Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 215, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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AUGUST 2,
1905.
TEXAS,
GALVESTON,
NO.
215
XXV.
V OL.
WITTE TAKES
ITS' FIFTIETH
INCREASEIN
GLOOMY VIEW
ANNIVERSARY
FEVER CASES
SaultSte. Marie's Great
Ship Canal.
WAS FINISHED BY
OFFICES for RENT
MICHIGAN IN 1885
Single or Ensuite
Modern in every particular.
MILITIA TO BE EMPLOYED
SPECIAL
a
STRIKERS IN
PORTO RICO
a
PERSONAL POINTS.
$2.50
Total.
scores
&
i
day:
FOOD CHOPPER fiBgg
pleases the
St.
FIRST DAY OF CELEBRATION.
SIMPLE,
Pavement Paragraphs.
the
SUBSCRIBERS
UNCLE EPH for Diamond Bargains.
MEMBER
oRfier
FINDS RADIUM SUBSTITUTE.
Substance
German
AT THE FIRST SESSION.
GALVESTON TRIBUNE
_________
Says Negotiations Will
Not Last a Week.
Mix up With Police at
San Juan Capital.
Situation Not so Favor-
able Today.
3 CENTS A COPY.
10 CENTS A WEEK.
The Connecting Link Between Lake
Michigan and Lower Lakes Now
Controlled by Uncle Sam.
JAP CONDITIONS
-TOO INTOLERABLE
Interview With Him on Kaiser Wil-
helm der Grosse at Sea Sent
by Wireless Telegraph
ONE IS DEAD AND
MANY IN HOSPITAL
Trouble Had Been Brewing for a
Month and Grew out of Long-
shoremen Demands.
Remember—Sugar will not
be sold separately but only
in combination.
HEAT AND RAIN
RESPONSIBLE
No man amounts to very much until the
■world begins' to fift up and notice him.
is
of
Vice President Fairbanks and Celebrities
Are Present.
By Associated Press.
Sault St. Marie, Mich., Aug. 2.—With
the city crowded with thousands of visit-
ors and with hundreds of yards of bunt-
ing flying in the breeze from all build-
B. A. COOK
Phone 723
SIX DEATHS UP TO NOON.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 2.—Up to noon
today, there have been six deaths from
*
DURABLE,
QUICK and
absolutely
the
BEST THERE
L IS. Z
E. S. LEVY & CO.,
Uncommon Outfitters.
Marine Building
2lst and Mechanic Streets
SOLD BY
BODDEKER & LYONS
Hardware Hea. quarters
Phone 132. 2211 Postoffice St.
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SITUATION WANTED
WEDNESDAY,
»3
HEAL
121c
.... 15c
.... 30c
-OIL
45 c
.... 25c
yellow fever, making the total deaths to
date 74. All these deaths occurred in the
emergency hospital.
Trouble With Misssissippi Taking
New Form, Matter Taken
Into Federal Courts.
$1.30
25c
25c
20c
25c
25c
It sometimes happens that a man hits
an enemy a hard blow bv ignoring iitna.
HOUSE WIFE
because it Is
REMEMBER — Half tha
day is all the day we work
tomorrow (Thursday). But up to 1
p. m. we’ll take p.easure in selling
you the best of C'othes, Hats, Furn-
ishings and Shoes for man or boy. ■
FORGE T—After 1 o’clock tomor-
row we’re going to forget all about
business until Friday morning.
ings on both the American and Canadian
sides of the St. Mary’s river, a salute at
sunrise from the government ships in the
harbor opened the two days’ celebration
of the semi-centennial of the opening of ’
St. Mary’s ship canal, which connects
Lake Superior with the lower lakes. Fifty
years ago the first ship canal around the
rapids in St. Mary’s river was completed
and opened, with two locks 350 feet in
length and a depth of 13 feet. Today the
American canal has two locks, one 510
feet in length and the other 800 feet and
21 feet deep, while there is also a
Canadian lock 1000 feet in length. More
traffic passes through these three locks
than through any similar waterway in
the world.
Vice President C. W. Fairbanks, Gov.
