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vol. xvin.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY, MAKCII 8, 1901.
NO. 18.
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Or INTEREST TO OUR MANY READER
(ompnlunilv Review of the Important Ha.
ptnlnjt ol the Past Week kit
Condensed form.
The Doer have croaied tb Orange
river.
Outlook 1 good fur Oregon prune
im! hop crop.
Volunteer defeated ft bind of
rebels In Leyte.
Pcwet and the bulk of bis commando
biivu eluded the British.
tlrltinh officials do not bulleve th
lioer war la near an end.
It la rumored In Berlin that Am
bvKiMidor White will retire.
Judge Elbrldge Hanecy waa noral
nutd fur mayor of Chicago by repub
lican. 1'rovlnclal governments will b es
tablished In eouthern Philippine
Island.
Spokane capltnllat will build a
$60,000 brewery and tctt plant at Baker
City, Or.
American preparation for depart
ure from China are practically
completed.
Cuban conservative want to dls
runs Hi annate ameudaienta with
Americana.
The La Grande. Or., augar factory
will buy landa and enguge In the
raining of beat.
Great Britain la anxious about the
report that France Intend to atatloo
a force at Hankow, China.
Count von Walderse baa Issued re
newed orders to allied force to be
ready for a possible expedition.
All the appropriation measures aavo
the river and harbor and aundry civil
blllt have been acted upon by congress-
The river and harbor bill, aa agreed
upon In conference, carrlea $70,000
for the Improvement of the Willam
ette and Yamhill river above Port
land. A Ladrotio rendezvous waa raided to
Pullilo Ulaud.
A Dutch laager at WUIowmore wa
captured by the British.
Thorneyeroft's column la cluiely fol
lowing Duwot'i retreat.
The envoy at Pekln have taken np
the question of Indemnity.
It la believed in London that the
Boer war U ueariug an eud.
Beveral Ixidle were taken from the
Diumoudvllle, W'yo., mine.
The cruiser New Yoajf will eail from
lliiinptou Road Inr Manila.
Atfiiliialda' uuule wan appointed
governor of Bulauau provinoe.
Ituflalo 1)111 will participate in the
inaugural eerenioulea at Washington.
Iwo men were killed by au explo
Ion of firedamp in the Blue Canyon
utino.
The Cntian convention approved the
schema ol relatioua with the United
States.
Marine engineers on tlie great lake
truck (or additional help in engine
rooms.
Fire destroyed the warehouse ol the
Phillips Oil Company m Philadelphia.
Low, $100,000.
The attic ami a large poitlnn ol the
roof of the Criminal Court building in
flew York waa bnrued.
Rev. Charlea Bliss, aged 78, former
ly engaged lu educational work in
Utah, died at Loug Meadow, Mum.
A caae ia before the courta of Baker
county, Oregon, involving owuership
of a quarta mill which waa located on
government property,
A bill waa mined thiongh the Kan
ant legislature prohibiting prize fight
lug. A peimlty ol one year in the
county jail la provided.
At tirlce, Tex., 12 woman with
hatulictH, inn and rocka went to the
puatollice and atoie ran by J. J. Urlce,
in which bitter are aold, and taking
the bottle outaTHe, broke them all.
The bodie ol LonU Unrob and Addia
Taylor, both 18 years of age, were
lound in a deserted houm in La junta,
Colo. A revolver lying between them
told the itory. Young Huron' father
forbade their marring, and thU waa
the oauae ol the double auiclde.
Amerloan machinery ii being abipped
to evuty part of the world.
Railway track elevation in Chicago
baa coat tne companies over $17)000,
(100.
Foreign diplomnta expect the United
States to etHbllli a protectorate over
Cuba lu rogard to foreign affair.
Troop In Pekln looted the roof ol ft
Buddliiat temple in the belief that the
tile were ol gold, but they were only
gold plated,
RECORD OF OHEGONLEGISLATURL
BILLS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES.
II, B. 1, amending mining law.
H. B. 8, time and place of court, Second diatrict.
ii u Ik' rT,iuK t0 Iwtrio wires on higway.
II. Jl. 0, validating certain marring.
II. B. ill, peualtiu (or iiijurliiu or destroying rocord on publio land.
II. a, 24, amending law (or relief o( liiidgHnt oldier,
II. 11. 2U, reorganization ol Oregon Nathuel tiuard.
II, Jl. 17, uullonn system of mine bell signal.
