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ST. HELENS, OIIEGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1900.
NO. 29.
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EVENTS OF -THE DAY
Epitome of th i Telegraphic
News of thfj world.
KIISR TICKS FUOti VHK WIHKH
Ail Interesting Collection of Items Krmn
. tit Two Hemispheres 1-rna nli 1
In a Comlnaed form.
Russian are moving 00,000 men to
ward New Chwaug.
Democrat of Arkansas nominated
Jeff Duvl for governor.
Ht. LohIh strikers now believe theii
only hope nan In boycott.
An attempt wa mads to assassinate
Lmperor William of Germany.
Dr. Jameson has been elected mem
bur ol I lio Cape parliament.
Two deaths mill many prostrations
from li eat In rittshurg, Pa.
Hot weather h un no rain i dlaa
trout to crops in North Dakota.
Storms played havoo with the crop
at Tim Dalles, Or., and In the vicinity.
Steamer Cleveland anived Ht Seattle
from Noma. Kim reports five wrevk.
Heavy ruin tin. I subsequent flood art
doing great damage iu British Colum
bia. Director of Post in Cnba Bathboni
hn now bmiu permanently suspended
and may be prosecuted. ,
Chinese mliiiHtpr in Berlin says the
empress cannot be deponed, but "light
be coaxed off the throne.
F.x-Joveriior Talyor, of Kentucky,
dogged by detectives aud broken In
health, in at Niugnra Fall.
President McKinlny want to know
why the Monocacy did not lire on the
Taku fort wheu li rod upon.
Boers in imall hands are harassing
largo columns of the British. Dewet
leads the guerrilla 0wrations.
At the Seaside Athletio Club, no(Vy
lalund, N. Y., (ina ltuhlin knocked
out Tom Sharkey in the 15th rouud.
The force under Admiral Seymour
haa beau located. Admiral Kempff re
port it i tu miles from Tien Tain,
ltooaevnlt ia going to Oklahoma to
attend the Bough Killers' convention,
but will not make litUal speeches.
Chinese difficulties affuot Keutuoky'i
ginaeog trade, by which hundreds have
mado their living. Price have gone
down.
Illinoi Dotncoiat iudoraed Bryan
and the Chicago platform, and nomi
nated Samuel AUchuler, of Aurora, for
governor.
T. B. Fargo, brother of J. O. Fargo,
president ol the American Express
Company, and of Wit Ham O, Fargo,
founder of the Wella Fargo Kxprea
Uoniany, ia duad at hla home iu Now
York, aged 07.
The Chincae restriction bill, increas
ing the tax on Chinese liniuigrauta
from $60 to $100, haa been adopted by
the houae of cotiiinoui at Ottawa,
Canada. Hie measure also reatricta
the Immigration of Japanese to 12 pur
mouth.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, will not
run for governor of lllluoia.
I'robibitlouiHta, iu national conven
tion aoaemblcd at Chicago, aay the
Will poll 800,000 votoa.
W. . II. Wado, au expert billiard
player, and by many considered the
beat bank ihot In America, ii dead at
Chicago.
Martin J. Rnaaoll, one of the proprie
tor of the Chicago Chronicle, diod at
Mackinac lalaud from a complication
of diaeaaoa.
There were 10,877 death from chol
era out of 15,4711 caaea during the woek
ending June 10, In the province of
Bombay, India.
Oregon' voto, ofliclally canvaaaed,
on the equal mlTrage amendment wa
a follow: for equal suffrage, 20,805;
agaiuat 28,402.
The United State district judge at
St. Louis haa iaaued a retraining order
to prevent intorleruuoe with the run
ning of itreot-oara.
General Wheeler ay the war iu the
Philippine i practically ended. A
force can eaaily be spared from the la
land for work iu China.
A hot wave i prevalent In North
Dakota. Crop are iu a parched con
dition. ' The thermometer at Grand
Fork rngiatered 104 in tho shade.
Affair in Cuba are now no tranquil
that solditir aro no longer needed.
Tho troop wilt be withdrawn aud aeut
to Manila to relieve the volunteers.
The Yaqui Indian have nearly all
abandoned the warpath, Several hun
dred are at ill hidden in the mouutalu
and make au oocaaional deacent on iso
lated ranche.
