nnTT"irr OREGO MIST. XJCTH J VOL. XVIII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY, MAItCII 1, 1901. NO. 11. H50flra From All Parts of the New World and the Old. OP INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS Comprehensive Rtvbw of tht Important Has pitlng of lbs Past Wtsk In Condensed torn. Gnviiruuiuut buildings wore burned it Imminent general Viuegra was cap- turn at I'm I m li'Ju. (itirmnny 1 likely to b Involved la a tariff war with Hunt. Kxeoution u( Clilh Hlo and Hsu Chen Vu has benu ordered. The war department will rtlaptttcii two trNUiorU Irons. Portland, Dr. Colonel Itulnrt Pollock, U. 8. A., retired, died at Cornelius, Oregon. Kitchener reports nunnery of large loam iullloted uu lluer up to fab. 18. Tim draft o( the llrltlnh dmtlalou on the ennui ijiuwtinn la twlug drawn up, Tha Nicaragua oaual bill it not llkulv to l rescued tu the Muata tula m k. It 1 reported from a Roer source thnl (iruurul Delarey baa bwn cap- turml. A Washington mother, la fit of lunauity, urowued bar all children to a well. Governor Grer, of Oregon, baa algued tha hill prohibiting nickel-in-tlio-slot niaohiuee. The Imperial edict regarding puulab nieuta haa len delivered to power. It meets requirement. News of tlii- loae of the Faolflo Mall steamer Klo da Jautdiu cauacl a pro fniiiiil aousailun iu Ixindon. IVweta' commando has Wo routed l.y I'liinmr. Forty prisoners and all of hi. artillery were capture. Mie. Louise Dryfotis, wlfo of well known liquor dealer of Kent tie, Waah., committed eulotila by shuottug beraelf with a 45-calllwr revolver. Tranaport f-'olnee nrrivedatf-'an Fran claeo from Muulla with six olllcers and 1? p' hates alck and wouuded. tlie brought IS military prieouera. John II. Mitchell waa elected United FUtna senator from Oregon, Saturday i.liiht at 13:3(1. It waa the 2Mb ballot ol the duy and tha 03d of the session. King F.dward may visit Irelaud In the spring. K itr lienor narrowly oaed oaptur by the Hueri. The Von Waldersee eipedltloo may be abandons I. Ailmlrnl Sampson ia atok at Boston, hut unt teiioualy. Northwestern I'anoaylvanla ta being swept by a bustard. Rockefeller baa oontribnted $250,000 to Hrowu onlveralty. General Dnvie will take up tha do- tiua of provoat uianihal of Manila. Irl Robert baa been offered tha lord wunlouihlp of tha Cinque porta. The general sgant of the Tabaoalerla Company waa arretted fur aiding tha rebels. It,,l .U... ... ...i 1.. . ... hWM, KID aillfVVU IU ft IV kill an American ollloer In tha Phllip- pinea. The ( hiiitne have offered to com promise, wbiob tha forulgu envoys bava accepted. Humor siya that Milliliter Wo baa approached liankira lu an effort to cure $,.,00,u00,000 loan for Chlua. An earthquake 100 mllei north of Vancouver, 11. (J., caused the creat of a mountain to ili.Ie off luto Lough korniigh inlet. The famous observatory an the Ze l)ii ru, at whioh the celebrated astrono mers Kuckola, Sack and Linden Worked, Inn been burned. Thirteen negro uilnera were entombed in the coal 111 1 una of tha stale insane vliim, two, nitlea from Teonlooaa, Ala., by a Hood of water from an aban doned .haft. A mob took Peter Berryman, nergo, fioin the Meua, Ark., oitv jail aud bauiied htm to a true. lie waa aovnaed of aaaauliiug a 11 year old girl, whose condilioj la critical. The jury In the oaae of the itate of Mlnueaota am Inat Frank II. Hamilton, "hitrged with moiderlng Leonard H. i'y, bronght in a vt-rdlot of man laughter In the flrat degrca. . John Hndaon, tha bniband of tha woman allot In the aaloou raid at Mill wood, Kan., aaya ha knowa who fired ti e aliot thut killed Mra. Hudaon, and will niiike bla name known at the prop er time. The Taft oummUalon oode reqnirea votura in the rhiltpplnei to own real eatnte Worth 000 peaoa. Allien Wain, an actrean, who attend ed the matinee at tha Creaoenl the atur, in New Orleans, waa fined I IS for refuaing to remove her hat, In vio lation of the high hat law. The choir of the Meaalah Episcopal chimin in New York went on atrika because the minister aroused them of flirting. OUR LAWMAKERS. Delnji ef Importance at tht Stats Capital Bills Paned. Paiwd tht Houie. House bill 47, fixing the compensa tion of oountv commiaaloiiHra. ,u.a,i the bill houaa Wdueaday. Under the