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nn OREGON VOL. XVI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1899. NO. 37. HE M 18 EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TKItNH TICKS KUOM THK W1EK8 An luMirestlug Collection nfltem Prowl the Tw Hemispheres Presented In a Condensed urin. The Pennsylvania regiment Inn loft Bun Francisco for home. Ail tli new regiment of volunteer will be ulloat ful Ainu I la by October. At PiihsbIo, N. J., tlie Botany Worst ed Mill Cuiiimny l to erect tlx build ing. Thirty-six volunteer from tlie Hoc cm! Oregon have applied fur pension for disability. A South African mining onglneor nunlu the trip Irom London to Duwaon City In 17 day. At Apploton, Win., mill bollor exploited, klllng two uien and wound ing eight other. Dreyfus' enemies are still utter La bnrl. Two infernal machine loaded wltli gun cotton wore lent liiin. Tlioma Brackolt lined lim tendered his resignation congressman from Maine. The governor but accepted it. T)ilinii feval I following la the Wake of the Htorm in Porto Rico. Th stench arising from the putrefying bod lea la given an tlie cause. Major-General Otl la himselt anting censor of dispatches. He dictate cot respondents' report of engagement iid with l(ii inal official phrases, mag nifies American success. 1 It tat alleged In England that the Transvaal ia republic only in name mid tliat abuses me uiKiiiluld. Even the court must agree with Com Paul Krugnr, or oft go official hernia. ! Near Marshalltown, Iowa, three tramp, stealing rid on Client Western tmiglit train allot, and killed Diakumaii Wilson anil Conductor Jlalhews and threw tliolr bodivi uiuler the train. The present run of sookeye aalnion on lower Pugat aound la ao phenomenal nn to make it almost ceitnin that the 1'tigel aound auliuon pack will he large enough to compensate for the ahoituge In the pm:kl on the Fruser and (Jo In la bia river. While endeavoring to rescue one of their couiiadea, arrested for drunken nous, the aoliduia from the Iiulluna hud a light with the police of Honolulu which reunited in many hernia living broken, but the police tlnally lauded their man. A Washington apodal anya: Hope ful sign ol an iippioanhing end of the I'liilippino insurrection havo boon ap parent sinoa the organization of i8 ad ditional regiiueuta and Secretary Idiot's action calling out 10 moro (or tho Phil Ippina service. Tliia anion hnt item onatiatod to the Filipino leader that resistance will be futile, and it l be lieved negotiation are now on foot looking to a termination of the war. The Chilean ministry ha resigned. Quiet lina heen restored In tho Blue field diatriot, Nicaragua. Lieutenant George F. Telfor liaa boen appointed census Riipoivispr for the rieeond district of Oregon. Dawson City tiiloon keeper have formed a trust and will make whiaky a dollar a drink thl winter. , Gold 1 reported to be atain flowing Into the bank ot England and British flunnoier aie feeling butter, , Two 17-year-old hoy wore killed while stealing watermelon in Ourav, Colo. The murderer any he only shot to acaie the boy. The hunt for gold on Kotxebue aound brought fearful results. Seven por eeut of thoae who went Into that in lmapitiiblo country loat theii live. From the report on the world'a wheat crop there la little to indicate failure in either Germany or Russia, while England' atop i huge. Angered by the action of a gambler who assaulted one of their nuiuhei, the Indian ot a grading camp at Winsluw, Aria., threaten to exterminate the white. At Wotumpka, Ala.,, Tutor Louin and hi 15-yuar-old ou wore taken from Jail and lynched by a mob. Tliey were licensed ot shooting Hall Jordan, a respectable oitizon. M. Labor! appeiirod In court Tuesday moining, and if his condition will por in It, he will conduct the case for Drey fus until a vurdiut Is reached. Hu wu warmly greeted by the prisoner. A loaiiian at the British ship Antplil trite was caught by a tow hue, diawn overboard and drowned, as the vessel was enteiing tho Columbia river. An other member of the crew was lost in a similar manner in Honolulu harbor. I A plot to escape from the guardhonno was unearthed at Fort Sheridan. Tlie prisoner hud the bar of the guard Iioiiho all sawed through and ' had ob tained possession of tho key to the magazine. Kuivoa, powder and cult ridgos were found In their possession. Snaioity ot food 1 now worrying the Filipino rebels. Oti has granted