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VOL. XXXIII. CORVALLIS,-BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1896. NO. 24. TRANSPORTATION. East and South -VIA- The Shasta Route OF THE Southern Pacific Co. EXPRESS TWAINS RUN DAILY. S ajf Uie Foniautl Arrive 8:10 am 12:10 a u j l-eave Albany Arrive! 4:45 am 10:45 a M Arrive 8. Francbco Leave 7.U0 P u Above trains slop at Ea-t rorlland, Oregon City, Wood burn, balem, Turner, Marion, Jeffer son, Albany. Albany J miction. Tang ut.Snedils, Haltey, linrrigburg. Junction :ity, Enfrene, Creswell, Diaiim, and all nations from Kuse borjt to Ashlaud, inclusive. R08EBPRG M All DAILY. O.o A M J lASMve 12:25 P M I Leave ft:2n p m I Arrive j urilaiiu Albiiuy Ros bnrsr Air ve . 4:40 P u Arrive 1 12.5. P M Leave I 8:10 a m Pullman B net ieeierB and second-class sleeping i are attached to all through trains. ' SALEM PASSENGER DAILY. 4:00 p i I L-ave 6:15 p M I Arrive Portland Salem Arrive 1 1):15 a 11 Leave I 8:00 a m WEST SIIK DIVISION. Between Portland and Corvallls Mall train dally (except Sunday). 7'SOtxl Leave Pur. laud Arrive I 6 20 p M 12:15 p M Arrive Corvallis Leave 1 1:35 P a At Albany and Corvallls connect with trains of the Oregon Central & Eastern Ry. KXPRESS TRAINS DAILY (Except 8ui day). 4... M TTTTe t o, I. nil. I Altive 8.23 A M 7:2a p m Arrive MfMlnuville l,eave 5:i0 a m TbrurjRh tickets to all points in tbe Eastern state, i'anHda and Europe can be obta ntd at lowest rate from A. K. Miller, agent, Corvallis R. KOKHI.ER, Manager. X. P. R0GF.K8, A. G F. & P. A.. Portland. Or. TO THE EAST GIVES THE CHOICE OF TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL 3520 TJT.BS VIA VIA GREAT NORTHERN 'HO SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS UNION PACIFIC RY. DENVER OMAHA AND AND ST. PAUL KANSAS CITY OW RATES TO ALL EASTERN CITIES OCEAN STEAMERS bEAVE PORTLAND EVERY 5 DAYS FOR SAN FRANCISCO For fall detailp, call on or address W. H. HURLBURT, Gtn'l Pass. Agent, PoTtlnnd, On goo. - OREGON CENTRAL AM) EASTERN R. R. CO. Yaquina Bav Route Connecting at Yaquina Bay with the San Francisco SYaqmna Bay STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Steamship "Farallon " Falls from Yaqnlra every 8 dys for Sa-i Fran cisco, C-oa Bay, P.rt Oriord, Trintdi r: HumboMt Bay. Passenger ace inniodatl"n unsurpassed. Shortest toute between the Wil lamette valley and California. . aTar From Albany or Points West t San Francisco: Cabin I 9 Pteersee '. $ ' Ronnd trip, gncd f"r 60 da- s, f 16. To v Bav a' 1 Put Onod Cabin .. F To Humboldt Bay Cabin.......'.......... . 8 Taqnlna Bay. Tbe moat popular sessile renrt on the Xorth t-.'" -t. Noundertow surf Duthl-g atso lately safe. iu - wishing to combine hunting and fishing with acquatic sportK, this resort has no equal. Deer, bear, elk, cong.r. brook trout and samcn trout, can be lonnd in abundauce with in a few hours' drive of the bay. Reduced rates to all point". J. C. MATO, EDWIN STOXE, T. F. P. A. Manage-. H. L. Waldcm, Ajsent, Albany. BENTON COUNT.Y ABSTRACT : COMPANY Complete sset 01 ADsiracts of Benton County. Conveyancing and Perfecting Titles a Specialty. Money to Loan on Improved City and Country Property. - V. E; WAITERS, Prop. Office at Courthonse, Corvallis, Or. DR. L. G. ALTMAN HOMOEOPATHIST Diseases of women and children and general practice. OSes over Allen & Woodward's drug store. Office hours 8 to 12 A. SI., and 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P.M. At residence, corner of 3rd and Harrison after hoars and on Sundays. G. R. FflRRA, M. D. Office in Farra Allen's brick, on the corner of Second and Adams. Residence on Third street in front of court houe. Ottlce hours 8 to 9 a. m., and 1 to 2 and 7 to p. M. AU ca Js attended promptly. BOWEN LESTER DENTIST Office upstairs over First National Bank. Strictly First-Class Work Guaranteed Corvallis, Oregon F. M. JOHNSON ATTORNEY - AT LAW Corvallis, Oregon Does a general practice in all the courts. Also agent for all the first-clata Insurance com panies. NOTARY PUBLIC. JUSTICE PEACE. E. E. WILSON ATTORNEY - AT LAW Office in Zeiroff building, opposite postoffice. Joseph H. Wilsok. THOMAS X. WlLSOM WILSON 4 WILSON ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW Office over First National Bank, Corvallls, Or Will practice in all the state and federal courts Abstracting, collections. Notary public. Con veyancing. E. HOI.GATE. Notary Public H. L. HOLGATE. jHstice of the Peace. HOLGATE & SON ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW Corvallis - . . . Oregon W. E. YATES. J. FRED YATES YATES & YATES LAWYERS CORVALLIS OREGON Making Summer Girls. The light colored prints, the challies and all the youthful looking -wash