Warner of Michigan and staff, United
States Senator Burrows of Michigan,
Congressman Burton of Ohio, Hon. Wil-
liam Livingston, president of the Lake
Carriers’ association; Charles T. Harvey
of Toronto, who constructed the original
locks, and Miss Betty Poe, daughter of
Gen. O. M. Poe, who constructed the Poe
lock, are among the distinguished visit-
ors present at the celebration. Hon.
Randolph Lemieux, solicitor general of
Canada, and a party of Canadian officers
also participated the first day, which is
devoted to naval and military parades.
Tomorrow the commemoration exer-
cises will be held and addresses will be
made by President Peter White of the
semi-centennial celebration committee,
Gov. Warner, Vice President Fairbanks
and a number of other prominent guests.
To Maintain the Quarantine of Arkan-
sas.
By Associated Press.
Little Rock„ Ark., Aug. 2.—Gov. Davis
last night issued an order directing Gen.
Haynes, commander of the State Guard,
to detail as many as may be necessary
to establish a strict state quarantine
against all points where yellow fever may
exist. The militia will act as guards upon
all trains entering the state and at all
points where boats may land. This action
was necessary because the state board of
health has no funds with which to en-
force the quarantine ordered.
We can save you money
on all your grocery pur-
chases and you are always
sure of the best quality
from us. It’s real econ-
omy to buy at “Cook's.’'
i
Any new or old subscrib-
ers of the TRIBUNE who
have taken advantage of
our special premiumoffer
and have not received the
August Number of The
Pictorial Review or The
Woman’s Home Compan-
ion will please notify us
at once.
Remember subscription
must be paid monthly in
advance before the
15th of each month,
as otherwise you will not
receive your choice of
these magazines.
The Long Distance
l Telephone System
of this Company affords
communication with a vast
number of Cities and Towns, nearby and
remote, and with thousands and thou-
sands of people whose business you'want
and may secure.
The Southwestern Tel. & Tel. Co.
NO ALARM FELT IN MOBILE..
By Associated Press.
Mobile, Ala., Aug. 2.—Dr. Rhett Good,city
health officer, said this morning that the
Mobile board of health would meet at 1
p. m. to take action on the Montgomery
situation. Dr. Good said that personally
he did not believe in quarantining Mont-
gomery. There is no alarm felt here over
the Montgomery case.
At once by young married man of 14 years
business experience, orwilibuy aninterestor
whole of smallpayingbusiness in Galveston
or nearby city. Have published official
county newspaper in Iowa past sevenyears.
Had previous experience in banking and
mercantile business. Accurate and quick
worker and have good executive ability.
No bad habits. Would consider any propo-
sition. Room 15, Center House, 21st and
Church sts., Galveston, Texas.
Helmet Hams,
per pound ........
Helmet Breakfast Bacon,
. per pound
Smoked Bacon,
per pound..
Pest Elgin Butter,
£eT ;cuind..............
Western Creamery -Rutter,
per pound...
2 pounds ...........
Butterine,
2 pounds
25 lbs H. and E.
Sugar
6 packages
Pearline
6 cans Van Camp’s
Cream
Half lb can Dr. Price’s
Baking Fowder....
5 lbs Fearl Grits and
5 lbs Cream Meal...
6 bars Octagon
Soap
THE WEATHEL:
Tonight and Thursday, partly cloudy
weather; light to fresh variable windsl.
■ long |
r distance’-
a&erHonej
■
SATO DENIES STORY.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 2.—Aimar Sato of
Japanese peace delegation made a state-
ment to the Associated Press, in which
he denies that he has ever in any inter-
view given any outline of the terms upon
which Japan will negotiate peace, or that
he has announced that Japan will make
any demands whatever. Mr. Sato said:
“I wish to be clearly understood that I
have never given out anything that could
be construed as a demand of the Japanese
peace commission, nor anything that could
be taken as a condition upon which Japan
would enter into negotiations lor peace.
I wish also to deny that I am the spokes-
man of Baron Komura. Sensational arti-
cles have been published which are fab-
rications, and in which I have been mis-
quoted. I do not know upon what terms
peace may be negotiated. I do not know
what the Japanese envoys will consider as
peace terms. I know of no humiliating
or other demands.”
SHOE REPAIRING
While you wait and with absolute
guarantee.
Special discount until Aug. 1st. Latest
and best machinery for all kinds of work
installed. Only the best White Oak
Leather used.
