IN Till' PUBLIC BYE ABROAD Industrial and Commercial Notes of Interest from Many Foreign Lands. Xew Culutn Hulhvnju. While the public both in Cuba anil the United States are discussing bank ruptcy or annexation for the young is land republic Sir William \ an Home is pushing every effort to complete his great railway project in the island. !l'he main line of the road from San tiago to Nipe is virtually completed, but this represents but little more than one-half of the entire system which will amount to more than 700 miles of track when all is done. llut while Sir William continues to push the work on his railroad regard less of present conditions, there is probably no man either in Cuba or oil the continent who is more keenly in terested in the subject of reciprocal trade relations between Cuba and the United States or the annexation of the island than he is. He and his company have invested several millions of dol CLEARING THi RIGHT OF WAY IN EASTERN CUBA. lars without first securing a govern ment franchise for the road. So long us the government of the island re mained in the hands of the I nited Htates government it was impossible for a franchise to be secured as the I'orakcr resolution prohibited the granting of such, lint the company were willing to risk securing the need ed franchise from the Cuban govern ment when that wa. installed and has built the road. The completion of this new line of railway marks a new epoch in railway construction in the island. During the Spanish rule but few lines were built, and these were comparatively insig uiticant and consisted only of a few uiiles of track each. Such a thing as a road from end to end of the island had often been thought of by the more progressive, but its construction had. never been undertaken, and the only means of communication between Ha vana and Santiago was by boat. The equipment of the old lines was of the crudest kind. The locomotives were wood burners, small and slow. The coaches provided none of the luxuries of travel known in the United States, and the freight ears were but miniature affairs of poor con struction. The equipment provided for the new road is equal to that in use ordinarily in either the United States ir Canada; the locomotives are mod ern compound, coal burners, capable of a 50 mile an hour gait, and the passen ger equipment includes both chair and observation cars, and will a little later include sleeping cars. ONE OF THE OLD WOOO-BURNING LOCOMOTIVES. In addition to tlie building of the railway the same company has pre pared to plant colonies through the central and eastern provinces, and for this purpose has secured vast tracts of pasture and agricultural lands. In this way it expects to create business for the road as well as to develop the natural resources of the island. Al> )NKl■■ iilau Commerce. In a lecture by M. Ungues Le lioux, a distinguished French traveler, deliv ered before the chamber of commerce at Kouen, he gave a good idea of com mercial conditions in Abyssinia, and the possibilities of commercial devel opment. lie said: "To undorstand the Importance of this market, one must remember that Abyssinia ban an elevation varying betwpen 5,000 and Jo.ooo feet. Gold Is found everywhere, but th>- negus, fe-arir.g the contact of his people with the adwnturers of modern civiliza tion, wishes to employ the wisest nv-ans in exploiting: the mines. Vegetation is abun cut.t, owing to a rich undersoil. The char acter of the inhabitants is peaceful and kind and their manners simple, tip to the present, the country has resisted the Influ ence of lslamlsm and remuintd Christian. The mentality of the people is < s,ooo worth and England S7TJ,«*iO worth annually. The Americans have captured this market by means of a cottonadie very beautiful ar.d solid, but without a tlxed price, btisg exchanged for gold, ivory, or coffee, which takes the place of money." THORNWELL HAYNES. Hnllwny lle>tneeu Mnilrld nnd Ultimo. A company has been formed tinder the name of the Compania Ferrovia ria Yasco-Castellana, for the purpose of making a direct double-track rail way between Madrid and the impor tant northern seaport of llilbao. Shares in the new enterprise are now being offered to the public. The com pan \ seems to be developing the Sierra company, limited, of London, England, whieh already holds the con cession for 4- miles of railway, con necting' its important mines in the provinces of Burgos and Logrono with the sea. 