The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, May 26, 1899, Image 1

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VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1899.
NO. 23.
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t"he silent march.
NOT with the clash of the sabers, sot with
ttav roll of tli drum
Or IU cheers that greet tb hero when bom
(rum tli balU ta come,
Not to the ound u( tli bugl, mellow sua
clear aud aareet.
Do tliey paea od th homeward march with
never returning feet,
But Into the dim, deep atlllueea, where nev.
rinnr itrlf may come,
With never foutfall souudlug, th loldlen
re marching home.
Rid br ld, th line unbroken, M 'twu la
tbe year ago, .
When the went with flying banner to meet
the rank of th fu.
These were tbe youthful heroe who fought
for th nation then,
Tbn who march to client moats, (cured
and gray, Ilk (boot of men.
For them no bayonet flashing la th tide of
th noonday ann, ,
For them tbe echoleas alienee, long due
war their battle won.
Row are th barter! altent that breathed
their murderous breath.
That laid Ilk grain of th barreat th long,
dark awaih of death.
Gone I the mok of tbe battl that bung
o'er th far-drawn lln
Till tbe aky waa hid at noonday tod the un
forgot to elilne.
And where th tide of carnage (urged orer
th trodden plain
No whlper come to gra or flower of ll
II crimson etela.
There were trare and boor of longing for
thoa who come no more,
v... t. . hitMhiMt to allenca ud tbe
footatep on th Boor.
In thoe far day of battl. tho day of
bittereat tre, . .' .
Wheu a man for hi country' glory set no
price upon hla life,
But guarded that uuilon'a honor down to bl
Intent breath, .
Tb aoldler brav who knew no fenr, who
parleyed not with death.
And ever lnc th wartime, when lor and
bom wer aweet,
Hare tb ldlr Joined tb client march,
with never returning feet,
Out from the door of th cottag, from pal-
ac of wealth, they cam,
And th path led on la alienee, tb way war
jtver the aam.
And (till th atlent army 1 marching away.
And th la'at recruit will Join tb rank and
lie muatered in mum any.
-Buffalo Newa.
DecorationJW
A VILLAGE
They called It Decoration day in a little
Vlllaire aoiuo twenty yean ago. It wa(
one of the great day of the year. The
villaK itaelt waa all green and white.
The nouses were white, with green blinda,
and white fence inclosed the ample yard.
The green branches of ruajeatlo tree met
over the long, white roadway. The
atorea, with their green, batten shutter,
the flagpole lu "the square," the town
hull, with the hitching post about It,
were all white. And on the hill stood the
white church.
. In this hill church, the services of Dec
oration day were always held. The people
who looked down on tho village from "the
ridge" could see the white steeple with its
four little spires rising out of the dense
green. It was a landmark. Tbe church
bell was sweet, clear and far-reaching. In
the rear of the church were the long, low
sheds for the horses and carriages. From
ench side a little cemetery stretched
awav: the "old cemetery" on the left,
with time-worn epitaphs on gray head
stones,, where the white-haired men and
women wulkedj the "new cemetery" on
the rluht. with white monuments and
flower-bordered plots, where children lov
ed to piny. Soldiers lay sleeping in both.
Up in the high belfry-tower are little
wooden monuments used only on Decora
tion day upon the soldiers' graves. Each
year they are trimmed with flowers and
evergreens, and for that one day placed
at the bend of the graves. Each has up
on It In black letters the name of a sol
dier. These are brought dowu to be fresh
ly ornamented the duy before Decoration
day. Certain of these little monuments
are placed uiiquestioniugly aside, some
times with a whispered word of those who
would trim them. A widow takes one of
these, bearing her husband's name. Two
belong to her; but her son's she leaves,
nnd glitnces about the vestibule, Miss
Ilunnuh, with sweet, sad face, goes to
her and takes the other one. The two
women go out together to the side porch,
from which they can look across to the
sptit, under shading trees, where the two
men lie. Others follow theni, till all those
monuments set aside have been claimed,
and a little apart from the gossip on the
porch a group of sad-faced women sit in
silence. Ench twines the evergreens upon
the little monument before her with ten
der, stumbling fingers. Tho name upon it
lipr eyes cannot, rend, for tbe tears that
blind her, but It la written on her heart,
and on the "Roll of Our Honored Dead."