them permission to purnliaso mpplie from tho ship in the iiarhor. The proposed plihlia warehouso to be operated by the Toledo banks saeni to be a go, as a niajoiity of the bank fuvor the project. ' Among other Indiutrle, the Bolton, ft. C, Mill Company, recently foiniad with capital of H60.000, will establish a cotton mill of 16,000 spindle of tuore, " .' J - r ' LATER NEWS. The national farrni oongres will meet in Boston In Ootobor. Our commetoe with Germany for 181)1) exceed all previous lecord. A itaga in Yellowstone park tnrned over. One person wa killed and a number were injiirod, Tho euciilyptu tree 1 to be exporl rnented with rjnito extensively In Cuba as autl-uialaiiul agent. Husplciou eases of fuver have oc curred at Oilteaba, Mexico, and it is be. lieved to he yellow fever. General Otii reports eveiythlng quiet at Manila. He is proteoting the live and property ot all classes. The governor nl SI atntos have ap pointed delegate to the anti-trust con ference to be held at Chicago in Hep tember, Tho Olympla's batallion of 3B0 men will lead the parade in Wew Vork on the ocausiou of the auival of Admiral Dewey. Hergoant Crawford, who escaped, af ter letting eight meu out ot the piison at Watdner, ha been ariested at Mis soula, Mont. Hir Thomas Liptnn, the owner ot the Nhairirook. ha sailed for this oountry. lie was given a hearty farewell by Ills Irish friends. It I announced In London that the governor of Natal ha refused to allow the transit of empty cartridgo case Intended for the Tiansvaal. A determined effort 1 being made at Cleveland, (., to secure the discharge of number of volunteer in the Four teenth United Ktnte Infantry. The Northern I'aoiflo Company ha disposed of its entile holding of Ore gon Knilroad and Navigation Company preferred stock to a banking house in New York. , , A Washington Speaial ay that modua vivendi has been agreed upon by the Alaska houndaiy oommissiun and will be in effect before uougiess meet in December. A Vienna paper says that a deputa tion of American merchant fiom Ma nila has gone to Washington to promise a scheme foi ceding the 1'hilipplnes to Uieat Britain. A Manila dlspatoh via Hong Kong say tteanoii has been discovered in Luaon. A native mayor had opened a rebel recruiting station and waa be ing aided by Insuigunt officer in dia g u ne. He was arrested and taken to jail. The war department has given out for publication a statement of the ti nations of Cub. It shows that under the management of the United B tales government the receipts of the island from January lo June of the current year, exceeded the expenditure by over million dollar. The First California havo arrived home from tho Philippine. Tannera of the East and West will form an upper-hathor combine. At Beabright. N. J., three porson were killed and thiee injured by being run down by a ttain. Every train i brining recruit to Cape Town, and each aide stems to be preparing for conflict. Etnpeior William and the German ambassador to Fiance lunched together in Berlin and discussed the Dreyfus oase. In Holland a mob by throwing ilonea forced troop to fire upon them. One of tb rioter wa kilied aud two were wounded. General Bates' mission to fie Moios wa successful. The sultan ol Bulu ha agteod to recognize American sov ereignty. The St. Fsul Globe advocate the nomination of Admiral Dewey for the presidency by the next Demooratio na tional convention. Mr Wilfred Laurier and Minister of Marin Davlos will go to England to talk with Chamberlain about tbe Alas kan boundary. Report from Southern Bnssia ay current belief or the apptoaching end of the world is causing a panio among the uneducated classes. The Greek government ha been granted the courtesy of having an en sign of tho Greek navy assigned to duty ou the North Atlantic squudron. John Lind, governor of Minnesota, has requested the war department to allow the returning voluntoer ot his state to he landed in I'or.land, instead of in San Francisco. Preident Mellon, of the Northern raclflo railway in an interview pub lished in a Wall street paper aay his road spent but half its earnings for op eraling expense lust year and the road la now In a prosperous conditio!.. The war burdens are beginning to grow heavy and Secretary Gage is seek ing somo way to increase tlie stump tax. Slot inuehliios and firearm it n thought may help to bear the burdens. Anothor bond issue is also mentioned. Dr. Gilheit