The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1902, Page 8

8 LIBERALS VIRTUALLY INIPRISONED Decree Prevents Their Leaving Homes in Panama. United States Will Protect All Neutral Interests on the Isthmus, VSR Arrangements Are Made to Station a Large Force of Marines in the Interior of Colombia. i rivipaions. Dispatch to The Call. PANAMA, Colombia, Sept. 12.—Great excitement has been caused by the pub-| g of an official decree that no Lib- | I be allowed to use the streets | any time o day or night. This decree | was under djon for forty-eight | bours, and finally went into effect at noon al to-day without exceptions or conditions. | Persons who sey the decree will be punished b te imprisonment. Al | Liberals aily now imprisoned in | their homes. It wi wmored here this morning that the Colombian gunboat Bogota, formeriy the Jessie Banning, recentiy bought in Seatile, Wash., 3 supposed to have salled from San Francisco with the ac- the inited States Govern- eptember 1, is on the coast on her way to Yanama. rumor proved to be un- true, el is at San Francisco. UNCLE SAM’S PROTECTION. AU, 1406 G STREET, W WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Foreign fions are looking to the United States | Lo protect all neutral interests from inter- | ference in the revolution disturbing the , Colombia. In addi- ates has more of stect there than | ause Panama is the route | teroceanic ship canal Congress and because which led by General will, if long continued, have & | ffect on negotiations for the con- | e canal. The situation is| serious, according to ad-| ed here irom Commander Pot- anger, the only United States | n Panama waters. He tele- Panama to-day this mes- cretary of the ge was th! i s are near the | situation is serious: e of about al Amer the rev s derrer marked e struct grow vics morn- and t the isthmus is still open.” STRONG FORCE NEEDED. pher mentioned is that which no- the Wisconsin had been In view of the fact| ra's force is said tu‘ thousand men, the | v deems it best that | d be put on the isth. avoid any appearance of might be a temptation to attempt what rom doing by the tes, namely, in- | e raflroad from Colon to The cij | | \ y, whose flagship is from the Puget v for the bay of er now is, and d of all the forc the scene f ility that the battalion | at Philacelphia on Sat- ail for Colon on the Pan- mplated. The will await the report the isthmus from Com- 1 of the Cincinnati, who for Colon, be- nther south. The or- ontingent of marines from o the scene of trouble is an department thinks it keep a force ashore is necessary to keep war- er gide of the isth- r e military force put n ‘made un from the ships’ ps_have remained in the trouble ceased. ES FOR THE INTERIOR. e battalion just organized o ship, and it may be that and Cincinnati, as soon as m MARIN! But is a1 the the mewhat cooled down, will nes in the interior of the y until the last vestige of dis- | turbance has disappeared. There a. ed to be a thousand or more Colom! » Government troops i= the point to which rein- | ere sent for the purpose of 2 Berti, who was, how- d to surrender at Agua | d here that the line of | smmunicat between Colon and the | mouth of the Magdalena River, whence | forcements from Bogota, has | off and no reinforcements have t to Colon for several | nt General Herrera may | ot ons against Colon. Great fear exists in Panama that that city will | be attacked. “ommander Potter will, | however, be empowered to take any | action necessary for the protection foreign interests. He will especially pre-‘ vent a bombardment of the city without due mnotice m ;n; revolutionists’ gun- | boats in the ba ama. CARRIES SEALED ORDERS. Battleship Wisconsin Sails From Pu- get Sound for Panama. BREMERTON, Wash., Sept. 12.—The mose of the Wisconsin pushed into the dense cloud of smoke that hung over | Puget Sound at 1 o'clock to-day, and the | long trip to Panama had commenced. | The great war vessel quickly faded away irom view of the cheering townspeople, So thick is the smoke from the forest fires that the Wisconsin will have to pro- | cted slowly, if she will not have to tie 1 » await the clearing of the The Wisconsin has 500 ma es aboard and enough ammunition to blow the canal through the isthmus. She | sails under sealed orders. Admiral Casey said he expected that the ship would make the trip in fourteen day: _The Oregon sails to-morrow for San Franeisco. It is understood here that she is 10 be moved that much nearer to Pan- ama in case of emergency. Captain Bur- well takes her to sea after three years 8t the Puget Sound Navy Yard. a sneT it Al Approaches Are Defended. COLON, Colombia, Sept. 12.