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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
ALLIANCE E MADE
BRAZIL, ARGENTINE AND chilli
AGREE TO JOIN ISSUES AGAINST
OUTSIDERS
UNITED STATES COMES FIRST
COUNTRIES NAMED WILL HERE
AFTER ARBITRATE ALL THEIR
PETTY DIFFERENCES
WILL WORK IN HARMONY

Principal object Will Be to Coun-
terbaIance Influence of the Unit
ed States-This Is Claimed to Be
Reliable Information, Despite All
Official DeniaIs-NTiIitary and Nav
al Expenses Can BE Reduced.
LONDON, Aug. 17.-The Buenos Ayres
correspondent of the Times says:
Ell Diar1o publishes from Rio Janeiro
the statement that the Brazilian foreign
minister, Gen. Bioniose de Castro Cere-
qu1ra, announces that a treaty will be
signed by Brazil, Argentina and Chile,
agreeing to refer all difficulties between
the three countries to arbitration. The
three governments will also agree to re-
duce their military and naval expenses.
RIO JANEIRO, Aug 16.-It is declared
by well-informed persons, in spite of Of
fetal denials, that the object of the al
lance of the three republics is to coun-
terbalance the influence of the United
States.
The Brazilian national guard has offer
ed memorial album to Gen. Roca>
This morning the minister of marine
gave breakfast at the naval academy to
the Argentine naval officers
In the chamber of deputies today Vice
Admiral Minela J. Alvez Barbos Brazil
ian minister of marine, proposed the can
collation. of the debt of Paraguay to Bra
zil
DR.. Barros, recently elected governor
of the state of Matto Crosse, was inau-
gurated today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
TO TEST NEW LAWS.
st. Louis Republicans Appeal to the
Courts.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16.-The Republicans
of st. Louis have taken the initiative in
the legal testing of the new police and
election laws. Three suits were filed to-
day to that end. Two of them are for
injunctions to prevent the enforcement of
the election laws. The third is to re-
strain and enjoin the board of police COM
missioners from organizing a police board
under the new law, and from carrying out
the provisions of that law. Circuit Judge
Withrow granted an injunction in the
election cases, but set no date for a re-
turn by the defendants. The police suit
was referred to Judge Withrow, who set
no date for a hearing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
PRINTERS UNION.
Next International Convention to Be
Held in Milwaukee.

Held in Milwaukee.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 16.-The Interna-
tional Typographical union convention to-
day selected Milwaukee, Wis, as its next
smeeting place.
A report from the committee on laws
fayoring the levying Of a special assess
ment upon members of not more than 5
cents in any three months by the execu-
tive council whenever the strike fund Of
the union shall fall below $4,000 was
adopted.
Discussion of the proposition to union
ize and recognize the Chicago stereo-
typers was made a special order for
Thursday afternoon, the session to be ex-
ecutive.
A supplemental report to President Dom
nelly's report was introduced, Voicing q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
CHAMBERS APPEAR.
Mules Intended for the Philippines
Must Be Shot.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Aug 16.-
Chambers has broken out among the gov
ernment mules and horses at Fort
Leavenworth intended for service in the
philippines and there is much consterna-
tion among the army officials over the
disease. Three hundred mules and horses
are afflicted and eighteen mules were shot
today. A wholesale slaughter is i'm
mtnent. The loss Of the horses would be
less important than the mules The quar-
termaster will Immediately advertise for
bids to duplicate the animals that are
shot. This will delay the shipment to the
Philippines. They were to have been sent
in a few days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
Peary Shin sirhted.

