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PRICE TWO CENTS. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1904.
JAPAN HOLDS FAST TO RUSS WARSHIP
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LAST ASSAULT ON AT FORT ARTHUR
Stoessel Refuses to Surrender or to Send Out Non-com
batants.
ISLANDERS DECLINE TO GIVE UP RYESHITELNI
Threaten, Also, to Go Into Shanghai and Take War
ships.
London, Aug. 18 .—Japan h a s officially notified Grea t Br i t a in t h a t she does no t propose to give up the Kus -sian to rpedoboa t des t royer Ryeshitelni , c a p t u r e d in the h a r b o r of Chi-fu, Aug. 12.
R E F U S E S T O S U R R E N D E R
a t Stoessel Wil l F i g h t t o t h e Las t P o r t A r t h u r .
Toklo , Aug. 18, Noon.—Lieutenant Genera l Stoessel, in c o m m a n d a t P o r t A r t h u r , h a s refused to su r rende r and h a s declined the offer by the J a p a n ese of t h e remova l of the non -comb a t a n t s t he re . The reasons for th is l a t t e r ac t ion a r e no t given, bu t it is p robab le t h a t t he non -comba tan t s a r e unwi l l ing to accept a favor a t t he h a n d s of t h e J apanese . They confess, however , t h a t necessi ty for the i r r e m o v a l exists. I t is expected t h a t the J a p a n e s e a t t a c k will be resumed immedia te ly . I t now enters upon its final s t age .
London, Aug. 18.—A dispatch to t h e J a p a n e s e legat ion from Tokio a n n o u n c e s t h a t a rep ly was received f rom t h e c o m m a n d e r of t h e Russ ian forces a t P o r t A r t h u r yes terday, r e fusing e i ther to su r r ende r to t h e bes ieging force of the J a p a n e s e or to send ou t t h e non -comba tan t s .
The Express cor responden t a t Tokio t e l eg raphs :
"I a m informed, t ho not officially, t h a t t he J a p a n e s e c o m m a n d e r outside P o r t A r t h u r h a s received from the Russ ian gar r i son a reply to the m i kado ' s message to demand a su r r en der of t he city. The answer , while t h a n k i n g the J a p a n e s e c o m m a n d e r in cour teous t e r m s for the offer to allow n o n - c o m b a t a n t s to leave, is a n uncompromis ing refusal to su r render . "
•According to the cor responden t of t h e Daily Te leg raph a t Chi-fu, refugees a r r iv ing t he re br ings news of a ser ious condit ion of affairs a t P o r t A r t h u r . They say t h a t J a p a n e s e shells have ignited l ighters in the docks which conta ined suppl ies of coal, r e sul t ing in terrific conflagration. Many of the bui ldings have been demolished a n d t h e hospi ta l s a r e crowded.
F i n a l Assaul t Begins .
Chi-fu, Aug. 18.—General Stoessel h a s declined the invi tat ion of the J a p anese to su r r ende r P o r t Ar thu r , ac cord ing to the refugees who ar r ived he re this morn ing . The J a p a n e s e a t once began a final assaul t , in which the fleet is co-opera t ing .
The r i g h t wing of t he J apanese line h a s p e n e t r a t e d to the vicinity of P idgeon bay, whi le t h e center h a s moved forward f rom Pa- l ing-ching , which is sou th of Shu-shi -yen and two miles n o r t h of the town.
OBOLENSKY TAKES REINS IN FINLAND
Prince, Whose Life Is Already Threatened, Succeeds Assas
sin's Victim.
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
Helsingfors, Aug. 18. — Pr ince Obolensky today a s s u m e d , his function a s governor genera l of F in land . Upon his a r r iva l he re he was driven to the ca thedra l , whe re he a t t ended divine services. Subsequent ly the governor held a g r and recept ion a t the imper ia l pa lace . The governor will s t a r t a t once on a tou r of inspection of the g r and duchy.
P r ince J o h n Obolensky,.- former ly governor of Kherson , and la ter of Kharkoff, was appoin ted Ju ly 4 last to succeed, a s governor genera l of F in land , Genera l BobriKoff, who was shot J u n e 16 by a s tudent , Eugene Scah Schaumann , son of ^ex-Senator Schaumann . General Bobrikoff died the following 'day.
Pr incess Obolensky, wife of the new governor general , is said to have r e ceived m a n y t h r ea t en ing le t ters dec lar ing t h a t he r husband will be kil led wi th in a week af ter h i s a r r iva l in F in l and .
