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VOL. XT.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1898.
NO. 30.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in tho
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN Till PRESS DISPATCH KJ
4 Complete Review of tha News of tha
I'Mrt Raven Pays la Thl and
All Foreign Lends.
Millioni of fcot of flno timber have
beau destroyed by (or oat fires along the
lower Columbia.
Thomas H. Wheeler, son of General
Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lleuten.
tit Newton D, KIrkpatrick, flnit cav
airy, wore drowned while birthing near
the camp at Montauk Point.
Hawaiian advices announce tlio death
of Sergeant Orniond Fletcher, of tha
fiooond Oregon volunteer engineer
corps. Ho wag formerly comity sur
vcyor of Multnomah oonnty, Oregon.
A cable from Hong Kong announce
that committee of three Fllippliios,
apiiointod by Aguirmldo, has loft Hong
Kong to confer with rrtwitiont MeKln
ley upon the future of the Philippine.
Several salmon, averaging 88 pounds
In weight, have recently boon caught
in the Sacramento ilver. From tha
fact that the adipose flu had been re
moved from enah tlioy were identified
marked fish liberated from the butch
er It on the Clackamas river, la Ore
gon, In 181)7. .'.
The president of the Cretan executive
committee hat notified the foreign ad
miral that In view of the massacre at
Csndia it U Impossible to continue the
effort to organize the administration
until tha Turkish functionaries and
troop are withdrawn, llo demand
the convocation of the Cretan assembly,
and propone to place a force of Cretan
at the disposal of the International ad
ministration, Joseph Chamberlain says an Anglo
German understanding lias boon per
fected, and a treaty lias Iwn signed.
England i to support the Kaiuct's pre
tension In Egypt. Chamberlain also
gave it out officially that Kngland
favor American retention of the Phil
ippine. One thing the Continental
power most fear i that the United
State and Great Britain may enter
into an international undemanding.
A report 1 published In London of a
daring plot to assassinate tha czar at
Moscow last week. The plan of the
conspirator wo to allow gas to escape
Into a bouse on tha route of the caar'a
procession until the atmosphere In every
room was sat urn tod. One of their
number was to remain In tho house
and strike a light when tho czar wa
passing in the expectation that the
bonne would be blown to pieces and
tho czar killed. The conspirator
would perish himself as a sacrifice to
the cause. The explosion was mis
timed and a staff officer and his wife
were killed, together with the conspir
ator. Thirty people were injured.
In a large Arc at Madalonl, near
Casera, Italy, seven men, two women
and two children wore killed.
The International enoampmont of
the Grand Army met in Cincinnati, O.
Every section of the Union wa repre
sented. It lias been decided that the govern
merit resect which won fame in tha
war will not be sold. The Gloucester,
formerly Morgan' yacht Corsair, one
of the Auxiliaries, wi)l be retained,
because of her prominent part in the
destruction of Cervera'a fleet.
The official record of the war depart
ment, as completod, shows that there
were 88 officer and 881 onlistod men
of the army, 804 In all, killed In battle
during the war with Spain, These
casualties Include alt the Uvea lost by
the army In tho battle In the Philip
pines, a well a those in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Goneral Miles and part of his com
mand have reached homo. The general
confirm sensational report regarding
himself and Alger, and rotors to two
pointed snubs. The war department
refused the requests of Mile that his
force be allowod to parade In Now
York, and that the Wisconsin regiment
be allowed a few days In Now York
before rotornlng to Its home stnta.
A riot occurred In" the "Colorado
Springs opera-house betweon S3 men
representing State Chairman Blood and
the Teller fuation of the Silver Repub
lican party, and Sheriff; Boynton and
Chief of Police Gustrlght, with about
78 men representing the Woloott-Kte-ven
faction. Charles Hatrla, of Den
ver, wa killed, and an unknown man
wa seriously injured. The opera
house wa then taken possession of by
the police, deputy sheriffs and support
ers of ex-Cluirman Broad.
At Cincinnati, O., the middle-of-the-road
Populists reorganized the People'
party, renewed It former declaration
ol principles, and nominated its nation
al ticket two year and two months in
advance of the date of election. The
object of this early action wa to head
off any such fusion as that of 1800.
