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Newspaper Page TextIE H 4 P . JL J3 V vol. xvir. ST. UELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY. MARCH'S, 1900. NO. 11. HPT. OR EVENTS OF THE DA Epitome of the Telegraph! News of the World. TKttSR TICKS F1101I THE WlttRS An Interesting Collection uf Items Fruin the Two Hemispheres Presented la Condensed Vurut. British have occupied Oolimxn. Resolution aimed at the sugar trout Were Introduced in tho house. ' At IVtn.lt, Mloh., Tom Sharkey knocked out Jim Jeffords tu the second round. Trains bcnrlng provision, fuel and passenger are iiow tu be ktrn ttxl fur Klmberloy. Queen Victoria lm appealed to rn lived member of the otmy tu enlist fur Dome defense. Iargo jund of Yaqni are marching nu Guayma, Mux., and will attempt tu capture the town. John Pcntnllii, of Astoria, him ned the Clatsop Mill Compauy for $20,000 lor the lo of an arm. A split in the Populist National Con' volition, I it-1 lie hold at Lincoln, Neb., I wo ticket will bn put in the Held. Cbarlu K. Macram, Into consul at Pretoria, iu the Transvaal, furnishes proof of hia charges against the British censor. Filipino guerilla who attacked rqimil of American ou February 2, killing a corporal, am to Ixt trie J l furo a military cummbution on tha charge Of murder. Ex-Secretary of War Alger and Cap tain Mia are pinning to operate thir intensive lumbering intermit! ou Pimat Hound, and will erect a largo saw mill at l''airhavu, Wash. The steamer Coptic brought to a local Han Francisco company 1,810 aacka of nr ouncentrata from the minoi of Corea, and ia tho second aim liar con ignmeut within a few month. The war department ha issued a statement that tha receipt of public fund in the Philippine island, le (tuuing August 18, 1898, and ending Incumber 81, 18UU, amount to f O.flUB, uuo. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Treasure, of New York, in their aiiuual report, atute the value of Turner' Grand Canal, Veiilee.hetiunathod to the museum by Corueliu Vuudurbilt, aa flUO.UUO. In Chicago, BOO men employed by the Oneml F.loctral Hail way Uopmany, fought with employe of the Western Indiaua ItHilroad Company for the pos session of the Dcarlioru street cruising. A dozen iiimu wnro injured. Judg Seaman, iu the United State district court at Chicago, limned an order denying tho injunction prayed for br tho Chicago Tribune agalmtt the Associated Pres. Thi grew out of alleged inrriugeiuent of copyright. The U. 8. bnttleidilp Kcursargo haa linen placed iu commission. Senator Simon, of Oregon, Intro Suced a hill appropriating $250,000 to establish a mint at 1'ortlaud. Former Judge Win. 8. Vent, a promi nent and wealthy citizen of Mimieapo II, i dead iu Los Angeles, aged 63 year. Duller ha nrronnded the liners at Coluuito and compelled them to retire acron the Tug-cla river. The llritiah captured 100 primmer. It 1 aid that Dr. Ltvyd had for hi ante purpoae in going to Germany, the establishment of a liermau protectorate over the Boer republic Voluutary requests for retirement from the navy have come iu o rapidly tliioa January I, that forced retire incut will not be necessary. At Oakland, Cal., the largeat cargo pf lumber ever coiiNignerl to that port, I now lining discharged. It consist Of 1,200,000 feet of Oregon pino. Dr. William Troaoy, wltiios in the case of Seuutor Clark, of Montana, thought it a huge joke to offer a u promo court judge money for hi honor. Vtuiilr Hey, envoy of the Miiltan of Turkey at 1'ari, ha presented l'reai. deut Lou bet with tho imilgnin aud erand cordon of the Order of Niohi piimaa, the highest decoration iu the (Turkish empire. Lender in I'd! lull national circle of Chicago ay there i a eort National Poliah League, which i extended throughout Kuiope and America, and that it ha exintl (or 14 year for tho piirpoe of freeing 1'oland by forcu of arm or any other method. They are hoping for war between Kugland and the Ctuir. AfclntHiit Secretary Allen hit boon nntliled by the aecretary of the tieaaury that the revenue mariue aervioe will be glad to participate iu the war college exerelac of the coming gummer, and will detail aevcral ollloer to attend. Sooretary Koot hn not yet roplied to the navy department' invitation for the army to take part in tho courrnt, but AHitant Secretary Allen understand military officer will be detailed. Roar