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r mv ttj ysi "X T t o hp a w u iu ti. jji w ILAtO JL . N VOL. XV. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1898. NO. 43. HPHTI? JL jLJLJJJJ TV i DOINGS OF THE WEEK What Has Happened In the Civilized World. GIVEN IN TIIE PRESS DISPATCHES A Com pis tn Bavlaw of tha Haws of tho 1'aat Saves Days In This and ' All Foreign Land. Spanish authorities gay thoy cannot evacuate Cubs bo (ore February. Governor Wohtott has been renomi nated by the Republicans o( Massuubu- tettS. General Merrltt has advised the Pari peace ooniinlloi.eri to hold all tlia Philippines group. An official dispatch from Hollo, Phi, ipplne islands, stains the Spanish troops liave landed and dispersed the Insur gents. The Spaniards have killed 80 insurgents. Keporti regard lug the losses on both sides In the Leech lake Indian out break conflict, but it ii certain that the Mellon have suffered terribly, and that many Indium have been killed. During a game ol oardi in the Ton. ncstee camp at San Franoisco, one of the players, Private William Bumpate, suddenly arose from the tublo, laying that be was ill; and leoling to the tent door, loll dead into the street. An autopsy showed that be bad died from heart disease. A Havana dispatch says: There are ominous clouds on the horiaon that in dioate early trouble with the Cubans, who are now openly proclaiming their readiness to fight to the Inst drop of blood for absolute Independence. Pa clflcos are preparing to join the ranks of the Insurgents and fight the Ameri cans In ease it la found the United 8Utos proposes to attempt to retain permanent control. The administration will recommend to congress the revival of the grade of admiral, and the promotion to that rank of Roar-Admlial George Dowey, now in command of the Asiatic station. Secretary Long has made the positive announcement that he intends to recom mend that the giade of admiral be re vived, and that that rank be conferred on Kear-Adinirul Dewey. The prcsi dent indorses the secretary. Commissi jner of Indian Affairs Jones haa received the following dis putoh from Indian Agent Sutherland, dated at Walker, Minn: "The trouble at Leech lake was the oonsequonce of an arrest made by a deputy United States marshal of an Indian on a war runt. The Indium overpowered the inurshul and rescued the prisoners. Troops wore sent out here to assist the marHhul in arresting the rescuers. I have been here a week doing my best to got tluf Indhiua to give thomsolvea up and avoid trouble, but they would not. : The troops and the Indiana had several battles. The United States marshal hu called for more troops." Wisconsin forest Area have been quanced by rain. i Omalm'i fall festival opened with a 1 grand etroet pageant. , : J , Eight thousand people attended the peace Jubilee at Washington. Five cusea of yellow fever and one poath were reported at Jackson, Miss. The fourth annual festival of moan tain and plain has been opened at Den ver. T The Parle peace commission it ap parently divided regarding the disposal of the Philippines. .Further instruo tions have boon sent the American com inlssionera. Washington officials ad mit that the Philippines question must be settled before consideration of othor term la entered upon, . News from the stnrm-strloken dis tricts along the Atlantic coast la com ing in gradually, and It la probable that 100 lives have b en lost. 'News by way of a boat, is that 60 people were drowned at Fornandlnn, Ua. Camp bell island was inhabited by about 40 colored people. It la reported that all but three were drownod. The second annual Walla Walla alley fruit fair opened in Walla Walla under most favorable auspices. Tlia street parade included a tioop of tho Fourth cavalry, members of the city council, the fruit fair officials, war veterans, high-school cadets, business floats and hundreds of sohool children. It was witneseod by 10,000 people. The fourth annual fruit fair of t.ie Inland Empire opened In Spokane under auspicious oircumstnmsea. Nearly 10,000 people passed through the gates. The exhibits are fully up to those of preoeding years, In many instances, surpassing them. Every county of thj east aide of the moun tains, except Walla Walla, is repre sented, many by elaborate exhibits. At the joint session of the United States and Spanish military commis sions, the Spaniards, acoording to a re port ciroulatod In Hovonn, declared it was impossible