The Western and Southern delegate
nominated Wharton Barker and Igna-j
tlut Donnelly for president and vice-
president, and declared the principle
of the re-organized party. The Eastern
states wore not represented. ;
, Minor Sews Items,
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wuen me irans-oioenuu rnitiunu
Is completed it will be easy for a per. ,
son to go from ixinaon to japan in la
days. .
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of Tammany Hull it was do
cldod not to recognise the new state
election law. I
The amount of gold ooln in aotual
circulation in the world is estimated
by the Bank of England officials to be
about 80S ton.
LATER NEW8.
Fearing a yellow love;1 epidemic,
half the population of Jackson, Mis.,
nave tied rrorn tne town,
Tho bitter paiscngor rate war I tor
minuted. All western road hove agreed
to a restoration of iiassenger rate, tq
tie etlectlve September SI.
Captain James G. Blaine, assistant
adjutant-general, U, 8, V., has bnon
discharged from the army for his recent
nagrunt escapade at Ban Francisco and
Honolulu.
Spain has lost another Puotflu posse'
slon. Native forces captured the gar
risen of Ponape and took full posses
sion of tho Carolines, which this coun
try had contemplated soiling had the
war been prolonged.
Governor Lord, of Oregon, ha oom
pletod his investigation of the oondition
oi tne uu recruits ol tlio BoooriU Ore
gon volunteer encamped at Han Fran
cisco, and ha telegraphed to the secre
tary of wai that he has found every
thing satisfactory, -
General Bios, governor of the VI
aayas Islands, and ad interim governor
general of the Spanish territory In the
Philippines, has wired the Madrid gov
ernment thut ho has arrived at "an
understanding with tha Amerlcun
authorities respecting the Island of
Luzon."
There Is reason to believe that the
navy department has selected the Texas
as the future flagship of tho Asiotio
station. The understanding Is that
alio will replace the protected cruiser
Olympia, which it to bo ordered to the
United Btatoa a soon as her relict ar
rive on the Asiatic station.
A Madrid dispatch say Spain I
ready to concede our' every demand.
and the impossibility of resuming the
struggle is fully recognized. The gov
eminent is evidently of the opinion that
with a strong navy there might have
been a different story to (ell of the out
come of tha war with the United
States, and deplores the fact that she
1ms but tew ships left. - ,
A Cn an patriot write that misery
among the Cuban is on the increaao,
and that condition in Havana City
and province ara worse now than dur
ing the war, with no relief ' In sight
The Spaniards, lie says, are reveng
ing themselves for the loss of Cuba by
robbing, maltreating and oppressing in
every possible way the un fortunate
people of the Island.. Chaos reigns
and the public sei vice has been com
pletely abandoned in all departments.
Under peremptory orders from Gen
eral Miles, preparations are being made
sending home all the soldiers. The
w ui w. up v 1. 1 1 1 ti ii i.uu a, uuw. hi
new order confliots wltn one Irom the
war department. Preparations are be
ing made,' however, to abandon the
camp In aoeord with the commanding
general's order and in d I root disregard
of that of the secretary. : Aiger, when
questioned, passed the matter over by
saying Miles' ordor was issued In fur
therance of the department's plans. '
The naval station at Newport, R. I.,
is to be discontinued. '
Fifty Spanish prisoners captured at
the naval battle July 8, off Santiago,
have sailed from Jersey City en the
steamer City of Roma for home. The
men had been held prisoners at Nor
folk, Va.
Illinois has secured tha commander-
in-chief of tho G. A. It., in Colonel
James A, Sexton, of Chicago; and
Pennsylvania has secured the location
of 83d annual enoauupinent at Phila
delphia next year.
A dispatch from Manila says: The
attitude of the Philippine insurgent
leaders is dally becoming more danger
ons. So open Is their opposition to the
American authorities that the situation
ia strained and reconciliation may be
difficult.
Texarkana, Ark., is overrrun with
idle negroes, who are said to have oome
from the Northern districts of Texas,
whenoethey were driven by white
caps,' who are alleged, to have made
several murderous attacks on the.
negroes.
At the Washington state convention
held at Ellensburg, Wash., tiie Demo
crats renominated James Hamilton
Lewi for congress by acclamation,
and the silver Republican convention
renominated Congressman W. C Jones
by acclamation.