Keed, promoter of the 'International Institute of China, designed to instruct Bill elevate the bettor oluM of Chinese, says Dewey ha made China respoot Uncle Sam, and American are again encouraged to Ht tempt education of the heathen on an elaborate scale. Venica has a cafe which olalma that It ha been open day and "'u'1' 'or 180 year. At Foxoroft, Me.. Mnyo & Son are miming their woolen mill trout A. M.'to 10 P. M. Eloctriuity ha eupplnntod steam vn the railroad from Milan to Monan, t) oldest railroad in Italy. A clock is being constructed for Liv. .ipool Street stution in London, lhe Interior of it oase would allow fite person to diue comfortably. SHERMAN HAS ARRIVED Return of the First California Volunteers. SAN FRANCISCO MAD WITH JOY Transport Met at tlie GoUUn 0f by a (lr.l K.enrt Pliiara Iliad aid Whistle Hcramnsd. Han Francisco, Aug 315. The water ft on t today was the most attractive por tion ot Shu Francisco. It was literally black with poople, from ono and to the other. Every pior was crowded with exuited people, and Tulugraph hill, which commands a magnificent view of the Golden Gate and the harbor, was crowded with spectator anxious to catch a glimpse of the Sherman a she neured the harbor. All eyeijoeinod to bo tinned westwaidly. From every quarter ol the bay yachts, launches, tug and bay craft of all description made their way through the water, all converging toward one point, the Sher man. Tito noise created by the atcam sirens, calliopes, thd ringing of hell and cannon drowned all other noises incident to the occasion. As the Bheriuaii approached the Gate, the laud batteries belched forth a national salute, and the bay steamei took up tlie signal with their sirens, .'iiiiilonioniuiii reigned, Neuier and nearer the welcome vessel oumo, and at brst pushed her prow into the space left for her, tmd such a sceuo oocurred as has never been seen on this coast be fore. Flags dipped, flags were waved, whistles screamed, cannon wore fired, trumpet were blown and megaphone and magic glasses wero turned on the delighted boys whocrowded the rigging of the great steamer. Tlie signal was giving to the fleet of yachts and tugs to gut under headway just in timo foi them to fall into the wake of tho tians port, which, ol course, wu given tho place ot honor. Slowly tho fleet moved along with the transport. It seemed a if every floating tlihig on tho hay had been pressed into service. The fleot gath ered stremitli in numbers a it arrived well imldo the bay. It wa a grand alclit, and one never to be forgotten. The gallant Califoruiuus on the trans port scorned wild with dulight over tb reception given them. They cheered and cheered, waved flags and handkei chiefs and caps, and even their coats, in thuir excitement. As the fleet n eared tho transport dock, the Iowa let go hot batteries, and the curling smoke, a it left the can nous' mouth, presented a sight which few of the watLhers on )uud and water had ever seen bufute. Just before the anchor of tho Sherman was dropped, Coiumodoie Spreckels gave tho signal for tho escort to disjierse, and the (list detail of the day's celebration wa over. Tho Sherman will lio off the trans port dock tonight, and tomorrow morn ing she will be moved into her position alongside Hia pier and the boy will be taken aahoro tor breakfast, after which they will march to the Presidio, whore they will be given a furlough of 8 hours. THE PHILIPPINE BLOCKADE. Subject Now Uiiriar Vonalflsrntlaa at the War rttpartmiik Washington. Aug. 20. The estab lishinent of a blockade ot the port of the Philippine islands, especially those ot Luzon, is a subject w hich ia receiv ing the attention at the war depart ment, although Seoretary Itoot say ha has not a yet sufficient information to waitbiit definite aotlon in the matter. The secretary says that he believes in taking advantage ot everything neces sary to mako a campaign successful, and that war cannot be made; without causing distress. At the same time, he think an absolute blookade may do more injury just now than good. Ho consider that it would be a serious hardship upon a peaceful community to shut them off fiom means of sub sistence because a pott that supplies them 1 in the hands of marauder. Another matter that baa to he consid ered is the fact that the merchants and business men in Manila would he ser iously crippled, and it might cause a great deal of dissatisfaction should a rigiil