goods are eagerly sought after these spring days by anxious mammas who wish their daughters to have dainty summer wardrobes. A red gingham with a dot of white makes a fascinating pretty frock, worn with a white gamp and trimmed with capo pieces over the puff sleeves and around the low cut neck edged with narrow openwork white em broidery. Whether it is best to have the frocks made to wear with gamps or to have them cut high in the neck is al ways a vexed question. - , ' . Even the warranted fast color mate rials will not stand the hard rubbing on the washboard, and even boiling, that is often necessary to remove the trains on the sleeves. Hence gamps are thought better, for they can be washed "harder, " while the frock itself will not require such hard treatment to be clean again, and yet, on the other side of the. question, is the fact that where washing has to ba managed economical ly the frock in all one piece is less ex pensive. Fortunately this summer fash ion says both may be Worn, so each mother can use her own judgment New York Correspondent -: The Penalty of Publicity. The true woman, the true man, with a soul sensitive to the delicate influence of that higher , soul within the soul, shrinks from publicity.. The personality is more sacred than the person. Both would be shielded from the public gaze. When woman chooses a public career, in whatsoever capacity, she is too often compelled to lay .bare her very soul to the idle, curious eyes of a jeering mob, to cast . her finest sensibilities to the earth for the rabble to trample. It may be her duty to make this sacrifice, but it is none the less "a sacrifice, and though there is a compensation in add ed strength there is a loss for which no amount of strength can make amends. Woman must always pay a penalty for publicity. Man has paid the penal ty so often and for so long a time that society has ceased to regard it a penalty, and only when we find one cf those rare, sweet souls, born out of time, that seems like a violet transplanted into snow, do we realize what man has lost. But we seldom fail to see the effects of the penalty in the life of any public woman. Womankind. . Tbe Malay Appie. The ohia, or Malay apple, is a com mon timber tree of the - Hawaiian Is lands, though not peculiar to that local ity. On the island of Maui is a mam moth orchard of wild ohias, extending from the sea to-the mountains and measuring 20 miles in length by from 5 to 10 miles in width. The trees are from 40 to 50 feet in height, some of the largest yielding nearly 50 pounds of fruit, the total crop being said to be sufficient to fill a fleet of . 100 steamers. The beautiful crimson or white apples, however, are -.unfit for transportation, as they last but a 6hort timo in a good condition. Popular Science Monthly. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome ot the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WISES An Interesting Collection of Items From the Two Hemisphere Presented -in a Condensed Form. L. E. Sanger, of Summit, Wash., near Olympia, left his home to go hunt ing and has not since been teen ox heard of. It is feared he has acci dentally shot himself. ' Peter Ryan, foreman of tbe St, Law rence mine, the property of the Ana conda company, Jaok Campbell and John Manning, two miners, were killed by the fall of a cage in a shaft. It is stated that measures will be taken by the New York exchange to secure the importation of a large amount of gold, variously estimated at from $300,000,000 to $25,000,000. The president has appointed Colonel Charles G. Sawtelle quartermaster-general of the army, vice General Batoh elder, retired. Colonel Sawtelle is now stationed at Governor's island, N. Y. An $1,100 gold brick was brought to Baker City recently from tbe Baisley Elkhorn mine, it being the result of a ten 'days' run. The average yield of the ore taken from this mine is about $50 per ton. Six cars of a Rook Island Btock train were derailed five miles west of To peka, Kan. , and four white men, rid ing in the feed box, were crushed to death. The head and limbs were com pletely torn from one body. Mr. Harrison, the owner of tbe Santo Domingo gold mines in the province of Carabaya, department of Puno, and other rich gold mines in Peru, has dis covered a whole hill in the Andei mountains, extending at least two leagues and fnll of veins of rioh quarts. In consequence of -frontier disputes beween Bulgaria and Turkey, the Bul garian government has - notified the Turkish government that unless tbe latter appoints delegates to the frontier commission by a certain date, Bul garian troops will be ordered to re occupy the positions recently occupied by the Turkish soldiers