It is officially announced that Senator
George Gray, of Delaware, has been
selected as the fifth member of the
Pans peace commission. This com
pletes the personnel of the commission,
which stands composed as follows! Ex-
Seorotary of State Day, Senators Frye
and Gray and Whitelaw Reid.
Two million dollars, for the purchase
of the Cental Star mine, In Rossland,
B. C, has beon deposited with the
oashierof the Ptato Savings bank, In
Butte, Mont. The purchasers are an
English syndicate, of which Sir Charles
Ross, now in New York, is the head.
The stockholders who sell out are prin
cipally Butte people. ,'
A dispatch to the New Vork Herald
from Ponce, Porto Rico, says that ill
ness anfong the United States troops is
increasing. There are now more than
S6 per cent of the men unfit for duty
within a radius of a few miles of Ponce.
There ara 1,000 soldiers in the hos
pitals. In some commands there ara
80 per cent or tne men down with lever,
principally typhoid.
The Manitou & Pike'a Peak cog rail
way signed a contract for a largo ob
servatory to bo built at the top of
Pikn'a Peak, with a tower which can be
seen forty miles.
Mrs. Nancy Wellman, who died at
hei homo near Louisa, Ky., at the age
of 9B years, was the mother of 10 chil
dren, 11 of whom were married. She
bad 88 grandchildren, 102 great grand
children and 81 great-great-grandchildren.
She also raised nine orphan
children. - - - v .
IA DAY OF BAD FIRES
The Business Portion of New
Westminster Destroyed.
THE LOSS OVER TWO MILLIONS
ral Por.ont Parlnhad Arlxona
Mining Town llurnad, With Lois
or Mra-rira at llml muff.
Vancouver, B, C, Sept. 13. The
business portion of New Westminster
was totally destroyed by Are this morn
ing. The property loss Will exceed
la.ooo.ooo.
Despair and suffering are the lot of
hundreds oi homeless people. Food,
clothing and aid of all kinds Is being
hurriedly dspatcbed from Vancouver to
the ill-fatod "Royal" city.
It ia not known how many people
lost their lives, but it Is feared several
have been burned to death. Campbell,
a fireman, fell off tho root of a burning
building and was killed. A woman
dropped dead from fright. One woman,
who bad been confined two weeks ago,
died while they were moving her from
a homing house, while another, suffer
ing from typhoid fover, who bad been
twioe removed from residences which
were in the burning lone, did not sur
vive the shock.
So extremely floroe were the flames
that apples on the trees on sides of tha
street opposite the burning houses were
roasted.
Three river steamers were destroyed,
the Edgar. Gladys and Bonaccord.
Every Industry aave the big Royal
City planing mills and the Cleve Can
ning Company has beon wiped out.
The Canadian Pacific railway station
and bridge across Fraser river were
also burned.
The fire started ' about midnight on
the river front, and was caused by a
spark from a steamer. Fanned by a
fierce gale, the flamea leaped with suoh
rapidity that within three hours 10
streets were abalnzo. Tho fire was
first notioed at Brackman & Kerr's
wharf, on Front street. From there it
spread down to the Canadian Paoifio
railway depot and crossed the street
at that point.- From there it went up
the street, taking in the other side of
Front street, and Uolurnba street, the
oh lot business thoroughfare of the city.
Block after block caught fire, and in a
few hours there waa nothing loft of
what had been the business portion of
New Westminster.
Tha wind was blowing furiously down
Fraser river towards the mouth. If it
had been blowing the other way the
whole of tha Catholic church buildings,
convent and hospital and other struc
tures, would have been burned.
This morning there was no water sup
ply for the use of the burnod-ont citi-
ens. There was not a single butcher,
baker or provision Bhop that was not
destroyed, and there was only one small
hotel saved.
Some of the burned-out people re
tired In tha early horns this morning
In the open air in front of tho school
house. They oovered themselves with
blankets and lay down to sleep under
the sky.
The loss Is roughly estimated at
19,600,000, and the insurance at f 1,-
600,000.
Bank vaults withstood the fire. One
insurance company's vault was blown
up by gunpowder.
A citizen s committee has been
formed in Vancouver to give reliof to
the anfferers.
Mining Camp TVIpal Out.