A atrike haa occurred among the la
borer employed bv the Havana F.leo
trio Company, Cuban and Spanish, on
the gronud that they do not reoolve the
aame wage a Americans who do sim
ilar work. The contractor reply that
American are worth fur more than
Cuban.
American women, it 1 estimated,
hold $180,000,000 of national bank
took and $187,000,000 of private and
atate bunk stock.
In Germany one man In 213 goea to
college, in Scotland one in 300, in the
United States one in 8,000, and in Eng
land one in 6,000.
Well-to-do young men in Berlin are
taking drug which induce heart woak
neat, in ordur to avoid compulsory mil
itary service.
LAI fen NEWS.
President Kruger I itlll at Macha
aodorp, . .
Japanese laborer of Hawaii are
strike.
on
Porter's Cuban tariff schedule must
be revised.
Sixty passengers from Dawson
brought out $250,000.
Lord Roberts Is preparing for the 11
nal battles of the war.
Japanese fishermen at Stevenson, B.
u., are saia to u arming.
Colorado still maintain quaran
tine agaiuat San Francisco.
Penitentiary at Halera has 180 pris
oners less than a lew years ago.
Germany ha ordered 25 big gnus for
lm men into iiiapaton lor China.
Speaker Henderson has been renom
inated for congress in his district iu
Iowa.
J'.uglund is making poor headway
with the rebellion iu the Cold Coast
Colony,
Boors attacked the British at licna
kal and Koodvalaprult, but were beat
en back.
Spreokles Bros, have purchased the
California Lumber Company's sawmill,
at itiaraiiiield, ur.
Will Larkln, logger, wa drowned
at Monroe, Or. John Bavuon fatally
in lured at Niagara.
Stockmen of Polk county, Or., have
united and offer liberal bounties tor
sculps of wild animals.
The steamer Geo. W. Elder, which
arrived at Portland, made the round
trip to Nome in 88 days.
David Bell, formerly one of the beat
known lumbermen of Canada, is dead
at his home iu New York city, aged 78
years.
Itsinalns of Boiuhart Brook, of Port
land, recent ly drowned by fulling off
the) Bailey Gatxert, were found near
Kalama, Wash.
In Chicago, two slaughter honaea oc
cupied by Ilea Bros., and Buddy
Bros., were destroyed by lire with a
loss of $70,000.
Itnlph Piatt, formerly of the Oregon
volunteers, just arrived at - Tacoma
fiom China. He claims to be accred
ited agent of the Chinese emperor on n
special mission to Washington.
The Southern Pacific ami Santa Fe
roads have perfected a trallio deal that
is designed to control effectually all
the passenger business in California,
within the territory of the two com
panies. The main feature of this
agreemeut are an interchange of tick
eta to Han Joaquin valley points, no
Santa I e passenger trains to Los An
galea aud no rate cutting.
Hill sentiment is worrying Charles
A. Towne.
Americans and British were the first
to break into Tieu Tain.
Germany does not yet consider that
she ia at war with China.
Kear-Adnilrul Watson homeward
bound has reached Sue.
The East reports many deaths from
excessively hot weather.
Smallpox has broken out in the
poatofllce at Alpha, Wash.
United States Commissioner Bawaon
has been chosen governor of Nome.
Allen Cochrane, young man of
Myrtle Creek, Or., was dragged to
death bv a horse.
Outbreaks are novf expected in
Southern China, Indicationa of upris
ings at Nankin aud Canton.
Torpedo-boat destroyer GoldHborough
made the round trip run betweeu Taco
ma and Seattle in about two hours.
An uprising against British rule in
the island of Baralougu, South Sea, has
taken place, 100 British being killed.
China 1 laid to have immense quan
tities of arms and officials assert that
she will stagger humanity if driven to
it.
Governor Roosevelt has informed the
Republican national committee that he
will give three solid weeks to campaign
work after August 1.'
Minister Wu Ting Fang is said to be
playing policy at Washington being
desirous of -standing in with which
ever side that wins in China.
Two deaths were caused by excessive
heat aud humidity at Chicago. The
thermometer registered 80 degroes on
the street, uud the humidity was al
most at the saturation point.
A new gold beach has been discovered
65 miles below Cape Nome. Gold is
among the grass roots. A thousand
men are there and over a million has
been taken out in a few weeks.