'J'his short railroad was primarily intended only for the trans port of the company's.minerals,but,on the urgent representations of the neighboring towns and of influential commercial bodies, it has been decided to convert it into a public railway and to extend it to Madrid. The provincial council of Burgos has offered a subvention of 3,000,000 pese tas ($402,000) in cash, and the corpora tion of that city has voted 17"),000 pese tas ($73,000) for the station buildings. Other provincial and municipal bodies have also promised pecuniary assist ance and the grant of land, as it is recognized on all hands that the open ing of the new line cannot fail to great ly increase the prosperity of the en tire district. The saving in distance between Madrid and ISilbao will be S5 miles, and ISilbao will thus be made the nearest maritime port to the capital. The line is to be finished and in work ing order within live years from its commencement. J. G. LAY. Fori*inii Trade In t'nnmln. The aggregate of Canada's foreign trade, as stated by the Dominion au thorities, for the year ended June 30, 1002, is $414,517,358, an increase of $36,627,07:5 over last year. The imports for consumption, including coin and bullion, amounted to .$202,791,595. The value of dutiable goods was $118,657,- 490, and of the free goods, $77,823,694. The total exports were $211,725,503. The exports of domestic produce amounted to $190,105,240, an increase of $19,900,048 over 1901. The figures for domestic produce are: Mines $34.0-17.574 Fisheries H.WJ.OVO Forest 32.1)».429 Animals and their produce 59,245,433 Agriculture 37,:!3.5,1i5 Manufactures 18,462,1(50 Miscelaneous 32,f>U8 Total $19'J,100,240 HENRY S. CULVER. Kup-I Mnile from . A smokeless artificial coal is expect ed to result from anew French treat ment of garbage. Paper and straw, and the refuse from abattoirs, (i.-,h markets, etc., ate mixed with tar and naphthalene kneaded, dried and pressed into briquettes. These burn brightly, with slow generation of heat. With improvement in detail*, it is believed the process will yield t, fuel burning with le.-s ash. anil hav( heating qualities about like ordinary coal. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, I^o2. THE POWER SUIT. Some Light is Thrown on Wall Street Methods. lioiitlrii, 111 W liono Nnme AntlOlerue* Mult Warn Brought, lla» SNOi* oot> Worth Of Stuck t.lven lllm to Act a« u Dummy. New York. Aug. 16.—The hearing before Special Examiner Mabie. in the suit of Peter Power against the Northern Pacific railroad directors to prevent them from turning over the stock of the company to the North ern Securities Co., was continued Friday. Little attention was paid to the Power suit, however, most of the day being devoted to inquiry into the means whereby the plaintiffs were provided in the similar actions against the Great Northern Vailroad, one of the constituent companies in thi' merger, which actions were based on the holdings of Airs. Kllsworth Chapman and Milton F, Bouden. Milton E. Bouden, managing clerk for Thomas n North ern Pacific affairs and produced a let- i ter book. He said he understood that j Mr. Lamb was his attorney. Mr. i'ouden said he never saw the complaint filed in the suit and never authorized the action. He left all that to Mr. Thomas, who fold him when he gave the stock tiiat the suit was to be brought. Mr. Thomas told him that ?>lr. Weidenfeld was interested in the suit. E. IS. Thomas, formerly of the brokerage firm of Thomas & Post, but now senior member of the firin of E. R. & C. F. Thomas, was the next witness. "Do you not consider it an unusual ; transaction to make a clerk a gift of !so large a sum of money that he might masquerade as a plaintiff?" asked Mr. fiuthrie. "I do not. It is a common enough ! practice in Wall street," said Mr. j Thomas. By agreement adjournment was then taken until next Thursday. Mr. Lamb said he would produce Peter Power at that time probably, and by | the following morning positively, j when the proceedings for his disbar i ment are to be heard by Judge La j combe. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. Program lor the Con clave In Announced. Washington, Aug. 16.