—The situa- tion on the isthmus remains unchangeaq. | The Government is determined not to be surprised by any sudden movement on the | part of the revolutionary general, Her. | rera. All the approaches to the town of | Colon are well defended. Trains are running across the isthmus 2s usual. The Government gunboat Pin- zon is still here. Guilty of the Census Frauds. SANTA FE, N. M., Sept. 12.—Marion Sena was fo guilty of fraud and em- bezzlement on s ral counts by a Unitea States jury after six hours’ deliberation. Bena was secretary of the Census Super- visor, Pedro Sanchez, and was accused of frauds in connection with the taking of the census of 1900. He is a member of one of New Mexico's leading families and @ well-known politician. An appeal will be taken. Sanchez will be tried on sim- ilar charges at the next term of court. $25.00 From Kansas City Or from St Joseph, Atchison, Omaha, Fort Worth, Houston or Missouri River peints. Banta Fe colonist rates during September and October. Tickets may be id for bere and telegraphed to your iends. Ask the Santa Fe, 641 Market | again with the cavairy and-he had ridden with them thirty-two miles in a wide de- tour from & position of the right flank of the ‘reds” ion. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1902. KAISER PRAIGES DUR PRESIDENT German Emperor Says Farewell to Ameri- can Generals, Occurrence in Havana Ex- plains Snubbing of Leon- ard Wood. BERLIN, Sept. 12.—Emperor William, in saying good-by to Generals Corbin and‘ Young and Wood to-day, remarked that | he was specially interested in three Amer- | icans. He admired President Roosevelt unmeasurably. He admired his versatil- ity, courage, power for hard work and | insight into the needs of his country. His Majesty added that he watched Mayor ! Seth Low's administration of New York, | because he thought it important to the commercial world that New York should be well governed. The Emperor said he was also very sorry Andrew D. White, the | United States Embassador, was leaving | his' court. He had the most cordial feel- ing for him personally, because of the man he is and for his services in foster- ing good will between Germany and the United Stat > General Corbin had an opportunity to present President Rooseveil's message | about the St. Louis Exposition, and Em- | peror William said he would see that Ger- | many had a good representation. *'I will send you a large party,” he added pleas- | antl h X Majesty sent some personal mes- sages to President Rousevelt through General Corbin and asked to be remen- | bered especially to “Miss Alice,” as he | called Miss Roosevelt. 1‘ | TROOPERS PAR EXCELLENCE. The Emperor conversed with each of | the Americans and told them how much he had enjoyed their visit. The farewell took place on the field just after Em- peror William returned from leading the ! cavalry charge which concluded the maneuvers. His Majesty had bivouacked (Russians) to their rear divis- Nearly 10,000 horsemen left the camp o'clock and the recall was sounded down the line immediately afterward, said he did not see a horse that was “blown out.” He considered it to be a magnificent performance and did not b lieve any cavalry in the world could su pass it General Corbin and Earl Roberts bo!h; saild in summing up their impression of the maneuvers that the German army is the most wonderful in the world. \ “There may possibly among military men, sa. ‘as to certain details, but the army General Corbin ) | altogether is matchless.” ! What pleased the American generals as | | | i much as anything was the spirit of the troops—the love of army. the rank and file had to be dragged into | the service, but instead of that being so, | | the private for the The Americans had a notion that they like to serve and admire the army beyond any other institution in the coun- try. The German soldier's love for the | army was in itself a tremendous force. HENRY TO COME AGAIN. | In speaking to General Young of the ! possibility of Prince Henry of Prussia’s ! second visit to the United States, Em- peror Willlam said Prince Henry might £0 next April when the statue of Fred- | erick the Great, presented by his Maj- | to the Unitad States, is unveiled at ington, although the Prince's sea duties might prevent thi: i Field Marshal von Waldersee told the Americans that he hoped next vear to see them in the United States. He had been intending to visit the Countess’ country for some time and he now believed he could say he had an opportunity to go. ! Count von Waldersee, though seventy even years of age, is still on the active | Jist of the army. He was on horseback for hours