After suffering with Bright's disease
for aix months, and with all hope of
recovery gone, William J. Montgom
ery, a well-known miuiug man of Salt
Lake, Utah, committed suioide by
firing a bullet through his brain.
Montgomery bad been a resident of
Utah since 1860.
- The board of health in Now York
City has decided to thoroughly disin
fect the Chinese quarters in Manhat
tan, Brooklyn and Coney island, as a
measure of precaution against the
plagne. The board of estimates appro
priated $a0,000 for the work, which
will be begun immediately.
China's new railroad from Canton to
Hankow, with its branches, will be
1.000 miles long. It will be built by
American capital.
Bev. Charles S. Wing, of Brooklyn,
told the New York Methodists that all
the best Methodists were against the
amusement restrictions.
The park board of Baltimore has for
bidden the use of automobiles in any of
the pnbilo parks or pleasure places in
the city nnder the control of the board.
WOOLLEY THEIR MAN
Prohibitionists Nominated a
Chicagoan for President.
METCALFE FOB SECOND PLACE
Dr.
wallow Might Havs Had the YIm-
rruldentlal Nomination, Bui
b-Millncd It.
Chicago, Jnne 80. The Prohibition
National Convention adjourned sine
die today, after having placed in nomi
nation for president, John G. Wool
ley, of Illinois, and for vice-president,
Henry B. Metcalfe, of Bhode lalaud.
The nominations in each instanoe were
made on the first ballot.
Only two candidates for tho presi
dential nomination were balloted for
Mr. Woolley and Bev. Silas C. Swal
low, of Peunslyvnnia -Hale Johnson,
of Illinois, withdrawing his name at
he last moment and throwing hi
strength to Mr. Woolley. This un
doubtedly had a great effect on the re
sult, as the convention earlier in the
day had been nearly stampeded for
Swallow by an eloquent speech of II.
L. Castle, of Pittsburg, and had the
friends of the Pennsylvania clergyman
forced a ballot at that time, the result
might have been different.
For vice-president three candidate
were balloted for II. B. Metcalfe,
Thomas it. Cascardon, of West Vir
ginia, and Bev. K. L. Eaton, of Iowa
Mr. Metcalfe received au overwhelm
ing majoiity of the votes oast. Im
mediately after the announcement of
the result of the ballot for the presi
dential nomination, Dr. Swallow wa
proposed as the vice-presidential nomi
nee. The convention went wild over
the suggestion, but Dr. Swallow, after
a hurried conference with the Pennsyl
vania delegation refused to accept the
nomination.
During today's session, Chairman
Stewart, of the national gotnmittee,
called lor contributions for the cam
ign fund, and over $7,000 was real
ised in a few minutes.
Prouaeillngs of the Convention.
The attendance was much larger than
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yesterday. The galleries o
First reuiment armory were thronged
when Chairman Dickie rapped the con
vention to order at 10 A. M.
After prayer by Bev. C. If. Mead, of
New Jersey, Chairman Johann, of the
committee on credentials, made a sup
plementary report, showing the arrival
of 89 delegates. The total number of
delegates oreaent was 730 reDrcsentin
delegates present was representing
,"The roll of states will now be called
for nominations for president," an-
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oonoed Chairman W olfenbarger.
Arkansas yields to Illinois," cried
the lone woman delegate from that
state.
Illinois has two candidates for the
presidency," shouted a delegate.
Amid applause, National unairman
Stewart was reoognized to put John G.
Woolley in nomination.
General W. Geer, of Illinois, nomi-
a ted Hale Johnson.
Homer L. Castle, of Pittsburg,
nominated Dr. Swallow.
Seconding speeches were made, rep
resentatives of nearly every state taking
the platform in support of some one of
the three candidate. Hale Johnson,
of lllinoia, arose and thanked hi
friends for their support and then with
drew his name as a candidate.
The Balloting.
Amid considerable confusion the
balloting then began. The vote wa
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ley sliiihtly in the lead. It was not
until the last state had been called,
however, that Mr. Woolley 's nomina
tion was assured. When the result
was announced, "Woolley 880, Swal- t
low 820," a perfect tempest of cheers
ensued. The nomination, amid re
newed cheers, was made unanimous.
Vice President Nominated.
The roll oi states was then called tor
nominations for the vice-presidency.
