's voice which replied
to his query, and he soon went to sleep.
The etate attorney asked Louis why he
had not told this part of his testimony
before, and he replied that no one had
asked him if he had seen his mother af
t retiring.
Court adjourned for the day, the de
fence refusing to cross-examine the
boy.
BROKE 100 MILE RECORD.
Walters Covers the Distance in 3 Hour
25 minutes, 55 3-5 Seconds.
London, Aug. 30. The bicycle race
for the gold vase, which was begun at
Catford on Saturday, when A. E. Wal
ters beat Stock by one mile in six
hours' riding, was continued this even
ing. To-night Walters did the first
thirty-three miles In one hour three
minutes and fifty-eight eeconds, still
breaking the world's record and repeat
edly lapping Stock. Walters covered
60. miles and 770 yards in two hours
and eighty-eight miles In three hours.
This ended the second stage of the
competition. The score for the nine
hours was: Walters, 251 miles and 1,
685 yards; Stock, 246 miles and 220
yards.
Waltere did not stop at the end of
the nine hours, but continued riding in
an attempt to break the record for one
hundred miles, which he succeeded in
doing, covering the distance in three
hours twenty-five minutes and fifty
three and three-fifths seconds.
Harrlty is Deposed.
Reading, Pa., Aug. 20. The democrat
ic state convention to-night, by a vote
of 63 to 26, paesed a resolution declar
ing vacant the position of national com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania, now
filled by William F. Harrity, and nam
ing James M. Guftey of Pittsburg for
the vacancy.
INDIA A STRICKEN LAND
rev. h. jir. lahsox vividly POR
TRAYS ITS MAXY ILLS.
First the Bubonic Plague, Then Fninlne,
Earthquake and Rebellion The Govern
ment Belief Works Progress of Christi
anity and Decay of Hinduism Money
Grealty Needed Speaker a Yale Alumnus
At the First M. E. church of this
city Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, who has
recently returned from India, addressed
a rather small audience last night on
India and its condition. Rev. Mr. Law
son Is no stranger in New Haven, being
a graduate of Yale Divinity school in
the class "bf '93. He found his wife In
this city, too. Mr. Lawson said:
"On account of its great calamities
India is attracting the 'attention of the
whole world. First, the plague broke
out in Bombay last September and
swept away tens of thousands of peo
ple. Then the famine came on and has
extended over three-fourths of the
land, "so that again thousands are dying
from starvation at the present time.
Nor Is that all. Recently there was a
great earthquake in the northeastern
provinces, Asan and Bengal, which de
stroyed much property and many lives.
And then recently there has been tak
ing place an uprising of native tribes
along the northern frontier.
"The present religious condition of
India is' that of transition, a change on
account of the influence of western
civilization, which has worked a dif
ference in the thought 'and life of all
classes. Education is a potent factor
in this, as the upper castes are anxious
to get into the government service. In
that way they become acquainted with
Christianity and unconsciously adopt
many Christian ideas. The thoughtful
ones among them see that Hinduism
has become corrupt, and the realization
of that has brought out many relig
ious reformers, who are seeking to ex
punge the Idolatry and superstition of
Hinduism so that it will be a rival for
Christianity and so that it will hold the
minds of the people. And the observ
ing among them see that Christianity
is making vast progress and that Hin
duism is waning.
"The Bubonic plague Is the same
thing as the black plague that devas
tated London about 200 years ago. It
is the same thing that ravaged Mar
seilles, and only three years ago deci
mated Hong Kong. In the latter place
the only remedy that proved efficient
was to burn large sections of the city.,
me plague broke out last September
and the people " became very much
frightened and left the city in great
crowds, and the railways were forced
to run extra trains. Many of the
refugees had the germs of the plague
before they left and died on the rail
way trains, and others carried the
plague to neighboring towns, but for
tunately it did not spread very much
outside Bombay. Last December more
than half the people of that city had
left on that account. On the other
hand, amid all this flight there were
two classes of people who stuck to
their posts the Europeans and the na
tive Christians. They showed great
courage and a high sense of duty.