every day during the maneu- vers. The American officers left Berlin to- ! night. “General Corbin, Lieutenant Col- onel John A. Johnston, General Young and Lieutenant McKinley went to Dus- | seldorf. Thence they will go to Paris and | from there to London. General Wood and ! Lieutenant McCoy have started for Dres- den. Thence they will travel in Austria. HAVANA, Sept. 12—El Mundo, com- menting on_the dispatch in the London Mail that Emperor Willlam almost ig- nored General Wood in the military ma- neuvers in Berlin, says: “A few davs before May 20 some Eng- lish and German men-of-war called at Havana. The commandants of both ves- sels visited General Wood. General Wood | returned the visit of the Englishmen, but niot that of the Germans, under the pre- | text that he was too bus The Germans | saw General Wood returning from the . English vessel and believing that General | Wood would return their call, also pre- pared to receive him. The German offi- | Havana cers left cers et considerably dis- KILLICK’S TRAGIC DEATH STIRS FIRMIN’S WRATH | Military Tribunal Tries the Defeated General Chicoye and Then Executes Him. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Sept. 12.— General Firmin has issued a violently worded proclamation to his partisans con- cerning the death on board the Crete-a- Pierrot of Admiral Killick. He urges his followers to fight until the end against ihe provisional government of M. Boise- rond Canal, which he accuses of having cxcited Germany against him to the point 01 effecting the destruction of the Crete- a-Plerrot. ~The population of Gonaives &and St. Marie, both in the possession of the revolutionists, are greatly excited Bills expressing hatred of the Germans e being posted there and cries of hos- tlity to this nation are frequently heard in_the streets. The advance guard of the Government army has started against Gonaives and the greater part of the army will leave tor that objective point to-morrow. Port g e g R f the Firmin: meral Chicoye of the Firminst £, who was defcated at Petit Goaive Afl?:gi ¥ and set fire to_that town before evacu- ating it, and who was subsequently ar- rested near Jacmel, was executed at Jac- mel Wednesday, September 10, after hav- ing been tried by a military tribunal. ki ot s 7 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE THEMES OF CLERGYMEN General Synod Tof the Anglican Church Makes Ruling on a Marital Question. ST. JOHN, N. B, Sept. 12.—Marriage and divorce regulations caused a lively ai- version at the session of the General Sy- nod of the Anglican Church, which is sit- ting at Montreal. Several delegates from this section proposed new legislation on the subject, but no decided changes were made. The synod, however, voted to pro- hibit a man from marrying his deceased wife’s sister or deceased wife's sister's daughter. This action will be binding | upon all priests of the Anglican Church in Canada in the solemnization of mgatri- mony. The House of Bishops declaféd in favor of prohibiting the remarriage of di- vorced persons. The Bishops sent the fol- lowing message to the House of Deputies, asking l‘hut it be adopted: “No clergyman within the jurisdiction of the Church of England in Canada shall solemnize a marriage between ersons, either of whom shall have been g]vorced from one who is living at the time of sl.!xc?l.l m{emnfllatlo‘r;. e clergy in the synod supported the Bishops, 31 to 7, but_the layrnggx declared :z‘r:‘:.'nt lt'.nls tous. To confirm the meas- affirmative vote was nec from both orders. st —_—— Frame Your Friends. Look at our beautiful small frames, dark Flemish and brown oak, fancy glit circles, oval and square, to fit any pic- ture made. Then there are all thg r’n’esv styles, colors and finishes in picture frame moldings. Inspection invited. nborn, Vail & Ca., 741 Market street. . ” a. m. General Corbin, who rode | be a difference | UNGRACIOUS ATTACKS ON WOMEN OF THE GLORIOUS GOLDEN STATE Dressmakers” Association in New York Hears That “Loud” Dress and “Fat” Are Characteristic of San Francisco. EASTERNERS s AN FRANCISCO NV OMEN ARE APT To BE Il PREMATURELY FAT ‘% sAay ouR- EAsTERM FRIENDS (). J(Ay 3.0 SN o~ KNOw HoLs To (ARRNS THEMSELVES .. QUR_ e = YE'S anc THEY 'LL ~"WEAR FurRs /'~ A FEW SAMPLE SKETCHES OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN AS THEY ARE PICTURED BY CRITICAL EASTERN DRESSMAKERS, WHO DECLARE THAT THEIR WESTERN SISTERS ARE QUICK TO ABSORB NOISY IDEAS WITHOUT DUE REGARD TO ARTISTIC EFFECT. EMBERS of the American Dress- makers’ Assoclation are having their innings in sweltering New York City. They are discussing dress as worn by woman, and a Mrs. Josephine