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    THE OREGON MIST.
VOL. XVII. '7--t '';) ; ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900. ' NO. 34.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of ttois Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKH VtUm VttK WIRES
An Interesting 1'iilli'iiUoii of Items Krrnn
lie Two llatnlnulieres Pros ttt i
lu a Curiiuusni), iV.m-
John Clark ltldjMUli, the historian,
la dead t New York.
LIl)tulDK killed Htoolc hdiI did other
damage neur Cuntuliii, VV'ithli.
A leak 111 drydook No. 2, llrooklyo
navy-yard, has caused a groat amount
of damage.
The Taung II Yimiiin refuses to ds
liver messages lu cipher to the minis
ten at l'ukiu.
Italian troop took the oath of alleg
iance to their new king at Home among
much enthusiasm.
A dispute)! received at Home says
the Chinese government la holding 600
Ktiropeuus as hostages. ,
It la officially announced that no
citizen loses rights through the recent
marking of the temporary Alaska bound
ary line, '
Chinese troopa bombarded Blagva
atchenak, the cupital of Amor, July 20
and 28. " The Russians hare burned
aeveral village.
Tlie Antl-Impcriallstlo League haa
written Senator Hoar a letter condemn
ing biiu for hia decision to support
President MoKluloy for re-election.
: , The treaaury department la aendlng
out the new 2 per cent bonda issued to
take the place of the old Issue. Of
the latter, 1330,680,000 bare been aur
rendered. : An undated message received at Tien
Tain from Minister Conger oonllrnia the
prevloua report of hia eafotr. The
ttilnlater baa provisions lor aeveral
weeks, but la abort ol ammunition.
All late ro porta from Pekln agree
tlmt the attack on the logationa haa
ceased. The Japanese minister write!
ondtir date of July 10 that the Chinese
autborltlea aro apparently diapoaed to
negotiate.
In moving an address to the queen
with reference to the assassination ol
King Humbert, Lord Haliatrary de
clared In the British house cj lordi
that aoclety la threatened by the depth
uf human villainy that la beneath it
aurface.
' The fact that the ministers at Pe
kin are held aa hostagns perplexes the
allies. It la fearud that if the inter
national forfeit advance the Chinese
will, if defeated, retioat to Pekln and
put all the remaining ioreignora to
death.
The United States government favora
an immediate advance upon Fokln, but
Its representations are answered from
Kurope that the campaign cannot be
begun before the Inst wiek in August.
General Chaffee has full power, and
the government has confidence in his
ability to meet any altuation that may
arise.
The weaknose of the monaoon cauaea
anxiety in famlno-strioken India.
Many Doers are surrendering and the
Free State army will soon be a thing
Of the paat.
Twelve persons were drowned and
8,000 made homeless by lnuudatioua
caused by rains in Chile. ,
Bresai, the assassin of King Hum
bert, worked In a silk mill at Fsterson,
N. J., until May of this year. .
TJnitod States Senator Wellington,
Republican, of Maryland, announces
that he will oppose the re-election of
l'reaident McKlnley. t ;
Italy deeply mourns the assassina
tion of King Humbert, but the situa
tion is quiet, and no disturbance will
attend the accession of the new king.
Every fisherman on Frasor river,
with the exception of TOO men of the
white fishermou'a union at Steveston,
started to work and the strike is prac
tically broken. , ,
Russian soldiers In Manchuria have
been attacked by Chinese troops and
driven southward from Mukden. Box
ers have appeared in aeveral towns,
and are Inciting the Inhabitants to raj
volt. After a conference with Chairman
llnnna, yesterday, Governor Roosevelt
laid he wonld be a private citizen dur
ing August, aud that he bad made no
delluite arrangements for the later
mouths of the campaign.
Caleb Powers, on trial fro the mur
der of Governor Goebel, or Kentucky,
testified that the object In bringing
mountain men to the state capital was
to show their interest in affairs, and
not to intimidate the legislature or the
election board.
The commissioner of internal revenue
at Washington baa Issued a circular
prohibiting the use of manufacturers
of cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, when
put in statutory packages, of labels
containing "any promise of, offer of
or any order or certificate foi any gift,
prize, premium, payment or reward."