ST. JOHNS N. F., Aug. 16-The La
brador mail steamer reports that tho
Peary expedition steamer Diana passed
Domino Run, Northern Labrador, 2 o.
M. July 4. All on board were well at
that time. The Diana hoped to reach
Disco. Greenland. July e.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
UNCLE SAM SAYS NO.
Dominican RevoIutionists Must Not
Start From Cuba.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 16-The
military authorities yesterday captured
at Baracoa, Gen. Guerra, a leader of In
surgents, with thirty men, together with
fourteen stands of arms and $1,000 rounds
of ammunition, landed from the steamer
Mortera, bound from Havana. A United
States armed tug has located, and is
holding a suspicious schooner in a small
cove near Baracoa. It is believed that
the vessel was to be used for filibuster-
ing expedition.
Dominican revolutionary agents are ac-
tive in many parts Of the province Of
Santiago de Cuba.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
young Temperance Workers,

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-The first national
convention Of the Young Peoples Chris
tian Temperance union has been called
to meet in Chicago Sept. q and 2S r
ganization to be effected on Frances
Wizards birthday, in honor of her mem
Ory,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17

ton of Leslie NJ. Shaw and the Renub-
ican party of Iowa.
The Populist party resolutions are sim
liar.
A resolution was adopted instructine
the state central committee to fill all va
cancies on the ticket caused by death or
otherwise.
At p. m. the convention adjourned
sine die.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
FIFTY DROWNED.

Terrific Gales and Floods Prevail in
Chilli.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 16.-The terrific
gales and heavy floods continue. Near
Santiago de Chill a train fell into the
river from a railroad bridge, and fifty
persons were drowned. A house has been
washed away, and all of it's nine occu-
pants were drowned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17

PRETORIA, Aug. 16.-The British agent
here denies the stories that fresh COM
mUnications have been addressed bv
Great Britain to the Transvaal govern
ment, or that there have been any modi-
tications of the British demands.
SITUATION STILL SERIOUS.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Transvaal sit
uation is unchanged, according to all OBJ
ta1nable official information, but the con-
tinued delay of the answer to Great Brit
aims demand for a joint inquiry as to
the effect upon the outlanders Of the
proposed franchise reform measures
makes matters look more serious
The war Office has completed it's prep
arations for an emergency force of 3d.
600 men to be ready to leave within a,
week. Fast steamers for their transpor-
tation are waiting orders. 1t is said that
the Grenadier Guards now at Gibraltar
and the Twenty-first Lancers, now in
Egypt, may be sent to South Africa, in
addition to the other regiments which
have already been ordered there. The
Pretoria correspondent of the Times
says
The ultimate adoption of Sir Alfred
Miners proposals is considered certain"
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily Mail,who criticises the partial atti-
tude of the Cape ministry in affording
every facility for arming the Orange
Free State,' says:
THE cabinet a few days ago sanction
ed the removal of 100000 cartridges from
the Cape to Bloemfontein and last night
CTuesdaO the Standard bank dispatched
100000 sovereigns to Pretoria in response
to very urgent demand"
BOER CONCESSION.
PRETORIA, Aug. 16.-The volksraad
has resolved to eliminate from the grond-
welt constitution of the South African
republtc) the religious qualification for
nomination to the judiciary. The govern
ment has issued a proclamation appoint
ing Aug. 20 and q as days for national
humiliation and prayer.
Rigorous press censorship is enforced
throughout the country as we'll as
censorship of dispatches coming and go
ing.
The report Of the dynamite commission
is a victory for President Kruger. 1t
advises reduction in the price, but
practically ignores the question of the
cancellation of the monopoly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
TRUSTS DENOUNCED.

''We view with alarm multiplication Of
those combinations of capital commonly
known as trusts, that are concentrating
and monopolizing industry, crushing out
Independent producers of limited means
destroying competition, restricting oppor-
tunities for labor, artifcially limiting
production, and raising prices, and Gre
ating an industrial condition different
from state socialism only in respect that
under socialism benefits of production
would go to ALL while under trust sys-
tenn they go to increase private fortunes
These trusts and combinations are the
direct outgrowth Of the policy of the Re-
publican party, which has not only IA
vored these institutions, but has accepted
their support and solicits their contribu-
tions to aid that party in retaining pow
er, which has placed burden Of taxation
upon those who labor and produce in
times of peace, and who fight our battles
in time of war, while the wealth of the
country is exempted from those burdens.
We condemn this policy, and 1t is our
solemn conviction that the trusts must
be destroyed or they will destroy free
government, and we demand that they
be suppressed by repeal of the protective
tariff, and legislation comforting privi-
1eges responsible for them, by the enact
ment of such legislation, state and ma
tional, as will aid in their destruction
The platform concludes with deuncia
ton of letting convict labor by contract
urges careful study of the existing IL
Quor laws, and condemns the administra.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
ANSWER is READY
FRANsVAAL GOVERNMENTS REPLY
TO MIR. JOSEPH CHAMBER
LAIN IS PREPARED
WILL BIZ HANDED IN soon
DECISION OF THE BOERs MAY RE
KNOWN BY THE CLOSE OF
THE PRESENT WEEK
ENGLISH HAVE NOT YIELDED