TURK IS TRICKY WITH AMERICANS
Porte Imposes Conditions, but United States Legation Is On
Its Guard.
Constant inople , Aug. 1JB.—The Amer i can legat ion will acknowledge the receip t of the Por t e ' s note confirming its u n d e r t a k i n g to accord the same t r e a t m e n t to Amer ican schools and k indred inst i tut ions as is g ran ted to the mos t favored nat ion, subject to tha usual d e p a r t m e n t a l formali t ies .
The verba l assurances given Minister Le i shman by Izzet Pasha , secre ta ry of the palace, and Nedjib Melhame, as t he minis ter of public works , t h a t the list of Amer ican schools will be i m m e diately recognized, which Mr. Leishm a n subsequent ly embodied in a note to the P o r t e wi th the in tent ion of obtaining the Por t e ' s official confirmation, a r e unders tood to have been disapproved a t t he palace, hence the Pore ' s reservat ion t h a t ins tead of immedia te recognit ion, a s in the case of F r a n c e and the o the r powers , the Amer ican list m u s t be submi t t ed to the sc ru t iny of t he minis t ry of p u b lic ins t ruct ion and the necessary per mi ts obta ined before it will be officially recognized. I t is predic ted t h a t object ions will be ra ised to some of t he schools. The legation, however, declares it is satisfied, bu t a t t h e same t ime po in t s out t h a t undue delay in the execut ion of t he u n d e r t a k ing would surely be followed by fresh t rouble .
I t is unders tood t h a t t h e $25,000 compensat ion due to an Amer ican citizen a t Smyrna, for land illegally taken, h a s been deposi ted in the Ottoman bank .
SOCJETY. 12 PAGES—FIVE O'CLOCK.
U7UNCIL METHODS ;•* AND MEN SIZED UP
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EXPERTS ARE WIDE APART
Jones Pessimistic About Canadian Wheat—Winnipeg Authori
ties Just the Opposite.
A DIFFICULT POSITION FOR CHINA,
FIRE AND MANIAC STIR STOCKYARDS
Flames Start Exciting Rumo?.*s— Strikebreaker Loose With
a Grun.
RUSSIANS TO G I V E B A T T L E
K u r o p a t k i n Says Combat Will Be Most Sanguinary .
Par i s , Aug. 18.—The St. P e t e r s b u r g co r r e sponden t of the Matin says K u r o pa tk in has informed the czar t h a t the fo r thcoming bat t le south of Liao-yang will be of t he mos t despera te and sangu ina ry cha rac te r . This is t a k e n to indica te tha t the Russ ians have abandoned the i r tac t ics of re t rea t .
I t is r epor ted t h a t the Russ ian Ba l tic fleet will be on its way to tha far eas t before Sept. 1. Eleven t r a n s por ts , laden with 26,000 tons of E n g lish coal, have a l r eady sailed to t a k e u p s ta t ions a long the rou te t h a t is to be followed by the fleet.
J A P S O F F SHANGHAI
PARKER TO MAKE A WESTERN TOUR
Candidate Will Speak in Indiana and Possibly in Four Other
States.
Squadron ' C o m m a n d e r May Go I n After Russ i an W a r s h i p s .
New York Sun Speoial Service. Shangha i , Aug. 18.—The com
m a n d e r of t he J apanese squadron wa tch ing off t h e coast a t t h e r iver mou th , twelve miles dis tant , in t ima tes t h a t he in tends to s t eam up he re and seize the Russ ian pro tec ted cruiser Askold and to rpedoboa t des t royer Grosovoi unless those vessels leave t h e por t fo r thwi th .
The Askold, badly damaged , is in drydock, and repa i r s on he r are being rushed n igh t and day. H e r officers say she will go to sea as soon as she is fit to do so. The Grosovoi, g r imy af ter bat t le , bu t not m u c h hur t , is also being p r e p a r e d for sea.
The J a p a n e s e consul a t Shangha i a n d some of his coun t rymen contend t h a t both vessels a r e seawor thy now, a n d t h a t t he " r e p a i r s " be ing m a d e a re real ly to get t h e m once m o r e in condit ion to fight. The drydock a u t h o r i t ies declare t h a t the Askold is no t seaw o r t h y in he r p resen t condition, a s she leaks badly and several of h e r c o m p a r t m e n t s a re filled wi th wate r .