Inventory of the late vice-president
Hobart's estate shows him to have been
worth $2,628,942. ; , t
The National Telephone & Telegraph
Company, with an authorised capital
of $50,000,000, has filed articles of in
corporation at Trenton, N.J.
Hon. H. E, Estee, justice of the
United States district court of Hawaii,
has appointed Walter B. Hailing, of
Portland, Me., a nephew - of Senator
Perkins, of California, olerk of hia
pourt.
.v. .. LAI t. Ft NEWS. : ,
Fire at Ashland, Wis., did (1,000,-
inn datum... ....
The United States again presents iti
claim to the porta. ''
A passenger was shot dead by train
robbers in Colorado.
Germany is preparing to send anothel
large body of troops to China.
Four men were killed and one mort
ally Injured In a Missouri feud.
War department forwarding war
supplies for six months to China.
Chinese attack Tion Tsin after allies
moved forward, but were repulsed.
Boxers and imperial troops fought
together against Admiral Seymour.
General Chaffee has started for Pekln
with the British and Japanese forces.
A Are at La Grande, Or., consumed
property to the value of about $25,000.
Chinese government orders that the
ministers have proper escort to Tleo
Tain.
Feeling against Boise, Idaho, water
company may load to municipal own
ership. ; ..
Senator Teller says congress should
be called to doal with the Chinese sit
uation. : ' i ,. . , -;
General Dewet la said to be so hem
med in that escape fioin the British it
impossible.
The United States civil commission
will take charge- in the l'hillipines,
September 1,
Naval officers are favorable to tha
construction of a drydook on tha
Columbia river. 1
Towne will announce in a few days
whether be will stand aa a candidate
for the vlce-presiduucy.
In the Philippines, a small Ameri
can command, under Lieutenant
Altstaetter, was captured.
A bridge near Kddyville, Or., col
lapsed, ourrylng down Ave persons, one
of whom was killed outright.
A party backed bv E. H. Harrirnan,
the railroad magnate, is looking , for
copper on White river, Ynkon territory.
Hheng says an imperial decree has
teen iasueil that there shall be free
communication with the foreign min
isters in l'okiu.
In a decision at Albany, Or., Judge
Boise held to the doctrine that it is the
buyer's toss if be accept grain from
warehousemen that belougs to storers.
. The BusnIuu war office has received
a dispatib from General Grodekoff,
dated Khabarovsk, announcing that
Auuin had been taken by the Russians
after a stubborn fight, and that the
Chinese were being pursued. r ,.v
Japan, if necessary, can send 70,000
men to China.
Kentucky Populists nominated A.
II. Cardin for governor '
Smallpox at Cain) Nome Is well in
baud and decreasing. -
Iowa Republicans remembered Min
ister Conger in their platform.
The allied 'forces are marching on
Pekin, and are due there in eight days.
A workman, was crushed almost to
Jelly in a Lano county, Oregon, saw
mill. Now Hampshire Democrats nominat
ed Dr. Frederick T. Polter for gov
ernor. King Victor Emanuel III, auccessor
to King Humbert, has arrived at
Monxa.
In Germany, 8,600 officers and 20,
000 men have volunteered for Chinese
service.
Government will investigate the
suarohiat activity in the vicinity of
New York. ,
Chinese imperial government is us
ing diplomacy to cheuk advance of al
lies on l'okiu. j -
Sir William Vernon Haroourt, liberal
louder, estimates the cost of the Boer
war at $400,000,000.
Edicts of the: Chinese imperial gov
Briimcnt issued as late as July 2 order
ad the Boxers. to kill the Christiana.
Ex-Governor -Roger Wolcott, of
Massachusetts, has accepted the ap
pointment as United States minister to
Italy- ,
It Is strongly intimated that Oregon
school land liutuuess is manipulated by
aftiuiula for the benefit of a private
raft. .
Senator Foraker says the Democrats
have as much show of winning con
gross as they had of carrying Oregon
last June. - ' ' -;
' Navy department shares the general
distrust that ail wua not well on the
battle-ship Oregon when she went
ishore. ., s .
' The amount of gross gold in the
United States treasury is $481,170.
164, the highest in the history of the
Ovcrnmeut.