on the territory Bulgaria claims. -. - Miss Mattie Overman, of San Fran ciso, of the oelebarted Brown case fame, has at last . confessed to the intimacy with the ' ex-Congregational minister that finally caused his downfall and re tirement from the church. The con fession is in her own handwriting, cov ering many sheets of legal cap, and for the present is in the safe keeping ol Rev. W. W. Soudder, of Alameda, chairman of the Congregational com mittee on credentials. - A movement is on foot among promi nent clubmen of Chicago to extend an invitation to Li Hung Chang, the Chinese viceroy, to bave him stop over a couple of days in Chicago while en route to the Pacifio coast. ; Eugene Burt, wanted at Austin, Tex. , for the murder of his wife and two children, about a month ago, was arrested in Chicago. The dirk with which the crime was committed was found on his person, and blood stains were visible on his straw hat. A threshing engine, together with its driver and a team of horses, went through a bridge over Kriese creek, about nine miles west of Oregon City. The driver was slightly injured and one of the horses so badly wounded that it was found necessary to kill it. ' John J. Brough, a well-known mer chant of Manchester, Conn., has re turned from a trip around the world which consumed exactly a year. Mr. Brough traveled on a bicyole wherever possible. Of the 60,000 miles covered by him, 40,000 were by water; 12,000 on his wheel and the rest by railroad in the different countries. Advices have been received by the war department from General Wheaton stating that three prisoners, supposed to be Yaqui Indians, were brought from Tubao, Ariz., to Nogales. They will be taken before the United States commissioner on a charge of violating the neutrality laws. - They are be lieved' to be members of the raiding party that attempted to loot the Mexi can custom-house. ,: According to private advices received in Philadelphia ten of the crew of twenty-one of the British bark Flora Stafford, burned at sea. several weeks ago, perished. Captain Oscar - Smith took one boat with ten men, and the mate with nine other men got in the second boat. Captain Smith and ten men were saved, but nothing has ever been -heard from the others. The sea was rough and probably the boat cap sized. By a collision between the yachts Meteor and Isolde during the race for the vioe-commodore'B cup, at Soutbsea, Baron von Zed wits, the owner of Isolde, was so badly injured that he died before he could be taken to a hos pital. All the members of the orew of the Isolde were swept overboard when the yachts collided, but were res cued from the water by boats from the other yachts. There appears to be no immediate prospect of a settlement of the strike of the Adams Express Company em ployes in New York. General Agent Mo Williams says he has received more than forty applications for each place vacated by tbe strikers. The strikers say delegates bave been sent to Phila delphia Pittsburg and Baltimore to urge the men employed by the oompany in the oities mentioned to join the strikers. Some of the new men en gaged by the oompany have quit work at the request of the striken. A Fatal Campaign Quarrel. A curbstone discbsslon of the coinage question in ColumbSs, O., led to a shooting which ;. may prove fatal. Joseph Rath, a retired manufacturer and advocate of : free coinage, engaged in warm discussion with Horace Way man, an Englishman. They separated, but Rath got a revolver and when Wayman returned, be fired three shots at him. As Wayman is an old man the injuries he received will prove serl- They Will Sell Coal Oil. . Michael and John Cudahy, wealthy paokers of Chioago, have entered into an oil deal of enormous proportions. If ptheir present plans materialize Chioago is to bave a new industry, a rival ol the great plant of the Standard Oil Company at Whiting, and the first pipe line from the oil fields to enter its limits. The Cudahys have placed an order for $500,000 worth of pipes. Moonshiners Captured. A party of twenty revenue offloers, representing all sections of Virginia, went to Franklin county to break up the most noted band of outlaws and illicit stillers in that state. By arti fioe they succeeded in oapturing twelve of the outlaws without bloodshed and destroyed several stills. ' Cod fishery a Total Failure. The Labrador cod fishery, in which 80.000 Newfoundlanders are engaged every year, is a complete failure, ac cording to latest reports brought from the Labrador coast. Widespread desti tution among the fishing olasses is in evitable. ' Turkish Consul Murdered. It is officially announced in Vienna that the Albanians bave murdered the Turkish consul at