nnipri? JL JLJLJJJ PhTl)TriPh"lV Teirp lk)JL, VOL. XVII." ST. HELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1900. NO. 50. lVJL EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of th-3 Telegraphic News of the World. TKUSB TICKS VlUih .'UK WIEEg a Interacting- Collection of Items Proas Aha Two llemUpharaa PresVitl i lu a Cor"lend rot-in. y, Tli allies at Fekln resolved on strong measure. ho effort will lie mrvl by congress to ciocrtiiH Houlliuru rproutatlou. The opening n( the Milton creamery, tha Hint iu Eastern Oregon, wa cele brated. Ittiasla deal thu Paclfta const a bard blow by putting a high tariff on flour to Siberia. The honsa way and means commit tee considered tlia reduction ol tba tump tax. An ex-rebel chief will turt In par unit of AgulusMo, who u said to b In Northern Lnanu. , Tha popnwtliiu of Florida U 528.59, a aunliist 801,324 In 1100, au lucre of 187,120, or 85 per cent. Tlia assistant poatioaster-geueral of the United State plead for a wide ax toiieloa of tba rur.il fro delivery. K. (into waa convicted at South Bend, Wash , of murdor in tlia second degree for kllUiiji Captain Ueeson. , Tbn situation, in Sooth China 1 Iru proved o that tlia rebel lima been conquered, aud thii rebellion la nearly extinct. Tba population of Rhode Inland wa announced lo bo 42H,SCil, aa agalnat 848,606 in 1800; iucrouoo( 83,060, or 34 pa oeut. ; John II, Ott, tba comedian, died at New York, of complioiition of die ease. Ha waa taken ill about two wwki ago. lla waa 88 year old. The big cotton mill operatives' strike ' In Alanianle county, North Carolina, baa been declared off. . Tba atrlka baa boon in force aliout three mouth, and several thonsaud band wero involved. Dawson City advice brought by tba steamer Danube, arrlvotl at Vintorla, are to tbo effect timt on November 18, Dawson wa reportoJ to have been free from new oaaua of smallpox fur 10 day. Tha BrttUh warship Pbnt, sta tioned at Vtutoria, B. C, re d ruo order Irani tha Admiralty dispatching br to Panama to protect ilritUh iuter td in tba revolution which baa re curred there. Sanitary condition at I'ekin are ha coming serious. The good road movemeut waa form ally lauuched in Chicago, Method Ut convened In New York denounced the Church of Home. Rebel and Ameiioan activity In tba Held baa been greatly increased. Kentucky bunk fa ont $301,000 through tlie dishonesty of a elurk. The United States supreme court austiiiuad tha Teuiieet cigarette law. Four men were burned to death In flrn that destroyed a l'euuavlvaula bo tel. The battle-ship Kentucky will en force tba Indemnity olaim agxlniit Tur key. In an engagmnent north of Manila 11 Americana and 00 1'llipinoa wort killed. There la a aoarolty of food In Tien Twin, and already there ia conalderable ufferiug. Tba llay-Paonuefote treaty will be the atntnblina , blook in the way ol canal legislation. Twenty-ait Oregon oounttea that have not remitted acalp bounty tax are . requeated to do ao. The marriage of the Duke of Man cheater and Mine Zimmerman, pt Cin ciunutt, ia announced. Pait flfloal year waa the moat proa- peroua jwriod known to American ahipplug for wine time. A Chicago Aim anbtnlti the boat bid for the oountruetlon of the new poet cilice buibllug Salem, Or. Fifty aix oaaoa of yellow fever are now nndoi treatment In tbe city of Havana, among them two Anierioana. Fred J. Kluol, of Malheur county, Oregon, baa bean appointed aa a dele Kate tohe National Irrigation Con greBi. . Key. Jiinioi DHiliton, once noted London preaoher, and an intimate Irleud of (VrKx"i. died at llnngton, Ind., aged 68 yeara. Tha population of Minmteota, aa offl clnlly auuouuoed, ia 1,710,754, aitalnat 1.801,848 In 1800, an Increase of 449, 608 aiuce 1800, or 84.5 per cent. Dinpathcea from Vladivoatoek eay the ChlncBe have dostmyed 800 verata of tha aouthern esotlon of the Mmichnr inn railroad. All the atatioua were burned and mnoh rolling atock waa de atroyed. The damage ia estimated at 10,000,000 roublea. , More than four-flftha of the popula tion of Mexico are of mixed or Indian blood, , llresoi, aliiyor of King Humbert, wrote to his wila in New York, that lie is kept in a damp well and com pelled to stand all tbe time. Turkey has been taking a census of Islam, and finds that the number ol Mohammedan in the world is 108, 800,000, Of these 18,000,000 are in Turkey. NEWS. There are now (ever In Havana. 