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REVISE TARIFF WHEN IT’S TIME President Roosevelt Gives Out an Important Statement Touching Campaign. A PLEA FOR CONGRESS To Change Its Politics Now the Pres ident Thinks It Would Be Confus ing to Nation’s Best Interests. New York, Aug. 22.—A letter written by President Roosevelt to Congressmar Bushville, of Indiana, reviewing anc approving the work of the present con gress and declaring “To change the leadership and organization of the house at this time means to bring con fusion upon those who have success fully engaged in the steady working ou’ of a great and comprehensive scheme for bettering the social and civic con ditions” was made public through the congressional campaign committee to day. The president also declared such s change would result in hurtful oscilla tion between the extreme radical anf extreme reactionary. The president said also be hopes the present congress Will enact laws prohibiting contribu tions by corporations, lowering duties on imports from the Philippines anf limiting the number of hours for rail road emnloves. Revise When Time Comes. Of the tariff Roosevelt adds: "V.’e stand unequivocally for the pro tective tariff and we feel that the phe ♦'.omeneal industry and prosperity which we now enjoy is not likely to be jeopardized for it would be to the last degree foolish to secure here and there a small benefit at the cost of a general business depression. "But whenever a given rate or sched ule becomes evidently disadvantageous ,to the nation because of changes which go on from year to year In our condi tions, and where it Is feasible to change this rate or schedule without too much dislocation of the system it will be done, while a general revision of rates and schedules will be undertaken when ever it shall appear to the sober busi ness sense of our people that on the whole the benefits to be derived from making such changes will outweigh the disadvantages, that is when revision will do more good than harm. Word as to Trusts. “Let me add one word of caution, nowever, on the question of dealing with the so-called “trusts,” that is with control of monopolies and with supervision of great wealth in busi ness, especially in corporate form. The only way in which it is possible to deal with those trusts and monopolies and this great wealth is by action along lines of laws enacted by the present pongress and its immediate predeces sors. The cry that the problem can be met by any changes in the tariff represents whether consciously or un consciously an effort to divert public attention from the only method of tak ing effective action.” * SIXTEEN BATHERS LOSE THEIR LIVES Twelve in Vicinity of New York, Twc in Minneapolis and Two at Grand Haven, Mich. New York, Aug. 22.—Twelve person? Vast their lives in the waters about. New i'ork Sunday. Most of the victim? were bathers. A number of heroic rescues of imperiled swimmers were made and these reduced what other wise would have been a much iargei death list. Three persons w;ere drowned in a group near Manhattan beach in a manner that could not be ascertained and the police of Coney Island station are conducting an investigation. The only eye witness to the drowning dis appeared. Minneapolis. Minn., Aug. 20.—Twc men w’ere drowned Sunday at Lake Minnetonka while in bathing. Ralph Strole, 62 years old, lost his life al Salsburg point. The other victim, a man named Baker, was in bathing al Shady Island. Both victims were 6eizei with cramps and sank before aid could reach them. Grand Haven, Mich., Aug. 20.—Two daughters of Carl F. Carlson, aged 11 and 14 years, were drowned before their parents*' eyes while bathing Sunday in the Grand Haven river. The bodies were recovered. MRS. CARTER-PAYNE GOES TO DILLINGHAM Actress Signs Five-Year Contract, and Business Relations With Belasco Are Ended. New York, Aug. 22.—Mrs. Leslie Car ter-Payne has signed a five-year con iract to appear under the exclusive management of Charles B. Dilling ham. This probably forever ends all busi ness relations between the star and David Belasco, under whose direction she arose from obscurity to fame, and who hud been her manager during her entire stage career. Since her recent marriage, which caused the breach, Mrs. Carter-Payne has received at least nine offers from Us many managers. She called Dilling ham yesterday on the telephone and accepted his proposition. "Zaza” and "Du Barry” doubtless " will be relegated to the past by Mr. Dil lingham—who said he will go to his country home and select a new play for his star. The actress is to appear in new plays altogether. The opening night will be October 1, but although it is believed a Frohman house will be selected, its name is not yet known. MAN HUNT FAILS. Sheriff and Posse of Hamilton County Outwitted by Bold Bandit. Webster City, la., Aug. 22.