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VOL. XVI.
ST. 'HELENS, OI1EOON, FRIDAY, . SEPTEMBER 29, 1899.
NO. 41.
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EVENTS OF HIE Ml
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKItSK TICKS FROM THK WIttKS
ha Interesting Gfilleotlon of llama Krotj
tha Two llentlaptinrea lraeiitail
In a Condeneed ITorm.
Captain Dreyfus titin linen pard:inod
liy the council uf ministers.
Colonel John Mlloy, iiiipcotor-gon-oral
of volunteer.-, U W'l lit Manila,
Hawaii will endeavor lo secure not'
tier (runt northern Italy mid Sweden.
Mark Hanna h:ivh It would bo more
tluin disgrace (or uh to sell tho Phillip
pines. . . '
At a lumber yard fire In Ioa Angeles
throe mnn wore injured, two of them
fatally.
Onii battalion of the Thirty-fifth will
nail from Portland ou tlio Elder within
10 (lay.
Seheuror KetlnKr,; chief exponent 01
tho ruiiHH of Dreyfus, died uu tliu day
tliH captuiu win pardoned.
A prominent Filipino ha approached
General McArlhtir lu t ho matter of
releasing tho American jirlsoni'i.
The empress dowager of China in
wild to he seriously ill and Karl Li
Hung Chung has been recalled to
power.
'"" President Kroger bat been Informed
that the will receive no help from Ger
many in the event of war with Ureat
Britain.
Lalxir union have ordered ell work
in connection with the Chicago fall fea-
, ttval mapped until an agreement U
reached. ,
i After a ill weeks' siege Jule Gnor
jlu, the French anti-Semitic agitator,
Surrendered when the army wan about
)to attack hie fort.
Mr. Mary Brooke, who has been la
Michigan prison for 28 yearn haa been
pardoned. She immediately married
the man who had her convicted.
Itcprexcntative Dalzull, of Penniyl
vuula, say that both the lenate and
house will present bilU in regard to
currency legislation at tlie next session
of cuugres.
C. N. Peek, a prominent farmer liv
ing near Islington, Morrow county,
Oregon, died from hemorrhage of the
lungs. Tlie neighbors thought he had
smallpox, iKK-ame frightoued and re
fuxed to bury him, and two physicians
performed the task unaided.
' Over 8,000 persons are dead and
missing aa a result of the recent ty
phoon in the Orient. Much damage
to shipping la reported. The appalling
subsidence of th cliesshl mine in the
inland of tthikoku entailed the loai of
650 Uvea. From some parts of the
Mouth rerwrt Mill come in of thousand
upon thouaanda of houses destroyed,
while every prefecture counts by hun
dred ita dead. An Interesting inci
dent in the Beshl mine catastrophe
was the final saving of five miner,
who had been imprisoned in the earth
for six day by tho caviug in of the en
trance. Cuba i suffering from a long-oon-tinoed
drought.
The Nashville will not bo lent to
Vonexuela till neuded.
China has protected against Ueneral
Otis' exclusion order.
Japan is being urged to seenre rail
way concessions from China.
James M. Nixon, a once famons
showman, I dead in New York.
The battleship Kentucky will have
ber first run about the 1st of October.
The Indian hopplckeT in Puyallup
valley, Washington, are sun ilaucing.
' Almost the entire business seotlon
of Farnham, N. Y., was wiped out by
fire.
" The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows met in Detroit, Mien., m an
nual session.
The steamer Alpha haa arrived from
Alaska with 200 passenger and half
a ton ot gold.
The American ship George Stetson
was burned at Loochoo, China. No
loss of life resulted from the disaster.
Major Jones, who haa been quarter
master at Manila, has returned. II
thinks 50,000 men will be needed in
the Islands for 10 yearn.
Hon. Daniel Erinentrout, congress
man from the sixth congressional die
triot of Pennsylvania, is dead, lis
was aerivng his sixth turur.
Offloiale say that Admiral Sampson
will not be suspended by Admiral
Ilowlson and that tlie newspapeia are
making a mountain out of a mole hill.
A boat containing the captain and
1 1 men from the French steamer Duura
is believed to have been lost near the
Island ot Elba in the Mediterranean
eea.
