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INTERNATIONAL POLICY.
President Roosevelt Talked on For
eign Affairs Significant Re
marks at Collegs Luncheon.
President Roorevelt, who was tho
Stiest of honor nt the seventy-ninth
commencement exercises at. tho Uni
versity or Virginia, at Charlottesville,
Va.. Rave publicly his views about our
foreign relations whilo responding to
a toast on "The United States." Ilo
aihoialed n greater navy so that all
nations might respect our ability to
care for and maintain a government
of the distinctively American type.
The President was enthusiastically
cheered rs he was driven through the
town to the university. After the pre
liminary exercises President Roose
velt made a short address tn which he
paid high tribute to Virginia and Its
university. He said In pnrt: "The
Unl'-ersity of VMrglnla has stood for
much In our nntlonnl life. You stand
for tho production of scholarship; for
the production of men who are to do
well for the stale. I thank you all for
halng given me the chance to speak
1o yon to-day, and 1 can now feel that
my trip from one ocean to the other
is ended, and that I havo come nt the
close tu this plnre so fraught with
memories, .Imperishable memories for
any man who Joys as all of must Joy,
that an American prerJdent can go
from one ocean to the other and from
the gulf to the Canadian border and
everywhere find himself at homo
union g his own people. At the conclu
sion of the exercises luncheon wns
ervod In the gymnasium, the Presi
dent responding to a tonst on "The
United Stntes." He said In pnrt: "I
want to say Just one word to you In
reference to our foreign relations. I
want the United Stntes to conduct
Itself In foreign affairs ns you of Vir
ginia believe a private gentleman
should conduct himself among his fel
lows. I ask that we handle ourselves
with a view never to wronging the
weak and never to submitting to in
jury from the strong. There Is one
governmental Instrument which Is ab
solutely essential to our well-being
from the standpoint of honor as well
as from the standpoint of Interest of
the Unite;! Stntes. 1 bellevo that for
elgn nations wish us well; most cer
tainly I feel that we should, where
ver possible, so carry ourselves as to
make them continue to wish ns well;
but I think that the possession of a
really flrat-clasa navy on our pnrt Is a
powerful aid In helping them to con
tinue to mean well by us. I nsk thnt
there be no holt In the building up
and keeping up of the United Stales
navy, not bemuse I wish war (I most
earnestly wish and slinll strive for
peace), but because such a navy Is
the surest guarantee of peace, the
best insurance against war, and If,
which heaven forbid, war should
-come, the guarantee furthermore thnt
that war shr.ll end leaving undlmmed
the record upon which Is written the
feats of Amerlcanf In arms."
Work Again Discontinued.
Following the order decided upon
y the board of governors of tho
Dullding Trades Employers Associa
tion: of New York, the members of
the.' association discontinued work
wherever operations had been re
sumed. .
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
'The Mexican government has paid
to Ambassador Clayton $1,420.(183 on
account of the Pius Fund award.
Assistant Postmaster General Ilrls
tow Bays that the findings In tho in
vestigation of tho Baltimore postofllce
uUl not be niado public.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter addressed to the Methodists on
the occasion of the bicentennial cele
bration of birth of John Wesley.
Alvord Warriner Cooley, of West--Chester,
N. Y.. has been appointed
civil service, commissioner, vice Wil
liam Dudley Foulke, resigned. Mr.
Cooley has accepted the position.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
-declared a dividend of 10 per cent
in favor of the creditors of the In
solvent First National bank at Bel
mont, O.
The Postmaster General has desig
nated E. F. Kimball, chief clerk In tho
momy order division, to succeed Jas.
T. Mfctcalf at the head of the bureau.
Tho appointment is temporary.
Commissioner General of Immigra
tion F. P. Sargent returned to Wash
ington after a long tour of Inspection
of Immigrant stations in the West, In
cluding Hcuolulu and tho Canadian
fcordcr.
The Planters' Express ComDanv.
-with principal offices in Boston, hns I
tiled with tho Interstate Commerce i
Commission a complain aga.inst tho :
Georgia Ceutral and other roads of ,
discrimination.
Booker Washington had a coher
ence with President Roosevelt rela
Uve to tho acceptance of an ofTer by
the British South African Company to
study conditions in South Africa with
-a view to race betterment.
The fnltsd States grand Jury filed
presentments at Paitlmore against C.
Ellsworth Urtcn and Thomas W. Mc
'Gregor, employe of the Postofflco do
partmcnt tt Washington, for complic
ity In tho mail pouch frauds.
Eleven month?' figures of the treas
ury bureau of statistics show that the
foreign commerce of the United States
will be, In the year about to end, the
largest In the history of the country.
Jmports will, for the first time, ex
ceed $1,000,000,000. the largest in any
preceding year, except 1901.
