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OMANSlVb VKt-Ptiwtal Wi t a H c'.ii i r ttu Uaa K, I.i n h fatnraii v anMwrt.1. liaiuav MkXMati.K r.rnrral Manager al Vut I'rrnKlcnl Trraaum Arluary Gwirrl Avnt, j BhcrwooU (M:i'py, Jtfuntll., Wa.hlnflon. I JVnd A M-Oan0lfn, I Stat Managers, i Torlland, Orrajon. VAN Dt'BEN A CO.. Resident Agenta. Astoria, Oregon. SWISS WATCH REPAIR SHOP Victor Rost Chronometers (OatcheS and Hantical Instruroentsln.,!,1 d'timined olia m.." io'"!er.ir j Promptly fixed ad rwpaUrsd. j Alarm ClH'k Irom $1 up. Wnrrantol. 110 Klcvcnth St. Nest to Postal Twlgraph CUT PRICES W rs making a groat eat la special Unas. Your opportunity Is at hand. You ar bound to need shoe and sbould buy now whll th advantage la so obviously In your favor. The shoes ar not back number of uncertain ago, also and quality. They'r all standard stock and good values for twlo what wr ask. Laird, Schober Ca's rednced from 14.(0 and U.H to an and n.71. Petersen & Brown THE PROOF of th pudding u in th sating and th proof of liquors ' IS IN SAMPLING That's aa arrwssat thsvt's eoav alnsrrs a dsooaatrsUoss. Oct wlU staa4 th tost. HUGHES & CO. L. LEBECK Carpenter and Builder Qenornl Contractor HOUSE RAISINO. AND nOVlNQ A SPECIALTY H.F.PraelTransferCo. Tetphoa) XL DRAYING and expressing AH Goods Shlpp4 ta Owr Oars WJ1 Bsostre postal Attsssttsm. No W DuatM ax., Asturts. Or. yr. t. COOK. Iter. Mas. Tat. ua. GOOD ARMS FOR TROOPS American Forces Have Been Provided With KraMor renson Rifles. HEAVY LOSSES OF ENEMY Two Hundred and Fifty of tbe Rebels Killed io tbe Recent Engagement. WILL CARE FOR SOLDIERS Red Cfoss Society to Establish a Hos pital at Manila Baltimore and Monterey Return. WASHINGTON, (I'ltiriri-ilim mi li now rWiifnivinif I'hlllPI'liiia ihui llarih I. A Cart In llir r'nulara who are (irwrul (Xla In ltf la KH'liiie unnlil-'ralilf sutlsfartliin to the war ! iiarininit la that they are urm-il lth calibre rllba. ('iiniii'itily known na the Kiaif. Ji,K.Miii.. There haa ln-cn more or ! utirunlm-.a uv(-r th fai t that ihf Kl.l. plnu nli.irilnM)ii-r. armni with Muunerv could lay nut of r.uiKi- of the riiif.nit- llelil. with which mir volunteers Were uriinil, an. I ki tlu-m to an extent irtat wj liiiii!i-il on!) by ;he bad markaman. ship of the native. Thin w.is tint only the source of a kooJ ni.uiy cskuuI. tie amen; uur trooi.. but had . bad moral eff'vt on them, ainre it was very trying to 1m- nntlnuai:y under Ore from the enemy, who k.-pl ill, re. tly on: of I uunicer. KNKMV UffT HEAVILY. NEW YORK. March .-A dlsiutch to away I he enemy f. jn the front ut he rltiht of hi lng. Tile guiibuat La Guna de Hay, under Mojor urant. begun shelling the enemy's poshion. Two oompaiUc of the Twin. tierh Infantiy and three companies of the FHrel Nebraska, under Colonel Stul erbiirg. swung In from the road to the water works, driving the rebels toward the I'amg river. Tho Klrat yomlng aelvanivd directly on the Itiaurcem osltlon In front. In the meantime the La (Juna de Hay pounded the foe from the river. Thus attacked on three sides, the insur gents were driven bock. Captain J. D. IVllrleii, of the Klrst Wyoming, was shot In the rtfc'ht wrist and Major Shell, ot the bureau of Information waa slightly wounded. Complete reports of the wounded are not yet In. General Hale estimate the enemy's Ions at w0. At the time of sending this dispatch, the Wyoming troops occupied an advanced position. The Insurgents opened tire across (he river from Guudalope, killing Private Lovejoy of company C. Klrst Washing ton, and wounding two others. The Insurgents nave been eoncemiutiiwf to the enst of the city and will probub;y try n attack from that side. Their prin. vlpal object is to cut off the wuter sup ply of Manila. The American position are strong and their attempts will be fu tile. The insurgent losses have been severe the last few days. The -Madrid authorities have offered Aguitmldo ii ransom of I1.W0 for each of- ilwr, IK) for the privates and JC0 for each civil servant. They have not of. fered to ransom the priests. Agulnoldo declares that he hus paid filibuster $70. HK) and has received only 500 rules