The government of Nicaragua haa
taken possession of the property of the
Martiue Canal Company and removed
the company's cars, rails and property
to the Interior from Greytown. .,
Crop reports from Yakima, Wash.,
ind La Grande, Or., are rosy; grain is
surning out poor in Yamhill county,
Oregon, and farmers declare they will
ibandou it for stock raising. '
Pol Plancon, the opera singer, alngi
I whole opera in admirable German
without understanding a word of that
anguage. s , . ''
New York -Chinese have issued a
proclamation saying none of them are
from the tribes involved in Boxer die
lurbanoes. A ranch of 850 acres, with 200,000
jhlckens and an output of 80,000,000
iggs a year will be established at Man
wquan, N. J.
AMERICA IN SAMOA
Annexation of Tutuila
Other Islands.
and
INSTRUMENT OF CESSION SIGNED
Commander Til ley Kstabllshos a Stable
tjavernmeot Where Heretofore
There Was Mo Order.
Washington, August 8. Commander
Benjamin F. Tlllev, in charge of the
United States naval station on the Isl
and of Tutuila, Samoa, transmits in a
recent report to the navy department
upon the condition of affairs on the isl
and an "Instrument of cession" exe
cuted by the chiefs of Tutuila and tbe
United States government. The docu
ment formally cedes and transfers to
Commander Tilley, as the representa
tive of the United States government,
the Islands of Tutila, Anna, and all
other islands, rocks, reefs, foreshores
and waters lying between certain de
grees of latitude and longitude, namely,
to erect the same into a separate dis
trict to be known as tbe district of Tu
tila. Tbe "instrument of oession"
was signed by the marks of 22 chiefs,
with their seals affixed, on April 17
last, immediately prior to the raising
of the Stars and Stripes over the '.naval
station at Pago Pago.
The provisions of the doenments set
forth that the chiefs of the towns shall
be entitled to retain their individual
control of the separate towns, provided
the same shall be in accordance with
the laws of the United States concern
ing Tutila. It provides also that this
government shall protect and respect
tha individual rights ot the people to
their land and property; and should
the government require their land, it
shall take the same on payment of a
fair consideration. '
Commander Tilley visited Rose ial
and, the eaatern member of the Samoan
group, whioh lies 70 miles to the eaat
ot Mayua, hoisted tbe American flag
and took formal possession. This is
nothing but a coral reef, and is of no
value. Very stringent regulations
have, been issued by Commander Tilley
prohibiting the importation of firearms,
dynamite and other explosives into
Tutila. An order recently issued for
bids the importation of wines, beers or
liquors except by permission of the
oommandant.
Tirol! Frequenters Fined.
New York, August, 5. Eighty-one
women and 11 men who were arrested
in the Tivoli, a tenderloin resort, last
night, were aralgned in tbe polioe court
here today. Two ot the women were
fined $10 for disorderly conduct,' and
another was sentenced to three months'
imprisonment as a vagrant. The other
casus went over. Of the men. all wore
discharged excepting J. F. O'Conner,
the temporary manager of the Tivoli,
who was held in f 3,000 bail tor exam
ination, and J. F. MoAvo, tbe waiter,
who is alleged to have assaulted State
Senator Ford in the Tivoli a few nights
ago, and against whom Senator Ford
appeared as the complaining witness.
MoAvo was held in f 100 bail for ex
amination tomorrow, his counsel stat
ing that be desired to bring counter
charges against Senator Ford.
Now Jersey Laws Adequate.
New York, ' August 6.Gorernor
Voorhees, of New Jersey when asked if
the Btate authorities would make any
Investigation of the anarchists in New
Jersey or try to stop the promotion ol
their cause, replied that the laws are
well observed now in New Jersey and
amply sufficient to cover tbe anarchy
issue. It any transgressions of the
laws were committed, the state will
take prompt action, and the offenders,
when proved to be such, will be prose
outed and punished. The governor
did not seem pleased at the imputation
that anarchists were being sheltered in
bis state.
Yellow Fever In Florida.
Key West, Fla., August 6. Dr.
Porter, Florida's state health officer,
who is now in this city, received today
from Dr. Weedon, medical representa
tive of the board at Tampa, a message
announcing two oases ot yellow fever in
that city, and saying he believed tht
infection to be general. Dr. Porter nt
once wired Dr. Weedon to place quar
antine restrictions on all travel to and
lorm Tampa. It is believed that tha
disease can be confined to Tampa.
