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Newspaper Page TextOREGOI nn -I VOL. XVI. ST. HELENS, OIIEGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBElt 8, 1899. NO, 38. nn EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TKR8IC TICKS FROM T1IK WIRES An Interesting Collection of Hani the Two Hemispheres Presented In Condensed form. M innm in Mexico urn not being no lesled Iiv tliu watting VhiiiIh. Tim I'raHHiun dint Inn (dosed. No not ton was I ilk en with the cunul lilll. Mm. 1'lioolm lleitist in tlm principal stockholder in it new California oil company. A .In pnni-no paper says AKiiiimlilo wus kiliml by General i'lo iltil l'ilur liiHt J nut). Tliu inilitiiry commander of San Crli toluil hits litiiiii assassinated by the San Doiulngaii ruboltt. .1 it H u Dont Grant, daughter ol Fred erick Dimt Gi nut, now ai vlng in tlm Philippines, will wwl ii Russian prince. Waller Wullinnu, tliu leadur of th piilur expedition, lum urn vii.l in linn iiiinl. Ilo in ii(ihnlily cil'pluj (or life m result of his trip. A company with ii capitalization ol $ JO. 000, 01)0 in forming in Sun Kian iiihou (or tlin purpoftii of establishing big elilorprisea tn China. Accoiding to statement Junt Issued by Ilia ( lull tin ii in slats bunk couruiis imr, tlm increase in assets ami 11. biljllea In the largest ever iiIiowii. Tin) U n I tml Ktiitc transport Giant, bearing the Idaho, Nut Hi Dakota mid WyomliiK volunteer, has airived in bun Fiuuciaoo, Dm ill); tlia voyage there wete live deaths. It ia rumored t hut tliu secret under- t ii ii 1 1 ii a to tliu bouuditty ia merely to hold in check possible dumouatta tloim at it proposition lo cede Canada a fiou port ol entry in Alaska. General Jo Wheeler in an inter view with a plena itorrespondenl says liu believes Otis will anon imika luuid progress. Ho says ha likoa tha Philip pi urn niul Hint the IniiMCuHion that tha country ia unlu'iilUiy ia wrong. .lames Hamilton Lowia, ol Washing ton, ia about to loavo (or England to press upon the nttoutioii ol tlia British government tlm olaims ol a largo mini her Ol American inintui!, aggregating nearly $J5, 000,001), Mild mostly in tha Attiil district. Two wrecks in nun iluy warn re ported on the Rook Islaud. The east Ihiii.I liver nut into n freight train at Koala, Kiia. The engineer mul llroinun of t lie piiaHnutinr tiniti were severely injuruil. The Keokuk express run off Ilia track near lilgin, 111. Tliu train win Inully smashed, but no one was in jured. England h:ia ejected Russians from her lamia ul lluiikuw aud trouble ia im minent An agreement hits been reached with Germany whoruby packages weighing 1 1 pomiila limy lo aeut by post. Kiuger's concession! to England are an far reaching that it ia thought hia resignation will bu demanded. In South America the proilucta of Great llritniu are being lepluend by thoao from the United States mul Ger many. While 10 mon wore descending into the Couclmrd mine at llautucrotx, Franco, a cable broke and all wet killed. Commercial trarolera will andoaToi to have unifoiui iiylu adopted in mile age ticketa by the rail nun of tbia oouutry. An Italian anarchist organizer in New York stated that woikinen all over Europe . are organizing for a great uprising. The recent withdrawal ol troop) caused troub'o in 1'anay and Cebu ialaiula, hut robber bauds and aimed l'agula wore pnuishud. A wltnoia, who at the former trial gave expert testimony that Dieyfus wrote the bordereau, has now deolaiad that Eslerhniy wrolo it. Through tho horoio work of the tit ters only four deaths reaullod from the terrible oniifl:i-rutinn in tha Oiplian asylum at tparl;ill, N. Y. Kiee trade privilege for 10 year have houn grained Spain In the tiulil lalanda. Gurniauy and Great Britain will also bo granted like privilegea. The pope blessed the Olynipia'a oiew and aent an autograph loiter to Ad miral Dewey. Ha is much concerned about war and expressed the hope that ll will toon en J. The Sunto Doinlngun government hat (unendered to the revolutionist. The rebels reached the capital and look possession and Huuieuui' successor threw up the sponge. So satlafactoiy have been the result of experiments mail with thorite, tha new high explosive discovered by an Oregon profeaaor. that It will be reoom UHsndoilJb.v the houid of ordnance and fortiticatton lot use lu in rnuip pine. A ii an tl-kimliiB