paaaed the cuinnmi.utlr.n nf county commlsaionere Is as follows: "That each of tha cormntsiiioHBrs of tha county court in the sev eral counties within this atnte ahull re ceive as compensation for each day employed in tha transaction of county business par diem of fa, except lu tha counties of Lake, Klamath, Jack eon, Yamhill, Gilliam, C'ooa, Curry and Douglas, where they ahall receive $4 per day, and iu tha counties of Union, Malheur, (Jrant, Umatilla, Marlon ard Morrow, where they ahall receive f 5 per day for every day rmplo-ed in the transaction of county buaineas." The bill eiemuta Multnomah Its operations. InthaStnaU. The following bills we e rwased by the senate Wednesday: Home bil 146, to pualah deatroction of boundary marks on mining claims; houae bill 1 1 1 , to ntim buraa the Keoond Oregon voluuteers to the amount of f 13.000; house bill A, I'oorman's new military oode; bouse bill 24, amending the act for the relief of Indigent soldiers; bouse bill 100, to protect union labels; houae bill 83, ounaolbUting the otlioes of clerk of the circuit court, clerk of the oounty court and recorder of con veyances; houe bill 18, fixing the time of court In tha Firat judicial dis trict; senate bill 180, relating to tiling r porta of state officers; booae bill 103. to prevent coercion and Intimidation of voters at elections by corporations, etct bouse bill 44, to appropriate money for Oregon Historical Hooietv; houae bill 144, to protect dramatic playa; senate bill 233, to provide for manner of building branch lines of rail roads; house bill 240, to fix the salar lea of county Judges; houae bill 811, Inorranlng salary of county judge ot Malheur county; house bill 8111, to fix salary of oounty judge of Baker county; bonne bill 402, relating to levy of taxes: 216, to provide tor clerks of justioe courts In Multnomah county; senate bill US; to authorlae a right of way lor tha Hiualaw St Kastern railroad; boose bill 110, new game oode; bouse bill 5, to fix terms of circuit court in the Kecond district; senate bill 210, to piohlblt the aale of liquor within one mile of an operating mine; senate bill 209, to prohibit saloons within 800 feet of public schools; senate bill 1ST, to preveut the sale of goods in bulk to defraud otedltors. In tht Houm. The lollowing were passed by the boose Wedueaday: House bill 30. re pealing act prohibiting driving of stock on publio highways; bonne bill 10, providing for the erection of telephone poles on oounty roads; houae bill 204, niinallmitnif Vaucunver avenue a county road; bona bill 6, fixing the tune of holding courts in tne Kecoun 4,..inLl ,ll.trl,i- hmiaa bill 202. amending act regulating the tale of publio landa; house bill inv, 10 rcpnai tha law creating a separate hoard of county aim m lw loners for Multnomah im,i. , tha hnnaa concurred in the aeusta amendments to houae bill 110, fof the protection 01 game. Tht Ballet for Senator. Tha ballot Wednesday for United Status senator was as follow": H. W. Yrl'ett 84; Hinger Hermann 27; It. D. Ionian, 30; tieorge 11. Willlama, 2; A. O. lleuuott, 1. To Prtvtnt Hoboln-j. A hill to nrevent persons beating their wav on railroad trains was pasted by the house Mot day. The bill was introduced bv Voormao, at the request of railway employes and managers. It is a copy of the law now in loroa iu AWl.an.a. and ia dealcned to cut stop to the tramp nuisance. The result of such laws in Alabama was shown by Mr. Pnnrmau to be far reaching In lis aant. nnttinir a stop to oar robbing. Tha bill was paaaed, there being no legativt) rotes. Ptiicd by ths Senate. Tha annate naseed the following bills ifn,.,i.t- llnnxa bill 11. to authorise alnrlra nt school districts and COUUty Judges to bid In property sold for taxes and to dlreot the manner In which such property may be disposed of; sen ate bill 822. to regulate surety 6ompan les; bv Souutor Booth, fixing the salar ies of the oounty treasurers of the state; senate bill 287, to authorise the rapt tol building cominlsslonera to construct ditch in order to seoure water lor the state Institutions. To Pay Stats Taxes Twice a Ytar. Senate bill 228 was paaaed by the senate Monday. It provides that state taxes shall be payame oy urn couimoa ,.. i..nm,.l tnatallmeuts. This lu nu , . change in the law is proposed in order 1 harmonise witn ine new w lakes taxes payable in the counties semi-annually. Tht Stnttorlsl Vote. Th vntn for senator Monday stood: u W Vrbett. 