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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
READY FOR DOCKING.
RATTJEsHIP OREGON ARRIVES AT
THE NAVAL STATION.

The Floating Fortress Encounfers a
Furious storm and Is Almost Sub
merged by Heavy seas--Avcraxea
\: knofsnn Hour From san Fran
efsco-Nny Come to Seattle In
Three wecks-Heaviesr ArBored
Vessel In the World and Largest
Tha. Has Ever NavIsafed the Wa
tiers of Puget sornd.
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THE BATTLESHIP OREGON.

tity burned daily during the passage to the
Sound being ninety-five tons. She has twin
screw. triple expansion, vertical engines.
with an indicated horsepower OF LII.
The oregon is rated first-class battle
ship and has been in commission since
July Is 1896
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TWO MEN SHOPPERS
STRANGERS WHO MIGHT BE JEW
ELRY THIEVES ARRESTED.

They Were Well Dressed ana inteii-
gent "shoppers." and Aroused the
Suspfcions of Clerks In sererai
<tor~~ nv an Evident Fondness
for Fingering Lockets That They
Asked to Look at. Although They
Made No Purchases at Any Place
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Tomorrow.

williamson & Cornheld. s77i Liberty ave-
nue.. Pitfsburg Pa. write: "As I went my
rounds taking orders two weeks ago and
giving evidence by my voice. coughing and
other ways. thst 4 was suffering from A
very bad cold. and possibly Ia Grippe
three OF my customers told me that they
had been similarly affected and had been
speedily relieved By n I have, therefore
used two bottles and as n consequences. as
I went my rounds today I told s-veral
families. whenever the above symptoms
showed Up. % AZ once
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Cooper & Levy. who have for several
years past made = particular speciality or
supplying pr0apectoTs With groceries. are
new Offering Alaska miners free insurance
en- goods purchased from them Tits is an
olser that means considerable 20 tire boy
era 81 outfits A member Of this nrm per-
Sanaily super.nten3s the selection os every
Alaska outfit purchased from them. and
gees that IL e. properly packed % stand
:he rouge travel necessary IN getting into
tAe Yukon country.
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Confidence

Four fellows walked into our store sat
urtay end soIt.
we were recommended 20 your house
and given 90 understand you knew more
ebaet
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Cleanliness Of tho head usually lnsures
good growth Of hair, An occasional sp-
plicatiou y 9alrs Hair Beaewer VIII aid
- keep the hair % natural color
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Fly TO 4" IL"

Dr.. Humphreys. Homeopathic Manual OF
Diseases az your Druggist or Mailed Free
Sold oy druggists. or sent on receipt OF
= cents or Eve for 81 Humphreys Md.
Co, Ger. W lllam & John s -. New YORK
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A BOLD SNEAK THIEF.
MONEY DRAWER IN A MIC STORE
ROBBED ~ BROAD DAYLIGHT.

scatter & Holden Lose $3.50 by the
work of y Clever Rase al-Defee-
ffvex Hot ON I'll. Trail. but He E.-
cap~s-T~n People Around, and
the Ofwe~ Was Inoecupted Only
Three Minutes. but That Nas
Time Enough for the simbie-Fin-
E~red GentIemaa.
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e Excellent Cabinet Photo. fer 81
AZ Ban & sons, - col4-afa street.
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g ~
relieves a
COLD
over night.
II you will start In
Today
II you will start In