Prescott, Aria., Sept. 18. The town
of Jerome, near here, was completely
wiped out this morning by fire, entail
ing a loss of over f 1,000,000 in prop
erty. Eleven bodies have so far been
recovered, while a aoore or more are
said to be in ttie ruins or missing.
Tho are originated from a gasoline
stove in a cabin, and spread ao rapidly
and fiercely that it was impossible to
save even clothing.
Flra at Red ninff.
Red Bluff, Cal., Sept. 18. Fire
broke out early this morning on Main
street, and before it was extinguished
destroyed an entire block of the finest
buildings in the town. The loss to
property-owners will be more than
$100,000, on which the Insurance is
probably half that sum. Tha origin of
the fire is unknown.' The principal
Snfferers from tha conflagration are
Darrough & Fickert, Bank of Tehama,
A. L- Hoffman, P. R. ICestuer, and D.
B. Prince.
Oasollna Kxploilon.
Philadelphia, Sept 18. By tho ex-
plosion of 60'gallons of gasoline in the
cellar of a grocery store at 1444 South
street, tonight four and possibly a
doaen Uvea were lost. As an immed
iate consequence of the explosion, the
building where it occurred and those
adjoining it on either side collapsed,
and up to 10 o'clock, four hoars after
tha occurrence, four bodies have been
recovered from the ruins, and three of
those Identified as follows:
Samuel Schattenstein, keeper of tha
grocery store; his 10-year-old son,
Abraham; A 10monttis-old ohild,
named Ma Goldberg, The fouith
body was that of a girl about 10 year
of age. ; -y
A Kentucky Fire. '
Princeton, Ky., Sept. 18. The block
of building on Main street, here,
known a Bank hotol, were destroyed
by fire today. Total loss, about $S0,
000.
Newport R. I., Sept 13. The
Ocean house, one of the largest and
most popular hotels on tha Atlantio
coast, was destroyed by fire this after,
noon. Tha building was valued at
4100,000. Many of tha guests lost
heavily,
KNIFE OF AN ASSASSIN.
Buiprats of 4 nutria tha Vlntlm at an
. Italian Anarohlnt.
Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 18. The
empress of Austria was assassinated
near the liofol Beatujpige this after
noon by an anarohlst, who was arrested.
It appears that her majesty was
walking from her hotel to tha landing
place of tha steamer at about 1 o'clock,
when an Italian anarchist suddenly ap
peared and stabbed her to the heart.
The empress fell, and was carried to
the Hotel Beaurlvage, where she ex
pired. The stretoher upon which the era
press was carried to the hotel was hast
ily improvised with oars and sail cloth.
Doctors and priests wore immediately
summoned, and a telegram was sent to
Emperor Francis Joseph,
All efforts to revive her majesty
were unavailing, and she expired at 8
o'clock. Tha medical examination
shows that the assassin must have used
a small triangular file. After striking
the blow he ran along tha Rue Del
Alpes, with tha evident intention ol
entering the square Los Alpes, but be
fore reaching it lie was seized by two
cabmen, who had witnessed the crime.
They handed him over to a boatman
and a gendarme, who conveyed him to
the police station. .
The prisoner made no resistance.
He even sang ss he walked along, say
ing "I did it," and "She must be
dead."
At the police station be declared thai
he was a "starving anarchist, with no
hatred for ; the poor, but only for the
rich."
Later, when taken to the courthouse
and interrogated by a magistrate in the
presence of throe members of tha local
government and the police officials, he
pretended not to know French and re
fused to answer questions. The police,
on searching him. found a document
showing his name to be Luigi Loa
chinl, born in Paris in 1874, and an
Italian soldier.
A great crowd quickly assembled
around the Hotel Beaurlvage, where
tha officials proceeded after interrogat
ing tha prisoner. The polioe searched
the scene of the crime for the weapon,
and the accomplices of the assassin.
It appears that a boatman noticed
three persons closely following the em
prcsa, who waa making purchases in
the shops.
The local government, immediately
on receiving the news of her majesty's
death, half-masted the flag on tha hotol
deville (the municipal office), and pro
ceeded in a body to the Hotel Beaurlv
age, a a token of respect.
The excitement Increased, and many
of the shop on the Kursaal were closed.