W h e n Admira l P r ince Outomsky, who a r r ived on the Askold, was direc ted to leave por t or d i sa rm his ships, he pointed to the case of t he Russ ian to rpedoboa t destroyer, Rye-shitelni , wh ich p u t into t h e Chinese h a r b o r o£ Chi-fu last Thursday , disa r m e d a t t h e d e m a n d of t he Chinese Admira l Sah, a n d was seized t h a t very n igh t by J a p a n e s e ships which sneaked into the h a r b o r wi th the i r l ights out, a n d af ter a fight forced the Ryeshi te ln i ' s c rew overboard, t hen towed t h e vessel away.
The Chinese au tho r i t i e s a r e confused by the insis tent r ep resen ta t ions of bo th sides, a n d cannot m a k e up the i r minds to a d o p t a decisive policy and to enforce it.
I t is t h e opinion in consular and other foreign q u a r t e r s h e r e t h a t t h e great powers should compel, t he observing of neu t ra l i t y in t h e t r e a ty ports, since China, bull ied by bo th bell igerents, seems powerless t o enforce it.
; J a p s ' Mood Not Gent le . London, Aug. 18.—The Shangha i
co r re sponden t ' of t he Morn ing Pos t says it is r epor ted t h a t a J a p a n e s e squadron is coming t h e r e in conse-
Esopus , N. Y., Aug. 18.—No defini te p lans have been made for J u d g e P a r k e r to visit the west dur ing the campaign , bu t it is a lmost cer ta in t h a t a speaking tour of some kind will be a r r anged . I t may be t h a t I n d i a n a will be the only s tate in the wes t where the candida te will speak, t h o his presence is desired in Nebraska , Wisconsin, Il l inois and Colorado as well. This is a quest ion which will be t a k e n up at once by the na t iona l commit tee and a n ear ly announce m e n t is expected.
The genera l impression he re is t h a t J u d g e P a r k e r will m a k e several speeches in the west when he goes to the St. Louis exposition. The da te for t h a t t r ip has not been settled, bu t Mr. a n d Mrs. P a r k e r will probably leave he re late in September and r e ma in away over the first week in October.
REOPENS SHIP TRUST SCANDAL
Gov. Odell's Complaint Against Shipbuilding Co. Bristles
With Sensations.
SENATOR HOAR M R S THE PORTALS OF DEATH
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Worces ter , Mass., Aug. 18.—No m a r k e d change was m a r k e d in the condit ion of Senator Hoa r th is m o r n ing. I t is evident, however, t h a t he is g rowing w e a k e r constantly, a l tho he m a y live twenty- four hour s or possibly longer.
The sena to r ' s mind is perfect ly clear and he thoroly realizes the ser i ousness of his condition. He awai t s t he end with calm res ignat ion. Yest e rday he t a lked wi th his son a n d daugh t e r a n d reques ted them to convey farewell messages to n e a r re la tives a n d in t ima te friends.
At noon Sena tor H o a r was res t ing easily. H e was still conscious a n d dur ing the forenoon h a d t a k e n a little liquid nour i shment . The re h a d been, however, no gain in s t reng th , bu t r a t h e r a sl ight increase of t he w e a k ness which developed yes terday. .
DEATH CLAIMS WIFE OF GHIEF JUSTICE FULLER
Sorrento, Me., Aug. 18.—Mrs. Mary E . Ful ler , wife of Chief Just ice F u l l e r of the Uni ted Sta tes s u p r e m e court , died suddenly here yes te rday af ter noon. Mrs. Fu l l e r was the d a u g h t e r of Wi l l iam F . a n d J a n e Brown Col-baugh , and was born in Burl ington, Iowa, Aug. 19, 1845. She is survived by he r husband , seven daugh te r s and one son.
The dea th of Mrs. F u l l e r occur red while she was s i t t ing on the piazza of h e r s u m m e r cot tage, Mainstay, a t Sor ren to . disease
Chicago, 111., Aug. 18.—Fire in t h e n o r t h ea s t corner of t he s tockyards to day gave rise to excit ing r u m o r s t h a t incendiar ies were a t work . Sparks , p resumably f rom a pass ing locomotive, set fire to a pile of baled hay. The blaze was quickly ext inguished.