'The Stars and Stripes were raised
on the building of the new Department
of Commerce and Labor in the pres.
sonce of E'ocrotary Cortelyou, Commis
sioner Garfleld, Commander Kimball,
of tho Grand Army of the Republic,
.wltn his staff, nnd various officials of
the department located In its new
tulldlng.
The European squadron, under Rear
Admiral Cotton, will probably cele
brate the Fourth cf July la a. British
jjort Fortimcuth.
FIVE HUNDRED LOST.
Cloudburst Dealt Death In the County
8eit Villsga of Heppnsr,
Oregon.
Flva hundred persons lost their
lives In a cloudburst thnt practically
uestroyed tho town of llvppner, the
county seat of Morris county, Juno 14.
A wall of water ,20 feet high rushed
tiown Into the gulch In which tho town
Is located, carrying everything before
It. Heppner Is the county sent of
Morris county, nnd had about 1,250
Inhabitants. All tho telegraph and
telcphono wires aro down and no ac
curate Information can be obtained,
but tho estimate of loss of life is
based on reports received from lone,
17 miles from lleppner, Is thnt 300
bodies have been recovered. A mes
senger who arrived at lone snld thnt a
wall of watvr 20 feet high rushed
down Willow creek 4nti tho gulch In
which lleppner Is situated, carrying
everything before It. Tho flood camo
with such suddenness that the Inhab
itants were unable to seek places of
safety ami were cnrrled down to death
by tho awful rush of water. Almost
the entire residence portion of the
town was destroyed, but somo of tho
business part, which Is on higher
ground, escaped. Hugo boulders
weighing a ton were carried down by
tho current anil many peopln were
killed by being dnshvd against the
rocky bluffs. Karly In the afternoon
a thunderstorm occurred, covering a
wldo region of country, and later a
heavy rainstorm set In, many of tho
smaller streams overflowing their
banks In a short time. Bridges wvro
swept away like straws. While the
storm was at Its height thn great wall
of water smote the town without
warning. As soon as possible after
the flood had subsided tho work of
relief was commi'iiced by the citi
zens. Fifteen buildings In tho town
of Lexington, nine miles below llepp
ner, on Willow creek, were washed
away, but with no loss of life, tho
Inhabitants having tlnm to save them
selves from the surging torrent. At
lone, 17 miles away, considerable dam
age was dono to buildings, although
no loss of life Is reported from there.
TROOP8 IF NECESSARY.
Government Concerned In Completing
Work on Warships.
Secretary Moody had a conference
with Attorney General Knox as to the
right of the government to proceed
with work upon Its wnr vvssels re
gardless of the Interference of any
courts and even nt the expense of
calling In Federal troops to Insure the
continuance of the work. The enso
In point Is thnt of the cruiser Galves
ton, nt the ship yard of tho W. H.
Trig Shipbuilding Compnny, or Rich
mond, Va.. whoso contract for the ves
sel the government declared forfeited
on May 14 Inst 1,,'cause of the Insolv
ency of the company. The supply cred
itors of the TtUg company have noti
fied the government of their Intending
to appeal to the Stnte courts of Vir
ginia for an Injunction stopping fur
ther work by the government upon
the Galveston.
GOULD-P. R. R. SETTLEMENT.
Banker Connor Says the Fight Has
Come to an End.
Wall street received a statement
from Washington Connor, the hanker
who Is connected with the Pennsylvania-Goulds
Interest. u which he said
tho war between Cassatt and Gould
had been settled. "I can announce
positively." said Mr. Connor, "that
there is now absolutely no friction
between the Gould companies, Includ
ing the Western Union and the Penn
sylvania. Any trouble that has ex
isted has absolutely disappeared."
FEDERAL TROOPS NECESSARY.
Advisable to Have Soldiers In Ari
zona, Where Italian Miners Strike.
On advices from Washington. Gen.
Baldwin, commanding tho Department
of tho Colorado, sent orders for one
troop of the Third cavalry to proceed
with all haste from Ft. Apache. Ariz.,
to Morenci. It was believed that tho
spirit of the strike of Itnlinn and Mex
ican miners was broken, and Col. I.ebo
commanding flvo troops of the Four
teenth cavalry at Morenci. was order
ed to return with his command to Ft.
Grant and Muachuca, but more re
cent developments have shown tho ad
visability of keeping Federal troops
on the spot.
NO ANTHRACITE STRIKE.
There Will Be No Strike In the An
thracite Region.
The convention of the United Mine
Workers at Scranton, Pa., by districts,
elected threo district presidents as
their representatives, and tho opera
tors, through Prer4dent George F.
Boer, ot the Reading railroad, an
nounced that this action was satisfac
tory. Judge Oliver B. Shlras to Resign.