' San Francisco Italians.
Kan Francisco. An east 5. The Ital
ians of San Franoisoo met last night
and gave expression ot tnetr teeungs on
the assassination ot King Humbert. A
nuhlAoram fit ivmtuthv waa sent to the
Minister of foreign affairs to be com-
munlcated to the royal lAmuy ana u
mi danliled tn tinld memorial services
here on the day of the monarch's
funeral. C. F. Serra, the Italian oon
sul at this port, is now in Rome, and
he waa instructed by oable to represent
the local colony at the funeral. ,
r.oulsvllles Population Tea.TSl.
Washington. Aueust 8. The census
office today announced the population
of Louisville, Ky., to be 204,731, an
increase of 43,002 over the oensus of
1890.
Six Dead and Many Injured.
Chicago, August 4. A special to the
Record from Tamplco, Mexico, sayat
As a result of the encounter which took
place at Donna Ceoilia, a fashionable
suburb of this city, yesterday, between
60 Bahama negroes and a force of Tarn
pioo polioe, aided by a ooinpany ot
soldiers from the government barracks
here, four negroes and two soldisra
have died from their wounds, and 21
negroes are suffering from wounds.
Several of them will die.
8IX ARMORED CRUISERS.
Plana If III lUady for the Blddara lu
Hovsinbar.
Washington, August 6. The secre
tary of tbe navy has issued to ship
builders a circular calling for bids for
the construction of six armored cruis
ers, three authorized by tbe act of
March 8, 1899, and three by the act of
June 7, 1900. Those authorized by
the former act are to be sheathed and
coppered. Two classes of bids are
called for regarding the first three, one
for sheathing aud coppering and the
other without it, tbe department re
serving tbe right to adopt either form
of construction.
The plans will be ready for distribn-
tlnn tn the titririftre Nnvntnlier ft. No
bid swill be considered whioh propose
I to furnish vessels of less than 18,400
. tons trial displacement for unsheathed
' - . I ,1 ! . ,uA in onn 1
TcerroiB, ruu tow burn iiw wuo ..-
displacement for sheathed, or less than
25 knots speed and a bunker capacity
at 3,000 tons. The maximum time al
lowed for completion is 86 months for
each vessel, with penalties of $300 a
day for each day in excess ot Jtbat tlms
for tho first month and $000 for each
subsequent day. For deficiency of
speed not below 20 knots the vessels
will be accepted at a reduced compen
sation of $50,000 for eaoh quarter knot
to 91)4 knots, and $100,000 per quartei
knot down to 80 knots. '
The vessels will have twin screws,
and be fitted throughout with the most
modern machinery. The main batter
ies will consist of four eight-Inch
breeobloadlng rifles of 45 caliber
length, and 14 six-inch breechloading
rapid fire rifles of 50 caliber length.
The secondary battery will consist of 18
three-inch breechloading rifles, 12 three
pounder guns, four one pounder auto
matic guns, four one-pounder single
shot guns, two three-inch field guns,
two machine guns, six automatic guns
and two submerged torpedo tubes.
The limit of oost of each of the three
ships authorized by the act of 1899 ia
$4,000,000, and eaoh of those author
ized by this year's naval bill, $4,250,-
000.
NINE PERSONS INJURED.
Piece oi Iron Weighing- m Ton Crashes
Through a Koof.
New York, August 6. Three per
sous were seriously injured and six
others badly out and bruised today by
tbe falling of five heavy pieces ol
structural iron from tne top of a 12
story building in tbe course of con
struction at Broadway and Walker
streets. Fannie Cohen, 17 years ol
age; Morris Beiuhere, 18 years of age,
and David Waldemann, 19, were so
badly injured they had to be taken to a
hospital, and six others were painfully
injuied. All will recover. All of the
injured ' personsjwere employed by M.
Goldberg & Co., pocket-book manufac
turers, who occupied the upper two
floors of the five-story building on
Walker street, directly in the rear ol
the building in course of construction.