George R. Bailey, an Eng l i shman , who was employed by packe r s ' agents in Ellis I s land as soon as he landed from his nat ive land, lost his p res ence of mind when his t r a in drew into the s tockyards today. A m e n acing- looking crowd h a d ga the red a long the t r acks . Bailey, ge t t ing out his revolver, began shoot ing. H e fired five shots a n d was re loading his weapon when a pol iceman a r res ted h im. No person was h i t by B a i l e e s bullets .
H e r b e r t Dawson of Nashvil le , Tenn. , a s t r i keb reake r in the H a m m o n d pack inghouse , re t i red last evening, a p p a r e n t l y a m a n of no rma l m e n t a l quali t ies, bu t awakened this m o r n i n g r av ing wildly. He was s leeping in one of t h e s t r i keb reake r s ' makeshi f t dormi tor ies wi th a crowd of non-unionists , when he suddenly began shr iek ing . T h e excited s t r ikebreaker s were unable to quiet h im and s u m moned the police. Before the police r eached the place Dawson bolted from the bui ld ing a n d was la ter found in t h e s tockyards . W h e n pol icemen a t t emp ted to r e s t r a in h im he fought t h e m a n d was cu t by a ba rbwi re fence. The police took h im to the de tent ion hospi ta l .
New Source of Trouble . A new source of t rouble developed
in the s t r ike s i tua t ion today when the g reasewagon t eams te r s voted to h a n d l e no th ing for m e a t dealers who a r e on the "unfa i r " list. The t e a m s ters will no t h a u l any refuse .except for dea lers who pa t ronize the inde-,. p e n d e n t packe r s only. \
P res iden t Donnel ly h a s h a d a conference wi th t h e executive boa rd of t he League of Business Men, which was fo rmed to ra ise funds for t he s t r ike rs .
A commit tee was appoin ted to extend t h e movemen t to all pa r t s of the city, ins tead of confining it to t h e s tockyards distr ict . The league has ra ised the race issue, t a k i n g the g r o u n d t h a t if t h e packe r s win the" s t r ike , all t he whi te res idents will be dr iven f rom t h e s tockyards region and t h a t t h e place will become a negro se t t l ement wi th a popula t ion of a t leas t 70,000 men, w o m e n a n d chi ldren.
A tab le summar iz ing the p resen t indus t r ia l condit ions a t the s tockyards , was given ou t today by the six leading packinghouses . The s t a t e m e n t shows :
Tota l m e n on s t r ike , 26,624; m e n a t work , 21,639; to ta l fo rmer un ion m e n a t work, 4,111.
I t was r epor ted a t l abor h e a d q u a r t e r s a t t h e y a r d s today t h a t P res iden t Donnel ly was abou t to s t a r t to New York to a s sume control of t h e s i tua t ion the re , a n d t h a t H . D. Call would be in cha rge in Chicago. Donnel ly refused to affirm or deny the r u m o r .
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MERCIFUL DEATH TOOK B l ALSO
Benjamin Hillmer's Grief at His Wife's Death Sends Him to
Join Her.
VOTERS' LEAGUE-REPORT IS OUT
First Document Puts Good Government Up to the Individ
ual Citizen. ',"
J O H N .1. McCOOK, | Accused of Crooked Dea ls in Ship
ii Trust Suit.
Death was caused by heart
YANKEE WAR ENGINES TO RE MORE DEADLY
Washing ton , Aug. 18.—In the bu r e a u of o rdnance , p lans a r e being d r a w n for t he res igh t ing of all t h e guns in the navy. The rapid-fire guns will be provided wi th a new telescopic s ight which will pe rmi t of cont inuous a im.
T h e sh ips of t h e ba t t lesh ip squadr o n a r e to be fitted wi th rangeflnders of a design wh ich h a s recent ly been tes ted and found sat isfactory.
Tests also have been ordered of a new type of shell k n o w n as " t r ace r s , " which a re used for n igh t firing a n d wh ich a re i l lumina ted so t h a t t hey t r ace the course of t he project i le a n d enable t h e gunpo in te r s to not ice t h e effect of t he firing. e ^ . •«
New York Sun Special Service. New York, Aug. 18.—A copy of the
compla in t m a d e by Benjamin B . Cdell, Jr . , governor of t he s ta te of New York, in his sui t for the recovery of money lost n the Uni ted Sta tes Shipbui lding company h a s been m a d e publ ic . T h e compla in t deals w i th ma t t e r s wh ich were left unexpla ined by t h e compromise su r r ende r ofi Char les N. Schwab a n d o thers in the Samuel Un te rmyer proceedings last winter .