The empress wound waa jnet over
the left breast. There was hardly any
bleeding. A priest was secured in time
to admiuistor the extreme unotion.
METHODS OF ALGER.
Commission Selaotart to Tnvoatlgata Wai
Iepartinant.
Washington, Sept. 18. The prosit
dent has urged tho following-named,
among others, to accept planes on the
committee to investigate the conduct
of tiie war department:
Lieutenant General John t&. Scho
ileld. General John B, Gordon, General
Granville M. Dodge, President D. C.
Gillmnn, General Charles F. Mander
eon, Robert' T. Lincoln, Daniel 8. La
moot, Dr. W. W. Keene and Colonel
James A. Sexton.
The message which President Mc
Kiiiloy addressed to eaoh follows:
"Will you render to the country a
great service by accepting my appoint
ment as a member of the committee to
examine into tha conduct of tha oom
missary, quartermaster and medical
bureaus of tho war department during
tho war, and to the extent of the causes
and treatment of sickness In field and
camps? It is my desire that tire full
and exact truth shall be ascertained
and made known. I cannot too strongly
Impress upon you my earnest wish that
this commission shall be of auoh high
character as will command the confi
dence of .the country, and 1 trust you
will consent to serve."
IN SPITE OF PEACE.
l'ho Flllpplna Stilt Wag-In; War
Agalnat tha Spaniards.
London, Sept. 13. The Manila cor
respondent of the Times, telegraphing
September Q, says: The insurgent con
quest of the island Of Luzon is rapidly
approaching completion. Recent au
thentic reports announce the capture ol
iucoesaive Spanish positions, and at
present the rebels control every foot of
tha island except Manila, Cavite and a
small portion of the provinoe of Albain.
They hold over 9,000 Spanish prisoners,
and have recently captured several
thousand rifles, soma cannon, a large
quantity of ammunition, and several
armed stands. The Spaniards held out
valorously, but were fighting against
tho inevitable.
It is undeniable that tha action of
tha insurgents in pursuing the cam
paign after an armistice was declared
has caused much useless suffering and
dostruotioh of property, and has anni
hilated their every claim to be consid
ered In any respect as the allies of the
Americans.
Typhoon In Japan.
Yokohama. Sent. 13. Tha central
provinces of Japan have been swept by
a terrible tvnhoon. which has osused
heavy floods, doing much damage and
destroying 6UO lives.
Race War In Georgia.
Borok Station, Ga., Sept. 18. The
body of George Burton, a negro, who
assaulted Mrs. Coggins, was found this
morning in the Flint river about tbioe
miles below Digby, riddled with bul
lets. A rock weighing several hun
dred pounds was tied to it. The new
has reached here that 200 or 800 ne
groes are marching to Digby, armed
with guns and ritlos, swearing ven
geance. Every white man in town il
ajoing armed.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
Official Designation of Our
New Possession.
TO BE SUBMITTED TO CONGEESS
Farm of Government Deolded Vpom bf
the Congressional Committee
Tha Peelflo Cable.
San Francisco, 8ept. 13. The steam
er Coptio arrived from Yokohama and
Hong Kong, via Honolulu, bringing
the following advices from the latter
city under date of September 6:
Tha territory of "Hawaii" ia tha
name whioh tiie annexation commission
has decided to recommend to congress.
Thus will be preserved in the president
nomenclature from the United States
the distinctive origin of this part of the
United States. The history and tradi
tion of the islands and the associations
that new residents here want forgotten
will go on in unbroken union with tha
name. The form of government will
be modeled on that of existing terri
tories. There will be no further de
parture from this form than local con
ditions and national political consider
ations make necessary. It is possible
that in working out the details the form
of government will not approximate so
closely to that of state government as
the ordinary form ot territorial govern
ment does. But the ultimate possibil
ity of statehood will not be barred.
Still, there will be no District of
Columbia or Alaska form of government
proposed. Local self-government will
be given through the extension of tha
municipal idea. The islands will be
divided Into municipal districts, having
control, under restrictions, of purely
local affairs. Honolulu, for instance,
will be a municipal district, embracing
the wbole of the island of Oaho. Ha
waii may be divided into two districts,
and Molokal, Maui and Nithau may be
attached to some other municipal district,-.