to evacuate the island ' Immediately, while the American com missioners insisted that their instruc tions called, (or an Immediate evacua tion. After a two hours conference the joint commissions were unable to reach any definite agreement.' Minor News Il.nn. Union dook ami joo primers uinigii- ( out the country will soon be ordered out on a strike to aocure a nine-hour working day. David Olirlstlo Murray, In a London nowepaper, revives the suggestion that a monument to George Washington be greeted in England., General Shutter has been assigned command too aopnrtruent oi ine u.t Ills headquarters will be at Governor'! island, New York, LATER NEWS. Kansas negro soldiers stationod at .Santlaijo will be allowed to vote In the state election. " . Colonel Tyson, with a detachment of 770 men and 88 oflloers, has left Brook lyn for Sun J nun de Porto Itlco. An at torn pt to compromise the Leech lake trouble resulted in failure, as the Indians refused to join in the confer ence. ' , Sooretary Day says the Paris negotia tion! will aoou be ended, and the peace commission will finish ita work before congress meet. The yellow fever epidemic in Louisi ana is said to, ho of a mild typo, ami the state board of health haa decided to name it "yollowoid." Hearetuiy Alger has sent an answer to the war investigating committee, which, In the words of one of the com uiissioners, "does not answer," A Mjidild dispatch says evaouatlon will bo rushed, and Spaniards will be out of i'orto KIoo by next week, and ont of Cuba by the end of November. President McKluloy and party have gone to Omaha, where they will be guests of the Trans-Mississippi exposi tion and participate in the peace jubi lee. Thomas Greenwald, a private in bat tery I, ol ' the Seventh artillery, was sliot and instantly killed while trying to escape from Fort Slocum, near New Bochello, N. Y. ' The members of the United Statea evacuation commission gave an elab orate luncheon to the members of the Spanish evaouatlon commission at the Hotel Trocha, Havana. The French government fa preparing for an emergency and haa issued special oiders to the garrisons of 'numerous towns near the capital to send immedi ately to Paris 600 infantry. each. News haa been received of .the find ing of gold quarts- at Skagwoy, going 1,000 to the ton. Although the exact location is not made known, it is said to be within a very short distance of tho Gateway city. t A woman's love and a man's insane jealousy caused murder in the Seventh immune regiment at Lexington, Ky., and another man who acted as peace maker is at death's door with a pistol bull in his abdomen. In the annual report of Surgeon- General W. K Van Iteypen, which is the first of (he navy bureau reports sub mitted for publication, the aurgeon- genoral states that lie began preparing for war whon tlia Maine was blown up. Colonel Ray, with 400 United States troops, has taken possession of Mania nillo. , The converted yacht Wasp has been ordered to Chicago for the nee of the naval reserve. General Garcia has left Santiago to arrange details of the disbandinent of the Cuban army. Secretary Hay tendered a recep tion to the diplomatic corps at Wash ington Thursday. " Captain Polemann, the well-known master of the coasting steamer Oregon, died in San Francisco, aged 02 years. Major Wilkinson, who was killed by the Indians near Walker, Minn., was formerly located at various posts In the Northwest. The Salt Lake choir won the grand choir contest at the Eistedfod, which was pntticipated in by five choirs of 125 voices, for $500 prise and a gold medal. Secret service officers have discovered that the bogus flOO silver certificates have heen made in San Francisco. They were freely circulated in the Northwest and, K'ondike districts. Chinese qffticals at Peking have pro tested to the foreign legations against the landing of marines, saying the presence of these foreign soldiers ii likely to exasperate the Peking popu lace. News has been received from Dowey , that Spanish relnfoicements are en route to Manila. Thoy have already reached Singapore, and the intention is to have them land at Ilioilo. The Washington government may raise strong objections. Admiral Howell has heen relieved from the command of the North Atlan tic squadron, and his flagship, the San Francisco, has been ordered out of com mission at Norfolk. The command oi the squadron devolves upon Commodore Philip, whose flagship, the New York, is now at the New York navy-yard. Captain O. F. Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter- service, has been in structed by the secretary of the treas ury to proceed to Cuba and Porto Bloo, and make thorough search and ex amination Into existing conditions, with a view to the establishment of an efficient levenue cutter patrol of the waters of those islands. A Paris dispatoh to the New York Herald says the United States commis sioners will demand the cession of the entire Philippine group, end that Spain is ready to acquiesce. She had hoped, however , to exact a heavy price for the archipelago. Her commissioners, there fore, manifest considerable uneasiness at the aUitude of the Americans, which seems to foreshadow the making of a demand for the unconditional relin quishment of Spainsh sovereignty in tiie islands. ' There are 800 patients in the divi sion Held hospital at the Presidio, San Francisco. ; Colonel Charles Williams has been appointed chief quartermaster for Ha vana and other provinces of Cuba. Colonel W. J. Bryan haa recovered from his attack of fever and will join his regiment at Jacksonville, Flo. The Second army corps will be ship ped from Camp Meade to Anniston, Ala., preparatory to being tent to Cuba. WILL; NOT INTERFERE Germany Indifferent to the Fate of Philippines. A, CHANGK IN PUBLIC OPINION' Emperor William's Interest In Cuban ' War Operations Tlia Question of Auiorluan Meat. ' , Berlin, Oct. 11. Thoro has boena treat change In German pnblio opinion on tiie subject of the retention of the Philippine islands by the United Statea. The feeling toward America generally is much more favorable than a couple of months ago. The news from the United States that the govern ment at Washington Is seriously con templating holding the Philippines, is commented upon dispassionately in the German press, and it is significant that this week two papers of such standing as the Kolnische Zeitung and the Vossiche Zeitung have published long letters from German merchants settled in the Philippine islands, in which American annexation is strongly advocated. A correspondent of the Vossiche Zeitung even vigorously com bats Germany making any attempt to secure s portion of the islands, citing weightv reasons therefor. Another significant fact this week was that a delegation representing German and German-Swiea firms in the Philippine Islands called at the United States embassy to express hopes that America would not relinquish tiie islands and would not return them to Spain, which the delegation claimed would mean a recurrence of revolution, and the perpetuation of commercial troubles. The delegation also asked if it might go to Paris and lay its views before the United States peace commis sion. - The United Statets ambassador here, Mi. White, advised tlir lega tion not to do so. Mr. White does not anticipate Ger man interference directly or indirectly, even if the Unitod Statea insists upon. retaining the whole of the archipelago. Councillor Schwarxenley, formerly of the Geiraan embassy at Washington, declares that Germany does not dream of putting obstacles in America's way. Mr. White hud a long conference on Wednesday last with the German min ister of foreign affairs, Baron von Bue low. i The Imperial government last win ter, goaded by the agrarians, drew op a bill to regulate the inspection of American meat exports. The bill prac tically meant the death of the Ameri can meat trade, and, luckily, it could not be made ready for production in the reichstag before that body adjourned. Since then, the situation has changed. The charges against American meats have invariably proved to bo groundless so that the violent press attacks have ceased. The government therefore has considerably modified the bill, which is now much less stringent, but some of its provisions are still highly preju dicial to canned meats and sausages. It is expected that the measure will be introduced into the reichstag soon aftei its convening next month. The entire right and a majority of the centrists favor the measure, so its passage is vir tually assured. TWO CHILDREN K LED. Oaa Was Burned to Death, the O.heJ Kan Over, Pendleton, Or., Oct. 11. -Saturday afternoon some ohildren were at play in a barn owned by Sim Hutchinson, a farmer living near this city. Among them was the little 8-year-old daugh ter of Mr. Hutchinson. The children had some matches, which they ignited. Some straw caught