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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-08


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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
WANT. A UNIFORM SCALE

Rove for an Interstate Convention of
Coal Miners anu Operators.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 22.-The convention
of miners and operators Of the Pitts
burg district which met here to fix a
rate for mining for the ensuing year,
postponed the matter Of a rate for this
district, pending the outcome Of a
movement tor an interstate convention
at which uniform rate for Pennsylva-
mia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois would
be fixed. The convention was one OF
the largest ever held i'll this city, over
100 miners and rs operators being pres
ent, besides the miners national officers
and many miners from surrounding
districts. Hon. d. M. Anderson, a Fin
leyville operator, presided.
At the afternoon session q committee
was appointed which will meet at the
Chittenden hotel, Columbus, O., ON
Dec. ~. This committee will have
power to fix a temporary rate to be in
force from Jan. 10 to Jan. 10. The COM
mittee will also make arrangements for
the holding OF an interstate convention
before the expiration of the temporary
scale 10 establish price for the year
satistiatcEy to the several states inter-
ested.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
JAPS kill SAILORS
Two More Outrages Reported
to the State Department
From the Orient.
Officials Advised of the Bare
Facts Only, but Will In-
vestigate. Later.
Protectionfor Uncle Sans Men
Seems Badly Needed in ?
l. .'''--'
$50. Japanese Ports.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The depart
ment of state has undertaken an inves-
tigation of two very; disagreeable Incl
dents that may contain in themselves
the germs of serious trouble in the near
future. These are the, killing; by Jap-
anese of two sailors attached to the
United States feet on the Asiatic sta.
sion. The, exact conditions undsr
which the killing occurred are not
known here yet and the state depart
ment is trying to learn them through
the United States minister to Toxic
and the United States consuls in Japan
preliminary to determining what steps
shall be taken to secure reparation if it
shall be found that the '<''i :
Killing Was Unjustifiable.
The first killing was Of. a sailor named
Montgomery, formerly attached to the
Yorktown while she was on the Asiatic
station, and the last was that of Frank
Epps, sailor, native, of New York, and
an apprentice on the flagship Olympic.
He was killed at Nagasaki. The Off
Gals here have been advised of the bare
facts only, but following so closely on
the terrible assault at Kiaba last Sep
TENDER OF a japanese mob upon the
sailors of the Yorktown these killings
have aroused them to determination
to secure protection Tor our sailors in
JapaneSo ports 49,. +. d j
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
December Deal of the Big
Bear Said to Have Been
Very Expensive.
Performed a Marvellous Feat In
Securing Grain, but That
AVailed Little.
CuIm ination of the Deadlock
With Lc!.er Now Only a
~, . Week Distant.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Dec. 81, SETTLING
lay on the board of trade, will wit
ness the elimination of the gigantic
Leiter-Armour deadlock. The trade
will not be surprised then to learn that
Armour will lose clear $1,000, 600 on
the December deal. True, he has per-
'ormed the marvellous feat of bringing
1000. 600 bushels of high grade cash
wheat to this city in defiance of all set
tied rules of commerce, but that act
may result in nothing more substantial
than glory. 1t is a growing belief on
Change that Mr.. Armour had to pay
dearly for bringing the big volume of
wheat to this city, and that his short
selling will cost him about Is or 20
cents a bushel By settlement day the
deal will 9.t. !,
Have Been Fought to a Finish.
The present status CT the case is about
as follows: In July the Letter clique
began its operations in formidable
manner by gobbling up July wheat at
63 cents. The amount in its possession
was variously estimated at from 5,OO0,-
600 to 10000, 900 bushels. The price of
July wheat rose to 70 cents, and be-
tween 20 cents and % cents
the Letter clique sold out. When
September came around the clique
repeated it's bullish tactics and accumu-
lated vast amount OF September
wheat, estimated as high as 1900, 900
bushels A large portion of the hold
ing was transferred to December with
another handsome premium to put
away. The present line of 100000
bushels OF December wheat, which the
Letter clique is caring for, was bought
from the elevator people at from 81
cents to SO cents buShel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
$4,000 PACKAGE GONE.
Southern Express Office at Columbia,
C., Robbed.

