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Portland, - Oregon. uww mmttt VOL XLL 20. 12,593. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. kiA, tm m w ss&r 'ysr ifiJMfoSMRPPl (m m MflLA-dk A i" U AS Wffl Sp"- g5aijjgtjtjS5jESb' Y "WHITE TJS BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDERS FOR RUBBER BELTING, PACKING AND HOSE CRACK-PROOF. SNAG-PROOF MINING BOOTS. Rubber and Oil-Clothing, Boots and Shoes. HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS O F RUBBER GOODS. Goodyear Rubber Company Vt TT JTOARVL ITlflnfc. P. K. EHEPARD. JR.. Treourer. X, A. SHEI'ARD. Secretary. The Celebrated sjtjR OVERHOLT f WHISKEY B I Shaw's Pure Malt America's ORIGINAL Malt WHISKY Without a Rival Today BlumaUer & HOCfl, 108 and HO Fourth Street Sols Distributers for Oregon UtMAl HOTEL PERKINS fifth and Washington Sts. EUROPEAN PLAN First-Glass Check Rcxtnnrant Connected With Hotel. J.r-DAVlES.rYes. St. CharSe CO. ONCORPORATBD). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. C. M'Clain " J. V- Biggs' ; M'CLAIN & BIGGS' ..Dealers In- HORSES AND MULES a. Will Sell 1,500 Horses and Mules on Mar 20-21-22, 1001, at Public Auction and Private Sale. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO BURNS. ioeeottotc((et(9ttst9iet$i EE Our Harness Department is the most complete on the Pacific Coast. We can furnish you anything you require, from the cheapest Buggy Harness to the finest Coach and Four-in-Hand Harness, in all the up-to-date mountings. Visitors Always Welcome. CARRIAGES WAGONS. HARNESS ROBES AtfD WHIPS 320 e(ttteetttcoiiite909tt9tttott9to MOHAMED KAHN'S COLLECTION Secured and brought by M. B. MIHRAN, during his recent trip RAREST PERSIAN ANTIQUE ART Q00DS Venetian and Egyptian Carved Antique Furniture On Exhibition, Wednesday, April 24, Will Be Sold KT HUCTION THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 26. 27, 135 THIRD STREET, CORNER ALDER, AT 2 AND 8 P. M. This collection Is the nucleus of Oriental art, and it presents a great study in rugs to connoisseurs. It includes very valuable and interesting specimens. GEORGE BAKER & CO., Auctioneers. UNCLAIMED SUIT STRICTLY TAILOR JADE These are suits upon which deposits have been paid, and for various reasons have been unclaimed. Jul) THEY ARE NOT MISFITS, BUT STRICTLY TAILOR-MADE. FARNSWORTH-HERALD TAILORING COMPANY Phone Hood 102. Opening Evening until S:30. 248 Washington Street. Mme. Sembrieh and the Pianola Tou have made It possible for the player to control the blow of a single notef making: the note desired, and the rendering of any selection perfectly natural MME. SEMBRICH, Operatic Soprano. M B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aeolian Company Aeolian Hail, 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park 73-75 FIRST ST PORTLAND, OR. BOTTLED IN BOND MEDICINALLY PURE BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. Wholesale Distributers PORTLAND ' OREGON PORTLAND, OREGON Rooms Single 75c to 51.50 per day Rooms Double $L00 to 52 00 per day Rooms Family 51.50-to $3.00 per day C T. BELCHER. Soc. and Treas. American plan European plan ....51.23. 51.50. $1.75 .... 50c. 75c 51-00 FILLING ORDERS AT ALL TIMES. OREGON. a - 338 EAST MORRISON ST. to the Orient, s Hotel RUGS J m RIVERS ARE FALLING Worst of the Ohio Flood Is Now Passed. FORMER RECORDS NOT REACHED Encouraging: Reports Prom the Headwaters Property Loss at Pittsburg: Will Reach Tiro Million Dollars. CINCINNATI, April 22. Alarm over the flood has almost ceased In the Lower Ohio "Valley. The low-water mark in the Ohio below this city has allowed the floods from up the river to flow rapidly towards the Mississippi. The situation Is still serious up the river, notably at Ripley, Mays vllle, Aberdeen, Portsmouth, Hanging Rock, Ironton, Ashland, Cattlettsburg, Huntington, Point Pleasant, Pomeroy, Marietta, Parkersburg and some other places between Wheeling and Cincinnati. The crest of the flood is below Wheeling tonight, and "the further down stream it gets the slower Is the rate of rising. The uniform rate of three inches per hpur this morning fell to two inches before noon, and as low as 1 Inches an hour at Point Pleasant at 2 P. M. This decrease In the rate did not extend far below Point Pleas ant, so that it will be another day be fore It reaches Portsmouth, Ironton, Ash land, Cattlettsburg and Huntington, where