—Aftei oeating over the whole of Cass town ship, Sheriff Thompson and posse have given up the hunt for J. McElhaney, who has been terrorizing the township for a week by holdups and attempted murders. It is supposes the bandit has escaped and is now miles away. STEAMER MANCHURIA STUCK ON A REEF Little Hope Is Entertained of Saving the Big Pacific Passenger Vessel. Honolulu, Aug. 22.—It is the general Impression last evening that the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria, which rap on a reef off Rabbit island before daylight Monday morning, is hopelessly aground and may be a total loss. While it was at first thought the steamer could be floated without much difficulty, all efforts so far have been in vain and it seems to be the general opinion that If the ship is saved it will be only by elaborate engineering opera tions, possibly requiring weeks. She is far inside tlie reef row and pounding quite heavily. The vessel is standing high out of the water, and forms a picturesque spectacle, and crowds are hastening from here over the mountains to see the ship. The steamer is now seven feet further inland than when she struck. The tug Fearless, the revenue cutter Manning and the steamers Kinue and Maui have lines aboard and are tug ging at her stern, but are not moving the ship, though holding her from go ing farther on the reef. The cabin passengers have been landed, but it will be impossible to get them all here tonight. The steamship company has made arrangements for accommodations for the night at Walmanola, and the plantation managers have thrown open their homes to many of the passen gers. The landings were effected without much trouble except a slight panic among the Asiatics, who made a rush for the boats, but were soon quieted. Joseph P. Smith, governor general of the Philippines, who Is on Ills way to Manila to relieve Gov. Gen. Ide, was among the last to leave the steamer. The officers of the ship re mained on board. The road to Honolulu from Walma nola over the mountains is a difficult one and has been rendered much worse by heavy rains. It Is believed the passengers will not arrive here be fore tomorrow night. The malls have been taken from the Manchuria, but have not yet arrived here. < Captain Saunders is quoted as as suming all blame (or the stranding of the ship, as he was on the bridge and mistook the land for Makapuu point. The Manchuria struck bow on dur ing a heavy rainstorm about 4:30 o'clock in the morning. She was con siderably out of her course. The Manchuria carried 150 passen gers and S00 tons of freight. Rabbit island is a small speck in the sea, close to the windward side of the island of Oahu, on which Hono lulu is located. The coast here is un usually dangerous, owing to the on shore seas. The steamer lies about 300 feet from the main shore. There are from two to three fathoms of water forward and about six fathoms aft. The tug Fearless and the inter-island steamer A. Cummins have gone to the scene. The agents of the Pacific Mail Steam ship company at Honolulu are on the Fearless. It was high tide when the Man churia struck. An officer who has come ashore expressed the opinion that the vessel'can be floated at high tide this morning at about the same hour she struck. There is no danger of any loss of life, 1 ut it is feared that the steamer will be seriously damaged. CALVA SINGS IN THE CLOUDS TO REST VOICE But Her Fervid Singing in Lourdes Procession Makes Her Tempo rarily Dumb. Cauterets. Southern France, Aug. 22.—Mme. Calve is recruiting her health here in this lovely valley, en compassed by the lofty Pyrenees. She has made this section on the Spanish border famous through her enthusiastic belief in the beneficial effects of the mountain air upon the voice. She says it strengthens the vocal cords. It is her delight to ascend the heights as far as an auto may go, then in the pure, rare air sing at the top of her voice until the mountains ring back the silvery notes. Often she makes up a party of noted singers, who mount together and give a concert near the clouds. All declare that nothing so rests the voice while it is mellowing than mountain singing. , Recently, though Calve indulged her mood to such an extent that she was ordered to keep mute for three days. Out of curiosity she had descended from Cauterets to the neighboring Lourdes, where an unusually great pil grimage was gathering for a special oc casion. Calve caught the infection of re ligious enthusiasm and joined the vil lagers in an ali-day-long procession, singing hymns without cessation. Spec tators say her face and her cheeks were fevered. A rumor spread that she had been converted, would abandon her public career and take a nun’s veil. The next day found the cantatrice utterly ex hausted. Her voice was gone and she was a nervous wreck. She confessed that sho had been deeply moved, but said that the emo tion was purely artistic rather than religious, adding: "America will hear me again.” SLASHES GRAIN RATE. Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Soo Roads Make a 10 Per Cent. Cut. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 22.—The Great Northern, Nortnern Pacific and Soo (lnes have filed with the state grain and warehouse commission notice of a 10 per cent, reduction in grain rates. The reductions will apply to all terri tory more than fifty miles distant from :he terminals and includes practically ill of the territory In which grain is ■alsed. The three roads named made a proposition recently to the railroad and warehouse commission offering to reduce grain rates 10 per cent, if the commission would suspend the pend ing hearing on merchandise rates. The commission, owing to opposition, de clined to accept the proposition and later on suggestion of Governor John son gave notice of an inquiry into the grain rates. The three railroads t-Vn voluntarily filed their notice of a re duction. It is estimated that the lower rates will mean a saving of from $1, 000,000 to $1,500,000 on this year's crop, POACHERS INDICTED. Twelve Japanese Caught Killing Seals Are Held. Washington, Aug. 22.—Acting Secre tary Murray, of the department of commerce and labor, today received a telegram from Walter I. Lembkey, agent in charge of the seal fisheries of Alaska, informing him that the twelve Japanese poachers captured recently on St. Paul island while raiding the seal rookeries were indicted last Sat urday for violation of the United States law enacted to protect fur-bearing seals. TO AUTHORIZE BIG CAPITAL INCREASE Chicago and Northwester^ Will Expand Its Stock to $200,000,000. OFFICIAL NOTICE GIVEN Officers Say the Purchase of Other Lines Is Not Contemplated— For Benefit of Share holders. Now' York. Aug. 22.—It has become knowrn that the Chicago and Northwestern Railway company’s management op Wednesday night had Issued a call for a special meeting at which stockholders and voting bondholders will he asked to ap prove of a plan to increase the capitaliza tion of the company to $200,000,000, the en tire increase to he in common shares. The present capitalization of the road is $77,601,045 authorized common stock and $22,395,120 preferred stock, a total of $99, 996,165. The common stock capitalization will thus be capable of an expansion tc $100,003,836. Directors of the road, when questioned. wrould give no specific reasons for the in crease. They said that no special plan of extending the system had been decided upon, but that it was considered that the time had arrived for the Chicago and Northwestern to undertake a scheme ol financial expansion In which the stock holders could have a share. Available Any Time. It w’as stated that the new common stock was to be authorized, so that it would be available for issue at any time needed. It was denied that the road con templated the purchase of any line at present, and it is understood that there i* no intention to buy any additional minor ity stock of the “Omaha” road. The circular sent out Is as follows: “Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders and voting bondnoldera of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway company will he held, pursuant to call thereof as the regular annual meeting of the company and also as a special meeting by said company’s board of dlrocttors, at the company’s offices, No. 215 Jackson i ., , . I . .. /IV. I VII n» 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, October 18, 11K)6, and at any time or times to which said meeting may be adjourned, for the election of directors and to act upon all such questions as may properly be deter mined at the regular annual meeting oi the company's stockholders and voting bondholders, and also to act upon the epe* cial questions of increasing the authorized capital stock of the company to an amount of common stock, each share of the par value of $100, sufficient to make the aggregate capital stock of the com pany $200,000,000 par value, and of empow ering the company’s board of directors tc issue its common stock from time to time for any purpose allowed by law, in such amounts (whether within the limit author ized at such meeting or previously) as the board of directors may determine. “This notice is given by order of the board of directors of said Chicago and Northwestern Railway company, and ie signed by a majority of the members of said board and by the company’s presl* dent and secretary, and bears the com pany’s seal. “Dated June 6, 1906.’’ This notice is signed by the following directors: F. W. Vanderbilt. Cyrus H. McCormick, David P. Kimball, James C. Fargo, H. McK. Twombly, Henry C. Frick, Byron L. Smith, Chauncey Keep, Zenas Crane and Oliver Ames. harrimanItocks ARE STILL BOOMING Over-Sunday Orders for Pacifies Make Further Excitement on ’Change. New York. Aug. 22.