' The defendants in the sui t no t only include Colonel J o h n J. McCook, Al-vin W. Krech , J o h n W. Young, t he Mercant i le T rus t company and J a m e s T. Boothroyd, b u t Char les Bea t ty Alexander, head of t h e g r e a t law firm of Alexander & Green, a n d a u t h o r of t he f amous le t ters from P a r i s bear ing upon t h e F r e n c h underwr i t ing of shipbui ld ing bonds.
Governor Odell charges t h a t t he s t a t emen t s m a d e by the defendants to h im to the effect t h a t t he r e was to be paid to the owners of t h e var ious 'concerns and businesses selling out to the combinat ion t h e sum of $6,000,000 in cash, were f radulent ly made* in t h a t a s was well k n o w n to the defendants , it was unders tood and agreed be tween the defendants a n d the vendors , t h a t of sa id $6,000,000 in cash the sum of a t least $2,346,000 was to be re ta ined by or r epa id to the defendants as the i r secret a n d f raudulen t profit:, and in fact was, upon the subsequent acqu i remen t of t he p roper t i es by t h e new company, re ta ined or received by the defendants .
The governor also cha rges t h a t one of t he condit ions of the underwr i t ing ag reemen t was t h a t t he ag reemen t should not be b inding upon t h e sub scr ibers unless t h e ent i re a m o u n t of $9,000,000 of bonds should be unde r wri t ten, a n d t h a t th is s t a t emen t was false in t h a t t he a m o u n t of t he existing unde rwr i t i ng was s ta ted to be t h e ent i re a m o u n t of $9,000,000, whereas , t he en t i re issue of $9,000,000 of sa id bonds h a d no t been underwr i t t en , but , as was well known to the defendants , no t more t h a n $3,000,000 of sa id i s sue h a d been underwr i t t en .
Governor Odell t h e n m a k e s a mos t ser ious charge.. aga ins t t he Mercant i le Trus t company, one of t he la rges t a n d mos t h igh ly respected financial ins t i tu t ions in t h e world, as follows:
That various of the underwritings contained in the said agreement to Sie extent of over $5,000,000 were false and fraudulent and were known to the said defendants, and to each of. them, to be wholly irresponsible to the extent of over
< A grief "that took h is life b r o u g h t a n answer to Ben jamin Hi l lmer ' s p rayer ,
Shakeriand s tunned by t h e dea th of his aged wife,' t he old mar. to t tered ir.to t h e next room pray ing t h a t he m i g h t follow he r speedily.
Then a merciful Providence laid its h a n d in k indness upon the m o u r n e r ; he cast himself upon t h e lounge and in an ins tan t his soul h a d foud i ts o ther half beyond t h e d a r k river.
These a re the facts indicated by the c i rcumstancia l evidence a t t he home of t he Hi l lmers , 2420 Po r t l and avenue. Las t evening ne ighbors repor ted to Dr. Don F . Fi tz Gerald, 2300 Po r t land avenue, t h a t Mrs. Hi l lmer was ill and asked h i m to call, as they seemed poor and friendless. He wen t to the house a n d saw t h r u the locked screen door a l amp dimly burning, bu t t h e r e was no response to his knock and he w e n t away. This m o r n ing, no t ing no sign of life abou t t he place, the ne ighbors again called Dr. Fi tz Gerald. F ind ing the condit ions exactly a s they were last night , he cut the screen and entered .
Upon a lounge in the outer room lay t h e body of Mr. Hi l lmer , while in the bedroom lay the body of his wife. I t a p p e a r s t h a t she passed peacefully away of old age, a n d t h a t t he shock caused the weak h e a r t of t he old m a n to cease bea t ing . The re is no evidence of suicide.
The bodies were removed to t h e morgue , ' awai t ing orders f rom a daugh t e r who is said to reside a t Bruce , Wis . Ano the r d a u g h t e r is be lieved to reside in Minneapolis , tho he r address is u n k n o w n .
The Hi l lmer ' s were each abou t 80 yea rs old. Li t t le is k n o w n abou t t h e m in the ne ighborhood whe re they lived.