A. H. Morrill, of Massachusetts, placed
II. B. Metcalfe, of Bhode Island, in
nomination. The delegates, tired out
after six hours of speeclimaking, were
evidently anxious to bring thing to a
conclusion, but motion to suspend
the rules and nominate Metcalfe by ac
clamation was lost by a close vote.
Dr. E. L. Eaton, of Des Moines, Ia.;
Thomas Cascardon, of West Virginia, I
and Jama Tate, of Tennessee, were
placed in nomination. Mr. Tate, how
ever, withdrew his name. The roll
was then called. There waa an over
whelming vote in favor of Metcalfe.
The vote was as follows: Total vote
oast, 694; Metcalfe, 894; Cascardon,
132; Eaton, 118.
A motion by Dr. Eaton to make the
nomination unanimous was seconded
by Mr. Cascardon, carried, and, after
committee had been appointed formal
ly to notify the candidates of their
nomination, the convention, at 8
o'clock, adjourned line die.
For India Famine Sufferers.
Denver, June 80. 'Governor Thomas
has issued a proclamation urging the
people of ths state to give aid to the
famine sufferers ot India. A. D. Weir,
of Omaha, is here as the representative
ot the India Belief Commission, and
will make a oanvass of the etate.
tat of J. W. gpragne.
New York, June 80. 8. 8. Terry,
who is one of the beneficiaries of the
will of J. W. Spragu'e, of Louisville,
says that it will be about 60 years be
fore the estate, valued at ?-'5U,UlH).
will come into the possession of the
Smithsonian institution, and the col
lection of Japanese enrios, one of tht
most valuable in this country, will b
old in this city next winter for the
benefit of the eatate. The collection la
now In Louisville.
INAUGURATION OF DOLE,
first Governor of Hawaii Takes the
Oath of Ofllee.
Honolulu, June 14. -The last of the
three great epoch-making events in the
history of the annexation of the Hawa
iian islands to the United States of
Ameilca took place this morning, when
Governor Sanford B. Dole, first execu
tive of the new American territory,
was inaugurated. The oath of office
was delivered on the spot that was the
scene of the other two events the
reading of the all-important proclama
tion of 1898, and the flag-raising of
1HQ8, Governor Dole was sworn and
stake to the people of Hawaii from the
steps of the building where seven years
ago be appeared as the leader, and
were for the first time an actual begin.
ning was made in negotiations with the
American government for annexation
The palace that has become famous
all over America on account of its con
nection with the history of Hawaii and
the history of America's first experi
ment in expansion, was decorated as in
1898. It wa ablaze witn the red,
white and blue and crowded with peo
ple. The Stars and Stripes were every
where, and they made brilliant all tb
grandstands, and a huge Ameiican flag
floated on the staff above.
As usual in all large gatherings in
Honolulu, there was a great variety ol
races. Whites, natives, Chinese, Jap
anese and Portuguese were together,
though the whites and natives outnum
bered all others by far, and the whites
were a majority over all. The natives
were well represented, however, both
in the throng that crowded around the
step of the building to hear the gover
nor, and among those who occupied
places inside the building and the
places of honor on either side of the
central stand. The day was a very hot
one, and the people hunted for shade ae
they waited for the ceremonies ' to
begin.
JAPAN IS ANGRY.
tier Korean Proteges Victims of
a Fri.
Tula Strangling; Party.
Vancouver, B C, June 80.7-Accord-ing
to Oriental advices, the Japanese
government i. very angry at the secret
execution of General An Kyeng Su and
Kwon Young Chin, former cabinet
ministers ot the Korean government,
and leaders of the nroaressive oartv.
I who were privately strangled in the
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ITWua, duh iintrutu vu siuo sitsjiat
of May 27. Bath were ooucerned in
the plot which culminated in the assas
sination of Queen Minat Seoul in 1895.
For the past four years, they had been
refugees in Japan and who had letnrn
ed to Korea under the protection of the
Japaneae minister. Despite this chap-
' eron88' lne wer Brnrw 1UH niaK'
$ B ful, oonfel)Bioll where then
en aud strangled and their bodies ex-
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execution, but was refused audience
with the Korean king on account of
the latter's alleged illness.
