Ill
MIST.
VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 1 4, 1899.
NO. 30.
EVENTS OF THE DAI
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKU8K TICKS FKOM THK WIBKS
An Intoreatlng Collection of Ileum Froe
the Tn HemlspliorM rteated
la a Condeoeed Form.
Droyfus Is confident tbo second court
martial will acquit III in.
Seventy-four cases of yellow fever
bave Imioii reported In HuntlHgo.
Packing-house employes In Chicago
will not etrike until Hitoiii Iter.
The Democratic national committee
will moot In Chicago on July 30.
, The peace treaty haa at )uat been rat
Mod by tlie Spaniab eonalo.
I American exports of manufactured
goods now average $ 1,000,000 a day,
Tbe North Gorman Lloyd Steamship
Company baa oidursd three new pas.
longer boata.
The government baa taken a band tn
the Illinois labor troubles. The strlk
em at Cartorvllle have been enjoined
The Fourth of July tn Coloiado waa
ushered in at mllnlht bv a magnlfl
cent illiiinlnution on l'ike'a Peak, 14,
000 foot above the son. Herculean
liu mired pounda of rod, white and blue
powder waa it off.
At Chicago one bundled frenzied wo
men and 30 metiruehed panla-alrlcken
from tba three-story factory of the
Western Paper Stock Company to ea
cape beiug burned to death. Eight
women were Injured In leaping from
the windowi, and many more jumped
In safety.
Lata Oriental adviooe itata that to
riugloadera of theilotera whodoatroyed
and btimei elootrlo tramway oara at
Seoul last month weie executed in pub'
lie at Coiea'a capital four wveka.ago.
They mot their fate bravely. Tbelr
lieadi were out oil and exhibited In
pobllo plaooe aa a warning to all evil
doors. Iteport have boon, recoivod In Ma'
nlla ol au outbreak in the laland of Ne
grot, incident upon . tba departure of
the California regiment for home.
Heme hostile natlvea, saoing'a onmpany
of aoldieie at one of the email posts
preparing to depart, thought the Amer
icana wore evaaoaling the Inland, and
a party of ilfiO lebela, moatly bolo men,
attacked thetrooiis, and killed one man
and wounded another belonging to
company K. The Filipinos were eaaily
driven off.
I The newa brought from Honolulu by
the Coptic of the death ot the Dowager
Cjneen Kaplolani waa not a surprise to
Hawaiiana, aa her death bud been ex
pooled ' for some time. She waa 05
yeara ot age and waa a sufferer from
cancer, ami recently had a atroke of
paralyaia. following tvvaral attaoka of
apoplexy. She waa mucb esteemed in
the ialanda and her death waa alnoeiely
mourned. Her remains-lay in atate
for eight days and woie buried with
Impressive cerenioniea.
Belgian aoolaliata are against elector-
al reform.
Many people were injured in a rail
road wreck at London.
Socretary of Agrlcultura Wilson will
come to the coaat thia aumuier.
Aa a roan It of a lover's quairet a San
Fianolaco young woman waa ahot by a
fireman.
Two wore killed and a number in
jured In a atreet car collision at Pitts
burg. Otis has cabled tba war depaitwont
the number of rooruits nocessary to nil
vacancies in the tegular regiments.
At Philadelphia, J. T. Catr, a re
porter, waa killed in a atrset oat ool-
iaion. A number wore badly Injured,
File did damage to the extant ol
100,000 at Summit, N. J. Una bun
rlred people, living in apiutmenta, lost
their effeota.
The negrona have all loft Pana, III.,
on tickets furnished by Uovernor Tan
ner. The mines will reopen with on
ion nion.
Hchnrman has visited the southern
ialanda and ascertained the sent I in out
of the natives, lie says pence will
aurely follow victory in the Philippines,
as the best people favor the Americana.
Union City, 111., populated entirely
union mineia, waa destroyed by (ire
and the miners driven to the woods by
negroes, who sought rev n go for the kill
ing of a negro woman by the miners.
General Miles bus paid a high com
pliment to the brave Oregon volunteers,
and says that in the West la to bo
found the best material in the world
for military aerlvce.
Tbe rebels made a aally againat our
linos nt San Fernando, but did not
puah the attaok. The Americans lost
one man killed and four wounded.
