THE
OREGOI
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VOL. XVIII.
ST. HELENS, OOXOON, FKIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1901.
NO. 8.
MIST
m or the
From All Parts of the New World
and the Old.
Or INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Comprchtnilv Review f th Important Hap.
pcnlnjiof th Past Week la
Condciutd form,
Cousnl-Ooneral Pleic suy tbe Boer
er nut heatcu,
Governor N'lmli ays ho will prevent
the Jaffrlee-Huhllo fight.
F.uloglea to tht littt Fenutor Davit
Were delivered lu the bouse.
Htute o( Washington cannot have on
of ib Daw battle-ships named lor It.
Edwin Markhani read a poem iu
Philadelphia dedicated to (juuou Vic
torm.
Ki-Hanatnr Hill declares tlmt ha la
mil a candidate lor tin prestdeucy la
w.
Iron Dyke oopjier mine Id Keatern
Oregon change bauds; consideration
$60,000.
A plot wm discovered to tur aud
feather Mr. Natlou, tlia taloon
wrecker.
Klra la tha trimming departments
tin Krug Packing Company', plant,
bt. Joeili, Mo., did $100,000 dningae.
Fir (nun an unkunwn oiiua de
stroyed tlia large pltilit ul Ilia Nattouul
Wlra Company, at Fairhaven, Conn.,
entailing a property loss etimatd at
$:!I5.0U0.
Fire at (ha W. H. Kurthman Lum
ber Company' plaut, Nashville, Tumi.,
destroyed lumbal, warehouse, 12 ii
mailt liouaea, and Dlue freight car.
Loss, 1100,11(10.
Ilia worst atoiin nl the wlntr pre
vail! throughout Kansas, Nebraika,
lo, Colorado, Michigan and Wie
rouiln. Railway trallio it aoinewhal
interfered with.
Mra. Thoiima Green, an aged womiin,
wife of an old-time mine pnmpnoior,
was burned to iluitth lu bur home In
tb auburba o( Aspn, Colo. It 1 sup
posed tha Ore wa of accidental ciriln.
The Union Pacific Railway Com
puny, by purchasing tlm entire buhl
Inga of tha Huntington !tle mill Stan-ford-Crocker
estates, haa eecured con
trol of two-flftb (if the Southern Pa
ciflo railway atock.
The preelilent baa lMiied new cre
dential to Mr. Choate aa ambassador
of the United State to Great llrltain.
Tbev are almlliir lo form to ihoa held
by Mr. Chnaut, wpu the exception I lint
they accredit him to King Mward
VII Instead of Queen Victoria.
The Duke of Vork 1 alok.
The annate paused the Indian appro
priation bill.
Bethuen will try to drive the Doer
oat of Cape Colony.
President McKinley may vlait Port
land, Or., tbia apring.
A revolutionary plot haa beon die
covered In Prnulun Polaud.
A prisoner escaped from the Grant
Paw Jul I aud 1 atlll at lilxiity.
Cieuerala Wada aud Ludlow liava
been ordered to the Philippine.
New York men ana A. It. Hammond
for part of Aatorla railroad bonii.
Milliliter Loom la line postpnud til
preaentation of hi ultiiuiituui to Van
aiuela. The prenidoiit reoommenda that ad
dittnual ooplea of the oouaul report ba
printed.
The oltiion of Hkagway are grnatly
agitated ovor tha decision of the aeore
tary of tha interior grunting the greater
part of the townsite to II. Moore.
Tha body of Judge N. Pearl, of Port
Glbaon, waa found iu the Missisxippl
river ueai that pluca with heavy
weight tied around the bauds and
ankle, lie had beu ml.-iug about
two weeka.
Major-General Arthur Mite Arthur
will be relieved from duty a the com
manderiug goueral of the division of
the Philippine in April next, and will
be succeeded by llrlgadior-Geiioral
Jamo F. Wade.
Tha dead body of Jaoob Runts A her
mit, waa found in a miserable cabin
near Peoria, ill. The body waa clurt
In rnga. On bia irarnou waa f458 lu
mouey and a deed to HO aurea of vnlu
able laud. He bad literally atarved
hlnnell to death.
The preaident hn aeut a nimt!;a to
congress recommending the appropria
tion ol $100,000 for too piiymvut of tb
claim of Spain for Kibutu and Cagnyan
ialanda, In the 1'htllpplue archipelago,
iu accordance with the terms of tha
treaty recently ratlllel by the aoiiate.