lenmie lull been In fulgurated among the society girl ol the l'.aBt side of Cincinnati. It ia promised to sot una modorn American saw mill In Chum, where lumber is still sawed in the primitive uietiioda of a century ago. Ilnmnn's lamest land owner ia Arch bishop Williams, who bold In hi nnniA mal estate valued nt 17.000,000 belonaiiiB to the Roman Calholie LATER NEWS. Kightaen ease and one death it In yellow fever tiluation at Key Weat. The president'! cunsns proclamation doe not impress tli Cubans favorably. Hantn Domingo City, the capital, ha declared for Jiniinea, the ruvolu tlonlst. A Koulucky desperado camud out hi threat and killed an oflicur sunt to arrest lilin. The rebel attacked Angelna with ar tillery, but were di lveu oil by Colonel Bmltli'a Dien. New Kngland allveritea enlogiand Agulnaldo and denounced the Ameri can war policy. The niattur of abrogating the Clay-ton-Hulwor treaty will soon be taken up with Kiilgund. The Doer are rushing supplies to the Natal border to be prepared to strike the flist blow. The transport Morgan City, bound for Manila with reinfoicoment for Otis, grounded at Nagasaki, Japan. Dieyfua'i friends suy the tido lin turned and the prisoner cannot now ! condemned. Ilia innocence ia almost proven. The United State hospital ship Km Del, which recently arrived In Han Krunoisco from Manila, has been con demned. The Kansas regiment has loft Manila for home. The Iowa and Teuuease regimonta ate now the only one left in the Islands. While mentally unbalanced, Henry Knide, a Chicago carpenter, shot and killed hi wife and fatally wounded his 6-yoar-old daughter. A member of Admiral Sampson's staff aaya he dona not want to retiie. The admiral ia in good health and want lo stay with the squadion. As a result of a row between striker and topair gang at West Pittatou, Fa., John Pollock, was killed and eight others were severely injured. Kiuger has bucked down from the position he had taken. He has agreed to the pioposed conference at Cape Town and will explain the franchis. law. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, proph esies that expansion will be the sal vation of cotton, and Is about to start a ciusade in the South to spread the new gospel. The secretary of the interior has or dered that sheep lie excluded from the Ranter reseive in Washington. Graa iug is considered injurious to foieats. This decision ia but a precedent, and it is said it will be but a short time natil sheep are excluded from all the foieat reserves of the country. Includ ing the great Caaoade teseiva in Ore gon. The demand for lumber ia unprece dented throughout the country. The battleship Wisconsin will be ready for her trial within a fortnight. The famous pet rl lied forests of Ari zona mar be set aaide for national park. The Union I'aclflo will Increase its capital stock and buy the connecting 'iiw to the Pacific. The Nebraska boys ware given a rousing reception at Omaha and throughout tha state. The lawyers in session iu Buffalo favor the new bankrupt act, but be lieve Oiediturs should have better pro tection. The taking of the renin in Cuba is said to be a pieliminary step to the establishment of a republican foun of government. The govemor of Vermont wanted heavy cannou for the Dewey salute and has ordered them shipped fioui San Francisco. There is active recruiting everywhere in Peiu and the government continues to send troops to the interior. Busi ness is at a standstill and mines are shutting down. An agent of the British government who is in Seattle on business say that Kiuger doe not waut war, but will likely be forced lo it by younger blood which now practically control hi cab inet. It la reported In Manila that Agul naldo has ordered the lebct generate in the province of Cavita to close in on and attempt to take the town of Iinus, and it i added the troop are concen trating around the town from the lake country. To combine the combination of trust i the object of an Incorporation, the paper for which have recently been taken out In New .Joisey. The idea is to form one gigantic central company, employing the entire produc tive capuclty. An elaborate plan is on foot for an alliance of the Central American state. Their fleets would combine and work together and they would con trol an inter-ooeunio canal. It i the intention to have the agreement ex