R e p o r t s f rom the w h e a t fields of Mani toba and t h e Nor thwes t Ter r i tor ies a re mos t conflicting. H . V. Jones of Minneapolis wired f rom Winnipeg today as follows:
Black rust ' threatens the total or partial destruction of two-thirds of the wheat area of Manitoba, The remaining one-^third is early and will escape with small loss as most of it is thick dough and nearly ready to cut. Every field in the province south of Lake Manitoba is infected. Whether the rust can be found in scattered areas of the north part of the province or in the territories I cannot say from personal knowledge, as I have traveled only in the heavy wheat districts of southern Manitoba, where lies the principal part of the 2,500,000 acres of tho provinces. Wheat fields on the Portago La Prairie plains, 60 miles -west of Winnipeg and a district 75 miles southwest of Winnipeg show the most advanced progress of the disease. In the Brandon and Hartney districts, 125 miles west, the work of crop destruction has only commenced. At Portage La Prairie both early and late sown wheat is infected, with some of the former nearly ready to cut, but with small promise of maturity for the latter, which is in large proportion. Already straw in scattering fields is half rotten and the wheat is only in the milk. But small results can be looked for from fields in this shape, in fact they are likely to be a total loss. The stand of wheat ig magnificent, showing in this district 25 bushels average on the stand. This average will unquestionably be greatly reduced on the total acreage, for some of the late fields will not be cut and others will yield light. In the Brandon-Souris-Methven district there is a good stand of wheat and the progress of the disease is not as advanced as a t Portage La Prairie; it is in the early stage with rust just breaking out on the main stalk under the head, some quite well advanced, others just starting. For the late wheat there can be only one result, however, a big loss of yield. On the southern boundary line the rust is more pronounced, more advanced as in North Dakota. In the central districts thirty miles southwest of Portage it is showing up bad. One farmer near Treherne began cutting yesterday because of rust but after two or three turns he abandoned the field as not worth cutting. The disease is working in Manitoba exactly as it did in the Da-kotas. Apparently is is to run its course in late wheat as it is doing there.
The hope is that the million acres of wheat in the Canadian territory will escape rust. The trouble has been here as in the states that the infection was not understood, hence localities that were quite well advanced in the disease have been denying its presence.
The people of' western Canada have a crop of 70,000,000 bushels of wheat in prospect on the stand, but this will now have to be heavily reduced according to precedents this season. Ten days wiil be necessary to not the damage.
Oats and barley have fine stand throut the province but oats will feel the effect of rust as it chooses late oats quite as readily as wheat for its killing work.
R e p o r t s to T h e J o u r n a l f rom its own cor respondent and from o the r sources tell qui te a n o t h e r s tory. A Winnipeg cor respondent wires this definite bit of in format ion:
Wheat threshing in Manitoba started yesterday afternoon. At Kapinka on the farm of William Forbes the yield averaged 22 bushels an acre, and graded No. 1 hard. Crops are excellent and there is neither rust nor frost.
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Victoria, B. C , Aug. 18.—Comm a n d e r Goodrich, c o m m a n d i n g t h e Br i t i sh nava l squadron in Pacific waters , invited the officers a n d men of the Amer i can cruisers New York and Marblehead , now in E s q u i m a u harbor , aboa rd t h e Bri t i sh cruiser Grafton, flagship of the squadron, last evening for a n en te r t a inmen t .
T h e occasion was one of t he h a p piest ever seen in th is s tat ion, t h e Bri t i sh a n d Amer ican t a r s f ra ternizing in the* mos t enthus ias t ic manne r . The b a n d s of t he New York and Grafton provided the music, and the w a r ships were all gaily decora ted a n d bri l l iant ly i l luminated .
At p a r t i n g all t h e ships* company sang "Auld L a n g Syne" and t h e n a t ional a n t h e m s of Grea t Br i t a in and t h e Uni ted States . The Amer ican cruisers left today for San Franc i sco . T h e New York is on h e r way to the Brooklyn navy ya rd .
THRASHED BY WOMAN FOR INSULTING SPOUSE
New York Sun Special Service. New D u r h a m , N. Y., Aug. 18.—Mrs.
Alonzo Dor r today adminis te red a t h r a s h i n g in a saloon to a m a n who had, she alleges, m a d e insul t ing r e m a r k s to he r husband . She r a n in to t h e saloon, whip in hand , and t ime a n d t ime aga in she b r o u g h t t h e lash in contac t wi th t h e m a n ' s body. The alleged defamer r e t r ea t ed to t h e r e a r of t he saloon a n d finally m a d e his escape from a r e a r door.