"The ravages of the famine are even
more terrible than the plague, because
it extends oyer a greater extent of
country. It is due to the failure of
rain during the last monsoon. I left
the country in February and as early
as that there was a great deal of suf
fering and starvation among the poor
people. Thousands were leaving their
homes and flocking to the government
relief works, where they break stone
for roads, or dig out railway excava
tions or canals. Measured in our
money their daily wages would be four
cents for men, three cents for women
and one or two cents for children. That
Is barely enough to get something to
eat. Back in the provinces is the great,
est suffering, as they are far away from
the relief works and they are very loath
to leave their homes. Many stay un
til they see they will die if they re
main longer, and not a few of these
are so weak that they die by the road
side on the way to the relief works.
Their bodies are then the prey of
jackals.
"The government is doing as much
as it can to relieve the suffering of the
famine. The greatest hindrance Is the
flagrant corruption of the Brahmin offi
cials, who are in charge of the works.
They extort bribes part of the meagre
wages whenever the European over
seers are not around. It is, therefore,
well to send your relief to the mission
aries direct, as they know the needy
people and can speedily deliver relief
to those who are starving.
"Many parents are abandoning their
children and the missionaries pick them
up and put them into orphanages. Very
often the children are so emaciated that
thsy die from starvation even with the
best of care. A great many girls are
sold by their parents to a life of shame,
but the missionaries are doing all they
can to rescue such girls.
"The famine will continue for several
months to come because the rains did
not come on regularly this year either,
so that the first crop which should have
been harvested this September was a
failure. There will be no large crop
until next February. And as' large
numbers of the cattle have died and
the farmers have no oxen with which
to plow the ground, and as much of
their tools and implements have been
sold to get food, and as they have no
seed, you can readily see that there
will be great suffering even alter rain
comes.
"There is. therefore, great need for
all the contributions that can be sent
from America. ' i snail De very giaa to
receive any and all subscriptions you
may be willing to make, and I will
see that your offering is sent directly
to the missionaries, who know where
the most relief is needed."
Rev. Mr. La wson's' address for a few
months will be 31 Beers street. New
Haven.
Wealthy Baker Commits Suicide.
New York, Aug. 30 Henry Wirts, a
v.l,o i-onuteri tn ho worth S100.000. COttl
mitted suicide this evening by hanging
himself to a rafter in the cellar of his
home, No. 516 Pearl street, tnis cuy.
HUMPS' EASY VICTORY.
Tho Bay Gelding Never Uended in the 8:00
Class at Hartford,
Hartford, Aug. 30. When Bumps
paced the first heat of the first race at
Charter Oak Park to-day in 2:05,
rather closely pressed by Planet, every
body expected to see a great race. The
other two heats, however, were easier
for the winner, and were never . in
doubt. In the first heat of the 2:24 trot
The Monk behaved badly and finished
third. He won the second' after a
struggle with Paddy D and landed
the two succeeding ones handily. Prin
cess Flavla ,vas far. distanced in the
first heat of the event for two-year-olds
and only two were left to fight it
out. The first heat was easily Ambys
and Prince Otto took the second with
as little struggle. . The third was a
noble fight between the two and was
won by Amby on account of a bad
break b'y Otto on the home stretch.
Marion Mills, the famous pacer which
goes without a driver, gave a very
pretty exhibition, going the mile al
most without a skip In 2:15V2.
The day was fine and the track was
in first class condition. The only thing
to interfere with fast time was, that
the horses had to face a rather stiff
breeze on the back stretch. There was
a fair attendance, about 2,i.'9 people be
ing present. The summaries:
2:00 Class, Pacing Puree $2,000:
Bumps, b g, by Baron Wilkes,
(Wilson! 1 1 1
Planet, b h, (B. DeMorest) 2 5 2
Frunk Bogash, br li, (Payne) 5 2 5
Sphlnxctta, U ra, (Spears) 3 3 8
Hull Cloud, b h, (BuHh) 4 4 4
Berkshire Courier, b g, (Miller) 8 6 6
Brisht Light, b in, (Buyce) IS 8 7
Alhambra, blk h, (Mcriliiiiey) 7 7 d
'lime a:uiiV4, a:u.-s, a:mi.
