THE TRUST CRAZE American Zinc Producers Don't Take to It A WORLD-WIDE COMBINE. It was Pictured to Them by au European Promoter. THE COTTON DICK MAKERS. A Consolidation of Fourteen tarso Tlaiiiifaeturluu I'lant* lla» Keen In fected !>) Tlieni « <>iii|>uii> Capital* tzed lor $45,000,000. Chicago, Aug. 12. — A special to tl'<) Times-Herald from La Salle, 111., says: Paul l)e Sincay. the president of the zinc trust which controls the Huro pcan markets, has been two days ill La Sidle at work on the project which was originated in Kurope. It is uu lerstood that the Mat I h lessen eV lleg ler and Illinois Zinc companies, of I.a Salle, who control the American mar ket, have declined to enter the pro posed organization and the deal is practically off. The reason given for the American branch of the industry refusing to join the combination is that the branches have nothing iu common. The American zinc indus try is growing rapidly. The Hiiro* pean market, controlled by tlie Huro penn trust which produces three times is much zinc as America, is being hit heavily by the American product and it is thought that the new move by the Hnropean is for protection. I)e Sincay has not yet given up hope that the combination may be effected, but the zinc men here regard the pro ject with distrust. The Record says: Plans for the organization of a combination to con trol the manufacture of duck goods are practicallv consummated. An nouncement will be made in a few days of the successful financing of tiie new company, to be called "The Mount Vernon-Wood berry Cotton Duel; C 0.." but. like most of the indus trials recently organized, the capital ization of this company is to include no preferred stock issue, but instead will consist of a single stock issue, amounting" to about $25,000,000 mid also an issue of debenture bonds tiie approximate amount of which has not yet been decided on. The new com pany, through It plants which it is to include, will control about 00 per tent, of the cotton duck production of the United States. The promoters of the combination announce: "It is not the intention of the. projectors of the new coinpanv to immediately advance prices, al though prices of some lines may l>e readjusted to secure a more even basis." five Nhlj> and 100 Live* Loot, Vancouver. B. C„ Aug. 12.—Terrible havoc occurred during a recent hurri cane oIT the Australian coast, accord ing to advices received here Friday. Five ships foundered at sea. or were wrecked and over 100 lives were lost. The City of York, an iron ship, went ashore at liottnest island and is a total wreck. Hleven lives were lost. The wreck of the Carlisle Castle w;;s the most frightful that occurred cm the coast for two years. Thirty-three passengers arc missing, and while many were drowned many more were eaten by sharks. The Augsburg and two unknown ships were wrecked during the storm and a large number of passengers were lost. To l''l<rht tlie <ilaK« Trimt. Pittsburg. Aug. 12. —Word 's brought from Philadelphia, where the window glass workers have just (dosed their convention, that because of their failure to arrange for a conference with the combine manufacturers, they have entered into a compact with the independents. The agreement is that the workers will receive the advance cf I\'-< per cent, which they have been contending for. they in return to work hand in hand with the independent manufacturers. More than 25,000 glass workers will be affected by the new arrangement, which practically means.a. fight against the combine. (Tarred from the Tlsillm. Washington. Aug. 12. —An order for bidding the delivery of all mail matter was yesterday issued against Isaac L. Walton. tb<' ex-Slave Petitioners' As sembly and the ex-Slave Assembly, of Madison, Ark., on the charge of oper ating through the mails a scheme d<- vised for obtaining money under falsi' and fraudulent pretenses. The de partment states that "Walton is an ex-slave who is at the head of an .1- leged imaginary organization having for its object tlie collection of money t'i be used to petition congress to pass a law granting pensions to ex-slaves."' Otla to Hemal■■ ill I'ommand. Washington. \ug. 12. (ien. Otis will remain in supreme command of the Philippines. Should lie request to be relieved, I.awton will be assigned tc duty as his successor. This is the decision reached by the president and Secretary boot. Tleeliin >o Longer a Giant. New York. Aug. 12.—Jouett Meekin, the famous pitcher of the New York club, was released Friday by President Freedman. Meekin has been engaged by the Boston club. Freedman when asked why he let Meekin go said it would be the policy of New York to build up a nine from young players. Fought a 20-IC»iiml I3ra\v. New \ ork, Aug. 12. (icorge Dixon, the featherweight champion, and Kd Sjiitry, of Chicago, met last night be fore the Broadway Athletic club for 2(1 rounds at 125 pounds and Itefcree John White declared the fight a draw. DID NOT START THE ROW. Recent Lynching* of Italian* In I>oula laua I* Condemned lu an Official II *■ port. Washington, Aug. 9.