And take dose OF ''Seventy-seven'' every
fifteen minutes until bedtime. your cold
wlll be better by
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''Just as good" as Postum Cereal, are
words used 10 defraud the public.
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Alderman ard Eb@-le: ensign. Graham.
naval cadets. tanning. Bannon. Rahy.
Mccormack. Hail and Johnson: surgeon.
Lowering: assistant surgeon. Farenholt:
raynaStsr. Calhoun chief engineer. Burg
doTfE: assistant engineers, Reeves and By-
cns; naval cadets. engineers division.
Harms and Morton; Capt. Dickins. L. ;.
u. G; Lieut. Davis. l.. 8. N. c.: Boat
swain Costello Gunner Williams. Car
reRser Roberts. Pay Clerk Murphy. -
crew OF g. NET Is carried.
The 0reSon's Armament.
The Oregon is the heaviest armored OK
any ship in the world. ard In size Is the
same - the battleships Indiana and Mas
sachgsetts. these three being the largest
fn the American navy. The steel plates on
her armor belt, oarbettes and tur-ets IS
III and IS inches thick. She has four II
inch guns and eight s-ineh. mounted by
pairs in 1urress. The size Of these 13-inch
guns may be imagined when compared
with the guns o. the Monterey, which We're
t9-inch. There are four s-inch guns
mounted in broadslde. twenty 5-poundsrs.
six T-pounders. and i've torpedo tubes for
Whitehead torpedoes.
The vessels displacement is i, 900 tons.
length over eli. ga feet: extreme beam, %
feet: draught OF water. q feet 8 inches.
Her coal capacity IS 1.5si tors.
On leaving San Francisco 900 tons Of
coal was taken aboard, the average guam
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We
Appreciate

That kirc % ooantence--snt Y those le'-
isws doa-s sex ths best outat that gocs
60 tas
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Steamer to HoHolalu. See E. Z, cane.
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Yukon

This season. 81 ~1u bs brcAus. ws don't
know hcw 90 80 -.
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Alaska
Outfitting

Thar NC ala ourselves. We want supplies
Ter the season. Here's your earnest money;
pat up the oraer."
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GAVE RHODES a RAkING.


LONDON. Aug. i-Ths South African
policy ef the British government wzs sub
9ecte1 10 an attack IN The house % com
mons today by Sir wisfrI3 Lawson. Lib
eral. who also gave Cecil Rhodes s sharp
p-ocaing- Calling attention 10 the altitude
Of the secretary Of state Mr.. Chamber
lain. towards South Africa. Sir wilfyi6
Lawson cl&sse1 ihe latters policy rs bs-
Ing dangerous and destructive 70 cur rep
ut&tion abroad"
In referring 20 Cecil Rhodes. Sir Wilfrid
remarked that the ex-preu.ier OF Cape Col
ons MAS guilty ot treachery. betrayal OF
his sovereign and 5isiayaisy 70 his coll
leagues Continuing. SIR Wigfrid explained
that Mg. Rhodes guilt consisted false
" writing letter which was very like a
forgery. involving hloodshed. murder ard
Confusion in many parts OF the world.
Yet" added Sir W1lfrid, "ai has been
indorsei by SIR. Chamberlain, who has
placed the house OF commons in the de-
grading position o. declaring MIR. Rhodes
10 DC an hcnorahle man and making Great
Britain tho laughing stock OF All nations"
Mr. Chamberlain. replying 10 Sir VIII
frid Lawson. declined 20 reopen 'ques-
tions which were regarded as settled" He
added: AS 70 suhraitfing disputes with
the Transvaal 10 arssssration. IL would be
an extraordinary course 10 submit 10
foreign tribunal a dispute between q
suzerain and a subordinate state"
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THE TURK is WARLIKE.
second Squadron ON the Way to
Crete-powers Preparing Their
Fleets TO Meet IL.