Frame, said to hail from San Francisco, has not minced matters in the least. She has blurted out an opin- ion that women of this city “dress loud; wear the same things on the street that they wear in the evening.” Above all { things Madame Frame has declared be- fore the American Dressmakers' Associa- tion that “women of San Francisco are likely to be fat, even when they are young,” but the lady ‘‘doesn’t know why."” Women of San Francisco resent all three accusations. They are, upon their own showing, models of modesty, and in- stead of being “loud dressers,” as is hurled at them by Mrs. Josephine Frame, they know, as do all sensible persons, that their costumes, instead of being “loud,” are simple, zephyr-floating ‘‘whispers.” Dresg ‘“‘loud,” forsooth! ‘‘Whence,” asks the San Francisco woman, ‘“do all the most uncanny, unsightly fashions of the country spring?’ ‘“The East,” they re- B e o e e e B GABINET PLAGE FOR GORTELYOU President’s Secretary to Rule Commercs Department. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Representa- | tive Hepburn of Iowa, who arrived her.e | to-day, made an effort to get the Presi- | dent to arrange to visit several places in | his district when he passes through ITowa | on his Western tour, which begins next | week. Hepburn states that he will re- turn to Washington early in the fall to | take up with the various legislative de- partments the subjects of controversy in connection with the proposed Department { of Commerce. It is expected that President Roosevelt will designate a committee from the dif- ferent departments to consult with Hep- burn as to the work to be placed under the proposed department. After a full conference the understanding is that the House will take up and pass the bill, which has the support of the President. Judge Hepburn says that there is no doubt that Secretary Cortelyou is to be the head of the new department. Hepburn has received private advices that the Pacific cable will be in opera- tion between San Francisco and Honolulu by December 1. The work of laying it has already been begun. While he did not desire to be quoted in the matter he allowed himself to say that he was ad- vised that there were difficulties in_the way of getting a clear title to the Pan- ama canal proverty and franchise. —_— Locomotive Firemen’s Convention. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 12.—At to-day’s sesslon of the Brotherhood of | Locomotive Firemen several resolutions | relative to the constitution and by-laws | were referred to committees for a report. | W. 8. Carter, editor of the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, completed the read- ing of his biennial report, which was be- un yesterday. At the session of the dies’ Soclety Mrs. Emma Ford, chair- man_of the salaries committee, recom- mended that the salaries of the grand president and grand secretary be in- creased to 3500 a year. The socfety created the office of editress of the B. of L. Mag- azine and a board of local and grand ex- aminers , Ont., Ipsurance committee, recommended that the membership insuran 5 creased from sgoo to moce P wquoury ri:ds a Prince Innocent. N, Sept. 12.—At fhe Old Bailey to-day the jury announced that it fou;d no_evidence against Prince Francis Jo- seph of Braganza, an officer of the Aus- trian army, charged with misconduet un- der the criminal law amendment. The Prince was thereupon discharged from | custody. ply. The woman of San Francisco says with a broad hint that she is no jaded dowdy, nor yet is she so brazen and so wanting in the knowledge of what is what, as to do her marketing before breakfast with five-karat diamonds weighing down the lobes cof her ears. “TUT, TUTS” THE IDEA. The acéusation that the woman of San Francisco wears the same garments on the street as she wears in the evening re- celves a ‘“‘tut tut” that is justly and de- servedly withering. That the climate of San Francisco permits of something more dainty than goloshes and bulky wraps and ponderous cloaks and ear protectors to ward one from cold, biting, blizzardly blasts is all true. The very spectacle of our women in their laces and their becom- ing, all-in-good-taste light material gar- ments even in a California winter, must, of course, appear strange to the woman from New York, and, Ilkewise, to some of the Parisian-labeled members of the American Dressmakers’ Association. No Massachusetts schoolma’am could look more demure with all her Puritan in- stincts and prejudices than the sweet, winning, coy girl of S8an Francisco. True, the warmth of the sun is reflected in her nature, and while her spirits are stout and merry, her figure is lithe and gazelle- GOVERNOR MEETS JTRIKE LEADERS Pennsylvania Executive Discusses Labor Troub'es. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 12.—A con- ference was held at the executive man- sion to-night between Governor Stone, Senator Willlam Flynn and W. K. Mec- Mullin of Pittsburg; President Mitchell and District Presidents Duffy, Fahey and Nichols of the United Mine Workers of America, for the purpose of discussing means for settling the anthracite coal strike. The conference was held at the suggestion of the Governor, who de- clined to outline his plan in advance of the conference, The conference did not begin until long after midnight, owing to the late hour at which Mitchell'and his associates arrived. Senator Flynn, aside from his political prominence in Pennsylvania, is one of the largest individual employers of labor, and he has never had a strike. McMullin is at the head of the American Window Glass Company. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 12.—A com- mittee representing the State Executive Board of Railroad Employes was closeted with President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers to-day. At the conclusion the committee departed for Philadelphia. Asked whether President Mitchell had ap- proved the arbitration bills which they Frapo!ed to introduce in the Legislature n the event of an extra session Lhey re- plied that President Mitchell would have to answer that question. The committee expressed the opinion that an extra ses- sion of the Legislature depended upon the result of the conference between Gover- nor Stone and President Mitchell at Har- risburg. The following statement was issued by President Mitchell: Messrs. Milton T. Robinson, William J. Serby and George W. Coyle, representing the State Executive Board of Railroad Employes, called upon me and we dlscussed the advis- abllity of forming a joint legislative board to be comaosed of representatives of the rail- Wway men and of the bituminous and anthra- cite miners. We also discussed the anthracite coal strike and the representatives of the rail- Wway men assured us of their co-operation ia every manner nossible in bringing about an amicable adjustment or In prosecutiny the strike 10 a successful issue. There was some trouble at the Prospect mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal Compauy to-day. Non-union men on their way to work were attacked by a mob. Two were knocked down and several shots were fired, but no one was injured. Sheriff Jacobs sent a number of officer§ to the scene and order was restored. TAMAQUA, Pa., Sept. 12.—Officials of % like, her step buoyant, and in spite of Mrs. Josephine Frame and the St. Louis modiste, Mrs. Linda Wade, she is not en- cumbering herself with any superfluous “fat” nor does she, as alleged, “‘go in for anything” in dress material or fashion. peaking of her St. Louis women when comparing them with the women of San Francisco, Linda says that her customers | are more, conservative in aeccepting ‘“‘new and daring styles” than they are out West “and are afraid of them.” ALARMS ST. LOUIS WOMEN. It is asked what kind of dress has Linda been devising for the St. Louis women that they are afrald of them and are prompted to say when being coaxed into wearing them, ‘“No, let's wait awhile!"” Probably Linda’s designs are Evelike. There must be something very appalling about them when the women of St. Louis in malarial-tremor express fear and beg of their modiste to be so good as to al- low them to ““wait awhiie" before adopt- ing the fashion plate she suggests, But the Agnerican Dressmakers' Asso- clation may rest assured that whatever their criticism the San Francisco woman can dress as few women in the world can. She has the best of everything and does not “go in for anything.’”” whether in the “fat” line or ‘‘dress line.” COLFAX ROBBERS MAKE RICH HAUL Hold Up Teamster Con- veying Gold to Pay Miners. COLFAX, Sept. 12.—Charles Murray, who drives a freight wagon for the Ursa Major Supply Company, at Towa Hill, was held up by two masked robbers on the toll road between Colfax and Iowa Hill at 9 o'clock this morning. The robbers got $1900 in coin, which was en route to pay the men at the Big Dipper mine. The men were both tall and wore dusters and masks. Murray was tied to a tree, where he was found when the stage drove up. Baltimore Celebrates Anniversary, BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.