tend for 36 yeaia. Illinois white men killed two negroes and the colored people have called up on the authorities for prompt aotton. The trouble originated in grading camp at Kockford and 19 black men who were driven from the camp are now being fed by the police iu Chicago. Charle Pioph'enas, of Milbnrn, N J., lay he ha solved the problem ol perpetual motion. Preparation for the erection of the 115.000,000 steel plant which is to be located at Stony Point, neai Buffalo, N. Y are In active progress. Captain Davis Dalton, the swimming expert who was drowned r.ear Far Rockaway, was known as the champion life saver of the world, having tescued 278 peopl fioro drown''1- DREYFUS IN TEARS Most Trying Day the Pris oner Has Gone Through. 8TllAlN TOO GREAT FOB HIM lilt Attempted SnleliU In Ohareha Mlel PrisonAlleged Confession tt Lebrun-Jleiiault. Rennei, Sept. 3. Dreyfus had th most trying day lie ha yet gone through. The struin proved too great for him and for the second time in the course of the trail he gave way to hia feelings and sought relief in tears. The general have branded him a traitor before the conrt, their subord inates have pointod the Anger of ecom t him. But he only once flinched when the oflioial repot t of hia treat ment on Devil' islaud was read before him and the pictures of bis sufferings, mental and physical, was thrown vivid ly on the soreen of his memory. Then he hid his features and wept. He passed through another auoh orisi today, when, altor Captain Le-brun-Ronaull and witness after witness had brought bo lore him that cold Jan uary morning which ushered In the scene of bis degradation. Alajor For lenettl, man of heart, told in simple Words and unaffected manner the story of Dreyfus' struggle with the madden ing temptation to take hia life and the Intervention of hi wife, as an angel, pointing ont the road of duty. Then aguiu the prisoner's breast heaved with emotion and tear drop trickled down hi cheeks. He rose, and after a forced effort to remain calm aa he poke a few word concerning Ills denial to Colonel Patty de Clam that he wrote the bordereau, he turned to Forsenetti, with a look of thanks for his consola tion so needed. Drofvus then uttered these woids of heartfelt gratitude to his wife for the courage with which he inspired him: "It ia due to her' be cried, "that I am alive today." The prisoner oonld articulate no more but sat down abruptly to conceal his distres. The proceedings con cluded a few minutes later and he waa taken back to hi prison, where his wife visited him, and iu the presence of Mine. Dieyfua and the gendarmerie juard he broke down completely. The tension had been too much for him. He sobbed convulsively and the partner of hia sorrows joined him in a solace of tear. Captain Lebrnn-Ronaalt and the sup porters of his assertion of tbo Dreyfus confession had an .inning, lasting near ly the entire session, their depositions containing tittle but what has already been stated before the conrt of cassa tion. Captain Lehruii-Iienault intro duced the new asaeition that the fact that he had not related the incident of the confession to President Caaimir Perier waa because he overheard him self called "canaille," "cur," and 'traitor," while waiting at the F.lytee. He, however, could not explain why ho kept this to himself for ao long a time instead of recounting the incident be fore tho court of cassation. Nor did his explanation as to why he destroyed the page of his notebook containing the reoord of Dreyfus' confession sound veiy convincing. IN JIMENES' FAVOR. President Flcuern, of Ba-nto Domtugo Abdleatel. Santo Domingo, Sept. 8. President Figuero has resigned. The minister will oontinue at the bead of their vari ous department until a provisional government has been formed, after which elections for president and vice president will occur. The oity is quiet today, but business la at a standstill. The Dominican gunboat llostaurcion ia ashore on the locks at the entrance to Macoria har bor. Porto Plata, Sept. i. President Fi gnero yielded hia executive authority to his oouncil of ministers at noon to day. Official notioe of the change in administration ha been reoeived from the capital by General Imbert, who ia the provisional governor of the city by dlreotion of the revolutionary commit tee. With the fall of Figuero tho revo lution is