blockade be maintained at the present time, Tlie probabilities are, however, that when tho fall campaign begins, there will bo an effectual blockade main tained, and that commerce between the towns within the American lines and tho oountry In tho control of the insur gent will be stopped. Meanwhile, all possible precaution will ho taken to prevent arms and ammunition from be ing supplied to tho insuigonts. Yellow Fever at I'aiinma. Colon, Colombia, Aug. 24. Several yellow fovor oaBe havo oocurred" at Panama, the disease, it il laid, having been imported from Guayaquil, Ecua dor. An utgont appeal waa mado to the local authorities today in regard to the necessity ot the immediate con struction ot n luzarette in Panama. It was pointed out that 'otherwise tho re cently incrased traffic of tho Isthinu with Pacific pott must suffer a de crease. Train IVrrek In Chile. do Chile. Ann. SO. A ereat railway accident ocuuriod here today. An entiie passenger train fell into the iImmt Mnnorcha. which inns throutili the city, and many lives were lost. Although tlie iroinonuoiis storms that havo been raging lor a fortnight i,-,M,.,i,i,t (Jhilo continue, there has been some abatement. Advices front various poiut indicate widespread dia iu mid misery. Valparaiso and Oth er cities have suffered severely. EVIDENCE FOR DREYFUS. Laborl'i Secretary ld to Have Found It at Ureat Slave Lake. St. Louis, Aug. 80. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Seattle, Wash., ars: L. Loon Bureau, the private secre tary of Maltre Labori, the loading counsel for Dreyfus, who ha been in Seattle visiting the Fiench vice-consul. Dr. Monod, has left for Paris. In an Interview, M-.- Bureau admitted for the first time that hia trip to the North west was for the purpose ot securing in formation of great value to Dreyfus, He obtained it, and thl accelerates hi desiie to teach home without Jos of time. "I have been to the Great Slave lake, in the Northwest Territory," said M. Bureau, ''after information con nected with the Dreyfus case. I hope (o reaoh Paris in time to hand it over to Labori before tho case closes, but even if I do not, it will be still of value. 1 am unable to stato the exact nature of the information I obtained, for yon know we must guard against every contingency in the case, futuro a well a present. "Tbe impression that there was a conspiracy among the high army offi cer against Dreyfus prior to the tune he wa condemned i not in conformity with our belief or contention," laid M. Bureau. "It is true that tho pro ceedings by which he was degraded were illegal, but we do not think that any deep-dyed conspiracy has been hatohed against him. It waa a case of an innocent man being persecuted while the real criminal wa in the background." MACDUFF IN PORT. Knd of Long-ret Vuymgm on Tloeord Be tween Calcutta and AaNirla. Astoria, Aug. 30. Tho long-looked-for British bark Macduff arrived in this evening. 103 days from Calcutta. She met with no accident, and wa at no time in distress. Her delay was due entirely to the weather and the foul con dition ot her bottom, and the reported distress of those on boat d was a mvth drawn from the imagination ot soldiers on board the transport Warren. Cap tain Huelin was surprised to learn that his vessel was reinsured and that her non-arrival had affected the price of grain bags on the coast. The Macduff came round the south ooast ot Australia aud met some severe weather and one cyclone off New Zea land. One heavy sea made Captain Huolin think that hi rudder had been carried away, as with full sail the vessel would not answer her wheel. It was probably an earthuake, as with in a few minutes the wind carried her ahead and no damage was done. Cap tain Huelin has with him his wife and 10-year-old son, and they look strong and healthy, as docs every one aboard excepting the first mate, J. Tippet, who is ill with neuralgia in tbe face. EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. Five Minora Blown to Atom aud a Con centrator Ileinollshed. Joplin. Mo., Aug. 86. Five miner were killed by an explosion of dyna mite this evening at the Margaret Min ing Company's mill, near Carterviile. The dead are David Sinclair, R. J. Bobbins, Henry Gilbert, William Moeu uiore and Frank Huddleson. While Gilbert was engaged in the pieparation of a blast a stick of dyna mite which lie held in his hand explod ed and the conensaion exploded a box of