Alonzo Dor r is 53 yea r s old, h u t his wife is m u c h younger . Mrs. Dor r was no t a r res ted . - . -
DEEP CUT IN STEERAGE RATE. Liverpool, Aug. 18.—The Inteimational
Mercantile Marine company announced a cut in steerage rates from Liverpool on the Boston steamers to $8.75, a reduction of $3.75.
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W h a t . a Winn ipeg E x p e r t Says. The commerc ia l editor of the Win
nipeg F r e e Press , one of t h e best-k n o w n crop exper ts of t h e Canadian west, s ays :
Another week of ideal weather for the wheat. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday were hot, clear and dry, with a good breeze from the northwest. The progress made those four days was enormous, and the reports of cutting are coming in thick and fast from points where none was expected before the 22d. By the 24th cutting will be general thru out Manitoba, and by the 26th thruput the territories. The one fear now is frost, which would do serious damage, if it came.
The question of rust is still agitating the American papers, it is not bothering anyone in the Canadian west. There is known to be red rust in some sections of the province. Samples of the rusted grain have been received and examined. I t is confined to the leaves and stems. Some of the worst rusted samples that could be obtained were peeled and split, there was no rust on the inner straw and the joints were absolutely untouched, so that there was nothing to prevent the grain maturing properly. The heads were long and well filled.
There will be a small amount of depreci a t i o n on late fields, in limited areas, but it must be understood that the areas are very limited and that the depreciation will leave little trace in the tale of the year's yield. There has been, red rust from time to time in some parts of Manitoba for years, but it has always been considered of no moment. I t is only the tremendous fuss made on the American side that has set people looking for It this season.
The one and only thing feared for our crop is frost, and every day of the present glorious weather limits the damage that frost can do should it come. At present the thing to remember is, that it has not come. The.'samples of wheat, sufficiently ripe for cutting—and they are numerous—that have come in are magnificent, the berry being as fine, as has ever been produced. The yield will be good, but will vary somewhat according to the section, but the lowest estimate, that has yet been made for any section is fifteen bushels to the acre and the majority reports place the average at twenty to twenty-five. There are many sections where the yield will be thirty and thirty-five.
The fact wheat speculators, who are long on the. market are sending damaging reports eve^i from Winnipeg itself, is greatly to be deplored. The private reports to members of the Grain Exchange continue to be of the. most satisfactory character.
After several m o n t h s s p e n t in p e r fecting its organizat ion a n d in invest t igation, t he Mineapolis Voters ' league m a k e s its first r e p o r t today.
Poli t icians interes ted in the c a m p a i g n affecting a lde rmen a n d the county commission have eager ly awai ted a league r epo r t in order to get a line o n • t h a t organiza t ion ' s me thods . To-1 day 's repor t , however, is only a ' s ta r te r . Mak ing a genera l review o£ council condit ions, i t prooeeds to s u m marize the records of t he th i r t een r e - • t i r ing a lde rmen , some of w h o m seek re-elect ion. F a c t s a r e s t a t ed a n d no r ecommenda t ions made . La te r , a s soon as possible af ter Aug. 30, t h e final day for cand ida tes to file, t h e . league will issue i ts second r e p o r t , „ deal ing wi th t h e qualifications of a l l ; % candidates , r ecommenda t ions to t h e , J voters a s be tween cand ida tes in eacfoti ward .
The th i rd a n d final r e p o r t will a p p e a r j u s t p r io r to the election in N o vember . , This r e p o r t will deal w i t h t h e nominees of t he respect ive par t ies , a n d will also include r ecommenda t ions . Also, t h e r e m a y be issued before t h e pr imar ies , and before the final election, special r epor t s deal- ' ing wi th individual w a r d condit ions and candidates , in tended solely for'% w a r d circulat ion. "z
I n the case of t he county c o m m i s s i sioners, t h e league will issue repor t s s imi lar to those deal ing with cand i da tes for t h e council.
T h e active m a n a g e m e n t of the affairs of t h e Voters ' league is in t h e h a n d s of a n executive commit tee of seven members . Reinforcing th is commit tee is an advisory commit tee of sixty-five members , including m a n y of the bes t -known of t h e city's business and professional men. The o rgan i zation g rew out of t he conviction of a large n u m b e r of public-spir i ted cit izens t h a t t he r e wTas u rgen t call for im- > p rovemen t of munic ipal affairs in Minneapolis, and t h a t to effect such ; improvemen t and m a k e it pe rmanen t , v
the re m u s t be a p e r m a n e n t agency at work . The organizat ion in me thod and scope follows closely those of the Chicago Municipal Voters ' league, which h a s been siich a t r emendous factor in counci l regenera t ion in t h a t c i t y . ; , . ,--3
The R e p o r t in Fu l l .