there are already serious conditions. It usually takes the crest of a flood two days to reach Cincinnati from Point Pleas ant, but the present unobstructed flow Is much more rapid than in former floods. At Portsmouth tonight 55 feet was re ported, and that means serious conditions at points below Portsmouth. The weather bureau Indicates that the flood will not exceed 58 feet at any time at Cincinnati, and possibly- it may not reach 57 feet. It is over 52 feet tonight, and the maximum will not be reached before to morrow night or Wednesday. This Is about 10 feet less than was anticipated here until the river began falling last night at Pittsburg. The flood is not as bad as In a dozen former years, and much below the records of 1897 and 1898 and thosa of 1SS3 and 1884. The former floods were earlier, when the weather was cold, caus ing much distress among the homeless people. While this flood Is not so hard on' the poor driven from their homes, it is much harder on the crops and fruits that are well advanced. The property loss in the rural districts cannot be estimated. It will be very large. The homeless peo. pTe will not be kept away from their houses as long as they were .during1 the former floods, which in some cases have lasted as many weeks in the Winder as this will continue days in the Spring. The highest stas6"will "oe reached-st Parkers burg tomorrow and here the next day,' and at the moutn or the unio oeiore tne week is out. The weather bureau here tonight gave out the statement that the Ohio River in the Cincinnati district generally was above the danger line from one foot at Cincinnati to 14 feet at Point Pleasant, and rising at an average of two Inches an hour. It indicated that the rise would continue at Cincinnati until Wednesday, when the river will become stationary and soon begin -falling. The bureau, predicts 54 feet here tomorrow morning and 56 to morrow evening. The most encouraging Information received by the weather bu reau was from Parkersburg, where there was a rise of only one foot all day, and a stage of only 42 feet was recorded where the local river men had anticipated 48. It was expected that the river would begin falling at Parkersburg tomorrow. At Point Pleasant, another critical place fur ther down the river, the water was rising much more slowly. At Pomeroy, which is located in the great- bend, -the suffering tonight Is re ported less than in former floods. The large furnaces of the salt trust are lo cated there, and they have suffered much loss, as well as the lumbermen, the elec tric Inter-urban lines, the light and other corporations. Similar conditions exist at Mlnersvllle, but all other points In the Pomeroy district have escaped. The re ports from other up-river points that suf fered so severely during other floods In dicate that no outside help Is needed; that there has been no loss of life except In accidental drownings from shanty boats, and that there is no distress for want of food or shelter. Owing to the inability of the steamers to get under the bridges here, navigation on the river is suspended, but the pre dicted subsidence of the flood will proba bly permit a resumption of river traffic by Thursday. Owing to washouts, the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia Rail, road cannot run trains. The residents of the tenement-houses along the Ohio River front were run out of the first stories when the river reached a stage of 45 feet last night. What is known as the danger line of 50 feet was not reached until 1 o'clock today, since which time the Jobbers, warehousemen and manufacturers in the lower part of the city have been suffering. The flood ing of basements will compel many man ufactories to shut down for two or three days. The flood is unobstructed In the Lower Ohio, and there Is less back water than usual, which conditions give hope that the trouble will be of short duration. It Is settled now that If a second rise from the Allegheny region comes It will not overtake the present flow. So far the damage here has been limited to the lum bermen and others located along the river front. Mayor Flelschmann, Chief of Police Deltsch, Health Officer Davis and others Inspected the flooded district today In pa trol wagons and boats, and arranged for the relief of all who were In need. An extra police force was put on In the flood