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OREGON VOL. XVI. ST. HELENS, OKEGON, FIUDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1899. NO. 49. THE f iriroinn v L.V Ji. jl fy EVENTS 01! THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TICUSK TICKS FROM TUB WIEE3 An Interesting Collection of Item Vm lb Two Hemisphere Presented la Condensed Form A court of inquiry will fix tho rMiiiHl1i I ity for tho accident to Tff the Charleston. Major .lulin A. Lngnn, sou of t)i gallant "llluck Jack," whk killed by nilxilM lu Lukou. Ths wreck of the Charleston was the principal topic ol discussion lit tho lust cabinet mooting. Tlio German ompemr's forthcoming visit to England 1h being, looked for ward to an of grout moment. Tho Honrs threaten to oxornto nl British ollioer-i, whom thoy hold Ht prisoners, if Nuthnu Murks U not re leased. Health conditions In the. navy nrt said to be excellent. There ro ouly 81 of tho Asiatic squadron lu tho ho lit:il. Thu ntumul ri'ixirt of Mujnr-Generiil Nelson A. Miles, has boon mado public. It In extremely brluf nd formal la character. Tho navy la being NtipptliMl with Krag-Joruonsens. Ammuuitlou will Ito lntcri lnni(uililo between ths army and navy. Seven Americans wore killed while storming tho town of Sulimla. Key onty-itovmi dead Filipinos wore counted lu tho trenches. Two momlwrn of a suicide club, at Frankfort, Inil., carried out thoir com pact within It) days. They were both I libra of tho l&Hth Indiana volun teers. According to on agreement Just reached tho lilcyclo trunt will with draw from tho rubber tire fluid and lTinlt tho tiro trust to control all pltdltS. Tho efforts of chaplains of tho army who Imvo boon ordered to tho Philip pines to have their orders rovokod, is occasioning considerable ooiiimuut iu Washington. According to a statement just issued the Southern Pacific shows a from) in crease In earnings of $ 2,020, 108 and a not increase of $1,198,675. Tho Cen tral Pacific it prosperous, too. Soerotary Hay him received the pro tocol under which tho claims against Russia are to he arbitrated. Mr. Asser, a member of tho council of state for the Nohterlands, Is to be the arbitrator. The project for further naval in creases which congress will be naked to authorize nt tho next session for im inodiute construction involves 18 war ships 0 cruisers and 12 gnuboats. Three armored cruisers twice the size of tho Brooklyn are linked for. Now York's iinnuul horso dhow hnc opened. Carncglo will compete with Rocke feller lu lake shipping. Colonel Webb O. Hayes has captured Aguluuldo's private secretary. Tho American Municipal League will meet at Columbus, O., this wook. The Hunk of Athons, Athens, On., tins gone Into tho hands of a receiver. Speaker Hood's rules iu congress will not be dlsturbod to any groat ex tent. Jitines J. Corbott has challenged Jainos J. Jeffries, and has posted a $!5,()0 forfeit. Tho MoGlffort case will probably again bo referred to the iTosbyteriou general assembly, Europe Is in need of moro money, anil England, it is said, may see a 0 per cent rate before long. Young Republicans from all parts of the United States will banquet at St. Irfiuis iu Jauuory or February. Tho English govornment declares it Is not holding back tho news, but Ih giving out all that comes from South Africa. Tho university of Chicago will sond an expedition to Southern cities to watch tho total eclipse of tho sun noxt May. Samuel Gompors, president of tho American Federation of Labor, has offered to arbitrato tho -piano-workers' strike now on in Chicago, Tho sn promo court of Oregon has affirmed the decision of tho lower court and Magors will have to bang for tho murder of Sink, uuIobs the governor intervenes. The Moors suffered a severe defeat at Ladysmith Thursday morning. The Moor guns were silouoed after four hours' fighting, during which their losses wore heavy. Governor ltoosovolt favors Wood for tho governorship of Cuba. lie has in duced I'residont MclCiuley to agroo with him on all points, but the ques tion of immediate appointment. This the presideut desires to leave to con gress. Tho Doer war will cost Oroat Britain, it Is estimated, $100,000,000. lionjamln II, Lee, who will have charge of the Connecticut exhibits at the l'aris exposition, hold a similar post at tho world's fair in Chicago. Oscar Darling, a woll-known