Admiral Bradford entlmato the coat of the Pacific oable ut $10,000,000. Droyfu ia BttU in Southern Fruuce, where hi health ihow continued im provement. Ell Jlmeraon. full-blooded Indian treaaurer of the Senocu nation, i $1,000 ahort in hi account. During last year 44,000 lmigianta anttled in Conaila. The number from the United State 1 11,000, or. about 8,000 more than las veur. I LATER NEWS. Cronje him boon reinforced and i Well entrenched, A boiler in tho Pullman Lumber t-ompany' aiiwmill, it l'uilmau, Ark expioued, killing nix men. Colonel W. 8. King, ex-congresaman and a iiatlonnl character for the puat u yeur. oum at Mlnueaiolit. Northern Ohio 1 In the Ihmea of fierce bllxasiird. Train on the trunk line, enpecially wcnt-louud, were de luyeii. Deapernto engagement between the IlrltlHli and Doer north of tho Tuirol renulud in the Kuglinh being twice ru puiauu. The German Rteamor Admiial hai arrived at Loureuco Maniuu with 1 1 paanonger. moRtly Oermaua, who will join the Hour force. The JapancM niluinter to the United Mate, Jutaro Koniuru, ba beou not! lied liy cable from Japan of hi appoint uiont a mlnlHtvr to iiumia. A young dentUt of New York city hot the wifo of the man who befriend od him and then committed mildile Jeulouny wa the cauto of the crime. The I'iattnvillo Powder mill, I'lat teville, Wi wore wrecked by au ex- pkmion, killing three men and badly Injuring one. Kevoial building wen ueatruyed. A ateamer Iwllcved to bo the Call fornian, of the Allan Hue, U aahore oil Fort William, Portland, (Me.) heritor, She wa heavily laden with grain, bound for Liverpool. In Chicago, 000 machinit employed nyrreaurOE I halmem anil Croloy Co., are on a ilriko, on accouut of thf alleged refunal of their employe tc rucoguiae the union. Four of the five member of the now Philippine commiwion have beet telectud. They are: Judge Taft, o Ohio; Luke T. Wright, of TenuuKe II. Ido, of Vermont, aud Dean Woreeater, of Michigan. Tlie iilague in India continue vtru lout. Thero were 688 victim in Horn bay city during the week eliding F'nbru ary 10. With 01,000.000 people affect ert by the fainiue and only aliout 4,000 000 in receipt of relief, the country ii In a bail pliglit. A preacher of New Britain, Conn. whoe love for preaching ha eutirely overcome hi ilenire for ordinary labor, wa given the alternative of obtuiuliin a pomtion by which he could aupport hi family or go to jail to continue hit religioul atudia. lie had apeut hb time expounding bl doctrine on trel curlier, and ulnae October sad pro vided nothing for hi family. Leander J. MuCormlck. of McCor tnick harveater fame, ia dead. The Bocra are falling back and con ceutrutiug for the defeiue of the Trans vaal. Kev. Jame Smart, prcaidont of Per duo University, LaFayette, lud., i dead. The Nex Perce Indian will aoon get nearly $200,000 from tne govern ment. Pacitlo CoaHt Steamidiip Company' tevedorea at Vancouver, 13. C, are on a trike. All bunine at Mafeklng i now con ducted in "bomb-proof" underground chamber. Operation in the Philippine art drawing to a clone and police will re' place aoldiur. Contract ha been let for tha erection of a new oil and guauo factory near As toria, Oreguu. The Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany ha established a relief depart' ment for it employe. The Fair estate haa failed to break down Mr. Craven' testimony relative to her marriage with the senator. Admiral Dewey aaya that if the Nio aragua canal ia to be a neutral path' way, fortilication are unnecessary. Women' right have made no eh progreaa in Chile that already two third of the public school teacher ar women. Leslie K. Keeley, inventor of the Keeley cure for the liquor habit, died at hi home in Lo Angeles, Cal., ol heart disease. The sultan will pay for the losses ol American in Turkey during the Ar menian trouble. The mm involved is about $100,000. Oeuoral Hector McDonald, com laudi&u the Illuhland brigade and leading iu the puinutt of cronje't forces, i severely wounded. Representative Lenta, of Ohio, intro duced in tho house a bill to provide for the public distribution of a United States map to all school in the United State. Upon representation of the Spanish government to the effect that some of the islund south of tho Philippine rchiielago, which had been taken possession of by the United State gun boats, were the property of