Koine troop eioortlng laborer en.
gagtid in opening road lu the aouthern
part of the peninsula of Yuoiitan were
deaperately attacked by 1,000 reliel In
diana, who were only driven oil by tha
mploymeut ol machine gtina. ' Tha
ngagemeut took place ueur Sauta Cru.
Columbia university ha appealed to
it friend for f 100,000.
The vohool children of Mississippi
have voted iu favor of the magnolia as
the state' flower.
American, Canadian nnd Kugllsli
iron Interest have prautioally uuitod
to push trade iu Kurope.
Consular report say llritish iner
cbanta and manufacturer continue to
worry over commercial invasion by
Americans.
ra uk i fill
Taft Commission Passed Munici
pal Government Act
PROVINCIAL BILL HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Th BUI Provides for a Governor, a Secre
tary of the Treasury, Super,
vlior and Flicsl.
Manila. Fob. 2. The act organising
municipal government iu tha Philip
pine waa paaned by tha Taft cmmnU
ion today, aftor tha adoption of
amendments, luclu ling a provision din.
qualifying from voting aud holding
otlito auy jmrnon who alter April 1 la
In arms against, or aiding those opi.
lug the United tSatea authority. The
power to revise election trregulnriiie
la trans erred from the governor ol tha
province to the election Judge. A
provision la added for return aud reo
orda of births, marriage and deaths.
The president' yinbol of office ia da
IgnaUid aa a gold-bended tassel cane.
I'rlor to tl. passage of tha act. Judge
ih, president ol (lie i ommisslon, said
the greatest pains had been taken in
the preparation of the act.
lha provincial government bill haa
been oomplntad. Tha puhlio consider
atlon will begin tomorrow. Koon alter
tta enactment the commissioner will
visit tha Luzon provinces and witness
the organisation of the provluciul gov
ernment and the elections. Later they
will vlait the eonthern island. The
provincial bill provides for a governor,
a secretary of the treasury, a enper
visor alio liscal. Tha ofhYer may
ie Americana or HHplnna. The gov
emor I to be elected by the joint bal
lot of the councillor of organized
pueblo (townships) and hi election
mut be confirmed by the Philippine
commission. The cither provincial of'
fleer will be appointed by the com-
tnittee miller the restriction ol the civil
servi. e rule. The uovernor mav sua
pend any municipal ollicer tar inlscon
(loot. rexirtlug (he facta to the com
mission. The treasurer is required to
supervise his assistant in all the puelc
lo aud collect all taxes. The anper
vlsora will have clmrge of the road
aud pnblio biiildinga. The llai al will
be-tha legal adviser of the piovlncial
goveriiiiient and tha public prosecutor.
The law is to h tint applied to the
provinces of I .a union and i'auipsgatm,
( Hptnin Cameron and AO Philippine
ravalijmeu bad a fight Tuela with
liiaorgcnta at lliuuloopuriiy and routed
them, killing two and capturing a
quantity of arm. Ueronimo was pre
tut, but escaped.
Minor rapture and anrreudor con-
tiiiua in the I'lnnd of Lun u. Many
rilitduos are tak 'ig the oat'i of alleg
lance to the Li.Knd States.
The cabled statement that the move
ment toward PrntexiMUtl.ui in the Phil
ippine i growing with astotilhlng
rapidity ia exaggerated. Die Metho
dists, Presbyterians, Kpisi-npaliaus and
llritish and Amor lean societies have
worked iu Manila aud its viciuity for
two years and the membership of tha
Methodist mission i 400, and iu a
constituency of a thousan I the Presby
teriau mission ba a native membership
of 80.
DEWET LOCATED. -
The Boer Leader li Still In the Orange River
Colony.
Loudon, Fob. 2. Geueral Kitch
ener, telegraphing from Pretoria to
day, ays:
"Dowet'a force crossed the ltloom-(intelu-Ijitlylirand
line, near Israels
poort, during the night of January 80.
Hamilton' men, at the water works,
were ouuble to get iu t inch with them.
"French, with cavalry and mounted
Infantry 1 (weeping the couutry cast
ol tbo Pretoria-Johannesburg railroad
between Pelugoa bay aud Natal as fur
as Krmelo. II engaged about 2,000
of the oiicmy at AVilge valley. The
fnmny rctlrml with four killed and
nine woiuidud. Our casualic were
one killed and seven wounded.