The German dologntoa of the draft
ing committee of the arbitration com
mittee of tbe peace conference have
. officially announced the assent of Ger
many to Sir Julian Pumicefote's pro
posal of a permanent oourt of aibitra
tlon. :
Minor News Hams.
In Jetmoro, Kan., every house la oo
euDied by Ita owner. Tbe population
et tbe place la 8S0.
Jamea Edwin Cooke, once famous aa
the champion ten-horse rider of the
world, is living in an abandoned street
oar in Long Island.
Survey work preliminary to the lay
ing of a oablo between Germany and
the United States by way of tbe Aaoief
iraa praatioally completed. ' "I
LATER NEWS.
The deaf mutes are in annual con
rentlon at Ht. Paul.
Guatemala la agnln In a state of un
rest and revolution Is feared.
A new rapid Are gun has been testej.
It will fire 00 six-pound shots a min
ute, onu lZt0TLZr, . .i
taw.
Secretary
swo'd voted
Dewey.
Long will present the
by congress to Admiral
Coinage Is to be unrestricted in the
mints of India and gold will be tbe
standard,
A lilg Four train crashed Into I
family surrey near Columbus, O., kill
log six people.
Wealthy Spaniards are withdrawing
their Investments In Cuba and going
into Mexico,
Polish residents of Chicago at a pub
Ho meeting, denounoed an Anglo
American alliance, -
Owing to heavy rains a portion of
Manna la flooded and the soldiers are
suffering great discomforts.
A reform school at Flanklngton, 8.
D mutinied because a Populist super
intendont bad boon appointed
The Oregon volunteers will be
brought to Astoria on tbe transports,
where they will be transferred to river
boata and proceod to Portland
A national park or forestry reserve
association for the governmental pro
tection of over 7,000,000 aores ol lan
in Northern Minnesota will be formed
in Chicago this month.
Governor Danlol, administrator of
the Isle do Diablo, where Drefua waa
imprisoned, has been removed. He
punished Dreyfua In the hope of mak
lug hi in confess.
Loid Lipton'a challenger, the Sham
rook, has bad a trial, and made a good
showing. She is a fast light-weight
boat and Britishers are filled with hope
that the America's cop will be won for
England.
A warrant, based upon a complaint
aworn to by tbe lepreaentative of
Now York newspaper, baa been Issued
at Salt Lake tor tba arrest ot President
Angus M. Cannon, of the Salt Lake
stake of the Mormon church, charging
bim with polygamy.
A special dispatch from Rome saya
that the German steamer Reichstag
has sailed from Naples with 15,000
rifles, fiOO tons of war material and 600
mulea for the Transvaal. According
to the aame dispatch, another steamer,
with a similar cargo saila July 14 from
Arenas.
Flans have been formulated for
large oo-operativo colony to, be situated
on Lake Kilo, near Toledo, O., and
8,000 acres of land are to be secured
to bo devoted to farming and manufac
turing Interests. The promoter of the
scheme Is Joseph A. Johnson, of tbe
state of Washington.
Neosho valley In Kansas, Is flooded
undoi six feet of water.
Tbe annual convention of Christian
Kndeavoiers opened in Detroit.
Ban Franciscans are chartering boats
to welcome the Second Oregon.
The busineas district of Oakland,
Or., was swept by fire; loss about
f400,000.
Bishop John P. Newman, of tbe
Methodist Episcopal church, died at
Saratoga, N. Y.
One woman was killed and much
property destroyed by a cyolone at
Ainsworth, Nob.
A late Kiondiko report saya one
olalm furnishod all the gold dust 11
borsea could carry.
Governor Sayres, of Texas, baa ap
pealed to the secretary of war for help
foi the Texas flood sufferers.
A passenger train on the Central Fa
clflc, near Elko, Nev., was wreoked
and seven people were injured
The tranohise proposals were ac
cepted at the Pretoria conference, and
pjace in South Africa is assured.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp
shire aaya we should hold the Philip
pines, but do no more fighting, and
leave the rest to congress.
A young San Francisoan, while
drunk, attempted to kill his mother by
throwing a lighted lamp at her. Throe
people were injured In the melee.
Filipinos may soon release the Span-
arda. Otis reports that negotiations
with Aguinaldo indicate fair prospects
for success. The Yorktown captives
may be included.