83: Dinger Hermann, 88; K. D. Inman. 86; George H. Wil liams, 1; O. E. 8. Wood, 1; absent. 2. Oregon Notts, recorder and olerk of Washing- The ton county oollected tJ2ll.HU in lees last m innth. The Robins saw mill, six miles east of Union has been leaaeu oy a wnu from 1 the It 1 Is nuuounced from Hariieburg .1.1 ii . I... aiiM Ma farm on that David UHV1U iiu.fj 7- Creek to Mr. BuBbee, from Wash- Lake ington The oonsiaeraiion is saiu to been 1 7,000. ii I III! Employes of Manila Companies Under Arrest. THE EVIDENCE IS STRONG AGAINST THEM Belgian Contnl, Who Wat Alio Suipccttd, Hasti ly Uft f r Europt-Rebel CtrruMMl Captured on Cavitt Coast. Manila, Feb, 81. Captain Jones, of the Eighth lufanlry, bus been arrested at a town on tse bay province of La guna, Florenta Ortuna and Migul I'ouoe de Leon, agents of the Tabaca leira Company, and William Webb, Pedro Lorenzs and Victoria Foenta, employed by the Philippine Trading Company, on charges similar to those bronght against t. M. Carman, the American contractor, namely, furnish ing the Insurgents with supplies. The Tabaoalerla Company, the richest cor poration in the Philippines, is accosed of aiding the Insurgents often and actively. The men arretted are promi nent aud the evldeuoe against them Is very strong. M. Brlxholterman, a Belgian, con nected with the Philippine Trading Company, bas been arrested at Ma nila, and M. Edward Andre, tbe Bel gian consul here, and manager of the Philippine Trading Company, hastily left Manila with his family, on his way to Europe on the steamer, Monte vldio. Andre bad previously been sus pected. Other arrests are expected. Colonel ftebuyler, with 100 men of tbe Forty sixth regiment on tbe gun boat Bosco, lauded on the Cavlte coast, near Ternate, and, proceeding inland, captured a email rebel garrison. Con tinuing bla march along mountain trail, Colonel Sohuyler waa attacked by rebels of Trias' command. After a sharp fight the enemy were beaten and scattered. One American was killed and one was wounded. The United Mates transport Rose crane has returned here from Gnam, after landing there the Filipino prison ers who bave been deported to that place. The prisoners wure landed January 12. They occupy an excellent prison site, four miles from Agana. The prison la called tha Presidio. It Is situated 00 an ascent, and strlot dis cipline is maintained. Tha officials of the branch of tbe Hong Kong bank here, bave announced that Boss, the Englishman in their employ, who wrote a letter published in an Australian paper, criticising the Pbiltppine oommisaion, American offi cers hud American policy in general, baa been ordered to proceed to Hong Kong. The British oommnnltr here is well pleased that the man baa been sent away. General MaoArtliur'e reception at Malaoan exceeds anything in the Span ish regime. The palace was beautiful ly decorated and brilliantly illumi nated. Thousands of porsous attended from army, navy, ollioial, consular, clerical, business and soolal circles, American and foreign. Tbe Filipino population wai well represented. General Barry was master of ceremon ies. General MaaArthur and the ladies of the United States commission re ceived the guests. Danoing followed the recaption. The Filipinos were especially pleased at being aooorded a privilege never before afforded them, and General MacArthn.-'s tact and courtesy were greatly appreciated. IN A VENEZUELA PRISON. Aibury Park, N. J., Man In Jail Incommunicado for a Ttrm of Flvt Month. New York, Feb. 81.