THE COLUMBIAN, BL00MS6URG, PA. Ready to Strike Hard in War if Guatemala Re fuses tier Demands. EARNEST FOR PUACE Secretary Hoot Believes Trouble May lie Settled, I tut United State HVI11 Not Interfere. Forces Are At Work To Avert HoKtililics Guatemalan Consul Talks. Washington, D. C, Mny 2S. Mex ico, according to advices that have reached the Slate Department, mill hopes to avoid war with Guatemala, but the Is firmly determined in event of Guatemala's failure to comply wtth her demands to eud the pre sent situation with u content that ihall be sudden, short and decisive. Despite Mexico's aggressive ntll '.tide Secretary Hoot has not given jp hope that peace may be pre served. The good offices of the United States hevn been put for ward as a standing offer to the coun tries Involved, but this government .an not, nor Is It disposed to, act as jDergetleally as It has acted in itralnod situations between Central American countries to which Mcx ;co was not a part. The United States and Mexico hav ng for a year now worked harmon ously together to Insure permanent jeace in Central America. Secretary loot and Assistant Secretary Bacon el that Mexico Is us earnest In Its leslre for peace as the United States n be and may be relied upon to ixhaust all possible peaceful exped ients before going to war. One of the greatest external forces forking to avert wur between Mex to and Guatemala is the feeling of wery Important Lntin-Amoricnn re )ubllc, Including Mexico, that war it this time would bo unusually bad tor the reputation of them all. Secretary Hoot has been much Im pressed with the feeling of first class jovernmcntB, like Brazil, Argentina, Ihill, Peru and Mexico, that they ire handicapped In the eyes of the trorld by l'requeut revolutions In tnd wars between the backward re (ubllcs, like those of Central Amcr ra. It was this feeling which caused nany Latin-American diplomats sarmly to commend the Idea of a onfederatlon of Central American ' Rates into a single government irong enough to repress revolution rlthln and command re; pect from flthout. Secretary Root finds this ntlment a great deterrent of war jetween Mexico and Guatemala. Tho rxistence of the feeling many dlplo UU believe will prevent Mexico Tom striking unless some more overt art is committed by Guatemala which (111 bring, public sentiment squarely alnst that Republic. The Mexican Embassy and the luatemalnn Legation are entirely flthout advices to-day. PLANTS 1,000 ACHES IX PEAS- Company In San Joaquin Valley Ex perts to Ship 250 Carloads. New York, May 27. H. P. Ane sait, assistant general freight agent t the Santa Fe, after an extended rip through the San Joaquin vul y, declares: "The most interesting thing I no ted in my trip was tho pea canning ictory at Ookdale. The company lere has 1,000 acres of peas under ultlvation and it expects to ship out ..SO carloads of canned peas from ,at little town. Lnnd which was irmerly put to use for the cultlva Dn of hay and grain is now planted t peas, and big money Is being ,iade by the planters. A REAL THlST IUHOX. ilng Carlos Gives Title to American Agent of Standard Oi'. Lisbon, May 27. King Carlos has inferred the title of liaron on A. atterson, manager In Portugal of .le business of the Standard Oil pmpany, in recognition of his per .nal efforts to develop commercial latlons between this country and ,;e United States. This unprecedented honor to Mr. Utterson Is commented upon with reat Interest by the meoibtrs of ile diplomatic corps here. ;ohe iionok iok baby prince king Alfuiiho Confers the Cross of 1'clajo on His Infant Son. Madrid, May 28. The ancient vremony of conferring on the Prince f Austrlas, the young heir to the ;mnlsh throne, the cross of Peluyo iok place at the palace, the King Imself pluting the cross on the in int's breast in the presence of the yal family, the members of the iiblnet and grandees of Spuln. Mrs. Isinay Left $1(1,000,000. London, May 27. Mrs.lsmay, .idow of the founder of the White ;ar Steumshlp Comiiany, who died ecently, left an estate, which is robated at tl0.C25.GS0. V. F. Walker Med to China. Honolulu, May 27. W. V. Wat