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VOL. XLIV. NO. 151
THE YACHTS REMEASURED
Though the Reason for It Is
Not Stated
DUNRAVEN HAS A MASCOT
It Is a Black Nanny Ooat ot Great
Potency
Ths Animal Has Cured the Measles and Is
Believed to Be Able to Cure
Trailing
Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sept. B.—Tbe yachts De
lender and Valkyrie were both measured
at the Brie basin today. They arrived at
the basin at about the same time, 10:29
a. m,, and the Valkyrie, in tow of the
tug, the Defender having a line from her
tender, Hattie Palmer. John Hyslop,
the official measurer of the New York
Yaobt club,was awaiting and got to work
with bis tape on tbe water lino measure
ment as promptly as possible. The racers
lay in much the same position as on last
Friday, when they were first measured,
Valkyrie being just outside the westward
of the drydock and Defender just east
of her, within touch.
Mr. Hyslop would not say why be bad
come to make a measurement, but it was
noticed that ha made ths boa-d of trade
mark on the water line of both s.iips.
This oonsists of a crescent painted on
each side, in tbe oenter of tbe line, with
the end of each downward point resting
on the water line.
It was said by several hands employed
at the basin that Valkyrie looked lighter
than when sbe was floated Friday. Mr.
Hyslop occupied nntil 12:15 in taking bis
measurements, after which the yachts
were towed away again. If Valkyrie ac
complished nothing else while in the
basin, sbe got back ber black goat Mas
cot. This worthy animal, tbe property of
Dick Burke, ths wideawake watchman of
the dock, loaned the goat to Captain
Cranfield while Valkyrie was first docked,
but on Tuesday last, when the yacht re
turned to tbe Robins yard, sbe deter
mined to leave the vessel and return to
ber duties on the dock. Burke was very
glad to see her again, for he places high
van 10 on her worth as a mascot, as the
following will show:
"Five months ago." said Dick to a re
porter touav, between sentences in which
ne informed hundreds of sightseers that
tbe yachts had been in the dock and gone
away again, "that goat came to me with
out any advice from home. Mv wife and
I were just taking care of three ot our
boys who were very sick with the measles.
My wife said she would look out for the
creature for a time anyway, and we did
take care of her. Would you believe that
from that moment our youngsters began
to xct well, and it was only a short time
until the weie all well nnd eating as much
as ever."
Yesterday Burke saw Lord Dunraven on
th-- City of Bridgeport, the Valkyrio's
tender, and bad quite a conversation with
him. The goat question was referred to
jestingly by the Valkyrie's commander
and seriously by Burke. At any rate be
fore the City oi ,Bridgeport left the dock
one of ber crew stepped alongside of
Burke at the gate and made known the
lord's desire to bave tbe goat on his yacht
during a race. Burke consented but the
three young ladies who were clustered
about their father, wore long faces when
the goat was taken away.
"My wife Will never forgive me if tney
do any harm to her," said Burke as his
mascot was led aboard.
At the New York Yacht club few mem
bers were present. The only officers there
were Commodore Kain, chairman of the
regatta committee; Commodore Chase,
chairman of the house committee. Both
ol these gentlemen pretended ignorance
of tbe fact that the yachts had been re
measured. When Commodore Kain was
assured by a reporter that the latter did
know about it he said: "Well, I nave
no official notification.
"Did you not know the measures were
o be retaken nnd why?
"Ob, the America's cup committee will
bavo charge of all that," was the answer,
Mr. Kain also expressed tbe opinion
that whatever had .been done no ligures
would be given out.
Mr. Chase and Superintendent Oleson
denied Hint they had any information on
tbe subject, ana the mystery grew.
Superintendent Oleson remarked in a
conversation which followed that if the
ships had been measured over again it
might have been some ballast had been
ehincd, but nobody dared to suggct which
side bad demanded a re-meesurement.
All agreed on one thing, however, that
whatever was the cause of Mr. Hyslop's
action today, tbere can scarcely be discov
ered any mistake that may have been
made to make enough difference, if any
it was in the Valkyrie's favor, to over
come the decisive eight minutes and for
ty-nine seconds by which tne Defender
won yesterday.
Tne mystery was cleared away at II
o'clock tonight when the following notice
was posted on the bulletin board of tbe
New York Yacht club, after Mr. Hyslop
bad bad a conference with the America's
cup committee:
"At tbe request of the Earl of Dunra
ten and with the acqtuesence of Mr. Ise
iin, the measurer of the New York Yacht
;lub marked the yachts Valkyrie and De-
Icuder at each cnl oi the load water line.
Vv'hon tbis was done at the Erie basin
today the measurer at tne roquest of tbe
America cup committee, verified tbe
measurements taken on Friday, which
were confirmed by the measurements
takeu today."