civil enginoor and inventor, hr.a become the father of his twenty -third child. Tho last arrival Is a sun. Mr. Curling is CO years old. t y LATER NEWS. A special session of the Washington legislature is being talked of, Vtco-Fresldont lfobart is weaker. Though he is cheerful, his friends are losing hope, A stool palaoo for the mikado of Japan is to be designed and built by Chicago men. Oklahoma wants statehood. A lobby of 15 persons has boon appointed to go to Washington. There is a movoment on foot to hold in Chicago next November an interna tional livestock fair. Smallpox has broken out among the colored soldiers of tho Forty-fifth regi ment at Angel island. Kentucky Itepublicans Insist on In stalling Taylor as governor, and It it said force may be used. Tho American consul at Fretotla hui boon refused permission by the state department to handle monoy for Eng lish soldiers. Two hundred Spanish prisoners have been sent to the province of Funny. A vessel with food and clothing will lie sent to thorn. A brilliant display of me'eors was witnessed at ltirmiiigham, Ala. A numlmr of negroes in their fear, re sorted to prayer. As a result of a collision on the Oinuha railroad near Humboldt, S. D., five persons were killed and a number of others futally injured. A large force of Boors are reported to lie moving south. Kir Alfred Milnor, governor of Capo Colony, has issued a proclamation assuring the Dutch Unit they will receive protection. The now revolutionary movement is widespread and Colombia Is said to be in a bad way. Heavy tribute is being lovied for tho support of tho govorn ment and business Is practically at a standstill. The commissioner of Indian affairs, W. A. Jones, in his annual report makes recomiuendution for more Indian schools. There is to tie no extinguish mout of the Indian population, but ot the tribes. A German wheat buyer has Just made a purchase of several hundred thousand dollars at Kansas City. He (Ives as a reason for coming to this country that the Itussian wheat Is of inferior quality this year. Captain Leonhansor surprised the In surgent force near Cspus, aud captured 200 of thorn, with their guns and 10, 000 rounds of ammunition sud four tons of subsistence. One Filipino was killed, but there was no American cas ualties. Three moro transports have reached Cape Town. The town of Troy, Kansas, was wiped out by a flre. Queen Victoria's visit to Bristol was made the occasion for a display of pa triotism. (ienorul Manager Frey, of the Santa Fo, has resigned, his resignation to take effect after January 1. William Durfee, who built the first copper furnace that used gaseous fuol is dead at Middlotown N. Y. United States Consul Tettit died at Dusseldorf, Germany, as a result of an operation for acute appendicitis. Kcprosentative Hepburn, of Iowa, says he will introduce the Nicaragua canal bill in congreiM the first day. A new bank organized in New York will fight the olearing-house by collect ing out-of-town checks free of charge. A roport is current in Wall street that tho American Sugar Refining Com pany may soon absorb all competitors. Representatives of the American Bible Sooioty report that in the inter ior of China their men are subjected to extreme cruelty. Andrew Carnegie has offered Tucson, Art., a building for a library, pro vided a site and maintenance of the in stitution are guaranteed. Tho Nortliorn Faoiflo railroad is seek ing borrowers for its surplus money, Wall street brokers being the medium chosen of reaching them. Tho transiiortation subcommittee of the United States industrial commis sion will hold a 10 days' session in Chicago to hear grievances. A cyclone wrought havoo in India. Thousands of native dwellings were razed. There wore no fatalities, but the loss of proporty was immense. John II. Haswell Is dead at Albany, N. Y. He was an important factor in developing the stool industry, and was a long time In tho government service. Mrs. Stanford has disposod of all her Southern Faoitlo stock to the Hunting-ton-Spoyer syndicate. Her holdings amounted to 285,000 shares at $40 per share. A London express train from Flush ing collided with another train near Capollo during a fog. Five persons werekillod outright and 81) injured, 15 fatally. - A story has reached Victoria from the Orient of Chiuose flonds who kid naped a boy and demanded