OREGON
VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1899.
NO. 39.
EVENTS OF TIIE DAI
Epitome of the Telegraphfc
News of the World.
TKUSK TICKS FROM THR WIttKS
An Interesting; Oolleetlon of Items Frost
tha Two llenilsphera Presented
Is Voadonaed ram,
Tan regiments will lears San Fran
litco foi Manila bufuie His October 1
All tiriiiPAetsary nolsei are to be
Hopped by tli health and police oil
slali of Chicago.
Tha plague it reported to ba tprasd
I tig lu India mii(1 fmuliie la ituring
them III tlie luce.
Tha itute department has been In
formed tliut H lovolutlon bHI broken
out In Venezuela.
Mr. Parali A. Baker, who bai jus
died at Forest ilouia, Pa., wai tba old
lit American antrum.
A band of Maoabee aoontt number
lug 1 00 1 1 hi bean organized at Manila
from (oriuer Spanish volunteers.
. An A mar lean interivewed at Atlan
ta, Oh., knowa miiuli about tba Drey
fua oasa, and aura E.terhary It tha
guilty one.
Tha Thirty-third regiment of volim
term bat atartad from Ilouaton, Tel.,
for Knn Francisco, for embarkation to
tba Philippines.
An American company will ettab
Hull a gigantic locomotive-building
jilimt in Switzerland, employing
American matluxla.
Tba retail business of the country it
now being done largely on a caah baala,
and banka are seeking new wediuine
for Investment.
President Bchorman, of Cornell uni
versity, will act aa Governor ltoose-
velt'i representative at the Chicago
trout conference.
At Johnson Springs, Va., a mob at
tainted Mormon Klder Joae Wuffln,
and than threatened lynching If he at
tempted proaeoulion.
Th it Teuit' corn crop breaks the rec-
ord. Tha United States will produce
2,600.000,000 bushels, with Kanaaa la
the lead and Nebiaska second.
Chicago will hare a hotel for the
poor. Flint clnat rooint including a
bath can be had for SO to 80 centt a
night. The building will be 10 ttorlet
high.
The American Hankeri' Association
at thair annual convention in Clare
land, ()., took atiit to have the oom
merclul paptr lawa the tauie the world
orer.
Kngliah newspaper teem to regard
the outbreak of hostilities with the
lloera aa a mere matter of time. The
official, however, deny the lituallon
it to serious.
A Washington special tart Great
Hritaln and the United Stales have
uriiotiuallv agreed unon the Alaakai
boundary line and present negotiation
rulute only to minor questions.
All peace negotiation! with the In
tnrgenta hare been auapeuded. The
coiiiiuitaion hat been dissolved and
military men of the service hare been
given full tway In the Philippines.
Copiet of General Otil' order grant
ing home rule to the inhabitant! of
the inland ol Negro hare been recelred
by tha war departmetnt, together with
a constitution propoted by the people,
upon which they teek to hare eitab
lialied for thciutelvet a republican form
oi gorernment.
A ailk ribbon trutt hat ben organ
ized. Fear of war It effecting trade in
England.
Toronto bricklayer! earn 87X oentl
per hour.
The Washington rolnnteen have
ailed for home.
The condemned thip Relief la to be
iiHod at a Moating hoapital at Manila.
Otii will tend the Ohio after the
grounded Morgan City troopt at Nag
aaaki. Yucatan Indiana now refute to pay
tnxna in Mexico, and more trouble it
expected.
. British teamen linre declared a gen
eral atrike and the increment will
effect all liritiah ports.
Thousand! of referent are In attend,
ance at the national G. A. K. encamp
ment in Philadelphia.
The retail btitcheri propose to make
a great light against the trutt. They
hare (10,000,000 of capital and mem
ber! In nearly erery large city in the
United Statet.
Kruger hat withdrawn hit cotioet
tions to England. TJie time of resi
dence neoeasury to obtain franchise hat
been increased instead of deoiuateU at
England demanded.
At the next sosilon of emigres! the
Nlcuraguan government will open nesto
tintioui with the United Statei (or a
treaty on tha subject of the oanal, and
will agree to wipe out all othor con
cessiont that havo heretofore been
grunted.
The legislative oonncll of Weitern
Australia lias passed a bill erilrauolili
ing women.