dynamite which stood near by. Tbe big concentrating plant waa de molished and the five men at woik (bore wore biown into bits. Portions of their bodies were found hundred of feet from where they had been work ing. The shook of tho explosion was felt at Orouogo, three mile away. The plant, which waa a new ono, owned by Henry Gilbert, one of the men killed, stood on the old Hannum and MoElioy traot of the American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company's land. ' One of the viotims, David Sinclair, ot Duluth, Minn., was investigating the mine in the interest of a Boston syndicate, which was negtoiating for its purchase. Bobbins wag a Sedalin, Mo., real estate agent, who aooompan :nd him. Both of Sinclair's leg were turn off, and his head was all hut sov ered from his body. Gilbert's body was cat in two and the leg were found 300 feet from the trunk. Tbe only persons on the premises who esoaped death were two minors working ia the shaft. Prepnrlne; for Reception. Nice, Aug. 85. Admiral Dewey and the oflioers and men of the Olympia now at Villefranche, near here, ar al ready anticipating their New York re ception, and are preparing for their part in it. The admiral has received permission from the authoiities to land the Olympia battalion at .Ville franche for drill purposes during the remainder ot the oruiser's stay there. M. Grenet, prefect of the Alpea Maritime, visited' Admiral Dewey to day. The former expressed the plea sure of tho French government at the admiral's visit, adding his assurances ot personal admiration. It is expected that Admiral Dowey will come to Nice tomorrow and return the prefeot's offi cial calls. Washington, Aug. 26. Otis today reported the arrival of the transport Newport at Manila. TV 111 Aid Cuban Offloera. Havana, Aim. 38. General Brooke has virtually decided not to make any payments to Cuban troop on the basis of additional rolls. The fiist payments brought to light suoh an amount of thievery and attempted swindling that lie ha ceased to consider tho question ol distiibuting what ia left of th -V 000,000 in supplementary payments. The sum now left in hia hands he will probably nse to assist wounded and de serving ofHceis, who, under tho original arrangement, were to reooive uoihiug. BERTILLON SYSTEM Introduced to Demonstrate the Guilt of Dreyfus. THE PERFORMANCE FELL FLAT A a f,aat Keaort, the Prisoner's Coun sel Will Call on Oerinanji for tho irooutuenta Kennea, Aug. 28. After M. Sortit ion, the handwiiling exjiert, who is at the head of the anthropometiiu depart ment of the prefecture of police of Paris, had concluded the first install ment ot his so-called demonstration of the guilt of Captain DteyfuH, a prom inent Dreyfosurd referred to bitn as the fin do sieole Cuglioetro. The Drey fusarda refuse to regaid hini as any thing but the prince of quacks. They covei hi remark with ridictilo and ptotest that the admission of hi fan astio theories a evidence beforo the courtmartial ia a disgraoe. to France. "C est nne lionte," was the lomark heard on all side when tbe session closed, and the audienoo, mainly made np of Dreyfusardi, wa being pressed outside by the gondarmes, who clear the courtroom as soon a the court ad journs. Nevertheless, even the Dreyfusardi do not deceive themselvei ai to the effect of M. Bertillon's testimony or "demonstration'' may have upon tbe judges, who, they fear, will bo gulled by what the Dreyfusards consider spnr iou. All the judge have passed through the Ecole Polrtechnique. tbe highest school of science in France, and they are thus perculiarly interest ed in such "evidence" a that of Ber tillon. Moreover, with the aid of the innumerable diagrams and specimens ot writing whicli he submits to them, they may be able to follow his reason ing intelligently, which is more than any member of the audience could do today. It the judge accept Bertillon's premise that Dreyfus, as an expert spy, did not write in ordinary hand writing, but in oiose imitation, even contriving to give letter the appear ance of having been traced, in order to be able to repudiate them a a forgery if detected then the atructnre built upon this groundwork may be scien tifically correct. Even Dreyfus, when Bbown Bertillon's demonstration, ad mitted the ingenuity and plausibility of the system, though he naturally de clared that it was built on a false basis. A remarkable feature of Bertillon's deposition was