The Minneapolis Voters league h e r e wi th submi t s its int ia l r e p o r t on the city council and t h e records of t he re t i r ing a lde rmen :
The purpose of t he Voters league is to acqua in t t he communi ty wi th t h e ac tua l s ta te of affairs in the city council; to insist upon a h igher s t a n d a r d of official du ty a n d efficiency in t h a t body; to p resen t a fair a n d accu ra t e account of t he m a i n issues of council adminis t ra t ion , a n d to p u t before the voters in a fearless a n d i m p a r t i a l m a n n e r the official r ecords of t he people 's servants .
The league will seek to impres s upon the voters t h e conviction thaf. hones ty and capacity, a n d not part-* izan services or good fellowship, ara the essential qualifications for mun ic i pal office. I t also purposes to a id them in a prac t ica l w a y to m a k e a n intell igent choice be tween candida te* by acquain t ing t h e m wi th the facts a s to the official records a n d pe r sona l qualifications of such candidates . T h e league will do its w o r k wi thou t p e r sonal or p a r t y bias. I t will base it* repor t on the qualifications of cand i dates and i ts r ecommenda t ions for office solely on the facts of persona l mer i t and official service. In th i s work it recognizes no such th ing a s fr iendship or "pul l . " Everybody concerned will get t he s ame fair t r ea t ment , i r respect ive of his politics or his social a n d financial. s t a tus .
The condit ion of affairs in the p r e s ent city council offers m a n y in te res t ing points for t he local s tuden t cf munic ipa l adminis t ra t ion . The re a r e defects due to t h e council sys tem; the re a r e defects due to the council personnel .
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S SIVERT NELSEN DEAD Former President of Norwegian Storthing
Passes Away. Christiania, Norway, Aug. 18.—Sivert
Nielsen, former president of the storthing, is dead. He had a seat in the storthing or parliament of Norway for a generation, and was considered one of the ablest and most conservative of its members. He was universally respect&d by frined and foe alike. Old age compelled him to retire from active politics some years ago.
Bu t t he fact is insistent all t h ru , and m u s t be recognized in any discussion of t he subject, t h a t to the a p a t h y and indifference of t he citizens, to the i r lack of a p precia t ion of t he responsibil i t ies of the position, a n d to \ their failu re to insist upon cha rac t e r and capaci ty in candidates , and, af ter the i r election, to hold t h e m to a r igorous s t a n d a r d of publ ic duty,-is due in chief measu re the unsa t isfactory tone of official service in the Minneapol is city council.
The. Church of England enjoys an income of about a million dollars a week.
Some I m p r o v e m e n t Shown. t #
The council of t h e pas t two yea r s shows a n I m p r o v e m e n t in personnel and in the resul t s over i ts immedia te predecessors . T h e next council o u g h t , to show m u c h more , a n d will If t h e voters do the i r duty. Some excellent , m e n a re offering themselves as candi - -dates . The presen t council 's record a s a legislative a n d adminis t ra t ive body • points to some progress toward be t t e r th ings . I t h a s established a new a n d improved account ing system. I t h a s m a d e t h e beginning of a sorely needed imporvemen t in the w a t e r s i tuat ion by the const ruct ion of a -new p u m p i n g plant , which will enable _, t he city to e l iminate ent i re ly the life- \ menac ing lower s tat ions. I t h a s paved the way for a n absolutely pu re w a t e r supply in the n e a r fu ture by employ- , ing an exper t commission to ascer ta in the best a n d most prac t ica l m e a n s of assur ing th is . I t is also to the •• credi t of t he presen t council t h a t it y h a d the courage to ignore official t r a - | di t ion and wipe out the tough t h e a t e r % dives. Inspi red by the license commi t - % tee, i t h a s also m a d e bold to hold t h e saloon. to a m u c h s t r ic ter account t h a n heretofore . The communi ty h a s learned t h a t its council license com- . mi t tee can be someth ing more t h a n a lot of wooden men.
On the legislative side, t he council ;J h a s p u t into effect new bui lding a n < * ^
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