' Thirty transports are scheduled to
sail for the Philippine before Noyem
lire 1, and it i predicted that tlie sol
diers of the new leigments will eat
Christmas dinner at Manila ;
Frank II, Uurford, a 15-year-old boy,
ha been admitted to the bar in Uuth
rlo, O T.
Two divinity studouta are working
their way through Yale by doing job
printing. Tlie narie of the firm is
Clark Watkiua.
At the coining session of conares
Hawaii will be represented by William
O. Huilth, formerly attorney general
of thut country. lie will bo appointee
by President Dole.
LATER NEWS.
William Bonncy, a noted explorer,
1 dead at London.
At Key West Sunday 80 new eases of
yellow fever and two duatlui were re
ported. As a result of religious riots, Ferroll,
Spain, ho been proclaimed under mar
tial law.
The plant of the American Tiu-Plate
company, at . Atlanta, Iud., was de
stroyed by fire; loss, $150,000.
Friends of General Maximo Gomes
say they will push the old patriot for
ward in the coming Cnban elections.
Tho steamers City of Seattle and Cot
tage City, which have arrived from
Alaska, had a oombiuud cargo of $500,
000. .
' A French paper seyi that Colonol
JouariHte, president of tlie lteunes court
martial, voted for tho acquittal of
Dreyfus.
Tlie district i f Adien, in Asia Minor,
was visited by an earthquake, and ao
otinling to the latest advices over 200
persons perished.
Between 8,000 and 4,000 marine en
gineers on the Great Lakes threaten a
strike unless their demand for 12i
per cent advance is met.
The Colombian government has'is
sued a decree cloning her ports to ships
having the bultouio plague on board,
arriving from Infected ports.
Dispatches from Johannesburg re
port a complete dislocation of the Rand
mining industry. The exodus con
tinues and all the minus are closing.'
Tlie excitement of meeting hi chil
dren has produced a serious reaction
in the condition of Dreyfus, and it is
feared that it may be necessary to send
him to Malta or Madeira. , ,
Congressman Ifawley, representing
American capitalists, has purchased a
large sngar estate in Cuba, in the prov
ince of Matanzoa. A million and a
half will be expended in improving it.
"l!lg Dan" Dougherty, a notorious
bankrobber and murderer, who has
been serving a sentence In Manchester,
Kngland, has been pardoned and is
thought to have started for this country.
Official reports of two battle be
tween the Mexicans and Yaqois have
reached Los Angeles. The Mexicans
were victorious in both engagements,
but suffered considerable loss. War
in proceeding, despite the official an
noucemont of suspension of hostilities.
In accordanoe with the rights of the
Russian orthodox church, Miss Julia
Dent Grant, daughter of Brigadier-General
and Mrs. Frederick Grant, and
granddaughter of General Ulysses 8.
Grant, and Prince Cautacnzeno, Count
Spranznki, of Russia, were married in
New York.
Emperor William 1 on a visit to
Sweden. . ... .
A big strike for an eight-hour day 1
anticipated in Cuba.
A regiment of Canadian desire to be
sent to South Africa in tlie event of war
with the Boer.
Checks for $5,000,000 have been is
sued by the government for the antici
pated October interest.
The permanent organization of the
American Hide & Leather Company
was effected in New York.
The Crown cotton mills, ot Dal ton,
Ga., haa established a world' record
by paying a dividend of 1)8 per cent.
The state grain commission of Wash
ington haa reaffirmed the grades adopt
ed last year, and made tkem permanent.
The navy department haa directed
that the Eagle and Yankee be accepted
at the Portsmouth navy yard by Octo
ber 17.
The navy dejiartment haa awarded
the contract for building the Ports
mouth dock to John Pierce, of New
York, at $1,890,000.
Kolics of Piianish rule in Cuba are to
tie disposed of. The projierty of Cu
bans that was confiscated by the Span
iards will be returned.
The insurgent leader, General de
Castro, i making much progress in
Venezuela, lie is following the course
pursued by the revolutionists in 1893.
A paasenger train collided with a
freight train 18 mile southeast of Kan
sas City. Four people were killed and
four others more or less seriously in
jured. News haa been received from Alaska
to the effect that the front of the Taku
glacier was shattered by a recent earth
quake. Thousands of tuna of ice were
precipitated into tlie sea.