the heat and excitement he put into what was expected to be a calm, dispassionate exposition ot bis theory. He thundered, shouted and waved hia arms as though engaged in some terrible dispute. Once he literal ly shrieked, and numbers of the usual audience who bad been enable to fol low him and were taking air in tbe courtyard,, rushed back into the ball, breathelsslr inqniring what had hap pened, imagining that he waa fulminat ing some dteadful denunciation of the accused. Their excitement was turned nto hilaiity when they found that he .vaa momentarily impiessing upon the judges the significance of the exact space, measuied in centimetres, be tween two words in the borderau. . The Echo de I'aris announced today that the counsel of Dreyfus had ob tained possession ot certain documents mentioned in the borderau, in Ester hazy 'a writing, whioh-they would pro duce in court next week as a ooup da theatre. The proes correspondent in quired as to this in competent Drey fusaid quarters this afternoon. Ha was assured that the statement waa errouneous, but waa also told that the defense intended, in the event ot Cap tain Dreyfus being re-condemned, to ask the Geiman government to com municate these documents proving bis innocence, and that they had reason to believe such a request would be granted. The President's Philippine Tollcy. Ocean Grove, N. J., Aug. 38. Pres ident McKinley, in a speeoh here this afternon, said: "1 believe that there is more love .or our country and more people lova the flag than ever before. Wherever the flag is raised it stands not for des potism and oppression, but for liberty and opportunity and humanity, and what that flag ha done for ue, we want' to do for all people and for all lands which by the fortune ot wai have come within this jurisdiction. That flag does not mean one thing in the United States and another in Porto Rioo and the Philippine. "There ha been some doubt in soma quartets respecting the policy ot tha government in the Philippines. I sea no hatm in stating it in tliia presence. Peace first; then, with charity ior all, establish a government of law and order, protecting life and propetty and occupation for the well being ot tho people who will participate in it auder the Stars and Stripes." Negro Regiments for Philippines. Washington. Aug. 88. Great pres sure has been .brought to bear on the administration to oritanize colored regi ments for service in the Philippines. The matte! is still nnder consideration. It is understood if a regiment is organ ized, it will be officered by colored men. Penalty for Stamp liv Violation. Washington, Aug. 88. The treasury department up to this time has accept ed all com promises of banks foi tha settlement of fine where examiners have found them in possession of un stamped chcoks and notes. The plea in almost every instance is inadveit ence. Bnt the violations ol the law have not decreased as they should, and Nlie department is on the point of riopting a rigid policy of enforcing a heavier penalty for every violation. CUP CHALLENGER LEAKING. Accident and Towing Helleved to Bo the Cause. Now Yoik, Aug. 28. The Tribune says: Men whose opinion and yacht ing knowledge are respected and es teemed declatud yesterday that the Shamrock was twisted in the midship section and that towing had caused a strain which has "worked her plate." One yachting expett who ha built yacht and ha docked hundred of ship told a Tribune reporter last even ing that in the afternoon be was sur prised, while looking at the English cup challenger, to see that she was badly twisted in the midship eection. "The warp is quite apparent," he continued, "to any one who know anything about the lines of a yacht I fancied that I detected the twist yes terday afternoon. I am etite of it to day, as by lightening, the Shamrock is much higher out of the water today than ehe was yesterday. Naturally towing caused the straining and made the plate dtaw and on that account I believe the theory ol a leak is quite probable. If tbe yacht came over on the port tack the tendency would be to strain the hull to starboard, and sue a strain would undoubtedly cause the plates on the port quarter to spring." Others believe that the leak or strain probably waa the result of tho acci dent which happened to the Shamrock when (be ran aground in her trial trip with the Prince of Wale' Britan nia. . A GIGANTIC COMBINATION. Trust to Control