—At a confer ence Friday at encampment head quarters, presided over by (leu. I'.il Torrance, of the (J. A. R., the follow ing program of exercises for the 1903 encampment was adopted: Sunday, October 5- Patriotic serv ices in local churches, particularly in New York Avenue Presbyterian I church, where Rev. Wallace Radcliffe i will preside, and in St. Patrick's Catholic church, where Rev. 1). J. j Stafford will preside. I Monday, October o—Camp fire in I convention hall at 7:30 in the evening in which the veterans will be ad j dressed by speakers of national repil ! tation. Tuesday, October 7—Naval day; pa rade of special veterans' nssocia j tions, detachments of regular troops, I District militia and various civilian organizations to be particularly in vited; excursion to Mount Vernon for the delegates to the encampment; public evening meeting of welcome at convention hall. Wednesday, October S—(lrand re view of the (i. A. IS. by the president 1 of the United States, with an elabo rate reception in the evening at con ! vention hall. Thursday, October !). and Friday, ' October 10—Sessions of national en j compment. Meetings of auxiliary con j vent ions and corps and regimental re i unions may be scheduled for any time during the encampment. Senator .llc.Tllllau'n Funeral. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 16. —Extreme simplicity marked the funeral serv | ive yesterday over Senator James Mc- Millan, who died last Sunday at Man chester, Mass. The services were as the dead man would have wished, without display. ItooMevclt'K I.ateMt Order. Oyster Bay N. Y., Aug. 16.—The president yesterday gave orders that hereafter the names of the enlisted men of the army who die In the Philippines be cabled to this country once in every two weeks. While it costs on an average of $1.50 to cable news to this country of the death of an officer in the Philippines, it costs 1 about $:«) for each enlisted man. This difference is due to the fact that the war department has code numbers for all its officers, while the names of the enlisted men, together with their company, regiment, etc., nmst be sent In full. * .HAS IMPROVE GREATLY. Outlook I* .Horn Fiivurublr, Say* llun** Iteport, Notivllh»tuiitllni{ tile l'aet Tiiat 111 <- < uul Nlrlku Situa tion I* I New York, Aug. 10.—It. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade .says: Prospects have greatly improved through the adjustment of numerous labor controversies, yet the anthra cite eoal strike situation is un changed and supplies are nearing de pletion. Distribution of merchan dise ha.' met with some interruption owing to freight blockades, tin* vol ume of business being very heavy. Statistics of pig iron production on August 1, according to the Iron Age, are more satisfactory than might have been expected in view of the great scarcity of fuel. A weekly ca pacity of 3:i(>,485 tons is 15,5!)!) tons less than the high record of May 1, it is true, but compares favorably with all earlier dates and shows an increase of :i2,01H tons over the out put a year ago. These figures by no means suggest a serious setback in the industry, but rather emphasize the abnormal condition of demand which finds a heavy yield entirely in adequate. Southern furnaces have contracted so far in advance that they have practically withdrawn from the market. Pressure for steel is undiminished, and the urgency of domestic consum ers is shown by additional imports of large size. Structural material is sought by car shops and bridge build ers, while many office buildings and other steel structures are planned. Coke production in the Connellsville region exceeds 250,000 tons weekly, and outside ovens are also surpass ing all records of activity. Yet ship ments are unsatisfactory, causing frequent delays. Shoe manufacturers at the east have received practically all the fall orders that will be placed and new business is now restricted to sample orders in spring lines. Despite the very favorable reports from dry goods jobbers regarding the volume of business transacted and the bright outlook for fall trade, conditions in the primary market and at the mills are now devoid of inci dent. Buyers are still governed by the impression that a large cotton crop is assured and the resulting low er prices for raw material will bring better terms for goods. Failures for the week numbered 106 in the United States, against 10S for the corresponding period of last year. STORY OF A CRIME. A Vermont Youtli (on|p«#o« that lie Aided a Woman in Killing Her llunband. liennington. Yt.. Aug. 10.