Fannuil hall. Boston, which hits beon
undergoing repair! for auroral months,
is to be reopened to vititoil about the
middle Of September.
Governor Atkinson, of West Vir
ginia, claims that hit ttate leadt the
union in the production of oil and
lumbar and that It ll second In coke
and third In lumber,
LATER NEWS.
Texas It infTerliig from drought.
Admiral Dewey hat tailed from Gib-
altar for New York.
Indignation over the reconviction of
Diey'ui manifested Itself In New York
by the burning In eOlgy of General
ueroier.
It la tab! by prominent railroad men
that the llarrimaii syndicate it quietly
working for a tea-to-sca railroad ar
rangement.
Peary and lilt arotlo expedition have
been heard from. They are coming
home after getting much geographical
iiuorrnatlon.
The government will toon have lit
plant for the manufacture of tmokeleat
powder lu operation. The location it
ou the Potomao near Indian Head.
Ao eatt bound Southern Fee I Ho train
wat held up and robbed near Wilcox,
Aria., by four men who hired out at hay
cuttert near there for lereral dayt.
Two hundred feet of a trestle over
Droad river, noar Colunibut, 8. O
gave way mi Jer a train load of granite
ana lour of the train crew were killed
Meridian, Mini., hat quarantined
against all places infeoted with yello
fever. At Key West and Jaoktonvillt
the situation It reported to be growing
worse.
The Dreyfus verdiot hat aroused
widespread indignation outaide ol
France and there la much talk through
out Europe of boycotting the Parit ex
potman.
None of the prisoners In the Ward
mtr bull pen ire to be tried at the pres-
etit term of oourt in that couuty.
Their caaet will go over outil the Janu
err term.
Although the aspect of affairs ii
more peaceable, the tpecial ditpatohei
from Johannesburg report the greatest
anxiety there, and people are still leer-
lug the town by hundreds. -
Jealous of the United State, Euro
pean influences are working in Soutk
America in opposing a pan Amerioai
unity. They tay the great republic
seeks to dominate all America.
A Washington correspondent tayi
that free ports Id Alaska are given U
Canada by tentative boundary agree
ment, and in return the United Htatei
will gain additional privilege for New
England fiaherineu.
A force of 460 rebels, with one can
lion, attaoked Hants Rita and tluiul
taneoualy Guagua and Kan Anton Ic
were attacked by bodies of rebel
numbering about 600 men. All thf
insurgent! were repulsed without loss
to the American!.
According to the statement Jtial
made public by the war department
our colonial trade for the first seven
months of 1890 beatt all records.
Trade movements affecting the United
States were never to uniform ami
natural at this year.
A Seattle dispatch tart: Aftei
spending lereral hundred dollar! in
assisting destitute Klondikers to their
Eastern hornet, tba county commission
ers bare called a halt. ilia cnamuet
of commerce hat taken a timilar ao
tion.
Puget sound gum will be teited b.
the gorernment soon.
Chicago has just passed through the
longest dry spell since the time of thi
great fire in 1871.
The Porto Rican relief committee
will appeal for aid to all the riurohei
and banks in this country.
The Tennetsee Coal A Iron Company
It believed to hare a corner on tht
ooa I product of Tennetsee.
Walker Bill, of St. Louis, hat been
chosen aa the next president Of tht
American Bankers' Association.
Railway surveyor! are at work in
Eastern Oregon and it ii rumored thai
they are in the employ of the Burling
ton.
At the Empire City Trotting park,
New York city, Joe Patchen defeated
Star Pointer, John K. Gentry and
(Searchlight.
Samuel B. Bishop and Henry Hawl
were blown to pieces by an accident
explosion of giant powdei in the May
flower mine at Nevada, Cal.
An open switch on the Brie road
near Meativiue, fa., cameo a collision
between a freight and passenger train.
Three were killed and tluee injured.
Texas, Chicago and New York capl-
taliati have bought 8,000.000 acret ol
timber and range land In Mexico, and
ill build up an industrial and com
mercial center.
A freight train near Williamson, W.
Va.. broke in two and the two notion)
came together in a tnnnel, resulting In
the killing of three of the train crew
and four tramps.