The placing of the board of trade, or
Plimsoll mark, on the yachts is some
thing new in ths history of the races for
the America's cup. Lord Dunraven's
motive in asking to have this sign fixed
on the vessels' water line is not known.
The mark is used for the purpose of en
abling an observer todiscover any change
in the ship's set in the water.
Only a Compliance With Rules
STAMFORD, Conn. Sept. B.—Ex-Com
modore James D. Smith, president of tbe
America'a cup committee, was interview
ed by an Associated Press reporter this
evening regarding the re-measurement of
ths Defender and Valkyrie. Mr. Smith
said the occurrence had no special signif
icance or bearing on the races, but was
aimply a matter of form to complete the
official measurements of Friday. When
the yachts were measured by Mr. Hyslop
last week there was not time to properly
mark the loal water line at the stem and
stern ol each vessel. Such marking, how
ever, is called for by .me of the racing
rules of tne New York Yacht club as a
part of tbe official measurement. But
under the circumstances tne cup com
mittee consented to waive this require
ment until after the race Saturday. It
was decided by mutual agreement of the
synoicate and Lord Dunraven to mark
the water line of the yachts Sunday.
Hence the yachti were marked In Erie
oasin today. No change was made in the
other measurements, said Mr. Smith, to
day's affair being a moro matter of form.
English Press Comment
LONDON, Sept. B.—The Daily News
this morning says of Saturday's yacht
race: Valkyrie was beaten in a contest
said to have been a tost on all points of
sailing. Now conditions of wind and
weather may easily give her a victory
still. It may be argued that Valkyrie
happens to have the worst of the shame
ful overcrowding b-r vessels which proved
a hindrance to both yachts. Young
America must reconsider its position in
this matter if it wishes Ihe foreigner, not
only beaten on its merits, but satisfied
he is beaten no other way.
The Morning Post says: Too much
should not be made of Saturday's race,
since it was Valkyrie's first after her
voyage, while it must not be forgotten
that the course was one familiar to De
fender's skipper. The only drawback
migiit have been avoided in tne pressure
of the pleasure Heel. That the best boat
wins is the wish of all true sportsmen.
The comment of the Standard is: Not
only in the long bolt to windward, but
on the run ba?k also, Defender showed
bcself to be sjperior of Valkyrie. The
result do?s not afford a ground for hope
that the tables will be turned. Possibly,
as every one was mistaken ns to the re
lative performance of the yachts in a
light wind they muy also wrongly esti
mate their powers in a strong one.
The Chronicle says: We do not give
up hope yet. Perhaps Valkyrie's skip
per was not quite so sharp in taking ad
vanage of shift winds of Now York bay.
If these contests are to continue congress
must step in and compel excursion
steamers to keep oft the oonrse.
LONDON, Sept.j 9.-Tne Daily Tele
graph says:
Such running and beating cannot have
brought out the ultimate characteristics
of the two craft, though the accounts of
the race are enough to show Defender is
a vory able and wonderful yacht. The
Englisi champion, Lord Dunraven, oould
not have opponents that would be more
equitable, more generous and more high
spirited than the owners of Defender,
who tight the sea battle out with the
same feelings of friendly jealousy as are
Jels in this city.
WIND IN DARKEST KANSAS
Unroofs a State Normal School Building
at Emporia
fluch Damage Throughout the City—Base
ments and Cellars Flooded—Havoc at
Other Places In the State
EMPORIA, Kas., Sept. B.—Emporia
and vicinity was visited by a tornado
about 3p. m. Tho worst damags was
done at tbe state normal sohool grounds.
The new east wing of the main building
was reduced to a mass of ruins. This
wing was recently built at a cost of $50,
--000 and was but lately dedicated. The
north gable end gave way before the
storm and was blown in. The roof was
rolled up like paper and enrriod off half
a block. The entiro inside ut Albert
Taylor hall is open to the storm of rain
which still continues. The damage at
the school grounds is estimated at $10,
--000, and fears are entertained tbat tbe
wind may yet blow the'olher walls out.
Considerable other damage was done
down town. Clark's wholesale furniture
store was unroofed and his stock of goods
badly damaged. Basements and cellars
throughout the city are flooded. Four
inches of water fell in less than two
hours. But meager reports have been re
ceived from tho surrounolng country,
where it is feured ibe damage will be
great. At Hartford, twelve miles south
west of here, several bouses are reported
blown down and Miss Bessie Henry dan
gerously injured.
At Neosha Kapids a couple of dwellings
were destroyed. A Santa Fe bridge, witn
1000 feet of track, is also washed away
near Reading.
ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY
Agent Thought to Have Taken flora Than
$18,000
TERRE HATJTE, Ind., Sept. B.—Assist
ant Superintendent D. O. Curtis of tbe
Adams express arrived here early this
morning from Columbus, O. He is mak
ing a thorough investigation of the rob
bery of tho company's safe by its local
cashier, J. Don Farden. The city agent
of tbe Vandulia road, J. Robert Barnett,
is known to be implicated in the crime,
but it has not yet been disclosea. In ad
dition to his participation in tbo express
company robbery he has taken a bunch
01 California tickets. Barnett was checked
up on the Ist inst., and therefore could
not have stolen more than $200 or if.'MO in
cash from the Vanflalia road. Today's
disclosures develop the fact that the rob
bery had been planned for the last three
months, and it is ascertained that both
Farden and Barnett had packages of
money in their possession before leaving
town Friday night.
The belief is widespread that Farden,
who for many years past has been a
trusted employee of both the govern
ment and the express company, would
not nave run awny with so small an
amount as $16,000 or $If,COO, the amount
conceded by the express company's offic
ials as having bcon stolen.
The Emperor at Stettin
STETTIN, Sept. B.—The emperor and
empress this morning received the Choral
association of Stettin und listened to pa
triotic recitations from the windows of
thd castle. Floral tributes were then pre
sented to the empress by tbe girls of the
Augusta Victoria school. At I o'clock
their majesties attended a field church
service. A tent nad been erected for
their use in tbe middle of the barracks.
In front of the tent was an altar deco
rated in military fashion. The troooa
were drnwn up in the square and the
baud accompanied the musical portion
of the service. The emperor remained
and took lunch with the officers, but the
empress left for Wild Park.
Veterans to Louisville
NEW YOUK. Sept. B.—Throe hundred
members of.the l>. A. R. left tbis city to
night for tbe encampment at Louisville.
Edward J. Atkinson, department com
mander of the state of New York. s
with tho party. The delegation went in
four special cars. Tbe route will be via
Albany. Utica and Buffalo, and it is ex
pected to pick up two more cars on the
way. The train, which is known as the
department commander's train, will stop
at all tbe stations, so that members of
the army thoughouc the state may join
the party.
Gold In South Africa
LONDON. Sept. 9—A Cape Town dis
patch to the Times says: The discoveries
of gold in Griqualand are genuine.
THE HERALD
LOS ANGELES, MONDAY MORNING* SEPTEMBER 9, 1896.—EIGHT PAGES.
WHICH WAS FREDDIE'S DAD
On That Conundrum Hangs the
Disposition of a Fortune
COMPLICATED FAMILY STATE
A Mother Says That Her Son Is Her
Nephew
And All to Secure a Fortune Left by a riur
dered Uncle—Her Son Says Fred la
His Brother
Associated Press Special Wire.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. B.—The con
test for the estate of old John Wyant,who
was murdered near Spangle, this county,
three years ago, has developed one of the
most puzzling mysteries in the history
of the west.
John nnd Joseph Wyant were Virginia
boys who came west many years ago. Jo
seph settled in lowa,married and brought
up a family of twelve children. John
went to Missouri and tbe question of his
marriage is now in dispute.
Several years ago John came out to
Washington and took up a fine farm near
Spokane. There he lived alone, consid
ered a bachelor, until the night of his
murder and tbe attempt of the murderer
to destroy the evidence of his crime 3y
firing tha house. A yiung man wbo
claims to be the son of the murdered
man, is here claiming the property, and
the case is now before Judge Moore of
the superior court.
His sto.y is that when his father came
to Washington he left him with his ancle
Joseph in Iowa; that he grew up there,
by some thought to be Joseph's son, by
others his nephew. Six years ago be ran
away and came to tbe Pacific northwest.
Later Joseph Wyant, as a result of family
difficulties, also came to this section. Ho
visited his brother's grave, then drifted
Into tbe northern mining country. At
Kaslo he found the runaway boy, advised
him that he was the son of John Wyant
and that an estate awaited him in tbe
courts of this county. He came heie, fail
into dissipated ways, was arrested while
drunk for breaking into a ssloon, gave
another name, and served oat a short
sentence in jail. While in prison he was
recognized by a young man named Met
calf, a foimer schoolmate. In the trial
of the case Metoalf and his half-brother
testified that they went to sohool with
Wyant, and that he was known as a
nephew of Joseph Wyant. A great many
depositions have been received from Ne
braska and Virginia, but they deepen tbe
mystery. Same are sure Freddie Wyant
is the son of Joseph; others are equally
positive that he is the son of John, and
therefore entitled to the estate. The
wife of Joseph says he is not her son, but
her eldest son. Warren, sends his deposi
tion from Virginia and says that Freddie
is bis brother, as be remembers when be
was born. He also attached a purported
letter from his .mother saying she had
sent Freddio out here to secure tbe es
tate. Other members of Joseph's family
are sure Freddie is not their brother.
Some of the neighbors are quite positive
that John Wyant was never married;
others are equally positive tbat he was.