CONSTANTlNOPLE Aug s-Ths Sec
ond squadron OF Turkish warslips. which
sailed from the Dardaneiles yesterday. has
arrived at Sigri. island of Mityleac. The
Turkish newspapers say the squadron Was
only ordered 10 carry out eyolations in
the islands of the archipelago,
CANEA, Crete. Aug. s.-Cron receipt Of
the news that the Turkish squadron from
the Dardaneiles was coming into these
waters. the foreign warships got up steam
and the international troops on shore have
taken measures TO anticipate any possible
complications
The report Of these preparations has
greatly excited the Mussnlmans.
The adnlirals and comma nders met to-
day on board the Italian flagship to dis
cuss the matter. In view OF the possible
arrival OF the squadron. French warship
has been dispatched 10 Sitia. an Italian
nan-of-war 10 Suda bay. an Austrian to
Casselli and & Russian 10 Retimo.
LONDON. Aug. A dispatch from Con-
etantinopie today says the greatest act!v-
ity is displayed at Yiidix kiosk. Ministers
are summoned 10 the presence OF the sui
tan ak all hours of the day and night. The
military commission is bssy discussing
special measures and the ordering oI fur
ther supplies OF war material, which * is
believed are destined for Crete, as Djeved
Pasha. the new military connandant. has
called for troops and munitions in or
der TO crush the Christian rebellion.
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England Moves Towards I'M
perial Customs Union.
AT REQUEST OF TIE COLONIES.
ina mheriain Announces That Csm-
mcrcisi Treaties Were Dcnonnred
as step TowrUs Preferential
Befween England md Her
eoionics-imrertans cencession -
Canada.


LONDON. Aug 4-The secretary Of state
Tor Lae eolonles. Mr. Chamberlain answer
ins . Question II TIE house Of commons to-
aaF ca the SEe5ect Of the denssnciatlon OF
ths treaties with Germany and Belgium.
ssio the dengneiatian Was the unanimous
"Sn 81 TIE self governing colonies. who
desired 10 deal with ,he United Kingaous
on preferential terms.
AFT chamberlain added that at the con-
1ersAeS ostween the colonial preg,sers and
Aifaseii resolution was passed unanimous
~ TIE substance being that the nrefniers
Oh tne seif-soTerrsd colonies heartily rec
olhilehGsd me earliest denunciafien of fhe
sTsasAes. ana this Was accompanied by an
lha5'oftan. ard significant resolution. name
-. thal IN The hope Of improving the trade
~eis-Ao1s between the mother country and
the colonies. The prenlsrs present under
LOOK 10 confer with their colleagues as 10
~Hat result could be secured by prefer
ehce gwen ~ the colonies to the products
OF TIE United Kingdom.
ch receipt Of these Instructions N.Y.
Chamberlain further explained, her males
y government resolved 10 Immediately
Belgium
The secretary OF state for the colonies
said also that the law officials of the crown
were now considering the question whether
ths fesos aiions OF the Canadian par.iamenr
iailiAsed these treaties. The Canadian gov
ernIEent, Mr. Chamberlain said had asked
10 De allowed 10 be represented before the
law Officers OF the crown. This was I'm
Usual. oui The request OF the government OF
canada had been granted
In conclusion. Mr.. Chamberlain assured
the house that the action of Canada In this
matter was not a step towards separation.
pai distinctly movement against separa-
tioil, the intention being 10 show gratitude
ana 10 prove The loyalty OF the colonies.
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MOORS BROUGHT TO TERMS.
The Raieigh's Demonstrnfi"n He-
suits iva oopee.sion of American
RgGat~-itnis9s for Ind I'm ntfy.

TASGTEB. Aur IA special cornrs's-
sion. htadet by Vice Consul Carleton,
who recently participated in the 'sefnoF'-
stratso, D. The United states cruiser IA
l@lEE - the pri1cipzl ports On me coast
of Ase,ecco ~ consequence of ~ diSes-
enre between me United states ard no
rcce0 relative - the rights OF American
ef.izeFs. has arrived as tf1e cIty of Meroc-
GO wigh important Instructions II eoAhsc-
ton wt1h American claims
II IS reported that me commission has
Rad an interview With tne grand xsxs~T-
The original ai~culty arose ever tss cis-
c-snrtva sson Of tEe authorities al AoTcc-
60 against Americans. refusing 10 permit
thsrs 10 employ native help. privileges
niiow - Europeans
The ARRIVAL OF the Tast@t states war
saaps a. TanEss- brought the local sasfis'r-
ties 10 terms. and subsequent desEccsesa-
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INDIANS put oa WAR PAINT.
Arocscd by False Repor, That Qua
n.h Parker Was Killed