N. Y. SHOE REPAIRING CO.
510 Tremont. ' Phone 1038.
Work called for and delivered on tne
same day.
CASE AT MONTGOMERY?
By Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 2.—It was of-
ficially announced last night that there
is one case of yellow.fever in Montgom-
ery. The announcement came from the
board of health, together with the state-
ment that there was not the least cause
for alarm.
A first-class granitoid sidewalk is being
put down by Contractor Vautrin in front
of R. H. Johns’ trunk factory on Market
street. Cement sidewalks are also being
placed on the corner of 26th and Market
and the property elevated to grade.
The notorious 10th street sewer case is
now in the hands of the attorneys and it
is quite possible litigation will ensue. It
is said that about 80 per cent of the con-
tract has been paid the contractors and
search for the specifications continues.
Henry, one of the oldest horses in the
service of the Galveston fire department,
died yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock.
Henry has been in the fire service most
of his life, being about 19 years old and
having served about 11 years of that time
taking the ’firelighters to the conflagra-
tions.
The first session of the Japanese-Rus-
sian peace congress was in progress. A
tirade of awful language burst from the
throats of the Japanese and Russian rep-
resentatives. President Roosevelt rushed
between the opposing factors and in a
firm voice said:
“Gentlemen! Gentlemen! This is not
to be tolerated. I brought you here for
a purely amicable purpose. With ’High
Grade’ Beer (a special shipment for the
occasion) let us drink to the successful
termination ©£ this congress.”
Chemist Discovers
of Medical Value.
Berlin, Aug. 2.—The German scientific
world is much interested in a discovery
made by Herr Erfeurt, a chemist, who
has succeeded in transmitting the quali-
ties of radium to a substance he calls
radiopher.
Radiopher can be made cheaply. It is
of great use in medical practice, for it
can be injected under the skin and in
other parts of the body. It is said to
possess all the qualities of the original
radium.
PUNISH RUMOR MONGERS.
Beaumont, Tex., Aug. 2.—The council
passed a resolution pledging its heartiest
support and co-operation to the state
health authorities in the quarantine work;
passed an ordinance requiring all citizens
to screen and oil- their cisterns, and an
ordinance making it an offense punish-
able by a fine of from $5 to $200 to publish
or circulate any untruthful yellow fever
rumor.
INTERVIEW WITH M. WITTE.
By Associated Press.
On Board Steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grosse, Via Wireless Telegraph Sta-
tion at Siasconset, Mass., Aug. 2.—After
a good passage across the Atlantic Ser-
gius Witte, Russia’s envoy to the peace
conference with the Japanese represen-
tatives at Portsmouth, N. H., is in per-
fect health. Speaking of his approach-
ing arrival on American soil, Mr. Witte
said:
“I am happy to visit America, which
country I am most anxious to know. My
only regret is that I can not speak En-
glish, as I should like thoroughly to ap-
preciate the country whose progress and
development are so interesting and in-
structive.
“I shall also be glad to have personal
intercourse with President Roosevelt,
who has reached such a prominent posi-
tion as a statesman, and to present him
the greetings of Emperor Nicholas. It
has been stated that I am to test the
ground for floating a Russian loan in
America and discuss the relations be-
tween the two countries, especially re-
garding commercial affairs. My only
mission is the negotiations for peace; but
I am quite ready to express my personal
opinion on questions affecting. the rela-
tions between Russia and America, with
a view to further strengthening the tra-
ditional friendly feeling between
Petersburg and Washington.”
NO CHANGE AT SHREVEPORT,
by Associated Press.
Shreveport, La., Aug. 2.—Yellow fever
situation here today shows no change.
There are no further cases in the deten-
tion camp and the authorities are confi-
dent there is no possibility of a spread,
general exodus of people
from the city last night, but quarantine
lines are very tightly drawn today.
Barney Tracy of Chicago, the patient in
the detention camp, is improving and will
probably recover. •
The city board of health today received
word of a developed case of yellow fever
on board a northbound Kansas City
Southern train. The authorities at Mans-
field were notified to stop the passenger.
The work of sanitation is progressing
throughout the city.
