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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1898.
NO. 43.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.