Kor weeks before the 30th of May plans
(or the decoration wore being made by
Jl .--Mtt a JIIli
the committee. The day before Decora
tion day tbe congregation met. A vesti
bule ran across tbe front of the church
from tbe aide doors that opened out on to
the small stone porches, and there the
men cast down great aruifuls of fragrant
evergreens. Tbe little wooden soldier
monuments, painted white, were brought
into the vestibule to be trimmed. The
rhstter and bustle began with the work.
Little groups formed. Busy fingers soon
lowered tbe heaps of pungent green. Then
often some young man and maiden would
slip out together to gather a new supply.
And were it not for other who built up
the dwindling piles of spruce, tbe workers
would wait long for tbe two who first
went. When they finally came back, he
with hla conscious face hidden behind the
odorous green branches, and she, so flush
ed and shy, the merry jests were at their
expense. But, though persecuted, tbe
faces of the lovers showed that it was
good to live.
Within tbe chnrch, behind the pulpit on
the platform, two white columns rose, out
lined with the woven greens, their sides
hung with wreaths. These were connect
ed by a broader atructure on which were
the words: "Itoll of Our Honored Dead,"
and in smaller black letters, in two long
columns, were the names of those soldiers
lying In the little cemeteries beside the
church. Spaces were left for the bunches
of flowers, to be added In the morning. At
the top of each column the white atatue
of an angel stood. Long ropea of green
were draped about the high gallery, In the
rear where the choir aat and about the
side lights and windows were more grace
ful loops.
As dusk fell the lada and lassies had
made their engagements for the next day,
possibly for life, snd home duties were
calling the matrons. The little groups
hurried away and the church waa left in
quiet. Each white pew door Is closed
upon the green, well-pounded cushions on
the narrow, high-backed seats within.
The little footstools aro in prim array.
The hymnals and the palm lear fans stand
neatly In the racks. Tbe gilt pipes of the
organ In the gallery show above the rail.
and the moon-faced braaa clock on the
front of the gallery ticks In a loud, meas
ured tone. The odor of the fresh-cut ever
greens Is like some heavy Incense. The
pulpit looms up high and dark with the
big Bible, the hymnal, and the little book
of psalms arranged upon it in a sever
pyramid. . The moonlight creeps into the
quiet there, touching the namea ot "Our
Honored Dead ' with its cold angers, two
by two, up the long columns, till the roll
standa clear.
Through the village, as the evening
grows, the sound of the band practicing
diligently is heard. A neighboring band
joins in the ceremonies ot the next day
and the rivalry is keen. All the little
girls with long hair, at the Important age
ot 7 are to assist in decorating the graves.
Each fond mother braids her small vestal
virgin's hslr in tiny strands to produce
the required crlmplness. A warm, spicy
odor from pantry aud. kitchen in the home
where tbe out-of-town speaker is to be
entertained speaks tor him a comfortable
Inner man. One of the prominent men of
the village la to make a five-minute speech
at the monument "To Our Unknown
Dead." He has rehearsed It for hours
lu a meadow behind a hay stack.
The day dawns. The dew is brushed
away by passing skirts as the women
hasten to their gardens to pick their choic
est flowers each culls unsparingly. Early
in the forenoon the vestibule of tbe church
is filled with fragrance. Flowers of the
gnrden, cultivated so tenderly and gath
ered so willingly, are there, and great
masses of snowballs, branches of dog
wood, with their white petals crimson
sploshed, the sweet mock-orange, the rosy,
flowering almond, all add their beauty.