The master of tlie Norwegian cutter
Martha, reports that on (September 9,
on the north coast of King Chalres is
land, he picked up an anchor and buoy
marked "Andree Polar Expedition."
It is probable that after the first of
the coming year railroad employes will
have to pay fare when traveling over
any but their own lines. Influential
shippers will also be obliged . to pur
chase their tickets.
The steamer Kohn Maru foundered
in a typhoon off the Japanese coast,
going to the bottom like a stone. She
had 60 passengers on board, the major
ity being women and children. Twolve
of these were drowned and two fatally
injured.
Daniel Lamont's private fortune is
now said to reaoh $3,000,000.
Tho navy department has taken steps
for the opening of a naval recruiting
station at Buffalo, N. Yv
The queen regent of Spain ha signed
a deoree calling out 00,000 men of the
18U9 class foi military service.
Aluxander Henderson, of Syracuse,
has acted as pall bearor at the funeral
of 172 of his friends during the last 60
year.
MINDANAO REBELS
Only Four Hundred Hostile
at Zamboanga. "'
CITY PRACTICALLY DESERTED
The Moral and Vlllplnot An Unfriendly
Mil Ulilurli.no.i Between Theia
in Liable to Oeour.
Manila, Sept. S3. (Mile reports
from Ho Ho concerning the results of
General Hates' second trip among the
southern islands indicate that only
about 400 rebels at Zumlxanga refuse
to recognize American authority.
Pending the outcome in the island of
Luzon, tlie city of - Zumlsjauga is prac
tically deserted. The rebels are in
camp four miles in tho country. The
Mora and Filipinos are unfriendly,
and disturbance between them are
liable to occur. Jolo is quiot and the
natives continue friendly.
Gibbons at tho White Hnuae.
Washington, Sept. 23. Cardinal
Gibbous had half an hour' conference
with tho president today. He was ac
coniianled by Father Stafford, of this
city. Further than to admit that the
conversation related to the Philippine
conditions, Cardinal Gibbons declined
to make a statement regarding the con
ference. A few of the Catholic clergy
have been very much exercised by the
rcjKirts of the desecration of chucrh
property in the Philippines by our sol
diers, and it is presumed this, together
with other subjects relating to the
Catholic church in the Philippines,
were discussed.
Typhoon at Manila.
Washington, Sept. 23. The war de
partment has received the following
dispatch:
"Manila, Sept. 23. Adjutant-General,
Wonhington: Typhoon prevail
ing. Rainfall, 48 hours, 8.3 inches.
Lout 24 hour. 0.8 inches. Delay ship
ment of volunteers. Iowa prolabiy
sail tomorrow. Teunessoes detained by
storm."
SHIPS DESIGNATED.
City of Rlo da Jannlro and Blah Will
Transport tha Thlrty-fjrth.
Washington, Sept. 23. The ships
which will carry the Thirty-fifth regi
ment to Manila will be fitted out for
the voyage at Portland, and all sup
plies which are necessary will be pur
chased in that city.
This was the instruction which Sec
retary Root gave to the adjutant-general
today in the presence of Senator
Simon. . The senator arrived in Wash
ington altout noon. At 2 o'clock he
saw the secretary of war, and after he
had explained the situation, the desires
of the people of Portland, and the
facilities for fitting out the transports,
tlie secretary gave the order.
The socretary made only one proviso
that outfitting at Portland should oc
casion no delay. Senator Simon told
him there would be no occasion for de
lay, as necessaries could bo readily pro
cured in Portland.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
Nalthar England Nor tha Transvaal Will
Ha Caught Napping
London, Sept. 23. Despite all out
ward show of calm, Great Britain is in
practically the same condition today
as was the United Stetos a few weeks
before the opening of the war with
Spain. Beneath the crust of diplomatic
reserve, the officials are working night
and day preparing for the signal to be
gin hostilities, whother that comes or
not.
Kngland is not going to be caught
napping any more than the Transvaal.'
While Lord Salisbury is quietly at
home in Hatfield house, Mr. Chamber
lain is buried in work at the colonial
oftlce, and double force at the royal
arsenal and dockyards are straining
every nerve to equip and transport
troops to the Cape.
It may be said for certain that Great
Britain will do nothing to rireeipitate
matters, and the colonial " office is far
from admitting that tlio case is
hopeless. ' - -L -:
Daolarntlon from Dreyfus.