Judge Oliver B. Shlras of the United
States court for the northern district
of Iowa has announced that he will
retire from the bench November I
n?xt. He will be 70 years old In Oc
tober. Officials Tsko Strikers' Places.
IIigh-salar.'.ed railroad officials
donned overalls and began trucking
freight ot Kansas City, Mo., in place
of the striking freight handlers. In
dications are that within a few days
all roads will be taking care of freight
as usual.
No Charge In Prices.
The Steel Plate Association con
cluded a series of meetings in New
York without making any change Jn
prices. It is considered practically
certain now that the existing price
schedule will be maintained without
essential change for the ret of the
year.
Candy Company Chartered,
The E. Reboulln, Son & Co., capi
tal $1,200,000, incorporated In New
Jersey. ...'
w. raw HOME (OU
KENTUCKY FEUOISTS.
Wltncri Agalnit the Mareum Murdere
Is Now an Exile from
Jackson, Ky.
There was nn exciting day In Jnrk
on, Ky., Juno 17. Copt. H. J. Ewen,
accompanied by a Rttard of soldiers
under MaJ. Allen stole away from rnlnp
at C : 30 and mu le Ms way across tlio
river, bonrdlng a train which took him
away from Jncksnn forever. City
Judge T. P. Cardwell, after months of
sell' Imprisonment In his homo because
of tli rents, held the first session of city
court In 12 months and imposed fines
on two of the Hnrgls henchmen who
hnd hltnckcd a witness testifying bo
fore tho grand Jury ngatnst the men
suspected with having burned Ewen's
homo and hotel. County Judge Wan
ton was raited a liar by Judge It.
Pulls French, the noted feud leader,
In his opening address before the Jury
In the Whlto-Jctt murder trial and
was threatened with Imprisonment by
Judge lledwlne for resenting the state
ment by calling Trench n. liar and
rushing at him. Thomas Mareum, tho
aged brother of the murdered lawyer
James II, Mnrcum, made a dramatic
nnd powerful speech before tho Jury
plendlng fur the punlshnivnt of tho
men who shot his brother In the back.
Those were the Incidents which were
the chief topics of discussion not only
In Jackson, but all over the state.
l'apt. Ewen snld he would never re
turn to Jackson. He left his wife
titer to transact some business which
he was uniible to wind up and says
she wl'l follow shortly and that thvy
will make their homo elsewhere In
the state, Judgo Cardwell, who was a
brother of Jerry Cardwull, tlm lawyer
of John O. Hnrgls, and a sympathizer
with the Coi'krllt boys, like Mareum,
had been warned to leave Jackson. He
did leave, but like Mareum ivttirned.
As yet the assassin has not found It
necessary to carry out the threats to
tnk, bis lite. As told (it the trial Ugo
Johnson and I. on Gay assaulted (tray
llnddlx who testified before the grand
Jury thnt Joe Crawford and Ed Thnrp.
Harris tennisters, were seen coming
from the rear of Ewen's hotel short
ly before the fire was discovered and
was locked up by the provost guard.
They were taken before city Judge
Cardwell, and he flood (lay $0 and
costs nnd Johnson $25 and sentenced
him to M days In jail for carrying
concenlel weapons. Capt. 11. J. Ewen,'
nn exile from Jackson, arrived In Lex
ington, Ky.. under tho wntch of a
RUii'il of soldiers under Rvrgeant W.
M. Swope, nccnnipnnlod by his llttlo
daughter Mattle. nnd they went Im
mediately to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Gordon, where the oldvgt daugh
ter, Miss Maude, Is stepping.
EDUCATED MAN'S CHANCE.
Crnduatss Told 'Trusts" Give Them
the Golden Opportunity.
In Ms nddress to the graduating
the "trust"' question his theme. To
l.Sl'S graduates he explained tho com
binations of ranltnl and snld whatever
may he tho ultJniat Intluenee of trusts
on society, consolidation Is mnklng
every department of business more
c:im.Ucat.?:l anil its superintendence
class at the University of Michigan.
United States Senator Quarles made
more cMffl.ult. llralus never before,
he tii Id . commanded such a high pre
mium and the educated man never had
so many avenues open to him. The ed
ucated man. In predicts, will become
not only Independent but Indispens
able. '
EXPLOSION CLAIMS MANY VIC
TIMS. Fourteen Dead and Thlrten Injured In
English Arsenal Accident.
Fourteen men were killed and 13 In
jured by oa explosion In the lyddlto
factory at the Woolwich. England, ar
senal. S vcrnl of the victims were lit
orally blown to pieces. Tho building
was completely wrockod. Tho roof
was blown off and the Interior- col
lapse). Tho explosion is attributed to
the bursting of a shell. There were
many pathetic scenes about the gates
of the great arsenal, where thousands
of relatives of tho employes betJeged
the cfilcla'.s for Information,
OLD STAR IS ERRATIC.