victorious. Cape Haytien, Sept. 2. News jnst reoevied here couHuns the repot t that President Figuero, of the Dominican republic, has abdicated, it is said, in favor of Jimines. v Italian Warililps for China. Borne, Sept. 8. Owing to the spirit of opposition and evasion shown by the Chinese foreign oftioo in the nego tiation now progressing between China and Italy, the Italian squadron in Chinese waters will be immediately reinforced by two torpedo-boat destroy ers. Boer Women Form Rifle Clues. Johannesburg, Sept. 8. The Stand ard and Diggers News, of Johannes buig, describes the Boer women as warlike. They are forming rilio clubs in many districts and petitioning the Transvaal government against granting the franchise to the Uitlanders, on the basil of a five-year residence. Choked Hie Urother to Death. Oalkand, Cel., Sept. 8. As the re sult ot quarrel about family affairs this morning, Oliver Holme, an elder ly resident of Livermore, waa choked to death by his brother, George, in a room adjoining that in which their ranch hands were eating breakfast. Work 1 soon to begin in Chicago on a permanent agricultural exposition building, located at the main entrance to the Union atookyard and to cost 1100,000. CUBA'S NEEDS Le Jleooimnende Independence With n Protectorate. Chicago. Sept. 4. A special to the Times-Herald fiom Washington says: General Fitzhugh Lee lias made an elaborate report on pievailing condi tion in the territory in Cuba under hi jurisdiction, and takes strong ground for an Independent Cuban gov ernment under an American protector ate. The war department in March directed the commanders of depart ments in Cuba to make a report on tlQH conditions in their several sections, aujl to accom pany it witli recommen dations aa to the treatment of the na tives. General Lee is the only com mander who has so far responded. General Lee begins his 'report by stating conditions in Havana and Pinar del Kio provinces are making rapid progress toward a slate of peace, good older 'and piospeilty. He goes into this in great detail, taking np tiie sub ject town by town, and showing a gen eral improvement throughout the west em end of th island. Hia report in thl respect 1 very gratifying, indicat ing an it does that there is not so much suffering from want of food as i often asserted in unofficial reports. Turning to recommendations, Gen eral Lee urges the taking of self-government. General Lee thinka that the next steps should be the careful con sideration of the question of suffrages for the Cubans. He takes it for grant ed that there will be election by the natives, and he points out the import ance of wise action in determining the qualifications of voteis. lie recommends an independent re publican government, with a president, vice-president and congress. He would have this established soon, and ad vises the holding of a general election for the selection of those officers. He says nothing about n constitution, leav ing it to be inferred that be either over looked that stej. or would have it left to the Cuban congress to provide after it installation in office. General Leo evidently foresees that while tho United States might provide Cuba with a model system of govern ment, the natives would be likely to spoil It in the administration, and he has submitted suggestions for keeping the government machinery running along lines that commend themselves to the American mind. ' ; Even alter relieving the Cubans in part of American protection, he would have United States troops maintained in the island to protect Americans and other aliens in the enjoyment of their personal and property rights. Packing- Plant Horned. Kansas City, M.O., Sept. 4. Fire broke out at 1 o'clock this morning in the big plant of the Jacob Dold Pack ing Company, which cover several acres of ground on the west river bot toms between Ninth street and the Missouii river. The fire started in the fertilizing department, burned through the engine room and waa burning fierce ly before any fiio apparatus arrived. The water pressure in the vicinity of the fire waa very low, and the firemen were handicapped in their work. The fertilizing department, the engine loom, the ice plant, the aausage de partment and the lard room were de stroyed, with much oostly machinery, and other parts of the plant were mon or less damaged. Plan