—Tlie state de partment has received from the Italian authorities a copy of the report made by the Marquis Hoinano, secretary of the Italian embassy here, on his in vestigation of the recent lynching of live Italians at Tallulah, La. The report represents the affair in a serious light. As a whole the Ital ian authorities view the matter of the lynching as one of unusual atrocity and without the mitigating circum stances which have been urged in pre vious affairs of this kind. In describing the first affray which led up to the lynching. Marquis Uoma; no's report states that Dr. Hodges was the iirst to draw his weapon, and that not until he had fired one, shot and was about to fire the second one at Charles Difata, who was' at that time prostrate on the ground, did the brother. Joe Difata. fire his shot gun from the store nearby. This lust shot, it is pointed out, was in de fense of the fallen brothel - and was not a wanton attack upon Dr. Hodges. The circumstances leading up to the affray are described In detail. Ac cording to this account Charles Di fata. was alone when Dr. llodges passed. There is no effort made in the report to obscure the fact that Charles Difata made the first offensive overture. Hut it is contended that this was not accompanied by the use of firearms, or even a movement to draw them. It is said, however, that Charles Difata upbraided Dr. Ilodges in an offensive way for having killed an animal and accompanied this by a blow of his fist. Then, it is stated. Dr. Hodges shot at Difata. Whether or not the shot took effect it was not possible for the Italian authorities to learn, as the bodies of the men after being lynched were disfigured and disposed of. Tint at all events it is stated that Charles Difata was on the ground following the shot from Dr. Hodges' weapon. At this point Joe Difata made his appearance and, see ing his brother down and a second shot about to be fired, shot at Dr. Hod ges. Then followed the lynching of .Toe Difata. and Charles Difata. The mob took thern before they had been ar rested. Cp to this point, according to the Italian report, only those two Italians had figured in the affair. The report goes onto state that throughout the occurrence the three other Italians Frank Difata, Joseph Fedueio and John Ceraini —were in another street and did not know what was occurring. If is stated that they did not take part in the attack on Dr. Hodges and that they did not even know of it until some time after, when the local offi cers came to arrest them. This ar rest was accomplished and the three Italians were placed in jail. The re port then brings out that the mob. having already lynched Charles and .Toe Difata. turned their attention (o the three Italians under arrest. Two of these men. Jose Fedueio and Frank Difata, were first taken from the offi cers and lynched. Subsequently, and some little time afterward, the mob returned and took John Ceraini and lynched him. In this circumstantial way the report brings out that the mob made three distinct movements against the Ital ians. and that there was sufficient time for the blood to cool and the anger of the lynchers to abate. THE PHILIPPINE WAR. Secretary of War Hoot lli'i lurp* that Hontllltle* Will be Iteneived with t-reut Vigor 1>) the Limt ol October. Plattsburg, N. V., Aug. 9. —The war In the Philippines is to be prosecuted with a vigor that ought to result in speedy cessation of hostilities there. A press correspondent saw Secretary Root last night in the office of the Hotel Champiain just after he had said good-bye to the president and was preparing to take the train for Wash ington. The secretary referred to his visit to Plattsburg Barracks in the afternoon, where he witnessed a drill of the Twenty-sixth regiment. This regiment has been recruited and or ganized in a little over three weeks, and it drilled like old veterans. "The progress which the officers and men of the Twenty-si>lth regiment have made in drilling in so short a time is simply marvelous." said Mr. Hoot. "It shows the wonderful pow er of the I'nited States when ten regi ments of volunteer soldiers can lie recruited, drilled and equipped for active service in the field in so short a time." "Will the war i\\ the Philippines be prosecuted vigorously from now on?" asked the correspondent. Mr. Root replied quick as a flash: "Yes, sir. the war in the Philippines from now on will be prosecuted with all possible energy ." "How large a force will be at the disposal of the commanding general there?" "There will be 50.000 men flier" ready for active service at the