fire, and this was oommunlcated to the barn. All the Ohildren except the little Hutchinson girl fled. She was left at the mercy of the flames. A neighbor, Brown by name, rushed in and found the child hanging by her hands to a piece of burning scantling. Her clothing was on fire. He grasped her in his aims and rushed . out into the open air, roiled her on the ground and extin guished the flames. It was found that her legs, back, arms and bead wore frightfully burned. Drs. Cole and Vincent were called, and succeeded in allaying her pain. Brown, who so he roically rescued the child, was badly burned on his hands and arms. Today the child died of her injuries. Little Child Bon Over. At 13:80 P. M., today, while a west bound train On the Washington & Co lumbia Blver railroad was coming round a curve at a point abont five miles east of this oity, it ran over a 8-year-old boy. the son of D. B. Watson, a farmer living at Mission. The child bad wandered away from home, and in 'attempting to orosa the railroad traoks. got caught In a cattle guard. The en gineer did not see the boy until too close to stop the train in time to pie vent an accident A part of the train passed over the log of the boy, severing it from the body. The train was quick ly stopped and the child picked up. The little follow lived only 16 minutes after being run over, i ' Slam's king baa a bodyguard of 400 female warriors. Ketnrn or Admiral Miller. San Francisoo, Oct. U. Admiral Millor, who raised the United States ling over the Hawaiian islands, has re turned In his flagship, : the Philadel phia. The admiral is reticent regard ing affairs on the Islands, bnt regards ( this government. While on a trial piuise out of Honolulu, fire was discov ered in the' bunkers of the Philadel phia. It was extinguished before any damage was done. , THIS CORPS FOR CUBA. General Lee's Command . Reealves Marching Orders. 'Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 11. Gen eral orders were Issued from corps headquarters today for the movement of the Seventh army corps from Jack sonville to Savannah. The movement la to begin as loon as the quartermas ter's department can provide transpor tation. The regiments will move in the following order: Ninth Illinois, Seoond South Caro lina, Fourth Illinois, First Texas, Seo ond Louisiana, Third Nebraska, 161st Indiana, Seoond Illinois, First' North Carolina, Forty-ninth Iowa, Fourth Virginia and Sixth Missouri. ' The signal corps is to prepare itself to move at onoe and to report to the quar termaster the date at which it will be ready to go. The sick are to be left at Jacskonville. . The quartermaster and medical departments are directed to provide each regiment with requisites for establishing regimental field hos pitals. It is also understood that an order will be issued, on the return of General Lee from Washington during the coming week, re-brigading the regi ments of the corps. It is not anticipated that the stay of the troops at Savannah will be long, only sufficient to allow transportation to Cuba to be provided and for em barking the troops. LAST OF CAMP WIKOFF. Only Remaining Regiment Ordered tc . . Leava. . ' Washington, Oct. JL The follow ing self-explanatory telegraphlo orders were issued by the war department to day! , "Commanding General.Camp Wikoff , Monstauk Point, N. Y.s By direction of the secretary of war, the Seventh United States infantry is relieved from duty at Camp Wikoff. and will proceed to the department o! the Lakes, taking station headquarters at Fort Wayne. As many companies as ean will be com fortably sheltered at Forts Wayne and Brady, Michigan, the remaining com panies to be assigned to stations by the commanding general, department of the Lakes, to which the regimental com mander will report by telegraph prior to departure. The regulation amount of officers' baggage and company and regimental baggage left at stations of the regimont prior to the war will be furnished to new stations. Arrange by communication with commanding gen eral, department of the Lakes, regard ing details of the movement. Quarter master's department will furnish neces sary transportation: subsistence depart ment suitablo traveling rations, and medical department proper provisions for medical supplies and attendants. Commanding officer to report departure and arrival to adjutant-pineral of the army. By command of Major-General Miles. II. C. CORBIN, "Adjutant-General." With