II P.. , appropriation f 1.000 (or Hoda Spring.
II. B. 81), relative to taxation ol personal proneity.
II. II. 44. to aid Oregon Ilintoricnl Society,
II. 11. fl4, amending IJHiioroft bonding ai t.
II. B, 50, punishment (or poisoning domestic animal.
II. B. as, consolidating o(lic lu .Multiioiuab county.
H. H, 08, providlug lor building bicycle path.
II. II. 65, providing extra clerical aid lor auto tieasurer.
H. B. Otl, fixing wltuuea' fee iu.Mnltuoinah county .coroner case.
H. B. 71, regulating aurcty companies.
JL B. 70, providing for eloctiou of road supervisor.
II. B. 88, regulating purchase ol pulillo lupplle.
II. B 97, puhllo bidding for county uppliua.
11. B. 100, protection ol label and tradomark.
II. B. 102, to prevent coercion and liiitmldatlou of voter.
II. B. 108, fur collection ol road poll tax and maimer working road.
II. B. Ill), protection ol forentH, game mid wild fowl'.
II. B. 118, dutv of aurveyor lu catiildiHlilng boundary line.
II. B. 121, dutie o( tate nieriulondeut of publio infraction.
II. B. 132, amending treitpaaa law.
II. B. 1 SO, amending law in relation to kidnaping.
II. B. 198, amending law authorizing lurulahing of pnblio record.
II. B. 144, protecting copyrighted play.
II. B. 140, relating to mining clulin location.
II, B. I4U, providing punlahmeut (or denecration of American flag,
II. B. 171, appropriation for euerul expeiiae ol atate.
II. B. 17jS, providing lor domcntie irrigation.
II. B. 177, renerving oyater beda in Notarta bay.
II. B. 178, regulating diabarmeut proceeding.
11. B. 170, rettnlatiug fl.hiug on Alaea river aud bay.
11. B. 183, regulating recording of oliattel mortgage.
II. B. 187, relative to lervice ol citation.
II. B. 188. primary election law lor Multnomah county.
II. B. 189, aboliahing aparate board ol commUaiouer for Multnomah
county.
11. B. 200, lncieanlng aalary of deputy clerk of Malheur,
II. B. 205, providing for collection of road poll taxo.
II. B. 208, declaring certain thoroughfare to be conuty road.
II. B. 217, protection of oyatei and loliater.
II. B. 210, propHgation and protection of aalmon.
II. B. 22S, relating to final accouuta ol admiuiatrator.
II. B. 22U, providing (or ataudard weight of produce.
II. II. '.'Hi, lixlng Mnltnomah-Colnmbia bouudary line.
II. B 240, lixlng aalary o( certain couuty tieaaurer.
II. B. Slid, appropriation (or atala dopartinnuta.,
II K. ilHU. providing iniiiner ol aulltng atate landa.
il. B. 274, relative to Kaxtern Oregon UiHtriut Agricultural fiooletlae.
II. B 275. relative to Southern Oregon District Agricultural Societiea.
II. II 280, auuexing puuhandle to linker county.
II. II 986, coin penxation of Lau county (i Hi cent.
II. B, 202, extending time for couhtruction of Slnalaw & Eaatern Railway
A Naityatinn ('ompanv line.
II B, au I, making Vancouver avenue
II.
II
II
11. '.'1)5, punbtbinent lor mutilation of hidea ot cattle.
H 2Utl, fixing conientttiou clerk o( aupreme court.
B. 811, increasing aalary judge of Malheur couuty.
B. 813, Increuiiing aalary judgellaker county.
It. 840, defining dutiea ol attorney-general.
B. 848, appropiration for payment ol clalme against the state.
K. 317, geucral appiupriation bill.
il, 840, aulboruiiig city ol Portland to levy tax for Oriental fair.
II.
II
II.
II.
R B. 1. providing for exproanlon of
enatoi by the people.