--H. C. Bnllis, of Ashimry Park, N. J.j after having endured imprisonment for more than five months in Maracaibo, Venexuela, bas returned home to press a olaim for $50,000 damages through the United btates government against the South American republic. Mr. Bullie was appointed mechani cal and electrical engineer of the Mara call Electrio Light Company two years ago. In a political uprising ha was compelled to climb telegraph pole and seek protection under an Amerioan flag, which be tied to the pole. The polios last Anugst found a quan tity of ammunition in the eleotrlo plant with whioh Mr. Bullia was connected, and he waa arrested, charged, aa be supposed, with being in league with tbe revolutionists. He declared bla inno cence, bnt repented appeals to the Amerioan consul were unheeded. The authorities, believing he had no friends, caused his removal to a military prison, where he was kept five months incom municado. Mr. Bullia amnggled a let ter to the Amerioan minister and in 24 hours afterwards the Venesuelanu gov ernment oomplied with a peremptory demand for his release. Contract for Yukon Boat. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 81. Jomeo Reese & Sons have just taken a con tract to build for the Canadian Devel opment Company a $100,000 tow and passenger oraft to ply on the Yokon river. The purchasing oompany la a Chicago interest, of whioh W. H. Isoa la one of the chief executives. Girl'i Battle With a Negro. Kansas, City, Feb. 21. While ksMel n at hnr father's orave at Elmwood cemetery today, Dora Deaell, 19 years Old, was assaulted oj a negro. one fan a lit hnr assailant desDeratelv. tha two struggling for nearly half an hour. The negro was finally trigntenea away by the appioaoh of a white man. Whn tha man reached Miss Dexell aha was in a dead faint. Tonight she la in a serious condition, ine negro scaped.' BENT ON LYNCHING. Offlcen Successfully Polled a Mob of Rail road Men In Topeks. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 23. The vigil ance of the ollloer a was all that aaved "fillclt" Slater Irom lynching by an Infuriated mob tonight. He will yet be lynched if he can be found. Slater aasaulted 17-year-old Lottie Gerberick Monday evening, and was captured by tbe Topeka officers tbe next day' at Carbondale. Thia afternoon it became known that he waa bere, aud immedi ately the Santa Fe shopmen, of whom the assaulted girl's father, George Ger berick is one, decided that be should be lynched. Ther at once sent a commit tee to watoh tbe jail while they quiet ly arranged tbe details of tbe expected lynohlng. By 6 o'clock there was an angry mob of 1,000 around the jail, demanding that tbe prisoner be delivered to them. A brigade of sturdy boilermakers, armed with heavy sledge hammers, stood ready to make short work of the jail In case the demands were not granted. Sheriff Cook told tbe crowd tbat the prisoner bad been removed, and offered t let committee searon tbe jail. Ten men, beaded oy George Gerberick, made thorough search, but Slater could not be found. Tbey re turned and told the mob, but that did not satisfy them, and twice they started to break in tbe jail doors. Eaily in tbe afternoon, tbe sheriff. In anticipation -of trouble, ordered a deputy to get Slater out of town. He was ordered not to leave him in Jack son county nor to take him to Leaven worth. Tbe deputy drove to Hoyt with Slater and entered a north bound Rock Island train. It ia tbooght that Slater ia now in jail in Atchison. The Santa Fe shopmen are calmly determined to lynch Slater when be la brought back bere lor trial. Tbey bave appointed a large vigilance committee to be con stantly on the outlook, and row tbat Slater will never leave Topeka alive. The shopmen bave past records in cases of this kind. They lynched Jobn OH pbaut 12 years ago for a like offense. A FURIOUS BLIZZARD. Aa Unusual Storm Raging In Northwestern Pennsylvania. Corry, Pa., Feb. 32. In the history of this region no storm ever reached the fury of today's blizzard. With half a dosen feet of snow on country roads and outlying districts, and Hatch st eet buried under 12 feet of snow, Corry caught about the worst part of tbe storm. The Western New York and Penn sylvania railroad accommodation train, doe bere tbis evening, was stall ed in a drift higher than tbe engine stack, while rushing down a bags grade south of this oity. It was dug out with difficulty and again started on its precarious journey toward Buffalo. It probably will not get through tonight. This road ia operating its truins with three engines, and has three plows st work on 90 miles of track. Tbe worst drifts are at Summerdale, where they reach a height ot 20 feet in spots. On the Philadelphia & Erie, a enow plow jumped the track at Jackson's, while