HASTE IN SHIPBUILDING
Secretary Herbert Insists That the
Contract Time Shall Govern
Deprecates the Tardiness of Builders and
Contractors—lmmunity Prom Pines
by Congress Denounced
WASHINGTON. Sept. B.—"Yes," aaid
Secretary Herbert today, "it is true that
I have given orders that work on vessels
under construction for the navy shall be
expedited. Tho order not 0.,1y embraces
the work on navy yard ahips but aisn tbe
work on vessels being built under con
tract. All have been urged to increased
diligence."
Continuing the secretary said: "Tbe
ships building m the navy yards have
been lagging for years. For a loug time
the delay was for the want of armor, but
armor is now being furnished promptly.
"The Texas and the Maine.the former of
which has just been put in commission,
and the later, which will he in a few days,
really ought to have been in the service
months ago. Officials at tho navy yards
naturally desiro to keep a regular force
steadily employed and the disposition is
to take workmen from the ships that
are building nnd do repair work with
them, putting them back when the repair
work is completed. Not only bave tho
Texas and Mninejbeen delayed hy this
practice, but also the monitor, the Terror,
the Monandnock and the Puritan. All
these ships ought to be in commission
and I have ordered that they be pushed to
completion. Precisely the same reasons
which have operated to delay the build
ing of ships at navy yards naturally in
fluences contractors. They are some
times tempted to neglect government
work nnd use cart of the force on the
government ships to do outside work as
it conies in."
The secretary deprecates the praotice
which congress has fallen into of reliev
ing ship builders of penalties incurred.
"The contracts," aaid he, "all provide
penalties for failure to complete work in
time. Penalties for delay bave frequent
ly been imposed on contractors by the
navy department, but unfortunately con
grsi has in almost every inatance, when
it was asked, relieved them of these pen
alties. The effect of suoh action is neces
sarily demoralizing. It is to be hoped
tnat penalties inctursa in the future for
delay will be allowed to stand."
Id conclusion Air. Herbert said:
"There is really nothing about shipbuild
ing that now renders it difficult in the
United States. No good reasons can be
given why such ships authorized by con
gress should not be completed witn rea
sonable dispatch and I am simply insist
ing on prompt compliance with contract
obligations. We have already shown that
we can build ships and guns equal to any
in tbe world, and I hope our shipbuild
ers wbo are now looking for contracts
abroad will demonstrate to tbe world
that ships ran be built not only aa well,
but as rapidly in tbe United States as
anywhere in tbe world."
The secretary also said tbat he was
pushing along the • manufacture of ord
nance and all othsr work in congress
nnder bia direction.
REUNION OF BLUE AND GREY
Tbat Is What the 0. A. R. En
campment Will Be
FIRST CAMP IN THE SOUTH
Never Before Below Mason and Dick
son's Line
Indications Tbat It Will Bo the Largest Oath
lag Yet Held of tbe Qrand Army
of the Republic
Associated Press Special wire.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. B.—Visitors
poured into the Falls City today from the
south as well as from the north side of
the river. Veterans who have attended
former national encampments of tbo G.
A. R. say they never saw such a large at
tendance, on the lirst day of the great re
union week. All railways and extra trains
wero heavily loaded. Many Sons of Vet
erans are here, en route to their national
encampment at Knoxville. There are
others here who never attended encamp
ments before and who ore now en route
to the reunion of the Army of the Ten
nessee at Cincinnati tbe first of next week
and to tbe dedication of the national
park on the battle field ot Chickamauga
next week. Tbis is the first national en
campment ever held soutb of Mason and
Dixon's line, and it so happened that
three other great events elsewhere next
week may bring many through Louis
ville. There is no doubt of the fulfill
ment of tbe general prediction that there
will be more Union veterans together this
week than ever before. Tbe losses by
death yearly increase, but the desire to
visit tbe battle fields and confer with
Confederate veterans, wno are doing
everything to entertain their northern
visitors, has attracted thousands who
bave not heretofore attended a national
encampment. The Confederate veterans
are here in force. The Union comrades
hunt up members of their old regiments
and brigades and then meet Confederates
belonging to regiments nnd brigades that
opposed them, when they confer about
how things went on both sides and have
such reunions as have not been seen since
the service of over thirty years ago. The
decorations may have been richer in tri
umphal arohes and other designs at one
or two other encampments, nut at none
was a city so prolusely nor generally dec
orated with American flags as in Louis
ville today.
Its business blocks and prlvatj buildings
are literally covered with festoons of red,
white und blue, with the American flag
aa the center piece of every conceivable
design. The flag Is the thing that is dis
played everywhere, and no city ever had
more bunting out than this city shows
today. Tbe distinctive features of the
decorations is the use of the red, white
and blue to the exclusion of every other
color, even the evergreen arches. The
portraits of all Union generals are dis
played in unlimited profusion. The Con
federate veterans participated in all this
decorating as well aa in the entertaining.