60 cane of fallow llryan aaya he will remain in poll, iioi aa long aa be Uvea. 11 . . uian eoimere In Chine will be wiwiorawn to the north. The United Ntatea battleship Ken ocay naa sailed from Mania r. ;iuyrna. The official vote of tha atate of Flori. ia aa followa: llryan, 28.007i Mo Kluley, 7.498. Amaiioaua took Tagal atronghold t Fluauran which tbe rehela boaated waa imprugnable. John Lawann Johnson, of Kent, Eng. nun, wis noiea motto expert, died In rranoe, tgtta m. ilia new United States monitor Ne- VHfia waa launched at Bath, Me., with appropriate ceremonlea. The Veneanelan government baa re eeived from Germany 10,000 Mauaer tinea and 8,000,000 cartridge. The population of Kansaa ia 1,470, IUS, aa against 1,497,096 in 1890, an increase 01 48,899, or 8 per cent, Tbe population of Virginia ia 1,854,- in, aa against 1,688,9X0 in 1890, an increase of 198,204, or 11.9 por cent. Tbe population of Maryland la 1,050,000, against 1,402,890 in 1890. a lucrease 01 117,000, or 14.1 per oeut. Ex-Presldent Krnger waa received by President Lonbet, of France, at the JMiyeee. at 1'arla. There were no dis- torbancea. Five coal mlnea near Parkerabnrg, W. Va., were deetroyed by landslide. entailing a loaa of 1300,000. Ho one waa Injured. At Chicago, the foreman of a sash and door factory waa shot and instant ly killed by one of two men, oelieved to be striken. The Yale football team defeated Harvard's eleven by tha score ol 28 to 0, at New Haven, Conn., before an lm nueuse crowd. A fit. Lawrence river steamer waa wrecked off Beven Islands, tiuebeo, and all on board perished, 19 of tbe crew and seven passengers., Tba population of Nevada ea official ly announced by the census bureau, ia 42.885, as against 45,761 lu 1890, a de crease of 8.436, or 7.4 per cent. Five hundred Indiana in Western Colorado are slaughtering deer by the hundreds, and Uovein r Tbomaa haa given orders to have them arrested. Retaliatory measures are being de- Vised by the United States Kit em inent against Turkey for refusal to grant an exequatur to Or. Thomas II. Norton to act aa consul at llarpoot. Another snow storm is sweeping over Brltiab Columbia. Seventy-live lives were lost in tbe tornado In the South. Negotiations are under way for a re ciprocity treaty with Kuasta. A dlfferenoe of opinion haa brought tbe Chinese negotiations to a standstill. Paul Kroger, ex-president of the Fouth African republic, haa arrived at Marseilles. Tbe ways and meana committee of tbe house, decides to reduoe tbe war tax f 80,000,000. MacArthor la pushing the campaign against the Filipinos, reinforcements being sent to tbe several divisions. The official count for Ohio ia aa fol lowa: McKiuiey 043,918, llryan 474, 882; McKiuley'a plurality, 69,086. Lampson P. Sherman, brother of tbe late Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, died at. Dee Moines, Iowa, aged 79. Tha official count for Nebraska, ahows that McKinley'a plurality in the state la 7,839. Tbe total vote of the atate la 251,998.' MoKluley received 121,855 and Bryan 114,018. The population of tbe atate of New York aa officially anuouoosd by the census bureau, is 7,268,019, as against B.007.863 in 1890. an iucreaxe ol 1,970,169, or 91.1 por oeut At Republic, Wash., Charles Kramel was found banging by bis neoK. in slaughter bouse. He had been missed since November 9. Hi body was fouud by George Itaglan, who visited tha slaughter house. He waa general ly despondent, and having lost 1 100 on the eleotion, it Is supposed that induced him to take his own life. Labor troubles that have been amol daring for some time at the Piano Har . . . . . i '., .... .int venter AianmuciuruiK vum"7 yum, at We it Pullman, Illinois, culminated in a lookout of 900 workmen. Notices have been posted announcing auspen inn of work for an indefinite period, The plant waa shut down last July, but work wa resumed again the day aftet election. The Vosaiohe, Zeitung, of Berlin, poluta out "the dangers of permitting Boera to treK into uermau Afrloa, aince they are nnmanageabls and inoapable of aooepting orderly con ditions.' Giving a word of warning, it says: "Tbe Boera would aeek. to hold the grouni, thu forming a stats within a state. The German colonial authorities should remember that it would be generations before the Boen forget that they