The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 16, 1901, Page 2

2 NON-UNION MEN JOIN STRIKERS Unexpected Aid Is Given to Amalgamated ‘Workers. | Mills in Big Steel Combine| Being Closed While Trust Awaits Developments. SEEREE PITTSBURG, July 15.—Reports received | from all sources connected with the strike | of the steel workers to-day indicate that the members of the Amalgamated Ass i ters well in hand and| order was generally Telegrams from various points | of the American Tin | Plate Company, the American Steel Hoop Company and the American Sheet Steel Comy: re located tell of the shutting | e plants in large numbers. In the pla had been shut | first strike order, which af-| heet steel and the steel hoop | t order brought | lants of the American Tin , with the single exception | Monessen, which is still | nalgamated Associa- | is stated that th aturday night regard ny <dcwn of the: many figures given o mmber of men who would be m-" in the mills of the three com- i correct. This number | at 74,000. | 000 men idle, 2500 are in Pitts- | Allegheny and 1500 in Mec- | . President Shaffer has it in his | close many more Pittsburg mills, | poveer tc but it is not ught that he will do any- thing of a radical nature until he is com- Non-Union Mill Is Closed. i Steel Hoop Company’s | union mill, known as the | closed this morning in T up at this mill | a surprise to the | als in charge of.it. | the Lindsey & Mec- | Allegh was shut | the puddiing and bar ed workmen refused to | s morning and the com- | ven operate the five lur-i | t e & d offic wn 3 tment of the mill was as the men are ed by the ves in that depart- d T ay. was bullt two company says the men | al. Tk Igamated pe ation in tha s of the United States | included in the gen- | e companies are the | e next move will | » nC s: It is an- t the circular letter | to be sent out to- men in the mills of | “ompany, the Nati | d he National will not be i | ot | Conference of Manufacturers. | ‘The interesting report to th?‘ ss tion to-day was the | k which said that | ufacturers was to | New York to-morrow, at which | pes. vice president of the | Pin Plate Company, wWas to pre E account of the experiences of the committee that met the Amalga- ated that.the question of again he olive branch to the strikers ing up the fight and crushing | ation would ,be determined. the workers, from seem to be look- e American Steel city, but it w. 5 | that President W. ecutive head of the eel Company, had nothing to 1 of the compani ndition the mills were nen_had joined the The policy of the | is to remain await development Tin Plate pany | | Meeting of the Managers. { flices of the American | y a meeting of me and information It was said, however, the Old d not strike was | Meadow mill in | The Scotts- mill is also working igns of a strike are visible there. | ged attempt on the part of the| tack the forces of the big | in Vandergrift, Pa., though the all , such jdent Shaffer was informed ng of the advance to the Mc- worke he said: such action on the part turers and have warned rd against being blinded g methods. The tube re unorganized, and ng with the beginning mployes of the three h we are at issue is the steel corporation tes the strength of the Amazlga- ociation and is trying to thwart its growth and aims by such means as have been opted in McKeesport. 1 ex- tha lar advances will be given to the men in other works of the United es Steel Corporation that have not affected by the strike order, in the that the workers may refuse to come out should we decide to extend the strike 21l the plants of the corporation.” Reports From Near-By Towns. Following are extracts of reports from near-by towns up to 8 p. m.: NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio—330 employes ew Philadelphia rolling mill are idle. | 4 5GIE, Pa.—No attempt was made to | start work at the Chartier Steel Works in Car- negie to-dey, @s the mill is well organized, 200 of the employes belonging to the | ated Association. . OTTDALE, Pa.—All ‘departments of the | le and Old Meadow rolling mill at this n to-day. The officials hat the personal agrs the men will be broken. | STOWN, Pa.—It Geveloped to-day that ably more than half of the 12,000 em- ¢ the Cambria Steel Company in this bers of the Amalgamated Asso- ambria mills are non-union and day that they would ¢ the strike. Prominent steel however, that if President on the men here to go out the t of the Cambria Con'pany wili be 3 e fea ESPORT, Pa.—There was no excite- cKeesport to-day on accomnt of the Dewees-Wood and the United s are idle and no attempt was me work at either plant during men are looking for an early of Stationary Firemen. Pa., July 15.