2:24 Class, Trotting Purse $2,000:
The Monk, br g, (Geers) Sill
Paddy D, b g, (Houghton) 12 3 2
Quarter Staff, b h, (Yearance). . 2 3 3 3
Oakley, b K. (French) 4 4 4 4
Tlme-2:164, 2:15, 2:1014, 2:18.
2:50 Class, Trotting for Two-year-olds
Purse .$2,000:
Amby. b c, (Pnmoiid) by Ambassador
ltegalo 1 2 1
Prluce Otto, b c, (Wilson) 2 12
Princess Flavla. b f, (Thomas).... d
Time 2:23, 2:23, 2:25.
hox. it. g. hollixs head.
Well Known in New York A Close Friend
of President Ai l bur.
Somersworth, N. H., Aug. 30. Hon.
Daniel G. Rollins died at his summer
home on Beacon street this afternoon,
aged fifty-five years. He was a grad
uate of Dartmouth college aryl Harvard
law school, and for many years had
been a resident of j New York city,
where he served ae surrogate and dis
trict attorney. He was a close person
al friend of President Arthur during
his administration. Four weeks ago he
came to the old homestead here ill with
diabetes, to which he succumbed. He
was a member of the Union league and
other leading clubs of New York city,
and conducted an extensive law prac
tice there.
PICACE CONDITIONS OXKROVS.
M. Itnlll, Premier of Greece, Says So to the
Chamber of Deputies.
Athens, Aug. 30. In the chamber of
deputies to-day M. Ralll, the premier,
presented a bill for the retention of a
portion of the currant crop, declaring
that the government would treat , the
vote on the question as one of confi
dence. The government, the premier
said, could not state how the peace ne
gotiations between Greece and Turkey
stood, but the country must be aware
that the conditions proposed were oner
ous. M. Delyannls said that while the
enemy would trod on Greek soil there
would be dissensions and that it would
be an evil augury for the country for
his party to support the government.
M. Levidls, formerly minister of ma
rine, who was assaulted In the lobby of
the chamber of deputies on Saturday
by M. Grlvas.chief of staff of the Greek
fleet, brough the subject of the attack
upon him to the attention of the cham
ber and explained the remarks made by
him which led to the assault, whereup
on M. Grlvas apologized for striking
M. Levidls.
The bill presented by M. Ralli passed
its first reading.
FRANCE It USS IA-UNITED 8 TA TEH.
A French Deputy Advocates an Alliance o
the Three Conntiies.
Paris, Aug. 30. M. Gervillo-Reaehn,
colored, member of the chamber of
deputies from the island of Gaudloupe,
French West Indies, and a republican
in politics. Is the author of a long arti
cle headed "The Franco-Russo-American
Alliance," published by Le Jour to
day, in which the writer points out that
the United States has no ground for a
conflict with France or Russia, while
she would bring Into the alliance an un
limited naval power, and he asks pub
licists and politicians to boom such an
alliance In order that it may be realiz
ed at the dawn of the twentieth cen
tury. EMPEROR TO THE DUKE.
Kaiser William Compliments the Duke of
Cambridge
Coblenz, Aug. 30. At a banquet given
this evening in connection with the
army manouevres Emperor William in
the course of a long address delivered
an eloquent panegyric upon William
the Great and the historic scenes con
nected with Coblenz. He referred to
the carrying out there by Emperor Wil
liam I. of the reorganization of the
army which had caused him to be so
strikingly misunderstood, but which
three victorious wars had justified. His
majesty complimented in the highest
terms the Duke of Cambridge, long the
commander of the brave British army
"who has done me the honor to come to
lead past me his brave historical regi
ment." His Majesty continued: "We may
welcome in the illustrious persons of
your royal highness a contemporary of
our departed grandfather, who always
spoke of you in terms of highest esteem
and friendship and extolled your high
ness' military attainments."