H. B. 10, relating to drawing of jnriea.
N. II. 1.1, taxatiou of goo-la, merchandise, etc, in citie and town.
H. B. 98, increasing elllciencv ol publio choola.
H. H. 90, authoririiig Cortland to di)oae ol market block,
8. B. 87, lor publication ol revited code.
H. If. 38 lixlng lee oounty ollloer lu Multnomah county.
N. B. 44, aeaidoiia ol circuit court in Seventh diatrlot.
8. B. 58, declaring oiiuaviable tre:im highway.
H. B. 81, (election and aula ol atate land
8. B. 63, relative to meeting by atate university regent.
8. B. 63, load and dairy commiaHiouor act.
R. II. 84. amending code relative to Multnomah judge.
H. B. 72, relating to aotlona in juatioe courta.
8. N. 75, providing vcattlmlea (or treet car.
H. B. 79, amending aat creating Wheeler county.
8. B. 84, monument fund (or Keaoud Oregon volunteer. (Houses disa
gree over amendment. Dill fail.)
8. B. 80, creating olllca of tate hactarlololgdt.
8. B. 88, preventing unlawful interference yilh telegraph or telephone
Irea.
8. B. 07, appropriating $8.(100 for atate (air premiums.
H. H. raining aalary of aupreme court reporter.
8. II. 103, authorizing district aud high schools.
8. B. 108, providing for aimlp bounties.
8. B. 119. provldtug bountie lor destruction of flab destroying animal.
8. II. 114, relative to director in corporation.
8. B. 110, relating to school laud.
8. B. 120, anditing cbiima against the atate.
8. B. 180, providing for care of orphan and foundlings.
8. B. 187, creating office ol auditor of Multnomah county.
8. B. 188, dnliutng liability of owner of vessels tor damage.
8. B. 143, requiring deposit o( cancelled warrants with secretary of atate.
8. B. HO, ,elatlng to location of mining claims.
8. B. 183, providing additional compensation (or governor.
8. B. 171, incorporating port of Portland.
8. 11. 173, enacting Torrena law aystem of title registration.
8. B. 174, providing for fish hntcliBrlca.
8. B. 170. limiting prliilliu ol hiemii il mparts atato officer).
8. n. 180, ameuling Australian ballot law.
8. B. 180, relating lo filing of reports by atato officer
8. B. 100, relative to Oregon Soldiers' Home.
8. B. 191, primary law for Multnomah county.
8. B. 108, fixing aalary of superintendent of school in Wheeler oounty.
8. B 107. mending law regarding to tranafer of atooka of good.
8. B. 201, nuiform system for taxation ol property.
8. B. 202, acceptance by atate of certain lauds.
8. B. 20(1, Incorporating city of Portland.
8. B. 900, prohibiting snloous within 300 feet of school buildings.
8. B. 910, regulating aale of liquors near mines.
8. B. 218. amending law relatiug to prosecuting attorneys.
8. B. 220, fixing aalarie ot certain ollioers in Baker, Malheur and Clat
sop counties.
8, B. z-l, cnarier commn'iou iur i"iuuu,
8. B. 237, providing water for state institutions.
8. B. 23. method ol building branch railroad lines.
8. B. 231, Hxin salary certain comity treasurers.
8. U. 838, appropriating $35,000 for Pan-Amerloan exposition.
CHARTER BILLS.
Euternrise. Mvrtle Point. Medford,
in.a..k
0"l - ... ... ... ., .
Salem, Bntteville, Antelope, u.uiBa, uimmuie, niaau, uiuu, iunm, nir
ton Cottage Urove, Oranito, Bonaima, Lebanon, Prairie Citv, Whitney, Neha
lem, Veruonlt, John Day. Lone Hock. Pendleton, Vale, Bay City, Condon,
A.hli.ml Nnwhunr. l'lillomain, lanyonviue, itaaer vuy, noaeuurK.
8ilvertoo, 8ummervlllo, r.igin, nuunjior, numnu, "-
Mitchell, Falls City. Aluanv, Heppiier. Warrenton, Hood River, Corneliua.
Waaco Ores Valley. Shorldan, Milton, North Yamhill, Independence, Se
aide, Astoria, Portland.
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR (
II u, 2, eataldisbmeut and maintenance of school libraries.
III B. 4, appropriating $45,000 for )renn Agricultural oollegft.
II! II". II, relative to property bidding for taxes.
11! B. I, amending act relating to county courts.
II B. 18, Time of holding courts in First judicial district.
III b! 25, appropriating $47,001) to Oregon State university.
h! II! 63, to amend code relatiug to appeals.