—President y Firemien's Associa- Ivania, has given up all hope ttiement of the strike of the ? cred to beglh to-morrow. It is ex- pected 600 firemen in the Wyoming region | will refuse to go to work to-morrow. Most of wen are employed at the mines and un- w men can be secured to take their many of the collieries will be obliged aspend _operations. YORK, July 15.—None of the _steel magnates could be located at any of the hotels to-night. As far as could be learned no rooms of the leading hotels had been engaged by any of the steel company officials In which | 1~ hold a conference to-morrow. and -nothing was known about such a conference as re- ported from Pittsburg. Will Make Awards in September. BUFFALO, July 15.—Awards for exhib- its at the Pan-American Exposition will be anrounced in September. Heber M. Wells, Governor of Utah, and his bride | arrived here to-day, unheralded” and un- attended. Governor and Mrs. Welis spent the day at the exposition, morning. | y's mill | ¢ It | E | was made | Court to-day by E. R. Richardson, one of | | the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Com- (OREA TO NEED ND OF POWERS Unable to Put Down the Rebellion on Quelpart Island. French Cruisers Go to Rescue of Catholics Besieged by the -Natives. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, July 165.—As a result of the rebellion in her insular posses- sions, Korea is in danger of agaln becom- ing a source of international contention. Minister Allen at Seoul has made a re- port to the State Department regarding conditions in the island of Quelpart, off he south coast of Korea, which is in rebellion against the Governme: It will be difficult, if not imposstble, for the Korean Government to put down the ebellion - without forelgn assistance. It is not improbable that, the incident may lead to foreign intervention. As Japan and Russia have engaged to refrain from interference in the internal affairs of | Korea, it is apparent that the trouble of the island of Quelpart may become a serious source of international contro- versy. Allen quotes Captain Mornay of the rench gunboat Surprise, which returned early in June from - Quelpart. Captain Mornay found the two French priests whom he went to succor besieged in tne | chief town of the island. The captain estimated the number of those killed in | various conflicts at 600. The ¥ Government sent 200 soldiers to the and, who arrived there on the f June. The difficuity was found to be so| serfous that reinforcements’ were deslredl and a further detachment was sent a week later. Local newspapers place the | blame of the insurrection upon Yo Yong | 1k, because of his having sent one of his | men to the island as an official for the | collection of increased taxes. | The French Minister, M. de Plancy, is | quoted as saying a number of Catho: lic Christians were employed by officials in collecting these taxes, which seemed to have been entirely out of proportion to the ability of the natives to pay, and it is this employment of native Christians which brought about the general perse- cution of their brethren. It is reported | that 150 of the native Christigns were kilied Two French gunboats and one Japanese | 1 at qnee repaired to the island. | land, though quite large and oc- | ving a most commanding position, esses no_harbors or places of safe | anchorage. This fact probably accounts { for its long immunity from foreign ag- BONDHOLDERS ANXIOUS l TO TAKE HAND IN FIGHT' Ask Permiesion to Intervene in Suit Against the Insolvent Nash- ville Railway. | NASHVILLE, Tenn., July-15.—A motion | in the United States Circuit| the underlying bondholders of the Nash- ville Railway, which recently went into | the bands of a recelver, asking that he be | allowed to_intervene in the case of the| Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company | vs. the Nashville Railway. The litiga- tion involves over $9,000,000, and the peti- tion seeks to compel the Baltimore Trust Company, under a mortgage for a $6.500, 000 issue of bonds, to pay into the treas- v of the Nashville Railway $1,792,000, hich is alleged to have been paid by a | ‘ndicate for the constituent lines of the ashville Rallway before its consolida- | ion. It is charged that the Baltimore Trust | Company advanced the money to pay for the stock and it recouped itself out of the proceeds of the bond sale. The petition prays for judgment against w W sy N i pany for the amount of the original stock subscriptions and the proceeds of: the bonds, aggregating $9,000,000. DEATH SENTENCE &mmn TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT | Board of Pardons Finally Saves the Neck of “Diamond Field | Jack” Davis. | BOISE, Idaho, July 15.