Omicron Cetl Undergoing Variations
of Brightness.
Through a series of Investigations
at the University of California, Dr.
Joel Stcbblns. fellow of tho LJck ob
servatory, has made tho remarkable
disco ary that the variable star, Omi
cron Cetl, which has been known to
vary at uncertain intervals since 159G,
:s at present undergoing extraordinary
fluctuations and a variation of bright
ness of at least 2,mHi times its ordinary
intensity. The c'.lscovery is of unusual
value to the astronomical world, from
the fact that the scientists bad be
lieved the fctar to be Inert.
Cancllts Capture Harris.
' Walter B. Harris, the traveler and
author, who was a member of Sir
Arthur Nleolscn's B;ieclal British em
bassy to the sultan of Morocco last
year, Is a prisoner of tho mountain
eers at Zvnal, Morocco, the head
quarters of tho bandit naisull. Gov
ernment troops attacked tho place,
burning many farms, but they did not
succeed In rescuing Mr. Harris.
Big Bride Goes Down.
A section of the big Madison street
bridge approach at Eau Claire, Wis.,
went down under the weight of a large
crowd of people. Six persons were
perhaps fatally Injured and 25 others
were less seriously hurt. The acci
dent oecur.red during a street carnival
illumination.
Express Driver Convicted.
James McHugh, a driver for an Ex
press company, in Now York, was con
victed of grand larceny before Record
er Goff.
LATEST NEWS NOTE.
Three hundred cloth exRmlner awl
spongers went on n strike In Phlla
del r Ma.
John W. Gates arrived at New Ycrk
on the steamship Knlser Wllheltn II
June Hi,
For the first time In tire history
of Maysvlllc, Ky court sits under tho
gunrd of troops.
Leroy Dresser's financiering of thn
United 8tntvs Shipbuilding Company
will be Inquired Into.
President Hoffslot of Tressed Stool
Car Company denies report of changes
In the inanngvmcnt.
Klre nt Rochester, N. Y., destroyed
Foo llros.' wholesale liquor house,
causing $ino, noo damage.
John T. Rockefeller has given $25.
000 to tho building fund of tho Stony
Wold sanitarium Jn New York.
Colonel Turner, United States con
sul general at Ottawa, Ontario, tele
graphed his resignation to Washing
ton.
Three tramps stealing a ride wero
killed and three trainmen Injured In
a freight collision near Cedar llnplds,
Iowa.
Tho Chllrnn government will take
part in tho St. l.ouls exposition, and
has appropriated $75,000 for an ex
hibit. Four hundred freight hnndlcrs
struck on the llurllngton ft Hock
Island systems fiu- 25 per cwnt ad
vauce. '
John Newberry was shot and killed
anil Hubert Cross seriously wounded
by two negro desperadoes near Hutch
inson, Has.
At Dubuque, ta., a crowd stoned tho
street cars which resumed running
with non-union men after five weeks
of Idleness.
Dr. Pedro Portal, ninyor of Cntnn
Juan, Cuba, was twice fired upon by a
disappointed politician, named Celes
tlnu hencome.
Tho citizens permanent rtllef com
mittee of Philadelphia sent Hepuur,
Ore., $ I. mm, and $2.nui) to aid Kansas
Hood sufferers.
The annual conference of general
secretaries of tho Young Men's Chris
tlon association, was held at Lake
Chautauqua, N. Y.
A building occupied as a box factory
In New York collapsed nnd 3it young
wonitn were cnuirht In tho debris. Sev
eral were Injured.
Dr. Ijippoiil nt Home, Italy, visited
tho popw and changed his treatment.
The doctor anys he found tho polntllf
In bettor health.
Chnuncoy Dewey and others charged
with tho murder of the Horry family,
were hound over to court without ball
at St. Francis, Has.
Lieut. Gov. W. A. Northcote of Illi
nois, was riddled by a hotel thief In In
.liannpoliA of hln gold watch, valued
at $;ioo, and $;!5 In money.
E. J. Arnold, of gel-rli hqulck turf
Investment concerns nt St. Louis,
gave himself up for the purpose of
giving lioiiil for a henring.
President Georgo F. Itner, of the
Philadelphia and Heading Hallroad
Company, acconpaulcd by bis family,
will sail for Europe on July 2t.
Ptlnco Wllheltn 5Cu Wled. at Ilerlln,
Germany, wns dragged by his stirrup
and had his leg dislocated In a run
away at the reviewing grounds.
The Adams and Sarber Oil Company
at Cleveland, U , filed voluntary bank
ruptcy proceedings. The assets aro
placed at $171,000; liabilities, $331,000.