Ill B. 1 1 1, to reimburse Oreirou volunteers for clothing money.
11! B. 17s! to regulate disbarment proceedings.
Ill ii'. 180, for p;ymout of scalp liouuty warrants.
If' B. 303 appropriating money for legislative expenses and defiolsnoies.
H. B. 833,' etabllshiuent experiment nation at Union.
a county road.
choice in eoleotion ot United Statei
St. Panl, Tillamok City. Coquille.
I... V II..
Penitentiary at Lincoln, Nebraska,
Burnintj.
THE CONVICTS WERE SAFELY REMOVED
Local Militia Ordered Out at Meatur of Pre
caution At a Lata Hour th Piraj
Wai Not Under Control.
Lincoln, Neb., Marob 9. Fire which
started in the aat to penitentiary laat
ulgbt aeem certain to deatroy the en
tire main building, together with the
oellhouie and other building. Juat
after a o'clock tbi morning telephone
meaaage oame, laying the room in
whloh the telephone instrument wa
located wa in flames, and must be
vacated. Tbi cuts off the only mean
ol immediate commnnioation with the
prison, which is nearly tour miles
from the business district ol the city.
Between 1 and 3 o'clock, however,
member of the Lincoln fire department
telephoned that the penitentiaiy proper
was doomed and that the fire was
spreading. Before the flame bad
gained great headway. Warden Daiv
gave orders to release the oonviot
from the cell and march them to tb
prison yard under double guard. The
removal wa accomplished without dis
order. The origin ol the fire ia nnknown.
Wben first discovered, the officers of
the institution all set to work with the
small fire-fighting apparatus of the
prison. Water waa used in abundance,
bat assistance from the city fire de
partment was called for. A short time
after midnight Waiden Davis said be
did not have the fire nuder control, bat
be could not tell how bad it waa burn
ing in the npper story, and at tbe front
ot the building ita spread was slow.
Later tbe report came that the fire was
a very bad one.
At 1:40 A. M. the city fire depart
ment arrived, and began throwing
water on the walls. The flame had
gained too great heaaway, however,'
and the firemen directed tbeir efforts
to saving of tbe remote buildings.
By teqnest ol the warden, Chief of
Police Noaglend sent all available po
licemen to aid in preserving order.
Later, as an additional measure ol safe
ty, Lieutenant-Governor Savage order
ed oat tb local company ot atate mili
tia. Captain Singer, with a majority
ot tbe members, is at the armory, and
a Bnrliugton engine and coach will
start with them at 8 o'clock.
SURRENDER OF BOTHA.
Ne Confirmation of the Rumors Current In
England.
London, March 2. The Daily News
ays:
"We learn that Commandant-General
Botha offered to surrender on cer
tain conditions and that pour parleurs
are still in progress. It Is believed
that Mr. Botha brought proposal
from her husband to Lord Kitchener."
The Sun says it is officially an
nounced that Botha has surrendered to
General Kitchener. ;The Tall Mall
Gaaette credits tb news of Botha's
surrender, bat a representative of the
press learns that neithei the war, lor
eign or colonial oflioe baa any infor
mation confirming the report. Tb
war secretary, Mr. Broderick. an
nounced in the honse of commons thi
afternoon that he bad no official infor
mation ol the surrender.
Manchester, En land, March 9.
Tbe Evening Mail say General Botha
formally surrendered to General Kitch
ener ihortly before 10 o'olook thia
morning.
TOO EARLY FOR WITHDRAWAL
The Cubans Art Not Able lo form a Stable
Government
llew York, March 8. Several of the
passenger on the steamer Havana,
which bas iust arrived from Havana,
expreas the opinion that Cuba ia not in
a political condition to receive her in
dependence. Dr. W. O. Phelps, of
Buffalo, said:
"Uncle 8am must stay in Cuba.
Everybody with whom I oon versed in
Cuba wants the United Statei to stay
there. It ia only tbe rabble, or ne
groes, consisting of about 80 per cent
ol the entire population of Cuba, who
yell for "free Cuba.' and these ihiftleaa
people are 'fire-eater.' If they got
their freedom lome other nation would
step in and take tbe island away from
them lor debt. 1 must say that the
streets of Havana are clean, and that
the general health is remarkably good.
