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ST. UELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY. MARCH'S, 1900.
NO. 11.
HPT.
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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.