Viator, Col., offset the great Pike's
Peak illumination by , an artificial
earthquake.- Five tona of dynamite
were tired on the east elope of Dull hill
In blasts of 800 pounds to eaob charge,
the lust charge consisting of COO
pounds.
The flooded district in Texaa has a
length of over 600 miles, a breadth ot
probably 60 miles, and in all this space
damage Incalculable has been done.
The loss of life will never be fully
known. Estimates of lives lost, from
100 to 800; loss to farmers, including
crops as well as livestock, iroin
7,000,000 to 916,000,000; to railroada
and oonnty bridges, $3,000,000 to
14,000.000.
The mayor ot Hays City, Kan., la
only H yeara old, the president of tbe
council is S3 and the oldest man in the
municipal government ia 89.
New Jersey fruit growera aa a rule
believe there will be an Immense crop,
as the buda had not developed enough
to bo damaged by tbe cold weather.
Russia, with a population of 137,-
000,000, has only 18,1)84 physicians.
In the United States, with a popula
tion of about 76,000,000, there are 13,.
000 physicians.
TEN NEW REGIMENTS
Order Has Been Issued for
Their Enlistment
Appointment of commanders
the Thirty-flfth Will lie Reerulted
Vaaoouver Prom Men of th
faoltle CoaiS.
Washington, July 8. -The order for
the enlistment of volunteers for service
In the Philippines was published today
ind seven more colonels to command
the regimenta were appointed. There
ire yet two colonels to be designated.
Eight majors also wore named. The
recruiting will not begin until some
time next week, the exact date not
having been fixed yet. Recruiting ata
lions will be open in every stste and
territory, and as (eat as the men are
snllsted, they will be sent to tbe regi
nents to be assigned to companies,
-tate lines are obliterated and the men
llrst enlisting will be first to be mus
tered in. The assignment to com pan
ies will be by the ollloers commanding,
nd be will be at liberty to organise a
lompany composed of men from oue
itate if he finds it convenient and prac
ticable.
The organization of the 10 regiments
In thia country will not make any dif
ference In the organization ol regimenta
in tbe Philippines by General Otis,
Ills regimenta will be in addition to
those hereafter to be known as tbe
Twenty-sixth to Thirty-fifth inolosive,
and will be numbered from the Thirty
sixth upward. It is expected that tbree
regiments will be organized In the
Philippines, the regiments organized
in tbe United States and tbe Philip
pines increasing the army by 660 off
oeis and 17,608 men, if there should be
three full icgiments foimed by General
Otis. Tbe colonels appointed today
are under orders to proceed at once with
the organization of the regimenta.
Some of the oRloeia are now in the city
and bave been consulting the different
bureau oflioeia with regard to equip
mout and supplies for the men aa they
Join the regiment.
SPANISH PRISONERS.
Fillpinoa Relenee the Oarrlaoo of Baler
-KmIiIMI a Siege for a Year.
Manila, July 8. The Spanish com
mlssioners who went to larlaa lor a
jonference regarding the aurreuder of
tbe Spanish prisoners in the hands of
the Filipinos, returned here last night.
Chairman del Bio, ot tbe commission,
laid the release ot all the prisoners bad
been arranged for.
The commissioners, with the remnant
it tbe Spanish garrison of Baler, on
the east coast ot Luzon, and a number
if civilian prisoners, were escorted by
Filipino so Id lore from . Tarlao to the
American outposts at San Fernando,
ind oauie to Manila by the night train.
The heroes of the long defense of
Baler, where tbe Spaniards resisted an
insurgent aiege of more than a year's
duration, formed a picturesque band.
Lieutenant Martin, tbe only surviving
officer, marched them through the
itreets. There are only 83, and the
moat of them are mere boys in faded
blue cotton uniforms and red shirts.
They are barefooted, A crowd of Span
ish man and women embraced them,
weeping and shouting their praises.
Tbey tell a remarkable story. It
sppeara that the captain several times
proposed to surrender, but the soldiers
refused. Finally, some months ago,
he tried to raise a white flag. There,
upon, Lieutenant Martin killed him
with bis own sword. Their food sup
ply gave out entirely a week ago, and
tbey surrendered to tbe Filipinos with
all the honors ot war. They were al
lowed to keep their arms, and they
marched from Baler with Filipino es
oorts and carried their guns, through
several insurgent camps, eveiywbere
being cheered and fetod.
Columbia OuUalled tho Defender.