American applet .are In such great
demand In Germany thlt year thai
ahipmenti have commenced one month
earlier than usual. Last year 99,861
barreli were tent abroad. Thil year
it it expected the thipmenti will reaoli
100,000 barrels.
At a reward for the Santiago oam-
paign Major-General Shatter will con
tinue In command of the department
of the Paolflo with hit pretent volun
teer rank alter the time reached for hit
retirement, which wat to have taken
place the 14th of September.
Lack of transportation faollitlet to
South American porta it admittedly t
serious hindianoe to the extension ol
trade between the United Statei and
the countries toutb of ut.
Colonel Chat. E. Jones, the Georglt
historian, hat compiled a lilt of tin
surviving confederate generals, which
shows that out of the original It lieu-tenant-generalt
uren turvives of tht
81 major-generals, 16 are living, and
of 865 brigadier-generals, 88 survive.
PHILIPPINE CONGRESS
Agulnaldo Appoints From
Conservative Element
INSURGENTS TAXING CHINESE
The Cabinet Dliensses tha Question at
Local Gii.rnm.nl fur Ida
Islands.
Manila, Sept. 11. A Filipino who
has arrived here from Tarlao says an
extraordinary sens Ion of the revolution
ary congress took place at Tarlao, Au
gust 84, Agninaldo presided, and
otiose Mablni aa president of the an
preme court and Gousaga as attorney
general. They both represent the most
conservative and tempeiata element.
Mabini, who recently resigned the for
sign leoretsrythlp, ii the ablest man
connected with the revolution. Oon
ruga was president of the lust peacr
commission.
The proceedings of the congress dis
proved the report that Agninaldo had
declared himself dictator.
A decree hat been issued by tbe Fill-
plnot compelling the registration ot all
fortigneri in Filipino territory. Tht
Chinese, who are a large fruolion o:
the population, are oonaideied foreign
ers, including those born in the Phil
ippine islands. Application must be
made on itamped paper, whioh (inures
Isrgely in all the business of the instil
rectionary government. This seems to
be largely a toheme to tax Chinaman
Government for Filipinos.
Washington, Sept. II. The cabinet
meeting today wat devoted almost en
tirely to a discussion of the local gov
ernment wblch will be established 'n
the Philippines on the cessation of hos
tilities. Secretary Root has given the
matter much thought, and his views.
at expressed at the meeting today, were
recelred with approval by all the mem
bar present. He pointed out that t
system of government whioh would b
suited to the people of Luzon ould
hardly do for some of the other islands,
where the Inhabitants were far less ad
vanced. A member of the cabinet, in
speaking of the matter, taid that Sec
retary Root displayed broad statesman
hip and a knowledge of the economic
ind loctal conditloni on tin island.
COUGAR STOLE A CHILD.
fooh Bar
from tha Midst
Ptajrmataa.
af Har
Kendrick, Idaho, Sept. II. Newt
received from Btaart. a new settlement
above Kamiah.on the Net Perces reser
vation, tiyi the whole country is in
trme looking for a cougar that ap
proaohed the home of Lewii Johnson
last Sunday and took from his door-
yard his 4-year-old daughter. With
two little sisters, the girl wai playing
In front ol tba house, when a cougar
came out Irom the timber, ami, before
the ohildren had time to make a cry of
alarm, teited the little girl by the back
of her neck and ttarted for the hills at
once. Her playmates by their sorearai
brought the mother to the door, wbd
rrived In time to tee the cougar drag
ging the child away in Hi month. She
at once raised an alarm with her cries,
whioh caused the cougar to drop hit
prey about 100 feet from the house
where the child wat picked op dead,
her ne-.k having been broken. Tht
newt tpread over the settlement, and
about 100 armed men were toon loom
ing the lilllt.
For some time the settlers In thi
vicinity have been losing cattle by four
different cougart that have been teen,
and declare now that they will not tett
ntli they ire caught.
Harrait Hands Wanted.
Dallas, Or.. Sept. 11. Hopplcking
has commenced in nearly all the yards
about Dallas. There ii a great tcarcity
of bands, and many yards in the coun
ty are seriously embarrassed, and
threshing It impeded for want of help.
The rain hat brought both the grain
and bop harvest! together, and prunet
are coming on before the otheri are out
ot the way, which will make the situa
tion worse. It ii believed now that, if
the weather shall continue good, 1,000
more people could obtain employment
in Polk oountr lor month or more.