close of the rainy season, about the last of October, and more will be sent there if necessary." As to the rumor published in some papers that the president and he were not agreeable upon the policy to be pursued in the Philippines, Mr. Root said: "Of course that is all nonsense." When asked whether (Jen. Otis would be relieved of the command of th" forces in the Philippines Mr. I foot re plied that he had nothing to say on that point at this time. I'looilx in lianlla. Vancouver, I!. C.. Aug. 10. —Manila advices received by the steamship Htn press of Japan say that typhoons and rains have turned the city into an im mense pond with gutters over a foot deep in water. Satnpalock di«*t'<• was so completely Hooded that the people were forced into the upper stories of the houses. The police barracks were completely surrounded and soldiers stood guard and carried on patrol duty in two feet of running writer. Hundreds of creeks that in tersect the city overflowed their banks and boats were seen on manv street* GAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1899. CENSMCOBI. A Count of Noses Is to be Taken Very Soon. FREEDOM IS PROMISED. When Cuba Can Govern Itself Americans Will Leave. ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE. Sanger Has Hem Appoltlted to Take Charge of tlie Enumeration 's o < 011111 of tlie Ixlaudcrn llu« tlade lor More than I'£ Yearn. Washington. Avif»". 12.—Tlie secretary of war lias directed that the census of Cuba shall be completed by Janu ary 1, 1000, and (icn. Sanger, of the inspector general's department, will be assigned to take general charge of the work. The immediate taking of the census will be under a Cuban offi cial in each district. Each will have a force of Cuban enumerators. The final tabulation of the counts will be made at the census office in Washing ton. Two conferences held Friday hast ened the Cuban census problem well toward completion. The first was at the census bureau between Acting Di rector Wines, the chief statisticians and the geographer and the Cuban commissioners. They discussed the tentative schedules submitted, which were ordered printed. In the afternoon Secretary of War I.'oot, Assistant Secretary Meiklejolin, Acting Director Wines and Chief Hunt, of the population section of the census, were in conference, pre paratory to a conference Secretary Hoot will have with the Cuban commissioners to-day. At this meet ing it was officially stated that the policy and purpose of the United States are to make the Cubans self governing. a condition which, when reached, will be followed by this gov ernment's turning over governmental control of every nature to the Cu bans. Everything will be subordinated to this end and it will be a guiding fac tor in the census taking. While Gen. Sanger will have general charge, a civilian will be sent from here to take direct control of the entire work in the island. Victor IT. Olmsted, of this city, an expert statistician with the department of labor, has been agreed on for this office. ' One point discussed at the confer ence with Secretary Root was the fact that the population of Cuba is prob !'.bly much larger than the census of IssT showed, for the reason that tie; Spanish officials who were in charge, while omitting no Spaniards in the re turns, minimized the number of Cu bans, for obvious political reasons, flic estimates of the island's popula tion now range from 1,000,000 to i,- 100,000. Victory %Vonl<l 'lean Itiiin. London, Aug. 12.—The Boer organ n London, the Standard and Diggers News, publishes a Johannesburg dis patch threatening Great Britain, in (lie event of war, saying the Boers are determined to wreck the mines and ruin the general body of sharei holders by blowing up millions' worth of machinery, adding that war will mean the absolute ruin of Johannes burg, both as a town and as a mining center, and saying: "While it will doubtless end in a victory for England, the price of that victory will be the ruin of thousands who ought to con sider the price they must pay before authorizing the government to declare war." National Clearing House I'roponed. Chicago, Aug. 12. —'The Evening Post says: "A giant clearing house to ascertain the credit of merchants and business establishments all over the country for the benefit of the banks of the United States, and uni form laws governing the charges for collecting checks are achievements for which leading banker? of this city and the east will work nt the convention of the American Hankers' association to be held at Cleveland September *>, 6 and 7." A Three-Cent Fare Ordinance. Detroit. Mich., Aug. 12. —The com mon council yesterday adopted by a \otc of 24 to 1 the amendments to the ordinances of the Citizens' and Fort Wayne lines changing the rate of fare, from five cents to eight for a quarter. The company will undoubtedly refuse to obey the ordinances and mandamusi proceedings will be commenced tc force the company to show cause why it should not obey the enactments of the council. Itoekeleller Probably a Prisoner. Washington, Aug. 12.