Provost Charles C. Harrison, of the
University of Pennsylvania, asked tho
alumni to help raise $i),000.000 needed
to completo the plana of the Institu
tion. The secretary of state at Springfield,
111., has licensed tho Incorporation of
tho Great Western Glass Manufactur
ing Company of Ottawa; capital stock,
$1,000,000.
George Eaton, accused of attempting
to bribe Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Taylor, says his letter wns
misunderstood and that a groat In
justice was done him.
Tho expediency of locating lodges
In large cities was discussed in re
ports submitted to tho head camp of
tho Modem Woodmen of Amorlca In
bOBhlon In Indianapolis.
Acting on advlco of Attorney Gener
al Knox tho government decided to Ig
nore injunction issued by Virginia
Judgo prohibiting continuation of
work on gunboat Galveston.
Patrick Donovan, a Missoula
(Mont.) politician, was fatally shot
by three highwaymen. As he lay on
the ground he killed one of his as
sailants and wounded another.
Premier de Szetl announced at Hilda
peste In tho lower house of the Hun
garian diet, that he had tendered his
resignation to King Frnncls Joseph
and that his mnJcBty had accepted.
Three Judges of election who offi
ciated In the Eighteenth ward during
the recent Judicial flection in Chicago,
wero found guilty of contempt of
court and sentenced by Judge Carter
to throe months In Jail.
Surrounded by a strong guard of
militia. Chauncey Dewey, W. J. Mc
Brliha and Clyde Wilson were given
a preliminary hearing nt St. Fronds.
Kas., on the charge of the murder of
Daniel Deny ami his two sons.
Prince UroBoft, hitherto lieutenant
Kovrinor cf Tnmbof. Russia, has been
appointed provisional governor of
llcibaraliia, in succession to Gov. Von
ltaa'ucn, who was dismissed as a re
sult of the KlBhlireff massacre.
Rov. John R. ChlJwlck, chaplain In
the United States navy, has tender
ed Ms resignation to President Roose
velt. Father Chidwick was one of the
first priests to be nppclnted In the
navy, and was chaplain of the ill-fated
Maine.
A certificate of incorporation was
filed at Dover, Del., for the Elliott
Fisher Company, of Cleveland. O., to
manufacture, lease, buy and sell type
writers, numbering and counting ma
chines, etc. Capital $10,000,000.
Monslgnor RooUer, formerly secre
tary of the apostolio delegation at
Washington was consecrated in Homo
as bishop of Jaro, Philippines Islands,
and Rev. Dennis J. Dougherty? for
morly of Philadelphia, was consecrat
ed as bishop of Nuova Sogorla.
Mil MIllS (UIN fill ORDERS
CAPACITY OVERTAXED.
Estimated That Thy Will Pall 400,
000 Tons Below Amount
Promised for 1903.
It Is estimate! at Chicago that the
steel mills of tho country will lie un
able to fill their orders for tlm year for
steel rails by 4oo,ono tons. Over 8,
oiiii.nno tons were ordered for delivery
this year, hut thn deliveries will not
exceed nt tho utmost 2.8oo,00t tons.
Tho various railroads are beginning to
send In their orders for next year. E.
II. Hartniau tins already asked for
IOO.imiO for his roads. It Is cstlmnted
thai the Gould interests will need from
7fi.ooo to 100,000 tons for tho extension
or the system In tho East. Thn Hock
Island and the 'Frisco also cant In ex
cess of loo.ooi) tons, practically all of
which will bo contracted for with the
United States Steel corporation. Tho
New York Central and thn Pennsyl
vania will need irobnbly lBO.Oon tons
Jointly, but as tho latter gits about tin
per rent of Its annual needs from Its
own rail mills, Its outside contracts
will not call for moro than 25.000 tons.
Thn Morgan lines, which will requlro
perhaps moro rails next year than any
other so-called group, have not yet
actually contracted for 1904. Their re
quirements, If placed In bulk with tho
Stool Corporation, would constitute
Its largest order. It will get a big
perc.ntnR3 of this order. The strong
est feature of tho early negotiations for
1H0I s tho assurance that In steel
rail at least the Prnsldr-iitlnl year de
mauds will bo about as heavy as for
the ordinary year.
Another decline In tho quoted prices
for Not thorn pig Iron was reported nt
Now York the average loss being about
50 cents a ton. Prices for Southern
pig Iron wero not change;!. Northern
No. 1 Iron In quoted at an avvrage of
$li.70 per ton. as ngnlhst $24.25 Inst
Afrll. A year ago thn price was
$11)50. Tho representatives of the
United States Fteel Corporation nnd
Inch-pendent com miles have almost
completed tho schedule of prices for
1004.
CUT LOOSE FROM JOBBERS.