ARDMoRE. |. T, Aug. 4-Henry Glib
son a stockmaR just i. from near the In
dian reservation. reports the Kiawa and
Co1nancha Ir6ians p0tt.ug on war paint.
and SAYS an uprising OF Indians is feared
Gibson says the Indians are greatly stirred
I'D over the death Of their chief, ouarah
Parker. and VIII net be paCined II Is un-
safe ne ssys for whites 20 enter the rsssr-
.-st3cn There are between $500 and 10 go
Indians on this Reservation. hat they ars
poorly armed 80 far aS knCwn. Therv IS
believed 10 Re about one KIN % every ,hlr-
~ Indians
KANSAS CITY. Aug A dispatch Re-
ceEv~d here from Fort Sill. / T denies
positively ihe story Of ;ne killing OF chief
Cusnah Parker. by a gans az outlaws who
ratseA the reservation, which is said 10
have aroused the war spirit among the
Ef vas ard CoFaa1ehes Fort Sill reports
tha, gh5ef Parker was ons of several r.
6s1-s who had troab}e with outiaws @as
adds that the reTorgesi killing originated
ia the fact ghat Running Antelope. & CO.
rlRnch., was tsrowa from h5s horse and
n1frr IA gh.. ssrtYT3 mage.
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fsrFwR trtFersites III frs Walker.
NEW HAMPTON. y. II Aug 4-Con-
gresham Joseph 4. Walker. Of Worcester.
who Is a member of the board Of trustees
Of BrcWu university. and 10 whose opposi-
ton 10 the public uttcTances OF President
Andrews on Jhc sdbject OF free sIs-e- the
recent resignation of Andrews is attributed,
adr1iis that ne started the agitation and
says III his opinion ghere is no chance that
Andrews viii be permitted 70 remain or re-
consider his re.igaa tion. IN answer 10
queries rs The Associated Press correspond
onr, Mr. Walker stated today that he per
sonaIly started the trouble a, Brown. AZ d
meeting OF me corporation Of the cl.y. last
June. This was done because the utter
ances OF President Andrews were at xari-
ance VITA the views of ihe corporation on
the question Of the national financial policy.
Mr. Walker said.
"Noshins was said or done al the meeting
OF trustees that was not clearly within The
line OF duty on the part Of every member Of
the board and everything was said and
done with the feeling Of warmest friend
snip for Mr.. Andrews. There was not in
the riind Of A solitary member Of the board
the least idea Of abr!dsins Mr.. Andre VS. IN
thought or private u1leranees on the silver
or any ether ques.i .ion. The corpor 4tion
did not demand Andrews reclamation: X
sought a friendly conference win its chief
executive officer. That Is al"
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NICARAGUA CANAL PoIrcY.
MrKiniey viii support Government
Controa-aer-,'s Poalsfer