New York, July 3. By the race be
tween tbe new cup dofender Columbia
and the old Defender, sailed today over
triangular course of 80 miles 10
miles to a leg it baa been plainly
demonstrated that, no matter how
skillfully constructed a yacht may- be,
her sailing and ability to go to wind
ward may be killed by impeifeotly set
ting saila.
The Columbia won the. race by a
margin of 8 minutes 63 seconds (nnoffl
cial time). There is no doubt she
would have won by a larger margin It
her sails bad fitted aa well as the De
fender's. Tho Modua Vivendi.
Washington, July 8. Ambassador
Choate and Lord Salisbury are almost
deadlocked over the modus Vivendi,
fixing the Alaska boundary. Neither
side will accept the provisional line
proposed by the other, the Canadians
demanding the inclusion of their Por
cupine country, and the Americans tbe
projection of the boundary line north
westei ly from a point two miles above
Kluckwan.
Rnbert Bonner la Dead.
New York, July 8. Robert Bonner,
publlshei of the New York Ledger and
owner of famous horses, died in this
oity tonight.
Keleaae of Spanleh rrlaoaere.
Washington-, July 7. The war de
partment has leceived from General
Otie'advloea regarding the negotiations
proceeding in Luaon between the Span
ish commissioners and Aguinaldo look
ing to the release of Spanish prisoners.
General Otis' report Indicates thai
there are fair prospeota that "most of
these unfortunates will be Bet free, it
not all of them. It is not known
whether the oaptive Yorktowu'a crew
are Inoludod among the prisoners to bt
released. -
HOME RULE.
ftaeoiamondod for l.m. of tho Southern
Isles of tho t-hlllpplnea.
New York, July 8. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: The
departure of . President Soburman, of
the Philippine commission, will leave
at Manila three members of the com
minion Major-General Otis, Professor
Worcester and Colonel Denby. It will
be the duty of the last two named to
continue the work of - establishing
borne rule within the lines held by the
administration troops, In the hope that
the example will be followed by the
Filipinos outside of the lines, and abow
them the beneficlent purposes of tbe
government. Professor Worcester and
Colonel Denby will also aid General
Otis in tbe conduot of any peace nego
tiations which may follow any future
operations of tbe American troops.
Mr. Schurrnan'a dispatoh ia on the
whole very encouraging, and tbe an
thorltlea are very muoh gratified at the
conditiona be reporta having found at
the points visited. It la evident from
what the officials say that Mr. Schur
man believes tbe suppression of Aguin
ablo's insurrection means the establish
ment of peace throughout the archi
pelago. lie is confident that many o
the people throughout tbe southern
Islands do not openly express them
selves In favor of an American protec
torate solely beoause of tbe tear of
Aguinaldo and bia Tagal army.
Mr. Schurman speaks well of the sul
tan of 8ulu, and it ia evident that be
feels that there la no danger of trouble
from bim in case tbe United States ob
serves tbe treaties which exist between
bim and the Spanish government
Mr. Schurman makes a number of re
commendations regaiding home rnle
for some of the southern islands, and
that they will probably be adopted by
tbe president.
Tbe conditions in Negroswere found
to ie of a highly satisfactory character
by Mr. Schurman, and borne rule will
undoubtedly be given Immediately to
the people of that island, altbongb
some alterations were necessary before
it received the president's approval.
CHANGE OP PLANS.
Second Oregon May Coma to Portland
bv Rail.
Washington, July 8. Commissioner
Hermann, in pursuance with requests
received from Oregon today, made in
qulry at the war department as to how
the Oregon regiment is to be taken to
Portland. He was informed that tbe
troops will ba landed at San Francisoo,
and that the transports will be immed
iatoly loaded with regulars for Manila,
and will leave for tbat port, and will
not go to Portland with the Oregon
regiment Thia change of plan was
made at tbe request of Genreal Otia,
who saya there ia a scarcity of trans
ports.
Tbe commissioner told tbe secretary
that the people of Oregon bad already
made extensive plans lor receiving the
troops at Portland and that the change
ot plan would be a very great disap
pointment. Tbe department said that
it would make every effort to accom
modate the people of Oregon and tbe
troops themselves, and has, therefore.
directed the commanding officer at San
Franoisco to secure a sufficient number
of ships at tbe port to carry the Oregon
regiment from there direct to Portland,
enabling the people of Portland to carry
out their original plan.