—To-day is known here as Old Defenders’ Day, it be- ing the_anniversary of the Battle of North Point in defense of Baltimore agairst the British attack in 18l4. By preciamation of the Governor it is a legal holiday in the State. Commercial business was partially suspended and various patriotic celebrations were held. LAWYERS PROBE | BEAUMONTS BEEF GOMBINE| BIE DIL FIRE Department of Justice Busy With Impor- tant Inquiry. Secretary Wilson Declares Prico of Meat Will Be Reduced. AN Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Officers of the Department of Justice are diligently searching for information concerning ‘the character of the new beef combination, which the “Big Six" are reported to have | decided to bring into being on Sememberl 21. That this move is designed to evade the restrictions of the injunction granted by Judge Grosscup on May 20, as well as the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law, is generally admitted, but the ques- tion whether the act of combining is in it- self a violation of the injunction is still in the air. The Grosscup injunction names all of the important officers of the “Big Six"” companies, as well as the corperations themselves. Therefore any of these of- ficers who asscciate themselves with the new merger wiil, if the new combination is a violation of the injunction, be subject to proceedings for contempt. It the new combination succeeds in | evading the terms of the injunction | granted by Judge Grosscup and evidence 1s found that the combination in any man- ter violates the Sherman anti-trust law, | the Gove nt will promptly ask for an- | n covering the points not | other injunct 0 inciuded by the injunction already granted. Secretary Wilson of the Department of | Agriculture returned to Washington to- day from a western trip, with tne opin- ion that the heavy grass crop wili insure | a large supply of cattle and a drop in the price of beef. He said: ‘““The grass crop is excellent. The cen- sus tells us that there nas been a great increase in the last ten years in the num- ber of cattle in the United States. This information, taken together with the fine | crop of grass, insures lower prices of{ meat. I do not believe that the price of | meat, however, will ever be as low as it | has been in the past, for the simple rea- | son that the American people are more prosperous than ever before and are eat- ing more meat than ever before. How- ever, exceedingly high prices of meat will | be a thing of the past as soon as the | present feeders get fattened up to a beef | condition. Another thing that will tend to keep the price of meat a little above the former low price the demand of England for our mea TREATY RATIFICATION TIME FAR EXTENDED | 1 British Government Continues to In- crease the Period of Reciprocity Arrangements. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—To save what- ever chance might remain of the approval | of the pending reciprocity treaties by the | next Congress, the British government has been steadily extending the period | allowed for the final ratification of each | of the treaties which have been drafted | by Mr. Kasson and are now pending on the executive calendar of the Senate. To-day Raikes, the. British Charge of | the embassy, came to Washington from | Newport for the purpose of securing an- other extension of the West Indian treaty. He called at the State Depart- ment and with Adee, the acting Secre- tary of State, signed an article amenda- tory to_the treaties in the case of Ja- malca, British Guiana, Turks and Caicos islands, extending for six months the per- | iod allowed for the exchange of ratifica- tions. carry the treaties along as pending busi- ness before the Senate until next spring. —_——— NEWFOUNDLAND PREMIER TO CONFER WITH ADEE Sir Robert Bond De-sires a Meeting With the Acting Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Mr. Raikes, British Charge of embassy, who has just arrived in Washington, has made an ap- pointment with Mr. Adee, acting Secre- tary of State, to receive Sir Robert Bond, the Newfoundland Premier, who is now in ‘Washington. Although Sir Robert has not disguised his purpose of taking steps to ascertain what can be done toward the negotiation of a_reciprocity arrange- ment between Newfoundland and the United States, asserting that he is actin; in accordance with an understanding ha with Lord Lansdowne, the object of his mission to Washington is not officially known to the State Department and he will be received as wouid any other di: tinguished person without reference to of- ficial business. It is improbable that Adee will be pre- ared to enter into any engagement with is caller upon this important subject in the absence of definite instructions from the executive. Brooklyn Court of Inquiry. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—On the re- quest ‘of Rear Admiral Higginson, com- mander in chief on the North Atlantic station, the Navy Department has ap- pointed a court of inquiry consisting of Rear Admiral Watson, president; Rear Admiral Clarke and Captain Chester, to investigate the circumstances attending the accident to the big cruiser during the joint maneuvers. A board of officers of the Brooklyn, chosen by Rear Admiral Coghlan, already has exonerated the offi- cers of 'the ship from blame, but Rear Admiral Higginson, in order to make the proceedings perfectly regular, has re- quested the court of inquiry. el s Contracts for Steel. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—The Navy Department has awarded coatracts for steel ‘material to be used in the con- struction of the new battleship Connecti- | cut at the New York navy yard. he Carnegie Steel Company secured three contracts for steel plates and steel shapes aggregating $451,573. The United States Steel Corporation secured a $27,763 con- tract for steel castings and the American Iron and Steel Company secured a con- tract for rivets amounting to $19,333. In each case the award was made to the lowest bidder. The amendment will consequently | | | 15 DYING 0UT Four Wells and Two Tanks, However, Still Burn Fiercely. Carelessness of a Workman With a Lantern Causes Conflagration. Damage the Various Estimates of the Done So Far Place Loss at $75,000 to $250,000. SRR S5 S BEAUMONT, Tex., Sept. 12.—At day- light this morning the fire in the fleld burned itself out, and to-night there are only four wells and two tanks burning. One of the wells is a big gusher, and there will be much trouble in extinguish- ing it. The smaller wells can be handled easily, as the fire is fed principally by gas. The oil is peing drawn from the tanks as rapidly as possible, and they probably will burn themselves out to- night. There is a breeze blowing, but it is sweeping across the fleld and toward the fire. Even if 1t changes there will be little danger of further loss, for the reason that all the exposed oil has been burned. A large force of workmen, some 300, is on the ground, and a spread of the fire can be checked in its inciplency. Preparations are going forward in the work of extinguishing the burning wells, and it is believed that an effort will be made toward that end to-morrow. ESTIMATES OF THE LOSS. The loss caused by the fire is variously estimated. The lowest figures by those competent to judge place the total loss at about $75,000. From this it ranges up to $250,000. So far as can be ascertained about thirty derricks were destroyed. The loss on these was comparatively small. Fifteen tanks, some of them filled with oii, were burped out, and they will have to be repaired before they are again ser- viceable. Several pumping plants wers put out of service and are rendered use- less, and in this the heaviest loss lles outside of the oil destroyed. The fire was started by the carelessness o a workman. He went-into a tank part- ly filled with oil with a lighted lantern. An explosion of gas that fallowed ignited the oil. The man escaped, though badly burned. The Wood gusher had been left open and it was ignited within a few minutes. FLAMES LEAP HIGH. Before an alarm could be given to con- trol the burning tank the flames leaped high in the air and the derrick caught fire, as did the oll that was standing around the well. The ignition was com- paratively slow, but the fire once started spread rapidly over the Keith-Ward tract, which is on the outer edge of the fleld. Immense volumes of smoke were created and gave the impression that the sea of fire was greater than it really was. The flames shot up through the smoke, forked and jagged like lightning in some stances and in great sheets in other por- ticns. The ground was thoroughly soaked with ofl, and until this had been burned off the smoke obscured everything, even creating a foglike effect in the city, four miles awa: Cold Weather in the Northwest. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12.—Dispatches from a score or more points to the Jour- nal tell of killing frosts in the Northwest last night. The mercury fell to 24 degrees in many places. Late corn in Northern Iowa and South Dakota is badly dam- aged. Flax and all uncut crops in North Dakota suffered. Minnesota points report | damage to all vegetation not matured. Much of the corn in the Northwest was out of the way. Late stuff will now be cut and fed as fodder. Pty S Fire Destroys Woolen Mills. BRIDGETON, N. J., Sept. 12—The large factory of the Lake Woolen Mills Com~ pany, of which J. 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