The work presses; bouquets to tuck on to
the little monuments, and each to be par
ried to Its place; great bunches of flow
ers to be placed In. the church windows;
TUK WUITS CHUUCM.
everywhere flower to be lavished. Up
stairs in tho "infants' room," are trays
to be filled with tho bouquets each child
is to wear, and tho large ones for the
soldiers' graves.
Already, from every direction, lines of
vehicles are coming into the Village from
all the little towns surrounding. ' The
bsnd wagon ia brought out, and trimmed
with flags. The eight white horses which
Ism liiiiiljlk'''
draw It have tiny flags between their ears
and waving on their backs; white horses
always, tbe whitest in the lead, aud tb
more speckled at the wheels. The littl
maidens rise from their uncomfortable
night's sleep, with sore heads and exceed
ingly wavy hair. Tbe out-of-town speak
er ha arrived. The bell in tbe ateeple of
the white church on the hill tolls the hour.
The flowers have been placed upon th
white columns; masses of bloom are about
the dark, old pulpit, around the ide
lamps, on the walls, and following th
gallery rail. The church is ready.
Tbe procession of veterans forma in
"the square." They march to the shrill,
weird notes of a fife, and tbe intrepid roll
liBlMDI OP VLOWEBS.
of a drum. The neighboring band has
come with bnt six horses, and none of
them white. The church la packed to suf
focation. .The ministers of all tb
churches sit with the speaker In tbe pul
pit. The veterans file in. Tbe band clat
ters to tbe gallery, and aita with the choir.
The standard-bearer drops the great flag
across the gallery rail, and its soft, silken
stripes sweep to the heads of those sitting
beneath. The little girls in white, and
the proudest moment of their lives, march
to the front seats.
Tbe ceremonies begin. They are very
long. The commander of the Q. A. B.
leads the services. The air grows oppres
sive with the heat and the strong fra
grance of the flowers. "A selection from
the band" endangers the tympanums of
every one present. A poetess recites with
fervor an original poem of many stansaa
to "Our Heroes." The choir haa a sole
for the leading soprano ot each church,
and other numbers interspersed among
tbe readings, prayers and speeches.
Then the procession forms. The flower
girls have their baskets of flowers. Th
band leads the way to the cemeteries. A
grave Is reached. Two little flower girls
come forward and kneel at either side ot
the grave. The name of the soldier, bis
age, rank, regiment, last battle, and date
of death are solemnly read. . A short
prayer follows. The children place their,
flowers upon the mound. The band give
three solemn signals, and at each th
Stars and Stripes sweep In salute over th
soldier's grave. From grave to grave they
go, till all have been remembered, and tht
sun Is sinking In the west. .
The village homes are full of frlendi
and relatives from out of town, staying to
tea. Young couples stroll In the twilight
through the shaded streets. Old soldier
sit In groups, recalling their battle scenes.
In the cemeteries on the hill, the Sowers
have faded on the soldiers' graves. The
little monuments show their whiteness
thickly under the dark pine. Chicags
Inter Ocean.
Heaat Confederates.
One of Lincoln's little stories has just
come to light. It was told by Dr. Walk
er at the Long Island church club. He
says: "One week before the assassination
of President Lincoln he visited the hos
pital at City Point. I was stationed there
as a member of the sanitary commission.
I was then a boy of eighteen. Imagine my
pride at being assigned to convey the Pres
ident around the hospital. I felt very big.
We came to one part of the hospital where
we had several tents of what were then
called rebel prisoners. With all the pride
of a Northern boy I said: 'Mr. Lincoln, do
you want to go into all those tents? There
nre only rebels lu there.' Laying his big,
generous hand on my shoulder he answer
ed In his quiet way: 'You must mean Con
federates,' And I hare meant Confeder
ates ever since." That Is tbe true spirit
of Decoration day. We should bury all
animosities, all hard feelings in the graves
of our dead soldier. We should twin
with the olive brauch of peace, the wood
bine of fraternal love and the honor to th
brave compassed by the nasturtium.