II this plan cannot be carried out,
the department will make arrange
ments to have the regiment carried di
rect to Portland by rail, but thia will
net be done unless It is Impossible to
seoure ships.
Fish Kxperlmenl Foils.
Washington, July 8. After repeated
efforts, and aa many failures, tbe Uni
ted Statos fish oom mission has reached
the conolusion tbat the Pacific salmon
cannot be successfully planted in At
lantic waters. Just why, it is hard to
say, but that it cannot be done ia a
now well established fact. Which all
goes to prove that oertain products and
certain life are peculiar to certain
regions. s .
Yellow Jack In Cuba.
Havana, July. 8. Two cases of yel
low fever bave been reported today.
Oneot the patients Is an old Spanish
woman who has been In Cuba for two
years, and whose disease is of a mild
form. The other oase is that of an
American, whose symptoms are still
doubtful, although It is believed by
Surgeon-Major Davis and other officers
to be yellow fever.
California Town Burned.
Coultreville, Cat., July 8. Fire
broke out in the resldenoe ot Mrs.
Bogolioa here today. Tbe facilities for
fighting flames were poor, and within
two hours the entire business portion
ot Coultreville, inoluding three hotels
and four general merchandise atorea,
was tn ashes. Altogether, 67 build.
Ings were destroyed. The loss is esti
mated at f300,000.
Gained Their Point.
The Hague, July 7. The American
delegates scored a great auccess today
in obtaining from the peace conference
a unanimous vote in favor of having
tba question of private property at sea,
In time of war, dealt with at a speoial
conference, to be summoned berealter.
Much diplomatic management waa
necessary, and many obstacles bad been
surmounted before this result waa
reached.
Through o Culvert.
Kansas City, July 8. A north
bound passenger train on the Burling
ton went through a culvert near Wal
dron, Mo., 17 miles north of Kansas
City, at 10:80 o'clock last night Fire
man Charles Welty, of St. Joseph, was
killed, and several passengers are re
ported to have been seriously Injured.
Command of Freeldlo.
Ban Francisco, July 8. Brigadier-
General Wallace Randolph, U. 9. V..
as reported at army headquarters in
this city for duty.
AGAINST ANNEXATION
Statements Credited to Otis
and Dewey.
PHILIPPINE CONQUEST UNJUST
Aa American Mlnlater In Japan Wrltee
a Moat Seneatlonal Latter to a
Boston Journal.
oston, July 10. Rev, Clay McCan
ley has written a letter to the Tran
Mript dated at Tokio, Japan, June 1
Mr. KoCauley declares that Admiral
Dewey said to bim:
"Rather than make a war of con
quest on the Filipino people, I would
take up anchor and sail out ol the har
bor." Mr. McCauley visited Manila in Jan
uary, in aearob of health. Ot bis
viewa there he writes: "For a long
time I could not believe tbat tbe die
astroua drift of events was known to
the Washington authorities. I was in
dined to lay tbe responsibility for the
increasing perils upon tbe military
commander directly in charge.
"Yet, now it seems to me that Gen
era) Otis did thia work in tbe main in
literal obedience to bia superiors in
America; that there it waa assumed
tbat the whole right and duty conoern
ing the future disposition and control
of tbe Philippine islands lay in the
wishes and will of the United States;
that what tbe Filipinos themselves
might wish need not be taken Into
the account n formulating plans ,ior
their government"
Tbe writer bad a talk with General
Otia. "Among other things," said
Mr. McCauley, "General Otia ex
pressed regret tbat I here waa not
better knowledge of . tbe situation
among the Washington legislators
than there seemed to be. And be im
pressed me deeply by bia declaration:
'I waa ordered to thia post from San
Francisco. I did not believe in the
annexation of these islands when 1
came here, nor do I believe in their an
nexation now.'
"1 also bad the privilege of a oon
versation with Admiral Dewey," tbe
writer says, and gives this version of
it: Dewey spoke much of his con
cern over the tnrn affairs had taken
and added that he waa 'powerless to
act.' Yet in one point of bia romarka
be declared: 'Rather than make a war-
of conquest on these people I would up
ancboi and sail out of tbe harbor. "
Mr. MoCauley says he wrote Presi
dent McKinley, whom be met in
Washington, regarding tbe situation
and predicting the outbreak which has
iince occurred.