Spain, the authorities of the atato department have examined the charts and con cluded to direot the withdrawal of our claim to the islandB of Caygayen. Su In and Subntu, !oth of which lie with out the boundary line luid down by the treaty of Pari. The total wealth of American oolleges and universities is $250,000,000. aeolouical urvey expert haa found iuoh ooal in the Philippines, but no precious metals. In St. Josonh. Mo., there i offered a bounty of $000 for every highwayman that is killed. The German foreign office aaya the change in Chinese emperor i of no importance to Europe and tha power will not aot. KANSAS CITY, JOLY 4 Place and Time of Demo cratlc National Convention. CHOSEN AT COMMITTEE MEETING Argument of the Cltles-Hraa1 Main nolird With Clirs. Washington, Feb. 24. The next Democratic national convention will be held at Kama City, July 4. This wa the decision of the Democratic national committee, which met at the Hotel Haleigh today to tlx the time am place of holding the convention. Mil wankee wo the only city which com peted for the honor of entertaining the convention, and the oor showing aha made when the vote wa taken (the re' suit being Kaiinsa City 40, Milwaukee V) cause.! general surprise. The claim of the rival cities a to hotel accommodations and railroad and telegraphic facilities were presented in open session by representative of each city, and subsequently in tho executive session. Oovemor W. .1. Stone, on be' half of Kansas City, aud National Com mitteeman E. V. Will, on behalf of Milwaukee, explained the financial in duoement which tho cities thev repre onted were willing to make. Kaon offoied the committee $50,000, hot in addition Kansas City was willing to furnish hotel accommodation for the member of the committee, and the bull, with decoration aud music, free of expense to the committee. It seemed to be taken for gran ted by at least two speakon that Brvan would be renominated and that the Chicago platform in substance would be re affirmed. Opposition to trusts, expan ion and impetialisin, together with every mention of liryan aud the Chi' cago platform, aroused enthutdusm, but during the open session of the commit tee there wa no allusion to the issue of free silver. Three date for holding the convex tion were proposed May 9, by Mr Towiiscnd, of Oregon; June 14, by Sen' ator Tillman, of South Carolina and July 4, by Mr. MoOraw, of West Vir ginia. A speech by ex-Senator (or man on holding to precedent aud nam ing a date later than that for the con vention of the party iu power had con' liderable intluence in causing Iude peudeuce Day to be chosen. After the committeo hud selected tbe "Gate City of the H'cHt," the Kansas City boomers held a joliflcation meet ing in their rooms at the Kaleigh, Kx-Governiir Stone addressed the gath ering, piodictmg that those who attend ed the convention would depart with praise niion their lips for the hospital ity they had received and that the nominee of the convention would be victor at the poll in November. THE INSULAR TARIFF. ContlliURllon of the lurlo Rleo Debate In the House. Washlgton, Feb. 24. The debate on the Puerto ltican tariff bill brought out several notable speeches in the house todar, including one by Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio, who answered a number of questions as to tho attitude of the president; auotlier by Represon tative McCall, of Massachusetts, the Republican member of the way and mean committee, who dissented from the majority report, aud by Representa tive Moody, another Massachusetts Republican, who sharply criticized the position of hi colleague. Met lullan, of New York, and Brantley, of Georgia, also Bpoke against the bill, and Parker, of New Jersey, in support of it. The debate was continued at the night session. In accordance with a tacit agreement with the senators who were unable, on account of the meeting of the Demo cratic national committee, to attend today' session, Penrose, of Penusyl vania, refrained from calling up the Quay case as be had yesterday an nounced be would do. When he an- nounuoed, however, his iuteutiou to call it up tomorrow, a brief parliamen tary squabble ensued as to the rights by which the case would come before the senate. No conclusion wua reached, the questions involved being postponed for consideration until to morrow. Suicide by