Bull Itnn and Appomattox.
It is a fact not generally known that th
first and the Inst stand ot the Confeder
ates were mnde on land owned by th
same man. A part of Bull Run battle
field was owned by Mr. McLean. After
this famous battle ho decided to move to
a locality where there would be less fear
from the ravages of wftr. By a strange
coincidence he took up his abode at Appo
mattox, which subsequently proved to bt
the final battlefield ot th civil war.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WISES
Aat Interesting Collestloa ef Item From
th Two Hemisphere Preaented
ta Coadenead Form.
General Filar, Philippine officer,
It tired and wants to surrender,
Mrs. Mary Coleman, who was sick,
hanged herself at Moscow, Idaho.
A Georgia colored couple burned
their lour children nearly to death; the
man ran awav; the woman was oaught
in tbe aot
Five thousand Spanish prisoners bare
been taken into a northern province of
Lason, beyond reach of aid by Ameri
can troops.
Dock laborers atClenfuegot demand
ed more pay, and not being satisfied,
raised riot, In which one was killed
and several wounded.
0. W. Nordstrom, who murdered
William Mason in Seattle over eight
years ago, haa been sentenced for tbe
fourth time to be banged. ,
William Lockrtdge, an escaped Mis
souri robber and murderer, who was re
ported to have been drowned recently
at Astoria, ha been discovered and ar
rested in Montana.
The gigantio copper trusts recently
formed by Marcus Daly and W. A.
Clake, rival Montana Millionaires, have
taken op the Western Washington cop
per belt, near Index.
Rear-Admiial John G. Watson,, who
will relieve Admiral Dewey in com
mand of the Aaiatio squadron, sailed
for hit post on tbe ateamei City of
Peking from San Francisco.
Several prominent government offi
cials at Washington bate ' organised
themselves into a committee to receive
subscriptions tor a Dewey fund. United
States Treasurer Roberta will reoeive
the subscriptions. The first sent in
was 1250, from Felix Angus, of the
Baltimore American.
At Moscow, Idaho, the United States
grand lury session returned indict
ments against the ringleaders of the
mob that delayed the Northern Paoifio
and the O. R. & N. mail- trains, and
some 400 others of tbe Canyon oreek
and Wardner miners that participated
ia seising the trains.
Tbe United States government ia
about to establish a permanent mili
tary post in Southeastern Alaska.
Light fortifications are to be put in and
a large force of troops will be sent
north as soon as they can be spared.
The reoent trouble over the Canadian
boundary and a rapidly growing feel
ing of uneasiness among the Indians ia
said to be tbe cause.
New York city bas appropriated
$160,000 for the reception of Admiral
Dewey.
Beoause be was leproved for teasing
a boy, a Chicago villain shot, two
men, one fatally.
The window glass trust haa finally
been organised and will control 8 per
cent ol tbe prodnot.
A crasy California sngar-faotory
hand killed his wife by cutting her
throat, and then committed suioide.
Tbe Wheeling Steel & Iron Com
pany, of Wheeling, W. Va., has grant
ed its 800 employes an advanoe of 10
per cent in wages.
Pawnee Bill's Wild West show
name to grief in Princeton. Students
stopped the parade. Many were in
jured In the melee which followed.
It is the Intention of President Mo
Kinley to be in the Western states at
the time of the return of the volunteers
who have done heroic service in the
Philippines. '
The federation of miners, which met
at Salt Luke, denounced the military
proceedings at Wardner, Idaho, and
declared that onion men did not da
troy the mill.
The secretary of war has just ordered
that the Washington volunteeis, when
lent home from Manila, will retnin di-
teotly to the Sound, without stopping
at San Francisco.
The steamer Hassalo, built for the)
O. R. A N. Co., at Portland, bag
proved herself the fastest sternwheelef
in the world. In a trial run she made
80 8-8 miles in an hour.