WASHf fNsTxfN. aug 4-Gn matter
waat ths ATTITUDE Of the Greater Republic
OF Central ArasrSea nay nse. II Is the snser-
ticr os IRE administration 70 recommend
governmental control of The Nicaragua
canal wser congress ASSEMBLIES next De-
c.er7har T'hgs MSS made nsasn az a c0r-
ference a, the stass Department. uarzles-
rztr-i fs. b. Assistant Secretaries Aeee
ard Crsassr. Senator Iersan. former Ser
ator Miller ard ~ Nerrv. the recently
arvoln... rniristsr 70 Nfrarazua. va
cor and Costa RscS. regarding the conf
rstratlcns which have grown cut OF the
refusal q the government 81 Costa Esca
ard Salvador 70 receive Mr.. Merry.
II has he-ssi practically decided tnat Nr.
Merrv shall &c 20 Costa Esca. whittier
the HEADQUARTERS OF the legation viii se
fr=rsferrf.a from N!carsgua. No steps
viii % taken 10 11ake tNe transfer hos
ever urga the governments Of Sicaragua
and Salvador have again been heard from.
Tfe administration believes there is 10
necessity Of erfsrt-s even into new
convention with Nicaragua With = view
10 securing authority for TIC construction
ot a waterway TIE progrs mme u VIII
follow will be based upon TIE prnvisscrss
OF the convention now In fierce as well
as the concession which Was granted 10
an American company By The Nicarasuan
government for TIE construction Of The
canal This concession viii not expire
fer three years.
Acting in accordance with instruetioEas
given by the state department Minister
Baker is watching every move Of the op-
ponents OF the canal In Nicaragua and
making reports thereon TO the state de-
rarrmcn; so that In case Of necessity
prompt action may be taken by the al
thortses.
The Walker commission. which has been
holding meetings at the state department.
VIII make preliminary report TO con-
gress at the beginning OF the aession. set
ting forth lis estimate. Should this ie-
port show that the cost would nor he
greater than sieo 90 go. the president Will
probably have something 10 nay in his first
annual message in regard TO the advisa-
bsliry Of the passage OF bill guarantees
ing the construction Of the canal under
governmental control.
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4 Big Gas Combination.

NEW YORK. Aug. THE Peoples EIec-
tric Light & Power 60. ard the Newark
Gas Co, each having a capital of s. feo 90
ard controlling most of the lighting in
terests in six counties. have consolidated.
with a capital Of sl5 coo. The United
States Gas Improvement Co. of Philadei-
phla- which controls most Of the gas and
electric light and power companies Of
South Jersey. is interested IN the deal.
Some of the promaters admit that the con-
neetion OF the latter means the ultimate
consolidation Of all the gas and electric
power companies Of the state. with an ag
gregate capitalization OF soco.fso. The
new combination Will be ths largest aEgre-
CATION OF capital in the state.
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THE president At BURLINGTON.
Bunting Waves and Cannon Roar .
Mef~e-re to the Party

BURLINGTON. VI. Aug l-President
Mckinley. Mrs Mckinley, Vice President
Hobart ard the rest of the presidential par
" left al to:sa this morning on the steamer
Maqsan for Burlington. just across tie lake
from tisa Hotel Chanplain When. al noon,
the parsy arrived al the clubhouse. at Ian
sing. OF the Lake Champiain Yacht cinp.
they received royal reception. Capt.
Dodds' crack Troop F.. Of the Third United
States cavalry. from Fart Ethan Allen, was
waiting al the dock and salnted as the
pres.den, stepped ashore A salute from
the yacht cannon was fred and the walt
Ing crowd cheered. The streets of Burllng-
ton were gay witt bunting and II was quite
81 triumphal march for the presidents party
from the clubhouse 10 the house OF Col. Le-
Grande B. Cannon. where en- invitation 10
luncheon had previously been accepted.
Troop + headed the party, which filled i've
carriages and consisted OF the president
ard Mrs. Mckinley Vice President and
Mrs. Hobart Gen and Mrs. Aiger. Mrs.
Bailey and Gen. Guy Henry. u. 8. A.
As the carriage stopped before ascending
the hill, an old veteran stepped from the
crowd, and going up 10 the president. of
fered his hand 10 him. The president
grasped 1t and smiled with pleasure. As
the party passed City Hall park, salute
Of twentyone guns y AZ AIRED At the state
arrgory or College stress. .As
TIE guests at the inncfSon & Cox Can
mons home were Gov. Grout. Hon. Edward
j. Phelps Mayor Reck. Gen. T. s. Reck,
ex-Collector Smalley and G. Kennedy.
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PERU - CALLED TO TINE.
Mckinley Wants NrCord Indemnity
Paid without Psrf~y.