ransom of tho fathor. In default of payment they sent the dead body of thoir victim to the parent In a jar of brine. Although 77 years of age, John A. rotors is still performing his duties as chief justice ol tho Maine supreme court. Emporor William will exhibit tho Frederick the Great collection of cur ios, literary- treasures and Frenoh paintings at the Paris exposition. Tho Kansas City & Eldorado rail road has been sold to the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Itailroad company for the amount of its bonded indebtedness, $295,000. CAUGHT IN A TRAP Another Disaster to a British Armored Train. WAS DERAILED BY THE BOERS lltwen K.toourt and Ladyamlth Tbi Engll.h Lou Is Our Una Ifutidrvd Men. Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 18. An arm ored train having aboard half a com pany of Durban volunteers and half a comiany of Dublin fusiliers steamed to Chtveloy early this morning. On its return it was shelled by Boor artil lery placed in four positions. Two trucks in front of the engine loft the rails, toppling over. While the train was thus helpless tho Durbans and Dublins faced tho Boors in skirmishing order, and the Boers poured shot and shell into tho crippled train. The de railed trucks were with great difficulty removed, and the Hue was cleared, when the engine and tender steamed buck. During this juncture Lieutenant Winston Churchill, of the Fourth hus sars, son of the late Lord Iiundolpb Churchill, displayed much courage, as also did the driver and fireman. Wireless Teli-graphy at 8a. London, Nov. 18. The American steamer St Paul, just arrived at South ampton, had a unique experience as she approached England. Signor Marconi, from apparatus attached to tho main mast, established communication with instruments at Alum bay and Po-le, and received dispatches front both points regarding the progress of the war iu South Africa, the wreck of the United States cruiser Charleston, and other important events. This intelligence was published in the Trans-Atlantlo Times, printed on board ship, the paper selling at fl a copy and the proceeds being devoted to tho seamen's fund. W. W. Broadfield was the editor. Fight Occan-ed Lul Friday. Estcourt, Nov. 18. A missionary, a native, but a reliable man, who arrived hero yesterday from Ladysmith, reports that a big fight took place thero Fri day, November 10. He says that vol unteers went out in tho early morning and drew the enemy from their posi tions into a flat, where the regular troops, undor Sir George White, out mauouvered them by outflanking the Boors, administering a crushing defeat and indicting great loss. More than 200 Kaffirs, the missionary says, were employed by the Boers to bury their dead; and two trains, each drawn by two engines, carried away the wounded. Spanish Prisoners. Washington, Nov. 17. Tho presi dent is making efforts to secure the protection of Spanish prisoners with the insurgents in the Phillippines. A cable message relating to this sub ject has been sent to General Otis, and by him forwarded to General Mao Arthur, with instructions to get it to Agulnaldo if possible. The president requests tho kindly and humane treat ment of the Spanish priosners, and the message also contains an intimation that any of the Insurgents responsible for the ill-treatment of such prisoners will be held to strict aocount when they are taken by the United States forces operating in the islands. A Rich Vein of Copper. Bivkor City, Or., Nov. 17. Reliable information- is received here today of another rich strike in tho Coppor Queen mine, situated 22 miles from this city on Powder river, and which was re cently purchased from Gilkinson Bros, by Eastern people for $50,000. A seven-foot vein of high-grade copper ore is uncovered, the wall not yet being reached. On the strength of the show ing made, Superintendent Gilkinson is pushing work with an increased force of men. The owners of the Copper Queen will now rush the erection of a smelter of 50 tons daily capacity, plans for whioh were already on foot. Negro Question In the South. Macon, Ga., Nov. 13. Congressman Bartlett and Senator Bacon have re ceived a petition signed by about 100 negroes asking them to use thoir best efforts to secure the passage of a law whereby the negroes might be deported to Africa. They say that conditions undor which they