—The iollowing cable has been received from Gen. Otis: "From southern Luzon report conies that an American officer is held there prisoner, and description given indicates Maj. Rockefeller." Rocke feller is the Officer who disappeared several months ago shortly after his arrival in the Philippines and nothing has been heard of him since. A I'ohoiifrS Sentence. Carini, 111.. Aug. 12. Tvv Crabtrec the girl who killed her brother in ai attempt to poison licr family, was ar raiirtied in court Friday and entered a plea of guilty, throwing herself upoi the mercy of the court. Judge I'caret centcnced her to the penitentiary foi 18 years. Street Car i»ro|>* Into a Itlver. Merrill, Wis., Aug. 12.—A street eat ran off' the Prairie street bridge Fri day, dropped into the river 20 feel below. The car was completely wrecked. None of the passengiArs were fatally injured. CASSINI IS PLEASED. Russian Ambassador at Washing* ton on Peace Congress. Think the Conference at the Ilairae Ilait Done Some tiood and Marks the IletflnnlnK of a Higher Civilisation. Although the prediction was freely made before the assembling of the in ternational conference at The llaguo that no practical results would be ac complished, it is now apparent to the president and his cabinet that several important propositions looking to the peaceful settlement of international differences and to the lessening of the hardships of wur will be adopted. The activity of the American dele gates was also gratifying to the Rus sian government, whose representa tive in Washington, Count Cassini, lia# taken occasion to compliment. The ambassador has insisted from the first that the outcome of the con ference would be of the most satisfac tory character, and before his recent departure for Europe consented to make this statement concerning tlie conference and the purpose of the czar in issuing his famous invitation which resulted in its occurrence: "While perhaps the conference at The Hague will not accomplish all that the emperor of Russia desired when he issued his invitation to the powers to participate, 1 am confident that results will be accomplished which will be ben eficial to the world at large. "I have seen it stated in newspapers, coming from persons of more or less importance and prominence, that in making his appeal to the various na tions to participate in the conference his majesty the czar was actuated by a desire to prevent impending war and to postpone hostilities until Russia was in a position, financially and forcibly, to defend herself. It has also been asserted that the Russian government desired to avert war until the great Transsiberian railroad was complete. Buch statements are absolutely false. COUNT DE CASSINI. (The Russian Czar's Ambassador to the United States.) The idea of holding the conference sug gested itself to the emperor before he ascended the throne, and is in accord ance with the views entertained by his illustrious father. The czar should be given tlie entire credit of putting the Bubject in practical shape. It is em phatically not the notion of others put forward under the guise of the em peror. I have had the honor of a num ber of audiences with his majesty, and he has always surprised me by his broad grasp of all important matters and his astonishing fund of general in formation. As his subject, 1 may be excused for my evident partiality, but the truth of what I say will be attested by those who have talked with him at other times. In his astuteness I may liken the czar to his father. Seven years ago China was of little impor tance to the world. When appointed to the post at Peking at that time I was informed by the late Czar Alex ander that lie had sent me to a most important station; that China would become the absorbing question of the future. And certainly recent events have amply justified his conclusions. "To return to The Hague confer ence. Believing that it would be to the interest of the governments of Eu rope and the world as well to limit armaments, to soften the hardships of hostilities, to agree upon a plan for the peaceful settlement of disputes, etc., the emperor drew up his famous invitation to the world, of which the conference is the first fruit. The czar knows the great expense inseparably linked with the race between the gov ernments of Europe to outstrip one another in the matter of providing more effective armaments for their troops. Thus in one country an inven tion of a destructive rifle is made to day and that state is immediately equipped with this new weapon. To morrow another country becomes the