once poaeHed an inde pendent politioal existence." The Missouri is now claimed to bt tbe longer by 200 mile than tbe Mis sissippi. Captain Hasaell. Who oommanded a company of American .couta in the Boer army thinks tbe Boera Will re aume fighting in the spring. Jamee M. Lynch, the new PJent. of tbe International Typographical Un ion, succeeded S. B. Donnelly, the re tiring president , Headquarter of the onion are at Indlnnopolls, Ind, , tATER ARE AFTER AGUINALDO Ex-Rebels Will Join Ameri cans in the Pursuit MACAB0L0S WILL LEAD PARTY Will Have One Hundred Plrkad Matlvas ami Will Ho Mupportad ' br United atntos Troupa. Manila, Nov. 23 General Macs bolos, the ex-Filipino chief, is prepared to start in pursuit of Aguinaldo with 100 picked natives, supported by American troops. Other ex-rebel Fil ipino will be uwd In camnaiuniuK in b country. Their offers have not been formally made yet, but they are ready if the authorities will accept their services. Aguinaldo, it is sup posed, is in Northern Luton, according to statements made by ex-rebel lead era now in Manila, confirmed from oth er sources. Aglipay, a renegade native priest, not long ago an insurgent leader in Northern Luzon, hits written to friends In Manila asking for election news and requesting to be informed whether a oecUion baa been reached concerning the relations between oburob and state, and the disposition of church proper ties. The replies sent him contain the Information that church and atate will be separate, and tha entire religious freedom will be allowed. Truu.pnrt Indiana Aground. Washington, Nov. 23. (jnartermas-ter-General Ludington reoeived a cable dispatch today Irom Colonel Miller, obief quartermaster at Manila, con firming the press report of the ground ing of the transport Indiana on tlie east aide of lla de Polilo, one of the smaller islands of the Philippine group, east of Lnxon. Colonel Miller' dis patch follows: . "Indiana aground November 7. She ia reported as not damaged. Palmer (quartermaster), with transport Penn sylvania and a lighter draught vessel. left Manila Sunday in order to relieve her. Nothing more necessarv." When the Indiana ran aground she waa loaded with supplies and a com pany of tbe Twenty -second infantry, detailed t ) act as a gurrison at Baloi. TORNADO IN THE SOUTH. Mush Loaa of Lira In Tiuttm and . " MI.II. Memphis, Teun., Nov. 88. A tor nado bounding through a narrow stretch ol ten itory stretoliiug Irom point tbree miles north ol Lulu, Miss., to Lagrange, Teun., caused a heavy loss of life aud propertv this afternoon. Tbe storm so . completely interrupted telegraphio and telephonic communion tion that neither the origin nor the end ing of it can be determined tonittht, nor can tbe extent of the disaster be learned. From meager details obtain able, oovering only three points, it ap pears that 19 lives were loat, and tbe destruction of property was also heavy It is believed that between tbe towns beard from numerous farm-houses and interior communities of more or less considerable population were struck Accompanying tbe tornado wa a rain storm of terrilio proportions. Tbe tornado struck the town of La' grange, 49 miles east ol Aiempnts, on the Southern railway, in Fayette coon' ty, this afternoon. Only one church ia left standing In tbe town. Tbe streets are litteied with the debris of deetroyed buildings, merchandise, tele graph and telephone wires and pole. Several persons are dead. Six persons were injured more or less seriously, and 10 bnsines place were totally destroyed. the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches were demolished. The residence por tion of tbe town also suffered heavy loss, several buildings being completely demolished and a large number dam aged. A perfeot deluge of ralu was falling when the oycloue came, but its ad vance waa foretold 'y a roaring, rush ing sound, followed by quick heavy re ports which gave the inhabitants warn ing, and they rushed out from tha fall ing bnildings. STORM IN CHICAGO. Ruin rll In Dnluglng Quantities anil Tliumler and Mahtnlng Plentiful. Chioago, Nov. 88. Glaring flashes of lightning and load peals of thunder, lights and sounds generally peculiar to midsummer in Chicago, aooompanied the storm which burst upon tbe oity shortly before midnight last night Rain fell in deluging quantities, and