"Knox report that he engaged De
wet' force lontll of Welcome, Janu
ary 21). There waa continuous lighting
for live hours. The Doers' dead were
buried. They removed many of their
OHMialtio in carta. Our oasualtle
wnro one officer and one man killed
aud 13 wounded."
Jamaica Wants iteciproclty.
Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 8. The
Jamaican government and public are
much concerned about American in
action iu the case of the leciprocity
trpaty. Tha prospect of Jamaica re
maining outslde.wliile the other Vest
India oolouin get preferential treat
ment is regarded with alarm.
Exploilon in Mine.
Wtlkeebnrre, Pa., Fob. B. A email
keg of dynamite, whloh wus to be used
for hlastiug purpose, exploded thl
morning in the Fern wood mine, at
Pittaou, owned by tha F.rie Iiailway
Company. Joseph r-'antlno'a arm wa
blown off nnd one of his eyes destroy
id. Anthony Kantino sustained a frao
tirud skull. Huth men will die.
Admiral Kautz Retired.
Washiuton, Feb. 8. Rear-Adiniral
Kauta, who ha just been relieved from
command of the Fnoiflo station, wa
placed on the retired list today on ac
count of age. He Iihb bnd a long and
distinguished cnarcer, of which nearly
18 years wa spent at seu. During the
Hanioan troubles about two year ago
Admiral Kutz was iu command ol the
American force In that quarter, and
it wa mainly through hi flrmnee that
erloui complication were averted.
KILLED A BURGLAR.
San Francisco Barber's Struggle With
Deiperado,
Han Francioco, Feb. 1. Kdwaid H,
Hall, a barber shot aud killed a burg
lar here tonight ia a lodging houan at
129 Taylor street. Hull, who live in
the house, went to hi room, whUn
was opened by one ol two men who
were engaged in rilling the apartment.
The burglur instantly drew a revolver,
placed Its muzzle against Hall' body
aud pulled the trlggor. The cartridge
(ailed to explode and Hall giappled
with the man. A descrate itruggla
ensued, resulting iu Hall getting pos
session of the pistol. The other burg
lar then rushed toward him in an at
tempt to escape. Hall fired at him a
b reached the door. The bullet en
tered hi biain and be crashed bead
long down , the itairs, falling dead at
the bottom. Not until then did Hall
release hi grip on the other man, who
at once 'ook flight, jumping over the
dead body of hi companion, aud
reached tha street. He was captured
by a citizen a block away from the
sceue of the tragedy. lie win identi
fied a Fred Keefer, alia Wilson, who
haa served term in the house of cor
rection, lie refused to give the nam
of hi dead companion.
TO INTERCEPT ANDRADE.
Venezuelan Gunboat Cms lo Head OH th
Supply Party.
Fan Joan de Porto Kioo, Feb. 1. It
1 reported here that the Venezuelan
gunboat tiestaurador. formerly Oeorge
Oould'a yacht Atlanta, is on her way
from Brooklyn with order from Preii
dent Castro, to intercept in the Carl
bean sea. Seuor Aodrnila'a filibuster
ing expedition. Passenger on board
tha 'Ked li" line ateamer Philadel
phia, from La (itiayrs, January 2,
whli h left for New York today, assert
ed that Caracas wa iu a state of sup
pressed excitement whea the ttoamer
left Venezuelan waters; that President
Castro' tioops had defeated the insur
gents near Cuomana and that a com
paratively unimportant mutiny among
tha troops lu the barraok at Caracas
had been qnellod. They also reported
that the Venezuelan congress would
meet February 20 to legalize the act of
Preiddent Castro, who, since the expe
dition of A non He, has been a dictator,
acting without electoral sanction. It
was further gathered from the passen
gers that a general uprising might
take pi non about the time of the as
sembling of congiess, but that the Na
tionalist party, a prominent organiza
tion in Venezuela, had offered it serv
ice to Castro to maintain pence.
Meld Up by Drunken Yaquis.
Tutann, Ariz., Feb. 1. La Ca
nauea, the mining camp of the Green
Consolidated Mining Company, in So
nera, wa held for three day by a
band ol Yaqui Indians, aud the people
of the cumji were at the' mercy of the
Indiuns. It seems that a large number
of the Indiana who are employed at
the camp got drunk when paid and pur
chased all the mescal tn the camp.