All of the Korean officers connected
with the death ol Kwon and An have
been sentenced to transportation and
have already been sent into exile, the
latter proceeding being an attempt ou
the part of the Korean king to appear
the Japanese government, which ha
demanded an explanation from Korea.
This explanation has been tendered by
the Korean minister of foreign affairs,
but is not satisfactory to Japan.
The Japanese journalists who pub
lished an objectionable article concern
ing the crown prince and his bride
have paid dearly for their lolly. The
Tokio local court rejected the plea of
insanity set up on behalf of the editor
and sentenced him to three and a half
.mi. iuiuuvjuuidui nil., uaiu lainn
' T. " Police
years' imprisonment with hard labor
surveillance for one vear. Alorita
who copied the article, received the
same punishment, and the man who
set up the tpye, was condemned to
eight months' imprisonment, a flue of
50 yen and six months' pulice surveil
lance. Renounced II Is Rights.
Vienna, June 80. The Archduke
Fran Ferdinand, former heir to the
throne, and nephew of the emperor, at
the Hofburg today, in the presence of
the emperor, archdukes, ministers and
state dignitaries, took a formal oath
that he and his future wife (the Prin
cess Chotek) will both regard their
marriage as morganatic. Consequently
his wife will never assume the position
of einnreas. and the children bv their
marriage will never claim the right of
succession. The oath waa attended
with impressive ceremony. Count
Goluchowski, tho minister of foreign
affairs, read the documents. The arch
duke then advanced to a cmoiflx on
the table and placed his fingers upon
the Testament which waa held by the
cardinal archbishop. After taking the
oath the archduke signed the docu
ments. The marriage will ocour Sun
day. :
To Abolish Sugar Bounties.
London, June 80. The Association
of Chambers of Commerce of the Unit
ed Kingdom adopted a resolution at to
day's session urging the government to
promptly conclude a convention with
Germany, Austria and other powers
willing to abolish sugar bounties, the
convention to include a penal clause
prohibiting the entry of bounty-fed
sugar into the territories of the con
tracting power.
Caiupau a Candidate.
Detroit, June 89. Daniel C. Cam
pan, chairman of the Michigan Demo
ciatio state central committee, aud a
. member of the national committee, is
in reoeipt of many letters from various
state urging him to become a candi
date for the vice-presidency before the
Kansas City convention. Mr. Cam-
pan' politioal secretary declared today
in positive terms that Campau's name '
would be presented to the Kauasas
City convention as a vioe-presidential I
candidate , I
CAPE. HOME IS LIVELY
Many Claimants for All Kinds
of Property. ,
300,000 BROUGHT BY PORTLAND
Tribulations la Far North afloat and
. AshoreReturn of Lleuteaan
Herron From Interior.
San Francisco, July 2 The steamer
Portland, which arrived from Cape
Nome, reports that the steamer Boe
cram, formerly the transport Missouri,
baa gone aground about 00 miles south
of Cape Nome. While her situation is
not considered perilous, it is thought
she will have considerable difficulty in
getting off. The Bosecrans has a cargo
of government supplies on board.
The Portland brought Ave passengers
only, according to Captain Lnndquist
The steamer Charles Nelson had i
hard time of it. She returned to Una
laska June 18. While trying to find an
opening in the ice her provisions gave
out. fche was to have sailed again for
Cape J.ouie shortly after the Portland
left Dutch Harbor. The captain of
the Corwin was holding the wrecked
barkentine Catherine Sudden at Nome
for salvage. Captain Lnndquist,
speaking of the conditions at Nome,
said:
"What a man get hold of np there
he keeps, and in many instances he
keeps it at the point of a gun. Bestan-
rants, lodging-houses, saloons, stores,
barber shops, and in fact all kinds ot
business was left in the hands of agents
last fall. These agents have sold the
places and cleared out with the money
Now the original owners are appearing
on the scene, and there are 'razors in
the air.'
' 'On the beach it was just 60 per
cent worse than np town. In the town
as a general rule there was only about
one claimant to other mem' property
in each case, but on the beach there
waa never less than six. Agents sold
things right and left, and in conse
quence there will be endless litigation
before things are straightened out.' No
wonder all the big claim-owners took
up lawyers with them."