tho Retail Pry Goods Trade of the Country. New Yoik, Ang. 26. The Herald (ays: Arrangements are maturing for jthe organization of a $50,000,000 drr koods corporation in this city to con trol and operate dty goods and depart ment store throughout the country. Tbe Mercantile Reorganization Com pany ha recently boen incorporated in Trenton, N. J., a a preliminary to creating big corporations. ; Men well known in the dry goods Erade have been working on the plan or six months, it is said, and have in erested financiers who will back the enterprise. It is expected that the corporation will be launched in time for the fall trade. It is proposed to buy retail stores in cities having a population of 20,000 or more. The company expects to control from 600 to 8,000 stores throughout the oountry. Many merchants, it is said, have al ready signified their intention of join ing the combination. Former proprietors of stores absorbed by the corporation will be retained as managers and will have interests in jthe store. They will become stock holder in th company. It ia pro posed to control the output ot certain hi ilia and purchases will be made in immense quantities. Anarchy nt Blnnlta London, Aug. 28. The Labuan cor respondent ot tha Reuter Telegraph Company cables that reliable news re ceived there direct from Manila say an indescribable state of anarchy pre vails. Tha Amerioans, according to these advices, occupy a radius of 100 miles there. Around tbe town ot Ilo Ho tber ocoupy a radius of nine milei aud around Cebu they ocoupy a smalt radius. The rest of the country, it is said, ia in the hands of the Filipinos. Tha correspondent also says it is re ported the Filipinos murdered the crew of tha steamer Sutnrnus. Tha SatnrnuB, of the Campania, coasting under the American flag, was beached under tb insurgent trencher at San Fernando and burned August 8. California Hoys Lnnd-d. San Francisco, Aug. 28. The Cali fornia regiment landed from the trans port Sherman today and marched to tbe Presidio. As this was San Fran cisco's home regiment, the demonstra tion today exceeded in enthusiasm tha reception accorded other regiments. People came from all parts of the state to see the show and tiwis morning there were fully 100,000 strangers in town. The troops landed at 7 o'clock and were given breakfast at the ferry build ing. Then they marched to the Presi dio, escorted by tha Third artilh" dorado regiment and the natio ..lard. An immense crowd lined u.. streets for miles and gave tha volun teers a roval welcome home. Black Flag Rotated. Paris, Aug. 28. All was quiet in the vicinity of Rue Chabrol, through out the night, but at 4 o'clock this morning a blaok flag appeared in the attio window. Some days ago, M. Guerin stated that in eveut of hia kleath, the party would hoist tho black flag It is known that two of the party have been ill, one seriously from con gestion ot the longs. Communication with tbe house is strictly forbidden, even bearers ot ordinary polioe passes not being allowed to approach. M. Guerin resumed watch on tho roof at 6 A.M. Veep Navigation. 4 Washington, Aug. 28. The seore tary ot war has approved the recom mendation of the chief of engineers that (7,600 be expended for a survey of the Lower Willamette and Columbia rivers, with a view to securing a 86 foot channel, and $2,600 for. an' exam ination ot tbe mouth of the Colubmia, with a view of obtaining a depth of 40 teet over the bar. Tha recommendation that $350 be expended In a survey of Neab bay, with a view ot converting it into a harbor of refuge, was also approved. Bids for Building. Bids have been opened at Baker City for the construction of the Citizens bank building there and the lowest bid was made by Contractor Angall. who will likewise be authorized to do tbe work. Mr. Angall's bid is $17,600 on the Citizens bank building which is to be erected by Fiank Geiaer. ORPHAN ASYLUM FIRE Many Children Burned to Death at Sparkill, N. Y. CAUSED BY A LAMP EXPLOSI0S I names Spread So Rapidly Tha TJiero ' Waa Little Cbnneo of Eicepe for tho Inmate. Nyaok, N. Y., Aug. 29. Fire wa dilcovered in the large boy' and gills' jorphan asylum connected with St. Anne's convent, at Bparkhill, Rock land county, at 1 A. M., today, bnt not before th entire strucure. a frame building, waa wrapped in flames. Many of tha inmates, children, were burned and suffocated, it was reported arly this monring. The exact num ber