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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03

tone Of the letter brgugh. about a reg
ular Correspondence between the consul
and the sch12l girl.
A few weeks before leaving the Span
ish islands tor America. NJ. BerDnsr
wrote for and received picture % his
correspondent During the vacation
ylsitsI Washington, and 'ae annoIacs-
msni Of the Engagement bas followed -
q sequel.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
FOES WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
Authorities .u Washington Watching
situation In South America.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2--The politi-
cal situation In he neighboring repub-
les Of Venezuela cnd Colombia and the
pnssIhilitv OF war between these states
Is attracting much attention in diplo-
matte circles
Should war actually result the lu,hori-
lies in both countries would nor have 20
deal with only foreign enemies but also
with domestic foes, as each Of the cOun-
,riss has wdI, amounts to a civil war
ON iis hands
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
MONEY AND BILLS MISSING
John McCiuil a Defauller From Trans
por, Egoert

SEATTLE, Aug. 2--word was re-
celvrd from Victoria today Of the dsfal-
cation og he qauriarmaSter's clerk, John
McCaun 'aud his disappearance from
,he United States transport Egbert. on
which he WAS assigned TO duty.
The Egber; sailed from Seattle t3r
Alaskq July 81 NJ the hurry Of de-
alr,ur, McCaun vas no, missed When
D., vas found tha, McCau.l was no, on
beard Ca9.an Geo. H. Penrose, quar-
rrmasur ,n commaad OF ,he Egber.
Immediately made an investigation ami
found th,, an of he bills and most o.!
.h. gold. exc.p, Jew stray pieces
were missing
Ths shortage is stated 20 be s5i63
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
AGAIN MAKES
WORLD BREAKING RECORD
Goes a Nile in 2;O2h-Flrs Half Nile
Covered f. Less Than a Minute

COLUMBUS. o., Aug. 2.-Crssceus
broke his own and the worlds record
this afternoon, going a mile In 2.O2A
The first half vas ,rotled in j9A. the
first time that distance mas besn COW
cred in less than one minute by tro;-
ter The time BY quarters was 29&.
59z., l:3oh 2:O2A
A stltf wind blowing directly up the
stretch kept him from stepping faster
than 2.02.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
FOUR WE'RE DROWNED.
Waves FROM 4 Passing River Steamer
Upset a Small Boat.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. Aug, THE
waves from 4 passing steamer near Gem
trail City last night upset small boat
containing a pleasure party, drowning
Mrs. Fanny Hemming, aged 45; Kath-
crime Hemmlng, her daughter, aged IA;
Imogene and Theodore Apperson, grand
children of Mrs. Hemming, aged 6 and 7
years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
HANNA VISITS MKINLEY.
Purp5se of V.s., Believed 20 Be in Con-
neca2n With Steel Strike.

CLEVELAND. Aug. senator Han
ma lef, here .1r Caaion today 10 visil
President McKinlay. HIS y.si. is gem
orally regarded as slgnhcan. al his
time and j. Is known tha, the president
Is most anxious 20 Soc The Amaigama,el
strike se.,led a, he elrIlss. possible mo
ment
l; IS behsved that the senator's visi.
70 Canton Is largely for The purposes of
a conference with the psssd-n. upon
that subject.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
To USE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

MILWAUKEE. Aug. w. L. Msrce-
reau. supe-ia.snden; Of the Pere Mar
Que;te system. announced today ,ha. MS
company would in the near future install
wireless Jelergaphy between Mani,owoo
and Ludng,oa. over 56 miles Of open
water La.er ON -he Perr MarQustJe
Company expects % equip all Of its
steamers with he system,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
INDICTMENTS DISMISSED.

HELENA. Mont. Aug Although
charactsrizng The reques; is repgehen-
sible. Judge Hiram Knowles today
granted the modoD .o dismiss .Na IN
dic,men,s asa!ns. Chluncy Grlswold
and Alber. Jamison. charged with sub
oynation Of perjury in connection with
timber entries in the Missoula land Of
fee
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
NORTHERN PACIFIC STOCK.


NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Two hundred
shares of Northern Pacific common
stock sold on the stock exchange .oday
at 9j seller Ten days The las, pre-
yious sale was made al lis and occurred
July L., the day ma, J. II. Morgan an
nounced his selection Of five new direc.
tors fer IN, Northern Pacific The pre-
vious price to his hal been l5O. To-
days transaction was done for a for
cign account.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
BANKERS POLICIES CONE HIGH.