Vraniak, Servia, near the Macedonian frontier. Though this statement is officially confirmed, no details of tbe affair have been re ceived. A itank Bobbed. ' In Kansas City, Kan., an unknown thief entered the branoh of the Ameri can National bank : during the mo mentary absenoe of the cashier, and prying open a desk secured $1,000 in currency or more and escaped. They Will Be Deported. Leander Chanis, the French fenoing master, who is detained at Ellis island. j N. Y.f with Marie- Cobourge, for hav ing eiopea witn ner irom ner nome in Franoe, has been ordered deported by the government authorities. A Prematura Blast. While men were blasting rook near Parry Sound, Ont., a heavy charge of dynamite exploded prematurely. Two- men named Smith and Hillman, were instantly killed. Others were seri ously injured. .. Ohio Miner Strike. Twelve hundred miners have strruek at ' Corning, Rendville and Hemlock, O., in consequence of a resolution adopted by the miners' convention. . Visited by a Deluge. A terrible olouburst occurred near Mogollon, N. M., and George Enigbt, a miner of Georgetown, was drowned. Twenty others are- reported missing, but only two bodies, those of Knight and an unknown Mexican, have been recovered. . About 100 families have been rendered homeless, and thirty houses washed away. Several mines in tbe vicinity suffered from the water. Fram I Safe at Horn. . Nansen's Arctio exploring ship Fram, Which he left behind in the ice early in January, 1895, in order to explore the sea north of the route he proposed to follow, arrived at Sk jervo, province of Tromsoe. The captain reports that he saw Professor Andree, who was still waiting for a favorable wind to enable him to attempt his balloon trip across the Arotlo region. Wounded by Burglar, Walker B. Adams is lying at point ol death at Bedford Station, Y., as the result of an encounter with four burglars. Two of tbe burglars bave been captured, having been mortally wounded by Adam's son Wil liam, who was himself struck by a bul let, which glanoed off his suspender buckle. . . .Explosion of Molten Metal. By'an explosion of molten metal at the furnace ot tbe L Edgar Thomson steel works in Pittsburg, Pa., ten men were burned. Two were seriously in jured but will recover. The explosion was caused by the molten iron striking a pool of water. - - A Mining; Man Held Up. " " " George H. MoCauley, secretary of the Cariboo Mining Company, of Spokane, was held up by a masked highwayman while returning to that city from Camp MoKlnney, B. d, and robbed of three gold bricks, valued at nearly $11,000. ' Want to Fight Corbett. ' Now that Choynski bas managed to secure a fight with MoAuliff e, he yearns for more gladiators to conquer. Choynski says that, after his battle with MoAuliffe he intends to go east to challenge Corbett. . A Fatal Fire , Fire in the residence of John Fel baob, in Watertown, S. D., burned to death Mr. Felbaoh and his three daugh ters. ; . A Cuban Bloekade-Bunner. - The fast river steamer ' Unique, which has been running between Port Huron and Detroit, has been sold to an agent of the Cuban government 1 She will be taken to the coast in ten days. It is intended to cut her cabins down and turn her into a - blockade-runner. The price paid was not stated. The Unique was built with an eye to speed alone, and has made some wonderful time In tbe rivers. She is tbe first vessel purchased for blockade-running. WHY HOKE RESIGNED Had Jgromised Support the Cfii&igo Ticket. -- . i RELATIONS WITH THE PRES I D 32? T His - Successor Will Probably Be a Gold Democrat From the Middle West. Washington, Aug. 25. The news that Secretary Hoke Smith had re signed, and that bis resignation had been aooepted by the president, has made a considerable stir in political cirbles here, although the probability of Mr. Smith's retirement had been, in a measure, anticipated ever since his paper, the Atlanta Journal, declared that it would support Brayn and Sewall. Mr. Smith still declined to disouss the subjeot today, but it is known that the personal relations be tween the president and Smith have in nowise been disturbed. ; Mr. Smith's resignation, his friends say, grew out of bis differences with his chief on the question of party policy, and his desire not to embarrass the president at such a time. Beyond the question of his party : loyalty in acquiescing in tbe will of the majority, Mr. Smith, during his campaign for the gold standard in Georgia, with ex--clpeaker Crisp, had given a personal pledge that he would, if defeated, sup port the nominees, of - the convention As an honorable man, bis friends say he felt it his duty to redeem that pledge. He informed the president of his position