er, absconding trlaaurer of a New rltaln, Conn., bank, was a pussen or ou the steamship Doric on her jst voyage to the Orient. He is re orted to have landel at a Chinese ort and disappeared. Mivr" chowe r,((M;n t 1 Police Ordered to .Arrest KM:i vprr Every Time He Appear. Omaha, Neb., May 28. Arretted as a common vagrant, with no vlsi- PAT CROWE. bio means of support, "Pat" Crowe, known as the kidnapper of young "Eddlo" Cudahy, was put in a cell In the county Jail. Orders have been issued by Chief of Police Donahue that Crowe must be arrested every time he appears within the city limits, on the ground that he in a menace to society. INSPECTION STOPS HEEF SALE. Kef use to Let Cattle Go Subject to Post -Mortem Kviuol nation. Chicago, 111., May 29. Ik-cause of the enforcement by the big packers of their new rule requiring post mortem Inspection of cows and heif ers as a condition of purchase, only tho high class of "Delmonlco" grades of beef were sold at the stock yards for the Chicago trade. All the cows and heifers went to the slaughter houses outside Chicago, ruiiiuly to Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cleveland and Pittsburg concerns. Monday was the first day for the enforcement of the post-mortem rule and its operation was watched with keen interest. The big packing firms did not succeed In buying a solitary cow or heifer, acordlng to the returns made to the live stock commission men at the close of busi ness. None of the three thousand animals numbered In the list of tho day's receipts as "cow stuff" re mained unsold, however, and on this showing the commission claimed that the big firms were routed in tho day's skirmish. When the market opened In the morning the buyers for Armour & Co., Nelson Morris & Co., the Nat ional Tacking Company, G. H. Ham mond & Co., Schwartzschlld & Sulz berger and the Western Packing Company announced that they would bid for cows and heifers only on con dition that aceptance and payment would follow, not precede, the gov ernment post-mortem inspection. They were promptly told by the com mission men that their bids would not be considered on such terms. Definite lines of procedure had been mapped out by both sides. After It became definitely known that the big packers had Instructed their buyers to make absolutely no purchases of cows or heifers unless subject to the new rule, the com mission men having this class of cattle for sale Ignored these buyers. Many buyers from Mllwnukee and the other cities where there are slaughter houses operated ludepend" ently of the Chicago big packers, and to these the "cow stuff" was let go at prices that were somewhat on the "bargain day" order that is to say, from 10 to 20 per cent be low the range of prices at the close of last week's marketing. P. O. INQU'RY FOK MISS. GOULD. Formal Complaint That Ht Mall Was Tampered Willi. New York, May 29. Formal com plaint was made to United States District Attorney Stimson that Mrs. Howard Gould's mall was tamper ed with on several occasions while she was living apart from her hus band. Her attorney called on Mr. Stimson and urged that the Federal authorities investigate Mrs. Gould's charges. It Is likely that the Post Office Department will take up the matter and assign Inspectors to work on tho dues that have boon furnished by Mrs. Gould. Mr. Stim son was also told of Mrs. Gould's suspicions that she had been shad owed by Secret Service men, and an Investigation will be begun along that line. Confesses Ilcside Sliiin Girls IJody. Ulmhurst, N, Y., May 27. When confronted with the body of Amelia Charlotte Staffeldt, tho fifteen-year-old girl who was murdered Wed nesday afternoon on the old Selu farm at Elmhurst, L. I., Henry Becker, tho suspect arrested on Thrusday night, confessed to know ledge of the crime, protesting that he wus Innocent, and fastened the Xuilt upon a companion. Woman In Mue In Asylum. Washington, May 29. Miss Isa bella Emerson Case, known as tli "Woman In Illue," who, because of continued efforts to seo President Roosevelt, was placed under arrest last week, wjr. committed to St. Elizabeth's Asylum fur the