Team! and wagons are in unprecedent
ed demand (or hauling stone, wood and
grain. The whole country, in fact, it
working under high pressure tor tear
ot rain.
Arrival af tha Sheridan.
8an Franoiioo. Sept 9. The United
States transport Sheridan, which left
Manila August 10 with the Minnesota
and South Dakota loldiert on board,
irrived thil evening. The Sheridan
carriet 900 membeti of the Minnesota
regiment, 663 of theflonth Dakota regi
ment, 49 merabert of the Fourth cav
alry, and 176 discharged men, besidei
v offloert. There were three deatba
during the voyage.
r.llow rarer Situation.
Kev Wett, Sept. 11. Thirty octet
of yeilow fever have been reported dur
ing the past 84 hours, Including two
caaet previously omitted. The total
number occurring to date, to far a
known, it 137. Two deatht bare been
reported during the past 14 hour,
making the total number ot deaths
nine.
An Appeal ti Vlotorln.
Amsterdam, Sept 1 1, The member!
of the Dutch Tramvaal committee have
cabled to Queen Viotoria, imploring
her "in the name of humanity and
God'l kingdom to preserve peace."
Aatoria, Or., Sept. 11. O. C. Mai
ten, the Srenten logger, hat been in
thi city for the paat few day In tearoli
of men to work in hit logging camp.
He limited the town ovei, but wat com.
polled to return home without seouriug
nr- ... 1
YELLOW JACK SPREADING.
(ra
Member ut Cn.ee
Kay Wees.
Reported at
Wash In ton, Sept. 0. Telegrami to
the lurgeon-general of the marine hoa
pital service from Surgeon-General
Carter, at Key West, Hate that np to
last night the American phynciana re
ported 64 cases of yellow (ever at that
point. He estimated that Cnban phy
loiant were in attendance upon from
one-third to one-half a many more
cases, but no report had been made of
them, and it would be Impossible to
gire aocurate figure. Carter expressed
the opinion that Dr. McLanabin, of
the nary department, who la ill with
the (ever, will recover.
Key West, Fla., Sept. 9. Seventy-
seven easet of yellow fever have been
reported op to last night, with a total
of seven deatbi to date. Proepeoti for
itamplng out tha fever are not very
encouraging.
Xvldenee Is All In,
Rennet, Sept. 9. Today came the
beginning of the end of the Drayfus
trial. With the speech of the govern
oent commissary, Major Carriere, the
aee entered niion the final stage of
pleadings, and the verdict will be de
livered Monday.
Colonel Juuanite thil morning took
the most important decision yet taken,
and took it entirely upon his owp re-
tponiibility, although be it undoubted
ly only the mouthpiece of the whole
body of Judges. Hit decision to ex
elude the testimony of Colonels
Bobwarzkoppen and Pauizzardi wat
moat tlgniflcant, at it meant that the
oourt bad already reached a conclusion,
and that the pleadinga ot counsel were
merely a waits of time, and might be
dispensed with if they, were not a ne
cessity.
The court bat made np ill mind, bnt
whioh wayf Thlt la the view point
and lormi the tola toplo of discussion.
Both ildet are equally confident that
the court will decide in accordance
with their viewt.
He Oannl Report.
Washington, Sept 8. Emoiy B.
Johnson, a memebr ot the Nicaragua
canal commission, says that no formal
report can be presented for at least i
year. Thil will mean no aotlon by tin
next congress, whioh wis evidently the
Intention ot those who prevented any
definite legislation at the last session,
It is laid that the administration it
not concerning itself very much about
the lapse of right and concessions ol
the United States government, because
congress bit hid opportunity to act
and failed, and the responsibility, if
there should be no further concession
obtained, will not be upon the admin
istration. Meanwhile, where (avoiable
negotiations csn be forwarded, our
state department will give the oanal
favorable attention.
Llptoa Ma UT Lakes or Klllernejr.
New York, Sept. 9. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says:
Annouoncement was made here to
day that Sir Thomas Lipton has offered
360,000 for the lakes of Killarney. if
his offer Is accepted he intends to make
present ot the beautiful estate to the
Irish people. It is his intention to
vest the title ot the property in the
hands of trustees who will forever
maintain and preserve it as Iriah na
tional property.