and intentions, and to avoid embarrassment, he placed his resignation at his disposal. It is said Mr. Cleveland remonstrated. Tbe cor respondence - on - tbe subject, if pub lished, would no doubt be interesting, but it is doubtful whether it will ever be given out It oan be stated, however, with great positiveness, that the step which Sec retary Smith felt himself compelled to take has not in any way affected the warm regard the president and Mr. Smith entertain for each other. There has been a good deal of gossip about Mr. Smith's suocessor today. It seems altogether unlikely that John M. Reynolds, the assistant seoretary, will be promoted. vIt is regarded as much more probable that a new man will be selected, probably - from the Middle West, Indiana, Illinois or- Missouri. Tbe names, of ex-Governor : Franois, of Missouri; Bynum, of Indiana, and Cable of Illinois, are those around whom gossip most persistently clings. All are pronounced gold Democrats THE FRENCH EXPOSITION. An American Commissioner Bas Not Yet Been Named; - Washington, Aug. 25. The French government is rapidly perfecting de tails for tbe international exposition to be held in Paris in 1900, commemorat ing the birth ot the century, and in this connection, has asked tbe state de partment for' the name of the commissioner-general who will represent the United States, and for such other in formation available as to the participa tion of this country. To this. Acting Seoretary Rookhill has replied that the commissioner-general has not been named, as the Amerioan oong 63s took no steps at its recent session to provide for American representation at 'he ex position. He . expressed the belief, however, that the approaching session of congress will bring about an ac ceptance of the invitation of the French republio. President Cleveland called the atten tion of congress to the invitation in his annual message last December, and expressed' the most earnest , hope that steps - would be taken for an adequate representation by the United States. But congress acts slowly . on these affairs, and no measure was considered, the idea being that there was plenty of time before 1900. It appears, how ever, that Great Britain, Germany and the other, leading ; powers have been quick to accept, and theFrenoh govern ment is allotting space to these coun tries Amerioan 'exhibitors are begin ning to make inquiries' as to where their goods will. go, but no answer can be given them. ' The prospeot is that tbe best space will be taken before the United States accepts the invitation and makes appli cation for spaoe. "This was the case at the late exposition, when Amerioan exhibitors were at much disadvantage in point of looation ! ; , " :& It is expected in official oirole here that when "congress acts, it will provide for a commissioner-general and an as sistant. This was the case with the last French exposiiton, when General Franklin was commissioner-general at a salary of $10,000 and the assistant commissioner received $5,000. The opinion prevails that as tbe appointee will serve after the present administra tion ends, President Cleveland will not make the- appointment, even though congress passes the act before March 4 next. Aside from the dircet emolu ments attached to offices, a fund is pro vided for office and living -expenses. In the case of General Franklin, the French government conferred on bim the exceptional honor of the cross of the Legion of Honor. Panie at a Circus. Huntington, Ind.. Aug. 25. A panio was caused at the Wallaoe circus : here last night by a storm, which wrecked the tents and did considerable damage to property. The menagerie and horses were stampeded and some of the ani mals were hurt. Afteathe Anarchists. t Madrid, Aug. 25. The chamber of deputies bas passed tbe anti-anarchist bill after an extended discussion. - Shot Out Their Quarrel. Madison, Fla., Aug. 26. George Page and - Will Morgan, young men living near bere, last night fought a duel, considered to be one of tbe most remarkable on record. They were riv als for the affections of a pretty young lady. They both attended a dance at which tbe young lady was present. Her oonduot drove them to desperation. Finally Page invited Morgan -to ac company 'him for a walk. Morgan consented, and as soon as they were outside Page proposed that as eaoh was armed, they take eaoh other by the left hand and shoot out the quarrel, the survivor to take the girl- -- Morgan agreed, and then with left bands clasped they drew pistols and began firing. Eaoh man fired five shots. When friends arrived - Morgan was found dead and Page was dying. Ex-Major Frank' Death. Portland, Or., Aug. 26 Hon. Geo. P. Frank, ex-mayor