the elements displayed all the charact eristics of a summer thunderstorm. Telephone and telegraph wires ware af fected by tbe electricity in tbe atmos phere. The streets of tbe oity ran like rivers. There was enough wind on the lake to endanger the safety ol light craft. Tbre storm I probably the forerun ner of a cold wave that has forced tbe mercury down to 19 degree below era in' Montaua, and which is sched uled to arrive in Chioago today. John Wanamaker has been re-elected president of tbe Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association. Frank Snrgnnt Declines. Washington, Nov. 23. It, was learn ed toniuht that Frank Sargent, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men, to whom was tendered tbe office of chief of the bureau of engraving and printing, bus deoided definitely not to take the position, but to remain at the bead of the labor organisation he now represents. Railroads centering in St. Louis ask their employe to work for tha pro posed exposition in 1908. 8WEPT 8Y A STORM. Devastation Wrought bjr a Tornado la the gouiii. Memphis, Nov. 24. Advices received tonight from the storm-swept section of Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee indicate that tbe loss of life und dam age to property is far greater -than at first reported. The places affected are remote and isolated, ' and at the best they are not well equipped with moans of communication, and the storm, which last evening carried devastation across tbe country at the ' same time swept away the wires, so that tele phone and telegraph wire alike were pnt out of service. Dependence has necessarily been placed in railroad men and travelers coming from affected parts. It ia estimated that toe number of dead will exceed 75. THE STORM IN TENNESSEE. More Than SO people Wero Killed and 100 Injured. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 24. Tennes see wa swept last nisbt by tbe most destructive storm ever known in the state. More than 50 people were Killed, and 100 more injured, while the damage lo houses, timber and otber property will reach large figures. Tbe storm entered the state from Northern Mississippi and swept across in a northeasterly direction. Great damage ia reported from the counties bordering on Mississippi and further on. Colombia, in Maury county, ia the heaviest sufferer. Lavergne, Nol ansville and Gallatin also felt the wind's fury, tbe storm finally losing its force against the Cumberland moun tain range. Columbia ' casualties number 25 dead and 60 injured. The path of tbe storm was about 850 yards wide, and was through the north western Suburbs of tbe town. In its path everything is completely wrecked. Not even tbe iron and stone fence on the the arsenal grounds is standing. The number of bouses destroyed in tbe Nolansville neighborhood ia 18. At Lavergne, 16 miles south of here, on the Nashville, Chattanooga Sc St. Louis road, tbe velocity of tbe wind waa marvelous, and from beat reports lasted only about 90 seconds. In this short time about 80 dwelling were turned into kindling wood.' The wind made a swath about 200 yard wide through the middle of tbe town. Tbe Lavergne high school aud the station, the two largest buildings, were laid fiat. Tbe railroad lost four section houses also. Tbe rise in tbe Cumberland river at Nashville is the most rapid known in 25 yean, the water having climbed 20 leet on the' gauge aince yesterday morning. In Memphis there ia a heavy loss aa a result of the storm. Culverta were washed out and small bridges were awept away. Lumber firms on Wolf river suffered severely from tbe de traction of logs, end it is estimated to night that their losses will foot np be tween 30P,000 and $500,000. IN MISSISSIPPI. A Wide Eitent or Territory Swept by the Tornado. Memphis, Nov. 24. In Mssissippi the greatest loss of life and damage to property occurred near Tunica, Lula and Hernando. A report by carrier from a point 12 miles from Tunica aays that the tornado's devastation was so great that it will take weeks to calcu late and repair it. Five negroes lost their live on the Hamlin place. In Tunica tlie church and a number of buildings were totally demolished. More than 50 negroes are missing, and it is feared that several of them perish ed. Corn ia reported badly damaged. At Hernando a white man was killed and a negro fatally injured by flying debris. Numerous sawmills, several residenc a and hundred of negro cab in were blown away. At Love Sta tion, J. S. Doney, a white man, was crushed by riving timber, and is ex pected to die. At Tracey the reisdenc of J. B. Hlggina waa totally demolished and several otber building wer wreoked. Ten oabius were destroyed on a planta tion and three negroes killed. At La Grange two persons were killed onrtight and a score or more seriously injured. About 100 house, mainly those of poor people, were de etroyed. Tha damage to unpioked cotton can no be estimated, but it ia undoubtedly considerable.