Sir Thomas Lipton was asked last
Bight, on board bis steam yacht Erin,
dow aoohored Inside Sandy Hook,
whether the report from London was
jorreot, and he confirmed the report.
Annexation flee... Hannll.
8eattle, Sept. 9. Prince David Wa-
tvanakoa. of Honolulu, who is on hit
way to Washington to viait hi annt.
x-Queen Liliuokalani, says:
: "Annexation is a. decided success.
bf course irom a sentimental view, the
native Hawaiian feels like a man with
out a conutrv Just now. but that feel-
Jlng will wear away. We want the
president to appoint our governor and
hi eabinet and let the people elect
their legislature. When thi is done,
there will be no oause for complaint.
Annexation has done great things for
the Hawaiian islands. The country
never was so prosperous before."
Ta Obviate Damnge BUlta.
Chicago. Sept. 9. The Rock Island
Railway Company iiai issued Instruc
tions to all iti oonductort that hereaf
ter no person is to be put off a trian on
account ol defective transportation or
(or other reason! where tliore is the
slighteit doubt in favor of the passen
ger," or until the train man haa received
ejectment orders from tha executive
offloert in charge at Chicago.
When a forged or mutilated ticket or
pas I found, the conduotor Is to take
np the lame and wire for instructions.
Of course the order does not cover
tram pi itealing ridet noi other cases ot
flagrant deception.
Oae af the Demands of Expansion.
Chicago, Sept. 9. Spaniib ii to be
taught in three ol Chicago'! high
choola. Thil was deoided upon by the
member ot the board of education latt
night. The matter came np in the
foim of a report from the high school
committee recommending that Spanish
be taught in the north, south and west
division high schools.
Chicago it the first oity to make pro
visions In the public school tyttem (or
the teaching of Spanish.
Bras Works Trust.
New York, Sept. 9. President Hew
itt, ot the Brady Metal Company, ol
thil oity, and the Buffalo Biass Com
pany, ol Buffalo, N. Y., is reported to
be inters ted in a plan to form the lead
ing bran wOrki at far west at Chicago,
into a 96,000.000 trnat. Mr. Miller,
ol the Galena Oil Company, Is also
aid to be In the deal.
Option! have been obtained on IB of
the largest plants, embracing all the
prlnoipal concerns except the Atlantis
Bran Company of Jeriey CUy,
DREYFUS IS GUILTY
That Was the Verdict of the
Court-Martial.
SENTENCED FOtt TEN YEAES
Oeaeral Belief It That tha Fresldeal
Will rardoa Klin, Otherwise
Anether Dearadatlanw
Rennes, 8ept. 13. The expected has
happened. Dreyfna hat been con
detuned. The court found him guilty
tnd aentenced him to 10 yean deten
tion. As he has already suffered fir
yean' solitary Imprisonment, wbiof
uouiitt at double ordinary detention,
be will be released at the end ol a fort
night. In the meantinme, unless ths
president o( the republic pardoni him,
Dreyfui will hare to be degraded here
again within eight dayt.
Though a majority of those in the
courtroom this afternoon lully expect
ed the verdict, they were completely
stupefied when it waa given, and the
tilence which prevailed in the room
and the way men turned pale and
caught their breath wat more impres
sive than any other manKestatiou could
bare been.
Maitre Demange sank hack in hi
chair and the tean trickled down hil
oheeks. and Maitre Lalxrri lamed
white a a sheet, while all round the
court men looked at each other in si
lence. The only sound to bt heard wat
the rustling of paper from - the report'
en' bench, at each pres represeutatir
tiieil to be flrit to send the news.
As the audienoe left the courtroom,
(ally 10 or 16 men were crying openly.
and the majority of those present
walked quietly down the street lor
more than a block without speaking a
word. It was like a funeral proces
sion. -
Meanwhile, a tragedy wai being en
acted iu the little room off the coort-
100m, where Dreyfus listened to the
eading ot the rerdiot. He had been
told the result by hit lawyert, and had
wept bitterly, but when in thepietence
of the officiali oi the court-martial,
he listened impatiively to the sen
tence. His wife, who was waiting in tor
ture and sutpente at her bouse, bora
the newt bravely, and when viiitinl
her husband thil afternoon ibowed the
on looker i who were in the. ttreett no
signs of her sufferings at the walked
from her carriage to the prison.