The Mexican police were driven from
the camp aud held outside by num
ber of Yaquis. Their gun were taken
from them, and the Yaquis also took
gun from Americana who attempted
to interfere with them. There were a
number of seriou cutting affray, but
no one wa killed. The American set
about to quiet tbe Indian aud sober
them, and, with the assistance of the
Mexican cavalrymen, were successful
iu queliirg the drunken rebellion.
Creek Trouble Ended.
Henrietta, I. T.. Feb. 1. Peaoe
among tha warring Creek ba apiar
ently been reached, and all that now
remaiua to be done ia to give untto
Hai jo, the chief Snake, who haa caused
ail the trouble, a priliminary hoarlng
and eeud him to Muskogee for trial for
treason. Iu the meantime a few mora
of tbe minor leader will he arrested
and the troop of cavalry nndery Lien
tenant Dixon will probably remain
here a fow day longer, nntil tha last
vestige of an uprising has db-appeared.
Last night tbe Indiana burned lignal
Urea on tbe hills aurrouudiug the
town, aud, fearing an attack, the sol
dier remained up until daylight,
armed aud ready for instaut action,
but the Indiana attempted no depreca
tions.
New German Warihlps,
Berlin, Feb. 1. Aocording to tha
Berlin Post, eight new German war
hip will be plaoed m commission tin
year, including the battleship Wit
helm der Crosse, with a displacement
of 11,152 tons; the twin vessel Kaiser
Brubarossa and Kaiser Karl der Urosse,
the cruiser Prinz Heinrioh, with a dis
placement of 8,081 ton, and four
small cruisers, each of 8,600 ton.'
Five battleships, one armored oruiser
and one gunboat are building, aud two
battleships, ona armored cruiser and
three protected cruiser will be plaoed
under cod tract during the present year.
Jap Soldiers Killed bv Explosion.
Bhanghal, Feb. 1. Tbe North China
Daily New asserts that while a quan
tity of Chinese gnnpowder wa being
destroyed at Hhan Kai Wan thera was
an explosion and 40 Japanese soldier
were killed.
Fortune for I Recruit.
San Frauoisoo, Feb. 1. Louis da
Burgh, a recruit in tha provisional bat
talion at the Presidio, claims to have
fallen heir to a fortune of $10,000 and
some valuable property near ran,
which has been bequeathed to him by
the Couutes deLavon, of Franca, who,
he says, was bis aunt, lie claims to
have seived in the Boer army, and says
ha wa taken prisoner by the English,
bnt escaped on a Portuguese aloop
wbila on th way to St. Hlaua,
(WITH
Petition Filed Against Delegate
Wilcox, of Hawaii.
SOME SENSATIONAL LETTERS SHOWN
Offered Hta Services to Aguinaldo to Fljhl
Against the United States -His
Election Was Illegal.
Washington. Feb. 4. A petition
containing charge waa submitted to
day to the house committee) on elec
tions No. 1, against Delegate Robert
W. Wilcox, tha Hawaiian representa
tive in tha house of representative.
Tha oharges are made in writing by
George D. Gear, of Hawaii, who sub
mitted letter put porting to be eopie
of letter written by Wilcox to Fili
pino officials. Tbe alleged letter are
of a highly aensational cbaiacter.
One of tbe letier said to ba written
by Wilcox i given in duplicate. It
i dated Honolulu, January 81, 1899,
aud addressed to Dr. J. Joseph Loiada,
Captain Marti Burgo and fieuor J.
tiiina, aud introduced to tbeui a
"friend of mine who i a very able
man to help yon in your cauae.
Among other things, tbe letter says:
"Mr. will be a useful ally to
fight for tha causa of the Filipinos.
One thing is sure, that you could re
sist any army ol invasion yon have
a population of 13,000,000 and alrealy
a disciplined artry of 80,000 will be
equipped with modern arms. 1 have
already made op my mind to join with
yon In your country against America
in case tbey insist to ignore tbe right,
the justice of your causrf. 1 know
well my profession as an artilleiy olli
cer. 1 have no fear of the whola world
when f fight for a legitimate cause like
yonrs. Between General Aguinaldo'
determination and myself, it will be
but a very little chance left to the in
vading army of tha United States to
conquer your country. Tell General
Aguinaldo that I am already giving
my service for your country and I am
ready to obey orders to go to your conn-
try aud fight lor the independence of
yoor people and country at any u o
meut."