Insane. ft. Covering Minor Happen ings from nil Over the Q lobe. HOME AND FOREIGN Complied and Condensed for the Duajr Reader A Complete Itrcord of European Dcspatche and Im portant Brents from Everywhcio Boiled Down for 1 1 only Perusal. Because Dnvld Rankon Jr., a wealthy St. Louis man, objected In too emphatic lnngunge to the "grim aces" of other patrons of the South ern Hotel dining room he was re quested by the management to take his meals 1 elsewhere. Announcement was made that an open sen trial for the submarine boats Is to bo held off Point Judith next month. Another adjournment was taken In the Haywood trial to give the Sheriff time to summon more men to be examined for Jurymen. Sentiment was said to be against Judge W. G. Loving, of Lovlngton, Va., charged with slaying the al leged betrayer of his daughter, und he will seek a change of venue. Delphln M. Delmns, who defended Harry K. Thaw In New York city, will appenr as consul for two of the men Indicted for bribery In San Francisco. Cubans In Santiago rely on Anifrl can members of the Arbitration Qora mlttee to settle tho strike troubles. Guy D. Havlland and his bride arrived In New York from BoBtou, and decided to be married again In France, If his father insisted upon it. Despondent because he had been sent from the Detective Bureau in New York to precinct duty In Brook lyn, Richard F. Walsh, a lieutenant of police, committed suicide. Police of a score of cities were at work on all Imaginable clews look ing to a solution of the mystery of the murder of Father Knspar Vur tatinn In Hells Kitchen, New York. Albany, N. Y., despatches declared the Governor might nsk the Legis lature to enact the Massachuett3 ballot law for this State. Announcement was made in Pitts burg that the United States Geolo gical Survey is planning to establish a school there to teach the preven tion of explosions In mines. Managers of William H. Taft's campaign for the Presidential nom ination hope to name Governor Hughes for second place on the ticket. After he had been suffocated in a trunk, the body of an Armenian priest, supposed to be the Rev. Father Casper, was found at No. 31) 3 West Thirty-seventh street. New York City. The -Rev. Dr. George W. Searle, of New York said the Catholic Church recognized spiritism, but forbade attendance at seances, and that he believed the spirits which mediums reached were devils or lost human souls. Rioting In Santiago, Cuba, con tinued and a rumor that American troops would be called for was pre valent. Tokio despatches declared the Japanese people were Indignant at reportB of attacks on countrymen by mobs in San Francisco. Twenty-eight new Indictments for bribery wore returned by the San Francisco Grand Jury against well known men. Announcement wag made that H. C. Frlck would spend $10,000,000 for the erection of an academy at Pittsburg In order to outdo the Car negie Institute. Beggers have sent a thousand let ters to William Smith Mason, one of "Silent" Smith's heirs, asking for aid on many pretexts. Federal troops and Confederate veterans united in unveiling an equestrian statue of General John B. Gordon, at Atlanta. Mrs. Howard Gould's story of an alleged conspiracy against her stirred tho Police Department, the Post Office and the secret service branches of several railroads. FOREIGN NEWS. In Persia tho Shah'B birthday was honored by a reception of th6 Diplo matic and illumination of the capi tal at night. A rebellion has broken out at Wongkong, China, and the German mission station at Lien Chow ha been destroyed. Paris, In holiday attire find throned with Americans, greet Nor way's king and queen. Herr H. Hasperg, director of the Imperial Automobile Club of Berlin, and a well known polo player, was kicked by a horse and dangerously hurt. A despatch from Teheran sayti that Celeblan tribal cavalry have pillaged a village near Tabriz, kill ing hundreds of the villagers, and that the crisis In Teheran Is most acute. At The Hague the Hall of the Knights Is being prepared for the meeting of the Peace Conference. ; With the travesty of home r;ilo rejectel, says a special cable de