—Further excite ment attended the opening of the Stock market today. There was an accumulation of over Sunday buying orders and the principal feature of the early trading was in Harriman stocks which led last week’s movement. Union Pacific advanced from $1.84% ;o $1.85 and Southern Pacific advanced % points over Saturday establishing a new high record. Other stocks that made substantial gains were Amalgamated copper. Great Northern preferred, Northern Pacific, American Smelting, Anaconda, Atchi son, Reading and Illinois Central. Sales of stocks the first hour totalled 864,550 shares, a new high record. 53 OFFICIALS ARE MURDERED IN WRECK Gruesome Figures Compiled in Russia —Deportation from St. .Peters burg Is Large. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22.—Last week's statistics show fifty-eight officials murdered and forty-three wounded ir Russia proner. Fifty bomb depots were discovered, six safes rifled of money and sixty three persons were robbed. These official figures do not take into account pillaging in the country, not do they give the number of military executions or arrests of agitators and revolutionists. There are no figures showing the number of persons sent jnto exile. The St. Petersburg Gazette says 2, 300 persons were banished on Saturday from this city alone, 750 being placed on trains bound for the interior. The prefect of police has declared his Intention of clearing the capital of all vagabonds. The city police is being trained in handling rapid fire guns at the arms factory outside St. Peters burg. SEVEN ARE KILLED. Fast Freight Overtakes a Slow Work T rain. Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 22.—Plunging through a blinding rainstorm at the rate of forty-five miles an hour early yesterday, a fast freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad crashed into a slowly moving work train at Sang Hol low, killing seven and seriously injur ing seven others of the work train < rew. Three of the latter will probably die. ANOTHER SUICIDE. Looting of Chicago Bank Has Been Re sponsible for Several Deaths. Chicago, Aug. 22.—Another suicide was added today to the list caused by the wrecking of the Mllwautee Avenue State bank. Kdward Kollern, aged 45, who two mpnths ago deposited $250 in the defunct institution today hanged himself. Friends of Kollerb claim the loss of his money so preyed on his mind it became unbalanced. CUBANS ARRESTED. Prominent Leaders of Liberal Party Charged With Plotting to Assassi nate President Palma. Havana, Aug. 21.—Half a dozen fifthly prominent leaders of the liberal ■>arty have been taken Into custody on ‘he Charge of conspiracy against the government and plotting to assassi nate President Palma. Events have shown that the gov ernment was fully aroused to the ne cessity of putting down not only the open outlawry In western Cuba, but Also of capturing and confining tho alleged leaders of this movement, who were strongly suspected of plotting the assassination of the president and overthrowing the present government by force. To that end the six members of tho liberal party were nrrested. The men arrested are General Carlos Garcia Velez and his brother Fausto, ex-Cu ban consul at Rremen; Senor Monta tuedo, Colonel Manuel Pledra. chief of police In tho house of representatives, anil General Enrique Loynaz del Cas tillo, a former congressman from Puerto Principe province. These men fuic charged with conspiracy. Telegrams were sent to Santiago di recting the arrest of Juan Gaulberto Gomez, of Havana, known as the col ored orator, anil one of the moRt in fluential of tho liberal leaders. Gomez .ms been campaigning lately through out Santiago province against the gov ernment. The police of Santiago were tlso ordereil to arrest Demetric Castil lo. Gomez and Castillo are charged with inciting to outlawry and revolu tion. The Havana arrests were made by the city police on charges preferred by (he chief of the government secret police. General Enrique Loyanez del Castillo managed to make his escape. Colonel Manuel Pledra is the same man who endeavored to start a revo lution in 1905. He was captured, but subsequently pardoned, and singularly enough remained In the employ of the government as chief of police In the house. General Enrique Loyanez del Castillo is a radical, and on various oc casions has been a disturbing ©le nient In politics. The details of this alleged conspiracy are not yet clear. The officials assert they have sufficient evidence to secure convictions. Dispatches from Santiago say the two arrests there were accomplished with out excitement aa'd without resistance. ' It is reported here that the rebels In the province of Pinar del Rio have received considerable reinforcements In the remoter districts. Leading veter ans are assembling volunteers to attack and disperse all rebel bands. The rebels hold that the govern ment has been most unjust In the inater of elections and appointments end the government has carried out its promise of public improvements, etc. CUT DOWN THE TAX. Printers to Be Assessed Only Eight Per Cent, for the Strikers. Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 21.-^ With the declaration that the fight for the eight-hour day is practically won, the fifty-second annual convention of the International Typographical union voted to reduce the strike assessment from 10 per oent. to 8 per cent, of the (wages of employed printers. At this time 38.960 members are working eight hours, 2,556 are under a nine-hour contract, and 4,709 are on e,trike. The expense of the strike to date has been approximately *1,600,000. all of which, with the exception of $47 715 94 has been contributed by members working under undisturbed conditions. _ _ __ SATISFACTION OVER MEETING OF KINGS German Foreign Office Expects to See Improvement of Conditions With Great Britain. Berlin, Aug. 20.—Great satisfaction pre vails at the foreign office over the results of the meeting at Frlederichshof between King Edward and Emperor William. The tatter had expressed himself as being high ly sattsfled with the outcome of his per sonal conferences with the king. The discussions between the monarchs In presence of their diplomatic representa tives covered many political questions of interest to both countries, without aiming p.t or reaching specilic arrangements, but With the view of coming to a satisfactory Understanding respecting the policies tc be pursued by the two countries. This tvas accomplished in the main, and the foreign office expects to see improve ment in the relations between them con tinue. So far as the report of personal estrange ment between the two monarchs Is con cerned, this has been wholly dissipated b> Iheir personal talks at Frlederichshof ami their relations have now grown cordial. DAKOTA DIVORCE PUTS MAN IN BAD PLIGHT Mrs. Gunton Gets Divorce on Statutory Grounds, Result of Husband’3 Second Marriage. New York, Aug. 20.—All doubt as to th« nature of the suit of Mrs. Amelia R. Gun ion, brought last winter against Prof* s nor George Gunton, proprietor of Gunton'i Magazine, was settled when Justice Gie geriph, tn supreme court, signed an inter locutory decree of absolute divorce in favci cif Mrs. Gunton. The decree sets forth that it was grantee in favor of the plaintiff “on the ground cl Adultery by the defendant.” Professor Gunton has another wife, in the persor of Rebecca I .owe Gunton, to whom he was •married on February 14, 19C4. The decree forbids him to marry again until the death Df Amelia R. Gunton, to whom he was married many years ago, and from whom he obtained a divorce on the ground ot desertion, in Dakota, prior to his marriage to Rebecca Lowe. The decree shows the court held Mrs Amelia Gunton still to be the lawful wife of Professor Gunton. and that it refused to recognize the validity of the Dakota <:i vorce. The suit was conducted with the jitmost secrecy. From time to time it was asserted it was an action for separation und no-t for divorce. APPOINTMENTS MADE. Commander in Chief Brown Names His Staff. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 21.—Just prior to the final adjournment of the National G. A. R. the new commander In chief, R. B. Brown, of Zanesville, o„ announced the f tllowlns staff appoint ments : Adjutant General—Joseph W. O'Neill, of Ohio, Quartermaster General—Charles Bur rows, of New Jersey. Assistant Quartermaster General—J. H. Holcomb, of Philadelphia. Chief of Btaff—-J. V. Wl.iaas, of Ohio. DESTRUCTION IF CITT SEEKS SURE 3ut Meager Reports from Val paraiso Received Concern ing Earthquake. SHAKES LAST TWO DAYS teports Received Place the Death List at 2,000 and the Property Loss at $250,000,000—Fire Is Under Control. Santiago, do Chile, Aug. 18.—(De layed In transmission). A tearful earthquake visited tills city ami aw ful consternation prevails hero. There continues confirmation of state lients us to the magnitude of the dls •ster to Valparaiso caused by the earthquake shocks which began on Thursday, August 16, and continued at requent Intervals throughout that and he next two days. Dispatches from Valparaiso to the Losoclated Press received last evening •tate that a moderate estimate of the totalities Is 2,000 and that the property oss may be as high as $250,000,000, rhlch latter Is as great as the loss mstalned by San Francisco In conse .ucnce of the earthquake and fire vhlch devastated that city last April. A refugee who has arrived at San tiago places the known dead at 100 and ither messages Indicate that the first toports of the damage and casualties vere greatly exaggerated. Dispatches the state department at Washington dace the fatalities at about 500. ' These conflicting statements cannot (t this time be adjusted. It Is evident hat even yet confusion and panic pre vail at Valparaiso, and until order Is -estored It will be Impossible to ascer ain with accuracy the loss of life and property. mi.., <1 ... II I n ran I., nltif Vmirn honn jraifticaliy abandoned by the mhaui hnts, who are