—The State Board | of Pardons to-day unanimously decided | to commute the sentence of “Diamond Field Jack” Davis to imprisonment for life. Davis was @inder sentence to hang | on next Wednesday for the murder of | two sheepmen in Cassia County in Feb- | ruary, 18%. \The case, one of the most brated in the history of the West, has | been before all the tribunals in regular order, from the District Court of Cassia | > y to the Supreme Court of the| United_States. Davis was convicted in | 1897, "and_sentenced to.be hanged. | 8, when_ the case was before the | of Pardons, J. E. Bower and Jeff | Gray confessed to having committed the | crime, saying it was done in self-defense. | Upon the theory that they were telling | the truth Davis” attorneys struggled hard | for the pardon of their client. Gray was | tried for the crime and acquitted. The great Sparks-Harrold Cattle Com- pany has backed the defense throughout. | PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN MEXICANS AND NEGROES Fifteen Men Killed and Many Wounded During a Fight With Rifles in a Railroad Camp? HEREFORD, Tex., July 15.—Word reached this place to-day of a regular pitched battle and wholesale killing be- tween Mexicans and negroes who are working on the new Rock Island exten- sion in New Mexico, one hundred miles west ofs+here. The trouble originated in the killing of a Mexican by a negro some weeks since. The authorities undertook to arrest the assailant, but his friends in- terfered_and they were obliged to with- draw. Last week some thirty-five or forty Mexicans armed themselves with Winchesters and went after the negro. A battle took place, in which fifteen negroes were killed outright and several wounded. The casualties among the Mexicans can- not be learned. The trouble occurred at Spencer’s raflroad camp, near Liberty, N. Mex.. in a sparsely settied portion of the Territory, where ‘the peace officers are few ard the law is not rigidly enforced. BUYING STREET RAILWAY AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS An American Company to Contrcl Two Public Utilities in AUSTIN, Tex., July 15.—A dispatch from Monterey, Mex., says a movement is on foot looking to the purchase by an Amer- ican cbmpany of all the streét rallway systems and electric light plants of ali large cities of Mexico outside of the City of Mexico. They include those of Monte- rey, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Chihua- hug, San Luis Potos, Saltillo, Puebla and Torreon. A. H. Beach of New York is said to be at the head of the company, which will have a capital stock of several millions of dollars. Options have already been ob- tained on some of the electric light plants and street rallway systems by represen- tatives of Beach. ——— Police Disperse the Unemployed. LEMBURG, Galacia, July 15.—Mobs of the unemployed surrounded the Govern- ment Labor Bureau to-day, demanding |/ work. . They were dispersed by the police after several arrests had been made, —— Best Routes to the Yosemite Valley Are via the Southern Pacific. Choice of three old-established stage routes, with largest and best equipment. Big tree groves en route. Rates low as any, with or without hotel or camp ac- commodations en route and in valley. Full information ~and literature 613 Market street and Mechanics' Pavilion. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1901, DUKE OF CONNAUGHT SUCCEEDS EDWARD VII AS GRAND MASTER Ten Thousand Prominent Members of the Ancient Order of Free- masons to Witness Most Impressive Function in Which Royalty Will Participate at Albert Hall on Wednesday, July 17 ONDON, July 15.—On Wednesday an impressive Masonic function will take place in England. This will be the installation of the Duke of Connaught as grand master of the United Grand Lodge -of England, in succession to the King, who presided over the craft for twenty-six years. The ceremonial will be the same f— and his brother, the Duke of Connaught, was elected grand master in his stead. The Duke accepted, and in his letter pledged himself to use his best energies and abilities in promoting its interests. King Edward became a Mason in 1868, and, curiously enough, was initiated at Stockholm by the King of Sweden. Seven years later he was elected grand master of England, a position which George IV once held. The ceremony of his installa- - <3s as when the Prince of Wales was placed on the throne of the Grand Lodge by | John Fawcett of the province of Durham, | and it will be conducted at Albert Hall in the presence of 10,000 Masons, who are either masters or wardens of a lodge or s e s GRAND MASTER AND PROTECTOR OF THE ¥FREEMASONS OF ENG- “LAND. All the men of the reyal family of Eng- land are Freemasons, and several of them ha- , held high rank in that order. The latc Jueen was a friendly patron of the cra § and during her last jubilee gave a special audience to representatives of the Masonic order, at which Lord Amherst addressed her as ‘‘the daughter of a Freemason, the mother of Freemasons and the patron and benefactress of our order.” For twenty-seven years King Ed- ward was ‘‘most worshipful