Four heavy iron girders, eaoh weigh
ing over a ton, were being hoisted to
the top of tbe high building. They
were being swung around to the top ol
the building when they slipped out ol
tbe chains. Three of the heavy girders
crashed through 11 floors to the base
ment, and the fourth stuck at the seo
oud floor. Over 100 workmen were a
work in the building, bnt they escaped
injury. When the big boom of the der
rick was released from the girders it
swung around and atruok a 14-foot iron
upright, snapping it off and thiowing
In over the side of the building. This
piece weighed over a ton. It crashed
throuhg the root of the Walker street
building, where 80 people were at work
on tbe top floor. They were bnried in
the debris. Those who were not badly
hurt made a rush for the fire escape,
leaving a number of women who had
fainted and the injured persona lying
helpless on the floor,
('Alfred Norton, foremen in charge ol
the iron workers, was arrested on s
charge of criminal negleot and arraign
ed in tbe Center street court. He was
parolled until tomoriow.
Hunting- for a Lost Son.
St. Lonis, August 8. Chrlstophei
and Margaret O'Neil, traveling with
their five children in search of an 18-yoar-old
son, Charles, who disappeared
from his home in Pittsburg, Pa., more
than a year ago, are stopping ' here tot
a few days. The members of the fam
ily, who are traveling overland in twe
wagons, have covered 617 miles since
they left their home in Pittsburg, last
April. Mrs. O'Neil says their journey
will not end until their son is found. ,
' Cut In Wages.
' Joliet, 111., August 8. It is reported
that a straight cut ol 15 per oent hat
been ordered in wages by the Amerioas
Steel & Wire Company. The reduc
tion, it ia said, will effect every em
ploye. No official information can bt
obtained here, although it is understood
the order went into effeot yesterday.
About 9,000 employed in local mills
are concerned.
Gale In United Klugdom.
'. London, August 6. A severe gale U
raging throughout the United King
dom. Channel trafflo ia suspended,
causing muoh inconvenience to thous
ands of exoursionists who wished to
take advantage of the August bank hol
iday. Rain and wind have done muoh
damage in the provinces. Several
mall vessels . have gone ashore, and
many others have been obliged to seek
refuge in the harbors.
forest Flrea. I
Loa Angoles, Cal., August 6. Great
forest Urea continue to burn In the Si
erra Mad re mountains. A report from
Camp Kturtevant says that although
the fire does not threaten the camp as
much aB it did a week ago, there still
remains much work for the fire fight
ers to do. Unless the flames aro soon
checked a large area of the San Gabriel
forest reserve, in addition to the 15 ot
20 square miles already devastated,
will be laid waste. ...
ABE BEYOND TIEN TSIN
Allied Forces Said to Have
Advanced 35 Miles.
CHRISTIANS KILLED NEAR PEKIN
Frlnee Chlng'a Peace Policy Has Llttlr
Support at PeklMHa Chlngc
Chlen Beheaded.
London, August 6. According to a
Special dispatch from Shanghai, dated
August 8, the advancing column of
tbe allies was reported there yesterday
to nave reached a point 85 miles be
yond Tien Tsin. Nothing from any
other point corroborates this state
ment. In fuot, the Standard goes so far
as to say that it fears tbe real advance,
apart from preliminary measures, has
not yet begun. Tien Tsin dispatches
dated July 80 tell of an action which
is termed a "reconnoissance between
Japanese and Chinese two miles be
yond tbe IIsl Ku arsenal, in which the
Japansee withdrew alter suffering 80
casualties.
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Standard, under date of Jjly 27, de
clares that tbe Americans and Germans
have been ordered to more forward
without waiting for the British.
A Chee Foo special reports the safety
Americans in Pekin and the receipt
of a letter from Dr. Cheltman, dated
Pekin, July 20, saying . that on the
previous day Sir Claude MacDonald, tbe
British minister, bad agreed to a truce,
providing the Chinese came no closer,
and continued: "We hope this means
relief, but, having again defeated the
Chinese, we are fearful of treachery.
All are exhausted from constant watch
ing, fighting and digging trenches.
Tbe greatest . credit is due to Mr.
Squlers, secretary of the United States
legation, whose military experience
and energy are invaluable."
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily News says that tbe consuls there
regret the independent action taken
by tbe American Association and tbe
Chinese Association, on tbe ground
that it is injudicious. He s ye: "The
settlements being international, petty
jealousies must disapiwai. The China
Association is of little local influence."