of this city, is dead. He died last night at Long Beaob, but the sad news was not re ceived here till this morning, when Mrs. Frank wired it from Ilwaco. The remains will arrive here tomorrow morning, and will be conveyed from the steamer to the late residence of the deceased on Fifteenth and Yamhill streets. While Mr. Frank's death was not in the strictest sense unexpected, the announcement of his passing away provoked many expressions of sincere regret all over the city today. Brake Did Not Work. Frederiok, Md., Aug. 26. Forty persons were more or less injured by the brakes of a trolley car failing to work last evening on the steep incline on the Frederiok & Middleton electric railway. There were over 100 passen gers on board, many more than its capacity. The brakes refused to bold, and the car after going wild for a dis tance of two and one-half miles turned completely over. People who had wit nessed the disaster rushed to the resoue and the bruised and maimed passengers were removed to their homes. Passenger Train Wrecked. Pittsburg. Aug. 26. The through Chioago mail, No. 14, on the Pittsburg & Western railroad, was wrecked at Valencia station, twenty-two miles from this oity. Fifteen or twenty persons were badly injured. The wreck occurred through a collision with a wreck train. Passed Bogus Coin. St Louis, Aug. 25. Jonh R. Mo Math, of Ottumwa, la., was arrested in the corridor of the postoffice yester day afternoon by United States secret seryioe agents, .who bad been waiting there for him for a week or more. - He, it is alleged, is wanted in Ottumwa for passing counterfeit. -silver coin. Mo Math will be held, until the Ottumwa offloials arrive or are heard from. Charged With Her Husband's Murder. Guthrie, O. T., Aug. 25. Mrs. Dell Manning, the wife pf a farmer, mur dered last Monday, has been arrested and charged .with oomphcity in the murder. . The officers state they have evidenoe to prove that Mrs. Manning and Grove Huntley, who is also in jail, were in love, and oonspired to put tbe husband out of the way. Mrs. Manning is a handsome woman of 22. A Railroad Town. Astoria, Or., Aug. 25. The first railroad train to leave this oity started for Seaside at 11 o'clock this morning, with 1,000 people. . There was the greatest rejoicing, bands playing, tin horns blowing and people shouting. The second train was run at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Excursions were given under the auspices of the Astoria Football Club. Tbe formal opening of the railroad company will ooour later. Weylers' Intention. Havana, Aug. 25. Captain-General Weyler announces bis intention, as soon as reinforcements arrive from Spain, to concentrate his forces and sweep the island from end to end. By this means he hopes to speedily put an end to the present insurrection. Reports have been received that tbe band of ' the leader '- Zarraga bad at tacked an exploring train in the prov ince of Pinar del Rio. Twelve sol diers were wounded. Yesterday the insurgents attacked Fort Los Mangas. The insurgents were repulsed, but two of the members of tbe garrison were wounded. In consequence of the recent attaok by tbe insurgents on Gaira Melena, a large number of - Cubans bave been ar rested, and nineteen persons bave been imprisqned on the oharge of being con cerned in the movement. Colonel Tort, learning that tbe in surgents were encamped in the vioinity of Gomez, in the province of Matanzas, ordered a oavalry charge on the part of tbe Spanish forces. The result accord ing to the official advices, was a de cisive victory over the insurgents. Tbe Cubans were compelled to fly for their lives. They left nineteen dead on the field, including Dr. Bacallao and Law yer Gavilin. Two prisoners and a large quantity of ammunition were captured. Captain-General Weyler is about to issue a decree placing oertain limita tions upon the next sugar and coffee . crops. By this plan he hopes to de prive tbe insurgents of their resources and bring the planters to 'the support of Spain. - Over a Bluff. Los Angeles, Aug. 25. This morn ing at Santa Monica, J. B. Bojorques and his young son were riding along a high bluff overlooking the sea. At a point where the bluff is over 200 feet high Bojorques suddenly announced that he was tired of life and springing over the bluff, was dashed to pieces at the bottom. Ovid, Martial and Horace all refer in their poems to tbe use of artificial tretb as common In their time. . TROUBLE FOR SPAIN In a Fair Way to Lose the Phillipine Islands. A CONSPIRACY IS DISCOVERED Japan Said to Be at the Bottom of the Trouble Aim to Secure Com plete Independence. Madrid, Aug. 24. An offioial dis patch from Manilla announces the dis