Nhootln. San Francisco, Feb. 84. Edward Probert, formerly manager of the Rich mond Consolidated mine, at Eureka, Nev., committed suicide today by shooting himself in the head. He has been sick for a long time, and two year ago suffered a stroke of paralysis. Deceased was a native of ales, aged 76 years. He owned valuable property in Sun Francisco, Colusa and Tehama counties, in thi statu. r Indemnity Will Be Demanded. Washington, Feb. 24. After inves tigation of tho fact connected with the killing of the young American, earae, in Honduras, about a year ago, the state department ha come to the conclusion that the case is one warrant ing a formal request for indemnity from tho Hundurun government, and Minister Merry will be instructed ac cordingly. Agttlnaldo In Japan. New York, Feb. 24. A special fioiu Hong Kong to the Evening World, says; United State Consul Wlldman has Information that three member of the Filipino junta, Lubon, Pouce and Agouoillo, brother of the British envoy, recentlty loft for Japan to meet Agul- naldo. This give credence to tho story that Aguinaldo escaped from the islund of Luzon to Formosa when hunted by General Lawton'a expedition through the northern part of the island. HI3 LAST STAND. Cronje' Only Hope I In Reinforce- ment. London, Feb. 24. The Daily New' second edition say that General Cronje ba surrendered. III Last Stand. London, Feb. 24. General Cronje 1 seemingly making hi last stand. He i dying bard, hemmed in tiy British Infantry, and with shells from 00 gun falling into hi camp. On the third day of the fight, the Boer chief asked for an armistice to bury hi dead. "Fight to a finish or surrender uncon ditionally," wa Lord Kitchener's re ply. General Cronje immediately sent back word that hia request for a truce bad been misunderstood, and that hi determination then, a before, was to fight to the death. The battle went on . This wa the situation of General Cronje Tuesday evening, a sketched in the scanty telegram that have emerged from the senii-ailence of South Afiica. Officially, Lord Robert wire that he ha scattered tbe advance commando of the reinforcement that weie striving to reach General Cronje. It ia re garded a lingular that Lord Roberts, wiring Wednesday, should not mention the appeal fur an armistice on the pre vious day, and also that the war office should withhold good new, if it baa ruiy. Without trying to reconcile even the canty material at hand, it seems plain that General Cronje ia in at bad, and even a desjierate situation, and that the British are pressing their advance. While the attack on General Cronje proceeds, there i a race for concentra tion between the Boer and the Brit ish. The engagement with General Cronje' 6,000 to 8,000 entrenched men is likely to become an incident in I battle between the masses. The sep arute fraction of the Boer power are rapidly drawing together to attack Lord Robert. The Biritsb are facing the Boer on ground where the arm, tactic and training of the British are expected to give them the advantage. General Puller, according to a dia patch from Cheveloy, dated Wednes day, finds the Boers in position north of the Tugela largely reinforced. Tbi seems straue. The war office, for the first time, ha given out an official compilation of the British losses. The total i 11, 280 to February 17. This doea not in clude, therefore, Lord Roberta' recent losses, nor the Wiltshire prisoners. The Bitish losses at Koedoe's Rand were 700. ' CANADIAN BATTALION LOSSES. Klfhljr-nine Were Killed, Wounded, 01 are MUalng. New York, Feb. 24. A special to the Tribune from Montreal says: The now of the beavv losses of the Canadian battalion created a profound sensation throughout the Dominion No details of the action have come to hand, execpt that it was fought by the Canadians on Sunday, while ' pursuing Cronje'a army at a drift on tbe Modder river to the east of Jacobsdal. Seven out of the eight companies were en gaged and the Canadians lost in killed, wounded and missing 89 men, being about 10 per cent of tho force engaged. The lossea are scattered over the whole regiment and number 20 killed and 59 wounded, the rest being missing or captured. No officers were killed, but two Major Arnold, of Winnipeg, commanding a company, and Lieuten ant Mason, of Toronto were wound ed, the former dangerously. Flags are flying at