The letter bears the alleged signature
of Kobert Wilcox.
Another letter dated Honolulu,
March 8, 1899, says:
"I am thinking of going to the Phil
ippine ialanda and give my assistance
to Aguinaldo against tbe invaders the
hypocritical Yankees, tbe carpet-bag
politicians.
Mr. Wilcox declined to make any
extended answer to the charge filed
by Mr. Gear. He lays he has no (ears
of the charges made. He admits that
he wrote a letter to Dr. Loado. Cap
tain Burgos and Senor Lnua C. Caesar
Moreua, an Italian of this city, whom
he bad known while tire latter was in
Hawaii in tha '80. Moreua had a
meteoric career in Hawaii. For a few
day be waa secretary of state. Wil
cox ay Moreua la the person to whom
the uuaddressed letter filed by Mr.
Gear was addressed, but says be wa
unable after a cursory examination to
say whether tha letter tiled were ex
act oopie of those be sent.
The petition of Gear recites that
there wa no election machinery when
Wilcox waa elected delegate, Novem
ber 6, 1900, aud that muuy voters did
not believe that a valid election could
be held without it and therefore, made
no attempt to vote. Tbe petition then
bring forward pergonal charge
against Wilcox, relating to hi mar
riage and also to hi career, nnder tha
kingdom of Hawaii. It is also alleged
"that Wilcox, in hi speech? prior to
the eleotion, made nse of anti-American
ntteranoes for the purpose of car
rying the election, telling the native
Hawaiian that the Americana had
stolen their country and that a rote
for him wa a vote for the restoration
of the queen, and that, if be were
elected, the qneen would be restored;
that Wilcox waa and is guilty ol trea
son against the United States' in that
he did, a petitioner is informed and
believes, since the annexation of laid
Hawaiian island, write and send
thtongh tha United states mail let
ter highly treasonable in their nature,
wherein be did counsel and incite oth
er! to engage in open rebellion against
tha United Statei, and did offer bis
service to Geneial Aguinaldo to go to
tbe Philippine to fight and engage in
open rebellion against the United
State, copies of whloh letter are here
with flled.'j
Kansas City Theater Fir.
Kansas City, Feb. 4. In the total
destruction by fire last nigbt of the old
Coates opera house an aggregate loss of
$150,000 wa suffered. The building
wa valued at $75,000, the furniture
at $50,000, and the property of the
Walker Whiteside Company, which
had just begun a week' engagement,
at $25,000. The opera house aud con
tents were insured (or but $t0,000,
while Whiteside carried absolutely no
fire protection. Mr. Whiteside lost,
in addition to hi trunk and proper
tie, several valuable manuscripts that
were to have been produced shortly.
Helen Gould's Gift
New York, Feb. 4. The statement
1 published here that Mis Helen
Gould ha given $400,000 for the land,
building and equipment of a home for
a naval branch of the Young Meu'a
Christian Aaaociation.
Rumor of Earl Li's Death.
London, Feb. 4. The Tien Tain oor-
reapondeut of tbe Standard, wiring
Thursday, says it i rumored in Ties
Tila that LI Hang Chang i daad.
ONLY FOUR BIDDERS.
Centred! Will Co to Newport News, Bath
Work and Neafie A Levy.
Washington, Feb. 4. Bid for the
construction of three protected cruisers
were opened at the navy department
today.
Tbe attendance of bidder waa neither
a large nor a representative a in the
case of the last opening. It i doubt
ful if the Cramp or the Union Iron
Work have been unrepresented before
In any bidding since the birtb of the
"new navy." One of the Moran Bros.,
of Heattle, wa tbe solitary representa
tive of tbe Pacific ooast interest, but
did not bid. There were only four
bid in all.
Tbe first bid opened wa that ol the
Newport New Shipbuilding Company.
They offered to build a 0,700 ton
cruiser with a speed of 22 knot in 86
! month (or $2,741,000. Tbe Bath Iron
: Work offered to build a oruiser of the
' ame proportion (or $2,750,000. Tbe
I William K. Trigg Company, ol Rich-
I mond, offerd to bnild one cruiser for
$2,780,200, being the limit of cost
fixed by congress, or two cruiser for
I $6,480,000. Tbe last bid waa the
i lowest, and wa submitted by tbe
Neafie & Levy Shipbnilding Company,
of Philadelphia. It often-d to build a
cruiser on the department' plan in 86
month (or $2,740,000.