possessor of even a more effective gun and her army is at once supplied with the new arm. "To prevent itself from being at a distinct disadvantage in case of war, the first government is compelled to discard the weapon but barely sup plied and to buy the better arm of the rival. The greater the expenditure the more severe, of course, the burden upon the people and the inoffensive husbandman; and it was in the inter est of these humble toilers, as well as in that of their frequently hard-pushed governments, that, the czar was in duced to suggest a conference agreeing upon a limitation of such armaments. I have seen the word disarmament fre quently used in connection with the czar's oroposition, but that is an error. What, the czar desires is to apply the brake to the train of events which is carrying the nations of Europe to"de struction or bankruptcy in anticipn 'ion of war." A SHOTGUN CAMERA. T*Vf- Sight, Pnil the TriKXer and Oat a IMeture of the Swiftest lilrd In Flight. In the study of the problem of me chanical flight, an investigation of the methods of birds on the wing is looked upon as of great value, but because of the difficulties in the way but little can be learned. Photography is regarded as the only means by which the subject can be reached, and the Aeronautical society some time ago offered liberal money prizes for good pictures of birds in flight. This has brought out many pictures, but for satisfactory observa v-* J . 3»- i|j| jj J jjl j SHOTGUN CAMERA. (In Position for Taking Picture of Birfls in Flight.) tion a great number is necessary. A serious drawback in securing such views is that it is necessary to take these pictures in a haphazard way and at long distance, so that it frequently happens that the camerist does not get the subject on his plate at all, or, if be is successful in this respect, the object is so small that it is not of much value. A camera mounted on a gunstock, the invention of Benjamin 1). Sheffield, of Livingston, Mont., promises to reme dy all this. By its use moderately large views of birds on tlie wing will be se cured, and there will not be the least difficulty about getting the object squarely on the plate. A student going after these views will start out just as tlie gunner does, except that his cart ridges will be sensitive plates, but he would enjoy all the thrill and delight which the gunner experiences without any of the horror of taking life. This gun camera, of course, is ap plicable to any moving object as well as birds, but it is in this latter field that it will be of the greatest scientific value. It is operated in every way like a gun, having two sights and two trig gers. One of the latter sets the shutter, while the other makes the exposure. As it can be accurately aimed a narrow angle lens can We utilized, by means of which the object on the plate is greatly enlarged as compared with a picture taken with the ordinary lens. WILL GOVERN MANY. VoniiKNtcr Who In De.Htlneri to Rule Over Three Million or More Sub jects* in India. If this handsome boy lived in the United States he would be bothered with nothing more than winning a foot ball game or breaking some athletic record, but as he lives in India it chances that he is worried with cai#; of 3,000,000 subjects. His highness Maha raja Siwai .ley Singh of Ulwar —or Al war, according to the modern spelling -—was born in ISS2, and succeeded his father ten years later. Descended from the great ruling house of Jeypore, and through his mother from that of *iut tam, he is also connected by marriage MAHARAJA OF ULWAR. (This Pretty Indian Boy Rules 'Hirte Million People.) with the Rahtor family of Kishengarh and the Jareja family of Jamnagar. Ulwar, in the north of Rajpntana, a few hours by rail from Delhi, and still near er to Jeypore, is a prosperous, well managed state, noted for its schools and Lady Dufferin hospital, and still more for two excellent regiments, one of cav alry and one of infantry, raised by the late chief for imperial service. Well planned stables, gardens and orange groves, with an ancient palace of much beauty in the city, possessing a valuable armory and some rare eastern books, are also features of the place. English officers who are fond of sport speak with rapture of the tigers and other game to be met with in Ulmar, and of the shikar parties the late maharaja used to organize most hospitably for the entertainment of his visitors. The present chief has inherited his father's sporting instincts, is an excellent rider and fond of polo and cricket. Having been educated with great care under the superintendence of an English guardian, it is to be hoped he will prove a good ruler when his minority comes to an end. Decrcajtf in National Hanks. The latest returns of the national banks show that there are 202 fewer of such institutions