the carrying into effect of this order, Camp Wikoff, to all intents and purposes, will have passed into history as a military encampment. COLLISION AT OMAHA. Freiclit and Paeeencer Trains Comi Together With Fatal Keanlta. Omaha, Oct. 11. A double-header Fremont, Elkhorn As Missouri Valley freight train crashed into the rear end of nn Omaha passenger train In the yards here this morning. , The dining car Delmonioo was almost split in two lengthwise. Harry Jones, a waiter, of Chicago, was killed, and Otto Homedale, dining car conductor, of Boone, la., fatally hurt. The seriously injured are: J. Weaterheid, of Omaha; A. W. Brandt and Mike Smith, engineers of the freight train; Frank Spock and Mad-den,--firenien; D. F. Danner, Pullman conductor; Otto Parsons, waiter in the dining-car. Several other train em ployes were slightly injured. The accident was due to the inability of Engineer Smith to stop the freight train oh coming around a curve at IS miles an hour. Smith saw the motion less passenger train on the tiack, and despite his efforts to slacken speed, the freight crashed into the dining-car with great foroe. Suicide of a Trlnoesa. ; Berlin, Oct 11. Princess Troubeta kol, who was under arrest on an extra dition from the Italian government, committed suicide today at the police station. There are several ladies of high rank and wide reputation known as Princess Troubetzkoi. Among them are the wife of the grand marshal of the Russian court, and the American novelist who was formerly Miss Amelie Bives. It is quite inconceivable that either of these ladies is the princess re ferred to above. Killed tor Resisting- Arrest. Owenaboro, Ky., Oct 11. Howard Clark, who was wanted in Louisville for murder and burglary, and his girl, Huttie Mahoney,were both killed while resisting arrest on the Indiana side of the river near here today. Clark was wanted for the murder of Officer Hef ferman, at Louisville, last August, and was about to escape in a skiff by row ing down the Ohio river. Three Boya Cremated. 1 Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 11. Throe boys, Einio and Frank Daniels and Joe Junkie, have boon burned to death in a barn near this oity in which they were sleeping. Disease Spreading la Mlielealppl. Jacksonville, Miss., Oct. 11. Six new oases of yellow fever and two deaths were reported in Jackson today. The spread of the disease over the state continues, and new fool multiply rapid ly. New caeca are reported in the state aa follows: At Harrison, nine; Fayotte, two; Poplarville, two; MadBion, one, and Oxfoid, ouo tleath There are now 1? counties and 20 towns in the state where yellow fever prevails. TIIE WORST IS OVER General Bacon Has the In dians Whipped. THE KEDSKISS HAVE SCATTEKED expedition Sent to the Relief of the Troope Indiana Congregating fov a Great row wow. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 10. Opinions liffor aa to the present status of the troubles with the Leeth Lake Indians, but even though nothing more follows, Miongh has happened to cause North western settlers to foel somewhat unset tled in their homes for some time to some. There is something of a panic in most of the small settlements near Walker, it being the center of the Leech Lake district, and the men in the lumber camps In that vicinity have quit work and are either in or on their way to Walker. ,, Governor Clougb will send a battery of aitillery of the National Guaid to. Cass lake in the morning, to protect the residents of that locality. Another Trip Planned. Walker, Minn., Oct. 10. This after noon Marshal O'Connor had a confer ence with General Bacon, and told him he desired his assistance in arrest ing the men wanted. This means an other trip, such aa that made to Sugar Point, where the battle was fought, and not unlikely with the same result. The military authorities are now pre paring a plan of campaign. GENERAL BACON'S REPORT. Will Hold Mia Troops at Walker Await ing Further Developments. Washington, Oct. 10. Reports re solved by the officials of the war and the interior departments from the In iiau outbreak are of a reassuring char luter tonight, and thoy now fool that ;he uprising may be regarded as over. 3eneral Bacon, who has charge of affairs in the department of which he is in command, will remain at Walkor (or the present, and this, it is hoped, will have a quieting effect on the citi (ons of the surrounding country, who bave felt thai they were in