- The Commercial Cable Company'
steamer Britannia baa artived at the)
Aaores, and will start this week tr
make soundings for laying the strand
which is to oonneot Germany and tua
United States.
The Russian demand for a new rail
road concession connecting Peking with
Russia's pieaent railroad . system in
Manchuria, is still exciting the graves.
anxiety in Peking. Germans and
lapaneee are particularly uneasy.
The Berwlnd-White Coal Mining
Company, one of tbe laigest producaia
of bituminous coal in tbe world, baa
notified its employes of an increase in
wages, to go into effeot June 1. The
advanoe will directly affect 10,000 men.
Miner Hw Item.
was killed bv a pebble from a small
boy's sling.
Frederick H. Gibbons, who has been
treasurer ot the Delaware, Lacka
wanna A Western railroad, tor 84
years, resigned.
One of Enlgand's greatest men died
the other day at Macclesfield. Hia
nam was Leo Whitton and he weighed
? 14 pound,
LATER NEWS.
Agonolllo I said to be in Hong
along under an assumed name.
Nearly 400 persons lost their lives
In th big Australian hurricane.
Arbitration. It is said, will have
first place in the peace conference.
England will press a number of large
damage claims against Nicaragua.
Ex-United States Senator Charles
Buokalew, of Pennsylvania, is dead.
The wife of a Georgia planter killed
a negro who tried to enter her room.
Vice-President Hobgrt is slowly re
covering from bis illness, and is now
able to sit up.
Tbe Psna labor trouble have been
settled, the union men gaining a sub
stantial victory.
Tb Buffalo striker have taken
Bishop Qnigley' advice and are re
turning to work.
The Yukon river is open from Lake
Lebarge to Dawson, bnt tbe ice on the
lakes is still solid.
' The Reina Mercedes, one of Cer
rera's fleet sank off Santiago last July,
bas arrived at Hampton Roads.
Fonr men were killed in th Wat
Eagle mine at Rossland. by the hoist
getting away from th engineer.
A Chicago court baa held that bank
directors are not liable for the mis
management of funds by a speculating
president.
The Atlantic linet Paris ran ashore
on the English coast. She lost bet
coarse in a heavy fog. Tb officers
aud orew kept cool and the passengers
were taken off without fatal ity.
The cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey on board, bas left Manila for
tin's country. The first stop wilt be at
Hong Kong. ' 'An enthusiastic farewell
was given bv tb vessels and fort in
Manila harbor.
Levi Moore, a clerk in the city
market, at Kansas City, shot and per
haps fatally wounded Mrs. Jennie
Campbell, Mrs. Ella Landia and Mrs.
Anna Meek, in a jealoua rage. The
Campbell woman had deserted Moore
for another man.
Major-General Otis has declined to
recognize the rebels to tb extent oi
agreeing to an armistice, bnt he hat
notified the American commanders to
refrain temporarily from aggressive ac
tion. Tbna be is in a position to re
sume hostilities at any time. Tiiii
will defeat any subterfuges to gain
time, which would not be the case il
the general agreed to an armistice.
An unidentified American soldier
was killed in Havana in a row with the
police. :
General Merriam has asked for more
troops. He wants cavalry tbia time to
prevent disorder at Burke and Mnllan.
President Dias, of Mexico, will ac
cept an invitation to visit Chicago and
the United States during tbe fall fes
tival. .
Judge Baker, of the United States
district court at Indianapolis, bas ren
dered a decision in which be holds that
a sheriff Is responsible for a prisoner
in bis charge, and is subject to damage
for his lynching.
Tbe Oregon regiment, thongh en
titled to com home first, is far from
Manila, bearing tb brunt of the Law
ton campaign, and may not be back
when the time for the return of the
volunteers begins. . ;
' Mexico is considering the refunding
Of her existing national 6 per cent gold
debt held in foreign countries. The
scheme anticipates an increased prin
cipal, but a reduction in tbe amount of
annual interest by reason of a lower
rate. '
Jndge Mayhew has denied tbe ap
plication for a writ of habeas corpus
lor County Commissioner Boyle and
Stimson, who are in jail at Wardner.