Mathien Dreyfus was not present in
court this afternoon, bnt visited bis
brother after the verdict bad been
rendeied. He found him 'perfectly
calm and without any manifestation ot
surprise at the finding of the court.
The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders, uttering an expressive
Bah I" adding, as he ernbraoed - bis
brother, as the latter was preparing to
leave. Console mv wife.
The general belief it that Dreyfui
ill be pardoned; but thil will not
Katisfy hit friends, who vehemently de-
id re that they will refuse to accept
,u verdict, and will continue the bat-
lu until the judgment is reversed
The verdict, tbey say, is directed more
against the Jews than against Dreyfus,
and it allowed to stand will make their
existence in France impossible.
Maitre Labori and - Maitre Demange
took the midnight train for Paris.
They drove to the station In a closed
carriage, escorted by four mounted
gendarmes. The road was practically
deserted, and no demonstration oc
curred en rotito or at the" station.
Maitre Demange and Maitre Labori
will tomorrow sign an application tor
a revision of the case, although there
is no hope that the verdiot will be re
versed. Both aro much npeet, though
it can hardly bo laid that they are tur-
prised.
EXPRESS TRAIN ROBBED.
Safe Blown Open nnd Contente Takes)
Men Keenped.
Cochise, Aria., 8ept. 18. Express
train No. 10, on the Southern Pacifio,
was robbed near here latt night bv
four masked men, who blew the safs
open and took everytning in sight.
The amount of their booty It taid to be
mail. , ' .'
The train wai ttopped, the engino.
mnil and expieta car were cat off from
the rest of the train and ran a mil
farther up the road, where the bandit
stopped to complete their work. The
expresi messenger waa forced to open
his car and the robbers attaoked lb
safe with dynamite. The strong box
was soon blown Often and the content
taken by the thieves, who hastily de
parted. They were last seen going north on
foot, and a posse started out on their
rail. The dynamite nied on the sate
blew out the aide o( the express car
and tore up the floor. There ii so
olue to the identity of the robbers,
Two Additional Regiments.
New York, Sept. ll.A tpecial te
the Tribune from Witblngtou sayit
Ordert will be issue:! from the war de
partment in a day or two announcing
the field and staff offloert ol two addi
tional volunteer rvgimenti, whioh will
be organised after the tuannor of the
0-called Immune regiment! lent to
nlin lait year, their company offloert
ud privates being exclusively colored
men, and they will be ready V tall lot
the Pbillppinot ear!y in November.
The addition of thete regiments to
the armv almost exhaust! the quota ol
86,000 volunteer! allowed by congress.
There will then be 96 regiments of
1.809 men oaoh. whioh. with the Potto
Kico naval battalioii ol 400 men, J
leavet a margin of inly 1,876 In thi,
authorized itreugth, or not ouite ,
enough lor mother regiment and
hall,
RAILWAYS IN LUZON.
Arrang-omenta Completed for Another
Line on the Const.
Chicago, Sept. 11. Special corre
spondence to the Tribune from Manila,
under date of August 4, lays:
Agents for a company of Spanish
capitalists, some of whom live in Ma
nila, announce that arrangements have
been completed for the building of
modern railroad line InLnson that will
connect Manila with all the important
towns along the west coast of the
island as far north as Laoag. The
rout is kept secret, but it is under
stood that It will be the same as pro
posed in 1876, when the scheme for
goveioment railroads in tb Philip-
pmei wai officially projected.
Three lines were planned at that time,
only one of which was completed, the
present railroad, which runs from Ma
nila to Dagupan, a distance ot 161
miles. The oompany is keeping its
movements secret to prevent the two
or three com pan let that are said to be
organizing in the United Statei for
the purpose ot building railroads i
Luzon fiom anticipating it in securing
the tame route. The Americans who
have talked railroads here generally be-
lieve.that a new town and port will be
established either on tb north coast ol
Luzon or the northern part of the west
coast ot the island, as terminal of the
railroad.