spatch, (he British llbrval party limy attempt to throw off the Irish yoke. King Kdward, desirous of relieve Ing the dulncss of male attire, says a special cable despatch from Lon don, Is wearing a pink shirt. Mr. Whltelaw Reld, according to a rumor quoted In a despatch from London, is about to give a dinner to the King and Queen. I Outgoing steamships, according to J a special cable despatch, have been : taking awny more Americans than have arrived In London. Very cold and unseasonable weather In England has brought about n grent Increase of Influenza. The nationalist convention In Dub lin repudiated the plan for a limited Irish Council offered by the liberal government. Upon the occasion of the funeral of murdered police officials In Odessa the Black Hundreds renewed their attacks upon the Hebrews. Assistance from Hong Kong and Japanese ports has been sent to tho rescue of the French cruiser Chanr.y, ashore In a dangerous position on one of the Saddle Islands, Chusan group. HPOHTIXa NKWS. F. O. Hortsman was the only Am erican to win In the British amateur golf championship. Miss Harriet S. Curtis and Miss Mary B. Adams did the best work In the qualifying round of the women's annual golf championship tourna ment. Yale's second eight oared crew de feated Cornell's second at tho Amor lean Henley, after winning a race earlier In the day. Sailing directions for the sail craft race to Bermuba have been Issued by tho Regatta Commlttoo. The Larchmont Yacht Club went Into commission for the season. CAItXEGIK TO PEXSIOX SCOTS. Those Who Have Wondered Will Ho Taken Hack. London, May 27. Andrew Carne gie has Just nnnounccd his latest philanthropic plan, which provides for the repatriation and pensioning of all poor and aged Scots now living in Great Britain. Carnegie proposes to see that all his old fellow countrymen who are living outside their native land and who are In want are made easy for the rest of their lives. Applicants for his bounty must be sixty years of age and Indigent. They will be sent back to their former homes In Scotland at Mr. Carnegie's expense and a pension of fifteen shillings ($3.75) a week will be al lowed. Announcement of his scheme was made by Mr. Carnegie Immediately upon his arrival at Skibo Castle, his Scottish home. MO. CAN OUST STANDARD OIL. Commissioner Upholds Attorney General Hadley's Specifications. I Jefferson City, Mo., May 27. Spe cial Commissioner Anthony, In his report to the Supreme Court on the suits brought by Attorney General Hadley to drive the Standard, Re public, and Waters-Pierce Oil Com panies out of Missouri, recommend 1 that their charters be revoked and I that they be ousted from the State. These three companies, forming a I combination under the leadership of ' the Standard OU Company, accord ing to Commissioner Anthony, have unlawfully monopolized the oil trade of this State since 1901. The Com I mlssloner describes their operations as "a conspiracy formed to control prices and throttle competition." It Court, under the law and the evi ls pointed out that tho Supremo dence gathered by the Commiss ioner, has the power to cancel the charter of tht Waters-Pierce Oil' Company and revoke the licenses of the Standard and Republic Oil Com panies, which are Incorporated out side of Missouri. Sprigg Must Servo 20 Years. New York, May 27. Robert H. Sprlggs, the negro keeper of a dis orderly house who was convicted for the abduction of a white girl must serve the sentence Imposed on him of twenty years at hard labor in Sing Slog Prison. Spriggsj's con viction was unanimously atfirmed by tho Appellate Division of tho Sup reme Court. 