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VOL. XVIII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY, MAItCII 1, 1901.
NO. 11.
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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