half-mast over tbe city. The spirit in which the publio is taking the news is shown in tbe action of J. A. Barry, a rich young merchant of the town. On hia way to hi office he learned from a bulletin board of the death of his younger brother, Cecil, and proceeded at once to the telegraph office, where he telegraphed the govern ment, asking permission to go to South Africa at his own expense to take hia brother's place in the regiment. The newspapers in their comments agree in saying that the blood thus shed will cement the anion ol Canada with the empire. Taberouloala Congress. New York, Feb. 24. The Congress of Tuberculosis at the Hotel St. An drew, which is being held under the auspices of the Medico-Legal Society, opened today with a small attendance. A permanent organization waa effeoted. Several papers on tuberculosis and the various method of treating it were submitted, but were not read, aa they had-already been pulbished in the Con gress Bulletin. It was decided by unanimous vote to accept the paper prepared for tho afternoon session aa read, and adjourn the further busiuess of the congress sine die. Ovation to Dewey. Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 24. Wheel ing's ovation to Admiral Dewey waa enthusiastic, although rain had been fulling almost continuously since yes terday, making it necessary to abandon the parade. The speaking and other exercise took place in a large hall. The sword subscribed for by the citi ten of Wheeling was presented to Lieutenant Doddridge by Admiral Dewey, and the oration incident to the dedication of the tablets at the scene of Fort Henry were delivered. Tonight Admiral Dewey was banqueted by the Sons of the Revolution. Asleep at HI Post. Buffalo, N. Y Feb. 24. A dis- patch to the News from Batavia, says: A dispatch has been received in JJa- tavia stating that Krnest Kingdon, of Stafford, who enlisted in the Fortioth volunteor infantry, had been found leeping at hia post, tried by court mar tial aud sentonoed to be shot. It is said that number of Filipino rebels entered the camp while Kingdon was asleep and killed two or three Ameri can soldiers. QUAY CASE TAKEN DP Senate Voted 34 to 28 to Con siderlC DAKIEL OPENED THE DEBATE Resumption of Dleeaesloa of the Ha waiian Bill Pettlcrew'a Itoa Resolution. Washington, Feb. 20. Today' ses sion of the senate waa unusually inter esting from the very beginning. In spite of vigorous and influential oppo sition, Penrose, of Pennsylvania, suc ceeded in getting the Quay case before the senate, and during the afternoon three notable speeches were delivered. After a sharp parliamentary squabble, Penrose moved that the resolution in' volving the seating of Quay be taken op for consideration. On an aye and no vote the motion prevailed, 84 to 28. The majority waa so decisive aa tc cause some surprise. It is known that some senators who will vote, if the op portunity be offerd, to seat Quay, today voted against the consideration of the case, while on tbe contrary others who voted for consideration probably will vote against seating him. The vote cannot, therefore, be regarded as a test of Quay's absolute strength in the sen ate. Following the taking up of the resolution, Daniel, of Virginia, deliver ed a speech in which he vigorously sup ported Quay's right to a seat. Vest, of Missouri, and Foraker, of Ohio, deliv ered notable speeches anent the Ha' waiian government bill. Both were constitutional arguments, Foraker' being a reply to that of Vest. CRONJE IS UNBEATEN. Praise for the Boer General for Hie Gallantry. London, Feb. 20. General Cronje is atill unbeaten. No other construction is placed upon the three days' silence of Lord Roberts. Yet no one sees how it is humanly possible, judging from the descriptions of his situation W ed' nesday, for him to resist so long. Great Britain does not withhold admiration for the valor of a losing fight against Such odds. The British cavalry patrols sent by Lord Methuen north of Kiniberley dis covered the Boers concentrating, whether for defense or offense is simply conjecture. Tbe Boers seem to lie retiring from General Gatacre's front at Sterkstrom in order to reinforce the F'ree Staters. Lady smith had not been relieved when the latest news left Natal, two davs ago. The Boers had then retired half way between Ladysmith and Col- enso. Btethnen In Charge of