8,000 Machinists Strike on the Erie Newark N. J., May 27. A general strike of the niueunilaiu hi tne e.n ploy of the Erie Hullroad went Into effect at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon In the shops of the road from Jersey Cltv to Chicago'. In all the o'llcials : of the union said that 3,000 men had quit work. Tiger Loose At u Circus. Twin Falls, Idaho, May 28. At the performance of a el reuse hero a Bengal tiger broke fro:n a cage, and In a dash for llborty killel many Shetland ponloB und fatally Injured a small girl. The animal was killed before It coud escape from the tent. I Woman 01 A "Freshman. Poughkeepsie, May 27. Vnssar's newest freshman Is sixty-five yeurs old. Shq Is Mary Emily Van Dyne, of Poughkeepsie, who has Just begun this term at the college as a student lb a special course. She Is perhaps , the oldest freshman In the country. IS Revenue Men Say Martin, Accused of Conspiracy, Is Head of Trade. OPERATES FROM N. J. Former Federal Agent Himself, He Is Said to Have Escaped .Many Traps Laid For lllm It is Hoped That Ills Indictment and Arrest Will Stop tho Traffic. Jersey City N. J., May 29. By tho arrest of O. S. Martin, manager of the plant of Braun & Fltts, of No. 52-54 Hudson streot Jersey City, on a charge of conspiracy, the United States revenue officials believe they have struck a severe blow against the illicit coloring of oleomnrgatine lu New Jersey for New York con sumption. Martin was placed under heavy ball and will bo brought to trial during tho June term of the United States District Court In New Jersey. Martin hns long been regarded by the revenue officials ns the chief of the New Jersey oleomargarine trade, and is said by them to have con trived severnl methods of handling the product so as to evade the rev enue laws. A former revenue official himself and acquainted with the methods of the federal agents, Mar tin has esceped from several traps set for him by tho revenue men. His indictment followed tho ar rest of Charles C. Clement, of No. 50 Seventh avenue Oiittenburg, N. J., on a charge of manufacturing and selling colored oleomargarine with out a license. Clement had a large plant, and Is known to have owned ftt least two distributing wagons in New York and New Jersey. A raid was made ou his plant by the rev enue men and the product confis cated. Find Consignment ()n Pier. Soon after the arrest of Martin the revenue agents found a consign ment for Hartford, Conn., of 2,500 pounds of colored oleomargarine on Pier 20, East River. The fifty tubs did not bear the revenue stamps of ten cents a pound, but as the names of both consignor and consignee were fictitious no arrests were made. The consignment was confiscated. Martin went to Jersey City from Chicago as manager of the Braun & Fltts establishment several years ago. His first clash with the fed eral authorities came some time ago, when he Invented capsules of color ing matter,- which were sold with orders of uncolored oleomargarine. The restaurant keepers or small merchants could stir this dye into tho oleomargarine before placing on sale, and thus evade the heavy tax on the colored imitation butter. AI1HUZZI GUEST OF CITY TO-DAY Cousin of Italy's King and Noted Explore Here on Warship. New York, May 27. The Duke of Abruzzl, Prince of Savoy, Cousin of King Victor Emanuel of Italy, ex- plorer, sportsman, hero of Innumer able exciting episodes and the most adventurous spirit among the royal families of Europe, is a visitor to the City of Now York. His Italian compatriots were given an opportunity to welcome hira. SENATOR PLATT ILL? I'nnhle to Take Cliargo of Graft Charges in Express Company. Pittsburg, May 27. United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt, President of the United States Express Com pany, sent word here to-day that ho will be uuable to come to Plttsbiu-j; at this time to take personal charge of tho investigation o tho alleged wholesale grafting In hla company. Mrs. MrKlnlcy Pusses Away, Canton, Ohio, May 28. Mrs. Wil liam McKlnley passed Into eleiual Bleep Sunday afternoon. Her death wus without pain, without stfuggle aud void of any Indication that she knew of anything transpiring ubout her. With the exception of short per iods of Beml-consclousness at three Intervals Mrs. McKlnley had been unconscious since last Tuesday. She showed such remarkable vitality, however, and the stimulants anl con centrated nourishment acted so effectively that her death waa de layed nearly two daya. t . N few zW5 lOSllil N. Y. MAUKFr LETTER (From our Special Correspondent.! New York, May 27. Specula!!