districts, and the police boat patrols will be on the river front tomorrow. The end less line of shanty boats and other craft along the river front have been swept away, but so -far without loss of life. The country along the Little Miami River Is badly flooded Just east of the city. At Newport and Dayton, Ky., many people have been driven from their homes. The water works -of Newport are unable to do pumping, but the reservoir is full, and no trouble is expected during the short duration of the flood. It is now settled that the Newport racetrack will not be flooded. The races are proceeding under very sloppy conditions. At Hunt ington, W. Va., the Ohio Is 53 feet and rising 'an inch per hour. Nearly all of the tributaries of the Ohio are falling slowly. RIVERS FAMiING AT PITTSBURG. Total Loss Is Placed at Two Million Dollars. PITTSBURG, April 22. The flood is over. Notwithstanding the fact that early in the day there was every evidence of a renewal of the high water, the an nouncement can be made authoritatively tonight that there Is not the least danger of another rise at this point nor above for the present, but towns on the Ohio River below here are not yet out of dan ger because of rains In the valley last night and today. All up-river points re port the rain as now having ceased and the river falling. The Ohio registered 19.8 at the dam hereat 7 o'clock, and was falling. Forecaster Ridgeway says It would require a steady downpour of rain for 24 hours to check the fall, and from present indications such a thing Is not likely.- The rivers about this city are down so that the works along the banks are running. There is a good deal of cleaning up to be done. The flood brought in much slimy mud that it left when it receded, and it will require a day or two to remove it from many of the mills and clean the machinery, The creeks and runs which did so much damage in the outlying: districts Saturday are back well within their banks tonight. Carnegie is rapidly cleaning up and re pairing bridges, houses, and roads. The same state of affairs etists at McKee's Rocks and other towns that the water reached. The railroads have recovered remarkably well from, the effects of the flood and storm, and" the various lines have resumed operations to all points, but for several days no pretension at running on schedule will be made. A look over the ground after the' flood shows that the losses will be fully as great as was esti mated yesterday. In and about Pittsburg it will probably take $1,000,000 to pay' the total cost of the injury to property by the water and landslides. Add to this the great loss to the railroads and manufacturing plants up and down the rivers In their immediate vicinity with, the loss In wages to the worklngmen, and the total will not fall far short of $2,000,000. BROKEN MIDDIjEFIELD DAM. Destroyed Much Property, hut . Caused No Lous of Life. MIDDLEFIELD," Mass., April 22. For three miles down through the MIddlefleld Valley, there Is nothing but ruin and de struction as the result of the great flood of Sunday evening. Where was formerly the reservoir, a mile and a half long, and covering nearly 200 acres, there is now but a diminutive pond, from which flows the receding river through the gorge of the dam that broke away. Down stream at the Boston & Albany bridge, nothing is left but a lew granite blocks and the rails of the "arch' bridge that spanned the factory river and the highway leading up to MIddlefleld Center. The flood carried in ite wake houses and barns, bridges and culverts. It made great gul lies in the highways and did thousands of dollars damage Nobody was drowned or even Injured. Floods in New York. ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 22. During the past 24 hours the Geneeee River has risen three feet, and it is rising at the rate of an Inch per hour. A number of cellars on Front street are flooded. Ad vices from up the valley s&y the lowlands are ajjaln submerged, and that several streams have run over their banks. The loss to farmers will be considerable. The Chemung "River is rapidly' receding, and trains are running- -more reijularly. Eho damage at Elmlra-'was cofflincd'qhanilitA goods in the cellars of the stores. Much damage from floods is reported from tne Cownesque and Tioga Valleys, In Tioga County, Pa The Mohawk River has risen 10 feet since Saturday night and Is still rising, already being higher than-in many years. Heavy Loss on Lumber. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., April 22. The river at 8 o'clock was 41.7 feet and rising one-flfth of an inch per hour. It is expected that the crest of the rise will reach here Tuesday forenoon. No alarm is felt over the reports of a secondary rise. The heaviest Josses in this vicinity are on lumber. About $100,000 worth of logs and ties came out with the Little Kanawha rise. The loss here Is 'heavier than all the losses in the past 20 years put together. Driven From the Mountains. KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. April 22. A party of herders arrived here today from thp Smoky "Mountains, having been driven out by the heavy snow. They report that they left 400 to 500 cattle behind, all of which, they say, have frozen to death by this time. The snow was from four to six feet deep when they started home ward Thursday. They had to flee for their lives. Their horses were too nump to carry a human load and had to be led out of the mountains. At the Buffalo Fair Grounds. BUFFALO, N. Y.. April 22. Detailed In spection of the buildings of the Pan American Exposition today showed that the only real damage done by the heavy winds and snow of Saturday night .was the breaking- of some skylights In the north conservatory of the Horticultural Building. The placing of exhibits will be delayed to some extent because of the deep mud which makes transportation of heavy displays in the grounds practi cally impossible. Small Loss in Connecticut. NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 22. The heavy storm of Saturday night and Sun day, which flooded all the rivers and lakes of the state, caused far less prop erty damage than the conditions at mid night last night indicated. Shortly after that hour the flood began to subside. Win sted was the worst sufferer by the stprm, though even there the damage was con fined mainly to the flooding of streets and cellars. Snowfall in Georgia. ATLANTA, Ga., April 22.' The Weather Bureau reported light frost this morning In the vicinity of Jacksonville, Fia.; Mcri den. Miss., and at Charleston, S. C. Snow Is reported at Glnesvllle, in Northeast Georgia, the mountain tops being capped wjth white. Albany, in South Georgia, reports the estimated damage to cotton at 50 per cent, and that watermelons and cantelou'pes have been injured 25 per cent. Floods in Colorado. - DENVER, April 22. Thousands of tons of snow are melting on the Uncomphagro Mountains and swelling the Dolores River Into a foaming torrent. The Rio Grande Southern Railroad In the vicinity of Do lores and Mancoa Is endangered and great alarm prevails among people who live close to the banks of the raging streams. River Falling at Wheeling:. WHEELING, W. Va., April 22. At 10 P. M., the river Is falling two Inches an hour. Ah former estimates of the finan cial loss by the flood are Inadequate, and It Is believed the loss will 'foot up $250,000 and probably more. -The Ravenswood, Spencer & Glenville road, a branch of the Ohio River line, is reported practical ly wiped out, and will have to be rebuilt. ' Kansas Towns in Danger. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April 22r The pres ent rise of the Missouri River Is creating havoc on, the Kansas side and the towns of Wathena and Elwood are in danger of being swept away. The river has shifted to the west nearly half a mile, causing great losses to bottom farm lands that have never heretofore been under water. J DOING ALL HE CAN Aguinaldo Working for Paci fication of the Islands. IMPRISONED LEADER TALKS American Sovereignty Preferable to Filipino Independence Pleased With His Treatment by the Authorities. MANILA, April 22. A representative of the Associated Press visited Emllo Aguin aldo this afternoon at 56 Solano street, where he was removed from the Mala canan Palace, and found him in a large room upstairs, furnished with a table, typewriting machine, four settees and 20 chairs. His wife who was entertaining a number of Filipino women friends, sat at one end of the room while Aguinaldo, smoking a cigar and chatting with Benito Legardo, occupied the opposite corner. Others present were Lieutenant-Colonel John S. Mallory, of the Forty-flrst Infan try, who has charge of Aguinaldo; Lieu tenant" Gilbert