— \ start ling story was brought out Friday at the inquest into the death of -Marcus j I Sogers, whose body was found in the Wolloomsac river here, when Levi I'erham. aged 19, confessed that the man had been murdered and impli cated himself and tin* wife of the dead man as the participants in the crime. Rogers, who separated from his wife several months ago, had 11is life insured for s.">oo for the wo- I man's benefit, lie left lfoosic Falls ' last Tuesday and was not seen again ! until his body was found in the river i Thursday. A hat was found near the i river, pinned to which was a note ! purporting to have been written by Rogers, in which the writer said that j he had ended his own life. At the inquest Boyd Perham 1 charged his brother and Mrs. ISogcrs | with the murder. He said Mrs. ISog crs approached him a few days ago and offered to give him the amount jof the insurance on her husband ($500) if he would goto lfoosic Cor ners and do away with him. He rc ! fused. Failing to enlist him in her serv i ice, Boyd said that Mrs. Rogers ap i proachcd his brother Levi, and the ; latter consented to Jure Rogers to ' Bennington, where a trap had been set for him. Rogers, he said, was en ticed to Morgan's Grove, where, on Tuesday evening he met his wife and Levi Perham. The meeting was ap parently a friendly one and under the impression that his companions were showing him a trick with ropes, Rogers allowed them to bind him hand and foot. When in this condi tion, they chloroformed him and threw him into the river. To create , the impression that Rogers had com; ! mil ted suicide they wrote the note ! which was found pinned to his hat. The sensation was increased when | Levi Perham confessed that all that had been revealed was true. Declared Against Socialism. Cincinnati. Aug. 10.—The Interna tional Typographical union, which has been in session here all week, has disposed of more than 300 proposi tions for changes in its laws, as well as many resolutions. Ihe spirit of the convention was emphatically shown in the adoption of a resolu tion against socialism. Max Hayes, of Cleveland, had been elected as a delegate of the International Typo graphical union to the next conven tion of the American Federation of Labor and delegates claim they did not know he was a socialist until af ter he was elected, and for this rea son a strong resolution of instruc tions was adopted. l'nmltin Increase*. London. Aug. 16.—Official reports from India declare that the famine situation is becoming more serious on account of the lack of rains throughout almost the entire country and especially in the Bombay presi dency. A C.nl luiit I)opd. Washington. Aug. 10.—United States Minister Squires, at Havana, has writ ten the department of state giving particulars of the heroic action of Maj. William C. (lorgas, an officer of the United States medical depart ment. who rescued a Cuban boy from drowning in the bay at Havana. The boy was playing in one of the parks on the bay and fell into the water. His screams attracted the attention of the major, who rushed to the spot, jumped into the water and rescued the boy just as he war. going under for the last time. MORE EXCITEMENT Twelfth Regiment Called Out to Quell Riot. An Alleged ('nfalr Workman Stoned by a .Mob at Shenandoah, l*a.— W a t<|i ma n Thrown Into a troek—lTll lie rK Compelled to Stop Work. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 14.—A num ber of workmen who were returning from the Woodward mine last night claim a volley of stones was fired at them, but no one was hurt. A num ber of boys were seen on a hill near by and it is thought they were the guilty parties. The presidents of the local assem blies of the United Mine Workers of the Wilkesbarre district met here Wednesday and adopted resolutions condemning Rev. Father O'Reilly, of Shenandoah, for his criticism of the officers of the United Mine Workers. President Mitchell and the district presidents were eulogized for their efforts to better the conditions of the miners. President Mitchell addressed a personal letter to the Shenandoah clergyman, taking exceptions to cer tain remarks alleged to have been made by him in his church last Sim day. Rev. O'Reilly sent a curt reply saying that Mr. Mitchell had no right to criticise his sermons. Charleston, W. Ya., Aug. 14. —In the miners' contempt case here yes terday Judge Keller held John Rich ards and his associates guilty of con tempt and fined them s."> and costs each, holding them committed until the fines were paid or bail given. Shenandoah, I'a., Aug. 10. —There was an outbreak last night right un der the nose of the troops in camp and for a time it looked as though serious trouble would occur. The dis order was the result ol' a mob chas ing an alleged unfair workman near the Philadelphia & Reading Cool and Iron Co.'s washery in the southeast ern part of tin.' town. There were 50 or GO men in the mob. As they chased the man up the railroad, ( 1 browing stones at him, the night watchman of the washery, named An thony Flinn, tried to rescue the man. The watchman wa.s promptly thrown into the creek running parallel witii the railroad, by some of those lead ing in the chase. The crowd kept after the workman and he ran to the Reading railroad station, where