th.. n there •vcre at | the opening of *B!H OLD SUNDIAL CLOCK. Erected Seventy-Eight Years Ago at New Harmony, lud. In Spite of It* and the Weather It Still Tells the Time—Only Town Clock of the Kind In the MlNslaalppl Valley. New Harmony, lnd., is probably the one town in the Mississippi valley that! has a sundial town clock. It is prob ably the oldest and most reliable time-! piece in the country. It has been turn-j ing off the minutes and hours and dayai since 1821 without over 50 cents' repair.) It never runs down, never goes on at strike and as long as the sun does ness it is reliable. To-day it is Some-| thing more than a timepiece—it is a| curiosity. It is historical —probably! having an edge over any other time piece in Indiana in this respect. Is'ewi Harmony was a colony settlement.] The building on which the dial is placed; Was built by the colonists and was used; by them as a barracks. It was erected: in 1814. There were no railroads in those days and as everything was local; there was no need of anything but suntime. The whole world ran on the' same schedule then. For several year»| the colony operated by a number of! sundials and hour glasses, but this be- 1 came unsatisfactory and at last George; liapp, the leader, conceived the idea of; having a town clock. He was probably the first to endow; any Indiana town with such an adjunct.; He went to the forest and cut the( solidest black walnut tree he could find. He finished it down to six-foot lengths! and made a facing sis by four feet. Aj strip was nailed across the top to throw' off the rain. He then had the eolonyj blacksmith turn out a piece of steel! wire. The date of the construction—i 1821 —was printed across the top in letters of fire —in other words, burned in, as were also the hours. At the top and in the center is the figure of the sun—a thing of glory, with a man's smiling face and rays jutting from all sides. From the nose of the sun tlj« OLD SL'XDIAL, CLOCK. (Erected at Now Harmony, lnd., In the Year ISH.> steel wire was run, coming to a point and then fastening directly below the sun. The sun was then put to work and the hour markings were defined. Of course the 12 noon hour was where the wire ended at the bottom of the board. On the east side —from the top —the hours ran down iu the following order: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Eleven was on the bottom of the board, between 10 in the corner and 12 in the center. On the west side of the dial, running down the side, were placed (i, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 was on the lower edge, occupying a position, on the west which 11 did on the east. It will be seen that there were two sixes. It was the beginning and ending of the day. Other markings until the sun went down could be reckoned on the wall very readily. Though the storms of 78 years have beat against the dial, it has not begun to show the wear. The figures are as distinct as though they were placed there yesterday. The colony passed, another one took its place and passed and New Harmony became an ordinary town. Generations have passed and babies have grown old and died, but still the old clock knocks off the hour* just as reliably as it did in IS2I, when it was put into place. The old build ing is now occupied by a merchant who has shown good business judgment by utilizing the surrounding space on the walls bj- signs setting forth his lin*> of wares. Sundials are curiosities now. Prob ably less than one Chicago person un der 35 years out of every 1,000 popula tion ever saw one, except it be the llower dial in (iarfield park, Chicago, which is most reliable and is built on correct lines for a "herizontal." Still it lias been but a short time since the sundial regulated affairs, and though watches were used they took their time from the dial. Up to ISG9 there was no uniform time. In that year Prof. Charles F. Dowd first took active meas ures for establishing a standard time. He sought the raflroad managers as the persons best adapted to bring such a plan into general service. In that year in this country alone there were 'about 75 different standards—all of them on the sun basis. The OrlKln of Whist. The game of whist originated in Eng land. It is believed to have developed from th« older game of triumph, or trump, which was played as early aa 1350. In fact, in that year sermons were preached denouncing the game as one that tended to take the mind off the truths of religion. In 1421 whist is first mentioned in English literature. Monks it* Tradesmen. Most of the monks at King William's Town, Cape Colony, are tradesmen, and do their own carpentering, bricklaying, blaeksmithing. et<?., besides teaching school. All the buildings they occ*py were erected by themselves 3
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