- trading In the wheat market w;u much less active, with the trndcBvy of prices; ngnln lower, owing princi pally to bad weather nil over tA country. The wheat market, like that la stocks, Is professional to a dug; now, und the buying is not so fast and furious ns It was. Tho public h:.s been in the wheat market to a great extent, hut having been Iw.iily hurt Is inclined to keep Its hands oft. Wall Street, is trying to figure ont tho crop situation, and has com ti the conclusion that more wheat Jiuji been killed by the rumor-monger t'uni by frost, wet weather and the gr ou bugs. Crop experts, like ex perts of another sort, are apt to k1u do their i"ws according to iXe desires of those who employ tbcni. und for tbls reason it Is fair to -puse that experts working for gcuia houses that have been buying vl .-at have been busily engaged in killing, of this particular sort In order o put the price up. At least thl U the opinion of the people In W',I Street. The group of produce speculator who, (-evei-al wclis ago, bought up what they thought was all the avail able supply of old potatoes, wth th object of unloading their holdings at high prices, received a sever check. About S.000 barrels of po tatoes they didn't know exrftcn! were offered for sale at much lei quotations. More are said to b coming. About 4,000 barrels of potatona were unloaded In a day at a singte pier, and several 1,000-barrel lot were received at other piers. Thp rpnctilators were surprised; they thought they had cleaned up th supply. It seems, however, that th high prices attracted sellers from distant points, and on this the deal ers here hnd not figured. Whi:at Majv l.OIJ-g July l.or," Kept 1.00 Duo 1 QC, Cons Mny. (Hi July 00-1., Sept 01 Oats. Mixed, (tf 47'4c. Hk.kvks. City dres'd. SaN''c Calves. City dres'd. faS'o. Country dressed per lb. (ia!t,'jc. Sheep. Per 100 lb. tA.Q0an.85. Hods. Live per 100 lb. t5.10a7.10. Country dressed per lb. fc'iCaOlijc'. Hay. Prime, 100 lbs., '$1.20. Straw. Long rye, GOaflOc. LlVB I'OIXTKY Fowl a Per lb. nl5. Chickens. Spring, per lb., a30c. Dicks Per lb. ai;i'ac. Geksk. Per lb. NalO. Dkkssed l'Oli.TKY Tl KKEYS. Per lb. lOallc. Fowls. Per lb. llalSc. SvL'Ans. Per dozen f 1.2oa4.00. Vkoktaiiles Potatoes. Old bbl., t3-lfia3.40. Cuccmuekm. Basket, tl.O0a3.25. Onions. White, per bbl. f3.25a3.74. Lettuce. Basket, tl.00a8.00. Spinach. Barrol, fl.25aii.00. Bebts. per bbl. fl.00al.50. MAPLE SUOAU.-Pnre sugar is re ported firm under light offerings, and there is a moderate demand. Holders quote l.Sjal4c and syrup is firm at afl.10 per gallon as to holder. FINANCIAL There was a heavy break In the prices of stocks, followed by only a slight recovery at the market's clow. Southern Rnllroud Issues declined oft a Supreme Court decision pro hibiting advance, in lumber rates. London market were depressed bj labor agitation, hardening of money rates and tho failure of a Stock Kx clunge firm. After early advances stocks dot-lined toward the close of tho mar ket. Figures of the bank statement showed an increase in surplus re serve of $1,216,200, an Increase In loans of $1, 580, 800 and an Increase In deposits of $0,539,000. BASEBALL LEAGUE SUMMA1UE3. Standing of the Clubs. National. W. L. P. C Now Y ork .' . 20 7 .MS Chicago 20 7 .: PhJUdtlphia io ij .ou Pittsburg 17 is jjg; Boston 13 io ,406 Cincinnati u 21 Mi St. Louis 10 25 .2tH Brooklyn 7 25 .219 American. ' - W. L. P. C. Chicago 28 10 .f7 Cleveland 22 12 .047 Detroit is u .000 New York 15 15 .500 Philadelphia u 17 .4fii St. Louis u 20 .413 Boston 11 21 .344 Washington 0 10 .iUl YVnrniiig to Lazy Post master. Washington, May 29. Hereafter postmasters who advise their pat rons to buy bank drafts, express money orders, or to employ other methods of transmitting cash than by money order or registry, will be removed by Postmaster General Meyer. Lazy postmasters have found It more agreeable to direct patrons to the nearest bank or express ofBc to purchase exchange than to take the pains to Issue money orders or register letters. This has operaUwl to reduce the postal revenues. 1.. .'v iu-iit.. irfvwL .w-h:.
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