The Portland brought 10 boxes of
gold, aggregating $300,000, belonging
to the Alaska Commercial Company,
Port Townsend. Wash., July 3. The
steamer Al-Ki arrived from the north
tonight, bringing 60 passengers and
$250,000 in dust from Dawson, which
had been brought np the river on the
steamre Sybil. Among the passengers
on the Al-Ki ia Lieutenant J. S. Her
ron, ot the Eighth United States cav
airy, who a year ago started from Cook
Inlet with a small command and
crossed a hitherto unpenetrated conn
try leading for hundreds of miles over
mountains, valleys and plains to the
mouth of the Tanona. The expedition
was deserted by Indian guidee, and for
some months fears for the safety ot the
party were entertained, but on Decem
ber 11 the party reached the month of
the Tanaua, where orders were received
to remain nntil spring. The objeot of
tne expedition was to ascertain the
feasibility of the route through Alaska
and to obtain information a to miners,
timbers and general data of that sec
tion of Alaska between Cook Inlet and
the Yukon river. For nearly a year
the party was without news from the
outside world. Lieutenant Herron is
on the way to Seattle for orders.
Colonel E. D. Wiggin, land commis
sioner at Rampart, ia among the pas
sengcrs on the Al-Ki, bringing the
first news from that section. He says
the camp proved itself better laBt
winter than ever before, and creeks be
fore cousidered worthless turned out
to be big gold-proudoers. He estimates
the clean-up at $3,000,000.
Iiampart was deserted the early part
of last winter, only 400 or 500 people,
who were not rich- enough to go to
Nome, remaining. They comprised
.Steamboat hands and unfortnnate min
ers. When development work com
menced it was soon proved that Bam
part Creek was rich, and those who
were at first out ot luck are now on
the high road to fortune, and Rampart
bids' fair to rival the Klondike as a
gold-producer.
' Ruspeeta Nlcemgua.
Washington, July 2. Dispatches re
ceived here indioate that the Colom
bian government haa finally satisfied
istelf that Nicaragua is responsible for
the revolution on the Isthmus of Pana
ma and inquiries have been made of our
government to ascertan how far reli
ance may be had upon us tor the main
tenance of peaoe and order in case the
insurrection finally jeopardizes the Co
lombian government on the isthmus.
Our government has, in answer, simp
ly reverted to its old and well defined
policy in suoh cases of limiting its ac
tivities to the keeping open of the Pan
ama railway and the protection of the
lives and property of the United States
oitizens. ,
Colli (Heiidard In Haytl. '
Washington, July 2 The depart
ment of state is advised by Minister
Powell, at Port au 1'riuce, that he had
been informed that the government of
II ay ti bus adopted the gold standard
and that the unitot value is the Ameri
can gold dollar.
Kentucky's Trial a Success.
Washington, July 2. The inspec
tion board, headed by Bear-Admiral
Rodgers, which accompanied the new
battleship Kentucky on her final ac
ceptance trial, has returned to Wash
ington and reports the result of the
trial as very satisfactory and equal in
every respect to hex sister ship, the
Keoraarge. The double terreta . per
formed splendidly. The Kentucky
will go into dry dock at the New York
yard for some finishing touches of naint.
THE ASHANTE; REVOLT.
Coaler's Heller Column Attacked
KetlToa.
Cape Coast Castle, July 2. Colonel
Casler left Kiawaasa the morning of
June 28 with the intention of rein
forcing Captain Hall at Bekwal with
400 men, 200 carrier, a seven-pounder
and a Maxim. When half mile
from Dompoassi be wa fired upon
heavily from the bush. Captain Bon
pell and several men fell at the first
fire. The casing of the water jacket
split after half an hour's firing and
nine men, including Lieutenant Ed
wards, who were working the seven
pounder, were put ont of action halt
an hour later. Major Wilkinson wa
shot. The force then charged the
bushes, discovering stockade 80 yard
distant in the bush, so carefully con
cealed that its existence could not be
suspected. The stockade waa carried
at the point of the bayonet, and the
force retired.
The casualties were six officers and
87 men. The enemy' loss was 60
killed and many wounded. It was es
timated that the natives numbered 10,
000, one-half of whom had musket.
London, July 2. Advices received
here today from Prahsu, Asbantee, nn
der current date, say the telegraph
line has been reopened to Pumsu, and
that Colonel Burroughs, with 600 men,
will move immediately. Colonel Bur
roughs, with 600 men, i expected to
reach Bekwai in two day. The rebel
lions Ashantees are reported to be in
strength near Fomen, where severe
fighting is expected.