The emperor concluded by congratu
lating the Grand Duke of Baden upon
the efficiency of the troops.
NEW TARIFF IS A MYSTERY
AXOTBKX IMPORTAXTSEC1IOX THE
MEANING OE WHICH IS OBSCVItE,
Hundreds of Steamer! and Vessels Flying;
Foreign Flags May be Compelled to Pay
a Discriminating Duty of 10 Per Cent, on
Their Cargoes Many Countries Con
cerned In Interpretation of the taw,
Washington, Aug. 30. Involved In
the question of the Interpretation of
section 22 of the new tariff law with
regard to the 10 per cent, discriminat
ing duty on foreign goods coming Into
the United States from Canada or Mex
ico, which is now before the attorney
general for decision, is another ques
tion of equal, if not greater magnitude.
This other question has almost entire
ly escaped public notice, but it is giv
ing the treasury great concern. It was
referred to the attorney general by
Secretary Gage for interpretation along
with the other features of section 22,
which are in controversy. It involves
the question of whether the discriminat
ing duty of 10 per cent, does not ap
ply to all goods Imported in foreign
vessels landing at United States ports
which are not exempt from discrimin
ating tonnage taxes by express treaty
stipulations.
This important question arises from
another slight deviation from, the lan
guage of previous provisions in section
22 which, if made intentionally, would
seem to indicate that it was designed to
discriminate against three-fourths ot
all the big trans-Atlantic and, trans
pacific steamship lines as well as many
South American lines. In all previous
laws the section corresponding to sec
tion 22 of the new law, after providing
for the 10 per cent, discriminating
duty on goods Imported in vessels not
flying the United States flag, provides
that "this discriminating duty shall not
apply to goods, wares or merchandise
which shall be imported in vessels not
of the United States, entitled at, the
time of such importation by treaty or
act of congress to be entered in ports
of the United States on the payment of
the same duties as shall be then paya
ble on goods, etc., imported in vessels of
the United States."
The new law omits "acts of congress"
and substitutes "convention," so as to
make it read not exempt by "treaty or
convention."
It Is In pursuance of an act of con
gress (section 4,228) that presidents in
the past have by proclamation exempt
ed the vessels of many countries from
this discriminating duty. The question
now before the attorney general is
whether the omission of the words "act
of congress" does not repeal section
4,228. If it does, it will strike a tre
mendous blow at all foreign lines now
exempt by presidential proclamation
and confine the exemption strictly to
the vessels of countries with which we
have treaties grarfting such exemp
tions. The vessels of countries which
could not be affected by an adverse de
cislon, that Is, countries with which
we have treaties covering this specific
subject, are: Sweden, Germany, Aus
tria, Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, Italy,
Greece, Chile, Argentina, Hayti, Ha
waii, Holland, Russia and Turkey, Sev
eral of these countries have no mer
chant marine sailing to American ports.
The countries now enjoying exemption
from discriminating duties either whol
ly or In part under proclamations issued
in pursuance of section 4,228 of the re
vised statutes, are: Great Britain,
f ranee, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Nica
ragua and Mexico. Of course the larg
est class of vessels which might be af
fected are the English lines which come
to the United States not only from
British ports, -but the Oriental ooun.
tries, India, South America and in faot
from every country on the globe. If
British vesaels should be thrown back
upon their treaty exemptions, which are
contained in the treaty of Washington,
the goods of all British vessels sailing
from the ports except the territorial
possessions in Europe, would have to
pay the additional 10 per cent, tax,
More than that, all goods shipped in
vessels not the products or manufacture
of Great Britain's European posses
sions, even though shipped from Eng
lish, Scotch or Irish ports, would be
subject to the discriminating duty as
the treaty gives exemption only to such
goods.