SAN JACINTO STOPPED.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 2.—One passenger and
■ five members of the crew of the Mallory
line steamei‘ San Jacinto, which arrived
yesterday, were removed to Hoffman Isl-
and for observation. The San Jacinto,
after being detained at quarantine for.
three hours, was released and proceeded to
her pier.
By Associated Press.
New York, N. Y., Aug. 2.—A staff cor-
respondent of the Herald on board the
steamer Kaiser. Wilhelm der Grosse sends
his paper the following dispatch by wire-
less telegraph;
“M. Witte, the Russian envoy, said
Tuesday night: ‘I am afraid that nego-
tiations will be ended within a week, as
the Japanese conditions will be so in-
tolerable as not to admit of discussion.’ ”
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 2.—With
large increase in the number of new cases
•during the past 24 hours the fever situa-
tion is not as favorable today as it has
been, though the health authorities con-
tinue to believe the confinement of seri-
ous infection to the quarter below Canal
street is encouraging.
President Souchon is of the opinion
that the intense heat, followed by severe
rains and thunder storms, bringing cooler
temperatures, was to some extent respon-
sible for the increase in new cases. How-
ever, in spite of the most rigid inspection
that has been in effect for a week past
concealed cases among the Italians here
and there are cropping out and the au-
thorities in consequence are appealing to
the Italian organizations to redouble
their efforts to convince their countrymen
that it is to their interest, as well as to
the Interest of the whole city, that there
should be an immediate report of all sus-
picious cases. The appearance of two or
three cases yesterday among persons
whose business does not carry them into
the infected district do,.,, town has given
the impression that the stegomia have
possibly been carried out of the scene of
infection through the medium of the
street cars.
Very severe rain and thunder storms
prevailed during the night. The rain fell
in sheets and the whole city was thor-
oughly flushed. At the same time the
downpour had an ill effect, in that it
caused the washing away of oil from
many miles of gutters and through over-
flows caused hundreds of cisterns to dis-
charge oil which had been put into them
in consequence of ward organization.
Thus today had to be begun all over
again the reoiling of all gutters, cisterns
and ponds which had previously been
treated.
Another phase of the controversy be-
tween the states of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi developed in the filing of writs of
ejectment and injunction against the
Mississippi militia in the Federal courts.
The suit was brought by Albert Baldwin,
banker and capitalist of this city. Mr.
Baldwin seeks to enjoin the Mississippi
soldiers from taking possession of his
fishing and hunting lodge on Pearl river.
It seems that permission was asked to
occupy the place for the militia doing
guard duty on the border and it was re-
fused. The troops then announced that
unless they were granted permission in
a certain time they would break open the
place. Yesterday they broke in and Mr.
Baldwin decided to bring his suit. Fed-
eral marshals will probably be sent to
the scene.
So apprenhensive are the people in the
country towns lest they be bottled up by
reports of suspicious cases in their midst
that many town councils are meeting to
pass ordinances imposing severe penal-
ties on persons who circulate reports
calculated to cause unnecessary excite-
ment or alarm. *
Henry M. Call, collector of customs for
New Orleans, has been notified to act as
disbursing agent of government funds to
be used in the effort to prevent the pres-
ent fever from developing into an epi-
demic. Ample money will be at the dis-
posal of Dr. White and his corps to carry
on the war.
There was a
TOTAL DEATHS TO DEATH.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 2.—Two deaths
from yellow fever were reported early to-
day at the office of the city board of
health, bringing the total to 70. There is
one new case, making a total of 347. Most
physicians make their reports of new
cases during the afternoon hours, so until
late in the evening it will not be possible
to give an accurate idea of the day’s
progress of the disease.
.The board of health today dispatched
a squad of inspectors to Milneburg, which
is situated on Lake Pantchartrain in the
suburbs of the city. Several days ago
about 150 Italians emigrated from the fe-
ver section of the city to Milneburg, and
there has been some fear that sickness
may develop there.
By Associated Press.
San Juan, P. R., Aug. 2.—As an outcome
of the longshoremen’s strike for an in«
create of wages to 25 cents per hour*
which has been in progress for a month,
the greater portion of San Juan wm
under control of the mob between 7 and 9
o’clock last night. ;
The mob, in which there were about 3
thousand armed persons, dug up the pav-1
Ing blocks and stones and with these and
other missiles rushed through the street^,
fighting the police, who were armed with
rifles, and fired scores of shots, bulk
mostly in the air.