for Sinngg-llng; Chinnmnn. Hong Kong, Sept. 4. Reliable in formation is at hand that some 400 Chinese are to be shipped from lieie via San Francisco, purporting t be acrobats, jugglers, etc, for the Phila delphia exhibition, and that certain men here have received certain sums of money to cause them to be landed in America, -and the'Chinese believe that they will be allowed to remain there. The first batch of 100 have gone for ward in the Nippon Maru. There is no doubt that these Chinamen are simply being smuggled into Ameiica to remain there. ' ' Five Hen Killed. Pittsburg, Sept. 4. A boiler explo sion at the Republic Iron Worka on South Twenty-fourth street shortly be fore daylight today killed five men and seriously injured seven. The mill wai oartly wrecked and tho entire plant was compelled to olose down. The explosion occurred just aa the night foroo waa leaving and the day force waa coining on duty, so there were only a few men in the mill at the time. If it had happened half an hour later, the list of dead and injuied would have been appalling. Served Forty Iaya. New York, Sept. 4. A special to the Herald from Washington says that although Hit am Cronk, of Ava, N. Y aged 99, is still oarried on the pension rolls, press dispatches recently an nounoed his death. He was not only the last suivivor of the war ot 1818, but also the oldest pensioner. He served 40 dava in the tall of 1814 in the New York militia. Sampson to Bo Relieved. Washington, Sept. I. At the con clusion of tha Dewey celebration, it is announoed. Admiral Sampson will be relievod of oommand ot the North At-, lantio squadion. This action is ttken at the request of Sampson, who has al ready had much more than hia portion of sea service in hia grade. Admirals Farquhar and Roraey are prominently mentioned as Sampson' (ucceesora. Gave China nn Ultlmntnm. London, Sept. 4. A dispatch from Shanghai reports that serious trouble occurred in Klao Chou, Hinterland, between the Gorman and Chinese in which six ot the latter were shot The German minister to China has handed an ultimatum to the Chinese govern ment declaring that unless there is se curity of life and pioperty and order la maintained in Hinterland, Germany will take steps to proteot her own inter est. BATTLE ON A HILL Daring Feat Accomplished by Americans in Negros. BANDIT STRONGHOLD CAPTURED Troops Advanced n Thousand Poet Vp m Perpeurtlnuler Blaff Undo Hot riro. Manila, Sept. 5. Argogula, the moat impregnable stronghold of the bands which have been destroying planta tions anil levying tiibuteon the people of Negro!, was taken Thursday by the Sixth infantry, under Lieutenant-Col onel Bryne. The only means of reach ing the town waa np a peiiendicnlar bill, coveted with "dense fiiobery and 1.000 "feet high. The Americans ac complished this under fire, although an officer and several men were bit and "ocka were lulled down upon them, lie native strength waa estimated at .00. Many ot the rebels were wound ed and captured, and 81 were killed. The American forces captured a quan tity of stores and destroyed the fortifi cations. The shipping commissioner of Ma nila, a Filipino, hitherto in high Hand ing, ho been arrested, charged with appiopriating balf of the first month's salary and levying monthly thereafter an assessment on all the uative Bailors shipped from this port It is repre neuted that lie held a commission In the insurgent army, and waa raiatng funds for the insurrection; but it is thought that hia Oierations were mere ly private blackmail. The informa tion resulting in the arrest of the ship ping commissioner reached the port captain aud chief ot police thhrougb a sailor who is not In sympathy with the insurrection. The Official Gazette, published at Tarlao, which has been received oere, contains an order by Aguinaldo as sembling the Spanish civil priaoneis and sick soldiers at the ports of San Fernando, Union and Dagupan for re patriation. The order stipulate tlia' vessels calling must fly the Spanish or Red Cross flags. Jamecilla, the Spanish commissioner, intends to ask Major-General Otis for permission to send ships. Koo,t auppiy e Low Manila, Sept. 6. Many Spanish prisoners are escaping from the Fili pinos aud bringing into the American lines stories ol hard trearneut. Tbey agree that the Filipinos are exceedingly short of rations, and