dangei from the redtiklna. General Corbin tonight said there was no basis for the report that two troops of cavalry on their way to Hunta ville, Ala., from North Dakota, had been Ordered to Walker, General Bacon's telegram showing lie was not in need of reinforcements. The following is General Bacon's latest dispatch: "Walker, Minn., Oot. 10. Arrived here at noon with my detachment in good condition. Tho killed and badly wounded have been Bhippod to Fort Snelling this morning. The Indians have been badly whipped, and left the country adjacent to the fight. En route here, othor Chippewa bands dis played white flags along the lake shore. There is much talk here of a general Indian outbreak. Will ascertain facts jnd report later. Fonnd Colonel Har bach at this place with 200 men, Third infantry. Will remain myself and keep troops here awaiting developments. Begret exaggerated reports published, resulting from my inability to com municate. Have been in no danger of massacre and need no reinforcements. Colonel Harbach's coming was in good time." The following reassuring dispatch was received tonight by Indian Com missioner Jones from Gue Bel Cu, a well-known Ciippewa Indian, who has transacted considerable business for that department and in Washington! "Walker, Minn., Oct. 10. Not more than 26 or 80 Indiana engaged in the outbreak. Chief Gaywuclie Waybinung and Maoheguh Bow, both ol Bear island, and, Wahbununnee, of Leech Lake village, are doing all in their power to suppress the outbreak. Chief Flat Mouth arrived at Leech Lake vil lage today with a large number of fol lowers, and is strongly opposed to the outbreak." The authorities believe the troops, now available in the vilcnity are suffi cient to quell the uprising, as the fight ing foroe on the little island can scarce ly number over 160 or2Q0, and they believe there is little danger of rein forcement from neighboring Indiana. The following 'dispatches bearing on the Indian truuble have been received at the war departments "St. Paul, Oct. 10. Adjutant-Gen-eral, Washington: An official dispatch from Walker announces that six bodies and 11 wounded will arrive in St. Paul tonight. - Have made arrangements for Immediate transfer to Fort Snelling, and proper care and attention there. "STUKUIS, "Assistant Adjutant-GeneraL" "Brainord. Minn.. Oot 10. Adjutant-General, Washington: 'Walker, Minn., Oct. 8. Whilst protecting the Unitod States marshal in Camp at Leech Lake, opposite Bear island, with a de taohment of 80 men, Third infantry, was attacked by a large foroe of Chip pewa Indians at noon today. The In diana warn fiuhtintr from heavy timber ! and underbrush. Indians were driven ' haflr An, lkOaAtt vnifl! K M1-Mlklnr j Wilkinson, Sergeant Butler, Private Olmstaad and Ziebal. Wounded Ser geant Myers, Privates Daly, Boucher, Brown, Wiokers, Turner, Zeiglor and Fianoony.and Deputy Marshal Sheohun. Communication is most difficult by small steamboats. BACON, " ' Brigadier-General " St. Paul, Oct. 10. A Walker Special to the Dispatch says: "Bacon says tlia Indians are completely and finally whipped. ; He says the Indian who caused tho wliolo trouble, Chief Bog Ah Me-Go-Shig, wus killed by the troops." STEAMER OVERTURNED. Two Handrrd and fifty Passengers .. . Drowned Like Rata. Seattle, OcL 10. The Nippon Yusen Kaisba steamer Yamaguchi Main ar rived today, with the largest cargo Ol Oriental goods aver brought to this port. She left Yokohama September 31, and brings important Oriental news up to that date. , Nearly 250 Chinese were drowned like rats in a trap September 1, by the overturning of a crowded Canton passage-boat in East river. Tbe Chinese were pilgrims returning from the shrine of Hong Knng Chueshul, and had been frightened away by a small fire, which they considered a bad omen. Nearly all were crowded in the hold of the ves sel, which was blown over by a squall without warning. The American bark Comet was total ly wrecked on Pak Sa point, and four of her Chinese crew drowned. It was at first believed that Captain and Mrs. Browhurst had perished with them, but news reached Yokohama shortly be fore the Yamaguchi sailed that they were alive. The, steamer Hailong saved 14 of her orew. Tbe North China Daily News asks Great Britain to call a conference of the powers to persuade them to leave China alone for the next 10 years, jointly giving such assistance as is needed to preserve internal order. It proposes that China select