Paris, Sept. 32. The Aurore pub
lishes the following declaration from
Captain Dreyfus:
"The government of the republic ha
given me my liberty. But liberty i
nothing to me without honor. From
today I shall continue to seek repara
tion from a frightful judicial error of
which I remain the victim. I wish
France to know by a definite judgment
that I am innocent. My heart will
wily beat at rest when there remains
not a single' Frenchman who imputes
to me the abominable crime perpe
trated by another.
"ALFRED DREYFUS."
1 Dreyfus Coining to America.
Txmrinn Rnnf. 93. The Times nub-
lishes the following dispatch from Na
A niiunt.irv of liuriraire has ar
rived here from Havre aud Folkestone
addressed to Mine. Dreyfus, and room
have also been taken at a local hotel.
The luggage is marked for New York,
and it is supposed that Dreyfus is going.
to America.
Cannot Transfer Hawaiian land..
Wuiililnirton. Sed. 22. The nreBi-
detn has issued a proclamation declar
ing that the local Hawaiian otilclals
r without Tiowor to transfer title to
public land in Hawaii, pending legi.
lation by congress.
Smyrna, Asia Minor, Sept. 23.
rv, was a disastrous earthquake this
mnrntnir at Aidin. a town on the Men-
dor, 81 miles southeast of this place.
Hundreds of persons were Kinea in uie
valley of Meuderes,
600 TO THE PAN.
Seen Is tha Rport front Strike Near
Aihland-o,00 This hum.
Ashland, Sept. 28. One thousand
dollars in gold was secured in two pan
of rock pounded np and washed ont
one day last week at the Angle and
Brown strike on Mount Sterling, about
30 miles eonth of. Ashland, and just
aver the California line. An Ashland
man who ha jnst returned from th
scene la responsible for the statement,
which is not doubted by those who art
acquainted with the richness of the
lead, which is known a the Klondike,
this claim is located near the aummil
of Mount Sterling, at an elevation of
nearly 8,000 feet alwve sea level, and
wo accidentally discovered about a
year ago by Messrs. Anglo and Brown,
the latter being a "pocket hunter" of
experience. A small piece of rich float
was found, and in tracing it up almost
the first ertoke of the pick into the
ground uncovered a streak of very rich
quartz and located the claim for them.
They took out several thousand dollars
In gold last year before the snow of
winter drove them oft the claim, the
gold being pounded ont In a hand mor
tar, This season it is estimated that
the lncky miners have taken out not
less than $20,000 in like manner, and
how long their lead will last no one
pretends to know.
They have run a cnt into th moun
tain for a short distance and have only
followed the pay streak thug far to a
depth of 20 feet. The gold is found in
a porphyry formation or ledge which
lies on the bedrock and pitches into
the mountain at a considerable angle.
The find haa lod to a large number of
prospectors trying to duplicate it in
the same section, but a yet without
COLLISION ON A BRIDGE.
freight Trains Crash Together With
, Terrible Kesulla.
St. Panl, Sept. 23. A serious acci
dent occurred on tho Omaha railroad
early today near Windom, Minn., four
men being killed and three seriously
injured, in a rear-end collision of
freight trains on a bridge.
The dead are Engineer Rosrnnssen,
-'ireman Roberts, who died at 6 a. m.;
.reman Stratton and John Roberta,
a traveling man from St. James, Minn.
Tho injured, none fatally, are: George
Tew. engineer; John Yeomans, engi
neer, and Thomas Morrill, fireman.
The Omaha special freight train,
standing on the bridge over the De
Moiuos river, near Windom, at about
11:30 last night, under what is sup
posed was a misapprehension of orders,
wo crashed into by another freight
train drawn by two engines and com
posed of 25 heavily loaded cars. The
bridge went down, carrying the en
gines and part of both trains, and as
the water in the river was but four feet
deep, the debris caught fire, and heavy
damage resulted, while four men met
death in an awful form. Conductor
Williams, of the train winch was
struck, tied after tho accident, after
telling conflicting stories as to it
cause. '
August Commerce.