of the dead could not be told at 1:16 A. M., when' the first dispatches reached this city. Tbe asylum, which is oondnoted by the Sisters of Meroy, held about 1,000 children. It waa a long frame build ing, three stories high. Tbe fire wa not discovered until tha whole building wa one massof flames. Tbe children had scant chanoa for es cape. Special trains over tbe New Jersey Northern road were rushed to the nearest railroad station. Tbe asylum was sitnated between Sparkhill and Orangeborg. The scenes at the conflagration were heartrending. The children olad in their nightrobes. could be seen falling backward into tha flames and smoke, while the shrieks of the dying could ba heard above the crackle of tha devour ing flames. Soma of the children were crippled for life by jumping from the windows. Many of tha sistera also wero injured, while others lost their tives heroically whila trying to rescue lheir charges. Although the service of the fire de partments from neighboring places bad been promptly rendered, the engines arrived too late to be effective in sav ing life or property. The fire was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. RUSSIANS PUT OUT. Great Britain Assert Her Bights on tho Yong-tee-Klang- Shanghai, Aug. 29. As tbe outcome ef a dispute regarding tha ownership of soma lands at Hankow, on the Yang-tse-Kiang, about -700 miles from- the sea, which were purchased Id 1868 by the concern of Jardine, Matheson 6s Co., but were subsequently included la the new concession to Russia, the owners, nnder the advice and protec tion of Mr. Hurst, the British consul, sent workmen to fenos in the tract. After the work was begun, a dozen Cos sacks from the Russian consulate, ap peared on the scene and foroibly eject ed the workmen. The captain ol the British second-class guuboat Wood lark, specially designed for river serv ice, after consulting with Mr. Hurst, landed a party of bluejackets and moved the Woodlark within firing dis tance of the Russian consulate. For a time a fight seemed imminent, but nothing further occurred. The blue jackets are now guarding tbe property. The British third-class gunboat Esk has been dispatched to Hankow from this port. Great Britain i evidently determined to uphold British rights. TREASON IN LUZON. Native Mayor Opens a Rebel Recruit ing station. Manila, Aug. 24, via Hong Kong, Ang. 29. Recent events have proved somewhat discouraging to officials who are trying to accompany war with a policy of conciliation. Two new mu nicipal governmenta have collapsed through treachery of the mayor. To day the mayor ot San Pedro Macati, who waa elected by the people nnder tbe direction ot Professor Dean Woreos ter, of tbe United State advisory com mission for the Philippines, waa brought to Manila and lodged in jail. The United State officers at San Pedro Macati found that he was using bis office as a recruiting station for the Philippine army. Four disguised in surgent officers were helping him. The mayor of Baliuag was also arrest ed and confined in the same prison. The Americans caught him passing be tween the lines of the two armies with incriminating documents which the authorities seemed. Another promient native mayor is under sur veillance. - i Summary Vengeance. Engie, N. M Aug. 28. W. 3. Spralding, a wealthy cattleman, con trolling stock interests in Chlornlo, was killed by cowboys near Fairview in revenge for his murder aus assault upon Miss Nellie MoKinstry. Sprald ing without provocation made a threat ening remark to the woman as ha was riding by, both being on horseback, and followed it np by firing a revolver at her point blank. The ahot took effect in the woman's neck and she tell from her horse. Cowboys near by started after Spralding, who emptied hia revolver at them. A fuailade from Winchesters in the hands of the pursuers drought Spralding to the ground with six bullets in his body, and head. He died almost instantly.' The injured woman oame here from Marion, Ind to act as housekeeper for Spralding. She will recover. No oanse for the trouble is known. Arknnsne Vlllogo Wiped Oat. ; Little Rock, Ark., 19. A special to the Gazette from Newport, Ark., say: The little village ol Pleasant Plain, In dependence county, was struck by a totnrm last night and literally wiped ont of exittenoe. A tbe town ha neither telegraph nor telephone tonneo-j tion, tha detail of tlie storm cannot be learned at this time, - , '