'
The question of a territorial legisla
ture haa not been fully settled. There
will probably be one, but with limited
powers. All the attributes of sover
eignty, however, will he exercised by
the national government of the United
States. The people of Hawaii will b
called on to consider themselves Amer
icans, looking to the national govern
ment as a source of national power. In
internal affairs they will have the op
portunity of exercising the high attrib
ute of American citizenship, local self
government. The form of government the commis
sion will recommend will be one calcu
lated to do away with the associations
of national independence and to create
associations and a feoling of union with
the United States. It Is pretty clear,
from what has been said by members of
the commission from time to timo,
that in framing a form of government
for these islands they have also been
charged by theadministrationat Wash
ington with forming a model which can
be adapted to Porto Riooand other new
possessions tha war baa brought the
United States.
Tha Pacific cable may go around
Honolulu. A shorter route by way of
Alaska has been figured on. -General
A. S. Hartwell said this morning:
"By the last mail I received soma
communications from the company
conoerning the cable. General Schryrn
aer writes me that his company is an
noyed at the delay required by tha
clause in the Hawaiian contract which
gives the secretary of state six months
in which to signify his approval or dis
approval of the contract. He states
that he has had some correspondence
with Secretary Day on the matter, and
has asked him to come to a finat con
clusion at as early a date as convenient.
"If the company shall not avail itself
of the Hawaiian contract, it contem
plates adopting the shorter Alaska
route. General Schiymser writes me
that a cable, with a landing in Alaska,
thence to Japan, connecting with the
established lines to China, Manila and
Australia could be built for less than
15,000,000, as against 113,000,000 via
the Hawaiian islands.'
It is the present calculation to send
tha United State ship Philadelphia
back to San Francisco very soon, a
Admiral Miller, having completed the
mission on which he was sent by tha
United States government, ia author
ized to return. The transport Scandia
arrived from San Francisco this morn
ing, -
Largest In History.
New York, Sept. 18. R. G. Dun &
Co. 'a weekly review of trade says: Tne
volume of business is larger than it
ever haa been. Investors acioss the
water have caught the cue, and their
purohasea of American bonds and
stocks have been heavy for several
weeks. Wheat has been about I cent
higher for spot, with Western rooeipts
only about as large as those of last
year for the week.
Failures for the first week in Sep
tember have been, in amount of lia
bilities, tl,t 11,698; manufacturing
failures aggregated $334,603, and trad
ing t703,991. Failures for the week
have been 164 in tha United States,
against 815 last year and 16 in Canada,
against 88 last year.
No Frtotton, Says Shatter.
Mlddletown, Pa., Sept. 13. Secra
tary Alger and General Shatter wore at
Camp Meade today, and witnessed a
review, of troop and Inspeoted tho
camp. Alger left at noon for Dotrolt,
and Shatter dopartod for Washington.
Spcaking-&-his controversy with Miles,
Shatter said: "
"It la all poppycock. There is no
friotion between Miles and myself, at
least there was not when he left San
tiago."
A FULL TICKET NAMED.
Complete Fusion Was ffffeeted at
Kllensbarg, Wash.
Elleneburg, Wash., Sept 18. Tho
Populist, Democratic and Silver Repub
lican state con ventlons.representlng tue
sirvM forces of the state of Washing
ton, formed a fusion today, and nomi
nated tha following ticket;
Representatives James Hamilton
Lewis, Democrat, of Seattle, and W. O.
Jones, Silver Republican, of Spokane.
Supreme Judges B. F. Heuston, Pop
ulist, of Taooma, and M. M. God man,
Demoorat, of Dayton.
Fusion was accomplished by the Pop
ulists conceding to the Democrats one
of the nominees for supreme judge.
Joint Platform.
The Joint platform committee report
ed the following union platform, which
was adopted by the Populists, Demo
crats and Silver Republicans:
"We demand the re-establishment
of bimetalism by a return to the free
and unlimited ooinage of both gold and
silver into money at the present legal
ratio oi 16 to 1, without waiting for the
action of any other nation.
"Wa demand that our money shall
be Issued by the government only,
without the interval. ,lon of banks of
issue, as full legal-tender for all debts,
public and private; that the volume of
the circulating medium shall be suffi
cient to meet the requirements of the
business of the country, for the purpose
of restoring and maintaining a just
level of price for labor and commodi
ties, to a realization of all of which we
pledge our representatives in congress.