Washington, Sept. 28. The foreign
commerce of the United States in the
month of August 1899, is the largest in
the history of that month. Tho ex
ports are nearly 25 per renth higer
than those of August of the phenomenal
year 1898, and 33 per cent higher than
tho average August in the vears 1894,
1895 and 1890, whilo for the eight
month of the-calendar year ending
with August they are the highest in our
history. The total exports for the
eight months ending with AuguBt,
1899, were $792,695,832, against $778,
633,207 in the phenomenal year 1808.
Dreyfus Is at Carpeatrae.
Carpentras, France, Sept. 28. Ex
Captain Dreyfus arrived here this
morning, and went to the home of M.
Valabregue, his brother-in-law. Al
though the arrival of Dreyfus at the
home of hi relativo, who has been es
tablished as a cloth merchant here for
a quarter of a century, was soon known
no demonstration occurred. Mme.
Dreyfus is expected here tonight.
While Dreyfus' health doe not permit
of his receiving visitors, it is hoped the
liniate will restore his strength during
the next few months, which he is ex
pected to spend here.
Immigrants for Hawaii.
Now York, Sept. 21. A special to
the Herald from Washington says;
Immigration from the north of Italy
and from Sweden is to be invited to
Hawaii. The Hawaiian minister of
finance was at the treasury department
today to consult officials. He said
that he was on hi way to Europe to
secure immigrant from among the bet
ter classes in Northern Italy and
Sweden to Hawaii.
Struck for Spree Moaey.
Joliet, 111., Sept. 23. Five hundred
laborers on section 18 of the drainage
canal struck today. The contractor
have been paying them twice a month,
but, owing to the frequency of the
sprees, whioh resulted from this, it wa
decided to pay monthly. Tho men
objected, and struck. They arc largely
foreigners, and trouble is feard.
. Lott In tha Morgan City. '
Washington, Sept. 33. General Otis
has informed the war department that
six or eight bag of mail, sent by the
transport Morgan City, were lost in
the wreok of tlie vessel,
. i ; Gold From Kuirepa.
New York, Sept. 23. Report are
current in Wall street that the impor
tation of gold from Europe is about to
l.etrin. It la said that 100.000 or
f 200,000 in gold ha already been pur
chased in the open market in London
for shipment to New York. It is said
the National City bank is arranging to
bring $5,000,000,000 in gold from
Europe . and that Lazard Freres will
nrobablv - iinrxirt a larue amount from
Paris.
ARD THE REBELS
Nvjr Destroys Works on ths
Bay of Subig.
TOWN OK OLAXOAPO RIDDLED
Krapp Cannon Which the In.urgeaU
Wars Working Was Blowa Of
by Landing rarty.
Manila, Sept. 28. The cntisor
Charleston, the monitor Monterey and
the guntioata Concord and Zaflro. with
the marine and bluejackets from the
cruiser Baltimore, left Cavite Septem
ber 19, and, as already cabled, pro
ceeded to Sublg bay to destroy an in
surgent cannon there.
Owing to the bad weather, the opera
tion was postponed nntil yesterday,
when the warships for three hours bom
barded the town of Olangapo and the
entrenchments where the gun wa situ
ated. Men from the Charleston, Con
cord and Zaflro were then landed un
der, a heavy insurgent fire, proceeding
to the cannon, which wa utterly de
stroyed by gunootton, and then re
turned to the warship. The Ameri
cans had one man wounded during the
engagement. '
While waiting in Subig bay for bet
ter weather, the Americans descried
Filipino reinforcement moving toward
Olangapo. At 6:40 A. M. yesterday
the Monterey began to advance upon
the town, which was about three mile
east of the monitor's anchorage. The
Chalres ton, Concord and Zafiro fol
lowed. At 7:20 the Monterey opened
fire with her secondary and main bat
teries; the Charleston and Concord Join
ing immediately. At 7:30 the insur
gent cannon answered the first shot
passing close to the Monterey' smoke
stack. The gun was fired twice only.
The American bombarding then be
came general. At 9:80 the Monterey
advanced to a range of 600 yards, using
her main battery. Two hundred and
fifty men were landed about 800 yards
east of the cannon at 11 o'clock, under
a severe Mauser fire.
The men from the Charleston were
the first to reach the beach, but the
Concord' men were the first at the
gun, which they reached at 11:10.
The cannon was found to be a 16-centimeter
Krupp gun, presumably ob
tained from the Spaniards. Meanwhile
the warships continued to shell the
shelving beach on the east and west
aide to silence the insurgent fire upon
the sailors from the trenches skirting
the beach.