On the Contrary the Preparations
f"r War Have Been Pushed With
All the Activity That Might Fol-
low an Actual Outbreak of Hos
tiltties - Beers Still Hope For n
Peaceful Solution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17

Maitre Demange VIII Again Ask for
Time and VIII Probably BE
Granted 1t - Wednesdays Pro-
ceedings UnfavorabIe to the Pris-
Oner-Gen. ROget's Testimony Es-
peciaIIy Vindictive.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 16.-The gov
ernments reply to Mr.. Chamberlain is
ready, and will probably be delivered to
olr Alfred Miner, British high commits
sioner In South Africa, before the end Of
the week.
The Star says the government of The
south African republic will reject the
proposal Of the British colonial secretary.
Joseph Chamberlain, to submit to a Joint
commission of inquiry the franchise con-
troversy, but has prepared new scheme.
According to the same authority the
Trensvaal is anxious to preserve peace.
and expects Great Britain to meet Il II,
cordial way.
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Continued on Fourth Pases
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17

+,o Gen; Roget followed. He .traversed
the old ground, giving his reasons for
lis conviction of the guilt of Dreyf,,s ,ri
he declared there was no charge against os
hsterhazy with the exception of the re-
semblance of his handwriting to that of
the bordereau. Moreover, the witnees
added, there had been a new fact si,1oa
the Judgment Of the court Of cassatioI
namely, Esterhazy's confession that be
wrote the bordereau. But, he added. Es1
terhazy advanced and withdrew his con
fession intermittently. If Esterhazv had
rendered services to the intelligence de-
partment there would have been traces
OF them in the cash book. But no money
had been paid Esterhazy, though, even
supposing he worked out Of pure benev-
olence, he would have been paid. Yet
there was no trace Of such payments
Esterhazy had said he wrote the borde-
reau under the orders of Col. ssndherr.
But" declared Gen. Roget, 'T who
knew Col. Sandherr well, declare it is
false Col Sandherr was absolutely in
capable of such an order. I add that it
Continued on Fourth Paae-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.

A Collection OF the Small Events of Each
Passing Day
The B. P. w. cleaned Market street,
from Tenth south, last night.
There were three unimportant
cases in Police Court, yesterday morn
ing.
Two plain DRINKS were pulled In at
Bellaire last night by officers Sheppard
and Shannafelt.
The Commissioners Committee on
Poor House and Farm met yesterday.
To-day is general auditing day for the
Board.
I'm another column, w. B. Howell,
manager Of the Wheeling base ball
club, advertises for bids for privileges
at the base ball park during the COM
ing season.
The Lenten sermon at st. Joseph's
Cathedral tonight will be given by
Father Muikearn, of Martins Ferry, on
The Importance of Salvation" The
collection piece will be a contralto solo.
"Salve Regina" by Dudley Buck, rem
dered by Mrs. Sebastian Rafferty,.
The Kings Daughters of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church will take
charge of Redeker Bros grocery on
South Market street, Friday and Satur-
day, and will conduct it in the same
manner as last year, when the venture
proved a complete financial success.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
DEEP MYSTERY
Surrounds tbs Pape Robbery Case.
Sheriff Richards and Prosecuting
Attorney Meyers Visit the Scene OF
Action-..Ths Authorities Baffled in
Their Attempts to Find the Sigh.
est Clue.