"We demand that thora shall be no
further issue of United States interest
bearing bonds.
"We denounce government by in
junction. "We demand tha election of United
States senator by a d.;K-ct vote of the
people, and pledge our members of con
gress to nsa every means in theii power
to secure the submission of a'conetito
tlonal amendment providing therefor.
"Wa take pride in commending the
admirable record of Senator George
Turner and W. C Jones and James
Hamilton Lewis, our representatives
in congress, and congratulate members
of our party on the high station at
tained by them in tbo councils of the
nation.
"Wa believe that the majority
should rule, and upon all grave public
questions the voice of the people should
be heard directly; and for the purpose
of securing this most essential reform,
we pledge the legislature of the state
of Washington to be elected at the com
ing election to the submission of such
constitutional amendments aa shall
effectually secure to the people the
power to Initiate, enact and repeal laws.
"We demand adequate protection for
the people of this state against railroad
monopoly by the passage of just law
governing freight and passenger rates;
and we specifically demand a 8-oent-per-mlle
passenger rata and a material
reduction from present freight rates.
"We demand that no public fran
chise be granted withont adequate com
pensation to the people, and favor the
adoption of such legislation as shall so
cure that result
"We are in favor of liberal exemp
tions from taxation and declare our
selves in favor of a constitutional
amendment to secure that end.
"We demand that the rate of interest
on state warrants be reduced from 8 to
8 per cent."
HIGH-HANDED PROCEEDINGS.
Recruiting Agents Impressing Employes
of Foreign Residents. .
Manila, Sept. 13. Recruiting agents
of the insurgents are eausing further
trouble. They have Seen impressing
employes ot foreign residents, includ
ing those ot the British consul, and
several foreigner have complained that
native grooms are taking their employ
ers' horses and joining the insurgents,
Ameiican army chaplains have insti
tuted Protestant services in private
buildings. Suoh services were never
previously held in tha history of the
Philippines.
In conformity with the new regula
tions, most of the Spanish stearnersare
taking American registry. The native
crewa refuse to serve under Spanish
officers, and the insurgents demand
that tne American authorities employ
no Spaniards in any capacity whatever.
The insurgents continue divided be
tween those who advocate absolute in
dependence and those who favor an
American protectorate.
Tha British cruiser Powerful arrived
today and tainted Admiral Dewey.
Genoral Otis responded from tha Utah
battery in the citadel. It was tha first
salute since the surrender.
Board of Inquiry.
Washington, Sept. 13. President
McKinley has tendered places on the
proposed commission to investigate the
war department in relation to the con
duct of the Hispano-Amejioan war to
Major-General Schofleld, ex-commanding
goneral of the army, and to ex-Senator
John B. Gordon, of Georgia.
Burled by a Cavo-In.
Butto, Mont., Sept. 13. A cave-In
of ground in the Ruby mine, just out
side of the city, this morning,, buried
Joseph Kutma and Harry Andrews.
The men were working in the stops on
the 150-foot level. Men have been
working on tho fall ever since, but up
to midnight had not recovered tha
bodies. Both men were nnfharried.
A Dearer Tragedy.
Denver, Colo., Sept. 13. W. II.
Lawrenoe, ot Cioveland, O., was shot
and probably mortally wounded in a
room at the Oxford hotel this afternoon
by a woman who is known here only as
Florence Richardson. The woman
then shot herself in the heart, dying
almost instantly. Mr. Lawrence was
taken to St Lnke's hospital. The doc
tors In attendance give no hope of his
recovering. The ball entered his back
and passed clear through tha body.
coming out at the left nipple,. .
TO GET AT TIIE FACTS
Investigation Slay Be Ordered
by the President, .
t
iLGEB HAS REQUESTED IT
And Is Joined by Adjutant-General
Corbln The President Has Hot
Yet Made Decision.
Washington, Sept. 10. Secretary
Alger has requested the president to
order a thorough end searching investi
gation of the war department. In this
request, the secretary had been jolnod
by Adjutant-General Corbin. No de
cision has been reached yet by the pres
ident as to what course he will pursue.