live are not satisfac tory, thoy see no prospeots of a ohango, aud it would bo bettor for tho two races to separate. Hound for Persian Gulf. London, Nov. 18. According to the Bombay correspondent of the Daily Mail, a small Russian warship passed Aden yesterday (Thursday) bound for the Persian gulf, and the British third olass cruiser Pomone has been ordered to proceed thither. The Wounded or Missing. London, Nov. 18. Special dis patches from Estcourt estimate the wounded and missing of tho armored train contingent at from 100 to 1 50. The missing Include Captain II. Al daue. It is hoped that some escaped over the veldt and will return to Est court In a few dayB. Stragglers Keturn. Estcourt, Nov. 18. Seven of the Durbans have just come in, making 28 missing. Only 15 of the Dublins have returned. The Natal seven-pounder, whioh was in trout of the train, had fired throe shots, when it was shattered by the Boor artillery. The armored engine has many bullet marks, and its dome cover is smashed, as also is its automatio exhaust pipe. The tender iu also pitted with bullet marks. It if rumored thiri Lieutenant Churchill is prisoner. YOUNG'S RAPID PACE. Cavalry Column Has Nearly Reached Man Fabian. ' Manila, Nov. 18. Reports have been received hore from General Young, dated Humingan, yesterday, llumin gan is about 80 miles east of San Fab ian. General Young is supposed to have advanced considerably farther toward San Fabian. A press correspondent telegraphs an account of the rapid pace with which General Young covered the road with his cavalry. The Macabebe scoutt completely surprised and demoralized the insurgents around the low country. A messenger and reinforcements, who were captured, say the insurgents from San Jose to San Nicholas did not ex pect or know of the arrival of the Americans until a day or two after they actually arrived. Aguinaldo aud his government are said to be making desperate efforts to escape to Bayombong. All the infor mation here is that he is still in the low country. Lieutenant Johnson, with troop M, Third cavalry, captured yesterday at San Nicholas 12 barrels containing the wardrobe of Aguinaldo's wife, Bonn personal effects, the records of the sec retary of war, and much commissary and medical supplies. Senora Aguin aldo probably escaped over the divide, but the secretary of war is thought to be Inside tho lines. C. W. Hayes, a civilian, and Cap tain S. Davis, of the Sixteenth infan try, who were held prisoners by the in surgents, have been rescued. Colonel Wessels captured at Tayud several hundred thousand pounds of rice, 6,700 pounds of salt, 1,500 pounds of flour, marked "Dayton, O.," 2,500 pounds of sugar, 1,800 now uni forms and hundreds of thousands ol Mauser shells. , The names of Lieutenant Gil more and seven of his men were found writ ten on the walls of the convent of San Qnintin. . The garrisons in all the towns sur prised resisted feebly. General Wheaton has not yet ap peared. The remains of Major John A. Logan, killed in action at San Jacinto Satur day, were burled in Paco cemetery thit morning. Many persons followed the body to the grave. Chaplain Pierce officiated, and the Twentieth infantry furnished the escort, which was com manded by Major Rodman. The pall bearers were the captains of the Twen tieth infantry. SAMOANS WANT LEAHY. Judge Chambers Saya They Would Like to Rave Him Govern Tutulla. New York, Nov. 18. A special to the Tribune from Washington sayB: Judge Chambers, of Alabama, chiei justice of Samoa, diussing the 8a moan position and the islands acquired by the United States, said: "The United States will have no difficulty about the government of her Samoan possessions. The natives are of an amicable disposition, and educa tion is general among them. They have a strong love for the United States and ask nothing better than to be governed by Americans. A naval governor will probably be sent to the islands, as in the case of Guam, and the natives should, as they doubtloss will, be permitted to preserve as far as possible their own methods of govern ment and their most cherished cus toms. "The man whom the Samoans would most like to have appointed governor is" Captain Leary, who is now governor of 3uam. They know him and have the utmost affection for him." Matte Furnace Exploded. Butto, Mont., Nov. 1. A matte fur nace at the