A. Youngberg, of the Third Artillery, and Mr. Fisher, General MacArthur's private secretary. Aguinaldo, whose bearing was courteous and dignified, was dressed in white, looked well and altogether made an excellent im pression. Legardo, who but recently re turned from the United States, talked of the trip and Aguinaldo, who seemed great ly Interested, smiled and asked numerous questions. He Inquired partcularly as to what President McKInley said and seemed anxious to know what was thought of him in the United States. He was rather reluctant to tall;; for publication and considered every question before answering. He said he was doing all he could to assist In the pacification of the Filipinos and expressed himself as surprised at what the Americans had ac complished. When he was first captured, he went on to say, he was .greatly as tonished to find that a majority of the Filipinos entertained the opinion that American sovereignty was preferable to independence, but now he was inclined to believe that way himself. He explained that since the dissolution of the Insurgent Congress and the decla ration of guerrilla warfare, the chlers had operated to all Interests and pur poses independently. They recognized him as Commander-in-Chief, sending him re ports occasionally and he Issued some orders, but for the last seven months communication had been difficult and he had been almost disconnected. "I am now urging in the strongest pos slble manner," said Aguinaldo, "that all Insurgents should surrender and swear Lalleglance to the United States,1' .e expresses ther opinion that -Tlnlo, LuabanJT Malvar rahCf other represents Uvc Insurgents,, will surrender as soon 'as they dome 'to understand - the nature of the amnesty -offered, them. .He said he, hoped that when the work of pacification was jcomplete and .conditions were settled, the "prisoners In Guam wbuld be released. After referring in grateful terms to the courteous treatment accorded him by the military authorities, he declared his conviction- that the civil government which would 'follow pacification would realize the, highest- hopes of the Filipino people. "" When questioned regarding the hope that.he. would visit, the .United States, he replied that he would like to do so, but had made no plans yet. placing himself entirely at the disposition of the United States Government. In concluding the in terview he observed: "Every word In my address to my coun trymen, the Filipinos, came from my heart. I hope the Americans believe me thoroughly in my sincere efforts to secure Reace and, under- American auspices, to prompte the welfare and prosperity of the Philippines." MacArthur's Casualty Report. WASHINGTON, April 22. General Mac Arthur, at Manila, cables the following casualties: Wounded March 14. Laguna, Samar, Fourth Artillery. Corporal Robert J. McLaughlin, severe; March 19, Mayan, Bohul, Forty-Fourth Infantry, W. W. May, leg, above knee, slight; March 23, Canelarla, Luzon, -Twenty-first Infantry, John McQueen, foot, slight; April 14. Horzegaray, Luzon, hospital corps, H. V. .Carland. . vounded in chest, serious; March 16. Donol, Luzon, Forty-seventh In fantry, Richard Mason, thigh, serious; Antonio Lapart, elbow, severe; Hiram Blizzard, thigh, slight; Forty-seventh Infantry. Frank Romars. thigh, slight; March 18, Penarand, Luzon, Fourth Cav alry, Dwlght F. Lawson, shoulder, slight; Fourth Cavalry, Allan R. Black bum, leg, above knee, serious; Assistant Surgeon United States Grant Deaton, heel, slight: February 26, Harvacan; Lu zon, Thirty-third Infantry, James F. Treadway, foot, moderate; March 29, Tallsay, Luzon, Sixth Cavalry, Ewlnff Wright, finger, slight; James Creed, thigh, moderate. No Future Plans. LONDON. April 22. A dispatch from Manila quotes Aguinaldo as saying: "During the war-with the Americans I was very close to them. I expected to make my greatest stand at Calumpit. When I abandoned Tarlac I commanded 1500 riflemen. I anticipated General Wheaton's landing at San Fabian. I planned to retreat to Nueva VIzcaya, but was frustrated by General Lawton. I slipped through the cordon with 250 men only four hours before the landing party came ashore. I am undecided as to my future plans. I believe the Federals will be strong agents in the pacification of the archipelago." Measles on a Transport. HONOLULU, April 10, via San Fran cisco, April 