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VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OIIEGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBElt 8, 1899.
NO, 38.
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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.