In rendering the decision, be d'euied
every material contention of the appli
cants. President McKinley baa sent the fol
lowing cablegram to Otis at Manila:
"Convey to Lawton and the galant
men of his command my congratula
tions npon th successful operations
during tb past month, resulting in tbe
capture of San Isidro."
On the birthday ol the king ef
Spain, many Spaniards in Havana
raised flags over their houses. This
made the Cubans rise in revolt. The
house of Juan Monttoto, a Spanish
merchant, wa raided by Cubans and
the Spanish flag torn down. Tbe po
lice interfered and clubbed tbe raiders,
arresting several. ,
A Washington dispatch says: The
brilliant campaign of Colonel Sum
mers, of Oregon, under General Law
ton, is likely to win him a brigadier
general's commission. Colonel Sum
mers is now commanding a brigade,
and If there was a vacancy in the
brigadier list, he would be named at
once.
Humphrey Taylor, a negro suspected
of the Rosenstein murder at Slidell,
Md., shot and killed Police Sergeant
Frita Passau, wounded Policeman Gow
and kept a posse of half a doaen officers
at bay from the loft of a house for
nearly tw hours. Dosens of shots
were exchanged between the officers
and the fugitive, who only surrendered
when preparations were made to burn
the premises.
A 110-acre burial ground for animals
and birds has been established at
Coxsackie. N. Y.
Sister Hvaointb, of St. Mary' of
the Springs, died in Columbus, O,, as
the result of a shock on hearing ot tb
donth of Bishop Waterson.
Gen. Arthur MacArtbur was one ol
the boy heroes ot the civil war, was
decorated with a medal at 13, and a
year later was in command of a fight
ing regiment.
DAWSON WIPED OUT
Fire Did Damage Estimated
at $1,000,000.
DRUHKEN W0MAH UPSET A LAMP
Peopl Beeama rnie-8trlekaa ane)
. Were Vaabl to tare AaythUig-
Balldlpa; Material eare
Victoria, B. C, May 33. Tb main
portion of the city oi Dawson was de
stroyed by fire on April 26, causing a
loss of 11,000,000. In all. 111 build
ings. including the British North
America bank, wer bored. The news
was brought down by T. S. Humes, a
son of Mayor Humes, of Seattle; J.
Toklas and a third party, who left
Dawson April 47, and made their way
out by canoe to Lake Lebarge, and then
over the ice, having a most perilous
trip.
Toklas reports that the Are occorred
in the very heart of the business center
of the city, beginning near the opera
house, on tbe water front, an d spread
ing with nnnsoal rapidity. It waa
driven by a strong north wind, destroy
ing everything in its way on that street
down to and lnoludicg Donahue A
Smith's establishment
The. fire then took in ail of the water
front buildings abreast of the same
blocks. It crossed tbe street, bnrned
through and spread over to Second
street, covering the principal business
portion of Dawson, leaving it all in
ashes, with the firemen helpless and
powerless to do anything.
The fire consumed everything from
Timmin's Royal cafe down to and
opposite the Fairview hotel, the build
ings being as dry as timber. The
flames spread with such rapidity that
the people became panicstricken and
unable to save anything in the way of
furniture, goods and clothing. Among
tbe most prominentof the firms bnrned
out were the Bank of British North
America, the Canadian Bank of Com
merce, McLeltan & McFeeley, ot Vic
toria, Vancouver and Dawson; the
Parsons Produce Company, of Winni
peg; the Royal cafe, Donahue 6 Smith,
the Aurora saloon, the Bodeea, the
Madden house, the Viotoria hotel, the
McDonald block and tbe California ex
change. There ia a famine in all kinds of
building material as a result of the
fire. Tbe few artiole still remaining
outside of the bnrnt district hare quad
rupled in prices. Doors are selling for
835 each, d t locks $8 each, and every
thing else in proportion. Nothing in
the way of rebuilding caf be done un
til the opening of navigation, several
weeks from now, as there is not over
8,000 feet ot lumber in the place.