These cruisers are designed to be the
most formidable vessels in tbe world of
their class. Thar wlil reaemble close
lythe type of econd-olae armored
crnlaen and might be easily mistaken
for inch. The act ot congress author
izing thi class of cruisers states that
tbe vessel ebon Id carry "tbe most
powerful ordnance for vessel of their
type, and have the highest speed com
patible with good cruising qualities
aud great radiu of action." Admiral
Hiohborn, chief constructor of the
navy, who ha been foremost in the
preparation of plan for tbe building of
the "new navy," eay that in an en
gagement the new cruisers would be
able to cope with and prove more than
a match for some of the armored cruis
er of foreign navies.
The new vessel are to be named
the Ht. Louie, the Milwaukee and the
Charleston, the last to continue tbe
name of the ship wrecked November 2,
1899, in the Philippine.
THE NEW YORK FIRE.
Caused by an Explosion of Chemicals la the
Wick Factory.
New Yoik. Feb. 4. The extent of
the destruction wrought by the confla
gration which destroyed nearly a
whole block of building at Thirty
first street and. First arenne last night
could be better appreciated this morn
ing. The huge factory of tbe William
Wicke Company wa almost level with
the ground. Contractor Joseph Cody,
of the building department, with a
force of J00 men, had labored at the
ruins allliight pulling down dangerous
sections ot the walls.
Other property destroyed wa tbe
six -story building, number 404, 406
and 408 East Tbiity-aecond street; tbe
fivetorr tenement at 546 and 548 First
avenue tbe five story tenement at 462
East Thirty-first Btreet; Jackson's iron
ionndry and a two story brick building
on Thirty-first street, occupied by tne
Swift Dressed Beef Company. About
70 fa in i lie were rendered homeless by
the homing of tbe tenements.
Fire Chief Croker Baid today be be
lieved the fire wa caused by an explo
sion of chemical in the Wicke fac
tory. He wa iu formed that a watch
man had gone into the vault in the
cellar with a light end that tb vault
contained the exp'oi-ivea. Tbe chief
added that be did not know what had
become of the watchman or who be i.
lie said the explosion that started the
conflagration might have been caused
by illuminating gas getting into the
cellar from tbe gas main, but he did
not think this was tbe case.
Policemen Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
and John B. McMullin, who were on
duty at the fire, are reported miasing
today.
BATTLE IN ABYSSINIA.
It Is Supposed the Chiefs Rebelled Durin
the Absence of Menelik.
Paris, Feb. 4. A dispatch to the
Francaia from Cairo says news has
been received thore from Abyssinia of
a great battle in which 7,000 were
killed. It is supposed the chiefs re
belled during the absenoe of King
Menelik, who ba gone to the Egyptian
frontier in connection with the delim
ination of the Egypto-Abyasiuia fron
tier. . ... .
London, Feb. 4. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Cairo un a severe fighting is reported
in Abyssiuia. Tbe causaltiea are said
to number 7,000.
Tbe foreign office officials know noth
ing of any difficulty in King Menelik'
territory, but it 1 not unlikely they
think that certain maloontent chief
may have taken advantage of King
Menelik'a absenoe from tbe capital to
foment an insurrection.
Belgium lias no Navy.
Belgium has no navy execpt a train
ing (hip for the merchant marine.
Accepted a Reduction.
Youngstown, O. Feb. 4. At all the
blast furnaces throughout the Mahon
ing valley today the bottom-fillers and
helpera have accepted a reduction of 10
cents per day in wages, taking effect
today.
Killed by Highwaymen.
Dr. James Gibbon, nephew of Car-
linal Gibbons, waa shot and killed bf
highwaymen at New Orleans.
news or Tins amp
Interesting Events and Gossip
Cities and Towns in
and
OREGON.
The Bine Mountain Ice Company of
Perry, ia storing ice at the rate of 600
ton a day.
An old man of the name of Webster
waa found dead in hi cabin on Dead
wood a few day ago.
Rainier school district has levied a
special tax of 13 mill. Tbe total tax
iu Rainer district ia 42 mill.
O. W. William ba old the Vander
mulen farm, near Island City, contain
ing 157 acres, to a Mr. Stein, a late
arrival from Utah, for $9,600.
J. Bonner'a grocery store at Baker
City waa bnrned. He had an insur
ance of $400. The stock wa small.