BERLIN. Aug. "A correspondent, Of
;hs Associated Press is informed that
one Of tn leading American insurance
companies In Berlin has since the pres
en-. financial crisis began, paid policies
aggregIring 250,00O marks on bankers
who nave committed suicide
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
HANNA MAKES DENIAL

CANTON o.. Aug. 2.-SsnUor Mar
Gus a Hanna, who is here N a visit
% Presdea. and Ms Mckinley, gave
out the statemen, '1nighI denying as
erroneous The reports connecting him
with efforts % settle .h= STRIKE
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
FOURTEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED
Tr'.y Gar Crash - ln.o a Coal Car "a,
Sprngh ia, Ohio

SPRINGFIELD, O.. Aus - The
plyno. Springfield ami urbtuu trolley
pr tonlgh, crashed. into coal ear
which stood on an open switch.
Fourteen persons We're seriously hur.,
four probably fatally.
Tn seriously injured are Il. l.. Lin
ncnvlnt. motormdn; {. d, Brandon,
conductor, Mrs Richard Schultz; Geo.
Conrad Springfield, Mrs William Hone
hager. Sprlngheli,s II Brandon, Pleas
ant Hill. O.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Z.-The inter-
Ior Jepartm n, was notified today that
fifty eases OF smallpox among the In
dams are under quarantine at the Flat
head Agency, Montana. Steps have
he5n taken TO prevent its spread.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
AFFLICTED WITH INFLUENZA.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-Nine-y per cent
Of the horses in Chicago are now sut-
lering from influenza The disease Is
proving fatal in from three to five cases
out Of every 100.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
SEVERE ON PEDAGOGUBS.
University Professor Scores His Cola
borers Of the Profession.

BERKELEY, Cal, Aug. AT The
cosiag session Of the summer school
az the University of California, James
Earl Russell lean Of the Teachers COL
lcgs and professor Of history ana e5u-
cation at Columbia University, struck
some hard blows Al the teaching pro-
tession. He called teachers the mos,
narrow ana bgotad ser of people on the
earth He said that they were pusll-
luminous and crlaging, and accused
them Of being as a class totally unfit
ana unpreplrei for he work they were
to do.
Although the hall was filled in great
part, with teachers attending the sum
mer school, the professors packages Of
truths we're well received. He
spoke OF himself rs Of the teaching pro-
fession.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
SHARON MACHINISTS WIN.


SHARON, Pa. Aug. The machin-
lists strike a, the National Steel Works
aad the sharon Steel plant was set
lied today.
The agre mont provides for an ad-
vance Of wages Of 20 cents per day, pay
and one-half eor overtime and a week
Of 5Sia hours. The company has agreed
to discharge all non-unlon men now at
work within hfteen days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
JAPANESE FOUND GUILTY.

SEATTLE, Aug. 2,-Trakachi Ogas-
hara, a japanese, was today found gull
" in the United States district court
Of importing two of mis- countrywomen
into his country Cor immoral purposes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
TO DEFEND CANADNs CUP.

CHICAGO. Aug. Cadillac, of De-
troit. has been officially selected to de-
fend Canada's cup against the Canadian
challenger Invader
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
KILLING ~ MONTANA
Sho. by His Fa he--.n- Law, VINO claim
ed II Was Beating His Wife

ed II Was Beating His Wife.
HELENA. Mous, Aug Ara Turner
was shoy and killed las, evening ia a
wood ch1pr=.s cabin in DeIdman's
Gulch eight miles from Miss1ula, by
Henry Nuds q. his tather-In-Aw.
hudson ANA his family came Wes,
from their former home in Norfolk.
Nebraska. a year ago. hudson ana MS
son-in-law sad aiken up timber claims
in DeIdman's Cuich. hudson, who sur
rendered after the shooting says that
after having returned from town TO the
claims, he found Turner beating his
wife.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
KLONDIKE TREASURE.

SEATTLE Aug. 2-The steamship
Victorian reached port today with $780,
900 in Klondike treasure.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
AFTER LIVE STOCK BUSINESS.

CHICAGO, Aug 2.-PIans are being
made by the Milwaukee & 81, Paul 70
enter Montana ana become an active
factor in tn live stock business from
ranges q the priec,pll marKts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
LYNCHING IN TENNESSEE
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT
Charles Davis Taken From Courtroom
and Hanged by Girls Relatives
and Friends.

sMITHVILLE Tenn, Aug 2.-The
first lynchlng In Dekalb county took
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
III HUNG CHANG TNDIsPosED.