Kiniberley. Kiniberley, Feb. 28. Lord Methuen arrived here Tuesday. He will act as administrator of Kiniberley district, extending southward to Orange river. Colonel Kekewich will remain in com mand of the local forces. Tbe issue of siege soup ceases today. There are 64 Boer prisoners here. " Casualties at Paardeber;. London, Feb. 26. An official report give 146 men killed at Paardeberg Drift, February 18, including 63 High landers and 18 Canadians. BAD PHILADELPHIA FIRE. One Woman Killed and Several Other Seriously Injured. Philadelphia, Feb. 26. One woman was killed, several others were severely injured and propeity valued at $500, 000 was destroyed by fire which broke ont tonight in the heart of the whole sale millinery district. The burned area covers nearly two acres. The wo man killed was Clara Cohen, 20 years of age, a seamstress in the employ of Harris and Bernard Cohen. She met her death by jupming from the fifth floor of the building in which the tire started. Among tbe most seriously hurt was Clara Udor, who fell from tha third floor of the same building. The fire started in the third floor of 721 Arch street, oooupied by Simon May, manufacturer of straw goods, and spread to the big six-story bulling ad joining on the east occupied by Bowe, Dingon ft Company, dealer in whole sale millinery goods. This structure was also soon entirely consumed. By this time the builing on the west of the May building, occupied by head offices of the Northern Life Assurance Company, Park & Purdeu, barristers; Roath Bros., and U. Jr. Turner, brokers; F. 11. Butler, broker; Keene Furniture Company, the Grand Opera house, R. G. Dun & Co., aud the Dominion Loan & Savings Company's place were in 1 blase. All these buildings are in rums. Bonner' Stock Farm. New York, Feb. 24. The Bonner itock farm at Tarrytown, N. Y., is not to pass out of existence, despite the sale of all the trotters and pacers which belonged to the late Robert Bon ner, except Maud 8. David Bonner will manage the farm, where blooded horses will be bred. The stallions Highland Baron and Baron Review have been bought from the stud with a number of Electioneer horses. The Plague at Aden. - Aden, Feb. 26. Six cases of plague and one death have occurred here. Drastic measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the iUsease. , In fected areas have been isolated. Condemned Chinaman' Suicide. Salt Lake, Feb. 20. Low Sing, a Chinaman, recently convicted of mur der at Bingham City, and sentenced to be shot, committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell this morning. LETTERS FROM BADEN-POWELL.' Commander at Mafeklna; Describe the Town' Long; Siege. London, Feb. 20. Extract from Colonel Buden-Powell's letters to his relatives are published in an illustrated weekly. He writes: "Here I sit in my bomb-proof bu reau, writing these letters. Around me is a telephonic communication with each one of my outposts. ' At each of these outposts a telescope keeps "xmstant watch on the Boer outposts and guns. As soon as it is seen which way their fire ia about to be directed, the wile communications are set to work and a bell, with which each de fensive quarter is provided, clangs in that part of town where the shell is about to fall; and all in the open go to the ground like rabbits. Generally peaking, most of us, nnless duty takes us out, keep pretty close during the day; but we come out and take the air at night. The Boers usually finish pounding us toward evening, or just send us a few shells before the sun goes down." One thing Colonel Baden-Powell haa not neglected. He has effectually swept Mafeking clear of all suspected traitors. Those who are not outside are shut up in particularly strong quarters. He says: "I have 47 prisoners, including the lata station master at Mafeking, all of whom were rather more than suspected of treasonable correspondence with the enemy." The paper goes on to say: "One dark night, a few weeks ago, a Kaffir stole away from the ontpsu of the lit tie beleagured township. With the. subtile instinct of those children of tha veldt, which has been lost to civilized man, he made his way through the net work of encircling trenches and laagers and set his face to the north and Bum wayo. He carried a couple of assegais, a few mealies and a pipe. The latter may have seemed of little importance. but