Tbe great trouble in Cuba Is that there
is nothing fit to eat."
Joseph Howard, the journalist, says:
"It the United States tries to leave
Cuba next June, aa ia talked of, sold
ier will have to get back there pretty
quick to avert a atate ol anarchy
which would undoubtedly follow their
withdrawal. Capital ia apprehensive.
There ts no trade. All are waiting.
Amerioans and the capitalists want
the retention ot the United Statei
troops."
Trouble Amone; Recruit.
Fan Antonio, Tex., March 2. Gen
eral McKibbeu, commanding the de
partment of Texas, waa advised late
today of trouble among the recruits en
route for Han Francisco. He at once
ordered a detachment of 20 men nnder
command of Captain Beall, Third in
fantry, and Lieutenant Perry, Seventh
infantry, to go to Eunis, Tex., to meet
the train bearing the recrniti and deal
with the situation aa found. No par
ticulars are known her.
ARE AFRAID TO REFUSE.
The Demands of Kussla Embarrass
; the Chines.
PEKLN, March 4. Prince Chlng
and LI Hung Chang met tbi morn
ing and had a long consultation over
the new demand of Russia regard
ing Manchuria, which virtually mean
absolute Russian control, while at
the same time China would be re
sponsible should anything go wrong
there. Both of the Chinese pleni
potentiaries admit that they f;ar to
refuse these demands, although rec
ognizing that compliance mean the
loss of a province to China. They
also think that compliance might
mean trouble with other power, for
Russia announce that only Russian
and Chinese will be allowed to trade
there, except at tbe greatest disad
vantage. Prince Chlng will request
tb advice of the other minister.
Private Calvin, of the Ninth United
State Infantry ha been acquitted
of the charge of . manslaughter
brought against him for killing a
French soldier who wa endeavoring
to pass a post where Calvin was a
sentinel.
RUSSIA PRESSING CHINA.
To Rush Through th Manchurlan
Treaty.
LONDON, Marcb 4. Sir Ernest
Satow and Mr. Conger, after consult
ing with the missionaries, hare de
cided, according to the Pekln corre
spondent of the Morning Post to re
ject the Chinese proposition, made on
the suggestion of M. Picheon that
they should act aa representatives
of tbe Ministers of the powers to
discuss with the Chinese plenipoten
tiaries the missionary question, and
the claims of native converts.
"They are convinced, however,"
says the correspondent, "that the
Chinese are ready to agree to some
arrangement for settling this mat
ter." "The Russians are taking advantage
of the existing situation and an
pressing LI Hung Chang hard to
ruch through the Manchurlan conven
tion," says the Pekln correspondent
of the Times. "More than one power
bealdes Japan and Englend have re
monstrated with China against the ne
gotiations that are proceeding at St
Petersburg. The time baa come when
the powers would be justified in
Interfering In order to prevent China
negotiating with a single power, while
the peoce negotiations remain nncon
cluded." Commenting editorially upon its Pe
kln advices, the Times says:
"The United States and Germany
might perhaps be supposed to recog
nize the mischief China's policy en
tails, but President McKinley at all
events seems bent on peace at any
price."
FOR 8MALL SETTLERS.
Congress Begin to Understand
National Irrigation.
WASHINGTON, March 4. Con
gress ia beginning to recognize that
the national Irrigation propaganda Is
not a scheme to irrigate vaBt tracts
of private land at public expense,
thereby putting money into the hands
of speculators and those already well
able, to take care ot themaelves; but
that it contemplates the reclamation
and putting upon tbe land of bona
fide settlers home builders. When
this Idea becomes firmely grounded
in the minds ot eastern men that
the land is not to be reclaimed and
then jobbed away in large tracts,
but that it is to be safe-guarded so
that It will become available for the
small settler who wants to take up
forty or eighty acres, and build a
home upon it and stick his plow into
the soil and let the water follow hi
furrow, then there will be very little
opposition to storing, by the govern
ment, of the flood waters ot the west,
so a to make it available for such
use.
Ordered to Manila.
Washington, March 2. Orders were
isaued today for the Third battalion ol
the provisional regiment organized at
San Francisoo to take passage on the
transport Indiana on the 5th inst. for
Manila. This battalion bas been as
signed to the Twenty-eighth infantry
and will constitute the first battalion
of that regiment.