foreigners to reorganize her army, navy, finances and public works. Nearly 60 Japanese insurance com panies are expected to fall at any time, on account of tbe close money market. QUEEN LIL'S WOES. Will Press Bar Claim for Damage for tha Loss of Har Throne. San Franoisco, Oct 10. The Ha waiian correspondent of the Associated Press sent, by tbe Valencia, the follow ing advioes, under date of September 28: , "It is learned on good authority that ex-Queen Lilionkalani will leave for Washington about tbe middle of No vember to press her claims against con gress for remuneration for the loss of ber throne and the rerenue from the arown lands, for which she feels that the people of the United Statea owe her ome pecuniary compensation.. "At a meeting of tbe cabinet, held on the 20th, the resignation of Henry Laws, as auditor-general of Hawaii, was formally tendered and aocepted, and H. O. Austin, the present tax as sessor of the island of Hawaii, was chosen to fill tiie vacancy. "Company I, of the New Tork engi neers, have been ordered to make a sur vey of tbe Pearl harbor region, proba bly with a view of securing data for fortifications and improvement plans. "The Chinese contract laborers are raising a fund for the employment of attorneys to free them from their con tracts under the law of the United Statea." . THE PARIS STRIKE. All Work oa tha Kxposttlon Buildings Haa Ceased. Paris, Oct. 10. Sixty thousand la borers in this city are on a strike. Work on the exposition buildings has oeased. There has been quite serious street fighting between the striker and so-called "blacklegs," and the quarter in which the rioting occuried is now patrolled by strong detachments of police and tioops. In spite of the hopes entertained ol an early termination of the strike, more men struck today, and riotous bands of strikers visited various works for the purpose of forcing men to join in the strike. The police dispersed these bands and arrested a number of leaders of the disturbances. Addition al reinforcements of troops have been drafted into the city from outlying gar risons. ... Commodore; Watson Hart. Saoramonto, Cat., Oct. 10. Tbe westbound overland train was two hours late on Its arrival this evening, owing to an accident a short distance east of Colfax. . A defective wheel on a train that had passed over the road loosened or spread a rail, causing two coaches of the passenger train to leave the track and fail on their sides. The only person injured was Commodorv Watson, who comes to take oommand of the Mare island naval station. The commodore was thrown against a win dow and sustained a slight soalp cut. Mrs. McKlnley'a Brother Assassinated. Canton, O., Oct 10. George D. Saxton, a brother of Mrs. President MoKinley, was shot dead at 0:10 this evening in front of the residence of Mrs. Eva B. Althouse, widow ol the late George Althouse, 819 Lincoln ave nue, where he is presumed to have gone to make a call. Five shots were fired, three of which entered his body; Mrs. Anna O. George has been placed under anest on suspicion oi the mur der. ' ' Will Withdraw Pram Crete. Canea, Island of Crete, Oct 10. Ismail Bey, the civil governor of the Island of Crete, informod the Mussul man notables today that the sultan will withdraw the Turkish troops from Crete in accordance with the demands of Great Britain, Bussia, France and Italy, who, Wednesday evening, pre sented to the porte a collective nota calling for a withdrawal ox tne uuo man forces and requiring an answer within a week from that date. Lance Fruts Dryer Burned. Dallas, Or., Oct 10. The fruit drioi of C. P. Kimball, ona of the largest in Oregon, having a oapacity of 800 bushels per day, was burned with Its oontents yesterday aiternoon. The loss is (3,600, and the insurance $1,200. As a result of tho fire many growers in this vicinity aWleft with out facilities for drying- their prone crops. ; ' : The egg is currency In South Africa's Interior. SMALLPOX AT MANILA Dreaded Disease Among tho American Troops. 