in the stem of that pipe lay the message from the cheerful, confident chief, which, after a journey to JJela' goa Bay, gives to ns at home those in teresting details of the resistance offer ed by the town to the Boer siege." He tells how, even at Mafeking, be fore war came to them, people were ready to underestimate the character of the hostilities likely to ensue, and pooh-poohed the necessity of making any special provision against Boer artil lery. But Colonel Baden-Powell waa not the man to be swayed by suoh ostrich-like conduct. "I have come here to hold this town," he said. Straightway, before any enemy appeared on the horizon, he set about marking out the line of his exterior defense works, and, with that common sense which is the best test of the true soldier, at once directed the construction of ample shell-proof cover against the guns which at that time seemed so chimerical to the people of Mafeking. "Each one of the outworks," he writes, "all around the town was at once provided with underground shell proof accommodation for the whole of its garrison. The town itself was divided into three or four sections, each of which had its own arrangements for defense. In each, big mounds of earth have been thrown up, with good inter ior apartments, all constructed of the handiest material, such as wall sup ports and roof cross beams of railway metals, with panelings and roofings of corrugated iron." He then tells ns how he converted the cellars of several houses into safe retreats of a similar kind, and, by means of banking huge mounds of earth immediately overhead, they rendered good service to the garrison and the inhabitants on the day when tbe Boer artillery began to rain shot and shell on the devoted little town. But the perfect, machine like system which holds sway at Mafeking is per haps the most interesting fact about the siege. Go into any welt known optician's store and yon will find the men hard at work turning out as many glasses as they can make in the short est possible time, chiefly telescopes of great range, now urgently needed by our troops in South Africa. The in adequacy of our supply at the front has put us to serious disadvantage through out the theater of war. Not so at Mafeking. Her wily chief, from the earliest moment, saw to that, and he tells us how he has them in constant use. In the center of the beleagured town is a big traverse or mound of earth. Inside this mound is the brain of Mafeking, Baden-Powell. In Northern Cape Colony. Arundel, Feb. 20. Coloual Hender son's squadron of the luuiskillings, with two guns, reoonnoitered westward to Mooifontein Farm, on the direot road to Colesburg and Hanover. They got close to the Boers in the hills, and were tired on. They quickly got their guns in position and shelled the hills. Evidently the Boers were driven out, retiring northward, when they came under the fire of two other guns, sup ported by a company of Australians, near the British western post on Dra goon Hill. Colonel Henderson pro ceeded to Mooifontein Farm, which he now occupies. The British patrols from Hanover also came out that , far. The Boers are not in great force. They have been persistently followed all day and have withdrawn a consid erable distance northward. Fire In London, Ont. London, Ont., F'eb. 26. The Ma sonic temple, the finest structure in the city, was destroyed by flie today. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The Great Northwestern telegraph office and Grand Opera house, which occu pied part of the building, are among the places ruined. A mote may be removed from the eye, or the pain at least alleviated, by putting a gram of flaxseed under tha lid. . , OFF THE MAINE COAST Allan Line Steamship Call fornian Ashore. PASSENGERS ARE ALL 8AFE The VeM el Went on a Reef In Harbor of Portland, He., In a Heavjr Storm. Tortland, Me., Feb 27 The big Allan line steamship Californian, which left her dock at midnight, went ashore on Ram island ledge, just outside the harbor, a few minutes after the pilot left her this morning AU tbe passengers are safe, though still aboard. Most of tha local seafaring men are of the opinion that the rocks have penetrated the bottom of the vessel in several places, and they doubt very much if she can be saved. The vessel ia valued at $3,000,000; the cargo at $300,000. There are six cabin, five