grand master of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Ma- gons of England,”” and when upon his ac- cession “to the throne he was obliged to 3 ¢ tion took place at Albert Hall with great formality and magnificence, and the beau- “tiful throne in which George IV had been installed was used on that occasion. The King has presided at many notable Ma- sonic events, and has invariably encour- aged the use of the Masonic ritual in lay- members of-a past or present Grand relinquish that honor he assumed the title ing cornerstones and other public func- Lodge. of “Protector of English Freemasoms,’” tions. Z L e e e e e e i . GARNEGIE SIGNS THE GIFT DEED Meeting of Trustees of the Scotch University ; Fund. EDINBURGH, July 15.—The first meet- ing of the trustees of the Carnegie fund was held in Edinburgh to-day. Lord El- gin, who presided, read a letter from An- crew Carnegie announcing that he had signed the deed placing $10,000,000 at the disposal of the trustees. ‘“‘Although the dividends on the stocks will not be available untfl autumn,” says in the course of the communi- T have made arrangements for payment of scholars’ fees from the beginning of the next university term. I believe the conditions of the gift insure a sufficient standard of merit and I hope the honest pride by which my country- men are distinguished will prevent claims from those who do not need assistahce.. “To further mark my personal belief as fo this matter, I have arranged that the trustees may receive funde from others to be administered along with my dona- tion. I believe this to be- a valuable clause, since my experience with young men indicates that men are glad of the opportunity later in life to repay ad- vances thus received, although these are free gifts. I hope the trustees will gladly receive any such contributions and that this will foster the spirit of manly inde- pendence so dear to the Scot.” DELEGATES ARRIVING AT CRIPPLE CREEK Large Attendance Expected at An-| nual Meeting of the Trans- Mississippi Congress. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., July 15.—The | twelfth annual meeting of the Trans-Mis- sissippi Congress will open here to-mor- row. About 1000 delegatés: from every Western State and Territory as well as Hawall and_Alaska will be in attendance. Six hundred delegates are already_ in the |-b city. The congress will close on Friday, and on Saturday the delegates will be taken on excursions eover the State. Among those attending will be the Gov- ernors of Kansas, Nebraske, Minnesota, Idaho, Arizona and Oklahoma. The list of delegates includes many others of na tional reputation. Many matters of im- portance to the West will be_considered. The Interstate Mississippi River Asso- clat{fn will also meet here during the week. « G Severely Arraigns His Predecessor. WABSHINGTON, July 15—Major "T. C. Andrews, superintendent of the Sequoia and General Grant National Park, in his .annual report, severely arraigns the ad- ministration of the park by his prede- cessor. He charges that the roads wers, improperly constructed and says there is more fallen timber in the park this year than is usual in five years. It is recom- mended that hereafter the Interior De- partment send an officer to the park, ir- respective of his army command, to or- ganize and start the road-making before the dry season has made the roads hard. g it 5, Admiral Mello Cleared. RIO JANEIRO, July 15.—The Brazilian Chamber of Deputles to-day confirmed the report of the committee appointed to con- sider the case of Rear Admiral Mello, which was handed to the Chamber July 12,.and in which the accusations against the admiral were declared to be without foundation. The Chamber of Deputies de- cided that Admiral Mello's accusations against President Salles of Brazil by which the officer attempted to justify his own conduct at the ?ne of his arrest last| April were groundléss. plst it AU . Rush for New Lands. WASHINGTON, July 15.—Telegrams re- ceived by the Interior Department to-day | from Assistant Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office, who is at El Reno’ supervising the arrangements for opening the lands, represent that everything is proceeding in an orderly and e:é];edu!ous manner. The total registrations Saturday, as officially reported, were 27,839 at both El Reno and Fort Sill. No unregistered people were at El Reno Saturday night desiring registration. TRAING GOLLID DN LONG BRIDGE ’Five Men Are Killed .. and -Three Fatally Injured. PARSONS, Kas., July 15.