The silver blade., January 18, 1896, Page 2, Image 2

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THE BRITISH CONTROL IT
Balfour Claims Transvaal Repub
lic Is Partially a Vassal
AND NONE MAY , INTERFERE
Dr. Jaincson and IPs Officers Are to Be
Sent to England to Be Placed
on Trial.
London, Jan. 15.—Hon. A. J. Balfour,
first lord of the treasury, speaking at
Manchester tonight, said it was not in
human nature that the present con
dition of things in Transvaal should
continue. Therefore, he was sanguine
that President Kruger would recognize
the importance of giving the long prom
ised reforms of the constitution.
Whether it was. called suzeranity or
not, there could be no mistake
that we controlled tne external rela
tions of the Transvaal, and would ad
mit no foreign interference; and fur
ther, he believed no foreign country
was prepared to dispute that doctrine.
ENG I AND NOT * GOOM PEACEMAKER
Americans Stand Better With the Boers
Than the British.
London, Jan. 15.—Mr. Wiltz of Cali
fornia, a friend of John Hays Ham
mond, the American mining engineer,
arrested with others at Johannesburg
on a charge of high treason, continues
his efforts in behalf of Hammond and
other Americans. Discussing the situa
tion today Wiltz said:
Our government must understand
this fact: All demands of diplomatic
courtesy were satisfied by Chamber
lain's kind response to Secretary Ol
ney's request that Great Britain pro
tect the interests of Americans in
Transvaal, but nothing could be worse
for Americans, as the feeling against
all Englishmen is exceedingly bitter,
while the Boers are very friendly to
Americans. Indeed, several of those ar
rested are on the best terms with the
Boer government. None of the Ameri
cans were connected with the political
movement. They simply joined the re
form Committee formed in an emergen
cy to preserve peace at Johannesburg.
President Kruger arrested all the mem
bers of the committee, but I believe
prompt action taken through our own
representative at Cape Town would se
cure the release of the Americans. Any
delay may endanger their lives, as the
Boers are intensely exasperated. We
should have a representative In Trans
vaal, for the Americans, though few,
occupy most important positions and
the trade with the United States is
very large. Most of the lumber used in
the mines comes from Puget sound.''
Cape Town, Jan. 15.—Cecil Rhodes,
former premier of Cape Colony, left for
England today.
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JAMESON WIU nr tiuhi IN Kvr.UNn
Boers Will All n»
-he Brit sh to Punish
Mm.
Pretoria, Jan. 15.—A final agreement
between President Kruger and Sir Her
cules Robinson, governor of Cape Col
ony, regarding the disposition of the
prisoners captured as a result of Dr.
Jameson's raid into Transvaal, was
completed yesterday. Jameson and his
officers will be tried in England. The
rank and file of the freebooters are
now on their way to Natalia, where
they will be handed over to the British
authorities, who will decide the treat
ment they .are to receive.
NOTES FROM TRANSVAAL.
London. Jan. 15.—A special dispatch
from Johannesburg says that among
those arested there for complicity in the
recent outbreak are F. R. Longham and
Victor Clement, who are Americans.
The Times has a dispatch from Pre
toria which says the Boers believe the
rebellion is still smouldering in Johan
nesburg and that that is the reason
that Jameson is retained there.
Newspaper Man Detained.
Havana, Jan. 13.—Charles Salomon,
correspondent of a New York newspa
per, who arrived on the steamer Sen
eca, was detained by the police,
charged, it is believed, with having a
compromising letter in his possession.
V[CTORY FOR P«FMlcR GREENWAY
to Such a Result
All Indications mint
In the Manitoba E'ection.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jan. 15.—All the
indications point to the probability that
the general election in progress today in
this province will result in an over
whelming victory for Premier Green
way and his supporters, and conse
quently an emphatic declaration of the
people in favor of the national school
system and in opposition to the deter
mination of the dominion government
to re-establish separate schools in the
province. The campaign,
short, has been marked by considerable
energy on the part of the supporters
and opponents of the government, and
in many instances the local canvass ha»
developed considerable heat and bitter
ness.