Gunner Ols en exploded 80 pounds of
guncotton in three discharge in the
cannon, which had suffered from the
fire of the warships.
The Americana then turned to the
boats, the firing inland being kept up
to protect the embarkation. The Con
cord's men were the last to leave the
shore and the warships were reached
at 11:50.
Cadet Brinzer, with the Concord's
launch, armed with a gatling, did ex
cellent work on the left of the landing
party. Captain Meyers, of the ma
rines, captured a muzzle-loading fielc
piece. Lieutenant McDonald was in
command of the binding party, and the
movement was splendidly executed and
controlled.
The number of the Filipino there
could not be ascertained, and no dead
were seen.
The Monterey fired for four hours
21 shots from her 10-inch guns, and 17
from her 12-inch guns. The town,
which was riddled with shells, took fire
at several points. - ' '
STRUCK A REEF.
Transport I.oeIenaw Kept Afloat by
Working Her Pumps Steadily.
San Francisco, Sept. 26. The United
States transport Leelenaw came into
port today with the pumps steadily at
work to overcome the effect of a hole
in the ship's bottom. The Leelenaw
sailed for Manila September 2, with
a cargo of commissary store and 200
horses for army use. After leaving this
port distemper was developed among
the horses, and so many of the animals
died that the Leelenaw put into Hono
lulu and landed there the commissary
storse and the surviving horses. The
transport then started on the return
trip to this city.
During the three day prior to reach
ing this port, so thick and constant wa
the fog that no observation could be
taken, and, having lost her bearings,
the Leelenaw struck a reef near Mon
tora, 20 miles south of this port, last
evening. She was for five hours Btuck
fast on the rocks, and when she finally
floated off at high tide it was found that
the jagged rook had torn a hole in her
bottom.
It will be necessary for the Leelenaw
to go in drydook for a considerable
overhauling. In addition to the leak,
the vessel was badly strained by her
experience on the reef.
Lumber Barge Sank.
Chicago, Sept. 26. During a severe
wind and rain storm this evening the
steam barge Cleveland, laden with 100,
000 feet of lumber, sank in the harbor
near the mutho of the Chicago river.
Captain Henry Davis and a crew of 11
men were resoued by tugs with consid
erable difficulty.
Tragedy In m Theater.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 25. Julia
Morrison, the leading lady of the 1 'Mr.
Plaster of Paris" force-comedy com
pany, shot and killed Frank Leiden,
stage manager and leading man of the
company, at 8 o'clock tonight, at the
(City opera house, on the Btage just be-
jfore tne curtain rose ior uie perrorm
ance to begin. Three shots were fired
at clsoe range by the woman, all tak
ing effect in Leiden's head. He sank
to the ftoor and was dead in a few minutes.
SALEM MILL BURNED.
Lea aa Balldlaga and Orals About
10,00.
Salem, Or., Sopt. 25. The mill and
elevator warehouse of the Sa'.ein Flour
ing Mills Company, located at the
corner of Commercial and Trade streets,
were destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this
morning. The total loss 1 about
$150,000, a large part of which will
fall on farmer who had grain stored
at the mills. There wa over 125,000
bushels of wheat stored in the build
ings, only about 26,000 bushel of
which belonged to the mill company.
The fire wa caused by a dost explo
sion near the cleaners on the third floor
of the mill, and it spread rapidly.
Th Insurance on the mill company's
building and machinery, which are
almost a total loss, is about $60,000,
while their value is placed at about
$75,000. Only about 80,000 bushels
of the stored grain was insured, so the
loss to the owners is great. Consider
able of the grain not damaged by water,
it i thought, can be cleaned and sold
for about half price, and the mill com
pany will take immediate step to save
all that possibly can be saved.
The mill, which was run as an in
dependent concern by men interested
in the Portland flouring mills, may
never be rebuilt, as the Portland Flour
ing Mills Company own another mill
in Salem. The fire was one of th
largest ever seen In Salem.
OUR HEAD IS TURNED.
a Saya Ooldwln Smith, Who Think.
Dewey la Overestimated.
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 25. Goldwin
Smith, writing in a local paper, says:
"Nothing could show the extent to
which the head of Columbia has been
turned by the war more than her ador
ation of the hero Dewey. What did
the hero Dewey and his comrades do?