existing as best they mn in the plazas and streets of the ,lty and the hills adjacent tb it, wlth mt shelter from storm and sun and vith famine confronting them. Food is already scarce and high, vater for drinking purposes is lack pig, and disease is feared. The gov .rnment is doing all it can to bring in telief. ' The crippling of the railroads lead pg into Valparaiso constitutes a ser ous factor in the situation, as for an ^definite period relief supplies can inly be obtained through other means if transportation, tho seaboard afford ng the best of these. At Santiago many of, the best pub ic and private buildings were wrecked. The loss of life there Is augmented by !he panic which seized the people, nany of whom threw themselves from ;h« balconies of their homes. The destructive force of the carth (uake was experienced over a large ixtent of the country, many towns aistainlng serious damage. 2,000 DEAD IN VALPARAISO. ♦roperty Loss in Chief City Roughly Estimated at $250,000,000. Valparaiso, Aug. 21.—At 7:52 o’clock ast Thursday evening Valparaiso ex lerienced an earthquake of great se terity, and during that night elghty wo shocks were felt. Most of the buildings either were ulned or damaged. ■ The loss will be enormous, probably ■e aching $250,000,000. Two thousand persons killed is considered to be a Sir estimate of tho casualties. Vine del Mar, three miles from Val <a*tlso and having a population of tver 10,000; Qulrihue. 225 miles to the Southward, with a population of 2,500; talto Llmaclie, fifteen miles to the icsthwest, with a population of 6,500; jullota, twenty-five miles to the north, vith a population of 10,000, and vll ages all around were destroyed. Most of the damage was due to fire yhich started immediately after the irst shock. The whole population is sleeping in :he hills, the parks or the streets. Food is very scarce. Milk costs $2 Chilian) a liter, and it is almost im possible to obtain meat even at high prices. Railroads are all destroyed. Rain which began to fall immediately ifter the first shock stopped an hour ifterward. The nights are very cold and windy, mil the people sleeping in the open air ire suffering greatly. The captain of a steamship whi4h las arrived from Sun Francisco says hat the situation here Is worse than ;hat following the disaster ut San francisco. Buenos Ayres, Aug. 21.—Seismic dis urbances on the Chilean side of the 1 \ndes continue. A telegram received I :rom the chief official of the telegraph I tom pan y at Taona states that Valpar ! iiso is in flames and the earthquake sontlnues. New York, Aug. 21.—Wessel. Duval f. co., which does a large business in 1 south America, have just received the I 'ollowing from Valparaiso: i - The town Is nearly destroyed. Par 1 lculars later when shakes cease." The dispatch was timed 3:55 a. m., >ut it is not known whether It was died yesterday morning or this morn ng. _ . _ . Ureax ronion ucsu uyou. Berlin, Aug. 21.—According to a ea I plegram received by a bank here from i Valparaiso, half of the city, from Al I nendral to Calle Sella Vista, contain ing private and business houses and warehouses, has been destroyed. New York, Aug. IS.—The Soutl American Telegraph company reports lie situation in Valparaiso is similar tc •.hut which occurred in San Francisco Their manager reports all places oi oust ness have been closed and the de ivery and operating staff much demur■ 'iltzed. No messengers have reporter Cor duty. Many people have left thr I .'tty. Dima. Peru, Aug. IS.—Heavy earth quake shoc ks occurred at Valparaiso al ntervals during Thursday night and damaged a number of buildings, some Jt' them failing into the street, wilder vg traffic dangerous. Troops werr palled out and shot all pillagers. Many persons were killed by falling walls. Survivors are camped on the hills and ih the open spaces. A number of peo ?le also sought refuge on board thi vessels in the harbor of Valparaiso. Vina Del Mar, three miles from Val paralso, with a Dopulatlon of 4,000, ant Umache, twenty-five miles from Val . . . 1 .. —^ para Iso, with a population of 4,000 are reported to be In ruins. London, Aug. 18.—A private cable gram this afternoon from Valparaiso says fire continues In the business quarters, but Is declining, and that business is being resumed. Galveston, Tex., Aug. 18.—The man ager of the cable company here reports the cable working to Valparaiso this morning, but there Is no communica tion via land lines to Santiago de Chill or Buenos Ayres. Honolulu, Aug. 18.—Wireless reports from the Islands of Hawaii, Maui and Hlto report a tidal wave the general height of which Is five feet. In the enciosed bay of Maalaasa, Island of Maul, it carried away the wharf and superstructure. The phenomenon was manifested by an unprecedented heavy surf. Bremen. Aug. 18.—A private telegram received here from Iquique, Chile, states the city was unharmed by the earthquake. Hamburg, Aug. 18.