The fire was caused by a drunken
woman upsetting a lamp inadisorderly
bouse.
None of the big warehouses were
touched by tbe fire, so there will be no
shortage of provisions, even if the lakes
should not open before the middle of
June, which is now predicted.
Provisions have not advanced in
price, nor clothing, the companies be
ing determined apparently to do all in
their power to relieve the general dis
tress. A conservative estimate of tbe
loss is $1,000,000. This is based on
Klondike valuations. This is tbe third
large fire that visited Dawson.
IN THE LAST DITCH.
rillpVtiM, aazlav ta Surrender, Still
fig-at for Tim.
Manila, May 88. The United State
Philippine commission has submit
ted to the Filipino commissioners a
draft of the form of government the
president is to establish. ; According
to this plan a governor-general will be
appointed for the islands by tbe presi
dent, as will also a cabinet, and later
an advisory council will be elected by
the people.
Keady ta Olv Vp. ,
Manila, May 83. Judge-Advocate
Alberto Barretto, one of the Filipino
commissioners, conferred today with
the American Philippine commip
sion. The primary object of the coi
ference was to ascertain tbe kind o.
government that the United States
proposes to establish here. The Fili
pino commissioners have no power to
effect a settlement, but must refer all
matters to Aguinaldo.
In an interview, General Gregorio
Pilar, one of the peace envoys, said:
"The insurgents are anxious to sur
render, but want the assurance first
that there will be no putting to death
of the leaders in the rebellion, and
some proof that the Americans will
carry out the generous statements in
their proclamation.
"We have been acquainted with th
Americana only a short time. If they
are sincere, we will agree to uncondi
tional surrender. In negotiations en
tered into with authorized Spanish
officers in the previous rebellion,' simi
lar promises were made, but wore not
carried out. Ruia and others were put
to death in spite of these promises.
- "If we give up our arms we are at
the complete mercy of the Americans.
"We realize the hopelessness of a
Filipino republic, for tbe people are
now impoverished, and a continuance
of hostilities would only increase the
suffering."
Ruealaa Towa Destroyed.
Warsaw, May 83. The town of Po
roaow. in the government ot Warsaw,
haa been desroyed by fire. Twelve
lives were lost and 3,000 people driven
from their homes, are camping in the
fields.
Xz-Bopraa Eugenia Ma Dead.
Rome, May S3. The reported death
ot Eugenia, tbe iormer empress of
Franoe, is entirely without foundation.
She is well, and today received her
niece on her yacht off Naples,
NOTED INVENTOR DEAD.
ttm Waa Soldier, Preacher, Newspap1
Haa and Philanthropist.
Washington, May 28. Marion Ches
ter Stone is dead at his home in this
city aged 67. He was born in Ohio,
served with credit in the Civil war,
studied theology and became a news
paper correspondent in this city. He
invented a machine for making paper
cigarette holders and made a contraot
with the Duke company, after which
be started a factory. Then he invent
ed a machine for making the paper
straws or tubes that have displaced
the straws used for cold drinks. The
orders from Europe as well as the do
mertio demand was so great that Mr.
Stone was obliged to double th ca
pacity o( his works. :
His next invention was a method of
coloring fine china and other wares in
Imitation of the celebrated "peach blow
vase" of the Walters collection, ilis
factory was a model and be was spoken
of as "the friend of the working
class," in that he looked after the
moral and social condition of his work
ing girls and furnished a large library
of standard fiction and other works, a
music-room, meeting-room for debates,
and a dancing-floor in the bnilding.
tie was also well known for hia pliilan
tropby in other directions.
ENGLAND PROTESTS
ftoti Not Want Aav Mora Troop Seat
ta Alaafca.