22. The -Army transport Bu ford arrived yesterday afternoon from San Francisco on her way to Manila. She has several cases of measles on board and is consequently kept In partial quaran tine. Measles have been found highly dangerous to the Hawaiian race in the past. The Buford will probably leave for Manila, April 12. An Inspection at Slanlla. WASHINGTON, April 22. Lieutenant Colonel Humphrey, Deputy Quartermaster-General, now with General Chaffee in China, has been ordered to -Manila to make an Inspection of the new Quarter master's Department In the Philippines, and July 1 to assume the duties of Chief Quartermaster of the Division of the Phil ippines, relieving Major Crosby P. Miller. Gas Explosion in a Hotel. ST. MARY'S W. Va., April 22. A ter rific natural gas explosion occurred In the Commercial Hotel early this morning, resulting in the death of four persons. The entire building, a large frame one, was Instantly a mass of flames, and was entirely destroyed. The dead are: Sam Cunningham, olldriller. Rlxford, Pa.; John George, oil man. Butler, Pa.; Harry Robinson, tooldresser. Corning, Ohio; John Slater. 15 years old, son of the pro prietor of the hotel. Other bodies may be found In the ruins. Several persons were badly Injured, but will recover. RUSSIAN STUDENTS. Resolutions Adopted at an Orderly Meeting In St. Petersburg:. ST. PETERSBURG. April 23. The uni versities were opened yesterday. With the permission of the Minister of Instruc tion, M. VannovoskI, the students held a meeting, and after a four hours' debate adopted the following resolution by a vote of 1561 to 22S: "The students, confiding In the govern ment's benevolent Intentions, and desiring to give time to accomplish necessary re forms, resolve to beg the Minister not to begin lectures in the Spring and defer the examinations until Autumn, when they could be attended by their comrades who are now excluded; because, In the con trary event, differences might arise In the universities which we wish to avoid." The students were entirely alone, except for the presence of the chief beadle. Ten addresses were made, most of them mod erate, and the temper of the meeting was distinctively conservative. The meeting, in a certain sense, was a continuation of that held Saturday, the same students presidingi)Ut the more radical resolutions of Saturday were not accepted. The Sat urday meeting had been forbidden, but the rector finally opened the hall, and 400 students were present. They demanded the recall of th absent students. It Is believed that the resolutions adopt ed yesterday will render those passed Sat urday negative, and will receive respectful consideration by the government. One of the speakers yesterday related a con versation he had Sunday with Senator 'Aeschaninoff, and the new Assistant Mln "ister, M. Meschinanlnoff,. who emphasized the statement that the government could not receive categorical demands from the students, but expressed the belief that if the students behaved moderately, the absentees would be recalled during the Summer. The university students will meet again today to receive the answer of the authorities to their resolution. The Cznr'i Wise Choice. LONDON, April 22. A dispatch from St. Petersburg, dated April 22, says the wisdom of the Czar's appointment of General VannovoskI as Minister of Pub lic Instruction becomes more apparent dally. With the permission of the police, the students of the university, technical Institute and high school will hold meet ings to discuss various questions in wnlch thfv nre concerned. General VannovoskI will attend the meeting of the university students. Russian Students Protested. LONDON, April 23 "The students met In the university Sunday," says the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telcgraph, 'to protest against A sentence passed by court-martial upon a student recently drafted into the army, who. dur ing an altercation, struck an officer." 1 ALABAMA ELECTION TODAY. .Advocntcs of Nesro Disfranchise ment Confident of Success. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 22. With stump speeches in nearly every county In the state, the campaign for a constitu tional convention closed today. A general election will be held -tomorrow and Indi cations point to an overwhelming victory for the advocates of the new constitution. The principal- change and practically the only change to be made In the constitu tion is the elimination of the negro vote by an educational qualification. On this point the political contest has been fought. There Is organized opposition to the new constitution In some counties. The Democrats, who are behind the movement fdr the radical change In suf frage laws, feel confident of success. The Democratic party has pledg'ed Itself to see that no white man will be disfranchised undcr the constitution which It hopes to have adopted. The Openlnj? Wedge. ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 22. When asked by the Associated Press representa tive what she thought of the patsage of the bill by the 'State Legislature, provid ing for the extension of the ballot to women taxpayers, of villages and town ships on propositions to raise public mon eys by tax or assessment, Miss Susan B. Anthony said: "That's the opening wedge. Next Win ter we shall go to them with a petition for the striking out of the state consti tution of the word 'male' In the suffrage clause. The victory Is In sight. Full suf frage for women In this state would mean the addition. of about 1.200.000 votes In the general election. Nothing but the vote of the women of New York will break up the Tammany ring." Alleged Bribery in Tennessee. NASHVILLE. Tenn., April 22. The com mittee appointed to Investigate the charges of attempted bribery preferred by Senator Elbridge in open Senate against ex-Controller James A. Harris, reported that the evidence did not sustain the alle gations, and submitted the testimony for the consideration of the Senate. OUR NORTHERN BOUNDARY. Line Markers Between United States and Canada to Be Renewed. OTTAWA, Ont., April 22. Negotiations have been concluded between the Ottawa Government and the Washington authori ties for the purpose of renewing and main taining the boundary line marks between Canada and the United States. It Is over 40. years since the International boundary between the United States and Canada from Lake Superior to the Pacific Coast was definitely fixed, and It is over 50 years or more Glnce it was marked out between Lake Superior and the Atlantic Coast. The necessity for this work has arisen out of commercial claims In Southern British Columbia. Work will, therefore, be com menced In that region early this Summer. THE TELEPHONE TRUST. Will Take In the Business of the Large Eastern Cities. CHICAGO, April 22. President John M. Clark, of the Chicago Telephone Company, admitted today that active measures were under way to organize the telephone busi ness of tne country Into one large con cern, with headquarters In this city. Mr. Clark declines to state any of the details. It Is claimed that the combination will affect the telephone business In the fol lowing cities: New York, Boston, Pitts burg, Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Buf falo. Cincinnati, St. Paul, Detroit. Phila delphia, St Louis, Denver and Minneap olis. Boer Force Surrenders. PRETORIA, April 22. The force under Commandant Bokburgh, composed of 106 men with wagons and rifles, has sur rendered near Middelburg, Transvaal. NEW ROAD STARTED Construction Begun on Washington & Oregon. TO FINISH IN FOUR MONTHS Commencement of a New Line Be tween. Portland and Puget Sound GOO Men on the Work: by the End of the Week. Ground was broken yesterday for tho construction of the Washington & Oregon Railroad, between Kalama and Vancou ver, Wash. About 200 men went to work on the Kalama end of the line. The force will be Increased fast as the men can be obtained, and It Is expected to have 300 men on the work by the end of the week. The distance between Kalama and Van couver "is 29 miles, and Edmund Rice, who Is secretary and general manager of the company, said last night thtit the. plans of the company contemplated the running of trains over the road by tho middle of September. -v There will be no contracting In this en terprlse, the construction being done by the company, under the supervision of Chief Engineer O'Neill and Superintend ent of Construction Lawson. A construc tion train will be put on at the Kalama end. and It will be used on the line as the track progresses up the river toward Vancouver. Manager Rice says he hopes to make arrangement with the Northern Pacific that will admit of a connection at Kalama for the transportation