—A head-on collision betweefl two local freight trains on ‘the Missoyri, Kansas and Texas Ralfl- road near Wymark, I. T., killed five men and three others were probably fatally in- Jured. The dead: Joe Morrfs,” Parsons. Two unknown tramps. James Levelle, head brakeman, Parsons. Frank Fitzgerald, head brakeman. The injured: Joe Massey, terribly crushed and injured internally, death ex- pected any moment; Joe O'Brien, Parsons, badly cut about head and leg broken; — Killarney, fireman, Parsons, chest crushed and head cut. The collision occurred on a bridge ovet the Arkansas River. There is a sharp curve near the bridge and when the en- gineers saw- the danger the engines were too close to-each other to be stopped. The two engines came together in the middle of the bridge, the bridge collapsed and both engines fell into the river. The two trains caught fire after the engines went into the river, and burned the bridge as well as the cars. The two ' engines are reported to be buried in the quicksand in the river. The local freight was. to have sidetracked at ‘Wymark to let the other freight pass, but the conductor made a mistake in reading his orders. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., July 15.—Two persons were killed outright, one fatally injured and several others less seriously hurt in 2 head-end colliston on the Ohio River Railroad at Padens Valley to-nigh! The Ohio Valley express, on the way fro: Cincinnati to Pittsburg, was run into at full. speed by a loose engine, southbound, and both engines were almost demolished. The dead: Eigineer Al Courtright of the Ohio Val- ley express of Wheeling, W. Va. Willlam Boothby, fireman, of Parkers- urg. Willlam Day of Parkersburg, engineer of the loose engine, was fatally injured and will probably die before morning. POLICE AND SOLDIERS ATTACKED BY A MOB Serious Fight Follows an Attempt to y Prevent a Parade of the Un- employed. LONDON, July 16.—‘More than 100 per- sons, including troops and police, were wounded to-day (Monday) in an encounter at Lemberg,” says the Vienna corrgspond- ent of the Daily Express, “growing out of an attempt by the police to stop street parades held in a demonstration .on be- half of the unemployéd. The mob threw up barricades and defied the police. Troops were called n. and charged again and again, using bayonets and bullets. Ulti- mately the demonstrators were dislodged. Lemberg is*strongly guarded by troo but it is reported that the mob is prepar- ing for another fight during the night.” plkie i Santa Fe Secures Restraining Order. EMPORIA, Kans., July 15.—The Atchi- son Railroad Company has filed a sult in the District Court here to restrain the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient road from crossing its tracks at this place. The Santa Fe claims that it owns the lots the Orient wishes to cross on, and that If the Orient engineers were permitted to go ahead with theirg:lans the business of the Santa Fe would be seriously crippled. Judge Madden granted a temporary re- straining order and set August 1 as the date for the hearing. Better Postal Service for Alaska. WASHINGTON, July 15.—The Postof- fice Department has contracted for an in- crease of the postal service in Algska that will provide quicker time between Seattle and Circle City and intermediate points and furnish a direct steamboat service to Sitka. The new contract calls for an ad- ditional round trip every month between Seattle and Circle City via Sitka and Valdes and the all-American overland route. The schedule time is shorter than ever before. The contract runs from tober 1 to June 30. SERIOUS FIGHT AMONG TROOPS Break From the Barracks and Make Attack on the Guards. KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 15.—A letter received here from a prominent merchant in Cartagena, Colombia, reports a serious outbreak ameng the Colombian troops in the outskirts of that city last week. The soldiers were dissatisfled and threatened to desert. Monday they at- tempted to break out from their barracks and attacked their guards. A bitter fight followed, in which seven of the guards were killed and several wounded on both sides. This letter further says a large number of mutineers have escaped and it is expected they will rejoin the rebels and that the indications are that the revolution will continue longer and with renewed energy on the part of the pres- ent Liberals. Another letter received by Clarence, the refugee chief of the Mosquito Indians, reports a collision a fortnight ago be- tween Nicaraguan soldiers and Mosquito Indians at Halover, in which one Indian and three soldiers were killed. The sol- dlers withdrew, leaving three wounded behind them: LEAVES BULK OF FORTUNE : TO DISABLED TEACHERS Large Estate of Lewis Elkin Will Be Held in Trust for Them. PHILADELPHIA, July 15.—Under the provisions df the will of Lewis Elkin, who was well known in fihancial circles, as admitted to probate to-day, the bulk of his $2,000,000 fortune is left in trust to create a fund for the benefit of disabled female teachers who have taught in the ublic schools of the city for a period of wenty-five years and have no means of support. The testator was a_member of the Board of Education. The beneficiaries of the fund are to recelve an annuity of 00 a year. Prairie Fire Does Great Damage. LARNED, Kans., July 15.