The crisis in the dominion cabinet
growing out of the school issue has
tended to confirm Premier Greenway in
the opinion enunciated in his appeal to
the people of Manitoba when parlia
ment was dissolved, to the effect that if
the vote today was overwhelmingly in
favor of the stand taken by his govern
ment, the views of the members of the
dominion parliament will be materially
affected thereby, and coercive legisla
tion may be altogether averted.
St. Paul, Jan. 15.—A Pioneer-Press
special from Winnipeg, Man., says:
"At the polls today the electors of
Manitoba declared almost unanimous
ly against interference by the dominion
with her school laws and ex-Premier
Greenway's administration was endors
ed by a majority of about 24. The re
turns up to midnight indicate the elec
tion of 32 Greenway supporters, four
opposition and four independent.
although
CONVENTION OF BAGGAGE. AGENTS
America* Association is in Session at
s an Ant Texas.
San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 15.—Bag
gage agents from all the principal rail
roads of the country assembled here
today in the fifteenth annual conven
tion of the American Association of
General Baggage Agents.
Apart from the elaborate program of
entertainment mapped out by the state
association, the convention will hold
several business sessions, at which new
devices for sealing baggage, an inven
tion which it is said will revolutionize
the C. O. D. check system, will be ex
hibited, and reports will be presented
from a committee regarding the ques
tion whether bicycles and baby car
riages should be carried as baggage or
subjected to a freight charge. It is un
derstood that the committee will re
port against these articles being re
garded as free baggage.
VICTIMIZING
NEWÊP4PE-I
MEN
R. V. Bergen »uid to Be
Borrowing
s>mali •'inns o • Ba «e Pretenses.
Denver, Jan. 15.— C. C. Davis, propri
etor of the Leadville Herald-Democrat,
believes himself the victim of a swind
ler Who he thinks has been victimizing
newsspaper men in all parts of the Unit
ed States. The man gave his name as
R. Van Bergen,, claiming to reside in
Japan. Mr. Davis agreed to act
his agent in placing newspaper corres
pondents in this country. Van Bergen
show r ed contracts he had already made
with eastern and western papers,
then borrowed a small sum from Davis
and left. Van Bergen is known to have
been in Tacoma and other Pacific coast
cities before coming here.
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CALUMET STtt ; COMPANY i ROUB E
Bill Filed Asking Thai
Appointed.
Chicago, Jan. 15.—A bill was filed in
the superior court today by Charles
Pope, John B. Wilson and Freeman
Preach, stockholders, asking that a
ceiver be appointed for the Calumet
Iron and Steel Company. The plant at
South Chicago is one of the largest in
the country. It has a capital stock of
$2,200,000. The complaint asserts that
the company has a bonded indebtedness
of $400,000, floating indebtedness of $280,
000, $54,000 being back taxes. The plant
is in possession of a new corporation
under a lease, which the court is asked
to set aside as fraudulent.
a Receiver Be
re
Mine Invp ctor Examination.
Olympia, Wash., Jan.
board of examiners of applicants for the
position of mine Inspectors examined three
applicants, but will not pass upon their
qualifications until tomorrow,
examined were David Edmonds of Seattle
Joseph James of Tacoma and James Chap
man of Burnett.
15.—The state
The men
Tacoma XVheat Quotations
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 15.—Wheat—Firm •
quotations: Club, 54c; bluestem, 57c. '
WRECKED ON A BLUFF
Ship
Terrible Suffering of a
wrecked Crew.
JEANETTE COWAN LOST
THE
The Captain and Several Men Perished
Before the Crew Was Rescued
by a Tug.
Ten days of
suffering from cold and privation on a
rocky bluff, during which time seven
sailors, including the captain and mate,
met their death, and the other mate
and seamen met with serious accidents,
tells the tale of the wrecking of the
big four-masted ship Jeanette Cowan
on Vancouver island.
This frightful news was brought to
this city this afternoon by the tug
Tyee, which had but a few hours before
landed 14 members of the ill-fated crew
at Port Tonwsend. The officers of the
tug tell a harrowing story of the wreck
and its surroundings as found by them
The vessel struck New Year's day.