covery in the Phillipine islands of a separatist conspiracy, tbe object being to secure independence from Spain. According to the official advices, tvtea-ty-one persons have already been ar rested, several being Free Masons. The news has caused great excitement in Madrid, and the police in conse quence tonight raided the Hispano Phillipine Club and seized a large quantity of papers. It is suggested by some of the papers that Japan is endeavoring to foment trouble in that part of the Spanish pos sessions for the purpose of extending the jurisdiction of her island empire over the Phillipine islands. The islands lie only about 250 miles south of the newly acquired Japanese posses sions of Formosa, a number of small islands intervening. Spain's army in the Phillipine islands is estimated at seven regiments of infantry and one of artillery, with a squad of cavalry, tbe effeotive foree being 684 officers and about 20,000 men. While commenting on the outbreak in the Phillipine islands in the senate today, Senor Castellano, minister for the colonies, read several telegrams from the governor of the islands, Captain-General Blanco. These telegrams were that the conspirators aimed to se cure the complete independence of the Phillipine islands. Senor Monterro Rioo declared that the liberal party was prepared to sup port all government measures for the maintenance of Spanish integrity. Nearly all of the opposition leaders in 'he chamber made similar promises. A BALLOON KITE. Interesting; Experiment Made at Tort land, Maine. Portland, Me.," Aug. 24. Charles L. Lamson performed a feat bere yes terday practically demonstrating that a large airship or kite capable of carry ing a 'man can be floated successfully and steadily. He raised bis 6htp""wlth a dummy man1 on 600 feet The retain ing rope broke when the ship was at 'hat altitude. Had it not been for this break Mr. Lamson would have sent up a man to navigate his ship As. it was, W. A. Eddy, an authority on aerial experiments, declared that Lamson 's achievement was the great est step toward solving the problem of aerial navigation of the age. Two reo ords, at all events, Lamson made. He flew the largest kite or airship ever Boated; he carried by means of this kite the heaviest weight to the greatest altitude on record. The kite when in the air resembles two large boxes parallel to eaoh other :nd attaohed in the middle. It took fifteen men to carry the ship into the field from which it was to be sent up. The retaining oord was a large braided window cord, - tested to pull 500 pounds. This was made fast to a huge -eel, and four men attended to it About 400 feet of the rope was run out along the ground and at a signal from Lamson the ship was released. It quivered a moment, and then steadily rose skyward. Seated on the oar of the ship was a dummy, weighted to 150 pounds. The ship oarried it without any perceptible jar. It rose to an altitude of 600 feet, and was lising steadily when, with a sudden gust of wind, snap went the rope, showing what a tremendous pressure was brought upon it by the ship. The ship floated out a half mile and de scended as easily and gracefully as it went up. - Had a man been in the car he would not bave been harmed in the slightest Ammunition in Hay. New Orleans, Aug. 24. Informa tion is received by the Machecha Steamship Company, whose ships ply between here and Central Amerioan ports, that a consignment of hay on the last trip of the steamship Wanderer contained contraband goods. They learned that twelve bales cf hay which had been shipped by a Cincinnati firm to R. E. Caldwell, an American im porter, on being opened by customs offloials bad been found to contain 8,000 cartridges and other munitions of war. It has been also discovered Ciat two similar shipments have been made to Caldwell and H. C. Park, at Port Barrois. . It is not known whether the munitions were intended for Cuba or for an uprising in Guatemala. Caldwell bas been arrested, and the state department will be notified. Debarred From Citisenahlp. Washington, Aug. 24. A young German was debarred from citizenship todav after a practical demonstration j that be could not read the English language. Juage cwie, oi me supreme court, held that no one is entilted to citizenship who cannot read English. Bright Outlook for Harvest in Idaho. Mosoow, Idaho, Aug. 24. The de mand for harvest hands here is great The wages range from $2 to $3 a day. Tbe yield is good, in some plaoea run ning forty-five bushels to the acre. The outlook for the crop is bright - Young man, don't forget that the world is watching you, and most of us are more ready to charge your account with something bad than sometiitag good. . .