Window Glass Men Will 8trt Selling
Agency Withdraw Pries List
As a result of tho refusal of tho
window glnss Jobbers to take tho 300,
Olio boxes of window glass from tin)
combined manufacturers, at tho price
offered by them, tlm thrco lending
ninnuracturlng (ompnnles announced
thnt they would act Independently of
the Nntlonnl Window Glnss Jobbers'
Association In selling glass. Tho three
concerns Includo the Amerlcnn Win
dow Glnss Company, tho Independent
Glnss Company nnd the Federation
Glnss Company. These threo compa
lii.'S will organize a central selling
agency, to bo maintained nt Joint ex
pense, nnd will dispose of all glass
made by the threo compnnles, and
each company will he allowed to sell
a pro rata share of Its stock accord
ing to Its pot cnpaclty.
MAY BUILD IN CANADA.
Will Receive Bonus on Each Ton Man
ufactured. Tho English firm of William Jessnp
& Sons, operating a largo tool steel
plant !n Shcilleld. nnd which recently
built and Is operating a branch plant
In Washington, Pa., under the direc
tion of an American company wholly
controlled by It, Is considering the ad
visability of building another plant,
!n Halifax. N. S., in order to supply
Its Canadian trade, and at tho same
time to get the advantage of a bonus,
whkh tlm Canndlan government of
fers on each ton of manufactured
steel In Canada.
To Keep Decoration Day 8acred.
The 8tate encampment of the Grand
Army of tho Republic of Now York
adopted a resolution urging the Na
tional department to hnvo tho dato
of Decoration day changed to tho last
Sunday In May or tho flrst Sunday,
the Idea being that by tho change of
dnto the growing tendency to make a
holiday for sport of Decoration day
would bo done away with.
Valley Porgt Anniversary.
Tho one hundred and twenty-fifth
annlvorsary of tho evacuation of Val
ley Forge by George Washington and
tho Continental army was commem
orated Juno 19, by a celebration nt
the historic camp ground, under the
auspices of the Valley Forgo Anni
versary Association. A large crowd
was present.
Oppose Increase of Cramps' Stock.
Equity proceedings were begun at
Philadelphia to prevent the proposed
Increase of the capital stock of tho
William Cramp & Sons Ship ond En
gine Building Company from $3.0o0,
OOii to f 11,250.000, and tho morgago In
debtedness from $1,303,000 to $7.2oO.
ooO. Tho complainants aro two stock
holders. John W. Grange nnd Andrew
II. MeXcal.
, Guests of C. M. Schwab.
Twenty young women, composing
the graduating class of the Homestead
Indilhlrial School of Pittsburg, will bo
the guests of Chnrles M. Schwab In
Atlantic City, from Juno 25 to July 1.
Mr. Schwab engaged a suite of apart
ments at tho Hotel Soaf.lde for tho re
ception of his guests, who will trnvel
in the steel magnate's private car "Lor
etto." Strikers Refuse to Arbitrate.
StrlUlngs wallers at Chicago, 111.,
refused to arbitrate and decided to aslt
that the walkout bo ma do moro gen
eral and engineers nnd elevator men
bo asked to Join them. They ser.t out
committees to call more strikes.
Legislature tj Aid Flood Victims.
Gov, Bailey of Kansas Issued a call
for a. meeting of the Legislature In
special session June 24. The session
Is called to toko measures madia nec
essary by the floods.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Deellne Only Temporary Good Pros
pect Dssplta Present Condi
tion of Market.
R. O. Dun ft Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says: Unseasonably low
temperature, together with excessive
ptvclpltntJon at tunny points, have re
tarded thn distribution of merchan
dise. Tnklng the country as a whole,
however, tho net result has been snt
Isfnctory, better crop prospects ac
celerating forward business nnd en
larging order lists of manufacturers.
Hallway vanillins thus fnr reported
for Jiiiib exceed Inst yeor's by 6.8 pr
cent and those of llioi by 14. S per
cent. Conditions In tho Iron and steel
Industry aro suillclenlly eonfuslug to
present any dellnlto tendency, al
though factors rnculnted tu produce
wenkness appear tn preponderate.
Special sales of Imported pig Iron
hnvo been nu ln at com esslons, but
this Is attributed to delay In trans
portation nnd a forced sale by own
ers. Yet a few month ago slmllnr
concerr.lons wero Impossible and It la
apparent thnt tho combination of un
precedented homo production and con
servative buying hns taken control of
the rltuntloti away from sellers. Threo
depressing factors hnvo existed: The
labor situation,' condition of crops and
tho decline In prices of stock, 'al
though nil hnvo Improved ami may
soon cease to exercise any baleful
effect. Meanwhile uncertainty as to
Mm future course of prices of Iron
and steel products hns become gener
ally acknowledged and even experts
In the Industry hesitate to express a
decided opinion. Lntest reports of Im
ports hIiow a largo decren, except
as to ore, while tho export trade In
Mnlshcd steel tends to expand. At the
cotton mills thero Is fair current ac
tivity. Demnuds are chiefly limited
to Imtnedinte consumption. Reports
regarding tho footwear Industry ore
sallslnctory. Foreign trade Is remark
ably well manlntnlnnil. Failures this
week wero 213 In tho United States
ngnlnst 194 Inst year, mi I 21 In Can
ada compared with 11) a year ago.