Washington, May 88. While press
ing tbe United States to agree to arbi
tration of the Alaska boundary contro
versy, the British government bas en
tered an objection to placing ot addi
tional American troops in the territory.
The controversy between the two gov
ernments has assumed a more serious
aspect than ia generally supposed.
While the presidnet is bound to the
principle of arbitration, and while, on
ita face, the case tbe United States
could present might result in a triumph
for this government, there remains the
possibility that an arbitration tribunal
might decide that the British govern
ment is entitled to a port on the Pacifio
coast, perhaps Skagway, of whiob Great
Britain greatly desires to obtain pos
session. In view of the great com
mercial interests of the Pacifio coast,
the administration does not feel justi
fied in accepting arbitration, and the
British government bas been given to
nderstand this.
Exploration of Alaska.
Berkeley, CaL, May 22.--Profossor
W. E. Ritter, of the department ol
oology in the university of California;
Charles E. Keeler, director of tbe mu
seum ot the academy of sciences, and
John Mair, the geologist, have accept
ed an invitation from Dr. Merriam, of
the biological survey, to join an expedi
tion ot scientists for the purpose ol ex
ploring Alaska during tbe summer.
The party will consist of at least 20
men, prominent in various lines of
science, and will be absent between
two and three months. E. H. Harri
man, a New York capitalist, haa char
tered a steamer for the use of the ex
pedition, which will sail north about
June 1. .
Tha World Sold.
Washington, May 23 Ex-United
State Senator Fetter's statement that
mines are prolific, there ia an abund
ance of gold, and the money question ia
dead, ia confirmed by director of tbe
Mint Roberts, whose advices indicate
that the production of gold for 1899
will reach 8340,000,000. Official fig
ures for 1898 show an increase of $50,
000,000 over tbe 1897 total, which wa
8236,604,800. Predictions are made
that 1900 will see the gold production
reach the stupendous figure of 8400,
000.000. Of this about $65,000,000
will be reqnned for arts, leaving $335,
000,000 available for use as money.
Boom la Banting.
New York, May 22. The home-coming
of Admiral Dewey has earned a
boom in the dry goods tiade. Tbe de
mand for ordinary cloth and prints for
conversion into bunting has all but
exhausted the supply, and converters
have found it necessary to take higher
grades of material, including what ia
known as 64 squares. In the trade it
is estimated that at least 600,000
pieces or 95,000.000 yards of banting
will be used to welcome the hero ol
Manila bay. '
Aaatrallaa View of tha Cable
Sydney, N. 8. Wl May 23- Tht
cabinet here; after considering the Pa
cific cable proposition, haa disagreed
with the imperial proposals, and has
agreed with the Canadian idea that
the cable should be jointly owned and
subsidised. This decision has been
telegraphed to the colonial govern
ments. ' ' ' ' ';
Horeelea Carriage for Oregon.
New Yoik, May 82. Oregon is soon
to have a state automobile company,
the same as those formed today in
Trenton for 17 Btates. It will intro
duce and control horseless carriages,
oabs, and trucks in the large cities,
and may secure, consolidate and operate
all steet-oar lines.
Or Beaervolr Collapaed.
Redding, Col.. May 22. The news
reached here today ot the collapse of
an ore reservoir belonging to the Midaa
Gold Mining Company, at Harrison
Gulch. The ore, in a semi-liquid
state, escaped into the creek, entailing
a loss ot 876,000.
: Stabbed by a Beggar.
JJew York, May 22. John E. Bng
lis, formerly president of the Walluboiit
bank of Brooklyn, was slahlted in the
neck today by Christopher Duly, a bus
gar. The wound Is severe. Daly hml
been to Englie house a few days !'
to ask for alms and wan diftautiKtimi
with the food given hiui. lie lay in
wait and abused Krtglis for this, end
ing today by stabbing him. Tli a
wounded man is 61 years of age. Da'y
was arreated.