of con struction materials. Not much work will be done above Rldgefleld until the Juno flood in the Columbia shall have passed, fpr the high water would materially In terfere with the work, and might do dam age to a partially built grade. No trouble from this cause Is looked for on any oth er part of the route. Manager Rice says tho immediate work of the company is to build the road be tween Kalama and Vancouver, because others are likely to use It If his company should not. He said the company had no thought of keeping Kalama and Vancou ver for Us termini. From Vancouver tho road will cross the Columbia River and come into Portland. Several lines have been run across the peninsula to reach Portland, but no route has yet been set tled upon, and surveyors are still in the field. There is no rush with this part of the work, however, for it will take time to get authority for and build the bridge acroes the Columbia, and the line on this side of the river cannot be used until that bridge shall be completed. Mr. Rice says the road will also go beyond Kalama; that It will be built through to Seattle, as was orlglpally planned. But there Is no danger of opposition that will Interfere with rights of way this side of Vancouver, of the other side of Kalama, and, there fore, more time can be taken for the con struction of those portions. THE CUBAN COMMISSION. Arrives at Jacksonville En Route to Washington. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22. Tho Cuban commission, en route V Wash ington to confer with President McKlnley on the relations of the United States and Cuba, arrived here tonight. They will ar rive In Washington Wednesday morning-. In the party were General Domingo Ca pote, president of the commission: Gen eral Pedro Betancourt. General Rafael M. Portuondo, General Diego Tamyo and Dr. Pedro Gonzales Llorente. These are tho members of the commission. They are accompanied by Pedro M. Entza, Inter preter; Colonel M. M. Coranado. editor of La Discussion; Marquez Sterling, repre sentative of the press of Cuba and cor respondent of El Mundo. Bequests to Employes. NEW YORK. April 22. Osward Otten dorfer's $50,000 legacy was distributed to day to the employes of the Staats Zel tung; of which paper he was the propri etor. Each employe received a sum which amounted to 23 per cent of his annual salary. By mutual consent of the entire staff, 5 per cent of the legacies was de ducted for the Ottendorfer momorlal fund. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Philippines. Aguinaldo consldera American sovereignty pref erable to native Independence. Page 1. Measles have broken out on tho transport Bu ford. Page 1. Foreign, The Berlin police are watchlnj? anarchists who conspired against the Emperor. Tags 3. Vesuvius is again active. Page 3. Billy Smith, an American, was probably fa tally Injured in a London prizefight. Page 2. There Is Tenewed military activity io Man churia. Pago 2. Domestic. The worst of the Ohio River flood Is over.. Pagel. The loss at Pittsburg la placed at $2,000,000. Page 1. The Supreme Court refused Carter's applica tion to be admitted to ball. Page 2. An express train on the Choctaw road was held up and robbed. Page 3. Paciflc Coast. Failure ot Vancouver bank is still shrouded la mystery. Page 4. Fred Rummel met death under a anowsllde In Eastern Oregon. Page 4. Nebraska colony -wishes to buy 50,000 acrsa In Oregon. Page 3. Oregon Bar Association asks that Henry St. Bayner, a Fortland attorney, be disbarred. Page 4. Commercial. Portland market auotatlons. Page 11. Commercial news and auotatlons. Page 11. New York stock market quotations. Page 11. Potatoes have advanced In price. Page 11. Phillips again took an. important part In tha Chicago corn pit. Page 11. Marine. Steamship Palatlnla coming to Portland for lumber. Page 10. IndravelU brought cargo for many olttea. Page 10. Port Carlisle In need ot a drydock. Page 10. Steamship Comox wrecked In Brltteh Columbia waters. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Suit besun against Gilbert Bres. and THmon. Ford, of Siilem, for an accounting. Pnge 8. Work begun on the Kalama-Vaneouvec Kail road. Page 1. Multnomah bar honors the memory of L. B. Cox. Page 8. Commissioners of Lewis and Clark centennial not agreed on a name. Page 12. School Board sees no way out of tha kinder garten tangle. Page 12.