They sat in almost perfect safety and
destroyed at long range a line of help
less tub, with some hundreds of the
poor Spaniards who manned them,
and who alone had any opportunity of
showing heroism on the occasion. So
perfectly secure did the Americans feel
that they adjourned to breakfast in the
middle of their sport. There was
among them a single casualty, and had
they all gone tiger hunting one casual
ty at least probably would have oc
curred. "For this, however, Dewey, is de
clared to be the equal of the great sea
men who conquered in the terrible days
of Abonkir, Copenhagen, Trafalgar. If
he were so inclined he might probably
be elected president of the United
States.
"Canada cannot possibly take part
in the celebration of Dewey' triumphs
without evidence of discourtesy toward
Spain, a friendly nation, which has
done Canada no wrong. Spain, let it
be remembered, though deprived of her
possessions in this hemisphere, is still
a Mediterranean power, decayed at
present, but capable of restoration.
The British government will hardly
thank the Canadian government for
making her an implacable enemy."
HOOTED OFF THE PLATFORM,
Jerry Slmpeon'a Fralee of Agalnaldo
Waa Too Much for Hie Hearers.
Kansas City, Sept. 25. A dispatch
to the Journal from Wichita, Kan,
says:
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson waa
hooted off the platform here this even
ing while addressing local G. A. U.
reunion. Mr. Simpson said:
"I glory in the spunk of Aguinaldo'
men. They are limply fighting to re
gain the land the Caiholios took from
them. A local paper has asked: 'Who
is John Brown' soul marching with
Otis or Aguinaldo?' I believe John
Brown' soul is marching with Agui
naldo."
Mr. Sipmson said in substance that
he would rather be with Aguinaldo
than with General Otis. An old sol.
dier in the audience rose and said1 that
the speech was drifting too much into
politics. This was applanded and
greeted with cries of "Throw him out!"
and "Kick Simpson off the platform 1"
Men and women arose and hissed, and
the men kept crying, "Put him out!"
Simpson appealed to the crowd to sit
down. "I am coming to my perora
tion," he said, although he had been
speaking only 15 minutes. Cries came,
"Take your peroration to Aguinaldo.
' Simpson attempted to go on, but no
one could hear him 10 feet away. The
band struck up "The Star Spangled
Banner," and Mr. Simpson left the
platform. His retirement was greeted
with prolonged cheers.
Edmonton Relief Kspadltlon.
Seattle, Sept. 35. Moved at last by
the appeals of the relatives and friend
of the misguided men, so many of
whom met death or encountered hard'
ships and sufferings almost beyond hu
man endurance, Canadian officials have
dispatched a relief expedition over th
Edmonton trail route. The rescuer
left Dawson early in September. It is
a splendidly equipped body, led by
Corporal Kerving and Constable Hose,
The voyage will probably require seven
months. The expedition left Dawson,
going down the Yukon to the mouth of
Porcupine river. Thence the voyagers
go up the Porcupine to the postage of
Bell and West Kat rivers, where they
cross the mountains to the Felly river,
thenoe portage to the Mackenzie and
down that stueam to Fort M of hereon,
Unole Collie Ool It.
San Francisco, Sept. 26. The Chron
icle says: Definite and reliable infor
mation sent to the Chronicle from the
East seta at rest the rumors about the
sale of the Crocker holdings of South
ern Pacific stock, and ends speculation
as to the purchaser. The Crocker
shares, numbering 840,000, and valued
approximately at $10,000,000, have
been bought by a syndicate of whioh
C. P. Huntington wa the promoter
and is the head, and of whioh the
Speyera, of New Yorkj are the hanker,
EXPOSITION NOW ON
Mammoth Exhibit of Prod.
nets of the Northwest.
INFORMATION AND EFXEEATIOJf
Tha Fair Opening September I Will
Baa Day and Kveulng I'n'll
October C8.
The Oregon Industrial Exposition at
Portland this year is going to be a
grand combination of fair, band con
certs and thrilling performance by
world-renowned performers. ,
All the producte of the entire North
west will be attractively exhibited.