Joseph Joins William
VIENNA, Sept. B.—Emperor Francis
Joseph started for Stettin to attend the
German army manenvres.
BELIEVED FRAKER WAS DEAD
The Witness Horrie Declined Money to
Reveal Him
ilalntalns That the Notorious Insurance
Worker Was Drowned—Story ol
the Suit ef Clothes
RATON, Sept. B.—Horris, tbe witness
in the Fraker insurance swindle, wbo is
now in jail at Springer, awaiting trial on
a charge of burglary, has made the fol
lowing statement in connection witb the
alleged turning up of Dr. Fraker:
"I have known Jim Hackley since we
were boys together in the neighborhood
of Dewitt, Mo., some twenty years ago.
I was arrested in Moberly on August 21st
on a telegram from the sheriff of Colfax
county, N. M., for being implicated In
a burglary at Raton. Hackley, who lives
in Moberly, happened to be at home and
came to the jail to see me. He asked
me if I would talk with him in regard to
the Fraker case and I consonted, but I
told him I would say nothing from be
hind the bars. Ho offered to get me out
on a writ of habeas corpus. He said he
would give mo a fair division of tbe
spoils if he could get anything out of the
insurance companies,and said he thought
he could get at least $1000 for me. When
Hackley returned from Kansas City he
told me he thought he could get $1000 for
me if I would give up Fraker's where
abouts. I did not give him any informa
tion about Fraker because I had none to
give."
"Did you purchase a suit of clothes
when in Kansas City on your way to
Excelsior Springu two years ago?"'
"No, sir; when I went to Missouri
about a month before the drowning of
Fraker I had a suit in a bundlo. When
I went from Kansas City to Brunswick
I ,'eft the bundle in a bat lack in a car.
About two weekti later I received the
bundle at Excelsior Springs. 1 wore the
suit there and had it on when 1 returned
to New Mexico after the drowning ot Di.
Fraker."
"Did yon have an offer from the insur
ance companies?"
"No; but about six months ago, while
living in Raton, I was approached hy a
gentleman of that place wno made me an
offer for the insurance companies of
$18,000 if I would divulge the wherea
bouts of Fraker or furnish any communi
cation from biro. I had to refuse the
offer because I knew nothing."
Desperado Wyatt Buried
SOUTH ENID, O. t„ Sopt. ».—Zip
Wyatt, wiio is believed to have stolen
more cattle and horses and been in more
train and bank robberies und committed
more murders and cost the government
more money and tbe lives of more officers
and citizens than any other outlaw who
ever lived in time of peace, was buried
punllc expense today in Enid cemetery.
There were only three persons present,
tbe man who made the coffin, the dray
man who conveyed the body and tbe roan
wbo due: the grave. During the entire
illness of Wyatt he refused to see any min
ister, hence no services were held at tho
grave.
BAD DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Five Persons Killed and Several
Others Injured
600 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVE
Fired by tbe Impact of a Pistol
Ball
Scene of the Incident Resembles the Path of
a Cyclone—List of ths Dead
and Injured
Associated Press Special Wire.
DUBUQUE, la., Sept. B.—EdwardTaP
shaw,a sub-contractor on ths goTernme.it
work on the Mississippi river, bad 6110
pounds of dynamite stored away in the
cellar of a house at Specht's ferry, twelve
miles north of here. Today his son,
while practicing with a revolver, missed
Ibe target, the bulist entering the cellar
and firing tbe dynamite. JThe house was
blown to splinters and the following per
sons killed:
Edward Latshaw and bis wife.
Ray Latshaw, 12 years.
Mat Latshaw, 9 years.
Hans Bjornstadt of La Crosse, Wis.
The wounded are:
Mat Faber of Wabasha, may die.
Ed Bench of Lansing, eye knocked out
and badly bruised.
Mabel Latshaw, skull fractured.
The dead are terribly mangled. A 4
year-oid baby in the party escaped un
hurt.
Glass in buildings in the hamlet waa
all broken and boats on tha opposite side
of the river were considerable damaged.
A spscial train from l)i bu |iie took
physicians to tbe scene and brought tbe
wounded to hospitals here.
The [{force of the explosion tore a hole
fifteen feet Jeep m the solid rock,wrecked
the building above it and damaged nearly
every other building in the place. The
mother, two daughters and one son, were
found in the wrecked house. Tbe baby
girl was lying across her mother's dead
and mutilated body crying piteously for
ber. Latshaw's body was found 200 yards
away. His head is partly buried in the
earth. The boy wbo did the shooting
was thrown over the tops of high trees,
falling to tbe earth a shapeless, unrecog
nisable mass. In Specht's hotel every
window was shattered and the building
otherwise damaged. The side of tbe
warehouse caved in and a small building
near it was unroofed. Barges moored on
the opposite side ot the river were so
much damaged by the concussion that it
is feared thry may sink. Tha hamlet has
eveiy appearance of being swept by a cy
clone. The noise of the explosion was
heard at I'lattsville, Wis.,ten miles away.