TOWING-VESSEL TRUST.
Will Probably Embrace All Tug Com
panies on Great Lakes.,
New Y rk. July 10. The Great
Lakes Towing Company, which plana
to embrace all tbe tug and towing com
panics between Buffalo, Chicago and
Duluth, and whose formation has al
ready been announced in dispatches
from Cleveland, haa filed articles of In
corporation in the county c!eik's office
in Jersey City. The company has
capital of $5,000,000, of which 83,600,-
000 ia 7 per cent noncumulative pre
ferred stock, and 12,500,000 common
stock.
The oharter of the new corporation
authorizes the Great Lakes Towing
Company to do a general towing,
wrecking, salvage, dredging and con
tracting business on the Great Lakes
and tbeir tributary atreams, and to
own, operate and deal in, by aale er
otherwise, tugs, .ships, vessels and
boats ot every desoription.
Reported Maaaaero.
Chicago, July 10. A speoial to the
Times-Herald Irom Washington saya:
Secretary Hay haa sent instruotions to
Minister Bryan, at Rio de Janeiro, Bra
zil, and Consul Ruffin, at Asuncion,
Paraguay, directing thm to investi
gate the report of the massacre ot an
expedition of which Americans were
lembera on tbeKingu river, in Brazil.
A report received several daya ago
from Minister Buchanan, at Buenos
Ayres, reported that a Mrs. Williams,
whose brother resides in Asbeville, N.
CI, and whose husband was a member
of tbe ill-fated expedition, is in dis
tress In Bueuos Ayres, where she waa
to await her husband's leturn.
Revolution at Sofia.
Buda Pest, July 8. Newspapers here
publish a story from Belgrade to the
effect that a revolution waa inaugur
ated at Sofia yesterday. According to
the aocounts published, a mob paraded
the atreets, some of the troops joining
in tbe demonstration. It waa added
that Prince Ferdinand had fled tbe
country, and tbat the telegraph wires
bad been cut.
Whlteeappere Banged.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 7. Pleas
Wynn and Cattlett Tipton, the white-
cappera, were hanged at Sevierville at
1:03 today for the murder of old man
Whaley and his rife over a year ago.
They both confessed tbat thry were
hired to do the deed by one Bob Catt
lett. Mrs. Tipton, wife of tbe mur
derer, and his five children were
present at the hanging.
Aseaaalna Aequltted.
Manila, July 10. The trial at Ca-
bnnatuan of the slayers ot General
Luna, the Filipino leader who was as
sassinated by tbe guard of Aguinaldo'a
residence, is ended. The aocused were
acquitted on the ground of self-defense.
The testimony showed there was a con
spfraoy on the part of Luna and other
officers to kill Aguinaldo and make
Luna dlotator. Luna's death seems to
have strengthened Aguinaldo's leader,
ship for a time. Luna supportera are
pow outwardly loyal to Agojualdo.
PREVENTION OF WAR.
Peaeo Conferanee Amends tho Arbitral
tlon neheme.
The Hague, July 10. The third
eommittee aitting this morning dis
cussed the scheme for mediation and
arbitration drawn up by Count Dexa
men. The reporter of the committee
explained lengthily tbe motives which
inspired the drafting committee in
elaborating the scheme. M. Bourgeois,
head of the French delegation, thanked
tbe reporter In warm terms and con
gratulated him upon his remarkable
exposition. The aitting was then ad
journed nntil July 17.
During the discussion, the plenary
committee amended article 8, so as to
provide that when powers between
whom there is a serious dispute accept
the mediation they cease all relations
in regard to the disputed question,
which shall be considered as exclusive
ly referred to the mediatory powers.
Tbree additional paragrapba regard
ing the permanent court were also
adopted at the request of President
Zorn, of tbe German delegaton, Count
Nigra, bead of the Italian delegation
and Sir Julian Pauncefote, head ot tbe
British delegation.
BRAZOS RIVER FALLING.
Situation In tho Flooded District Is Im,
provlno;-
Galvoston, Tex., July 10. The situ
ation in tbe Brazoa Taller is rapidly
improving. Tbe river is falling,
There is an unconfirmed rumor tbat five
lives were lost near Sanarrtia, in Fort
Bend county. Tbe report sent out
Wednesday from Brooksbire, Waller
county, that two lives were lost there,
now appears to have teen an error,
Those wbo were supposed to bave
drowned persist in making tbeir reap
pearance. Relief committees are now
well organized.