and 2,UiM,0UO rounds ot ammunition. The fl.i buslvrs uy the rest have been cap tured, but probably they were never bought. TO CAKE KOK THE WOUNDED. NEW YORK, Mnrch S. The fact that the soldiers who are wounded In the trenches around 'Manila and elsewhere in the Philippines need care ha not been overlooked by the New York branch of the Red Cross Society. More than S20.000 worth of clothing, medical supplies and delicacies have been shipped recently to Manila, and many nurses have been sent thither. Within a week or so there w.ll bo a thoroughly equipped field hospital for General Otis' troops. This hospital will be under the roan, agnment of iMIss Murgerle Henshi.ll, who was detailed 4y the Massachusetts branch of the Red Cross Society to take charge ot the work in the Phil, lpplnes. Miss Henshall left New York on the United States transport Grant, which is duo to arrive In Manila bay within the next two or three days. Three trained nurses went with Miss Henshall. Another consignment ot supplies for the Manila hospital was sent by the New York Red Cross auxiliary on the United States transport Sherman, under the guidance of Miss Starr, who has three drained nurse with her. When the transport Sheridan sailed for the east a few days .later, another shipment of medical supplies was made, Miss Glad, win and three nurses being in charge. "The San Francisco branoh of the Red Cross hus been doing most of the work of relief among the wounded soldier of the army in the Philippines.'' said Chair, man Cleveland H. Dodge, of the New York supply committee of the society, ''but we saw that the New York auxiliary would find plenty to do there." RETURNED TO MANILA. WASHINGTON, March t-The navy dpartment Is Informed that the cruiser Baltimore and the monitor Monterey, which have been la dock at Hongkong, have arrived at Manila. FATAL QUARREL OV TWO OntXJON MINING MEN. Um Kdirtrda, of Anhland, Shot and In. itantlr Killed C. I. Evani, III rartnr In Claim. A0IILAND, Or., March l.-Lon Ed wara IhU mornlnc thot C. I. tvana at (heir mining camp, U ml In weat of Aahland, and the latter li Ihuojbt to tx lylnaT dead In the cabin. Kdward and Evana, who have alwaya borne ci.-.Irnt rnputatlona, and both of whom bar hlfh. ly reelected famlllea realdlnr; In this city, are mining men and have been parinr In a quarts claim. They bare bad iome bualneae dlaifreement very recently and yriterday quarreled. Tbla morning Ed. wurde, according to hi. own atory, went to the cabin and waa denied admlaalon. and worda en.ued between them. Evana drawing a revolver on Edward and nr. I lit a ahot at bim, tne latter eaya. before he (Kdwardaj drew bl revolver. He than ahot twice at Evana Inalde the door of the cabin, evana' ahot miaaed th mark altogether. There la no doubt that Even. vem .hot dead, Edwarda left for Aihland Immediately and lurrenderrd hlmxlf to the ofllcera. Dlatiict Attorney Watson. Chief of Police Oergory and aailatanu have started f'r the acene. Chief of Police Grgory ha. just re. turned from the scene ot tne murder. Tli tody of Evans waa found In the cabin, which had been locked by Evans ami the key given to the officers. Evans lay stretched on his back with fedth anna extended. Two bjillet wounds, close to. gelber In the breast, were found. Both munt have struck close to tbe heart, on the floor of the cabin was found a re. volver with two chambers empty. Ev-hhs came here from ls Angeles ser. eral months ago with Edwards. AMKHIi'Afl EASTERN POLICY CAUSES MUCH CONCERN. Italy Trlca to Secure the 8upport of ihe I'nlted Statis to Secure Her Di manda on China. IIK A;0. March .-A special to the i imi-a-lleraii from Washington says: i Tile It.i.ian renuein touching China was l'ken of today In a new Ugh:. The ai'tlun of KUa," Humbert slvtiwa that Italy Is the hrift government to recognise offi cially the nw status of the United Btates among the powers. 1: also dtve'.oped that Secretary Hay. In .as r-ply. pointed out to the ftallan government that the United Stales had never supjfirted or In terfered In any way with the efforts of other aovernments to s.