endeavoring to force its way through a big drift. Train o was delayed sever al hours. For tbe first time in many years tbis road haa been compelled to nse suow plows. Tbe Eire is also compelled to operate hastily impro vised snow plows, something unheard of on the main line west of Salamanca. Tbe Lake Shore & Nickel Plate are running their trains, but many hours behind time. LYNCHING IN ARKANSAS. Negro Fiend Hsnged by a Furious Mob Hid a Bad Reputation. St. Louis, Feb. 82. A special from Mena, Ark., says: A mob of eight determined men took Peter Berryman, a desperate negro, out of the city jail at 1 o'clock tbis morning and hanged him to a tree. The crime of which Berryman was accused was an assault on a 12-year-old girl, whose condition is critioaL The masked men met Night Officei Jones and compelled bim at the poiut of guna to band over the keys and bis revolver. Two of them were left to guard Jones, while the others went to tbe jail and secured tbe negro. About 8 o'clock they re turned to where the officer was being guarded, and gave him bis keys and gun. Then the men quietly disap peered without a .word. About two months ago thia negro at tacked an engineer with an ax, neatly killing him, and he bas been guilty of numerous other offenses. Prompt ac tion was taken by the authorities, bnt no clew has been found as to who are the members of the mob. New Miniiter From Colombia. Washington, Feb. 22. Dr. Carloa Martines Silvella, the Colombian min ister of foreign affairs, appeared at tbe state department today to arrange for the presentation of his credentials as minister . of Colombia to Washington. Tbe new minister comes bere princi pally to advanoe tbe interests of Colom bia in connection with the Panama oanal, as opposed to the Nicaragua route, and the length of his .stay will depend on the outcome of tbe oanal legislation. Rumor of a Chinese Loan. New York, Feb. 23. There haa been some talk in Wall street of an attempt of the Chinese government . to float a loan in tbta country of $300,000,000, to meet tbe expenses of the Boxer up rising, and to pay indemnities, etc It is said that Minister Wo has ap proached a number of bankers, and haa suggested tbat it would be possible for the government to guarantee the loan by an Increase of the oustoms above the point npon whioh England bat a lien. Discovered in the Books of the Oregon Land Office. IT COVERS THE YEARS 1894 AND 1895 Total Collections In That Period Were 999, 6S9.03-Only $68,739-30 Hat Been Accounted For st Yet. Salem, Feb. 32. The discovery of defalcation of $30,949.78 is tbe sub stance of tbe report made by the loint committee appointed to examine the books and accounts of tbe state land department. Tbe alleged misappro priation occurred in 1894 and 1895, under the administration of George W. Davis, as clerk of the board. It ap pears tbat tbe shortage waa effected in various amounts, by taking credit twioe for one payment of money, or by altering the book entries aojas to credit tbe clerk with more money than be bad paid. In some cases it ia barely possible that an Innocent error was committed, while in others there ia plain alteration of tbe books by eras ing one set of figures and writing in others. The committee fonnd no errors in tbe accounts of tbe present administra tion, and so reports. The report is as follows: "We, your committee appointed under concurrent resolution No. 5, beg leave to report as follows: "That we bave checked np the school funds op to and including 1894. Tbat for tbe years 1894 and 1895 we Bad that the clerk of the state land board bas collected money to the amount of $30,949.73, which said sum bas never been turned over to tbe state treasurer. We append a statement hereto annexed and marked Exhibit A, showing the amounts collected and tbe amounts for wbioh the said cleric bas receipts. The balance, as shown, was never turned over to tbe treasurer, but the books were balanoed by a number of false entries. Tbe principal entry credited the school fond with $10, 449.94 twice, when be bad bnt one receipt covering tbe amount; another being a raise of $3,000 on a receipt of the treasurer, and a number of other credits for which be held no receipts. "We submit herewith a statement showing