Uradstrcet's says: Evidence multi
plies thnt tho kceond week of Juno
saw the turning point for tho better
In crop, trade and labor matters.
Somo drawbacks are of tourso to bo
noted. Pig Iron nnd steel nro weaker,
buying Is still slow and production
Is nt enormous rate. Pig Iron pro
duction Is at the rate of 21.'io0,o00
Ions yearly nnd buyers still hold off,
hen-o wenkness and declines of 15
cents to $1 per ton nt nil markets.
Resales of Imported Iron are at con
cessions. Steel Is ear!er and finished
products are less active. Iron bars
nt 5 to 10 cents per hundred lower.
Tin pinto mills are running at full
cnpaclty. A largo roll tonnage awaits
placing. Wheat, Including flour, ex
ports for the week ending June IS ng
greentra 3,il7.415 bush.'ls, against 4,
litl.317 bushels Inst week, 3.Kijn,434
bushels In 1901. Wheat exports since
July 1 aggregate 21R,nx,537 bushels,
against 2ir,.2K.",.i;i!i bushels last Ben
son nnd 210.813.577 bushels in 19UO,
Corn exports aggregate 1,089,353 bush
els, against 82 I S I j bushels last week,
110,979 bushels a year ago and 2.
435,487 bushels In lltol. For tho fis
cal year exports am 64.Sfi4.880 bush
els, against 21.192.811 bushels last
season, and 172,fiL'8,950 bushels In
1901.
CABLE FLASHES.
The ministry of commerre at Vien
na, announced thnt Austria had decid
ed to officially participate In the St.
l-ouls exposition.
Ambassador Porter Is making ar
rangements for the reception at Paris,
France, of the United States Interna
tional exchange commission, which is
expected to arrive thero early in July.
The Chinese authorities have aband
oned the Idea of transferring the com
mercial treaty discussion to Peking,
In rensequence of the strong protests
of tho American and Japanese com
missioners, A court mnrtl.il has beer, ordered at
Manila, for the trial of Lieut. Hamil
ton Foley of the Fifth cavalry on the
churgo of embezzling soldiers' pay, im
properly contracting debts and deceiv
ing his superior.
It Is announced at Vienna, Austria,
thnt all efforts to induce I'upo Leo to
receive President Loubet In his official
cnpaclty have failed, and tho attempts
at a compromise by which the pres
ident would be received privafoly have
also been without result.
The National, council at Berne, by
97 to 22 votes, granted a credit ol
$1,340,000 to arm the 72 batteries of
tho Swiss field artillery with the new
Krupp 7.5 centimeter pneumatic re
coil guns, and to provide 800 rounds
of ammunition for each gun.
Tho British lines of communication
between Berbera and Bohotlo, Soma
liland, are threatened by the force ot
tho Mad Mullah. Three companies ol
the Hampshire regiment and 300 na
tive troops have been ordered to pro
ceed to Somalliand Juno 20.
There is considerable excitement in
political circles at Lima. Peru, regard
ing tho choice of a successor cf Dr.
Lino Alarco, the vice president of Peru
who died June 13. It Is reported that
Sf-nor Do Pelrola may be selected
which might result In calir.liij the
stormy state of politics.
While Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria was out driving at Vienna,
a pedestrian, holding a stick In a
threatening manner, rushed at the em
peror's carriage. ,7hc coachman lash
ed the assailnnt and whipped up the
norscs end the man was seb.ed. He
was pronounced Insano and Incar
cerated. Tho terms of the Anverlcan com
mercial treaty ef China have been
settled, except the clause providing
for tho opening of two Maucuurlan
ports. The treaty abolishes all In
terlor trade barriers in tho shape ot
Internal taxation of goods In transit
in China or Manchuria, except the
duties collected by tho natlvo cui
torn houses at the treaty port.
The House of Commons, England,
went Into committee on the Irua laud
bill.
. LIQUID fUEl.
vent Discovery n Argument Tat Oe
mIb Um of Coal.