-ciire terri:orr or spheres of Intluence In China, and would certainly not do so in the case of Italy. Italy's efforts to secure the support, or ut Wast, the passive consent of the United States, did not end with the pre. sc mat Ion of the note and transcript of Sttretary Hay's message. The Italian minister In Peking np. proached Minister Conger several diys ago and asked htm to use his Influence In getting from China her consent to the Italian demand. Minister Conger diplomatically evaded answering uie Italian' proposal and at once cabled to Washington. The Instructions sent him were along the lines of the reply made here to the Italian note. Wblie the Information In the posses sion of the authorities show that Great Britain Is diplomatically opposed to the Italian demands, It Is apparent that Great Britain must within a very few day either distinctly reiterated her In. tention to maintain the Integrity of China and suppor her open door policy. or announce a reversal of that policy. It was stated today that no communi cation relative to the Chinese demands had passed between Secretary hay and Str Julian Pauncefote. the British am bassador, but it would not be surprising if there hnd been discuseion in London between the American embassy and the British foreign office. The authorities are anxiously await. ine the announcement of Great Britain's polity, and It is apreclated that It Is of great importance to the United State, In view of the commercial aspect of the Chinese question. BOUNDARY OF PUNTA DE ATAC.VMA IN DISPUTE. Argentina and Chilean Commissioners Unable to Aitree U. 8. Minister and Queen Victoria to Arbitrate. NEW YORK, March 8.-A dispatch to the Herald from Busnos Ayres says that the Argentina and Chilean commissioners have not yet arrived at a settlement of the Puma de Atacama questions, as the Chileans wish to divide Punta de Ala. cama. between the two countries, whl'.e the Argentinians maintain their right to the whole territory which Bolivia, the rightful owner, surrendered to Ar. gentina. Therefore the whole question will un doubtedly be submitted to the arbitration ot United States Minister Buchanan. The general boundary question will be determined oy Queen Victoria, as public opinion In Chile Is opposed to direct un. derstandlng 'between tha two gove-n-ments. That the last rain destroyed SO per cent of the Argentina wheat crop 1 de. nled. Practically all the wheat Is al. ready under shelter. FLEET WILL GO TO HONDURAS. WASHINGTON. March g.-Next Tues day the Inhabitants ot the little port ot Puerto Cortex, on the gulf coast of Hon duras, will see anchored In their harbor, for the first time probably, the entire north Atlantic squadron of the United States. Admiral Sampson will go there directly from Havana, and possibly the appearance of the ship may stimulate the Honduran government to action In the case ot the murder of Mr. Peas, a native ot Pittsburg, Pa., who was shot by a sentinel on account of his Ignorance ot tbe Spanish language. The command er of the Machlns has been looking Into the case, but It Is supposed the Hondur an government has neglected our request to investigate it. CAPITOL BUILDING BILL VETOED. OLYMPIA. March 8. The governor to. day transmitted to the senate hi veto of the cnpttol building commission -bill and the same waa tnade a special order in the senate for tomorrow, lit Is goner, ally believed that the veto will be sustained. NEGROES ON A RAMPAGE Disgraceful Conduct In Geor gia of Discharged Col ored Immunes. THE PEOPLE TERRIFIED Troops Incessantly Fired From tbe Train at By-standers in Several Stations. WERE HELD UP AT GRIFFIN Populace Turned Out an! Greeted tne Rioters With t Volley Wbeo tbe Train Pulled in. ATLANTA. Ga., March l-The Tenth Immunes. colored, Col. Jones command. Inst, who were mustered out at Macm, today, begun to show their Ill-temper as soon as the train bearing tbe negroes home began to move out of Macon. Pro. dud tig revolvers and other anna, wbl b Ihey In some way managed to smuggle with them, they began firing from the i windows. Bullets flew In every direction a the train sped on and passenuby fle J compelled to seek shelter. Lurklly only ,one person was shot In 91 