STRIKES IN HAWAII.
The Japanese Laborers Wan Contracts
Annulled.
Honolulu, June 18, via Ban Fran
cisco, June 30. A series of strikes ha
been inaugurated by Japanese laborers
on several of the islands. It ia report
ed that the Japanese have been told
that they are free American citizen
now aud that the American ' laws pro
vide that no workingman shall receive
less than f 1 a day. The laborers de
mand the cancellation of their con
tracts, and that the plantations shall
pay each individual laborer the $3.60 a
month, which, by the term of the con'
tract, are to be paid to the immigration
companies, in consideration of the
companies having brought the laborer
to the islands and guaranteeing hi a
vice during the contract period, or to"
replace him if he deserts. So for as
the $2.60 per month is concerned, the
plantations aie willing to accede to the
demands of the laborers, it is stated,
but they are not willing to consider the
contracts as having been annulled by
the territorial law. A delegation sent
to the Association of Maui by the Jap
anese immigration companies received
violent treatment from the strikers,
and they were forced to return to Hon
oluln.
Kxpelled From Board of Trade.
Chicago, July 2. Charles R. and
Albert O. MoClain, of the commission
firm of MoClain Bros. & Co., who for
some weeks have been on trial before
the board of trade directors for main
taining and operating a bucket shop,
were found guilty tonight and by
unanimous vote expelled from member
ship. United State postal officials
arrested the McClain last November,
charging them with using the mails to
defraud. They were indicted by ths
grand jury and put on trial before
Jndge Kohlsaat, in the United States
district court. Judge Kohlsaat took
the case from the jury and entered a
verdict of not gnilty. Then the board
of trade official took the matter in
their own hands, with the above result.
Uuean Received the Khedive.
London, June 80. The khedive ol
of Egypt paid a state visit to Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle this after
noon. Accompanied by the Dnkeol
York and the Turkish ambassador,
Antopulo Pasha, and staff, he drove in
state, escorted by the Honshold cav
alry, to the Paddington station, where
he took a train for Windsor. The
Duke of Connaught there joined the
party and accompanied hi highness
to thv castle. The procession at Wind
sor was esoortedby the Life Guards,
and a detatenment of grenadier formed
a guard of honor In the quadrangle ot
tne castle. The queen received the
khedive at the prinoipal entrance. A
warm greeting wag given to the Egyp
tian visitor.
Navy Yard Wage Cut.
New York, July 8. It is reported
that the board of wage at the Brook
lyn navy yard ha recommended cut of
wages for several of the grades of me
chanics, and machinists. The report
has been approved, it i said, by Secre
tary Long, and will go into effect in
July. The present board, which meets
annually for the adjustment of wages,
is composed ot Naval Constructor Watt.
Lieutenant-Commander Morrell, Lien
tenant Gibson and Paymaster Jackson.
It is said the men intend to appeal to
the secretary of the navy, through the
commandant of the navy-yard, against
the reduction.
Robber In m Pullman Car.
Omaha, Neb., Jnly 2. A masked
robber started through the Pullman
car on the Omaha Billing train, on
the Burlington, after leaving York,
Neb., this morning. He got two
watches and $70, but took alarm,
pulled the air brake and left the train
before completing his work
Caae of Abe Majors.
Salt Lake. July 2. -The remittitur
In the case of young Abe Major, af
firming the judgment ot the lower
court and ordering that the death sen
tence be carried out, was made out br
the clerk of the supreme court today,
and later mailed to Judge Hart. It,
now become the duty of the court to
resentence the youthful prisoner, which, I
it i expected, will be done some tim
next week. ' J
GUERRILLA WARFARE
Goers Active in Orange River
Colony.
AN ENGAGEMENT AT LIXDLF.Y
A Strong Belief That It Will Take
From Three to 8lx Month
ftubdae the Boers.
London, July 8. Active Boer guer
rilla operations are reported from half
a dozen points in the Orange river col
ony. Boer ofiicidls from Michadodorp
aver that a part of the British convoy
was captured June 24 near Winhurg.