Southern Express Office at Columbia. S.
C., Robbed.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. ga package
containing $4,000 in cash was stolen
from the Southern Express office in
this city sometime between Sunday
morning and Monday morning of this
week and the city is now ful Of the
best secret service men on the pay rolls
of the express company and the Pinker-
tons. superintendent Leary says the
money was stolen by one or. more en-
ployes Of the Office and he proposes to
camp here until he has his hand on the
guilty man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
OPERATIVES MAY RESIST.
Fall River Manufa ctnrers Insist on a Re-
ductiOn of Wages.

Fall River Manufa ctnrers Insist on Re-
duction of Wages.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 21.-After
an informal discussion lasting all of the
forenoon a formal meeting of the man.
ufacturers' committee was held during
the afternoon and the answer to the op-
eratives' proposition was framed. 1t
recites the conditions affecting the in
dnstry in Fall River, gives the reasons
for the proposed reductions. in wages
and declares that no change will be
made in the plans for cutdown as
already outlined. The reduction will
go into effect Jan. 8. The sentiment of
the employees is said to be in favor of
resisting the reduction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Frozen to Death in National Park.

HELENA, Mon, Dec. 22.-Private
John w. II. Davis of the Fourth cav
airy was frozen to death Friday carry
ing mail between Lake hotel and
Thumb Station in National park. His
companion, Private George Murphy,
turned back five miles from where
Davis body was found and was saved,
although badly frozen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Iembina, n. d., Bank Failure.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. The comp
troller OF the currency has received in.
formation of the failure Of the First
National bank of Pembna, N. d. The
bank has capital OF $4,000 and, &C
cording to lis last statement, had de-
posts aggregating $4,000. Bank Ex-
aminer Anheiser has been placed in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Threatened to Kill Consul Osborn

LONDON, Dec 22.-Charles Helmbold,
son of the late DR.. Helmbold OF New
York city, the well known patent medi-
cine proprietor, has been locked up and
is awaiting trial at Bow street police
station ON charge of threatening to
kill United States Consul General Os-
borne Helmbold has been haunting
the United States consulate and de-
manding money.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

Jury Acquits Milwaukee Men Charged
With Shooting Nom Unionists.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22-The jury in
the municipal court, in what is known
as the Breen shooting case, returned a
verdict of not guilty. The shooting &C.
Cured on June 4, 1896, during the cele-
David Breen and Conductor Adolph
Schwartz were shot and seriously
wounded while running car through
the Bayview district. This was the
second trial and there wee six defend.
ants. In the first the jury failed to
agree. t"rE -. -..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Fr.ipbts Collide in a Fog.

BARABoo, Wis, Dec. 22.-Freight
trains collided in the Baraboo yards
during the morning, wrecking three
engines and several cars. Joseph ,Hig-
ney, a brakeman of GAINESVILLE, was
killed and horribly mangled. Fog pre-
vented seeing ahead.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
spanish Figures of In.ursent Losses.

HAVANA, Dec. ~. 1T is announced
from the palace that during. the past 10
days the insurgents have lost BOB men
killed, and that, in addition, the Span
ish troops have captured II priscne, :
and 50 armed insurgents have surren.
dered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Women Engage in q street Fight.

ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 22.-Ida Lemon
and Queenie Skinner INDUCED in q
vicious street fight. The Lemon woman
nsed knife with probably deadly eff
feet on her adversary, carving her on
tho neck and breast, The woman's
lie II despaired Of.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Miners Oppose Striking.

IsHPEMING, Mich, Dec. 22.-Results
of the secret ballot of the miners union,
in progress for the past five days. viii
be overwhelmingly against strike.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Cut at Worcester ALSO.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 22-The
Miilbury cotton mills, following the
lead of the Fall River mills, has posted
a notice of cut of 10 per cent to take
effect Jan. 3. This was expected and
the owners say they We're forced to
make the cut by the condition of bust
ness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
rwentv-six Builc,nps DESTROYED.

Twenty-six Buildings Destroyed.
DoNIPHAN, Mo-, Dec. 22.-Fire de-
stroyed the business portion of this
Town during the morning. Twenty.six
busine,s houses were burned and the
total loss is estimated at 500, 900. The
fire started in the warehouse of drug
store but it's origin is unknown. E
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
Incident Considered Trivial.

!. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-The navy de-
partment has received news of the FIR
ing on the Bancroft from the state de-
partment, which had been informed
through Minister Angel at CONSTANT
nople of the outcome of the incident.
The matter was not regarded as of
great importance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-12-23
FIRED AT THE BANCROFT.
Turkey Apolog ICES for an insult to Our
Flag. -

Flag. -.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Dec. eat ap-
pears thai when the United States
steamship Bancroft arrived at Smyrna
on the night OF Dec. 4 She was greeted
with a blank cannon shot and rife
bullets from the Fort of Yenikale. A
boat from the warship, sent shoreward
to- ask tor explana tlons, was fred upon
and compelled to return. Thereupon
the American admiral lodged a protest
with the United States minister here,
Dr.. James 3. Angel, who demanded
the punishment OF the guilty parties
and an apology from the Turkish gov
eminent, which was given on Sunday
last. In addition, two Turkish officers
were dismissed and sentenced to q
weeks arrest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-06
FRUIT TRANSPORTATION.

The announcement published yesterday
that the Southern Pacific Company has
made arrangements for establishing fast
service for fruit trains from Sacramento
to Chicago, New York, Boston and all the
principal shipping centers of the East
will be in the highest degree gratifying
not only to our fruit-shippers, but to the
people of California generally. The i'm
provement is likely to be of immense
benefit to the State in many ways, and it
is to be hoped the experiment will prove
so successful as to lead TO further improve
ments in the same direction hereafter.
The object of the scheme as announced
is 10 ship fruit from Sacramento between
A. NJ. and midnight and land it in Chi
cago within about 125 hours, so that it
will arrive there at 3 A. NJ, or in New York
at the same hour day later, thus ena bling
the auetloneers to get it unloaded and
catalogued ready for sale on the day of
arrival. This will mean an immense gain
in the value of the fruit, and will result in
securing for our shippers much better
prices than they have obtained lately.
Reports from all parts of the State
show that there is now every pros
pcCt VI SOOu CTOp, anu as
those in the East seem to have
been largely damaged by frost the chances
are that the demand in the Eastern mar
ket for our products of this kind will be
exceptionally good. The improved sched-
ule of freight service is therefore most
opportune one, both for the California
shipper and for the Eastern consumer. 1t
offers to us an opportunity to make q
larger figure than ever in the Eastern
fruit market and to obtain there advan-
tages which it will be our own fault if we
do not make permanent.
The season for shipping green fruits to
the East will soon begin, and it will not
be long before we are realizing some OF the
benefits which may be expected from the
new service. Fresh California fruit will
be in the East in large quantities as soon
as the return of warmer weather there in
clines the people to desire fruit and rem
ders it an object OF universal demand.
We have to congratulate ourselves upon
| obtaining this improvement, which so
| materially widens our markets, and We
owe thanks to the officials of the South
| ern Pacific Company, who have arranged
| for the service and are prepared to do
| their utmost to make the experiment g
| successful one in every respect and for all
| cnpcernad
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-06
IT RISES IN CALIFORNIA.

California, with its new factories. its
new industries, it's new public enterprises,
furnishes a solution 10 a problem over
which New England is gloomily lengthen-
ing its face. 1t has for several days been
a matter for solemn foreboding on New
England's part that no wave OF prosperity
has hove in sight Whereabouts according
to appointment. By day and by night the
waiting community has mounted hill
top with a telescope and searched The
horizon without discerning so much as
prosperous bee in the DAYTIME or an opu-
lent FREELY at night. Never pausing to
reason the thing out according to the laws
of cause and effect, New England has laid
the blame for this upon the new admins
tration, which hasn'L been in power long
enough TO catch its breath and light a
cigarette after the magnificent race to get
there.
But the correction of our misguided
brethren OF the far East is plain before us,
and We lay hold of the duty gladly. The
reason why New England cannot vet dis
Germ the promised wave OF affluence which
is really to overlay The country according
to the best calculations within few
months is because it is too far away. The
wave has chosen to do its rising in Cali
fornia, and as yet it has not proceeded
very far eastward. If few Chicagoans
will take the Yerkes telescope up in bal
loon and get focus down this side OF the
Sierras they will behold wave of pros
perity that is getting ready to travel over
the continent, with factories, railroad s,
beet ranches and everything else that is
profitable in the wake of it.
Just keep California in view, We gloomy
sons of expectancy. We are acquiring
new industries of all kinds. Tobacco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-06
TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS.