8IX DEATH3 IN TWO DAYS Faorteea Cases Hare Been Reported la That Time Eight Death From Typhoid Also Recorded. Manila, Oct. 8. There bave been 14 cases of smallpox and six deaths from that disase among the American troops during the past two days. The dead are: II. M. Powers, First California; Harry Wheeler, Seoond Oregon; Harry Culver, Fourteenth infantry; Joseph Saly, George Cootny and Frank War wick, Thirteenth Minnesota. Eight deaths from typhoid fever bave also been recorded. Artilleryman Beach was killed by a sentry Wednesday night at Tondo. . . Hawaii and Philippines. Washington, Oct. 8. Senator Mor gan of the Hawaiian commission, ar rived in Washington today, and called at the White House for an hour's con ference with the president. In answer to inquiries the senator said that the members of the commission would meet here about November 20 and pre pare and present their report to the president and congress. He declined to discuss the report, farther than to say that the published reports of what the commission would recommend were wrong in every essential particu lar. '.x--. . : "Of course," he said, "we favor a territorial form of government, as that was plainly the intention of congress, as shown In the act authorizing the creation of the commission, but what particular form of territorial govern ment we shall recommend cannot now be stated," The senator, in speaking of the Phil ippine question, said that in his judg ment the United States should retain possession of the whole group of islands, giving to the natives the right to gov ern themselves within certain limita tions and under the general supervisory control of the United States. ON TO MANILA. The Arliona Will Plek Vp the Troops at Bonolnln. San Francisco, Oct. 8. Major-Gen-eral Merriara today issued an order stating that "upon the arrival of the United Statea. transport Arizona at Honolulu, H. I., the district of Hawaii will be discontinued, tbe commanding officer thereof turning over all records, etc.,. pertaining to that district to Colonel Thomas H. Barber, First New York volunteers, commanding Camp MoKinley. Brigadier-General Cb stiles King, United States volunteers, will then embark on the Arizona for Manila with all offloera and enlisted men fit for duty and left at Honolulu by transports other than the Tacoma. General King will rexrt to the commanding general at Manila." Tliis order makes Hono lulu simply a garrison under a regi mental commander, and shows that the Arizona will not come to San Francisco, ns was expected, but will return from Honolulu to Manila. . United States Depot Quartermaster Major Long and Captain Howard, in spectors of transpoits, have gone over the steamer Senator and pronounced' the condition of the vessel satisfactory for a return voyage to the Philippines. The vessel will be ready to sail in 10 days. The 23d death In the Iowa regiment is that of Private Kirk Bates, company K, who had been sick with diphtheria, and erysipelas following typhoid fever. The city health authorities refused permission to send the body back to Iowa, pending their autopsy. CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO. Spaniards and Islanders Are- Settling Old Quarrels. San Joan de Porto Bico, Oct 8. The Alcante arrived here yesterday morning, and will sail for Spain toduy with 250 sick Spanish soldiers. Tuesday Captain Ariegui, of the civio guard at Bayarao, was severely stabbed by some persons unknown. It is thought he will die. ' He is much diBliked by tbe islanders. - The officials at Bayamo promptly made several ar rests, inoluding a prominent physician, Dr. St. Hall. Captain Ariegui and St. Hall have long been bitter personal enemies. Tbe physician is known as an American sympathiser. He had to leave tha island during the war, and but recently returned. When arrested he was on a sick bed, from which he was removed to the jail. Popular opin ion acquits him of any connection with the stabbing. Trouble of this character hat been feared for some time at Bayamo. A Spanish ' resident recently asked for American protection. General Brooke replied that it was impossible to furnish this until the Spaniards had evacuated the island, and that in the meantime the Spaniards must look to Spanish au thorities for protection. The Bayamo occurrence increases the apprehension among tbe Spaniards at Sun Jnan, where there have been similar incideutii during the lust few days. Thoro is a rumor that old scores will be settled bv the islanders, and anonymous handbills are circulated, all to the same tenor. Nevertheless, If there is no protracted interval between the Spanish evacua tion and the American occupation of San Joan, serious disorders are nofc likely to oocur here. Paris, Oct. 8. The United Sta!s peace commission held an hour's sion this morning, Ur which timcoin missionere wste the gneKt ol United States Auibarwdur Purler.