that a large sec tion of their troops is reduced to the use ol homo-made black powder. The natives are trying eveiy scheme to get food and munitions from Manila. Daily arrests are made for attempts to smnggle contraband of war through the American linea. In one case a catcoe with a cargo ot bamboo poles was over hauled and the poles were found full of rioe. The insurgents have a wholesome respect tor the British on account of several threats of British waiships to iiombard their towns unless the right of British subjects are respected. Oils Chnrced With Perjury. Chicago, Sept. 6. The Times-Herald says: "Charge of perjury and suborna tion of perjury have been filed against General . S. Otis, commander of the American army in the Philippines, with President McKinley, by Frank P. Blair, one of the counsel for Captain O. M. Carter, late government engineer at Savannah. Counsel Blair declares that at an early date he will also tile charges of peijury and subornation ot perjury agimiat Judge-Advocate Col onel Thomaa II. Barr aud President McKinley. Colonel Barr appeared in the famous trial of Carter for the gov eminent. General Otia waa president of the Carter conrt mai tial." tiewey'a Chinese Fighter. New York, Sept. 6. George H Holden, who has been in the Philip pines attending to the prize and bounty claims ot the sailors who took part in the battles of the late war, is iu the city. In an interview he said: "I received the utmost courtesy from Admiral Dewey. When I waa leaving and called to pay my respect to the admiral, be said, among other things: 'Mr. Holden, when you get back 1 wish you would see our congressman and get him to pass a law which will allow the Chinese boys whom I have had with me to come to Ameiica. If they ars good enough to fight with ns and tc wear the medals of our government. they are good enongh to become oill zene."' Parried Out Bis Threat. London, Sept. 6. A report is cur rent that Deputy Sheriff Lewis, of Manchester, was killed yesterday In Clay county. Several weeka ago In Manchester, Deputy Stubblefleld was shot by Matt Smith. Smith escaped capture, and, going to his home, sent word to the county officials that he would never attend court alive, there fore it would be fatal for person to at tempt to take him. Yesterday Lewis went to serve papers on him and he was shot dead as ha passed Smith's house. If the report is true, this makes the third killing in Clay county the past week. Five Darlon Klotors Convicted. Darien, Ga. , Sept. 6. After three days' sitting, five of the rioters on trial here have been convicted. The first jury retired yesterday afternoon, and immediately afterward the judge called a second bunch of five and court sat until a late hour getting evidence and bearing arguments. The court 'then adjourned, and the jury retired. Up to noon today they had not reached a verdict, and it Is (eared they will not egret. LEAVING KLONDIKE. Departures This Year Kxeeed, by Owt , 00(1, the Arrlvnls. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 4. The Dlrigo mrived from Alaska today with 800 passengers and gold dust estimated at (350,000. The biggest winner ia Barclay, of North Dakota, with $103.- 000. Among the passengers was 0. 8. Coastworth, who went in over the Ed monton route. Ho reports that Dr. Mason, of Chicago, and othera who were sick with sonrvy at Wind City, got though safely. Since the opening of navigation, ac cording to passenger lists, 9,417 people have left Dawson and 3,899 have ar rived there. This aggregate doe not include 1,600 men who floated down the river to Cape Nome. Departuies this year exceed arrivals by 8,048. It is estimated that there are 8,000 men broke in the Klondike who must get out of the country or become obiect of charity next winter. Tho telegraph line ha reached a point on the Yukon river 160 mile south of Dawson. The work is being pushed ahead at the rate of five miles a day. The government is building a wagon trail frm Caribou crossing to a point below Wbitd Horse rapids, through Watson valley and around Thirty-Mile river. This will lessen the distance oil the winter trail fully 100 mile. ACCIDENT TO THE NEWARK. Broke n Piston Bod ns 8h Waa sinter ing Bun Francisco flay. San Francisco, Sept. 4. The cruiser Newark met with a mishap a the was Doming into port Tuesday, the newa of which lias just leaked out When off Angel islaud one of the piston rods of the port engine broke in two and the piston smashed through the cylinder head. 