—A prairie fire which started eighteeh miles north of this place burned over a large area of coun- try yesterday afterncon and destroyed over 40,000 bushels of wheat in the stack. Frank 'Junod, from whose threshing en- gine the fire started, in his endeavors to put it out, inhaled the flames and is re- ported dylng. The residence and barn of Henry anhart and the residence and barn of Mrs. Julius Rhiner were com- pletely destroyed with their contents. Some stock and many tons of hay, were also burned. SIERE LT Railroad Men in Convention. DENVER, July 15.—The Transconti- nental Passenger Association will convene to-morrow at Glenwood Springs. Most of the Western roads will be,represented. It is rumored that attempts will be made to bring to account certain lines that are charged with having violated agreements in the matter gf Epworth League busi- ness. The quedon of establishing a mile- age bureau in connection with the asso- ciation will be consideres fosbisaosi it Tornado Scatters Lumber. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 15.—A ter- rific storm struck the Pleasant Point dis- trict en Carberry Plains Sunday . night, doing $100,000 damage to crops and farm buildings. At Rat Portage and Norman a tornado scattered lumber in all direc- tions and damaged the big mills. Austin Mclnnis was killed by lightning near Boissevan. N Pugh Is Seriously Ill. WASHINGTON, July 15.—Ex-Senator Pugh of Alabama is seriously ill at his home in this city with liver trouble. Sat- urday night the Senator was in an ex- tremely criticgl condition, but he rallied and to-day his condition was slightly more favorable. His advanced age, over ¢ years, is against him. Would Buy Up Glass Works. BRUSSELS, July 15.—La Gazette says it is reported at Mons that an American manufacturer has proposed to buy up all the Belgian glass works. MINISTERS SNE CROP PROSPECTS INNOGENT LNES GRO Reports Show Many Chinese Were Un- justly Accused. Would Have Suffered Death Penalty but for Our Representatives. S WASHINGTON, July 15.—It is now ap- parent from mail reports which have just reached the State Department from China that it was solely through the mod- eration and humanity exercised by the United States representatives at Peking by the President’s direction in the early negotiations for a settlement of the Boxer trouble that a number of imnocent lives were not sacrificed. These reports show that a more sober and painstaking in- ‘| quiry has developed the fact that some of the Chinese officials supposed to have been connected with the Boxer outrages, whose capital punishment was demanded by the foreign Ministers, have been proved to be entirely innocent of the charges made against them. In many other cases proof has been adduced that the offenses with which the Chinese offi- clals were charged were not nearly so grave as was supposed at first by the for elgn representatives in Peking. fore, It is regarded her€ by officials as a matter for congratulation that Messrs. Conger and Rockhill moved with delibera- tion_and acted as a restraining influence in the matter of punishment, for not only these lives were saved but under their influence the whole list of capital sen- tences was reduced from ten to four, and mitigation of other offenses was obtained. SHOT THE WRONG MAN. German Sentry Accidentally Wound- ed by American Soldier. WASHINGTON, July 15.—The last mail from the East has brought a detailed newspaper account of the shooting affray at Peking which has resulted in a Ger- man claim against the United States. The account, which appears in a Japanese newspaper, states that an American sen- try had been posted at the western ex- tremity of Legation street, close to where the new American legation is building. That portion of Legation street was being newly macadamized and rolled. A bar- ricade had been put up, and Major Rob- ertson had posted a sentry on the spot to warn people not to ride over the newly made road, pedestrians only being al- lowed to traverse it. ‘A German officer came riding along, knocked down both the sentry and the barricade and galloped across the forbidden route. The sentry scrambled to his feet and sent a shot aft- er_the officer, but missed, and the bullet lodged in the leg of a German sentry standing_on duty half way down the street. The newspaper states that the American was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and fined a month’s pay, “presumably for hitting the wrong man.” . ——— CHUN ON HIS WAY TO BEBLIN. ‘Will Apologize to Emperor for Mur- der of Baron von Ketteler. SHANGHAI, July 15.