intermediate and 10 steerage passengers, beside crew of 75 men. The Californian was in charge of Pilot Edward L. Parsons, and at the time he left her the wind was blowing haid from tbe southeast, and a heavy rain wa falling. Pilot Parson left the ship on reaching the bell buoy of Cushing's Island Point, after he gave the officer of the ship the course. Ten minute later the Californian waa hard and fast aground on Ram Island ledge. This is a reef that runs out from Bam Island and the ship had gone several points off her course when she struck. The ship is lying under the lee of Bam island, on the ledge, and although tha waves are breaking with great force, the long ledge acta as a breakwater and protects the ship. The local officials feel confident that the ship can b floated. Tha conditions are now fav orable. Tbe Californian was bound to Glas gow by way of Halifax. Captain Barc lay says that the hold is full of water, the fires are extinguished, there is a heavy sea, but the passengers are per fectly safe. The cargo of 8,000 tons consists mainly of meats, bird, apples, cheese and grain. The greater part ol tbe cargo was probably insured by the consignees. It is not known whether tbe ship was insured. The steamship California, now named the Californian, was built on the Clyde and launched in 1891. Sha is built of milled steel, is classed Al in Lloyd's special survey, and with ad ditional strengthening over Lloyd' requirements to comply with the de mands of the admiralty for transport service. Her length is 400 feet, beam 40 feet and depth of hold 32 feet 8 inches. Her tonnage capacity is 6,000 tons. She is divided into eight com partments, the bulkheads of which are all carried to the upper deck. These, with the cellular double bottom, insure the greatest amount of safety in case of accident. PostoflBee Robbed. Independence, Feb. 27. The post office was broken into this morning after 3 o'clock and over $600 was se cured; the amount of cash was $213.95, and stamps $400. An entrance wa made by taken out a window pane in a rear room, and then a panel of the door, thus giving admission to the office. Tie tools were stolen from a black smith shop in town. A hole was drilled in the outside door of the office safe, just above tbe handle, and the hole in the inner door was made just above the combination lock, and powder waa nsed to blow the safe open. The robbery was not discovered until about 10 o'clock today, when several dollars' worth of stamps were found be hind the adjoining harness shop by W. H. Craven, which led to an investiga tion. It is thought that the thieves have been in town for the past two days, and could be easily identified. The money lost belonged to Postmaster J. A. Wheeler. Cremation of Plague Tletlm. Chicago, Feb. 26. A special to the Record from Honolulu, February 18, via San Francisco, says: As there are no facilities for cremation at Kahului, where tbe latest advices show that the black plague has broken out, the seven bodies of those who have died from the dread disease were cremated in the open air on the beach at night by pil ing up an immense amotint of fire wood for a fire. The harbor was full of ships at the time and the sight from tbe decks of tbe vessels of the burning of the plague victim is described as a Weird one. Fight on Burmah-Chlneee Boundary. Rangoon, British Burmah, Feb. 24. A British official attached to the boundary commission, named Herts, while touting in the Burmah-Chinese frontier with an escort, has engaged and routed two considerable forces of hostile Chinese from Mirkawgpa, kill ing the leader of the Chinese and 70 Chinese. Mill, Elevator and Grain Burned. Halifaxx, Feb. 27. Tha works of the Maritime Milling Company at New Glasgow, were destroyed by fire today. with a grain elevator and thousands of bushels of grain. The loss was $150,000. Fireman Killed, Others Injured. Detroit, Feb. 27. Fire tonight, in the plant of the Detroit Steel Ss Spring Company's works, destroyed both the company's rolling mills, causing a loss of $100,000, fully insured. Fireman Timothy Keohane waa crushed by a falling stack and killed. A hospital ambulance, running to the scene, col lided with a swiftly runnning electric car. The ambulance waa amasnea to pieces, and its occupants. Driver Frank Dertheaur and Dr. J. T. MoKittrick. were badly bruised and shocked.