British Steamer's Bad Luck.
Bermuda, Marob 4. The British
steamer Castino, after being two days
ont from this port for Mew York, baa
returned for the aeoond time with her
propeller loose. The vessel sailed
from Liverpool on January 19 for New
York. Being blown ont of her course
and short ol . ooal, she put in at St.
George' tor coal, February 13. After
receiving a aapply she proceeded on
her voyage, but returned with a loose
propeller February 18. Repairs were
made and again she prooeeded Febru
ary 2.
Large Vein of Col Dlacovered.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Mach 4. It 1
reported that a large vein of coal
has been discovered east ot this place.
It is said that the quality is equal to
that of the Roslyn coal. An expert,
who is prospecting In that locality,
says that there Is no question but
that coal can be mined here In abund
ance. .
House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors.
IUNE THE TIME SET FOR THE TRIP
All the Important Rivera and flarber of th
West Are lo Be Inspected Haass Military
Committee plan Like Journey.
WASHINGTON, March 4. Th
river and harbor committee of tb
house ha Informally decided on
junket to the Pacific Coast next June,
with a view of inspecting the mora
Important rivers and harbors of th
West. It is proposed to first stop at
Galveston, then proceed to Southern
California, and up the entire Pacific
Coast Invitations have already been
received from various chambers of
commerce in California and Washing
ton to have the committee visit port
in those states, and the Oregon dele
gation will unite In an Invitation
to the committee to visit Portland,
the mouth of the Columbia river, and
other important points in Oregon.
Representative Tongue expressed
this desire to tbe committee, anr Mr.
Moody will make a special request
that tbe Upper Columbia be visited,
so that the committee may realize
the Importance of overcoming th
obstruction at The Dalle and CeUla
Tbe delegation hope that ita In
vitation may be suppllmented by
other from chamber of commerce
and similar bodies of Portland and
other Oregon cities.
The house military committee bas
also planned a Pacific Coast trip.
They expect to visit the Important
points and army posts on the coast,
with a view of gathering information
as to the harbor, transport and ship
ping facilities, and tbe capacity and
condition of the barracks. Portland
and Vancouver barracks are among
the points to be visited.
AMERICAN FORCE IN CHINA.
Chaffee Ha Order Further to Re
duce It
WASHINGTON March 4. Carrying
out tbe policy inaugurated by th
state department when it changed Ita
military force in China into a lega
tion guard, the war department ha
lent orders to General Chaffee to re
duce still further his force. Th
general has now under his command
about 1,800 men, composed of Troop
I, K, L and H. Sixth Cavalry; Battery
F, Fifth Artillery, and tbe Ninth In
fantry. Although nominally a lega
tion guard, General Chaffee' fore
Is rather a formidable offensive
quantity, and not desirous ot retain
ing an unnecessary menace to th
Chinese court and In order to hold
out Inducements for its earl return
to Pekln, tbe United State govern
ment sometime ago determined upon
a further reduction of the American
force, and the orders went forward.
Considerable dlscression was left
to General Chaffee In the selection
of the troops to remain, . and it i
assumed at the departmnt that th
Pekln dispatches announcing that
these consist of two companies of th
Ninth Infantry, under Major Robert'
son, Is correct If the other powers
represented at Pekln can be induced
to follow this policy. It is hoped that
a long step will have been effected
toward the restoration ot normal con
ditions at Pekin.
Great Telephone Combination.
YORK, Pa., March 4. A movement
naa been inaugurated in thi city
aving in view the organisation nnder
-me management of all the Independ
ent telephone line In Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir
ginia. A committee of official from
the various lines in this state has
been appointed to work out the basis
on which the different companies will
be admitted to the new organisation.
The new company will be capitalized
at $27,000,000, and its promoters con
template that It will ultimately em
brace under one management all th
line in the United States.
MilHon-Dollar Mininf Deal.
Spokane, Wash., March 2. Th
Chroniol states today that the trana
fer ot a 91,000,000 interest in the
Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company il
now being completed in London by
Manager John Boyd. A stamp mill
and concentrator costing $400,000 will
be erected on the company's property
in Okanogan oounty. The tunnel ia
now in 9,000 feet, and baa ont 28 vein
ol ore. The interest now being sold is
treasury stock, and the $1,000,000 ia
to be used in farther development.