—Prince Chun, who left Peking July 12, on his way to Berlin to apologize to Emperor Willlam for the murder of Baron von Ketteler, the Ger- man Minister to China, arrived to-day at Woosung, ten miles north of here. No of- ficial reception was arranged, public opin- ifon being against such recognition of Prince Chun, There have been disastrous floods on the Yangtse Kiang River near Hankow, in which hundreds of lives were lost. OPENING OF HARNESS SEASON. Star Pugh Easily Wins the Chamber of Commerce Stake. DETROIT, Mich.,, July 15.—Perfect weather, splendid racing and a ilarge crowd combined this afterncon to make the thirteenth annual Blue Ribbon' meet- ing of the Detroit Driving Club and the opening of the grand trotting circult on the Grosse Pointe track a success. The sun was hot enough to bring out all the speed in the horses, and a gentle breeze kert the occupants of the stand comfort- able. The feature of the afternoon, the Cham- ber of Commerce $5000 stake, for 2:24 class pacers, was won with comparative ease by Star Pugh, a chestnut gelding bred at Jackson, Mich., and owned by Edgar Bronk of New York. Star Pugh was the favorite in the betting, although there was considerable play on Harry Logan and Plenty, a bay gelding owned by Goodell brothers of Sioux City, Iowa. In the first heat Star Pugh took the lead at the start and held it to the wire, with Harry Logan second. Logan got off in the lead in the second heat, but as they turned into the backstretch Pugh went out in front and stayed there. In the last heat Pugh led all the way. The first event of the afternoon, the 2:14 trot, was won by Lady. Thisbee after Dr. Book had taken the first two heats. Palm Leaf all but took the fourth heat away from Lady Thisbee. Ida_ Highwood, the favorite, lost the first heat'of the 2:20 event because of a break at the start, but took the second and third with little trouble. To-morrow is M. and M. day, when the famous $10,000 Merchants’ and Manufac- turers’ stake for 2:24 class trotters will be the feature. Summary: Hotel Cadillac stakes, $2500, 2:14 class trot- ting—Lady Thisbee won the third, fourth and fifth heats. Best time, 2:11%. Dr. Book won the first and second heats. Best time, 2:12%. .Palm Leaf, Axtello, Gracie On- ward, Belle Onward and Janice also started. The Chamber of Commerce stakes, $5000, 2:24 pace—Star Pugh won three straight heats. Best time, 2:08%. Harry Logan, Challie Down- ing, Fred H, J C, Mollie Knox, King Willis, Plenty, Mysolis, Ed Bennett, Rajah, Reckless and Staunton Wilkes also started. 2:20 class, trotting, purse, $1500—Ida High- wood won the second and third heats. Best time, 2:13%. All Right won the first heat In 2:121. Sphinx, Lassie, Effie G, Vie Schiller, Neighbor Girl, Kow Rene, Pettigrew, Jeanette, Minka and Onward Jr. also started. 2:2§ class, pacing, purse $1500—Hetty G won in two heats. Best time, 2:05%. Riley B, Pdith W, Bonnie Direct, Paul Revere, Darrel, Harry O and Eyelet also started. PLANNING FOR THE REGATTA. | Portland Miss Will Be Queen of As-| toria’s Water Carnival This Year. ASTORIA, July 15.—Extensive prepara- tions are being made for this year's re- gatta, and the eighth annual carnival promises to be the most successful ever heli here. At the present time the finance committee s interviewing the rr_erchnnltl ?t the| .-fi"y and subscriptions are coming in rapidiy. Pa’i’tlculgr lntgrest attaches to this year's carnival because of the fact that the queen will be elected in Portland. Heretofore her majesty has always been an Astoria girl, but, as Portland people have taken a lively interest in the car- rival, assisting it in every possible man- ner, the committee felt that the queen | should-be selected in that city this year as 2 mark of appreciation. Voting for the candidates has already c ced and will continue until about A 10 or 15. The candidates are society rs and their friends here and in Portland are working hard. The queem mailds and retinue and other dignit: including Covernor Geer and his staff, will come down from Portland on a boat. The dates of the c-mmv, been changed to August 29, 30 ‘nd 3l. Usually the regatta has been held August 15, 16 and 17, but as those dates would conflict | with Elks' day at the Tacoma fair, the change was made by the committee. Arrangements for the participation of the coast oarsmen are now being made. Secretary McCue is in San Francisco con- sulting with Bay City rowers, to whose efforts the success of past regattas has Leen due in great measure. The British Columbia oarsmen are getting crews to- ether and there will also be several crews 'rom_Portland. Handsome prizes are to be offered for all the events, and the win- ners of this year's contests will away trephies worth keeping. carry i W BRIGHTER Rain Falls in Portions of Drought-Stricken . Territory. Thonsa.nds of Dollars Will Now Be Saved to the Farmers. KANSAS CITY, July 15.