Presumably be refers to the American
Asiatlo Association.
Tbe Hong Kong correspondent of tbe
Daily Express announces the arrival
there from San Francisco of lloer Lee,
for some time resident aget in the
United States of the society for the ref
ormation of the Chinese empire, with
6,000, which will presumably be util
ized in connection with the movement
against the em press dowager, a move
ment quiescent since 1808 until within
tbe last few weeks.
Nearly all the correspondents con
firm the reports of a wholo.-ulo massa
cre of Christians outride of l'ckin, a
correspondent of the Daily evs giv
ing the number of killed as between
10,000 and 15,000, all defenseless con
verts. Imperial troops so it is stated
did the dastardly work.
According to the Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times, one of the mem
bers of the Tsung li Yamun mentioned
by United States Consul Goodnow as
having been beheaded for pro-foreign
tendencies was Captain Hsu Chien,
formerly minister to Kuesia. The cor
respondent says the empress dowager
ordered his execution on the Bilvi. e uf
Li Hing Hong.
Li Hung Chans has been informed
from Pekln that Prince Ching's only
prominent supporters in his peace pol
icy are General Yung Lu and Wang
Wen Shao, president of the board of
revenue, whose intloance is small.
DEFIED BRITISH NATION.
Dr. Tanner, of Cork, Creates a Scene Is
Parliament.
London, August 6. Once more Dr.
Charles Tanner, Nationalist member
of parliament for the middle division
of Cork, has been suspended; and. al
though in this instance the suspension
was only for one night, it was accom
plished by scenes that would have done
credit to the most disorderly legisla
ture in the world. After opiiosiug a
vote in supply at today's session. Dr.
Tanner was appointed a teller. Subse
quent to the division the chairman an
nounced that Dr. Tanner had grossly
insulted him on account of the appoint
ment, and that, in conseqeuce. he
would suspend bim for the remainder
of the Bitting.
Gesticulating wildly, Dr. Tanner de
fied tbe chairman, the house and the
whole English cation. Amid a deafen
ing roar be declared that the chairman
was "merely one ol the premier's min
ions." He then exclaimed: "I defy
the whole lot of you. 1 throw that in
your teeth. As an Irishman, I leave
the house with greater pleasure than
I ever entered it."
- Then, while staid members rose in
their sects and tried to drown these ut
terances, Dr. Tauuer still yelled defi
ance and went out.
Krusr Proiulivs Indemnity.
Pretoria, August 6. President Kro
ger and Comtnundunt-lienerul Botha
have issued a proclamation promising
to pay all damage done to farms by tho
British provided the burgheis remain
with tbe commandos.
Glanders Among Cavalry Horses. .
San Franoisoo, August 6. Glanders
has broken out among the hordes at the
Presidio stables, belonging to the vari
ous cavalry regiments aud awaiting
shipment to Cbuia on the borse trans
ports Aiteo and Strathgyle. The pres
ence of glanders was discovered this
morning, and eight infected auiinals
were shot. The commanding olllcer
has received ordera to spare no effort
or expenae in stamping out the disease
befora it oan become epidemic. '
OF NO CONSEQUENCE.
The Mleangna teliare Will Nat Stay
the. Canal.
Washington, August 5. From inside
sources it was learned that the action
of the Nicaraguan government in tak
ing possession of the property of the
Maritime Canal Company will have
not the slightest effect upon tha con
strncton of the canal by the United
States government. It is fully under
stood that when the canal i actually
authorized by the United States that
tha Nloaraguan government will have
to make terms with the United States,
notwithstanding any conoesalona it
may have granted to other parties.
There is a possibility that provision
will be made for concessions that have
been granted, in order to avoid any
possible difficulties. It is not believed
here that the Cragin-Eyre Company has
any purpose in thia concession other
than to secure money from the United
States when the canal is built. Author
ities on the canal have never believed
that the concessions obtained by this
syndicate were of any value.
Eyre-Craain Concession Proclaimed.
Manafna, Nicaragua, via Galveston,
August 6. The Nicaraguan congress
convened last evening, and waa per
sonally addressed by President Zelaya,
who declared that the condition of the
country, especially from the point ol
finances, showed diatinot improvement.