At Brooksbire, tbe relief committee.
have opened a commissary and issue a
halt ration per capita. They bave
taken precautions so tbat only tbe de
serving shall get these rations, and.
therefore, they issue to tbe planter for
all tbe tenants be bad wben the nood
came. Those who own tbeir farms and
lost everything, aa ia the case with
most of them, are allowed to draw tbeir
rations direct. .
THEIR WORK ENDED.
National Editorial Aaaoelatlon Cloets
Mew Officers and Adjeurne.
Portland, July 8. Adjournment
sine die came to the National Editorial
Association at 8 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, tbe morning session having
held through to tbat hour without in'
termission. Tbe most important bus!
nesa disposed of waa the selection of
New Orleans to be tbe place of meet
ing next year.'
A number of tbe delegates, before
the meeting closed, testified to the
good faith that Oregon bad kept with
them, saving tbat it bad given more
and better than was promised wben tb9
national association, was induoed to
come bere for the annual meeting,
Following is a list of tba new officers:
President. Colonel B. J. Henry,
Jackson, Mis.; first vice-piesident,F. B.
Balllo, Cleborne, Tex. third vice-
president, Albert Tozler, Portland,
Or.; treasurer, Jamea G. Gibbs, Nor
walk, O.; corresponding secretaiy, J.
M. Page, Jefaeyville, III.; recording
secretary. P.. M. White, Mexico, Mo. -
MINERS DIE OF SUCRVY.
Boon of Men Said to Have Perished nl
Wind River.
Seattle, July 10. An unconfirmed
story comes from Dawson tbat several
prospectors who have arrived there
over the Edmonton route repot t that a
score of miners bave died from scurvy
at Wind river, a branch of the Peel
river, and that a number ot others are
Buffering from its effects. They bad
no list of those of who died, but they
report the following among tbe sick;
Dr. J. B. Mason, Chicago; W. C. Cnch,
Brom brothers. Dr. Martin, dentist,
Chicago; Edward Harris, Mitchell.
Dr. Martin was camped with two
other Chicago men. Both were taken
down with scurvy. Martin loaded
them on a elod and tried to pull them
to Wind City, a distance of 76 miles,
where he expected to find medicines
and fresh supplies. One man died
soon after the journey began. Martin
took bis other partner on bis baok
and completed the journey.
Huddled on a Mound.
St. Louis, July 10. A Post-Dispatch
special from Austin, Tex., says: Gov
ernor Savers today received a message
from Sealey ovei the long distance tele
phone, saying 1,000 persons who had
taken refuge on a mound tbree miles
below there, are slowly perishing for
want of food. To add to tbe horror,
the unfortunates are surronnded by
poisonous reptiles and skunka. Hud
dled together with human beings are
several hundred head of live stock. A
number of those on the mound have
received bites from reptilea and skunks
and are in a dying condition.
The Muater-Out.
Washington, July 10. The adjut
ant-general stated that tbe Second Ore
gon regiment would be mustered out at
San Franoisco soon after landing there,
and in tbat event would not be allowed
tbeir arms to Portland, but would de
posit them at Benicia arsenal, San
Francisco.
Cervera Aequltted.
Madrid, July 10. Admiral Cervera
and the other commanders of the Span
iab fleet destroyed in tbe battle of San
tiago, whose conduot haa been the sub
ject of inquiry by special court-martial,
were today acquitted and formally lib
erated.
Washington, July 8. Brigadier-
ftanArttl .lnAAnh WhAolor WAS twlnv or
dered to report to General Otis, at Ma-1
nila, for service in tbe Philippine
islands. i
LYNN CANAL A KEY
Canadians Aim to Control
Klondike Outlet.
LINK AT WHITE PASS WATERSHED
This Coneoailon Would dive Cngland
Kv.r Right to Which She
I Entitled.
Taooma, July 11. The Fairbanks
Foster Alaska boundary party returned
from the north today. Interviews
with members of the party indicate
that the watershed on the White pass,
back of Skagway and Dyea, will be ac
cepted as tbe international boundary
line at tbat point. The White and
Chilkoot passes constitute the storm
center of the Alaska boundary contro
versy. At those points tbe Canadians
hope to aecure concessions that will en
able tbem to anohor down a port of en
try into the Klondike gold fields. , All
other parts of tbe country thereabouts
where concessions are looked for are of
little importance compared with the
Lynn canal territory, which ia the key
to tbe situation. Senator Fairbanks,
when interviewed, placed importance to
the fact that be must sit with the joint
high commission In August, but de-;
olined to state what lines of argument .
be would take up. He expressed great
satisfaction at having made the trip.