'The enigne was stopped a soon as possible, and the cruiser proceeded up the bay on ber otbor engine. Ibe repairs will probably be made at Mare island. Captain Goodrich, of the Newark, has been detached from that command, and today assumed command of the battleship Iowa, relieving ' Captain Terry, who is ordered home on waiting orders. The command of the Newark will devolve upon Captain B. H. Mo Calla. It la expected that Captain Terry will soou be promoted to the rank ot rear-admiral. Yellow Fever nt Key West. Washington, Sept. 4. General Frank, commanding the department of the Gulf, baa telegraphed the war de partment that four cues of yellow fever have appeared at Koy West and asked for instruction. In reply Gen eral Miles sent telegraphic instructions directing the removal of the garrison at Key West to such a point as Frank may deem beet, but suggesting Fort McPherson. The garrison at Key West ia com posed of batteries B and N, Ffrst artil lery. There are no cases among the troops. Fever In the Booth. New Orleans, Sept. 4. An autopsy held today nn the body ot young Udolph, who died yesterday, revealed the fact that death was caused by yel low fever. The case was reported to the authorities four days ago, but Dr. Murphy, of the marine hospital serv ice, did not know that the case was one of yellow fever. Americans In Transvaal. New York, Sept. 4. A special to th Herald from Washington any: Ac tion has been tal in by tbo state de partment fox the protection of Ameri cans and their inteiests in the Trans vaal in case of war between Great Brit ain and the Uoer republic. Instruc tions wero sent by Secretary Hay today to Consul Maornm, at Pretoria, di recting him to watch ' vigilantly devel opments in the situation and their effect upon American citizens and their interests. They Sailed on the Pnrn. Washington, Sept. 4. The following cablegram - has been received at the war department: "Manila, Sept. 4. Adjutant-General. Washington: Nine hundred and twentj-loui discharged soldiers sailed on the Para yesterday. Find statement in possession of Lieutenant Gordan, signal officer, who will identify men to paymasters, Kan Francisco. Advisable to make full preparation foi prompt payment on arrival of Para. " "OTIS." Fighting In Congo Free State. Brussels, Sept. 4. News ha been received of aiiarp fighting between the Congo Free State troops and Batetla natives beyond Songola. Ibe rebel were driven back with a Iocs of 100 mon. The troop lost 85 native sol diers.N,The rebels were not followed because they retreated over famine and smallpox devastated tracts. The coun try it noir reported to be quiet. Tho Pabllo Debt. Washington. Sept. 4. The monthly statement of the public dobt shows the debt, less cash in the treasuiy, amounts to $1,157,836,555, a decinase of (4,881,116 as compared with the last month. This deciease is accounted for by a conesponding increase in cash oa hand. Bnndrods of I.Ives Lost. Yokohama. Sept. 4. Hundreds of Uvea have been lost by the flooding ol a copper mine at Beahi, island of Shi koku. - Groat Northern grauchee. St. Paul, Sept. 4. It is annonnced that the Great Northern contemplates immediately extending a branch from Fairhaven and an extension into th Republic mining district. Mill Noarlng Completion. The mill building of the M. M. & M. Co., at Chelan Falls is Hearing com pletion. It I expected the machinery will arrive within a week or two and it will not be long before the mill will be in operation. NORTIIWESTPROGRESS Oregon Industrial Exposition Witt Show It AIL ATTRACTIONS TO BE PLENTIFUL Prod nets of Field, Farm, Forest, Fish ery, Mine and Orchard Will All Bo There, With Splendid Made. The Pad He Northwest Is a region of rich resources and it produces food ma terial, clothing material and building material that any section of this great country may well be prond of. It pioducing capacity ia as yet in its in fancy, and there is great development to come. In order that the prod nets of the Pa ciflo Northwest may be seen and ex amined by tiie general public, a com mittee of Portland' enterprising busi ness men get together every year and organize the Oregon Industrial Exposi tion. These men meet every week for month ptevious