- Trafiio on the Memphis branch of the Louisville & Nashville railroad has been delayed since lust night, owing to high water at places between Milan and the Tennessee river. All trains have been delayed. TEN LIVES LOST THERE. Fearful Hatoo Wa Wrought in Mia alMlppt Town. Memphis, Nov. 24. A special to the Commercial-Appeal from Arkabutla, Tate oounty, Miss., says: ' Yesterday afternoon a tornado de scended upon this little town, and at a result of . its fearful intensity 10 per sons were killed outright and 20 were injured. The storm overwhelmed the town about 6 o'clock iu the afternoon, and in a few minutes every building was demolished. "Many of the victims were P'nned nnder tbe wreckage and weie extricated with mnoh difficulty. Tbe tornudo passed to the northeast and caused much damage through tbe conn try districts. -r Steel and Wire Men Laid Off. Cleveland, Nov. 23. All the night men employed at the Newburg mill of the American Steel & Wire Company in this city, about 500, have boen laid off. The company officials refuse to make any explanation. Soranton, Pa., Kov. 23. The strike of tbe 700 employes of the Forest mine, at Arohbald, which haa contnued sinoe last March, ha been satisfactorily set tled. The strikers got nearly all the concessions demanded. KRUGER'S RECEPTION Ex-President of Transvaal Is Now on French Soil. HE WAS HEARTILY WELCOMED Only. tTnplensnnt Incident Canaed hf JCnaliahmeu Thef Threw email Coins at Oom Paul. Marseilles, Nov. 25. Today proved a triumph for Mr. Krnger Snub as even the Boer delegates and bis most ardent admirers failed to anticipate. The de lirium of enthusiasm which marked every step of bis progress from tba time be landed until the hotel waa reached was a revelation, even to the people of Marseilles themselves. It fully equaled if. it did not surpass, the frantio demonstration of patriotism with which France opened her arms to Major Marcband at Toulon on his re turn from Fasboda. An assembly of suob masses, exceeding even tbe most sanguine estimate, might perhaps be partly explained by the ceremonious obsequies of tbe bishop of Marseilles, including an imposing religions pro cession from the cathedral, but noth ing can minimize tbe spontaneous ex plosion of sentiment displayed toward Mr, Krnger by the entire population of the first port and one of the largest cities of France. Yet the grandeur of this demonstra tion perhaps ranks in importance to tbe emphatic manifesto of "no compro mise" which Mr. Krnger delivered in a low voice, but one vibratiug with emotion, accompanied by . energetic gestures of tbe right hand, stiring tbe hearts of all within bearing. Tbe last sentences of his declaration were ot tered with a vigor and a decision which bore out his reputation as to tbe incar nation of iron will and stubborn re sistance. Hi mere delivery of a dec laration of such far-reaching import ance testifies to the independence of his character, as it came aa a surprise even to his intimate political adivsers who, np to tbe last, were in ignorance of bis determination. He announced to the world this rooming that the Boers woull be free people or die, and the faces of the men about him, Wes tels, Froebler and the otber Boer repre lentatives, bore the look of fearless de termination reflecting tbe spirit that Mr. Kruger declared animated every man, woman and child in tbe Trans vaal. The unfortunate ocuurrence at the hotel on tbe main boulevard alone marred tbe character of the demonstra tion, wheb np to that time bad been unanimously and exclusively a tribute of sympathy and admiration. "Vive Kruger," "Vive lea Boers," and "Vive la liberte," were the cries that that formed a hurricane of cheering and swept