The Pape assault and robbery case
is still shrouded in even deeper mys-
terry than ever since the preparation
of the deed. The whole county and
surrounding country is up and in arms,
SO to speak.
Yesterday the condition Of the two
men was much improved. Henry
Pape, who received the toughest usage
at the hands of the robbers, is rapidly
recovering from his injuries. The
other brother is nearly recovered.
Sheriff Richards and Prosecuting At
torney Meyers, of this county, went
up to the Pape farm yesterday after
noon. They arrived home late last
night. The Sheriff said that he could
readily understand how the robbery
could be made and how it would be
possible for the robbers to effectuaily
cover up their tracks. To reach the
place it is necessary to travel long
distance off the county road, and is
reached by driving through the open
fields. The house itself stands on an
eminence, overlooking on all sides a
large expanse Of country. The nearest
neighbor is perhaps five miles away.
The two brothers were able to talk,
and both the Sheriff and Mr.. Meyers
put the men to a rigid examination
OF all the details regarding the affair.
AS is usually the case, it was found
thai the popular report of the robbery
was very much exaggerated in every
detail. After the brothers had each
related their versions, they were asked
every possible question regarding per-
sOnal appearance or characteristics
which would lead to provide any clue.
no matter how slight, for the identlil-
cation of the robbers.
AS the examination progressed it De-
came more and more evident that the
possibilities of making any progress
from that end Of the case were very
slight Every one about Short Creek
who might have any information
about the presence of three men at that
place on Sunday night were question
ed, but to no avail.
Although the case will not be drop
ped, the authorities look upon it as
hopeless one.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register
Parkersburg, W. Va, February 2S.-
The office of the Argand Refining Com
pany, of Marietta, branch of the
Standard Oil Company, was removed
here during last night. The attaches
of the company who fed from Ohio
when Attorney General Monnett began
his investigation, have taken up a per-
manent residence H. J. Guthrie. as
sisted by A. L. Carpenter, and nine
clerks, are in charge. Mr.. Guthrie says
the headquarters were removed here on
account of the shipping facilities being
more desira BILE, but it is generally I'M
derstood that the move was made on
account of a suit instituted by the At
torney General to GUST the company
from the State, on the grounds that it
is branch of the Standard Oil Com
pany, upon which he is waging war
under the antitrust law.
A rumor is current tonight that the
Buckeye Pipe Line Company headquar-
ters and the Seep Purchasing Agency
will also be moved here, as will all
the Standard Oil Company's interests
at Marietta.
At Federal Court to-day, special re-
ceivers Andy Bruner and w. L. Arm
strong, appointed in the case of Hoke
Steele and others, reported they were
authorized and directed by the court to
put down four wells upon the leases,
and borrow money if the owners do not
advance it, to the amount necessary to
complete the work ordered. The lease
is located in the Elk Fork field.
A suit in equity was brought by Rev
F. D. T. Buckley, of Baltimore, Md, for
merly of Wheeling, against the Calf
Creek Oil and Gas Company, a corpora
ton having its principal Office at
Moundsville, and owning many valu-
able leases in Peasants county. The
company has twelve producing wells.
company has failed to do the necessary
developing to protect the lines Of the
land owners, and has so negligently
managed it's affairs as to bring about
the bankruptcy of the company, and
also has allowed the wells to stand
without being pumped, so that produc-
ton has fallen off over one-half within
the last four months He has $4,000
Of capital stock, and asks the appoint
ment of a receiver.
The No 10 we'll Of the Henderson Oil
Company, on J. G. Bartlett's farm at
Williamstown, was completed to-day
and is good for 300 barrels day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
SCHEDULE MEETING
OF the Masnates of the National League Is
Now in Session.