Tbia would save 860 miles sailing to
Manila for shipt from the United
State or from Hong Kong, and with
rapid communication to Manila
through the richest provinces of the
island, would be reasonably oettain to
grow rapidly.
INCREASED NAVAL ESTIMATES.
Repair and Mew Ships Cost
Honor-
a Bean of
New York, Sept 11. A tpecial to
the Herald from Washington lays:
The naval estimates for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1901, will aggregate
about 160,000,000. This considerable
increase in the cost ot the navy is due
in great part to the expenditures which
will have to be made doling the pres
ent snd coming fiscal year for the con
struction of the 64 vessels building,
and that three battleships and three
armored cruisers, which will be con
tracted for at soon ss congress takes ac
tion enabling the department to plrsyl
contracts for armor.
Admirals Hiohborn and Melville
have estimated that $18,000,000 will
be required to meet bills of shipbuild
ers. In addition to this sum. Admiral
Hichborn estimates that $6,000,000
inatead of $3,000,000 will be required
for repair ships. There ii reason to
believe that Admiral Crowioshield,
chief of the bureau of navigation, will
recommend in bis forthcoming report
that tbe enlisted force be increased to
30,000 men and will make estimates
therefor. He will alto make ample
provision for target practice for the
service.
Admiral O'Neill'i estimate for tbe
armor for the vessels under construc
tion and proposed are very bigh. His
estimate! for tbe present fiscal year
amounted to $4,000,000. which wai ap
propriated. The estimates (or the com
ing year will exceed this amount.
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
Keepers Net;le.t to Search Insane Man
and He-Kills Three.
El Paso. Tex., Sept. 1 1. New has
resched here from Chihuahua, Mexico,
of tbe terrible deed ot a lunatio there
a (ew days since. Last Tuesday a crazy
man created a disturbance among the
people iu the plaza. He attaoked an
American with a heavy billet of wood,
but tbe American knocked down bis
assailant with a walking cane. Tbe
police arrived quickly and soon over
powered tbe lunatic and took bim off
to jail.
They -locked him in a large cell.
where 16 other prisoners were confined,
snd neglected to search bim lor wea
pons. It soon developed that the luna
tic had a long knife concealed on his
person, and drawing it ha began slash
ing right and left at his nnaimed cell
mate. Two of them were killed and
third fatally wounded before tbe
guard rushed in and -disarmed tbe
lunatic.
It ia reported that the insane man
will be ehot for hit crime. :
Merrltt Slated ror tha Philippines.
New York. Sept. 11. A special dis
patch to the Journal and Advertiser
says:
After 48 hourt of almost constant
discussion among the preaident, Secre
tary Root, Protestor Stburman, Sena
tor Beveridge, General Milet and Adjutant-General
Corbin, it may be stated
positively that Geneial Merritt will go
to the Philippines.
No statement is made as to what po
sition General Merritt is to assume.
bnt it is probable tbe movement con
templates the division of Otis' present
dutiei into two department!, Merritt to
have charge of ths military end.
- Mile Mar Go ta Philippines.
Chicago, Sept. 11. A tpecial to the
Record from Washington tayn Nel
son A. Miles, general commanding the
army, will go to the Philippines to di
rect the military operations during the
approaohing campaign. This state
ment, while not authorized by any an
nouncement from the president or the
secretary of war, is mads upon the au
thority of one ot the offloeis ot the de
partment. There is no doubt that General Milt
desires the assignment, and unless the
unexpected happens between now and
the middle of October, he will start tor
Manila.
Sealskins Gnlora.
San Francisco, Sept. 9. The steam
ship Del Norte haa arrived from Alaska
with 16,819 sealskins, consigned to tba
North American Commercial Com
pany. They were taken under license
and will net the government a heavy
loyalty,
TIIE GREAT EXPOSITION
Portland's Fair Will Be
Best to Date.
the
WILL ECLIPSE FORMER FAIRS
Basins September SS nnd Closes Oeto.
her SS, nnd Will Be Open De
ans! BTenlns.
A very excellent feature of the Ore
gon Industrial Exposition, which it
held at Portland, ia that it represent!
tbe entire Pacific Northwest, and the
product! of thii whole region are freely
given ipaoe there and attraotively ex
hibited. It ii truly a great fair, and it is
saada interesting to all. Everything
connected with it is on a properly large
scale such as -befits the great region
represented,
Portland has the capital necessary to
carry on such a great fair, and her en
terprising business men freely furnish
tbe money to pay the hesvy expenses
incurred. They know that In doing
so tbey are aiding In the general devel
opment of the entire Northwest.