those we bave found to date. There may be otbera that we have not found, owing to limited time at our disposal, having nsed the greater part . of our time before we came to this. ''For tbe past five years we find all moneya turned over to tbe treasurer as by law required. Tbe present oflioers bave been very kind and obliging to us, showing ns every courtesy possible, and furnishing us witb all papers and iKKikt requested. In regard to invest igation of land matters we beg leave to say that our work is just fairly com menced. This is a work ot no small magnitude, and reqires a vast amount of careful and painstaking work. It is a work of great importance to the state, however, and should be attended to." THE SIOUX MAY RISE. Indians Seriously Contemplate Opening Hot. tilitet Council Meeting Held. Omaha, Feb. 22. Information from direct sources obtained by the World Herald, iudicate tbat the Sioux Indians are seriously contemplating an upris ing, if demands now being formulated for submission to Washington are not oomplied with. Several council meet ings bave already been held, particu larly among tbe Ogallalla Sioux, and preparations are now being made for a great counoil to select delegates to Washington. Owing to a desire to avoid sensationalism, the gatherings of the small councils have been given little notice, but tbe aspect ia now considered grave. Recent orders of the Indian commis sioner are responsible, say tbe Indians, for their attitude. One chief openly deolarea hostilities will begin if relief is not forthcoming. The trouble is over the cutting down of supplies and a claim nnpaid for ceding of the Black Hills. Denial by H. C. OtuC Washington, .Feb. 22. Statements having been published that General Harrison Gray Otis waa seeking the ohToe of pension commissioner, Gen eral Otis tonight authorized a denial of the publications, aayiug that tbey were without a shadow of foundation. First Mall From Nome. Seattle, Feb. 23. The first mall from Nome amved in Seattle at an eraly hour tbis morning. It consisted of six pouches containing about 8,000 letters. The latest left Nome on No vember 28. Travtiing Salesman Commits Suicide. Will L. Wood, traveling salesman for a rittaDnrs, Kan., meat hrm, com mitted suicide in Parrons, Kan., ho tel. He waa short in bis account. Fatal Fall Down a Shaft Seattle, Feb. 33. John Callahan, a miner employed at the Franklin mine, was killed by a fall down a 120-foot shaft on Tuesday night. He and sev eral other workmen were sinking a new shaft, and after a blast bad been fired they advanced to themouth of the ahaft to replaoe some boards. Cal lahan approaoed too near and slipped in, falling feet foremost. Ha lived lour hours. KOBE HOSPITAL BURNED. Twenty-One Patient! Perished In the Flames Eleven Injured and Several Mining Vlotoria, B. C, Feb. 24. The steamer ldzumi Maro, which arrived this morning from the Orient, brought the news of tbe burning of tbe hospital attached to tbe Kobe university. Twenty-one patienta were burned to death, 11 injured and seveial are miss ing. Tbe seoret convention believed to have been conclnded between Rosala and Cbina bids fair to prove a source of serious trouble in the far East. Tbe Japanese piess accepted tbe report as to tbe er'atene of a secret Russo-Cbi-nesa -'Standing without reserva tion. Both Marquis Ito and Mr. Kato, minister for foreign affairs, bave ad mitted tbat tbe present situation can not be passed over, and instructions bave accordingly been sent tbe Japa nese represents tivea in London and Ber lin to ascertain tbe exact vlewa of tbe governments to wbicb they are accred ited. The minister of foreign affairs bas dispatched an offioial telegram to St. Petersburg, asking for a definite re ply regarding tbe alleged existence of a seoret agreement. Russian troops are committing depre dations along the northern frontier of Core. They often cross the Lumen river and loot Tillages, carrying off valuables a well aa grain and cattle. Their excuse Is tbey are pursuing Box ers.. Tbe Corean government baa lodged a vigorous protest witb the Rus sian minister for transmission to St Petersburg. Yneng Wuan, Chinese reformer, was shot down while teaching an Eng lish class in Hong Kon?, a. man sneak ing in