Butte & Boston smelter ex ploded at an early hour this morning, just as a carload of wet precipitates was dumped into it. Harry Maughlin was so severely burned and cut by fly ing pieces of iron that he died about ii.lit hnnra Inter. John Kocer was ilso seriously injured, but will prob ably recover. Alaugmm loaves a wne nd family in Chicago. Dewey Is Out of It. Washington, Nov. 18. Senator Proe tor announces that there is absolutely no possibility of the nomination of Ad miral Dewey for the presidency next year. In this connection, he makes the cmphatio statement that he is not trying to start a Dewoy boom for the presidency. He says that he Is in a position to know that since the arrival of Dewey in this country his antagon ism to being drawn into politics hat been confirmed. Bombardment of Ladysmith. Tirenzo Marauez. Delasroa Bay, Nov. 18. A local newspaper reports that Ladysmltn was suDjeotea to a very hanw tmmhardment all day Tuesday. and that at midnight all the cannons tha Viilla anrronndinir the town opened fire simultaneously, pouring shells from all points ot tne compass. Several buildings afire, the paper as serts, could be distinctly seen from Bulwana hill. Fall of a Large Meteor. Webster City, la., Nov. 17. A large meteor fell in the woods just east of here last night. It made a hole about five feet square, and is still seething and steaming, so that its full size can not be determined. Car Famine Closes Hulling Mills. Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 1. The Amer ican Iron & Steel Manufacturing Com pany has suspended operations in all its looal puddling ana roiling nuns. The cause assigned is an exhausted coal supply, resulting from the car famine i a,.tn .a Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 1. Congress- . T a C,.Uln TbinnnaA S3A..A4V mtiD iVtiXI D- OUbbiUa aiuvuiav, DVitutmi Kentucky district, died suddenly at tnu tuieraoou. FOR DEEPER CHANNEL Plans for Giving Forty Feet at Mouth of Columbia. IN THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL Improvement I Justified by the Oreat . Increase In the Hirer's Ship ping Trade. Washington, Nov. 20. The project and plans for deepening the channel at the mouth of the Columbia river to 40 feet have been received by the chief of engineers, but will not be made public until sent to congress. This prelect will probably be included in any river and harbor bill that is prepared in the coming session. From statistics that have been submitted it is shown that over 1,000,000 tons of exports and im ports, valued at $20,000,000, have been carried by sea-going craft using tne river between Portland and the sea during the past year, and it is the gen eral belief that a waterway handling such an immense traffic is entitled tc the fullest recognition. Joined Botha's Forces. London, Nov. 20. A dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez says: A Pretorii newspaper announced last Wednesday that 4,000 burghers had loft General Joubert's forces around Ladysmith to join Commandant Botha's forces near Estcourt, with a view of assisting tc intercept tho British advanco to the relief of Ladysmith. General Meyer, the Free State com mander, has asserted in the course ol an interview, that he is convince J that the battle of Eland's Laagto wfil be the first and last Boer defeat of tho year. Boers Are Near Esconrt. Estcourt, Nov. 20. The Elnielo Boei forces have taken np a position near Ennersdale, a few miles north of here. They have eight seven-pounders and two French guns. Their strength U 3,000 men. They have looted Hen derson's store. All is quiet and ready for the enemy if he attacks. Firing on Ladysmith. Ti-tni-ia fv 9fi Tn the emraire- ment yesterday morning south of Lady- smitn, tne urmsn aavancea wun xo guns, attacking 80 burghers of th Transvaal. The big gun was fired on the troops, who retired at 8 o'clock to Akleg, near Ladysmith. ine lintisn lnKK in unknown. The Boers had one man killed and three wounded. In addition, thoy had 18 horses killed and even horses wounded. -On to Bayombong. Manila, Nov. 20. General Mac AHhnr with t.hn Thirtv-sixth infantrv. a battalion of the Seventeenth infantry, a troop of tne f ourtn cavairy, several gatlings, and a detachment of the sig nal corps, has begun his northward ad vance from Tarlao, which will be con tinued to Bayombong, province