People woo visit the exposition at
Portland this autumn will make no
mistake, for they will find there many
splendid attractions to interest them.
A full military band, one of the best
in America, will give concerts srery
afternoon and erening, and there will
be amusement features such as will
please all, and such at can only be
found In the very belt theaters. The
great exposition bnilding will be s
blaze ot glory and a bower of beanty,
and it will be well worth going many
miles to see the splendid exhibit of
the products of field, farm, orchard,
forest, fishery, factory and dairy.
Mny Move to Spohnne.
Another new Industry will probably
be established soon at Spokane. Tbe
latest move In this direction is one
that may result in bringing the large
plant of tbe Ealge Woolen Mills Com
pany to Spokane, from Brownsville,
Or. Tbe chamber of commerce is mak
ing a movement in that direction and
ita efforts bid fair to be successful.
Hugb Field, president of the Eagle
Woolen Mills Company, has written
that if sufficient encouragement is
given bim be will move bis plant to
Spokane. Should the plant be moved
to Spokane. Mr. Field says he will
enlarge his mill and have a fonr-aet
woolen mill. This will give employ
ment to 160 banda
Kanlclpnl Lighting Plant.
The report of Engineer Byrne, ol
Pomeroy, Wash., baa been received.
He estimates tbe cost ot constructing a
flume and erecting a power-house and
plant at $22,000. This doei not in
clude the eleotrioal machinery or the
polei and wire, which it it estimated
will cost about at much more. It is .
not likely that the city will feel justi
fied in attempting so large an under
taking at present.
Track Inj-ine; In Idaho.
Work on the Kootenai Valley rail-.
way has commenced in earnest. The
necessary maohinery for the work ar
rived last week and ia now in readiness
for operations. Superintendent Rob
erts expects to lav two miles per day.
If no accident occurs the rails will
reach Poit Hill by the middle of ths -month.
The bead oi the lake will be
reached by October 1.
Walla Walla Bonds Sold.
The city of Walla Walla, Waah., has
sold $360,000 bonds, ot which $133.
000 were sewer and water bonds.
Morrii & Whitehead, of Portland, weie
tbe successful bidders. They bid for
general municipal bonds 4X per cent
interest aud 6 per cent for sewer and
water bonds. The total bonds sold at
s premium of $2,100.
Lewleton Bonds Bold. ; w .
The board of trustees ol Lewiston,
Idaho, state normal school, has nego
tiated the sale ot bonds amounting to
$7,600 at a premium ot 10 per cent,
thui providing an aggregate mm of
$8,200 to construct two dorm itoriet and
purchate physical and chemical ap
paratut for the scientific department.
Woolen Mill Rnshed.
The big woolen mills ot Thomas
Kay, in Salem, is now kept running
night and day In response to orders
from all parts of the country. Blankets
snd flannels are now being tnrned out
almost exclusively to fill these orders.
One hundred persons are employed. ,
Flonr for Dnweon.
The steamer Alpha left" Vancouver.
B. C., last week with a oargo of 100
tons o( flour (or Dawson, from the Mill
ol the Woods Milling Company. At
Dawson flour is selling at $6 per bag
and at this rate the agents of the firm
in the North will be able to realize
something like $28,000 out of the
whole shipment.
Helena Bnnk Won.
The result of the sale ot the city
bonds of Helena. Mont., was that tbe
Union Bank & Trust Company, of that
city, led all tbe Eastern banks in their
premium offer and finally secured tha
bonds, amounting to $66,000, giring s
premium ot $780. This brings the in
terett down to 8.9 per cent.
A Hundred-Ton Mill.
The Mountain Lion Gold Mining
Company, ol Republlo, Wash., hat
placed an order for 800,000 feet of lum.
bei for their new 100-ton mill. The
plant it to be in operation by January
I next. It will be a combination mill
with 20 stamps.
Brewery Borned.
Henry Riniger's city brewery, at
Rathdrum, Idaho, was totally destroyed
bv fir last week. The loss ia $35,-000.