The machinery in Clayton Bros. 'a
broom-handle factory at Coqnille, ia
being moved to a place eight miles be
low Bandon.
Malcolm McFarlane has resigned as
justioe of the peace at West port pre
cinct, and David West wa appointed
by the county court to incceed him.
The breaking of the boom on the
Siuslaw dnring the late flood caused
a heavy loss of logs belonging to loggers
on that stream, but tbe Lake creek log
ger report their losses were smal1.
Tbe Astoria Box Company is mak
ing preparations to increase the capac
ity of its box factory. The -old ma
chinery is being replaced by the most
improved kinds, and several new ma
chine are to be added. -
A fine team of horse wa killed at
a logging camp near Berry. A tree, in
falling knocked another tree down,
which fell in an unlocked for diiec
tion and atruck the borne, killing
them almost instantly.
Sam White, an old and well-kown
resident of Kerby, was drowned in the
Illinois river, lie had been at Kerbv
and started home iu an intoxicated
condition. He succeeded in crossing
the river, but after lauding walked
about dazed and fell into the river.
Andrew Houk, a miner waa acci
dentally killed near Rye valley. He
was working alone at the time and
was in tbe act of placing a set of tim
ber when a cave-in occurred. One of
the timbers struck the unfortunate
man on the aide of hi head, breaking
his neck.
Mr. George F. Eglin died at Cor
vallia of pleuro-pneomnnia. She was
a native of Dallas, Or., and waa united
iu marriage to George F. Eglin at Al
abny, October 20, 1884. Her maiden
name was Cynthia Ellen Mount. She
wa aged 84 year. Tbe survivors are
husband and four children.
Jacob L. Myers, a Mexican war vet
eran, died at the Soldiers' home at
Roeeburg, aged 79 year. He wa one
of tbe oldest member of the home,
having entered the institution soon after
its opening. Tbe remains were
hipped to Olympia, Waah., for inter
ment. A fine Jersey cow was stolen 'rom
W. H. Lindsley, who resides on the
Sheridan farm, near Roseburg. A few
days latter a etranger, probably 5
tramp, appeared at tbe Chad wick
(arm, near Myrtle creek, aud sold the
cow to Mr. Chadwick for $20 and ha
not been beard of since.
Mrs. Ray E. Watts, who has been
appointed postmistress of Reuben,
Or., haa filled out ber bond and sob
scribed to the oath of office. Tbe Reu
ben office will be in operation aa soon
as the papers can be returned from
Washington. The office was discon
tinued about five year ago.
A man. supposed to be a hobo, took
two shot at JSightwatchman Kann, of
Cottage Grove. Tbe officer called the
marshal and ' others to his assistance,
and set out in pursuit ol bis would-be
murderer. The man, with two others,
was lo-ated in tbe brush near town,
bnt as tbe nigbt waa dark, it was im
poscbile to effect a capture. The
nigbtwatchman bad been keeping olose
watch on a suspicion character who
was about town, aud he is quite cer
tain that this man waa hi assailant
Lobec & Barry, who are construct
ing a water system for Seaside and tbe
property adjacent to it, expeot to have
their plant in operation before May 1.
The city of Seamde is amending its
charter so aa to give them a (rancbise,
and tbe county court w ill grant them
the right to lay pipes across tbe coun
ty bridge over the Necanicum. The
source of water supply ib in the hill
about two mile east of Seaside, which
has been secured, as well a the site
for the reservoir and the right of way
for the piping. The supply of pure
mountain water is estimated at seven
miner's inches, which is much more
than neoessary at present and it can be
loubled at very little expense. The
cost of construction of the plant will
not be great, so the service will be a
relatively oheap one (or tbe consumers.
An addition . to the Cobnrg townsite
haa been platted. It commence at
tbe church and runs north and east,
being part of the old Vandoyne place.
The machinery for a pressed brick
plant purchased at Chicago by K. E.
Angel, of Baker City, haa arrived. The
plant consist of a press maobine
weighing 22,000 pounds, a 86-horse
power engine and a 40-horse power
boiler, in all weighing 37,000 pounds.
The oapaoity ot the plant is 80,000
briokt per day. t . .
flnonpomnQ STATES
of the Past Week Reported From
Washington, Oregon
Idaho.
I WASHINGTON. -
A high school i to be established at
' Yakima City.
J. S. Kikendale, a carpenter dropped
dead while at work near that place.
Deceased waa 65 years old.