The recent discovery 6f new oil Heidi
to extensive thnt there ts Rood reason
to believe thnt the oil wells will not
soon be exhausted nnd that there Is an
nssurrd supply to meet thn demands of
the future) the construction of pip
lines which very materially reduce the
cost of transportation, and the high
price of con I which hns prevailed In
many manufacturing districts, have
combined to give n new argument fnr
tho burning of crude oil for power pur
poses. Hut In the Western nnd Southwest
ern Blnles, wheTB strain coal has ol
ways boon both sen roc and poor In qual
ity, and whero tho question of trans
portation from the new fields In Texas
nnd California lias been less of nn ob
stacle to the Installation of nil burning
equipments than hns been the case on
the Atlnbtlc coast, the Interest Is even
greater, nnd tlie use of oil has become
fnr more extensive. In California oil
Is rnpldly driving cnnl nut of the field
for power ptinwses throughout the
Slate. The same Is true In Texas, nnd
of much of the territory lying In be
tween. This general use of oil tins af
fected not only the power nnd lighting
and manufacturing plants In these re
gions, but also the railroads nnd ma-
rlne trnnsnirtntlim ns well. With tho
relative economy nt present prices, be
tween tho oil nnd conl vnrylng from
one-eighth to one-half or perhaps less,
according to the cost of transportation
from the wells to the different points .
where tho oil Is consumed, this unusual
development Is not surprising, and the
use of liquid fuel for power purposes Is
stilt rapidly growing.
One rnllrond operating In California
Is now burning oil on more than ISO of
tts locomotives. Another of the grent
trnnscontltientnl systems Is nlrendy
using oil on about p00 of Its locomo
tives which Is thirty per cent, of tho
total number operated by the system
and Is equipping others ns rnpldly as
possible. In addition to tho use on lo
comotives It Is using oil on Its stenmers
In San Frnnclsco Hay, nnd on Its river
steamers with very good results. A. L.
Wllllston, In Engineering Magazine.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
1 Tin not simply good, bo good for
Sotnet h In g. Thoren u.
Without frugality none can become
rich, nnd with It few could be poor.-
Johnson.
Most peoplo judge others by the com
pnny they keep or by their fortune.
Rochefoucauld.
Nothing can brlns yon poneo but
yourself; nothing enn brlrg you pence
but the triumph of principles. Emer
son. Nothing more completely baffles one
who Is full of trie!; nnd duplicity than
stralghtforwnrd and simple Integrity
In another. Cotton.
Whoever pays you more court than
he is accustomed to pay either Intends
to deceive you, or finds you necessary
to him. Courtenay.
There aro only two powers In the
world, tho sword nnd the pen; nnd In
the end the former Is always conquered
by the latter. Nnpoleon.
The world will turn round still. In
dustry Is produced by want, wealth 1
produced by Industry, Idleness Is pro
duced by wealth, poverty Is produced
by Idleness. Landor.
One thing Is Indisputable: the chronic
mood of looking longingly at what we
have not, or thankfully at what we
have, realizes two very different types
of character. And we certainly can
encourage the one or the other. Lucy
C. Smith.
AbbroTlotlng Blgnaturo.
Robert P. Armstrong. Acting; Secre
tary of the Treasury, has started a
reign of strict economy. Mr. Arm
strong's sole occupation througbont
yesterday was the signing of thousand
of letters, and It was In doing this that
his economy showed Itself. Before he
bad gone far with his day's work It
dawned upon him that be was wasting
too much Ink. He began by signing
his name "Robert P. Armstrong."
When he quit work In the afternoon
he was writing It "H. P. Armstrong,"
without a cross to the "t" or a tail to
the "g" of his surname.
The law does not permit of the sign
ing of a Cabinet officer's name with a
robber stamp, and after Mr. Armstrong
Had written several hundred signa
tures bis fingers were so tired he cut
out every move of the pen he could.
At last he had to give up, his fingers
becoming so cramped aud tlrM be
could not go on.
The law In regard to the signatures
of Cabinet otfleers has caused many of
them to abbreviate their manner of
writing their names. Ellhu Root's
name Is now signed E. Root, and
Chnrles Emory Smith brought bis sig
nature down to C. E. Smith. Even
the Sccretay of Stare signs his cam
"J. Hay" sometimes. Official des
patches be signs with merely his last
name to save cable tolls. A peculiarity
of the late John Shermnn was thnt ho
cared nothing for cable tolls, and al
ways slgued bis name John Sherman,
thereby costing the Government $5 ex
tra for the "John." Washington Star.
Am Old-TImo Footman.
The epithet of "footman" Is of honor
able origin. First, the real footman
was a soldier. He then became a run
ner In attendance upon a person of
raulc, aud afterward a servant who
ran before his master's carriage for
the purpose ot rendering assistance on
bad roads or In crossing streams. lie
was a mark of the consequence of the
traveler. Ills dress was a light black
cap, a jockey coat and white linen
trousers. He always carried a pok
six or seven feet long. The real foot
man of to-day ts a male servant who
attends the door, the carriage and tu
Ubl.-New York Press.