Ha lias the request of Secretary Alger
under consideration, but has not yet de
termined whether he will giant it or
not. Secretary Alger had a long con
ference with the president tonight, he
fore he left tha city, and ' impressed
upon him bis earnest desire that an in
vestigation, such aa be had requested,
be ordered.
It now seems not nnlikely that the
investigation will be ordered, but it is
the wish of the president further to
consider the matter before announcing
a definite policy.
The question probably will receive
consideration at the cabinet meeting to
day. THE RIOT AT CANDIA.
Edhena Fasha Believed
Be the
Instigator, -
London, Sept. 10. The correspond
ent of the London Standard, telegraph
ing Thursday from the British battle
ship Oamperdown, off Cand'ia, says:
The refugees tell ghastly stories of
massacres. Thoy report that no fewer
than 700 Christians are missing. Sev
eral attempts were made la it night to
set on lire the offices of the Eastern
Telesraph Company. It has been as
certained that all tho houses overlook
ing the British oamp were loop-holed
for rifle fire and barricaded. This
sliows clearly that the outbreak was
preconoooted.
The behavior and attitude of the
Turkish troops have been and still are
inexplicable. Without going so far as
to assert that they took part in tha at
tack on our troops though many peo
ple are ready to affirm that they actual
ly saw the sultan's soldiers firing on
our soldiers it is Impossible to con
tradict the positive faot that they made
no attempt to render assistant.
Evory Christian survivor of the mas
sacre swears that tho butchery was
mostly tho work of Turkish soldiers,
who first robbed and then slow their
victims.
Edhem Pasha ia the man who ought
to be held primarily responsible. Had
be wished to prevent bloodshed h
would most certainly have done so.
Not till the British troops under Oct
onel Rold bad been fighting hard fow
four hours did Edhem, with his Turks
ish soldiers, arrive upon the scene. Ha
then had the e (Iron try to say that h
had only just heard that the British
troops were being attacked by thou
sands of bashi-bazouks. It is needless
to comment on their brazen-faced ex
cuse. It is enough to say that Idhem
Pasha must have known what was hap
pening from the moment the first shot
waa fired, if, indeed, ha did not ar
range the plot himself.
To Farther Oar Trade.
Chicago, Sept 10. At a meeting of
the directors of the Illinois Manufactur
ing Association, the plans for the in
formal conference regarding the treaty
of peace with Spain at the Union
League Club, Thursday evening, Sep
tember 89, were practically completed.
The purpose of the conference is to as
certain tha feeling among representa
tive manufacturers and business men
of - Illinois on the question as to what
position this government ought to take
for the furtherance and development of
its trade and commerce in the forma
tion of the treaty of peace about to be
taken up by the peace commission. It
is said similar meetings will follow in
other states. -
German Array Soandal. '
' Berlin, Sept. 10. A painful scandal
has arisen in one of tha regiments of
the dragoon guards, where tha officers1
have been playing baccarat for high
stakes ot late. Prince Albert of Saxo
Cobnrg lost 3,000 and Lieutenant
Goeta his entire fortune at one sitting.
A quarrel arose between the latter and
another officer which led to a chal
lenge. The colonel of the regiment re
ported the matter to the emperor. An
gered by the disregard of his prohibi
tion of gambling, Emperor Willhi'rn
summoned Prince Albert to his pres
ence and ordered him to take leave ot
absence until September 80. Tha
other two officers were cashiered.
Mardered by Thieves.
Cambridge, O., Sept 10, John
Boyd, his daughter and son-in-law, liv
ing four miles east of hero, were mur
dered last night. Boyd's little grand
daughter told tha fact to neighbors to
day. The house was ransacked. Boyd
was wealthy. A drug was used by the
murderers. Police have gone to the
scene. ' y
Fanners Praying for Bain.
Astoria, Sopt. 10 There is one vary
remarkable situation In Clatsop county
at tho present timo. The farmers ore
actually praying for rain. Usually the
prayers are for sunehino, but tha hot
weathei ot the past wei-k has dried up
tha ground and lnprfre.l p'-rlor-'iiy
with pasturaga. 1'or't f -j l "-.i
caused much damage, and u"i. i t a
is rain within tho f.vt fi-w ', -., i y
may sprad to dwigeroMi pr)it i k
Indications tonight prorata )i'l!s,'
monow. , .