to the exposition and perform an immense amount of work in the way of preliminary arrange ments. They appoint subcommittees to attend to all the details. They rain by the volnntary subscription of Port land business men a guarantee fund of about $13,000 to pay the expenses of the exposition. The committee collects a large amount of specimens of the products of the Northwest and arrange them into an attrautlve exhibition at the great exposition bniding. There are grain and .grasses in the sheaf, grain ready for milling, grain reduced to flour. There is wool a it oome from the sheep' back; scoured, and in the goods. There i gold and silver in its native rock and ready for the mint. There is timber fresh from the foreat and polished ready for interior decorat ing. There are fish, full-grown sal mon, and salmon eggs from which young aalmon are being hatched out, in plain sight of the pnblio. Fruit and vegetables and the dairy interests are all represented, and manufacturing enterprises' show what they are doing in the Northwest, many of tbem hav ing actual working plants in the great machinery hall ot the exposition build ing. It takes brains, exeoutive ability and much money to organize and success fully conduct a great exposition auoh aa Portland presents to the people, and among the enterprising business men who are the active spirits in the affair and compose the exposition gen eral committee are: H. C. Breeden, president; 1. N. Fleischner, vice-president; R. J. Holmes, treasurer; A. B. Steinhaoh, Dan McAllen, J. E. Thiel-" sen, D. M. Dunne. H. L. Pittock, R. a Judson, H. D. Ramsdell, Sig. Sichel, L. M. Spiegl, D. Solis Cohen, C. B. Williams, Ben Selling, J. P. Marshall, E. S. Edwards, B. S. Pague; W. 8. Struble, secretary ; E. d Mas ten, assistant secretary; H. E. Dosch, auditor; George L. Baker, superintend ent The Oregon Industrial Exposition will be held at Portland for a full month, from September 88 to October 88. and while it will embrace all the best features of a state fair, it will have special attractiona in classic con ceits by a full military band of 88 pieces, and acrobatio and aerial per formances by tome of the most re nowned performer in the world. People who attend the Portland fair not only see all the produots of the Northwest, but also meet thousands of people and pass pleasant afternoon and eveninga in which instruction is mingled with healthful amusement. New Hallway Company. The Salem St Pacific Coast Railway Company filed artioles of incorpora tion, with a capital stock of $185,000, divided into shares of $10 each. The company will engage In the construc tion, equipment, operation and man agement of a main line of railway and telegraph and telephone lines and ot steam and electrio lines. The line which this company proposes to con struct will pass through one of tha richest agricultural districts of tha Willamette valley and will open vast tracts of virgin forest to the lumber men, bringing a wealth of lumber within easy reach ot the market. The place of business of the corporation is to be at Falls City, Or. . To Manufacture Weeders. The Summer Fallow Machine Com pany, whioh has been incorporated into shares of $30 each, proposes to euage in the manufacture of a weeder recent ly patented by M. J. Andeison. It is a connivance Intended to clear sum mer fallow of weeds and other trouble some growths. It is known aa the Anderson Weed Destroyer and the ma chines are giving excellent satisfaction. The pi i no: pal place of business ia Du fur. The company has erected a build ing and secured machinery with whioh to manufacture several thousands of the machines annually. A New Corporation. E. H. Winsbip and other capitalists of Napa, Cat, are forming a corpora tion to establish an automobile fac tory. Several large oapitalista have agreed to put $10,000 each Into the en terpiise and $100,000 is now in sight. A Bit Crop This Year. ' ' It i estimated that between 350,000 and 800,000 bushel of grain will be harvested on the Yakima Iadian reser vation this fall. Four separator ars engaged in threshing, including one from Kliokitat county, and a new one started up bv Masoti & MoCloud. Ths Toppenish Trading Company has al ready shipped 15 oars of grain to the Sound. Toppenish I at present a very lively station as the shipment ot fruit is also large. , Ohuioh.