and firing fonr shots, all of which took effect. Another reformer waa shot the previous day. HOLDINGS OF THE FRIARS. Secretary Root's Answer to a Reaolurioa of Inquiry. Washington, Feb. 34. Secretary Root baa made answer to tbe resolution of tbe senate calling on him for infor mation aa to the extent of the holding of lands by religious orders in tbe Phil ippines, and aa to any declaration made by bim or obligation assumed re specting the disposition of these lands. The secretary, by way of answer, re fers to tbe president's instructions of April 7, 1900, to the Philippine com mission, directing the commission to endeavor to investigate tbe land title of religions ordera and to endeavor to afford justice and to aettle these in a manner to safeguard property rights and equities. It is added tbat no one in behalf of the United States govern ment baa entered into any obligation otber than tbat aet ont in the peace treaty in regard to these landa, nor bas any policy been announced. The com mission has stated the result of its in quiries under thia instruction in its re port, especially in the sub-divisioni entitled, "the friara," "publio lands," and "land titles and registration." The commission baa especially investi gated the San Joae college claim, and referred it to tbe supreme court of the island. " THE CUBAN CONSTITUTION. Signed by AD the Delegates Except Osncroi tht AntbAmcrkan. Havana, Feb. 34. Tbe Cuban con stitution, first submited by the central committee to the convention at tbe pnblio session of January 27. waa sign ed today. Tbe president and vice-president signed first and then the dele gates. Senor Cianeroa created a sen sation by refusing to sign. Several delegatea endeavored to dissuade bim from bia course, but be was immov able. A the delegates retired, Senor Tamayo remarked: "We are all Cu bans, Senor." and Senor Clsneroe re plied: "Yes, when the time comes to fight the Americans, we will fight them together." Senor Capote, president of tbe con vention, will deliver the document to General Wood tomorrow. A copy iu English will then be sent to Washing ton. Bocn Captured Foodstuffs, Johannesburg, Feb. 24. The Boers destroyed a culvert between Natal Spruit and Klip river on the railroad just sooth of bere, at dawn today. Tbey oaptured a train load of food stuffs, and after taking all tbey could conveniently cany, aet fire to the rest ot it and disappeared over the veldt. Policeman Arrests His Son for Theft A Philadelphia policeman recently arrested bia son 00 a charge of theft. Movement! of Transports. San Francisco, Feb. 84. A cargo of 6,000 tons of general supplies for tbe army in the Philippines was taken by the steamer Wyefield whioh tailed yesterday for Manila direct. The freight transport Saoma wbicb carried horses from thia port for the German army in China and was later purchased by tbe United States government for the transport service, left ..Nagasaki, February 18 for this port. The trans port Bufford, with returning volunteer on board, left Nagasaki for San Fran cisco on Febroaiy 19. To Pay Washington Surveyor. Washington, Feb. 24. The commis sioner of tbe general land office bas recommended a deficiency appropria tion of $201 to pay Ieaao M. Galbraith, late deputy surveyor, for certain sur vey made in tbe state of Washington during tbe year 1893. The aoooont, like many others, baa been held op by Irregularities, but ia recognised as en tirely meritorious. If provision is made for it payment, it will be on on of the general appropriation bill. 1111(11 IS ELECTED Twenty-Fifth Ballot Gave Him the Scnatorship. HE RECEIVED JUST ENOUGH TO ELECT Republican Minority, tha Maority of tht Democrats and a Few Corbttt Mea Were Hit Supporters. Salem, Or., Feb. 24. John H. Mitchell waa elected United States sen ator at 12:20 tbta morning. It waa the 25th ballot of the day and the 63d of tbe legislative session. Tbe result waa reaohed on the inevitable last bal lot, and was attended by scenes of su preme uproar and enthusiasm on tbe part of the Mitchell push. On the final ballot Mitchell bad 46 votes and Corbett 89. Tbe senator received a minority of the Democratic votes, and these, witb the accessions from tha Corbett force were sufficient to elect bim. Tbe