New York, February 28-The annual
schedule meeting of the National Base
Ball League, which began to-day at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, promises to be one
of the most interesting and protracted
sessions ever taken part in by the men
who control the national game in the
largest cities east of the Rocky noun
tains. Since the close of last season S
play many deals have been heard of and
some of them have gone through. The
most notable of these is the consolida-
ton of the Brooklyn and Baltimore
clubs, which was perfected yesterday.
Brooklyn, of course, gains very ma
terially by the deal as the "Grooms"
will now be made up of the star players
from both clubs. while the Orioles
will be a sort of second edition.
Manager Ed. Hanlon, stakeholder and
director in both clubs, will manage the
Brooklyn end of the business. Hanlon
said to-day that the report that Balti-
more would only be farm" club was
untrue "The final makeup OF the teams
will not be definitely arranged for
some weeks to come" said he, but
when the teams have been selected all
friendship-from a playing standpoint
Will cease, anu Tue Lutu WILL pay
against each other as if their lives
depended on the winning of the pen
nant."
Next to the observation-disclosures deal
the question of the transfer of the
Cleveland club to st. Louis is one OF
the principal topics to be discussed this
week.
Chris Won Der Abe and B. S. Muck
enfuss will contest with each ether the
question to which shall be the recog-
nized representative Of the st. Louis
club, and an interesting time is ex-
pected
The changes in the playing rules,
suggested by the committee appointed
for that purpose will probably take
up a good deal of the time when they
are brought up for discussion.
The umpire question will also be a
prominent one during the week and it
looks as if a sort of civil service" ex-
animation will be arranged in order to
test the capabilities Of applicants for
the hardest position in the league.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
BOWLING.

Will Fette has received the follow
ing letter from Peter Hartung, man
ager of the Columbus bowling team,
relative to another inter-city match
Dear Sir:-In reply to your letter,
would say that we feel We are entitled
to the stakeholder this time, but will
concede you same, providing you can
get Mr.. J. B. Alexander to hold the
stakes. He is known to some Of us
and would be satisfactory.
We can set the dates about March
9Th, or as soon as Collins gets home.
Please advise as to whether this will
be satisfactory to you. If so we can
arrange the preliminaries at once.
Very truly yours,
PETER HARTUNG.
Mr.. Fette has so far been unable to
find the Mr. Alexander referred to i'll
the letter, and is engaged in trying 10
satisfy himself as to whether it is one
of Hartung's little jests.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
DECLINE IN OIL,


Credit Balances on Two Cents on Ill High
Grades of Petroleum.
The price of credit balances which
has been stationary for about month,
took tumble yesterday morning and
fell off two cents on all high grade oils.
1t is but just to mention that while
the price of credit balances is falling
the stock of the great octopus, the
Standard Oil Company, is on the boom,
and that it is now quoted at better
than s4S5 per share. There is no cause
to assign for the decline in the credit
balance market unless it may be that
Rockefeller has decided to pay that
100000 fine imposed on the company
short time ago by the Supreme Court
Of Ohio for contempt of court. 1t is
well-known fact that each time the
Standard gets it in the neck or that
Rockefeller makes a donation to some
church or other institution, that the
price of credit balances suffer in conse-
quence, and the amount in either
case comes out of the pockets of the
operators and producers, and they get
none of the glory and laudation which
is vouchsafed the Standard and its
president.
There is no reason why oil should de-
cline at this particular time or at any
other time for that matter. The pro-
duction of Pennsylvania oil, which
grade rules the market, is falling off
very perceptibly and will continue to
do so for some time. There is nothing
at present which gives promise of de-
veloping into a field Of any prominence.
The Scio territory which is being BOOM
ed to a great extent, is but bubble,
and it will burst in a short time as have
all the other small pools which have
been opened up during the last two or
three years. The wells over there are
small, and while as rule wells in the
Berea grit formation are good stayers,
Scio should not have any perceptible
effect on the market. West Virginia,
which produces about three-fourths of
all the Pennsylvania oil in the world,
is not what it used to be by a great
deal. The production has been stead
lily on the decline for fully two years
and all the oil produced from the little
flush pools which have been discov-
cred during that time, while for a
short time increasing the production,
has not been of any great consequence
in the way Of increasing the stocks
above ground.
Stocks have been declining at an
alarming rate during the last year or
two, and the reports that the pipe
line companies give out show that the
decrease is becoming greater A fran
tic effort has been made several times
by the Standard to keep the stock of
high grade oils up by the use of the
inferior product of the Ohio and In
diana fields. but all to no purpose
The product of these fields has also
been falling off. and despite the fact
that the price Of that grade of oil has
been advanced to the highest price in
its history in order to stimulate opera
tons the producers have not been do
ing very much good in the way of dis
covering new production, and in fact,
have been losing money in their wild
cat ventures.
By those who observe the action of
the credit balance market closely It viii