acon-W 1! i r..,rMi.r - ,av..r i kiw rK. .,, was fractured by a ball. As the train passed the various s;a tlons on the road the rioting was re newed, shots being tired from the train at people standing on the platforms. ' At Gnflln. Ga.. occurred the mcst serious trouble of th day. When the train (topped at Griffin the negroes, who, by this time, had filled up on whisky, began firing their pistols and yelling like Indians. Over 8xi shots were fired and j the police were powerless to resist. The city was at the mercy of the negroes, who kept up a fusillade of shots until tbe train waa carried beyond tbe city limits. The outrageous conduct of the troops spread rapidly over Griffin and it was determined that the next section ot the regiment should 'be held in check. Mayor Dals ordered out the Griffin rifles. About 5:10 the second section same in sight and above the roar of the train could be heard the rattle of firearms, which were being discharged indiscriminately. When the train came to a standstill the negroes saw 200 heavily armed men, who com manded them to keep quiet. The ntgr.ies were awed and. with a few exceptions, were as docile as lambs. When the train pulled out from the depot, and the ne groes thought they were out ot reach, they began firing at houses. At the first shot a volley was poured into the d s appearlng train by the cit liens and tbe militia. George Agee. a trainman. ws shot In tbe abdomen and fatally wounded. TRANSPORT BURNSIDE SAILS FOR SAN JUAN. Thorough System of Sanitation to Be Inaugurated Against the Unsanitary Habits of the People. NEW YORK. March 1 The United States transport Burnslde sailed for Ha vana today with 100 private soldiers and a number of officers. That the government Is contemplating a vigorous campaign against the unsan. ltary habits of the residents of Porto Rico and Cuba is shown In a consign- ment which has recently been placed on the pier of the Pacifio Steamship Com- pany. There are ten metal garbage wagon with tight covers, made by a Boston firm, after the latest mpdels. and a large number of metal garbage cans. It is said that the government. In anticipation of the arrival of the un healthy season, la going' to establish a thorough system ot garbage removal, as has been missing tn Thibet and the In. practiced In our large cities. Numbers torlor of China, has reached Shanghai, of garbage cans have 'been sent on pre. He arrived at Yachow, 6xeChuen dla vious boats and with those to go on the trlct, after many exciting experience, next ship there will be about one thou. and will make his way to the coast by sand In all tor San Juan. A street sprinkler plainly marked "U. S." Is also toeing sent to San Juan to be used by the health officers. It 1s under. stood that th shipments of these sanl. tary appliances to San Juan la only a beginning and that the government in. tends to send similar outfits to all the principal cities m Porto Rico and Cuba. SMELTING WORKS HAVE EFFECTED CONSOLIDATION, i Will Soon Incorporate With a Capital of J65,000,00Q-Control Secured of Nearly All Important Properties. NEW YORK. March 8.-The Tribune says: A big combination ot smelters, a movement for effecting which was re ported two or three weeks ago as under way, will probably soon be Incorporated at Trenton under the name of the Con. solldated Smelting and Refining Com pany, with a capital stock of $65,000,000, of which one half will be preferred stock and one halt common. It Is understood that $27,000,000 of each hCV u - V AlSSClOTKVPlIRE Makes the food niore ovi sno class will be Issued a aoon as thf cm. pany la Incorporated. Tha company has eoured control of nearly all th Import, ant smclrtng properties In tha United States, eicept the four plants controlled by M. OuggenhetnVt Bona at Psrth Am. boy, New York, Puoblo, Colo., and in Uealca An agreement has been anterad Into, however, wKh tho OuggenhMms coveting tha maintenance of rates and the weneral management of the bust. nss, and It la expected that theas plants 111 In time enter tha vnav.Mnft Smelting and Kenning Company, 8ub. scrlptlona to tha underwriting have been laacn ty Moors Schley. Lewtaton