Grains, grasses, fruits, flowers, vegeta
bles, etc., will all be shown, ana man
ufactured articles will be attractively
arranged. '
Tlie amateur photographers ot the
world will make a display of their
work, and cash prizes ranging from
$5 to $25 will be awarded. This art
exhibit is going to lie a great feature,
and amateurs everywhere are invited
to contribute to it.
The music at the exposition at Port
land this year is going to be of the
very best. Bennett's full military
band will give both Uassical and popu
lar concerts every afternoon and even
ing, and its musio is really grand.
While the exposition at Tortland ha
all the best feature of a fair, the dull
and uninteresting features are carefully
cut out, and everything is made bright
and interesting. The amusement fea
ture comprises performances by the
great Florena troupe, this being their
first appearance in America. The
wonderful Bisters Macarte will give
thrilling performances every evening,
and Major Ganz, the smallest man in
the world, will be on exhibition, and
there will be an immense merry-go-round
for the children. There will be
no lock of healthful amusements.
The immense exposition building ha
been made a pretty as a picture, and
yon can imagine what a scene of splen
dor it will present when illuminated
by its 8,600 electric lights.
A new feature this year is a repro
duction of Multnomah falls, the pride
of all Oregon. It is 80 feet high, has
the same rustic bridge aa the original,
and is worth coming mile to see.
Portland is a fine city to visit, and
there are thousands of sights to see,
and you can see many of them for S
cents by riding all over town on tha
electrio cars, which run everywhere.
The price of admission to the exposi
tion is kept down to 25 cents, and all
the railroads and steamboats will carry
people during the fair at specially low
rates.
The Oregon Industrial Exposition
at Portland is going to be one of the
events of the year, and it is first-class
in every respect. It spares no expense
In being interesting and attractive, and
has solid business men behind it. Ita
general committee of management
comprises the following well-known
gentlemen:
H. C. Breeden, president; I. N.
Fleischner, vice-president; B. J.
Holmes, treasurer; W. 8. Struble, sec
retary; E. C. Masten, assistant secre
tary; H. E. Doeche, auditor; George
L. Baker, superintendent; J. P. Mar
shall, Ben Selling, H. L. Pittock, D.
Solis Cohen, C. B. Willams, Dan Mo
Allen, A. B. Steinbach, J. E. Thielsen,
D. M. Dunne, R. C. Jndson, L. M.
Spiegl, Sig. Sichel, H. D. Kamsdell,
B. 8. Pague, General O. Summers, Col
onel I. N. Day, George Fuller, E. S.
Edwards.
THE FIRST MONTANA.
Sla Companies Retnrn on the Transport
Zoalaadla.
San Francisco, Sept. 25. The Uni
ted States transport Zealand ia arrived
from Manila via Yokohama today, hav
ing on board six companies of the First
Montana volunteers. A noisy greeting
was extended to the returning soldiers,
whose safe arrival was announced by
the blowing of steam whistle and the
discharge of cannon.
Notification of the Zelandia' com
ing was promptly given, and tugs went
ont to greet the transport. One tug had
on board a number of officials of Cali
fornia and of San Franc it oj, and mem
ben of the local reception committee,
reinforced by a bras band. The oth
carried Governor Smith, ot Montana;
United States Senator Carter and a
party of Montanans, who were vocifer
ous in their joy at beholding their sol
dier kith and kin once more.
The health of all on board is excel
lent, and there wag but one death on
the voyage, that of James Ashton,
Fourth. United States cavalry,-who died
September 19 of pneumonia. Aside
from this case there was no sickness os.
board the transport during the trip.
Otla Becomes a Catholle.
New York, Sept. 23. Apropos of th
charges of vandalism in Catholio
churches in the Philippines by Ameri
can soldiers, a correspondent of the
Times calls attention to the fact that
in a recently published book issued by
a Paulist father a list is given of
"American Converts from Proteastant
Ibiii, " in which appears the name of
Colonel E. S. Otis, United States army.
The Teneauelaa Revolution.
New York, Sept. 25. A dispatch to
the Herald from Port Spain, Trinidad,
says: The Venezuelan government i
concentrating its eastern forces at Guy.
ara to meet he revolutionist troop un
der General Mata. A decisive engage
ment is expeoted to take place very
soon. It is reported that the reason
President Andrade returned to Caracas
was that he feared treachery on the
part of two generals who are believed
to be in sympathy with, the revolutioay.
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