of Neuva Yizcaya. NOT PREPARED FOR WAR. Japan Laoks Both the Money and the Ships. New York, Nov. 20. A dispatch to the Herald from Shanghai says: Your correspondent has just returned from a trip through Japan and China, where he went to investigate the rumors of a possible rupture between Russia and Japan rumors which have been mys teriously and persistently circulated for some time, and whioh have finally found their way into print through Enelish channels. It can be stated authoritatively that these rumors of an approaching war find no corroboration whatever among Japuneso olnciais. In fact, the Japanese officials point out the fallacy of such rumors by de claring that Japan is in no position to ga to war, even if she had the disposi tion to do so, owing to the condition ol her navy. Experienced and well-informed for eign residents are unanimously of the opinion that no war is Hovering over Japan. They declare that Japan can not go to war for want of money. American Capital in Tenesnela. New York, Nov. 80. American cap ital to the amount of $3,000,000 has become interested in Venezuela bank' ing, a concession having been granted to George W. Upton, of Ohio, for the organization of a national banking sys tem which will practically control the finances of the country. Mr. , Upton, with his wife, reached New York city of the Red D line steamer Philadel phia. Senora Andrado, who was met at San Juan, Puerto Rico, by hor hus band, the deposed president of Yene' zuela, who intends to make his home in that island, was also on the Phila delphia. Mr. Upton is enthusiastic over Venezuela. Ho predicts a long peace for the country, and declares there is no likelihood of war with Co lombia. ' Annihilated Ills Family. Chicago, Nov. 20. Carrying ont a plot he had apparently planned with deliberation, Cornelius Corcoran today shot four of his children, killing two of them, and then ended his own life. The tragedy occurred at his home, 5401 Dearborn street. Sale of Mines and Smelter. Seattle, Nov. 20. It was reported yesterday that the Monte Crista mines and the Everett smelter had been sold to a German syndicate for $1,200,000, and that, as a condition of the sale, the Rockefeller syndicate agreed to re pair and operate the Everett & Monte Crista railroad. This agreement, it is aid, contained a provision that the tonnage charge on Monte Crista ore should not exceed $3 per ton. W. J. Rnoker was supposed to have promoted the deal while In New York . lately, METEORS NOT DUE. An Krror Ha Been Made and the Leo nids Will Be Here Next Tear. Washington, Nov. 20. "The shower of Leonids will not occur this season. The brilliant spectacle has been an nounced one year too aoon." This an nouncement has just been made by Dr. L. J. See, one of the most advanced as tronomers in the government service. "Astronomical calculations have not erred as to the periodicity of the. Leonids," said Dr. See, "but the gen erally accepted conclusion as to the time it takes the Leonids to pass the earth's orbit has been wrong. After the most careful observations made with the. best instruments in the ser vice of the government, and after the most unerring calculations in strict conformity to astronomical laws, I am thoroughly convinced that the period of passage is two years, instead of one, as heretofore believed. "The Leonids have been within the earth's orbit for a year now, and will remain with us for another 12 months. The meteoric shower has not been as heavy this time as there was good Blcentific reason for believing it would be. That is because we have not ye' struck the thick part of the trail. By my calculations, this collision will oc cur in the middle of November, 1900. Then the resultant display of burning meteors will be as brilliant as the one observed by Humboldt in Venezuela In 1799. "The present visitation is a counter part of that in 1863. At that time there were displays in two years, that of 1862 being about as feeble as the present has been, and that of the suc ceeding year bein, nearly as striking as that recorded by Humboldt." ADULTERATION OF FOOD. More Evidence Is Collected by Senator Mason. New York, Nov. 20. The United States senate committee, represented by Senator Mason, of Illinois, today re onmpH it.a invnstipation into the adul teration of food prepared for market. Dr. Edward 11. Jenkins, an