An adverse decision would therefore
affect the Cunard, the Anchor, Arrow,
Trans-Atlantic, and other trans-Atlan.
tic lines to that extent, the French line,
the Phelps line running to Mediterra
nean ports, the two Portuguese freight
lines (except products of Portugal),
several or tne south American lines, in
eluding what Is known as the Green
Line of steamers; the Japanese, the
Canadian Pacific and the Oriental and
Occident steamers on the Pacific, be
sides hundreds of tramp steamers. A
curious question would arise in the case
of the French line were an adverse de
cision rendered.
Before General Grant Issued his proc
lamatlon exempting the cargoes of
French vessels from our treaty with
France.they paid a discriminating duty
or u.i5 per ton and cargoes imported
into France by vessels of the United
States, paid a discriminating duty of 20
francs per ton. If section 4,228 is re
pealed, then the question would arise
as to whether a 10 per cent, discrimin
ating duty should be imposed or the
iS.,o per ton provided for by the treatv
Should the attorney general decide
mat section 4,228 Is repealed by the new
law of course steamers
lines plying between the United States
ana ioreign ports which would ho f.
fected might escape injury by a change
of nationality and flag to that of Bel
gium or Holland or some other country
whose treaty gives them full exemp-
First Sod Cut in Great Chinese Rallwa
Vladistock, Aug. 30. Th flrt ;
the work of the construction of the
eninese n,asrern railroad was cut h
Chinese territory near Stnituo-
kaya to-day. A number of Chinese au-
wonues were present.
HOLD RESERVE $141,019,677
Condition of the Treasury Total Expendi
ture This Tear 89,840,008.
Washington, Aug. 30. To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $221,-
170,035; gold reserve, $144,019,677; net
silver, $24,186,395; United States notes
In the treasury, $27,797,794; treasury
notes of 1980, $29,972,107; total receipts
to-day, $889,734; total receipts this
month. $18,421,407; total receipts this
yetar, $57,448,772; total expenditures this
day, $858,000; total expenditures tnis
month, $32,740,000; total expenditures
this year, $82,840,908; deposits in na
tional banks, $17,345,018. ' .
WHEAT FEVER SUBSIDING.
Total Transactions In Yesterday's Dealings
Amounted Only to 4,165,000 Bushels.
New York, Aug. 30. Total transac
tions in wheat to-day were only 4,165,000
bushels. During the height of the bull
boom they ran up to 16,000,000. Thus
speculation Is fast getting back Into its
normal condition, with sentiment not
so favorably disposed towards the long
side of the account except in & scalp
ing way. News on the whole to-day
was bullish, but the market did not
respond. There was heavy selling of
the nearby deliveries In an effort to
switch transactions over Into Decem
ber.
As a result the difference between
September and Deoehiber wheat a few
days ago was something like 4 cents,
narrowed down to 2 cents at the close
to-day. The latter option left off un
changed from Saturday night against
1 declines on other deliveries. The
domestic visible supply lost 1,256,000
bushels last week and the English vis
ible decreased 1,185,000 bushels.
BAXK BURGLARS GET $39,000.
B Bank In an Ontario Town Broken Into
I,at Friday Night.
Napanee, Ont., Aug. 30. Burglars
during Friday night broke into the Do
minion bank here and got away with
$32,000. No trace of the thieves has
yet been discovered.
It took the bank officers until Sat
urday night to get into the safe, the
combination of which the burglars
changed and thus temporarily hid the
extent of the robbery. Only two per
sons, both officers, were known to have
the combination of tie vault locks. Of
the amount stolen $22,600 was In cash
and $10,000 in checks. When the bank
was opened on Saturday morning the
robbery was not suspected, as the safe
had been out of order before. The
cashier was unable to open it. There
fore It was supposed something was
wrong with the combination.
A local locksmith was called in to
open the door. It was believed that
once the large outer door opened the
trouble would be ended. ' '
But it was found that the combina
tion of the inner door was also changed.