Every boat'and train that could be had
was busy carrying people to the soens,
and during the day thousands were there.
Tho wounded people in Dubuque are do
ing will tonight.
The Alliance Incident
MADRID, Sept. B.—Senor Canovas
del Cnstello, tbe minister of foreign
affairs utters a denial of the representa
tions of the United States with reference
to tbe language of the Spanish news
papers in regard to tha Allianca inci
dent.
LUMBER TRADE DEPRESSION
It Causes a Combination in Pine
Handlers
Canadian Competition Such That Manufactur
ers on This Side the Line Could
Not lake a Profit
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. B.—Tho Cen
tral Lumber company, tbe small nucleus
of the gigantic lumber combination, has
not been incorpoarted without careful
consideration on the part of the lumber
men of the coast. They say that a com
bination of interests has become impera
tive owing to the depressed condition of
the trade. 1). 11. Bibb of the Golden
Gate Lumber company, said: "We have
been talking about this combine for ovei
two years. It is not a trust; it is a com
bination. It is still a good way off from
perfect formation and in fact the prelim
inaries have barely been settled. Tho
competition from British Columbia is too
much for us. The Canadian lumbar man
has every advantage on his side. He
does not need to buy his timber; he
merely leases it from the government and
pays for his logs as he takes them out.
His labor costs fur less than ours, and ;
his stum page is 25 cents where ours ia Sl.
The consequsnce is that the importations
of British Columbia lumber are steadily
growing larger and larger. American
mills have been forced to shut down,
wages have been re meed and for three
years lumber has been sold below coit in
this city. We cannot increase the home
Consumption. We cannot compete with
British Columbia, and we must rely
upon increasing our foreign trade by
establishing new markets in China,
Japan, Australia and elsewhere.
if "I do not see that the combination can
raiso prices locally and if it did it would
be a good thing for it would mean living
wages, morn employees and octtcr condi
t ons of business all around. Tbere is no
Held of labor in which more employment
is found. From tho lime we begin work
in tho forest to the time the cut lumber
is piled in the yard labor is continually
employed and if we succeed in cutting
moro timl er we can use more employees.
Stevedores were lormerly piid $4 but the
rate has fallen as low us $2 for handling
lumber. Men in the woods wers formerly
paid $00 and board, now the rate is $25
and board. Sailors used to get $10 a
month on lumber schooners, now they are
mid $25. A combination cannot at this
Sts date restore the old rates but it can
perhaps improve the present ones consid
erably and above all increase the volume
of business, which means benefit to all."
The redwood lumber men have known
for some time that the combination of
pino lumber men was to be formed. To
them the aiinouncertii nt that it had been
formed was not much ot a surprise.
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS
Armed Men Preparing for an Unknown
Campaign
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. B.—The cor
respondent of the Associated Press at
Burns. Oregon, telegraphs as follows:
Bodies of armsd men are leaving tbia
town and vicinity daily for the Stein's
mountain country, ostensibly for banting
purposes, but tbe more knowing ones
bsre think they are going for a different
purpose and unless the agents of tbe res
ervation Indians recall them at once they
will probably not bave so many Indians
to care tor the oomng winter. All tbe
cartridges and ammunition have been
bought up quietly and the town is ont of
these articles today. One of our hardware
firms has some 15.000 rounds of osrtridges
at Huntington, Oregon, and the same
firm has ordered more by express and a
team basgbeen hurriedly sent to the rail
road after these goods. Developments
may be expected soon.
COMPANY OP CONTINHNTALS
With the lowa State Band, They ao on a
Tour
KANSAB CITY. Sept. 8.-The famous
lowa State band that played at the
world's fair, and veteran company A of
this city, tbe only company of revolution
veterans in existence, left this evening
over the Burlington route for Louisville,
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta to
take part in the different celebrations to
occur at those cities in the near future.
At tne Chicaraaugacelebration at Chatta
nooga, the band will load company A in
a parade which promises to be the larg
est of the kind ever held in this country.
The special train which has been pro
vided for tbeir use is on* of tbe finest
tbat ever left this city.
Porte's Proposed Concessions
CONSTANTNOPLE, Sept. B.—The dra
gomans of the British, French and Rus
sian embassies have received tbe decision
of the porte with reference to Armenia.
The porte's proposed concession entitles
the drasomana of tha three powers to
deal with the Turkish committee of con
trol, which is to superintend the applica
tion of the reform. No Christian, yalin
or mntesiaria will be appointed in the
administrative offices, bat will bs chosen
in proportion to population. Tbe : Chris
tians will be admitted to Ihe gendarm
erie. The matessaria will be elected to
the councils of the elders and a costabu
lary will be established. It is not be
lieved tnat the concessions will satisfy tne
powers. It is pointed ont that owing to
the persecution the Christian population
is so diminished in many districts that
it is now in a minority. The officers
theieof would also be Mohammedans.