He announced the termination of the
concession to the Maritime Canal Com
pany, and formally proclaimed tha ex
istence of the Eyre-Cragin canal con
cession. He also emphasized the gov
ernment's programme for extending
the national railroad. His speech was
received thrroughout with enthusiasm.
Thrown From a Hone and Killed.
New York, August & Miss Clarissa
Blake, daughter of S. Parkman Blake,
a retired banker of Bostoa, was killed
at New Rcchelle, N. Y., this after
noon. She went there to purchase a
horse for cross-country riding, and
picked out a magnificent bay. - She
mounted the animal and took several
turns around a field and then started to
try him over the hurdles. She ran
him to a hurdle, and the horse rose to
it, but as he went over bis hind hoofs
struck the top rail, and Miss Blake was
thrown. She struck on the back of
her bead at the neck. Her spine was
broken at the base of the brain, and abe
was dead when picked np.
. Hospital Corps.
Lexington, Ky August 5. Sergeant
George Whitemeyer, of the local re
cruiting station, received telegraphic
orders from the surgeon-general to en
list men for the hospital corps, consist
ing of stewards, wagoners and mechan
ics. The order is considered significant
bt the hurried movements in the near
future, as the orders allow any one to
serve who has a common school educa
tion, whereas heretofore men for hos
pital serivce were required to have had
some experience.
Sir Edwin Arnold's Son Held.
San Francisco, Angnst 5. Julian
B. Arnold, son of Sir Edwin Arnold,
who is in custody of a United Stater
marshal awaiting the result of sxtradi
tion proceedings, was not surprised to
learn that hia partner, Thomas Bolton
Sisme, had been held for trial in Lon
don. He said that the tact that only
$10,000 bail was asked showed that the
action was not serious. He said that
his father was not at outs with him.
and that the affairs of the firm were
being settled. If he is nut ext radited,
he proposes to stay hers.
Lost la Wonderland.
Helena, Mont., August 6. J. R.
Piper, cashier of the First National
bank at St. Mary's, whu was one of a
party going through Yellowstone park,
is lost in Wonderland. He strayed
away on Monday from the rest of the
party at the Fountain Geyser hotel, and
at last accounts no trace ot him had
been found. A detachment of troops
is assisting in the search for the miss
ing man. His friends fear that his
mind became unbalanced.
Ashantee Campaign.
Beekwai, Ashantee, August 5.
Major H. B. Beddoes, with 100 men
and two guns, started Jnly 84 to locate
the enemy's war camp. The camp was
found, the warriors numbering 8,000
to 4,000 men, three days' marching
east of Mompoessi. Several hours'
fighting resulted in the defeat of th
Ashantees against a stubborn resist
ance. Major Beddoes'. losses were
heavy. He and Lieutenant Phillips
and Swaby were severely wounded.
Thirty men were also wounded. More
troops will be necessary before the cam
paign can possibly finish.
Gorman Transports Sail.
Bremerbaven, August 5. The Ger
man transports Rhein and Adria sailed
tor China today, with the staff ot the
expeditionary corps under General von
Lease. Emperor William and the
empress visited both vessels on the eve
ol their departure, and bade the offi
cers adieu They were enthusiastically
received. 1
A large number of young men ol
Martinique have petitioned President
Loubet of France, for arms and passage
to enable them to proceed to Sooth
Africa to fight for the Boers.
The coast region ol Georgia is to bavt,
a sugar refinery, the first one in the
state. It is to be located in Blaxley.
Will Be Burled In Rome.
Rome, August 4. The min latere
have unanimously decided that the body
of King Humbert shall rest in Rome.
Fifteen thousand troops will pay the
last honors.
A fruit grower at Central Point, Or.,
clears his orchard ot wind fall applet
by driving a bunch of hogs through it.
All apples whioh have dropped will
be eaten by the hogs, also the worms in
the apples which weie the direct
cause of the apples dropping.
DEWET SURROUNDED
Cannot Escape Through the
British Cordon.
BOERS SHORT OF AMMUNITION
Also a Scarcity of Food Among Burgh
rs sfaay Pretorlans Have Bean
Bent Into Kill.
London, August 7. A special dis
patch from Pretoria dated Saturday
says:
"General Christian Dewet is com
pletely surrounded near Reitsburg, and
it is impossible for his forces to escape
through the strong British cordon.