over the city. Unfortunate- j ly tbe high reprehensible foolishness of : half a dozen persons in throwing small coins into tbe crowd as Mr. Kruger ised acted like magic in conjuring up an anti-Uritiab outburst, wmcn it needed all tbe promptitude and energy of tbe police to prevent becoming a serious disturbance. The hotel re mained for tbe rest of tbe day in a state of siege, while at one time a pro cession, several thousand strong, marched in the direction of the British consulate, shouting. "Do-nu with tbe English," and raising other threaten ing cries. The result was that a strong body of police was compelled to dis perse the demoiistratora, although it was found not necessary to make more then lew temporary arrests. Trout Companies Consolidate. New York, Nov. 23. The trustee of the Atlantic Trust Company and the directors ot the Bankets' Trust Com pany, at teperate meetings, deoided to consolidate under the title and chartei of the Atlantic Trust Company. The consolidation will become operative as soon as tbe stockholders ot both com panies ratify the action ot the directors. The Atlantic Trust Company waa or ganized nearly 15 years ago, and it has at this time capital of 115,000,000 and $500,000 surplus. Tbe Bankers' Trust Company was formed a little more than a year ago, with a paid-op capital of $1,500,000. Venezuela Buys Gould! Yacht. New York, Nov. 23. George J. Gould's yacht, the AtaUnta, with the war equipment with which she was armed for Colombia, which was to have bought ber, is to go to Venezuela. Mr. Gould has complete! arrangements for ber sale to the latter country for $125,000. General Nioanor Bolet-Pe-rasa, confidential agent of the Venea nelan government, wbo belongs to the Castro, or Liberal party, oonduoted the negotiations with Mr. Gould per sonally, and has paid him the first in atallment of $30,000. The Storm In the Kaat. Buffalo, Nov. 25. Inspection of tha government breakwater shows that a suction about 1,100 feet in length was demolished by the storm last night. This section was being repaired, and tbe waves which pounded upon it dashed i way so much of the struoture that extensive repairs will be neces sary. The damage is estimated at $200,000. An Appeal for Help. Memphis, Nov. 25. The people of Lagrange, Tenn., have sent out an ap peal for nolp. They say all tbe busi ness portion and nearly all the resi dence portion of the town are in ruins, and many of the inhabitants destitute. Tbey ask that contributions be sent to W. B. Hanoook, mayor of the town. Oil Derrick Deitroyed. Toledo, O., Nov. 25. Yesterday'a storm destroyed nearly 8,000 derricks in the oil fields south and east ot here. DAMAGED BY THE QALC. Colorape Spring. Ia Recovering From the Storm. Colorado Springs, Nov. 36. The city is rapidly taking on it normal ap pearance after yesterday' storm. The damage will approximate $300,000 and is doe entirely to destruction by the wind, all reports )f serious fir losses being unfounded. There were 10 alarms ol fire in 10 hours, but no serious fires occurred. Incandescent lights are burning tonight, but the street are still dark. Light wires and telegraph wire are still strewn across tbe trolley wires in many places and tbe street rain ay traffic will not be resumed un til some time tomorrow. About 600 bouses and business block are damaged and 150 trees uproot ad. No lives were lost in the storm, and Colonel . T. Ensign, wbo was struck by a telegraph pole and suffered a broken leg, ha the most serious in jury. The storm wa not attended by rain or snow. The gale came direct from Pike' Peak, which is west of tbe city, and it blew from 1 P. M. to 2 A. M. At 2:30 P. M.," when the wind gauge at the Colorado college wa destroyed, It bad registered a velocity of 82 mile per hour. Tbe weather today has been fair and warm, wftb little wind. The damage is greatest in the busi ness part of the oity. Tbe 1 Paso National bank, Durkea building, Gid ding block, opera bouse, bigh school, postoffice, Antler's livery, Colorado Springs Transfer Company and Min ing Exchange bnildings, all in tbe center ot the city, bad roof) torn off or were badly damaged and wreckage blockades tbe principal streets. Plate glass windows ; all over the city ar shattered and tbe loss in these alone will amount to many thousands of dol lars. From outlying sections of the oity reports have come of destruction of many small Swelling houses. In Ivy Wild, a suburb, Smith's green bouses were blown down and burned. There were about a dozen alarms of fire during the aay and night. Firemen did valiant service "and prevented tbe spread of the flames. Mayor Robin son is commended on all sides for his prompt action in organizing a commit tee of safety. Major Sbapcott was placed in charge and be at once organ ized a foroe to patrol the streets and insruotions were positive to ahow no mercy to anybody starting a fire in the streets. . ' NEW FRUIT CANNERY. Company Organlfted to Found Industry - la Clark County. Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 26. The Columbia Fruit Canning Company ia the name of a new corporation organ ized in Clark county this week. Tbe object of the concern will be to do a general fruit canning business. Suit able grounds have been purchased at Fishers, six miles east of this place, upon which it is proponed to erect, in the spring, an extensive factory. Tbe plant will have frontage on the Colum bia rivei and ' be provided with ample wharves for shipping purposes. Its capacity will be about 80,000 csaes of fruit, during the season Tbe promoters and principal stock holders are J. C. Pancher and Fred G. Pickett, and the capital a took is fixed at $4,000. Apache Kid Dead. St. Louis. Nov. 26. A special to the Globe-Democrat irom El Paso, Tex., says that President Joseph F. Smith, of tbe Mormon church, who Iras arrived there, accompanied by O A. Woodruff and Dr. Seymour, after a tour among the colonies in Mexco, reports the kill- , ing of the notorious Apache Kid in tbe j recent inoian ram as voiouia x-uuneco. Mr. Woodruff was one of the party that pursued tbe retreating Indians and assisted at tbe burial of tbe killed. Among these was one, apparently the leader, and who is now positively iden tified as the notorious Apache' Kid. Mr. Woodruff said they will put in an application for the reward offered for hiin in tbe United States. Population of Three States. Washington, Nov. 26. The popula tion of Missouii, as officially an nounced by tbe census bureau today, is 3.103,665, a. against 2,679,184 in 1890, an increase of 427,481, or 15.9 per cent. The population in 1880 was 2.148,380, showing an increase of 810, 804, or 33.3 per cent from 1880 to 1890. The population of Buchanan county is 131,838; of Jackson county, 195,198; St. Louis oity. 675,238. The population ot West Virginia is 958,800, as against 763,794 in 1890, an lucrease of 196,006, or 25.6 per cent. - Tbe population of ' Mississippi is 1.551,270, asagainst 1.289,600 in 1890, an increase of 261,670, or 20.2 per cent. . Dynamiter Get Tea Tear. , St Louis, Nov. 26. Maurioe Bren man, arrestel for dynamiting property of the St. Louis Transit Company dur ing the recent street railway ,strike, was found guilty today and sentenced to serve 10 years in the penitentiary. Fred Northway and James Schwartz, who were indicted with Brenman, will be tried soon. Strike la Welsh Quanta. London, Nov. 26. About 6,000 men recently struck in the Penrhyn (Wales) quarries beoanse the management re fused to install a dismissed overlooker. Lord Penrhyn afterwards closed the quarries. Violenoe is expected, and troops were sent there several 1 daya ago. - .- Tha Toto In Illlnol. Springfield. 111.,. Nov. 26. Follow ing ia the otlloiul vote of Illinois on president and governor: President McKinley, 597,695; Bry n, 601,698; Woolley, Prohibition, 17,825; Debs, Social Democrat, 9,672. Governor Yates, Republican, 680, 198; Alsobnler, Democrat, 518,968; Barnes, Prohibition, 15,843; Perry, Social Democrat, 8j617. AN INSULT BY TDRKEY Refusal to Grant Exequatur to American ConsuL VIOLATIOS OF TREATY EIGHTS Requeit Rejected on tha Ground Tba llarpoot I Mot a Comma , olal Point. Constantinople, Nov. 26. The porta has definitely rejected the reqneat to an exequatur for a United States eon sul at Hsrpoot. This refusal ia regard ed by tbe United States legation as a direct violation of tbe treaty rights, and, consequently, despite tbe refusal, Thomas H. Norton, wbo waa appointed by President McKiuiey some time ago to establish a consulate at Harpoot, bas been directed to proceed to his post. Tbe expected visit of the battle ship Kentucky to Smyrna i believed to relate quite as mnoh to this