$2,500 Fir at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 4.
A fir occurred In a house belong
ing to H. V. Fuller at Nowell and
Clinton streets, tonight, damaging it
to the extent of $1,500, and destroy
ing $1,000 worth ot furniture. Th
property i fully insured,
ot th bias 1 unknown.
Th caus
DEWET HAS ESCAPED.
Croaaed Orange River With Bulk of
HI Commando.
LONDON, March 5. General Dewet
loat heavily In men and atore by hi
Incursion into Cape Colony, but he
seems to have made a clever escape
with the bulk of his commando. Ap
parently Commandant Hertzog crossed
the Orange river with him.
General Hamilton, who waa pursu
ing, heard that General Dewet was
surrounded at Phllllpstown, northwest
of Colesburg. On arriving there he
found the Boers had not been at
Phllllpstown at all, but had doubled
back and were struggling across the
river at Colesburg. Apparently this
is another Instance of defective intel
ligence regarding tb doings of th
Boers.
The Dally Telegraph has a dispatch
from Colesburg dated yesterday, which
says:
"Numerous columns are still hunt
ing for Dewet This place 1 in a
hubbub, and the troops are marching
off in various train to press th
pursuit further."
CARRIED OUT ON LAKE ERIE.
Twenty-one Men on Floating Ice
Seventeen Rescued.
SILVER CREEK, N. Y, March S.
Twenty-one fishermen were carried
out on Lake Erie, off Silver Creek, to
night on floating Ice, but 1? of them
were rescued.
The last seen of tbe four men they
were still on the Ice, but a high wind
was blowing up a big aea, and the ice
was fast breaking up. They were
about four miles out, and there waa
a mile of open water between them
and the shore. When it wsa found
that the men were cut oft from shore
this morning a message was sent to
Dunkirk by the mayor asking for
assistance.
A special train was made np, and
a party of rescuers brought a boat on
a flat car. They worked heroically
all day. The ,17 who were rescued
were taken off the floating ice with
great difficulty. They said that their
comrades probably perished, aa they
were in perilous positions.
BUFFALO GET8 THE MEET.
Wheelmen Will Gather In th Pan
handle City.
At the annual meeting of th Na
tional Assembly of the League of
American Wheelmen held recently In
Philadelphia, the invitation of Mayor
Diehl to hold the annual summer meet
ot the league in Buffalo was accepted
unanimously.
Thia action meets the hearty ap
proval of the entire membership of
that organization.
For this reason the biggest meet
in the history of the league will be
that held in Buffalo during the week
commencing August 12.
Fruit Man Alarmed Over Weather.
VANCOUVER, Wash, March 4.
Clark county fruit men are apprehen
sive lest the present warm weather
continues long enough to endanger
the fruit crop. There is some danger
of the trees budding out under the
influence of continued warm weather
to such an extent that a freeze or a
continued cold rain a month later
would prove disastrous. Up to this
time the winter has been most faovr
able for the orchards, and the pros
pects for a big crop the coming
season were never better.
California Town Threatened.
Sacramento, Cal., March 6. The
levee above the town ot Washington,
Yolo county, is in danger of breaking,
owing to the wash caused by the high
winds, and a large force of men is
working to save it If the levee breaks
the town of Washington will be
flooded and the railroad grade between
this city and Davisville will be nearly
submerged.
Boer Cross the Orange River.
Colesburg, Cape Colony, Tuesday,
March 6. Fifteen hundred Boers,
with whom. It has been alleged, were
General Dewet and former President
Steyn. found a spot at Lilliefonteln,
near Colesburg bridge, where the
Orange river widens, and the current
is slow, add they crossed, both men
and horses swimming.
. Maya Defeated by Mexicans.
MEXICO CITY, March 4. There
ha been another battle between the
rebel Indiana and the Federal troop
near Tabl. The Mayas were found
well entrenched, but the Mexican
troops rushed their position and th
Indians fled in panic.
Declared a Dividend.
Tbe Standard Oil Company has de
clared another $20,000,000- dividend.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
Will Hold Next Congress In
Buffalo
Juno 14.
The next continental congress of
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution will be held In Buffalo June
14. The invitation was extended by
Mrs. John Miller Horton at th meet
ing of the D. A. R. in Washington,
D. C, recently, and was accepted by.
a rising vot.