The Boers say they will make a stand
at Machadodorp. They are short of
ammunition. and food. General Ham
ilton, by tbe rapidity of his move
ments, prevents reinforcements reach
ing Commandant-General Botha.
"It appears that after the train car
rying United States Consul Stowe and
flying the Stars and Stripes was de
railed at Honing Spruit, south of
Kroonstad, concealed Boers fired, kill
ing 40.
"Many residents ot Pretoria have
been sent into exile for having behaved
cruelly to British subjects before or
during the war. The terms of exile
Vary, in one instance reaching 25
yeara."
, Boer Kafco Another Captnro.
London, August 7. The Lourenco
Marques correspondent of tbe Daily
Express, wiring Saturday, says:
"Tranavaal advices declare that Gen
eral Baden-Powell was wounded dur
ing a recent engagement at Rustenberg.
where the Boers, according to their ac
count, took some prisoners and cap
tured 834 wagons"
TRAIN ROBBERS KILL.
Ona Passenger Resisted Their Dtaund
for Money. .
Kansas City, August 7. A Journal
special from Salina, Kan., says:
The Union Paciflo east-bound pas
senger train No. 4, which left Denver
last night, waa held np by two men
several miles west of Hugo, "Colo., 90
miles this side of Denver. The pas
sengers in tbe Pullman sleepers were
robbed of their money and valuables.
An old man named Fay, a resident of
California, who had been visiting Den
ver and was on his way to St. Louis,
refused to surrender his valuables and
fired a shot at one of the robbers, but
missed him. ' Thereupon the robbers
returned the fire, one shot entering
Fay's mouth and coming out the back
of his head, killing him almost in
stantly. The robbers stopped the
train, jumped off and escaped.
The robbers got on to one of the
sleepers near Limon, and after the
train had started the men made a noise
at the door. The conductor, thinking
they were tramps, opened the door to
put them off. The robbers, who were
masked, pointed a pistol at bis head
and ordered him to lead the way through
the coaches. All of the passengers
were asleep, and the conductor was
ordeied to wake them one at a time.
The frightened passengers were told to
keep quiet or they would be killed, and
at the same time were asked to hand
over ther money and valuables. The
robbers obtained about $100 in cash and
a number of gold watches and pieces of
jewelry. The robbery took place a few
minutes before 1 o'clock this morning.
Paris Cab Orion Strike.
Paris, August 7. Four thousand cab
drivers have gone on a strike, demand
ing a lower rate for renting vehicles.
There have been no disturbances, but
the Republican guards protect the sta
bles. A fire at the headquarters of tht
Caimlee Cab Company at St. Onen this
morning destroyed all the cabs and 16
horses. Ten persons who were assist
ing the firemen to put ont the flames
were injured.
Wrong Man Killed.
New Orleans, August 6. Last Fri
day, when the mob riots were at their
height, a negro, supposed to be Burke
Jackson, was taken away from the po
lice and shot to death. It now devel
ops that be was not Jackson. Jackson
was later captured at Iola, Miss., and
today was returned to ibis city and
lodged in jail. '
Missionaries From China.
San Franoisoo, August 7. The trans
port Logan arrived at midnight. 89
days from Manila, via Nagasaki and
Yokohama. She is understood to have
on board a number of refugee mission
aries from China, but no one will be
landed until after the vessel is inspect
ed by the quarantine officer.
- Confederate General Dead. .
New Orleans, August 7. General
York, a Confederate soldier, died at bis
home in Natohes, Miss., today, aged
86.
Hot Day at Detroit.
Detroit' August 7. This has been
the hottest day of the summer in De
troit, the thermometer registering 90
degrees. '
Chicago, August 7. Heat today
caused two deaths and several pros
trations. It waa 94 in tbe shade.
Fonr Iujured In Collision.
Columbus, O., August 7. An eler
trio car struck a large wagon filled
with a fishing party, on High street,
tonight and six persons were, injured.
The more seriously hurt are:' Julian
Rose, Boston, Mass., variety actor, leg
fractured; Fred Ge feller, spine injured
and elbow split; C. E. Fuller, two ribs
broken; Carl Filbert, bad wound in
back of bead.
Oar foreign trade oontinoss to show
treat Increase,