Tbe citizens of Snmmerville have
organized co-operative creamery as
sociation and elected officer.
George Weatherwax, who reside up
the Wishkak about 16 miles, wbile en
gaged in logging suffered fractare of
both his legs by a oapstan.
Spencer Jones, of Wilbur, killed a
large cooger near that place. The
animal measured 6 feet 9 inobea from
tip to tip and weighed 80 pounds.
Tbe Legal Tender, in Keller camp,
baa resumed work with one abift, and
is to enlarge its force shortly. Tbe
Bomine, adjoining it, started work
this week.
Tbe Inland Telephone Company's
service ia to be extended from North
Yakima to Moxee and Snnnyside, and
thence to Walla Walla to connect with
the line to Spokane.
Upward of 20 tea ma are engaged in
bauling ice to the varoua ice bouses of
Republic. Every available team haa
been pressed Into service. The quality
of ice could not be better.
Information ba been received of an
explosion in mine No. 7 at Franklin,
whereby two men were killed and sev
eral person injured. State Mine In
ipector Owen haa been summoned.
F. E. Thompson, of Parker, has con
tracted hi hop crop to be grown on 24
acres to New York people (or 11 cents
per pound. The hope are to be deliv
ered in October at Simcoe station.
The estimated crop is placed at 40,000.
The Big Bend dour mill at Daven
port, which has been running single
shift (or some time on aooount of sick
ness among tbe men, is again running
night and day. Its shipments for Jan
nary will be 7.650 barrel.
Gene Johnson, 1 7 years old, acci
dentally shot himself with 88 caliber
revolver wbile out banting near Lo
rene. The ball entered the yonng
man's leg above the knee, passing nn
der the knee cap and ont on tbe oppo
site side.
J. W. Harper' store at Palouse,
was burglarized and lot of cigars,
candy, tobacco, etc, secured. Tb
store waa entered through a rear win
dow whioh waa broken. John Powers,
aged 14. waa arrested and confessed
the crime.
Frank and Ephriam Miller have
leased the Dodge coal mine, which waa
recently opened up on Coal creek, east
of Cbehalis, and will operate tbe prop
erty. Two coal mines are now being
worked at Cbehalis supplying the local
demand and shipping some coal t
outside points.
Tbe Gettysburg Mining, Milling &
Townsite Company filed art ices of
incorporation. The company ia capi
talized for 1,000,000 $1 shares. The
incorporators are: P. C. Shine and
C. G. Pence, ot Spokane, and J. G.
Scribner, A. Coolin and A. E. Coolin,
of Coolin, Idaho.
Natural gas and oil are reported to
have been discovered in large quanti
ties on the farm of M. F. Mitobell,
south of Walla Walla Several leases
have already been secured by E. K.
McCoy, who a here from Spokane in
tbe interest of a California syndicate,
and the sinking of oil well, and pros
pecting (or the source of the gas.
whioh is said to be in paying quanti
ties, will begin at onoe.
The Selah Valley Canal Company
has put a force of 80 men at work im
proving and enlarging the oanal which
irrigate the land of Selah valley.
About 200,000 feet of lumber for Burn
ing purposes have been hauled by
teams from North Yakima and will ba
pnt in place within the next few
weeks. This is the only iirigating en
terprise in Central Washington, where
the hillsides are farmed and planted
to orchards and vinyarda.
IDAHO.
Fire at the mammoth compressor at
Wallace inflicted a losa of about $500,
fully insured.
E. B. Blaine, an employee in M. D.
Wright's logging camp, waa caught by
a log and severely crushed.
The bridge that will support tbe
flume for tbe new flour mill at Kend-
rick is on der construction.
Chris Teissan, the Clearwater sheep
man, is having plans drawn for a
three-story pressed briok structure at
Lewiston. , ,
Mis Dorcas J. Harvey, ot Fort Hall
Agency, Idaho, ha been appointed
assistant matron at the Fort Belknap,
Mont., Indian lohoul.
The framework of the Bolts railway
bridge at Nampa is now completed,
and will soon be plaoed in position.
A report haa been received that Abe
Harper, of Grangeville, had accident
ally (hot and killed himself. He was
a member of the A. O. U. W.
Jamea Rutherford, an English min
ing expert, is at Uak, Idaho, making
an inspection of several mining prop
erties along tbe Pend d 'Oreille river.
bat refuses to disclose the names ot th
parties he represent. ., ,