Captain Thompson died several days
after the ship struck the reef and the
cook and an able seaman and the man
that ran the donkey engine died the fol
lowing day, the latter becoming violent
ly insane. The other three men that
lost their lives were the second mate
and two apprentice boys.
Nine members of the crew were left
on the shore in a cabin about a mile
north of the place where the ship went
on the reef.
The tug Tyee first sighted the
wrecked ship on Saturday afternoon.
She was plainly outlined on the shore
of Vancouver island and could not be
mistaken. No sign of the crew could
be seen on the wreck nor on shore. The
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 12.
sea was running pretty high at the time
the tug hove to, but two boats were low
ered and a start made for tne ship,
which was standing up majestically,
her lower top-sail set ana head
straight to the westward.
The stern was high in the air and the
rudder broke square in two. A portion
of the crew could be seen on top of a
high bluff, on which a tent had been
pitched. A sight met the gaze of the
rescuers that will not be forgotten for
years to come. Seated about a fire were
13 men, all wearing an expression of
utter hopelessness and misery.
Mate Charles Legall, who was lashed
to the boatswain's chair suffering from
a fractured leg, told Mate Hall of the
Tyee the story of the disaster.
He said the Cowan
—- came from Cape
Town, South Africa, from Royal Roads
B. C., and was 108 days out when she
reached Cape Flattery on December
19. There was a terrible storm nfr th«
cape and the vessel i Sr a
two effivs i.pforf L ? the ca P e
Then chi woo i • y ng , to come m.
,, as driven quickly to the
northward by a strong southwest wind
and sought shelter in the treacherous
waters of Barclay Sound to avoid being
driven ashore on some more exposed
point. The sound afforded but littlp
shelter and she was driven on the mot-«
at high tide. n the rocks
This was at 2 ^
of December i . ,° n mornin S
co mina 1. ' 1 a sn °w storm was
nng on. the ship seemed to be
meaning in two and it was decided to
cave her at once and with the aid of
a line made fast ashore the entire crpw
was taken off.
The survivors of the wrecked
Mate Legall Hunt '
Smithe (Irish), Wilson (Swodei°!? d '
(Scotch), Knox (native of Cape Town?'
Chamberlain from London, Cumberlass
irom Greece, Cousin from England
eath (Russian), Rosano (Manilla)'
Carpenter of England, Wilson of Scot
on
First
are:
Captain Thompson died
before the
three days
arrival of the Tyee from
exposure, and the three others on th«
next day from the same cause ®
second mate and two '
met their death while
land in
The
apprentice boys
a small boat the night the™^ 6
ship
struck.
. Go, d Withdrawn.
New York, Jan. 14._r q7!1 -,
have ordered $1,100,000 in gold
assay office for shipment the
morrow. Mueller,%chaU &^n° Pe to
withdraw $300,000 in gold coin '
forwarded South Amer,ca"Lmorrow';
MARKET REPOR1S BY
TE LEGll4jj
Wall Street Agrees Not to Can»*
necessary Uncasin w
Vi
ess.
New York, Jan. 15.—Wall
street
agreeably surprised today to find that «7
formal announcement of the dissolmi
of the world famous government h "
syndicate was not followed by any S p
tional developments. The knowledge S
the new government loan would in »7
event of necessity, command the'sum*
the members of the syndicate either
dividually or as a combined force cauwli
the news to be received with equanimit.
The volume of business was light and
market displayed a waiting tendency
Although there appeared to be
conflict of opinion in the street
probable effect of the dissolution
Morgan gold bond syndicate, the
market opened firm, receded slightly"
subsequently developed strength. '
was made on sugar shortly after U an /i
the stock yielded 1% per cent to 101% Th.
cereal list Receded only to a slight „
tent. 8 ex
on
of
%
as to the
of the
stock
anfl
A rail
Money—Easy at 2<g« per cent; closed
2 per cent. **
Sterling exchange—Steady at $4.8904 m
for demand, and $4.87%04.87% for 60 dayg
Government bonds—Firm and higher.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Jan. 15.—Valley wheat
57c; Walla Walla, 64c per bushel. H
éAaN FRANCISCO GRAIN.