GREAT REJOICING IN PERU
The Capital Resplendent With Blazing
Arches and Flags
New Cabinet Announced by the Incoming
President—Love for the New Officer
Everywhere Expressed
LIMA. Pern, via Galveston, Bept. B.—
Lima presents a gay spectacle today, the
festival being in honor of the assumption
of the office of president by Senor Nicolo
Pierula, who was recently elected. Tbe
streets are crowded. The route to Hie
place is lined with troops and flags are
flying irorn all points, while along tbo
streets at different points arches have
been erected. The houses along the route
are covered with gay wreaths and beauti
ful flowers. President Pierola made an
attemot this morning to go to the cath
edral to attend mass, but he was obliged
to return unsuccessful,as the greet crowd
of enthusiastic people barricaded his
passage and almost mobbed him in their
efforts to grasp his hand. President
Piernla addressed the people as follows :
"Worn out with misfortune, Pern has
risen, resolved to end the horrors of the
past year. Neither conflicting opinions
nor contrary interests must divide, und
our only, thought must be for the good of
the nation. The country demands this
and no true patriot will refuse tne call.
You and I have received this mandate.
In the performance of my duty I shall
act with an eye single to the common
good of the people."
The following cabipet has been an
nounced: Home, Antonio Bentin; jus
tice, Augusto Albarracin; foreign, Meli
■ona Porrates; war, Domingo Farra;
finance, Frederico Baseaini.
Money Is Basler
LONDON, Sept. B.—Money shows a
condition of extreme ease and bullion con
tinues to flow in from abroad,and all indi
cations point to a continuance of the
present plethora. Mints show an undi
minished strength though the cautious
are inclined to induce their holdings
owing 10 tbe irresponsible character of
business. Most of tho other securities
were languid, but there was some activ
ity in Argentines, municipals and Amer
ican brewers, owing to the settlement of
the bjer war in Chicago. There was
little change in foreigners. Indian gov
ernments were in favor. Home railways
wore firm, Americans showed a strong
undertone and business was fairly brisk,
with the outlook steadily improving.
The following show advances for the
w.ek: Heading firsts, Chesapeake nnd
Ohio, Erie seconds, Pennsylvania, Head
ing golds and Northern Pacific preferred.
Colored Children Stranded
LONDON, Sept. B.—Rev. John Jenkins,
colored, president of an orphanage, ac
companied by fourteen negroes, ranging
in age from 5 to 10, has made application
to the magistrate of the Bow street police
court for assistance to return to Charles
ton, S. C. He said tho hoys had formed
an orphanage band, and he had been told
by a committee of pastors of the orphan
age to bring them to London, where they
could perform and thus raise money. He
found that the laws would not permit
children under 11 to perform in public,
and they were now stranded without
money and he feared that they would
starve. Tbe magistrate was tumble to
help the party. The party arrived on the
Paris, September!. oonstii-General Col
lins said he could not assist them much.
White House Repairs
WASHINGTON, Sept. B.—ln his an
nual report upon the public building and
grounds in Washington Colonel Wilson
says that he has thoroughly overhauled
and repaired the White House. It was
lound that the flooring in front of the
state dining room, whore tbe crowd gath
ers during tbe reception had bpcome
weak and sunk. The beams were found
to be giv'ng away, and these were re
newed and strengthened.
Another Jack the Rlppsr
LONDON, Sept. B.—Another supposed
Jack the Ripper murder was discovered
this morning ut Kenscnal Green. The
victim was an unfortunate woman of the
outcast class,and her throat was cut from
ear to car and her head fearfully battered
with a stone. No trace has been discov
ered of the murderer.
Anent the Waller Con victim
PARIS.Sept. 8.-The Echo Je Paris, in
speaking of the Waller case,says that en-
Consul Waller was convicted in the regu
lar form and the clamoring of his friends
will only retard his paraon.
The WMtharta-OMtvt
tbe People Talk
About THE HKRALD'S want ed». They are
f rcnrint, growing. Compare them. Not only
on Bnnday! On Monday, Tue«day, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and haiurday.