a company of in fantry was on provost duty. The company was immediately called in to formation and attempted to hold tiie crowd back. The captain of the company exercised great patience with the crowd and prevented any serious trouble. The mob caused a large crowd to gather from all direc tions and word was immediately sent to camp for reinforcements. In nine minutes the entire Twelfth regiment and a battalion of the Eighth were on the scene. The crowd scattered and three men, John Howe, Fred?rick Zimmerman and Matthew Bronz, who are alleged to have been participants in the as sault on the watchman and the work man. were arrested anil taken to the town lockup. The troops were kept in the streets until a late hour. The affair created intense excitement in the town. Wilkesbarre. Pa.. Aug. 10.—The S3 deputies on guard at the Warnke washery, in Durvea. when the riot took place Thursday, and who were nrrested and jailed by the authorities on the charge of inciting a riot and felonious wounding, were brought down from the prison yesterday and nfiven a hearing before Judge llalsey. It was shown that the two men shot were not seriously wounded. Judge Halsey then released the prisoners in the sum of SIO,OOO for a further hear ing on Monday. Thurmond, W. Ya., Aug. 10.—One hundred or more non-union men are arriving in the New river eoal fields daily to take the places of the strik ers. At the Rend mines a great demonstration was ntnde Friday. Sev eral hundred strikers, heavily armed, marched to the mine and forced 00 non-unionists to abandon work. Deputy marshals were powerless and serious trouble is imminent. Foraker'n Denial. Toledo. Aug. 10.—United States Senator Foraker was in this city last evening en route to his home in Cin cinnati, after having attended tha funeral of the late United States Senator McMillan in Detroit. A rep resentative of the press asked him regarding the story recently sent out ''roll) Washington to the effect that he was to be the republican candidate for vice president with President Roosevelt ill 1004. The senator re plied that there was nothing in the rumor. Town found! Offer* Reward*. Shenandoah, Aug. 10.—The town council of Shenandoah has offered a reward of s.">oo for information lead ing to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who mur dered Joseph Beddall, another re ward of S2OO for information leading Ito the arrest of persons who as saulted the town police, and S2OO for information leading to the arrest of all other persons who participated in the riot. A Battle 111 Turkey. Vienna, Aug. 16.—Local newspapers pjublisli reports of a fight between two battalions of Turkish infantry and a band of Bulgarian-Macedonian revolutionists near Uskub, European Turkey. The revolutionists were cut to pieces and the Turks had many men killed or wounded. Would Build a Huge Pain. Keokuk, la., Aug. 14. —Mississippi river cities, the lumber interests of the northwest and steamboat lines of the Mississippi river have deter mined on a combined effort to induce the trans-Mississippi commercial con gress. meeting at St. Paul next week, actively to favor the building of a great dam entirely across the river at Keokuk, at the foot of the Des Moines rapids. The effect of such a dam would be to render unnecessary the use of tin* government canal, and incidentally to develop 00,000 electri cal horse power for commercial use, GRAND CIRCUIT RACES. Ill" ICvnnla al Ifrlsliton Hcnrli Weri Marked by cio»» FIHIMIM-H. Xt-W York, Aug. 14.—The events of tin- grand circuit meeting at the Brighton track yesterday were excit ing. The first race, the 2:08 pace, was on the novelty plan, and Major Muscovite was a hot favorite. The gelding Chestnut had the pole and started off at a inerry pace to win, with Winfield Stratton and Major Muscovite close up. The fight all the way around was close, but Chestnut won by two lengths. .Sphinx S. fin ished sixth. In the second heat Winfield Strat ton led tn the half, when The Bishop caught him. The Bishop winning by two lengths and Nolan second. Sphinx S. was a prohibitive favorite for the next heat and lie went to the post like a flash, but was soon caught by Major Muscovite, and the pair went like a team to the seven fur longs pole, when Sphinx S. came away and won by a length. The judges fined Spear, his driver, S2OO for not trying for the first heat. The $5,000 Hiram Woodruff purse for the 2:20 trotting class was an ex citing race. It was wm by Wilque. The s.