agncui innl rhnmist. and vice-director of the Connecticut agricultural experiment station, declared tnat tne general aau; taratinn nf fond nmdnctfl had increase. with business competition and the de mand for cheap wares, in ms nve years' experience, Dr. Jenkins said he had fannrl nnlv one adulterant that was poisonous, and that was a coloring matter in a temperance annic. loco Violin nrnnn stones and like, he testi fied, sold as spices. None of these adulterants, except the one color, was hurtful to health, but all were frauds nn tho (vinanmeT. More than half the jellies examined were made of glucose and starch paste, colored wwn artinc ial coloring, flavored with artificial flavoring, and preserved with salycilio acid. The cheaper grades of coffee were found to contain a large propor tion of Canada peas, pea pellete, wheat middlings and chicory. Election Conspirator Arrested. Philadelphia, Nov. 20. Samuel Sal ton, deputy coroner of this city; Joseph G. Rodgers, lieutenant of the capital police, Washington, and Clarence Mes ser, employed in the copying division of the congressional library, have been held in $1,800 bail for trial on the charge of conspiring to make fraudu lent election returns in this city. The arrest of tho three men was the out come of testimony adduced at the hear ing last week of several residents of Washington, who had been arrested hnm nn a similar charge. On that occasion, it was testified that a party of alleged repeaters, num bering about 14, had been brought to this citv from Washington by Lieuten ant Rodgers. Two of these, George Kirkland and W. H. Cook, imperson ated election officers in the thirteenth division of the second ward and assisted in the alleged falsifying of the returns and the stuffing of the ballots, while the others, it was testified, were em ployed as repeaters. Kirkland testified against his com panions, saying that he came here at the instigation of a newspaper to par ticipate in and expose the fraud. Huntington In Full Control. San Francisco, Nov. 20. The Exam iner says: Collis P. Huntington is to day in full control of three-fourths of the property of the Southern Pacific Company and its allied corporation, the Paoifio Improvement Company. With the help of banking syndicate headed by the Speyora, of New York and London, he has bought out the Croker and Stanford interests, each amounting to about one-fourth of the stock. With his own fourth, that glveB him three-fourths of the whole. The remaining one-fourth interest be longs to the Hopkins-Searles estate. The Speyers hold" in their possession tho rmW and Stanford securities for the present, Huntington having an iron clad option for their final transfer to him. Alaska Steamer Tardy. San Francisco, Nov. 20. The schooner Rattler is now 88 days out from Kodiak, Alaska, and it is feared that she has gone down in one of the many storms that have recently swept the coast. The vessel left the Alaskan port on October 10 and has not been heard from sinoe. Four days later the sohooner Herman sailed from the same port and arrived here nearly three weeks ago, after a very rough passage. Prevented a Faule. New York, Nov. 20. Russell Sage 1b quoted today as saying to a news paper interviewer who asked him what he thought of the United States treas ury's offer to buy $28,000,000 of bonds: . "I believe Secretary Gage's action h.io anvnl tha financial world from a disastrous panic. No one who has been in touch with business enterprises during the past few months con fail to have realized the stringency of the money qumcet. OVER TWO- BILLIONS Foreign Commerce of 1899 Breaks All Records. A REDUCTION IN BREADSTUFF8 Bat This Los I More Than Offset by Our Astonishing Sale of Merchandise. Washington, Nov. 21. The foreign commerce of the United States seems likely to make its highest record of tho century in the closing year of that pe riod. The October exports are larger than those of any preceding October, the total for the 10 months ending with October is greater than the total for the corresponding period in any preceding year, and it is apparent that for the first time in our history the foreign commerce of the year will exceed $2, 000,000,000. For the 10 months end ing with October, 1899, the figures of the treasury bureau of statistics show the total exports to be $1,029,242,000, while