PEKIN. Aug. LII Hung Chang was
taken with a su lden lndisposi,ion yes
terday. Today ne seems to have recov-
cred
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SILVER MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug, s.-sIlver, ssh,
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WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Aug Wheat, walla
Wala, So
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
.eETHEOWAND THE CAMPAIGN
HIS UNEXPECTED VISIT TO THE CITY
STARTS SPECULATION AMONG POL
ITICIANS-MR. PLATT'S COMMENT.

Seth Low came TO the city yesterday from
his country home in Maine. His visit caused
much speculation among the politicians. While
none of Mr.. Lows friends would talk about ms
visit the politicians generally believed that the
president of Columbia had come here at the
solicitation of his friends to consult with theh
as to the situation, and advise with them as
to the best course to pursue relative 10 the
campaign this fall. AS has already been an
nounced, Mr. Low has been urged by some leao-
ers in the anti -Tammany movement as the
proper man to head the ticket against the
Wigwam nominees
Senator Platt and other leaders of the Re-
publican organization have recently said that
the nomination of an independent Democrat as
a candidate for Mayor would be advisable
When the Senator heard of Mr.. Lows visit
and the gossip about him a possible candi-
date for Mayor on the fusion ticket. he said:
Il did not say last Sunday that I favored an
independent Democrat only to change it to-day
I then said l thought that the fusion forces
would stand the best chance by the nomination
Of an independent Democrat; that such man.
who met with the approval Of all the anti
Tammany forces, would insure a victory.
hadn't heard about Mr. Lows visit to the CITY;
but 1 haven't changed my ideas as to the klnd
/ OF a candidate who would be most successful
But a matter of fact, am not taxing huch
interest in the local campaign. It's too early
l shall not begin take interest in the local
election until September l..
The five German organizations of the city op-
Uosed to Tammany intend to act as a unit in
| the coming conference of anti -Tammany or
ganiza tons. il said yesterday. representa-
tives from each of these five organizations VIII
! meet a week from next Monday night TO select
/ a committee of five This committee VIII repre-
/ sent the German organizations at the ant-lanl-
| many conference and viii work Tor German
American representation on the anti-Tammany
municipal ticket.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
BURNING OIL IN GUTTER.
NAPHTHA ENPLODES WHILE ASPHALT
IS BEING REPAIRED IN SIXTH-AVE

There was an explosion of naphtha at Thirty
second-st. ana Sixth-ave., yesterday, which for
a time appeared as if it would be followed by
serious damage and which caused something
Of a panic.
The New-York Paving and Repair Company,
Of No. 1876 Ffth-ave., has been making repairs
to the asphalt pavement along Sixth-ave and
in Thirty-secOnd-st The workmen had stored
on the north side of Thirty -second-st., guam
tity of lumber tar and other materials, besides
six barrels of naphtha. each barrel containing
fortv-six gallons At Thirty-second-st. and
Sixth-ave. is the saloon of Frank Mcdonald
who lives over it with his wife. two daughters
and two servants. He had complained to the
men in charge of the repair work of the pres
ence of the naphtha in front of his place, ana
had feared that an explosion would occur
At noon Yesterday two italian workmen were
engaged in filing with naphtha a machine
known as a burner" This machine is used 10
melt the old asphalt. Some of the naphtha
trickled out and down the gutter. About
one hundred and fifty feet from the corner were
the six barrels of oil; not far away was the
''fireboX' still nearer was a rolling machlne
and then came the men filing the burner.
AS soon as the oil which leaked from the
burner" gained sufficient volume, it ran down
the gutter to the freboX and Immediately ig-
nited. In a second the burning oil reached one
of the naphtha barrels and moment later 1t
exploded with tremendous report flames leap
ing up in the air hundred feet. dense
volume of black smoke followed and obscured
the sky. The five remaining barrels did not
explode although the wood caught fire. AS the
burning oil. which had been thrown high in the
air by the force of the explosion, came down. it
ran in river of flame down the street, putting
in danger the houses along its course.
The Italian iaborers fled but the engineer of
the roller, James Brennan, who eating his
lunch near by, ran to the machine, which was
the valve to let out the oil which in the
reservoir. and thus prevented a second ex-
plosion. which would have been much more
serious.
An alarm of fire sent in. and Engine
Company No. | responded. When the firemen
reached the scene they Immediately turned a
stream of water the blazing oil and the
burning barrels They were warned of the
danger of the barrels exploding. hu+ intrepdly
advanced TO within a few feet of them and
eventually eXtngushed the flames.
A door of the saloon. which opened in Thirty
second-st, wrecked. nearly all the window
glsrs in McDonads house and saloon was
broken, the interior Of the place damaged, and
awnings and shutters burned up. He placed his
loss at $1,000
Such a large crowd collected and so great
was the excitement that Captain Flood. of the
West Thirtieth-st, police station, found IL neces-
sary TO call out all the reserves to maintain
order.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
WANTS POLICE TO SEARCH FOR HER SON.
WoIAN SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND ANr,
LEFT BOY IN his CARE. AND HER HUs-
BAND HAS SINCE DIED