Regarding boundary matters that '
were diaoussed daring the four weeks
Spent in Alaska, Senator Foster de
clined to speak. "Personally," he
said, "t am opposed toyieldingan inch
of United States territory. . A careful
ingveatigation, however, demonstrates
that there are may be different con
structions placed upon the treatiea in
volved as regards channels, the situa
tion of lesser islands, and the like.
Bnt, in the main, the United States is '
plainly given a strip of territory, north
of Portland canal, or thereabouts, 10
marine leagues inland, except where a
well-defined mountain range placea the
boundary nearer tbe coast. This strip
runa np to Mount St. Eliaa. Many
contend at the passes that the water
shed back of Skagway and Dyea is the
dividing line. On the one side are the
headwaters of the Yukon, and on the
otber the streams flowing into Lynn
canal are formed. Between these two
districts there is a chain of mountains, ,
thus, in the opinion of some, bringing
tbe boundary line soma 14 miles nearer
the coast. This seems to be a fair ex- .
preBsion of the American view of the
boundary auestion. By this construc
tion of tbe treaty it is held that Eng
land will receive tbe benefit of every
point that can be fairly and honestly
granted.
"On tbe other hand, however, the
Canadiana and many Englishmen bold ,
tbat the boundary should be drawn 80 .
miles, or 10 marine . leagues, inland
from the headlands. By sucb a construc
tion, of course, Lynn canal would be an
inlet into Canadian territory, and 10
marine leagues inland from tiie head-
lands at the entrance would be many '
miles sooth of Skagway and Dyea. and
hence Canada and England would have
tbe coveted port of entry without a
question of doubt. Aa 1 Icok upon it, ,
personally, Lynn canal is a part of the
sea or ocean. Therefore, it would be
unfair to draw a line SO milos inland
from the headlands at the entrance to
bodies of water ot that nature, and call
it the boundary under the treaty.'' -
THE BRAZOS FLOOD.
Loae to Property Reaches a Total of '
8.B00.00O. "-
Galveston, Tex., July 11. Relief
work in the Brazos flooded district
has been systematic, three relief trains
leaving Houston, Galveston and San
Antonio daily. Probably 30,000 ne-
gioes are now being fed, and will need
to be sustained for some time by the
relief committees. Tbe water ia fall
ing at all points, exoept in Brazoria
county.
All sorts of estimates are made as to
the amount of the cotton loss. An es
timate of 60 per cent ia considered con- ,
servative. This will be a money loss
of $5,000,000. Tbe loss sustained by
the destruction ot other crops, houses,
fencing, stock and bridges will be
3,600,000, while tbe loss to the rail
loada is probably $1,000,000, making
s total ot $8,600,000.
Owing to the exaggerated reports
circulated as to the loss of life in the
recent floods, tbe News has made
special effort to secure the faota from
each county. Reports received from
13 counties show a loss ot 87 lives from
drowning. Negroes supposed to have
been drowned oontinue to appear aud
want to be ted.
Reporta from Selay state that
white woman and a negro woman died
there today from the beat and expo
sure. There are 600 negroes at Selay ;
at tbe point of starvation. Rations
will be sent by tbe first tram. At
Hearne a mass meeting of citizens was
held today, and committees appointed
to request supplies from tbe governor'
tor immediate use. Intense suffering
is said to exist in the locality.
A cablegram received from tbe Fa-
moan commission Indioatea they will
arrive at San Franciaco about August
10.
Oold by tho Ton.
Taooma, July 11. Dr. O. L. Wil-
coxon, of Chicago, wbo has arrived
from Dawson, brings aothentlo news
of an enormous olean-np that took
place In tbe Klondike during June.
During the first barf of June a pack
train arrived at Dawson daily from
Bonanza, Eldorado, Hunker and Sul
phur sreeka, each bringing in $600,000
to $1,600,000 in dust One big paok
train made several trips from Profes
sor Lippy's claim on Eldorado, which
nroduoed over two tons of gold dust.
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