One person was killed and there
forty injured in the hospital, three or fouj
of whom may die.
At 8 o’clock, while the main police forc<
was engaged with the rioters, another
mob, mainly composed of young men and
boys, threw stones at the arc lights in
the main street, the Calle Barinquena,
with the result that nearly the entire
city was in darkness all night.
At 9 o’clock the mobs sought refuge in
the disreputable district in which there
were no police. This district, however,
was'surrounded by the police and mounted
squads patrolled the city for the remaind-
er of the night. At midnight the police,
who numbered only one hundred, had the’
situation under control. Reinforcements
are expected today.
The rioting was preceded by intermittent
disturbances, ■which, however, w’ere not
serious.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Aug. 2.—There are no new
developments today in the controversy
over the invasion of Louisiana by Mis-
sissippi troops guarding the frontier
against th© introduction of yellow fever
except the announcement from Jackson
that Gov. Vardaman has decided to go
personally to the scene and investigate
conditions for himself. The governor
acting upon receipt of the telegram
complaint from Gov. Blanchard.
Judge M. E. Kleberg has gone to San
Antonio.
Mr. Clifton Spencer has gone to Marlin
to recuperate.
Mr. Hebert Austin left yesterday for
Cloudcroft, N. M.
Mr. Jas. E. Lucy of Austin, Tex., js in
the city on a business trip.
Mr. James A. Levine leaves shortly for
the interior of the state to spend a few
weeks’ vacation.
Mrs. M. C. Michael of Houston, but who
has been visiting here, has gone to the
Pacific coast for several weeks.
Mr. Nash Weil, traffic manager for
Sanger Bros, at Dallas, is in the city in
the interest of his house with the rail-
roads.
Mr. J. F. Maxwell, a prominent oil man
of Beaumont, is in the city. He will sail
for New York by today’s Mallory' line
steamer.
Mr. C. T. Bradford, traffic manager of
the International Harvester company, alid
Mr. G. H. H. Gold, of the light fiber de-
partment of the same company, are in
the city from Chicago enjoying a few days
business- and pleasure sojourn.
The following gentlemen were intro-
duced on the Cotton Exchange floor to-
W. B. Craft from San Diego, Tex.;
G. H. H. Gold from Chicago, C. T. Brad-
ford from Chicago, E. P. Biake from
Blackwell, Okla.; R. W. Ralston from
Waller, C. H. Hensman from Liverpool,
England; M. Ludlow from Liverpool,
England.
By Associated Press.
Sault Ste Marie, Mich., Aug. 2.—The
Sault Ste Marie ship canal, the fiftieth an-
niversary of the opening of which wras
celebrated today, was completed by the
state of Michigan in 1855. This ship chan-
nel, the connecting link between Lake
Superior and the lower lakes, was trans-
ferred to the United States government
in 1870. Since the government took charge
of the waterway vast improvements have
been undertaken, the canal having been
widened and deepened several times. It
is now considered the busiest of the.
' world’s artificial waterways. In 1888 the
lock erected by the state was destroyed
by excavation for the present Poe lock,
1 which is the largest in the world. It is
eight hundred feet long and one hundred
feet wide with a water depth of twenty-
two feet on the sills.
The Weitzel lock, which was made nec-
essary by the increased traffic and is still
in operation, is 515 feet long.
The traffic by way of the Soo canals,
American and Canadian, during 1904 was
32,000,000 net tons, 27,000,000 of which was
through the American canal. The traffic
of the Suez canal in 1904 was 12,000,000 net
tons. This represented a large part of
the commerce of Europe with Asia and
some of that between the United States
and Asia.
The Soo canal has developed the vast
mineral wealth of the Lake Superior
region and has furnished a cheap and
convenient outlet for the transportation
of grain, flour and other products to the
east and to Europe. It has helped to
build up great industrial centers at De-
troit, Cleveland and Buffalo, has aided In
making Pittsburg' the greatest iron and
steel center in the world, and has con-
tributed materially toward giving the
United States primacy in the production
of iron steel and copper.
Another lock must be built and the ship
canal above the locks must be widened
because of the great development of the
ore and grain traffic of the northwest.
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