Harrison, Aug. (SpeciaD-A woman. who said
she was Mrs. Mary Holmes, of Central-ave., New
ark. asked Chief of Police Rodgers OF Harrison
Yesterday to help her in finding her son. whom she
has not seen for five years. The boy. she said
would be eleven years old now.
Ihe woman told Chief Rodgers she and her hus-
band had formerly lived in Harrison. They had A
son ana daughter, ana she and her husband had
separated The husband had taken the boy and
the mother the girl
MIS-. Holmes said that after separating from her
luShdhu she mad LETT Harrison and gone to Eng
land, where she had STAYED until she had Iaarns5
OF the death OF her husband She had then re-
turned 20 Jals country and gone to Newark. Since
neT arrival she had been searching for her son
All trace Of him. she said. had been lost since her
husnand $ death. She believes that the boy IS stH
IN IN Harrison and ne may be found working in ona
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
REPLY TO WAKEn4N'S ANSWER.
MERCHANTS WANT THE APPRAISER TO
MAKE PUBLIC CERTAIN CHARGES
To WHICH HE REFERS.

- The committee Of New-York merchants that filed
charges against Wilbur F. Wakeman' the Ap-
praiser Of the Port, accusing him OF violating the
revised statutes by appointing unqualified persons
10 the position of examiners in the public stores.
has a long letter to the Secretary OK the
Treasury, referring to the reply OF Mr.. Wakeman
10 the charges His statement that the complaint
against him IS unsupported by evidence is met In
part by the following:
s difficult importers to obtain specific evidence
OF the lnc3mpeJence OF examiners eNSTt as as ,bi
developed by experience ahd Is oecduSe ~ 'ItIs M
that the department asked 20 make the m
vestgauon before the incompetent examiners had
had tho opportunity which three months Of proba-
Uonary SerNlc" would give them 10 ehtal expense
delay and unnecessary annoyance upon importers
As 70 the statement OF the Appraiser that "at
least OF the siguers Of the petition whose rep
rescntativc appeared before the department. has
been guilty OF practices which should give said
signature any standing before the department" the
committee says
us rcspscffaiiy to ' insist that the Appraser be
called upon 10 furnish the report which he stated
fcrees, together with the names Of the offenders,
has been given to the allegations Of the Ap-
rraser. As they now stand these allegations re-
fleet upon every house represented at the hearing
10 which reference y made.
As to n plea that the Appraiser was helping the
public by transferring examiners TO the piers,
the letter says:
While the month of July is shown to be one OF
one IN the incoming passenger service, the number
OF passengers arriving in July IsoO being l5 94 as
against %. .62l in August, 36,55I in September and
1852 I'm october. In July this year the number
ll4t2. In the face of these conditions the Ap-
UraIscr transferred to the docks examiners expert
in special nnes of merchandise and filed their
places with of whom qualified
In the experience necessary to quickly handle the
merchandise. and all Of whom totally diSquali-
fled TO meet the requirements Of Section 290 which
especially demands familiarity with the prices and
quality OF the goods they to examine.
The relative Importance of the two branches OF
the Appraisers department IS shown by the fact
hat FOR thc pdp cd he
duties collected passengers baggage amounte
100000 while the duties collected on mer-
chandse amounted to $l53, 100000
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
SENECA CHIEF KILLED.
ANOTHER INDIAN BADLY woUNDED-FIGHT
STARTED OVER A Girl.