This complicated matters so that it was
not until late Saturday evening that
the officers were enabled to effect an
entrance. The burglars had opened the
safe, secured the booty, changed the
combination of the. safe and carefully
locked the doors, leaving no trace of
their crime.
They got a good start in their flight
before the fact of the robbery had be
come known.
The bank operations to-day were car
ried on by money obtained from other
banks In the place. The robbery means
a loss of $22,000 to the bank. The
checks can be stopped. The robbery
was the work of experts, who 'were able
to work out the combination- of the
lock. '
No suspicion attaches to any of the
bank's employes.
FOR MAYOR OE GREA TES XE W YORK
Citizens' Union Will Go It Alone With
Seth Low as Their Candidate.
New York, Aug. 30. The republican
conference with the anti-Tammany
forces, which was held at Manhattan
hotel to-night, was productive of no
important result. The republicans were
bitterly opposed to being forestalled in
the nomination for mayor by the Citi
zens' union and they emphatically de
clared that in such an event they vould
prefer to nominate Mayor StrongT
F. S. Glbbs declared that Strong
would be the candidate of the republi
can party rather than Seth Low if the
Citizens' union made its nomination on
Wednesday. He said that Strong
would make a good candidate.
Messrs. Orr and Maxwell, the repre
sentatives of the Brooklyn committee
of fifty, were emphatic on going ahead
with the nomination of Low on Wed
nesday. The addresses df the republi
cans, which were more in the nature of
appeals, were made to these men. The
republicans endeavored to prevail on
them to postpone action.
Henry D. Purroy and General Wager
Swayne were in favor of Hon. Seth
Low.
Ernest Harvler, representing the in
dependent democrats, was non-commit
tal and merely held for the repeal of
the Raines law.
New York, Aug. 30. The executive
committee of the Citizens' union at a
meeting held to-night decided to stand
alone with Seth Low and no other as
its candidate for mayor of Greater New
York. Home rule Is what it desires.
State and national issues are to be
shunned. All this was set forth in a
reply sent by Chairman James B. Rey
nolds to Lemuel E. Qulgg of the repub
lican county committee to the invita
tion to the conference of anti-Tammany
organizations.
JTUOGE BALD WIX AT SARATOGA.
Delivered the Annual Address Before the
Social Science Association.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 30. The Ameri
can Social Science association, founded
in 1865, began its Saratoga general
meeting to-night. The annual address
was made by Judge Simeon E. Baldwin
of New Haven, Conn., professor in Yale
law school, on "Absolute Power." F,
B. Sanborn of Concord, Mass., made
his final report as general secretary.
He has announced, his purpose of retir
ing at the close of the present year.
The association will be in session five
days.
MOONSHINERS SHOT TO KILL
TWO V. S. liEPUTY MARSHALS MVR.
DEHED IX ARKANSAS,
Two Others Were Seriously Wounded and
Two Are Missing-Moonshiners Awaited!
In Ambush the Coming of the Officers
Tragedy Laid at the Door of a Gang Led
by Two Desperate Characters.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 30. Two dep.
uty United States marshals are dead,
two are seriously injured and two mor
are missing as a result of an attack on
a posse of officers by a band of moon,
shiners In Pope county yesterday. The
dead are: ; s'
B. F. Taylor of Searcy county.
Joe Dodson of Stone county.
The wounded are the Renfrewi broth,
ers. The names of the missing men ara
not given, but they are supposed to ba
deputy sheriffs of Searcy county. Tay.
lor, one of the murdered men, was sixty,,
years Old and was 'the wealthiest man;
in Searcy county. Dodson was a well
known deputy and has been a terror toi
moonshiners for years.
The six officers were on a moonshiner;
raid when the terrible affair occurred.