*i,o()o Horse Review stake for 3-year-old trotters proved to be the greatest race of the season for the class, nine colts and fillies coming up for the word. The Rajah won easily. New York, Aug. 15. —Seven thou sand spectators at Brighton Beach yesterday saw some splendid con tests in trotting races. The first race of the day, the 2:10 novelty trot, Susie J. won the second heat in 2:06y 2 , and in the special race be tween Prince Albert and Anaconda the former paced in 2:01!% and won the race. The best previous records lof the season in races were, The j Monk, trotting, 2:07, and Dan Patch, j pacing, 2:0.':",. The fastest time of I the season made against the watch, j by Dan Patch, 2:00%. was duplicated, i Twinkle won the 2:10 pacing race. .New York, Aug. 16.—Perfect weath er and a fast track again favored the. grand circuit meeting at Brighton Beach yesterday. The feature of the program was the John K. Sbults S.'i,(;:)o purse for trotting 4-year-olds, for which the bay filly Zephyr was the favorite. With the advantage of the pole and (leers in the sulky, she ; wiin in straight heats. The 2:04 pace brought out a high class field and hopes were high that Audubon Boy would be able to force Dan Patch togo a fast mile, but the latter did not start. Audubon Boy was a hot favorite. With the word, Shadow Chimes pushed to the front, Indiana was second and the favorite close up. They went up the back stretch lapped. At the three-quarters pole Audubon Boy moved up and i Shadow Chimes broke. Fanny Dil lard then came fast from the rear, challenging the leader and in a close ! finish she was only beaten half a i length by the favorite. In the second heat the veteran Con nor rushed off with the lead and held !it to the three-quarter pole, with ; Audubon Boy second and Fanny I)i 1— i lard third. As they rounded for borne the faporite and Dillard shot by Con nor and was soon joined by Shadow | Chimes, finishing in that order. A FARTHERS' TRUST, It HUM HCPII Incorporated IN South Dakota—l» Capitalized at | 000. Pierre, S. T)., Aug. 14.—The Far mers' National Co-operative Ex change Co. has filed articles of in corporation showing a capital of 1 $50,000,000. The purpose of the corporation is to buy, sell and deal in grain, provi : sions, live stock and all kinds of pro ! (luce on commission and otherwise, and for that purpose build and equip ! grain elevators, warehouses, cold ! storage plants, stock yards and what i ever may be necessary to carry on the business of the corporation. One ! fourth of the capital stock will be | used for building the elevators, yards, | branch offices, etc., and another | fourth will be made a cash fund for j dealing in grain and provisions tin the ! board of trade. i The remaining half of the capital : stock will be left virtually with the farmers in various banks where the money has been raised to enable them to hold their crops for a more favor i able market. This will give the far mers $50,000,000 back of their intcr -1 ests to help them in securing better ! prices for their produce. AVlll !><; a Iterord ISroakcr. Washington, Aug. 15. —(!en. Ell j Torrance, commander-in-chief of the (i. A. It., accompanied by (Jen. Silas i K. Towler, arrived in Washington yes j terday and from now on will maiu | tain quarters here until the close of the annual encampment of the Grand Army in October, (ion. Torrance ex presses himself as pleased with the preparations for the forthcoming I gathering of the old soldiers and says ] the widespread interest manifested j and the active support to be given it ! by veterans everywhere all insure a reunion ill October which will be suc cessful beyond all expectations. Hotter tliau a <;<>!«! llino. New York, Aug. 14.—Members <>f | the United States Steel Corporation underwriting syndicate on Wednesday received a third dividend of 5 per cent, on the face of the $200,000,0t10 for which they were liable. The syn dicate was not asked to advance more than 12!>•' cent, of this amount, however, so its profits to date are $30,000,000 on the actual out lay of $25,000,000, or a return of 120 per cent., less a comparatively small sum in loss of interest. A Wonmn riirrnlriiK l<> Sllool < linfl'ro Chicago, Aug. 14.—Prepared to take the law into her own hands, Mrs. Aimie White, of Yerdc, Ariz., is on her way to New York, where she ex pects to have a settlement wit h Gen. I Chaffee when he arrives from the I Philippines. She is the widow of a | discharged soldier of the Eighth in fantry. On his deathbed her hus | band exacted a pledge that she would ! prefer charges against Chaffee for j alleged cruel treatment at Camp Me j Powell, Ariz. Mrs. White said: "I I am going to New York to meet Gen. | Chaffee, and if he doesn't give me satisfaction I'll shoot liiui dead." 3