Buffalo. Aug. "A dispatch to The Express
frcm Gowanda says that Jesse Jamison, for years
the recognized chief of the Seneca Indians the
Cattaraugus Reservation. and of the most
prominent red men in this part of the United
States. is dead. Richard Grouse, another red man
high in the councils of the Indians, is in a pre-
carous condition, and his Dick is under arrest
as the result of a bloody fight which took place on
the Grouse farm about six miles from here on
Thursday night.
Feeling runs high among the other Indians. Both
we'll liked and have many followers 1t is said
that other Indians who have the reputation of be-
ing quiet are arming and further trouble is ex-
pected Fred Place Justice of the Peace. who is
trying to paeify the warning factions, that he
would not be surprised to hear of an outbreak at
any time. The Federal authorities in Buffalo have
been Informed of the trouble, but yet not one
has arrived to take charge of affairs for the gov
ernment.
The trouble started woman. Some weeks
ago pretty Canadian Indian girl arrived here from
Upper Canada. Jamison Immediately engaged her
for his housekeeper Jamison went on spree a
few days ago, and chased the young woman out
of his house She appealed Justice Place for
shelter and protection. Grouse finally consented TO
take her in until affairs quieted down When Janl-
heard that the girl at the Grouse home he
procured a gun and started for that place. CrouSe
saw him coming and barred the doors.
Jamson broke open the door and began hrlng
into the where Grouse and the girl were
hiding. Grouse shot in the ear and above the
heart Crouse's son, who was in the barn, neard
the firing. and his fathers assistance Janli-
son ran away Grouse and his chased him for
a distance. and then returned to the house Ihey
barred the doors and awaited the return or Jaml-
son. which they felt would come. But the ola
chief had fought his last battle. tie was found sew
cra hours later with his body fairly riddled with
few hours The elder Grouse is not expected 10
live. ard his son has been arrested
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
CHIEF CLERK OF MINT ACCUSED.
WARRANT ISSUED Fer WALTER n. DIM
NuCK's ARREST IN SAN FRANCISCO.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,l

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-I
San Francisco. Aug. "A warrant Tor the arrest
of Walter " Dimmiek who recently dismissed
from the place chief clerk of the Mint because
of the theft of $4,000 issued to-day. Dimmlck
IS charged with the theft Of the missing gold ana
other crimes Investigations of the Secret Service
agents have satisfied them that Dimmick recently
took six sacks Of coin. He systematically helu
hack funds received from time to time for old ma
terial sold and. after using il for his own aoVan-
taee as long as he could without detection, MADE
the accounts good Dmmick is alleged 10 nave
sold bluesone 10 the Selby works and retained the
money tin settling time at the end OF the quarter
OF course the charge is the THEFT OF SIX
bags Of coin containing $4,000 Dmmick knek the
combination Of the vault, which was supposed 10
be known TO Cashier Cole alone Experts who
opened the vault after the robbery found the time
lock not working.
Dulmick admitted that he was in the hapt OF
working al night at tn mint sometimes remaining
as late as II O'Clock. At that hour the onIF gudru
was a single watchman. whose duties Ga not ai-
mil of his remaining the door all the Time ms
rounds consumed fully half an hour, ana as the
vault he opened IN q minute ny any person
having the combination. there would De ample
time removal Of the sacks Of coin.
Frank b. WorthingtoT bOokkeeper in the cash-
iarSs office saws he saw him extract money from
nav envelopes of employees. These peculatlons IL
e stated Dmuick good before the money
was called for had the use or II Tor zen 70
fifteen DAYS in each case
New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
or CHECK STAMPS.
rom The Washington Star

From The Washington Star
THE abolition of the stamp bank checks has
already Increased the number of checks 20 per
cent" said bank oficial TO Washington Star"
reporter the other day, land the increase Is likely
to be larger as the days pass. There great
many persons who pay all their household and
other bills with checks They find IL much more
convenient TO do this, for they can keep record Of
them In a more concise manner Besides this, the
paid check acts receipt and closes up the
transaction. settles all questions and stops eueetu-
ally successful Representation of the bill The
stamp tax of two cents on each check did not bear
very hard on the occasional Siver of checks. but
to those who issued large number every day ~
was found cheaper 10 keep the money ON hand
and pay out bills in cash. This was specially tho
case with women who pay their house bills with
checks. Now that the stamp has been done away
with many of them have returned TO the former
system of paying bills. 1t makes more work. OF
course for the hank clerks in keeping the
counts but somehow banks welcome the
turn TO the old system