Tbe people like THE HERALD (or the nawa
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PRESIDIO CEMETERY GUARD
Maintained to Prevent Destruc*
tion of a Monument
"MURDERED BY STRIKERS*
The (ascription Is Obnoxious to Work*
ing Men
Pear That a Crank nay ITultltate tbe rtonellts)
Erected In Memory of Soldiers Killed
In the Bit Strike
Aasoelatod Press Speolal Wire,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep*. B.—Colonel
W. M. Qrabam has pat a guard around
the monument at tbe Presidio cemetery
erected in memory of the four privates
of Bsttery (L, Fifth United States artil
lery, who were killed in the railroad
wreck near Sacramento last year. Ha
has announced that bo is prepared to give
warm welcome to anyone wbo / may en
deavor to wreck the monolitb. Tba in
scription "murdered by c strikers" npon
tbis bit of ."granite aroused tha indigna
tion of tbe workingmen of tha oity and
at a mass meeting hold at Metropolitan
hail some weeks ago they denonnoad
Colonel Oraham for having caused tha in
scription to be placed on the monument
and directed tbe chairman and secretary
of the meeting to call the attention ot
the secretary of war to tha epitaph con
sidered offensive to the working classes.
The protest has been sent to Washing
ton and tbe people interested in tbe en
deavor to bave tba inscription on tbe
monument removed are now awaiting'
action on the part of ths federal au
thorities. Meanwhile Colonel Graham bu
become imbued with the fear tbat ions
one may endeavor to destroy the block of
stone over tbe graves of the four soldiers
at the Presidio cemetery. He has there
fore detailed a guard of fonr men to pro*
tect the monument from damage.
Fach of the sentinels performs two
hours turn of guard duty and they race
their beats with loaded rifles night and
day. The instructions given tbam are
such as are usually given guards—to pre
vent the near approach of any unauthor
ized person to the guarded spot and to
use summary means if necessary to en
force tneir commands.
"It may seem strange," said Colonel
Graham, 'to keep tbe monument guard
ed iught and day, but there are ao many
malicious minded persons who might at
tempt to destroy it out of pure devil
ment tbat I deem the course I have
adopted justifiable. The guard will re
main."
"If an attempt should be made to muti
late the headstone, what would the guard
uo?"
"Should anyone approach the spot at
night they would be ordered to bait. It
they failed to comply according to tha
regulations tbe guard would be compelled
to fire. However, we are not here to
shoot people. I do not fear any great
trouble. The only thina I am afraid of
is that some crank may attempt to carry
out the ideas expressed by these disturb
ers.
"Only a short time ago I read where a
crank destroyed several headstones some
where in this vicinity. 1 don't think
anyone will be shot, but if there is any
hostility displayed on the reservation I
will certainly bave the offender punished
by the civil authorities."
Though Colonel Graham has taken
these effective means to protect the graves
of men or his regiment, he seems to be
almost alone among the officers at tha
reservation in the opinion that an at
tempt may be m«de to defacs the granite
slab. The tradeß union men of tbe city
also deny that there has ever been any
movement contemplated by them snob,
as seems to be feared by the commandant
at tne Presidio.
Cholera In China
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. B.—Vladivo
stock dispatch to tbe Novoe Vremya says
that cholera is raging in China and that
about 2000 deaths occur daily in Pekin.
THE NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH—RaiIway wreck: list
of the injured—Yachts remeasured;
Valkyrie's mascott—Which was tbe
boy Freddie's father?— Lumber de
pression causes a pine combine—Dis
gruntled politician—Fraksr case—Pas
adena news—Avalon hotel lists—San
ta Monica on Sunday—Cardinal Gib
bons on tbe pope; European observa
tions—Speedy work in the navy
urged—Osceola mine fire— Dynamite
explosion Kills iivo —G. A. R. en
campment at Louisville—Presidio
cemetery guarded'—Fraker waa
drowned; statement of the witness
Horrie—Tornado in Kansas — News
from Peru; fetes in progress—Adarua
Express robbery—English press on
Balfour's speech—The Chinese situa
tion— Cuban intelligence— Durrant
trial; tbe mysterious woman—Em
peror's speech.
ABOUT THE ClTY—Nine drinks inside
of an hour; a reporter's experience
among down-town saloons on Sunday
- - California admitted as a state forty
fivo years ago today—Al Sturdy
threatened to commit suicide—A fatal
light over a mine in the Montgomery
mining district—Fissure nnd placer;
promising mining properties which
will be worked—Hebrew citizens ob
ject to being dragged into the Blum
controversy—Mary Fudge dresses like
a man and crosses tho desert on •
brakebenm ; a pathetic story—Tba
Alameda street fence still in posi
tion; complications arising—Colonel
J. E.Messmorc's talk on religious and
political issues at the church of tba
New Era—A mysterious and neces
sary witness for tbe prosecution in
the Durrant trial located—Spiritual
meeting at the Los Angeles theater—
A horse nnd buggy stolen; Fred Pat
terson the loser of tbe rig—Charles
Avery saves two persons from drown
ing at Westlake park—Tho wide field
of sports—Tbe Y. W. C. A. K jspel
meeting—Brother Knapp taika—ln
ternational Educational Labor associa
tion meeting—Dr. Clark's lecture OS)
theosophy.
WHESE YOU MAY 00 TODAY
OPRHEUM—At Bp. m., vaudeville,
BURBANK—The Colonel's Wires.