The decision of the Railroad Com mis-
sioners on the complaint of the Union
Transportation Company against the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail-
road, which was published in THE CALL
yesterday, is in thorough accord with
public interests, and it can hardly be
doubted that it will be sustained by the
courts should an appeal be taken by the
com plainants.
In its essential elements, the decision
declares traffic agreements between con-
Meeting common carriers are valid and
are matters only of private concern to the
parties directly interested. In the par
tlcular case under review, Chairman La Rue
said that the contract was clearly made in
the interest of the public, in so far as it
made it possible to establish lower rates
to shippers than would otherwise be the
case. 1t might be inferred from this that
an arrangement which Is not for the
public benefit would be overruled, but
that inference is one which cannot be re-
garded as settled until case inv diving
| the exact point arises for determination.
1t will be remem bered that the Union
Transportation Company, running line
of mboats, alleged that a contract
exists between the Valley road and the
| California Navigation and improvement
Company, which controls a com peting line
of steamers, and it was further alleged
that this contract was illegal because i.
| excluded the compIalnants from partici-
pating in the business of the road between
| San Francisco and points south of Stock
ton.
| The defense made was based on the
| ground that the contract caused no dis
elimination to any shipper and therefore
was not in any sense a matter which
could be reviewed by the Railroad Com
mission, or was in any way violation of
| the law. It was further alleged by the de-
| PENDANT that the scontract resulted in q
| II ateriaI reduction OF through rates to all
shippers over the lines and was therefore
in the nature Of public benefit.
AS evidence for the defense the contract
was submitted to the commissioners for
| private examination, and 1t was after an
! investigation of its terms and their opera
| ton that the decision was made. The
complainant has asked leave to amend
| the complaint, and it is understood
that the object is to lay the basis for
taking an appeal 20 the courts. The con-
clusion OF the matter will be awaited with
no little interest. The issue is one of con-
siderable Importance, not only to COM
! mon carriers, but to the public generally,
and final decision of the points involved
is a matter of no little concern.
As we have stated, the decision of the
Com missioners is well founded from the
point of view OF public interest, as we'll as
for the transaction of the business Of COM
mon carriers, and there is every reason to
believe that it will be sustained by the
Judges should it come before them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-06

County year ago and had great influence
among the colonists who had come from over
the ocean on his advice. He was an Austrian
and but 80 years old.
W. E. Baines of Portland, Or, who recently
SOD out his interest in the Joggins RATS from
the mouth of the Colum bia to this City, has
arrived here from Los Angeles, where he has
been for several weeks, and where he Wit
messed the fiesta. He is at the Lick.
Enard Balm, the millionaire wagon-maker OF
kenosha, Wis, the headquarters 1or oak,
hickory and ash in that region, is among the
arrivals here. He has come to California on
protracted vacation from his labors in the Icy
north, and is accompanied by Mrs. Balm and
Mrs. A. Z. Gray, the latter of Chicago.
Ex-Judge ]. D. Bicknell, the wealthy lawyer
OF Los Angeles, arrived here yesterday with
several friends ana is at the Palace The ex-
Judge early acquired large amount OF prop
erty In the southern city, and the possession OF
this. combined with the rapid advancement
OF Los Angeles has caused big fortune TO
accrue to him in recent years. He IS under
stood to be here on business in connection
with the Los Angeles streetcar lines,
Patrick Lyons, big grain farmer and cattle
and horse grower of Walla Walla, is at the
Lick, accompanied by Mrs. Lyons and the
Misses Kate and Theresa Lyons. They will
probably be in the City several days MI.
Lyons is one Of the old residents OF Walla
Walla. He early acquired large area OF the
rich, ashy soil of Walla Walla County, and
ever since has been heavy producer OF
wheat, barley and other grain. He Is repre-
sented to be one of the wealthiest men In that
part of Washington.
A. B. Wood, long interested in copper mines
f, in the Lake Su perior country, afterward man
ager of the Montan Sapphire Company Linn
tied, and in the early days OF Leadville one OF
the owners of the noted Iron Silver mine, mas
returned here after making an extended trip
through the mining districts OF the mother
lode. He also went up into the SHOWS OF the
! Sierras and examined number OF properties.
What with his experiences on mountain tops
and in the bowels of the earth he says he has
had lively time.
| Professor T. s. c. Lowe, the s1lver-haired
! builder of the scenic railroad on lofty Mount
Lowe, the picturesque mountain OF the Sler-
ras named for him, the owner OF several
! hotels, residences and other property, and a
| great promo ter of enterprises OF different
kinds for the past ten years in Southern Cali
! fornia, returned from the East yesterday, after
| two months absence. and is at the Palace. He
said he had visited New York and the leading
cities, and he thinks things are frightening a
little on that side OF the continent. He will
| be here for several days.