—A portion of the drought-stricken Southwest has been relieved by rain during the past twenty- four hours. Great good has already re- sulted to the crops, and as there are pros- pects to-night of a further downfall it is believed that thousands upon thou- sands of dollars will be saved to farmers on stock and crops. Nevertheless, much greater quan- titles of rain must come before a lasting benefit is done. In the portions of Central and Western Misscuri, Western Kansas and the Territories still untouched by rain conditions remain unchanged, the temperature rarging from 9 to 106, the latter at Hutehinson, Kans. The rains which came at the end of a drought of from four to eight weeks' du- ration covered Southwestern Missouri and portions of Kansas, taking in the south- eastern corner of the Sunflower State, from Riley and Dickinson counties down to the Oklahoma line. The first break came last night, when fairly goed rains fell in Barton and Green counties, Missouri, and_on the Oklahoma border in Kansas, in Cowley and Chautauqua counties and along the Union Pacific Railway in Riley County. These rains, while good, were not sufficient to put the burned crops out of danger. This mcrning a _heavy rain fell in the vieinity of Joplin, Mo., ing west covered portions of Montgomery, Butler and Sedgwick counties, Kansas. Around Joplin there was a heavy fall for ten minutes. At 1:30 o'clock a soaking rain fell in Cherokee County. across the line in Kansas, preceded by hail, benefit- ing pastures and small grains immensely. During the afternoon a heavy rain fell in the vicinity of Coifeyville, Eldorado and Wichita, Kans. At Coffeyvilie the people held a junilee on the streets during the rain. Two courties west from Kansas son County, Kansas, a full ell this afternoon, while in Kansas City a temperature of 10L pre- vailed and hardly a cloud Wwas visible. In Kansas City to-day Mrs. Martha C. Mullett, wife of a prominent business man, died of heat prostration, and Ed- ward B. Shillito, contracting agent for the Traders’ Dispatch fast freight line, was overcome and taken to his home In a crit- ical condition. Near Leavenworth, Kans., on his farm last night Oliver S. Hiatt, a well-known Kansas politician, died from the effects of the heat. RIVAL RAILROAD INTERESTS ARE UNITED Morgan, Hill and Others Patch Up Directorate for the Northern Pacific. NEW YORK, July 15—The Press to- morrow will say: It developed yesterday that J. P. Morgan & Co. will have a rep- resentative on the Union Pactfic board of directors in the person of Roswell Miller, chairman of the board of directors of the 8t. Paul, who resigned from the Union Pacific board, but who will be reinstated; the Kuhn, Loeb-Harriman-Gould faction will have a representative on the North- ern Pacific board, and Ed Adams, it is expected, will be retired in the reorgani- zation of the management of that prop- erty, but the composition.- of the new board will be under the direction of J. P. Morgan, James J. Hill and their asso- clates. 'W. K. Vanderbilt will be elected a Northern Pacific director. were held yesterday Conferences again between the big interests in these prop- erties. Such progress has been made at these conferences as to warrant the assertion that the boards of directors of the sev- eral important rallroads controlled by the two factions to the Northern Pacific con- troversy have been - agreed upon tenta- tively. Announcements will be made by the bankers as soon as possible, being delayed only by the fact that no definits predic- tionl can be made regarding the affairs of corporations. Steckholders necessarily must vote on recommendations made by the large holders. James J. Hill left last night for St. Paul. Stinson Breaks Cycling Records. NEW YORK, July 15.—All the previous indoor cycling records from onfe mile to fifteen miles were smashed by Will Stin- son of Cambridge, Mass., on the ten-lap track in Madison Square Garden to-night. Stinson met Johnny Nelson of Chieago in a 15-mile motor-paced race, and frofil be- ginning to end rode at break-neck speed and finally beat Nelson by about 675 yards. Stinson’s time was 25:42 2-5. e Jimmy Daly Knocked Out. BUTTE, Mont., July 15.—Mose La Fon- tise of Butte was given the decision over Dave Barry of Canada in a twenty-round go here to-night. La Fontise was the ag- gressor almost entirely throughout the fight and kept playing for Barry's face, In the preliminaries Jack Wade of Sait Lake knocked out Jimmy Daly of San Francisco in two minutes. German army officers have 'Wn sensi- tive. The Berlin Guards regiments have tabooed the weekly Die Woche on account of a tale by Ernst Wichert in which some of the officers’ misdeeds are related. Stockton Woolen Mills all wool suits for men on Special Sale this week, Well made, dur- able, good fit, good style and good material-a bargain