San Francisco, Jan. 15.—Flour—Family
extras, $3.6003.75; bakers' extras, $345*
3.55; superfine, $2.5002.75. ^
Wheat—Shipping wheat, $1.0581.06% lor
No. 1, and $1.07% for choice; mining wheat
$1.12%@1.17%. S
Barley—Feed, fair to good, 68%@70c
choice, 71% ; brewing, 75020c.
Oats—Milling, 75085c; Surprise, 95c@fl;
fancy feed, 85@90c; good to choice, 75@85c'
poor to fair, 65070c; black, $1.1081.30; gray
75085c.
Portland, Or.,
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, Jan. 15.—The atmosphere of tht
trading hall was well charged with elec
tricity from thejDull dynamos when busi
ness started, ana caused all the leading
speculative articles to jump into a sparkle
of enthusiasm for higher prices. Close:
May wheat, 60c; corn, 28%c; oats, 19%c.
Receipts : Wheat 39,000 bushels, corn M,
000 bushels, oats 383,000 bushels.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
U. S. new 4s (registered), 114%; U. S. new
4s (coupons), 116%; U. S. 5s (registered),
111%; U. S. 5s (coupons), 111%; U. S. 4i
(registered and coupons), 109%; Pacific fc,
1895, 100.
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MINING STOCKS.
New York, Jan. 15.—Bulwer 7c, Choll&r
60c, Crown Point 25c, Consolidated Cali
fornia & Virginia $2.30, Deadwood 60c,
Gould & Curry 51c, Hale & Norcross $1.30,
Homestake $20, Iro** Silver 20c, Mexica»
58c, Ontario $7.50, Ophlr $1.30, Plymouth 20c,
Quicksilver $2.50, Quicksilver preferred
$15.50, Sierra Nevada 45c, Standard $1.60,
Union Consolidated 44c, Yellow Jacket 40c.
METAL QUOTATIONS.
New York, Jan. 15.—Bar silver, 67%c.
Pig iron—Weak.
Copper—Dull; brokers' price,. $10; ex
I change price, $9.8009.90.
Lead—Quiet; brokers' price, $2.90; ex
change price, $303.02%.
WOOL MARKET.
Boston, Jan. 15.—The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of
the wool trade:
"Sales in the principal markets have
I amounted to 5,018,300 pounds, of which 2,
44 ^,000 were domestic and 2,573,300 foreign
I w ° o1, The sales slnce January X * 1886,
' have amounted to 15,704,600 pounds,
"The ffist of avérai cables received at
2 p. m. on Tuesday indicated that extreme
December London prices were being fir®'
ly maintained. Though our markets have
been for most of the period rather quiet,
t4i e prices have been steady ahd firm. At
some points a very fair amount of busi
ness was transacted on Thursday an
Frid ay. Except for territories and cape
there has been the avera ^ e lnqairy '
LONDON WOOL SALES.
London, Jan. 15.—At the wool auctiont
day a better selection was offered.
which a large quantity suitable for Ame -
can buyer» was a feature of the sales.
heavy purchases for this quarter bav
a bsorbed practically all deep shifty woo •
South Australia and Victoria nier
ruled at 5010 per cent over the P® 0 ® 0 ??.
sales and fully 2000 bales have been ,« 0 ol
P0 far - The tendency for this class of wo®
i 1S dlstinotly upward. Scoured sold^
^ crossbreds and Cap6
Hope and Natal wools.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Jan. 15.—Cattle—Prices
stronger under the influence of an
general demand and moderate
Common to extra choice beeves wer
demand at $3.2504.25. Cows and neu 4
brought $303.25; calves, fairly active
prices much below last week.
Hogs—Receipts today again
expectations. The sales were
3.90; pigs sold above $3.65; rough
$303.50.
Sheep—There was a fair slaughtering
mand and prices were steady on a
of $2@2.50 for common, up to $3.50@3. ^
choice to prime sheep; westerns, **
3.65; lambs, $4@4.85. ,
Chicago, Jan. 15.—Pork, $10; l ara '
ribs, $5.
were
active
receipt®'
in
at
fell belo*
de
base
Cubans as Belligérants.
Philadelphia Times: .There should,
no delay on the part of this S° y ®^Ljitl.
in recognizing the Cubans as bell»*