matter aa to the indemnity question. THE COLOMBIAN WAR. fetor Rebel Yletorle Colon and Pana ma Terrer-Strleken. , Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 38. The British steamer Barbadian, which baa just arrived here from Colon, report tbat aevere fighting occurred Monday and Tuesday at Culebra. The govern ment forces attacked the rebels, who occupied a good position, with tha re sult tbat the losses of the former were heavy. Tbe fighting was proceeding when tbe steamer left Tuesday night. The stores and rertauranta at Colon were olosed and the rebels held a por tion of tbe railroad line. Another rebel force waa reported to be engaging the government troops near Panama. Business is entirely suspended at tba latter place, and both Panama and Co lon are in a state of terror. The rebels are attacking in a determined manner, and it is feared tbe laughter will be great before decisive result are reached. Tbe liberals, it ia asserted by the passengers of tbe steamer, still bold Buena Ventura, though tbe Co lombian government is making great effort to regain possession of it. Flood In Southern California. Anaheim, Cel., Nov , 36. The flood situation here is alarming. A break in the Santa Ana river has brought tha water to within a mile of tbe town, which i 15 feet below tha bed of tbe river, and if the rise of the latter con tinues the town will be swamped. Tha Catholic cemetery waa reached last night and ia under a foot of water, la tbe peat landa breaks in tbe Santa Ana river have let in a large volume of new water, and the celery men fear the en tire crop of 1,500 cars will be lost. Over 100 families have bean driven from their homes snd there is fear that people in isolated sections have beea drowned. . Black Flat at Canton. New York, Nov. 26. One thousand Black Flags have returned to Canton, says a Herald dispatch from Hong Kong. Although the rebellion has sub sided in tbe East River district,' tha disturbed villagers are repudiating tbe rule of the Mandarins, refusing to pay taxes. The French are extremely ac tive, relying on the visits of the gun boats as an effective means of settling indemnities. Tbree gunboats remain at Shan Tak to enforce their claim of 170,000 taels. The Mandarins offer 60 per cent, which bas not been accepted. There are fears Of fresh outbursts of disaffection. Bryan Still a Chicago Democrat. Mexico, Mo., Nov. 26. In a lettet received here today from W. J. Bryan, be says: - 'Still believing in tbe principles set forth in the Chicago platform, I shall continue to defend them, believing the American people will yet see tba necessity for tbe repudiation ot Repub lioanism." Brand' Boer Defeated. Bloemfontein, Nov. 25. The Boera nnder Brand were defeated November 18 at Baderspan, with heavy losses, tha Lancers charging through the Boef line, doing deadly damage, as a num ber of riderless horses demonstrated. Brand himself was wounded. Tha" British casualties were not serious. Caleb rower' Appear. Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 26. In tha court of appeals today the ease of ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers vs. the commonwealth was submitted without argument, with leave to file briefs De cember 1. Powers is under life sen tence for being an aooessory to the Goo bel mnrder. . ipelled German Want Damage. Berlin, Nov. 25. The Pan-German Association bas taken up the cause ot several hundred Germans who were ex pelled from the Transvaal by the Brit ish. It ia announced that "it wlil foroe the government to make an ener getic demand upon Great Britain for adequate daingaes." Plotter Sentenced. Bucharest, Nov. 28. The trial of the Macedonian Bulgarians accused of participating in a plot to assassinate King Charles of Roumsnia, was con cluded today. All were sentenced to hard labor for life in tbe salt mines or to long terms of imprisonment, . Wet Virginia' Tote. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 26. Tha Intelligencer has reoeived complete re turns irom all but two counties of West Virginia, and, with unofficial figure for these counties, the figures ahow Mo Kiuley'a majority to be 21,039. South Carolina' Population. Washington, Nov. 36. The popula tion of South Carolina, aa annouuoed Sod ay, is 1,340,316, a against 1,161, 49 in 1899, an increase ot 139,167 fit 19 4 per cent, ;