NEW YORK. Arr. A special 20 the
Herald from Washington says. An ultl-
rnatunl has been presented to'the Peruvi-
an government by the administration. re-
curing the immediate payment Of the
ycCerd claim Of - 6Ao- While 40 threat
of coercion Is made in ease Of refusal. the
rote makes the statement that any fur
,bsr delay on the part of Peru 10 close
.he incident viii he considered as inturi-
OTIS 20 the cordial relations existing be-
tween the two governments.
The Peruvian minister has eabled the
note 20 Lima and is now awaiting In.
s.rucsfons from hts government.
II II said that ,he Peruvian govern
rnent will Try 20 obtain further ccusidera-
ton of the case. bat such az attempt VIII
not meet ~ith success. The state Depart
rrsnf rss informed Peru that her liability
IL unquessiorsd except ny herself, and
that this government VIII not consent 20
further discussion ot the matter.
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REPORT FROM 4 JEWELER.
Gold mt Dawson Common M Iron
at Juneau

The Alaska Mining Record in its last
issue prints letter from James Kite. 4
manufacturing jsweier who is at Dawson
city. Kite says:
Gold is IA common here as iron In Ju-
neau. Everybody has money. There seems
TO be no limit 70 ttss district. As they are
striking rev creeks every other day for a
hundred miles around. Stampeding iE all
the rage. Nen with packs on their backs
can be seen running In ali directions ! arn
getting all the work can do I get 50 for
making q haif-ounce ring. This is the
greatest camp on record.
"on my arrival ! met james Atkinson.
who helped ne grea. deal. Anything (
wanted. money or building lots. was ~
ny disposal. Atkinson helped me build
my shop tent izx%l. with frame os
scan,ling II has a f'ror, coHnter and work
bench. ard looks as well 80 mos. u :hs
houses Ia the city. I pat In fifteen or ak
teen hours day ST my BENCH
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Beet sugar WIZ XIII the Trust.

CHICAGO. Aug. i-Secretary 81 Agri-
culture James Wilson who is touring the
" est 20 study the growth Of sugar beets.
SAYS he has sent seed TO . 600 farmers.
most ~ whom are growing H. The val
levS of the West are well adapted tc rails
ing them. and il is his opin!on that this
industry VIII deal severe blow "a the
sugar trust. He has received 2 number
of letters from those interested IN corner
ing sugar. asking him what he would DO
in the matter of sugar beets. but he re-
piled to none nf them.
He has sent a number q experts 20 tee
c'io1dyze 10 look after the agricultural
interests Of TIE i-ritea Siates there.
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France sur~ OF GecIproci.y

PARKS, Aug, 1.-The Gauiois today pub
HsiseS an interview with the minister of
commerce. NJ Boucher. in which he is
quoted as declaring that 1t should not
Tor moment be doubted that President
Mckinley VIII grant to France a - per
cent tariff reduction as permitted by the
Dingiey BILL" NJ. Boucher IL reported 10
have added: 1t is, OF course. only on this
condition that France will continue 10
grant the United States the customs con-
cessions arranged as 4uid pro quo for
the economic advantages which have now
disappeared"
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TO CONTROL MALT PRODUCT.
A Tract Proposed n. Co1b1na&1an
With the Glucose Trust

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Representatives
OF large mailing firms met at the Hotel
Manhattan in this city today by the in
stigation OF Secretary Mourhitt. of Lyons.
y. Y. and took the first steps to close
combination. Tie firms represent ~ per
cent. Of the malt output of the United
States. which averages 30 0D0 0c0 bushels.
The glucose trust is supposed 10 be be-
hind this proposed combination of malt
sters. Glucose enters largely into the
manufacture OF beer as substitute for
malt. and the idea, 1t is said. Ia to have
the products under control. Nothing
definite was done except TO oppose. In a
general way. the plan TO form a cornbina-
tior. II is as yet only a possibility The
temporary chairman decided TO call
meeting at later day.