bands of tbe clock bad alieady pointed to midnight and the olerka were engaged in oheoking np the roll call. There waa great excitement and loud calls of the name of Mitchell from the lobby. Tbe first deserter from tbe Corbett ranks waa Hemenway, of Lane. On tbe previous roll oall Mitchell bad bad 84 vote and Corbett 86. When bia name waa reached Hemeaway, in tbe last roll call, with out explanation, responded, John H. Mitchell. - The oall proceeded to the end, and Mitchell and Corbett wen tben exactly tied, having 85 votea each. Tben McQueene, of Lane, aroee, and witb a brief speech changed to Mitchell, putting bim in the lead, tie waa followed by Roberto, of Waaco, -who made a short address, saying be bad come here witb clean con science, but he thought it bis duty to elect a senator, and be changed to Mlt bell. Colvig followed bim from the Hermann ranks, tben came Senator Maistera, of Douglas, tben Thompson, of Dmatilla, Senator Dimmick, Proeb ttel, Hume and Hedges. Tben there was a pause and mighty suspense. Finally RepreseLtati. a Butt got npon a chair and tried to address the presi dent. The noise and uproar from tha lobby were so great that be could not be heard. He inquried if Mitchell at that time bad majority of the Repub lican votes. There were loud cries of "Yes," and noisy counter cries of "No' from the Corbett ranks. Butt hesi tated for a moment and then respond ed, "Well, it make no difference. I change to John H. Mitchell." Mitch ell now bad 45 votes, within one of the) goal. About thia time tbe Multnomah delegation got around Representative Schumann, who bad on the 81st ballot changed from Bennett to Mr. Corliett, and demanded that he prevent a dead lock. While the push was wrestling with tbe obstinate German-American from Multnomah, Mattoon finally yielded to the importunities of bis friends and arose and changed bis vote to Mitchell. This waa all tbat waa needed, and the crowd knew it. Pan demonium reigned for many seconds, and tbe chair made little effort to check it. Tbe olerka tben completed the roll and passed it np to Mr. Fulton, who announoed that Mr. Corbett baa "received 29 votes, Mr. Mitchell 46, and Mr. Bennett 16." Tbe crowd went wild again and fraternized wildly witb members, embracing tbem, shak ing them by tbe bands, and fairly jumping np and down in their joy. The customary speech was expected from Mr. Mitchell, - and there were uproarious demand for bim to oo-ne forward. He had been in tbe lobby . all tbe evening watching the progreaa of the voting and waiting for bia cer tificate of election. He waa found with no great difficulty and hurried forward through tbe jostling crowd. ' President Fulton appointed Brow nell. Roberta and H. A. Smith, of Multnomah, a committee to escort tha newly elected United State senator in to the assembly hall, and amid wild cheering, waving of bats, umbrellas and canes, Mr. Mitchell made bis appearance. He was met and con gratulated by Mr. Fulton. The Next Problem. Pekin, Feb. 24. A representative wa informed by tbe foreign ministers today that they think the gravity of tbe situation ia over, but it is expected that difficulties will now arise among themselves when some of the govern ments send their indemnity claims, and partioulalrly ia there oneasinesa regarding tbe attitude of Germany, tbat ber olaima must be paid in cash before tbe evacuation takes plaoe. Tbe other ministers resent this, saying it will be impossible for Cbina to pay, as Cbina bas not a large reserve, and tbe customs reoelpts go to pay dividends upon former loans, and it is not prob able that she could borrow a sum ot great magnitude. Union Employes Barred. A clause in Oswald Ottendorfer'i will bar union employe from a share in $50,000 left the force of tha New York Staats-Zeltung. Tried to Bribt a Butter Maker. St. Paul, Feb. 34. A sensation waa created at today's aession of the Na tional Creamery Butter Makers' Asso ciation, when W. D. Collyer, of Chi oago, one of the judgea of the hotter exhibit, lodged a formal complaint with tbe exeontive committee charging a St. Paul butter maker with offering bim a $500 bribe. The executive com mittee immediately went into execu tive session, and began tbe eza ruina tion of witness ea. bave