The Lourenoo Marques correspondent
of the Times says:
"Both the burgher and the foreign
ers who are arriving here profess a
strong belief that it will take from
three to six months to subdue the
Boer."
Another dispatch from Lourenoo
Marque says:
"A consignment of a foreign firm
marked 'Dutch cheese, damaged,'
proved, on landing, to contain army
boot for the Boers. It passed the cus
toms, however, with unusual dispatch,
and the British consul is making pre
sentation to the Portuguese govern
ment." A Battle at Llnd ley.
London, July 8.--The war office has
received the following from Lord Bob
erts: ' - ,
"Pretoria, June 28. Paget report
from Lindley that be waa enganed on
June 26 with a body of the enemy who
were strongly reinforced during the
day. A convoy of stores tor the Lind
ley garrison was also attacked on Juue
26. but after a heavy rear-gnard action
the convoy reached Liudley in safety.,
Our causalties were 10 killed and four
officers and abent 60 men wounded.
The fight reported yesterday was nnder
Lieutenant-Colonel Grenfell, near Drei
per. Brabrant came np dnring the en
gagement. Total casualties of the two
columns, three killed and 23 wounded.
"On the previous day, near Picks
burg, Boyea' brigade waa in action
with a body of the enemy. Onr casu
alties were two officers killed, four
men wounded and one man missing.
"Metnum found yesterday that the
Boer laager near Vachkop and Spitx
kop had been hastily removed iu the
direction of Lindley. He found the
enemy 12 miles and captured 8,000
sheep and 600 head of cattle, which
the enemy had seized in that neighbor
hood. Onr casualties were four men
wounded.
"Hunter continued his march yester
day toward the Vaal river unopposed.
Many farmers along the route hare sur
rendered. . . .
"Springs, the terminus of the rail
road from Johannesburg, due east, was
attacked yesterday morning". The
Canadian regiment, which garrisoned
the place, beat off the enemy. No
casualties are reported.
"Lieutenant North reported missing
after the atack on the construction
train. Is a prisoner of the Boera."
ChaftVs Fnrcea. ;
San Franoisco, Jnly 8. The trans
poit Grant, which sails for Nagaski,
and thence, it is believed, to Che Foo
or Taku, will carry 600 men of the
Sixth cavalry, which, in addition to a
hospital corps, made up at the Presi
dio, 800 recruits and 200 marines, will
constitute the ' force going to China.
The Ninth infantry and a signal corps
from Manila and the marines already
In China will complete General Chaffe'a
forces, making 6,000 to 8,000 in all.
Three surgeons will accompany the
hospital corps. Assistant Surgeon
John T. Halsell will have charge ot
the medical department on the trans
port. Bendeuinnn'a Probable Bfletake.
Berlin, July 8. Since the receipt of
Admiral Bendemann's dispatch an
nouncing the arrival of the legations at
Tien Tain with Admiral Seymour, the
foreign office here ha received no
further information either way. While
admitting the possibility that Admiral
Bendemann was misinformed, the for
eign office assumes the correctness of
his disuatoh nntil the contrary is
proved. It admits, however, that it ia
very singular that the other powers
have not received news similar to that
cabled by Admiral Bendeman.
. Burned bjr Melted Copper. V
Phoenix, July 8. John Markey,
s-nployed in the smelting works of the
United Verde mine, at Jerome, was
burned to death and two Italians were
severely burned last night. Markey
was skimmer on a converter, lie
had poured the contents of the con
verter into the great ladle and the
orane was . hoisting it when the pail
broke, pouring a large quantity of
seething copper over Markey and par
tially over the Italians. Markey'
clothing wa burned from hi body and
he lived but shart tune, dying in
fearful agony. .
One fireman was killed and 11 other
firemen injured and nearly $300,000
worth of property was destroyed by fire
in the machine shop of the Best Manu
facturing Company in Pittsburg, Pa.
Hawaiian Postoffloee.
Washington, June 30. The follow
ing Hawaiian postoffices have been ad
vanced to the presidential class: Hono
lulu, salary, $3,200; Kohala, salaiy
$1,000; Hilo, salary $2,100. The
postmaster at Honolulu has been ap
pointed, bnt those tor the other places
mentioned have not been selected. The
appointees tor offices in Hawaii must
be resident of the islands, :
section windmills were destroyed and .
crop blown down.