in the corresponding months of last year they were $987,879,000. This remarkable increase in exporta tions is the more surprising because of ths absence of the excessive demand abroad for our breadstuffs, which char acterized the year 1898. In that year the short crops abroad and plentiful supplies of breadstuffs of all kinds in the United States resulted in an abnor mally large exportation of breadstuffs, so that the exportation of agricultural, products in the present year naturally falls about $35,000,000 below that of the corresponding period of last year. Yet the total exportation for the 10 months are, as already indicated, more than $40,000,000 in excess of those of last year. It is easy, however, to find the cause of this remarkable growth in our total exporta tions, which occirs in the face of the reduction of our exportation of breadstuffs. An examination of the detailed figures of the nine months of the year already accessiblo shows that the exports of manufactures in that period were $50,000,000 in excess of those of the corresponding months of the preceding year, and $05,000,000 greater than those of the same months of 1897, while the products of tho mine were $4,000,000 greater than those of the corresponding months of, last year, and those of the forest $6, 000.000 in excess of the corresponding months of the preceding year. Thus the year's exportation of agricultural pro ductions will be quite up to the nor mal, while those of manufacture, min ing and forestry will exceed those of last year, and indeed, of any year in our history. Imports have increased more than exporta, for they were unusually low in 1898. while exports were unusually high in that year. The total importa tion in the 10 months ending with Oc tober, 1899, is $658,875,000, against $527,784,000 in, the corresponding months of last year. HEAVY FIGHT IS NEAR. - Large Force of Boers Beported to Be Moving South.. London, Nov. - 21. This morning's news gives little that alters the com plexion of the situation. Since the fight of November 9 matters, so far as known, have been fairly quiet at Lady smith. It is not unlikely that the Boers, badly informed as to the nature and extent of British preparations to advance to the relief of the town, may be hesitating regarding the next move ment. The situation in Natal is very complicated, more especially if the re ports be true that the great Tugela bridge has been destroyed. The suc cess of the next move on either side will depend more on strategy than on superior numbers. The Boers have three lines of action open, iney can noio tne railway witn the force they have at Ennersdale, fall ing slightly back before the British ad vance and threatening it from Weenen; or, in the seoond place, they can ad vance from Weenen and try to carry Estcourt; or, in the third place, they can advance due south from Weenen to Weston, ont the railway and blow up the bridge over the Mooi river. If it be true that there are 10,000 Boers, under Joubert and General Botha, marching south to meet the British re lief forces, heavy fighting is in store. Chief Engineer's Approval. Washington, Nov. 21. The report of the engineers in favor of an improve ment at the mouth of the Columbia river to secure 40 feet of water over the bar, will be sent to congress with ths approval of the chief of engineers. The opinion of the engineers is that the pro posed improvement is one of the moit important to be presented to ccngresa. It is expected that favorable action by oongress looking to the 40-foot channel will be followed immediately with another proposition for a channel of 80 feet from the mouth of the Columbia to Portland. Those who are familiar with the commerce of the river and conditions now existing say both these improvements should be made with ths least possible delay. The Burlington will build from AU lianoe, Neb., to Ogden. Beady to Occupy Dagupan. ' Manila, Nov. 21. The American oc cupation of the country between Ma nila and Dagupan is proceeding with rush. General MacArthur is within five miles of Dagupan, which place General Wheaton or General Lawton will probably oocupy. Captain Leonhauser accomplished one of the best ooups of the war. Reaching O'Donnell by a night march from Capas on November 16, he sur prised the insnrgent foroe, numberinn 200, and captured all of them, j