Bro. and A. H. Borers. TIIOMAS DONALTJeON HAS TAKEN HIS LAOT PLCNOE. Champion High Dlvvr Sustains Injuria at Madison Square Oarden From Which He Cannot Recover. NEW YORK. March tTbomaa nrtn aldaon. of Bath Beach, U 1., known tht world over aa tbe champion fclah diver. dove from th roof of 'Madison Square Garden, a distance of K feet, this after. noon, with probably fatal results. He atruck the water head tint ..a failed to com op. Harrv RoAr an amateur champion swimmer, plunged into tne water. Th man dov several times and Anally Reeder brought Donald, son to tbe surface. He waa annarntlr dead, with blood flowing from th mouth and ears and from wounds on the bead. He baa a fractured skull, with compresu io0 of the brain, and the left aid of hi face is crushed In. Tbe attending surgeons say death Is a question of hour. THE DELAWARE DEADLOCK. DOVER. Del.. March 8,-Tne entrance of Witlard Baultbury, of "Wilmington, Into the senatorial race today presents a new aspect In the contest for senator. Saulsbury, who received the full support of the Zl democrats, may also be votfd for ey the entire minority on the laat thr of tne MKion of ,n '" rA"- Smr Monday. This I will be done. It la understood tonlg..t. ,or ,n PurP""e ui e..UeUr..iK , oraw sufficient strength from either the regu lar repumicans or union reinioucnns io secure an election. SAD CONDITIONS IN HAVANA. n NEW YORK. March . Brigadier Gen. eral William Lud.ow, governor of Ha vana, has written a lengthy letter to the Evening Post describing minutely comiltions In the Cuban capital and ap pealing for assistance for Cuban charL ties. The destitute, he says, are foun I In greater numbers In Havana than In any ioioer of the provinces. "In this depart. ment." writes the governor, "which In. eludes the city of Havana and Its sub. urban region west, south and east, des titutes drawing rations approximate . 000. who must, for the present, be fed or be permitted to starve." I TELEGRAPH LINE TO KLONDIKE. OTTAWA, Ont., March 8. The govern, ment has decided to construct a telegraph line to the Klondike country. Ine plan Is to .build a line between Lake, bennett and Dawson City at once. At the same time surveyor will leave to examine the country northward from Quesnelle, B. C, which Is the terminus ot the pres. ent government system and see how to connect with toe line to Dawson. The government will retain tbe line In It own possession, having decided It Is too valuable and too ' important from the standpoint of the national safety, to be allowed to go Into any other hands. PHILADELPHIA SAILS. SAN FRANCISCO, March ' --Adv:ces i from Honolulu to February 24 stars that the United States cruller Phlladelp'h'av. sailed from that port lor Samoa on Feb ruary 23. The United States collier Scan, dia Is having her Villers repaired and la putting on 4.000 tons ot coal to pro. ceed to Samoa as soon as possible. To ' supply water for the Irrigation of the new acreage which is being put under cultivation on the Hawaiian Commercial 'and Sugar Company's plantation, new J artesian wells have been bored, which, ' yield about 40.000.000 gallons of water 'daily. FRENCH EXPLORER SAFE. SEATTLE. March 8.-News of the safe ty of M. Bonin, the French explorer, who the river route. With a few . Chinese companions he has traveled through the greater portion ot Thibet and made a trip from the Siberian line to Tongklng. . REVOLUTION INEVITABLE. NEW YORK. March 8.-A dispatch to the Herald from Lima, Peru, says: As the people here are abstaining from In. scrlptlon as voters, there Is danger that Premier Romana, observing the diminu tion of votes and being a man ot prin ciple, will resign.. It is then feared that President Plerola will try to continue In office or that a clvtUst vice-president will assum th reins ot office. In either case a revolution must Inevitably ensue. PROHIBITING CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. GUTHRIE. O. T.. March 8-Both houses of the legislature have passed a bill prohibiting the practice ot Christian Science in Oklahoma. The governor, It Is said, will sign the bill. 1 v - j delicious -rid who!csCr.-.a powwn co , at vo.