They had approached to within thirty;
yards of an illicit distillery when they;
were fired upon from amhushr"
Taylor and Dodson fell at the first
volley, dead dn their tracks. The shoot
ing occurred thirty-five miles from Rus.
sellville, a point ten miles south of Witt
Springs. The locality is in the moun.
tninfl and fat matlv vaava liaa Hann
. -- w J '.CCA va,
favorite rendezvous for moonshinera
and counterfeiters. The news of tha
terrible tragedy was brought to Rus
sellville to-day by Dr. Pack, who cama
for the coronqr. The men who did tha
shootirig are supposed to be a gang oC
moonshiners led by Horace Bruce and;
John Churcn, two . of the most desper.
ate characters In that part of the coun-
try- x- ,
WHAT IS A VALID MARRIAGE f -
An Important Definition by the Interior
Department Afleoting Pensions.
Washington, Aug. 30. Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior Webster Davis,
to-day rendered an important decision:
in a pension claim involving the defini
tion of a valid marriage. The policy
laid down affects a great number of
cases. The issue is made in the casa
of the widow of William B. Thomas,
who served in company A, New York;
Volunteers, heavy artillery.' Mr. Davis
holds: .
"Where' it is shown by the evidence
that both parties fully intended and.
consented to the maintenance of bona
fide maritlal relations at and subse
quent; to the time when they were com
petent to sustain such statutes by re
moval of a pre-existing impediment,
and did consent, to, the maintenance of
such marital relations by constant and
continuous cohabitation, acknowledg
ing each other as husband and wife and
being universally recognized as such,
by the community in which they lived,
joining in church membership, uniting
In deeds and conveyances as husband
and wife, deporting themselves general
ly in accordance with good Tnora.ls, aj
valid marriage is essentially establish
ed." . :','.' '.. ;
DEATH OF E. i. RADLEY.
Owner of Bradley's Point, Savin Book A
Well Known Resident. ' ;'
Edward I Bradley, the wellnown)
oyster grower and owner of Bradley's
Point, died yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock. He had been ailing for tha
past eight weeks with chronic malarial
poisoning. A wife and three childreni,
survive him. He was a prominent!
member of Annowan lodge of the Ma
sonic order. Mr. Bradley bought Brad
ley's Point fifteen years ago and hadi
from his oyster business and sales ofi
building lots at the Point realized at'
small fortune. A half dozen or mora
cottages have been erected at the Polne
on land bought of him and he owned
several houses, there which he owned1
to summei visitors. He was anup-
rlo-Vit tiiitrineaa man u n r? trnnA itt9nn
ly in the expressions of his opinion and'
was much interested in the prosperity
and welfare of Savin Rock, where ai
large part of his maturer years wera
spent. Many old friends will regret tot
learn of his death.
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.
A Result That the Uprising in India Has)
Brought About.
Peshawur, Aug. 30. It transpires tha t!
several of the native 'Officers at Fort
Lundl-Kotal showed the utmost loyalty;
and valor when that post was attacked.
One of them who received a bullet!
wound in his shoulder continued,' de
spite his injury, to fight 'and encour
age his men until the fort was cap
tured. The Subadar, who conducted
the defence of Fort Lundl-Kotal was
killed during the fighting. Among the
attacking force were two of his sons,
while another son fought by his side.
The Subadar, who commanded the Mul
lagoln company when the enemy en
tered the fort, collected his men and
gallantly cut his way through the
ranks of the attackers. He lost sev
eral men but reached the road to Jam
rud without the loss of a single rifle.
It appears that only a small section
of the Khyber Rifles stationed at Jame
sud were disarmed. They were on
guard when the news of the fall of Fort
Lundl-Kotal -was received, and the offi
cers fearing that some of them' might
desert with their rifles, disarmed them
and placed other tribesmen on guard.
The other Khyber Rifles are still trust
ed. The arrest at Quetta on August 24 of
three Beluchiastan Surdars Is consid
ered a most important step, as two of
them, Mehrullah and Yarmurhad, wera
the instigators of recent raids in that
quarter. Their arrest will prevent
much trouDie in r,ciuuiiiau.
jority of the Beluchistan chiefs hav
visited Quetta and all declare that
there is no further reason for anxiety,
on the part of the government.