—The Kosmos Steamship company today received a dispatch from Valparaiso announcing that three of Its steamers lying In the harbor of Valparaiso were damaged. IMH8IGRANTSSMUGGLED IN AT $12 PER HEAD Discovery of Wholesale Violation of Law—Syrians Afflicted With Trachoma. Washington. D. C.. Aug. 21.—The dis covery has been made by James R. Dunn, immigration Inspector in charge of St. Louis, of the wholesale smug gling of Immigrants from Mexico Into the United States. Every one of the Immigrants wns barred by law from entering the Unit ed States because of trachoma, a con tagious disease of the eyes. Officials of the Immigration service are now en gaged In locating the Immigrants who were smuggled Into the country, with a view to their capture and deporta tion. The case Is Interesting In the extreme. A party of about fifty Syrians ap plied for passage to the United States at Naples. Italy. Every one of them was found to be afflicted with trach oma, and the steamship company re fused to accept them for passage to this country. They were Informed they could go to AJexlco and then "work their way" Into the United States on their arrival In Mexico. They scattered over the country for a while, but even tually reached the border near Laredo, Tex. They were smuggled across the river above Laredo, the smugglers re ceiving 812 per head. _ STRICTLY UN THE U. T. Japanese Poacher* Even Muffled Their Oarlocks to Avoid Discovery. Washington, Aug. 21.—A pair of surf boat oarlocks was received today by Acting Secretary Murray of commerce and labor. The locks were taken from a boat used by the Japanese poachers who re cently were captured on the St. Paul Island of the Prlboloff group while In the act of killing American seals. As an Indication of Ihe desire of the Japanese poachers to maintain the se crecy of their expedition the locks were very carefully muffled. They were wrapped with plated twine which aft erwards hud been greased. Such oar locks in use would not give forth a particle of noise. In addition to the oarlocks, five boats und more than 100 sealskins and seal skinning apparatus were captured with the poachers. It 1h expected the poachers, when aratgned before the Alaskan courts, will plead guilty, as they were caught red-lianded. _ _ “SINKERS” DROWNED JOY Quick Lunch Men Should Be Shunned by the Marrying Girls. Cleveland, O., Aug. 20.—“No girl should marry a man with the quick lunch habit, for she Is certain to be unhappy,” said Secretary Frank Combes, of the Cleve land board of health. “The barbarism of the South Sea island ers cannot be compared with that of the •hurry up’ people In restaurants,” Combea added. “Sinkers and coffee, swallowed at a gulp, ruins ,ho digestion and makes men irrltablo. Indigestion breeds Irritability and 111 natuie; this makes a man miser able, and then woe unto the person whe has to associate with him. "More divorces, wrecked homes and do mestic troubles can be traced to the dooi of the quick lunch restaurant than to any other single source. Health authorltiea and all physicians advocate thorough mas tication and good, wholesome foods. The stuff that a man gets at a quick lunch la directly responsible for a vast amount of family troubles." A “STASi” HOLDUP. Victim Has No Money, but Runt a Mile to Borrow It for the Highwayman. Trenton, N. J„ Aug. 20.—“I want every cent you’ve got,” was the startilng de mand made upon Daniel McCrea by o highwayman, who suddenly stepped In front of him as he was walking along the highway between Lawrencevllle and Princeton. “I haven't got a cent in my pockets,” declared McCrea, thoroughly frightened, ami he convinced the robber that he waj telling the truth. "All right,” Bald the highwayman, “but I’ve got to have money, and I’ll give you just twenty minutes to get It for me.” “How much do you want?” asked Mc Crea. "About S3 will be enough, I guess," was the answer, “but you have only got twen ty minutes to get it for me. If you don’t bring it, your life won’t be worth 3 cents.” MoCrea ran nearly a mile back to Law rencevllle and borrowed the money from John Applegate. Then he ran back to the spot where he had been held up, but the robber was not on hand to get tha *5, Applegate and a friend had followed Me. Crea, and when they overtook him he told why he had bon owed the money. Apple gate quieted his fears, and the loan waa returned. HIS RANK ADMITTED. Turkey Appears Willing to Admit Lelshman as American Ambassador. Washington, Aug. 21.—John G. A. Lelshman, appointed American ambas sador to Turkey, has been received cor dially by the Turkish minister of for eign affairs and there is no disposition on the part of the Turkish government to not recognize Lelshman as ambas sador, according to dispatches received today at the state department from Lelshman. The Indisposition of the sultan Is be lieved to be responsible chiefly for his failure to receive Lelshman formally In the latter’s capacity as ambassador.